Big-Data-HPC-Platform/system/jlib/jthread.cpp

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#include "jthread.hpp"
#include "jlib.hpp"
#include "jfile.hpp"
#include "jmutex.hpp"
#include "jexcept.hpp"
#include "jmisc.hpp"
#include "jqueue.tpp"
#include "jregexp.hpp"
#include <assert.h>
#ifdef _WIN32
#include <process.h>
#else
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <sys/syscall.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#endif

#if defined(_DEBUG) && defined(_WIN32) && !defined(USING_MPATROL)
 #undef new
 #define new new(_NORMAL_BLOCK, __FILE__, __LINE__)
#endif

#define LINUX_STACKSIZE_CAP (0x200000)

//#define NO_CATCHALL

static __thread ThreadTermFunc threadTerminationHook;

ThreadTermFunc addThreadTermFunc(ThreadTermFunc onTerm)
{
    ThreadTermFunc old = threadTerminationHook;
    threadTerminationHook = onTerm;
    return old;
}

PointerArray *exceptionHandlers = NULL;
MODULE_INIT(INIT_PRIORITY_JTHREAD)
{
    if (threadTerminationHook)
        (*threadTerminationHook)();  // May be too late :(
    exceptionHandlers = new PointerArray();
    return true;
}
MODULE_EXIT()
{
    delete exceptionHandlers;
}

void addThreadExceptionHandler(IExceptionHandler *handler)
{
    assertex(exceptionHandlers); // have to ensure MODULE_INIT has appropriate priority.
    exceptionHandlers->append(handler);
}

void removeThreadExceptionHandler(IExceptionHandler *handler)
{
    exceptionHandlers->zap(handler);
}

static bool SEHHandling = false;
void enableThreadSEH() { SEHHandling=true; }
void disableThreadSEH() { SEHHandling=false; } // only prevents new threads from having SEH handler, no mech. for turning off existing threads SEH handling.


static ICopyArrayOf<Thread> ThreadList;
static CriticalSection ThreadListSem;
static size32_t defaultThreadStackSize=0;
static ICopyArrayOf<Thread> ThreadDestroyList;
static SpinLock ThreadDestroyListLock;




#ifdef _WIN32
extern void *EnableSEHtranslation();

unsigned WINAPI Thread::_threadmain(LPVOID v)
#else
void *Thread::_threadmain(void *v)
#endif
{
    Thread * t = (Thread *)v;
#ifdef _WIN32
    if (SEHHandling) 
        EnableSEHtranslation();
#else
    t->tidlog = threadLogID();
#endif
    int ret = t->begin();
    char *&threadname = t->cthreadname.threadname;
    if (threadname) {
        memsize_t l=strlen(threadname);
        char *newname = (char *)malloc(l+8+1);
        memcpy(newname,"Stopped ",8);
        memcpy(newname+8,threadname,l+1);
        char *oldname = threadname;
        threadname = newname;
        free(oldname);
    }
    {
        // need to ensure joining thread does not race with us to release
        t->Link();  // extra safety link
        {
            SpinBlock block(ThreadDestroyListLock);
            ThreadDestroyList.append(*t);
        }
        try {
            t->stopped.signal();        
            if (t->Release()) {
                PROGLOG("extra unlinked thread");
                PrintStackReport();
            }
            else
                t->Release(); 
        }
        catch (...) {
            PROGLOG("thread release exception");
            throw;
        }
        {
            SpinBlock block(ThreadDestroyListLock);
            ThreadDestroyList.zap(*t);  // hopefully won't get too big (i.e. one entry!)
        }
    }
#if defined(_WIN32)
    return ret;
#else
    return (void *) (memsize_t)ret;
#endif
}

// JCSMORE - should have a setPriority(), unsupported under _WIN32
void Thread::adjustPriority(char delta)
{
    if (delta < -2)
        prioritydelta = -2;
    else if (delta > 2)
        prioritydelta = 2;
    else
        prioritydelta = delta;

    if (alive)
    {
#if defined(_WIN32)
        int priority;
        switch (delta)
        {
        case -2: priority = THREAD_PRIORITY_LOWEST; break;
        case -1: priority = THREAD_PRIORITY_BELOW_NORMAL; break;
        case  0: priority = THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL; break;
        case +1: priority = THREAD_PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL; break;
        case +2: priority = THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST; break;
        }

        SetThreadPriority(hThread, priority);
#else
        //MORE - What control is there?
        int policy;
        sched_param param;
        int rc;
        if (( rc = pthread_getschedparam(threadid, &policy, &param)) != 0) 
            DBGLOG("pthread_getschedparam error: %d", rc);
        switch (delta)
        {
        // JCS - doubtful whether these good values...
        case -2: param.sched_priority =   0; policy =SCHED_OTHER; break;
        case -1: param.sched_priority =   0; policy =SCHED_OTHER; break;
        case  0: param.sched_priority =   0; policy =SCHED_OTHER; break;
        case +1: param.sched_priority =  (sched_get_priority_max(SCHED_RR)-sched_get_priority_min(SCHED_RR))/2; policy =SCHED_RR;       break;
        case +2: param.sched_priority =  sched_get_priority_max(SCHED_RR); policy =SCHED_RR;    break;
        }
        if(( rc = pthread_setschedparam(threadid, policy, &param)) != 0) 
            DBGLOG("pthread_setschedparam error: %d policy=%i pr=%i id=%"I64F"u PID=%i", rc,policy,param.sched_priority,(unsigned __int64) threadid,getpid());
        else
            DBGLOG("priority set id=%"I64F"u policy=%i pri=%i PID=%i",(unsigned __int64) threadid,policy,param.sched_priority,getpid());
#endif
    }
}

void Thread::adjustNiceLevel()
{
#if defined(_WIN32)
    int priority;
    if(nicelevel < -15)
        priority = THREAD_PRIORITY_TIME_CRITICAL;
    else if(nicelevel >= -15 && nicelevel < -10)
        priority = THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST;
    else if(nicelevel >= -10 && nicelevel < 0)
        priority = THREAD_PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL;
    else if(nicelevel == 0)
        priority = THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL;
    else if(nicelevel > 0 && nicelevel <= 10)
        priority = THREAD_PRIORITY_BELOW_NORMAL;
    else if(nicelevel > 10 && nicelevel <= 15)
        priority = THREAD_PRIORITY_LOWEST;
    else if(nicelevel >15)
        priority = THREAD_PRIORITY_IDLE;
    SetThreadPriority(hThread, priority);
#elif defined(__linux__)
    setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0, nicelevel);
#else
    UNIMPLEMENTED;
#endif
}

