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168use common::sense; 168use common::sense;
169 169
170use base 'Exporter'; 170use base 'Exporter';
171 171
172BEGIN { 172BEGIN {
173 our $VERSION = '3.93'; 173 our $VERSION = '4.0';
174 174
175 our @AIO_REQ = qw(aio_sendfile aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close 175 our @AIO_REQ = qw(aio_sendfile aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close
176 aio_stat aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_readdirx 176 aio_stat aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_readdirx
177 aio_scandir aio_symlink aio_readlink aio_realpath aio_sync aio_fsync 177 aio_scandir aio_symlink aio_readlink aio_realpath aio_sync
178 aio_fdatasync aio_sync_file_range aio_fallocate 178 aio_fsync aio_syncfs aio_fdatasync aio_sync_file_range aio_fallocate
179 aio_pathsync aio_readahead 179 aio_pathsync aio_readahead
180 aio_rename aio_link aio_move aio_copy aio_group 180 aio_rename aio_link aio_move aio_copy aio_group
181 aio_nop aio_mknod aio_load aio_rmtree aio_mkdir aio_chown 181 aio_nop aio_mknod aio_load aio_rmtree aio_mkdir aio_chown
182 aio_chmod aio_utime aio_truncate 182 aio_chmod aio_utime aio_truncate
183 aio_msync aio_mtouch aio_mlock aio_mlockall 183 aio_msync aio_mtouch aio_mlock aio_mlockall
184 aio_statvfs); 184 aio_statvfs
185 aio_wd);
185 186
186 our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice)); 187 our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice));
187 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush 188 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush
188 min_parallel max_parallel max_idle idle_timeout 189 min_parallel max_parallel max_idle idle_timeout
189 nreqs nready npending nthreads 190 nreqs nready npending nthreads
205 206
206This section simply lists the prototypes of the most important functions 207This section simply lists the prototypes of the most important functions
207for quick reference. See the following sections for function-by-function 208for quick reference. See the following sections for function-by-function
208documentation. 209documentation.
209 210
211 aio_wd $pathname, $callback->($wd)
210 aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh) 212 aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
211 aio_close $fh, $callback->($status) 213 aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)
212 aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 214 aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
213 aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 215 aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
214 aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval) 216 aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval)
219 aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status) 221 aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)
220 aio_chown $fh_or_path, $uid, $gid, $callback->($status) 222 aio_chown $fh_or_path, $uid, $gid, $callback->($status)
221 aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status) 223 aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status)
222 aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status) 224 aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)
223 aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status) 225 aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)
224 aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status) 226 aio_mknod $pathname, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
225 aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 227 aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
226 aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 228 aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
227 aio_readlink $path, $callback->($link) 229 aio_readlink $pathname, $callback->($link)
228 aio_realpath $path, $callback->($link) 230 aio_realpath $pathname, $callback->($link)
229 aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 231 aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
230 aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status) 232 aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)
231 aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status) 233 aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)
232 aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries) 234 aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)
233 aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags) 235 aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)
234 IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST 236 IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST
235 IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN 237 IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN
236 aio_load $path, $data, $callback->($status) 238 aio_load $pathname, $data, $callback->($status)
237 aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 239 aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
238 aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 240 aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
239 aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs) 241 aio_scandir $pathname, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
240 aio_rmtree $path, $callback->($status) 242 aio_rmtree $pathname, $callback->($status)
241 aio_sync $callback->($status) 243 aio_sync $callback->($status)
244 aio_syncfs $fh, $callback->($status)
242 aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status) 245 aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
243 aio_fdatasync $fh, $callback->($status) 246 aio_fdatasync $fh, $callback->($status)
244 aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status) 247 aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)
245 aio_pathsync $path, $callback->($status) 248 aio_pathsync $pathname, $callback->($status)
246 aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status) 249 aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
247 aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status) 250 aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
248 aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status) 251 aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)
249 aio_mlockall $flags, $callback->($status) 252 aio_mlockall $flags, $callback->($status)
250 aio_group $callback->(...) 253 aio_group $callback->(...)
