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1	=head1 NAME	1	=head1 NAME
2		2
3	IO::AIO - Asynchronous Input/Output	3	IO::AIO - Asynchronous/Advanced Input/Output
4		4
5	=head1 SYNOPSIS	5	=head1 SYNOPSIS
6		6
7	use IO::AIO;	7	use IO::AIO;
8		8
58	not well-supported or restricted (GNU/Linux doesn't allow them on normal	58	not well-supported or restricted (GNU/Linux doesn't allow them on normal
59	files currently, for example), and they would only support aio_read and	59	files currently, for example), and they would only support aio_read and
60	aio_write, so the remaining functionality would have to be implemented	60	aio_write, so the remaining functionality would have to be implemented
61	using threads anyway.	61	using threads anyway.
62		62
		63	In addition to asynchronous I/O, this module also exports some rather
		64	arcane interfaces, such as C<madvise> or linux's C<splice> system call,
		65	which is why the C<A> in C<AIO> can also mean I<advanced>.
		66
63	Although the module will work in the presence of other (Perl-) threads,	67	Although the module will work in the presence of other (Perl-) threads,
64	it is currently not reentrant in any way, so use appropriate locking	68	it is currently not reentrant in any way, so use appropriate locking
65	yourself, always call C<poll_cb> from within the same thread, or never	69	yourself, always call C<poll_cb> from within the same thread, or never
66	call C<poll_cb> (or other C<aio_> functions) recursively.	70	call C<poll_cb> (or other C<aio_> functions) recursively.
67		71
68	=head2 EXAMPLE	72	=head2 EXAMPLE
69		73
70	This is a simple example that uses the EV module and loads	74	This is a simple example that uses the EV module and loads
71	F</etc/passwd> asynchronously:	75	F</etc/passwd> asynchronously:
72		76
73	use Fcntl;
74	use EV;	77	use EV;
75	use IO::AIO;	78	use IO::AIO;
76		79
77	# register the IO::AIO callback with EV	80	# register the IO::AIO callback with EV
78	my $aio_w = EV::io IO::AIO::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&IO::AIO::poll_cb;	81	my $aio_w = EV::io IO::AIO::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&IO::AIO::poll_cb;
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95		98
96	# file contents now in $contents	99	# file contents now in $contents
97	print $contents;	100	print $contents;
98		101
99	# exit event loop and program	102	# exit event loop and program
100	EV::unloop;	103	EV::break;
101	};	104	};
102	};	105	};
103		106
104	# possibly queue up other requests, or open GUI windows,	107	# possibly queue up other requests, or open GUI windows,
105	# check for sockets etc. etc.	108	# check for sockets etc. etc.
106		109
107	# process events as long as there are some:	110	# process events as long as there are some:
108	EV::loop;	111	EV::run;
109		112
110	=head1 REQUEST ANATOMY AND LIFETIME	113	=head1 REQUEST ANATOMY AND LIFETIME
111		114
112	Every C<aio_*> function creates a request. which is a C data structure not	115	Every C<aio_*> function creates a request. which is a C data structure not
113	directly visible to Perl.	116	directly visible to Perl.
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168	use common::sense;	171	use common::sense;
169		172
170	use base 'Exporter';	173	use base 'Exporter';
171		174
172	BEGIN {	175	BEGIN {
173	our $VERSION = '4.0';	176	our $VERSION = 4.53;
174		177
175	our @AIO_REQ = qw(aio_sendfile aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close	178	our @AIO_REQ = qw(aio_sendfile aio_seek aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close
176	aio_stat aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_readdirx	179	aio_stat aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_readdirx
177	aio_scandir aio_symlink aio_readlink aio_realpath aio_sync	180	aio_scandir aio_symlink aio_readlink aio_realpath aio_fcntl aio_ioctl
178	aio_fsync aio_syncfs aio_fdatasync aio_sync_file_range aio_fallocate	181	aio_sync aio_fsync aio_syncfs aio_fdatasync aio_sync_file_range
179	aio_pathsync aio_readahead	182	aio_pathsync aio_readahead aio_fiemap aio_allocate
180	aio_rename aio_link aio_move aio_copy aio_group	183	aio_rename aio_rename2 aio_link aio_move aio_copy aio_group
181	aio_nop aio_mknod aio_load aio_rmtree aio_mkdir aio_chown	184	aio_nop aio_mknod aio_load aio_rmtree aio_mkdir aio_chown
182	aio_chmod aio_utime aio_truncate	185	aio_chmod aio_utime aio_truncate
183	aio_msync aio_mtouch aio_mlock aio_mlockall	186	aio_msync aio_mtouch aio_mlock aio_mlockall
184	aio_statvfs	187	aio_statvfs
		188	aio_slurp
185	aio_wd);	189	aio_wd);
186		190
187	our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice));	191	our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice));
188	our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush	192	our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush
189	min_parallel max_parallel max_idle idle_timeout	193	min_parallel max_parallel max_idle idle_timeout
190	nreqs nready npending nthreads	194	nreqs nready npending nthreads
191	max_poll_time max_poll_reqs	195	max_poll_time max_poll_reqs
192	sendfile fadvise madvise	196	sendfile fadvise madvise
193	mmap munmap munlock munlockall);	197	mmap munmap mremap munlock munlockall);
194		198
195	push @AIO_REQ, qw(aio_busy); # not exported	199	push @AIO_REQ, qw(aio_busy); # not exported
196		200
197	@IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ';	201	@IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ';
198		202
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202		206
203	=head1 FUNCTIONS	207	=head1 FUNCTIONS
204		208
205	=head2 QUICK OVERVIEW	209	=head2 QUICK OVERVIEW
206		210
207	This section simply lists the prototypes of the most important functions	211	This section simply lists the prototypes most of the functions for
208	for quick reference. See the following sections for function-by-function	212	quick reference. See the following sections for function-by-function
209	documentation.	213	documentation.
210		214
211	aio_wd $pathname, $callback->($wd)	215	aio_wd $pathname, $callback->($wd)
212	aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)	216	aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
213	aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)	217	aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)
		218	aio_seek $fh,$offset,$whence, $callback->($offs)
214	aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)	219	aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
215	aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)	220	aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
216	aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval)	221	aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval)
217	aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)	222	aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)
218	aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status)	223	aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status)
219	aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status)	224	aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status)
220	aio_statvfs $fh_or_path, $callback->($statvfs)	225	aio_statvfs $fh_or_path, $callback->($statvfs)
221	aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)	226	aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)
222	aio_chown $fh_or_path, $uid, $gid, $callback->($status)	227	aio_chown $fh_or_path, $uid, $gid, $callback->($status)
		228	aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)
223	aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status)	229	aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status)
224	aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)	230	aio_allocate $fh, $mode, $offset, $len, $callback->($status)
		231	aio_fiemap $fh, $start, $length, $flags, $count, $cb->(\@extents)
225	aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)	232	aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)
226	aio_mknod $pathname, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)	233	aio_mknod $pathname, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
227	aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)	234	aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
228	aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)	235	aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
229	aio_readlink $pathname, $callback->($link)	236	aio_readlink $pathname, $callback->($link)
230	aio_realpath $pathname, $callback->($link)	237	aio_realpath $pathname, $callback->($path)
231	aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)	238	aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
		239	aio_rename2 $srcpath, $dstpath, $flags, $callback->($status)
232	aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)	240	aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)
233	aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)	241	aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)
234	aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)	242	aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)
235	aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)	243	aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)
236	IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST	244	IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST
237	IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN	245	IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN
		246	aio_scandir $pathname, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
238	aio_load $pathname, $data, $callback->($status)	247	aio_load $pathname, $data, $callback->($status)
239	aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)	248	aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
240	aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)	249	aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
241	aio_scandir $pathname, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
242	aio_rmtree $pathname, $callback->($status)	250	aio_rmtree $pathname, $callback->($status)
		251	aio_fcntl $fh, $cmd, $arg, $callback->($status)
		252	aio_ioctl $fh, $request, $buf, $callback->($status)
243	aio_sync $callback->($status)	253	aio_sync $callback->($status)
244	aio_syncfs $fh, $callback->($status)	254	aio_syncfs $fh, $callback->($status)
245	aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)	255	aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
246	aio_fdatasync $fh, $callback->($status)	256	aio_fdatasync $fh, $callback->($status)
247	aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)	257	aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)
248	aio_pathsync $pathname, $callback->($status)	258	aio_pathsync $pathname, $callback->($status)
249	aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)	259	aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = MS_SYNC, $callback->($status)
250	aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)	260	aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
251	aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)	261	aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)
252	aio_mlockall $flags, $callback->($status)	262	aio_mlockall $flags, $callback->($status)
253	aio_group $callback->(...)	263	aio_group $callback->(...)
