Re: [Boost-users] async processing issues

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] async processing issues
From: Igor R (boost.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-07-03 02:00:03

See my comments below.

>     // dir_monitor thread
>     boost::thread mthread =
>         boost::thread(boost::bind(&boost::asio::io_service::run,
>         boost::ref(io_service)));
>
>     // setup work to prevent premature exit
>     shared_ptr<boost::asio::io_service::work>
>         work(new boost::asio::io_service::work(work_service));

Set "work" *before* running io_service, otherwise io_service::run
might already have exited at this point, because it's out of work.

>     while (true) {
>         io_service.reset();

I'm not sure what this loop is for, but why do you reset io_service?
It will stop working. Please, read manual:
http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_54_0/doc/html/boost_asio/reference/io_service/reset.html