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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 = '3.93';
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_realpath aio_sync aio_fsync
136 aio_copy aio_group aio_nop aio_mknod); 178 aio_fdatasync aio_sync_file_range aio_fallocate
179 aio_pathsync aio_readahead
180 aio_rename aio_link aio_move aio_copy aio_group
181 aio_nop aio_mknod aio_load aio_rmtree aio_mkdir aio_chown
182 aio_chmod aio_utime aio_truncate
183 aio_msync aio_mtouch aio_mlock aio_mlockall
184 aio_statvfs);
185
137 our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice)); 186 our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice));
138 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush 187 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush
139 min_parallel max_parallel nreqs nready npending); 188 min_parallel max_parallel max_idle idle_timeout
189 nreqs nready npending nthreads
190 max_poll_time max_poll_reqs
191 sendfile fadvise madvise
192 mmap munmap munlock munlockall);
193
194 push @AIO_REQ, qw(aio_busy); # not exported
140 195
141 @IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ'; 196 @IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ';
142 197
143 require XSLoader; 198 require XSLoader;
144 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION); 199 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION);
145} 200}
146 201
147=head1 FUNCTIONS 202=head1 FUNCTIONS
148 203
204=head2 QUICK OVERVIEW
205
206This section simply lists the prototypes of the most important functions
207for quick reference. See the following sections for function-by-function
208documentation.
209
210 aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
211 aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)
212 aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
213 aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
214 aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval)
215 aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)
216 aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status)
217 aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status)
218 aio_statvfs $fh_or_path, $callback->($statvfs)
219 aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)
220 aio_chown $fh_or_path, $uid, $gid, $callback->($status)
221 aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status)
222 aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)
223 aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)
224 aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
225 aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
226 aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
227 aio_readlink $path, $callback->($link)
228 aio_realpath $path, $callback->($link)
229 aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
230 aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)
231 aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)
232 aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)
233 aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)
234 IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST
235 IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN
236 aio_load $path, $data, $callback->($status)
237 aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
238 aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
239 aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
240 aio_rmtree $path, $callback->($status)
241 aio_sync $callback->($status)
242 aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
243 aio_fdatasync $fh, $callback->($status)
244 aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)
245 aio_pathsync $path, $callback->($status)
246 aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
247 aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
248 aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)
249 aio_mlockall $flags, $callback->($status)
250 aio_group $callback->(...)
251 aio_nop $callback->()
252
253 $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri]
254 aioreq_nice $pri_adjust
255
256 IO::AIO::poll_wait
257 IO::AIO::poll_cb
258 IO::AIO::poll
259 IO::AIO::flush
260 IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs
261 IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds
262 IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads
263 IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads
264 IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads
265 IO::AIO::idle_timeout $seconds
266 IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
267 IO::AIO::nreqs
268 IO::AIO::nready
269 IO::AIO::npending
270
271 IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count
272 IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice
273 IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $length, $advice
274 IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $length, $protect
275 IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef
276 IO::AIO::munlockall
277
149=head2 AIO FUNCTIONS 278=head2 AIO REQUEST FUNCTIONS
150 279
151All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall 280All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall
152with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical, 281with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical,
153and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument 282and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument
154which must be a code reference. This code reference will get called with 283which 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 284the 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 285perl, which usually delivers "false") as its sole argument after the given
157syscall has been executed asynchronously. 286syscall has been executed asynchronously.
158 287
159All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle 288All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle
160internally until the request has finished. 289internally until the request has finished.
161 290
162All requests return objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow further 291All functions return request objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow
163manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight. 292further manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight.
164 293
165The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and 294The 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 295encoded as octets. The reason for the former is that at the time the
167request is being executed, the current working directory could have 296request is being executed, the current working directory could have
168changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the 297changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the
169current working directory. 298current working directory anywhere in the program and then use relative
299paths.
170 300
171To encode pathnames to byte form, either make sure you either: a) 301To encode pathnames as octets, either make sure you either: a) always pass
172always pass in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir 302in 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 303tinkering, 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 304your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user
175environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e) 305environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e)
176use something else. 306use something else to ensure your scalar has the correct contents.
307
308This works, btw. independent of the internal UTF-8 bit, which IO::AIO
309handles correctly whether it is set or not.
177 310
178=over 4 311=over 4
179 312
180=item $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri] 313=item $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri]
181 314
201 aio_read $_[0], ..., sub { 334 aio_read $_[0], ..., sub {
202 ... 335 ...
203 }; 336 };
204 }; 337 };
205 338
339
206=item aioreq_nice $pri_adjust 340=item aioreq_nice $pri_adjust
207 341
208Similar to C<aioreq_pri>, but subtracts the given value from the current 342Similar to C<aioreq_pri>, but subtracts the given value from the current
209priority, so effects are cumulative. 343priority, so the effect is cumulative.
344
210 345
211=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh) 346=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
212 347
213Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly 348Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly
214created filehandle for the file. 349created filehandle for the file.
220list. They are the same as used by C<sysopen>. 355list. They are the same as used by C<sysopen>.
221 356
222Likewise, C<$mode> specifies the mode of the newly created file, if it 357Likewise, C<$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>, 358didn'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, 359except 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). 360and C<0666> or C<0777> if you do). Note that the C<$mode> will be modified
361by the umask in effect then the request is being executed, so better never
362change the umask.
226 363
227Example: 364Example:
228 365
229 aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub { 366 aio_open "/etc/passwd", IO::AIO::O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
230 if ($_[0]) { 367 if ($_[0]) {
231 print "open successful, fh is $_[0]\n"; 368 print "open successful, fh is $_[0]\n";
232 ... 369 ...
233 } else { 370 } else {
234 die "open failed: $!\n"; 371 die "open failed: $!\n";
235 } 372 }
236 }; 373 };
237 374
375In addition to all the common open modes/flags (C<O_RDONLY>, C<O_WRONLY>,
376C<O_RDWR>, C<O_CREAT>, C<O_TRUNC>, C<O_EXCL> and C<O_APPEND>), the
377following POSIX and non-POSIX constants are available (missing ones on
378your system are, as usual, C<0>):
379
380C<O_ASYNC>, C<O_DIRECT>, C<O_NOATIME>, C<O_CLOEXEC>, C<O_NOCTTY>, C<O_NOFOLLOW>,
381C<O_NONBLOCK>, C<O_EXEC>, C<O_SEARCH>, C<O_DIRECTORY>, C<O_DSYNC>,
382C<O_RSYNC>, C<O_SYNC> and C<O_TTY_INIT>.
383
384
238=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status) 385=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)
239 386
240Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result 387Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result
241code. I<WARNING:> although accepted, you should not pass in a perl 388code.
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.
245 389
246This is supposed to be a bug in the API, so that might change. It's 390Unfortunately, you can't do this to perl. Perl I<insists> very strongly on
247therefore best to avoid this function. 391closing the file descriptor associated with the filehandle itself.
