Re: g_io_add_watch, g_io_channel_read stops working after sometime.

[James Scott Jr <skoona verizon net>]

On Wed, 2007-04-18 at 04:39 -0700, Rehan wrote:

> Hi, 
>
>  I am trying to write a program based on client-server architecture. I need
> only one client connection hence i am first listening to client then
> accept() is called. after accept() i call g_io_channel_unix_new () and then
> g_io_add_watch() and later in the function i use g_io_channel_read to read
> data from the channel. 
>
>   Everything works fine till 4-5 requests from the client. Later the server
> simply stops listening to client. I have tried tcpdump on server side and i
> do recieve the TCP packet from the client. So it means there is some bug at
> server side. I am not sure if i have done something wrong or some bug in
> core library... 
>
> I am confused as the code works for 4-5 request and then simply starts
> ignoring the client messages. Is g_io_add_watch ignoring the incoming
> signals?? thats what i can detect from my gdb tracing.... there is no
> invocation of my function even if i recieve a packet on server side from the
> client.... 
>
> in summary function calls: 
>
> ->socket(AF_INET,SOCK_STREAM,0) 
> ->bind(sockfd, (struct sockaddr *)&serv_addr, sizeof(serv_addr))) 
> ->listen(sockfd,5) 
> ->accept(sockfd, (struct sockaddr *) &cli_addr, &clilen) 
> ->g_io_channel_unix_new (global_sock) 
> ->g_io_add_watch(listenonsocket, G_IO_IN | G_IO_PRI,read_request,&global_sock) 

Rehan,

What is "listenonsocket" ?  Why no "G_IO_HUP" ?   the above sequence is
correct; however the api values seem to be wrong and in the wrong order!
Post or include the real code.  

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James,


> ->g_io_channel_read(channel,&len,sizeof(len),&bytes_read); 
>
> I hope somebody comes to my rescue its been now 3 days i am trying to solve
> this problem but no success... 
>
> Thanks in advance for all great coders.... 
>
> Regards, 
> RS.