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| 146 | the actual aio request is severed and calling its methods will |
146 | the actual aio request is severed and calling its methods will |
| 147 | either do nothing or result in a runtime error). |
147 | either do nothing or result in a runtime error). |
| 148 | |
148 | |
| 149 | FUNCTIONS |
149 | FUNCTIONS |
| 150 | QUICK OVERVIEW |
150 | QUICK OVERVIEW |
| 151 | This section simply lists the prototypes of the most important functions |
151 | This section simply lists the prototypes most of the functions for quick |
| 152 | for quick reference. See the following sections for function-by-function |
152 | reference. See the following sections for function-by-function |
| 153 | documentation. |
153 | documentation. |
| 154 | |
154 | |
| 155 | aio_wd $pathname, $callback->($wd) |
155 | aio_wd $pathname, $callback->($wd) |
| 156 | aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh) |
156 | aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh) |
| 157 | aio_close $fh, $callback->($status) |
157 | aio_close $fh, $callback->($status) |
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| 165 | aio_statvfs $fh_or_path, $callback->($statvfs) |
165 | aio_statvfs $fh_or_path, $callback->($statvfs) |
| 166 | aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status) |
166 | aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status) |
| 167 | aio_chown $fh_or_path, $uid, $gid, $callback->($status) |
167 | aio_chown $fh_or_path, $uid, $gid, $callback->($status) |
| 168 | aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status) |
168 | aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status) |
| 169 | aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status) |
169 | aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status) |
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170 | aio_allocate $fh, $mode, $offset, $len, $callback->($status) |
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171 | aio_fiemap $fh, $start, $length, $flags, $count, $cb->(\@extents) |
| 170 | aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status) |
172 | aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status) |
| 171 | aio_mknod $pathname, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status) |
173 | aio_mknod $pathname, $mode, $dev, $callback->($status) |
| 172 | aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) |
174 | aio_link $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) |
| 173 | aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) |
175 | aio_symlink $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) |
| 174 | aio_readlink $pathname, $callback->($link) |
176 | aio_readlink $pathname, $callback->($link) |
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| 216 | IO::AIO::nready |
218 | IO::AIO::nready |
| 217 | IO::AIO::npending |
219 | IO::AIO::npending |
| 218 | |
220 | |
| 219 | IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count |
221 | IO::AIO::sendfile $ofh, $ifh, $offset, $count |
| 220 | IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice |
222 | IO::AIO::fadvise $fh, $offset, $len, $advice |
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223 | IO::AIO::mmap $scalar, $length, $prot, $flags[, $fh[, $offset]] |
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224 | IO::AIO::munmap $scalar |
| 221 | IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $length, $advice |
225 | IO::AIO::madvise $scalar, $offset, $length, $advice |
| 222 | IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $length, $protect |
226 | IO::AIO::mprotect $scalar, $offset, $length, $protect |
| 223 | IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef |
227 | IO::AIO::munlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef |
| 224 | IO::AIO::munlockall |
228 | IO::AIO::munlockall |
| 225 | |
229 | |
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| 293 | Similar to "aioreq_pri", but subtracts the given value from the |
297 | Similar to "aioreq_pri", but subtracts the given value from the |
| 294 | current priority, so the effect is cumulative. |
298 | current priority, so the effect is cumulative. |
| 295 | |
299 | |
| 296 | aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh) |
300 | aio_open $pathname, $flags, $mode, $callback->($fh) |
| 297 | Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a |
301 | Asynchronously open or create a file and call the callback with a |
| 298 | newly created filehandle for the file. |
302 | newly created filehandle for the file (or "undef" in case of an |
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303 | error). |
| 299 | |
304 | |
| 300 | The pathname passed to "aio_open" must be absolute. See API NOTES, |
305 | The pathname passed to "aio_open" must be absolute. See API NOTES, |
| 301 | above, for an explanation. |
306 | above, for an explanation. |
| 302 | |
307 | |
| 303 | The $flags argument is a bitmask. See the "Fcntl" module for a list. |
308 | The $flags argument is a bitmask. See the "Fcntl" module for a list. |
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| 355 | in case of an error. |
360 | in case of an error. |
| 356 | |
361 | |
| 357 | In theory, the $whence constants could be different than the |
362 | In theory, the $whence constants could be different than the |
| 358 | corresponding values from Fcntl, but perl guarantees they are the |