392
393Therefore, C<aio_close> will not close the filehandle - instead it will
394use dup2 to overwrite the file descriptor with the write-end of a pipe
395(the pipe fd will be created on demand and will be cached).
396
397Or in other words: the file descriptor will be closed, but it will not be
398free for reuse until the perl filehandle is closed.
399
400=cut
248 401
249=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 402=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
250 403
251=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 404=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
252 405
253Reads or writes C<length> bytes from the specified C<fh> and C<offset> 406Reads 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 407C<$offset> into the scalar given by C<$data> and offset C<$dataoffset>
255callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on error, just 408and calls the callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on
256like the syscall). 409error, just like the syscall).
410
411C<aio_read> will, like C<sysread>, shrink or grow the C<$data> scalar to
412offset plus the actual number of bytes read.
413
414If C<$offset> is undefined, then the current file descriptor offset will
415be used (and updated), otherwise the file descriptor offset will not be
416changed by these calls.
417
418If C<$length> is undefined in C<aio_write>, use the remaining length of
419C<$data>.
420
421If C<$dataoffset> is less than zero, it will be counted from the end of
422C<$data>.
257 423
258The C<$data> scalar I<MUST NOT> be modified in any way while the request 424The C<$data> scalar I<MUST NOT> be modified in any way while the request
259is outstanding. Modifying it can result in segfaults or WW3 (if the 425is outstanding. Modifying it can result in segfaults or World War III (if
260necessary/optional hardware is installed). 426the necessary/optional hardware is installed).
261 427
262Example: Read 15 bytes at offset 7 into scalar C<$buffer>, starting at 428Example: Read 15 bytes at offset 7 into scalar C<$buffer>, starting at
263offset C<0> within the scalar: 429offset C<0> within the scalar:
264 430
265 aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub { 431 aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub {
266 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!"; 432 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!";
267 print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n"; 433 print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n";
268 }; 434 };
269 435
436
270=item aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval) 437=item aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval)
271 438
272Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts 439Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts
273reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current 440reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current
274file offset of C<$out_fh>. Because of that, it is not safe to issue more 441file offset of C<$out_fh>. Because of that, it is not safe to issue more
275than one C<aio_sendfile> per C<$out_fh>, as they will interfere with each 442than one C<aio_sendfile> per C<$out_fh>, as they will interfere with each
276other. 443other. The same C<$in_fh> works fine though, as this function does not
444move or use the file offset of C<$in_fh>.
277 445
446Please note that C<aio_sendfile> can read more bytes from C<$in_fh> than
447are written, and there is no way to find out how many more bytes have been
448read from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only provides the
449number of bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result value equals
450C<$length> one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been read.
451
452Unlike with other C<aio_> functions, it makes a lot of sense to use
453C<aio_sendfile> on non-blocking sockets, as long as one end (typically
454the C<$in_fh>) is a file - the file I/O will then be asynchronous, while
455the socket I/O will be non-blocking. Note, however, that you can run
456into a trap where C<aio_sendfile> reads some data with readahead, then
457fails to write all data, and when the socket is ready the next time, the
458data in the cache is already lost, forcing C<aio_sendfile> to again hit
459the disk. Explicit C<aio_read> + C<aio_write> let's you better control
460resource usage.
461
278This call tries to make use of a native C<sendfile> syscall to provide 462This call tries to make use of a native C<sendfile>-like syscall to
279zero-copy operation. For this to work, C<$out_fh> should refer to a 463provide zero-copy operation. For this to work, C<$out_fh> should refer to
280socket, and C<$in_fh> should refer to mmap'able file. 464a socket, and C<$in_fh> should refer to an mmap'able file.
281 465
282If the native sendfile call fails or is not implemented, it will be 466If a native sendfile cannot be found or it fails with C<ENOSYS>,
283emulated, so you can call C<aio_sendfile> on any type of filehandle 467C<EINVAL>, C<ENOTSUP>, C<EOPNOTSUPP>, C<EAFNOSUPPORT>, C<EPROTOTYPE> or
468C<ENOTSOCK>, it will be emulated, so you can call C<aio_sendfile> on any
284regardless of the limitations of the operating system. 469type of filehandle regardless of the limitations of the operating system.
285 470
286Please note, however, that C<aio_sendfile> can read more bytes from 471As native sendfile syscalls (as practically any non-POSIX interface hacked
287C<$in_fh> than are written, and there is no way to find out how many 472together in a hurry to improve benchmark numbers) tend to be rather buggy
288bytes have been read from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only 473on many systems, this implementation tries to work around some known bugs
289provides the number of bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result 474in Linux and FreeBSD kernels (probably others, too), but that might fail,
290value equals C<$length> one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been 475so you really really should check the return value of C<aio_sendfile> -
291read. 476fewre bytes than expected might have been transferred.
477
292 478
293=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval) 479=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)
294 480
295C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that 481C<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<$offset> 482subsequent reads from that file will not block on disk I/O. The C<$offset>
302file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged. 488file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged.
303 489
304If that syscall doesn't exist (likely if your OS isn't Linux) it will be 490If 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. 491emulated by simply reading the data, which would have a similar effect.
306 492
493
307=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status) 494=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status)
308 495
309=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status) 496=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status)
310 497
311Works like perl's C<stat> or C<lstat> in void context. The callback will 498Works like perl's C<stat> or C<lstat> in void context. The callback will
316for an explanation. 503for an explanation.
317 504
318Currently, the stats are always 64-bit-stats, i.e. instead of returning an 505Currently, 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 506error when stat'ing a large file, the results will be silently truncated
320unless perl itself is compiled with large file support. 507unless perl itself is compiled with large file support.
508
509To help interpret the mode and dev/rdev stat values, IO::AIO offers the
510following constants and functions (if not implemented, the constants will
511be C<0> and the functions will either C<croak> or fall back on traditional
512behaviour).
513
514C<S_IFMT>, C<S_IFIFO>, C<S_IFCHR>, C<S_IFBLK>, C<S_IFLNK>, C<S_IFREG>,
515C<S_IFDIR>, C<S_IFWHT>, C<S_IFSOCK>, C<IO::AIO::major $dev_t>,
516C<IO::AIO::minor $dev_t>, C<IO::AIO::makedev $major, $minor>.
321 517
322Example: Print the length of F</etc/passwd>: 518Example: Print the length of F</etc/passwd>:
323 519
324 aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub { 520 aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub {
325 $_[0] and die "stat failed: $!"; 521 $_[0] and die "stat failed: $!";
326 print "size is ", -s _, "\n"; 522 print "size is ", -s _, "\n";
327 }; 523 };
328 524
525
526=item aio_statvfs $fh_or_path, $callback->($statvfs)
527
528Works like the POSIX C<statvfs> or C<fstatvfs> syscalls, depending on
529whether a file handle or path was passed.
530
531On success, the callback is passed a hash reference with the following
532members: C<bsize>, C<frsize>, C<blocks>, C<bfree>, C<bavail>, C<files>,
533C<ffree>, C<favail>, C<fsid>, C<flag> and C<namemax>. On failure, C<undef>
534is passed.