// _nicelevel ranges from -20 to 19, the higher the nice level, the less cpu time the thread will get.
void Thread::setNice(char _nicelevel)
{
    if (_nicelevel < -20 || _nicelevel > 19)
        throw MakeStringException(0, "nice level should be between -20 and 19");

    if(alive)
        throw MakeStringException(0, "nice can only be set before the thread is started.");
    
    nicelevel = _nicelevel;
}

void Thread::setStackSize(size32_t size)
{
    stacksize = (unsigned short)(size/0x1000);
}

void Thread::setDefaultStackSize(size32_t size)
{
    defaultThreadStackSize = size; // has no effect under windows (though may be used for calculations later)
}

int Thread::begin()
{
    if(nicelevel)
        adjustNiceLevel();
#ifndef _WIN32
    starting.signal();
    suspend.wait();
#endif
    int ret=-1;
    try {
        ret = run();
    }
    catch (IException *e)
    {
        handleException(e);
    }
#ifndef NO_CATCHALL
    catch (...)
    {
        handleException(MakeStringException(0, "Unknown exception in Thread %s", getName()));
    }
#endif
    if (threadTerminationHook)
    {
        (*threadTerminationHook)();
        threadTerminationHook = NULL;
    }
#ifdef _WIN32
#ifndef _DEBUG
    CloseHandle(hThread);   // leak handle when debugging, 
                            // fixes some lockups/crashes in the debugger when lots of threads being created
#endif
    hThread = NULL;
#endif
    //alive = false;        // not safe here
    return ret;
}

void Thread::handleException(IException *e)
{
    assertex(exceptionHandlers);
    if (exceptionHandlers->ordinality() == 0)
    {
        PrintExceptionLog(e,getName());
        //throw; // don't rethrow unhandled, preferable over alternative of causing process death
        e->Release();
    }
    else
    {
        PrintExceptionLog(e,getName());
        bool handled = false;
        ForEachItemIn(ie, *exceptionHandlers)
        {
            IExceptionHandler *handler = (IExceptionHandler *) exceptionHandlers->item(ie);
            handled = handler->fireException(e) || handled;
        }
        if (!handled) 
        {
            // if nothing choose to handle it.
            EXCLOG(e, NULL);
            //throw e; // don't rethrow unhandled, preferable over alternative of causing process death
        }
        e->Release();
    }
}

void Thread::init(const char *_name)
{
#ifdef _WIN32
    hThread = NULL;
#endif
    threadid = 0;
    tidlog = 0;
    alive = false;
    cthreadname.threadname = (NULL == _name) ? NULL : strdup(_name);
    ithreadname = &cthreadname;
    prioritydelta = 0;
    nicelevel = 0;
    stacksize = 0; // default is EXE default stack size  (set by /STACK)
}

void Thread::start()
{
    if (alive) {
        WARNLOG("Thread::start(%s) - Thread already started!",getName());
        PrintStackReport();
#ifdef _DEBUG
        throw MakeStringException(-1,"Thread::start(%s) - Thread already started!",getName());
#endif
        return;
    }
    Link();
    startRelease();
}

void Thread::startRelease()
{
    assertex(!alive);
    stopped.reinit(0); // just in case restarting
#ifdef _WIN32
    hThread = (HANDLE)_beginthreadex(NULL, 0x1000*(unsigned)stacksize, Thread::_threadmain, this, CREATE_SUSPENDED, (unsigned *)&threadid);
    if (!hThread || !threadid)
    {
        Release();
        throw MakeOsException(GetLastError());
    }
#else
    int status;
    unsigned numretrys = 8;
    unsigned delay = 1000;
    loop {
        pthread_attr_t attr;
        pthread_attr_init(&attr);
        pthread_attr_setscope(&attr, PTHREAD_SCOPE_SYSTEM);
        pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);
        if (stacksize)
            pthread_attr_setstacksize(&attr, (unsigned)stacksize*0x1000);
        else if (defaultThreadStackSize)
            pthread_attr_setstacksize(&attr, defaultThreadStackSize);
        else {
#ifndef __64BIT__       // no need to cap 64bit
            size_t defss=0;
            pthread_attr_getstacksize(&attr, &defss);
            if (defss>LINUX_STACKSIZE_CAP)
                pthread_attr_setstacksize(&attr, LINUX_STACKSIZE_CAP);
#endif
        }
        status = pthread_create(&threadid, &attr, Thread::_threadmain, this);
        if ((status==EAGAIN)||(status==EINTR)) {
            if (numretrys--==0)
                break;
            WARNLOG("pthread_create(%d): Out of threads, retrying...",status);
            Sleep(delay);
            delay *= 2;
        }
        else 
            break;
    } 
    if (status) {
        threadid = 0;
        Release();
        ERRLOG("pthread_create returns %d",status);
        PrintStackReport();
        PrintMemoryReport();
        StringBuffer s;
        getThreadList(s);
        ERRLOG("Running threads:\n %s",s.str());
        throw MakeOsException(status);
    }
    unsigned retryCount = 10;
    loop
    {
        if (starting.wait(1000*10))
            break;
        else if (0 == --retryCount)
            throw MakeStringException(-1, "Thread::start(%s) failed", getName());
        WARNLOG("Thread::start(%s) stalled, waiting to start, retrying", getName());
    }
#endif
    alive = true;
    if (prioritydelta)
        adjustPriority(prioritydelta);

    {
        CriticalBlock block(ThreadListSem);
        ThreadList.zap(*this);  // just in case restarting
        ThreadList.append(*this);
    }
#ifdef _WIN32
    DWORD count = ResumeThread(hThread);
    assertex(count == 1);
#else
    suspend.signal();
#endif
}


bool Thread::join(unsigned timeout)
{
    if (!alive&&!threadid) {
#ifdef _DEBUG
        PROGLOG("join on unstarted thread!");
        PrintStackReport();
#endif
        return true;
    }
    if (!stopped.wait(timeout)) 
        return false;
    if (!alive)         // already joined
    {
        stopped.signal();
        return true;
    }
    unsigned count = 0;
    unsigned st = 0;
    loop {                                              // this is to prevent race with destroy
                                                        // (because Thread objects are not always link counted!)
        {
            SpinBlock block(ThreadDestroyListLock);
            if (ThreadDestroyList.find(*this)==NotFound)
                break;
        }
#ifdef _DEBUG
        if (st==10)     
            PROGLOG("Thread::join race");   
#endif
        Sleep(st);      // switch back to exiting thread (not very elegant!)
        st++;
        if (st>10)
            st = 10; // note must be non-zero for high priority threads
    }

#ifdef _DEBUG
    int c = getLinkCount();
    if (c>=DEAD_PSEUDO_COUNT) {
        PROGLOG("Dead/Dying thread joined! %d",c);
        PrintStackReport();
    }
#endif

    alive = false;      // should be safe here
    stopped.signal();  // signal stopped again, to prevent any parallel call from blocking.
    return true;
}



Thread::~Thread()
{
    ithreadname = &cthreadname; // safer (as derived classes destroyed)
#ifdef _DEBUG
    if (alive) {
        if (!stopped.wait(0)) { // see if fell out of threadmain and signal stopped
            PROGLOG("Live thread killed! %s",getName());
            PrintStackReport();
        }
        // don't need to resignal as we are on way out
    }
#endif
    Link();
    
//  DBGLOG("Thread %x (%s) destroyed\n", threadid, threadname);
    {
        CriticalBlock block(ThreadListSem);
        ThreadList.zap(*this);
    }
    free(cthreadname.threadname);
    cthreadname.threadname = NULL;
}

unsigned getThreadCount()
{
    CriticalBlock block(ThreadListSem);
    return ThreadList.ordinality();
}

StringBuffer & getThreadList(StringBuffer &str)
{
    CriticalBlock block(ThreadListSem);
    ForEachItemIn(i,ThreadList) {
        Thread &item=ThreadList.item(i);
        item.getInfo(str).append("\n");
    }
    return str;
}

StringBuffer &getThreadName(int thandle,unsigned tid,StringBuffer &name)
{
    CriticalBlock block(ThreadListSem);
    bool found=false;
    ForEachItemIn(i,ThreadList) {
        Thread &item=ThreadList.item(i);
        int h; 
        unsigned t;
        const char *s = item.getLogInfo(h,t);
        if (s&&*s&&((thandle==0)||(h==thandle))&&((tid==0)||(t==tid))) {
            if (found) {
                name.clear();
                break;  // only return if unambiguous
            }
            name.append(s);
            found = true;
        }
    }
    return name;
}


// CThreadedPersistent

CThreadedPersistent::CThreadedPersistent(const char *name, IThreaded *_owner) : athread(*this, name), owner(_owner)
{
    halt = false;
    atomic_set(&state, s_ready);
    athread.start();
}

