Distinct RPC for C, C++, Delphi : Server Multithreading frequently asked questions
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Product: Distinct RPC for C, C++, Delphi
Topic: Server Multithreading
Last updated: 3/30/2008
Q.: I have my own threading class that takes care of race conditions when starting and shutting down a thread. I would like to call the server_proc from within it. What calls should I use?
A.: If you want your code to handle the multithreading, use the svc_run() or svc_run_ex(0) calls to run the server.
Q.: Is there any difference in the way svc_run_ex(0) and svc_run_ex(n) work between version 3.1 and 4.01?
A.: There is no difference as far as UDP connections go. That is if svc_run_ex(0)is called, RPC runs without any threads and deals with the requests one by one. If svc_run_ex(n)is called this means that RPC runs with [n] pre-created threads and deals with the requests using all available threads. In this way, the thread number is limited to [n] regardless of how many clients are connected to server.
For TCP connections however a new thread is created for any new connected client regardless of whether svc_run_ex(0) or svc_run_ex(n) is called.
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