ViewVC Help
View File | Revision Log | Show Annotations | Download File
/cvs/IO-AIO/AIO.pm
(Generate patch)

Comparing IO-AIO/AIO.pm (file contents):
Revision 1.59 by root, Sun Oct 22 10:33:26 2006 UTC vs.
Revision 1.194 by root, Fri May 27 00:44:49 2011 UTC

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
18 }; 19 };
19 20
20 # version 2+ has request and group objects 21 # version 2+ has request and group objects
21 use IO::AIO 2; 22 use IO::AIO 2;
22 23
24 aioreq_pri 4; # give next request a very high priority
23 my $req = aio_unlink "/tmp/file", sub { }; 25 my $req = aio_unlink "/tmp/file", sub { };
24 $req->cancel; # cancel request if still in queue 26 $req->cancel; # cancel request if still in queue
25 27
26 my $grp = aio_group sub { print "all stats done\n" }; 28 my $grp = aio_group sub { print "all stats done\n" };
27 add $grp aio_stat "..." for ...; 29 add $grp aio_stat "..." for ...;
28 30
29 # AnyEvent integration
30 open my $fh, "<&=" . IO::AIO::poll_fileno or die "$!";
31 my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => 'r', cb => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb });
32
33 # Event integration
34 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
35 poll => 'r',
36 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
37
38 # Glib/Gtk2 integration
39 add_watch Glib::IO IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
40 in => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb; 1 };
41
42 # Tk integration
43 Tk::Event::IO->fileevent (IO::AIO::poll_fileno, "",
44 readable => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
45
46 # Danga::Socket integration
47 Danga::Socket->AddOtherFds (IO::AIO::poll_fileno =>
48 \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
49
50=head1 DESCRIPTION 31=head1 DESCRIPTION
51 32
52This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your 33This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your
53operating system supports. 34operating system supports. It is implemented as an interface to C<libeio>
35(L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/libeio.html>).
54 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
55Currently, a number of threads are started that execute your read/writes 53In this version, a number of threads are started that execute your
56and signal their completion. You don't need thread support in your libc or 54requests and signal their completion. You don't need thread support
57perl, 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
58pthreads 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
59aio functions available on many operating systems. However, they are often 57functions available on many operating systems. However, they are often
60not well-supported (Linux doesn't allow them on normal files currently, 58not well-supported or restricted (GNU/Linux doesn't allow them on normal
61for 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
62remaining functionality would have to be implemented using threads anyway. 60aio_write, so the remaining functionality would have to be implemented
61using threads anyway.
63 62
64Although 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,
65currently not reentrant, so use appropriate locking yourself, always call 64it is currently not reentrant in any way, so use appropriate locking
66C<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
67C<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
68 161
69=cut 162=cut
70 163
71package IO::AIO; 164package IO::AIO;
72 165
73no warnings; 166use Carp ();
74use strict 'vars'; 167
168use common::sense;
75 169
76use base 'Exporter'; 170use base 'Exporter';
77 171
78BEGIN { 172BEGIN {
79 our $VERSION = '2.0'; 173 our $VERSION = '3.9';
80 174
81 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
82 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
83 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
84 aio_group); 183 aio_statvfs);
85 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 idle_timeout
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
86 194
87 @IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ'; 195 @IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ';
88 196
89 require XSLoader; 197 require XSLoader;
90 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION); 198 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION);
91} 199}
92 200
93=head1 FUNCTIONS 201=head1 FUNCTIONS
94 202
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::idle_timeout $seconds
264 IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
265 IO::AIO::nreqs
266 IO::AIO::nready
267 IO::AIO::npending
268
269 IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count
270 IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice
271 IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $length, $advice
272 IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $length, $protect
273 IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef
274 IO::AIO::munlockall
275
95=head2 AIO FUNCTIONS 276=head2 AIO REQUEST FUNCTIONS
96 277
97All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall 278All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall
98with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical, 279with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical,
99and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument 280and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument
100which must be a code reference. This code reference will get called with 281which must be a code reference. This code reference will get called with
101the syscall return code (e.g. most syscalls return C<-1> on error, unlike 282the syscall return code (e.g. most syscalls return C<-1> on error, unlike
102perl, which usually delivers "false") as it's sole argument when the given 283perl, which usually delivers "false") as its sole argument after the given
103syscall has been executed asynchronously. 284syscall has been executed asynchronously.
104 285
105All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle 286All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle
106internally until the request has finished. 287internally until the request has finished.
107 288
108All requests return objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow further 289All functions return request objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow
109manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight. 290further manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight.
110 291
111The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and 292The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and
112encoded in byte form. The reason for the former is that at the time the 293encoded as octets. The reason for the former is that at the time the
113request is being executed, the current working directory could have 294request is being executed, the current working directory could have
114changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the 295changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the
115current working directory. 296current working directory anywhere in the program and then use relative
297paths.
116 298
117To encode pathnames to byte form, either make sure you either: a) 299To encode pathnames as octets, either make sure you either: a) always pass
118always pass in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir 300in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir etc.) without
119etc.), b) are ASCII or ISO 8859-1, c) use the Encode module and encode 301tinkering, b) are ASCII or ISO 8859-1, c) use the Encode module and encode
120your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user 302your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user
121environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e) 303environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e)
122use something else. 304use something else to ensure your scalar has the correct contents.
305
306This works, btw. independent of the internal UTF-8 bit, which IO::AIO
307handles correctly whether it is set or not.
123 308
124=over 4 309=over 4
310
311=item $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri]
312
313Returns the priority value that would be used for the next request and, if
314C<$pri> is given, sets the priority for the next aio request.
315
316The default priority is C<0>, the minimum and maximum priorities are C<-4>
317and C<4>, respectively. Requests with higher priority will be serviced
318first.
319
320The priority will be reset to C<0> after each call to one of the C<aio_*>
321functions.
322
323Example: open a file with low priority, then read something from it with
324higher priority so the read request is serviced before other low priority
325open requests (potentially spamming the cache):
326
327 aioreq_pri -3;
328 aio_open ..., sub {
329 return unless $_[0];
330
331 aioreq_pri -2;
332 aio_read $_[0], ..., sub {
333 ...
334 };
335 };
336
337
338=item aioreq_nice $pri_adjust
339
340Similar to C<aioreq_pri>, but subtracts the given value from the current
341priority, so the effect is cumulative.
342
125 343
126=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh) 344=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
127 345
128Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly 346Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly
129created filehandle for the file. 347created filehandle for the file.
135list. They are the same as used by C<sysopen>. 353list. They are the same as used by C<sysopen>.
136 354
137Likewise, C<$mode> specifies the mode of the newly created file, if it 355Likewise, C<$mode> specifies the mode of the newly created file, if it
138didn't exist and C<O_CREAT> has been given, just like perl's C<sysopen>, 356didn't exist and C<O_CREAT> has been given, just like perl's C<sysopen>,
139except that it is mandatory (i.e. use C<0> if you don't create new files, 357except that it is mandatory (i.e. use C<0> if you don't create new files,
140and C<0666> or C<0777> if you do). 358and C<0666> or C<0777> if you do). Note that the C<$mode> will be modified
359by the umask in effect then the request is being executed, so better never
360change the umask.
141 361
142Example: 362Example:
143 363
144 aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub { 364 aio_open "/etc/passwd", IO::AIO::O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
145 if ($_[0]) { 365 if ($_[0]) {
146 print "open successful, fh is $_[0]\n"; 366 print "open successful, fh is $_[0]\n";
147 ... 367 ...
148 } else { 368 } else {
149 die "open failed: $!\n"; 369 die "open failed: $!\n";
150 } 370 }
151 }; 371 };
152 372
373In addition to all the common open modes/flags (C<O_RDONLY>, C<O_WRONLY>,
374C<O_RDWR>, C<O_CREAT>, C<O_TRUNC>, C<O_EXCL> and C<O_APPEND>), the
375following POSIX and non-POSIX constants are available (missing ones on
376your system are, as usual, C<0>):
377
378C<O_ASYNC>, C<O_DIRECT>, C<O_NOATIME>, C<O_CLOEXEC>, C<O_NOCTTY>, C<O_NOFOLLOW>,
379C<O_NONBLOCK>, C<O_EXEC>, C<O_SEARCH>, C<O_DIRECTORY>, C<O_DSYNC>,
380C<O_RSYNC>, C<O_SYNC> and C<O_TTY_INIT>.
