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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/tdb/docs/README | 19 |
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diff --git a/lib/tdb/docs/README b/lib/tdb/docs/README index c02ee0e030..fe0e258183 100644 --- a/lib/tdb/docs/README +++ b/lib/tdb/docs/README @@ -105,6 +105,25 @@ TDB_DATA tdb_fetch(TDB_CONTEXT *tdb, TDB_DATA key); caller must free the resulting data ---------------------------------------------------------------------- +int tdb_parse_record(struct tdb_context *tdb, TDB_DATA key, + int (*parser)(TDB_DATA key, TDB_DATA data, + void *private_data), + void *private_data); + + Hand a record to a parser function without allocating it. + + This function is meant as a fast tdb_fetch alternative for large records + that are frequently read. The "key" and "data" arguments point directly + into the tdb shared memory, they are not aligned at any boundary. + + WARNING: The parser is called while tdb holds a lock on the record. DO NOT + call other tdb routines from within the parser. Also, for good performance + you should make the parser fast to allow parallel operations. + + tdb_parse_record returns -1 if the record was not found. If the record was + found, the return value of "parser" is passed up to the caller. + +---------------------------------------------------------------------- int tdb_exists(TDB_CONTEXT *tdb, TDB_DATA key); check if an entry in the database exists |