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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 # when you also use Coro, management is easy:
30 use Coro::BDB;
31
32 # automatic event loop intergration with AnyEvent:
33 use AnyEvent::BDB;
34
35 # automatic result processing with EV:
36 my $WATCHER = EV::io BDB::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&BDB::poll_cb;
37
38 # with Glib:
39 add_watch Glib::IO BDB::poll_fileno,
40 in => sub { BDB::poll_cb; 1 };
41
42 # or simply flush manually
43 BDB::flush;
44
8 45
9=head1 DESCRIPTION 46=head1 DESCRIPTION
10 47
11See the BerkeleyDB documentation (L<http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/berkeley-db/db/index.html>). 48See 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). 49The BDB API is very similar to the C API (the translation has been very faithful).
71no warnings; 108no warnings;
72use strict 'vars'; 109use strict 'vars';
73 110
74use base 'Exporter'; 111use base 'Exporter';
75 112
113our $VERSION;
114
76BEGIN { 115BEGIN {
77 our $VERSION = '1.2'; 116 $VERSION = '1.81';
78 117
79 our @BDB_REQ = qw( 118 our @BDB_REQ = qw(
80 db_env_open db_env_close db_env_txn_checkpoint db_env_lock_detect 119 db_env_open db_env_close db_env_txn_checkpoint db_env_lock_detect
81 db_env_memp_sync db_env_memp_trickle 120 db_env_memp_sync db_env_memp_trickle db_env_dbrename db_env_dbremove
82 db_open db_close db_compact db_sync db_put db_get db_pget db_del db_key_range 121 db_open db_close db_compact db_sync db_upgrade
122 db_put db_exists db_get db_pget db_del db_key_range
83 db_txn_commit db_txn_abort db_txn_finish 123 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 124 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 125 db_sequence_open db_sequence_close
86 db_sequence_get db_sequence_remove 126 db_sequence_get db_sequence_remove
87 ); 127 );
95 135
96 require XSLoader; 136 require XSLoader;
97 XSLoader::load ("BDB", $VERSION); 137 XSLoader::load ("BDB", $VERSION);
98} 138}
99 139
140=head2 WIN32 FILENAMES/DATABASE NAME MESS
141
142Perl on Win32 supports only ASCII filenames (the reason is that it abuses
143an internal flag to store wether a filename is Unicode or ANSI, but that
144flag is used for somethign else in the perl core, so there is no way to
145detect wether a filename is ANSI or Unicode-encoded). The BDB module
146tries to work around this issue by assuming that the filename is an ANSI
147filename and BDB was built for unicode support.
148
100=head2 BERKELEYDB FUNCTIONS 149=head2 BERKELEYDB FUNCTIONS
101 150
102All of these are functions. The create functions simply return a new 151All of these are functions. The create functions simply return a new
103object and never block. All the remaining functions all take an optional 152object and never block. All the remaining functions take an optional
104callback as last argument. If it is missing, then the fucntion will be 153callback as last argument. If it is missing, then the function will be
105executed synchronously. 154executed synchronously. In both cases, C<$!> will reflect the return value
155of the function.
106 156
107BDB functions that cannot block (mostly functions that manipulate 157BDB functions that cannot block (mostly functions that manipulate
108settings) are method calls on the relevant objects, so the rule of thumb 158settings) 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 159is: if it's a method, it's not blocking, if it's a function, it takes a
110callback as last argument. 160callback as last argument.
111 161
112In the following, C<$int> signifies an integer return value, 162In the following, C<$int> signifies an integer return value,
113C<octetstring> is a "binary string" (i.e. a perl string with no character 163C<bdb_filename> is a "filename" (octets on unix, madness on windows),
114indices >255), C<U32> is an unsigned 32 bit integer, C<int> is some 164C<U32> is an unsigned 32 bit integer, C<int> is some integer, C<NV> is a
115integer, C<NV> is a floating point value. 165floating point value.
116 166
117The C<SV *> types are generic perl scalars (for input and output of data 167Most C<SV *> types are generic perl scalars (for input and output of data
118values), and the C<SV *callback> is the optional callback function to call 168values).
