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68=head2 EXAMPLE 68=head2 EXAMPLE
69 69
70This is a simple example that uses the EV module and loads 70This is a simple example that uses the EV module and loads
71F</etc/passwd> asynchronously: 71F</etc/passwd> asynchronously:
72 72
73 use Fcntl;
74 use EV; 73 use EV;
75 use IO::AIO; 74 use IO::AIO;
76 75
77 # register the IO::AIO callback with EV 76 # register the IO::AIO callback with EV
78 my $aio_w = EV::io IO::AIO::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&IO::AIO::poll_cb; 77 my $aio_w = EV::io IO::AIO::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&IO::AIO::poll_cb;
95 94
96 # file contents now in $contents 95 # file contents now in $contents
97 print $contents; 96 print $contents;
98 97
99 # exit event loop and program 98 # exit event loop and program
100 EV::unloop; 99 EV::break;
101 }; 100 };
102 }; 101 };
103 102
104 # possibly queue up other requests, or open GUI windows, 103 # possibly queue up other requests, or open GUI windows,
105 # check for sockets etc. etc. 104 # check for sockets etc. etc.
106 105
107 # process events as long as there are some: 106 # process events as long as there are some:
108 EV::loop; 107 EV::run;
109 108
110=head1 REQUEST ANATOMY AND LIFETIME 109=head1 REQUEST ANATOMY AND LIFETIME
111 110
112Every C<aio_*> function creates a request. which is a C data structure not 111Every C<aio_*> function creates a request. which is a C data structure not
113directly visible to Perl. 112directly visible to Perl.
168use common::sense; 167use common::sense;
169 168
170use base 'Exporter'; 169use base 'Exporter';
171 170
172BEGIN { 171BEGIN {
173 our $VERSION = '3.72'; 172 our $VERSION = 4.34;
174 173
175 our @AIO_REQ = qw(aio_sendfile aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close 174 our @AIO_REQ = qw(aio_sendfile aio_seek aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close
176 aio_stat aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_readdirx 175 aio_stat aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_readdirx
177 aio_scandir aio_symlink aio_readlink aio_sync aio_fsync 176 aio_scandir aio_symlink aio_readlink aio_realpath aio_fcntl aio_ioctl
178 aio_fdatasync aio_sync_file_range aio_pathsync aio_readahead 177 aio_sync aio_fsync aio_syncfs aio_fdatasync aio_sync_file_range
178 aio_pathsync aio_readahead aio_fiemap aio_allocate
179 aio_rename aio_link aio_move aio_copy aio_group 179 aio_rename aio_link aio_move aio_copy aio_group
180 aio_nop aio_mknod aio_load aio_rmtree aio_mkdir aio_chown 180 aio_nop aio_mknod aio_load aio_rmtree aio_mkdir aio_chown
181 aio_chmod aio_utime aio_truncate 181 aio_chmod aio_utime aio_truncate
182 aio_msync aio_mtouch aio_mlock aio_mlockall 182 aio_msync aio_mtouch aio_mlock aio_mlockall
183 aio_statvfs); 183 aio_statvfs
184 aio_wd);
184 185
185 our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice)); 186 our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice));
186 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush 187 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush
187 min_parallel max_parallel max_idle 188 min_parallel max_parallel max_idle idle_timeout
188 nreqs nready npending nthreads 189 nreqs nready npending nthreads
189 max_poll_time max_poll_reqs 190 max_poll_time max_poll_reqs
190 sendfile fadvise madvise 191 sendfile fadvise madvise
191 mmap munmap munlock munlockall); 192 mmap munmap munlock munlockall);
192 193
200 201
201=head1 FUNCTIONS 202=head1 FUNCTIONS
202 203
203=head2 QUICK OVERVIEW 204=head2 QUICK OVERVIEW
204 205
205This section simply lists the prototypes of the most important functions 206This section simply lists the prototypes most of the functions for
206for quick reference. See the following sections for function-by-function 207quick reference. See the following sections for function-by-function
207documentation. 208documentation.
208 209
210 aio_wd $pathname, $callback->($wd)
209 aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh) 211 aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
210 aio_close $fh, $callback->($status) 212 aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)
213 aio_seek $fh,$offset,$whence, $callback->($offs)
211 aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 214 aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
212 aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 215 aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
213 aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval) 216 aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval)
214 aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval) 217 aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)
215 aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status) 218 aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status)
216 aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status) 219 aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status)
217 aio_statvfs $fh_or_path, $callback->($statvfs) 220 aio_statvfs $fh_or_path, $callback->($statvfs)
218 aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status) 221 aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)
219 aio_chown $fh_or_path, $uid, $gid, $callback->($status) 222 aio_chown $fh_or_path, $uid, $gid, $callback->($status)
223 aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)
220 aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status) 224 aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status)
221 aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status) 225 aio_allocate $fh, $mode, $offset, $len, $callback->($status)
226 aio_fiemap $fh, $start, $length, $flags, $count, $cb->(\@extents)
222 aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status) 227 aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)
223 aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status) 228 aio_mknod $pathname, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
224 aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 229 aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
225 aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 230 aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
226 aio_readlink $path, $callback->($link) 231 aio_readlink $pathname, $callback->($link)
232 aio_realpath $pathname, $callback->($path)
227 aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 233 aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
228 aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status) 234 aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)
229 aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status) 235 aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)
230 aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries) 236 aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)
231 aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags) 237 aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)
232 IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST 238 IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST
233 IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN 239 IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN
240 aio_scandir $pathname, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
234 aio_load $path, $data, $callback->($status) 241 aio_load $pathname, $data, $callback->($status)
235 aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 242 aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
236 aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 243 aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
237 aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
238 aio_rmtree $path, $callback->($status) 244 aio_rmtree $pathname, $callback->($status)
245 aio_fcntl $fh, $cmd, $arg, $callback->($status)
246 aio_ioctl $fh, $request, $buf, $callback->($status)
239 aio_sync $callback->($status) 247 aio_sync $callback->($status)
248 aio_syncfs $fh, $callback->($status)
240 aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status) 249 aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
241 aio_fdatasync $fh, $callback->($status) 250 aio_fdatasync $fh, $callback->($status)
242 aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status) 251 aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)
243 aio_pathsync $path, $callback->($status) 252 aio_pathsync $pathname, $callback->($status)
244 aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status) 253 aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
245 aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status) 254 aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
246 aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status) 255 aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)
247 aio_mlockall $flags, $callback->($status) 256 aio_mlockall $flags, $callback->($status)
248 aio_group $callback->(...) 257 aio_group $callback->(...)
258 IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs 267 IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs
259 IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds 268 IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds
260 IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads 269 IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads
261 IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads 270 IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads
262 IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads 271 IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads
272 IO::AIO::idle_timeout $seconds
263 IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs 273 IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
264 IO::AIO::nreqs 274 IO::AIO::nreqs
265 IO::AIO::nready 275 IO::AIO::nready
266 IO::AIO::npending 276 IO::AIO::npending
267 277
268 IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count 278 IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count
269 IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice 279 IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice
280 IO::AIO::mmap $scalar, $length, $prot, $flags[, $fh[, $offset]]
281 IO::AIO::munmap $scalar
270 IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $length, $advice 282 IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $length, $advice
271 IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $length, $protect 283 IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $length, $protect
272 IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef 284 IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef
273 IO::AIO::munlockall 285 IO::AIO::munlockall
274 286
275=head2 AIO REQUEST FUNCTIONS 287=head2 API NOTES
276 288
277All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall 289All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall
278with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical, 290with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical,
279and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument 291and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument
280which must be a code reference. This code reference will get called with 292which must be a code reference. This code reference will be called after
281the syscall return code (e.g. most syscalls return C<-1> on error, unlike 293the syscall has been executed in an asynchronous fashion. The results
282perl, which usually delivers "false") as its sole argument after the given 294of the request will be passed as arguments to the callback (and, if an
283syscall has been executed asynchronously. 295error occured, in C<$!>) - for most requests the syscall return code (e.g.
296most syscalls return C<-1> on error, unlike perl, which usually delivers
297"false").
298
299Some requests (such as C<aio_readdir>) pass the actual results and
300communicate failures by passing C<undef>.
