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168	use common::sense;	168	use common::sense;
169		169
170	use base 'Exporter';	170	use base 'Exporter';
171		171
172	BEGIN {	172	BEGIN {
173	our $VERSION = '3.93';	173	our $VERSION = '4.11';
174		174
175	our @AIO_REQ = qw(aio_sendfile aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close	175	our @AIO_REQ = qw(aio_sendfile aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close
176	aio_stat aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_readdirx	176	aio_stat aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_readdirx
177	aio_scandir aio_symlink aio_readlink aio_realpath aio_sync aio_fsync	177	aio_scandir aio_symlink aio_readlink aio_realpath aio_sync
178	aio_fdatasync aio_sync_file_range aio_pathsync aio_readahead	178	aio_fsync aio_syncfs aio_fdatasync aio_sync_file_range aio_fallocate
		179	aio_pathsync aio_readahead
179	aio_rename aio_link aio_move aio_copy aio_group	180	aio_rename aio_link aio_move aio_copy aio_group
180	aio_nop aio_mknod aio_load aio_rmtree aio_mkdir aio_chown	181	aio_nop aio_mknod aio_load aio_rmtree aio_mkdir aio_chown
181	aio_chmod aio_utime aio_truncate	182	aio_chmod aio_utime aio_truncate
182	aio_msync aio_mtouch aio_mlock aio_mlockall	183	aio_msync aio_mtouch aio_mlock aio_mlockall
183	aio_statvfs);	184	aio_statvfs
		185	aio_wd);
184		186
185	our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice));	187	our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice));
186	our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush	188	our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush
187	min_parallel max_parallel max_idle idle_timeout	189	min_parallel max_parallel max_idle idle_timeout
188	nreqs nready npending nthreads	190	nreqs nready npending nthreads
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204		206
205	This section simply lists the prototypes of the most important functions	207	This section simply lists the prototypes of the most important functions
206	for quick reference. See the following sections for function-by-function	208	for quick reference. See the following sections for function-by-function
207	documentation.	209	documentation.
208		210
		211	aio_wd $pathname, $callback->($wd)
209	aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)	212	aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
210	aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)	213	aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)
211	aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)	214	aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
212	aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)	215	aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
213	aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval)	216	aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval)
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218	aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)	221	aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)
219	aio_chown $fh_or_path, $uid, $gid, $callback->($status)	222	aio_chown $fh_or_path, $uid, $gid, $callback->($status)
220	aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status)	223	aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status)
221	aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)	224	aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)
222	aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)	225	aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)
223	aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)	226	aio_mknod $pathname, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
224	aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)	227	aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
225	aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)	228	aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
226	aio_readlink $path, $callback->($link)	229	aio_readlink $pathname, $callback->($link)
227	aio_realpath $path, $callback->($link)	230	aio_realpath $pathname, $callback->($link)
228	aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)	231	aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
229	aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)	232	aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)
230	aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)	233	aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)
231	aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)	234	aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)
232	aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)	235	aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)
233	IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST	236	IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST
234	IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN	237	IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN
		238	aio_scandir $pathname, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
235	aio_load $path, $data, $callback->($status)	239	aio_load $pathname, $data, $callback->($status)
236	aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)	240	aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
237	aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)	241	aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
238	aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
239	aio_rmtree $path, $callback->($status)	242	aio_rmtree $pathname, $callback->($status)
240	aio_sync $callback->($status)	243	aio_sync $callback->($status)
		244	aio_syncfs $fh, $callback->($status)
241	aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)	245	aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
242	aio_fdatasync $fh, $callback->($status)	246	aio_fdatasync $fh, $callback->($status)
243	aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)	247	aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)
244	aio_pathsync $path, $callback->($status)	248	aio_pathsync $pathname, $callback->($status)
245	aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)	249	aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
246	aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)	250	aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
247	aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)	251	aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)
248	aio_mlockall $flags, $callback->($status)	252	aio_mlockall $flags, $callback->($status)
249	aio_group $callback->(...)	253	aio_group $callback->(...)
