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Revision 1.184 by root, Fri Dec 22 04:34:04 2006 UTC vs.
Revision 1.376 by root, Sat Sep 27 12:03:49 2008 UTC

1Revision history for Perl extension Coro. 1Revision history for Perl extension Coro.
2 2
3TODO: better (earlier) error messages on broken transfer's 3TODO: should explore PerlIO::coroaio.
4TODO: maybe implement a default message channel, very much like Erlang's
5 actor model (which is cool in a lot of important aspects (failures!),
6 but very lacking in others (higher level ipc)).
4 7
84.748 Sat Sep 27 14:03:19 CEST 2008
9 - implement, but do not document, PerlIO::cede(granularity).
10 - Coro::Storable forgot to wrap Storable::pstore.
11 - work around the multitude of leaks and memory corruption
12 bugs in PerlIO::via by using our own C-level perliol. As a side
13 effect, Coro::Storable is now much, much, much faster.
14
154.747 Tue Sep 23 01:59:41 CEST 2008
16 - fix a per-cv memleak (one empty array was leaked per
17 code reference).
18 - avoid a crash in coro->call|rss when the coroutine was already
19 destroyed (most noticably when using Coro::Debug::ps :)
20 - also protect *Storable::FILE.
21 - push up default storable granularity to 20ms.
22
234.746 Sun Sep 21 03:22:20 CEST 2008
24 - be more insistent on locking Storable against reentrancy
25 in Coro::Storable.
26 - move swap_def?v and throw to Coro::State, as documented.
27
284.745 Thu Jul 24 00:14:38 CEST 2008
29 - remove debugging code related to MgPV_nolen_const, also try to
30 make it compile with perl 5.8.6 (yes, apple apparently loves
31 outdated software). Reported by John S.
32
334.744 Tue Jul 8 22:06:35 CEST 2008
34 - correctly provide default DIE/WARN handlers as documented.
35 - also overwrite PL_vtbl_sigelem.svt_clear, even though current
36 implementations inside perl work fine for us.
37
384.743 Mon Jun 16 00:21:57 CEST 2008
39 - when using Coro::EV without running EV::loop it could
40 result in busy-waiting for events, this has been fixed.
41 - reduce codesize and improve performance by using EV_DEFAULT_UC.
42
434.742 Sat May 31 14:10:21 CEST 2008
44 - implement a workaround for (some) perl <5.8.8 versions.
45 - require EV 3.3+.
46
474.741 Fri May 30 23:33:09 CEST 2008
48 - tell netbsd how utterly broken their imitation of an OS is
49 and refuse to build by default if pthreads are in use.
50 - switch to "s" method on all bsd's by default, as their ucontext
51 stuff seems just too broken.
52 - fix a bug in Coro::Select.
53
544.74 Thu May 29 20:05:31 CEST 2008
55 - do not test Coro::LWP for lack of dependencies.
56 - do not test Coro::Select for lack of working perls.
57
584.73 Thu May 29 2008
59 - fix a bug in Coro::EV which would cause it to block despite
60 there being runnable coroutines.
61 - sprinkle "no warnings" freely over everything, also suppress
62 warnings for some other modules.
63 - fix typo in WSAEWOULDBLOCK.
64
654.72 Sun May 25 05:14:36 CEST 2008
66 - tweak META.yaml a bit, unfortunately, there is no documented way
67 to have optional dependencies with CPAN. doh :(
68 - avoid running some tests on windows because they would fail due to
69 perl bug (broken fork, broken pipes...).
70 - work around perl on windows bugs where perl returns undocumented
71 error codes for sysread, syswrite etc. by taking advantage
72 of AnyEvent's workaround for that problem.
73 - use AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking in Coro::Handle to work around
74 a common perl implementation bug on windows.
75 - use unix domain sockets in testsuite to work around
76 common perl implementation bugs on widows (they are emulated by
77 tcp sockets on windows. ugh.)
78
794.71 Sat May 24 20:01:27 CEST 2008
80 - fix a bug in Coro::AnyEvent ("Usage: Coro::AnyEvent::_schedule()").
81 - take advantage of async name resolution of AnyEvent::Util.
82 - work around brutal inet_aton override in Coro::LWP.
83 - take advantage of the readyhook in Coro::EV, for smoother
84 scheduling.
85
864.7 Sun May 11 00:32:19 CEST 2008
87 - completely reworked the Coro manpage.
88 - added Coro::AnyEvent, generic event loop integration.
89 - implement cancel, ready and kill commands in Coro::Debug.
90 - document find_coro in Coro::Debug.
