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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 use IO::AIO 2; # version has aio objects 21 # version 2+ has request and group objects
22 use IO::AIO 2;
21 23
24 aioreq_pri 4; # give next request a very high priority
22 my $req = aio_unlink "/tmp/file", sub { }; 25 my $req = aio_unlink "/tmp/file", sub { };
23 $req->cancel; # cancel request if still in queue 26 $req->cancel; # cancel request if still in queue
24 27
25 # AnyEvent 28 my $grp = aio_group sub { print "all stats done\n" };
26 open my $fh, "<&=" . IO::AIO::poll_fileno or die "$!"; 29 add $grp aio_stat "..." for ...;
27 my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => 'r', cb => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb });
28
29 # Event
30 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
31 poll => 'r',
32 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
33
34 # Glib/Gtk2
35 add_watch Glib::IO IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
36 in => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb; 1 };
37
38 # Tk
39 Tk::Event::IO->fileevent (IO::AIO::poll_fileno, "",
40 readable => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
41
42 # Danga::Socket
43 Danga::Socket->AddOtherFds (IO::AIO::poll_fileno =>
44 \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
45
46 30
47=head1 DESCRIPTION 31=head1 DESCRIPTION
48 32
49This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your 33This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your
50operating system supports. 34operating system supports. It is implemented as an interface to C<libeio>
35(L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/libeio.html>).
51 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
52Currently, a number of threads are started that execute your read/writes 53In this version, a number of threads are started that execute your
53and signal their completion. You don't need thread support in your libc or 54requests and signal their completion. You don't need thread support
54perl, 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
55pthreads 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
56aio functions available on many operating systems. However, they are often 57functions available on many operating systems. However, they are often
57not well-supported (Linux doesn't allow them on normal files currently, 58not well-supported or restricted (GNU/Linux doesn't allow them on normal
58for 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
59remaining functionality would have to be implemented using threads anyway. 60aio_write, so the remaining functionality would have to be implemented
61using threads anyway.
60 62
61Although 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,
62currently not reentrant, so use appropriate locking yourself, always call 64it is currently not reentrant in any way, so use appropriate locking
63C<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
64C<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
65 161
66=cut 162=cut
67 163
68package IO::AIO; 164package IO::AIO;
69 165
70no warnings; 166use Carp ();
71use strict 'vars'; 167
168use common::sense;
72 169
73use base 'Exporter'; 170use base 'Exporter';
74 171
75BEGIN { 172BEGIN {
76 our $VERSION = '1.99'; 173 our $VERSION = '3.7';
77 174
78 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
79 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
80 aio_fsync aio_fdatasync aio_readahead aio_rename aio_link aio_move 177 aio_scandir aio_symlink aio_readlink aio_sync aio_fsync
178 aio_fdatasync aio_sync_file_range aio_pathsync aio_readahead
179 aio_rename aio_link aio_move aio_copy aio_group
180 aio_nop aio_mknod aio_load aio_rmtree aio_mkdir aio_chown
181 aio_chmod aio_utime aio_truncate
182 aio_msync aio_mtouch aio_mlock aio_mlockall
81 aio_group); 183 aio_statvfs);
82 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb min_parallel max_parallel max_outstanding nreqs); 184
185 our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice));
186 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush
187 min_parallel max_parallel max_idle
188 nreqs nready npending nthreads
189 max_poll_time max_poll_reqs
190 sendfile fadvise madvise
191 mmap munmap munlock munlockall);
192
193 push @AIO_REQ, qw(aio_busy); # not exported
83 194
84 @IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ'; 195 @IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ';
85 196
86 require XSLoader; 197 require XSLoader;
87 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION); 198 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION);
88} 199}
89 200
90=head1 FUNCTIONS 201=head1 FUNCTIONS
91 202
203=head2 QUICK OVERVIEW
204
205This section simply lists the prototypes of the most important functions
206for quick reference. See the following sections for function-by-function
207documentation.
208
209 aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
210 aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)
211 aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
212 aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
213 aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval)
214 aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)
215 aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status)
216 aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status)
217 aio_statvfs $fh_or_path, $callback->($statvfs)
218 aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)
219 aio_chown $fh_or_path, $uid, $gid, $callback->($status)
220 aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status)
221 aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)
222 aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)
223 aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
224 aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
225 aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
226 aio_readlink $path, $callback->($link)
227 aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
228 aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)
229 aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)
230 aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)
231 aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)
232 IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST
233 IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN
234 aio_load $path, $data, $callback->($status)
235 aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
236 aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
237 aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
238 aio_rmtree $path, $callback->($status)
239 aio_sync $callback->($status)
240 aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
241 aio_fdatasync $fh, $callback->($status)
242 aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)
243 aio_pathsync $path, $callback->($status)
244 aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
245 aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
246 aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)
247 aio_mlockall $flags, $callback->($status)
248 aio_group $callback->(...)
249 aio_nop $callback->()
250
251 $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri]
252 aioreq_nice $pri_adjust
253
254 IO::AIO::poll_wait
255 IO::AIO::poll_cb
256 IO::AIO::poll
257 IO::AIO::flush
258 IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs
259 IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds
260 IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads
261 IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads
262 IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads
263 IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
264 IO::AIO::nreqs
265 IO::AIO::nready
266 IO::AIO::npending
267
268 IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count
269 IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice
270 IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $length, $advice
271 IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $length, $protect
272 IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef
273 IO::AIO::munlockall
274
92=head2 AIO FUNCTIONS 275=head2 AIO REQUEST FUNCTIONS
93 276
94All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall 277All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall
95with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical, 278with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical,
96and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument 279and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument
97which must be a code reference. This code reference will get called with 280which must be a code reference. This code reference will get called with
98the syscall return code (e.g. most syscalls return C<-1> on error, unlike 281the syscall return code (e.g. most syscalls return C<-1> on error, unlike
99perl, which usually delivers "false") as it's sole argument when the given 282perl, which usually delivers "false") as its sole argument after the given
100syscall has been executed asynchronously. 283syscall has been executed asynchronously.
101 284
102All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle 285All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle
103internally until the request has finished. 286internally until the request has finished.
104 287
105All non-composite requests (requests that are not broken down into
106multiple requests) return objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow 288All functions return request objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow
107further manipulation of running requests. 289further manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight.
108 290
109The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and 291The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and
110encoded in byte form. The reason for the former is that at the time the 292encoded as octets. The reason for the former is that at the time the
111request is being executed, the current working directory could have 293request is being executed, the current working directory could have
112changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the 294changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the
113current working directory. 295current working directory anywhere in the program and then use relative
296paths.
114 297
115To encode pathnames to byte form, either make sure you either: a) 298To encode pathnames as octets, either make sure you either: a) always pass
116always pass in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir 299in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir etc.) without
117etc.), b) are ASCII or ISO 8859-1, c) use the Encode module and encode 300tinkering, b) are ASCII or ISO 8859-1, c) use the Encode module and encode
118your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user 301your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user
119environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e) 302environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e)
120use something else. 303use something else to ensure your scalar has the correct contents.
304
305This works, btw. independent of the internal UTF-8 bit, which IO::AIO
306handles correctly whether it is set or not.
121 307
122=over 4 308=over 4
309
310=item $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri]
311
312Returns the priority value that would be used for the next request and, if
313C<$pri> is given, sets the priority for the next aio request.
314
315The default priority is C<0>, the minimum and maximum priorities are C<-4>
316and C<4>, respectively. Requests with higher priority will be serviced
317first.
318
319The priority will be reset to C<0> after each call to one of the C<aio_*>
320functions.
