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15 15
16 aio_read $fh, 30000, 1024, $buffer, 0, sub { 16 aio_read $fh, 30000, 1024, $buffer, 0, sub {
17 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!"; 17 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!";
18 }; 18 };
19 19
20 use IO::AIO 2; # version has aio objects
21
22 my $req = aio_unlink "/tmp/file", sub { };
23 $req->cancel; # cancel request if still in queue
24
25 # AnyEvent
26 open my $fh, "<&=" . IO::AIO::poll_fileno or die "$!";
27 my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => 'r', cb => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb });
28
20 # Event 29 # Event
21 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 30 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
22 poll => 'r', 31 poll => 'r',
23 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb); 32 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
24 33
25 # Glib/Gtk2 34 # Glib/Gtk2
26 add_watch Glib::IO IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 35 add_watch Glib::IO IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
27 in => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb, 1 }; 36 in => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb; 1 };
28 37
29 # Tk 38 # Tk
30 Tk::Event::IO->fileevent (IO::AIO::poll_fileno, "", 39 Tk::Event::IO->fileevent (IO::AIO::poll_fileno, "",
31 readable => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb); 40 readable => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
32 41
48not well-supported (Linux doesn't allow them on normal files currently, 57not well-supported (Linux doesn't allow them on normal files currently,
49for example), and they would only support aio_read and aio_write, so the 58for example), and they would only support aio_read and aio_write, so the
50remaining functionality would have to be implemented using threads anyway. 59remaining functionality would have to be implemented using threads anyway.
51 60
52Although the module will work with in the presence of other threads, it is 61Although the module will work with in the presence of other threads, it is
53currently not reentrant, so use appropriate locking yourself. 62currently not reentrant, so use appropriate locking yourself, always call
63C<poll_cb> from within the same thread, or never call C<poll_cb> (or other
64C<aio_> functions) recursively.
54 65
55=cut 66=cut
56 67
57package IO::AIO; 68package IO::AIO;
58 69
70no warnings;
71use strict 'vars';
72
59use base 'Exporter'; 73use base 'Exporter';
60 74
61use Fcntl ();
62
63BEGIN { 75BEGIN {
64 $VERSION = 0.9; 76 our $VERSION = '2.0';
65 77
66 @EXPORT = qw(aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close aio_stat aio_lstat aio_unlink 78 our @EXPORT = qw(aio_sendfile aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close aio_stat
79 aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_scandir aio_symlink
67 aio_fsync aio_fdatasync aio_readahead); 80 aio_fsync aio_fdatasync aio_readahead aio_rename aio_link aio_move
81 aio_group);
68 @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb min_parallel max_parallel max_outstanding nreqs); 82 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb min_parallel max_parallel max_outstanding nreqs);
83
84 @IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ';
69 85
70 require XSLoader; 86 require XSLoader;
71 XSLoader::load IO::AIO, $VERSION; 87 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION);
72} 88}
73 89
74=head1 FUNCTIONS 90=head1 FUNCTIONS
75 91
76=head2 AIO FUNCTIONS 92=head2 AIO FUNCTIONS
81which must be a code reference. This code reference will get called with 97which must be a code reference. This code reference will get called with
82the syscall return code (e.g. most syscalls return C<-1> on error, unlike 98the syscall return code (e.g. most syscalls return C<-1> on error, unlike
83perl, which usually delivers "false") as it's sole argument when the given 99perl, which usually delivers "false") as it's sole argument when the given
84syscall has been executed asynchronously. 100syscall has been executed asynchronously.
85 101
86All functions that expect a filehandle will also accept a file descriptor. 102All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle
103internally until the request has finished.
87 104
105All requests return objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow further
106manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight.
107
88The filenames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute. The reason 108The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and
89for this is that at the time the request is being executed, the current 109encoded in byte form. The reason for the former is that at the time the
90working directory could have changed. Alternatively, you can make sure 110request is being executed, the current working directory could have
91that you never change the current working directory. 111changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the
112current working directory.
113
114To encode pathnames to byte form, either make sure you either: a)
115always pass in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir
116etc.), b) are ASCII or ISO 8859-1, c) use the Encode module and encode
117your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user
118environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e)
119use something else.
92 120
93=over 4 121=over 4
94 122
95=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback 123=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
96 124
97Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly 125Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly
98created filehandle for the file. 126created filehandle for the file.
