Re: [ros-kernel] Service.exe

[Eric K. <ek...@rz...>]

"Jarmo Muukka" <ja...@mu...> wrote:


> Does it go something like this? My SCP calls OpenSCManager in
> advapi32.dll. OpenSCManager calls "some procedure" on SCM on
> remote computer through RPC. Remote computer opens its database
> and return "some info" to the caller.
> 
> If I have service open, my SCP calls StartService. StartService in
> advapi32.dll calls "some procedure" on remote computer through
> RPC. Remote computer's SCM starts the process (if not running) and
> creates/resumes a thread of the service.

Exactly!

> Now, where are the pipes needed for? I don't see need for pipes
> between SCM server and SP. They are in the same machine.... Now I
> got it, I think. StartServiceCtrlDispatcher is executing in
> address space of the service process. Services.exe runs in another
> address space. When services.exe receives a RPC, it communicates
> with SP (i.e. StartServiceCtrlDispatcher) with pipes. Does it? So
> you can implement it as you like.

Exactly!