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5=head1 SYNOPSIS 5=head1 SYNOPSIS
6 6
7 use IO::AIO; 7 use IO::AIO;
8 8
9 aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub { 9 aio_open "/etc/passwd", IO::AIO::O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
10 my $fh = shift 10 my $fh = shift
11 or die "/etc/passwd: $!"; 11 or die "/etc/passwd: $!";
12 ... 12 ...
13 }; 13 };
14 14
25 my $req = aio_unlink "/tmp/file", sub { }; 25 my $req = aio_unlink "/tmp/file", sub { };
26 $req->cancel; # cancel request if still in queue 26 $req->cancel; # cancel request if still in queue
27 27
28 my $grp = aio_group sub { print "all stats done\n" }; 28 my $grp = aio_group sub { print "all stats done\n" };
29 add $grp aio_stat "..." for ...; 29 add $grp aio_stat "..." for ...;
30
31 # AnyEvent integration (EV, Event, Glib, Tk, POE, urxvt, pureperl...)
32 use AnyEvent::AIO;
33
34 # EV integration
35 my $aio_w = EV::io IO::AIO::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&IO::AIO::poll_cb;
36
37 # Event integration
38 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
39 poll => 'r',
40 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
41
42 # Glib/Gtk2 integration
43 add_watch Glib::IO IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
44 in => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb; 1 };
45
46 # Tk integration
47 Tk::Event::IO->fileevent (IO::AIO::poll_fileno, "",
48 readable => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
49
50 # Danga::Socket integration
51 Danga::Socket->AddOtherFds (IO::AIO::poll_fileno =>
52 \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
53 30
54=head1 DESCRIPTION 31=head1 DESCRIPTION
55 32
56This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your 33This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your
57operating system supports. It is implemented as an interface to C<libeio> 34operating system supports. It is implemented as an interface to C<libeio>
99 76
100 # register the IO::AIO callback with EV 77 # register the IO::AIO callback with EV
101 my $aio_w = EV::io IO::AIO::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&IO::AIO::poll_cb; 78 my $aio_w = EV::io IO::AIO::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&IO::AIO::poll_cb;
102 79
103 # queue the request to open /etc/passwd 80 # queue the request to open /etc/passwd
104 aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub { 81 aio_open "/etc/passwd", IO::AIO::O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
105 my $fh = shift 82 my $fh = shift
106 or die "error while opening: $!"; 83 or die "error while opening: $!";
107 84
108 # stat'ing filehandles is generally non-blocking 85 # stat'ing filehandles is generally non-blocking
109 my $size = -s $fh; 86 my $size = -s $fh;
191use common::sense; 168use common::sense;
192 169
193use base 'Exporter'; 170use base 'Exporter';
194 171
195BEGIN { 172BEGIN {
196 our $VERSION = '3.31'; 173 our $VERSION = '4.15';
197 174
198 our @AIO_REQ = qw(aio_sendfile aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close 175 our @AIO_REQ = qw(aio_sendfile aio_seek aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close
199 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
200 aio_scandir aio_symlink aio_readlink aio_sync aio_fsync 177 aio_scandir aio_symlink aio_readlink aio_realpath aio_sync
201 aio_fdatasync aio_sync_file_range aio_pathsync aio_readahead 178 aio_fsync aio_syncfs aio_fdatasync aio_sync_file_range aio_fallocate
179 aio_pathsync aio_readahead aio_fiemap
202 aio_rename aio_link aio_move aio_copy aio_group 180 aio_rename aio_link aio_move aio_copy aio_group
203 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
204 aio_chmod aio_utime aio_truncate 182 aio_chmod aio_utime aio_truncate
205 aio_msync aio_mtouch); 183 aio_msync aio_mtouch aio_mlock aio_mlockall
184 aio_statvfs
185 aio_wd);
206 186
207 our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice)); 187 our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice));
208 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush 188 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush
209 min_parallel max_parallel max_idle 189 min_parallel max_parallel max_idle idle_timeout
210 nreqs nready npending nthreads 190 nreqs nready npending nthreads
211 max_poll_time max_poll_reqs 191 max_poll_time max_poll_reqs
212 sendfile fadvise); 192 sendfile fadvise madvise
193 mmap munmap munlock munlockall);
213 194
214 push @AIO_REQ, qw(aio_busy); # not exported 195 push @AIO_REQ, qw(aio_busy); # not exported
215 196
216 @IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ'; 197 @IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ';
217 198
219 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION); 200 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION);
220} 201}
221 202
222=head1 FUNCTIONS 203=head1 FUNCTIONS
223 204
224=head2 AIO REQUEST FUNCTIONS 205=head2 QUICK OVERVIEW
206
207This section simply lists the prototypes of the most important functions
208for quick reference. See the following sections for function-by-function
209documentation.
210
211 aio_wd $pathname, $callback->($wd)
212 aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
213 aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)
214 aio_seek $fh,$offset,$whence, $callback->($offs)
215 aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
216 aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
217 aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval)
218 aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)
219 aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status)
220 aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status)
221 aio_statvfs $fh_or_path, $callback->($statvfs)
222 aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)
223 aio_chown $fh_or_path, $uid, $gid, $callback->($status)
224 aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)
225 aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status)
226 aio_allocate $fh, $mode, $offset, $len, $callback->($status)
227 aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)
228 aio_mknod $pathname, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
229 aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
230 aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
231 aio_readlink $pathname, $callback->($link)
232 aio_realpath $pathname, $callback->($link)
233 aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
234 aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)
235 aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)
236 aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)
237 aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)
238 IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST
239 IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN
240 aio_scandir $pathname, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
241 aio_load $pathname, $data, $callback->($status)
242 aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
243 aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
244 aio_rmtree $pathname, $callback->($status)
245 aio_sync $callback->($status)
246 aio_syncfs $fh, $callback->($status)
247 aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
248 aio_fdatasync $fh, $callback->($status)
249 aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)
250 aio_pathsync $pathname, $callback->($status)
251 aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
252 aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
253 aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)
254 aio_mlockall $flags, $callback->($status)
255 aio_group $callback->(...)
256 aio_nop $callback->()
257
258 $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri]
259 aioreq_nice $pri_adjust
260
261 IO::AIO::poll_wait
262 IO::AIO::poll_cb
263 IO::AIO::poll
264 IO::AIO::flush
265 IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs
266 IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds
267 IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads
268 IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads
269 IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads
270 IO::AIO::idle_timeout $seconds
271 IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
272 IO::AIO::nreqs
273 IO::AIO::nready
274 IO::AIO::npending
275
276 IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count
277 IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice
278 IO::AIO::mmap $scalar, $length, $prot, $flags[, $fh[, $offset]]
279 IO::AIO::munmap $scalar
280 IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $length, $advice
281 IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $length, $protect
282 IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef
283 IO::AIO::munlockall
284
285=head2 API NOTES
225 286
226All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall 287All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall
227with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical, 288with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical,
228and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument 289and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument
229which must be a code reference. This code reference will get called with 290which must be a code reference. This code reference will be called after
230the syscall return code (e.g. most syscalls return C<-1> on error, unlike 291the syscall has been executed in an asynchronous fashion. The results
231perl, which usually delivers "false") as its sole argument after the given 292of the request will be passed as arguments to the callback (and, if an
232syscall has been executed asynchronously. 293error occured, in C<$!>) - for most requests the syscall return code (e.g.
