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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) = @_; 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
16 aio_read $fh, 30000, 1024, $buffer, 0, sub { 17 aio_read $fh, 30000, 1024, $buffer, 0, sub {
17 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!"; 18 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!";
18 }; 19 };
19 20
20 use IO::AIO 2; # version has aio objects 21 # version 2+ has request and group objects
22 use IO::AIO 2;
21 23
24 aioreq_pri 4; # give next request a very high priority
22 my $req = aio_unlink "/tmp/file", sub { }; 25 my $req = aio_unlink "/tmp/file", sub { };
23 $req->cancel; # cancel request if still in queue 26 $req->cancel; # cancel request if still in queue
24 27
25 # AnyEvent 28 my $grp = aio_group sub { print "all stats done\n" };
26 open my $fh, "<&=" . IO::AIO::poll_fileno or die "$!"; 29 add $grp aio_stat "..." for ...;
27 my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => 'r', cb => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb });
28
29 # Event
30 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
31 poll => 'r',
32 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
33
34 # Glib/Gtk2
35 add_watch Glib::IO IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
36 in => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb; 1 };
37
38 # Tk
39 Tk::Event::IO->fileevent (IO::AIO::poll_fileno, "",
40 readable => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
41
42 # Danga::Socket
43 Danga::Socket->AddOtherFds (IO::AIO::poll_fileno =>
44 \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
45
46 30
47=head1 DESCRIPTION 31=head1 DESCRIPTION
48 32
49This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your 33This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your
50operating system supports. 34operating system supports. It is implemented as an interface to C<libeio>
35(L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/libeio.html>).
51 36
37Asynchronous means that operations that can normally block your program
38(e.g. reading from disk) will be done asynchronously: the operation
39will still block, but you can do something else in the meantime. This
40is extremely useful for programs that need to stay interactive even
41when doing heavy I/O (GUI programs, high performance network servers
42etc.), but can also be used to easily do operations in parallel that are
43normally done sequentially, e.g. stat'ing many files, which is much faster
44on a RAID volume or over NFS when you do a number of stat operations
45concurrently.
46
47While most of this works on all types of file descriptors (for
48example sockets), using these functions on file descriptors that
49support nonblocking operation (again, sockets, pipes etc.) is
50very inefficient. Use an event loop for that (such as the L<EV>
51module): IO::AIO will naturally fit into such an event loop itself.
52
52Currently, a number of threads are started that execute your read/writes 53In this version, a number of threads are started that execute your
53and signal their completion. You don't need thread support in your libc or 54requests and signal their completion. You don't need thread support
54perl, and the threads created by this module will not be visible to the 55in perl, and the threads created by this module will not be visible
55pthreads library. In the future, this module might make use of the native 56to perl. In the future, this module might make use of the native aio
56aio functions available on many operating systems. However, they are often 57functions available on many operating systems. However, they are often
57not well-supported (Linux doesn't allow them on normal files currently, 58not well-supported or restricted (GNU/Linux doesn't allow them on normal
58for example), and they would only support aio_read and aio_write, so the 59files currently, for example), and they would only support aio_read and
59remaining functionality would have to be implemented using threads anyway. 60aio_write, so the remaining functionality would have to be implemented
61using threads anyway.
60 62
61Although the module will work with in the presence of other threads, it is 63Although the module will work in the presence of other (Perl-) threads,
62currently not reentrant, so use appropriate locking yourself, always call 64it is currently not reentrant in any way, so use appropriate locking
63C<poll_cb> from within the same thread, or never call C<poll_cb> (or other 65yourself, always call C<poll_cb> from within the same thread, or never
64C<aio_> functions) recursively. 66call C<poll_cb> (or other C<aio_> functions) recursively.
67
68=head2 EXAMPLE
69
70This is a simple example that uses the EV module and loads
71F</etc/passwd> asynchronously:
72
73 use Fcntl;
74 use EV;
75 use IO::AIO;
76
77 # register the IO::AIO callback with EV
78 my $aio_w = EV::io IO::AIO::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&IO::AIO::poll_cb;
79
80 # queue the request to open /etc/passwd
81 aio_open "/etc/passwd", IO::AIO::O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
82 my $fh = shift
83 or die "error while opening: $!";
84
85 # stat'ing filehandles is generally non-blocking
86 my $size = -s $fh;
87
88 # queue a request to read the file
89 my $contents;
90 aio_read $fh, 0, $size, $contents, 0, sub {
91 $_[0] == $size
92 or die "short read: $!";
93
94 close $fh;
95
96 # file contents now in $contents
97 print $contents;
98
99 # exit event loop and program
100 EV::unloop;
101 };
102 };
103
104 # possibly queue up other requests, or open GUI windows,
105 # check for sockets etc. etc.
106
107 # process events as long as there are some:
108 EV::loop;
109
110=head1 REQUEST ANATOMY AND LIFETIME
111
112Every C<aio_*> function creates a request. which is a C data structure not
113directly visible to Perl.
114
115If called in non-void context, every request function returns a Perl
116object representing the request. In void context, nothing is returned,
117which saves a bit of memory.
118
119The perl object is a fairly standard ref-to-hash object. The hash contents
120are not used by IO::AIO so you are free to store anything you like in it.
121
122During their existance, aio requests travel through the following states,
123in order:
124
125=over 4
126
127=item ready
128
129Immediately after a request is created it is put into the ready state,
130waiting for a thread to execute it.
131
132=item execute
133
134A thread has accepted the request for processing and is currently
135executing it (e.g. blocking in read).
136
137=item pending
138
139The request has been executed and is waiting for result processing.
140
141While request submission and execution is fully asynchronous, result
142processing is not and relies on the perl interpreter calling C<poll_cb>
143(or another function with the same effect).
144
145=item result
146
147The request results are processed synchronously by C<poll_cb>.
148
149The C<poll_cb> function will process all outstanding aio requests by
150calling their callbacks, freeing memory associated with them and managing
151any groups they are contained in.
152
153=item done
154
155Request has reached the end of its lifetime and holds no resources anymore
156(except possibly for the Perl object, but its connection to the actual
157aio request is severed and calling its methods will either do nothing or
158result in a runtime error).
