Big-Data-HPC-Platform/system/jlib/jmutex.hpp

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#ifndef __JMUTEX__
#define __JMUTEX__


#include <assert.h>
#include "jiface.hpp"
#include "jsem.hpp"

extern jlib_decl void ThreadYield();


#ifdef _DEBUG
//#define SPINLOCK_USE_MUTEX // for testing
//#define SPINLOCK_RR_CHECK     // checks for realtime threads
#define _ASSERT_LOCK_SUPPORT
#endif

#ifdef SPINLOCK_USE_MUTEX
#define NRESPINLOCK_USE_SPINLOCK
#endif


#if (_WIN32 || ((__GNUC__ < 4 || (__GNUC_MINOR__ < 1 && __GNUC__ == 4)) || (!defined(__x86_64__) && !defined(__i386__))))
#define NRESPINLOCK_USE_SPINLOCK
#endif

#ifdef _WIN32
class jlib_decl Mutex
{
protected:
    Mutex(const char *name)
    {
        mutex = CreateMutex(NULL, FALSE, name);
        assertex(mutex);
        lockcount = 0;
        owner = 0;
    }
public:
    Mutex()
    {
        mutex = CreateMutex(NULL, FALSE, NULL);
        lockcount = 0;
        owner = 0;
    }
    ~Mutex()
    {
        if (owner != 0)
            printf("Warning - Owned mutex destroyed"); // can't use PrintLog here!
        CloseHandle(mutex);
    }
    void lock()
    {
        WaitForSingleObject(mutex, INFINITE);
        if (lockcount) {
            if(owner!=GetCurrentThreadId())     // I think only way this can happen is with unhandled thread exception
                lockcount = 0;                  // (don't assert as unhandled error may get lost)
        }
        lockcount++;
        owner=GetCurrentThreadId();
    }
    bool lockWait(unsigned timeout)
    {
        if (WaitForSingleObject(mutex, (long)timeout)!=WAIT_OBJECT_0)
            return false;
        if (lockcount) {
            if(owner!=GetCurrentThreadId())     // I think only way this can happen is with unhandled thread exception
                lockcount = 0;                  // (don't assert as unhandled error may get lost)
        }
        lockcount++;
        owner=GetCurrentThreadId();
        return true;
    }
    void unlock()
    {
        assertex(owner==GetCurrentThreadId());
        --lockcount;
        if (lockcount==0)
            owner = 0;
        ReleaseMutex(mutex);
    }

protected:
    MutexId mutex;
    ThreadId owner;
    int unlockAll()
    {
        assertex(owner==GetCurrentThreadId());
        assertex(lockcount);
        int ret = lockcount;
        int lc = ret;
        while (lc--)
            unlock();
        return ret;
    }
    void lockAll(int count)
    {
        while (count--)
            lock();
    }
    
private:
    int lockcount;
};

class jlib_decl NamedMutex: public Mutex
{
public:
    NamedMutex(const char *name)
        : Mutex(name)
    {
    }   
};



#else // posix

class jlib_decl Mutex
{
public:
    Mutex();
//  Mutex(const char *name);    //not supported
    ~Mutex();
    void lock();
    bool lockWait(unsigned timeout);
    void unlock();
protected:
    MutexId mutex;
    ThreadId owner;
    int unlockAll();
    void lockAll(int);
private:
    int lockcount;
    pthread_cond_t lock_free;
};


class jlib_decl NamedMutex
{
public:
    NamedMutex(const char *name);   
    ~NamedMutex();
    void lock();
    bool lockWait(unsigned timeout);
    void unlock();
private:
    Mutex threadmutex;
    char *mutexfname;
};



#endif

class jlib_decl synchronized
{
private:
    Mutex &mutex;
    void throwLockException(unsigned timeout);
public:
    synchronized(Mutex &m) : mutex(m) { mutex.lock(); };
    synchronized(Mutex &m,unsigned timeout) : mutex(m) { if(!mutex.lockWait(timeout)) throwLockException(timeout);  }
    inline ~synchronized() { mutex.unlock(); };
};

