Re: [Boost-users] [asio] sync receive_from with timeout

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [asio] sync receive_from with timeout
From: Ovanes Markarian (om_boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-03-04 09:35:28

Just a small addition. Instead of sleep, you can use a condition variable
and wait on it with timeout. So the if condition would be smth like:

if(!timed_wait(cond, timeout))
  t1.interrupt();

On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 3:30 PM, Ovanes Markarian <om_boost_at_[hidden]>wrote:

> Stephan,
>
> what about that:
>
> On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Stephan Menzel <stephan.menzel_at_gmx.eu>wrote:
>
>> like this (pseudo):
>>
>> void readthread() {
>>   try
>
>      {
>
>>     // go into blocking read
>>     sock.sync_receive_from(...);
>
>         // signal successful read
>      }
>      catch(boost::thread_interrupted const& e)
>      {
>         //handle interruption
>      }
>
>>
>> }
>>
>> original thread:
>>
>> ...
>>  thread t1(readthread);
>>  boost::this_thread::sleep(timeout);
>
>      if(/*not signaled successful read*/)
>        t1.interrupt();
>
>
> Regards,
> Ovanes
>