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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) = @_; 10 my $fh = shift
11 or die "/etc/passwd: $!";
11 ... 12 ...
12 }; 13 };
13 14
14 aio_unlink "/tmp/file", sub { }; 15 aio_unlink "/tmp/file", sub { };
15 16
16 aio_read $fh, 30000, 1024, $buffer, 0, sub { 17 aio_read $fh, 30000, 1024, $buffer, 0, sub {
17 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!"; 18 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!";
18 }; 19 };
19 20
20 # AnyEvent 21 # version 2+ has request and group objects
21 open my $fh, "<&=" . IO::AIO::poll_fileno or die "$!"; 22 use IO::AIO 2;
22 my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => 'r', cb => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb });
23 23
24 # Event 24 aioreq_pri 4; # give next request a very high priority
25 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 25 my $req = aio_unlink "/tmp/file", sub { };
26 poll => 'r', 26 $req->cancel; # cancel request if still in queue
27 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
28 27
29 # Glib/Gtk2 28 my $grp = aio_group sub { print "all stats done\n" };
30 add_watch Glib::IO IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 29 add $grp aio_stat "..." for ...;
31 in => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb; 1 };
32
33 # Tk
34 Tk::Event::IO->fileevent (IO::AIO::poll_fileno, "",
35 readable => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
36
37 # Danga::Socket
38 Danga::Socket->AddOtherFds (IO::AIO::poll_fileno =>
39 \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
40
41 30
42=head1 DESCRIPTION 31=head1 DESCRIPTION
43 32
44This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your 33This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your
45operating system supports. 34operating system supports. It is implemented as an interface to C<libeio>
35(L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/libeio.html>).
46 36
37Asynchronous means that operations that can normally block your program
38(e.g. reading from disk) will be done asynchronously: the operation
39will still block, but you can do something else in the meantime. This
40is extremely useful for programs that need to stay interactive even
41when doing heavy I/O (GUI programs, high performance network servers
42etc.), but can also be used to easily do operations in parallel that are
43normally done sequentially, e.g. stat'ing many files, which is much faster
44on a RAID volume or over NFS when you do a number of stat operations
45concurrently.
46
47While most of this works on all types of file descriptors (for
48example sockets), using these functions on file descriptors that
49support nonblocking operation (again, sockets, pipes etc.) is
50very inefficient. Use an event loop for that (such as the L<EV>
51module): IO::AIO will naturally fit into such an event loop itself.
52
47Currently, a number of threads are started that execute your read/writes 53In this version, a number of threads are started that execute your
48and signal their completion. You don't need thread support in your libc or 54requests and signal their completion. You don't need thread support
49perl, and the threads created by this module will not be visible to the 55in perl, and the threads created by this module will not be visible
50pthreads library. In the future, this module might make use of the native 56to perl. In the future, this module might make use of the native aio
51aio functions available on many operating systems. However, they are often 57functions available on many operating systems. However, they are often
52not well-supported (Linux doesn't allow them on normal files currently, 58not well-supported or restricted (GNU/Linux doesn't allow them on normal
53for example), and they would only support aio_read and aio_write, so the 59files currently, for example), and they would only support aio_read and
54remaining functionality would have to be implemented using threads anyway. 60aio_write, so the remaining functionality would have to be implemented
61using threads anyway.
55 62
56Although the module will work with in the presence of other threads, it is 63Although the module will work in the presence of other (Perl-) threads,
57currently not reentrant, so use appropriate locking yourself, always call 64it is currently not reentrant in any way, so use appropriate locking
58C<poll_cb> from within the same thread, or never call C<poll_cb> (or other 65yourself, always call C<poll_cb> from within the same thread, or never
59C<aio_> functions) recursively. 66call C<poll_cb> (or other C<aio_> functions) recursively.
67
68=head2 EXAMPLE
69
70This is a simple example that uses the EV module and loads
71F</etc/passwd> asynchronously:
72
73 use Fcntl;
74 use EV;
75 use IO::AIO;
76
77 # register the IO::AIO callback with EV
78 my $aio_w = EV::io IO::AIO::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&IO::AIO::poll_cb;
79
80 # queue the request to open /etc/passwd
81 aio_open "/etc/passwd", IO::AIO::O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
82 my $fh = shift
83 or die "error while opening: $!";
84
85 # stat'ing filehandles is generally non-blocking
86 my $size = -s $fh;
87
88 # queue a request to read the file
89 my $contents;
90 aio_read $fh, 0, $size, $contents, 0, sub {
91 $_[0] == $size
92 or die "short read: $!";
93
94 close $fh;
95
96 # file contents now in $contents
97 print $contents;
98
99 # exit event loop and program
100 EV::unloop;
101 };
102 };
103
104 # possibly queue up other requests, or open GUI windows,
105 # check for sockets etc. etc.
106
107 # process events as long as there are some:
108 EV::loop;
109
110=head1 REQUEST ANATOMY AND LIFETIME
111
112Every C<aio_*> function creates a request. which is a C data structure not
113directly visible to Perl.
114
115If called in non-void context, every request function returns a Perl
116object representing the request. In void context, nothing is returned,
117which saves a bit of memory.
118
119The perl object is a fairly standard ref-to-hash object. The hash contents
120are not used by IO::AIO so you are free to store anything you like in it.
121
122During their existance, aio requests travel through the following states,
123in order:
124
125=over 4
126
127=item ready
128
129Immediately after a request is created it is put into the ready state,
130waiting for a thread to execute it.
131
132=item execute
133
134A thread has accepted the request for processing and is currently
135executing it (e.g. blocking in read).
136
137=item pending
138
139The request has been executed and is waiting for result processing.
140
141While request submission and execution is fully asynchronous, result
142processing is not and relies on the perl interpreter calling C<poll_cb>
143(or another function with the same effect).
144
145=item result
146
147The request results are processed synchronously by C<poll_cb>.
148
149The C<poll_cb> function will process all outstanding aio requests by
150calling their callbacks, freeing memory associated with them and managing
151any groups they are contained in.
152
153=item done
154
155Request has reached the end of its lifetime and holds no resources anymore
156(except possibly for the Perl object, but its connection to the actual
157aio request is severed and calling its methods will either do nothing or
158result in a runtime error).
159
160=back
60 161
61=cut 162=cut
62 163
63package IO::AIO; 164package IO::AIO;
64 165
65no warnings; 166use Carp ();
66use strict 'vars'; 167
168use common::sense;
67 169
68use base 'Exporter'; 170use base 'Exporter';
69 171
70BEGIN { 172BEGIN {
71 our $VERSION = '1.8'; 173 our $VERSION = '4.0';
72 174
73 our @EXPORT = qw(aio_sendfile aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close aio_stat 175 our @AIO_REQ = qw(aio_sendfile aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close
74 aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_scandir aio_symlink 176 aio_stat aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_readdirx
75 aio_fsync aio_fdatasync aio_readahead aio_rename aio_link aio_move); 177 aio_scandir aio_symlink aio_readlink aio_realpath aio_sync
76 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb min_parallel max_parallel max_outstanding nreqs); 178 aio_fsync aio_syncfs aio_fdatasync aio_sync_file_range aio_fallocate
179 aio_pathsync aio_readahead
180 aio_rename aio_link aio_move aio_copy aio_group
181 aio_nop aio_mknod aio_load aio_rmtree aio_mkdir aio_chown
182 aio_chmod aio_utime aio_truncate
183 aio_msync aio_mtouch aio_mlock aio_mlockall
184 aio_statvfs);
185
186 our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice));
187 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush
188 min_parallel max_parallel max_idle idle_timeout
189 nreqs nready npending nthreads
190 max_poll_time max_poll_reqs
191 sendfile fadvise madvise
192 mmap munmap munlock munlockall);
193
194 push @AIO_REQ, qw(aio_busy); # not exported
195
196 @IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ';
77 197
78 require XSLoader; 198 require XSLoader;
79 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION); 199 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION);
80} 200}
81 201
82=head1 FUNCTIONS 202=head1 FUNCTIONS
83 203
204=head2 QUICK OVERVIEW
205
206This section simply lists the prototypes of the most important functions
207for quick reference. See the following sections for function-by-function
208documentation.
209
210 aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
211 aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)
212 aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
213 aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
214 aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval)
215 aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)
216 aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status)
217 aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status)
218 aio_statvfs $fh_or_path, $callback->($statvfs)
219 aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)
220 aio_chown $fh_or_path, $uid, $gid, $callback->($status)
221 aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status)
222 aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)
223 aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)
224 aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
225 aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
226 aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
227 aio_readlink $path, $callback->($link)
228 aio_realpath $path, $callback->($link)
229 aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
230 aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)
231 aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)
232 aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)
233 aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)
234 IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST
235 IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN
236 aio_load $path, $data, $callback->($status)
237 aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
238 aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
239 aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
240 aio_rmtree $path, $callback->($status)
241 aio_sync $callback->($status)
242 aio_syncfs $fh, $callback->($status)
243 aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
244 aio_fdatasync $fh, $callback->($status)
245 aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)
246 aio_pathsync $path, $callback->($status)
247 aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
248 aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
249 aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)
250 aio_mlockall $flags, $callback->($status)
251 aio_group $callback->(...)
