| … | |
… | |
| 1044 | |
1044 | |
| 1045 | =back |
1045 | =back |
| 1046 | |
1046 | |
| 1047 | =head3 ASYNC WATCHERS - how to wake up another event loop |
1047 | =head3 ASYNC WATCHERS - how to wake up another event loop |
| 1048 | |
1048 | |
| 1049 | Async watchers are provided by EV, but have little use in perl directly, as perl |
1049 | Async watchers are provided by EV, but have little use in perl directly, |
| 1050 | neither supports threads nor direct access to signal handlers or other |
1050 | as perl neither supports threads running in parallel nor direct access to |
| 1051 | contexts where they could be of value. |
1051 | signal handlers or other contexts where they could be of value. |
| 1052 | |
1052 | |
| 1053 | It is, however, possible to use them from the XS level. |
1053 | It is, however, possible to use them from the XS level. |
| 1054 | |
1054 | |
| 1055 | Please see the libev documentation for further details. |
1055 | Please see the libev documentation for further details. |
| 1056 | |
1056 | |
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… | |
| 1084 | my $async_check = EV::check sub { }; |
1084 | my $async_check = EV::check sub { }; |
| 1085 | |
1085 | |
| 1086 | This ensures that perl gets into control for a short time to handle any |
1086 | This ensures that perl gets into control for a short time to handle any |
| 1087 | pending signals, and also ensures (slightly) slower overall operation. |
1087 | pending signals, and also ensures (slightly) slower overall operation. |
| 1088 | |
1088 | |
| 1089 | =head1 THREADS |
1089 | =head1 ITHREADS |
| 1090 | |
1090 | |
| 1091 | Threads are not supported by this module in any way. Perl pseudo-threads |
1091 | Ithreads are not supported by this module in any way. Perl pseudo-threads |
| 1092 | is evil stuff and must die. As soon as Perl gains real threads I will work |
1092 | is evil stuff and must die. Real threads as provided by Coro are fully |
| 1093 | on thread support for it. |
1093 | supported (and enhanced support is available via L<Coro::EV>). |
| 1094 | |
1094 | |
| 1095 | =head1 FORK |
1095 | =head1 FORK |
| 1096 | |
1096 | |
| 1097 | Most of the "improved" event delivering mechanisms of modern operating |
1097 | Most of the "improved" event delivering mechanisms of modern operating |
| 1098 | systems have quite a few problems with fork(2) (to put it bluntly: it is |
1098 | systems have quite a few problems with fork(2) (to put it bluntly: it is |
