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4 4
5=head1 SYNOPSIS 5=head1 SYNOPSIS
6 6
7 use BDB; 7 use BDB;
8 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
43
9=head1 DESCRIPTION 44=head1 DESCRIPTION
10 45
11See the eg/ directory in the distribution and the berkeleydb C 46See the BerkeleyDB documentation (L<http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/berkeley-db/db/index.html>).
12documentation. This is inadequate, but the only sources of documentation 47The BDB API is very similar to the C API (the translation has been very faithful).
13known for this module so far.
14 48
15=head2 EXAMPLE 49See also the example sections in the document below and possibly the eg/
50subdirectory of the BDB distribution. Last not least see the IO::AIO
51documentation, as that module uses almost the same asynchronous request
52model as this module.
53
54I know this is woefully inadequate documentation. Send a patch!
55
16 56
17=head1 REQUEST ANATOMY AND LIFETIME 57=head1 REQUEST ANATOMY AND LIFETIME
18 58
19Every request method creates a request. which is a C data structure not 59Every request method creates a request. which is a C data structure not
20directly visible to Perl. 60directly visible to Perl.
67use strict 'vars'; 107use strict 'vars';
68 108
69use base 'Exporter'; 109use base 'Exporter';
70 110
71BEGIN { 111BEGIN {
72 our $VERSION = '0.1'; 112 our $VERSION = '1.2';
73 113
74 our @BDB_REQ = qw( 114 our @BDB_REQ = qw(
75 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
76 db_env_memp_sync db_env_memp_trickle 116 db_env_memp_sync db_env_memp_trickle
77 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_put db_get db_pget db_del db_key_range
78 db_txn_commit db_txn_abort 118 db_txn_commit db_txn_abort db_txn_finish
79 db_c_close db_c_count db_c_put db_c_get db_c_pget db_c_del 119 db_c_close db_c_count db_c_put db_c_get db_c_pget db_c_del
80 db_sequence_open db_sequence_close 120 db_sequence_open db_sequence_close
81 db_sequence_get db_sequence_remove 121 db_sequence_get db_sequence_remove
82 ); 122 );
83 our @EXPORT = (@BDB_REQ, qw(dbreq_pri dbreq_nice db_env_create db_create)); 123 our @EXPORT = (@BDB_REQ, qw(dbreq_pri dbreq_nice db_env_create db_create));
90 130
91 require XSLoader; 131 require XSLoader;
92 XSLoader::load ("BDB", $VERSION); 132 XSLoader::load ("BDB", $VERSION);
93} 133}
94 134
135=head2 BERKELEYDB FUNCTIONS
136
137All of these are functions. The create functions simply return a new
138object and never block. All the remaining functions all take an optional
139callback as last argument. If it is missing, then the fucntion will be
140executed synchronously.
141
142BDB functions that cannot block (mostly functions that manipulate
143settings) are method calls on the relevant objects, so the rule of thumb
144is: if its a method, its not blocking, if its a function, it takes a
145callback as last argument.
146
147In the following, C<$int> signifies an integer return value,
148C<octetstring> is a "binary string" (i.e. a perl string with no character
149indices >255), C<U32> is an unsigned 32 bit integer, C<int> is some
150integer, C<NV> is a floating point value.
151
152The C<SV *> types are generic perl scalars (for input and output of data
153values), and the C<SV *callback> is the optional callback function to call
154when the request is completed.
155
156The various C<DB_ENV> etc. arguments are handles return by
157C<db_env_create>, C<db_create>, C<txn_begin> and so on. If they have an
158appended C<_ornull> this means they are optional and you can pass C<undef>
159for them, resulting a NULL pointer on the C level.