252 aio_nop $callback->()
253
254 $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri]
255 aioreq_nice $pri_adjust
256
257 IO::AIO::poll_wait
258 IO::AIO::poll_cb
259 IO::AIO::poll
260 IO::AIO::flush
261 IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs
262 IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds
263 IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads
264 IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads
265 IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads
266 IO::AIO::idle_timeout $seconds
267 IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
268 IO::AIO::nreqs
269 IO::AIO::nready
270 IO::AIO::npending
271
272 IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count
273 IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice
274 IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $length, $advice
275 IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $length, $protect
276 IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef
277 IO::AIO::munlockall
278
84=head2 AIO FUNCTIONS 279=head2 AIO REQUEST FUNCTIONS
85 280
86All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall 281All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall
87with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical, 282with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical,
88and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument 283and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument
89which must be a code reference. This code reference will get called with 284which must be a code reference. This code reference will get called with
90the syscall return code (e.g. most syscalls return C<-1> on error, unlike 285the syscall return code (e.g. most syscalls return C<-1> on error, unlike
91perl, which usually delivers "false") as it's sole argument when the given 286perl, which usually delivers "false") as its sole argument after the given
92syscall has been executed asynchronously. 287syscall has been executed asynchronously.
93 288
94All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle 289All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle
95internally until the request has finished. 290internally until the request has finished.
96 291
292All functions return request objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow
293further manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight.
294
97The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and 295The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and
98encoded in byte form. The reason for the former is that at the time the 296encoded as octets. The reason for the former is that at the time the
99request is being executed, the current working directory could have 297request is being executed, the current working directory could have
100changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the 298changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the
101current working directory. 299current working directory anywhere in the program and then use relative
300paths.
102 301
103To encode pathnames to byte form, either make sure you either: a) 302To encode pathnames as octets, either make sure you either: a) always pass
104always pass in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir 303in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir etc.) without
105etc.), b) are ASCII or ISO 8859-1, c) use the Encode module and encode 304tinkering, b) are ASCII or ISO 8859-1, c) use the Encode module and encode
106your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user 305your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user
107environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e) 306environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e)
108use something else. 307use something else to ensure your scalar has the correct contents.
308
309This works, btw. independent of the internal UTF-8 bit, which IO::AIO
310handles correctly whether it is set or not.
109 311
110=over 4 312=over 4
313
314=item $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri]
315
316Returns the priority value that would be used for the next request and, if
317C<$pri> is given, sets the priority for the next aio request.
318
319The default priority is C<0>, the minimum and maximum priorities are C<-4>
320and C<4>, respectively. Requests with higher priority will be serviced
321first.
322
323The priority will be reset to C<0> after each call to one of the C<aio_*>
324functions.
325
326Example: open a file with low priority, then read something from it with
327higher priority so the read request is serviced before other low priority
328open requests (potentially spamming the cache):
329
330 aioreq_pri -3;
331 aio_open ..., sub {
332 return unless $_[0];
333
334 aioreq_pri -2;
335 aio_read $_[0], ..., sub {
336 ...
337 };
338 };
339
340
341=item aioreq_nice $pri_adjust
342
343Similar to C<aioreq_pri>, but subtracts the given value from the current
344priority, so the effect is cumulative.
345
111 346
112=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh) 347=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
113 348
114Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly 349Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly
115created filehandle for the file. 350created filehandle for the file.
121list. They are the same as used by C<sysopen>. 356list. They are the same as used by C<sysopen>.
122 357
123Likewise, C<$mode> specifies the mode of the newly created file, if it 358Likewise, C<$mode> specifies the mode of the newly created file, if it
124didn't exist and C<O_CREAT> has been given, just like perl's C<sysopen>, 359didn't exist and C<O_CREAT> has been given, just like perl's C<sysopen>,
125except that it is mandatory (i.e. use C<0> if you don't create new files, 360except that it is mandatory (i.e. use C<0> if you don't create new files,
126and C<0666> or C<0777> if you do). 361and C<0666> or C<0777> if you do). Note that the C<$mode> will be modified
362by the umask in effect then the request is being executed, so better never
363change the umask.
127 364
128Example: 365Example:
129 366
130 aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub { 367 aio_open "/etc/passwd", IO::AIO::O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
131 if ($_[0]) { 368 if ($_[0]) {
132 print "open successful, fh is $_[0]\n"; 369 print "open successful, fh is $_[0]\n";
133 ... 370 ...
134 } else { 371 } else {
135 die "open failed: $!\n"; 372 die "open failed: $!\n";
136 } 373 }
137 }; 374 };
138 375
376In addition to all the common open modes/flags (C<O_RDONLY>, C<O_WRONLY>,
377C<O_RDWR>, C<O_CREAT>, C<O_TRUNC>, C<O_EXCL> and C<O_APPEND>), the
378following POSIX and non-POSIX constants are available (missing ones on
379your system are, as usual, C<0>):
380
381C<O_ASYNC>, C<O_DIRECT>, C<O_NOATIME>, C<O_CLOEXEC>, C<O_NOCTTY>, C<O_NOFOLLOW>,
382C<O_NONBLOCK>, C<O_EXEC>, C<O_SEARCH>, C<O_DIRECTORY>, C<O_DSYNC>,
383C<O_RSYNC>, C<O_SYNC> and C<O_TTY_INIT>.
384
385
139=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status) 386=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)
140 387
141Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result 388Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result
142code. I<WARNING:> although accepted, you should not pass in a perl 389code.
143filehandle here, as perl will likely close the file descriptor another
144time when the filehandle is destroyed. Normally, you can safely call perls
145C<close> or just let filehandles go out of scope.
146 390
147This is supposed to be a bug in the API, so that might change. It's 391Unfortunately, you can't do this to perl. Perl I<insists> very strongly on
148therefore best to avoid this function. 392closing the file descriptor associated with the filehandle itself.
393
394Therefore, C<aio_close> will not close the filehandle - instead it will
395use dup2 to overwrite the file descriptor with the write-end of a pipe
396(the pipe fd will be created on demand and will be cached).
397
398Or in other words: the file descriptor will be closed, but it will not be
399free for reuse until the perl filehandle is closed.
400
401=cut
149 402
150=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 403=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
151 404
152=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 405=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
153 406
154Reads or writes C<length> bytes from the specified C<fh> and C<offset> 407Reads or writes C<$length> bytes from or to the specified C<$fh> and
155into the scalar given by C<data> and offset C<dataoffset> and calls the 408C<$offset> into the scalar given by C<$data> and offset C<$dataoffset>
156callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on error, just 409and calls the callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on
157like the syscall). 410error, just like the syscall).
411
412C<aio_read> will, like C<sysread>, shrink or grow the C<$data> scalar to
413offset plus the actual number of bytes read.
414
415If C<$offset> is undefined, then the current file descriptor offset will
416be used (and updated), otherwise the file descriptor offset will not be
417changed by these calls.
418
419If C<$length> is undefined in C<aio_write>, use the remaining length of
420C<$data>.
421
422If C<$dataoffset> is less than zero, it will be counted from the end of
423C<$data>.
158 424
159The C<$data> scalar I<MUST NOT> be modified in any way while the request 425The C<$data> scalar I<MUST NOT> be modified in any way while the request
160is outstanding. Modifying it can result in segfaults or WW3 (if the 426is outstanding. Modifying it can result in segfaults or World War III (if
161necessary/optional hardware is installed). 427the necessary/optional hardware is installed).
162 428
163Example: Read 15 bytes at offset 7 into scalar C<$buffer>, starting at 429Example: Read 15 bytes at offset 7 into scalar C<$buffer>, starting at
164offset C<0> within the scalar: 430offset C<0> within the scalar:
165 431
166 aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub { 432 aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub {
167 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!"; 433 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!";
168 print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n"; 434 print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n";
169 }; 435 };
170 436
171=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
172
173[EXPERIMENTAL]
174
175Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or destination)
176from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok.
177
178This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first. If
179rename files with C<EXDEV>, it creates the destination file with mode 0200
180and copies the contents of the source file into it using C<aio_sendfile>,
181followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, in that
182order, and unlinking the C<$srcpath>.
183
184If an error occurs, the partial destination file will be unlinked, if
185possible, except when setting atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, where
186errors are being ignored.
