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5	=head1 SYNOPSIS	5	=head1 SYNOPSIS
6		6
7	use IO::AIO;	7	use IO::AIO;
8		8
9	aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub {	9	aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
10	my ($fh) = @_;	10	my $fh = shift
		11	or die "/etc/passwd: $!";
11	...	12	...
12	};	13	};
13		14
14	aio_unlink "/tmp/file", sub { };	15	aio_unlink "/tmp/file", sub { };
15		16
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18	};	19	};
19		20
20	# version 2+ has request and group objects	21	# version 2+ has request and group objects
21	use IO::AIO 2;	22	use IO::AIO 2;
22		23
		24	aioreq_pri 4; # give next request a very high priority
23	my $req = aio_unlink "/tmp/file", sub { };	25	my $req = aio_unlink "/tmp/file", sub { };
24	$req->cancel; # cancel request if still in queue	26	$req->cancel; # cancel request if still in queue
25		27
26	my $grp = aio_group sub { print "all stats done\n" };	28	my $grp = aio_group sub { print "all stats done\n" };
27	add $grp aio_stat "..." for ...;	29	add $grp aio_stat "..." for ...;
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50	=head1 DESCRIPTION	52	=head1 DESCRIPTION
51		53
52	This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your	54	This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your
53	operating system supports.	55	operating system supports.
54		56
		57	Asynchronous means that operations that can normally block your program
		58	(e.g. reading from disk) will be done asynchronously: the operation
		59	will still block, but you can do something else in the meantime. This
		60	is extremely useful for programs that need to stay interactive even
		61	when doing heavy I/O (GUI programs, high performance network servers
		62	etc.), but can also be used to easily do operations in parallel that are
		63	normally done sequentially, e.g. stat'ing many files, which is much faster
		64	on a RAID volume or over NFS when you do a number of stat operations
		65	concurrently.
		66
		67	While most of this works on all types of file descriptors (for example
		68	sockets), using these functions on file descriptors that support
		69	nonblocking operation (again, sockets, pipes etc.) is very inefficient or
		70	might not work (aio_read fails on sockets/pipes/fifos). Use an event loop
		71	for that (such as the L<Event\|Event> module): IO::AIO will naturally fit
		72	into such an event loop itself.
		73
55	Currently, a number of threads are started that execute your read/writes	74	In this version, a number of threads are started that execute your
56	and signal their completion. You don't need thread support in perl, and	75	requests and signal their completion. You don't need thread support
57	the threads created by this module will not be visible to perl. In the	76	in perl, and the threads created by this module will not be visible
58	future, this module might make use of the native aio functions available	77	to perl. In the future, this module might make use of the native aio
59	on many operating systems. However, they are often not well-supported	78	functions available on many operating systems. However, they are often
60	(Linux doesn't allow them on normal files currently, for example),	79	not well-supported or restricted (GNU/Linux doesn't allow them on normal
61	and they would only support aio_read and aio_write, so the remaining	80	files currently, for example), and they would only support aio_read and
62	functionality would have to be implemented using threads anyway.	81	aio_write, so the remaining functionality would have to be implemented
		82	using threads anyway.
63		83
64	Although the module will work with in the presence of other threads, it is	84	Although the module will work with in the presence of other (Perl-)
65	currently not reentrant, so use appropriate locking yourself, always call	85	threads, it is currently not reentrant in any way, so use appropriate
66	C<poll_cb> from within the same thread, or never call C<poll_cb> (or other	86	locking yourself, always call C<poll_cb> from within the same thread, or
67	C<aio_> functions) recursively.	87	never call C<poll_cb> (or other C<aio_> functions) recursively.
		88
		89	=head2 EXAMPLE
		90
		91	This is a simple example that uses the Event module and loads
		92	F</etc/passwd> asynchronously:
		93
		94	use Fcntl;
		95	use Event;
		96	use IO::AIO;
		97
		98	# register the IO::AIO callback with Event
		99	Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
		100	poll => 'r',
		101	cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
		102
		103	# queue the request to open /etc/passwd
		104	aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
		105	my $fh = shift
		106	or die "error while opening: $!";
		107
		108	# stat'ing filehandles is generally non-blocking
		109	my $size = -s $fh;
		110
		111	# queue a request to read the file
		112	my $contents;
		113	aio_read $fh, 0, $size, $contents, 0, sub {
		114	$_[0] == $size
		115	or die "short read: $!";
		116
		117	close $fh;
		118
		119	# file contents now in $contents
		120	print $contents;
		121
		122	# exit event loop and program
		123	Event::unloop;
		124	};
		125	};
		126
		127	# possibly queue up other requests, or open GUI windows,
		128	# check for sockets etc. etc.
		129
		130	# process events as long as there are some:
		131	Event::loop;
		132
		133	=head1 REQUEST ANATOMY AND LIFETIME
		134
		135	Every C<aio_*> function creates a request. which is a C data structure not
		136	directly visible to Perl.
		137
		138	If called in non-void context, every request function returns a Perl
		139	object representing the request. In void context, nothing is returned,
		140	which saves a bit of memory.
		141
		142	The perl object is a fairly standard ref-to-hash object. The hash contents
		143	are not used by IO::AIO so you are free to store anything you like in it.
		144
		145	During their existance, aio requests travel through the following states,
		146	in order:
		147
		148	=over 4
		149
		150	=item ready
		151
		152	Immediately after a request is created it is put into the ready state,
		153	waiting for a thread to execute it.
		154
		155	=item execute
		156
		157	A thread has accepted the request for processing and is currently
		158	executing it (e.g. blocking in read).
		159
		160	=item pending
		161
		162	The request has been executed and is waiting for result processing.
		163
		164	While request submission and execution is fully asynchronous, result
		165	processing is not and relies on the perl interpreter calling C<poll_cb>
		166	(or another function with the same effect).
		167
		168	=item result
		169
		170	The request results are processed synchronously by C<poll_cb>.
		171
		172	The C<poll_cb> function will process all outstanding aio requests by
		173	calling their callbacks, freeing memory associated with them and managing
		174	any groups they are contained in.
