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3TODO: should explore PerlIO::coroaio (perl leaks like hell). 3TODO: should explore PerlIO::coroaio (perl leaks like hell).
4TODO: maybe implement a default message channel, very much like Erlang's 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!), 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)).
7 7
8TODO: testcancel 8TODO: async_pool to SLF
9TODO: guard as SLF - to avoid deadlocks. 9TODO: _cancel to xs
10 - avoid deadlock in Coro::Channel if maxsize == 1 (Richard Hundt).
11
125.0 105.0
13 - NEW ARCHITECTURE: use the latest 4.x version if you experience 11 - NEW ARCHITECTURE: use the latest 4.x version if you experience
14 stability issues. 12 stability issues.
15 - bump API version to 7 - all dependents must be recompiled. 13 - bump API version to 7 - all dependents must be recompiled.
16 - removed timed_* functions - they were not being used anyways 14 - removed timed_* functions - they were not being used anyways
28 it was available but waiters were still blocked). 26 it was available but waiters were still blocked).
29 - calling throw on a coroutine that is waiting for a semaphore will 27 - calling throw on a coroutine that is waiting for a semaphore will
30 no longer make it acquire the semaphore (and thus leak a count). 28 no longer make it acquire the semaphore (and thus leak a count).
31 - perl's process emulation is now not even theoretically supported 29 - perl's process emulation is now not even theoretically supported
32 anymore. 30 anymore.
33 - new functions Coro::rouse_cb and Coro::rouse_wait. 31 - new functions Coro::rouse_cb and Coro::rouse_wait for easier
32 conversion of callback-style to blocking-style.
33 - new methods $coro->schedule_to and ->cede_to, to specifically
34 schedule or cede to a specific coroutine.
34 - new function Coro::Semaphore::wait. 35 - new function Coro::Semaphore::wait.
35 - use named constants in Coro::Channel (Richard Hundt). 36 - use named constants in Coro::Channel (Richard Hundt).
36 - directly patch the entersub opcode calling SLF functions (cede, 37 - directly patch the entersub opcode calling SLF functions (cede,
37 transfer and so on). this does speed up context switching, but 38 transfer and so on). this does speed up context switching, but
38 more importanly, it frees us from the hardcoded behaviour of 39 more importanly, it frees us from the hardcoded behaviour of
55 - implement Coro::Channel in terms of Coro::Semaphore, for a moderate 56 - implement Coro::Channel in terms of Coro::Semaphore, for a moderate
56 (in comparison) 20-40% speedup. 57 (in comparison) 20-40% speedup.
57 - used new SLF interface to reimplement Coro::Signal gaining 58 - used new SLF interface to reimplement Coro::Signal gaining
58 some unknown (because I was too lazy), but certain, speedup, and also 59 some unknown (because I was too lazy), but certain, speedup, and also
59 making signals reliable for the first time. 60 making signals reliable for the first time.
61 - used new SLF interface and other optimisations to speed up async_pool
62 by a factor of two. It also doesn't rely on perl's exception mechanism
63 to exit anymore. The overhead for terminating an async_pool, coro over
64 a normal async is now very small.
65 - sped up coroutine creation/destruction by 40%.
60 - forgot to include Coro/libcoro/README in the dist for all these years. 66 - forgot to include Coro/libcoro/README in the dist for all these years.
61 - work around a freebsd pthreads bug (manual testcancel is required as 67 - work around a freebsd pthreads bug (manual testcancel is required as
62 pthread_cond_wait isn't a cancellation point on freebsd). 68 pthread_cond_wait isn't a cancellation point on freebsd).
63 - use new rouse functions to speed up and simplify Coro::BDB. 69 - use new rouse functions to speed up and simplify Coro::BDB.
64 - make "prefer perl native functions" work with threaded perls. 70 - make "prefer perl native functions" work with threaded perls.

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