Hi All, I've got a problem. Appologies if this too far OT - I'm not sure where else to post!
I have wrapped a C linux library using perl-xs. The library provides - an init function (where a C struct is initialised) - a do function (where actions are performed using the C struct) - a free function (where the C struct is freed). I have 30 perl slaves (processes) that each use their own instance of the C struct in memory. The problem is that each struct requires around 30 MB (30 *30 = a lot). Now I would normally initialise the struct in the parent perl controlling thread and pass it too each slave, however I do not have control of the parent thread (at least not withour hacking someone else's source code). So, the question is, how can I share the initialised C struct between all threads? I've had a couple of ideas: - write a server that maintains a pointer to the struct. - keep the struct in a file :/ ?! - somehow cache the struct between processes within the C side of the wrapper - how could I do this? Any ideas? Thanks for any help on this, rotis23 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools
