[aplusdev] adap (IPC) vs Python shm module

[Alexei Zalivine]

Robert,
>
> Alexei, I'm unaware of any shared memory modules for use with
> Python. Are you
> using memory mapped files and not shared memory? Did you build a
> shared mem
> module for Python yourself?
I download it from http://sirac.inrialpes.fr/~marangoz/python/shm/ and
compile. Some modules already worked with this module - very fast!
>
> Either way, judging from the threads I've been included in, it
> would seem that
> using Unix domain sockets would be plenty fast for what you are trying to
> accomplish. Inet sockets addressed to localhost bypasses a few
> layers of the
> stack, depending on what platform you are running on, and can be
> as fast as
> explcitly using Unix domain sockets and it gives you the
> flexibility to run your
> app across multiple machines.
Yes, I know. But one module (which get data from gauges) already worked, and
I can't change the communication interface.
>
> Perhaps you can explain what you're trying to accomplish so I can
> be of some
> more assistance.
>
Thank you,
Alexei.