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4 4
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", IO::AIO::O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
10 my $fh = shift 10 my $fh = shift
11 or die "/etc/passwd: $!"; 11 or die "/etc/passwd: $!";
12 ... 12 ...
13 }; 13 };
14 14
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26 $req->cancel; # cancel request if still in queue 26 $req->cancel; # cancel request if still in queue
27 27
28 my $grp = aio_group sub { print "all stats done\n" }; 28 my $grp = aio_group sub { print "all stats done\n" };
29 add $grp aio_stat "..." for ...; 29 add $grp aio_stat "..." for ...;
30 30
31 # AnyEvent integration (EV, Event, Glib, Tk, POE, urxvt, pureperl...)
32 use AnyEvent::AIO;
33
34 # EV integration
35 my $w = EV::io IO::AIO::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&IO::AIO::poll_cb;
36
37 # Event integration
38 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
39 poll => 'r',
40 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
41
42 # Glib/Gtk2 integration
43 add_watch Glib::IO IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
44 in => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb; 1 };
45
46 # Tk integration
47 Tk::Event::IO->fileevent (IO::AIO::poll_fileno, "",
48 readable => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
49
50 # Danga::Socket integration
51 Danga::Socket->AddOtherFds (IO::AIO::poll_fileno =>
52 \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
53
54=head1 DESCRIPTION 31=head1 DESCRIPTION
55 32
56This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your 33This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your
57operating system supports. 34operating system supports. It is implemented as an interface to C<libeio>
35(L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/libeio.html>).
58 36
59Asynchronous means that operations that can normally block your program 37Asynchronous means that operations that can normally block your program
60(e.g. reading from disk) will be done asynchronously: the operation 38(e.g. reading from disk) will be done asynchronously: the operation
61will still block, but you can do something else in the meantime. This 39will still block, but you can do something else in the meantime. This
62is extremely useful for programs that need to stay interactive even 40is extremely useful for programs that need to stay interactive even
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66on a RAID volume or over NFS when you do a number of stat operations 44on a RAID volume or over NFS when you do a number of stat operations
67concurrently. 45concurrently.
68 46
69While most of this works on all types of file descriptors (for 47While most of this works on all types of file descriptors (for
70example sockets), using these functions on file descriptors that 48example sockets), using these functions on file descriptors that
71support nonblocking operation (again, sockets, pipes etc.) is very 49support nonblocking operation (again, sockets, pipes etc.) is
72inefficient. Use an event loop for that (such as the L<Event|Event> 50very inefficient. Use an event loop for that (such as the L<EV>
73module): IO::AIO will naturally fit into such an event loop itself. 51module): IO::AIO will naturally fit into such an event loop itself.
74 52
75In this version, a number of threads are started that execute your 53In this version, a number of threads are started that execute your
76requests and signal their completion. You don't need thread support 54requests and signal their completion. You don't need thread support
77in perl, and the threads created by this module will not be visible 55in perl, and the threads created by this module will not be visible
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87yourself, always call C<poll_cb> from within the same thread, or never 65yourself, always call C<poll_cb> from within the same thread, or never
88call C<poll_cb> (or other C<aio_> functions) recursively. 66call C<poll_cb> (or other C<aio_> functions) recursively.
89 67
90=head2 EXAMPLE 68=head2 EXAMPLE
91 69
92This is a simple example that uses the Event module and loads 70This is a simple example that uses the EV module and loads
93F</etc/passwd> asynchronously: 71F</etc/passwd> asynchronously:
94 72
95 use Fcntl; 73 use Fcntl;
96 use Event; 74 use EV;
97 use IO::AIO; 75 use IO::AIO;
98 76
99 # register the IO::AIO callback with Event 77 # register the IO::AIO callback with EV
100 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 78 my $aio_w = EV::io IO::AIO::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&IO::AIO::poll_cb;
101 poll => 'r',
102 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
103 79
104 # queue the request to open /etc/passwd 80 # queue the request to open /etc/passwd
105 aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub { 81 aio_open "/etc/passwd", IO::AIO::O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
106 my $fh = shift 82 my $fh = shift
107 or die "error while opening: $!"; 83 or die "error while opening: $!";
108 84
109 # stat'ing filehandles is generally non-blocking 85 # stat'ing filehandles is generally non-blocking
110 my $size = -s $fh; 86 my $size = -s $fh;
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119 95
120 # file contents now in $contents 96 # file contents now in $contents
121 print $contents; 97 print $contents;
122 98
123 # exit event loop and program 99 # exit event loop and program
124 Event::unloop; 100 EV::unloop;
125 }; 101 };
126 }; 102 };
127 103
128 # possibly queue up other requests, or open GUI windows, 104 # possibly queue up other requests, or open GUI windows,
129 # check for sockets etc. etc. 105 # check for sockets etc. etc.
130 106
131 # process events as long as there are some: 107 # process events as long as there are some:
132 Event::loop; 108 EV::loop;
133 109
134=head1 REQUEST ANATOMY AND LIFETIME 110=head1 REQUEST ANATOMY AND LIFETIME
135 111
136Every C<aio_*> function creates a request. which is a C data structure not 112Every C<aio_*> function creates a request. which is a C data structure not
137directly visible to Perl. 113directly visible to Perl.
