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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
25 $req->cancel; # cancel request if still in queue 26 $req->cancel; # cancel request if still in queue
26 27
27 my $grp = aio_group sub { print "all stats done\n" }; 28 my $grp = aio_group sub { print "all stats done\n" };
28 add $grp aio_stat "..." for ...; 29 add $grp aio_stat "..." for ...;
29 30
31 # AnyEvent integration (EV, Event, Glib, Tk, POE, urxvt, pureperl...)
32 use AnyEvent::AIO;
33
30 # AnyEvent integration 34 # EV integration
31 open my $fh, "<&=" . IO::AIO::poll_fileno or die "$!"; 35 my $w = EV::io IO::AIO::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&IO::AIO::poll_cb;
32 my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => 'r', cb => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb });
33 36
34 # Event integration 37 # Event integration
35 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 38 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
36 poll => 'r', 39 poll => 'r',
37 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb); 40 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
51=head1 DESCRIPTION 54=head1 DESCRIPTION
52 55
53This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your 56This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your
54operating system supports. 57operating system supports.
55 58
59Asynchronous means that operations that can normally block your program
60(e.g. reading from disk) will be done asynchronously: the operation
61will still block, but you can do something else in the meantime. This
62is extremely useful for programs that need to stay interactive even
63when doing heavy I/O (GUI programs, high performance network servers
64etc.), but can also be used to easily do operations in parallel that are
65normally done sequentially, e.g. stat'ing many files, which is much faster
66on a RAID volume or over NFS when you do a number of stat operations
67concurrently.
68
69While most of this works on all types of file descriptors (for
70example sockets), using these functions on file descriptors that
71support nonblocking operation (again, sockets, pipes etc.) is very
72inefficient. Use an event loop for that (such as the L<Event|Event>
73module): IO::AIO will naturally fit into such an event loop itself.
74
56Currently, a number of threads are started that execute your read/writes 75In this version, a number of threads are started that execute your
57and signal their completion. You don't need thread support in perl, and 76requests and signal their completion. You don't need thread support
58the threads created by this module will not be visible to perl. In the 77in perl, and the threads created by this module will not be visible
59future, this module might make use of the native aio functions available 78to perl. In the future, this module might make use of the native aio
60on many operating systems. However, they are often not well-supported 79functions available on many operating systems. However, they are often
61(Linux doesn't allow them on normal files currently, for example), 80not well-supported or restricted (GNU/Linux doesn't allow them on normal
62and they would only support aio_read and aio_write, so the remaining 81files currently, for example), and they would only support aio_read and
63functionality would have to be implemented using threads anyway. 82aio_write, so the remaining functionality would have to be implemented
83using threads anyway.
64 84
65Although the module will work with in the presence of other threads, 85Although the module will work in the presence of other (Perl-) threads,
66it is currently not reentrant in any way, so use appropriate locking 86it is currently not reentrant in any way, so use appropriate locking
67yourself, always call C<poll_cb> from within the same thread, or never 87yourself, always call C<poll_cb> from within the same thread, or never
68call C<poll_cb> (or other C<aio_> functions) recursively. 88call C<poll_cb> (or other C<aio_> functions) recursively.
69 89
90=head2 EXAMPLE
91
92This is a simple example that uses the Event module and loads
93F</etc/passwd> asynchronously:
94
95 use Fcntl;
96 use Event;
97 use IO::AIO;
98
99 # register the IO::AIO callback with Event
100 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
101 poll => 'r',
102 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
103
104 # queue the request to open /etc/passwd
105 aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
106 my $fh = shift
107 or die "error while opening: $!";
108
109 # stat'ing filehandles is generally non-blocking
110 my $size = -s $fh;
111
112 # queue a request to read the file
113 my $contents;
114 aio_read $fh, 0, $size, $contents, 0, sub {
115 $_[0] == $size
116 or die "short read: $!";
117
118 close $fh;
119
120 # file contents now in $contents
121 print $contents;
122
123 # exit event loop and program
124 Event::unloop;
125 };
126 };
127
128 # possibly queue up other requests, or open GUI windows,
129 # check for sockets etc. etc.
130
131 # process events as long as there are some:
132 Event::loop;
133
134=head1 REQUEST ANATOMY AND LIFETIME
135
136Every C<aio_*> function creates a request. which is a C data structure not
137directly visible to Perl.
138
139If called in non-void context, every request function returns a Perl
140object representing the request. In void context, nothing is returned,
141which saves a bit of memory.
142
143The perl object is a fairly standard ref-to-hash object. The hash contents
144are not used by IO::AIO so you are free to store anything you like in it.
145
146During their existance, aio requests travel through the following states,
147in order:
148
149=over 4
150
151=item ready
152
153Immediately after a request is created it is put into the ready state,
154waiting for a thread to execute it.
155
156=item execute
157
158A thread has accepted the request for processing and is currently
159executing it (e.g. blocking in read).
160
161=item pending
162
163The request has been executed and is waiting for result processing.
164
165While request submission and execution is fully asynchronous, result
166processing is not and relies on the perl interpreter calling C<poll_cb>
167(or another function with the same effect).
168
169=item result
170
171The request results are processed synchronously by C<poll_cb>.
172
173The C<poll_cb> function will process all outstanding aio requests by
174calling their callbacks, freeing memory associated with them and managing
175any groups they are contained in.
176
177=item done
178
179Request has reached the end of its lifetime and holds no resources anymore
180(except possibly for the Perl object, but its connection to the actual
181aio request is severed and calling its methods will either do nothing or
182result in a runtime error).
