.. _threadpool: Thread pool work scheduling =========================== libuv provides a threadpool which can be used to run user code and get notified in the loop thread. This thread pool is internally used to run all file system operations, as well as getaddrinfo and getnameinfo requests. Its default size is 4, but it can be changed at startup time by setting the ``UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE`` environment variable to any value (the absolute maximum is 128). The threadpool is global and shared across all event loops. When a particular function makes use of the threadpool (i.e. when using :c:func:`uv_queue_work`) libuv preallocates and initializes the maximum number of threads allowed by ``UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE``. This causes a relatively minor memory overhead (~1MB for 128 threads) but increases the performance of threading at runtime. .. note:: Note that even though a global thread pool which is shared across all events loops is used, the functions are not thread safe. Data types ---------- .. c:type:: uv_work_t Work request type. .. c:type:: void (*uv_work_cb)(uv_work_t* req) Callback passed to :c:func:`uv_queue_work` which will be run on the thread pool. .. c:type:: void (*uv_after_work_cb)(uv_work_t* req, int status) Callback passed to :c:func:`uv_queue_work` which will be called on the loop thread after the work on the threadpool has been completed. If the work was cancelled using :c:func:`uv_cancel` `status` will be ``UV_ECANCELED``. Public members ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ .. c:member:: uv_loop_t* uv_work_t.loop Loop that started this request and where completion will be reported. Readonly. .. seealso:: The :c:type:`uv_req_t` members also apply. API --- .. c:function:: int uv_queue_work(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_work_t* req, uv_work_cb work_cb, uv_after_work_cb after_work_cb) Initializes a work request which will run the given `work_cb` in a thread from the threadpool. Once `work_cb` is completed, `after_work_cb` will be called on the loop thread. This request can be cancelled with :c:func:`uv_cancel`. .. seealso:: The :c:type:`uv_req_t` API functions also apply.