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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 = '4.0';
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_realpath aio_sync
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
81 aio_group); 185 aio_wd);
82 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb min_parallel max_parallel max_outstanding nreqs); 186
187 our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice));
188 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush
189 min_parallel max_parallel max_idle idle_timeout
190 nreqs nready npending nthreads
191 max_poll_time max_poll_reqs
192 sendfile fadvise madvise
193 mmap munmap munlock munlockall);
194
195 push @AIO_REQ, qw(aio_busy); # not exported
83 196
84 @IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ'; 197 @IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ';
85 198
86 require XSLoader; 199 require XSLoader;
87 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION); 200 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION);
88} 201}
89 202
90=head1 FUNCTIONS 203=head1 FUNCTIONS
91 204
205=head2 QUICK OVERVIEW
206
207This section simply lists the prototypes of the most important functions
208for quick reference. See the following sections for function-by-function
209documentation.
210
211 aio_wd $pathname, $callback->($wd)
212 aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
213 aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)
214 aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
215 aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
216 aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval)
217 aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)
218 aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status)
219 aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status)
220 aio_statvfs $fh_or_path, $callback->($statvfs)
221 aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)
222 aio_chown $fh_or_path, $uid, $gid, $callback->($status)
223 aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status)
224 aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)
225 aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)
226 aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
227 aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
228 aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
229 aio_readlink $path, $callback->($link)
230 aio_realpath $path, $callback->($link)
231 aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
232 aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)
233 aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)
234 aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)
235 aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)
236 IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST
237 IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN
238 aio_load $path, $data, $callback->($status)
239 aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
240 aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
241 aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
242 aio_rmtree $path, $callback->($status)
243 aio_sync $callback->($status)
244 aio_syncfs $fh, $callback->($status)
245 aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
246 aio_fdatasync $fh, $callback->($status)
247 aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)
248 aio_pathsync $path, $callback->($status)
249 aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
250 aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
251 aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)
252 aio_mlockall $flags, $callback->($status)
253 aio_group $callback->(...)
254 aio_nop $callback->()
255
256 $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri]
257 aioreq_nice $pri_adjust
258
259 IO::AIO::poll_wait
260 IO::AIO::poll_cb
261 IO::AIO::poll
262 IO::AIO::flush
263 IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs
264 IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds
265 IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads
266 IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads
267 IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads
268 IO::AIO::idle_timeout $seconds
269 IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
270 IO::AIO::nreqs
271 IO::AIO::nready
272 IO::AIO::npending
273
274 IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count
275 IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice
276 IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $length, $advice
277 IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $length, $protect
278 IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef
279 IO::AIO::munlockall
280
92=head2 AIO FUNCTIONS 281=head2 AIO REQUEST FUNCTIONS
93 282
94All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall 283All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall
95with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical, 284with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical,
96and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument 285and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument
97which must be a code reference. This code reference will get called with 286which 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 287the 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 288perl, which usually delivers "false") as its sole argument after the given
100syscall has been executed asynchronously. 289syscall has been executed asynchronously.
101 290
102All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle 291All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle
103internally until the request has finished. 292internally until the request has finished.
104 293
105All non-composite requests (requests that are not broken down into
106multiple requests) return objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow 294All functions return request objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow
107further manipulation of running requests. 295further manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight.
108 296
109The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and 297The 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 298encoded as octets. The reason for the former is that at the time the
111request is being executed, the current working directory could have 299request is being executed, the current working directory could have
112changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the 300changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the
113current working directory. 301current working directory anywhere in the program and then use relative
302paths.
114 303
115To encode pathnames to byte form, either make sure you either: a) 304To encode pathnames as octets, either make sure you either: a) always pass
116always pass in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir 305in 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 306tinkering, 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 307your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user
119environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e) 308environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e)
120use something else. 309use something else to ensure your scalar has the correct contents.
310
311This works, btw. independent of the internal UTF-8 bit, which IO::AIO
312handles correctly whether it is set or not.
121 313
122=over 4 314=over 4
315
316=item $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri]
317
318Returns the priority value that would be used for the next request and, if
319C<$pri> is given, sets the priority for the next aio request.
320
321The default priority is C<0>, the minimum and maximum priorities are C<-4>
322and C<4>, respectively. Requests with higher priority will be serviced
323first.
324
325The priority will be reset to C<0> after each call to one of the C<aio_*>
326functions.
327
328Example: open a file with low priority, then read something from it with
329higher priority so the read request is serviced before other low priority
330open requests (potentially spamming the cache):
331
332 aioreq_pri -3;
333 aio_open ..., sub {
334 return unless $_[0];
335
336 aioreq_pri -2;
337 aio_read $_[0], ..., sub {
338 ...
339 };
340 };
341
342
343=item aioreq_nice $pri_adjust
344
345Similar to C<aioreq_pri>, but subtracts the given value from the current
346priority, so the effect is cumulative.
347
123 348
124=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh) 349=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
125 350
126Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly 351Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly
127created filehandle for the file. 352created filehandle for the file.
133list. They are the same as used by C<sysopen>. 358list. They are the same as used by C<sysopen>.
134 359
135Likewise, C<$mode> specifies the mode of the newly created file, if it 360Likewise, C<$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>, 361didn'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, 362except 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). 363and C<0666> or C<0777> if you do). Note that the C<$mode> will be modified
364by the umask in effect then the request is being executed, so better never
365change the umask.
139 366
140Example: 367Example:
141 368
142 aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub { 369 aio_open "/etc/passwd", IO::AIO::O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
143 if ($_[0]) { 370 if ($_[0]) {
144 print "open successful, fh is $_[0]\n"; 371 print "open successful, fh is $_[0]\n";
145 ... 372 ...
146 } else { 373 } else {
147 die "open failed: $!\n"; 374 die "open failed: $!\n";
148 } 375 }
149 }; 376 };
150 377
378In addition to all the common open modes/flags (C<O_RDONLY>, C<O_WRONLY>,
379C<O_RDWR>, C<O_CREAT>, C<O_TRUNC>, C<O_EXCL> and C<O_APPEND>), the
380following POSIX and non-POSIX constants are available (missing ones on
381your system are, as usual, C<0>):
382
383C<O_ASYNC>, C<O_DIRECT>, C<O_NOATIME>, C<O_CLOEXEC>, C<O_NOCTTY>, C<O_NOFOLLOW>,
384C<O_NONBLOCK>, C<O_EXEC>, C<O_SEARCH>, C<O_DIRECTORY>, C<O_DSYNC>,
385C<O_RSYNC>, C<O_SYNC> and C<O_TTY_INIT>.
386
387
151=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status) 388=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)
152 389
153Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result 390Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result
154code. I<WARNING:> although accepted, you should not pass in a perl 391code.
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.
158 392
159This is supposed to be a bug in the API, so that might change. It's 393Unfortunately, you can't do this to perl. Perl I<insists> very strongly on
160therefore best to avoid this function. 394closing the file descriptor associated with the filehandle itself.
395
396Therefore, C<aio_close> will not close the filehandle - instead it will
397use dup2 to overwrite the file descriptor with the write-end of a pipe
398(the pipe fd will be created on demand and will be cached).
399
400Or in other words: the file descriptor will be closed, but it will not be
401free for reuse until the perl filehandle is closed.
402
403=cut
161 404
162=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 405=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
163 406
164=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 407=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
165 408
166Reads or writes C<length> bytes from the specified C<fh> and C<offset> 409Reads 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 410C<$offset> into the scalar given by C<$data> and offset C<$dataoffset>
168callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on error, just 411and calls the callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on
169like the syscall). 412error, just like the syscall).
