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1	=head1 NAME	1	=head1 NAME
2		2
3	IO::AIO - Asynchronous Input/Output	3	IO::AIO - Asynchronous/Advanced Input/Output
4		4
5	=head1 SYNOPSIS	5	=head1 SYNOPSIS
6		6
7	use IO::AIO;	7	use IO::AIO;
8		8
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58	not well-supported or restricted (GNU/Linux doesn't allow them on normal	58	not well-supported or restricted (GNU/Linux doesn't allow them on normal
59	files currently, for example), and they would only support aio_read and	59	files currently, for example), and they would only support aio_read and
60	aio_write, so the remaining functionality would have to be implemented	60	aio_write, so the remaining functionality would have to be implemented
61	using threads anyway.	61	using threads anyway.
62		62
		63	In addition to asynchronous I/O, this module also exports some rather
		64	arcane interfaces, such as C<madvise> or linux's C<splice> system call,
		65	which is why the C<A> in C<AIO> can also mean I<advanced>.
		66
63	Although the module will work in the presence of other (Perl-) threads,	67	Although the module will work in the presence of other (Perl-) threads,
64	it is currently not reentrant in any way, so use appropriate locking	68	it is currently not reentrant in any way, so use appropriate locking
65	yourself, always call C<poll_cb> from within the same thread, or never	69	yourself, always call C<poll_cb> from within the same thread, or never
66	call C<poll_cb> (or other C<aio_> functions) recursively.	70	call C<poll_cb> (or other C<aio_> functions) recursively.
67		71
68	=head2 EXAMPLE	72	=head2 EXAMPLE
69		73
70	This is a simple example that uses the EV module and loads	74	This is a simple example that uses the EV module and loads
71	F</etc/passwd> asynchronously:	75	F</etc/passwd> asynchronously:
72		76
73	use Fcntl;
74	use EV;	77	use EV;
75	use IO::AIO;	78	use IO::AIO;
76		79
77	# register the IO::AIO callback with EV	80	# register the IO::AIO callback with EV
78	my $aio_w = EV::io IO::AIO::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&IO::AIO::poll_cb;	81	my $aio_w = EV::io IO::AIO::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&IO::AIO::poll_cb;
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95		98
96	# file contents now in $contents	99	# file contents now in $contents
97	print $contents;	100	print $contents;
98		101
99	# exit event loop and program	102	# exit event loop and program
100	EV::unloop;	103	EV::break;
101	};	104	};
102	};	105	};
103		106
104	# possibly queue up other requests, or open GUI windows,	107	# possibly queue up other requests, or open GUI windows,
105	# check for sockets etc. etc.	108	# check for sockets etc. etc.
106		109
107	# process events as long as there are some:	110	# process events as long as there are some:
108	EV::loop;	111	EV::run;
109		112
110	=head1 REQUEST ANATOMY AND LIFETIME	113	=head1 REQUEST ANATOMY AND LIFETIME
111		114
112	Every C<aio_*> function creates a request. which is a C data structure not	115	Every C<aio_*> function creates a request. which is a C data structure not
113	directly visible to Perl.	116	directly visible to Perl.
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168	use common::sense;	171	use common::sense;
169		172
170	use base 'Exporter';	173	use base 'Exporter';
171		174
172	BEGIN {	175	BEGIN {
173	our $VERSION = '4.15';	176	our $VERSION = 4.75;
174		177
175	our @AIO_REQ = qw(aio_sendfile aio_seek aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close	178	our @AIO_REQ = qw(aio_sendfile aio_seek aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close
176	aio_stat aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_readdirx	179	aio_stat aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_readdirx
177	aio_scandir aio_symlink aio_readlink aio_realpath aio_sync	180	aio_scandir aio_symlink aio_readlink aio_realpath aio_fcntl aio_ioctl
178	aio_fsync aio_syncfs aio_fdatasync aio_sync_file_range aio_fallocate	181	aio_sync aio_fsync aio_syncfs aio_fdatasync aio_sync_file_range
179	aio_pathsync aio_readahead aio_fiemap	182	aio_pathsync aio_readahead aio_fiemap aio_allocate
180	aio_rename aio_link aio_move aio_copy aio_group	183	aio_rename aio_rename2 aio_link aio_move aio_copy aio_group
181	aio_nop aio_mknod aio_load aio_rmtree aio_mkdir aio_chown	184	aio_nop aio_mknod aio_load aio_rmtree aio_mkdir aio_chown
182	aio_chmod aio_utime aio_truncate	185	aio_chmod aio_utime aio_truncate
183	aio_msync aio_mtouch aio_mlock aio_mlockall	186	aio_msync aio_mtouch aio_mlock aio_mlockall
184	aio_statvfs	187	aio_statvfs
		188	aio_slurp
185	aio_wd);	189	aio_wd);
186		190
187	our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice));	191	our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice));
188	our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush	192	our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush
189	min_parallel max_parallel max_idle idle_timeout	193	min_parallel max_parallel max_idle idle_timeout
190	nreqs nready npending nthreads	194	nreqs nready npending nthreads
191	max_poll_time max_poll_reqs	195	max_poll_time max_poll_reqs
192	sendfile fadvise madvise	196	sendfile fadvise madvise
193	mmap munmap munlock munlockall);	197	mmap munmap mremap munlock munlockall);
194		198
195	push @AIO_REQ, qw(aio_busy); # not exported	199	push @AIO_REQ, qw(aio_busy); # not exported
196		200
197	@IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ';	201	@IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ';
198		202
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202		206
203	=head1 FUNCTIONS	207	=head1 FUNCTIONS
204		208
205	=head2 QUICK OVERVIEW	209	=head2 QUICK OVERVIEW
206		210
207	This section simply lists the prototypes of the most important functions	211	This section simply lists the prototypes most of the functions for
208	for quick reference. See the following sections for function-by-function	212	quick reference. See the following sections for function-by-function
209	documentation.	213	documentation.
210		214
211	aio_wd $pathname, $callback->($wd)	215	aio_wd $pathname, $callback->($wd)
212	aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)	216	aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
213	aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)	217	aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)
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221	aio_statvfs $fh_or_path, $callback->($statvfs)	225	aio_statvfs $fh_or_path, $callback->($statvfs)
222	aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)	226	aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)
223	aio_chown $fh_or_path, $uid, $gid, $callback->($status)	227	aio_chown $fh_or_path, $uid, $gid, $callback->($status)
224	aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)	228	aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)
225	aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($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)
226	aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)	232	aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)
227	aio_mknod $pathname, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)	233	aio_mknod $pathname, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
228	aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)	234	aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
229	aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)	235	aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
230	aio_readlink $pathname, $callback->($link)	236	aio_readlink $pathname, $callback->($link)
231	aio_realpath $pathname, $callback->($link)	237	aio_realpath $pathname, $callback->($path)
232	aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)	238	aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
		239	aio_rename2 $srcpath, $dstpath, $flags, $callback->($status)
233	aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)	240	aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)
234	aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)	241	aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)
235	aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)	242	aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)
236	aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)	243	aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)
237	IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST	244	IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST
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239	aio_scandir $pathname, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)	246	aio_scandir $pathname, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
240	aio_load $pathname, $data, $callback->($status)	247	aio_load $pathname, $data, $callback->($status)
241	aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)	248	aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
242	aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)	249	aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
243	aio_rmtree $pathname, $callback->($status)	250	aio_rmtree $pathname, $callback->($status)
		251	aio_fcntl $fh, $cmd, $arg, $callback->($status)
		252	aio_ioctl $fh, $request, $buf, $callback->($status)
244	aio_sync $callback->($status)	253	aio_sync $callback->($status)
245	aio_syncfs $fh, $callback->($status)	254	aio_syncfs $fh, $callback->($status)
246	aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)	255	aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
247	aio_fdatasync $fh, $callback->($status)	256	aio_fdatasync $fh, $callback->($status)
248	aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)	257	aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)
249	aio_pathsync $pathname, $callback->($status)	258	aio_pathsync $pathname, $callback->($status)
250	aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)	259	aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = MS_SYNC, $callback->($status)
251	aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)	260	aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
252	aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)	261	aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)
253	aio_mlockall $flags, $callback->($status)	262	aio_mlockall $flags, $callback->($status)
254	aio_group $callback->(...)	263	aio_group $callback->(...)
255	aio_nop $callback->()	264	aio_nop $callback->()
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269	IO::AIO::idle_timeout $seconds	278	IO::AIO::idle_timeout $seconds
270	IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs	279	IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
271	IO::AIO::nreqs	280	IO::AIO::nreqs
272	IO::AIO::nready	281	IO::AIO::nready
273	IO::AIO::npending	282	IO::AIO::npending
		283	IO::AIO::reinit
		284
		285	$nfd = IO::AIO::get_fdlimit
		286	IO::AIO::min_fdlimit $nfd
274		287
275	IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count	288	IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count
276	IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice	289	IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice
		290
277	IO::AIO::mmap $scalar, $length, $prot, $flags[, $fh[, $offset]]	291	IO::AIO::mmap $scalar, $length, $prot, $flags[, $fh[, $offset]]
278	IO::AIO::munmap $scalar	292	IO::AIO::munmap $scalar
		293	IO::AIO::mremap $scalar, $new_length, $flags[, $new_address]
279	IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $length, $advice	294	IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $length, $advice
280	IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $length, $protect	295	IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $length, $protect
281	IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef	296	IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef
282	IO::AIO::munlockall	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
283		318
284	=head2 API NOTES	319	=head2 API NOTES
285		320
286	All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall	321	All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall
287	with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical,	322	with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical,
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360		395
361		396
362	=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)	397	=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
363		398
364	Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly	399	Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly
365	created filehandle for the file.	400	created filehandle for the file (or C<undef> in case of an error).
366		401
367	The pathname passed to C<aio_open> must be absolute. See API NOTES, above,	402	The pathname passed to C<aio_open> must be absolute. See API NOTES, above,
368	for an explanation.	403	for an explanation.
