[libuv] uv_spawn if event loop is in another thread

[Gábor Csárdi]

Hi All,

quick question about uv_spawn and threads. If I have an event loop running
in another thread (let's call it worker thread), can I call uv_spawn from
the main thread and specify the worker thread's event loop?

I don't see anything in the docs that says that I cannot, but it would be
great to be sure...

Thanks much!
Gabor

[Saúl Ibarra Corretgé]

Post by Gábor Csárdi
Hi All,
quick question about uv_spawn and threads. If I have an event loop running
in another thread (let's call it worker thread), can I call uv_spawn from
the main thread and specify the worker thread's event loop?
I don't see anything in the docs that says that I cannot, but it would be
great to be sure...

You can't. libuv is generally *not* thread-safe, unless stated
otherwise in a specific API function:
http://docs.libuv.org/en/v1.x/design.html#the-i-o-loop


Cheers,
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/Saúl
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