Adding timer in nginx.c main

[Maxim Dounin]

Hello!

On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 11:34:12AM -0500, Nikhita wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I am adding a timer in nginx's main loop.....
> 
>     if (counter == -1) {
>         ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cycle->log, 0, "counter is null adding
> imer");
>         /* Registring Timer */
>         ngx_ipc_event.data = &dumb;
>         ngx_ipc_event.handler = ngx_ipc_event_handler;
>         ngx_ipc_event.log = cycle->log;
>         if (!ngx_ipc_event.timer_set) {
>             ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cycle->log, 0, "Addding timer");
>             ngx_add_timer(&ngx_ipc_event, 3000);
>         }
>     } else {
>         ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cycle->log, 0, "Counter is not null
> %d",counter);
>     }
> 
> static void
> ngx_ipc_event_handler(ngx_event_t *ev)
> {
>         ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, ev->log, 0, "Invoked event handler");
> }
> 
> 
> My handler is not being triggered at all.......Although i get following logs
> in error.log
> 
> 2015/01/12 21:56:48 [emerg] 22399#0: counter is null adding imer
> nginx: [emerg] counter is null adding imer
> 2015/01/12 21:56:48 [emerg] 22399#0: Addding timer
> nginx: [emerg] Addding timer

It looks like you are adding your timer to init cycle.  This won't 
work as the init cycle is only used to read a configuration file, 
and destroyed afterwards.

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Maxim Dounin
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