254	aio_nop $callback->()	264	aio_nop $callback->()
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268	IO::AIO::idle_timeout $seconds	278	IO::AIO::idle_timeout $seconds
269	IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs	279	IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
270	IO::AIO::nreqs	280	IO::AIO::nreqs
271	IO::AIO::nready	281	IO::AIO::nready
272	IO::AIO::npending	282	IO::AIO::npending
		283	$nfd = IO::AIO::get_fdlimit [EXPERIMENTAL]
		284	IO::AIO::min_fdlimit $nfd [EXPERIMENTAL]
273		285
274	IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count	286	IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count
275	IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice	287	IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice
		288	IO::AIO::mmap $scalar, $length, $prot, $flags[, $fh[, $offset]]
		289	IO::AIO::munmap $scalar
		290	IO::AIO::mremap $scalar, $new_length, $flags[, $new_address]
276	IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $length, $advice	291	IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $length, $advice
277	IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $length, $protect	292	IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $length, $protect
278	IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef	293	IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef
279	IO::AIO::munlockall	294	IO::AIO::munlockall
280		295
281	=head2 AIO REQUEST FUNCTIONS	296	=head2 API NOTES
282		297
283	All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall	298	All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall
284	with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical,	299	with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical,
285	and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument	300	and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument
286	which must be a code reference. This code reference will be called after	301	which must be a code reference. This code reference will be called after
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317	correct contents.	332	correct contents.
318		333
319	This works, btw. independent of the internal UTF-8 bit, which IO::AIO	334	This works, btw. independent of the internal UTF-8 bit, which IO::AIO
320	handles correctly whether it is set or not.	335	handles correctly whether it is set or not.
321		336
		337	=head2 AIO REQUEST FUNCTIONS
		338
322	=over 4	339	=over 4
323		340
324	=item $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri]	341	=item $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri]
325		342
326	Returns the priority value that would be used for the next request and, if	343	Returns the priority value that would be used for the next request and, if
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355		372
356		373
357	=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)	374	=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
358		375
359	Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly	376	Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly
360	created filehandle for the file.	377	created filehandle for the file (or C<undef> in case of an error).
361		378
362	The pathname passed to C<aio_open> must be absolute. See API NOTES, above,	379	The pathname passed to C<aio_open> must be absolute. See API NOTES, above,
363	for an explanation.	380	for an explanation.
364		381
365	The C<$flags> argument is a bitmask. See the C<Fcntl> module for a	382	The C<$flags> argument is a bitmask. See the C<Fcntl> module for a
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388	following POSIX and non-POSIX constants are available (missing ones on	405	following POSIX and non-POSIX constants are available (missing ones on
389	your system are, as usual, C<0>):	406	your system are, as usual, C<0>):
390		407
391	C<O_ASYNC>, C<O_DIRECT>, C<O_NOATIME>, C<O_CLOEXEC>, C<O_NOCTTY>, C<O_NOFOLLOW>,	408	C<O_ASYNC>, C<O_DIRECT>, C<O_NOATIME>, C<O_CLOEXEC>, C<O_NOCTTY>, C<O_NOFOLLOW>,
392	C<O_NONBLOCK>, C<O_EXEC>, C<O_SEARCH>, C<O_DIRECTORY>, C<O_DSYNC>,	409	C<O_NONBLOCK>, C<O_EXEC>, C<O_SEARCH>, C<O_DIRECTORY>, C<O_DSYNC>,
393	C<O_RSYNC>, C<O_SYNC> and C<O_TTY_INIT>.	410	C<O_RSYNC>, C<O_SYNC>, C<O_PATH>, C<O_TMPFILE>, C<O_TTY_INIT> and C<O_ACCMODE>.
394		411
395		412
396	=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)	413	=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)
397		414
398	Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result	415	Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result
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408	Or in other words: the file descriptor will be closed, but it will not be	425	Or in other words: the file descriptor will be closed, but it will not be
409	free for reuse until the perl filehandle is closed.	426	free for reuse until the perl filehandle is closed.
410		427
411	=cut	428	=cut
412		429
		430	=item aio_seek $fh, $offset, $whence, $callback->($offs)
		431
		432	Seeks the filehandle to the new C<$offset>, similarly to perl's
		433	C<sysseek>. The C<$whence> can use the traditional values (C<0> for
		434	C<IO::AIO::SEEK_SET>, C<1> for C<IO::AIO::SEEK_CUR> or C<2> for
		435	C<IO::AIO::SEEK_END>).
		436
		437	The resulting absolute offset will be passed to the callback, or C<-1> in
		438	case of an error.
		439
		440	In theory, the C<$whence> constants could be different than the
		441	corresponding values from L<Fcntl>, but perl guarantees they are the same,
		442	so don't panic.
		443
		444	As a GNU/Linux (and maybe Solaris) extension, also the constants
		445	C<IO::AIO::SEEK_DATA> and C<IO::AIO::SEEK_HOLE> are available, if they
		446	could be found. No guarantees about suitability for use in C<aio_seek> or
		447	Perl's C<sysseek> can be made though, although I would naively assume they
		448	"just work".
		449
413	=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)	450	=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
414		451
415	=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)	452	=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
416		453
417	Reads or writes C<$length> bytes from or to the specified C<$fh> and	454	Reads or writes C<$length> bytes from or to the specified C<$fh> and
418	C<$offset> into the scalar given by C<$data> and offset C<$dataoffset>	455	C<$offset> into the scalar given by C<$data> and offset C<$dataoffset> and
419	and calls the callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on	456	calls the callback with the actual number of bytes transferred (or -1 on
420	error, just like the syscall).	457	error, just like the syscall).
421		458
422	C<aio_read> will, like C<sysread>, shrink or grow the C<$data> scalar to	459	C<aio_read> will, like C<sysread>, shrink or grow the C<$data> scalar to
423	offset plus the actual number of bytes read.	460	offset plus the actual number of bytes read.
424		461
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482	As native sendfile syscalls (as practically any non-POSIX interface hacked	519	As native sendfile syscalls (as practically any non-POSIX interface hacked
483	together in a hurry to improve benchmark numbers) tend to be rather buggy	520	together in a hurry to improve benchmark numbers) tend to be rather buggy
484	on many systems, this implementation tries to work around some known bugs	521	on many systems, this implementation tries to work around some known bugs
485	in Linux and FreeBSD kernels (probably others, too), but that might fail,	522	in Linux and FreeBSD kernels (probably others, too), but that might fail,
486	so you really really should check the return value of C<aio_sendfile> -	523	so you really really should check the return value of C<aio_sendfile> -
487	fewre bytes than expected might have been transferred.	524	fewer bytes than expected might have been transferred.
488		525
489		526
490	=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)	527	=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)
491		528
492	C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that	529	C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that
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496	whole pages, so that offset is effectively rounded down to a page boundary	533	whole pages, so that offset is effectively rounded down to a page boundary
497	and bytes are read up to the next page boundary greater than or equal to	534	and bytes are read up to the next page boundary greater than or equal to
498	(off-set+length). C<aio_readahead> does not read beyond the end of the	535	(off-set+length). C<aio_readahead> does not read beyond the end of the
499	file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged.	536	file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged.
500		537
501	If that syscall doesn't exist (likely if your OS isn't Linux) it will be	538	If that syscall doesn't exist (likely if your kernel isn't Linux) it will
502	emulated by simply reading the data, which would have a similar effect.	539	be emulated by simply reading the data, which would have a similar effect.
503		540
504		541
505	=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status)	542	=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status)
506		543
507	=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status)	544	=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status)
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523	behaviour).	560	behaviour).
524		561
525	C<S_IFMT>, C<S_IFIFO>, C<S_IFCHR>, C<S_IFBLK>, C<S_IFLNK>, C<S_IFREG>,	562	C<S_IFMT>, C<S_IFIFO>, C<S_IFCHR>, C<S_IFBLK>, C<S_IFLNK>, C<S_IFREG>,
526	C<S_IFDIR>, C<S_IFWHT>, C<S_IFSOCK>, C<IO::AIO::major $dev_t>,	563	C<S_IFDIR>, C<S_IFWHT>, C<S_IFSOCK>, C<IO::AIO::major $dev_t>,
527	C<IO::AIO::minor $dev_t>, C<IO::AIO::makedev $major, $minor>.	564	C<IO::AIO::minor $dev_t>, C<IO::AIO::makedev $major, $minor>.
		565
		566	To access higher resolution stat timestamps, see L<SUBSECOND STAT TIME
		567	ACCESS>.
528		568
529	Example: Print the length of F</etc/passwd>:	569	Example: Print the length of F</etc/passwd>:
530		570
531	aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub {	571	aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub {
532	$_[0] and die "stat failed: $!";	572	$_[0] and die "stat failed: $!";
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576	namemax => 255,	616	namemax => 255,
577	frsize => 1024,	617	frsize => 1024,
578	fsid => 1810	618	fsid => 1810
579	}	619	}
580		620
581
582	=item aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)	621	=item aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)
583		622
584	Works like perl's C<utime> function (including the special case of $atime	623	Works like perl's C<utime> function (including the special case of $atime
585	and $mtime being undef). Fractional times are supported if the underlying	624	and $mtime being undef). Fractional times are supported if the underlying
586	syscalls support them.	625	syscalls support them.
