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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
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 30
31 # AnyEvent integration (EV, Event, Glib, Tk, POE, urxvt, pureperl...)
32 use AnyEvent::AIO;
33
34 # EV integration
35 my $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
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. 34operating system supports. It is implemented as an interface to C<libeio>
35(L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/libeio.html>).
58 36
59Asynchronous means that operations that can normally block your program 37Asynchronous means that operations that can normally block your program
60(e.g. reading from disk) will be done asynchronously: the operation 38(e.g. reading from disk) will be done asynchronously: the operation
61will still block, but you can do something else in the meantime. This 39will still block, but you can do something else in the meantime. This
62is extremely useful for programs that need to stay interactive even 40is extremely useful for programs that need to stay interactive even
66on a RAID volume or over NFS when you do a number of stat operations 44on a RAID volume or over NFS when you do a number of stat operations
67concurrently. 45concurrently.
68 46
69While most of this works on all types of file descriptors (for 47While most of this works on all types of file descriptors (for
70example sockets), using these functions on file descriptors that 48example sockets), using these functions on file descriptors that
71support nonblocking operation (again, sockets, pipes etc.) is very 49support nonblocking operation (again, sockets, pipes etc.) is
72inefficient. Use an event loop for that (such as the L<Event|Event> 50very inefficient. Use an event loop for that (such as the L<EV>
73module): IO::AIO will naturally fit into such an event loop itself. 51module): IO::AIO will naturally fit into such an event loop itself.
74 52
75In this version, a number of threads are started that execute your 53In this version, a number of threads are started that execute your
76requests and signal their completion. You don't need thread support 54requests and signal their completion. You don't need thread support
77in perl, and the threads created by this module will not be visible 55in perl, and the threads created by this module will not be visible
87yourself, always call C<poll_cb> from within the same thread, or never 65yourself, always call C<poll_cb> from within the same thread, or never
88call C<poll_cb> (or other C<aio_> functions) recursively. 66call C<poll_cb> (or other C<aio_> functions) recursively.
89 67
90=head2 EXAMPLE 68=head2 EXAMPLE
91 69
92This is a simple example that uses the Event module and loads 70This is a simple example that uses the EV module and loads
93F</etc/passwd> asynchronously: 71F</etc/passwd> asynchronously:
94 72
95 use Fcntl; 73 use Fcntl;
96 use Event; 74 use EV;
97 use IO::AIO; 75 use IO::AIO;
98 76
99 # register the IO::AIO callback with Event 77 # register the IO::AIO callback with EV
100 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 78 my $aio_w = EV::io IO::AIO::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&IO::AIO::poll_cb;
101 poll => 'r',
102 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
103 79
104 # queue the request to open /etc/passwd 80 # queue the request to open /etc/passwd
105 aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub { 81 aio_open "/etc/passwd", IO::AIO::O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
106 my $fh = shift 82 my $fh = shift
107 or die "error while opening: $!"; 83 or die "error while opening: $!";
108 84
109 # stat'ing filehandles is generally non-blocking 85 # stat'ing filehandles is generally non-blocking
110 my $size = -s $fh; 86 my $size = -s $fh;
119 95
120 # file contents now in $contents 96 # file contents now in $contents
121 print $contents; 97 print $contents;
122 98
123 # exit event loop and program 99 # exit event loop and program
124 Event::unloop; 100 EV::unloop;
125 }; 101 };
126 }; 102 };
127 103
128 # possibly queue up other requests, or open GUI windows, 104 # possibly queue up other requests, or open GUI windows,
129 # check for sockets etc. etc. 105 # check for sockets etc. etc.
130 106
131 # process events as long as there are some: 107 # process events as long as there are some:
132 Event::loop; 108 EV::loop;
133 109
134=head1 REQUEST ANATOMY AND LIFETIME 110=head1 REQUEST ANATOMY AND LIFETIME
135 111
136Every C<aio_*> function creates a request. which is a C data structure not 112Every C<aio_*> function creates a request. which is a C data structure not
137directly visible to Perl. 113directly visible to Perl.
187 163
188package IO::AIO; 164package IO::AIO;
189 165
190use Carp (); 166use Carp ();
191 167
192no warnings; 168use common::sense;
193use strict 'vars';
194 169
195use base 'Exporter'; 170use base 'Exporter';
196 171
197BEGIN { 172BEGIN {
198 our $VERSION = '3.07'; 173 our $VERSION = '4.15';
199 174
200 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
201 aio_stat aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir 176 aio_stat aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_readdirx
202 aio_scandir aio_symlink aio_readlink aio_sync aio_fsync 177 aio_scandir aio_symlink aio_readlink aio_realpath aio_sync
178 aio_fsync aio_syncfs aio_fdatasync aio_sync_file_range aio_fallocate
203 aio_fdatasync aio_pathsync aio_readahead 179 aio_pathsync aio_readahead aio_fiemap
204 aio_rename aio_link aio_move aio_copy aio_group 180 aio_rename aio_link aio_move aio_copy aio_group
205 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
206 aio_chmod aio_utime aio_truncate); 182 aio_chmod aio_utime aio_truncate
183 aio_msync aio_mtouch aio_mlock aio_mlockall
184 aio_statvfs
185 aio_wd);
207 186
208 our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice)); 187 our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice));
209 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush 188 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush
210 min_parallel max_parallel max_idle 189 min_parallel max_parallel max_idle idle_timeout
211 nreqs nready npending nthreads 190 nreqs nready npending nthreads
212 max_poll_time max_poll_reqs); 191 max_poll_time max_poll_reqs
192 sendfile fadvise madvise
193 mmap munmap munlock munlockall);
194
195 push @AIO_REQ, qw(aio_busy); # not exported
213 196
214 @IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ'; 197 @IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ';
215 198
216 require XSLoader; 199 require XSLoader;
217 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION); 200 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION);
218} 201}
219 202
220=head1 FUNCTIONS 203=head1 FUNCTIONS
221 204
222=head2 AIO REQUEST FUNCTIONS 205=head2 QUICK OVERVIEW
206
207This section simply lists the prototypes most of the functions for
208quick 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_fiemap $fh, $start, $length, $flags, $count, $cb->(\@extents)
228 aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)
229 aio_mknod $pathname, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
230 aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
231 aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
232 aio_readlink $pathname, $callback->($link)
233 aio_realpath $pathname, $callback->($link)
234 aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
235 aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)
236 aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)
237 aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)
238 aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)
239 IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST
240 IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN
241 aio_scandir $pathname, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
242 aio_load $pathname, $data, $callback->($status)
243 aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
244 aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
245 aio_rmtree $pathname, $callback->($status)
246 aio_sync $callback->($status)
247 aio_syncfs $fh, $callback->($status)
248 aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
249 aio_fdatasync $fh, $callback->($status)
250 aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)
251 aio_pathsync $pathname, $callback->($status)
252 aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
253 aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
254 aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)
255 aio_mlockall $flags, $callback->($status)
256 aio_group $callback->(...)
257 aio_nop $callback->()
258
259 $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri]
260 aioreq_nice $pri_adjust
261
262 IO::AIO::poll_wait
263 IO::AIO::poll_cb
264 IO::AIO::poll
265 IO::AIO::flush
266 IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs
267 IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds
268 IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads
269 IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads
270 IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads
271 IO::AIO::idle_timeout $seconds
272 IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
273 IO::AIO::nreqs
274 IO::AIO::nready
275 IO::AIO::npending
276
277 IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count
278 IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice
279 IO::AIO::mmap $scalar, $length, $prot, $flags[, $fh[, $offset]]
280 IO::AIO::munmap $scalar
281 IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $length, $advice
282 IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $length, $protect
283 IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef
284 IO::AIO::munlockall
285
286=head2 API NOTES
223 287
224All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall 288All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall
225with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical, 289with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical,
226and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument 290and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument
227which must be a code reference. This code reference will get called with 291which must be a code reference. This code reference will be called after
228the syscall return code (e.g. most syscalls return C<-1> on error, unlike 292the syscall has been executed in an asynchronous fashion. The results
229perl, which usually delivers "false") as it's sole argument when the given 293of the request will be passed as arguments to the callback (and, if an
230syscall has been executed asynchronously. 294error occured, in C<$!>) - for most requests the syscall return code (e.g.
295most syscalls return C<-1> on error, unlike perl, which usually delivers
296"false").
297
298Some requests (such as C<aio_readdir>) pass the actual results and
299communicate failures by passing C<undef>.
231 300
232All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle 301All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle
233internally until the request has finished. 302internally until the request has finished.