413
414C<aio_read> will, like C<sysread>, shrink or grow the C<$data> scalar to
415offset plus the actual number of bytes read.
416
417If C<$offset> is undefined, then the current file descriptor offset will
418be used (and updated), otherwise the file descriptor offset will not be
419changed by these calls.
420
421If C<$length> is undefined in C<aio_write>, use the remaining length of
422C<$data>.
423
424If C<$dataoffset> is less than zero, it will be counted from the end of
425C<$data>.
170 426
171The C<$data> scalar I<MUST NOT> be modified in any way while the request 427The C<$data> scalar I<MUST NOT> be modified in any way while the request
172is outstanding. Modifying it can result in segfaults or WW3 (if the 428is outstanding. Modifying it can result in segfaults or World War III (if
173necessary/optional hardware is installed). 429the necessary/optional hardware is installed).
174 430
175Example: Read 15 bytes at offset 7 into scalar C<$buffer>, starting at 431Example: Read 15 bytes at offset 7 into scalar C<$buffer>, starting at
176offset C<0> within the scalar: 432offset C<0> within the scalar:
177 433
178 aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub { 434 aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub {
179 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!"; 435 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!";
180 print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n"; 436 print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n";
181 }; 437 };
182 438
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}
246 439
247=item aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval) 440=item aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval)
248 441
249Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts 442Tries 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 443reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current
251file offset of C<$out_fh>. Because of that, it is not safe to issue more 444file offset of C<$out_fh>. Because of that, it is not safe to issue more
252than one C<aio_sendfile> per C<$out_fh>, as they will interfere with each 445than one C<aio_sendfile> per C<$out_fh>, as they will interfere with each
253other. 446other. The same C<$in_fh> works fine though, as this function does not
447move or use the file offset of C<$in_fh>.
254 448
449Please note that C<aio_sendfile> can read more bytes from C<$in_fh> than
450are written, and there is no way to find out how many more bytes have been
451read from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only provides the
452number of bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result value equals
453C<$length> one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been read.
454
455Unlike with other C<aio_> functions, it makes a lot of sense to use
456C<aio_sendfile> on non-blocking sockets, as long as one end (typically
457the C<$in_fh>) is a file - the file I/O will then be asynchronous, while
458the socket I/O will be non-blocking. Note, however, that you can run
459into a trap where C<aio_sendfile> reads some data with readahead, then
460fails to write all data, and when the socket is ready the next time, the
461data in the cache is already lost, forcing C<aio_sendfile> to again hit
462the disk. Explicit C<aio_read> + C<aio_write> let's you better control
463resource usage.
464
255This call tries to make use of a native C<sendfile> syscall to provide 465This call tries to make use of a native C<sendfile>-like syscall to
256zero-copy operation. For this to work, C<$out_fh> should refer to a 466provide zero-copy operation. For this to work, C<$out_fh> should refer to
257socket, and C<$in_fh> should refer to mmap'able file. 467a socket, and C<$in_fh> should refer to an mmap'able file.
258 468
259If the native sendfile call fails or is not implemented, it will be 469If a native sendfile cannot be found or it fails with C<ENOSYS>,
260emulated, so you can call C<aio_sendfile> on any type of filehandle 470C<EINVAL>, C<ENOTSUP>, C<EOPNOTSUPP>, C<EAFNOSUPPORT>, C<EPROTOTYPE> or
471C<ENOTSOCK>, it will be emulated, so you can call C<aio_sendfile> on any
261regardless of the limitations of the operating system. 472type of filehandle regardless of the limitations of the operating system.
262 473
263Please note, however, that C<aio_sendfile> can read more bytes from 474As native sendfile syscalls (as practically any non-POSIX interface hacked
264C<$in_fh> than are written, and there is no way to find out how many 475together in a hurry to improve benchmark numbers) tend to be rather buggy
265bytes have been read from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only 476on many systems, this implementation tries to work around some known bugs
266provides the number of bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result 477in Linux and FreeBSD kernels (probably others, too), but that might fail,
267value equals C<$length> one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been 478so you really really should check the return value of C<aio_sendfile> -
268read. 479fewre bytes than expected might have been transferred.
480
269 481
270=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval) 482=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)
271 483
272C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that 484C<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> 485subsequent 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. 491file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged.
280 492
281If that syscall doesn't exist (likely if your OS isn't Linux) it will be 493If 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. 494emulated by simply reading the data, which would have a similar effect.
283 495
496
284=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status) 497=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status)
285 498
286=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status) 499=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status)
287 500
288Works like perl's C<stat> or C<lstat> in void context. The callback will 501Works like perl's C<stat> or C<lstat> in void context. The callback will
293for an explanation. 506for an explanation.
294 507
295Currently, the stats are always 64-bit-stats, i.e. instead of returning an 508Currently, the stats are always 64-bit-stats, i.e. instead of returning an
296error when stat'ing a large file, the results will be silently truncated 509error when stat'ing a large file, the results will be silently truncated
297unless perl itself is compiled with large file support. 510unless perl itself is compiled with large file support.
511
512To help interpret the mode and dev/rdev stat values, IO::AIO offers the
513following constants and functions (if not implemented, the constants will
514be C<0> and the functions will either C<croak> or fall back on traditional
515behaviour).
516
517C<S_IFMT>, C<S_IFIFO>, C<S_IFCHR>, C<S_IFBLK>, C<S_IFLNK>, C<S_IFREG>,
518C<S_IFDIR>, C<S_IFWHT>, C<S_IFSOCK>, C<IO::AIO::major $dev_t>,
519C<IO::AIO::minor $dev_t>, C<IO::AIO::makedev $major, $minor>.
298 520
299Example: Print the length of F</etc/passwd>: 521Example: Print the length of F</etc/passwd>:
300 522
301 aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub { 523 aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub {
302 $_[0] and die "stat failed: $!"; 524 $_[0] and die "stat failed: $!";
303 print "size is ", -s _, "\n"; 525 print "size is ", -s _, "\n";
304 }; 526 };
305 527
528
529=item aio_statvfs $fh_or_path, $callback->($statvfs)
530
531Works like the POSIX C<statvfs> or C<fstatvfs> syscalls, depending on
532whether a file handle or path was passed.
533
534On success, the callback is passed a hash reference with the following
535members: C<bsize>, C<frsize>, C<blocks>, C<bfree>, C<bavail>, C<files>,
536C<ffree>, C<favail>, C<fsid>, C<flag> and C<namemax>. On failure, C<undef>
537is passed.
538
539The following POSIX IO::AIO::ST_* constants are defined: C<ST_RDONLY> and
540C<ST_NOSUID>.
541
542The following non-POSIX IO::AIO::ST_* flag masks are defined to
543their correct value when available, or to C<0> on systems that do
544not support them: C<ST_NODEV>, C<ST_NOEXEC>, C<ST_SYNCHRONOUS>,
545C<ST_MANDLOCK>, C<ST_WRITE>, C<ST_APPEND>, C<ST_IMMUTABLE>, C<ST_NOATIME>,
546C<ST_NODIRATIME> and C<ST_RELATIME>.
547
548Example: stat C</wd> and dump out the data if successful.