119when the request is completed.
120 169
121The various C<DB_ENV> etc. arguments are handles return by 170The various C<DB_ENV> etc. arguments are handles return by
122C<db_env_create>, C<db_create>, C<txn_begin> and so on. If they have an 171C<db_env_create>, C<db_create>, C<txn_begin> and so on. If they have an
123appended C<_ornull> this means they are optional and you can pass C<undef> 172appended C<_ornull> this means they are optional and you can pass C<undef>
124for them, resulting a NULL pointer on the C level. 173for them, resulting a NULL pointer on the C level.
125 174
175The C<SV *callback> is the optional callback function to call when the
176request is completed. This last callback argument is special: the callback
177is simply the last argument passed. If there are "optional" arguments
178before the callback they can be left out. The callback itself can be left
179out or specified as C<undef>, in which case the function will be executed
180synchronously.
181
182For example, C<db_env_txn_checkpoint> usually is called with all integer
183arguments zero. These can be left out, so all of these specify a call
184to C<< DB_ENV->txn_checkpoint >>, to be executed asynchronously with a
185callback to be called:
186
187 db_env_txn_checkpoint $db_env, 0, 0, 0, sub { };
188 db_env_txn_checkpoint $db_env, 0, 0, sub { };
189 db_env_txn_checkpoint $db_env, sub { };
190
191While these all specify a call to C<< DB_ENV->txn_checkpoint >> to be
192executed synchronously:
193
194 db_env_txn_checkpoint $db_env, 0, 0, 0, undef;
195 db_env_txn_checkpoint $db_env, 0, 0, 0;
196 db_env_txn_checkpoint $db_env, 0;
197
126=head3 BDB functions 198=head3 BDB functions
127 199
128Functions in the BDB namespace, exported by default: 200Functions in the BDB namespace, exported by default:
129 201
130 $env = db_env_create (U32 env_flags = 0) 202 $env = db_env_create (U32 env_flags = 0)
131 flags: RPCCLIENT 203 flags: RPCCLIENT
132 204
133 db_env_open (DB_ENV *env, octetstring db_home, U32 open_flags, int mode, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef) 205 db_env_open (DB_ENV *env, bdb_filename db_home, U32 open_flags, int mode, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
134 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 206 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
135 db_env_close (DB_ENV *env, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef) 207 db_env_close (DB_ENV *env, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
136 db_env_txn_checkpoint (DB_ENV *env, U32 kbyte = 0, U32 min = 0, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef) 208 db_env_txn_checkpoint (DB_ENV *env, U32 kbyte = 0, U32 min = 0, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
137 flags: FORCE 209 flags: FORCE
138 db_env_lock_detect (DB_ENV *env, U32 flags = 0, U32 atype = DB_LOCK_DEFAULT, SV *dummy = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef) 210 db_env_lock_detect (DB_ENV *env, U32 flags = 0, U32 atype = DB_LOCK_DEFAULT, SV *dummy = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
139 atype: LOCK_DEFAULT LOCK_EXPIRE LOCK_MAXLOCKS LOCK_MAXWRITE LOCK_MINLOCKS LOCK_MINWRITE LOCK_OLDEST LOCK_RANDOM LOCK_YOUNGEST 211 atype: LOCK_DEFAULT LOCK_EXPIRE LOCK_MAXLOCKS LOCK_MAXWRITE LOCK_MINLOCKS LOCK_MINWRITE LOCK_OLDEST LOCK_RANDOM LOCK_YOUNGEST
140 db_env_memp_sync (DB_ENV *env, SV *dummy = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef) 212 db_env_memp_sync (DB_ENV *env, SV *dummy = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
141 db_env_memp_trickle (DB_ENV *env, int percent, SV *dummy = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef) 213 db_env_memp_trickle (DB_ENV *env, int percent, SV *dummy = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
214 db_env_dbremove (DB_ENV *env, DB_TXN_ornull *txnid, bdb_filename file, bdb_filename database, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
