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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
50 51
51=head1 DESCRIPTION 52=head1 DESCRIPTION
52 53
53This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your 54This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your
54operating system supports. 55operating system supports.
56
57Asynchronous means that operations that can normally block your program
58(e.g. reading from disk) will be done asynchronously: the operation
59will still block, but you can do something else in the meantime. This
60is extremely useful for programs that need to stay interactive even
61when doing heavy I/O (GUI programs, high performance network servers
62etc.), but can also be used to easily do operations in parallel that are
63normally done sequentially, e.g. stat'ing many files, which is much faster
64on a RAID volume or over NFS when you do a number of stat operations
65concurrently.
66
67While most of this works on all types of file descriptors (for example
68sockets), using these functions on file descriptors that support
69nonblocking operation (again, sockets, pipes etc.) is very inefficient or
70might not work (aio_read fails on sockets/pipes/fifos). Use an event loop
71for that (such as the L<Event|Event> module): IO::AIO will naturally fit
72into such an event loop itself.
55 73
56In this version, a number of threads are started that execute your 74In this version, a number of threads are started that execute your
57requests and signal their completion. You don't need thread support 75requests and signal their completion. You don't need thread support
58in perl, and the threads created by this module will not be visible 76in perl, and the threads created by this module will not be visible
59to perl. In the future, this module might make use of the native aio 77to perl. In the future, this module might make use of the native aio
60functions available on many operating systems. However, they are often 78functions available on many operating systems. However, they are often
61not well-supported or restricted (Linux doesn't allow them on normal 79not well-supported or restricted (GNU/Linux doesn't allow them on normal
62files currently, for example), and they would only support aio_read and 80files currently, for example), and they would only support aio_read and
63aio_write, so the remaining functionality would have to be implemented 81aio_write, so the remaining functionality would have to be implemented
64using threads anyway. 82using threads anyway.
65 83
66Although the module will work with in the presence of other (Perl-) 84Although the module will work with in the presence of other (Perl-)
67threads, it is currently not reentrant in any way, so use appropriate 85threads, it is currently not reentrant in any way, so use appropriate
68locking yourself, always call C<poll_cb> from within the same thread, or 86locking yourself, always call C<poll_cb> from within the same thread, or
69never call C<poll_cb> (or other C<aio_> functions) recursively. 87never call C<poll_cb> (or other C<aio_> functions) recursively.
70 88
89=head2 EXAMPLE
90
91This is a simple example that uses the Event module and loads
92F</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
71=head1 REQUEST ANATOMY AND LIFETIME 133=head1 REQUEST ANATOMY AND LIFETIME
72 134
73Every C<aio_*> function creates a request. which is a C data structure not 135Every C<aio_*> function creates a request. which is a C data structure not
74directly visible to Perl. 136directly visible to Perl.
75 137
116Request has reached the end of its lifetime and holds no resources anymore 178Request has reached the end of its lifetime and holds no resources anymore
117(except possibly for the Perl object, but its connection to the actual 179(except possibly for the Perl object, but its connection to the actual
118aio request is severed and calling its methods will either do nothing or 180aio request is severed and calling its methods will either do nothing or
119result in a runtime error). 181result in a runtime error).
120 182
183=back
184
121=cut 185=cut
122 186
123package IO::AIO; 187package IO::AIO;
124 188
125no warnings; 189no warnings;
126use strict 'vars'; 190use strict 'vars';
127 191
128use base 'Exporter'; 192use base 'Exporter';
129 193
130BEGIN { 194BEGIN {
131 our $VERSION = '2.0'; 195 our $VERSION = '2.32';
132 196
133 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
134 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
135 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
136 aio_copy aio_group aio_nop aio_mknod); 200 aio_move aio_copy aio_group aio_nop aio_mknod aio_load aio_rmtree);
137 our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice)); 201 our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice aio_block));
138 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush 202 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush
139 min_parallel max_parallel nreqs nready npending); 203 min_parallel max_parallel max_idle
204 nreqs nready npending nthreads
205 max_poll_time max_poll_reqs);
140 206
141 @IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ'; 207 @IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ';
142 208
143 require XSLoader; 209 require XSLoader;
144 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION); 210 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION);
145} 211}
146 212
147=head1 FUNCTIONS 213=head1 FUNCTIONS
148 214
149=head2 AIO FUNCTIONS 215=head2 AIO REQUEST FUNCTIONS
150 216
151All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall 217All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall
152with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical, 218with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical,
153and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument 219and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument
154which must be a code reference. This code reference will get called with 220which must be a code reference. This code reference will get called with
157syscall has been executed asynchronously. 223syscall has been executed asynchronously.