369		404
370	The C<$flags> argument is a bitmask. See the C<Fcntl> module for a	405	The C<$flags> argument is a bitmask. See the C<Fcntl> module for a
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393	following POSIX and non-POSIX constants are available (missing ones on	428	following POSIX and non-POSIX constants are available (missing ones on
394	your system are, as usual, C<0>):	429	your system are, as usual, C<0>):
395		430
396	C<O_ASYNC>, C<O_DIRECT>, C<O_NOATIME>, C<O_CLOEXEC>, C<O_NOCTTY>, C<O_NOFOLLOW>,	431	C<O_ASYNC>, C<O_DIRECT>, C<O_NOATIME>, C<O_CLOEXEC>, C<O_NOCTTY>, C<O_NOFOLLOW>,
397	C<O_NONBLOCK>, C<O_EXEC>, C<O_SEARCH>, C<O_DIRECTORY>, C<O_DSYNC>,	432	C<O_NONBLOCK>, C<O_EXEC>, C<O_SEARCH>, C<O_DIRECTORY>, C<O_DSYNC>,
398	C<O_RSYNC>, C<O_SYNC> and C<O_TTY_INIT>.	433	C<O_RSYNC>, C<O_SYNC>, C<O_PATH>, C<O_TMPFILE>, C<O_TTY_INIT> and C<O_ACCMODE>.
399		434
400		435
401	=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)	436	=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)
402		437
403	Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result	438	Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result
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438	=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)	473	=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
439		474
440	=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)	475	=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
441		476
442	Reads or writes C<$length> bytes from or to the specified C<$fh> and	477	Reads or writes C<$length> bytes from or to the specified C<$fh> and
443	C<$offset> into the scalar given by C<$data> and offset C<$dataoffset>	478	C<$offset> into the scalar given by C<$data> and offset C<$dataoffset> and
444	and calls the callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on	479	calls the callback with the actual number of bytes transferred (or -1 on
445	error, just like the syscall).	480	error, just like the syscall).
446		481
447	C<aio_read> will, like C<sysread>, shrink or grow the C<$data> scalar to	482	C<aio_read> will, like C<sysread>, shrink or grow the C<$data> scalar to
448	offset plus the actual number of bytes read.	483	offset plus the actual number of bytes read.
449		484
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507	As native sendfile syscalls (as practically any non-POSIX interface hacked	542	As native sendfile syscalls (as practically any non-POSIX interface hacked
508	together in a hurry to improve benchmark numbers) tend to be rather buggy	543	together in a hurry to improve benchmark numbers) tend to be rather buggy
509	on many systems, this implementation tries to work around some known bugs	544	on many systems, this implementation tries to work around some known bugs
510	in Linux and FreeBSD kernels (probably others, too), but that might fail,	545	in Linux and FreeBSD kernels (probably others, too), but that might fail,
511	so you really really should check the return value of C<aio_sendfile> -	546	so you really really should check the return value of C<aio_sendfile> -
512	fewre bytes than expected might have been transferred.	547	fewer bytes than expected might have been transferred.
513		548
514		549
515	=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)	550	=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)
516		551
517	C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that	552	C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that
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521	whole pages, so that offset is effectively rounded down to a page boundary	556	whole pages, so that offset is effectively rounded down to a page boundary
522	and bytes are read up to the next page boundary greater than or equal to	557	and bytes are read up to the next page boundary greater than or equal to
523	(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
524	file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged.	559	file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged.
525		560
526	If that syscall doesn't exist (likely if your OS isn't Linux) it will be	561	If that syscall doesn't exist (likely if your kernel isn't Linux) it will
527	emulated by simply reading the data, which would have a similar effect.	562	be emulated by simply reading the data, which would have a similar effect.
528		563
529		564
530	=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status)	565	=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status)
531		566
532	=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status)	567	=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status)
533		568
534	Works like perl's C<stat> or C<lstat> in void context. The callback will	569	Works almost exactly like perl's C<stat> or C<lstat> in void context. The
535	be called after the stat and the results will be available using C<stat _>	570	callback will be called after the stat and the results will be available
536	or C<-s _> etc...	571	using C<stat _> or C<-s _> and other tests (with the exception of C<-B>
		572	and C<-T>).
537		573
538	The pathname passed to C<aio_stat> must be absolute. See API NOTES, above,	574	The pathname passed to C<aio_stat> must be absolute. See API NOTES, above,
539	for an explanation.	575	for an explanation.
540		576
541	Currently, the stats are always 64-bit-stats, i.e. instead of returning an	577	Currently, the stats are always 64-bit-stats, i.e. instead of returning an
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548	behaviour).	584	behaviour).
549		585
550	C<S_IFMT>, C<S_IFIFO>, C<S_IFCHR>, C<S_IFBLK>, C<S_IFLNK>, C<S_IFREG>,	586	C<S_IFMT>, C<S_IFIFO>, C<S_IFCHR>, C<S_IFBLK>, C<S_IFLNK>, C<S_IFREG>,
551	C<S_IFDIR>, C<S_IFWHT>, C<S_IFSOCK>, C<IO::AIO::major $dev_t>,	587	C<S_IFDIR>, C<S_IFWHT>, C<S_IFSOCK>, C<IO::AIO::major $dev_t>,
552	C<IO::AIO::minor $dev_t>, C<IO::AIO::makedev $major, $minor>.	588	C<IO::AIO::minor $dev_t>, C<IO::AIO::makedev $major, $minor>.
		589
		590	To access higher resolution stat timestamps, see L<SUBSECOND STAT TIME
		591	ACCESS>.
553		592
554	Example: Print the length of F</etc/passwd>:	593	Example: Print the length of F</etc/passwd>:
555		594
556	aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub {	595	aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub {
557	$_[0] and die "stat failed: $!";	596	$_[0] and die "stat failed: $!";
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601	namemax => 255,	640	namemax => 255,
602	frsize => 1024,	641	frsize => 1024,
603	fsid => 1810	642	fsid => 1810
604	}	643	}
605		644
606
607	=item aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)	645	=item aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)
608		646
609	Works like perl's C<utime> function (including the special case of $atime	647	Works like perl's C<utime> function (including the special case of $atime
610	and $mtime being undef). Fractional times are supported if the underlying	648	and $mtime being undef). Fractional times are supported if the underlying
611	syscalls support them.	649	syscalls support them.
612		650
613	When called with a pathname, uses utimes(2) if available, otherwise	651	When called with a pathname, uses utimensat(2) or utimes(2) if available,
614	utime(2). If called on a file descriptor, uses futimes(2) if available,	652	otherwise utime(2). If called on a file descriptor, uses futimens(2)
615	otherwise returns ENOSYS, so this is not portable.	653	or futimes(2) if available, otherwise returns ENOSYS, so this is not
		654	portable.
616		655
617	Examples:	656	Examples:
618		657
619	# set atime and mtime to current time (basically touch(1)):	658	# set atime and mtime to current time (basically touch(1)):
620	aio_utime "path", undef, undef;	659	aio_utime "path", undef, undef;
…		…
638	=item aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status)	677	=item aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status)
639		678
640	Works like truncate(2) or ftruncate(2).	679	Works like truncate(2) or ftruncate(2).
641		680
642		681
		682	=item aio_allocate $fh, $mode, $offset, $len, $callback->($status)
		683
		684	Allocates or frees disk space according to the C<$mode> argument. See the
		685	linux C<fallocate> documentation for details.
		686
		687	C<$mode> is usually C<0> or C<IO::AIO::FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE> to allocate
		688	space, or C<IO::AIO::FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE | IO::AIO::FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE>,
		689	to deallocate a file range.
		690
		691	IO::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,
		693	C<FALLOC_FL_INSERT_RANGE> to insert a range and C<FALLOC_FL_UNSHARE_RANGE>
		694	to unshare shared blocks (see your L<fallocate(2)> manpage).
		695
		696	The file system block size used by C<fallocate> is presumably the
		697	C<f_bsize> returned by C<statvfs>, but different filesystems and filetypes
		698	can dictate other limitations.
		699
		700	If C<fallocate> isn't available or cannot be emulated (currently no
		701	emulation will be attempted), passes C<-1> and sets C<$!> to C<ENOSYS>.
		702
		703
643	=item aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)	704	=item aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)
644		705
645	Works like perl's C<chmod> function.	706	Works like perl's C<chmod> function.
646		707
647		708
…		…
684		745
685		746
686	=item aio_realpath $pathname, $callback->($path)	747	=item aio_realpath $pathname, $callback->($path)
687		748
688	Asynchronously make the path absolute and resolve any symlinks in	749	Asynchronously make the path absolute and resolve any symlinks in
689	C<$path>. The resulting path only consists of directories (Same as	750	C<$path>. The resulting path only consists of directories (same as
690	L<Cwd::realpath>).	751	L<Cwd::realpath>).
691		752
692	This request can be used to get the absolute path of the current working	753	This request can be used to get the absolute path of the current working
693	directory by passing it a path of F<.> (a single dot).	754	directory by passing it a path of F<.> (a single dot).
694		755
695		756
696	=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)	757	=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
697		758
698	Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as	759	Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as
699	rename(2) and call the callback with the result code.	760	rename(2) and call the callback with the result code.
		761
		762	On systems that support the AIO::WD working directory abstraction
		763	natively, the case C<[$wd, "."]> as C<$srcpath> is specialcased - instead
		764	of failing, C<rename> is called on the absolute path of C<$wd>.
		765
		766
		767	=item aio_rename2 $srcpath, $dstpath, $flags, $callback->($status)
		768
		769	Basically a version of C<aio_rename> with an additional C<$flags>
		770	argument. Calling this with C<$flags=0> is the same as calling
		771	C<aio_rename>.
		772
		773	Non-zero flags are currently only supported on GNU/Linux systems that
		774	support renameat2. Other systems fail with C<ENOSYS> in this case.
		775
		776	The following constants are available (missing ones are, as usual C<0>),
		777	see renameat2(2) for details:
		778
		779	C<IO::AIO::RENAME_NOREPLACE>, C<IO::AIO::RENAME_EXCHANGE>
		780	and C<IO::AIO::RENAME_WHITEOUT>.
700		781
701		782
702	=item aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)	783	=item aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)
703		784
704	Asynchronously mkdir (create) a directory and call the callback with	785	Asynchronously mkdir (create) a directory and call the callback with
…		…
709	=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)	790	=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)
710		791
711	Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the	792	Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the
712	result code.	793	result code.