215 db_env_dbrename (DB_ENV *env, DB_TXN_ornull *txnid, bdb_filename file, bdb_filename database, bdb_filename newname, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
142 216
143 $db = db_create (DB_ENV *env = 0, U32 flags = 0) 217 $db = db_create (DB_ENV *env = 0, U32 flags = 0)
144 flags: XA_CREATE 218 flags: XA_CREATE
145 219
146 db_open (DB *db, DB_TXN_ornull *txnid, octetstring file, octetstring database, int type, U32 flags, int mode, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef) 220 db_open (DB *db, DB_TXN_ornull *txnid, bdb_filename file, bdb_filename 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 221 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) 222 db_close (DB *db, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
149 flags: DB_NOSYNC 223 flags: DB_NOSYNC
224 db_upgrade (DB *db, bdb_filename 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) 225 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 226 flags: FREELIST_ONLY FREE_SPACE
152 db_sync (DB *db, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef) 227 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) 228 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) 229 db_put (DB *db, DB_TXN_ornull *txn, SV *key, SV *data, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
155 flags: APPEND NODUPDATA NOOVERWRITE 230 flags: APPEND NODUPDATA NOOVERWRITE
231 db_exists (DB *db, DB_TXN_ornull *txn, SV *key, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = 0) (v4.6)
156 db_get (DB *db, DB_TXN_ornull *txn, SV *key, SV *data, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef) 232 db_get (DB *db, DB_TXN_ornull *txn, SV *key, SV *data, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
157 flags: CONSUME CONSUME_WAIT GET_BOTH SET_RECNO MULTIPLE READ_COMMITTED READ_UNCOMMITTED RMW 233 flags: CONSUME CONSUME_WAIT GET_BOTH SET_RECNO MULTIPLE READ_COMMITTED READ_UNCOMMITTED RMW
158 db_pget (DB *db, DB_TXN_ornull *txn, SV *key, SV *pkey, SV *data, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef) 234 db_pget (DB *db, DB_TXN_ornull *txn, SV *key, SV *pkey, SV *data, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
159 flags: CONSUME CONSUME_WAIT GET_BOTH SET_RECNO MULTIPLE READ_COMMITTED READ_UNCOMMITTED RMW 235 flags: CONSUME CONSUME_WAIT GET_BOTH SET_RECNO MULTIPLE READ_COMMITTED READ_UNCOMMITTED RMW
160 db_del (DB *db, DB_TXN_ornull *txn, SV *key, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef) 236 db_del (DB *db, DB_TXN_ornull *txn, SV *key, U32 flags = 0, SV *callback = &PL_sv_undef)
227 $int = $env->set_data_dir (const char *dir) 303 $int = $env->set_data_dir (const char *dir)
228 $int = $env->set_tmp_dir (const char *dir) 304 $int = $env->set_tmp_dir (const char *dir)
229 $int = $env->set_lg_dir (const char *dir) 305 $int = $env->set_lg_dir (const char *dir)
230 $int = $env->set_shm_key (long shm_key) 306 $int = $env->set_shm_key (long shm_key)
231 $int = $env->set_cachesize (U32 gbytes, U32 bytes, int ncache = 0) 307 $int = $env->set_cachesize (U32 gbytes, U32 bytes, int ncache = 0)
232 $int = $env->set_flags (U32 flags, int onoff) 308 $int = $env->set_flags (U32 flags, int onoff = 1)
309 $int = $env->log_set_config (U32 flags, int onoff = 1) (v4.7)
310 $int = $env->set_intermediate_dir_mode (const char *modestring) (v4.7)
233 $env->set_errfile (FILE *errfile = 0) 311 $env->set_errfile (FILE *errfile = 0)
234 $env->set_msgfile (FILE *msgfile = 0) 312 $env->set_msgfile (FILE *msgfile = 0)
235 $int = $env->set_verbose (U32 which, int onoff = 1) 313 $int = $env->set_verbose (U32 which, int onoff = 1)
236 $int = $env->set_encrypt (const char *password, U32 flags = 0) 314 $int = $env->set_encrypt (const char *password, U32 flags = 0)
237 $int = $env->set_timeout (NV timeout_seconds, U32 flags = SET_TXN_TIMEOUT) 315 $int = $env->set_timeout (NV timeout_seconds, U32 flags = SET_TXN_TIMEOUT)