321
322Example: open a file with low priority, then read something from it with
323higher priority so the read request is serviced before other low priority
324open requests (potentially spamming the cache):
325
326 aioreq_pri -3;
327 aio_open ..., sub {
328 return unless $_[0];
329
330 aioreq_pri -2;
331 aio_read $_[0], ..., sub {
332 ...
333 };
334 };
335
336
337=item aioreq_nice $pri_adjust
338
339Similar to C<aioreq_pri>, but subtracts the given value from the current
340priority, so the effect is cumulative.
341
123 342
124=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh) 343=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
125 344
126Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly 345Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly
127created filehandle for the file. 346created filehandle for the file.
133list. They are the same as used by C<sysopen>. 352list. They are the same as used by C<sysopen>.
134 353
135Likewise, C<$mode> specifies the mode of the newly created file, if it 354Likewise, C<$mode> specifies the mode of the newly created file, if it
136didn't exist and C<O_CREAT> has been given, just like perl's C<sysopen>, 355didn't exist and C<O_CREAT> has been given, just like perl's C<sysopen>,
137except that it is mandatory (i.e. use C<0> if you don't create new files, 356except that it is mandatory (i.e. use C<0> if you don't create new files,
138and C<0666> or C<0777> if you do). 357and C<0666> or C<0777> if you do). Note that the C<$mode> will be modified
358by the umask in effect then the request is being executed, so better never
359change the umask.
139 360
140Example: 361Example:
141 362
142 aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub { 363 aio_open "/etc/passwd", IO::AIO::O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
143 if ($_[0]) { 364 if ($_[0]) {
144 print "open successful, fh is $_[0]\n"; 365 print "open successful, fh is $_[0]\n";
145 ... 366 ...
146 } else { 367 } else {
147 die "open failed: $!\n"; 368 die "open failed: $!\n";
148 } 369 }
149 }; 370 };
150 371
372
151=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status) 373=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)
152 374
153Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result 375Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result
154code. I<WARNING:> although accepted, you should not pass in a perl 376code.
155filehandle here, as perl will likely close the file descriptor another
156time when the filehandle is destroyed. Normally, you can safely call perls
157C<close> or just let filehandles go out of scope.
158 377
159This is supposed to be a bug in the API, so that might change. It's 378Unfortunately, you can't do this to perl. Perl I<insists> very strongly on
160therefore best to avoid this function. 379closing the file descriptor associated with the filehandle itself.
380
381Therefore, C<aio_close> will not close the filehandle - instead it will
382use dup2 to overwrite the file descriptor with the write-end of a pipe
383(the pipe fd will be created on demand and will be cached).
384
385Or in other words: the file descriptor will be closed, but it will not be
386free for reuse until the perl filehandle is closed.
387
388=cut
161 389
162=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 390=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
163 391
164=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 392=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
165 393
166Reads or writes C<length> bytes from the specified C<fh> and C<offset> 394Reads or writes C<$length> bytes from or to the specified C<$fh> and
167into the scalar given by C<data> and offset C<dataoffset> and calls the 395C<$offset> into the scalar given by C<$data> and offset C<$dataoffset>
168callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on error, just 396and calls the callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on
169like the syscall). 397error, just like the syscall).
398
399C<aio_read> will, like C<sysread>, shrink or grow the C<$data> scalar to
400offset plus the actual number of bytes read.
401
402If C<$offset> is undefined, then the current file descriptor offset will
403be used (and updated), otherwise the file descriptor offset will not be
404changed by these calls.
405
406If C<$length> is undefined in C<aio_write>, use the remaining length of
407C<$data>.
408
409If C<$dataoffset> is less than zero, it will be counted from the end of
410C<$data>.
170 411
171The C<$data> scalar I<MUST NOT> be modified in any way while the request 412The C<$data> scalar I<MUST NOT> be modified in any way while the request
172is outstanding. Modifying it can result in segfaults or WW3 (if the 413is outstanding. Modifying it can result in segfaults or World War III (if
173necessary/optional hardware is installed). 414the necessary/optional hardware is installed).
174 415
175Example: Read 15 bytes at offset 7 into scalar C<$buffer>, starting at 416Example: Read 15 bytes at offset 7 into scalar C<$buffer>, starting at
176offset C<0> within the scalar: 417offset C<0> within the scalar:
177 418
178 aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub { 419 aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub {
179 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!"; 420 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!";
180 print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n"; 421 print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n";
181 }; 422 };
182 423
183=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
184
185Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
186destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
187the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok.
188
189This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first. If
190rename files with C<EXDEV>, it creates the destination file with mode 0200
191and copies the contents of the source file into it using C<aio_sendfile>,
192followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, in that
193order, and unlinking the C<$srcpath>.
194
195If an error occurs, the partial destination file will be unlinked, if
196possible, except when setting atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, where
197errors are being ignored.
198
199=cut
200
201sub aio_move($$$) {
202 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
203
204 aio_rename $src, $dst, sub {
205 if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) {
206 aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
207 if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) {
208 my @stat = stat $src_fh;
209
210 aio_open $dst, O_WRONLY, 0200, sub {
211 if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) {
212 aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub {
213 close $src_fh;
214
215 if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) {
216 utime $stat[8], $stat[9], $dst;
217 chmod $stat[2] & 07777, $dst_fh;
218 chown $stat[4], $stat[5], $dst_fh;
219 close $dst_fh;
220
221 aio_unlink $src, sub {
222 $cb->($_[0]);
223 };
224 } else {
225 my $errno = $!;
226 aio_unlink $dst, sub {
227 $! = $errno;
228 $cb->(-1);
229 };
230 }
231 };
232 } else {
233 $cb->(-1);
234 }
235 },
236
237 } else {
238 $cb->(-1);
239 }
240 };
241 } else {
242 $cb->($_[0]);
243 }
244 };
245}
246 424
247=item aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval) 425=item aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval)
248 426
249Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts 427Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts
250reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current 428reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current
252than one C<aio_sendfile> per C<$out_fh>, as they will interfere with each 430than one C<aio_sendfile> per C<$out_fh>, as they will interfere with each
253other. 431other.
254 432
255This call tries to make use of a native C<sendfile> syscall to provide 433This call tries to make use of a native C<sendfile> syscall to provide
256zero-copy operation. For this to work, C<$out_fh> should refer to a 434zero-copy operation. For this to work, C<$out_fh> should refer to a
257socket, and C<$in_fh> should refer to mmap'able file. 435socket, and C<$in_fh> should refer to an mmap'able file.
258 436
259If the native sendfile call fails or is not implemented, it will be 437If a native sendfile cannot be found or it fails with C<ENOSYS>,
438C<ENOTSUP>, C<EOPNOTSUPP>, C<EAFNOSUPPORT>, C<EPROTOTYPE> or C<ENOTSOCK>,
260emulated, so you can call C<aio_sendfile> on any type of filehandle 439it will be emulated, so you can call C<aio_sendfile> on any type of
261regardless of the limitations of the operating system. 440filehandle regardless of the limitations of the operating system.
262 441
263Please note, however, that C<aio_sendfile> can read more bytes from 442Please note, however, that C<aio_sendfile> can read more bytes from
264C<$in_fh> than are written, and there is no way to find out how many 443C<$in_fh> than are written, and there is no way to find out how many
265bytes have been read from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only 444bytes have been read from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only
266provides the number of bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result 445provides the number of bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result
267value equals C<$length> one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been 446value equals C<$length> one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been
268read. 447read.
448
269 449
270=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval) 450=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)
271 451
272C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that 452C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that
273subsequent reads from that file will not block on disk I/O. The C<$offset> 453subsequent reads from that file will not block on disk I/O. The C<$offset>
279file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged. 459file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged.
280 460
281If that syscall doesn't exist (likely if your OS isn't Linux) it will be 461If that syscall doesn't exist (likely if your OS isn't Linux) it will be
282emulated by simply reading the data, which would have a similar effect. 462emulated by simply reading the data, which would have a similar effect.