183
184=back
185
70=cut 186=cut
71 187
72package IO::AIO; 188package IO::AIO;
189
190use Carp ();
73 191
74no warnings; 192no warnings;
75use strict 'vars'; 193use strict 'vars';
76 194
77use base 'Exporter'; 195use base 'Exporter';
78 196
79BEGIN { 197BEGIN {
80 our $VERSION = '2.0'; 198 our $VERSION = '3.21';
81 199
82 our @AIO_REQ = qw(aio_sendfile aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close aio_stat 200 our @AIO_REQ = qw(aio_sendfile aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close
83 aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_scandir aio_symlink 201 aio_stat aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_readdirx
84 aio_fsync aio_fdatasync aio_readahead aio_rename aio_link aio_move 202 aio_scandir aio_symlink aio_readlink aio_sync aio_fsync
85 aio_group aio_nop); 203 aio_fdatasync aio_sync_file_range aio_pathsync aio_readahead
204 aio_rename aio_link aio_move aio_copy aio_group
205 aio_nop aio_mknod aio_load aio_rmtree aio_mkdir aio_chown
206 aio_chmod aio_utime aio_truncate);
207
86 our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri)); 208 our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice));
87 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush 209 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush
88 min_parallel max_parallel max_outstanding nreqs); 210 min_parallel max_parallel max_idle
211 nreqs nready npending nthreads
212 max_poll_time max_poll_reqs);
213
214 push @AIO_REQ, qw(aio_busy); # not exported
89 215
90 @IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ'; 216 @IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ';
91 217
92 require XSLoader; 218 require XSLoader;
93 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION); 219 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION);
94} 220}
95 221
96=head1 FUNCTIONS 222=head1 FUNCTIONS
97 223
98=head2 AIO FUNCTIONS 224=head2 AIO REQUEST FUNCTIONS
99 225
100All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall 226All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall
101with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical, 227with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical,
102and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument 228and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument
103which must be a code reference. This code reference will get called with 229which must be a code reference. This code reference will get called with
104the syscall return code (e.g. most syscalls return C<-1> on error, unlike 230the syscall return code (e.g. most syscalls return C<-1> on error, unlike
105perl, which usually delivers "false") as it's sole argument when the given 231perl, which usually delivers "false") as its sole argument after the given
106syscall has been executed asynchronously. 232syscall has been executed asynchronously.
107 233
108All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle 234All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle
109internally until the request has finished. 235internally until the request has finished.
110 236
111All requests return objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow further 237All functions return request objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow
112manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight. 238further manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight.
113 239
114The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and 240The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and
115encoded in byte form. The reason for the former is that at the time the 241encoded as octets. The reason for the former is that at the time the
116request is being executed, the current working directory could have 242request is being executed, the current working directory could have
117changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the 243changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the
118current working directory. 244current working directory anywhere in the program and then use relative
245paths.
119 246
120To encode pathnames to byte form, either make sure you either: a) 247To encode pathnames as octets, either make sure you either: a) always pass
121always pass in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir 248in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir etc.) without
122etc.), b) are ASCII or ISO 8859-1, c) use the Encode module and encode 249tinkering, b) are ASCII or ISO 8859-1, c) use the Encode module and encode
123your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user 250your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user
124environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e) 251environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e)
125use something else. 252use something else to ensure your scalar has the correct contents.
253
254This works, btw. independent of the internal UTF-8 bit, which IO::AIO
255handles correctly whether it is set or not.
126 256
127=over 4 257=over 4
128 258
129=item aioreq_pri $pri 259=item $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri]
130 260
131Sets the priority for the next aio request. The default priority 261Returns the priority value that would be used for the next request and, if
262C<$pri> is given, sets the priority for the next aio request.
263
132is C<0>, the minimum and maximum priorities are C<-4> and C<4>, 264The default priority is C<0>, the minimum and maximum priorities are C<-4>
133respectively. Requests with higher priority will be serviced first. 265and C<4>, respectively. Requests with higher priority will be serviced
266first.
134 267
135The priority will be reset to C<0> after each call to one of the C<aio_> 268The priority will be reset to C<0> after each call to one of the C<aio_*>
136functions. 269functions.
270
271Example: open a file with low priority, then read something from it with
272higher priority so the read request is serviced before other low priority
273open requests (potentially spamming the cache):
274
275 aioreq_pri -3;
276 aio_open ..., sub {
277 return unless $_[0];
278
279 aioreq_pri -2;
280 aio_read $_[0], ..., sub {
281 ...
282 };
283 };
284
285
286=item aioreq_nice $pri_adjust
287
288Similar to C<aioreq_pri>, but subtracts the given value from the current
289priority, so the effect is cumulative.
290
137 291
138=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh) 292=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
139 293
140Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly 294Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly
141created filehandle for the file. 295created filehandle for the file.
147list. They are the same as used by C<sysopen>. 301list. They are the same as used by C<sysopen>.
148 302
149Likewise, C<$mode> specifies the mode of the newly created file, if it 303Likewise, C<$mode> specifies the mode of the newly created file, if it
150didn't exist and C<O_CREAT> has been given, just like perl's C<sysopen>, 304didn't exist and C<O_CREAT> has been given, just like perl's C<sysopen>,
151except that it is mandatory (i.e. use C<0> if you don't create new files, 305except that it is mandatory (i.e. use C<0> if you don't create new files,
152and C<0666> or C<0777> if you do). 306and C<0666> or C<0777> if you do). Note that the C<$mode> will be modified
307by the umask in effect then the request is being executed, so better never
308change the umask.
153 309
154Example: 310Example:
155 311
156 aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub { 312 aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
157 if ($_[0]) { 313 if ($_[0]) {
160 } else { 316 } else {
161 die "open failed: $!\n"; 317 die "open failed: $!\n";
162 } 318 }
163 }; 319 };
164 320
321
165=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status) 322=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)
166 323
167Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result 324Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result
168code. I<WARNING:> although accepted, you should not pass in a perl 325code.
169filehandle here, as perl will likely close the file descriptor another
170time when the filehandle is destroyed. Normally, you can safely call perls
171C<close> or just let filehandles go out of scope.
172 326
173This is supposed to be a bug in the API, so that might change. It's 327Unfortunately, you can't do this to perl. Perl I<insists> very strongly on
174therefore best to avoid this function. 328closing the file descriptor associated with the filehandle itself.
329
330Therefore, C<aio_close> will not close the filehandle - instead it will
331use dup2 to overwrite the file descriptor with the write-end of a pipe
332(the pipe fd will be created on demand and will be cached).
333
334Or in other words: the file descriptor will be closed, but it will not be
335free for reuse until the perl filehandle is closed.
336
337=cut
175 338
176=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 339=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
177 340
178=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 341=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
179 342
180Reads or writes C<length> bytes from the specified C<fh> and C<offset> 343Reads or writes C<$length> bytes from or to the specified C<$fh> and
181into the scalar given by C<data> and offset C<dataoffset> and calls the 344C<$offset> into the scalar given by C<$data> and offset C<$dataoffset>
182callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on error, just 345and calls the callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on
183like the syscall). 346error, just like the syscall).
347
348C<aio_read> will, like C<sysread>, shrink or grow the C<$data> scalar to
349offset plus the actual number of bytes read.
350
351If C<$offset> is undefined, then the current file descriptor offset will
352be used (and updated), otherwise the file descriptor offset will not be
353changed by these calls.
354
355If C<$length> is undefined in C<aio_write>, use the remaining length of
356C<$data>.
357
358If C<$dataoffset> is less than zero, it will be counted from the end of
359C<$data>.
