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15 15
16 aio_read $fh, 30000, 1024, $buffer, 0, sub { 16 aio_read $fh, 30000, 1024, $buffer, 0, sub {
17 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!"; 17 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!";
18 }; 18 };
19 19
20 use IO::AIO 2; # version has aio objects 20 # version 2+ has request and group objects
21 use IO::AIO 2;
21 22
23 aioreq_pri 4; # give next request a very high priority
22 my $req = aio_unlink "/tmp/file", sub { }; 24 my $req = aio_unlink "/tmp/file", sub { };
23 $req->cancel; # cancel request if still in queue 25 $req->cancel; # cancel request if still in queue
24 26
25 # AnyEvent 27 my $grp = aio_group sub { print "all stats done\n" };
28 add $grp aio_stat "..." for ...;
29
30 # AnyEvent integration
26 open my $fh, "<&=" . IO::AIO::poll_fileno or die "$!"; 31 open my $fh, "<&=" . IO::AIO::poll_fileno or die "$!";
27 my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => 'r', cb => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb }); 32 my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => 'r', cb => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb });
28 33
29 # Event 34 # Event integration
30 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 35 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
31 poll => 'r', 36 poll => 'r',
32 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb); 37 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
33 38
34 # Glib/Gtk2 39 # Glib/Gtk2 integration
35 add_watch Glib::IO IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 40 add_watch Glib::IO IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
36 in => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb; 1 }; 41 in => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb; 1 };
37 42
38 # Tk 43 # Tk integration
39 Tk::Event::IO->fileevent (IO::AIO::poll_fileno, "", 44 Tk::Event::IO->fileevent (IO::AIO::poll_fileno, "",
40 readable => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb); 45 readable => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
41 46
42 # Danga::Socket 47 # Danga::Socket integration
43 Danga::Socket->AddOtherFds (IO::AIO::poll_fileno => 48 Danga::Socket->AddOtherFds (IO::AIO::poll_fileno =>
44 \&IO::AIO::poll_cb); 49 \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
45 50
46
47=head1 DESCRIPTION 51=head1 DESCRIPTION
48 52
49This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your 53This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your
50operating system supports. 54operating system supports.
51 55
56Asynchronous means that operations that can normally block your program
57(e.g. reading from disk) will be done asynchronously: the operation
58will still block, but you can do something else in the meantime. This
59is extremely useful for programs that need to stay interactive even
60when doing heavy I/O (GUI programs, high performance network servers
61etc.), but can also be used to easily do operations in parallel that are
62normally done sequentially, e.g. stat'ing many files, which is much faster
63on a RAID volume or over NFS when you do a number of stat operations
64concurrently.
65
66While this works on all types of file descriptors (for example sockets),
67using these functions on file descriptors that support nonblocking
68operation (again, sockets, pipes etc.) is very inefficient. Use an event
69loop for that (such as the L<Event|Event> module): IO::AIO will naturally
70fit into such an event loop itself.
71
52Currently, a number of threads are started that execute your read/writes 72In this version, a number of threads are started that execute your
53and signal their completion. You don't need thread support in your libc or 73requests and signal their completion. You don't need thread support
54perl, and the threads created by this module will not be visible to the 74in perl, and the threads created by this module will not be visible
55pthreads library. In the future, this module might make use of the native 75to perl. In the future, this module might make use of the native aio
56aio functions available on many operating systems. However, they are often 76functions available on many operating systems. However, they are often
57not well-supported (Linux doesn't allow them on normal files currently, 77not well-supported or restricted (GNU/Linux doesn't allow them on normal
58for example), and they would only support aio_read and aio_write, so the 78files currently, for example), and they would only support aio_read and
59remaining functionality would have to be implemented using threads anyway. 79aio_write, so the remaining functionality would have to be implemented
80using threads anyway.
60 81
61Although the module will work with in the presence of other threads, it is 82Although the module will work with in the presence of other (Perl-)
62currently not reentrant, so use appropriate locking yourself, always call 83threads, it is currently not reentrant in any way, so use appropriate
63C<poll_cb> from within the same thread, or never call C<poll_cb> (or other 84locking yourself, always call C<poll_cb> from within the same thread, or
64C<aio_> functions) recursively. 85never call C<poll_cb> (or other C<aio_> functions) recursively.
