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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
25 $req->cancel; # cancel request if still in queue 26 $req->cancel; # cancel request if still in queue
26 27
27 my $grp = aio_group sub { print "all stats done\n" }; 28 my $grp = aio_group sub { print "all stats done\n" };
28 add $grp aio_stat "..." for ...; 29 add $grp aio_stat "..." for ...;
29 30
30 # AnyEvent integration
31 open my $fh, "<&=" . IO::AIO::poll_fileno or die "$!";
32 my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => 'r', cb => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb });
33
34 # Event integration
35 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
36 poll => 'r',
37 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
38
39 # Glib/Gtk2 integration
40 add_watch Glib::IO IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
41 in => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb; 1 };
42
43 # Tk integration
44 Tk::Event::IO->fileevent (IO::AIO::poll_fileno, "",
45 readable => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
46
47 # Danga::Socket integration
48 Danga::Socket->AddOtherFds (IO::AIO::poll_fileno =>
49 \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
50
51=head1 DESCRIPTION 31=head1 DESCRIPTION
52 32
53This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your 33This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your
54operating system supports. 34operating system supports. It is implemented as an interface to C<libeio>
35(L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/libeio.html>).
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.
55 52
56In this version, a number of threads are started that execute your 53In this version, a number of threads are started that execute your
57requests and signal their completion. You don't need thread support 54requests and signal their completion. You don't need thread support
58in 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
59to perl. In the future, this module might make use of the native aio 56to perl. In the future, this module might make use of the native aio
60functions available on many operating systems. However, they are often 57functions available on many operating systems. However, they are often
61not well-supported or restricted (Linux doesn't allow them on normal 58not well-supported or restricted (GNU/Linux doesn't allow them on normal
62files currently, for example), and they would only support aio_read and 59files currently, for example), and they would only support aio_read and
63aio_write, so the remaining functionality would have to be implemented 60aio_write, so the remaining functionality would have to be implemented
64using threads anyway. 61using threads anyway.
65 62
66Although the module will work with in the presence of other (Perl-) 63Although the module will work in the presence of other (Perl-) threads,
67threads, it is currently not reentrant in any way, so use appropriate 64it is currently not reentrant in any way, so use appropriate locking
68locking yourself, always call C<poll_cb> from within the same thread, or 65yourself, always call C<poll_cb> from within the same thread, or never
69never call C<poll_cb> (or other C<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;
70 109
71=head1 REQUEST ANATOMY AND LIFETIME 110=head1 REQUEST ANATOMY AND LIFETIME
72 111
73Every 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
74directly visible to Perl. 113directly visible to Perl.
116Request has reached the end of its lifetime and holds no resources anymore 155Request has reached the end of its lifetime and holds no resources anymore
117(except possibly for the Perl object, but its connection to the actual 156(except possibly for the Perl object, but its connection to the actual
118aio request is severed and calling its methods will either do nothing or 157aio request is severed and calling its methods will either do nothing or
119result in a runtime error). 158result in a runtime error).
120 159
160=back
161
121=cut 162=cut
122 163
123package IO::AIO; 164package IO::AIO;
124 165
125no warnings; 166use Carp ();
126use strict 'vars'; 167
168use common::sense;
127 169
128use base 'Exporter'; 170use base 'Exporter';
129 171
130BEGIN { 172BEGIN {
131 our $VERSION = '2.0'; 173 our $VERSION = '3.8';
132 174
133 our @AIO_REQ = 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
134 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
135 aio_fsync aio_fdatasync aio_readahead aio_rename aio_link aio_move 177 aio_scandir aio_symlink aio_readlink aio_sync aio_fsync
136 aio_copy aio_group aio_nop aio_mknod); 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
183 aio_statvfs);
184
137 our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice)); 185 our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice));
138 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush 186 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush
139 min_parallel max_parallel nreqs nready npending); 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
140 194
141 @IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ'; 195 @IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ';
142 196
143 require XSLoader; 197 require XSLoader;
144 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION); 198 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION);
145} 199}
146 200
147=head1 FUNCTIONS 201=head1 FUNCTIONS
148 202
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, $length = undef
274 IO::AIO::munlockall
275
149=head2 AIO FUNCTIONS 276=head2 AIO REQUEST FUNCTIONS
150 277
151All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall 278All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall
152with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical, 279with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical,
153and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument 280and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument
154which 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
155the 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
156perl, which usually delivers "false") as it's sole argument when the given 283perl, which usually delivers "false") as its sole argument after the given
157syscall has been executed asynchronously. 284syscall has been executed asynchronously.