363 | corresponding values from Fcntl, but perl guarantees they are the |
| 359 | same, so don't panic. |
364 | same, so don't panic. |
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365 | |
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366 | As a GNU/Linux (and maybe Solaris) extension, also the constants |
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367 | "IO::AIO::SEEK_DATA" and "IO::AIO::SEEK_HOLE" are available, if they |
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368 | could be found. No guarantees about suitability for use in |
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369 | "aio_seek" or Perl's "sysseek" can be made though, although I would |
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370 | naively assume they "just work". |
| 360 | |
371 | |
| 361 | aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) |
372 | aio_read $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) |
| 362 | aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) |
373 | aio_write $fh,$offset,$length, $data,$dataoffset, $callback->($retval) |
| 363 | Reads or writes $length bytes from or to the specified $fh and |
374 | Reads or writes $length bytes from or to the specified $fh and |
| 364 | $offset into the scalar given by $data and offset $dataoffset and |
375 | $offset into the scalar given by $data and offset $dataoffset and |
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| 519 | namemax => 255, |
530 | namemax => 255, |
| 520 | frsize => 1024, |
531 | frsize => 1024, |
| 521 | fsid => 1810 |
532 | fsid => 1810 |
| 522 | } |
533 | } |
| 523 | |
534 | |
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535 | Here is a (likely partial) list of fsid values used by Linux - it is |
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536 | safe to hardcode these when the $^O is "linux": |
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537 | |
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538 | 0x0000adf5 adfs |
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539 | 0x0000adff affs |
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540 | 0x5346414f afs |
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541 | 0x09041934 anon-inode filesystem |
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542 | 0x00000187 autofs |
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543 | 0x42465331 befs |
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544 | 0x1badface bfs |
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545 | 0x42494e4d binfmt_misc |
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546 | 0x9123683e btrfs |
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547 | 0x0027e0eb cgroupfs |
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548 | 0xff534d42 cifs |
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549 | 0x73757245 coda |
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550 | 0x012ff7b7 coh |
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551 | 0x28cd3d45 cramfs |
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552 | 0x453dcd28 cramfs-wend (wrong endianness) |
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553 | 0x64626720 debugfs |
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554 | 0x00001373 devfs |
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555 | 0x00001cd1 devpts |
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556 | 0x0000f15f ecryptfs |
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557 | 0x00414a53 efs |
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558 | 0x0000137d ext |
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559 | 0x0000ef53 ext2/ext3 |
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560 | 0x0000ef51 ext2 |
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561 | 0x00004006 fat |
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562 | 0x65735546 fuseblk |
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563 | 0x65735543 fusectl |
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564 | 0x0bad1dea futexfs |
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565 | 0x01161970 gfs2 |
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566 | 0x47504653 gpfs |
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567 | 0x00004244 hfs |
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568 | 0xf995e849 hpfs |
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569 | 0x958458f6 hugetlbfs |
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570 | 0x2bad1dea inotifyfs |
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571 | 0x00009660 isofs |
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572 | 0x000072b6 jffs2 |
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573 | 0x3153464a jfs |
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574 | 0x6b414653 k-afs |
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575 | 0x0bd00bd0 lustre |
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576 | 0x0000137f minix |
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577 | 0x0000138f minix 30 char names |
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578 | 0x00002468 minix v2 |
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579 | 0x00002478 minix v2 30 char names |
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580 | 0x00004d5a minix v3 |