289internally until the request has finished. 292internally until the request has finished.
290 293
291All functions return request objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow 294All functions return request objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow
292further manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight. 295further manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight.
293 296
294The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and 297The pathnames you pass to these routines I<should> be absolute. The
295encoded as octets. The reason for the former is that at the time the 298reason for this is that at the time the request is being executed, the
296request is being executed, the current working directory could have 299current working directory could have changed. Alternatively, you can make
297changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the 300sure that you never change the current working directory anywhere in
298current working directory anywhere in the program and then use relative 301the program and then use relative paths. Lastly, you can take advantage
299paths. 302of IO::AIOs working directory abstraction - see the description of the
303C<IO::AIO::WD> class later in this document.
300 304
301To encode pathnames as octets, either make sure you either: a) always pass 305To encode pathnames as octets, either make sure you either: a) always pass
302in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir etc.) without 306in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir etc.) without
303tinkering, b) are ASCII or ISO 8859-1, c) use the Encode module and encode 307tinkering, b) are ASCII or ISO 8859-1, c) use the Encode module and encode
304your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user 308your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user
613 617
614Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the 618Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the
615result code. 619result code.
616 620
617 621
618=item aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status) 622=item aio_mknod $pathname, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
619 623
620[EXPERIMENTAL] 624[EXPERIMENTAL]
621 625
622Asynchronously create a device node (or fifo). See mknod(2). 626Asynchronously create a device node (or fifo). See mknod(2).
623 627
624The only (POSIX-) portable way of calling this function is: 628The only (POSIX-) portable way of calling this function is:
625 629
626 aio_mknod $path, IO::AIO::S_IFIFO | $mode, 0, sub { ... 630 aio_mknod $pathname, IO::AIO::S_IFIFO | $mode, 0, sub { ...
627 631
628See C<aio_stat> for info about some potentially helpful extra constants 632See C<aio_stat> for info about some potentially helpful extra constants
629and functions. 633and functions.
630 634
631=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 635=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
638 642
639Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at 643Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
640the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code. 644the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
641 645
642 646
643=item aio_readlink $path, $callback->($link) 647=item aio_readlink $pathname, $callback->($link)
644 648
645Asynchronously read the symlink specified by C<$path> and pass it to 649Asynchronously read the symlink specified by C<$path> and pass it to
646the callback. If an error occurs, nothing or undef gets passed to the 650the callback. If an error occurs, nothing or undef gets passed to the
647callback. 651callback.
648 652
649 653
650=item aio_realpath $path, $callback->($path) 654=item aio_realpath $pathname, $callback->($path)
651 655
652Asynchronously make the path absolute and resolve any symlinks in 656Asynchronously make the path absolute and resolve any symlinks in
653C<$path>. The resulting path only consists of directories (Same as 657C<$path>. The resulting path only consists of directories (Same as
654L<Cwd::realpath>). 658L<Cwd::realpath>).
655 659
686array-ref with the filenames. 690array-ref with the filenames.
687 691
688 692
689=item aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags) 693=item aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)
690 694
691Quite similar to C<aio_readdir>, but the C<$flags> argument allows to tune 695Quite similar to C<aio_readdir>, but the C<$flags> argument allows one to
692behaviour and output format. In case of an error, C<$entries> will be 696tune behaviour and output format. In case of an error, C<$entries> will be
693C<undef>. 697C<undef>.
694 698
695The flags are a combination of the following constants, ORed together (the 699The flags are a combination of the following constants, ORed together (the
696flags will also be passed to the callback, possibly modified): 700flags will also be passed to the callback, possibly modified):
697 701
744 748
745=item IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN 749=item IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN
746 750
747This flag should not be set when calling C<aio_readdirx>. Instead, it 751This flag should not be set when calling C<aio_readdirx>. Instead, it
748is being set by C<aio_readdirx>, when any of the C<$type>'s found were 752is being set by C<aio_readdirx>, when any of the C<$type>'s found were
749C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>. The absense of this flag therefore indicates that all 753C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>. The absence of this flag therefore indicates that all
750C<$type>'s are known, which can be used to speed up some algorithms. 754C<$type>'s are known, which can be used to speed up some algorithms.
