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3BDB - Asynchronous Berkeley DB access 3BDB - Asynchronous Berkeley DB access
4 4
5=head1 SYNOPSIS 5=head1 SYNOPSIS
6 6
7 use BDB; 7 use BDB;
8
9 my $env = db_env_create;
10
11 mkdir "bdtest", 0700;
12 db_env_open
13 $env,
14 "bdtest",
15 BDB::INIT_LOCK | BDB::INIT_LOG | BDB::INIT_MPOOL
16 | BDB::INIT_TXN | BDB::RECOVER | BDB::USE_ENVIRON | BDB::CREATE,
17 0600;
18
19 $env->set_flags (BDB::AUTO_COMMIT | BDB::TXN_NOSYNC, 1);
20
21 my $db = db_create $env;
22 db_open $db, undef, "table", undef, BDB::BTREE, BDB::AUTO_COMMIT | BDB::CREATE
23 | BDB::READ_UNCOMMITTED, 0600;
24 db_put $db, undef, "key", "data", 0, sub {
25 db_del $db, undef, "key";
26 };
27 db_sync $db;
28
29 # automatic result processing with AnyEvent:
30 our $FH; open $FH, "<&=" . BDB::poll_fileno;
31 our $WATCHER = AnyEvent->io (fh => $FH, poll => 'r', cb => \&BDB::poll_cb);
32
33 # automatic result processing with EV:
34 my $WATCHER = EV::io BDB::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&BDB::poll_cb;
35
36 # with Glib:
37 add_watch Glib::IO BDB::poll_fileno,
38 in => sub { BDB::poll_cb; 1 };
39
40 # or simply flush manually
41 BDB::flush;
42
8 43
9=head1 DESCRIPTION 44=head1 DESCRIPTION
10 45
11See the BerkeleyDB documentation (L<http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/berkeley-db/db/index.html>). 46See the BerkeleyDB documentation (L<http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/berkeley-db/db/index.html>).
12The BDB API is very similar to the C API (the translation has been very faithful). 47The BDB API is very similar to the C API (the translation has been very faithful).
72use strict 'vars'; 107use strict 'vars';
73 108
74use base 'Exporter'; 109use base 'Exporter';
75 110
76BEGIN { 111BEGIN {
77 our $VERSION = '1.1'; 112 our $VERSION = '1.3';
78 113
79 our @BDB_REQ = qw( 114 our @BDB_REQ = qw(
80 db_env_open db_env_close db_env_txn_checkpoint db_env_lock_detect 115 db_env_open db_env_close db_env_txn_checkpoint db_env_lock_detect
81 db_env_memp_sync db_env_memp_trickle 116 db_env_memp_sync db_env_memp_trickle
82 db_open db_close db_compact db_sync db_put db_get db_pget db_del db_key_range 117 db_open db_close db_compact db_sync db_upgrade
118 db_put db_get db_pget db_del db_key_range
83 db_txn_commit db_txn_abort db_txn_finish 119 db_txn_commit db_txn_abort db_txn_finish
84 db_c_close db_c_count db_c_put db_c_get db_c_pget db_c_del 120 db_c_close db_c_count db_c_put db_c_get db_c_pget db_c_del
85 db_sequence_open db_sequence_close 121 db_sequence_open db_sequence_close
86 db_sequence_get db_sequence_remove 122 db_sequence_get db_sequence_remove
87 ); 123 );
99 135
100=head2 BERKELEYDB FUNCTIONS 136=head2 BERKELEYDB FUNCTIONS
101 137
102All of these are functions. The create functions simply return a new 138All of these are functions. The create functions simply return a new
103object and never block. All the remaining functions all take an optional 139object and never block. All the remaining functions all take an optional
104callback as last argument. If it is missing, then the fucntion will be 140callback as last argument. If it is missing, then the function will be
105executed synchronously. 141executed synchronously. In both cases, C<$!> will reflect the return value
142of the function.
106 143
107BDB functions that cannot block (mostly functions that manipulate 144BDB functions that cannot block (mostly functions that manipulate
108settings) are method calls on the relevant objects, so the rule of thumb 145settings) are method calls on the relevant objects, so the rule of thumb
109is: if its a method, its not blocking, if its a function, it takes a 146is: if its a method, its not blocking, if its a function, it takes a
110callback as last argument. 147callback as last argument.
