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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 = '2.0'; 173 our $VERSION = '3.65';
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::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef
271 IO::AIO::munlockall
272
92=head2 AIO FUNCTIONS 273=head2 AIO REQUEST FUNCTIONS
93 274
94All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall 275All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall
95with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical, 276with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical,
96and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument 277and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument
97which must be a code reference. This code reference will get called with 278which 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 279the 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 280perl, which usually delivers "false") as its sole argument after the given
100syscall has been executed asynchronously. 281syscall has been executed asynchronously.
101 282
102All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle 283All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle
103internally until the request has finished. 284internally until the request has finished.
104 285
105All requests return objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow further 286All functions return request objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow
106manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight. 287further manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight.
107 288
108The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and 289The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and
109encoded in byte form. The reason for the former is that at the time the 290encoded as octets. The reason for the former is that at the time the
110request is being executed, the current working directory could have 291request is being executed, the current working directory could have
111changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the 292changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the
112current working directory. 293current working directory anywhere in the program and then use relative
294paths.
113 295
114To encode pathnames to byte form, either make sure you either: a) 296To encode pathnames as octets, either make sure you either: a) always pass
115always pass in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir 297in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir etc.) without
116etc.), b) are ASCII or ISO 8859-1, c) use the Encode module and encode 298tinkering, b) are ASCII or ISO 8859-1, c) use the Encode module and encode
117your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user 299your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user
118environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e) 300environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e)
119use something else. 301use something else to ensure your scalar has the correct contents.
302
303This works, btw. independent of the internal UTF-8 bit, which IO::AIO
304handles correctly whether it is set or not.
120 305
121=over 4 306=over 4
307
308=item $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri]
309
310Returns the priority value that would be used for the next request and, if
311C<$pri> is given, sets the priority for the next aio request.
312
313The default priority is C<0>, the minimum and maximum priorities are C<-4>
314and C<4>, respectively. Requests with higher priority will be serviced
315first.
316
317The priority will be reset to C<0> after each call to one of the C<aio_*>
318functions.
319
320Example: open a file with low priority, then read something from it with
321higher priority so the read request is serviced before other low priority
322open requests (potentially spamming the cache):
323
324 aioreq_pri -3;
325 aio_open ..., sub {
326 return unless $_[0];
327
328 aioreq_pri -2;
329 aio_read $_[0], ..., sub {
330 ...
331 };
332 };
333
334
335=item aioreq_nice $pri_adjust
336
337Similar to C<aioreq_pri>, but subtracts the given value from the current
338priority, so the effect is cumulative.
339
122 340
123=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh) 341=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
124 342
125Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly 343Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly
126created filehandle for the file. 344created filehandle for the file.
132list. They are the same as used by C<sysopen>. 350list. They are the same as used by C<sysopen>.
133 351
134Likewise, C<$mode> specifies the mode of the newly created file, if it 352Likewise, C<$mode> specifies the mode of the newly created file, if it
135didn't exist and C<O_CREAT> has been given, just like perl's C<sysopen>, 353didn't exist and C<O_CREAT> has been given, just like perl's C<sysopen>,
136except that it is mandatory (i.e. use C<0> if you don't create new files, 354except that it is mandatory (i.e. use C<0> if you don't create new files,
137and C<0666> or C<0777> if you do). 355and C<0666> or C<0777> if you do). Note that the C<$mode> will be modified
356by the umask in effect then the request is being executed, so better never
357change the umask.
138 358
139Example: 359Example:
140 360
141 aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub { 361 aio_open "/etc/passwd", IO::AIO::O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
142 if ($_[0]) { 362 if ($_[0]) {
143 print "open successful, fh is $_[0]\n"; 363 print "open successful, fh is $_[0]\n";
144 ... 364 ...
145 } else { 365 } else {
146 die "open failed: $!\n"; 366 die "open failed: $!\n";
147 } 367 }
148 }; 368 };
149 369
370
150=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status) 371=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)
151 372
152Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result 373Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result
153code. I<WARNING:> although accepted, you should not pass in a perl 374code.
154filehandle here, as perl will likely close the file descriptor another
155time when the filehandle is destroyed. Normally, you can safely call perls
156C<close> or just let filehandles go out of scope.
157 375
158This is supposed to be a bug in the API, so that might change. It's 376Unfortunately, you can't do this to perl. Perl I<insists> very strongly on
159therefore best to avoid this function. 377closing the file descriptor associated with the filehandle itself.
378
379Therefore, C<aio_close> will not close the filehandle - instead it will
380use dup2 to overwrite the file descriptor with the write-end of a pipe
381(the pipe fd will be created on demand and will be cached).
382
383Or in other words: the file descriptor will be closed, but it will not be
384free for reuse until the perl filehandle is closed.
385
386=cut
160 387
161=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 388=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
162 389
163=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 390=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
164 391
165Reads or writes C<length> bytes from the specified C<fh> and C<offset> 392Reads or writes C<$length> bytes from or to the specified C<$fh> and
166into the scalar given by C<data> and offset C<dataoffset> and calls the 393C<$offset> into the scalar given by C<$data> and offset C<$dataoffset>
167callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on error, just 394and calls the callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on
168like the syscall). 395error, just like the syscall).
396
397C<aio_read> will, like C<sysread>, shrink or grow the C<$data> scalar to
398offset plus the actual number of bytes read.
399
400If C<$offset> is undefined, then the current file descriptor offset will
401be used (and updated), otherwise the file descriptor offset will not be
402changed by these calls.
403
404If C<$length> is undefined in C<aio_write>, use the remaining length of
405C<$data>.
406
407If C<$dataoffset> is less than zero, it will be counted from the end of
408C<$data>.
169 409
170The C<$data> scalar I<MUST NOT> be modified in any way while the request 410The C<$data> scalar I<MUST NOT> be modified in any way while the request
171is outstanding. Modifying it can result in segfaults or WW3 (if the 411is outstanding. Modifying it can result in segfaults or World War III (if
172necessary/optional hardware is installed). 412the necessary/optional hardware is installed).
173 413
174Example: Read 15 bytes at offset 7 into scalar C<$buffer>, starting at 414Example: Read 15 bytes at offset 7 into scalar C<$buffer>, starting at
175offset C<0> within the scalar: 415offset C<0> within the scalar:
176 416
177 aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub { 417 aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub {
178 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!"; 418 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!";
179 print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n"; 419 print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n";
180 }; 420 };
181 421
182=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
183
184Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
185destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
186the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok.
187
188This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first. If
189rename files with C<EXDEV>, it creates the destination file with mode 0200
190and copies the contents of the source file into it using C<aio_sendfile>,
191followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, in that
192order, and unlinking the C<$srcpath>.
193
194If an error occurs, the partial destination file will be unlinked, if
195possible, except when setting atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, where
196errors are being ignored.