159
160=back
65 161
66=cut 162=cut
67 163
68package IO::AIO; 164package IO::AIO;
69 165
70no warnings; 166use Carp ();
71use strict 'vars'; 167
168use common::sense;
72 169
73use base 'Exporter'; 170use base 'Exporter';
74 171
75BEGIN { 172BEGIN {
76 our $VERSION = '2.0'; 173 our $VERSION = '3.8';
77 174
78 our @EXPORT = qw(aio_sendfile aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close aio_stat 175 our @AIO_REQ = qw(aio_sendfile aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close
79 aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_scandir aio_symlink 176 aio_stat aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_readdirx
80 aio_fsync aio_fdatasync aio_readahead aio_rename aio_link aio_move 177 aio_scandir aio_symlink aio_readlink aio_sync aio_fsync
178 aio_fdatasync aio_sync_file_range aio_pathsync aio_readahead
179 aio_rename aio_link aio_move aio_copy aio_group
180 aio_nop aio_mknod aio_load aio_rmtree aio_mkdir aio_chown
181 aio_chmod aio_utime aio_truncate
182 aio_msync aio_mtouch aio_mlock aio_mlockall
81 aio_group); 183 aio_statvfs);
82 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb min_parallel max_parallel max_outstanding nreqs); 184
185 our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice));
186 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush
187 min_parallel max_parallel max_idle idle_timeout
188 nreqs nready npending nthreads
189 max_poll_time max_poll_reqs
190 sendfile fadvise madvise
191 mmap munmap munlock munlockall);
192
193 push @AIO_REQ, qw(aio_busy); # not exported
83 194
84 @IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ'; 195 @IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ';
85 196
86 require XSLoader; 197 require XSLoader;
87 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION); 198 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION);
88} 199}
89 200
90=head1 FUNCTIONS 201=head1 FUNCTIONS
91 202
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, $length = undef
274 IO::AIO::munlockall
275
92=head2 AIO FUNCTIONS 276=head2 AIO REQUEST FUNCTIONS
93 277
94All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall 278All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall
95with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical, 279with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical,
96and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument 280and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument
97which must be a code reference. This code reference will get called with 281which must be a code reference. This code reference will get called with
98the syscall return code (e.g. most syscalls return C<-1> on error, unlike 282the syscall return code (e.g. most syscalls return C<-1> on error, unlike
99perl, which usually delivers "false") as it's sole argument when the given 283perl, which usually delivers "false") as its sole argument after the given
100syscall has been executed asynchronously. 284syscall has been executed asynchronously.
101 285
102All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle 286All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle
103internally until the request has finished. 287internally until the request has finished.
104 288
105All requests return objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow further 289All functions return request objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow
106manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight. 290further manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight.
107 291
108The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and 292The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and
109encoded in byte form. The reason for the former is that at the time the 293encoded as octets. The reason for the former is that at the time the
110request is being executed, the current working directory could have 294request is being executed, the current working directory could have
111changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the 295changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the
112current working directory. 296current working directory anywhere in the program and then use relative
297paths.
113 298
114To encode pathnames to byte form, either make sure you either: a) 299To encode pathnames as octets, either make sure you either: a) always pass
115always pass in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir 300in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir etc.) without
116etc.), b) are ASCII or ISO 8859-1, c) use the Encode module and encode 301tinkering, b) are ASCII or ISO 8859-1, c) use the Encode module and encode
117your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user 302your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user
118environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e) 303environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e)
119use something else. 304use something else to ensure your scalar has the correct contents.
305
306This works, btw. independent of the internal UTF-8 bit, which IO::AIO
307handles correctly whether it is set or not.
120 308
121=over 4 309=over 4
310
311=item $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri]
312
313Returns the priority value that would be used for the next request and, if
314C<$pri> is given, sets the priority for the next aio request.
315
316The default priority is C<0>, the minimum and maximum priorities are C<-4>
317and C<4>, respectively. Requests with higher priority will be serviced
318first.
319
320The priority will be reset to C<0> after each call to one of the C<aio_*>
321functions.
322
323Example: open a file with low priority, then read something from it with
324higher priority so the read request is serviced before other low priority
325open requests (potentially spamming the cache):
326
327 aioreq_pri -3;
328 aio_open ..., sub {
329 return unless $_[0];
330
331 aioreq_pri -2;
332 aio_read $_[0], ..., sub {
333 ...
334 };
335 };
336
337
338=item aioreq_nice $pri_adjust
339
340Similar to C<aioreq_pri>, but subtracts the given value from the current
341priority, so the effect is cumulative.
342
122 343
123=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh) 344=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
124 345
125Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly 346Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly
126created filehandle for the file. 347created filehandle for the file.
132list. They are the same as used by C<sysopen>. 353list. They are the same as used by C<sysopen>.
133 354
134Likewise, C<$mode> specifies the mode of the newly created file, if it 355Likewise, C<$mode> specifies the mode of the newly created file, if it
135didn't exist and C<O_CREAT> has been given, just like perl's C<sysopen>, 356didn't exist and C<O_CREAT> has been given, just like perl's C<sysopen>,
136except that it is mandatory (i.e. use C<0> if you don't create new files, 357except that it is mandatory (i.e. use C<0> if you don't create new files,
137and C<0666> or C<0777> if you do). 358and C<0666> or C<0777> if you do). Note that the C<$mode> will be modified
359by the umask in effect then the request is being executed, so better never
360change the umask.
138 361
139Example: 362Example:
140 363
141 aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub { 364 aio_open "/etc/passwd", IO::AIO::O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
142 if ($_[0]) { 365 if ($_[0]) {
143 print "open successful, fh is $_[0]\n"; 366 print "open successful, fh is $_[0]\n";
144 ... 367 ...
145 } else { 368 } else {
146 die "open failed: $!\n"; 369 die "open failed: $!\n";
147 } 370 }
148 }; 371 };
149 372
373
150=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status) 374=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)
151 375
152Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result 376Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result
153code. I<WARNING:> although accepted, you should not pass in a perl 377code.
154filehandle here, as perl will likely close the file descriptor another
155time when the filehandle is destroyed. Normally, you can safely call perls
156C<close> or just let filehandles go out of scope.
157 378
158This is supposed to be a bug in the API, so that might change. It's 379Unfortunately, you can't do this to perl. Perl I<insists> very strongly on
159therefore best to avoid this function. 380closing the file descriptor associated with the filehandle itself.
381
382Therefore, C<aio_close> will not close the filehandle - instead it will
383use dup2 to overwrite the file descriptor with the write-end of a pipe
384(the pipe fd will be created on demand and will be cached).
