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1=head1 NAME 1=head1 NAME
2 2
3IO::AIO - Asynchronous Input/Output 3IO::AIO - Asynchronous/Advanced Input/Output
4 4
5=head1 SYNOPSIS 5=head1 SYNOPSIS
6 6
7 use IO::AIO; 7 use IO::AIO;
8 8
9 aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub { 9 aio_open "/etc/passwd", IO::AIO::O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
10 my $fh = shift 10 my $fh = shift
11 or die "/etc/passwd: $!"; 11 or die "/etc/passwd: $!";
12 ... 12 ...
13 }; 13 };
14 14
25 my $req = aio_unlink "/tmp/file", sub { }; 25 my $req = aio_unlink "/tmp/file", sub { };
26 $req->cancel; # cancel request if still in queue 26 $req->cancel; # cancel request if still in queue
27 27
28 my $grp = aio_group sub { print "all stats done\n" }; 28 my $grp = aio_group sub { print "all stats done\n" };
29 add $grp aio_stat "..." for ...; 29 add $grp aio_stat "..." for ...;
30
31 # AnyEvent integration (EV, Event, Glib, Tk, POE, urxvt, pureperl...)
32 use AnyEvent::AIO;
33
34 # EV integration
35 my $aio_w = EV::io IO::AIO::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&IO::AIO::poll_cb;
36
37 # Event integration
38 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
39 poll => 'r',
40 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
41
42 # Glib/Gtk2 integration
43 add_watch Glib::IO IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
44 in => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb; 1 };
45
46 # Tk integration
47 Tk::Event::IO->fileevent (IO::AIO::poll_fileno, "",
48 readable => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
49
50 # Danga::Socket integration
51 Danga::Socket->AddOtherFds (IO::AIO::poll_fileno =>
52 \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
53 30
54=head1 DESCRIPTION 31=head1 DESCRIPTION
55 32
56This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your 33This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your
57operating system supports. It is implemented as an interface to C<libeio> 34operating system supports. It is implemented as an interface to C<libeio>
81not well-supported or restricted (GNU/Linux doesn't allow them on normal 58not well-supported or restricted (GNU/Linux doesn't allow them on normal
82files currently, for example), and they would only support aio_read and 59files currently, for example), and they would only support aio_read and
83aio_write, so the remaining functionality would have to be implemented 60aio_write, so the remaining functionality would have to be implemented
84using threads anyway. 61using threads anyway.
85 62
63In addition to asynchronous I/O, this module also exports some rather
64arcane interfaces, such as C<madvise> or linux's C<splice> system call,
65which is why the C<A> in C<AIO> can also mean I<advanced>.
66
86Although the module will work in the presence of other (Perl-) threads, 67Although the module will work in the presence of other (Perl-) threads,
87it is currently not reentrant in any way, so use appropriate locking 68it is currently not reentrant in any way, so use appropriate locking
88yourself, always call C<poll_cb> from within the same thread, or never 69yourself, always call C<poll_cb> from within the same thread, or never
89call C<poll_cb> (or other C<aio_> functions) recursively. 70call C<poll_cb> (or other C<aio_> functions) recursively.
90 71
91=head2 EXAMPLE 72=head2 EXAMPLE
92 73
93This is a simple example that uses the EV module and loads 74This is a simple example that uses the EV module and loads
94F</etc/passwd> asynchronously: 75F</etc/passwd> asynchronously:
95 76
96 use Fcntl;
97 use EV; 77 use EV;
98 use IO::AIO; 78 use IO::AIO;
99 79
100 # register the IO::AIO callback with EV 80 # register the IO::AIO callback with EV
101 my $aio_w = EV::io IO::AIO::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&IO::AIO::poll_cb; 81 my $aio_w = EV::io IO::AIO::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&IO::AIO::poll_cb;
102 82
103 # queue the request to open /etc/passwd 83 # queue the request to open /etc/passwd
104 aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub { 84 aio_open "/etc/passwd", IO::AIO::O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
105 my $fh = shift 85 my $fh = shift
106 or die "error while opening: $!"; 86 or die "error while opening: $!";
107 87
108 # stat'ing filehandles is generally non-blocking 88 # stat'ing filehandles is generally non-blocking
109 my $size = -s $fh; 89 my $size = -s $fh;
118 98
119 # file contents now in $contents 99 # file contents now in $contents
120 print $contents; 100 print $contents;
121 101
122 # exit event loop and program 102 # exit event loop and program
123 EV::unloop; 103 EV::break;
124 }; 104 };
125 }; 105 };
126 106
127 # possibly queue up other requests, or open GUI windows, 107 # possibly queue up other requests, or open GUI windows,
128 # check for sockets etc. etc. 108 # check for sockets etc. etc.
129 109
130 # process events as long as there are some: 110 # process events as long as there are some:
131 EV::loop; 111 EV::run;
132 112
133=head1 REQUEST ANATOMY AND LIFETIME 113=head1 REQUEST ANATOMY AND LIFETIME
134 114
135Every C<aio_*> function creates a request. which is a C data structure not 115Every C<aio_*> function creates a request. which is a C data structure not
136directly visible to Perl. 116directly visible to Perl.
191use common::sense; 171use common::sense;
192 172
193use base 'Exporter'; 173use base 'Exporter';
194 174
195BEGIN { 175BEGIN {
196 our $VERSION = '3.3'; 176 our $VERSION = 4.73;
197 177
198 our @AIO_REQ = qw(aio_sendfile aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close 178 our @AIO_REQ = qw(aio_sendfile aio_seek aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close
199 aio_stat aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_readdirx 179 aio_stat aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_readdirx
200 aio_scandir aio_symlink aio_readlink aio_sync aio_fsync 180 aio_scandir aio_symlink aio_readlink aio_realpath aio_fcntl aio_ioctl
201 aio_fdatasync aio_sync_file_range aio_pathsync aio_readahead 181 aio_sync aio_fsync aio_syncfs aio_fdatasync aio_sync_file_range
182 aio_pathsync aio_readahead aio_fiemap aio_allocate
202 aio_rename aio_link aio_move aio_copy aio_group 183 aio_rename aio_rename2 aio_link aio_move aio_copy aio_group
203 aio_nop aio_mknod aio_load aio_rmtree aio_mkdir aio_chown 184 aio_nop aio_mknod aio_load aio_rmtree aio_mkdir aio_chown
204 aio_chmod aio_utime aio_truncate); 185 aio_chmod aio_utime aio_truncate
186 aio_msync aio_mtouch aio_mlock aio_mlockall
187 aio_statvfs
188 aio_slurp
189 aio_wd);
205 190
206 our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice)); 191 our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice));
207 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush 192 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush
208 min_parallel max_parallel max_idle 193 min_parallel max_parallel max_idle idle_timeout
209 nreqs nready npending nthreads 194 nreqs nready npending nthreads
210 max_poll_time max_poll_reqs 195 max_poll_time max_poll_reqs
211 sendfile fadvise); 196 sendfile fadvise madvise
197 mmap munmap mremap munlock munlockall);
212 198
213 push @AIO_REQ, qw(aio_busy); # not exported 199 push @AIO_REQ, qw(aio_busy); # not exported
214 200
215 @IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ'; 201 @IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ';
216 202
218 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION); 204 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION);
219} 205}
220 206
221=head1 FUNCTIONS 207=head1 FUNCTIONS
222 208
223=head2 AIO REQUEST FUNCTIONS 209=head2 QUICK OVERVIEW
210
211This section simply lists the prototypes most of the functions for
212quick reference. See the following sections for function-by-function
213documentation.
214
215 aio_wd $pathname, $callback->($wd)
216 aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
217 aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)
218 aio_seek $fh,$offset,$whence, $callback->($offs)
219 aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
220 aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
221 aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval)
222 aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)
223 aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status)
224 aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status)
225 aio_statvfs $fh_or_path, $callback->($statvfs)
226 aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)
227 aio_chown $fh_or_path, $uid, $gid, $callback->($status)
228 aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)
229 aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status)
230 aio_allocate $fh, $mode, $offset, $len, $callback->($status)
231 aio_fiemap $fh, $start, $length, $flags, $count, $cb->(\@extents)
232 aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)
233 aio_mknod $pathname, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
234 aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
235 aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
236 aio_readlink $pathname, $callback->($link)
237 aio_realpath $pathname, $callback->($path)
238 aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
239 aio_rename2 $srcpath, $dstpath, $flags, $callback->($status)
240 aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)
241 aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)
242 aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)
243 aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)
244 IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST
245 IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN
246 aio_scandir $pathname, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
247 aio_load $pathname, $data, $callback->($status)
248 aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
249 aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
250 aio_rmtree $pathname, $callback->($status)
251 aio_fcntl $fh, $cmd, $arg, $callback->($status)
252 aio_ioctl $fh, $request, $buf, $callback->($status)
253 aio_sync $callback->($status)
254 aio_syncfs $fh, $callback->($status)
255 aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
256 aio_fdatasync $fh, $callback->($status)
257 aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)
258 aio_pathsync $pathname, $callback->($status)
259 aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = MS_SYNC, $callback->($status)
260 aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
261 aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)
262 aio_mlockall $flags, $callback->($status)
263 aio_group $callback->(...)
264 aio_nop $callback->()
265
266 $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri]
267 aioreq_nice $pri_adjust
268
269 IO::AIO::poll_wait
270 IO::AIO::poll_cb
271 IO::AIO::poll
272 IO::AIO::flush
273 IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs
274 IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds
275 IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads
276 IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads
277 IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads
278 IO::AIO::idle_timeout $seconds
279 IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
280 IO::AIO::nreqs
281 IO::AIO::nready
282 IO::AIO::npending
283 IO::AIO::reinit
284
285 $nfd = IO::AIO::get_fdlimit [EXPERIMENTAL]
286 IO::AIO::min_fdlimit $nfd [EXPERIMENTAL]
287
288 IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count
289 IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice
290
291 IO::AIO::mmap $scalar, $length, $prot, $flags[, $fh[, $offset]]
292 IO::AIO::munmap $scalar
293 IO::AIO::mremap $scalar, $new_length, $flags[, $new_address]
294 IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $length, $advice
295 IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $length, $protect
296 IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef
297 IO::AIO::munlockall
298
299 # stat extensions
300 $counter = IO::AIO::st_gen
301 $seconds = IO::AIO::st_atime, IO::AIO::st_mtime, IO::AIO::st_ctime, IO::AIO::st_btime
302 ($atime, $mtime, $ctime, $btime, ...) = IO::AIO::st_xtime
303 $nanoseconds = IO::AIO::st_atimensec, IO::AIO::st_mtimensec, IO::AIO::st_ctimensec, IO::AIO::st_btimensec
304 $seconds = IO::AIO::st_btimesec
305 ($atime, $mtime, $ctime, $btime, ...) = IO::AIO::st_xtimensec
306
307 # very much unportable syscalls
308 IO::AIO::accept4 $r_fh, $sockaddr, $sockaddr_len, $flags
309 IO::AIO::splice $r_fh, $r_off, $w_fh, $w_off, $length, $flags
310 IO::AIO::tee $r_fh, $w_fh, $length, $flags
311 $actual_size = IO::AIO::pipesize $r_fh[, $new_size]
312 ($rfh, $wfh) = IO::AIO::pipe2 [$flags]
313 $fh = IO::AIO::memfd_create $pathname[, $flags]
314 $fh = IO::AIO::eventfd [$initval, [$flags]]
315 $fh = IO::AIO::timerfd_create $clockid[, $flags]
316 ($cur_interval, $cur_value) = IO::AIO::timerfd_settime $fh, $flags, $new_interval, $nbw_value
317 ($cur_interval, $cur_value) = IO::AIO::timerfd_gettime $fh
318
319=head2 API NOTES
224 320
225All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall 321All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall
226with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical, 322with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical,
227and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument 323and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument
228which must be a code reference. This code reference will get called with 324which must be a code reference. This code reference will be called after
229the syscall return code (e.g. most syscalls return C<-1> on error, unlike 325the syscall has been executed in an asynchronous fashion. The results
230perl, which usually delivers "false") as its sole argument after the given 326of the request will be passed as arguments to the callback (and, if an
231syscall has been executed asynchronously. 327error occured, in C<$!>) - for most requests the syscall return code (e.g.
328most syscalls return C<-1> on error, unlike perl, which usually delivers
329"false").
330
331Some requests (such as C<aio_readdir>) pass the actual results and
332communicate failures by passing C<undef>.
232 333
233All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle 334All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle
234internally until the request has finished. 335internally until the request has finished.