91 - incompatible change: rename has_stack to has_cctx.
92 - Coro::AIO and Coro::BDB no longer force event model detection,
93 use AnyEvent::AIO and AnyEvent::BDB.
94
954.6 Sat Apr 26 10:05:14 CEST 2008
96 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: sub/code attributes are no longer supported
97 by the Coro module. It was a mistake to have it in the first place.
98 - (experimental) support for activestate perl 5.10 (method "w").
99 - (experimental) support for strawberry perl (method "a").
100 - coro_sigelem_set did not return a value although it had to,
101 actual impact unknown.
102
1034.51 Mon Apr 14 13:28:27 CEST 2008
104 - make it compile again on 5.8.
105
1064.50 Thu Apr 10 09:43:17 CEST 2008
107 - I did it twice! (see 4.49).
108
1094.49 Sun Apr 6 21:23:31 CEST 2008
110 - grr, instead of compiling the recent changes on 5.10 only they
111 were compiled on 5.8 only.
112
1134.48 Sun Apr 6 20:36:46 CEST 2008
114 - allow coroutine switches during eval's under 5.10.x, as it seems
115 the parser is a per-interpreter option now, so this is safe
116 (this might fix the odd crashing bug).
117 - drop support for 5.9.x versions: they are dead, jim.
118
1194.47 Sun Apr 6 00:37:52 CEST 2008
120 - force cctx allocation on API calls: we know we need to force one
121 and gcc actually manages to confuse our heuristic nowadays,
122 leading to crashes and worse.
123 - document force_cctx.
124
1254.46 Fri Apr 4 22:05:43 CEST 2008
126 - upgrade libcoro, resulting in pthread-backend (which was only created
127 to fulfill the rules of the programming languages shootout).
128
1294.45 Thu Mar 13 11:55:36 CET 2008
130 - fix a file leaking bug in eg/mhyttpd that would allow
131 downloading of any file (reported by oesi).
132 - fix deadlock bug in Coro::Channel (reported by Richard Hundt)
133 (also add testcase).
134 - support Broadcast option in Coro::Socket (patch by Richard Hundt,
135 apparently having loads of fun with that).
136 - implement $state->swap_defsv, ->swap_defav and document ->throw.
137
1384.4 Wed Feb 13 16:44:29 CET 2008
139 - only assume .cfi pseudo isns exist on GNU/Linux.
140 - add get_timed method to Coro::Channels.
141 - fixed Coro::Debug manpage.
142 - perl 5.11 compatbility improvement based on patch by
143 Andreas König.
144
1454.37 Sun Jan 20 11:25:23 CET 2008
146 - soften the check for an active parser for perl 5.10 (avoiding
147 "Coro::State::transfer called while parsing" in many cases).
148
1494.36 Sun Jan 13 10:53:56 CET 2008
150 - reset diehook when terminating from an async_pool as to not
151 trigger any __DIE__ handlers.
152
1534.35 Sun Jan 13 04:14:13 CET 2008
154 - "bt" debug command now displays any exceptions
155 from longmess and also skips the innermost
156 stackframes, giving more useufl output.
157 - allow backtraces in coroutines blocked in Coro::EV,
158 at a <1% speed hit.
159 - handle localising of $SIG{__WARN__} and __DIE__
160 properly (with a proper amount of dirty hacking).
161
1624.34 Sat Dec 22 17:49:53 CET 2007
163 - upgrade to EV version 2.0 API.
164
1654.33 Mon Dec 17 08:36:12 CET 2007
166 - make Coro::AIO etc. loadable in the absence of EV.
167
1684.32 Mon Dec 17 07:46:02 CET 2007
169 - majorly improved Coro::Handle's performance with Coro::EV.
170 - implemented the until now mythical Coro::BDB module.
171 - specialcase EV in Coro::AIO and Coro::BDB for extra speed.
172
1734.31 Wed Dec 5 12:32:39 CET 2007
174 - remove warn statement form Coro::Util.
175
1764.3 Tue Dec 4 20:33:14 CET 2007
177 - calls to the idle function could cause stack corruption
178 when the stack changed.
179 - do no longer rely on the presence of EV::DNS if EV is used
180 (because it is gone), but instead take avdantage of EV::ADNS
181 if available.
182 - add ($) prototypes to all functions in Coro::Storable.
183 - use a conventional (safer) idle callback in Coro::EV.
184 - do accept quickly in Coro::Debug to avoid endless loops.
185
1864.22 Fri Nov 30 16:04:04 CET 2007
187 - really use optimised versions for Event and EV in Coro::Util
188 and Coro::Handle.