158 224
159All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle 225All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle
160internally until the request has finished. 226internally until the request has finished.
161 227
162All requests return objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow further 228All functions return request objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow
163manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight. 229further manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight.
164 230
165The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and 231The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and
166encoded in byte form. The reason for the former is that at the time the 232encoded as octets. The reason for the former is that at the time the
167request is being executed, the current working directory could have 233request is being executed, the current working directory could have
168changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the 234changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the
169current working directory. 235current working directory anywhere in the program and then use relative
236paths.
170 237
171To encode pathnames to byte form, either make sure you either: a) 238To encode pathnames as octets, either make sure you either: a) always pass
172always pass in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir 239in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir etc.) without
173etc.), b) are ASCII or ISO 8859-1, c) use the Encode module and encode 240tinkering, b) are ASCII or ISO 8859-1, c) use the Encode module and encode
174your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user 241your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user
175environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e) 242environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e)
176use something else. 243use something else to ensure your scalar has the correct contents.
244
245This works, btw. independent of the internal UTF-8 bit, which IO::AIO
246handles correctly wether it is set or not.
177 247
178=over 4 248=over 4
179 249
180=item $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri] 250=item $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri]
181 251
204 }; 274 };
205 275
206=item aioreq_nice $pri_adjust 276=item aioreq_nice $pri_adjust
207 277
208Similar to C<aioreq_pri>, but subtracts the given value from the current 278Similar to C<aioreq_pri>, but subtracts the given value from the current
209priority, so effects are cumulative. 279priority, so the effect is cumulative.
210 280
211=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh) 281=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
212 282
213Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly 283Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly
214created filehandle for the file. 284created filehandle for the file.
331Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the 401Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the
332result code. 402result code.
333 403
334=item aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status) 404=item aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
335 405
406[EXPERIMENTAL]
407
336Asynchronously create a device node (or fifo). See mknod(2). 408Asynchronously create a device node (or fifo). See mknod(2).
337 409
338The only portable (POSIX) way of calling this function is: 410The only (POSIX-) portable way of calling this function is:
339 411
340 aio_mknod $path, IO::AIO::S_IFIFO | $mode, 0, sub { ... 412 aio_mknod $path, IO::AIO::S_IFIFO | $mode, 0, sub { ...
341 413
342=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 414=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
343 415
346 418
347=item aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 419=item aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
348 420
349Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at 421Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
350the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code. 422the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
423
424=item aio_readlink $path, $callback->($link)
425
426Asynchronously read the symlink specified by C<$path> and pass it to
427the callback. If an error occurs, nothing or undef gets passed to the
428callback.
351 429
352=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 430=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
353 431
354Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as 432Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as
355rename(2) and call the callback with the result code. 433rename(2) and call the callback with the result code.
365directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be 443directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be
366sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries. 444sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries.
367 445
368The callback a single argument which is either C<undef> or an array-ref 446The callback a single argument which is either C<undef> or an array-ref
369with the filenames. 447with the filenames.
448
449=item aio_load $path, $data, $callback->($status)
450
451This is a composite request that tries to fully load the given file into
452memory. Status is the same as with aio_read.
453
454=cut
455
456sub aio_load($$;$) {
457 aio_block {
458 my ($path, undef, $cb) = @_;
459 my $data = \$_[1];
460
461 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
462 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
463
464 aioreq_pri $pri;
465 add $grp aio_open $path, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
466 my ($fh) = @_
467 or return $grp->result (-1);
468
469 aioreq_pri $pri;
470 add $grp aio_read $fh, 0, (-s $fh), $$data, 0, sub {
471 $grp->result ($_[0]);
472 };
473 };
474
475 $grp
476 }
477}
370 478
371=item aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 479=item aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
372 480
373Try to copy the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or 481Try to copy the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
374destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with 482destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
384errors are being ignored. 492errors are being ignored.