235 336
236All functions return request objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow 337All functions return request objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow
237further manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight. 338further manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight.
238 339
239The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and 340The pathnames you pass to these routines I<should> be absolute. The
240encoded as octets. The reason for the former is that at the time the 341reason for this is that at the time the request is being executed, the
241request is being executed, the current working directory could have 342current working directory could have changed. Alternatively, you can
242changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the 343make sure that you never change the current working directory anywhere
243current working directory anywhere in the program and then use relative 344in the program and then use relative paths. You can also take advantage
244paths. 345of IO::AIOs working directory abstraction, that lets you specify paths
346relative to some previously-opened "working directory object" - see the
347description of the C<IO::AIO::WD> class later in this document.
245 348
246To encode pathnames as octets, either make sure you either: a) always pass 349To encode pathnames as octets, either make sure you either: a) always pass
247in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir etc.) without 350in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir etc.) without
248tinkering, b) are ASCII or ISO 8859-1, c) use the Encode module and encode 351tinkering, b) are in your native filesystem encoding, c) use the Encode
249your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user 352module and encode your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in
250environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e) 353effect in the user environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on
251use something else to ensure your scalar has the correct contents. 354unicode filenames or e) use something else to ensure your scalar has the
355correct contents.
252 356
253This works, btw. independent of the internal UTF-8 bit, which IO::AIO 357This works, btw. independent of the internal UTF-8 bit, which IO::AIO
254handles correctly whether it is set or not. 358handles correctly whether it is set or not.
359
360=head2 AIO REQUEST FUNCTIONS
255 361
256=over 4 362=over 4
257 363
258=item $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri] 364=item $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri]
259 365
289 395
290 396
291=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh) 397=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
292 398
293Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly 399Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly
294created filehandle for the file. 400created filehandle for the file (or C<undef> in case of an error).
295 401
296The pathname passed to C<aio_open> must be absolute. See API NOTES, above, 402The pathname passed to C<aio_open> must be absolute. See API NOTES, above,
297for an explanation. 403for an explanation.
298 404
299The C<$flags> argument is a bitmask. See the C<Fcntl> module for a 405The C<$flags> argument is a bitmask. See the C<Fcntl> module for a
306by the umask in effect then the request is being executed, so better never 412by the umask in effect then the request is being executed, so better never
307change the umask. 413change the umask.
308 414
309Example: 415Example:
310 416
311 aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub { 417 aio_open "/etc/passwd", IO::AIO::O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
312 if ($_[0]) { 418 if ($_[0]) {
313 print "open successful, fh is $_[0]\n"; 419 print "open successful, fh is $_[0]\n";
314 ... 420 ...
315 } else { 421 } else {
316 die "open failed: $!\n"; 422 die "open failed: $!\n";
317 } 423 }
318 }; 424 };
319 425
426In addition to all the common open modes/flags (C<O_RDONLY>, C<O_WRONLY>,
427C<O_RDWR>, C<O_CREAT>, C<O_TRUNC>, C<O_EXCL> and C<O_APPEND>), the
428following POSIX and non-POSIX constants are available (missing ones on
429your system are, as usual, C<0>):
430
431C<O_ASYNC>, C<O_DIRECT>, C<O_NOATIME>, C<O_CLOEXEC>, C<O_NOCTTY>, C<O_NOFOLLOW>,
432C<O_NONBLOCK>, C<O_EXEC>, C<O_SEARCH>, C<O_DIRECTORY>, C<O_DSYNC>,
433C<O_RSYNC>, C<O_SYNC>, C<O_PATH>, C<O_TMPFILE>, C<O_TTY_INIT> and C<O_ACCMODE>.
434
320 435
321=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status) 436=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)
322 437
323Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result 438Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result
324code. 439code.
333Or in other words: the file descriptor will be closed, but it will not be 448Or in other words: the file descriptor will be closed, but it will not be
334free for reuse until the perl filehandle is closed. 449free for reuse until the perl filehandle is closed.
335 450
336=cut 451=cut
337 452
453=item aio_seek $fh, $offset, $whence, $callback->($offs)
454
455Seeks the filehandle to the new C<$offset>, similarly to perl's
456C<sysseek>. The C<$whence> can use the traditional values (C<0> for
457C<IO::AIO::SEEK_SET>, C<1> for C<IO::AIO::SEEK_CUR> or C<2> for
458C<IO::AIO::SEEK_END>).
459
460The resulting absolute offset will be passed to the callback, or C<-1> in
461case of an error.
462
463In theory, the C<$whence> constants could be different than the
464corresponding values from L<Fcntl>, but perl guarantees they are the same,
465so don't panic.
466
467As a GNU/Linux (and maybe Solaris) extension, also the constants
468C<IO::AIO::SEEK_DATA> and C<IO::AIO::SEEK_HOLE> are available, if they
469could be found. No guarantees about suitability for use in C<aio_seek> or
470Perl's C<sysseek> can be made though, although I would naively assume they
471"just work".
472
338=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 473=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
339 474
340=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 475=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
341 476
342Reads or writes C<$length> bytes from or to the specified C<$fh> and 477Reads or writes C<$length> bytes from or to the specified C<$fh> and
343C<$offset> into the scalar given by C<$data> and offset C<$dataoffset> 478C<$offset> into the scalar given by C<$data> and offset C<$dataoffset> and
344and calls the callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on 479calls the callback with the actual number of bytes transferred (or -1 on
345error, just like the syscall). 480error, just like the syscall).
346 481
347C<aio_read> will, like C<sysread>, shrink or grow the C<$data> scalar to 482C<aio_read> will, like C<sysread>, shrink or grow the C<$data> scalar to
348offset plus the actual number of bytes read. 483offset plus the actual number of bytes read.
349 484
374 509
375Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts 510Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts
376reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current 511reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current
377file offset of C<$out_fh>. Because of that, it is not safe to issue more 512file offset of C<$out_fh>. Because of that, it is not safe to issue more
378than one C<aio_sendfile> per C<$out_fh>, as they will interfere with each 513than one C<aio_sendfile> per C<$out_fh>, as they will interfere with each
379other. 514other. The same C<$in_fh> works fine though, as this function does not
515move or use the file offset of C<$in_fh>.
380 516
517Please note that C<aio_sendfile> can read more bytes from C<$in_fh> than
518are written, and there is no way to find out how many more bytes have been
519read from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only provides the
520number of bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result value equals
521C<$length> one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been read.
522
523Unlike with other C<aio_> functions, it makes a lot of sense to use
524C<aio_sendfile> on non-blocking sockets, as long as one end (typically
525the C<$in_fh>) is a file - the file I/O will then be asynchronous, while
526the socket I/O will be non-blocking. Note, however, that you can run
527into a trap where C<aio_sendfile> reads some data with readahead, then
528fails to write all data, and when the socket is ready the next time, the
529data in the cache is already lost, forcing C<aio_sendfile> to again hit
530the disk. Explicit C<aio_read> + C<aio_write> let's you better control
531resource usage.
532
381This call tries to make use of a native C<sendfile> syscall to provide 533This call tries to make use of a native C<sendfile>-like syscall to
382zero-copy operation. For this to work, C<$out_fh> should refer to a 534provide zero-copy operation. For this to work, C<$out_fh> should refer to
383socket, and C<$in_fh> should refer to mmap'able file. 535a socket, and C<$in_fh> should refer to an mmap'able file.
384 536
385If the native sendfile call fails or is not implemented, it will be 537If a native sendfile cannot be found or it fails with C<ENOSYS>,
386emulated, so you can call C<aio_sendfile> on any type of filehandle 538C<EINVAL>, C<ENOTSUP>, C<EOPNOTSUPP>, C<EAFNOSUPPORT>, C<EPROTOTYPE> or
539C<ENOTSOCK>, it will be emulated, so you can call C<aio_sendfile> on any
387regardless of the limitations of the operating system. 540type of filehandle regardless of the limitations of the operating system.
388 541
389Please note, however, that C<aio_sendfile> can read more bytes from 542As native sendfile syscalls (as practically any non-POSIX interface hacked
390C<$in_fh> than are written, and there is no way to find out how many 543together in a hurry to improve benchmark numbers) tend to be rather buggy
391bytes have been read from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only 544on many systems, this implementation tries to work around some known bugs
392provides the number of bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result 545in Linux and FreeBSD kernels (probably others, too), but that might fail,
393value equals C<$length> one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been 546so you really really should check the return value of C<aio_sendfile> -
394read. 547fewer bytes than expected might have been transferred.
395 548
396 549
397=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval) 550=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)
398 551
399C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that 552C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that
403whole pages, so that offset is effectively rounded down to a page boundary 556whole pages, so that offset is effectively rounded down to a page boundary
404and bytes are read up to the next page boundary greater than or equal to 557and bytes are read up to the next page boundary greater than or equal to
405(off-set+length). C<aio_readahead> does not read beyond the end of the 558(off-set+length). C<aio_readahead> does not read beyond the end of the
406file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged. 559file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged.
407 560
408If that syscall doesn't exist (likely if your OS isn't Linux) it will be 561If that syscall doesn't exist (likely if your kernel isn't Linux) it will
409emulated by simply reading the data, which would have a similar effect. 562be emulated by simply reading the data, which would have a similar effect.
410 563
411 564
412=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status) 565=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status)
413 566
414=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status) 567=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status)
415 568
416Works like perl's C<stat> or C<lstat> in void context. The callback will 569Works almost exactly like perl's C<stat> or C<lstat> in void context. The
417be called after the stat and the results will be available using C<stat _> 570callback will be called after the stat and the results will be available
418or C<-s _> etc... 571using C<stat _> or C<-s _> and other tests (with the exception of C<-B>
572and C<-T>).
419 573
420The pathname passed to C<aio_stat> must be absolute. See API NOTES, above, 574The pathname passed to C<aio_stat> must be absolute. See API NOTES, above,
421for an explanation. 575for an explanation.
422 576
423Currently, the stats are always 64-bit-stats, i.e. instead of returning an 577Currently, the stats are always 64-bit-stats, i.e. instead of returning an
424error when stat'ing a large file, the results will be silently truncated 578error when stat'ing a large file, the results will be silently truncated
425unless perl itself is compiled with large file support. 579unless perl itself is compiled with large file support.
580
581To help interpret the mode and dev/rdev stat values, IO::AIO offers the
582following constants and functions (if not implemented, the constants will
583be C<0> and the functions will either C<croak> or fall back on traditional
584behaviour).
585
586C<S_IFMT>, C<S_IFIFO>, C<S_IFCHR>, C<S_IFBLK>, C<S_IFLNK>, C<S_IFREG>,
587C<S_IFDIR>, C<S_IFWHT>, C<S_IFSOCK>, C<IO::AIO::major $dev_t>,
588C<IO::AIO::minor $dev_t>, C<IO::AIO::makedev $major, $minor>.
589
590To access higher resolution stat timestamps, see L<SUBSECOND STAT TIME
591ACCESS>.
426 592
427Example: Print the length of F</etc/passwd>: 593Example: Print the length of F</etc/passwd>:
428 594
429 aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub { 595 aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub {
430 $_[0] and die "stat failed: $!"; 596 $_[0] and die "stat failed: $!";
431 print "size is ", -s _, "\n"; 597 print "size is ", -s _, "\n";
432 }; 598 };
433 599
434 600
601=item aio_statvfs $fh_or_path, $callback->($statvfs)
602
603Works like the POSIX C<statvfs> or C<fstatvfs> syscalls, depending on
604whether a file handle or path was passed.
605
606On success, the callback is passed a hash reference with the following
607members: C<bsize>, C<frsize>, C<blocks>, C<bfree>, C<bavail>, C<files>,
608C<ffree>, C<favail>, C<fsid>, C<flag> and C<namemax>. On failure, C<undef>
609is passed.
610
611The following POSIX IO::AIO::ST_* constants are defined: C<ST_RDONLY> and
612C<ST_NOSUID>.
613
614The following non-POSIX IO::AIO::ST_* flag masks are defined to
615their correct value when available, or to C<0> on systems that do
616not support them: C<ST_NODEV>, C<ST_NOEXEC>, C<ST_SYNCHRONOUS>,
617C<ST_MANDLOCK>, C<ST_WRITE>, C<ST_APPEND>, C<ST_IMMUTABLE>, C<ST_NOATIME>,
618C<ST_NODIRATIME> and C<ST_RELATIME>.
619
620Example: stat C</wd> and dump out the data if successful.
