[edit] sendfile

Syntax: sendfile on | off
Default: off
Context: http
server
location
if in location
Reference: sendfile


Directive activate or deactivate the usage of sendfile().

sendfile() copies data between one file descriptor and another. Because this copying is done within the kernel, sendfile() is more efficient than the combination of read(2) and write(2), which would require transferring data to and from user space.

Read more at: https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/online/pages/man2/sendfile.2.html

How sendfile helps : http://www.techrepublic.com/article/use-sendfile-to-optimize-data-transfer/1044112


Module: HttpCoreModule