86
87=head2 EXAMPLE
88
89This is a simple example that uses the Event module and loads
90F</etc/passwd> asynchronously:
91
92 use Fcntl;
93 use Event;
94 use IO::AIO;
95
96 # register the IO::AIO callback with Event
97 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
98 poll => 'r',
99 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
100
101 # queue the request to open /etc/passwd
102 aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
103 my $fh = $_[0]
104 or die "error while opening: $!";
105
106 # stat'ing filehandles is generally non-blocking
107 my $size = -s $fh;
108
109 # queue a request to read the file
110 my $contents;
111 aio_read $fh, 0, $size, $contents, 0, sub {
112 $_[0] == $size
113 or die "short read: $!";
114
115 close $fh;
116
117 # file contents now in $contents
118 print $contents;
119
120 # exit event loop and program
121 Event::unloop;
122 };
123 };
124
125 # possibly queue up other requests, or open GUI windows,
126 # check for sockets etc. etc.
127
128 # process events as long as there are some:
129 Event::loop;
130
131=head1 REQUEST ANATOMY AND LIFETIME
132
133Every C<aio_*> function creates a request. which is a C data structure not
134directly visible to Perl.
135
136If called in non-void context, every request function returns a Perl
137object representing the request. In void context, nothing is returned,
138which saves a bit of memory.
139
140The perl object is a fairly standard ref-to-hash object. The hash contents
141are not used by IO::AIO so you are free to store anything you like in it.
142
143During their existance, aio requests travel through the following states,
144in order:
145
146=over 4
147
148=item ready
149
150Immediately after a request is created it is put into the ready state,
151waiting for a thread to execute it.
152
153=item execute
154
155A thread has accepted the request for processing and is currently
156executing it (e.g. blocking in read).
157
158=item pending
159
160The request has been executed and is waiting for result processing.
161
162While request submission and execution is fully asynchronous, result
163processing is not and relies on the perl interpreter calling C<poll_cb>
164(or another function with the same effect).
165
166=item result
167
168The request results are processed synchronously by C<poll_cb>.
169
170The C<poll_cb> function will process all outstanding aio requests by
171calling their callbacks, freeing memory associated with them and managing
172any groups they are contained in.
173
174=item done
175
176Request has reached the end of its lifetime and holds no resources anymore
177(except possibly for the Perl object, but its connection to the actual
178aio request is severed and calling its methods will either do nothing or
179result in a runtime error).
65 180
66=cut 181=cut
67 182
68package IO::AIO; 183package IO::AIO;
69 184
71use strict 'vars'; 186use strict 'vars';
72 187
73use base 'Exporter'; 188use base 'Exporter';
74 189
75BEGIN { 190BEGIN {
76 our $VERSION = '1.8'; 191 our $VERSION = '2.1';
77 192
78 our @EXPORT = qw(aio_sendfile aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close aio_stat 193 our @AIO_REQ = qw(aio_sendfile aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close aio_stat
79 aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_scandir aio_symlink 194 aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_scandir aio_symlink
80 aio_fsync aio_fdatasync aio_readahead aio_rename aio_link aio_move); 195 aio_fsync aio_fdatasync aio_readahead aio_rename aio_link aio_move
81 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb min_parallel max_parallel max_outstanding nreqs); 196 aio_copy aio_group aio_nop aio_mknod);
197 our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice));
198 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush
199 min_parallel max_parallel max_idle
200 nreqs nready npending nthreads
201 max_poll_time max_poll_reqs);
202
203 @IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ';
82 204
83 require XSLoader; 205 require XSLoader;
84 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION); 206 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION);
85} 207}
86 208
97syscall has been executed asynchronously. 219syscall has been executed asynchronously.
98 220
99All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle 221All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle
100internally until the request has finished. 222internally until the request has finished.
101 223
102All non-composite requests (requests that are not broken down into
103multiple requests) return objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow 224All requests return objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow further
104further manipulation of running requests. 225manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight.
105 226
106The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and 227The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and
107encoded in byte form. The reason for the former is that at the time the 228encoded in byte form. The reason for the former is that at the time the
108request is being executed, the current working directory could have 229request is being executed, the current working directory could have
109changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the 230changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the
115your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user 236your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user
116environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e) 237environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e)
117use something else. 238use something else.
118 239
119=over 4 240=over 4
241
242=item $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri]
243
244Returns the priority value that would be used for the next request and, if
245C<$pri> is given, sets the priority for the next aio request.