234 303
235All functions return request objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow 304All functions return request objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow
236further manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight. 305further manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight.
237 306
238The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and 307The pathnames you pass to these routines I<should> be absolute. The
239encoded as octets. The reason for the former is that at the time the 308reason for this is that at the time the request is being executed, the
240request is being executed, the current working directory could have 309current working directory could have changed. Alternatively, you can
241changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the 310make sure that you never change the current working directory anywhere
242current working directory anywhere in the program and then use relative 311in the program and then use relative paths. You can also take advantage
243paths. 312of IO::AIOs working directory abstraction, that lets you specify paths
313relative to some previously-opened "working directory object" - see the
314description of the C<IO::AIO::WD> class later in this document.
244 315
245To encode pathnames as octets, either make sure you either: a) always pass 316To encode pathnames as octets, either make sure you either: a) always pass
246in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir etc.) without 317in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir etc.) without
247tinkering, b) are ASCII or ISO 8859-1, c) use the Encode module and encode 318tinkering, b) are in your native filesystem encoding, c) use the Encode
248your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user 319module and encode your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in
249environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e) 320effect in the user environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on
250use something else to ensure your scalar has the correct contents. 321unicode filenames or e) use something else to ensure your scalar has the
322correct contents.
251 323
252This works, btw. independent of the internal UTF-8 bit, which IO::AIO 324This works, btw. independent of the internal UTF-8 bit, which IO::AIO
253handles correctly wether it is set or not. 325handles correctly whether it is set or not.
326
327=head2 AIO REQUEST FUNCTIONS
254 328
255=over 4 329=over 4
256 330
257=item $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri] 331=item $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri]
258 332
305by the umask in effect then the request is being executed, so better never 379by the umask in effect then the request is being executed, so better never
306change the umask. 380change the umask.
307 381
308Example: 382Example:
309 383
310 aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub { 384 aio_open "/etc/passwd", IO::AIO::O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
311 if ($_[0]) { 385 if ($_[0]) {
312 print "open successful, fh is $_[0]\n"; 386 print "open successful, fh is $_[0]\n";
313 ... 387 ...
314 } else { 388 } else {
315 die "open failed: $!\n"; 389 die "open failed: $!\n";
316 } 390 }
317 }; 391 };
318 392
393In addition to all the common open modes/flags (C<O_RDONLY>, C<O_WRONLY>,
394C<O_RDWR>, C<O_CREAT>, C<O_TRUNC>, C<O_EXCL> and C<O_APPEND>), the
395following POSIX and non-POSIX constants are available (missing ones on
396your system are, as usual, C<0>):
397
398C<O_ASYNC>, C<O_DIRECT>, C<O_NOATIME>, C<O_CLOEXEC>, C<O_NOCTTY>, C<O_NOFOLLOW>,
399C<O_NONBLOCK>, C<O_EXEC>, C<O_SEARCH>, C<O_DIRECTORY>, C<O_DSYNC>,
400C<O_RSYNC>, C<O_SYNC> and C<O_TTY_INIT>.
401
319 402
320=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status) 403=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)
321 404
322Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result 405Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result
323code. 406code.
332Or in other words: the file descriptor will be closed, but it will not be 415Or in other words: the file descriptor will be closed, but it will not be
333free for reuse until the perl filehandle is closed. 416free for reuse until the perl filehandle is closed.
334 417
335=cut 418=cut
336 419
420=item aio_seek $fh, $offset, $whence, $callback->($offs)
421
422Seeks the filehandle to the new C<$offset>, similarly to perl's
423C<sysseek>. The C<$whence> can use the traditional values (C<0> for
424C<IO::AIO::SEEK_SET>, C<1> for C<IO::AIO::SEEK_CUR> or C<2> for
425C<IO::AIO::SEEK_END>).
426
427The resulting absolute offset will be passed to the callback, or C<-1> in
428case of an error.
429
430In theory, the C<$whence> constants could be different than the
431corresponding values from L<Fcntl>, but perl guarantees they are the same,
432so don't panic.
433
434As a GNU/Linux (and maybe Solaris) extension, also the constants
435C<IO::AIO::SEEK_DATA> and C<IO::AIO::SEEK_HOLE> are available, if they
436could be found. No guarantees about suitability for use in C<aio_seek> or
437Perl's C<sysseek> can be made though, although I would naively assume they
438"just work".
439
337=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 440=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
338 441
339=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 442=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
340 443
341Reads or writes C<$length> bytes from the specified C<$fh> and C<$offset> 444Reads or writes C<$length> bytes from or to the specified C<$fh> and
342into the scalar given by C<$data> and offset C<$dataoffset> and calls the 445C<$offset> into the scalar given by C<$data> and offset C<$dataoffset>
343callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on error, just 446and calls the callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on
344like the syscall). 447error, just like the syscall).
448
449C<aio_read> will, like C<sysread>, shrink or grow the C<$data> scalar to
450offset plus the actual number of bytes read.
345 451
346If C<$offset> is undefined, then the current file descriptor offset will 452If C<$offset> is undefined, then the current file descriptor offset will
347be used (and updated), otherwise the file descriptor offset will not be 453be used (and updated), otherwise the file descriptor offset will not be
348changed by these calls. 454changed by these calls.
349 455
350If C<$length> is undefined in C<aio_write>, use the remaining length of C<$data>. 456If C<$length> is undefined in C<aio_write>, use the remaining length of
457C<$data>.
351 458
352If C<$dataoffset> is less than zero, it will be counted from the end of 459If C<$dataoffset> is less than zero, it will be counted from the end of
353C<$data>. 460C<$data>.
354 461
355The C<$data> scalar I<MUST NOT> be modified in any way while the request 462The C<$data> scalar I<MUST NOT> be modified in any way while the request
369 476
370Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts 477Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts
371reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current 478reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current
372file offset of C<$out_fh>. Because of that, it is not safe to issue more 479file offset of C<$out_fh>. Because of that, it is not safe to issue more
373than one C<aio_sendfile> per C<$out_fh>, as they will interfere with each 480than one C<aio_sendfile> per C<$out_fh>, as they will interfere with each
374other. 481other. The same C<$in_fh> works fine though, as this function does not
482move or use the file offset of C<$in_fh>.
375 483
484Please note that C<aio_sendfile> can read more bytes from C<$in_fh> than
485are written, and there is no way to find out how many more bytes have been
486read from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only provides the
487number of bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result value equals
488C<$length> one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been read.
489
490Unlike with other C<aio_> functions, it makes a lot of sense to use
491C<aio_sendfile> on non-blocking sockets, as long as one end (typically
492the C<$in_fh>) is a file - the file I/O will then be asynchronous, while
493the socket I/O will be non-blocking. Note, however, that you can run
494into a trap where C<aio_sendfile> reads some data with readahead, then
495fails to write all data, and when the socket is ready the next time, the
496data in the cache is already lost, forcing C<aio_sendfile> to again hit
497the disk. Explicit C<aio_read> + C<aio_write> let's you better control
498resource usage.
499
376This call tries to make use of a native C<sendfile> syscall to provide 500This call tries to make use of a native C<sendfile>-like syscall to
377zero-copy operation. For this to work, C<$out_fh> should refer to a 501provide zero-copy operation. For this to work, C<$out_fh> should refer to
378socket, and C<$in_fh> should refer to mmap'able file. 502a socket, and C<$in_fh> should refer to an mmap'able file.
379 503
380If the native sendfile call fails or is not implemented, it will be 504If a native sendfile cannot be found or it fails with C<ENOSYS>,
381emulated, so you can call C<aio_sendfile> on any type of filehandle 505C<EINVAL>, C<ENOTSUP>, C<EOPNOTSUPP>, C<EAFNOSUPPORT>, C<EPROTOTYPE> or
506C<ENOTSOCK>, it will be emulated, so you can call C<aio_sendfile> on any
382regardless of the limitations of the operating system. 507type of filehandle regardless of the limitations of the operating system.
383 508
384Please note, however, that C<aio_sendfile> can read more bytes from 509As native sendfile syscalls (as practically any non-POSIX interface hacked
385C<$in_fh> than are written, and there is no way to find out how many 510together in a hurry to improve benchmark numbers) tend to be rather buggy
386bytes have been read from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only 511on many systems, this implementation tries to work around some known bugs
387provides the number of bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result 512in Linux and FreeBSD kernels (probably others, too), but that might fail,
388value equals C<$length> one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been 513so you really really should check the return value of C<aio_sendfile> -
389read. 514fewre bytes than expected might have been transferred.
