Re: Are python bindings thread safe?

Thanks. Sounds like the intention is that it's thread-safe but you found a 
bug.

Can you recall the Bug ID? I can't find anything that matches your 
description.

Kevin.
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From: "Diego Billi" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 10:14 AM
To: "Kevin Miles" <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Are python bindings thread safe?

> Kevin Miles ha scritto:
>> Are the python bindings for net-snmp thread safe, for versions 1 & 2c?
>
> I'm using python binding inside a H24 multi-threaded application (>200 
> threads)
> and everything is working fine. I'm using version 1 and 2c.
> I tested SNMP version 3 too, but not so deeply.
>
> So, YES, in theory.
>
> Practically speaking, there are few points inside the bindings code
> where low level error handling is
> still performed with not-threadsafe API (i notified the problem, but
> nobody correted the code, mah!).
>
> Sometimes when the application is performing a snmp walk and receives 
> SIGTERM, SIGINTR,
> or other signals (which could interrupt a system call), it could crash
> with a core dump.
>
> Up to now, i fixed with an auto-respawn solution.
>
> This is my exerience.
>
>
>>
>> My guess would be "yes", but the README for the bindings doesn't say 
>> either way. The net-snmp FAQ gives guidelines for using the library in a 
>> thread-safe way, but nowhere can I find an indication of whether the 
>> python bindings adhere to these guidelines.
>>
>> Apologies if this is this has been asked before - the archive Search 
>> facility gives me a 403 at the moment.
>>
>> Thanks,
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