751 755
752=back 756=back
753 757
754 758
755=item aio_load $path, $data, $callback->($status) 759=item aio_load $pathname, $data, $callback->($status)
756 760
757This is a composite request that tries to fully load the given file into 761This is a composite request that tries to fully load the given file into
758memory. Status is the same as with aio_read. 762memory. Status is the same as with aio_read.
759 763
760=cut 764=cut
895 }; 899 };
896 900
897 $grp 901 $grp
898} 902}
899 903
900=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs) 904=item aio_scandir $pathname, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
901 905
902Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to 906Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to
903efficiently separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of 907efficiently separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of
904names, directories you can recurse into (directories), and ones you cannot 908names, directories you can recurse into (directories), and ones you cannot
905recurse into (everything else, including symlinks to directories). 909recurse into (everything else, including symlinks to directories).
936Then entries will be sorted into likely directories a non-initial dot 940Then entries will be sorted into likely directories a non-initial dot
937currently) and likely non-directories (see C<aio_readdirx>). Then every 941currently) and likely non-directories (see C<aio_readdirx>). Then every
938entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, likely directories first, 942entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, likely directories first,
939in order of their inode numbers. If that succeeds, it assumes that the 943in order of their inode numbers. If that succeeds, it assumes that the
940entry is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked 944entry is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked
941seperately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because 945separately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because
942filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode 946filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode
943data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature), even on systems that cannot return 947data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature), even on systems that cannot return
944the filetype information on readdir. 948the filetype information on readdir.
945 949
946If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the 950If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the
962 966
963 my $grp = aio_group $cb; 967 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
964 968
965 $maxreq = 4 if $maxreq <= 0; 969 $maxreq = 4 if $maxreq <= 0;
966 970
967 # stat once 971 # get a wd object
972
968 aioreq_pri $pri; 973 aioreq_pri $pri;
969 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub { 974 add $grp aio_wd $path, sub {
970 return $grp->result () if $_[0]; 975 my $wd = [shift, "."];
971 my $now = time;
972 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
973 976
974 # read the directory entries 977 # stat once
975 aioreq_pri $pri; 978 aioreq_pri $pri;
976 add $grp aio_readdirx $path, READDIR_DIRS_FIRST, sub { 979 add $grp aio_stat $wd, sub {
977 my $entries = shift
978 or return $grp->result (); 980 return $grp->result () if $_[0];
981 my $now = time;
982 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
979 983
980 # stat the dir another time 984 # read the directory entries
981 aioreq_pri $pri; 985 aioreq_pri $pri;
986 add $grp aio_readdirx $wd, READDIR_DIRS_FIRST, sub {
987 my $entries = shift
988 or return $grp->result ();
989
990 # stat the dir another time
991 aioreq_pri $pri;
982 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub { 992 add $grp aio_stat $wd, sub {
983 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9]; 993 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
984 994
985 my $ndirs; 995 my $ndirs;
986 996
987 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy 997 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy
988 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) { 998 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) {
989 $ndirs = -1; 999 $ndirs = -1;
990 } else { 1000 } else {
991 # if nlink == 2, we are finished 1001 # if nlink == 2, we are finished
992 # for non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2 1002 # for non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2
993 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2 1003 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2
994 or return $grp->result ([], $entries); 1004 or return $grp->result ([], $entries);
995 } 1005 }
996 1006
997 my (@dirs, @nondirs); 1007 my (@dirs, @nondirs);
998 1008
999 my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub { 1009 my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub {
1000 $grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs); 1010 $grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs);
