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5 | =head1 SYNOPSIS |
5 | =head1 SYNOPSIS |
6 | |
6 | |
7 | #include <ev.h> |
7 | #include <ev.h> |
8 | |
8 | |
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9 | =head2 EXAMPLE PROGRAM |
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10 | |
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11 | #include <ev.h> |
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12 | |
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13 | ev_io stdin_watcher; |
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14 | ev_timer timeout_watcher; |
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15 | |
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16 | /* called when data readable on stdin */ |
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17 | static void |
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18 | stdin_cb (EV_P_ struct ev_io *w, int revents) |
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19 | { |
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20 | /* puts ("stdin ready"); */ |
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21 | ev_io_stop (EV_A_ w); /* just a syntax example */ |
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22 | ev_unloop (EV_A_ EVUNLOOP_ALL); /* leave all loop calls */ |
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23 | } |
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24 | |
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25 | static void |
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26 | timeout_cb (EV_P_ struct ev_timer *w, int revents) |
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27 | { |
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28 | /* puts ("timeout"); */ |
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29 | ev_unloop (EV_A_ EVUNLOOP_ONE); /* leave one loop call */ |
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30 | } |
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31 | |
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32 | int |
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33 | main (void) |
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34 | { |
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35 | struct ev_loop *loop = ev_default_loop (0); |
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36 | |
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37 | /* initialise an io watcher, then start it */ |
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38 | ev_io_init (&stdin_watcher, stdin_cb, /*STDIN_FILENO*/ 0, EV_READ); |
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39 | ev_io_start (loop, &stdin_watcher); |
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40 | |
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41 | /* simple non-repeating 5.5 second timeout */ |
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42 | ev_timer_init (&timeout_watcher, timeout_cb, 5.5, 0.); |
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43 | ev_timer_start (loop, &timeout_watcher); |
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44 | |
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45 | /* loop till timeout or data ready */ |
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46 | ev_loop (loop, 0); |
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47 | |
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48 | return 0; |
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49 | } |
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50 | |
9 | =head1 DESCRIPTION |
51 | =head1 DESCRIPTION |
10 | |
52 | |
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53 | The newest version of this document is also available as a html-formatted |
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54 | web page you might find easier to navigate when reading it for the first |
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55 | time: L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/libev/ev.html>. |
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56 | |
11 | Libev is an event loop: you register interest in certain events (such as a |
57 | Libev is an event loop: you register interest in certain events (such as a |
12 | file descriptor being readable or a timeout occuring), and it will manage |
58 | file descriptor being readable or a timeout occurring), and it will manage |
13 | these event sources and provide your program with events. |
59 | these event sources and provide your program with events. |
14 | |
60 | |
15 | To do this, it must take more or less complete control over your process |
61 | To do this, it must take more or less complete control over your process |
16 | (or thread) by executing the I<event loop> handler, and will then |
62 | (or thread) by executing the I<event loop> handler, and will then |
17 | communicate events via a callback mechanism. |
63 | communicate events via a callback mechanism. |
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19 | You register interest in certain events by registering so-called I<event |
65 | You register interest in certain events by registering so-called I<event |
20 | watchers>, which are relatively small C structures you initialise with the |
66 | watchers>, which are relatively small C structures you initialise with the |
21 | details of the event, and then hand it over to libev by I<starting> the |
67 | details of the event, and then hand it over to libev by I<starting> the |
22 | watcher. |
68 | watcher. |
23 | |
69 | |
24 | =head1 FEATURES |
70 | =head2 FEATURES |
25 | |
71 | |
26 | Libev supports select, poll, the linux-specific epoll and the bsd-specific |
72 | Libev supports C<select>, C<poll>, the Linux-specific C<epoll>, the |
27 | kqueue mechanisms for file descriptor events, relative timers, absolute |
73 | BSD-specific C<kqueue> and the Solaris-specific event port mechanisms |
28 | timers with customised rescheduling, signal events, process status change |
74 | for file descriptor events (C<ev_io>), the Linux C<inotify> interface |
29 | events (related to SIGCHLD), and event watchers dealing with the event |
75 | (for C<ev_stat>), relative timers (C<ev_timer>), absolute timers |
30 | loop mechanism itself (idle, prepare and check watchers). It also is quite |
76 | with customised rescheduling (C<ev_periodic>), synchronous signals |
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77 | (C<ev_signal>), process status change events (C<ev_child>), and event |
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78 | watchers dealing with the event loop mechanism itself (C<ev_idle>, |
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79 | C<ev_embed>, C<ev_prepare> and C<ev_check> watchers) as well as |
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80 | file watchers (C<ev_stat>) and even limited support for fork events |
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81 | (C<ev_fork>). |
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82 | |
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83 | It also is quite fast (see this |
31 | fast (see this L<benchmark|http://libev.schmorp.de/bench.html> comparing |
84 | L<benchmark|http://libev.schmorp.de/bench.html> comparing it to libevent |
32 | it to libevent for example). |
85 | for example). |
33 | |
86 | |
34 | =head1 CONVENTIONS |
87 | =head2 CONVENTIONS |
35 | |
88 | |
36 | Libev is very configurable. In this manual the default configuration |
89 | Libev is very configurable. In this manual the default configuration will |
37 | will be described, which supports multiple event loops. For more info |
90 | be described, which supports multiple event loops. For more info about |
38 | about various configuration options please have a look at the file |
91 | various configuration options please have a look at B<EMBED> section in |
39 | F<README.embed> in the libev distribution. If libev was configured without |
92 | this manual. If libev was configured without support for multiple event |
40 | support for multiple event loops, then all functions taking an initial |
93 | loops, then all functions taking an initial argument of name C<loop> |
41 | argument of name C<loop> (which is always of type C<struct ev_loop *>) |
94 | (which is always of type C<struct ev_loop *>) will not have this argument. |
42 | will not have this argument. |
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43 | |
95 | |
44 | =head1 TIME AND OTHER GLOBAL FUNCTIONS |
96 | =head2 TIME REPRESENTATION |
45 | |
97 | |
46 | Libev represents time as a single floating point number, representing the |
98 | Libev represents time as a single floating point number, representing the |
47 | (fractional) number of seconds since the (POSIX) epoch (somewhere near |
99 | (fractional) number of seconds since the (POSIX) epoch (somewhere near |
48 | the beginning of 1970, details are complicated, don't ask). This type is |
100 | the beginning of 1970, details are complicated, don't ask). This type is |
49 | called C<ev_tstamp>, which is what you should use too. It usually aliases |
101 | called C<ev_tstamp>, which is what you should use too. It usually aliases |
50 | to the double type in C. |
102 | to the C<double> type in C, and when you need to do any calculations on |
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103 | it, you should treat it as some floatingpoint value. Unlike the name |
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104 | component C<stamp> might indicate, it is also used for time differences |
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105 | throughout libev. |
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106 | |
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107 | =head1 GLOBAL FUNCTIONS |
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108 | |
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109 | These functions can be called anytime, even before initialising the |
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110 | library in any way. |
51 | |
111 | |
52 | =over 4 |
112 | =over 4 |
53 | |
113 | |
54 | =item ev_tstamp ev_time () |
114 | =item ev_tstamp ev_time () |
55 | |
115 | |
56 | Returns the current time as libev would use it. |
116 | Returns the current time as libev would use it. Please note that the |
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117 | C<ev_now> function is usually faster and also often returns the timestamp |
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118 | you actually want to know. |
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119 | |
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120 | =item ev_sleep (ev_tstamp interval) |
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121 | |
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122 | Sleep for the given interval: The current thread will be blocked until |
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123 | either it is interrupted or the given time interval has passed. Basically |
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124 | this is a subsecond-resolution C<sleep ()>. |
57 | |
125 | |
58 | =item int ev_version_major () |
126 | =item int ev_version_major () |
59 | |
127 | |
60 | =item int ev_version_minor () |
128 | =item int ev_version_minor () |
61 | |
129 | |
62 | You can find out the major and minor version numbers of the library |
130 | You can find out the major and minor ABI version numbers of the library |
63 | you linked against by calling the functions C<ev_version_major> and |
131 | you linked against by calling the functions C<ev_version_major> and |
64 | C<ev_version_minor>. If you want, you can compare against the global |
132 | C<ev_version_minor>. If you want, you can compare against the global |
65 | symbols C<EV_VERSION_MAJOR> and C<EV_VERSION_MINOR>, which specify the |
133 | symbols C<EV_VERSION_MAJOR> and C<EV_VERSION_MINOR>, which specify the |
66 | version of the library your program was compiled against. |
134 | version of the library your program was compiled against. |
67 | |
135 | |
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136 | These version numbers refer to the ABI version of the library, not the |
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137 | release version. |
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138 | |
68 | Usually, its a good idea to terminate if the major versions mismatch, |
139 | Usually, it's a good idea to terminate if the major versions mismatch, |
69 | as this indicates an incompatible change. Minor versions are usually |
140 | as this indicates an incompatible change. Minor versions are usually |
70 | compatible to older versions, so a larger minor version alone is usually |
141 | compatible to older versions, so a larger minor version alone is usually |
71 | not a problem. |
142 | not a problem. |
72 | |
143 | |
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144 | Example: Make sure we haven't accidentally been linked against the wrong |
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145 | version. |
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146 | |
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147 | assert (("libev version mismatch", |
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148 | ev_version_major () == EV_VERSION_MAJOR |
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149 | && ev_version_minor () >= EV_VERSION_MINOR)); |
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150 | |
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151 | =item unsigned int ev_supported_backends () |
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152 | |
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153 | Return the set of all backends (i.e. their corresponding C<EV_BACKEND_*> |
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154 | value) compiled into this binary of libev (independent of their |
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155 | availability on the system you are running on). See C<ev_default_loop> for |
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156 | a description of the set values. |
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157 | |
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158 | Example: make sure we have the epoll method, because yeah this is cool and |
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159 | a must have and can we have a torrent of it please!!!11 |
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160 | |
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161 | assert (("sorry, no epoll, no sex", |
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162 | ev_supported_backends () & EVBACKEND_EPOLL)); |
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163 | |
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164 | =item unsigned int ev_recommended_backends () |
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165 | |
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166 | Return the set of all backends compiled into this binary of libev and also |
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167 | recommended for this platform. This set is often smaller than the one |
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168 | returned by C<ev_supported_backends>, as for example kqueue is broken on |
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169 | most BSDs and will not be autodetected unless you explicitly request it |
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170 | (assuming you know what you are doing). This is the set of backends that |
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171 | libev will probe for if you specify no backends explicitly. |
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172 | |
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173 | =item unsigned int ev_embeddable_backends () |
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174 | |
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175 | Returns the set of backends that are embeddable in other event loops. This |
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176 | is the theoretical, all-platform, value. To find which backends |
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177 | might be supported on the current system, you would need to look at |
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178 | C<ev_embeddable_backends () & ev_supported_backends ()>, likewise for |
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179 | recommended ones. |
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180 | |
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181 | See the description of C<ev_embed> watchers for more info. |
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182 | |
73 | =item ev_set_allocator (void *(*cb)(void *ptr, long size)) |
183 | =item ev_set_allocator (void *(*cb)(void *ptr, long size)) |
74 | |
184 | |
75 | Sets the allocation function to use (the prototype is similar to the |
185 | Sets the allocation function to use (the prototype is similar - the |
76 | realloc C function, the semantics are identical). It is used to allocate |
186 | semantics is identical - to the realloc C function). It is used to |
77 | and free memory (no surprises here). If it returns zero when memory |
187 | allocate and free memory (no surprises here). If it returns zero when |
78 | needs to be allocated, the library might abort or take some potentially |
188 | memory needs to be allocated, the library might abort or take some |
79 | destructive action. The default is your system realloc function. |
189 | potentially destructive action. The default is your system realloc |
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190 | function. |
80 | |
191 | |
81 | You could override this function in high-availability programs to, say, |
192 | You could override this function in high-availability programs to, say, |
82 | free some memory if it cannot allocate memory, to use a special allocator, |
193 | free some memory if it cannot allocate memory, to use a special allocator, |
83 | or even to sleep a while and retry until some memory is available. |
194 | or even to sleep a while and retry until some memory is available. |
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195 | |
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196 | Example: Replace the libev allocator with one that waits a bit and then |
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197 | retries). |
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198 | |
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199 | static void * |
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200 | persistent_realloc (void *ptr, size_t size) |
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201 | { |
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202 | for (;;) |
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203 | { |
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204 | void *newptr = realloc (ptr, size); |
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205 | |
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206 | if (newptr) |
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207 | return newptr; |
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208 | |
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209 | sleep (60); |
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210 | } |
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211 | } |
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212 | |
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213 | ... |
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214 | ev_set_allocator (persistent_realloc); |
84 | |
215 | |
85 | =item ev_set_syserr_cb (void (*cb)(const char *msg)); |
216 | =item ev_set_syserr_cb (void (*cb)(const char *msg)); |
86 | |
217 | |
87 | Set the callback function to call on a retryable syscall error (such |
218 | Set the callback function to call on a retryable syscall error (such |
88 | as failed select, poll, epoll_wait). The message is a printable string |
219 | as failed select, poll, epoll_wait). The message is a printable string |
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90 | callback is set, then libev will expect it to remedy the sitution, no |
221 | callback is set, then libev will expect it to remedy the sitution, no |
91 | matter what, when it returns. That is, libev will generally retry the |
222 | matter what, when it returns. That is, libev will generally retry the |
92 | requested operation, or, if the condition doesn't go away, do bad stuff |
223 | requested operation, or, if the condition doesn't go away, do bad stuff |
93 | (such as abort). |
224 | (such as abort). |
94 | |
225 | |
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226 | Example: This is basically the same thing that libev does internally, too. |
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227 | |
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228 | static void |
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229 | fatal_error (const char *msg) |
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230 | { |
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231 | perror (msg); |
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232 | abort (); |
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233 | } |
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234 | |
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235 | ... |
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236 | ev_set_syserr_cb (fatal_error); |
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237 | |
95 | =back |
238 | =back |
96 | |
239 | |
97 | =head1 FUNCTIONS CONTROLLING THE EVENT LOOP |
240 | =head1 FUNCTIONS CONTROLLING THE EVENT LOOP |
98 | |
241 | |
99 | An event loop is described by a C<struct ev_loop *>. The library knows two |
242 | An event loop is described by a C<struct ev_loop *>. The library knows two |
100 | types of such loops, the I<default> loop, which supports signals and child |
243 | types of such loops, the I<default> loop, which supports signals and child |
101 | events, and dynamically created loops which do not. |
244 | events, and dynamically created loops which do not. |
102 | |
245 | |
103 | If you use threads, a common model is to run the default event loop |
246 | If you use threads, a common model is to run the default event loop |
104 | in your main thread (or in a separate thrad) and for each thread you |
247 | in your main thread (or in a separate thread) and for each thread you |
105 | create, you also create another event loop. Libev itself does no locking |
248 | create, you also create another event loop. Libev itself does no locking |
106 | whatsoever, so if you mix calls to the same event loop in different |
249 | whatsoever, so if you mix calls to the same event loop in different |
107 | threads, make sure you lock (this is usually a bad idea, though, even if |
250 | threads, make sure you lock (this is usually a bad idea, though, even if |
108 | done correctly, because its hideous and inefficient). |
251 | done correctly, because it's hideous and inefficient). |
109 | |
252 | |
110 | =over 4 |
253 | =over 4 |
111 | |
254 | |
112 | =item struct ev_loop *ev_default_loop (unsigned int flags) |
255 | =item struct ev_loop *ev_default_loop (unsigned int flags) |
113 | |
256 | |
114 | This will initialise the default event loop if it hasn't been initialised |
257 | This will initialise the default event loop if it hasn't been initialised |
115 | yet and return it. If the default loop could not be initialised, returns |
258 | yet and return it. If the default loop could not be initialised, returns |
116 | false. If it already was initialised it simply returns it (and ignores the |
259 | false. If it already was initialised it simply returns it (and ignores the |
117 | flags). |
260 | flags. If that is troubling you, check C<ev_backend ()> afterwards). |
118 | |
261 | |
119 | If you don't know what event loop to use, use the one returned from this |
262 | If you don't know what event loop to use, use the one returned from this |
120 | function. |
263 | function. |
121 | |
264 | |
122 | The flags argument can be used to specify special behaviour or specific |
265 | The flags argument can be used to specify special behaviour or specific |
123 | backends to use, and is usually specified as 0 (or EVFLAG_AUTO). |
266 | backends to use, and is usually specified as C<0> (or C<EVFLAG_AUTO>). |
124 | |
267 | |
125 | It supports the following flags: |
268 | The following flags are supported: |
126 | |
