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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: destroy gets only called on cancel: fix(?)
5TODO: 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 84.8 Thu Oct 2 13:34:40 CEST 2008
11 - added Coro::Debug, interactive coroutine debugging. 9 - new function Coro::AIO::aio_wait.
10 - Coro.:AIO and Coro::BDB now "use Coro::AnyEvent".
11 - greatly speed up and reduce memory usage of Coro::AIO requests.
12 - implement some other µ-optimisations.
13
144.749 Mon Sep 29 14:40:12 CEST 2008
15 - port to slow and broken pseudo-threaded perls. (courtesy pippijn).
16
174.748 Sat Sep 27 14:03:19 CEST 2008
18 - implement, but do not document, PerlIO::cede(granularity).
19 - Coro::Storable forgot to wrap Storable::pstore.
20 - work around the multitude of leaks and memory corruption
21 bugs in PerlIO::via by using our own C-level perliol. As a side
22 effect, Coro::Storable is now much, much, much faster.
23
244.747 Tue Sep 23 01:59:41 CEST 2008
25 - fix a per-cv memleak (one empty array was leaked per
26 code reference).
27 - avoid a crash in coro->call|rss when the coroutine was already
28 destroyed (most noticably when using Coro::Debug::ps :)
29 - also protect *Storable::FILE.
30 - push up default storable granularity to 20ms.
31
324.746 Sun Sep 21 03:22:20 CEST 2008
33 - be more insistent on locking Storable against reentrancy
34 in Coro::Storable.
35 - move swap_def?v and throw to Coro::State, as documented.
36
374.745 Thu Jul 24 00:14:38 CEST 2008
38 - remove debugging code related to MgPV_nolen_const, also try to
39 make it compile with perl 5.8.6 (yes, apple apparently loves
40 outdated software). Reported by John S.
41
424.744 Tue Jul 8 22:06:35 CEST 2008
43 - correctly provide default DIE/WARN handlers as documented.
44 - also overwrite PL_vtbl_sigelem.svt_clear, even though current
45 implementations inside perl work fine for us.
46
474.743 Mon Jun 16 00:21:57 CEST 2008
48 - when using Coro::EV without running EV::loop it could
49 result in busy-waiting for events, this has been fixed.
50 - reduce codesize and improve performance by using EV_DEFAULT_UC.
51
524.742 Sat May 31 14:10:21 CEST 2008
53 - implement a workaround for (some) perl <5.8.8 versions.
54 - require EV 3.3+.
55
564.741 Fri May 30 23:33:09 CEST 2008
57 - tell netbsd how utterly broken their imitation of an OS is
58 and refuse to build by default if pthreads are in use.
59 - switch to "s" method on all bsd's by default, as their ucontext
60 stuff seems just too broken.
61 - fix a bug in Coro::Select.
62
634.74 Thu May 29 20:05:31 CEST 2008
64 - do not test Coro::LWP for lack of dependencies.
65 - do not test Coro::Select for lack of working perls.
66
674.73 Thu May 29 2008
68 - fix a bug in Coro::EV which would cause it to block despite
69 there being runnable coroutines.
70 - sprinkle "no warnings" freely over everything, also suppress
71 warnings for some other modules.
72 - fix typo in WSAEWOULDBLOCK.
73
744.72 Sun May 25 05:14:36 CEST 2008
75 - tweak META.yaml a bit, unfortunately, there is no documented way
76 to have optional dependencies with CPAN. doh :(
77 - avoid running some tests on windows because they would fail due to
78 perl bug (broken fork, broken pipes...).
79 - work around perl on windows bugs where perl returns undocumented
80 error codes for sysread, syswrite etc. by taking advantage
81 of AnyEvent's workaround for that problem.
82 - use AnyEvent::Util::fh_nonblocking in Coro::Handle to work around
83 a common perl implementation bug on windows.
84 - use unix domain sockets in testsuite to work around
85 common perl implementation bugs on widows (they are emulated by
86 tcp sockets on windows. ugh.)
87
884.71 Sat May 24 20:01:27 CEST 2008
89 - fix a bug in Coro::AnyEvent ("Usage: Coro::AnyEvent::_schedule()").
90 - take advantage of async name resolution of AnyEvent::Util.
91 - work around brutal inet_aton override in Coro::LWP.
92 - take advantage of the readyhook in Coro::EV, for smoother
93 scheduling.
94
954.7 Sun May 11 00:32:19 CEST 2008
96 - completely reworked the Coro manpage.
97 - added Coro::AnyEvent, generic event loop integration.
98 - implement cancel, ready and kill commands in Coro::Debug.
99 - document find_coro in Coro::Debug.
100 - incompatible change: rename has_stack to has_cctx.
101 - Coro::AIO and Coro::BDB no longer force event model detection,
102 use AnyEvent::AIO and AnyEvent::BDB.