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581 | 0x19800202 mqueue |
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582 | 0x00004d44 msdos |
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583 | 0x0000564c novell |
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584 | 0x00006969 nfs |
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585 | 0x6e667364 nfsd |
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586 | 0x00003434 nilfs |
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587 | 0x5346544e ntfs |
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588 | 0x00009fa1 openprom |
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589 | 0x7461636F ocfs2 |
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590 | 0x00009fa0 proc |
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591 | 0x6165676c pstorefs |
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592 | 0x0000002f qnx4 |
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593 | 0x858458f6 ramfs |
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594 | 0x52654973 reiserfs |
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595 | 0x00007275 romfs |
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596 | 0x67596969 rpc_pipefs |
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597 | 0x73636673 securityfs |
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598 | 0xf97cff8c selinux |
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599 | 0x0000517b smb |
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600 | 0x534f434b sockfs |
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601 | 0x73717368 squashfs |
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602 | 0x62656572 sysfs |
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603 | 0x012ff7b6 sysv2 |
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604 | 0x012ff7b5 sysv4 |
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605 | 0x01021994 tmpfs |
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606 | 0x15013346 udf |
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607 | 0x00011954 ufs |
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608 | 0x54190100 ufs byteswapped |
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609 | 0x00009fa2 usbdevfs |
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610 | 0x01021997 v9fs |
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611 | 0xa501fcf5 vxfs |
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612 | 0xabba1974 xenfs |
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613 | 0x012ff7b4 xenix |
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614 | 0x58465342 xfs |
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615 | 0x012fd16d xia |
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616 | |
| 524 | aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status) |
617 | aio_utime $fh_or_path, $atime, $mtime, $callback->($status) |
| 525 | Works like perl's "utime" function (including the special case of |
618 | Works like perl's "utime" function (including the special case of |
| 526 | $atime and $mtime being undef). Fractional times are supported if |
619 | $atime and $mtime being undef). Fractional times are supported if |
| 527 | the underlying syscalls support them. |
620 | the underlying syscalls support them. |
| 528 | |
621 | |
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| 550 | aio_chown "path", 0, undef; |
643 | aio_chown "path", 0, undef; |
| 551 | |
644 | |
| 552 | aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status) |
645 | aio_truncate $fh_or_path, $offset, $callback->($status) |
| 553 | Works like truncate(2) or ftruncate(2). |
646 | Works like truncate(2) or ftruncate(2). |
| 554 | |
647 | |
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648 | aio_allocate $fh, $mode, $offset, $len, $callback->($status) |
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649 | Allocates or freed disk space according to the $mode argument. See |
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650 | the linux "fallocate" docuemntation for details. |
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651 | |
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652 | $mode can currently be 0 or "IO::AIO::FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE" to |
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653 | allocate space, or "IO::AIO::FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE | |
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654 | IO::AIO::FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE", to deallocate a file range. |
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655 | |
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656 | The file system block size used by "fallocate" is presumably the |
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657 | "f_bsize" returned by "statvfs". |
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658 | |
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659 | If "fallocate" isn't available or cannot be emulated (currently no |
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660 | emulation will be attempted), passes -1 and sets $! to "ENOSYS". |
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661 | |
| 555 | aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status) |
662 | aio_chmod $fh_or_path, $mode, $callback->($status) |
| 556 | Works like perl's "chmod" function. |
