[Xcb] [PATCH 2/3] Do not block when calling reply() multiple times.

[Peter Harris]

On 2010-01-29 02:03, Jamey Sharp wrote:
> Let me suggest an alternate strategy that works for all requests: keep
> a queue of requests that your binding has issued to XCB. Then, when
> the application forces a reply, also force all previous replies.

This feels like duplication of effort to me. XCB already keeps a queue
of requests that have been issued. It already tracks which replies it
should discard (ignore) in the future, too.

Therefore, what do you think of the attached? It adds
xcb_discard_reply(), which does free(wait_for_reply(cookie, NULL))
except it doesn't block when the reply hasn't been received yet.

 src/xcb.h    |   12 ++++++++
 src/xcb_in.c |   71 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 83 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)


Peter Harris
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