381
382
153=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status) 383=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)
154 384
155Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result 385Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result
156code. I<WARNING:> although accepted, you should not pass in a perl 386code.
157filehandle here, as perl will likely close the file descriptor another
158time when the filehandle is destroyed. Normally, you can safely call perls
159C<close> or just let filehandles go out of scope.
160 387
161This is supposed to be a bug in the API, so that might change. It's 388Unfortunately, you can't do this to perl. Perl I<insists> very strongly on
162therefore best to avoid this function. 389closing the file descriptor associated with the filehandle itself.
390
391Therefore, C<aio_close> will not close the filehandle - instead it will
392use dup2 to overwrite the file descriptor with the write-end of a pipe
393(the pipe fd will be created on demand and will be cached).
394
395Or in other words: the file descriptor will be closed, but it will not be
396free for reuse until the perl filehandle is closed.
397
398=cut
163 399
164=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 400=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
165 401
166=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) 402=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
167 403
168Reads or writes C<length> bytes from the specified C<fh> and C<offset> 404Reads or writes C<$length> bytes from or to the specified C<$fh> and
169into the scalar given by C<data> and offset C<dataoffset> and calls the 405C<$offset> into the scalar given by C<$data> and offset C<$dataoffset>
170callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on error, just 406and calls the callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on
171like the syscall). 407error, just like the syscall).
408
409C<aio_read> will, like C<sysread>, shrink or grow the C<$data> scalar to
410offset plus the actual number of bytes read.
411
412If C<$offset> is undefined, then the current file descriptor offset will
413be used (and updated), otherwise the file descriptor offset will not be
414changed by these calls.
415
416If C<$length> is undefined in C<aio_write>, use the remaining length of
417C<$data>.
418
419If C<$dataoffset> is less than zero, it will be counted from the end of
420C<$data>.
172 421
173The C<$data> scalar I<MUST NOT> be modified in any way while the request 422The C<$data> scalar I<MUST NOT> be modified in any way while the request
174is outstanding. Modifying it can result in segfaults or WW3 (if the 423is outstanding. Modifying it can result in segfaults or World War III (if
175necessary/optional hardware is installed). 424the necessary/optional hardware is installed).
176 425
177Example: Read 15 bytes at offset 7 into scalar C<$buffer>, starting at 426Example: Read 15 bytes at offset 7 into scalar C<$buffer>, starting at
178offset C<0> within the scalar: 427offset C<0> within the scalar:
179 428
180 aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub { 429 aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub {
181 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!"; 430 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!";
182 print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n"; 431 print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n";
183 }; 432 };
184 433
185=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
186
187[EXPERIMENTAL due to internal aio_group use]
188
189Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
190destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
191the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok.
192
193This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first. If
194rename files with C<EXDEV>, it creates the destination file with mode 0200
195and copies the contents of the source file into it using C<aio_sendfile>,
196followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, in that
197order, and unlinking the C<$srcpath>.
198
199If an error occurs, the partial destination file will be unlinked, if
200possible, except when setting atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, where
201errors are being ignored.
202
203=cut
204
205sub aio_move($$$) {
206 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
207
208 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
209
210 add $grp aio_rename $src, $dst, sub {
211 if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) {
212 add $grp aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
213 if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) {
214 my @stat = stat $src_fh;
215
216 add $grp aio_open $dst, O_WRONLY, 0200, sub {
217 if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) {
218 add $grp aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub {
219 close $src_fh;
220
221 if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) {
222 utime $stat[8], $stat[9], $dst;
223 chmod $stat[2] & 07777, $dst_fh;
224 chown $stat[4], $stat[5], $dst_fh;
225 close $dst_fh;
226
227 add $grp aio_unlink $src, sub {
228 $grp->result ($_[0]);
229 };
230 } else {
231 my $errno = $!;
232 add $grp aio_unlink $dst, sub {
233 $! = $errno;
234 $grp->result (-1);
235 };
236 }
237 };
238 } else {
239 $grp->result (-1);
240 }
241 },
242
243 } else {
244 $grp->result (-1);
245 }
246 };
247 } else {
248 $grp->result ($_[0]);
249 }
250 };
251
252 $grp
253}
254 434
255=item aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval) 435=item aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval)
256 436
257Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts 437Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts
258reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current 438reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current
259file offset of C<$out_fh>. Because of that, it is not safe to issue more 439file offset of C<$out_fh>. Because of that, it is not safe to issue more
260than one C<aio_sendfile> per C<$out_fh>, as they will interfere with each 440than one C<aio_sendfile> per C<$out_fh>, as they will interfere with each
261other. 441other.
262 442
443Please note that C<aio_sendfile> can read more bytes from C<$in_fh> than
444are written, and there is no way to find out how many bytes have been read
445from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only provides the number of
446bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result value equals C<$length>
447one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been read.
448
449Unlike with other C<aio_> functions, it makes a lot of sense to use
450C<aio_sendfile> on non-blocking sockets, as long as one end (typically
451the C<$in_fh>) is a file - the file I/O will then be asynchronous, while
452the socket I/O will be non-blocking. Note, however, that you can run into
453a trap where C<aio_sendfile> reads some data with readahead, then fails
454to write all data, and when the socket is ready the next time, the data
455in the cache is already lost, forcing C<aio_sendfile> to again hit the
456disk. Explicit C<aio_read> + C<aio_write> let's you control resource usage
457much better.
458
263This call tries to make use of a native C<sendfile> syscall to provide 459This call tries to make use of a native C<sendfile> syscall to provide
264zero-copy operation. For this to work, C<$out_fh> should refer to a 460zero-copy operation. For this to work, C<$out_fh> should refer to a
265socket, and C<$in_fh> should refer to mmap'able file. 461socket, and C<$in_fh> should refer to an mmap'able file.
266 462
267If the native sendfile call fails or is not implemented, it will be 463If a native sendfile cannot be found or it fails with C<ENOSYS>,
464C<ENOTSUP>, C<EOPNOTSUPP>, C<EAFNOSUPPORT>, C<EPROTOTYPE> or C<ENOTSOCK>,
268emulated, so you can call C<aio_sendfile> on any type of filehandle 465it will be emulated, so you can call C<aio_sendfile> on any type of
269regardless of the limitations of the operating system. 466filehandle regardless of the limitations of the operating system.
270 467
271Please note, however, that C<aio_sendfile> can read more bytes from
272C<$in_fh> than are written, and there is no way to find out how many
273bytes have been read from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only
274provides the number of bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result
275value equals C<$length> one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been
276read.
277 468
278=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval) 469=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)
279 470
280C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that 471C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that
281subsequent reads from that file will not block on disk I/O. The C<$offset> 472subsequent reads from that file will not block on disk I/O. The C<$offset>
287file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged. 478file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged.
288 479
289If that syscall doesn't exist (likely if your OS isn't Linux) it will be 480If that syscall doesn't exist (likely if your OS isn't Linux) it will be
290emulated by simply reading the data, which would have a similar effect. 481emulated by simply reading the data, which would have a similar effect.
291 482
483
292=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status) 484=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status)
293 485
294=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status) 486=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status)
295 487
296Works like perl's C<stat> or C<lstat> in void context. The callback will 488Works like perl's C<stat> or C<lstat> in void context. The callback will
301for an explanation. 493for an explanation.
302 494
303Currently, the stats are always 64-bit-stats, i.e. instead of returning an 495Currently, the stats are always 64-bit-stats, i.e. instead of returning an
304error when stat'ing a large file, the results will be silently truncated 496error when stat'ing a large file, the results will be silently truncated
305unless perl itself is compiled with large file support. 497unless perl itself is compiled with large file support.
498
499To help interpret the mode and dev/rdev stat values, IO::AIO offers the
500following constants and functions (if not implemented, the constants will
501be C<0> and the functions will either C<croak> or fall back on traditional
502behaviour).