549
550 aio_statvfs "/wd", sub {
551 my $f = $_[0]
552 or die "statvfs: $!";
553
554 use Data::Dumper;
555 say Dumper $f;
556 };
557
558 # result:
559 {
560 bsize => 1024,
561 bfree => 4333064312,
562 blocks => 10253828096,
563 files => 2050765568,
564 flag => 4096,
565 favail => 2042092649,
566 bavail => 4333064312,
567 ffree => 2042092649,
568 namemax => 255,
569 frsize => 1024,
570 fsid => 1810
571 }
572
573
574=item aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)
575
576Works like perl's C<utime> function (including the special case of $atime
577and $mtime being undef). Fractional times are supported if the underlying
578syscalls support them.
579
580When called with a pathname, uses utimes(2) if available, otherwise
581utime(2). If called on a file descriptor, uses futimes(2) if available,
582otherwise returns ENOSYS, so this is not portable.
583
584Examples:
585
586 # set atime and mtime to current time (basically touch(1)):
587 aio_utime "path", undef, undef;
588 # set atime to current time and mtime to beginning of the epoch:
589 aio_utime "path", time, undef; # undef==0
590
591
592=item aio_chown $fh_or_path, $uid, $gid, $callback->($status)
593
594Works like perl's C<chown> function, except that C<undef> for either $uid
595or $gid is being interpreted as "do not change" (but -1 can also be used).
596
597Examples:
598
599 # same as "chown root path" in the shell:
600 aio_chown "path", 0, -1;
601 # same as above:
602 aio_chown "path", 0, undef;
603
604
605=item aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status)
606
607Works like truncate(2) or ftruncate(2).
608
609
610=item aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)
611
612Works like perl's C<chmod> function.
613
614
306=item aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status) 615=item aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)
307 616
308Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the 617Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the
309result code. 618result code.
310 619
620
621=item aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
622
623[EXPERIMENTAL]
624
625Asynchronously create a device node (or fifo). See mknod(2).
626
627The only (POSIX-) portable way of calling this function is:
628
629 aio_mknod $path, IO::AIO::S_IFIFO | $mode, 0, sub { ...
630
631See C<aio_stat> for info about some potentially helpful extra constants
632and functions.
633
311=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 634=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
312 635
313Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at 636Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
314the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code. 637the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
315 638
639
316=item aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 640=item aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
317 641
318Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at 642Asynchronously 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. 643the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
320 644
645
646=item aio_readlink $path, $callback->($link)
647
648Asynchronously read the symlink specified by C<$path> and pass it to
649the callback. If an error occurs, nothing or undef gets passed to the
650callback.
651
652
653=item aio_realpath $path, $callback->($path)
654
655Asynchronously make the path absolute and resolve any symlinks in
656C<$path>. The resulting path only consists of directories (Same as
657L<Cwd::realpath>).
658
659This request can be used to get the absolute path of the current working
660directory by passing it a path of F<.> (a single dot).
661
662
321=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 663=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
322 664
323Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as 665Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as
324rename(2) and call the callback with the result code. 666rename(2) and call the callback with the result code.
325 667
668
669=item aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)
670
671Asynchronously mkdir (create) a directory and call the callback with
672the result code. C<$mode> will be modified by the umask at the time the
673request is executed, so do not change your umask.
674
675
326=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status) 676=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)
327 677
328Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the 678Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the
329result code. 679result code.
680
330 681
331=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries) 682=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)
332 683
333Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire 684Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire
334directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be 685directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be
335sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries. 686sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries.
336 687
337The callback a single argument which is either C<undef> or an array-ref 688The callback is passed a single argument which is either C<undef> or an
338with the filenames. 689array-ref with the filenames.
690
691
692=item aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)
693
694Quite similar to C<aio_readdir>, but the C<$flags> argument allows one to
695tune behaviour and output format. In case of an error, C<$entries> will be
696C<undef>.
697
698The flags are a combination of the following constants, ORed together (the
699flags will also be passed to the callback, possibly modified):
700
701=over 4
702
703=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS
704
705When this flag is off, then the callback gets an arrayref consisting of
706names only (as with C<aio_readdir>), otherwise it gets an arrayref with
707C<[$name, $type, $inode]> arrayrefs, each describing a single directory
708entry in more detail.
709
710C<$name> is the name of the entry.
711
712C<$type> is one of the C<IO::AIO::DT_xxx> constants:
713
714C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>, C<IO::AIO::DT_FIFO>, C<IO::AIO::DT_CHR>, C<IO::AIO::DT_DIR>,
715C<IO::AIO::DT_BLK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_REG>, C<IO::AIO::DT_LNK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_SOCK>,
716C<IO::AIO::DT_WHT>.
717
718C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN> means just that: readdir does not know. If you need to
719know, you have to run stat yourself. Also, for speed reasons, the C<$type>
720scalars are read-only: you can not modify them.
721
722C<$inode> is the inode number (which might not be exact on systems with 64
723bit inode numbers and 32 bit perls). This field has unspecified content on
724systems that do not deliver the inode information.
725
726=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST
727
728When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order where
729likely directories come first, in optimal stat order. This is useful when
730you need to quickly find directories, or you want to find all directories
731while avoiding to stat() each entry.
732
733If the system returns type information in readdir, then this is used
734to find directories directly. Otherwise, likely directories are names
735beginning with ".", or otherwise names with no dots, of which names with
736short names are tried first.
737
738=item IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER
739
740When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order
741suitable for stat()'ing each one. That is, when you plan to stat()
742all files in the given directory, then the returned order will likely
743be fastest.
744
745If both this flag and C<IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST> are specified, then
746the likely dirs come first, resulting in a less optimal stat order.
747
748=item IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN
749
750This flag should not be set when calling C<aio_readdirx>. Instead, it
751is being set by C<aio_readdirx>, when any of the C<$type>'s found were
752C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>. The absence of this flag therefore indicates that all
753C<$type>'s are known, which can be used to speed up some algorithms.
754
755=back
756
757
758=item aio_load $path, $data, $callback->($status)
759
760This is a composite request that tries to fully load the given file into
761memory. Status is the same as with aio_read.
762
763=cut
764
765sub aio_load($$;$) {
766 my ($path, undef, $cb) = @_;
767 my $data = \$_[1];
768
769 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
770 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
771
772 aioreq_pri $pri;
773 add $grp aio_open $path, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
774 my $fh = shift
775 or return $grp->result (-1);
776
777 aioreq_pri $pri;
778 add $grp aio_read $fh, 0, (-s $fh), $$data, 0, sub {
779 $grp->result ($_[0]);
780 };
781 };
782
783 $grp
784}
785
786=item aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
787
788Try to copy the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
789destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
790a status of C<0> (ok) or C<-1> (error, see C<$!>).
791
792This is a composite request that creates the destination file with
793mode 0200 and copies the contents of the source file into it using
794C<aio_sendfile>, followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and
795uid/gid, in that order.
796
797If an error occurs, the partial destination file will be unlinked, if
798possible, except when setting atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, where
799errors are being ignored.
800
801=cut
802
803sub aio_copy($$;$) {
804 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
805
806 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
807 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
808
809 aioreq_pri $pri;
810 add $grp aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
811 if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) {
812 my @stat = stat $src_fh; # hmm, might block over nfs?