713		794
		795	On systems that support the AIO::WD working directory abstraction
		796	natively, the case C<[$wd, "."]> is specialcased - instead of failing,
		797	C<rmdir> is called on the absolute path of C<$wd>.
		798
714		799
715	=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)	800	=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)
716		801
717	Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire	802	Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire
718	directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be	803	directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be
…		…
733		818
734	=over 4	819	=over 4
735		820
736	=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS	821	=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS
737		822
738	When this flag is off, then the callback gets an arrayref consisting of	823	Normally the callback gets an arrayref consisting of names only (as
739	names only (as with C<aio_readdir>), otherwise it gets an arrayref with	824	with C<aio_readdir>). If this flag is set, then the callback gets an
740	C<[$name, $type, $inode]> arrayrefs, each describing a single directory	825	arrayref with C<[$name, $type, $inode]> arrayrefs, each describing a
741	entry in more detail.	826	single directory entry in more detail:
742		827
743	C<$name> is the name of the entry.	828	C<$name> is the name of the entry.
744		829
745	C<$type> is one of the C<IO::AIO::DT_xxx> constants:	830	C<$type> is one of the C<IO::AIO::DT_xxx> constants:
746		831
747	C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>, C<IO::AIO::DT_FIFO>, C<IO::AIO::DT_CHR>, C<IO::AIO::DT_DIR>,	832	C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>, C<IO::AIO::DT_FIFO>, C<IO::AIO::DT_CHR>, C<IO::AIO::DT_DIR>,
748	C<IO::AIO::DT_BLK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_REG>, C<IO::AIO::DT_LNK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_SOCK>,	833	C<IO::AIO::DT_BLK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_REG>, C<IO::AIO::DT_LNK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_SOCK>,
749	C<IO::AIO::DT_WHT>.	834	C<IO::AIO::DT_WHT>.
750		835
751	C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN> means just that: readdir does not know. If you need to	836	C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN> means just that: readdir does not know. If you need
752	know, you have to run stat yourself. Also, for speed reasons, the C<$type>	837	to know, you have to run stat yourself. Also, for speed/memory reasons,
753	scalars are read-only: you can not modify them.	838	the C<$type> scalars are read-only: you must not modify them.
754		839
755	C<$inode> is the inode number (which might not be exact on systems with 64	840	C<$inode> is the inode number (which might not be exact on systems with 64
756	bit inode numbers and 32 bit perls). This field has unspecified content on	841	bit inode numbers and 32 bit perls). This field has unspecified content on
757	systems that do not deliver the inode information.	842	systems that do not deliver the inode information.
758		843
…		…
769	short names are tried first.	854	short names are tried first.
770		855
771	=item IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER	856	=item IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER
772		857
773	When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order	858	When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order
774	suitable for stat()'ing each one. That is, when you plan to stat()	859	suitable for stat()'ing each one. That is, when you plan to stat() most or
775	all files in the given directory, then the returned order will likely	860	all files in the given directory, then the returned order will likely be
776	be fastest.	861	faster.
777		862
778	If both this flag and C<IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST> are specified, then	863	If both this flag and C<IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST> are specified,
779	the likely dirs come first, resulting in a less optimal stat order.	864	then the likely dirs come first, resulting in a less optimal stat order
		865	for stat'ing all entries, but likely a more optimal order for finding
		866	subdirectories.
780		867
781	=item IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN	868	=item IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN
782		869
783	This flag should not be set when calling C<aio_readdirx>. Instead, it	870	This flag should not be set when calling C<aio_readdirx>. Instead, it
784	is being set by C<aio_readdirx>, when any of the C<$type>'s found were	871	is being set by C<aio_readdirx>, when any of the C<$type>'s found were
…		…
786	C<$type>'s are known, which can be used to speed up some algorithms.	873	C<$type>'s are known, which can be used to speed up some algorithms.
787		874
788	=back	875	=back
789		876
790		877
		878	=item aio_slurp $pathname, $offset, $length, $data, $callback->($status)
		879
		880	Opens, reads and closes the given file. The data is put into C<$data>,
		881	which is resized as required.
		882
		883	If C<$offset> is negative, then it is counted from the end of the file.
		884
		885	If C<$length> is zero, then the remaining length of the file is
		886	used. Also, in this case, the same limitations to modifying C<$data> apply
		887	as when IO::AIO::mmap is used, i.e. it must only be modified in-place
		888	with C<substr>. If the size of the file is known, specifying a non-zero
		889	C<$length> results in a performance advantage.
		890
		891	This request is similar to the older C<aio_load> request, but since it is
		892	a single request, it might be more efficient to use.
		893
		894	Example: load F</etc/passwd> into C<$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
791	=item aio_load $pathname, $data, $callback->($status)	907	=item aio_load $pathname, $data, $callback->($status)
792		908
793	This is a composite request that tries to fully load the given file into	909	This is a composite request that tries to fully load the given file into
794	memory. Status is the same as with aio_read.	910	memory. Status is the same as with aio_read.
		911
		912	Using C<aio_slurp> might be more efficient, as it is a single request.
795		913
796	=cut	914	=cut
797		915
798	sub aio_load($$;$) {	916	sub aio_load($$;$) {
799	my ($path, undef, $cb) = @_;	917	my ($path, undef, $cb) = @_;
…		…
819	=item aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)	937	=item aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
820		938
821	Try to copy the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or	939	Try to copy the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
822	destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with	940	destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
823	a status of C<0> (ok) or C<-1> (error, see C<$!>).	941	a status of C<0> (ok) or C<-1> (error, see C<$!>).
		942
		943	Existing destination files will be truncated.
824		944
825	This is a composite request that creates the destination file with	945	This is a composite request that creates the destination file with
826	mode 0200 and copies the contents of the source file into it using	946	mode 0200 and copies the contents of the source file into it using
827	C<aio_sendfile>, followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and	947	C<aio_sendfile>, followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and
828	uid/gid, in that order.	948	uid/gid, in that order.
…		…
938	Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to	1058	Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to
939	efficiently separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of	1059	efficiently separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of
940	names, directories you can recurse into (directories), and ones you cannot	1060	names, directories you can recurse into (directories), and ones you cannot
941	recurse into (everything else, including symlinks to directories).	1061	recurse into (everything else, including symlinks to directories).
942		1062
943	C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that creates of many sub requests_	1063	C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that generates many sub requests.
944	C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding aio requests that	1064	C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding aio requests that
945	this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a suitable default	1065	this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a suitable default
946	will be chosen (currently 4).	1066	will be chosen (currently 4).
947		1067
948	On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives	1068	On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives
…		…
1012	aioreq_pri $pri;	1132	aioreq_pri $pri;
1013	add $grp aio_stat $wd, sub {	1133	add $grp aio_stat $wd, sub {
1014	return $grp->result () if $_[0];	1134	return $grp->result () if $_[0];
1015	my $now = time;	1135	my $now = time;
1016	my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];	1136	my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
		1137	my $rdxflags = READDIR_DIRS_FIRST;
		1138
		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	}
1017		1145
1018	# read the directory entries	1146	# read the directory entries
1019	aioreq_pri $pri;	1147	aioreq_pri $pri;
1020	add $grp aio_readdirx $wd, READDIR_DIRS_FIRST, sub {	1148	add $grp aio_readdirx $wd, $rdxflags, sub {
1021	my $entries = shift	1149	my ($entries, $flags) = @_
1022	or return $grp->result ();	1150	or return $grp->result ();
		1151
		1152	if ($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
		1167	my $dirs;
		1168
		1169	if (@$entries) {
		1170	for (0 .. $#$entries) {
		1171	if ($entries->[$_][1] != DT_DIR) {
		1172	# splice out directories
		1173	$dirs = [splice @$entries, 0, $_];
		1174	last;
		1175	}
		1176	}
		1177
		1178	# if we didn't find any non-dir, then all entries are dirs
		1179	unless ($dirs) {
		1180	($dirs, $entries) = ($entries, []);
		1181	}
		1182	} else {
		1183	# directory is empty, so there are no sbdirs
		1184	$dirs = [];
		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	}
1023		1199
1024	# stat the dir another time	1200	# stat the dir another time
1025	aioreq_pri $pri;	1201	aioreq_pri $pri;
1026	add $grp aio_stat $wd, sub {	1202	add $grp aio_stat $wd, sub {
1027	my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];	1203	my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
…		…
1082	}	1258	}
1083		1259
1084	=item aio_rmtree $pathname, $callback->($status)	1260	=item aio_rmtree $pathname, $callback->($status)
1085		1261
1086	Delete a directory tree starting (and including) C<$path>, return the	1262	Delete a directory tree starting (and including) C<$path>, return the
1087	status of the final C<rmdir> only. This is a composite request that	1263	status of the final C<rmdir> only. This is a composite request that
1088	uses C<aio_scandir> to recurse into and rmdir directories, and unlink	1264	uses C<aio_scandir> to recurse into and rmdir directories, and unlink
1089	everything else.	1265	everything else.
1090		1266
1091	=cut	1267	=cut
1092		1268
…		…
1113	add $grp $dirgrp;	1289	add $grp $dirgrp;
1114	};	1290	};
1115		1291
1116	$grp	1292	$grp
1117	}	1293	}
		1294
		1295	=item aio_fcntl $fh, $cmd, $arg, $callback->($status)
		1296
		1297	=item aio_ioctl $fh, $request, $buf, $callback->($status)
		1298
		1299	These work just like the C<fcntl> and C<ioctl> built-in functions, except
		1300	they execute asynchronously and pass the return value to the callback.
		1301
		1302	Both calls can be used for a lot of things, some of which make more sense
		1303	to run asynchronously in their own thread, while some others make less
		1304	sense. For example, calls that block waiting for external events, such
		1305	as locking, will also lock down an I/O thread while it is waiting, which
		1306	can deadlock the whole I/O system. At the same time, there might be no
		1307	alternative to using a thread to wait.
		1308
		1309	So 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,
		1311	other processes), although if you are careful and know what you are doing,
		1312	you still can.
