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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 aioreq_pri 4; # give next request a very high priority
24 my $req = aio_unlink "/tmp/file", sub { };
25 $req->cancel; # cancel request if still in queue
26
27 my $grp = aio_group sub { print "all stats done\n" };
28 add $grp aio_stat "..." for ...;
29
30 # AnyEvent integration
21 open my $fh, "<&=" . IO::AIO::poll_fileno or die "$!"; 31 open my $fh, "<&=" . IO::AIO::poll_fileno or die "$!";
22 my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => 'r', cb => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb }); 32 my $w = AnyEvent->io (fh => $fh, poll => 'r', cb => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb });
23 33
24 # Event 34 # Event integration
25 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 35 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
26 poll => 'r', 36 poll => 'r',
27 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb); 37 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
28 38
29 # Glib/Gtk2 39 # Glib/Gtk2 integration
30 add_watch Glib::IO IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 40 add_watch Glib::IO IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
31 in => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb; 1 }; 41 in => sub { IO::AIO::poll_cb; 1 };
32 42
33 # Tk 43 # Tk integration
34 Tk::Event::IO->fileevent (IO::AIO::poll_fileno, "", 44 Tk::Event::IO->fileevent (IO::AIO::poll_fileno, "",
35 readable => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb); 45 readable => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
36 46
37 # Danga::Socket 47 # Danga::Socket integration
38 Danga::Socket->AddOtherFds (IO::AIO::poll_fileno => 48 Danga::Socket->AddOtherFds (IO::AIO::poll_fileno =>
39 \&IO::AIO::poll_cb); 49 \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
40 50
41
42=head1 DESCRIPTION 51=head1 DESCRIPTION
43 52
44This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your 53This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your
45operating system supports. 54operating system supports.
46 55
56Asynchronous means that operations that can normally block your program
57(e.g. reading from disk) will be done asynchronously: the operation
58will still block, but you can do something else in the meantime. This
59is extremely useful for programs that need to stay interactive even
60when doing heavy I/O (GUI programs, high performance network servers
61etc.), but can also be used to easily do operations in parallel that are
62normally done sequentially, e.g. stat'ing many files, which is much faster
63on a RAID volume or over NFS when you do a number of stat operations
64concurrently.
65
66While this works on all types of file descriptors (for example sockets),
67using these functions on file descriptors that support nonblocking
68operation (again, sockets, pipes etc.) is very inefficient. Use an event
69loop for that (such as the L<Event|Event> module): IO::AIO will naturally
70fit into such an event loop itself.
71
47Currently, a number of threads are started that execute your read/writes 72In this version, a number of threads are started that execute your
48and signal their completion. You don't need thread support in your libc or 73requests and signal their completion. You don't need thread support
49perl, and the threads created by this module will not be visible to the 74in perl, and the threads created by this module will not be visible
50pthreads library. In the future, this module might make use of the native 75to perl. In the future, this module might make use of the native aio
51aio functions available on many operating systems. However, they are often 76functions available on many operating systems. However, they are often
52not well-supported (Linux doesn't allow them on normal files currently, 77not well-supported or restricted (GNU/Linux doesn't allow them on normal
53for example), and they would only support aio_read and aio_write, so the 78files currently, for example), and they would only support aio_read and
54remaining functionality would have to be implemented using threads anyway. 79aio_write, so the remaining functionality would have to be implemented
80using threads anyway.
55 81
56Although the module will work with in the presence of other threads, it is 82Although the module will work with in the presence of other (Perl-)
57currently not reentrant, so use appropriate locking yourself, always call 83threads, it is currently not reentrant in any way, so use appropriate
58C<poll_cb> from within the same thread, or never call C<poll_cb> (or other 84locking yourself, always call C<poll_cb> from within the same thread, or
59C<aio_> functions) recursively. 85never call C<poll_cb> (or other C<aio_> functions) recursively.
86
87=head1 REQUEST ANATOMY AND LIFETIME
88
89Every C<aio_*> function creates a request. which is a C data structure not
90directly visible to Perl.
91
92If called in non-void context, every request function returns a Perl
93object representing the request. In void context, nothing is returned,
94which saves a bit of memory.
95
96The perl object is a fairly standard ref-to-hash object. The hash contents
97are not used by IO::AIO so you are free to store anything you like in it.
98
99During their existance, aio requests travel through the following states,
100in order:
101
102=over 4
103
104=item ready
105
106Immediately after a request is created it is put into the ready state,
107waiting for a thread to execute it.