158 285
159All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle 286All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle
160internally until the request has finished. 287internally until the request has finished.
161 288
162All 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
163manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight. 290further manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight.
164 291
165The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and 292The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and
166encoded in byte form. The reason for the former is that at the time the 293encoded as octets. The reason for the former is that at the time the
167request is being executed, the current working directory could have 294request is being executed, the current working directory could have
168changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the 295changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the
169current working directory. 296current working directory anywhere in the program and then use relative
297paths.
170 298
171To encode pathnames to byte form, either make sure you either: a) 299To encode pathnames as octets, either make sure you either: a) always pass
172always pass in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir 300in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir etc.) without
173etc.), b) are ASCII or ISO 8859-1, c) use the Encode module and encode 301tinkering, b) are ASCII or ISO 8859-1, c) use the Encode module and encode
174your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user 302your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user
175environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e) 303environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e)
176use 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.
177 308
178=over 4 309=over 4
179 310
180=item $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri] 311=item $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri]
181 312
201 aio_read $_[0], ..., sub { 332 aio_read $_[0], ..., sub {
202 ... 333 ...
203 }; 334 };
204 }; 335 };
205 336
337
206=item aioreq_nice $pri_adjust 338=item aioreq_nice $pri_adjust
207 339
208Similar to C<aioreq_pri>, but subtracts the given value from the current 340Similar to C<aioreq_pri>, but subtracts the given value from the current
209priority, so effects are cumulative. 341priority, so the effect is cumulative.
342
210 343
211=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh) 344=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
212 345
213Asynchronously 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
214created filehandle for the file. 347created filehandle for the file.
220list. They are the same as used by C<sysopen>. 353list. They are the same as used by C<sysopen>.
221 354
222Likewise, 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
223didn'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>,
224except 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,
225and C<0666> or C<0777> if you do). 358and C<0666> or C<0777> if you do). Note that the C<$mode> will be modified
359by the umask in effect then the request is being executed, so better never
360change the umask.
226 361
227Example: 362Example:
228 363
229 aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub { 364 aio_open "/etc/passwd", IO::AIO::O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
230 if ($_[0]) { 365 if ($_[0]) {
231 print "open successful, fh is $_[0]\n"; 366 print "open successful, fh is $_[0]\n";
232 ... 367 ...
233 } else { 368 } else {
234 die "open failed: $!\n"; 369 die "open failed: $!\n";
235 } 370 }
236 }; 371 };
237 372
373
238=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status) 374=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)
239 375
240Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result 376Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result
241code. I<WARNING:> although accepted, you should not pass in a perl 377code.
242filehandle here, as perl will likely close the file descriptor another
243time when the filehandle is destroyed. Normally, you can safely call perls
244C<close> or just let filehandles go out of scope.
245 378
246This 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
247therefore 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
248 390
249=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 391=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
250 392
251=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 393=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
252 394
253Reads 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
254into 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<$dataoffset>
255callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on error, just 397and calls the callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on
256like the syscall). 398error, just like the syscall).
399
400C<aio_read> will, like C<sysread>, shrink or grow the C<$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<$data>.
