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6 6
7 use Coro; 7 use Coro;
8 8
9 async { 9 async {
10 # some asynchronous thread of execution 10 # some asynchronous thread of execution
11 print "2\n";
12 cede; # yield back to main
13 print "4\n";
11 }; 14 };
15 print "1\n";
16 cede; # yield to coroutine
17 print "3\n";
18 cede; # and again
12 19
13 # alternatively create an async coroutine like this: 20 # use locking
21 my $lock = new Coro::Semaphore;
22 my $locked;
14 23
15 sub some_func : Coro { 24 $lock->down;
16 # some more async code 25 $locked = 1;
17 } 26 $lock->up;
18
19 cede;
20 27
21=head1 DESCRIPTION 28=head1 DESCRIPTION
22 29
23This module collection manages coroutines. Coroutines are similar 30This module collection manages coroutines. Coroutines are similar
24to threads but don't run in parallel at the same time even on SMP 31to threads but don't run in parallel at the same time even on SMP
33is a performance win on Windows machines, and a loss everywhere else). 40is a performance win on Windows machines, and a loss everywhere else).
34 41
35In this module, coroutines are defined as "callchain + lexical variables + 42In this module, coroutines are defined as "callchain + lexical variables +
36@_ + $_ + $@ + $/ + C stack), that is, a coroutine has its own callchain, 43@_ + $_ + $@ + $/ + C stack), that is, a coroutine has its own callchain,
37its own set of lexicals and its own set of perls most important global 44its own set of lexicals and its own set of perls most important global
38variables. 45variables (see L<Coro::State> for more configuration).
39 46
40=cut 47=cut
41 48
42package Coro; 49package Coro;
43 50
50 57
51our $idle; # idle handler 58our $idle; # idle handler
52our $main; # main coroutine 59our $main; # main coroutine
53our $current; # current coroutine 60our $current; # current coroutine
54 61
55our $VERSION = '3.7'; 62our $VERSION = '4.1';
56 63
57our @EXPORT = qw(async async_pool cede schedule terminate current unblock_sub); 64our @EXPORT = qw(async async_pool cede schedule terminate current unblock_sub);
58our %EXPORT_TAGS = ( 65our %EXPORT_TAGS = (
59 prio => [qw(PRIO_MAX PRIO_HIGH PRIO_NORMAL PRIO_LOW PRIO_IDLE PRIO_MIN)], 66 prio => [qw(PRIO_MAX PRIO_HIGH PRIO_NORMAL PRIO_LOW PRIO_IDLE PRIO_MIN)],
60); 67);
113reasons. If performance is not essential you are encouraged to use the 120reasons. If performance is not essential you are encouraged to use the
114C<Coro::current> function instead. 121C<Coro::current> function instead.
115 122
116=cut 123=cut
117 124
125$main->{desc} = "[main::]";
126
118# maybe some other module used Coro::Specific before... 127# maybe some other module used Coro::Specific before...
119$main->{specific} = $current->{specific} 128$main->{_specific} = $current->{_specific}
120 if $current; 129 if $current;
121 130
122_set_current $main; 131_set_current $main;
123 132
124sub current() { $current } 133sub current() { $current }
132This hook is overwritten by modules such as C<Coro::Timer> and 141This hook is overwritten by modules such as C<Coro::Timer> and
133C<Coro::Event> to wait on an external event that hopefully wake up a 142C<Coro::Event> to wait on an external event that hopefully wake up a
134coroutine so the scheduler can run it. 143coroutine so the scheduler can run it.
135 144
136Please note that if your callback recursively invokes perl (e.g. for event 145Please note that if your callback recursively invokes perl (e.g. for event
137handlers), then it must be prepared to be called recursively. 146handlers), then it must be prepared to be called recursively itself.
138 147
139=cut 148=cut
140 149
141$idle = sub { 150$idle = sub {
142 require Carp; 151 require Carp;
149 # free coroutine data and mark as destructed 158 # free coroutine data and mark as destructed
150 $self->_destroy 159 $self->_destroy
151 or return; 160 or return;
152 161
153 # call all destruction callbacks 162 # call all destruction callbacks
154 $_->(@{$self->{status}}) 163 $_->(@{$self->{_status}})
155 for @{(delete $self->{destroy_cb}) || []}; 164 for @{(delete $self->{_on_destroy}) || []};
156} 165}
157 166
158# this coroutine is necessary because a coroutine 167# this coroutine is necessary because a coroutine
159# cannot destroy itself. 168# cannot destroy itself.