145 182
146 db_open (DB *db, DB_TXN_ornull *txnid, octetstring file, octetstring database, int type, U32 flags, int mode, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef) 183 db_open (DB *db, DB_TXN_ornull *txnid, octetstring file, octetstring database, int type, U32 flags, int mode, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
147 flags: AUTO_COMMIT CREATE EXCL MULTIVERSION NOMMAP RDONLY READ_UNCOMMITTED THREAD TRUNCATE 184 flags: AUTO_COMMIT CREATE EXCL MULTIVERSION NOMMAP RDONLY READ_UNCOMMITTED THREAD TRUNCATE
148 db_close (DB *db, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef) 185 db_close (DB *db, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
149 flags: DB_NOSYNC 186 flags: DB_NOSYNC
187 db_upgrade (DB *db, octetstring file, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
150 db_compact (DB *db, DB_TXN_ornull *txn = 0, SV *start = 0, SV *stop = 0, SV *unused1 = 0, U32 flags = DB_FREE_SPACE, SV *unused2 = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef) 188 db_compact (DB *db, DB_TXN_ornull *txn = 0, SV *start = 0, SV *stop = 0, SV *unused1 = 0, U32 flags = DB_FREE_SPACE, SV *unused2 = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
151 flags: FREELIST_ONLY FREE_SPACE 189 flags: FREELIST_ONLY FREE_SPACE
152 db_sync (DB *db, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef) 190 db_sync (DB *db, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
153 db_key_range (DB *db, DB_TXN_ornull *txn, SV *key, SV *key_range, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef) 191 db_key_range (DB *db, DB_TXN_ornull *txn, SV *key, SV *key_range, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
154 db_put (DB *db, DB_TXN_ornull *txn, SV *key, SV *data, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef) 192 db_put (DB *db, DB_TXN_ornull *txn, SV *key, SV *data, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
242 $int = $env->set_lk_max_lockers (U32 max) 280 $int = $env->set_lk_max_lockers (U32 max)
243 $int = $env->set_lk_max_locks (U32 max) 281 $int = $env->set_lk_max_locks (U32 max)
244 $int = $env->set_lk_max_objects (U32 max) 282 $int = $env->set_lk_max_objects (U32 max)
245 $int = $env->set_lg_bsize (U32 max) 283 $int = $env->set_lg_bsize (U32 max)
246 $int = $env->set_lg_max (U32 max) 284 $int = $env->set_lg_max (U32 max)
285 $int = $env->mutex_set_increment (U32 increment)
286 $int = $env->mutex_set_tas_spins (U32 tas_spins)
287 $int = $env->mutex_set_max (U32 max)
288 $int = $env->mutex_set_align (U32 align)
247 289
248 $txn = $env->txn_begin (DB_TXN_ornull *parent = 0, U32 flags = 0) 290 $txn = $env->txn_begin (DB_TXN_ornull *parent = 0, U32 flags = 0)
249 flags: READ_COMMITTED READ_UNCOMMITTED TXN_NOSYNC TXN_NOWAIT TXN_SNAPSHOT TXN_SYNC TXN_WAIT TXN_WRITE_NOSYNC 291 flags: READ_COMMITTED READ_UNCOMMITTED TXN_NOSYNC TXN_NOWAIT TXN_SNAPSHOT TXN_SYNC TXN_WAIT TXN_WRITE_NOSYNC
250 292
251=head4 Example: 293=head4 Example:
388 430
389=head3 EVENT PROCESSING AND EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION 431=head3 EVENT PROCESSING AND EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION
390 432
391=over 4 433=over 4
392 434
435=item $msg = BDB::strerror [$errno]
436
437Returns the string corresponding to the given errno value. If no argument
438is given, use C<$!>.
439
393=item $fileno = BDB::poll_fileno 440=item $fileno = BDB::poll_fileno
394 441
395Return the I<request result pipe file descriptor>. This filehandle must be 442Return the I<request result pipe file descriptor>. This filehandle must be
396polled for reading by some mechanism outside this module (e.g. Event or 443polled for reading by some mechanism outside this module (e.g. Event or
397select, see below or the SYNOPSIS). If the pipe becomes readable you have 444select, see below or the SYNOPSIS). If the pipe becomes readable you have
435interactiveness when perl is not fast enough to process all requests in 482interactiveness when perl is not fast enough to process all requests in
436time. 483time.
437 484
438For interactive programs, values such as C<0.01> to C<0.1> should be fine. 485For interactive programs, values such as C<0.01> to C<0.1> should be fine.
439 486
440Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls 487Example: Install an EV watcher that automatically calls
441BDB::poll_cb with low priority, to ensure that other parts of the 488BDB::poll_cb with low priority, to ensure that other parts of the
442program get the CPU sometimes even under high AIO load. 489program get the CPU sometimes even under high load.