CThreadedPersistent::~CThreadedPersistent()
{
    join(INFINITE);
    halt = true;
    sem.signal();
    athread.join();
}

void CThreadedPersistent::main()
{
    loop
    {
        sem.wait();
        if (halt)
            break;
        try
        {
            owner->main();
            // Note we do NOT call the thread reset hook here - these threads are expected to be able to preserve state, I think
        }
        catch (IException *e)
        {
            exception.setown(e);
            joinSem.signal(); // leave in running state, signal to join to handle
            continue;
        }
        if (!atomic_cas(&state, s_ready, s_running))
            if (atomic_cas(&state, s_ready, s_joining))
                joinSem.signal();
    }
}

void CThreadedPersistent::start()
{
    if (!atomic_cas(&state, s_running, s_ready))
    {
        VStringBuffer msg("CThreadedPersistent::start(%s) - not ready", athread.getName());
        WARNLOG("%s", msg.str());
        PrintStackReport();
        throw MakeStringException(-1, "%s", msg.str());
    }
    sem.signal();
}

bool CThreadedPersistent::join(unsigned timeout)
{
    if (atomic_cas(&state, s_joining, s_running))
    {
        if (!joinSem.wait(timeout))
        {
            if (atomic_cas(&state, s_running, s_joining)) // if still joining, restore running state 
                return false;
            // if here, main() set s_ready after timeout and has or will signal
            if (!joinSem.wait(60000)) // should be instant
                throwUnexpected();
            return true;
        }
        if (exception.get())
        {
            // switch back to ready state and throw
            Owned<IException> e = exception.getClear();
            if (!atomic_cas(&state, s_ready, s_joining))
                throwUnexpected();
            throw e.getClear();
        }
    }
    return true;
}

//class CAsyncFor

void CAsyncFor::For(unsigned num,unsigned maxatonce,bool abortFollowingException, bool shuffled)
{
    if (num <= 1)
    {
        if (num == 1)
            Do(0);
        return;
    }
    Mutex errmutex;
    Semaphore ready;
    Semaphore finished;
    IException *e=NULL;
    Owned<IShuffledIterator> shuffler;
    if (shuffled) {
        shuffler.setown(createShuffledIterator(num));
        shuffler->first(); // prime (needed to make thread safe)
    }
    unsigned i;
    if (maxatonce==1) { // no need for threads
        for (i=0;i<num;i++) {
            unsigned idx = shuffled?shuffler->lookup(i):i;
            try {
                Do(idx);
            }
            catch (IException * _e)
            {
                if (e)
                    _e->Release();  // only return first
                else
                    e = _e;
                if (abortFollowingException) 
                    break;
            }
        }
    }
    else {
        class cdothread: public Thread
        {
        public:
            Mutex *errmutex;
            Semaphore &ready;
            Semaphore &finished;
            int timeout;
            IException *&erre;
            unsigned idx;
            CAsyncFor *self;
            cdothread(CAsyncFor *_self,unsigned _idx,Semaphore &_ready,Semaphore &_finished,Mutex *_errmutex,IException *&_e)
                : Thread("CAsyncFor"),ready(_ready),finished(_finished),erre(_e)
            {
                errmutex =_errmutex;
                idx = _idx;
                self = _self;
            }
            int run()
            {
                try {
                    self->Do(idx);
                }
                catch (IException * _e)
                {
                    synchronized block(*errmutex);
                    if (erre)
                        _e->Release();  // only return first
                    else
                        erre = _e;
                }
#ifndef NO_CATCHALL
                catch (...)
                {
                    synchronized block(*errmutex);
                    if (!erre)
                        erre = MakeStringException(0, "Unknown exception in Thread %s", getName());
                }
#endif
                ready.signal();
                finished.signal();
                return 0;
            }
        };
        if (maxatonce==0)
            maxatonce = num;
        for (i=0;(i<num)&&(i<maxatonce);i++)
            ready.signal();
        for (i=0;i<num;i++) {
            ready.wait();
            if (abortFollowingException && e) break;
            Thread *thread = new cdothread(this,shuffled?shuffler->lookup(i):i,ready,finished,&errmutex,e);
            thread->startRelease();
        }
        while (i--) 
            finished.wait();
    }
    if (e)
        throw e;
}

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Thread Pools
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------


class CPooledThreadWrapper;


class CThreadPoolBase
{
public:
    virtual ~CThreadPoolBase() {}
protected: friend class CPooledThreadWrapper;
    IExceptionHandler *exceptionHandler;
    CriticalSection crit;
    StringAttr poolname;
    int donewaiting;
    Semaphore donesem;
    PointerArray waitingsems;
    UnsignedArray waitingids;
    bool stopall;
    unsigned defaultmax;
    unsigned targetpoolsize;
    unsigned delay;
    Semaphore availsem;
    atomic_t numrunning;
    virtual bool notifyStopped(CPooledThreadWrapper *item)=0;

};


class CPooledThreadWrapper: public Thread
{
    PooledThreadHandle handle;
    IPooledThread *thread;
    Semaphore sem;
    CThreadPoolBase &parent;
    char *runningname;
public:
    IMPLEMENT_IINTERFACE;

    CPooledThreadWrapper(CThreadPoolBase &_parent,
                         PooledThreadHandle _handle,
                         IPooledThread *_thread) // takes ownership of thread
        : Thread(StringBuffer("Member of thread pool: ").append(_parent.poolname).str()), parent(_parent)
    {
        thread = _thread;
        handle = _handle;
        runningname = strdup(_parent.poolname); 
    }

    ~CPooledThreadWrapper()
    {
        thread->Release();
        free(runningname);
    }

    void setName(const char *name) { free(runningname); runningname=strdup(name); }
    void setHandle(PooledThreadHandle _handle) { handle = _handle; }
    PooledThreadHandle queryHandle() { return handle; }
    IPooledThread &queryThread() { return *thread; }
    void setThread(IPooledThread *_thread) { thread = _thread; } // takes ownership
    bool isStopped() { return (handle==0); }
    PooledThreadHandle markStopped() { PooledThreadHandle ret=handle; handle = 0; if (ret) atomic_dec(&parent.numrunning); return ret; }

    int run()
    {
        do {
            sem.wait();
            {
                CriticalBlock block(parent.crit); // to synchronize
                if (parent.stopall)
                    break;

            }
            try {
                char *&threadname = cthreadname.threadname;
                char *temp = threadname;    // swap running name and threadname
                threadname = runningname;
                runningname = temp;
                thread->main();
                temp = threadname;  // and back
                threadname = runningname;
                runningname = temp;
            }
            catch (IException *e)
            {
                char *&threadname = cthreadname.threadname;
                char *temp = threadname;    // swap back
                threadname = runningname;
                runningname = temp;
                handleException(e);
            }
#ifndef NO_CATCHALL
            catch (...)
            {
                char *&threadname = cthreadname.threadname;
                char *temp = threadname;    // swap back
                threadname = runningname;
                runningname = temp;
                handleException(MakeStringException(0, "Unknown exception in Thread from pool %s", parent.poolname.get()));
            }
#endif
            if (threadTerminationHook)
            {
                (*threadTerminationHook)();    // Reset any pre-thread state.
                threadTerminationHook = NULL;
            }
        } while (parent.notifyStopped(this));
        return 0;
    }

    void cycle()
    {
        sem.signal();
    }

    void go(void *param)
    {
        thread->init(param);
        cycle();
    }

    bool stop()
    {
        if (handle)
            return thread->stop();
        return true;
    }

    void handleException(IException *e)
    {
        CriticalBlock block(parent.crit);
        PrintExceptionLog(e,parent.poolname.get());
        if (!parent.exceptionHandler||!parent.exceptionHandler->fireException(e)) {
        }
        e->Release();
    }


