/* * pthread_once.c * * Description: * This translation unit implements miscellaneous thread functions. * * -------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * Pthreads-win32 - POSIX Threads Library for Win32 * Copyright(C) 1998 John E. Bossom * Copyright(C) 1999,2005 Pthreads-win32 contributors * * Contact Email: rpj@callisto.canberra.edu.au * * The current list of contributors is contained * in the file CONTRIBUTORS included with the source * code distribution. The list can also be seen at the * following World Wide Web location: * http://sources.redhat.com/pthreads-win32/contributors.html * * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. * * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU * Lesser General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public * License along with this library in the file COPYING.LIB; * if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., * 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA */ #include "pthread.h" #include "implement.h" int pthread_once (pthread_once_t * once_control, void (*init_routine) (void)) /* * ------------------------------------------------------ * DOCPUBLIC * If any thread in a process with a once_control parameter * makes a call to pthread_once(), the first call will summon * the init_routine(), but subsequent calls will not. The * once_control parameter determines whether the associated * initialization routine has been called. The init_routine() * is complete upon return of pthread_once(). * This function guarantees that one and only one thread * executes the initialization routine, init_routine when * access is controlled by the pthread_once_t control * key. * * PARAMETERS * once_control * pointer to an instance of pthread_once_t * * init_routine * pointer to an initialization routine * * * DESCRIPTION * See above. * * RESULTS * 0 success, * EINVAL once_control or init_routine is NULL * * ------------------------------------------------------ */ { int result; if (once_control == NULL || init_routine == NULL) { result = EINVAL; goto FAIL0; } else { result = 0; } /* * 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. * * The alternatives are to use a condition variable (overkill?), or * InterlockedCompareExchange() to test/set once_control->done. */ if (!once_control->done) { if (InterlockedIncrement (&(once_control->started)) == 0) { /* * First thread to increment the started variable */ (*init_routine) (); once_control->done = PTW32_TRUE; } else { /* * Block until other thread finishes executing the onceRoutine */ while (!(once_control->done)) { /* * The following gives up CPU cycles without pausing * unnecessarily */ Sleep (0); } } } /* * Fall through Intentionally */ /* * ------------ * Failure Code * ------------ */ FAIL0: return (result); } /* pthread_once */