184 360
185The C<$data> scalar I<MUST NOT> be modified in any way while the request 361The C<$data> scalar I<MUST NOT> be modified in any way while the request
186is outstanding. Modifying it can result in segfaults or WW3 (if the 362is outstanding. Modifying it can result in segfaults or World War III (if
187necessary/optional hardware is installed). 363the necessary/optional hardware is installed).
188 364
189Example: Read 15 bytes at offset 7 into scalar C<$buffer>, starting at 365Example: Read 15 bytes at offset 7 into scalar C<$buffer>, starting at
190offset C<0> within the scalar: 366offset C<0> within the scalar:
191 367
192 aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub { 368 aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub {
193 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!"; 369 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!";
194 print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n"; 370 print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n";
195 }; 371 };
196 372
197=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
198
199[EXPERIMENTAL due to internal aio_group use]
200
201Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
202destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
203the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok.
204
205This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first. If
206rename files with C<EXDEV>, it creates the destination file with mode 0200
207and copies the contents of the source file into it using C<aio_sendfile>,
208followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, in that
209order, and unlinking the C<$srcpath>.
210
211If an error occurs, the partial destination file will be unlinked, if
212possible, except when setting atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, where
213errors are being ignored.
214
215=cut
216
217sub aio_move($$$) {
218 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
219
220 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
221
222 add $grp aio_rename $src, $dst, sub {
223 if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) {
224 add $grp aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
225 if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) {
226 my @stat = stat $src_fh;
227
228 add $grp aio_open $dst, O_WRONLY, 0200, sub {
229 if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) {
230 add $grp aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub {
231 close $src_fh;
232
233 if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) {
234 utime $stat[8], $stat[9], $dst;
235 chmod $stat[2] & 07777, $dst_fh;
236 chown $stat[4], $stat[5], $dst_fh;
237 close $dst_fh;
238
239 add $grp aio_unlink $src, sub {
240 $grp->result ($_[0]);
241 };
242 } else {
243 my $errno = $!;
244 add $grp aio_unlink $dst, sub {
245 $! = $errno;
246 $grp->result (-1);
247 };
248 }
249 };
250 } else {
251 $grp->result (-1);
252 }
253 },
254
255 } else {
256 $grp->result (-1);
257 }
258 };
259 } else {
260 $grp->result ($_[0]);
261 }
262 };
263
264 $grp
265}
266 373
267=item aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval) 374=item aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval)
268 375
269Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts 376Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts
270reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current 377reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current
284C<$in_fh> than are written, and there is no way to find out how many 391C<$in_fh> than are written, and there is no way to find out how many
285bytes have been read from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only 392bytes have been read from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only
286provides the number of bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result 393provides the number of bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result
287value equals C<$length> one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been 394value equals C<$length> one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been
288read. 395read.
396
289 397
290=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval) 398=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)
291 399
292C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that 400C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that
293subsequent reads from that file will not block on disk I/O. The C<$offset> 401subsequent reads from that file will not block on disk I/O. The C<$offset>
299file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged. 407file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged.
300 408
301If that syscall doesn't exist (likely if your OS isn't Linux) it will be 409If that syscall doesn't exist (likely if your OS isn't Linux) it will be
302emulated by simply reading the data, which would have a similar effect. 410emulated by simply reading the data, which would have a similar effect.
303 411
412
304=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status) 413=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status)
305 414
306=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status) 415=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status)
307 416
308Works like perl's C<stat> or C<lstat> in void context. The callback will 417Works like perl's C<stat> or C<lstat> in void context. The callback will
321 aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub { 430 aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub {
322 $_[0] and die "stat failed: $!"; 431 $_[0] and die "stat failed: $!";
323 print "size is ", -s _, "\n"; 432 print "size is ", -s _, "\n";
324 }; 433 };
325 434
435
436=item aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)
437
438Works like perl's C<utime> function (including the special case of $atime
439and $mtime being undef). Fractional times are supported if the underlying
440syscalls support them.
441
442When called with a pathname, uses utimes(2) if available, otherwise
443utime(2). If called on a file descriptor, uses futimes(2) if available,
444otherwise returns ENOSYS, so this is not portable.
445
446Examples:
447
448 # set atime and mtime to current time (basically touch(1)):
449 aio_utime "path", undef, undef;
450 # set atime to current time and mtime to beginning of the epoch:
451 aio_utime "path", time, undef; # undef==0
452
453
454=item aio_chown $fh_or_path, $uid, $gid, $callback->($status)
455
456Works like perl's C<chown> function, except that C<undef> for either $uid
457or $gid is being interpreted as "do not change" (but -1 can also be used).
458
459Examples:
460
461 # same as "chown root path" in the shell:
462 aio_chown "path", 0, -1;
463 # same as above:
464 aio_chown "path", 0, undef;
465
466
467=item aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status)
468
469Works like truncate(2) or ftruncate(2).
470
471
472=item aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)
473
474Works like perl's C<chmod> function.
475
476
326=item aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status) 477=item aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)
327 478
328Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the 479Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the
329result code. 480result code.
330 481
482
483=item aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
484
485[EXPERIMENTAL]
486
487Asynchronously create a device node (or fifo). See mknod(2).
488
489The only (POSIX-) portable way of calling this function is:
490
491 aio_mknod $path, IO::AIO::S_IFIFO | $mode, 0, sub { ...
492
493
331=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 494=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
332 495
333Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at 496Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
334the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code. 497the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
335 498
499
336=item aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 500=item aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
337 501
338Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at 502Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
339the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code. 503the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
340 504
505
506=item aio_readlink $path, $callback->($link)
507
508Asynchronously read the symlink specified by C<$path> and pass it to
509the callback. If an error occurs, nothing or undef gets passed to the
510callback.
511
512
341=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 513=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
342 514
343Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as 515Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as
344rename(2) and call the callback with the result code. 516rename(2) and call the callback with the result code.
345 517
518
519=item aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)
520
521Asynchronously mkdir (create) a directory and call the callback with
522the result code. C<$mode> will be modified by the umask at the time the
523request is executed, so do not change your umask.
524
525
346=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status) 526=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)
347 527
348Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the 528Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the
349result code. 529result code.
530
350 531
351=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries) 532=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)
352 533
353Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire 534Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire
354directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be 535directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be
355sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries. 536sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries.
356 537
357The callback a single argument which is either C<undef> or an array-ref 538The callback is passed a single argument which is either C<undef> or an
358with the filenames. 539array-ref with the filenames.
540
541
542=item aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)
543
544Quite similar to C<aio_readdir>, but the C<$flags> argument allows to tune
545behaviour and output format. In case of an error, C<$entries> will be
546C<undef>.
