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15		15
16	aio_read $fh, 30000, 1024, $buffer, 0, sub {	16	aio_read $fh, 30000, 1024, $buffer, 0, sub {
17	$_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!";	17	$_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!";
18	};	18	};
19		19
20	# AnyEvent	20	# version 2+ has request and group objects
		21	use IO::AIO 2;
		22
		23	my $req = aio_unlink "/tmp/file", sub { };
		24	$req->cancel; # cancel request if still in queue
		25
		26	my $grp = aio_group sub { print "all stats done\n" };
		27	add $grp aio_stat "..." for ...;
		28
		29	# AnyEvent integration
21	open my $fh, "<&=" . IO::AIO::poll_fileno or die "$!";	30	open my $fh, "<&=" . IO::AIO::poll_fileno or die "$!";
22	my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => 'r', cb => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb });	31	my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => 'r', cb => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb });
23		32
24	# Event	33	# Event integration
25	Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,	34	Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
26	poll => 'r',	35	poll => 'r',
27	cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);	36	cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
28		37
29	# Glib/Gtk2	38	# Glib/Gtk2 integration
30	add_watch Glib::IO IO::AIO::poll_fileno,	39	add_watch Glib::IO IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
31	in => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb; 1 };	40	in => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb; 1 };
32		41
33	# Tk	42	# Tk integration
34	Tk::Event::IO->fileevent (IO::AIO::poll_fileno, "",	43	Tk::Event::IO->fileevent (IO::AIO::poll_fileno, "",
35	readable => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);	44	readable => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
36		45
37	# Danga::Socket	46	# Danga::Socket integration
38	Danga::Socket->AddOtherFds (IO::AIO::poll_fileno =>	47	Danga::Socket->AddOtherFds (IO::AIO::poll_fileno =>
39	\&IO::AIO::poll_cb);	48	\&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
40
41		49
42	=head1 DESCRIPTION	50	=head1 DESCRIPTION
43		51
44	This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your	52	This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your
45	operating system supports.	53	operating system supports.
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61	=cut	69	=cut
62		70
63	package IO::AIO;	71	package IO::AIO;
64		72
65	no warnings;	73	no warnings;
		74	use strict 'vars';
66		75
67	use base 'Exporter';	76	use base 'Exporter';
68		77
69	use Fcntl ();
70
71	BEGIN {	78	BEGIN {
72	$VERSION = '1.8';	79	our $VERSION = '2.0';
73		80
74	@EXPORT = qw(aio_sendfile aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close aio_stat	81	our @EXPORT = qw(aio_sendfile aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close aio_stat
75	aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_scandir aio_symlink	82	aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_scandir aio_symlink
76	aio_fsync aio_fdatasync aio_readahead aio_rename aio_link aio_move);	83	aio_fsync aio_fdatasync aio_readahead aio_rename aio_link aio_move
		84	aio_group);
77	@EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb min_parallel max_parallel	85	our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb min_parallel max_parallel max_outstanding nreqs);
78	max_outstanding nreqs);	86
		87	@IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ';
79		88
80	require XSLoader;	89	require XSLoader;
81	XSLoader::load IO::AIO, $VERSION;	90	XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION);
82	}	91	}
83		92
84	=head1 FUNCTIONS	93	=head1 FUNCTIONS
85		94
86	=head2 AIO FUNCTIONS	95	=head2 AIO FUNCTIONS
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93	perl, which usually delivers "false") as it's sole argument when the given	102	perl, which usually delivers "false") as it's sole argument when the given
94	syscall has been executed asynchronously.	103	syscall has been executed asynchronously.
95		104
96	All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle	105	All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle
97	internally until the request has finished.	106	internally until the request has finished.
		107
		108	All requests return objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow further
		109	manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight.
98		110
99	The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and	111	The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and
100	encoded in byte form. The reason for the former is that at the time the	112	encoded in byte form. The reason for the former is that at the time the
101	request is being executed, the current working directory could have	113	request is being executed, the current working directory could have
102	changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the	114	changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the
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170	print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n";	182	print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n";
171	};	183	};
172		184
173	=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)	185	=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
174		186
175	[EXPERIMENTAL]	187	[EXPERIMENTAL due to internal aio_group use]
176		188
177	Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or destination)	189	Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
178	from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok.	190	destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
		191	the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok.