99 127
100The pathname passed to C<aio_open> must be absolute. See API NOTES, above, 128The pathname passed to C<aio_open> must be absolute. See API NOTES, above,
117 } else { 145 } else {
118 die "open failed: $!\n"; 146 die "open failed: $!\n";
119 } 147 }
120 }; 148 };
121 149
122=item aio_close $fh, $callback 150=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)
123 151
124Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result 152Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result
125code. I<WARNING:> although accepted, you should not pass in a perl 153code. I<WARNING:> although accepted, you should not pass in a perl
126filehandle here, as perl will likely close the file descriptor another 154filehandle here, as perl will likely close the file descriptor another
127time when the filehandle is destroyed. Normally, you can safely call perls 155time when the filehandle is destroyed. Normally, you can safely call perls
128C<close> or just let filehandles go out of scope. 156C<close> or just let filehandles go out of scope.
129 157
130This is supposed to be a bug in the API, so that might change. It's 158This is supposed to be a bug in the API, so that might change. It's
131therefore best to avoid this function. 159therefore best to avoid this function.
132 160
133=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset,$callback 161=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
134 162
135=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset,$callback 163=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
136 164
137Reads or writes C<length> bytes from the specified C<fh> and C<offset> 165Reads or writes C<length> bytes from the specified C<fh> and C<offset>
138into the scalar given by C<data> and offset C<dataoffset> and calls the 166into the scalar given by C<data> and offset C<dataoffset> and calls the
139callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on error, just 167callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on error, just
140like the syscall). 168like the syscall).
141 169
170The C<$data> scalar I<MUST NOT> be modified in any way while the request
171is outstanding. Modifying it can result in segfaults or WW3 (if the
172necessary/optional hardware is installed).
173
142Example: Read 15 bytes at offset 7 into scalar C<$buffer>, starting at 174Example: Read 15 bytes at offset 7 into scalar C<$buffer>, starting at
143offset C<0> within the scalar: 175offset C<0> within the scalar:
144 176
145 aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub { 177 aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub {
146 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!"; 178 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!";
147 print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n"; 179 print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n";
148 }; 180 };
149 181
182=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
183
184Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
185destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
186the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok.
187
188This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first. If
189rename files with C<EXDEV>, it creates the destination file with mode 0200
190and copies the contents of the source file into it using C<aio_sendfile>,
191followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, in that
192order, and unlinking the C<$srcpath>.
193
194If an error occurs, the partial destination file will be unlinked, if
195possible, except when setting atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, where
196errors are being ignored.
197
198=cut
199
200sub aio_move($$$) {
201 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
202
203 my $grp = aio_group;
204
205 add $grp aio_rename $src, $dst, sub {
206 if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) {
207 add $grp aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
208 if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) {
209 my @stat = stat $src_fh;
210
211 add $grp aio_open $dst, O_WRONLY, 0200, sub {
212 if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) {
213 add $grp aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub {
214 close $src_fh;
215
216 if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) {
217 utime $stat[8], $stat[9], $dst;
218 chmod $stat[2] & 07777, $dst_fh;
219 chown $stat[4], $stat[5], $dst_fh;
220 close $dst_fh;
221
222 add $grp aio_unlink $src, sub {
223 $cb->($_[0]);
224 };
225 } else {
226 my $errno = $!;
227 add $grp aio_unlink $dst, sub {
228 $! = $errno;
229 $cb->(-1);
230 };
231 }
232 };
233 } else {
234 $cb->(-1);
235 }
236 },
237
238 } else {
239 $cb->(-1);
240 }
241 };
242 } else {
243 $cb->($_[0]);
244 }
245 };
246
247 $grp
248}
249
250=item aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval)
251
252Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts
253reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current
254file offset of C<$out_fh>. Because of that, it is not safe to issue more
255than one C<aio_sendfile> per C<$out_fh>, as they will interfere with each
256other.
257
258This call tries to make use of a native C<sendfile> syscall to provide
259zero-copy operation. For this to work, C<$out_fh> should refer to a
260socket, and C<$in_fh> should refer to mmap'able file.
261
262If the native sendfile call fails or is not implemented, it will be
263emulated, so you can call C<aio_sendfile> on any type of filehandle
264regardless of the limitations of the operating system.
265
266Please note, however, that C<aio_sendfile> can read more bytes from
267C<$in_fh> than are written, and there is no way to find out how many
268bytes have been read from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only
269provides the number of bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result
270value equals C<$length> one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been
271read.