1001 }; 1011 };
1002 1012
1003 limit $statgrp $maxreq; 1013 limit $statgrp $maxreq;
1004 feed $statgrp sub { 1014 feed $statgrp sub {
1005 return unless @$entries; 1015 return unless @$entries;
1006 my $entry = shift @$entries; 1016 my $entry = shift @$entries;
1007 1017
1008 aioreq_pri $pri; 1018 aioreq_pri $pri;
1019 $wd->[1] = "$entry/.";
1009 add $statgrp aio_stat "$path/$entry/.", sub { 1020 add $statgrp aio_stat $wd, sub {
1010 if ($_[0] < 0) { 1021 if ($_[0] < 0) {
1011 push @nondirs, $entry; 1022 push @nondirs, $entry;
1012 } else { 1023 } else {
1013 # need to check for real directory 1024 # need to check for real directory
1014 aioreq_pri $pri; 1025 aioreq_pri $pri;
1026 $wd->[1] = $entry;
1015 add $statgrp aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub { 1027 add $statgrp aio_lstat $wd, sub {
1016 if (-d _) { 1028 if (-d _) {
1017 push @dirs, $entry; 1029 push @dirs, $entry;
1018 1030
1019 unless (--$ndirs) { 1031 unless (--$ndirs) {
1020 push @nondirs, @$entries; 1032 push @nondirs, @$entries;
1021 feed $statgrp; 1033 feed $statgrp;
1034 }
1035 } else {
1036 push @nondirs, $entry;
1022 } 1037 }
1023 } else {
1024 push @nondirs, $entry;
1025 } 1038 }
1026 } 1039 }
1027 } 1040 };
1028 }; 1041 };
1029 }; 1042 };
1030 }; 1043 };
1031 }; 1044 };
1032 }; 1045 };
1033 1046
1034 $grp 1047 $grp
1035} 1048}
1036 1049
1037=item aio_rmtree $path, $callback->($status) 1050=item aio_rmtree $pathname, $callback->($status)
1038 1051
1039Delete a directory tree starting (and including) C<$path>, return the 1052Delete a directory tree starting (and including) C<$path>, return the
1040status of the final C<rmdir> only. This is a composite request that 1053status of the final C<rmdir> only. This is a composite request that
1041uses C<aio_scandir> to recurse into and rmdir directories, and unlink 1054uses C<aio_scandir> to recurse into and rmdir directories, and unlink
1042everything else. 1055everything else.
1084callback with the fdatasync result code. 1097callback with the fdatasync result code.
1085 1098
1086If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be 1099If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be
1087detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead. 1100detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.
1088 1101
1102=item aio_syncfs $fh, $callback->($status)
1103
1104Asynchronously call the syncfs syscall to sync the filesystem associated
1105to the given filehandle and call the callback with the syncfs result
1106code. If syncfs is not available, calls sync(), but returns C<-1> and sets
1107errno to C<ENOSYS> nevertheless.
1108
1089=item aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status) 1109=item aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)
1090 1110
1091Sync the data portion of the file specified by C<$offset> and C<$length> 1111Sync the data portion of the file specified by C<$offset> and C<$length>
1092to disk (but NOT the metadata), by calling the Linux-specific 1112to disk (but NOT the metadata), by calling the Linux-specific
1093sync_file_range call. If sync_file_range is not available or it returns 1113sync_file_range call. If sync_file_range is not available or it returns
1096C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_BEFORE>, 1116C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_BEFORE>,
1097C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE> and 1117C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE> and
1098C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_AFTER>: refer to the sync_file_range 1118C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_AFTER>: refer to the sync_file_range
1099manpage for details. 1119manpage for details.
1100 1120
1101=item aio_pathsync $path, $callback->($status) 1121=item aio_pathsync $pathname, $callback->($status)
1102 1122
1103This request tries to open, fsync and close the given path. This is a 1123This request tries to open, fsync and close the given path. This is a
1104composite request intended to sync directories after directory operations 1124composite request intended to sync directories after directory operations
1105(E.g. rename). This might not work on all operating systems or have any 1125(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 1126specific effect, but usually it makes sure that directory changes get
1249immense (it blocks a thread for a long time) so do not use this function 1269immense (it blocks a thread for a long time) so do not use this function
1250except to put your application under artificial I/O pressure. 1270except to put your application under artificial I/O pressure.
1251 1271
1252=back 1272=back
1253 1273
1274
1275=head2 IO::AIO::WD - multiple working directories
1276
1277Your process only has one current working directory, which is used by all
1278threads. This makes it hard to use relative paths (some other component
1279could call C<chdir> at any time, and it is hard to control when the path
1280will be used by IO::AIO).