663 | Works like perl's "chmod" function. |
| 557 | |
664 | |
| 558 | aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status) |
665 | aio_unlink $pathname, $callback->($status) |
| 559 | Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the |
666 | Asynchronously unlink (delete) a file and call the callback with the |
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| 585 | the callback. If an error occurs, nothing or undef gets passed to |
692 | the callback. If an error occurs, nothing or undef gets passed to |
| 586 | the callback. |
693 | the callback. |
| 587 | |
694 | |
| 588 | aio_realpath $pathname, $callback->($path) |
695 | aio_realpath $pathname, $callback->($path) |
| 589 | Asynchronously make the path absolute and resolve any symlinks in |
696 | Asynchronously make the path absolute and resolve any symlinks in |
| 590 | $path. The resulting path only consists of directories (Same as |
697 | $path. The resulting path only consists of directories (same as |
| 591 | Cwd::realpath). |
698 | Cwd::realpath). |
| 592 | |
699 | |
| 593 | This request can be used to get the absolute path of the current |
700 | This request can be used to get the absolute path of the current |
| 594 | working directory by passing it a path of . (a single dot). |
701 | working directory by passing it a path of . (a single dot). |
| 595 | |
702 | |
| 596 | aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) |
703 | aio_rename $srcpath, $dstpath, $callback->($status) |
| 597 | Asynchronously rename the object at $srcpath to $dstpath, just as |
704 | Asynchronously rename the object at $srcpath to $dstpath, just as |
| 598 | rename(2) and call the callback with the result code. |
705 | rename(2) and call the callback with the result code. |
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706 | |
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707 | On systems that support the AIO::WD working directory abstraction |
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708 | natively, the case "[$wd, "."]" as $srcpath is specialcased - |
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709 | instead of failing, "rename" is called on the absolute path of $wd. |
| 599 | |
710 | |
| 600 | aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status) |
711 | aio_mkdir $pathname, $mode, $callback->($status) |
| 601 | Asynchronously mkdir (create) a directory and call the callback with |
712 | Asynchronously mkdir (create) a directory and call the callback with |
| 602 | the result code. $mode will be modified by the umask at the time the |
713 | the result code. $mode will be modified by the umask at the time the |
| 603 | request is executed, so do not change your umask. |
714 | request is executed, so do not change your umask. |
| 604 | |
715 | |
| 605 | aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status) |
716 | aio_rmdir $pathname, $callback->($status) |
| 606 | Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with |
717 | Asynchronously rmdir (delete) a directory and call the callback with |
| 607 | the result code. |
718 | the result code. |
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719 | |
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720 | On systems that support the AIO::WD working directory abstraction |
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721 | natively, the case "[$wd, "."]" is specialcased - instead of |
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722 | failing, "rmdir" is called on the absolute path of $wd. |
| 608 | |
723 | |
| 609 | aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries) |
724 | aio_readdir $pathname, $callback->($entries) |
| 610 | Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, "aio_readdir" reads an |
725 | Unlike the POSIX call of the same name, "aio_readdir" reads an |
| 611 | entire directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries |
726 | entire directory (i.e. opendir + readdir + closedir). The entries |
| 612 | will not be sorted, and will NOT include the "." and ".." entries. |
727 | will not be sorted, and will NOT include the "." and ".." entries. |
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| 835 | |
950 | |
| 836 | It touches (reads or writes) all memory pages in the specified range |
951 | It touches (reads or writes) all memory pages in the specified range |
| 837 | inside the scalar. All caveats and parameters are the same as for |
952 | inside the scalar. All caveats and parameters are the same as for |
| 838 | "aio_msync", above, except for flags, which must be either 0 (which |
953 | "aio_msync", above, except for flags, which must be either 0 (which |
| 839 | reads all pages and ensures they are instantiated) or |
954 | reads all pages and ensures they are instantiated) or |
| 840 | "IO::AIO::MT_MODIFY", which modifies the memory page s(by reading |
955 | "IO::AIO::MT_MODIFY", which modifies the memory pages (by reading |
| 841 | and writing an octet from it, which dirties the page). |
956 | and writing an octet from it, which dirties the page). |
| 842 | |
957 | |
| 843 | aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status) |
958 | aio_mlock $scalar, $offset = 0, $length = undef, $callback->($status) |
| 844 | This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on |
959 | This is a rather advanced IO::AIO call, which works best on |
