Thanks. Don't have time to look at this now, but I did spend the time to de-pool apr_hash for use by mod_mem_cache (see modules/experimental/cache_hash.c). Some of us are interested in making mod_mem_cache work in shared mem so your code may do the trick...
Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tahiry Ramanamampanoharana" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 9:34 AM Subject: Modified apr_hash > Hi guys, > > Recently I was writing an Apache module and I needed a hash table library > using shared memory. I wanted a hash table that could be shared among > children processes (read/write access) and not only the usual parent to > children. > > So I wrote my own shared mem library that uses the actual apr_shm lib. > Then, since I didn't want to write my own hash table lib, I modified the > current APR hash lib to be more generic by removing its dependency to APR > pool. > > Instead of explicitly using pools, I modified it so that you register your > own memory allocation function and make APR hash functions use it. This > enables me to have a shared memory hash table with APR hash lib. > > So for those who might need it, I am attaching 3 libs with this email: > - apr_hash.c & apr_hash.h: the modified (reverse compatible with current use > of the library) > - my_shmem.c & my_shmem.h: child to child shared memory > - my_shmem_hash.c & my_shmem_hash.h: hash table using my_shmem instead of > APR pools. > > I might be totally wrong on the usefulness of this, as this is the first I > am getting at this kind of stuff. Feedbacks will be highly appreciated. > > Tahiry > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx >
