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3 | TODO: should explore PerlIO::coroaio (perl leaks like hell). |
3 | TODO: should explore PerlIO::coroaio (perl leaks like hell). |
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: async_pool to SLF |
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9 | 5.0 |
8 | 5.0 |
10 | - NEW ARCHITECTURE: use the latest 4.x version if you experience |
9 | - NEW ARCHITECTURE: use the latest 4.x version if you experience |
11 | stability issues. |
10 | stability issues. |
12 | - bump API version to 7 - all dependents must be recompiled. |
11 | - bump API version to 7 - all dependents must be recompiled. |
13 | - removed timed_* functions - they were not being used anyways |
12 | - removed timed_* functions - they were not being used anyways |
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25 | it was available but waiters were still blocked). |
24 | it was available but waiters were still blocked). |
26 | - calling throw on a coroutine that is waiting for a semaphore will |
25 | - calling throw on a coroutine that is waiting for a semaphore will |
27 | no longer make it acquire the semaphore (and thus leak a count). |
26 | no longer make it acquire the semaphore (and thus leak a count). |
28 | - perl's process emulation is now not even theoretically supported |
27 | - perl's process emulation is now not even theoretically supported |
29 | anymore. |
28 | anymore. |
30 | - new functions Coro::rouse_cb and Coro::rouse_wait. |
29 | - new functions Coro::rouse_cb and Coro::rouse_wait for easier |
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30 | conversion of callback-style to blocking-style. |
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31 | - new methods $coro->schedule_to and ->cede_to, to specifically |
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32 | schedule or cede to a specific coroutine. |
31 | - new function Coro::Semaphore::wait. |
33 | - new function Coro::Semaphore::wait. |
32 | - use named constants in Coro::Channel (Richard Hundt). |
34 | - use named constants in Coro::Channel (Richard Hundt). |
33 | - directly patch the entersub opcode calling SLF functions (cede, |
35 | - directly patch the entersub opcode calling SLF functions (cede, |
34 | transfer and so on). this does speed up context switching, but |
36 | transfer and so on). this does speed up context switching, but |
35 | more importanly, it frees us from the hardcoded behaviour of |
37 | more importanly, it frees us from the hardcoded behaviour of |
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52 | - implement Coro::Channel in terms of Coro::Semaphore, for a moderate |
54 | - implement Coro::Channel in terms of Coro::Semaphore, for a moderate |
53 | (in comparison) 20-40% speedup. |
55 | (in comparison) 20-40% speedup. |
54 | - used new SLF interface to reimplement Coro::Signal gaining |
56 | - used new SLF interface to reimplement Coro::Signal gaining |
55 | some unknown (because I was too lazy), but certain, speedup, and also |
57 | some unknown (because I was too lazy), but certain, speedup, and also |
56 | making signals reliable for the first time. |
58 | making signals reliable for the first time. |
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59 | - used new SLF interface and other optimisations to speed up async_pool |
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60 | by a factor of two. It also doesn't rely on perl's exception mechanism |
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61 | to exit anymore. The overhead for terminating an async_pool, coro over |
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62 | a normal async is now very small. |
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63 | - sped up coroutine creation/destruction by 40%. |
57 | - forgot to include Coro/libcoro/README in the dist for all these years. |
64 | - forgot to include Coro/libcoro/README in the dist for all these years. |
58 | - work around a freebsd pthreads bug (manual testcancel is required as |
65 | - work around a freebsd pthreads bug (manual testcancel is required as |
59 | pthread_cond_wait isn't a cancellation point on freebsd). |
66 | pthread_cond_wait isn't a cancellation point on freebsd). |
60 | - use new rouse functions to speed up and simplify Coro::BDB. |
67 | - use new rouse functions to speed up and simplify Coro::BDB. |
61 | - make "prefer perl native functions" work with threaded perls. |
68 | - make "prefer perl native functions" work with threaded perls. |