547
548The flags are a combination of the following constants, ORed together (the
549flags will also be passed to the callback, possibly modified):
550
551=over 4
552
553=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS
554
555When this flag is off, then the callback gets an arrayref with of names
556only (as with C<aio_readdir>), otherwise it gets an arrayref with
557C<[$name, $type, $inode]> arrayrefs, each describing a single directory
558entry in more detail.
559
560C<$name> is the name of the entry.
561
562C<$type> is one of the C<IO::AIO::DT_xxx> constants:
563
564C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>, C<IO::AIO::DT_FIFO>, C<IO::AIO::DT_CHR>, C<IO::AIO::DT_DIR>,
565C<IO::AIO::DT_BLK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_REG>, C<IO::AIO::DT_LNK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_SOCK>,
566C<IO::AIO::DT_WHT>.
567
568C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN> means just that: readdir does not know. If you need to
569know, you have to run stat yourself. Also, for speed reasons, the C<$type>
570scalars are read-only: you can not modify them.
571
572C<$inode> is the inode number (which might not be exact on systems with 64
573bit inode numbers and 32 bit perls). On systems that do not deliver the
574inode information, this will always be zero.
575
576=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST
577
578When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order where
579likely directories come first. This is useful when you need to quickly
580find directories, or you want to find all directories while avoiding to
581stat() each entry.
582
583If the system returns type information in readdir, then this is used
584to find directories directly. Otherwise, likely directories are files
585beginning with ".", or otherwise files with no dots, of which files with
586short names are tried first.
587
588=item IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER
589
590When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order
591suitable for stat()'ing each one. That is, when you plan to stat()
592all files in the given directory, then the returned order will likely
593be fastest.
594
595If both this flag and C<IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST> are specified, then
596the likely dirs come first, resulting in a less optimal stat order.
597
598=item IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN
599
600This flag should not be set when calling C<aio_readdirx>. Instead, it
601is being set by C<aio_readdirx>, when any of the C<$type>'s found were
602C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>. The absense of this flag therefore indicates that all
603C<$type>'s are known, which can be used to speed up some algorithms.
604
605=back
606
607
608=item aio_load $path, $data, $callback->($status)
609
610This is a composite request that tries to fully load the given file into
611memory. Status is the same as with aio_read.
612
613=cut
614
615sub aio_load($$;$) {
616 my ($path, undef, $cb) = @_;
617 my $data = \$_[1];
618
619 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
620 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
621
622 aioreq_pri $pri;
623 add $grp aio_open $path, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
624 my $fh = shift
625 or return $grp->result (-1);
626
627 aioreq_pri $pri;
628 add $grp aio_read $fh, 0, (-s $fh), $$data, 0, sub {
629 $grp->result ($_[0]);
630 };
631 };
632
633 $grp
634}
635
636=item aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
637
638Try to copy the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
639destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
640the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok.
641
642This is a composite request that creates the destination file with
643mode 0200 and copies the contents of the source file into it using
644C<aio_sendfile>, followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and
645uid/gid, in that order.
646
647If an error occurs, the partial destination file will be unlinked, if
648possible, except when setting atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, where
649errors are being ignored.
650
651=cut
652
653sub aio_copy($$;$) {
654 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
655
656 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
657 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
658
659 aioreq_pri $pri;
660 add $grp aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
661 if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) {
662 my @stat = stat $src_fh; # hmm, might bock over nfs?
663
664 aioreq_pri $pri;
665 add $grp aio_open $dst, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC, 0200, sub {
666 if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) {
667 aioreq_pri $pri;
668 add $grp aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub {
669 if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) {
670 $grp->result (0);
671 close $src_fh;
672
673 my $ch = sub {
674 aioreq_pri $pri;
675 add $grp aio_chmod $dst_fh, $stat[2] & 07777, sub {
676 aioreq_pri $pri;
677 add $grp aio_chown $dst_fh, $stat[4], $stat[5], sub {
678 aioreq_pri $pri;
679 add $grp aio_close $dst_fh;
680 }
681 };
682 };
683
684 aioreq_pri $pri;
685 add $grp aio_utime $dst_fh, $stat[8], $stat[9], sub {
686 if ($_[0] < 0 && $! == ENOSYS) {
687 aioreq_pri $pri;
688 add $grp aio_utime $dst, $stat[8], $stat[9], $ch;
689 } else {
690 $ch->();
691 }
692 };
693 } else {
694 $grp->result (-1);
695 close $src_fh;
696 close $dst_fh;
697
698 aioreq $pri;
699 add $grp aio_unlink $dst;
700 }
701 };
702 } else {
703 $grp->result (-1);
704 }
705 },
706
707 } else {
708 $grp->result (-1);
709 }
710 };
711
712 $grp
713}
714
715=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
716
717Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
718destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
719the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok.
720
721This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first; if
722rename fails with C<EXDEV>, it copies the file with C<aio_copy> and, if
723that is successful, unlinks the C<$srcpath>.
724
725=cut
726
727sub aio_move($$;$) {
728 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
729
730 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
731 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
732
733 aioreq_pri $pri;
734 add $grp aio_rename $src, $dst, sub {
735 if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) {
736 aioreq_pri $pri;
737 add $grp aio_copy $src, $dst, sub {
738 $grp->result ($_[0]);
739
740 if (!$_[0]) {
741 aioreq_pri $pri;
742 add $grp aio_unlink $src;
743 }
744 };
745 } else {
746 $grp->result ($_[0]);
747 }
748 };
749
750 $grp
751}
359 752
360=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs) 753=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
361 754
362[EXPERIMENTAL due to internal aio_group use]
363
364Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to 755Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to
365separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of names, ones 756efficiently separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of
366you can recurse into (directories or links to them), and ones you cannot 757names, directories you can recurse into (directories), and ones you cannot
367recurse into (everything else). 758recurse into (everything else, including symlinks to directories).
368 759
369C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that creates of many sub requests_ 760C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that creates of many sub requests_
370C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding aio requests that 761C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding aio requests that
371this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a suitable default 762this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a suitable default
372will be chosen (currently 6). 763will be chosen (currently 4).
373 764
374On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives 765On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives
375two array-refs with path-relative entry names. 766two array-refs with path-relative entry names.
376 767
377Example: 768Example:
384 775
385Implementation notes. 776Implementation notes.
386 777
387The C<aio_readdir> cannot be avoided, but C<stat()>'ing every entry can. 778The C<aio_readdir> cannot be avoided, but C<stat()>'ing every entry can.
388 779
780If readdir returns file type information, then this is used directly to
781find directories.
782
389After reading the directory, the modification time, size etc. of the 783Otherwise, after reading the directory, the modification time, size etc.