160
161=head3 BDB functions
162
163Functions in the BDB namespace, exported by default:
164
165 $env = db_env_create (U32 env_flags = 0)
166 flags: RPCCLIENT
167
168 db_env_open (DB_ENV *env, octetstring db_home, U32 open_flags, int mode, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
169 open_flags: INIT_CDB INIT_LOCK INIT_LOG INIT_MPOOL INIT_REP INIT_TXN RECOVER RECOVER_FATAL USE_ENVIRON USE_ENVIRON_ROOT CREATE LOCKDOWN PRIVATE REGISTER SYSTEM_MEM
170 db_env_close (DB_ENV *env, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
171 db_env_txn_checkpoint (DB_ENV *env, U32 kbyte = 0, U32 min = 0, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
172 flags: FORCE
173 db_env_lock_detect (DB_ENV *env, U32 flags = 0, U32 atype = DB_LOCK_DEFAULT, SV *dummy = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
174 atype: LOCK_DEFAULT LOCK_EXPIRE LOCK_MAXLOCKS LOCK_MAXWRITE LOCK_MINLOCKS LOCK_MINWRITE LOCK_OLDEST LOCK_RANDOM LOCK_YOUNGEST
175 db_env_memp_sync (DB_ENV *env, SV *dummy = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
176 db_env_memp_trickle (DB_ENV *env, int percent, SV *dummy = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
177
178 $db = db_create (DB_ENV *env = 0, U32 flags = 0)
179 flags: XA_CREATE
180
181 db_open (DB *db, DB_TXN_ornull *txnid, octetstring file, octetstring database, int type, U32 flags, int mode, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
182 flags: AUTO_COMMIT CREATE EXCL MULTIVERSION NOMMAP RDONLY READ_UNCOMMITTED THREAD TRUNCATE
183 db_close (DB *db, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
184 flags: DB_NOSYNC
185 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)
186 flags: FREELIST_ONLY FREE_SPACE
187 db_sync (DB *db, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
188 db_key_range (DB *db, DB_TXN_ornull *txn, SV *key, SV *key_range, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
189 db_put (DB *db, DB_TXN_ornull *txn, SV *key, SV *data, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
190 flags: APPEND NODUPDATA NOOVERWRITE
191 db_get (DB *db, DB_TXN_ornull *txn, SV *key, SV *data, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
192 flags: CONSUME CONSUME_WAIT GET_BOTH SET_RECNO MULTIPLE READ_COMMITTED READ_UNCOMMITTED RMW
193 db_pget (DB *db, DB_TXN_ornull *txn, SV *key, SV *pkey, SV *data, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
194 flags: CONSUME CONSUME_WAIT GET_BOTH SET_RECNO MULTIPLE READ_COMMITTED READ_UNCOMMITTED RMW
195 db_del (DB *db, DB_TXN_ornull *txn, SV *key, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
196 db_txn_commit (DB_TXN *txn, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
197 flags: TXN_NOSYNC TXN_SYNC
198 db_txn_abort (DB_TXN *txn, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
199
200 db_c_close (DBC *dbc, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
201 db_c_count (DBC *dbc, SV *count, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
202 db_c_put (DBC *dbc, SV *key, SV *data, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
203 flags: AFTER BEFORE CURRENT KEYFIRST KEYLAST NODUPDATA
204 db_c_get (DBC *dbc, SV *key, SV *data, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
205 flags: CURRENT FIRST GET_BOTH GET_BOTH_RANGE GET_RECNO JOIN_ITEM LAST NEXT NEXT_DUP NEXT_NODUP PREV PREV_DUP PREV_NODUP SET SET_RANGE SET_RECNO READ_UNCOMMITTED MULTIPLE MULTIPLE_KEY RMW
206 db_c_pget (DBC *dbc, SV *key, SV *pkey, SV *data, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
207 db_c_del (DBC *dbc, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
208
209 db_sequence_open (DB_SEQUENCE *seq, DB_TXN_ornull *txnid, SV *key, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
210 flags: CREATE EXCL
211 db_sequence_close (DB_SEQUENCE *seq, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
212 db_sequence_get (DB_SEQUENCE *seq, DB_TXN_ornull *txnid, int delta, SV *seq_value, U32 flags = DB_TXN_NOSYNC, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
213 flags: TXN_NOSYNC
214 db_sequence_remove (DB_SEQUENCE *seq, DB_TXN_ornull *txnid = 0, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
215 flags: TXN_NOSYNC
216
217=head4 db_txn_finish (DB_TXN *txn, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
218
219This is not actually a Berkeley DB function but a BDB module
220extension. The background for this exytension is: It is very annoying to
221have to check every single BDB function for error returns and provide a
222codepath out of your transaction. While the BDB module still makes this
223possible, it contains the following extensions:
224
225When a transaction-protected function returns any operating system
226error (errno > 0), BDB will set the C<TXN_DEADLOCK> flag on the
227transaction. This flag is also set by Berkeley DB functions themselves
228when an operation fails with LOCK_DEADLOCK, and it causes all further
229operations on that transaction (including C<db_txn_commit>) to fail.