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187 163
188package IO::AIO; 164package IO::AIO;
189 165
190use Carp (); 166use Carp ();
191 167
192no warnings; 168use common::sense;
193use strict 'vars';
194 169
195use base 'Exporter'; 170use base 'Exporter';
196 171
197BEGIN { 172BEGIN {
198 our $VERSION = '3.17'; 173 our $VERSION = '3.8';
199 174
200 our @AIO_REQ = qw(aio_sendfile aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close 175 our @AIO_REQ = qw(aio_sendfile aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close
201 aio_stat aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir 176 aio_stat aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_readdirx
202 aio_scandir aio_symlink aio_readlink aio_sync aio_fsync 177 aio_scandir aio_symlink aio_readlink aio_sync aio_fsync
203 aio_fdatasync aio_sync_file_range aio_pathsync aio_readahead 178 aio_fdatasync aio_sync_file_range aio_pathsync aio_readahead
204 aio_rename aio_link aio_move aio_copy aio_group 179 aio_rename aio_link aio_move aio_copy aio_group
205 aio_nop aio_mknod aio_load aio_rmtree aio_mkdir aio_chown 180 aio_nop aio_mknod aio_load aio_rmtree aio_mkdir aio_chown
206 aio_chmod aio_utime aio_truncate); 181 aio_chmod aio_utime aio_truncate
182 aio_msync aio_mtouch aio_mlock aio_mlockall
183 aio_statvfs);
207 184
208 our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice)); 185 our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice));
209 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush 186 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush
210 min_parallel max_parallel max_idle 187 min_parallel max_parallel max_idle idle_timeout
211 nreqs nready npending nthreads 188 nreqs nready npending nthreads
212 max_poll_time max_poll_reqs); 189 max_poll_time max_poll_reqs
190 sendfile fadvise madvise
191 mmap munmap munlock munlockall);
213 192
214 push @AIO_REQ, qw(aio_busy); # not exported 193 push @AIO_REQ, qw(aio_busy); # not exported
215 194
216 @IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ'; 195 @IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ';
217 196
218 require XSLoader; 197 require XSLoader;
219 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION); 198 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION);
220} 199}
221 200
222=head1 FUNCTIONS 201=head1 FUNCTIONS
202
203=head2 QUICK OVERVIEW
204
205This section simply lists the prototypes of the most important functions
206for quick reference. See the following sections for function-by-function
207documentation.
208
209 aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
210 aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)
211 aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
212 aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
213 aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval)
214 aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)
215 aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status)
216 aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status)
217 aio_statvfs $fh_or_path, $callback->($statvfs)
218 aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)
219 aio_chown $fh_or_path, $uid, $gid, $callback->($status)
220 aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status)
221 aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)
222 aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)
223 aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
224 aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
225 aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
226 aio_readlink $path, $callback->($link)
227 aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
228 aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)
229 aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)
230 aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)
231 aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)
232 IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST
233 IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN
234 aio_load $path, $data, $callback->($status)
235 aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
236 aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
237 aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
238 aio_rmtree $path, $callback->($status)
239 aio_sync $callback->($status)
240 aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
241 aio_fdatasync $fh, $callback->($status)
242 aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)
243 aio_pathsync $path, $callback->($status)
244 aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
245 aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
246 aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)
247 aio_mlockall $flags, $callback->($status)
248 aio_group $callback->(...)
249 aio_nop $callback->()
250
251 $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri]
252 aioreq_nice $pri_adjust
253
254 IO::AIO::poll_wait
255 IO::AIO::poll_cb
256 IO::AIO::poll
257 IO::AIO::flush
258 IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs
259 IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds
260 IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads
261 IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads
262 IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads
263 IO::AIO::idle_timeout $seconds
264 IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
265 IO::AIO::nreqs
266 IO::AIO::nready
267 IO::AIO::npending
268
269 IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count
270 IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice
271 IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $length, $advice
272 IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $length, $protect
273 IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef
274 IO::AIO::munlockall
223 275
224=head2 AIO REQUEST FUNCTIONS 276=head2 AIO REQUEST FUNCTIONS
225 277
226All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall 278All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall
227with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical, 279with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical,
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307by the umask in effect then the request is being executed, so better never 359by the umask in effect then the request is being executed, so better never
308change the umask. 360change the umask.
309 361
310Example: 362Example:
311 363
312 aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub { 364 aio_open "/etc/passwd", IO::AIO::O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
313 if ($_[0]) { 365 if ($_[0]) {
314 print "open successful, fh is $_[0]\n"; 366 print "open successful, fh is $_[0]\n";
315 ... 367 ...
316 } else { 368 } else {
317 die "open failed: $!\n"; 369 die "open failed: $!\n";
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338 390
339=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 391=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
340 392
341=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 393=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
342 394
343Reads or writes C<$length> bytes from the specified C<$fh> and C<$offset> 395Reads or writes C<$length> bytes from or to the specified C<$fh> and
344into the scalar given by C<$data> and offset C<$dataoffset> and calls the 396C<$offset> into the scalar given by C<$data> and offset C<$dataoffset>
345callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on error, just 397and calls the callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on
346like the syscall). 398error, just like the syscall).
399
400C<aio_read> will, like C<sysread>, shrink or grow the C<$data> scalar to
401offset plus the actual number of bytes read.
347 402
348If C<$offset> is undefined, then the current file descriptor offset will 403If C<$offset> is undefined, then the current file descriptor offset will
349be used (and updated), otherwise the file descriptor offset will not be 404be used (and updated), otherwise the file descriptor offset will not be
350changed by these calls. 405changed by these calls.
351 406
352If C<$length> is undefined in C<aio_write>, use the remaining length of C<$data>. 407If C<$length> is undefined in C<aio_write>, use the remaining length of
408C<$data>.
