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1NAME 1NAME
2 IO::AIO - Asynchronous Input/Output 2 IO::AIO - Asynchronous Input/Output
3 3
4SYNOPSIS 4SYNOPSIS
5 use IO::AIO; 5 use IO::AIO;
6
7 aio_open "/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY, 0, sub {
8 my ($fh) = @_;
9 ...
10 };
11
12 aio_unlink "/tmp/file", sub { };
13
14 aio_read $fh, 30000, 1024, $buffer, 0, sub {
15 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!";
16 };
17
18 # Event
19 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
20 poll => 'r',
21 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
22
23 # Glib/Gtk2
24 add_watch Glib::IO IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
25 \&IO::AIO::poll_cb;
26
27 # Tk
28 Tk::Event::IO->fileevent (IO::AIO::poll_fileno, "",
29 readable => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
6 30
7DESCRIPTION 31DESCRIPTION
8 This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your 32 This module implements asynchronous I/O using whatever means your
9 operating system supports. 33 operating system supports.
10 34
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19 using threads anyway. 43 using threads anyway.
20 44
21 Although the module will work with in the presence of other threads, it 45 Although the module will work with in the presence of other threads, it
22 is currently not reentrant, so use appropriate locking yourself. 46 is currently not reentrant, so use appropriate locking yourself.
23 47
24 API NOTES 48FUNCTIONS
49 AIO FUNCTIONS
25 All the "aio_*" calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall 50 All the "aio_*" calls are more or less thin wrappers around the syscall
26 with the same name (sans "aio_"). The arguments are similar or 51 with the same name (sans "aio_"). The arguments are similar or
27 identical, and they all accept an additional $callback argument which 52 identical, and they all accept an additional $callback argument which
28 must be a code reference. This code reference will get called with the 53 must be a code reference. This code reference will get called with the
29 syscall return code (e.g. most syscalls return -1 on error, unlike perl, 54 syscall return code (e.g. most syscalls return -1 on error, unlike perl,
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35 60
36 The filenames you pass to these routines *must* be absolute. The reason 61 The filenames you pass to these routines *must* be absolute. The reason
37 is that at the time the request is being executed, the current working 62 is that at the time the request is being executed, the current working
38 directory could have changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you 63 directory could have changed. Alternatively, you can make sure that you
39 never change the current working directory. 64 never change the current working directory.
40
41 IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads
42 Set the minimum number of AIO threads to $nthreads. The default is
43 1, which means a single asynchronous operation can be done at one
44 time (the number of outstanding operations, however, is unlimited).
45
46 It is recommended to keep the number of threads low, as some Linux
47 kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads
48 (higher parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6
49 versions, 4-32 threads should be fine.
50
51 Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function, as
52 this module automatically starts some threads (the exact number
53 might change, and is currently 4).
54
55 IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads
56 Sets the maximum number of AIO threads to $nthreads. If more than
57 the specified number of threads are currently running, kill them.
58 This function blocks until the limit is reached.
59
60 This module automatically runs "max_parallel 0" at program end, to
61 ensure that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding
62 requests.
63
64 Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function.
65
66 $oldnreqs = IO::AIO::max_outstanding $nreqs
67 Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to $nreqs. If you
68 try to queue up more than this number of requests, the caller will
69 block until some requests have been handled.
70
71 The default is very large, so normally there is no practical limit.
72 If you queue up many requests in a loop it it often improves speed
73 if you set this to a relatively low number, such as 100.
74
75 Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function.
76
77 $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno
78 Return the *request result pipe filehandle*. This filehandle must be
79 polled for reading by some mechanism outside this module (e.g. Event
80 or select, see below). If the pipe becomes readable you have to call
81 "poll_cb" to check the results.
82
83 See "poll_cb" for an example.
84
85 IO::AIO::poll_cb
86 Process all outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call
87 this regularly. Returns the number of events processed. Returns
88 immediately when no events are outstanding.
89
90 You can use Event to multiplex, e.g.:
91
92 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
93 poll => 'r', async => 1,
94 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
95
96 IO::AIO::poll_wait
97 Wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply
98 does a select on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to
99 synchronously wait for some requests to finish).