385 493
386=cut 494=cut
387 495
388sub aio_copy($$;$) { 496sub aio_copy($$;$) {
497 aio_block {
389 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_; 498 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
390 499
391 my $pri = aioreq_pri; 500 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
392 my $grp = aio_group $cb; 501 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
393 502
394 aioreq_pri $pri; 503 aioreq_pri $pri;
395 add $grp aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub { 504 add $grp aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
396 if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) { 505 if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) {
397 my @stat = stat $src_fh; 506 my @stat = stat $src_fh;
398 507
399 aioreq_pri $pri; 508 aioreq_pri $pri;
400 add $grp aio_open $dst, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC, 0200, sub { 509 add $grp aio_open $dst, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC, 0200, sub {
401 if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) { 510 if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) {
402 aioreq_pri $pri; 511 aioreq_pri $pri;
403 add $grp aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub { 512 add $grp aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub {
404 if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) { 513 if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) {
405 $grp->result (0); 514 $grp->result (0);
406 close $src_fh; 515 close $src_fh;
407 516
408 # those should not normally block. should. should. 517 # those should not normally block. should. should.
409 utime $stat[8], $stat[9], $dst; 518 utime $stat[8], $stat[9], $dst;
410 chmod $stat[2] & 07777, $dst_fh; 519 chmod $stat[2] & 07777, $dst_fh;
411 chown $stat[4], $stat[5], $dst_fh; 520 chown $stat[4], $stat[5], $dst_fh;
412 close $dst_fh; 521 close $dst_fh;
413 } else { 522 } else {
414 $grp->result (-1); 523 $grp->result (-1);
415 close $src_fh; 524 close $src_fh;
416 close $dst_fh; 525 close $dst_fh;
417 526
418 aioreq $pri; 527 aioreq $pri;
419 add $grp aio_unlink $dst; 528 add $grp aio_unlink $dst;
529 }
420 } 530 };
531 } else {
532 $grp->result (-1);
421 }; 533 }
422 } else {
423 $grp->result (-1);
424 } 534 },
535
536 } else {
537 $grp->result (-1);
425 }, 538 }
426
427 } else {
428 $grp->result (-1);
429 } 539 };
540
541 $grp
430 }; 542 }
431
432 $grp
433} 543}
434 544
435=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 545=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
436 546
437Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or 547Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
443that is successful, unlinking the C<$srcpath>. 553that is successful, unlinking the C<$srcpath>.
444 554
445=cut 555=cut
446 556
447sub aio_move($$;$) { 557sub aio_move($$;$) {
558 aio_block {
448 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_; 559 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
449 560
450 my $pri = aioreq_pri; 561 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
451 my $grp = aio_group $cb; 562 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
452 563
453 aioreq_pri $pri; 564 aioreq_pri $pri;
454 add $grp aio_rename $src, $dst, sub { 565 add $grp aio_rename $src, $dst, sub {
455 if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) { 566 if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) {
456 aioreq_pri $pri; 567 aioreq_pri $pri;
457 add $grp aio_copy $src, $dst, sub { 568 add $grp aio_copy $src, $dst, sub {
569 $grp->result ($_[0]);
570
571 if (!$_[0]) {
572 aioreq_pri $pri;
573 add $grp aio_unlink $src;
574 }
575 };
576 } else {
458 $grp->result ($_[0]); 577 $grp->result ($_[0]);
459
460 if (!$_[0]) {
461 aioreq_pri $pri;
462 add $grp aio_unlink $src;
463 }
464 }; 578 }
465 } else {
466 $grp->result ($_[0]);
467 } 579 };
580
581 $grp
468 }; 582 }
469
470 $grp
471} 583}
472 584
473=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs) 585=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
474 586
475Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to 587Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to
522as those tend to return 0 or 1 as link counts, which disables the 634as those tend to return 0 or 1 as link counts, which disables the
523directory counting heuristic. 635directory counting heuristic.