242 $int = $env->set_lk_max_lockers (U32 max) 320 $int = $env->set_lk_max_lockers (U32 max)
243 $int = $env->set_lk_max_locks (U32 max) 321 $int = $env->set_lk_max_locks (U32 max)
244 $int = $env->set_lk_max_objects (U32 max) 322 $int = $env->set_lk_max_objects (U32 max)
245 $int = $env->set_lg_bsize (U32 max) 323 $int = $env->set_lg_bsize (U32 max)
246 $int = $env->set_lg_max (U32 max) 324 $int = $env->set_lg_max (U32 max)
325 $int = $env->mutex_set_increment (U32 increment)
326 $int = $env->mutex_set_tas_spins (U32 tas_spins)
327 $int = $env->mutex_set_max (U32 max)
328 $int = $env->mutex_set_align (U32 align)
247 329
248 $txn = $env->txn_begin (DB_TXN_ornull *parent = 0, U32 flags = 0) 330 $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 331 flags: READ_COMMITTED READ_UNCOMMITTED TXN_NOSYNC TXN_NOWAIT TXN_SNAPSHOT TXN_SYNC TXN_WAIT TXN_WRITE_NOSYNC
332 $txn = $env->cdsgroup_begin; (v4.5)
250 333
251=head4 Example: 334=head4 Example:
252 335
253 use AnyEvent; 336 use AnyEvent;
254 use BDB; 337 use BDB;
346 DESTROY (DBC_ornull *dbc) 429 DESTROY (DBC_ornull *dbc)
347 CODE: 430 CODE:
348 if (dbc) 431 if (dbc)
349 dbc->c_close (dbc); 432 dbc->c_close (dbc);
350 433
434 $int = $cursor->set_priority ($priority = PRIORITY_*) (v4.6)
435
351=head4 Example: 436=head4 Example:
352 437
353 my $c = $db->cursor; 438 my $c = $db->cursor;
354 439
355 for (;;) { 440 for (;;) {
388 473
389=head3 EVENT PROCESSING AND EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION 474=head3 EVENT PROCESSING AND EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION
390 475
391=over 4 476=over 4
392 477
478=item $msg = BDB::strerror [$errno]
479
480Returns the string corresponding to the given errno value. If no argument
481is given, use C<$!>.
482
483Note that the BDB module also patches the C<$!> variable directly, so you
484should be able to get a bdb error string by simply stringifying C<$!>.
485
393=item $fileno = BDB::poll_fileno 486=item $fileno = BDB::poll_fileno
394 487
395Return the I<request result pipe file descriptor>. This filehandle must be 488Return the I<request result pipe file descriptor>. This filehandle must be
396polled for reading by some mechanism outside this module (e.g. Event or 489polled 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 490select, see below or the SYNOPSIS). If the pipe becomes readable you have
435interactiveness when perl is not fast enough to process all requests in 528interactiveness when perl is not fast enough to process all requests in
436time. 529time.
437 530
438For interactive programs, values such as C<0.01> to C<0.1> should be fine. 531For interactive programs, values such as C<0.01> to C<0.1> should be fine.
439 532
440Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls 533Example: Install an EV watcher that automatically calls
441BDB::poll_cb with low priority, to ensure that other parts of the 534BDB::poll_cb with low priority, to ensure that other parts of the
442program get the CPU sometimes even under high AIO load. 535program get the CPU sometimes even under high load.
443 536
444 # try not to spend much more than 0.1s in poll_cb 537 # try not to spend much more than 0.1s in poll_cb
445 BDB::max_poll_time 0.1; 538 BDB::max_poll_time 0.1;
446 539
447 # use a low priority so other tasks have priority 540 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);
451 541
452=item BDB::poll_wait 542=item BDB::poll_wait
453 543
454If there are any outstanding requests and none of them in the result 544If there are any outstanding requests and none of them in the result
455phase, wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply 545phase, wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply
467 557
468 BDB::poll_wait, BDB::poll_cb 558 BDB::poll_wait, BDB::poll_cb
469 559
470=item BDB::flush 560=item BDB::flush
471 561
472Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled. 562Wait till all outstanding BDB requests have been handled.