246
247The default priority is C<0>, the minimum and maximum priorities are C<-4>
248and C<4>, respectively. Requests with higher priority will be serviced
249first.
250
251The priority will be reset to C<0> after each call to one of the C<aio_*>
252functions.
253
254Example: open a file with low priority, then read something from it with
255higher priority so the read request is serviced before other low priority
256open requests (potentially spamming the cache):
257
258 aioreq_pri -3;
259 aio_open ..., sub {
260 return unless $_[0];
261
262 aioreq_pri -2;
263 aio_read $_[0], ..., sub {
264 ...
265 };
266 };
267
268=item aioreq_nice $pri_adjust
269
270Similar to C<aioreq_pri>, but subtracts the given value from the current
271priority, so effects are cumulative.
120 272
121=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh) 273=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
122 274
123Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly 275Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly
124created filehandle for the file. 276created filehandle for the file.
174 326
175 aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub { 327 aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub {
176 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!"; 328 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!";
177 print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n"; 329 print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n";
178 }; 330 };
179
180=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
181
182Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
183destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
184the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok.
185
186This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first. If
187rename files with C<EXDEV>, it creates the destination file with mode 0200
188and copies the contents of the source file into it using C<aio_sendfile>,
189followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, in that
190order, and unlinking the C<$srcpath>.
191
192If an error occurs, the partial destination file will be unlinked, if
193possible, except when setting atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, where
194errors are being ignored.
195
196=cut
197
198sub aio_move($$$) {
199 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
200
201 aio_rename $src, $dst, sub {
202 if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) {
203 aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
204 if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) {
205 my @stat = stat $src_fh;
206
207 aio_open $dst, O_WRONLY, 0200, sub {
208 if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) {
209 aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub {
210 close $src_fh;
211
212 if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) {
213 utime $stat[8], $stat[9], $dst;
214 chmod $stat[2] & 07777, $dst_fh;
215 chown $stat[4], $stat[5], $dst_fh;
216 close $dst_fh;
217
218 aio_unlink $src, sub {
219 $cb->($_[0]);
220 };
221 } else {
222 my $errno = $!;
223 aio_unlink $dst, sub {
224 $! = $errno;
225 $cb->(-1);
226 };
227 }
228 };
229 } else {
230 $cb->(-1);
231 }
232 },
233
234 } else {
235 $cb->(-1);
236 }
237 };
238 } else {
239 $cb->($_[0]);
240 }
241 };
242}
243 331
244=item aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval) 332=item aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval)
245 333
246Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts 334Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts
247reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current 335reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current
303=item aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status) 391=item aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)
304 392
305Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the 393Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the
306result code. 394result code.
307 395
396=item aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
397
398[EXPERIMENTAL]
399
400Asynchronously create a device node (or fifo). See mknod(2).
401
402The only (POSIX-) portable way of calling this function is:
403
404 aio_mknod $path, IO::AIO::S_IFIFO | $mode, 0, sub { ...
405
308=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 406=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
309 407
310Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at 408Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
311the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code. 409the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
312 410
332sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries. 430sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries.
333 431
334The callback a single argument which is either C<undef> or an array-ref 432The callback a single argument which is either C<undef> or an array-ref
335with the filenames. 433with the filenames.
336 434
435=item aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
436
437Try to copy the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
438destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
439the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok.
440
441This is a composite request that it creates the destination file with
442mode 0200 and copies the contents of the source file into it using
443C<aio_sendfile>, followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and
444uid/gid, in that order.
445
446If an error occurs, the partial destination file will be unlinked, if
447possible, except when setting atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, where
448errors are being ignored.
449
450=cut
451
452sub aio_copy($$;$) {
453 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
454
455 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
456 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
457
458 aioreq_pri $pri;
459 add $grp aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
460 if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) {
461 my @stat = stat $src_fh;
462
463 aioreq_pri $pri;
464 add $grp aio_open $dst, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC, 0200, sub {
465 if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) {
466 aioreq_pri $pri;
467 add $grp aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub {
468 if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) {
469 $grp->result (0);
470 close $src_fh;
471
472 # those should not normally block. should. should.
