Hi folks

We have a case where we are running two parallel threads, each looping on their 
own event base (we have the libevent thread support enabled). Even though the 
two bases are running in separate threads, however, we see an impact on 
response time - i.e., if we run only one thread, events in that event base are 
serviced faster than when the other thread is in operation, even if no events 
in that thread are active.

Just to be clear, the two cases are:

Case 1
A single event base is created, and a single event loop is running. Two file 
descriptors are being monitored by separate events - when one file descriptor 
has data, that event is "activated" to handle the data. Data is only arriving 
at one file descriptor, so the other one is "quiet".

Case 2
Two event bases are created, each being looped by an independent thread. Each 
base is monitoring a different file descriptor. Only one file descriptor (for 
the same base as above) is receiving data - the other base/thread is blocked in 
select. We see a measurable increase in the time it takes for the "active" 
event to be serviced when compared to Case 1 - the difference is roughly 20%.

Is this cross-interaction expected? Any suggestions on how we might better 
separate the two channels?

Thanks
Ralph

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