473 563
474Strictly equivalent to: 564Strictly equivalent to:
475 565
476 BDB::poll_wait, BDB::poll_cb 566 BDB::poll_wait, BDB::poll_cb
477 while BDB::nreqs; 567 while BDB::nreqs;
478 568
479=back 569=back
480 570
571=head3 VERSION CHECKING
572
573BerkeleyDB comes in various versions, many of them have minor
574incompatibilities. This means that traditional "at least version x.x"
575checks are often not sufficient.
576
577Example: set the log_autoremove option in a way compatible with <v4.7 and
578v4.7. Note the use of & on the constants to avoid triggering a compiletime
579bug when the symbol isn't available.
580
581 $DB_ENV->set_flags (&BDB::LOG_AUTOREMOVE ) if BDB::VERSION v0, v4.7;
582 $DB_ENV->log_set_config (&BDB::LOG_AUTO_REMOVE) if BDB::VERSION v4.7;
583
584=over 4
585
586=item BDB::VERSION
587
588The C<BDB::VERSION> function, when called without arguments, returns the
589Berkeley DB version as a v-string (usually with 3 components). You should
590use C<lt> and C<ge> operators exclusively to make comparisons.
591
592Example: check for at least version 4.7.
593
594 BDB::VERSION ge v4.7 or die;
595
596=item BDB::VERSION min-version
597
598Returns true if the BDB version is at least the given version (specified
599as a v-string), false otherwise.
600
601Example: check for at least version 4.5.
602
603 BDB::VERSION v4.7 or die;
604
605=item BDB::VERSION min-version, max-version
606
607Returns true of the BDB version is at least version C<min-version> (specify C<undef> or C<v0> for any minimum version)
608and less then C<max-version>.
609
610Example: check wether version is strictly less then v4.7.
611
612 BDB::VERSION v0, v4.7
613 or die "version 4.7 is not yet supported";
614
615=back
616
617=cut
618
619sub VERSION {
620 # I was dumb enough to override the VERSION method here, so let's try
621 # to fix it up.
622
623 if ($_[0] eq __PACKAGE__) {
624 $VERSION
625 } else {
626 if (@_ > 0) {
627 return undef if VERSION_v lt $_[0];
628 if (@_ > 1) {
629 return undef if VERSION_v ge $_[1];
630 }
631 }
632
633 VERSION_v
634 }
635}
636
481=head3 CONTROLLING THE NUMBER OF THREADS 637=head3 CONTROLLING THE NUMBER OF THREADS
482 638
483=over 4 639=over 4
484 640
485=item BDB::min_parallel $nthreads 641=item BDB::min_parallel $nthreads
486 642
487Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current 643Set the minimum number of BDB threads to C<$nthreads>. The current
488default is C<8>, which means eight asynchronous operations can execute 644default is C<8>, which means eight asynchronous operations can execute
489concurrently at any one time (the number of outstanding requests, 645concurrently at any one time (the number of outstanding requests,
490however, is unlimited). 646however, is unlimited).
491 647
492BDB starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and 648BDB 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 649no 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 650create 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. 651is in the cache and could have been processed faster by a single thread.
496 652
497It is recommended to keep the number of threads relatively low, as some 653It 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 658Under most circumstances you don't need to call this function, as the
503module selects a default that is suitable for low to moderate load. 659module selects a default that is suitable for low to moderate load.
504 660
505=item BDB::max_parallel $nthreads 661=item BDB::max_parallel $nthreads
506 662
507Sets the maximum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. If more than the 663Sets the maximum number of BDB threads to C<$nthreads>. If more than the
508specified number of threads are currently running, this function kills 664specified number of threads are currently running, this function kills
509them. This function blocks until the limit is reached. 665them. This function blocks until the limit is reached.