503
504C<S_IFMT>, C<S_IFIFO>, C<S_IFCHR>, C<S_IFBLK>, C<S_IFLNK>, C<S_IFREG>,
505C<S_IFDIR>, C<S_IFWHT>, C<S_IFSOCK>, C<IO::AIO::major $dev_t>,
506C<IO::AIO::minor $dev_t>, C<IO::AIO::makedev $major, $minor>.
306 507
307Example: Print the length of F</etc/passwd>: 508Example: Print the length of F</etc/passwd>:
308 509
309 aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub { 510 aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub {
310 $_[0] and die "stat failed: $!"; 511 $_[0] and die "stat failed: $!";
311 print "size is ", -s _, "\n"; 512 print "size is ", -s _, "\n";
312 }; 513 };
313 514
515
516=item aio_statvfs $fh_or_path, $callback->($statvfs)
517
518Works like the POSIX C<statvfs> or C<fstatvfs> syscalls, depending on
519whether a file handle or path was passed.
520
521On success, the callback is passed a hash reference with the following
522members: C<bsize>, C<frsize>, C<blocks>, C<bfree>, C<bavail>, C<files>,
523C<ffree>, C<favail>, C<fsid>, C<flag> and C<namemax>. On failure, C<undef>
524is passed.
525
526The following POSIX IO::AIO::ST_* constants are defined: C<ST_RDONLY> and
527C<ST_NOSUID>.
528
529The following non-POSIX IO::AIO::ST_* flag masks are defined to
530their correct value when available, or to C<0> on systems that do
531not support them: C<ST_NODEV>, C<ST_NOEXEC>, C<ST_SYNCHRONOUS>,
532C<ST_MANDLOCK>, C<ST_WRITE>, C<ST_APPEND>, C<ST_IMMUTABLE>, C<ST_NOATIME>,
533C<ST_NODIRATIME> and C<ST_RELATIME>.
534
535Example: stat C</wd> and dump out the data if successful.
536
537 aio_statvfs "/wd", sub {
538 my $f = $_[0]
539 or die "statvfs: $!";
540
541 use Data::Dumper;
542 say Dumper $f;
543 };
544
545 # result:
546 {
547 bsize => 1024,
548 bfree => 4333064312,
549 blocks => 10253828096,
550 files => 2050765568,
551 flag => 4096,
552 favail => 2042092649,
553 bavail => 4333064312,
554 ffree => 2042092649,
555 namemax => 255,
556 frsize => 1024,
557 fsid => 1810
558 }
559
560
561=item aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)
562
563Works like perl's C<utime> function (including the special case of $atime
564and $mtime being undef). Fractional times are supported if the underlying
565syscalls support them.
566
567When called with a pathname, uses utimes(2) if available, otherwise
568utime(2). If called on a file descriptor, uses futimes(2) if available,
569otherwise returns ENOSYS, so this is not portable.
570
571Examples:
572
573 # set atime and mtime to current time (basically touch(1)):
574 aio_utime "path", undef, undef;
575 # set atime to current time and mtime to beginning of the epoch:
576 aio_utime "path", time, undef; # undef==0
577
578
579=item aio_chown $fh_or_path, $uid, $gid, $callback->($status)
580
581Works like perl's C<chown> function, except that C<undef> for either $uid
582or $gid is being interpreted as "do not change" (but -1 can also be used).
583
584Examples:
585
586 # same as "chown root path" in the shell:
587 aio_chown "path", 0, -1;
588 # same as above:
589 aio_chown "path", 0, undef;
590
591
592=item aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status)
593
594Works like truncate(2) or ftruncate(2).
595
596
597=item aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)
598
599Works like perl's C<chmod> function.
600
601
314=item aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status) 602=item aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)
315 603
316Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the 604Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the
317result code. 605result code.
318 606
607
608=item aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
609
610[EXPERIMENTAL]
611
612Asynchronously create a device node (or fifo). See mknod(2).
613
614The only (POSIX-) portable way of calling this function is:
615
616 aio_mknod $path, IO::AIO::S_IFIFO | $mode, 0, sub { ...
617
618See C<aio_stat> for info about some potentially helpful extra constants
619and functions.
620
319=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 621=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
320 622
321Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at 623Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
322the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code. 624the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
323 625
626
324=item aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 627=item aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
325 628
326Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at 629Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
327the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code. 630the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
328 631
632
633=item aio_readlink $path, $callback->($link)
634
635Asynchronously read the symlink specified by C<$path> and pass it to
636the callback. If an error occurs, nothing or undef gets passed to the
637callback.
638
639
329=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 640=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
330 641
331Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as 642Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as
332rename(2) and call the callback with the result code. 643rename(2) and call the callback with the result code.
333 644
645
646=item aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)
647
648Asynchronously mkdir (create) a directory and call the callback with
649the result code. C<$mode> will be modified by the umask at the time the
650request is executed, so do not change your umask.
651
652
334=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status) 653=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)
335 654
336Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the 655Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the
337result code. 656result code.
657
338 658
339=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries) 659=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)
340 660
341Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire 661Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire
342directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be 662directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be
343sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries. 663sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries.
344 664
345The callback a single argument which is either C<undef> or an array-ref 665The callback is passed a single argument which is either C<undef> or an
346with the filenames. 666array-ref with the filenames.
667
668
669=item aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)
670
671Quite similar to C<aio_readdir>, but the C<$flags> argument allows to tune
672behaviour and output format. In case of an error, C<$entries> will be
673C<undef>.
674
675The flags are a combination of the following constants, ORed together (the
676flags will also be passed to the callback, possibly modified):
677
678=over 4
679
680=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS
681
682When this flag is off, then the callback gets an arrayref consisting of
683names only (as with C<aio_readdir>), otherwise it gets an arrayref with
684C<[$name, $type, $inode]> arrayrefs, each describing a single directory
685entry in more detail.
686
687C<$name> is the name of the entry.
688
689C<$type> is one of the C<IO::AIO::DT_xxx> constants:
690
691C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>, C<IO::AIO::DT_FIFO>, C<IO::AIO::DT_CHR>, C<IO::AIO::DT_DIR>,
692C<IO::AIO::DT_BLK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_REG>, C<IO::AIO::DT_LNK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_SOCK>,
693C<IO::AIO::DT_WHT>.
694
695C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN> means just that: readdir does not know. If you need to
696know, you have to run stat yourself. Also, for speed reasons, the C<$type>
697scalars are read-only: you can not modify them.
698
699C<$inode> is the inode number (which might not be exact on systems with 64
700bit inode numbers and 32 bit perls). This field has unspecified content on
701systems that do not deliver the inode information.
702
703=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST
704
705When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order where
706likely directories come first, in optimal stat order. This is useful when
707you need to quickly find directories, or you want to find all directories
708while avoiding to stat() each entry.
709
710If the system returns type information in readdir, then this is used
711to find directories directly. Otherwise, likely directories are names
712beginning with ".", or otherwise names with no dots, of which names with
713short names are tried first.
714
715=item IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER
716
717When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order
718suitable for stat()'ing each one. That is, when you plan to stat()
719all files in the given directory, then the returned order will likely
720be fastest.
721
722If both this flag and C<IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST> are specified, then
723the likely dirs come first, resulting in a less optimal stat order.
724
725=item IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN
726
727This flag should not be set when calling C<aio_readdirx>. Instead, it
728is being set by C<aio_readdirx>, when any of the C<$type>'s found were
729C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>. The absense of this flag therefore indicates that all
730C<$type>'s are known, which can be used to speed up some algorithms.
731
732=back
733
734
735=item aio_load $path, $data, $callback->($status)
736
737This is a composite request that tries to fully load the given file into
738memory. Status is the same as with aio_read.
739
740=cut
741
742sub aio_load($$;$) {
743 my ($path, undef, $cb) = @_;
744 my $data = \$_[1];
745
746 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
747 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
748
749 aioreq_pri $pri;
750 add $grp aio_open $path, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
751 my $fh = shift
752 or return $grp->result (-1);
753
754 aioreq_pri $pri;
755 add $grp aio_read $fh, 0, (-s $fh), $$data, 0, sub {
756 $grp->result ($_[0]);
757 };
758 };
759
760 $grp
761}
762
763=item aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
764
765Try to copy the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
766destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
767a status of C<0> (ok) or C<-1> (error, see C<$!>).