257 412
258The C<$data> scalar I<MUST NOT> be modified in any way while the request 413The C<$data> scalar I<MUST NOT> be modified in any way while the request
259is outstanding. Modifying it can result in segfaults or WW3 (if the 414is outstanding. Modifying it can result in segfaults or World War III (if
260necessary/optional hardware is installed). 415the necessary/optional hardware is installed).
261 416
262Example: Read 15 bytes at offset 7 into scalar C<$buffer>, starting at 417Example: Read 15 bytes at offset 7 into scalar C<$buffer>, starting at
263offset C<0> within the scalar: 418offset C<0> within the scalar:
264 419
265 aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub { 420 aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub {
266 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!"; 421 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!";
267 print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n"; 422 print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n";
268 }; 423 };
424
269 425
270=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)
271 427
272Tries 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
273reading 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
274file 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
275than 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
276other. 432other.
277 433
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<$in_fh>) is a file - the file I/O will then be asynchronous, while
443the socket I/O will be non-blocking. Note, however, that you can run into
444a trap where C<aio_sendfile> reads some data with readahead, then fails
445to write all data, and when the socket is ready the next time, the data
446in the cache is already lost, forcing C<aio_sendfile> to again hit the
447disk. Explicit C<aio_read> + C<aio_write> let's you control resource usage
448much better.
449
278This call tries to make use of a native C<sendfile> syscall to provide 450This call tries to make use of a native C<sendfile> syscall to provide
279zero-copy operation. For this to work, C<$out_fh> should refer to a 451zero-copy operation. For this to work, C<$out_fh> should refer to a
280socket, and C<$in_fh> should refer to mmap'able file. 452socket, and C<$in_fh> should refer to an mmap'able file.
281 453
282If the native sendfile call fails or is not implemented, it will be 454If a native sendfile cannot be found or it fails with C<ENOSYS>,
455C<ENOTSUP>, C<EOPNOTSUPP>, C<EAFNOSUPPORT>, C<EPROTOTYPE> or C<ENOTSOCK>,
283emulated, so you can call C<aio_sendfile> on any type of filehandle 456it will be emulated, so you can call C<aio_sendfile> on any type of
284regardless of the limitations of the operating system. 457filehandle regardless of the limitations of the operating system.
285 458
286Please note, however, that C<aio_sendfile> can read more bytes from
287C<$in_fh> than are written, and there is no way to find out how many
288bytes have been read from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only
289provides the number of bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result
290value equals C<$length> one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been
291read.
292 459
293=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval) 460=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)
294 461
295C<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
296subsequent 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>
302file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged. 469file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged.
303 470
304If 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
305emulated by simply reading the data, which would have a similar effect. 472emulated by simply reading the data, which would have a similar effect.
306 473
474
307=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status) 475=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status)
308 476
309=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status) 477=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status)
310 478
311Works 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
316for an explanation. 484for an explanation.
317 485
318Currently, 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
319error 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
320unless 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>.
321 498
322Example: Print the length of F</etc/passwd>: 499Example: Print the length of F</etc/passwd>:
323 500
324 aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub { 501 aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub {
325 $_[0] and die "stat failed: $!"; 502 $_[0] and die "stat failed: $!";
326 print "size is ", -s _, "\n"; 503 print "size is ", -s _, "\n";
327 }; 504 };
328 505
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
329=item aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status) 593=item aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)
330 594
331Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the 595Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the
332result code. 596result code.
333 597
598
334=item aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status) 599=item aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
335 600
601[EXPERIMENTAL]
602
336Asynchronously create a device node (or fifo). See mknod(2). 603Asynchronously create a device node (or fifo). See mknod(2).
337 604
338The only portable (POSIX) way of calling this function is: 605The only (POSIX-) portable way of calling this function is:
339 606
340 aio_mknod $path, IO::AIO::S_IFIFO | $mode, 0, sub { ... 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.
