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63 | use base 'Exporter'; |
63 | use base 'Exporter'; |
64 | |
64 | |
65 | use Fcntl (); |
65 | use Fcntl (); |
66 | |
66 | |
67 | BEGIN { |
67 | BEGIN { |
68 | $VERSION = 1.1; |
68 | $VERSION = 1.5; |
69 | |
69 | |
70 | @EXPORT = qw(aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close aio_stat aio_lstat aio_unlink |
70 | @EXPORT = qw(aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close aio_stat aio_lstat aio_unlink |
71 | aio_rmdir aio_symlink aio_fsync aio_fdatasync aio_readahead); |
71 | aio_rmdir aio_symlink aio_fsync aio_fdatasync aio_readahead); |
72 | @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb min_parallel max_parallel max_outstanding nreqs); |
72 | @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb min_parallel max_parallel max_outstanding nreqs); |
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88 | syscall has been executed asynchronously. |
88 | syscall has been executed asynchronously. |
89 | |
89 | |
90 | All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle |
90 | All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle |
91 | internally until the request has finished. |
91 | internally until the request has finished. |
92 | |
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93 | The filenames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute. The reason |
93 | The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and |
94 | for this is that at the time the request is being executed, the current |
94 | encoded in byte form. The reason for the former is that at the time the |
95 | working directory could have changed. Alternatively, you can make sure |
95 | request is being executed, the current working directory could have |
96 | that you never change the current working directory. |
96 | changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the |
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97 | current working directory. |
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99 | To encode pathnames to byte form, either make sure you either: a) |
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100 | always pass in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir |
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101 | etc.), b) are ASCII or ISO 8859-1, c) use the Encode module and encode |
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102 | your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user |
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103 | environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e) |
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104 | use something else. |
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105 | |
98 | =over 4 |
106 | =over 4 |
99 | |
107 | |
100 | =item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback |
108 | =item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback |
101 | |
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142 | Reads or writes C<length> bytes from the specified C<fh> and C<offset> |
150 | Reads or writes C<length> bytes from the specified C<fh> and C<offset> |
143 | into the scalar given by C<data> and offset C<dataoffset> and calls the |
151 | into the scalar given by C<data> and offset C<dataoffset> and calls the |
144 | callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on error, just |
152 | callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on error, just |
145 | like the syscall). |
153 | like the syscall). |
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155 | The C<$data> scalar I<MUST NOT> be modified in any way while the request |
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156 | is outstanding. Modifying it can result in segfaults or WW3 (if the |
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157 | necessary/optional hardware is installed). |
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147 | Example: Read 15 bytes at offset 7 into scalar C<$buffer>, starting at |
159 | Example: Read 15 bytes at offset 7 into scalar C<$buffer>, starting at |
148 | offset C<0> within the scalar: |
160 | offset C<0> within the scalar: |
149 | |
161 | |
150 | aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub { |
162 | aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub { |
151 | $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!"; |
163 | $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!"; |
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275 | IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb |
287 | IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb |
276 | if IO::AIO::nreqs; |
288 | if IO::AIO::nreqs; |
277 | |
289 | |
278 | =item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads |
290 | =item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads |
279 | |
291 | |
280 | Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The default is |
292 | Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current default |
281 | C<1>, which means a single asynchronous operation can be done at one time |
293 | is C<4>, which means four asynchronous operations can be done at one time |
282 | (the number of outstanding operations, however, is unlimited). |
294 | (the number of outstanding operations, however, is unlimited). |
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296 | IO::AIO starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and |
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297 | no free thread exists. |
283 | |
298 | |
284 | It is recommended to keep the number of threads low, as some Linux |
299 | It is recommended to keep the number of threads low, as some Linux |
285 | kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads (higher |
300 | kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads (higher |
286 | parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6 versions, 4-32 |
301 | parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6 versions, 4-32 |
287 | threads should be fine. |
302 | threads should be fine. |
288 | |
303 | |
289 | Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function, as this |
304 | Under most circumstances you don't need to call this function, as the |
290 | module automatically starts some threads (the exact number might change, |
305 | module selects a default that is suitable for low to moderate load. |
291 | and is currently 4). |
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306 | |
293 | =item IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads |
307 | =item IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads |
294 | |
308 | |
295 | Sets the maximum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. If more than |
309 | Sets the maximum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. If more than the |
296 | the specified number of threads are currently running, kill them. This |
310 | specified number of threads are currently running, this function kills |
297 | function blocks until the limit is reached. |
311 | them. This function blocks until the limit is reached. |
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313 | While C<$nthreads> are zero, aio requests get queued but not executed |
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314 | until the number of threads has been increased again. |
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315 | |
299 | This module automatically runs C<max_parallel 0> at program end, to ensure |
316 | This module automatically runs C<max_parallel 0> at program end, to ensure |
300 | that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests. |
317 | that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests. |
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318 | |
302 | Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. |
319 | Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. |
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306 | Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you |
323 | Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you |
307 | try to queue up more than this number of requests, the caller will block until |
324 | try to queue up more than this number of requests, the caller will block until |
308 | some requests have been handled. |
325 | some requests have been handled. |
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326 | |
310 | The default is very large, so normally there is no practical limit. If you |
327 | The default is very large, so normally there is no practical limit. If you |
311 | queue up many requests in a loop it it often improves speed if you set |
328 | queue up many requests in a loop it often improves speed if you set |
312 | this to a relatively low number, such as C<100>. |
329 | this to a relatively low number, such as C<100>. |
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330 | |
314 | Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. |
331 | Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. |
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332 | |
316 | =back |
333 | =back |
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342 | 1; |
359 | 1; |
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344 | =head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR |
361 | =head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR |
345 | |
362 | |
346 | IO::AIO handles all outstanding AIO requests before the fork, destroys all |
363 | Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests |
347 | AIO threads, and recreates them in both the parent and the child after the |
364 | can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After |
348 | fork. |
365 | the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues |
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366 | request/result processing, while the child clears the request/result |
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367 | queue (so the requests started before the fork will only be handled in |
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368 | the parent). Threats will be started on demand until the limit ste in the |
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369 | parent process has been reached again. |
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351 | =head1 SEE ALSO |
371 | =head1 SEE ALSO |
352 | |
372 | |
353 | L<Coro>, L<Linux::AIO>. |
373 | L<Coro>, L<Linux::AIO>. |
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