621
622 aio_statvfs "/wd", sub {
623 my $f = $_[0]
624 or die "statvfs: $!";
625
626 use Data::Dumper;
627 say Dumper $f;
628 };
629
630 # result:
631 {
632 bsize => 1024,
633 bfree => 4333064312,
634 blocks => 10253828096,
635 files => 2050765568,
636 flag => 4096,
637 favail => 2042092649,
638 bavail => 4333064312,
639 ffree => 2042092649,
640 namemax => 255,
641 frsize => 1024,
642 fsid => 1810
643 }
644
435=item aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status) 645=item aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)
436 646
437Works like perl's C<utime> function (including the special case of $atime 647Works like perl's C<utime> function (including the special case of $atime
438and $mtime being undef). Fractional times are supported if the underlying 648and $mtime being undef). Fractional times are supported if the underlying
439syscalls support them. 649syscalls support them.
440 650
441When called with a pathname, uses utimes(2) if available, otherwise 651When called with a pathname, uses utimensat(2) or utimes(2) if available,
442utime(2). If called on a file descriptor, uses futimes(2) if available, 652otherwise utime(2). If called on a file descriptor, uses futimens(2)
443otherwise returns ENOSYS, so this is not portable. 653or futimes(2) if available, otherwise returns ENOSYS, so this is not
654portable.
444 655
445Examples: 656Examples:
446 657
447 # set atime and mtime to current time (basically touch(1)): 658 # set atime and mtime to current time (basically touch(1)):
448 aio_utime "path", undef, undef; 659 aio_utime "path", undef, undef;
466=item aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status) 677=item aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status)
467 678
468Works like truncate(2) or ftruncate(2). 679Works like truncate(2) or ftruncate(2).
469 680
470 681
682=item aio_allocate $fh, $mode, $offset, $len, $callback->($status)
683
684Allocates or frees disk space according to the C<$mode> argument. See the
685linux C<fallocate> documentation for details.
686
687C<$mode> is usually C<0> or C<IO::AIO::FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE> to allocate
688space, or C<IO::AIO::FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE | IO::AIO::FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE>,
689to deallocate a file range.
690
691IO::AIO also supports C<FALLOC_FL_COLLAPSE_RANGE>, to remove a range
692(without leaving a hole), C<FALLOC_FL_ZERO_RANGE>, to zero a range,
693C<FALLOC_FL_INSERT_RANGE> to insert a range and C<FALLOC_FL_UNSHARE_RANGE>
694to unshare shared blocks (see your L<fallocate(2)> manpage).
695
696The file system block size used by C<fallocate> is presumably the
697C<f_bsize> returned by C<statvfs>, but different filesystems and filetypes
698can dictate other limitations.
699
700If C<fallocate> isn't available or cannot be emulated (currently no
701emulation will be attempted), passes C<-1> and sets C<$!> to C<ENOSYS>.
702
703
471=item aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status) 704=item aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)
472 705
473Works like perl's C<chmod> function. 706Works like perl's C<chmod> function.
474 707
475 708
477 710
478Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the 711Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the
479result code. 712result code.
480 713
481 714
482=item aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status) 715=item aio_mknod $pathname, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
483 716
484[EXPERIMENTAL] 717[EXPERIMENTAL]
485 718
486Asynchronously create a device node (or fifo). See mknod(2). 719Asynchronously create a device node (or fifo). See mknod(2).
487 720
488The only (POSIX-) portable way of calling this function is: 721The only (POSIX-) portable way of calling this function is:
489 722
490 aio_mknod $path, IO::AIO::S_IFIFO | $mode, 0, sub { ... 723 aio_mknod $pathname, IO::AIO::S_IFIFO | $mode, 0, sub { ...
491 724
725See C<aio_stat> for info about some potentially helpful extra constants
726and functions.
492 727
493=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 728=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
494 729
495Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at 730Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
496the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code. 731the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
500 735
501Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at 736Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
502the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code. 737the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
503 738
504 739
505=item aio_readlink $path, $callback->($link) 740=item aio_readlink $pathname, $callback->($link)
506 741
507Asynchronously read the symlink specified by C<$path> and pass it to 742Asynchronously read the symlink specified by C<$path> and pass it to
508the callback. If an error occurs, nothing or undef gets passed to the 743the callback. If an error occurs, nothing or undef gets passed to the
509callback. 744callback.
510 745
511 746
747=item aio_realpath $pathname, $callback->($path)
748
749Asynchronously make the path absolute and resolve any symlinks in
750C<$path>. The resulting path only consists of directories (same as
751L<Cwd::realpath>).
752
753This request can be used to get the absolute path of the current working
754directory by passing it a path of F<.> (a single dot).
755
756
512=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 757=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
513 758
514Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as 759Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as
515rename(2) and call the callback with the result code. 760rename(2) and call the callback with the result code.
761
762On systems that support the AIO::WD working directory abstraction
763natively, the case C<[$wd, "."]> as C<$srcpath> is specialcased - instead
764of failing, C<rename> is called on the absolute path of C<$wd>.
765
766
767=item aio_rename2 $srcpath, $dstpath, $flags, $callback->($status)
768
769Basically a version of C<aio_rename> with an additional C<$flags>
770argument. Calling this with C<$flags=0> is the same as calling
771C<aio_rename>.
772
773Non-zero flags are currently only supported on GNU/Linux systems that
774support renameat2. Other systems fail with C<ENOSYS> in this case.
775
776The following constants are available (missing ones are, as usual C<0>),
777see renameat2(2) for details:
778
779C<IO::AIO::RENAME_NOREPLACE>, C<IO::AIO::RENAME_EXCHANGE>
780and C<IO::AIO::RENAME_WHITEOUT>.
516 781
517 782
518=item aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status) 783=item aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)
519 784
520Asynchronously mkdir (create) a directory and call the callback with 785Asynchronously mkdir (create) a directory and call the callback with
525=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status) 790=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)
526 791
527Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the 792Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the
528result code. 793result code.
529 794
795On systems that support the AIO::WD working directory abstraction
796natively, the case C<[$wd, "."]> is specialcased - instead of failing,
797C<rmdir> is called on the absolute path of C<$wd>.
798
530 799
531=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries) 800=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)
532 801
533Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire 802Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire
534directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be 803directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be
538array-ref with the filenames. 807array-ref with the filenames.
539 808
540 809
541=item aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags) 810=item aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)
542 811
543Quite similar to C<aio_readdir>, but the C<$flags> argument allows to tune 812Quite similar to C<aio_readdir>, but the C<$flags> argument allows one to
544behaviour and output format. In case of an error, C<$entries> will be 813tune behaviour and output format. In case of an error, C<$entries> will be
545C<undef>. 814C<undef>.
546 815
547The flags are a combination of the following constants, ORed together (the 816The flags are a combination of the following constants, ORed together (the
548flags will also be passed to the callback, possibly modified): 817flags will also be passed to the callback, possibly modified):
549 818
550=over 4 819=over 4
551 820
552=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS 821=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS
553 822
554When this flag is off, then the callback gets an arrayref with of names 823Normally the callback gets an arrayref consisting of names only (as
555only (as with C<aio_readdir>), otherwise it gets an arrayref with 824with C<aio_readdir>). If this flag is set, then the callback gets an
556C<[$name, $type, $inode]> arrayrefs, each describing a single directory 825arrayref with C<[$name, $type, $inode]> arrayrefs, each describing a
557entry in more detail. 826single directory entry in more detail:
558 827
559C<$name> is the name of the entry. 828C<$name> is the name of the entry.
560 829
561C<$type> is one of the C<IO::AIO::DT_xxx> constants: 830C<$type> is one of the C<IO::AIO::DT_xxx> constants:
562 831
563C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>, C<IO::AIO::DT_FIFO>, C<IO::AIO::DT_CHR>, C<IO::AIO::DT_DIR>, 832C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>, C<IO::AIO::DT_FIFO>, C<IO::AIO::DT_CHR>, C<IO::AIO::DT_DIR>,
564C<IO::AIO::DT_BLK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_REG>, C<IO::AIO::DT_LNK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_SOCK>, 833C<IO::AIO::DT_BLK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_REG>, C<IO::AIO::DT_LNK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_SOCK>,
565C<IO::AIO::DT_WHT>. 834C<IO::AIO::DT_WHT>.
566 835
567C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN> means just that: readdir does not know. If you need to 836C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN> means just that: readdir does not know. If you need
568know, you have to run stat yourself. Also, for speed reasons, the C<$type> 837to know, you have to run stat yourself. Also, for speed/memory reasons,
569scalars are read-only: you can not modify them. 838the C<$type> scalars are read-only: you must not modify them.
570 839
571C<$inode> is the inode number (which might not be exact on systems with 64 840C<$inode> is the inode number (which might not be exact on systems with 64
572bit inode numbers and 32 bit perls). This field has unspecified content on 841bit inode numbers and 32 bit perls). This field has unspecified content on
573systems that do not deliver the inode information. 842systems that do not deliver the inode information.
574 843
575=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST 844=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST
576 845
577When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order where 846When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order where
578likely directories come first. This is useful when you need to quickly 847likely directories come first, in optimal stat order. This is useful when
579find directories, or you want to find all directories while avoiding to 848you need to quickly find directories, or you want to find all directories
580stat() each entry. 849while avoiding to stat() each entry.
581 850
582If the system returns type information in readdir, then this is used 851If the system returns type information in readdir, then this is used
583to find directories directly. Otherwise, likely directories are files 852to find directories directly. Otherwise, likely directories are names
584beginning with ".", or otherwise files with no dots, of which files with 853beginning with ".", or otherwise names with no dots, of which names with
585short names are tried first. 854short names are tried first.
586 855
587=item IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER 856=item IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER
588 857
589When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order 858When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order
590suitable for stat()'ing each one. That is, when you plan to stat() 859suitable for stat()'ing each one. That is, when you plan to stat() most or
591all files in the given directory, then the returned order will likely 860all files in the given directory, then the returned order will likely be
592be fastest. 861faster.
593 862
594If both this flag and C<IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST> are specified, then 863If both this flag and C<IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST> are specified,
595the likely dirs come first, resulting in a less optimal stat order. 864then the likely dirs come first, resulting in a less optimal stat order
865for stat'ing all entries, but likely a more optimal order for finding
866subdirectories.
596 867
597=item IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN 868=item IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN
598 869
599This flag should not be set when calling C<aio_readdirx>. Instead, it 870This flag should not be set when calling C<aio_readdirx>. Instead, it
600is being set by C<aio_readdirx>, when any of the C<$type>'s found were 871is being set by C<aio_readdirx>, when any of the C<$type>'s found were
601C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>. The absense of this flag therefore indicates that all 872C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>. The absence of this flag therefore indicates that all
602C<$type>'s are known, which can be used to speed up some algorithms. 873C<$type>'s are known, which can be used to speed up some algorithms.
603 874
604=back 875=back
605 876
606 877
878=item aio_slurp $pathname, $offset, $length, $data, $callback->($status)
879
880Opens, reads and closes the given file. The data is put into C<$data>,
881which is resized as required.
882
883If C<$offset> is negative, then it is counted from the end of the file.
884
885If C<$length> is zero, then the remaining length of the file is
886used. Also, in this case, the same limitations to modifying C<$data> apply
887as when IO::AIO::mmap is used, i.e. it must only be modified in-place
888with C<substr>. If the size of the file is known, specifying a non-zero
889C<$length> results in a performance advantage.
890
891This request is similar to the older C<aio_load> request, but since it is
892a single request, it might be more efficient to use.
893
894Example: load F</etc/passwd> into C<$passwd>.
895
896 my $passwd;
897 aio_slurp "/etc/passwd", 0, 0, $passwd, sub {
898 $_[0] >= 0
899 or die "/etc/passwd: $!\n";
900
901 printf "/etc/passwd is %d bytes long, and contains:\n", length $passwd;
902 print $passwd;
903 };
904 IO::AIO::flush;
905
906
607=item aio_load $path, $data, $callback->($status) 907=item aio_load $pathname, $data, $callback->($status)
608 908
609This is a composite request that tries to fully load the given file into 909This is a composite request that tries to fully load the given file into
610memory. Status is the same as with aio_read. 910memory. Status is the same as with aio_read.
911
912Using C<aio_slurp> might be more efficient, as it is a single request.
611 913
612=cut 914=cut
613 915
614sub aio_load($$;$) { 916sub aio_load($$;$) {
615 my ($path, undef, $cb) = @_; 917 my ($path, undef, $cb) = @_;
634 936
635=item aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 937=item aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
636 938
637Try to copy the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or 939Try to copy the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
638destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with 940destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
639a status of C<0> (error) or C<-1> (ok). 941a status of C<0> (ok) or C<-1> (error, see C<$!>).
