[erlang-questions] spawn and controlling_process

[Gadi Srebnik]

Thank you, Jachym and Hynek.

On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 11:30 AM, Jachym Holecek <freza@REDACTED>
wrote:

> # Gadi Srebnik 2014-11-01:
> > How safe it is to use controlling_process after spawn? I am using
> > additional gen_tcp:controlling_process inside the Mod:Fun itself after
> few
> > additional commands. Is it possible that process will not be owner by
> then?
>
> Yes, there's a race condition there, you need explicit synchronization to
> be safe:
>
>   start_worker(Sock) ->
>       Pid = erlang:spawn(?MODULE, worker_init, [Sock]),
>       gen_tcp:controlling_process(Sock, Pid),
>       Pid ! proceed.
>
>   worker_init(Sock) ->
>       receive
>           proceed ->
>               %% Okay now we actually own it.
>               worker_loop(Sock)
>       after 1000 ->
>           exit(things_seem_awfully_slow_today)
>       end.
>
> I wish there were a variant of controlling_process that would advise the
> new owner automatically by sending {tcp_handover, Sock, Info} to it, the
> last item being arbitrary term passed by previous owner. No idea how hard
> would it be to implement.
>
> BR,
>         -- Jachym
>



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