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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 8 TODO: Coro/Intro
9TODO: guard as SLF - to avoid deadlocks. 9 - convert Coro::Timer, Coro::Select and Coro::Util to rouse API.
10 - avoid deadlock in Coro::Channel if maxsize == 1 (Richard Hundt). 10 - Coro::Select did errornously dup the file descriptors
11 and didn't work with all AnyEvent backends.
12 - disassociate c contexts from coro objects - this is agruably more
13 correct, but mostly allows sharing of cctxs between coro and state
14 objects, for added memory savings and speed increases.
15 - bumped $Coro::POOL_RSS up to 32kb by default.
16 - no longer set the optype to OP_CUSTOM, as B::* understandably
17 doesn't like this very much (and we *are* a type of entersub).
18 - implement state cloning, just to prove that call/cc can be done.
19 - better 5.8.6 compatibility.
11 20
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13 - NEW ARCHITECTURE: use the latest 4.x version if you experience 22 - NEW ARCHITECTURE: use the latest 4.x version if you experience
14 stability issues. 23 stability issues.
15 - bump API version to 7 - all dependents must be recompiled. 24 - bump API version to 7 - all dependents must be recompiled.
16 - removed timed_* functions - they were not being used anyways 25 - removed timed_* functions - they were not being used anyways
17 and should be replaced by a more generic mechanism - 26 and should be replaced by a more generic mechanism -
18 and were annoying to support anyways :) 27 and were annoying to support anyways :)
19 - removed SemaphoreSet's waiter method - use sem instead. 28 - removed SemaphoreSet's waiter method - use sem method instead.
20 - Coro::Semaphore->adjust didn't correctly wake up enough waiters. 29 - Coro::Semaphore->adjust didn't correctly wake up enough waiters.
21 - async_pool did free a scalar value twice 30 - async_pool did free a scalar value twice
22 ("Attempt to unreference..."). 31 ("Attempt to unreference...").
23 - fix a disastrous bug in the readline optimisation
24 introduced in 4.801.
25 - fix a longstanding bug where calling terminate on a coro that 32 - fix a longstanding bug where calling terminate on a coro that
26 was waiting for a semaphore that was just becoming available 33 was waiting for a semaphore that was just becoming available
27 would cause a deadlock (semaphore would get into a state where 34 would cause a deadlock (semaphore would get into a state where
28 it was available but waiters were still blocked). 35 it was available but waiters were still blocked).
29 - calling throw on a coroutine that is waiting for a semaphore will 36 - 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). 37 no longer make it acquire the semaphore (and thus leak a count).
31 - perl's process emulation is now not even theoretically supported 38 - perl's process emulation is now not even theoretically supported
32 anymore. 39 anymore.
33 - new functions Coro::rouse_cb and Coro::rouse_wait. 40 - new functions Coro::rouse_cb and Coro::rouse_wait for easier
41 conversion of callback-style to blocking-style.
42 - new methods $coro->schedule_to and ->cede_to, to specifically
43 schedule or cede to a specific coroutine.
34 - new function Coro::Semaphore::wait. 44 - new function Coro::Semaphore::wait.
35 - use named constants in Coro::Channel (Richard Hundt). 45 - use named constants in Coro::Channel (Richard Hundt).
36 - directly patch the entersub opcode calling SLF functions (cede, 46 - directly patch the entersub opcode calling SLF functions (cede,
37 transfer and so on). this does speed up context switching, but 47 transfer and so on). this does speed up context switching, but
38 more importanly, it frees us from the hardcoded behaviour of 48 more importanly, it frees us from the hardcoded behaviour of
55 - implement Coro::Channel in terms of Coro::Semaphore, for a moderate 65 - implement Coro::Channel in terms of Coro::Semaphore, for a moderate
56 (in comparison) 20-40% speedup. 66 (in comparison) 20-40% speedup.
57 - used new SLF interface to reimplement Coro::Signal gaining 67 - used new SLF interface to reimplement Coro::Signal gaining
58 some unknown (because I was too lazy), but certain, speedup, and also 68 some unknown (because I was too lazy), but certain, speedup, and also
59 making signals reliable for the first time. 69 making signals reliable for the first time.
70 - used new SLF interface and other optimisations to speed up async_pool
71 by a factor of two. It also doesn't rely on perl's exception mechanism
72 to exit anymore. The overhead for terminating an async_pool, coro over
73 a normal async is now very small.
74 - sped up coroutine creation/destruction by 40%.
60 - forgot to include Coro/libcoro/README in the dist for all these years. 75 - 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 76 - work around a freebsd pthreads bug (manual testcancel is required as
62 pthread_cond_wait isn't a cancellation point on freebsd). 77 pthread_cond_wait isn't a cancellation point on freebsd).
63 - use new rouse functions to speed up and simplify Coro::BDB. 78 - use new rouse functions to speed up and simplify Coro::BDB.
64 - make "prefer perl native functions" work with threaded perls. 79 - make "prefer perl native functions" work with threaded perls.
65 - condense Coro::Debug ps output, hint at v and w flags. 80 - condense Coro::Debug ps output, hint at v and w flags.
66 - (libcoro) lots of minor cleanups and portability improvements. 81 - (libcoro) lots of minor cleanups and portability improvements.
82
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84 - fix a disastrous bug in the readline optimisation
85 introduced in 4.801.
67 86
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69 - async_pool did free a scalar value twice 88 - async_pool did free a scalar value twice
70 ("Attempt to unreference..."). 89 ("Attempt to unreference...").
71 90

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