284 301
285All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle 302All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle
286internally until the request has finished. 303internally until the request has finished.
287 304
288All functions return request objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow 305All functions return request objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow
289further manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight. 306further manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight.
290 307
291The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and 308The pathnames you pass to these routines I<should> be absolute. The
292encoded as octets. The reason for the former is that at the time the 309reason for this is that at the time the request is being executed, the
293request is being executed, the current working directory could have 310current working directory could have changed. Alternatively, you can
294changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the 311make sure that you never change the current working directory anywhere
295current working directory anywhere in the program and then use relative 312in the program and then use relative paths. You can also take advantage
296paths. 313of IO::AIOs working directory abstraction, that lets you specify paths
314relative to some previously-opened "working directory object" - see the
315description of the C<IO::AIO::WD> class later in this document.
297 316
298To encode pathnames as octets, either make sure you either: a) always pass 317To encode pathnames as octets, either make sure you either: a) always pass
299in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir etc.) without 318in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir etc.) without
300tinkering, b) are ASCII or ISO 8859-1, c) use the Encode module and encode 319tinkering, b) are in your native filesystem encoding, c) use the Encode
301your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user 320module and encode your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in
302environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e) 321effect in the user environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on
303use something else to ensure your scalar has the correct contents. 322unicode filenames or e) use something else to ensure your scalar has the
323correct contents.
304 324
305This works, btw. independent of the internal UTF-8 bit, which IO::AIO 325This works, btw. independent of the internal UTF-8 bit, which IO::AIO
306handles correctly whether it is set or not. 326handles correctly whether it is set or not.
327
328=head2 AIO REQUEST FUNCTIONS
307 329
308=over 4 330=over 4
309 331
310=item $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri] 332=item $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri]
311 333
341 363
342 364
343=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh) 365=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
344 366
345Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly 367Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly
346created filehandle for the file. 368created filehandle for the file (or C<undef> in case of an error).
347 369
348The pathname passed to C<aio_open> must be absolute. See API NOTES, above, 370The pathname passed to C<aio_open> must be absolute. See API NOTES, above,
349for an explanation. 371for an explanation.
350 372
351The C<$flags> argument is a bitmask. See the C<Fcntl> module for a 373The C<$flags> argument is a bitmask. See the C<Fcntl> module for a
367 } else { 389 } else {
368 die "open failed: $!\n"; 390 die "open failed: $!\n";
369 } 391 }
370 }; 392 };
371 393
394In addition to all the common open modes/flags (C<O_RDONLY>, C<O_WRONLY>,
395C<O_RDWR>, C<O_CREAT>, C<O_TRUNC>, C<O_EXCL> and C<O_APPEND>), the
396following POSIX and non-POSIX constants are available (missing ones on
397your system are, as usual, C<0>):
398
399C<O_ASYNC>, C<O_DIRECT>, C<O_NOATIME>, C<O_CLOEXEC>, C<O_NOCTTY>, C<O_NOFOLLOW>,
400C<O_NONBLOCK>, C<O_EXEC>, C<O_SEARCH>, C<O_DIRECTORY>, C<O_DSYNC>,
401C<O_RSYNC>, C<O_SYNC>, C<O_PATH>, C<O_TMPFILE>, and C<O_TTY_INIT>.
402
372 403
373=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status) 404=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)
374 405
375Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result 406Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result
376code. 407code.
384 415
385Or in other words: the file descriptor will be closed, but it will not be 416Or in other words: the file descriptor will be closed, but it will not be
386free for reuse until the perl filehandle is closed. 417free for reuse until the perl filehandle is closed.
387 418
388=cut 419=cut
420
421=item aio_seek $fh, $offset, $whence, $callback->($offs)
422
423Seeks the filehandle to the new C<$offset>, similarly to perl's
424C<sysseek>. The C<$whence> can use the traditional values (C<0> for
425C<IO::AIO::SEEK_SET>, C<1> for C<IO::AIO::SEEK_CUR> or C<2> for
426C<IO::AIO::SEEK_END>).
427
428The resulting absolute offset will be passed to the callback, or C<-1> in
429case of an error.
430
431In theory, the C<$whence> constants could be different than the
432corresponding values from L<Fcntl>, but perl guarantees they are the same,
433so don't panic.
434
435As a GNU/Linux (and maybe Solaris) extension, also the constants
436C<IO::AIO::SEEK_DATA> and C<IO::AIO::SEEK_HOLE> are available, if they
437could be found. No guarantees about suitability for use in C<aio_seek> or
438Perl's C<sysseek> can be made though, although I would naively assume they
439"just work".
389 440
390=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 441=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
391 442
392=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 443=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
393 444
426 477
427Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts 478Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts
428reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current 479reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current
429file offset of C<$out_fh>. Because of that, it is not safe to issue more 480file offset of C<$out_fh>. Because of that, it is not safe to issue more
430than one C<aio_sendfile> per C<$out_fh>, as they will interfere with each 481than one C<aio_sendfile> per C<$out_fh>, as they will interfere with each
431other. 482other. The same C<$in_fh> works fine though, as this function does not
483move or use the file offset of C<$in_fh>.
432 484
433Please note that C<aio_sendfile> can read more bytes from C<$in_fh> than 485Please note that C<aio_sendfile> can read more bytes from C<$in_fh> than
434are written, and there is no way to find out how many bytes have been read 486are written, and there is no way to find out how many more bytes have been
435from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only provides the number of 487read from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only provides the
436bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result value equals C<$length> 488number of bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result value equals
437one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been read. 489C<$length> one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been read.
438 490
439Unlike with other C<aio_> functions, it makes a lot of sense to use 491Unlike with other C<aio_> functions, it makes a lot of sense to use
440C<aio_sendfile> on non-blocking sockets, as long as one end (typically 492C<aio_sendfile> on non-blocking sockets, as long as one end (typically
441the C<$in_fh>) is a file - the file I/O will then be asynchronous, while 493the C<$in_fh>) is a file - the file I/O will then be asynchronous, while
442the socket I/O will be non-blocking. Note, however, that you can run into 494the socket I/O will be non-blocking. Note, however, that you can run
443a trap where C<aio_sendfile> reads some data with readahead, then fails 495into a trap where C<aio_sendfile> reads some data with readahead, then
444to write all data, and when the socket is ready the next time, the data 496fails to write all data, and when the socket is ready the next time, the
445in the cache is already lost, forcing C<aio_sendfile> to again hit the 497data in the cache is already lost, forcing C<aio_sendfile> to again hit
446disk. Explicit C<aio_read> + C<aio_write> let's you control resource usage 498the disk. Explicit C<aio_read> + C<aio_write> let's you better control
447much better. 499resource usage.
448 500
449This call tries to make use of a native C<sendfile> syscall to provide 501This call tries to make use of a native C<sendfile>-like syscall to
450zero-copy operation. For this to work, C<$out_fh> should refer to a 502provide zero-copy operation. For this to work, C<$out_fh> should refer to
451socket, and C<$in_fh> should refer to an mmap'able file. 503a socket, and C<$in_fh> should refer to an mmap'able file.
452 504
453If a native sendfile cannot be found or it fails with C<ENOSYS>, 505If a native sendfile cannot be found or it fails with C<ENOSYS>,
454C<ENOTSUP>, C<EOPNOTSUPP>, C<EAFNOSUPPORT>, C<EPROTOTYPE> or C<ENOTSOCK>, 506C<EINVAL>, C<ENOTSUP>, C<EOPNOTSUPP>, C<EAFNOSUPPORT>, C<EPROTOTYPE> or
455it will be emulated, so you can call C<aio_sendfile> on any type of 507C<ENOTSOCK>, it will be emulated, so you can call C<aio_sendfile> on any
456filehandle regardless of the limitations of the operating system. 508type of filehandle regardless of the limitations of the operating system.
509
510As native sendfile syscalls (as practically any non-POSIX interface hacked
511together in a hurry to improve benchmark numbers) tend to be rather buggy
512on many systems, this implementation tries to work around some known bugs
513in Linux and FreeBSD kernels (probably others, too), but that might fail,
514so you really really should check the return value of C<aio_sendfile> -
515fewer bytes than expected might have been transferred.
