Hubert Feyrer <hubert.feyrer@informatik.fh-regensburg.de> writes:
> How compatible is this new NetBSD feature with other operating systems?
> Do they provide similar interfaces? Is there a standard on this?

It is the same as that in FreeBSD and OpenBSD. Beyond them, every OS
has its own hack -- there are several flavors of /dev/poll out there
for example.

Perry