269 | |
127 | =over 4 |
270 | =over 4 |
128 | |
271 | |
129 | =item EVFLAG_AUTO |
272 | =item C<EVFLAG_AUTO> |
130 | |
273 | |
131 | The default flags value. Use this if you have no clue (its the right |
274 | The default flags value. Use this if you have no clue (it's the right |
132 | thing, believe me). |
275 | thing, believe me). |
133 | |
276 | |
134 | =item EVFLAG_NOENV |
277 | =item C<EVFLAG_NOENV> |
135 | |
278 | |
136 | If this flag bit is ored into the flag value (or the program runs setuid |
279 | If this flag bit is ored into the flag value (or the program runs setuid |
137 | or setgid) then libev will I<not> look at the environment variable |
280 | or setgid) then libev will I<not> look at the environment variable |
138 | C<LIBEV_FLAGS>. Otherwise (the default), this environment variable will |
281 | C<LIBEV_FLAGS>. Otherwise (the default), this environment variable will |
139 | override the flags completely if it is found in the environment. This is |
282 | override the flags completely if it is found in the environment. This is |
140 | useful to try out specific backends to test their performance, or to work |
283 | useful to try out specific backends to test their performance, or to work |
141 | around bugs. |
284 | around bugs. |
142 | |
285 | |
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286 | =item C<EVFLAG_FORKCHECK> |
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287 | |
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288 | Instead of calling C<ev_default_fork> or C<ev_loop_fork> manually after |
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289 | a fork, you can also make libev check for a fork in each iteration by |
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290 | enabling this flag. |
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291 | |
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292 | This works by calling C<getpid ()> on every iteration of the loop, |
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293 | and thus this might slow down your event loop if you do a lot of loop |
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294 | iterations and little real work, but is usually not noticeable (on my |
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295 | Linux system for example, C<getpid> is actually a simple 5-insn sequence |
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296 | without a syscall and thus I<very> fast, but my Linux system also has |
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297 | C<pthread_atfork> which is even faster). |
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298 | |
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299 | The big advantage of this flag is that you can forget about fork (and |
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300 | forget about forgetting to tell libev about forking) when you use this |
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301 | flag. |
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302 | |
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303 | This flag setting cannot be overriden or specified in the C<LIBEV_FLAGS> |
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304 | environment variable. |
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305 | |
143 | =item EVMETHOD_SELECT portable select backend |
306 | =item C<EVBACKEND_SELECT> (value 1, portable select backend) |
144 | |
307 | |
145 | =item EVMETHOD_POLL poll backend (everywhere except windows) |
308 | This is your standard select(2) backend. Not I<completely> standard, as |
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309 | libev tries to roll its own fd_set with no limits on the number of fds, |
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310 | but if that fails, expect a fairly low limit on the number of fds when |
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311 | using this backend. It doesn't scale too well (O(highest_fd)), but its |
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312 | usually the fastest backend for a low number of (low-numbered :) fds. |
146 | |
313 | |
147 | =item EVMETHOD_EPOLL linux only |
314 | To get good performance out of this backend you need a high amount of |
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315 | parallelity (most of the file descriptors should be busy). If you are |
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316 | writing a server, you should C<accept ()> in a loop to accept as many |
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317 | connections as possible during one iteration. You might also want to have |
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318 | a look at C<ev_set_io_collect_interval ()> to increase the amount of |
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319 | readyness notifications you get per iteration. |
148 | |
320 | |
149 | =item EVMETHOD_KQUEUE some bsds only |
321 | =item C<EVBACKEND_POLL> (value 2, poll backend, available everywhere except on windows) |
150 | |
322 | |
151 | =item EVMETHOD_DEVPOLL solaris 8 only |
323 | And this is your standard poll(2) backend. It's more complicated |
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324 | than select, but handles sparse fds better and has no artificial |
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325 | limit on the number of fds you can use (except it will slow down |
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326 | considerably with a lot of inactive fds). It scales similarly to select, |
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327 | i.e. O(total_fds). See the entry for C<EVBACKEND_SELECT>, above, for |
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328 | performance tips. |
152 | |
329 | |
153 | =item EVMETHOD_PORT solaris 10 only |
330 | =item C<EVBACKEND_EPOLL> (value 4, Linux) |
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331 | |
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332 | For few fds, this backend is a bit little slower than poll and select, |
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333 | but it scales phenomenally better. While poll and select usually scale |
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334 | like O(total_fds) where n is the total number of fds (or the highest fd), |
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335 | epoll scales either O(1) or O(active_fds). The epoll design has a number |
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336 | of shortcomings, such as silently dropping events in some hard-to-detect |
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337 | cases and rewiring a syscall per fd change, no fork support and bad |
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338 | support for dup. |
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339 | |
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340 | While stopping, setting and starting an I/O watcher in the same iteration |
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341 | will result in some caching, there is still a syscall per such incident |
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342 | (because the fd could point to a different file description now), so its |
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343 | best to avoid that. Also, C<dup ()>'ed file descriptors might not work |
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344 | very well if you register events for both fds. |
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345 | |
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346 | Please note that epoll sometimes generates spurious notifications, so you |
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347 | need to use non-blocking I/O or other means to avoid blocking when no data |
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348 | (or space) is available. |
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349 | |
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350 | Best performance from this backend is achieved by not unregistering all |
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351 | watchers for a file descriptor until it has been closed, if possible, i.e. |
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352 | keep at least one watcher active per fd at all times. |
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353 | |
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354 | While nominally embeddeble in other event loops, this feature is broken in |
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355 | all kernel versions tested so far. |
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356 | |
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357 | =item C<EVBACKEND_KQUEUE> (value 8, most BSD clones) |
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358 | |
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359 | Kqueue deserves special mention, as at the time of this writing, it |
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360 | was broken on all BSDs except NetBSD (usually it doesn't work reliably |
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361 | with anything but sockets and pipes, except on Darwin, where of course |
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362 | it's completely useless). For this reason it's not being "autodetected" |
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363 | unless you explicitly specify it explicitly in the flags (i.e. using |
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364 | C<EVBACKEND_KQUEUE>) or libev was compiled on a known-to-be-good (-enough) |
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365 | system like NetBSD. |
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366 | |
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367 | You still can embed kqueue into a normal poll or select backend and use it |
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368 | only for sockets (after having made sure that sockets work with kqueue on |
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369 | the target platform). See C<ev_embed> watchers for more info. |
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370 | |
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371 | It scales in the same way as the epoll backend, but the interface to the |
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372 | kernel is more efficient (which says nothing about its actual speed, of |
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373 | course). While stopping, setting and starting an I/O watcher does never |
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374 | cause an extra syscall as with C<EVBACKEND_EPOLL>, it still adds up to |
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375 | two event changes per incident, support for C<fork ()> is very bad and it |
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376 | drops fds silently in similarly hard-to-detect cases. |
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377 | |
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378 | This backend usually performs well under most conditions. |
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379 | |
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380 | While nominally embeddable in other event loops, this doesn't work |
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381 | everywhere, so you might need to test for this. And since it is broken |
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382 | almost everywhere, you should only use it when you have a lot of sockets |
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383 | (for which it usually works), by embedding it into another event loop |
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384 | (e.g. C<EVBACKEND_SELECT> or C<EVBACKEND_POLL>) and using it only for |
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385 | sockets. |
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386 | |
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387 | =item C<EVBACKEND_DEVPOLL> (value 16, Solaris 8) |
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388 | |
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389 | This is not implemented yet (and might never be, unless you send me an |
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390 | implementation). According to reports, C</dev/poll> only supports sockets |
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391 | and is not embeddable, which would limit the usefulness of this backend |
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392 | immensely. |
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393 | |
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394 | =item C<EVBACKEND_PORT> (value 32, Solaris 10) |
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395 | |
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396 | This uses the Solaris 10 event port mechanism. As with everything on Solaris, |
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397 | it's really slow, but it still scales very well (O(active_fds)). |
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398 | |
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399 | Please note that solaris event ports can deliver a lot of spurious |
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400 | notifications, so you need to use non-blocking I/O or other means to avoid |
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401 | blocking when no data (or space) is available. |
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402 | |
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403 | While this backend scales well, it requires one system call per active |
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404 | file descriptor per loop iteration. For small and medium numbers of file |
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405 | descriptors a "slow" C<EVBACKEND_SELECT> or C<EVBACKEND_POLL> backend |
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406 | might perform better. |
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407 | |
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408 | =item C<EVBACKEND_ALL> |
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409 | |
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410 | Try all backends (even potentially broken ones that wouldn't be tried |
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411 | with C<EVFLAG_AUTO>). Since this is a mask, you can do stuff such as |
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412 | C<EVBACKEND_ALL & ~EVBACKEND_KQUEUE>. |
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413 | |
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414 | It is definitely not recommended to use this flag. |
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415 | |
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416 | =back |
154 | |
417 | |
155 | If one or more of these are ored into the flags value, then only these |
418 | If one or more of these are ored into the flags value, then only these |
156 | backends will be tried (in the reverse order as given here). If one are |
419 | backends will be tried (in the reverse order as given here). If none are |
157 | specified, any backend will do. |
420 | specified, most compiled-in backend will be tried, usually in reverse |
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421 | order of their flag values :) |
158 | |
422 | |
159 | =back |
423 | The most typical usage is like this: |
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424 | |
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425 | if (!ev_default_loop (0)) |
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426 | fatal ("could not initialise libev, bad $LIBEV_FLAGS in environment?"); |
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427 | |
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428 | Restrict libev to the select and poll backends, and do not allow |
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429 | environment settings to be taken into account: |
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430 | |
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431 | ev_default_loop (EVBACKEND_POLL | EVBACKEND_SELECT | EVFLAG_NOENV); |
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432 | |
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433 | Use whatever libev has to offer, but make sure that kqueue is used if |
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434 | available (warning, breaks stuff, best use only with your own private |
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435 | event loop and only if you know the OS supports your types of fds): |
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436 | |
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437 | ev_default_loop (ev_recommended_backends () | EVBACKEND_KQUEUE); |
160 | |
438 | |
161 | =item struct ev_loop *ev_loop_new (unsigned int flags) |
439 | =item struct ev_loop *ev_loop_new (unsigned int flags) |
162 | |
440 | |
163 | Similar to C<ev_default_loop>, but always creates a new event loop that is |
441 | Similar to C<ev_default_loop>, but always creates a new event loop that is |
164 | always distinct from the default loop. Unlike the default loop, it cannot |
442 | always distinct from the default loop. Unlike the default loop, it cannot |
165 | handle signal and child watchers, and attempts to do so will be greeted by |
443 | handle signal and child watchers, and attempts to do so will be greeted by |
166 | undefined behaviour (or a failed assertion if assertions are enabled). |
444 | undefined behaviour (or a failed assertion if assertions are enabled). |
167 | |
445 | |
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446 | Example: Try to create a event loop that uses epoll and nothing else. |
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447 | |
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448 | struct ev_loop *epoller = ev_loop_new (EVBACKEND_EPOLL | EVFLAG_NOENV); |
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449 | if (!epoller) |
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450 | fatal ("no epoll found here, maybe it hides under your chair"); |
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451 | |
168 | =item ev_default_destroy () |
452 | =item ev_default_destroy () |
169 | |
453 | |
170 | Destroys the default loop again (frees all memory and kernel state |
454 | Destroys the default loop again (frees all memory and kernel state |
171 | etc.). This stops all registered event watchers (by not touching them in |
455 | etc.). None of the active event watchers will be stopped in the normal |
172 | any way whatsoever, although you cnanot rely on this :). |
456 | sense, so e.g. C<ev_is_active> might still return true. It is your |
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457 | responsibility to either stop all watchers cleanly yoursef I<before> |
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458 | calling this function, or cope with the fact afterwards (which is usually |
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459 | the easiest thing, you can just ignore the watchers and/or C<free ()> them |
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460 | for example). |
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461 | |
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462 | Note that certain global state, such as signal state, will not be freed by |
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463 | this function, and related watchers (such as signal and child watchers) |
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464 | would need to be stopped manually. |
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465 | |
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466 | In general it is not advisable to call this function except in the |
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467 | rare occasion where you really need to free e.g. the signal handling |
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468 | pipe fds. If you need dynamically allocated loops it is better to use |
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469 | C<ev_loop_new> and C<ev_loop_destroy>). |
173 | |
470 | |
174 | =item ev_loop_destroy (loop) |
471 | =item ev_loop_destroy (loop) |
175 | |
472 | |
176 | Like C<ev_default_destroy>, but destroys an event loop created by an |
473 | Like C<ev_default_destroy>, but destroys an event loop created by an |
177 | earlier call to C<ev_loop_new>. |
474 | earlier call to C<ev_loop_new>. |
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181 | This function reinitialises the kernel state for backends that have |
478 | This function reinitialises the kernel state for backends that have |
182 | one. Despite the name, you can call it anytime, but it makes most sense |
479 | one. Despite the name, you can call it anytime, but it makes most sense |
183 | after forking, in either the parent or child process (or both, but that |
480 | after forking, in either the parent or child process (or both, but that |
184 | again makes little sense). |
481 | again makes little sense). |
185 | |
482 | |
186 | You I<must> call this function after forking if and only if you want to |
483 | You I<must> call this function in the child process after forking if and |
187 | use the event library in both processes. If you just fork+exec, you don't |
484 | only if you want to use the event library in both processes. If you just |
188 | have to call it. |
485 | fork+exec, you don't have to call it. |
189 | |
486 | |
190 | The function itself is quite fast and its usually not a problem to call |
487 | The function itself is quite fast and it's usually not a problem to call |
191 | it just in case after a fork. To make this easy, the function will fit in |
488 | it just in case after a fork. To make this easy, the function will fit in |
192 | quite nicely into a call to C<pthread_atfork>: |
489 | quite nicely into a call to C<pthread_atfork>: |
193 | |
490 | |
194 | pthread_atfork (0, 0, ev_default_fork); |
491 | pthread_atfork (0, 0, ev_default_fork); |
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492 | |
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493 | At the moment, C<EVBACKEND_SELECT> and C<EVBACKEND_POLL> are safe to use |
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494 | without calling this function, so if you force one of those backends you |
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495 | do not need to care. |
195 | |
496 | |
196 | =item ev_loop_fork (loop) |
497 | =item ev_loop_fork (loop) |
197 | |
498 | |
198 | Like C<ev_default_fork>, but acts on an event loop created by |
499 | Like C<ev_default_fork>, but acts on an event loop created by |
199 | C<ev_loop_new>. Yes, you have to call this on every allocated event loop |
500 | C<ev_loop_new>. Yes, you have to call this on every allocated event loop |
200 | after fork, and how you do this is entirely your own problem. |
501 | after fork, and how you do this is entirely your own problem. |
201 | |
502 | |
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503 | =item unsigned int ev_loop_count (loop) |
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504 | |
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505 | Returns the count of loop iterations for the loop, which is identical to |
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506 | the number of times libev did poll for new events. It starts at C<0> and |
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507 | happily wraps around with enough iterations. |
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508 | |
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509 | This value can sometimes be useful as a generation counter of sorts (it |
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510 | "ticks" the number of loop iterations), as it roughly corresponds with |
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511 | C<ev_prepare> and C<ev_check> calls. |
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512 | |
202 | =item unsigned int ev_method (loop) |
513 | =item unsigned int ev_backend (loop) |
203 | |
514 | |
204 | Returns one of the C<EVMETHOD_*> flags indicating the event backend in |
515 | Returns one of the C<EVBACKEND_*> flags indicating the event backend in |
205 | use. |
516 | use. |
206 | |
517 | |
207 | =item ev_tstamp = ev_now (loop) |