187
188=cut
189
190sub aio_move($$$) {
191 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
192
193 aio_rename $src, $dst, sub {
194 if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) {
195 aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
196 if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) {
197 my @stat = stat $src_fh;
198
199 aio_open $dst, O_WRONLY, 0200, sub {
200 if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) {
201 aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub {
202 close $src_fh;
203
204 if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) {
205 utime $stat[8], $stat[9], $dst;
206 chmod $stat[2] & 07777, $dst_fh;
207 chown $stat[4], $stat[5], $dst_fh;
208 close $dst_fh;
209
210 aio_unlink $src, sub {
211 $cb->($_[0]);
212 };
213 } else {
214 my $errno = $!;
215 aio_unlink $dst, sub {
216 $! = $errno;
217 $cb->(-1);
218 };
219 }
220 };
221 } else {
222 $cb->(-1);
223 }
224 },
225
226 } else {
227 $cb->(-1);
228 }
229 };
230 } else {
231 $cb->($_[0]);
232 }
233 };
234}
235 437
236=item aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval) 438=item aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval)
237 439
238Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts 440Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts
239reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current 441reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current
240file offset of C<$out_fh>. Because of that, it is not safe to issue more 442file offset of C<$out_fh>. Because of that, it is not safe to issue more
241than one C<aio_sendfile> per C<$out_fh>, as they will interfere with each 443than one C<aio_sendfile> per C<$out_fh>, as they will interfere with each
242other. 444other. The same C<$in_fh> works fine though, as this function does not
445move or use the file offset of C<$in_fh>.
243 446
447Please note that C<aio_sendfile> can read more bytes from C<$in_fh> than
448are written, and there is no way to find out how many more bytes have been
449read from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only provides the
450number of bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result value equals
451C<$length> one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been read.
452
453Unlike with other C<aio_> functions, it makes a lot of sense to use
454C<aio_sendfile> on non-blocking sockets, as long as one end (typically
455the C<$in_fh>) is a file - the file I/O will then be asynchronous, while
456the socket I/O will be non-blocking. Note, however, that you can run
457into a trap where C<aio_sendfile> reads some data with readahead, then
458fails to write all data, and when the socket is ready the next time, the
459data in the cache is already lost, forcing C<aio_sendfile> to again hit
460the disk. Explicit C<aio_read> + C<aio_write> let's you better control
461resource usage.
462
244This call tries to make use of a native C<sendfile> syscall to provide 463This call tries to make use of a native C<sendfile>-like syscall to
245zero-copy operation. For this to work, C<$out_fh> should refer to a 464provide zero-copy operation. For this to work, C<$out_fh> should refer to
246socket, and C<$in_fh> should refer to mmap'able file. 465a socket, and C<$in_fh> should refer to an mmap'able file.
247 466
248If the native sendfile call fails or is not implemented, it will be 467If a native sendfile cannot be found or it fails with C<ENOSYS>,
249emulated, so you can call C<aio_sendfile> on any type of filehandle 468C<EINVAL>, C<ENOTSUP>, C<EOPNOTSUPP>, C<EAFNOSUPPORT>, C<EPROTOTYPE> or
469C<ENOTSOCK>, it will be emulated, so you can call C<aio_sendfile> on any
250regardless of the limitations of the operating system. 470type of filehandle regardless of the limitations of the operating system.
251 471
252Please note, however, that C<aio_sendfile> can read more bytes from 472As native sendfile syscalls (as practically any non-POSIX interface hacked
253C<$in_fh> than are written, and there is no way to find out how many 473together in a hurry to improve benchmark numbers) tend to be rather buggy
254bytes have been read from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only 474on many systems, this implementation tries to work around some known bugs
255provides the number of bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result 475in Linux and FreeBSD kernels (probably others, too), but that might fail,
256value equals C<$length> one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been 476so you really really should check the return value of C<aio_sendfile> -
257read. 477fewre bytes than expected might have been transferred.
478
258 479
259=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval) 480=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)
260 481
261C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that 482C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that
262subsequent reads from that file will not block on disk I/O. The C<$offset> 483subsequent reads from that file will not block on disk I/O. The C<$offset>
268file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged. 489file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged.
269 490
270If that syscall doesn't exist (likely if your OS isn't Linux) it will be 491If that syscall doesn't exist (likely if your OS isn't Linux) it will be
271emulated by simply reading the data, which would have a similar effect. 492emulated by simply reading the data, which would have a similar effect.
272 493
494
273=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status) 495=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status)
274 496
275=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status) 497=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status)
276 498
277Works like perl's C<stat> or C<lstat> in void context. The callback will 499Works like perl's C<stat> or C<lstat> in void context. The callback will
282for an explanation. 504for an explanation.
283 505
284Currently, the stats are always 64-bit-stats, i.e. instead of returning an 506Currently, the stats are always 64-bit-stats, i.e. instead of returning an
285error when stat'ing a large file, the results will be silently truncated 507error when stat'ing a large file, the results will be silently truncated
286unless perl itself is compiled with large file support. 508unless perl itself is compiled with large file support.
509
510To help interpret the mode and dev/rdev stat values, IO::AIO offers the
511following constants and functions (if not implemented, the constants will
512be C<0> and the functions will either C<croak> or fall back on traditional
513behaviour).
514
515C<S_IFMT>, C<S_IFIFO>, C<S_IFCHR>, C<S_IFBLK>, C<S_IFLNK>, C<S_IFREG>,
516C<S_IFDIR>, C<S_IFWHT>, C<S_IFSOCK>, C<IO::AIO::major $dev_t>,
517C<IO::AIO::minor $dev_t>, C<IO::AIO::makedev $major, $minor>.
287 518
288Example: Print the length of F</etc/passwd>: 519Example: Print the length of F</etc/passwd>:
289 520
290 aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub { 521 aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub {
291 $_[0] and die "stat failed: $!"; 522 $_[0] and die "stat failed: $!";
292 print "size is ", -s _, "\n"; 523 print "size is ", -s _, "\n";
293 }; 524 };
294 525
526
527=item aio_statvfs $fh_or_path, $callback->($statvfs)
528
529Works like the POSIX C<statvfs> or C<fstatvfs> syscalls, depending on
530whether a file handle or path was passed.
531
532On success, the callback is passed a hash reference with the following
533members: C<bsize>, C<frsize>, C<blocks>, C<bfree>, C<bavail>, C<files>,
534C<ffree>, C<favail>, C<fsid>, C<flag> and C<namemax>. On failure, C<undef>
535is passed.
536
537The following POSIX IO::AIO::ST_* constants are defined: C<ST_RDONLY> and
538C<ST_NOSUID>.
539
540The following non-POSIX IO::AIO::ST_* flag masks are defined to
541their correct value when available, or to C<0> on systems that do
542not support them: C<ST_NODEV>, C<ST_NOEXEC>, C<ST_SYNCHRONOUS>,
543C<ST_MANDLOCK>, C<ST_WRITE>, C<ST_APPEND>, C<ST_IMMUTABLE>, C<ST_NOATIME>,
544C<ST_NODIRATIME> and C<ST_RELATIME>.
545
546Example: stat C</wd> and dump out the data if successful.
547
548 aio_statvfs "/wd", sub {
549 my $f = $_[0]
550 or die "statvfs: $!";
551
552 use Data::Dumper;
553 say Dumper $f;
554 };
555
556 # result:
557 {
558 bsize => 1024,
559 bfree => 4333064312,
560 blocks => 10253828096,
561 files => 2050765568,
562 flag => 4096,
563 favail => 2042092649,
564 bavail => 4333064312,
565 ffree => 2042092649,
566 namemax => 255,
567 frsize => 1024,
568 fsid => 1810
569 }
570
571
572=item aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)
573
574Works like perl's C<utime> function (including the special case of $atime
575and $mtime being undef). Fractional times are supported if the underlying
576syscalls support them.
577
578When called with a pathname, uses utimes(2) if available, otherwise
579utime(2). If called on a file descriptor, uses futimes(2) if available,
580otherwise returns ENOSYS, so this is not portable.
581
582Examples:
583
584 # set atime and mtime to current time (basically touch(1)):
585 aio_utime "path", undef, undef;
586 # set atime to current time and mtime to beginning of the epoch:
587 aio_utime "path", time, undef; # undef==0
588
589
590=item aio_chown $fh_or_path, $uid, $gid, $callback->($status)
591
592Works like perl's C<chown> function, except that C<undef> for either $uid
593or $gid is being interpreted as "do not change" (but -1 can also be used).
594
595Examples:
596
597 # same as "chown root path" in the shell:
598 aio_chown "path", 0, -1;
599 # same as above:
600 aio_chown "path", 0, undef;
601
602
603=item aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status)
604
605Works like truncate(2) or ftruncate(2).
606
607
608=item aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)
609
610Works like perl's C<chmod> function.
611
612
295=item aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status) 613=item aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)
296 614
297Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the 615Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the
298result code. 616result code.
299 617
618
619=item aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
620
621[EXPERIMENTAL]
622
623Asynchronously create a device node (or fifo). See mknod(2).
624
625The only (POSIX-) portable way of calling this function is:
626
627 aio_mknod $path, IO::AIO::S_IFIFO | $mode, 0, sub { ...
