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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 |
8 | TODO: async_pool to SLF |
| 9 | TODO: aio |
9 | TODO: _cancel to xs |
| 10 | TODO: Coro::Semaphore |
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| 11 | TODO: trow disturbs cleanup path inside pp_slf? |
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| 12 | TODO: throw special-case in transfer? |
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| 13 | 5.0 |
10 | 5.0 |
| 14 | - NEW ARCHITECTURE: use the latest 4.x version if you experience |
11 | - NEW ARCHITECTURE: use the latest 4.x version if you experience |
| 15 | stability issues. |
12 | stability issues. |
| 16 | - bump API version to 7 - all dependents must be recompiled. |
13 | - bump API version to 7 - all dependents must be recompiled. |
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14 | - removed timed_* functions - they were not being used anyways |
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15 | and should be replaced by a more generic mechanism - |
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16 | and were annoying to support anyways :) |
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17 | - removed SemaphoreSet's waiter method - use sem instead. |
| 17 | - Coro::Semaphore->adjust didn't correctly wake up enough waiters. |
18 | - Coro::Semaphore->adjust didn't correctly wake up enough waiters. |
| 18 | - async_pool did free a scalar value twice |
19 | - async_pool did free a scalar value twice |
| 19 | ("Attempt to unreference..."). |
20 | ("Attempt to unreference..."). |
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21 | - fix a disastrous bug in the readline optimisation |
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22 | introduced in 4.801. |
| 20 | - fix a longstanding bug where calling terminate on a coro that |
23 | - fix a longstanding bug where calling terminate on a coro that |
| 21 | was waiting for a semaphore that was just becoming available |
24 | was waiting for a semaphore that was just becoming available |
| 22 | would cause a deadlock (semaphore would get into a state where |
25 | would cause a deadlock (semaphore would get into a state where |
| 23 | it was available but waiters were waiting(. |
26 | it was available but waiters were still blocked). |
| 24 | - avoid deadlock in Coro::Channel if maxsize == 1 (Richard Hundt). |
27 | - calling throw on a coroutine that is waiting for a semaphore will |
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28 | no longer make it acquire the semaphore (and thus leak a count). |
| 25 | - perl's process emulation is now not even theoretically supported |
29 | - perl's process emulation is now not even theoretically supported |
| 26 | anymore. |
30 | anymore. |
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31 | - new functions Coro::rouse_cb and Coro::rouse_wait. |
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32 | - new function Coro::Semaphore::wait. |
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33 | - use named constants in Coro::Channel (Richard Hundt). |
| 27 | - directly patch the entersub opcode calling SLF functions (cede, |
34 | - directly patch the entersub opcode calling SLF functions (cede, |
| 28 | transfer and so on). this does speed up context switching, but |
35 | transfer and so on). this does speed up context switching, but |
| 29 | more importanly, it frees us from the hardcoded behaviour of |
36 | more importanly, it frees us from the hardcoded behaviour of |
| 30 | entersub, so we might actually be able to return something from |
37 | entersub, so we might actually be able to return something from |
| 31 | those functions and atcually create new ones. |
38 | those functions and atcually create new ones. |
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| 34 | as "threaded" perls are running at half speed anyways). |
41 | as "threaded" perls are running at half speed anyways). |
| 35 | - implement execute_slf (schedule-like-function) interface that makes |
42 | - implement execute_slf (schedule-like-function) interface that makes |
| 36 | it possible to implement schedule-like-functions in XS. |
43 | it possible to implement schedule-like-functions in XS. |
| 37 | - use new SLF interface to massively speed up Coro::EV by roughly a |
44 | - use new SLF interface to massively speed up Coro::EV by roughly a |
| 38 | factor of two. |
45 | factor of two. |
| 39 | - removed timed_down and timed_guard functions - they were not being |
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| 40 | used anyways and should be replaced by a more generic mechanism - |
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| 41 | and were annoying to support anyways :) |
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| 42 | - used new SLF interface to massively speed up Coro::Semaphore by a |
46 | - used new SLF interface to massively speed up Coro::Semaphore by a |
| 43 | factor of three. |
47 | factor of three. |
| 44 | - used new SLF interface to speed up Coro::AIO by roughly 400% and |
48 | - used new SLF interface to speed up Coro::AIO by roughly a factor of |
| 45 | reduce its memory usage considerably. |
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 | - used new SLF interface to reimplement Coro::Signal gaining |
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56 | some unknown (because I was too lazy), but certain, speedup, and also |
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57 | making signals reliable for the first time. |
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58 | - sped up coroutine creation/destruction by 40%. |
| 46 | - forgot to include Coro/libcoro/README in the dist for all these years. |
59 | - forgot to include Coro/libcoro/README in the dist for all these years. |
| 47 | - work around a freebsd pthreads bug (manual testcancel is required as |
60 | - work around a freebsd pthreads bug (manual testcancel is required as |
| 48 | pthread_cond_wait isn't a cancellation point on freebsd). |
61 | pthread_cond_wait isn't a cancellation point on freebsd). |
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62 | - use new rouse functions to speed up and simplify Coro::BDB. |
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63 | - make "prefer perl native functions" work with threaded perls. |
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64 | - condense Coro::Debug ps output, hint at v and w flags. |
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65 | - (libcoro) lots of minor cleanups and portability improvements. |
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| 50 | 4.913 Sat Nov 15 07:58:28 CET 2008 |
67 | 4.913 Sat Nov 15 07:58:28 CET 2008 |
| 51 | - async_pool did free a scalar value twice |
68 | - async_pool did free a scalar value twice |
| 52 | ("Attempt to unreference..."). |
69 | ("Attempt to unreference..."). |
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