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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 | - avoid deadlock in Coro::Channel if maxsize == 1 (Richard Hundt). |
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| 12 | 5.0 |
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| 13 | - NEW ARCHITECTURE: use the latest 4.x version if you experience |
9 | - NEW ARCHITECTURE: use the latest 4.x version if you experience |
| 14 | stability issues. |
10 | stability issues. |
| 15 | - bump API version to 7 - all dependents must be recompiled. |
11 | - bump API version to 7 - all dependents must be recompiled. |
| 16 | - removed timed_* functions - they were not being used anyways |
12 | - removed timed_* functions - they were not being used anyways |
| 17 | and should be replaced by a more generic mechanism - |
13 | and should be replaced by a more generic mechanism - |
| 18 | and were annoying to support anyways :) |
14 | and were annoying to support anyways :) |
| 19 | - removed SemaphoreSet's waiter method - use sem instead. |
15 | - removed SemaphoreSet's waiter method - use sem method instead. |
| 20 | - Coro::Semaphore->adjust didn't correctly wake up enough waiters. |
16 | - Coro::Semaphore->adjust didn't correctly wake up enough waiters. |
| 21 | - async_pool did free a scalar value twice |
17 | - async_pool did free a scalar value twice |
| 22 | ("Attempt to unreference..."). |
18 | ("Attempt to unreference..."). |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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28 | conversion of callback-style to blocking-style. |
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29 | - new methods $coro->schedule_to and ->cede_to, to specifically |
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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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| 53 | - implement Coro::Channel in terms of Coro::Semaphore, for a moderate |
52 | - implement Coro::Channel in terms of Coro::Semaphore, for a moderate |
| 54 | (in comparison) 20-40% speedup. |
53 | (in comparison) 20-40% speedup. |
| 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. |
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57 | - used new SLF interface and other optimisations to speed up async_pool |
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58 | by a factor of two. It also doesn't rely on perl's exception mechanism |
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59 | to exit anymore. The overhead for terminating an async_pool, coro over |
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60 | a normal async is now very small. |
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61 | - sped up coroutine creation/destruction by 40%. |
| 58 | - 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. |
| 59 | - work around a freebsd pthreads bug (manual testcancel is required as |
63 | - work around a freebsd pthreads bug (manual testcancel is required as |
| 60 | pthread_cond_wait isn't a cancellation point on freebsd). |
64 | pthread_cond_wait isn't a cancellation point on freebsd). |
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65 | - use new rouse functions to speed up and simplify Coro::BDB. |
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66 | - make "prefer perl native functions" work with threaded perls. |
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67 | - condense Coro::Debug ps output, hint at v and w flags. |
| 61 | - (libcoro) lots of minor cleanups and portability improvements. |
68 | - (libcoro) lots of minor cleanups and portability improvements. |
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70 | 4.914 Wed Nov 19 12:54:18 CET 2008 |
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71 | - fix a disastrous bug in the readline optimisation |
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72 | introduced in 4.801. |
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| 63 | 4.913 Sat Nov 15 07:58:28 CET 2008 |
74 | 4.913 Sat Nov 15 07:58:28 CET 2008 |
| 64 | - async_pool did free a scalar value twice |
75 | - async_pool did free a scalar value twice |
| 65 | ("Attempt to unreference..."). |
76 | ("Attempt to unreference..."). |
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