390directory before and after the readdir is checked, and if they match (and 784of the directory before and after the readdir is checked, and if they
391isn't the current time), the link count will be used to decide how many 785match (and isn't the current time), the link count will be used to decide
392entries are directories (if >= 2). Otherwise, no knowledge of the number 786how many entries are directories (if >= 2). Otherwise, no knowledge of the
393of subdirectories will be assumed. 787number of subdirectories will be assumed.
394 788
395Then entries will be sorted into likely directories (everything without 789Then entries will be sorted into likely directories a non-initial dot
396a non-initial dot currently) and likely non-directories (everything 790currently) and likely non-directories (see C<aio_readdirx>). Then every
397else). Then every entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, 791entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, likely directories first,
398likely directories first. If that succeeds, it assumes that the entry 792in order of their inode numbers. If that succeeds, it assumes that the
399is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked 793entry is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked
400seperately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because 794seperately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because
401filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode 795filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode
402data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature). 796data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature), even on systems that cannot return
797the filetype information on readdir.
403 798
404If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the 799If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the
405rest of the entries is assumed to be non-directories. 800rest of the entries is assumed to be non-directories.
406 801
407This only works with certainty on POSIX (= UNIX) filesystems, which 802This only works with certainty on POSIX (= UNIX) filesystems, which
411as those tend to return 0 or 1 as link counts, which disables the 806as those tend to return 0 or 1 as link counts, which disables the
412directory counting heuristic. 807directory counting heuristic.
413 808
414=cut 809=cut
415 810
416sub aio_scandir($$$) { 811sub aio_scandir($$;$) {
417 my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_; 812 my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_;
418 813
814 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
815
419 my $grp = aio_group $cb; 816 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
420 817
421 $maxreq = 6 if $maxreq <= 0; 818 $maxreq = 4 if $maxreq <= 0;
422 819
423 # stat once 820 # stat once
821 aioreq_pri $pri;
424 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub { 822 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {
425 return $grp->result () if $_[0]; 823 return $grp->result () if $_[0];
426 my $now = time; 824 my $now = time;
427 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9]; 825 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
428 826
429 # read the directory entries 827 # read the directory entries
828 aioreq_pri $pri;
430 add $grp aio_readdir $path, sub { 829 add $grp aio_readdirx $path, READDIR_DIRS_FIRST, sub {
431 my $entries = shift 830 my $entries = shift
432 or return $grp->result (); 831 or return $grp->result ();
433 832
434 # stat the dir another time 833 # stat the dir another time
834 aioreq_pri $pri;
435 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub { 835 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {
436 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9]; 836 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
437 837
438 my $ndirs; 838 my $ndirs;
439 839
440 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy 840 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy
441 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) { 841 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) {
442 $ndirs = -1; 842 $ndirs = -1;
443 } else { 843 } else {
444 # if nlink == 2, we are finished 844 # if nlink == 2, we are finished
445 # on non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2 845 # for non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2
446 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2 846 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2
447 or return $grp->result ([], $entries); 847 or return $grp->result ([], $entries);
448 } 848 }
449 849
450 # sort into likely dirs and likely nondirs
451 # dirs == files without ".", short entries first
452 $entries = [map $_->[0],
453 sort { $b->[1] cmp $a->[1] }
454 map [$_, sprintf "%s%04d", (/.\./ ? "1" : "0"), length],
455 @$entries];
456
457 my (@dirs, @nondirs); 850 my (@dirs, @nondirs);
458 851
459 my ($statcb, $schedcb);
460 my $nreq = 0;
461
462 my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group; 852 my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub {
853 $grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs);
854 };
463 855
464 $schedcb = sub { 856 limit $statgrp $maxreq;
465 if (@$entries) { 857 feed $statgrp sub {
466 if ($nreq < $maxreq) { 858 return unless @$entries;
467 my $ent = pop @$entries; 859 my $entry = shift @$entries;
860
861 aioreq_pri $pri;
862 add $statgrp aio_stat "$path/$entry/.", sub {
863 if ($_[0] < 0) {
864 push @nondirs, $entry;
865 } else {
866 # need to check for real directory
867 aioreq_pri $pri;
868 add $statgrp aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub {
869 if (-d _) {
870 push @dirs, $entry;
871
872 unless (--$ndirs) {
873 push @nondirs, @$entries;
874 feed $statgrp;
875 }
876 } else {
877 push @nondirs, $entry;
878 }
468 $nreq++; 879 }
469 add $statgrp aio_stat "$path/$ent/.", sub { $statcb->($_[0], $ent) };
470 } 880 }
471 } elsif (!$nreq) {
472 # finished
473 $statgrp->cancel;
474 undef $statcb;
475 undef $schedcb;
476 $grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs);
477 } 881 };
478 }; 882 };
479 $statcb = sub {
480 my ($status, $entry) = @_;
481
482 if ($status < 0) {
483 $nreq--;
484 push @nondirs, $entry;
485 &$schedcb;
486 } else {
487 # need to check for real directory
488 add $grp aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub {
489 $nreq--;
490
491 if (-d _) {
492 push @dirs, $entry;
493
494 if (!--$ndirs) {
495 push @nondirs, @$entries;
496 $entries = [];
497 }
498 } else {
499 push @nondirs, $entry;
500 }
501
502 &$schedcb;
503 }
504 }
505 };
506
507 &$schedcb while @$entries && $nreq < $maxreq;
508 }; 883 };
509 }; 884 };
510 }; 885 };
511 886
512 $grp 887 $grp
513} 888}
514 889
890=item aio_rmtree $path, $callback->($status)
891
892Delete a directory tree starting (and including) C<$path>, return the
893status of the final C<rmdir> only. This is a composite request that
894uses C<aio_scandir> to recurse into and rmdir directories, and unlink
895everything else.
896
897=cut
898
899sub aio_rmtree;
900sub aio_rmtree($;$) {
901 my ($path, $cb) = @_;
902
903 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
904 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
905
906 aioreq_pri $pri;
907 add $grp aio_scandir $path, 0, sub {
908 my ($dirs, $nondirs) = @_;
909
910 my $dirgrp = aio_group sub {
911 add $grp aio_rmdir $path, sub {
912 $grp->result ($_[0]);
913 };
914 };
915
916 (aioreq_pri $pri), add $dirgrp aio_rmtree "$path/$_" for @$dirs;
917 (aioreq_pri $pri), add $dirgrp aio_unlink "$path/$_" for @$nondirs;
918
919 add $grp $dirgrp;
920 };
921
922 $grp
923}
924
925=item aio_sync $callback->($status)
926
927Asynchronously call sync and call the callback when finished.
