全局注册进程未注册

Question

I'm using

spawn (node, module, function, Args) 
global:register_name(name, pid)

To register a process on a different node globally.

Here's the code

Pid = spawn(mi, loop, [X]),
io:format("Glavni PID: ~w~n", [Pid]),
register(glavni, Pid),

Pid1 = spawn (prvi@Molly, mi, loop_prvi, []),
io:format("Prvi PID: ~w~n", [Pid1]),
global:register_name (prvi, Pid1),

When I run the code, it doesn't throw any error but when I try whereis(process) I get undefined on a node that spawned it.

Here's what process' console says:

Pid = spawn(mi, loop, [X]),
io:format("Glavni PID: ~w~n", [Pid]),
register(glavni, Pid),

Pid1 = spawn (prvi@Molly, mi, loop_prvi, []),
io:format("Prvi PID: ~w~n", [Pid1]),
global:register_name (prvi, Pid1),

And when I try to whereis(process) from any node, either the master node or the node I created the process on, it says:

(prvi@Molly)2> whereis(prvi).
undefined
(prvi@Molly)3> whereis(prvi@Molly).
undefined

Answer 1

To register on several nodes you have to:

• start several nodes
• ensure they use the same cookie
• connect them (for example in node A, execute net_adm:ping(B) )
• start a process on node B with spawn(node,...)
• register it with global:register_name(name, Pid)
• check the registration with global:whereis_name(name)

you miss at least the last point, but all of them are necessary.