179		192
180	This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first. If	193	This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first. If
181	rename files with C<EXDEV>, it creates the destination file with mode 0200	194	rename files with C<EXDEV>, it creates the destination file with mode 0200
182	and copies the contents of the source file into it using C<aio_sendfile>,	195	and copies the contents of the source file into it using C<aio_sendfile>,
183	followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, in that	196	followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, in that
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190	=cut	203	=cut
191		204
192	sub aio_move($$$) {	205	sub aio_move($$$) {
193	my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;	206	my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
194		207
		208	my $grp = aio_group $cb;
		209
195	aio_rename $src, $dst, sub {	210	add $grp aio_rename $src, $dst, sub {
196	if ($_[0] && $! == Errno::EXDEV) {	211	if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) {
197	aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {	212	add $grp aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
198	if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) {	213	if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) {
199	my @stat = stat $src_fh;	214	my @stat = stat $src_fh;
200		215
201	aio_open $dst, O_WRONLY, 0200, sub {	216	add $grp aio_open $dst, O_WRONLY, 0200, sub {
202	if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) {	217	if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) {
203	aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub {	218	add $grp aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub {
204	close $src_fh;	219	close $src_fh;
205		220
206	if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) {	221	if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) {
207	utime $stat[8], $stat[9], $dst;	222	utime $stat[8], $stat[9], $dst;
208	chmod $stat[2] & 07777, $dst_fh;	223	chmod $stat[2] & 07777, $dst_fh;
209	chown $stat[4], $stat[5], $dst_fh;	224	chown $stat[4], $stat[5], $dst_fh;
210	close $dst_fh;	225	close $dst_fh;
211		226
212	aio_unlink $src, sub {	227	add $grp aio_unlink $src, sub {
213	$cb->($_[0]);	228	$grp->result ($_[0]);
214	};	229	};
215	} else {	230	} else {
216	my $errno = $!;	231	my $errno = $!;
217	aio_unlink $dst, sub {	232	add $grp aio_unlink $dst, sub {
218	$! = $errno;	233	$! = $errno;
219	$cb->(-1);	234	$grp->result (-1);
220	};	235	};
221	}	236	}
222	};	237	};
223	} else {	238	} else {
224	$cb->(-1);	239	$grp->result (-1);
225	}	240	}
226	},	241	},
227		242
228	} else {	243	} else {
229	$cb->(-1);	244	$grp->result (-1);
230	}	245	}
231	};	246	};
232	} else {	247	} else {
233	$cb->($_[0]);	248	$grp->result ($_[0]);
234	}	249	}
235	};	250	};
		251
		252	$grp
236	}	253	}
237		254
238	=item aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval)	255	=item aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval)
239		256
240	Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts	257	Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts
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328	The callback a single argument which is either C<undef> or an array-ref	345	The callback a single argument which is either C<undef> or an array-ref
329	with the filenames.	346	with the filenames.
330		347
331	=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)	348	=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
332		349
		350	[EXPERIMENTAL due to internal aio_group use]
		351
333	Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) and tries to separate the	352	Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to
334	entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of names, ones you can recurse	353	separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of names, ones
335	into (directories), and ones you cannot recurse into (everything else).	354	you can recurse into (directories or links to them), and ones you cannot
		355	recurse into (everything else).
336		356
337	C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that consists of many	357	C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that consists of many sub
338	aio-primitives. C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding	358	requests. C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding aio
339	aio requests that this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a	359	requests that this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a
340	suitable default will be chosen (currently 8).	360	suitable default will be chosen (currently 8).
341		361
342	On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives	362	On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives
343	two array-refs with path-relative entry names.	363	two array-refs with path-relative entry names.
344		364
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353	Implementation notes.	373	Implementation notes.
354		374
355	The C<aio_readdir> cannot be avoided, but C<stat()>'ing every entry can.	375	The C<aio_readdir> cannot be avoided, but C<stat()>'ing every entry can.
356		376
357	After reading the directory, the modification time, size etc. of the	377	After reading the directory, the modification time, size etc. of the
358	directory before and after the readdir is checked, and if they match, the	378	directory before and after the readdir is checked, and if they match (and
359	link count will be used to decide how many entries are directories (if	379	isn't the current time), the link count will be used to decide how many
360	>= 2). Otherwise, no knowledge of the number of subdirectories will be	380	entries are directories (if >= 2). Otherwise, no knowledge of the number
361	assumed.	381	of subdirectories will be assumed.