		1313
		1314	The following constants are available and can be used for normal C<ioctl>
		1315	and C<fcntl> as well (missing ones are, as usual C<0>):
		1316
		1317	C<F_DUPFD_CLOEXEC>,
		1318
		1319	C<F_OFD_GETLK>, C<F_OFD_SETLK>, C<F_OFD_GETLKW>,
		1320
		1321	C<FIFREEZE>, C<FITHAW>, C<FITRIM>, C<FICLONE>, C<FICLONERANGE>, C<FIDEDUPERANGE>.
		1322
		1323	C<F_ADD_SEALS>, C<F_GET_SEALS>, C<F_SEAL_SEAL>, C<F_SEAL_SHRINK>, C<F_SEAL_GROW> and
		1324	C<F_SEAL_WRITE>.
		1325
		1326	C<FS_IOC_GETFLAGS>, C<FS_IOC_SETFLAGS>, C<FS_IOC_GETVERSION>, C<FS_IOC_SETVERSION>,
		1327	C<FS_IOC_FIEMAP>.
		1328
		1329	C<FS_IOC_FSGETXATTR>, C<FS_IOC_FSSETXATTR>, C<FS_IOC_SET_ENCRYPTION_POLICY>,
		1330	C<FS_IOC_GET_ENCRYPTION_PWSALT>, C<FS_IOC_GET_ENCRYPTION_POLICY>, C<FS_KEY_DESCRIPTOR_SIZE>.
		1331
		1332	C<FS_SECRM_FL>, C<FS_UNRM_FL>, C<FS_COMPR_FL>, C<FS_SYNC_FL>, C<FS_IMMUTABLE_FL>,
		1333	C<FS_APPEND_FL>, C<FS_NODUMP_FL>, C<FS_NOATIME_FL>, C<FS_DIRTY_FL>,
		1334	C<FS_COMPRBLK_FL>, C<FS_NOCOMP_FL>, C<FS_ENCRYPT_FL>, C<FS_BTREE_FL>,
		1335	C<FS_INDEX_FL>, C<FS_JOURNAL_DATA_FL>, C<FS_NOTAIL_FL>, C<FS_DIRSYNC_FL>, C<FS_TOPDIR_FL>,
		1336	C<FS_FL_USER_MODIFIABLE>.
		1337
		1338	C<FS_XFLAG_REALTIME>, C<FS_XFLAG_PREALLOC>, C<FS_XFLAG_IMMUTABLE>, C<FS_XFLAG_APPEND>,
		1339	C<FS_XFLAG_SYNC>, C<FS_XFLAG_NOATIME>, C<FS_XFLAG_NODUMP>, C<FS_XFLAG_RTINHERIT>,
		1340	C<FS_XFLAG_PROJINHERIT>, C<FS_XFLAG_NOSYMLINKS>, C<FS_XFLAG_EXTSIZE>, C<FS_XFLAG_EXTSZINHERIT>,
		1341	C<FS_XFLAG_NODEFRAG>, C<FS_XFLAG_FILESTREAM>, C<FS_XFLAG_DAX>, C<FS_XFLAG_HASATTR>,
1118		1342
1119	=item aio_sync $callback->($status)	1343	=item aio_sync $callback->($status)
1120		1344
1121	Asynchronously call sync and call the callback when finished.	1345	Asynchronously call sync and call the callback when finished.
1122		1346
…		…
1191	};	1415	};
1192		1416
1193	$grp	1417	$grp
1194	}	1418	}
1195		1419
1196	=item aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)	1420	=item aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = MS_SYNC, $callback->($status)
1197		1421
1198	This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which only works on mmap(2)ed	1422	This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which only works on mmap(2)ed
1199	scalars (see the C<IO::AIO::mmap> function, although it also works on data	1423	scalars (see the C<IO::AIO::mmap> function, although it also works on data
1200	scalars managed by the L<Sys::Mmap> or L<Mmap> modules, note that the	1424	scalars managed by the L<Sys::Mmap> or L<Mmap> modules, note that the
1201	scalar must only be modified in-place while an aio operation is pending on	1425	scalar must only be modified in-place while an aio operation is pending on
…		…
1203		1427
1204	It calls the C<msync> function of your OS, if available, with the memory	1428	It calls the C<msync> function of your OS, if available, with the memory
1205	area starting at C<$offset> in the string and ending C<$length> bytes	1429	area starting at C<$offset> in the string and ending C<$length> bytes
1206	later. If C<$length> is negative, counts from the end, and if C<$length>	1430	later. If C<$length> is negative, counts from the end, and if C<$length>
1207	is C<undef>, then it goes till the end of the string. The flags can be	1431	is C<undef>, then it goes till the end of the string. The flags can be
1208	a combination of C<IO::AIO::MS_ASYNC>, C<IO::AIO::MS_INVALIDATE> and	1432	either C<IO::AIO::MS_ASYNC> or C<IO::AIO::MS_SYNC>, plus an optional
1209	C<IO::AIO::MS_SYNC>.	1433	C<IO::AIO::MS_INVALIDATE>.
1210		1434
1211	=item aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)	1435	=item aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
1212		1436
1213	This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed	1437	This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed
1214	scalars.	1438	scalars.
1215		1439
1216	It touches (reads or writes) all memory pages in the specified	1440	It touches (reads or writes) all memory pages in the specified
1217	range inside the scalar. All caveats and parameters are the same	1441	range inside the scalar. All caveats and parameters are the same
1218	as for C<aio_msync>, above, except for flags, which must be either	1442	as for C<aio_msync>, above, except for flags, which must be either
1219	C<0> (which reads all pages and ensures they are instantiated) or	1443	C<0> (which reads all pages and ensures they are instantiated) or
1220	C<IO::AIO::MT_MODIFY>, which modifies the memory page s(by reading and	1444	C<IO::AIO::MT_MODIFY>, which modifies the memory pages (by reading and
1221	writing an octet from it, which dirties the page).	1445	writing an octet from it, which dirties the page).
1222		1446
1223	=item aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)	1447	=item aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)
1224		1448
1225	This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed	1449	This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed
…		…
1244	IO::AIO::mmap $data, -s $fh, IO::AIO::PROT_READ, IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED, $fh;	1468	IO::AIO::mmap $data, -s $fh, IO::AIO::PROT_READ, IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED, $fh;
1245	aio_mlock $data; # mlock in background	1469	aio_mlock $data; # mlock in background
1246		1470
1247	=item aio_mlockall $flags, $callback->($status)	1471	=item aio_mlockall $flags, $callback->($status)
1248		1472
1249	Calls the C<mlockall> function with the given C<$flags> (a combination of	1473	Calls the C<mlockall> function with the given C<$flags> (a
1250	C<IO::AIO::MCL_CURRENT> and C<IO::AIO::MCL_FUTURE>).	1474	combination of C<IO::AIO::MCL_CURRENT>, C<IO::AIO::MCL_FUTURE> and
		1475	C<IO::AIO::MCL_ONFAULT>).
1251		1476
1252	On systems that do not implement C<mlockall>, this function returns C<-1>	1477	On systems that do not implement C<mlockall>, this function returns C<-1>
1253	and sets errno to C<ENOSYS>.	1478	and sets errno to C<ENOSYS>. Similarly, flag combinations not supported
		1479	by the system result in a return value of C<-1> with errno being set to
		1480	C<EINVAL>.
1254		1481
1255	Note that the corresponding C<munlockall> is synchronous and is	1482	Note that the corresponding C<munlockall> is synchronous and is
1256	documented under L<MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS>.	1483	documented under L<MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS>.
1257		1484
1258	Example: asynchronously lock all current and future pages into memory.	1485	Example: asynchronously lock all current and future pages into memory.
1259		1486
1260	aio_mlockall IO::AIO::MCL_FUTURE;	1487	aio_mlockall IO::AIO::MCL_FUTURE;
1261		1488
1262	=item aio_fiemap $fh, $start, $length, $flags, $count, $cb->(\@extents)	1489	=item aio_fiemap $fh, $start, $length, $flags, $count, $cb->(\@extents)
1263		1490
1264	Queries the extents of the given file (by calling the Linux FIEMAP ioctl,	1491	Queries the extents of the given file (by calling the Linux C<FIEMAP>
1265	see L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/IO-AIO/doc/fiemap.txt> for details). If the	1492	ioctl, see L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/IO-AIO/doc/fiemap.txt> for details). If
1266	C<ioctl> is not available on your OS, then this rquiest will fail with	1493	the ioctl is not available on your OS, then this request will fail with
1267	C<ENOSYS>.	1494	C<ENOSYS>.
1268		1495
1269	C<$start> is the starting offset to query extents for, C<$length> is the	1496	C<$start> is the starting offset to query extents for, C<$length> is the
1270	size of the range to query - if it is C<undef>, then the whole file will	1497	size of the range to query - if it is C<undef>, then the whole file will
1271	be queried.	1498	be queried.
…		…
1274	C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAG_XATTR> - C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAGS_COMPAT> is also	1501	C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAG_XATTR> - C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAGS_COMPAT> is also
1275	exported), and is normally C<0> or C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAG_SYNC> to query	1502	exported), and is normally C<0> or C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAG_SYNC> to query
1276	the data portion.	1503	the data portion.
1277		1504
1278	C<$count> is the maximum number of extent records to return. If it is	1505	C<$count> is the maximum number of extent records to return. If it is
1279	C<undef>, then IO::AIO queries all extents of the file. As a very special	1506	C<undef>, then IO::AIO queries all extents of the range. As a very special
1280	case, if it is C<0>, then the callback receives the number of extents	1507	case, if it is C<0>, then the callback receives the number of extents
1281	instead of the extents themselves.	1508	instead of the extents themselves (which is unreliable, see below).
1282		1509
1283	If an error occurs, the callback receives no arguments. The special	1510	If an error occurs, the callback receives no arguments. The special
1284	C<errno> value C<IO::AIO::EBADR> is available to test for flag errors.	1511	C<errno> value C<IO::AIO::EBADR> is available to test for flag errors.