353 409
354If C<$dataoffset> is less than zero, it will be counted from the end of 410If C<$dataoffset> is less than zero, it will be counted from the end of
355C<$data>. 411C<$data>.
356 412
357The C<$data> scalar I<MUST NOT> be modified in any way while the request 413The C<$data> scalar I<MUST NOT> be modified in any way while the request
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373reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current 429reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current
374file offset of C<$out_fh>. Because of that, it is not safe to issue more 430file offset of C<$out_fh>. Because of that, it is not safe to issue more
375than one C<aio_sendfile> per C<$out_fh>, as they will interfere with each 431than one C<aio_sendfile> per C<$out_fh>, as they will interfere with each
376other. 432other.
377 433
434Please note that C<aio_sendfile> can read more bytes from C<$in_fh> than
435are written, and there is no way to find out how many bytes have been read
436from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only provides the number of
437bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result value equals C<$length>
438one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been read.
439
440Unlike with other C<aio_> functions, it makes a lot of sense to use
441C<aio_sendfile> on non-blocking sockets, as long as one end (typically
442the C<$in_fh>) is a file - the file I/O will then be asynchronous, while
443the socket I/O will be non-blocking. Note, however, that you can run into
444a trap where C<aio_sendfile> reads some data with readahead, then fails
445to write all data, and when the socket is ready the next time, the data
446in the cache is already lost, forcing C<aio_sendfile> to again hit the
447disk. Explicit C<aio_read> + C<aio_write> let's you control resource usage
448much better.
449
378This call tries to make use of a native C<sendfile> syscall to provide 450This call tries to make use of a native C<sendfile> syscall to provide
379zero-copy operation. For this to work, C<$out_fh> should refer to a 451zero-copy operation. For this to work, C<$out_fh> should refer to a
380socket, and C<$in_fh> should refer to mmap'able file. 452socket, and C<$in_fh> should refer to an mmap'able file.
381 453
382If the native sendfile call fails or is not implemented, it will be 454If a native sendfile cannot be found or it fails with C<ENOSYS>,
455C<ENOTSUP>, C<EOPNOTSUPP>, C<EAFNOSUPPORT>, C<EPROTOTYPE> or C<ENOTSOCK>,
383emulated, so you can call C<aio_sendfile> on any type of filehandle 456it will be emulated, so you can call C<aio_sendfile> on any type of
384regardless of the limitations of the operating system. 457filehandle regardless of the limitations of the operating system.
385
386Please note, however, that C<aio_sendfile> can read more bytes from
387C<$in_fh> than are written, and there is no way to find out how many
388bytes have been read from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only
389provides the number of bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result
390value equals C<$length> one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been
391read.
392 458
393 459
394=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval) 460=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)
395 461
396C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that 462C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that
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419 485
420Currently, the stats are always 64-bit-stats, i.e. instead of returning an 486Currently, the stats are always 64-bit-stats, i.e. instead of returning an
421error when stat'ing a large file, the results will be silently truncated 487error when stat'ing a large file, the results will be silently truncated
422unless perl itself is compiled with large file support. 488unless perl itself is compiled with large file support.
423 489
490To help interpret the mode and dev/rdev stat values, IO::AIO offers the
491following constants and functions (if not implemented, the constants will
492be C<0> and the functions will either C<croak> or fall back on traditional
493behaviour).
494
495C<S_IFMT>, C<S_IFIFO>, C<S_IFCHR>, C<S_IFBLK>, C<S_IFLNK>, C<S_IFREG>,
496C<S_IFDIR>, C<S_IFWHT>, C<S_IFSOCK>, C<IO::AIO::major $dev_t>,
497C<IO::AIO::minor $dev_t>, C<IO::AIO::makedev $major, $minor>.
498
424Example: Print the length of F</etc/passwd>: 499Example: Print the length of F</etc/passwd>:
425 500
426 aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub { 501 aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub {
427 $_[0] and die "stat failed: $!"; 502 $_[0] and die "stat failed: $!";
428 print "size is ", -s _, "\n"; 503 print "size is ", -s _, "\n";
429 }; 504 };
430 505
431 506
507=item aio_statvfs $fh_or_path, $callback->($statvfs)
508
509Works like the POSIX C<statvfs> or C<fstatvfs> syscalls, depending on
510whether a file handle or path was passed.
511
512On success, the callback is passed a hash reference with the following
513members: C<bsize>, C<frsize>, C<blocks>, C<bfree>, C<bavail>, C<files>,
514C<ffree>, C<favail>, C<fsid>, C<flag> and C<namemax>. On failure, C<undef>
515is passed.
516
517The following POSIX IO::AIO::ST_* constants are defined: C<ST_RDONLY> and
518C<ST_NOSUID>.
519
520The following non-POSIX IO::AIO::ST_* flag masks are defined to
521their correct value when available, or to C<0> on systems that do
522not support them: C<ST_NODEV>, C<ST_NOEXEC>, C<ST_SYNCHRONOUS>,
523C<ST_MANDLOCK>, C<ST_WRITE>, C<ST_APPEND>, C<ST_IMMUTABLE>, C<ST_NOATIME>,
524C<ST_NODIRATIME> and C<ST_RELATIME>.
525
526Example: stat C</wd> and dump out the data if successful.