362		382
363	Then entires will be sorted into likely directories (everything without a	383	Then entries will be sorted into likely directories (everything without
364	non-initial dot) and likely non-directories (everything else). Then every	384	a non-initial dot currently) and likely non-directories (everything
365	entry + C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, likely directories first. This is often	385	else). Then every entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed,
		386	likely directories first. If that succeeds, it assumes that the entry
		387	is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked
		388	seperately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because
366	faster because filesystems might detect the type of the entry without	389	filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode
367	reading the inode data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature). If that succeeds,	390	data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature).
368	it assumes that the entry is a directory or a symlink to directory (which
369	will be checked seperately).
370		391
371	If the known number of directories has been reached, the rest of the	392	If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the
372	entries is assumed to be non-directories.	393	rest of the entries is assumed to be non-directories.
		394
		395	This only works with certainty on POSIX (= UNIX) filesystems, which
		396	fortunately are the vast majority of filesystems around.
		397
		398	It will also likely work on non-POSIX filesystems with reduced efficiency
		399	as those tend to return 0 or 1 as link counts, which disables the
		400	directory counting heuristic.
373		401
374	=cut	402	=cut
375		403
376	sub aio_scandir($$$) {	404	sub aio_scandir($$$) {
377	my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_;	405	my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_;
378		406
		407	my $grp = aio_group $cb;
		408
379	$maxreq = 8 if $maxreq <= 0;	409	$maxreq = 8 if $maxreq <= 0;
380		410
381	# stat once	411	# stat once
382	aio_stat $path, sub {	412	add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {
383	return $cb->() if $_[0];	413	return $grp->result () if $_[0];
		414	my $now = time;
384	my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];	415	my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
385		416
386	# read the directory entries	417	# read the directory entries
387	aio_readdir $path, sub {	418	add $grp aio_readdir $path, sub {
388	my $entries = shift	419	my $entries = shift
389	or return $cb->();	420	or return $grp->result ();
390		421
391	# stat the dir another time	422	# stat the dir another time
392	aio_stat $path, sub {	423	add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {
393	my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];	424	my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
394		425
395	my $ndirs;	426	my $ndirs;
396		427
397	# take the slow route if anything looks fishy	428	# take the slow route if anything looks fishy
398	if ($hash1 ne $hash2) {	429	if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) {
399	$ndirs = -1;	430	$ndirs = -1;
400	} else {	431	} else {
401	# if nlink == 2, we are finished	432	# if nlink == 2, we are finished
402	# on non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2	433	# on non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2
403	$ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2	434	$ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2
404	or return $cb->([], $entries);	435	or return $grp->result ([], $entries);
405	}	436	}
406		437
407	# sort into likely dirs and likely nondirs	438	# sort into likely dirs and likely nondirs
408	# dirs == files without ".", short entries first	439	# dirs == files without ".", short entries first
409	$entries = [map $_->[0],	440	$entries = [map $_->[0],
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414	my (@dirs, @nondirs);	445	my (@dirs, @nondirs);
415		446
416	my ($statcb, $schedcb);	447	my ($statcb, $schedcb);
417	my $nreq = 0;	448	my $nreq = 0;
418		449
		450	my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group;
		451
419	$schedcb = sub {	452	$schedcb = sub {
420	if (@$entries) {	453	if (@$entries) {
421	if ($nreq < $maxreq) {	454	if ($nreq < $maxreq) {
422	my $ent = pop @$entries;	455	my $ent = pop @$entries;
423	$nreq++;	456	$nreq++;
424	aio_stat "$path/$ent/.", sub { $statcb->($_[0], $ent) };	457	add $statgrp aio_stat "$path/$ent/.", sub { $statcb->($_[0], $ent) };
425	}	458	}
426	} elsif (!$nreq) {	459	} elsif (!$nreq) {
427	# finished	460	# finished
		461	$statgrp->cancel;
428	undef $statcb;	462	undef $statcb;
429	undef $schedcb;	463	undef $schedcb;
430	$cb->(\@dirs, \@nondirs) if $cb;	464	$grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs);
431	undef $cb;
432	}	465	}
433	};	466	};
434	$statcb = sub {	467	$statcb = sub {
435	my ($status, $entry) = @_;	468	my ($status, $entry) = @_;
436		469
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438	$nreq--;	471	$nreq--;
439	push @nondirs, $entry;	472	push @nondirs, $entry;
440	&$schedcb;	473	&$schedcb;
441	} else {	474	} else {
442	# need to check for real directory	475	# need to check for real directory
443	aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub {	476	add $grp aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub {
444	$nreq--;	477	$nreq--;
445		478
446	if (-d _) {	479	if (-d _) {
447	push @dirs, $entry;	480	push @dirs, $entry;
448		481
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461		494
462	&$schedcb while @$entries && $nreq < $maxreq;	495	&$schedcb while @$entries && $nreq < $maxreq;
463	};	496	};
464	};	497	};
465	};	498	};
		499
		500	$grp
466	}	501	}
467		502
468	=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)	503	=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
469		504
470	Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback	505	Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback
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475	Asynchronously call fdatasync on the given filehandle and call the	510	Asynchronously call fdatasync on the given filehandle and call the
476	callback with the fdatasync result code.	511	callback with the fdatasync result code.
