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From: Kurt H Maier <khm@sciops.net>
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Subject: Re: [9front] question about httpd
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On Tue, Aug 02, 2022 at 06:51:05PM +0200, sahu@mailbox.org wrote:
> 
> And since it appears more often in the function, what do "B" (Biobuf, Bfildes, Bterm, ...) and "Q" (Qid) stand for?
> 

The B functions are buffered i/o; see the bio(2) manpage for more.

I have never heard a convincing theory explaining the selection of Q.

khm