527
528 aio_statvfs "/wd", sub {
529 my $f = $_[0]
530 or die "statvfs: $!";
531
532 use Data::Dumper;
533 say Dumper $f;
534 };
535
536 # result:
537 {
538 bsize => 1024,
539 bfree => 4333064312,
540 blocks => 10253828096,
541 files => 2050765568,
542 flag => 4096,
543 favail => 2042092649,
544 bavail => 4333064312,
545 ffree => 2042092649,
546 namemax => 255,
547 frsize => 1024,
548 fsid => 1810
549 }
550
551
432=item aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status) 552=item aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)
433 553
434Works like perl's C<utime> function (including the special case of $atime 554Works like perl's C<utime> function (including the special case of $atime
435and $mtime being undef). Fractional times are supported if the underlying 555and $mtime being undef). Fractional times are supported if the underlying
436syscalls support them. 556syscalls support them.
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484 604
485The only (POSIX-) portable way of calling this function is: 605The only (POSIX-) portable way of calling this function is:
486 606
487 aio_mknod $path, IO::AIO::S_IFIFO | $mode, 0, sub { ... 607 aio_mknod $path, IO::AIO::S_IFIFO | $mode, 0, sub { ...
488 608
609See C<aio_stat> for info about some potentially helpful extra constants
610and functions.
489 611
490=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 612=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
491 613
492Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at 614Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
493the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code. 615the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
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529 651
530Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire 652Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire
531directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be 653directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be
532sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries. 654sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries.
533 655
534The callback a single argument which is either C<undef> or an array-ref 656The callback is passed a single argument which is either C<undef> or an
535with the filenames. 657array-ref with the filenames.
658
659
660=item aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)
661
662Quite similar to C<aio_readdir>, but the C<$flags> argument allows to tune
663behaviour and output format. In case of an error, C<$entries> will be
664C<undef>.
665
666The flags are a combination of the following constants, ORed together (the
667flags will also be passed to the callback, possibly modified):
668
669=over 4
670
671=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS
672
673When this flag is off, then the callback gets an arrayref consisting of
674names only (as with C<aio_readdir>), otherwise it gets an arrayref with
675C<[$name, $type, $inode]> arrayrefs, each describing a single directory
676entry in more detail.
677
678C<$name> is the name of the entry.
679
680C<$type> is one of the C<IO::AIO::DT_xxx> constants:
681
682C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>, C<IO::AIO::DT_FIFO>, C<IO::AIO::DT_CHR>, C<IO::AIO::DT_DIR>,
683C<IO::AIO::DT_BLK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_REG>, C<IO::AIO::DT_LNK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_SOCK>,
684C<IO::AIO::DT_WHT>.
685
686C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN> means just that: readdir does not know. If you need to
687know, you have to run stat yourself. Also, for speed reasons, the C<$type>
688scalars are read-only: you can not modify them.
689
690C<$inode> is the inode number (which might not be exact on systems with 64
691bit inode numbers and 32 bit perls). This field has unspecified content on
692systems that do not deliver the inode information.
693
694=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST
695
696When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order where
697likely directories come first, in optimal stat order. This is useful when
698you need to quickly find directories, or you want to find all directories
699while avoiding to stat() each entry.
700
701If the system returns type information in readdir, then this is used
702to find directories directly. Otherwise, likely directories are names
703beginning with ".", or otherwise names with no dots, of which names with
704short names are tried first.
705
706=item IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER
707
708When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order
709suitable for stat()'ing each one. That is, when you plan to stat()
710all files in the given directory, then the returned order will likely
711be fastest.
712
713If both this flag and C<IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST> are specified, then
714the likely dirs come first, resulting in a less optimal stat order.
715
716=item IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN
717
718This flag should not be set when calling C<aio_readdirx>. Instead, it
719is being set by C<aio_readdirx>, when any of the C<$type>'s found were
720C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>. The absense of this flag therefore indicates that all
721C<$type>'s are known, which can be used to speed up some algorithms.
722
723=back
536 724
537 725
538=item aio_load $path, $data, $callback->($status) 726=item aio_load $path, $data, $callback->($status)
539 727
540This is a composite request that tries to fully load the given file into 728This is a composite request that tries to fully load the given file into
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565 753
566=item aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 754=item aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
567 755
568Try to copy the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or 756Try to copy the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
569destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with 757destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
570the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok. 758a status of C<0> (ok) or C<-1> (error, see C<$!>).
571 759
572This is a composite request that creates the destination file with 760This is a composite request that creates the destination file with
573mode 0200 and copies the contents of the source file into it using 761mode 0200 and copies the contents of the source file into it using
574C<aio_sendfile>, followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and 762C<aio_sendfile>, followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and
575uid/gid, in that order. 763uid/gid, in that order.
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587 my $grp = aio_group $cb; 775 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
588 776
589 aioreq_pri $pri; 777 aioreq_pri $pri;
590 add $grp aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub { 778 add $grp aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
591 if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) { 779 if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) {
592 my @stat = stat $src_fh; 780 my @stat = stat $src_fh; # hmm, might block over nfs?