108
109=item execute
110
111A thread has accepted the request for processing and is currently
112executing it (e.g. blocking in read).
113
114=item pending
115
116The request has been executed and is waiting for result processing.
117
118While request submission and execution is fully asynchronous, result
119processing is not and relies on the perl interpreter calling C<poll_cb>
120(or another function with the same effect).
121
122=item result
123
124The request results are processed synchronously by C<poll_cb>.
125
126The C<poll_cb> function will process all outstanding aio requests by
127calling their callbacks, freeing memory associated with them and managing
128any groups they are contained in.
129
130=item done
131
132Request has reached the end of its lifetime and holds no resources anymore
133(except possibly for the Perl object, but its connection to the actual
134aio request is severed and calling its methods will either do nothing or
135result in a runtime error).
60 136
61=cut 137=cut
62 138
63package IO::AIO; 139package IO::AIO;
64 140
66use strict 'vars'; 142use strict 'vars';
67 143
68use base 'Exporter'; 144use base 'Exporter';
69 145
70BEGIN { 146BEGIN {
71 our $VERSION = '1.8'; 147 our $VERSION = '2.0';
72 148
73 our @EXPORT = qw(aio_sendfile aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close aio_stat 149 our @AIO_REQ = qw(aio_sendfile aio_read aio_write aio_open aio_close aio_stat
74 aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_scandir aio_symlink 150 aio_lstat aio_unlink aio_rmdir aio_readdir aio_scandir aio_symlink
75 aio_fsync aio_fdatasync aio_readahead aio_rename aio_link aio_move); 151 aio_fsync aio_fdatasync aio_readahead aio_rename aio_link aio_move
76 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb min_parallel max_parallel max_outstanding nreqs); 152 aio_copy aio_group aio_nop aio_mknod);
153 our @EXPORT = (@AIO_REQ, qw(aioreq_pri aioreq_nice));
154 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(poll_fileno poll_cb poll_wait flush
155 min_parallel max_parallel nreqs nready npending);
156
157 @IO::AIO::GRP::ISA = 'IO::AIO::REQ';
77 158
78 require XSLoader; 159 require XSLoader;
79 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION); 160 XSLoader::load ("IO::AIO", $VERSION);
80} 161}
81 162
92syscall has been executed asynchronously. 173syscall has been executed asynchronously.
93 174
94All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle 175All functions expecting a filehandle keep a copy of the filehandle
95internally until the request has finished. 176internally until the request has finished.
96 177
178All requests return objects of type L<IO::AIO::REQ> that allow further
179manipulation of those requests while they are in-flight.
180
97The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and 181The pathnames you pass to these routines I<must> be absolute and
98encoded in byte form. The reason for the former is that at the time the 182encoded in byte form. The reason for the former is that at the time the
99request is being executed, the current working directory could have 183request is being executed, the current working directory could have
100changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the 184changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you never change the
101current working directory. 185current working directory.
106your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user 190your pathnames to the locale (or other) encoding in effect in the user
107environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e) 191environment, d) use Glib::filename_from_unicode on unicode filenames or e)
108use something else. 192use something else.
109 193
110=over 4 194=over 4
195
196=item $prev_pri = aioreq_pri [$pri]
197
198Returns the priority value that would be used for the next request and, if
199C<$pri> is given, sets the priority for the next aio request.
200
201The default priority is C<0>, the minimum and maximum priorities are C<-4>
202and C<4>, respectively. Requests with higher priority will be serviced
203first.
204
205The priority will be reset to C<0> after each call to one of the C<aio_*>
206functions.
207
208Example: open a file with low priority, then read something from it with
209higher priority so the read request is serviced before other low priority
210open requests (potentially spamming the cache):
211
212 aioreq_pri -3;
213 aio_open ..., sub {
214 return unless $_[0];
215
216 aioreq_pri -2;
217 aio_read $_[0], ..., sub {
218 ...
219 };
220 };
221
222=item aioreq_nice $pri_adjust
223
224Similar to C<aioreq_pri>, but subtracts the given value from the current
225priority, so effects are cumulative.
111 226
112=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh) 227=item aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh)
113 228
114Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly 229Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a newly
115created filehandle for the file. 230created filehandle for the file.
165 280
166 aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub { 281 aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub {
167 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!"; 282 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!";
168 print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n"; 283 print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n";
169 }; 284 };
170
171=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
172
173[EXPERIMENTAL]
174
175Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or destination)
176from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok.