457 516
458 517
459=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval) 518=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)
460 519
461C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that 520C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that
465whole pages, so that offset is effectively rounded down to a page boundary 524whole pages, so that offset is effectively rounded down to a page boundary
466and bytes are read up to the next page boundary greater than or equal to 525and bytes are read up to the next page boundary greater than or equal to
467(off-set+length). C<aio_readahead> does not read beyond the end of the 526(off-set+length). C<aio_readahead> does not read beyond the end of the
468file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged. 527file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged.
469 528
470If that syscall doesn't exist (likely if your OS isn't Linux) it will be 529If that syscall doesn't exist (likely if your kernel isn't Linux) it will
471emulated by simply reading the data, which would have a similar effect. 530be emulated by simply reading the data, which would have a similar effect.
472 531
473 532
474=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status) 533=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status)
475 534
476=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status) 535=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status)
545 namemax => 255, 604 namemax => 255,
546 frsize => 1024, 605 frsize => 1024,
547 fsid => 1810 606 fsid => 1810
548 } 607 }
549 608
609Here is a (likely partial - send me updates!) list of fsid values used by
610Linux - it is safe to hardcode these when C<$^O> is C<linux>:
611
612 0x0000adf5 adfs
613 0x0000adff affs
614 0x5346414f afs
615 0x09041934 anon-inode filesystem
616 0x00000187 autofs
617 0x42465331 befs
618 0x1badface bfs
619 0x42494e4d binfmt_misc
620 0x9123683e btrfs
621 0x0027e0eb cgroupfs
622 0xff534d42 cifs
623 0x73757245 coda
624 0x012ff7b7 coh
625 0x28cd3d45 cramfs
626 0x453dcd28 cramfs-wend (wrong endianness)
627 0x64626720 debugfs
628 0x00001373 devfs
629 0x00001cd1 devpts
630 0x0000f15f ecryptfs
631 0x00414a53 efs
632 0x0000137d ext
633 0x0000ef53 ext2/ext3/ext4
634 0x0000ef51 ext2
635 0xf2f52010 f2fs
636 0x00004006 fat
637 0x65735546 fuseblk
638 0x65735543 fusectl
639 0x0bad1dea futexfs
640 0x01161970 gfs2
641 0x47504653 gpfs
642 0x00004244 hfs
643 0xf995e849 hpfs
644 0x00c0ffee hostfs
645 0x958458f6 hugetlbfs
646 0x2bad1dea inotifyfs
647 0x00009660 isofs
648 0x000072b6 jffs2
649 0x3153464a jfs
650 0x6b414653 k-afs
651 0x0bd00bd0 lustre
652 0x0000137f minix
653 0x0000138f minix 30 char names
654 0x00002468 minix v2
655 0x00002478 minix v2 30 char names
656 0x00004d5a minix v3
657 0x19800202 mqueue
658 0x00004d44 msdos
659 0x0000564c novell
660 0x00006969 nfs
661 0x6e667364 nfsd
662 0x00003434 nilfs
663 0x5346544e ntfs
664 0x00009fa1 openprom
665 0x7461636F ocfs2
666 0x00009fa0 proc
667 0x6165676c pstorefs
668 0x0000002f qnx4
669 0x68191122 qnx6
670 0x858458f6 ramfs
671 0x52654973 reiserfs
672 0x00007275 romfs
673 0x67596969 rpc_pipefs
674 0x73636673 securityfs
675 0xf97cff8c selinux
676 0x0000517b smb
677 0x534f434b sockfs
678 0x73717368 squashfs
679 0x62656572 sysfs
680 0x012ff7b6 sysv2
681 0x012ff7b5 sysv4
682 0x01021994 tmpfs
683 0x15013346 udf
684 0x00011954 ufs
685 0x54190100 ufs byteswapped
686 0x00009fa2 usbdevfs
687 0x01021997 v9fs
688 0xa501fcf5 vxfs
689 0xabba1974 xenfs
690 0x012ff7b4 xenix
691 0x58465342 xfs
692 0x012fd16d xia
550 693
551=item aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status) 694=item aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)
552 695
553Works like perl's C<utime> function (including the special case of $atime 696Works like perl's C<utime> function (including the special case of $atime
554and $mtime being undef). Fractional times are supported if the underlying 697and $mtime being undef). Fractional times are supported if the underlying
582=item aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status) 725=item aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status)
583 726
584Works like truncate(2) or ftruncate(2). 727Works like truncate(2) or ftruncate(2).
585 728
586 729
730=item aio_allocate $fh, $mode, $offset, $len, $callback->($status)
731
732Allocates or frees disk space according to the C<$mode> argument. See the
733linux C<fallocate> documentation for details.
734
735C<$mode> is usually C<0> or C<IO::AIO::FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE> to allocate
736space, or C<IO::AIO::FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE | IO::AIO::FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE>,
737to deallocate a file range.
738
739IO::AIO also supports C<FALLOC_FL_COLLAPSE_RANGE>, to remove a range
740(without leaving a hole) and C<FALLOC_FL_ZERO_RANGE>, to zero a range (see
741your L<fallocate(2)> manpage).
742
743The file system block size used by C<fallocate> is presumably the
744C<f_bsize> returned by C<statvfs>.
745
746If C<fallocate> isn't available or cannot be emulated (currently no
747emulation will be attempted), passes C<-1> and sets C<$!> to C<ENOSYS>.
748
749
587=item aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status) 750=item aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)
588 751
589Works like perl's C<chmod> function. 752Works like perl's C<chmod> function.
590 753
591 754
593 756
594Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the 757Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the
595result code. 758result code.
596 759
597 760
598=item aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status) 761=item aio_mknod $pathname, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
599 762
600[EXPERIMENTAL] 763[EXPERIMENTAL]
601 764
602Asynchronously create a device node (or fifo). See mknod(2). 765Asynchronously create a device node (or fifo). See mknod(2).
603 766
604The only (POSIX-) portable way of calling this function is: 767The only (POSIX-) portable way of calling this function is:
605 768
606 aio_mknod $path, IO::AIO::S_IFIFO | $mode, 0, sub { ... 769 aio_mknod $pathname, IO::AIO::S_IFIFO | $mode, 0, sub { ...
607 770
608See C<aio_stat> for info about some potentially helpful extra constants 771See C<aio_stat> for info about some potentially helpful extra constants
609and functions. 772and functions.
610 773
611=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 774=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
618 781
619Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at 782Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
620the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code. 783the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
621 784
622 785
623=item aio_readlink $path, $callback->($link) 786=item aio_readlink $pathname, $callback->($link)
624 787
625Asynchronously read the symlink specified by C<$path> and pass it to 788Asynchronously read the symlink specified by C<$path> and pass it to
626the callback. If an error occurs, nothing or undef gets passed to the 789the callback. If an error occurs, nothing or undef gets passed to the
627callback. 790callback.
628 791
629 792
793=item aio_realpath $pathname, $callback->($path)
794
795Asynchronously make the path absolute and resolve any symlinks in
796C<$path>. The resulting path only consists of directories (same as
797L<Cwd::realpath>).
798
799This request can be used to get the absolute path of the current working
800directory by passing it a path of F<.> (a single dot).
801
802
630=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 803=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
631 804
632Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as 805Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as
633rename(2) and call the callback with the result code. 806rename(2) and call the callback with the result code.
807
808On systems that support the AIO::WD working directory abstraction
809natively, the case C<[$wd, "."]> as C<$srcpath> is specialcased - instead
810of failing, C<rename> is called on the absolute path of C<$wd>.
634 811
635 812
636=item aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status) 813=item aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)
637 814
638Asynchronously mkdir (create) a directory and call the callback with 815Asynchronously mkdir (create) a directory and call the callback with
643=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status) 820=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)
644 821
645Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the 822Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the
646result code. 823result code.
647 824
825On systems that support the AIO::WD working directory abstraction
826natively, the case C<[$wd, "."]> is specialcased - instead of failing,
827C<rmdir> is called on the absolute path of C<$wd>.
828
648 829
649=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries) 830=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)
650 831
651Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire 832Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire
652directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be 833directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be
656array-ref with the filenames. 837array-ref with the filenames.
657 838
658 839
659=item aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags) 840=item aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)
660 841
661Quite similar to C<aio_readdir>, but the C<$flags> argument allows to tune 842Quite similar to C<aio_readdir>, but the C<$flags> argument allows one to
662behaviour and output format. In case of an error, C<$entries> will be 843tune behaviour and output format. In case of an error, C<$entries> will be
663C<undef>. 844C<undef>.