160my @destroy; 169my @destroy;
161my $manager; 170my $manager;
162 171
163$manager = new Coro sub { 172$manager = new Coro sub {
164 $current->desc ("[coro manager]");
165
166 while () { 173 while () {
167 (shift @destroy)->_cancel 174 (shift @destroy)->_cancel
168 while @destroy; 175 while @destroy;
169 176
170 &schedule; 177 &schedule;
171 } 178 }
172}; 179};
173 180$manager->desc ("[coro manager]");
174$manager->prio (PRIO_MAX); 181$manager->prio (PRIO_MAX);
175 182
176# static methods. not really. 183# static methods. not really.
177 184
178=back 185=back
186=item async { ... } [@args...] 193=item async { ... } [@args...]
187 194
188Create a new asynchronous coroutine and return it's coroutine object 195Create a new asynchronous coroutine and return it's coroutine object
189(usually unused). When the sub returns the new coroutine is automatically 196(usually unused). When the sub returns the new coroutine is automatically
190terminated. 197terminated.
198
199See the C<Coro::State::new> constructor for info about the coroutine
200environment in which coroutines run.
191 201
192Calling C<exit> in a coroutine will do the same as calling exit outside 202Calling C<exit> in a coroutine will do the same as calling exit outside
193the coroutine. Likewise, when the coroutine dies, the program will exit, 203the coroutine. Likewise, when the coroutine dies, the program will exit,
194just as it would in the main program. 204just as it would in the main program.
195 205
216issued in case of an exception instead of terminating the program, as 226issued in case of an exception instead of terminating the program, as
217C<async> does. As the coroutine is being reused, stuff like C<on_destroy> 227C<async> does. As the coroutine is being reused, stuff like C<on_destroy>
218will not work in the expected way, unless you call terminate or cancel, 228will not work in the expected way, unless you call terminate or cancel,
219which somehow defeats the purpose of pooling. 229which somehow defeats the purpose of pooling.
220 230
221The priority will be reset to C<0> after each job, otherwise the coroutine 231The priority will be reset to C<0> after each job, tracing will be
222will be re-used "as-is". 232disabled, the description will be reset and the default output filehandle
233gets restored, so you can change alkl these. Otherwise the coroutine will
234be re-used "as-is": most notably if you change other per-coroutine global
235stuff such as C<$/> you need to revert that change, which is most simply
236done by using local as in C< local $/ >.
223 237
224The pool size is limited to 8 idle coroutines (this can be adjusted by 238The pool size is limited to 8 idle coroutines (this can be adjusted by
225changing $Coro::POOL_SIZE), and there can be as many non-idle coros as 239changing $Coro::POOL_SIZE), and there can be as many non-idle coros as
226required. 240required.
227 241
228If you are concerned about pooled coroutines growing a lot because a 242If you are concerned about pooled coroutines growing a lot because a
229single C<async_pool> used a lot of stackspace you can e.g. C<async_pool { 243single C<async_pool> used a lot of stackspace you can e.g. C<async_pool
230terminate }> once per second or so to slowly replenish the pool. 244{ terminate }> once per second or so to slowly replenish the pool. In
245addition to that, when the stacks used by a handler grows larger than 16kb
246(adjustable with $Coro::POOL_RSS) it will also exit.
231 247
232=cut 248=cut
233 249
234our $POOL_SIZE = 8; 250our $POOL_SIZE = 8;
251our $POOL_RSS = 16 * 1024;
235our @pool; 252our @async_pool;
236 253
237sub pool_handler { 254sub pool_handler {
255 my $cb;
256
238 while () { 257 while () {
239 $current->{desc} = "[async_pool]";
240
241 eval { 258 eval {
242 my ($cb, @arg) = @{ delete $current->{_invoke} or return }; 259 while () {
243 $cb->(@arg); 260 _pool_1 $cb;
261 &$cb;
262 _pool_2 $cb;
263 &schedule;
264 }
244 }; 265 };
266
267 last if $@ eq "\3async_pool terminate\2\n";
245 warn $@ if $@; 268 warn $@ if $@;
246
247 last if @pool >= $POOL_SIZE;
248
249 push @pool, $current;
250 $current->{desc} = "[async_pool idle]";
251 $current->save (Coro::State::SAVE_DEF);
252 $current->prio (0);
253 schedule;
254 } 269 }
255} 270}
256 271
257sub async_pool(&@) { 272sub async_pool(&@) {
258 # this is also inlined into the unlock_scheduler 273 # this is also inlined into the unlock_scheduler
259 my $coro = (pop @pool) || new Coro \&pool_handler;; 274 my $coro = (pop @async_pool) || new Coro \&pool_handler;
260 275
261 $coro->{_invoke} = [@_]; 276 $coro->{_invoke} = [@_];
262 $coro->ready; 277 $coro->ready;
263 278
264 $coro 279 $coro
307 322
308=item terminate [arg...] 323=item terminate [arg...]
