# Re: Confirm event model

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-confirm-event-model/213157>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [October 25, 2011, 2:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-confirm-event-model/213157 "2011-10-25T14:01:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 2:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-confirm-event-model/213157/1 "2011-10-25T14:01:50Z")

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Thanks Igor.

Is epoll considered the best polling method if available?

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**Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 2:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-confirm-event-model/213157/2 "2011-10-25T14:21:02Z")

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On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 12:01:24PM +0000, [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Thanks Igor.
> 
> Is epoll considered the best polling method if available?

On Linux - yes.

> > i.e. “select”, “epoll”, “kqueue”, etc.?
> 
> Just write explictly:
> 
> events {  
> use epoll;  
> }
> 
> If nginx can not use this method it will complain in error\_log.

–  
Igor S.