177
178This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first. If
179rename files with C<EXDEV>, it creates the destination file with mode 0200
180and copies the contents of the source file into it using C<aio_sendfile>,
181followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, in that
182order, and unlinking the C<$srcpath>.
183
184If an error occurs, the partial destination file will be unlinked, if
185possible, except when setting atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, where
186errors are being ignored.
187
188=cut
189
190sub aio_move($$$) {
191 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
192
193 aio_rename $src, $dst, sub {
194 if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) {
195 aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
196 if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) {
197 my @stat = stat $src_fh;
198
199 aio_open $dst, O_WRONLY, 0200, sub {
200 if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) {
201 aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub {
202 close $src_fh;
203
204 if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) {
205 utime $stat[8], $stat[9], $dst;
206 chmod $stat[2] & 07777, $dst_fh;
207 chown $stat[4], $stat[5], $dst_fh;
208 close $dst_fh;
209
210 aio_unlink $src, sub {
211 $cb->($_[0]);
212 };
213 } else {
214 my $errno = $!;
215 aio_unlink $dst, sub {
216 $! = $errno;
217 $cb->(-1);
218 };
219 }
220 };
221 } else {
222 $cb->(-1);
223 }
224 },
225
226 } else {
227 $cb->(-1);
228 }
229 };
230 } else {
231 $cb->($_[0]);
232 }
233 };
234}
235 285
236=item aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval) 286=item aio_sendfile $out_fh, $in_fh, $in_offset, $length, $callback->($retval)
237 287
238Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts 288Tries to copy C<$length> bytes from C<$in_fh> to C<$out_fh>. It starts
239reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current 289reading at byte offset C<$in_offset>, and starts writing at the current
295=item aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status) 345=item aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status)
296 346
297Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the 347Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the
298result code. 348result code.
299 349
350=item aio_mknod $path, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status)
351
352Asynchronously create a device node (or fifo). See mknod(2).
353
354The only portable (POSIX) way of calling this function is:
355
356 aio_mknod $path, IO::AIO::S_IFIFO | $mode, 0, sub { ...
357
300=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) 358=item aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
301 359
302Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at 360Asynchronously create a new link to the existing object at C<$srcpath> at
303the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code. 361the path C<$dstpath> and call the callback with the result code.
304 362
324sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries. 382sorted, and will B<NOT> include the C<.> and C<..> entries.
325 383
326The callback a single argument which is either C<undef> or an array-ref 384The callback a single argument which is either C<undef> or an array-ref
327with the filenames. 385with the filenames.
328 386
387=item aio_copy $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
388
389Try to copy the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
390destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
391the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok.
392
393This is a composite request that it creates the destination file with
394mode 0200 and copies the contents of the source file into it using
395C<aio_sendfile>, followed by restoring atime, mtime, access mode and
396uid/gid, in that order.
397
398If an error occurs, the partial destination file will be unlinked, if
399possible, except when setting atime, mtime, access mode and uid/gid, where
400errors are being ignored.
401
402=cut
403
404sub aio_copy($$;$) {
405 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
406
407 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
408 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
409
410 aioreq_pri $pri;
411 add $grp aio_open $src, O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
412 if (my $src_fh = $_[0]) {
413 my @stat = stat $src_fh;
414
415 aioreq_pri $pri;
416 add $grp aio_open $dst, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC, 0200, sub {
417 if (my $dst_fh = $_[0]) {
418 aioreq_pri $pri;
419 add $grp aio_sendfile $dst_fh, $src_fh, 0, $stat[7], sub {
420 if ($_[0] == $stat[7]) {
421 $grp->result (0);
422 close $src_fh;
423
424 # those should not normally block. should. should.
425 utime $stat[8], $stat[9], $dst;
426 chmod $stat[2] & 07777, $dst_fh;
427 chown $stat[4], $stat[5], $dst_fh;
428 close $dst_fh;
429 } else {
430 $grp->result (-1);
431 close $src_fh;
432 close $dst_fh;
433
434 aioreq $pri;
435 add $grp aio_unlink $dst;
436 }
437 };
438 } else {
439 $grp->result (-1);
440 }
441 },
442
443 } else {
444 $grp->result (-1);
445 }
446 };
447
448 $grp
449}
450
451=item aio_move $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status)
452
453Try to move the I<file> (directories not supported as either source or
454destination) from C<$srcpath> to C<$dstpath> and call the callback with
455the C<0> (error) or C<-1> ok.
456
457This is a composite request that tries to rename(2) the file first. If
458rename files with C<EXDEV>, it copies the file with C<aio_copy> and, if
459that is successful, unlinking the C<$srcpath>.
