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authorrpj <rpj>2005-03-08 07:36:56 +0000
committerrpj <rpj>2005-03-08 07:36:56 +0000
commitd5c78e3656cbc7410f333bfa80e2929947e6d0e5 (patch)
tree9d47c7f9dc5022564a7c34ec1db8cca4e4d6d802 /pthread_once.c
parent6df0e45cf47b5eaee00f21a5862e8f0c5107a4e2 (diff)
compiler compatibility and bug fixes
Diffstat (limited to 'pthread_once.c')
-rw-r--r--pthread_once.c65
1 files changed, 43 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/pthread_once.c b/pthread_once.c
index 9a94f74..d20a04d 100644
--- a/pthread_once.c
+++ b/pthread_once.c
@@ -87,41 +87,62 @@ pthread_once (pthread_once_t * once_control, void (*init_routine) (void))
}
/*
- * The race condition involving once_control->done is harmless.
- * The problem experienced in MPU environments with multibyte variables
- * is also not a problem because the value (initially zero i.e. PTW32_FALSE)
- * is only ever tested for non-zero. In the event of a race occuring, the
- * worst result is that up to N-1 threads (N = number of CPUs) may enter the
- * while loop and yield their run state unnecessarily, and this can only
- * ever occur at most once.
+ * Use a single global cond+mutex to manage access to all once_control objects.
+ * Unlike a global mutex on it's own, the global cond+mutex allows faster
+ * once_controls to overtake slower ones. Spurious wakeups may occur, but
+ * can be tolerated.
*
- * The alternatives are to use a condition variable (overkill?), or
- * InterlockedCompareExchange() to test/set once_control->done.
+ * To maintain a separate mutex for each once_control object requires either
+ * cleaning up the mutex (difficult to synchronise reliably), or leaving it
+ * around forever. Since we can't make assumptions about how an application might
+ * employ pthread_once objects, the later is considered to be unacceptable.
+ *
+ * Since this is being introduced as a bug fix, the global cond+mtx also avoids
+ * a change in the ABI, maintaining backwards compatibility.
+ *
+ * The mutex should be an ERRORCHECK type to be sure we will never, in the event
+ * we're cancelled before we get the lock, unlock the mutex when it's held by
+ * another thread (possible with NORMAL/DEFAULT mutexes because they don't check
+ * ownership).
*/
+
if (!once_control->done)
{
- if (InterlockedIncrement (&(once_control->started)) == 0)
+ if (InterlockedExchange((LPLONG) &once_control->started, (LONG) 0) == -1)
{
+ (*init_routine) ();
+
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#pragma inline_depth(0)
+#endif
/*
- * First thread to increment the started variable
+ * Holding the mutex during the broadcast prevents threads being left
+ * behind waiting.
*/
- (*init_routine) ();
+ pthread_cleanup_push(pthread_mutex_unlock, (void *) &ptw32_once_control.mtx);
+ (void) pthread_mutex_lock(&ptw32_once_control.mtx);
once_control->done = PTW32_TRUE;
-
+ (void) pthread_cond_broadcast(&ptw32_once_control.cond);
+ pthread_cleanup_pop(1);
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#pragma inline_depth()
+#endif
}
else
{
- /*
- * Block until other thread finishes executing the onceRoutine
- */
- while (!(once_control->done))
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#pragma inline_depth(0)
+#endif
+ pthread_cleanup_push(pthread_mutex_unlock, (void *) &ptw32_once_control.mtx);
+ (void) pthread_mutex_lock(&ptw32_once_control.mtx);
+ while (!once_control->done)
{
- /*
- * The following gives up CPU cycles without pausing
- * unnecessarily
- */
- Sleep (0);
+ (void) pthread_cond_wait(&ptw32_once_control.cond, &ptw32_once_control.mtx);
}
+ pthread_cleanup_pop(1);
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#pragma inline_depth()
+#endif
}
}