390 515
391 516
392=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval) 517=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)
393 518
394C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that 519C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that
417 542
418Currently, the stats are always 64-bit-stats, i.e. instead of returning an 543Currently, the stats are always 64-bit-stats, i.e. instead of returning an
419error when stat'ing a large file, the results will be silently truncated 544error when stat'ing a large file, the results will be silently truncated
420unless perl itself is compiled with large file support. 545unless perl itself is compiled with large file support.
421 546
547To help interpret the mode and dev/rdev stat values, IO::AIO offers the
548following constants and functions (if not implemented, the constants will
549be C<0> and the functions will either C<croak> or fall back on traditional
550behaviour).
551
552C<S_IFMT>, C<S_IFIFO>, C<S_IFCHR>, C<S_IFBLK>, C<S_IFLNK>, C<S_IFREG>,
553C<S_IFDIR>, C<S_IFWHT>, C<S_IFSOCK>, C<IO::AIO::major $dev_t>,
554C<IO::AIO::minor $dev_t>, C<IO::AIO::makedev $major, $minor>.
555
422Example: Print the length of F</etc/passwd>: 556Example: Print the length of F</etc/passwd>:
423 557
424 aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub { 558 aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub {
425 $_[0] and die "stat failed: $!"; 559 $_[0] and die "stat failed: $!";
426 print "size is ", -s _, "\n"; 560 print "size is ", -s _, "\n";
427 }; 561 };
428 562
429 563
564=item aio_statvfs $fh_or_path, $callback->($statvfs)
565
566Works like the POSIX C<statvfs> or C<fstatvfs> syscalls, depending on
567whether a file handle or path was passed.
568
569On success, the callback is passed a hash reference with the following
570members: C<bsize>, C<frsize>, C<blocks>, C<bfree>, C<bavail>, C<files>,
571C<ffree>, C<favail>, C<fsid>, C<flag> and C<namemax>. On failure, C<undef>
572is passed.
573
574The following POSIX IO::AIO::ST_* constants are defined: C<ST_RDONLY> and
575C<ST_NOSUID>.
576
577The following non-POSIX IO::AIO::ST_* flag masks are defined to
578their correct value when available, or to C<0> on systems that do
579not support them: C<ST_NODEV>, C<ST_NOEXEC>, C<ST_SYNCHRONOUS>,
580C<ST_MANDLOCK>, C<ST_WRITE>, C<ST_APPEND>, C<ST_IMMUTABLE>, C<ST_NOATIME>,
581C<ST_NODIRATIME> and C<ST_RELATIME>.
582
583Example: stat C</wd> and dump out the data if successful.
584
585 aio_statvfs "/wd", sub {
586 my $f = $_[0]
587 or die "statvfs: $!";
588
589 use Data::Dumper;
590 say Dumper $f;
591 };
592
593 # result:
594 {
595 bsize => 1024,
596 bfree => 4333064312,
597 blocks => 10253828096,
598 files => 2050765568,
599 flag => 4096,
600 favail => 2042092649,
601 bavail => 4333064312,
602 ffree => 2042092649,
603 namemax => 255,
604 frsize => 1024,
605 fsid => 1810
606 }
607
608
430=item aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status) 609=item aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)
431 610
432Works like perl's C<utime> function (including the special case of $atime 611Works like perl's C<utime> function (including the special case of $atime
433and $mtime being undef). Fractional times are supported if the underlying 612and $mtime being undef). Fractional times are supported if the underlying
434syscalls support them. 613syscalls support them.
461=item aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status) 640=item aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status)
462 641
463Works like truncate(2) or ftruncate(2). 642Works like truncate(2) or ftruncate(2).
464 643
465 644
645=item aio_allocate $fh, $mode, $offset, $len, $callback->($status)
646
647Allocates or freed disk space according to the C<$mode> argument. See the
648linux C<fallocate> docuemntation for details.
649
650C<$mode> can currently be C<0> or C<IO::AIO::FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE>
651to allocate space, or C<IO::AIO::FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE |
652IO::AIO::FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE>, to deallocate a file range.
653
654The file system block size used by C<fallocate> is presumably the
655C<f_bsize> returned by C<statvfs>.
656
657If C<fallocate> isn't available or cannot be emulated (currently no
658emulation will be attempted), passes C<-1> and sets C<$!> to C<ENOSYS>.
659
660
466=item aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status) 661=item aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)
467 662
468Works like perl's C<chmod> function. 663Works like perl's C<chmod> function.
469 664
470 665
472 667
473Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the 668Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the
474result code. 669result code.
475 670
476 671
477=item aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status) 672=item aio_mknod $pathname, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
478 673
479[EXPERIMENTAL] 674[EXPERIMENTAL]
480 675
481Asynchronously create a device node (or fifo). See mknod(2). 676Asynchronously create a device node (or fifo). See mknod(2).
482 677
483The only (POSIX-) portable way of calling this function is: 678The only (POSIX-) portable way of calling this function is:
484 679
485 aio_mknod $path, IO::AIO::S_IFIFO | $mode, 0, sub { ... 680 aio_mknod $pathname, IO::AIO::S_IFIFO | $mode, 0, sub { ...
486 681
682See C<aio_stat> for info about some potentially helpful extra constants
683and functions.
487 684
488=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 685=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
489 686
490Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at 687Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
491the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code. 688the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
495 692
496Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at 693Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
497the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code. 694the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
498 695
499 696
500=item aio_readlink $path, $callback->($link) 697=item aio_readlink $pathname, $callback->($link)
501 698
502Asynchronously read the symlink specified by C<$path> and pass it to 699Asynchronously read the symlink specified by C<$path> and pass it to
503the callback. If an error occurs, nothing or undef gets passed to the 700the callback. If an error occurs, nothing or undef gets passed to the
504callback. 701callback.
505 702
506 703
704=item aio_realpath $pathname, $callback->($path)
705
706Asynchronously make the path absolute and resolve any symlinks in
707C<$path>. The resulting path only consists of directories (Same as
708L<Cwd::realpath>).
709
710This request can be used to get the absolute path of the current working
711directory by passing it a path of F<.> (a single dot).
712
713
507=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 714=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
508 715
509Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as 716Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as
510rename(2) and call the callback with the result code. 717rename(2) and call the callback with the result code.
511 718
527 734
528Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire 735Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire
529directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be 736directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be
530sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries. 737sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries.
531 738
532The callback a single argument which is either C<undef> or an array-ref 739The callback is passed a single argument which is either C<undef> or an
533with the filenames. 740array-ref with the filenames.
534 741
535 742
743=item aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)
744
745Quite similar to C<aio_readdir>, but the C<$flags> argument allows one to
746tune behaviour and output format. In case of an error, C<$entries> will be
747C<undef>.
748
749The flags are a combination of the following constants, ORed together (the
750flags will also be passed to the callback, possibly modified):
751
752=over 4
753
754=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS
755
756When this flag is off, then the callback gets an arrayref consisting of
757names only (as with C<aio_readdir>), otherwise it gets an arrayref with
758C<[$name, $type, $inode]> arrayrefs, each describing a single directory
759entry in more detail.
760
761C<$name> is the name of the entry.
762
763C<$type> is one of the C<IO::AIO::DT_xxx> constants:
764
765C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>, C<IO::AIO::DT_FIFO>, C<IO::AIO::DT_CHR>, C<IO::AIO::DT_DIR>,
766C<IO::AIO::DT_BLK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_REG>, C<IO::AIO::DT_LNK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_SOCK>,
767C<IO::AIO::DT_WHT>.
768
769C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN> means just that: readdir does not know. If you need to
770know, you have to run stat yourself. Also, for speed reasons, the C<$type>
771scalars are read-only: you can not modify them.
772
773C<$inode> is the inode number (which might not be exact on systems with 64
774bit inode numbers and 32 bit perls). This field has unspecified content on
775systems that do not deliver the inode information.
776
777=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST
778
779When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order where
780likely directories come first, in optimal stat order. This is useful when
781you need to quickly find directories, or you want to find all directories
782while avoiding to stat() each entry.
783
784If the system returns type information in readdir, then this is used
785to find directories directly. Otherwise, likely directories are names
786beginning with ".", or otherwise names with no dots, of which names with
787short names are tried first.
788
789=item IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER
790
791When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order
792suitable for stat()'ing each one. That is, when you plan to stat()
793all files in the given directory, then the returned order will likely
794be fastest.
795
796If both this flag and C<IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST> are specified, then
797the likely dirs come first, resulting in a less optimal stat order.