510 666
511While C<$nthreads> are zero, aio requests get queued but not executed 667While C<$nthreads> are zero, aio requests get queued but not executed
512until the number of threads has been increased again. 668until the number of threads has been increased again.
547 703
548You can still queue as many requests as you want. Therefore, 704You can still queue as many requests as you want. Therefore,
549C<max_oustsanding> is mainly useful in simple scripts (with low values) or 705C<max_oustsanding> is mainly useful in simple scripts (with low values) or
550as a stop gap to shield against fatal memory overflow (with large values). 706as a stop gap to shield against fatal memory overflow (with large values).
551 707
552=item BDB::set_sync_prepare $cb 708=item $old_cb = BDB::set_sync_prepare $cb
553 709
554Sets a callback that is called whenever a request is created without an 710Sets a callback that is called whenever a request is created without an
555explicit callback. It has to return two code references. The first is used 711explicit callback. It has to return two code references. The first is used
556as the request callback, and the second is called to wait until the first 712as the request callback (it should save the return status), and the second
557callback has been called. The default implementation works like this: 713is called to wait until the first callback has been called (it must set
714C<$!> to the return status).
715
716This mechanism can be used to include BDB into other event mechanisms,
717such as L<Coro::BDB>.
718
719To allow other, callback-based, events to be executed while callback-less
720ones are run, you could use this sync prepare function:
558 721
559 sub { 722 sub {
560 my $status; 723 my $status;
561 ( 724 (
562 sub { $status = $! }, 725 sub { $status = $! },
563 sub { BDB::poll while !defined $status; $! = $status }, 726 sub { BDB::poll while !defined $status; $! = $status },
564 ) 727 )
565 } 728 }
566 729
730It works by polling for results till the request has finished and then
731sets C<$!> to the return value. This means that if you don't use a
732callback, BDB would simply fall back to synchronous operations.
733
734By default, or if the sync prepare function is set to C<undef>, is to
735execute callback-less BDB requests in the foreground thread, setting C<$!>
736to the return value, without polling for other events.
737
567=back 738=back
568 739
569=head3 STATISTICAL INFORMATION 740=head3 STATISTICAL INFORMATION
570 741
571=over 4 742=over 4
592 763
593=back 764=back
594 765
595=cut 766=cut
596 767
597set_sync_prepare { 768set_sync_prepare (undef);
598 my $status;
599 (
600 sub {
601 $status = $!;
602 },
603 sub {
604 BDB::poll while !defined $status;
605 $! = $status;
606 },
607 )
608};
609 769
610min_parallel 8; 770min_parallel 8;
611 771
612END { flush } 772END { flush }
613 773
615 775
616=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR 776=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR
617 777
618This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks: 778This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks:
619 779
620Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests 780Before the fork, BDB enters a quiescent state where no requests
621can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After 781can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After
622the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues 782the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues
623request/result processing, while the child frees the request/result queue 783request/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 784(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 785parent). Threads will be started on demand until the limit set in the
626parent process has been reached again. 786parent process has been reached again.
627 787
628In short: the parent will, after a short pause, continue as if fork had 788In 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 789not been called, while the child will act as if BDB has not been used
630yet. 790yet.
791
792Win32 note: there is no fork on win32, and perls emulation of it is too
793broken to be supported, so do not use BDB in a windows pseudo-fork, better
794yet, switch to a more capable platform.
631 795
632=head2 MEMORY USAGE 796=head2 MEMORY USAGE
633 797
634Per-request usage: 798Per-request usage:
635 799
657 TXN_DEADLOCK flag will be set on the transaction. See C<db_txn_finish>, 821 TXN_DEADLOCK flag will be set on the transaction. See C<db_txn_finish>,
658 above. 822 above.
659 823
660=head1 SEE ALSO 824=head1 SEE ALSO
661 825
662L<Coro::AIO>. 826L<AnyEvent::BDB> (event loop integration), L<Coro::BDB> (more natural
827syntax), L<IO::AIO> (nice to have).
663 828
664=head1 AUTHOR 829=head1 AUTHOR
665 830
666 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> 831 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
667 http://home.schmorp.de/ 832 http://home.schmorp.de/

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