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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", 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
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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
		31	# AnyEvent integration (EV, Event, Glib, Tk, POE, urxvt, pureperl...)
		32	use AnyEvent::AIO;
		33
29	# AnyEvent integration	34	# EV integration
30	open my $fh, "<&=" . IO::AIO::poll_fileno or die "$!";	35	my $w = EV::io IO::AIO::poll_fileno, EV::READ, \&IO::AIO::poll_cb;
31	my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => 'r', cb => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb });
32		36
33	# Event integration	37	# Event integration
34	Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,	38	Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
35	poll => 'r',	39	poll => 'r',
36	cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);	40	cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
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50	=head1 DESCRIPTION	54	=head1 DESCRIPTION
51		55
52	This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your	56	This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your
53	operating system supports.	57	operating system supports.
54		58
		59	Asynchronous means that operations that can normally block your program
		60	(e.g. reading from disk) will be done asynchronously: the operation
		61	will still block, but you can do something else in the meantime. This
		62	is extremely useful for programs that need to stay interactive even
		63	when doing heavy I/O (GUI programs, high performance network servers
		64	etc.), but can also be used to easily do operations in parallel that are
		65	normally done sequentially, e.g. stat'ing many files, which is much faster
		66	on a RAID volume or over NFS when you do a number of stat operations
		67	concurrently.
		68
		69	While most of this works on all types of file descriptors (for
		70	example sockets), using these functions on file descriptors that
		71	support nonblocking operation (again, sockets, pipes etc.) is very
		72	inefficient. Use an event loop for that (such as the L<Event|Event>
		73	module): IO::AIO will naturally fit into such an event loop itself.
		74
55	Currently, a number of threads are started that execute your read/writes	75	In this version, a number of threads are started that execute your
56	and signal their completion. You don't need thread support in your libc or	76	requests and signal their completion. You don't need thread support
57	perl, and the threads created by this module will not be visible to the	77	in perl, and the threads created by this module will not be visible
58	pthreads library. In the future, this module might make use of the native	78	to perl. In the future, this module might make use of the native aio
59	aio functions available on many operating systems. However, they are often	79	functions available on many operating systems. However, they are often
60	not well-supported (Linux doesn't allow them on normal files currently,	80	not well-supported or restricted (GNU/Linux doesn't allow them on normal
61	for example), and they would only support aio_read and aio_write, so the	81	files currently, for example), and they would only support aio_read and
62	remaining functionality would have to be implemented using threads anyway.	82	aio_write, so the remaining functionality would have to be implemented
		83	using threads anyway.
63		84
64	Although the module will work with in the presence of other threads, it is	85	Although the module will work in the presence of other (Perl-) threads,
65	currently not reentrant, so use appropriate locking yourself, always call	86	it is currently not reentrant in any way, so use appropriate locking
66	C<poll_cb> from within the same thread, or never call C<poll_cb> (or other	87	yourself, always call C<poll_cb> from within the same thread, or never
67	C<aio_> functions) recursively.	88	call C<poll_cb> (or other C<aio_> functions) recursively.
		89
		90	=head2 EXAMPLE
		91
		92	This is a simple example that uses the Event module and loads
		93	F</etc/passwd> asynchronously:
		94
		95	use Fcntl;
		96	use Event;
		97	use IO::AIO;
		98
		99	# register the IO::AIO callback with Event
		100	Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
		101	poll => 'r',
		102	cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
		103
		104	# queue the request to open /etc/passwd
		105	aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
		106	my $fh = shift
		107	or die "error while opening: $!";
		108
		109	# stat'ing filehandles is generally non-blocking
		110	my $size = -s $fh;
		111
		112	# queue a request to read the file
		113	my $contents;
		114	aio_read $fh, 0, $size, $contents, 0, sub {
		115	$_[0] == $size
		116	or die "short read: $!";
		117
		118	close $fh;
		119
		120	# file contents now in $contents
		121	print $contents;
		122
		123	# exit event loop and program
		124	Event::unloop;
		125	};
		126	};
		127
		128	# possibly queue up other requests, or open GUI windows,
		129	# check for sockets etc. etc.
		130
		131	# process events as long as there are some:
		132	Event::loop;
		133
		134	=head1 REQUEST ANATOMY AND LIFETIME
		135
		136	Every C<aio_*> function creates a request. which is a C data structure not
		137	directly visible to Perl.
		138
		139	If called in non-void context, every request function returns a Perl
		140	object representing the request. In void context, nothing is returned,
		141	which saves a bit of memory.
		142
		143	The perl object is a fairly standard ref-to-hash object. The hash contents
		144	are not used by IO::AIO so you are free to store anything you like in it.
		145
		146	During their existance, aio requests travel through the following states,
		147	in order:
		148
		149	=over 4
		150
		151	=item ready
		152
		153	Immediately after a request is created it is put into the ready state,
		154	waiting for a thread to execute it.
		155
		156	=item execute
		157
		158	A thread has accepted the request for processing and is currently
		159	executing it (e.g. blocking in read).
		160
		161	=item pending
		162
		163	The request has been executed and is waiting for result processing.
		164
		165	While request submission and execution is fully asynchronous, result
		166	processing is not and relies on the perl interpreter calling C<poll_cb>
		167	(or another function with the same effect).
		168
		169	=item result
		170
		171	The request results are processed synchronously by C<poll_cb>.
		172
		173	The C<poll_cb> function will process all outstanding aio requests by
		174	calling their callbacks, freeing memory associated with them and managing
		175	any groups they are contained in.
		176
		177	=item done
		178
		179	Request has reached the end of its lifetime and holds no resources anymore
		180	(except possibly for the Perl object, but its connection to the actual
		181	aio request is severed and calling its methods will either do nothing or
		182	result in a runtime error).
		183
		184	=back
68		185
69	=cut	186	=cut
70		187
71	package IO::AIO;	188	package IO::AIO;
		189
		190	use Carp ();
72		191
73	no warnings;	192	no warnings;
74	use strict 'vars';	193	use strict 'vars';
75		194
76	use base 'Exporter';	195	use base 'Exporter';
77		196
78	BEGIN {	197	BEGIN {
79	our $VERSION = '2.0';	198	our $VERSION = '3.23';
80		199
81	our @EXPORT = qw(aio_sendfile aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close aio_stat	200	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	201	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	202	aio_scandir aio_symlink aio_readlink aio_sync aio_fsync
84	aio_group aio_nop);	203	aio_fdatasync aio_sync_file_range aio_pathsync aio_readahead
85	our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb min_parallel max_parallel max_outstanding nreqs);	204	aio_rename aio_link aio_move aio_copy aio_group
		205	aio_nop aio_mknod aio_load aio_rmtree aio_mkdir aio_chown
		206	aio_chmod aio_utime aio_truncate);
		207
		208	our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice));
		209	our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush
		210	min_parallel max_parallel max_idle
		211	nreqs nready npending nthreads
		212	max_poll_time max_poll_reqs);
		213
		214	push @AIO_REQ, qw(aio_busy); # not exported
86		215
87	@IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ';	216	@IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ';
88		217
89	require XSLoader;	218	require XSLoader;
90	XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION);	219	XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION);
91	}	220	}
92		221
93	=head1 FUNCTIONS	222	=head1 FUNCTIONS
94		223
95	=head2 AIO FUNCTIONS	224	=head2 AIO REQUEST FUNCTIONS
96		225
97	All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall	226	All the C<aio_*> calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall
98	with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical,	227	with the same name (sans C<aio_>). The arguments are similar or identical,
99	and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument	228	and they all accept an additional (and optional) C<$callback> argument
100	which must be a code reference. This code reference will get called with	229	which must be a code reference. This code reference will get called with
101	the syscall return code (e.g. most syscalls return C<-1> on error, unlike	230	the syscall return code (e.g. most syscalls return C<-1> on error, unlike
102	perl, which usually delivers "false") as it's sole argument when the given	231	perl, which usually delivers "false") as its sole argument after the given
103	syscall has been executed asynchronously.	232	syscall has been executed asynchronously.