798
799=item IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN
800
801This flag should not be set when calling C<aio_readdirx>. Instead, it
802is being set by C<aio_readdirx>, when any of the C<$type>'s found were
803C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>. The absence of this flag therefore indicates that all
804C<$type>'s are known, which can be used to speed up some algorithms.
805
806=back
807
808
536=item aio_load $path, $data, $callback->($status) 809=item aio_load $pathname, $data, $callback->($status)
537 810
538This is a composite request that tries to fully load the given file into 811This is a composite request that tries to fully load the given file into
539memory. Status is the same as with aio_read. 812memory. Status is the same as with aio_read.
540 813
541=cut 814=cut
563 836
564=item aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 837=item aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
565 838
566Try to copy the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or 839Try to copy the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
567destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with 840destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
568the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok. 841a status of C<0> (ok) or C<-1> (error, see C<$!>).
569 842
570This is a composite request that creates the destination file with 843This is a composite request that creates the destination file with
571mode 0200 and copies the contents of the source file into it using 844mode 0200 and copies the contents of the source file into it using
572C<aio_sendfile>, followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and 845C<aio_sendfile>, followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and
573uid/gid, in that order. 846uid/gid, in that order.
585 my $grp = aio_group $cb; 858 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
586 859
587 aioreq_pri $pri; 860 aioreq_pri $pri;
588 add $grp aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub { 861 add $grp aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
589 if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) { 862 if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) {
590 my @stat = stat $src_fh; 863 my @stat = stat $src_fh; # hmm, might block over nfs?
591 864
592 aioreq_pri $pri; 865 aioreq_pri $pri;
593 add $grp aio_open $dst, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC, 0200, sub { 866 add $grp aio_open $dst, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC, 0200, sub {
594 if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) { 867 if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) {
595 aioreq_pri $pri; 868 aioreq_pri $pri;
596 add $grp aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub { 869 add $grp aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub {
597 if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) { 870 if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) {
598 $grp->result (0); 871 $grp->result (0);
599 close $src_fh; 872 close $src_fh;
600 873
601 # those should not normally block. should. should. 874 my $ch = sub {
602 utime $stat[8], $stat[9], $dst; 875 aioreq_pri $pri;
603 chmod $stat[2] & 07777, $dst_fh; 876 add $grp aio_chmod $dst_fh, $stat[2] & 07777, sub {
604 chown $stat[4], $stat[5], $dst_fh; 877 aioreq_pri $pri;
878 add $grp aio_chown $dst_fh, $stat[4], $stat[5], sub {
879 aioreq_pri $pri;
880 add $grp aio_close $dst_fh;
881 }
882 };
883 };
605 884
606 aioreq_pri $pri; 885 aioreq_pri $pri;
607 add $grp aio_close $dst_fh; 886 add $grp aio_utime $dst_fh, $stat[8], $stat[9], sub {
887 if ($_[0] < 0 && $! == ENOSYS) {
888 aioreq_pri $pri;
889 add $grp aio_utime $dst, $stat[8], $stat[9], $ch;
890 } else {
891 $ch->();
892 }
893 };
608 } else { 894 } else {
609 $grp->result (-1); 895 $grp->result (-1);
610 close $src_fh; 896 close $src_fh;
611 close $dst_fh; 897 close $dst_fh;
612 898
629 915
630=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 916=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
631 917
632Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or 918Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
633destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with 919destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
634the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok. 920a status of C<0> (ok) or C<-1> (error, see C<$!>).
635 921
636This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first. If 922This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first; if
637rename files with C<EXDEV>, it copies the file with C<aio_copy> and, if 923rename fails with C<EXDEV>, it copies the file with C<aio_copy> and, if
638that is successful, unlinking the C<$srcpath>. 924that is successful, unlinks the C<$srcpath>.
639 925
640=cut 926=cut
641 927
642sub aio_move($$;$) { 928sub aio_move($$;$) {
643 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_; 929 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
650 if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) { 936 if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) {
651 aioreq_pri $pri; 937 aioreq_pri $pri;
652 add $grp aio_copy $src, $dst, sub { 938 add $grp aio_copy $src, $dst, sub {
653 $grp->result ($_[0]); 939 $grp->result ($_[0]);
654 940
655 if (!$_[0]) { 941 unless ($_[0]) {
656 aioreq_pri $pri; 942 aioreq_pri $pri;
657 add $grp aio_unlink $src; 943 add $grp aio_unlink $src;
658 } 944 }
659 }; 945 };
660 } else { 946 } else {
663 }; 949 };
664 950
665 $grp 951 $grp
666} 952}
667 953
668=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs) 954=item aio_scandir $pathname, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
669 955
670Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to 956Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to
671efficiently separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of 957efficiently separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of
672names, directories you can recurse into (directories), and ones you cannot 958names, directories you can recurse into (directories), and ones you cannot
673recurse into (everything else, including symlinks to directories). 959recurse into (everything else, including symlinks to directories).
690 976
691Implementation notes. 977Implementation notes.
692 978
693The C<aio_readdir> cannot be avoided, but C<stat()>'ing every entry can. 979The C<aio_readdir> cannot be avoided, but C<stat()>'ing every entry can.
694 980
981If readdir returns file type information, then this is used directly to
982find directories.
983
695After reading the directory, the modification time, size etc. of the 984Otherwise, after reading the directory, the modification time, size etc.
696directory before and after the readdir is checked, and if they match (and 985of the directory before and after the readdir is checked, and if they
697isn't the current time), the link count will be used to decide how many 986match (and isn't the current time), the link count will be used to decide
698entries are directories (if >= 2). Otherwise, no knowledge of the number 987how many entries are directories (if >= 2). Otherwise, no knowledge of the
699of subdirectories will be assumed. 988number of subdirectories will be assumed.
700 989
701Then entries will be sorted into likely directories (everything without 990Then entries will be sorted into likely directories a non-initial dot
702a non-initial dot currently) and likely non-directories (everything 991currently) and likely non-directories (see C<aio_readdirx>). Then every
703else). Then every entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, 992entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, likely directories first,
704likely directories first. If that succeeds, it assumes that the entry 993in order of their inode numbers. If that succeeds, it assumes that the
705is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked 994entry is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked
706seperately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because 995separately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because
707filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode 996filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode
708data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature). 997data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature), even on systems that cannot return
998the filetype information on readdir.
709 999
710If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the 1000If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the
711rest of the entries is assumed to be non-directories. 1001rest of the entries is assumed to be non-directories.
