On Sat, 19 Jun 2004 10:27:58 +0200 Rodolfo wrote:
RG> can an handler be blocked during a get/set by a read()/write() system
RG> call?

yes.

RG> For instance, if in the MODE_GET case I use a read() syscall to get a
RG> variable value and it blocks the the whole agent blocks too?

Right. But if you are an AgentX subagent, only the subagent will be blocked,
not the main agent.

RG> If so, which would be the correct solution?

Use the delegated flag and either a separate thread or a periodic non-blocking
read.

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