		175
		176	=item done
		177
		178	Request has reached the end of its lifetime and holds no resources anymore
		179	(except possibly for the Perl object, but its connection to the actual
		180	aio request is severed and calling its methods will either do nothing or
		181	result in a runtime error).
		182
		183	=back
68		184
69	=cut	185	=cut
70		186
71	package IO::AIO;	187	package IO::AIO;
72		188
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74	use strict 'vars';	190	use strict 'vars';
75		191
76	use base 'Exporter';	192	use base 'Exporter';
77		193
78	BEGIN {	194	BEGIN {
79	our $VERSION = '2.0';	195	our $VERSION = '2.4';
80		196
81	our @AIO_REQ = qw(aio_sendfile aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close aio_stat	197	our @AIO_REQ = qw(aio_sendfile aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close aio_stat
82	aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_scandir aio_symlink	198	aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_scandir aio_symlink
83	aio_fsync aio_fdatasync aio_readahead aio_rename aio_link aio_move	199	aio_readlink aio_fsync aio_fdatasync aio_readahead aio_rename aio_link
84	aio_group aio_nop);	200	aio_move aio_copy aio_group aio_nop aio_mknod aio_load aio_rmtree aio_mkdir
		201	aio_chown aio_chmod aio_utime);
85	our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri));	202	our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice aio_block));
86	our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush	203	our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush
87	min_parallel max_parallel max_outstanding nreqs);	204	min_parallel max_parallel max_idle
		205	nreqs nready npending nthreads
		206	max_poll_time max_poll_reqs);
88		207
89	@IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ';	208	@IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ';
90		209
91	require XSLoader;	210	require XSLoader;
92	XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION);	211	XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION);
93	}	212	}
94		213
95	=head1 FUNCTIONS	214	=head1 FUNCTIONS
96		215
97	=head2 AIO FUNCTIONS	216	=head2 AIO REQUEST FUNCTIONS
98		217
99	All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall	218	All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall
100	with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical,	219	with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical,
101	and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument	220	and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument
102	which must be a code reference. This code reference will get called with	221	which must be a code reference. This code reference will get called with
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105	syscall has been executed asynchronously.	224	syscall has been executed asynchronously.
106		225
107	All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle	226	All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle
108	internally until the request has finished.	227	internally until the request has finished.
109		228
110	All requests return objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow further	229	All functions return request objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow
111	manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight.	230	further manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight.
112		231
113	The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and	232	The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and
114	encoded in byte form. The reason for the former is that at the time the	233	encoded as octets. The reason for the former is that at the time the
115	request is being executed, the current working directory could have	234	request is being executed, the current working directory could have
116	changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the	235	changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the
117	current working directory.	236	current working directory anywhere in the program and then use relative
		237	paths.
118		238
119	To encode pathnames to byte form, either make sure you either: a)	239	To encode pathnames as octets, either make sure you either: a) always pass
120	always pass in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir	240	in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir etc.) without
121	etc.), b) are ASCII or ISO 8859-1, c) use the Encode module and encode	241	tinkering, b) are ASCII or ISO 8859-1, c) use the Encode module and encode
122	your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user	242	your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user
123	environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e)	243	environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e)
124	use something else.	244	use something else to ensure your scalar has the correct contents.
		245
		246	This works, btw. independent of the internal UTF-8 bit, which IO::AIO
		247	handles correctly wether it is set or not.
125		248
126	=over 4	249	=over 4
		250
		251	=item $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri]
		252
		253	Returns the priority value that would be used for the next request and, if
		254	C<$pri> is given, sets the priority for the next aio request.
		255
		256	The default priority is C<0>, the minimum and maximum priorities are C<-4>
		257	and C<4>, respectively. Requests with higher priority will be serviced
		258	first.
		259
		260	The priority will be reset to C<0> after each call to one of the C<aio_*>
		261	functions.
		262
		263	Example: open a file with low priority, then read something from it with
		264	higher priority so the read request is serviced before other low priority
		265	open requests (potentially spamming the cache):
		266
		267	aioreq_pri -3;
		268	aio_open ..., sub {
		269	return unless $_[0];
		270
		271	aioreq_pri -2;
		272	aio_read $_[0], ..., sub {
		273	...
		274	};
		275	};
		276
		277
		278	=item aioreq_nice $pri_adjust
		279
		280	Similar to C<aioreq_pri>, but subtracts the given value from the current
		281	priority, so the effect is cumulative.
		282
127		283
128	=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)	284	=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
129		285
130	Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly	286	Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly
131	created filehandle for the file.	287	created filehandle for the file.
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137	list. They are the same as used by C<sysopen>.	293	list. They are the same as used by C<sysopen>.
138		294
139	Likewise, C<$mode> specifies the mode of the newly created file, if it	295	Likewise, C<$mode> specifies the mode of the newly created file, if it
140	didn't exist and C<O_CREAT> has been given, just like perl's C<sysopen>,	296	didn't exist and C<O_CREAT> has been given, just like perl's C<sysopen>,
141	except that it is mandatory (i.e. use C<0> if you don't create new files,	297	except that it is mandatory (i.e. use C<0> if you don't create new files,
142	and C<0666> or C<0777> if you do).	298	and C<0666> or C<0777> if you do). Note that the C<$mode> will be modified
		299	by the umask in effect then the request is being executed, so better never
		300	change the umask.
143		301
144	Example:	302	Example:
145		303
146	aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub {	304	aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
147	if ($_[0]) {	305	if ($_[0]) {
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150	} else {	308	} else {
151	die "open failed: $!\n";	309	die "open failed: $!\n";
152	}	310	}
153	};	311	};
154		312
		313
155	=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)	314	=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)
156		315
157	Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result	316	Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result
158	code. I<WARNING:> although accepted, you should not pass in a perl	317	code. I<WARNING:> although accepted, you should not pass in a perl
159	filehandle here, as perl will likely close the file descriptor another	318	filehandle here, as perl will likely close the file descriptor another
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161	C<close> or just let filehandles go out of scope.	320	C<close> or just let filehandles go out of scope.