…		…
613	=item aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status)	652	=item aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status)
614		653
615	Works like truncate(2) or ftruncate(2).	654	Works like truncate(2) or ftruncate(2).
616		655
617		656
		657	=item aio_allocate $fh, $mode, $offset, $len, $callback->($status)
		658
		659	Allocates or frees disk space according to the C<$mode> argument. See the
		660	linux C<fallocate> documentation for details.
		661
		662	C<$mode> is usually C<0> or C<IO::AIO::FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE> to allocate
		663	space, or C<IO::AIO::FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE \| IO::AIO::FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE>,
		664	to deallocate a file range.
		665
		666	IO::AIO also supports C<FALLOC_FL_COLLAPSE_RANGE>, to remove a range
		667	(without leaving a hole), C<FALLOC_FL_ZERO_RANGE>, to zero a range,
		668	C<FALLOC_FL_INSERT_RANGE> to insert a range and C<FALLOC_FL_UNSHARE_RANGE>
		669	to unshare shared blocks (see your L<fallocate(2)> manpage).
		670
		671	The file system block size used by C<fallocate> is presumably the
		672	C<f_bsize> returned by C<statvfs>, but different filesystems and filetypes
		673	can dictate other limitations.
		674
		675	If C<fallocate> isn't available or cannot be emulated (currently no
		676	emulation will be attempted), passes C<-1> and sets C<$!> to C<ENOSYS>.
		677
		678
618	=item aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)	679	=item aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)
619		680
620	Works like perl's C<chmod> function.	681	Works like perl's C<chmod> function.
621		682
622		683
…		…
659		720
660		721
661	=item aio_realpath $pathname, $callback->($path)	722	=item aio_realpath $pathname, $callback->($path)
662		723
663	Asynchronously make the path absolute and resolve any symlinks in	724	Asynchronously make the path absolute and resolve any symlinks in
664	C<$path>. The resulting path only consists of directories (Same as	725	C<$path>. The resulting path only consists of directories (same as
665	L<Cwd::realpath>).	726	L<Cwd::realpath>).
666		727
667	This request can be used to get the absolute path of the current working	728	This request can be used to get the absolute path of the current working
668	directory by passing it a path of F<.> (a single dot).	729	directory by passing it a path of F<.> (a single dot).
669		730
670		731
671	=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)	732	=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
672		733
673	Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as	734	Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as
674	rename(2) and call the callback with the result code.	735	rename(2) and call the callback with the result code.
		736
		737	On systems that support the AIO::WD working directory abstraction
		738	natively, the case C<[$wd, "."]> as C<$srcpath> is specialcased - instead
		739	of failing, C<rename> is called on the absolute path of C<$wd>.
		740
		741
		742	=item aio_rename2 $srcpath, $dstpath, $flags, $callback->($status)
		743
		744	Basically a version of C<aio_rename> with an additional C<$flags>
		745	argument. Calling this with C<$flags=0> is the same as calling
		746	C<aio_rename>.
		747
		748	Non-zero flags are currently only supported on GNU/Linux systems that
		749	support renameat2. Other systems fail with C<ENOSYS> in this case.
		750
		751	The following constants are available (missing ones are, as usual C<0>),
		752	see renameat2(2) for details:
		753
		754	C<IO::AIO::RENAME_NOREPLACE>, C<IO::AIO::RENAME_EXCHANGE>
		755	and C<IO::AIO::RENAME_WHITEOUT>.
675		756
676		757
677	=item aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)	758	=item aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)
678		759
679	Asynchronously mkdir (create) a directory and call the callback with	760	Asynchronously mkdir (create) a directory and call the callback with
…		…
684	=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)	765	=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)
685		766
686	Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the	767	Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the
687	result code.	768	result code.
688		769
		770	On systems that support the AIO::WD working directory abstraction
		771	natively, the case C<[$wd, "."]> is specialcased - instead of failing,
		772	C<rmdir> is called on the absolute path of C<$wd>.
		773
689		774
690	=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)	775	=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)
691		776
692	Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire	777	Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire
693	directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be	778	directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be
…		…
708		793
709	=over 4	794	=over 4
710		795
711	=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS	796	=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS
712		797
713	When this flag is off, then the callback gets an arrayref consisting of	798	Normally the callback gets an arrayref consisting of names only (as
714	names only (as with C<aio_readdir>), otherwise it gets an arrayref with	799	with C<aio_readdir>). If this flag is set, then the callback gets an
715	C<[$name, $type, $inode]> arrayrefs, each describing a single directory	800	arrayref with C<[$name, $type, $inode]> arrayrefs, each describing a
716	entry in more detail.	801	single directory entry in more detail:
717		802
718	C<$name> is the name of the entry.	803	C<$name> is the name of the entry.
719		804
720	C<$type> is one of the C<IO::AIO::DT_xxx> constants:	805	C<$type> is one of the C<IO::AIO::DT_xxx> constants:
721		806
722	C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>, C<IO::AIO::DT_FIFO>, C<IO::AIO::DT_CHR>, C<IO::AIO::DT_DIR>,	807	C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>, C<IO::AIO::DT_FIFO>, C<IO::AIO::DT_CHR>, C<IO::AIO::DT_DIR>,
723	C<IO::AIO::DT_BLK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_REG>, C<IO::AIO::DT_LNK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_SOCK>,	808	C<IO::AIO::DT_BLK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_REG>, C<IO::AIO::DT_LNK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_SOCK>,
724	C<IO::AIO::DT_WHT>.	809	C<IO::AIO::DT_WHT>.
725		810
726	C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN> means just that: readdir does not know. If you need to	811	C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN> means just that: readdir does not know. If you need
727	know, you have to run stat yourself. Also, for speed reasons, the C<$type>	812	to know, you have to run stat yourself. Also, for speed/memory reasons,
728	scalars are read-only: you can not modify them.	813	the C<$type> scalars are read-only: you must not modify them.
729		814
730	C<$inode> is the inode number (which might not be exact on systems with 64	815	C<$inode> is the inode number (which might not be exact on systems with 64
731	bit inode numbers and 32 bit perls). This field has unspecified content on	816	bit inode numbers and 32 bit perls). This field has unspecified content on
732	systems that do not deliver the inode information.	817	systems that do not deliver the inode information.
733		818
…		…
744	short names are tried first.	829	short names are tried first.
745		830
746	=item IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER	831	=item IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER
747		832
748	When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order	833	When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order
749	suitable for stat()'ing each one. That is, when you plan to stat()	834	suitable for stat()'ing each one. That is, when you plan to stat() most or
750	all files in the given directory, then the returned order will likely	835	all files in the given directory, then the returned order will likely be
751	be fastest.	836	faster.
752		837
753	If both this flag and C<IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST> are specified, then	838	If both this flag and C<IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST> are specified,
754	the likely dirs come first, resulting in a less optimal stat order.	839	then the likely dirs come first, resulting in a less optimal stat order
		840	for stat'ing all entries, but likely a more optimal order for finding
		841	subdirectories.
755		842
756	=item IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN	843	=item IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN
757		844
758	This flag should not be set when calling C<aio_readdirx>. Instead, it	845	This flag should not be set when calling C<aio_readdirx>. Instead, it
759	is being set by C<aio_readdirx>, when any of the C<$type>'s found were	846	is being set by C<aio_readdirx>, when any of the C<$type>'s found were
…		…
761	C<$type>'s are known, which can be used to speed up some algorithms.	848	C<$type>'s are known, which can be used to speed up some algorithms.
762		849
763	=back	850	=back
764		851
765		852
		853	=item aio_slurp $pathname, $offset, $length, $data, $callback->($status)
		854
		855	Opens, reads and closes the given file. The data is put into C<$data>,
		856	which is resized as required.
		857
		858	If C<$offset> is negative, then it is counted from the end of the file.
		859
		860	If C<$length> is zero, then the remaining length of the file is
		861	used. Also, in this case, the same limitations to modifying C<$data> apply
		862	as when IO::AIO::mmap is used, i.e. it must only be modified in-place
		863	with C<substr>. If the size of the file is known, specifying a non-zero
		864	C<$length> results in a performance advantage.
		865
		866	This request is similar to the older C<aio_load> request, but since it is
		867	a single request, it might be more efficient to use.
		868
		869	Example: load F</etc/passwd> into C<$passwd>.
		870
		871	my $passwd;
		872	aio_slurp "/etc/passwd", 0, 0, $passwd, sub {
		873	$_[0] >= 0
		874	or die "/etc/passwd: $!\n";
		875
		876	printf "/etc/passwd is %d bytes long, and contains:\n", length $passwd;
		877	print $passwd;
		878	};
		879	IO::AIO::flush;
		880
		881
766	=item aio_load $pathname, $data, $callback->($status)	882	=item aio_load $pathname, $data, $callback->($status)
767		883
768	This is a composite request that tries to fully load the given file into	884	This is a composite request that tries to fully load the given file into
769	memory. Status is the same as with aio_read.	885	memory. Status is the same as with aio_read.