294most syscalls return C<-1> on error, unlike perl, which usually delivers
295"false").
296
297Some requests (such as C<aio_readdir>) pass the actual results and
298communicate failures by passing C<undef>.
233 299
234All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle 300All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle
235internally until the request has finished. 301internally until the request has finished.
236 302
237All functions return request objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow 303All functions return request objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow
238further manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight. 304further manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight.
239 305
240The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and 306The pathnames you pass to these routines I<should> be absolute. The
241encoded as octets. The reason for the former is that at the time the 307reason for this is that at the time the request is being executed, the
242request is being executed, the current working directory could have 308current working directory could have changed. Alternatively, you can
243changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the 309make sure that you never change the current working directory anywhere
244current working directory anywhere in the program and then use relative 310in the program and then use relative paths. You can also take advantage
245paths. 311of IO::AIOs working directory abstraction, that lets you specify paths
312relative to some previously-opened "working directory object" - see the
313description of the C<IO::AIO::WD> class later in this document.
246 314
247To encode pathnames as octets, either make sure you either: a) always pass 315To encode pathnames as octets, either make sure you either: a) always pass
248in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir etc.) without 316in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir etc.) without
249tinkering, b) are ASCII or ISO 8859-1, c) use the Encode module and encode 317tinkering, b) are in your native filesystem encoding, c) use the Encode
250your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user 318module and encode your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in
251environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e) 319effect in the user environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on
252use something else to ensure your scalar has the correct contents. 320unicode filenames or e) use something else to ensure your scalar has the
321correct contents.
253 322
254This works, btw. independent of the internal UTF-8 bit, which IO::AIO 323This works, btw. independent of the internal UTF-8 bit, which IO::AIO
255handles correctly whether it is set or not. 324handles correctly whether it is set or not.
325
326=head2 AIO REQUEST FUNCTIONS
256 327
257=over 4 328=over 4
258 329
259=item $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri] 330=item $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri]
260 331
307by the umask in effect then the request is being executed, so better never 378by the umask in effect then the request is being executed, so better never
308change the umask. 379change the umask.
309 380
310Example: 381Example:
311 382
312 aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub { 383 aio_open "/etc/passwd", IO::AIO::O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
313 if ($_[0]) { 384 if ($_[0]) {
314 print "open successful, fh is $_[0]\n"; 385 print "open successful, fh is $_[0]\n";
315 ... 386 ...
316 } else { 387 } else {
317 die "open failed: $!\n"; 388 die "open failed: $!\n";
318 } 389 }
319 }; 390 };
320 391
392In addition to all the common open modes/flags (C<O_RDONLY>, C<O_WRONLY>,
393C<O_RDWR>, C<O_CREAT>, C<O_TRUNC>, C<O_EXCL> and C<O_APPEND>), the
394following POSIX and non-POSIX constants are available (missing ones on
395your system are, as usual, C<0>):
396
397C<O_ASYNC>, C<O_DIRECT>, C<O_NOATIME>, C<O_CLOEXEC>, C<O_NOCTTY>, C<O_NOFOLLOW>,
398C<O_NONBLOCK>, C<O_EXEC>, C<O_SEARCH>, C<O_DIRECTORY>, C<O_DSYNC>,
399C<O_RSYNC>, C<O_SYNC> and C<O_TTY_INIT>.
400
321 401
322=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status) 402=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)
323 403
324Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result 404Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result
325code. 405code.
333 413
334Or in other words: the file descriptor will be closed, but it will not be 414Or in other words: the file descriptor will be closed, but it will not be
335free for reuse until the perl filehandle is closed. 415free for reuse until the perl filehandle is closed.
336 416
337=cut 417=cut
418
419=item aio_seek $fh, $offset, $whence, $callback->($offs)
420
421Seeks the filehandle to the new C<$offset>, similarly to perl's
422C<sysseek>. The C<$whence> can use the traditional values (C<0> for
423C<IO::AIO::SEEK_SET>, C<1> for C<IO::AIO::SEEK_CUR> or C<2> for
424C<IO::AIO::SEEK_END>).
425
426The resulting absolute offset will be passed to the callback, or C<-1> in
427case of an error.
428
429In theory, the C<$whence> constants could be different than the
430corresponding values from L<Fcntl>, but perl guarantees they are the same,
431so don't panic.
432
433As a GNU/Linux (and maybe Solaris) extension, also the constants
434C<IO::AIO::SEEK_DATA> and C<IO::AIO::SEEK_HOLE> are available, if they
435could be found. No guarantees about suitability for use in C<aio_seek> or
436Perl's C<sysseek> can be made though, although I would naively assume they
437"just work".
338 438
339=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 439=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
340 440
341=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 441=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
342 442
375 475
376Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts 476Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts
377reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current 477reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current
378file offset of C<$out_fh>. Because of that, it is not safe to issue more 478file offset of C<$out_fh>. Because of that, it is not safe to issue more
379than one C<aio_sendfile> per C<$out_fh>, as they will interfere with each 479than one C<aio_sendfile> per C<$out_fh>, as they will interfere with each
380other. 480other. The same C<$in_fh> works fine though, as this function does not
481move or use the file offset of C<$in_fh>.
381 482
483Please note that C<aio_sendfile> can read more bytes from C<$in_fh> than
484are written, and there is no way to find out how many more bytes have been
485read from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only provides the
486number of bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result value equals
487C<$length> one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been read.
488
489Unlike with other C<aio_> functions, it makes a lot of sense to use
490C<aio_sendfile> on non-blocking sockets, as long as one end (typically
491the C<$in_fh>) is a file - the file I/O will then be asynchronous, while
492the socket I/O will be non-blocking. Note, however, that you can run
493into a trap where C<aio_sendfile> reads some data with readahead, then
494fails to write all data, and when the socket is ready the next time, the
495data in the cache is already lost, forcing C<aio_sendfile> to again hit
496the disk. Explicit C<aio_read> + C<aio_write> let's you better control
497resource usage.
498
382This call tries to make use of a native C<sendfile> syscall to provide 499This call tries to make use of a native C<sendfile>-like syscall to
383zero-copy operation. For this to work, C<$out_fh> should refer to a 500provide zero-copy operation. For this to work, C<$out_fh> should refer to
384socket, and C<$in_fh> should refer to mmap'able file. 501a socket, and C<$in_fh> should refer to an mmap'able file.
385 502
386If a native sendfile cannot be found or it fails with C<ENOSYS>, 503If a native sendfile cannot be found or it fails with C<ENOSYS>,
387C<ENOTSUP>, C<EOPNOTSUPP>, C<EAFNOSUPPORT>, C<EPROTOTYPE> or C<ENOTSOCK>, 504C<EINVAL>, C<ENOTSUP>, C<EOPNOTSUPP>, C<EAFNOSUPPORT>, C<EPROTOTYPE> or
388it will be emulated, so you can call C<aio_sendfile> on any type of 505C<ENOTSOCK>, it will be emulated, so you can call C<aio_sendfile> on any
389filehandle regardless of the limitations of the operating system. 506type of filehandle regardless of the limitations of the operating system.
390 507
391Please note, however, that C<aio_sendfile> can read more bytes from 508As native sendfile syscalls (as practically any non-POSIX interface hacked
392C<$in_fh> than are written, and there is no way to find out how many 509together in a hurry to improve benchmark numbers) tend to be rather buggy
393bytes have been read from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only 510on many systems, this implementation tries to work around some known bugs
394provides the number of bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result 511in Linux and FreeBSD kernels (probably others, too), but that might fail,
395value equals C<$length> one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been 512so you really really should check the return value of C<aio_sendfile> -
396read. 513fewre bytes than expected might have been transferred.