473 utime $stat[8], $stat[9], $dst;
474 chmod $stat[2] & 07777, $dst_fh;
475 chown $stat[4], $stat[5], $dst_fh;
476 close $dst_fh;
477 } else {
478 $grp->result (-1);
479 close $src_fh;
480 close $dst_fh;
481
482 aioreq $pri;
483 add $grp aio_unlink $dst;
484 }
485 };
486 } else {
487 $grp->result (-1);
488 }
489 },
490
491 } else {
492 $grp->result (-1);
493 }
494 };
495
496 $grp
497}
498
499=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
500
501Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
502destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
503the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok.
504
505This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first. If
506rename files with C<EXDEV>, it copies the file with C<aio_copy> and, if
507that is successful, unlinking the C<$srcpath>.
508
509=cut
510
511sub aio_move($$;$) {
512 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
513
514 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
515 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
516
517 aioreq_pri $pri;
518 add $grp aio_rename $src, $dst, sub {
519 if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) {
520 aioreq_pri $pri;
521 add $grp aio_copy $src, $dst, sub {
522 $grp->result ($_[0]);
523
524 if (!$_[0]) {
525 aioreq_pri $pri;
526 add $grp aio_unlink $src;
527 }
528 };
529 } else {
530 $grp->result ($_[0]);
531 }
532 };
533
534 $grp
535}
536
337=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs) 537=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
338 538
339Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to 539Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to
340separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of names, ones 540efficiently separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of
341you can recurse into (directories or links to them), and ones you cannot 541names, directories you can recurse into (directories), and ones you cannot
342recurse into (everything else). 542recurse into (everything else, including symlinks to directories).
343 543
344C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that consists of many sub 544C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that creates of many sub requests_
345requests. C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding aio 545C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding aio requests that
346requests that this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a 546this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a suitable default
347suitable default will be chosen (currently 8). 547will be chosen (currently 4).
348 548
349On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives 549On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives
350two array-refs with path-relative entry names. 550two array-refs with path-relative entry names.
351 551
352Example: 552Example:
389=cut 589=cut
390 590
391sub aio_scandir($$$) { 591sub aio_scandir($$$) {
392 my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_; 592 my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_;
393 593
594 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
595
596 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
597
394 $maxreq = 8 if $maxreq <= 0; 598 $maxreq = 4 if $maxreq <= 0;
395 599
396 # stat once 600 # stat once
601 aioreq_pri $pri;
397 aio_stat $path, sub { 602 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {
398 return $cb->() if $_[0]; 603 return $grp->result () if $_[0];
399 my $now = time; 604 my $now = time;
400 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9]; 605 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
401 606
402 # read the directory entries 607 # read the directory entries
608 aioreq_pri $pri;
403 aio_readdir $path, sub { 609 add $grp aio_readdir $path, sub {
404 my $entries = shift 610 my $entries = shift
405 or return $cb->(); 611 or return $grp->result ();
406 612
407 # stat the dir another time 613 # stat the dir another time
614 aioreq_pri $pri;
408 aio_stat $path, sub { 615 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {
409 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9]; 616 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
410 617
411 my $ndirs; 618 my $ndirs;
412 619
413 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy 620 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy
415 $ndirs = -1; 622 $ndirs = -1;
416 } else { 623 } else {
417 # if nlink == 2, we are finished 624 # if nlink == 2, we are finished
418 # on non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2 625 # on non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2
419 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2 626 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2
420 or return $cb->([], $entries); 627 or return $grp->result ([], $entries);
421 } 628 }
422 629
423 # sort into likely dirs and likely nondirs 630 # sort into likely dirs and likely nondirs
424 # dirs == files without ".", short entries first 631 # dirs == files without ".", short entries first
425 $entries = [map $_->[0], 632 $entries = [map $_->[0],
427 map [$_, sprintf "%s%04d", (/.\./ ? "1" : "0"), length], 634 map [$_, sprintf "%s%04d", (/.\./ ? "1" : "0"), length],
428 @$entries]; 635 @$entries];
429 636
430 my (@dirs, @nondirs); 637 my (@dirs, @nondirs);
431 638
432 my ($statcb, $schedcb); 639 my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub {
433 my $nreq = 0; 640 $grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs);
641 };
434 642