1285		1512
1286	Otherwise, the callback receives an array reference with extent	1513	Otherwise, the callback receives an array reference with extent
…		…
1288	following members:	1515	following members:
1289		1516
1290	[$logical, $physical, $length, $flags]	1517	[$logical, $physical, $length, $flags]
1291		1518
1292	Flags is any combination of the following flag values (typically either C<0>	1519	Flags is any combination of the following flag values (typically either C<0>
1293	or C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_LAST>):	1520	or C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_LAST> (1)):
1294		1521
1295	C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_LAST>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_UNKNOWN>,	1522	C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_LAST>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_UNKNOWN>,
1296	C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DELALLOC>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_ENCODED>,	1523	C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DELALLOC>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_ENCODED>,
1297	C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DATA_ENCRYPTED>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_NOT_ALIGNED>,	1524	C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DATA_ENCRYPTED>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_NOT_ALIGNED>,
1298	C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DATA_INLINE>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DATA_TAIL>,	1525	C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DATA_INLINE>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DATA_TAIL>,
1299	C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_UNWRITTEN>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_MERGED> or	1526	C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_UNWRITTEN>, C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_MERGED> or
1300	C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_SHARED>.	1527	C<IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_SHARED>.
1301		1528
		1529	At the time of this writing (Linux 3.2), this request is unreliable unless
		1530	C<$count> is C<undef>, as the kernel has all sorts of bugs preventing
		1531	it to return all extents of a range for files with a large number of
		1532	extents. The code (only) works around all these issues if C<$count> is
		1533	C<undef>.
		1534
1302	=item aio_group $callback->(...)	1535	=item aio_group $callback->(...)
1303		1536
1304	This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a	1537	This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a
1305	container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle	1538	container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle
1306	many requests into a single, composite, request with a definite callback	1539	many requests into a single, composite, request with a definite callback
…		…
1389	aio_stat [$etcdir, "passwd"], sub {	1622	aio_stat [$etcdir, "passwd"], sub {
1390	# yay	1623	# yay
1391	};	1624	};
1392	};	1625	};
1393		1626
1394	That C<aio_wd> is a request and not a normal function shows that creating	1627	The fact that C<aio_wd> is a request and not a normal function shows that
1395	an IO::AIO::WD object is itself a potentially blocking operation, which is	1628	creating an IO::AIO::WD object is itself a potentially blocking operation,
1396	why it is done asynchronously.	1629	which is why it is done asynchronously.
1397		1630
1398	To stat the directory obtained with C<aio_wd> above, one could write	1631	To stat the directory obtained with C<aio_wd> above, one could write
1399	either of the following three request calls:	1632	either of the following three request calls:
1400		1633
1401	aio_lstat "/etc" , sub { ... # pathname as normal string	1634	aio_lstat "/etc" , sub { ... # pathname as normal string
…		…
1418	There are some caveats: when directories get renamed (or deleted), the	1651	There are some caveats: when directories get renamed (or deleted), the
1419	pathname string doesn't change, so will point to the new directory (or	1652	pathname string doesn't change, so will point to the new directory (or
1420	nowhere at all), while the directory fd, if available on the system,	1653	nowhere at all), while the directory fd, if available on the system,
1421	will still point to the original directory. Most functions accepting a	1654	will still point to the original directory. Most functions accepting a
1422	pathname will use the directory fd on newer systems, and the string on	1655	pathname will use the directory fd on newer systems, and the string on
1423	older systems. Some functions (such as realpath) will always rely on the	1656	older systems. Some functions (such as C<aio_realpath>) will always rely on
1424	string form of the pathname.	1657	the string form of the pathname.
1425		1658
1426	So this fucntionality is mainly useful to get some protection against	1659	So this functionality is mainly useful to get some protection against
1427	C<chdir>, to easily get an absolute path out of a relative path for future	1660	C<chdir>, to easily get an absolute path out of a relative path for future
1428	reference, and to speed up doing many operations in the same directory	1661	reference, and to speed up doing many operations in the same directory
1429	(e.g. when stat'ing all files in a directory).	1662	(e.g. when stat'ing all files in a directory).
1430		1663
1431	The following functions implement this working directory abstraction:	1664	The following functions implement this working directory abstraction:
…		…
1444	passing C<undef> as working directory component of a pathname fails the	1677	passing C<undef> as working directory component of a pathname fails the
1445	request with C<ENOENT>, there is often no need for error checking in the	1678	request with C<ENOENT>, there is often no need for error checking in the
1446	C<aio_wd> callback, as future requests using the value will fail in the	1679	C<aio_wd> callback, as future requests using the value will fail in the
1447	expected way.	1680	expected way.
1448		1681
1449	If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be
1450	detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.
1451
1452	=item IO::AIO::CWD	1682	=item IO::AIO::CWD
1453		1683
1454	This is a compiletime constant (object) that represents the process	1684	This is a compile time constant (object) that represents the process
1455	current working directory.	1685	current working directory.
1456		1686
1457	Specifying this object as working directory object for a pathname is as	1687	Specifying this object as working directory object for a pathname is as if
1458	if the pathname would be specified directly, without a directory object,	1688	the pathname would be specified directly, without a directory object. For
1459	e.g., these calls are functionally identical:	1689	example, these calls are functionally identical:
1460		1690
1461	aio_stat "somefile", sub { ... };	1691	aio_stat "somefile", sub { ... };
1462	aio_stat [IO::AIO::CWD, "somefile"], sub { ... };	1692	aio_stat [IO::AIO::CWD, "somefile"], sub { ... };
1463		1693
1464	=back	1694	=back
1465		1695
		1696	To recover the path associated with an IO::AIO::WD object, you can use
		1697	C<aio_realpath>:
		1698
		1699	aio_realpath $wd, sub {
		1700	warn "path is $_[0]\n";
		1701	};
		1702
		1703	Currently, C<aio_statvfs> always, and C<aio_rename> and C<aio_rmdir>
		1704	sometimes, fall back to using an absolue path.
1466		1705
1467	=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS	1706	=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS
1468		1707
1469	All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when	1708	All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when
1470	called in non-void context.	1709	called in non-void context.
…		…
1631	The default value for the limit is C<0>, but note that setting a feeder	1870	The default value for the limit is C<0>, but note that setting a feeder
1632	automatically bumps it up to C<2>.	1871	automatically bumps it up to C<2>.
1633		1872
1634	=back	1873	=back
1635		1874
		1875
1636	=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS	1876	=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
1637		1877
1638	=head3 EVENT PROCESSING AND EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION	1878	=head3 EVENT PROCESSING AND EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION
1639		1879
1640	=over 4	1880	=over 4
…		…
1648		1888
1649	See C<poll_cb> for an example.	1889	See C<poll_cb> for an example.
1650		1890
1651	=item IO::AIO::poll_cb	1891	=item IO::AIO::poll_cb
1652		1892
1653	Process some outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call	1893	Process some requests that have reached the result phase (i.e. they have
		1894	been executed but the results are not yet reported). You have to call
		1895	this "regularly" to finish outstanding requests.
		1896
1654	this regularly. Returns C<0> if all events could be processed (or there	1897	Returns C<0> if all events could be processed (or there were no
1655	were no events to process), or C<-1> if it returned earlier for whatever	1898	events to process), or C<-1> if it returned earlier for whatever
1656	reason. Returns immediately when no events are outstanding. The amount of	1899	reason. Returns immediately when no events are outstanding. The amount
1657	events processed depends on the settings of C<IO::AIO::max_poll_req> and	1900	of events processed depends on the settings of C<IO::AIO::max_poll_req>,
1658	C<IO::AIO::max_poll_time>.	1901	C<IO::AIO::max_poll_time> and C<IO::AIO::max_outstanding>.
1659		1902
1660	If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the filehandle	1903	If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the poll file
1661	will still be ready when C<poll_cb> returns, so normally you don't have to	1904	descriptor will still be ready when C<poll_cb> returns, so normally you
1662	do anything special to have it called later.	1905	don't have to do anything special to have it called later.
1663		1906
1664	Apart from calling C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> when the event filehandle becomes	1907	Apart from calling C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> when the event filehandle becomes
1665	ready, it can be beneficial to call this function from loops which submit	1908	ready, it can be beneficial to call this function from loops which submit
1666	a lot of requests, to make sure the results get processed when they become	1909	a lot of requests, to make sure the results get processed when they become
1667	available and not just when the loop is finished and the event loop takes	1910	available and not just when the loop is finished and the event loop takes
…		…
1676	poll => 'r', async => 1,	1919	poll => 'r', async => 1,
1677	cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);	1920	cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1678		1921
1679	=item IO::AIO::poll_wait	1922	=item IO::AIO::poll_wait
1680		1923
1681	If there are any outstanding requests and none of them in the result	1924	Wait until either at least one request is in the result phase or no
1682	phase, wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply	1925	requests are outstanding anymore.
1683	does a C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to	1926
1684	synchronously wait for some requests to finish).	1927	This is useful if you want to synchronously wait for some requests to
		1928	become ready, without actually handling them.
1685		1929
1686	See C<nreqs> for an example.	1930	See C<nreqs> for an example.
1687		1931
1688	=item IO::AIO::poll	1932	=item IO::AIO::poll
1689		1933
…		…
1700		1944
1701	Strictly equivalent to:	1945	Strictly equivalent to:
1702		1946
1703	IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb	1947	IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1704	while IO::AIO::nreqs;	1948	while IO::AIO::nreqs;
		1949
		1950	This function can be useful at program aborts, to make sure outstanding
		1951	I/O has been done (C<IO::AIO> uses an C<END> block which already calls
		1952	this function on normal exits), or when you are merely using C<IO::AIO>
		1953	for 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
1705		1959
1706	=item IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs	1960	=item IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs
1707		1961
1708	=item IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds	1962	=item IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds
1709		1963
…		…
1736	poll => 'r', nice => 1,	1990	poll => 'r', nice => 1,
1737	cb => &IO::AIO::poll_cb);	1991	cb => &IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1738		1992
1739	=back	1993	=back
1740		1994
		1995
1741	=head3 CONTROLLING THE NUMBER OF THREADS	1996	=head3 CONTROLLING THE NUMBER OF THREADS
1742		1997
1743	=over	1998	=over
1744		1999
1745	=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads	2000	=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads
…		…
1810		2065
1811	This is a very bad function to use in interactive programs because it	2066	This is a very bad function to use in interactive programs because it
1812	blocks, and a bad way to reduce concurrency because it is inexact: Better	2067	blocks, and a bad way to reduce concurrency because it is inexact: Better
1813	use an C<aio_group> together with a feed callback.	2068	use an C<aio_group> together with a feed callback.