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277	=head2 AIO REQUEST FUNCTIONS	281	=head2 AIO REQUEST FUNCTIONS
278		282
279	All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall	283	All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall
280	with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical,	284	with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical,
281	and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument	285	and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument
282	which must be a code reference. This code reference will get called with	286	which must be a code reference. This code reference will be called after
283	the syscall return code (e.g. most syscalls return C<-1> on error, unlike	287	the syscall has been executed in an asynchronous fashion. The results
284	perl, which usually delivers "false") as its sole argument after the given	288	of the request will be passed as arguments to the callback (and, if an
285	syscall has been executed asynchronously.	289	error occured, in C<$!>) - for most requests the syscall return code (e.g.
		290	most syscalls return C<-1> on error, unlike perl, which usually delivers
		291	"false").
		292
		293	Some requests (such as C<aio_readdir>) pass the actual results and
		294	communicate failures by passing C<undef>.
286		295
287	All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle	296	All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle
288	internally until the request has finished.	297	internally until the request has finished.
289		298
290	All functions return request objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow	299	All functions return request objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow
291	further manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight.	300	further manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight.
292		301
293	The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and	302	The pathnames you pass to these routines I<should> be absolute. The
294	encoded as octets. The reason for the former is that at the time the	303	reason for this is that at the time the request is being executed, the
295	request is being executed, the current working directory could have	304	current working directory could have changed. Alternatively, you can
296	changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the	305	make sure that you never change the current working directory anywhere
297	current working directory anywhere in the program and then use relative	306	in the program and then use relative paths. You can also take advantage
298	paths.	307	of IO::AIOs working directory abstraction, that lets you specify paths
		308	relative to some previously-opened "working directory object" - see the
		309	description of the C<IO::AIO::WD> class later in this document.
299		310
300	To encode pathnames as octets, either make sure you either: a) always pass	311	To encode pathnames as octets, either make sure you either: a) always pass
301	in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir etc.) without	312	in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir etc.) without
302	tinkering, b) are ASCII or ISO 8859-1, c) use the Encode module and encode	313	tinkering, b) are in your native filesystem encoding, c) use the Encode
303	your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user	314	module and encode your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in
304	environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e)	315	effect in the user environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on
305	use something else to ensure your scalar has the correct contents.	316	unicode filenames or e) use something else to ensure your scalar has the
		317	correct contents.
306		318
307	This works, btw. independent of the internal UTF-8 bit, which IO::AIO	319	This works, btw. independent of the internal UTF-8 bit, which IO::AIO
308	handles correctly whether it is set or not.	320	handles correctly whether it is set or not.
309		321
310	=over 4	322	=over 4
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612		624
613	Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the	625	Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the
614	result code.	626	result code.
615		627
616		628
617	=item aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)	629	=item aio_mknod $pathname, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
618		630
619	[EXPERIMENTAL]	631	[EXPERIMENTAL]
620		632
621	Asynchronously create a device node (or fifo). See mknod(2).	633	Asynchronously create a device node (or fifo). See mknod(2).
622		634
623	The only (POSIX-) portable way of calling this function is:	635	The only (POSIX-) portable way of calling this function is:
624		636
625	aio_mknod $path, IO::AIO::S_IFIFO \| $mode, 0, sub { ...	637	aio_mknod $pathname, IO::AIO::S_IFIFO \| $mode, 0, sub { ...
626		638
627	See C<aio_stat> for info about some potentially helpful extra constants	639	See C<aio_stat> for info about some potentially helpful extra constants
628	and functions.	640	and functions.
629		641
630	=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)	642	=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
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637		649
638	Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at	650	Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
639	the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.	651	the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
640		652
641		653
642	=item aio_readlink $path, $callback->($link)	654	=item aio_readlink $pathname, $callback->($link)
643		655
644	Asynchronously read the symlink specified by C<$path> and pass it to	656	Asynchronously read the symlink specified by C<$path> and pass it to
645	the callback. If an error occurs, nothing or undef gets passed to the	657	the callback. If an error occurs, nothing or undef gets passed to the
646	callback.	658	callback.