230
231The C<db_txn_finish> request will look at this flag, and, if it is set,
232will automatically call C<db_txn_abort> (setting errno to C<LOCK_DEADLOCK>
233if it isn't set to something else yet). If it isn't set, it will call
234C<db_txn_commit> and return the error normally.
235
236How to use this? Easy: just write your transaction normally:
237
238 my $txn = $db_env->txn_begin;
239 db_get $db, $txn, "key", my $data;
240 db_put $db, $txn, "key", $data + 1 unless $! == BDB::NOTFOUND;
241 db_txn_finish $txn;
242 die "transaction failed" if $!;
243
244That is, handle only the expected errors. If something unexpected happens
245(EIO, LOCK_NOTGRANTED or a deadlock in either db_get or db_put), then the remaining
246requests (db_put in this case) will simply be skipped (they will fail with
247LOCK_DEADLOCK) and the transaction will be aborted.
248
249You can use the C<< $txn->failed >> method to check wether a transaction
250has failed in this way and abort further processing (excluding
251C<db_txn_finish>).
252
253=head3 DB_ENV/database environment methods
254
255Methods available on DB_ENV/$env handles:
256
257 DESTROY (DB_ENV_ornull *env)
258 CODE:
259 if (env)
260 env->close (env, 0);
261
262 $int = $env->set_data_dir (const char *dir)
263 $int = $env->set_tmp_dir (const char *dir)
264 $int = $env->set_lg_dir (const char *dir)
265 $int = $env->set_shm_key (long shm_key)
266 $int = $env->set_cachesize (U32 gbytes, U32 bytes, int ncache = 0)
267 $int = $env->set_flags (U32 flags, int onoff)
268 $env->set_errfile (FILE *errfile = 0)
269 $env->set_msgfile (FILE *msgfile = 0)
270 $int = $env->set_verbose (U32 which, int onoff = 1)
271 $int = $env->set_encrypt (const char *password, U32 flags = 0)
272 $int = $env->set_timeout (NV timeout_seconds, U32 flags = SET_TXN_TIMEOUT)
273 $int = $env->set_mp_max_openfd (int maxopenfd);
274 $int = $env->set_mp_max_write (int maxwrite, int maxwrite_sleep);
275 $int = $env->set_mp_mmapsize (int mmapsize_mb)
276 $int = $env->set_lk_detect (U32 detect = DB_LOCK_DEFAULT)
277 $int = $env->set_lk_max_lockers (U32 max)
278 $int = $env->set_lk_max_locks (U32 max)
279 $int = $env->set_lk_max_objects (U32 max)
280 $int = $env->set_lg_bsize (U32 max)
281 $int = $env->set_lg_max (U32 max)
282
283 $txn = $env->txn_begin (DB_TXN_ornull *parent = 0, U32 flags = 0)
284 flags: READ_COMMITTED READ_UNCOMMITTED TXN_NOSYNC TXN_NOWAIT TXN_SNAPSHOT TXN_SYNC TXN_WAIT TXN_WRITE_NOSYNC
285
286=head4 Example:
287
288 use AnyEvent;
289 use BDB;
290
291 our $FH; open $FH, "<&=" . BDB::poll_fileno;
292 our $WATCHER = AnyEvent->io (fh => $FH, poll => 'r', cb => \&BDB::poll_cb);
293
294 BDB::min_parallel 8;
295
296 my $env = db_env_create;
297
298 mkdir "bdtest", 0700;
299 db_env_open
300 $env,
301 "bdtest",
302 BDB::INIT_LOCK | BDB::INIT_LOG | BDB::INIT_MPOOL | BDB::INIT_TXN | BDB::RECOVER | BDB::USE_ENVIRON | BDB::CREATE,
303 0600;
304
305 $env->set_flags (BDB::AUTO_COMMIT | BDB::TXN_NOSYNC, 1);
306
307
308=head3 DB/database methods
309
310Methods available on DB/$db handles:
311
312 DESTROY (DB_ornull *db)
313 CODE:
314 if (db)
315 {
316 SV *env = (SV *)db->app_private;
