are winsock functions thread safe?

*DEAD* · 12-15-2007, 08:11 AM

Hi, i have a server which randomly crashes on occasion and im trying to hunt down the problem. Im just wonder, are winsock functions thread safe? i should point out im using winsock 1.1

Codeplug · 12-15-2007, 08:41 AM

What do you mean? Are you using the same socket in multiple threads?

gg

**Bubba** · 12-15-2007, 10:37 AM

If you are using blocking sockets then not really. The blocking socket will sit there until something happens which is never good for a thread.

But besides that yes sockets are safe. I've got a server running in a thread which then fires off more threads to serve the connections and it works just fine. I would not recommend attempting to share a socket acrossed a thread though.

12-15-2007, 08:11 AM	#1
DEAD Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 63	are winsock functions thread safe? Hi, i have a server which randomly crashes on occasion and im trying to hunt down the problem. Im just wonder, are winsock functions thread safe? i should point out im using winsock 1.1
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12-15-2007, 08:41 AM	#2
Codeplug Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 3,894	What do you mean? Are you using the same socket in multiple threads? gg
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12-15-2007, 10:37 AM	#3
Bubba Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,811	If you are using blocking sockets then not really. The blocking socket will sit there until something happens which is never good for a thread. But besides that yes sockets are safe. I've got a server running in a thread which then fires off more threads to serve the connections and it works just fine. I would not recommend attempting to share a socket acrossed a thread though.
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