Re: The tcpip layer is really frustrating me

Mike Houston wrote:
> The main issue here is time.  I'll be at ATI this summer, so I don't 
> have the time to deal with a network layer rewrite just now.
> 
> The main issue with the tcpip layer is how we handle mothership 
> connections.  We really should use special calls for mothership 
> connections so that we don't pollute the rest of the network layer.  The 
> mothership connections do not stay live, but the tcpip layer still 
> checks them in a tight loop.  This isn't a huge hit, but is does have an 
> impact on other layers.

I don't understand - why are connections that are known not to be live ever 
examined again?

> At the moment, I have some really hacky code that forces the tcpip layer 
> to bypass if the only connections are mothership connections.  This 
> helps to speed things up a little. 

Can you post that code?  Or send it to me privately if you'd rather?

Keith



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