518 | =item ev_tstamp ev_now (loop) |
208 | |
519 | |
209 | Returns the current "event loop time", which is the time the event loop |
520 | Returns the current "event loop time", which is the time the event loop |
210 | got events and started processing them. This timestamp does not change |
521 | received events and started processing them. This timestamp does not |
211 | as long as callbacks are being processed, and this is also the base time |
522 | change as long as callbacks are being processed, and this is also the base |
212 | used for relative timers. You can treat it as the timestamp of the event |
523 | time used for relative timers. You can treat it as the timestamp of the |
213 | occuring (or more correctly, the mainloop finding out about it). |
524 | event occurring (or more correctly, libev finding out about it). |
214 | |
525 | |
215 | =item ev_loop (loop, int flags) |
526 | =item ev_loop (loop, int flags) |
216 | |
527 | |
217 | Finally, this is it, the event handler. This function usually is called |
528 | Finally, this is it, the event handler. This function usually is called |
218 | after you initialised all your watchers and you want to start handling |
529 | after you initialised all your watchers and you want to start handling |
219 | events. |
530 | events. |
220 | |
531 | |
221 | If the flags argument is specified as 0, it will not return until either |
532 | If the flags argument is specified as C<0>, it will not return until |
222 | no event watchers are active anymore or C<ev_unloop> was called. |
533 | either no event watchers are active anymore or C<ev_unloop> was called. |
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534 | |
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535 | Please note that an explicit C<ev_unloop> is usually better than |
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536 | relying on all watchers to be stopped when deciding when a program has |
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537 | finished (especially in interactive programs), but having a program that |
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538 | automatically loops as long as it has to and no longer by virtue of |
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539 | relying on its watchers stopping correctly is a thing of beauty. |
223 | |
540 | |
224 | A flags value of C<EVLOOP_NONBLOCK> will look for new events, will handle |
541 | A flags value of C<EVLOOP_NONBLOCK> will look for new events, will handle |
225 | those events and any outstanding ones, but will not block your process in |
542 | those events and any outstanding ones, but will not block your process in |
226 | case there are no events. |
543 | case there are no events and will return after one iteration of the loop. |
227 | |
544 | |
228 | A flags value of C<EVLOOP_ONESHOT> will look for new events (waiting if |
545 | A flags value of C<EVLOOP_ONESHOT> will look for new events (waiting if |
229 | neccessary) and will handle those and any outstanding ones. It will block |
546 | neccessary) and will handle those and any outstanding ones. It will block |
230 | your process until at least one new event arrives. |
547 | your process until at least one new event arrives, and will return after |
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548 | one iteration of the loop. This is useful if you are waiting for some |
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549 | external event in conjunction with something not expressible using other |
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550 | libev watchers. However, a pair of C<ev_prepare>/C<ev_check> watchers is |
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551 | usually a better approach for this kind of thing. |
231 | |
552 | |
232 | This flags value could be used to implement alternative looping |
553 | Here are the gory details of what C<ev_loop> does: |
233 | constructs, but the C<prepare> and C<check> watchers provide a better and |
554 | |
234 | more generic mechanism. |
555 | - Before the first iteration, call any pending watchers. |
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556 | * If EVFLAG_FORKCHECK was used, check for a fork. |
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557 | - If a fork was detected, queue and call all fork watchers. |
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558 | - Queue and call all prepare watchers. |
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559 | - If we have been forked, recreate the kernel state. |
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560 | - Update the kernel state with all outstanding changes. |
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561 | - Update the "event loop time". |
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562 | - Calculate for how long to sleep or block, if at all |
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563 | (active idle watchers, EVLOOP_NONBLOCK or not having |
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564 | any active watchers at all will result in not sleeping). |
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565 | - Sleep if the I/O and timer collect interval say so. |
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566 | - Block the process, waiting for any events. |
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567 | - Queue all outstanding I/O (fd) events. |
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568 | - Update the "event loop time" and do time jump handling. |
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569 | - Queue all outstanding timers. |
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570 | - Queue all outstanding periodics. |
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571 | - If no events are pending now, queue all idle watchers. |
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572 | - Queue all check watchers. |
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573 | - Call all queued watchers in reverse order (i.e. check watchers first). |
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574 | Signals and child watchers are implemented as I/O watchers, and will |
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575 | be handled here by queueing them when their watcher gets executed. |
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576 | - If ev_unloop has been called, or EVLOOP_ONESHOT or EVLOOP_NONBLOCK |
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577 | were used, or there are no active watchers, return, otherwise |
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578 | continue with step *. |
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579 | |
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580 | Example: Queue some jobs and then loop until no events are outstanding |
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581 | anymore. |
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582 | |
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583 | ... queue jobs here, make sure they register event watchers as long |
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584 | ... as they still have work to do (even an idle watcher will do..) |
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585 | ev_loop (my_loop, 0); |
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586 | ... jobs done. yeah! |
235 | |
587 | |
236 | =item ev_unloop (loop, how) |
588 | =item ev_unloop (loop, how) |
237 | |
589 | |
238 | Can be used to make a call to C<ev_loop> return early. The C<how> argument |
590 | Can be used to make a call to C<ev_loop> return early (but only after it |
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591 | has processed all outstanding events). The C<how> argument must be either |
239 | must be either C<EVUNLOOP_ONCE>, which will make the innermost C<ev_loop> |
592 | C<EVUNLOOP_ONE>, which will make the innermost C<ev_loop> call return, or |
240 | call return, or C<EVUNLOOP_ALL>, which will make all nested C<ev_loop> |
593 | C<EVUNLOOP_ALL>, which will make all nested C<ev_loop> calls return. |
241 | calls return. |
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242 | |
594 | |
243 | =item ev_ref (loop) |
595 | =item ev_ref (loop) |
244 | |
596 | |
245 | =item ev_unref (loop) |
597 | =item ev_unref (loop) |
246 | |
598 | |
247 | Ref/unref can be used to add or remove a refcount on the event loop: Every |
599 | Ref/unref can be used to add or remove a reference count on the event |
248 | watcher keeps one reference. If you have a long-runing watcher you never |
600 | loop: Every watcher keeps one reference, and as long as the reference |
249 | unregister that should not keep ev_loop from running, ev_unref() after |
601 | count is nonzero, C<ev_loop> will not return on its own. If you have |
250 | starting, and ev_ref() before stopping it. Libev itself uses this for |
602 | a watcher you never unregister that should not keep C<ev_loop> from |
251 | example for its internal signal pipe: It is not visible to you as a user |
603 | returning, ev_unref() after starting, and ev_ref() before stopping it. For |
252 | and should not keep C<ev_loop> from exiting if the work is done. It is |
604 | example, libev itself uses this for its internal signal pipe: It is not |
253 | also an excellent way to do this for generic recurring timers or from |
605 | visible to the libev user and should not keep C<ev_loop> from exiting if |
254 | within third-party libraries. Just remember to unref after start and ref |
606 | no event watchers registered by it are active. It is also an excellent |
255 | before stop. |
607 | way to do this for generic recurring timers or from within third-party |
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608 | libraries. Just remember to I<unref after start> and I<ref before stop>. |
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609 | |
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610 | Example: Create a signal watcher, but keep it from keeping C<ev_loop> |
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611 | running when nothing else is active. |
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612 | |
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613 | struct ev_signal exitsig; |
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614 | ev_signal_init (&exitsig, sig_cb, SIGINT); |
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615 | ev_signal_start (loop, &exitsig); |
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616 | evf_unref (loop); |
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617 | |
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618 | Example: For some weird reason, unregister the above signal handler again. |
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619 | |
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620 | ev_ref (loop); |
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621 | ev_signal_stop (loop, &exitsig); |
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622 | |
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623 | =item ev_set_io_collect_interval (loop, ev_tstamp interval) |
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624 | |
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625 | =item ev_set_timeout_collect_interval (loop, ev_tstamp interval) |
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626 | |
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627 | These advanced functions influence the time that libev will spend waiting |
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628 | for events. Both are by default C<0>, meaning that libev will try to |
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629 | invoke timer/periodic callbacks and I/O callbacks with minimum latency. |
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630 | |
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631 | Setting these to a higher value (the C<interval> I<must> be >= C<0>) |
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632 | allows libev to delay invocation of I/O and timer/periodic callbacks to |
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633 | increase efficiency of loop iterations. |
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634 | |
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635 | The background is that sometimes your program runs just fast enough to |
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636 | handle one (or very few) event(s) per loop iteration. While this makes |
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637 | the program responsive, it also wastes a lot of CPU time to poll for new |
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638 | events, especially with backends like C<select ()> which have a high |
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639 | overhead for the actual polling but can deliver many events at once. |
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640 | |
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641 | By setting a higher I<io collect interval> you allow libev to spend more |
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642 | time collecting I/O events, so you can handle more events per iteration, |
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643 | at the cost of increasing latency. Timeouts (both C<ev_periodic> and |
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644 | C<ev_timer>) will be not affected. Setting this to a non-null value will |
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645 | introduce an additional C<ev_sleep ()> call into most loop iterations. |
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646 | |
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647 | Likewise, by setting a higher I<timeout collect interval> you allow libev |
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648 | to spend more time collecting timeouts, at the expense of increased |
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649 | latency (the watcher callback will be called later). C<ev_io> watchers |
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650 | will not be affected. Setting this to a non-null value will not introduce |
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651 | any overhead in libev. |
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652 | |
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653 | Many (busy) programs can usually benefit by setting the io collect |
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654 | interval to a value near C<0.1> or so, which is often enough for |
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655 | interactive servers (of course not for games), likewise for timeouts. It |
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656 | usually doesn't make much sense to set it to a lower value than C<0.01>, |
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657 | as this approsaches the timing granularity of most systems. |
256 | |
658 | |
257 | =back |
659 | =back |
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660 | |
258 | |
661 | |
259 | =head1 ANATOMY OF A WATCHER |
662 | =head1 ANATOMY OF A WATCHER |
260 | |
663 | |
261 | A watcher is a structure that you create and register to record your |
664 | A watcher is a structure that you create and register to record your |
262 | interest in some event. For instance, if you want to wait for STDIN to |
665 | interest in some event. For instance, if you want to wait for STDIN to |
263 | become readable, you would create an ev_io watcher for that: |
666 | become readable, you would create an C<ev_io> watcher for that: |
264 | |
667 | |
265 | static void my_cb (struct ev_loop *loop, struct ev_io *w, int revents) |
668 | static void my_cb (struct ev_loop *loop, struct ev_io *w, int revents) |
266 | { |
669 | { |
267 | ev_io_stop (w); |
670 | ev_io_stop (w); |
268 | ev_unloop (loop, EVUNLOOP_ALL); |
671 | ev_unloop (loop, EVUNLOOP_ALL); |
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295 | *) >>), and you can stop watching for events at any time by calling the |
698 | *) >>), and you can stop watching for events at any time by calling the |
296 | corresponding stop function (C<< ev_<type>_stop (loop, watcher *) >>. |
699 | corresponding stop function (C<< ev_<type>_stop (loop, watcher *) >>. |
297 | |
700 | |
298 | As long as your watcher is active (has been started but not stopped) you |
701 | As long as your watcher is active (has been started but not stopped) you |
299 | must not touch the values stored in it. Most specifically you must never |
702 | must not touch the values stored in it. Most specifically you must never |
300 | reinitialise it or call its set method. |
703 | reinitialise it or call its C<set> macro. |
301 | |
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302 | You cna check whether an event is active by calling the C<ev_is_active |
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303 | (watcher *)> macro. To see whether an event is outstanding (but the |
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304 | callback for it has not been called yet) you cna use the C<ev_is_pending |
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305 | (watcher *)> macro. |
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306 | |
704 | |
307 | Each and every callback receives the event loop pointer as first, the |
705 | Each and every callback receives the event loop pointer as first, the |
308 | registered watcher structure as second, and a bitset of received events as |
706 | registered watcher structure as second, and a bitset of received events as |
309 | third argument. |
707 | third argument. |
310 | |
708 | |
311 | The rceeived events usually include a single bit per event type received |
709 | The received events usually include a single bit per event type received |
312 | (you can receive multiple events at the same time). The possible bit masks |
710 | (you can receive multiple events at the same time). The possible bit masks |
313 | are: |
711 | are: |
314 | |
712 | |
315 | =over 4 |
713 | =over 4 |
316 | |
714 | |
317 | =item EV_READ |
715 | =item C<EV_READ> |
318 | |
716 | |
319 | =item EV_WRITE |
717 | =item C<EV_WRITE> |
320 | |
718 | |
321 | The file descriptor in the ev_io watcher has become readable and/or |
719 | The file descriptor in the C<ev_io> watcher has become readable and/or |
322 | writable. |
720 | writable. |
323 | |
721 | |
324 | =item EV_TIMEOUT |
722 | =item C<EV_TIMEOUT> |
325 | |
723 | |
326 | The ev_timer watcher has timed out. |
724 | The C<ev_timer> watcher has timed out. |
327 | |
725 | |
328 | =item EV_PERIODIC |
726 | =item C<EV_PERIODIC> |
329 | |
727 | |
330 | The ev_periodic watcher has timed out. |
728 | The C<ev_periodic> watcher has timed out. |
331 | |
729 | |
332 | =item EV_SIGNAL |
730 | =item C<EV_SIGNAL> |
333 | |
731 | |
334 | The signal specified in the ev_signal watcher has been received by a thread. |
732 | The signal specified in the C<ev_signal> watcher has been received by a thread. |
335 | |
733 | |
336 | =item EV_CHILD |
734 | =item C<EV_CHILD> |
337 | |
735 | |
338 | The pid specified in the ev_child watcher has received a status change. |
736 | The pid specified in the C<ev_child> watcher has received a status change. |
339 | |
737 | |
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738 | =item C<EV_STAT> |
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739 | |
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740 | The path specified in the C<ev_stat> watcher changed its attributes somehow. |
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741 | |
340 | =item EV_IDLE |
742 | =item C<EV_IDLE> |
341 | |
743 | |
342 | The ev_idle watcher has determined that you have nothing better to do. |
744 | The C<ev_idle> watcher has determined that you have nothing better to do. |
343 | |
745 | |
344 | =item EV_PREPARE |
746 | =item C<EV_PREPARE> |
345 | |
747 | |
346 | =item EV_CHECK |
748 | =item C<EV_CHECK> |
347 | |
749 | |
348 | All ev_prepare watchers are invoked just I<before> C<ev_loop> starts |
750 | All C<ev_prepare> watchers are invoked just I<before> C<ev_loop> starts |
349 | to gather new events, and all ev_check watchers are invoked just after |
751 | to gather new events, and all C<ev_check> watchers are invoked just after |
350 | C<ev_loop> has gathered them, but before it invokes any callbacks for any |
752 | C<ev_loop> has gathered them, but before it invokes any callbacks for any |
351 | received events. Callbacks of both watcher types can start and stop as |
753 | received events. Callbacks of both watcher types can start and stop as |
352 | many watchers as they want, and all of them will be taken into account |
754 | many watchers as they want, and all of them will be taken into account |
353 | (for example, a ev_prepare watcher might start an idle watcher to keep |
755 | (for example, a C<ev_prepare> watcher might start an idle watcher to keep |
354 | C<ev_loop> from blocking). |
756 | C<ev_loop> from blocking). |
355 | |
757 | |
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758 | =item C<EV_EMBED> |
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759 | |
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760 | The embedded event loop specified in the C<ev_embed> watcher needs attention. |
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761 | |
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762 | =item C<EV_FORK> |
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763 | |
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764 | The event loop has been resumed in the child process after fork (see |
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765 | C<ev_fork>). |
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766 | |
356 | =item EV_ERROR |
767 | =item C<EV_ERROR> |
357 | |
768 | |
358 | An unspecified error has occured, the watcher has been stopped. This might |
769 | An unspecified error has occured, the watcher has been stopped. This might |
359 | happen because the watcher could not be properly started because libev |
770 | happen because the watcher could not be properly started because libev |
360 | ran out of memory, a file descriptor was found to be closed or any other |
771 | ran out of memory, a file descriptor was found to be closed or any other |
361 | problem. You best act on it by reporting the problem and somehow coping |
772 | problem. You best act on it by reporting the problem and somehow coping |
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367 | with the error from read() or write(). This will not work in multithreaded |
778 | with the error from read() or write(). This will not work in multithreaded |
368 | programs, though, so beware. |
779 | programs, though, so beware. |
369 | |
780 | |
370 | =back |
781 | =back |
371 | |
782 | |
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783 | =head2 GENERIC WATCHER FUNCTIONS |
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784 | |
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785 | In the following description, C<TYPE> stands for the watcher type, |
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786 | e.g. C<timer> for C<ev_timer> watchers and C<io> for C<ev_io> watchers. |
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787 | |
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788 | =over 4 |
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789 | |
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790 | =item C<ev_init> (ev_TYPE *watcher, callback) |
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791 | |
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792 | This macro initialises the generic portion of a watcher. The contents |
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793 | of the watcher object can be arbitrary (so C<malloc> will do). Only |
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794 | the generic parts of the watcher are initialised, you I<need> to call |
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795 | the type-specific C<ev_TYPE_set> macro afterwards to initialise the |
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796 | type-specific parts. For each type there is also a C<ev_TYPE_init> macro |
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797 | which rolls both calls into one. |
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798 | |
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799 | You can reinitialise a watcher at any time as long as it has been stopped |
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800 | (or never started) and there are no pending events outstanding. |
