1 | Revision history for libev, a high-performance and full-featured event loop. |
1 | Revision history for libev, a high-performance and full-featured event loop. |
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3 | TODO: ABI??? API????? Changes??? |
3 | 4.03 Tue Jan 11 14:37:25 CET 2011 |
4 | TODO: win32 write() to socket for signal handling |
4 | - officially support polling files with all backends. |
5 | TODO: poll asert |
5 | - support files, /dev/zero etc. the same way as select in the epoll |
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6 | backend, by generating events on our own. |
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7 | - ports backend: work around solaris bug 6874410 and many related ones |
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8 | (EINTR, maybe more), with no performance loss (note that the solaris |
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9 | bug report is actually wrong, reality is far more bizarre and broken |
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10 | than that). |
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11 | - define EV_READ/EV_WRITE as macros in event.h, as some programs use |
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12 | #ifdef to test for them. |
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13 | - new (experimental) function: ev_feed_signal. |
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14 | - new (to become default) EVFLAG_NOSIGMASK flag. |
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15 | - new EVBACKEND_MASK symbol. |
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16 | - updated COMMON IDIOMS SECTION. |
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18 | 4.01 Fri Nov 5 21:51:29 CET 2010 |
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19 | - automake fucked it up, apparently, --add-missing -f is not quite enough |
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20 | to make it update its files, so 4.00 didn't install ev++.h and |
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21 | event.h on make install. grrr. |
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22 | - ev_loop(count|depth) didn't return anything (Robin Haberkorn). |
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23 | - change EV_UNDEF to 0xffffffff to silence some overzealous compilers. |
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24 | - use "(libev) " prefix for all libev error messages now. |
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26 | 4.00 Mon Oct 25 12:32:12 CEST 2010 |
6 | - "PORTING FROM LIBEV 3.X TO 4.X" (in ev.pod) is recommended reading. |
27 | - "PORTING FROM LIBEV 3.X TO 4.X" (in ev.pod) is recommended reading. |
7 | - ev_embed_stop did not correctly stop the watcher (very good |
28 | - ev_embed_stop did not correctly stop the watcher (very good |
8 | testcase by Vladimir Timofeev). |
29 | testcase by Vladimir Timofeev). |
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30 | - ev_run will now always update the current loop time - it erroneously |
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31 | didn't when idle watchers were active, causing timers not to fire. |
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32 | - fix a bug where a timeout of zero caused the timer not to fire |
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33 | in the libevent emulation (testcase by Péter Szabó). |
9 | - applied win32 fixes by Michael Lenaghan (also James Mansion). |
34 | - applied win32 fixes by Michael Lenaghan (also James Mansion). |
10 | - replace EV_MINIMAL by EV_FEATURES. |
35 | - replace EV_MINIMAL by EV_FEATURES. |
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36 | - prefer EPOLL_CTL_ADD over EPOLL_CTL_MOD in some more cases, as it |
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37 | seems the former is *much* faster than the latter. |
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38 | - linux kernel version detection (for inotify bug workarounds) |
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39 | did not work properly. |
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40 | - reduce the number of spurious wake-ups with the ports backend. |
11 | - remove dependency on sys/queue.h on freebsd (patch by Vanilla Hsu). |
41 | - remove dependency on sys/queue.h on freebsd (patch by Vanilla Hsu). |
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42 | - do async init within ev_async_start, not ev_async_set, which avoids |