100
101 See "nreqs" for an example.
102
103 IO::AIO::nreqs
104 Returns the number of requests currently outstanding.
105
106 Example: wait till there are no outstanding requests anymore:
107
108 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
109 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
110 65
111 aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback 66 aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback
112 Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a 67 Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a
113 newly created filehandle for the file. 68 newly created filehandle for the file.
114 69
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145 100
146 Example: Read 15 bytes at offset 7 into scalar $buffer, strating at 101 Example: Read 15 bytes at offset 7 into scalar $buffer, strating at
147 offset 0 within the scalar: 102 offset 0 within the scalar:
148 103
149 aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub { 104 aio_read $fh, 7, 15, $buffer, 0, sub {
150 $_[0] >= 0 or die "read error: $!"; 105 $_[0] > 0 or die "read error: $!";
151 print "read <$buffer>\n"; 106 print "read $_[0] bytes: <$buffer>\n";
152 }; 107 };
153 108
154 aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback 109 aio_readahead $fh,$offset,$length, $callback
155 Asynchronously reads the specified byte range into the page cache, 110 Asynchronously reads the specified byte range into the page cache,
156 using the "readahead" syscall. If that syscall doesn't exist the 111 using the "readahead" syscall. If that syscall doesn't exist the
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197 152
198 aio_fdatasync $fh, $callback 153 aio_fdatasync $fh, $callback
199 Asynchronously call fdatasync on the given filehandle and call the 154 Asynchronously call fdatasync on the given filehandle and call the
200 callback with the fdatasync result code. 155 callback with the fdatasync result code.
201 156
202BUGS 157 SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
203 - could be optimized to use more semaphores instead of filehandles. 158 $fileno = IO::AIO::poll_fileno
159 Return the *request result pipe filehandle*. This filehandle must be
160 polled for reading by some mechanism outside this module (e.g. Event
161 or select, see below). If the pipe becomes readable you have to call
162 "poll_cb" to check the results.
163
164 See "poll_cb" for an example.
165
166 IO::AIO::poll_cb
167 Process all outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call
168 this regularly. Returns the number of events processed. Returns
169 immediately when no events are outstanding.
170
171 You can use Event to multiplex, e.g.:
172
173 Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno,
174 poll => 'r', async => 1,
175 cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb);
176
177 IO::AIO::poll_wait
178 Wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading (simply
179 does a select on the filehandle. This is useful if you want to
180 synchronously wait for some requests to finish).
181
182 See "nreqs" for an example.
183
184 IO::AIO::nreqs
185 Returns the number of requests currently outstanding.
186
187 Example: wait till there are no outstanding requests anymore:
188
189 IO::AIO::poll_wait, IO::AIO::poll_cb
190 while IO::AIO::nreqs;
191
192 IO::AIO::min_parallel $nthreads
193 Set the minimum number of AIO threads to $nthreads. The default is
194 1, which means a single asynchronous operation can be done at one
195 time (the number of outstanding operations, however, is unlimited).
196
197 It is recommended to keep the number of threads low, as some Linux
198 kernel versions will scale negatively with the number of threads
199 (higher parallelity => MUCH higher latency). With current Linux 2.6
200 versions, 4-32 threads should be fine.
201
202 Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function, as
203 this module automatically starts some threads (the exact number
204 might change, and is currently 4).
205
206 IO::AIO::max_parallel $nthreads
207 Sets the maximum number of AIO threads to $nthreads. If more than
208 the specified number of threads are currently running, kill them.
209 This function blocks until the limit is reached.
210
211 This module automatically runs "max_parallel 0" at program end, to
212 ensure that all threads are killed and that there are no outstanding
213 requests.
214
215 Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function.
216
217 $oldnreqs = IO::AIO::max_outstanding $nreqs
218 Sets the maximum number of outstanding requests to $nreqs. If you
219 try to queue up more than this number of requests, the caller will
220 block until some requests have been handled.
221
222 The default is very large, so normally there is no practical limit.
223 If you queue up many requests in a loop it it often improves speed
224 if you set this to a relatively low number, such as 100.
225
226 Under normal circumstances you don't need to call this function.
204 227
205SEE ALSO 228SEE ALSO
206 Coro, Linux::AIO. 229 Coro, Linux::AIO.
207 230
208AUTHOR 231AUTHOR

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