189
1904.21 Sun Nov 25 10:48:59 CET 2007
191 - fix a spurious memory read.
192 - Coro::EV no longer keeps the eventloop "alive".
193
1944.2 Fri Nov 9 20:47:05 CET 2007
195 - enable/disable tracing from a new coroutine, not a pooled one.
196 - fix a memleak in Coro::Event.
197 - removed killall call from fork_eval.
198 - made sure store_fd is already loaded so that fork_eval
199 does not have to parse autoload in each subprocess.
200 - only use assembly method if -O switch is in $Config{optimize}.
201 - add (optional) Coro::EV module, so far the best event loop module
202 directly supported by Coro.
203 - if the event model is EV, use EV::DNS to resolve
204 stuff in Coro::Util.
205 - don't get confused by multiple event notifications in Coro::Handle.
206 - initial support for EV (libevent interface).
207 - require Event and EV using configure_requires, to force their existance.
208
2094.13 Wed Oct 24 07:26:45 CEST 2007
210 - add Coro::Storable::blocking_thaw.
211 - use a vastly more complicated technique to localise
212 $SIG{__WARN/DIE__} that also works on perls <= 5.8.8.
213 - use a coroutine for the idle callback Coro::Event,
214 instead of running Event in the current coroutine context.
215 This also catches recursive invocations.
216 - actually report fork errors in gethostbyname and inet_aton.
217
2184.11 Thu Oct 11 02:40:24 CEST 2007
219 - port to threaded perls.
220
2214.1 Thu Oct 11 02:38:16 CEST 2007
222 - incompatible change: $SIG{__DIE__} and $SIG{__WARN__} will now
223 be local to each coro (see Coro::State).
224 - incompatible change: for very deep reasons, cede and cede_notself
225 cannot return anything, so nothing will be returned.
226 - possibly bring back 5.10 compatibility (untested).
227 - work around stupid (and wrong) warning on 5.10 :(.
228 - overlay the saved state over the context stack. This saves
229 a few hundred bytes per coroutine on average and also
230 speeds up context switching a bit.
231 - further tune default stack sizes.
232 - (more) correctly calculate stack usage in coro_rss.
233 - Coro::Storable::blocking_* did not properly lock
234 resulting in races between coroutines.
235 - added Coro::Storable::guard.
236 - stopping to trace a coroutine could destroy the cctx of
237 an unrelated coroutine.
238 - explain the relationship between Perl and C coroutines in
239 more detail in Coro::State.
240 - Coro::Util::inet_aton did not short-circuit dotted quad forms,
241 causing a fork per resolve. This also affected Coro::Socket.
242 - switch to a separate stack in $coro->call/eval to avoid
243 invalidating pointers.
244
2454.03 Sat Oct 6 21:24:00 CEST 2007
246 - added Coro::throw method.
247 - minor code cleanups.
248
2494.02 Sat Oct 6 02:36:47 CEST 2007
250 - fix a very minor per-coroutine memleak (a single codereference).
251 - fixed a bug where the currently in-use c context would be freed
252 prematurely (can happen only when programs change the stacksize
253 or use tracing).
254 - tracing can no longer keep a coro alive after it terminated.
255 - do static branch prediction in the common path for gcc. gives
256 about 2-5% speed improvement here.
257
2584.01 Fri Oct 5 22:10:49 CEST 2007
259 - instead of recreating *a* standard output handle we simply
260 use STDOUT, which is faster and hopefully more robust.
261
2624.0 Fri Oct 5 12:56:00 CEST 2007
263 - incompatibly changed Coro::Storable::freeze.
264 - major new feature: added Coro::Debug, for interactive coroutine
265 debugging, tracing and much more.
266 - major bug fix: unbelievable, but true: $_, $/ and many other
267 "saved" variables actually weren't being saved. This has been fixed,
268 of course, while increasing performance while losing all the save
269 flags.
270 - save flags are gone, and all the api functions dealing with them.
271 - added Coro::Semaphore::adjust.
272 - added Coro::Util::fork_eval.
273 - added Coro::Storable::{nfreeze,blocking_{freeze,nfreeze}}.
274 - added Coro::killall.
275 - reduce initial stack sizes to allow for "micro-coroutines".
276 - better async_pool resource management, moved parts of async_pool
277 handling to XS (major speed improvement).
278 - actually croak before modifying important data structures.
279 - refuse to transfer while compiling.
280 - possibly support eval EXPR better now.
281 - enable assembly per default on linux+bsd x86+amd64.
282 - all internal members were renamed _something for easier subclassing.
283 - many minor tweaks.