593 781
594 aioreq_pri $pri; 782 aioreq_pri $pri;
595 add $grp aio_open $dst, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC, 0200, sub { 783 add $grp aio_open $dst, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC, 0200, sub {
596 if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) { 784 if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) {
597 aioreq_pri $pri; 785 aioreq_pri $pri;
598 add $grp aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub { 786 add $grp aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub {
599 if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) { 787 if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) {
600 $grp->result (0); 788 $grp->result (0);
601 close $src_fh; 789 close $src_fh;
602 790
603 # those should not normally block. should. should. 791 my $ch = sub {
604 utime $stat[8], $stat[9], $dst; 792 aioreq_pri $pri;
605 chmod $stat[2] & 07777, $dst_fh; 793 add $grp aio_chmod $dst_fh, $stat[2] & 07777, sub {
606 chown $stat[4], $stat[5], $dst_fh; 794 aioreq_pri $pri;
795 add $grp aio_chown $dst_fh, $stat[4], $stat[5], sub {
796 aioreq_pri $pri;
797 add $grp aio_close $dst_fh;
798 }
799 };
800 };
607 801
608 aioreq_pri $pri; 802 aioreq_pri $pri;
609 add $grp aio_close $dst_fh; 803 add $grp aio_utime $dst_fh, $stat[8], $stat[9], sub {
804 if ($_[0] < 0 && $! == ENOSYS) {
805 aioreq_pri $pri;
806 add $grp aio_utime $dst, $stat[8], $stat[9], $ch;
807 } else {
808 $ch->();
809 }
810 };
610 } else { 811 } else {
611 $grp->result (-1); 812 $grp->result (-1);
612 close $src_fh; 813 close $src_fh;
613 close $dst_fh; 814 close $dst_fh;
614 815
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631 832
632=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 833=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
633 834
634Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or 835Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
635destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with 836destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
636the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok. 837a status of C<0> (ok) or C<-1> (error, see C<$!>).
637 838
638This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first; if 839This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first; if
639rename fails with C<EXDEV>, it copies the file with C<aio_copy> and, if 840rename fails with C<EXDEV>, it copies the file with C<aio_copy> and, if
640that is successful, unlinks the C<$srcpath>. 841that is successful, unlinks the C<$srcpath>.
641 842
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692 893
693Implementation notes. 894Implementation notes.
694 895
695The C<aio_readdir> cannot be avoided, but C<stat()>'ing every entry can. 896The C<aio_readdir> cannot be avoided, but C<stat()>'ing every entry can.
696 897
898If readdir returns file type information, then this is used directly to
899find directories.
900
697After reading the directory, the modification time, size etc. of the 901Otherwise, after reading the directory, the modification time, size etc.
698directory before and after the readdir is checked, and if they match (and 902of the directory before and after the readdir is checked, and if they
699isn't the current time), the link count will be used to decide how many 903match (and isn't the current time), the link count will be used to decide
700entries are directories (if >= 2). Otherwise, no knowledge of the number 904how many entries are directories (if >= 2). Otherwise, no knowledge of the
701of subdirectories will be assumed. 905number of subdirectories will be assumed.
702 906
703Then entries will be sorted into likely directories (everything without 907Then entries will be sorted into likely directories a non-initial dot
704a non-initial dot currently) and likely non-directories (everything 908currently) and likely non-directories (see C<aio_readdirx>). Then every
705else). Then every entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, 909entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, likely directories first,
706likely directories first. If that succeeds, it assumes that the entry 910in order of their inode numbers. If that succeeds, it assumes that the
707is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked 911entry is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked
708seperately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because 912seperately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because
709filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode 913filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode
710data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature). 914data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature), even on systems that cannot return
915the filetype information on readdir.
711 916
712If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the 917If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the
713rest of the entries is assumed to be non-directories. 918rest of the entries is assumed to be non-directories.
714 919
715This only works with certainty on POSIX (= UNIX) filesystems, which 920This only works with certainty on POSIX (= UNIX) filesystems, which
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737 my $now = time; 942 my $now = time;
738 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9]; 943 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
739 944
740 # read the directory entries 945 # read the directory entries
741 aioreq_pri $pri; 946 aioreq_pri $pri;
742 add $grp aio_readdir $path, sub { 947 add $grp aio_readdirx $path, READDIR_DIRS_FIRST, sub {
743 my $entries = shift 948 my $entries = shift
744 or return $grp->result (); 949 or return $grp->result ();
745 950
746 # stat the dir another time 951 # stat the dir another time
747 aioreq_pri $pri; 952 aioreq_pri $pri;
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753 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy 958 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy
754 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) { 959 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) {
755 $ndirs = -1; 960 $ndirs = -1;
756 } else { 961 } else {
757 # if nlink == 2, we are finished 962 # if nlink == 2, we are finished
758 # on non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2 963 # for non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2
759 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2 964 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2
760 or return $grp->result ([], $entries); 965 or return $grp->result ([], $entries);
761 } 966 }
762 967
763 # sort into likely dirs and likely nondirs
764 # dirs == files without ".", short entries first
765 $entries = [map $_->[0],
766 sort { $b->[1] cmp $a->[1] }
767 map [$_, sprintf "%s%04d", (/.\./ ? "1" : "0"), length],
768 @$entries];
769
770 my (@dirs, @nondirs); 968 my (@dirs, @nondirs);
771 969
772 my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub { 970 my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub {
773 $grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs); 971 $grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs);
774 }; 972 };
775 973
776 limit $statgrp $maxreq; 974 limit $statgrp $maxreq;
777 feed $statgrp sub { 975 feed $statgrp sub {
778 return unless @$entries; 976 return unless @$entries;
779 my $entry = pop @$entries; 977 my $entry = shift @$entries;
780 978
781 aioreq_pri $pri; 979 aioreq_pri $pri;
782 add $statgrp aio_stat "$path/$entry/.", sub { 980 add $statgrp aio_stat "$path/$entry/.", sub {
783 if ($_[0] < 0) { 981 if ($_[0] < 0) {
784 push @nondirs, $entry; 982 push @nondirs, $entry;
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878(E.g. rename). This might not work on all operating systems or have any 1076(E.g. rename). This might not work on all operating systems or have any
879specific effect, but usually it makes sure that directory changes get 1077specific effect, but usually it makes sure that directory changes get
880written to disc. It works for anything that can be opened for read-only, 1078written to disc. It works for anything that can be opened for read-only,
881not just directories. 1079not just directories.