385
386Or in other words: the file descriptor will be closed, but it will not be
387free for reuse until the perl filehandle is closed.
388
389=cut
160 390
161=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 391=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
162 392
163=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 393=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
164 394
165Reads 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
166into 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<$dataoffset>
167callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on error, just 397and calls the callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on
168like the syscall). 398error, just like the syscall).
399
400C<aio_read> will, like C<sysread>, shrink or grow the C<$data> scalar to
401offset plus the actual number of bytes read.
402
403If C<$offset> is undefined, then the current file descriptor offset will
404be used (and updated), otherwise the file descriptor offset will not be
405changed by these calls.
406
407If C<$length> is undefined in C<aio_write>, use the remaining length of
408C<$data>.
409
410If C<$dataoffset> is less than zero, it will be counted from the end of
411C<$data>.
169 412
170The C<$data> scalar I<MUST NOT> be modified in any way while the request 413The C<$data> scalar I<MUST NOT> be modified in any way while the request
171is outstanding. Modifying it can result in segfaults or WW3 (if the 414is outstanding. Modifying it can result in segfaults or World War III (if
172necessary/optional hardware is installed). 415the necessary/optional hardware is installed).
173 416
174Example: Read 15 bytes at offset 7 into scalar C<$buffer>, starting at 417Example: Read 15 bytes at offset 7 into scalar C<$buffer>, starting at
175offset C<0> within the scalar: 418offset C<0> within the scalar:
176 419
177 aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub { 420 aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub {
178 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!"; 421 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!";
179 print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n"; 422 print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n";
180 }; 423 };
181 424
182=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
183
184Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
185destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
186the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok.
187
188This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first. If
189rename files with C<EXDEV>, it creates the destination file with mode 0200
190and copies the contents of the source file into it using C<aio_sendfile>,
191followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, in that
192order, and unlinking the C<$srcpath>.
193
194If an error occurs, the partial destination file will be unlinked, if
195possible, except when setting atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, where
196errors are being ignored.
197
198=cut
199
200sub aio_move($$$) {
201 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
202
203 my $grp = aio_group;
204
205 add $grp aio_rename $src, $dst, sub {
206 if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) {
207 add $grp aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
208 if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) {
209 my @stat = stat $src_fh;
210
211 add $grp aio_open $dst, O_WRONLY, 0200, sub {
212 if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) {
213 add $grp aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub {
214 close $src_fh;
215
216 if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) {
217 utime $stat[8], $stat[9], $dst;
218 chmod $stat[2] & 07777, $dst_fh;
219 chown $stat[4], $stat[5], $dst_fh;
220 close $dst_fh;
221
222 add $grp aio_unlink $src, sub {
223 $cb->($_[0]);
224 };
225 } else {
226 my $errno = $!;
227 add $grp aio_unlink $dst, sub {
228 $! = $errno;
229 $cb->(-1);
230 };
231 }
232 };
233 } else {
234 $cb->(-1);
235 }
236 },
237
238 } else {
239 $cb->(-1);
240 }
241 };
242 } else {
243 $cb->($_[0]);
244 }
245 };
246
247 $grp
248}
249 425
250=item aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval) 426=item aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval)
251 427
252Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts 428Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts
253reading 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
254file 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
255than 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
256other. 432other.
257 433
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
258This 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
259zero-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
260socket, and C<$in_fh> should refer to mmap'able file. 452socket, and C<$in_fh> should refer to an mmap'able file.
261 453
262If 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>,
263emulated, 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
264regardless of the limitations of the operating system. 457filehandle regardless of the limitations of the operating system.
265 458
266Please note, however, that C<aio_sendfile> can read more bytes from
267C<$in_fh> than are written, and there is no way to find out how many
268bytes have been read from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only
269provides the number of bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result
270value equals C<$length> one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been
271read.
272 459
273=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval) 460=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)
274 461
275C<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
276subsequent reads from that file will not block on disk I/O. The C<$offset> 463subsequent reads from that file will not block on disk I/O. The C<$offset>
282file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged. 469file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged.
283 470
284If that syscall doesn't exist (likely if your OS isn't Linux) it will be 471If that syscall doesn't exist (likely if your OS isn't Linux) it will be
285emulated by simply reading the data, which would have a similar effect. 472emulated by simply reading the data, which would have a similar effect.
286 473
474
287=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status) 475=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status)
288 476
289=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status) 477=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status)
290 478
291Works like perl's C<stat> or C<lstat> in void context. The callback will 479Works like perl's C<stat> or C<lstat> in void context. The callback will
296for an explanation. 484for an explanation.
297 485
298Currently, 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
299error 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
300unless perl itself is compiled with large file support. 488unless perl itself is compiled with large file support.
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>.
301 498
302Example: Print the length of F</etc/passwd>: 499Example: Print the length of F</etc/passwd>:
303 500
304 aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub { 501 aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub {
305 $_[0] and die "stat failed: $!"; 502 $_[0] and die "stat failed: $!";
306 print "size is ", -s _, "\n"; 503 print "size is ", -s _, "\n";
307 }; 504 };
308 505
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
552=item aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)
553
554Works like perl's C<utime> function (including the special case of $atime
555and $mtime being undef). Fractional times are supported if the underlying
556syscalls support them.
557
558When called with a pathname, uses utimes(2) if available, otherwise
559utime(2). If called on a file descriptor, uses futimes(2) if available,
560otherwise returns ENOSYS, so this is not portable.
561
562Examples:
563
564 # set atime and mtime to current time (basically touch(1)):
565 aio_utime "path", undef, undef;
566 # set atime to current time and mtime to beginning of the epoch:
567 aio_utime "path", time, undef; # undef==0
568
569
570=item aio_chown $fh_or_path, $uid, $gid, $callback->($status)
571
572Works like perl's C<chown> function, except that C<undef> for either $uid
573or $gid is being interpreted as "do not change" (but -1 can also be used).
574
575Examples:
576
577 # same as "chown root path" in the shell:
578 aio_chown "path", 0, -1;
579 # same as above:
580 aio_chown "path", 0, undef;
581
582
583=item aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status)
584
585Works like truncate(2) or ftruncate(2).
586
587
588=item aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)
589
590Works like perl's C<chmod> function.
591
592
309=item aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status) 593=item aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)
310 594
311Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the 595Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the
312result code. 596result code.
313 597
598
599=item aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
600
601[EXPERIMENTAL]
602
603Asynchronously create a device node (or fifo). See mknod(2).
