[zeromq-dev] Context ioThreads

[Pieter Hintjens]

On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 6:12 PM, Chuck Remes <cremes.devlist at mac.com> wrote:

> I am getting good performance using 1 as the parameter to zmq_initm but I am
> only using one socket. What are the benefits and/or downside to raising this
> number? Do I raise it for multiple sockets using the context?
>
> A good rule of thumb is 1 I/O thread for every gigabit per second of data
> you need to send plus receive.

That's a nice rule of thumb.

-Pieter