712 1002
713This only works with certainty on POSIX (= UNIX) filesystems, which 1003This only works with certainty on POSIX (= UNIX) filesystems, which
726 1016
727 my $grp = aio_group $cb; 1017 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
728 1018
729 $maxreq = 4 if $maxreq <= 0; 1019 $maxreq = 4 if $maxreq <= 0;
730 1020
731 # stat once 1021 # get a wd object
732 aioreq_pri $pri; 1022 aioreq_pri $pri;
733 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub { 1023 add $grp aio_wd $path, sub {
1024 $_[0]
734 return $grp->result () if $_[0]; 1025 or return $grp->result ();
735 my $now = time;
736 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
737 1026
738 # read the directory entries 1027 my $wd = [shift, "."];
1028
1029 # stat once
739 aioreq_pri $pri; 1030 aioreq_pri $pri;
740 add $grp aio_readdir $path, sub { 1031 add $grp aio_stat $wd, sub {
741 my $entries = shift
742 or return $grp->result (); 1032 return $grp->result () if $_[0];
1033 my $now = time;
1034 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
743 1035
744 # stat the dir another time 1036 # read the directory entries
745 aioreq_pri $pri; 1037 aioreq_pri $pri;
1038 add $grp aio_readdirx $wd, READDIR_DIRS_FIRST, sub {
1039 my $entries = shift
1040 or return $grp->result ();
1041
1042 # stat the dir another time
1043 aioreq_pri $pri;
746 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub { 1044 add $grp aio_stat $wd, sub {
747 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9]; 1045 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
748 1046
749 my $ndirs; 1047 my $ndirs;
750 1048
751 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy 1049 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy
752 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) { 1050 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) {
753 $ndirs = -1; 1051 $ndirs = -1;
754 } else { 1052 } else {
755 # if nlink == 2, we are finished 1053 # if nlink == 2, we are finished
756 # on non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2 1054 # for non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2
757 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2 1055 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2
758 or return $grp->result ([], $entries); 1056 or return $grp->result ([], $entries);
759 } 1057 }
760 1058
761 # sort into likely dirs and likely nondirs
762 # dirs == files without ".", short entries first
763 $entries = [map $_->[0],
764 sort { $b->[1] cmp $a->[1] }
765 map [$_, sprintf "%s%04d", (/.\./ ? "1" : "0"), length],
766 @$entries];
767
768 my (@dirs, @nondirs); 1059 my (@dirs, @nondirs);
769 1060
770 my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub { 1061 my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub {
771 $grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs); 1062 $grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs);
772 }; 1063 };
773 1064
774 limit $statgrp $maxreq; 1065 limit $statgrp $maxreq;
775 feed $statgrp sub { 1066 feed $statgrp sub {
776 return unless @$entries; 1067 return unless @$entries;
777 my $entry = pop @$entries; 1068 my $entry = shift @$entries;
778 1069
779 aioreq_pri $pri; 1070 aioreq_pri $pri;
1071 $wd->[1] = "$entry/.";
780 add $statgrp aio_stat "$path/$entry/.", sub { 1072 add $statgrp aio_stat $wd, sub {
781 if ($_[0] < 0) { 1073 if ($_[0] < 0) {
782 push @nondirs, $entry; 1074 push @nondirs, $entry;
783 } else { 1075 } else {
784 # need to check for real directory 1076 # need to check for real directory
785 aioreq_pri $pri; 1077 aioreq_pri $pri;
1078 $wd->[1] = $entry;
786 add $statgrp aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub { 1079 add $statgrp aio_lstat $wd, sub {
787 if (-d _) { 1080 if (-d _) {
788 push @dirs, $entry; 1081 push @dirs, $entry;
789 1082
790 unless (--$ndirs) { 1083 unless (--$ndirs) {
791 push @nondirs, @$entries; 1084 push @nondirs, @$entries;
792 feed $statgrp; 1085 feed $statgrp;
1086 }
1087 } else {
1088 push @nondirs, $entry;
793 } 1089 }
794 } else {
795 push @nondirs, $entry;
796 } 1090 }
797 } 1091 }
798 } 1092 };
799 }; 1093 };
800 }; 1094 };
801 }; 1095 };
802 }; 1096 };
803 }; 1097 };
804 1098
805 $grp 1099 $grp
806} 1100}
807 1101
808=item aio_rmtree $path, $callback->($status) 1102=item aio_rmtree $pathname, $callback->($status)
809 1103
810Delete a directory tree starting (and including) C<$path>, return the 1104Delete a directory tree starting (and including) C<$path>, return the
811status of the final C<rmdir> only. This is a composite request that 1105status of the final C<rmdir> only. This is a composite request that
812uses C<aio_scandir> to recurse into and rmdir directories, and unlink 1106uses C<aio_scandir> to recurse into and rmdir directories, and unlink
813everything else. 1107everything else.
855callback with the fdatasync result code. 1149callback with the fdatasync result code.
856 1150
857If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be 1151If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be
858detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead. 1152detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.
859 1153
1154=item aio_syncfs $fh, $callback->($status)
1155
1156Asynchronously call the syncfs syscall to sync the filesystem associated
1157to the given filehandle and call the callback with the syncfs result
1158code. If syncfs is not available, calls sync(), but returns C<-1> and sets
1159errno to C<ENOSYS> nevertheless.
1160
1161=item aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)
1162
1163Sync the data portion of the file specified by C<$offset> and C<$length>
1164to disk (but NOT the metadata), by calling the Linux-specific
1165sync_file_range call. If sync_file_range is not available or it returns
1166ENOSYS, then fdatasync or fsync is being substituted.
1167
1168C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_BEFORE>,
1169C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE> and
1170C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_AFTER>: refer to the sync_file_range
1171manpage for details.
1172
860=item aio_pathsync $path, $callback->($status) 1173=item aio_pathsync $pathname, $callback->($status)
861 1174
862This request tries to open, fsync and close the given path. This is a 1175This request tries to open, fsync and close the given path. This is a
863composite request intended to sync directories after directory operations 1176composite request intended to sync directories after directory operations
864(E.g. rename). This might not work on all operating systems or have any 1177(E.g. rename). This might not work on all operating systems or have any
865specific effect, but usually it makes sure that directory changes get 1178specific effect, but usually it makes sure that directory changes get
866written to disc. It works for anything that can be opened for read-only, 1179written to disc. It works for anything that can be opened for read-only,
867not just directories. 1180not just directories.
1181
1182Future versions of this function might fall back to other methods when
1183C<fsync> on the directory fails (such as calling C<sync>).
868 1184
869Passes C<0> when everything went ok, and C<-1> on error. 1185Passes C<0> when everything went ok, and C<-1> on error.
870 1186
871=cut 1187=cut
872 1188
893 }; 1209 };
894 1210
895 $grp 1211 $grp
896} 1212}
897 1213
1214=item aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
1215
1216This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which only works on mmap(2)ed
1217scalars (see the C<IO::AIO::mmap> function, although it also works on data
1218scalars managed by the L<Sys::Mmap> or L<Mmap> modules, note that the
1219scalar must only be modified in-place while an aio operation is pending on
1220it).
1221
1222It calls the C<msync> function of your OS, if available, with the memory
1223area starting at C<$offset> in the string and ending C<$length> bytes
1224later. If C<$length> is negative, counts from the end, and if C<$length>
1225is C<undef>, then it goes till the end of the string. The flags can be
1226a combination of C<IO::AIO::MS_ASYNC>, C<IO::AIO::MS_INVALIDATE> and
1227C<IO::AIO::MS_SYNC>.
1228
1229=item aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
1230
1231This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed
1232scalars.
1233
1234It touches (reads or writes) all memory pages in the specified
1235range inside the scalar. All caveats and parameters are the same
1236as for C<aio_msync>, above, except for flags, which must be either
1237C<0> (which reads all pages and ensures they are instantiated) or
1238C<IO::AIO::MT_MODIFY>, which modifies the memory page s(by reading and
1239writing an octet from it, which dirties the page).
1240
1241=item aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)
1242
1243This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed
1244scalars.
1245
1246It reads in all the pages of the underlying storage into memory (if any)
1247and locks them, so they are not getting swapped/paged out or removed.
1248
1249If C<$length> is undefined, then the scalar will be locked till the end.
1250
1251On systems that do not implement C<mlock>, this function returns C<-1>
1252and sets errno to C<ENOSYS>.
1253
1254Note that the corresponding C<munlock> is synchronous and is
1255documented under L<MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS>.
1256
1257Example: open a file, mmap and mlock it - both will be undone when
1258C<$data> gets destroyed.
1259
1260 open my $fh, "<", $path or die "$path: $!";
1261 my $data;
1262 IO::AIO::mmap $data, -s $fh, IO::AIO::PROT_READ, IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED, $fh;
1263 aio_mlock $data; # mlock in background
1264
1265=item aio_mlockall $flags, $callback->($status)
1266
1267Calls the C<mlockall> function with the given C<$flags> (a combination of
1268C<IO::AIO::MCL_CURRENT> and C<IO::AIO::MCL_FUTURE>).
1269
1270On systems that do not implement C<mlockall>, this function returns C<-1>
1271and sets errno to C<ENOSYS>.
1272
1273Note that the corresponding C<munlockall> is synchronous and is
1274documented under L<MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS>.
1275
1276Example: asynchronously lock all current and future pages into memory.
1277
1278 aio_mlockall IO::AIO::MCL_FUTURE;
1279
1280=item aio_fiemap $fh, $start, $length, $flags, $count, $cb->(\@extents)
1281
1282Queries the extents of the given file (by calling the Linux FIEMAP ioctl,
1283see L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/IO-AIO/doc/fiemap.txt> for details). If the
1284C<ioctl> is not available on your OS, then this request will fail with
1285C<ENOSYS>.
1286
1287C<$start> is the starting offset to query extents for, C<$length> is the
1288size of the range to query - if it is C<undef>, then the whole file will
1289be queried.
1290
1291C<$flags> is a combination of flags (C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAG_SYNC> or
1292C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAG_XATTR> - C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAGS_COMPAT> is also
1293exported), and is normally C<0> or C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAG_SYNC> to query
1294the data portion.
1295
1296C<$count> is the maximum number of extent records to return. If it is
1297C<undef>, then IO::AIO queries all extents of the file. As a very special
1298case, if it is C<0>, then the callback receives the number of extents
1299instead of the extents themselves.
1300
1301If an error occurs, the callback receives no arguments. The special
1302C<errno> value C<IO::AIO::EBADR> is available to test for flag errors.