197
198=cut
199
200sub aio_move($$$) {
201 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
202
203 my $grp = aio_group;
204
205 add $grp aio_rename $src, $dst, sub {
206 if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) {
207 add $grp aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
208 if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) {
209 my @stat = stat $src_fh;
210
211 add $grp aio_open $dst, O_WRONLY, 0200, sub {
212 if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) {
213 add $grp aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub {
214 close $src_fh;
215
216 if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) {
217 utime $stat[8], $stat[9], $dst;
218 chmod $stat[2] & 07777, $dst_fh;
219 chown $stat[4], $stat[5], $dst_fh;
220 close $dst_fh;
221
222 add $grp aio_unlink $src, sub {
223 $cb->($_[0]);
224 };
225 } else {
226 my $errno = $!;
227 add $grp aio_unlink $dst, sub {
228 $! = $errno;
229 $cb->(-1);
230 };
231 }
232 };
233 } else {
234 $cb->(-1);
235 }
236 },
237
238 } else {
239 $cb->(-1);
240 }
241 };
242 } else {
243 $cb->($_[0]);
244 }
245 };
246
247 $grp
248}
249 422
250=item aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval) 423=item aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval)
251 424
252Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts 425Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts
253reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current 426reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current
255than one C<aio_sendfile> per C<$out_fh>, as they will interfere with each 428than one C<aio_sendfile> per C<$out_fh>, as they will interfere with each
256other. 429other.
257 430
258This call tries to make use of a native C<sendfile> syscall to provide 431This call tries to make use of a native C<sendfile> syscall to provide
259zero-copy operation. For this to work, C<$out_fh> should refer to a 432zero-copy operation. For this to work, C<$out_fh> should refer to a
260socket, and C<$in_fh> should refer to mmap'able file. 433socket, and C<$in_fh> should refer to an mmap'able file.
261 434
262If the native sendfile call fails or is not implemented, it will be 435If a native sendfile cannot be found or it fails with C<ENOSYS>,
436C<ENOTSUP>, C<EOPNOTSUPP>, C<EAFNOSUPPORT>, C<EPROTOTYPE> or C<ENOTSOCK>,
263emulated, so you can call C<aio_sendfile> on any type of filehandle 437it will be emulated, so you can call C<aio_sendfile> on any type of
264regardless of the limitations of the operating system. 438filehandle regardless of the limitations of the operating system.
265 439
266Please note, however, that C<aio_sendfile> can read more bytes from 440Please note, however, that C<aio_sendfile> can read more bytes from
267C<$in_fh> than are written, and there is no way to find out how many 441C<$in_fh> than are written, and there is no way to find out how many
268bytes have been read from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only 442bytes have been read from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only
269provides the number of bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result 443provides the number of bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result
270value equals C<$length> one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been 444value equals C<$length> one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been
271read. 445read.
446
272 447
273=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval) 448=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)
274 449
275C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that 450C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that
276subsequent reads from that file will not block on disk I/O. The C<$offset> 451subsequent reads from that file will not block on disk I/O. The C<$offset>
282file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged. 457file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged.
283 458
284If that syscall doesn't exist (likely if your OS isn't Linux) it will be 459If that syscall doesn't exist (likely if your OS isn't Linux) it will be
285emulated by simply reading the data, which would have a similar effect. 460emulated by simply reading the data, which would have a similar effect.
286 461
462
287=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status) 463=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status)
288 464
289=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status) 465=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status)
290 466
291Works like perl's C<stat> or C<lstat> in void context. The callback will 467Works like perl's C<stat> or C<lstat> in void context. The callback will
304 aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub { 480 aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub {
305 $_[0] and die "stat failed: $!"; 481 $_[0] and die "stat failed: $!";
306 print "size is ", -s _, "\n"; 482 print "size is ", -s _, "\n";
307 }; 483 };
308 484
485
486=item aio_statvfs $fh_or_path, $callback->($statvfs)
487
488Works like the POSIX C<statvfs> or C<fstatvfs> syscalls, depending on
489whether a file handle or path was passed.
490
491On success, the callback is passed a hash reference with the following
492members: C<bsize>, C<frsize>, C<blocks>, C<bfree>, C<bavail>, C<files>,
493C<ffree>, C<favail>, C<fsid>, C<flag> and C<namemax>. On failure, C<undef>
494is passed.
495
496The following POSIX IO::AIO::ST_* constants are defined: C<ST_RDONLY> and
497C<ST_NOSUID>.
498
499The following non-POSIX IO::AIO::ST_* flag masks are defined to
500their correct value when available, or to C<0> on systems that do
501not support them: C<ST_NODEV>, C<ST_NOEXEC>, C<ST_SYNCHRONOUS>,
502C<ST_MANDLOCK>, C<ST_WRITE>, C<ST_APPEND>, C<ST_IMMUTABLE>, C<ST_NOATIME>,
503C<ST_NODIRATIME> and C<ST_RELATIME>.
504
505Example: stat C</wd> and dump out the data if successful.
506
507 aio_statvfs "/wd", sub {
508 my $f = $_[0]
509 or die "statvfs: $!";
510
511 use Data::Dumper;
512 say Dumper $f;
513 };
514
515 # result:
516 {
517 bsize => 1024,
518 bfree => 4333064312,
519 blocks => 10253828096,
520 files => 2050765568,
521 flag => 4096,
522 favail => 2042092649,
523 bavail => 4333064312,
524 ffree => 2042092649,
525 namemax => 255,
526 frsize => 1024,
527 fsid => 1810
528 }
529
530
531=item aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)
532
533Works like perl's C<utime> function (including the special case of $atime
534and $mtime being undef). Fractional times are supported if the underlying
535syscalls support them.
536
537When called with a pathname, uses utimes(2) if available, otherwise
538utime(2). If called on a file descriptor, uses futimes(2) if available,
539otherwise returns ENOSYS, so this is not portable.
540
541Examples:
542
543 # set atime and mtime to current time (basically touch(1)):
544 aio_utime "path", undef, undef;
545 # set atime to current time and mtime to beginning of the epoch:
546 aio_utime "path", time, undef; # undef==0
547
548
549=item aio_chown $fh_or_path, $uid, $gid, $callback->($status)
550
551Works like perl's C<chown> function, except that C<undef> for either $uid
552or $gid is being interpreted as "do not change" (but -1 can also be used).
553
554Examples:
555
556 # same as "chown root path" in the shell:
557 aio_chown "path", 0, -1;
558 # same as above:
559 aio_chown "path", 0, undef;
560
561
562=item aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status)
563
564Works like truncate(2) or ftruncate(2).
565
566
567=item aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)
568
569Works like perl's C<chmod> function.
570
571
309=item aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status) 572=item aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)
310 573
311Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the 574Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the
312result code. 575result code.
313 576
577
578=item aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
579
580[EXPERIMENTAL]
581
582Asynchronously create a device node (or fifo). See mknod(2).
583
584The only (POSIX-) portable way of calling this function is:
585
586 aio_mknod $path, IO::AIO::S_IFIFO | $mode, 0, sub { ...
587
588
314=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 589=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
315 590
316Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at 591Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
317the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code. 592the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
318 593
594
319=item aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 595=item aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
320 596
321Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at 597Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
322the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code. 598the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
323 599
600
601=item aio_readlink $path, $callback->($link)
602
603Asynchronously read the symlink specified by C<$path> and pass it to
604the callback. If an error occurs, nothing or undef gets passed to the
605callback.