813
814 aioreq_pri $pri;
815 add $grp aio_open $dst, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC, 0200, sub {
816 if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) {
817 aioreq_pri $pri;
818 add $grp aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub {
819 if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) {
820 $grp->result (0);
821 close $src_fh;
822
823 my $ch = sub {
824 aioreq_pri $pri;
825 add $grp aio_chmod $dst_fh, $stat[2] & 07777, sub {
826 aioreq_pri $pri;
827 add $grp aio_chown $dst_fh, $stat[4], $stat[5], sub {
828 aioreq_pri $pri;
829 add $grp aio_close $dst_fh;
830 }
831 };
832 };
833
834 aioreq_pri $pri;
835 add $grp aio_utime $dst_fh, $stat[8], $stat[9], sub {
836 if ($_[0] < 0 && $! == ENOSYS) {
837 aioreq_pri $pri;
838 add $grp aio_utime $dst, $stat[8], $stat[9], $ch;
839 } else {
840 $ch->();
841 }
842 };
843 } else {
844 $grp->result (-1);
845 close $src_fh;
846 close $dst_fh;
847
848 aioreq $pri;
849 add $grp aio_unlink $dst;
850 }
851 };
852 } else {
853 $grp->result (-1);
854 }
855 },
856
857 } else {
858 $grp->result (-1);
859 }
860 };
861
862 $grp
863}
864
865=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
866
867Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
868destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
869a status of C<0> (ok) or C<-1> (error, see C<$!>).
870
871This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first; if
872rename fails with C<EXDEV>, it copies the file with C<aio_copy> and, if
873that is successful, unlinks the C<$srcpath>.
874
875=cut
876
877sub aio_move($$;$) {
878 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
879
880 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
881 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
882
883 aioreq_pri $pri;
884 add $grp aio_rename $src, $dst, sub {
885 if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) {
886 aioreq_pri $pri;
887 add $grp aio_copy $src, $dst, sub {
888 $grp->result ($_[0]);
889
890 unless ($_[0]) {
891 aioreq_pri $pri;
892 add $grp aio_unlink $src;
893 }
894 };
895 } else {
896 $grp->result ($_[0]);
897 }
898 };
899
900 $grp
901}
339 902
340=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs) 903=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
341 904
342Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to 905Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to
343separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of names, ones 906efficiently separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of
344you can recurse into (directories or links to them), and ones you cannot 907names, directories you can recurse into (directories), and ones you cannot
345recurse into (everything else). 908recurse into (everything else, including symlinks to directories).
346 909
347C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that consists of many sub 910C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that creates of many sub requests_
348requests. C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding aio 911C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding aio requests that
349requests that this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a 912this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a suitable default
350suitable default will be chosen (currently 8). 913will be chosen (currently 4).
351 914
352On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives 915On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives
353two array-refs with path-relative entry names. 916two array-refs with path-relative entry names.
354 917
355Example: 918Example:
362 925
363Implementation notes. 926Implementation notes.
364 927
365The C<aio_readdir> cannot be avoided, but C<stat()>'ing every entry can. 928The C<aio_readdir> cannot be avoided, but C<stat()>'ing every entry can.
366 929
930If readdir returns file type information, then this is used directly to
931find directories.
932
367After reading the directory, the modification time, size etc. of the 933Otherwise, after reading the directory, the modification time, size etc.
368directory before and after the readdir is checked, and if they match (and 934of 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 935match (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 936how many entries are directories (if >= 2). Otherwise, no knowledge of the
371of subdirectories will be assumed. 937number of subdirectories will be assumed.
372 938
373Then entries will be sorted into likely directories (everything without 939Then entries will be sorted into likely directories a non-initial dot
374a non-initial dot currently) and likely non-directories (everything 940currently) and likely non-directories (see C<aio_readdirx>). Then every
375else). Then every entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, 941entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, likely directories first,
376likely directories first. If that succeeds, it assumes that the entry 942in order of their inode numbers. If that succeeds, it assumes that the
377is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked 943entry is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked
378seperately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because 944separately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because
379filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode 945filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode
380data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature). 946data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature), even on systems that cannot return
947the filetype information on readdir.
381 948
382If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the 949If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the
383rest of the entries is assumed to be non-directories. 950rest of the entries is assumed to be non-directories.
384 951
385This only works with certainty on POSIX (= UNIX) filesystems, which 952This only works with certainty on POSIX (= UNIX) filesystems, which
389as those tend to return 0 or 1 as link counts, which disables the 956as those tend to return 0 or 1 as link counts, which disables the
390directory counting heuristic. 957directory counting heuristic.
391 958
392=cut 959=cut
393 960
394sub aio_scandir($$$) { 961sub aio_scandir($$;$) {
395 my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_; 962 my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_;
396 963
964 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
965
966 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
967
397 $maxreq = 8 if $maxreq <= 0; 968 $maxreq = 4 if $maxreq <= 0;
398 969
399 # stat once 970 # stat once
971 aioreq_pri $pri;
400 aio_stat $path, sub { 972 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {
401 return $cb->() if $_[0]; 973 return $grp->result () if $_[0];
402 my $now = time; 974 my $now = time;
403 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9]; 975 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
404 976
405 # read the directory entries 977 # read the directory entries
406 aio_readdir $path, sub { 978 aioreq_pri $pri;
979 add $grp aio_readdirx $path, READDIR_DIRS_FIRST, sub {
407 my $entries = shift 980 my $entries = shift
408 or return $cb->(); 981 or return $grp->result ();
409 982
410 # stat the dir another time 983 # stat the dir another time
984 aioreq_pri $pri;
411 aio_stat $path, sub { 985 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {
412 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9]; 986 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
413 987
414 my $ndirs; 988 my $ndirs;
415 989
416 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy 990 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy
417 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) { 991 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) {
418 $ndirs = -1; 992 $ndirs = -1;
419 } else { 993 } else {
420 # if nlink == 2, we are finished 994 # if nlink == 2, we are finished
421 # on non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2 995 # for non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2
422 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2 996 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2
423 or return $cb->([], $entries); 997 or return $grp->result ([], $entries);
424 } 998 }
425 999
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 @$entries];
432
433 my (@dirs, @nondirs); 1000 my (@dirs, @nondirs);
434 1001
435 my ($statcb, $schedcb); 1002 my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub {
436 my $nreq = 0; 1003 $grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs);
1004 };
437 1005
438 $schedcb = sub { 1006 limit $statgrp $maxreq;
439 if (@$entries) { 1007 feed $statgrp sub {
440 if ($nreq < $maxreq) { 1008 return unless @$entries;
441 my $ent = pop @$entries; 1009 my $entry = shift @$entries;
1010
1011 aioreq_pri $pri;
1012 add $statgrp aio_stat "$path/$entry/.", sub {
1013 if ($_[0] < 0) {
1014 push @nondirs, $entry;
1015 } else {
1016 # need to check for real directory
1017 aioreq_pri $pri;
1018 add $statgrp aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub {
1019 if (-d _) {
1020 push @dirs, $entry;
1021
1022 unless (--$ndirs) {
1023 push @nondirs, @$entries;
1024 feed $statgrp;
1025 }
1026 } else {
1027 push @nondirs, $entry;
1028 }
442 $nreq++; 1029 }
443 aio_stat "$path/$ent/.", sub { $statcb->($_[0], $ent) };
444 } 1030 }
445 } elsif (!$nreq) {
446 # finished
447 undef $statcb;
448 undef $schedcb;
449 $cb->(\@dirs, \@nondirs) if $cb;
450 undef $cb;
451 } 1031 };
452 }; 1032 };
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 }; 1033 };
483 }; 1034 };
484 }; 1035 };
1036
1037 $grp
485} 1038}
1039
1040=item aio_rmtree $path, $callback->($status)
1041
1042Delete a directory tree starting (and including) C<$path>, return the
1043status of the final C<rmdir> only. This is a composite request that
1044uses C<aio_scandir> to recurse into and rmdir directories, and unlink
1045everything else.