341 611
342=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 612=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
343 613
344Asynchronously 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
345the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code. 615the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
346 616
617
347=item aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 618=item aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
348 619
349Asynchronously 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
350the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code. 621the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
351 622
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
352=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 631=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
353 632
354Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as 633Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as
355rename(2) and call the callback with the result code. 634rename(2) and call the callback with the result code.
356 635
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
357=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status) 644=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)
358 645
359Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the 646Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the
360result code. 647result code.
648
361 649
362=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries) 650=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)
363 651
364Unlike 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
365directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be 653directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be
366sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries. 654sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries.
367 655
368The 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
369with 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}
370 753
371=item aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 754=item aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
372 755
373Try 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
374destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with 757destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
375the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok. 758a status of C<0> (ok) or C<-1> (error, see C<$!>).
376 759
377This is a composite request that it creates the destination file with 760This is a composite request that creates the destination file with
378mode 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
379C<aio_sendfile>, followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and 762C<aio_sendfile>, followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and
380uid/gid, in that order. 763uid/gid, in that order.
381 764
382If an error occurs, the partial destination file will be unlinked, if 765If an error occurs, the partial destination file will be unlinked, if
392 my $grp = aio_group $cb; 775 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
393 776
394 aioreq_pri $pri; 777 aioreq_pri $pri;
395 add $grp aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub { 778 add $grp aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
396 if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) { 779 if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) {
397 my @stat = stat $src_fh; 780 my @stat = stat $src_fh; # hmm, might block over nfs?
398 781
399 aioreq_pri $pri; 782 aioreq_pri $pri;
400 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 {
401 if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) { 784 if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) {
402 aioreq_pri $pri; 785 aioreq_pri $pri;
403 add $grp aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub { 786 add $grp aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub {
404 if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) { 787 if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) {
405 $grp->result (0); 788 $grp->result (0);
406 close $src_fh; 789 close $src_fh;
407 790
408 # those should not normally block. should. should. 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;
409 utime $stat[8], $stat[9], $dst; 806 add $grp aio_utime $dst, $stat[8], $stat[9], $ch;
410 chmod $stat[2] & 07777, $dst_fh; 807 } else {
411 chown $stat[4], $stat[5], $dst_fh; 808 $ch->();
809 }
412 close $dst_fh; 810 };
413 } else { 811 } else {
414 $grp->result (-1); 812 $grp->result (-1);
415 close $src_fh; 813 close $src_fh;
416 close $dst_fh; 814 close $dst_fh;
417 815
434 832
435=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 833=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
436 834
437Try 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
438destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with 836destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
439the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok. 837a status of C<0> (ok) or C<-1> (error, see C<$!>).
440 838
441This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first. If 839This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first; if
442rename files with C<EXDEV>, it copies the file with C<aio_copy> and, if 840rename fails with C<EXDEV>, it copies the file with C<aio_copy> and, if
443that is successful, unlinking the C<$srcpath>. 841that is successful, unlinks the C<$srcpath>.
444 842
445=cut 843=cut
446 844
447sub aio_move($$;$) { 845sub aio_move($$;$) {
448 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_; 846 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
495 893
496Implementation notes. 894Implementation notes.
497 895
498The 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.
499 897
898If readdir returns file type information, then this is used directly to
899find directories.
900
500After reading the directory, the modification time, size etc. of the 901Otherwise, after reading the directory, the modification time, size etc.
501directory 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
502isn'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
503entries are directories (if >= 2). Otherwise, no knowledge of the number 904how many entries are directories (if >= 2). Otherwise, no knowledge of the
504of subdirectories will be assumed. 905number of subdirectories will be assumed.
505 906
506Then entries will be sorted into likely directories (everything without 907Then entries will be sorted into likely directories a non-initial dot
507a non-initial dot currently) and likely non-directories (everything 908currently) and likely non-directories (see C<aio_readdirx>). Then every
508else). 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,
509likely directories first. If that succeeds, it assumes that the entry 910in order of their inode numbers. If that succeeds, it assumes that the
510is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked 911entry is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked
511seperately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because 912seperately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because
512filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode 913filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode
513data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature). 914data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature), even on systems that cannot return
915the filetype information on readdir.