162		321
163	This is supposed to be a bug in the API, so that might change. It's	322	This is supposed to be a bug in the API, so that might change. It's
164	therefore best to avoid this function.	323	therefore best to avoid this function.
165		324
		325
166	=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)	326	=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
167		327
168	=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)	328	=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
169		329
170	Reads or writes C<length> bytes from the specified C<fh> and C<offset>	330	Reads or writes C<length> bytes from the specified C<fh> and C<offset>
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182	aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub {	342	aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub {
183	$_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!";	343	$_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!";
184	print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n";	344	print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n";
185	};	345	};
186		346
187	=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
188
189	[EXPERIMENTAL due to internal aio_group use]
190
191	Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
192	destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
193	the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok.
194
195	This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first. If
196	rename files with C<EXDEV>, it creates the destination file with mode 0200
197	and copies the contents of the source file into it using C<aio_sendfile>,
198	followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, in that
199	order, and unlinking the C<$srcpath>.
200
201	If an error occurs, the partial destination file will be unlinked, if
202	possible, except when setting atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, where
203	errors are being ignored.
204
205	=cut
206
207	sub aio_move($$$) {
208	my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
209
210	my $grp = aio_group $cb;
211
212	add $grp aio_rename $src, $dst, sub {
213	if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) {
214	add $grp aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
215	if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) {
216	my @stat = stat $src_fh;
217
218	add $grp aio_open $dst, O_WRONLY, 0200, sub {
219	if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) {
220	add $grp aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub {
221	close $src_fh;
222
223	if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) {
224	utime $stat[8], $stat[9], $dst;
225	chmod $stat[2] & 07777, $dst_fh;
226	chown $stat[4], $stat[5], $dst_fh;
227	close $dst_fh;
228
229	add $grp aio_unlink $src, sub {
230	$grp->result ($_[0]);
231	};
232	} else {
233	my $errno = $!;
234	add $grp aio_unlink $dst, sub {
235	$! = $errno;
236	$grp->result (-1);
237	};
238	}
239	};
240	} else {
241	$grp->result (-1);
242	}
243	},
244
245	} else {
246	$grp->result (-1);
247	}
248	};
249	} else {
250	$grp->result ($_[0]);
251	}
252	};
253
254	$grp
255	}
256		347
257	=item aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval)	348	=item aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval)
258		349
259	Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts	350	Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts
260	reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current	351	reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current
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274	C<$in_fh> than are written, and there is no way to find out how many	365	C<$in_fh> than are written, and there is no way to find out how many
275	bytes have been read from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only	366	bytes have been read from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only
276	provides the number of bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result	367	provides the number of bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result
277	value equals C<$length> one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been	368	value equals C<$length> one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been
278	read.	369	read.
		370
279		371
280	=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)	372	=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)
281		373
282	C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that	374	C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that
283	subsequent reads from that file will not block on disk I/O. The C<$offset>	375	subsequent reads from that file will not block on disk I/O. The C<$offset>
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289	file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged.	381	file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged.
290		382
291	If that syscall doesn't exist (likely if your OS isn't Linux) it will be	383	If that syscall doesn't exist (likely if your OS isn't Linux) it will be
292	emulated by simply reading the data, which would have a similar effect.	384	emulated by simply reading the data, which would have a similar effect.
293		385
		386
294	=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status)	387	=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status)
295		388
296	=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status)	389	=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status)
297		390
298	Works like perl's C<stat> or C<lstat> in void context. The callback will	391	Works like perl's C<stat> or C<lstat> in void context. The callback will
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311	aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub {	404	aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub {
312	$_[0] and die "stat failed: $!";	405	$_[0] and die "stat failed: $!";
313	print "size is ", -s _, "\n";	406	print "size is ", -s _, "\n";
314	};	407	};
315		408
		409
		410	=item aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)
		411
		412	Works like perl's C<utime> function (including the special case of $atime
		413	and $mtime being undef). Fractional times are supported if the underlying
		414	syscalls support them.
		415
		416	When called with a pathname, uses utimes(2) if available, otherwise
		417	utime(2). If called on a file descriptor, uses futimes(2) if available,
		418	otherwise returns ENOSYS, so this is not portable.
		419
		420	Examples:
		421
		422	# set atime and mtime to current time (basically touch(1)):
		423	aio_utime "path", undef, undef;
		424	# set atime to current time and mtime to beginning of the epoch:
		425	aio_utime "path", time, undef; # undef==0
		426
		427
		428	=item aio_chown $fh_or_path, $uid, $gid, $callback->($status)
		429
		430	Works like perl's C<chown> function, except that C<undef> for either $uid
		431	or $gid is being interpreted as "do not change" (but -1 can also be used).
		432
		433	Examples:
		434
		435	# same as "chown root path" in the shell:
		436	aio_chown "path", 0, -1;
		437	# same as above:
		438	aio_chown "path", 0, undef;
		439
		440
		441	=item aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)
		442
		443	Works like perl's C<chmod> function.
		444
		445
316	=item aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)	446	=item aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)
317		447
318	Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the	448	Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the
319	result code.	449	result code.
320		450
		451
		452	=item aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
		453
		454	[EXPERIMENTAL]
		455
		456	Asynchronously create a device node (or fifo). See mknod(2).
		457
		458	The only (POSIX-) portable way of calling this function is:
		459
		460	aio_mknod $path, IO::AIO::S_IFIFO \| $mode, 0, sub { ...
		461
		462
321	=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)	463	=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
322		464
323	Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at	465	Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
324	the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.	466	the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
325		467
		468
326	=item aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)	469	=item aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
327		470
328	Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at	471	Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
329	the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.	472	the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
330		473
		474
		475	=item aio_readlink $path, $callback->($link)
		476
		477	Asynchronously read the symlink specified by C<$path> and pass it to
		478	the callback. If an error occurs, nothing or undef gets passed to the
		479	callback.