104		233
105	All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle	234	All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle
106	internally until the request has finished.	235	internally until the request has finished.
107		236
108	All requests return objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow further	237	All functions return request objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow
109	manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight.	238	further manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight.
110		239
111	The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and	240	The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and
112	encoded in byte form. The reason for the former is that at the time the	241	encoded as octets. The reason for the former is that at the time the
113	request is being executed, the current working directory could have	242	request is being executed, the current working directory could have
114	changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the	243	changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the
115	current working directory.	244	current working directory anywhere in the program and then use relative
		245	paths.
116		246
117	To encode pathnames to byte form, either make sure you either: a)	247	To encode pathnames as octets, either make sure you either: a) always pass
118	always pass in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir	248	in filenames you got from outside (command line, readdir etc.) without
119	etc.), b) are ASCII or ISO 8859-1, c) use the Encode module and encode	249	tinkering, b) are ASCII or ISO 8859-1, c) use the Encode module and encode
120	your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user	250	your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user
121	environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e)	251	environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e)
122	use something else.	252	use something else to ensure your scalar has the correct contents.
		253
		254	This works, btw. independent of the internal UTF-8 bit, which IO::AIO
		255	handles correctly whether it is set or not.
123		256
124	=over 4	257	=over 4
		258
		259	=item $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri]
		260
		261	Returns the priority value that would be used for the next request and, if
		262	C<$pri> is given, sets the priority for the next aio request.
		263
		264	The default priority is C<0>, the minimum and maximum priorities are C<-4>
		265	and C<4>, respectively. Requests with higher priority will be serviced
		266	first.
		267
		268	The priority will be reset to C<0> after each call to one of the C<aio_*>
		269	functions.
		270
		271	Example: open a file with low priority, then read something from it with
		272	higher priority so the read request is serviced before other low priority
		273	open requests (potentially spamming the cache):
		274
		275	aioreq_pri -3;
		276	aio_open ..., sub {
		277	return unless $_[0];
		278
		279	aioreq_pri -2;
		280	aio_read $_[0], ..., sub {
		281	...
		282	};
		283	};
		284
		285
		286	=item aioreq_nice $pri_adjust
		287
		288	Similar to C<aioreq_pri>, but subtracts the given value from the current
		289	priority, so the effect is cumulative.
		290
125		291
126	=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)	292	=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
127		293
128	Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly	294	Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly
129	created filehandle for the file.	295	created filehandle for the file.
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135	list. They are the same as used by C<sysopen>.	301	list. They are the same as used by C<sysopen>.
136		302
137	Likewise, C<$mode> specifies the mode of the newly created file, if it	303	Likewise, C<$mode> specifies the mode of the newly created file, if it
138	didn't exist and C<O_CREAT> has been given, just like perl's C<sysopen>,	304	didn't exist and C<O_CREAT> has been given, just like perl's C<sysopen>,
139	except that it is mandatory (i.e. use C<0> if you don't create new files,	305	except that it is mandatory (i.e. use C<0> if you don't create new files,
140	and C<0666> or C<0777> if you do).	306	and C<0666> or C<0777> if you do). Note that the C<$mode> will be modified
		307	by the umask in effect then the request is being executed, so better never
		308	change the umask.
141		309
142	Example:	310	Example:
143		311
144	aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub {	312	aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
145	if ($_[0]) {	313	if ($_[0]) {
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148	} else {	316	} else {
149	die "open failed: $!\n";	317	die "open failed: $!\n";
150	}	318	}
151	};	319	};
152		320
		321
153	=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)	322	=item aio_close $fh, $callback->($status)
154		323
155	Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result	324	Asynchronously close a file and call the callback with the result
156	code. I<WARNING:> although accepted, you should not pass in a perl	325	code.
157	filehandle here, as perl will likely close the file descriptor another
158	time when the filehandle is destroyed. Normally, you can safely call perls
159	C<close> or just let filehandles go out of scope.
160		326
161	This is supposed to be a bug in the API, so that might change. It's	327	Unfortunately, you can't do this to perl. Perl I<insists> very strongly on
162	therefore best to avoid this function.	328	closing the file descriptor associated with the filehandle itself.
		329
		330	Therefore, C<aio_close> will not close the filehandle - instead it will
		331	use dup2 to overwrite the file descriptor with the write-end of a pipe
		332	(the pipe fd will be created on demand and will be cached).
		333
		334	Or in other words: the file descriptor will be closed, but it will not be
		335	free for reuse until the perl filehandle is closed.
		336
		337	=cut
163		338
164	=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)	339	=item aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
165		340
166	=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)	341	=item aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval)
167		342
168	Reads or writes C<length> bytes from the specified C<fh> and C<offset>	343	Reads or writes C<$length> bytes from or to the specified C<$fh> and
169	into the scalar given by C<data> and offset C<dataoffset> and calls the	344	C<$offset> into the scalar given by C<$data> and offset C<$dataoffset>
170	callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on error, just	345	and calls the callback without the actual number of bytes read (or -1 on
171	like the syscall).	346	error, just like the syscall).
		347
		348	C<aio_read> will, like C<sysread>, shrink or grow the C<$data> scalar to
		349	offset plus the actual number of bytes read.
		350
		351	If C<$offset> is undefined, then the current file descriptor offset will
		352	be used (and updated), otherwise the file descriptor offset will not be
		353	changed by these calls.
		354
		355	If C<$length> is undefined in C<aio_write>, use the remaining length of
		356	C<$data>.
		357
		358	If C<$dataoffset> is less than zero, it will be counted from the end of
		359	C<$data>.
172		360
173	The C<$data> scalar I<MUST NOT> be modified in any way while the request	361	The C<$data> scalar I<MUST NOT> be modified in any way while the request
174	is outstanding. Modifying it can result in segfaults or WW3 (if the	362	is outstanding. Modifying it can result in segfaults or World War III (if
175	necessary/optional hardware is installed).	363	the necessary/optional hardware is installed).
176		364
177	Example: Read 15 bytes at offset 7 into scalar C<$buffer>, starting at	365	Example: Read 15 bytes at offset 7 into scalar C<$buffer>, starting at
178	offset C<0> within the scalar:	366	offset C<0> within the scalar:
179		367
180	aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub {	368	aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub {
181	$_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!";	369	$_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!";
182	print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n";	370	print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n";
183	};	371	};
184		372
185	=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
186
187	[EXPERIMENTAL due to internal aio_group use]
188
189	Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
190	destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
191	the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok.
