Function event_thread

src/remote/client/interface.cpp:8557–8645

static THREAD_ENTRY_DECLARE event_thread(THREAD_ENTRY_PARAM arg)
{
/**************************************
 *
 *	e v e n t _ t h r e a d
 *
 **************************************
 *
 * Functional description
 *	Wait on auxilary mailbox for event notification.
 *
 **************************************/
	rem_port* port = (rem_port*)arg;
//	Reference portRef(*port);
	PACKET packet;

	while (!(port->port_flags & PORT_disconnect))
	{
		// zero packet

		zap_packet(&packet);

		// read what should be an event message

		rem_port* stuff = NULL;
		P_OP operation = op_void;
		{	// scope
			RefMutexGuard portGuard(*port->port_sync, FB_FUNCTION);
			try
			{
				stuff = port->receive(&packet);
			}
			catch(status_exception&)
			{
				// ignore
			}

			operation = packet.p_operation;

			if (!stuff || operation == op_exit || operation == op_disconnect)
			{
				// Actually, the remote server doing the watching died.
				// Clean up and leave.

				REMOTE_free_packet(port, &packet);
				server_death(port);
				break;
			}
		} // end scope

		// If the packet was an event, we handle it

		if (operation == op_event)
		{
			P_EVENT* pevent = &packet.p_event;

			Rvnt* event = NULL;
			{	// scope