Socket.dns.getaddrinfo() hangs an app (DEF-3486)

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#1

Reproduce step

  1. run Network Link Conditioner (macos app)
  2. set profile “100% loss” in Network Link Conditioner
  3. create a project with one component that contain next code:
function init(self)
	print("before")
	socket.dns.getaddrinfo("amazon.com")
	print("after")
end
  1. Try to build the project.

Application hangs when try to call getaddrinfo with bad connection or problems on a host side. It’s one of the reason of ANRs on Android.

I checked on macOS and Android.

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[ANR] Input dispatching timed out. Discuss thread (SOLVED)
Sys.get_connectivity, sys.connectivity_host only works on mobile (DEF-1899)
#2

Yes, reproduced here as well. Adding a Jira… DEF-3486

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#3

When do you call socket.dns.getaddrinfo()? Is it called behind the scenes since you do a socket.bind()?

This ends up calling getaddrinfo() and from what I can tell it’s not possible to give that method call a timeout. Perhaps some kind of connectivity check should be done before trying to bind the socket?

#4

Yes, I am working on it right now. But I believed that it possible to fix internally for avoiding similar problems in future.

#5

Hmm, yes, maybe it can be solved internally. But we’re talking about the LuaSocket code and the getaddrinfo() C-call which as far as I can tell is completely out of our control.

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Sys.get_connectivity, sys.connectivity_host only works on mobile (DEF-1899)
#6

Ok, no problem. I’ll avoid this by checking connectivity before.
It’s an issue in gamesparks sdk, but I don’t know how to report to them, I’ll fix it locally.