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801 | |
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|
802 | The callback is always of type C<void (*)(ev_loop *loop, ev_TYPE *watcher, |
|
|
803 | int revents)>. |
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804 | |
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805 | =item C<ev_TYPE_set> (ev_TYPE *, [args]) |
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806 | |
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|
807 | This macro initialises the type-specific parts of a watcher. You need to |
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|
808 | call C<ev_init> at least once before you call this macro, but you can |
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809 | call C<ev_TYPE_set> any number of times. You must not, however, call this |
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810 | macro on a watcher that is active (it can be pending, however, which is a |
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811 | difference to the C<ev_init> macro). |
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812 | |
|
|
813 | Although some watcher types do not have type-specific arguments |
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814 | (e.g. C<ev_prepare>) you still need to call its C<set> macro. |
|
|
815 | |
|
|
816 | =item C<ev_TYPE_init> (ev_TYPE *watcher, callback, [args]) |
|
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817 | |
|
|
818 | This convinience macro rolls both C<ev_init> and C<ev_TYPE_set> macro |
|
|
819 | calls into a single call. This is the most convinient method to initialise |
|
|
820 | a watcher. The same limitations apply, of course. |
|
|
821 | |
|
|
822 | =item C<ev_TYPE_start> (loop *, ev_TYPE *watcher) |
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823 | |
|
|
824 | Starts (activates) the given watcher. Only active watchers will receive |
|
|
825 | events. If the watcher is already active nothing will happen. |
|
|
826 | |
|
|
827 | =item C<ev_TYPE_stop> (loop *, ev_TYPE *watcher) |
|
|
828 | |
|
|
829 | Stops the given watcher again (if active) and clears the pending |
|
|
830 | status. It is possible that stopped watchers are pending (for example, |
|
|
831 | non-repeating timers are being stopped when they become pending), but |
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832 | C<ev_TYPE_stop> ensures that the watcher is neither active nor pending. If |
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833 | you want to free or reuse the memory used by the watcher it is therefore a |
|
|
834 | good idea to always call its C<ev_TYPE_stop> function. |
|
|
835 | |
|
|
836 | =item bool ev_is_active (ev_TYPE *watcher) |
|
|
837 | |
|
|
838 | Returns a true value iff the watcher is active (i.e. it has been started |
|
|
839 | and not yet been stopped). As long as a watcher is active you must not modify |
|
|
840 | it. |
|
|
841 | |
|
|
842 | =item bool ev_is_pending (ev_TYPE *watcher) |
|
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843 | |
|
|
844 | Returns a true value iff the watcher is pending, (i.e. it has outstanding |
|
|
845 | events but its callback has not yet been invoked). As long as a watcher |
|
|
846 | is pending (but not active) you must not call an init function on it (but |
|
|
847 | C<ev_TYPE_set> is safe), you must not change its priority, and you must |
|
|
848 | make sure the watcher is available to libev (e.g. you cannot C<free ()> |
|
|
849 | it). |
|
|
850 | |
|
|
851 | =item callback ev_cb (ev_TYPE *watcher) |
|
|
852 | |
|
|
853 | Returns the callback currently set on the watcher. |
|
|
854 | |
|
|
855 | =item ev_cb_set (ev_TYPE *watcher, callback) |
|
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856 | |
|
|
857 | Change the callback. You can change the callback at virtually any time |
|
|
858 | (modulo threads). |
|
|
859 | |
|
|
860 | =item ev_set_priority (ev_TYPE *watcher, priority) |
|
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861 | |
|
|
862 | =item int ev_priority (ev_TYPE *watcher) |
|
|
863 | |
|
|
864 | Set and query the priority of the watcher. The priority is a small |
|
|
865 | integer between C<EV_MAXPRI> (default: C<2>) and C<EV_MINPRI> |
|
|
866 | (default: C<-2>). Pending watchers with higher priority will be invoked |
|
|
867 | before watchers with lower priority, but priority will not keep watchers |
|
|
868 | from being executed (except for C<ev_idle> watchers). |
|
|
869 | |
|
|
870 | This means that priorities are I<only> used for ordering callback |
|
|
871 | invocation after new events have been received. This is useful, for |
|
|
872 | example, to reduce latency after idling, or more often, to bind two |
|
|
873 | watchers on the same event and make sure one is called first. |
|
|
874 | |
|
|
875 | If you need to suppress invocation when higher priority events are pending |
|
|
876 | you need to look at C<ev_idle> watchers, which provide this functionality. |
|
|
877 | |
|
|
878 | You I<must not> change the priority of a watcher as long as it is active or |
|
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879 | pending. |
|
|
880 | |
|
|
881 | The default priority used by watchers when no priority has been set is |
|
|
882 | always C<0>, which is supposed to not be too high and not be too low :). |
|
|
883 | |
|
|
884 | Setting a priority outside the range of C<EV_MINPRI> to C<EV_MAXPRI> is |
|
|
885 | fine, as long as you do not mind that the priority value you query might |
|
|
886 | or might not have been adjusted to be within valid range. |
|
|
887 | |
|
|
888 | =item ev_invoke (loop, ev_TYPE *watcher, int revents) |
|
|
889 | |
|
|
890 | Invoke the C<watcher> with the given C<loop> and C<revents>. Neither |
|
|
891 | C<loop> nor C<revents> need to be valid as long as the watcher callback |
|
|
892 | can deal with that fact. |
|
|
893 | |
|
|
894 | =item int ev_clear_pending (loop, ev_TYPE *watcher) |
|
|
895 | |
|
|
896 | If the watcher is pending, this function returns clears its pending status |
|
|
897 | and returns its C<revents> bitset (as if its callback was invoked). If the |
|
|
898 | watcher isn't pending it does nothing and returns C<0>. |
|
|
899 | |
|
|
900 | =back |
|
|
901 | |
|
|
902 | |
372 | =head2 ASSOCIATING CUSTOM DATA WITH A WATCHER |
903 | =head2 ASSOCIATING CUSTOM DATA WITH A WATCHER |
373 | |
904 | |
374 | Each watcher has, by default, a member C<void *data> that you can change |
905 | Each watcher has, by default, a member C<void *data> that you can change |
375 | and read at any time, libev will completely ignore it. This cna be used |
906 | and read at any time, libev will completely ignore it. This can be used |
376 | to associate arbitrary data with your watcher. If you need more data and |
907 | to associate arbitrary data with your watcher. If you need more data and |
377 | don't want to allocate memory and store a pointer to it in that data |
908 | don't want to allocate memory and store a pointer to it in that data |
378 | member, you can also "subclass" the watcher type and provide your own |
909 | member, you can also "subclass" the watcher type and provide your own |
379 | data: |
910 | data: |
380 | |
911 | |
… | |
… | |
393 | { |
924 | { |
394 | struct my_io *w = (struct my_io *)w_; |
925 | struct my_io *w = (struct my_io *)w_; |
395 | ... |
926 | ... |
396 | } |
927 | } |
397 | |
928 | |
398 | More interesting and less C-conformant ways of catsing your callback type |
929 | More interesting and less C-conformant ways of casting your callback type |
399 | have been omitted.... |
930 | instead have been omitted. |
|
|
931 | |
|
|
932 | Another common scenario is having some data structure with multiple |
|
|
933 | watchers: |
|
|
934 | |
|
|
935 | struct my_biggy |
|
|
936 | { |
|
|
937 | int some_data; |
|
|
938 | ev_timer t1; |
|
|
939 | ev_timer t2; |
|
|
940 | } |
|
|
941 | |
|
|
942 | In this case getting the pointer to C<my_biggy> is a bit more complicated, |
|
|
943 | you need to use C<offsetof>: |
|
|
944 | |
|
|
945 | #include <stddef.h> |
|
|
946 | |
|
|
947 | static void |
|
|
948 | t1_cb (EV_P_ struct ev_timer *w, int revents) |
|
|
949 | { |
|
|
950 | struct my_biggy big = (struct my_biggy * |
|
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951 | (((char *)w) - offsetof (struct my_biggy, t1)); |
|
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952 | } |
|
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953 | |
|
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954 | static void |
|
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955 | t2_cb (EV_P_ struct ev_timer *w, int revents) |
|
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956 | { |
|
|
957 | struct my_biggy big = (struct my_biggy * |
|
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958 | (((char *)w) - offsetof (struct my_biggy, t2)); |
|
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959 | } |
400 | |
960 | |
401 | |
961 | |
402 | =head1 WATCHER TYPES |
962 | =head1 WATCHER TYPES |
403 | |
963 | |
404 | This section describes each watcher in detail, but will not repeat |
964 | This section describes each watcher in detail, but will not repeat |
405 | information given in the last section. |
965 | information given in the last section. Any initialisation/set macros, |
|
|
966 | functions and members specific to the watcher type are explained. |
406 | |
967 | |
|
|
968 | Members are additionally marked with either I<[read-only]>, meaning that, |
|
|
969 | while the watcher is active, you can look at the member and expect some |
|
|
970 | sensible content, but you must not modify it (you can modify it while the |
|
|
971 | watcher is stopped to your hearts content), or I<[read-write]>, which |
|
|
972 | means you can expect it to have some sensible content while the watcher |
|
|
973 | is active, but you can also modify it. Modifying it may not do something |
|
|
974 | sensible or take immediate effect (or do anything at all), but libev will |
|
|
975 | not crash or malfunction in any way. |
|
|
976 | |
|
|
977 | |
407 | =head2 struct ev_io - is my file descriptor readable or writable |
978 | =head2 C<ev_io> - is this file descriptor readable or writable? |
408 | |
979 | |
409 | I/O watchers check whether a file descriptor is readable or writable |
980 | I/O watchers check whether a file descriptor is readable or writable |
410 | in each iteration of the event loop (This behaviour is called |
981 | in each iteration of the event loop, or, more precisely, when reading |
411 | level-triggering because you keep receiving events as long as the |
982 | would not block the process and writing would at least be able to write |
412 | condition persists. Remember you cna stop the watcher if you don't want to |
983 | some data. This behaviour is called level-triggering because you keep |
413 | act on the event and neither want to receive future events). |
984 | receiving events as long as the condition persists. Remember you can stop |
|
|
985 | the watcher if you don't want to act on the event and neither want to |
|
|
986 | receive future events. |
414 | |
987 | |
415 | In general you can register as many read and/or write event watchers oer |
988 | In general you can register as many read and/or write event watchers per |
416 | fd as you want (as long as you don't confuse yourself). Setting all file |
989 | fd as you want (as long as you don't confuse yourself). Setting all file |
417 | descriptors to non-blocking mode is also usually a good idea (but not |
990 | descriptors to non-blocking mode is also usually a good idea (but not |
418 | required if you know what you are doing). |
991 | required if you know what you are doing). |
419 | |
992 | |
420 | You have to be careful with dup'ed file descriptors, though. Some backends |
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421 | (the linux epoll backend is a notable example) cannot handle dup'ed file |
|
|
422 | descriptors correctly if you register interest in two or more fds pointing |
|
|
423 | to the same file/socket etc. description. |
|
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424 | |
|
|
425 | If you must do this, then force the use of a known-to-be-good backend |
993 | If you must do this, then force the use of a known-to-be-good backend |
426 | (at the time of this writing, this includes only EVMETHOD_SELECT and |
994 | (at the time of this writing, this includes only C<EVBACKEND_SELECT> and |
427 | EVMETHOD_POLL). |
995 | C<EVBACKEND_POLL>). |
|
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996 | |
|
|
997 | Another thing you have to watch out for is that it is quite easy to |
|
|
998 | receive "spurious" readyness notifications, that is your callback might |
|
|
999 | be called with C<EV_READ> but a subsequent C<read>(2) will actually block |
|
|
1000 | because there is no data. Not only are some backends known to create a |
|
|
1001 | lot of those (for example solaris ports), it is very easy to get into |
|
|
1002 | this situation even with a relatively standard program structure. Thus |
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|
1003 | it is best to always use non-blocking I/O: An extra C<read>(2) returning |
|
|
1004 | C<EAGAIN> is far preferable to a program hanging until some data arrives. |
|
|
1005 | |
|
|
1006 | If you cannot run the fd in non-blocking mode (for example you should not |
|
|
1007 | play around with an Xlib connection), then you have to seperately re-test |
|
|
1008 | whether a file descriptor is really ready with a known-to-be good interface |
|
|
1009 | such as poll (fortunately in our Xlib example, Xlib already does this on |
|
|
1010 | its own, so its quite safe to use). |
|
|
1011 | |
|
|
1012 | =head3 The special problem of disappearing file descriptors |
|
|
1013 | |
|
|
1014 | Some backends (e.g. kqueue, epoll) need to be told about closing a file |
|
|
1015 | descriptor (either by calling C<close> explicitly or by any other means, |
|
|
1016 | such as C<dup>). The reason is that you register interest in some file |
|
|
1017 | descriptor, but when it goes away, the operating system will silently drop |
|
|
1018 | this interest. If another file descriptor with the same number then is |
|
|
1019 | registered with libev, there is no efficient way to see that this is, in |
|
|
1020 | fact, a different file descriptor. |
|
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1021 | |
|
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1022 | To avoid having to explicitly tell libev about such cases, libev follows |
|
|
1023 | the following policy: Each time C<ev_io_set> is being called, libev |
|
|
1024 | will assume that this is potentially a new file descriptor, otherwise |
|
|
1025 | it is assumed that the file descriptor stays the same. That means that |
|
|
1026 | you I<have> to call C<ev_io_set> (or C<ev_io_init>) when you change the |
|
|
1027 | descriptor even if the file descriptor number itself did not change. |
|
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1028 | |
|
|
1029 | This is how one would do it normally anyway, the important point is that |
|
|
1030 | the libev application should not optimise around libev but should leave |
|
|
1031 | optimisations to libev. |
|
|
1032 | |
|
|
1033 | =head3 The special problem of dup'ed file descriptors |
|
|
1034 | |
|
|
1035 | Some backends (e.g. epoll), cannot register events for file descriptors, |
|
|
1036 | but only events for the underlying file descriptions. That means when you |
|
|
1037 | have C<dup ()>'ed file descriptors or weirder constellations, and register |
|
|
1038 | events for them, only one file descriptor might actually receive events. |
|
|
1039 | |
|
|
1040 | There is no workaround possible except not registering events |
|
|
1041 | for potentially C<dup ()>'ed file descriptors, or to resort to |
|
|
1042 | C<EVBACKEND_SELECT> or C<EVBACKEND_POLL>. |
|
|
1043 | |
|
|
1044 | =head3 The special problem of fork |
|
|
1045 | |
|
|
1046 | Some backends (epoll, kqueue) do not support C<fork ()> at all or exhibit |
|
|
1047 | useless behaviour. Libev fully supports fork, but needs to be told about |
|
|
1048 | it in the child. |
|
|
1049 | |
|
|
1050 | To support fork in your programs, you either have to call |
|
|
1051 | C<ev_default_fork ()> or C<ev_loop_fork ()> after a fork in the child, |
|
|
1052 | enable C<EVFLAG_FORKCHECK>, or resort to C<EVBACKEND_SELECT> or |
|
|
1053 | C<EVBACKEND_POLL>. |
|
|
1054 | |
|
|
1055 | |
|
|
1056 | =head3 Watcher-Specific Functions |
428 | |
1057 | |
429 | =over 4 |
1058 | =over 4 |
430 | |
1059 | |
431 | =item ev_io_init (ev_io *, callback, int fd, int events) |
1060 | =item ev_io_init (ev_io *, callback, int fd, int events) |
432 | |
1061 | |
433 | =item ev_io_set (ev_io *, int fd, int events) |
1062 | =item ev_io_set (ev_io *, int fd, int events) |
434 | |
1063 | |
435 | Configures an ev_io watcher. The fd is the file descriptor to rceeive |
1064 | Configures an C<ev_io> watcher. The C<fd> is the file descriptor to |
436 | events for and events is either C<EV_READ>, C<EV_WRITE> or C<EV_READ | |
1065 | rceeive events for and events is either C<EV_READ>, C<EV_WRITE> or |
437 | EV_WRITE> to receive the given events. |
1066 | C<EV_READ | EV_WRITE> to receive the given events. |
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1067 | |
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1068 | =item int fd [read-only] |
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1069 | |
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1070 | The file descriptor being watched. |
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1071 | |
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1072 | =item int events [read-only] |
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1073 | |
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1074 | The events being watched. |
438 | |
1075 | |
439 | =back |
1076 | =back |
440 | |
1077 | |
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1078 | =head3 Examples |
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1079 | |
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1080 | Example: Call C<stdin_readable_cb> when STDIN_FILENO has become, well |
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1081 | readable, but only once. Since it is likely line-buffered, you could |
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1082 | attempt to read a whole line in the callback. |
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1083 | |
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1084 | static void |
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1085 | stdin_readable_cb (struct ev_loop *loop, struct ev_io *w, int revents) |
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1086 | { |
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1087 | ev_io_stop (loop, w); |
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1088 | .. read from stdin here (or from w->fd) and haqndle any I/O errors |
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1089 | } |
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1090 | |
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1091 | ... |
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1092 | struct ev_loop *loop = ev_default_init (0); |
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1093 | struct ev_io stdin_readable; |
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1094 | ev_io_init (&stdin_readable, stdin_readable_cb, STDIN_FILENO, EV_READ); |
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1095 | ev_io_start (loop, &stdin_readable); |
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1096 | ev_loop (loop, 0); |
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1097 | |
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1098 | |
441 | =head2 struct ev_timer - relative and optionally recurring timeouts |
1099 | =head2 C<ev_timer> - relative and optionally repeating timeouts |
442 | |
1100 | |
443 | Timer watchers are simple relative timers that generate an event after a |
1101 | Timer watchers are simple relative timers that generate an event after a |
444 | given time, and optionally repeating in regular intervals after that. |
1102 | given time, and optionally repeating in regular intervals after that. |
445 | |
1103 | |
446 | The timers are based on real time, that is, if you register an event that |
1104 | The timers are based on real time, that is, if you register an event that |
447 | times out after an hour and youreset your system clock to last years |
1105 | times out after an hour and you reset your system clock to last years |
448 | time, it will still time out after (roughly) and hour. "Roughly" because |
1106 | time, it will still time out after (roughly) and hour. "Roughly" because |
449 | detecting time jumps is hard, and soem inaccuracies are unavoidable (the |
1107 | detecting time jumps is hard, and some inaccuracies are unavoidable (the |
450 | monotonic clock option helps a lot here). |
1108 | monotonic clock option helps a lot here). |
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1109 | |
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1110 | The relative timeouts are calculated relative to the C<ev_now ()> |
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1111 | time. This is usually the right thing as this timestamp refers to the time |
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1112 | of the event triggering whatever timeout you are modifying/starting. If |
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1113 | you suspect event processing to be delayed and you I<need> to base the timeout |
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1114 | on the current time, use something like this to adjust for this: |
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1115 | |
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1116 | ev_timer_set (&timer, after + ev_now () - ev_time (), 0.); |
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1117 | |
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1118 | The callback is guarenteed to be invoked only when its timeout has passed, |
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1119 | but if multiple timers become ready during the same loop iteration then |
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1120 | order of execution is undefined. |
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1121 | |
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1122 | =head3 Watcher-Specific Functions and Data Members |
451 | |
1123 | |
452 | =over 4 |
1124 | =over 4 |
453 | |
1125 | |
454 | =item ev_timer_init (ev_timer *, callback, ev_tstamp after, ev_tstamp repeat) |
1126 | =item ev_timer_init (ev_timer *, callback, ev_tstamp after, ev_tstamp repeat) |
455 | |
1127 | |
… | |
… | |
461 | later, again, and again, until stopped manually. |
1133 | later, again, and again, until stopped manually. |
462 | |
1134 | |
463 | The timer itself will do a best-effort at avoiding drift, that is, if you |
1135 | The timer itself will do a best-effort at avoiding drift, that is, if you |
464 | configure a timer to trigger every 10 seconds, then it will trigger at |
1136 | configure a timer to trigger every 10 seconds, then it will trigger at |
465 | exactly 10 second intervals. If, however, your program cannot keep up with |
1137 | exactly 10 second intervals. If, however, your program cannot keep up with |
466 | the timer (ecause it takes longer than those 10 seconds to do stuff) the |
1138 | the timer (because it takes longer than those 10 seconds to do stuff) the |
467 | timer will not fire more than once per event loop iteration. |
1139 | timer will not fire more than once per event loop iteration. |
468 | |
1140 | |
469 | =item ev_timer_again (loop) |
1141 | =item ev_timer_again (loop) |
470 | |
1142 | |
471 | This will act as if the timer timed out and restart it again if it is |
1143 | This will act as if the timer timed out and restart it again if it is |
472 | repeating. The exact semantics are: |
1144 | repeating. The exact semantics are: |
473 | |
1145 | |
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1146 | If the timer is pending, its pending status is cleared. |
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1147 | |
474 | If the timer is started but nonrepeating, stop it. |
1148 | If the timer is started but nonrepeating, stop it (as if it timed out). |
475 | |
1149 | |
476 | If the timer is repeating, either start it if necessary (with the repeat |
1150 | If the timer is repeating, either start it if necessary (with the |
