From: Roger Pack <rogerpack2005@...>
Date: 2007-08-09T11:03:39+09:00
Subject: Re: threads and resolving names

Subject: [ruby-talk:10482] Re: threads and resolving names
From: "Joseph McDonald" <joe vpop.net>
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 15:27:00 +0900
In-reply-to: 10481

> |I thought if I created a bunch of threads that I could get around
> |the problem and would only hang when all threads (100) are hung.
> |But that doesn't seem to be the case.  Do I have my threading
> |wrong?
> 
> Sorry, resolving by gethostbyname(3) etc block whole process.  It's a
> pity of user level thread.
> 
>               matz.

I for one find this a serious defect [all threads block (?) when one is
resolving a DNS address].  Well cross your fingers and hope it gets
fixed soon!

Thanks.
-Roger
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