1046
1047=cut
1048
1049sub aio_rmtree;
1050sub aio_rmtree($;$) {
1051 my ($path, $cb) = @_;
1052
1053 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
1054 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
1055
1056 aioreq_pri $pri;
1057 add $grp aio_scandir $path, 0, sub {
1058 my ($dirs, $nondirs) = @_;
1059
1060 my $dirgrp = aio_group sub {
1061 add $grp aio_rmdir $path, sub {
1062 $grp->result ($_[0]);
1063 };
1064 };
1065
1066 (aioreq_pri $pri), add $dirgrp aio_rmtree "$path/$_" for @$dirs;
1067 (aioreq_pri $pri), add $dirgrp aio_unlink "$path/$_" for @$nondirs;
1068
1069 add $grp $dirgrp;
1070 };
1071
1072 $grp
1073}
1074
1075=item aio_sync $callback->($status)
1076
1077Asynchronously call sync and call the callback when finished.
486 1078
487=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status) 1079=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
488 1080
489Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback 1081Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback
490with the fsync result code. 1082with the fsync result code.
495callback with the fdatasync result code. 1087callback with the fdatasync result code.
496 1088
497If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be 1089If 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. 1090detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.
499 1091
1092=item aio_syncfs $fh, $callback->($status)
1093
1094Asynchronously call the syncfs syscall to sync the filesystem associated
1095to the given filehandle and call the callback with the syncfs result
1096code. If syncfs is not available, calls sync(), but returns C<-1> and sets
1097errno to C<ENOSYS> nevertheless.
1098
1099=item aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)
1100
1101Sync the data portion of the file specified by C<$offset> and C<$length>
1102to disk (but NOT the metadata), by calling the Linux-specific
1103sync_file_range call. If sync_file_range is not available or it returns
1104ENOSYS, then fdatasync or fsync is being substituted.
1105
1106C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_BEFORE>,
1107C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE> and
1108C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_AFTER>: refer to the sync_file_range
1109manpage for details.
1110
1111=item aio_pathsync $path, $callback->($status)
1112
1113This request tries to open, fsync and close the given path. This is a
1114composite request intended to sync directories after directory operations
1115(E.g. rename). This might not work on all operating systems or have any
1116specific effect, but usually it makes sure that directory changes get
1117written to disc. It works for anything that can be opened for read-only,
1118not just directories.
1119
1120Future versions of this function might fall back to other methods when
1121C<fsync> on the directory fails (such as calling C<sync>).
1122
1123Passes C<0> when everything went ok, and C<-1> on error.
1124
1125=cut
1126
1127sub aio_pathsync($;$) {
1128 my ($path, $cb) = @_;
1129
1130 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
1131 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
1132
1133 aioreq_pri $pri;
1134 add $grp aio_open $path, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
1135 my ($fh) = @_;
1136 if ($fh) {
1137 aioreq_pri $pri;
1138 add $grp aio_fsync $fh, sub {
1139 $grp->result ($_[0]);
1140
1141 aioreq_pri $pri;
1142 add $grp aio_close $fh;
1143 };
1144 } else {
1145 $grp->result (-1);
1146 }
1147 };
1148
1149 $grp
1150}
1151
1152=item aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
1153
1154This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which only works on mmap(2)ed
1155scalars (see the C<IO::AIO::mmap> function, although it also works on data
1156scalars managed by the L<Sys::Mmap> or L<Mmap> modules, note that the
1157scalar must only be modified in-place while an aio operation is pending on
1158it).
1159
1160It calls the C<msync> function of your OS, if available, with the memory
1161area starting at C<$offset> in the string and ending C<$length> bytes
1162later. If C<$length> is negative, counts from the end, and if C<$length>
1163is C<undef>, then it goes till the end of the string. The flags can be
1164a combination of C<IO::AIO::MS_ASYNC>, C<IO::AIO::MS_INVALIDATE> and
1165C<IO::AIO::MS_SYNC>.
1166
1167=item aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
1168
1169This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed
1170scalars.
1171
1172It touches (reads or writes) all memory pages in the specified
1173range inside the scalar. All caveats and parameters are the same
1174as for C<aio_msync>, above, except for flags, which must be either
1175C<0> (which reads all pages and ensures they are instantiated) or
1176C<IO::AIO::MT_MODIFY>, which modifies the memory page s(by reading and
1177writing an octet from it, which dirties the page).
1178
1179=item aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)
1180
1181This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed
1182scalars.
1183
1184It reads in all the pages of the underlying storage into memory (if any)
1185and locks them, so they are not getting swapped/paged out or removed.
1186
1187If C<$length> is undefined, then the scalar will be locked till the end.
1188
1189On systems that do not implement C<mlock>, this function returns C<-1>
1190and sets errno to C<ENOSYS>.
1191
1192Note that the corresponding C<munlock> is synchronous and is
1193documented under L<MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS>.
1194
1195Example: open a file, mmap and mlock it - both will be undone when
1196C<$data> gets destroyed.
1197
1198 open my $fh, "<", $path or die "$path: $!";
1199 my $data;
1200 IO::AIO::mmap $data, -s $fh, IO::AIO::PROT_READ, IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED, $fh;
1201 aio_mlock $data; # mlock in background
1202
1203=item aio_mlockall $flags, $callback->($status)
1204
1205Calls the C<mlockall> function with the given C<$flags> (a combination of
1206C<IO::AIO::MCL_CURRENT> and C<IO::AIO::MCL_FUTURE>).
1207
1208On systems that do not implement C<mlockall>, this function returns C<-1>
1209and sets errno to C<ENOSYS>.
1210
1211Note that the corresponding C<munlockall> is synchronous and is
1212documented under L<MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS>.
1213
1214Example: asynchronously lock all current and future pages into memory.
1215
1216 aio_mlockall IO::AIO::MCL_FUTURE;
1217
500=item aio_group $callback->() 1218=item aio_group $callback->(...)
501 1219
1220This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a
1221container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle
1222many requests into a single, composite, request with a definite callback
1223and the ability to cancel the whole request with its subrequests.
1224
1225Returns an object of class L<IO::AIO::GRP>. See its documentation below
1226for more info.
1227
1228Example:
1229
1230 my $grp = aio_group sub {
1231 print "all stats done\n";
1232 };
1233
1234 add $grp
1235 (aio_stat ...),
1236 (aio_stat ...),
1237 ...;
1238
1239=item aio_nop $callback->()
1240
1241This is a special request - it does nothing in itself and is only used for
1242side effects, such as when you want to add a dummy request to a group so
1243that finishing the requests in the group depends on executing the given
1244code.
1245
1246While this request does nothing, it still goes through the execution
1247phase and still requires a worker thread. Thus, the callback will not
1248be executed immediately but only after other requests in the queue have
1249entered their execution phase. This can be used to measure request
1250latency.
1251
502=item aio_sleep $fractional_seconds, $callback->() *NOT EXPORTED* 1252=item IO::AIO::aio_busy $fractional_seconds, $callback->() *NOT EXPORTED*
503 1253
504Mainly used for debugging and benchmarking, this aio request puts one of 1254Mainly used for debugging and benchmarking, this aio request puts one of
505the request workers to sleep for the given time. 1255the request workers to sleep for the given time.
506 1256
1257While it is theoretically handy to have simple I/O scheduling requests
1258like sleep and file handle readable/writable, the overhead this creates is
1259immense (it blocks a thread for a long time) so do not use this function
1260except to put your application under artificial I/O pressure.
1261
507=back 1262=back
508 1263
509=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS 1264=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS
510 1265
511All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when 1266All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when
512called in non-void context. 1267called in non-void context.
