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@@ -241,6 +241,24 @@ This flags value could be used to implement alternative looping constructs, but the C<prepare> and C<check> watchers provide a better and more generic mechanism. +Here are the gory details of what ev_loop does: + + 1. If there are no active watchers (reference count is zero), return. + 2. Queue and immediately call all prepare watchers. + 3. If we have been forked, recreate the kernel state. + 4. Update the kernel state with all outstanding changes. + 5. Update the "event loop time". + 6. Calculate for how long to block. + 7. Block the process, waiting for events. + 8. Update the "event loop time" and do time jump handling. + 9. Queue all outstanding timers. + 10. Queue all outstanding periodics. + 11. If no events are pending now, queue all idle watchers. + 12. Queue all check watchers. + 13. Call all queued watchers in reverse order (i.e. check watchers first). + 14. If ev_unloop has been called or EVLOOP_ONESHOT or EVLOOP_NONBLOCK + was used, return, otherwise continue with step #1. + =item ev_unloop (loop, how) Can be used to make a call to C<ev_loop> return early (but only after it |