async file io linux,Linux使用O_ASYNC实现异步IO

本文探讨一个《Unix/Linux编程实践教程》P219出现的bug，在Linux上bounce_async.c程序代码运行失败。

Unix有两个异步输入(asynchronous input)系统。

一种方法是当输入就绪时发送信号，另一个系统当输入被读入时发送信号。UCB(BSD)中通过设置文件描述块(file descriptor)的O_ASYNC位来实现第一种方法。

第二种方法是POSIX标准，它调用aio_read。

实验第一种方法时，我采用书中代码，就是一个弹球程序，发现了其不能在键入"Q"正常退出

#include

#include

#include

#include

#include

#define MESSAGE "hello"

#define BLANK" "

int row=10;

int col =0;

int dir =1;

int delay =200;

int done =0;

int main()

{

void on_alarm(int);

void on_input(int);

void enable_kbd_signals();

sigset_t * set;

set=(sigset_t*)malloc(sizeof(set));

sigemptyset(set);

sigaddset(set,SIGIO);

sigprocmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, set, NULL);

initscr();

crmode();

noecho();

clear();

enable_kbd_signals();

signal(SIGIO,(on_input));

enable_kbd_signals();

signal(SIGALRM,on_alarm);

set_ticker(delay);

move(row,col);

addstr(MESSAGE);

while(!done)

{

pause();

}

endwin();

}

void on_input(int signum)

{

int c = getch();

if(c=='Q'||c==EOF)

done=1;

else if(c==' ')

dir=-dir;

}

void on_alarm(int signum)

{

signal(SIGALRM,on_alarm);

mvaddstr(row,col,BLANK);

col+=dir;

mvaddstr(row,col,MESSAGE);

refresh();

if(dir==-1&&col<=0)

dir=1;

else if(dir==1&&col+strlen(MESSAGE)>=COLS)

dir=-1;

}

void enable_kbd_signals()

{

int fd_flags;

fcntl(0,F_SETOWN,getpid());

fd_flags=fcntl(0,F_GETFL);

fcntl(0,F_SETFL,(fd_flags|O_ASYNC));

}

遇到这个问题后，我很困惑，于是邮件问了作者Bruce Molay，没想到他神速的回复了我的邮件！兴奋异常！

下面我贴出的回复，这不算侵权吧，@Bruce Molay~

bmolay@gmail.com

Dear Scott,

Thank you for writing.  The reason that 'Q' does not get you out of the program

is that on this version of Linux (and on most, I think) the signal handler is called,

the 'Q' is read, the done variable is set but the program never returns from pause().

Which is sillyas pause is supposed to block until a signal is handled.

One solution is to change the on_input() function to call endwin and exit if the input

is 'Q' or EOF.

if ( c == 'Q' || c == EOF ){

done = 1;

move(LINES-1,0);

endwin();

exit(0);

}

I checked it, and pause returns once, but never returns again.  The signal

handlers are called and processed but pause does not return.

Try the aio one.  that one works.  I think async version is not supported on Linux very well.

他的英文还是很好懂的。真是很大家风范，大家以后遇到问题也可以多联系作者，It is so cool!!

Linux和Unix有一定的区别，在学习Unix的过程中，我们经常使用Linux做实验，我们需要注意其区别！