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Revision 1.193 by root, Fri Oct 22 06:02:27 2010 UTC vs.
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1Revision history for libev, a high-performance and full-featured event loop. 1Revision history for libev, a high-performance and full-featured event loop.
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3TODO: include ev_xyz_start in each example? 3TODO: ev_loop_wakeup
4TODO: EV_STANDALONE == NO_HASSEL (do not use clock_gettime in ev_standalone)
5TODO: faq, process a thing in each iteration
6TODO: dbeugging tips, ev_verify, ev_init twice
7TODO: ev_break for immediate exit (EVBREAK_NOW?)
8TODO: ev_feed_child_event
9
10TODO: document the special problem of signals around fork.
11TODO: store pid for each signal
12TODO: document file descriptor usage per loop
13TODO: store loop pid_t and compare isndie signal handler,store 1 for same, 2 for differign pid, clean up in loop_fork
14TODO: embed watchers need updating when fd changes
15TODO: document portbaility requirements for atomic pointer access
16 - destroying a non-default loop would stop the global waitpid
17 watcher (Denis Bilenko).
18 - queueing pending watchers of higher priority from a watcher now invokes
19 them in a timely fashion (reported by Denis Bilenko).
20 - add throw() to all libev functions that cannot throw exceptions, for
21 further code size decrease when compiling for C++.
22 - add throw () to callbacks that must not throw exceptions (allocator,
23 syserr, loop acquire/release, periodic reschedule cbs).
24 - fix event_base_loop return code, add event_get_callback, event_base_new,
25 event_base_get_method calls to improve libevent 1.x emulation and add
26 some libevent 2.x functionality (based on a patch by Jeff Davey).
27 - add more memory fences to fix a bug reported by Jeff Davey. Better
28 be overfenced than underprotected.
29 - ev_run now returns a boolean status (true meaning watchers are
30 still active).
31 - ev_once: undef EV_ERROR in ev_kqueue.c, to avoid clashing with
32 libev's EV_ERROR (reported by 191919).
33 - (ecb) add memory fence support for xlC (Darin McBride).
34 - (ecb) add memory fence support for gcc-mips (Anton Kirilov).
35 - (ecb) add memory fence support for gcc-alpha (Christian Weisgerber).
36 - work around some kernels losing file descriptors by leaking
37 the kqueue descriptor in the child.
38 - work around linux inotify not reporting IN_ATTRIB changes for directories
39 in many cases.
40 - include sys/syscall.h instead of plain syscall.h.
41 - check for io watcher loops in ev_verify, check for the most
42 common reported usage bug in ev_io_start.
43 - chose socket vs. WSASocket at compiletime using EV_USE_WSASOCKET.
44 - always use WSASend/WSARecv directly on windows, hoping that this
45 works in all cases (unlike read/write/send/recv...).
46 - try to detect signals around a fork faster (test program by
47 Denis Bilenko).
48 - work around recent glibc versions that leak memory in realloc.
49 - rename ev::embed::set to ev::embed::set_embed to avoid clashing
50 the watcher base set (loop) method.
51 - rewrite the async/signal pipe logic to always keep a valid fd, which
52 simplifies (and hopefuly correctifies :) the race checking
53 on fork, at the cost of one extra fd.
54 - add fat, msdos, jffs2, ramfs, ntfs and btrfs to the list of
55 inotify-supporting filesystems.
56 - move orig_CFLAGS assignment to after AC_INIT, as newer autoconf
57 versions ignore it before
58 (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908096).
59 - add some untested android support.
60
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62 - INCOMPATIBLE CHANGE: ev_timer_again now clears the pending status, as
63 was documented already, but not implemented in the repeating case.
64 - new compiletime symbols: EV_NO_SMP and EV_NO_THREADS.
65 - fix a race where the workaround against the epoll fork bugs
66 caused signals to not be handled anymore.
67 - correct backend_fudge for most backends, and implement a windows
68 specific workaround to avoid looping because we call both
69 select and Sleep, both with different time resolutions.
70 - document range and guarantees of ev_sleep.
71 - document reasonable ranges for periodics interval and offset.
72 - rename backend_fudge to backend_mintime to avoid future confusion :)
73 - change the default periodic reschedule function to hopefully be more
74 exact and correct even in corner cases or in the far future.
75 - do not rely on -lm anymore: use it when available but use our
76 own floor () if it is missing. This should make it easier to embed,
77 as no external libraries are required.
78 - strategically import macros from libecb and mark rarely-used functions
79 as cache-cold (saving almost 2k code size on typical amd64 setups).
80 - add Symbols.ev and Symbols.event files, that were missing.
81 - fix backend_mintime value for epoll (was 1/1024, is 1/1000 now).
