Split out architecture-dependent definitions into api.h and arch.h.
[urcu.git] / urcu.c
diff --git a/urcu.c b/urcu.c
index 9fde6238f695b06db846866a704f9ed595bd6d0c..475bebf526dfd1b9cc8cf78b87d8804ded7a1b6f 100644 (file)
--- a/urcu.c
+++ b/urcu.c
 
 pthread_mutex_t urcu_mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
 
-/* Global grace period counter */
-int urcu_gp_ctr;
+/*
+ * Global grace period counter.
+ * Contains the current RCU_GP_CTR_BIT.
+ * Also has a RCU_GP_CTR_BIT of 1, to accelerate the reader fast path.
+ * Written to only by writer with mutex taken. Read by both writer and readers.
+ */
+long urcu_gp_ctr = RCU_GP_COUNT;
 
-int __thread urcu_active_readers;
+/*
+ * Written to only by each individual reader. Read by both the reader and the
+ * writers.
+ */
+long __thread urcu_active_readers;
 
 /* Thread IDs of registered readers */
 #define INIT_NUM_THREADS 4
 
 struct reader_data {
        pthread_t tid;
-       int *urcu_active_readers;
+       long *urcu_active_readers;
 };
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_YIELD
@@ -39,16 +48,23 @@ unsigned int __thread rand_yield;
 
 static struct reader_data *reader_data;
 static int num_readers, alloc_readers;
+#ifndef DEBUG_FULL_MB
 static int sig_done;
+#endif
 
 void internal_urcu_lock(void)
 {
+#if 0
        int ret;
+       /* Mutex sleeping does not play well with busy-waiting loop. */
        ret = pthread_mutex_lock(&urcu_mutex);
        if (ret) {
                perror("Error in pthread mutex lock");
                exit(-1);
        }
+#endif
+       while (pthread_mutex_trylock(&urcu_mutex) != 0)
+               cpu_relax();
 }
 
 void internal_urcu_unlock(void)
@@ -67,37 +83,72 @@ void internal_urcu_unlock(void)
  */
 static void switch_next_urcu_qparity(void)
 {
-       urcu_gp_ctr ^= RCU_GP_CTR_BIT;
+       STORE_SHARED(urcu_gp_ctr, urcu_gp_ctr ^ RCU_GP_CTR_BIT);
+}
+
+#ifdef DEBUG_FULL_MB
+static void force_mb_single_thread(pthread_t tid)
+{
+       smp_mb();
+}
+
+static void force_mb_all_threads(void)
+{
+       smp_mb();
+}
+#else
+
+static void force_mb_single_thread(pthread_t tid)
+{
+       assert(reader_data);
+       sig_done = 0;
+       /*
+        * pthread_kill has a smp_mb(). But beware, we assume it performs
+        * a cache flush on architectures with non-coherent cache. Let's play
+        * safe and don't assume anything : we use smp_mc() to make sure the
+        * cache flush is enforced.
+        * smp_mb();    write sig_done before sending the signals
+        */
+       smp_mc();       /* write sig_done before sending the signals */
+       pthread_kill(tid, SIGURCU);
+       /*
+        * Wait for sighandler (and thus mb()) to execute on every thread.
+        * BUSY-LOOP.
+        */
+       while (LOAD_SHARED(sig_done) < 1)
+               cpu_relax();
+       smp_mb();       /* read sig_done before ending the barrier */
 }
 
 static void force_mb_all_threads(void)
 {
        struct reader_data *index;
        /*
-        * Ask for each threads to execute a mb() so we can consider the
+        * Ask for each threads to execute a smp_mb() so we can consider the
         * compiler barriers around rcu read lock as real memory barriers.
         */
        if (!reader_data)
                return;
-       debug_yield_write();
        sig_done = 0;
-       debug_yield_write();
-       mb();   /* write sig_done before sending the signals */
-       debug_yield_write();
-       for (index = reader_data; index < reader_data + num_readers; index++) {
+       /*
+        * pthread_kill has a smp_mb(). But beware, we assume it performs
+        * a cache flush on architectures with non-coherent cache. Let's play
+        * safe and don't assume anything : we use smp_mc() to make sure the
+        * cache flush is enforced.
+        * smp_mb();    write sig_done before sending the signals
+        */
+       smp_mc();       /* write sig_done before sending the signals */
+       for (index = reader_data; index < reader_data + num_readers; index++)
                pthread_kill(index->tid, SIGURCU);
-               debug_yield_write();
-       }
        /*
         * Wait for sighandler (and thus mb()) to execute on every thread.
         * BUSY-LOOP.
         */
-       while (sig_done < num_readers)
-               barrier();
-       debug_yield_write();
-       mb();   /* read sig_done before ending the barrier */
-       debug_yield_write();
+       while (LOAD_SHARED(sig_done) < num_readers)
+               cpu_relax();
+       smp_mb();       /* read sig_done before ending the barrier */
 }
+#endif
 