1281
1282One solution for this is to always use absolute paths. This usually works,
1283but can be quite slow (the kernel has to walk the whole path on every
1284access), and can also be a hassle to implement.
1285
1286Newer POSIX systems have a number of functions (openat, fdopendir,
1287futimensat and so on) that make it possible to specify working directories
1288per operation.
1289
1290For portability, and because the clowns who "designed", or shall I write,
1291perpetrated this new interface were obviously half-drunk, this abstraction
1292cannot be perfect, though.
1293
1294IO::AIO allows you to convert directory paths into a so-called IO::AIO::WD
1295object. This object stores the canonicalised, absolute version of the
1296path, and on systems that allow it, also a directory file descriptor.
1297
1298Everywhere where a pathname is accepted by IO::AIO (e.g. in C<aio_stat>
1299or C<aio_unlink>), one can specify an array reference with an IO::AIO::WD
1300object and a pathname instead. If the pathname is absolute, the
1301IO::AIO::WD objetc is ignored, otherwise the pathname is resolved relative
1302to that IO::AIO::WD object.
1303
1304For example, to get a wd object for F</etc> and then stat F<passwd>
1305inside, you would write:
1306
1307 aio_wd "/etc", sub {
1308 my $etcdir = shift;
1309
1310 # although $etcdir can be undef on error, there is generally no reason
1311 # to check for errors here, as aio_stat will fail with ENOENT
1312 # when $etcdir is undef.
1313
1314 aio_stat [$etcdir, "passwd"], sub {
1315 # yay
1316 };
1317 };
1318
1319This shows that creating an IO::AIO::WD object is itself a potentially
1320blocking operation, which is why it is done asynchronously.
1321
1322As with normal pathnames, IO::AIO keeps a copy of the working directory
1323object and the pathname string, so you could write the following without
1324causing any issues due to C<$path> getting reused:
1325
1326 my $path = [$wd, undef];
1327
1328 for my $name (qw(abc def ghi)) {
1329 $path->[1] = $name;
1330 aio_stat $path, sub {
1331 # ...
1332 };
1333 }
1334
1335There are some caveats: when directories get renamed (or deleted), the
1336pathname string doesn't change, so will point to the new directory (or
1337nowhere at all), while the directory fd, if available on the system,
1338will still point to the original directory. Most functions accepting a
1339pathname will use the directory fd on newer systems, and the string on
1340older systems. Some functions (such as realpath) will always rely on the
1341string form of the pathname.
1342
1343So this fucntionality is mainly useful to get some protection against
1344C<chdir>, to easily get an absolute path out of a relative path for future
1345reference, and to speed up doing many operations in the same directory
1346(e.g. when stat'ing all files in a directory).
1347
1348The following functions implement this working directory abstraction:
1349
1350=over 4
1351
1352=item aio_wd $pathname, $callback->($wd)
1353
1354Asynchonously canonicalise the given pathname and convert it to an
1355IO::AIO::WD object representing it. If possible and supported on the
1356system, also open a directory fd to speed up pathname resolution relative
1357to this working directory.
1358
1359If something goes wrong, then C<undef> is passwd to the callback instead
1360of a working directory object and C<$!> is set appropriately. Since
1361passing C<undef> as working directory component of a pathname fails the
1362request with C<ENOENT>, there is often no need for error checking in the
1363C<aio_wd> callback, as future requests using the value will fail in the
1364expected way.
1365
1366If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be
1367detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.
1368
1369=item IO::AIO::CWD
1370
1371This is a compiletime constant (object) that represents the process
1372current working directory.
1373
1374Specifying this object as working directory object for a pathname is as
1375if the pathname would be specified directly, without a directory object,
1376e.g., these calls are functionally identical:
1377
1378 aio_stat "somefile", sub { ... };
1379 aio_stat [IO::AIO::CWD, "somefile"], sub { ... };
1380
1381=back
1382
1383
1254=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS 1384=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS
1255 1385
1256All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when 1386All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when
1257called in non-void context. 1387called in non-void context.
