Efficient data transfer from Java to C++ on windows

Question

I\'m looking to stream lots of data (up to ~1 Gbit) from Java to a C++ application (both on the same machine). I\'m currently using a FIFO on Linux but need a Windows soluti

Answer 1

Named pipes would be more efficient than TCP, but how about just using shared memory blocks?

I don't know what primitives exist on the Java side for interfacing with shared memory, but from the C++ side it would be more efficient to access data in shared memory than read it out of either a socket or named pipe. You would have to implement your own flow control and blocking primitives, but these could be fairly straight forward.