82 - fix #3 "be smart about timeouts" to not "deadlock" when
83 timeout == now, also improve the section overall.
84 - avoid "AVOIDING FINISHING BEFORE RETURNING" idiom.
85 - support new EV_API_STATIC mode to make all libev symbols
86 static.
87 - supply default CFLAGS of -g -O3 with gcc when original CFLAGS
88 were empty.
89
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91 - fix two problems in the native win32 backend, where reuse of fd's
92 with different underlying handles caused handles not to be removed
93 or added to the select set (analyzed and tested by Bert Belder).
94 - do no rely on ceil() in ev_e?poll.c.
95 - backport libev to HP-UX versions before 11 v3.
96 - configure did not detect nanosleep and clock_gettime properly when
97 they are available in the libc (as opposed to -lrt).
98
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100 - officially support polling files with all backends.
101 - support files, /dev/zero etc. the same way as select in the epoll
102 backend, by generating events on our own.
103 - ports backend: work around solaris bug 6874410 and many related ones
104 (EINTR, maybe more), with no performance loss (note that the solaris
105 bug report is actually wrong, reality is far more bizarre and broken
106 than that).
107 - define EV_READ/EV_WRITE as macros in event.h, as some programs use
108 #ifdef to test for them.
109 - new (experimental) function: ev_feed_signal.
110 - new (to become default) EVFLAG_NOSIGMASK flag.
111 - new EVBACKEND_MASK symbol.
112 - updated COMMON IDIOMS SECTION.
113
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115 - automake fucked it up, apparently, --add-missing -f is not quite enough
116 to make it update its files, so 4.00 didn't install ev++.h and
117 event.h on make install. grrr.
118 - ev_loop(count|depth) didn't return anything (Robin Haberkorn).
119 - change EV_UNDEF to 0xffffffff to silence some overzealous compilers.
120 - use "(libev) " prefix for all libev error messages now.
121
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4 - "PORTING FROM LIBEV 3.X TO 4.X" (in ev.pod) is recommended reading. 123 - "PORTING FROM LIBEV 3.X TO 4.X" (in ev.pod) is recommended reading.
5 - ev_embed_stop did not correctly stop the watcher (very good 124 - ev_embed_stop did not correctly stop the watcher (very good
6 testcase by Vladimir Timofeev). 125 testcase by Vladimir Timofeev).
7 - ev_run will now always update the current loop time - it erroneously 126 - ev_run will now always update the current loop time - it erroneously
8 didn't when idle watchers were active, causing timers not to fire. 127 didn't when idle watchers were active, causing timers not to fire.
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10 in the libevent emulation (testcase by Péter Szabó). 129 in the libevent emulation (testcase by Péter Szabó).
11 - applied win32 fixes by Michael Lenaghan (also James Mansion). 130 - applied win32 fixes by Michael Lenaghan (also James Mansion).
12 - replace EV_MINIMAL by EV_FEATURES. 131 - replace EV_MINIMAL by EV_FEATURES.
13 - prefer EPOLL_CTL_ADD over EPOLL_CTL_MOD in some more cases, as it 132 - prefer EPOLL_CTL_ADD over EPOLL_CTL_MOD in some more cases, as it
14 seems the former is *much* faster than the latter. 133 seems the former is *much* faster than the latter.
134 - linux kernel version detection (for inotify bug workarounds)
135 did not work properly.
15 - reduce the number of spurious wake-ups with the ports backend. 136 - reduce the number of spurious wake-ups with the ports backend.
16 - remove dependency on sys/queue.h on freebsd (patch by Vanilla Hsu). 137 - remove dependency on sys/queue.h on freebsd (patch by Vanilla Hsu).
17 - do async init within ev_async_start, not ev_async_set, which avoids 138 - do async init within ev_async_start, not ev_async_set, which avoids
18 an API quirk where the set function must be called in the C++ API 139 an API quirk where the set function must be called in the C++ API
19 even when there is nothing to set. 140 even when there is nothing to set.
20 - add (undocumented) EV_ENABLE when adding events with kqueue, 141 - add (undocumented) EV_ENABLE when adding events with kqueue,
21 this might help with OS X, which seems to need it despite documenting 142 this might help with OS X, which seems to need it despite documenting
22 not to need it (helpfully pointed out by Tilghman Lesher). 143 not to need it (helpfully pointed out by Tilghman Lesher).
23 - do not use poll by default on freebsd, it's broken (what isn't 144 - do not use poll by default on freebsd, it's broken (what isn't
24 on freebsd...). 145 on freebsd...).
146 - allow to embed epoll on kernels >= 2.6.32.
