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Revision 1.445 by root, Thu Nov 20 03:10:30 2008 UTC vs.
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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: async_pool to SLF
9TODO: _cancel to xs
105.0 85.0
11 - NEW ARCHITECTURE: use the latest 4.x version if you experience 9 - NEW ARCHITECTURE: use the latest 4.x version if you experience
12 stability issues. 10 stability issues.
13 - bump API version to 7 - all dependents must be recompiled. 11 - bump API version to 7 - all dependents must be recompiled.
14 - removed timed_* functions - they were not being used anyways 12 - removed timed_* functions - they were not being used anyways
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16 and were annoying to support anyways :) 14 and were annoying to support anyways :)
17 - removed SemaphoreSet's waiter method - use sem instead. 15 - removed SemaphoreSet's waiter method - use sem instead.
18 - Coro::Semaphore->adjust didn't correctly wake up enough waiters. 16 - Coro::Semaphore->adjust didn't correctly wake up enough waiters.
19 - async_pool did free a scalar value twice 17 - async_pool did free a scalar value twice
20 ("Attempt to unreference..."). 18 ("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 19 - fix a longstanding bug where calling terminate on a coro that
24 was waiting for a semaphore that was just becoming available 20 was waiting for a semaphore that was just becoming available
25 would cause a deadlock (semaphore would get into a state where 21 would cause a deadlock (semaphore would get into a state where
26 it was available but waiters were still blocked). 22 it was available but waiters were still blocked).
27 - calling throw on a coroutine that is waiting for a semaphore will 23 - calling throw on a coroutine that is waiting for a semaphore will
28 no longer make it acquire the semaphore (and thus leak a count). 24 no longer make it acquire the semaphore (and thus leak a count).
29 - perl's process emulation is now not even theoretically supported 25 - perl's process emulation is now not even theoretically supported
30 anymore. 26 anymore.
31 - new functions Coro::rouse_cb and Coro::rouse_wait. 27 - new functions Coro::rouse_cb and Coro::rouse_wait for easier
28 conversion of callback-style to blocking-style.
29 - new methods $coro->schedule_to and ->cede_to, to specifically
30 schedule or cede to a specific coroutine.
32 - new function Coro::Semaphore::wait. 31 - new function Coro::Semaphore::wait.
33 - use named constants in Coro::Channel (Richard Hundt). 32 - use named constants in Coro::Channel (Richard Hundt).
34 - directly patch the entersub opcode calling SLF functions (cede, 33 - directly patch the entersub opcode calling SLF functions (cede,
35 transfer and so on). this does speed up context switching, but 34 transfer and so on). this does speed up context switching, but
36 more importanly, it frees us from the hardcoded behaviour of 35 more importanly, it frees us from the hardcoded behaviour of
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55 - used new SLF interface to reimplement Coro::Signal gaining 54 - used new SLF interface to reimplement Coro::Signal gaining
56 some unknown (because I was too lazy), but certain, speedup, and also 55 some unknown (because I was too lazy), but certain, speedup, and also
57 making signals reliable for the first time. 56 making signals reliable for the first time.
58 - used new SLF interface and other optimisations to speed up async_pool 57 - 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 58 by a factor of two. It also doesn't rely on perl's exception mechanism
60 to exit anymore. 59 to exit anymore. The overhead for terminating an async_pool, coro over
60 a normal async is now very small.
61 - sped up coroutine creation/destruction by 40%. 61 - sped up coroutine creation/destruction by 40%.
62 - forgot to include Coro/libcoro/README in the dist for all these years. 62 - forgot to include Coro/libcoro/README in the dist for all these years.
63 - work around a freebsd pthreads bug (manual testcancel is required as 63 - work around a freebsd pthreads bug (manual testcancel is required as
64 pthread_cond_wait isn't a cancellation point on freebsd). 64 pthread_cond_wait isn't a cancellation point on freebsd).
65 - use new rouse functions to speed up and simplify Coro::BDB. 65 - use new rouse functions to speed up and simplify Coro::BDB.
66 - make "prefer perl native functions" work with threaded perls. 66 - make "prefer perl native functions" work with threaded perls.
67 - condense Coro::Debug ps output, hint at v and w flags. 67 - condense Coro::Debug ps output, hint at v and w flags.
68 - (libcoro) lots of minor cleanups and portability improvements. 68 - (libcoro) lots of minor cleanups and portability improvements.
69
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71 - fix a disastrous bug in the readline optimisation
72 introduced in 4.801.
69 73
704.913 Sat Nov 15 07:58:28 CET 2008 744.913 Sat Nov 15 07:58:28 CET 2008
71 - async_pool did free a scalar value twice 75 - async_pool did free a scalar value twice
72 ("Attempt to unreference..."). 76 ("Attempt to unreference...").
73 77

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