		886
		887	Using C<aio_slurp> might be more efficient, as it is a single request.
770		888
771	=cut	889	=cut
772		890
773	sub aio_load($$;$) {	891	sub aio_load($$;$) {
774	my ($path, undef, $cb) = @_;	892	my ($path, undef, $cb) = @_;
…		…
794	=item aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)	912	=item aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
795		913
796	Try to copy the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or	914	Try to copy the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
797	destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with	915	destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
798	a status of C<0> (ok) or C<-1> (error, see C<$!>).	916	a status of C<0> (ok) or C<-1> (error, see C<$!>).
		917
		918	Existing destination files will be truncated.
799		919
800	This is a composite request that creates the destination file with	920	This is a composite request that creates the destination file with
801	mode 0200 and copies the contents of the source file into it using	921	mode 0200 and copies the contents of the source file into it using
802	C<aio_sendfile>, followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and	922	C<aio_sendfile>, followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and
803	uid/gid, in that order.	923	uid/gid, in that order.
…		…
913	Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to	1033	Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to
914	efficiently separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of	1034	efficiently separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of
915	names, directories you can recurse into (directories), and ones you cannot	1035	names, directories you can recurse into (directories), and ones you cannot
916	recurse into (everything else, including symlinks to directories).	1036	recurse into (everything else, including symlinks to directories).
917		1037
918	C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that creates of many sub requests_	1038	C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that generates many sub requests.
919	C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding aio requests that	1039	C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding aio requests that
920	this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a suitable default	1040	this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a suitable default
921	will be chosen (currently 4).	1041	will be chosen (currently 4).
922		1042
923	On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives	1043	On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives
…		…
1057	}	1177	}
1058		1178
1059	=item aio_rmtree $pathname, $callback->($status)	1179	=item aio_rmtree $pathname, $callback->($status)
1060		1180
1061	Delete a directory tree starting (and including) C<$path>, return the	1181	Delete a directory tree starting (and including) C<$path>, return the
1062	status of the final C<rmdir> only. This is a composite request that	1182	status of the final C<rmdir> only. This is a composite request that
1063	uses C<aio_scandir> to recurse into and rmdir directories, and unlink	1183	uses C<aio_scandir> to recurse into and rmdir directories, and unlink
1064	everything else.	1184	everything else.
1065		1185
1066	=cut	1186	=cut
1067		1187
…		…
1088	add $grp $dirgrp;	1208	add $grp $dirgrp;
1089	};	1209	};
1090		1210
1091	$grp	1211	$grp
1092	}	1212	}
		1213
		1214	=item aio_fcntl $fh, $cmd, $arg, $callback->($status)
		1215
		1216	=item aio_ioctl $fh, $request, $buf, $callback->($status)
		1217
		1218	These work just like the C<fcntl> and C<ioctl> built-in functions, except
		1219	they execute asynchronously and pass the return value to the callback.
		1220
		1221	Both calls can be used for a lot of things, some of which make more sense
		1222	to run asynchronously in their own thread, while some others make less
		1223	sense. For example, calls that block waiting for external events, such
		1224	as locking, will also lock down an I/O thread while it is waiting, which
		1225	can deadlock the whole I/O system. At the same time, there might be no
		1226	alternative to using a thread to wait.
		1227
		1228	So in general, you should only use these calls for things that do
		1229	(filesystem) I/O, not for things that wait for other events (network,
		1230	other processes), although if you are careful and know what you are doing,
		1231	you still can.
		1232
		1233	The following constants are available (missing ones are, as usual C<0>):
		1234
		1235	C<F_DUPFD_CLOEXEC>,
		1236
		1237	C<F_OFD_GETLK>, C<F_OFD_SETLK>, C<F_OFD_GETLKW>,
		1238
		1239	C<FIFREEZE>, C<FITHAW>, C<FITRIM>, C<FICLONE>, C<FICLONERANGE>, C<FIDEDUPERANGE>.
		1240
		1241	C<FS_IOC_GETFLAGS>, C<FS_IOC_SETFLAGS>, C<FS_IOC_GETVERSION>, C<FS_IOC_SETVERSION>,
		1242	C<FS_IOC_FIEMAP>.
		1243
		1244	C<FS_IOC_FSGETXATTR>, C<FS_IOC_FSSETXATTR>, C<FS_IOC_SET_ENCRYPTION_POLICY>,
		1245	C<FS_IOC_GET_ENCRYPTION_PWSALT>, C<FS_IOC_GET_ENCRYPTION_POLICY>, C<FS_KEY_DESCRIPTOR_SIZE>.
		1246
		1247	C<FS_SECRM_FL>, C<FS_UNRM_FL>, C<FS_COMPR_FL>, C<FS_SYNC_FL>, C<FS_IMMUTABLE_FL>,
		1248	C<FS_APPEND_FL>, C<FS_NODUMP_FL>, C<FS_NOATIME_FL>, C<FS_DIRTY_FL>,
		1249	C<FS_COMPRBLK_FL>, C<FS_NOCOMP_FL>, C<FS_ENCRYPT_FL>, C<FS_BTREE_FL>,
		1250	C<FS_INDEX_FL>, C<FS_JOURNAL_DATA_FL>, C<FS_NOTAIL_FL>, C<FS_DIRSYNC_FL>, C<FS_TOPDIR_FL>,
		1251	C<FS_FL_USER_MODIFIABLE>.
		1252
		1253	C<FS_XFLAG_REALTIME>, C<FS_XFLAG_PREALLOC>, C<FS_XFLAG_IMMUTABLE>, C<FS_XFLAG_APPEND>,
		1254	C<FS_XFLAG_SYNC>, C<FS_XFLAG_NOATIME>, C<FS_XFLAG_NODUMP>, C<FS_XFLAG_RTINHERIT>,
		1255	C<FS_XFLAG_PROJINHERIT>, C<FS_XFLAG_NOSYMLINKS>, C<FS_XFLAG_EXTSIZE>, C<FS_XFLAG_EXTSZINHERIT>,
		1256	C<FS_XFLAG_NODEFRAG>, C<FS_XFLAG_FILESTREAM>, C<FS_XFLAG_DAX>, C<FS_XFLAG_HASATTR>,
1093		1257
1094	=item aio_sync $callback->($status)	1258	=item aio_sync $callback->($status)
1095		1259
1096	Asynchronously call sync and call the callback when finished.	1260	Asynchronously call sync and call the callback when finished.
1097		1261
…		…
1166	};	1330	};
1167		1331
1168	$grp	1332	$grp
1169	}	1333	}
1170		1334
1171	=item aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)	1335	=item aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = MS_SYNC, $callback->($status)
1172		1336
1173	This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which only works on mmap(2)ed	1337	This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which only works on mmap(2)ed
1174	scalars (see the C<IO::AIO::mmap> function, although it also works on data	1338	scalars (see the C<IO::AIO::mmap> function, although it also works on data
1175	scalars managed by the L<Sys::Mmap> or L<Mmap> modules, note that the	1339	scalars managed by the L<Sys::Mmap> or L<Mmap> modules, note that the
1176	scalar must only be modified in-place while an aio operation is pending on	1340	scalar must only be modified in-place while an aio operation is pending on
…		…
1178		1342
1179	It calls the C<msync> function of your OS, if available, with the memory	1343	It calls the C<msync> function of your OS, if available, with the memory
1180	area starting at C<$offset> in the string and ending C<$length> bytes	1344	area starting at C<$offset> in the string and ending C<$length> bytes
1181	later. If C<$length> is negative, counts from the end, and if C<$length>	1345	later. If C<$length> is negative, counts from the end, and if C<$length>
1182	is C<undef>, then it goes till the end of the string. The flags can be	1346	is C<undef>, then it goes till the end of the string. The flags can be
1183	a combination of C<IO::AIO::MS_ASYNC>, C<IO::AIO::MS_INVALIDATE> and	1347	either C<IO::AIO::MS_ASYNC> or C<IO::AIO::MS_SYNC>, plus an optional
1184	C<IO::AIO::MS_SYNC>.	1348	C<IO::AIO::MS_INVALIDATE>.
1185		1349
1186	=item aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)	1350	=item aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
1187		1351
1188	This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed	1352	This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed
1189	scalars.	1353	scalars.
1190		1354
1191	It touches (reads or writes) all memory pages in the specified	1355	It touches (reads or writes) all memory pages in the specified
1192	range inside the scalar. All caveats and parameters are the same	1356	range inside the scalar. All caveats and parameters are the same
1193	as for C<aio_msync>, above, except for flags, which must be either	1357	as for C<aio_msync>, above, except for flags, which must be either
1194	C<0> (which reads all pages and ensures they are instantiated) or	1358	C<0> (which reads all pages and ensures they are instantiated) or
1195	C<IO::AIO::MT_MODIFY>, which modifies the memory page s(by reading and	1359	C<IO::AIO::MT_MODIFY>, which modifies the memory pages (by reading and
1196	writing an octet from it, which dirties the page).	1360	writing an octet from it, which dirties the page).