606
607
324=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 608=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
325 609
326Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as 610Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as
327rename(2) and call the callback with the result code. 611rename(2) and call the callback with the result code.
328 612
613
614=item aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)
615
616Asynchronously mkdir (create) a directory and call the callback with
617the result code. C<$mode> will be modified by the umask at the time the
618request is executed, so do not change your umask.
619
620
329=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status) 621=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)
330 622
331Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the 623Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the
332result code. 624result code.
625
333 626
334=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries) 627=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)
335 628
336Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire 629Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire
337directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be 630directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be
338sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries. 631sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries.
339 632
340The callback a single argument which is either C<undef> or an array-ref 633The callback is passed a single argument which is either C<undef> or an
341with the filenames. 634array-ref with the filenames.
635
636
637=item aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)
638
639Quite similar to C<aio_readdir>, but the C<$flags> argument allows to tune
640behaviour and output format. In case of an error, C<$entries> will be
641C<undef>.
642
643The flags are a combination of the following constants, ORed together (the
644flags will also be passed to the callback, possibly modified):
645
646=over 4
647
648=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS
649
650When this flag is off, then the callback gets an arrayref with of names
651only (as with C<aio_readdir>), otherwise it gets an arrayref with
652C<[$name, $type, $inode]> arrayrefs, each describing a single directory
653entry in more detail.
654
655C<$name> is the name of the entry.
656
657C<$type> is one of the C<IO::AIO::DT_xxx> constants:
658
659C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>, C<IO::AIO::DT_FIFO>, C<IO::AIO::DT_CHR>, C<IO::AIO::DT_DIR>,
660C<IO::AIO::DT_BLK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_REG>, C<IO::AIO::DT_LNK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_SOCK>,
661C<IO::AIO::DT_WHT>.
662
663C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN> means just that: readdir does not know. If you need to
664know, you have to run stat yourself. Also, for speed reasons, the C<$type>
665scalars are read-only: you can not modify them.
666
667C<$inode> is the inode number (which might not be exact on systems with 64
668bit inode numbers and 32 bit perls). This field has unspecified content on
669systems that do not deliver the inode information.
670
671=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST
672
673When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order where
674likely directories come first. This is useful when you need to quickly
675find directories, or you want to find all directories while avoiding to
676stat() each entry.
677
678If the system returns type information in readdir, then this is used
679to find directories directly. Otherwise, likely directories are files
680beginning with ".", or otherwise files with no dots, of which files with
681short names are tried first.
682
683=item IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER
684
685When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order
686suitable for stat()'ing each one. That is, when you plan to stat()
687all files in the given directory, then the returned order will likely
688be fastest.
689
690If both this flag and C<IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST> are specified, then
691the likely dirs come first, resulting in a less optimal stat order.
692
693=item IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN
694
695This flag should not be set when calling C<aio_readdirx>. Instead, it
696is being set by C<aio_readdirx>, when any of the C<$type>'s found were
697C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>. The absense of this flag therefore indicates that all
698C<$type>'s are known, which can be used to speed up some algorithms.
699
700=back
701
702
703=item aio_load $path, $data, $callback->($status)
704
705This is a composite request that tries to fully load the given file into
706memory. Status is the same as with aio_read.
707
708=cut
709
710sub aio_load($$;$) {
711 my ($path, undef, $cb) = @_;
712 my $data = \$_[1];
713
714 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
715 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
716
717 aioreq_pri $pri;
718 add $grp aio_open $path, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
719 my $fh = shift
720 or return $grp->result (-1);
721
722 aioreq_pri $pri;
723 add $grp aio_read $fh, 0, (-s $fh), $$data, 0, sub {
724 $grp->result ($_[0]);
725 };
726 };
727
728 $grp
729}
730
731=item aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
732
733Try to copy the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
734destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
735a status of C<0> (ok) or C<-1> (error, see C<$!>).
736
737This is a composite request that creates the destination file with
738mode 0200 and copies the contents of the source file into it using
739C<aio_sendfile>, followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and
740uid/gid, in that order.
741
742If an error occurs, the partial destination file will be unlinked, if
743possible, except when setting atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, where
744errors are being ignored.
745
746=cut
747
748sub aio_copy($$;$) {
749 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
750
751 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
752 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
753
754 aioreq_pri $pri;
755 add $grp aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
756 if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) {
757 my @stat = stat $src_fh; # hmm, might block over nfs?
758
759 aioreq_pri $pri;
760 add $grp aio_open $dst, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC, 0200, sub {
761 if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) {
762 aioreq_pri $pri;
763 add $grp aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub {
764 if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) {
765 $grp->result (0);
766 close $src_fh;
767
768 my $ch = sub {
769 aioreq_pri $pri;
770 add $grp aio_chmod $dst_fh, $stat[2] & 07777, sub {
771 aioreq_pri $pri;
772 add $grp aio_chown $dst_fh, $stat[4], $stat[5], sub {
773 aioreq_pri $pri;
774 add $grp aio_close $dst_fh;
775 }
776 };
777 };
778
779 aioreq_pri $pri;
780 add $grp aio_utime $dst_fh, $stat[8], $stat[9], sub {
781 if ($_[0] < 0 && $! == ENOSYS) {
782 aioreq_pri $pri;
783 add $grp aio_utime $dst, $stat[8], $stat[9], $ch;
784 } else {
785 $ch->();
786 }
787 };
788 } else {
789 $grp->result (-1);
790 close $src_fh;
791 close $dst_fh;
792
793 aioreq $pri;
794 add $grp aio_unlink $dst;
795 }
796 };
797 } else {
798 $grp->result (-1);
799 }
800 },
801
802 } else {
803 $grp->result (-1);
804 }
805 };
806
807 $grp
808}
809
810=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
811
812Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
813destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
814a status of C<0> (ok) or C<-1> (error, see C<$!>).
815
816This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first; if
817rename fails with C<EXDEV>, it copies the file with C<aio_copy> and, if
818that is successful, unlinks the C<$srcpath>.
819
820=cut
821
822sub aio_move($$;$) {
823 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
824
825 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
826 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
827
828 aioreq_pri $pri;
829 add $grp aio_rename $src, $dst, sub {
830 if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) {
831 aioreq_pri $pri;
832 add $grp aio_copy $src, $dst, sub {
833 $grp->result ($_[0]);
834
835 if (!$_[0]) {
836 aioreq_pri $pri;
837 add $grp aio_unlink $src;
838 }
839 };
840 } else {
841 $grp->result ($_[0]);
842 }
843 };
844
845 $grp
846}
342 847
343=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs) 848=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
344 849
345Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to 850Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to
346separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of names, ones 851efficiently separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of
347you can recurse into (directories or links to them), and ones you cannot 852names, directories you can recurse into (directories), and ones you cannot
348recurse into (everything else). 853recurse into (everything else, including symlinks to directories).
349 854
350C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that consists of many sub 855C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that creates of many sub requests_
351requests. C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding aio 856C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding aio requests that
352requests that this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a 857this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a suitable default
353suitable default will be chosen (currently 8). 858will be chosen (currently 4).