		480
		481
331	=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)	482	=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
332		483
333	Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as	484	Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as
334	rename(2) and call the callback with the result code.	485	rename(2) and call the callback with the result code.
335		486
		487
		488	=item aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)
		489
		490	Asynchronously mkdir (create) a directory and call the callback with
		491	the result code. C<$mode> will be modified by the umask at the time the
		492	request is executed, so do not change your umask.
		493
		494
336	=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)	495	=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)
337		496
338	Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the	497	Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the
339	result code.	498	result code.
		499
340		500
341	=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)	501	=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)
342		502
343	Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire	503	Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire
344	directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be	504	directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be
345	sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries.	505	sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries.
346		506
347	The callback a single argument which is either C<undef> or an array-ref	507	The callback a single argument which is either C<undef> or an array-ref
348	with the filenames.	508	with the filenames.
349		509
		510
		511	=item aio_load $path, $data, $callback->($status)
		512
		513	This is a composite request that tries to fully load the given file into
		514	memory. Status is the same as with aio_read.
		515
		516	=cut
		517
		518	sub aio_load($$;$) {
		519	aio_block {
		520	my ($path, undef, $cb) = @_;
		521	my $data = \$_[1];
		522
		523	my $pri = aioreq_pri;
		524	my $grp = aio_group $cb;
		525
		526	aioreq_pri $pri;
		527	add $grp aio_open $path, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
		528	my $fh = shift
		529	or return $grp->result (-1);
		530
		531	aioreq_pri $pri;
		532	add $grp aio_read $fh, 0, (-s $fh), $$data, 0, sub {
		533	$grp->result ($_[0]);
		534	};
		535	};
		536
		537	$grp
		538	}
		539	}
		540
		541	=item aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
		542
		543	Try to copy the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
		544	destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
		545	the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok.
		546
		547	This is a composite request that it creates the destination file with
		548	mode 0200 and copies the contents of the source file into it using
		549	C<aio_sendfile>, followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and
		550	uid/gid, in that order.
		551
		552	If an error occurs, the partial destination file will be unlinked, if
		553	possible, except when setting atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, where
		554	errors are being ignored.
		555
		556	=cut
		557
		558	sub aio_copy($$;$) {
		559	aio_block {
		560	my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
		561
		562	my $pri = aioreq_pri;
		563	my $grp = aio_group $cb;
		564
		565	aioreq_pri $pri;
		566	add $grp aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
		567	if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) {
		568	my @stat = stat $src_fh;
		569
		570	aioreq_pri $pri;
		571	add $grp aio_open $dst, O_CREAT \| O_WRONLY \| O_TRUNC, 0200, sub {
		572	if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) {
		573	aioreq_pri $pri;
		574	add $grp aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub {
		575	if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) {
		576	$grp->result (0);
		577	close $src_fh;
		578
		579	# those should not normally block. should. should.
		580	utime $stat[8], $stat[9], $dst;
		581	chmod $stat[2] & 07777, $dst_fh;
		582	chown $stat[4], $stat[5], $dst_fh;
		583	close $dst_fh;
		584	} else {
		585	$grp->result (-1);
		586	close $src_fh;
		587	close $dst_fh;
		588
		589	aioreq $pri;
		590	add $grp aio_unlink $dst;
		591	}
		592	};
		593	} else {
		594	$grp->result (-1);
		595	}
		596	},
		597
		598	} else {
		599	$grp->result (-1);
		600	}
		601	};
		602
		603	$grp
		604	}
		605	}
		606
		607	=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
		608
		609	Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
		610	destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
		611	the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok.
		612
		613	This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first. If
		614	rename files with C<EXDEV>, it copies the file with C<aio_copy> and, if
		615	that is successful, unlinking the C<$srcpath>.
		616
		617	=cut
		618
		619	sub aio_move($$;$) {
		620	aio_block {
		621	my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
		622
		623	my $pri = aioreq_pri;
		624	my $grp = aio_group $cb;
		625
		626	aioreq_pri $pri;
		627	add $grp aio_rename $src, $dst, sub {
		628	if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) {
		629	aioreq_pri $pri;
		630	add $grp aio_copy $src, $dst, sub {
		631	$grp->result ($_[0]);
		632
		633	if (!$_[0]) {
		634	aioreq_pri $pri;
		635	add $grp aio_unlink $src;
		636	}
		637	};
		638	} else {
		639	$grp->result ($_[0]);
		640	}
		641	};
		642
		643	$grp
		644	}
		645	}
		646
350	=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)	647	=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
351		648
352	[EXPERIMENTAL due to internal aio_group use]
353
354	Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to	649	Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to
355	separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of names, ones	650	efficiently separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of
356	you can recurse into (directories or links to them), and ones you cannot	651	names, directories you can recurse into (directories), and ones you cannot
357	recurse into (everything else).	652	recurse into (everything else, including symlinks to directories).
358		653
359	C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that creates of many sub requests_	654	C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that creates of many sub requests_
360	C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding aio requests that	655	C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding aio requests that
361	this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a suitable default	656	this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a suitable default
362	will be chosen (currently 6).	657	will be chosen (currently 4).
363		658
364	On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives	659	On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives
365	two array-refs with path-relative entry names.	660	two array-refs with path-relative entry names.
366		661
367	Example:	662	Example:
…		…
401	as those tend to return 0 or 1 as link counts, which disables the	696	as those tend to return 0 or 1 as link counts, which disables the
402	directory counting heuristic.	697	directory counting heuristic.
