Threads and resolving names

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>I thought if I created a bunch of threads that I could get around
>the problem and would only hang when all threads (100) are hung.
>But that doesn't seem to be the case. Do I have my threading
>wrong?

Sorry, resolving by gethostbyname(3) etc block whole process. It's a
pity of user level thread.

              matz.

I for one find this a serious defect [all threads block (?) when one is
resolving a DNS address]. Well cross your fingers and hope it gets
fixed soon!

Thanks.
-Roger

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Subject: [ruby-talk:10482] Re: threads and resolving names
From: "Joseph McDonald" <joe vpop.net>
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 15:27:00 +0900
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It was fixed ages ago.

require 'resolv'

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On Aug 8, 2007, at 19:03, Roger Pack wrote:

Subject: [ruby-talk:10482] Re: threads and resolving names
From: "Joseph McDonald" <joe vpop.net>
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 15:27:00 +0900
In-reply-to: 10481

>I thought if I created a bunch of threads that I could get around
>the problem and would only hang when all threads (100) are hung.
>But that doesn't seem to be the case. Do I have my threading
>wrong?

Sorry, resolving by gethostbyname(3) etc block whole process. It's a
pity of user level thread.

              matz.

I for one find this a serious defect [all threads block (?) when one is
resolving a DNS address]. Well cross your fingers and hope it gets
fixed soon!

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