397 514
398 515
399=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval) 516=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)
400 517
401C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that 518C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that
424 541
425Currently, the stats are always 64-bit-stats, i.e. instead of returning an 542Currently, the stats are always 64-bit-stats, i.e. instead of returning an
426error when stat'ing a large file, the results will be silently truncated 543error when stat'ing a large file, the results will be silently truncated
427unless perl itself is compiled with large file support. 544unless perl itself is compiled with large file support.
428 545
546To help interpret the mode and dev/rdev stat values, IO::AIO offers the
547following constants and functions (if not implemented, the constants will
548be C<0> and the functions will either C<croak> or fall back on traditional
549behaviour).
550
551C<S_IFMT>, C<S_IFIFO>, C<S_IFCHR>, C<S_IFBLK>, C<S_IFLNK>, C<S_IFREG>,
552C<S_IFDIR>, C<S_IFWHT>, C<S_IFSOCK>, C<IO::AIO::major $dev_t>,
553C<IO::AIO::minor $dev_t>, C<IO::AIO::makedev $major, $minor>.
554
429Example: Print the length of F</etc/passwd>: 555Example: Print the length of F</etc/passwd>:
430 556
431 aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub { 557 aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub {
432 $_[0] and die "stat failed: $!"; 558 $_[0] and die "stat failed: $!";
433 print "size is ", -s _, "\n"; 559 print "size is ", -s _, "\n";
434 }; 560 };
435 561
436 562
563=item aio_statvfs $fh_or_path, $callback->($statvfs)
564
565Works like the POSIX C<statvfs> or C<fstatvfs> syscalls, depending on
566whether a file handle or path was passed.
567
568On success, the callback is passed a hash reference with the following
569members: C<bsize>, C<frsize>, C<blocks>, C<bfree>, C<bavail>, C<files>,
570C<ffree>, C<favail>, C<fsid>, C<flag> and C<namemax>. On failure, C<undef>
571is passed.
572
573The following POSIX IO::AIO::ST_* constants are defined: C<ST_RDONLY> and
574C<ST_NOSUID>.
575
576The following non-POSIX IO::AIO::ST_* flag masks are defined to
577their correct value when available, or to C<0> on systems that do
578not support them: C<ST_NODEV>, C<ST_NOEXEC>, C<ST_SYNCHRONOUS>,
579C<ST_MANDLOCK>, C<ST_WRITE>, C<ST_APPEND>, C<ST_IMMUTABLE>, C<ST_NOATIME>,
580C<ST_NODIRATIME> and C<ST_RELATIME>.
581
582Example: stat C</wd> and dump out the data if successful.
583
584 aio_statvfs "/wd", sub {
585 my $f = $_[0]
586 or die "statvfs: $!";
587
588 use Data::Dumper;
589 say Dumper $f;
590 };
591
592 # result:
593 {
594 bsize => 1024,
595 bfree => 4333064312,
596 blocks => 10253828096,
597 files => 2050765568,
598 flag => 4096,
599 favail => 2042092649,
600 bavail => 4333064312,
601 ffree => 2042092649,
602 namemax => 255,
603 frsize => 1024,
604 fsid => 1810
605 }
606
607
437=item aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status) 608=item aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)
438 609
439Works like perl's C<utime> function (including the special case of $atime 610Works like perl's C<utime> function (including the special case of $atime
440and $mtime being undef). Fractional times are supported if the underlying 611and $mtime being undef). Fractional times are supported if the underlying
441syscalls support them. 612syscalls support them.
468=item aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status) 639=item aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status)
469 640
470Works like truncate(2) or ftruncate(2). 641Works like truncate(2) or ftruncate(2).
471 642
472 643
644=item aio_allocate $fh, $mode, $offset, $len, $callback->($status)
645
646Allocates or freed disk space according to the C<$mode> argument. See the
647linux C<fallocate> docuemntation for details.
648
649C<$mode> can currently be C<0> or C<IO::AIO::FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE>
650to allocate space, or C<IO::AIO::FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE |
651IO::AIO::FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE>, to deallocate a file range.
652
653The file system block size used by C<fallocate> is presumably the
654C<f_bsize> returned by C<statvfs>.
655
656If C<fallocate> isn't available or cannot be emulated (currently no
657emulation will be attempted), passes C<-1> and sets C<$!> to C<ENOSYS>.
658
659
473=item aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status) 660=item aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)
474 661
475Works like perl's C<chmod> function. 662Works like perl's C<chmod> function.
476 663
477 664
479 666
480Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the 667Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the
481result code. 668result code.
482 669
483 670
484=item aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status) 671=item aio_mknod $pathname, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
485 672
486[EXPERIMENTAL] 673[EXPERIMENTAL]
487 674
488Asynchronously create a device node (or fifo). See mknod(2). 675Asynchronously create a device node (or fifo). See mknod(2).
489 676
490The only (POSIX-) portable way of calling this function is: 677The only (POSIX-) portable way of calling this function is:
491 678
492 aio_mknod $path, IO::AIO::S_IFIFO | $mode, 0, sub { ... 679 aio_mknod $pathname, IO::AIO::S_IFIFO | $mode, 0, sub { ...
493 680
681See C<aio_stat> for info about some potentially helpful extra constants
682and functions.
494 683
495=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 684=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
496 685
497Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at 686Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
498the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code. 687the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
502 691
503Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at 692Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
504the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code. 693the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
505 694
506 695
507=item aio_readlink $path, $callback->($link) 696=item aio_readlink $pathname, $callback->($link)
508 697
509Asynchronously read the symlink specified by C<$path> and pass it to 698Asynchronously read the symlink specified by C<$path> and pass it to
510the callback. If an error occurs, nothing or undef gets passed to the 699the callback. If an error occurs, nothing or undef gets passed to the
511callback. 700callback.
512 701
513 702
703=item aio_realpath $pathname, $callback->($path)
704
705Asynchronously make the path absolute and resolve any symlinks in
706C<$path>. The resulting path only consists of directories (Same as
707L<Cwd::realpath>).
708
709This request can be used to get the absolute path of the current working
710directory by passing it a path of F<.> (a single dot).
711
712
514=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 713=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
515 714
516Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as 715Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as
517rename(2) and call the callback with the result code. 716rename(2) and call the callback with the result code.
518 717
540array-ref with the filenames. 739array-ref with the filenames.
541 740
542 741
543=item aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags) 742=item aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)
544 743
545Quite similar to C<aio_readdir>, but the C<$flags> argument allows to tune 744Quite similar to C<aio_readdir>, but the C<$flags> argument allows one to
546behaviour and output format. In case of an error, C<$entries> will be 745tune behaviour and output format. In case of an error, C<$entries> will be
547C<undef>. 746C<undef>.
548 747
549The flags are a combination of the following constants, ORed together (the 748The flags are a combination of the following constants, ORed together (the
550flags will also be passed to the callback, possibly modified): 749flags will also be passed to the callback, possibly modified):
551 750
552=over 4 751=over 4
553 752
554=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS 753=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS
555 754
556When this flag is off, then the callback gets an arrayref with of names 755When this flag is off, then the callback gets an arrayref consisting of
557only (as with C<aio_readdir>), otherwise it gets an arrayref with 756names only (as with C<aio_readdir>), otherwise it gets an arrayref with
558C<[$name, $type, $inode]> arrayrefs, each describing a single directory 757C<[$name, $type, $inode]> arrayrefs, each describing a single directory
559entry in more detail. 758entry in more detail.