317 db->close (db, 0);
318 SvREFCNT_dec (env);
319 }
320
321 $int = $db->set_cachesize (U32 gbytes, U32 bytes, int ncache = 0)
322 $int = $db->set_flags (U32 flags)
323 flags: CHKSUM ENCRYPT TXN_NOT_DURABLE
324 Btree: DUP DUPSORT RECNUM REVSPLITOFF
325 Hash: DUP DUPSORT
326 Queue: INORDER
327 Recno: RENUMBER SNAPSHOT
328
329 $int = $db->set_encrypt (const char *password, U32 flags)
330 $int = $db->set_lorder (int lorder)
331 $int = $db->set_bt_minkey (U32 minkey)
332 $int = $db->set_re_delim (int delim)
333 $int = $db->set_re_pad (int re_pad)
334 $int = $db->set_re_source (char *source)
335 $int = $db->set_re_len (U32 re_len)
336 $int = $db->set_h_ffactor (U32 h_ffactor)
337 $int = $db->set_h_nelem (U32 h_nelem)
338 $int = $db->set_q_extentsize (U32 extentsize)
339
340 $dbc = $db->cursor (DB_TXN_ornull *txn = 0, U32 flags = 0)
341 flags: READ_COMMITTED READ_UNCOMMITTED WRITECURSOR TXN_SNAPSHOT
342 $seq = $db->sequence (U32 flags = 0)
343
344=head4 Example:
345
346 my $db = db_create $env;
347 db_open $db, undef, "table", undef, BDB::BTREE, BDB::AUTO_COMMIT | BDB::CREATE | BDB::READ_UNCOMMITTED, 0600;
348
349 for (1..1000) {
350 db_put $db, undef, "key $_", "data $_";
351
352 db_key_range $db, undef, "key $_", my $keyrange;
353 my ($lt, $eq, $gt) = @$keyrange;
354 }
355
356 db_del $db, undef, "key $_" for 1..1000;
357
358 db_sync $db;
359
360
361=head3 DB_TXN/transaction methods
362
363Methods available on DB_TXN/$txn handles:
364
365 DESTROY (DB_TXN_ornull *txn)
366 CODE:
367 if (txn)
368 txn->abort (txn);
369
370 $int = $txn->set_timeout (NV timeout_seconds, U32 flags = SET_TXN_TIMEOUT)
371 flags: SET_LOCK_TIMEOUT SET_TXN_TIMEOUT
372
373 $bool = $txn->failed
374 # see db_txn_finish documentation, above
375
376
377=head3 DBC/cursor methods
378
379Methods available on DBC/$dbc handles:
380
381 DESTROY (DBC_ornull *dbc)
382 CODE:
383 if (dbc)
384 dbc->c_close (dbc);
385
386=head4 Example:
387
388 my $c = $db->cursor;
389
390 for (;;) {
391 db_c_get $c, my $key, my $data, BDB::NEXT;
392 warn "<$!,$key,$data>";
393 last if $!;
394 }
395
396 db_c_close $c;
397
398
399=head3 DB_SEQUENCE/sequence methods
400
401Methods available on DB_SEQUENCE/$seq handles:
402
403 DESTROY (DB_SEQUENCE_ornull *seq)
404 CODE:
405 if (seq)
406 seq->close (seq, 0);
407
408 $int = $seq->initial_value (db_seq_t value)
409 $int = $seq->set_cachesize (U32 size)
410 $int = $seq->set_flags (U32 flags)
411 flags: SEQ_DEC SEQ_INC SEQ_WRAP
412 $int = $seq->set_range (db_seq_t min, db_seq_t max)
413
414=head4 Example:
415
416 my $seq = $db->sequence;
417
418 db_sequence_open $seq, undef, "seq", BDB::CREATE;
419 db_sequence_get $seq, undef, 1, my $value;
420
421
95=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS 422=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
96 423
97=head3 EVENT PROCESSING AND EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION 424=head3 EVENT PROCESSING AND EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION
98 425
99=over 4 426=over 4
143interactiveness when perl is not fast enough to process all requests in 470interactiveness when perl is not fast enough to process all requests in
