[erlang-questions] gen_tcp:send timeout

[Fred Hebert]

We do that specifically in some critical section of logplex, but in
general, where we could, we've tried to architect things so that the
process that sends on a buffer is not the one that also needs to apply
back-pressure or load-shedding for the entire stack.

In places where we've had no choice, we indeed had to use the port
directly (with whatever the non-blocking flag was) to make sure it
wouldn't mess with the flow of data.

Regards,
Fred.

On 11/13, Loïc Hoguin wrote:
> I believe Heroku is using the port directly so the send call does not block.
> The send call is synchronous, and they could not afford to wait so they went
> with an asynchronous solution.
> 
> On 11/13/2014 12:21 PM, Dmitry Kolesnikov wrote:
> >My question is about best practice. If send_timeout exists at socket option why you need to use ports directly unless there is some undocumented  issues with send_timeout
> >
> >Best Regards,
> >Dmitry >-|-|-(*>
> >
> >
> >>On 13.11.2014, at 12.09, Holger Wei� <holger@REDACTED> wrote:
> >>
> >>* Dmitry Kolesnikov <dmkolesnikov@REDACTED> [2014-11-12 11:16]:
> >>>I've not discovered yet the reason but my sender process is stacked at
> >>>{current_function,{prim_inet,send,3}}
> >>>
> >>>The timeout will help me but I'am confused on the way to achieve it
> >>>
> >>>* gen_tcp provides an option {send_timeout, xxx}. The documentation says
> >>>  "The fact that the send call does not accept a timeout option, is
> >>>  because timeouts on send is handled through the socket option
> >>>  send_timeout."
> >>
> >>I'm confused, too.  Is your process getting stuck in prim_inet:send/3
> >>even though you specified this option?  Or is your question whether/how
> >>to use it?
> >>
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