560 759
561C<$name> is the name of the entry. 760C<$name> is the name of the entry.
562 761
575systems that do not deliver the inode information. 774systems that do not deliver the inode information.
576 775
577=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST 776=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST
578 777
579When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order where 778When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order where
580likely directories come first. This is useful when you need to quickly 779likely directories come first, in optimal stat order. This is useful when
581find directories, or you want to find all directories while avoiding to 780you need to quickly find directories, or you want to find all directories
582stat() each entry. 781while avoiding to stat() each entry.
583 782
584If the system returns type information in readdir, then this is used 783If the system returns type information in readdir, then this is used
585to find directories directly. Otherwise, likely directories are files 784to find directories directly. Otherwise, likely directories are names
586beginning with ".", or otherwise files with no dots, of which files with 785beginning with ".", or otherwise names with no dots, of which names with
587short names are tried first. 786short names are tried first.
588 787
589=item IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER 788=item IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER
590 789
591When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order 790When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order
598 797
599=item IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN 798=item IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN
600 799
601This flag should not be set when calling C<aio_readdirx>. Instead, it 800This flag should not be set when calling C<aio_readdirx>. Instead, it
602is being set by C<aio_readdirx>, when any of the C<$type>'s found were 801is being set by C<aio_readdirx>, when any of the C<$type>'s found were
603C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>. The absense of this flag therefore indicates that all 802C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>. The absence of this flag therefore indicates that all
604C<$type>'s are known, which can be used to speed up some algorithms. 803C<$type>'s are known, which can be used to speed up some algorithms.
605 804
606=back 805=back
607 806
608 807
609=item aio_load $path, $data, $callback->($status) 808=item aio_load $pathname, $data, $callback->($status)
610 809
611This is a composite request that tries to fully load the given file into 810This is a composite request that tries to fully load the given file into
612memory. Status is the same as with aio_read. 811memory. Status is the same as with aio_read.
613 812
614=cut 813=cut
736 if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) { 935 if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) {
737 aioreq_pri $pri; 936 aioreq_pri $pri;
738 add $grp aio_copy $src, $dst, sub { 937 add $grp aio_copy $src, $dst, sub {
739 $grp->result ($_[0]); 938 $grp->result ($_[0]);
740 939
741 if (!$_[0]) { 940 unless ($_[0]) {
742 aioreq_pri $pri; 941 aioreq_pri $pri;
743 add $grp aio_unlink $src; 942 add $grp aio_unlink $src;
744 } 943 }
745 }; 944 };
746 } else { 945 } else {
749 }; 948 };
750 949
751 $grp 950 $grp
752} 951}
753 952
754=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs) 953=item aio_scandir $pathname, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
755 954
756Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to 955Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to
757efficiently separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of 956efficiently separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of
758names, directories you can recurse into (directories), and ones you cannot 957names, directories you can recurse into (directories), and ones you cannot
759recurse into (everything else, including symlinks to directories). 958recurse into (everything else, including symlinks to directories).
790Then entries will be sorted into likely directories a non-initial dot 989Then entries will be sorted into likely directories a non-initial dot
791currently) and likely non-directories (see C<aio_readdirx>). Then every 990currently) and likely non-directories (see C<aio_readdirx>). Then every
792entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, likely directories first, 991entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, likely directories first,
793in order of their inode numbers. If that succeeds, it assumes that the 992in order of their inode numbers. If that succeeds, it assumes that the
794entry is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked 993entry is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked
795seperately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because 994separately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because
796filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode 995filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode
797data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature), even on systems that cannot return 996data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature), even on systems that cannot return
798the filetype information on readdir. 997the filetype information on readdir.
799 998
800If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the 999If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the
816 1015
817 my $grp = aio_group $cb; 1016 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
818 1017
819 $maxreq = 4 if $maxreq <= 0; 1018 $maxreq = 4 if $maxreq <= 0;
820 1019
821 # stat once 1020 # get a wd object
822 aioreq_pri $pri; 1021 aioreq_pri $pri;
823 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub { 1022 add $grp aio_wd $path, sub {
1023 $_[0]
824 return $grp->result () if $_[0]; 1024 or return $grp->result ();
825 my $now = time;
826 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
827 1025
828 # read the directory entries 1026 my $wd = [shift, "."];
1027
1028 # stat once
829 aioreq_pri $pri; 1029 aioreq_pri $pri;
830 add $grp aio_readdirx $path, READDIR_DIRS_FIRST, sub { 1030 add $grp aio_stat $wd, sub {
831 my $entries = shift
832 or return $grp->result (); 1031 return $grp->result () if $_[0];
1032 my $now = time;
1033 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
833 1034
834 # stat the dir another time 1035 # read the directory entries
835 aioreq_pri $pri; 1036 aioreq_pri $pri;
1037 add $grp aio_readdirx $wd, READDIR_DIRS_FIRST, sub {
1038 my $entries = shift
1039 or return $grp->result ();
1040
1041 # stat the dir another time
1042 aioreq_pri $pri;
836 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub { 1043 add $grp aio_stat $wd, sub {
837 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9]; 1044 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
838 1045
839 my $ndirs; 1046 my $ndirs;
840 1047
841 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy 1048 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy
842 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) { 1049 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) {
843 $ndirs = -1; 1050 $ndirs = -1;
844 } else { 1051 } else {
845 # if nlink == 2, we are finished 1052 # if nlink == 2, we are finished
846 # for non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2 1053 # for non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2
847 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2 1054 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2
848 or return $grp->result ([], $entries); 1055 or return $grp->result ([], $entries);
849 } 1056 }
850 1057
851 my (@dirs, @nondirs); 1058 my (@dirs, @nondirs);
852 1059
853 my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub { 1060 my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub {
854 $grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs); 1061 $grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs);
855 }; 1062 };
856 1063
857 limit $statgrp $maxreq; 1064 limit $statgrp $maxreq;
858 feed $statgrp sub { 1065 feed $statgrp sub {
859 return unless @$entries; 1066 return unless @$entries;
860 my $entry = shift @$entries; 1067 my $entry = shift @$entries;
861 1068
862 aioreq_pri $pri; 1069 aioreq_pri $pri;
1070 $wd->[1] = "$entry/.";
863 add $statgrp aio_stat "$path/$entry/.", sub { 1071 add $statgrp aio_stat $wd, sub {
864 if ($_[0] < 0) { 1072 if ($_[0] < 0) {
865 push @nondirs, $entry; 1073 push @nondirs, $entry;
866 } else { 1074 } else {
867 # need to check for real directory 1075 # need to check for real directory
868 aioreq_pri $pri; 1076 aioreq_pri $pri;
1077 $wd->[1] = $entry;
869 add $statgrp aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub { 1078 add $statgrp aio_lstat $wd, sub {
870 if (-d _) { 1079 if (-d _) {
871 push @dirs, $entry; 1080 push @dirs, $entry;
872 1081
873 unless (--$ndirs) { 1082 unless (--$ndirs) {
874 push @nondirs, @$entries; 1083 push @nondirs, @$entries;
875 feed $statgrp; 1084 feed $statgrp;
1085 }
1086 } else {
1087 push @nondirs, $entry;
876 } 1088 }
877 } else {
878 push @nondirs, $entry;
879 } 1089 }
880 } 1090 }
881 } 1091 };
882 }; 1092 };
883 }; 1093 };
884 }; 1094 };
885 }; 1095 };
886 }; 1096 };
887 1097
888 $grp 1098 $grp
889} 1099}
890 1100
891=item aio_rmtree $path, $callback->($status) 1101=item aio_rmtree $pathname, $callback->($status)
892 1102
893Delete a directory tree starting (and including) C<$path>, return the 1103Delete a directory tree starting (and including) C<$path>, return the
894status of the final C<rmdir> only. This is a composite request that 1104status of the final C<rmdir> only. This is a composite request that
895uses C<aio_scandir> to recurse into and rmdir directories, and unlink 1105uses C<aio_scandir> to recurse into and rmdir directories, and unlink
896everything else. 1106everything else.
