[zeromq-dev] zmq_socket and threads

[Andy Ballingall TF]

Nishant,

Though not directly related to your question (which is useful to know), I
wondered if your use-case should present problems in any event.

Isn't the only issue with file descriptors and tcp sockets that the file
descriptor cannot be released until TIME_WAIT has elapsed?

TIME_WAIT is 'maximum segment lifetime * 2' (MSL*2), and is usually
something between 2 and 10 minutes.

'http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximum_segment_lifetime

In your use case, you're only opening a few sockets a minute, so you
shouldn't overwhelm the system with sockets in TIME_WAIT state.

As far as I know, the only use-cases where this matters is if your rate of
socket creation and destruction is sufficiently high to result in a
steadily growing number of TIME_WAIT sockets which hit the kernel limit.

If, over any specific period of time of length TIME_WAIT, your rate of
socket destruction is guaranteed to be below the kernel limit, then you
shouldn't reach that limit at all should you?

Andy




On 2 January 2013 21:23, Nishant Mittal <nmittal at rblt.com> wrote:

> I know that zmq_sockets are not thread safe. however, is it an issue if I
> ensure a socket is used ONLY by 1 thread at a time?
>
> the reason is ...
> 1) my application creates 5 threads, does some calcs and then the threads
> exit
> 2) this is done every minute. so every minute 5 new threads are created.
> 3) I think i will run into a file descriptor issue if i create sockets
> inside the thread (every time the thread is launched). so planning to
> create 5 sockets when my application starts and then use 1 socket from 1
> thread.
>
> is this going to be an issue?
>
> thanks
> Nishant
>
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