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Revision 1.237 by root, Fri Sep 21 02:23:48 2007 UTC vs.
Revision 1.367 by root, Sat Sep 20 00:06:42 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
4TODO: destroy gets only called on cancel: fix(?)
5TODO: should explore PerlIO::via::CoroCede and PerlIO::via::CoroAIO. 3TODO: should explore PerlIO::via::CoroCede and PerlIO::via::CoroAIO.
6TODO: maybe implement a default message channel, very much like Erlang 4TODO: maybe implement a default message channel, very much like Erlang's
7 (which is cool in a lot of important aspects (failures!), 5 actor model (which is cool in a lot of important aspects (failures!),
8 but very lacking in others). 6 but very lacking in others (higher level ipc)).
9 7
103.7 8 - be more insistent on locking Storable against reentrancy.
11 - added Coro::Debug, interactive coroutine debugging. 9 - move swap_def?v and throw to Coro::State, as documented.
10
114.745 Thu Jul 24 00:14:38 CEST 2008
12 - remove debugging code related to MgPV_nolen_const, also try to
13 make it compile with perl 5.8.6 (yes, apple apparently loves
14 outdated software). Reported by John S.
15
164.744 Tue Jul 8 22:06:35 CEST 2008
17 - correctly provide default DIE/WARN handlers as documented.
18 - also overwrite PL_vtbl_sigelem.svt_clear, even though current
19 implementations inside perl work fine for us.
20
214.743 Mon Jun 16 00:21:57 CEST 2008
22 - when using Coro::EV without running EV::loop it could
23 result in busy-waiting for events, this has been fixed.
24 - reduce codesize and improve performance by using EV_DEFAULT_UC.
25
264.742 Sat May 31 14:10:21 CEST 2008
27 - implement a workaround for (some) perl <5.8.8 versions.
28 - require EV 3.3+.
29
304.741 Fri May 30 23:33:09 CEST 2008
31 - tell netbsd how utterly broken their imitation of an OS is
32 and refuse to build by default if pthreads are in use.
33 - switch to "s" method on all bsd's by default, as their ucontext
34 stuff seems just too broken.
35 - fix a bug in Coro::Select.
36
374.74 Thu May 29 20:05:31 CEST 2008
38 - do not test Coro::LWP for lack of dependencies.
39 - do not test Coro::Select for lack of working perls.
40
414.73 Thu May 29 2008
42 - fix a bug in Coro::EV which would cause it to block despite
43 there being runnable coroutines.
44 - sprinkle "no warnings" freely over everything, also suppress
45 warnings for some other modules.
46 - fix typo in WSAEWOULDBLOCK.
47
484.72 Sun May 25 05:14:36 CEST 2008
49 - tweak META.yaml a bit, unfortunately, there is no documented way
50 to have optional dependencies with CPAN. doh :(
51 - avoid running some tests on windows because they would fail due to
52 perl bug (broken fork, broken pipes...).
53 - work around perl on windows bugs where perl returns undocumented
54 error codes for sysread, syswrite etc. by taking advantage
55 of AnyEvent's workaround for that problem.
56 - use AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking in Coro::Handle to work around
57 a common perl implementation bug on windows.
58 - use unix domain sockets in testsuite to work around
59 common perl implementation bugs on widows (they are emulated by
60 tcp sockets on windows. ugh.)
61
624.71 Sat May 24 20:01:27 CEST 2008
63 - fix a bug in Coro::AnyEvent ("Usage: Coro::AnyEvent::_schedule()").
64 - take advantage of async name resolution of AnyEvent::Util.
65 - work around brutal inet_aton override in Coro::LWP.
66 - take advantage of the readyhook in Coro::EV, for smoother
67 scheduling.
68
694.7 Sun May 11 00:32:19 CEST 2008
70 - completely reworked the Coro manpage.
71 - added Coro::AnyEvent, generic event loop integration.
72 - implement cancel, ready and kill commands in Coro::Debug.
73 - document find_coro in Coro::Debug.
74 - incompatible change: rename has_stack to has_cctx.
75 - Coro::AIO and Coro::BDB no longer force event model detection,
76 use AnyEvent::AIO and AnyEvent::BDB.
77
784.6 Sat Apr 26 10:05:14 CEST 2008
79 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: sub/code attributes are no longer supported
80 by the Coro module. It was a mistake to have it in the first place.
81 - (experimental) support for activestate perl 5.10 (method "w").
82 - (experimental) support for strawberry perl (method "a").
83 - coro_sigelem_set did not return a value although it had to,
84 actual impact unknown.
