// occured. Process this error. port->ProcessErrorMessage("WaitCommEvent()"); break; } } } else { // If WaitCommEvent() returns TRUE, check to be sure there are // actually bytes in the buffer to read. // // If you are reading more than one byte at a time from the buffer // (which this program does not do) you will have the situation occur // where the first byte to arrive will cause the WaitForMultipleObjects() // function to stop waiting. The WaitForMultipleObjects() function // resets the event handle in m_OverlappedStruct.hEvent to the non-signelead state // as it returns. // // If in the time between the reset of this event and the call to // ReadFile() more bytes arrive, the m_OverlappedStruct.hEvent handle will be set again // to the signeled state. When the call to ReadFile() occurs, it will // read all of the bytes from the buffer, and the program will // loop back around to WaitCommEvent(). // // At this point you will be in the situation where m_OverlappedStruct.hEvent is set, // but there are no bytes available to read. If you proceed and call // ReadFile(), it will return immediatly due to the async port setup, but // GetOverlappedResults() will not return until the next character arrives. // // It is not desirable for the GetOverlappedResults() function to be in // this state. The thread shutdown event (event 0) and the WriteFile() // event (Event2) will not work if the thread is blocked by GetOverlappedResults(). // // The solution to this is to check the buffer with a call to ClearCommError(). // This call will reset the event handle, and if there are no bytes to read // we can loop back through WaitCommEvent() again, then proceed. // If there are really bytes to read, do nothing and proceed.
if (comstat.cbInQue == 0) continue; } // end if bResult
// Main wait function. This function will normally block the thread // until one of nine events occur that require action. Event = WaitForMultipleObjects(3, port->m_hEventArray, FALSE, INFINITE);
switch (Event) { case 0: { // Shutdown event. This is event zero so it will be