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roscpp message callback threading?

asked 2011-04-17 14:10:38 -0500

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updated 2011-04-17 15:52:50 -0500

tfoote

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If a simple node with ros::spin() in the main loop subscribes to two messages, will the message callbacks be called sequentially or be potentially processed in parallel?

Is the GlobalCallbackQueue global to all nodes/ROS, or just the node making the call?

I reviewed roscpp/Overview/Callbacks, and it indicates that there is a callback queue(s), but it doesn't confirm that one callback completes before the next callback is initiated.

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answered 2011-04-17 16:15:06 -0500

tfoote

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All threading is local to processes.

All callbacks can be associated with a specific callback queue. All callbacks go into the default queue if not specified. A NodeHandle can have a custom callback queue associated with it, or specific callback registrations.

If you have a single thread servicing a callback queue. All will be serial.

Any specific callback will only be called after the last instance has finished, regardless of how many threads there are in the queue.

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