[bind10-dev] fd_share / send_fd

[Michal 'vorner' Vaner]

Hello

On Thu, Apr 07, 2011 at 08:44:37PM +0000, Francis Dupont wrote:
> > Hmm, why can't there be two different versions, the same headers,
> > but different implementations for windows and the rest, like with
> > some #ifdef WINDOWS or something?
> 
> => it is the idea but it needs to be less bound to PF_UNIX first.

What is bound to PF_UNIX? The fact we currently use PF_UNIX sockets for local
communication can be changed at the only place where we connect them, the rest
of communication should be the same. We could I hope send anything trough any
other TCP socket.

Anyway, I don't like the idea of using IP for local communication on unix
system, it's unusual and it will make admins nervous.

> > Anyway, windows don't have the /proc anyway, right?
> 
> => but it provides WSADuplicateSocket() which takes the process ID
> at its second arguments. So it can be made pretty similar to
> a send_fd() using /proc (same interface, etc).

Hmm, I see. But it brings complications into the unix way.

We'll see if we can find a message bus that can transfer file descriptors for
us. In that case this problem could just go away.

With regards

-- 
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Michal 'vorner' Vaner
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