Re: [Xenomai-help] Problems with Threads and RTnet

["Karl Reichert" <Karl-Trampe@domain.hid>]

> >>> Forgot to close the socket when program finishes, this is why the
> >>> second run always failed. Now it works :)
> >>>
> >>> I thought that the socket will be closed automatically when the
> >>> program exits, as this is the case in POSIX?! Is there a reason why
> >>> this is not done in RTnet?
> >> RTDM should do it with Xenomai 2.4. Are you sure you are not using an 
> >> older version of the kernel-space support ?
> > 
> > No, I'm using Xenomai 2.4.3 without any additional patches, so there is
> no older version of kernel-space support installed.
> 
> If you have a simple test program, I would be glade to cross-check here.
> 
> Moreover, you could have a look at /proc/xenomai/rtdm/open_fildes before
> and after closing your app. It should give an overview on all open
> descriptors. If they are stalled after closing your RTnet app, this is
> definitely a bug that has to be understood and fixed.
> 
> Jan
> 

After a deeper look I found out, that we are using Xenomai 2.3.2, not 2.4.x
So the socket has to be manually closed.

After doing so, /proc/xenomai/rtdm/open_fildes shows no more open descriptors.

So everything is fine, thanks for your help!

Karl
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von Karl Reichert