460
461=cut
462
463sub aio_move($$;$) {
464 my ($src, $dst, $cb) = @_;
465
466 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
467 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
468
469 aioreq_pri $pri;
470 add $grp aio_rename $src, $dst, sub {
471 if ($_[0] && $! == EXDEV) {
472 aioreq_pri $pri;
473 add $grp aio_copy $src, $dst, sub {
474 $grp->result ($_[0]);
475
476 if (!$_[0]) {
477 aioreq_pri $pri;
478 add $grp aio_unlink $src;
479 }
480 };
481 } else {
482 $grp->result ($_[0]);
483 }
484 };
485
486 $grp
487}
488
329=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs) 489=item aio_scandir $path, $maxreq, $callback->($dirs, $nondirs)
330 490
331Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) and tries to separate the 491Scans a directory (similar to C<aio_readdir>) but additionally tries to
332entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of names, ones you can recurse 492efficiently separate the entries of directory C<$path> into two sets of
333into (directories), and ones you cannot recurse into (everything else). 493names, directories you can recurse into (directories), and ones you cannot
494recurse into (everything else, including symlinks to directories).
334 495
335C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that consists of many 496C<aio_scandir> is a composite request that creates of many sub requests_
336aio-primitives. C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding 497C<$maxreq> specifies the maximum number of outstanding aio requests that
337aio requests that this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a 498this function generates. If it is C<< <= 0 >>, then a suitable default
338suitable default will be chosen (currently 8). 499will be chosen (currently 4).
339 500
340On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives 501On error, the callback is called without arguments, otherwise it receives
341two array-refs with path-relative entry names. 502two array-refs with path-relative entry names.
342 503
343Example: 504Example:
351Implementation notes. 512Implementation notes.
352 513
353The C<aio_readdir> cannot be avoided, but C<stat()>'ing every entry can. 514The C<aio_readdir> cannot be avoided, but C<stat()>'ing every entry can.
354 515
355After reading the directory, the modification time, size etc. of the 516After reading the directory, the modification time, size etc. of the
356directory before and after the readdir is checked, and if they match, the 517directory before and after the readdir is checked, and if they match (and
357link count will be used to decide how many entries are directories (if 518isn't the current time), the link count will be used to decide how many
358>= 2). Otherwise, no knowledge of the number of subdirectories will be 519entries are directories (if >= 2). Otherwise, no knowledge of the number
359assumed. 520of subdirectories will be assumed.
360 521
361Then entires will be sorted into likely directories (everything without a 522Then entries will be sorted into likely directories (everything without
362non-initial dot) and likely non-directories (everything else). Then every 523a non-initial dot currently) and likely non-directories (everything
363entry + C</.> will be C<stat>'ed, likely directories first. This is often 524else). Then every entry plus an appended C</.> will be C<stat>'ed,
525likely directories first. If that succeeds, it assumes that the entry
526is a directory or a symlink to directory (which will be checked
527seperately). This is often faster than stat'ing the entry itself because
364faster because filesystems might detect the type of the entry without 528filesystems might detect the type of the entry without reading the inode
365reading the inode data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature). If that succeeds, 529data (e.g. ext2fs filetype feature).
366it assumes that the entry is a directory or a symlink to directory (which
367will be checked seperately).
368 530
369If the known number of directories has been reached, the rest of the 531If the known number of directories (link count - 2) has been reached, the
370entries is assumed to be non-directories. 532rest of the entries is assumed to be non-directories.
533
534This only works with certainty on POSIX (= UNIX) filesystems, which
535fortunately are the vast majority of filesystems around.
536
537It will also likely work on non-POSIX filesystems with reduced efficiency
538as those tend to return 0 or 1 as link counts, which disables the
539directory counting heuristic.
