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Repeatedly we see problems where using curl_multi_wait() is difficult or just awkward because if it has no file descriptor to wait for internally, it returns immediately and leaves it to the caller to wait for a small amount of time in order to avoid occasional busy-looping. This is often missed or misunderstood, leading to underperforming applications. This change introduces curl_multi_poll() as a replacement drop-in function that accepts the exact same set of arguments. This function works identically to curl_multi_wait() - EXCEPT - for the case when there's nothing to wait for internally, as then this function will by itself wait for a "suitable" short time before it returns. This effectiely avoids all risks of busy-looping and should also make it less likely that apps "over-wait". This also changes the curl tool to use this funtion internally when doing parallel transfers and changes curl_easy_perform() to use it internally. Closes #4163
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.TH curl_multi_poll 3 "29 Jul 2019" "libcurl 7.66.0" "libcurl Manual"
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.SH NAME
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curl_multi_poll - polls on all easy handles in a multi handle
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.nf
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#include <curl/curl.h>
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CURLMcode curl_multi_poll(CURLM *multi_handle,
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struct curl_waitfd extra_fds[],
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unsigned int extra_nfds,
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int timeout_ms,
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int *numfds);
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.ad
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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\fIcurl_multi_poll(3)\fP polls all file descriptors used by the curl easy
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handles contained in the given multi handle set. It will block until activity
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is detected on at least one of the handles or \fItimeout_ms\fP has passed.
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Alternatively, if the multi handle has a pending internal timeout that has a
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shorter expiry time than \fItimeout_ms\fP, that shorter time will be used
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instead to make sure timeout accuracy is reasonably kept.
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The calling application may pass additional curl_waitfd structures which are
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similar to \fIpoll(2)\fP's pollfd structure to be waited on in the same call.
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On completion, if \fInumfds\fP is non-NULL, it will be populated with the
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total number of file descriptors on which interesting events occurred. This
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number can include both libcurl internal descriptors as well as descriptors
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provided in \fIextra_fds\fP.
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If no extra file descriptors are provided and libcurl has no file descriptor
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to offer to wait for, this function will instead wait during \fItimeout_ms\fP
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milliseconds (or shorter if an internal timer indicates so). This is the
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detail that makes this function different than \fIcurl_multi_wait(3)\fP.
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This function is encouraged to be used instead of select(3) when using the
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multi interface to allow applications to easier circumvent the common problem
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with 1024 maximum file descriptors.
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.SH curl_waitfd
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.nf
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struct curl_waitfd {
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curl_socket_t fd;
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short events;
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short revents;
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};
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.fi
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.IP CURL_WAIT_POLLIN
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Bit flag to curl_waitfd.events indicating the socket should poll on read
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events such as new data received.
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.IP CURL_WAIT_POLLPRI
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Bit flag to curl_waitfd.events indicating the socket should poll on high
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priority read events such as out of band data.
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.IP CURL_WAIT_POLLOUT
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Bit flag to curl_waitfd.events indicating the socket should poll on write
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events such as the socket being clear to write without blocking.
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.SH EXAMPLE
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.nf
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CURL *easy_handle;
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CURLM *multi_handle;
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/* add the individual easy handle */
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curl_multi_add_handle(multi_handle, easy_handle);
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do {
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CURLMcode mc;
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int numfds;
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mc = curl_multi_perform(multi_handle, &still_running);
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if(mc == CURLM_OK) {
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/* wait for activity or timeout */
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mc = curl_multi_poll(multi_handle, NULL, 0, 1000, &numfds);
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}
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if(mc != CURLM_OK) {
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fprintf(stderr, "curl_multi failed, code %d.\\n", mc);
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break;
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}
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} while(still_running);
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curl_multi_remove_handle(multi_handle, easy_handle);
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.fi
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.SH RETURN VALUE
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CURLMcode type, general libcurl multi interface error code. See
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\fIlibcurl-errors(3)\fP
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.SH AVAILABILITY
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This function was added in libcurl 7.66.0.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR curl_multi_fdset "(3), " curl_multi_perform "(3), " curl_multi_wait "(3)"
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