513 1268
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 1269=over 4
523 1270
524=item $req->cancel 1271=item cancel $req
525 1272
526Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution 1273Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution
527when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when 1274when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when
528entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise 1275entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise
529untouched. That means that requests that currently execute will not be 1276untouched (with the exception of readdir). That means that requests that
530stopped and resources held by the request will not be freed prematurely. 1277currently execute will not be stopped and resources held by the request
1278will not be freed prematurely.
1279
1280=item cb $req $callback->(...)
1281
1282Replace (or simply set) the callback registered to the request.
531 1283
532=back 1284=back
533 1285
1286=head2 IO::AIO::GRP CLASS
1287
1288This class is a subclass of L<IO::AIO::REQ>, so all its methods apply to
1289objects of this class, too.
1290
1291A IO::AIO::GRP object is a special request that can contain multiple other
1292aio requests.
1293
1294You create one by calling the C<aio_group> constructing function with a
1295callback that will be called when all contained requests have entered the
1296C<done> state:
1297
1298 my $grp = aio_group sub {
1299 print "all requests are done\n";
1300 };
1301
1302You add requests by calling the C<add> method with one or more
1303C<IO::AIO::REQ> objects:
1304
1305 $grp->add (aio_unlink "...");
1306
1307 add $grp aio_stat "...", sub {
1308 $_[0] or return $grp->result ("error");
1309
1310 # add another request dynamically, if first succeeded
1311 add $grp aio_open "...", sub {
1312 $grp->result ("ok");
1313 };
1314 };
1315
1316This makes it very easy to create composite requests (see the source of
1317C<aio_move> for an application) that work and feel like simple requests.
1318
1319=over 4
1320
1321=item * The IO::AIO::GRP objects will be cleaned up during calls to
1322C<IO::AIO::poll_cb>, just like any other request.
1323
1324=item * They can be canceled like any other request. Canceling will cancel not
1325only the request itself, but also all requests it contains.
1326
1327=item * They can also can also be added to other IO::AIO::GRP objects.
1328
1329=item * You must not add requests to a group from within the group callback (or
1330any later time).
1331
1332=back
1333
1334Their lifetime, simplified, looks like this: when they are empty, they
1335will finish very quickly. If they contain only requests that are in the
1336C<done> state, they will also finish. Otherwise they will continue to
1337exist.
1338
1339That means after creating a group you have some time to add requests
1340(precisely before the callback has been invoked, which is only done within
1341the C<poll_cb>). And in the callbacks of those requests, you can add
1342further requests to the group. And only when all those requests have
1343finished will the the group itself finish.
1344
1345=over 4
1346
1347=item add $grp ...
1348
1349=item $grp->add (...)
1350
1351Add one or more requests to the group. Any type of L<IO::AIO::REQ> can
1352be added, including other groups, as long as you do not create circular
1353dependencies.
1354
1355Returns all its arguments.
1356
1357=item $grp->cancel_subs
1358
1359Cancel all subrequests and clears any feeder, but not the group request
1360itself. Useful when you queued a lot of events but got a result early.
1361
1362The group request will finish normally (you cannot add requests to the
1363group).
1364
1365=item $grp->result (...)
1366
1367Set the result value(s) that will be passed to the group callback when all
1368subrequests have finished and set the groups errno to the current value
1369of errno (just like calling C<errno> without an error number). By default,
1370no argument will be passed and errno is zero.
1371
1372=item $grp->errno ([$errno])
1373
1374Sets the group errno value to C<$errno>, or the current value of errno
1375when the argument is missing.
1376
1377Every aio request has an associated errno value that is restored when
1378the callback is invoked. This method lets you change this value from its
1379default (0).
1380
1381Calling C<result> will also set errno, so make sure you either set C<$!>
1382before the call to C<result>, or call c<errno> after it.
1383
1384=item feed $grp $callback->($grp)
1385
1386Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached
1387generator that generates requests if idle. The idea behind this is that,
1388although you could just queue as many requests as you want in a group,
1389this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For example,
1390C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands C<aio_stat> requests,
1391delaying any later requests for a long time.
1392
1393To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can
1394instead a group and set a feeder on it that generates those requests. The
1395feed callback will be called whenever there are few enough (see C<limit>,
1396below) requests active in the group itself and is expected to queue more
1397requests.
1398
1399The feed callback can queue as many requests as it likes (i.e. C<add> does
1400not impose any limits).
1401
1402If the feed does not queue more requests when called, it will be
1403automatically removed from the group.
1404
1405If the feed limit is C<0> when this method is called, it will be set to
1406C<2> automatically.
1407
1408Example:
1409
1410 # stat all files in @files, but only ever use four aio requests concurrently:
1411
1412 my $grp = aio_group sub { print "finished\n" };
1413 limit $grp 4;
1414 feed $grp sub {
1415 my $file = pop @files
1416 or return;
1417
1418 add $grp aio_stat $file, sub { ... };
1419 };
1420
1421=item limit $grp $num
1422
1423Sets the feeder limit for the group: The feeder will be called whenever
1424the group contains less than this many requests.
1425
1426Setting the limit to C<0> will pause the feeding process.
1427
1428The default value for the limit is C<0>, but note that setting a feeder
1429automatically bumps it up to C<2>.
1430
1431=back
1432
534=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS 1433=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
535 1434
1435=head3 EVENT PROCESSING AND EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION
1436
536=over 4 1437=over 4
537 1438
538=item $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno 1439=item $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno
539 1440
540Return the I<request result pipe file descriptor>. This filehandle must be 1441Return the I<request result pipe file descriptor>. This filehandle must be
541polled for reading by some mechanism outside this module (e.g. Event or 1442polled 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 1443select and so on, see below or the SYNOPSIS). If the pipe becomes readable
543to call C<poll_cb> to check the results. 1444you have to call C<poll_cb> to check the results.
544 1445
545See C<poll_cb> for an example. 1446See C<poll_cb> for an example.
546 1447
547=item IO::AIO::poll_cb 1448=item IO::AIO::poll_cb
548 1449
549Process all outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call this 1450Process some outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call
550regularly. Returns the number of events processed. Returns immediately 1451this regularly. Returns C<0> if all events could be processed (or there
551when no events are outstanding. 1452were no events to process), or C<-1> if it returned earlier for whatever
1453reason. Returns immediately when no events are outstanding. The amount of
1454events processed depends on the settings of C<IO::AIO::max_poll_req> and
1455C<IO::AIO::max_poll_time>.
1456
1457If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the filehandle
1458will still be ready when C<poll_cb> returns, so normally you don't have to
1459do anything special to have it called later.
1460
1461Apart from calling C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> when the event filehandle becomes
1462ready, it can be beneficial to call this function from loops which submit
1463a lot of requests, to make sure the results get processed when they become
1464available and not just when the loop is finished and the event loop takes
1465over again. This function returns very fast when there are no outstanding
1466requests.
552 1467
553Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls 1468Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
554IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority: 1469IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority (more examples can be found in the
1470SYNOPSIS section, at the top of this document):
555 1471
556 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 1472 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
557 poll => 'r', async => 1, 1473 poll => 'r', async => 1,
558 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb); 1474 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
559 1475
560=item IO::AIO::poll_wait 1476=item IO::AIO::poll_wait
561 1477
1478If there are any outstanding requests and none of them in the result
562Wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply does a 1479phase, wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply
563C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to synchronously wait 1480does a C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to
564for some requests to finish). 1481synchronously wait for some requests to finish).
565 1482
566See C<nreqs> for an example. 1483See C<nreqs> for an example.
