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diff --git a/docs/libcurl/libcurl-multi.3 b/docs/libcurl/libcurl-multi.3 index d84bafcad..6cad56756 100644 --- a/docs/libcurl/libcurl-multi.3 +++ b/docs/libcurl/libcurl-multi.3 @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ .\" * | (__| |_| | _ <| |___ .\" * \___|\___/|_| \_\_____| .\" * -.\" * Copyright (C) 1998 - 2010, Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al. +.\" * Copyright (C) 1998 - 2011, 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 @@ -118,13 +118,32 @@ If you want to re-use an easy handle that was added to the multi handle for transfer, you must first remove it from the multi stack and then re-add it again (possibly after having altered some options at your own choice). .SH "MULTI_SOCKET" -Since 7.16.0, the \fIcurl_multi_socket_action(3)\fP function offers a way for -applications to not only avoid being forced to use select(), but it also -offers a much more high-performance API that will make a significant -difference for applications using large numbers of simultaneous connections. - -\fIcurl_multi_socket_action(3)\fP is then used -instead of \fIcurl_multi_perform(3)\fP. +\fIcurl_multi_socket_action(3)\fP function offers a way for applications to +not only avoid being forced to use select(), but it also offers a much more +high-performance API that will make a significant difference for applications +using large numbers of simultaneous connections. + +\fIcurl_multi_socket_action(3)\fP is then used instead of +\fIcurl_multi_perform(3)\fP. + +When using this API, you add easy handles to the multi handle just as with the +normal multi interface. Then you also set two callbacks with the +CURLMOPT_SOCKETFUNCTION and CURLMOPT_TIMERFUNCTION options to +\fIcurl_multi_setopt(3)\fP. + +The API is then designed to inform your application about which sockets +libcurl is currently using and for what activities (read and/or write) on +those sockets your application is expected to wait for. + +Your application must then make sure to receive all sockets informed about in +the CURLMOPT_SOCKETFUNCTION callback and make sure it reacts on the given +activity on them. When a socket has the given activity, you call +\fIcurl_multi_socket_action(3)\fP specifying which socket and action there +are. + +The CURLMOPT_TIMERFUNCTION callback is called to set a timeout. When that +timeout expires, your application should call the +\fIcurl_multi_socket_action(3)\fP function saying it was due to a timeout. .SH "BLOCKING" A few areas in the code are still using blocking code, even when used from the multi interface. While we certainly want and intend for these to get fixed in |