535
536The following POSIX IO::AIO::ST_* constants are defined: C<ST_RDONLY> and
537C<ST_NOSUID>.
538
539The following non-POSIX IO::AIO::ST_* flag masks are defined to
540their correct value when available, or to C<0> on systems that do
541not support them: C<ST_NODEV>, C<ST_NOEXEC>, C<ST_SYNCHRONOUS>,
542C<ST_MANDLOCK>, C<ST_WRITE>, C<ST_APPEND>, C<ST_IMMUTABLE>, C<ST_NOATIME>,
543C<ST_NODIRATIME> and C<ST_RELATIME>.
544
545Example: stat C</wd> and dump out the data if successful.
546
547 aio_statvfs "/wd", sub {
548 my $f = $_[0]
549 or die "statvfs: $!";
550
551 use Data::Dumper;
552 say Dumper $f;
553 };
554
555 # result:
556 {
557 bsize => 1024,
558 bfree => 4333064312,
559 blocks => 10253828096,
560 files => 2050765568,
561 flag => 4096,
562 favail => 2042092649,
563 bavail => 4333064312,
564 ffree => 2042092649,
565 namemax => 255,
566 frsize => 1024,
567 fsid => 1810
568 }
569
570
571=item aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)
572
573Works like perl's C<utime> function (including the special case of $atime
574and $mtime being undef). Fractional times are supported if the underlying
575syscalls support them.
576
577When called with a pathname, uses utimes(2) if available, otherwise
578utime(2). If called on a file descriptor, uses futimes(2) if available,
579otherwise returns ENOSYS, so this is not portable.
580
581Examples:
582
583 # set atime and mtime to current time (basically touch(1)):
584 aio_utime "path", undef, undef;
585 # set atime to current time and mtime to beginning of the epoch:
586 aio_utime "path", time, undef; # undef==0
587
588
589=item aio_chown $fh_or_path, $uid, $gid, $callback->($status)
590
591Works like perl's C<chown> function, except that C<undef> for either $uid
592or $gid is being interpreted as "do not change" (but -1 can also be used).
593
594Examples:
595
596 # same as "chown root path" in the shell:
597 aio_chown "path", 0, -1;
598 # same as above:
599 aio_chown "path", 0, undef;
600
601
602=item aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status)
603
604Works like truncate(2) or ftruncate(2).
605
606
607=item aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)
608
609Works like perl's C<chmod> function.
610
611
329=item aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status) 612=item aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)
330 613
331Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the 614Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the
332result code. 615result code.
333 616
617
334=item aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status) 618=item aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
335 619
620[EXPERIMENTAL]
621
336Asynchronously create a device node (or fifo). See mknod(2). 622Asynchronously create a device node (or fifo). See mknod(2).
337 623
338The only portable (POSIX) way of calling this function is: 624The only (POSIX-) portable way of calling this function is:
339 625
340 aio_mknod $path, IO::AIO::S_IFIFO | $mode, 0, sub { ... 626 aio_mknod $path, IO::AIO::S_IFIFO | $mode, 0, sub { ...
627
628See C<aio_stat> for info about some potentially helpful extra constants
629and functions.
341 630
342=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 631=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
343 632
344Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at 633Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
345the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code. 634the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
346 635
636
347=item aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 637=item aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
348 638
349Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at 639Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
350the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code. 640the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
351 641
642
643=item aio_readlink $path, $callback->($link)
644
645Asynchronously read the symlink specified by C<$path> and pass it to
646the callback. If an error occurs, nothing or undef gets passed to the
647callback.
648
649
650=item aio_realpath $path, $callback->($path)
651
652Asynchronously make the path absolute and resolve any symlinks in
653C<$path>. The resulting path only consists of directories (Same as
654L<Cwd::realpath>).
655
656This request can be used to get the absolute path of the current working
657directory by passing it a path of F<.> (a single dot).
658
659
352=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 660=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
353 661
354Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as 662Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as
355rename(2) and call the callback with the result code. 663rename(2) and call the callback with the result code.
356 664
665
666=item aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)
667
668Asynchronously mkdir (create) a directory and call the callback with
669the result code. C<$mode> will be modified by the umask at the time the
670request is executed, so do not change your umask.
671
672
357=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status) 673=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)
358 674
359Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the 675Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the
360result code. 676result code.
677
361 678
362=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries) 679=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)
363 680
364Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire 681Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire
365directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be 682directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be
366sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries. 683sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries.
367 684
368The callback a single argument which is either C<undef> or an array-ref 685The callback is passed a single argument which is either C<undef> or an
369with the filenames. 686array-ref with the filenames.
687
688
689=item aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)
690
691Quite similar to C<aio_readdir>, but the C<$flags> argument allows to tune
692behaviour and output format. In case of an error, C<$entries> will be
693C<undef>.
694
695The flags are a combination of the following constants, ORed together (the
696flags will also be passed to the callback, possibly modified):
697
698=over 4
699
700=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS
701
702When this flag is off, then the callback gets an arrayref consisting of
703names only (as with C<aio_readdir>), otherwise it gets an arrayref with
704C<[$name, $type, $inode]> arrayrefs, each describing a single directory
705entry in more detail.
706
707C<$name> is the name of the entry.
708
709C<$type> is one of the C<IO::AIO::DT_xxx> constants:
710
711C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>, C<IO::AIO::DT_FIFO>, C<IO::AIO::DT_CHR>, C<IO::AIO::DT_DIR>,
712C<IO::AIO::DT_BLK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_REG>, C<IO::AIO::DT_LNK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_SOCK>,
713C<IO::AIO::DT_WHT>.
714
715C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN> means just that: readdir does not know. If you need to
716know, you have to run stat yourself. Also, for speed reasons, the C<$type>
717scalars are read-only: you can not modify them.
718
719C<$inode> is the inode number (which might not be exact on systems with 64
720bit inode numbers and 32 bit perls). This field has unspecified content on
721systems that do not deliver the inode information.
722
723=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST
724
725When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order where
726likely directories come first, in optimal stat order. This is useful when
727you need to quickly find directories, or you want to find all directories
728while avoiding to stat() each entry.
729
730If the system returns type information in readdir, then this is used
731to find directories directly. Otherwise, likely directories are names
732beginning with ".", or otherwise names with no dots, of which names with
733short names are tried first.
734
735=item IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER
736
737When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order
738suitable for stat()'ing each one. That is, when you plan to stat()
739all files in the given directory, then the returned order will likely
740be fastest.
741
742If both this flag and C<IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST> are specified, then
743the likely dirs come first, resulting in a less optimal stat order.
744
745=item IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN
746
747This flag should not be set when calling C<aio_readdirx>. Instead, it
748is being set by C<aio_readdirx>, when any of the C<$type>'s found were
749C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>. The absense of this flag therefore indicates that all
750C<$type>'s are known, which can be used to speed up some algorithms.
751
752=back
753
754
755=item aio_load $path, $data, $callback->($status)
756
757This is a composite request that tries to fully load the given file into
758memory. Status is the same as with aio_read.