477 | value), or reset the running timer to the repeat value. |
1151 | C<repeat> value), or reset the running timer to the C<repeat> value. |
478 | |
1152 | |
479 | This sounds a bit complicated, but here is a useful and typical |
1153 | This sounds a bit complicated, but here is a useful and typical |
480 | example: Imagine you have a tcp connection and you want a so-called idle |
1154 | example: Imagine you have a tcp connection and you want a so-called idle |
481 | timeout, that is, you want to be called when there have been, say, 60 |
1155 | timeout, that is, you want to be called when there have been, say, 60 |
482 | seconds of inactivity on the socket. The easiest way to do this is to |
1156 | seconds of inactivity on the socket. The easiest way to do this is to |
483 | configure an ev_timer with after=repeat=60 and calling ev_timer_again each |
1157 | configure an C<ev_timer> with a C<repeat> value of C<60> and then call |
484 | time you successfully read or write some data. If you go into an idle |
1158 | C<ev_timer_again> each time you successfully read or write some data. If |
485 | state where you do not expect data to travel on the socket, you can stop |
1159 | you go into an idle state where you do not expect data to travel on the |
486 | the timer, and again will automatically restart it if need be. |
1160 | socket, you can C<ev_timer_stop> the timer, and C<ev_timer_again> will |
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1161 | automatically restart it if need be. |
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1162 | |
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1163 | That means you can ignore the C<after> value and C<ev_timer_start> |
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1164 | altogether and only ever use the C<repeat> value and C<ev_timer_again>: |
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1165 | |
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1166 | ev_timer_init (timer, callback, 0., 5.); |
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1167 | ev_timer_again (loop, timer); |
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1168 | ... |
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1169 | timer->again = 17.; |
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1170 | ev_timer_again (loop, timer); |
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1171 | ... |
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1172 | timer->again = 10.; |
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1173 | ev_timer_again (loop, timer); |
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1174 | |
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1175 | This is more slightly efficient then stopping/starting the timer each time |
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1176 | you want to modify its timeout value. |
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1177 | |
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1178 | =item ev_tstamp repeat [read-write] |
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1179 | |
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1180 | The current C<repeat> value. Will be used each time the watcher times out |
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1181 | or C<ev_timer_again> is called and determines the next timeout (if any), |
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1182 | which is also when any modifications are taken into account. |
487 | |
1183 | |
488 | =back |
1184 | =back |
489 | |
1185 | |
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1186 | =head3 Examples |
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1187 | |
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1188 | Example: Create a timer that fires after 60 seconds. |
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1189 | |
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1190 | static void |
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1191 | one_minute_cb (struct ev_loop *loop, struct ev_timer *w, int revents) |
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1192 | { |
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1193 | .. one minute over, w is actually stopped right here |
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1194 | } |
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1195 | |
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1196 | struct ev_timer mytimer; |
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1197 | ev_timer_init (&mytimer, one_minute_cb, 60., 0.); |
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1198 | ev_timer_start (loop, &mytimer); |
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1199 | |
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1200 | Example: Create a timeout timer that times out after 10 seconds of |
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1201 | inactivity. |
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1202 | |
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1203 | static void |
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1204 | timeout_cb (struct ev_loop *loop, struct ev_timer *w, int revents) |
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1205 | { |
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1206 | .. ten seconds without any activity |
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1207 | } |
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1208 | |
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1209 | struct ev_timer mytimer; |
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1210 | ev_timer_init (&mytimer, timeout_cb, 0., 10.); /* note, only repeat used */ |
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1211 | ev_timer_again (&mytimer); /* start timer */ |
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1212 | ev_loop (loop, 0); |
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1213 | |
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1214 | // and in some piece of code that gets executed on any "activity": |
|
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1215 | // reset the timeout to start ticking again at 10 seconds |
|
|
1216 | ev_timer_again (&mytimer); |
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1217 | |
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1218 | |
490 | =head2 ev_periodic - to cron or not to cron it |
1219 | =head2 C<ev_periodic> - to cron or not to cron? |
491 | |
1220 | |
492 | Periodic watchers are also timers of a kind, but they are very versatile |
1221 | Periodic watchers are also timers of a kind, but they are very versatile |
493 | (and unfortunately a bit complex). |
1222 | (and unfortunately a bit complex). |
494 | |
1223 | |
495 | Unlike ev_timer's, they are not based on real time (or relative time) |
1224 | Unlike C<ev_timer>'s, they are not based on real time (or relative time) |
496 | but on wallclock time (absolute time). You can tell a periodic watcher |
1225 | but on wallclock time (absolute time). You can tell a periodic watcher |
497 | to trigger "at" some specific point in time. For example, if you tell a |
1226 | to trigger "at" some specific point in time. For example, if you tell a |
498 | periodic watcher to trigger in 10 seconds (by specifiying e.g. c<ev_now () |
1227 | periodic watcher to trigger in 10 seconds (by specifiying e.g. C<ev_now () |
499 | + 10.>) and then reset your system clock to the last year, then it will |
1228 | + 10.>) and then reset your system clock to the last year, then it will |
500 | take a year to trigger the event (unlike an ev_timer, which would trigger |
1229 | take a year to trigger the event (unlike an C<ev_timer>, which would trigger |
501 | roughly 10 seconds later and of course not if you reset your system time |
1230 | roughly 10 seconds later). |
502 | again). |
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503 | |
1231 | |
504 | They can also be used to implement vastly more complex timers, such as |
1232 | They can also be used to implement vastly more complex timers, such as |
505 | triggering an event on eahc midnight, local time. |
1233 | triggering an event on each midnight, local time or other, complicated, |
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1234 | rules. |
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1235 | |
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1236 | As with timers, the callback is guarenteed to be invoked only when the |
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1237 | time (C<at>) has been passed, but if multiple periodic timers become ready |
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|
1238 | during the same loop iteration then order of execution is undefined. |
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1239 | |
|
|
1240 | =head3 Watcher-Specific Functions and Data Members |
506 | |
1241 | |
507 | =over 4 |
1242 | =over 4 |
508 | |
1243 | |
509 | =item ev_periodic_init (ev_periodic *, callback, ev_tstamp at, ev_tstamp interval, reschedule_cb) |
1244 | =item ev_periodic_init (ev_periodic *, callback, ev_tstamp at, ev_tstamp interval, reschedule_cb) |
510 | |
1245 | |
511 | =item ev_periodic_set (ev_periodic *, ev_tstamp after, ev_tstamp repeat, reschedule_cb) |
1246 | =item ev_periodic_set (ev_periodic *, ev_tstamp after, ev_tstamp repeat, reschedule_cb) |
512 | |
1247 | |
513 | Lots of arguments, lets sort it out... There are basically three modes of |
1248 | Lots of arguments, lets sort it out... There are basically three modes of |
514 | operation, and we will explain them from simplest to complex: |
1249 | operation, and we will explain them from simplest to complex: |
515 | |
1250 | |
516 | |
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517 | =over 4 |
1251 | =over 4 |
518 | |
1252 | |
519 | =item * absolute timer (interval = reschedule_cb = 0) |
1253 | =item * absolute timer (at = time, interval = reschedule_cb = 0) |
520 | |
1254 | |
521 | In this configuration the watcher triggers an event at the wallclock time |
1255 | In this configuration the watcher triggers an event at the wallclock time |
522 | C<at> and doesn't repeat. It will not adjust when a time jump occurs, |
1256 | C<at> and doesn't repeat. It will not adjust when a time jump occurs, |
523 | that is, if it is to be run at January 1st 2011 then it will run when the |
1257 | that is, if it is to be run at January 1st 2011 then it will run when the |
524 | system time reaches or surpasses this time. |
1258 | system time reaches or surpasses this time. |
525 | |
1259 | |
526 | =item * non-repeating interval timer (interval > 0, reschedule_cb = 0) |
1260 | =item * non-repeating interval timer (at = offset, interval > 0, reschedule_cb = 0) |
527 | |
1261 | |
528 | In this mode the watcher will always be scheduled to time out at the next |
1262 | In this mode the watcher will always be scheduled to time out at the next |
529 | C<at + N * interval> time (for some integer N) and then repeat, regardless |
1263 | C<at + N * interval> time (for some integer N, which can also be negative) |
530 | of any time jumps. |
1264 | and then repeat, regardless of any time jumps. |
531 | |
1265 | |
532 | This can be used to create timers that do not drift with respect to system |
1266 | This can be used to create timers that do not drift with respect to system |
533 | time: |
1267 | time: |
534 | |
1268 | |
535 | ev_periodic_set (&periodic, 0., 3600., 0); |
1269 | ev_periodic_set (&periodic, 0., 3600., 0); |
536 | |
1270 | |
537 | This doesn't mean there will always be 3600 seconds in between triggers, |
1271 | This doesn't mean there will always be 3600 seconds in between triggers, |
538 | but only that the the callback will be called when the system time shows a |
1272 | but only that the the callback will be called when the system time shows a |
539 | full hour (UTC), or more correct, when the system time is evenly divisible |
1273 | full hour (UTC), or more correctly, when the system time is evenly divisible |
540 | by 3600. |
1274 | by 3600. |
541 | |
1275 | |
542 | Another way to think about it (for the mathematically inclined) is that |
1276 | Another way to think about it (for the mathematically inclined) is that |
543 | ev_periodic will try to run the callback in this mode at the next possible |
1277 | C<ev_periodic> will try to run the callback in this mode at the next possible |
544 | time where C<time = at (mod interval)>, regardless of any time jumps. |
1278 | time where C<time = at (mod interval)>, regardless of any time jumps. |
545 | |
1279 | |
|
|
1280 | For numerical stability it is preferable that the C<at> value is near |
|
|
1281 | C<ev_now ()> (the current time), but there is no range requirement for |
|
|
1282 | this value. |
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|
1283 | |
546 | =item * manual reschedule mode (reschedule_cb = callback) |
1284 | =item * manual reschedule mode (at and interval ignored, reschedule_cb = callback) |
547 | |
1285 | |
548 | In this mode the values for C<interval> and C<at> are both being |
1286 | In this mode the values for C<interval> and C<at> are both being |
549 | ignored. Instead, each time the periodic watcher gets scheduled, the |
1287 | ignored. Instead, each time the periodic watcher gets scheduled, the |
550 | reschedule callback will be called with the watcher as first, and the |
1288 | reschedule callback will be called with the watcher as first, and the |
551 | current time as second argument. |
1289 | current time as second argument. |
552 | |
1290 | |
553 | NOTE: I<This callback MUST NOT stop or destroy the periodic or any other |
1291 | NOTE: I<This callback MUST NOT stop or destroy any periodic watcher, |
554 | periodic watcher, ever, or make any event loop modificstions>. If you need |
1292 | ever, or make any event loop modifications>. If you need to stop it, |
555 | to stop it, return 1e30 (or so, fudge fudge) and stop it afterwards. |
1293 | return C<now + 1e30> (or so, fudge fudge) and stop it afterwards (e.g. by |
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|
1294 | starting an C<ev_prepare> watcher, which is legal). |
556 | |
1295 | |
557 | Its prototype is c<ev_tstamp (*reschedule_cb)(struct ev_periodic *w, |
1296 | Its prototype is C<ev_tstamp (*reschedule_cb)(struct ev_periodic *w, |
558 | ev_tstamp now)>, e.g.: |
1297 | ev_tstamp now)>, e.g.: |
559 | |
1298 | |
560 | static ev_tstamp my_rescheduler (struct ev_periodic *w, ev_tstamp now) |
1299 | static ev_tstamp my_rescheduler (struct ev_periodic *w, ev_tstamp now) |
561 | { |
1300 | { |
562 | return now + 60.; |
1301 | return now + 60.; |
… | |
… | |
565 | It must return the next time to trigger, based on the passed time value |
1304 | It must return the next time to trigger, based on the passed time value |
566 | (that is, the lowest time value larger than to the second argument). It |
1305 | (that is, the lowest time value larger than to the second argument). It |
567 | will usually be called just before the callback will be triggered, but |
1306 | will usually be called just before the callback will be triggered, but |
568 | might be called at other times, too. |
1307 | might be called at other times, too. |
569 | |
1308 | |
|
|
1309 | NOTE: I<< This callback must always return a time that is later than the |
|
|
1310 | passed C<now> value >>. Not even C<now> itself will do, it I<must> be larger. |
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|
1311 | |
570 | This can be used to create very complex timers, such as a timer that |
1312 | This can be used to create very complex timers, such as a timer that |
571 | triggers on each midnight, local time. To do this, you would calculate the |
1313 | triggers on each midnight, local time. To do this, you would calculate the |
572 | next midnight after C<now> and return the timestamp value for this. How you do this |
1314 | next midnight after C<now> and return the timestamp value for this. How |
573 | is, again, up to you (but it is not trivial). |
1315 | you do this is, again, up to you (but it is not trivial, which is the main |
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1316 | reason I omitted it as an example). |
574 | |
1317 | |
575 | =back |
1318 | =back |
576 | |
1319 | |
577 | =item ev_periodic_again (loop, ev_periodic *) |
1320 | =item ev_periodic_again (loop, ev_periodic *) |
578 | |
1321 | |
579 | Simply stops and restarts the periodic watcher again. This is only useful |
1322 | Simply stops and restarts the periodic watcher again. This is only useful |
580 | when you changed some parameters or the reschedule callback would return |
1323 | when you changed some parameters or the reschedule callback would return |
581 | a different time than the last time it was called (e.g. in a crond like |
1324 | a different time than the last time it was called (e.g. in a crond like |
582 | program when the crontabs have changed). |
1325 | program when the crontabs have changed). |
583 | |
1326 | |
|
|
1327 | =item ev_tstamp offset [read-write] |
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|
1328 | |
|
|
1329 | When repeating, this contains the offset value, otherwise this is the |
|
|
1330 | absolute point in time (the C<at> value passed to C<ev_periodic_set>). |
|
|
1331 | |
|
|
1332 | Can be modified any time, but changes only take effect when the periodic |
|
|
1333 | timer fires or C<ev_periodic_again> is being called. |
|
|
1334 | |
|
|
1335 | =item ev_tstamp interval [read-write] |
|
|
1336 | |
|
|
1337 | The current interval value. Can be modified any time, but changes only |
|
|
1338 | take effect when the periodic timer fires or C<ev_periodic_again> is being |
|
|
1339 | called. |
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|
1340 | |
|
|
1341 | =item ev_tstamp (*reschedule_cb)(struct ev_periodic *w, ev_tstamp now) [read-write] |
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1342 | |
|
|
1343 | The current reschedule callback, or C<0>, if this functionality is |
|
|
1344 | switched off. Can be changed any time, but changes only take effect when |
|
|
1345 | the periodic timer fires or C<ev_periodic_again> is being called. |
|
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1346 | |
|
|
1347 | =item ev_tstamp at [read-only] |
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1348 | |
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1349 | When active, contains the absolute time that the watcher is supposed to |
|
|
1350 | trigger next. |
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1351 | |
584 | =back |
1352 | =back |
585 | |
1353 | |
|
|
1354 | =head3 Examples |
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1355 | |
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1356 | Example: Call a callback every hour, or, more precisely, whenever the |
|
|
1357 | system clock is divisible by 3600. The callback invocation times have |
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|
1358 | potentially a lot of jittering, but good long-term stability. |
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1359 | |
|
|
1360 | static void |
|
|
1361 | clock_cb (struct ev_loop *loop, struct ev_io *w, int revents) |
|
|
1362 | { |
|
|
1363 | ... its now a full hour (UTC, or TAI or whatever your clock follows) |
|
|
1364 | } |
|
|
1365 | |
|
|
1366 | struct ev_periodic hourly_tick; |
|
|
1367 | ev_periodic_init (&hourly_tick, clock_cb, 0., 3600., 0); |
|
|
1368 | ev_periodic_start (loop, &hourly_tick); |
|
|
1369 | |
|
|
1370 | Example: The same as above, but use a reschedule callback to do it: |
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|
1371 | |
|
|
1372 | #include <math.h> |
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|
1373 | |
|
|
1374 | static ev_tstamp |
|
|
1375 | my_scheduler_cb (struct ev_periodic *w, ev_tstamp now) |
|
|
1376 | { |
|
|
1377 | return fmod (now, 3600.) + 3600.; |
|
|
1378 | } |
|
|
1379 | |
|
|
1380 | ev_periodic_init (&hourly_tick, clock_cb, 0., 0., my_scheduler_cb); |
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1381 | |
|
|
1382 | Example: Call a callback every hour, starting now: |
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1383 | |
|
|
1384 | struct ev_periodic hourly_tick; |
|
|
1385 | ev_periodic_init (&hourly_tick, clock_cb, |
|
|
1386 | fmod (ev_now (loop), 3600.), 3600., 0); |
|
|
1387 | ev_periodic_start (loop, &hourly_tick); |
|
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1388 | |
|
|
1389 | |
586 | =head2 ev_signal - signal me when a signal gets signalled |
1390 | =head2 C<ev_signal> - signal me when a signal gets signalled! |
587 | |
1391 | |
588 | Signal watchers will trigger an event when the process receives a specific |
1392 | Signal watchers will trigger an event when the process receives a specific |
589 | signal one or more times. Even though signals are very asynchronous, libev |
1393 | signal one or more times. Even though signals are very asynchronous, libev |
590 | will try its best to deliver signals synchronously, i.e. as part of the |
1394 | will try it's best to deliver signals synchronously, i.e. as part of the |
591 | normal event processing, like any other event. |
1395 | normal event processing, like any other event. |
592 | |
1396 | |
593 | You cna configure as many watchers as you like per signal. Only when the |
1397 | You can configure as many watchers as you like per signal. Only when the |
594 | first watcher gets started will libev actually register a signal watcher |
1398 | first watcher gets started will libev actually register a signal watcher |
595 | with the kernel (thus it coexists with your own signal handlers as long |
1399 | with the kernel (thus it coexists with your own signal handlers as long |
596 | as you don't register any with libev). Similarly, when the last signal |
1400 | as you don't register any with libev). Similarly, when the last signal |
597 | watcher for a signal is stopped libev will reset the signal handler to |
1401 | watcher for a signal is stopped libev will reset the signal handler to |
598 | SIG_DFL (regardless of what it was set to before). |
1402 | SIG_DFL (regardless of what it was set to before). |
599 | |
1403 | |
|
|
1404 | =head3 Watcher-Specific Functions and Data Members |
|
|
1405 | |
600 | =over 4 |
1406 | =over 4 |
601 | |
1407 | |
602 | =item ev_signal_init (ev_signal *, callback, int signum) |
1408 | =item ev_signal_init (ev_signal *, callback, int signum) |
603 | |
1409 | |
604 | =item ev_signal_set (ev_signal *, int signum) |
1410 | =item ev_signal_set (ev_signal *, int signum) |
605 | |
1411 | |
606 | Configures the watcher to trigger on the given signal number (usually one |
1412 | Configures the watcher to trigger on the given signal number (usually one |
607 | of the C<SIGxxx> constants). |
1413 | of the C<SIGxxx> constants). |
608 | |
1414 | |
|
|
1415 | =item int signum [read-only] |
|
|
1416 | |
|
|
1417 | The signal the watcher watches out for. |
|
|
1418 | |
609 | =back |
1419 | =back |
610 | |
1420 | |
|
|
1421 | |
611 | =head2 ev_child - wait for pid status changes |
1422 | =head2 C<ev_child> - watch out for process status changes |
612 | |
1423 | |
613 | Child watchers trigger when your process receives a SIGCHLD in response to |
1424 | Child watchers trigger when your process receives a SIGCHLD in response to |
614 | some child status changes (most typically when a child of yours dies). |
1425 | some child status changes (most typically when a child of yours dies). |
|
|
1426 | |
|
|
1427 | =head3 Watcher-Specific Functions and Data Members |
615 | |
1428 | |
616 | =over 4 |
1429 | =over 4 |
617 | |
1430 | |
618 | =item ev_child_init (ev_child *, callback, int pid) |
1431 | =item ev_child_init (ev_child *, callback, int pid) |
619 | |
1432 | |
620 | =item ev_child_set (ev_child *, int pid) |
1433 | =item ev_child_set (ev_child *, int pid) |
621 | |
1434 | |
622 | Configures the watcher to wait for status changes of process C<pid> (or |
1435 | Configures the watcher to wait for status changes of process C<pid> (or |
623 | I<any> process if C<pid> is specified as C<0>). The callback can look |
1436 | I<any> process if C<pid> is specified as C<0>). The callback can look |
624 | at the C<rstatus> member of the C<ev_child> watcher structure to see |
1437 | at the C<rstatus> member of the C<ev_child> watcher structure to see |
625 | the status word (use the macros from C<sys/wait.h>). The C<rpid> member |
1438 | the status word (use the macros from C<sys/wait.h> and see your systems |
626 | contains the pid of the process causing the status change. |
1439 | C<waitpid> documentation). The C<rpid> member contains the pid of the |
|
|
1440 | process causing the status change. |
