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4 | TODO: maybe implement a default message channel, very much like Erlang's |
4 | TODO: maybe implement a default message channel, very much like Erlang's |
5 | actor model (which is cool in a lot of important aspects (failures!), |
5 | actor model (which is cool in a lot of important aspects (failures!), |
6 | but very lacking in others (higher level ipc)). |
6 | but very lacking in others (higher level ipc)). |
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8 | TODO: testcancel |
8 | TODO: testcancel |
9 | TODO: aio |
9 | TODO: guard as SLF - to avoid deadlocks. |
10 | TODO: Coro::Semaphore |
10 | - avoid deadlock in Coro::Channel if maxsize == 1 (Richard Hundt). |
11 | TODO: trow disturbs cleanup path inside pp_slf? |
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12 | TODO: throw special-case in transfer? |
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13 | TODO: document throw limitations |
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14 | 5.0 |
12 | 5.0 |
15 | - NEW ARCHITECTURE: use the latest 4.x version if you experience |
13 | - NEW ARCHITECTURE: use the latest 4.x version if you experience |
16 | stability issues. |
14 | stability issues. |
17 | - bump API version to 7 - all dependents must be recompiled. |
15 | - bump API version to 7 - all dependents must be recompiled. |
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16 | - removed timed_* functions - they were not being used anyways |
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17 | and should be replaced by a more generic mechanism - |
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18 | and were annoying to support anyways :) |
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19 | - removed SemaphoreSet's waiter method - use sem instead. |
18 | - Coro::Semaphore->adjust didn't correctly wake up enough waiters. |
20 | - Coro::Semaphore->adjust didn't correctly wake up enough waiters. |
19 | - async_pool did free a scalar value twice |
21 | - async_pool did free a scalar value twice |
20 | ("Attempt to unreference..."). |
22 | ("Attempt to unreference..."). |
21 | - fix a longstanding bug where calling terminate on a coro that |
23 | - fix a longstanding bug where calling terminate on a coro that |
22 | was waiting for a semaphore that was just becoming available |
24 | was waiting for a semaphore that was just becoming available |
23 | would cause a deadlock (semaphore would get into a state where |
25 | would cause a deadlock (semaphore would get into a state where |
24 | it was available but waiters were waiting(. |
26 | it was available but waiters were still blocked). |
25 | - avoid deadlock in Coro::Channel if maxsize == 1 (Richard Hundt). |
27 | - calling throw on a coroutine that is waiting for a semaphore will |
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28 | no longer make it acquire the semaphore (and thus leak a count). |
26 | - perl's process emulation is now not even theoretically supported |
29 | - perl's process emulation is now not even theoretically supported |
27 | anymore. |
30 | anymore. |
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31 | - new functions Coro::rouse_cb and Coro::rouse_wait. |
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32 | - new function Coro::Semaphore::wait. |
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33 | - use named constants in Coro::Channel (Richard Hundt). |
28 | - directly patch the entersub opcode calling SLF functions (cede, |
34 | - directly patch the entersub opcode calling SLF functions (cede, |
29 | transfer and so on). this does speed up context switching, but |
35 | transfer and so on). this does speed up context switching, but |
30 | more importanly, it frees us from the hardcoded behaviour of |
36 | more importanly, it frees us from the hardcoded behaviour of |
31 | entersub, so we might actually be able to return something from |
37 | entersub, so we might actually be able to return something from |
32 | those functions and atcually create new ones. |
38 | those functions and atcually create new ones. |
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35 | as "threaded" perls are running at half speed anyways). |
41 | as "threaded" perls are running at half speed anyways). |
36 | - implement execute_slf (schedule-like-function) interface that makes |
42 | - implement execute_slf (schedule-like-function) interface that makes |
37 | it possible to implement schedule-like-functions in XS. |
43 | it possible to implement schedule-like-functions in XS. |
38 | - use new SLF interface to massively speed up Coro::EV by roughly a |
44 | - use new SLF interface to massively speed up Coro::EV by roughly a |
39 | factor of two. |
45 | factor of two. |
40 | - removed timed_down and timed_guard functions - they were not being |
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41 | used anyways and should be replaced by a more generic mechanism - |
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42 | and were annoying to support anyways :) |
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43 | - used new SLF interface to massively speed up Coro::Semaphore by a |
46 | - used new SLF interface to massively speed up Coro::Semaphore by a |
44 | factor of three. |
47 | factor of three. |
45 | - used new SLF interface to speed up Coro::AIO by roughly a factor of |
48 | - used new SLF interface to speed up Coro::AIO by roughly a factor of |
46 | four and reduce its memory usage considerably. |
49 | four and reduce its memory usage considerably. |
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50 | - implement Coro::SemaphoreSet purely in terms of Coro::Semaphore, |
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51 | for a nice speedup and vastly more correct behaviour. Also implement |
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52 | a new method "sem" to get at the underlying semaphore object. |
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53 | - implement Coro::Channel in terms of Coro::Semaphore, for a moderate |
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54 | (in comparison) 20-40% speedup. |
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55 | - used new SLF interface to reimplement Coro::Signal gaining |
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56 | some unknown (because I was too lazy), but certain, speedup, and also |
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57 | making signals reliable for the first time. |
47 | - forgot to include Coro/libcoro/README in the dist for all these years. |
58 | - forgot to include Coro/libcoro/README in the dist for all these years. |
48 | - work around a freebsd pthreads bug (manual testcancel is required as |
59 | - work around a freebsd pthreads bug (manual testcancel is required as |
49 | pthread_cond_wait isn't a cancellation point on freebsd). |
60 | pthread_cond_wait isn't a cancellation point on freebsd). |
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61 | - (libcoro) lots of minor cleanups and portability improvements. |
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51 | 4.913 Sat Nov 15 07:58:28 CET 2008 |
63 | 4.913 Sat Nov 15 07:58:28 CET 2008 |
52 | - async_pool did free a scalar value twice |
64 | - async_pool did free a scalar value twice |
53 | ("Attempt to unreference..."). |
65 | ("Attempt to unreference..."). |
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