604
605The only (POSIX-) portable way of calling this function is:
606
607 aio_mknod $path, IO::AIO::S_IFIFO | $mode, 0, sub { ...
608
609See C<aio_stat> for info about some potentially helpful extra constants
610and functions.
611
314=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 612=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
315 613
316Asynchronously 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
317the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code. 615the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
318 616
617
319=item aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 618=item aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
320 619
321Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at 620Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
322the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code. 621the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
323 622
623
624=item aio_readlink $path, $callback->($link)
625
626Asynchronously read the symlink specified by C<$path> and pass it to
627the callback. If an error occurs, nothing or undef gets passed to the
628callback.
629
630
324=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 631=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
325 632
326Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as 633Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as
327rename(2) and call the callback with the result code. 634rename(2) and call the callback with the result code.
328 635
636
637=item aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)
638
639Asynchronously mkdir (create) a directory and call the callback with
640the result code. C<$mode> will be modified by the umask at the time the
641request is executed, so do not change your umask.
642
643
329=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status) 644=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)
330 645
331Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the 646Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the
332result code. 647result code.
648
333 649
334=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries) 650=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)
335 651
336Unlike 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
337directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be 653directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be
338sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries. 654sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries.
339 655
340The 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
341with 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
724
725
726=item aio_load $path, $data, $callback->($status)
727
728This is a composite request that tries to fully load the given file into
729memory. Status is the same as with aio_read.
730
731=cut
732
733sub aio_load($$;$) {
734 my ($path, undef, $cb) = @_;
735 my $data = \$_[1];
736
737 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
738 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
739
740 aioreq_pri $pri;
741 add $grp aio_open $path, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
742 my $fh = shift
743 or return $grp->result (-1);
744
745 aioreq_pri $pri;
746 add $grp aio_read $fh, 0, (-s $fh), $$data, 0, sub {
747 $grp->result ($_[0]);
748 };
749 };
750
751 $grp
752}
753
754=item aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
755
756Try to copy the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
757destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
758a status of C<0> (ok) or C<-1> (error, see C<$!>).
759
760This is a composite request that creates the destination file with
761mode 0200 and copies the contents of the source file into it using
762C<aio_sendfile>, followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and
763uid/gid, in that order.
764
765If an error occurs, the partial destination file will be unlinked, if
766possible, except when setting atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, where
767errors are being ignored.
768
769=cut
770
771sub aio_copy($$;$) {
772 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
773
774 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
775 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
776
777 aioreq_pri $pri;
778 add $grp aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
779 if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) {
780 my @stat = stat $src_fh; # hmm, might block over nfs?
781
782 aioreq_pri $pri;
783 add $grp aio_open $dst, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC, 0200, sub {
784 if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) {
785 aioreq_pri $pri;
786 add $grp aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub {
787 if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) {
788 $grp->result (0);
789 close $src_fh;
790
791 my $ch = sub {
792 aioreq_pri $pri;
793 add $grp aio_chmod $dst_fh, $stat[2] & 07777, sub {
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 };
801
802 aioreq_pri $pri;
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 };
811 } else {
812 $grp->result (-1);
813 close $src_fh;
814 close $dst_fh;
815
816 aioreq $pri;
817 add $grp aio_unlink $dst;
818 }
819 };
820 } else {
821 $grp->result (-1);
822 }
823 },
824
825 } else {
826 $grp->result (-1);
827 }
828 };
829
830 $grp
831}
832
833=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
834
835Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
836destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
837a status of C<0> (ok) or C<-1> (error, see C<$!>).
838
839This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first; if
840rename fails with C<EXDEV>, it copies the file with C<aio_copy> and, if
841that is successful, unlinks the C<$srcpath>.
842
843=cut
844
845sub aio_move($$;$) {
846 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
847
848 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
849 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
850
851 aioreq_pri $pri;
852 add $grp aio_rename $src, $dst, sub {
853 if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) {
854 aioreq_pri $pri;
855 add $grp aio_copy $src, $dst, sub {
856 $grp->result ($_[0]);
857
858 if (!$_[0]) {
859 aioreq_pri $pri;
860 add $grp aio_unlink $src;
861 }
862 };
863 } else {
864 $grp->result ($_[0]);
865 }
866 };
867
868 $grp
869}
342 870
343=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs) 871=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
344 872
345Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to 873Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to
346separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of names, ones 874efficiently separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of
347you can recurse into (directories or links to them), and ones you cannot 875names, directories you can recurse into (directories), and ones you cannot
348recurse into (everything else). 876recurse into (everything else, including symlinks to directories).
349 877
350C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that consists of many sub 878C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that creates of many sub requests_
351requests. C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding aio 879C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding aio requests that
352requests that this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a 880this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a suitable default
353suitable default will be chosen (currently 8). 881will be chosen (currently 4).
354 882
355On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives 883On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives
356two array-refs with path-relative entry names. 884two array-refs with path-relative entry names.
357 885
358Example: 886Example:
365 893
366Implementation notes. 894Implementation notes.
367 895
368The 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.
369 897
898If readdir returns file type information, then this is used directly to
899find directories.
900
370After reading the directory, the modification time, size etc. of the 901Otherwise, after reading the directory, the modification time, size etc.
371directory 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
372isn'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
373entries are directories (if >= 2). Otherwise, no knowledge of the number 904how many entries are directories (if >= 2). Otherwise, no knowledge of the
374of subdirectories will be assumed. 905number of subdirectories will be assumed.
375 906
376Then entries will be sorted into likely directories (everything without 907Then entries will be sorted into likely directories a non-initial dot
377a non-initial dot currently) and likely non-directories (everything 908currently) and likely non-directories (see C<aio_readdirx>). Then every
378else). 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,
379likely directories first. If that succeeds, it assumes that the entry 910in order of their inode numbers. If that succeeds, it assumes that the
380is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked 911entry is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked
381seperately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because 912seperately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because
382filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode 913filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode
383data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature). 914data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature), even on systems that cannot return
915the filetype information on readdir.
384 916
385If 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
386rest of the entries is assumed to be non-directories. 918rest of the entries is assumed to be non-directories.
387 919
388This only works with certainty on POSIX (= UNIX) filesystems, which 920This only works with certainty on POSIX (= UNIX) filesystems, which
392as those tend to return 0 or 1 as link counts, which disables the 924as those tend to return 0 or 1 as link counts, which disables the
393directory counting heuristic. 925directory counting heuristic.