628
629See C<aio_stat> for info about some potentially helpful extra constants
630and functions.
631
300=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 632=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
301 633
302Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at 634Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
303the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code. 635the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
304 636
637
305=item aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 638=item aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
306 639
307Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at 640Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
308the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code. 641the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
309 642
643
644=item aio_readlink $path, $callback->($link)
645
646Asynchronously read the symlink specified by C<$path> and pass it to
647the callback. If an error occurs, nothing or undef gets passed to the
648callback.
649
650
651=item aio_realpath $path, $callback->($path)
652
653Asynchronously make the path absolute and resolve any symlinks in
654C<$path>. The resulting path only consists of directories (Same as
655L<Cwd::realpath>).
656
657This request can be used to get the absolute path of the current working
658directory by passing it a path of F<.> (a single dot).
659
660
310=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 661=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
311 662
312Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as 663Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as
313rename(2) and call the callback with the result code. 664rename(2) and call the callback with the result code.
314 665
666
667=item aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)
668
669Asynchronously mkdir (create) a directory and call the callback with
670the result code. C<$mode> will be modified by the umask at the time the
671request is executed, so do not change your umask.
672
673
315=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status) 674=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)
316 675
317Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the 676Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the
318result code. 677result code.
678
319 679
320=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries) 680=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)
321 681
322Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire 682Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire
323directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be 683directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be
324sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries. 684sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries.
325 685
326The callback a single argument which is either C<undef> or an array-ref 686The callback is passed a single argument which is either C<undef> or an
327with the filenames. 687array-ref with the filenames.
688
689
690=item aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)
691
692Quite similar to C<aio_readdir>, but the C<$flags> argument allows one to
693tune behaviour and output format. In case of an error, C<$entries> will be
694C<undef>.
695
696The flags are a combination of the following constants, ORed together (the
697flags will also be passed to the callback, possibly modified):
698
699=over 4
700
701=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS
702
703When this flag is off, then the callback gets an arrayref consisting of
704names only (as with C<aio_readdir>), otherwise it gets an arrayref with
705C<[$name, $type, $inode]> arrayrefs, each describing a single directory
706entry in more detail.
707
708C<$name> is the name of the entry.
709
710C<$type> is one of the C<IO::AIO::DT_xxx> constants:
711
712C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>, C<IO::AIO::DT_FIFO>, C<IO::AIO::DT_CHR>, C<IO::AIO::DT_DIR>,
713C<IO::AIO::DT_BLK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_REG>, C<IO::AIO::DT_LNK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_SOCK>,
714C<IO::AIO::DT_WHT>.
715
716C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN> means just that: readdir does not know. If you need to
717know, you have to run stat yourself. Also, for speed reasons, the C<$type>
718scalars are read-only: you can not modify them.
719
720C<$inode> is the inode number (which might not be exact on systems with 64
721bit inode numbers and 32 bit perls). This field has unspecified content on
722systems that do not deliver the inode information.
723
724=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST
725
726When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order where
727likely directories come first, in optimal stat order. This is useful when
728you need to quickly find directories, or you want to find all directories
729while avoiding to stat() each entry.
730
731If the system returns type information in readdir, then this is used
732to find directories directly. Otherwise, likely directories are names
733beginning with ".", or otherwise names with no dots, of which names with
734short names are tried first.
735
736=item IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER
737
738When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order
739suitable for stat()'ing each one. That is, when you plan to stat()
740all files in the given directory, then the returned order will likely
741be fastest.
742
743If both this flag and C<IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST> are specified, then
744the likely dirs come first, resulting in a less optimal stat order.
745
746=item IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN
747
748This flag should not be set when calling C<aio_readdirx>. Instead, it
749is being set by C<aio_readdirx>, when any of the C<$type>'s found were
750C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>. The absence of this flag therefore indicates that all
751C<$type>'s are known, which can be used to speed up some algorithms.
752
753=back
754
755
756=item aio_load $path, $data, $callback->($status)
757
758This is a composite request that tries to fully load the given file into
759memory. Status is the same as with aio_read.
760
761=cut
762
763sub aio_load($$;$) {
764 my ($path, undef, $cb) = @_;
765 my $data = \$_[1];
766
767 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
768 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
769
770 aioreq_pri $pri;
771 add $grp aio_open $path, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
772 my $fh = shift
773 or return $grp->result (-1);
774
775 aioreq_pri $pri;
776 add $grp aio_read $fh, 0, (-s $fh), $$data, 0, sub {
777 $grp->result ($_[0]);
778 };
779 };
780
781 $grp
782}
783
784=item aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
785
786Try to copy the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
787destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
788a status of C<0> (ok) or C<-1> (error, see C<$!>).
789
790This is a composite request that creates the destination file with
791mode 0200 and copies the contents of the source file into it using
792C<aio_sendfile>, followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and
793uid/gid, in that order.
794
795If an error occurs, the partial destination file will be unlinked, if
796possible, except when setting atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, where
797errors are being ignored.
798
799=cut
800
801sub aio_copy($$;$) {
802 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
803
804 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
805 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
806
807 aioreq_pri $pri;
808 add $grp aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
809 if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) {
810 my @stat = stat $src_fh; # hmm, might block over nfs?
811
812 aioreq_pri $pri;
813 add $grp aio_open $dst, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC, 0200, sub {
814 if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) {
815 aioreq_pri $pri;
816 add $grp aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub {
817 if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) {
818 $grp->result (0);
819 close $src_fh;
820
821 my $ch = sub {
822 aioreq_pri $pri;
823 add $grp aio_chmod $dst_fh, $stat[2] & 07777, sub {
824 aioreq_pri $pri;
825 add $grp aio_chown $dst_fh, $stat[4], $stat[5], sub {
826 aioreq_pri $pri;
827 add $grp aio_close $dst_fh;
828 }
829 };
830 };
831
832 aioreq_pri $pri;
833 add $grp aio_utime $dst_fh, $stat[8], $stat[9], sub {
834 if ($_[0] < 0 && $! == ENOSYS) {
835 aioreq_pri $pri;
836 add $grp aio_utime $dst, $stat[8], $stat[9], $ch;
837 } else {
838 $ch->();
839 }
840 };
841 } else {
842 $grp->result (-1);
843 close $src_fh;
844 close $dst_fh;
845
846 aioreq $pri;
847 add $grp aio_unlink $dst;
848 }
849 };
850 } else {
851 $grp->result (-1);
852 }
853 },
854
855 } else {
856 $grp->result (-1);
857 }
858 };
859
860 $grp
861}
862
863=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
864
865Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
866destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
867a status of C<0> (ok) or C<-1> (error, see C<$!>).
868
869This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first; if
870rename fails with C<EXDEV>, it copies the file with C<aio_copy> and, if
871that is successful, unlinks the C<$srcpath>.
872
873=cut
874
875sub aio_move($$;$) {
876 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
877
878 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
879 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
880
881 aioreq_pri $pri;
882 add $grp aio_rename $src, $dst, sub {
883 if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) {
884 aioreq_pri $pri;
885 add $grp aio_copy $src, $dst, sub {
886 $grp->result ($_[0]);
887
888 unless ($_[0]) {
889 aioreq_pri $pri;
890 add $grp aio_unlink $src;
891 }
892 };
893 } else {
894 $grp->result ($_[0]);
895 }
896 };
897
898 $grp
899}
328 900
329=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs) 901=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
330 902
331Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) and tries to separate the 903Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to
332entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of names, ones you can recurse 904efficiently separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of
333into (directories), and ones you cannot recurse into (everything else). 905names, directories you can recurse into (directories), and ones you cannot
906recurse into (everything else, including symlinks to directories).
334 907
335C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that consists of many 908C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that creates of many sub requests_
336aio-primitives. C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding 909C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding aio requests that
337aio requests that this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a 910this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a suitable default
338suitable default will be chosen (currently 8). 911will be chosen (currently 4).
339 912
340On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives 913On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives
341two array-refs with path-relative entry names. 914two array-refs with path-relative entry names.
342 915
343Example: 916Example:
350 923
351Implementation notes. 924Implementation notes.
352 925
353The C<aio_readdir> cannot be avoided, but C<stat()>'ing every entry can. 926The C<aio_readdir> cannot be avoided, but C<stat()>'ing every entry can.
354 927
928If readdir returns file type information, then this is used directly to
929find directories.
930
355After reading the directory, the modification time, size etc. of the 931Otherwise, after reading the directory, the modification time, size etc.
356directory before and after the readdir is checked, and if they match, the 932of the directory before and after the readdir is checked, and if they
357link count will be used to decide how many entries are directories (if 933match (and isn't the current time), the link count will be used to decide
358>= 2). Otherwise, no knowledge of the number of subdirectories will be 934how many entries are directories (if >= 2). Otherwise, no knowledge of the
359assumed. 935number of subdirectories will be assumed.