85
864.51 Mon Apr 14 13:28:27 CEST 2008
87 - make it compile again on 5.8.
88
894.50 Thu Apr 10 09:43:17 CEST 2008
90 - I did it twice! (see 4.49).
91
924.49 Sun Apr 6 21:23:31 CEST 2008
93 - grr, instead of compiling the recent changes on 5.10 only they
94 were compiled on 5.8 only.
95
964.48 Sun Apr 6 20:36:46 CEST 2008
97 - allow coroutine switches during eval's under 5.10.x, as it seems
98 the parser is a per-interpreter option now, so this is safe
99 (this might fix the odd crashing bug).
100 - drop support for 5.9.x versions: they are dead, jim.
101
1024.47 Sun Apr 6 00:37:52 CEST 2008
103 - force cctx allocation on API calls: we know we need to force one
104 and gcc actually manages to confuse our heuristic nowadays,
105 leading to crashes and worse.
106 - document force_cctx.
107
1084.46 Fri Apr 4 22:05:43 CEST 2008
109 - upgrade libcoro, resulting in pthread-backend (which was only created
110 to fulfill the rules of the programming languages shootout).
111
1124.45 Thu Mar 13 11:55:36 CET 2008
113 - fix a file leaking bug in eg/mhyttpd that would allow
114 downloading of any file (reported by oesi).
115 - fix deadlock bug in Coro::Channel (reported by Richard Hundt)
116 (also add testcase).
117 - support Broadcast option in Coro::Socket (patch by Richard Hundt,
118 apparently having loads of fun with that).
119 - implement $state->swap_defsv, ->swap_defav and document ->throw.
120
1214.4 Wed Feb 13 16:44:29 CET 2008
122 - only assume .cfi pseudo isns exist on GNU/Linux.
123 - add get_timed method to Coro::Channels.
124 - fixed Coro::Debug manpage.
125 - perl 5.11 compatbility improvement based on patch by
126 Andreas König.
127
1284.37 Sun Jan 20 11:25:23 CET 2008
129 - soften the check for an active parser for perl 5.10 (avoiding
130 "Coro::State::transfer called while parsing" in many cases).
131
1324.36 Sun Jan 13 10:53:56 CET 2008
133 - reset diehook when terminating from an async_pool as to not
134 trigger any __DIE__ handlers.
135
1364.35 Sun Jan 13 04:14:13 CET 2008
137 - "bt" debug command now displays any exceptions
138 from longmess and also skips the innermost
139 stackframes, giving more useufl output.
140 - allow backtraces in coroutines blocked in Coro::EV,
141 at a <1% speed hit.
142 - handle localising of $SIG{__WARN__} and __DIE__
143 properly (with a proper amount of dirty hacking).
144
1454.34 Sat Dec 22 17:49:53 CET 2007
146 - upgrade to EV version 2.0 API.
147
1484.33 Mon Dec 17 08:36:12 CET 2007
149 - make Coro::AIO etc. loadable in the absence of EV.
150
1514.32 Mon Dec 17 07:46:02 CET 2007
152 - majorly improved Coro::Handle's performance with Coro::EV.
153 - implemented the until now mythical Coro::BDB module.
154 - specialcase EV in Coro::AIO and Coro::BDB for extra speed.
155
1564.31 Wed Dec 5 12:32:39 CET 2007
157 - remove warn statement form Coro::Util.
158
1594.3 Tue Dec 4 20:33:14 CET 2007
160 - calls to the idle function could cause stack corruption
161 when the stack changed.
162 - do no longer rely on the presence of EV::DNS if EV is used
163 (because it is gone), but instead take avdantage of EV::ADNS
164 if available.
165 - add ($) prototypes to all functions in Coro::Storable.
166 - use a conventional (safer) idle callback in Coro::EV.
167 - do accept quickly in Coro::Debug to avoid endless loops.
168
1694.22 Fri Nov 30 16:04:04 CET 2007
170 - really use optimised versions for Event and EV in Coro::Util
171 and Coro::Handle.
172
1734.21 Sun Nov 25 10:48:59 CET 2007
174 - fix a spurious memory read.
175 - Coro::EV no longer keeps the eventloop "alive".
176
1774.2 Fri Nov 9 20:47:05 CET 2007
178 - enable/disable tracing from a new coroutine, not a pooled one.
179 - fix a memleak in Coro::Event.
180 - removed killall call from fork_eval.
181 - made sure store_fd is already loaded so that fork_eval
182 does not have to parse autoload in each subprocess.
183 - only use assembly method if -O switch is in $Config{optimize}.
184 - add (optional) Coro::EV module, so far the best event loop module
185 directly supported by Coro.