514 916
515If 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
516rest of the entries is assumed to be non-directories. 918rest of the entries is assumed to be non-directories.
517 919
518This only works with certainty on POSIX (= UNIX) filesystems, which 920This only works with certainty on POSIX (= UNIX) filesystems, which
522as 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
523directory counting heuristic. 925directory counting heuristic.
524 926
525=cut 927=cut
526 928
527sub aio_scandir($$$) { 929sub aio_scandir($$;$) {
528 my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_; 930 my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_;
529 931
530 my $pri = aioreq_pri; 932 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
531 933
532 my $grp = aio_group $cb; 934 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
540 my $now = time; 942 my $now = time;
541 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9]; 943 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
542 944
543 # read the directory entries 945 # read the directory entries
544 aioreq_pri $pri; 946 aioreq_pri $pri;
545 add $grp aio_readdir $path, sub { 947 add $grp aio_readdirx $path, READDIR_DIRS_FIRST, sub {
546 my $entries = shift 948 my $entries = shift
547 or return $grp->result (); 949 or return $grp->result ();
548 950
549 # stat the dir another time 951 # stat the dir another time
550 aioreq_pri $pri; 952 aioreq_pri $pri;
556 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy 958 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy
557 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) { 959 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) {
558 $ndirs = -1; 960 $ndirs = -1;
559 } else { 961 } else {
560 # if nlink == 2, we are finished 962 # if nlink == 2, we are finished
561 # on non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2 963 # for non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2
562 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2 964 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2
563 or return $grp->result ([], $entries); 965 or return $grp->result ([], $entries);
564 } 966 }
565 967
566 # sort into likely dirs and likely nondirs
567 # dirs == files without ".", short entries first
568 $entries = [map $_->[0],
569 sort { $b->[1] cmp $a->[1] }
570 map [$_, sprintf "%s%04d", (/.\./ ? "1" : "0"), length],
571 @$entries];
572
573 my (@dirs, @nondirs); 968 my (@dirs, @nondirs);
574 969
575 my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub { 970 my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub {
576 $grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs); 971 $grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs);
577 }; 972 };
578 973
579 limit $statgrp $maxreq; 974 limit $statgrp $maxreq;
580 feed $statgrp sub { 975 feed $statgrp sub {
581 return unless @$entries; 976 return unless @$entries;
582 my $entry = pop @$entries; 977 my $entry = shift @$entries;
583 978
584 aioreq_pri $pri; 979 aioreq_pri $pri;
585 add $statgrp aio_stat "$path/$entry/.", sub { 980 add $statgrp aio_stat "$path/$entry/.", sub {
586 if ($_[0] < 0) { 981 if ($_[0] < 0) {
587 push @nondirs, $entry; 982 push @nondirs, $entry;
608 }; 1003 };
609 1004
610 $grp 1005 $grp
611} 1006}
612 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
613=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status) 1047=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
614 1048
615Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback 1049Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback
616with the fsync result code. 1050with the fsync result code.
617 1051
620Asynchronously call fdatasync on the given filehandle and call the 1054Asynchronously call fdatasync on the given filehandle and call the
621callback with the fdatasync result code. 1055callback with the fdatasync result code.
622 1056
623If 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
624detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead. 1058detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.
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;
625 1178
626=item aio_group $callback->(...) 1179=item aio_group $callback->(...)
627 1180
628This 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
629container 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
679=item cancel $req 1232=item cancel $req
680 1233
681Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution 1234Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution
682when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when 1235when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when
683entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise 1236entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise
684untouched. That means that requests that currently execute will not be 1237untouched (with the exception of readdir). That means that requests that
685stopped 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.
686 1240
687=item cb $req $callback->(...) 1241=item cb $req $callback->(...)