360 936
361Then entires will be sorted into likely directories (everything without a 937Then entries will be sorted into likely directories a non-initial dot
362non-initial dot) and likely non-directories (everything else). Then every 938currently) and likely non-directories (see C<aio_readdirx>). Then every
363entry + C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, likely directories first. This is often 939entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, likely directories first,
940in order of their inode numbers. If that succeeds, it assumes that the
941entry is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked
942separately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because
364faster because filesystems might detect the type of the entry without 943filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode
365reading the inode data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature). If that succeeds, 944data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature), even on systems that cannot return
366it assumes that the entry is a directory or a symlink to directory (which 945the filetype information on readdir.
367will be checked seperately).
368 946
369If the known number of directories has been reached, the rest of the 947If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the
370entries is assumed to be non-directories. 948rest of the entries is assumed to be non-directories.
949
950This only works with certainty on POSIX (= UNIX) filesystems, which
951fortunately are the vast majority of filesystems around.
952
953It will also likely work on non-POSIX filesystems with reduced efficiency
954as those tend to return 0 or 1 as link counts, which disables the
955directory counting heuristic.
371 956
372=cut 957=cut
373 958
374sub aio_scandir($$$) { 959sub aio_scandir($$;$) {
375 my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_; 960 my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_;
376 961
962 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
963
964 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
965
377 $maxreq = 8 if $maxreq <= 0; 966 $maxreq = 4 if $maxreq <= 0;
378 967
379 # stat once 968 # stat once
969 aioreq_pri $pri;
380 aio_stat $path, sub { 970 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {
381 return $cb->() if $_[0]; 971 return $grp->result () if $_[0];
972 my $now = time;
382 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9]; 973 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
383 974
384 # read the directory entries 975 # read the directory entries
385 aio_readdir $path, sub { 976 aioreq_pri $pri;
977 add $grp aio_readdirx $path, READDIR_DIRS_FIRST, sub {
386 my $entries = shift 978 my $entries = shift
387 or return $cb->(); 979 or return $grp->result ();
388 980
389 # stat the dir another time 981 # stat the dir another time
982 aioreq_pri $pri;
390 aio_stat $path, sub { 983 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {
391 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9]; 984 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
392 985
393 my $ndirs; 986 my $ndirs;
394 987
395 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy 988 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy
396 if ($hash1 ne $hash2) { 989 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) {
397 $ndirs = -1; 990 $ndirs = -1;
398 } else { 991 } else {
399 # if nlink == 2, we are finished 992 # if nlink == 2, we are finished
400 # on non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2 993 # for non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2
401 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2 994 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2
402 or return $cb->([], $entries); 995 or return $grp->result ([], $entries);
403 } 996 }
404 997
405 # sort into likely dirs and likely nondirs
406 # dirs == files without ".", short entries first
407 $entries = [map $_->[0],
408 sort { $b->[1] cmp $a->[1] }
409 map [$_, sprintf "%s%04d", (/.\./ ? "1" : "0"), length],
410 @$entries];
411
412 my (@dirs, @nondirs); 998 my (@dirs, @nondirs);
413 999
414 my ($statcb, $schedcb); 1000 my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub {
415 my $nreq = 0; 1001 $grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs);
1002 };
416 1003
417 $schedcb = sub { 1004 limit $statgrp $maxreq;
418 if (@$entries) { 1005 feed $statgrp sub {
419 if ($nreq < $maxreq) { 1006 return unless @$entries;
420 my $ent = pop @$entries; 1007 my $entry = shift @$entries;
1008
1009 aioreq_pri $pri;
1010 add $statgrp aio_stat "$path/$entry/.", sub {
1011 if ($_[0] < 0) {
1012 push @nondirs, $entry;
1013 } else {
1014 # need to check for real directory
1015 aioreq_pri $pri;
1016 add $statgrp aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub {
1017 if (-d _) {
1018 push @dirs, $entry;
1019
1020 unless (--$ndirs) {
1021 push @nondirs, @$entries;
1022 feed $statgrp;
1023 }
1024 } else {
1025 push @nondirs, $entry;
1026 }
421 $nreq++; 1027 }
422 aio_stat "$path/$ent/.", sub { $statcb->($_[0], $ent) };
423 } 1028 }
424 } elsif (!$nreq) {
425 # finished
426 undef $statcb;
427 undef $schedcb;
428 $cb->(\@dirs, \@nondirs) if $cb;
429 undef $cb;
430 } 1029 };
431 }; 1030 };
432 $statcb = sub {
433 my ($status, $entry) = @_;
434
435 if ($status < 0) {
436 $nreq--;
437 push @nondirs, $entry;
438 &$schedcb;
439 } else {
440 # need to check for real directory
441 aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub {
442 $nreq--;
443
444 if (-d _) {
445 push @dirs, $entry;
446
447 if (!--$ndirs) {
448 push @nondirs, @$entries;
449 $entries = [];
450 }
451 } else {
452 push @nondirs, $entry;
453 }
454
455 &$schedcb;
456 }
457 }
458 };
459
460 &$schedcb while @$entries && $nreq < $maxreq;
461 }; 1031 };
462 }; 1032 };
463 }; 1033 };
1034
1035 $grp
464} 1036}
1037
1038=item aio_rmtree $path, $callback->($status)
1039
1040Delete a directory tree starting (and including) C<$path>, return the
1041status of the final C<rmdir> only. This is a composite request that
1042uses C<aio_scandir> to recurse into and rmdir directories, and unlink
1043everything else.
1044
1045=cut
1046
1047sub aio_rmtree;
1048sub aio_rmtree($;$) {
1049 my ($path, $cb) = @_;
1050
1051 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
1052 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
1053
1054 aioreq_pri $pri;
1055 add $grp aio_scandir $path, 0, sub {
1056 my ($dirs, $nondirs) = @_;
1057
1058 my $dirgrp = aio_group sub {
1059 add $grp aio_rmdir $path, sub {
1060 $grp->result ($_[0]);
1061 };
1062 };
1063
1064 (aioreq_pri $pri), add $dirgrp aio_rmtree "$path/$_" for @$dirs;
1065 (aioreq_pri $pri), add $dirgrp aio_unlink "$path/$_" for @$nondirs;
1066
1067 add $grp $dirgrp;
1068 };
1069
1070 $grp
1071}
1072
1073=item aio_sync $callback->($status)
1074
1075Asynchronously call sync and call the callback when finished.
465 1076
466=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status) 1077=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
467 1078
468Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback 1079Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback
469with the fsync result code. 1080with the fsync result code.
474callback with the fdatasync result code. 1085callback with the fdatasync result code.
475 1086
476If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be 1087If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be
477detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead. 1088detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.
478 1089
1090=item aio_syncfs $fh, $callback->($status)
1091
1092Asynchronously call the syncfs syscall to sync the filesystem associated
1093to the given filehandle and call the callback with the syncfs result
1094code. If syncfs is not available, calls sync(), but returns C<-1> and sets
1095errno to C<ENOSYS> nevertheless.
1096
1097=item aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)
1098
1099Sync the data portion of the file specified by C<$offset> and C<$length>
1100to disk (but NOT the metadata), by calling the Linux-specific
1101sync_file_range call. If sync_file_range is not available or it returns
1102ENOSYS, then fdatasync or fsync is being substituted.
1103
1104C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_BEFORE>,
1105C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE> and
1106C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_AFTER>: refer to the sync_file_range
1107manpage for details.
1108
1109=item aio_pathsync $path, $callback->($status)
1110
1111This request tries to open, fsync and close the given path. This is a
1112composite request intended to sync directories after directory operations
1113(E.g. rename). This might not work on all operating systems or have any
1114specific effect, but usually it makes sure that directory changes get
1115written to disc. It works for anything that can be opened for read-only,
1116not just directories.
1117
1118Future versions of this function might fall back to other methods when
1119C<fsync> on the directory fails (such as calling C<sync>).
1120
1121Passes C<0> when everything went ok, and C<-1> on error.
1122
1123=cut
1124
1125sub aio_pathsync($;$) {
1126 my ($path, $cb) = @_;
1127
1128 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
1129 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
1130
1131 aioreq_pri $pri;
1132 add $grp aio_open $path, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
1133 my ($fh) = @_;
1134 if ($fh) {
1135 aioreq_pri $pri;
1136 add $grp aio_fsync $fh, sub {
1137 $grp->result ($_[0]);
1138
1139 aioreq_pri $pri;
1140 add $grp aio_close $fh;
1141 };
1142 } else {
1143 $grp->result (-1);
1144 }
1145 };
1146
1147 $grp
1148}
1149
1150=item aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
1151
1152This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which only works on mmap(2)ed
1153scalars (see the C<IO::AIO::mmap> function, although it also works on data
1154scalars managed by the L<Sys::Mmap> or L<Mmap> modules, note that the
1155scalar must only be modified in-place while an aio operation is pending on
1156it).