942
943Existing destination files will be truncated.
640 944
641This is a composite request that creates the destination file with 945This is a composite request that creates the destination file with
642mode 0200 and copies the contents of the source file into it using 946mode 0200 and copies the contents of the source file into it using
643C<aio_sendfile>, followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and 947C<aio_sendfile>, followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and
644uid/gid, in that order. 948uid/gid, in that order.
656 my $grp = aio_group $cb; 960 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
657 961
658 aioreq_pri $pri; 962 aioreq_pri $pri;
659 add $grp aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub { 963 add $grp aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
660 if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) { 964 if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) {
661 my @stat = stat $src_fh; # hmm, might bock over nfs? 965 my @stat = stat $src_fh; # hmm, might block over nfs?
662 966
663 aioreq_pri $pri; 967 aioreq_pri $pri;
664 add $grp aio_open $dst, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC, 0200, sub { 968 add $grp aio_open $dst, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC, 0200, sub {
665 if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) { 969 if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) {
666 aioreq_pri $pri; 970 aioreq_pri $pri;
713 1017
714=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 1018=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
715 1019
716Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or 1020Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
717destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with 1021destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
718the status C<0> (error) or C<-1> (ok). 1022a status of C<0> (ok) or C<-1> (error, see C<$!>).
719 1023
720This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first; if 1024This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first; if
721rename fails with C<EXDEV>, it copies the file with C<aio_copy> and, if 1025rename fails with C<EXDEV>, it copies the file with C<aio_copy> and, if
722that is successful, unlinks the C<$srcpath>. 1026that is successful, unlinks the C<$srcpath>.
723 1027
734 if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) { 1038 if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) {
735 aioreq_pri $pri; 1039 aioreq_pri $pri;
736 add $grp aio_copy $src, $dst, sub { 1040 add $grp aio_copy $src, $dst, sub {
737 $grp->result ($_[0]); 1041 $grp->result ($_[0]);
738 1042
739 if (!$_[0]) { 1043 unless ($_[0]) {
740 aioreq_pri $pri; 1044 aioreq_pri $pri;
741 add $grp aio_unlink $src; 1045 add $grp aio_unlink $src;
742 } 1046 }
743 }; 1047 };
744 } else { 1048 } else {
747 }; 1051 };
748 1052
749 $grp 1053 $grp
750} 1054}
751 1055
752=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs) 1056=item aio_scandir $pathname, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
753 1057
754Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to 1058Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to
755efficiently separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of 1059efficiently separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of
756names, directories you can recurse into (directories), and ones you cannot 1060names, directories you can recurse into (directories), and ones you cannot
757recurse into (everything else, including symlinks to directories). 1061recurse into (everything else, including symlinks to directories).
758 1062
759C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that creates of many sub requests_ 1063C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that generates many sub requests.
760C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding aio requests that 1064C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding aio requests that
761this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a suitable default 1065this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a suitable default
762will be chosen (currently 4). 1066will be chosen (currently 4).
763 1067
764On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives 1068On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives
788Then entries will be sorted into likely directories a non-initial dot 1092Then entries will be sorted into likely directories a non-initial dot
789currently) and likely non-directories (see C<aio_readdirx>). Then every 1093currently) and likely non-directories (see C<aio_readdirx>). Then every
790entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, likely directories first, 1094entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, likely directories first,
791in order of their inode numbers. If that succeeds, it assumes that the 1095in order of their inode numbers. If that succeeds, it assumes that the
792entry is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked 1096entry is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked
793seperately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because 1097separately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because
794filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode 1098filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode
795data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature), even on systems that cannot return 1099data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature), even on systems that cannot return
796the filetype information on readdir. 1100the filetype information on readdir.
797 1101
798If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the 1102If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the
814 1118
815 my $grp = aio_group $cb; 1119 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
816 1120
817 $maxreq = 4 if $maxreq <= 0; 1121 $maxreq = 4 if $maxreq <= 0;
818 1122
819 # stat once 1123 # get a wd object
820 aioreq_pri $pri; 1124 aioreq_pri $pri;
821 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub { 1125 add $grp aio_wd $path, sub {
1126 $_[0]
822 return $grp->result () if $_[0]; 1127 or return $grp->result ();
823 my $now = time;
824 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
825 1128
826 # read the directory entries 1129 my $wd = [shift, "."];
1130
1131 # stat once
827 aioreq_pri $pri; 1132 aioreq_pri $pri;
828 add $grp aio_readdirx $path, READDIR_DIRS_FIRST, sub { 1133 add $grp aio_stat $wd, sub {
829 my $entries = shift
830 or return $grp->result (); 1134 return $grp->result () if $_[0];
1135 my $now = time;
1136 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
1137 my $rdxflags = READDIR_DIRS_FIRST;
831 1138
832 # stat the dir another time 1139 if ((stat _)[3] < 2) {
1140 # at least one non-POSIX filesystem exists
1141 # that returns useful DT_type values: btrfs,
1142 # so optimise for this here by requesting dents
1143 $rdxflags |= READDIR_DENTS;
1144 }
1145
1146 # read the directory entries
833 aioreq_pri $pri; 1147 aioreq_pri $pri;
834 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub { 1148 add $grp aio_readdirx $wd, $rdxflags, sub {
835 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9]; 1149 my ($entries, $flags) = @_
1150 or return $grp->result ();
836 1151
1152 if ($rdxflags & READDIR_DENTS) {
1153 # if we requested type values, see if we can use them directly.
1154
1155 # if there were any DT_UNKNOWN entries then we assume we
1156 # don't know. alternatively, we could assume that if we get
1157 # one DT_DIR, then all directories are indeed marked with
1158 # DT_DIR, but this seems not required for btrfs, and this
1159 # is basically the "btrfs can't get it's act together" code
1160 # branch.
1161 unless ($flags & READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN) {
1162 # now we have valid DT_ information for all entries,
1163 # so use it as an optimisation without further stat's.
1164 # they must also all be at the beginning of @$entries
1165 # by now.
1166
837 my $ndirs; 1167 my $dirs;
838 1168
839 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy
840 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) {
841 $ndirs = -1;
842 } else {
843 # if nlink == 2, we are finished
844 # for non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2
845 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2
846 or return $grp->result ([], $entries);
847 }
848
849 my (@dirs, @nondirs);
850
851 my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub {
852 $grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs);
853 };
854
855 limit $statgrp $maxreq;
856 feed $statgrp sub {
857 return unless @$entries;
858 my $entry = shift @$entries;
859
860 aioreq_pri $pri;
861 add $statgrp aio_stat "$path/$entry/.", sub {
862 if ($_[0] < 0) { 1169 if (@$entries) {
863 push @nondirs, $entry; 1170 for (0 .. $#$entries) {
864 } else { 1171 if ($entries->[$_][1] != DT_DIR) {
865 # need to check for real directory 1172 # splice out directories
866 aioreq_pri $pri; 1173 $dirs = [splice @$entries, 0, $_];
867 add $statgrp aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub {
868 if (-d _) {
869 push @dirs, $entry;
870
871 unless (--$ndirs) {
872 push @nondirs, @$entries;
873 feed $statgrp;
874 } 1174 last;
875 } else {
876 push @nondirs, $entry;
877 } 1175 }
878 } 1176 }
1177
1178 # if we didn't find any non-dir, then all entries are dirs
1179 unless ($dirs) {
1180 ($dirs, $entries) = ($entries, []);
1181 }
1182 } else {
1183 # directory is empty, so there are no sbdirs
1184 $dirs = [];
879 } 1185 }
1186
1187 # either splice'd the directories out or the dir was empty.
1188 # convert dents to filenames
1189 $_ = $_->[0] for @$dirs;
1190 $_ = $_->[0] for @$entries;
1191
1192 return $grp->result ($dirs, $entries);
1193 }
1194
1195 # cannot use, so return to our old ways
1196 # by pretending we only scanned for names.
1197 $_ = $_->[0] for @$entries;
1198 }
1199
1200 # stat the dir another time
1201 aioreq_pri $pri;
1202 add $grp aio_stat $wd, sub {
1203 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
1204
1205 my $ndirs;
1206
1207 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy
1208 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) {
1209 $ndirs = -1;
1210 } else {
1211 # if nlink == 2, we are finished
1212 # for non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2
1213 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2
1214 or return $grp->result ([], $entries);
1215 }
1216
1217 my (@dirs, @nondirs);
1218
1219 my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub {
1220 $grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs);
1221 };
1222
1223 limit $statgrp $maxreq;
1224 feed $statgrp sub {
1225 return unless @$entries;
1226 my $entry = shift @$entries;
1227
1228 aioreq_pri $pri;
1229 $wd->[1] = "$entry/.";
1230 add $statgrp aio_stat $wd, sub {
1231 if ($_[0] < 0) {
1232 push @nondirs, $entry;
1233 } else {
1234 # need to check for real directory
1235 aioreq_pri $pri;
1236 $wd->[1] = $entry;
1237 add $statgrp aio_lstat $wd, sub {
1238 if (-d _) {
1239 push @dirs, $entry;
1240
1241 unless (--$ndirs) {
1242 push @nondirs, @$entries;
1243 feed $statgrp;
1244 }
1245 } else {
1246 push @nondirs, $entry;
1247 }
1248 }
1249 }
1250 };
880 }; 1251 };
881 }; 1252 };
882 }; 1253 };
883 }; 1254 };
884 }; 1255 };
885 1256
886 $grp 1257 $grp
887} 1258}
888 1259
889=item aio_rmtree $path, $callback->($status) 1260=item aio_rmtree $pathname, $callback->($status)
890 1261
891Delete a directory tree starting (and including) C<$path>, return the 1262Delete a directory tree starting (and including) C<$path>, return the
892status of the final C<rmdir> only. This is a composite request that 1263status of the final C<rmdir> only. This is a composite request that
893uses C<aio_scandir> to recurse into and rmdir directories, and unlink 1264uses C<aio_scandir> to recurse into and rmdir directories, and unlink
894everything else. 1265everything else.
895 1266
896=cut 1267=cut
897 1268
919 }; 1290 };
920 1291
921 $grp 1292 $grp
922} 1293}
923 1294
1295=item aio_fcntl $fh, $cmd, $arg, $callback->($status)
1296
1297=item aio_ioctl $fh, $request, $buf, $callback->($status)
1298
1299These work just like the C<fcntl> and C<ioctl> built-in functions, except
1300they execute asynchronously and pass the return value to the callback.
1301
1302Both calls can be used for a lot of things, some of which make more sense
1303to run asynchronously in their own thread, while some others make less
1304sense. For example, calls that block waiting for external events, such
1305as locking, will also lock down an I/O thread while it is waiting, which
1306can deadlock the whole I/O system. At the same time, there might be no
1307alternative to using a thread to wait.
1308
1309So in general, you should only use these calls for things that do
1310(filesystem) I/O, not for things that wait for other events (network,
1311other processes), although if you are careful and know what you are doing,
1312you still can.
1313
1314The following constants are available and can be used for normal C<ioctl>
1315and C<fcntl> as well (missing ones are, as usual C<0>):
1316
1317C<F_DUPFD_CLOEXEC>,
1318
1319C<F_OFD_GETLK>, C<F_OFD_SETLK>, C<F_OFD_GETLKW>,
1320
1321C<FIFREEZE>, C<FITHAW>, C<FITRIM>, C<FICLONE>, C<FICLONERANGE>, C<FIDEDUPERANGE>.
1322
1323C<F_ADD_SEALS>, C<F_GET_SEALS>, C<F_SEAL_SEAL>, C<F_SEAL_SHRINK>, C<F_SEAL_GROW> and
1324C<F_SEAL_WRITE>.
1325
1326C<FS_IOC_GETFLAGS>, C<FS_IOC_SETFLAGS>, C<FS_IOC_GETVERSION>, C<FS_IOC_SETVERSION>,
1327C<FS_IOC_FIEMAP>.
1328
1329C<FS_IOC_FSGETXATTR>, C<FS_IOC_FSSETXATTR>, C<FS_IOC_SET_ENCRYPTION_POLICY>,
1330C<FS_IOC_GET_ENCRYPTION_PWSALT>, C<FS_IOC_GET_ENCRYPTION_POLICY>, C<FS_KEY_DESCRIPTOR_SIZE>.