#ifdef _WIN32

extern "C" {
WINBASEAPI
BOOL
WINAPI
TryEnterCriticalSection(
    IN OUT LPCRITICAL_SECTION lpCriticalSection
    );
};

class jlib_decl CriticalSection
{
    // lightweight mutex within a single process
private:
    CRITICAL_SECTION flags;
#ifdef _ASSERT_LOCK_SUPPORT
    ThreadId owner;
    unsigned depth;
#endif
    inline CriticalSection(CriticalSection & value) { assert(false); } // dummy to prevent inadvertant use as block
public:
    inline CriticalSection()
    {
        InitializeCriticalSection(&flags);
#ifdef _ASSERT_LOCK_SUPPORT
        owner = 0;
        depth = 0;
#endif
    };
    inline ~CriticalSection()
    {
#ifdef _ASSERT_LOCK_SUPPORT
        assertex(owner==0 && depth==0);
#endif
        DeleteCriticalSection(&flags);
    };
    inline void enter()
    {
        EnterCriticalSection(&flags);
#ifdef _ASSERT_LOCK_SUPPORT
        if (owner)
        {
            assertex(owner==GetCurrentThreadId());
            depth++;
        }
        else
            owner = GetCurrentThreadId();
#endif
    };
    inline void leave()
    {
#ifdef _ASSERT_LOCK_SUPPORT
        assertex(owner==GetCurrentThreadId());
        if (depth)
            depth--;
        else
            owner = 0;
#endif
        LeaveCriticalSection(&flags);
    };
    inline void assertLocked()
    {
#ifdef _ASSERT_LOCK_SUPPORT
        assertex(owner == GetCurrentThreadId());
#endif
    }
#ifdef ENABLE_CHECKEDCRITICALSECTIONS
    bool wouldBlock()  { if (TryEnterCriticalSection(&flags)) { leave(); return false; } return true; } // debug only
#endif
};
#else

/**
 * Mutex locking wrapper. Use enter/leave to lock/unlock.
 */
class CriticalSection 
{
private:
    MutexId mutex;
#ifdef _ASSERT_LOCK_SUPPORT
    ThreadId owner;
    unsigned depth;
#endif
    CriticalSection (const CriticalSection &);  
public:
    inline CriticalSection()
    {
        pthread_mutexattr_t attr;
        pthread_mutexattr_init(&attr);
#ifdef _DEBUG
        verifyex(pthread_mutexattr_settype(&attr,PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE)==0); // verify supports attr
#else
        pthread_mutexattr_settype(&attr,PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE);
#endif
        pthread_mutex_init(&mutex, &attr);
        pthread_mutexattr_destroy(&attr);
#ifdef _ASSERT_LOCK_SUPPORT
        owner = 0;
        depth = 0;
#endif
    }

    inline ~CriticalSection()
    {
#ifdef _ASSERT_LOCK_SUPPORT
        assertex(owner==0 && depth==0);
#endif
        pthread_mutex_destroy(&mutex);
    }

    inline void enter()
    {
        pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex);
#ifdef _ASSERT_LOCK_SUPPORT
        if (owner)
        {
            assertex(owner==GetCurrentThreadId());
            depth++;
        }
        else
            owner = GetCurrentThreadId();
#endif
    }

    inline void leave()
    {
#ifdef _ASSERT_LOCK_SUPPORT
        assertex(owner==GetCurrentThreadId());
        if (depth)
            depth--;
        else
            owner = 0;
#endif
        pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex);
    }
    inline void assertLocked()
    {
#ifdef _ASSERT_LOCK_SUPPORT
        assertex(owner == GetCurrentThreadId());
#endif
    }
};
#endif

/**
 * Critical section delimiter, using scope to define lifetime of
 * the lock on a critical section (parameter).
 * Blocks on construction, unblocks on destruction.
 */
class CriticalBlock
{
    CriticalSection &crit;
public:
    inline CriticalBlock(CriticalSection &c) : crit(c)      { crit.enter(); }
    inline ~CriticalBlock()                             { crit.leave(); }
};

/**
 * Critical section delimiter, using scope to define lifetime of
 * the lock on a critical section (parameter).
 * Unblocks on construction, blocks on destruction.
 */
class CriticalUnblock
{
    CriticalSection &crit;
public:
    inline CriticalUnblock(CriticalSection &c) : crit(c)        { crit.leave(); }
    inline ~CriticalUnblock()                                   { crit.enter(); }
};