1157
1158It calls the C<msync> function of your OS, if available, with the memory
1159area starting at C<$offset> in the string and ending C<$length> bytes
1160later. If C<$length> is negative, counts from the end, and if C<$length>
1161is C<undef>, then it goes till the end of the string. The flags can be
1162a combination of C<IO::AIO::MS_ASYNC>, C<IO::AIO::MS_INVALIDATE> and
1163C<IO::AIO::MS_SYNC>.
1164
1165=item aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
1166
1167This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed
1168scalars.
1169
1170It touches (reads or writes) all memory pages in the specified
1171range inside the scalar. All caveats and parameters are the same
1172as for C<aio_msync>, above, except for flags, which must be either
1173C<0> (which reads all pages and ensures they are instantiated) or
1174C<IO::AIO::MT_MODIFY>, which modifies the memory page s(by reading and
1175writing an octet from it, which dirties the page).
1176
1177=item aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)
1178
1179This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed
1180scalars.
1181
1182It reads in all the pages of the underlying storage into memory (if any)
1183and locks them, so they are not getting swapped/paged out or removed.
1184
1185If C<$length> is undefined, then the scalar will be locked till the end.
1186
1187On systems that do not implement C<mlock>, this function returns C<-1>
1188and sets errno to C<ENOSYS>.
1189
1190Note that the corresponding C<munlock> is synchronous and is
1191documented under L<MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS>.
1192
1193Example: open a file, mmap and mlock it - both will be undone when
1194C<$data> gets destroyed.
1195
1196 open my $fh, "<", $path or die "$path: $!";
1197 my $data;
1198 IO::AIO::mmap $data, -s $fh, IO::AIO::PROT_READ, IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED, $fh;
1199 aio_mlock $data; # mlock in background
1200
1201=item aio_mlockall $flags, $callback->($status)
1202
1203Calls the C<mlockall> function with the given C<$flags> (a combination of
1204C<IO::AIO::MCL_CURRENT> and C<IO::AIO::MCL_FUTURE>).
1205
1206On systems that do not implement C<mlockall>, this function returns C<-1>
1207and sets errno to C<ENOSYS>.
1208
1209Note that the corresponding C<munlockall> is synchronous and is
1210documented under L<MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS>.
1211
1212Example: asynchronously lock all current and future pages into memory.
1213
1214 aio_mlockall IO::AIO::MCL_FUTURE;
1215
1216=item aio_group $callback->(...)
1217
1218This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a
1219container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle
1220many requests into a single, composite, request with a definite callback
1221and the ability to cancel the whole request with its subrequests.
1222
1223Returns an object of class L<IO::AIO::GRP>. See its documentation below
1224for more info.
1225
1226Example:
1227
1228 my $grp = aio_group sub {
1229 print "all stats done\n";
1230 };
1231
1232 add $grp
1233 (aio_stat ...),
1234 (aio_stat ...),
1235 ...;
1236
1237=item aio_nop $callback->()
1238
1239This is a special request - it does nothing in itself and is only used for
1240side effects, such as when you want to add a dummy request to a group so
1241that finishing the requests in the group depends on executing the given
1242code.
1243
1244While this request does nothing, it still goes through the execution
1245phase and still requires a worker thread. Thus, the callback will not
1246be executed immediately but only after other requests in the queue have
1247entered their execution phase. This can be used to measure request
1248latency.
1249
1250=item IO::AIO::aio_busy $fractional_seconds, $callback->() *NOT EXPORTED*
1251
1252Mainly used for debugging and benchmarking, this aio request puts one of
1253the request workers to sleep for the given time.
1254
1255While it is theoretically handy to have simple I/O scheduling requests
1256like sleep and file handle readable/writable, the overhead this creates is
1257immense (it blocks a thread for a long time) so do not use this function
1258except to put your application under artificial I/O pressure.
1259
479=back 1260=back
480 1261
1262=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS
1263
1264All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when
1265called in non-void context.
1266
1267=over 4
1268
1269=item cancel $req
1270
1271Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution
1272when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when
1273entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise
1274untouched (with the exception of readdir). That means that requests that
1275currently execute will not be stopped and resources held by the request
1276will not be freed prematurely.
1277
1278=item cb $req $callback->(...)
1279
1280Replace (or simply set) the callback registered to the request.
1281
1282=back
1283
1284=head2 IO::AIO::GRP CLASS
1285
1286This class is a subclass of L<IO::AIO::REQ>, so all its methods apply to
1287objects of this class, too.
1288
1289A IO::AIO::GRP object is a special request that can contain multiple other
1290aio requests.
1291
1292You create one by calling the C<aio_group> constructing function with a
1293callback that will be called when all contained requests have entered the
1294C<done> state:
1295
1296 my $grp = aio_group sub {
1297 print "all requests are done\n";
1298 };
1299
1300You add requests by calling the C<add> method with one or more
1301C<IO::AIO::REQ> objects:
1302
1303 $grp->add (aio_unlink "...");
1304
1305 add $grp aio_stat "...", sub {
1306 $_[0] or return $grp->result ("error");
1307
1308 # add another request dynamically, if first succeeded
1309 add $grp aio_open "...", sub {
1310 $grp->result ("ok");
1311 };
1312 };
1313
1314This makes it very easy to create composite requests (see the source of
1315C<aio_move> for an application) that work and feel like simple requests.
1316
1317=over 4
1318
1319=item * The IO::AIO::GRP objects will be cleaned up during calls to
1320C<IO::AIO::poll_cb>, just like any other request.
1321
1322=item * They can be canceled like any other request. Canceling will cancel not
1323only the request itself, but also all requests it contains.
1324
1325=item * They can also can also be added to other IO::AIO::GRP objects.
1326
1327=item * You must not add requests to a group from within the group callback (or
1328any later time).
1329
1330=back
1331
1332Their lifetime, simplified, looks like this: when they are empty, they
1333will finish very quickly. If they contain only requests that are in the
1334C<done> state, they will also finish. Otherwise they will continue to
1335exist.
1336
1337That means after creating a group you have some time to add requests
1338(precisely before the callback has been invoked, which is only done within
1339the C<poll_cb>). And in the callbacks of those requests, you can add
1340further requests to the group. And only when all those requests have
1341finished will the the group itself finish.
1342
1343=over 4
1344
1345=item add $grp ...
1346
1347=item $grp->add (...)
1348
1349Add one or more requests to the group. Any type of L<IO::AIO::REQ> can
1350be added, including other groups, as long as you do not create circular
1351dependencies.
1352
1353Returns all its arguments.
1354
1355=item $grp->cancel_subs
1356
1357Cancel all subrequests and clears any feeder, but not the group request
1358itself. Useful when you queued a lot of events but got a result early.
1359
1360The group request will finish normally (you cannot add requests to the
1361group).
1362
1363=item $grp->result (...)
1364
1365Set the result value(s) that will be passed to the group callback when all
1366subrequests have finished and set the groups errno to the current value
1367of errno (just like calling C<errno> without an error number). By default,
1368no argument will be passed and errno is zero.
1369
1370=item $grp->errno ([$errno])
1371
1372Sets the group errno value to C<$errno>, or the current value of errno
1373when the argument is missing.
1374
1375Every aio request has an associated errno value that is restored when
1376the callback is invoked. This method lets you change this value from its
1377default (0).
1378
1379Calling C<result> will also set errno, so make sure you either set C<$!>
1380before the call to C<result>, or call c<errno> after it.
1381
1382=item feed $grp $callback->($grp)
1383
1384Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached
1385generator that generates requests if idle. The idea behind this is that,
1386although you could just queue as many requests as you want in a group,
1387this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For example,
1388C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands C<aio_stat> requests,
1389delaying any later requests for a long time.
1390
1391To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can
1392instead a group and set a feeder on it that generates those requests. The
1393feed callback will be called whenever there are few enough (see C<limit>,
1394below) requests active in the group itself and is expected to queue more
1395requests.
1396
1397The feed callback can queue as many requests as it likes (i.e. C<add> does
1398not impose any limits).
1399
1400If the feed does not queue more requests when called, it will be
1401automatically removed from the group.
1402
1403If the feed limit is C<0> when this method is called, it will be set to
1404C<2> automatically.
1405
1406Example:
1407
1408 # stat all files in @files, but only ever use four aio requests concurrently:
1409
1410 my $grp = aio_group sub { print "finished\n" };
1411 limit $grp 4;
1412 feed $grp sub {
1413 my $file = pop @files
1414 or return;
1415
1416 add $grp aio_stat $file, sub { ... };
1417 };
1418
1419=item limit $grp $num
1420
1421Sets the feeder limit for the group: The feeder will be called whenever
1422the group contains less than this many requests.
1423
1424Setting the limit to C<0> will pause the feeding process.
1425
1426The default value for the limit is C<0>, but note that setting a feeder
1427automatically bumps it up to C<2>.
