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NAME

       ASYNC_get_wait_ctx, ASYNC_init_thread, ASYNC_cleanup_thread, ASYNC_start_job,
       ASYNC_pause_job, ASYNC_get_current_job, ASYNC_block_pause, ASYNC_unblock_pause,
       ASYNC_is_capable - asynchronous job management functions

SYNOPSIS

        #include <openssl/async.h>

        int ASYNC_init_thread(size_t max_size, size_t init_size);
        void ASYNC_cleanup_thread(void);

        int ASYNC_start_job(ASYNC_JOB **job, ASYNC_WAIT_CTX *ctx, int *ret,
                            int (*func)(void *), void *args, size_t size);
        int ASYNC_pause_job(void);

        ASYNC_JOB *ASYNC_get_current_job(void);
        ASYNC_WAIT_CTX *ASYNC_get_wait_ctx(ASYNC_JOB *job);
        void ASYNC_block_pause(void);
        void ASYNC_unblock_pause(void);

        int ASYNC_is_capable(void);

DESCRIPTION

       OpenSSL implements asynchronous capabilities through an ASYNC_JOB. This represents code
       that can be started and executes until some event occurs. At that point the code can be
       paused and control returns to user code until some subsequent event indicates that the job
       can be resumed.

       The creation of an ASYNC_JOB is a relatively expensive operation. Therefore, for
       efficiency reasons, jobs can be created up front and reused many times. They are held in a
       pool until they are needed, at which point they are removed from the pool, used, and then
       returned to the pool when the job completes. If the user application is multi-threaded,
       then ASYNC_init_thread() may be called for each thread that will initiate asynchronous
       jobs. Before user code exits per-thread resources need to be cleaned up. This will
       normally occur automatically (see OPENSSL_init_crypto(3)) but may be explicitly initiated
       by using ASYNC_cleanup_thread(). No asynchronous jobs must be outstanding for the thread
       when ASYNC_cleanup_thread() is called. Failing to ensure this will result in memory leaks.

       The max_size argument limits the number of ASYNC_JOBs that will be held in the pool. If
       max_size is set to 0 then no upper limit is set. When an ASYNC_JOB is needed but there are
       none available in the pool already then one will be automatically created, as long as the
       total of ASYNC_JOBs managed by the pool does not exceed max_size. When the pool is first
       initialised init_size ASYNC_JOBs will be created immediately. If ASYNC_init_thread() is
       not called before the pool is first used then it will be called automatically with a
       max_size of 0 (no upper limit) and an init_size of 0 (no ASYNC_JOBs created up front).

       An asynchronous job is started by calling the ASYNC_start_job() function.  Initially *job
       should be NULL. ctx should point to an ASYNC_WAIT_CTX object created through the
       ASYNC_WAIT_CTX_new(3) function. ret should point to a location where the return value of
       the asynchronous function should be stored on completion of the job. func represents the
       function that should be started asynchronously. The data pointed to by args and of size
       size will be copied and then passed as an argument to func when the job starts.
       ASYNC_start_job will return one of the following values:

       ASYNC_ERR
           An error occurred trying to start the job. Check the OpenSSL error queue (e.g.  see
           ERR_print_errors(3)) for more details.

       ASYNC_NO_JOBS
           There are no jobs currently available in the pool. This call can be retried again at a
           later time.

       ASYNC_PAUSE
           The job was successfully started but was "paused" before it completed (see
           ASYNC_pause_job() below). A handle to the job is placed in *job. Other work can be
           performed (if desired) and the job restarted at a later time. To restart a job call
           ASYNC_start_job() again passing the job handle in *job. The func, args and size
           parameters will be ignored when restarting a job.  When restarting a job
           ASYNC_start_job() must be called from the same thread that the job was originally
           started from.

       ASYNC_FINISH
           The job completed. *job will be NULL and the return value from func will be placed in
           *ret.

       At any one time there can be a maximum of one job actively running per thread (you can
       have many that are paused). ASYNC_get_current_job() can be used to get a pointer to the
       currently executing ASYNC_JOB. If no job is currently executing then this will return
       NULL.