688 1242
689Replace (or simply set) the callback registered to the request. 1243Replace (or simply set) the callback registered to the request.
690 1244
741Their lifetime, simplified, looks like this: when they are empty, they 1295Their lifetime, simplified, looks like this: when they are empty, they
742will 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
743C<done> state, they will also finish. Otherwise they will continue to 1297C<done> state, they will also finish. Otherwise they will continue to
744exist. 1298exist.
745 1299
746That means after creating a group you have some time to add requests. And 1300That means after creating a group you have some time to add requests
747in the callbacks of those requests, you can add further requests to the 1301(precisely before the callback has been invoked, which is only done within
748group. And only when all those requests have finished will the the group 1302the C<poll_cb>). And in the callbacks of those requests, you can add
749itself finish. 1303further requests to the group. And only when all those requests have
1304finished will the the group itself finish.
750 1305
751=over 4 1306=over 4
752 1307
753=item add $grp ... 1308=item add $grp ...
754 1309
763=item $grp->cancel_subs 1318=item $grp->cancel_subs
764 1319
765Cancel all subrequests and clears any feeder, but not the group request 1320Cancel all subrequests and clears any feeder, but not the group request
766itself. 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.
767 1322
1323The group request will finish normally (you cannot add requests to the
1324group).
1325
768=item $grp->result (...) 1326=item $grp->result (...)
769 1327
770Set 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
771subrequests have finished and set thre groups errno to the current value 1329subrequests have finished and set the groups errno to the current value
772of errno (just like calling C<errno> without an error number). By default, 1330of errno (just like calling C<errno> without an error number). By default,
773no argument will be passed and errno is zero. 1331no argument will be passed and errno is zero.
774 1332
775=item $grp->errno ([$errno]) 1333=item $grp->errno ([$errno])
776 1334
787=item feed $grp $callback->($grp) 1345=item feed $grp $callback->($grp)
788 1346
789Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached 1347Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached
790generator that generates requests if idle. The idea behind this is that, 1348generator that generates requests if idle. The idea behind this is that,
791although you could just queue as many requests as you want in a group, 1349although you could just queue as many requests as you want in a group,
792this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For 1350this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For example,
793example, C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands C<aio_stat> 1351C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands C<aio_stat> requests,
794requests, delaying any later requests for a long time. 1352delaying any later requests for a long time.
795 1353
796To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can 1354To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can
797instead a group and set a feeder on it that generates those requests. The 1355instead a group and set a feeder on it that generates those requests. The
798feed callback will be called whenever there are few enough (see C<limit>, 1356feed callback will be called whenever there are few enough (see C<limit>,
799below) requests active in the group itself and is expected to queue more 1357below) requests active in the group itself and is expected to queue more
803not impose any limits). 1361not impose any limits).
804 1362
805If the feed does not queue more requests when called, it will be 1363If the feed does not queue more requests when called, it will be
806automatically removed from the group. 1364automatically removed from the group.
807 1365
808If the feed limit is C<0>, it will be set to C<2> automatically. 1366If the feed limit is C<0> when this method is called, it will be set to
1367C<2> automatically.
809 1368
810Example: 1369Example:
811 1370
812 # stat all files in @files, but only ever use four aio requests concurrently: 1371 # stat all files in @files, but only ever use four aio requests concurrently:
813 1372
825Sets the feeder limit for the group: The feeder will be called whenever 1384Sets the feeder limit for the group: The feeder will be called whenever
826the group contains less than this many requests. 1385the group contains less than this many requests.
827 1386
828Setting the limit to C<0> will pause the feeding process. 1387Setting the limit to C<0> will pause the feeding process.
829 1388
1389The default value for the limit is C<0>, but note that setting a feeder
1390automatically bumps it up to C<2>.