|
|
1441 | |
|
|
1442 | =item int pid [read-only] |
|
|
1443 | |
|
|
1444 | The process id this watcher watches out for, or C<0>, meaning any process id. |
|
|
1445 | |
|
|
1446 | =item int rpid [read-write] |
|
|
1447 | |
|
|
1448 | The process id that detected a status change. |
|
|
1449 | |
|
|
1450 | =item int rstatus [read-write] |
|
|
1451 | |
|
|
1452 | The process exit/trace status caused by C<rpid> (see your systems |
|
|
1453 | C<waitpid> and C<sys/wait.h> documentation for details). |
627 | |
1454 | |
628 | =back |
1455 | =back |
629 | |
1456 | |
|
|
1457 | =head3 Examples |
|
|
1458 | |
|
|
1459 | Example: Try to exit cleanly on SIGINT and SIGTERM. |
|
|
1460 | |
|
|
1461 | static void |
|
|
1462 | sigint_cb (struct ev_loop *loop, struct ev_signal *w, int revents) |
|
|
1463 | { |
|
|
1464 | ev_unloop (loop, EVUNLOOP_ALL); |
|
|
1465 | } |
|
|
1466 | |
|
|
1467 | struct ev_signal signal_watcher; |
|
|
1468 | ev_signal_init (&signal_watcher, sigint_cb, SIGINT); |
|
|
1469 | ev_signal_start (loop, &sigint_cb); |
|
|
1470 | |
|
|
1471 | |
|
|
1472 | =head2 C<ev_stat> - did the file attributes just change? |
|
|
1473 | |
|
|
1474 | This watches a filesystem path for attribute changes. That is, it calls |
|
|
1475 | C<stat> regularly (or when the OS says it changed) and sees if it changed |
|
|
1476 | compared to the last time, invoking the callback if it did. |
|
|
1477 | |
|
|
1478 | The path does not need to exist: changing from "path exists" to "path does |
|
|
1479 | not exist" is a status change like any other. The condition "path does |
|
|
1480 | not exist" is signified by the C<st_nlink> field being zero (which is |
|
|
1481 | otherwise always forced to be at least one) and all the other fields of |
|
|
1482 | the stat buffer having unspecified contents. |
|
|
1483 | |
|
|
1484 | The path I<should> be absolute and I<must not> end in a slash. If it is |
|
|
1485 | relative and your working directory changes, the behaviour is undefined. |
|
|
1486 | |
|
|
1487 | Since there is no standard to do this, the portable implementation simply |
|
|
1488 | calls C<stat (2)> regularly on the path to see if it changed somehow. You |
|
|
1489 | can specify a recommended polling interval for this case. If you specify |
|
|
1490 | a polling interval of C<0> (highly recommended!) then a I<suitable, |
|
|
1491 | unspecified default> value will be used (which you can expect to be around |
|
|
1492 | five seconds, although this might change dynamically). Libev will also |
|
|
1493 | impose a minimum interval which is currently around C<0.1>, but thats |
|
|
1494 | usually overkill. |
|
|
1495 | |
|
|
1496 | This watcher type is not meant for massive numbers of stat watchers, |
|
|
1497 | as even with OS-supported change notifications, this can be |
|
|
1498 | resource-intensive. |
|
|
1499 | |
|
|
1500 | At the time of this writing, only the Linux inotify interface is |
|
|
1501 | implemented (implementing kqueue support is left as an exercise for the |
|
|
1502 | reader). Inotify will be used to give hints only and should not change the |
|
|
1503 | semantics of C<ev_stat> watchers, which means that libev sometimes needs |
|
|
1504 | to fall back to regular polling again even with inotify, but changes are |
|
|
1505 | usually detected immediately, and if the file exists there will be no |
|
|
1506 | polling. |
|
|
1507 | |
|
|
1508 | =head3 Inotify |
|
|
1509 | |
|
|
1510 | When C<inotify (7)> support has been compiled into libev (generally only |
|
|
1511 | available on Linux) and present at runtime, it will be used to speed up |
|
|
1512 | change detection where possible. The inotify descriptor will be created lazily |
|
|
1513 | when the first C<ev_stat> watcher is being started. |
|
|
1514 | |
|
|
1515 | Inotify presense does not change the semantics of C<ev_stat> watchers |
|
|
1516 | except that changes might be detected earlier, and in some cases, to avoid |
|
|
1517 | making regular C<stat> calls. Even in the presense of inotify support |
|
|
1518 | there are many cases where libev has to resort to regular C<stat> polling. |
|
|
1519 | |
|
|
1520 | (There is no support for kqueue, as apparently it cannot be used to |
|
|
1521 | implement this functionality, due to the requirement of having a file |
|
|
1522 | descriptor open on the object at all times). |
|
|
1523 | |
|
|
1524 | =head3 The special problem of stat time resolution |
|
|
1525 | |
|
|
1526 | The C<stat ()> syscall only supports full-second resolution portably, and |
|
|
1527 | even on systems where the resolution is higher, many filesystems still |
|
|
1528 | only support whole seconds. |
|
|
1529 | |
|
|
1530 | That means that, if the time is the only thing that changes, you might |
|
|
1531 | miss updates: on the first update, C<ev_stat> detects a change and calls |
|
|
1532 | your callback, which does something. When there is another update within |
|
|
1533 | the same second, C<ev_stat> will be unable to detect it. |
|
|
1534 | |
|
|
1535 | The solution to this is to delay acting on a change for a second (or till |
|
|
1536 | the next second boundary), using a roughly one-second delay C<ev_timer> |
|
|
1537 | (C<ev_timer_set (w, 0., 1.01); ev_timer_again (loop, w)>). The C<.01> |
|
|
1538 | is added to work around small timing inconsistencies of some operating |
|
|
1539 | systems. |
|
|
1540 | |
|
|
1541 | =head3 Watcher-Specific Functions and Data Members |
|
|
1542 | |
|
|
1543 | =over 4 |
|
|
1544 | |
|
|
1545 | =item ev_stat_init (ev_stat *, callback, const char *path, ev_tstamp interval) |
|
|
1546 | |
|
|
1547 | =item ev_stat_set (ev_stat *, const char *path, ev_tstamp interval) |
|
|
1548 | |
|
|
1549 | Configures the watcher to wait for status changes of the given |
|
|
1550 | C<path>. The C<interval> is a hint on how quickly a change is expected to |
|
|
1551 | be detected and should normally be specified as C<0> to let libev choose |
|
|
1552 | a suitable value. The memory pointed to by C<path> must point to the same |
|
|
1553 | path for as long as the watcher is active. |
|
|
1554 | |
|
|
1555 | The callback will be receive C<EV_STAT> when a change was detected, |
|
|
1556 | relative to the attributes at the time the watcher was started (or the |
|
|
1557 | last change was detected). |
|
|
1558 | |
|
|
1559 | =item ev_stat_stat (ev_stat *) |
|
|
1560 | |
|
|
1561 | Updates the stat buffer immediately with new values. If you change the |
|
|
1562 | watched path in your callback, you could call this fucntion to avoid |
|
|
1563 | detecting this change (while introducing a race condition). Can also be |
|
|
1564 | useful simply to find out the new values. |
|
|
1565 | |
|
|
1566 | =item ev_statdata attr [read-only] |
|
|
1567 | |
|
|
1568 | The most-recently detected attributes of the file. Although the type is of |
|
|
1569 | C<ev_statdata>, this is usually the (or one of the) C<struct stat> types |
|
|
1570 | suitable for your system. If the C<st_nlink> member is C<0>, then there |
|
|
1571 | was some error while C<stat>ing the file. |
|
|
1572 | |
|
|
1573 | =item ev_statdata prev [read-only] |
|
|
1574 | |
|
|
1575 | The previous attributes of the file. The callback gets invoked whenever |
|
|
1576 | C<prev> != C<attr>. |
|
|
1577 | |
|
|
1578 | =item ev_tstamp interval [read-only] |
|
|
1579 | |
|
|
1580 | The specified interval. |
|
|
1581 | |
|
|
1582 | =item const char *path [read-only] |
|
|
1583 | |
|
|
1584 | The filesystem path that is being watched. |
|
|
1585 | |
|
|
1586 | =back |
|
|
1587 | |
|
|
1588 | =head3 Examples |
|
|
1589 | |
|
|
1590 | Example: Watch C</etc/passwd> for attribute changes. |
|
|
1591 | |
|
|
1592 | static void |
|
|
1593 | passwd_cb (struct ev_loop *loop, ev_stat *w, int revents) |
|
|
1594 | { |
|
|
1595 | /* /etc/passwd changed in some way */ |
|
|
1596 | if (w->attr.st_nlink) |
|
|
1597 | { |
|
|
1598 | printf ("passwd current size %ld\n", (long)w->attr.st_size); |
|
|
1599 | printf ("passwd current atime %ld\n", (long)w->attr.st_mtime); |
|
|
1600 | printf ("passwd current mtime %ld\n", (long)w->attr.st_mtime); |
|
|
1601 | } |
|
|
1602 | else |
|
|
1603 | /* you shalt not abuse printf for puts */ |
|
|
1604 | puts ("wow, /etc/passwd is not there, expect problems. " |
|
|
1605 | "if this is windows, they already arrived\n"); |
|
|
1606 | } |
|
|
1607 | |
|
|
1608 | ... |
|
|
1609 | ev_stat passwd; |
|
|
1610 | |
|
|
1611 | ev_stat_init (&passwd, passwd_cb, "/etc/passwd", 0.); |
|
|
1612 | ev_stat_start (loop, &passwd); |
|
|
1613 | |
|
|
1614 | Example: Like above, but additionally use a one-second delay so we do not |
|
|
1615 | miss updates (however, frequent updates will delay processing, too, so |
|
|
1616 | one might do the work both on C<ev_stat> callback invocation I<and> on |
|
|
1617 | C<ev_timer> callback invocation). |
|
|
1618 | |
|
|
1619 | static ev_stat passwd; |
|
|
1620 | static ev_timer timer; |
|
|
1621 | |
|
|
1622 | static void |
|
|
1623 | timer_cb (EV_P_ ev_timer *w, int revents) |
|
|
1624 | { |
|
|
1625 | ev_timer_stop (EV_A_ w); |
|
|
1626 | |
|
|
1627 | /* now it's one second after the most recent passwd change */ |
|
|
1628 | } |
|
|
1629 | |
|
|
1630 | static void |
|
|
1631 | stat_cb (EV_P_ ev_stat *w, int revents) |
|
|
1632 | { |
|
|
1633 | /* reset the one-second timer */ |
|
|
1634 | ev_timer_again (EV_A_ &timer); |
|
|
1635 | } |
|
|
1636 | |
|
|
1637 | ... |
|
|
1638 | ev_stat_init (&passwd, stat_cb, "/etc/passwd", 0.); |
|
|
1639 | ev_stat_start (loop, &passwd); |
|
|
1640 | ev_timer_init (&timer, timer_cb, 0., 1.01); |
|
|
1641 | |
|
|
1642 | |
630 | =head2 ev_idle - when you've got nothing better to do |
1643 | =head2 C<ev_idle> - when you've got nothing better to do... |
631 | |
1644 | |
632 | Idle watchers trigger events when there are no other I/O or timer (or |
1645 | Idle watchers trigger events when no other events of the same or higher |
633 | periodic) events pending. That is, as long as your process is busy |
1646 | priority are pending (prepare, check and other idle watchers do not |
634 | handling sockets or timeouts it will not be called. But when your process |
1647 | count). |
635 | is idle all idle watchers are being called again and again - until |
1648 | |
|
|
1649 | That is, as long as your process is busy handling sockets or timeouts |
|
|
1650 | (or even signals, imagine) of the same or higher priority it will not be |
|
|
1651 | triggered. But when your process is idle (or only lower-priority watchers |
|
|
1652 | are pending), the idle watchers are being called once per event loop |
636 | stopped, that is, or your process receives more events. |
1653 | iteration - until stopped, that is, or your process receives more events |
|
|
1654 | and becomes busy again with higher priority stuff. |
637 | |
1655 | |
638 | The most noteworthy effect is that as long as any idle watchers are |
1656 | The most noteworthy effect is that as long as any idle watchers are |
639 | active, the process will not block when waiting for new events. |
1657 | active, the process will not block when waiting for new events. |
640 | |
1658 | |
641 | Apart from keeping your process non-blocking (which is a useful |
1659 | Apart from keeping your process non-blocking (which is a useful |
642 | effect on its own sometimes), idle watchers are a good place to do |
1660 | effect on its own sometimes), idle watchers are a good place to do |
643 | "pseudo-background processing", or delay processing stuff to after the |
1661 | "pseudo-background processing", or delay processing stuff to after the |
644 | event loop has handled all outstanding events. |
1662 | event loop has handled all outstanding events. |
645 | |
1663 | |
|
|
1664 | =head3 Watcher-Specific Functions and Data Members |
|
|
1665 | |
646 | =over 4 |
1666 | =over 4 |
647 | |
1667 | |
648 | =item ev_idle_init (ev_signal *, callback) |
1668 | =item ev_idle_init (ev_signal *, callback) |
649 | |
1669 | |
650 | Initialises and configures the idle watcher - it has no parameters of any |
1670 | Initialises and configures the idle watcher - it has no parameters of any |
651 | kind. There is a C<ev_idle_set> macro, but using it is utterly pointless, |
1671 | kind. There is a C<ev_idle_set> macro, but using it is utterly pointless, |
652 | believe me. |
1672 | believe me. |
653 | |
1673 | |
654 | =back |
1674 | =back |
655 | |
1675 | |
656 | =head2 prepare and check - your hooks into the event loop |
1676 | =head3 Examples |
657 | |
1677 | |
|
|
1678 | Example: Dynamically allocate an C<ev_idle> watcher, start it, and in the |
|
|
1679 | callback, free it. Also, use no error checking, as usual. |
|
|
1680 | |
|
|
1681 | static void |
|
|
1682 | idle_cb (struct ev_loop *loop, struct ev_idle *w, int revents) |
|
|
1683 | { |
|
|
1684 | free (w); |
|
|
1685 | // now do something you wanted to do when the program has |
|
|
1686 | // no longer asnything immediate to do. |
|
|
1687 | } |
|
|
1688 | |
|
|
1689 | struct ev_idle *idle_watcher = malloc (sizeof (struct ev_idle)); |
|
|
1690 | ev_idle_init (idle_watcher, idle_cb); |
|
|
1691 | ev_idle_start (loop, idle_cb); |
|
|
1692 | |
|
|
1693 | |
|
|
1694 | =head2 C<ev_prepare> and C<ev_check> - customise your event loop! |
|
|
1695 | |
658 | Prepare and check watchers usually (but not always) are used in |
1696 | Prepare and check watchers are usually (but not always) used in tandem: |
659 | tandom. Prepare watchers get invoked before the process blocks and check |
1697 | prepare watchers get invoked before the process blocks and check watchers |
660 | watchers afterwards. |
1698 | afterwards. |
661 | |
1699 | |
|
|
1700 | You I<must not> call C<ev_loop> or similar functions that enter |
|
|
1701 | the current event loop from either C<ev_prepare> or C<ev_check> |
|
|
1702 | watchers. Other loops than the current one are fine, however. The |
|
|
1703 | rationale behind this is that you do not need to check for recursion in |
|
|
1704 | those watchers, i.e. the sequence will always be C<ev_prepare>, blocking, |
|
|
1705 | C<ev_check> so if you have one watcher of each kind they will always be |
|
|
1706 | called in pairs bracketing the blocking call. |
|
|
1707 | |
662 | Their main purpose is to integrate other event mechanisms into libev. This |
1708 | Their main purpose is to integrate other event mechanisms into libev and |
663 | could be used, for example, to track variable changes, implement your own |
1709 | their use is somewhat advanced. This could be used, for example, to track |
664 | watchers, integrate net-snmp or a coroutine library and lots more. |
1710 | variable changes, implement your own watchers, integrate net-snmp or a |
|
|
1711 | coroutine library and lots more. They are also occasionally useful if |
|
|
1712 | you cache some data and want to flush it before blocking (for example, |
|
|
1713 | in X programs you might want to do an C<XFlush ()> in an C<ev_prepare> |
|
|
1714 | watcher). |
665 | |
1715 | |
666 | This is done by examining in each prepare call which file descriptors need |
1716 | This is done by examining in each prepare call which file descriptors need |
667 | to be watched by the other library, registering ev_io watchers for them |
1717 | to be watched by the other library, registering C<ev_io> watchers for |
668 | and starting an ev_timer watcher for any timeouts (many libraries provide |
1718 | them and starting an C<ev_timer> watcher for any timeouts (many libraries |
669 | just this functionality). Then, in the check watcher you check for any |
1719 | provide just this functionality). Then, in the check watcher you check for |
670 | events that occured (by making your callbacks set soem flags for example) |
1720 | any events that occured (by checking the pending status of all watchers |
671 | and call back into the library. |
1721 | and stopping them) and call back into the library. The I/O and timer |
|
|
1722 | callbacks will never actually be called (but must be valid nevertheless, |
|
|
1723 | because you never know, you know?). |
672 | |
1724 | |
673 | As another example, the perl Coro module uses these hooks to integrate |
1725 | As another example, the Perl Coro module uses these hooks to integrate |
674 | coroutines into libev programs, by yielding to other active coroutines |
1726 | coroutines into libev programs, by yielding to other active coroutines |
675 | during each prepare and only letting the process block if no coroutines |
1727 | during each prepare and only letting the process block if no coroutines |
676 | are ready to run. |
1728 | are ready to run (it's actually more complicated: it only runs coroutines |
|
|
1729 | with priority higher than or equal to the event loop and one coroutine |
|
|
1730 | of lower priority, but only once, using idle watchers to keep the event |
|
|
1731 | loop from blocking if lower-priority coroutines are active, thus mapping |
|
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1732 | low-priority coroutines to idle/background tasks). |
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1733 | |
|
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1734 | It is recommended to give C<ev_check> watchers highest (C<EV_MAXPRI>) |
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1735 | priority, to ensure that they are being run before any other watchers |
|
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1736 | after the poll. Also, C<ev_check> watchers (and C<ev_prepare> watchers, |
|
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1737 | too) should not activate ("feed") events into libev. While libev fully |
|
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1738 | supports this, they will be called before other C<ev_check> watchers |
|
|
1739 | did their job. As C<ev_check> watchers are often used to embed other |
|
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1740 | (non-libev) event loops those other event loops might be in an unusable |
|
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1741 | state until their C<ev_check> watcher ran (always remind yourself to |
|
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1742 | coexist peacefully with others). |
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1743 | |
|
|
1744 | =head3 Watcher-Specific Functions and Data Members |
677 | |
1745 | |
678 | =over 4 |
1746 | =over 4 |
679 | |
1747 | |
680 | =item ev_prepare_init (ev_prepare *, callback) |
1748 | =item ev_prepare_init (ev_prepare *, callback) |
681 | |
1749 | |
682 | =item ev_check_init (ev_check *, callback) |
1750 | =item ev_check_init (ev_check *, callback) |
683 | |
1751 | |
684 | Initialises and configures the prepare or check watcher - they have no |
1752 | Initialises and configures the prepare or check watcher - they have no |
685 | parameters of any kind. There are C<ev_prepare_set> and C<ev_check_set> |
1753 | parameters of any kind. There are C<ev_prepare_set> and C<ev_check_set> |
686 | macros, but using them is utterly, utterly pointless. |
1754 | macros, but using them is utterly, utterly and completely pointless. |
687 | |
1755 | |
688 | =back |
1756 | =back |
689 | |
1757 | |
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|
1758 | =head3 Examples |
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1759 | |
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|
1760 | There are a number of principal ways to embed other event loops or modules |
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1761 | into libev. Here are some ideas on how to include libadns into libev |
|
|
1762 | (there is a Perl module named C<EV::ADNS> that does this, which you could |
|
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1763 | use for an actually working example. Another Perl module named C<EV::Glib> |
|
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1764 | embeds a Glib main context into libev, and finally, C<Glib::EV> embeds EV |
|
|
1765 | into the Glib event loop). |
|
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1766 | |
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|
1767 | Method 1: Add IO watchers and a timeout watcher in a prepare handler, |
|
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1768 | and in a check watcher, destroy them and call into libadns. What follows |
|
|
1769 | is pseudo-code only of course. This requires you to either use a low |
|
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1770 | priority for the check watcher or use C<ev_clear_pending> explicitly, as |
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1771 | the callbacks for the IO/timeout watchers might not have been called yet. |
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1772 | |
|
|
1773 | static ev_io iow [nfd]; |
|
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1774 | static ev_timer tw; |
|
|
1775 | |
|
|
1776 | static void |
|
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1777 | io_cb (ev_loop *loop, ev_io *w, int revents) |
|
|
1778 | { |
|
|
1779 | } |
|
|
1780 | |
|
|
1781 | // create io watchers for each fd and a timer before blocking |
|
|
1782 | static void |
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1783 | adns_prepare_cb (ev_loop *loop, ev_prepare *w, int revents) |
|
|
1784 | { |
|
|
1785 | int timeout = 3600000; |
|
|
1786 | struct pollfd fds [nfd]; |
|
|
1787 | // actual code will need to loop here and realloc etc. |
|
|
1788 | adns_beforepoll (ads, fds, &nfd, &timeout, timeval_from (ev_time ())); |
|
|
1789 | |
|
|
1790 | /* the callback is illegal, but won't be called as we stop during check */ |
|
|
1791 | ev_timer_init (&tw, 0, timeout * 1e-3); |
|
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1792 | ev_timer_start (loop, &tw); |
|
|
1793 | |
|
|
1794 | // create one ev_io per pollfd |
|
|
1795 | for (int i = 0; i < nfd; ++i) |
|
|
1796 | { |
|
|
1797 | ev_io_init (iow + i, io_cb, fds [i].fd, |
|
|
1798 | ((fds [i].events & POLLIN ? EV_READ : 0) |
|
|
1799 | | (fds [i].events & POLLOUT ? EV_WRITE : 0))); |
|
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1800 | |
|
|
1801 | fds [i].revents = 0; |
|
|
1802 | ev_io_start (loop, iow + i); |
|
|
1803 | } |
|
|
1804 | } |
|
|
1805 | |
|
|
1806 | // stop all watchers after blocking |
|
|
1807 | static void |
|
|
1808 | adns_check_cb (ev_loop *loop, ev_check *w, int revents) |
|
|
1809 | { |
|
|
1810 | ev_timer_stop (loop, &tw); |
|
|
1811 | |
|
|
1812 | for (int i = 0; i < nfd; ++i) |
|
|
1813 | { |
|
|
1814 | // set the relevant poll flags |
|
|
1815 | // could also call adns_processreadable etc. here |
|
|
1816 | struct pollfd *fd = fds + i; |
|
|
1817 | int revents = ev_clear_pending (iow + i); |
|
|
1818 | if (revents & EV_READ ) fd->revents |= fd->events & POLLIN; |
|
|
1819 | if (revents & EV_WRITE) fd->revents |= fd->events & POLLOUT; |
|
|
1820 | |
|
|
1821 | // now stop the watcher |
|
|
1822 | ev_io_stop (loop, iow + i); |
|
|
1823 | } |
|
|
1824 | |
|
|
1825 | adns_afterpoll (adns, fds, nfd, timeval_from (ev_now (loop)); |
|
|
1826 | } |
|
|
1827 | |
|
|
1828 | Method 2: This would be just like method 1, but you run C<adns_afterpoll> |
|
|
1829 | in the prepare watcher and would dispose of the check watcher. |
|
|
1830 | |
|
|
1831 | Method 3: If the module to be embedded supports explicit event |
|
|
1832 | notification (adns does), you can also make use of the actual watcher |
|
|
1833 | callbacks, and only destroy/create the watchers in the prepare watcher. |
|
|
1834 | |
|
|
1835 | static void |
|
|
1836 | timer_cb (EV_P_ ev_timer *w, int revents) |
|
|
1837 | { |
|
|
1838 | adns_state ads = (adns_state)w->data; |
|
|
1839 | update_now (EV_A); |
|
|
1840 | |
|
|
1841 | adns_processtimeouts (ads, &tv_now); |
|
|
1842 | } |
|
|
1843 | |
|
|
1844 | static void |
|
|
1845 | io_cb (EV_P_ ev_io *w, int revents) |
|
|
1846 | { |
|
|
1847 | adns_state ads = (adns_state)w->data; |
|
|
1848 | update_now (EV_A); |
|
|
1849 | |
|
|
1850 | if (revents & EV_READ ) adns_processreadable (ads, w->fd, &tv_now); |
|
|
1851 | if (revents & EV_WRITE) adns_processwriteable (ads, w->fd, &tv_now); |
|
|
1852 | } |
|
|
1853 | |
|
|
1854 | // do not ever call adns_afterpoll |
|
|
1855 | |
|
|
1856 | Method 4: Do not use a prepare or check watcher because the module you |
|
|
1857 | want to embed is too inflexible to support it. Instead, youc na override |
|
|
1858 | their poll function. The drawback with this solution is that the main |
|
|
1859 | loop is now no longer controllable by EV. The C<Glib::EV> module does |
|
|
1860 | this. |
|
|
1861 | |
|
|
1862 | static gint |
|
|
1863 | event_poll_func (GPollFD *fds, guint nfds, gint timeout) |
|
|
1864 | { |
|
|
1865 | int got_events = 0; |
|
|
1866 | |
|
|
1867 | for (n = 0; n < nfds; ++n) |
|
|