567 1484
1485=item IO::AIO::poll
1486
1487Waits until some requests have been handled.
1488
1489Returns the number of requests processed, but is otherwise strictly
1490equivalent to:
1491
1492 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1493
568=item IO::AIO::nreqs 1494=item IO::AIO::flush
569 1495
570Returns the number of requests currently outstanding (i.e. for which their 1496Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled.
571callback has not been invoked yet).
572 1497
573Example: wait till there are no outstanding requests anymore: 1498Strictly equivalent to:
574 1499
575 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb 1500 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
576 while IO::AIO::nreqs; 1501 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
577 1502
578=item IO::AIO::flush 1503=item IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs
579 1504
580Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled. 1505=item IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds
581 1506
582Strictly equivalent to: 1507These set the maximum number of requests (default C<0>, meaning infinity)
1508that are being processed by C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> in one call, respectively
1509the maximum amount of time (default C<0>, meaning infinity) spent in
1510C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> to process requests (more correctly the mininum amount
1511of time C<poll_cb> is allowed to use).
583 1512
584 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb 1513Setting C<max_poll_time> to a non-zero value creates an overhead of one
585 while IO::AIO::nreqs; 1514syscall per request processed, which is not normally a problem unless your
1515callbacks are really really fast or your OS is really really slow (I am
1516not mentioning Solaris here). Using C<max_poll_reqs> incurs no overhead.
586 1517
587=item IO::AIO::poll 1518Setting these is useful if you want to ensure some level of
1519interactiveness when perl is not fast enough to process all requests in
1520time.
588 1521
589Waits until some requests have been handled. 1522For interactive programs, values such as C<0.01> to C<0.1> should be fine.
590 1523
591Strictly equivalent to: 1524Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
1525IO::AIO::poll_cb with low priority, to ensure that other parts of the
1526program get the CPU sometimes even under high AIO load.
592 1527
593 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb 1528 # try not to spend much more than 0.1s in poll_cb
594 if IO::AIO::nreqs; 1529 IO::AIO::max_poll_time 0.1;
1530
1531 # use a low priority so other tasks have priority
1532 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
1533 poll => 'r', nice => 1,
1534 cb => &IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1535
1536=back
1537
1538=head3 CONTROLLING THE NUMBER OF THREADS
1539
1540=over
595 1541
596=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads 1542=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads
597 1543
598Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current default 1544Set 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 1545default is C<8>, which means eight asynchronous operations can execute
600(the number of outstanding operations, however, is unlimited). 1546concurrently at any one time (the number of outstanding requests,
1547however, is unlimited).
601 1548
602IO::AIO starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and 1549IO::AIO starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and
603no free thread exists. 1550no free thread exists. Please note that queueing up a hundred requests can
1551create demand for a hundred threads, even if it turns out that everything
1552is in the cache and could have been processed faster by a single thread.
604 1553
605It is recommended to keep the number of threads low, as some Linux 1554It is recommended to keep the number of threads relatively low, as some
606kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads (higher 1555Linux kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads
607parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6 versions, 4-32 1556(higher parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6
608threads should be fine. 1557versions, 4-32 threads should be fine.
609 1558
610Under most circumstances you don't need to call this function, as the 1559Under most circumstances you don't need to call this function, as the
611module selects a default that is suitable for low to moderate load. 1560module selects a default that is suitable for low to moderate load.
612 1561
613=item IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads 1562=item IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads
622This module automatically runs C<max_parallel 0> at program end, to ensure 1571This module automatically runs C<max_parallel 0> at program end, to ensure
623that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests. 1572that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests.
624 1573
625Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. 1574Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function.
626 1575
1576=item IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads
1577
1578Limit the number of threads (default: 4) that are allowed to idle
1579(i.e., threads that did not get a request to process within the idle
1580timeout (default: 10 seconds). That means if a thread becomes idle while
1581C<$nthreads> other threads are also idle, it will free its resources and
1582exit.
1583
1584This is useful when you allow a large number of threads (e.g. 100 or 1000)
1585to allow for extremely high load situations, but want to free resources
1586under normal circumstances (1000 threads can easily consume 30MB of RAM).
1587
1588The default is probably ok in most situations, especially if thread
1589creation is fast. If thread creation is very slow on your system you might
1590want to use larger values.
1591
1592=item IO::AIO::idle_timeout $seconds
1593
1594Sets the minimum idle timeout (default 10) after which worker threads are
1595allowed to exit. SEe C<IO::AIO::max_idle>.
1596
627=item $oldnreqs = IO::AIO::max_outstanding $nreqs 1597=item IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
628 1598
629Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you 1599Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If
630try to queue up more than this number of requests, the caller will block until 1600you do queue up more than this number of requests, the next call to
631some requests have been handled. 1601C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> (and other functions calling C<poll_cb>, such as
1602C<IO::AIO::flush> or C<IO::AIO::poll>) will block until the limit is no
1603longer exceeded.
632 1604
633The default is very large, so normally there is no practical limit. If you 1605In other words, this setting does not enforce a queue limit, but can be
634queue up many requests in a loop it often improves speed if you set 1606used to make poll functions block if the limit is exceeded.
635this to a relatively low number, such as C<100>.
636 1607
637Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. 1608This is a very bad function to use in interactive programs because it
1609blocks, and a bad way to reduce concurrency because it is inexact: Better
1610use an C<aio_group> together with a feed callback.
1611
1612It's main use is in scripts without an event loop - when you want to stat
1613a lot of files, you can write somehting like this:
1614
1615 IO::AIO::max_outstanding 32;
1616
1617 for my $path (...) {
1618 aio_stat $path , ...;
1619 IO::AIO::poll_cb;
1620 }
1621
1622 IO::AIO::flush;
1623
1624The call to C<poll_cb> inside the loop will normally return instantly, but
1625as soon as more thna C<32> reqeusts are in-flight, it will block until
1626some requests have been handled. This keeps the loop from pushing a large
1627number of C<aio_stat> requests onto the queue.
1628
1629The default value for C<max_outstanding> is very large, so there is no
1630practical limit on the number of outstanding requests.
638 1631
639=back 1632=back
640 1633
1634=head3 STATISTICAL INFORMATION
1635
1636=over
1637
1638=item IO::AIO::nreqs
1639
1640Returns the number of requests currently in the ready, execute or pending
1641states (i.e. for which their callback has not been invoked yet).
1642
1643Example: wait till there are no outstanding requests anymore:
1644
1645 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1646 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
1647
1648=item IO::AIO::nready
1649
1650Returns the number of requests currently in the ready state (not yet
1651executed).
1652
1653=item IO::AIO::npending
1654
1655Returns the number of requests currently in the pending state (executed,
1656but not yet processed by poll_cb).
1657
1658=back
1659
1660=head3 MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS
1661
1662IO::AIO implements some functions that might be useful, but are not
1663asynchronous.
1664
1665=over 4
1666
1667=item IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count
1668
1669Calls the C<eio_sendfile_sync> function, which is like C<aio_sendfile>,
1670but is blocking (this makes most sense if you know the input data is
1671likely cached already and the output filehandle is set to non-blocking
1672operations).
1673
1674Returns the number of bytes copied, or C<-1> on error.
1675
1676=item IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice
1677
1678Simply calls the C<posix_fadvise> function (see its
1679manpage for details). The following advice constants are
1680available: C<IO::AIO::FADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_SEQUENTIAL>,
1681C<IO::AIO::FADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_NOREUSE>,
1682C<IO::AIO::FADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_DONTNEED>.
1683
1684On systems that do not implement C<posix_fadvise>, this function returns
1685ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_fadvise>.
