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25 | similar functions, as well as less rarely ones such as C<mknod>, C<futime> |
25 | similar functions, as well as less rarely ones such as C<mknod>, C<futime> |
26 | or C<readlink>. |
26 | or C<readlink>. |
27 | |
27 | |
28 | It also offers wrappers around C<sendfile> (Solaris, Linux, HP-UX and |
28 | It also offers wrappers around C<sendfile> (Solaris, Linux, HP-UX and |
29 | FreeBSD, with emulation on other platforms) and C<readahead> (Linux, with |
29 | FreeBSD, with emulation on other platforms) and C<readahead> (Linux, with |
30 | emulation elsewhere>). |
30 | emulation elsewhere). |
31 | |
31 | |
32 | The goal is to enable you to write fully non-blocking programs. For |
32 | The goal is to enable you to write fully non-blocking programs. For |
33 | example, in a game server, you would not want to freeze for a few seconds |
33 | example, in a game server, you would not want to freeze for a few seconds |
34 | just because the server is running a backup and you happen to call |
34 | just because the server is running a backup and you happen to call |
35 | C<readdir>. |
35 | C<readdir>. |
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176 | { |
176 | { |
177 | loop = EV_DEFAULT; |
177 | loop = EV_DEFAULT; |
178 | |
178 | |
179 | ev_idle_init (&repeat_watcher, repeat); |
179 | ev_idle_init (&repeat_watcher, repeat); |
180 | ev_async_init (&ready_watcher, ready); |
180 | ev_async_init (&ready_watcher, ready); |
181 | ev_async_start (loop &watcher); |
181 | ev_async_start (loop, &watcher); |
182 | |
182 | |
183 | eio_init (want_poll, 0); |
183 | eio_init (want_poll, 0); |
184 | } |
184 | } |
185 | |
185 | |
186 | For most other event loops, you would typically use a pipe - the event |
186 | For most other event loops, you would typically use a pipe - the event |
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290 | |
291 | Cancel the request (and all its subrequests). If the request is currently |
291 | Cancel the request (and all its subrequests). If the request is currently |
292 | executing it might still continue to execute, and in other cases it might |
292 | executing it might still continue to execute, and in other cases it might |
293 | still take a while till the request is cancelled. |
293 | still take a while till the request is cancelled. |
294 | |
294 | |
295 | Even if cancelled, the finish callback will still be invoked - the |
295 | When cancelled, the finish callback will not be invoked. |
296 | callbacks of all cancellable requests need to check whether the request |
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297 | has been cancelled by calling C<EIO_CANCELLED (req)>: |
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299 | static int |
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300 | my_eio_cb (eio_req *req) |
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301 | { |
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302 | if (EIO_CANCELLED (req)) |
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303 | return 0; |
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304 | } |
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306 | In addition, cancelled requests will I<either> have C<< req->result >> |
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307 | set to C<-1> and C<errno> to C<ECANCELED>, or I<otherwise> they were |
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308 | successfully executed, despite being cancelled (e.g. when they have |
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309 | already been executed at the time they were cancelled). |
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310 | |
296 | |
311 | C<EIO_CANCELLED> is still true for requests that have successfully |
297 | C<EIO_CANCELLED> is still true for requests that have successfully |
312 | executed, as long as C<eio_cancel> was called on them at some point. |
298 | executed, as long as C<eio_cancel> was called on them at some point. |
313 | |
299 | |
314 | =back |
300 | =back |
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788 | #TODO |
774 | #TODO |
789 | |
775 | |
790 | void eio_grp_limit (eio_req *grp, int limit); |
776 | void eio_grp_limit (eio_req *grp, int limit); |
791 | |
777 | |
792 | |
778 | |
793 | =back |
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779 | |
796 | =head1 LOW LEVEL REQUEST API |
780 | =head1 LOW LEVEL REQUEST API |
797 | |
781 | |
798 | #TODO |
782 | #TODO |
799 | |
783 | |
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926 | This symbol governs the stack size for each eio thread. Libeio itself |
910 | This symbol governs the stack size for each eio thread. Libeio itself |
927 | was written to use very little stackspace, but when using C<EIO_CUSTOM> |
911 | was written to use very little stackspace, but when using C<EIO_CUSTOM> |
928 | requests, you might want to increase this. |
912 | requests, you might want to increase this. |
929 | |
913 | |
930 | If this symbol is undefined (the default) then libeio will use its default |
914 | If this symbol is undefined (the default) then libeio will use its default |
931 | stack size (C<sizeof (void *) * 4096> currently). If it is defined, but |
915 | stack size (C<sizeof (void *) * 4096> currently). In all other cases, the |
932 | C<0>, then the default operating system stack size will be used. In all |
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933 | other cases, the value must be an expression that evaluates to the desired |
916 | value must be an expression that evaluates to the desired stack size. |
934 | stack size. |
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935 | |
917 | |
936 | =back |
918 | =back |
937 | |
919 | |
938 | |
920 | |
939 | =head1 PORTABILITY REQUIREMENTS |
921 | =head1 PORTABILITY REQUIREMENTS |