| 845 | mmap(2)ed scalars. |
960 | mmap(2)ed scalars. |
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| 879 | memory. |
994 | memory. |
| 880 | |
995 | |
| 881 | aio_mlockall IO::AIO::MCL_FUTURE; |
996 | aio_mlockall IO::AIO::MCL_FUTURE; |
| 882 | |
997 | |
| 883 | aio_fiemap $fh, $start, $length, $flags, $count, $cb->(\@extents) |
998 | aio_fiemap $fh, $start, $length, $flags, $count, $cb->(\@extents) |
| 884 | Queries the extents of the given file (by calling the Linux FIEMAP |
999 | Queries the extents of the given file (by calling the Linux "FIEMAP" |
| 885 | ioctl, see <http://cvs.schmorp.de/IO-AIO/doc/fiemap.txt> for |
1000 | ioctl, see <http://cvs.schmorp.de/IO-AIO/doc/fiemap.txt> for |
| 886 | details). If the "ioctl" is not available on your OS, then this |
1001 | details). If the ioctl is not available on your OS, then this |
| 887 | rquiest will fail with "ENOSYS". |
1002 | request will fail with "ENOSYS". |
| 888 | |
1003 | |
| 889 | $start is the starting offset to query extents for, $length is the |
1004 | $start is the starting offset to query extents for, $length is the |
| 890 | size of the range to query - if it is "undef", then the whole file |
1005 | size of the range to query - if it is "undef", then the whole file |
| 891 | will be queried. |
1006 | will be queried. |
| 892 | |
1007 | |
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| 894 | "IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAG_XATTR" - "IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAGS_COMPAT" is |
1009 | "IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAG_XATTR" - "IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAGS_COMPAT" is |
| 895 | also exported), and is normally 0 or "IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAG_SYNC" to |
1010 | also exported), and is normally 0 or "IO::AIO::FIEMAP_FLAG_SYNC" to |
| 896 | query the data portion. |
1011 | query the data portion. |
| 897 | |
1012 | |
| 898 | $count is the maximum number of extent records to return. If it is |
1013 | $count is the maximum number of extent records to return. If it is |
| 899 | "undef", then IO::AIO queries all extents of the file. As a very |
1014 | "undef", then IO::AIO queries all extents of the range. As a very |
| 900 | special case, if it is 0, then the callback receives the number of |
1015 | special case, if it is 0, then the callback receives the number of |
| 901 | extents instead of the extents themselves. |
1016 | extents instead of the extents themselves (which is unreliable, see |
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1017 | below). |
| 902 | |
1018 | |
| 903 | If an error occurs, the callback receives no arguments. The special |
1019 | If an error occurs, the callback receives no arguments. The special |
| 904 | "errno" value "IO::AIO::EBADR" is available to test for flag errors. |
1020 | "errno" value "IO::AIO::EBADR" is available to test for flag errors. |
| 905 | |
1021 | |
| 906 | Otherwise, the callback receives an array reference with extent |
1022 | Otherwise, the callback receives an array reference with extent |
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| 908 | the following members: |
1024 | the following members: |
| 909 | |
1025 | |
| 910 | [$logical, $physical, $length, $flags] |
1026 | [$logical, $physical, $length, $flags] |
| 911 | |
1027 | |
| 912 | Flags is any combination of the following flag values (typically |
1028 | Flags is any combination of the following flag values (typically |
| 913 | either 0 or "IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_LAST"): |
1029 | either 0 or "IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_LAST" (1)): |
| 914 | |
1030 | |
| 915 | "IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_LAST", "IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_UNKNOWN", |
1031 | "IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_LAST", "IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_UNKNOWN", |
| 916 | "IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DELALLOC", "IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_ENCODED", |
1032 | "IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DELALLOC", "IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_ENCODED", |
| 917 | "IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DATA_ENCRYPTED", |
1033 | "IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DATA_ENCRYPTED", |
| 918 | "IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_NOT_ALIGNED", |
1034 | "IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_NOT_ALIGNED", |
| 919 | "IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DATA_INLINE", |
1035 | "IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DATA_INLINE", |
| 920 | "IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DATA_TAIL", |
1036 | "IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_DATA_TAIL", |
| 921 | "IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_UNWRITTEN", "IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_MERGED" |
1037 | "IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_UNWRITTEN", "IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_MERGED" |
| 922 | or "IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_SHARED". |
1038 | or "IO::AIO::FIEMAP_EXTENT_SHARED". |
| 923 | |
1039 | |
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1040 | At the time of this writing (Linux 3.2), this requets is unreliable |