938callback with the fdatasync result code. 1148callback with the fdatasync result code.
939 1149
940If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be 1150If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be
941detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead. 1151detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.
942 1152
1153=item aio_syncfs $fh, $callback->($status)
1154
1155Asynchronously call the syncfs syscall to sync the filesystem associated
1156to the given filehandle and call the callback with the syncfs result
1157code. If syncfs is not available, calls sync(), but returns C<-1> and sets
1158errno to C<ENOSYS> nevertheless.
1159
943=item aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status) 1160=item aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)
944 1161
945Sync the data portion of the file specified by C<$offset> and C<$length> 1162Sync the data portion of the file specified by C<$offset> and C<$length>
946to disk (but NOT the metadata), by calling the Linux-specific 1163to disk (but NOT the metadata), by calling the Linux-specific
947sync_file_range call. If sync_file_range is not available or it returns 1164sync_file_range call. If sync_file_range is not available or it returns
950C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_BEFORE>, 1167C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_BEFORE>,
951C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE> and 1168C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE> and
952C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_AFTER>: refer to the sync_file_range 1169C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_AFTER>: refer to the sync_file_range
953manpage for details. 1170manpage for details.
954 1171
955=item aio_pathsync $path, $callback->($status) 1172=item aio_pathsync $pathname, $callback->($status)
956 1173
957This request tries to open, fsync and close the given path. This is a 1174This request tries to open, fsync and close the given path. This is a
958composite request intended to sync directories after directory operations 1175composite request intended to sync directories after directory operations
959(E.g. rename). This might not work on all operating systems or have any 1176(E.g. rename). This might not work on all operating systems or have any
960specific effect, but usually it makes sure that directory changes get 1177specific effect, but usually it makes sure that directory changes get
994} 1211}
995 1212
996=item aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status) 1213=item aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
997 1214
998This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which only works on mmap(2)ed 1215This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which only works on mmap(2)ed
999scalars (see the L<Sys::Mmap> or L<Mmap> modules for details on this, note 1216scalars (see the C<IO::AIO::mmap> function, although it also works on data
1217scalars managed by the L<Sys::Mmap> or L<Mmap> modules, note that the
1000that the scalar must only be modified in-place while an aio operation is 1218scalar must only be modified in-place while an aio operation is pending on
1001pending on it). 1219it).
1002 1220
1003It calls the C<msync> function of your OS, if available, with the memory 1221It calls the C<msync> function of your OS, if available, with the memory
1004area starting at C<$offset> in the string and ending C<$length> bytes 1222area starting at C<$offset> in the string and ending C<$length> bytes
1005later. If C<$length> is negative, counts from the end, and if C<$length> 1223later. If C<$length> is negative, counts from the end, and if C<$length>
1006is C<undef>, then it goes till the end of the string. The flags can be 1224is C<undef>, then it goes till the end of the string. The flags can be
1017as for C<aio_msync>, above, except for flags, which must be either 1235as for C<aio_msync>, above, except for flags, which must be either
1018C<0> (which reads all pages and ensures they are instantiated) or 1236C<0> (which reads all pages and ensures they are instantiated) or
1019C<IO::AIO::MT_MODIFY>, which modifies the memory page s(by reading and 1237C<IO::AIO::MT_MODIFY>, which modifies the memory page s(by reading and
1020writing an octet from it, which dirties the page). 1238writing an octet from it, which dirties the page).
1021 1239
1240=item aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)
1241
1242This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed
1243scalars.
1244
1245It reads in all the pages of the underlying storage into memory (if any)
1246and locks them, so they are not getting swapped/paged out or removed.
1247
1248If C<$length> is undefined, then the scalar will be locked till the end.
1249
1250On systems that do not implement C<mlock>, this function returns C<-1>
1251and sets errno to C<ENOSYS>.
1252
1253Note that the corresponding C<munlock> is synchronous and is
1254documented under L<MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS>.
1255
1256Example: open a file, mmap and mlock it - both will be undone when
1257C<$data> gets destroyed.
1258
1259 open my $fh, "<", $path or die "$path: $!";
1260 my $data;
1261 IO::AIO::mmap $data, -s $fh, IO::AIO::PROT_READ, IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED, $fh;
1262 aio_mlock $data; # mlock in background
1263
1264=item aio_mlockall $flags, $callback->($status)
1265
1266Calls the C<mlockall> function with the given C<$flags> (a combination of
1267C<IO::AIO::MCL_CURRENT> and C<IO::AIO::MCL_FUTURE>).
1268
1269On systems that do not implement C<mlockall>, this function returns C<-1>
1270and sets errno to C<ENOSYS>.
1271
1272Note that the corresponding C<munlockall> is synchronous and is
1273documented under L<MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS>.
1274
1275Example: asynchronously lock all current and future pages into memory.
1276
1277 aio_mlockall IO::AIO::MCL_FUTURE;
1278
1279=item aio_fiemap $fh, $start, $length, $flags, $count, $cb->(\@extents)
1280
1281Queries the extents of the given file (by calling the Linux FIEMAP ioctl,
1282see L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/IO-AIO/doc/fiemap.txt> for details). If the
1283C<ioctl> is not available on your OS, then this rquiest will fail with
1284C<ENOSYS>.
1285
1286C<$start> is the starting offset to query extents for, C<$length> is the
1287size of the range to query - if it is C<undef>, then the whole file will
1288be queried.
1289
1290C<$flags> is a combination of flags (C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAG_SYNC> or
1291C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAG_XATTR> - C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAGS_COMPAT> is also
1292exported), and is normally C<0> or C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAG_SYNC> to query
1293the data portion.
1294
1295C<$count> is the maximum number of extent records to return. If it is
1296C<undef>, then IO::AIO queries all extents of the file. As a very special
1297case, if it is C<0>, then the callback receives the number of extents
1298instead of the extents themselves.
1299
1300If an error occurs, the callback receives no arguments. The special
1301C<errno> value C<IO::AIO::EBADR> is available to test for flag errors.
1302
1303Otherwise, the callback receives an array reference with extent
1304structures. Each extent structure is an array reference itself, with the
1305following members:
1306
1307 [$logical, $physical, $length, $flags]
1308
1309Flags is any combination of the following flag values (typically either C<0>
1310or C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_LAST>):
1311
1312C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_LAST>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_UNKNOWN>,
1313C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DELALLOC>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_ENCODED>,
1314C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DATA_ENCRYPTED>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_NOT_ALIGNED>,
1315C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DATA_INLINE>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DATA_TAIL>,
1316C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_UNWRITTEN>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_MERGED> or
1317C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_SHARED>.