928
515=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status) 929=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
516 930
517Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback 931Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback
518with the fsync result code. 932with the fsync result code.
519 933
523callback with the fdatasync result code. 937callback with the fdatasync result code.
524 938
525If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be 939If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be
526detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead. 940detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.
527 941
942=item aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)
943
944Sync the data portion of the file specified by C<$offset> and C<$length>
945to disk (but NOT the metadata), by calling the Linux-specific
946sync_file_range call. If sync_file_range is not available or it returns
947ENOSYS, then fdatasync or fsync is being substituted.
948
949C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_BEFORE>,
950C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE> and
951C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_AFTER>: refer to the sync_file_range
952manpage for details.
953
954=item aio_pathsync $path, $callback->($status)
955
956This request tries to open, fsync and close the given path. This is a
957composite request intended to sync directories after directory operations
958(E.g. rename). This might not work on all operating systems or have any
959specific effect, but usually it makes sure that directory changes get
960written to disc. It works for anything that can be opened for read-only,
961not just directories.
962
963Passes C<0> when everything went ok, and C<-1> on error.
964
965=cut
966
967sub aio_pathsync($;$) {
968 my ($path, $cb) = @_;
969
970 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
971 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
972
973 aioreq_pri $pri;
974 add $grp aio_open $path, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
975 my ($fh) = @_;
976 if ($fh) {
977 aioreq_pri $pri;
978 add $grp aio_fsync $fh, sub {
979 $grp->result ($_[0]);
980
981 aioreq_pri $pri;
982 add $grp aio_close $fh;
983 };
984 } else {
985 $grp->result (-1);
986 }
987 };
988
989 $grp
990}
991
528=item aio_group $callback->(...) 992=item aio_group $callback->(...)
529
530[EXPERIMENTAL]
531 993
532This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a 994This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a
533container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle 995container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle
534many requests into a single, composite, request. 996many requests into a single, composite, request with a definite callback
997and the ability to cancel the whole request with its subrequests.
535 998
536Returns an object of class L<IO::AIO::GRP>. See its documentation below 999Returns an object of class L<IO::AIO::GRP>. See its documentation below
537for more info. 1000for more info.
538 1001
539Example: 1002Example:
558phase and still requires a worker thread. Thus, the callback will not 1021phase and still requires a worker thread. Thus, the callback will not
559be executed immediately but only after other requests in the queue have 1022be executed immediately but only after other requests in the queue have
560entered their execution phase. This can be used to measure request 1023entered their execution phase. This can be used to measure request
561latency. 1024latency.
562 1025
563=item IO::AIO::aio_sleep $fractional_seconds, $callback->() *NOT EXPORTED* 1026=item IO::AIO::aio_busy $fractional_seconds, $callback->() *NOT EXPORTED*
564 1027
565Mainly used for debugging and benchmarking, this aio request puts one of 1028Mainly used for debugging and benchmarking, this aio request puts one of
566the request workers to sleep for the given time. 1029the request workers to sleep for the given time.
567 1030
568While it is theoretically handy to have simple I/O scheduling requests 1031While it is theoretically handy to have simple I/O scheduling requests
569like sleep and file handle readable/writable, the overhead this creates 1032like sleep and file handle readable/writable, the overhead this creates is
570is immense, so do not use this function except to put your application 1033immense (it blocks a thread for a long time) so do not use this function
571under artificial I/O pressure. 1034except to put your application under artificial I/O pressure.
572 1035
573=back 1036=back
574 1037
575=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS 1038=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS
576 1039
577All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when 1040All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when
578called in non-void context. 1041called in non-void context.
579
580A request always moves through the following five states in its lifetime,
581in order: B<ready> (request has been created, but has not been executed
582yet), B<execute> (request is currently being executed), B<pending>
583(request has been executed but callback has not been called yet),
584B<result> (results are being processed synchronously, includes calling the
585callback) and B<done> (request has reached the end of its lifetime and
586holds no resources anymore).
587 1042
588=over 4 1043=over 4
589 1044
590=item cancel $req 1045=item cancel $req
591 1046
592Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution 1047Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution
593when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when 1048when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when
594entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise 1049entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise
595untouched. That means that requests that currently execute will not be 1050untouched (with the exception of readdir). That means that requests that
596stopped and resources held by the request will not be freed prematurely. 1051currently execute will not be stopped and resources held by the request
1052will not be freed prematurely.
597 1053
598=item cb $req $callback->(...) 1054=item cb $req $callback->(...)
599 1055
600Replace (or simply set) the callback registered to the request. 1056Replace (or simply set) the callback registered to the request.
601 1057
645=item * They can also can also be added to other IO::AIO::GRP objects. 1101=item * They can also can also be added to other IO::AIO::GRP objects.
646 1102
647=item * You must not add requests to a group from within the group callback (or 1103=item * You must not add requests to a group from within the group callback (or
648any later time). 1104any later time).
649 1105
650=item * This does not harmonise well with C<max_outstanding>, so best do
651not combine C<aio_group> with it. Groups and feeders are recommended for
652this kind of concurrency-limiting.
653
654=back 1106=back
655 1107
656Their lifetime, simplified, looks like this: when they are empty, they 1108Their lifetime, simplified, looks like this: when they are empty, they
657will finish very quickly. If they contain only requests that are in the 1109will finish very quickly. If they contain only requests that are in the
658C<done> state, they will also finish. Otherwise they will continue to 1110C<done> state, they will also finish. Otherwise they will continue to
659exist. 1111exist.
660 1112
661That means after creating a group you have some time to add requests. And 1113That means after creating a group you have some time to add requests
662in the callbacks of those requests, you can add further requests to the 1114(precisely before the callback has been invoked, which is only done within
663group. And only when all those requests have finished will the the group 1115the C<poll_cb>). And in the callbacks of those requests, you can add
664itself finish. 1116further requests to the group. And only when all those requests have
1117finished will the the group itself finish.
665 1118
666=over 4 1119=over 4
667 1120
668=item add $grp ... 1121=item add $grp ...
669 1122
673be added, including other groups, as long as you do not create circular 1126be added, including other groups, as long as you do not create circular
674dependencies. 1127dependencies.
675 1128
676Returns all its arguments. 1129Returns all its arguments.
677 1130
1131=item $grp->cancel_subs
1132
1133Cancel all subrequests and clears any feeder, but not the group request
1134itself. Useful when you queued a lot of events but got a result early.
1135
678=item $grp->result (...) 1136=item $grp->result (...)
