From 2e10b429a9bad28a4c7999d3a0f5184e48ab1f93 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: MadCamel Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:14:45 -0400 Subject: char-server now offloads file writes to a child process Should see a massive speedup as it's now free to do other things. If processes start piling up, decrease the save frequency. --- src/char/char.c | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) (limited to 'src/char/char.c') diff --git a/src/char/char.c b/src/char/char.c index 37580b6..08ad642 100644 --- a/src/char/char.c +++ b/src/char/char.c @@ -720,8 +720,20 @@ void mmo_char_sync(void) { // Function to save (in a periodic way) datas in files //---------------------------------------------------- int mmo_char_sync_timer(int tid, unsigned int tick, int id, int data) { + pid_t pid; + + // This can take a lot of time. Fork a child to handle the work and return at once + // If we're unable to fork just continue running the function normally + if ((pid = fork()) > 0) + return 0; + mmo_char_sync(); inter_save(); + + // If we're a child we should suicide now. + if (pid == 0) + exit(0); + return 0; } -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2