1197		1361
1198	=item aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)	1362	=item aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)
1199		1363
1200	This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed	1364	This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed
…		…
1231	documented under L<MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS>.	1395	documented under L<MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS>.
1232		1396
1233	Example: asynchronously lock all current and future pages into memory.	1397	Example: asynchronously lock all current and future pages into memory.
1234		1398
1235	aio_mlockall IO::AIO::MCL_FUTURE;	1399	aio_mlockall IO::AIO::MCL_FUTURE;
		1400
		1401	=item aio_fiemap $fh, $start, $length, $flags, $count, $cb->(\@extents)
		1402
		1403	Queries the extents of the given file (by calling the Linux C<FIEMAP>
		1404	ioctl, see L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/IO-AIO/doc/fiemap.txt> for details). If
		1405	the ioctl is not available on your OS, then this request will fail with
		1406	C<ENOSYS>.
		1407
		1408	C<$start> is the starting offset to query extents for, C<$length> is the
		1409	size of the range to query - if it is C<undef>, then the whole file will
		1410	be queried.
		1411
		1412	C<$flags> is a combination of flags (C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAG_SYNC> or
		1413	C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAG_XATTR> - C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAGS_COMPAT> is also
		1414	exported), and is normally C<0> or C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAG_SYNC> to query
		1415	the data portion.
		1416
		1417	C<$count> is the maximum number of extent records to return. If it is
		1418	C<undef>, then IO::AIO queries all extents of the range. As a very special
		1419	case, if it is C<0>, then the callback receives the number of extents
		1420	instead of the extents themselves (which is unreliable, see below).
		1421
		1422	If an error occurs, the callback receives no arguments. The special
		1423	C<errno> value C<IO::AIO::EBADR> is available to test for flag errors.
		1424
		1425	Otherwise, the callback receives an array reference with extent
		1426	structures. Each extent structure is an array reference itself, with the
		1427	following members:
		1428
		1429	[$logical, $physical, $length, $flags]
		1430
		1431	Flags is any combination of the following flag values (typically either C<0>
		1432	or C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_LAST> (1)):
		1433
		1434	C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_LAST>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_UNKNOWN>,
		1435	C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DELALLOC>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_ENCODED>,
		1436	C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DATA_ENCRYPTED>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_NOT_ALIGNED>,
		1437	C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DATA_INLINE>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DATA_TAIL>,
		1438	C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_UNWRITTEN>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_MERGED> or
		1439	C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_SHARED>.
		1440
		1441	At the time of this writing (Linux 3.2), this request is unreliable unless
		1442	C<$count> is C<undef>, as the kernel has all sorts of bugs preventing
		1443	it to return all extents of a range for files with a large number of
		1444	extents. The code (only) works around all these issues if C<$count> is
		1445	C<undef>.
1236		1446
1237	=item aio_group $callback->(...)	1447	=item aio_group $callback->(...)
1238		1448
1239	This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a	1449	This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a
1240	container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle	1450	container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle
…		…
1304	object. This object stores the canonicalised, absolute version of the	1514	object. This object stores the canonicalised, absolute version of the
1305	path, and on systems that allow it, also a directory file descriptor.	1515	path, and on systems that allow it, also a directory file descriptor.
1306		1516
1307	Everywhere where a pathname is accepted by IO::AIO (e.g. in C<aio_stat>	1517	Everywhere where a pathname is accepted by IO::AIO (e.g. in C<aio_stat>
1308	or C<aio_unlink>), one can specify an array reference with an IO::AIO::WD	1518	or C<aio_unlink>), one can specify an array reference with an IO::AIO::WD
1309	object and a pathname instead. If the pathname is absolute, the	1519	object and a pathname instead (or the IO::AIO::WD object alone, which
		1520	gets interpreted as C<[$wd, "."]>). If the pathname is absolute, the
1310	IO::AIO::WD objetc is ignored, otherwise the pathname is resolved relative	1521	IO::AIO::WD object is ignored, otherwise the pathname is resolved relative
1311	to that IO::AIO::WD object.	1522	to that IO::AIO::WD object.
1312		1523
1313	For example, to get a wd object for F</etc> and then stat F<passwd>	1524	For example, to get a wd object for F</etc> and then stat F<passwd>
1314	inside, you would write:	1525	inside, you would write:
1315		1526
…		…
1323	aio_stat [$etcdir, "passwd"], sub {	1534	aio_stat [$etcdir, "passwd"], sub {
1324	# yay	1535	# yay
1325	};	1536	};
1326	};	1537	};
1327		1538
		1539	The fact that C<aio_wd> is a request and not a normal function shows that
1328	This shows that creating an IO::AIO::WD object is itself a potentially	1540	creating an IO::AIO::WD object is itself a potentially blocking operation,
1329	blocking operation, which is why it is done asynchronously.	1541	which is why it is done asynchronously.
		1542
		1543	To stat the directory obtained with C<aio_wd> above, one could write
		1544	either of the following three request calls:
		1545
		1546	aio_lstat "/etc" , sub { ... # pathname as normal string
		1547	aio_lstat [$wd, "."], sub { ... # "." relative to $wd (i.e. $wd itself)
		1548	aio_lstat $wd , sub { ... # shorthand for the previous
1330		1549
1331	As with normal pathnames, IO::AIO keeps a copy of the working directory	1550	As with normal pathnames, IO::AIO keeps a copy of the working directory
1332	object and the pathname string, so you could write the following without	1551	object and the pathname string, so you could write the following without
1333	causing any issues due to C<$path> getting reused:	1552	causing any issues due to C<$path> getting reused:
1334		1553
…		…
1344	There are some caveats: when directories get renamed (or deleted), the	1563	There are some caveats: when directories get renamed (or deleted), the
1345	pathname string doesn't change, so will point to the new directory (or	1564	pathname string doesn't change, so will point to the new directory (or
1346	nowhere at all), while the directory fd, if available on the system,	1565	nowhere at all), while the directory fd, if available on the system,
1347	will still point to the original directory. Most functions accepting a	1566	will still point to the original directory. Most functions accepting a
1348	pathname will use the directory fd on newer systems, and the string on	1567	pathname will use the directory fd on newer systems, and the string on
1349	older systems. Some functions (such as realpath) will always rely on the	1568	older systems. Some functions (such as C<aio_realpath>) will always rely on
1350	string form of the pathname.	1569	the string form of the pathname.
1351		1570
1352	So this fucntionality is mainly useful to get some protection against	1571	So this functionality is mainly useful to get some protection against
1353	C<chdir>, to easily get an absolute path out of a relative path for future	1572	C<chdir>, to easily get an absolute path out of a relative path for future
1354	reference, and to speed up doing many operations in the same directory	1573	reference, and to speed up doing many operations in the same directory
1355	(e.g. when stat'ing all files in a directory).	1574	(e.g. when stat'ing all files in a directory).
1356		1575
1357	The following functions implement this working directory abstraction:	1576	The following functions implement this working directory abstraction:
…		…
1370	passing C<undef> as working directory component of a pathname fails the	1589	passing C<undef> as working directory component of a pathname fails the
1371	request with C<ENOENT>, there is often no need for error checking in the	1590	request with C<ENOENT>, there is often no need for error checking in the
1372	C<aio_wd> callback, as future requests using the value will fail in the	1591	C<aio_wd> callback, as future requests using the value will fail in the
1373	expected way.	1592	expected way.
1374		1593
1375	If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be
1376	detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.
1377
1378	=item IO::AIO::CWD	1594	=item IO::AIO::CWD
1379		1595
1380	This is a compiletime constant (object) that represents the process	1596	This is a compiletime constant (object) that represents the process
1381	current working directory.	1597	current working directory.
1382		1598
1383	Specifying this object as working directory object for a pathname is as	1599	Specifying this object as working directory object for a pathname is as if
1384	if the pathname would be specified directly, without a directory object,	1600	the pathname would be specified directly, without a directory object. For
1385	e.g., these calls are functionally identical:	1601	example, these calls are functionally identical:
1386		1602
1387	aio_stat "somefile", sub { ... };	1603	aio_stat "somefile", sub { ... };
1388	aio_stat [IO::AIO::CWD, "somefile"], sub { ... };	1604	aio_stat [IO::AIO::CWD, "somefile"], sub { ... };
1389		1605
1390	=back	1606	=back
1391		1607
		1608	To recover the path associated with an IO::AIO::WD object, you can use
		1609	C<aio_realpath>:
		1610
		1611	aio_realpath $wd, sub {
		1612	warn "path is $_[0]\n";
		1613	};
		1614
		1615	Currently, C<aio_statvfs> always, and C<aio_rename> and C<aio_rmdir>
		1616	sometimes, fall back to using an absolue path.
1392		1617
1393	=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS	1618	=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS
1394		1619
1395	All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when	1620	All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when
1396	called in non-void context.	1621	called in non-void context.