664 845
665The flags are a combination of the following constants, ORed together (the 846The flags are a combination of the following constants, ORed together (the
666flags will also be passed to the callback, possibly modified): 847flags will also be passed to the callback, possibly modified):
667 848
668=over 4 849=over 4
669 850
670=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS 851=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS
671 852
672When this flag is off, then the callback gets an arrayref with of names 853When this flag is off, then the callback gets an arrayref consisting of
673only (as with C<aio_readdir>), otherwise it gets an arrayref with 854names only (as with C<aio_readdir>), otherwise it gets an arrayref with
674C<[$name, $type, $inode]> arrayrefs, each describing a single directory 855C<[$name, $type, $inode]> arrayrefs, each describing a single directory
675entry in more detail. 856entry in more detail.
676 857
677C<$name> is the name of the entry. 858C<$name> is the name of the entry.
678 859
691systems that do not deliver the inode information. 872systems that do not deliver the inode information.
692 873
693=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST 874=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST
694 875
695When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order where 876When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order where
696likely directories come first. This is useful when you need to quickly 877likely directories come first, in optimal stat order. This is useful when
697find directories, or you want to find all directories while avoiding to 878you need to quickly find directories, or you want to find all directories
698stat() each entry. 879while avoiding to stat() each entry.
699 880
700If the system returns type information in readdir, then this is used 881If the system returns type information in readdir, then this is used
701to find directories directly. Otherwise, likely directories are files 882to find directories directly. Otherwise, likely directories are names
702beginning with ".", or otherwise files with no dots, of which files with 883beginning with ".", or otherwise names with no dots, of which names with
703short names are tried first. 884short names are tried first.
704 885
705=item IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER 886=item IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER
706 887
707When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order 888When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order
714 895
715=item IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN 896=item IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN
716 897
717This flag should not be set when calling C<aio_readdirx>. Instead, it 898This flag should not be set when calling C<aio_readdirx>. Instead, it
718is being set by C<aio_readdirx>, when any of the C<$type>'s found were 899is being set by C<aio_readdirx>, when any of the C<$type>'s found were
719C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>. The absense of this flag therefore indicates that all 900C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>. The absence of this flag therefore indicates that all
720C<$type>'s are known, which can be used to speed up some algorithms. 901C<$type>'s are known, which can be used to speed up some algorithms.
721 902
722=back 903=back
723 904
724 905
725=item aio_load $path, $data, $callback->($status) 906=item aio_load $pathname, $data, $callback->($status)
726 907
727This is a composite request that tries to fully load the given file into 908This is a composite request that tries to fully load the given file into
728memory. Status is the same as with aio_read. 909memory. Status is the same as with aio_read.
729 910
730=cut 911=cut
852 if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) { 1033 if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) {
853 aioreq_pri $pri; 1034 aioreq_pri $pri;
854 add $grp aio_copy $src, $dst, sub { 1035 add $grp aio_copy $src, $dst, sub {
855 $grp->result ($_[0]); 1036 $grp->result ($_[0]);
856 1037
857 if (!$_[0]) { 1038 unless ($_[0]) {
858 aioreq_pri $pri; 1039 aioreq_pri $pri;
859 add $grp aio_unlink $src; 1040 add $grp aio_unlink $src;
860 } 1041 }
861 }; 1042 };
862 } else { 1043 } else {
865 }; 1046 };
866 1047
867 $grp 1048 $grp
868} 1049}
869 1050
870=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs) 1051=item aio_scandir $pathname, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
871 1052
872Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to 1053Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to
873efficiently separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of 1054efficiently separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of
874names, directories you can recurse into (directories), and ones you cannot 1055names, directories you can recurse into (directories), and ones you cannot
875recurse into (everything else, including symlinks to directories). 1056recurse into (everything else, including symlinks to directories).
906Then entries will be sorted into likely directories a non-initial dot 1087Then entries will be sorted into likely directories a non-initial dot
907currently) and likely non-directories (see C<aio_readdirx>). Then every 1088currently) and likely non-directories (see C<aio_readdirx>). Then every
908entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, likely directories first, 1089entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, likely directories first,
909in order of their inode numbers. If that succeeds, it assumes that the 1090in order of their inode numbers. If that succeeds, it assumes that the
910entry is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked 1091entry is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked
911seperately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because 1092separately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because
912filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode 1093filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode
913data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature), even on systems that cannot return 1094data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature), even on systems that cannot return
914the filetype information on readdir. 1095the filetype information on readdir.
915 1096
916If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the 1097If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the
932 1113
933 my $grp = aio_group $cb; 1114 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
934 1115
935 $maxreq = 4 if $maxreq <= 0; 1116 $maxreq = 4 if $maxreq <= 0;
936 1117
937 # stat once 1118 # get a wd object
938 aioreq_pri $pri; 1119 aioreq_pri $pri;
939 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub { 1120 add $grp aio_wd $path, sub {
1121 $_[0]
940 return $grp->result () if $_[0]; 1122 or return $grp->result ();
941 my $now = time;
942 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
943 1123
944 # read the directory entries 1124 my $wd = [shift, "."];
1125
1126 # stat once
945 aioreq_pri $pri; 1127 aioreq_pri $pri;
946 add $grp aio_readdirx $path, READDIR_DIRS_FIRST, sub { 1128 add $grp aio_stat $wd, sub {
947 my $entries = shift
948 or return $grp->result (); 1129 return $grp->result () if $_[0];
1130 my $now = time;
1131 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
949 1132
950 # stat the dir another time 1133 # read the directory entries
951 aioreq_pri $pri; 1134 aioreq_pri $pri;
1135 add $grp aio_readdirx $wd, READDIR_DIRS_FIRST, sub {
1136 my $entries = shift
1137 or return $grp->result ();
1138
1139 # stat the dir another time
1140 aioreq_pri $pri;
952 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub { 1141 add $grp aio_stat $wd, sub {
953 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9]; 1142 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
954 1143
955 my $ndirs; 1144 my $ndirs;
956 1145
957 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy 1146 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy
958 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) { 1147 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) {
959 $ndirs = -1; 1148 $ndirs = -1;
960 } else { 1149 } else {
961 # if nlink == 2, we are finished 1150 # if nlink == 2, we are finished
962 # for non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2 1151 # for non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2
963 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2 1152 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2
964 or return $grp->result ([], $entries); 1153 or return $grp->result ([], $entries);
965 } 1154 }
966 1155
967 my (@dirs, @nondirs); 1156 my (@dirs, @nondirs);
968 1157
969 my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub { 1158 my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub {
970 $grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs); 1159 $grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs);
971 }; 1160 };
972 1161
973 limit $statgrp $maxreq; 1162 limit $statgrp $maxreq;
974 feed $statgrp sub { 1163 feed $statgrp sub {
975 return unless @$entries; 1164 return unless @$entries;
976 my $entry = shift @$entries; 1165 my $entry = shift @$entries;
977 1166
978 aioreq_pri $pri; 1167 aioreq_pri $pri;
1168 $wd->[1] = "$entry/.";
979 add $statgrp aio_stat "$path/$entry/.", sub { 1169 add $statgrp aio_stat $wd, sub {
980 if ($_[0] < 0) { 1170 if ($_[0] < 0) {
981 push @nondirs, $entry; 1171 push @nondirs, $entry;
982 } else { 1172 } else {
983 # need to check for real directory 1173 # need to check for real directory
984 aioreq_pri $pri; 1174 aioreq_pri $pri;
1175 $wd->[1] = $entry;
985 add $statgrp aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub { 1176 add $statgrp aio_lstat $wd, sub {
986 if (-d _) { 1177 if (-d _) {
987 push @dirs, $entry; 1178 push @dirs, $entry;
988 1179
989 unless (--$ndirs) { 1180 unless (--$ndirs) {
990 push @nondirs, @$entries; 1181 push @nondirs, @$entries;
991 feed $statgrp; 1182 feed $statgrp;
1183 }
1184 } else {
1185 push @nondirs, $entry;
992 } 1186 }
993 } else {
994 push @nondirs, $entry;
995 } 1187 }
996 } 1188 }
997 } 1189 };
998 }; 1190 };
999 }; 1191 };
1000 }; 1192 };
1001 }; 1193 };
1002 }; 1194 };
1003 1195
1004 $grp 1196 $grp
1005} 1197}
1006 1198
1007=item aio_rmtree $path, $callback->($status) 1199=item aio_rmtree $pathname, $callback->($status)
1008 1200
1009Delete a directory tree starting (and including) C<$path>, return the 1201Delete a directory tree starting (and including) C<$path>, return the
1010status of the final C<rmdir> only. This is a composite request that 1202status of the final C<rmdir> only. This is a composite request that
1011uses C<aio_scandir> to recurse into and rmdir directories, and unlink 1203uses C<aio_scandir> to recurse into and rmdir directories, and unlink
1012everything else. 1204everything else.