768
769This is a composite request that creates the destination file with
770mode 0200 and copies the contents of the source file into it using
771C<aio_sendfile>, followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and
772uid/gid, in that order.
773
774If an error occurs, the partial destination file will be unlinked, if
775possible, except when setting atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, where
776errors are being ignored.
777
778=cut
779
780sub aio_copy($$;$) {
781 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
782
783 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
784 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
785
786 aioreq_pri $pri;
787 add $grp aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
788 if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) {
789 my @stat = stat $src_fh; # hmm, might block over nfs?
790
791 aioreq_pri $pri;
792 add $grp aio_open $dst, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC, 0200, sub {
793 if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) {
794 aioreq_pri $pri;
795 add $grp aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub {
796 if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) {
797 $grp->result (0);
798 close $src_fh;
799
800 my $ch = sub {
801 aioreq_pri $pri;
802 add $grp aio_chmod $dst_fh, $stat[2] & 07777, sub {
803 aioreq_pri $pri;
804 add $grp aio_chown $dst_fh, $stat[4], $stat[5], sub {
805 aioreq_pri $pri;
806 add $grp aio_close $dst_fh;
807 }
808 };
809 };
810
811 aioreq_pri $pri;
812 add $grp aio_utime $dst_fh, $stat[8], $stat[9], sub {
813 if ($_[0] < 0 && $! == ENOSYS) {
814 aioreq_pri $pri;
815 add $grp aio_utime $dst, $stat[8], $stat[9], $ch;
816 } else {
817 $ch->();
818 }
819 };
820 } else {
821 $grp->result (-1);
822 close $src_fh;
823 close $dst_fh;
824
825 aioreq $pri;
826 add $grp aio_unlink $dst;
827 }
828 };
829 } else {
830 $grp->result (-1);
831 }
832 },
833
834 } else {
835 $grp->result (-1);
836 }
837 };
838
839 $grp
840}
841
842=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
843
844Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
845destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
846a status of C<0> (ok) or C<-1> (error, see C<$!>).
847
848This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first; if
849rename fails with C<EXDEV>, it copies the file with C<aio_copy> and, if
850that is successful, unlinks the C<$srcpath>.
851
852=cut
853
854sub aio_move($$;$) {
855 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
856
857 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
858 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
859
860 aioreq_pri $pri;
861 add $grp aio_rename $src, $dst, sub {
862 if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) {
863 aioreq_pri $pri;
864 add $grp aio_copy $src, $dst, sub {
865 $grp->result ($_[0]);
866
867 if (!$_[0]) {
868 aioreq_pri $pri;
869 add $grp aio_unlink $src;
870 }
871 };
872 } else {
873 $grp->result ($_[0]);
874 }
875 };
876
877 $grp
878}
347 879
348=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs) 880=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
349 881
350[EXPERIMENTAL due to internal aio_group use]
351
352Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to 882Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to
353separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of names, ones 883efficiently separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of
354you can recurse into (directories or links to them), and ones you cannot 884names, directories you can recurse into (directories), and ones you cannot
355recurse into (everything else). 885recurse into (everything else, including symlinks to directories).
356 886
357C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that consists of many sub 887C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that creates of many sub requests_
358requests. C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding aio 888C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding aio requests that
359requests that this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a 889this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a suitable default
360suitable default will be chosen (currently 8). 890will be chosen (currently 4).
361 891
362On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives 892On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives
363two array-refs with path-relative entry names. 893two array-refs with path-relative entry names.
364 894
365Example: 895Example:
372 902
373Implementation notes. 903Implementation notes.
374 904
375The C<aio_readdir> cannot be avoided, but C<stat()>'ing every entry can. 905The C<aio_readdir> cannot be avoided, but C<stat()>'ing every entry can.
376 906
907If readdir returns file type information, then this is used directly to
908find directories.
909
377After reading the directory, the modification time, size etc. of the 910Otherwise, after reading the directory, the modification time, size etc.
378directory before and after the readdir is checked, and if they match (and 911of the directory before and after the readdir is checked, and if they
379isn't the current time), the link count will be used to decide how many 912match (and isn't the current time), the link count will be used to decide
380entries are directories (if >= 2). Otherwise, no knowledge of the number 913how many entries are directories (if >= 2). Otherwise, no knowledge of the
381of subdirectories will be assumed. 914number of subdirectories will be assumed.
382 915
383Then entries will be sorted into likely directories (everything without 916Then entries will be sorted into likely directories a non-initial dot
384a non-initial dot currently) and likely non-directories (everything 917currently) and likely non-directories (see C<aio_readdirx>). Then every
385else). Then every entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, 918entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, likely directories first,
386likely directories first. If that succeeds, it assumes that the entry 919in order of their inode numbers. If that succeeds, it assumes that the
387is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked 920entry is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked
388seperately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because 921seperately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because
389filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode 922filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode
390data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature). 923data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature), even on systems that cannot return
924the filetype information on readdir.
391 925
392If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the 926If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the
393rest of the entries is assumed to be non-directories. 927rest of the entries is assumed to be non-directories.
394 928
395This only works with certainty on POSIX (= UNIX) filesystems, which 929This only works with certainty on POSIX (= UNIX) filesystems, which
399as those tend to return 0 or 1 as link counts, which disables the 933as those tend to return 0 or 1 as link counts, which disables the
400directory counting heuristic. 934directory counting heuristic.
401 935
402=cut 936=cut
403 937
404sub aio_scandir($$$) { 938sub aio_scandir($$;$) {
405 my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_; 939 my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_;
406 940
941 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
942
407 my $grp = aio_group $cb; 943 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
408 944
409 $maxreq = 8 if $maxreq <= 0; 945 $maxreq = 4 if $maxreq <= 0;
410 946
411 # stat once 947 # stat once
948 aioreq_pri $pri;
412 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub { 949 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {
413 return $grp->result () if $_[0]; 950 return $grp->result () if $_[0];
414 my $now = time; 951 my $now = time;
415 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9]; 952 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
416 953
417 # read the directory entries 954 # read the directory entries
955 aioreq_pri $pri;
418 add $grp aio_readdir $path, sub { 956 add $grp aio_readdirx $path, READDIR_DIRS_FIRST, sub {
419 my $entries = shift 957 my $entries = shift
420 or return $grp->result (); 958 or return $grp->result ();
421 959
422 # stat the dir another time 960 # stat the dir another time
961 aioreq_pri $pri;
423 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub { 962 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {
424 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9]; 963 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
425 964
426 my $ndirs; 965 my $ndirs;
427 966
428 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy 967 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy
429 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) { 968 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) {
430 $ndirs = -1; 969 $ndirs = -1;
431 } else { 970 } else {
432 # if nlink == 2, we are finished 971 # if nlink == 2, we are finished
433 # on non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2 972 # for non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2
434 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2 973 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2
435 or return $grp->result ([], $entries); 974 or return $grp->result ([], $entries);
436 } 975 }
437 976
438 # sort into likely dirs and likely nondirs
439 # dirs == files without ".", short entries first
440 $entries = [map $_->[0],
441 sort { $b->[1] cmp $a->[1] }
442 map [$_, sprintf "%s%04d", (/.\./ ? "1" : "0"), length],
443 @$entries];
444
445 my (@dirs, @nondirs); 977 my (@dirs, @nondirs);
446 978
447 my ($statcb, $schedcb); 979 my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub {
448 my $nreq = 0; 980 $grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs);
981 };
449 982
450 $schedcb = sub { 983 limit $statgrp $maxreq;
451 if (@$entries) { 984 feed $statgrp sub {
452 if ($nreq < $maxreq) { 985 return unless @$entries;
453 my $ent = pop @$entries; 986 my $entry = shift @$entries;
987
988 aioreq_pri $pri;
989 add $statgrp aio_stat "$path/$entry/.", sub {
990 if ($_[0] < 0) {
991 push @nondirs, $entry;
992 } else {
993 # need to check for real directory
994 aioreq_pri $pri;
995 add $statgrp aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub {
996 if (-d _) {
997 push @dirs, $entry;
998
999 unless (--$ndirs) {
1000 push @nondirs, @$entries;
1001 feed $statgrp;
1002 }
1003 } else {
1004 push @nondirs, $entry;
1005 }
454 $nreq++; 1006 }
455 add $grp aio_stat "$path/$ent/.", sub { $statcb->($_[0], $ent) };
456 } 1007 }
457 } elsif (!$nreq) {
458 # finished
459 undef $statcb;
460 undef $schedcb;
461 $grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs) if $cb;
462 undef $cb;
463 } 1008 };
464 }; 1009 };
465 $statcb = sub {
466 my ($status, $entry) = @_;
467
468 if ($status < 0) {
469 $nreq--;
470 push @nondirs, $entry;
471 &$schedcb;
472 } else {
473 # need to check for real directory
474 add $grp aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub {
475 $nreq--;
476
477 if (-d _) {
478 push @dirs, $entry;
479
480 if (!--$ndirs) {
481 push @nondirs, @$entries;
482 $entries = [];
483 }
484 } else {
485 push @nondirs, $entry;
486 }
487
488 &$schedcb;
489 }
490 }
491 };
492
493 &$schedcb while @$entries && $nreq < $maxreq;
494 }; 1010 };
495 }; 1011 };
496 }; 1012 };
497 1013
498 $grp 1014 $grp
499} 1015}
500 1016
1017=item aio_rmtree $path, $callback->($status)
1018
1019Delete a directory tree starting (and including) C<$path>, return the
1020status of the final C<rmdir> only. This is a composite request that
1021uses C<aio_scandir> to recurse into and rmdir directories, and unlink
1022everything else.