283 463
464
284=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status) 465=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status)
285 466
286=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status) 467=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status)
287 468
288Works like perl's C<stat> or C<lstat> in void context. The callback will 469Works like perl's C<stat> or C<lstat> in void context. The callback will
301 aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub { 482 aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub {
302 $_[0] and die "stat failed: $!"; 483 $_[0] and die "stat failed: $!";
303 print "size is ", -s _, "\n"; 484 print "size is ", -s _, "\n";
304 }; 485 };
305 486
487
488=item aio_statvfs $fh_or_path, $callback->($statvfs)
489
490Works like the POSIX C<statvfs> or C<fstatvfs> syscalls, depending on
491whether a file handle or path was passed.
492
493On success, the callback is passed a hash reference with the following
494members: C<bsize>, C<frsize>, C<blocks>, C<bfree>, C<bavail>, C<files>,
495C<ffree>, C<favail>, C<fsid>, C<flag> and C<namemax>. On failure, C<undef>
496is passed.
497
498The following POSIX IO::AIO::ST_* constants are defined: C<ST_RDONLY> and
499C<ST_NOSUID>.
500
501The following non-POSIX IO::AIO::ST_* flag masks are defined to
502their correct value when available, or to C<0> on systems that do
503not support them: C<ST_NODEV>, C<ST_NOEXEC>, C<ST_SYNCHRONOUS>,
504C<ST_MANDLOCK>, C<ST_WRITE>, C<ST_APPEND>, C<ST_IMMUTABLE>, C<ST_NOATIME>,
505C<ST_NODIRATIME> and C<ST_RELATIME>.
506
507Example: stat C</wd> and dump out the data if successful.
508
509 aio_statvfs "/wd", sub {
510 my $f = $_[0]
511 or die "statvfs: $!";
512
513 use Data::Dumper;
514 say Dumper $f;
515 };
516
517 # result:
518 {
519 bsize => 1024,
520 bfree => 4333064312,
521 blocks => 10253828096,
522 files => 2050765568,
523 flag => 4096,
524 favail => 2042092649,
525 bavail => 4333064312,
526 ffree => 2042092649,
527 namemax => 255,
528 frsize => 1024,
529 fsid => 1810
530 }
531
532
533=item aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)
534
535Works like perl's C<utime> function (including the special case of $atime
536and $mtime being undef). Fractional times are supported if the underlying
537syscalls support them.
538
539When called with a pathname, uses utimes(2) if available, otherwise
540utime(2). If called on a file descriptor, uses futimes(2) if available,
541otherwise returns ENOSYS, so this is not portable.
542
543Examples:
544
545 # set atime and mtime to current time (basically touch(1)):
546 aio_utime "path", undef, undef;
547 # set atime to current time and mtime to beginning of the epoch:
548 aio_utime "path", time, undef; # undef==0
549
550
551=item aio_chown $fh_or_path, $uid, $gid, $callback->($status)
552
553Works like perl's C<chown> function, except that C<undef> for either $uid
554or $gid is being interpreted as "do not change" (but -1 can also be used).
555
556Examples:
557
558 # same as "chown root path" in the shell:
559 aio_chown "path", 0, -1;
560 # same as above:
561 aio_chown "path", 0, undef;
562
563
564=item aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status)
565
566Works like truncate(2) or ftruncate(2).
567
568
569=item aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)
570
571Works like perl's C<chmod> function.
572
573
306=item aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status) 574=item aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)
307 575
308Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the 576Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the
309result code. 577result code.
310 578
579
580=item aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
581
582[EXPERIMENTAL]
583
584Asynchronously create a device node (or fifo). See mknod(2).
585
586The only (POSIX-) portable way of calling this function is:
587
588 aio_mknod $path, IO::AIO::S_IFIFO | $mode, 0, sub { ...
589
590
311=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 591=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
312 592
313Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at 593Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
314the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code. 594the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
315 595
596
316=item aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 597=item aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
317 598
318Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at 599Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
319the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code. 600the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
320 601
602
603=item aio_readlink $path, $callback->($link)
604
605Asynchronously read the symlink specified by C<$path> and pass it to
606the callback. If an error occurs, nothing or undef gets passed to the
607callback.
608
609
321=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 610=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
322 611
323Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as 612Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as
324rename(2) and call the callback with the result code. 613rename(2) and call the callback with the result code.
325 614
615
616=item aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)
617
618Asynchronously mkdir (create) a directory and call the callback with
619the result code. C<$mode> will be modified by the umask at the time the
620request is executed, so do not change your umask.
621
622
326=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status) 623=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)
327 624
328Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the 625Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the
329result code. 626result code.
627
330 628
331=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries) 629=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)
332 630
333Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire 631Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire
334directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be 632directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be
335sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries. 633sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries.
336 634
337The callback a single argument which is either C<undef> or an array-ref 635The callback is passed a single argument which is either C<undef> or an
338with the filenames. 636array-ref with the filenames.
637
638
639=item aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)
640
641Quite similar to C<aio_readdir>, but the C<$flags> argument allows to tune
642behaviour and output format. In case of an error, C<$entries> will be
643C<undef>.
644
645The flags are a combination of the following constants, ORed together (the
646flags will also be passed to the callback, possibly modified):
647
648=over 4
649
650=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS
651
652When this flag is off, then the callback gets an arrayref with of names
653only (as with C<aio_readdir>), otherwise it gets an arrayref with
654C<[$name, $type, $inode]> arrayrefs, each describing a single directory
655entry in more detail.
656
657C<$name> is the name of the entry.
658
659C<$type> is one of the C<IO::AIO::DT_xxx> constants:
660
661C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>, C<IO::AIO::DT_FIFO>, C<IO::AIO::DT_CHR>, C<IO::AIO::DT_DIR>,
662C<IO::AIO::DT_BLK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_REG>, C<IO::AIO::DT_LNK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_SOCK>,
663C<IO::AIO::DT_WHT>.
664
665C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN> means just that: readdir does not know. If you need to
666know, you have to run stat yourself. Also, for speed reasons, the C<$type>
667scalars are read-only: you can not modify them.
668
669C<$inode> is the inode number (which might not be exact on systems with 64
670bit inode numbers and 32 bit perls). This field has unspecified content on
671systems that do not deliver the inode information.
672
673=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST
674
675When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order where
676likely directories come first. This is useful when you need to quickly
677find directories, or you want to find all directories while avoiding to
678stat() each entry.
679
680If the system returns type information in readdir, then this is used
681to find directories directly. Otherwise, likely directories are files
682beginning with ".", or otherwise files with no dots, of which files with
683short names are tried first.
684
685=item IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER
686
687When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order
688suitable for stat()'ing each one. That is, when you plan to stat()
689all files in the given directory, then the returned order will likely
690be fastest.
691
692If both this flag and C<IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST> are specified, then
693the likely dirs come first, resulting in a less optimal stat order.
694
695=item IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN
696
697This flag should not be set when calling C<aio_readdirx>. Instead, it
698is being set by C<aio_readdirx>, when any of the C<$type>'s found were
699C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>. The absense of this flag therefore indicates that all
700C<$type>'s are known, which can be used to speed up some algorithms.
701
702=back
703
704
705=item aio_load $path, $data, $callback->($status)
706
707This is a composite request that tries to fully load the given file into
708memory. Status is the same as with aio_read.
709
710=cut
711
712sub aio_load($$;$) {
713 my ($path, undef, $cb) = @_;
714 my $data = \$_[1];
715
716 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
717 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
718
719 aioreq_pri $pri;
720 add $grp aio_open $path, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
721 my $fh = shift
722 or return $grp->result (-1);
723
724 aioreq_pri $pri;
725 add $grp aio_read $fh, 0, (-s $fh), $$data, 0, sub {
726 $grp->result ($_[0]);
727 };
728 };
729
730 $grp
731}
732
733=item aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
734
735Try to copy the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
736destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
737a status of C<0> (ok) or C<-1> (error, see C<$!>).
