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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
18 and were annoying to support anyways :) 16 and were annoying to support anyways :)
19 - removed SemaphoreSet's waiter method - use sem instead. 17 - removed SemaphoreSet's waiter method - use sem instead.
20 - Coro::Semaphore->adjust didn't correctly wake up enough waiters. 18 - Coro::Semaphore->adjust didn't correctly wake up enough waiters.
21 - async_pool did free a scalar value twice 19 - async_pool did free a scalar value twice
22 ("Attempt to unreference..."). 20 ("Attempt to unreference...").
21 - fix a disastrous bug in the readline optimisation
22 introduced in 4.801.
23 - fix a longstanding bug where calling terminate on a coro that 23 - fix a longstanding bug where calling terminate on a coro that
24 was waiting for a semaphore that was just becoming available 24 was waiting for a semaphore that was just becoming available
25 would cause a deadlock (semaphore would get into a state where 25 would cause a deadlock (semaphore would get into a state where
26 it was available but waiters were still blocked). 26 it was available but waiters were still blocked).
27 - 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
53 - implement Coro::Channel in terms of Coro::Semaphore, for a moderate 53 - implement Coro::Channel in terms of Coro::Semaphore, for a moderate
54 (in comparison) 20-40% speedup. 54 (in comparison) 20-40% speedup.
55 - used new SLF interface to reimplement Coro::Signal gaining 55 - used new SLF interface to reimplement Coro::Signal gaining
56 some unknown (because I was too lazy), but certain, speedup, and also 56 some unknown (because I was too lazy), but certain, speedup, and also
57 making signals reliable for the first time. 57 making signals reliable for the first time.
58 - used new SLF interface and other optimisations to speed up async_pool
59 by a factor of two. It also doesn't rely on perl's exception mechanism
60 to exit anymore. The overhead for terminating an async_pool, coro over
61 a normal async is now very small.
62 - sped up coroutine creation/destruction by 40%.
58 - forgot to include Coro/libcoro/README in the dist for all these years. 63 - forgot to include Coro/libcoro/README in the dist for all these years.
59 - work around a freebsd pthreads bug (manual testcancel is required as 64 - work around a freebsd pthreads bug (manual testcancel is required as
60 pthread_cond_wait isn't a cancellation point on freebsd). 65 pthread_cond_wait isn't a cancellation point on freebsd).
61 - use new rouse functions to speed up and simplify Coro::BDB. 66 - use new rouse functions to speed up and simplify Coro::BDB.
62 - make "prefer perl native functions" work with threaded perls. 67 - make "prefer perl native functions" work with threaded perls.
68 - condense Coro::Debug ps output, hint at v and w flags.
63 - (libcoro) lots of minor cleanups and portability improvements. 69 - (libcoro) lots of minor cleanups and portability improvements.
64 70
654.913 Sat Nov 15 07:58:28 CET 2008 714.913 Sat Nov 15 07:58:28 CET 2008
66 - async_pool did free a scalar value twice 72 - async_pool did free a scalar value twice
67 ("Attempt to unreference..."). 73 ("Attempt to unreference...").

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