[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #8937: boost::asio::ip::tcp 5000ms stall

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #8937: boost::asio::ip::tcp 5000ms stall
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-07-29 17:50:16

#8937: boost::asio::ip::tcp 5000ms stall
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 Reporter:  Florian George <fgeorge@…>  |      Owner:  chris_kohlhoff
     Type:  Bugs                        |     Status:  new
Milestone:  To Be Determined            |  Component:  asio
  Version:  Boost 1.54.0                |   Severity:  Problem
 Keywords:                              |
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 Under certain circumstances, the boost::asio::ip::tcp module exhibits a,
 with a bit of patience, reproducible behavior of every now and then
 stalling for quite exactly 5000ms.

 On May 02, 2011, a discussion about this was started by Torben Wiggerich
 on the Boost Mailing List:
 http://boost.2283326.n4.nabble.com/asio-Randomly-having-problems-reading-

 from-the-socket-td3490016.html

 On May 09, 2011, a traffic dump was requested by Cliff Green.

 I ran into the problem some time later and posted a traffic dump on Apr
 02, 2012. No one has replied since.

 Today, I tested whether the issue still persists with

 Boost 1.49.0
 Boost 1.53.0
 Boost 1.54.0

 and it still occurs with all of them.

 For the CPU I used an Intel Core2 Duo P7350 @ 2.0 GHz, because this bug is
 only reproducible in a reasonable time frame (under 1 hour) on a
 sufficiently slow computer. Back then I used an Athlon X2 4400+. An i7
 will be too fast to show this behavior reliably, or in a reasonable amount
 of time, or maybe even ever.

 The operating system used was Windows 7 x64 SP1.

 The compiler used was Visual Studio 2008 SP1 x86 + all updates from
 Windows Update.

 I attached a Repro Case based on the code posted by Torben in the Thread.
 With this, on the Core2Duo I used, the behavior was repeatedly observable
 in under an hour of Server + Client running.

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