#ifdef SPINLOCK_USE_MUTEX // for testing

class  SpinLock
{
    CriticalSection sect;
public:
    inline void enter()       
    { 
        sect.enter();
    }
    inline void leave()
    { 
        sect.leave();
    }
};

#else

class jlib_decl  SpinLock
{
    atomic_t value;
    unsigned nesting;           // not volatile since it is only accessed by one thread at a time
    struct { volatile ThreadId tid; } owner;
    inline SpinLock(SpinLock & value) { assert(false); } // dummy to prevent inadvetant use as block
public:
    inline SpinLock()       
    {   
        owner.tid = 0;
        nesting = 0;
        atomic_set(&value, 0); 
    }
#ifdef _DEBUG
    ~SpinLock()             
    { 
        if (atomic_read(&value))
            printf("Warning - Owned Spinlock destroyed"); // can't use PrintLog here!
    }
#endif
    inline void enter()       
    { 
        ThreadId self = GetCurrentThreadId(); 
#ifdef SPINLOCK_RR_CHECK    // as requested by RKC 
        int policy;
        sched_param param;
        if ((pthread_getschedparam(self, &policy, &param)==0)&&(policy==SCHED_RR)) {
            param.sched_priority = 0;
            pthread_setschedparam(self, SCHED_OTHER, &param);   // otherwise will likely re-enter
            assertex(!"SpinLock enter on SCHED_RR thread");
        }
#endif
        if (self==owner.tid) {          // this is atomic   
#ifdef _DEBUG
            assertex(atomic_read(&value));
#endif      
            nesting++;
            return;
        }
        while (!atomic_cas(&value,1,0)) 
            ThreadYield(); 
        owner.tid = self;
    }
    inline void leave()
    {
        //It is safe to access nesting - since this thread is the only one that can access
        //it, so no need for a synchronized access
        if (nesting == 0)
        {
            owner.tid = 0;
            //Ensure that no code that precedes the setting of value gets moved after it
            //(unlikely since code is conditional and owner.tid is also volatile)
            compiler_memory_barrier();
            atomic_set(&value, 0);
        }
        else
            nesting--;
    }
};

#endif

class SpinBlock
{
    SpinLock &lock;
public:
    inline SpinBlock(SpinLock & _lock) : lock(_lock)    { lock.enter(); }
    inline ~SpinBlock()                                 { lock.leave(); }
};

class SpinUnblock
{
    SpinLock &lock;
public:
    inline SpinUnblock(SpinLock & _lock) : lock(_lock)  { lock.leave(); }
    inline ~SpinUnblock()                               { lock.enter(); }
};

// Non re-entrant Spin locks where *absolutely* certain enters are not nested on same thread
// (debug version checks and asserts if are, release version will deadlock

#ifdef NRESPINLOCK_USE_SPINLOCK
class jlib_decl NonReentrantSpinLock: public SpinLock
{
};
#else
#ifdef _DEBUG
class jlib_decl NonReentrantSpinLock
{
    atomic_t value;
    struct { volatile ThreadId tid; } owner; // atomic
    inline NonReentrantSpinLock(NonReentrantSpinLock & value) { assert(false); } // dummy to prevent inadvertent use as block
public:
    inline NonReentrantSpinLock()       
    {
        owner.tid = 0;
        atomic_set(&value, 0); 
    }
    inline void enter()       
    { 
        ThreadId self = GetCurrentThreadId(); 
        assertex(self!=owner.tid); // check for reentrancy
        while (!atomic_cas(&value,1,0))
            ThreadYield();
        owner.tid = self;
    }
    inline void leave()
    { 
        assertex(GetCurrentThreadId()==owner.tid); // check for spurious leave
        owner.tid = 0;
        //Ensure that no code that precedes the leave() gets moved after value is cleared
        compiler_memory_barrier();
        atomic_set(&value, 0); 
    }
};

