Re: [Boost-users] Multiple async operations on a socket

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Multiple async operations on a socket
From: Matheus Araújo Aguiar (matheus.pit_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-09-16 16:40:20

On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 4:39 PM, Igor R <boost.lists_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> > I have a boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket that I want to write to.   Can I
> have multiple outstanding async_write() requests for a single socket?
>
> asio::async_write() is a convenience function that calls
> socket::async_write_some() multiple times - until all the data is
> sent. This means that if you issue multiple asio::async_write's, the
> data will be interleaved in most cases.
> As for multiple async_write_some(), it will probably work on some
> platforms... But note that async_write_some doesn't promise to send
> all your data. So you can't "fire and forget" anyway.
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I had the same doubt, and asked the same think some weeks ago. Here's what
helped me figuring out what happens:
 - http://archives.free.net.ph/message/20090821.085221.7ccd0f8a.pt-BR.html
 -
http://www.jetbyte.com/portfolio-showarticle.asp?articleId=44&catId=1&subcatId=2

Regards,
-- 
Matheus Araújo Aguiar
Computer Scientist
matheus.pit_at_[hidden]