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1041 | unless $count is "undef", as the kernel has all sorts of bugs |
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1042 | preventing it to return all extents of a range for files with large |
|
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1043 | number of extents. The code works around all these issues if $count |
|
|
1044 | is undef. |
|
|
1045 | |
| 924 | aio_group $callback->(...) |
1046 | aio_group $callback->(...) |
| 925 | This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it |
1047 | This is a very special aio request: Instead of doing something, it |
| 926 | is a container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want |
1048 | is a container for other aio requests, which is useful if you want |
| 927 | to bundle many requests into a single, composite, request with a |
1049 | to bundle many requests into a single, composite, request with a |
| 928 | definite callback and the ability to cancel the whole request with |
1050 | definite callback and the ability to cancel the whole request with |
| … | |
… | |
| 1039 | will still point to the original directory. Most functions accepting a |
1161 | will still point to the original directory. Most functions accepting a |
| 1040 | pathname will use the directory fd on newer systems, and the string on |
1162 | pathname will use the directory fd on newer systems, and the string on |
| 1041 | older systems. Some functions (such as realpath) will always rely on the |
1163 | older systems. Some functions (such as realpath) will always rely on the |
| 1042 | string form of the pathname. |
1164 | string form of the pathname. |
| 1043 | |
1165 | |
| 1044 | So this fucntionality is mainly useful to get some protection against |
1166 | So this functionality is mainly useful to get some protection against |
| 1045 | "chdir", to easily get an absolute path out of a relative path for |
1167 | "chdir", to easily get an absolute path out of a relative path for |
| 1046 | future reference, and to speed up doing many operations in the same |
1168 | future reference, and to speed up doing many operations in the same |
| 1047 | directory (e.g. when stat'ing all files in a directory). |
1169 | directory (e.g. when stat'ing all files in a directory). |
| 1048 | |
1170 | |
| 1049 | The following functions implement this working directory abstraction: |
1171 | The following functions implement this working directory abstraction: |
| … | |
… | |
| 1068 | This is a compiletime constant (object) that represents the process |
1190 | This is a compiletime constant (object) that represents the process |
| 1069 | current working directory. |
1191 | current working directory. |
| 1070 | |
1192 | |
| 1071 | Specifying this object as working directory object for a pathname is |
1193 | Specifying this object as working directory object for a pathname is |
| 1072 | as if the pathname would be specified directly, without a directory |
1194 | as if the pathname would be specified directly, without a directory |
| 1073 | object, e.g., these calls are functionally identical: |
1195 | object. For example, these calls are functionally identical: |
| 1074 | |
1196 | |
| 1075 | aio_stat "somefile", sub { ... }; |
1197 | aio_stat "somefile", sub { ... }; |
| 1076 | aio_stat [IO::AIO::CWD, "somefile"], sub { ... }; |
1198 | aio_stat [IO::AIO::CWD, "somefile"], sub { ... }; |
|
|
1199 | |
|
|
1200 | To recover the path associated with an IO::AIO::WD object, you can use |
|
|
1201 | "aio_realpath": |
|
|
1202 | |
|
|
1203 | aio_realpath $wd, sub { |
|
|
1204 | warn "path is $_[0]\n"; |
|
|
1205 | }; |
|
|
1206 | |
|
|
1207 | Currently, "aio_statvfs" always, and "aio_rename" and "aio_rmdir" |
|
|
1208 | sometimes, fall back to using an absolue path. |
| 1077 | |
1209 | |
| 1078 | IO::AIO::REQ CLASS |
1210 | IO::AIO::REQ CLASS |
| 1079 | All non-aggregate "aio_*" functions return an object of this class when |
1211 | All non-aggregate "aio_*" functions return an object of this class when |
| 1080 | called in non-void context. |
1212 | called in non-void context. |
| 1081 | |
1213 | |
| … | |
… | |
| 1233 | results. |
1365 | results. |
| 1234 | |
1366 | |
| 1235 | See "poll_cb" for an example. |
1367 | See "poll_cb" for an example. |
| 1236 | |
1368 | |
| 1237 | IO::AIO::poll_cb |
1369 | IO::AIO::poll_cb |
| 1238 | Process some outstanding events on the result pipe. You have to call |
1370 | Process some requests that have reached the result phase (i.e. they |
|
|
1371 | have been executed but the results are not yet reported). You have |
|
|
1372 | to call this "regularly" to finish outstanding requests. |
|
|
1373 | |
| 1239 | this regularly. Returns 0 if all events could be processed (or there |
1374 | Returns 0 if all events could be processed (or there were no events |
| 1240 | were no events to process), or -1 if it returned earlier for |
1375 | to process), or -1 if it returned earlier for whatever reason. |
| 1241 | whatever reason. Returns immediately when no events are outstanding. |
1376 | Returns immediately when no events are outstanding. The amount of |
| 1242 | The amount of events processed depends on the settings of |
1377 | events processed depends on the settings of "IO::AIO::max_poll_req", |
| 1243 | "IO::AIO::max_poll_req" and "IO::AIO::max_poll_time". |
1378 | "IO::AIO::max_poll_time" and "IO::AIO::max_outstanding". |