1303
1304Otherwise, the callback receives an array reference with extent
1305structures. Each extent structure is an array reference itself, with the
1306following members:
1307
1308 [$logical, $physical, $length, $flags]
1309
1310Flags is any combination of the following flag values (typically either C<0>
1311or C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_LAST> (1)):
1312
1313C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_LAST>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_UNKNOWN>,
1314C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DELALLOC>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_ENCODED>,
1315C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DATA_ENCRYPTED>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_NOT_ALIGNED>,
1316C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DATA_INLINE>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DATA_TAIL>,
1317C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_UNWRITTEN>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_MERGED> or
1318C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_SHARED>.
1319
898=item aio_group $callback->(...) 1320=item aio_group $callback->(...)
899 1321
900This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a 1322This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a
901container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle 1323container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle
902many requests into a single, composite, request with a definite callback 1324many requests into a single, composite, request with a definite callback
939immense (it blocks a thread for a long time) so do not use this function 1361immense (it blocks a thread for a long time) so do not use this function
940except to put your application under artificial I/O pressure. 1362except to put your application under artificial I/O pressure.
941 1363
942=back 1364=back
943 1365
1366
1367=head2 IO::AIO::WD - multiple working directories
1368
1369Your process only has one current working directory, which is used by all
1370threads. This makes it hard to use relative paths (some other component
1371could call C<chdir> at any time, and it is hard to control when the path
1372will be used by IO::AIO).
1373
1374One solution for this is to always use absolute paths. This usually works,
1375but can be quite slow (the kernel has to walk the whole path on every
1376access), and can also be a hassle to implement.
1377
1378Newer POSIX systems have a number of functions (openat, fdopendir,
1379futimensat and so on) that make it possible to specify working directories
1380per operation.
1381
1382For portability, and because the clowns who "designed", or shall I write,
1383perpetrated this new interface were obviously half-drunk, this abstraction
1384cannot be perfect, though.
1385
1386IO::AIO allows you to convert directory paths into a so-called IO::AIO::WD
1387object. This object stores the canonicalised, absolute version of the
1388path, and on systems that allow it, also a directory file descriptor.
1389
1390Everywhere where a pathname is accepted by IO::AIO (e.g. in C<aio_stat>
1391or C<aio_unlink>), one can specify an array reference with an IO::AIO::WD
1392object and a pathname instead (or the IO::AIO::WD object alone, which
1393gets interpreted as C<[$wd, "."]>). If the pathname is absolute, the
1394IO::AIO::WD object is ignored, otherwise the pathname is resolved relative
1395to that IO::AIO::WD object.
1396
1397For example, to get a wd object for F</etc> and then stat F<passwd>
1398inside, you would write:
1399
1400 aio_wd "/etc", sub {
1401 my $etcdir = shift;
1402
1403 # although $etcdir can be undef on error, there is generally no reason
1404 # to check for errors here, as aio_stat will fail with ENOENT
1405 # when $etcdir is undef.
1406
1407 aio_stat [$etcdir, "passwd"], sub {
1408 # yay
1409 };
1410 };
1411
1412That C<aio_wd> is a request and not a normal function shows that creating
1413an IO::AIO::WD object is itself a potentially blocking operation, which is
1414why it is done asynchronously.
1415
1416To stat the directory obtained with C<aio_wd> above, one could write
1417either of the following three request calls:
1418
1419 aio_lstat "/etc" , sub { ... # pathname as normal string
1420 aio_lstat [$wd, "."], sub { ... # "." relative to $wd (i.e. $wd itself)
1421 aio_lstat $wd , sub { ... # shorthand for the previous
1422
1423As with normal pathnames, IO::AIO keeps a copy of the working directory
1424object and the pathname string, so you could write the following without
1425causing any issues due to C<$path> getting reused:
1426
1427 my $path = [$wd, undef];
1428
1429 for my $name (qw(abc def ghi)) {
1430 $path->[1] = $name;
1431 aio_stat $path, sub {
1432 # ...
1433 };
1434 }
1435
1436There are some caveats: when directories get renamed (or deleted), the
1437pathname string doesn't change, so will point to the new directory (or
1438nowhere at all), while the directory fd, if available on the system,
1439will still point to the original directory. Most functions accepting a
1440pathname will use the directory fd on newer systems, and the string on
1441older systems. Some functions (such as realpath) will always rely on the
1442string form of the pathname.
1443
1444So this fucntionality is mainly useful to get some protection against
1445C<chdir>, to easily get an absolute path out of a relative path for future
1446reference, and to speed up doing many operations in the same directory
1447(e.g. when stat'ing all files in a directory).
1448
1449The following functions implement this working directory abstraction:
1450
1451=over 4
1452
1453=item aio_wd $pathname, $callback->($wd)
1454
1455Asynchonously canonicalise the given pathname and convert it to an
1456IO::AIO::WD object representing it. If possible and supported on the
1457system, also open a directory fd to speed up pathname resolution relative
1458to this working directory.
1459
1460If something goes wrong, then C<undef> is passwd to the callback instead
1461of a working directory object and C<$!> is set appropriately. Since
1462passing C<undef> as working directory component of a pathname fails the
1463request with C<ENOENT>, there is often no need for error checking in the
1464C<aio_wd> callback, as future requests using the value will fail in the
1465expected way.
1466
1467If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be
1468detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.
1469
1470=item IO::AIO::CWD
1471
1472This is a compiletime constant (object) that represents the process
1473current working directory.
1474
1475Specifying this object as working directory object for a pathname is as
1476if the pathname would be specified directly, without a directory object,
1477e.g., these calls are functionally identical:
1478
1479 aio_stat "somefile", sub { ... };
1480 aio_stat [IO::AIO::CWD, "somefile"], sub { ... };
1481
1482=back
1483
1484
944=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS 1485=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS
945 1486
946All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when 1487All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when
947called in non-void context. 1488called in non-void context.
948 1489
951=item cancel $req 1492=item cancel $req
952 1493
953Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution 1494Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution
954when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when 1495when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when
955entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise 1496entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise
956untouched. That means that requests that currently execute will not be 1497untouched (with the exception of readdir). That means that requests that
957stopped and resources held by the request will not be freed prematurely. 1498currently execute will not be stopped and resources held by the request
1499will not be freed prematurely.
958 1500
959=item cb $req $callback->(...) 1501=item cb $req $callback->(...)
960 1502
961Replace (or simply set) the callback registered to the request. 1503Replace (or simply set) the callback registered to the request.
962 1504
1036=item $grp->cancel_subs 1578=item $grp->cancel_subs
1037 1579
1038Cancel all subrequests and clears any feeder, but not the group request 1580Cancel all subrequests and clears any feeder, but not the group request
1039itself. Useful when you queued a lot of events but got a result early. 1581itself. Useful when you queued a lot of events but got a result early.
1040 1582
1583The group request will finish normally (you cannot add requests to the
1584group).
1585
1041=item $grp->result (...) 1586=item $grp->result (...)
1042 1587
1043Set the result value(s) that will be passed to the group callback when all 1588Set the result value(s) that will be passed to the group callback when all
1044subrequests have finished and set the groups errno to the current value 1589subrequests have finished and set the groups errno to the current value
1045of errno (just like calling C<errno> without an error number). By default, 1590of errno (just like calling C<errno> without an error number). By default,
1060=item feed $grp $callback->($grp) 1605=item feed $grp $callback->($grp)
1061 1606
1062Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached 1607Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached
1063generator that generates requests if idle. The idea behind this is that, 1608generator that generates requests if idle. The idea behind this is that,
1064although you could just queue as many requests as you want in a group, 1609although you could just queue as many requests as you want in a group,
1065this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For 1610this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For example,
1066example, C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands C<aio_stat> 1611C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands of C<aio_stat>
1067requests, delaying any later requests for a long time. 1612requests, delaying any later requests for a long time.
1068 1613
1069To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can 1614To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can
1070instead a group and set a feeder on it that generates those requests. The 1615instead a group and set a feeder on it that generates those requests. The
1071feed callback will be called whenever there are few enough (see C<limit>, 1616feed callback will be called whenever there are few enough (see C<limit>,
1076not impose any limits). 1621not impose any limits).
1077 1622
1078If the feed does not queue more requests when called, it will be 1623If the feed does not queue more requests when called, it will be
1079automatically removed from the group. 1624automatically removed from the group.
1080 1625
1081If the feed limit is C<0>, it will be set to C<2> automatically. 1626If the feed limit is C<0> when this method is called, it will be set to
1627C<2> automatically.