1318
1022=item aio_group $callback->(...) 1319=item aio_group $callback->(...)
1023 1320
1024This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a 1321This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a
1025container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle 1322container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle
1026many requests into a single, composite, request with a definite callback 1323many requests into a single, composite, request with a definite callback
1062like sleep and file handle readable/writable, the overhead this creates is 1359like sleep and file handle readable/writable, the overhead this creates is
1063immense (it blocks a thread for a long time) so do not use this function 1360immense (it blocks a thread for a long time) so do not use this function
1064except to put your application under artificial I/O pressure. 1361except to put your application under artificial I/O pressure.
1065 1362
1066=back 1363=back
1364
1365
1366=head2 IO::AIO::WD - multiple working directories
1367
1368Your process only has one current working directory, which is used by all
1369threads. This makes it hard to use relative paths (some other component
1370could call C<chdir> at any time, and it is hard to control when the path
1371will be used by IO::AIO).
1372
1373One solution for this is to always use absolute paths. This usually works,
1374but can be quite slow (the kernel has to walk the whole path on every
1375access), and can also be a hassle to implement.
1376
1377Newer POSIX systems have a number of functions (openat, fdopendir,
1378futimensat and so on) that make it possible to specify working directories
1379per operation.
1380
1381For portability, and because the clowns who "designed", or shall I write,
1382perpetrated this new interface were obviously half-drunk, this abstraction
1383cannot be perfect, though.
1384
1385IO::AIO allows you to convert directory paths into a so-called IO::AIO::WD
1386object. This object stores the canonicalised, absolute version of the
1387path, and on systems that allow it, also a directory file descriptor.
1388
1389Everywhere where a pathname is accepted by IO::AIO (e.g. in C<aio_stat>
1390or C<aio_unlink>), one can specify an array reference with an IO::AIO::WD
1391object and a pathname instead (or the IO::AIO::WD object alone, which
1392gets interpreted as C<[$wd, "."]>). If the pathname is absolute, the
1393IO::AIO::WD object is ignored, otherwise the pathname is resolved relative
1394to that IO::AIO::WD object.
1395
1396For example, to get a wd object for F</etc> and then stat F<passwd>
1397inside, you would write:
1398
1399 aio_wd "/etc", sub {
1400 my $etcdir = shift;
1401
1402 # although $etcdir can be undef on error, there is generally no reason
1403 # to check for errors here, as aio_stat will fail with ENOENT
1404 # when $etcdir is undef.
1405
1406 aio_stat [$etcdir, "passwd"], sub {
1407 # yay
1408 };
1409 };
1410
1411That C<aio_wd> is a request and not a normal function shows that creating
1412an IO::AIO::WD object is itself a potentially blocking operation, which is
1413why it is done asynchronously.
1414
1415To stat the directory obtained with C<aio_wd> above, one could write
1416either of the following three request calls:
1417
1418 aio_lstat "/etc" , sub { ... # pathname as normal string
1419 aio_lstat [$wd, "."], sub { ... # "." relative to $wd (i.e. $wd itself)
1420 aio_lstat $wd , sub { ... # shorthand for the previous
1421
1422As with normal pathnames, IO::AIO keeps a copy of the working directory
1423object and the pathname string, so you could write the following without
1424causing any issues due to C<$path> getting reused:
1425
1426 my $path = [$wd, undef];
1427
1428 for my $name (qw(abc def ghi)) {
1429 $path->[1] = $name;
1430 aio_stat $path, sub {
1431 # ...
1432 };
1433 }
1434
1435There are some caveats: when directories get renamed (or deleted), the
1436pathname string doesn't change, so will point to the new directory (or
1437nowhere at all), while the directory fd, if available on the system,
1438will still point to the original directory. Most functions accepting a
1439pathname will use the directory fd on newer systems, and the string on
1440older systems. Some functions (such as realpath) will always rely on the
1441string form of the pathname.
1442
1443So this fucntionality is mainly useful to get some protection against
1444C<chdir>, to easily get an absolute path out of a relative path for future
1445reference, and to speed up doing many operations in the same directory
1446(e.g. when stat'ing all files in a directory).
1447
1448The following functions implement this working directory abstraction:
1449
1450=over 4
1451
1452=item aio_wd $pathname, $callback->($wd)
1453
1454Asynchonously canonicalise the given pathname and convert it to an
1455IO::AIO::WD object representing it. If possible and supported on the
1456system, also open a directory fd to speed up pathname resolution relative
1457to this working directory.
1458
1459If something goes wrong, then C<undef> is passwd to the callback instead
1460of a working directory object and C<$!> is set appropriately. Since
1461passing C<undef> as working directory component of a pathname fails the
1462request with C<ENOENT>, there is often no need for error checking in the
1463C<aio_wd> callback, as future requests using the value will fail in the
1464expected way.
1465
1466If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be
1467detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.
1468
1469=item IO::AIO::CWD
1470
1471This is a compiletime constant (object) that represents the process
1472current working directory.
1473
1474Specifying this object as working directory object for a pathname is as
1475if the pathname would be specified directly, without a directory object,
1476e.g., these calls are functionally identical:
1477
1478 aio_stat "somefile", sub { ... };
1479 aio_stat [IO::AIO::CWD, "somefile"], sub { ... };
1480
1481=back
1482
1067 1483
1068=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS 1484=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS
1069 1485
1070All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when 1486All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when
1071called in non-void context. 1487called in non-void context.
1189 1605
1190Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached 1606Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached
1191generator that generates requests if idle. The idea behind this is that, 1607generator that generates requests if idle. The idea behind this is that,
1192although you could just queue as many requests as you want in a group, 1608although you could just queue as many requests as you want in a group,
1193this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For example, 1609this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For example,
1194C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands C<aio_stat> requests, 1610C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands of C<aio_stat>
1195delaying any later requests for a long time. 1611requests, delaying any later requests for a long time.
1196 1612
1197To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can 1613To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can
1198instead a group and set a feeder on it that generates those requests. The 1614instead a group and set a feeder on it that generates those requests. The
1199feed callback will be called whenever there are few enough (see C<limit>, 1615feed callback will be called whenever there are few enough (see C<limit>,
1200below) requests active in the group itself and is expected to queue more 1616below) requests active in the group itself and is expected to queue more
1249 1665
1250See C<poll_cb> for an example. 1666See C<poll_cb> for an example.
1251 1667
1252=item IO::AIO::poll_cb 1668=item IO::AIO::poll_cb
1253 1669
1254Process some outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call this 1670Process some outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call
1255regularly. Returns C<0> if all events could be processed, or C<-1> if it 1671this regularly. Returns C<0> if all events could be processed (or there
1256returned earlier for whatever reason. Returns immediately when no events 1672were no events to process), or C<-1> if it returned earlier for whatever
1257are outstanding. The amount of events processed depends on the settings of 1673reason. Returns immediately when no events are outstanding. The amount of
1258C<IO::AIO::max_poll_req> and C<IO::AIO::max_poll_time>. 1674events processed depends on the settings of C<IO::AIO::max_poll_req> and
1675C<IO::AIO::max_poll_time>.
1259 1676
1260If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the filehandle 1677If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the filehandle
1261will still be ready when C<poll_cb> returns, so normally you don't have to 1678will still be ready when C<poll_cb> returns, so normally you don't have to
1262do anything special to have it called later. 1679do anything special to have it called later.