186 - if the event model is EV, use EV::DNS to resolve
187 stuff in Coro::Util.
188 - don't get confused by multiple event notifications in Coro::Handle.
189 - initial support for EV (libevent interface).
190 - require Event and EV using configure_requires, to force their existance.
191
1924.13 Wed Oct 24 07:26:45 CEST 2007
193 - add Coro::Storable::blocking_thaw.
194 - use a vastly more complicated technique to localise
195 $SIG{__WARN/DIE__} that also works on perls <= 5.8.8.
196 - use a coroutine for the idle callback Coro::Event,
197 instead of running Event in the current coroutine context.
198 This also catches recursive invocations.
199 - actually report fork errors in gethostbyname and inet_aton.
200
2014.11 Thu Oct 11 02:40:24 CEST 2007
202 - port to threaded perls.
203
2044.1 Thu Oct 11 02:38:16 CEST 2007
205 - incompatible change: $SIG{__DIE__} and $SIG{__WARN__} will now
206 be local to each coro (see Coro::State).
207 - incompatible change: for very deep reasons, cede and cede_notself
208 cannot return anything, so nothing will be returned.
209 - possibly bring back 5.10 compatibility (untested).
210 - work around stupid (and wrong) warning on 5.10 :(.
211 - overlay the saved state over the context stack. This saves
212 a few hundred bytes per coroutine on average and also
213 speeds up context switching a bit.
214 - further tune default stack sizes.
215 - (more) correctly calculate stack usage in coro_rss.
216 - Coro::Storable::blocking_* did not properly lock
217 resulting in races between coroutines.
218 - added Coro::Storable::guard.
219 - stopping to trace a coroutine could destroy the cctx of
220 an unrelated coroutine.
221 - explain the relationship between Perl and C coroutines in
222 more detail in Coro::State.
223 - Coro::Util::inet_aton did not short-circuit dotted quad forms,
224 causing a fork per resolve. This also affected Coro::Socket.
225 - switch to a separate stack in $coro->call/eval to avoid
226 invalidating pointers.
227
2284.03 Sat Oct 6 21:24:00 CEST 2007
229 - added Coro::throw method.
230 - minor code cleanups.
231
2324.02 Sat Oct 6 02:36:47 CEST 2007
233 - fix a very minor per-coroutine memleak (a single codereference).
234 - fixed a bug where the currently in-use c context would be freed
235 prematurely (can happen only when programs change the stacksize
236 or use tracing).
237 - tracing can no longer keep a coro alive after it terminated.
238 - do static branch prediction in the common path for gcc. gives
239 about 2-5% speed improvement here.
240
2414.01 Fri Oct 5 22:10:49 CEST 2007
242 - instead of recreating *a* standard output handle we simply
243 use STDOUT, which is faster and hopefully more robust.
244
2454.0 Fri Oct 5 12:56:00 CEST 2007
246 - incompatibly changed Coro::Storable::freeze.
247 - major new feature: added Coro::Debug, for interactive coroutine
248 debugging, tracing and much more.
249 - major bug fix: unbelievable, but true: $_, $/ and many other
250 "saved" variables actually weren't being saved. This has been fixed,
251 of course, while increasing performance while losing all the save
252 flags.
253 - save flags are gone, and all the api functions dealing with them.
12 - added Coro::Semaphore::adjust. 254 - added Coro::Semaphore::adjust.
13 - added Coro::Util::fork_eval. 255 - added Coro::Util::fork_eval.
14 - incompatibly changed Coro::Storable::freeze.
15 - added Coro::Storable::{nfreeze,blocking_{freeze,nfreeze}}. 256 - added Coro::Storable::{nfreeze,blocking_{freeze,nfreeze}}.
257 - added Coro::killall.
16 - reduce initial stack sizes to allow for "micro-coroutines". 258 - reduce initial stack sizes to allow for "micro-coroutines".
259 - better async_pool resource management, moved parts of async_pool
260 handling to XS (major speed improvement).
261 - actually croak before modifying important data structures.
262 - refuse to transfer while compiling.
263 - possibly support eval EXPR better now.
264 - enable assembly per default on linux+bsd x86+amd64.
265 - all internal members were renamed _something for easier subclassing.
17 - many minor tweaks. 266 - many minor tweaks.
18 267
193.63 Wed May 16 14:10:06 CEST 2007 2683.63 Wed May 16 14:10:06 CEST 2007
20 - implement handcoded assembly for x86/amd64 SVR ABI. 269 - implement handcoded assembly for x86/amd64 SVR ABI.
21 270

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