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173 our $VERSION = '3.93'; 173 our $VERSION = '3.93';
174 174
175 our @AIO_REQ = qw(aio_sendfile aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close 175 our @AIO_REQ = qw(aio_sendfile aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close
176 aio_stat aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_readdirx 176 aio_stat aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_readdirx
177 aio_scandir aio_symlink aio_readlink aio_realpath aio_sync aio_fsync 177 aio_scandir aio_symlink aio_readlink aio_realpath aio_sync aio_fsync
178 aio_fdatasync aio_sync_file_range aio_pathsync aio_readahead 178 aio_fdatasync aio_sync_file_range aio_fallocate
179 aio_pathsync aio_readahead
179 aio_rename aio_link aio_move aio_copy aio_group 180 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_nop aio_mknod aio_load aio_rmtree aio_mkdir aio_chown
181 aio_chmod aio_utime aio_truncate 182 aio_chmod aio_utime aio_truncate
182 aio_msync aio_mtouch aio_mlock aio_mlockall 183 aio_msync aio_mtouch aio_mlock aio_mlockall
183 aio_statvfs); 184 aio_statvfs);
1803=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR 1804=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR
1804 1805
1805Usage of pthreads in a program changes the semantics of fork 1806Usage of pthreads in a program changes the semantics of fork
1806considerably. Specifically, only async-safe functions can be called after 1807considerably. Specifically, only async-safe functions can be called after
1807fork. Perl doesn't know about this, so in general, you cannot call fork 1808fork. Perl doesn't know about this, so in general, you cannot call fork
1808with defined behaviour in perl. IO::AIO uses pthreads, so this applies, 1809with defined behaviour in perl if pthreads are involved. IO::AIO uses
1809but many other extensions and (for inexplicable reasons) perl itself often 1810pthreads, so this applies, but many other extensions and (for inexplicable
1810is linked against pthreads, so this limitation applies. 1811reasons) perl itself often is linked against pthreads, so this limitation
1812applies to quite a lot of perls.
1811 1813
1812Some operating systems have extensions that allow safe use of fork, and 1814This module no longer tries to fight your OS, or POSIX. That means IO::AIO
1813this module should do "the right thing" on those, and tries on others. At 1815only works in the process that loaded it. Forking is fully supported, but
1814the time of this writing (2011) only GNU/Linux supports these extensions 1816using IO::AIO in the child is not.
1815to POSIX. 1817
1818You might get around by not I<using> IO::AIO before (or after)
1819forking. You could also try to call the L<IO::AIO::reinit> function in the
1820child:
1821
1822=over 4
1823
1824=item IO::AIO::reinit
1825
1826Abondons all current requests and I/O threads and simply reinitialises all
1827data structures. This is not an operation suppported by any standards, but
1828happens to work on GNU/Linux and some newer BSD systems.
1829
1830The only reasonable use for this function is to call it after forking, if
1831C<IO::AIO> was used in the parent. Calling it while IO::AIO is active in
1832the process will result in undefined behaviour. Calling it at any time
1833will also result in any undefined (by POSIX) behaviour.
1834
1835=back
1816 1836
1817=head2 MEMORY USAGE 1837=head2 MEMORY USAGE
1818 1838
1819Per-request usage: 1839Per-request usage:
1820 1840

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