192
193	This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first. If
194	rename files with C<EXDEV>, it creates the destination file with mode 0200
195	and copies the contents of the source file into it using C<aio_sendfile>,
196	followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, in that
197	order, and unlinking the C<$srcpath>.
198
199	If an error occurs, the partial destination file will be unlinked, if
200	possible, except when setting atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, where
201	errors are being ignored.
202
203	=cut
204
205	sub 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		373
255	=item aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval)	374	=item aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval)
256		375
257	Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts	376	Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts
258	reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current	377	reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current
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272	C<$in_fh> than are written, and there is no way to find out how many	391	C<$in_fh> than are written, and there is no way to find out how many
273	bytes have been read from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only	392	bytes have been read from C<aio_sendfile> alone, as C<aio_sendfile> only
274	provides the number of bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result	393	provides the number of bytes written to C<$out_fh>. Only if the result
275	value equals C<$length> one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been	394	value equals C<$length> one can assume that C<$length> bytes have been
276	read.	395	read.
		396
277		397
278	=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)	398	=item aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback->($retval)
279		399
280	C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that	400	C<aio_readahead> populates the page cache with data from a file so that
281	subsequent reads from that file will not block on disk I/O. The C<$offset>	401	subsequent reads from that file will not block on disk I/O. The C<$offset>
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287	file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged.	407	file. The current file offset of the file is left unchanged.
288		408
289	If that syscall doesn't exist (likely if your OS isn't Linux) it will be	409	If that syscall doesn't exist (likely if your OS isn't Linux) it will be
290	emulated by simply reading the data, which would have a similar effect.	410	emulated by simply reading the data, which would have a similar effect.
291		411
		412
292	=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status)	413	=item aio_stat $fh_or_path, $callback->($status)
293		414
294	=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status)	415	=item aio_lstat $fh, $callback->($status)
295		416
296	Works like perl's C<stat> or C<lstat> in void context. The callback will	417	Works like perl's C<stat> or C<lstat> in void context. The callback will
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309	aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub {	430	aio_stat "/etc/passwd", sub {
310	$_[0] and die "stat failed: $!";	431	$_[0] and die "stat failed: $!";
311	print "size is ", -s _, "\n";	432	print "size is ", -s _, "\n";
312	};	433	};
313		434
		435
		436	=item aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status)
		437
		438	Works like perl's C<utime> function (including the special case of $atime
		439	and $mtime being undef). Fractional times are supported if the underlying
		440	syscalls support them.
		441
		442	When called with a pathname, uses utimes(2) if available, otherwise
		443	utime(2). If called on a file descriptor, uses futimes(2) if available,
		444	otherwise returns ENOSYS, so this is not portable.
		445
		446	Examples:
		447
		448	# set atime and mtime to current time (basically touch(1)):
		449	aio_utime "path", undef, undef;
		450	# set atime to current time and mtime to beginning of the epoch:
		451	aio_utime "path", time, undef; # undef==0
		452
		453
		454	=item aio_chown $fh_or_path, $uid, $gid, $callback->($status)
		455
		456	Works like perl's C<chown> function, except that C<undef> for either $uid
		457	or $gid is being interpreted as "do not change" (but -1 can also be used).
		458
		459	Examples:
		460
		461	# same as "chown root path" in the shell:
		462	aio_chown "path", 0, -1;
		463	# same as above:
		464	aio_chown "path", 0, undef;
		465
		466
		467	=item aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status)
		468
		469	Works like truncate(2) or ftruncate(2).
		470
		471
		472	=item aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status)
		473
		474	Works like perl's C<chmod> function.
		475
		476
314	=item aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)	477	=item aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)
315		478
316	Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the	479	Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the
317	result code.	480	result code.
318		481
		482
		483	=item aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
		484
		485	[EXPERIMENTAL]
		486
		487	Asynchronously create a device node (or fifo). See mknod(2).
		488
		489	The only (POSIX-) portable way of calling this function is:
		490
		491	aio_mknod $path, IO::AIO::S_IFIFO | $mode, 0, sub { ...
		492
		493
319	=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)	494	=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
320		495
321	Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at	496	Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
322	the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.	497	the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
323		498
		499
324	=item aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)	500	=item aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
325		501
326	Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at	502	Asynchronously create a new symbolic link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
327	the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.	503	the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
328		504
		505
		506	=item aio_readlink $path, $callback->($link)
		507
		508	Asynchronously read the symlink specified by C<$path> and pass it to
		509	the callback. If an error occurs, nothing or undef gets passed to the
		510	callback.
		511
		512
329	=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)	513	=item aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
330		514
331	Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as	515	Asynchronously rename the object at C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath>, just as
332	rename(2) and call the callback with the result code.	516	rename(2) and call the callback with the result code.
333		517
		518
		519	=item aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status)
		520
		521	Asynchronously mkdir (create) a directory and call the callback with
		522	the result code. C<$mode> will be modified by the umask at the time the
		523	request is executed, so do not change your umask.
		524
		525
334	=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)	526	=item aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status)
335		527
336	Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the	528	Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with the
337	result code.	529	result code.
		530
338		531
339	=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)	532	=item aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries)
340		533
341	Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire	534	Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, C<aio_readdir> reads an entire
342	directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be	535	directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries will not be
343	sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries.	536	sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries.
344		537
345	The callback a single argument which is either C<undef> or an array-ref	538	The callback is passed a single argument which is either C<undef> or an
346	with the filenames.	539	array-ref with the filenames.
		540
		541
		542	=item aio_readdirx $pathname, $flags, $callback->($entries, $flags)
		543
		544	Quite similar to C<aio_readdir>, but the C<$flags> argument allows to tune
		545	behaviour and output format. In case of an error, C<$entries> will be
		546	C<undef>.
		547
		548	The flags are a combination of the following constants, ORed together (the
		549	flags will also be passed to the callback, possibly modified):
		550
		551	=over 4
		552
		553	=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DENTS
		554
		555	When this flag is off, then the callback gets an arrayref with of names
		556	only (as with C<aio_readdir>), otherwise it gets an arrayref with
		557	C<[$name, $type, $inode]> arrayrefs, each describing a single directory
		558	entry in more detail.
		559
		560	C<$name> is the name of the entry.
		561
		562	C<$type> is one of the C<IO::AIO::DT_xxx> constants:
		563
		564	C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>, C<IO::AIO::DT_FIFO>, C<IO::AIO::DT_CHR>, C<IO::AIO::DT_DIR>,
		565	C<IO::AIO::DT_BLK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_REG>, C<IO::AIO::DT_LNK>, C<IO::AIO::DT_SOCK>,
		566	C<IO::AIO::DT_WHT>.
		567
		568	C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN> means just that: readdir does not know. If you need to
		569	know, you have to run stat yourself. Also, for speed reasons, the C<$type>
		570	scalars are read-only: you can not modify them.
		571
		572	C<$inode> is the inode number (which might not be exact on systems with 64
		573	bit inode numbers and 32 bit perls). On systems that do not deliver the
		574	inode information, this will always be zero.