435 $schedcb = sub { 643 limit $statgrp $maxreq;
436 if (@$entries) { 644 feed $statgrp sub {
437 if ($nreq < $maxreq) { 645 return unless @$entries;
438 my $ent = pop @$entries; 646 my $entry = pop @$entries;
647
648 aioreq_pri $pri;
649 add $statgrp aio_stat "$path/$entry/.", sub {
650 if ($_[0] < 0) {
651 push @nondirs, $entry;
652 } else {
653 # need to check for real directory
654 aioreq_pri $pri;
655 add $statgrp aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub {
656 if (-d _) {
657 push @dirs, $entry;
658
659 unless (--$ndirs) {
660 push @nondirs, @$entries;
661 feed $statgrp;
662 }
663 } else {
664 push @nondirs, $entry;
665 }
439 $nreq++; 666 }
440 aio_stat "$path/$ent/.", sub { $statcb->($_[0], $ent) };
441 } 667 }
442 } elsif (!$nreq) {
443 # finished
444 undef $statcb;
445 undef $schedcb;
446 $cb->(\@dirs, \@nondirs) if $cb;
447 undef $cb;
448 } 668 };
449 }; 669 };
450 $statcb = sub {
451 my ($status, $entry) = @_;
452
453 if ($status < 0) {
454 $nreq--;
455 push @nondirs, $entry;
456 &$schedcb;
457 } else {
458 # need to check for real directory
459 aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub {
460 $nreq--;
461
462 if (-d _) {
463 push @dirs, $entry;
464
465 if (!--$ndirs) {
466 push @nondirs, @$entries;
467 $entries = [];
468 }
469 } else {
470 push @nondirs, $entry;
471 }
472
473 &$schedcb;
474 }
475 }
476 };
477
478 &$schedcb while @$entries && $nreq < $maxreq;
479 }; 670 };
480 }; 671 };
481 }; 672 };
673
674 $grp
482} 675}
483 676
484=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status) 677=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
485 678
486Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback 679Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback
492callback with the fdatasync result code. 685callback with the fdatasync result code.
493 686
494If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be 687If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be
495detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead. 688detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.
496 689
690=item aio_group $callback->(...)
691
692This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a
693container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle
694many requests into a single, composite, request with a definite callback
695and the ability to cancel the whole request with its subrequests.
696
697Returns an object of class L<IO::AIO::GRP>. See its documentation below
698for more info.
699
700Example:
701
702 my $grp = aio_group sub {
703 print "all stats done\n";
704 };
705
706 add $grp
707 (aio_stat ...),
708 (aio_stat ...),
709 ...;
710
711=item aio_nop $callback->()
712
713This is a special request - it does nothing in itself and is only used for
714side effects, such as when you want to add a dummy request to a group so
715that finishing the requests in the group depends on executing the given
716code.
717
718While this request does nothing, it still goes through the execution
719phase and still requires a worker thread. Thus, the callback will not
720be executed immediately but only after other requests in the queue have
721entered their execution phase. This can be used to measure request
722latency.
723
724=item IO::AIO::aio_busy $fractional_seconds, $callback->() *NOT EXPORTED*
725
726Mainly used for debugging and benchmarking, this aio request puts one of
727the request workers to sleep for the given time.
728
729While it is theoretically handy to have simple I/O scheduling requests
730like sleep and file handle readable/writable, the overhead this creates is
731immense (it blocks a thread for a long time) so do not use this function
732except to put your application under artificial I/O pressure.
733
497=back 734=back
498 735
499=head2 IO::AIO::CB CLASS 736=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS
500 737
501All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when 738All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when
502called in non-void context. 739called in non-void context.
503 740
504A request always moves through the following five states in its lifetime,
505in order: B<ready> (request has been created, but has not been executed
506yet), B<execute> (request is currently being executed), B<pending>
507(request has been executed but callback has not been called yet),
508B<result> (results are being processed synchronously, includes calling the
509callback) and B<done> (request has reached the end of its lifetime and
510holds no resources anymore).
511
512=over 4 741=over 4
513 742
514=item $req->cancel 743=item cancel $req
515 744
516Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution 745Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution
517when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when 746when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when
518entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise 747entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise
519untouched. That means that requests that currently execute will not be 748untouched. That means that requests that currently execute will not be
520stopped and resources held by the request will not be freed prematurely. 749stopped and resources held by the request will not be freed prematurely.
521 750
751=item cb $req $callback->(...)
752
753Replace (or simply set) the callback registered to the request.
754
522=back 755=back
523 756
757=head2 IO::AIO::GRP CLASS
758
759This class is a subclass of L<IO::AIO::REQ>, so all its methods apply to
760objects of this class, too.