647		659
648		660
649	=item aio_realpath $path, $callback->($path)	661	=item aio_realpath $pathname, $callback->($path)
650		662
651	Asynchronously make the path absolute and resolve any symlinks in	663	Asynchronously make the path absolute and resolve any symlinks in
652	C<$path>. The resulting path only consists of directories (Same as	664	C<$path>. The resulting path only consists of directories (Same as
653	L<Cwd::realpath>).	665	L<Cwd::realpath>).
654		666
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685	array-ref with the filenames.	697	array-ref with the filenames.
686		698
687		699
688	=item aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)	700	=item aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)
689		701
690	Quite similar to C<aio_readdir>, but the C<$flags> argument allows to tune	702	Quite similar to C<aio_readdir>, but the C<$flags> argument allows one to
691	behaviour and output format. In case of an error, C<$entries> will be	703	tune behaviour and output format. In case of an error, C<$entries> will be
692	C<undef>.	704	C<undef>.
693		705
694	The flags are a combination of the following constants, ORed together (the	706	The flags are a combination of the following constants, ORed together (the
695	flags will also be passed to the callback, possibly modified):	707	flags will also be passed to the callback, possibly modified):
696		708
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743		755
744	=item IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN	756	=item IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN
745		757
746	This flag should not be set when calling C<aio_readdirx>. Instead, it	758	This flag should not be set when calling C<aio_readdirx>. Instead, it
747	is being set by C<aio_readdirx>, when any of the C<$type>'s found were	759	is being set by C<aio_readdirx>, when any of the C<$type>'s found were
748	C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>. The absense of this flag therefore indicates that all	760	C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>. The absence of this flag therefore indicates that all
749	C<$type>'s are known, which can be used to speed up some algorithms.	761	C<$type>'s are known, which can be used to speed up some algorithms.
750		762
751	=back	763	=back
752		764
753		765
754	=item aio_load $path, $data, $callback->($status)	766	=item aio_load $pathname, $data, $callback->($status)
755		767
756	This is a composite request that tries to fully load the given file into	768	This is a composite request that tries to fully load the given file into
757	memory. Status is the same as with aio_read.	769	memory. Status is the same as with aio_read.
758		770
759	=cut	771	=cut
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894	};	906	};
895		907
896	$grp	908	$grp
897	}	909	}
898		910
899	=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)	911	=item aio_scandir $pathname, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
900		912
901	Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to	913	Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to
902	efficiently separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of	914	efficiently separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of
903	names, directories you can recurse into (directories), and ones you cannot	915	names, directories you can recurse into (directories), and ones you cannot
904	recurse into (everything else, including symlinks to directories).	916	recurse into (everything else, including symlinks to directories).
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935	Then entries will be sorted into likely directories a non-initial dot	947	Then entries will be sorted into likely directories a non-initial dot
936	currently) and likely non-directories (see C<aio_readdirx>). Then every	948	currently) and likely non-directories (see C<aio_readdirx>). Then every
937	entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, likely directories first,	949	entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, likely directories first,
938	in order of their inode numbers. If that succeeds, it assumes that the	950	in order of their inode numbers. If that succeeds, it assumes that the
939	entry is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked	951	entry is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked
940	seperately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because	952	separately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because
941	filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode	953	filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode
942	data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature), even on systems that cannot return	954	data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature), even on systems that cannot return
943	the filetype information on readdir.	955	the filetype information on readdir.