882 1080
1081Future versions of this function might fall back to other methods when
1082C<fsync> on the directory fails (such as calling C<sync>).
1083
883Passes C<0> when everything went ok, and C<-1> on error. 1084Passes C<0> when everything went ok, and C<-1> on error.
884 1085
885=cut 1086=cut
886 1087
887sub aio_pathsync($;$) { 1088sub aio_pathsync($;$) {
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907 }; 1108 };
908 1109
909 $grp 1110 $grp
910} 1111}
911 1112
1113=item aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
1114
1115This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which only works on mmap(2)ed
1116scalars (see the C<IO::AIO::mmap> function, although it also works on data
1117scalars managed by the L<Sys::Mmap> or L<Mmap> modules, note that the
1118scalar must only be modified in-place while an aio operation is pending on
1119it).
1120
1121It calls the C<msync> function of your OS, if available, with the memory
1122area starting at C<$offset> in the string and ending C<$length> bytes
1123later. If C<$length> is negative, counts from the end, and if C<$length>
1124is C<undef>, then it goes till the end of the string. The flags can be
1125a combination of C<IO::AIO::MS_ASYNC>, C<IO::AIO::MS_INVALIDATE> and
1126C<IO::AIO::MS_SYNC>.
1127
1128=item aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
1129
1130This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed
1131scalars.
1132
1133It touches (reads or writes) all memory pages in the specified
1134range inside the scalar. All caveats and parameters are the same
1135as for C<aio_msync>, above, except for flags, which must be either
1136C<0> (which reads all pages and ensures they are instantiated) or
1137C<IO::AIO::MT_MODIFY>, which modifies the memory page s(by reading and
1138writing an octet from it, which dirties the page).
1139
1140=item aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)
1141
1142This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed
1143scalars.
1144
1145It reads in all the pages of the underlying storage into memory (if any)
1146and locks them, so they are not getting swapped/paged out or removed.
1147
1148If C<$length> is undefined, then the scalar will be locked till the end.
1149
1150On systems that do not implement C<mlock>, this function returns C<-1>
1151and sets errno to C<ENOSYS>.
1152
1153Note that the corresponding C<munlock> is synchronous and is
1154documented under L<MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS>.
1155
1156Example: open a file, mmap and mlock it - both will be undone when
1157C<$data> gets destroyed.
1158
1159 open my $fh, "<", $path or die "$path: $!";
1160 my $data;
1161 IO::AIO::mmap $data, -s $fh, IO::AIO::PROT_READ, IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED, $fh;
1162 aio_mlock $data; # mlock in background
1163
1164=item aio_mlockall $flags, $callback->($status)
1165
1166Calls the C<mlockall> function with the given C<$flags> (a combination of
1167C<IO::AIO::MCL_CURRENT> and C<IO::AIO::MCL_FUTURE>).
1168
1169On systems that do not implement C<mlockall>, this function returns C<-1>
1170and sets errno to C<ENOSYS>.
1171
1172Note that the corresponding C<munlockall> is synchronous and is
1173documented under L<MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS>.
1174
1175Example: asynchronously lock all current and future pages into memory.
1176
1177 aio_mlockall IO::AIO::MCL_FUTURE;
1178
912=item aio_group $callback->(...) 1179=item aio_group $callback->(...)
913 1180
914This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a 1181This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a
915container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle 1182container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle
916many requests into a single, composite, request with a definite callback 1183many requests into a single, composite, request with a definite callback
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965=item cancel $req 1232=item cancel $req
966 1233
967Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution 1234Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution
968when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when 1235when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when
969entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise 1236entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise
970untouched. That means that requests that currently execute will not be 1237untouched (with the exception of readdir). That means that requests that
971stopped and resources held by the request will not be freed prematurely. 1238currently execute will not be stopped and resources held by the request
1239will not be freed prematurely.
972 1240
973=item cb $req $callback->(...) 1241=item cb $req $callback->(...)
974 1242
975Replace (or simply set) the callback registered to the request. 1243Replace (or simply set) the callback registered to the request.
976 1244
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1049 1317
1050=item $grp->cancel_subs 1318=item $grp->cancel_subs
1051 1319
1052Cancel all subrequests and clears any feeder, but not the group request 1320Cancel all subrequests and clears any feeder, but not the group request
1053itself. Useful when you queued a lot of events but got a result early. 1321itself. Useful when you queued a lot of events but got a result early.
1322
1323The group request will finish normally (you cannot add requests to the
1324group).
1054 1325
1055=item $grp->result (...) 1326=item $grp->result (...)
1056 1327
1057Set the result value(s) that will be passed to the group callback when all 1328Set the result value(s) that will be passed to the group callback when all
1058subrequests have finished and set the groups errno to the current value 1329subrequests have finished and set the groups errno to the current value
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1127=over 4 1398=over 4
1128 1399
1129=item $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno 1400=item $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno
1130 1401
1131Return the I<request result pipe file descriptor>. This filehandle must be 1402Return the I<request result pipe file descriptor>. This filehandle must be
1132polled for reading by some mechanism outside this module (e.g. Event or 1403polled for reading by some mechanism outside this module (e.g. EV, Glib,
1133select, see below or the SYNOPSIS). If the pipe becomes readable you have 1404select and so on, see below or the SYNOPSIS). If the pipe becomes readable
1134to call C<poll_cb> to check the results. 1405you have to call C<poll_cb> to check the results.
1135 1406
1136See C<poll_cb> for an example. 1407See C<poll_cb> for an example.