1082 1628
1083Example: 1629Example:
1084 1630
1085 # stat all files in @files, but only ever use four aio requests concurrently: 1631 # stat all files in @files, but only ever use four aio requests concurrently:
1086 1632
1098Sets the feeder limit for the group: The feeder will be called whenever 1644Sets the feeder limit for the group: The feeder will be called whenever
1099the group contains less than this many requests. 1645the group contains less than this many requests.
1100 1646
1101Setting the limit to C<0> will pause the feeding process. 1647Setting the limit to C<0> will pause the feeding process.
1102 1648
1649The default value for the limit is C<0>, but note that setting a feeder
1650automatically bumps it up to C<2>.
1651
1103=back 1652=back
1104 1653
1105=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS 1654=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
1106 1655
1107=head3 EVENT PROCESSING AND EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION 1656=head3 EVENT PROCESSING AND EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION
1109=over 4 1658=over 4
1110 1659
1111=item $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno 1660=item $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno
1112 1661
1113Return the I<request result pipe file descriptor>. This filehandle must be 1662Return the I<request result pipe file descriptor>. This filehandle must be
1114polled for reading by some mechanism outside this module (e.g. Event or 1663polled for reading by some mechanism outside this module (e.g. EV, Glib,
1115select, see below or the SYNOPSIS). If the pipe becomes readable you have 1664select and so on, see below or the SYNOPSIS). If the pipe becomes readable
1116to call C<poll_cb> to check the results. 1665you have to call C<poll_cb> to check the results.
1117 1666
1118See C<poll_cb> for an example. 1667See C<poll_cb> for an example.
1119 1668
1120=item IO::AIO::poll_cb 1669=item IO::AIO::poll_cb
1121 1670
1122Process some outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call this 1671Process some outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call
1123regularly. Returns C<0> if all events could be processed, or C<-1> if it 1672this regularly. Returns C<0> if all events could be processed (or there
1124returned earlier for whatever reason. Returns immediately when no events 1673were no events to process), or C<-1> if it returned earlier for whatever
1125are outstanding. The amount of events processed depends on the settings of 1674reason. Returns immediately when no events are outstanding. The amount of
1126C<IO::AIO::max_poll_req> and C<IO::AIO::max_poll_time>. 1675events processed depends on the settings of C<IO::AIO::max_poll_req> and
1676C<IO::AIO::max_poll_time>.
1127 1677
1128If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the filehandle 1678If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the filehandle
1129will still be ready when C<poll_cb> returns, so normally you don't have to 1679will still be ready when C<poll_cb> returns, so normally you don't have to
1130do anything special to have it called later. 1680do anything special to have it called later.
1131 1681
1682Apart from calling C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> when the event filehandle becomes
1683ready, it can be beneficial to call this function from loops which submit
1684a lot of requests, to make sure the results get processed when they become
1685available and not just when the loop is finished and the event loop takes
1686over again. This function returns very fast when there are no outstanding
1687requests.
1688
1132Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls 1689Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
1133IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority: 1690IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority (more examples can be found in the
1691SYNOPSIS section, at the top of this document):
1134 1692
1135 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 1693 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
1136 poll => 'r', async => 1, 1694 poll => 'r', async => 1,
1137 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb); 1695 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1696
1697=item IO::AIO::poll_wait
1698
1699If there are any outstanding requests and none of them in the result
1700phase, wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply
1701does a C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to
1702synchronously wait for some requests to finish).
1703
1704See C<nreqs> for an example.
1705
1706=item IO::AIO::poll
1707
1708Waits until some requests have been handled.
1709
1710Returns the number of requests processed, but is otherwise strictly
1711equivalent to:
1712
1713 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1714
1715=item IO::AIO::flush
1716
1717Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled.
1718
1719Strictly equivalent to:
1720
1721 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1722 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
1138 1723
1139=item IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs 1724=item IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs
1140 1725
1141=item IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds 1726=item IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds
1142 1727
1167 # use a low priority so other tasks have priority 1752 # use a low priority so other tasks have priority
1168 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 1753 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
1169 poll => 'r', nice => 1, 1754 poll => 'r', nice => 1,
1170 cb => &IO::AIO::poll_cb); 1755 cb => &IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1171 1756
1172=item IO::AIO::poll_wait
1173
1174If there are any outstanding requests and none of them in the result
1175phase, wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply
1176does a C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to
1177synchronously wait for some requests to finish).
1178
1179See C<nreqs> for an example.
1180
1181=item IO::AIO::poll
1182
1183Waits until some requests have been handled.
1184
1185Returns the number of requests processed, but is otherwise strictly
1186equivalent to:
1187
1188 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1189
1190=item IO::AIO::flush
1191
1192Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled.
1193
1194Strictly equivalent to:
1195
1196 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1197 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
1198
1199=back 1757=back
1200 1758
1201=head3 CONTROLLING THE NUMBER OF THREADS 1759=head3 CONTROLLING THE NUMBER OF THREADS
1202 1760
1203=over 1761=over
1236 1794
1237Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. 1795Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function.
1238 1796
1239=item IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads 1797=item IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads
1240 1798
1241Limit the number of threads (default: 4) that are allowed to idle (i.e., 1799Limit the number of threads (default: 4) that are allowed to idle
1242threads that did not get a request to process within 10 seconds). That 1800(i.e., threads that did not get a request to process within the idle
1243means if a thread becomes idle while C<$nthreads> other threads are also 1801timeout (default: 10 seconds). That means if a thread becomes idle while
1244idle, it will free its resources and exit. 1802C<$nthreads> other threads are also idle, it will free its resources and
1803exit.
1245 1804
1246This is useful when you allow a large number of threads (e.g. 100 or 1000) 1805This is useful when you allow a large number of threads (e.g. 100 or 1000)
1247to allow for extremely high load situations, but want to free resources 1806to allow for extremely high load situations, but want to free resources
1248under normal circumstances (1000 threads can easily consume 30MB of RAM). 1807under normal circumstances (1000 threads can easily consume 30MB of RAM).
1249 1808
1250The default is probably ok in most situations, especially if thread 1809The default is probably ok in most situations, especially if thread
1251creation is fast. If thread creation is very slow on your system you might 1810creation is fast. If thread creation is very slow on your system you might
1252want to use larger values. 1811want to use larger values.
1253 1812
1813=item IO::AIO::idle_timeout $seconds
1814
1815Sets the minimum idle timeout (default 10) after which worker threads are
1816allowed to exit. SEe C<IO::AIO::max_idle>.
1817
1254=item IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs 1818=item IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
1819
1820Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If
1821you do queue up more than this number of requests, the next call to
1822C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> (and other functions calling C<poll_cb>, such as
1823C<IO::AIO::flush> or C<IO::AIO::poll>) will block until the limit is no
1824longer exceeded.
1825
1826In other words, this setting does not enforce a queue limit, but can be
1827used to make poll functions block if the limit is exceeded.
1255 1828
1256This is a very bad function to use in interactive programs because it 1829This is a very bad function to use in interactive programs because it
1257blocks, and a bad way to reduce concurrency because it is inexact: Better 1830blocks, and a bad way to reduce concurrency because it is inexact: Better
1258use an C<aio_group> together with a feed callback. 1831use an C<aio_group> together with a feed callback.
1259 1832
1260Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you 1833It's main use is in scripts without an event loop - when you want to stat
1261do queue up more than this number of requests, the next call to the 1834a lot of files, you can write somehting like this:
1262C<poll_cb> (and C<poll_some> and other functions calling C<poll_cb>)
1263function will block until the limit is no longer exceeded.
1264 1835
1265The default value is very large, so there is no practical limit on the 1836 IO::AIO::max_outstanding 32;
1266number of outstanding requests.
1267 1837
1268You can still queue as many requests as you want. Therefore, 1838 for my $path (...) {
1269C<max_outstanding> is mainly useful in simple scripts (with low values) or 1839 aio_stat $path , ...;
1270as a stop gap to shield against fatal memory overflow (with large values). 1840 IO::AIO::poll_cb;
1841 }
1842
1843 IO::AIO::flush;
1844
1845The call to C<poll_cb> inside the loop will normally return instantly, but
1846as soon as more thna C<32> reqeusts are in-flight, it will block until
1847some requests have been handled. This keeps the loop from pushing a large
1848number of C<aio_stat> requests onto the queue.
1849
1850The default value for C<max_outstanding> is very large, so there is no
1851practical limit on the number of outstanding requests.
1271 1852
1272=back 1853=back
1273 1854
1274=head3 STATISTICAL INFORMATION 1855=head3 STATISTICAL INFORMATION
1275 1856
1295Returns the number of requests currently in the pending state (executed, 1876Returns the number of requests currently in the pending state (executed,
1296but not yet processed by poll_cb). 1877but not yet processed by poll_cb).