738
739This is a composite request that creates the destination file with
740mode 0200 and copies the contents of the source file into it using
741C<aio_sendfile>, followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and
742uid/gid, in that order.
743
744If an error occurs, the partial destination file will be unlinked, if
745possible, except when setting atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, where
746errors are being ignored.
747
748=cut
749
750sub aio_copy($$;$) {
751 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
752
753 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
754 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
755
756 aioreq_pri $pri;
757 add $grp aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
758 if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) {
759 my @stat = stat $src_fh; # hmm, might block over nfs?
760
761 aioreq_pri $pri;
762 add $grp aio_open $dst, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC, 0200, sub {
763 if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) {
764 aioreq_pri $pri;
765 add $grp aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub {
766 if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) {
767 $grp->result (0);
768 close $src_fh;
769
770 my $ch = sub {
771 aioreq_pri $pri;
772 add $grp aio_chmod $dst_fh, $stat[2] & 07777, sub {
773 aioreq_pri $pri;
774 add $grp aio_chown $dst_fh, $stat[4], $stat[5], sub {
775 aioreq_pri $pri;
776 add $grp aio_close $dst_fh;
777 }
778 };
779 };
780
781 aioreq_pri $pri;
782 add $grp aio_utime $dst_fh, $stat[8], $stat[9], sub {
783 if ($_[0] < 0 && $! == ENOSYS) {
784 aioreq_pri $pri;
785 add $grp aio_utime $dst, $stat[8], $stat[9], $ch;
786 } else {
787 $ch->();
788 }
789 };
790 } else {
791 $grp->result (-1);
792 close $src_fh;
793 close $dst_fh;
794
795 aioreq $pri;
796 add $grp aio_unlink $dst;
797 }
798 };
799 } else {
800 $grp->result (-1);
801 }
802 },
803
804 } else {
805 $grp->result (-1);
806 }
807 };
808
809 $grp
810}
811
812=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
813
814Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
815destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
816a status of C<0> (ok) or C<-1> (error, see C<$!>).
817
818This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first; if
819rename fails with C<EXDEV>, it copies the file with C<aio_copy> and, if
820that is successful, unlinks the C<$srcpath>.
821
822=cut
823
824sub aio_move($$;$) {
825 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
826
827 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
828 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
829
830 aioreq_pri $pri;
831 add $grp aio_rename $src, $dst, sub {
832 if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) {
833 aioreq_pri $pri;
834 add $grp aio_copy $src, $dst, sub {
835 $grp->result ($_[0]);
836
837 if (!$_[0]) {
838 aioreq_pri $pri;
839 add $grp aio_unlink $src;
840 }
841 };
842 } else {
843 $grp->result ($_[0]);
844 }
845 };
846
847 $grp
848}
339 849
340=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs) 850=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
341 851
342Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to 852Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to
343separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of names, ones 853efficiently separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of
344you can recurse into (directories or links to them), and ones you cannot 854names, directories you can recurse into (directories), and ones you cannot
345recurse into (everything else). 855recurse into (everything else, including symlinks to directories).
346 856
347C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that consists of many sub 857C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that creates of many sub requests_
348requests. C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding aio 858C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding aio requests that
349requests that this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a 859this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a suitable default
350suitable default will be chosen (currently 8). 860will be chosen (currently 4).
351 861
352On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives 862On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives
353two array-refs with path-relative entry names. 863two array-refs with path-relative entry names.
354 864
355Example: 865Example:
362 872
363Implementation notes. 873Implementation notes.
364 874
365The C<aio_readdir> cannot be avoided, but C<stat()>'ing every entry can. 875The C<aio_readdir> cannot be avoided, but C<stat()>'ing every entry can.
366 876
877If readdir returns file type information, then this is used directly to
878find directories.
879
367After reading the directory, the modification time, size etc. of the 880Otherwise, after reading the directory, the modification time, size etc.
368directory before and after the readdir is checked, and if they match (and 881of the directory before and after the readdir is checked, and if they
369isn't the current time), the link count will be used to decide how many 882match (and isn't the current time), the link count will be used to decide
370entries are directories (if >= 2). Otherwise, no knowledge of the number 883how many entries are directories (if >= 2). Otherwise, no knowledge of the
371of subdirectories will be assumed. 884number of subdirectories will be assumed.
372 885
373Then entries will be sorted into likely directories (everything without 886Then entries will be sorted into likely directories a non-initial dot
374a non-initial dot currently) and likely non-directories (everything 887currently) and likely non-directories (see C<aio_readdirx>). Then every
375else). Then every entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, 888entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, likely directories first,
376likely directories first. If that succeeds, it assumes that the entry 889in order of their inode numbers. If that succeeds, it assumes that the
377is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked 890entry is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked
378seperately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because 891seperately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because
379filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode 892filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode
380data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature). 893data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature), even on systems that cannot return
894the filetype information on readdir.
381 895
382If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the 896If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the
383rest of the entries is assumed to be non-directories. 897rest of the entries is assumed to be non-directories.
384 898
385This only works with certainty on POSIX (= UNIX) filesystems, which 899This only works with certainty on POSIX (= UNIX) filesystems, which
389as those tend to return 0 or 1 as link counts, which disables the 903as those tend to return 0 or 1 as link counts, which disables the
390directory counting heuristic. 904directory counting heuristic.
391 905
392=cut 906=cut
393 907
394sub aio_scandir($$$) { 908sub aio_scandir($$;$) {
395 my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_; 909 my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_;
396 910
911 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
912
913 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
914
397 $maxreq = 8 if $maxreq <= 0; 915 $maxreq = 4 if $maxreq <= 0;
398 916
399 # stat once 917 # stat once
918 aioreq_pri $pri;
400 aio_stat $path, sub { 919 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {
401 return $cb->() if $_[0]; 920 return $grp->result () if $_[0];
402 my $now = time; 921 my $now = time;
403 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9]; 922 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
404 923
405 # read the directory entries 924 # read the directory entries
406 aio_readdir $path, sub { 925 aioreq_pri $pri;
926 add $grp aio_readdirx $path, READDIR_DIRS_FIRST, sub {
407 my $entries = shift 927 my $entries = shift
408 or return $cb->(); 928 or return $grp->result ();
409 929
410 # stat the dir another time 930 # stat the dir another time
931 aioreq_pri $pri;
411 aio_stat $path, sub { 932 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {
412 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9]; 933 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
413 934
414 my $ndirs; 935 my $ndirs;
415 936
416 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy 937 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy
417 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) { 938 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) {
418 $ndirs = -1; 939 $ndirs = -1;
419 } else { 940 } else {
420 # if nlink == 2, we are finished 941 # if nlink == 2, we are finished
421 # on non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2 942 # for non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2
422 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2 943 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2
423 or return $cb->([], $entries); 944 or return $grp->result ([], $entries);
424 } 945 }
425 946
426 # sort into likely dirs and likely nondirs
427 # dirs == files without ".", short entries first
428 $entries = [map $_->[0],
429 sort { $b->[1] cmp $a->[1] }
430 map [$_, sprintf "%s%04d", (/.\./ ? "1" : "0"), length],
431 @$entries];
432
433 my (@dirs, @nondirs); 947 my (@dirs, @nondirs);
434 948
435 my ($statcb, $schedcb); 949 my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub {
436 my $nreq = 0; 950 $grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs);
951 };
437 952
438 $schedcb = sub { 953 limit $statgrp $maxreq;
439 if (@$entries) { 954 feed $statgrp sub {
440 if ($nreq < $maxreq) { 955 return unless @$entries;
441 my $ent = pop @$entries; 956 my $entry = shift @$entries;
957
958 aioreq_pri $pri;
959 add $statgrp aio_stat "$path/$entry/.", sub {
960 if ($_[0] < 0) {
961 push @nondirs, $entry;
962 } else {
963 # need to check for real directory
964 aioreq_pri $pri;
965 add $statgrp aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub {
966 if (-d _) {
967 push @dirs, $entry;
968
969 unless (--$ndirs) {
970 push @nondirs, @$entries;
971 feed $statgrp;
972 }
973 } else {
974 push @nondirs, $entry;
975 }
442 $nreq++; 976 }
443 aio_stat "$path/$ent/.", sub { $statcb->($_[0], $ent) };
444 } 977 }
445 } elsif (!$nreq) {
446 # finished
447 undef $statcb;
448 undef $schedcb;
449 $cb->(\@dirs, \@nondirs) if $cb;
450 undef $cb;
451 } 978 };
452 }; 979 };
453 $statcb = sub {
454 my ($status, $entry) = @_;
455
456 if ($status < 0) {
457 $nreq--;
458 push @nondirs, $entry;
459 &$schedcb;
460 } else {
461 # need to check for real directory
462 aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub {
463 $nreq--;
464
465 if (-d _) {
466 push @dirs, $entry;
467
468 if (!--$ndirs) {
469 push @nondirs, @$entries;
470 $entries = [];
471 }
472 } else {
473 push @nondirs, $entry;
474 }
475
476 &$schedcb;
477 }
478 }
479 };
480
481 &$schedcb while @$entries && $nreq < $maxreq;
482 }; 980 };
483 }; 981 };
484 }; 982 };
983
984 $grp
485} 985}
986
987=item aio_rmtree $path, $callback->($status)
988
989Delete a directory tree starting (and including) C<$path>, return the
990status of the final C<rmdir> only. This is a composite request that
991uses C<aio_scandir> to recurse into and rmdir directories, and unlink
992everything else.