354 859
355On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives 860On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives
356two array-refs with path-relative entry names. 861two array-refs with path-relative entry names.
357 862
358Example: 863Example:
365 870
366Implementation notes. 871Implementation notes.
367 872
368The C<aio_readdir> cannot be avoided, but C<stat()>'ing every entry can. 873The C<aio_readdir> cannot be avoided, but C<stat()>'ing every entry can.
369 874
875If readdir returns file type information, then this is used directly to
876find directories.
877
370After reading the directory, the modification time, size etc. of the 878Otherwise, after reading the directory, the modification time, size etc.
371directory before and after the readdir is checked, and if they match (and 879of the directory before and after the readdir is checked, and if they
372isn't the current time), the link count will be used to decide how many 880match (and isn't the current time), the link count will be used to decide
373entries are directories (if >= 2). Otherwise, no knowledge of the number 881how many entries are directories (if >= 2). Otherwise, no knowledge of the
374of subdirectories will be assumed. 882number of subdirectories will be assumed.
375 883
376Then entries will be sorted into likely directories (everything without 884Then entries will be sorted into likely directories a non-initial dot
377a non-initial dot currently) and likely non-directories (everything 885currently) and likely non-directories (see C<aio_readdirx>). Then every
378else). Then every entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, 886entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, likely directories first,
379likely directories first. If that succeeds, it assumes that the entry 887in order of their inode numbers. If that succeeds, it assumes that the
380is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked 888entry is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked
381seperately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because 889seperately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because
382filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode 890filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode
383data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature). 891data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature), even on systems that cannot return
892the filetype information on readdir.
384 893
385If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the 894If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the
386rest of the entries is assumed to be non-directories. 895rest of the entries is assumed to be non-directories.
387 896
388This only works with certainty on POSIX (= UNIX) filesystems, which 897This only works with certainty on POSIX (= UNIX) filesystems, which
392as those tend to return 0 or 1 as link counts, which disables the 901as those tend to return 0 or 1 as link counts, which disables the
393directory counting heuristic. 902directory counting heuristic.
394 903
395=cut 904=cut
396 905
397sub aio_scandir($$$) { 906sub aio_scandir($$;$) {
398 my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_; 907 my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_;
399 908
909 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
910
400 my $grp = aio_group; 911 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
401 912
402 $maxreq = 8 if $maxreq <= 0; 913 $maxreq = 4 if $maxreq <= 0;
403 914
404 # stat once 915 # stat once
916 aioreq_pri $pri;
405 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub { 917 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {
406 return $cb->() if $_[0]; 918 return $grp->result () if $_[0];
407 my $now = time; 919 my $now = time;
408 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9]; 920 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
409 921
410 # read the directory entries 922 # read the directory entries
923 aioreq_pri $pri;
411 add $grp aio_readdir $path, sub { 924 add $grp aio_readdirx $path, READDIR_DIRS_FIRST, sub {
412 my $entries = shift 925 my $entries = shift
413 or return $cb->(); 926 or return $grp->result ();
414 927
415 # stat the dir another time 928 # stat the dir another time
929 aioreq_pri $pri;
416 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub { 930 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {
417 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9]; 931 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
418 932
419 my $ndirs; 933 my $ndirs;
420 934
421 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy 935 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy
422 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) { 936 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) {
423 $ndirs = -1; 937 $ndirs = -1;
424 } else { 938 } else {
425 # if nlink == 2, we are finished 939 # if nlink == 2, we are finished
426 # on non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2 940 # for non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2
427 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2 941 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2
428 or return $cb->([], $entries); 942 or return $grp->result ([], $entries);
429 } 943 }
430 944
431 # sort into likely dirs and likely nondirs
432 # dirs == files without ".", short entries first
433 $entries = [map $_->[0],
434 sort { $b->[1] cmp $a->[1] }
435 map [$_, sprintf "%s%04d", (/.\./ ? "1" : "0"), length],
436 @$entries];
437
438 my (@dirs, @nondirs); 945 my (@dirs, @nondirs);
439 946
440 my ($statcb, $schedcb); 947 my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub {
441 my $nreq = 0; 948 $grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs);
949 };
442 950
443 $schedcb = sub { 951 limit $statgrp $maxreq;
444 if (@$entries) { 952 feed $statgrp sub {
445 if ($nreq < $maxreq) { 953 return unless @$entries;
446 my $ent = pop @$entries; 954 my $entry = shift @$entries;
955
956 aioreq_pri $pri;
957 add $statgrp aio_stat "$path/$entry/.", sub {
958 if ($_[0] < 0) {
959 push @nondirs, $entry;
960 } else {
961 # need to check for real directory
962 aioreq_pri $pri;
963 add $statgrp aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub {
964 if (-d _) {
965 push @dirs, $entry;
966
967 unless (--$ndirs) {
968 push @nondirs, @$entries;
969 feed $statgrp;
970 }
971 } else {
972 push @nondirs, $entry;
973 }
447 $nreq++; 974 }
448 add $grp aio_stat "$path/$ent/.", sub { $statcb->($_[0], $ent) };
449 } 975 }
450 } elsif (!$nreq) {
451 # finished
452 undef $statcb;
453 undef $schedcb;
454 $cb->(\@dirs, \@nondirs) if $cb;
455 undef $cb;
456 } 976 };
457 }; 977 };
458 $statcb = sub {
459 my ($status, $entry) = @_;
460
461 if ($status < 0) {
462 $nreq--;
463 push @nondirs, $entry;
464 &$schedcb;
465 } else {
466 # need to check for real directory
467 add $grp aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub {
468 $nreq--;
469
470 if (-d _) {
471 push @dirs, $entry;
472
473 if (!--$ndirs) {
474 push @nondirs, @$entries;
475 $entries = [];
476 }
477 } else {
478 push @nondirs, $entry;
479 }
480
481 &$schedcb;
482 }
483 }
484 };
485
486 &$schedcb while @$entries && $nreq < $maxreq;
487 }; 978 };
488 }; 979 };
489 }; 980 };
490 981
491 $grp 982 $grp
492} 983}
493 984
985=item aio_rmtree $path, $callback->($status)
986
987Delete a directory tree starting (and including) C<$path>, return the
988status of the final C<rmdir> only. This is a composite request that
989uses C<aio_scandir> to recurse into and rmdir directories, and unlink
990everything else.
991
992=cut
993
994sub aio_rmtree;
995sub aio_rmtree($;$) {
996 my ($path, $cb) = @_;
997
998 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
999 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
1000
1001 aioreq_pri $pri;
1002 add $grp aio_scandir $path, 0, sub {
1003 my ($dirs, $nondirs) = @_;
1004
1005 my $dirgrp = aio_group sub {
1006 add $grp aio_rmdir $path, sub {
1007 $grp->result ($_[0]);
1008 };
1009 };
1010
1011 (aioreq_pri $pri), add $dirgrp aio_rmtree "$path/$_" for @$dirs;
1012 (aioreq_pri $pri), add $dirgrp aio_unlink "$path/$_" for @$nondirs;
1013
1014 add $grp $dirgrp;
1015 };
1016
1017 $grp
1018}
1019
1020=item aio_sync $callback->($status)
1021
1022Asynchronously call sync and call the callback when finished.
