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From: davidsen@tmr.com (bill davidsen)
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Subject: Re: So, Poll is not scalable... what to do?
Date: 12 Nov 2003 23:23:07 GMT
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In article <LAW12-F60bw5TYIo9WF0002bec8@hotmail.com>,
kirk bae <justformoonie@hotmail.com> wrote:
| If poll is not scalable, which method should I use when writing 
| multithreaded socket server?
| 
| What is the most efficient model to use?
| 
| Is there a "standard" model to use when writing a scalable multithreaded 
| socket serve such as "io completion ports" on windows?
| 

In many cases people just run a thread per socket and use blocking i/o.
Then the thread either does the work required or make an entry on a
"work to do" queue.

You've had other suggestions, this is just for completeness.
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bill davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
  CTO, TMR Associates, Inc
Doing interesting things with little computers since 1979.
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