…		…
1574		1799
1575	See C<poll_cb> for an example.	1800	See C<poll_cb> for an example.
1576		1801
1577	=item IO::AIO::poll_cb	1802	=item IO::AIO::poll_cb
1578		1803
1579	Process some outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call	1804	Process some requests that have reached the result phase (i.e. they have
		1805	been executed but the results are not yet reported). You have to call
		1806	this "regularly" to finish outstanding requests.
		1807
1580	this regularly. Returns C<0> if all events could be processed (or there	1808	Returns C<0> if all events could be processed (or there were no
1581	were no events to process), or C<-1> if it returned earlier for whatever	1809	events to process), or C<-1> if it returned earlier for whatever
1582	reason. Returns immediately when no events are outstanding. The amount of	1810	reason. Returns immediately when no events are outstanding. The amount
1583	events processed depends on the settings of C<IO::AIO::max_poll_req> and	1811	of events processed depends on the settings of C<IO::AIO::max_poll_req>,
1584	C<IO::AIO::max_poll_time>.	1812	C<IO::AIO::max_poll_time> and C<IO::AIO::max_outstanding>.
1585		1813
1586	If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the filehandle	1814	If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the poll file
1587	will still be ready when C<poll_cb> returns, so normally you don't have to	1815	descriptor will still be ready when C<poll_cb> returns, so normally you
1588	do anything special to have it called later.	1816	don't have to do anything special to have it called later.
1589		1817
1590	Apart from calling C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> when the event filehandle becomes	1818	Apart from calling C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> when the event filehandle becomes
1591	ready, it can be beneficial to call this function from loops which submit	1819	ready, it can be beneficial to call this function from loops which submit
1592	a lot of requests, to make sure the results get processed when they become	1820	a lot of requests, to make sure the results get processed when they become
1593	available and not just when the loop is finished and the event loop takes	1821	available and not just when the loop is finished and the event loop takes
…		…
1602	poll => 'r', async => 1,	1830	poll => 'r', async => 1,
1603	cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);	1831	cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1604		1832
1605	=item IO::AIO::poll_wait	1833	=item IO::AIO::poll_wait
1606		1834
1607	If there are any outstanding requests and none of them in the result	1835	Wait until either at least one request is in the result phase or no
1608	phase, wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply	1836	requests are outstanding anymore.
1609	does a C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to	1837
1610	synchronously wait for some requests to finish).	1838	This is useful if you want to synchronously wait for some requests to
		1839	become ready, without actually handling them.
1611		1840
1612	See C<nreqs> for an example.	1841	See C<nreqs> for an example.
1613		1842
1614	=item IO::AIO::poll	1843	=item IO::AIO::poll
1615		1844
…		…
1736		1965
1737	This is a very bad function to use in interactive programs because it	1966	This is a very bad function to use in interactive programs because it
1738	blocks, and a bad way to reduce concurrency because it is inexact: Better	1967	blocks, and a bad way to reduce concurrency because it is inexact: Better
1739	use an C<aio_group> together with a feed callback.	1968	use an C<aio_group> together with a feed callback.
1740		1969
1741	It's main use is in scripts without an event loop - when you want to stat	1970	Its main use is in scripts without an event loop - when you want to stat
1742	a lot of files, you can write somehting like this:	1971	a lot of files, you can write something like this:
1743		1972
1744	IO::AIO::max_outstanding 32;	1973	IO::AIO::max_outstanding 32;
1745		1974
1746	for my $path (...) {	1975	for my $path (...) {
1747	aio_stat $path , ...;	1976	aio_stat $path , ...;
…		…
1784	Returns the number of requests currently in the pending state (executed,	2013	Returns the number of requests currently in the pending state (executed,
1785	but not yet processed by poll_cb).	2014	but not yet processed by poll_cb).
1786		2015
1787	=back	2016	=back
1788		2017
		2018	=head3 SUBSECOND STAT TIME ACCESS
		2019
		2020	Both C<aio_stat>/C<aio_lstat> and perl's C<stat>/C<lstat> functions can
		2021	generally find access/modification and change times with subsecond time
		2022	accuracy of the system supports it, but perl's built-in functions only
		2023	return the integer part.
		2024
		2025	The following functions return the timestamps of the most recent
		2026	stat with subsecond precision on most systems and work both after
		2027	C<aio_stat>/C<aio_lstat> and perl's C<stat>/C<lstat> calls. Their return
		2028	value is only meaningful after a successful C<stat>/C<lstat> call, or
		2029	during/after a successful C<aio_stat>/C<aio_lstat> callback.
		2030
		2031	This is similar to the L<Time::HiRes> C<stat> functions, but can return
		2032	full resolution without rounding and work with standard perl C<stat>,
		2033	alleviating the need to call the special C<Time::HiRes> functions, which
		2034	do not act like their perl counterparts.
		2035
		2036	On operating systems or file systems where subsecond time resolution is
		2037	not supported or could not be detected, a fractional part of C<0> is
		2038	returned, so it is always safe to call these functions.
		2039
		2040	=over 4
		2041
		2042	=item $seconds = IO::AIO::st_atime, IO::AIO::st_mtime, IO::AIO::st_ctime
		2043
		2044	Return the access, modication or change time, respectively, including
		2045	fractional part. Due to the limited precision of floating point, the
		2046	accuracy on most platforms is only a bit better than milliseconds for
		2047	times around now - see the I<nsec> function family, below, for full
		2048	accuracy.
		2049
		2050	=item ($atime, $mtime, $ctime, ...) = IO::AIO::st_xtime
		2051
		2052	Returns access, modification and change time all in one go, and maybe more
		2053	times in the future version.
		2054
		2055	=item $nanoseconds = IO::AIO::st_atimensec, IO::AIO::st_mtimensec, IO::AIO::st_ctimensec
		2056
		2057	Return the fractional access, modifcation or change time, in nanoseconds,
		2058	as an integer in the range C<0> to C<999999999>.
		2059
		2060	=item ($atime, $mtime, $ctime, ...) = IO::AIO::st_xtimensec
		2061
		2062	Like the functions above, but returns all three times in one go (and maybe
		2063	more in future versions).
		2064
		2065	=back
		2066
		2067	Example: print the high resolution modification time of F</etc>, using
		2068	C<stat>, and C<IO::AIO::aio_stat>.
		2069
		2070	if (stat "/etc") {
		2071	printf "stat(/etc) mtime: %f\n", IO::AIO::st_mtime;
		2072	}
		2073
		2074	IO::AIO::aio_stat "/etc", sub {
		2075	$_[0]
		2076	and return;
		2077
		2078	printf "aio_stat(/etc) mtime: %d.%09d\n", (stat _)[9], IO::AIO::st_mtimensec;
		2079	};
		2080
		2081	IO::AIO::flush;
		2082
		2083	Output of the awbove on my system, showing reduced and full accuracy:
		2084
		2085	stat(/etc) mtime: 1534043702.020808
		2086	aio_stat(/etc) mtime: 1534043702.020807792
		2087
1789	=head3 MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS	2088	=head3 MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS
1790		2089
1791	IO::AIO implements some functions that might be useful, but are not	2090	IO::AIO implements some functions that are useful when you want to use
1792	asynchronous.	2091	some "Advanced I/O" function not available to in Perl, without going the
		2092	"Asynchronous I/O" route. Many of these have an asynchronous C<aio_*>
		2093	counterpart.
1793		2094
1794	=over 4	2095	=over 4
		2096
		2097	=item $numfd = IO::AIO::get_fdlimit
		2098
		2099	This function is I<EXPERIMENTAL> and subject to change.
		2100
		2101	Tries to find the current file descriptor limit and returns it, or
		2102	C<undef> and sets C<$!> in case of an error. The limit is one larger than
		2103	the highest valid file descriptor number.
		2104
		2105	=item IO::AIO::min_fdlimit [$numfd]
		2106
		2107	This function is I<EXPERIMENTAL> and subject to change.
		2108
		2109	Try to increase the current file descriptor limit(s) to at least C<$numfd>
		2110	by changing the soft or hard file descriptor resource limit. If C<$numfd>
		2111	is missing, it will try to set a very high limit, although this is not
		2112	recommended when you know the actual minimum that you require.
		2113
		2114	If the limit cannot be raised enough, the function makes a best-effort
		2115	attempt to increase the limit as much as possible, using various
		2116	tricks, while still failing. You can query the resulting limit using
		2117	C<IO::AIO::get_fdlimit>.
		2118
		2119	If an error occurs, returns C<undef> and sets C<$!>, otherwise returns
		2120	true.