1428
1429=back
1430
481=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS 1431=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
482 1432
1433=head3 EVENT PROCESSING AND EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION
1434
483=over 4 1435=over 4
484 1436
485=item $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno 1437=item $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno
486 1438
487Return the I<request result pipe file descriptor>. This filehandle must be 1439Return the I<request result pipe file descriptor>. This filehandle must be
488polled for reading by some mechanism outside this module (e.g. Event or 1440polled for reading by some mechanism outside this module (e.g. EV, Glib,
489select, see below or the SYNOPSIS). If the pipe becomes readable you have 1441select and so on, see below or the SYNOPSIS). If the pipe becomes readable
490to call C<poll_cb> to check the results. 1442you have to call C<poll_cb> to check the results.
491 1443
492See C<poll_cb> for an example. 1444See C<poll_cb> for an example.
493 1445
494=item IO::AIO::poll_cb 1446=item IO::AIO::poll_cb
495 1447
496Process all outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call this 1448Process some outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call
497regularly. Returns the number of events processed. Returns immediately 1449this regularly. Returns C<0> if all events could be processed (or there
498when no events are outstanding. 1450were no events to process), or C<-1> if it returned earlier for whatever
1451reason. Returns immediately when no events are outstanding. The amount of
1452events processed depends on the settings of C<IO::AIO::max_poll_req> and
1453C<IO::AIO::max_poll_time>.
1454
1455If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the filehandle
1456will still be ready when C<poll_cb> returns, so normally you don't have to
1457do anything special to have it called later.
1458
1459Apart from calling C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> when the event filehandle becomes
1460ready, it can be beneficial to call this function from loops which submit
1461a lot of requests, to make sure the results get processed when they become
1462available and not just when the loop is finished and the event loop takes
1463over again. This function returns very fast when there are no outstanding
1464requests.
499 1465
500Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls 1466Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
501IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority: 1467IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority (more examples can be found in the
1468SYNOPSIS section, at the top of this document):
502 1469
503 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 1470 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
504 poll => 'r', async => 1, 1471 poll => 'r', async => 1,
505 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb); 1472 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
506 1473
507=item IO::AIO::poll_wait 1474=item IO::AIO::poll_wait
508 1475
1476If there are any outstanding requests and none of them in the result
509Wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply does a 1477phase, wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply
510C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to synchronously wait 1478does a C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to
511for some requests to finish). 1479synchronously wait for some requests to finish).
512 1480
513See C<nreqs> for an example. 1481See C<nreqs> for an example.
514 1482
1483=item IO::AIO::poll
1484
1485Waits until some requests have been handled.
1486
1487Returns the number of requests processed, but is otherwise strictly
1488equivalent to:
1489
1490 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1491
515=item IO::AIO::nreqs 1492=item IO::AIO::flush
516 1493
517Returns the number of requests currently outstanding (i.e. for which their 1494Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled.
518callback has not been invoked yet).
519 1495
520Example: wait till there are no outstanding requests anymore: 1496Strictly equivalent to:
521 1497
522 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb 1498 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
523 while IO::AIO::nreqs; 1499 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
524 1500
525=item IO::AIO::flush 1501=item IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs
526 1502
527Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled. 1503=item IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds
528 1504
529Strictly equivalent to: 1505These set the maximum number of requests (default C<0>, meaning infinity)
1506that are being processed by C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> in one call, respectively
1507the maximum amount of time (default C<0>, meaning infinity) spent in
1508C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> to process requests (more correctly the mininum amount
1509of time C<poll_cb> is allowed to use).
530 1510
531 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb 1511Setting C<max_poll_time> to a non-zero value creates an overhead of one
532 while IO::AIO::nreqs; 1512syscall per request processed, which is not normally a problem unless your
1513callbacks are really really fast or your OS is really really slow (I am
1514not mentioning Solaris here). Using C<max_poll_reqs> incurs no overhead.
533 1515
534=item IO::AIO::poll 1516Setting these is useful if you want to ensure some level of
1517interactiveness when perl is not fast enough to process all requests in
1518time.
535 1519
536Waits until some requests have been handled. 1520For interactive programs, values such as C<0.01> to C<0.1> should be fine.
537 1521
538Strictly equivalent to: 1522Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
1523IO::AIO::poll_cb with low priority, to ensure that other parts of the
1524program get the CPU sometimes even under high AIO load.
539 1525
540 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb 1526 # try not to spend much more than 0.1s in poll_cb
541 if IO::AIO::nreqs; 1527 IO::AIO::max_poll_time 0.1;
1528
1529 # use a low priority so other tasks have priority
1530 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
1531 poll => 'r', nice => 1,
1532 cb => &IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1533
1534=back
1535
1536=head3 CONTROLLING THE NUMBER OF THREADS
1537
1538=over
542 1539
543=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads 1540=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads
544 1541
545Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current default 1542Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current
546is C<4>, which means four asynchronous operations can be done at one time 1543default is C<8>, which means eight asynchronous operations can execute
547(the number of outstanding operations, however, is unlimited). 1544concurrently at any one time (the number of outstanding requests,
1545however, is unlimited).
548 1546
549IO::AIO starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and 1547IO::AIO starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and
550no free thread exists. 1548no free thread exists. Please note that queueing up a hundred requests can
1549create demand for a hundred threads, even if it turns out that everything
1550is in the cache and could have been processed faster by a single thread.
551 1551
552It is recommended to keep the number of threads low, as some Linux 1552It is recommended to keep the number of threads relatively low, as some
553kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads (higher 1553Linux kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads
554parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6 versions, 4-32 1554(higher parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6
555threads should be fine. 1555versions, 4-32 threads should be fine.
556 1556
557Under most circumstances you don't need to call this function, as the 1557Under most circumstances you don't need to call this function, as the
558module selects a default that is suitable for low to moderate load. 1558module selects a default that is suitable for low to moderate load.
559 1559
560=item IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads 1560=item IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads
569This module automatically runs C<max_parallel 0> at program end, to ensure 1569This module automatically runs C<max_parallel 0> at program end, to ensure
570that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests. 1570that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests.
571 1571
572Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. 1572Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function.
573 1573
1574=item IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads
1575
1576Limit the number of threads (default: 4) that are allowed to idle
1577(i.e., threads that did not get a request to process within the idle
1578timeout (default: 10 seconds). That means if a thread becomes idle while
1579C<$nthreads> other threads are also idle, it will free its resources and
1580exit.
1581
1582This is useful when you allow a large number of threads (e.g. 100 or 1000)
1583to allow for extremely high load situations, but want to free resources
1584under normal circumstances (1000 threads can easily consume 30MB of RAM).
1585
1586The default is probably ok in most situations, especially if thread
1587creation is fast. If thread creation is very slow on your system you might
1588want to use larger values.
1589
1590=item IO::AIO::idle_timeout $seconds
1591
1592Sets the minimum idle timeout (default 10) after which worker threads are
1593allowed to exit. SEe C<IO::AIO::max_idle>.
1594
574=item $oldnreqs = IO::AIO::max_outstanding $nreqs 1595=item IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
575 1596
576Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you 1597Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If
577try to queue up more than this number of requests, the caller will block until 1598you do queue up more than this number of requests, the next call to
578some requests have been handled. 1599C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> (and other functions calling C<poll_cb>, such as
1600C<IO::AIO::flush> or C<IO::AIO::poll>) will block until the limit is no
1601longer exceeded.
579 1602
580The default is very large, so normally there is no practical limit. If you 1603In other words, this setting does not enforce a queue limit, but can be
581queue up many requests in a loop it often improves speed if you set 1604used to make poll functions block if the limit is exceeded.
582this to a relatively low number, such as C<100>.
583 1605
584Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. 1606This is a very bad function to use in interactive programs because it
1607blocks, and a bad way to reduce concurrency because it is inexact: Better
1608use an C<aio_group> together with a feed callback.
1609
1610It's main use is in scripts without an event loop - when you want to stat
1611a lot of files, you can write somehting like this:
1612
1613 IO::AIO::max_outstanding 32;
1614
1615 for my $path (...) {
1616 aio_stat $path , ...;
1617 IO::AIO::poll_cb;
1618 }
1619
1620 IO::AIO::flush;
1621
1622The call to C<poll_cb> inside the loop will normally return instantly, but
1623as soon as more thna C<32> reqeusts are in-flight, it will block until
1624some requests have been handled. This keeps the loop from pushing a large
1625number of C<aio_stat> requests onto the queue.
1626
1627The default value for C<max_outstanding> is very large, so there is no
1628practical limit on the number of outstanding requests.
585 1629
586=back 1630=back
587 1631
1632=head3 STATISTICAL INFORMATION
1633
1634=over
1635
1636=item IO::AIO::nreqs
1637
1638Returns the number of requests currently in the ready, execute or pending
1639states (i.e. for which their callback has not been invoked yet).
1640
1641Example: wait till there are no outstanding requests anymore:
1642
1643 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1644 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
1645
1646=item IO::AIO::nready
1647
1648Returns the number of requests currently in the ready state (not yet
1649executed).