761
762A IO::AIO::GRP object is a special request that can contain multiple other
763aio requests.
764
765You create one by calling the C<aio_group> constructing function with a
766callback that will be called when all contained requests have entered the
767C<done> state:
768
769 my $grp = aio_group sub {
770 print "all requests are done\n";
771 };
772
773You add requests by calling the C<add> method with one or more
774C<IO::AIO::REQ> objects:
775
776 $grp->add (aio_unlink "...");
777
778 add $grp aio_stat "...", sub {
779 $_[0] or return $grp->result ("error");
780
781 # add another request dynamically, if first succeeded
782 add $grp aio_open "...", sub {
783 $grp->result ("ok");
784 };
785 };
786
787This makes it very easy to create composite requests (see the source of
788C<aio_move> for an application) that work and feel like simple requests.
789
790=over 4
791
792=item * The IO::AIO::GRP objects will be cleaned up during calls to
793C<IO::AIO::poll_cb>, just like any other request.
794
795=item * They can be canceled like any other request. Canceling will cancel not
796only the request itself, but also all requests it contains.
797
798=item * They can also can also be added to other IO::AIO::GRP objects.
799
800=item * You must not add requests to a group from within the group callback (or
801any later time).
802
803=back
804
805Their lifetime, simplified, looks like this: when they are empty, they
806will finish very quickly. If they contain only requests that are in the
807C<done> state, they will also finish. Otherwise they will continue to
808exist.
809
810That means after creating a group you have some time to add requests. And
811in the callbacks of those requests, you can add further requests to the
812group. And only when all those requests have finished will the the group
813itself finish.
814
815=over 4
816
817=item add $grp ...
818
819=item $grp->add (...)
820
821Add one or more requests to the group. Any type of L<IO::AIO::REQ> can
822be added, including other groups, as long as you do not create circular
823dependencies.
824
825Returns all its arguments.
826
827=item $grp->cancel_subs
828
829Cancel all subrequests and clears any feeder, but not the group request
830itself. Useful when you queued a lot of events but got a result early.
831
832=item $grp->result (...)
833
834Set the result value(s) that will be passed to the group callback when all
835subrequests have finished and set thre groups errno to the current value
836of errno (just like calling C<errno> without an error number). By default,
837no argument will be passed and errno is zero.
838
839=item $grp->errno ([$errno])
840
841Sets the group errno value to C<$errno>, or the current value of errno
842when the argument is missing.
843
844Every aio request has an associated errno value that is restored when
845the callback is invoked. This method lets you change this value from its
846default (0).
847
848Calling C<result> will also set errno, so make sure you either set C<$!>
849before the call to C<result>, or call c<errno> after it.
850
851=item feed $grp $callback->($grp)
852
853Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached
854generator that generates requests if idle. The idea behind this is that,
855although you could just queue as many requests as you want in a group,
856this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For
857example, C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands C<aio_stat>
858requests, delaying any later requests for a long time.
859
860To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can
861instead a group and set a feeder on it that generates those requests. The
862feed callback will be called whenever there are few enough (see C<limit>,
863below) requests active in the group itself and is expected to queue more
864requests.
865
866The feed callback can queue as many requests as it likes (i.e. C<add> does
867not impose any limits).
868
869If the feed does not queue more requests when called, it will be
870automatically removed from the group.
871
872If the feed limit is C<0>, it will be set to C<2> automatically.
873
874Example:
875
876 # stat all files in @files, but only ever use four aio requests concurrently:
877
878 my $grp = aio_group sub { print "finished\n" };
879 limit $grp 4;
880 feed $grp sub {
881 my $file = pop @files
882 or return;
883
884 add $grp aio_stat $file, sub { ... };
885 };
886
887=item limit $grp $num
888
889Sets the feeder limit for the group: The feeder will be called whenever
890the group contains less than this many requests.
891
892Setting the limit to C<0> will pause the feeding process.
893
894=back
895
524=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS 896=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
897
898=head3 EVENT PROCESSING AND EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION
525 899
526=over 4 900=over 4
527 901
528=item $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno 902=item $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno
529 903
534 908
535See C<poll_cb> for an example. 909See C<poll_cb> for an example.
