NAME
IO::Async::Loop::Ppoll - use "IO::Async" with ppoll(2)
SYNOPSIS
use IO::Async::Loop::Ppoll;
my $loop = IO::Async::Loop::Ppoll->new();
$loop->add( ... );
$loop->add( IO::Async::Signal->new(
name =< 'HUP',
on_receipt => sub { ... },
) );
$loop->loop_forever();
DESCRIPTION
This subclass of "IO::Async::Loop::Poll" uses an "IO::Ppoll" object
instead of a "IO::Poll" to perform read-ready and write-ready tests so
that they can be mixed with signal handling.
The "ppoll()" system call atomically switches the process's signal mask,
performs a wait exactly as "poll()" would, then switches it back. This
allows a process to block the signals it cares about, but switch in an
empty signal mask during the poll, allowing it to handle file IO and
signals concurrently.
CONSTRUCTOR
$loop = IO::Async::Loop::Ppoll->new( %args )
This function returns a new instance of a "IO::Async::Loop::Ppoll"
object. It takes the following named arguments:
"poll" The "IO::Ppoll" object to use for notification. Optional; if a
value is not given, a new "IO::Ppoll" object will be
constructed.
METHODS
As this is a subclass of IO::Async::Loop::Poll, all of its methods are
inherited. Expect where noted below, all of the class's methods behave
identically to "IO::Async::Loop::Poll".
$count = $loop->loop_once( $timeout )
This method calls the "poll()" method on the stored "IO::Ppoll" object,
passing in the value of $timeout, and processes the results of that
call. It returns the total number of "IO::Async::Notifier" callbacks
invoked, or "undef" if the underlying "poll()" method returned an error.
If the "poll()" was interrupted by a signal, then 0 is returned instead.
SEE ALSO
* IO::Ppoll - Object interface to Linux's "ppoll()" call
* IO::Async::Loop::Poll - a set using an "IO::Poll" object
AUTHOR
Paul Evans <leonerd@leonerd.org.uk>