--- libev/ev.3 2007/11/27 20:15:01 1.27 +++ libev/ev.3 2007/11/27 20:26:50 1.28 @@ -134,13 +134,16 @@ libev \- a high performance full\-featured event loop written in C .SH "SYNOPSIS" .IX Header "SYNOPSIS" -.Vb 2 -\& /* this is the only header you need */ +.Vb 1 +\& #include +.Ve +.SH "EXAMPLE PROGRAM" +.IX Header "EXAMPLE PROGRAM" +.Vb 1 \& #include .Ve .PP -.Vb 3 -\& /* what follows is a fully working example program */ +.Vb 2 \& ev_io stdin_watcher; \& ev_timer timeout_watcher; .Ve @@ -209,22 +212,27 @@ watcher. .SH "FEATURES" .IX Header "FEATURES" -Libev supports select, poll, the linux-specific epoll and the bsd-specific -kqueue mechanisms for file descriptor events, relative timers, absolute -timers with customised rescheduling, signal events, process status change -events (related to \s-1SIGCHLD\s0), and event watchers dealing with the event -loop mechanism itself (idle, prepare and check watchers). It also is quite -fast (see this benchmark comparing -it to libevent for example). +Libev supports \f(CW\*(C`select\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`poll\*(C'\fR, the linux-specific \f(CW\*(C`epoll\*(C'\fR, the +bsd-specific \f(CW\*(C`kqueue\*(C'\fR and the solaris-specific event port mechanisms +for file descriptor events (\f(CW\*(C`ev_io\*(C'\fR), relative timers (\f(CW\*(C`ev_timer\*(C'\fR), +absolute timers with customised rescheduling (\f(CW\*(C`ev_periodic\*(C'\fR), synchronous +signals (\f(CW\*(C`ev_signal\*(C'\fR), process status change events (\f(CW\*(C`ev_child\*(C'\fR), and +event watchers dealing with the event loop mechanism itself (\f(CW\*(C`ev_idle\*(C'\fR, +\&\f(CW\*(C`ev_embed\*(C'\fR, \f(CW\*(C`ev_prepare\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`ev_check\*(C'\fR watchers) as well as +file watchers (\f(CW\*(C`ev_stat\*(C'\fR) and even limited support for fork events +(\f(CW\*(C`ev_fork\*(C'\fR). +.PP +It also is quite fast (see this +benchmark comparing it to libevent +for example). .SH "CONVENTIONS" .IX Header "CONVENTIONS" -Libev is very configurable. In this manual the default configuration -will be described, which supports multiple event loops. For more info -about various configuration options please have a look at the file -\&\fI\s-1README\s0.embed\fR in the libev distribution. If libev was configured without -support for multiple event loops, then all functions taking an initial -argument of name \f(CW\*(C`loop\*(C'\fR (which is always of type \f(CW\*(C`struct ev_loop *\*(C'\fR) -will not have this argument. +Libev is very configurable. In this manual the default configuration will +be described, which supports multiple event loops. For more info about +various configuration options please have a look at \fB\s-1EMBED\s0\fR section in +this manual. If libev was configured without support for multiple event +loops, then all functions taking an initial argument of name \f(CW\*(C`loop\*(C'\fR +(which is always of type \f(CW\*(C`struct ev_loop *\*(C'\fR) will not have this argument. .SH "TIME REPRESENTATION" .IX Header "TIME REPRESENTATION" Libev represents time as a single floating point number, representing the @@ -259,8 +267,8 @@ compatible to older versions, so a larger minor version alone is usually not a problem. .Sp -Example: make sure we haven't accidentally been linked against the wrong -version: +Example: Make sure we haven't accidentally been linked against the wrong +version. .Sp .Vb 3 \& assert (("libev version mismatch", @@ -310,8 +318,8 @@ free some memory if it cannot allocate memory, to use a special allocator, or even to sleep a while and retry until some memory is available. .Sp -Example: replace the libev allocator with one that waits a bit and then -retries: better than mine). +Example: Replace the libev allocator with one that waits a bit and then +retries). .Sp .Vb 6 \& static void * @@ -347,7 +355,7 @@ requested operation, or, if the condition doesn't go away, do bad stuff (such as abort). .Sp -Example: do the same thing as libev does internally: +Example: This is basically the same thing that libev does internally, too. .Sp .Vb 6 \& static void @@ -506,7 +514,7 @@ handle signal and child watchers, and attempts to do so will be greeted by undefined behaviour (or a failed assertion