       If executing within the context of a job (i.e. having been called directly or indirectly
       by the function "func" passed as an argument to ASYNC_start_job()) then ASYNC_pause_job()
       will immediately return control to the calling application with ASYNC_PAUSE returned from
       the ASYNC_start_job() call. A subsequent call to ASYNC_start_job passing in the relevant
       ASYNC_JOB in the *job parameter will resume execution from the ASYNC_pause_job() call. If
       ASYNC_pause_job() is called whilst not within the context of a job then no action is taken
       and ASYNC_pause_job() returns immediately.

       ASYNC_get_wait_ctx() can be used to get a pointer to the ASYNC_WAIT_CTX for the job.
       ASYNC_WAIT_CTXs contain two different ways to notify applications that a job is ready to
       be resumed. One is a "wait" file descriptor, and the other is a "callback" mechanism.

       The "wait" file descriptor associated with ASYNC_WAIT_CTX is used for applications to wait
       for the file descriptor to be ready for "read" using a system function call such as select
       or poll (being ready for "read" indicates that the job should be resumed). If no file
       descriptor is made available then an application will have to periodically "poll" the job
       by attempting to restart it to see if it is ready to continue.

       ASYNC_WAIT_CTXs also have a "callback" mechanism to notify applications. The callback is
       set by an application, and it will be automatically called when an engine completes a
       cryptography operation, so that the application can resume the paused work flow without
       polling. An engine could be written to look whether the callback has been set. If it has
       then it would use the callback mechanism in preference to the file descriptor
       notifications. If a callback is not set then the engine may use file descriptor based
       notifications. Please note that not all engines may support the callback mechanism, so the
       callback may not be used even if it has been set. See ASYNC_WAIT_CTX_new() for more
       details.

       The ASYNC_block_pause() function will prevent the currently active job from pausing. The
       block will remain in place until a subsequent call to ASYNC_unblock_pause(). These
       functions can be nested, e.g. if you call ASYNC_block_pause() twice then you must call
       ASYNC_unblock_pause() twice in order to re-enable pausing. If these functions are called
       while there is no currently active job then they have no effect. This functionality can be
       useful to avoid deadlock scenarios. For example during the execution of an ASYNC_JOB an
       application acquires a lock. It then calls some cryptographic function which invokes
       ASYNC_pause_job(). This returns control back to the code that created the ASYNC_JOB. If
       that code then attempts to acquire the same lock before resuming the original job then a
       deadlock can occur. By calling ASYNC_block_pause() immediately after acquiring the lock
       and ASYNC_unblock_pause() immediately before releasing it then this situation cannot
       occur.

       Some platforms cannot support async operations. The ASYNC_is_capable() function can be
       used to detect whether the current platform is async capable or not.

RETURN VALUES

       ASYNC_init_thread returns 1 on success or 0 otherwise.

       ASYNC_start_job returns one of ASYNC_ERR, ASYNC_NO_JOBS, ASYNC_PAUSE or ASYNC_FINISH as
       described above.

       ASYNC_pause_job returns 0 if an error occurred or 1 on success. If called when not within
       the context of an ASYNC_JOB then this is counted as success so 1 is returned.

       ASYNC_get_current_job returns a pointer to the currently executing ASYNC_JOB or NULL if
       not within the context of a job.

       ASYNC_get_wait_ctx() returns a pointer to the ASYNC_WAIT_CTX for the job.

       ASYNC_is_capable() returns 1 if the current platform is async capable or 0 otherwise.

NOTES

       On Windows platforms the <openssl/async.h> header is dependent on some of the types
       customarily made available by including <windows.h>. The application developer is likely
       to require control over when the latter is included, commonly as one of the first included
       headers. Therefore, it is defined as an application developer's responsibility to include
       <windows.h> prior to <openssl/async.h>.