1023
1024=cut
1025
1026sub aio_rmtree;
1027sub aio_rmtree($;$) {
1028 my ($path, $cb) = @_;
1029
1030 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
1031 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
1032
1033 aioreq_pri $pri;
1034 add $grp aio_scandir $path, 0, sub {
1035 my ($dirs, $nondirs) = @_;
1036
1037 my $dirgrp = aio_group sub {
1038 add $grp aio_rmdir $path, sub {
1039 $grp->result ($_[0]);
1040 };
1041 };
1042
1043 (aioreq_pri $pri), add $dirgrp aio_rmtree "$path/$_" for @$dirs;
1044 (aioreq_pri $pri), add $dirgrp aio_unlink "$path/$_" for @$nondirs;
1045
1046 add $grp $dirgrp;
1047 };
1048
1049 $grp
1050}
1051
1052=item aio_sync $callback->($status)
1053
1054Asynchronously call sync and call the callback when finished.
1055
501=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status) 1056=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
502 1057
503Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback 1058Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback
504with the fsync result code. 1059with the fsync result code.
505 1060
509callback with the fdatasync result code. 1064callback with the fdatasync result code.
510 1065
511If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be 1066If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be
512detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead. 1067detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.
513 1068
1069=item aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)
1070
1071Sync the data portion of the file specified by C<$offset> and C<$length>
1072to disk (but NOT the metadata), by calling the Linux-specific
1073sync_file_range call. If sync_file_range is not available or it returns
1074ENOSYS, then fdatasync or fsync is being substituted.
1075
1076C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_BEFORE>,
1077C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE> and
1078C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_AFTER>: refer to the sync_file_range
1079manpage for details.
1080
1081=item aio_pathsync $path, $callback->($status)
1082
1083This request tries to open, fsync and close the given path. This is a
1084composite request intended to sync directories after directory operations
1085(E.g. rename). This might not work on all operating systems or have any
1086specific effect, but usually it makes sure that directory changes get
1087written to disc. It works for anything that can be opened for read-only,
1088not just directories.
1089
1090Future versions of this function might fall back to other methods when
1091C<fsync> on the directory fails (such as calling C<sync>).
1092
1093Passes C<0> when everything went ok, and C<-1> on error.
1094
1095=cut
1096
1097sub aio_pathsync($;$) {
1098 my ($path, $cb) = @_;
1099
1100 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
1101 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
1102
1103 aioreq_pri $pri;
1104 add $grp aio_open $path, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
1105 my ($fh) = @_;
1106 if ($fh) {
1107 aioreq_pri $pri;
1108 add $grp aio_fsync $fh, sub {
1109 $grp->result ($_[0]);
1110
1111 aioreq_pri $pri;
1112 add $grp aio_close $fh;
1113 };
1114 } else {
1115 $grp->result (-1);
1116 }
1117 };
1118
1119 $grp
1120}
1121
1122=item aio_msync $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
1123
1124This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which only works on mmap(2)ed
1125scalars (see the C<IO::AIO::mmap> function, although it also works on data
1126scalars managed by the L<Sys::Mmap> or L<Mmap> modules, note that the
1127scalar must only be modified in-place while an aio operation is pending on
1128it).
1129
1130It calls the C<msync> function of your OS, if available, with the memory
1131area starting at C<$offset> in the string and ending C<$length> bytes
1132later. If C<$length> is negative, counts from the end, and if C<$length>
1133is C<undef>, then it goes till the end of the string. The flags can be
1134a combination of C<IO::AIO::MS_ASYNC>, C<IO::AIO::MS_INVALIDATE> and
1135C<IO::AIO::MS_SYNC>.
1136
1137=item aio_mtouch $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, flags = 0, $callback->($status)
1138
1139This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed
1140scalars.
1141
1142It touches (reads or writes) all memory pages in the specified
1143range inside the scalar. All caveats and parameters are the same
1144as for C<aio_msync>, above, except for flags, which must be either
1145C<0> (which reads all pages and ensures they are instantiated) or
1146C<IO::AIO::MT_MODIFY>, which modifies the memory page s(by reading and
1147writing an octet from it, which dirties the page).
1148
1149=item aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status)
1150
1151This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on mmap(2)ed
1152scalars.
1153
1154It reads in all the pages of the underlying storage into memory (if any)
1155and locks them, so they are not getting swapped/paged out or removed.
1156
1157If C<$length> is undefined, then the scalar will be locked till the end.
1158
1159On systems that do not implement C<mlock>, this function returns C<-1>
1160and sets errno to C<ENOSYS>.
1161
1162Note that the corresponding C<munlock> is synchronous and is
1163documented under L<MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS>.
1164
1165Example: open a file, mmap and mlock it - both will be undone when
1166C<$data> gets destroyed.
1167
1168 open my $fh, "<", $path or die "$path: $!";
1169 my $data;
1170 IO::AIO::mmap $data, -s $fh, IO::AIO::PROT_READ, IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED, $fh;
1171 aio_mlock $data; # mlock in background
1172
1173=item aio_mlockall $flags, $callback->($status)
1174
1175Calls the C<mlockall> function with the given C<$flags> (a combination of
1176C<IO::AIO::MCL_CURRENT> and C<IO::AIO::MCL_FUTURE>).
1177
1178On systems that do not implement C<mlockall>, this function returns C<-1>
1179and sets errno to C<ENOSYS>.
1180
1181Note that the corresponding C<munlockall> is synchronous and is
1182documented under L<MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS>.
1183
1184Example: asynchronously lock all current and future pages into memory.
1185
1186 aio_mlockall IO::AIO::MCL_FUTURE;
1187
514=item aio_group $callback->(...) 1188=item aio_group $callback->(...)
515
516[EXPERIMENTAL]
517 1189
518This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a 1190This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a
519container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle 1191container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle
520many requests into a single, composite, request. 1192many requests into a single, composite, request with a definite callback
1193and the ability to cancel the whole request with its subrequests.
521 1194
522Returns an object of class L<IO::AIO::GRP>. See its documentation below 1195Returns an object of class L<IO::AIO::GRP>. See its documentation below
523for more info. 1196for more info.
524 1197
525Example: 1198Example:
531 add $grp 1204 add $grp
532 (aio_stat ...), 1205 (aio_stat ...),
533 (aio_stat ...), 1206 (aio_stat ...),
534 ...; 1207 ...;
535 1208
1209=item aio_nop $callback->()
1210
1211This is a special request - it does nothing in itself and is only used for
1212side effects, such as when you want to add a dummy request to a group so
1213that finishing the requests in the group depends on executing the given
1214code.