};


class CPooledThreadIterator: public CInterface , implements IPooledThreadIterator
{
    unsigned current;
public:
    IArrayOf<IPooledThread> threads;
    IMPLEMENT_IINTERFACE;
    CPooledThreadIterator()
    {
        current = 0;
    }

    bool first()
    {
        current = 0;
        return threads.isItem(current);
    }

    bool next()
    {
        current++;
        return threads.isItem(current);
    }

    bool isValid()
    {
        return threads.isItem(current);
    }

    IPooledThread & query()
    {
        return threads.item(current);
    }
};




class CThreadPool: public CThreadPoolBase, implements IThreadPool, public CInterface
{
    CIArrayOf<CPooledThreadWrapper> threadwrappers;
    PooledThreadHandle nextid;
    IThreadFactory *factory;
    unsigned stacksize;
    unsigned timeoutOnRelease;

    PooledThreadHandle _start(void *param,const char *name, bool noBlock, unsigned timeout=0)
    {
        bool timedout = defaultmax && !availsem.wait(noBlock ? 0 : (timeout>0?timeout:delay));
        PooledThreadHandle ret;
        {
            CriticalBlock block(crit);
            if (timedout&&!availsem.wait(0)) {  // make sure take allocated sem if has become available
                if (noBlock || timeout > 0)
                    throw MakeStringException(0, "No threads available in pool %s", poolname.get());
                PROGLOG("WARNING: Pool limit exceeded for %s", poolname.get());
            }
            CPooledThreadWrapper &t = allocThread();
            if (name)
                t.setName(name);
            t.go(param);
            ret = t.queryHandle();
        }
        Sleep(0);
        return ret;
    }

public:
    IMPLEMENT_IINTERFACE;
    CThreadPool(IThreadFactory *_factory,IExceptionHandler *_exceptionHandler,const char *_poolname,unsigned _defaultmax, unsigned _delay, unsigned _stacksize, unsigned _timeoutOnRelease, unsigned _targetpoolsize)
    {
        poolname.set(_poolname);
        factory = LINK(_factory);
        exceptionHandler = _exceptionHandler;
        nextid = 1;
        stopall = false;
        defaultmax = _defaultmax;
        delay = _delay;
        if (defaultmax)
            availsem.signal(defaultmax);
        stacksize = _stacksize;
        timeoutOnRelease = _timeoutOnRelease;
        targetpoolsize = _targetpoolsize?_targetpoolsize:defaultmax;
        atomic_set(&numrunning,0);
    }

    ~CThreadPool()
    {
        stopAll(true);
        if (!joinAll(true, timeoutOnRelease))
            WARNLOG("%s; timedout[%d] waiting for threads in pool", poolname.get(), timeoutOnRelease);
        CriticalBlock block(crit);
        bool first=true;
        ForEachItemIn(i,threadwrappers)
        {
            CPooledThreadWrapper &t = threadwrappers.item(i);
            if (!t.isStopped())
            {
                if (first)
                {
                    WARNLOG("Threads still active: ");
                    first = false;
                }
                StringBuffer threadInfo;
                PROGLOG("Active thread: %s, info: %s", t.getName(), t.getInfo(threadInfo).str());
            }
        }       
        factory->Release();
    }

    CPooledThreadWrapper &allocThread()
    {   // called in critical section
        PooledThreadHandle newid=nextid++;
        if (newid==0)
            newid=nextid++;
        ForEachItemIn(i,threadwrappers) {
            CPooledThreadWrapper &it = threadwrappers.item(i);
            if (it.isStopped()) {
                it.setHandle(newid);
                if (!it.queryThread().canReuse()) {
                    it.queryThread().Release();
                    it.setThread(factory->createNew());
                }
                return it;
            }
        }
        CPooledThreadWrapper &ret = *new CPooledThreadWrapper(*this,newid,factory->createNew());
        if (stacksize)
            ret.setStackSize(stacksize);
        ret.start();
        atomic_inc(&numrunning);
        threadwrappers.append(ret);
        return ret;
    }

    CPooledThreadWrapper *findThread(PooledThreadHandle handle)
    {   // called in critical section
        ForEachItemIn(i,threadwrappers) {
            CPooledThreadWrapper &it = threadwrappers.item(i);
            if (it.queryHandle()==handle)
                return &it;
        }
        return NULL;
    }

    PooledThreadHandle startNoBlock(void *param)
    {
        return _start(param, NULL, true);
    }

    PooledThreadHandle startNoBlock(void *param,const char *name)
    {
        return _start(param, name, true);
    }

    PooledThreadHandle start(void *param)
    {
        return _start(param, NULL, false);
    }

    PooledThreadHandle start(void *param,const char *name)
    {
        return _start(param, name, false);
    }

    PooledThreadHandle start(void *param,const char *name, unsigned timeout)
    {
        return _start(param, name, false, timeout);
    }

    bool stop(PooledThreadHandle handle)
    {
        CriticalBlock block(crit);
        CPooledThreadWrapper *t = findThread(handle);
        if (t)
            return t->stop();
        return true;    // already stopped
    }

    bool stopAll(bool tryall=false)
    {
        availsem.signal(1000);
        availsem.wait();
        CriticalBlock block(crit);
        bool ret=true;
        ForEachItemIn(i,threadwrappers) {
            CPooledThreadWrapper &it = threadwrappers.item(i);
            if (!it.stop()) {
                ret = false;
                if (!tryall)
                    break;
            }
        }
        return ret;
    }

    bool joinWait(CPooledThreadWrapper &t,unsigned timeout)
    {
        // called in critical section
        if (t.isStopped())
            return true;
        Semaphore sem;
        waitingsems.append(&sem);
        waitingids.append(t.queryHandle());
        crit.leave();
        bool ret = sem.wait(timeout);
        crit.enter();
        unsigned i = waitingsems.find(&sem);
        if (i!=NotFound) {
            waitingids.remove(i);
            waitingsems.remove(i);
        }
        return ret;
    }

    bool join(PooledThreadHandle handle,unsigned timeout=INFINITE)
    {
        CriticalBlock block(crit);
        CPooledThreadWrapper *t = findThread(handle);
        if (!t)
            return true;    // already stopped
        return joinWait(*t,timeout);
    }

    virtual bool joinAll(bool del,unsigned timeout=INFINITE)
    { // note timeout is for each join
        CriticalBlock block(crit);
        CIArrayOf<CPooledThreadWrapper> tojoin;
        ForEachItemIn(i1,threadwrappers) {
            CPooledThreadWrapper &it = threadwrappers.item(i1);
            it.Link();
            tojoin.append(it);
        }
            
        ForEachItemIn(i2,tojoin) 
            if (!joinWait(tojoin.item(i2),timeout))  
                return false;
        if (del) {
            stopall = true;
            ForEachItemIn(i3,tojoin) 
                tojoin.item(i3).cycle();
            {
                CriticalUnblock unblock(crit);
                ForEachItemIn(i4,tojoin) 
                    tojoin.item(i4).join();
            }
            threadwrappers.kill();
            stopall = false;
        }
        return true;
    }

  IPooledThreadIterator *running()
    {
        CriticalBlock block(crit);
        CPooledThreadIterator *ret = new CPooledThreadIterator;
        ForEachItemIn(i,threadwrappers) {
            CPooledThreadWrapper &it = threadwrappers.item(i);
            if (!it.isStopped()) {
                IPooledThread &t = it.queryThread();
                t.Link();
                ret->threads.append(t);
            }
        }
        return ret;
    }

    unsigned runningCount()
    {
        return (unsigned)atomic_read(&numrunning);
    }

    bool notifyStopped(CPooledThreadWrapper *item)
    {
        CriticalBlock block(crit);
        PooledThreadHandle myid = item->markStopped();
        ForEachItemIn(i1,waitingids) { // tell anyone waiting
            if (waitingids.item(i1)==myid)
                ((Semaphore *)waitingsems.item(i1))->signal();
        }
        bool ret = true;
        if (defaultmax) {
            unsigned n=threadwrappers.ordinality();
            for (unsigned i2=targetpoolsize;i2<n;i2++) {        // only check excess for efficiency
                if (item==&threadwrappers.item(i2)) {
                    threadwrappers.remove(i2);
                    ret = false;
                    break;
                }
            }
            availsem.signal();
        }
        return ret;
    }
};