524 636
525=cut 637=cut
526 638
527sub aio_scandir($$$) { 639sub aio_scandir($$;$) {
640 aio_block {
528 my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_; 641 my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_;
529 642
530 my $pri = aioreq_pri; 643 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
531 644
532 my $grp = aio_group $cb; 645 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
533 646
534 $maxreq = 4 if $maxreq <= 0; 647 $maxreq = 4 if $maxreq <= 0;
535 648
536 # stat once 649 # stat once
537 aioreq_pri $pri;
538 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {
539 return $grp->result () if $_[0];
540 my $now = time;
541 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
542
543 # read the directory entries
544 aioreq_pri $pri; 650 aioreq_pri $pri;
545 add $grp aio_readdir $path, sub { 651 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {
546 my $entries = shift
547 or return $grp->result (); 652 return $grp->result () if $_[0];
653 my $now = time;
654 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
548 655
549 # stat the dir another time 656 # read the directory entries
550 aioreq_pri $pri; 657 aioreq_pri $pri;
658 add $grp aio_readdir $path, sub {
659 my $entries = shift
660 or return $grp->result ();
661
662 # stat the dir another time
663 aioreq_pri $pri;
551 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub { 664 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {
552 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9]; 665 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
553 666
554 my $ndirs; 667 my $ndirs;
555 668
556 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy 669 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy
557 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) { 670 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) {
558 $ndirs = -1; 671 $ndirs = -1;
559 } else { 672 } else {
560 # if nlink == 2, we are finished 673 # if nlink == 2, we are finished
561 # on non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2 674 # on non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2
562 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2 675 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2
563 or return $grp->result ([], $entries); 676 or return $grp->result ([], $entries);
564 } 677 }
565 678
566 # sort into likely dirs and likely nondirs 679 # sort into likely dirs and likely nondirs
567 # dirs == files without ".", short entries first 680 # dirs == files without ".", short entries first
568 $entries = [map $_->[0], 681 $entries = [map $_->[0],
569 sort { $b->[1] cmp $a->[1] } 682 sort { $b->[1] cmp $a->[1] }
570 map [$_, sprintf "%s%04d", (/.\./ ? "1" : "0"), length], 683 map [$_, sprintf "%s%04d", (/.\./ ? "1" : "0"), length],
571 @$entries]; 684 @$entries];
572 685
573 my (@dirs, @nondirs); 686 my (@dirs, @nondirs);
574 687
575 my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub { 688 my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub {
576 $grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs); 689 $grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs);
577 }; 690 };
578 691
579 limit $statgrp $maxreq; 692 limit $statgrp $maxreq;
580 feed $statgrp sub { 693 feed $statgrp sub {
581 return unless @$entries; 694 return unless @$entries;
582 my $entry = pop @$entries; 695 my $entry = pop @$entries;
583 696
584 aioreq_pri $pri; 697 aioreq_pri $pri;
585 add $statgrp aio_stat "$path/$entry/.", sub { 698 add $statgrp aio_stat "$path/$entry/.", sub {
586 if ($_[0] < 0) { 699 if ($_[0] < 0) {
587 push @nondirs, $entry; 700 push @nondirs, $entry;
588 } else { 701 } else {
589 # need to check for real directory 702 # need to check for real directory
590 aioreq_pri $pri; 703 aioreq_pri $pri;
591 add $statgrp aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub { 704 add $statgrp aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub {
592 if (-d _) { 705 if (-d _) {
593 push @dirs, $entry; 706 push @dirs, $entry;
594 707
595 unless (--$ndirs) { 708 unless (--$ndirs) {
596 push @nondirs, @$entries; 709 push @nondirs, @$entries;
597 feed $statgrp; 710 feed $statgrp;
711 }
712 } else {
713 push @nondirs, $entry;
598 } 714 }
599 } else {
600 push @nondirs, $entry;
601 } 715 }
602 } 716 }
603 } 717 };
604 }; 718 };
605 }; 719 };
606 }; 720 };
607 }; 721 };
722
723 $grp
608 }; 724 }
725}
609 726
727=item aio_rmtree $path, $callback->($status)
728
729Delete a directory tree starting (and including) C<$path>, return the
730status of the final C<rmdir> only. This is a composite request that
731uses C<aio_scandir> to recurse into and rmdir directories, and unlink
732everything else.