		575
		576	=item IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST
		577
		578	When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order where
		579	likely directories come first. This is useful when you need to quickly
		580	find directories, or you want to find all directories while avoiding to
		581	stat() each entry.
		582
		583	If the system returns type information in readdir, then this is used
		584	to find directories directly. Otherwise, likely directories are files
		585	beginning with ".", or otherwise files with no dots, of which files with
		586	short names are tried first.
		587
		588	=item IO::AIO::READDIR_STAT_ORDER
		589
		590	When this flag is set, then the names will be returned in an order
		591	suitable for stat()'ing each one. That is, when you plan to stat()
		592	all files in the given directory, then the returned order will likely
		593	be fastest.
		594
		595	If both this flag and C<IO::AIO::READDIR_DIRS_FIRST> are specified, then
		596	the likely dirs come first, resulting in a less optimal stat order.
		597
		598	=item IO::AIO::READDIR_FOUND_UNKNOWN
		599
		600	This flag should not be set when calling C<aio_readdirx>. Instead, it
		601	is being set by C<aio_readdirx>, when any of the C<$type>'s found were
		602	C<IO::AIO::DT_UNKNOWN>. The absense of this flag therefore indicates that all
		603	C<$type>'s are known, which can be used to speed up some algorithms.
		604
		605	=back
		606
		607
		608	=item aio_load $path, $data, $callback->($status)
		609
		610	This is a composite request that tries to fully load the given file into
		611	memory. Status is the same as with aio_read.
		612
		613	=cut
		614
		615	sub aio_load($$;$) {
		616	my ($path, undef, $cb) = @_;
		617	my $data = \$_[1];
		618
		619	my $pri = aioreq_pri;
		620	my $grp = aio_group $cb;
		621
		622	aioreq_pri $pri;
		623	add $grp aio_open $path, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
		624	my $fh = shift
		625	or return $grp->result (-1);
		626
		627	aioreq_pri $pri;
		628	add $grp aio_read $fh, 0, (-s $fh), $$data, 0, sub {
		629	$grp->result ($_[0]);
		630	};
		631	};
		632
		633	$grp
		634	}
		635
		636	=item aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
		637
		638	Try to copy the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
		639	destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
		640	the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok.
		641
		642	This is a composite request that creates the destination file with
		643	mode 0200 and copies the contents of the source file into it using
		644	C<aio_sendfile>, followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and
		645	uid/gid, in that order.
		646
		647	If an error occurs, the partial destination file will be unlinked, if
		648	possible, except when setting atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, where
		649	errors are being ignored.
		650
		651	=cut
		652
		653	sub aio_copy($$;$) {
		654	my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
		655
		656	my $pri = aioreq_pri;
		657	my $grp = aio_group $cb;
		658
		659	aioreq_pri $pri;
		660	add $grp aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
		661	if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) {
		662	my @stat = stat $src_fh; # hmm, might bock over nfs?
		663
		664	aioreq_pri $pri;
		665	add $grp aio_open $dst, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC, 0200, sub {
		666	if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) {
		667	aioreq_pri $pri;
		668	add $grp aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub {
		669	if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) {
		670	$grp->result (0);
		671	close $src_fh;
		672
		673	my $ch = sub {
		674	aioreq_pri $pri;
		675	add $grp aio_chmod $dst_fh, $stat[2] & 07777, sub {
		676	aioreq_pri $pri;
		677	add $grp aio_chown $dst_fh, $stat[4], $stat[5], sub {
		678	aioreq_pri $pri;
		679	add $grp aio_close $dst_fh;
		680	}
		681	};
		682	};
		683
		684	aioreq_pri $pri;
		685	add $grp aio_utime $dst_fh, $stat[8], $stat[9], sub {
		686	if ($_[0] < 0 && $! == ENOSYS) {
		687	aioreq_pri $pri;
		688	add $grp aio_utime $dst, $stat[8], $stat[9], $ch;
		689	} else {
		690	$ch->();
		691	}
		692	};
		693	} else {
		694	$grp->result (-1);
		695	close $src_fh;
		696	close $dst_fh;
		697
		698	aioreq $pri;
		699	add $grp aio_unlink $dst;
		700	}
		701	};
		702	} else {
		703	$grp->result (-1);
		704	}
		705	},
		706
		707	} else {
		708	$grp->result (-1);
		709	}
		710	};
		711
		712	$grp
		713	}
		714
		715	=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
		716
		717	Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
		718	destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
		719	the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok.
		720
		721	This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first; if
		722	rename fails with C<EXDEV>, it copies the file with C<aio_copy> and, if
		723	that is successful, unlinks the C<$srcpath>.
		724
		725	=cut
		726
		727	sub aio_move($$;$) {
		728	my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
		729
		730	my $pri = aioreq_pri;
		731	my $grp = aio_group $cb;
		732
		733	aioreq_pri $pri;
		734	add $grp aio_rename $src, $dst, sub {
		735	if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) {
		736	aioreq_pri $pri;
		737	add $grp aio_copy $src, $dst, sub {
		738	$grp->result ($_[0]);
		739
		740	if (!$_[0]) {
		741	aioreq_pri $pri;
		742	add $grp aio_unlink $src;
		743	}
		744	};
		745	} else {
		746	$grp->result ($_[0]);
		747	}
		748	};
		749
		750	$grp
		751	}
347		752
348	=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)	753	=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
349		754
350	[EXPERIMENTAL due to internal aio_group use]
351
352	Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to	755	Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to
353	separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of names, ones	756	efficiently separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of
354	you can recurse into (directories or links to them), and ones you cannot	757	names, directories you can recurse into (directories), and ones you cannot
355	recurse into (everything else).	758	recurse into (everything else, including symlinks to directories).
356		759
357	C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that creates of many sub requests_	760	C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that creates of many sub requests_
358	C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding aio requests that	761	C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding aio requests that
359	this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a suitable default	762	this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a suitable default
360	will be chosen (currently 6).	763	will be chosen (currently 4).
361		764
362	On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives	765	On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives
363	two array-refs with path-relative entry names.	766	two array-refs with path-relative entry names.
364		767
365	Example:	768	Example:
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372		775
373	Implementation notes.	776	Implementation notes.
374		777
375	The C<aio_readdir> cannot be avoided, but C<stat()>'ing every entry can.	778	The C<aio_readdir> cannot be avoided, but C<stat()>'ing every entry can.
376		779
		780	If readdir returns file type information, then this is used directly to
		781	find directories.
		782
377	After reading the directory, the modification time, size etc. of the	783	Otherwise, after reading the directory, the modification time, size etc.
378	directory before and after the readdir is checked, and if they match (and	784	of the directory before and after the readdir is checked, and if they
379	isn't the current time), the link count will be used to decide how many	785	match (and isn't the current time), the link count will be used to decide
380	entries are directories (if >= 2). Otherwise, no knowledge of the number	786	how many entries are directories (if >= 2). Otherwise, no knowledge of the
381	of subdirectories will be assumed.	787	number of subdirectories will be assumed.