IThreadPool *createThreadPool(const char *poolname,IThreadFactory *factory,IExceptionHandler *exceptionHandler,unsigned defaultmax, unsigned delay, unsigned stacksize, unsigned timeoutOnRelease, unsigned targetpoolsize)
{
    return new CThreadPool(factory,exceptionHandler,poolname,defaultmax,delay,stacksize,timeoutOnRelease,targetpoolsize);
}

//=======================================================================================================

static void CheckAllowedProgram(const char *prog,const char *allowed)
{
    if (!prog||!allowed||(strcmp(allowed,"*")==0))
        return;
    StringBuffer head;
    bool inq = false;
    // note don't have to be too worried about odd quoting as matching fixed list
    while (*prog&&((*prog!=' ')||inq)) {
        if (*prog=='"')
            inq = !inq;
        head.append(*(prog++));
    }
    StringArray list;
    list.appendList(allowed, ",");
    ForEachItemIn(i,list) {
        if (WildMatch(head.str(),list.item(i)))
            return;
    }
    ERRLOG("Unauthorized pipe program(%s)",head.str());
    throw MakeStringException(-1,"Unauthorized pipe program(%s)",head.str());
}


class CSimplePipeStream: public CInterface, implements ISimpleReadStream
{
public:
    IMPLEMENT_IINTERFACE;
    CSimplePipeStream(IPipeProcess *_pipe, bool _isStderr) : pipe(_pipe), isStderr(_isStderr) {}
    virtual size32_t read(size32_t sz, void * data)
    {
        if (isStderr)
            return pipe->readError(sz, data);
        else
            return pipe->read(sz, data);
    }
private:
    Owned<IPipeProcess> pipe;
    bool isStderr;
};

#ifdef _WIN32


class CWindowsPipeProcess: public CInterface, implements IPipeProcess
{
    HANDLE pipeProcess;
    HANDLE hInput;
    HANDLE hOutput;
    HANDLE hError;
    StringAttr title;
    unsigned retcode;
    CriticalSection sect;
    bool aborted;
    StringAttr allowedprogs;
public:
    IMPLEMENT_IINTERFACE;

    CWindowsPipeProcess(const char *_allowedprogs)
        : allowedprogs(_allowedprogs)
    {
        pipeProcess = (HANDLE)-1;
        hInput=(HANDLE)-1;
        hOutput=(HANDLE)-1;
        hError=(HANDLE)-1;
        retcode = (unsigned)-1;
        aborted = false;
    }
    ~CWindowsPipeProcess()
    {
        kill();
    }

    void kill()
    {
        doCloseInput();
        doCloseOutput();
        doCloseError();
        if (pipeProcess != (HANDLE)-1) {
            CloseHandle(pipeProcess);
            pipeProcess = (HANDLE)-1;
        }
    }

    bool run(const char *_title,const char *prog,const char *dir,bool hasinput,bool hasoutput,bool haserror, size32_t stderrbufsize)
    {
        // size32_t stderrbufsize ignored as not required (I think)
        CriticalBlock block(sect);
        kill();
        title.clear();
        if (_title) {
            title.set(_title);
            PROGLOG("%s: Creating PIPE process : %s", title.get(), prog);
        }
        CheckAllowedProgram(prog,allowedprogs);
        SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES sa;
        sa.nLength = sizeof(SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES); 
        sa.bInheritHandle = TRUE; 
        sa.lpSecurityDescriptor = NULL; 
        HANDLE hProgOutput=(HANDLE)-1;
        HANDLE hProgInput=(HANDLE)-1;
        HANDLE hProgError=(HANDLE)-1;
        
        HANDLE h;
        //NB: Create a pipe handles that are not inherited our end 
        if (hasinput) {
            CreatePipe(&hProgInput,&h,&sa,0);       
            DuplicateHandle(GetCurrentProcess(),h, GetCurrentProcess(), &hInput, 0, FALSE, DUPLICATE_SAME_ACCESS);
            CloseHandle(h);
        }
        if (hasoutput) {
            CreatePipe(&h,&hProgOutput,&sa,0);      
            DuplicateHandle(GetCurrentProcess(),h, GetCurrentProcess(), &hOutput, 0, FALSE, DUPLICATE_SAME_ACCESS);
            CloseHandle(h);
        }
        if (haserror) {
            CreatePipe(&h,&hProgError,&sa,0);       
            DuplicateHandle(GetCurrentProcess(),h, GetCurrentProcess(), &hError, 0, FALSE, DUPLICATE_SAME_ACCESS);
            CloseHandle(h);
        }

        STARTUPINFO StartupInfo;
        _clear(StartupInfo);
        StartupInfo.cb = sizeof(StartupInfo);
        StartupInfo.wShowWindow = SW_HIDE;
        StartupInfo.dwFlags = STARTF_USESTDHANDLES|STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW ;
        StartupInfo.hStdOutput = hasoutput?hProgOutput:GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
        StartupInfo.hStdError  = haserror?hProgError:GetStdHandle(STD_ERROR_HANDLE);
        StartupInfo.hStdInput  = hasinput?hProgInput:GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE);
        
        PROCESS_INFORMATION ProcessInformation;
        if (!CreateProcess(NULL, (char *)prog, NULL,NULL,TRUE,0,NULL, dir&&*dir?dir:NULL, &StartupInfo,&ProcessInformation)) {
            if (_title) {
                StringBuffer errstr;
                formatSystemError(errstr, GetLastError());
                ERRLOG("%s: PIPE process '%s' failed: %s", title.get(), prog, errstr.str());
            }
            return false;
        }
        pipeProcess = ProcessInformation.hProcess;
        CloseHandle(ProcessInformation.hThread);
        if (hasoutput)
            CloseHandle(hProgOutput);
        if (hasinput)
            CloseHandle(hProgInput);
        if (haserror)
            CloseHandle(hProgError);
        return true;
    }
    size32_t read(size32_t sz, void *buf)
    {
        DWORD sizeRead;
        if (!ReadFile(hOutput, buf, sz, &sizeRead, NULL)) {
            //raise error here
            if(aborted)
                return 0;
            int err=GetLastError();
            switch(err)
            {
            case ERROR_HANDLE_EOF:
            case ERROR_BROKEN_PIPE:
            case ERROR_NO_DATA:
                return 0;
            default:
                aborted = true;
                IException *e = MakeOsException(err, "Pipe: ReadFile failed (size %d)", sz);
                PrintExceptionLog(e, NULL);
                throw e;
            }
        }
        return aborted?((size32_t)-1):((size32_t)sizeRead);
    }
    ISimpleReadStream *getOutputStream()
    {
        return new CSimplePipeStream(LINK(this), false);
    }
    size32_t readError(size32_t sz, void *buf)
    {
        DWORD sizeRead;
        if (!ReadFile(hError, buf, sz, &sizeRead, NULL)) {
            //raise error here
            if(aborted)
                return 0;
            int err=GetLastError();
            switch(err)
            {
            case ERROR_HANDLE_EOF:
            case ERROR_BROKEN_PIPE:
            case ERROR_NO_DATA:
                return 0;
            default:
                aborted = true;
                IException *e = MakeOsException(err, "Pipe: ReadError failed (size %d)", sz);
                PrintExceptionLog(e, NULL);
                throw e;
            }
        }
        return aborted?((size32_t)-1):((size32_t)sizeRead);
    }
    ISimpleReadStream *getErrorStream()
    {
        return new CSimplePipeStream(LINK(this), true);
    }
    size32_t write(size32_t sz, const void *buf)
    {
        DWORD sizeWritten;
        if (!WriteFile(hInput, buf, sz, &sizeWritten, NULL)) {
            int err=GetLastError();
            if ((err==ERROR_HANDLE_EOF)||aborted)
                sizeWritten = 0;
            else {
                IException *e = MakeOsException(err, "Pipe: WriteFile failed (size %d)", sz);
                PrintExceptionLog(e, NULL);
                throw e;
            }
        }
        return aborted?((size32_t)-1):((size32_t)sizeWritten);
    }
    unsigned wait()
    {
        CriticalBlock block(sect);
        if (pipeProcess != (HANDLE)-1) {
            if (title.length())
                PROGLOG("%s: Pipe: Waiting for process to complete %d",title.get(),(unsigned)pipeProcess);