1013 1205
1014=cut 1206=cut
1015 1207
1037 }; 1229 };
1038 1230
1039 $grp 1231 $grp
1040} 1232}
1041 1233
1234=item aio_fcntl $fh, $cmd, $arg, $callback->($status)
1235
1236=item aio_ioctl $fh, $request, $buf, $callback->($status)
1237
1238These work just like the C<fcntl> and C<ioctl> built-in functions, except
1239they execute asynchronously and pass the return value to the callback.
1240
1241Both calls can be used for a lot of things, some of which make more sense
1242to run asynchronously in their own thread, while some others make less
1243sense. For example, calls that block waiting for external events, such
1244as locking, will also lock down an I/O thread while it is waiting, which
1245can deadlock the whole I/O system. At the same time, there might be no
1246alternative to using a thread to wait.
1247
1248So in general, you should only use these calls for things that do
1249(filesystem) I/O, not for things that wait for other events (network,
1250other processes), although if you are careful and know what you are doing,
1251you still can.
1252
1253The following constants are available (missing ones are, as usual C<0>):
1254
1255C<FIFREEZE>, C<FITHAW>, C<FITRIM>, C<FICLONE>, C<FICLONERANGE>, C<FIDEDUPERANGE>.
1256
1257C<FS_IOC_GETFLAGS>, C<FS_IOC_SETFLAGS>, C<FS_IOC_GETVERSION>, C<FS_IOC_SETVERSION>,
1258C<FS_IOC_FIEMAP>.
1259
1260C<FS_IOC_FSGETXATTR>, C<FS_IOC_FSSETXATTR>, C<FS_IOC_SET_ENCRYPTION_POLICY>,
1261C<FS_IOC_GET_ENCRYPTION_PWSALT>, C<FS_IOC_GET_ENCRYPTION_POLICY>, C<FS_KEY_DESCRIPTOR_SIZE>.
1262
1263C<FS_SECRM_FL>, C<FS_UNRM_FL>, C<FS_COMPR_FL>, C<FS_SYNC_FL>, C<FS_IMMUTABLE_FL>,
1264C<FS_APPEND_FL>, C<FS_NODUMP_FL>, C<FS_NOATIME_FL>, C<FS_DIRTY_FL>,
1265C<FS_COMPRBLK_FL>, C<FS_NOCOMP_FL>, C<FS_ENCRYPT_FL>, C<FS_BTREE_FL>,
1266C<FS_INDEX_FL>, C<FS_JOURNAL_DATA_FL>, C<FS_NOTAIL_FL>, C<FS_DIRSYNC_FL>, C<FS_TOPDIR_FL>,
1267C<FS_FL_USER_MODIFIABLE>.
1268
1269C<FS_XFLAG_REALTIME>, C<FS_XFLAG_PREALLOC>, C<FS_XFLAG_IMMUTABLE>, C<FS_XFLAG_APPEND>,
1270C<FS_XFLAG_SYNC>, C<FS_XFLAG_NOATIME>, C<FS_XFLAG_NODUMP>, C<FS_XFLAG_RTINHERIT>,
1271C<FS_XFLAG_PROJINHERIT>, C<FS_XFLAG_NOSYMLINKS>, C<FS_XFLAG_EXTSIZE>, C<FS_XFLAG_EXTSZINHERIT>,
1272C<FS_XFLAG_NODEFRAG>, C<FS_XFLAG_FILESTREAM>, C<FS_XFLAG_DAX>, C<FS_XFLAG_HASATTR>,
1273
1042=item aio_sync $callback->($status) 1274=item aio_sync $callback->($status)
1043 1275
1044Asynchronously call sync and call the callback when finished. 1276Asynchronously call sync and call the callback when finished.
1045 1277
1046=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status) 1278=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
1053Asynchronously call fdatasync on the given filehandle and call the 1285Asynchronously call fdatasync on the given filehandle and call the
1054callback with the fdatasync result code. 1286callback with the fdatasync result code.
1055 1287
1056If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be 1288If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be
1057detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead. 1289detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.
1290
1291=item aio_syncfs $fh, $callback->($status)
1292
1293Asynchronously call the syncfs syscall to sync the filesystem associated
1294to the given filehandle and call the callback with the syncfs result
1295code. If syncfs is not available, calls sync(), but returns C<-1> and sets
1296errno to C<ENOSYS> nevertheless.
1058 1297
1059=item aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status) 1298=item aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)
1060 1299
1061Sync the data portion of the file specified by C<$offset> and C<$length> 1300Sync the data portion of the file specified by C<$offset> and C<$length>
1062to disk (but NOT the metadata), by calling the Linux-specific 1301to disk (but NOT the metadata), by calling the Linux-specific
1066C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_BEFORE>, 1305C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_BEFORE>,
1067C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE> and 1306C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE> and
1068C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_AFTER>: refer to the sync_file_range 1307C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_AFTER>: refer to the sync_file_range
1069manpage for details. 1308manpage for details.
1070 1309
1071=item aio_pathsync $path, $callback->($status) 1310=item aio_pathsync $pathname, $callback->($status)
1072 1311
1073This request tries to open, fsync and close the given path. This is a 1312This request tries to open, fsync and close the given path. This is a
1074composite request intended to sync directories after directory operations 1313composite request intended to sync directories after directory operations
1075(E.g. rename). This might not work on all operating systems or have any 1314(E.g. rename). This might not work on all operating systems or have any
1076specific effect, but usually it makes sure that directory changes get 1315specific effect, but usually it makes sure that directory changes get
1128 1367
1129This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed 1368This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed
1130scalars. 1369scalars.
1131 1370
1132It touches (reads or writes) all memory pages in the specified 1371It touches (reads or writes) all memory pages in the specified
1133range inside the scalar. All caveats and parameters are the same 1372range inside the scalar. All caveats and parameters are the same
1134as for C<aio_msync>, above, except for flags, which must be either 1373as for C<aio_msync>, above, except for flags, which must be either
1135C<0> (which reads all pages and ensures they are instantiated) or 1374C<0> (which reads all pages and ensures they are instantiated) or
1136C<IO::AIO::MT_MODIFY>, which modifies the memory page s(by reading and 1375C<IO::AIO::MT_MODIFY>, which modifies the memory pages (by reading and
1137writing an octet from it, which dirties the page). 1376writing an octet from it, which dirties the page).
1138 1377
1139=item aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status) 1378=item aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)
1140 1379
1141This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed 1380This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed
1172documented under L<MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS>. 1411documented under L<MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS>.
1173 1412
1174Example: asynchronously lock all current and future pages into memory. 1413Example: asynchronously lock all current and future pages into memory.
1175 1414
1176 aio_mlockall IO::AIO::MCL_FUTURE; 1415 aio_mlockall IO::AIO::MCL_FUTURE;
1416
1417=item aio_fiemap $fh, $start, $length, $flags, $count, $cb->(\@extents)
1418
1419Queries the extents of the given file (by calling the Linux C<FIEMAP>
1420ioctl, see L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/IO-AIO/doc/fiemap.txt> for details). If
1421the ioctl is not available on your OS, then this request will fail with
1422C<ENOSYS>.
1423
1424C<$start> is the starting offset to query extents for, C<$length> is the
1425size of the range to query - if it is C<undef>, then the whole file will
1426be queried.
1427
1428C<$flags> is a combination of flags (C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAG_SYNC> or
1429C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAG_XATTR> - C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAGS_COMPAT> is also
1430exported), and is normally C<0> or C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAG_SYNC> to query
1431the data portion.