371 540
372=cut 541=cut
373 542
374sub aio_scandir($$$) { 543sub aio_scandir($$$) {
375 my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_; 544 my ($path, $maxreq, $cb) = @_;
376 545
546 my $pri = aioreq_pri;
547
548 my $grp = aio_group $cb;
549
377 $maxreq = 8 if $maxreq <= 0; 550 $maxreq = 4 if $maxreq <= 0;
378 551
379 # stat once 552 # stat once
553 aioreq_pri $pri;
380 aio_stat $path, sub { 554 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {
381 return $cb->() if $_[0]; 555 return $grp->result () if $_[0];
556 my $now = time;
382 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9]; 557 my $hash1 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
383 558
384 # read the directory entries 559 # read the directory entries
560 aioreq_pri $pri;
385 aio_readdir $path, sub { 561 add $grp aio_readdir $path, sub {
386 my $entries = shift 562 my $entries = shift
387 or return $cb->(); 563 or return $grp->result ();
388 564
389 # stat the dir another time 565 # stat the dir another time
566 aioreq_pri $pri;
390 aio_stat $path, sub { 567 add $grp aio_stat $path, sub {
391 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9]; 568 my $hash2 = join ":", (stat _)[0,1,3,7,9];
392 569
393 my $ndirs; 570 my $ndirs;
394 571
395 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy 572 # take the slow route if anything looks fishy
396 if ($hash1 ne $hash2) { 573 if ($hash1 ne $hash2 or (stat _)[9] == $now) {
397 $ndirs = -1; 574 $ndirs = -1;
398 } else { 575 } else {
399 # if nlink == 2, we are finished 576 # if nlink == 2, we are finished
400 # on non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2 577 # on non-posix-fs's, we rely on nlink < 2
401 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2 578 $ndirs = (stat _)[3] - 2
402 or return $cb->([], $entries); 579 or return $grp->result ([], $entries);
403 } 580 }
404 581
405 # sort into likely dirs and likely nondirs 582 # sort into likely dirs and likely nondirs
406 # dirs == files without ".", short entries first 583 # dirs == files without ".", short entries first
407 $entries = [map $_->[0], 584 $entries = [map $_->[0],
409 map [$_, sprintf "%s%04d", (/.\./ ? "1" : "0"), length], 586 map [$_, sprintf "%s%04d", (/.\./ ? "1" : "0"), length],
410 @$entries]; 587 @$entries];
411 588
412 my (@dirs, @nondirs); 589 my (@dirs, @nondirs);
413 590
414 my ($statcb, $schedcb); 591 my $statgrp = add $grp aio_group sub {
415 my $nreq = 0; 592 $grp->result (\@dirs, \@nondirs);
593 };
416 594
417 $schedcb = sub { 595 limit $statgrp $maxreq;
418 if (@$entries) { 596 feed $statgrp sub {
419 if ($nreq < $maxreq) { 597 return unless @$entries;
420 my $ent = pop @$entries; 598 my $entry = pop @$entries;
599
600 aioreq_pri $pri;
601 add $statgrp aio_stat "$path/$entry/.", sub {
602 if ($_[0] < 0) {
603 push @nondirs, $entry;
604 } else {
605 # need to check for real directory
606 aioreq_pri $pri;
607 add $statgrp aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub {
608 if (-d _) {
609 push @dirs, $entry;
610
611 unless (--$ndirs) {
612 push @nondirs, @$entries;
613 feed $statgrp;
614 }
615 } else {
616 push @nondirs, $entry;
617 }
421 $nreq++; 618 }
422 aio_stat "$path/$ent/.", sub { $statcb->($_[0], $ent) };
423 } 619 }
424 } elsif (!$nreq) {
425 # finished
426 undef $statcb;
427 undef $schedcb;
428 $cb->(\@dirs, \@nondirs) if $cb;
429 undef $cb;
430 } 620 };
431 }; 621 };
432 $statcb = sub {
433 my ($status, $entry) = @_;
434
435 if ($status < 0) {
436 $nreq--;
437 push @nondirs, $entry;
438 &$schedcb;
439 } else {
440 # need to check for real directory
441 aio_lstat "$path/$entry", sub {
442 $nreq--;
443
444 if (-d _) {
445 push @dirs, $entry;
446
447 if (!--$ndirs) {
448 push @nondirs, @$entries;
449 $entries = [];
450 }
451 } else {
452 push @nondirs, $entry;
453 }
454
455 &$schedcb;
456 }
457 }
458 };
459
460 &$schedcb while @$entries && $nreq < $maxreq;
461 }; 622 };
462 }; 623 };
463 }; 624 };
625
626 $grp
464} 627}
465 628
466=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status) 629=item aio_fsync $fh, $callback->($status)
467 630
468Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback 631Asynchronously call fsync on the given filehandle and call the callback
473Asynchronously call fdatasync on the given filehandle and call the 636Asynchronously call fdatasync on the given filehandle and call the
474callback with the fdatasync result code. 637callback with the fdatasync result code.
475 638
476If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be 639If this call isn't available because your OS lacks it or it couldn't be
477detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead. 640detected, it will be emulated by calling C<fsync> instead.
641
642=item aio_group $callback->(...)
