I'm trying to implement a simple server in C#. I want to do the classic thing of spinning off a thread that just blocks in a Socket.Accept() call until a request comes in. At that point, the Accept() returns, the thread spins off another thread to handle the request, and then calls Accept() again.
This all works fine except that I can find no way to kill the thread that is blocked in the Accept() call when I want to shut down the server. If I call Thread.Abort() on that thread, the thread does not abort. I know this because if I do a Thread.Join() after the Thread.Abort() on the thread, my main thread blocks in the Thread.Join() call. If I don't call Thread.Join(), then my app hangs later on when trying to exit, and so never exits.
I can switch to using a non-blocking Accept(), but I'd rather do the classic (and, IMHO, correct) way.
Anyone know why I can't kill a thread that is locked in a Socket.Accept() call? Any ideas as to how to cause the Accept() to exit?
TIA,
Blatwurst 5 10923
Blatwurst <Bl*******@disc ussions.microso ft.com> wrote: I'm trying to implement a simple server in C#. I want to do the classic thing of spinning off a thread that just blocks in a Socket.Accept() call until a request comes in. At that point, the Accept() returns, the thread spins off another thread to handle the request, and then calls Accept() again.
This all works fine except that I can find no way to kill the thread that is blocked in the Accept() call when I want to shut down the server. If I call Thread.Abort() on that thread, the thread does not abort. I know this because if I do a Thread.Join() after the Thread.Abort() on the thread, my main thread blocks in the Thread.Join() call. If I don't call Thread.Join(), then my app hangs later on when trying to exit, and so never exits.
I can switch to using a non-blocking Accept(), but I'd rather do the classic (and, IMHO, correct) way.
Anyone know why I can't kill a thread that is locked in a Socket.Accept() call? Any ideas as to how to cause the Accept() to exit?
Have you tried calling Close, Dispose or Shutdown on the socket from
the other thread?
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Hi Jon, Thanks for the reply.
I've tried calling both Close() and/or Shutdown(). Socket doesn't have a Dispose(), or I would have tried that too. I also tried setting the Blocking property to false. Nothing I do will cause Accept() to either return or throw an exception.
"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" wrote: Blatwurst <Bl*******@disc ussions.microso ft.com> wrote: I'm trying to implement a simple server in C#. I want to do the classic thing of spinning off a thread that just blocks in a Socket.Accept() call until a request comes in. At that point, the Accept() returns, the thread spins off another thread to handle the request, and then calls Accept() again.
This all works fine except that I can find no way to kill the thread that is blocked in the Accept() call when I want to shut down the server. If I call Thread.Abort() on that thread, the thread does not abort. I know this because if I do a Thread.Join() after the Thread.Abort() on the thread, my main thread blocks in the Thread.Join() call. If I don't call Thread.Join(), then my app hangs later on when trying to exit, and so never exits.
I can switch to using a non-blocking Accept(), but I'd rather do the classic (and, IMHO, correct) way.
Anyone know why I can't kill a thread that is locked in a Socket.Accept() call? Any ideas as to how to cause the Accept() to exit?
Have you tried calling Close, Dispose or Shutdown on the socket from the other thread?
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Hi,
if your problem is just that the app does not exit, make the thread
which blocks on Accept() as background thread. This way this thread will
be killed on application exit.
Not the best solution, but is should work.
Sunny
In article <74************ *************** *******@microso ft.com>, Bl*******@discu ssions.microsof t.com says... Hi Jon, Thanks for the reply.
I've tried calling both Close() and/or Shutdown(). Socket doesn't have a Dispose(), or I would have tried that too. I also tried setting the Blocking property to false. Nothing I do will cause Accept() to either return or throw an exception.
"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" wrote:
Blatwurst <Bl*******@disc ussions.microso ft.com> wrote: I'm trying to implement a simple server in C#. I want to do the classic thing of spinning off a thread that just blocks in a Socket.Accept() call until a request comes in. At that point, the Accept() returns, the thread spins off another thread to handle the request, and then calls Accept() again.
This all works fine except that I can find no way to kill the thread that is blocked in the Accept() call when I want to shut down the server. If I call Thread.Abort() on that thread, the thread does not abort. I know this because if I do a Thread.Join() after the Thread.Abort() on the thread, my main thread blocks in the Thread.Join() call. If I don't call Thread.Join(), then my app hangs later on when trying to exit, and so never exits.
I can switch to using a non-blocking Accept(), but I'd rather do the classic (and, IMHO, correct) way.
Anyone know why I can't kill a thread that is locked in a Socket.Accept() call? Any ideas as to how to cause the Accept() to exit?
Have you tried calling Close, Dispose or Shutdown on the socket from the other thread?
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Thanks Sunny,
Yes, not ideal, but that should help in this case. That thread should have been a background thread anyway. Thanks for the help.
"Sunny" wrote: Hi, if your problem is just that the app does not exit, make the thread which blocks on Accept() as background thread. This way this thread will be killed on application exit.
Not the best solution, but is should work.
Sunny
In article <74************ *************** *******@microso ft.com>, Bl*******@discu ssions.microsof t.com says... Hi Jon, Thanks for the reply.
I've tried calling both Close() and/or Shutdown(). Socket doesn't have a Dispose(), or I would have tried that too. I also tried setting the Blocking property to false. Nothing I do will cause Accept() to either return or throw an exception.
"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" wrote:
Blatwurst <Bl*******@disc ussions.microso ft.com> wrote: > I'm trying to implement a simple server in C#. I want to do the > classic thing of spinning off a thread that just blocks in a > Socket.Accept() call until a request comes in. At that point, the > Accept() returns, the thread spins off another thread to handle the > request, and then calls Accept() again. > > This all works fine except that I can find no way to kill the thread > that is blocked in the Accept() call when I want to shut down the > server. If I call Thread.Abort() on that thread, the thread does not > abort. I know this because if I do a Thread.Join() after the > Thread.Abort() on the thread, my main thread blocks in the > Thread.Join() call. If I don't call Thread.Join(), then my app hangs > later on when trying to exit, and so never exits. > > I can switch to using a non-blocking Accept(), but I'd rather do the > classic (and, IMHO, correct) way. > > Anyone know why I can't kill a thread that is locked in a > Socket.Accept() call? Any ideas as to how to cause the Accept() to > exit?
Have you tried calling Close, Dispose or Shutdown on the socket from the other thread?
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Blatwurst <Bl*******@disc ussions.microso ft.com> wrote: I've tried calling both Close() and/or Shutdown(). Socket doesn't have a Dispose(), or I would have tried that too. I also tried setting the Blocking property to false. Nothing I do will cause Accept() to either return or throw an exception.
Socket *does* have a Dispose method, you just need to cast it to
IDisposable first.
Do you have a small test app you're using to check this? If so, it
would be helpful if you could post it so I could try a few things.
Calling Close seems to work for me - the call to Accept throws a
SocketException . Here's my sample app:
using System;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Sock ets;
using System.Threadin g;
class Test
{
static Socket skt;
static void Main()
{
skt = new Socket
(AddressFamily. InterNetwork,
SocketType.Stre am,
ProtocolType.IP );
EndPoint endPoint = new IPEndPoint(IPAd dress.Any, 12345);
skt.Bind(endPoi nt);
skt.Listen(10);
new Thread (new ThreadStart(Sto pMe)).Start();
skt.Accept();
}
static void StopMe()
{
Thread.Sleep(10 00);
Console.WriteLi ne("Stopping") ;
skt.Close();
}
}
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