[Libevent-users] avoiding file descriptor collisions

[Myk Taylor <myk002@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

I've run into another bit of trouble, but I don't see an easy way out 
this time.  The http(s) client I'm writing has many connections going up 
and down continuously, and I'm running into what seem to be file 
descriptor collisions in evhttp.  I believe this is what is happening:

1) connection A opens a socket and receives fd N for a request
2) The request fails on the server and the server closes the TCP 
connection (sends a FIN)
3) the OS frees up fd N for the process, even though connection A hasn't 
closed it explicitly yet
4) connection B opens a socket and receives fd N
5) connection A runs its callback and closes fd N
6) B attempts to use fd N and errors out

Does this sound possible?  I'm running on x86_64 Linux kernel 2.6.38.

Thanks,
Myk
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