On 8/8/07, Filip Hanik - Dev Lists <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alec Bickerton wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I've only recently returned to using tomcat since tomcat 4.0.1 and I > > note that things have moved on somewhat. I'm currently working with > > the Tomcat 5.5.xx line. I would like to know is : > > > > What exactly is the advantage of using the tomcat-native library? > no longer having maxThreads==maxConnections, with the native library you > can have more open connections than you have threads in Tomcat
Can't you do the same with NIO connector without relying on c code? Leon . > Also, for SSL you can use openSSL, much faster than Java SSL > > Filip > > > > > > I work with some fairly large Linux cluster, that typically have more > > than 2 tomcat instances for physical server. These machines have a > > large number of request and use a significant amount of RAM as you'd > > expect. > > > > The Web page states. > > Advanced IO functionality, OS level functionality and Native process > > handling . > > > > Which is all very good, but it doesn't tell me what I need to know in > > order the convince the people higher up the food chain, to at using it. > > From the testing I've done, performance difference is marginal at best > > and memory usage is virtually the same as without. > > > > What real world impact will this have on applications that don't use > > OpenSSL, but do need lots of thread and lots of memory. > > > > Regards, > > Alec > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]