1868 | // create/start io watcher that sets the relevant bits in fds[n] and increment got_events |
|
|
1869 | |
|
|
1870 | if (timeout >= 0) |
|
|
1871 | // create/start timer |
|
|
1872 | |
|
|
1873 | // poll |
|
|
1874 | ev_loop (EV_A_ 0); |
|
|
1875 | |
|
|
1876 | // stop timer again |
|
|
1877 | if (timeout >= 0) |
|
|
1878 | ev_timer_stop (EV_A_ &to); |
|
|
1879 | |
|
|
1880 | // stop io watchers again - their callbacks should have set |
|
|
1881 | for (n = 0; n < nfds; ++n) |
|
|
1882 | ev_io_stop (EV_A_ iow [n]); |
|
|
1883 | |
|
|
1884 | return got_events; |
|
|
1885 | } |
|
|
1886 | |
|
|
1887 | |
|
|
1888 | =head2 C<ev_embed> - when one backend isn't enough... |
|
|
1889 | |
|
|
1890 | This is a rather advanced watcher type that lets you embed one event loop |
|
|
1891 | into another (currently only C<ev_io> events are supported in the embedded |
|
|
1892 | loop, other types of watchers might be handled in a delayed or incorrect |
|
|
1893 | fashion and must not be used). |
|
|
1894 | |
|
|
1895 | There are primarily two reasons you would want that: work around bugs and |
|
|
1896 | prioritise I/O. |
|
|
1897 | |
|
|
1898 | As an example for a bug workaround, the kqueue backend might only support |
|
|
1899 | sockets on some platform, so it is unusable as generic backend, but you |
|
|
1900 | still want to make use of it because you have many sockets and it scales |
|
|
1901 | so nicely. In this case, you would create a kqueue-based loop and embed it |
|
|
1902 | into your default loop (which might use e.g. poll). Overall operation will |
|
|
1903 | be a bit slower because first libev has to poll and then call kevent, but |
|
|
1904 | at least you can use both at what they are best. |
|
|
1905 | |
|
|
1906 | As for prioritising I/O: rarely you have the case where some fds have |
|
|
1907 | to be watched and handled very quickly (with low latency), and even |
|
|
1908 | priorities and idle watchers might have too much overhead. In this case |
|
|
1909 | you would put all the high priority stuff in one loop and all the rest in |
|
|
1910 | a second one, and embed the second one in the first. |
|
|
1911 | |
|
|
1912 | As long as the watcher is active, the callback will be invoked every time |
|
|
1913 | there might be events pending in the embedded loop. The callback must then |
|
|
1914 | call C<ev_embed_sweep (mainloop, watcher)> to make a single sweep and invoke |
|
|
1915 | their callbacks (you could also start an idle watcher to give the embedded |
|
|
1916 | loop strictly lower priority for example). You can also set the callback |
|
|
1917 | to C<0>, in which case the embed watcher will automatically execute the |
|
|
1918 | embedded loop sweep. |
|
|
1919 | |
|
|
1920 | As long as the watcher is started it will automatically handle events. The |
|
|
1921 | callback will be invoked whenever some events have been handled. You can |
|
|
1922 | set the callback to C<0> to avoid having to specify one if you are not |
|
|
1923 | interested in that. |
|
|
1924 | |
|
|
1925 | Also, there have not currently been made special provisions for forking: |
|
|
1926 | when you fork, you not only have to call C<ev_loop_fork> on both loops, |
|
|
1927 | but you will also have to stop and restart any C<ev_embed> watchers |
|
|
1928 | yourself. |
|
|
1929 | |
|
|
1930 | Unfortunately, not all backends are embeddable, only the ones returned by |
|
|
1931 | C<ev_embeddable_backends> are, which, unfortunately, does not include any |
|
|
1932 | portable one. |
|
|
1933 | |
|
|
1934 | So when you want to use this feature you will always have to be prepared |
|
|
1935 | that you cannot get an embeddable loop. The recommended way to get around |
|
|
1936 | this is to have a separate variables for your embeddable loop, try to |
|
|
1937 | create it, and if that fails, use the normal loop for everything. |
|
|
1938 | |
|
|
1939 | =head3 Watcher-Specific Functions and Data Members |
|
|
1940 | |
|
|
1941 | =over 4 |
|
|
1942 | |
|
|
1943 | =item ev_embed_init (ev_embed *, callback, struct ev_loop *embedded_loop) |
|
|
1944 | |
|
|
1945 | =item ev_embed_set (ev_embed *, callback, struct ev_loop *embedded_loop) |
|
|
1946 | |
|
|
1947 | Configures the watcher to embed the given loop, which must be |
|
|
1948 | embeddable. If the callback is C<0>, then C<ev_embed_sweep> will be |
|
|
1949 | invoked automatically, otherwise it is the responsibility of the callback |
|
|
1950 | to invoke it (it will continue to be called until the sweep has been done, |
|
|
1951 | if you do not want thta, you need to temporarily stop the embed watcher). |
|
|
1952 | |
|
|
1953 | =item ev_embed_sweep (loop, ev_embed *) |
|
|
1954 | |
|
|
1955 | Make a single, non-blocking sweep over the embedded loop. This works |
|
|
1956 | similarly to C<ev_loop (embedded_loop, EVLOOP_NONBLOCK)>, but in the most |
|
|
1957 | apropriate way for embedded loops. |
|
|
1958 | |
|
|
1959 | =item struct ev_loop *other [read-only] |
|
|
1960 | |
|
|
1961 | The embedded event loop. |
|
|
1962 | |
|
|
1963 | =back |
|
|
1964 | |
|
|
1965 | =head3 Examples |
|
|
1966 | |
|
|
1967 | Example: Try to get an embeddable event loop and embed it into the default |
|
|
1968 | event loop. If that is not possible, use the default loop. The default |
|
|
1969 | loop is stored in C<loop_hi>, while the mebeddable loop is stored in |
|
|
1970 | C<loop_lo> (which is C<loop_hi> in the acse no embeddable loop can be |
|
|
1971 | used). |
|
|
1972 | |
|
|
1973 | struct ev_loop *loop_hi = ev_default_init (0); |
|
|
1974 | struct ev_loop *loop_lo = 0; |
|
|
1975 | struct ev_embed embed; |
|
|
1976 | |
|
|
1977 | // see if there is a chance of getting one that works |
|
|
1978 | // (remember that a flags value of 0 means autodetection) |
|
|
1979 | loop_lo = ev_embeddable_backends () & ev_recommended_backends () |
|
|
1980 | ? ev_loop_new (ev_embeddable_backends () & ev_recommended_backends ()) |
|
|
1981 | : 0; |
|
|
1982 | |
|
|
1983 | // if we got one, then embed it, otherwise default to loop_hi |
|
|
1984 | if (loop_lo) |
|
|
1985 | { |
|
|
1986 | ev_embed_init (&embed, 0, loop_lo); |
|
|
1987 | ev_embed_start (loop_hi, &embed); |
|
|
1988 | } |
|
|
1989 | else |
|
|
1990 | loop_lo = loop_hi; |
|
|
1991 | |
|
|
1992 | Example: Check if kqueue is available but not recommended and create |
|
|
1993 | a kqueue backend for use with sockets (which usually work with any |
|
|
1994 | kqueue implementation). Store the kqueue/socket-only event loop in |
|
|
1995 | C<loop_socket>. (One might optionally use C<EVFLAG_NOENV>, too). |
|
|
1996 | |
|
|
1997 | struct ev_loop *loop = ev_default_init (0); |
|
|
1998 | struct ev_loop *loop_socket = 0; |
|
|
1999 | struct ev_embed embed; |
|
|
2000 | |
|
|
2001 | if (ev_supported_backends () & ~ev_recommended_backends () & EVBACKEND_KQUEUE) |
|
|
2002 | if ((loop_socket = ev_loop_new (EVBACKEND_KQUEUE)) |
|
|
2003 | { |
|
|
2004 | ev_embed_init (&embed, 0, loop_socket); |
|
|
2005 | ev_embed_start (loop, &embed); |
|
|
2006 | } |
|
|
2007 | |
|
|
2008 | if (!loop_socket) |
|
|
2009 | loop_socket = loop; |
|
|
2010 | |
|
|
2011 | // now use loop_socket for all sockets, and loop for everything else |
|
|
2012 | |
|
|
2013 | |
|
|
2014 | =head2 C<ev_fork> - the audacity to resume the event loop after a fork |
|
|
2015 | |
|
|
2016 | Fork watchers are called when a C<fork ()> was detected (usually because |
|
|
2017 | whoever is a good citizen cared to tell libev about it by calling |
|
|
2018 | C<ev_default_fork> or C<ev_loop_fork>). The invocation is done before the |
|
|
2019 | event loop blocks next and before C<ev_check> watchers are being called, |
|
|
2020 | and only in the child after the fork. If whoever good citizen calling |
|
|
2021 | C<ev_default_fork> cheats and calls it in the wrong process, the fork |
|
|
2022 | handlers will be invoked, too, of course. |
|
|
2023 | |
|
|
2024 | =head3 Watcher-Specific Functions and Data Members |
|
|
2025 | |
|
|
2026 | =over 4 |
|
|
2027 | |
|
|
2028 | =item ev_fork_init (ev_signal *, callback) |
|
|
2029 | |
|
|
2030 | Initialises and configures the fork watcher - it has no parameters of any |
|
|
2031 | kind. There is a C<ev_fork_set> macro, but using it is utterly pointless, |
|
|
2032 | believe me. |
|
|
2033 | |
|
|
2034 | =back |
|
|
2035 | |
|
|
2036 | |
690 | =head1 OTHER FUNCTIONS |
2037 | =head1 OTHER FUNCTIONS |
691 | |
2038 | |
692 | There are some other fucntions of possible interest. Described. Here. Now. |
2039 | There are some other functions of possible interest. Described. Here. Now. |
693 | |
2040 | |
694 | =over 4 |
2041 | =over 4 |
695 | |
2042 | |
696 | =item ev_once (loop, int fd, int events, ev_tstamp timeout, callback) |
2043 | =item ev_once (loop, int fd, int events, ev_tstamp timeout, callback) |
697 | |
2044 | |
698 | This function combines a simple timer and an I/O watcher, calls your |
2045 | This function combines a simple timer and an I/O watcher, calls your |
699 | callback on whichever event happens first and automatically stop both |
2046 | callback on whichever event happens first and automatically stop both |
700 | watchers. This is useful if you want to wait for a single event on an fd |
2047 | watchers. This is useful if you want to wait for a single event on an fd |
701 | or timeout without havign to allocate/configure/start/stop/free one or |
2048 | or timeout without having to allocate/configure/start/stop/free one or |
702 | more watchers yourself. |
2049 | more watchers yourself. |
703 | |
2050 | |
704 | If C<fd> is less than 0, then no I/O watcher will be started and events is |
2051 | If C<fd> is less than 0, then no I/O watcher will be started and events |
705 | ignored. Otherwise, an ev_io watcher for the given C<fd> and C<events> set |
2052 | is being ignored. Otherwise, an C<ev_io> watcher for the given C<fd> and |
706 | will be craeted and started. |
2053 | C<events> set will be craeted and started. |
707 | |
2054 | |
708 | If C<timeout> is less than 0, then no timeout watcher will be |
2055 | If C<timeout> is less than 0, then no timeout watcher will be |
709 | started. Otherwise an ev_timer watcher with after = C<timeout> (and repeat |
2056 | started. Otherwise an C<ev_timer> watcher with after = C<timeout> (and |
710 | = 0) will be started. |
2057 | repeat = 0) will be started. While C<0> is a valid timeout, it is of |
|
|
2058 | dubious value. |
711 | |
2059 | |
712 | The callback has the type C<void (*cb)(int revents, void *arg)> and |
2060 | The callback has the type C<void (*cb)(int revents, void *arg)> and gets |
713 | gets passed an events set (normally a combination of EV_ERROR, EV_READ, |
2061 | passed an C<revents> set like normal event callbacks (a combination of |
714 | EV_WRITE or EV_TIMEOUT) and the C<arg> value passed to C<ev_once>: |
2062 | C<EV_ERROR>, C<EV_READ>, C<EV_WRITE> or C<EV_TIMEOUT>) and the C<arg> |
|
|
2063 | value passed to C<ev_once>: |
715 | |
2064 | |
716 | static void stdin_ready (int revents, void *arg) |
2065 | static void stdin_ready (int revents, void *arg) |
717 | { |
2066 | { |
718 | if (revents & EV_TIMEOUT) |
2067 | if (revents & EV_TIMEOUT) |
719 | /* doh, nothing entered */ |
2068 | /* doh, nothing entered */; |
720 | else if (revents & EV_READ) |
2069 | else if (revents & EV_READ) |
721 | /* stdin might have data for us, joy! */ |
2070 | /* stdin might have data for us, joy! */; |
722 | } |
2071 | } |
723 | |
2072 | |
724 | ev_once (STDIN_FILENO, EV_READm 10., stdin_ready, 0); |
2073 | ev_once (STDIN_FILENO, EV_READ, 10., stdin_ready, 0); |
725 | |
2074 | |
726 | =item ev_feed_event (loop, watcher, int events) |
2075 | =item ev_feed_event (ev_loop *, watcher *, int revents) |
727 | |
2076 | |
728 | Feeds the given event set into the event loop, as if the specified event |
2077 | Feeds the given event set into the event loop, as if the specified event |
729 | has happened for the specified watcher (which must be a pointer to an |
2078 | had happened for the specified watcher (which must be a pointer to an |
730 | initialised but not necessarily active event watcher). |
2079 | initialised but not necessarily started event watcher). |
731 | |
2080 | |
732 | =item ev_feed_fd_event (loop, int fd, int revents) |
2081 | =item ev_feed_fd_event (ev_loop *, int fd, int revents) |
733 | |
2082 | |
734 | Feed an event on the given fd, as if a file descriptor backend detected it. |
2083 | Feed an event on the given fd, as if a file descriptor backend detected |
|
|
2084 | the given events it. |
735 | |
2085 | |
736 | =item ev_feed_signal_event (loop, int signum) |
2086 | =item ev_feed_signal_event (ev_loop *loop, int signum) |
737 | |
2087 | |
738 | Feed an event as if the given signal occured (loop must be the default loop!). |
2088 | Feed an event as if the given signal occured (C<loop> must be the default |
|
|
2089 | loop!). |
739 | |
2090 | |
740 | =back |
2091 | =back |
741 | |
2092 | |
|
|
2093 | |
|
|
2094 | =head1 LIBEVENT EMULATION |
|
|
2095 | |
|
|
2096 | Libev offers a compatibility emulation layer for libevent. It cannot |
|
|
2097 | emulate the internals of libevent, so here are some usage hints: |
|
|
2098 | |
|
|
2099 | =over 4 |
|
|
2100 | |
|
|
2101 | =item * Use it by including <event.h>, as usual. |
|
|
2102 | |
|
|
2103 | =item * The following members are fully supported: ev_base, ev_callback, |
|
|
2104 | ev_arg, ev_fd, ev_res, ev_events. |
|
|
2105 | |
|
|
2106 | =item * Avoid using ev_flags and the EVLIST_*-macros, while it is |
|
|
2107 | maintained by libev, it does not work exactly the same way as in libevent (consider |
|
|
2108 | it a private API). |
|
|
2109 | |
|
|
2110 | =item * Priorities are not currently supported. Initialising priorities |
|
|
2111 | will fail and all watchers will have the same priority, even though there |
|
|
2112 | is an ev_pri field. |
|
|
2113 | |
|
|
2114 | =item * Other members are not supported. |
|
|
2115 | |
|
|
2116 | =item * The libev emulation is I<not> ABI compatible to libevent, you need |
|
|
2117 | to use the libev header file and library. |
|
|
2118 | |
|
|
2119 | =back |
|
|
2120 | |
|
|
2121 | =head1 C++ SUPPORT |
|
|
2122 | |
|
|
2123 | Libev comes with some simplistic wrapper classes for C++ that mainly allow |
|
|
2124 | you to use some convinience methods to start/stop watchers and also change |
|
|
2125 | the callback model to a model using method callbacks on objects. |
|
|
2126 | |
|
|
2127 | To use it, |
|
|
2128 | |
|
|
2129 | #include <ev++.h> |
|
|
2130 | |
|
|
2131 | This automatically includes F<ev.h> and puts all of its definitions (many |
|
|
2132 | of them macros) into the global namespace. All C++ specific things are |
|
|
2133 | put into the C<ev> namespace. It should support all the same embedding |
|
|
2134 | options as F<ev.h>, most notably C<EV_MULTIPLICITY>. |
|
|
2135 | |
|
|
2136 | Care has been taken to keep the overhead low. The only data member the C++ |
|
|
2137 | classes add (compared to plain C-style watchers) is the event loop pointer |
|
|
2138 | that the watcher is associated with (or no additional members at all if |
|
|
2139 | you disable C<EV_MULTIPLICITY> when embedding libev). |
|
|
2140 | |
|
|
2141 | Currently, functions, and static and non-static member functions can be |
|
|
2142 | used as callbacks. Other types should be easy to add as long as they only |
|
|
2143 | need one additional pointer for context. If you need support for other |
|
|
2144 | types of functors please contact the author (preferably after implementing |
|
|
2145 | it). |
|
|
2146 | |
|
|
2147 | Here is a list of things available in the C<ev> namespace: |
|
|
2148 | |
|
|
2149 | =over 4 |
|
|
2150 | |
|
|
2151 | =item C<ev::READ>, C<ev::WRITE> etc. |
|
|
2152 | |
|
|
2153 | These are just enum values with the same values as the C<EV_READ> etc. |
|
|
2154 | macros from F<ev.h>. |
|
|
2155 | |
|
|
2156 | =item C<ev::tstamp>, C<ev::now> |
|
|
2157 | |
|
|
2158 | Aliases to the same types/functions as with the C<ev_> prefix. |
|
|
2159 | |
|
|
2160 | =item C<ev::io>, C<ev::timer>, C<ev::periodic>, C<ev::idle>, C<ev::sig> etc. |
|
|
2161 | |
|
|
2162 | For each C<ev_TYPE> watcher in F<ev.h> there is a corresponding class of |
|
|
2163 | the same name in the C<ev> namespace, with the exception of C<ev_signal> |
|
|
2164 | which is called C<ev::sig> to avoid clashes with the C<signal> macro |
|
|
2165 | defines by many implementations. |
|
|
2166 | |
|
|
2167 | All of those classes have these methods: |
|
|
2168 | |
|
|
2169 | =over 4 |
|
|
2170 | |
|
|
2171 | =item ev::TYPE::TYPE () |
|
|
2172 | |
|
|
2173 | =item ev::TYPE::TYPE (struct ev_loop *) |
|
|
2174 | |
|
|
2175 | =item ev::TYPE::~TYPE |
|
|
2176 | |
|
|
2177 | The constructor (optionally) takes an event loop to associate the watcher |
|
|
2178 | with. If it is omitted, it will use C<EV_DEFAULT>. |
|
|
2179 | |
|
|
2180 | The constructor calls C<ev_init> for you, which means you have to call the |
|
|
2181 | C<set> method before starting it. |
|
|
2182 | |
|
|
2183 | It will not set a callback, however: You have to call the templated C<set> |
|
|
2184 | method to set a callback before you can start the watcher. |
|
|
2185 | |
|
|
2186 | (The reason why you have to use a method is a limitation in C++ which does |
|
|
2187 | not allow explicit template arguments for constructors). |
|
|
2188 | |
|
|
2189 | The destructor automatically stops the watcher if it is active. |
|
|
2190 | |
|
|
2191 | =item w->set<class, &class::method> (object *) |
|
|
2192 | |
|
|
2193 | This method sets the callback method to call. The method has to have a |
|
|
2194 | signature of C<void (*)(ev_TYPE &, int)>, it receives the watcher as |
|
|
2195 | first argument and the C<revents> as second. The object must be given as |
|
|
2196 | parameter and is stored in the C<data> member of the watcher. |
|
|
2197 | |
|
|
2198 | This method synthesizes efficient thunking code to call your method from |
|
|
2199 | the C callback that libev requires. If your compiler can inline your |
|
|
2200 | callback (i.e. it is visible to it at the place of the C<set> call and |
|
|
2201 | your compiler is good :), then the method will be fully inlined into the |
|
|
2202 | thunking function, making it as fast as a direct C callback. |
|
|
2203 | |
|
|
2204 | Example: simple class declaration and watcher initialisation |
|
|
2205 | |
|
|
2206 | struct myclass |
|
|
2207 | { |
|
|
2208 | void io_cb (ev::io &w, int revents) { } |
|
|
2209 | } |
|
|
2210 | |
|
|
2211 | myclass obj; |
|
|
2212 | ev::io iow; |
|
|
2213 | iow.set <myclass, &myclass::io_cb> (&obj); |
|
|
2214 | |
|
|
2215 | =item w->set<function> (void *data = 0) |
|
|
2216 | |
|
|
2217 | Also sets a callback, but uses a static method or plain function as |
|
|
2218 | callback. The optional C<data> argument will be stored in the watcher's |
|
|
2219 | C<data> member and is free for you to use. |
|
|
2220 | |
|
|
2221 | The prototype of the C<function> must be C<void (*)(ev::TYPE &w, int)>. |
|
|
2222 | |
|
|
2223 | See the method-C<set> above for more details. |
|
|
2224 | |
|
|
2225 | Example: |
|
|
2226 | |
|
|
2227 | static void io_cb (ev::io &w, int revents) { } |
|
|
2228 | iow.set <io_cb> (); |
|
|
2229 | |
|
|
2230 | =item w->set (struct ev_loop *) |
|
|
2231 | |
|
|
2232 | Associates a different C<struct ev_loop> with this watcher. You can only |
|
|
2233 | do this when the watcher is inactive (and not pending either). |
|
|
2234 | |
|
|
2235 | =item w->set ([args]) |
|
|
2236 | |
|
|
2237 | Basically the same as C<ev_TYPE_set>, with the same args. Must be |
|
|
2238 | called at least once. Unlike the C counterpart, an active watcher gets |
|
|
2239 | automatically stopped and restarted when reconfiguring it with this |
|
|
2240 | method. |
|
|
2241 | |
|
|
2242 | =item w->start () |
|
|
2243 | |
|
|
2244 | Starts the watcher. Note that there is no C<loop> argument, as the |
|
|
2245 | constructor already stores the event loop. |
|
|
2246 | |
|
|
2247 | =item w->stop () |
|
|
2248 | |
|
|
2249 | Stops the watcher if it is active. Again, no C<loop> argument. |
|
|
2250 | |
|
|
2251 | =item w->again () (C<ev::timer>, C<ev::periodic> only) |
|
|
2252 | |
|
|
2253 | For C<ev::timer> and C<ev::periodic>, this invokes the corresponding |
|
|
2254 | C<ev_TYPE_again> function. |
|
|
2255 | |
|
|
2256 | =item w->sweep () (C<ev::embed> only) |
|
|
2257 | |
|
|
2258 | Invokes C<ev_embed_sweep>. |
|
|
2259 | |
|
|
2260 | =item w->update () (C<ev::stat> only) |
|
|
2261 | |
|
|
2262 | Invokes C<ev_stat_stat>. |
|
|
2263 | |
|
|
2264 | =back |
|
|
2265 | |
|
|
2266 | =back |
|
|
2267 | |
|
|
2268 | Example: Define a class with an IO and idle watcher, start one of them in |
|
|
2269 | the constructor. |
|
|
2270 | |
|
|
2271 | class myclass |
|
|
2272 | { |
|
|
2273 | ev_io io; void io_cb (ev::io &w, int revents); |
|
|
2274 | ev_idle idle void idle_cb (ev::idle &w, int revents); |
|
|
2275 | |
|
|
2276 | myclass (); |
|
|
2277 | } |
|
|
2278 | |
|
|
2279 | myclass::myclass (int fd) |
|
|
2280 | { |
|
|
2281 | io .set <myclass, &myclass::io_cb > (this); |
|
|
2282 | idle.set <myclass, &myclass::idle_cb> (this); |
|
|
2283 | |
|
|
2284 | io.start (fd, ev::READ); |
|
|
2285 | } |
|
|
2286 | |
|
|
2287 | |
|
|
2288 | =head1 MACRO MAGIC |
|
|
2289 | |
|
|
2290 | Libev can be compiled with a variety of options, the most fundamantal |
|
|
2291 | of which is C<EV_MULTIPLICITY>. This option determines whether (most) |
|
|
2292 | functions and callbacks have an initial C<struct ev_loop *> argument. |
|
|
2293 | |
|
|
2294 | To make it easier to write programs that cope with either variant, the |
|
|
2295 | following macros are defined: |
|
|
2296 | |
|
|
2297 | =over 4 |
|
|
2298 | |
|
|
2299 | =item C<EV_A>, C<EV_A_> |
|
|
2300 | |
|
|
2301 | This provides the loop I<argument> for functions, if one is required ("ev |
|
|
2302 | loop argument"). The C<EV_A> form is used when this is the sole argument, |
|
|
2303 | C<EV_A_> is used when other arguments are following. Example: |
|
|
2304 | |
|
|
2305 | ev_unref (EV_A); |
|
|
2306 | ev_timer_add (EV_A_ watcher); |
|
|
2307 | ev_loop (EV_A_ 0); |
|
|
2308 | |
|
|
2309 | It assumes the variable C<loop> of type C<struct ev_loop *> is in scope, |
|
|
2310 | which is often provided by the following macro. |
|
|
2311 | |
|
|
2312 | =item C<EV_P>, C<EV_P_> |
|
|
2313 | |
|
|
2314 | This provides the loop I<parameter> for functions, if one is required ("ev |
|
|
2315 | loop parameter"). The C<EV_P> form is used when this is the sole parameter, |
|
|
2316 | C<EV_P_> is used when other parameters are following. Example: |
|
|
2317 | |
|
|
2318 | // this is how ev_unref is being declared |
|
|
2319 | static void ev_unref (EV_P); |
|
|
2320 | |
|
|
2321 | // this is how you can declare your typical callback |
|
|
2322 | static void cb (EV_P_ ev_timer *w, int revents) |
|
|
2323 | |
|
|
2324 | It declares a parameter C<loop> of type C<struct ev_loop *>, quite |
|
|
2325 | suitable for use with C<EV_A>. |
|
|
2326 | |
|
|
2327 | =item C<EV_DEFAULT>, C<EV_DEFAULT_> |
|
|
2328 | |
|
|
2329 | Similar to the other two macros, this gives you the value of the default |
|
|
2330 | loop, if multiple loops are supported ("ev loop default"). |
|
|
2331 | |
|
|
2332 | =back |
|
|
2333 | |
|
|
2334 | Example: Declare and initialise a check watcher, utilising the above |
|
|
2335 | macros so it will work regardless of whether multiple loops are supported |
|
|
2336 | or not. |
|
|
2337 | |
|
|
2338 | static void |
|
|
2339 | check_cb (EV_P_ ev_timer *w, int revents) |
|
|
2340 | { |
|
|
2341 | ev_check_stop (EV_A_ w); |
|
|
2342 | } |
|
|
2343 | |
|
|
2344 | ev_check check; |
|
|
2345 | ev_check_init (&check, check_cb); |
|
|
2346 | ev_check_start (EV_DEFAULT_ &check); |
|
|
2347 | ev_loop (EV_DEFAULT_ 0); |
|
|
2348 | |
|
|
2349 | =head1 EMBEDDING |
|
|
2350 | |
|
|
2351 | Libev can (and often is) directly embedded into host |
|
|
2352 | applications. Examples of applications that embed it include the Deliantra |
|
|
2353 | Game Server, the EV perl module, the GNU Virtual Private Ethernet (gvpe) |
|
|
2354 | and rxvt-unicode. |
|
|
2355 | |
|
|
2356 | The goal is to enable you to just copy the necessary files into your |
|
|
2357 | source directory without having to change even a single line in them, so |
|
|
2358 | you can easily upgrade by simply copying (or having a checked-out copy of |
|
|
2359 | libev somewhere in your source tree). |
|
|
2360 | |
|
|
2361 | =head2 FILESETS |
|
|
2362 | |
|
|
2363 | Depending on what features you need you need to include one or more sets of files |
|
|
2364 | in your app. |
|
|
2365 | |
|
|
2366 | =head3 CORE EVENT LOOP |
|
|
2367 | |
|
|
2368 | To include only the libev core (all the C<ev_*> functions), with manual |
|
|
2369 | configuration (no autoconf): |
|
|
2370 | |
|