1023
494=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status) 1024=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
495 1025
496Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback 1026Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback
497with the fsync result code. 1027with the fsync result code.
498 1028
502callback with the fdatasync result code. 1032callback with the fdatasync result code.
503 1033
504If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be 1034If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be
505detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead. 1035detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.
506 1036
1037=item aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)
1038
1039Sync the data portion of the file specified by C<$offset> and C<$length>
1040to disk (but NOT the metadata), by calling the Linux-specific
1041sync_file_range call. If sync_file_range is not available or it returns
1042ENOSYS, then fdatasync or fsync is being substituted.
1043
1044C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_BEFORE>,
1045C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE> and
1046C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_AFTER>: refer to the sync_file_range
1047manpage for details.
1048
1049=item aio_pathsync $path, $callback->($status)
1050
1051This request tries to open, fsync and close the given path. This is a
1052composite request intended to sync directories after directory operations
1053(E.g. rename). This might not work on all operating systems or have any
1054specific effect, but usually it makes sure that directory changes get
1055written to disc. It works for anything that can be opened for read-only,
1056not just directories.
1057
1058Future versions of this function might fall back to other methods when
1059C<fsync> on the directory fails (such as calling C<sync>).
1060
1061Passes C<0> when everything went ok, and C<-1> on error.
1062
1063=cut
1064
1065sub aio_pathsync($;$) {
1066 my ($path, $cb) = @_;
1067
1068 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
1069 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
1070
1071 aioreq_pri $pri;
1072 add $grp aio_open $path, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
1073 my ($fh) = @_;
1074 if ($fh) {
1075 aioreq_pri $pri;
1076 add $grp aio_fsync $fh, sub {
1077 $grp->result ($_[0]);
1078
1079 aioreq_pri $pri;
1080 add $grp aio_close $fh;
1081 };
1082 } else {
1083 $grp->result (-1);
1084 }
1085 };
1086
1087 $grp
1088}
1089
1090=item aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
1091
1092This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which only works on mmap(2)ed
1093scalars (see the C<IO::AIO::mmap> function, although it also works on data
1094scalars managed by the L<Sys::Mmap> or L<Mmap> modules, note that the
1095scalar must only be modified in-place while an aio operation is pending on
1096it).
1097
1098It calls the C<msync> function of your OS, if available, with the memory
1099area starting at C<$offset> in the string and ending C<$length> bytes
1100later. If C<$length> is negative, counts from the end, and if C<$length>
1101is C<undef>, then it goes till the end of the string. The flags can be
1102a combination of C<IO::AIO::MS_ASYNC>, C<IO::AIO::MS_INVALIDATE> and
1103C<IO::AIO::MS_SYNC>.
1104
1105=item aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
1106
1107This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed
1108scalars.
1109
1110It touches (reads or writes) all memory pages in the specified
1111range inside the scalar. All caveats and parameters are the same
1112as for C<aio_msync>, above, except for flags, which must be either
1113C<0> (which reads all pages and ensures they are instantiated) or
1114C<IO::AIO::MT_MODIFY>, which modifies the memory page s(by reading and
1115writing an octet from it, which dirties the page).
1116
1117=item aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)
1118
1119This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed
1120scalars.
1121
1122It reads in all the pages of the underlying storage into memory (if any)
1123and locks them, so they are not getting swapped/paged out or removed.
1124
1125If C<$length> is undefined, then the scalar will be locked till the end.
1126
1127On systems that do not implement C<mlock>, this function returns C<-1>
1128and sets errno to C<ENOSYS>.
1129
1130Note that the corresponding C<munlock> is synchronous and is
1131documented under L<MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS>.
1132
1133Example: open a file, mmap and mlock it - both will be undone when
1134C<$data> gets destroyed.
1135
1136 open my $fh, "<", $path or die "$path: $!";
1137 my $data;
1138 IO::AIO::mmap $data, -s $fh, IO::AIO::PROT_READ, IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED, $fh;
1139 aio_mlock $data; # mlock in background
1140
1141=item aio_mlockall $flags, $callback->($status)
1142
1143Calls the C<mlockall> function with the given C<$flags> (a combination of
1144C<IO::AIO::MCL_CURRENT> and C<IO::AIO::MCL_FUTURE>).
1145
1146On systems that do not implement C<mlockall>, this function returns C<-1>
1147and sets errno to C<ENOSYS>.
1148
1149Note that the corresponding C<munlockall> is synchronous and is
1150documented under L<MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS>.
1151
1152Example: asynchronously lock all current and future pages into memory.
1153
1154 aio_mlockall IO::AIO::MCL_FUTURE;
1155
507=item aio_group $callback->() 1156=item aio_group $callback->(...)
508
509[EXPERIMENTAL]
510 1157
511This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a 1158This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a
512container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle 1159container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle
513many requests into a single, composite, request. 1160many requests into a single, composite, request with a definite callback
1161and the ability to cancel the whole request with its subrequests.
514 1162
515Returns an object of class L<IO::AIO::GRP>. See its documentation below 1163Returns an object of class L<IO::AIO::GRP>. See its documentation below
516for more info. 1164for more info.
517 1165
518Example: 1166Example:
524 add $grp 1172 add $grp
525 (aio_stat ...), 1173 (aio_stat ...),
526 (aio_stat ...), 1174 (aio_stat ...),
527 ...; 1175 ...;
528 1176
1177=item aio_nop $callback->()
1178
1179This is a special request - it does nothing in itself and is only used for
1180side effects, such as when you want to add a dummy request to a group so
1181that finishing the requests in the group depends on executing the given
1182code.
1183
1184While this request does nothing, it still goes through the execution
1185phase and still requires a worker thread. Thus, the callback will not
1186be executed immediately but only after other requests in the queue have
1187entered their execution phase. This can be used to measure request
1188latency.
1189
529=item aio_sleep $fractional_seconds, $callback->() *NOT EXPORTED* 1190=item IO::AIO::aio_busy $fractional_seconds, $callback->() *NOT EXPORTED*
530 1191
531Mainly used for debugging and benchmarking, this aio request puts one of 1192Mainly used for debugging and benchmarking, this aio request puts one of
532the request workers to sleep for the given time. 1193the request workers to sleep for the given time.
533 1194
1195While it is theoretically handy to have simple I/O scheduling requests
1196like sleep and file handle readable/writable, the overhead this creates is
1197immense (it blocks a thread for a long time) so do not use this function
1198except to put your application under artificial I/O pressure.
1199
534=back 1200=back
535 1201
536=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS 1202=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS
537 1203
538All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when 1204All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when
539called in non-void context. 1205called in non-void context.
540 1206
541A request always moves through the following five states in its lifetime,
542in order: B<ready> (request has been created, but has not been executed
543yet), B<execute> (request is currently being executed), B<pending>
544(request has been executed but callback has not been called yet),
545B<result> (results are being processed synchronously, includes calling the
546callback) and B<done> (request has reached the end of its lifetime and
547holds no resources anymore).