25 - configure now prepends -O3, not appends it, so one can still 147 - configure now prepends -O3, not appends it, so one can still
26 override it. 148 override it.
27 - ev.pod: greatly expanded the portability section, added a porting 149 - ev.pod: greatly expanded the portability section, added a porting
28 section, a description of watcher states and made lots of minor fixes. 150 section, a description of watcher states and made lots of minor fixes.
29 - disable poll backend on AIX, the poll header spams the namespace 151 - disable poll backend on AIX, the poll header spams the namespace
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37 - new EV_CHILD_ENABLE and EV_SIGNAL_ENABLE configurable settings. 159 - new EV_CHILD_ENABLE and EV_SIGNAL_ENABLE configurable settings.
38 - update libev.m4 HAVE_CLOCK_SYSCALL test for newer glibcs. 160 - update libev.m4 HAVE_CLOCK_SYSCALL test for newer glibcs.
39 - add section on accept() problems to the manpage. 161 - add section on accept() problems to the manpage.
40 - rename EV_TIMEOUT to EV_TIMER. 162 - rename EV_TIMEOUT to EV_TIMER.
41 - rename ev_loop_count/depth/verify/loop/unloop. 163 - rename ev_loop_count/depth/verify/loop/unloop.
164 - remove ev_default_destroy and ev_default_fork.
42 - switch to two-digit minor version. 165 - switch to two-digit minor version.
43 - work around an apparent gentoo compiler bug. 166 - work around an apparent gentoo compiler bug.
44 - define _DARWIN_UNLIMITED_SELECT. just so. 167 - define _DARWIN_UNLIMITED_SELECT. just so.
45 - use enum instead of #define for most constants. 168 - use enum instead of #define for most constants.
46 - improve compatibility to older C++ compilers. 169 - improve compatibility to older C++ compilers.
47 - (experimental) ev_run/ev_default_loop/ev_break/ev_loop_new have now 170 - (experimental) ev_run/ev_default_loop/ev_break/ev_loop_new have now
48 default arguments when compiled as C++. 171 default arguments when compiled as C++.
49 - (experimental) all ev_functions that accept only a loop argument 172 - enable automake dependency tracking.
50 default that to EV_DEFAULT_UC when compiled as C++. 173 - ev_loop_new no longer leaks memory when loop creation failed.
174 - new ev_cleanup watcher type.
51 175
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53 - signalfd is no longer used by default and has to be requested 177 - signalfd is no longer used by default and has to be requested
54 explicitly - this means that easy to catch bugs become hard to 178 explicitly - this means that easy to catch bugs become hard to
55 catch race conditions, but the users have spoken. 179 catch race conditions, but the users have spoken.
56 - point out the unspecified signal mask in the documentation, and 180 - point out the unspecified signal mask in the documentation, and
57 that this is a race condition regardless of EV_SIGNALFD. 181 that this is a race condition regardless of EV_SIGNALFD.
58 - backport inotify code to C89. 182 - backport inotify code to C89.
59 - inotify file descriptors could leak into child processes. 183 - inotify file descriptors could leak into child processes.
60 - ev_stat watchers could keep an errornous extra ref on the loop, 184 - ev_stat watchers could keep an erroneous extra ref on the loop,
61 preventing exit when unregistering all watchers (testcases 185 preventing exit when unregistering all watchers (testcases
62 provided by ry@tinyclouds.org). 186 provided by ry@tinyclouds.org).
63 - implement EV_WIN32_HANDLE_TO_FD and EV_WIN32_CLOSE_FD configuration 187 - implement EV_WIN32_HANDLE_TO_FD and EV_WIN32_CLOSE_FD configuration
64 symbols to make it easier for apps to do their own fd management. 188 symbols to make it easier for apps to do their own fd management.
65 - support EV_IDLE_ENABLE being disabled in ev++.h 189 - support EV_IDLE_ENABLE being disabled in ev++.h
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123 - correctly zero the idx values for arrays, so destroying and 247 - correctly zero the idx values for arrays, so destroying and
124 reinitialising the default loop actually works (patch by 248 reinitialising the default loop actually works (patch by
125 Malek Hadj-Ali). 249 Malek Hadj-Ali).
126 - implement ev_suspend and ev_resume. 250 - implement ev_suspend and ev_resume.
127 - new EV_CUSTOM revents flag for use by applications. 251 - new EV_CUSTOM revents flag for use by applications.
128 - add documentation section about priorites. 252 - add documentation section about priorities.
129 - add a glossary to the dcoumentation. 253 - add a glossary to the dcoumentation.
130 - extend the ev_fork description slightly. 254 - extend the ev_fork description slightly.
131 - optimize a jump out of call_pending. 255 - optimize a jump out of call_pending.
132 256
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