403		698
404	=cut	699	=cut
405		700
406	sub aio_scandir($$$) {	701	sub aio_scandir($$;$) {
		702	aio_block {
407	my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_;	703	my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_;
408		704
		705	my $pri = aioreq_pri;
		706
409	my $grp = aio_group $cb;	707	my $grp = aio_group $cb;
410		708
411	$maxreq = 6 if $maxreq <= 0;	709	$maxreq = 4 if $maxreq <= 0;
412		710
413	# stat once	711	# stat once
		712	aioreq_pri $pri;
414	add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {	713	add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {
415	return $grp->result () if $_[0];	714	return $grp->result () if $_[0];
416	my $now = time;	715	my $now = time;
417	my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];	716	my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
418		717
419	# read the directory entries	718	# read the directory entries
		719	aioreq_pri $pri;
420	add $grp aio_readdir $path, sub {	720	add $grp aio_readdir $path, sub {
421	my $entries = shift	721	my $entries = shift
422	or return $grp->result ();	722	or return $grp->result ();
423		723
424	# stat the dir another time	724	# stat the dir another time
		725	aioreq_pri $pri;
425	add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {	726	add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {
426	my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];	727	my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
427		728
428	my $ndirs;	729	my $ndirs;
429		730
430	# take the slow route if anything looks fishy	731	# take the slow route if anything looks fishy
431	if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) {	732	if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) {
432	$ndirs = -1;	733	$ndirs = -1;
433	} else {	734	} else {
434	# if nlink == 2, we are finished	735	# if nlink == 2, we are finished
435	# on non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2	736	# on non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2
436	$ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2	737	$ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2
437	or return $grp->result ([], $entries);	738	or return $grp->result ([], $entries);
438	}	739	}
439		740
440	# sort into likely dirs and likely nondirs	741	# sort into likely dirs and likely nondirs
441	# dirs == files without ".", short entries first	742	# dirs == files without ".", short entries first
442	$entries = [map $_->[0],	743	$entries = [map $_->[0],
443	sort { $b->[1] cmp $a->[1] }	744	sort { $b->[1] cmp $a->[1] }
444	map [$_, sprintf "%s%04d", (/.\./ ? "1" : "0"), length],	745	map [$_, sprintf "%s%04d", (/.\./ ? "1" : "0"), length],
445	@$entries];	746	@$entries];
446		747
447	my (@dirs, @nondirs);	748	my (@dirs, @nondirs);
448		749
449	my ($statcb, $schedcb);
450	my $nreq = 0;
451
452	my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group;	750	my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub {
453
454	$schedcb = sub {
455	if (@$entries) {
456	if ($nreq < $maxreq) {
457	my $ent = pop @$entries;
458	$nreq++;
459	add $statgrp aio_stat "$path/$ent/.", sub { $statcb->($_[0], $ent) };
460	}
461	} elsif (!$nreq) {
462	# finished
463	$statgrp->cancel;
464	undef $statcb;
465	undef $schedcb;
466	$grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs);	751	$grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs);
467	}	752	};
		753
		754	limit $statgrp $maxreq;
		755	feed $statgrp sub {
		756	return unless @$entries;
		757	my $entry = pop @$entries;
		758
		759	aioreq_pri $pri;
		760	add $statgrp aio_stat "$path/$entry/.", sub {
		761	if ($_[0] < 0) {
		762	push @nondirs, $entry;
		763	} else {
		764	# need to check for real directory
		765	aioreq_pri $pri;
		766	add $statgrp aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub {
		767	if (-d _) {
		768	push @dirs, $entry;
		769
		770	unless (--$ndirs) {
		771	push @nondirs, @$entries;
		772	feed $statgrp;
		773	}
		774	} else {
		775	push @nondirs, $entry;
		776	}
		777	}
		778	}
		779	};
		780	};
468	};	781	};
469	$statcb = sub {
470	my ($status, $entry) = @_;
471
472	if ($status < 0) {
473	$nreq--;
474	push @nondirs, $entry;
475	&$schedcb;
476	} else {
477	# need to check for real directory
478	add $grp aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub {
479	$nreq--;
480
481	if (-d _) {
482	push @dirs, $entry;
483
484	if (!--$ndirs) {
485	push @nondirs, @$entries;
486	$entries = [];
487	}
488	} else {
489	push @nondirs, $entry;
490	}
491
492	&$schedcb;
493	}
494	}
495	};
496
497	&$schedcb while @$entries && $nreq < $maxreq;
498	};	782	};
499	};	783	};
		784
		785	$grp
500	};	786	}
		787	}
501		788
		789	=item aio_rmtree $path, $callback->($status)
		790
		791	Delete a directory tree starting (and including) C<$path>, return the
		792	status of the final C<rmdir> only. This is a composite request that
		793	uses C<aio_scandir> to recurse into and rmdir directories, and unlink
		794	everything else.
		795
		796	=cut
		797
		798	sub aio_rmtree;
		799	sub aio_rmtree($;$) {
		800	aio_block {
		801	my ($path, $cb) = @_;
		802
		803	my $pri = aioreq_pri;
		804	my $grp = aio_group $cb;
		805
		806	aioreq_pri $pri;
		807	add $grp aio_scandir $path, 0, sub {
		808	my ($dirs, $nondirs) = @_;
		809
		810	my $dirgrp = aio_group sub {
		811	add $grp aio_rmdir $path, sub {
		812	$grp->result ($_[0]);
		813	};
		814	};
		815
		816	(aioreq_pri $pri), add $dirgrp aio_rmtree "$path/$_" for @$dirs;
		817	(aioreq_pri $pri), add $dirgrp aio_unlink "$path/$_" for @$nondirs;
		818
		819	add $grp $dirgrp;
		820	};
		821
502	$grp	822	$grp
		823	}
503	}	824	}
504		825
505	=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)	826	=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
506		827
507	Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback	828	Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback
…		…
515	If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be	836	If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be
516	detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.	837	detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.
517		838
518	=item aio_group $callback->(...)	839	=item aio_group $callback->(...)
519		840
520	[EXPERIMENTAL]
521
522	This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a	841	This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a
523	container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle	842	container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle
524	many requests into a single, composite, request.	843	many requests into a single, composite, request with a definite callback
		844	and the ability to cancel the whole request with its subrequests.
525		845
526	Returns an object of class L<IO::AIO::GRP>. See its documentation below	846	Returns an object of class L<IO::AIO::GRP>. See its documentation below
527	for more info.	847	for more info.