1331
1332C<FS_SECRM_FL>, C<FS_UNRM_FL>, C<FS_COMPR_FL>, C<FS_SYNC_FL>, C<FS_IMMUTABLE_FL>,
1333C<FS_APPEND_FL>, C<FS_NODUMP_FL>, C<FS_NOATIME_FL>, C<FS_DIRTY_FL>,
1334C<FS_COMPRBLK_FL>, C<FS_NOCOMP_FL>, C<FS_ENCRYPT_FL>, C<FS_BTREE_FL>,
1335C<FS_INDEX_FL>, C<FS_JOURNAL_DATA_FL>, C<FS_NOTAIL_FL>, C<FS_DIRSYNC_FL>, C<FS_TOPDIR_FL>,
1336C<FS_FL_USER_MODIFIABLE>.
1337
1338C<FS_XFLAG_REALTIME>, C<FS_XFLAG_PREALLOC>, C<FS_XFLAG_IMMUTABLE>, C<FS_XFLAG_APPEND>,
1339C<FS_XFLAG_SYNC>, C<FS_XFLAG_NOATIME>, C<FS_XFLAG_NODUMP>, C<FS_XFLAG_RTINHERIT>,
1340C<FS_XFLAG_PROJINHERIT>, C<FS_XFLAG_NOSYMLINKS>, C<FS_XFLAG_EXTSIZE>, C<FS_XFLAG_EXTSZINHERIT>,
1341C<FS_XFLAG_NODEFRAG>, C<FS_XFLAG_FILESTREAM>, C<FS_XFLAG_DAX>, C<FS_XFLAG_HASATTR>,
1342
924=item aio_sync $callback->($status) 1343=item aio_sync $callback->($status)
925 1344
926Asynchronously call sync and call the callback when finished. 1345Asynchronously call sync and call the callback when finished.
927 1346
928=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status) 1347=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
935Asynchronously call fdatasync on the given filehandle and call the 1354Asynchronously call fdatasync on the given filehandle and call the
936callback with the fdatasync result code. 1355callback with the fdatasync result code.
937 1356
938If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be 1357If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be
939detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead. 1358detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.
1359
1360=item aio_syncfs $fh, $callback->($status)
1361
1362Asynchronously call the syncfs syscall to sync the filesystem associated
1363to the given filehandle and call the callback with the syncfs result
1364code. If syncfs is not available, calls sync(), but returns C<-1> and sets
1365errno to C<ENOSYS> nevertheless.
940 1366
941=item aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status) 1367=item aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)
942 1368
943Sync the data portion of the file specified by C<$offset> and C<$length> 1369Sync the data portion of the file specified by C<$offset> and C<$length>
944to disk (but NOT the metadata), by calling the Linux-specific 1370to disk (but NOT the metadata), by calling the Linux-specific
948C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_BEFORE>, 1374C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_BEFORE>,
949C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE> and 1375C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE> and
950C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_AFTER>: refer to the sync_file_range 1376C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_AFTER>: refer to the sync_file_range
951manpage for details. 1377manpage for details.
952 1378
953=item aio_pathsync $path, $callback->($status) 1379=item aio_pathsync $pathname, $callback->($status)
954 1380
955This request tries to open, fsync and close the given path. This is a 1381This request tries to open, fsync and close the given path. This is a
956composite request intended to sync directories after directory operations 1382composite request intended to sync directories after directory operations
957(E.g. rename). This might not work on all operating systems or have any 1383(E.g. rename). This might not work on all operating systems or have any
958specific effect, but usually it makes sure that directory changes get 1384specific effect, but usually it makes sure that directory changes get
989 }; 1415 };
990 1416
991 $grp 1417 $grp
992} 1418}
993 1419
1420=item aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = MS_SYNC, $callback->($status)
1421
1422This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which only works on mmap(2)ed
1423scalars (see the C<IO::AIO::mmap> function, although it also works on data
1424scalars managed by the L<Sys::Mmap> or L<Mmap> modules, note that the
1425scalar must only be modified in-place while an aio operation is pending on
1426it).
1427
1428It calls the C<msync> function of your OS, if available, with the memory
1429area starting at C<$offset> in the string and ending C<$length> bytes
1430later. If C<$length> is negative, counts from the end, and if C<$length>
1431is C<undef>, then it goes till the end of the string. The flags can be
1432either C<IO::AIO::MS_ASYNC> or C<IO::AIO::MS_SYNC>, plus an optional
1433C<IO::AIO::MS_INVALIDATE>.
1434
1435=item aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
1436
1437This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed
1438scalars.
1439
1440It touches (reads or writes) all memory pages in the specified
1441range inside the scalar. All caveats and parameters are the same
1442as for C<aio_msync>, above, except for flags, which must be either
1443C<0> (which reads all pages and ensures they are instantiated) or
1444C<IO::AIO::MT_MODIFY>, which modifies the memory pages (by reading and
1445writing an octet from it, which dirties the page).
1446
1447=item aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)
1448
1449This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed
1450scalars.
1451
1452It reads in all the pages of the underlying storage into memory (if any)
1453and locks them, so they are not getting swapped/paged out or removed.
1454
1455If C<$length> is undefined, then the scalar will be locked till the end.
1456
1457On systems that do not implement C<mlock>, this function returns C<-1>
1458and sets errno to C<ENOSYS>.
1459
1460Note that the corresponding C<munlock> is synchronous and is
1461documented under L<MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS>.
1462
1463Example: open a file, mmap and mlock it - both will be undone when
1464C<$data> gets destroyed.
1465
1466 open my $fh, "<", $path or die "$path: $!";
1467 my $data;
1468 IO::AIO::mmap $data, -s $fh, IO::AIO::PROT_READ, IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED, $fh;
1469 aio_mlock $data; # mlock in background
1470
1471=item aio_mlockall $flags, $callback->($status)
1472
1473Calls the C<mlockall> function with the given C<$flags> (a
1474combination of C<IO::AIO::MCL_CURRENT>, C<IO::AIO::MCL_FUTURE> and
1475C<IO::AIO::MCL_ONFAULT>).
1476
1477On systems that do not implement C<mlockall>, this function returns C<-1>
1478and sets errno to C<ENOSYS>. Similarly, flag combinations not supported
1479by the system result in a return value of C<-1> with errno being set to
1480C<EINVAL>.
1481
1482Note that the corresponding C<munlockall> is synchronous and is
1483documented under L<MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS>.
1484
1485Example: asynchronously lock all current and future pages into memory.
1486
1487 aio_mlockall IO::AIO::MCL_FUTURE;
1488
1489=item aio_fiemap $fh, $start, $length, $flags, $count, $cb->(\@extents)
1490
1491Queries the extents of the given file (by calling the Linux C<FIEMAP>
1492ioctl, see L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/IO-AIO/doc/fiemap.txt> for details). If
1493the ioctl is not available on your OS, then this request will fail with
1494C<ENOSYS>.
1495
1496C<$start> is the starting offset to query extents for, C<$length> is the
1497size of the range to query - if it is C<undef>, then the whole file will
1498be queried.
1499
1500C<$flags> is a combination of flags (C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAG_SYNC> or
1501C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAG_XATTR> - C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAGS_COMPAT> is also
1502exported), and is normally C<0> or C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAG_SYNC> to query
1503the data portion.
1504
1505C<$count> is the maximum number of extent records to return. If it is
1506C<undef>, then IO::AIO queries all extents of the range. As a very special
1507case, if it is C<0>, then the callback receives the number of extents
1508instead of the extents themselves (which is unreliable, see below).
1509
1510If an error occurs, the callback receives no arguments. The special
1511C<errno> value C<IO::AIO::EBADR> is available to test for flag errors.
1512
1513Otherwise, the callback receives an array reference with extent
1514structures. Each extent structure is an array reference itself, with the
1515following members:
1516
1517 [$logical, $physical, $length, $flags]
1518
1519Flags is any combination of the following flag values (typically either C<0>
1520or C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_LAST> (1)):
1521
1522C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_LAST>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_UNKNOWN>,
1523C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DELALLOC>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_ENCODED>,
1524C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DATA_ENCRYPTED>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_NOT_ALIGNED>,
1525C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DATA_INLINE>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DATA_TAIL>,
1526C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_UNWRITTEN>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_MERGED> or
1527C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_SHARED>.
1528
1529At the time of this writing (Linux 3.2), this request is unreliable unless
1530C<$count> is C<undef>, as the kernel has all sorts of bugs preventing
1531it to return all extents of a range for files with a large number of
1532extents. The code (only) works around all these issues if C<$count> is
1533C<undef>.
1534
994=item aio_group $callback->(...) 1535=item aio_group $callback->(...)
995 1536
996This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a 1537This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a
997container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle 1538container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle
998many requests into a single, composite, request with a definite callback 1539many requests into a single, composite, request with a definite callback
1034like sleep and file handle readable/writable, the overhead this creates is 1575like sleep and file handle readable/writable, the overhead this creates is
1035immense (it blocks a thread for a long time) so do not use this function 1576immense (it blocks a thread for a long time) so do not use this function
1036except to put your application under artificial I/O pressure. 1577except to put your application under artificial I/O pressure.
1037 1578
1038=back 1579=back
1580
1581
1582=head2 IO::AIO::WD - multiple working directories
1583
1584Your process only has one current working directory, which is used by all
1585threads. This makes it hard to use relative paths (some other component
1586could call C<chdir> at any time, and it is hard to control when the path
1587will be used by IO::AIO).
1588
1589One solution for this is to always use absolute paths. This usually works,
1590but can be quite slow (the kernel has to walk the whole path on every
1591access), and can also be a hassle to implement.
1592
1593Newer POSIX systems have a number of functions (openat, fdopendir,
1594futimensat and so on) that make it possible to specify working directories
1595per operation.
1596
1597For portability, and because the clowns who "designed", or shall I write,
1598perpetrated this new interface were obviously half-drunk, this abstraction
1599cannot be perfect, though.
1600
1601IO::AIO allows you to convert directory paths into a so-called IO::AIO::WD
1602object. This object stores the canonicalised, absolute version of the
1603path, and on systems that allow it, also a directory file descriptor.
1604
1605Everywhere where a pathname is accepted by IO::AIO (e.g. in C<aio_stat>
1606or C<aio_unlink>), one can specify an array reference with an IO::AIO::WD
1607object and a pathname instead (or the IO::AIO::WD object alone, which
1608gets interpreted as C<[$wd, "."]>). If the pathname is absolute, the
1609IO::AIO::WD object is ignored, otherwise the pathname is resolved relative
1610to that IO::AIO::WD object.
1611
1612For example, to get a wd object for F</etc> and then stat F<passwd>
1613inside, you would write:
1614
1615 aio_wd "/etc", sub {
1616 my $etcdir = shift;
1617
1618 # although $etcdir can be undef on error, there is generally no reason
1619 # to check for errors here, as aio_stat will fail with ENOENT
1620 # when $etcdir is undef.
1621
1622 aio_stat [$etcdir, "passwd"], sub {
1623 # yay
1624 };
1625 };
1626
1627The fact that C<aio_wd> is a request and not a normal function shows that
1628creating an IO::AIO::WD object is itself a potentially blocking operation,
1629which is why it is done asynchronously.
1630
1631To stat the directory obtained with C<aio_wd> above, one could write
1632either of the following three request calls:
1633
1634 aio_lstat "/etc" , sub { ... # pathname as normal string
1635 aio_lstat [$wd, "."], sub { ... # "." relative to $wd (i.e. $wd itself)
1636 aio_lstat $wd , sub { ... # shorthand for the previous
1637
1638As with normal pathnames, IO::AIO keeps a copy of the working directory
1639object and the pathname string, so you could write the following without
1640causing any issues due to C<$path> getting reused:
1641
1642 my $path = [$wd, undef];
1643
1644 for my $name (qw(abc def ghi)) {
1645 $path->[1] = $name;
1646 aio_stat $path, sub {
1647 # ...
1648 };
1649 }
1650
1651There are some caveats: when directories get renamed (or deleted), the
1652pathname string doesn't change, so will point to the new directory (or
1653nowhere at all), while the directory fd, if available on the system,
1654will still point to the original directory. Most functions accepting a
1655pathname will use the directory fd on newer systems, and the string on
1656older systems. Some functions (such as C<aio_realpath>) will always rely on
1657the string form of the pathname.
1658
1659So this functionality is mainly useful to get some protection against
1660C<chdir>, to easily get an absolute path out of a relative path for future
1661reference, and to speed up doing many operations in the same directory
1662(e.g. when stat'ing all files in a directory).
1663
1664The following functions implement this working directory abstraction:
1665
1666=over 4
1667
1668=item aio_wd $pathname, $callback->($wd)
1669
1670Asynchonously canonicalise the given pathname and convert it to an
1671IO::AIO::WD object representing it. If possible and supported on the
1672system, also open a directory fd to speed up pathname resolution relative
1673to this working directory.