1391
830=back 1392=back
831 1393
832=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS 1394=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
833 1395
1396=head3 EVENT PROCESSING AND EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION
1397
834=over 4 1398=over 4
835 1399
836=item $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno 1400=item $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno
837 1401
838Return the I<request result pipe file descriptor>. This filehandle must be 1402Return the I<request result pipe file descriptor>. This filehandle must be
839polled 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,
840select, 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
841to call C<poll_cb> to check the results. 1405you have to call C<poll_cb> to check the results.
842 1406
843See C<poll_cb> for an example. 1407See C<poll_cb> for an example.
844 1408
845=item IO::AIO::poll_cb 1409=item IO::AIO::poll_cb
846 1410
847Process all outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call this 1411Process some outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call
848regularly. Returns the number of events processed. Returns immediately 1412this regularly. Returns C<0> if all events could be processed (or there
849when 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>.
850 1417
851If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the filehandle 1418If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the filehandle
852will still be ready when C<poll_cb> returns. 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.
853 1428
854Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls 1429Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
855IO::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):
856 1432
857 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 1433 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
858 poll => 'r', async => 1, 1434 poll => 'r', async => 1,
859 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb); 1435 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
860 1436
861=item IO::AIO::poll_some $max_requests 1437=item IO::AIO::poll_wait
862 1438
863Similar to C<poll_cb>, but only processes up to C<$max_requests> requests 1439If there are any outstanding requests and none of them in the result
864at a time. 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).
865 1443
866Useful if you want to ensure some level of interactiveness when perl is 1444See C<nreqs> for an example.
867not fast enough to process all requests in time. 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;
1463
1464=item IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs
1465
1466=item IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds
1467
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).
1473
1474Setting C<max_poll_time> to a non-zero value creates an overhead of one
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.
1478
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.
1482
1483For interactive programs, values such as C<0.01> to C<0.1> should be fine.
868 1484
869Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls 1485Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
870IO::AIO::poll_some with low priority, to ensure that other parts of the 1486IO::AIO::poll_cb with low priority, to ensure that other parts of the
871program get the CPU sometimes even under high AIO load. 1487program get the CPU sometimes even under high AIO load.
872 1488
1489 # try not to spend much more than 0.1s in poll_cb
1490 IO::AIO::max_poll_time 0.1;
1491
1492 # use a low priority so other tasks have priority
873 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 1493 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
874 poll => 'r', nice => 1, 1494 poll => 'r', nice => 1,
875 cb => sub { IO::AIO::poll_some 256 }); 1495 cb => &IO::AIO::poll_cb);
876 1496
877=item IO::AIO::poll_wait 1497=back
878 1498
879Wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply does a 1499=head3 CONTROLLING THE NUMBER OF THREADS
880C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to synchronously wait
881for some requests to finish).
882 1500
883See C<nreqs> for an example. 1501=over
884
885=item IO::AIO::nreqs
886
887Returns the number of requests currently in the ready, execute or pending
888states (i.e. for which their callback has not been invoked yet).
889
890Example: wait till there are no outstanding requests anymore:
891
892 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
893 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
894
895=item IO::AIO::nready
896
897Returns the number of requests currently in the ready state (not yet
898executed).
899
900=item IO::AIO::npending
901
902Returns the number of requests currently in the pending state (executed,
903but not yet processed by poll_cb).
904
905=item IO::AIO::flush
906
907Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled.
908
909Strictly equivalent to:
910
911 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
912 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
913
914=item IO::AIO::poll
915
916Waits until some requests have been handled.
917
918Strictly equivalent to:
919
920 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
921 if IO::AIO::nreqs;
922 1502
923=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads 1503=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads
924 1504
925Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current 1505Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current
926default is C<8>, which means eight asynchronous operations can execute 1506default is C<8>, which means eight asynchronous operations can execute
927concurrently at any one time (the number of outstanding requests, 1507concurrently at any one time (the number of outstanding requests,
928however, is unlimited). 1508however, is unlimited).
929 1509
930IO::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
931no 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.