394 926
395=cut 927=cut
396 928
397sub aio_scandir($$$) { 929sub aio_scandir($$;$) {
398 my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_; 930 my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_;
399 931
932 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
933
400 my $grp = aio_group; 934 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
401 935
402 $maxreq = 8 if $maxreq <= 0; 936 $maxreq = 4 if $maxreq <= 0;
403 937
404 # stat once 938 # stat once
939 aioreq_pri $pri;
405 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub { 940 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {
406 return $cb->() if $_[0]; 941 return $grp->result () if $_[0];
407 my $now = time; 942 my $now = time;
408 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9]; 943 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
409 944
410 # read the directory entries 945 # read the directory entries
946 aioreq_pri $pri;
411 add $grp aio_readdir $path, sub { 947 add $grp aio_readdirx $path, READDIR_DIRS_FIRST, sub {
412 my $entries = shift 948 my $entries = shift
413 or return $cb->(); 949 or return $grp->result ();
414 950
415 # stat the dir another time 951 # stat the dir another time
952 aioreq_pri $pri;
416 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub { 953 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {
417 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9]; 954 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
418 955
419 my $ndirs; 956 my $ndirs;
420 957
421 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy 958 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy
422 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) { 959 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) {
423 $ndirs = -1; 960 $ndirs = -1;
424 } else { 961 } else {
425 # if nlink == 2, we are finished 962 # if nlink == 2, we are finished
426 # on non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2 963 # for non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2
427 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2 964 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2
428 or return $cb->([], $entries); 965 or return $grp->result ([], $entries);
429 } 966 }
430 967
431 # sort into likely dirs and likely nondirs
432 # dirs == files without ".", short entries first
433 $entries = [map $_->[0],
434 sort { $b->[1] cmp $a->[1] }
435 map [$_, sprintf "%s%04d", (/.\./ ? "1" : "0"), length],
436 @$entries];
437
438 my (@dirs, @nondirs); 968 my (@dirs, @nondirs);
439 969
440 my ($statcb, $schedcb); 970 my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub {
441 my $nreq = 0; 971 $grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs);
972 };
442 973
443 $schedcb = sub { 974 limit $statgrp $maxreq;
444 if (@$entries) { 975 feed $statgrp sub {
445 if ($nreq < $maxreq) { 976 return unless @$entries;
446 my $ent = pop @$entries; 977 my $entry = shift @$entries;
978
979 aioreq_pri $pri;
980 add $statgrp aio_stat "$path/$entry/.", sub {
981 if ($_[0] < 0) {
982 push @nondirs, $entry;
983 } else {
984 # need to check for real directory
985 aioreq_pri $pri;
986 add $statgrp aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub {
987 if (-d _) {
988 push @dirs, $entry;
989
990 unless (--$ndirs) {
991 push @nondirs, @$entries;
992 feed $statgrp;
993 }
994 } else {
995 push @nondirs, $entry;
996 }
447 $nreq++; 997 }
448 add $grp aio_stat "$path/$ent/.", sub { $statcb->($_[0], $ent) };
449 } 998 }
450 } elsif (!$nreq) {
451 # finished
452 undef $statcb;
453 undef $schedcb;
454 $cb->(\@dirs, \@nondirs) if $cb;
455 undef $cb;
456 } 999 };
457 }; 1000 };
458 $statcb = sub {
459 my ($status, $entry) = @_;
460
461 if ($status < 0) {
462 $nreq--;
463 push @nondirs, $entry;
464 &$schedcb;
465 } else {
466 # need to check for real directory
467 add $grp aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub {
468 $nreq--;
469
470 if (-d _) {
471 push @dirs, $entry;
472
473 if (!--$ndirs) {
474 push @nondirs, @$entries;
475 $entries = [];
476 }
477 } else {
478 push @nondirs, $entry;
479 }
480
481 &$schedcb;
482 }
483 }
484 };
485
486 &$schedcb while @$entries && $nreq < $maxreq;
487 }; 1001 };
488 }; 1002 };
489 }; 1003 };
490 1004
491 $grp 1005 $grp
492} 1006}
493 1007
1008=item aio_rmtree $path, $callback->($status)
1009
1010Delete a directory tree starting (and including) C<$path>, return the
1011status of the final C<rmdir> only. This is a composite request that
1012uses C<aio_scandir> to recurse into and rmdir directories, and unlink
1013everything else.
1014
1015=cut
1016
1017sub aio_rmtree;
1018sub aio_rmtree($;$) {
1019 my ($path, $cb) = @_;
1020
1021 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
1022 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
1023
1024 aioreq_pri $pri;
1025 add $grp aio_scandir $path, 0, sub {
1026 my ($dirs, $nondirs) = @_;
1027
1028 my $dirgrp = aio_group sub {
1029 add $grp aio_rmdir $path, sub {
1030 $grp->result ($_[0]);
1031 };
1032 };
1033
1034 (aioreq_pri $pri), add $dirgrp aio_rmtree "$path/$_" for @$dirs;
1035 (aioreq_pri $pri), add $dirgrp aio_unlink "$path/$_" for @$nondirs;
1036
1037 add $grp $dirgrp;
1038 };
1039
1040 $grp
1041}
1042
1043=item aio_sync $callback->($status)
1044
1045Asynchronously call sync and call the callback when finished.
1046
494=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status) 1047=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
495 1048
496Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback 1049Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback
497with the fsync result code. 1050with the fsync result code.
498 1051
502callback with the fdatasync result code. 1055callback with the fdatasync result code.
503 1056
504If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be 1057If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be
505detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead. 1058detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.
506 1059
1060=item aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)
1061
1062Sync the data portion of the file specified by C<$offset> and C<$length>
1063to disk (but NOT the metadata), by calling the Linux-specific
1064sync_file_range call. If sync_file_range is not available or it returns
1065ENOSYS, then fdatasync or fsync is being substituted.
1066
1067C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_BEFORE>,
1068C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE> and
1069C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_AFTER>: refer to the sync_file_range
1070manpage for details.
1071
1072=item aio_pathsync $path, $callback->($status)
1073
1074This request tries to open, fsync and close the given path. This is a
1075composite request intended to sync directories after directory operations
1076(E.g. rename). This might not work on all operating systems or have any
1077specific effect, but usually it makes sure that directory changes get
1078written to disc. It works for anything that can be opened for read-only,
1079not just directories.