993
994=cut
995
996sub aio_rmtree;
997sub aio_rmtree($;$) {
998 my ($path, $cb) = @_;
999
1000 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
1001 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
1002
1003 aioreq_pri $pri;
1004 add $grp aio_scandir $path, 0, sub {
1005 my ($dirs, $nondirs) = @_;
1006
1007 my $dirgrp = aio_group sub {
1008 add $grp aio_rmdir $path, sub {
1009 $grp->result ($_[0]);
1010 };
1011 };
1012
1013 (aioreq_pri $pri), add $dirgrp aio_rmtree "$path/$_" for @$dirs;
1014 (aioreq_pri $pri), add $dirgrp aio_unlink "$path/$_" for @$nondirs;
1015
1016 add $grp $dirgrp;
1017 };
1018
1019 $grp
1020}
1021
1022=item aio_sync $callback->($status)
1023
1024Asynchronously call sync and call the callback when finished.
486 1025
487=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status) 1026=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
488 1027
489Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback 1028Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback
490with the fsync result code. 1029with the fsync result code.
495callback with the fdatasync result code. 1034callback with the fdatasync result code.
496 1035
497If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be 1036If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be
498detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead. 1037detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.
499 1038
1039=item aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)
1040
1041Sync the data portion of the file specified by C<$offset> and C<$length>
1042to disk (but NOT the metadata), by calling the Linux-specific
1043sync_file_range call. If sync_file_range is not available or it returns
1044ENOSYS, then fdatasync or fsync is being substituted.
1045
1046C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_BEFORE>,
1047C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE> and
1048C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_AFTER>: refer to the sync_file_range
1049manpage for details.
1050
1051=item aio_pathsync $path, $callback->($status)
1052
1053This request tries to open, fsync and close the given path. This is a
1054composite request intended to sync directories after directory operations
1055(E.g. rename). This might not work on all operating systems or have any
1056specific effect, but usually it makes sure that directory changes get
1057written to disc. It works for anything that can be opened for read-only,
1058not just directories.
1059
1060Future versions of this function might fall back to other methods when
1061C<fsync> on the directory fails (such as calling C<sync>).
1062
1063Passes C<0> when everything went ok, and C<-1> on error.
1064
1065=cut
1066
1067sub aio_pathsync($;$) {
1068 my ($path, $cb) = @_;
1069
1070 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
1071 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
1072
1073 aioreq_pri $pri;
1074 add $grp aio_open $path, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
1075 my ($fh) = @_;
1076 if ($fh) {
1077 aioreq_pri $pri;
1078 add $grp aio_fsync $fh, sub {
1079 $grp->result ($_[0]);
1080
1081 aioreq_pri $pri;
1082 add $grp aio_close $fh;
1083 };
1084 } else {
1085 $grp->result (-1);
1086 }
1087 };
1088
1089 $grp
1090}
1091
1092=item aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
1093
1094This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which only works on mmap(2)ed
1095scalars (see the C<IO::AIO::mmap> function, although it also works on data
1096scalars managed by the L<Sys::Mmap> or L<Mmap> modules, note that the
1097scalar must only be modified in-place while an aio operation is pending on
1098it).
1099
1100It calls the C<msync> function of your OS, if available, with the memory
1101area starting at C<$offset> in the string and ending C<$length> bytes
1102later. If C<$length> is negative, counts from the end, and if C<$length>
1103is C<undef>, then it goes till the end of the string. The flags can be
1104a combination of C<IO::AIO::MS_ASYNC>, C<IO::AIO::MS_INVALIDATE> and
1105C<IO::AIO::MS_SYNC>.
1106
1107=item aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
1108
1109This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed
1110scalars.
1111
1112It touches (reads or writes) all memory pages in the specified
1113range inside the scalar. All caveats and parameters are the same
1114as for C<aio_msync>, above, except for flags, which must be either
1115C<0> (which reads all pages and ensures they are instantiated) or
1116C<IO::AIO::MT_MODIFY>, which modifies the memory page s(by reading and
1117writing an octet from it, which dirties the page).
1118
1119=item aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)
1120
1121This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed
1122scalars.
1123
1124It reads in all the pages of the underlying storage into memory (if any)
1125and locks them, so they are not getting swapped/paged out or removed.
1126
1127If C<$length> is undefined, then the scalar will be locked till the end.
1128
1129On systems that do not implement C<mlock>, this function returns C<-1>
1130and sets errno to C<ENOSYS>.
1131
1132Note that the corresponding C<munlock> is synchronous and is
1133documented under L<MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS>.
1134
1135Example: open a file, mmap and mlock it - both will be undone when
1136C<$data> gets destroyed.
1137
1138 open my $fh, "<", $path or die "$path: $!";
1139 my $data;
1140 IO::AIO::mmap $data, -s $fh, IO::AIO::PROT_READ, IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED, $fh;
1141 aio_mlock $data; # mlock in background
1142
1143=item aio_mlockall $flags, $callback->($status)
1144
1145Calls the C<mlockall> function with the given C<$flags> (a combination of
1146C<IO::AIO::MCL_CURRENT> and C<IO::AIO::MCL_FUTURE>).
1147
1148On systems that do not implement C<mlockall>, this function returns C<-1>
1149and sets errno to C<ENOSYS>.
1150
1151Note that the corresponding C<munlockall> is synchronous and is
1152documented under L<MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS>.
1153
1154Example: asynchronously lock all current and future pages into memory.
1155
1156 aio_mlockall IO::AIO::MCL_FUTURE;
1157
500=item aio_group $callback->() 1158=item aio_group $callback->(...)
501 1159
1160This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a
1161container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle
1162many requests into a single, composite, request with a definite callback
1163and the ability to cancel the whole request with its subrequests.