382		788
383	Then entries will be sorted into likely directories (everything without	789	Then entries will be sorted into likely directories a non-initial dot
384	a non-initial dot currently) and likely non-directories (everything	790	currently) and likely non-directories (see C<aio_readdirx>). Then every
385	else). Then every entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed,	791	entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, likely directories first,
386	likely directories first. If that succeeds, it assumes that the entry	792	in order of their inode numbers. If that succeeds, it assumes that the
387	is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked	793	entry 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	794	seperately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because
389	filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode	795	filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode
390	data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature).	796	data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature), even on systems that cannot return
		797	the filetype information on readdir.
391		798
392	If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the	799	If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the
393	rest of the entries is assumed to be non-directories.	800	rest of the entries is assumed to be non-directories.
394		801
395	This only works with certainty on POSIX (= UNIX) filesystems, which	802	This only works with certainty on POSIX (= UNIX) filesystems, which
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399	as those tend to return 0 or 1 as link counts, which disables the	806	as those tend to return 0 or 1 as link counts, which disables the
400	directory counting heuristic.	807	directory counting heuristic.
401		808
402	=cut	809	=cut
403		810
404	sub aio_scandir($$$) {	811	sub aio_scandir($$;$) {
405	my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_;	812	my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_;
406		813
		814	my $pri = aioreq_pri;
		815
407	my $grp = aio_group $cb;	816	my $grp = aio_group $cb;
408		817
409	$maxreq = 6 if $maxreq <= 0;	818	$maxreq = 4 if $maxreq <= 0;
410		819
411	# stat once	820	# stat once
		821	aioreq_pri $pri;
412	add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {	822	add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {
413	return $grp->result () if $_[0];	823	return $grp->result () if $_[0];
414	my $now = time;	824	my $now = time;
415	my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];	825	my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
416		826
417	# read the directory entries	827	# read the directory entries
		828	aioreq_pri $pri;
418	add $grp aio_readdir $path, sub {	829	add $grp aio_readdirx $path, READDIR_DIRS_FIRST, sub {
419	my $entries = shift	830	my $entries = shift
420	or return $grp->result ();	831	or return $grp->result ();
421		832
422	# stat the dir another time	833	# stat the dir another time
		834	aioreq_pri $pri;
423	add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {	835	add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {
424	my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];	836	my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
425		837
426	my $ndirs;	838	my $ndirs;
427		839
428	# take the slow route if anything looks fishy	840	# take the slow route if anything looks fishy
429	if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) {	841	if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) {
430	$ndirs = -1;	842	$ndirs = -1;
431	} else {	843	} else {
432	# if nlink == 2, we are finished	844	# if nlink == 2, we are finished
433	# on non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2	845	# for non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2
434	$ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2	846	$ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2
435	or return $grp->result ([], $entries);	847	or return $grp->result ([], $entries);
436	}	848	}
437		849
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	@$entries];
444
445	my (@dirs, @nondirs);	850	my (@dirs, @nondirs);
446		851
447	my ($statcb, $schedcb);
448	my $nreq = 0;
449
450	my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group;	852	my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub {
		853	$grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs);
		854	};
451		855
452	$schedcb = sub {	856	limit $statgrp $maxreq;
453	if (@$entries) {	857	feed $statgrp sub {
454	if ($nreq < $maxreq) {	858	return unless @$entries;
455	my $ent = pop @$entries;	859	my $entry = shift @$entries;
		860
		861	aioreq_pri $pri;
		862	add $statgrp aio_stat "$path/$entry/.", sub {
		863	if ($_[0] < 0) {
		864	push @nondirs, $entry;
		865	} else {
		866	# need to check for real directory
		867	aioreq_pri $pri;
		868	add $statgrp aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub {
		869	if (-d _) {
		870	push @dirs, $entry;
		871
		872	unless (--$ndirs) {
		873	push @nondirs, @$entries;
		874	feed $statgrp;
		875	}
		876	} else {
		877	push @nondirs, $entry;
		878	}
456	$nreq++;	879	}
457	add $statgrp aio_stat "$path/$ent/.", sub { $statcb->($_[0], $ent) };
458	}	880	}
459	} elsif (!$nreq) {
460	# finished
461	$statgrp->cancel;
462	undef $statcb;
463	undef $schedcb;
464	$grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs);
465	}	881	};
466	};	882	};
467	$statcb = sub {
468	my ($status, $entry) = @_;
469
470	if ($status < 0) {
471	$nreq--;
472	push @nondirs, $entry;
473	&$schedcb;
474	} else {
475	# need to check for real directory
476	add $grp aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub {
477	$nreq--;
478
479	if (-d _) {
480	push @dirs, $entry;
481
482	if (!--$ndirs) {
483	push @nondirs, @$entries;
484	$entries = [];
485	}
486	} else {
487	push @nondirs, $entry;
488	}
489
490	&$schedcb;
491	}
492	}
493	};
494
495	&$schedcb while @$entries && $nreq < $maxreq;
496	};	883	};
497	};	884	};
498	};	885	};
499		886
500	$grp	887	$grp
501	}	888	}
502		889
		890	=item aio_rmtree $path, $callback->($status)
		891
		892	Delete a directory tree starting (and including) C<$path>, return the
		893	status of the final C<rmdir> only. This is a composite request that
		894	uses C<aio_scandir> to recurse into and rmdir directories, and unlink
		895	everything else.
		896
		897	=cut
		898
		899	sub aio_rmtree;
		900	sub aio_rmtree($;$) {
		901	my ($path, $cb) = @_;
		902
		903	my $pri = aioreq_pri;
		904	my $grp = aio_group $cb;
		905
		906	aioreq_pri $pri;
		907	add $grp aio_scandir $path, 0, sub {
		908	my ($dirs, $nondirs) = @_;
		909
		910	my $dirgrp = aio_group sub {
		911	add $grp aio_rmdir $path, sub {
		912	$grp->result ($_[0]);
		913	};
		914	};
		915
		916	(aioreq_pri $pri), add $dirgrp aio_rmtree "$path/$_" for @$dirs;
		917	(aioreq_pri $pri), add $dirgrp aio_unlink "$path/$_" for @$nondirs;
		918
		919	add $grp $dirgrp;
		920	};
		921
		922	$grp
		923	}
		924
		925	=item aio_sync $callback->($status)
		926
		927	Asynchronously call sync and call the callback when finished.
		928
503	=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)	929	=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
504		930
505	Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback	931	Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback
506	with the fsync result code.	932	with the fsync result code.
507		933
…		…
511	callback with the fdatasync result code.	937	callback with the fdatasync result code.
512		938
513	If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be	939	If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be
514	detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.	940	detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.
515		941
		942	=item aio_sync_file_range $fh, $offset, $nbytes, $flags, $callback->($status)
		943
		944	Sync the data portion of the file specified by C<$offset> and C<$length>
		945	to disk (but NOT the metadata), by calling the Linux-specific
		946	sync_file_range call. If sync_file_range is not available or it returns
		947	ENOSYS, then fdatasync or fsync is being substituted.
		948
		949	C<$flags> can be a combination of C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_BEFORE>,
		950	C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE> and
		951	C<IO::AIO::SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_AFTER>: refer to the sync_file_range
		952	manpage for details.