#else

class jlib_decl  NonReentrantSpinLock
{
    atomic_t value;
    inline NonReentrantSpinLock(NonReentrantSpinLock & value) { assert(false); } // dummy to prevent inadvertent use as block
public:
    inline NonReentrantSpinLock()       
    {   
        atomic_set(&value, 0); 
    }
    inline void enter()       
    { 
        while (!atomic_cas(&value,1,0))
            ThreadYield();
    }
    inline void leave()
    { 
        //Ensure that no code that precedes the leave() gets moved after value is cleared
        compiler_memory_barrier();
        atomic_set(&value, 0); 
    }
};
#endif

#endif

class NonReentrantSpinBlock
{
    NonReentrantSpinLock &lock;
public:
    inline NonReentrantSpinBlock(NonReentrantSpinLock & _lock) : lock(_lock)    { lock.enter(); }
    inline ~NonReentrantSpinBlock()                                             { lock.leave(); }
};

class NonReentrantSpinUnblock
{
    NonReentrantSpinLock &lock;
public:
    inline NonReentrantSpinUnblock(NonReentrantSpinLock & _lock) : lock(_lock)  { lock.leave(); }
    inline ~NonReentrantSpinUnblock()                                           { lock.enter(); }
};





class jlib_decl Monitor: public Mutex
{
    // Like a java object - you can synchronize on it for a block, wait for a notify on it, or notify on it
    Semaphore *sem;
    int waiting;
    void *last;
public:
    Monitor() : Mutex() { sem = new Semaphore(); waiting = 0; last = NULL; }
//  Monitor(const char *name) : Mutex(name) { sem = new Semaphore(name); waiting = 0; last = NULL; } // not supported
    ~Monitor() {delete sem;};

    void wait();        // only called when locked
    void notify();      // only called when locked
    void notifyAll();   // only called when locked -- notifys for all waiting threads
};

class jlib_decl ReadWriteLock
{
    bool lockRead(bool timed, unsigned timeout) { 
                                cs.enter(); 
                                if (writeLocks == 0) 
                                {
                                    readLocks++;
                                    cs.leave();
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    readWaiting++;
                                    cs.leave();
                                    if (timed)
                                    {
                                        if (!readSem.wait(timeout)) {
                                            cs.enter(); 
                                            if (!readSem.wait(0)) {
                                                readWaiting--;
                                                cs.leave();
                                                return false;
                                            }
                                            cs.leave();
                                        }
                                    }
                                    else
                                        readSem.wait();
                                    //NB: waiting and locks adjusted before the signal occurs.
                                }
                                return true;
                            }
    bool lockWrite(bool timed, unsigned timeout) { 
                                cs.enter(); 
                                if ((readLocks == 0) && (writeLocks == 0))
                                {
                                    writeLocks++;
                                    cs.leave();
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    writeWaiting++;
                                    cs.leave();
                                    if (timed)
                                    {
                                        if (!writeSem.wait(timeout)) {
                                            cs.enter(); 
                                            if (!writeSem.wait(0)) {
                                                writeWaiting--;
                                                cs.leave();
                                                return false;
                                            }
                                            cs.leave();
                                        }
                                    }
                                    else
                                        writeSem.wait();
                                    //NB: waiting and locks adjusted before the signal occurs.
                                }
#ifdef _DEBUG
                                exclWriteOwner = GetCurrentThreadId();
#endif
                                return true;
                            }
public:
    ReadWriteLock()
    {
        readLocks = 0; writeLocks = 0; readWaiting = 0; writeWaiting = 0;
#ifdef _DEBUG
        exclWriteOwner = 0;
#endif
    }
    ~ReadWriteLock()        { assertex(readLocks == 0 && writeLocks == 0); }

    void lockRead()         { lockRead(false, 0); }
    void lockWrite()        { lockWrite(false, 0); }
    bool lockRead(unsigned timeout) { return lockRead(true, timeout); }
    bool lockWrite(unsigned timeout) { return lockWrite(true, timeout); }
    void unlock()           { 
                                cs.enter(); 
                                if (readLocks) readLocks--;
                                else
                                {
                                    writeLocks--;
#ifdef _DEBUG
                                    exclWriteOwner = 0;
#endif
                                }
                                assertex(writeLocks == 0);
                                if (readLocks == 0)
                                {
                                    if (readWaiting)
                                    {
                                        unsigned numWaiting = readWaiting;
                                        readWaiting = 0;
                                        readLocks += numWaiting;
                                        readSem.signal(numWaiting);
                                    }
                                    else if (writeWaiting)
                                    {
                                        writeWaiting--;
                                        writeLocks++;
                                        writeSem.signal();
                                    }
                                }
                                cs.leave();
                            }
    bool queryWriteLocked() { return (writeLocks != 0); }
    void unlockRead()       { unlock(); }
    void unlockWrite()      { unlock(); }

