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		Using black magic to make a fast circular buffer (2017) (calho.st)
		2 points by osivertsson on Dec 16, 2024 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

gnabgib on Dec 16, 2024 | [–]

Also known as The Bip Buffer (from 2003) https://www.codeproject.com/articles/3479/the-bip-buffer-the...

thesnide on Dec 16, 2024 | [–]

Hmmm... wondering why using arcane memfd_create() instead of simply opening a regular file on a tmpfs filesystem, such as /dev/shm.

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