1795		2121
1796	=item IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count	2122	=item IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count
1797		2123
1798	Calls the C<eio_sendfile_sync> function, which is like C<aio_sendfile>,	2124	Calls the C<eio_sendfile_sync> function, which is like C<aio_sendfile>,
1799	but is blocking (this makes most sense if you know the input data is	2125	but is blocking (this makes most sense if you know the input data is
…		…
1816	=item IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $len, $advice	2142	=item IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $len, $advice
1817		2143
1818	Simply calls the C<posix_madvise> function (see its	2144	Simply calls the C<posix_madvise> function (see its
1819	manpage for details). The following advice constants are	2145	manpage for details). The following advice constants are
1820	available: C<IO::AIO::MADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_SEQUENTIAL>,	2146	available: C<IO::AIO::MADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_SEQUENTIAL>,
1821	C<IO::AIO::MADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_DONTNEED>.	2147	C<IO::AIO::MADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_WILLNEED>,
		2148	C<IO::AIO::MADV_DONTNEED>.
		2149
		2150	If C<$offset> is negative, counts from the end. If C<$length> is negative,
		2151	the remaining length of the C<$scalar> is used. If possible, C<$length>
		2152	will be reduced to fit into the C<$scalar>.
1822		2153
1823	On systems that do not implement C<posix_madvise>, this function returns	2154	On systems that do not implement C<posix_madvise>, this function returns
1824	ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_madvise>.	2155	ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_madvise>.
1825		2156
1826	=item IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $len, $protect	2157	=item IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $len, $protect
…		…
1828	Simply calls the C<mprotect> function on the preferably AIO::mmap'ed	2159	Simply calls the C<mprotect> function on the preferably AIO::mmap'ed
1829	$scalar (see its manpage for details). The following protect	2160	$scalar (see its manpage for details). The following protect
1830	constants are available: C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ>,	2161	constants are available: C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ>,
1831	C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>.	2162	C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>.
1832		2163
		2164	If C<$offset> is negative, counts from the end. If C<$length> is negative,
		2165	the remaining length of the C<$scalar> is used. If possible, C<$length>
		2166	will be reduced to fit into the C<$scalar>.
		2167
1833	On systems that do not implement C<mprotect>, this function returns	2168	On systems that do not implement C<mprotect>, this function returns
1834	ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<mprotect>.	2169	ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<mprotect>.
1835		2170
1836	=item IO::AIO::mmap $scalar, $length, $prot, $flags, $fh[, $offset]	2171	=item IO::AIO::mmap $scalar, $length, $prot, $flags, $fh[, $offset]
1837		2172
1838	Memory-maps a file (or anonymous memory range) and attaches it to the	2173	Memory-maps a file (or anonymous memory range) and attaches it to the
1839	given C<$scalar>, which will act like a string scalar.	2174	given C<$scalar>, which will act like a string scalar. Returns true on
		2175	success, and false otherwise.
1840		2176
		2177	The scalar must exist, but its contents do not matter - this means you
		2178	cannot use a nonexistant array or hash element. When in doubt, C<undef>
		2179	the scalar first.
		2180
1841	The only operations allowed on the scalar are C<substr>/C<vec> that don't	2181	The only operations allowed on the mmapped scalar are C<substr>/C<vec>,
1842	change the string length, and most read-only operations such as copying it	2182	which don't change the string length, and most read-only operations such
1843	or searching it with regexes and so on.	2183	as copying it or searching it with regexes and so on.
1844		2184
1845	Anything else is unsafe and will, at best, result in memory leaks.	2185	Anything else is unsafe and will, at best, result in memory leaks.
1846		2186
1847	The memory map associated with the C<$scalar> is automatically removed	2187	The memory map associated with the C<$scalar> is automatically removed
1848	when the C<$scalar> is destroyed, or when the C<IO::AIO::mmap> or	2188	when the C<$scalar> is undef'd or destroyed, or when the C<IO::AIO::mmap>
1849	C<IO::AIO::munmap> functions are called.	2189	or C<IO::AIO::munmap> functions are called on it.
1850		2190
1851	This calls the C<mmap>(2) function internally. See your system's manual	2191	This calls the C<mmap>(2) function internally. See your system's manual
1852	page for details on the C<$length>, C<$prot> and C<$flags> parameters.	2192	page for details on the C<$length>, C<$prot> and C<$flags> parameters.
1853		2193
1854	The C<$length> must be larger than zero and smaller than the actual	2194	The C<$length> must be larger than zero and smaller than the actual
1855	filesize.	2195	filesize.
1856		2196
1857	C<$prot> is a combination of C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>,	2197	C<$prot> is a combination of C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>,
1858	C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ> and/or C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>,	2198	C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ> and/or C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>,
1859		2199
1860	C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED> or	2200	C<$flags> can be a combination of
1861	C<IO::AIO::MAP_PRIVATE>, or a number of system-specific flags (when	2201	C<IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED> or
1862	not available, the are defined as 0): C<IO::AIO::MAP_ANONYMOUS>	2202	C<IO::AIO::MAP_PRIVATE>,
		2203	or a number of system-specific flags (when not available, the are C<0>):
1863	(which is set to C<MAP_ANON> if your system only provides this	2204	C<IO::AIO::MAP_ANONYMOUS> (which is set to C<MAP_ANON> if your system only provides this constant),
1864	constant), C<IO::AIO::MAP_HUGETLB>, C<IO::AIO::MAP_LOCKED>,	2205	C<IO::AIO::MAP_LOCKED>,
1865	C<IO::AIO::MAP_NORESERVE>, C<IO::AIO::MAP_POPULATE> or	2206	C<IO::AIO::MAP_NORESERVE>,
		2207	C<IO::AIO::MAP_POPULATE>,
1866	C<IO::AIO::MAP_NONBLOCK>	2208	C<IO::AIO::MAP_NONBLOCK>,
		2209	C<IO::AIO::MAP_FIXED>,
		2210	C<IO::AIO::MAP_GROWSDOWN>,
		2211	C<IO::AIO::MAP_32BIT>,
		2212	C<IO::AIO::MAP_HUGETLB> or
		2213	C<IO::AIO::MAP_STACK>.
1867		2214
1868	If C<$fh> is C<undef>, then a file descriptor of C<-1> is passed.	2215	If C<$fh> is C<undef>, then a file descriptor of C<-1> is passed.
1869		2216
1870	C<$offset> is the offset from the start of the file - it generally must be	2217	C<$offset> is the offset from the start of the file - it generally must be
1871	a multiple of C<IO::AIO::PAGESIZE> and defaults to C<0>.	2218	a multiple of C<IO::AIO::PAGESIZE> and defaults to C<0>.
…		…
1885		2232
1886	=item IO::AIO::munmap $scalar	2233	=item IO::AIO::munmap $scalar
1887		2234
1888	Removes a previous mmap and undefines the C<$scalar>.	2235	Removes a previous mmap and undefines the C<$scalar>.
1889		2236
		2237	=item IO::AIO::mremap $scalar, $new_length, $flags = MREMAP_MAYMOVE[, $new_address = 0]
		2238
		2239	Calls the Linux-specific mremap(2) system call. The C<$scalar> must have
		2240	been mapped by C<IO::AIO::mmap>, and C<$flags> must currently either be
		2241	C<0> or C<IO::AIO::MREMAP_MAYMOVE>.
		2242
		2243	Returns true if successful, and false otherwise. If the underlying mmapped
		2244	region has changed address, then the true value has the numerical value
		2245	C<1>, otherwise it has the numerical value C<0>:
		2246
		2247	my $success = IO::AIO::mremap $mmapped, 8192, IO::AIO::MREMAP_MAYMOVE
		2248	or die "mremap: $!";
		2249
		2250	if ($success*1) {
		2251	warn "scalar has chanegd address in memory\n";
		2252	}
		2253
		2254	C<IO::AIO::MREMAP_FIXED> and the C<$new_address> argument are currently
		2255	implemented, but not supported and might go away in a future version.
		2256
		2257	On systems where this call is not supported or is not emulated, this call
		2258	returns falls and sets C<$!> to C<ENOSYS>.
		2259
1890	=item IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef	2260	=item IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef
1891		2261
1892	Calls the C<munlock> function, undoing the effects of a previous	2262	Calls the C<munlock> function, undoing the effects of a previous
1893	C<aio_mlock> call (see its description for details).	2263	C<aio_mlock> call (see its description for details).
1894		2264
…		…
1896		2266
1897	Calls the C<munlockall> function.	2267	Calls the C<munlockall> function.
1898		2268
1899	On systems that do not implement C<munlockall>, this function returns	2269	On systems that do not implement C<munlockall>, this function returns
1900	ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<munlockall>.	2270	ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<munlockall>.
		2271
		2272	=item IO::AIO::splice $r_fh, $r_off, $w_fh, $w_off, $length, $flags
		2273
		2274	Calls the GNU/Linux C<splice(2)> syscall, if available. If C<$r_off> or
		2275	C<$w_off> are C<undef>, then C<NULL> is passed for these, otherwise they
		2276	should be the file offset.
		2277
		2278	C<$r_fh> and C<$w_fh> should not refer to the same file, as splice might
		2279	silently corrupt the data in this case.
