[zeromq-dev] app_threads in zmq_init() call

[Martin Sustrik]

Hi Emmanuel,

> I have a question about the app_threads parameter of the zmq_init() call.
> My application creates thread on user request which may use a ZMQ 
> socket. I am not able to know in advance what will be the exact number 
> of threads running in my application.
> Which value can I give to this app_threads parameter in this case?
> Do I have to inform the ZMQ context that a new thread has been created 
> (or distroyed)?

There's no such way. 0MQ needs to know max number of threads in advance 
so that it can initialise the lock-free infrastructure (channels between 
individual threads).

However, note the app_thread is max number of threads that can open 0MQ 
sockets _in parellel_. This means that once thread X closes all the 
socket it owns, another thread can take its place.

Thus I would just estimate how many threads are going to use 0MQ in 
parallel (10, 100, 1000?) and set the context accordingly.

> BTW, there is a small typo in the 2.0.6 release man pages. In the 
> zmq_setsockopt man page, in the example section about I/O thread affinity,
> the comment talk about port number 5556 while in the example code it's 
> port number 5555.

Fixed. Thanks for spotting it!

Martin