679 1137
680Set the result value(s) that will be passed to the group callback when all 1138Set the result value(s) that will be passed to the group callback when all
681subrequests have finished. By default, no argument will be passed. 1139subrequests have finished and set the groups errno to the current value
1140of errno (just like calling C<errno> without an error number). By default,
1141no argument will be passed and errno is zero.
1142
1143=item $grp->errno ([$errno])
1144
1145Sets the group errno value to C<$errno>, or the current value of errno
1146when the argument is missing.
1147
1148Every aio request has an associated errno value that is restored when
1149the callback is invoked. This method lets you change this value from its
1150default (0).
1151
1152Calling C<result> will also set errno, so make sure you either set C<$!>
1153before the call to C<result>, or call c<errno> after it.
682 1154
683=item feed $grp $callback->($grp) 1155=item feed $grp $callback->($grp)
684
685[VERY EXPERIMENTAL]
686 1156
687Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached 1157Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached
688generator that generates requests if idle. The idea behind this is that, 1158generator that generates requests if idle. The idea behind this is that,
689although you could just queue as many requests as you want in a group, 1159although you could just queue as many requests as you want in a group,
690this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For 1160this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For example,
691example, C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands C<aio_stat> 1161C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands C<aio_stat> requests,
692requests, delaying any later requests for a long time. 1162delaying any later requests for a long time.
693 1163
694To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can 1164To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can
695instead a group and set a feeder on it that generates those requests. The 1165instead a group and set a feeder on it that generates those requests. The
696feed callback will be called whenever there are few enough (see C<limit>, 1166feed callback will be called whenever there are few enough (see C<limit>,
697below) requests active in the group itself and is expected to queue more 1167below) requests active in the group itself and is expected to queue more
701not impose any limits). 1171not impose any limits).
702 1172
703If the feed does not queue more requests when called, it will be 1173If the feed does not queue more requests when called, it will be
704automatically removed from the group. 1174automatically removed from the group.
705 1175
706If the feed limit is C<0>, it will be set to C<2> automatically. 1176If the feed limit is C<0> when this method is called, it will be set to
1177C<2> automatically.
707 1178
708Example: 1179Example:
709 1180
710 # stat all files in @files, but only ever use four aio requests concurrently: 1181 # stat all files in @files, but only ever use four aio requests concurrently:
711 1182
723Sets the feeder limit for the group: The feeder will be called whenever 1194Sets the feeder limit for the group: The feeder will be called whenever
724the group contains less than this many requests. 1195the group contains less than this many requests.
725 1196
726Setting the limit to C<0> will pause the feeding process. 1197Setting the limit to C<0> will pause the feeding process.
727 1198
1199The default value for the limit is C<0>, but note that setting a feeder
1200automatically bumps it up to C<2>.
1201
728=back 1202=back
729 1203
730=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS 1204=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
1205
1206=head3 EVENT PROCESSING AND EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION
731 1207
732=over 4 1208=over 4
733 1209
734=item $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno 1210=item $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno
735 1211
740 1216
741See C<poll_cb> for an example. 1217See C<poll_cb> for an example.
742 1218
743=item IO::AIO::poll_cb 1219=item IO::AIO::poll_cb
744 1220
745Process all outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call this 1221Process some outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call this
746regularly. Returns the number of events processed. Returns immediately 1222regularly. Returns C<0> if all events could be processed, or C<-1> if it
747when no events are outstanding. 1223returned earlier for whatever reason. Returns immediately when no events
1224are outstanding. The amount of events processed depends on the settings of
1225C<IO::AIO::max_poll_req> and C<IO::AIO::max_poll_time>.
1226
1227If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the filehandle
1228will still be ready when C<poll_cb> returns, so normally you don't have to
1229do anything special to have it called later.
748 1230
749Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls 1231Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
750IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority: 1232IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority:
751 1233
752 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 1234 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
753 poll => 'r', async => 1, 1235 poll => 'r', async => 1,
754 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb); 1236 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
755 1237
1238=item IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs
1239
1240=item IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds
1241
1242These set the maximum number of requests (default C<0>, meaning infinity)
1243that are being processed by C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> in one call, respectively
1244the maximum amount of time (default C<0>, meaning infinity) spent in
1245C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> to process requests (more correctly the mininum amount
1246of time C<poll_cb> is allowed to use).
1247
1248Setting C<max_poll_time> to a non-zero value creates an overhead of one
1249syscall per request processed, which is not normally a problem unless your
1250callbacks are really really fast or your OS is really really slow (I am
1251not mentioning Solaris here). Using C<max_poll_reqs> incurs no overhead.
1252
1253Setting these is useful if you want to ensure some level of
1254interactiveness when perl is not fast enough to process all requests in
1255time.
1256
1257For interactive programs, values such as C<0.01> to C<0.1> should be fine.
1258
1259Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
1260IO::AIO::poll_cb with low priority, to ensure that other parts of the
1261program get the CPU sometimes even under high AIO load.
1262
1263 # try not to spend much more than 0.1s in poll_cb
1264 IO::AIO::max_poll_time 0.1;
1265
1266 # use a low priority so other tasks have priority
1267 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
1268 poll => 'r', nice => 1,
1269 cb => &IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1270
756=item IO::AIO::poll_wait 1271=item IO::AIO::poll_wait
757 1272
1273If there are any outstanding requests and none of them in the result
758Wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply does a 1274phase, wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply
759C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to synchronously wait 1275does a C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to
760for some requests to finish). 1276synchronously wait for some requests to finish).
761 1277
762See C<nreqs> for an example. 1278See C<nreqs> for an example.
763 1279
1280=item IO::AIO::poll
1281
1282Waits until some requests have been handled.
1283
1284Returns the number of requests processed, but is otherwise strictly
1285equivalent to:
1286
1287 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1288
764=item IO::AIO::nreqs 1289=item IO::AIO::flush
765 1290
766Returns the number of requests currently outstanding (i.e. for which their 1291Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled.
767callback has not been invoked yet).
768 1292
769Example: wait till there are no outstanding requests anymore: 1293Strictly equivalent to:
770 1294
771 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb 1295 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
772 while IO::AIO::nreqs; 1296 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
773 1297
774=item IO::AIO::flush 1298=back
775 1299
776Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled. 1300=head3 CONTROLLING THE NUMBER OF THREADS
777 1301
778Strictly equivalent to: 1302=over
779
780 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
781 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
782
783=item IO::AIO::poll
784
785Waits until some requests have been handled.
786
787Strictly equivalent to:
788
789 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
790 if IO::AIO::nreqs;
791 1303
792=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads 1304=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads
793 1305
794Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current 1306Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current
795default is C<8>, which means eight asynchronous operations can execute 1307default is C<8>, which means eight asynchronous operations can execute
796concurrently at any one time (the number of outstanding requests, 1308concurrently at any one time (the number of outstanding requests,
797however, is unlimited). 1309however, is unlimited).