1650
1651=item IO::AIO::npending
1652
1653Returns the number of requests currently in the pending state (executed,
1654but not yet processed by poll_cb).
1655
1656=back
1657
1658=head3 MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS
1659
1660IO::AIO implements some functions that might be useful, but are not
1661asynchronous.
1662
1663=over 4
1664
1665=item IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count
1666
1667Calls the C<eio_sendfile_sync> function, which is like C<aio_sendfile>,
1668but is blocking (this makes most sense if you know the input data is
1669likely cached already and the output filehandle is set to non-blocking
1670operations).
1671
1672Returns the number of bytes copied, or C<-1> on error.
1673
1674=item IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice
1675
1676Simply calls the C<posix_fadvise> function (see its
1677manpage for details). The following advice constants are
1678available: C<IO::AIO::FADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_SEQUENTIAL>,
1679C<IO::AIO::FADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_NOREUSE>,
1680C<IO::AIO::FADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_DONTNEED>.
1681
1682On systems that do not implement C<posix_fadvise>, this function returns
1683ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_fadvise>.
1684
1685=item IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $len, $advice
1686
1687Simply calls the C<posix_madvise> function (see its
1688manpage for details). The following advice constants are
1689available: C<IO::AIO::MADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_SEQUENTIAL>,
1690C<IO::AIO::MADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_DONTNEED>.
1691
1692On systems that do not implement C<posix_madvise>, this function returns
1693ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_madvise>.
1694
1695=item IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $len, $protect
1696
1697Simply calls the C<mprotect> function on the preferably AIO::mmap'ed
1698$scalar (see its manpage for details). The following protect
1699constants are available: C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ>,
1700C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>.
1701
1702On systems that do not implement C<mprotect>, this function returns
1703ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<mprotect>.
1704
1705=item IO::AIO::mmap $scalar, $length, $prot, $flags, $fh[, $offset]
1706
1707Memory-maps a file (or anonymous memory range) and attaches it to the
1708given C<$scalar>, which will act like a string scalar.
1709
1710The only operations allowed on the scalar are C<substr>/C<vec> that don't
1711change the string length, and most read-only operations such as copying it
1712or searching it with regexes and so on.
1713
1714Anything else is unsafe and will, at best, result in memory leaks.
1715
1716The memory map associated with the C<$scalar> is automatically removed
1717when the C<$scalar> is destroyed, or when the C<IO::AIO::mmap> or
1718C<IO::AIO::munmap> functions are called.
1719
1720This calls the C<mmap>(2) function internally. See your system's manual
1721page for details on the C<$length>, C<$prot> and C<$flags> parameters.
1722
1723The C<$length> must be larger than zero and smaller than the actual
1724filesize.
1725
1726C<$prot> is a combination of C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>,
1727C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ> and/or C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>,
1728
1729C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED> or
1730C<IO::AIO::MAP_PRIVATE>, or a number of system-specific flags (when
1731not available, the are defined as 0): C<IO::AIO::MAP_ANONYMOUS>
1732(which is set to C<MAP_ANON> if your system only provides this
1733constant), C<IO::AIO::MAP_HUGETLB>, C<IO::AIO::MAP_LOCKED>,
1734C<IO::AIO::MAP_NORESERVE>, C<IO::AIO::MAP_POPULATE> or
1735C<IO::AIO::MAP_NONBLOCK>
1736
1737If C<$fh> is C<undef>, then a file descriptor of C<-1> is passed.
1738
1739C<$offset> is the offset from the start of the file - it generally must be
1740a multiple of C<IO::AIO::PAGESIZE> and defaults to C<0>.
1741
1742Example:
1743
1744 use Digest::MD5;
1745 use IO::AIO;
1746
1747 open my $fh, "<verybigfile"
1748 or die "$!";
1749
1750 IO::AIO::mmap my $data, -s $fh, IO::AIO::PROT_READ, IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED, $fh
1751 or die "verybigfile: $!";
1752
1753 my $fast_md5 = md5 $data;
1754
1755=item IO::AIO::munmap $scalar
1756
1757Removes a previous mmap and undefines the C<$scalar>.
1758
1759=item IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef
1760
1761Calls the C<munlock> function, undoing the effects of a previous
1762C<aio_mlock> call (see its description for details).
1763
1764=item IO::AIO::munlockall
1765
1766Calls the C<munlockall> function.
1767
1768On systems that do not implement C<munlockall>, this function returns
1769ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<munlockall>.
1770
1771=back
1772
588=cut 1773=cut
589 1774
590# support function to convert a fd into a perl filehandle
591sub _fd2fh {
592 return undef if $_[0] < 0;
593
594 # try to generate nice filehandles
595 my $sym = "IO::AIO::fd#$_[0]";
596 local *$sym;
597
598 open *$sym, "+<&=$_[0]" # usually works under any unix
599 or open *$sym, "<&=$_[0]" # cygwin needs this
600 or open *$sym, ">&=$_[0]" # or this
601 or return undef;
602
603 *$sym
604}
605
606min_parallel 4; 1775min_parallel 8;
607 1776
608END { 1777END { flush }
609 max_parallel 0;
610}
611 1778
6121; 17791;
613 1780
1781=head1 EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION
1782
1783It is recommended to use L<AnyEvent::AIO> to integrate IO::AIO
1784automatically into many event loops:
1785
1786 # AnyEvent integration (EV, Event, Glib, Tk, POE, urxvt, pureperl...)
1787 use AnyEvent::AIO;
1788
1789You can also integrate IO::AIO manually into many event loops, here are
1790some examples of how to do this:
1791
1792 # EV integration
1793 my $aio_w = EV::io IO::AIO::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&IO::AIO::poll_cb;
1794
1795 # Event integration
1796 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
1797 poll => 'r',
1798 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1799
1800 # Glib/Gtk2 integration
1801 add_watch Glib::IO IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
1802 in => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb; 1 };
1803
1804 # Tk integration
1805 Tk::Event::IO->fileevent (IO::AIO::poll_fileno, "",
1806 readable => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1807
1808 # Danga::Socket integration
1809 Danga::Socket->AddOtherFds (IO::AIO::poll_fileno =>
1810 \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1811
614=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR 1812=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR
615 1813
616Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests 1814Usage of pthreads in a program changes the semantics of fork
617can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After 1815considerably. Specifically, only async-safe functions can be called after
618the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues 1816fork. Perl doesn't know about this, so in general, you cannot call fork
619request/result processing, while the child clears the request/result 1817with defined behaviour in perl if pthreads are involved. IO::AIO uses
620queue (so the requests started before the fork will only be handled in 1818pthreads, so this applies, but many other extensions and (for inexplicable
621the parent). Threats will be started on demand until the limit ste in the 1819reasons) perl itself often is linked against pthreads, so this limitation
622parent process has been reached again. 1820applies to quite a lot of perls.
1821
1822This module no longer tries to fight your OS, or POSIX. That means IO::AIO
1823only works in the process that loaded it. Forking is fully supported, but
1824using IO::AIO in the child is not.
1825
1826You might get around by not I<using> IO::AIO before (or after)
1827forking. You could also try to call the L<IO::AIO::reinit> function in the
1828child:
1829
1830=over 4
1831
1832=item IO::AIO::reinit
1833
1834Abandons all current requests and I/O threads and simply reinitialises all
1835data structures. This is not an operation supported by any standards, but
1836happens to work on GNU/Linux and some newer BSD systems.
1837
1838The only reasonable use for this function is to call it after forking, if
1839C<IO::AIO> was used in the parent. Calling it while IO::AIO is active in
1840the process will result in undefined behaviour. Calling it at any time
1841will also result in any undefined (by POSIX) behaviour.
1842
1843=back
1844
1845=head2 MEMORY USAGE
1846
1847Per-request usage:
1848
1849Each aio request uses - depending on your architecture - around 100-200
1850bytes of memory. In addition, stat requests need a stat buffer (possibly
1851a few hundred bytes), readdir requires a result buffer and so on. Perl
1852scalars and other data passed into aio requests will also be locked and
1853will consume memory till the request has entered the done state.
1854
1855This is not awfully much, so queuing lots of requests is not usually a
1856problem.
1857
1858Per-thread usage:
1859
1860In the execution phase, some aio requests require more memory for
1861temporary buffers, and each thread requires a stack and other data
1862structures (usually around 16k-128k, depending on the OS).
1863
1864=head1 KNOWN BUGS
1865
1866Known bugs will be fixed in the next release.
623 1867
624=head1 SEE ALSO 1868=head1 SEE ALSO
625 1869
626L<Coro>, L<Linux::AIO>. 1870L<AnyEvent::AIO> for easy integration into event loops, L<Coro::AIO> for a
1871more natural syntax.
627 1872
628=head1 AUTHOR 1873=head1 AUTHOR
629 1874
630 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> 1875 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
631 http://home.schmorp.de/ 1876 http://home.schmorp.de/

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