1674
1675If something goes wrong, then C<undef> is passwd to the callback instead
1676of a working directory object and C<$!> is set appropriately. Since
1677passing C<undef> as working directory component of a pathname fails the
1678request with C<ENOENT>, there is often no need for error checking in the
1679C<aio_wd> callback, as future requests using the value will fail in the
1680expected way.
1681
1682=item IO::AIO::CWD
1683
1684This is a compile time constant (object) that represents the process
1685current working directory.
1686
1687Specifying this object as working directory object for a pathname is as if
1688the pathname would be specified directly, without a directory object. For
1689example, these calls are functionally identical:
1690
1691 aio_stat "somefile", sub { ... };
1692 aio_stat [IO::AIO::CWD, "somefile"], sub { ... };
1693
1694=back
1695
1696To recover the path associated with an IO::AIO::WD object, you can use
1697C<aio_realpath>:
1698
1699 aio_realpath $wd, sub {
1700 warn "path is $_[0]\n";
1701 };
1702
1703Currently, C<aio_statvfs> always, and C<aio_rename> and C<aio_rmdir>
1704sometimes, fall back to using an absolue path.
1039 1705
1040=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS 1706=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS
1041 1707
1042All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when 1708All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when
1043called in non-void context. 1709called in non-void context.
1133=item $grp->cancel_subs 1799=item $grp->cancel_subs
1134 1800
1135Cancel all subrequests and clears any feeder, but not the group request 1801Cancel all subrequests and clears any feeder, but not the group request
1136itself. Useful when you queued a lot of events but got a result early. 1802itself. Useful when you queued a lot of events but got a result early.
1137 1803
1804The group request will finish normally (you cannot add requests to the
1805group).
1806
1138=item $grp->result (...) 1807=item $grp->result (...)
1139 1808
1140Set the result value(s) that will be passed to the group callback when all 1809Set the result value(s) that will be passed to the group callback when all
1141subrequests have finished and set the groups errno to the current value 1810subrequests have finished and set the groups errno to the current value
1142of errno (just like calling C<errno> without an error number). By default, 1811of errno (just like calling C<errno> without an error number). By default,
1158 1827
1159Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached 1828Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached
1160generator that generates requests if idle. The idea behind this is that, 1829generator that generates requests if idle. The idea behind this is that,
1161although you could just queue as many requests as you want in a group, 1830although you could just queue as many requests as you want in a group,
1162this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For example, 1831this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For example,
1163C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands C<aio_stat> requests, 1832C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands of C<aio_stat>
1164delaying any later requests for a long time. 1833requests, delaying any later requests for a long time.
1165 1834
1166To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can 1835To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can
1167instead a group and set a feeder on it that generates those requests. The 1836instead a group and set a feeder on it that generates those requests. The
1168feed callback will be called whenever there are few enough (see C<limit>, 1837feed callback will be called whenever there are few enough (see C<limit>,
1169below) requests active in the group itself and is expected to queue more 1838below) requests active in the group itself and is expected to queue more
1201The default value for the limit is C<0>, but note that setting a feeder 1870The default value for the limit is C<0>, but note that setting a feeder
1202automatically bumps it up to C<2>. 1871automatically bumps it up to C<2>.
1203 1872
1204=back 1873=back
1205 1874
1875
1206=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS 1876=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
1207 1877
1208=head3 EVENT PROCESSING AND EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION 1878=head3 EVENT PROCESSING AND EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION
1209 1879
1210=over 4 1880=over 4
1218 1888
1219See C<poll_cb> for an example. 1889See C<poll_cb> for an example.
1220 1890
1221=item IO::AIO::poll_cb 1891=item IO::AIO::poll_cb
1222 1892
1223Process some outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call this 1893Process some requests that have reached the result phase (i.e. they have
1224regularly. Returns C<0> if all events could be processed, or C<-1> if it 1894been executed but the results are not yet reported). You have to call
1225returned earlier for whatever reason. Returns immediately when no events 1895this "regularly" to finish outstanding requests.
1226are outstanding. The amount of events processed depends on the settings of
1227C<IO::AIO::max_poll_req> and C<IO::AIO::max_poll_time>.
1228 1896
1897Returns C<0> if all events could be processed (or there were no
1898events to process), or C<-1> if it returned earlier for whatever
1899reason. Returns immediately when no events are outstanding. The amount
1900of events processed depends on the settings of C<IO::AIO::max_poll_req>,
1901C<IO::AIO::max_poll_time> and C<IO::AIO::max_outstanding>.
1902
1229If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the filehandle 1903If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the poll file
1230will still be ready when C<poll_cb> returns, so normally you don't have to 1904descriptor will still be ready when C<poll_cb> returns, so normally you
1231do anything special to have it called later. 1905don't have to do anything special to have it called later.
1906
1907Apart from calling C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> when the event filehandle becomes
1908ready, it can be beneficial to call this function from loops which submit
1909a lot of requests, to make sure the results get processed when they become
1910available and not just when the loop is finished and the event loop takes
1911over again. This function returns very fast when there are no outstanding
1912requests.
1232 1913
1233Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls 1914Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
1234IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority (more examples can be found in the 1915IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority (more examples can be found in the
1235SYNOPSIS section, at the top of this document): 1916SYNOPSIS section, at the top of this document):
1236 1917
1237 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 1918 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
1238 poll => 'r', async => 1, 1919 poll => 'r', async => 1,
1239 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb); 1920 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1921
1922=item IO::AIO::poll_wait
1923
1924Wait until either at least one request is in the result phase or no
1925requests are outstanding anymore.
1926
1927This is useful if you want to synchronously wait for some requests to
1928become ready, without actually handling them.
1929
1930See C<nreqs> for an example.
1931
1932=item IO::AIO::poll
1933
1934Waits until some requests have been handled.
1935
1936Returns the number of requests processed, but is otherwise strictly
1937equivalent to:
1938
1939 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1940
1941=item IO::AIO::flush
1942
1943Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled.
1944
1945Strictly equivalent to:
1946
1947 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1948 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
1949
1950This function can be useful at program aborts, to make sure outstanding
1951I/O has been done (C<IO::AIO> uses an C<END> block which already calls
1952this function on normal exits), or when you are merely using C<IO::AIO>
1953for its more advanced functions, rather than for async I/O, e.g.:
1954
1955 my ($dirs, $nondirs);
1956 IO::AIO::aio_scandir "/tmp", 0, sub { ($dirs, $nondirs) = @_ };
1957 IO::AIO::flush;
1958 # $dirs, $nondirs are now set
1240 1959
1241=item IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs 1960=item IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs
1242 1961
1243=item IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds 1962=item IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds
1244 1963
1269 # use a low priority so other tasks have priority 1988 # use a low priority so other tasks have priority
1270 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 1989 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
1271 poll => 'r', nice => 1, 1990 poll => 'r', nice => 1,
1272 cb => &IO::AIO::poll_cb); 1991 cb => &IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1273 1992
1274=item IO::AIO::poll_wait
1275
1276If there are any outstanding requests and none of them in the result
1277phase, wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply
1278does a C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to
1279synchronously wait for some requests to finish).
1280
1281See C<nreqs> for an example.
1282
1283=item IO::AIO::poll
1284
1285Waits until some requests have been handled.
1286
1287Returns the number of requests processed, but is otherwise strictly
1288equivalent to:
1289
1290 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1291
1292=item IO::AIO::flush
1293
1294Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled.
1295
1296Strictly equivalent to:
1297
1298 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1299 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
1300
1301=back 1993=back
1994
1302 1995
1303=head3 CONTROLLING THE NUMBER OF THREADS 1996=head3 CONTROLLING THE NUMBER OF THREADS
1304 1997
1305=over 1998=over
1306 1999
1338 2031
1339Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. 2032Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function.
1340 2033
1341=item IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads 2034=item IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads
1342 2035
1343Limit the number of threads (default: 4) that are allowed to idle (i.e., 2036Limit the number of threads (default: 4) that are allowed to idle
1344threads that did not get a request to process within 10 seconds). That 2037(i.e., threads that did not get a request to process within the idle
1345means if a thread becomes idle while C<$nthreads> other threads are also 2038timeout (default: 10 seconds). That means if a thread becomes idle while
1346idle, it will free its resources and exit. 2039C<$nthreads> other threads are also idle, it will free its resources and
2040exit.
1347 2041
1348This is useful when you allow a large number of threads (e.g. 100 or 1000) 2042This is useful when you allow a large number of threads (e.g. 100 or 1000)
1349to allow for extremely high load situations, but want to free resources 2043to allow for extremely high load situations, but want to free resources
1350under normal circumstances (1000 threads can easily consume 30MB of RAM). 2044under normal circumstances (1000 threads can easily consume 30MB of RAM).
1351 2045
1352The default is probably ok in most situations, especially if thread 2046The default is probably ok in most situations, especially if thread
1353creation is fast. If thread creation is very slow on your system you might 2047creation is fast. If thread creation is very slow on your system you might
1354want to use larger values. 2048want to use larger values.
1355 2049
2050=item IO::AIO::idle_timeout $seconds
2051
2052Sets the minimum idle timeout (default 10) after which worker threads are
2053allowed to exit. SEe C<IO::AIO::max_idle>.
2054
1356=item IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs 2055=item IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
2056
2057Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If
2058you do queue up more than this number of requests, the next call to
2059C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> (and other functions calling C<poll_cb>, such as
2060C<IO::AIO::flush> or C<IO::AIO::poll>) will block until the limit is no
2061longer exceeded.
2062
2063In other words, this setting does not enforce a queue limit, but can be
2064used to make poll functions block if the limit is exceeded.
1357 2065
1358This is a very bad function to use in interactive programs because it 2066This is a very bad function to use in interactive programs because it
1359blocks, and a bad way to reduce concurrency because it is inexact: Better 2067blocks, and a bad way to reduce concurrency because it is inexact: Better
1360use an C<aio_group> together with a feed callback. 2068use an C<aio_group> together with a feed callback.
1361 2069
1362Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you 2070Its main use is in scripts without an event loop - when you want to stat
1363do queue up more than this number of requests, the next call to the 2071a lot of files, you can write something like this:
1364C<poll_cb> (and C<poll_some> and other functions calling C<poll_cb>)
1365function will block until the limit is no longer exceeded.
1366 2072
1367The default value is very large, so there is no practical limit on the 2073 IO::AIO::max_outstanding 32;
1368number of outstanding requests.
1369 2074
1370You can still queue as many requests as you want. Therefore, 2075 for my $path (...) {
1371C<max_outstanding> is mainly useful in simple scripts (with low values) or 2076 aio_stat $path , ...;
1372as a stop gap to shield against fatal memory overflow (with large values). 2077 IO::AIO::poll_cb;
2078 }
2079
2080 IO::AIO::flush;
2081
2082The call to C<poll_cb> inside the loop will normally return instantly, but
2083as soon as more thna C<32> reqeusts are in-flight, it will block until
2084some requests have been handled. This keeps the loop from pushing a large
2085number of C<aio_stat> requests onto the queue.
2086
2087The default value for C<max_outstanding> is very large, so there is no
2088practical limit on the number of outstanding requests.
1373 2089
1374=back 2090=back
2091
1375 2092
1376=head3 STATISTICAL INFORMATION 2093=head3 STATISTICAL INFORMATION
1377 2094
1378=over 2095=over
1379 2096
1397Returns the number of requests currently in the pending state (executed, 2114Returns the number of requests currently in the pending state (executed,
1398but not yet processed by poll_cb). 2115but not yet processed by poll_cb).
1399 2116
1400=back 2117=back
1401 2118
2119
2120=head3 SUBSECOND STAT TIME ACCESS
2121
2122Both C<aio_stat>/C<aio_lstat> and perl's C<stat>/C<lstat> functions can
2123generally find access/modification and change times with subsecond time
2124accuracy of the system supports it, but perl's built-in functions only
2125return the integer part.
2126
2127The following functions return the timestamps of the most recent
2128stat with subsecond precision on most systems and work both after
2129C<aio_stat>/C<aio_lstat> and perl's C<stat>/C<lstat> calls. Their return
2130value is only meaningful after a successful C<stat>/C<lstat> call, or
2131during/after a successful C<aio_stat>/C<aio_lstat> callback.
2132
2133This is similar to the L<Time::HiRes> C<stat> functions, but can return
2134full resolution without rounding and work with standard perl C<stat>,
2135alleviating the need to call the special C<Time::HiRes> functions, which
2136do not act like their perl counterparts.