            {
                CriticalUnblock unblock(sect);
                WaitForSingleObject(pipeProcess, INFINITE);
            }
            if (pipeProcess != (HANDLE)-1) {
                GetExitCodeProcess(pipeProcess,(LPDWORD)&retcode);  // already got if notified
                CloseHandle(pipeProcess);
                pipeProcess = (HANDLE)-1;
            }
            if (title.length())
                PROGLOG("%s: Pipe: process complete",title.get());
        }
        return retcode;
    }

    unsigned wait(unsigned timeoutms, bool &timedout)
    {
        CriticalBlock block(sect);
        timedout = false;
        if (pipeProcess != (HANDLE)-1) {
            if (title.length())
                PROGLOG("%s: Pipe: Waiting for process to complete %d",title.get(),(unsigned)pipeProcess);

            {
                CriticalUnblock unblock(sect);
                if (WaitForSingleObject(pipeProcess, timeoutms)!=WAIT_OBJECT_0) {
                    timedout = true;
                    return retcode;
                }
            }
            if (pipeProcess != (HANDLE)-1) {
                GetExitCodeProcess(pipeProcess,(LPDWORD)&retcode);  // already got if notified
                CloseHandle(pipeProcess);
                pipeProcess = (HANDLE)-1;
            }
            if (title.length())
                PROGLOG("%s: Pipe: process complete",title.get());
        }
        return retcode;
    }


    void notifyTerminated(HANDLE pid,unsigned _retcode)
    {
        CriticalBlock block(sect);
        if ((pid!=(HANDLE)-1)&&(pid==pipeProcess)) {
            retcode = _retcode;
            pipeProcess = (HANDLE)-1;
        }
    }
    

    void doCloseInput()
    {
        CriticalBlock block(sect);
        if (hInput != (HANDLE)-1) {
            CloseHandle(hInput);
            hInput = (HANDLE)-1;
        }
    }

    void doCloseOutput()
    {
        CriticalBlock block(sect);
        if (hOutput != (HANDLE)-1) {
            CloseHandle(hOutput);
            hOutput = (HANDLE)-1;
        }
    }

    void doCloseError()
    {
        CriticalBlock block(sect);
        if (hError != (HANDLE)-1) {
            CloseHandle(hError);
            hError = (HANDLE)-1;
        }
    }

    void closeInput()
    {
        doCloseInput();
    }

    void closeOutput()
    {
        doCloseOutput();
    }

    void closeError()
    {
        doCloseError();
    }

    void abort()
    {
        CriticalBlock block(sect);
        if (pipeProcess != (HANDLE)-1) {
            if (title.length())
                PROGLOG("%s: Pipe Aborting",title.get());
            aborted = true;
            //doCloseOutput();                  // seems to work better without this
            doCloseInput();
            {
                CriticalUnblock unblock(sect);
                Sleep(100);
            }
            try {       // this code is problematic for some reason
                if (pipeProcess != (HANDLE)-1) {
                    TerminateProcess(pipeProcess, 255);
                    CloseHandle(pipeProcess);
                    pipeProcess = (HANDLE)-1;
                }
            }
            catch (...) {
                // ignore errors
            }
            if (title.length())
                PROGLOG("%s: Pipe Aborted",title.get());
        }
    }
    bool hasInput()
    {
        return hInput!=(HANDLE)-1;
    }
    bool hasOutput()
    {
        return hOutput!=(HANDLE)-1;
    }
    bool hasError()
    {
        return hError!=(HANDLE)-1;
    }
    HANDLE getProcessHandle()
    {
        return pipeProcess;
    }
};

IPipeProcess *createPipeProcess(const char *allowedprogs)
{
    return new CWindowsPipeProcess(allowedprogs);
}



#else

class CIgnoreSIGPIPE
{
public:
    CIgnoreSIGPIPE()
    {
        struct sigaction act;
        sigset_t blockset;
        sigemptyset(&blockset);
        act.sa_mask = blockset;
        act.sa_handler = SIG_IGN;
        sigaction(SIGPIPE, &act, NULL);
    }

    ~CIgnoreSIGPIPE()
    {
        signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_DFL);
    }

};

#define WHITESPACE " \t\n\r"

#define START_FAILURE (199)

static unsigned dowaitpid(HANDLE pid, int mode)
{
    while (pid != (HANDLE)-1) {
        int stat=-1;
        int ret = waitpid(pid, &stat, mode);
        if (ret>0) 
        {
            if (WIFEXITED(stat))
                return WEXITSTATUS(stat);
            else if (WIFSIGNALED(stat))
            {
                ERRLOG("Program was terminated by signal %u", (unsigned) WTERMSIG(stat));
                if (WTERMSIG(stat)==SIGPIPE)
                    return 0;
                return 254;
            }
            else
            {
                return 254;
            }
        }
        if (ret==0)
            break;
        int err = errno;
        if (err == ECHILD) 
            break;
        if (err!=EINTR) {
            ERRLOG("dowait failed with errcode %d",err);
            return (unsigned)-1;
        }       
    }
    return 0;
}

class CLinuxPipeProcess: public CInterface, implements IPipeProcess
{

    class cForkThread: public Thread
    {
        CLinuxPipeProcess *parent;
    public:
        cForkThread(CLinuxPipeProcess *_parent)
        {
            parent = _parent;
        }
        int run()
        {
            parent->run();
            return 0;
        }

    };

    Owned<cForkThread> forkthread;

    class cStdErrorBufferThread: public Thread
    {
        MemoryAttr buf;
        size32_t bufsize;
        Semaphore stopsem;
        CriticalSection &sect;
        int &hError;
    public:
        cStdErrorBufferThread(size32_t maxbufsize,int &_hError,CriticalSection &_sect)
            : hError(_hError), sect(_sect)
        {
            buf.allocate(maxbufsize);
            bufsize = 0;
        }
        int run()
        {
            while (!stopsem.wait(1000)) {
                CriticalBlock block(sect); 
                if (hError!=(HANDLE)-1) { // hmm who did that
                    fcntl(hError,F_SETFL,O_NONBLOCK); // make sure non-blocking
                    if (bufsize<buf.length()) {
                        size32_t sizeRead = (size32_t)::read(hError, (byte *)buf.bufferBase()+bufsize, buf.length()-bufsize); 
                        if ((int)sizeRead>0) { 
                            bufsize += sizeRead;
                        }
                    }
                    else { // flush (to avoid process blocking)
                        byte tmp[1024];
                        size32_t totsz = 0;
                        for (unsigned i=0;i<1024;i++) {
                            size32_t sz = (size32_t)::read(hError, tmp, sizeof(tmp));
                            if ((int)sz<=0)
                                break;
                            totsz+=sz;
                        }
                        if (totsz)
                            WARNLOG("Lost %d bytes of stderr output",totsz);
                    }
                }

