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    copied!<p>having several connections in several different threads.. I'm basically doing a base class that uses boost/asio.hpp and the tcp stuff there.. now i was reading this: <a href="http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_44_0/doc/html/boost_asio/tutorial/tutdaytime1.html" rel="noreferrer">http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_44_0/doc/html/boost_asio/tutorial/tutdaytime1.html</a> it says that "All programs that use asio need to have at least one io_service object." so should my base class has a static io_service (which means there will be only 1 for all the program and a all the different threads and connections will use the same io_service object) or make each connection its own io_service?</p> <p>thanks in front!</p> <p>update: OK so basically what I wish to do is a class for a basic client which will have a socket n it. For each socket I'm going to have a thread that always-receives and a different thread that sometimes sends packets. after looking in here: www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_44_0/doc/html/boost_asio/reference/ip__tcp/socket.html (cant make hyperlink since im new here.. so only 1 hyperling per post) I can see that socket class isn't entirely thread-safe..</p> <p>so 2 questions: 1. Based on the design I just wrote, do I need 1 io_service for all the sockets (meaning make it a static class member) or I should have one for each? 2. How can I make it thread-safe to do? should I put it inside a "thread safe environment" meaning making a new socket class that has mutexes and stuff that doesn't let u send and receive at the same time or you have other suggestions? 3. Maybe I should go on a asynch design? (ofc each socket will have a different thread but the sending and receiving would be on the same thread?)</p> <p>just to clarify: im doing a tcp client that connects to a lot of servers.</p>
 

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