759
760=cut
761
762sub aio_load($$;$) {
763 my ($path, undef, $cb) = @_;
764 my $data = \$_[1];
765
766 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
767 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
768
769 aioreq_pri $pri;
770 add $grp aio_open $path, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
771 my $fh = shift
772 or return $grp->result (-1);
773
774 aioreq_pri $pri;
775 add $grp aio_read $fh, 0, (-s $fh), $$data, 0, sub {
776 $grp->result ($_[0]);
777 };
778 };
779
780 $grp
781}
370 782
371=item aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 783=item aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
372 784
373Try to copy the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or 785Try to copy the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
374destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with 786destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
375the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok. 787a status of C<0> (ok) or C<-1> (error, see C<$!>).
376 788
377This is a composite request that it creates the destination file with 789This is a composite request that creates the destination file with
378mode 0200 and copies the contents of the source file into it using 790mode 0200 and copies the contents of the source file into it using
379C<aio_sendfile>, followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and 791C<aio_sendfile>, followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and
380uid/gid, in that order. 792uid/gid, in that order.
381 793
382If an error occurs, the partial destination file will be unlinked, if 794If an error occurs, the partial destination file will be unlinked, if
392 my $grp = aio_group $cb; 804 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
393 805
394 aioreq_pri $pri; 806 aioreq_pri $pri;
395 add $grp aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub { 807 add $grp aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
396 if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) { 808 if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) {
397 my @stat = stat $src_fh; 809 my @stat = stat $src_fh; # hmm, might block over nfs?
398 810
399 aioreq_pri $pri; 811 aioreq_pri $pri;
400 add $grp aio_open $dst, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC, 0200, sub { 812 add $grp aio_open $dst, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC, 0200, sub {
401 if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) { 813 if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) {
402 aioreq_pri $pri; 814 aioreq_pri $pri;
403 add $grp aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub { 815 add $grp aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub {
404 if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) { 816 if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) {
405 $grp->result (0); 817 $grp->result (0);
406 close $src_fh; 818 close $src_fh;
407 819
408 # those should not normally block. should. should. 820 my $ch = sub {
821 aioreq_pri $pri;
822 add $grp aio_chmod $dst_fh, $stat[2] & 07777, sub {
823 aioreq_pri $pri;
824 add $grp aio_chown $dst_fh, $stat[4], $stat[5], sub {
825 aioreq_pri $pri;
826 add $grp aio_close $dst_fh;
827 }
828 };
829 };
830
831 aioreq_pri $pri;
832 add $grp aio_utime $dst_fh, $stat[8], $stat[9], sub {
833 if ($_[0] < 0 && $! == ENOSYS) {
834 aioreq_pri $pri;
409 utime $stat[8], $stat[9], $dst; 835 add $grp aio_utime $dst, $stat[8], $stat[9], $ch;
410 chmod $stat[2] & 07777, $dst_fh; 836 } else {
411 chown $stat[4], $stat[5], $dst_fh; 837 $ch->();
838 }
412 close $dst_fh; 839 };
413 } else { 840 } else {
414 $grp->result (-1); 841 $grp->result (-1);
415 close $src_fh; 842 close $src_fh;
416 close $dst_fh; 843 close $dst_fh;
417 844
434 861
435=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 862=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
436 863
437Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or 864Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
438destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with 865destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
439the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok. 866a status of C<0> (ok) or C<-1> (error, see C<$!>).
440 867
441This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first. If 868This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first; if
442rename files with C<EXDEV>, it copies the file with C<aio_copy> and, if 869rename fails with C<EXDEV>, it copies the file with C<aio_copy> and, if
443that is successful, unlinking the C<$srcpath>. 870that is successful, unlinks the C<$srcpath>.
444 871
445=cut 872=cut
446 873
447sub aio_move($$;$) { 874sub aio_move($$;$) {
448 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_; 875 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
455 if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) { 882 if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) {
456 aioreq_pri $pri; 883 aioreq_pri $pri;
457 add $grp aio_copy $src, $dst, sub { 884 add $grp aio_copy $src, $dst, sub {
458 $grp->result ($_[0]); 885 $grp->result ($_[0]);
459 886
460 if (!$_[0]) { 887 unless ($_[0]) {
461 aioreq_pri $pri; 888 aioreq_pri $pri;
462 add $grp aio_unlink $src; 889 add $grp aio_unlink $src;
463 } 890 }
464 }; 891 };
465 } else { 892 } else {
495 922
496Implementation notes. 923Implementation notes.
497 924
498The C<aio_readdir> cannot be avoided, but C<stat()>'ing every entry can. 925The C<aio_readdir> cannot be avoided, but C<stat()>'ing every entry can.
499 926
927If readdir returns file type information, then this is used directly to
928find directories.
929
500After reading the directory, the modification time, size etc. of the 930Otherwise, after reading the directory, the modification time, size etc.
501directory before and after the readdir is checked, and if they match (and 931of 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 932match (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 933how many entries are directories (if >= 2). Otherwise, no knowledge of the
504of subdirectories will be assumed. 934number of subdirectories will be assumed.
505 935
506Then entries will be sorted into likely directories (everything without 936Then entries will be sorted into likely directories a non-initial dot
507a non-initial dot currently) and likely non-directories (everything 937currently) and likely non-directories (see C<aio_readdirx>). Then every
508else). Then every entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, 938entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, likely directories first,
509likely directories first. If that succeeds, it assumes that the entry 939in order of their inode numbers. If that succeeds, it assumes that the
510is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked 940entry is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked
511seperately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because 941seperately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because
512filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode 942filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode
513data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature). 943data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature), even on systems that cannot return
944the filetype information on readdir.
514 945
515If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the 946If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the
516rest of the entries is assumed to be non-directories. 947rest of the entries is assumed to be non-directories.
517 948
518This only works with certainty on POSIX (= UNIX) filesystems, which 949This only works with certainty on POSIX (= UNIX) filesystems, which
522as those tend to return 0 or 1 as link counts, which disables the 953as those tend to return 0 or 1 as link counts, which disables the
523directory counting heuristic. 954directory counting heuristic.