733
734=cut
735
736sub aio_rmtree;
737sub aio_rmtree($;$) {
738 aio_block {
739 my ($path, $cb) = @_;
740
741 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
742 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
743
744 aioreq_pri $pri;
745 add $grp aio_scandir $path, 0, sub {
746 my ($dirs, $nondirs) = @_;
747
748 my $dirgrp = aio_group sub {
749 add $grp aio_rmdir $path, sub {
750 $grp->result ($_[0]);
751 };
752 };
753
754 (aioreq_pri $pri), add $dirgrp aio_rmtree "$path/$_" for @$dirs;
755 (aioreq_pri $pri), add $dirgrp aio_unlink "$path/$_" for @$nondirs;
756
757 add $grp $dirgrp;
758 };
759
610 $grp 760 $grp
761 }
611} 762}
612 763
613=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status) 764=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
614 765
615Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback 766Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback
829 980
830=back 981=back
831 982
832=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS 983=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
833 984
985=head3 EVENT PROCESSING AND EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION
986
834=over 4 987=over 4
835 988
836=item $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno 989=item $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno
837 990
838Return the I<request result pipe file descriptor>. This filehandle must be 991Return the I<request result pipe file descriptor>. This filehandle must be
842 995
843See C<poll_cb> for an example. 996See C<poll_cb> for an example.
844 997
845=item IO::AIO::poll_cb 998=item IO::AIO::poll_cb
846 999
847Process all outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call this 1000Process some outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call this
848regularly. Returns the number of events processed. Returns immediately 1001regularly. Returns the number of events processed. Returns immediately
849when no events are outstanding. 1002when no events are outstanding. The amount of events processed depends on
1003the settings of C<IO::AIO::max_poll_req> and C<IO::AIO::max_poll_time>.
850 1004
851If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the filehandle 1005If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the filehandle
852will still be ready when C<poll_cb> returns. 1006will still be ready when C<poll_cb> returns.
853 1007
854Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls 1008Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
856 1010
857 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 1011 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
858 poll => 'r', async => 1, 1012 poll => 'r', async => 1,
859 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb); 1013 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
860 1014
861=item IO::AIO::poll_some $max_requests 1015=item IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs
862 1016
863Similar to C<poll_cb>, but only processes up to C<$max_requests> requests 1017=item IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds
864at a time.
865 1018
866Useful if you want to ensure some level of interactiveness when perl is 1019These set the maximum number of requests (default C<0>, meaning infinity)
867not fast enough to process all requests in time. 1020that are being processed by C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> in one call, respectively
1021the maximum amount of time (default C<0>, meaning infinity) spent in
1022C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> to process requests (more correctly the mininum amount
1023of time C<poll_cb> is allowed to use).
1024
1025Setting C<max_poll_time> to a non-zero value creates an overhead of one
1026syscall per request processed, which is not normally a problem unless your
1027callbacks are really really fast or your OS is really really slow (I am
1028not mentioning Solaris here). Using C<max_poll_reqs> incurs no overhead.
1029
1030Setting these is useful if you want to ensure some level of
1031interactiveness when perl is not fast enough to process all requests in
1032time.
1033
1034For interactive programs, values such as C<0.01> to C<0.1> should be fine.
868 1035
869Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls 1036Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
870IO::AIO::poll_some with low priority, to ensure that other parts of the 1037IO::AIO::poll_cb with low priority, to ensure that other parts of the
871program get the CPU sometimes even under high AIO load. 1038program get the CPU sometimes even under high AIO load.
872 1039
1040 # try not to spend much more than 0.1s in poll_cb
1041 IO::AIO::max_poll_time 0.1;
1042
1043 # use a low priority so other tasks have priority
873 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 1044 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
874 poll => 'r', nice => 1, 1045 poll => 'r', nice => 1,
875 cb => sub { IO::AIO::poll_some 256 }); 1046 cb => &IO::AIO::poll_cb);
876 1047
877=item IO::AIO::poll_wait 1048=item IO::AIO::poll_wait
878 1049
1050If there are any outstanding requests and none of them in the result
879Wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply does a 1051phase, wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply
880C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to synchronously wait 1052does a C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to
881for some requests to finish). 1053synchronously wait for some requests to finish).
882 1054
883See C<nreqs> for an example. 1055See C<nreqs> for an example.
884 1056
1057=item IO::AIO::poll
1058
1059Waits until some requests have been handled.
1060
1061Returns the number of requests processed, but is otherwise strictly
1062equivalent to:
1063
1064 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1065
885=item IO::AIO::nreqs 1066=item IO::AIO::flush
886 1067
887Returns the number of requests currently in the ready, execute or pending 1068Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled.
888states (i.e. for which their callback has not been invoked yet).
