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| author | Daniel Stenberg <daniel@haxx.se> | 2013-08-09 23:27:43 +0200 |
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| committer | Daniel Stenberg <daniel@haxx.se> | 2013-08-09 23:27:43 +0200 |
| commit | 08adecc9a1553e895373f4e3ce357cb37c49ffb8 (patch) | |
| tree | 8dee33c67b82818ae9e399461654da1a9543f8a8 /docs/libcurl | |
| parent | 015556d74c27612ea6e26f9a0785248ef81b77bc (diff) | |
curl_multi_add_handle.3: mention the CURLMOPT_TIMERFUNCTION use
Diffstat (limited to 'docs/libcurl')
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/libcurl/curl_multi_add_handle.3 | 13 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/curl_multi_add_handle.3 b/docs/libcurl/curl_multi_add_handle.3 index bae2c90fe..b8d52bc89 100644 --- a/docs/libcurl/curl_multi_add_handle.3 +++ b/docs/libcurl/curl_multi_add_handle.3 @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ .\" * | (__| |_| | _ <| |___ .\" * \___|\___/|_| \_\_____| .\" * -.\" * Copyright (C) 1998 - 2011, Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al. +.\" * Copyright (C) 1998 - 2013, Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al. .\" * .\" * This software is licensed as described in the file COPYING, which .\" * you should have received as part of this distribution. The terms @@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ CURLMcode curl_multi_add_handle(CURLM *multi_handle, CURL *easy_handle); .ad .SH DESCRIPTION Adds a standard easy handle to the multi stack. This function call will make -this \fImulti_handle\fP control the specified \fIeasy_handle\fP. -Furthermore, libcurl now initiates the connection associated with the -specified \fIeasy_handle\fP. +this \fImulti_handle\fP control the specified \fIeasy_handle\fP. Furthermore, +libcurl now initiates the connection associated with the specified +\fIeasy_handle\fP. When an easy handle has been added to a multi stack, you can not and you must not use \fIcurl_easy_perform(3)\fP on that handle! @@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ cache (CURLOPT_DNS_USE_GLOBAL_CACHE), it will be made to use the DNS cache that is shared between all easy handles within the multi handle when \fIcurl_multi_add_handle(3)\fP is called. +If you have CURLMOPT_TIMERFUNCTION set in the multi handle (and you really +should), that callback will be called from within this function to ask for an +updated timer so that your main event loop will get the activity on this +handle to get started. + The easy handle will remain added until you remove it again with \fIcurl_multi_remove_handle(3)\fP. You should remove the easy handle from the multi stack before you terminate first the easy handle and then the multi |