Thread: socket versus 127.0.0.1

socket versus 127.0.0.1

From
"Mag Gam"
Date:
Just curious,

what is faster as in performance wise -- a Unix socket for a 127.0.0.1 (loopback connection)?


TIA

Re: socket versus 127.0.0.1

From
Emil Obermayr
Date:
Am Sonntag, 25. Mai 2008 schrieb Mag Gam:
>
> what is faster as in performance wise -- a Unix socket for a
> 127.0.0.1(loopback connection)?

If there is any difference at all, the Socket should be faster. It is a
data-stream in the "virtual" file-system.

The loopback needs to create IP-packets. But the optimization might be very
high, so you maybe won't recognize any difference.