548
549=over 4 1207=over 4
550 1208
551=item $req->cancel 1209=item cancel $req
552 1210
553Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution 1211Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution
554when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when 1212when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when
555entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise 1213entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise
556untouched. That means that requests that currently execute will not be 1214untouched (with the exception of readdir). That means that requests that
557stopped and resources held by the request will not be freed prematurely. 1215currently execute will not be stopped and resources held by the request
1216will not be freed prematurely.
1217
1218=item cb $req $callback->(...)
1219
1220Replace (or simply set) the callback registered to the request.
558 1221
559=back 1222=back
560 1223
561=head2 IO::AIO::GRP CLASS 1224=head2 IO::AIO::GRP CLASS
562 1225
577You add requests by calling the C<add> method with one or more 1240You add requests by calling the C<add> method with one or more
578C<IO::AIO::REQ> objects: 1241C<IO::AIO::REQ> objects:
579 1242
580 $grp->add (aio_unlink "..."); 1243 $grp->add (aio_unlink "...");
581 1244
582 add $grp aio_stat "...", sub { ... }; 1245 add $grp aio_stat "...", sub {
1246 $_[0] or return $grp->result ("error");
1247
1248 # add another request dynamically, if first succeeded
1249 add $grp aio_open "...", sub {
1250 $grp->result ("ok");
1251 };
1252 };
583 1253
584This makes it very easy to create composite requests (see the source of 1254This makes it very easy to create composite requests (see the source of
585C<aio_move> for an application) that work and feel like simple requests. 1255C<aio_move> for an application) that work and feel like simple requests.
586 1256
1257=over 4
1258
587The IO::AIO::GRP objects will be cleaned up during calls to 1259=item * The IO::AIO::GRP objects will be cleaned up during calls to
588C<IO::AIO::poll_cb>, just like any other request. 1260C<IO::AIO::poll_cb>, just like any other request.
589 1261
590They can be canceled like any other request. Canceling will cancel not 1262=item * They can be canceled like any other request. Canceling will cancel not
591just the request itself, but also all requests it contains. 1263only the request itself, but also all requests it contains.
592 1264
593They can also can also be added to other IO::AIO::GRP objects. 1265=item * They can also can also be added to other IO::AIO::GRP objects.
1266
1267=item * You must not add requests to a group from within the group callback (or
1268any later time).
1269
1270=back
594 1271
595Their lifetime, simplified, looks like this: when they are empty, they 1272Their lifetime, simplified, looks like this: when they are empty, they
596will finish very quickly. If they contain only requests that are in the 1273will finish very quickly. If they contain only requests that are in the
597C<done> state, they will also finish. Otherwise they will continue to 1274C<done> state, they will also finish. Otherwise they will continue to
598exist. 1275exist.
599 1276
1277That means after creating a group you have some time to add requests
1278(precisely before the callback has been invoked, which is only done within
1279the C<poll_cb>). And in the callbacks of those requests, you can add
1280further requests to the group. And only when all those requests have
1281finished will the the group itself finish.
1282
600=over 4 1283=over 4
601 1284
1285=item add $grp ...
1286
602=item $grp->add (...) 1287=item $grp->add (...)
603 1288
604=item add $grp ... 1289Add one or more requests to the group. Any type of L<IO::AIO::REQ> can
1290be added, including other groups, as long as you do not create circular
1291dependencies.
605 1292
606Add one or more 1293Returns all its arguments.
607Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution 1294
608when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when 1295=item $grp->cancel_subs
609entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise 1296
610untouched. That means that requests that currently execute will not be 1297Cancel all subrequests and clears any feeder, but not the group request
611stopped and resources held by the request will not be freed prematurely. 1298itself. Useful when you queued a lot of events but got a result early.
1299
1300The group request will finish normally (you cannot add requests to the
1301group).
1302
1303=item $grp->result (...)
1304
1305Set the result value(s) that will be passed to the group callback when all
1306subrequests have finished and set the groups errno to the current value
1307of errno (just like calling C<errno> without an error number). By default,
1308no argument will be passed and errno is zero.
1309
1310=item $grp->errno ([$errno])
1311
1312Sets the group errno value to C<$errno>, or the current value of errno
1313when the argument is missing.
1314
1315Every aio request has an associated errno value that is restored when
1316the callback is invoked. This method lets you change this value from its
1317default (0).
1318
1319Calling C<result> will also set errno, so make sure you either set C<$!>
1320before the call to C<result>, or call c<errno> after it.
1321
1322=item feed $grp $callback->($grp)
1323
1324Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached
1325generator that generates requests if idle. The idea behind this is that,
1326although you could just queue as many requests as you want in a group,
1327this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For example,
1328C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands C<aio_stat> requests,
1329delaying any later requests for a long time.
1330
1331To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can
1332instead a group and set a feeder on it that generates those requests. The
1333feed callback will be called whenever there are few enough (see C<limit>,
1334below) requests active in the group itself and is expected to queue more
1335requests.
1336
1337The feed callback can queue as many requests as it likes (i.e. C<add> does
1338not impose any limits).
1339
1340If the feed does not queue more requests when called, it will be
1341automatically removed from the group.
1342
1343If the feed limit is C<0> when this method is called, it will be set to
1344C<2> automatically.
1345
1346Example:
1347
1348 # stat all files in @files, but only ever use four aio requests concurrently:
1349
1350 my $grp = aio_group sub { print "finished\n" };
1351 limit $grp 4;
1352 feed $grp sub {
1353 my $file = pop @files
1354 or return;
1355
1356 add $grp aio_stat $file, sub { ... };
1357 };
1358
1359=item limit $grp $num
1360
1361Sets the feeder limit for the group: The feeder will be called whenever
1362the group contains less than this many requests.
1363
1364Setting the limit to C<0> will pause the feeding process.
1365
1366The default value for the limit is C<0>, but note that setting a feeder
1367automatically bumps it up to C<2>.
612 1368
613=back 1369=back
614 1370
615=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS 1371=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
616 1372
1373=head3 EVENT PROCESSING AND EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION
1374
617=over 4 1375=over 4
618 1376
619=item $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno 1377=item $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno
620 1378
621Return the I<request result pipe file descriptor>. This filehandle must be 1379Return the I<request result pipe file descriptor>. This filehandle must be
622polled for reading by some mechanism outside this module (e.g. Event or 1380polled for reading by some mechanism outside this module (e.g. EV, Glib,
623select, see below or the SYNOPSIS). If the pipe becomes readable you have 1381select and so on, see below or the SYNOPSIS). If the pipe becomes readable
624to call C<poll_cb> to check the results. 1382you have to call C<poll_cb> to check the results.
625 1383
626See C<poll_cb> for an example. 1384See C<poll_cb> for an example.
627 1385
628=item IO::AIO::poll_cb 1386=item IO::AIO::poll_cb
629 1387
630Process all outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call this 1388Process some outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call this
631regularly. Returns the number of events processed. Returns immediately 1389regularly. Returns C<0> if all events could be processed, or C<-1> if it
632when no events are outstanding. 1390returned earlier for whatever reason. Returns immediately when no events
1391are outstanding. The amount of events processed depends on the settings of
1392C<IO::AIO::max_poll_req> and C<IO::AIO::max_poll_time>.