932 1514
933It is recommended to keep the number of threads relatively low, as some 1515It is recommended to keep the number of threads relatively low, as some
934Linux kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads 1516Linux kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads
935(higher parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6 1517(higher parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6
936versions, 4-32 threads should be fine. 1518versions, 4-32 threads should be fine.
950This 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
951that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests. 1533that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests.
952 1534
953Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. 1535Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function.
954 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
955=item $oldmaxreqs = IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs 1558=item IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
956 1559
957This is a very bad function to use in interactive programs because it 1560This is a very bad function to use in interactive programs because it
958blocks, and a bad way to reduce concurrency because it is inexact: Better 1561blocks, and a bad way to reduce concurrency because it is inexact: Better
959use an C<aio_group> together with a feed callback. 1562use an C<aio_group> together with a feed callback.
960 1563
961Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you 1564Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you
962to queue up more than this number of requests, the next call to the 1565do queue up more than this number of requests, the next call to the
963C<poll_cb> (and C<poll_some> and other functions calling C<poll_cb>) 1566C<poll_cb> (and C<poll_some> and other functions calling C<poll_cb>)
964function will block until the limit is no longer exceeded. 1567function will block until the limit is no longer exceeded.
965 1568
966The default value is very large, so there is no practical limit on the 1569The default value is very large, so there is no practical limit on the
967number of outstanding requests. 1570number of outstanding requests.
968 1571
969You can still queue as many requests as you want. Therefore, 1572You can still queue as many requests as you want. Therefore,
970C<max_oustsanding> is mainly useful in simple scripts (with low values) or 1573C<max_outstanding> is mainly useful in simple scripts (with low values) or
971as a stop gap to shield against fatal memory overflow (with large values). 1574as a stop gap to shield against fatal memory overflow (with large values).
972 1575
973=back 1576=back
974 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
975=cut 1719=cut
976 1720
977# support function to convert a fd into a perl filehandle
978sub _fd2fh {
979 return undef if $_[0] < 0;
980
981 # try to generate nice filehandles
982 my $sym = "IO::AIO::fd#$_[0]";
983 local *$sym;
984
985 open *$sym, "+<&=$_[0]" # usually works under any unix
986 or open *$sym, "<&=$_[0]" # cygwin needs this
987 or open *$sym, ">&=$_[0]" # or this
988 or return undef;
989
990 *$sym
991}
992
993min_parallel 8; 1721min_parallel 8;
994 1722
995END { 1723END { flush }
996 flush;
997};
998 1724
9991; 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);
1000 1757
1001=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR 1758=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR
1002 1759
1003This 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:
1004 1761
1022bytes of memory. In addition, stat requests need a stat buffer (possibly 1779bytes of memory. In addition, stat requests need a stat buffer (possibly
1023a few hundred bytes), readdir requires a result buffer and so on. Perl 1780a few hundred bytes), readdir requires a result buffer and so on. Perl
1024scalars and other data passed into aio requests will also be locked and 1781scalars and other data passed into aio requests will also be locked and
1025will consume memory till the request has entered the done state. 1782will consume memory till the request has entered the done state.
1026 1783
1027This is now awfully much, so queuing lots of requests is not usually a 1784This is not awfully much, so queuing lots of requests is not usually a
1028problem. 1785problem.
1029 1786
1030Per-thread usage: 1787Per-thread usage:
1031 1788
1032In the execution phase, some aio requests require more memory for 1789In the execution phase, some aio requests require more memory for
1037 1794
1038Known bugs will be fixed in the next release. 1795Known bugs will be fixed in the next release.
1039 1796
1040=head1 SEE ALSO 1797=head1 SEE ALSO
1041 1798
1042L<Coro::AIO>. 1799L<AnyEvent::AIO> for easy integration into event loops, L<Coro::AIO> for a
1800more natural syntax.
1043 1801
1044=head1 AUTHOR 1802=head1 AUTHOR
1045 1803
1046 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> 1804 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
1047 http://home.schmorp.de/ 1805 http://home.schmorp.de/

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