2008-09-26 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
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1 // workqueue.h -- the work queue for gold -*- C++ -*-
3 // Copyright 2006, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4 // Written by Ian Lance Taylor <iant@google.com>.
6 // This file is part of gold.
8 // This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
9 // it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
10 // the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
11 // (at your option) any later version.
13 // This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
14 // but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
15 // MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
16 // GNU General Public License for more details.
18 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
19 // along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
20 // Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street - Fifth Floor, Boston,
21 // MA 02110-1301, USA.
23 // After processing the command line, everything the linker does is
24 // driven from a work queue. This permits us to parallelize the
25 // linker where possible.
27 #ifndef GOLD_WORKQUEUE_H
28 #define GOLD_WORKQUEUE_H
30 #include <string>
32 #include "gold-threads.h"
33 #include "token.h"
35 namespace gold
38 class General_options;
39 class Workqueue;
41 // The superclass for tasks to be placed on the workqueue. Each
42 // specific task class will inherit from this one.
44 class Task
46 public:
47 Task()
48 : list_next_(NULL), name_(), should_run_soon_(false)
49 { }
50 virtual ~Task()
51 { }
53 // Check whether the Task can be run now. This method is only
54 // called with the workqueue lock held. If the Task can run, this
55 // returns NULL. Otherwise it returns a pointer to a token which
56 // must be released before the Task can run.
57 virtual Task_token*
58 is_runnable() = 0;
60 // Lock all the resources required by the Task, and store the locks
61 // in a Task_locker. This method does not need to do anything if no
62 // locks are required. This method is only called with the
63 // workqueue lock held.
64 virtual void
65 locks(Task_locker*) = 0;
67 // Run the task.
68 virtual void
69 run(Workqueue*) = 0;
71 // Return whether this task should run soon.
72 bool
73 should_run_soon() const
74 { return this->should_run_soon_; }
76 // Note that this task should run soon.
77 void
78 set_should_run_soon()
79 { this->should_run_soon_ = true; }
81 // Get the next Task on the list of Tasks. Called by Task_list.
82 Task*
83 list_next() const
84 { return this->list_next_; }
86 // Set the next Task on the list of Tasks. Called by Task_list.
87 void
88 set_list_next(Task* t)
90 gold_assert(this->list_next_ == NULL);
91 this->list_next_ = t;
94 // Clear the next Task on the list of Tasks. Called by Task_list.
95 void
96 clear_list_next()
97 { this->list_next_ = NULL; }
99 // Return the name of the Task. This is only used for debugging
100 // purposes.
101 const std::string&
102 name()
104 if (this->name_.empty())
105 this->name_ = this->get_name();
106 return this->name_;
109 protected:
110 // Get the name of the task. This must be implemented by the child
111 // class.
112 virtual std::string
113 get_name() const = 0;
115 private:
116 // Tasks may not be copied.
117 Task(const Task&);
118 Task& operator=(const Task&);
120 // If this Task is on a list, this is a pointer to the next Task on
121 // the list. We use this simple list structure rather than building
122 // a container, in order to avoid memory allocation while holding
123 // the Workqueue lock.
124 Task* list_next_;
125 // Task name, for debugging purposes.
126 std::string name_;
127 // Whether this Task should be executed soon. This is used for
128 // Tasks which can be run after some data is read.
129 bool should_run_soon_;
132 // An interface for Task_function. This is a convenience class to run
133 // a single function.
135 class Task_function_runner
137 public:
138 virtual ~Task_function_runner()
141 virtual void
142 run(Workqueue*, const Task*) = 0;
145 // A simple task which waits for a blocker and then runs a function.
147 class Task_function : public Task
149 public:
150 // RUNNER and BLOCKER should be allocated using new, and will be
151 // deleted after the task runs.
152 Task_function(Task_function_runner* runner, Task_token* blocker,
153 const char* name)
154 : runner_(runner), blocker_(blocker), name_(name)
157 ~Task_function()
159 delete this->runner_;
160 delete this->blocker_;
163 // The standard task methods.
165 // Wait until the task is unblocked.
166 Task_token*
167 is_runnable()
168 { return this->blocker_->is_blocked() ? this->blocker_ : NULL; }
170 // This type of task does not normally hold any locks.
171 virtual void
172 locks(Task_locker*)
175 // Run the action.
176 void
177 run(Workqueue* workqueue)
178 { this->runner_->run(workqueue, this); }
180 // The debugging name.
181 std::string
182 get_name() const
183 { return this->name_; }
185 private:
186 Task_function(const Task_function&);
187 Task_function& operator=(const Task_function&);
189 Task_function_runner* runner_;
190 Task_token* blocker_;
191 const char* name_;
194 // The workqueue itself.
196 class Workqueue_threader;
198 class Workqueue
200 public:
201 Workqueue(const General_options&);
202 ~Workqueue();
204 // Add a new task to the work queue.
205 void
206 queue(Task*);
208 // Add a new task to the work queue which should run soon. If the
209 // task is ready, it will be run before any tasks added using
210 // queue().
211 void
212 queue_soon(Task*);
214 // Add a new task to the work queue which should run next if it is
215 // ready.
216 void
217 queue_next(Task*);
219 // Process all the tasks on the work queue. This function runs
220 // until all tasks have completed. The argument is the thread
221 // number, used only for debugging.
222 void
223 process(int);
225 // Set the desired thread count--the number of threads we want to
226 // have running.
227 void
228 set_thread_count(int);
230 private:
231 // This class can not be copied.
232 Workqueue(const Workqueue&);
233 Workqueue& operator=(const Workqueue&);
235 // Add a task to a queue.
236 void
237 add_to_queue(Task_list* queue, Task* t, bool front);
239 // Find a runnable task, or wait for one.
240 Task*
241 find_runnable_or_wait(int thread_number);
243 // Find a runnable task.
244 Task*
245 find_runnable();
247 // Find a runnable task in a list.
248 Task*
249 find_runnable_in_list(Task_list*);
251 // Find an run a task.
252 bool
253 find_and_run_task(int);
255 // Release the locks for a Task. Return the next Task to run.
256 Task*
257 release_locks(Task*, Task_locker*);
259 // Store T into *PRET, or queue it as appropriate.
260 bool
261 return_or_queue(Task* t, bool is_blocker, Task** pret);
263 // Return whether to cancel this thread.
264 bool
265 should_cancel_thread();
267 // Master Workqueue lock. This controls access to the following
268 // member variables.
269 Lock lock_;
270 // List of tasks to execute soon.
271 Task_list first_tasks_;
272 // List of tasks to execute after the ones in first_tasks_.
273 Task_list tasks_;
274 // Number of tasks currently running.
275 int running_;
276 // Number of tasks waiting for a lock to release.
277 int waiting_;
278 // Condition variable associated with lock_. This is signalled when
279 // there may be a new Task to execute.
280 Condvar condvar_;
282 // The threading implementation. This is set at construction time
283 // and not changed thereafter.
284 Workqueue_threader* threader_;
287 } // End namespace gold.
289 #endif // !defined(GOLD_WORKQUEUE_H)