2137
2138On operating systems or file systems where subsecond time resolution is
2139not supported or could not be detected, a fractional part of C<0> is
2140returned, so it is always safe to call these functions.
2141
2142=over 4
2143
2144=item $seconds = IO::AIO::st_atime, IO::AIO::st_mtime, IO::AIO::st_ctime, IO::AIO::st_btime
2145
2146Return the access, modication, change or birth time, respectively,
2147including fractional part. Due to the limited precision of floating point,
2148the accuracy on most platforms is only a bit better than milliseconds
2149for times around now - see the I<nsec> function family, below, for full
2150accuracy.
2151
2152File birth time is only available when the OS and perl support it (on
2153FreeBSD and NetBSD at the time of this writing, although support is
2154adaptive, so if your OS/perl gains support, IO::AIO can take advantage of
2155it). On systems where it isn't available, C<0> is currently returned, but
2156this might change to C<undef> in a future version.
2157
2158=item ($atime, $mtime, $ctime, $btime, ...) = IO::AIO::st_xtime
2159
2160Returns access, modification, change and birth time all in one go, and
2161maybe more times in the future version.
2162
2163=item $nanoseconds = IO::AIO::st_atimensec, IO::AIO::st_mtimensec, IO::AIO::st_ctimensec, IO::AIO::st_btimensec
2164
2165Return the fractional access, modifcation, change or birth time, in nanoseconds,
2166as an integer in the range C<0> to C<999999999>.
2167
2168Note that no accessors are provided for access, modification and
2169change times - you need to get those from C<stat _> if required (C<int
2170IO::AIO::st_atime> and so on will I<not> generally give you the correct
2171value).
2172
2173=item $seconds = IO::AIO::st_btimesec
2174
2175The (integral) seconds part of the file birth time, if available.
2176
2177=item ($atime, $mtime, $ctime, $btime, ...) = IO::AIO::st_xtimensec
2178
2179Like the functions above, but returns all four times in one go (and maybe
2180more in future versions).
2181
2182=item $counter = IO::AIO::st_gen
2183
2184Returns the generation counter (in practice this is just a random number)
2185of the file. This is only available on platforms which have this member in
2186their C<struct stat> (most BSDs at the time of this writing) and generally
2187only to the root usert. If unsupported, C<0> is returned, but this might
2188change to C<undef> in a future version.
2189
2190=back
2191
2192Example: print the high resolution modification time of F</etc>, using
2193C<stat>, and C<IO::AIO::aio_stat>.
2194
2195 if (stat "/etc") {
2196 printf "stat(/etc) mtime: %f\n", IO::AIO::st_mtime;
2197 }
2198
2199 IO::AIO::aio_stat "/etc", sub {
2200 $_[0]
2201 and return;
2202
2203 printf "aio_stat(/etc) mtime: %d.%09d\n", (stat _)[9], IO::AIO::st_mtimensec;
2204 };
2205
2206 IO::AIO::flush;
2207
2208Output of the awbove on my system, showing reduced and full accuracy:
2209
2210 stat(/etc) mtime: 1534043702.020808
2211 aio_stat(/etc) mtime: 1534043702.020807792
2212
2213
1402=head3 MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS 2214=head3 MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS
1403 2215
1404IO::AIO implements some functions that might be useful, but are not 2216IO::AIO implements some functions that are useful when you want to use
1405asynchronous. 2217some "Advanced I/O" function not available to in Perl, without going the
2218"Asynchronous I/O" route. Many of these have an asynchronous C<aio_*>
2219counterpart.
1406 2220
1407=over 4 2221=over 4
2222
2223=item $numfd = IO::AIO::get_fdlimit
2224
2225This function is I<EXPERIMENTAL> and subject to change.
2226
2227Tries to find the current file descriptor limit and returns it, or
2228C<undef> and sets C<$!> in case of an error. The limit is one larger than
2229the highest valid file descriptor number.
2230
2231=item IO::AIO::min_fdlimit [$numfd]
2232
2233This function is I<EXPERIMENTAL> and subject to change.
2234
2235Try to increase the current file descriptor limit(s) to at least C<$numfd>
2236by changing the soft or hard file descriptor resource limit. If C<$numfd>
2237is missing, it will try to set a very high limit, although this is not
2238recommended when you know the actual minimum that you require.
2239
2240If the limit cannot be raised enough, the function makes a best-effort
2241attempt to increase the limit as much as possible, using various
2242tricks, while still failing. You can query the resulting limit using
2243C<IO::AIO::get_fdlimit>.
2244
2245If an error occurs, returns C<undef> and sets C<$!>, otherwise returns
2246true.
1408 2247
1409=item IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count 2248=item IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count
1410 2249
1411Calls the C<eio_sendfile_sync> function, which is like C<aio_sendfile>, 2250Calls the C<eio_sendfile_sync> function, which is like C<aio_sendfile>,
1412but is blocking (this makes most sense if you know the input data is 2251but is blocking (this makes most sense if you know the input data is
1415 2254
1416Returns the number of bytes copied, or C<-1> on error. 2255Returns the number of bytes copied, or C<-1> on error.
1417 2256
1418=item IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice 2257=item IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice
1419 2258
1420Simply calls the C<posix_fadvise> function (see it's 2259Simply calls the C<posix_fadvise> function (see its
1421manpage for details). The following advice constants are 2260manpage for details). The following advice constants are
1422avaiable: C<IO::AIO::FADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_SEQUENTIAL>, 2261available: C<IO::AIO::FADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_SEQUENTIAL>,
1423C<IO::AIO::FADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_NOREUSE>, 2262C<IO::AIO::FADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_NOREUSE>,
1424C<IO::AIO::FADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_DONTNEED>. 2263C<IO::AIO::FADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_DONTNEED>.
1425 2264
1426On systems that do not implement C<posix_fadvise>, this function returns 2265On systems that do not implement C<posix_fadvise>, this function returns
1427ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_fadvise>. 2266ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_fadvise>.
1428 2267
2268=item IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $len, $advice
2269
2270Simply calls the C<posix_madvise> function (see its
2271manpage for details). The following advice constants are
2272available: C<IO::AIO::MADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_SEQUENTIAL>,
2273C<IO::AIO::MADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_WILLNEED>,
2274C<IO::AIO::MADV_DONTNEED>.
2275
2276If C<$offset> is negative, counts from the end. If C<$length> is negative,
2277the remaining length of the C<$scalar> is used. If possible, C<$length>
2278will be reduced to fit into the C<$scalar>.
2279
2280On systems that do not implement C<posix_madvise>, this function returns
2281ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_madvise>.
2282
2283=item IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $len, $protect
2284
2285Simply calls the C<mprotect> function on the preferably AIO::mmap'ed
2286$scalar (see its manpage for details). The following protect
2287constants are available: C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ>,
2288C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>.
2289
2290If C<$offset> is negative, counts from the end. If C<$length> is negative,
2291the remaining length of the C<$scalar> is used. If possible, C<$length>
2292will be reduced to fit into the C<$scalar>.
2293
2294On systems that do not implement C<mprotect>, this function returns
2295ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<mprotect>.
2296
2297=item IO::AIO::mmap $scalar, $length, $prot, $flags, $fh[, $offset]
2298
2299Memory-maps a file (or anonymous memory range) and attaches it to the
2300given C<$scalar>, which will act like a string scalar. Returns true on
2301success, and false otherwise.
2302
2303The scalar must exist, but its contents do not matter - this means you
2304cannot use a nonexistant array or hash element. When in doubt, C<undef>
2305the scalar first.
2306
2307The only operations allowed on the mmapped scalar are C<substr>/C<vec>,
2308which don't change the string length, and most read-only operations such
2309as copying it or searching it with regexes and so on.
2310
2311Anything else is unsafe and will, at best, result in memory leaks.
2312
2313The memory map associated with the C<$scalar> is automatically removed
2314when the C<$scalar> is undef'd or destroyed, or when the C<IO::AIO::mmap>
2315or C<IO::AIO::munmap> functions are called on it.
2316
2317This calls the C<mmap>(2) function internally. See your system's manual
2318page for details on the C<$length>, C<$prot> and C<$flags> parameters.
2319
2320The C<$length> must be larger than zero and smaller than the actual
2321filesize.
2322
2323C<$prot> is a combination of C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>,
2324C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ> and/or C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>,
2325
2326C<$flags> can be a combination of
2327C<IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED> or
2328C<IO::AIO::MAP_PRIVATE>,
2329or a number of system-specific flags (when not available, the are C<0>):
2330C<IO::AIO::MAP_ANONYMOUS> (which is set to C<MAP_ANON> if your system only provides this constant),
2331C<IO::AIO::MAP_LOCKED>,
2332C<IO::AIO::MAP_NORESERVE>,
2333C<IO::AIO::MAP_POPULATE>,
2334C<IO::AIO::MAP_NONBLOCK>,
2335C<IO::AIO::MAP_FIXED>,
2336C<IO::AIO::MAP_GROWSDOWN>,
2337C<IO::AIO::MAP_32BIT>,
2338C<IO::AIO::MAP_HUGETLB> or
2339C<IO::AIO::MAP_STACK>.
2340
2341If C<$fh> is C<undef>, then a file descriptor of C<-1> is passed.
2342
2343C<$offset> is the offset from the start of the file - it generally must be
2344a multiple of C<IO::AIO::PAGESIZE> and defaults to C<0>.
2345
2346Example:
2347
2348 use Digest::MD5;
2349 use IO::AIO;
2350
2351 open my $fh, "<verybigfile"
2352 or die "$!";
2353
2354 IO::AIO::mmap my $data, -s $fh, IO::AIO::PROT_READ, IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED, $fh
2355 or die "verybigfile: $!";
2356
2357 my $fast_md5 = md5 $data;
2358
2359=item IO::AIO::munmap $scalar
2360
2361Removes a previous mmap and undefines the C<$scalar>.
2362
2363=item IO::AIO::mremap $scalar, $new_length, $flags = MREMAP_MAYMOVE[, $new_address = 0]
2364
2365Calls the Linux-specific mremap(2) system call. The C<$scalar> must have
2366been mapped by C<IO::AIO::mmap>, and C<$flags> must currently either be
2367C<0> or C<IO::AIO::MREMAP_MAYMOVE>.
2368
2369Returns true if successful, and false otherwise. If the underlying mmapped
2370region has changed address, then the true value has the numerical value
2371C<1>, otherwise it has the numerical value C<0>:
2372
2373 my $success = IO::AIO::mremap $mmapped, 8192, IO::AIO::MREMAP_MAYMOVE
2374 or die "mremap: $!";
2375
2376 if ($success*1) {
2377 warn "scalar has chanegd address in memory\n";
2378 }
2379
2380C<IO::AIO::MREMAP_FIXED> and the C<$new_address> argument are currently
2381implemented, but not supported and might go away in a future version.
2382
2383On systems where this call is not supported or is not emulated, this call
2384returns falls and sets C<$!> to C<ENOSYS>.
2385
2386=item IO::AIO::mlockall $flags
2387
2388Calls the C<eio_mlockall_sync> function, which is like C<aio_mlockall>,
2389but is blocking.
2390
2391=item IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef
2392
2393Calls the C<munlock> function, undoing the effects of a previous
2394C<aio_mlock> call (see its description for details).
2395
2396=item IO::AIO::munlockall
2397
2398Calls the C<munlockall> function.
2399
2400On systems that do not implement C<munlockall>, this function returns
2401ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<munlockall>.
2402
2403=item $fh = IO::AIO::accept4 $r_fh, $sockaddr, $sockaddr_maxlen, $flags
2404
2405Uses the GNU/Linux C<accept4(2)> syscall, if available, to accept a socket
2406and return the new file handle on success, or sets C<$!> and returns
2407C<undef> on error.
2408
2409The remote name of the new socket will be stored in C<$sockaddr>, which
2410will be extended to allow for at least C<$sockaddr_maxlen> octets. If the
2411socket name does not fit into C<$sockaddr_maxlen> octets, this is signaled
2412by returning a longer string in C<$sockaddr>, which might or might not be
2413truncated.
2414
2415To accept name-less sockets, use C<undef> for C<$sockaddr> and C<0> for
2416C<$sockaddr_maxlen>.
2417
2418The main reasons to use this syscall rather than portable C«accept(2)>
2419are that you can specify C<SOCK_NONBLOCK> and/or C<SOCK_CLOEXEC>
2420flags and you can accept name-less sockets by specifying C<0> for
2421C<$sockaddr_maxlen>, which is sadly not possible with perl's interface to
2422C<accept>.