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
1084Passes C<0> when everything went ok, and C<-1> on error.
1085
1086=cut
1087
1088sub aio_pathsync($;$) {
1089 my ($path, $cb) = @_;
1090
1091 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
1092 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
1093
1094 aioreq_pri $pri;
1095 add $grp aio_open $path, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
1096 my ($fh) = @_;
1097 if ($fh) {
1098 aioreq_pri $pri;
1099 add $grp aio_fsync $fh, sub {
1100 $grp->result ($_[0]);
1101
1102 aioreq_pri $pri;
1103 add $grp aio_close $fh;
1104 };
1105 } else {
1106 $grp->result (-1);
1107 }
1108 };
1109
1110 $grp
1111}
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
507=item aio_group $callback->() 1179=item aio_group $callback->(...)
508
509[EXPERIMENTAL]
510 1180
511This 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
512container 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
513many requests into a single, composite, request. 1183many requests into a single, composite, request with a definite callback
1184and the ability to cancel the whole request with its subrequests.
514 1185
515Returns an object of class L<IO::AIO::GRP>. See its documentation below 1186Returns an object of class L<IO::AIO::GRP>. See its documentation below
516for more info. 1187for more info.
517 1188
518Example: 1189Example:
524 add $grp 1195 add $grp
525 (aio_stat ...), 1196 (aio_stat ...),
526 (aio_stat ...), 1197 (aio_stat ...),
527 ...; 1198 ...;
528 1199
1200=item aio_nop $callback->()
1201
1202This is a special request - it does nothing in itself and is only used for
1203side effects, such as when you want to add a dummy request to a group so
1204that finishing the requests in the group depends on executing the given
1205code.
1206
1207While this request does nothing, it still goes through the execution
1208phase and still requires a worker thread. Thus, the callback will not
1209be executed immediately but only after other requests in the queue have
1210entered their execution phase. This can be used to measure request
1211latency.
1212
529=item aio_sleep $fractional_seconds, $callback->() *NOT EXPORTED* 1213=item IO::AIO::aio_busy $fractional_seconds, $callback->() *NOT EXPORTED*
530 1214
531Mainly used for debugging and benchmarking, this aio request puts one of 1215Mainly used for debugging and benchmarking, this aio request puts one of
532the request workers to sleep for the given time. 1216the request workers to sleep for the given time.
533 1217
1218While it is theoretically handy to have simple I/O scheduling requests
1219like sleep and file handle readable/writable, the overhead this creates is
1220immense (it blocks a thread for a long time) so do not use this function
1221except to put your application under artificial I/O pressure.
1222
534=back 1223=back
535 1224
536=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS 1225=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS
537 1226
538All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when 1227All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when
539called in non-void context. 1228called in non-void context.
540 1229
541A request always moves through the following five states in its lifetime,
542in order: B<ready> (request has been created, but has not been executed
543yet), B<execute> (request is currently being executed), B<pending>
544(request has been executed but callback has not been called yet),
545B<result> (results are being processed synchronously, includes calling the
546callback) and B<done> (request has reached the end of its lifetime and
547holds no resources anymore).
548
549=over 4 1230=over 4
550 1231
551=item $req->cancel 1232=item cancel $req
552 1233
553Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution 1234Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution
554when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when 1235when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when
555entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise 1236entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise
556untouched. That means that requests that currently execute will not be 1237untouched (with the exception of readdir). That means that requests that
557stopped 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.
1240
1241=item cb $req $callback->(...)
1242
1243Replace (or simply set) the callback registered to the request.
558 1244
559=back 1245=back
560 1246
561=head2 IO::AIO::GRP CLASS 1247=head2 IO::AIO::GRP CLASS
562 1248
577You add requests by calling the C<add> method with one or more 1263You add requests by calling the C<add> method with one or more
578C<IO::AIO::REQ> objects: 1264C<IO::AIO::REQ> objects:
579 1265
580 $grp->add (aio_unlink "..."); 1266 $grp->add (aio_unlink "...");
581 1267
582 add $grp aio_stat "...", sub { ... }; 1268 add $grp aio_stat "...", sub {
1269 $_[0] or return $grp->result ("error");
1270
1271 # add another request dynamically, if first succeeded
1272 add $grp aio_open "...", sub {
1273 $grp->result ("ok");
1274 };
1275 };
583 1276
584This makes it very easy to create composite requests (see the source of 1277This makes it very easy to create composite requests (see the source of
585C<aio_move> for an application) that work and feel like simple requests. 1278C<aio_move> for an application) that work and feel like simple requests.
586 1279
1280=over 4
1281
587The IO::AIO::GRP objects will be cleaned up during calls to 1282=item * The IO::AIO::GRP objects will be cleaned up during calls to
588C<IO::AIO::poll_cb>, just like any other request. 1283C<IO::AIO::poll_cb>, just like any other request.
589 1284
590They can be canceled like any other request. Canceling will cancel not 1285=item * They can be canceled like any other request. Canceling will cancel not
591just the request itself, but also all requests it contains. 1286only the request itself, but also all requests it contains.
592 1287
593They can also can also be added to other IO::AIO::GRP objects. 1288=item * They can also can also be added to other IO::AIO::GRP objects.
1289
1290=item * You must not add requests to a group from within the group callback (or
1291any later time).
1292
1293=back
594 1294
595Their lifetime, simplified, looks like this: when they are empty, they 1295Their lifetime, simplified, looks like this: when they are empty, they
596will finish very quickly. If they contain only requests that are in the 1296will finish very quickly. If they contain only requests that are in the
597C<done> state, they will also finish. Otherwise they will continue to 1297C<done> state, they will also finish. Otherwise they will continue to
598exist. 1298exist.
599 1299
1300That means after creating a group you have some time to add requests
1301(precisely before the callback has been invoked, which is only done within
1302the C<poll_cb>). And in the callbacks of those requests, you can add
1303further requests to the group. And only when all those requests have
1304finished will the the group itself finish.
1305
600=over 4 1306=over 4
601 1307
1308=item add $grp ...
1309
602=item $grp->add (...) 1310=item $grp->add (...)
603 1311
604=item add $grp ... 1312Add one or more requests to the group. Any type of L<IO::AIO::REQ> can
1313be added, including other groups, as long as you do not create circular
1314dependencies.
605 1315
606Add one or more 1316Returns all its arguments.
607Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution 1317
608when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when 1318=item $grp->cancel_subs
609entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise 1319
610untouched. That means that requests that currently execute will not be 1320Cancel all subrequests and clears any feeder, but not the group request
611stopped and resources held by the request will not be freed prematurely. 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).
1325
1326=item $grp->result (...)
1327
1328Set the result value(s) that will be passed to the group callback when all
1329subrequests have finished and set the groups errno to the current value
1330of errno (just like calling C<errno> without an error number). By default,
1331no argument will be passed and errno is zero.
1332
1333=item $grp->errno ([$errno])
1334
1335Sets the group errno value to C<$errno>, or the current value of errno
1336when the argument is missing.
1337
1338Every aio request has an associated errno value that is restored when
1339the callback is invoked. This method lets you change this value from its
1340default (0).
1341
1342Calling C<result> will also set errno, so make sure you either set C<$!>
1343before the call to C<result>, or call c<errno> after it.
1344
1345=item feed $grp $callback->($grp)
1346
1347Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached
1348generator that generates requests if idle. The idea behind this is that,
1349although you could just queue as many requests as you want in a group,
1350this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For example,
1351C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands C<aio_stat> requests,
1352delaying any later requests for a long time.
1353
1354To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can
1355instead a group and set a feeder on it that generates those requests. The
1356feed callback will be called whenever there are few enough (see C<limit>,
1357below) requests active in the group itself and is expected to queue more
1358requests.
1359
1360The feed callback can queue as many requests as it likes (i.e. C<add> does
1361not impose any limits).
1362
1363If the feed does not queue more requests when called, it will be
1364automatically removed from the group.
1365
1366If the feed limit is C<0> when this method is called, it will be set to
1367C<2> automatically.
1368
1369Example:
1370
1371 # stat all files in @files, but only ever use four aio requests concurrently:
1372
1373 my $grp = aio_group sub { print "finished\n" };
1374 limit $grp 4;
1375 feed $grp sub {
1376 my $file = pop @files
1377 or return;
1378
1379 add $grp aio_stat $file, sub { ... };
1380 };
1381
1382=item limit $grp $num
1383
1384Sets the feeder limit for the group: The feeder will be called whenever
1385the group contains less than this many requests.
1386
1387Setting the limit to C<0> will pause the feeding process.
1388
1389The default value for the limit is C<0>, but note that setting a feeder
1390automatically bumps it up to C<2>.
612 1391
613=back 1392=back
614 1393
615=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS 1394=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
616 1395
1396=head3 EVENT PROCESSING AND EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION
1397
617=over 4 1398=over 4
618 1399
619=item $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno 1400=item $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno
620 1401
621Return the I<request result pipe file descriptor>. This filehandle must be 1402Return the I<request result pipe file descriptor>. This filehandle must be
622polled 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,
623select, 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
624to call C<poll_cb> to check the results. 1405you have to call C<poll_cb> to check the results.
625 1406
626See C<poll_cb> for an example. 1407See C<poll_cb> for an example.
627 1408
628=item IO::AIO::poll_cb 1409=item IO::AIO::poll_cb
629 1410
630Process all outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call this 1411Process some outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call
631regularly. Returns the number of events processed. Returns immediately 1412this regularly. Returns C<0> if all events could be processed (or there
632when no events are outstanding. 1413were no events to process), or C<-1> if it returned earlier for whatever
1414reason. Returns immediately when no events are outstanding. The amount of
1415events processed depends on the settings of C<IO::AIO::max_poll_req> and
1416C<IO::AIO::max_poll_time>.
1417
1418If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the filehandle
1419will still be ready when C<poll_cb> returns, so normally you don't have to
1420do anything special to have it called later.
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.
633 1428
634Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls 1429Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
635IO::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):
636 1432
637 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 1433 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
638 poll => 'r', async => 1, 1434 poll => 'r', async => 1,
639 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb); 1435 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
640 1436
641=item IO::AIO::poll_wait 1437=item IO::AIO::poll_wait
642 1438
1439If there are any outstanding requests and none of them in the result
643Wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply does a 1440phase, wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply
644C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to synchronously wait 1441does a C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to
645for some requests to finish). 1442synchronously wait for some requests to finish).
646 1443
647See C<nreqs> for an example. 1444See C<nreqs> for an example.
648 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
649=item IO::AIO::nreqs 1455=item IO::AIO::flush
650 1456
651Returns the number of requests currently outstanding (i.e. for which their 1457Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled.
652callback has not been invoked yet).
653 1458
654Example: wait till there are no outstanding requests anymore: 1459Strictly equivalent to:
655 1460
656 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb 1461 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
657 while IO::AIO::nreqs; 1462 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
658 1463
659=item IO::AIO::flush 1464=item IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs
660 1465
661Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled. 1466=item IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds
662 1467
663Strictly equivalent to: 1468These set the maximum number of requests (default C<0>, meaning infinity)
1469that are being processed by C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> in one call, respectively
1470the maximum amount of time (default C<0>, meaning infinity) spent in
1471C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> to process requests (more correctly the mininum amount
1472of time C<poll_cb> is allowed to use).
664 1473
665 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb 1474Setting C<max_poll_time> to a non-zero value creates an overhead of one
666 while IO::AIO::nreqs; 1475syscall per request processed, which is not normally a problem unless your
1476callbacks are really really fast or your OS is really really slow (I am
1477not mentioning Solaris here). Using C<max_poll_reqs> incurs no overhead.
667 1478
668=item IO::AIO::poll 1479Setting these is useful if you want to ensure some level of
1480interactiveness when perl is not fast enough to process all requests in
1481time.
669 1482
670Waits until some requests have been handled. 1483For interactive programs, values such as C<0.01> to C<0.1> should be fine.
671 1484
672Strictly equivalent to: 1485Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
1486IO::AIO::poll_cb with low priority, to ensure that other parts of the
1487program get the CPU sometimes even under high AIO load.
673 1488
674 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb 1489 # try not to spend much more than 0.1s in poll_cb
675 if IO::AIO::nreqs; 1490 IO::AIO::max_poll_time 0.1;
1491
1492 # use a low priority so other tasks have priority
1493 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
1494 poll => 'r', nice => 1,
1495 cb => &IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1496
1497=back
1498
1499=head3 CONTROLLING THE NUMBER OF THREADS
1500
1501=over
676 1502
677=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads 1503=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads
678 1504
679Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current default 1505Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current
680is C<4>, which means four asynchronous operations can be done at one time 1506default is C<8>, which means eight asynchronous operations can execute
681(the number of outstanding operations, however, is unlimited). 1507concurrently at any one time (the number of outstanding requests,
1508however, is unlimited).