            }
            return 0;
        }
        void stop() 
        {
            stopsem.signal();
            Thread::join();
        }

    size32_t read(size32_t sz,void *out) 
        {
            CriticalBlock block(sect); 
            if (bufsize<sz) 
                sz = bufsize;
            if (sz>0) {
                memcpy(out,buf.bufferBase(),sz);
                if (sz!=bufsize) {
                    bufsize -= sz;
                    memmove(buf.bufferBase(),(byte *)buf.bufferBase()+sz,bufsize); // not ideal but hopefully not large
                }
                else
                    bufsize = 0;
            }
            return sz;
        }

    } *stderrbufferthread;

protected: friend class PipeWriterThread;
    HANDLE pipeProcess;
    HANDLE hInput;
    HANDLE hOutput;
    HANDLE hError;
    bool hasinput;
    bool hasoutput;
    bool haserror;
    StringAttr title;
    StringAttr cmd;
    StringAttr prog;
    StringAttr dir;
    int retcode;
    CriticalSection sect;
    Semaphore started;
    bool aborted;
    MemoryBuffer stderrbuf;
    size32_t stderrbufsize;
    StringAttr allowedprogs;

public:
    IMPLEMENT_IINTERFACE;

    CLinuxPipeProcess(const char *_allowedprogs)
        : allowedprogs(_allowedprogs)
    {
        pipeProcess = (HANDLE)-1;
        hInput=(HANDLE)-1;
        hOutput=(HANDLE)-1;
        hError=(HANDLE)-1;
        retcode = -1;
        aborted = false;
        stderrbufferthread = NULL;
    }
    ~CLinuxPipeProcess()
    {
        kill();
    }

    void kill() 
    {
        closeInput();
        closeOutput();
        closeError();

        Owned<cForkThread> ft;
        cStdErrorBufferThread *et;
        {   CriticalBlock block(sect); // clear forkthread  and stderrbufferthread
            ft.setown(forkthread.getClear());
            et = stderrbufferthread;
            stderrbufferthread = NULL;
        }
        if (ft) {
            ft->join();
            ft.clear();
        }
        if (et) {
            et->stop();
            delete et;
        }
    }


    char **splitargs(const char *line,unsigned &argc)
    {
        char *buf = strdup(line);
        // first count params       (this probably could be improved)
        char *s = buf;
        argc = 0;
        while (readarg(s))
            argc++;
        free(buf);
        size32_t l = strlen(line)+1;
        size32_t al = (argc+1)*sizeof(char *);
        char **argv = (char **)malloc(al+l);
        argv[argc] = NULL;
        s = ((char *)argv)+al;
        memcpy(s,line,l);
        for (unsigned i=0;i<argc;i++) 
            argv[i] = readarg(s);
        return argv;
    }


    void run()
    {
        int inpipe[2];
        int outpipe[2];
        int errpipe[2];
        if (hasinput)
            if (::pipe(inpipe)==-1)
                throw MakeOsException(errno);
        if (hasoutput)
            if (::pipe(outpipe)==-1)
                throw MakeOsException(errno);
        if (haserror)
            if (::pipe(errpipe)==-1)
                throw MakeOsException(errno);
        loop {
            pipeProcess = (HANDLE)fork();
            if (pipeProcess!=(HANDLE)-1) 
                break;
            if (errno!=EAGAIN) {
                if (hasinput) {
                    close(inpipe[0]);
                    close(inpipe[1]);
                }
                if (hasoutput) {
                    close(outpipe[0]);
                    close(outpipe[1]);
                }
                if (haserror) {
                    close(errpipe[0]);
                    close(errpipe[1]);
                }
                retcode = START_FAILURE;
                started.signal();
                return;
            }
        }
        if (pipeProcess==0) { // child
            if (hasinput) {
                dup2(inpipe[0],0);
                close(inpipe[0]);
                close(inpipe[1]);
            }
            if (hasoutput) {
                dup2(outpipe[1],1);
                close(outpipe[0]);
                close(outpipe[1]);
            }
            if (haserror) {
                dup2(errpipe[1],2);
                close(errpipe[0]);
                close(errpipe[1]);
            }

            unsigned argc;
            char **argv=splitargs(prog,argc);
            if (dir.get()) {
                if (chdir(dir) == -1)
                    throw MakeStringException(-1, "CLinuxPipeProcess::run: could not change dir to %s", dir.get());
            }
            execvp(argv[0],argv);
            _exit(START_FAILURE);    // must be _exit!!     
        }
        if (hasinput) 
            close(inpipe[0]);
        if (hasoutput) 
            close(outpipe[1]);
        if (haserror)
            close(errpipe[1]);
        hInput = hasinput?inpipe[1]:((HANDLE)-1);
        hOutput = hasoutput?outpipe[0]:((HANDLE)-1);
        hError = haserror?errpipe[0]:((HANDLE)-1);
        started.signal();
        retcode = dowaitpid(pipeProcess, 0);
        if (retcode==START_FAILURE) 
            closeOutput();
    }

    bool run(const char *_title,const char *_prog,const char *_dir,bool _hasinput,bool _hasoutput, bool _haserror, size32_t stderrbufsize)
    {
        static CriticalSection runsect; // single thread process start to avoid forked handle open/closes interleaving
        CriticalBlock runblock(runsect);
        kill();
        CriticalBlock block(sect); 
        hasinput = _hasinput;
        hasoutput = _hasoutput;
        haserror = _haserror;
        title.clear();
        prog.set(_prog);
        dir.set(_dir);
        if (_title) {
            title.set(_title);
            PROGLOG("%s: Creating PIPE program process : '%s' - hasinput=%d, hasoutput=%d stderrbufsize=%d", title.get(), prog.get(),(int)hasinput, (int)hasoutput, stderrbufsize);
        }
        CheckAllowedProgram(prog,allowedprogs);
        retcode = 0;
        if (forkthread) {
            {
                CriticalUnblock unblock(sect); 
                forkthread->join();
            }
            forkthread.clear();
        }
        forkthread.setown(new cForkThread(this));
        forkthread->start();
        {
            CriticalUnblock unblock(sect); 
            started.wait();
            forkthread->join(50); // give a chance to fail
        }
        if (retcode==START_FAILURE) {   
            ERRLOG("%s: PIPE process '%s' failed to start", title.get()?title.get():"CLinuxPipeProcess", prog.get());
            forkthread.clear();
            return false;
        }
        if (stderrbufsize) {
            if (stderrbufferthread) {
                stderrbufferthread->stop();
                delete stderrbufferthread;
            }
            stderrbufferthread = new cStdErrorBufferThread(stderrbufsize,hError,sect);
            stderrbufferthread->start();
        }
        return true;
    }
    
    size32_t read(size32_t sz, void *buf)
    {
        CriticalBlock block(sect); 
        if (aborted)
            return (size32_t)-1;
        if (hOutput==(HANDLE)-1)
            return 0;
        size32_t sizeRead;
        loop {
            {
                CriticalUnblock unblock(sect); 
                sizeRead = (size32_t)::read(hOutput, buf, sz);
            }
            if (sizeRead!=(size32_t)-1) 
                break;
            if (aborted)
                break;
            if (errno!=EINTR) {
                aborted = true;
                throw MakeErrnoException(errno,"Pipe: read failed (size %d)", sz);
            }
        }
        return aborted?((size32_t)-1):((size32_t)sizeRead);
    }