1432
1433C<$count> is the maximum number of extent records to return. If it is
1434C<undef>, then IO::AIO queries all extents of the range. As a very special
1435case, if it is C<0>, then the callback receives the number of extents
1436instead of the extents themselves (which is unreliable, see below).
1437
1438If an error occurs, the callback receives no arguments. The special
1439C<errno> value C<IO::AIO::EBADR> is available to test for flag errors.
1440
1441Otherwise, the callback receives an array reference with extent
1442structures. Each extent structure is an array reference itself, with the
1443following members:
1444
1445 [$logical, $physical, $length, $flags]
1446
1447Flags is any combination of the following flag values (typically either C<0>
1448or C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_LAST> (1)):
1449
1450C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_LAST>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_UNKNOWN>,
1451C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DELALLOC>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_ENCODED>,
1452C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DATA_ENCRYPTED>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_NOT_ALIGNED>,
1453C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DATA_INLINE>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DATA_TAIL>,
1454C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_UNWRITTEN>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_MERGED> or
1455C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_SHARED>.
1456
1457At the time of this writing (Linux 3.2), this requets is unreliable unless
1458C<$count> is C<undef>, as the kernel has all sorts of bugs preventing
1459it to return all extents of a range for files with large number of
1460extents. The code works around all these issues if C<$count> is undef.
1177 1461
1178=item aio_group $callback->(...) 1462=item aio_group $callback->(...)
1179 1463
1180This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a 1464This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a
1181container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle 1465container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle
1218like sleep and file handle readable/writable, the overhead this creates is 1502like sleep and file handle readable/writable, the overhead this creates is
1219immense (it blocks a thread for a long time) so do not use this function 1503immense (it blocks a thread for a long time) so do not use this function
1220except to put your application under artificial I/O pressure. 1504except to put your application under artificial I/O pressure.
1221 1505
1222=back 1506=back
1507
1508
1509=head2 IO::AIO::WD - multiple working directories
1510
1511Your process only has one current working directory, which is used by all
1512threads. This makes it hard to use relative paths (some other component
1513could call C<chdir> at any time, and it is hard to control when the path
1514will be used by IO::AIO).
1515
1516One solution for this is to always use absolute paths. This usually works,
1517but can be quite slow (the kernel has to walk the whole path on every
1518access), and can also be a hassle to implement.
1519
1520Newer POSIX systems have a number of functions (openat, fdopendir,
1521futimensat and so on) that make it possible to specify working directories
1522per operation.
1523
1524For portability, and because the clowns who "designed", or shall I write,
1525perpetrated this new interface were obviously half-drunk, this abstraction
1526cannot be perfect, though.
1527
1528IO::AIO allows you to convert directory paths into a so-called IO::AIO::WD
1529object. This object stores the canonicalised, absolute version of the
1530path, and on systems that allow it, also a directory file descriptor.
1531
1532Everywhere where a pathname is accepted by IO::AIO (e.g. in C<aio_stat>
1533or C<aio_unlink>), one can specify an array reference with an IO::AIO::WD
1534object and a pathname instead (or the IO::AIO::WD object alone, which
1535gets interpreted as C<[$wd, "."]>). If the pathname is absolute, the
1536IO::AIO::WD object is ignored, otherwise the pathname is resolved relative
1537to that IO::AIO::WD object.
1538
1539For example, to get a wd object for F</etc> and then stat F<passwd>
1540inside, you would write:
1541
1542 aio_wd "/etc", sub {
1543 my $etcdir = shift;
1544
1545 # although $etcdir can be undef on error, there is generally no reason
1546 # to check for errors here, as aio_stat will fail with ENOENT
1547 # when $etcdir is undef.
1548
1549 aio_stat [$etcdir, "passwd"], sub {
1550 # yay
1551 };
1552 };
1553
1554The fact that C<aio_wd> is a request and not a normal function shows that
1555creating an IO::AIO::WD object is itself a potentially blocking operation,
1556which is why it is done asynchronously.
1557
1558To stat the directory obtained with C<aio_wd> above, one could write
1559either of the following three request calls:
1560
1561 aio_lstat "/etc" , sub { ... # pathname as normal string
1562 aio_lstat [$wd, "."], sub { ... # "." relative to $wd (i.e. $wd itself)
1563 aio_lstat $wd , sub { ... # shorthand for the previous
1564
1565As with normal pathnames, IO::AIO keeps a copy of the working directory
1566object and the pathname string, so you could write the following without
1567causing any issues due to C<$path> getting reused:
1568
1569 my $path = [$wd, undef];
1570
1571 for my $name (qw(abc def ghi)) {
1572 $path->[1] = $name;
1573 aio_stat $path, sub {
1574 # ...
1575 };
1576 }
1577
1578There are some caveats: when directories get renamed (or deleted), the
1579pathname string doesn't change, so will point to the new directory (or
1580nowhere at all), while the directory fd, if available on the system,
1581will still point to the original directory. Most functions accepting a
1582pathname will use the directory fd on newer systems, and the string on
1583older systems. Some functions (such as realpath) will always rely on the
1584string form of the pathname.
1585
1586So this functionality is mainly useful to get some protection against
1587C<chdir>, to easily get an absolute path out of a relative path for future
1588reference, and to speed up doing many operations in the same directory
1589(e.g. when stat'ing all files in a directory).
1590
1591The following functions implement this working directory abstraction:
1592
1593=over 4
1594
1595=item aio_wd $pathname, $callback->($wd)
1596
1597Asynchonously canonicalise the given pathname and convert it to an
1598IO::AIO::WD object representing it. If possible and supported on the
1599system, also open a directory fd to speed up pathname resolution relative
1600to this working directory.
1601
1602If something goes wrong, then C<undef> is passwd to the callback instead
1603of a working directory object and C<$!> is set appropriately. Since
1604passing C<undef> as working directory component of a pathname fails the
1605request with C<ENOENT>, there is often no need for error checking in the
1606C<aio_wd> callback, as future requests using the value will fail in the
1607expected way.
1608
1609=item IO::AIO::CWD
1610
1611This is a compiletime constant (object) that represents the process
1612current working directory.
1613
1614Specifying this object as working directory object for a pathname is as if
1615the pathname would be specified directly, without a directory object. For
1616example, these calls are functionally identical:
1617
1618 aio_stat "somefile", sub { ... };
1619 aio_stat [IO::AIO::CWD, "somefile"], sub { ... };
1620
1621=back
1622
1623To recover the path associated with an IO::AIO::WD object, you can use
1624C<aio_realpath>:
1625
1626 aio_realpath $wd, sub {
1627 warn "path is $_[0]\n";
1628 };
1629
1630Currently, C<aio_statvfs> always, and C<aio_rename> and C<aio_rmdir>
1631sometimes, fall back to using an absolue path.
1223 1632
1224=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS 1633=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS
1225 1634
1226All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when 1635All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when
1227called in non-void context. 1636called in non-void context.
1345 1754
1346Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached 1755Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached
1347generator that generates requests if idle. The idea behind this is that, 1756generator that generates requests if idle. The idea behind this is that,
1348although you could just queue as many requests as you want in a group, 1757although you could just queue as many requests as you want in a group,
1349this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For example, 1758this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For example,
1350C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands C<aio_stat> requests, 1759C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands of C<aio_stat>
1351delaying any later requests for a long time. 1760requests, delaying any later requests for a long time.
1352 1761
1353To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can 1762To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can
1354instead a group and set a feeder on it that generates those requests. The 1763instead a group and set a feeder on it that generates those requests. The
1355feed callback will be called whenever there are few enough (see C<limit>, 1764feed callback will be called whenever there are few enough (see C<limit>,
1356below) requests active in the group itself and is expected to queue more 1765below) requests active in the group itself and is expected to queue more
1405 1814
1406See C<poll_cb> for an example. 1815See C<poll_cb> for an example.
1407 1816
1408=item IO::AIO::poll_cb 1817=item IO::AIO::poll_cb
1409 1818
1410Process some outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call this 1819Process some requests that have reached the result phase (i.e. they have
1411regularly. Returns C<0> if all events could be processed, or C<-1> if it 1820been executed but the results are not yet reported). You have to call
1412returned earlier for whatever reason. Returns immediately when no events 1821this "regularly" to finish outstanding requests.