1263 1680
1681Apart from calling C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> when the event filehandle becomes
1682ready, it can be beneficial to call this function from loops which submit
1683a lot of requests, to make sure the results get processed when they become
1684available and not just when the loop is finished and the event loop takes
1685over again. This function returns very fast when there are no outstanding
1686requests.
1687
1264Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls 1688Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
1265IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority (more examples can be found in the 1689IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority (more examples can be found in the
1266SYNOPSIS section, at the top of this document): 1690SYNOPSIS section, at the top of this document):
1267 1691
1268 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 1692 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
1269 poll => 'r', async => 1, 1693 poll => 'r', async => 1,
1270 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb); 1694 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1695
1696=item IO::AIO::poll_wait
1697
1698If there are any outstanding requests and none of them in the result
1699phase, wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply
1700does a C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to
1701synchronously wait for some requests to finish).
1702
1703See C<nreqs> for an example.
1704
1705=item IO::AIO::poll
1706
1707Waits until some requests have been handled.
1708
1709Returns the number of requests processed, but is otherwise strictly
1710equivalent to:
1711
1712 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1713
1714=item IO::AIO::flush
1715
1716Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled.
1717
1718Strictly equivalent to:
1719
1720 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1721 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
1271 1722
1272=item IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs 1723=item IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs
1273 1724
1274=item IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds 1725=item IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds
1275 1726
1300 # use a low priority so other tasks have priority 1751 # use a low priority so other tasks have priority
1301 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 1752 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
1302 poll => 'r', nice => 1, 1753 poll => 'r', nice => 1,
1303 cb => &IO::AIO::poll_cb); 1754 cb => &IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1304 1755
1305=item IO::AIO::poll_wait
1306
1307If there are any outstanding requests and none of them in the result
1308phase, wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply
1309does a C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to
1310synchronously wait for some requests to finish).
1311
1312See C<nreqs> for an example.
1313
1314=item IO::AIO::poll
1315
1316Waits until some requests have been handled.
1317
1318Returns the number of requests processed, but is otherwise strictly
1319equivalent to:
1320
1321 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1322
1323=item IO::AIO::flush
1324
1325Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled.
1326
1327Strictly equivalent to:
1328
1329 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1330 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
1331
1332=back 1756=back
1333 1757
1334=head3 CONTROLLING THE NUMBER OF THREADS 1758=head3 CONTROLLING THE NUMBER OF THREADS
1335 1759
1336=over 1760=over
1369 1793
1370Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. 1794Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function.
1371 1795
1372=item IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads 1796=item IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads
1373 1797
1374Limit the number of threads (default: 4) that are allowed to idle (i.e., 1798Limit the number of threads (default: 4) that are allowed to idle
1375threads that did not get a request to process within 10 seconds). That 1799(i.e., threads that did not get a request to process within the idle
1376means if a thread becomes idle while C<$nthreads> other threads are also 1800timeout (default: 10 seconds). That means if a thread becomes idle while
1377idle, it will free its resources and exit. 1801C<$nthreads> other threads are also idle, it will free its resources and
1802exit.
1378 1803
1379This is useful when you allow a large number of threads (e.g. 100 or 1000) 1804This is useful when you allow a large number of threads (e.g. 100 or 1000)
1380to allow for extremely high load situations, but want to free resources 1805to allow for extremely high load situations, but want to free resources
1381under normal circumstances (1000 threads can easily consume 30MB of RAM). 1806under normal circumstances (1000 threads can easily consume 30MB of RAM).
1382 1807
1383The default is probably ok in most situations, especially if thread 1808The default is probably ok in most situations, especially if thread
1384creation is fast. If thread creation is very slow on your system you might 1809creation is fast. If thread creation is very slow on your system you might
1385want to use larger values. 1810want to use larger values.
1386 1811
1812=item IO::AIO::idle_timeout $seconds
1813
1814Sets the minimum idle timeout (default 10) after which worker threads are
1815allowed to exit. SEe C<IO::AIO::max_idle>.
1816
1387=item IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs 1817=item IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
1818
1819Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If
1820you do queue up more than this number of requests, the next call to
1821C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> (and other functions calling C<poll_cb>, such as
1822C<IO::AIO::flush> or C<IO::AIO::poll>) will block until the limit is no
1823longer exceeded.
1824
1825In other words, this setting does not enforce a queue limit, but can be
1826used to make poll functions block if the limit is exceeded.
1388 1827
1389This is a very bad function to use in interactive programs because it 1828This is a very bad function to use in interactive programs because it
1390blocks, and a bad way to reduce concurrency because it is inexact: Better 1829blocks, and a bad way to reduce concurrency because it is inexact: Better
1391use an C<aio_group> together with a feed callback. 1830use an C<aio_group> together with a feed callback.
1392 1831
1393Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you 1832It's main use is in scripts without an event loop - when you want to stat
1394do queue up more than this number of requests, the next call to the 1833a lot of files, you can write somehting like this:
1395C<poll_cb> (and C<poll_some> and other functions calling C<poll_cb>)
1396function will block until the limit is no longer exceeded.
1397 1834
1398The default value is very large, so there is no practical limit on the 1835 IO::AIO::max_outstanding 32;
1399number of outstanding requests.
1400 1836
1401You can still queue as many requests as you want. Therefore, 1837 for my $path (...) {
1402C<max_outstanding> is mainly useful in simple scripts (with low values) or 1838 aio_stat $path , ...;
1403as a stop gap to shield against fatal memory overflow (with large values). 1839 IO::AIO::poll_cb;
1840 }
1841
1842 IO::AIO::flush;
1843
1844The call to C<poll_cb> inside the loop will normally return instantly, but
1845as soon as more thna C<32> reqeusts are in-flight, it will block until
1846some requests have been handled. This keeps the loop from pushing a large
1847number of C<aio_stat> requests onto the queue.
1848
1849The default value for C<max_outstanding> is very large, so there is no
1850practical limit on the number of outstanding requests.
1404 1851
1405=back 1852=back
1406 1853
1407=head3 STATISTICAL INFORMATION 1854=head3 STATISTICAL INFORMATION
1408 1855
1446 1893
1447Returns the number of bytes copied, or C<-1> on error. 1894Returns the number of bytes copied, or C<-1> on error.
1448 1895
1449=item IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice 1896=item IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice
1450 1897
1451Simply calls the C<posix_fadvise> function (see it's 1898Simply calls the C<posix_fadvise> function (see its
1452manpage for details). The following advice constants are 1899manpage for details). The following advice constants are
1453avaiable: C<IO::AIO::FADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_SEQUENTIAL>, 1900available: C<IO::AIO::FADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_SEQUENTIAL>,
1454C<IO::AIO::FADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_NOREUSE>, 1901C<IO::AIO::FADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_NOREUSE>,
1455C<IO::AIO::FADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_DONTNEED>. 1902C<IO::AIO::FADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_DONTNEED>.
1456 1903
1457On systems that do not implement C<posix_fadvise>, this function returns 1904On systems that do not implement C<posix_fadvise>, this function returns
1458ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_fadvise>. 1905ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_fadvise>.
1459 1906
1907=item IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $len, $advice
1908
1909Simply calls the C<posix_madvise> function (see its
1910manpage for details). The following advice constants are
1911available: C<IO::AIO::MADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_SEQUENTIAL>,
1912C<IO::AIO::MADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_DONTNEED>.
