Re: [Boost-users] multi-thread server with boost::asio or boost::thread?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] multi-thread server with boost::asio or boost::thread?
From: Matheus Araújo Aguiar (matheus.pit_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-06-03 16:55:23

Thanx for the reply Roman.

Well, for what i've understood, if i use the strand i'll have concurrent
callback handlers, but each handler will execute serially, is that right?

On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Roman Shmelev <rshmelev_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> > The first way would be multiple calls to io_service.run, each in a
> different
> > thread, using the strand object to synchronize the callback handlers. The
> > other way is to explicit use threads and locks with the boost::thread
> lib.
> > So could you point me what would be the main differences (maybe
> advantages
> > and disadvantages) between both ways? What way do you think is it better?
> I
> > want to hear some opinions.
>
> first way. Because it is natural.
> The second way is probably something that has sense for synchronous
> operations,
> but words "scalability" and "responsiveness" are often used with word
> "async".
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