		953
		954	=item aio_pathsync $path, $callback->($status)
		955
		956	This request tries to open, fsync and close the given path. This is a
		957	composite request intended to sync directories after directory operations
		958	(E.g. rename). This might not work on all operating systems or have any
		959	specific effect, but usually it makes sure that directory changes get
		960	written to disc. It works for anything that can be opened for read-only,
		961	not just directories.
		962
		963	Passes C<0> when everything went ok, and C<-1> on error.
		964
		965	=cut
		966
		967	sub aio_pathsync($;$) {
		968	my ($path, $cb) = @_;
		969
		970	my $pri = aioreq_pri;
		971	my $grp = aio_group $cb;
		972
		973	aioreq_pri $pri;
		974	add $grp aio_open $path, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
		975	my ($fh) = @_;
		976	if ($fh) {
		977	aioreq_pri $pri;
		978	add $grp aio_fsync $fh, sub {
		979	$grp->result ($_[0]);
		980
		981	aioreq_pri $pri;
		982	add $grp aio_close $fh;
		983	};
		984	} else {
		985	$grp->result (-1);
		986	}
		987	};
		988
		989	$grp
		990	}
		991
516	=item aio_group $callback->(...)	992	=item aio_group $callback->(...)
517
518	[EXPERIMENTAL]
519		993
520	This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a	994	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	995	container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle
522	many requests into a single, composite, request.	996	many requests into a single, composite, request with a definite callback
		997	and the ability to cancel the whole request with its subrequests.
523		998
524	Returns an object of class L<IO::AIO::GRP>. See its documentation below	999	Returns an object of class L<IO::AIO::GRP>. See its documentation below
525	for more info.	1000	for more info.
526		1001
527	Example:	1002	Example:
…		…
546	phase and still requires a worker thread. Thus, the callback will not	1021	phase and still requires a worker thread. Thus, the callback will not
547	be executed immediately but only after other requests in the queue have	1022	be executed immediately but only after other requests in the queue have
548	entered their execution phase. This can be used to measure request	1023	entered their execution phase. This can be used to measure request
549	latency.	1024	latency.
550		1025
551	=item IO::AIO::aio_sleep $fractional_seconds, $callback->() *NOT EXPORTED*	1026	=item IO::AIO::aio_busy $fractional_seconds, $callback->() *NOT EXPORTED*
552		1027
553	Mainly used for debugging and benchmarking, this aio request puts one of	1028	Mainly used for debugging and benchmarking, this aio request puts one of
554	the request workers to sleep for the given time.	1029	the request workers to sleep for the given time.
555		1030
556	While it is theoretically handy to have simple I/O scheduling requests	1031	While it is theoretically handy to have simple I/O scheduling requests
557	like sleep and file handle readable/writable, the overhead this creates	1032	like sleep and file handle readable/writable, the overhead this creates is
558	is immense, so do not use this function except to put your application	1033	immense (it blocks a thread for a long time) so do not use this function
559	under artificial I/O pressure.	1034	except to put your application under artificial I/O pressure.
560		1035
561	=back	1036	=back
562		1037
563	=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS	1038	=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS
564		1039
565	All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when	1040	All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when
566	called in non-void context.	1041	called in non-void context.
567
568	A request always moves through the following five states in its lifetime,
569	in order: B<ready> (request has been created, but has not been executed
570	yet), B<execute> (request is currently being executed), B<pending>
571	(request has been executed but callback has not been called yet),
572	B<result> (results are being processed synchronously, includes calling the
573	callback) and B<done> (request has reached the end of its lifetime and
574	holds no resources anymore).
575		1042
576	=over 4	1043	=over 4
577		1044
578	=item cancel $req	1045	=item cancel $req
579		1046
580	Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution	1047	Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution
581	when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when	1048	when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when
582	entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise	1049	entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise
583	untouched. That means that requests that currently execute will not be	1050	untouched (with the exception of readdir). That means that requests that
584	stopped and resources held by the request will not be freed prematurely.	1051	currently execute will not be stopped and resources held by the request
		1052	will not be freed prematurely.
585		1053
586	=item cb $req $callback->(...)	1054	=item cb $req $callback->(...)
587		1055
588	Replace (or simply set) the callback registered to the request.	1056	Replace (or simply set) the callback registered to the request.
589		1057
…		…
633	=item * They can also can also be added to other IO::AIO::GRP objects.	1101	=item * They can also can also be added to other IO::AIO::GRP objects.
634		1102
635	=item * You must not add requests to a group from within the group callback (or	1103	=item * You must not add requests to a group from within the group callback (or
636	any later time).	1104	any later time).
637		1105
638	=item * This does not harmonise well with C<max_outstanding>, so best do
639	not combine C<aio_group> with it. Groups and feeders are recommended for
640	this kind of concurrency-limiting.
641
642	=back	1106	=back
643		1107
644	Their lifetime, simplified, looks like this: when they are empty, they	1108	Their lifetime, simplified, looks like this: when they are empty, they
645	will finish very quickly. If they contain only requests that are in the	1109	will finish very quickly. If they contain only requests that are in the
646	C<done> state, they will also finish. Otherwise they will continue to	1110	C<done> state, they will also finish. Otherwise they will continue to
647	exist.	1111	exist.
648		1112
649	That means after creating a group you have some time to add requests. And	1113	That means after creating a group you have some time to add requests
650	in the callbacks of those requests, you can add further requests to the	1114	(precisely before the callback has been invoked, which is only done within
651	group. And only when all those requests have finished will the the group	1115	the C<poll_cb>). And in the callbacks of those requests, you can add
652	itself finish.	1116	further requests to the group. And only when all those requests have
		1117	finished will the the group itself finish.
653		1118
654	=over 4	1119	=over 4
655		1120
656	=item add $grp ...	1121	=item add $grp ...
657		1122
…		…
661	be added, including other groups, as long as you do not create circular	1126	be added, including other groups, as long as you do not create circular
662	dependencies.	1127	dependencies.
663		1128
664	Returns all its arguments.	1129	Returns all its arguments.
665		1130
		1131	=item $grp->cancel_subs
		1132
		1133	Cancel all subrequests and clears any feeder, but not the group request
		1134	itself. Useful when you queued a lot of events but got a result early.
		1135
666	=item $grp->result (...)	1136	=item $grp->result (...)
667		1137
668	Set the result value(s) that will be passed to the group callback when all	1138	Set the result value(s) that will be passed to the group callback when all
669	subrequests have finished. By default, no argument will be passed.	1139	subrequests have finished and set the groups errno to the current value
		1140	of errno (just like calling C<errno> without an error number). By default,
		1141	no argument will be passed and errno is zero.
		1142
		1143	=item $grp->errno ([$errno])
		1144
		1145	Sets the group errno value to C<$errno>, or the current value of errno
		1146	when the argument is missing.
		1147
		1148	Every aio request has an associated errno value that is restored when
		1149	the callback is invoked. This method lets you change this value from its
		1150	default (0).
		1151
		1152	Calling C<result> will also set errno, so make sure you either set C<$!>
		1153	before the call to C<result>, or call c<errno> after it.