1215
1216While this request does nothing, it still goes through the execution
1217phase and still requires a worker thread. Thus, the callback will not
1218be executed immediately but only after other requests in the queue have
1219entered their execution phase. This can be used to measure request
1220latency.
1221
536=item IO::AIO::aio_sleep $fractional_seconds, $callback->() *NOT EXPORTED* 1222=item IO::AIO::aio_busy $fractional_seconds, $callback->() *NOT EXPORTED*
537 1223
538Mainly used for debugging and benchmarking, this aio request puts one of 1224Mainly used for debugging and benchmarking, this aio request puts one of
539the request workers to sleep for the given time. 1225the request workers to sleep for the given time.
540 1226
541While it is theoretically handy to have simple I/O scheduling requests 1227While it is theoretically handy to have simple I/O scheduling requests
542like sleep and file handle readable/writable, the overhead this creates 1228like sleep and file handle readable/writable, the overhead this creates is
543is immense, so do not use this function except to put your application 1229immense (it blocks a thread for a long time) so do not use this function
544under artificial I/O pressure. 1230except to put your application under artificial I/O pressure.
545 1231
546=back 1232=back
547 1233
548=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS 1234=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS
549 1235
550All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when 1236All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when
551called in non-void context. 1237called in non-void context.
552 1238
553A request always moves through the following five states in its lifetime,
554in order: B<ready> (request has been created, but has not been executed
555yet), B<execute> (request is currently being executed), B<pending>
556(request has been executed but callback has not been called yet),
557B<result> (results are being processed synchronously, includes calling the
558callback) and B<done> (request has reached the end of its lifetime and
559holds no resources anymore).
560
561=over 4 1239=over 4
562 1240
563=item $req->cancel 1241=item cancel $req
564 1242
565Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution 1243Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution
566when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when 1244when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when
567entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise 1245entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise
568untouched. That means that requests that currently execute will not be 1246untouched (with the exception of readdir). That means that requests that
569stopped and resources held by the request will not be freed prematurely. 1247currently execute will not be stopped and resources held by the request
1248will not be freed prematurely.
1249
1250=item cb $req $callback->(...)
1251
1252Replace (or simply set) the callback registered to the request.
570 1253
571=back 1254=back
572 1255
573=head2 IO::AIO::GRP CLASS 1256=head2 IO::AIO::GRP CLASS
574 1257
601 }; 1284 };
602 1285
603This makes it very easy to create composite requests (see the source of 1286This makes it very easy to create composite requests (see the source of
604C<aio_move> for an application) that work and feel like simple requests. 1287C<aio_move> for an application) that work and feel like simple requests.
605 1288
1289=over 4
1290
606The IO::AIO::GRP objects will be cleaned up during calls to 1291=item * The IO::AIO::GRP objects will be cleaned up during calls to
607C<IO::AIO::poll_cb>, just like any other request. 1292C<IO::AIO::poll_cb>, just like any other request.
608 1293
609They can be canceled like any other request. Canceling will cancel not 1294=item * They can be canceled like any other request. Canceling will cancel not
610only the request itself, but also all requests it contains. 1295only the request itself, but also all requests it contains.
611 1296
612They can also can also be added to other IO::AIO::GRP objects. 1297=item * They can also can also be added to other IO::AIO::GRP objects.
1298
1299=item * You must not add requests to a group from within the group callback (or
1300any later time).
1301
1302=back
613 1303
614Their lifetime, simplified, looks like this: when they are empty, they 1304Their lifetime, simplified, looks like this: when they are empty, they
615will finish very quickly. If they contain only requests that are in the 1305will finish very quickly. If they contain only requests that are in the
616C<done> state, they will also finish. Otherwise they will continue to 1306C<done> state, they will also finish. Otherwise they will continue to
617exist. 1307exist.
618 1308
619That means after creating a group you have some time to add requests. And 1309That means after creating a group you have some time to add requests
620in the callbacks of those requests, you can add further requests to the 1310(precisely before the callback has been invoked, which is only done within
621group. And only when all those requests have finished will the the group 1311the C<poll_cb>). And in the callbacks of those requests, you can add
622itself finish. 1312further requests to the group. And only when all those requests have
1313finished will the the group itself finish.
623 1314
624=over 4 1315=over 4
625 1316
1317=item add $grp ...
1318
626=item $grp->add (...) 1319=item $grp->add (...)
627
628=item add $grp ...
629 1320
630Add one or more requests to the group. Any type of L<IO::AIO::REQ> can 1321Add one or more requests to the group. Any type of L<IO::AIO::REQ> can
631be added, including other groups, as long as you do not create circular 1322be added, including other groups, as long as you do not create circular
632dependencies. 1323dependencies.
633 1324
634Returns all its arguments. 1325Returns all its arguments.
635 1326
1327=item $grp->cancel_subs
1328
1329Cancel all subrequests and clears any feeder, but not the group request
1330itself. Useful when you queued a lot of events but got a result early.
1331
1332The group request will finish normally (you cannot add requests to the
1333group).
1334
636=item $grp->result (...) 1335=item $grp->result (...)
637 1336
638Set the result value(s) that will be passed to the group callback when all 1337Set the result value(s) that will be passed to the group callback when all
639subrequests have finished. By default, no argument will be passed. 1338subrequests have finished and set the groups errno to the current value
1339of errno (just like calling C<errno> without an error number). By default,
1340no argument will be passed and errno is zero.
1341
1342=item $grp->errno ([$errno])
1343
1344Sets the group errno value to C<$errno>, or the current value of errno
1345when the argument is missing.
1346
1347Every aio request has an associated errno value that is restored when
1348the callback is invoked. This method lets you change this value from its
1349default (0).
1350
1351Calling C<result> will also set errno, so make sure you either set C<$!>
1352before the call to C<result>, or call c<errno> after it.
1353
1354=item feed $grp $callback->($grp)
1355
1356Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached
1357generator that generates requests if idle. The idea behind this is that,
1358although you could just queue as many requests as you want in a group,
1359this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For example,
1360C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands C<aio_stat> requests,
1361delaying any later requests for a long time.
1362
1363To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can
1364instead a group and set a feeder on it that generates those requests. The
1365feed callback will be called whenever there are few enough (see C<limit>,
1366below) requests active in the group itself and is expected to queue more
1367requests.
1368
1369The feed callback can queue as many requests as it likes (i.e. C<add> does
1370not impose any limits).
1371
1372If the feed does not queue more requests when called, it will be
1373automatically removed from the group.
1374
1375If the feed limit is C<0> when this method is called, it will be set to
1376C<2> automatically.
1377
1378Example:
1379
1380 # stat all files in @files, but only ever use four aio requests concurrently:
1381
1382 my $grp = aio_group sub { print "finished\n" };
1383 limit $grp 4;
1384 feed $grp sub {
1385 my $file = pop @files
1386 or return;
1387
1388 add $grp aio_stat $file, sub { ... };
1389 };
1390
1391=item limit $grp $num
1392
1393Sets the feeder limit for the group: The feeder will be called whenever
1394the group contains less than this many requests.
1395
1396Setting the limit to C<0> will pause the feeding process.
1397
1398The default value for the limit is C<0>, but note that setting a feeder
1399automatically bumps it up to C<2>.
640 1400
641=back 1401=back
642 1402
643=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS 1403=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
644 1404
1405=head3 EVENT PROCESSING AND EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION
1406
645=over 4 1407=over 4
646 1408
647=item $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno 1409=item $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno
648 1410
649Return the I<request result pipe file descriptor>. This filehandle must be 1411Return the I<request result pipe file descriptor>. This filehandle must be
650polled for reading by some mechanism outside this module (e.g. Event or 1412polled for reading by some mechanism outside this module (e.g. EV, Glib,
651select, see below or the SYNOPSIS). If the pipe becomes readable you have 1413select and so on, see below or the SYNOPSIS). If the pipe becomes readable
652to call C<poll_cb> to check the results. 1414you have to call C<poll_cb> to check the results.