944		956
945	If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the	957	If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the
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961		973
962	my $grp = aio_group $cb;	974	my $grp = aio_group $cb;
963		975
964	$maxreq = 4 if $maxreq <= 0;	976	$maxreq = 4 if $maxreq <= 0;
965		977
966	# stat once	978	# get a wd object
967	aioreq_pri $pri;	979	aioreq_pri $pri;
968	add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {	980	add $grp aio_wd $path, sub {
		981	$_[0]
969	return $grp->result () if $_[0];	982	or return $grp->result ();
970	my $now = time;
971	my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
972		983
973	# read the directory entries	984	my $wd = [shift, "."];
		985
		986	# stat once
974	aioreq_pri $pri;	987	aioreq_pri $pri;
975	add $grp aio_readdirx $path, READDIR_DIRS_FIRST, sub {	988	add $grp aio_stat $wd, sub {
976	my $entries = shift
977	or return $grp->result ();	989	return $grp->result () if $_[0];
		990	my $now = time;
		991	my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
978		992
979	# stat the dir another time	993	# read the directory entries
980	aioreq_pri $pri;	994	aioreq_pri $pri;
		995	add $grp aio_readdirx $wd, READDIR_DIRS_FIRST, sub {
		996	my $entries = shift
		997	or return $grp->result ();
		998
		999	# stat the dir another time
		1000	aioreq_pri $pri;
981	add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {	1001	add $grp aio_stat $wd, sub {
982	my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];	1002	my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
983		1003
984	my $ndirs;	1004	my $ndirs;
985		1005
986	# take the slow route if anything looks fishy	1006	# take the slow route if anything looks fishy
987	if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) {	1007	if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) {
988	$ndirs = -1;	1008	$ndirs = -1;
989	} else {	1009	} else {
990	# if nlink == 2, we are finished	1010	# if nlink == 2, we are finished
991	# for non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2	1011	# for non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2
992	$ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2	1012	$ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2
993	or return $grp->result ([], $entries);	1013	or return $grp->result ([], $entries);
994	}	1014	}
995		1015
996	my (@dirs, @nondirs);	1016	my (@dirs, @nondirs);
997		1017
998	my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub {	1018	my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub {
999	$grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs);	1019	$grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs);
1000	};	1020	};
1001		1021
1002	limit $statgrp $maxreq;	1022	limit $statgrp $maxreq;
1003	feed $statgrp sub {	1023	feed $statgrp sub {
1004	return unless @$entries;	1024	return unless @$entries;
1005	my $entry = shift @$entries;	1025	my $entry = shift @$entries;
1006		1026
1007	aioreq_pri $pri;	1027	aioreq_pri $pri;
		1028	$wd->[1] = "$entry/.";
1008	add $statgrp aio_stat "$path/$entry/.", sub {	1029	add $statgrp aio_stat $wd, sub {
1009	if ($_[0] < 0) {	1030	if ($_[0] < 0) {
1010	push @nondirs, $entry;	1031	push @nondirs, $entry;
1011	} else {	1032	} else {
1012	# need to check for real directory	1033	# need to check for real directory
1013	aioreq_pri $pri;	1034	aioreq_pri $pri;
		1035	$wd->[1] = $entry;
1014	add $statgrp aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub {	1036	add $statgrp aio_lstat $wd, sub {
1015	if (-d _) {	1037	if (-d _) {
1016	push @dirs, $entry;	1038	push @dirs, $entry;
1017		1039
1018	unless (--$ndirs) {	1040	unless (--$ndirs) {
1019	push @nondirs, @$entries;	1041	push @nondirs, @$entries;
1020	feed $statgrp;	1042	feed $statgrp;
		1043	}
		1044	} else {
		1045	push @nondirs, $entry;
1021	}	1046	}
1022	} else {
1023	push @nondirs, $entry;
1024	}	1047	}
1025	}	1048	}
1026	}	1049	};
1027	};	1050	};
1028	};	1051	};
1029	};	1052	};
1030	};	1053	};
1031	};	1054	};
1032		1055
1033	$grp	1056	$grp
1034	}	1057	}
1035		1058
1036	=item aio_rmtree $path, $callback->($status)	1059	=item aio_rmtree $pathname, $callback->($status)
1037		1060
1038	Delete a directory tree starting (and including) C<$path>, return the	1061	Delete a directory tree starting (and including) C<$path>, return the
1039	status of the final C<rmdir> only. This is a composite request that	1062	status of the final C<rmdir> only. This is a composite request that
1040	uses C<aio_scandir> to recurse into and rmdir directories, and unlink	1063	uses C<aio_scandir> to recurse into and rmdir directories, and unlink
1041	everything else.	1064	everything else.
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1083	callback with the fdatasync result code.	1106	callback with the fdatasync result code.
1084		1107
1085	If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be	1108	If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be
1086	detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.	1109	detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.
1087		1110
		1111	=item aio_syncfs $fh, $callback->($status)
		1112
		1113	Asynchronously call the syncfs syscall to sync the filesystem associated
		1114	to the given filehandle and call the callback with the syncfs result
		1115	code. If syncfs is not available, calls sync(), but returns C<-1> and sets
		1116	errno to C<ENOSYS> nevertheless.
