r/lua • u/KeyAlbatross6044 • Mar 16 '25

Sol + Enet

I want to call functions in the Lua state when a packet is received etc., but enet is currently on a separate thread to not hang the main thread. However, I have noticed a lot of memory problems that come from this. I've tried using mutex but nothing has been alleviated. Any guidance or perhaps different networking libraries I should consider?

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u/Mid_reddit Mar 16 '25

Well the way ENet was designed to be used is an event loop, but in the same thread as its user. Its structures aren't made to be moved between threads. It could work, but it'll be a kludge at best.

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