		2280
		2281	The following symbol flag values are available: C<IO::AIO::SPLICE_F_MOVE>,
		2282	C<IO::AIO::SPLICE_F_NONBLOCK>, C<IO::AIO::SPLICE_F_MORE> and
		2283	C<IO::AIO::SPLICE_F_GIFT>.
		2284
		2285	See the C<splice(2)> manpage for details.
		2286
		2287	=item IO::AIO::tee $r_fh, $w_fh, $length, $flags
		2288
		2289	Calls the GNU/Linux C<tee(2)> syscall, see its manpage and the
		2290	description for C<IO::AIO::splice> above for details.
		2291
		2292	=item $actual_size = IO::AIO::pipesize $r_fh[, $new_size]
		2293
		2294	Attempts to query or change the pipe buffer size. Obviously works only
		2295	on pipes, and currently works only on GNU/Linux systems, and fails with
		2296	C<-1>/C<ENOSYS> everywhere else. If anybody knows how to influence pipe buffer
		2297	size on other systems, drop me a note.
		2298
		2299	=item ($rfh, $wfh) = IO::AIO::pipe2 [$flags]
		2300
		2301	This is a direct interface to the Linux L<pipe2(2)> system call. If
		2302	C<$flags> is missing or C<0>, then this should be the same as a call to
		2303	perl's built-in C<pipe> function and create a new pipe, and works on
		2304	systems that lack the pipe2 syscall. On win32, this case invokes C<_pipe
		2305	(..., 4096, O_BINARY)>.
		2306
		2307	If C<$flags> is non-zero, it tries to invoke the pipe2 system call with
		2308	the given flags (Linux 2.6.27, glibc 2.9).
		2309
		2310	On success, the read and write file handles are returned.
		2311
		2312	On error, nothing will be returned. If the pipe2 syscall is missing and
		2313	C<$flags> is non-zero, fails with C<ENOSYS>.
		2314
		2315	Please refer to L<pipe2(2)> for more info on the C<$flags>, but at the
		2316	time of this writing, C<IO::AIO::O_CLOEXEC>, C<IO::AIO::O_NONBLOCK> and
		2317	C<IO::AIO::O_DIRECT> (Linux 3.4, for packet-based pipes) were supported.
		2318
		2319	Example: create a pipe race-free w.r.t. threads and fork:
		2320
		2321	my ($rfh, $wfh) = IO::AIO::pipe2 IO::AIO::O_CLOEXEC
		2322	or die "pipe2: $!\n";
		2323
		2324	=item $fh = IO::AIO::eventfd [$initval, [$flags]]
		2325
		2326	This is a direct interface to the Linux L<eventfd(2)> system call. The
		2327	(unhelpful) defaults for C<$initval> and C<$flags> are C<0> for both.
		2328
		2329	On success, the new eventfd filehandle is returned, otherwise returns
		2330	C<undef>. If the eventfd syscall is missing, fails with C<ENOSYS>.
		2331
		2332	Please refer to L<eventfd(2)> for more info on this call.
		2333
		2334	The following symbol flag values are available: C<IO::AIO::EFD_CLOEXEC>,
		2335	C<IO::AIO::EFD_NONBLOCK> and C<IO::AIO::EFD_SEMAPHORE> (Linux 2.6.30).
		2336
		2337	Example: create a new eventfd filehandle:
		2338
		2339	$fh = IO::AIO::eventfd 0, IO::AIO::O_CLOEXEC
		2340	or die "eventfd: $!\n";
		2341
		2342	=item $fh = IO::AIO::timerfd_create $clockid[, $flags]
		2343
		2344	This is a direct interface to the Linux L<timerfd_create(2)> system call. The
		2345	(unhelpful) default for C<$flags> is C<0>.
		2346
		2347	On success, the new timerfd filehandle is returned, otherwise returns
		2348	C<undef>. If the eventfd syscall is missing, fails with C<ENOSYS>.
		2349
		2350	Please refer to L<timerfd_create(2)> for more info on this call.
		2351
		2352	The following C<$clockid> values are
		2353	available: C<IO::AIO::CLOCK_REALTIME>, C<IO::AIO::CLOCK_MONOTONIC>
		2354	C<IO::AIO::CLOCK_CLOCK_BOOTTIME> (Linux 3.15)
		2355	C<IO::AIO::CLOCK_CLOCK_REALTIME_ALARM> (Linux 3.11) and
		2356	C<IO::AIO::CLOCK_CLOCK_BOOTTIME_ALARM> (Linux 3.11).
		2357
		2358	The following C<$flags> values are available (Linux
		2359	2.6.27): C<IO::AIO::TFD_NONBLOCK> and C<IO::AIO::TFD_CLOEXEC>.
		2360
		2361	Example: create a new timerfd and set it to one-second repeated alarms,
		2362	then wait for two alarms:
		2363
		2364	my $fh = IO::AIO::timerfd_create IO::AIO::CLOCK_BOOTTIME, IO::AIO::TFD_CLOEXEC
		2365	or die "timerfd_create: $!\n";
		2366
		2367	defined IO::AIO::timerfd_settime $fh, 0, 1, 1
		2368	or die "timerfd_settime: $!\n";
		2369
		2370	for (1..2) {
		2371	8 == sysread $fh, my $buf, 8
		2372	or die "timerfd read failure\n";
		2373
		2374	printf "number of expirations (likely 1): %d\n",
		2375	unpack "Q", $buf;
		2376	}
		2377
		2378	=item ($cur_interval, $cur_value) = IO::AIO::timerfd_settime $fh, $flags, $new_interval, $nbw_value
		2379
		2380	This is a direct interface to the Linux L<timerfd_settime(2)> system
		2381	call. Please refer to its manpage for more info on this call.
		2382
		2383	The new itimerspec is specified using two (possibly fractional) second
		2384	values, C<$new_interval> and C<$new_value>).
		2385
		2386	On success, the current interval and value are returned (as per
		2387	C<timerfd_gettime>). On failure, the empty list is returned.
		2388
		2389	The following C<$flags> values are
		2390	available: C<IO::AIO::TFD_TIMER_ABSTIME> and
		2391	C<IO::AIO::TFD_TIMER_CANCEL_ON_SET>.
		2392
		2393	See C<IO::AIO::timerfd_create> for a full example.
		2394
		2395	=item ($cur_interval, $cur_value) = IO::AIO::timerfd_gettime $fh
		2396
		2397	This is a direct interface to the Linux L<timerfd_gettime(2)> system
		2398	call. Please refer to its manpage for more info on this call.
		2399
		2400	On success, returns the current values of interval and value for the given
		2401	timerfd (as potentially fractional second values). On failure, the empty
		2402	list is returned.
1901		2403
1902	=back	2404	=back
1903		2405
1904	=cut	2406	=cut
1905		2407
…		…
1971	the process will result in undefined behaviour. Calling it at any time	2473	the process will result in undefined behaviour. Calling it at any time
1972	will also result in any undefined (by POSIX) behaviour.	2474	will also result in any undefined (by POSIX) behaviour.
1973		2475
1974	=back	2476	=back
1975		2477
		2478	=head2 LINUX-SPECIFIC CALLS
		2479
		2480	When a call is documented as "linux-specific" then this means it
		2481	originated on GNU/Linux. C<IO::AIO> will usually try to autodetect the
		2482	availability and compatibility of such calls regardless of the platform
		2483	it is compiled on, so platforms such as FreeBSD which often implement
		2484	these calls will work. When in doubt, call them and see if they fail wth
		2485	C<ENOSYS>.
		2486
1976	=head2 MEMORY USAGE	2487	=head2 MEMORY USAGE
1977		2488
1978	Per-request usage:	2489	Per-request usage:
1979		2490
1980	Each aio request uses - depending on your architecture - around 100-200	2491	Each aio request uses - depending on your architecture - around 100-200
…		…
1992	temporary buffers, and each thread requires a stack and other data	2503	temporary buffers, and each thread requires a stack and other data
1993	structures (usually around 16k-128k, depending on the OS).	2504	structures (usually around 16k-128k, depending on the OS).
1994		2505
1995	=head1 KNOWN BUGS	2506	=head1 KNOWN BUGS
1996		2507
1997	Known bugs will be fixed in the next release.	2508	Known bugs will be fixed in the next release :)
		2509
		2510	=head1 KNOWN ISSUES
		2511
		2512	Calls that try to "import" foreign memory areas (such as C<IO::AIO::mmap>
		2513	or C<IO::AIO::aio_slurp>) do not work with generic lvalues, such as
		2514	non-created hash slots or other scalars I didn't think of. It's best to
		2515	avoid such and either use scalar variables or making sure that the scalar
		2516	exists (e.g. by storing C<undef>) and isn't "funny" (e.g. tied).
		2517
		2518	I am not sure anything can be done about this, so this is considered a
		2519	known issue, rather than a bug.
1998		2520
1999	=head1 SEE ALSO	2521	=head1 SEE ALSO
2000		2522
2001	L<AnyEvent::AIO> for easy integration into event loops, L<Coro::AIO> for a	2523	L<AnyEvent::AIO> for easy integration into event loops, L<Coro::AIO> for a
2002	more natural syntax.	2524	more natural syntax.

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