1164
1165Returns an object of class L<IO::AIO::GRP>. See its documentation below
1166for more info.
1167
1168Example:
1169
1170 my $grp = aio_group sub {
1171 print "all stats done\n";
1172 };
1173
1174 add $grp
1175 (aio_stat ...),
1176 (aio_stat ...),
1177 ...;
1178
1179=item aio_nop $callback->()
1180
1181This is a special request - it does nothing in itself and is only used for
1182side effects, such as when you want to add a dummy request to a group so
1183that finishing the requests in the group depends on executing the given
1184code.
1185
1186While this request does nothing, it still goes through the execution
1187phase and still requires a worker thread. Thus, the callback will not
1188be executed immediately but only after other requests in the queue have
1189entered their execution phase. This can be used to measure request
1190latency.
1191
502=item aio_sleep $fractional_seconds, $callback->() *NOT EXPORTED* 1192=item IO::AIO::aio_busy $fractional_seconds, $callback->() *NOT EXPORTED*
503 1193
504Mainly used for debugging and benchmarking, this aio request puts one of 1194Mainly used for debugging and benchmarking, this aio request puts one of
505the request workers to sleep for the given time. 1195the request workers to sleep for the given time.
506 1196
1197While it is theoretically handy to have simple I/O scheduling requests
1198like sleep and file handle readable/writable, the overhead this creates is
1199immense (it blocks a thread for a long time) so do not use this function
1200except to put your application under artificial I/O pressure.
1201
507=back 1202=back
508 1203
509=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS 1204=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS
510 1205
511All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when 1206All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when
512called in non-void context. 1207called in non-void context.
513 1208
514A request always moves through the following five states in its lifetime,
515in order: B<ready> (request has been created, but has not been executed
516yet), B<execute> (request is currently being executed), B<pending>
517(request has been executed but callback has not been called yet),
518B<result> (results are being processed synchronously, includes calling the
519callback) and B<done> (request has reached the end of its lifetime and
520holds no resources anymore).
521
522=over 4 1209=over 4
523 1210
524=item $req->cancel 1211=item cancel $req
525 1212
526Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution 1213Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution
527when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when 1214when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when
528entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise 1215entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise
529untouched. That means that requests that currently execute will not be 1216untouched (with the exception of readdir). That means that requests that
530stopped and resources held by the request will not be freed prematurely. 1217currently execute will not be stopped and resources held by the request
1218will not be freed prematurely.
1219
1220=item cb $req $callback->(...)
1221
1222Replace (or simply set) the callback registered to the request.
531 1223
532=back 1224=back
533 1225
1226=head2 IO::AIO::GRP CLASS
1227
1228This class is a subclass of L<IO::AIO::REQ>, so all its methods apply to
1229objects of this class, too.
1230
1231A IO::AIO::GRP object is a special request that can contain multiple other
1232aio requests.
1233
1234You create one by calling the C<aio_group> constructing function with a
1235callback that will be called when all contained requests have entered the
1236C<done> state:
1237
1238 my $grp = aio_group sub {
1239 print "all requests are done\n";
1240 };
1241
1242You add requests by calling the C<add> method with one or more
1243C<IO::AIO::REQ> objects:
1244
1245 $grp->add (aio_unlink "...");
1246
1247 add $grp aio_stat "...", sub {
1248 $_[0] or return $grp->result ("error");
1249
1250 # add another request dynamically, if first succeeded
1251 add $grp aio_open "...", sub {
1252 $grp->result ("ok");
1253 };
1254 };
1255
1256This makes it very easy to create composite requests (see the source of
1257C<aio_move> for an application) that work and feel like simple requests.
1258
1259=over 4
1260
1261=item * The IO::AIO::GRP objects will be cleaned up during calls to
1262C<IO::AIO::poll_cb>, just like any other request.
1263
1264=item * They can be canceled like any other request. Canceling will cancel not
1265only the request itself, but also all requests it contains.
1266
1267=item * They can also can also be added to other IO::AIO::GRP objects.
1268
1269=item * You must not add requests to a group from within the group callback (or
1270any later time).
1271
1272=back
1273
1274Their lifetime, simplified, looks like this: when they are empty, they
1275will finish very quickly. If they contain only requests that are in the
1276C<done> state, they will also finish. Otherwise they will continue to
1277exist.
1278
1279That means after creating a group you have some time to add requests
1280(precisely before the callback has been invoked, which is only done within
1281the C<poll_cb>). And in the callbacks of those requests, you can add
1282further requests to the group. And only when all those requests have
1283finished will the the group itself finish.
1284
1285=over 4
1286
1287=item add $grp ...
1288
1289=item $grp->add (...)
1290
1291Add one or more requests to the group. Any type of L<IO::AIO::REQ> can
1292be added, including other groups, as long as you do not create circular
1293dependencies.
1294
1295Returns all its arguments.
1296
1297=item $grp->cancel_subs
1298
1299Cancel all subrequests and clears any feeder, but not the group request
1300itself. Useful when you queued a lot of events but got a result early.
1301
1302The group request will finish normally (you cannot add requests to the
1303group).
1304
1305=item $grp->result (...)
1306
1307Set the result value(s) that will be passed to the group callback when all
1308subrequests have finished and set the groups errno to the current value
1309of errno (just like calling C<errno> without an error number). By default,
1310no argument will be passed and errno is zero.
1311
1312=item $grp->errno ([$errno])
1313
1314Sets the group errno value to C<$errno>, or the current value of errno
1315when the argument is missing.
1316
1317Every aio request has an associated errno value that is restored when
1318the callback is invoked. This method lets you change this value from its
1319default (0).
1320
1321Calling C<result> will also set errno, so make sure you either set C<$!>
1322before the call to C<result>, or call c<errno> after it.
1323
1324=item feed $grp $callback->($grp)
1325
1326Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached
1327generator that generates requests if idle. The idea behind this is that,
1328although you could just queue as many requests as you want in a group,
1329this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For example,
1330C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands C<aio_stat> requests,
1331delaying any later requests for a long time.
1332
1333To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can
1334instead a group and set a feeder on it that generates those requests. The
1335feed callback will be called whenever there are few enough (see C<limit>,
1336below) requests active in the group itself and is expected to queue more
1337requests.
1338
1339The feed callback can queue as many requests as it likes (i.e. C<add> does
1340not impose any limits).
1341
1342If the feed does not queue more requests when called, it will be
1343automatically removed from the group.
1344
1345If the feed limit is C<0> when this method is called, it will be set to
1346C<2> automatically.
1347
1348Example:
1349
1350 # stat all files in @files, but only ever use four aio requests concurrently:
1351
1352 my $grp = aio_group sub { print "finished\n" };
1353 limit $grp 4;
1354 feed $grp sub {
1355 my $file = pop @files
1356 or return;
1357
1358 add $grp aio_stat $file, sub { ... };
1359 };
1360
1361=item limit $grp $num
1362
1363Sets the feeder limit for the group: The feeder will be called whenever
1364the group contains less than this many requests.
1365
1366Setting the limit to C<0> will pause the feeding process.
1367
1368The default value for the limit is C<0>, but note that setting a feeder
1369automatically bumps it up to C<2>.
1370
1371=back
1372
534=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS 1373=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
535 1374
1375=head3 EVENT PROCESSING AND EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION
1376
536=over 4 1377=over 4
537 1378
538=item $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno 1379=item $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno
539 1380
540Return the I<request result pipe file descriptor>. This filehandle must be 1381Return the I<request result pipe file descriptor>. This filehandle must be
541polled for reading by some mechanism outside this module (e.g. Event or 1382polled for reading by some mechanism outside this module (e.g. EV, Glib,
542select, see below or the SYNOPSIS). If the pipe becomes readable you have 1383select and so on, see below or the SYNOPSIS). If the pipe becomes readable
543to call C<poll_cb> to check the results. 1384you have to call C<poll_cb> to check the results.