653 1415
654See C<poll_cb> for an example. 1416See C<poll_cb> for an example.
655 1417
656=item IO::AIO::poll_cb 1418=item IO::AIO::poll_cb
657 1419
658Process all outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call this 1420Process some outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call
659regularly. Returns the number of events processed. Returns immediately 1421this regularly. Returns C<0> if all events could be processed (or there
660when no events are outstanding. 1422were no events to process), or C<-1> if it returned earlier for whatever
1423reason. Returns immediately when no events are outstanding. The amount of
1424events processed depends on the settings of C<IO::AIO::max_poll_req> and
1425C<IO::AIO::max_poll_time>.
1426
1427If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the filehandle
1428will still be ready when C<poll_cb> returns, so normally you don't have to
1429do anything special to have it called later.
1430
1431Apart from calling C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> when the event filehandle becomes
1432ready, it can be beneficial to call this function from loops which submit
1433a lot of requests, to make sure the results get processed when they become
1434available and not just when the loop is finished and the event loop takes
1435over again. This function returns very fast when there are no outstanding
1436requests.
661 1437
662Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls 1438Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
663IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority: 1439IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority (more examples can be found in the
1440SYNOPSIS section, at the top of this document):
664 1441
665 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 1442 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
666 poll => 'r', async => 1, 1443 poll => 'r', async => 1,
667 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb); 1444 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
668 1445
669=item IO::AIO::poll_wait 1446=item IO::AIO::poll_wait
670 1447
1448If there are any outstanding requests and none of them in the result
671Wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply does a 1449phase, wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply
672C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to synchronously wait 1450does a C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to
673for some requests to finish). 1451synchronously wait for some requests to finish).
674 1452
675See C<nreqs> for an example. 1453See C<nreqs> for an example.
676 1454
1455=item IO::AIO::poll
1456
1457Waits until some requests have been handled.
1458
1459Returns the number of requests processed, but is otherwise strictly
1460equivalent to:
1461
1462 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1463
677=item IO::AIO::nreqs 1464=item IO::AIO::flush
678 1465
679Returns the number of requests currently outstanding (i.e. for which their 1466Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled.
680callback has not been invoked yet).
681 1467
682Example: wait till there are no outstanding requests anymore: 1468Strictly equivalent to:
683 1469
684 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb 1470 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
685 while IO::AIO::nreqs; 1471 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
686 1472
687=item IO::AIO::flush 1473=item IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs
688 1474
689Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled. 1475=item IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds
690 1476
691Strictly equivalent to: 1477These set the maximum number of requests (default C<0>, meaning infinity)
1478that are being processed by C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> in one call, respectively
1479the maximum amount of time (default C<0>, meaning infinity) spent in
1480C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> to process requests (more correctly the mininum amount
1481of time C<poll_cb> is allowed to use).
692 1482
693 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb 1483Setting C<max_poll_time> to a non-zero value creates an overhead of one
694 while IO::AIO::nreqs; 1484syscall per request processed, which is not normally a problem unless your
1485callbacks are really really fast or your OS is really really slow (I am
1486not mentioning Solaris here). Using C<max_poll_reqs> incurs no overhead.
695 1487
696=item IO::AIO::poll 1488Setting these is useful if you want to ensure some level of
1489interactiveness when perl is not fast enough to process all requests in
1490time.
697 1491
698Waits until some requests have been handled. 1492For interactive programs, values such as C<0.01> to C<0.1> should be fine.
699 1493
700Strictly equivalent to: 1494Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
1495IO::AIO::poll_cb with low priority, to ensure that other parts of the
1496program get the CPU sometimes even under high AIO load.
701 1497
702 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb 1498 # try not to spend much more than 0.1s in poll_cb
703 if IO::AIO::nreqs; 1499 IO::AIO::max_poll_time 0.1;
1500
1501 # use a low priority so other tasks have priority
1502 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
1503 poll => 'r', nice => 1,
1504 cb => &IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1505
1506=back
1507
1508=head3 CONTROLLING THE NUMBER OF THREADS
1509
1510=over
704 1511
705=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads 1512=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads
706 1513
707Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current default 1514Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current
708is C<4>, which means four asynchronous operations can be done at one time 1515default is C<8>, which means eight asynchronous operations can execute
709(the number of outstanding operations, however, is unlimited). 1516concurrently at any one time (the number of outstanding requests,
1517however, is unlimited).
710 1518
711IO::AIO starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and 1519IO::AIO starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and
712no free thread exists. 1520no free thread exists. Please note that queueing up a hundred requests can
1521create demand for a hundred threads, even if it turns out that everything
1522is in the cache and could have been processed faster by a single thread.
713 1523
714It is recommended to keep the number of threads low, as some Linux 1524It is recommended to keep the number of threads relatively low, as some
715kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads (higher 1525Linux kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads
716parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6 versions, 4-32 1526(higher parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6
717threads should be fine. 1527versions, 4-32 threads should be fine.
718 1528
719Under most circumstances you don't need to call this function, as the 1529Under most circumstances you don't need to call this function, as the
720module selects a default that is suitable for low to moderate load. 1530module selects a default that is suitable for low to moderate load.
721 1531
722=item IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads 1532=item IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads
731This module automatically runs C<max_parallel 0> at program end, to ensure 1541This module automatically runs C<max_parallel 0> at program end, to ensure
732that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests. 1542that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests.
733 1543
734Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. 1544Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function.
735 1545
1546=item IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads
1547
1548Limit the number of threads (default: 4) that are allowed to idle
1549(i.e., threads that did not get a request to process within the idle
1550timeout (default: 10 seconds). That means if a thread becomes idle while
1551C<$nthreads> other threads are also idle, it will free its resources and
1552exit.
1553
1554This is useful when you allow a large number of threads (e.g. 100 or 1000)
1555to allow for extremely high load situations, but want to free resources
1556under normal circumstances (1000 threads can easily consume 30MB of RAM).
1557
1558The default is probably ok in most situations, especially if thread
1559creation is fast. If thread creation is very slow on your system you might
1560want to use larger values.
1561
1562=item IO::AIO::idle_timeout $seconds
1563
1564Sets the minimum idle timeout (default 10) after which worker threads are
1565allowed to exit. SEe C<IO::AIO::max_idle>.
1566
736=item $oldnreqs = IO::AIO::max_outstanding $nreqs 1567=item IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
1568
1569This is a very bad function to use in interactive programs because it
1570blocks, and a bad way to reduce concurrency because it is inexact: Better
1571use an C<aio_group> together with a feed callback.
737 1572
738Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you 1573Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you
739try to queue up more than this number of requests, the caller will block until 1574do queue up more than this number of requests, the next call to the
740some requests have been handled. 1575C<poll_cb> (and C<poll_some> and other functions calling C<poll_cb>)
1576function will block until the limit is no longer exceeded.
741 1577
742The default is very large, so normally there is no practical limit. If you 1578The default value is very large, so there is no practical limit on the
743queue up many requests in a loop it often improves speed if you set 1579number of outstanding requests.
744this to a relatively low number, such as C<100>.
745 1580
746Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. 1581You can still queue as many requests as you want. Therefore,
1582C<max_outstanding> is mainly useful in simple scripts (with low values) or
1583as a stop gap to shield against fatal memory overflow (with large values).
747 1584
748=back 1585=back
749 1586
1587=head3 STATISTICAL INFORMATION
1588
1589=over
1590
1591=item IO::AIO::nreqs
1592
1593Returns the number of requests currently in the ready, execute or pending
1594states (i.e. for which their callback has not been invoked yet).
1595
1596Example: wait till there are no outstanding requests anymore:
1597
1598 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
1599 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
1600
1601=item IO::AIO::nready
1602
1603Returns the number of requests currently in the ready state (not yet
1604executed).
1605
1606=item IO::AIO::npending
1607
1608Returns the number of requests currently in the pending state (executed,
1609but not yet processed by poll_cb).
1610
1611=back
1612
1613=head3 MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS
1614
1615IO::AIO implements some functions that might be useful, but are not
1616asynchronous.
1617
1618=over 4
1619
1620=item IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count
1621
1622Calls the C<eio_sendfile_sync> function, which is like C<aio_sendfile>,
1623but is blocking (this makes most sense if you know the input data is
1624likely cached already and the output filehandle is set to non-blocking
1625operations).
