2010-05-25 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
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1 // gold-threads.h -- thread support for gold -*- C++ -*-
3 // Copyright 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4 // Written by Ian Lance Taylor <iant@google.com>.
6 // This file is part of gold.
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23 // gold can be configured to support threads. If threads are
24 // supported, the user can specify at runtime whether or not to
25 // support them. This provides an interface to manage locking
26 // accordingly.
28 // Lock
29 // A simple lock class.
31 #ifndef GOLD_THREADS_H
32 #define GOLD_THREADS_H
34 namespace gold
37 class Condvar;
38 class Once_initialize;
39 class Initialize_lock_once;
41 // The interface for the implementation of a Lock.
43 class Lock_impl
45 public:
46 Lock_impl()
47 { }
49 virtual
50 ~Lock_impl()
51 { }
53 virtual void
54 acquire() = 0;
56 virtual void
57 release() = 0;
60 // A simple lock class.
62 class Lock
64 public:
65 Lock();
67 ~Lock();
69 // Acquire the lock.
70 void
71 acquire()
72 { this->lock_->acquire(); }
74 // Release the lock.
75 void
76 release()
77 { this->lock_->release(); }
79 private:
80 // This class can not be copied.
81 Lock(const Lock&);
82 Lock& operator=(const Lock&);
84 friend class Condvar;
85 Lock_impl*
86 get_impl() const
87 { return this->lock_; }
89 Lock_impl* lock_;
92 // RAII for Lock.
94 class Hold_lock
96 public:
97 Hold_lock(Lock& lock)
98 : lock_(lock)
99 { this->lock_.acquire(); }
101 ~Hold_lock()
102 { this->lock_.release(); }
104 private:
105 // This class can not be copied.
106 Hold_lock(const Hold_lock&);
107 Hold_lock& operator=(const Hold_lock&);
109 Lock& lock_;
112 class Hold_optional_lock
114 public:
115 Hold_optional_lock(Lock* lock)
116 : lock_(lock)
118 if (this->lock_ != NULL)
119 this->lock_->acquire();
122 ~Hold_optional_lock()
124 if (this->lock_ != NULL)
125 this->lock_->release();
128 private:
129 Hold_optional_lock(const Hold_optional_lock&);
130 Hold_optional_lock& operator=(const Hold_optional_lock&);
132 Lock* lock_;
135 // The interface for the implementation of a condition variable.
137 class Condvar_impl
139 public:
140 Condvar_impl()
143 virtual
144 ~Condvar_impl()
147 virtual void
148 wait(Lock_impl*) = 0;
150 virtual void
151 signal() = 0;
153 virtual void
154 broadcast() = 0;
157 // A simple condition variable class. It is always associated with a
158 // specific lock.
160 class Condvar
162 public:
163 Condvar(Lock& lock);
164 ~Condvar();
166 // Wait for the condition variable to be signalled. This should
167 // only be called when the lock is held.
168 void
169 wait()
170 { this->condvar_->wait(this->lock_.get_impl()); }
172 // Signal the condition variable--wake up at least one thread
173 // waiting on the condition variable. This should only be called
174 // when the lock is held.
175 void
176 signal()
177 { this->condvar_->signal(); }
179 // Broadcast the condition variable--wake up all threads waiting on
180 // the condition variable. This should only be called when the lock
181 // is held.
182 void
183 broadcast()
184 { this->condvar_->broadcast(); }
186 private:
187 // This class can not be copied.
188 Condvar(const Condvar&);
189 Condvar& operator=(const Condvar&);
191 Lock& lock_;
192 Condvar_impl* condvar_;
195 // A class used to do something once. This is an abstract parent
196 // class; any actual use will involve a child of this.
198 class Once
200 public:
201 Once();
203 virtual
204 ~Once()
207 // Call this function to do whatever it is. We pass an argument
208 // even though you have to use a child class because in some uses
209 // setting the argument would itself require a Once class.
210 void
211 run_once(void* arg);
213 // This is an internal function, which must be public because it is
214 // run by an extern "C" function called via pthread_once.
215 void
216 internal_run(void* arg);
218 protected:
219 // This must be implemented by the child class.
220 virtual void
221 do_run_once(void* arg) = 0;
223 private:
224 // True if we have already run the function.
225 bool was_run_;
226 // Internal compare-and-swap lock on was_run_;
227 uint32_t was_run_lock_;
228 // The lock to run the function only once.
229 Once_initialize* once_;
232 // A class used to initialize a lock exactly once, after the options
233 // have been read. This is needed because the implementation of locks
234 // depends on whether we've seen the --threads option. Before the
235 // options have been read, we know we are single-threaded, so we can
236 // get by without using a lock. This class should be an instance
237 // variable of the class which has a lock which needs to be
238 // initialized.
240 class Initialize_lock : public Once
242 public:
243 // The class which uses this will have a pointer to a lock. This
244 // must be constructed with a pointer to that pointer.
245 Initialize_lock(Lock** pplock)
246 : pplock_(pplock)
249 // Initialize the lock. Return true if the lock is now initialized,
250 // false if it is not (because the options have not yet been read).
251 bool
252 initialize();
254 protected:
255 void
256 do_run_once(void*);
258 private:
259 // A pointer to the lock pointer which must be initialized.
260 Lock** const pplock_;
263 } // End namespace gold.
265 #endif // !defined(GOLD_THREADS_H)