544 1385
545See C<poll_cb> for an example. 1386See C<poll_cb> for an example.
546 1387
547=item IO::AIO::poll_cb 1388=item IO::AIO::poll_cb
548 1389
549Process all outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call this 1390Process some outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call this
550regularly. Returns the number of events processed. Returns immediately 1391regularly. Returns C<0> if all events could be processed, or C<-1> if it
551when no events are outstanding. 1392returned earlier for whatever reason. Returns immediately when no events
1393are outstanding. The amount of events processed depends on the settings of
1394C<IO::AIO::max_poll_req> and C<IO::AIO::max_poll_time>.
1395
1396If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the filehandle
1397will still be ready when C<poll_cb> returns, so normally you don't have to
1398do anything special to have it called later.
552 1399
553Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls 1400Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
554IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority: 1401IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority (more examples can be found in the
1402SYNOPSIS section, at the top of this document):
555 1403
556 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 1404 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
557 poll => 'r', async => 1, 1405 poll => 'r', async => 1,
558 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb); 1406 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
559 1407
560=item IO::AIO::poll_wait 1408=item IO::AIO::poll_wait
561 1409
1410If there are any outstanding requests and none of them in the result
562Wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply does a 1411phase, wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply
563C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to synchronously wait 1412does a C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to
564for some requests to finish). 1413synchronously wait for some requests to finish).
565 1414
566See C<nreqs> for an example. 1415See C<nreqs> for an example.
567 1416
1417=item IO::AIO::poll
1418
1419Waits until some requests have been handled.
1420
1421Returns the number of requests processed, but is otherwise strictly
1422equivalent to:
1423
1424 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1425
568=item IO::AIO::nreqs 1426=item IO::AIO::flush
569 1427
570Returns the number of requests currently outstanding (i.e. for which their 1428Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled.
571callback has not been invoked yet).
572 1429
573Example: wait till there are no outstanding requests anymore: 1430Strictly equivalent to:
574 1431
575 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb 1432 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
576 while IO::AIO::nreqs; 1433 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
577 1434
578=item IO::AIO::flush 1435=item IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs
579 1436
580Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled. 1437=item IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds
581 1438
582Strictly equivalent to: 1439These set the maximum number of requests (default C<0>, meaning infinity)
1440that are being processed by C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> in one call, respectively
1441the maximum amount of time (default C<0>, meaning infinity) spent in
1442C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> to process requests (more correctly the mininum amount
1443of time C<poll_cb> is allowed to use).
583 1444
584 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb 1445Setting C<max_poll_time> to a non-zero value creates an overhead of one
585 while IO::AIO::nreqs; 1446syscall per request processed, which is not normally a problem unless your
1447callbacks are really really fast or your OS is really really slow (I am
1448not mentioning Solaris here). Using C<max_poll_reqs> incurs no overhead.
586 1449
587=item IO::AIO::poll 1450Setting these is useful if you want to ensure some level of
1451interactiveness when perl is not fast enough to process all requests in
1452time.
588 1453
589Waits until some requests have been handled. 1454For interactive programs, values such as C<0.01> to C<0.1> should be fine.
590 1455
591Strictly equivalent to: 1456Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
1457IO::AIO::poll_cb with low priority, to ensure that other parts of the
1458program get the CPU sometimes even under high AIO load.
592 1459
593 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb 1460 # try not to spend much more than 0.1s in poll_cb
594 if IO::AIO::nreqs; 1461 IO::AIO::max_poll_time 0.1;
1462
1463 # use a low priority so other tasks have priority
1464 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
1465 poll => 'r', nice => 1,
1466 cb => &IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1467
1468=back
1469
1470=head3 CONTROLLING THE NUMBER OF THREADS
1471
1472=over
595 1473
596=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads 1474=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads
597 1475
598Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current default 1476Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current
599is C<4>, which means four asynchronous operations can be done at one time 1477default is C<8>, which means eight asynchronous operations can execute
600(the number of outstanding operations, however, is unlimited). 1478concurrently at any one time (the number of outstanding requests,
1479however, is unlimited).
601 1480
602IO::AIO starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and 1481IO::AIO starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and
603no free thread exists. 1482no free thread exists. Please note that queueing up a hundred requests can
1483create demand for a hundred threads, even if it turns out that everything
1484is in the cache and could have been processed faster by a single thread.
604 1485
605It is recommended to keep the number of threads low, as some Linux 1486It is recommended to keep the number of threads relatively low, as some
606kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads (higher 1487Linux kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads
607parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6 versions, 4-32 1488(higher parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6
608threads should be fine. 1489versions, 4-32 threads should be fine.
609 1490
610Under most circumstances you don't need to call this function, as the 1491Under most circumstances you don't need to call this function, as the
611module selects a default that is suitable for low to moderate load. 1492module selects a default that is suitable for low to moderate load.
612 1493
613=item IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads 1494=item IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads
622This module automatically runs C<max_parallel 0> at program end, to ensure 1503This module automatically runs C<max_parallel 0> at program end, to ensure
623that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests. 1504that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests.
624 1505
625Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. 1506Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function.
626 1507
1508=item IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads
1509
1510Limit the number of threads (default: 4) that are allowed to idle (i.e.,
1511threads that did not get a request to process within 10 seconds). That
1512means if a thread becomes idle while C<$nthreads> other threads are also
1513idle, it will free its resources and exit.
1514
1515This is useful when you allow a large number of threads (e.g. 100 or 1000)
1516to allow for extremely high load situations, but want to free resources
1517under normal circumstances (1000 threads can easily consume 30MB of RAM).
1518
1519The default is probably ok in most situations, especially if thread
1520creation is fast. If thread creation is very slow on your system you might
1521want to use larger values.
1522
627=item $oldnreqs = IO::AIO::max_outstanding $nreqs 1523=item IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
1524
1525This is a very bad function to use in interactive programs because it
1526blocks, and a bad way to reduce concurrency because it is inexact: Better
1527use an C<aio_group> together with a feed callback.
628 1528
629Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you 1529Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you
630try to queue up more than this number of requests, the caller will block until 1530do queue up more than this number of requests, the next call to the
631some requests have been handled. 1531C<poll_cb> (and C<poll_some> and other functions calling C<poll_cb>)
1532function will block until the limit is no longer exceeded.
632 1533
633The default is very large, so normally there is no practical limit. If you 1534The default value is very large, so there is no practical limit on the
634queue up many requests in a loop it often improves speed if you set 1535number of outstanding requests.
635this to a relatively low number, such as C<100>.
636 1536
637Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. 1537You can still queue as many requests as you want. Therefore,
1538C<max_outstanding> is mainly useful in simple scripts (with low values) or
1539as a stop gap to shield against fatal memory overflow (with large values).
638 1540
639=back 1541=back
640 1542
1543=head3 STATISTICAL INFORMATION
1544
1545=over
1546
1547=item IO::AIO::nreqs
1548
1549Returns the number of requests currently in the ready, execute or pending
1550states (i.e. for which their callback has not been invoked yet).
1551
1552Example: wait till there are no outstanding requests anymore:
1553
1554 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1555 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
1556
1557=item IO::AIO::nready
1558
1559Returns the number of requests currently in the ready state (not yet
1560executed).
1561
1562=item IO::AIO::npending
1563
1564Returns the number of requests currently in the pending state (executed,
1565but not yet processed by poll_cb).
1566
1567=back
1568
1569=head3 MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS
1570
1571IO::AIO implements some functions that might be useful, but are not
1572asynchronous.
1573
1574=over 4
1575
1576=item IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count
1577
1578Calls the C<eio_sendfile_sync> function, which is like C<aio_sendfile>,
1579but is blocking (this makes most sense if you know the input data is
1580likely cached already and the output filehandle is set to non-blocking
1581operations).