536 910
537=item IO::AIO::poll_cb 911=item IO::AIO::poll_cb
538 912
539Process all outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call this 913Process some outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call this
540regularly. Returns the number of events processed. Returns immediately 914regularly. Returns the number of events processed. Returns immediately
541when no events are outstanding. 915when no events are outstanding. The amount of events processed depends on
916the settings of C<IO::AIO::max_poll_req> and C<IO::AIO::max_poll_time>.
917
918If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the filehandle
919will still be ready when C<poll_cb> returns.
542 920
543Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls 921Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
544IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority: 922IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority:
545 923
546 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 924 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
547 poll => 'r', async => 1, 925 poll => 'r', async => 1,
548 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb); 926 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
549 927
928=item IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs
929
930=item IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds
931
932These set the maximum number of requests (default C<0>, meaning infinity)
933that are being processed by C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> in one call, respectively
934the maximum amount of time (default C<0>, meaning infinity) spent in
935C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> to process requests (more correctly the mininum amount
936of time C<poll_cb> is allowed to use).
937
938Setting these is useful if you want to ensure some level of
939interactiveness when perl is not fast enough to process all requests in
940time.
941
942For interactive programs, values such as C<0.01> to C<0.1> should be fine.
943
944Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
945IO::AIO::poll_some with low priority, to ensure that other parts of the
946program get the CPU sometimes even under high AIO load.
947
948 # try not to spend much more than 0.1s in poll_cb
949 IO::AIO::max_poll_time 0.1;
950
951 # use a low priority so other tasks have priority
952 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
953 poll => 'r', nice => 1,
954 cb => &IO::AIO::poll_cb);
955
550=item IO::AIO::poll_wait 956=item IO::AIO::poll_wait
551 957
552Wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply does a 958Wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply does a
553C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to synchronously wait 959C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to synchronously
554for some requests to finish). 960wait for some requests to finish).
555 961
556See C<nreqs> for an example. 962See C<nreqs> for an example.
557 963
964=item IO::AIO::poll
965
966Waits until some requests have been handled.
967
968Strictly equivalent to:
969
970 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
971 if IO::AIO::nreqs;
972
558=item IO::AIO::nreqs 973=item IO::AIO::flush
559 974
560Returns the number of requests currently outstanding (i.e. for which their 975Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled.
561callback has not been invoked yet).
562 976
563Example: wait till there are no outstanding requests anymore: 977Strictly equivalent to:
564 978
565 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb 979 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
566 while IO::AIO::nreqs; 980 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
567 981
568=item IO::AIO::flush 982=head3 CONTROLLING THE NUMBER OF THREADS
569
570Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled.
571
572Strictly equivalent to:
573
574 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
575 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
576
577=item IO::AIO::poll
578
579Waits until some requests have been handled.
580
581Strictly equivalent to:
582
583 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
584 if IO::AIO::nreqs;
585 983
586=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads 984=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads
587 985
588Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current default 986Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current
589is C<4>, which means four asynchronous operations can be done at one time 987default is C<8>, which means eight asynchronous operations can execute
590(the number of outstanding operations, however, is unlimited). 988concurrently at any one time (the number of outstanding requests,
989however, is unlimited).
591 990
592IO::AIO starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and 991IO::AIO starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and
593no free thread exists. 992no free thread exists. Please note that queueing up a hundred requests can
993create demand for a hundred threads, even if it turns out that everything
994is in the cache and could have been processed faster by a single thread.
594 995
595It is recommended to keep the number of threads low, as some Linux 996It is recommended to keep the number of threads relatively low, as some
596kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads (higher 997Linux kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads
597parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6 versions, 4-32 998(higher parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6
598threads should be fine. 999versions, 4-32 threads should be fine.
599 1000
600Under most circumstances you don't need to call this function, as the 1001Under most circumstances you don't need to call this function, as the
601module selects a default that is suitable for low to moderate load. 1002module selects a default that is suitable for low to moderate load.
602 1003
603=item IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads 1004=item IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads
612This module automatically runs C<max_parallel 0> at program end, to ensure 1013This module automatically runs C<max_parallel 0> at program end, to ensure
613that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests. 1014that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests.
614 1015
615Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. 1016Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function.
616 1017
1018=item IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads
1019
1020Limit the number of threads (default: 4) that are allowed to idle (i.e.,
1021threads that did not get a request to process within 10 seconds). That
1022means if a thread becomes idle while C<$nthreads> other threads are also
1023idle, it will free its resources and exit.