1814		2069
1815	It's main use is in scripts without an event loop - when you want to stat	2070	Its main use is in scripts without an event loop - when you want to stat
1816	a lot of files, you can write somehting like this:	2071	a lot of files, you can write something like this:
1817		2072
1818	IO::AIO::max_outstanding 32;	2073	IO::AIO::max_outstanding 32;
1819		2074
1820	for my $path (...) {	2075	for my $path (...) {
1821	aio_stat $path , ...;	2076	aio_stat $path , ...;
…		…
1832	The default value for C<max_outstanding> is very large, so there is no	2087	The default value for C<max_outstanding> is very large, so there is no
1833	practical limit on the number of outstanding requests.	2088	practical limit on the number of outstanding requests.
1834		2089
1835	=back	2090	=back
1836		2091
		2092
1837	=head3 STATISTICAL INFORMATION	2093	=head3 STATISTICAL INFORMATION
1838		2094
1839	=over	2095	=over
1840		2096
1841	=item IO::AIO::nreqs	2097	=item IO::AIO::nreqs
…		…
1858	Returns the number of requests currently in the pending state (executed,	2114	Returns the number of requests currently in the pending state (executed,
1859	but not yet processed by poll_cb).	2115	but not yet processed by poll_cb).
1860		2116
1861	=back	2117	=back
1862		2118
		2119
		2120	=head3 SUBSECOND STAT TIME ACCESS
		2121
		2122	Both C<aio_stat>/C<aio_lstat> and perl's C<stat>/C<lstat> functions can
		2123	generally find access/modification and change times with subsecond time
		2124	accuracy of the system supports it, but perl's built-in functions only
		2125	return the integer part.
		2126
		2127	The following functions return the timestamps of the most recent
		2128	stat with subsecond precision on most systems and work both after
		2129	C<aio_stat>/C<aio_lstat> and perl's C<stat>/C<lstat> calls. Their return
		2130	value is only meaningful after a successful C<stat>/C<lstat> call, or
		2131	during/after a successful C<aio_stat>/C<aio_lstat> callback.
		2132
		2133	This is similar to the L<Time::HiRes> C<stat> functions, but can return
		2134	full resolution without rounding and work with standard perl C<stat>,
		2135	alleviating the need to call the special C<Time::HiRes> functions, which
		2136	do not act like their perl counterparts.
		2137
		2138	On operating systems or file systems where subsecond time resolution is
		2139	not supported or could not be detected, a fractional part of C<0> is
		2140	returned, so it is always safe to call these functions.
		2141
		2142	=over 4
		2143
		2144	=item $seconds = IO::AIO::st_atime, IO::AIO::st_mtime, IO::AIO::st_ctime, IO::AIO::st_btime
		2145
		2146	Return the access, modication, change or birth time, respectively,
		2147	including fractional part. Due to the limited precision of floating point,
		2148	the accuracy on most platforms is only a bit better than milliseconds
		2149	for times around now - see the I<nsec> function family, below, for full
		2150	accuracy.
		2151
		2152	File birth time is only available when the OS and perl support it (on
		2153	FreeBSD and NetBSD at the time of this writing, although support is
		2154	adaptive, so if your OS/perl gains support, IO::AIO can take advantage of
		2155	it). On systems where it isn't available, C<0> is currently returned, but
		2156	this might change to C<undef> in a future version.
		2157
		2158	=item ($atime, $mtime, $ctime, $btime, ...) = IO::AIO::st_xtime
		2159
		2160	Returns access, modification, change and birth time all in one go, and
		2161	maybe 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
		2165	Return the fractional access, modifcation, change or birth time, in nanoseconds,
		2166	as an integer in the range C<0> to C<999999999>.
		2167
		2168	Note that no accessors are provided for access, modification and
		2169	change times - you need to get those from C<stat _> if required (C<int
		2170	IO::AIO::st_atime> and so on will I<not> generally give you the correct
		2171	value).
		2172
		2173	=item $seconds = IO::AIO::st_btimesec
		2174
		2175	The (integral) seconds part of the file birth time, if available.
		2176
		2177	=item ($atime, $mtime, $ctime, $btime, ...) = IO::AIO::st_xtimensec
		2178
		2179	Like the functions above, but returns all four times in one go (and maybe
		2180	more in future versions).
		2181
		2182	=item $counter = IO::AIO::st_gen
		2183
		2184	Returns the generation counter (in practice this is just a random number)
		2185	of the file. This is only available on platforms which have this member in
		2186	their C<struct stat> (most BSDs at the time of this writing) and generally
		2187	only to the root usert. If unsupported, C<0> is returned, but this might
		2188	change to C<undef> in a future version.
		2189
		2190	=back
		2191
		2192	Example: print the high resolution modification time of F</etc>, using
		2193	C<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
		2208	Output 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
1863	=head3 MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS	2214	=head3 MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS
1864		2215
1865	IO::AIO implements some functions that might be useful, but are not	2216	IO::AIO implements some functions that are useful when you want to use
1866	asynchronous.	2217	some "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_*>
		2219	counterpart.
1867		2220
1868	=over 4	2221	=over 4
		2222
		2223	=item $numfd = IO::AIO::get_fdlimit
		2224
		2225	Tries to find the current file descriptor limit and returns it, or
		2226	C<undef> and sets C<$!> in case of an error. The limit is one larger than
		2227	the highest valid file descriptor number.
		2228
		2229	=item IO::AIO::min_fdlimit [$numfd]
		2230
		2231	Try to increase the current file descriptor limit(s) to at least C<$numfd>
		2232	by changing the soft or hard file descriptor resource limit. If C<$numfd>
		2233	is missing, it will try to set a very high limit, although this is not
		2234	recommended when you know the actual minimum that you require.
		2235
		2236	If the limit cannot be raised enough, the function makes a best-effort
		2237	attempt to increase the limit as much as possible, using various
		2238	tricks, while still failing. You can query the resulting limit using
		2239	C<IO::AIO::get_fdlimit>.
		2240
		2241	If an error occurs, returns C<undef> and sets C<$!>, otherwise returns
		2242	true.
1869		2243
1870	=item IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count	2244	=item IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count
1871		2245
1872	Calls the C<eio_sendfile_sync> function, which is like C<aio_sendfile>,	2246	Calls the C<eio_sendfile_sync> function, which is like C<aio_sendfile>,
1873	but is blocking (this makes most sense if you know the input data is	2247	but is blocking (this makes most sense if you know the input data is
…		…
1890	=item IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $len, $advice	2264	=item IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $len, $advice
1891		2265
1892	Simply calls the C<posix_madvise> function (see its	2266	Simply calls the C<posix_madvise> function (see its
1893	manpage for details). The following advice constants are	2267	manpage for details). The following advice constants are
1894	available: C<IO::AIO::MADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_SEQUENTIAL>,	2268	available: C<IO::AIO::MADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_SEQUENTIAL>,
1895	C<IO::AIO::MADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_DONTNEED>.	2269	C<IO::AIO::MADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_WILLNEED>,
		2270	C<IO::AIO::MADV_DONTNEED>.
		2271
		2272	If C<$offset> is negative, counts from the end. If C<$length> is negative,
		2273	the remaining length of the C<$scalar> is used. If possible, C<$length>
		2274	will be reduced to fit into the C<$scalar>.
1896		2275
1897	On systems that do not implement C<posix_madvise>, this function returns	2276	On systems that do not implement C<posix_madvise>, this function returns
1898	ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_madvise>.	2277	ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_madvise>.
1899		2278
1900	=item IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $len, $protect	2279	=item IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $len, $protect
…		…
1902	Simply calls the C<mprotect> function on the preferably AIO::mmap'ed	2281	Simply calls the C<mprotect> function on the preferably AIO::mmap'ed
1903	$scalar (see its manpage for details). The following protect	2282	$scalar (see its manpage for details). The following protect
1904	constants are available: C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ>,	2283	constants are available: C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ>,
1905	C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>.	2284	C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>.
1906		2285
		2286	If C<$offset> is negative, counts from the end. If C<$length> is negative,
		2287	the remaining length of the C<$scalar> is used. If possible, C<$length>
		2288	will be reduced to fit into the C<$scalar>.
		2289
1907	On systems that do not implement C<mprotect>, this function returns	2290	On systems that do not implement C<mprotect>, this function returns
1908	ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<mprotect>.	2291	ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<mprotect>.
1909		2292
1910	=item IO::AIO::mmap $scalar, $length, $prot, $flags, $fh[, $offset]	2293	=item IO::AIO::mmap $scalar, $length, $prot, $flags, $fh[, $offset]
1911		2294
1912	Memory-maps a file (or anonymous memory range) and attaches it to the	2295	Memory-maps a file (or anonymous memory range) and attaches it to the
1913	given C<$scalar>, which will act like a string scalar. Returns true on	2296	given C<$scalar>, which will act like a string scalar. Returns true on
1914	success, and false otherwise.	2297	success, and false otherwise.
1915		2298
		2299	The scalar must exist, but its contents do not matter - this means you
		2300	cannot use a nonexistant array or hash element. When in doubt, C<undef>
		2301	the scalar first.
		2302
1916	The only operations allowed on the scalar are C<substr>/C<vec> that don't	2303	The only operations allowed on the mmapped scalar are C<substr>/C<vec>,
1917	change the string length, and most read-only operations such as copying it	2304	which don't change the string length, and most read-only operations such
1918	or searching it with regexes and so on.	2305	as copying it or searching it with regexes and so on.
1919		2306
1920	Anything else is unsafe and will, at best, result in memory leaks.	2307	Anything else is unsafe and will, at best, result in memory leaks.