889 1069
890Example: wait till there are no outstanding requests anymore: 1070Strictly equivalent to:
891 1071
892 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb 1072 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
893 while IO::AIO::nreqs; 1073 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
894 1074
895=item IO::AIO::nready 1075=head3 CONTROLLING THE NUMBER OF THREADS
896
897Returns the number of requests currently in the ready state (not yet
898executed).
899
900=item IO::AIO::npending
901
902Returns the number of requests currently in the pending state (executed,
903but not yet processed by poll_cb).
904
905=item IO::AIO::flush
906
907Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled.
908
909Strictly equivalent to:
910
911 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
912 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
913
914=item IO::AIO::poll
915
916Waits until some requests have been handled.
917
918Strictly equivalent to:
919
920 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
921 if IO::AIO::nreqs;
922 1076
923=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads 1077=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads
924 1078
925Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current 1079Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current
926default is C<8>, which means eight asynchronous operations can execute 1080default is C<8>, which means eight asynchronous operations can execute
927concurrently at any one time (the number of outstanding requests, 1081concurrently at any one time (the number of outstanding requests,
928however, is unlimited). 1082however, is unlimited).
929 1083
930IO::AIO starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and 1084IO::AIO starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and
931no free thread exists. 1085no free thread exists. Please note that queueing up a hundred requests can
1086create demand for a hundred threads, even if it turns out that everything
1087is in the cache and could have been processed faster by a single thread.
932 1088
933It is recommended to keep the number of threads relatively low, as some 1089It is recommended to keep the number of threads relatively low, as some
934Linux kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads 1090Linux kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads
935(higher parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6 1091(higher parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6
936versions, 4-32 threads should be fine. 1092versions, 4-32 threads should be fine.
950This module automatically runs C<max_parallel 0> at program end, to ensure 1106This module automatically runs C<max_parallel 0> at program end, to ensure
951that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests. 1107that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests.
952 1108
953Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. 1109Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function.
954 1110
1111=item IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads
1112
1113Limit the number of threads (default: 4) that are allowed to idle (i.e.,
1114threads that did not get a request to process within 10 seconds). That
1115means if a thread becomes idle while C<$nthreads> other threads are also
1116idle, it will free its resources and exit.
1117
1118This is useful when you allow a large number of threads (e.g. 100 or 1000)
1119to allow for extremely high load situations, but want to free resources
1120under normal circumstances (1000 threads can easily consume 30MB of RAM).
1121
1122The default is probably ok in most situations, especially if thread
1123creation is fast. If thread creation is very slow on your system you might
1124want to use larger values.
1125
955=item $oldmaxreqs = IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs 1126=item $oldmaxreqs = IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
956 1127
957This is a very bad function to use in interactive programs because it 1128This is a very bad function to use in interactive programs because it
958blocks, and a bad way to reduce concurrency because it is inexact: Better 1129blocks, and a bad way to reduce concurrency because it is inexact: Better
959use an C<aio_group> together with a feed callback. 1130use an C<aio_group> together with a feed callback.
968 1139
969You can still queue as many requests as you want. Therefore, 1140You can still queue as many requests as you want. Therefore,
970C<max_oustsanding> is mainly useful in simple scripts (with low values) or 1141C<max_oustsanding> is mainly useful in simple scripts (with low values) or
971as a stop gap to shield against fatal memory overflow (with large values). 1142as a stop gap to shield against fatal memory overflow (with large values).
972 1143
1144=head3 STATISTICAL INFORMATION
1145
1146=item IO::AIO::nreqs
1147
1148Returns the number of requests currently in the ready, execute or pending
1149states (i.e. for which their callback has not been invoked yet).
1150
1151Example: wait till there are no outstanding requests anymore:
1152
1153 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1154 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
1155
1156=item IO::AIO::nready
1157
1158Returns the number of requests currently in the ready state (not yet
1159executed).
1160
1161=item IO::AIO::npending
1162
1163Returns the number of requests currently in the pending state (executed,
1164but not yet processed by poll_cb).
1165
973=back 1166=back
974 1167
975=cut 1168=cut
976 1169
977# support function to convert a fd into a perl filehandle 1170# support function to convert a fd into a perl filehandle
990 *$sym 1183 *$sym
991} 1184}
992 1185
993min_parallel 8; 1186min_parallel 8;
994 1187
995END { 1188END { flush }
996 flush;
997};
998 1189
9991; 11901;
1000 1191
1001=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR 1192=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR
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