682 1509
683IO::AIO starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and 1510IO::AIO starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and
684no free thread exists. 1511no free thread exists. Please note that queueing up a hundred requests can
1512create demand for a hundred threads, even if it turns out that everything
1513is in the cache and could have been processed faster by a single thread.
685 1514
686It is recommended to keep the number of threads low, as some Linux 1515It is recommended to keep the number of threads relatively low, as some
687kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads (higher 1516Linux kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads
688parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6 versions, 4-32 1517(higher parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6
689threads should be fine. 1518versions, 4-32 threads should be fine.
690 1519
691Under most circumstances you don't need to call this function, as the 1520Under most circumstances you don't need to call this function, as the
692module selects a default that is suitable for low to moderate load. 1521module selects a default that is suitable for low to moderate load.
693 1522
694=item IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads 1523=item IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads
703This module automatically runs C<max_parallel 0> at program end, to ensure 1532This module automatically runs C<max_parallel 0> at program end, to ensure
704that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests. 1533that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests.
705 1534
706Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. 1535Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function.
707 1536
1537=item IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads
1538
1539Limit the number of threads (default: 4) that are allowed to idle
1540(i.e., threads that did not get a request to process within the idle
1541timeout (default: 10 seconds). That means if a thread becomes idle while
1542C<$nthreads> other threads are also idle, it will free its resources and
1543exit.
1544
1545This is useful when you allow a large number of threads (e.g. 100 or 1000)
1546to allow for extremely high load situations, but want to free resources
1547under normal circumstances (1000 threads can easily consume 30MB of RAM).
1548
1549The default is probably ok in most situations, especially if thread
1550creation is fast. If thread creation is very slow on your system you might
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>.
1557
708=item $oldnreqs = IO::AIO::max_outstanding $nreqs 1558=item IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
1559
1560This is a very bad function to use in interactive programs because it
1561blocks, and a bad way to reduce concurrency because it is inexact: Better
1562use an C<aio_group> together with a feed callback.
709 1563
710Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you 1564Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you
711try to queue up more than this number of requests, the caller will block until 1565do queue up more than this number of requests, the next call to the
712some requests have been handled. 1566C<poll_cb> (and C<poll_some> and other functions calling C<poll_cb>)
1567function will block until the limit is no longer exceeded.
713 1568
714The default is very large, so normally there is no practical limit. If you 1569The default value is very large, so there is no practical limit on the
715queue up many requests in a loop it often improves speed if you set 1570number of outstanding requests.
716this to a relatively low number, such as C<100>.
717 1571
718Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. 1572You can still queue as many requests as you want. Therefore,
1573C<max_outstanding> is mainly useful in simple scripts (with low values) or
1574as a stop gap to shield against fatal memory overflow (with large values).
719 1575
720=back 1576=back
721 1577
1578=head3 STATISTICAL INFORMATION
1579
1580=over
1581
1582=item IO::AIO::nreqs
1583
1584Returns the number of requests currently in the ready, execute or pending
1585states (i.e. for which their callback has not been invoked yet).
1586
1587Example: wait till there are no outstanding requests anymore:
1588
1589 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1590 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
1591
1592=item IO::AIO::nready
1593
1594Returns the number of requests currently in the ready state (not yet
1595executed).
1596
1597=item IO::AIO::npending
1598
1599Returns the number of requests currently in the pending state (executed,
1600but not yet processed by poll_cb).
1601
1602=back
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
722=cut 1719=cut
723 1720
724# support function to convert a fd into a perl filehandle
725sub _fd2fh {
726 return undef if $_[0] < 0;
727
728 # try to generate nice filehandles
729 my $sym = "IO::AIO::fd#$_[0]";
730 local *$sym;
731
732 open *$sym, "+<&=$_[0]" # usually works under any unix
733 or open *$sym, "<&=$_[0]" # cygwin needs this
734 or open *$sym, ">&=$_[0]" # or this
735 or return undef;
736
737 *$sym
738}
739
740min_parallel 4; 1721min_parallel 8;
741 1722
742END { 1723END { flush }
743 max_parallel 0;
744}
745 1724
7461; 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);
747 1757
748=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR 1758=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR
749 1759
750This 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:
751 1761
752Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests 1762Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests
753can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After 1763can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After
754the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues 1764the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues
755request/result processing, while the child clears the request/result 1765request/result processing, while the child frees the request/result queue
756queue (so the requests started before the fork will only be handled in 1766(so that the requests started before the fork will only be handled in the
757the parent). Threads will be started on demand until the limit ste in the 1767parent). Threads will be started on demand until the limit set in the
758parent process has been reached again. 1768parent process has been reached again.
759 1769
760In short: the parent will, after a short pause, continue as if fork had 1770In short: the parent will, after a short pause, continue as if fork had
761not been called, while the child will act as if IO::AIO has not been used 1771not been called, while the child will act as if IO::AIO has not been used
762yet. 1772yet.
763 1773
1774=head2 MEMORY USAGE
1775
1776Per-request usage:
1777
1778Each aio request uses - depending on your architecture - around 100-200
1779bytes of memory. In addition, stat requests need a stat buffer (possibly
1780a few hundred bytes), readdir requires a result buffer and so on. Perl
1781scalars and other data passed into aio requests will also be locked and
1782will consume memory till the request has entered the done state.
1783
1784This is not awfully much, so queuing lots of requests is not usually a
1785problem.
1786
1787Per-thread usage:
1788
1789In the execution phase, some aio requests require more memory for
1790temporary buffers, and each thread requires a stack and other data
1791structures (usually around 16k-128k, depending on the OS).
1792
1793=head1 KNOWN BUGS
1794
1795Known bugs will be fixed in the next release.
1796
764=head1 SEE ALSO 1797=head1 SEE ALSO
765 1798
766L<Coro>, L<Linux::AIO> (obsolete). 1799L<AnyEvent::AIO> for easy integration into event loops, L<Coro::AIO> for a
1800more natural syntax.
767 1801
768=head1 AUTHOR 1802=head1 AUTHOR
769 1803
770 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> 1804 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
771 http://home.schmorp.de/ 1805 http://home.schmorp.de/

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