		1117
1088	=item aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)	1118	=item aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)
1089		1119
1090	Sync the data portion of the file specified by C<$offset> and C<$length>	1120	Sync the data portion of the file specified by C<$offset> and C<$length>
1091	to disk (but NOT the metadata), by calling the Linux-specific	1121	to disk (but NOT the metadata), by calling the Linux-specific
1092	sync_file_range call. If sync_file_range is not available or it returns	1122	sync_file_range call. If sync_file_range is not available or it returns
…		…
1095	C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_BEFORE>,	1125	C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_BEFORE>,
1096	C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE> and	1126	C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE> and
1097	C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_AFTER>: refer to the sync_file_range	1127	C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_AFTER>: refer to the sync_file_range
1098	manpage for details.	1128	manpage for details.
1099		1129
1100	=item aio_pathsync $path, $callback->($status)	1130	=item aio_pathsync $pathname, $callback->($status)
1101		1131
1102	This request tries to open, fsync and close the given path. This is a	1132	This request tries to open, fsync and close the given path. This is a
1103	composite request intended to sync directories after directory operations	1133	composite request intended to sync directories after directory operations
1104	(E.g. rename). This might not work on all operating systems or have any	1134	(E.g. rename). This might not work on all operating systems or have any
1105	specific effect, but usually it makes sure that directory changes get	1135	specific effect, but usually it makes sure that directory changes get
…		…
1248	immense (it blocks a thread for a long time) so do not use this function	1278	immense (it blocks a thread for a long time) so do not use this function
1249	except to put your application under artificial I/O pressure.	1279	except to put your application under artificial I/O pressure.
1250		1280
1251	=back	1281	=back
1252		1282
		1283
		1284	=head2 IO::AIO::WD - multiple working directories
		1285
		1286	Your process only has one current working directory, which is used by all
		1287	threads. This makes it hard to use relative paths (some other component
		1288	could call C<chdir> at any time, and it is hard to control when the path
		1289	will be used by IO::AIO).
		1290
		1291	One solution for this is to always use absolute paths. This usually works,
		1292	but can be quite slow (the kernel has to walk the whole path on every
		1293	access), and can also be a hassle to implement.
		1294
		1295	Newer POSIX systems have a number of functions (openat, fdopendir,
		1296	futimensat and so on) that make it possible to specify working directories
		1297	per operation.
		1298
		1299	For portability, and because the clowns who "designed", or shall I write,
		1300	perpetrated this new interface were obviously half-drunk, this abstraction
		1301	cannot be perfect, though.
		1302
		1303	IO::AIO allows you to convert directory paths into a so-called IO::AIO::WD
		1304	object. This object stores the canonicalised, absolute version of the
		1305	path, and on systems that allow it, also a directory file descriptor.
		1306
		1307	Everywhere where a pathname is accepted by IO::AIO (e.g. in C<aio_stat>
		1308	or C<aio_unlink>), one can specify an array reference with an IO::AIO::WD
		1309	object and a pathname instead (or the IO::AIO::WD object alone, which
		1310	gets interpreted as C<[$wd, "."]>). If the pathname is absolute, the
		1311	IO::AIO::WD object is ignored, otherwise the pathname is resolved relative
		1312	to that IO::AIO::WD object.
		1313
		1314	For example, to get a wd object for F</etc> and then stat F<passwd>
		1315	inside, you would write:
		1316
		1317	aio_wd "/etc", sub {
		1318	my $etcdir = shift;
		1319
		1320	# although $etcdir can be undef on error, there is generally no reason
		1321	# to check for errors here, as aio_stat will fail with ENOENT
		1322	# when $etcdir is undef.
		1323
		1324	aio_stat [$etcdir, "passwd"], sub {
		1325	# yay
		1326	};
		1327	};
		1328
		1329	That C<aio_wd> is a request and not a normal function shows that creating
		1330	an IO::AIO::WD object is itself a potentially blocking operation, which is
		1331	why it is done asynchronously.