309 324
310Terminates the current coroutine with the given status values (see L<cancel>). 325Terminates the current coroutine with the given status values (see L<cancel>).
311 326
327=item killall
328
329Kills/terminates/cancels all coroutines except the currently running
330one. This is useful after a fork, either in the child or the parent, as
331usually only one of them should inherit the running coroutines.
332
312=cut 333=cut
313 334
314sub terminate { 335sub terminate {
315 $current->cancel (@_); 336 $current->cancel (@_);
337}
338
339sub killall {
340 for (Coro::State::list) {
341 $_->cancel
342 if $_ != $current && UNIVERSAL::isa $_, "Coro";
343 }
316} 344}
317 345
318=back 346=back
319 347
320# dynamic methods 348# dynamic methods
330Create a new coroutine and return it. When the sub returns the coroutine 358Create a new coroutine and return it. When the sub returns the coroutine
331automatically terminates as if C<terminate> with the returned values were 359automatically terminates as if C<terminate> with the returned values were
332called. To make the coroutine run you must first put it into the ready queue 360called. To make the coroutine run you must first put it into the ready queue
333by calling the ready method. 361by calling the ready method.
334 362
335See C<async> for additional discussion. 363See C<async> and C<Coro::State::new> for additional info about the
364coroutine environment.
336 365
337=cut 366=cut
338 367
339sub _run_coro { 368sub _run_coro {
340 terminate &{+shift}; 369 terminate &{+shift};
364 393
365=cut 394=cut
366 395
367sub cancel { 396sub cancel {
368 my $self = shift; 397 my $self = shift;
369 $self->{status} = [@_]; 398 $self->{_status} = [@_];
370 399
371 if ($current == $self) { 400 if ($current == $self) {
372 push @destroy, $self; 401 push @destroy, $self;
373 $manager->ready; 402 $manager->ready;
374 &schedule while 1; 403 &schedule while 1;
378} 407}
379 408
380=item $coroutine->join 409=item $coroutine->join
381 410
382Wait until the coroutine terminates and return any values given to the 411Wait until the coroutine terminates and return any values given to the
383C<terminate> or C<cancel> functions. C<join> can be called multiple times 412C<terminate> or C<cancel> functions. C<join> can be called concurrently
384from multiple coroutine. 413from multiple coroutines.
385 414
386=cut 415=cut
387 416
388sub join { 417sub join {
389 my $self = shift; 418 my $self = shift;
390 419
391 unless ($self->{status}) { 420 unless ($self->{_status}) {
392 my $current = $current; 421 my $current = $current;
393 422
394 push @{$self->{destroy_cb}}, sub { 423 push @{$self->{_on_destroy}}, sub {
395 $current->ready; 424 $current->ready;
396 undef $current; 425 undef $current;
397 }; 426 };
398 427
399 &schedule while $current; 428 &schedule while $current;
400 } 429 }
401 430
402 wantarray ? @{$self->{status}} : $self->{status}[0]; 431 wantarray ? @{$self->{_status}} : $self->{_status}[0];
403} 432}
404 433
405=item $coroutine->on_destroy (\&cb) 434=item $coroutine->on_destroy (\&cb)
406 435
407Registers a callback that is called when this coroutine gets destroyed, 436Registers a callback that is called when this coroutine gets destroyed,
411=cut 440=cut
412 441
413sub on_destroy { 442sub on_destroy {
414 my ($self, $cb) = @_; 443 my ($self, $cb) = @_;
415 444
416 push @{ $self->{destroy_cb} }, $cb; 445 push @{ $self->{_on_destroy} }, $cb;
417} 446}
418 447
419=item $oldprio = $coroutine->prio ($newprio) 448=item $oldprio = $coroutine->prio ($newprio)
420 449
421Sets (or gets, if the argument is missing) the priority of the 450Sets (or gets, if the argument is missing) the priority of the
445 474
446=item $olddesc = $coroutine->desc ($newdesc) 475=item $olddesc = $coroutine->desc ($newdesc)
447 476
448Sets (or gets in case the argument is missing) the description for this 477Sets (or gets in case the argument is missing) the description for this
449coroutine. This is just a free-form string you can associate with a coroutine. 478coroutine. This is just a free-form string you can associate with a coroutine.