1686
1687=item IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $len, $advice
1688
1689Simply calls the C<posix_madvise> function (see its
1690manpage for details). The following advice constants are
1691available: C<IO::AIO::MADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_SEQUENTIAL>,
1692C<IO::AIO::MADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_DONTNEED>.
1693
1694On systems that do not implement C<posix_madvise>, this function returns
1695ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_madvise>.
1696
1697=item IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $len, $protect
1698
1699Simply calls the C<mprotect> function on the preferably AIO::mmap'ed
1700$scalar (see its manpage for details). The following protect
1701constants are available: C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ>,
1702C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>.
1703
1704On systems that do not implement C<mprotect>, this function returns
1705ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<mprotect>.
1706
1707=item IO::AIO::mmap $scalar, $length, $prot, $flags, $fh[, $offset]
1708
1709Memory-maps a file (or anonymous memory range) and attaches it to the
1710given C<$scalar>, which will act like a string scalar.
1711
1712The only operations allowed on the scalar are C<substr>/C<vec> that don't
1713change the string length, and most read-only operations such as copying it
1714or searching it with regexes and so on.
1715
1716Anything else is unsafe and will, at best, result in memory leaks.
1717
1718The memory map associated with the C<$scalar> is automatically removed
1719when the C<$scalar> is destroyed, or when the C<IO::AIO::mmap> or
1720C<IO::AIO::munmap> functions are called.
1721
1722This calls the C<mmap>(2) function internally. See your system's manual
1723page for details on the C<$length>, C<$prot> and C<$flags> parameters.
1724
1725The C<$length> must be larger than zero and smaller than the actual
1726filesize.
1727
1728C<$prot> is a combination of C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>,
1729C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ> and/or C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>,
1730
1731C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED> or
1732C<IO::AIO::MAP_PRIVATE>, or a number of system-specific flags (when
1733not available, the are defined as 0): C<IO::AIO::MAP_ANONYMOUS>
1734(which is set to C<MAP_ANON> if your system only provides this
1735constant), C<IO::AIO::MAP_HUGETLB>, C<IO::AIO::MAP_LOCKED>,
1736C<IO::AIO::MAP_NORESERVE>, C<IO::AIO::MAP_POPULATE> or
1737C<IO::AIO::MAP_NONBLOCK>
1738
1739If C<$fh> is C<undef>, then a file descriptor of C<-1> is passed.
1740
1741C<$offset> is the offset from the start of the file - it generally must be
1742a multiple of C<IO::AIO::PAGESIZE> and defaults to C<0>.
1743
1744Example:
1745
1746 use Digest::MD5;
1747 use IO::AIO;
1748
1749 open my $fh, "<verybigfile"
1750 or die "$!";
1751
1752 IO::AIO::mmap my $data, -s $fh, IO::AIO::PROT_READ, IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED, $fh
1753 or die "verybigfile: $!";
1754
1755 my $fast_md5 = md5 $data;
1756
1757=item IO::AIO::munmap $scalar
1758
1759Removes a previous mmap and undefines the C<$scalar>.
1760
1761=item IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef
1762
1763Calls the C<munlock> function, undoing the effects of a previous
1764C<aio_mlock> call (see its description for details).
1765
1766=item IO::AIO::munlockall
1767
1768Calls the C<munlockall> function.
1769
1770On systems that do not implement C<munlockall>, this function returns
1771ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<munlockall>.
1772
1773=back
1774
641=cut 1775=cut
642 1776
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; 1777min_parallel 8;
660 1778
661END { 1779END { flush }
662 max_parallel 0;
663}
664 1780
6651; 17811;
666 1782
1783=head1 EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION
1784
1785It is recommended to use L<AnyEvent::AIO> to integrate IO::AIO
1786automatically into many event loops:
1787
1788 # AnyEvent integration (EV, Event, Glib, Tk, POE, urxvt, pureperl...)
1789 use AnyEvent::AIO;
1790
1791You can also integrate IO::AIO manually into many event loops, here are
1792some examples of how to do this:
1793
1794 # EV integration
1795 my $aio_w = EV::io IO::AIO::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&IO::AIO::poll_cb;
1796
1797 # Event integration
1798 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
1799 poll => 'r',
1800 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1801
1802 # Glib/Gtk2 integration
1803 add_watch Glib::IO IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
1804 in => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb; 1 };
1805
1806 # Tk integration
1807 Tk::Event::IO->fileevent (IO::AIO::poll_fileno, "",
1808 readable => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1809
1810 # Danga::Socket integration
1811 Danga::Socket->AddOtherFds (IO::AIO::poll_fileno =>
1812 \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1813
667=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR 1814=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR
668 1815
669This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks: 1816Usage of pthreads in a program changes the semantics of fork
1817considerably. Specifically, only async-safe functions can be called after
1818fork. Perl doesn't know about this, so in general, you cannot call fork
1819with defined behaviour in perl if pthreads are involved. IO::AIO uses
1820pthreads, so this applies, but many other extensions and (for inexplicable
1821reasons) perl itself often is linked against pthreads, so this limitation
1822applies to quite a lot of perls.
670 1823
671Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests 1824This module no longer tries to fight your OS, or POSIX. That means IO::AIO
672can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After 1825only works in the process that loaded it. Forking is fully supported, but
673the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues 1826using IO::AIO in the child is not.
674request/result processing, while the child clears the request/result
675queue (so the requests started before the fork will only be handled in
676the parent). Threads will be started on demand until the limit ste in the
677parent process has been reached again.
678 1827
679In short: the parent will, after a short pause, continue as if fork had 1828You might get around by not I<using> IO::AIO before (or after)
680not been called, while the child will act as if IO::AIO has not been used 1829forking. You could also try to call the L<IO::AIO::reinit> function in the
681yet. 1830child:
1831
1832=over 4
1833
1834=item IO::AIO::reinit
1835
1836Abandons all current requests and I/O threads and simply reinitialises all
1837data structures. This is not an operation supported by any standards, but
1838happens to work on GNU/Linux and some newer BSD systems.
1839
1840The only reasonable use for this function is to call it after forking, if
1841C<IO::AIO> was used in the parent. Calling it while IO::AIO is active in
1842the process will result in undefined behaviour. Calling it at any time
1843will also result in any undefined (by POSIX) behaviour.
1844
1845=back
1846
1847=head2 MEMORY USAGE
1848
1849Per-request usage:
1850
1851Each aio request uses - depending on your architecture - around 100-200
1852bytes of memory. In addition, stat requests need a stat buffer (possibly
1853a few hundred bytes), readdir requires a result buffer and so on. Perl
1854scalars and other data passed into aio requests will also be locked and
1855will consume memory till the request has entered the done state.
1856
1857This is not awfully much, so queuing lots of requests is not usually a
1858problem.
1859
1860Per-thread usage:
1861
1862In the execution phase, some aio requests require more memory for
1863temporary buffers, and each thread requires a stack and other data
1864structures (usually around 16k-128k, depending on the OS).
1865
1866=head1 KNOWN BUGS
1867
1868Known bugs will be fixed in the next release.
682 1869
683=head1 SEE ALSO 1870=head1 SEE ALSO
684 1871
685L<Coro>, L<Linux::AIO> (obsolete). 1872L<AnyEvent::AIO> for easy integration into event loops, L<Coro::AIO> for a
1873more natural syntax.
686 1874
687=head1 AUTHOR 1875=head1 AUTHOR
688 1876
689 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> 1877 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
690 http://home.schmorp.de/ 1878 http://home.schmorp.de/

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