1921		2308
1922	The memory map associated with the C<$scalar> is automatically removed	2309	The memory map associated with the C<$scalar> is automatically removed
1923	when the C<$scalar> is destroyed, or when the C<IO::AIO::mmap> or	2310	when the C<$scalar> is undef'd or destroyed, or when the C<IO::AIO::mmap>
1924	C<IO::AIO::munmap> functions are called.	2311	or C<IO::AIO::munmap> functions are called on it.
1925		2312
1926	This calls the C<mmap>(2) function internally. See your system's manual	2313	This calls the C<mmap>(2) function internally. See your system's manual
1927	page for details on the C<$length>, C<$prot> and C<$flags> parameters.	2314	page for details on the C<$length>, C<$prot> and C<$flags> parameters.
1928		2315
1929	The C<$length> must be larger than zero and smaller than the actual	2316	The C<$length> must be larger than zero and smaller than the actual
1930	filesize.	2317	filesize.
1931		2318
1932	C<$prot> is a combination of C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>,	2319	C<$prot> is a combination of C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>,
1933	C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ> and/or C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>,	2320	C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ> and/or C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>,
1934		2321
1935	C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED> or	2322	C<$flags> can be a combination of
1936	C<IO::AIO::MAP_PRIVATE>, or a number of system-specific flags (when	2323	C<IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED> or
1937	not available, the are defined as 0): C<IO::AIO::MAP_ANONYMOUS>	2324	C<IO::AIO::MAP_PRIVATE>,
		2325	or a number of system-specific flags (when not available, the are C<0>):
1938	(which is set to C<MAP_ANON> if your system only provides this	2326	C<IO::AIO::MAP_ANONYMOUS> (which is set to C<MAP_ANON> if your system only provides this constant),
1939	constant), C<IO::AIO::MAP_HUGETLB>, C<IO::AIO::MAP_LOCKED>,	2327	C<IO::AIO::MAP_LOCKED>,
1940	C<IO::AIO::MAP_NORESERVE>, C<IO::AIO::MAP_POPULATE> or	2328	C<IO::AIO::MAP_NORESERVE>,
		2329	C<IO::AIO::MAP_POPULATE>,
1941	C<IO::AIO::MAP_NONBLOCK>	2330	C<IO::AIO::MAP_NONBLOCK>,
		2331	C<IO::AIO::MAP_FIXED>,
		2332	C<IO::AIO::MAP_GROWSDOWN>,
		2333	C<IO::AIO::MAP_32BIT>,
		2334	C<IO::AIO::MAP_HUGETLB> or
		2335	C<IO::AIO::MAP_STACK>.
1942		2336
1943	If C<$fh> is C<undef>, then a file descriptor of C<-1> is passed.	2337	If C<$fh> is C<undef>, then a file descriptor of C<-1> is passed.
1944		2338
1945	C<$offset> is the offset from the start of the file - it generally must be	2339	C<$offset> is the offset from the start of the file - it generally must be
1946	a multiple of C<IO::AIO::PAGESIZE> and defaults to C<0>.	2340	a multiple of C<IO::AIO::PAGESIZE> and defaults to C<0>.
…		…
1960		2354
1961	=item IO::AIO::munmap $scalar	2355	=item IO::AIO::munmap $scalar
1962		2356
1963	Removes a previous mmap and undefines the C<$scalar>.	2357	Removes a previous mmap and undefines the C<$scalar>.
1964		2358
		2359	=item IO::AIO::mremap $scalar, $new_length, $flags = MREMAP_MAYMOVE[, $new_address = 0]
		2360
		2361	Calls the Linux-specific mremap(2) system call. The C<$scalar> must have
		2362	been mapped by C<IO::AIO::mmap>, and C<$flags> must currently either be
		2363	C<0> or C<IO::AIO::MREMAP_MAYMOVE>.
		2364
		2365	Returns true if successful, and false otherwise. If the underlying mmapped
		2366	region has changed address, then the true value has the numerical value
		2367	C<1>, otherwise it has the numerical value C<0>:
		2368
		2369	my $success = IO::AIO::mremap $mmapped, 8192, IO::AIO::MREMAP_MAYMOVE
		2370	or die "mremap: $!";
		2371
		2372	if ($success*1) {
		2373	warn "scalar has chanegd address in memory\n";
		2374	}
		2375
		2376	C<IO::AIO::MREMAP_FIXED> and the C<$new_address> argument are currently
		2377	implemented, but not supported and might go away in a future version.
		2378
		2379	On systems where this call is not supported or is not emulated, this call
		2380	returns falls and sets C<$!> to C<ENOSYS>.
		2381
		2382	=item IO::AIO::mlockall $flags
		2383
		2384	Calls the C<eio_mlockall_sync> function, which is like C<aio_mlockall>,
		2385	but is blocking.
		2386
1965	=item IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef	2387	=item IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef
1966		2388
1967	Calls the C<munlock> function, undoing the effects of a previous	2389	Calls the C<munlock> function, undoing the effects of a previous
1968	C<aio_mlock> call (see its description for details).	2390	C<aio_mlock> call (see its description for details).
1969		2391
…		…
1971		2393
1972	Calls the C<munlockall> function.	2394	Calls the C<munlockall> function.
1973		2395
1974	On systems that do not implement C<munlockall>, this function returns	2396	On systems that do not implement C<munlockall>, this function returns
1975	ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<munlockall>.	2397	ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<munlockall>.
		2398
		2399	=item $fh = IO::AIO::accept4 $r_fh, $sockaddr, $sockaddr_maxlen, $flags
		2400
		2401	Uses the GNU/Linux C<accept4(2)> syscall, if available, to accept a socket
		2402	and return the new file handle on success, or sets C<$!> and returns
		2403	C<undef> on error.
		2404
		2405	The remote name of the new socket will be stored in C<$sockaddr>, which
		2406	will be extended to allow for at least C<$sockaddr_maxlen> octets. If the
		2407	socket name does not fit into C<$sockaddr_maxlen> octets, this is signaled
		2408	by returning a longer string in C<$sockaddr>, which might or might not be
		2409	truncated.
		2410
		2411	To accept name-less sockets, use C<undef> for C<$sockaddr> and C<0> for
		2412	C<$sockaddr_maxlen>.
		2413
		2414	The main reasons to use this syscall rather than portable C<accept(2)>
		2415	are that you can specify C<SOCK_NONBLOCK> and/or C<SOCK_CLOEXEC>
		2416	flags and you can accept name-less sockets by specifying C<0> for
		2417	C<$sockaddr_maxlen>, which is sadly not possible with perl's interface to
		2418	C<accept>.
1976		2419
1977	=item IO::AIO::splice $r_fh, $r_off, $w_fh, $w_off, $length, $flags	2420	=item IO::AIO::splice $r_fh, $r_off, $w_fh, $w_off, $length, $flags
1978		2421
1979	Calls the GNU/Linux C<splice(2)> syscall, if available. If C<$r_off> or	2422	Calls the GNU/Linux C<splice(2)> syscall, if available. If C<$r_off> or
1980	C<$w_off> are C<undef>, then C<NULL> is passed for these, otherwise they	2423	C<$w_off> are C<undef>, then C<NULL> is passed for these, otherwise they
…		…
1989		2432
1990	See the C<splice(2)> manpage for details.	2433	See the C<splice(2)> manpage for details.
1991		2434
1992	=item IO::AIO::tee $r_fh, $w_fh, $length, $flags	2435	=item IO::AIO::tee $r_fh, $w_fh, $length, $flags
1993		2436
1994	Calls the GNU/Linux C<tee(2)> syscall, see it's manpage and the	2437	Calls the GNU/Linux C<tee(2)> syscall, see its manpage and the
1995	description for C<IO::AIO::splice> above for details.	2438	description for C<IO::AIO::splice> above for details.
		2439
		2440	=item $actual_size = IO::AIO::pipesize $r_fh[, $new_size]
		2441
		2442	Attempts to query or change the pipe buffer size. Obviously works only
		2443	on pipes, and currently works only on GNU/Linux systems, and fails with
		2444	C<-1>/C<ENOSYS> everywhere else. If anybody knows how to influence pipe buffer
		2445	size on other systems, drop me a note.
		2446
		2447	=item ($rfh, $wfh) = IO::AIO::pipe2 [$flags]
		2448
		2449	This is a direct interface to the Linux L<pipe2(2)> system call. If
		2450	C<$flags> is missing or C<0>, then this should be the same as a call to
		2451	perl's built-in C<pipe> function and create a new pipe, and works on
		2452	systems that lack the pipe2 syscall. On win32, this case invokes C<_pipe
		2453	(..., 4096, O_BINARY)>.
		2454
		2455	If C<$flags> is non-zero, it tries to invoke the pipe2 system call with
		2456	the given flags (Linux 2.6.27, glibc 2.9).
		2457
		2458	On success, the read and write file handles are returned.
		2459
		2460	On error, nothing will be returned. If the pipe2 syscall is missing and
		2461	C<$flags> is non-zero, fails with C<ENOSYS>.
		2462
		2463	Please refer to L<pipe2(2)> for more info on the C<$flags>, but at the
		2464	time of this writing, C<IO::AIO::O_CLOEXEC>, C<IO::AIO::O_NONBLOCK> and
		2465	C<IO::AIO::O_DIRECT> (Linux 3.4, for packet-based pipes) were supported.
		2466
		2467	Example: create a pipe race-free w.r.t. threads and fork:
		2468
		2469	my ($rfh, $wfh) = IO::AIO::pipe2 IO::AIO::O_CLOEXEC
		2470	or die "pipe2: $!\n";
		2471
		2472	=item $fh = IO::AIO::memfd_create $pathname[, $flags]
		2473
		2474	This is a direct interface to the Linux L<memfd_create(2)> system
		2475	call. The (unhelpful) default for C<$flags> is C<0>, but your default
		2476	should be C<IO::AIO::MFD_CLOEXEC>.