1393
1394If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the filehandle
1395will still be ready when C<poll_cb> returns, so normally you don't have to
1396do anything special to have it called later.
633 1397
634Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls 1398Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
635IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority: 1399IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority (more examples can be found in the
1400SYNOPSIS section, at the top of this document):
636 1401
637 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 1402 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
638 poll => 'r', async => 1, 1403 poll => 'r', async => 1,
639 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb); 1404 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
640 1405
641=item IO::AIO::poll_wait 1406=item IO::AIO::poll_wait
642 1407
1408If there are any outstanding requests and none of them in the result
643Wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply does a 1409phase, wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply
644C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to synchronously wait 1410does a C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to
645for some requests to finish). 1411synchronously wait for some requests to finish).
646 1412
647See C<nreqs> for an example. 1413See C<nreqs> for an example.
648 1414
1415=item IO::AIO::poll
1416
1417Waits until some requests have been handled.
1418
1419Returns the number of requests processed, but is otherwise strictly
1420equivalent to:
1421
1422 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1423
649=item IO::AIO::nreqs 1424=item IO::AIO::flush
650 1425
651Returns the number of requests currently outstanding (i.e. for which their 1426Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled.
652callback has not been invoked yet).
653 1427
654Example: wait till there are no outstanding requests anymore: 1428Strictly equivalent to:
655 1429
656 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb 1430 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
657 while IO::AIO::nreqs; 1431 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
658 1432
659=item IO::AIO::flush 1433=item IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs
660 1434
661Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled. 1435=item IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds
662 1436
663Strictly equivalent to: 1437These set the maximum number of requests (default C<0>, meaning infinity)
1438that are being processed by C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> in one call, respectively
1439the maximum amount of time (default C<0>, meaning infinity) spent in
1440C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> to process requests (more correctly the mininum amount
1441of time C<poll_cb> is allowed to use).
664 1442
665 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb 1443Setting C<max_poll_time> to a non-zero value creates an overhead of one
666 while IO::AIO::nreqs; 1444syscall per request processed, which is not normally a problem unless your
1445callbacks are really really fast or your OS is really really slow (I am
1446not mentioning Solaris here). Using C<max_poll_reqs> incurs no overhead.
667 1447
668=item IO::AIO::poll 1448Setting these is useful if you want to ensure some level of
1449interactiveness when perl is not fast enough to process all requests in
1450time.
669 1451
670Waits until some requests have been handled. 1452For interactive programs, values such as C<0.01> to C<0.1> should be fine.
671 1453
672Strictly equivalent to: 1454Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
1455IO::AIO::poll_cb with low priority, to ensure that other parts of the
1456program get the CPU sometimes even under high AIO load.
673 1457
674 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb 1458 # try not to spend much more than 0.1s in poll_cb
675 if IO::AIO::nreqs; 1459 IO::AIO::max_poll_time 0.1;
1460
1461 # use a low priority so other tasks have priority
1462 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
1463 poll => 'r', nice => 1,
1464 cb => &IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1465
1466=back
1467
1468=head3 CONTROLLING THE NUMBER OF THREADS
1469
1470=over
676 1471
677=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads 1472=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads
678 1473
679Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current default 1474Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current
680is C<4>, which means four asynchronous operations can be done at one time 1475default is C<8>, which means eight asynchronous operations can execute
681(the number of outstanding operations, however, is unlimited). 1476concurrently at any one time (the number of outstanding requests,
1477however, is unlimited).
682 1478
683IO::AIO starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and 1479IO::AIO starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and
684no free thread exists. 1480no free thread exists. Please note that queueing up a hundred requests can
1481create demand for a hundred threads, even if it turns out that everything
1482is in the cache and could have been processed faster by a single thread.
685 1483
686It is recommended to keep the number of threads low, as some Linux 1484It is recommended to keep the number of threads relatively low, as some
687kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads (higher 1485Linux kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads
688parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6 versions, 4-32 1486(higher parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6
689threads should be fine. 1487versions, 4-32 threads should be fine.
690 1488
691Under most circumstances you don't need to call this function, as the 1489Under most circumstances you don't need to call this function, as the
692module selects a default that is suitable for low to moderate load. 1490module selects a default that is suitable for low to moderate load.
693 1491
694=item IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads 1492=item IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads
703This module automatically runs C<max_parallel 0> at program end, to ensure 1501This module automatically runs C<max_parallel 0> at program end, to ensure
704that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests. 1502that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests.
705 1503
706Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. 1504Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function.
707 1505
1506=item IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads
1507
1508Limit the number of threads (default: 4) that are allowed to idle (i.e.,
1509threads that did not get a request to process within 10 seconds). That
1510means if a thread becomes idle while C<$nthreads> other threads are also
1511idle, it will free its resources and exit.
1512
1513This is useful when you allow a large number of threads (e.g. 100 or 1000)
1514to allow for extremely high load situations, but want to free resources
1515under normal circumstances (1000 threads can easily consume 30MB of RAM).
1516
1517The default is probably ok in most situations, especially if thread
1518creation is fast. If thread creation is very slow on your system you might
1519want to use larger values.
1520
708=item $oldnreqs = IO::AIO::max_outstanding $nreqs 1521=item IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
1522
1523This is a very bad function to use in interactive programs because it
1524blocks, and a bad way to reduce concurrency because it is inexact: Better
1525use an C<aio_group> together with a feed callback.
709 1526
710Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you 1527Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you
711try to queue up more than this number of requests, the caller will block until 1528do queue up more than this number of requests, the next call to the
712some requests have been handled. 1529C<poll_cb> (and C<poll_some> and other functions calling C<poll_cb>)
1530function will block until the limit is no longer exceeded.
713 1531
714The default is very large, so normally there is no practical limit. If you 1532The default value is very large, so there is no practical limit on the
715queue up many requests in a loop it often improves speed if you set 1533number of outstanding requests.
716this to a relatively low number, such as C<100>.
717 1534
718Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. 1535You can still queue as many requests as you want. Therefore,
1536C<max_outstanding> is mainly useful in simple scripts (with low values) or
1537as a stop gap to shield against fatal memory overflow (with large values).
719 1538
720=back 1539=back
721 1540
1541=head3 STATISTICAL INFORMATION
1542
1543=over
1544
1545=item IO::AIO::nreqs
1546
1547Returns the number of requests currently in the ready, execute or pending
1548states (i.e. for which their callback has not been invoked yet).
1549
1550Example: wait till there are no outstanding requests anymore:
1551
1552 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1553 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
1554
1555=item IO::AIO::nready
1556
1557Returns the number of requests currently in the ready state (not yet
1558executed).
1559
1560=item IO::AIO::npending
1561
1562Returns the number of requests currently in the pending state (executed,
1563but not yet processed by poll_cb).
1564
1565=back
1566
1567=head3 MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS
1568
1569IO::AIO implements some functions that might be useful, but are not
1570asynchronous.