1413are outstanding. The amount of events processed depends on the settings of
1414C<IO::AIO::max_poll_req> and C<IO::AIO::max_poll_time>.
1415 1822
1823Returns C<0> if all events could be processed (or there were no
1824events to process), or C<-1> if it returned earlier for whatever
1825reason. Returns immediately when no events are outstanding. The amount
1826of events processed depends on the settings of C<IO::AIO::max_poll_req>,
1827C<IO::AIO::max_poll_time> and C<IO::AIO::max_outstanding>.
1828
1416If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the filehandle 1829If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the poll file
1417will still be ready when C<poll_cb> returns, so normally you don't have to 1830descriptor will still be ready when C<poll_cb> returns, so normally you
1418do anything special to have it called later. 1831don't have to do anything special to have it called later.
1832
1833Apart from calling C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> when the event filehandle becomes
1834ready, it can be beneficial to call this function from loops which submit
1835a lot of requests, to make sure the results get processed when they become
1836available and not just when the loop is finished and the event loop takes
1837over again. This function returns very fast when there are no outstanding
1838requests.
1419 1839
1420Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls 1840Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
1421IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority (more examples can be found in the 1841IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority (more examples can be found in the
1422SYNOPSIS section, at the top of this document): 1842SYNOPSIS section, at the top of this document):
1423 1843
1425 poll => 'r', async => 1, 1845 poll => 'r', async => 1,
1426 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb); 1846 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1427 1847
1428=item IO::AIO::poll_wait 1848=item IO::AIO::poll_wait
1429 1849
1430If there are any outstanding requests and none of them in the result 1850Wait until either at least one request is in the result phase or no
1431phase, wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply 1851requests are outstanding anymore.
1432does a C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to 1852
1433synchronously wait for some requests to finish). 1853This is useful if you want to synchronously wait for some requests to
1854become ready, without actually handling them.
1434 1855
1435See C<nreqs> for an example. 1856See C<nreqs> for an example.
1436 1857
1437=item IO::AIO::poll 1858=item IO::AIO::poll
1438 1859
1525 1946
1526Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. 1947Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function.
1527 1948
1528=item IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads 1949=item IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads
1529 1950
1530Limit the number of threads (default: 4) that are allowed to idle (i.e., 1951Limit the number of threads (default: 4) that are allowed to idle
1531threads that did not get a request to process within 10 seconds). That 1952(i.e., threads that did not get a request to process within the idle
1532means if a thread becomes idle while C<$nthreads> other threads are also 1953timeout (default: 10 seconds). That means if a thread becomes idle while
1533idle, it will free its resources and exit. 1954C<$nthreads> other threads are also idle, it will free its resources and
1955exit.
1534 1956
1535This is useful when you allow a large number of threads (e.g. 100 or 1000) 1957This is useful when you allow a large number of threads (e.g. 100 or 1000)
1536to allow for extremely high load situations, but want to free resources 1958to allow for extremely high load situations, but want to free resources
1537under normal circumstances (1000 threads can easily consume 30MB of RAM). 1959under normal circumstances (1000 threads can easily consume 30MB of RAM).
1538 1960
1539The default is probably ok in most situations, especially if thread 1961The default is probably ok in most situations, especially if thread
1540creation is fast. If thread creation is very slow on your system you might 1962creation is fast. If thread creation is very slow on your system you might
1541want to use larger values. 1963want to use larger values.
1542 1964
1965=item IO::AIO::idle_timeout $seconds
1966
1967Sets the minimum idle timeout (default 10) after which worker threads are
1968allowed to exit. SEe C<IO::AIO::max_idle>.
1969
1543=item IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs 1970=item IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
1971
1972Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If
1973you do queue up more than this number of requests, the next call to
1974C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> (and other functions calling C<poll_cb>, such as
1975C<IO::AIO::flush> or C<IO::AIO::poll>) will block until the limit is no
1976longer exceeded.
1977
1978In other words, this setting does not enforce a queue limit, but can be
1979used to make poll functions block if the limit is exceeded.
1544 1980
1545This is a very bad function to use in interactive programs because it 1981This is a very bad function to use in interactive programs because it
1546blocks, and a bad way to reduce concurrency because it is inexact: Better 1982blocks, and a bad way to reduce concurrency because it is inexact: Better
1547use an C<aio_group> together with a feed callback. 1983use an C<aio_group> together with a feed callback.
1548 1984
1549Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you 1985Its main use is in scripts without an event loop - when you want to stat
1550do queue up more than this number of requests, the next call to the 1986a lot of files, you can write somehting like this:
1551C<poll_cb> (and C<poll_some> and other functions calling C<poll_cb>)
1552function will block until the limit is no longer exceeded.
1553 1987
1554The default value is very large, so there is no practical limit on the 1988 IO::AIO::max_outstanding 32;
1555number of outstanding requests.
1556 1989
1557You can still queue as many requests as you want. Therefore, 1990 for my $path (...) {
1558C<max_outstanding> is mainly useful in simple scripts (with low values) or 1991 aio_stat $path , ...;
1559as a stop gap to shield against fatal memory overflow (with large values). 1992 IO::AIO::poll_cb;
1993 }
1994
1995 IO::AIO::flush;
1996
1997The call to C<poll_cb> inside the loop will normally return instantly, but
1998as soon as more thna C<32> reqeusts are in-flight, it will block until
1999some requests have been handled. This keeps the loop from pushing a large
2000number of C<aio_stat> requests onto the queue.
2001
2002The default value for C<max_outstanding> is very large, so there is no
2003practical limit on the number of outstanding requests.
1560 2004
1561=back 2005=back
1562 2006
1563=head3 STATISTICAL INFORMATION 2007=head3 STATISTICAL INFORMATION
1564 2008
1586 2030
1587=back 2031=back
1588 2032
1589=head3 MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS 2033=head3 MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS
1590 2034
1591IO::AIO implements some functions that might be useful, but are not 2035IO::AIO implements some functions that are useful when you want to use
1592asynchronous. 2036some "Advanced I/O" function not available to in Perl, without going the
2037"Asynchronous I/O" route. Many of these have an asynchronous C<aio_*>
2038counterpart.
1593 2039
1594=over 4 2040=over 4
1595 2041
1596=item IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count 2042=item IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count
1597 2043
1604 2050
1605=item IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice 2051=item IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice
1606 2052
1607Simply calls the C<posix_fadvise> function (see its 2053Simply calls the C<posix_fadvise> function (see its
1608manpage for details). The following advice constants are 2054manpage for details). The following advice constants are
1609avaiable: C<IO::AIO::FADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_SEQUENTIAL>, 2055available: C<IO::AIO::FADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_SEQUENTIAL>,
1610C<IO::AIO::FADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_NOREUSE>, 2056C<IO::AIO::FADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_NOREUSE>,
1611C<IO::AIO::FADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_DONTNEED>. 2057C<IO::AIO::FADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_DONTNEED>.
1612 2058
1613On systems that do not implement C<posix_fadvise>, this function returns 2059On systems that do not implement C<posix_fadvise>, this function returns
1614ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_fadvise>. 2060ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_fadvise>.
1615 2061
1616=item IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $len, $advice 2062=item IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $len, $advice
1617 2063
1618Simply calls the C<posix_madvise> function (see its 2064Simply calls the C<posix_madvise> function (see its
1619manpage for details). The following advice constants are 2065manpage for details). The following advice constants are
1620avaiable: C<IO::AIO::MADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_SEQUENTIAL>, 2066available: C<IO::AIO::MADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_SEQUENTIAL>,
1621C<IO::AIO::MADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_DONTNEED>. 2067C<IO::AIO::MADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_DONTNEED>,
2068C<IO::AIO::MADV_FREE>.
1622 2069
1623On systems that do not implement C<posix_madvise>, this function returns 2070On systems that do not implement C<posix_madvise>, this function returns
1624ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_madvise>. 2071ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_madvise>.
1625 2072
1626=item IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $len, $protect 2073=item IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $len, $protect
1627 2074
1628Simply calls the C<mprotect> function on the preferably AIO::mmap'ed 2075Simply calls the C<mprotect> function on the preferably AIO::mmap'ed
1629$scalar (see its manpage for details). The following protect 2076$scalar (see its manpage for details). The following protect
1630constants are avaiable: C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ>, 2077constants are available: C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ>,
1631C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>. 2078C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>.