 void wait_for_quiescent_state(void)
 {
@@ -105,50 +156,80 @@ void wait_for_quiescent_state(void)
 
        if (!reader_data)
                return;
-       /* Wait for each thread urcu_active_readers count to become 0.
+       /*
+        * Wait for each thread urcu_active_readers count to become 0.
         */
        for (index = reader_data; index < reader_data + num_readers; index++) {
+               int wait_loops = 0;
                /*
-                * BUSY-LOOP.
+                * BUSY-LOOP. Force the reader thread to commit its
+                * urcu_active_readers update to memory if we wait for too long.
                 */
-               while (rcu_old_gp_ongoing(index->urcu_active_readers))
-                       barrier();
+               while (rcu_old_gp_ongoing(index->urcu_active_readers)) {
+                       if (wait_loops++ == KICK_READER_LOOPS) {
+                               force_mb_single_thread(index->tid);
+                               wait_loops = 0;
+                       } else {
+                               cpu_relax();
+                       }
+               }
        }
-       /*
-        * Locally : read *index->urcu_active_readers before freeing old
-        * pointer.
-        * Remote (reader threads) : Order urcu_qparity update and other
-        * thread's quiescent state counter read.
-        */
-       force_mb_all_threads();
 }
 
-static void switch_qparity(void)
+void synchronize_rcu(void)
 {
-       /* All threads should read qparity before accessing data structure. */
-       /* Write ptr before changing the qparity */
+       internal_urcu_lock();
+
+       /* All threads should read qparity before accessing data structure
+        * where new ptr points to. Must be done within internal_urcu_lock
+        * because it iterates on reader threads.*/
+       /* Write new ptr before changing the qparity */
        force_mb_all_threads();
-       debug_yield_write();
-       switch_next_urcu_qparity();
-       debug_yield_write();
+
+       switch_next_urcu_qparity();     /* 0 -> 1 */
+
+       /*
+        * Must commit qparity update to memory before waiting for parity
+        * 0 quiescent state. Failure to do so could result in the writer
+        * waiting forever while new readers are always accessing data (no
+        * progress).
+        * Ensured by STORE_SHARED and LOAD_SHARED.
+        */
 
        /*
         * Wait for previous parity to be empty of readers.
         */
-       wait_for_quiescent_state();
-}
+       wait_for_quiescent_state();     /* Wait readers in parity 0 */
 
-void synchronize_rcu(void)
-{
-       debug_yield_write();
-       internal_urcu_lock();
-       debug_yield_write();
-       switch_qparity();
-       debug_yield_write();
-       switch_qparity();
-       debug_yield_write();
-       internal_urcu_lock();
-       debug_yield_write();
+       /*
+        * Must finish waiting for quiescent state for parity 0 before
+        * committing qparity update to memory. Failure to do so could result in
+        * the writer waiting forever while new readers are always accessing
+        * data (no progress).
+        * Ensured by STORE_SHARED and LOAD_SHARED.
+        */
+
+       switch_next_urcu_qparity();     /* 1 -> 0 */
+
+       /*
+        * Must commit qparity update to memory before waiting for parity
+        * 1 quiescent state. Failure to do so could result in the writer
+        * waiting forever while new readers are always accessing data (no
+        * progress).
+        * Ensured by STORE_SHARED and LOAD_SHARED.
+        */
+
+       /*
+        * Wait for previous parity to be empty of readers.
+        */
+       wait_for_quiescent_state();     /* Wait readers in parity 1 */
+
+       /* Finish waiting for reader threads before letting the old ptr being
+        * freed. Must be done within internal_urcu_lock because it iterates on
+        * reader threads. */
+       force_mb_all_threads();
+
+       internal_urcu_unlock();
 }
 
 void urcu_add_reader(pthread_t id)
@@ -213,9 +294,15 @@ void urcu_unregister_thread(void)
        internal_urcu_unlock();
 }
 
+#ifndef DEBUG_FULL_MB
 void sigurcu_handler(int signo, siginfo_t *siginfo, void *context)
 {
-       mb();
+       /*
+        * Executing this smp_mb() is the only purpose of this signal handler.
+        * It punctually promotes barrier() into smp_mb() on every thread it is
+        * executed on.
+        */
+       smp_mb();
        atomic_inc(&sig_done);
 }
 
@@ -245,3 +332,4 @@ void __attribute__((destructor)) urcu_exit(void)
        assert(act.sa_sigaction == sigurcu_handler);
        free(reader_data);
 }
+#endif
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