528		848
529	Example:	849	Example:
…		…
548	phase and still requires a worker thread. Thus, the callback will not	868	phase and still requires a worker thread. Thus, the callback will not
549	be executed immediately but only after other requests in the queue have	869	be executed immediately but only after other requests in the queue have
550	entered their execution phase. This can be used to measure request	870	entered their execution phase. This can be used to measure request
551	latency.	871	latency.
552		872
553	=item IO::AIO::aio_sleep $fractional_seconds, $callback->() NOT EXPORTED	873	=item IO::AIO::aio_busy $fractional_seconds, $callback->() NOT EXPORTED
554		874
555	Mainly used for debugging and benchmarking, this aio request puts one of	875	Mainly used for debugging and benchmarking, this aio request puts one of
556	the request workers to sleep for the given time.	876	the request workers to sleep for the given time.
557		877
558	While it is theoretically handy to have simple I/O scheduling requests	878	While it is theoretically handy to have simple I/O scheduling requests
559	like sleep and file handle readable/writable, the overhead this creates	879	like sleep and file handle readable/writable, the overhead this creates is
560	is immense, so do not use this function except to put your application	880	immense (it blocks a thread for a long time) so do not use this function
561	under artificial I/O pressure.	881	except to put your application under artificial I/O pressure.
562		882
563	=back	883	=back
564		884
565	=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS	885	=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS
566		886
567	All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when	887	All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when
568	called in non-void context.	888	called in non-void context.
569
570	A request always moves through the following five states in its lifetime,
571	in order: B<ready> (request has been created, but has not been executed
572	yet), B<execute> (request is currently being executed), B<pending>
573	(request has been executed but callback has not been called yet),
574	B<result> (results are being processed synchronously, includes calling the
575	callback) and B<done> (request has reached the end of its lifetime and
576	holds no resources anymore).
577		889
578	=over 4	890	=over 4
579		891
580	=item cancel $req	892	=item cancel $req
581		893
…		…
635	=item * They can also can also be added to other IO::AIO::GRP objects.	947	=item * They can also can also be added to other IO::AIO::GRP objects.
636		948
637	=item * You must not add requests to a group from within the group callback (or	949	=item * You must not add requests to a group from within the group callback (or
638	any later time).	950	any later time).
639		951
640	=item * This does not harmonise well with C<max_outstanding>, so best do
641	not combine C<aio_group> with it. Groups and feeders are recommended for
642	this kind of concurrency-limiting.
643
644	=back	952	=back
645		953
646	Their lifetime, simplified, looks like this: when they are empty, they	954	Their lifetime, simplified, looks like this: when they are empty, they
647	will finish very quickly. If they contain only requests that are in the	955	will finish very quickly. If they contain only requests that are in the
648	C<done> state, they will also finish. Otherwise they will continue to	956	C<done> state, they will also finish. Otherwise they will continue to
…		…
663	be added, including other groups, as long as you do not create circular	971	be added, including other groups, as long as you do not create circular
664	dependencies.	972	dependencies.
665		973
666	Returns all its arguments.	974	Returns all its arguments.
667		975
		976	=item $grp->cancel_subs
		977
		978	Cancel all subrequests and clears any feeder, but not the group request
		979	itself. Useful when you queued a lot of events but got a result early.
		980
668	=item $grp->result (...)	981	=item $grp->result (...)
669		982
670	Set the result value(s) that will be passed to the group callback when all	983	Set the result value(s) that will be passed to the group callback when all
671	subrequests have finished. By default, no argument will be passed.	984	subrequests have finished and set thre groups errno to the current value
		985	of errno (just like calling C<errno> without an error number). By default,
		986	no argument will be passed and errno is zero.
		987
		988	=item $grp->errno ([$errno])
		989
		990	Sets the group errno value to C<$errno>, or the current value of errno
		991	when the argument is missing.
		992
		993	Every aio request has an associated errno value that is restored when
		994	the callback is invoked. This method lets you change this value from its
		995	default (0).
		996
		997	Calling C<result> will also set errno, so make sure you either set C<$!>
		998	before the call to C<result>, or call c<errno> after it.
672		999
673	=item feed $grp $callback->($grp)	1000	=item feed $grp $callback->($grp)
674
675	[VERY EXPERIMENTAL]
676		1001
677	Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached	1002	Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached
678	generator that generates requests if idle. The idea behind this is that,	1003	generator that generates requests if idle. The idea behind this is that,
679	although you could just queue as many requests as you want in a group,	1004	although you could just queue as many requests as you want in a group,
680	this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For	1005	this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For
681	example, C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands C<aio_stat>	1006	example, C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands C<aio_stat>
682	requests, delaying any later requests for a long time.	1007	requests, delaying any later requests for a long time.
683		1008
684	To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can	1009	To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can
685	instead a group and set a feeder on it that generates those requests. The	1010	instead a group and set a feeder on it that generates those requests. The
686	feed callback will be called whenever there are few enough (see C<feed_limit>,	1011	feed callback will be called whenever there are few enough (see C<limit>,
687	below) requests active in the group itself and is expected to queue more	1012	below) requests active in the group itself and is expected to queue more
688	requests.	1013	requests.
689		1014
690	The feed can queue as many requests as it likes (i.e. C<add> does not	1015	The feed callback can queue as many requests as it likes (i.e. C<add> does
691	impose any limits).	1016	not impose any limits).
692		1017
693	If the feed does not queue more requests when called, it will be	1018	If the feed does not queue more requests when called, it will be
694	automatically removed from the group.	1019	automatically removed from the group.
695		1020
696	If the feed limit is C<0>, it will be set to C<2> automatically.	1021	If the feed limit is C<0>, it will be set to C<2> automatically.