272
150=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback 273=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)
151
152Asynchronously reads the specified byte range into the page cache, using
153the C<readahead> syscall. If that syscall doesn't exist (likely if your OS
154isn't Linux) the status will be C<-1> and C<$!> is set to C<ENOSYS>.
155 274
156C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that 275C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that
157subsequent reads from that file will not block on disk I/O. The C<$offset> 276subsequent reads from that file will not block on disk I/O. The C<$offset>
158argument specifies the starting point from which data is to be read and 277argument specifies the starting point from which data is to be read and
159C<$length> specifies the number of bytes to be read. I/O is performed in 278C<$length> specifies the number of bytes to be read. I/O is performed in
160whole pages, so that offset is effectively rounded down to a page boundary 279whole pages, so that offset is effectively rounded down to a page boundary
161and bytes are read up to the next page boundary greater than or equal to 280and bytes are read up to the next page boundary greater than or equal to
162(off-set+length). C<aio_readahead> does not read beyond the end of the 281(off-set+length). C<aio_readahead> does not read beyond the end of the
163file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged. 282file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged.
164 283
284If that syscall doesn't exist (likely if your OS isn't Linux) it will be
285emulated by simply reading the data, which would have a similar effect.
286
165=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback 287=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status)
166 288
167=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback 289=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status)
168 290
169Works like perl's C<stat> or C<lstat> in void context. The callback will 291Works like perl's C<stat> or C<lstat> in void context. The callback will
170be called after the stat and the results will be available using C<stat _> 292be called after the stat and the results will be available using C<stat _>
171or C<-s _> etc... 293or C<-s _> etc...
172 294
182 aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub { 304 aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub {
183 $_[0] and die "stat failed: $!"; 305 $_[0] and die "stat failed: $!";
184 print "size is ", -s _, "\n"; 306 print "size is ", -s _, "\n";
185 }; 307 };
186 308
187=item aio_unlink $pathname, $callback 309=item aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)
188 310
189Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the 311Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the
190result code. 312result code.
191 313
314=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
315
316Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
317the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
318
319=item aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
320
321Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
322the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
323
324=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
325
326Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as
327rename(2) and call the callback with the result code.
328
329=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)
330
331Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the
332result code.
333
334=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)
335
336Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire
337directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be
338sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries.
339
340The callback a single argument which is either C<undef> or an array-ref
341with the filenames.
342
343=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
344
345Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to
346separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of names, ones
347you can recurse into (directories or links to them), and ones you cannot
348recurse into (everything else).
349
350C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that consists of many sub
351requests. C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding aio
352requests that this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a
353suitable default will be chosen (currently 8).
354
355On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives
356two array-refs with path-relative entry names.
357
358Example:
359
360 aio_scandir $dir, 0, sub {
361 my ($dirs, $nondirs) = @_;
362 print "real directories: @$dirs\n";
363 print "everything else: @$nondirs\n";
364 };
365
366Implementation notes.
367
368The C<aio_readdir> cannot be avoided, but C<stat()>'ing every entry can.
369
370After reading the directory, the modification time, size etc. of the
371directory before and after the readdir is checked, and if they match (and
372isn't the current time), the link count will be used to decide how many
373entries are directories (if >= 2). Otherwise, no knowledge of the number
374of subdirectories will be assumed.
375
376Then entries will be sorted into likely directories (everything without
377a non-initial dot currently) and likely non-directories (everything
378else). Then every entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed,
379likely directories first. If that succeeds, it assumes that the entry
380is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked
381seperately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because
382filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode
383data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature).
384
385If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the
386rest of the entries is assumed to be non-directories.
387
388This only works with certainty on POSIX (= UNIX) filesystems, which
389fortunately are the vast majority of filesystems around.
390
391It will also likely work on non-POSIX filesystems with reduced efficiency
392as those tend to return 0 or 1 as link counts, which disables the
393directory counting heuristic.