524 955
525=cut 956=cut
526 957
527sub aio_scandir($$$) { 958sub aio_scandir($$;$) {
528 my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_; 959 my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_;
529 960
530 my $pri = aioreq_pri; 961 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
531 962
532 my $grp = aio_group $cb; 963 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
540 my $now = time; 971 my $now = time;
541 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9]; 972 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
542 973
543 # read the directory entries 974 # read the directory entries
544 aioreq_pri $pri; 975 aioreq_pri $pri;
545 add $grp aio_readdir $path, sub { 976 add $grp aio_readdirx $path, READDIR_DIRS_FIRST, sub {
546 my $entries = shift 977 my $entries = shift
547 or return $grp->result (); 978 or return $grp->result ();
548 979
549 # stat the dir another time 980 # stat the dir another time
550 aioreq_pri $pri; 981 aioreq_pri $pri;
556 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy 987 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy
557 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) { 988 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) {
558 $ndirs = -1; 989 $ndirs = -1;
559 } else { 990 } else {
560 # if nlink == 2, we are finished 991 # if nlink == 2, we are finished
561 # on non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2 992 # for non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2
562 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2 993 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2
563 or return $grp->result ([], $entries); 994 or return $grp->result ([], $entries);
564 } 995 }
565 996
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); 997 my (@dirs, @nondirs);
574 998
575 my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub { 999 my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub {
576 $grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs); 1000 $grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs);
577 }; 1001 };
578 1002
579 limit $statgrp $maxreq; 1003 limit $statgrp $maxreq;
580 feed $statgrp sub { 1004 feed $statgrp sub {
581 return unless @$entries; 1005 return unless @$entries;
582 my $entry = pop @$entries; 1006 my $entry = shift @$entries;
583 1007
584 aioreq_pri $pri; 1008 aioreq_pri $pri;
585 add $statgrp aio_stat "$path/$entry/.", sub { 1009 add $statgrp aio_stat "$path/$entry/.", sub {
586 if ($_[0] < 0) { 1010 if ($_[0] < 0) {
587 push @nondirs, $entry; 1011 push @nondirs, $entry;
608 }; 1032 };
609 1033
610 $grp 1034 $grp
611} 1035}
612 1036
1037=item aio_rmtree $path, $callback->($status)
1038
1039Delete a directory tree starting (and including) C<$path>, return the
1040status of the final C<rmdir> only. This is a composite request that
1041uses C<aio_scandir> to recurse into and rmdir directories, and unlink
1042everything else.
1043
1044=cut
1045
1046sub aio_rmtree;
1047sub aio_rmtree($;$) {
1048 my ($path, $cb) = @_;
1049
1050 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
1051 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
1052
1053 aioreq_pri $pri;
1054 add $grp aio_scandir $path, 0, sub {
1055 my ($dirs, $nondirs) = @_;
1056
1057 my $dirgrp = aio_group sub {
1058 add $grp aio_rmdir $path, sub {
1059 $grp->result ($_[0]);
1060 };
1061 };
1062
1063 (aioreq_pri $pri), add $dirgrp aio_rmtree "$path/$_" for @$dirs;
1064 (aioreq_pri $pri), add $dirgrp aio_unlink "$path/$_" for @$nondirs;
1065
1066 add $grp $dirgrp;
1067 };
1068
1069 $grp
1070}
1071
1072=item aio_sync $callback->($status)
1073
1074Asynchronously call sync and call the callback when finished.
1075
613=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status) 1076=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
614 1077
615Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback 1078Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback
616with the fsync result code. 1079with the fsync result code.
617 1080
620Asynchronously call fdatasync on the given filehandle and call the 1083Asynchronously call fdatasync on the given filehandle and call the
621callback with the fdatasync result code. 1084callback with the fdatasync result code.
622 1085
623If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be 1086If 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. 1087detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.
1088
1089=item aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)
1090
1091Sync the data portion of the file specified by C<$offset> and C<$length>
1092to disk (but NOT the metadata), by calling the Linux-specific
1093sync_file_range call. If sync_file_range is not available or it returns
1094ENOSYS, then fdatasync or fsync is being substituted.
1095
1096C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_BEFORE>,
1097C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE> and
1098C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_AFTER>: refer to the sync_file_range
1099manpage for details.
1100
1101=item aio_pathsync $path, $callback->($status)
1102
1103This request tries to open, fsync and close the given path. This is a
1104composite request intended to sync directories after directory operations
1105(E.g. rename). This might not work on all operating systems or have any
1106specific effect, but usually it makes sure that directory changes get
1107written to disc. It works for anything that can be opened for read-only,
1108not just directories.
1109
1110Future versions of this function might fall back to other methods when
1111C<fsync> on the directory fails (such as calling C<sync>).
1112
1113Passes C<0> when everything went ok, and C<-1> on error.
1114
1115=cut
1116
1117sub aio_pathsync($;$) {
1118 my ($path, $cb) = @_;
1119
1120 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
1121 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
1122
1123 aioreq_pri $pri;
1124 add $grp aio_open $path, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
1125 my ($fh) = @_;
1126 if ($fh) {
1127 aioreq_pri $pri;
1128 add $grp aio_fsync $fh, sub {
1129 $grp->result ($_[0]);
1130
1131 aioreq_pri $pri;
1132 add $grp aio_close $fh;
1133 };
1134 } else {
1135 $grp->result (-1);
1136 }
1137 };
1138
1139 $grp
1140}
1141
1142=item aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
1143
1144This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which only works on mmap(2)ed
1145scalars (see the C<IO::AIO::mmap> function, although it also works on data
1146scalars managed by the L<Sys::Mmap> or L<Mmap> modules, note that the
1147scalar must only be modified in-place while an aio operation is pending on
1148it).
1149
1150It calls the C<msync> function of your OS, if available, with the memory
1151area starting at C<$offset> in the string and ending C<$length> bytes
1152later. If C<$length> is negative, counts from the end, and if C<$length>
1153is C<undef>, then it goes till the end of the string. The flags can be
1154a combination of C<IO::AIO::MS_ASYNC>, C<IO::AIO::MS_INVALIDATE> and
1155C<IO::AIO::MS_SYNC>.
1156
1157=item aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
1158
1159This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed
1160scalars.
1161
1162It touches (reads or writes) all memory pages in the specified
1163range inside the scalar. All caveats and parameters are the same
1164as for C<aio_msync>, above, except for flags, which must be either
1165C<0> (which reads all pages and ensures they are instantiated) or
1166C<IO::AIO::MT_MODIFY>, which modifies the memory page s(by reading and
1167writing an octet from it, which dirties the page).
1168
1169=item aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)
1170
1171This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed
1172scalars.
1173
1174It reads in all the pages of the underlying storage into memory (if any)
1175and locks them, so they are not getting swapped/paged out or removed.
1176
1177If C<$length> is undefined, then the scalar will be locked till the end.
1178
1179On systems that do not implement C<mlock>, this function returns C<-1>
1180and sets errno to C<ENOSYS>.
1181
1182Note that the corresponding C<munlock> is synchronous and is
1183documented under L<MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS>.
1184
1185Example: open a file, mmap and mlock it - both will be undone when
1186C<$data> gets destroyed.
1187
1188 open my $fh, "<", $path or die "$path: $!";
1189 my $data;
1190 IO::AIO::mmap $data, -s $fh, IO::AIO::PROT_READ, IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED, $fh;
1191 aio_mlock $data; # mlock in background
1192
1193=item aio_mlockall $flags, $callback->($status)
1194
1195Calls the C<mlockall> function with the given C<$flags> (a combination of
1196C<IO::AIO::MCL_CURRENT> and C<IO::AIO::MCL_FUTURE>).
1197
1198On systems that do not implement C<mlockall>, this function returns C<-1>
1199and sets errno to C<ENOSYS>.
1200
1201Note that the corresponding C<munlockall> is synchronous and is
1202documented under L<MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS>.
1203
1204Example: asynchronously lock all current and future pages into memory.