443 490
444 # try not to spend much more than 0.1s in poll_cb 491 # try not to spend much more than 0.1s in poll_cb
445 BDB::max_poll_time 0.1; 492 BDB::max_poll_time 0.1;
446 493
447 # use a low priority so other tasks have priority 494 my $bdb_poll = EV::io BDB::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&BDB::poll_cb);
448 Event->io (fd => BDB::poll_fileno,
449 poll => 'r', nice => 1,
450 cb => &BDB::poll_cb);
451 495
452=item BDB::poll_wait 496=item BDB::poll_wait
453 497
454If there are any outstanding requests and none of them in the result 498If there are any outstanding requests and none of them in the result
455phase, wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply 499phase, wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply
467 511
468 BDB::poll_wait, BDB::poll_cb 512 BDB::poll_wait, BDB::poll_cb
469 513
470=item BDB::flush 514=item BDB::flush
471 515
472Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled. 516Wait till all outstanding BDB requests have been handled.
473 517
474Strictly equivalent to: 518Strictly equivalent to:
475 519
476 BDB::poll_wait, BDB::poll_cb 520 BDB::poll_wait, BDB::poll_cb
477 while BDB::nreqs; 521 while BDB::nreqs;
482 526
483=over 4 527=over 4
484 528
485=item BDB::min_parallel $nthreads 529=item BDB::min_parallel $nthreads
486 530
487Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current 531Set the minimum number of BDB threads to C<$nthreads>. The current
488default is C<8>, which means eight asynchronous operations can execute 532default is C<8>, which means eight asynchronous operations can execute
489concurrently at any one time (the number of outstanding requests, 533concurrently at any one time (the number of outstanding requests,
490however, is unlimited). 534however, is unlimited).
491 535
492BDB starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and 536BDB starts threads only on demand, when an BDB request is queued and
493no free thread exists. Please note that queueing up a hundred requests can 537no free thread exists. Please note that queueing up a hundred requests can
494create demand for a hundred threads, even if it turns out that everything 538create demand for a hundred threads, even if it turns out that everything
495is in the cache and could have been processed faster by a single thread. 539is in the cache and could have been processed faster by a single thread.
496 540
497It is recommended to keep the number of threads relatively low, as some 541It is recommended to keep the number of threads relatively low, as some
502Under most circumstances you don't need to call this function, as the 546Under most circumstances you don't need to call this function, as the
503module selects a default that is suitable for low to moderate load. 547module selects a default that is suitable for low to moderate load.
504 548
505=item BDB::max_parallel $nthreads 549=item BDB::max_parallel $nthreads
506 550
507Sets the maximum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. If more than the 551Sets the maximum number of BDB threads to C<$nthreads>. If more than the
508specified number of threads are currently running, this function kills 552specified number of threads are currently running, this function kills
509them. This function blocks until the limit is reached. 553them. This function blocks until the limit is reached.
510 554
511While C<$nthreads> are zero, aio requests get queued but not executed 555While C<$nthreads> are zero, aio requests get queued but not executed
512until the number of threads has been increased again. 556until the number of threads has been increased again.
615 659
616=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR 660=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR
617 661
618This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks: 662This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks:
619 663
620Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests 664Before the fork, BDB enters a quiescent state where no requests
621can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After 665can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After
622the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues 666the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues
623request/result processing, while the child frees the request/result queue 667request/result processing, while the child frees the request/result queue
624(so that the requests started before the fork will only be handled in the 668(so that the requests started before the fork will only be handled in the
625parent). Threads will be started on demand until the limit set in the 669parent). Threads will be started on demand until the limit set in the
626parent process has been reached again. 670parent process has been reached again.
627 671
628In short: the parent will, after a short pause, continue as if fork had 672In short: the parent will, after a short pause, continue as if fork had
629not been called, while the child will act as if IO::AIO has not been used 673not been called, while the child will act as if BDB has not been used
630yet. 674yet.
631 675
632=head2 MEMORY USAGE 676=head2 MEMORY USAGE
633 677
634Per-request usage: 678Per-request usage:
657 TXN_DEADLOCK flag will be set on the transaction. See C<db_txn_finish>, 701 TXN_DEADLOCK flag will be set on the transaction. See C<db_txn_finish>,
658 above. 702 above.
659 703
660=head1 SEE ALSO 704=head1 SEE ALSO
661 705
662L<Coro::AIO>. 706L<Coro::BDB>, L<IO::AIO>.
663 707
664=head1 AUTHOR 708=head1 AUTHOR
665 709
666 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> 710 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
667 http://home.schmorp.de/ 711 http://home.schmorp.de/

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