1626
1627Returns the number of bytes copied, or C<-1> on error.
1628
1629=item IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice
1630
1631Simply calls the C<posix_fadvise> function (see its
1632manpage for details). The following advice constants are
1633avaiable: C<IO::AIO::FADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_SEQUENTIAL>,
1634C<IO::AIO::FADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_NOREUSE>,
1635C<IO::AIO::FADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::FADV_DONTNEED>.
1636
1637On systems that do not implement C<posix_fadvise>, this function returns
1638ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_fadvise>.
1639
1640=item IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $len, $advice
1641
1642Simply calls the C<posix_madvise> function (see its
1643manpage for details). The following advice constants are
1644avaiable: C<IO::AIO::MADV_NORMAL>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_SEQUENTIAL>,
1645C<IO::AIO::MADV_RANDOM>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_WILLNEED>, C<IO::AIO::MADV_DONTNEED>.
1646
1647On systems that do not implement C<posix_madvise>, this function returns
1648ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<posix_madvise>.
1649
1650=item IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $len, $protect
1651
1652Simply calls the C<mprotect> function on the preferably AIO::mmap'ed
1653$scalar (see its manpage for details). The following protect
1654constants are avaiable: C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ>,
1655C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>.
1656
1657On systems that do not implement C<mprotect>, this function returns
1658ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<mprotect>.
1659
1660=item IO::AIO::mmap $scalar, $length, $prot, $flags, $fh[, $offset]
1661
1662Memory-maps a file (or anonymous memory range) and attaches it to the
1663given C<$scalar>, which will act like a string scalar.
1664
1665The only operations allowed on the scalar are C<substr>/C<vec> that don't
1666change the string length, and most read-only operations such as copying it
1667or searching it with regexes and so on.
1668
1669Anything else is unsafe and will, at best, result in memory leaks.
1670
1671The memory map associated with the C<$scalar> is automatically removed
1672when the C<$scalar> is destroyed, or when the C<IO::AIO::mmap> or
1673C<IO::AIO::munmap> functions are called.
1674
1675This calls the C<mmap>(2) function internally. See your system's manual
1676page for details on the C<$length>, C<$prot> and C<$flags> parameters.
1677
1678The C<$length> must be larger than zero and smaller than the actual
1679filesize.
1680
1681C<$prot> is a combination of C<IO::AIO::PROT_NONE>, C<IO::AIO::PROT_EXEC>,
1682C<IO::AIO::PROT_READ> and/or C<IO::AIO::PROT_WRITE>,
1683
1684C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED> or
1685C<IO::AIO::MAP_PRIVATE>, or a number of system-specific flags (when
1686not available, the are defined as 0): C<IO::AIO::MAP_ANONYMOUS>
1687(which is set to C<MAP_ANON> if your system only provides this
1688constant), C<IO::AIO::MAP_HUGETLB>, C<IO::AIO::MAP_LOCKED>,
1689C<IO::AIO::MAP_NORESERVE>, C<IO::AIO::MAP_POPULATE> or
1690C<IO::AIO::MAP_NONBLOCK>
1691
1692If C<$fh> is C<undef>, then a file descriptor of C<-1> is passed.
1693
1694C<$offset> is the offset from the start of the file - it generally must be
1695a multiple of C<IO::AIO::PAGESIZE> and defaults to C<0>.
1696
1697Example:
1698
1699 use Digest::MD5;
1700 use IO::AIO;
1701
1702 open my $fh, "<verybigfile"
1703 or die "$!";
1704
1705 IO::AIO::mmap my $data, -s $fh, IO::AIO::PROT_READ, IO::AIO::MAP_SHARED, $fh
1706 or die "verybigfile: $!";
1707
1708 my $fast_md5 = md5 $data;
1709
1710=item IO::AIO::munmap $scalar
1711
1712Removes a previous mmap and undefines the C<$scalar>.
1713
1714=item IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef
1715
1716Calls the C<munlock> function, undoing the effects of a previous
1717C<aio_mlock> call (see its description for details).
1718
1719=item IO::AIO::munlockall
1720
1721Calls the C<munlockall> function.
1722
1723On systems that do not implement C<munlockall>, this function returns
1724ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of C<munlockall>.
1725
1726=back
1727
750=cut 1728=cut
751 1729
752# support function to convert a fd into a perl filehandle
753sub _fd2fh {
754 return undef if $_[0] < 0;
755
756 # try to generate nice filehandles
757 my $sym = "IO::AIO::fd#$_[0]";
758 local *$sym;
759
760 open *$sym, "+<&=$_[0]" # usually works under any unix
761 or open *$sym, "<&=$_[0]" # cygwin needs this
762 or open *$sym, ">&=$_[0]" # or this
763 or return undef;
764
765 *$sym
766}
767
768min_parallel 4; 1730min_parallel 8;
769 1731
770END { 1732END { flush }
771 max_parallel 0;
772}
773 1733
7741; 17341;
1735
1736=head1 EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION
1737
1738It is recommended to use L<AnyEvent::AIO> to integrate IO::AIO
1739automatically into many event loops:
1740
1741 # AnyEvent integration (EV, Event, Glib, Tk, POE, urxvt, pureperl...)
1742 use AnyEvent::AIO;
1743
1744You can also integrate IO::AIO manually into many event loops, here are
1745some examples of how to do this:
1746
1747 # EV integration
1748 my $aio_w = EV::io IO::AIO::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&IO::AIO::poll_cb;
1749
1750 # Event integration
1751 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
1752 poll => 'r',
1753 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1754
1755 # Glib/Gtk2 integration
1756 add_watch Glib::IO IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
1757 in => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb; 1 };
1758
1759 # Tk integration
1760 Tk::Event::IO->fileevent (IO::AIO::poll_fileno, "",
1761 readable => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
1762
1763 # Danga::Socket integration
1764 Danga::Socket->AddOtherFds (IO::AIO::poll_fileno =>
1765 \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
775 1766
776=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR 1767=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR
777 1768
778This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks: 1769This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks:
779 1770
780Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests 1771Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests
781can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After 1772can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After
782the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues 1773the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues
783request/result processing, while the child clears the request/result 1774request/result processing, while the child frees the request/result queue
784queue (so the requests started before the fork will only be handled in 1775(so that the requests started before the fork will only be handled in the
785the parent). Threads will be started on demand until the limit ste in the 1776parent). Threads will be started on demand until the limit set in the
786parent process has been reached again. 1777parent process has been reached again.
787 1778
788In short: the parent will, after a short pause, continue as if fork had 1779In short: the parent will, after a short pause, continue as if fork had
789not been called, while the child will act as if IO::AIO has not been used 1780not been called, while the child will act as if IO::AIO has not been used
790yet. 1781yet.
791 1782
1783=head2 MEMORY USAGE
1784
1785Per-request usage:
1786
1787Each aio request uses - depending on your architecture - around 100-200
1788bytes of memory. In addition, stat requests need a stat buffer (possibly
1789a few hundred bytes), readdir requires a result buffer and so on. Perl
1790scalars and other data passed into aio requests will also be locked and
1791will consume memory till the request has entered the done state.
1792
1793This is not awfully much, so queuing lots of requests is not usually a
1794problem.
1795
1796Per-thread usage:
1797
1798In the execution phase, some aio requests require more memory for
1799temporary buffers, and each thread requires a stack and other data
1800structures (usually around 16k-128k, depending on the OS).
1801
1802=head1 KNOWN BUGS
1803
1804Known bugs will be fixed in the next release.
1805
792=head1 SEE ALSO 1806=head1 SEE ALSO
793 1807
794L<Coro>, L<Linux::AIO> (obsolete). 1808L<AnyEvent::AIO> for easy integration into event loops, L<Coro::AIO> for a
1809more natural syntax.
795 1810
796=head1 AUTHOR 1811=head1 AUTHOR
797 1812
798 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> 1813 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
799 http://home.schmorp.de/ 1814 http://home.schmorp.de/

Diff Legend

Removed lines
+ Added lines
< Changed lines
> Changed lines