		1332
		1333	To stat the directory obtained with C<aio_wd> above, one could write
		1334	either of the following three request calls:
		1335
		1336	aio_lstat "/etc" , sub { ... # pathname as normal string
		1337	aio_lstat [$wd, "."], sub { ... # "." relative to $wd (i.e. $wd itself)
		1338	aio_lstat $wd , sub { ... # shorthand for the previous
		1339
		1340	As with normal pathnames, IO::AIO keeps a copy of the working directory
		1341	object and the pathname string, so you could write the following without
		1342	causing any issues due to C<$path> getting reused:
		1343
		1344	my $path = [$wd, undef];
		1345
		1346	for my $name (qw(abc def ghi)) {
		1347	$path->[1] = $name;
		1348	aio_stat $path, sub {
		1349	# ...
		1350	};
		1351	}
		1352
		1353	There are some caveats: when directories get renamed (or deleted), the
		1354	pathname string doesn't change, so will point to the new directory (or
		1355	nowhere at all), while the directory fd, if available on the system,
		1356	will still point to the original directory. Most functions accepting a
		1357	pathname will use the directory fd on newer systems, and the string on
		1358	older systems. Some functions (such as realpath) will always rely on the
		1359	string form of the pathname.
		1360
		1361	So this fucntionality is mainly useful to get some protection against
		1362	C<chdir>, to easily get an absolute path out of a relative path for future
		1363	reference, and to speed up doing many operations in the same directory
		1364	(e.g. when stat'ing all files in a directory).
		1365
		1366	The following functions implement this working directory abstraction:
		1367
		1368	=over 4
		1369
		1370	=item aio_wd $pathname, $callback->($wd)
		1371
		1372	Asynchonously canonicalise the given pathname and convert it to an
		1373	IO::AIO::WD object representing it. If possible and supported on the
		1374	system, also open a directory fd to speed up pathname resolution relative
		1375	to this working directory.
		1376
		1377	If something goes wrong, then C<undef> is passwd to the callback instead
		1378	of a working directory object and C<$!> is set appropriately. Since
		1379	passing C<undef> as working directory component of a pathname fails the
		1380	request with C<ENOENT>, there is often no need for error checking in the
		1381	C<aio_wd> callback, as future requests using the value will fail in the
		1382	expected way.
		1383
		1384	If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be
		1385	detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.
		1386
		1387	=item IO::AIO::CWD
		1388
		1389	This is a compiletime constant (object) that represents the process
		1390	current working directory.
		1391
		1392	Specifying this object as working directory object for a pathname is as
		1393	if the pathname would be specified directly, without a directory object,
		1394	e.g., these calls are functionally identical:
		1395
		1396	aio_stat "somefile", sub { ... };
		1397	aio_stat [IO::AIO::CWD, "somefile"], sub { ... };
		1398
		1399	=back
		1400
		1401
1253	=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS	1402	=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS
1254		1403
1255	All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when	1404	All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when
1256	called in non-void context.	1405	called in non-void context.
1257		1406
…		…
1374		1523
1375	Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached	1524	Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached
1376	generator that generates requests if idle. The idea behind this is that,	1525	generator that generates requests if idle. The idea behind this is that,
1377	although you could just queue as many requests as you want in a group,	1526	although you could just queue as many requests as you want in a group,
1378	this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For example,	1527	this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For example,
1379	C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands C<aio_stat> requests,	1528	C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands of C<aio_stat>
1380	delaying any later requests for a long time.	1529	requests, delaying any later requests for a long time.
1381		1530
1382	To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can	1531	To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can
1383	instead a group and set a feeder on it that generates those requests. The	1532	instead a group and set a feeder on it that generates those requests. The
1384	feed callback will be called whenever there are few enough (see C<limit>,	1533	feed callback will be called whenever there are few enough (see C<limit>,
1385	below) requests active in the group itself and is expected to queue more	1534	below) requests active in the group itself and is expected to queue more
…		…
1664		1813
1665	=item IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice	1814	=item IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice
1666		1815
1667	Simply calls the C<posix_fadvise> function (see its	1816	Simply calls the C<posix_fadvise> function (see its
1668	manpage for details). The following advice constants are	1817	manpage for details). The following advice constants are
1669	avaiable: C<IO::AIO::FADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_SEQUENTIAL>,	1818	available: C<IO::AIO::FADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_SEQUENTIAL>,
1670	C<IO::AIO::FADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_NOREUSE>,	1819	C<IO::AIO::FADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_NOREUSE>,
1671	C<IO::AIO::FADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_DONTNEED>.	1820	C<IO::AIO::FADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_DONTNEED>.