		2477
		2478	On success, the new memfd filehandle is returned, otherwise returns
		2479	C<undef>. If the memfd_create syscall is missing, fails with C<ENOSYS>.
		2480
		2481	Please refer to L<memfd_create(2)> for more info on this call.
		2482
		2483	The following C<$flags> values are available: C<IO::AIO::MFD_CLOEXEC>,
		2484	C<IO::AIO::MFD_ALLOW_SEALING> and C<IO::AIO::MFD_HUGETLB>.
		2485
		2486	Example: create a new memfd.
		2487
		2488	my $fh = IO::AIO::memfd_create "somenameforprocfd", IO::AIO::MFD_CLOEXEC
		2489	or die "memfd_create: $!\n";
		2490
		2491	=item $fh = IO::AIO::pidfd_open $pid[, $flags]
		2492
		2493	This is an interface to the Linux L<pidfd_open(2)> system call. The
		2494	default for C<$flags> is C<0>.
		2495
		2496	On success, a new pidfd filehandle is returned (that is already set to
		2497	close-on-exec), otherwise returns C<undef>. If the syscall is missing,
		2498	fails with C<ENOSYS>.
		2499
		2500	Example: open pid 6341 as pidfd.
		2501
		2502	my $fh = IO::AIO::pidfd_open 6341
		2503	or die "pidfd_open: $!\n";
		2504
		2505	=item $status = IO::AIO::pidfd_send_signal $pidfh, $signal[, $siginfo[, $flags]]
		2506
		2507	This is an interface to the Linux L<pidfd_send_signal> system call. The
		2508	default for C<$siginfo> is C<undef> and the default for C<$flags> is C<0>.
		2509
		2510	Returns the system call status. If the syscall is missing, fails with
		2511	C<ENOSYS>.
		2512
		2513	When specified, C<$siginfo> must be a reference to a hash with one or more
		2514	of the following members:
		2515
		2516	=over
		2517
		2518	=item code - the C<si_code> member
		2519
		2520	=item pid - the C<si_pid> member
		2521
		2522	=item uid - the C<si_uid> member
		2523
		2524	=item value_int - the C<si_value.sival_int> member
		2525
		2526	=item value_ptr - the C<si_value.sival_ptr> member, specified as an integer
		2527
		2528	=back
		2529
		2530	Example: send a SIGKILL to the specified process.
		2531
		2532	my $status = IO::AIO::pidfd_send_signal $pidfh, 9, undef
		2533	and die "pidfd_send_signal: $!\n";
		2534
		2535	Example: send a SIGKILL to the specified process with extra data.
		2536
		2537	my $status = IO::AIO::pidfd_send_signal $pidfh, 9, { code => -1, value_int => 7 }
		2538	and die "pidfd_send_signal: $!\n";
		2539
		2540	=item $fh = IO::AIO::pidfd_getfd $pidfh, $targetfd[, $flags]
		2541
		2542	This is an interface to the Linux L<pidfd_getfd> system call. The default
		2543	for C<$flags> is C<0>.
		2544
		2545	On success, returns a dup'ed copy of the target file descriptor (specified
		2546	as an integer) returned (that is already set to close-on-exec), otherwise
		2547	returns C<undef>. If the syscall is missing, fails with C<ENOSYS>.
		2548
		2549	Example: get a copy of standard error of another process and print soemthing to it.
		2550
		2551	my $errfh = IO::AIO::pidfd_getfd $pidfh, 2
		2552	or die "pidfd_getfd: $!\n";
		2553	print $errfh "stderr\n";
		2554
		2555	=item $fh = IO::AIO::eventfd [$initval, [$flags]]
		2556
		2557	This is a direct interface to the Linux L<eventfd(2)> system call. The
		2558	(unhelpful) defaults for C<$initval> and C<$flags> are C<0> for both.
		2559
		2560	On success, the new eventfd filehandle is returned, otherwise returns
		2561	C<undef>. If the eventfd syscall is missing, fails with C<ENOSYS>.
		2562
		2563	Please refer to L<eventfd(2)> for more info on this call.
		2564
		2565	The following symbol flag values are available: C<IO::AIO::EFD_CLOEXEC>,
		2566	C<IO::AIO::EFD_NONBLOCK> and C<IO::AIO::EFD_SEMAPHORE> (Linux 2.6.30).
		2567
		2568	Example: create a new eventfd filehandle:
		2569
		2570	$fh = IO::AIO::eventfd 0, IO::AIO::EFD_CLOEXEC
		2571	or die "eventfd: $!\n";
		2572
		2573	=item $fh = IO::AIO::timerfd_create $clockid[, $flags]
		2574
		2575	This is a direct interface to the Linux L<timerfd_create(2)> system
		2576	call. The (unhelpful) default for C<$flags> is C<0>, but your default
		2577	should be C<IO::AIO::TFD_CLOEXEC>.
		2578
		2579	On success, the new timerfd filehandle is returned, otherwise returns
		2580	C<undef>. If the timerfd_create syscall is missing, fails with C<ENOSYS>.
		2581
		2582	Please refer to L<timerfd_create(2)> for more info on this call.
		2583
		2584	The following C<$clockid> values are
		2585	available: C<IO::AIO::CLOCK_REALTIME>, C<IO::AIO::CLOCK_MONOTONIC>
		2586	C<IO::AIO::CLOCK_CLOCK_BOOTTIME> (Linux 3.15)
		2587	C<IO::AIO::CLOCK_CLOCK_REALTIME_ALARM> (Linux 3.11) and
		2588	C<IO::AIO::CLOCK_CLOCK_BOOTTIME_ALARM> (Linux 3.11).
		2589
		2590	The following C<$flags> values are available (Linux
		2591	2.6.27): C<IO::AIO::TFD_NONBLOCK> and C<IO::AIO::TFD_CLOEXEC>.
		2592
		2593	Example: create a new timerfd and set it to one-second repeated alarms,
		2594	then wait for two alarms:
		2595
		2596	my $fh = IO::AIO::timerfd_create IO::AIO::CLOCK_BOOTTIME, IO::AIO::TFD_CLOEXEC
		2597	or die "timerfd_create: $!\n";
		2598
		2599	defined IO::AIO::timerfd_settime $fh, 0, 1, 1
		2600	or die "timerfd_settime: $!\n";
		2601
		2602	for (1..2) {
		2603	8 == sysread $fh, my $buf, 8
		2604	or die "timerfd read failure\n";
		2605
		2606	printf "number of expirations (likely 1): %d\n",
		2607	unpack "Q", $buf;
		2608	}
		2609
		2610	=item ($cur_interval, $cur_value) = IO::AIO::timerfd_settime $fh, $flags, $new_interval, $nbw_value
		2611
		2612	This is a direct interface to the Linux L<timerfd_settime(2)> system
		2613	call. Please refer to its manpage for more info on this call.
		2614
		2615	The new itimerspec is specified using two (possibly fractional) second
		2616	values, C<$new_interval> and C<$new_value>).
		2617
		2618	On success, the current interval and value are returned (as per
		2619	C<timerfd_gettime>). On failure, the empty list is returned.
		2620
		2621	The following C<$flags> values are
		2622	available: C<IO::AIO::TFD_TIMER_ABSTIME> and
		2623	C<IO::AIO::TFD_TIMER_CANCEL_ON_SET>.
		2624
		2625	See C<IO::AIO::timerfd_create> for a full example.
		2626
		2627	=item ($cur_interval, $cur_value) = IO::AIO::timerfd_gettime $fh
		2628
		2629	This is a direct interface to the Linux L<timerfd_gettime(2)> system
		2630	call. Please refer to its manpage for more info on this call.
		2631
		2632	On success, returns the current values of interval and value for the given
		2633	timerfd (as potentially fractional second values). On failure, the empty
		2634	list is returned.
1996		2635
1997	=back	2636	=back
1998		2637
1999	=cut	2638	=cut
2000		2639
…		…
2066	the process will result in undefined behaviour. Calling it at any time	2705	the process will result in undefined behaviour. Calling it at any time
2067	will also result in any undefined (by POSIX) behaviour.	2706	will also result in any undefined (by POSIX) behaviour.
2068		2707
2069	=back	2708	=back
2070		2709
		2710	=head2 LINUX-SPECIFIC CALLS
		2711
		2712	When a call is documented as "linux-specific" then this means it
		2713	originated on GNU/Linux. C<IO::AIO> will usually try to autodetect the
		2714	availability and compatibility of such calls regardless of the platform
		2715	it is compiled on, so platforms such as FreeBSD which often implement
		2716	these calls will work. When in doubt, call them and see if they fail wth
		2717	C<ENOSYS>.
		2718
2071	=head2 MEMORY USAGE	2719	=head2 MEMORY USAGE
2072		2720
2073	Per-request usage:	2721	Per-request usage:
2074		2722
2075	Each aio request uses - depending on your architecture - around 100-200	2723	Each aio request uses - depending on your architecture - around 100-200
…		…
2087	temporary buffers, and each thread requires a stack and other data	2735	temporary buffers, and each thread requires a stack and other data
2088	structures (usually around 16k-128k, depending on the OS).	2736	structures (usually around 16k-128k, depending on the OS).
2089		2737
2090	=head1 KNOWN BUGS	2738	=head1 KNOWN BUGS
2091		2739
2092	Known bugs will be fixed in the next release.	2740	Known bugs will be fixed in the next release :)
		2741
		2742	=head1 KNOWN ISSUES
		2743
		2744	Calls that try to "import" foreign memory areas (such as C<IO::AIO::mmap>
		2745	or C<IO::AIO::aio_slurp>) do not work with generic lvalues, such as
		2746	non-created hash slots or other scalars I didn't think of. It's best to
		2747	avoid such and either use scalar variables or making sure that the scalar
		2748	exists (e.g. by storing C<undef>) and isn't "funny" (e.g. tied).
		2749
		2750	I am not sure anything can be done about this, so this is considered a
		2751	known issue, rather than a bug.
2093		2752
2094	=head1 SEE ALSO	2753	=head1 SEE ALSO
2095		2754
2096	L<AnyEvent::AIO> for easy integration into event loops, L<Coro::AIO> for a	2755	L<AnyEvent::AIO> for easy integration into event loops, L<Coro::AIO> for a
2097	more natural syntax.	2756	more natural syntax and L<IO::FDPass> for file descriptor passing.
2098		2757
2099	=head1 AUTHOR	2758	=head1 AUTHOR
2100		2759
2101	Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>	2760	Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
2102	http://home.schmorp.de/	2761	http://home.schmorp.de/

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