1571
1572=over 4
1573
1574=item IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count
1575
1576Calls the C<eio_sendfile_sync> function, which is like C<aio_sendfile>,
1577but is blocking (this makes most sense if you know the input data is
1578likely cached already and the output filehandle is set to non-blocking
1579operations).
1580
1581Returns the number of bytes copied, or C<-1> on error.
1582
1583=item IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice
1584
1585Simply calls the C<posix_fadvise> function (see it's
1586manpage for details). The following advice constants are
1587avaiable: C<IO::AIO::FADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_SEQUENTIAL>,
1588C<IO::AIO::FADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_NOREUSE>,
1589C<IO::AIO::FADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_DONTNEED>.
1590
1591On systems that do not implement C<posix_fadvise>, this function returns
1592ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_fadvise>.
1593
1594=item IO::AIO::mmap $scalar, $length, $prot, $flags, $fh[, $offset]
1595
1596Memory-maps a file (or anonymous memory range) and attaches it to the
1597given C<$scalar>, which will act like a string scalar.
1598
1599The only operations allowed on the scalar are C<substr>/C<vec> that don't
1600change the string length, and most read-only operations such as copying it
1601or searching it with regexes and so on.
1602
1603Anything else is unsafe and will, at best, result in memory leaks.
1604
1605The memory map associated with the C<$scalar> is automatically removed
1606when the C<$scalar> is destroyed, or when the C<IO::AIO::mmap> or
1607C<IO::AIO::munmap> functions are called.
1608
1609This calls the C<mmap>(2) function internally. See your system's manual
1610page for details on the C<$length>, C<$prot> and C<$flags> parameters.
1611
1612The C<$length> must be larger than zero and smaller than the actual
1613filesize.
1614
1615C<$prot> is a combination of C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>,
1616C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ> and/or C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>,
1617
1618C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED> or
1619C<IO::AIO::MAP_PRIVATE>, or a number of system-specific flags (when
1620not available, the are defined as 0): C<IO::AIO::MAP_ANONYMOUS>
1621(which is set to C<MAP_ANON> if your system only provides this
1622constant), C<IO::AIO::MAP_HUGETLB>, C<IO::AIO::MAP_LOCKED>,
1623C<IO::AIO::MAP_NORESERVE>, C<IO::AIO::MAP_POPULATE> or
1624C<IO::AIO::MAP_NONBLOCK>
1625
1626If C<$fh> is C<undef>, then a file descriptor of C<-1> is passed.
1627
1628C<$offset> is the offset from the start of the file - it generally must be
1629a multiple of C<IO::AIO::PAGESIZE> and defaults to C<0>.
1630
1631Example:
1632
1633 use Digest::MD5;
1634 use IO::AIO;
1635
1636 open my $fh, "<verybigfile"
1637 or die "$!";
1638
1639 IO::AIO::mmap my $data, -s $fh, IO::AIO::PROT_READ, IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED, $fh
1640 or die "verybigfile: $!";
1641
1642 my $fast_md5 = md5 $data;
1643
1644=item IO::AIO::munmap $scalar
1645
1646Removes a previous mmap and undefines the C<$scalar>.
1647
1648=item IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef
1649
1650Calls the C<munlock> function, undoing the effects of a previous
1651C<aio_mlock> call (see its description for details).
1652
1653=item IO::AIO::munlockall
1654
1655Calls the C<munlockall> function.
1656
1657On systems that do not implement C<munlockall>, this function returns
1658ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<munlockall>.
1659
1660=back
1661
722=cut 1662=cut
723 1663
724# support function to convert a fd into a perl filehandle
725sub _fd2fh {
726 return undef if $_[0] < 0;
727
728 # try to generate nice filehandles
729 my $sym = "IO::AIO::fd#$_[0]";
730 local *$sym;
731
732 open *$sym, "+<&=$_[0]" # usually works under any unix
733 or open *$sym, "<&=$_[0]" # cygwin needs this
734 or open *$sym, ">&=$_[0]" # or this
735 or return undef;
736
737 *$sym
738}
739
740min_parallel 4; 1664min_parallel 8;
741 1665
742END { 1666END { flush }
743 max_parallel 0;
744}
745 1667
7461; 16681;
1669
1670=head1 EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION
1671
1672It is recommended to use L<AnyEvent::AIO> to integrate IO::AIO
1673automatically into many event loops:
1674
1675 # AnyEvent integration (EV, Event, Glib, Tk, POE, urxvt, pureperl...)
1676 use AnyEvent::AIO;
1677
1678You can also integrate IO::AIO manually into many event loops, here are
1679some examples of how to do this:
1680
1681 # EV integration
1682 my $aio_w = EV::io IO::AIO::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&IO::AIO::poll_cb;
1683
1684 # Event integration
1685 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
1686 poll => 'r',
1687 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1688
1689 # Glib/Gtk2 integration
1690 add_watch Glib::IO IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
1691 in => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb; 1 };
1692
1693 # Tk integration
1694 Tk::Event::IO->fileevent (IO::AIO::poll_fileno, "",
1695 readable => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1696
1697 # Danga::Socket integration
1698 Danga::Socket->AddOtherFds (IO::AIO::poll_fileno =>
1699 \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
747 1700
748=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR 1701=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR
749 1702
750This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks: 1703This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks:
751 1704
752Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests 1705Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests
753can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After 1706can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After
754the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues 1707the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues
755request/result processing, while the child clears the request/result 1708request/result processing, while the child frees the request/result queue
756queue (so the requests started before the fork will only be handled in 1709(so that the requests started before the fork will only be handled in the
757the parent). Threads will be started on demand until the limit ste in the 1710parent). Threads will be started on demand until the limit set in the
758parent process has been reached again. 1711parent process has been reached again.
759 1712
760In short: the parent will, after a short pause, continue as if fork had 1713In short: the parent will, after a short pause, continue as if fork had
761not been called, while the child will act as if IO::AIO has not been used 1714not been called, while the child will act as if IO::AIO has not been used
762yet. 1715yet.
763 1716
1717=head2 MEMORY USAGE
1718
1719Per-request usage:
1720
1721Each aio request uses - depending on your architecture - around 100-200
1722bytes of memory. In addition, stat requests need a stat buffer (possibly
1723a few hundred bytes), readdir requires a result buffer and so on. Perl
1724scalars and other data passed into aio requests will also be locked and
1725will consume memory till the request has entered the done state.
1726
1727This is not awfully much, so queuing lots of requests is not usually a
1728problem.
1729
1730Per-thread usage:
1731
1732In the execution phase, some aio requests require more memory for
1733temporary buffers, and each thread requires a stack and other data
1734structures (usually around 16k-128k, depending on the OS).
1735
1736=head1 KNOWN BUGS
1737
1738Known bugs will be fixed in the next release.
1739
764=head1 SEE ALSO 1740=head1 SEE ALSO
765 1741
766L<Coro>, L<Linux::AIO> (obsolete). 1742L<AnyEvent::AIO> for easy integration into event loops, L<Coro::AIO> for a
1743more natural syntax.
767 1744
768=head1 AUTHOR 1745=head1 AUTHOR
769 1746
770 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> 1747 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
771 http://home.schmorp.de/ 1748 http://home.schmorp.de/

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