284
2853.63 Wed May 16 14:10:06 CEST 2007
286 - implement handcoded assembly for x86/amd64 SVR ABI.
287
2883.62 Fri Apr 27 21:36:06 CEST 2007
289 - upgrade libcoro (which might set unwind info correctly).
290 - change default on linux to setjmp/longjmp.
291
2923.61 Thu Apr 19 12:36:18 CEST 2007
293 - Coro::Storable caused an endless loop when thawing invalid
294 pst's sometimes.
295 - use a Semaphore in Coro::Storable, as Storable doesn't
296 seem to be reentrant (although it is documented to
297 be threadsafe...).
298 - fix Coro::Signal to bring back the original unreliable
299 but stateful semantics.
300 - fixed a lot of typos in Coro.pm (patch submitted by David
301 Steinbrunner, which applied flawlessly).
302
3033.6 Sat Apr 14 17:13:31 CEST 2007
304 - added some bugfixes to get eg/myhttpd working again.
305 - added Coro::Storable for often-cede'ing freeze/thaw.
306 - try to do a clean exit when a coroutine calls exit
307 (EXPERIMENTAL).
308 - got rid of indirect call through _coro_init.
309 - updated the partly antique examples in eg/ to
310 work again and be a bit less magic, too.
311 - fixed Coro::Signal semantics to work as documented again.
312
3133.55 Sun Mar 25 01:20:47 CET 2007
314 - add SAVE_DEFFH to save the default filehandle and enable
315 it by default.
316 - finally move socket-operations from Coro::Socket to Coro::Handle
317 to be able to unblock foreign sockets.
318 - add Coro::State::save_also and guarded_save.
319 - add count accessor to Coro::Semaphore.
320 - add Coro::State::cctx_stacksize.
321 - just for the fun of it, do not rely on implicit context,
322 which can dramatically improve performance, but people
323 using windows-process-emulation perls do not care much about
324 performance.
325
3263.51 Sun Mar 4 14:18:04 CET 2007
327 - fixed a problem when you weakened references to Coro::State's
328 (patch by Yuval Kogman).
329
3303.501 Wed Feb 28 12:44:07 CET 2007
331 - rename some global symbols as macosx from hell redefines
332 them without asking.
333
3343.5 Tue Feb 13 20:22:53 CET 2007
335 - do AnyEvent model detection earlier, avoiding problems
336 caused by first using AnyEvent and later Coro::Event.
337 - implement and document Coro::Event event objects.
338 - fix a potential problem in Coro::Event causing crashes.
339 - initialise PL_comppad when creating a new coroutine,
340 avoids crashes on early coro destruction.
341
3423.41 Mon Jan 22 19:19:49 CET 2007
343 - readline on Coro::Handle did not support undefined $/,
344 nor did it deliver partial lines on EOF or error.
345 - implement malloc fallback for stack allocation because
346 stupid broken idiotic OSX has a stupid broken
347 idiotic fits-the-whole-os mmap "implementation" and
348 my dick feels longer if Coro is portable even to
349 obsolete platforms.
350
3513.4 Fri Jan 19 21:52:54 CET 2007
352 - remove t/09_timer.t, as it isn't really testing much
353 but was rather flaky in practise.
354 - async_pool coro would keep arguments and callback alive until
355 it was reused.
356 - cancellation of a coroutine could cause spurious idle calls
357 in cede_notself.
358
3593.3 Sat Jan 6 03:45:00 CET 2007
360 - implement $coro->on_destroy.
361 - Coro::Event blocking semantics have been changed,
362 documented and - hopefully - improved.
5 - fix nice adding, not subtracting, from priority. 363 - fix nice adding, not subtracting, from priority.
364 - fix ->prio and api_is_ready (patch by Mark Hinds).
365 - fixed an assert ("... == prev__cctx->idle_te")
366 that could errronously trigger.
367 - fix various large and small memleaks.
368 - use a (hopefully) more stable cancel implementation
369 that immediately frees the coroutine data.
370 - cede/cede_notself return a status now.
371 - added Coro::guard function.
372 - added a global coroutine pool for jobs (on my machine,
373 I can create and execute 48k simple coros/s with async,
374 and 128k coros with async_pool).
375 - Coro::AIO now uses the coroutine priority as io priority.
6 376
73.2 Fri Dec 22 05:07:09 CET 2006 3773.2 Fri Dec 22 05:07:09 CET 2006
8 - improve portability to slightly older perls. 378 - improve portability to slightly older perls.
9 - use cleaner coroutine destruction. 379 - use cleaner coroutine destruction.
10 - simplify configuration for users. 380 - simplify configuration for users.

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