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 ++++++++++++ src/common/core.c | 7 ++++++- 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) 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; } diff --git a/src/common/core.c b/src/common/core.c index 2546f4e..7267d8f 100644 --- a/src/common/core.c +++ b/src/common/core.c @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ #include #endif #include +#include #include "core.h" #include "socket.h" @@ -48,6 +49,9 @@ static void sig_proc(int sn) } exit(0); break; + case SIGCHLD: + wait(&i); + break; } } @@ -135,7 +139,8 @@ int main(int argc,char **argv) compat_signal(SIGPIPE,SIG_IGN); compat_signal(SIGTERM,sig_proc); compat_signal(SIGINT,sig_proc); - + compat_signal(SIGCHLD,sig_proc); + // Signal to create coredumps by system when necessary (crash) compat_signal(SIGSEGV, SIG_DFL); #ifndef LCCWIN32 -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2