    //MORE: May want to use the pthread implementations under linux.
protected:
    CriticalSection     cs;
    Semaphore           readSem;
    Semaphore           writeSem;
    unsigned            readLocks;
    unsigned            writeLocks;
    unsigned            readWaiting;
    unsigned            writeWaiting;
#ifdef _DEBUG
    ThreadId            exclWriteOwner;
#endif
};

class ReadLockBlock
{
    ReadWriteLock *lock;
public:
    ReadLockBlock(ReadWriteLock &l) : lock(&l)      { lock->lockRead(); }
    ~ReadLockBlock()                                { if (lock) lock->unlockRead(); }
    void clear()
    {
        if (lock)
        {
            lock->unlockRead();
            lock = NULL;
        }
    }
};

class WriteLockBlock
{
    ReadWriteLock *lock;
public:
    WriteLockBlock(ReadWriteLock &l) : lock(&l)     { lock->lockWrite(); }
    ~WriteLockBlock()                               { if (lock) lock->unlockWrite(); }
    void clear()
    {
        if (lock)
        {
            lock->unlockWrite();
            lock = NULL;
        }
    }
};

class Barrier
{
    CriticalSection crit;
    int limit, remaining, waiting;
    Semaphore sem;
public:
    Barrier(int _limit) { init(_limit); }
    Barrier() { init(0); }
    void init(int _limit)
    {
        waiting = 0;
        limit = _limit;
        remaining = limit;
    }
    void wait() // blocks until 'limit' barrier points are entered.
    {
        CriticalBlock block(crit);
        while (remaining==0) {
            if (waiting) {
                crit.leave();
                ThreadYield();
                crit.enter();
            }
            else
                remaining = limit;
        }
        remaining--;
        if (remaining==0)
            sem.signal(waiting);
        else if (remaining>0) {
            waiting++;
            crit.leave();
            sem.wait();
            crit.enter();
            waiting--;
        }
    }
    void abort()            
    {
        CriticalBlock block(crit);
        remaining = -1;
        sem.signal(waiting);
    }
    void cancel(int n, bool remove) // cancel n barrier points from this instance, if remove=true reduces barrier width
    {
        CriticalBlock block(crit);
        while (remaining==0) {
            if (waiting) {
                crit.leave();
                ThreadYield();
                crit.enter();
            }
            else
                remaining = limit;
        }
        assertex(remaining>=n);
        remaining-=n;
        if (remaining==0)
            sem.signal(waiting);
        if (remove)
            limit-=n;
    }
};



// checked versions of critical block and readwrite blocks - report deadlocks

#define USECHECKEDCRITICALSECTIONS
#ifdef USECHECKEDCRITICALSECTIONS

typedef Mutex CheckedCriticalSection;
void jlib_decl checkedCritEnter(CheckedCriticalSection &crit, unsigned timeout, const char *fname, unsigned lnum);
void jlib_decl checkedCritLeave(CheckedCriticalSection &crit);
class  jlib_decl CheckedCriticalBlock
{
    CheckedCriticalSection &crit;
public:
    CheckedCriticalBlock(CheckedCriticalSection &c, unsigned timeout, const char *fname,unsigned lnum);
    ~CheckedCriticalBlock()                                         
    { 
        crit.unlock(); 
    }
};

class  jlib_decl CheckedCriticalUnblock
{
    CheckedCriticalSection &crit;
    const char *fname;
    unsigned lnum;
    unsigned timeout;

public:
    CheckedCriticalUnblock(CheckedCriticalSection &c,unsigned _timeout,const char *_fname,unsigned _lnum) 
        : crit(c)   
    { 
        timeout = _timeout;
        fname = _fname;
        lnum = _lnum;
        crit.unlock(); 
    }
    ~CheckedCriticalUnblock();
};