103
1044.6 Sat Apr 26 10:05:14 CEST 2008
105 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: sub/code attributes are no longer supported
106 by the Coro module. It was a mistake to have it in the first place.
107 - (experimental) support for activestate perl 5.10 (method "w").
108 - (experimental) support for strawberry perl (method "a").
109 - coro_sigelem_set did not return a value although it had to,
110 actual impact unknown.
111
1124.51 Mon Apr 14 13:28:27 CEST 2008
113 - make it compile again on 5.8.
114
1154.50 Thu Apr 10 09:43:17 CEST 2008
116 - I did it twice! (see 4.49).
117
1184.49 Sun Apr 6 21:23:31 CEST 2008
119 - grr, instead of compiling the recent changes on 5.10 only they
120 were compiled on 5.8 only.
121
1224.48 Sun Apr 6 20:36:46 CEST 2008
123 - allow coroutine switches during eval's under 5.10.x, as it seems
124 the parser is a per-interpreter option now, so this is safe
125 (this might fix the odd crashing bug).
126 - drop support for 5.9.x versions: they are dead, jim.
127
1284.47 Sun Apr 6 00:37:52 CEST 2008
129 - force cctx allocation on API calls: we know we need to force one
130 and gcc actually manages to confuse our heuristic nowadays,
131 leading to crashes and worse.
132 - document force_cctx.
133
1344.46 Fri Apr 4 22:05:43 CEST 2008
135 - upgrade libcoro, resulting in pthread-backend (which was only created
136 to fulfill the rules of the programming languages shootout).
137
1384.45 Thu Mar 13 11:55:36 CET 2008
139 - fix a file leaking bug in eg/mhyttpd that would allow
140 downloading of any file (reported by oesi).
141 - fix deadlock bug in Coro::Channel (reported by Richard Hundt)
142 (also add testcase).
143 - support Broadcast option in Coro::Socket (patch by Richard Hundt,
144 apparently having loads of fun with that).
145 - implement $state->swap_defsv, ->swap_defav and document ->throw.
146
1474.4 Wed Feb 13 16:44:29 CET 2008
148 - only assume .cfi pseudo isns exist on GNU/Linux.
149 - add get_timed method to Coro::Channels.
150 - fixed Coro::Debug manpage.
151 - perl 5.11 compatbility improvement based on patch by
152 Andreas König.
153
1544.37 Sun Jan 20 11:25:23 CET 2008
155 - soften the check for an active parser for perl 5.10 (avoiding
156 "Coro::State::transfer called while parsing" in many cases).
157
1584.36 Sun Jan 13 10:53:56 CET 2008
159 - reset diehook when terminating from an async_pool as to not
160 trigger any __DIE__ handlers.
161
1624.35 Sun Jan 13 04:14:13 CET 2008
163 - "bt" debug command now displays any exceptions
164 from longmess and also skips the innermost
165 stackframes, giving more useufl output.
166 - allow backtraces in coroutines blocked in Coro::EV,
167 at a <1% speed hit.
168 - handle localising of $SIG{__WARN__} and __DIE__
169 properly (with a proper amount of dirty hacking).
170
1714.34 Sat Dec 22 17:49:53 CET 2007
172 - upgrade to EV version 2.0 API.
173
1744.33 Mon Dec 17 08:36:12 CET 2007
175 - make Coro::AIO etc. loadable in the absence of EV.
176
1774.32 Mon Dec 17 07:46:02 CET 2007
178 - majorly improved Coro::Handle's performance with Coro::EV.
179 - implemented the until now mythical Coro::BDB module.
180 - specialcase EV in Coro::AIO and Coro::BDB for extra speed.
181
1824.31 Wed Dec 5 12:32:39 CET 2007
183 - remove warn statement form Coro::Util.
184
1854.3 Tue Dec 4 20:33:14 CET 2007
186 - calls to the idle function could cause stack corruption
187 when the stack changed.
188 - do no longer rely on the presence of EV::DNS if EV is used
189 (because it is gone), but instead take avdantage of EV::ADNS
190 if available.
191 - add ($) prototypes to all functions in Coro::Storable.
192 - use a conventional (safer) idle callback in Coro::EV.
193 - do accept quickly in Coro::Debug to avoid endless loops.
194
1954.22 Fri Nov 30 16:04:04 CET 2007
196 - really use optimised versions for Event and EV in Coro::Util
197 and Coro::Handle.
198
1994.21 Sun Nov 25 10:48:59 CET 2007
200 - fix a spurious memory read.
201 - Coro::EV no longer keeps the eventloop "alive".
202
2034.2 Fri Nov 9 20:47:05 CET 2007
204 - enable/disable tracing from a new coroutine, not a pooled one.
205 - fix a memleak in Coro::Event.
206 - removed killall call from fork_eval.
207 - made sure store_fd is already loaded so that fork_eval
208 does not have to parse autoload in each subprocess.