1024
1025This is useful when you allow a large number of threads (e.g. 100 or 1000)
1026to allow for extremely high load situations, but want to free resources
1027under normal circumstances (1000 threads can easily consume 30MB of RAM).
1028
1029The default is probably ok in most situations, especially if thread
1030creation is fast. If thread creation is very slow on your system you might
1031want to use larger values.
1032
617=item $oldnreqs = IO::AIO::max_outstanding $nreqs 1033=item $oldmaxreqs = IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
1034
1035This is a very bad function to use in interactive programs because it
1036blocks, and a bad way to reduce concurrency because it is inexact: Better
1037use an C<aio_group> together with a feed callback.
618 1038
619Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you 1039Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you
620try to queue up more than this number of requests, the caller will block until 1040to queue up more than this number of requests, the next call to the
621some requests have been handled. 1041C<poll_cb> (and C<poll_some> and other functions calling C<poll_cb>)
1042function will block until the limit is no longer exceeded.
622 1043
623The default is very large, so normally there is no practical limit. If you 1044The default value is very large, so there is no practical limit on the
624queue up many requests in a loop it often improves speed if you set 1045number of outstanding requests.
625this to a relatively low number, such as C<100>.
626 1046
627Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. 1047You can still queue as many requests as you want. Therefore,
1048C<max_oustsanding> is mainly useful in simple scripts (with low values) or
1049as a stop gap to shield against fatal memory overflow (with large values).
1050
1051=head3 STATISTICAL INFORMATION
1052
1053=item IO::AIO::nreqs
1054
1055Returns the number of requests currently in the ready, execute or pending
1056states (i.e. for which their callback has not been invoked yet).
1057
1058Example: wait till there are no outstanding requests anymore:
1059
1060 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1061 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
1062
1063=item IO::AIO::nready
1064
1065Returns the number of requests currently in the ready state (not yet
1066executed).
1067
1068=item IO::AIO::npending
1069
1070Returns the number of requests currently in the pending state (executed,
1071but not yet processed by poll_cb).
628 1072
629=back 1073=back
630 1074
631=cut 1075=cut
632 1076
644 or return undef; 1088 or return undef;
645 1089
646 *$sym 1090 *$sym
647} 1091}
648 1092
649min_parallel 4; 1093min_parallel 8;
650 1094
651END { 1095END {
652 max_parallel 0; 1096 min_parallel 1;
653} 1097 flush;
1098};
654 1099
6551; 11001;
656 1101
657=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR 1102=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR
658 1103
659This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks: 1104This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks:
660 1105
661Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests 1106Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests
662can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After 1107can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After
663the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues 1108the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues
664request/result processing, while the child clears the request/result 1109request/result processing, while the child frees the request/result queue
665queue (so the requests started before the fork will only be handled in 1110(so that the requests started before the fork will only be handled in the
666the parent). Threads will be started on demand until the limit ste in the 1111parent). Threads will be started on demand until the limit set in the
667parent process has been reached again. 1112parent process has been reached again.
668 1113
669In short: the parent will, after a short pause, continue as if fork had 1114In short: the parent will, after a short pause, continue as if fork had
670not been called, while the child will act as if IO::AIO has not been used 1115not been called, while the child will act as if IO::AIO has not been used
671yet. 1116yet.
672 1117
1118=head2 MEMORY USAGE
1119
1120Per-request usage:
1121
1122Each aio request uses - depending on your architecture - around 100-200
1123bytes of memory. In addition, stat requests need a stat buffer (possibly
1124a few hundred bytes), readdir requires a result buffer and so on. Perl
1125scalars and other data passed into aio requests will also be locked and
1126will consume memory till the request has entered the done state.
1127
1128This is now awfully much, so queuing lots of requests is not usually a
1129problem.
1130
1131Per-thread usage:
1132
1133In the execution phase, some aio requests require more memory for
1134temporary buffers, and each thread requires a stack and other data
1135structures (usually around 16k-128k, depending on the OS).
1136
1137=head1 KNOWN BUGS
1138
1139Known bugs will be fixed in the next release.
1140
673=head1 SEE ALSO 1141=head1 SEE ALSO
674 1142
675L<Coro>, L<Linux::AIO> (obsolete). 1143L<Coro::AIO>.
676 1144
677=head1 AUTHOR 1145=head1 AUTHOR
678 1146
679 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> 1147 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
680 http://home.schmorp.de/ 1148 http://home.schmorp.de/

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