Re: [Boost-users] boost::asio::io_service - cancel posted work

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] boost::asio::io_service - cancel posted work
From: Christopher Pisz (cpisz_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-10-06 13:08:16

Marat Abrarov <abrarov <at> mail.ru> writes:

> 
> Hi, Christopher.
> 
> > Since the callback never happens, my instance never gets destroyed.
> > 
> > How do I effectively cancel any outstanding work the io_service has posted 
to
> > it, such that the smart pointer in the function object that the bind 
created
> > will lose its reference count?
> 
> You can destroy io_service instance. asio::io_service::~io_service destroys 
all callbacks.
> Another solution is to close acceptor (and all other instances of 
asio::basic_io_object related to
> io_service instance),
> call asio::io_service::reset() and clear all queued callbacks by running them
> (asio::io_service::run/poll etc).
> 
> Regards, 
> Marat Abrarov.
> 

Thank you so much, all my problems just disappeared and my memory leak 
detector has applauded.

The key was acceptor::close()

I did a little dance.