1297 1878
1298=back 1879=back
1299 1880
1881=head3 MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS
1882
1883IO::AIO implements some functions that might be useful, but are not
1884asynchronous.
1885
1886=over 4
1887
1888=item IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count
1889
1890Calls the C<eio_sendfile_sync> function, which is like C<aio_sendfile>,
1891but is blocking (this makes most sense if you know the input data is
1892likely cached already and the output filehandle is set to non-blocking
1893operations).
1894
1895Returns the number of bytes copied, or C<-1> on error.
1896
1897=item IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice
1898
1899Simply calls the C<posix_fadvise> function (see its
1900manpage for details). The following advice constants are
1901available: C<IO::AIO::FADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_SEQUENTIAL>,
1902C<IO::AIO::FADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_NOREUSE>,
1903C<IO::AIO::FADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_DONTNEED>.
1904
1905On systems that do not implement C<posix_fadvise>, this function returns
1906ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_fadvise>.
1907
1908=item IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $len, $advice
1909
1910Simply calls the C<posix_madvise> function (see its
1911manpage for details). The following advice constants are
1912available: C<IO::AIO::MADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_SEQUENTIAL>,
1913C<IO::AIO::MADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_DONTNEED>.
1914
1915On systems that do not implement C<posix_madvise>, this function returns
1916ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_madvise>.
1917
1918=item IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $len, $protect
1919
1920Simply calls the C<mprotect> function on the preferably AIO::mmap'ed
1921$scalar (see its manpage for details). The following protect
1922constants are available: C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ>,
1923C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>.
1924
1925On systems that do not implement C<mprotect>, this function returns
1926ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<mprotect>.
1927
1928=item IO::AIO::mmap $scalar, $length, $prot, $flags, $fh[, $offset]
1929
1930Memory-maps a file (or anonymous memory range) and attaches it to the
1931given C<$scalar>, which will act like a string scalar. Returns true on
1932success, and false otherwise.
1933
1934The only operations allowed on the scalar are C<substr>/C<vec> that don't
1935change the string length, and most read-only operations such as copying it
1936or searching it with regexes and so on.
1937
1938Anything else is unsafe and will, at best, result in memory leaks.
1939
1940The memory map associated with the C<$scalar> is automatically removed
1941when the C<$scalar> is destroyed, or when the C<IO::AIO::mmap> or
1942C<IO::AIO::munmap> functions are called.
1943
1944This calls the C<mmap>(2) function internally. See your system's manual
1945page for details on the C<$length>, C<$prot> and C<$flags> parameters.
1946
1947The C<$length> must be larger than zero and smaller than the actual
1948filesize.
1949
1950C<$prot> is a combination of C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>,
1951C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ> and/or C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>,
1952
1953C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED> or
1954C<IO::AIO::MAP_PRIVATE>, or a number of system-specific flags (when
1955not available, the are defined as 0): C<IO::AIO::MAP_ANONYMOUS>
1956(which is set to C<MAP_ANON> if your system only provides this
1957constant), C<IO::AIO::MAP_HUGETLB>, C<IO::AIO::MAP_LOCKED>,
1958C<IO::AIO::MAP_NORESERVE>, C<IO::AIO::MAP_POPULATE> or
1959C<IO::AIO::MAP_NONBLOCK>
1960
1961If C<$fh> is C<undef>, then a file descriptor of C<-1> is passed.
1962
1963C<$offset> is the offset from the start of the file - it generally must be
1964a multiple of C<IO::AIO::PAGESIZE> and defaults to C<0>.
1965
1966Example:
1967
1968 use Digest::MD5;
1969 use IO::AIO;
1970
1971 open my $fh, "<verybigfile"
1972 or die "$!";
1973
1974 IO::AIO::mmap my $data, -s $fh, IO::AIO::PROT_READ, IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED, $fh
1975 or die "verybigfile: $!";
1976
1977 my $fast_md5 = md5 $data;
1978
1979=item IO::AIO::munmap $scalar
1980
1981Removes a previous mmap and undefines the C<$scalar>.
1982
1983=item IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef
1984
1985Calls the C<munlock> function, undoing the effects of a previous
1986C<aio_mlock> call (see its description for details).
1987
1988=item IO::AIO::munlockall
1989
1990Calls the C<munlockall> function.
1991
1992On systems that do not implement C<munlockall>, this function returns
1993ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<munlockall>.
1994
1995=item IO::AIO::splice $r_fh, $r_off, $w_fh, $w_off, $length, $flags
1996
1997Calls the GNU/Linux C<splice(2)> syscall, if available. If C<$r_off> or
1998C<$w_off> are C<undef>, then C<NULL> is passed for these, otherwise they
1999should be the file offset.
2000
2001C<$r_fh> and C<$w_fh> should not refer to the same file, as splice might
2002silently corrupt the data in this case.
2003
2004The following symbol flag values are available: C<IO::AIO::SPLICE_F_MOVE>,
2005C<IO::AIO::SPLICE_F_NONBLOCK>, C<IO::AIO::SPLICE_F_MORE> and
2006C<IO::AIO::SPLICE_F_GIFT>.
2007
2008See the C<splice(2)> manpage for details.
2009
2010=item IO::AIO::tee $r_fh, $w_fh, $length, $flags
2011
2012Calls the GNU/Linux C<tee(2)> syscall, see it's manpage and the
2013description for C<IO::AIO::splice> above for details.
2014
2015=back
2016
1300=cut 2017=cut
1301 2018
1302min_parallel 8; 2019min_parallel 8;
1303 2020
1304END { flush } 2021END { flush }
1305 2022
13061; 20231;
1307 2024
2025=head1 EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION
2026
2027It is recommended to use L<AnyEvent::AIO> to integrate IO::AIO
2028automatically into many event loops:
2029
2030 # AnyEvent integration (EV, Event, Glib, Tk, POE, urxvt, pureperl...)
2031 use AnyEvent::AIO;
2032
2033You can also integrate IO::AIO manually into many event loops, here are
2034some examples of how to do this:
2035
2036 # EV integration
2037 my $aio_w = EV::io IO::AIO::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&IO::AIO::poll_cb;
2038
2039 # Event integration
2040 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
2041 poll => 'r',
2042 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
2043
2044 # Glib/Gtk2 integration
2045 add_watch Glib::IO IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
2046 in => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb; 1 };
2047
2048 # Tk integration
2049 Tk::Event::IO->fileevent (IO::AIO::poll_fileno, "",
2050 readable => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
2051
2052 # Danga::Socket integration
2053 Danga::Socket->AddOtherFds (IO::AIO::poll_fileno =>
2054 \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
2055
1308=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR 2056=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR
1309 2057
1310This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks: 2058Usage of pthreads in a program changes the semantics of fork
2059considerably. Specifically, only async-safe functions can be called after
2060fork. Perl doesn't know about this, so in general, you cannot call fork
2061with defined behaviour in perl if pthreads are involved. IO::AIO uses
2062pthreads, so this applies, but many other extensions and (for inexplicable
2063reasons) perl itself often is linked against pthreads, so this limitation
2064applies to quite a lot of perls.
1311 2065
1312Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests 2066This module no longer tries to fight your OS, or POSIX. That means IO::AIO
1313can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After 2067only works in the process that loaded it. Forking is fully supported, but
1314the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues 2068using IO::AIO in the child is not.
1315request/result processing, while the child frees the request/result queue
1316(so that the requests started before the fork will only be handled in the
1317parent). Threads will be started on demand until the limit set in the
1318parent process has been reached again.
1319 2069
1320In short: the parent will, after a short pause, continue as if fork had 2070You might get around by not I<using> IO::AIO before (or after)
1321not been called, while the child will act as if IO::AIO has not been used 2071forking. You could also try to call the L<IO::AIO::reinit> function in the
1322yet. 2072child:
2073
2074=over 4
2075
2076=item IO::AIO::reinit
2077
2078Abandons all current requests and I/O threads and simply reinitialises all
2079data structures. This is not an operation supported by any standards, but
2080happens to work on GNU/Linux and some newer BSD systems.
2081
2082The only reasonable use for this function is to call it after forking, if
2083C<IO::AIO> was used in the parent. Calling it while IO::AIO is active in
2084the process will result in undefined behaviour. Calling it at any time
2085will also result in any undefined (by POSIX) behaviour.
2086
2087=back
1323 2088
1324=head2 MEMORY USAGE 2089=head2 MEMORY USAGE
1325 2090
1326Per-request usage: 2091Per-request usage:
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