643
644This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it is a
645container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want to bundle
646many requests into a single, composite, request with a definite callback
647and the ability to cancel the whole request with its subrequests.
648
649Returns an object of class L<IO::AIO::GRP>. See its documentation below
650for more info.
651
652Example:
653
654 my $grp = aio_group sub {
655 print "all stats done\n";
656 };
657
658 add $grp
659 (aio_stat ...),
660 (aio_stat ...),
661 ...;
662
663=item aio_nop $callback->()
664
665This is a special request - it does nothing in itself and is only used for
666side effects, such as when you want to add a dummy request to a group so
667that finishing the requests in the group depends on executing the given
668code.
669
670While this request does nothing, it still goes through the execution
671phase and still requires a worker thread. Thus, the callback will not
672be executed immediately but only after other requests in the queue have
673entered their execution phase. This can be used to measure request
674latency.
675
676=item IO::AIO::aio_busy $fractional_seconds, $callback->() *NOT EXPORTED*
677
678Mainly used for debugging and benchmarking, this aio request puts one of
679the request workers to sleep for the given time.
680
681While it is theoretically handy to have simple I/O scheduling requests
682like sleep and file handle readable/writable, the overhead this creates is
683immense (it blocks a thread for a long time) so do not use this function
684except to put your application under artificial I/O pressure.
685
686=back
687
688=head2 IO::AIO::REQ CLASS
689
690All non-aggregate C<aio_*> functions return an object of this class when
691called in non-void context.
692
693=over 4
694
695=item cancel $req
696
697Cancels the request, if possible. Has the effect of skipping execution
698when entering the B<execute> state and skipping calling the callback when
699entering the the B<result> state, but will leave the request otherwise
700untouched. That means that requests that currently execute will not be
701stopped and resources held by the request will not be freed prematurely.
702
703=item cb $req $callback->(...)
704
705Replace (or simply set) the callback registered to the request.
706
707=back
708
709=head2 IO::AIO::GRP CLASS
710
711This class is a subclass of L<IO::AIO::REQ>, so all its methods apply to
712objects of this class, too.
713
714A IO::AIO::GRP object is a special request that can contain multiple other
715aio requests.
716
717You create one by calling the C<aio_group> constructing function with a
718callback that will be called when all contained requests have entered the
719C<done> state:
720
721 my $grp = aio_group sub {
722 print "all requests are done\n";
723 };
724
725You add requests by calling the C<add> method with one or more
726C<IO::AIO::REQ> objects:
727
728 $grp->add (aio_unlink "...");
729
730 add $grp aio_stat "...", sub {
731 $_[0] or return $grp->result ("error");
732
733 # add another request dynamically, if first succeeded
734 add $grp aio_open "...", sub {
735 $grp->result ("ok");
736 };
737 };
738
739This makes it very easy to create composite requests (see the source of
740C<aio_move> for an application) that work and feel like simple requests.
741
742=over 4
743
744=item * The IO::AIO::GRP objects will be cleaned up during calls to
745C<IO::AIO::poll_cb>, just like any other request.
746
747=item * They can be canceled like any other request. Canceling will cancel not
748only the request itself, but also all requests it contains.
749
750=item * They can also can also be added to other IO::AIO::GRP objects.
751
752=item * You must not add requests to a group from within the group callback (or
753any later time).
754
755=back
756
757Their lifetime, simplified, looks like this: when they are empty, they
758will finish very quickly. If they contain only requests that are in the
759C<done> state, they will also finish. Otherwise they will continue to
760exist.
761
762That means after creating a group you have some time to add requests. And
763in the callbacks of those requests, you can add further requests to the
764group. And only when all those requests have finished will the the group
765itself finish.
766
767=over 4
768
769=item add $grp ...
770
771=item $grp->add (...)
772
773Add one or more requests to the group. Any type of L<IO::AIO::REQ> can
774be added, including other groups, as long as you do not create circular
775dependencies.
776
777Returns all its arguments.
778
779=item $grp->cancel_subs
780
781Cancel all subrequests and clears any feeder, but not the group request
782itself. Useful when you queued a lot of events but got a result early.
783
784=item $grp->result (...)
785
786Set the result value(s) that will be passed to the group callback when all
787subrequests have finished and set thre groups errno to the current value
788of errno (just like calling C<errno> without an error number). By default,
789no argument will be passed and errno is zero.
790
791=item $grp->errno ([$errno])
792
793Sets the group errno value to C<$errno>, or the current value of errno
794when the argument is missing.
