Re: [Boost-users] Boost.Asio chat example chat_client have 3 connections, what other 2 connections doing?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Boost.Asio chat example chat_client have 3 connections, what other 2 connections doing?
From: Igor R (boost.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-03-10 14:01:52

> you can use SysinternalsSuite procexp.exe to watch the Boost.Asio 's
> chat_client example.
> in the tcp tab, there are 3 connections.
> 1 connected to chat server
> 2 connected to localhost
> 3 connected to localhost
> just do it, please.
> you will find it strange.

You're right. There's active socket_select_interrupter in the client:
it uses its own socket to interrupt select().