_epoll.pyx Original 2006 Twisted source code I have saved a copy for archiving purposes since it is a historical artifact to helping shape CPython's selectmodule epoll system. It may or may not run correctly and I have uploaded it for viewing purposes only.

_epoll.pyx

# Copyright (c) 2001-2006 Twisted Matrix Laboratories.
# See LICENSE for details.

"""
Interface to epoll I/O event notification facility.
"""

# NOTE: The version of Pyrex you are using probably _does not work_ with
# Python 2.5.  If you need to recompile this file, _make sure you are using
# a version of Pyrex which works with Python 2.5_.  I am using 0.9.4.1 from
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cdef extern from "stdio.h":
    cdef extern void *malloc(int)
    cdef extern void free(void *)
    cdef extern int close(int)

cdef extern from "errno.h":
    cdef extern int errno
    cdef extern char *strerror(int)

cdef extern from "string.h":
    cdef extern void *memset(void* s, int c, int n)

cdef extern from "stdint.h":
    ctypedef unsigned long uint32_t
    ctypedef unsigned long long uint64_t

cdef extern from "sys/epoll.h":

    cdef enum:
        EPOLL_CTL_ADD = 1
        EPOLL_CTL_DEL = 2
        EPOLL_CTL_MOD = 3

    cdef enum EPOLL_EVENTS:
        EPOLLIN = 0x001
        EPOLLPRI = 0x002
        EPOLLOUT = 0x004
        EPOLLRDNORM = 0x040
        EPOLLRDBAND = 0x080
        EPOLLWRNORM = 0x100
        EPOLLWRBAND = 0x200
        EPOLLMSG = 0x400
        EPOLLERR = 0x008
        EPOLLHUP = 0x010
        EPOLLET = (1 << 31)

    ctypedef union epoll_data_t:
        void *ptr
        int fd
        uint32_t u32
        uint64_t u64

    cdef struct epoll_event:
        uint32_t events
        epoll_data_t data

    int epoll_create(int size)
    int epoll_ctl(int epfd, int op, int fd, epoll_event *event)
    int epoll_wait(int epfd, epoll_event *events, int maxevents, int timeout)

cdef extern from "Python.h":
    ctypedef struct PyThreadState
    cdef extern PyThreadState *PyEval_SaveThread()
    cdef extern void PyEval_RestoreThread(PyThreadState*)

cdef class epoll:
    """
    Represent a set of file descriptors being monitored for events.
    """

    cdef int fd
    cdef int initialized

    def __init__(self, int size):
        self.fd = epoll_create(size)
        if self.fd == -1:
            raise IOError(errno, strerror(errno))
        self.initialized = 1

    def __dealloc__(self):
        if self.initialized:
            close(self.fd)
            self.initialized = 0

    def close(self):
        """
        Close the epoll file descriptor.
        """
        if self.initialized:
            if close(self.fd) == -1:
                raise IOError(errno, strerror(errno))
            self.initialized = 0

    def fileno(self):
        """
        Return the epoll file descriptor number.
        """
        return self.fd

    def _control(self, int op, int fd, int events):
        """
        Modify the monitored state of a particular file descriptor.
        
        Wrap epoll_ctl(2).

        @type op: C{int}
        @param op: One of CTL_ADD, CTL_DEL, or CTL_MOD

        @type fd: C{int}
        @param fd: File descriptor to modify

        @type events: C{int}
        @param events: A bit set of IN, OUT, PRI, ERR, HUP, and ET.

        @raise IOError: Raised if the underlying epoll_ctl() call fails.
        """
        cdef int result
        cdef epoll_event evt
        evt.events = events
        evt.data.fd = fd
        result = epoll_ctl(self.fd, op, fd, &evt)
        if result == -1:
            raise IOError(errno, strerror(errno))

    def wait(self, unsigned int maxevents, int timeout):
        """
        Wait for an I/O event, wrap epoll_wait(2).

        @type maxevents: C{int}
        @param maxevents: Maximum number of events returned.

        @type timeout: C{int}
        @param timeout: Maximum time waiting for events. 0 makes it return
            immediately whereas -1 makes it wait indefinitely.
        
        @raise IOError: Raised if the underlying epoll_wait() call fails.
        """
        cdef epoll_event *events
        cdef int result
        cdef int nbytes
        cdef int fd
        cdef PyThreadState *_save

        nbytes = sizeof(epoll_event) * maxevents
        events = <epoll_event*>malloc(nbytes)
        memset(events, 0, nbytes)
        try:
            fd = self.fd

            _save = PyEval_SaveThread()
            result = epoll_wait(fd, events, maxevents, timeout)
            PyEval_RestoreThread(_save)

            if result == -1:
                raise IOError(errno, strerror(errno))
            results = []
            for i from 0 <= i < result:
                results.append((events[i].data.fd, <int>events[i].events))
            return results
        finally:
            free(events)

CTL_ADD = EPOLL_CTL_ADD
CTL_DEL = EPOLL_CTL_DEL
CTL_MOD = EPOLL_CTL_MOD

IN = EPOLLIN
OUT = EPOLLOUT
PRI = EPOLLPRI
ERR = EPOLLERR
HUP = EPOLLHUP
ET = EPOLLET

RDNORM = EPOLLRDNORM
RDBAND = EPOLLRDBAND
WRNORM = EPOLLWRNORM
WRBAND = EPOLLWRBAND
MSG = EPOLLMSG