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4 | TODO: maybe implement a default message channel, very much like Erlang's |
4 | TODO: maybe implement a default message channel, very much like Erlang's |
5 | actor model (which is cool in a lot of important aspects (failures!), |
5 | actor model (which is cool in a lot of important aspects (failures!), |
6 | but very lacking in others (higher level ipc)). |
6 | but very lacking in others (higher level ipc)). |
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8 | TODO: testcancel |
8 | TODO: testcancel |
9 | TODO: aio |
9 | TODO: guard as SLF - to avoid deadlocks. |
10 | TODO: Coro::Semaphore |
10 | - avoid deadlock in Coro::Channel if maxsize == 1 (Richard Hundt). |
11 | TODO: trow disturbs cleanup path inside pp_slf? |
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12 | TODO: throw special-case in transfer? |
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13 | 5.0 |
12 | 5.0 |
14 | - NEW ARCHITECTURE: use 4.912 for the stable version. |
13 | - NEW ARCHITECTURE: use the latest 4.x version if you experience |
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14 | stability issues. |
15 | - bump API version to 7 - all dependents must be recompiled. |
15 | - bump API version to 7 - all dependents must be recompiled. |
16 | - Coro::Semaphore->adjust didn't correctly wake up enough waiters. |
16 | - Coro::Semaphore->adjust didn't correctly wake up enough waiters. |
17 | - async_pool did free a scalar value twice |
17 | - async_pool did free a scalar value twice |
18 | ("Attempt to unreference..."). |
18 | ("Attempt to unreference..."). |
19 | - fix a longstanding bug where calling terminate on a coro that |
19 | - fix a longstanding bug where calling terminate on a coro that |
20 | was waiting for a semaphore that was just becoming available |
20 | was waiting for a semaphore that was just becoming available |
21 | would cause a deadlock (semaphore would get into a state where |
21 | would cause a deadlock (semaphore would get into a state where |
22 | it was available but waiters were waiting(. |
22 | it was available but waiters were waiting(. |
23 | - perl's process emulation is now not even theoretically supported |
23 | - perl's process emulation is now not even theoretically supported |
24 | anymore. |
24 | anymore. |
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25 | - use named constants in Coro::Channel (Richard Hundt). |
25 | - directly patch the entersub opcode calling SLF functions (cede, |
26 | - directly patch the entersub opcode calling SLF functions (cede, |
26 | transfer and so on). this does speed up context switching, but |
27 | transfer and so on). this does speed up context switching, but |
27 | more importanly, it frees us from the hardcoded behaviour of |
28 | more importanly, it frees us from the hardcoded behaviour of |
28 | entersub, so we might actually be able to return something from |
29 | entersub, so we might actually be able to return something from |
29 | those functions and atcually create new ones. |
30 | those functions and atcually create new ones. |
30 | - take advantage of __builtin_frame_address on gcc. |
31 | - take advantage of __builtin_frame_address on gcc. |
31 | - expose THX in coroapi (not sure whether this was a wise decision, |
32 | - expose THX in coroapi (not sure whether this was a wise decision, |
32 | as "threaded" perls are running at half speed anyways). |
33 | as "threaded" perls are running at half speed anyways). |
33 | - implement execute_slf (schedule-like-function) interface that makes |
34 | - implement execute_slf (schedule-like-function) interface that makes |
34 | it possible to implement schedule-like-functions in XS. |
35 | it possible to implement schedule-like-functions in XS. |
35 | - use new SLF interface to massively speed up Coro::EV by roughly a factor |
36 | - use new SLF interface to massively speed up Coro::EV by roughly a |
36 | of two. |
37 | factor of two. |
37 | - removed timed_down and timed_guard functions - they were not being used |
38 | - removed timed_down and timed_guard functions - they were not being |
38 | anyways and should be replaced by a more generic mechanism - and were |
39 | used anyways and should be replaced by a more generic mechanism - |
39 | annoying to support anyways : |
40 | and were annoying to support anyways :) |
40 | - used new SLF interface to massively speed up Coro::Semaphore by a factor |
41 | - used new SLF interface to massively speed up Coro::Semaphore by a |
41 | of three. |
42 | factor of three. |
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43 | - used new SLF interface to speed up Coro::AIO by roughly a factor of |
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44 | four and reduce its memory usage considerably. |
42 | - forgot to include Coro/libcoro/README in the dist for all these years. |
45 | - forgot to include Coro/libcoro/README in the dist for all these years. |
43 | - work around a freebsd pthreads bug (manual testcancel is required as |
46 | - work around a freebsd pthreads bug (manual testcancel is required as |
44 | pthread_cond_wait isn't a cancellation point on freebsd). |
47 | pthread_cond_wait isn't a cancellation point on freebsd). |
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46 | 4.913 Sat Nov 15 07:58:28 CET 2008 |
49 | 4.913 Sat Nov 15 07:58:28 CET 2008 |