    ISimpleReadStream *getOutputStream()
    {
        return new CSimplePipeStream(LINK(this), false);
    }
    
    size32_t write(size32_t sz, const void *buf)
    {
        CriticalBlock block(sect); 
        CIgnoreSIGPIPE ignoresigpipe;

        if (aborted)
            return (size32_t)-1;
        if (hInput==(HANDLE)-1)
            return 0;
        size32_t sizeWritten;
        loop {
            {
                CriticalUnblock unblock(sect); 
                sizeWritten = (size32_t)::write(hInput, buf, sz);
            }
            if (sizeWritten!=(size32_t)-1) 
                break;
            if (aborted) 
                break;
            if (errno!=EINTR) {
                throw MakeErrnoException(errno,"Pipe: write failed (size %d)", sz);
            }
        }
        return aborted?((size32_t)-1):((size32_t)sizeWritten);
    }

    size32_t readError(size32_t sz, void *buf)
    {
        CriticalBlock block(sect); 
        if (stderrbufferthread) 
            return stderrbufferthread->read(sz,buf);
        if (aborted)
            return (size32_t)-1;
        if (hError==(HANDLE)-1)
            return 0;
        size32_t sizeRead;
        loop {
            {
                CriticalUnblock unblock(sect); 
                sizeRead = (size32_t)::read(hError, buf, sz);
            }
            if (sizeRead!=(size32_t)-1) 
                break;
            if (aborted)
                break;
            if (errno!=EINTR) {
                aborted = true;
                throw MakeErrnoException(errno,"Pipe: readError failed (size %d)", sz);
            }
        }
        return aborted?((size32_t)-1):((size32_t)sizeRead);
    }

    ISimpleReadStream *getErrorStream()
    {
        return new CSimplePipeStream(LINK(this), true);
    }

    void notifyTerminated(HANDLE pid,unsigned _retcode)
    {
        CriticalBlock block(sect); 
        if (((int)pid>0)&&(pid==pipeProcess)) {
            retcode = _retcode;
            pipeProcess = (HANDLE)-1;
        }
    }
    
    
    unsigned wait()
    {
        CriticalBlock block(sect); 
        if (forkthread) {
            {
                CriticalUnblock unblock(sect);
                forkthread->join();
            }
            if (pipeProcess != (HANDLE)-1) {
                if (title.length())
                    PROGLOG("%s: Pipe: process %d complete %d",title.get(),pipeProcess,retcode);
                pipeProcess = (HANDLE)-1;
            }
            forkthread.clear();
        }
        return retcode;
    }

    unsigned wait(unsigned timeoutms, bool &timedout)
    {
        CriticalBlock block(sect); 
        timedout = false;
        if (forkthread) {
            {
                CriticalUnblock unblock(sect);
                if (!forkthread->join(timeoutms)) {
                    timedout = true;
                    return retcode;
                }

            }
            if (pipeProcess != (HANDLE)-1) {
                if (title.length())
                    PROGLOG("%s: Pipe: process %d complete %d",title.get(),pipeProcess,retcode);
                pipeProcess = (HANDLE)-1;
            }
            forkthread.clear();
        }
        return retcode;
    }
    

    void closeOutput()
    {
        CriticalBlock block(sect);
        if (hOutput != (HANDLE)-1) {
            ::close(hOutput);
            hOutput = (HANDLE)-1;
        }
    }
    
    void closeInput()
    {
        CriticalBlock block(sect);
        if (hInput != (HANDLE)-1) {
            ::close(hInput);
            hInput = (HANDLE)-1;
        }
    }

    void closeError()
    {
        CriticalBlock block(sect);
        if (hError != (HANDLE)-1) {
            ::close(hError);
            hError = (HANDLE)-1;
        }
    }

    void abort()
    {
        CriticalBlock block(sect);
        if (pipeProcess != (HANDLE)-1) {
            if (title.length())
                PROGLOG("%s: Pipe Aborting",title.get());
            aborted = true;
            closeInput();
            {
                CriticalUnblock unblock(sect);
                forkthread->join(1000);
            }
            if (pipeProcess != (HANDLE)-1) {
                if (title.length())
                    PROGLOG("%s: Forcibly killing pipe process %d",title.get(),pipeProcess);
                ::kill(pipeProcess,SIGKILL);            // if this doesn't kill it we are in trouble
                CriticalUnblock unblock(sect);
                wait();
            }
            if (title.length())
                PROGLOG("%s: Pipe Aborted",title.get());
            retcode = -1;
            forkthread.clear();

        }
    }
    
    bool hasInput()
    {
        CriticalBlock block(sect);
        return hInput!=(HANDLE)-1;
    }
    
    bool hasOutput()
    {
        CriticalBlock block(sect);
        return hOutput!=(HANDLE)-1;
    }

    bool hasError()
    {
        CriticalBlock block(sect);
        return hError!=(HANDLE)-1;
    }

    HANDLE getProcessHandle()
    {
        CriticalBlock block(sect);
        return pipeProcess;
    }
};


IPipeProcess *createPipeProcess(const char *allowedprogs)
{
    return new CLinuxPipeProcess(allowedprogs);
}


#endif

// Worker thread




class CWorkQueueThread: public CInterface, implements IWorkQueueThread
{
public:
    IMPLEMENT_IINTERFACE;
    CriticalSection crit;
    unsigned persisttime;

    class cWorkerThread: public Thread
    {
        unsigned persisttime;
        CWorkQueueThread *parent;
        CriticalSection &crit;
    public:
        IMPLEMENT_IINTERFACE;
        cWorkerThread(CWorkQueueThread *_parent,CriticalSection &_crit,unsigned _persisttime)
            : crit(_crit)
        {
            parent = _parent;
            persisttime = _persisttime;
        }
        QueueOf<IWorkQueueItem,false> queue;
        Semaphore sem;  

        int run()
        {
            loop {
                IWorkQueueItem * work;
                bool wr = sem.wait(persisttime);
                {
                    CriticalBlock block(crit);
                    if (!wr) {
                        wr = sem.wait(0);               // catch race
                        if (!wr) 
                            break; // timed out
                    }
                    work = queue.dequeue();
                }
                if (!work)
                    break;
                try {
                    work->execute();
                    work->Release();
                }
                catch (IException *e)
                {
                    EXCLOG(e,"CWorkQueueThread item execute");
                    e->Release();
                }
            }
            CriticalBlock block(crit);
            parent->worker=NULL;    // this should be safe
            return 0;
        }
        
    } *worker;

    CWorkQueueThread(unsigned _persisttime)
    {
        persisttime = _persisttime;
        worker = NULL;
    }

    ~CWorkQueueThread()
    {
        wait();
    }

    void post(IWorkQueueItem *packet)
    {
        CriticalBlock block(crit);
        if (!worker) {
            worker = new cWorkerThread(this,crit,persisttime);
            worker->startRelease();
        }
        worker->queue.enqueue(packet);
        worker->sem.signal();
    }

    void wait()
    {
        CriticalBlock block(crit);
        if (worker) {
            worker->queue.enqueue(NULL);
            worker->sem.signal();
            Linked<cWorkerThread> wt;
            wt.set(worker);
            CriticalUnblock unblock(crit);
            wt->join();
        }
    }
    unsigned pending()
    {
        CriticalBlock block(crit);
        unsigned ret = 0;
        if (worker) 
            ret = worker->queue.ordinality();
        return ret;
    }
};


IWorkQueueThread *createWorkQueueThread(unsigned persisttime)
{
    return new CWorkQueueThread(persisttime);
}

unsigned threadLogID()  // for use in logging
{
#ifndef _WIN32
#ifdef SYS_gettid
    return (unsigned) (memsize_t) syscall(SYS_gettid);
#endif
#endif
    return (unsigned)(memsize_t) GetCurrentThreadId(); // truncated in 64bit
}