if assertions are enabled). .Sp -Example: try to create a event loop that uses epoll and nothing else. +Example: Try to create a event loop that uses epoll and nothing else. .Sp .Vb 3 \& struct ev_loop *epoller = ev_loop_new (EVBACKEND_EPOLL | EVFLAG_NOENV); @@ -614,7 +622,7 @@ \& were used, return, otherwise continue with step *. .Ve .Sp -Example: queue some jobs and then loop until no events are outsanding +Example: Queue some jobs and then loop until no events are outsanding anymore. .Sp .Vb 4 @@ -646,21 +654,21 @@ way to do this for generic recurring timers or from within third-party libraries. Just remember to \fIunref after start\fR and \fIref before stop\fR. .Sp -Example: create a signal watcher, but keep it from keeping \f(CW\*(C`ev_loop\*(C'\fR +Example: Create a signal watcher, but keep it from keeping \f(CW\*(C`ev_loop\*(C'\fR running when nothing else is active. .Sp .Vb 4 -\& struct dv_signal exitsig; +\& struct ev_signal exitsig; \& ev_signal_init (&exitsig, sig_cb, SIGINT); -\& ev_signal_start (myloop, &exitsig); -\& evf_unref (myloop); +\& ev_signal_start (loop, &exitsig); +\& evf_unref (loop); .Ve .Sp -Example: for some weird reason, unregister the above signal handler again. +Example: For some weird reason, unregister the above signal handler again. .Sp .Vb 2 -\& ev_ref (myloop); -\& ev_signal_stop (myloop, &exitsig); +\& ev_ref (loop); +\& ev_signal_stop (loop, &exitsig); .Ve .SH "ANATOMY OF A WATCHER" .IX Header "ANATOMY OF A WATCHER" @@ -959,9 +967,9 @@ .IX Item "int events [read-only]" The events being watched. .PP -Example: call \f(CW\*(C`stdin_readable_cb\*(C'\fR when \s-1STDIN_FILENO\s0 has become, well +Example: Call \f(CW\*(C`stdin_readable_cb\*(C'\fR when \s-1STDIN_FILENO\s0 has become, well readable, but only once. Since it is likely line\-buffered, you could -attempt to read a whole line in the callback: +attempt to read a whole line in the callback. .PP .Vb 6 \& static void @@ -1063,7 +1071,7 @@ or \f(CW\*(C`ev_timer_again\*(C'\fR is called and determines the next timeout (if any), which is also when any modifications are taken into account. .PP -Example: create a timer that fires after 60 seconds. +Example: Create a timer that fires after 60 seconds. .PP .Vb 5 \& static void @@ -1079,7 +1087,7 @@ \& ev_timer_start (loop, &mytimer); .Ve .PP -Example: create a timeout timer that times out after 10 seconds of +Example: Create a timeout timer that times out after 10 seconds of inactivity. .PP .Vb 5 @@ -1214,7 +1222,7 @@ switched off. Can be changed any time, but changes only take effect when the periodic timer fires or \f(CW\*(C`ev_periodic_again\*(C'\fR is being called. .PP -Example: call a callback every hour, or, more precisely, whenever the +Example: Call a callback every hour, or, more precisely, whenever the system clock is divisible by 3600. The callback invocation times have potentially a lot of jittering, but good long-term stability. .PP @@ -1232,7 +1240,7 @@ \& ev_periodic_start (loop, &hourly_tick); .Ve .PP -Example: the same as above, but use a reschedule callback to do it: +Example: The same as above, but use a reschedule callback to do it: .PP .Vb 1 \& #include @@ -1250,7 +1258,7 @@ \& ev_periodic_init (&hourly_tick, clock_cb, 0., 0., my_scheduler_cb); .Ve .PP -Example: call a callback every hour, starting now: +Example: Call a callback every hour, starting now: .PP .Vb 4 \& struct ev_periodic hourly_tick; @@ -1311,7 +1319,7 @@ The process exit/trace status caused by \f(CW\*(C`rpid\*(C'\fR (see your systems \&\f(CW\*(C`waitpid\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`sys/wait.h\*(C'\fR documentation for details). .PP -Example: try to exit cleanly on \s-1SIGINT\s0 and \s-1SIGTERM\s0. +Example: Try to exit cleanly on \s-1SIGINT\s0 and \s-1SIGTERM\s0. .PP .Vb 5 \& static void @@ -1445,8 +1453,8 @@ kind. There is a \f(CW\*(C`ev_idle_set\*(C'\fR macro, but using it is utterly pointless, believe me. .PP -Example: dynamically allocate an \f(CW\*(C`ev_idle\*(C'\fR, start it, and in the -callback, free it. Alos, use no error checking, as usual. +Example: Dynamically allocate an \f(CW\*(C`ev_idle\*(C'\fR watcher, start it, and in the +callback, free it. Also, use no error checking, as usual. .PP .Vb 7 \& static void