394
395=cut
396
397sub aio_scandir($$$) {
398 my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_;
399
400 my $grp = aio_group;
401
402 $maxreq = 8 if $maxreq <= 0;
403
404 # stat once
405 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {
406 return $cb->() if $_[0];
407 my $now = time;
408 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
409
410 # read the directory entries
411 add $grp aio_readdir $path, sub {
412 my $entries = shift
413 or return $cb->();
414
415 # stat the dir another time
416 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {
417 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
418
419 my $ndirs;
420
421 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy
422 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) {
423 $ndirs = -1;
424 } else {
425 # if nlink == 2, we are finished
426 # on non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2
427 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2
428 or return $cb->([], $entries);
429 }
430
431 # sort into likely dirs and likely nondirs
432 # dirs == files without ".", short entries first
433 $entries = [map $_->[0],
434 sort { $b->[1] cmp $a->[1] }
435 map [$_, sprintf "%s%04d", (/.\./ ? "1" : "0"), length],
436 @$entries];
437
438 my (@dirs, @nondirs);
439
440 my ($statcb, $schedcb);
441 my $nreq = 0;
442
443 $schedcb = sub {
444 if (@$entries) {
445 if ($nreq < $maxreq) {
446 my $ent = pop @$entries;
447 $nreq++;
448 add $grp aio_stat "$path/$ent/.", sub { $statcb->($_[0], $ent) };
449 }
450 } elsif (!$nreq) {
451 # finished
452 undef $statcb;
453 undef $schedcb;
454 $cb->(\@dirs, \@nondirs) if $cb;
455 undef $cb;
456 }
457 };
458 $statcb = sub {
459 my ($status, $entry) = @_;
460
461 if ($status < 0) {
462 $nreq--;
463 push @nondirs, $entry;
464 &$schedcb;
465 } else {
466 # need to check for real directory
467 add $grp aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub {
468 $nreq--;
469
470 if (-d _) {
471 push @dirs, $entry;
472
473 if (!--$ndirs) {
474 push @nondirs, @$entries;
475 $entries = [];
476 }
477 } else {
478 push @nondirs, $entry;
479 }
480
481 &$schedcb;
482 }
483 }
484 };
485
486 &$schedcb while @$entries && $nreq < $maxreq;
487 };
488 };
489 };
490
491 $grp
492}
493
192=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback 494=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
193 495
194Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback 496Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback
195with the fsync result code. 497with the fsync result code.
196 498
197=item aio_fdatasync $fh, $callback 499=item aio_fdatasync $fh, $callback->($status)
198 500
199Asynchronously call fdatasync on the given filehandle and call the 501Asynchronously call fdatasync on the given filehandle and call the
200callback with the fdatasync result code. Might set C<$!> to C<ENOSYS> if 502callback with the fdatasync result code.
201C<fdatasync> is not available. 503
504If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be
505detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.
506
507=item aio_group $callback->()
508
509[EXPERIMENTAL]
510
511This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a
512container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle
513many requests into a single, composite, request.
514
515Returns an object of class L<IO::AIO::GRP>. See its documentation below
516for more info.
517
518Example:
519
520 my $grp = aio_group sub {
521 print "all stats done\n";
522 };
523
524 add $grp
525 (aio_stat ...),
526 (aio_stat ...),
527 ...;
528
529=item aio_sleep $fractional_seconds, $callback->() *NOT EXPORTED*
530
531Mainly used for debugging and benchmarking, this aio request puts one of
532the request workers to sleep for the given time.
533
534=back
535
536=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS
537
538All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when
539called in non-void context.
540
541A request always moves through the following five states in its lifetime,
542in order: B<ready> (request has been created, but has not been executed
543yet), B<execute> (request is currently being executed), B<pending>
544(request has been executed but callback has not been called yet),
545B<result> (results are being processed synchronously, includes calling the
546callback) and B<done> (request has reached the end of its lifetime and
547holds no resources anymore).
548
549=over 4
550
551=item $req->cancel
552
553Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution
554when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when
555entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise
556untouched. That means that requests that currently execute will not be
557stopped and resources held by the request will not be freed prematurely.
558
559=back
560
561=head2 IO::AIO::GRP CLASS
562
563This class is a subclass of L<IO::AIO::REQ>, so all its methods apply to
564objects of this class, too.
565
566A IO::AIO::GRP object is a special request that can contain multiple other
567aio requests.
568
569You create one by calling the C<aio_group> constructing function with a
570callback that will be called when all contained requests have entered the
571C<done> state:
572
573 my $grp = aio_group sub {
574 print "all requests are done\n";
575 };
576
577You add requests by calling the C<add> method with one or more
578C<IO::AIO::REQ> objects:
579
580 $grp->add (aio_unlink "...");
581
582 add $grp aio_stat "...", sub { ... };
583
584This makes it very easy to create composite requests (see the source of
585C<aio_move> for an application) that work and feel like simple requests.
586
587The IO::AIO::GRP objects will be cleaned up during calls to
588C<IO::AIO::poll_cb>, just like any other request.
589
590They can be canceled like any other request. Canceling will cancel not
591just the request itself, but also all requests it contains.