795
796Every aio request has an associated errno value that is restored when
797the callback is invoked. This method lets you change this value from its
798default (0).
799
800Calling C<result> will also set errno, so make sure you either set C<$!>
801before the call to C<result>, or call c<errno> after it.
802
803=item feed $grp $callback->($grp)
804
805Sets a feeder/generator on this group: every group can have an attached
806generator that generates requests if idle. The idea behind this is that,
807although you could just queue as many requests as you want in a group,
808this might starve other requests for a potentially long time. For
809example, C<aio_scandir> might generate hundreds of thousands C<aio_stat>
810requests, delaying any later requests for a long time.
811
812To avoid this, and allow incremental generation of requests, you can
813instead a group and set a feeder on it that generates those requests. The
814feed callback will be called whenever there are few enough (see C<limit>,
815below) requests active in the group itself and is expected to queue more
816requests.
817
818The feed callback can queue as many requests as it likes (i.e. C<add> does
819not impose any limits).
820
821If the feed does not queue more requests when called, it will be
822automatically removed from the group.
823
824If the feed limit is C<0>, it will be set to C<2> automatically.
825
826Example:
827
828 # stat all files in @files, but only ever use four aio requests concurrently:
829
830 my $grp = aio_group sub { print "finished\n" };
831 limit $grp 4;
832 feed $grp sub {
833 my $file = pop @files
834 or return;
835
836 add $grp aio_stat $file, sub { ... };
837 };
838
839=item limit $grp $num
840
841Sets the feeder limit for the group: The feeder will be called whenever
842the group contains less than this many requests.
843
844Setting the limit to C<0> will pause the feeding process.
478 845
479=back 846=back
480 847
481=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS 848=head2 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
482 849
495 862
496Process all outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call this 863Process all outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call this
497regularly. Returns the number of events processed. Returns immediately 864regularly. Returns the number of events processed. Returns immediately
498when no events are outstanding. 865when no events are outstanding.
499 866
867If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the filehandle
868will still be ready when C<poll_cb> returns.
869
500Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls 870Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
501IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority: 871IO::AIO::poll_cb with high priority:
502 872
503 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, 873 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
504 poll => 'r', async => 1, 874 poll => 'r', async => 1,
505 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb); 875 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
506 876
877=item IO::AIO::poll_some $max_requests
878
879Similar to C<poll_cb>, but only processes up to C<$max_requests> requests
880at a time.
881
882Useful if you want to ensure some level of interactiveness when perl is
883not fast enough to process all requests in time.
884
885Example: Install an Event watcher that automatically calls
886IO::AIO::poll_some with low priority, to ensure that other parts of the
887program get the CPU sometimes even under high AIO load.
888
889 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
890 poll => 'r', nice => 1,
891 cb => sub { IO::AIO::poll_some 256 });
892
507=item IO::AIO::poll_wait 893=item IO::AIO::poll_wait
508 894
509Wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply does a 895Wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply does a
510C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to synchronously wait 896C<select> on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to synchronously wait
511for some requests to finish). 897for some requests to finish).
512 898
513See C<nreqs> for an example. 899See C<nreqs> for an example.
514 900
515=item IO::AIO::nreqs 901=item IO::AIO::nreqs
516 902
517Returns the number of requests currently outstanding (i.e. for which their 903Returns the number of requests currently in the ready, execute or pending
518callback has not been invoked yet). 904states (i.e. for which their callback has not been invoked yet).
519 905
520Example: wait till there are no outstanding requests anymore: 906Example: wait till there are no outstanding requests anymore:
521 907
522 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb 908 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
523 while IO::AIO::nreqs; 909 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
524 910
911=item IO::AIO::nready
912
913Returns the number of requests currently in the ready state (not yet
914executed).
915
916=item IO::AIO::npending
917
918Returns the number of requests currently in the pending state (executed,
919but not yet processed by poll_cb).
920
525=item IO::AIO::flush 921=item IO::AIO::flush
526 922
527Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled. 923Wait till all outstanding AIO requests have been handled.
528 924
529Strictly equivalent to: 925Strictly equivalent to:
540 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb 936 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
541 if IO::AIO::nreqs; 937 if IO::AIO::nreqs;
542 938
543=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads 939=item IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads
544 940
545Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current default 941Set the minimum number of AIO threads to C<$nthreads>. The current
546is C<4>, which means four asynchronous operations can be done at one time 942default is C<8>, which means eight asynchronous operations can execute
547(the number of outstanding operations, however, is unlimited). 943concurrently at any one time (the number of outstanding requests,
944however, is unlimited).