1137 1408
1138=item IO::AIO::poll_cb 1409=item IO::AIO::poll_cb
1139 1410
1140Process some outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call this 1411Process some outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call
1141regularly. Returns C<0> if all events could be processed, or C<-1> if it 1412this regularly. Returns C<0> if all events could be processed (or there
1142returned earlier for whatever reason. Returns immediately when no events 1413were no events to process), or C<-1> if it returned earlier for whatever
1143are outstanding. The amount of events processed depends on the settings of 1414reason. Returns immediately when no events are outstanding. The amount of
1144C<IO::AIO::max_poll_req> and C<IO::AIO::max_poll_time>. 1415events processed depends on the settings of C<IO::AIO::max_poll_req> and
1416C<IO::AIO::max_poll_time>.
1145 1417
1146If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the filehandle 1418If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the filehandle
1147will still be ready when C<poll_cb> returns, so normally you don't have to 1419will still be ready when C<poll_cb> returns, so normally you don't have to
1148do anything special to have it called later. 1420do anything special to have it called later.
1149 1421
1422Apart from calling C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> when the event filehandle becomes
1423ready, it can be beneficial to call this function from loops which submit
1424a lot of requests, to make sure the results get processed when they become
1425available and not just when the loop is finished and the event loop takes
1426over again. This function returns very fast when there are no outstanding
1427requests.
1428
1150Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls 1429Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
1151IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority: 1430IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority (more examples can be found in the
1431SYNOPSIS section, at the top of this document):
1152 1432
1153 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 1433 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
1154 poll => 'r', async => 1, 1434 poll => 'r', async => 1,
1155 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb); 1435 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1436
1437=item IO::AIO::poll_wait
1438
1439If there are any outstanding requests and none of them in the result
1440phase, wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply
1441does a C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to
1442synchronously wait for some requests to finish).
1443
1444See C<nreqs> for an example.
1445
1446=item IO::AIO::poll
1447
1448Waits until some requests have been handled.
1449
1450Returns the number of requests processed, but is otherwise strictly
1451equivalent to:
1452
1453 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1454
1455=item IO::AIO::flush
1456
1457Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled.
1458
1459Strictly equivalent to:
1460
1461 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1462 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
1156 1463
1157=item IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs 1464=item IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs
1158 1465
1159=item IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds 1466=item IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds
1160 1467
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1185 # use a low priority so other tasks have priority 1492 # use a low priority so other tasks have priority
1186 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 1493 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
1187 poll => 'r', nice => 1, 1494 poll => 'r', nice => 1,
1188 cb => &IO::AIO::poll_cb); 1495 cb => &IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1189 1496
1190=item IO::AIO::poll_wait
1191
1192If there are any outstanding requests and none of them in the result
1193phase, wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply
1194does a C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to
1195synchronously wait for some requests to finish).
1196
1197See C<nreqs> for an example.
1198
1199=item IO::AIO::poll
1200
1201Waits until some requests have been handled.
1202
1203Returns the number of requests processed, but is otherwise strictly
1204equivalent to:
1205
1206 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1207
1208=item IO::AIO::flush
1209
1210Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled.
1211
1212Strictly equivalent to:
1213
1214 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1215 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
1216
1217=back 1497=back
1218 1498
1219=head3 CONTROLLING THE NUMBER OF THREADS 1499=head3 CONTROLLING THE NUMBER OF THREADS
1220 1500
1221=over 1501=over
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1254 1534
1255Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. 1535Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function.
1256 1536
1257=item IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads 1537=item IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads
1258 1538
1259Limit the number of threads (default: 4) that are allowed to idle (i.e., 1539Limit the number of threads (default: 4) that are allowed to idle
1260threads that did not get a request to process within 10 seconds). That 1540(i.e., threads that did not get a request to process within the idle
1261means if a thread becomes idle while C<$nthreads> other threads are also 1541timeout (default: 10 seconds). That means if a thread becomes idle while
1262idle, it will free its resources and exit. 1542C<$nthreads> other threads are also idle, it will free its resources and
1543exit.
1263 1544
1264This is useful when you allow a large number of threads (e.g. 100 or 1000) 1545This is useful when you allow a large number of threads (e.g. 100 or 1000)
1265to allow for extremely high load situations, but want to free resources 1546to allow for extremely high load situations, but want to free resources
1266under normal circumstances (1000 threads can easily consume 30MB of RAM). 1547under normal circumstances (1000 threads can easily consume 30MB of RAM).
1267 1548
1268The default is probably ok in most situations, especially if thread 1549The default is probably ok in most situations, especially if thread
1269creation is fast. If thread creation is very slow on your system you might 1550creation is fast. If thread creation is very slow on your system you might
1270want to use larger values. 1551want to use larger values.
1552
1553=item IO::AIO::idle_timeout $seconds
1554
1555Sets the minimum idle timeout (default 10) after which worker threads are
1556allowed to exit. SEe C<IO::AIO::max_idle>.
1271 1557
1272=item IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs 1558=item IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
1273 1559
1274This is a very bad function to use in interactive programs because it 1560This is a very bad function to use in interactive programs because it
1275blocks, and a bad way to reduce concurrency because it is inexact: Better 1561blocks, and a bad way to reduce concurrency because it is inexact: Better
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1313Returns the number of requests currently in the pending state (executed, 1599Returns the number of requests currently in the pending state (executed,
1314but not yet processed by poll_cb). 1600but not yet processed by poll_cb).
1315 1601
1316=back 1602=back
1317 1603
1604=head3 MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS
1605
1606IO::AIO implements some functions that might be useful, but are not
1607asynchronous.