1205
1206 aio_mlockall IO::AIO::MCL_FUTURE;
625 1207
626=item aio_group $callback->(...) 1208=item aio_group $callback->(...)
627 1209
628This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a 1210This 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 1211container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle
679=item cancel $req 1261=item cancel $req
680 1262
681Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution 1263Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution
682when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when 1264when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when
683entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise 1265entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise
684untouched. That means that requests that currently execute will not be 1266untouched (with the exception of readdir). That means that requests that
685stopped and resources held by the request will not be freed prematurely. 1267currently execute will not be stopped and resources held by the request
1268will not be freed prematurely.
686 1269
687=item cb $req $callback->(...) 1270=item cb $req $callback->(...)
688 1271
689Replace (or simply set) the callback registered to the request. 1272Replace (or simply set) the callback registered to the request.
690 1273
741Their lifetime, simplified, looks like this: when they are empty, they 1324Their lifetime, simplified, looks like this: when they are empty, they
742will finish very quickly. If they contain only requests that are in the 1325will finish very quickly. If they contain only requests that are in the
743C<done> state, they will also finish. Otherwise they will continue to 1326C<done> state, they will also finish. Otherwise they will continue to
744exist. 1327exist.
745 1328
746That means after creating a group you have some time to add requests. And 1329That 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 1330(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 1331the C<poll_cb>). And in the callbacks of those requests, you can add
749itself finish. 1332further requests to the group. And only when all those requests have
1333finished will the the group itself finish.
750 1334
751=over 4 1335=over 4
752 1336
753=item add $grp ... 1337=item add $grp ...
754 1338
763=item $grp->cancel_subs 1347=item $grp->cancel_subs
764 1348
765Cancel all subrequests and clears any feeder, but not the group request 1349Cancel 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. 1350itself. Useful when you queued a lot of events but got a result early.
767 1351
1352The group request will finish normally (you cannot add requests to the
1353group).
1354
768=item $grp->result (...) 1355=item $grp->result (...)
769 1356
770Set the result value(s) that will be passed to the group callback when all 1357Set 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 1358subrequests have finished and set the groups errno to the current value
772of errno (just like calling C<errno> without an error number). By default, 1359of errno (just like calling C<errno> without an error number). By default,
773no argument will be passed and errno is zero. 1360no argument will be passed and errno is zero.
774 1361
775=item $grp->errno ([$errno]) 1362=item $grp->errno ([$errno])
776 1363
787=item feed $grp $callback->($grp) 1374=item feed $grp $callback->($grp)
788 1375
789Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached 1376Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached
790generator that generates requests if idle. The idea behind this is that, 1377generator 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, 1378although you could just queue as many requests as you want in a group,
792this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For 1379this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For example,
793example, C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands C<aio_stat> 1380C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands C<aio_stat> requests,
794requests, delaying any later requests for a long time. 1381delaying any later requests for a long time.
795 1382
796To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can 1383To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can
797instead a group and set a feeder on it that generates those requests. The 1384instead 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>, 1385feed 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 1386below) requests active in the group itself and is expected to queue more
803not impose any limits). 1390not impose any limits).
804 1391
805If the feed does not queue more requests when called, it will be 1392If the feed does not queue more requests when called, it will be
806automatically removed from the group. 1393automatically removed from the group.
807 1394
808If the feed limit is C<0>, it will be set to C<2> automatically. 1395If the feed limit is C<0> when this method is called, it will be set to
1396C<2> automatically.
809 1397
810Example: 1398Example:
811 1399
812 # stat all files in @files, but only ever use four aio requests concurrently: 1400 # stat all files in @files, but only ever use four aio requests concurrently:
813 1401
825Sets the feeder limit for the group: The feeder will be called whenever 1413Sets the feeder limit for the group: The feeder will be called whenever
826the group contains less than this many requests. 1414the group contains less than this many requests.
827 1415
828Setting the limit to C<0> will pause the feeding process. 1416Setting the limit to C<0> will pause the feeding process.
829 1417
1418The default value for the limit is C<0>, but note that setting a feeder
1419automatically bumps it up to C<2>.
1420
830=back 1421=back
831 1422
832=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS 1423=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
833 1424
1425=head3 EVENT PROCESSING AND EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION
1426
834=over 4 1427=over 4
835 1428
836=item $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno 1429=item $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno
837 1430
838Return the I<request result pipe file descriptor>. This filehandle must be 1431Return the I<request result pipe file descriptor>. This filehandle must be
839polled for reading by some mechanism outside this module (e.g. Event or 1432polled 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 1433select and so on, see below or the SYNOPSIS). If the pipe becomes readable
841to call C<poll_cb> to check the results. 1434you have to call C<poll_cb> to check the results.
842 1435
843See C<poll_cb> for an example. 1436See C<poll_cb> for an example.
844 1437
845=item IO::AIO::poll_cb 1438=item IO::AIO::poll_cb
846 1439
847Process all outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call this 1440Process some outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call
848regularly. Returns the number of events processed. Returns immediately 1441this regularly. Returns C<0> if all events could be processed (or there
849when no events are outstanding. 1442were no events to process), or C<-1> if it returned earlier for whatever
1443reason. Returns immediately when no events are outstanding. The amount of
1444events processed depends on the settings of C<IO::AIO::max_poll_req> and
1445C<IO::AIO::max_poll_time>.
850 1446
851If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the filehandle 1447If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the filehandle
852will still be ready when C<poll_cb> returns. 1448will still be ready when C<poll_cb> returns, so normally you don't have to
1449do anything special to have it called later.
1450
1451Apart from calling C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> when the event filehandle becomes
1452ready, it can be beneficial to call this function from loops which submit
1453a lot of requests, to make sure the results get processed when they become
1454available and not just when the loop is finished and the event loop takes
1455over again. This function returns very fast when there are no outstanding
1456requests.
853 1457
854Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls 1458Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
855IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority: 1459IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority (more examples can be found in the
1460SYNOPSIS section, at the top of this document):
856 1461
857 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 1462 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
858 poll => 'r', async => 1, 1463 poll => 'r', async => 1,
859 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb); 1464 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
860 1465
861=item IO::AIO::poll_some $max_requests 1466=item IO::AIO::poll_wait
862 1467
863Similar to C<poll_cb>, but only processes up to C<$max_requests> requests 1468If there are any outstanding requests and none of them in the result
864at a time. 1469phase, wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply
1470does a C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to
1471synchronously wait for some requests to finish).
865 1472
866Useful if you want to ensure some level of interactiveness when perl is 1473See C<nreqs> for an example.
867not fast enough to process all requests in time. 1474
1475=item IO::AIO::poll
1476
1477Waits until some requests have been handled.
1478
1479Returns the number of requests processed, but is otherwise strictly
1480equivalent to:
1481
1482 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1483
1484=item IO::AIO::flush
1485
1486Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled.
