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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: testcancel |
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9 | TODO: guard as SLF - to avoid deadlocks. |
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10 | TODO: Coro::Signal as SLF. |
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11 | - avoid deadlock in Coro::Channel if maxsize == 1 (Richard Hundt). |
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| 8 | 5.0 |
13 | 5.0 |
| 9 | - NEW ARCHITECTURE: use 4.912 for the stable version. |
14 | - NEW ARCHITECTURE: use the latest 4.x version if you experience |
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15 | stability issues. |
| 10 | - bump API version to 7 - all dependents must be recompiled. |
16 | - bump API version to 7 - all dependents must be recompiled. |
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17 | - removed timed_* functions - they were not being used anyways |
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18 | and should be replaced by a more generic mechanism - |
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19 | and were annoying to support anyways :) |
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20 | - removed SemaphoreSet's waiter method - use sem instead. |
| 11 | - Coro::Semaphore->adjust didn't correctly wake up enough waiters. |
21 | - Coro::Semaphore->adjust didn't correctly wake up enough waiters. |
| 12 | - async_pool did free a scalar value twice |
22 | - async_pool did free a scalar value twice |
| 13 | ("Attempt to unreference..."). |
23 | ("Attempt to unreference..."). |
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24 | - fix a longstanding bug where calling terminate on a coro that |
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25 | was waiting for a semaphore that was just becoming available |
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26 | would cause a deadlock (semaphore would get into a state where |
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27 | it was available but waiters were still blocked). |
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28 | - calling throw on a coroutine that is waiting for a semaphore will |
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29 | no longer make it acquire the semaphore (and thus leak a count). |
| 14 | - perl's process emulation is now not even theoretically supported |
30 | - perl's process emulation is now not even theoretically supported |
| 15 | anymore. |
31 | anymore. |
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32 | - new function Coro::Semaphore::wait. |
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33 | - use named constants in Coro::Channel (Richard Hundt). |
| 16 | - directly patch the entersub opcode calling SLF functions (cede, |
34 | - directly patch the entersub opcode calling SLF functions (cede, |
| 17 | transfer and so on). this does speed up context switching, but |
35 | transfer and so on). this does speed up context switching, but |
| 18 | more importanly, it frees us from the hardcoded behaviour of |
36 | more importanly, it frees us from the hardcoded behaviour of |
| 19 | entersub, so we might actually be able to return something from |
37 | entersub, so we might actually be able to return something from |
| 20 | those functions and atcually create new ones. |
38 | those functions and atcually create new ones. |
| 21 | - take advantage of __builtin_frame_address on gcc. |
39 | - take advantage of __builtin_frame_address on gcc. |
| 22 | - expose THX in coroapi (not sure whether this was a wise decision, |
40 | - expose THX in coroapi (not sure whether this was a wise decision, |
| 23 | as "threaded" perls are running at half speed anyways). |
41 | as "threaded" perls are running at half speed anyways). |
| 24 | - implement execute_slf (schedule-like-function) interface that makes |
42 | - implement execute_slf (schedule-like-function) interface that makes |
| 25 | it possible to implement schedule-like-functions in XS. |
43 | it possible to implement schedule-like-functions in XS. |
| 26 | - use new SLF interface to massively speed up Coro::EV by roughly a factor |
44 | - use new SLF interface to massively speed up Coro::EV by roughly a |
| 27 | of two. |
45 | factor of two. |
| 28 | - removed timed_down and timed_guard functions - they were not being used |
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| 29 | anyways and should be replaced by a more generic mechanism - and were |
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| 30 | annoying to support anyways : |
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| 31 | - used new SLF interface to massively speed up Coro::Semaphore by a factor |
46 | - used new SLF interface to massively speed up Coro::Semaphore by a |
| 32 | of three. |
47 | factor of three. |
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48 | - used new SLF interface to speed up Coro::AIO by roughly a factor of |
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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 | - implement Coro::Signal (mostly) in terms of Coro::Semaphore, |
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56 | for some unknown (because I was too lazy), but certain, speedup. |
| 33 | - forgot to include Coro/libcoro/README in the dist for all these years. |
57 | - forgot to include Coro/libcoro/README in the dist for all these years. |
| 34 | - work around a freebsd pthreads bug (manual testcancel is required as |
58 | - work around a freebsd pthreads bug (manual testcancel is required as |
| 35 | pthread_cond_wait isn't a cancellation point on freebsd). |
59 | pthread_cond_wait isn't a cancellation point on freebsd). |
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| 37 | 4.913 Sat Nov 15 07:58:28 CET 2008 |
61 | 4.913 Sat Nov 15 07:58:28 CET 2008 |