…		…
698	Example:	1023	Example:
699		1024
700	# stat all files in @files, but only ever use four aio requests concurrently:	1025	# stat all files in @files, but only ever use four aio requests concurrently:
701		1026
702	my $grp = aio_group sub { print "finished\n" };	1027	my $grp = aio_group sub { print "finished\n" };
703	feed_limit $grp 4;	1028	limit $grp 4;
704	feed $grp sub {	1029	feed $grp sub {
705	my $file = pop @files	1030	my $file = pop @files
706	or return;	1031	or return;
707		1032
708	add $grp aio_stat $file, sub { ... };	1033	add $grp aio_stat $file, sub { ... };
709	};	1034	};
710		1035
711	=item feed_limit $grp $num	1036	=item limit $grp $num
712		1037
713	Sets the feeder limit for the group: The feeder will be called whenever	1038	Sets the feeder limit for the group: The feeder will be called whenever
714	the group contains less than this many requests.	1039	the group contains less than this many requests.
715		1040
716	Setting the limit to C<0> will pause the feeding process.	1041	Setting the limit to C<0> will pause the feeding process.
717		1042
718	=back	1043	=back
719		1044
720	=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS	1045	=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
		1046
		1047	=head3 EVENT PROCESSING AND EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION
721		1048
722	=over 4	1049	=over 4
723		1050
724	=item $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno	1051	=item $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno
725		1052
…		…
730		1057
731	See C<poll_cb> for an example.	1058	See C<poll_cb> for an example.
732		1059
733	=item IO::AIO::poll_cb	1060	=item IO::AIO::poll_cb
734		1061
735	Process all outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call this	1062	Process some outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call this
736	regularly. Returns the number of events processed. Returns immediately	1063	regularly. Returns the number of events processed. Returns immediately
737	when no events are outstanding.	1064	when no events are outstanding. The amount of events processed depends on
		1065	the settings of C<IO::AIO::max_poll_req> and C<IO::AIO::max_poll_time>.
		1066
		1067	If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the filehandle
		1068	will still be ready when C<poll_cb> returns.
738		1069
739	Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls	1070	Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
740	IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority:	1071	IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority:
741		1072
742	Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,	1073	Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
743	poll => 'r', async => 1,	1074	poll => 'r', async => 1,
744	cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);	1075	cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
745		1076
		1077	=item IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs
		1078
		1079	=item IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds
		1080
		1081	These set the maximum number of requests (default C<0>, meaning infinity)
		1082	that are being processed by C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> in one call, respectively
		1083	the maximum amount of time (default C<0>, meaning infinity) spent in
		1084	C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> to process requests (more correctly the mininum amount
		1085	of time C<poll_cb> is allowed to use).
		1086
		1087	Setting C<max_poll_time> to a non-zero value creates an overhead of one
		1088	syscall per request processed, which is not normally a problem unless your
		1089	callbacks are really really fast or your OS is really really slow (I am
		1090	not mentioning Solaris here). Using C<max_poll_reqs> incurs no overhead.
		1091
		1092	Setting these is useful if you want to ensure some level of
		1093	interactiveness when perl is not fast enough to process all requests in
		1094	time.
		1095
		1096	For interactive programs, values such as C<0.01> to C<0.1> should be fine.
		1097
		1098	Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
		1099	IO::AIO::poll_cb with low priority, to ensure that other parts of the
		1100	program get the CPU sometimes even under high AIO load.
		1101
		1102	# try not to spend much more than 0.1s in poll_cb
		1103	IO::AIO::max_poll_time 0.1;
		1104
		1105	# use a low priority so other tasks have priority
		1106	Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
		1107	poll => 'r', nice => 1,
		1108	cb => &IO::AIO::poll_cb);
		1109
746	=item IO::AIO::poll_wait	1110	=item IO::AIO::poll_wait
747		1111
		1112	If there are any outstanding requests and none of them in the result
748	Wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply does a	1113	phase, wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply
749	C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to synchronously wait	1114	does a C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to
750	for some requests to finish).	1115	synchronously wait for some requests to finish).
751		1116
752	See C<nreqs> for an example.	1117	See C<nreqs> for an example.
753		1118
		1119	=item IO::AIO::poll
		1120
		1121	Waits until some requests have been handled.
		1122
		1123	Returns the number of requests processed, but is otherwise strictly
		1124	equivalent to:
		1125
		1126	IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
		1127
754	=item IO::AIO::nreqs	1128	=item IO::AIO::flush
755		1129
756	Returns the number of requests currently outstanding (i.e. for which their	1130	Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled.
757	callback has not been invoked yet).
758		1131
759	Example: wait till there are no outstanding requests anymore:	1132	Strictly equivalent to:
760		1133
761	IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb	1134	IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
762	while IO::AIO::nreqs;	1135	while IO::AIO::nreqs;
763		1136
764	=item IO::AIO::flush	1137	=back
765		1138
766	Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled.	1139	=head3 CONTROLLING THE NUMBER OF THREADS
767		1140
768	Strictly equivalent to:	1141	=over
769
770	IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
771	while IO::AIO::nreqs;
772
773	=item IO::AIO::poll
774
775	Waits until some requests have been handled.
776
777	Strictly equivalent to:
778
779	IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
780	if IO::AIO::nreqs;
781		1142
782	=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads	1143	=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads
783		1144
784	Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current	1145	Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current
785	default is C<8>, which means eight asynchronous operations can execute	1146	default is C<8>, which means eight asynchronous operations can execute
786	concurrently at any one time (the number of outstanding requests,	1147	concurrently at any one time (the number of outstanding requests,
787	however, is unlimited).	1148	however, is unlimited).
788		1149
789	IO::AIO starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and	1150	IO::AIO starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and
790	no free thread exists.	1151	no free thread exists. Please note that queueing up a hundred requests can
		1152	create demand for a hundred threads, even if it turns out that everything
		1153	is in the cache and could have been processed faster by a single thread.
791		1154
792	It is recommended to keep the number of threads relatively low, as some	1155	It is recommended to keep the number of threads relatively low, as some
793	Linux kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads	1156	Linux kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads
794	(higher parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6	1157	(higher parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6
795	versions, 4-32 threads should be fine.	1158	versions, 4-32 threads should be fine.