2423
2424=item IO::AIO::splice $r_fh, $r_off, $w_fh, $w_off, $length, $flags
2425
2426Calls the GNU/Linux C<splice(2)> syscall, if available. If C<$r_off> or
2427C<$w_off> are C<undef>, then C<NULL> is passed for these, otherwise they
2428should be the file offset.
2429
2430C<$r_fh> and C<$w_fh> should not refer to the same file, as splice might
2431silently corrupt the data in this case.
2432
2433The following symbol flag values are available: C<IO::AIO::SPLICE_F_MOVE>,
2434C<IO::AIO::SPLICE_F_NONBLOCK>, C<IO::AIO::SPLICE_F_MORE> and
2435C<IO::AIO::SPLICE_F_GIFT>.
2436
2437See the C<splice(2)> manpage for details.
2438
2439=item IO::AIO::tee $r_fh, $w_fh, $length, $flags
2440
2441Calls the GNU/Linux C<tee(2)> syscall, see its manpage and the
2442description for C<IO::AIO::splice> above for details.
2443
2444=item $actual_size = IO::AIO::pipesize $r_fh[, $new_size]
2445
2446Attempts to query or change the pipe buffer size. Obviously works only
2447on pipes, and currently works only on GNU/Linux systems, and fails with
2448C<-1>/C<ENOSYS> everywhere else. If anybody knows how to influence pipe buffer
2449size on other systems, drop me a note.
2450
2451=item ($rfh, $wfh) = IO::AIO::pipe2 [$flags]
2452
2453This is a direct interface to the Linux L<pipe2(2)> system call. If
2454C<$flags> is missing or C<0>, then this should be the same as a call to
2455perl's built-in C<pipe> function and create a new pipe, and works on
2456systems that lack the pipe2 syscall. On win32, this case invokes C<_pipe
2457(..., 4096, O_BINARY)>.
2458
2459If C<$flags> is non-zero, it tries to invoke the pipe2 system call with
2460the given flags (Linux 2.6.27, glibc 2.9).
2461
2462On success, the read and write file handles are returned.
2463
2464On error, nothing will be returned. If the pipe2 syscall is missing and
2465C<$flags> is non-zero, fails with C<ENOSYS>.
2466
2467Please refer to L<pipe2(2)> for more info on the C<$flags>, but at the
2468time of this writing, C<IO::AIO::O_CLOEXEC>, C<IO::AIO::O_NONBLOCK> and
2469C<IO::AIO::O_DIRECT> (Linux 3.4, for packet-based pipes) were supported.
2470
2471Example: create a pipe race-free w.r.t. threads and fork:
2472
2473 my ($rfh, $wfh) = IO::AIO::pipe2 IO::AIO::O_CLOEXEC
2474 or die "pipe2: $!\n";
2475
2476=item $fh = IO::AIO::memfd_create $pathname[, $flags]
2477
2478This is a direct interface to the Linux L<memfd_create(2)> system
2479call. The (unhelpful) default for C<$flags> is C<0>, but your default
2480should be C<IO::AIO::MFD_CLOEXEC>.
2481
2482On success, the new memfd filehandle is returned, otherwise returns
2483C<undef>. If the memfd_create syscall is missing, fails with C<ENOSYS>.
2484
2485Please refer to L<memfd_create(2)> for more info on this call.
2486
2487The following C<$flags> values are available: C<IO::AIO::MFD_CLOEXEC>,
2488C<IO::AIO::MFD_ALLOW_SEALING> and C<IO::AIO::MFD_HUGETLB>.
2489
2490Example: create a new memfd.
2491
2492 my $fh = IO::AIO::memfd_create "somenameforprocfd", IO::AIO::MFD_CLOEXEC
2493 or die "m,emfd_create: $!\n";
2494=item $fh = IO::AIO::eventfd [$initval, [$flags]]
2495
2496This is a direct interface to the Linux L<eventfd(2)> system call. The
2497(unhelpful) defaults for C<$initval> and C<$flags> are C<0> for both.
2498
2499On success, the new eventfd filehandle is returned, otherwise returns
2500C<undef>. If the eventfd syscall is missing, fails with C<ENOSYS>.
2501
2502Please refer to L<eventfd(2)> for more info on this call.
2503
2504The following symbol flag values are available: C<IO::AIO::EFD_CLOEXEC>,
2505C<IO::AIO::EFD_NONBLOCK> and C<IO::AIO::EFD_SEMAPHORE> (Linux 2.6.30).
2506
2507Example: create a new eventfd filehandle:
2508
2509 $fh = IO::AIO::eventfd 0, IO::AIO::EFD_CLOEXEC
2510 or die "eventfd: $!\n";
2511
2512=item $fh = IO::AIO::timerfd_create $clockid[, $flags]
2513
2514This is a direct interface to the Linux L<timerfd_create(2)> system
2515call. The (unhelpful) default for C<$flags> is C<0>, but your default
2516should be C<IO::AIO::TFD_CLOEXEC>.
2517
2518On success, the new timerfd filehandle is returned, otherwise returns
2519C<undef>. If the timerfd_create syscall is missing, fails with C<ENOSYS>.
2520
2521Please refer to L<timerfd_create(2)> for more info on this call.
2522
2523The following C<$clockid> values are
2524available: C<IO::AIO::CLOCK_REALTIME>, C<IO::AIO::CLOCK_MONOTONIC>
2525C<IO::AIO::CLOCK_CLOCK_BOOTTIME> (Linux 3.15)
2526C<IO::AIO::CLOCK_CLOCK_REALTIME_ALARM> (Linux 3.11) and
2527C<IO::AIO::CLOCK_CLOCK_BOOTTIME_ALARM> (Linux 3.11).
2528
2529The following C<$flags> values are available (Linux
25302.6.27): C<IO::AIO::TFD_NONBLOCK> and C<IO::AIO::TFD_CLOEXEC>.
2531
2532Example: create a new timerfd and set it to one-second repeated alarms,
2533then wait for two alarms:
2534
2535 my $fh = IO::AIO::timerfd_create IO::AIO::CLOCK_BOOTTIME, IO::AIO::TFD_CLOEXEC
2536 or die "timerfd_create: $!\n";
2537
2538 defined IO::AIO::timerfd_settime $fh, 0, 1, 1
2539 or die "timerfd_settime: $!\n";
2540
2541 for (1..2) {
2542 8 == sysread $fh, my $buf, 8
2543 or die "timerfd read failure\n";
2544
2545 printf "number of expirations (likely 1): %d\n",
2546 unpack "Q", $buf;
2547 }
2548
2549=item ($cur_interval, $cur_value) = IO::AIO::timerfd_settime $fh, $flags, $new_interval, $nbw_value
2550
2551This is a direct interface to the Linux L<timerfd_settime(2)> system
2552call. Please refer to its manpage for more info on this call.
2553
2554The new itimerspec is specified using two (possibly fractional) second
2555values, C<$new_interval> and C<$new_value>).
2556
2557On success, the current interval and value are returned (as per
2558C<timerfd_gettime>). On failure, the empty list is returned.
2559
2560The following C<$flags> values are
2561available: C<IO::AIO::TFD_TIMER_ABSTIME> and
2562C<IO::AIO::TFD_TIMER_CANCEL_ON_SET>.
2563
2564See C<IO::AIO::timerfd_create> for a full example.
2565
2566=item ($cur_interval, $cur_value) = IO::AIO::timerfd_gettime $fh
2567
2568This is a direct interface to the Linux L<timerfd_gettime(2)> system
2569call. Please refer to its manpage for more info on this call.
2570
2571On success, returns the current values of interval and value for the given
2572timerfd (as potentially fractional second values). On failure, the empty
2573list is returned.
2574
1429=back 2575=back
1430 2576
1431=cut 2577=cut
1432 2578
1433min_parallel 8; 2579min_parallel 8;
1434 2580
1435END { flush } 2581END { flush }
1436 2582
14371; 25831;
1438 2584
2585=head1 EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION
2586
2587It is recommended to use L<AnyEvent::AIO> to integrate IO::AIO
2588automatically into many event loops:
2589
2590 # AnyEvent integration (EV, Event, Glib, Tk, POE, urxvt, pureperl...)
2591 use AnyEvent::AIO;
2592
2593You can also integrate IO::AIO manually into many event loops, here are
2594some examples of how to do this:
2595
2596 # EV integration
2597 my $aio_w = EV::io IO::AIO::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&IO::AIO::poll_cb;
2598
2599 # Event integration
2600 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
2601 poll => 'r',
2602 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
2603
2604 # Glib/Gtk2 integration
2605 add_watch Glib::IO IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
2606 in => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb; 1 };
2607
2608 # Tk integration
2609 Tk::Event::IO->fileevent (IO::AIO::poll_fileno, "",
2610 readable => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
2611
2612 # Danga::Socket integration
2613 Danga::Socket->AddOtherFds (IO::AIO::poll_fileno =>
2614 \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
2615
1439=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR 2616=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR
1440 2617
1441This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks: 2618Usage of pthreads in a program changes the semantics of fork
2619considerably. Specifically, only async-safe functions can be called after
2620fork. Perl doesn't know about this, so in general, you cannot call fork
2621with defined behaviour in perl if pthreads are involved. IO::AIO uses
2622pthreads, so this applies, but many other extensions and (for inexplicable
2623reasons) perl itself often is linked against pthreads, so this limitation
2624applies to quite a lot of perls.
1442 2625
1443Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests 2626This module no longer tries to fight your OS, or POSIX. That means IO::AIO
1444can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After 2627only works in the process that loaded it. Forking is fully supported, but
1445the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues 2628using IO::AIO in the child is not.
1446request/result processing, while the child frees the request/result queue
1447(so that the requests started before the fork will only be handled in the
1448parent). Threads will be started on demand until the limit set in the
1449parent process has been reached again.
1450 2629
1451In short: the parent will, after a short pause, continue as if fork had 2630You might get around by not I<using> IO::AIO before (or after)
1452not been called, while the child will act as if IO::AIO has not been used 2631forking. You could also try to call the L<IO::AIO::reinit> function in the
1453yet. 2632child:
2633
2634=over 4
2635
2636=item IO::AIO::reinit
2637
2638Abandons all current requests and I/O threads and simply reinitialises all
2639data structures. This is not an operation supported by any standards, but
2640happens to work on GNU/Linux and some newer BSD systems.
2641
2642The only reasonable use for this function is to call it after forking, if
2643C<IO::AIO> was used in the parent. Calling it while IO::AIO is active in
2644the process will result in undefined behaviour. Calling it at any time
2645will also result in any undefined (by POSIX) behaviour.
2646
2647=back
2648
2649=head2 LINUX-SPECIFIC CALLS
2650
2651When a call is documented as "linux-specific" then this means it
2652originated on GNU/Linux. C<IO::AIO> will usually try to autodetect the
2653availability and compatibility of such calls regardless of the platform
2654it is compiled on, so platforms such as FreeBSD which often implement
2655these calls will work. When in doubt, call them and see if they fail wth
2656C<ENOSYS>.
1454 2657
1455=head2 MEMORY USAGE 2658=head2 MEMORY USAGE
1456 2659
1457Per-request usage: 2660Per-request usage:
1458 2661
1471temporary buffers, and each thread requires a stack and other data 2674temporary buffers, and each thread requires a stack and other data
1472structures (usually around 16k-128k, depending on the OS). 2675structures (usually around 16k-128k, depending on the OS).
1473 2676
1474=head1 KNOWN BUGS 2677=head1 KNOWN BUGS
1475 2678
1476Known bugs will be fixed in the next release. 2679Known bugs will be fixed in the next release :)
2680
2681=head1 KNOWN ISSUES
2682
2683Calls that try to "import" foreign memory areas (such as C<IO::AIO::mmap>
2684or C<IO::AIO::aio_slurp>) do not work with generic lvalues, such as
2685non-created hash slots or other scalars I didn't think of. It's best to
2686avoid such and either use scalar variables or making sure that the scalar
2687exists (e.g. by storing C<undef>) and isn't "funny" (e.g. tied).
2688
2689I am not sure anything can be done about this, so this is considered a
2690known issue, rather than a bug.
1477 2691
1478=head1 SEE ALSO 2692=head1 SEE ALSO
1479 2693
1480L<AnyEvent::AIO> for easy integration into event loops, L<Coro::AIO> for a 2694L<AnyEvent::AIO> for easy integration into event loops, L<Coro::AIO> for a
1481more natural syntax. 2695more natural syntax and L<IO::FDPass> for file descriptor passing.
1482 2696
1483=head1 AUTHOR 2697=head1 AUTHOR
1484 2698
1485 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> 2699 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
1486 http://home.schmorp.de/ 2700 http://home.schmorp.de/

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