1487
1488Strictly equivalent to:
1489
1490 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1491 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
1492
1493=item IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs
1494
1495=item IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds
1496
1497These set the maximum number of requests (default C<0>, meaning infinity)
1498that are being processed by C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> in one call, respectively
1499the maximum amount of time (default C<0>, meaning infinity) spent in
1500C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> to process requests (more correctly the mininum amount
1501of time C<poll_cb> is allowed to use).
1502
1503Setting C<max_poll_time> to a non-zero value creates an overhead of one
1504syscall per request processed, which is not normally a problem unless your
1505callbacks are really really fast or your OS is really really slow (I am
1506not mentioning Solaris here). Using C<max_poll_reqs> incurs no overhead.
1507
1508Setting these is useful if you want to ensure some level of
1509interactiveness when perl is not fast enough to process all requests in
1510time.
1511
1512For interactive programs, values such as C<0.01> to C<0.1> should be fine.
868 1513
869Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls 1514Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
870IO::AIO::poll_some with low priority, to ensure that other parts of the 1515IO::AIO::poll_cb with low priority, to ensure that other parts of the
871program get the CPU sometimes even under high AIO load. 1516program get the CPU sometimes even under high AIO load.
872 1517
1518 # try not to spend much more than 0.1s in poll_cb
1519 IO::AIO::max_poll_time 0.1;
1520
1521 # use a low priority so other tasks have priority
873 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 1522 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
874 poll => 'r', nice => 1, 1523 poll => 'r', nice => 1,
875 cb => sub { IO::AIO::poll_some 256 }); 1524 cb => &IO::AIO::poll_cb);
876 1525
877=item IO::AIO::poll_wait 1526=back
878 1527
879Wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply does a 1528=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 1529
883See C<nreqs> for an example. 1530=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 1531
923=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads 1532=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads
924 1533
925Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current 1534Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current
926default is C<8>, which means eight asynchronous operations can execute 1535default is C<8>, which means eight asynchronous operations can execute
927concurrently at any one time (the number of outstanding requests, 1536concurrently at any one time (the number of outstanding requests,
928however, is unlimited). 1537however, is unlimited).
929 1538
930IO::AIO starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and 1539IO::AIO starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and
931no free thread exists. 1540no free thread exists. Please note that queueing up a hundred requests can
1541create demand for a hundred threads, even if it turns out that everything
1542is in the cache and could have been processed faster by a single thread.
932 1543
933It is recommended to keep the number of threads relatively low, as some 1544It is recommended to keep the number of threads relatively low, as some
934Linux kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads 1545Linux kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads
935(higher parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6 1546(higher parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6
936versions, 4-32 threads should be fine. 1547versions, 4-32 threads should be fine.
950This module automatically runs C<max_parallel 0> at program end, to ensure 1561This module automatically runs C<max_parallel 0> at program end, to ensure
951that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests. 1562that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests.
952 1563
953Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. 1564Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function.
954 1565
1566=item IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads
1567
1568Limit the number of threads (default: 4) that are allowed to idle
1569(i.e., threads that did not get a request to process within the idle
1570timeout (default: 10 seconds). That means if a thread becomes idle while
1571C<$nthreads> other threads are also idle, it will free its resources and
1572exit.
1573
1574This is useful when you allow a large number of threads (e.g. 100 or 1000)
1575to allow for extremely high load situations, but want to free resources
1576under normal circumstances (1000 threads can easily consume 30MB of RAM).
1577
1578The default is probably ok in most situations, especially if thread
1579creation is fast. If thread creation is very slow on your system you might
1580want to use larger values.
1581
1582=item IO::AIO::idle_timeout $seconds
1583
1584Sets the minimum idle timeout (default 10) after which worker threads are
1585allowed to exit. SEe C<IO::AIO::max_idle>.
1586
955=item $oldmaxreqs = IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs 1587=item IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
1588
1589Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If
1590you do queue up more than this number of requests, the next call to
1591C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> (and other functions calling C<poll_cb>, such as
1592C<IO::AIO::flush> or C<IO::AIO::poll>) will block until the limit is no
1593longer exceeded.
1594
1595In other words, this setting does not enforce a queue limit, but can be
1596used to make poll functions block if the limit is exceeded.
956 1597
957This is a very bad function to use in interactive programs because it 1598This 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 1599blocks, and a bad way to reduce concurrency because it is inexact: Better
959use an C<aio_group> together with a feed callback. 1600use an C<aio_group> together with a feed callback.
960 1601
961Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you 1602It's main use is in scripts without an event loop - when you want to stat
962to queue up more than this number of requests, the next call to the 1603a lot of files, you can write somehting like this:
963C<poll_cb> (and C<poll_some> and other functions calling C<poll_cb>)
964function will block until the limit is no longer exceeded.
965 1604
966The default value is very large, so there is no practical limit on the 1605 IO::AIO::max_outstanding 32;
967number of outstanding requests.
968 1606
969You can still queue as many requests as you want. Therefore, 1607 for my $path (...) {
970C<max_oustsanding> is mainly useful in simple scripts (with low values) or 1608 aio_stat $path , ...;
971as a stop gap to shield against fatal memory overflow (with large values). 1609 IO::AIO::poll_cb;
1610 }
1611
1612 IO::AIO::flush;
1613
1614The call to C<poll_cb> inside the loop will normally return instantly, but
1615as soon as more thna C<32> reqeusts are in-flight, it will block until
1616some requests have been handled. This keeps the loop from pushing a large
1617number of C<aio_stat> requests onto the queue.
1618
1619The default value for C<max_outstanding> is very large, so there is no
1620practical limit on the number of outstanding requests.
972 1621
973=back 1622=back
974 1623
1624=head3 STATISTICAL INFORMATION
1625
1626=over
1627
1628=item IO::AIO::nreqs
1629
1630Returns the number of requests currently in the ready, execute or pending
1631states (i.e. for which their callback has not been invoked yet).
1632
1633Example: wait till there are no outstanding requests anymore:
1634
1635 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1636 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
1637
1638=item IO::AIO::nready
1639
1640Returns the number of requests currently in the ready state (not yet
1641executed).
1642
1643=item IO::AIO::npending
1644
1645Returns the number of requests currently in the pending state (executed,
1646but not yet processed by poll_cb).
1647
1648=back
1649
1650=head3 MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS
1651
1652IO::AIO implements some functions that might be useful, but are not
1653asynchronous.
1654
1655=over 4
1656
1657=item IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count
1658
1659Calls the C<eio_sendfile_sync> function, which is like C<aio_sendfile>,
1660but is blocking (this makes most sense if you know the input data is
1661likely cached already and the output filehandle is set to non-blocking
1662operations).
1663
1664Returns the number of bytes copied, or C<-1> on error.
1665
1666=item IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice
1667
1668Simply calls the C<posix_fadvise> function (see its
1669manpage for details). The following advice constants are
1670avaiable: C<IO::AIO::FADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_SEQUENTIAL>,
1671C<IO::AIO::FADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_NOREUSE>,
1672C<IO::AIO::FADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_DONTNEED>.
1673
1674On systems that do not implement C<posix_fadvise>, this function returns
1675ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_fadvise>.
