[OPNFLWJAVA-53] Attempt to use EpollSocketChannel if available

Mon, 18 Apr 2016 23:23:52 +0000

Netty features a custom epoll(7)-based channel support. This is only available on Linux, but can potentially increase performance.

Add the code needed to take advantage of it if available for successful use – this may entail som run-time testing, which should be done once for the lifetime of the JDK. There needs to be an option to disable it, too (for debugging purposes).

OpenDaylight JIRA

[OPNFLWJAVA-53] Attempt to use EpollSocketChannel if available