Don't forget that WinForms apps run the event thread in a COM STA, so that *may* account for some of the serialization of method calls you're seeing.
Shouldn't happen in a console app, though, unless you explicitly marked Main() as such, so I dunno how much that helps. :-/ Ted Neward Java, .NET, XML Services Consulting, Teaching, Speaking, Writing http://www.tedneward.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. [mailto:ADVANCED- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeremy Byron > Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 9:57 AM > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Remoting, Threading and Concurrency > > I've also tried hosting the object in IIS and in a WinForms app. Same > result in both cases. > > Jeremy > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wilson, Phil > Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 1:43 PM > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Remoting, Threading and Concurrency > > > Is this something to do with the server being a console app? I have a > nagging feeling that they are single-threaded somewhere. > > Phil Wilson > > -----Original Message----- > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeremy Byron > Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 7:44 AM > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Remoting, Threading and Concurrency > > Hi, > > Each button-worker-threads uses the following line to get the proxy: > > retObj = (T)Activator.GetObject(type, "tcp://" + serverName + > ":" + port.ToString() + "/" + objUri); > > They are not using a single instance or anything. > > Regards, > > Jeremy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard > Blewett > Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 10:52 AM > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Remoting, Threading and Concurrency > > > Are the calls using the same proxy or do they both spin up their own > proxy > > Regards > > Richard Blewett - DevelopMentor http://www.dotnetconsult.co.uk/weblog2 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. [mailto:ADVANCED- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeremy Byron > > Sent: 20 March 2008 13:30 > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM > > Subject: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Remoting, Threading and Concurrency > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > I have been struggling with this for a few weeks now. I have > searched > > > on the web high and low, purchased "advanced" remoting books, > searched > > > newsgroups and these discussion group's archives. I see hints of > > explanations/solutions, but nothing that seems to work or explain > what > > > is going on. > > > > We are not doing anything special. We are just trying to create some > > objects that will be remoted and accessed by WinForms clients and > > ASP.NET clients. But we are noticing that the requests are being > > processed on the server sequentially. So basically, the remoting > > object processes one call at a time, with concurrent requests > > blocking. > > > > I have created a test project (source is available, but I suspect > > someone will be able to answer this without needing to see the > source. > > > This seems like such a basic issue I'm sure someone has some > insight). > > > Very basic. > > > > One remoted object - two methods: LongRunningProcess() and > > ShortRunningProcess() > > Server is Console app - just sets up the remoting and remotes the one > > object (no config file, all done via code) Client is a WinForms > > application. Single form with two buttons, one for each of the > > methods (and a corresponding textbox to see the results). Each button > > spawns a worker thread to make the remote call, so calls are > > not blocking on client-side. > > Using TCP/Binary channel/formatter. > > > > Each of the remote functions is the same, enter a tight loop for a > > specified period of time then return a string with time loop started, > > time loop ended, thread id and threadPool status of each thread. > > LongRunning just loops for 30 seconds and shortRunning loops for 3. > > > > So here's the problem. > > > > When I run the test, I click "Start Long Running" then immediately > > click "Start Short Running". After 30 seconds, the LongRunning > > returns, then 3 seconds later ShortRunning returns. Server Thread > IDs > > > are the same and it is a threadpool thread. (Client ThreadIDs are > > different > > obviously) Obviously the calls are blocking so the remoting host can > > only process one request at a time??? > > > > Now, I try putting a "Thread.Sleep(250)" in the loop of the long > > running, now when I click my two buttons, ShortRunning returns after > 3 > > > seconds and LongRunning returns after 30 seconds and they both have > > different threadIDs and both threads are threadPool threads. > > > > I was under the impression that on the remoting server side, the > > requests were handled via the threadpool and hence did not block each > > other. But from my results it sounds more complicated then that. It > > would seem to be quite detrimental to throughput to have requests > > blocking each other like this. And I would think that if it was a > > requirement for me to spawn worker threads in my remotedObject (or > use > > > the sleep method) that would be documented somewhere. But I've never > > seen it anywhere. > > > > I've tried using SingleCall and Singleton for my remoted object (one > > post I read said Singleton was multi-threaded whereas Singlecall was > > not). I've even tried changing my host to IIS (and using the > remoting > > > config file) with the same results. > > > > Does anyone have any insight on how to get my object to process > > requests concurrently? > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Jeremy > > > > =================================== > > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor. http://www.develop.com > > > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > > http://discuss.develop.com > > =================================== > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor(r) http://www.develop.com > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > http://discuss.develop.com > > =================================== > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor? http://www.develop.com > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > http://discuss.develop.com > > =================================== > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor(r) http://www.develop.com > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > http://discuss.develop.com > > =================================== > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor. http://www.develop.com > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > http://discuss.develop.com > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1336 - Release Date: > 3/20/2008 9:48 AM > No virus found in this outgoing message. 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