1676
1677=item IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $len, $advice
1678
1679Simply calls the C<posix_madvise> function (see its
1680manpage for details). The following advice constants are
1681avaiable: C<IO::AIO::MADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_SEQUENTIAL>,
1682C<IO::AIO::MADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_DONTNEED>.
1683
1684On systems that do not implement C<posix_madvise>, this function returns
1685ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_madvise>.
1686
1687=item IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $len, $protect
1688
1689Simply calls the C<mprotect> function on the preferably AIO::mmap'ed
1690$scalar (see its manpage for details). The following protect
1691constants are avaiable: C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ>,
1692C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>.
1693
1694On systems that do not implement C<mprotect>, this function returns
1695ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<mprotect>.
1696
1697=item IO::AIO::mmap $scalar, $length, $prot, $flags, $fh[, $offset]
1698
1699Memory-maps a file (or anonymous memory range) and attaches it to the
1700given C<$scalar>, which will act like a string scalar.
1701
1702The only operations allowed on the scalar are C<substr>/C<vec> that don't
1703change the string length, and most read-only operations such as copying it
1704or searching it with regexes and so on.
1705
1706Anything else is unsafe and will, at best, result in memory leaks.
1707
1708The memory map associated with the C<$scalar> is automatically removed
1709when the C<$scalar> is destroyed, or when the C<IO::AIO::mmap> or
1710C<IO::AIO::munmap> functions are called.
1711
1712This calls the C<mmap>(2) function internally. See your system's manual
1713page for details on the C<$length>, C<$prot> and C<$flags> parameters.
1714
1715The C<$length> must be larger than zero and smaller than the actual
1716filesize.
1717
1718C<$prot> is a combination of C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>,
1719C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ> and/or C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>,
1720
1721C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED> or
1722C<IO::AIO::MAP_PRIVATE>, or a number of system-specific flags (when
1723not available, the are defined as 0): C<IO::AIO::MAP_ANONYMOUS>
1724(which is set to C<MAP_ANON> if your system only provides this
1725constant), C<IO::AIO::MAP_HUGETLB>, C<IO::AIO::MAP_LOCKED>,
1726C<IO::AIO::MAP_NORESERVE>, C<IO::AIO::MAP_POPULATE> or
1727C<IO::AIO::MAP_NONBLOCK>
1728
1729If C<$fh> is C<undef>, then a file descriptor of C<-1> is passed.
1730
1731C<$offset> is the offset from the start of the file - it generally must be
1732a multiple of C<IO::AIO::PAGESIZE> and defaults to C<0>.
1733
1734Example:
1735
1736 use Digest::MD5;
1737 use IO::AIO;
1738
1739 open my $fh, "<verybigfile"
1740 or die "$!";
1741
1742 IO::AIO::mmap my $data, -s $fh, IO::AIO::PROT_READ, IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED, $fh
1743 or die "verybigfile: $!";
1744
1745 my $fast_md5 = md5 $data;
1746
1747=item IO::AIO::munmap $scalar
1748
1749Removes a previous mmap and undefines the C<$scalar>.
1750
1751=item IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef
1752
1753Calls the C<munlock> function, undoing the effects of a previous
1754C<aio_mlock> call (see its description for details).
1755
1756=item IO::AIO::munlockall
1757
1758Calls the C<munlockall> function.
1759
1760On systems that do not implement C<munlockall>, this function returns
1761ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<munlockall>.
1762
1763=back
1764
975=cut 1765=cut
976 1766
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; 1767min_parallel 8;
994 1768
995END { 1769END { flush }
996 flush;
997};
998 1770
9991; 17711;
1000 1772
1773=head1 EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION
1774
1775It is recommended to use L<AnyEvent::AIO> to integrate IO::AIO
1776automatically into many event loops:
1777
1778 # AnyEvent integration (EV, Event, Glib, Tk, POE, urxvt, pureperl...)
1779 use AnyEvent::AIO;
1780
1781You can also integrate IO::AIO manually into many event loops, here are
1782some examples of how to do this:
1783
1784 # EV integration
1785 my $aio_w = EV::io IO::AIO::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&IO::AIO::poll_cb;
1786
1787 # Event integration
1788 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
1789 poll => 'r',
1790 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1791
1792 # Glib/Gtk2 integration
1793 add_watch Glib::IO IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
1794 in => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb; 1 };
1795
1796 # Tk integration
1797 Tk::Event::IO->fileevent (IO::AIO::poll_fileno, "",
1798 readable => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1799
1800 # Danga::Socket integration
1801 Danga::Socket->AddOtherFds (IO::AIO::poll_fileno =>
1802 \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1803
1001=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR 1804=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR
1002 1805
1003This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks: 1806Usage of pthreads in a program changes the semantics of fork
1807considerably. Specifically, only async-safe functions can be called after
1808fork. Perl doesn't know about this, so in general, you cannot call fork
1809with defined behaviour in perl. IO::AIO uses pthreads, so this applies,
1810but many other extensions and (for inexplicable reasons) perl itself often
1811is linked against pthreads, so this limitation applies.
1004 1812
1005Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests 1813Some operating systems have extensions that allow safe use of fork, and
1006can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After 1814this module should do "the right thing" on those, and tries on others. At
1007the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues 1815the time of this writing (2011) only GNU/Linux supports these extensions
1008request/result processing, while the child frees the request/result queue 1816to POSIX.
1009(so that the requests started before the fork will only be handled in the
1010parent). Threads will be started on demand until the limit set in the
1011parent process has been reached again.
1012
1013In short: the parent will, after a short pause, continue as if fork had
1014not been called, while the child will act as if IO::AIO has not been used
1015yet.
1016 1817
1017=head2 MEMORY USAGE 1818=head2 MEMORY USAGE
1018 1819
1019Per-request usage: 1820Per-request usage:
1020 1821
1022bytes of memory. In addition, stat requests need a stat buffer (possibly 1823bytes of memory. In addition, stat requests need a stat buffer (possibly
1023a few hundred bytes), readdir requires a result buffer and so on. Perl 1824a 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 1825scalars and other data passed into aio requests will also be locked and
1025will consume memory till the request has entered the done state. 1826will consume memory till the request has entered the done state.
1026 1827
1027This is now awfully much, so queuing lots of requests is not usually a 1828This is not awfully much, so queuing lots of requests is not usually a
1028problem. 1829problem.
1029 1830
1030Per-thread usage: 1831Per-thread usage:
1031 1832
1032In the execution phase, some aio requests require more memory for 1833In the execution phase, some aio requests require more memory for
1037 1838
1038Known bugs will be fixed in the next release. 1839Known bugs will be fixed in the next release.
1039 1840
1040=head1 SEE ALSO 1841=head1 SEE ALSO
1041 1842
1042L<Coro::AIO>. 1843L<AnyEvent::AIO> for easy integration into event loops, L<Coro::AIO> for a
1844more natural syntax.
1043 1845
1044=head1 AUTHOR 1846=head1 AUTHOR
1045 1847
1046 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> 1848 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
1047 http://home.schmorp.de/ 1849 http://home.schmorp.de/

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