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43 | an API quirk where the set function must be called in the C++ API |
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44 | even when there is nothing to set. |
12 | - add (undocumented) EV_ENABLE when adding events with kqueue, |
45 | - add (undocumented) EV_ENABLE when adding events with kqueue, |
13 | this might help with OS X, which seems to need it despite documenting |
46 | this might help with OS X, which seems to need it despite documenting |
14 | not to need it (helpfully pointed out by Tilghman Lesher). |
47 | not to need it (helpfully pointed out by Tilghman Lesher). |
15 | - do not use poll by default on freebsd, it's broken (what isn't |
48 | - do not use poll by default on freebsd, it's broken (what isn't |
16 | on freebsd...). |
49 | on freebsd...). |
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50 | - allow to embed epoll on kernels >= 2.6.32. |
17 | - configure now prepends -O3, not appends it, so one can still |
51 | - configure now prepends -O3, not appends it, so one can still |
18 | override it. |
52 | override it. |
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53 | - ev.pod: greatly expanded the portability section, added a porting |
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54 | section, a description of watcher states and made lots of minor fixes. |
19 | - disable poll backend on AIX, the poll header spams the namespace |
55 | - disable poll backend on AIX, the poll header spams the namespace |
20 | and it's not worth working around dead platforms (reported |
56 | and it's not worth working around dead platforms (reported |
21 | and analyzed by Aivars Kalvans). |
57 | and analyzed by Aivars Kalvans). |
22 | - improve header file compatibility of the standalone eventfd code |
58 | - improve header file compatibility of the standalone eventfd code |
23 | in an obscure case. |
59 | in an obscure case. |
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26 | no sscanf dependency). |
62 | no sscanf dependency). |
27 | - new EV_CHILD_ENABLE and EV_SIGNAL_ENABLE configurable settings. |
63 | - new EV_CHILD_ENABLE and EV_SIGNAL_ENABLE configurable settings. |
28 | - update libev.m4 HAVE_CLOCK_SYSCALL test for newer glibcs. |
64 | - update libev.m4 HAVE_CLOCK_SYSCALL test for newer glibcs. |
29 | - add section on accept() problems to the manpage. |
65 | - add section on accept() problems to the manpage. |
30 | - rename EV_TIMEOUT to EV_TIMER. |
66 | - rename EV_TIMEOUT to EV_TIMER. |
31 | - rename ev_loop_count/depth/verify. |
67 | - rename ev_loop_count/depth/verify/loop/unloop. |
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68 | - remove ev_default_destroy and ev_default_fork. |
32 | - switch to two-digit minor version. |
69 | - switch to two-digit minor version. |
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70 | - work around an apparent gentoo compiler bug. |
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71 | - define _DARWIN_UNLIMITED_SELECT. just so. |
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72 | - use enum instead of #define for most constants. |
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73 | - improve compatibility to older C++ compilers. |
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74 | - (experimental) ev_run/ev_default_loop/ev_break/ev_loop_new have now |
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75 | default arguments when compiled as C++. |
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76 | - enable automake dependency tracking. |
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77 | - ev_loop_new no longer leaks memory when loop creation failed. |
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78 | - new ev_cleanup watcher type. |
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34 | 3.9 Thu Dec 31 07:59:59 CET 2009 |
80 | 3.9 Thu Dec 31 07:59:59 CET 2009 |
35 | - signalfd is no longer used by default and has to be requested |
81 | - signalfd is no longer used by default and has to be requested |
36 | explicitly - this means that easy to catch bugs become hard to |
82 | explicitly - this means that easy to catch bugs become hard to |
37 | catch race conditions, but the users have spoken. |
83 | catch race conditions, but the users have spoken. |
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53 | - changed minimum glibc requirement from glibc 2.9 to 2.7, for |
99 | - changed minimum glibc requirement from glibc 2.9 to 2.7, for |
54 | signalfd. |
100 | signalfd. |