209 - only use assembly method if -O switch is in $Config{optimize}.
210 - add (optional) Coro::EV module, so far the best event loop module
211 directly supported by Coro.
212 - if the event model is EV, use EV::DNS to resolve
213 stuff in Coro::Util.
214 - don't get confused by multiple event notifications in Coro::Handle.
215 - initial support for EV (libevent interface).
216 - require Event and EV using configure_requires, to force their existance.
217
2184.13 Wed Oct 24 07:26:45 CEST 2007
219 - add Coro::Storable::blocking_thaw.
220 - use a vastly more complicated technique to localise
221 $SIG{__WARN/DIE__} that also works on perls <= 5.8.8.
222 - use a coroutine for the idle callback Coro::Event,
223 instead of running Event in the current coroutine context.
224 This also catches recursive invocations.
225 - actually report fork errors in gethostbyname and inet_aton.
226
2274.11 Thu Oct 11 02:40:24 CEST 2007
228 - port to threaded perls.
229
2304.1 Thu Oct 11 02:38:16 CEST 2007
231 - incompatible change: $SIG{__DIE__} and $SIG{__WARN__} will now
232 be local to each coro (see Coro::State).
233 - incompatible change: for very deep reasons, cede and cede_notself
234 cannot return anything, so nothing will be returned.
235 - possibly bring back 5.10 compatibility (untested).
236 - work around stupid (and wrong) warning on 5.10 :(.
237 - overlay the saved state over the context stack. This saves
238 a few hundred bytes per coroutine on average and also
239 speeds up context switching a bit.
240 - further tune default stack sizes.
241 - (more) correctly calculate stack usage in coro_rss.
242 - Coro::Storable::blocking_* did not properly lock
243 resulting in races between coroutines.
244 - added Coro::Storable::guard.
245 - stopping to trace a coroutine could destroy the cctx of
246 an unrelated coroutine.
247 - explain the relationship between Perl and C coroutines in
248 more detail in Coro::State.
249 - Coro::Util::inet_aton did not short-circuit dotted quad forms,
250 causing a fork per resolve. This also affected Coro::Socket.
251 - switch to a separate stack in $coro->call/eval to avoid
252 invalidating pointers.
253
2544.03 Sat Oct 6 21:24:00 CEST 2007
255 - added Coro::throw method.
256 - minor code cleanups.
257
2584.02 Sat Oct 6 02:36:47 CEST 2007
259 - fix a very minor per-coroutine memleak (a single codereference).
260 - fixed a bug where the currently in-use c context would be freed
261 prematurely (can happen only when programs change the stacksize
262 or use tracing).
263 - tracing can no longer keep a coro alive after it terminated.
264 - do static branch prediction in the common path for gcc. gives
265 about 2-5% speed improvement here.
266
2674.01 Fri Oct 5 22:10:49 CEST 2007
268 - instead of recreating *a* standard output handle we simply
269 use STDOUT, which is faster and hopefully more robust.
270
2714.0 Fri Oct 5 12:56:00 CEST 2007
272 - incompatibly changed Coro::Storable::freeze.
273 - major new feature: added Coro::Debug, for interactive coroutine
274 debugging, tracing and much more.
275 - major bug fix: unbelievable, but true: $_, $/ and many other
276 "saved" variables actually weren't being saved. This has been fixed,
277 of course, while increasing performance while losing all the save
278 flags.
279 - save flags are gone, and all the api functions dealing with them.
12 - added Coro::Semaphore::adjust. 280 - added Coro::Semaphore::adjust.
13 - added Coro::Util::fork_eval. 281 - added Coro::Util::fork_eval.
14 - incompatibly changed Coro::Storable::freeze.
15 - added Coro::Storable::{nfreeze,blocking_{freeze,nfreeze}}. 282 - added Coro::Storable::{nfreeze,blocking_{freeze,nfreeze}}.
283 - added Coro::killall.
16 - reduce initial stack sizes to allow for "micro-coroutines". 284 - reduce initial stack sizes to allow for "micro-coroutines".
285 - better async_pool resource management, moved parts of async_pool
286 handling to XS (major speed improvement).
287 - actually croak before modifying important data structures.
288 - refuse to transfer while compiling.
289 - possibly support eval EXPR better now.
290 - enable assembly per default on linux+bsd x86+amd64.
291 - all internal members were renamed _something for easier subclassing.
292 - many minor tweaks.
17 293
183.63 Wed May 16 14:10:06 CEST 2007 2943.63 Wed May 16 14:10:06 CEST 2007
19 - implement handcoded assembly for x86/amd64 SVR ABI. 295 - implement handcoded assembly for x86/amd64 SVR ABI.
20 296
213.62 Fri Apr 27 21:36:06 CEST 2007 2973.62 Fri Apr 27 21:36:06 CEST 2007

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