1608
1609=over 4
1610
1611=item IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count
1612
1613Calls the C<eio_sendfile_sync> function, which is like C<aio_sendfile>,
1614but is blocking (this makes most sense if you know the input data is
1615likely cached already and the output filehandle is set to non-blocking
1616operations).
1617
1618Returns the number of bytes copied, or C<-1> on error.
1619
1620=item IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice
1621
1622Simply calls the C<posix_fadvise> function (see its
1623manpage for details). The following advice constants are
1624avaiable: C<IO::AIO::FADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_SEQUENTIAL>,
1625C<IO::AIO::FADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_NOREUSE>,
1626C<IO::AIO::FADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_DONTNEED>.
1627
1628On systems that do not implement C<posix_fadvise>, this function returns
1629ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_fadvise>.
1630
1631=item IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $len, $advice
1632
1633Simply calls the C<posix_madvise> function (see its
1634manpage for details). The following advice constants are
1635avaiable: C<IO::AIO::MADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_SEQUENTIAL>,
1636C<IO::AIO::MADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_DONTNEED>.
1637
1638On systems that do not implement C<posix_madvise>, this function returns
1639ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_madvise>.
1640
1641=item IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $len, $protect
1642
1643Simply calls the C<mprotect> function on the preferably AIO::mmap'ed
1644$scalar (see its manpage for details). The following protect
1645constants are avaiable: C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ>,
1646C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>.
1647
1648On systems that do not implement C<mprotect>, this function returns
1649ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<mprotect>.
1650
1651=item IO::AIO::mmap $scalar, $length, $prot, $flags, $fh[, $offset]
1652
1653Memory-maps a file (or anonymous memory range) and attaches it to the
1654given C<$scalar>, which will act like a string scalar.
1655
1656The only operations allowed on the scalar are C<substr>/C<vec> that don't
1657change the string length, and most read-only operations such as copying it
1658or searching it with regexes and so on.
1659
1660Anything else is unsafe and will, at best, result in memory leaks.
1661
1662The memory map associated with the C<$scalar> is automatically removed
1663when the C<$scalar> is destroyed, or when the C<IO::AIO::mmap> or
1664C<IO::AIO::munmap> functions are called.
1665
1666This calls the C<mmap>(2) function internally. See your system's manual
1667page for details on the C<$length>, C<$prot> and C<$flags> parameters.
1668
1669The C<$length> must be larger than zero and smaller than the actual
1670filesize.
1671
1672C<$prot> is a combination of C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>,
1673C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ> and/or C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>,
1674
1675C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED> or
1676C<IO::AIO::MAP_PRIVATE>, or a number of system-specific flags (when
1677not available, the are defined as 0): C<IO::AIO::MAP_ANONYMOUS>
1678(which is set to C<MAP_ANON> if your system only provides this
1679constant), C<IO::AIO::MAP_HUGETLB>, C<IO::AIO::MAP_LOCKED>,
1680C<IO::AIO::MAP_NORESERVE>, C<IO::AIO::MAP_POPULATE> or
1681C<IO::AIO::MAP_NONBLOCK>
1682
1683If C<$fh> is C<undef>, then a file descriptor of C<-1> is passed.
1684
1685C<$offset> is the offset from the start of the file - it generally must be
1686a multiple of C<IO::AIO::PAGESIZE> and defaults to C<0>.
1687
1688Example:
1689
1690 use Digest::MD5;
1691 use IO::AIO;
1692
1693 open my $fh, "<verybigfile"
1694 or die "$!";
1695
1696 IO::AIO::mmap my $data, -s $fh, IO::AIO::PROT_READ, IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED, $fh
1697 or die "verybigfile: $!";
1698
1699 my $fast_md5 = md5 $data;
1700
1701=item IO::AIO::munmap $scalar
1702
1703Removes a previous mmap and undefines the C<$scalar>.
1704
1705=item IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef
1706
1707Calls the C<munlock> function, undoing the effects of a previous
1708C<aio_mlock> call (see its description for details).
1709
1710=item IO::AIO::munlockall
1711
1712Calls the C<munlockall> function.
1713
1714On systems that do not implement C<munlockall>, this function returns
1715ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<munlockall>.
1716
1717=back
1718
1318=cut 1719=cut
1319 1720
1320min_parallel 8; 1721min_parallel 8;
1321 1722
1322END { flush } 1723END { flush }
1323 1724
13241; 17251;
1726
1727=head1 EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION
1728
1729It is recommended to use L<AnyEvent::AIO> to integrate IO::AIO
1730automatically into many event loops:
1731
1732 # AnyEvent integration (EV, Event, Glib, Tk, POE, urxvt, pureperl...)
1733 use AnyEvent::AIO;
1734
1735You can also integrate IO::AIO manually into many event loops, here are
1736some examples of how to do this:
1737
1738 # EV integration
1739 my $aio_w = EV::io IO::AIO::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&IO::AIO::poll_cb;
1740
1741 # Event integration
1742 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
1743 poll => 'r',
1744 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1745
1746 # Glib/Gtk2 integration
1747 add_watch Glib::IO IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
1748 in => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb; 1 };
1749
1750 # Tk integration
1751 Tk::Event::IO->fileevent (IO::AIO::poll_fileno, "",
1752 readable => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1753
1754 # Danga::Socket integration
1755 Danga::Socket->AddOtherFds (IO::AIO::poll_fileno =>
1756 \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1325 1757
1326=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR 1758=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR
1327 1759
1328This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks: 1760This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks:
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