55 | - add missing string.h include (Denis F. Latypoff). |
101 | - add missing string.h include (Denis F. Latypoff). |
56 | - only replace ev_stat.prev when we detect an actual difference, |
102 | - only replace ev_stat.prev when we detect an actual difference, |
57 | so prev is (almost) always different to attr. this might |
103 | so prev is (almost) always different to attr. this might |
58 | have caused the probems with 04_stat.t. |
104 | have caused the problems with 04_stat.t. |
59 | - add ev::timer->remaining () method to C++ API. |
105 | - add ev::timer->remaining () method to C++ API. |
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61 | 3.8 Sun Aug 9 14:30:45 CEST 2009 |
107 | 3.8 Sun Aug 9 14:30:45 CEST 2009 |
62 | - incompatible change: do not necessarily reset signal handler |
108 | - incompatible change: do not necessarily reset signal handler |
63 | to SIG_DFL when a sighandler is stopped. |
109 | to SIG_DFL when a sighandler is stopped. |
64 | - ev_default_destroy did not properly free or zero some members, |
110 | - ev_default_destroy did not properly free or zero some members, |
65 | potentially causing crashes and memory corruption on repated |
111 | potentially causing crashes and memory corruption on repeated |
66 | ev_default_destroy/ev_default_loop calls. |
112 | ev_default_destroy/ev_default_loop calls. |
67 | - take advantage of signalfd on GNU/Linux systems. |
113 | - take advantage of signalfd on GNU/Linux systems. |
68 | - document that the signal mask might be in an unspecified |
114 | - document that the signal mask might be in an unspecified |
69 | state when using libev's signal handling. |
115 | state when using libev's signal handling. |
70 | - take advantage of some GNU/Linux calls to set cloexec/nonblock |
116 | - take advantage of some GNU/Linux calls to set cloexec/nonblock |
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192 | do similar changes for event.c. |
238 | do similar changes for event.c. |
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194 | 3.45 Tue Oct 21 21:59:26 CEST 2008 |
240 | 3.45 Tue Oct 21 21:59:26 CEST 2008 |
195 | - disable inotify usage on linux <2.6.25, as it is broken |
241 | - disable inotify usage on linux <2.6.25, as it is broken |
196 | (reported by Yoann Vandoorselaere). |
242 | (reported by Yoann Vandoorselaere). |
197 | - ev_stat errornously would try to add inotify watchers |
243 | - ev_stat erroneously would try to add inotify watchers |
198 | even when inotify wasn't available (this should only |
244 | even when inotify wasn't available (this should only |
199 | have a performance impact). |
245 | have a performance impact). |
200 | - ev_once now passes both timeout and io to the callback if both |
246 | - ev_once now passes both timeout and io to the callback if both |
201 | occur concurrently, instead of giving timeouts precedence. |
247 | occur concurrently, instead of giving timeouts precedence. |
202 | - disable EV_USE_INOTIFY when sys/inotify.h is too old. |
248 | - disable EV_USE_INOTIFY when sys/inotify.h is too old. |
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270 | - enable inlining with gcc versions 2 and 3. |
316 | - enable inlining with gcc versions 2 and 3. |
271 | - work around broken poll implementations potentially |
317 | - work around broken poll implementations potentially |
272 | not clearing revents field in ev_poll (Brandon Black) |
318 | not clearing revents field in ev_poll (Brandon Black) |
273 | (no such systems are known at this time). |
319 | (no such systems are known at this time). |
274 | - work around a bug in realloc on openbsd and darwin, |
320 | - work around a bug in realloc on openbsd and darwin, |
275 | also makes the errornous valgrind complaints |
321 | also makes the erroneous valgrind complaints |
276 | go away (noted by various people). |
322 | go away (noted by various people). |
277 | - fix ev_async_pending, add c++ wrapper for ev_async |
323 | - fix ev_async_pending, add c++ wrapper for ev_async |
278 | (based on patch sent by Johannes Deisenhofer. |
324 | (based on patch sent by Johannes Deisenhofer). |
279 | - add sensible set method to ev::embed. |
325 | - add sensible set method to ev::embed. |
280 | - made integer constants type int in ev.h. |
326 | - made integer constants type int in ev.h. |
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282 | 3.2 Wed Apr 2 17:11:19 CEST 2008 |
328 | 3.2 Wed Apr 2 17:11:19 CEST 2008 |
283 | - fix a 64 bit overflow issue in the select backend, |
329 | - fix a 64 bit overflow issue in the select backend, |