592
593They can also can also be added to other IO::AIO::GRP objects.
594
595Their lifetime, simplified, looks like this: when they are empty, they
596will finish very quickly. If they contain only requests that are in the
597C<done> state, they will also finish. Otherwise they will continue to
598exist.
599
600=over 4
601
602=item $grp->add (...)
603
604=item add $grp ...
605
606Add one or more
607Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution
608when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when
609entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise
610untouched. That means that requests that currently execute will not be
611stopped and resources held by the request will not be freed prematurely.
202 612
203=back 613=back
204 614
205=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS 615=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
206 616
264 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb 674 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
265 if IO::AIO::nreqs; 675 if IO::AIO::nreqs;
266 676
267=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads 677=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads
268 678
269Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The default is 679Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current default
270C<1>, which means a single asynchronous operation can be done at one time 680is C<4>, which means four asynchronous operations can be done at one time
271(the number of outstanding operations, however, is unlimited). 681(the number of outstanding operations, however, is unlimited).
682
683IO::AIO starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and
684no free thread exists.
272 685
273It is recommended to keep the number of threads low, as some Linux 686It is recommended to keep the number of threads low, as some Linux
274kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads (higher 687kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads (higher
275parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6 versions, 4-32 688parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6 versions, 4-32
276threads should be fine. 689threads should be fine.
277 690
278Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function, as this 691Under most circumstances you don't need to call this function, as the
279module automatically starts some threads (the exact number might change, 692module selects a default that is suitable for low to moderate load.
280and is currently 4).
281 693
282=item IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads 694=item IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads
283 695
284Sets the maximum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. If more than 696Sets the maximum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. If more than the
285the specified number of threads are currently running, kill them. This 697specified number of threads are currently running, this function kills
286function blocks until the limit is reached. 698them. This function blocks until the limit is reached.
699
700While C<$nthreads> are zero, aio requests get queued but not executed
701until the number of threads has been increased again.
287 702
288This module automatically runs C<max_parallel 0> at program end, to ensure 703This module automatically runs C<max_parallel 0> at program end, to ensure
289that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests. 704that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests.
290 705
291Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. 706Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function.
295Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you 710Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you
296try to queue up more than this number of requests, the caller will block until 711try to queue up more than this number of requests, the caller will block until
297some requests have been handled. 712some requests have been handled.
298 713
299The default is very large, so normally there is no practical limit. If you 714The default is very large, so normally there is no practical limit. If you
300queue up many requests in a loop it it often improves speed if you set 715queue up many requests in a loop it often improves speed if you set
301this to a relatively low number, such as C<100>. 716this to a relatively low number, such as C<100>.
302 717
303Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. 718Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function.
304 719
305=back 720=back
308 723
309# support function to convert a fd into a perl filehandle 724# support function to convert a fd into a perl filehandle
310sub _fd2fh { 725sub _fd2fh {
311 return undef if $_[0] < 0; 726 return undef if $_[0] < 0;
312 727
313 # try to be perl5.6-compatible 728 # try to generate nice filehandles
314 local *AIO_FH; 729 my $sym = "IO::AIO::fd#$_[0]";
315 open AIO_FH, "+<&=$_[0]" 730 local *$sym;
731
732 open *$sym, "+<&=$_[0]" # usually works under any unix
733 or open *$sym, "<&=$_[0]" # cygwin needs this
734 or open *$sym, ">&=$_[0]" # or this
316 or return undef; 735 or return undef;
317 736
318 *AIO_FH 737 *$sym
319} 738}
320 739
321min_parallel 4; 740min_parallel 4;
322 741
323END { 742END {
324 max_parallel 0; 743 max_parallel 0;
325} 744}
326 745
3271; 7461;
328 747
748=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR
749
750This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks:
751
752Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests
753can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After
754the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues
755request/result processing, while the child clears the request/result
756queue (so the requests started before the fork will only be handled in
757the parent). Threads will be started on demand until the limit ste in the
758parent process has been reached again.
759
760In short: the parent will, after a short pause, continue as if fork had
761not been called, while the child will act as if IO::AIO has not been used
762yet.
763
329=head1 SEE ALSO 764=head1 SEE ALSO
330 765
331L<Coro>, L<Linux::AIO>. 766L<Coro>, L<Linux::AIO> (obsolete).
332 767
333=head1 AUTHOR 768=head1 AUTHOR
334 769
335 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> 770 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
336 http://home.schmorp.de/ 771 http://home.schmorp.de/

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