[Libevent-users] using threads and event_base... Is this an issue ?

[Massimo Cetra]

Wouter Wijngaards wrote:
> Also signal handling suffers from
> thread-unsafety. As well as event_loop_exit which is thread-unsafe and
> event_init() itself which is thread unsafe. Anyway, I have also sent a
> patch to Niels (last week), which solves your problem and all other
> problems. It also includes regression tests. He did note that he
> received the message.
>   
I hope your patch or a fix is included quickly...
> My solution opens the two file descriptors for every event_base, but
> also closes them on event_base_free. So that every event_base is capable
> of handling signals. So, my solution also solves your problem, I think.
>
>   
I wonder if opening 2 FD per thread is necessary...
Having 100 threads doing IO would need at least 300 sockets...
Saving FD is not a bad idea...

> If only one thread handles signals, this will work. But also it is
> possible to have multiple event_bases in one thread and switch around
> which one you use, that one will handle signals for you :-)
>
>   
This could be a good idea even if i have not yet the need of using 
multiple eventbases per thread...

Thanks again,

Cya,
Max