479
480This method simply sets the C<< $coroutine->{desc} >> member to the given string. You
481can modify this member directly if you wish.
482
483=item $coroutine->throw ([$scalar])
484
485If C<$throw> is specified and defined, it will be thrown as an exception
486inside the coroutine at the next convinient point in time (usually after
487it gains control at the next schedule/transfer/cede). Otherwise clears the
488exception object.
489
490The exception object will be thrown "as is" with the specified scalar in
491C<$@>, i.e. if it is a string, no line number or newline will be appended
492(unlike with C<die>).
493
494This can be used as a softer means than C<cancel> to ask a coroutine to
495end itself, although there is no guarentee that the exception will lead to
496termination, and if the exception isn't caught it might well end the whole
497program.
450 498
451=cut 499=cut
452 500
453sub desc { 501sub desc {
454 my $old = $_[0]{desc}; 502 my $old = $_[0]{desc};
530 578
531# we create a special coro because we want to cede, 579# we create a special coro because we want to cede,
532# to reduce pressure on the coro pool (because most callbacks 580# to reduce pressure on the coro pool (because most callbacks
533# return immediately and can be reused) and because we cannot cede 581# return immediately and can be reused) and because we cannot cede
534# inside an event callback. 582# inside an event callback.
535our $unblock_scheduler = async { 583our $unblock_scheduler = new Coro sub {
536 $current->desc ("[unblock_sub scheduler]");
537 while () { 584 while () {
538 while (my $cb = pop @unblock_queue) { 585 while (my $cb = pop @unblock_queue) {
539 # this is an inlined copy of async_pool 586 # this is an inlined copy of async_pool
540 my $coro = (pop @pool or new Coro \&pool_handler); 587 my $coro = (pop @async_pool) || new Coro \&pool_handler;
541 588
542 $coro->{_invoke} = $cb; 589 $coro->{_invoke} = $cb;
543 $coro->ready; 590 $coro->ready;
544 cede; # for short-lived callbacks, this reduces pressure on the coro pool 591 cede; # for short-lived callbacks, this reduces pressure on the coro pool
545 } 592 }
546 schedule; # sleep well 593 schedule; # sleep well
547 } 594 }
548}; 595};
596$unblock_scheduler->desc ("[unblock_sub scheduler]");
549 597
550sub unblock_sub(&) { 598sub unblock_sub(&) {
551 my $cb = shift; 599 my $cb = shift;
552 600
553 sub { 601 sub {
572 to allow per-thread schedulers, but Coro::State does not yet allow 620 to allow per-thread schedulers, but Coro::State does not yet allow
573 this). 621 this).
574 622
575=head1 SEE ALSO 623=head1 SEE ALSO
576 624
625Lower level Configuration, Coroutine Environment: L<Coro::State>.
626
627Debugging: L<Coro::Debug>.
628
577Support/Utility: L<Coro::Cont>, L<Coro::Specific>, L<Coro::State>, L<Coro::Util>. 629Support/Utility: L<Coro::Specific>, L<Coro::Util>.
578 630
579Locking/IPC: L<Coro::Signal>, L<Coro::Channel>, L<Coro::Semaphore>, L<Coro::SemaphoreSet>, L<Coro::RWLock>. 631Locking/IPC: L<Coro::Signal>, L<Coro::Channel>, L<Coro::Semaphore>, L<Coro::SemaphoreSet>, L<Coro::RWLock>.
580 632
581Event/IO: L<Coro::Timer>, L<Coro::Event>, L<Coro::Handle>, L<Coro::Socket>, L<Coro::Select>. 633Event/IO: L<Coro::Timer>, L<Coro::Event>, L<Coro::Handle>, L<Coro::Socket>.
582 634
635Compatibility: L<Coro::LWP>, L<Coro::Storable>, L<Coro::Select>.
636
583Embedding: L<Coro:MakeMaker> 637Embedding: L<Coro:MakeMaker>.
584 638
585=head1 AUTHOR 639=head1 AUTHOR
586 640
587 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> 641 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
588 http://home.schmorp.de/ 642 http://home.schmorp.de/

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