477		512
478	If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be	513	If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be
479	detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.	514	detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.
		515
		516	=item aio_group $callback->(...)
		517
		518	[EXPERIMENTAL]
		519
		520	This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a
		521	container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle
		522	many requests into a single, composite, request.
		523
		524	Returns an object of class L<IO::AIO::GRP>. See its documentation below
		525	for more info.
		526
		527	Example:
		528
		529	my $grp = aio_group sub {
		530	print "all stats done\n";
		531	};
		532
		533	add $grp
		534	(aio_stat ...),
		535	(aio_stat ...),
		536	...;
		537
		538	=item IO::AIO::aio_sleep $fractional_seconds, $callback->() NOT EXPORTED
		539
		540	Mainly used for debugging and benchmarking, this aio request puts one of
		541	the request workers to sleep for the given time.
		542
		543	While it is theoretically handy to have simple I/O scheduling requests
		544	like sleep and file handle readable/writable, the overhead this creates
		545	is immense, so do not use this function except to put your application
		546	under artificial I/O pressure.
		547
		548	=back
		549
		550	=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS
		551
		552	All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when
		553	called in non-void context.
		554
		555	A request always moves through the following five states in its lifetime,
		556	in order: B<ready> (request has been created, but has not been executed
		557	yet), B<execute> (request is currently being executed), B<pending>
		558	(request has been executed but callback has not been called yet),
		559	B<result> (results are being processed synchronously, includes calling the
		560	callback) and B<done> (request has reached the end of its lifetime and
		561	holds no resources anymore).
		562
		563	=over 4
		564
		565	=item $req->cancel
		566
		567	Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution
		568	when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when
		569	entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise
		570	untouched. That means that requests that currently execute will not be
		571	stopped and resources held by the request will not be freed prematurely.
		572
		573	=back
		574
		575	=head2 IO::AIO::GRP CLASS
		576
		577	This class is a subclass of L<IO::AIO::REQ>, so all its methods apply to
		578	objects of this class, too.
		579
		580	A IO::AIO::GRP object is a special request that can contain multiple other
		581	aio requests.
		582
		583	You create one by calling the C<aio_group> constructing function with a
		584	callback that will be called when all contained requests have entered the
		585	C<done> state:
		586
		587	my $grp = aio_group sub {
		588	print "all requests are done\n";
		589	};
		590
		591	You add requests by calling the C<add> method with one or more
		592	C<IO::AIO::REQ> objects:
		593
		594	$grp->add (aio_unlink "...");
		595
		596	add $grp aio_stat "...", sub {
		597	$_[0] or return $grp->result ("error");
		598
		599	# add another request dynamically, if first succeeded
		600	add $grp aio_open "...", sub {
		601	$grp->result ("ok");
		602	};
		603	};
		604
		605	This makes it very easy to create composite requests (see the source of
		606	C<aio_move> for an application) that work and feel like simple requests.
		607
		608	The IO::AIO::GRP objects will be cleaned up during calls to
		609	C<IO::AIO::poll_cb>, just like any other request.
		610
		611	They can be canceled like any other request. Canceling will cancel not
		612	only the request itself, but also all requests it contains.
