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| 534 | # at this place, the timezone is Antarctica/South_Pole, |
534 | # at this place, the timezone is Antarctica/South_Pole, |
| 535 | # without disturbing the TZ of any other coro. |
535 | # without disturbing the TZ of any other coro. |
| 536 | }; |
536 | }; |
| 537 | |
537 | |
| 538 | This can be used to localise about any resource (locale, uid, |
538 | This can be used to localise about any resource (locale, uid, |
| 539 | current working directory etc.) to a block, despite the existance of |
539 | current working directory etc.) to a block, despite the existence of |
| 540 | other coros. |
540 | other coros. |
| 541 | |
541 | |
| 542 | Another interesting example implements time-sliced multitasking |
542 | Another interesting example implements time-sliced multitasking |
| 543 | using interval timers (this could obviously be optimised, but does |
543 | using interval timers (this could obviously be optimised, but does |
| 544 | the job): |
544 | the job): |
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| 626 | $state->is_new |
626 | $state->is_new |
| 627 | Returns true iff this Coro object is "new", i.e. has never been run |
627 | Returns true iff this Coro object is "new", i.e. has never been run |
| 628 | yet. Those states basically consist of only the code reference to |
628 | yet. Those states basically consist of only the code reference to |
| 629 | call and the arguments, but consumes very little other resources. |
629 | call and the arguments, but consumes very little other resources. |
| 630 | New states will automatically get assigned a perl interpreter when |
630 | New states will automatically get assigned a perl interpreter when |
| 631 | they are transfered to. |
631 | they are transferred to. |
| 632 | |
632 | |
| 633 | $state->is_zombie |
633 | $state->is_zombie |
| 634 | Returns true iff the Coro object has been cancelled, i.e. it's |
634 | Returns true iff the Coro object has been cancelled, i.e. it's |
| 635 | resources freed because they were "cancel"'ed, "terminate"'d, |
635 | resources freed because they were "cancel"'ed, "terminate"'d, |
| 636 | "safe_cancel"'ed or simply went out of scope. |
636 | "safe_cancel"'ed or simply went out of scope. |
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| 907 | It is very common for a coro to wait for some callback to be called. |
907 | It is very common for a coro to wait for some callback to be called. |
| 908 | This occurs naturally when you use coro in an otherwise event-based |
908 | This occurs naturally when you use coro in an otherwise event-based |
| 909 | program, or when you use event-based libraries. |
909 | program, or when you use event-based libraries. |
| 910 | |
910 | |
| 911 | These typically register a callback for some event, and call that |
911 | These typically register a callback for some event, and call that |
| 912 | callback when the event occured. In a coro, however, you typically want |
912 | callback when the event occurred. In a coro, however, you typically want |
| 913 | to just wait for the event, simplyifying things. |
913 | to just wait for the event, simplyifying things. |
| 914 | |
914 | |
| 915 | For example "AnyEvent->child" registers a callback to be called when a |
915 | For example "AnyEvent->child" registers a callback to be called when a |
| 916 | specific child has exited: |
916 | specific child has exited: |
| 917 | |
917 | |
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| 1036 | processes. What makes it so bad is that on non-windows platforms, you |
1036 | processes. What makes it so bad is that on non-windows platforms, you |
| 1037 | can actually take advantage of custom hardware for this purpose (as |
1037 | can actually take advantage of custom hardware for this purpose (as |
| 1038 | evidenced by the forks module, which gives you the (i-) threads API, |
1038 | evidenced by the forks module, which gives you the (i-) threads API, |
| 1039 | just much faster). |
1039 | just much faster). |
| 1040 | |
1040 | |
| 1041 | Sharing data is in the i-threads model is done by transfering data |
1041 | Sharing data is in the i-threads model is done by transferring data |
| 1042 | structures between threads using copying semantics, which is very slow - |
1042 | structures between threads using copying semantics, which is very slow - |
| 1043 | shared data simply does not exist. Benchmarks using i-threads which are |
1043 | shared data simply does not exist. Benchmarks using i-threads which are |
| 1044 | communication-intensive show extremely bad behaviour with i-threads (in |
1044 | communication-intensive show extremely bad behaviour with i-threads (in |
| 1045 | fact, so bad that Coro, which cannot take direct advantage of multiple |
1045 | fact, so bad that Coro, which cannot take direct advantage of multiple |
| 1046 | CPUs, is often orders of magnitude faster because it shares data using |
1046 | CPUs, is often orders of magnitude faster because it shares data using |