798 1310
799IO::AIO starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and 1311IO::AIO starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and
800no free thread exists. 1312no free thread exists. Please note that queueing up a hundred requests can
1313create demand for a hundred threads, even if it turns out that everything
1314is in the cache and could have been processed faster by a single thread.
801 1315
802It is recommended to keep the number of threads relatively low, as some 1316It is recommended to keep the number of threads relatively low, as some
803Linux kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads 1317Linux kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads
804(higher parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6 1318(higher parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6
805versions, 4-32 threads should be fine. 1319versions, 4-32 threads should be fine.
819This module automatically runs C<max_parallel 0> at program end, to ensure 1333This module automatically runs C<max_parallel 0> at program end, to ensure
820that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests. 1334that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests.
821 1335
822Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. 1336Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function.
823 1337
1338=item IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads
1339
1340Limit the number of threads (default: 4) that are allowed to idle (i.e.,
1341threads that did not get a request to process within 10 seconds). That
1342means if a thread becomes idle while C<$nthreads> other threads are also
1343idle, it will free its resources and exit.
1344
1345This is useful when you allow a large number of threads (e.g. 100 or 1000)
1346to allow for extremely high load situations, but want to free resources
1347under normal circumstances (1000 threads can easily consume 30MB of RAM).
1348
1349The default is probably ok in most situations, especially if thread
1350creation is fast. If thread creation is very slow on your system you might
1351want to use larger values.
1352
824=item $oldnreqs = IO::AIO::max_outstanding $nreqs 1353=item IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
825 1354
826[DEPRECATED] 1355This is a very bad function to use in interactive programs because it
1356blocks, and a bad way to reduce concurrency because it is inexact: Better
1357use an C<aio_group> together with a feed callback.
827 1358
828Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you 1359Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you
829try to queue up more than this number of requests, the caller will block until 1360do queue up more than this number of requests, the next call to the
830some requests have been handled. 1361C<poll_cb> (and C<poll_some> and other functions calling C<poll_cb>)
1362function will block until the limit is no longer exceeded.
831 1363
832The default is very large, so normally there is no practical limit. If you 1364The default value is very large, so there is no practical limit on the
833queue up many requests in a loop it often improves speed if you set 1365number of outstanding requests.
834this to a relatively low number, such as C<100>.
835 1366
836This function does not work well together with C<aio_group>'s, and their 1367You can still queue as many requests as you want. Therefore,
837feeder interface is better suited to limiting concurrency, so do not use 1368C<max_outstanding> is mainly useful in simple scripts (with low values) or
838this function. 1369as a stop gap to shield against fatal memory overflow (with large values).
839
840Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function.
841 1370
842=back 1371=back
843 1372
1373=head3 STATISTICAL INFORMATION
1374
1375=over
1376
1377=item IO::AIO::nreqs
1378
1379Returns the number of requests currently in the ready, execute or pending
1380states (i.e. for which their callback has not been invoked yet).
1381
1382Example: wait till there are no outstanding requests anymore:
1383
1384 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1385 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
1386
1387=item IO::AIO::nready
1388
1389Returns the number of requests currently in the ready state (not yet
1390executed).
1391
1392=item IO::AIO::npending
1393
1394Returns the number of requests currently in the pending state (executed,
1395but not yet processed by poll_cb).
1396
1397=back
1398
844=cut 1399=cut
845 1400
846# support function to convert a fd into a perl filehandle
847sub _fd2fh {
848 return undef if $_[0] < 0;
849
850 # try to generate nice filehandles
851 my $sym = "IO::AIO::fd#$_[0]";
852 local *$sym;
853
854 open *$sym, "+<&=$_[0]" # usually works under any unix
855 or open *$sym, "<&=$_[0]" # cygwin needs this
856 or open *$sym, ">&=$_[0]" # or this
857 or return undef;
858
859 *$sym
860}
861
862min_parallel 8; 1401min_parallel 8;
863 1402
864END { 1403END { flush }
865 max_parallel 0;
866}
867 1404
8681; 14051;
869 1406
870=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR 1407=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR
871 1408
872This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks: 1409This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks:
873 1410
874Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests 1411Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests
875can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After 1412can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After
876the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues 1413the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues
877request/result processing, while the child clears the request/result 1414request/result processing, while the child frees the request/result queue
878queue (so the requests started before the fork will only be handled in 1415(so that the requests started before the fork will only be handled in the
879the parent). Threads will be started on demand until the limit ste in the 1416parent). Threads will be started on demand until the limit set in the
880parent process has been reached again. 1417parent process has been reached again.
881 1418
882In short: the parent will, after a short pause, continue as if fork had 1419In short: the parent will, after a short pause, continue as if fork had
883not been called, while the child will act as if IO::AIO has not been used 1420not been called, while the child will act as if IO::AIO has not been used
884yet. 1421yet.
885 1422
886=head2 MEMORY USAGE 1423=head2 MEMORY USAGE
887 1424
1425Per-request usage:
1426
888Each aio request uses - depending on your architecture - around 128 bytes 1427Each aio request uses - depending on your architecture - around 100-200
889of memory. In addition, stat requests need a stat buffer (possibly a few 1428bytes of memory. In addition, stat requests need a stat buffer (possibly
890hundred bytes). Perl scalars and other data passed into aio requests will 1429a few hundred bytes), readdir requires a result buffer and so on. Perl
891also be locked. 1430scalars and other data passed into aio requests will also be locked and
1431will consume memory till the request has entered the done state.
892 1432
893This is now awfully much, so queuing lots of requests is not usually a 1433This is not awfully much, so queuing lots of requests is not usually a
894problem. 1434problem.
895 1435
896Each thread needs a stack area which is usually around 16k, sometimes much 1436Per-thread usage:
897larger, depending on the OS. 1437
1438In the execution phase, some aio requests require more memory for
1439temporary buffers, and each thread requires a stack and other data
1440structures (usually around 16k-128k, depending on the OS).
1441
1442=head1 KNOWN BUGS
1443
1444Known bugs will be fixed in the next release.
898 1445
899=head1 SEE ALSO 1446=head1 SEE ALSO
900 1447
901L<Coro::AIO>. 1448L<AnyEvent::AIO> for easy integration into event loops, L<Coro::AIO> for a
1449more natural syntax.
902 1450
903=head1 AUTHOR 1451=head1 AUTHOR
904 1452
905 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> 1453 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
906 http://home.schmorp.de/ 1454 http://home.schmorp.de/

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