144time. 471time.
145 472
146For interactive programs, values such as C<0.01> to C<0.1> should be fine. 473For interactive programs, values such as C<0.01> to C<0.1> should be fine.
147 474
148Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls 475Example: Install an EV watcher that automatically calls
149BDB::poll_cb with low priority, to ensure that other parts of the 476BDB::poll_cb with low priority, to ensure that other parts of the
150program get the CPU sometimes even under high AIO load. 477program get the CPU sometimes even under high load.
151 478
152 # try not to spend much more than 0.1s in poll_cb 479 # try not to spend much more than 0.1s in poll_cb
153 BDB::max_poll_time 0.1; 480 BDB::max_poll_time 0.1;
154 481
155 # use a low priority so other tasks have priority 482 my $bdb_poll = EV::io BDB::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&BDB::poll_cb);
156 Event->io (fd => BDB::poll_fileno,
157 poll => 'r', nice => 1,
158 cb => &BDB::poll_cb);
159 483
160=item BDB::poll_wait 484=item BDB::poll_wait
161 485
162If there are any outstanding requests and none of them in the result 486If there are any outstanding requests and none of them in the result
163phase, wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply 487phase, wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply
175 499
176 BDB::poll_wait, BDB::poll_cb 500 BDB::poll_wait, BDB::poll_cb
177 501
178=item BDB::flush 502=item BDB::flush
179 503
180Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled. 504Wait till all outstanding BDB requests have been handled.
181 505
182Strictly equivalent to: 506Strictly equivalent to:
183 507
184 BDB::poll_wait, BDB::poll_cb 508 BDB::poll_wait, BDB::poll_cb
185 while BDB::nreqs; 509 while BDB::nreqs;
186 510
511=back
512
187=head3 CONTROLLING THE NUMBER OF THREADS 513=head3 CONTROLLING THE NUMBER OF THREADS
188 514
515=over 4
516
189=item BDB::min_parallel $nthreads 517=item BDB::min_parallel $nthreads
190 518
191Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current 519Set the minimum number of BDB threads to C<$nthreads>. The current
192default is C<8>, which means eight asynchronous operations can execute 520default is C<8>, which means eight asynchronous operations can execute
193concurrently at any one time (the number of outstanding requests, 521concurrently at any one time (the number of outstanding requests,
194however, is unlimited). 522however, is unlimited).
195 523
196BDB starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and 524BDB starts threads only on demand, when an BDB request is queued and
197no free thread exists. Please note that queueing up a hundred requests can 525no free thread exists. Please note that queueing up a hundred requests can
198create demand for a hundred threads, even if it turns out that everything 526create demand for a hundred threads, even if it turns out that everything
199is in the cache and could have been processed faster by a single thread. 527is in the cache and could have been processed faster by a single thread.