670		1154
671	=item feed $grp $callback->($grp)	1155	=item feed $grp $callback->($grp)
672
673	[VERY EXPERIMENTAL]
674		1156
675	Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached	1157	Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached
676	generator that generates requests if idle. The idea behind this is that,	1158	generator that generates requests if idle. The idea behind this is that,
677	although you could just queue as many requests as you want in a group,	1159	although you could just queue as many requests as you want in a group,
678	this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For	1160	this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For example,
679	example, C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands C<aio_stat>	1161	C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands C<aio_stat> requests,
680	requests, delaying any later requests for a long time.	1162	delaying any later requests for a long time.
681		1163
682	To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can	1164	To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can
683	instead a group and set a feeder on it that generates those requests. The	1165	instead a group and set a feeder on it that generates those requests. The
684	feed callback will be called whenever there are few enough (see C<feed_limit>,	1166	feed callback will be called whenever there are few enough (see C<limit>,
685	below) requests active in the group itself and is expected to queue more	1167	below) requests active in the group itself and is expected to queue more
686	requests.	1168	requests.
687		1169
688	The feed can queue as many requests as it likes (i.e. C<add> does not	1170	The feed callback can queue as many requests as it likes (i.e. C<add> does
689	impose any limits).	1171	not impose any limits).
690		1172
691	If the feed does not queue more requests when called, it will be	1173	If the feed does not queue more requests when called, it will be
692	automatically removed from the group.	1174	automatically removed from the group.
693		1175
694	If the feed limit is C<0>, it will be set to C<2> automatically.	1176	If the feed limit is C<0> when this method is called, it will be set to
		1177	C<2> automatically.
695		1178
696	Example:	1179	Example:
697		1180
698	# stat all files in @files, but only ever use four aio requests concurrently:	1181	# stat all files in @files, but only ever use four aio requests concurrently:
699		1182
700	my $grp = aio_group sub { print "finished\n" };	1183	my $grp = aio_group sub { print "finished\n" };
701	feed_limit $grp 4;	1184	limit $grp 4;
702	feed $grp sub {	1185	feed $grp sub {
703	my $file = pop @files	1186	my $file = pop @files
704	or return;	1187	or return;
705		1188
706	add $grp aio_stat $file, sub { ... };	1189	add $grp aio_stat $file, sub { ... };
707	};	1190	};
708		1191
709	=item feed_limit $grp $num	1192	=item limit $grp $num
710		1193
711	Sets the feeder limit for the group: The feeder will be called whenever	1194	Sets the feeder limit for the group: The feeder will be called whenever
712	the group contains less than this many requests.	1195	the group contains less than this many requests.
713		1196
714	Setting the limit to C<0> will pause the feeding process.	1197	Setting the limit to C<0> will pause the feeding process.
715		1198
		1199	The default value for the limit is C<0>, but note that setting a feeder
		1200	automatically bumps it up to C<2>.
		1201
716	=back	1202	=back
717		1203
718	=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS	1204	=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
		1205
		1206	=head3 EVENT PROCESSING AND EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION
719		1207
720	=over 4	1208	=over 4
721		1209
722	=item $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno	1210	=item $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno
723		1211
…		…
728		1216
729	See C<poll_cb> for an example.	1217	See C<poll_cb> for an example.
730		1218
731	=item IO::AIO::poll_cb	1219	=item IO::AIO::poll_cb
732		1220
733	Process all outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call this	1221	Process some outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call this
734	regularly. Returns the number of events processed. Returns immediately	1222	regularly. Returns C<0> if all events could be processed, or C<-1> if it
735	when no events are outstanding.	1223	returned earlier for whatever reason. Returns immediately when no events
		1224	are outstanding. The amount of events processed depends on the settings of
		1225	C<IO::AIO::max_poll_req> and C<IO::AIO::max_poll_time>.
		1226
		1227	If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the filehandle
		1228	will still be ready when C<poll_cb> returns, so normally you don't have to
		1229	do anything special to have it called later.
736		1230
737	Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls	1231	Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
738	IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority:	1232	IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority:
739		1233
740	Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,	1234	Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
741	poll => 'r', async => 1,	1235	poll => 'r', async => 1,
742	cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);	1236	cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
743		1237
		1238	=item IO::AIO::max_poll_reqs $nreqs
		1239
		1240	=item IO::AIO::max_poll_time $seconds
		1241
		1242	These set the maximum number of requests (default C<0>, meaning infinity)
		1243	that are being processed by C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> in one call, respectively
		1244	the maximum amount of time (default C<0>, meaning infinity) spent in
		1245	C<IO::AIO::poll_cb> to process requests (more correctly the mininum amount
		1246	of time C<poll_cb> is allowed to use).
		1247
		1248	Setting C<max_poll_time> to a non-zero value creates an overhead of one
		1249	syscall per request processed, which is not normally a problem unless your
		1250	callbacks are really really fast or your OS is really really slow (I am
		1251	not mentioning Solaris here). Using C<max_poll_reqs> incurs no overhead.
		1252
		1253	Setting these is useful if you want to ensure some level of
		1254	interactiveness when perl is not fast enough to process all requests in
		1255	time.
		1256
		1257	For interactive programs, values such as C<0.01> to C<0.1> should be fine.
		1258
		1259	Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
		1260	IO::AIO::poll_cb with low priority, to ensure that other parts of the
		1261	program get the CPU sometimes even under high AIO load.
		1262
		1263	# try not to spend much more than 0.1s in poll_cb
		1264	IO::AIO::max_poll_time 0.1;
		1265
		1266	# use a low priority so other tasks have priority
		1267	Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
		1268	poll => 'r', nice => 1,
		1269	cb => &IO::AIO::poll_cb);
		1270
744	=item IO::AIO::poll_wait	1271	=item IO::AIO::poll_wait
745		1272
		1273	If there are any outstanding requests and none of them in the result
746	Wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply does a	1274	phase, wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply
747	C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to synchronously wait	1275	does a C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to
748	for some requests to finish).	1276	synchronously wait for some requests to finish).
749		1277
750	See C<nreqs> for an example.	1278	See C<nreqs> for an example.
751		1279
		1280	=item IO::AIO::poll
		1281
		1282	Waits until some requests have been handled.
		1283
		1284	Returns the number of requests processed, but is otherwise strictly
		1285	equivalent to:
		1286
		1287	IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
		1288
752	=item IO::AIO::nreqs	1289	=item IO::AIO::flush
753		1290
754	Returns the number of requests currently outstanding (i.e. for which their	1291	Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled.
755	callback has not been invoked yet).
756		1292
757	Example: wait till there are no outstanding requests anymore:	1293	Strictly equivalent to:
758		1294
759	IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb	1295	IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
760	while IO::AIO::nreqs;	1296	while IO::AIO::nreqs;
761		1297
762	=item IO::AIO::flush	1298	=back
763		1299
764	Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled.	1300	=head3 CONTROLLING THE NUMBER OF THREADS
765		1301
766	Strictly equivalent to:	1302	=over
767
768	IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
769	while IO::AIO::nreqs;
770
771	=item IO::AIO::poll
772
773	Waits until some requests have been handled.
774
775	Strictly equivalent to:
776
777	IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
778	if IO::AIO::nreqs;
779		1303
780	=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads	1304	=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads
781		1305
782	Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current	1306	Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current
783	default is C<8>, which means eight asynchronous operations can execute	1307	default is C<8>, which means eight asynchronous operations can execute
784	concurrently at any one time (the number of outstanding requests,	1308	concurrently at any one time (the number of outstanding requests,
785	however, is unlimited).	1309	however, is unlimited).