1258 1388
1375 1505
1376Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached 1506Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached
1377generator that generates requests if idle. The idea behind this is that, 1507generator that generates requests if idle. The idea behind this is that,
1378although you could just queue as many requests as you want in a group, 1508although you could just queue as many requests as you want in a group,
1379this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For example, 1509this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For example,
1380C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands C<aio_stat> requests, 1510C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands of C<aio_stat>
1381delaying any later requests for a long time. 1511requests, delaying any later requests for a long time.
1382 1512
1383To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can 1513To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can
1384instead a group and set a feeder on it that generates those requests. The 1514instead a group and set a feeder on it that generates those requests. The
1385feed callback will be called whenever there are few enough (see C<limit>, 1515feed callback will be called whenever there are few enough (see C<limit>,
1386below) requests active in the group itself and is expected to queue more 1516below) requests active in the group itself and is expected to queue more
1665 1795
1666=item IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice 1796=item IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice
1667 1797
1668Simply calls the C<posix_fadvise> function (see its 1798Simply calls the C<posix_fadvise> function (see its
1669manpage for details). The following advice constants are 1799manpage for details). The following advice constants are
1670avaiable: C<IO::AIO::FADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_SEQUENTIAL>, 1800available: C<IO::AIO::FADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_SEQUENTIAL>,
1671C<IO::AIO::FADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_NOREUSE>, 1801C<IO::AIO::FADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_NOREUSE>,
1672C<IO::AIO::FADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_DONTNEED>. 1802C<IO::AIO::FADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_DONTNEED>.
1673 1803
1674On systems that do not implement C<posix_fadvise>, this function returns 1804On systems that do not implement C<posix_fadvise>, this function returns
1675ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_fadvise>. 1805ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_fadvise>.
1676 1806
1677=item IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $len, $advice 1807=item IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $len, $advice
1678 1808
1679Simply calls the C<posix_madvise> function (see its 1809Simply calls the C<posix_madvise> function (see its
1680manpage for details). The following advice constants are 1810manpage for details). The following advice constants are
1681avaiable: C<IO::AIO::MADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_SEQUENTIAL>, 1811available: 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>. 1812C<IO::AIO::MADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_DONTNEED>.
1683 1813
1684On systems that do not implement C<posix_madvise>, this function returns 1814On systems that do not implement C<posix_madvise>, this function returns
1685ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_madvise>. 1815ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_madvise>.
1686 1816
1687=item IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $len, $protect 1817=item IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $len, $protect
1688 1818
1689Simply calls the C<mprotect> function on the preferably AIO::mmap'ed 1819Simply calls the C<mprotect> function on the preferably AIO::mmap'ed
1690$scalar (see its manpage for details). The following protect 1820$scalar (see its manpage for details). The following protect
1691constants are avaiable: C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ>, 1821constants are available: C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ>,
1692C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>. 1822C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>.
1693 1823
1694On systems that do not implement C<mprotect>, this function returns 1824On systems that do not implement C<mprotect>, this function returns
1695ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<mprotect>. 1825ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<mprotect>.
1696 1826
1821 1951
1822=over 4 1952=over 4
1823 1953
1824=item IO::AIO::reinit 1954=item IO::AIO::reinit
1825 1955
1826Abondons all current requests and I/O threads and simply reinitialises all 1956Abandons all current requests and I/O threads and simply reinitialises all
1827data structures. This is not an operation suppported by any standards, but 1957data structures. This is not an operation supported by any standards, but
1828happens to work on GNU/Linux and some newer BSD systems. 1958happens to work on GNU/Linux and some newer BSD systems.
1829 1959
1830The only reasonable use for this function is to call it after forking, if 1960The only reasonable use for this function is to call it after forking, if
1831C<IO::AIO> was used in the parent. Calling it while IO::AIO is active in 1961C<IO::AIO> was used in the parent. Calling it while IO::AIO is active in
1832the process will result in undefined behaviour. Calling it at any time 1962the process will result in undefined behaviour. Calling it at any time

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