…		…
809	This module automatically runs C<max_parallel 0> at program end, to ensure	1172	This module automatically runs C<max_parallel 0> at program end, to ensure
810	that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests.	1173	that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests.
811		1174
812	Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function.	1175	Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function.
813		1176
		1177	=item IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads
		1178
		1179	Limit the number of threads (default: 4) that are allowed to idle (i.e.,
		1180	threads that did not get a request to process within 10 seconds). That
		1181	means if a thread becomes idle while C<$nthreads> other threads are also
		1182	idle, it will free its resources and exit.
		1183
		1184	This is useful when you allow a large number of threads (e.g. 100 or 1000)
		1185	to allow for extremely high load situations, but want to free resources
		1186	under normal circumstances (1000 threads can easily consume 30MB of RAM).
		1187
		1188	The default is probably ok in most situations, especially if thread
		1189	creation is fast. If thread creation is very slow on your system you might
		1190	want to use larger values.
		1191
814	=item $oldnreqs = IO::AIO::max_outstanding $nreqs	1192	=item $oldmaxreqs = IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
815		1193
816	[DEPRECATED]	1194	This is a very bad function to use in interactive programs because it
		1195	blocks, and a bad way to reduce concurrency because it is inexact: Better
		1196	use an C<aio_group> together with a feed callback.
817		1197
818	Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you	1198	Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you
819	try to queue up more than this number of requests, the caller will block until	1199	to queue up more than this number of requests, the next call to the
820	some requests have been handled.	1200	C<poll_cb> (and C<poll_some> and other functions calling C<poll_cb>)
		1201	function will block until the limit is no longer exceeded.
821		1202
822	The default is very large, so normally there is no practical limit. If you	1203	The default value is very large, so there is no practical limit on the
823	queue up many requests in a loop it often improves speed if you set	1204	number of outstanding requests.
824	this to a relatively low number, such as C<100>.
825		1205
826	This function does not work well together with C<aio_group>'s, and their	1206	You can still queue as many requests as you want. Therefore,
827	feeder interface is better suited to limiting concurrency, so do not use	1207	C<max_oustsanding> is mainly useful in simple scripts (with low values) or
828	this function.	1208	as a stop gap to shield against fatal memory overflow (with large values).
829		1209
830	Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function.	1210	=back
		1211
		1212	=head3 STATISTICAL INFORMATION
		1213
		1214	=over
		1215
		1216	=item IO::AIO::nreqs
		1217
		1218	Returns the number of requests currently in the ready, execute or pending
		1219	states (i.e. for which their callback has not been invoked yet).
		1220
		1221	Example: wait till there are no outstanding requests anymore:
		1222
		1223	IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
		1224	while IO::AIO::nreqs;
		1225
		1226	=item IO::AIO::nready
		1227
		1228	Returns the number of requests currently in the ready state (not yet
		1229	executed).
		1230
		1231	=item IO::AIO::npending
		1232
		1233	Returns the number of requests currently in the pending state (executed,
		1234	but not yet processed by poll_cb).
831		1235
832	=back	1236	=back
833		1237
834	=cut	1238	=cut
835		1239
…		…
849	*$sym	1253	*$sym
850	}	1254	}
851		1255
852	min_parallel 8;	1256	min_parallel 8;
853		1257
854	END {	1258	END { flush }
855	max_parallel 0;
856	}
857		1259
858	1;	1260	1;
859		1261
860	=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR	1262	=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR
861		1263
862	This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks:	1264	This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks:
863		1265
864	Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests	1266	Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests
865	can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After	1267	can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After
866	the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues	1268	the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues
867	request/result processing, while the child clears the request/result	1269	request/result processing, while the child frees the request/result queue
868	queue (so the requests started before the fork will only be handled in	1270	(so that the requests started before the fork will only be handled in the
869	the parent). Threads will be started on demand until the limit ste in the	1271	parent). Threads will be started on demand until the limit set in the
870	parent process has been reached again.	1272	parent process has been reached again.
871		1273
872	In short: the parent will, after a short pause, continue as if fork had	1274	In short: the parent will, after a short pause, continue as if fork had
873	not been called, while the child will act as if IO::AIO has not been used	1275	not been called, while the child will act as if IO::AIO has not been used
874	yet.	1276	yet.
875		1277
876	=head2 MEMORY USAGE	1278	=head2 MEMORY USAGE
877		1279
		1280	Per-request usage:
		1281
878	Each aio request uses - depending on your architecture - around 128 bytes	1282	Each aio request uses - depending on your architecture - around 100-200
879	of memory. In addition, stat requests need a stat buffer (possibly a few	1283	bytes of memory. In addition, stat requests need a stat buffer (possibly
880	hundred bytes). Perl scalars and other data passed into aio requests will	1284	a few hundred bytes), readdir requires a result buffer and so on. Perl
881	also be locked.	1285	scalars and other data passed into aio requests will also be locked and
		1286	will consume memory till the request has entered the done state.
882		1287
883	This is now awfully much, so queuing lots of requests is not usually a	1288	This is now awfully much, so queuing lots of requests is not usually a
884	problem.	1289	problem.
885		1290
886	Each thread needs a stack area which is usually around 16k, sometimes much	1291	Per-thread usage:
887	larger, depending on the OS.	1292
		1293	In the execution phase, some aio requests require more memory for
		1294	temporary buffers, and each thread requires a stack and other data
		1295	structures (usually around 16k-128k, depending on the OS).
		1296
		1297	=head1 KNOWN BUGS
		1298
		1299	Known bugs will be fixed in the next release.
888		1300
889	=head1 SEE ALSO	1301	=head1 SEE ALSO
890		1302
891	L<Coro>, L<Linux::AIO> (obsolete).	1303	L<Coro::AIO>.
892		1304
893	=head1 AUTHOR	1305	=head1 AUTHOR
894		1306
895	Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>	1307	Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
896	http://home.schmorp.de/	1308	http://home.schmorp.de/

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