1582
1583Returns the number of bytes copied, or C<-1> on error.
1584
1585=item IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice
1586
1587Simply calls the C<posix_fadvise> function (see its
1588manpage for details). The following advice constants are
1589avaiable: C<IO::AIO::FADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_SEQUENTIAL>,
1590C<IO::AIO::FADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_NOREUSE>,
1591C<IO::AIO::FADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_DONTNEED>.
1592
1593On systems that do not implement C<posix_fadvise>, this function returns
1594ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_fadvise>.
1595
1596=item IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $len, $advice
1597
1598Simply calls the C<posix_madvise> function (see its
1599manpage for details). The following advice constants are
1600avaiable: C<IO::AIO::MADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_SEQUENTIAL>,
1601C<IO::AIO::MADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_DONTNEED>.
1602
1603On systems that do not implement C<posix_madvise>, this function returns
1604ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_madvise>.
1605
1606=item IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $len, $protect
1607
1608Simply calls the C<mprotect> function on the preferably AIO::mmap'ed
1609$scalar (see its manpage for details). The following protect
1610constants are avaiable: C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ>,
1611C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>.
1612
1613On systems that do not implement C<mprotect>, this function returns
1614ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<mprotect>.
1615
1616=item IO::AIO::mmap $scalar, $length, $prot, $flags, $fh[, $offset]
1617
1618Memory-maps a file (or anonymous memory range) and attaches it to the
1619given C<$scalar>, which will act like a string scalar.
1620
1621The only operations allowed on the scalar are C<substr>/C<vec> that don't
1622change the string length, and most read-only operations such as copying it
1623or searching it with regexes and so on.
1624
1625Anything else is unsafe and will, at best, result in memory leaks.
1626
1627The memory map associated with the C<$scalar> is automatically removed
1628when the C<$scalar> is destroyed, or when the C<IO::AIO::mmap> or
1629C<IO::AIO::munmap> functions are called.
1630
1631This calls the C<mmap>(2) function internally. See your system's manual
1632page for details on the C<$length>, C<$prot> and C<$flags> parameters.
1633
1634The C<$length> must be larger than zero and smaller than the actual
1635filesize.
1636
1637C<$prot> is a combination of C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>,
1638C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ> and/or C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>,
1639
1640C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED> or
1641C<IO::AIO::MAP_PRIVATE>, or a number of system-specific flags (when
1642not available, the are defined as 0): C<IO::AIO::MAP_ANONYMOUS>
1643(which is set to C<MAP_ANON> if your system only provides this
1644constant), C<IO::AIO::MAP_HUGETLB>, C<IO::AIO::MAP_LOCKED>,
1645C<IO::AIO::MAP_NORESERVE>, C<IO::AIO::MAP_POPULATE> or
1646C<IO::AIO::MAP_NONBLOCK>
1647
1648If C<$fh> is C<undef>, then a file descriptor of C<-1> is passed.
1649
1650C<$offset> is the offset from the start of the file - it generally must be
1651a multiple of C<IO::AIO::PAGESIZE> and defaults to C<0>.
1652
1653Example:
1654
1655 use Digest::MD5;
1656 use IO::AIO;
1657
1658 open my $fh, "<verybigfile"
1659 or die "$!";
1660
1661 IO::AIO::mmap my $data, -s $fh, IO::AIO::PROT_READ, IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED, $fh
1662 or die "verybigfile: $!";
1663
1664 my $fast_md5 = md5 $data;
1665
1666=item IO::AIO::munmap $scalar
1667
1668Removes a previous mmap and undefines the C<$scalar>.
1669
1670=item IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef
1671
1672Calls the C<munlock> function, undoing the effects of a previous
1673C<aio_mlock> call (see its description for details).
1674
1675=item IO::AIO::munlockall
1676
1677Calls the C<munlockall> function.
1678
1679On systems that do not implement C<munlockall>, this function returns
1680ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<munlockall>.
1681
1682=back
1683
641=cut 1684=cut
642 1685
643# support function to convert a fd into a perl filehandle
644sub _fd2fh {
645 return undef if $_[0] < 0;
646
647 # try to generate nice filehandles
648 my $sym = "IO::AIO::fd#$_[0]";
649 local *$sym;
650
651 open *$sym, "+<&=$_[0]" # usually works under any unix
652 or open *$sym, "<&=$_[0]" # cygwin needs this
653 or open *$sym, ">&=$_[0]" # or this
654 or return undef;
655
656 *$sym
657}
658
659min_parallel 4; 1686min_parallel 8;
660 1687
661END { 1688END { flush }
662 max_parallel 0;
663}
664 1689
6651; 16901;
1691
1692=head1 EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION
1693
1694It is recommended to use L<AnyEvent::AIO> to integrate IO::AIO
1695automatically into many event loops:
1696
1697 # AnyEvent integration (EV, Event, Glib, Tk, POE, urxvt, pureperl...)
1698 use AnyEvent::AIO;
1699
1700You can also integrate IO::AIO manually into many event loops, here are
1701some examples of how to do this:
1702
1703 # EV integration
1704 my $aio_w = EV::io IO::AIO::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&IO::AIO::poll_cb;
1705
1706 # Event integration
1707 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
1708 poll => 'r',
1709 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1710
1711 # Glib/Gtk2 integration
1712 add_watch Glib::IO IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
1713 in => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb; 1 };
1714
1715 # Tk integration
1716 Tk::Event::IO->fileevent (IO::AIO::poll_fileno, "",
1717 readable => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1718
1719 # Danga::Socket integration
1720 Danga::Socket->AddOtherFds (IO::AIO::poll_fileno =>
1721 \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
666 1722
667=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR 1723=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR
668 1724
669This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks: 1725This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks:
670 1726
671Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests 1727Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests
672can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After 1728can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After
673the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues 1729the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues
674request/result processing, while the child clears the request/result 1730request/result processing, while the child frees the request/result queue
675queue (so the requests started before the fork will only be handled in 1731(so that the requests started before the fork will only be handled in the
676the parent). Threads will be started on demand until the limit ste in the 1732parent). Threads will be started on demand until the limit set in the
677parent process has been reached again. 1733parent process has been reached again.
678 1734
679In short: the parent will, after a short pause, continue as if fork had 1735In short: the parent will, after a short pause, continue as if fork had
680not been called, while the child will act as if IO::AIO has not been used 1736not been called, while the child will act as if IO::AIO has not been used
681yet. 1737yet.
682 1738
1739=head2 MEMORY USAGE
1740
1741Per-request usage:
1742
1743Each aio request uses - depending on your architecture - around 100-200
1744bytes of memory. In addition, stat requests need a stat buffer (possibly
1745a few hundred bytes), readdir requires a result buffer and so on. Perl
1746scalars and other data passed into aio requests will also be locked and
1747will consume memory till the request has entered the done state.
1748
1749This is not awfully much, so queuing lots of requests is not usually a
1750problem.
1751
1752Per-thread usage:
1753
1754In the execution phase, some aio requests require more memory for
1755temporary buffers, and each thread requires a stack and other data
1756structures (usually around 16k-128k, depending on the OS).
1757
1758=head1 KNOWN BUGS
1759
1760Known bugs will be fixed in the next release.
1761
683=head1 SEE ALSO 1762=head1 SEE ALSO
684 1763
685L<Coro>, L<Linux::AIO> (obsolete). 1764L<AnyEvent::AIO> for easy integration into event loops, L<Coro::AIO> for a
1765more natural syntax.
686 1766
687=head1 AUTHOR 1767=head1 AUTHOR
688 1768
689 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> 1769 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
690 http://home.schmorp.de/ 1770 http://home.schmorp.de/

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