|
2371 | #define EV_STANDALONE 1 |
|
|
2372 | #include "ev.c" |
|
|
2373 | |
|
|
2374 | This will automatically include F<ev.h>, too, and should be done in a |
|
|
2375 | single C source file only to provide the function implementations. To use |
|
|
2376 | it, do the same for F<ev.h> in all files wishing to use this API (best |
|
|
2377 | done by writing a wrapper around F<ev.h> that you can include instead and |
|
|
2378 | where you can put other configuration options): |
|
|
2379 | |
|
|
2380 | #define EV_STANDALONE 1 |
|
|
2381 | #include "ev.h" |
|
|
2382 | |
|
|
2383 | Both header files and implementation files can be compiled with a C++ |
|
|
2384 | compiler (at least, thats a stated goal, and breakage will be treated |
|
|
2385 | as a bug). |
|
|
2386 | |
|
|
2387 | You need the following files in your source tree, or in a directory |
|
|
2388 | in your include path (e.g. in libev/ when using -Ilibev): |
|
|
2389 | |
|
|
2390 | ev.h |
|
|
2391 | ev.c |
|
|
2392 | ev_vars.h |
|
|
2393 | ev_wrap.h |
|
|
2394 | |
|
|
2395 | ev_win32.c required on win32 platforms only |
|
|
2396 | |
|
|
2397 | ev_select.c only when select backend is enabled (which is enabled by default) |
|
|
2398 | ev_poll.c only when poll backend is enabled (disabled by default) |
|
|
2399 | ev_epoll.c only when the epoll backend is enabled (disabled by default) |
|
|
2400 | ev_kqueue.c only when the kqueue backend is enabled (disabled by default) |
|
|
2401 | ev_port.c only when the solaris port backend is enabled (disabled by default) |
|
|
2402 | |
|
|
2403 | F<ev.c> includes the backend files directly when enabled, so you only need |
|
|
2404 | to compile this single file. |
|
|
2405 | |
|
|
2406 | =head3 LIBEVENT COMPATIBILITY API |
|
|
2407 | |
|
|
2408 | To include the libevent compatibility API, also include: |
|
|
2409 | |
|
|
2410 | #include "event.c" |
|
|
2411 | |
|
|
2412 | in the file including F<ev.c>, and: |
|
|
2413 | |
|
|
2414 | #include "event.h" |
|
|
2415 | |
|
|
2416 | in the files that want to use the libevent API. This also includes F<ev.h>. |
|
|
2417 | |
|
|
2418 | You need the following additional files for this: |
|
|
2419 | |
|
|
2420 | event.h |
|
|
2421 | event.c |
|
|
2422 | |
|
|
2423 | =head3 AUTOCONF SUPPORT |
|
|
2424 | |
|
|
2425 | Instead of using C<EV_STANDALONE=1> and providing your config in |
|
|
2426 | whatever way you want, you can also C<m4_include([libev.m4])> in your |
|
|
2427 | F<configure.ac> and leave C<EV_STANDALONE> undefined. F<ev.c> will then |
|
|
2428 | include F<config.h> and configure itself accordingly. |
|
|
2429 | |
|
|
2430 | For this of course you need the m4 file: |
|
|
2431 | |
|
|
2432 | libev.m4 |
|
|
2433 | |
|
|
2434 | =head2 PREPROCESSOR SYMBOLS/MACROS |
|
|
2435 | |
|
|
2436 | Libev can be configured via a variety of preprocessor symbols you have to define |
|
|
2437 | before including any of its files. The default is not to build for multiplicity |
|
|
2438 | and only include the select backend. |
|
|
2439 | |
|
|
2440 | =over 4 |
|
|
2441 | |
|
|
2442 | =item EV_STANDALONE |
|
|
2443 | |
|
|
2444 | Must always be C<1> if you do not use autoconf configuration, which |
|
|
2445 | keeps libev from including F<config.h>, and it also defines dummy |
|
|
2446 | implementations for some libevent functions (such as logging, which is not |
|
|
2447 | supported). It will also not define any of the structs usually found in |
|
|
2448 | F<event.h> that are not directly supported by the libev core alone. |
|
|
2449 | |
|
|
2450 | =item EV_USE_MONOTONIC |
|
|
2451 | |
|
|
2452 | If defined to be C<1>, libev will try to detect the availability of the |
|
|
2453 | monotonic clock option at both compiletime and runtime. Otherwise no use |
|
|
2454 | of the monotonic clock option will be attempted. If you enable this, you |
|
|
2455 | usually have to link against librt or something similar. Enabling it when |
|
|
2456 | the functionality isn't available is safe, though, although you have |
|
|
2457 | to make sure you link against any libraries where the C<clock_gettime> |
|
|
2458 | function is hiding in (often F<-lrt>). |
|
|
2459 | |
|
|
2460 | =item EV_USE_REALTIME |
|
|
2461 | |
|
|
2462 | If defined to be C<1>, libev will try to detect the availability of the |
|
|
2463 | realtime clock option at compiletime (and assume its availability at |
|
|
2464 | runtime if successful). Otherwise no use of the realtime clock option will |
|
|
2465 | be attempted. This effectively replaces C<gettimeofday> by C<clock_get |
|
|
2466 | (CLOCK_REALTIME, ...)> and will not normally affect correctness. See the |
|
|
2467 | note about libraries in the description of C<EV_USE_MONOTONIC>, though. |
|
|
2468 | |
|
|
2469 | =item EV_USE_NANOSLEEP |
|
|
2470 | |
|
|
2471 | If defined to be C<1>, libev will assume that C<nanosleep ()> is available |
|
|
2472 | and will use it for delays. Otherwise it will use C<select ()>. |
|
|
2473 | |
|
|
2474 | =item EV_USE_SELECT |
|
|
2475 | |
|
|
2476 | If undefined or defined to be C<1>, libev will compile in support for the |
|
|
2477 | C<select>(2) backend. No attempt at autodetection will be done: if no |
|
|
2478 | other method takes over, select will be it. Otherwise the select backend |
|
|
2479 | will not be compiled in. |
|
|
2480 | |
|
|
2481 | =item EV_SELECT_USE_FD_SET |
|
|
2482 | |
|
|
2483 | If defined to C<1>, then the select backend will use the system C<fd_set> |
|
|
2484 | structure. This is useful if libev doesn't compile due to a missing |
|
|
2485 | C<NFDBITS> or C<fd_mask> definition or it misguesses the bitset layout on |
|
|
2486 | exotic systems. This usually limits the range of file descriptors to some |
|
|
2487 | low limit such as 1024 or might have other limitations (winsocket only |
|
|
2488 | allows 64 sockets). The C<FD_SETSIZE> macro, set before compilation, might |
|
|
2489 | influence the size of the C<fd_set> used. |
|
|
2490 | |
|
|
2491 | =item EV_SELECT_IS_WINSOCKET |
|
|
2492 | |
|
|
2493 | When defined to C<1>, the select backend will assume that |
|
|
2494 | select/socket/connect etc. don't understand file descriptors but |
|
|
2495 | wants osf handles on win32 (this is the case when the select to |
|
|
2496 | be used is the winsock select). This means that it will call |
|
|
2497 | C<_get_osfhandle> on the fd to convert it to an OS handle. Otherwise, |
|
|
2498 | it is assumed that all these functions actually work on fds, even |
|
|
2499 | on win32. Should not be defined on non-win32 platforms. |
|
|
2500 | |
|
|
2501 | =item EV_FD_TO_WIN32_HANDLE |
|
|
2502 | |
|
|
2503 | If C<EV_SELECT_IS_WINSOCKET> is enabled, then libev needs a way to map |
|
|
2504 | file descriptors to socket handles. When not defining this symbol (the |
|
|
2505 | default), then libev will call C<_get_osfhandle>, which is usually |
|
|
2506 | correct. In some cases, programs use their own file descriptor management, |
|
|
2507 | in which case they can provide this function to map fds to socket handles. |
|
|
2508 | |
|
|
2509 | =item EV_USE_POLL |
|
|
2510 | |
|
|
2511 | If defined to be C<1>, libev will compile in support for the C<poll>(2) |
|
|
2512 | backend. Otherwise it will be enabled on non-win32 platforms. It |
|
|
2513 | takes precedence over select. |
|
|
2514 | |
|
|
2515 | =item EV_USE_EPOLL |
|
|
2516 | |
|
|
2517 | If defined to be C<1>, libev will compile in support for the Linux |
|
|
2518 | C<epoll>(7) backend. Its availability will be detected at runtime, |
|
|
2519 | otherwise another method will be used as fallback. This is the |
|
|
2520 | preferred backend for GNU/Linux systems. |
|
|
2521 | |
|
|
2522 | =item EV_USE_KQUEUE |
|
|
2523 | |
|
|
2524 | If defined to be C<1>, libev will compile in support for the BSD style |
|
|
2525 | C<kqueue>(2) backend. Its actual availability will be detected at runtime, |
|
|
2526 | otherwise another method will be used as fallback. This is the preferred |
|
|
2527 | backend for BSD and BSD-like systems, although on most BSDs kqueue only |
|
|
2528 | supports some types of fds correctly (the only platform we found that |
|
|
2529 | supports ptys for example was NetBSD), so kqueue might be compiled in, but |
|
|
2530 | not be used unless explicitly requested. The best way to use it is to find |
|
|
2531 | out whether kqueue supports your type of fd properly and use an embedded |
|
|
2532 | kqueue loop. |
|
|
2533 | |
|
|
2534 | =item EV_USE_PORT |
|
|
2535 | |
|
|
2536 | If defined to be C<1>, libev will compile in support for the Solaris |
|
|
2537 | 10 port style backend. Its availability will be detected at runtime, |
|
|
2538 | otherwise another method will be used as fallback. This is the preferred |
|
|
2539 | backend for Solaris 10 systems. |
|
|
2540 | |
|
|
2541 | =item EV_USE_DEVPOLL |
|
|
2542 | |
|
|
2543 | reserved for future expansion, works like the USE symbols above. |
|
|
2544 | |
|
|
2545 | =item EV_USE_INOTIFY |
|
|
2546 | |
|
|
2547 | If defined to be C<1>, libev will compile in support for the Linux inotify |
|
|
2548 | interface to speed up C<ev_stat> watchers. Its actual availability will |
|
|
2549 | be detected at runtime. |
|
|
2550 | |
|
|
2551 | =item EV_H |
|
|
2552 | |
|
|
2553 | The name of the F<ev.h> header file used to include it. The default if |
|
|
2554 | undefined is C<"ev.h"> in F<event.h> and F<ev.c>. This can be used to |
|
|
2555 | virtually rename the F<ev.h> header file in case of conflicts. |
|
|
2556 | |
|
|
2557 | =item EV_CONFIG_H |
|
|
2558 | |
|
|
2559 | If C<EV_STANDALONE> isn't C<1>, this variable can be used to override |
|
|
2560 | F<ev.c>'s idea of where to find the F<config.h> file, similarly to |
|
|
2561 | C<EV_H>, above. |
|
|
2562 | |
|
|
2563 | =item EV_EVENT_H |
|
|
2564 | |
|
|
2565 | Similarly to C<EV_H>, this macro can be used to override F<event.c>'s idea |
|
|
2566 | of how the F<event.h> header can be found, the dfeault is C<"event.h">. |
|
|
2567 | |
|
|
2568 | =item EV_PROTOTYPES |
|
|
2569 | |
|
|
2570 | If defined to be C<0>, then F<ev.h> will not define any function |
|
|
2571 | prototypes, but still define all the structs and other symbols. This is |
|
|
2572 | occasionally useful if you want to provide your own wrapper functions |
|
|
2573 | around libev functions. |
|
|
2574 | |
|
|
2575 | =item EV_MULTIPLICITY |
|
|
2576 | |
|
|
2577 | If undefined or defined to C<1>, then all event-loop-specific functions |
|
|
2578 | will have the C<struct ev_loop *> as first argument, and you can create |
|
|
2579 | additional independent event loops. Otherwise there will be no support |
|
|
2580 | for multiple event loops and there is no first event loop pointer |
|
|
2581 | argument. Instead, all functions act on the single default loop. |
|
|
2582 | |
|
|
2583 | =item EV_MINPRI |
|
|
2584 | |
|
|
2585 | =item EV_MAXPRI |
|
|
2586 | |
|
|
2587 | The range of allowed priorities. C<EV_MINPRI> must be smaller or equal to |
|
|
2588 | C<EV_MAXPRI>, but otherwise there are no non-obvious limitations. You can |
|
|
2589 | provide for more priorities by overriding those symbols (usually defined |
|
|
2590 | to be C<-2> and C<2>, respectively). |
|
|
2591 | |
|
|
2592 | When doing priority-based operations, libev usually has to linearly search |
|
|
2593 | all the priorities, so having many of them (hundreds) uses a lot of space |
|
|
2594 | and time, so using the defaults of five priorities (-2 .. +2) is usually |
|
|
2595 | fine. |
|
|
2596 | |
|
|
2597 | If your embedding app does not need any priorities, defining these both to |
|
|
2598 | C<0> will save some memory and cpu. |
|
|
2599 | |
|
|
2600 | =item EV_PERIODIC_ENABLE |
|
|
2601 | |
|
|
2602 | If undefined or defined to be C<1>, then periodic timers are supported. If |
|
|
2603 | defined to be C<0>, then they are not. Disabling them saves a few kB of |
|
|
2604 | code. |
|
|
2605 | |
|
|
2606 | =item EV_IDLE_ENABLE |
|
|
2607 | |
|
|
2608 | If undefined or defined to be C<1>, then idle watchers are supported. If |
|
|
2609 | defined to be C<0>, then they are not. Disabling them saves a few kB of |
|
|
2610 | code. |
|
|
2611 | |
|
|
2612 | =item EV_EMBED_ENABLE |
|
|
2613 | |
|
|
2614 | If undefined or defined to be C<1>, then embed watchers are supported. If |
|
|
2615 | defined to be C<0>, then they are not. |
|
|
2616 | |
|
|
2617 | =item EV_STAT_ENABLE |
|
|
2618 | |
|
|
2619 | If undefined or defined to be C<1>, then stat watchers are supported. If |
|
|
2620 | defined to be C<0>, then they are not. |
|
|
2621 | |
|
|
2622 | =item EV_FORK_ENABLE |
|
|
2623 | |
|
|
2624 | If undefined or defined to be C<1>, then fork watchers are supported. If |
|
|
2625 | defined to be C<0>, then they are not. |
|
|
2626 | |
|
|
2627 | =item EV_MINIMAL |
|
|
2628 | |
|
|
2629 | If you need to shave off some kilobytes of code at the expense of some |
|
|
2630 | speed, define this symbol to C<1>. Currently only used for gcc to override |
|
|
2631 | some inlining decisions, saves roughly 30% codesize of amd64. |
|
|
2632 | |
|
|
2633 | =item EV_PID_HASHSIZE |
|
|
2634 | |
|
|
2635 | C<ev_child> watchers use a small hash table to distribute workload by |
|
|
2636 | pid. The default size is C<16> (or C<1> with C<EV_MINIMAL>), usually more |
|
|
2637 | than enough. If you need to manage thousands of children you might want to |
|
|
2638 | increase this value (I<must> be a power of two). |
|
|
2639 | |
|
|
2640 | =item EV_INOTIFY_HASHSIZE |
|
|
2641 | |
|
|
2642 | C<ev_stat> watchers use a small hash table to distribute workload by |
|
|
2643 | inotify watch id. The default size is C<16> (or C<1> with C<EV_MINIMAL>), |
|
|
2644 | usually more than enough. If you need to manage thousands of C<ev_stat> |
|
|
2645 | watchers you might want to increase this value (I<must> be a power of |
|
|
2646 | two). |
|
|
2647 | |
|
|
2648 | =item EV_COMMON |
|
|
2649 | |
|
|
2650 | By default, all watchers have a C<void *data> member. By redefining |
|
|
2651 | this macro to a something else you can include more and other types of |
|
|
2652 | members. You have to define it each time you include one of the files, |
|
|
2653 | though, and it must be identical each time. |
|
|
2654 | |
|
|
2655 | For example, the perl EV module uses something like this: |
|
|
2656 | |
|
|
2657 | #define EV_COMMON \ |
|
|
2658 | SV *self; /* contains this struct */ \ |
|
|
2659 | SV *cb_sv, *fh /* note no trailing ";" */ |
|
|
2660 | |
|
|
2661 | =item EV_CB_DECLARE (type) |
|
|
2662 | |
|
|
2663 | =item EV_CB_INVOKE (watcher, revents) |
|
|
2664 | |
|
|
2665 | =item ev_set_cb (ev, cb) |
|
|
2666 | |
|
|
2667 | Can be used to change the callback member declaration in each watcher, |
|
|
2668 | and the way callbacks are invoked and set. Must expand to a struct member |
|
|
2669 | definition and a statement, respectively. See the F<ev.h> header file for |
|
|
2670 | their default definitions. One possible use for overriding these is to |
|
|
2671 | avoid the C<struct ev_loop *> as first argument in all cases, or to use |
|
|
2672 | method calls instead of plain function calls in C++. |
|
|
2673 | |
|
|
2674 | =head2 EXPORTED API SYMBOLS |
|
|
2675 | |
|
|
2676 | If you need to re-export the API (e.g. via a dll) and you need a list of |
|
|
2677 | exported symbols, you can use the provided F<Symbol.*> files which list |
|
|
2678 | all public symbols, one per line: |
|
|
2679 | |
|
|
2680 | Symbols.ev for libev proper |
|
|
2681 | Symbols.event for the libevent emulation |
|
|
2682 | |
|
|
2683 | This can also be used to rename all public symbols to avoid clashes with |
|
|
2684 | multiple versions of libev linked together (which is obviously bad in |
|
|
2685 | itself, but sometimes it is inconvinient to avoid this). |
|
|
2686 | |
|
|
2687 | A sed command like this will create wrapper C<#define>'s that you need to |
|
|
2688 | include before including F<ev.h>: |
|
|
2689 | |
|
|
2690 | <Symbols.ev sed -e "s/.*/#define & myprefix_&/" >wrap.h |
|
|
2691 | |
|
|
2692 | This would create a file F<wrap.h> which essentially looks like this: |
|
|
2693 | |
|
|
2694 | #define ev_backend myprefix_ev_backend |
|
|
2695 | #define ev_check_start myprefix_ev_check_start |
|
|
2696 | #define ev_check_stop myprefix_ev_check_stop |
|
|
2697 | ... |
|
|
2698 | |
|
|
2699 | =head2 EXAMPLES |
|
|
2700 | |
|
|
2701 | For a real-world example of a program the includes libev |
|
|
2702 | verbatim, you can have a look at the EV perl module |
|
|
2703 | (L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/EV.html>). It has the libev files in |
|
|
2704 | the F<libev/> subdirectory and includes them in the F<EV/EVAPI.h> (public |
|
|
2705 | interface) and F<EV.xs> (implementation) files. Only the F<EV.xs> file |
|
|
2706 | will be compiled. It is pretty complex because it provides its own header |
|
|
2707 | file. |
|
|
2708 | |
|
|
2709 | The usage in rxvt-unicode is simpler. It has a F<ev_cpp.h> header file |
|
|
2710 | that everybody includes and which overrides some configure choices: |
|
|
2711 | |
|
|
2712 | #define EV_MINIMAL 1 |
|
|
2713 | #define EV_USE_POLL 0 |
|
|
2714 | #define EV_MULTIPLICITY 0 |
|
|
2715 | #define EV_PERIODIC_ENABLE 0 |
|
|
2716 | #define EV_STAT_ENABLE 0 |
|
|
2717 | #define EV_FORK_ENABLE 0 |
|
|
2718 | #define EV_CONFIG_H <config.h> |
|
|
2719 | #define EV_MINPRI 0 |
|
|
2720 | #define EV_MAXPRI 0 |
|
|
2721 | |
|
|
2722 | #include "ev++.h" |
|
|
2723 | |
|
|
2724 | And a F<ev_cpp.C> implementation file that contains libev proper and is compiled: |
|
|
2725 | |
|
|
2726 | #include "ev_cpp.h" |
|
|
2727 | #include "ev.c" |
|
|
2728 | |
|
|
2729 | |
|
|
2730 | =head1 COMPLEXITIES |
|
|
2731 | |
|
|
2732 | In this section the complexities of (many of) the algorithms used inside |
|
|
2733 | libev will be explained. For complexity discussions about backends see the |
|
|
2734 | documentation for C<ev_default_init>. |
|
|
2735 | |
|
|
2736 | All of the following are about amortised time: If an array needs to be |
|
|
2737 | extended, libev needs to realloc and move the whole array, but this |
|
|
2738 | happens asymptotically never with higher number of elements, so O(1) might |
|
|
2739 | mean it might do a lengthy realloc operation in rare cases, but on average |
|
|
2740 | it is much faster and asymptotically approaches constant time. |
|
|
2741 | |
|
|
2742 | =over 4 |
|
|
2743 | |
|
|
2744 | =item Starting and stopping timer/periodic watchers: O(log skipped_other_timers) |
|
|
2745 | |
|
|
2746 | This means that, when you have a watcher that triggers in one hour and |
|
|
2747 | there are 100 watchers that would trigger before that then inserting will |
|
|
2748 | have to skip roughly seven (C<ld 100>) of these watchers. |
|
|
2749 | |
|
|
2750 | =item Changing timer/periodic watchers (by autorepeat or calling again): O(log skipped_other_timers) |
|
|
2751 | |
|
|
2752 | That means that changing a timer costs less than removing/adding them |
|
|
2753 | as only the relative motion in the event queue has to be paid for. |
|
|
2754 | |
|
|
2755 | =item Starting io/check/prepare/idle/signal/child watchers: O(1) |
|
|
2756 | |
|
|
2757 | These just add the watcher into an array or at the head of a list. |
|
|
2758 | |
|
|
2759 | =item Stopping check/prepare/idle watchers: O(1) |
|
|
2760 | |
|
|
2761 | =item Stopping an io/signal/child watcher: O(number_of_watchers_for_this_(fd/signal/pid % EV_PID_HASHSIZE)) |
|
|
2762 | |
|
|
2763 | These watchers are stored in lists then need to be walked to find the |
|
|
2764 | correct watcher to remove. The lists are usually short (you don't usually |
|
|
2765 | have many watchers waiting for the same fd or signal). |
|
|
2766 | |
|
|
2767 | =item Finding the next timer in each loop iteration: O(1) |
|
|
2768 | |
|
|
2769 | By virtue of using a binary heap, the next timer is always found at the |
|
|
2770 | beginning of the storage array. |
|
|
2771 | |
|
|
2772 | =item Each change on a file descriptor per loop iteration: O(number_of_watchers_for_this_fd) |
|
|
2773 | |
|
|
2774 | A change means an I/O watcher gets started or stopped, which requires |
|
|
2775 | libev to recalculate its status (and possibly tell the kernel, depending |
|
|
2776 | on backend and wether C<ev_io_set> was used). |
|
|
2777 | |
|
|
2778 | =item Activating one watcher (putting it into the pending state): O(1) |
|
|
2779 | |
|
|
2780 | =item Priority handling: O(number_of_priorities) |
|
|
2781 | |
|
|
2782 | Priorities are implemented by allocating some space for each |
|
|
2783 | priority. When doing priority-based operations, libev usually has to |
|
|
2784 | linearly search all the priorities, but starting/stopping and activating |
|
|
2785 | watchers becomes O(1) w.r.t. prioritiy handling. |
|
|
2786 | |
|
|
2787 | =back |
|
|
2788 | |
|
|
2789 | |
|
|
2790 | =head1 Win32 platform limitations and workarounds |
|
|
2791 | |
|
|
2792 | Win32 doesn't support any of the standards (e.g. POSIX) that libev |
|
|
2793 | requires, and its I/O model is fundamentally incompatible with the POSIX |
|
|
2794 | model. Libev still offers limited functionality on this platform in |
|
|
2795 | the form of the C<EVBACKEND_SELECT> backend, and only supports socket |
|
|
2796 | descriptors. This only applies when using Win32 natively, not when using |
|
|
2797 | e.g. cygwin. |
|
|
2798 | |
|
|
2799 | There is no supported compilation method available on windows except |
|
|
2800 | embedding it into other applications. |
|
|
2801 | |
|
|
2802 | Due to the many, low, and arbitrary limits on the win32 platform and the |
|
|
2803 | abysmal performance of winsockets, using a large number of sockets is not |
|
|
2804 | recommended (and not reasonable). If your program needs to use more than |
|
|
2805 | a hundred or so sockets, then likely it needs to use a totally different |
|
|
2806 | implementation for windows, as libev offers the POSIX model, which cannot |
|
|
2807 | be implemented efficiently on windows (microsoft monopoly games). |
|
|
2808 | |
|
|
2809 | =over 4 |
|
|
2810 | |
|
|
2811 | =item The winsocket select function |
|
|
2812 | |
|
|
2813 | The winsocket C<select> function doesn't follow POSIX in that it requires |
|
|
2814 | socket I<handles> and not socket I<file descriptors>. This makes select |
|
|
2815 | very inefficient, and also requires a mapping from file descriptors |
|
|
2816 | to socket handles. See the discussion of the C<EV_SELECT_USE_FD_SET>, |
|
|
2817 | C<EV_SELECT_IS_WINSOCKET> and C<EV_FD_TO_WIN32_HANDLE> preprocessor |
|
|
2818 | symbols for more info. |
|
|
2819 | |
|
|
2820 | The configuration for a "naked" win32 using the microsoft runtime |
|
|
2821 | libraries and raw winsocket select is: |
|
|
2822 | |
|
|
2823 | #define EV_USE_SELECT 1 |
|
|
2824 | #define EV_SELECT_IS_WINSOCKET 1 /* forces EV_SELECT_USE_FD_SET, too */ |
|
|
2825 | |
|
|
2826 | Note that winsockets handling of fd sets is O(n), so you can easily get a |
|
|
2827 | complexity in the O(n²) range when using win32. |
|
|
2828 | |
|
|
2829 | =item Limited number of file descriptors |
|
|
2830 | |
|
|
2831 | Windows has numerous arbitrary (and low) limits on things. Early versions |
|
|
2832 | of winsocket's select only supported waiting for a max. of C<64> handles |
|
|
2833 | (probably owning to the fact that all windows kernels can only wait for |
|
|
2834 | C<64> things at the same time internally; microsoft recommends spawning a |
|
|
2835 | chain of threads and wait for 63 handles and the previous thread in each). |
|
|
2836 | |
|
|
2837 | Newer versions support more handles, but you need to define C<FD_SETSIZE> |
|
|
2838 | to some high number (e.g. C<2048>) before compiling the winsocket select |
|
|
2839 | call (which might be in libev or elsewhere, for example, perl does its own |
|
|
2840 | select emulation on windows). |
|
|
2841 | |
|
|
2842 | Another limit is the number of file descriptors in the microsoft runtime |
|
|
2843 | libraries, which by default is C<64> (there must be a hidden I<64> fetish |
|
|
2844 | or something like this inside microsoft). You can increase this by calling |
|
|
2845 | C<_setmaxstdio>, which can increase this limit to C<2048> (another |
|
|
2846 | arbitrary limit), but is broken in many versions of the microsoft runtime |
|
|
2847 | libraries. |
|
|
2848 | |
|
|
2849 | This might get you to about C<512> or C<2048> sockets (depending on |
|
|
2850 | windows version and/or the phase of the moon). To get more, you need to |
|
|
2851 | wrap all I/O functions and provide your own fd management, but the cost of |
|
|
2852 | calling select (O(n²)) will likely make this unworkable. |
|
|
2853 | |
|
|
2854 | =back |
|
|
2855 | |
|
|
2856 | |
742 | =head1 AUTHOR |
2857 | =head1 AUTHOR |
743 | |
2858 | |
744 | Marc Lehmann <libev@schmorp.de>. |
2859 | Marc Lehmann <libev@schmorp.de>. |
745 | |
2860 | |