1632 2079
1633On systems that do not implement C<mprotect>, this function returns 2080On systems that do not implement C<mprotect>, this function returns
1634ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<mprotect>. 2081ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<mprotect>.
1635 2082
1636=item IO::AIO::mmap $scalar, $length, $prot, $flags, $fh[, $offset] 2083=item IO::AIO::mmap $scalar, $length, $prot, $flags, $fh[, $offset]
1637 2084
1638Memory-maps a file (or anonymous memory range) and attaches it to the 2085Memory-maps a file (or anonymous memory range) and attaches it to the
1639given C<$scalar>, which will act like a string scalar. 2086given C<$scalar>, which will act like a string scalar. Returns true on
2087success, and false otherwise.
1640 2088
1641The only operations allowed on the scalar are C<substr>/C<vec> that don't 2089The only operations allowed on the scalar are C<substr>/C<vec> that don't
1642change the string length, and most read-only operations such as copying it 2090change the string length, and most read-only operations such as copying it
1643or searching it with regexes and so on. 2091or searching it with regexes and so on.
1644 2092
1655filesize. 2103filesize.
1656 2104
1657C<$prot> is a combination of C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>, 2105C<$prot> is a combination of C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>,
1658C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ> and/or C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>, 2106C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ> and/or C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>,
1659 2107
1660C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED> or 2108C<$flags> can be a combination of
1661C<IO::AIO::MAP_PRIVATE>, or a number of system-specific flags (when 2109C<IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED> or
1662not available, the are defined as 0): C<IO::AIO::MAP_ANONYMOUS> 2110C<IO::AIO::MAP_PRIVATE>,
2111or a number of system-specific flags (when not available, the are C<0>):
1663(which is set to C<MAP_ANON> if your system only provides this 2112C<IO::AIO::MAP_ANONYMOUS> (which is set to C<MAP_ANON> if your system only provides this constant),
1664constant), C<IO::AIO::MAP_HUGETLB>, C<IO::AIO::MAP_LOCKED>, 2113C<IO::AIO::MAP_LOCKED>,
1665C<IO::AIO::MAP_NORESERVE>, C<IO::AIO::MAP_POPULATE> or 2114C<IO::AIO::MAP_NORESERVE>,
2115C<IO::AIO::MAP_POPULATE>,
1666C<IO::AIO::MAP_NONBLOCK> 2116C<IO::AIO::MAP_NONBLOCK>,
2117C<IO::AIO::MAP_FIXED>,
2118C<IO::AIO::MAP_GROWSDOWN>,
2119C<IO::AIO::MAP_32BIT>,
2120C<IO::AIO::MAP_HUGETLB> or
2121C<IO::AIO::MAP_STACK>.
1667 2122
1668If C<$fh> is C<undef>, then a file descriptor of C<-1> is passed. 2123If C<$fh> is C<undef>, then a file descriptor of C<-1> is passed.
1669 2124
1670C<$offset> is the offset from the start of the file - it generally must be 2125C<$offset> is the offset from the start of the file - it generally must be
1671a multiple of C<IO::AIO::PAGESIZE> and defaults to C<0>. 2126a multiple of C<IO::AIO::PAGESIZE> and defaults to C<0>.
1696 2151
1697Calls the C<munlockall> function. 2152Calls the C<munlockall> function.
1698 2153
1699On systems that do not implement C<munlockall>, this function returns 2154On systems that do not implement C<munlockall>, this function returns
1700ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<munlockall>. 2155ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<munlockall>.
2156
2157=item IO::AIO::splice $r_fh, $r_off, $w_fh, $w_off, $length, $flags
2158
2159Calls the GNU/Linux C<splice(2)> syscall, if available. If C<$r_off> or
2160C<$w_off> are C<undef>, then C<NULL> is passed for these, otherwise they
2161should be the file offset.
2162
2163C<$r_fh> and C<$w_fh> should not refer to the same file, as splice might
2164silently corrupt the data in this case.
2165
2166The following symbol flag values are available: C<IO::AIO::SPLICE_F_MOVE>,
2167C<IO::AIO::SPLICE_F_NONBLOCK>, C<IO::AIO::SPLICE_F_MORE> and
2168C<IO::AIO::SPLICE_F_GIFT>.
2169
2170See the C<splice(2)> manpage for details.
2171
2172=item IO::AIO::tee $r_fh, $w_fh, $length, $flags
2173
2174Calls the GNU/Linux C<tee(2)> syscall, see its manpage and the
2175description for C<IO::AIO::splice> above for details.
2176
2177=item $actual_size = IO::AIO::pipesize $r_fh[, $new_size]
2178
2179Attempts to query or change the pipe buffer size. Obviously works only
2180on pipes, and currently works only on GNU/Linux systems, and fails with
2181C<-1>/C<ENOSYS> everywhere else. If anybody knows how to influence pipe buffer
2182size on other systems, drop me a note.
2183
2184=item ($rfh, $wfh) = IO::AIO::pipe2 [$flags]
2185
2186This is a direct interface to the Linux L<pipe2(2)> system call. If
2187C<$flags> is missing or C<0>, then this should be the same as a call to
2188perl's built-in C<pipe> function and create a new pipe, and works on
2189systems that lack the pipe2 syscall. On win32, this case invokes C<_pipe
2190(..., 4096, O_BINARY)>.
2191
2192If C<$flags> is non-zero, it tries to invoke the pipe2 system call with
2193the given flags (Linux 2.6.27, glibc 2.9).
2194
2195On success, the read and write file handles are returned.
2196
2197On error, nothing will be returned. If the pipe2 syscall is missing and
2198C<$flags> is non-zero, fails with C<ENOSYS>.
2199
2200Please refer to L<pipe2(2)> for more info on the C<$flags>, but at the
2201time of this writing, C<IO::AIO::O_CLOEXEC>, C<IO::AIO::O_NONBLOCK> and
2202C<IO::AIO::O_DIRECT> (Linux 3.4, for packet-based pipes) were supported.
1701 2203
1702=back 2204=back
1703 2205
1704=cut 2206=cut
1705 2207
1740 Danga::Socket->AddOtherFds (IO::AIO::poll_fileno => 2242 Danga::Socket->AddOtherFds (IO::AIO::poll_fileno =>
1741 \&IO::AIO::poll_cb); 2243 \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1742 2244
1743=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR 2245=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR
1744 2246
1745This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks: 2247Usage of pthreads in a program changes the semantics of fork
2248considerably. Specifically, only async-safe functions can be called after
2249fork. Perl doesn't know about this, so in general, you cannot call fork
2250with defined behaviour in perl if pthreads are involved. IO::AIO uses
2251pthreads, so this applies, but many other extensions and (for inexplicable
2252reasons) perl itself often is linked against pthreads, so this limitation
2253applies to quite a lot of perls.
1746 2254
1747Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests 2255This module no longer tries to fight your OS, or POSIX. That means IO::AIO
1748can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After 2256only works in the process that loaded it. Forking is fully supported, but
1749the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues 2257using IO::AIO in the child is not.
1750request/result processing, while the child frees the request/result queue
1751(so that the requests started before the fork will only be handled in the
1752parent). Threads will be started on demand until the limit set in the
1753parent process has been reached again.
1754 2258
1755In short: the parent will, after a short pause, continue as if fork had 2259You might get around by not I<using> IO::AIO before (or after)
1756not been called, while the child will act as if IO::AIO has not been used 2260forking. You could also try to call the L<IO::AIO::reinit> function in the
1757yet. 2261child:
2262
2263=over 4
2264
2265=item IO::AIO::reinit
2266
2267Abandons all current requests and I/O threads and simply reinitialises all
2268data structures. This is not an operation supported by any standards, but
2269happens to work on GNU/Linux and some newer BSD systems.
2270
2271The only reasonable use for this function is to call it after forking, if
2272C<IO::AIO> was used in the parent. Calling it while IO::AIO is active in
2273the process will result in undefined behaviour. Calling it at any time
2274will also result in any undefined (by POSIX) behaviour.
2275
2276=back
1758 2277
1759=head2 MEMORY USAGE 2278=head2 MEMORY USAGE
1760 2279
1761Per-request usage: 2280Per-request usage:
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