[Unbound-users] Uneven distribution of queries between threads/processes

[W.C.A. Wijngaards]

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Hi Attila,

On 02/15/2012 10:26 AM, Attila Nagy wrote:
> Well, I haven't read all the code, instead I ask. Unbound
> comm_point_create_udp_ancil sets the callback, which I assume is 
> called when a new activity happens on the listening socket. But who
> does this load balancing in a multi-threaded environment in this 
> specific case? FreeBSD's kqueue, by having multiple entities
> (threads, their callbacks) on the notification list? libev, which
> subscribes once and handles the threads? Or the socket code?

It is the FreeBSD kqueue, with multiple threads or processes listening
to a socket registered in multiple kqueues, and calls their callbacks.
 Likely the FreeBSD scheduler and network code is involved.  Perhaps
also the interrupt code in FreeBSD (the network card interrupts).

Best regards,
   Wouter
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