1913
1914On systems that do not implement C<posix_madvise>, this function returns
1915ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_madvise>.
1916
1917=item IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $len, $protect
1918
1919Simply calls the C<mprotect> function on the preferably AIO::mmap'ed
1920$scalar (see its manpage for details). The following protect
1921constants are available: C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ>,
1922C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>.
1923
1924On systems that do not implement C<mprotect>, this function returns
1925ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<mprotect>.
1926
1927=item IO::AIO::mmap $scalar, $length, $prot, $flags, $fh[, $offset]
1928
1929Memory-maps a file (or anonymous memory range) and attaches it to the
1930given C<$scalar>, which will act like a string scalar. Returns true on
1931success, and false otherwise.
1932
1933The only operations allowed on the scalar are C<substr>/C<vec> that don't
1934change the string length, and most read-only operations such as copying it
1935or searching it with regexes and so on.
1936
1937Anything else is unsafe and will, at best, result in memory leaks.
1938
1939The memory map associated with the C<$scalar> is automatically removed
1940when the C<$scalar> is destroyed, or when the C<IO::AIO::mmap> or
1941C<IO::AIO::munmap> functions are called.
1942
1943This calls the C<mmap>(2) function internally. See your system's manual
1944page for details on the C<$length>, C<$prot> and C<$flags> parameters.
1945
1946The C<$length> must be larger than zero and smaller than the actual
1947filesize.
1948
1949C<$prot> is a combination of C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>,
1950C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ> and/or C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>,
1951
1952C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED> or
1953C<IO::AIO::MAP_PRIVATE>, or a number of system-specific flags (when
1954not available, the are defined as 0): C<IO::AIO::MAP_ANONYMOUS>
1955(which is set to C<MAP_ANON> if your system only provides this
1956constant), C<IO::AIO::MAP_HUGETLB>, C<IO::AIO::MAP_LOCKED>,
1957C<IO::AIO::MAP_NORESERVE>, C<IO::AIO::MAP_POPULATE> or
1958C<IO::AIO::MAP_NONBLOCK>
1959
1960If C<$fh> is C<undef>, then a file descriptor of C<-1> is passed.
1961
1962C<$offset> is the offset from the start of the file - it generally must be
1963a multiple of C<IO::AIO::PAGESIZE> and defaults to C<0>.
1964
1965Example:
1966
1967 use Digest::MD5;
1968 use IO::AIO;
1969
1970 open my $fh, "<verybigfile"
1971 or die "$!";
1972
1973 IO::AIO::mmap my $data, -s $fh, IO::AIO::PROT_READ, IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED, $fh
1974 or die "verybigfile: $!";
1975
1976 my $fast_md5 = md5 $data;
1977
1978=item IO::AIO::munmap $scalar
1979
1980Removes a previous mmap and undefines the C<$scalar>.
1981
1982=item IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef
1983
1984Calls the C<munlock> function, undoing the effects of a previous
1985C<aio_mlock> call (see its description for details).
1986
1987=item IO::AIO::munlockall
1988
1989Calls the C<munlockall> function.
1990
1991On systems that do not implement C<munlockall>, this function returns
1992ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<munlockall>.
1993
1994=item IO::AIO::splice $r_fh, $r_off, $w_fh, $w_off, $length, $flags
1995
1996Calls the GNU/Linux C<splice(2)> syscall, if available. If C<$r_off> or
1997C<$w_off> are C<undef>, then C<NULL> is passed for these, otherwise they
1998should be the file offset.
1999
2000C<$r_fh> and C<$w_fh> should not refer to the same file, as splice might
2001silently corrupt the data in this case.
2002
2003The following symbol flag values are available: C<IO::AIO::SPLICE_F_MOVE>,
2004C<IO::AIO::SPLICE_F_NONBLOCK>, C<IO::AIO::SPLICE_F_MORE> and
2005C<IO::AIO::SPLICE_F_GIFT>.
2006
2007See the C<splice(2)> manpage for details.
2008
2009=item IO::AIO::tee $r_fh, $w_fh, $length, $flags
2010
2011Calls the GNU/Linux C<tee(2)> syscall, see it's manpage and the
2012description for C<IO::AIO::splice> above for details.
2013
1460=back 2014=back
1461 2015
1462=cut 2016=cut
1463 2017
1464min_parallel 8; 2018min_parallel 8;
1465 2019
1466END { flush } 2020END { flush }
1467 2021
14681; 20221;
1469 2023
2024=head1 EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION
2025
2026It is recommended to use L<AnyEvent::AIO> to integrate IO::AIO
2027automatically into many event loops:
2028
2029 # AnyEvent integration (EV, Event, Glib, Tk, POE, urxvt, pureperl...)
2030 use AnyEvent::AIO;
2031
2032You can also integrate IO::AIO manually into many event loops, here are
2033some examples of how to do this:
2034
2035 # EV integration
2036 my $aio_w = EV::io IO::AIO::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&IO::AIO::poll_cb;
2037
2038 # Event integration
2039 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
2040 poll => 'r',
2041 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
2042
2043 # Glib/Gtk2 integration
2044 add_watch Glib::IO IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
2045 in => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb; 1 };
2046
2047 # Tk integration
2048 Tk::Event::IO->fileevent (IO::AIO::poll_fileno, "",
2049 readable => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
2050
2051 # Danga::Socket integration
2052 Danga::Socket->AddOtherFds (IO::AIO::poll_fileno =>
2053 \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
2054
1470=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR 2055=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR
1471 2056
1472This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks: 2057Usage of pthreads in a program changes the semantics of fork
2058considerably. Specifically, only async-safe functions can be called after
2059fork. Perl doesn't know about this, so in general, you cannot call fork
2060with defined behaviour in perl if pthreads are involved. IO::AIO uses
2061pthreads, so this applies, but many other extensions and (for inexplicable
2062reasons) perl itself often is linked against pthreads, so this limitation
2063applies to quite a lot of perls.
1473 2064
1474Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests 2065This module no longer tries to fight your OS, or POSIX. That means IO::AIO
1475can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After 2066only works in the process that loaded it. Forking is fully supported, but
1476the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues 2067using IO::AIO in the child is not.
1477request/result processing, while the child frees the request/result queue
1478(so that the requests started before the fork will only be handled in the
1479parent). Threads will be started on demand until the limit set in the
1480parent process has been reached again.
1481 2068
1482In short: the parent will, after a short pause, continue as if fork had 2069You might get around by not I<using> IO::AIO before (or after)
1483not been called, while the child will act as if IO::AIO has not been used 2070forking. You could also try to call the L<IO::AIO::reinit> function in the
1484yet. 2071child:
2072
2073=over 4
2074
2075=item IO::AIO::reinit
2076
2077Abandons all current requests and I/O threads and simply reinitialises all
2078data structures. This is not an operation supported by any standards, but
2079happens to work on GNU/Linux and some newer BSD systems.
2080
2081The only reasonable use for this function is to call it after forking, if
2082C<IO::AIO> was used in the parent. Calling it while IO::AIO is active in
2083the process will result in undefined behaviour. Calling it at any time
2084will also result in any undefined (by POSIX) behaviour.
2085
2086=back
1485 2087
1486=head2 MEMORY USAGE 2088=head2 MEMORY USAGE
1487 2089
1488Per-request usage: 2090Per-request usage:
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