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403 | While this backend scales well, it requires one system call per active |
403 | While this backend scales well, it requires one system call per active |
404 | file descriptor per loop iteration. For small and medium numbers of file |
404 | file descriptor per loop iteration. For small and medium numbers of file |
405 | descriptors a "slow" C<EVBACKEND_SELECT> or C<EVBACKEND_POLL> backend |
405 | descriptors a "slow" C<EVBACKEND_SELECT> or C<EVBACKEND_POLL> backend |
406 | might perform better. |
406 | might perform better. |
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408 | On the positive side, ignoring the spurious readyness notifications, this |
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409 | backend actually performed to specification in all tests and is fully |
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410 | embeddable, which is a rare feat among the OS-specific backends. |
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408 | =item C<EVBACKEND_ALL> |
412 | =item C<EVBACKEND_ALL> |
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413 | |
410 | Try all backends (even potentially broken ones that wouldn't be tried |
414 | Try all backends (even potentially broken ones that wouldn't be tried |
411 | with C<EVFLAG_AUTO>). Since this is a mask, you can do stuff such as |
415 | with C<EVFLAG_AUTO>). Since this is a mask, you can do stuff such as |
412 | C<EVBACKEND_ALL & ~EVBACKEND_KQUEUE>. |
416 | C<EVBACKEND_ALL & ~EVBACKEND_KQUEUE>. |
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414 | It is definitely not recommended to use this flag. |
418 | It is definitely not recommended to use this flag. |
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419 | |
416 | =back |
420 | =back |
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418 | If one or more of these are ored into the flags value, then only these |
422 | If one or more of these are ored into the flags value, then only these |
419 | backends will be tried (in the reverse order as given here). If none are |
423 | backends will be tried (in the reverse order as listed here). If none are |
420 | specified, most compiled-in backend will be tried, usually in reverse |
424 | specified, all backends in C<ev_recommended_backends ()> will be tried. |
421 | order of their flag values :) |
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423 | The most typical usage is like this: |
426 | The most typical usage is like this: |
424 | |
427 | |
425 | if (!ev_default_loop (0)) |
428 | if (!ev_default_loop (0)) |
426 | fatal ("could not initialise libev, bad $LIBEV_FLAGS in environment?"); |
429 | fatal ("could not initialise libev, bad $LIBEV_FLAGS in environment?"); |
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575 | be handled here by queueing them when their watcher gets executed. |
578 | be handled here by queueing them when their watcher gets executed. |
576 | - If ev_unloop has been called, or EVLOOP_ONESHOT or EVLOOP_NONBLOCK |
579 | - If ev_unloop has been called, or EVLOOP_ONESHOT or EVLOOP_NONBLOCK |
577 | were used, or there are no active watchers, return, otherwise |
580 | were used, or there are no active watchers, return, otherwise |
578 | continue with step *. |
581 | continue with step *. |
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580 | Example: Queue some jobs and then loop until no events are outsanding |
583 | Example: Queue some jobs and then loop until no events are outstanding |
581 | anymore. |
584 | anymore. |
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585 | |
583 | ... queue jobs here, make sure they register event watchers as long |
586 | ... queue jobs here, make sure they register event watchers as long |
584 | ... as they still have work to do (even an idle watcher will do..) |
587 | ... as they still have work to do (even an idle watcher will do..) |
585 | ev_loop (my_loop, 0); |
588 | ev_loop (my_loop, 0); |
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590 | Can be used to make a call to C<ev_loop> return early (but only after it |
593 | Can be used to make a call to C<ev_loop> return early (but only after it |
591 | has processed all outstanding events). The C<how> argument must be either |
594 | has processed all outstanding events). The C<how> argument must be either |
592 | C<EVUNLOOP_ONE>, which will make the innermost C<ev_loop> call return, or |
595 | C<EVUNLOOP_ONE>, which will make the innermost C<ev_loop> call return, or |
593 | C<EVUNLOOP_ALL>, which will make all nested C<ev_loop> calls return. |
596 | C<EVUNLOOP_ALL>, which will make all nested C<ev_loop> calls return. |
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598 | This "unloop state" will be cleared when entering C<ev_loop> again. |
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595 | =item ev_ref (loop) |
600 | =item ev_ref (loop) |
596 | |
601 | |
597 | =item ev_unref (loop) |
602 | =item ev_unref (loop) |
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603 | returning, ev_unref() after starting, and ev_ref() before stopping it. For |
608 | returning, ev_unref() after starting, and ev_ref() before stopping it. For |
604 | example, libev itself uses this for its internal signal pipe: It is not |
609 | example, libev itself uses this for its internal signal pipe: It is not |
605 | visible to the libev user and should not keep C<ev_loop> from exiting if |
610 | visible to the libev user and should not keep C<ev_loop> from exiting if |
606 | no event watchers registered by it are active. It is also an excellent |
611 | no event watchers registered by it are active. It is also an excellent |
607 | way to do this for generic recurring timers or from within third-party |
612 | way to do this for generic recurring timers or from within third-party |
608 | libraries. Just remember to I<unref after start> and I<ref before stop>. |
613 | libraries. Just remember to I<unref after start> and I<ref before stop> |
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614 | (but only if the watcher wasn't active before, or was active before, |
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615 | respectively). |
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616 | |
610 | Example: Create a signal watcher, but keep it from keeping C<ev_loop> |
617 | Example: Create a signal watcher, but keep it from keeping C<ev_loop> |
611 | running when nothing else is active. |
618 | running when nothing else is active. |
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613 | struct ev_signal exitsig; |
620 | struct ev_signal exitsig; |