| 1244 | |
1379 | |
| 1245 | If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the |
1380 | If not all requests were processed for whatever reason, the poll |
| 1246 | filehandle will still be ready when "poll_cb" returns, so normally |
1381 | file descriptor will still be ready when "poll_cb" returns, so |
| 1247 | you don't have to do anything special to have it called later. |
1382 | normally you don't have to do anything special to have it called |
|
|
1383 | later. |
| 1248 | |
1384 | |
| 1249 | Apart from calling "IO::AIO::poll_cb" when the event filehandle |
1385 | Apart from calling "IO::AIO::poll_cb" when the event filehandle |
| 1250 | becomes ready, it can be beneficial to call this function from loops |
1386 | becomes ready, it can be beneficial to call this function from loops |
| 1251 | which submit a lot of requests, to make sure the results get |
1387 | which submit a lot of requests, to make sure the results get |
| 1252 | processed when they become available and not just when the loop is |
1388 | processed when they become available and not just when the loop is |
| … | |
… | |
| 1260 | Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, |
1396 | Event->io (fd => IO::AIO::poll_fileno, |
| 1261 | poll => 'r', async => 1, |
1397 | poll => 'r', async => 1, |
| 1262 | cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb); |
1398 | cb => \&IO::AIO::poll_cb); |
| 1263 | |
1399 | |
| 1264 | IO::AIO::poll_wait |
1400 | IO::AIO::poll_wait |
| 1265 | If there are any outstanding requests and none of them in the result |
1401 | Wait until either at least one request is in the result phase or no |
| 1266 | phase, wait till the result filehandle becomes ready for reading |
1402 | requests are outstanding anymore. |
| 1267 | (simply does a "select" on the filehandle. This is useful if you |
1403 | |
| 1268 | want to synchronously wait for some requests to finish). |
1404 | This is useful if you want to synchronously wait for some requests |
|
|
1405 | to become ready, without actually handling them. |
| 1269 | |
1406 | |
| 1270 | See "nreqs" for an example. |
1407 | See "nreqs" for an example. |
| 1271 | |
1408 | |
| 1272 | IO::AIO::poll |
1409 | IO::AIO::poll |
| 1273 | Waits until some requests have been handled. |
1410 | Waits until some requests have been handled. |
| … | |
… | |
| 1468 | On systems that do not implement "mprotect", this function returns |
1605 | On systems that do not implement "mprotect", this function returns |
| 1469 | ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of "mprotect". |
1606 | ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of "mprotect". |
| 1470 | |
1607 | |
| 1471 | IO::AIO::mmap $scalar, $length, $prot, $flags, $fh[, $offset] |
1608 | IO::AIO::mmap $scalar, $length, $prot, $flags, $fh[, $offset] |
| 1472 | Memory-maps a file (or anonymous memory range) and attaches it to |
1609 | Memory-maps a file (or anonymous memory range) and attaches it to |
| 1473 | the given $scalar, which will act like a string scalar. |
1610 | the given $scalar, which will act like a string scalar. Returns true |
|
|
1611 | on success, and false otherwise. |
| 1474 | |
1612 | |
| 1475 | The only operations allowed on the scalar are "substr"/"vec" that |
1613 | The only operations allowed on the scalar are "substr"/"vec" that |
| 1476 | don't change the string length, and most read-only operations such |
1614 | don't change the string length, and most read-only operations such |
| 1477 | as copying it or searching it with regexes and so on. |
1615 | as copying it or searching it with regexes and so on. |
| 1478 | |
1616 | |
| … | |
… | |
| 1528 | IO::AIO::munlockall |
1666 | IO::AIO::munlockall |
| 1529 | Calls the "munlockall" function. |
1667 | Calls the "munlockall" function. |
| 1530 | |
1668 | |
| 1531 | On systems that do not implement "munlockall", this function returns |
1669 | On systems that do not implement "munlockall", this function returns |
| 1532 | ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of "munlockall". |
1670 | ENOSYS, otherwise the return value of "munlockall". |
|
|
1671 | |
|
|
1672 | IO::AIO::splice $r_fh, $r_off, $w_fh, $w_off, $length, $flags |
|
|
1673 | Calls the GNU/Linux splice(2) syscall, if available. If $r_off or |
|
|
1674 | $w_off are "undef", then "NULL" is passed for these, otherwise they |
|
|
1675 | should be the file offset. |
|
|
1676 | |
|
|
1677 | $r_fh and $w_fh should not refer to the same file, as splice might |
|
|
1678 | silently corrupt the data in this case. |
|
|
1679 | |
|
|
1680 | The following symbol flag values are available: |
|
|
1681 | "IO::AIO::SPLICE_F_MOVE", "IO::AIO::SPLICE_F_NONBLOCK", |
|
|
1682 | "IO::AIO::SPLICE_F_MORE" and "IO::AIO::SPLICE_F_GIFT". |
|
|
1683 | |
|
|
1684 | See the splice(2) manpage for details. |
|
|
1685 | |
|
|
1686 | IO::AIO::tee $r_fh, $w_fh, $length, $flags |
|
|
1687 | Calls the GNU/Linux tee(2) syscall, see it's manpage and the |
|
|
1688 | description for "IO::AIO::splice" above for details. |
| 1533 | |
1689 | |
| 1534 | EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION |
1690 | EVENT LOOP INTEGRATION |
| 1535 | It is recommended to use AnyEvent::AIO to integrate IO::AIO |
1691 | It is recommended to use AnyEvent::AIO to integrate IO::AIO |
| 1536 | automatically into many event loops: |
1692 | automatically into many event loops: |
| 1537 | |
1693 | |
