Re: [boost] [serialization]Boost.Serialization1.33.0BreaksSerializationCodeinDLLs

From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-08-19 22:32:48

Kim Barrett wrote:
> The system we are building will have several inter-process
> communication mechanisms, which I'm hoping to be able to build on top
> of Boost.Serialization. (As noted in another thread, I've run across
> some performance issues, which might be addressed by resetting and
> reusing archives, rather than constructing new archives all the time.)

So, we have received only anecdotal data on where such performance 
bottlenecks might be.

> It is expected in our system design that it will be possible to
> dynamically load DLLs containing new types which support
> serialization, and then create new IPC connections (with associated
> archives) to/from which instances of those newly loaded types can be
> serialized.

> I'm pretty sure that intertwining runtime DLL loading with all of our
> clients of the serialization library is just not going to fly

Note that as presentlly implemented an archive used for marshalleling 
something like IPC transaction would be a short operation - open archive 
with a string stream, serialize, close archive, send string to ipc 
connection.  My previous suggested solution of deriving from an existing 
archive class an adding would work very well in this case and be 
indistinguishable from a solution which built threading in at a lower level.

>I think the only way I
> will be able to sell the use of the serialization library for our
> project is to either convince you to change on this issue,

I yet see no reason to change my view.

> or to obtain or develop a patch and carry it forward.

Good luck,

Robert Ramey