200 528
201It is recommended to keep the number of threads relatively low, as some 529It is recommended to keep the number of threads relatively low, as some
206Under most circumstances you don't need to call this function, as the 534Under most circumstances you don't need to call this function, as the
207module selects a default that is suitable for low to moderate load. 535module selects a default that is suitable for low to moderate load.
208 536
209=item BDB::max_parallel $nthreads 537=item BDB::max_parallel $nthreads
210 538
211Sets the maximum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. If more than the 539Sets the maximum number of BDB threads to C<$nthreads>. If more than the
212specified number of threads are currently running, this function kills 540specified number of threads are currently running, this function kills
213them. This function blocks until the limit is reached. 541them. This function blocks until the limit is reached.
214 542
215While C<$nthreads> are zero, aio requests get queued but not executed 543While C<$nthreads> are zero, aio requests get queued but not executed
216until the number of threads has been increased again. 544until the number of threads has been increased again.
319 647
320=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR 648=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR
321 649
322This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks: 650This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks:
323 651
324Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests 652Before the fork, BDB enters a quiescent state where no requests
325can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After 653can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After
326the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues 654the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues
327request/result processing, while the child frees the request/result queue 655request/result processing, while the child frees the request/result queue
328(so that the requests started before the fork will only be handled in the 656(so that the requests started before the fork will only be handled in the
329parent). Threads will be started on demand until the limit set in the 657parent). Threads will be started on demand until the limit set in the
330parent process has been reached again. 658parent process has been reached again.
331 659
332In short: the parent will, after a short pause, continue as if fork had 660In short: the parent will, after a short pause, continue as if fork had
333not been called, while the child will act as if IO::AIO has not been used 661not been called, while the child will act as if BDB has not been used
334yet. 662yet.
335 663
336=head2 MEMORY USAGE 664=head2 MEMORY USAGE
337 665
338Per-request usage: 666Per-request usage:
341bytes of memory. In addition, stat requests need a stat buffer (possibly 669bytes of memory. In addition, stat requests need a stat buffer (possibly
342a few hundred bytes), readdir requires a result buffer and so on. Perl 670a few hundred bytes), readdir requires a result buffer and so on. Perl
343scalars and other data passed into aio requests will also be locked and 671scalars and other data passed into aio requests will also be locked and
344will consume memory till the request has entered the done state. 672will consume memory till the request has entered the done state.
345 673
346This is now awfully much, so queuing lots of requests is not usually a 674This is not awfully much, so queuing lots of requests is not usually a
347problem. 675problem.
348 676
349Per-thread usage: 677Per-thread usage:
350 678
351In the execution phase, some aio requests require more memory for 679In the execution phase, some aio requests require more memory for
352temporary buffers, and each thread requires a stack and other data 680temporary buffers, and each thread requires a stack and other data
353structures (usually around 16k-128k, depending on the OS). 681structures (usually around 16k-128k, depending on the OS).
354 682
355=head1 KNOWN BUGS 683=head1 KNOWN BUGS
356 684
357Known bugs will be fixed in the next release. 685Known bugs will be fixed in the next release, except:
686
687 If you use a transaction in any request, and the request returns
688 with an operating system error or DB_LOCK_NOTGRANTED, the internal
689 TXN_DEADLOCK flag will be set on the transaction. See C<db_txn_finish>,
690 above.
358 691
359=head1 SEE ALSO 692=head1 SEE ALSO
360 693
361L<Coro::AIO>. 694L<Coro::BDB>, L<IO::AIO>.
362 695
363=head1 AUTHOR 696=head1 AUTHOR
364 697
365 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> 698 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
366 http://home.schmorp.de/ 699 http://home.schmorp.de/

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