		613
		614	They can also can also be added to other IO::AIO::GRP objects.
		615
		616	You must not add requests to a group from within the group callback (or
		617	any later time).
		618
		619	Their lifetime, simplified, looks like this: when they are empty, they
		620	will finish very quickly. If they contain only requests that are in the
		621	C<done> state, they will also finish. Otherwise they will continue to
		622	exist.
		623
		624	That means after creating a group you have some time to add requests. And
		625	in the callbacks of those requests, you can add further requests to the
		626	group. And only when all those requests have finished will the the group
		627	itself finish.
		628
		629	=over 4
		630
		631	=item $grp->add (...)
		632
		633	=item add $grp ...
		634
		635	Add one or more requests to the group. Any type of L<IO::AIO::REQ> can
		636	be added, including other groups, as long as you do not create circular
		637	dependencies.
		638
		639	Returns all its arguments.
		640
		641	=item $grp->result (...)
		642
		643	Set the result value(s) that will be passed to the group callback when all
		644	subrequests have finished. By default, no argument will be passed.
		645
		646	=item $grp->set_feeder ($callback->($grp))
		647
		648	[VERY EXPERIMENTAL]
		649
		650	Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached
		651	generator that generates requests if idle. The idea behind this is that,
		652	although you could just queue as many requests as you want in a group,
		653	this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For
		654	example, C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands C<aio_stat>
		655	requests, delaying any later requests for a long time.
		656
		657	To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can
		658	instead a group and set a feeder on it that generates those requests. The
		659	feeder will be called whenever there are few enough (see C<feeder_limit>,
		660	below) requests active in the group itself and is expected to queue more
		661	requests.
		662
		663	The feeder can queue as many requests as it likes (i.e. C<add> does not
		664	impose any limits).
		665
		666	If the feeder does not queue more requests when called, it will be
		667	automatically removed from the group.
		668
		669	If the feeder limit is C<0>, it will be set to C<2> automatically.
		670
		671	Example:
		672
		673	# stat all files in @files, but only ever use four aio requests concurrently:
		674
		675	my $grp = aio_group sub { print "finished\n" };
		676	$grp->feeder_limit (4);
		677	$grp->set_feeder (sub {
		678	my $file = pop @files
		679	or return;
		680
		681	add $grp aio_stat $file, sub { ... };
		682	});
		683
		684	=item $grp->feeder_limit ($num)
		685
		686	Sets the feeder limit for the group: The feeder will be called whenever
		687	the group contains less than this many requests.
		688
		689	Setting the limit to C<0> will pause the feeding process.
480		690
481	=back	691	=back
482		692
483	=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS	693	=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
484		694
…		…
612	}	822	}
613		823
614	1;	824	1;
615		825
616	=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR	826	=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR
		827
		828	This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks:
617		829
618	Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests	830	Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests
619	can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After	831	can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After
620	the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues	832	the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues
621	request/result processing, while the child clears the request/result	833	request/result processing, while the child clears the request/result
622	queue (so the requests started before the fork will only be handled in	834	queue (so the requests started before the fork will only be handled in
623	the parent). Threats will be started on demand until the limit ste in the	835	the parent). Threads will be started on demand until the limit ste in the
624	parent process has been reached again.	836	parent process has been reached again.
625		837
		838	In short: the parent will, after a short pause, continue as if fork had
		839	not been called, while the child will act as if IO::AIO has not been used
		840	yet.
		841
		842	=head2 MEMORY USAGE
		843
		844	Each aio request uses - depending on your architecture - around 128 bytes
		845	of memory. In addition, stat requests need a stat buffer (possibly a few
		846	hundred bytes). Perl scalars and other data passed into aio requests will
		847	also be locked.
		848
		849	This is now awfully much, so queuing lots of requests is not usually a
		850	problem.
		851
		852	Each thread needs a stack area which is usually around 16k, sometimes much
		853	larger, depending on the OS.
		854
626	=head1 SEE ALSO	855	=head1 SEE ALSO
627		856
628	L<Coro>, L<Linux::AIO>.	857	L<Coro>, L<Linux::AIO> (obsolete).
629		858
630	=head1 AUTHOR	859	=head1 AUTHOR
631		860
632	Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>	861	Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
633	http://home.schmorp.de/	862	http://home.schmorp.de/

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