#define CHECKEDCRITICALBLOCK(sect,timeout)   CheckedCriticalBlock glue(block,__LINE__)(sect,timeout,__FILE__,__LINE__)
#define CHECKEDCRITICALUNBLOCK(sect,timeout) CheckedCriticalUnblock glue(unblock,__LINE__)(sect,timeout,__FILE__,__LINE__)

#define CHECKEDCRITENTER(sect,timeout) checkedCritEnter(sect,timeout,__FILE__,__LINE__)
#define CHECKEDCRITLEAVE(sect) checkedCritLeave(sect)


class jlib_decl CheckedReadLockBlock
{
    ReadWriteLock &lock;
public:
    CheckedReadLockBlock(ReadWriteLock &l, unsigned timeout, const char *fname,unsigned lnum);
    ~CheckedReadLockBlock()                             { lock.unlockRead(); }
};

class jlib_decl CheckedWriteLockBlock
{
    ReadWriteLock &lock;
public:
    CheckedWriteLockBlock(ReadWriteLock &l, unsigned timeout, const char *fname, unsigned lnum);
    ~CheckedWriteLockBlock()                                { lock.unlockWrite(); }
};

void jlib_decl checkedReadLockEnter(ReadWriteLock &l, unsigned timeout, const char *fname, unsigned lnum);
void jlib_decl checkedWriteLockEnter(ReadWriteLock &l, unsigned timeout, const char *fname, unsigned lnum);
#define CHECKEDREADLOCKBLOCK(l,timeout)   CheckedReadLockBlock glue(block,__LINE__)(l,timeout,__FILE__,__LINE__)
#define CHECKEDWRITELOCKBLOCK(l,timeout)  CheckedWriteLockBlock glue(block,__LINE__)(l,timeout,__FILE__,__LINE__)
#define CHECKEDREADLOCKENTER(l,timeout) checkedReadLockEnter(l,timeout,__FILE__,__LINE__)
#define CHECKEDWRITELOCKENTER(l,timeout) checkedWriteLockEnter(l,timeout,__FILE__,__LINE__)
#else
#define CheckedCriticalSection  CriticalSection
#define CheckedCriticalBlock    CriticalBlock
#define CheckedCriticalUnblock  CriticalUnblock
#define CHECKEDCRITENTER(sect,timeout) (sect).enter()
#define CHECKEDCRITLEAVE(sect) (sect).leave()
#define CHECKEDCRITICALBLOCK(sect,timeout)   CheckedCriticalBlock glue(block,__LINE__)(sect)
#define CHECKEDCRITICALUNBLOCK(sect,timeout) CheckedCriticalUnblock glue(unblock,__LINE__)(sect)
#define CHECKEDREADLOCKBLOCK(l,timeout)   ReadLockBlock glue(block,__LINE__)(l)
#define CHECKEDWRITELOCKBLOCK(l,timeout)  WriteLockBlock glue(block,__LINE__)(l)
#define CHECKEDREADLOCKENTER(l,timeout) (l).lockRead()
#define CHECKEDWRITELOCKENTER(l,timeout) (l).lockWrite()
#endif

class CSingletonLock        // a lock that will generally only be locked once (for locking singleton objects - see below for examples
{
    volatile bool needlock;
    CriticalSection  sect;
public:
    inline CSingletonLock()
    {
        needlock = true;
    }
    inline bool lock()
    {
        if (needlock) {
            sect.enter();
            //prevent compiler from moving any code before the critical section (unlikely)
            compiler_memory_barrier();
            return true;
        }
        //Prevent the value of the protected object from being evaluated before the condition
        compiler_memory_barrier();
        return false;
    }
    inline void unlock()
    {
        //Ensure that no code that precedes unlock() gets moved to after needlock being cleared.
        compiler_memory_barrier();
        needlock = false;
        sect.leave();
    }
};

/* Usage example

    void *get()
    {
        static void *sobj = NULL;
        static CSingletonLock slock;
        if (slock.lock()) {
            if (!sobj)          // required
                sobj = createSObj();
            slock.unlock();
        }
        return sobj;
    }
*/


#endif