EXAMPLES

       The following example demonstrates how to use most of the core async APIs:

        #ifdef _WIN32
        # include <windows.h>
        #endif
        #include <stdio.h>
        #include <unistd.h>
        #include <openssl/async.h>
        #include <openssl/crypto.h>

        int unique = 0;

        void cleanup(ASYNC_WAIT_CTX *ctx, const void *key, OSSL_ASYNC_FD r, void *vw)
        {
            OSSL_ASYNC_FD *w = (OSSL_ASYNC_FD *)vw;

            close(r);
            close(*w);
            OPENSSL_free(w);
        }

        int jobfunc(void *arg)
        {
            ASYNC_JOB *currjob;
            unsigned char *msg;
            int pipefds[2] = {0, 0};
            OSSL_ASYNC_FD *wptr;
            char buf = 'X';

            currjob = ASYNC_get_current_job();
            if (currjob != NULL) {
                printf("Executing within a job\n");
            } else {
                printf("Not executing within a job - should not happen\n");
                return 0;
            }

            msg = (unsigned char *)arg;
            printf("Passed in message is: %s\n", msg);

            if (pipe(pipefds) != 0) {
                printf("Failed to create pipe\n");
                return 0;
            }
            wptr = OPENSSL_malloc(sizeof(OSSL_ASYNC_FD));
            if (wptr == NULL) {
                printf("Failed to malloc\n");
                return 0;
            }
            *wptr = pipefds[1];
            ASYNC_WAIT_CTX_set_wait_fd(ASYNC_get_wait_ctx(currjob), &unique,
                                       pipefds[0], wptr, cleanup);

            /*
             * Normally some external event would cause this to happen at some
             * later point - but we do it here for demo purposes, i.e.
             * immediately signalling that the job is ready to be woken up after
             * we return to main via ASYNC_pause_job().
             */
            write(pipefds[1], &buf, 1);

            /* Return control back to main */
            ASYNC_pause_job();

            /* Clear the wake signal */
            read(pipefds[0], &buf, 1);

            printf ("Resumed the job after a pause\n");

            return 1;
        }

        int main(void)
        {
            ASYNC_JOB *job = NULL;
            ASYNC_WAIT_CTX *ctx = NULL;
            int ret;
            OSSL_ASYNC_FD waitfd;
            fd_set waitfdset;
            size_t numfds;
            unsigned char msg[13] = "Hello world!";

            printf("Starting...\n");

            ctx = ASYNC_WAIT_CTX_new();
            if (ctx == NULL) {
                printf("Failed to create ASYNC_WAIT_CTX\n");
                abort();
            }

            for (;;) {
                switch (ASYNC_start_job(&job, ctx, &ret, jobfunc, msg, sizeof(msg))) {
                case ASYNC_ERR:
                case ASYNC_NO_JOBS:
                    printf("An error occurred\n");
                    goto end;
                case ASYNC_PAUSE:
                    printf("Job was paused\n");
                    break;
                case ASYNC_FINISH:
                    printf("Job finished with return value %d\n", ret);
                    goto end;
                }

                /* Wait for the job to be woken */
                printf("Waiting for the job to be woken up\n");

                if (!ASYNC_WAIT_CTX_get_all_fds(ctx, NULL, &numfds)
                        || numfds > 1) {
                    printf("Unexpected number of fds\n");
                    abort();
                }
                ASYNC_WAIT_CTX_get_all_fds(ctx, &waitfd, &numfds);
                FD_ZERO(&waitfdset);
                FD_SET(waitfd, &waitfdset);
                select(waitfd + 1, &waitfdset, NULL, NULL, NULL);
            }

        end:
            ASYNC_WAIT_CTX_free(ctx);
            printf("Finishing\n");

            return 0;
        }

       The expected output from executing the above example program is:

        Starting...
        Executing within a job
        Passed in message is: Hello world!
        Job was paused
        Waiting for the job to be woken up
        Resumed the job after a pause
        Job finished with return value 1
        Finishing

SEE ALSO

       crypto(7), ERR_print_errors(3)

HISTORY

       ASYNC_init_thread, ASYNC_cleanup_thread, ASYNC_start_job, ASYNC_pause_job,
       ASYNC_get_current_job, ASYNC_get_wait_ctx(), ASYNC_block_pause(), ASYNC_unblock_pause()
       and ASYNC_is_capable() were first added in OpenSSL 1.1.0.

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