1672		1821
1673	On systems that do not implement C<posix_fadvise>, this function returns	1822	On systems that do not implement C<posix_fadvise>, this function returns
1674	ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_fadvise>.	1823	ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_fadvise>.
1675		1824
1676	=item IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $len, $advice	1825	=item IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $len, $advice
1677		1826
1678	Simply calls the C<posix_madvise> function (see its	1827	Simply calls the C<posix_madvise> function (see its
1679	manpage for details). The following advice constants are	1828	manpage for details). The following advice constants are
1680	avaiable: C<IO::AIO::MADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_SEQUENTIAL>,	1829	available: C<IO::AIO::MADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_SEQUENTIAL>,
1681	C<IO::AIO::MADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_DONTNEED>.	1830	C<IO::AIO::MADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_DONTNEED>.
1682		1831
1683	On systems that do not implement C<posix_madvise>, this function returns	1832	On systems that do not implement C<posix_madvise>, this function returns
1684	ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_madvise>.	1833	ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_madvise>.
1685		1834
1686	=item IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $len, $protect	1835	=item IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $len, $protect
1687		1836
1688	Simply calls the C<mprotect> function on the preferably AIO::mmap'ed	1837	Simply calls the C<mprotect> function on the preferably AIO::mmap'ed
1689	$scalar (see its manpage for details). The following protect	1838	$scalar (see its manpage for details). The following protect
1690	constants are avaiable: C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ>,	1839	constants are available: C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ>,
1691	C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>.	1840	C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>.
1692		1841
1693	On systems that do not implement C<mprotect>, this function returns	1842	On systems that do not implement C<mprotect>, this function returns
1694	ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<mprotect>.	1843	ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<mprotect>.
1695		1844
…		…
1803	=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR	1952	=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR
1804		1953
1805	Usage of pthreads in a program changes the semantics of fork	1954	Usage of pthreads in a program changes the semantics of fork
1806	considerably. Specifically, only async-safe functions can be called after	1955	considerably. Specifically, only async-safe functions can be called after
1807	fork. Perl doesn't know about this, so in general, you cannot call fork	1956	fork. Perl doesn't know about this, so in general, you cannot call fork
1808	with defined behaviour in perl. IO::AIO uses pthreads, so this applies,	1957	with defined behaviour in perl if pthreads are involved. IO::AIO uses
1809	but many other extensions and (for inexplicable reasons) perl itself often	1958	pthreads, so this applies, but many other extensions and (for inexplicable
1810	is linked against pthreads, so this limitation applies.	1959	reasons) perl itself often is linked against pthreads, so this limitation
		1960	applies to quite a lot of perls.
1811		1961
1812	Some operating systems have extensions that allow safe use of fork, and	1962	This module no longer tries to fight your OS, or POSIX. That means IO::AIO
1813	this module should do "the right thing" on those, and tries on others. At	1963	only works in the process that loaded it. Forking is fully supported, but
1814	the time of this writing (2011) only GNU/Linux supports these extensions	1964	using IO::AIO in the child is not.
1815	to POSIX.	1965
		1966	You might get around by not I<using> IO::AIO before (or after)
		1967	forking. You could also try to call the L<IO::AIO::reinit> function in the
		1968	child:
		1969
		1970	=over 4
		1971
		1972	=item IO::AIO::reinit
		1973
		1974	Abandons all current requests and I/O threads and simply reinitialises all
		1975	data structures. This is not an operation supported by any standards, but
		1976	happens to work on GNU/Linux and some newer BSD systems.
		1977
		1978	The only reasonable use for this function is to call it after forking, if
		1979	C<IO::AIO> was used in the parent. Calling it while IO::AIO is active in
		1980	the process will result in undefined behaviour. Calling it at any time
		1981	will also result in any undefined (by POSIX) behaviour.
		1982
		1983	=back
1816		1984
1817	=head2 MEMORY USAGE	1985	=head2 MEMORY USAGE
1818		1986
1819	Per-request usage:	1987	Per-request usage:
1820		1988

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