548 945
549IO::AIO starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and 946IO::AIO starts threads only on demand, when an AIO request is queued and
550no free thread exists. 947no free thread exists.
551 948
552It is recommended to keep the number of threads low, as some Linux 949It is recommended to keep the number of threads relatively low, as some
553kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads (higher 950Linux kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads
554parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6 versions, 4-32 951(higher parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6
555threads should be fine. 952versions, 4-32 threads should be fine.
556 953
557Under most circumstances you don't need to call this function, as the 954Under most circumstances you don't need to call this function, as the
558module selects a default that is suitable for low to moderate load. 955module selects a default that is suitable for low to moderate load.
559 956
560=item IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads 957=item IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads
569This module automatically runs C<max_parallel 0> at program end, to ensure 966This module automatically runs C<max_parallel 0> at program end, to ensure
570that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests. 967that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding requests.
571 968
572Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. 969Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function.
573 970
574=item $oldnreqs = IO::AIO::max_outstanding $nreqs 971=item $oldmaxreqs = IO::AIO::max_outstanding $maxreqs
972
973This is a very bad function to use in interactive programs because it
974blocks, and a bad way to reduce concurrency because it is inexact: Better
975use an C<aio_group> together with a feed callback.
575 976
576Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you 977Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to C<$nreqs>. If you
577try to queue up more than this number of requests, the caller will block until 978to queue up more than this number of requests, the next call to the
578some requests have been handled. 979C<poll_cb> (and C<poll_some> and other functions calling C<poll_cb>)
980function will block until the limit is no longer exceeded.
579 981
580The default is very large, so normally there is no practical limit. If you 982The default value is very large, so there is no practical limit on the
581queue up many requests in a loop it often improves speed if you set 983number of outstanding requests.
582this to a relatively low number, such as C<100>.
583 984
584Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function. 985You can still queue as many requests as you want. Therefore,
986C<max_oustsanding> is mainly useful in simple scripts (with low values) or
987as a stop gap to shield against fatal memory overflow (with large values).
585 988
586=back 989=back
587 990
588=cut 991=cut
589 992
601 or return undef; 1004 or return undef;
602 1005
603 *$sym 1006 *$sym
604} 1007}
605 1008
606min_parallel 4; 1009min_parallel 8;
607 1010
608END { 1011END {
609 max_parallel 0; 1012 min_parallel 1;
610} 1013 flush;
1014};
611 1015
6121; 10161;
613 1017
614=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR 1018=head2 FORK BEHAVIOUR
1019
1020This module should do "the right thing" when the process using it forks:
615 1021
616Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests 1022Before the fork, IO::AIO enters a quiescent state where no requests
617can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After 1023can be added in other threads and no results will be processed. After
618the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues 1024the fork the parent simply leaves the quiescent state and continues
619request/result processing, while the child clears the request/result 1025request/result processing, while the child frees the request/result queue
620queue (so the requests started before the fork will only be handled in 1026(so that the requests started before the fork will only be handled in the
621the parent). Threats will be started on demand until the limit ste in the 1027parent). Threads will be started on demand until the limit set in the
622parent process has been reached again. 1028parent process has been reached again.
623 1029
1030In short: the parent will, after a short pause, continue as if fork had
1031not been called, while the child will act as if IO::AIO has not been used
1032yet.
1033
1034=head2 MEMORY USAGE
1035
1036Per-request usage:
1037
1038Each aio request uses - depending on your architecture - around 100-200
1039bytes of memory. In addition, stat requests need a stat buffer (possibly
1040a few hundred bytes), readdir requires a result buffer and so on. Perl
1041scalars and other data passed into aio requests will also be locked and
1042will consume memory till the request has entered the done state.
1043
1044This is now awfully much, so queuing lots of requests is not usually a
1045problem.
1046
1047Per-thread usage:
1048
1049In the execution phase, some aio requests require more memory for
1050temporary buffers, and each thread requires a stack and other data
1051structures (usually around 16k-128k, depending on the OS).
1052
1053=head1 KNOWN BUGS
1054
1055Known bugs will be fixed in the next release.
1056
624=head1 SEE ALSO 1057=head1 SEE ALSO
625 1058
626L<Coro>, L<Linux::AIO>. 1059L<Coro::AIO>.
627 1060
628=head1 AUTHOR 1061=head1 AUTHOR
629 1062
630 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> 1063 Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de>
631 http://home.schmorp.de/ 1064 http://home.schmorp.de/

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