786		1310
787	IO::AIO starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and	1311	IO::AIO starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and
788	no free thread exists.	1312	no free thread exists. Please note that queueing up a hundred requests can
		1313	create demand for a hundred threads, even if it turns out that everything
		1314	is in the cache and could have been processed faster by a single thread.
789		1315
790	It is recommended to keep the number of threads relatively low, as some	1316	It is recommended to keep the number of threads relatively low, as some
791	Linux kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads	1317	Linux kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads
792	(higher parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6	1318	(higher parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6
793	versions, 4-32 threads should be fine.	1319	versions, 4-32 threads should be fine.
…		…
807	This module automatically runs C<max_parallel 0> at program end, to ensure	1333	This module automatically runs C<max_parallel 0> at program end, to ensure
808	that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests.	1334	that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests.
809		1335
810	Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function.	1336	Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function.
811		1337
		1338	=item IO::AIO::max_idle $nthreads
		1339
		1340	Limit the number of threads (default: 4) that are allowed to idle (i.e.,
		1341	threads that did not get a request to process within 10 seconds). That
		1342	means if a thread becomes idle while C<$nthreads> other threads are also
		1343	idle, it will free its resources and exit.
		1344
		1345	This is useful when you allow a large number of threads (e.g. 100 or 1000)
		1346	to allow for extremely high load situations, but want to free resources
		1347	under normal circumstances (1000 threads can easily consume 30MB of RAM).
		1348
		1349	The default is probably ok in most situations, especially if thread
		1350	creation is fast. If thread creation is very slow on your system you might
		1351	want to use larger values.
		1352
812	=item $oldnreqs = IO::AIO::max_outstanding $nreqs	1353	=item IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
813		1354
814	[DEPRECATED]	1355	This is a very bad function to use in interactive programs because it
		1356	blocks, and a bad way to reduce concurrency because it is inexact: Better
		1357	use an C<aio_group> together with a feed callback.
815		1358
816	Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you	1359	Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you
817	try to queue up more than this number of requests, the caller will block until	1360	do queue up more than this number of requests, the next call to the
818	some requests have been handled.	1361	C<poll_cb> (and C<poll_some> and other functions calling C<poll_cb>)
		1362	function will block until the limit is no longer exceeded.
819		1363
820	The default is very large, so normally there is no practical limit. If you	1364	The default value is very large, so there is no practical limit on the
821	queue up many requests in a loop it often improves speed if you set	1365	number of outstanding requests.
822	this to a relatively low number, such as C<100>.
823		1366
824	This function does not work well together with C<aio_group>'s, and their	1367	You can still queue as many requests as you want. Therefore,
825	feeder interface is better suited to limiting concurrency, so do not use	1368	C<max_outstanding> is mainly useful in simple scripts (with low values) or
826	this function.	1369	as a stop gap to shield against fatal memory overflow (with large values).
827
828	Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function.
829		1370
830	=back	1371	=back
831		1372
		1373	=head3 STATISTICAL INFORMATION
		1374
		1375	=over
		1376
		1377	=item IO::AIO::nreqs
		1378
		1379	Returns the number of requests currently in the ready, execute or pending
		1380	states (i.e. for which their callback has not been invoked yet).
		1381
		1382	Example: wait till there are no outstanding requests anymore:
		1383
		1384	IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
		1385	while IO::AIO::nreqs;
		1386
		1387	=item IO::AIO::nready
		1388
		1389	Returns the number of requests currently in the ready state (not yet
		1390	executed).
		1391
		1392	=item IO::AIO::npending
		1393
		1394	Returns the number of requests currently in the pending state (executed,
		1395	but not yet processed by poll_cb).
		1396
		1397	=back
		1398
832	=cut	1399	=cut
833		1400
834	# support function to convert a fd into a perl filehandle
835	sub _fd2fh {
836	return undef if $_[0] < 0;
837
838	# try to generate nice filehandles
839	my $sym = "IO::AIO::fd#$_[0]";
840	local *$sym;
841
842	open *$sym, "+<&=$_[0]" # usually works under any unix
843	or open *$sym, "<&=$_[0]" # cygwin needs this
844	or open *$sym, ">&=$_[0]" # or this
845	or return undef;
846
847	*$sym
848	}
849
850	min_parallel 8;	1401	min_parallel 8;
851		1402
852	END {	1403	END { flush }
853	max_parallel 0;
854	}
855		1404
856	1;	1405	1;
857		1406
858	=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR	1407	=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR
859		1408
860	This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks:	1409	This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks:
861		1410
862	Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests	1411	Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests
863	can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After	1412	can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After
864	the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues	1413	the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues
865	request/result processing, while the child clears the request/result	1414	request/result processing, while the child frees the request/result queue
866	queue (so the requests started before the fork will only be handled in	1415	(so that the requests started before the fork will only be handled in the
867	the parent). Threads will be started on demand until the limit ste in the	1416	parent). Threads will be started on demand until the limit set in the
868	parent process has been reached again.	1417	parent process has been reached again.
869		1418
870	In short: the parent will, after a short pause, continue as if fork had	1419	In short: the parent will, after a short pause, continue as if fork had
871	not been called, while the child will act as if IO::AIO has not been used	1420	not been called, while the child will act as if IO::AIO has not been used
872	yet.	1421	yet.
873		1422
874	=head2 MEMORY USAGE	1423	=head2 MEMORY USAGE
875		1424
		1425	Per-request usage:
		1426
876	Each aio request uses - depending on your architecture - around 128 bytes	1427	Each aio request uses - depending on your architecture - around 100-200
877	of memory. In addition, stat requests need a stat buffer (possibly a few	1428	bytes of memory. In addition, stat requests need a stat buffer (possibly
878	hundred bytes). Perl scalars and other data passed into aio requests will	1429	a few hundred bytes), readdir requires a result buffer and so on. Perl
879	also be locked.	1430	scalars and other data passed into aio requests will also be locked and
		1431	will consume memory till the request has entered the done state.
880		1432
881	This is now awfully much, so queuing lots of requests is not usually a	1433	This is not awfully much, so queuing lots of requests is not usually a
882	problem.	1434	problem.
883		1435
884	Each thread needs a stack area which is usually around 16k, sometimes much	1436	Per-thread usage:
885	larger, depending on the OS.	1437
		1438	In the execution phase, some aio requests require more memory for
		1439	temporary buffers, and each thread requires a stack and other data
		1440	structures (usually around 16k-128k, depending on the OS).
		1441
		1442	=head1 KNOWN BUGS
		1443
		1444	Known bugs will be fixed in the next release.
886		1445
887	=head1 SEE ALSO	1446	=head1 SEE ALSO
888		1447
889	L<Coro>, L<Linux::AIO> (obsolete).	1448	L<AnyEvent::AIO> for easy integration into event loops, L<Coro::AIO> for a
		1449	more natural syntax.
890		1450
891	=head1 AUTHOR	1451	=head1 AUTHOR
892		1452
893	Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>	1453	Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
894	http://home.schmorp.de/	1454	http://home.schmorp.de/

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