[zeromq-dev] sendmsg atomicity /threads

[Erik Rigtorp]

On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 15:00, Martin Sustrik <sustrik at 250bpm.com> wrote:
> Still, keep in mind that pipe is unidirectional whereas TCP socket is
> bidirectional. We'll have to create _two_ pipes to retain existing
> functionality.

It's probably best to use unix domain sockets, they are bidirectional
and maps closely to tcp sockets. To bad not all OS optimize loopback
communication or we would only need to figure out shared memory.