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41 .Nm spin_unlock_quick ,
49 .Fn spin_init "struct spinlock *mtx" "const char *descr"
51 .Fn spin_uninit "struct spinlock *mtx"
53 .Fn spin_lock "struct spinlock *mtx"
55 .Fn spin_lock_quick "globaldata_t gd" "struct spinlock *mtx"
57 .Fn spin_trylock "struct spinlock *mtx"
59 .Fn spin_unlock "struct spinlock *mtx"
61 .Fn spin_unlock_quick "globaldata_t gd" "struct spinlock *mtx"
65 structure and call API are defined in the
69 header files, respectively.
73 function initializes a new
77 .Dv SPINLOCK_INITIALIZER ,
78 is provided as well, taking the same arguments as
80 The structure is cleaned up with
82 when it is no longer needed.
86 function obtains an exclusive
89 A thread may hold any number of exclusive spinlocks but should always
90 be mindful of ordering deadlocks.
95 if the spinlock was successfully obtained and
98 If you have the current CPU's
100 pointer in hand you can call
101 .Fn spin_lock_quick ,
102 but most code will just call the normal version.
103 A spinlock used only for exclusive access has about the same overhead
104 as a mutex based on a locked bus cycle.
106 A previously obtained exclusive spinlock is released by calling either
109 .Fn spin_unlock_quick .
113 function locks a pool spinlock associated with a given address.
114 The spinlock's lifetime is not tied to any objects at the address.
115 The function returns the locked spinlock.
118 function unlocks a pool spinlock associated with an address.
119 Pool spinlocks need not be initialized.
120 .Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
121 A thread may not hold any spinlock across a blocking condition or
123 LWKT tokens should be used for situations where you want an exclusive
124 run-time lock that will survive a blocking condition or thread switch.
125 Tokens will be automatically unlocked when a thread switches away and
126 relocked when the thread is switched back in.
127 If you want a lock that survives a blocking condition or thread switch
128 without being released, use
130 locks or LWKT reader/writer locks.
133 core spinlocks should only be used around small contained sections of
135 For example, to manage a reference count or to implement higher level
137 Both the token code and the
139 code use exclusive spinlocks internally.
140 Core spinlocks should not be used around large chunks of code.
142 Holding one or more spinlocks will disable thread preemption by
143 another thread (e.g. preemption by an interrupt thread),
144 and will prevent FAST interrupts or IPIs from running.
145 This means that a FAST interrupt, IPI and any threaded interrupt
146 (which is basically all interrupts except the clock interrupt)
147 will still be scheduled for later execution,
148 but will not be able to preempt the current thread.
150 A thread may hold any number of exclusive
155 A thread will not block, switch away, or lose its critical section
156 while obtaining or releasing a spinlock.
157 Spinlocks do not use IPIs or other mechanisms.
158 They are considered to be a very low level mechanism.
160 If a spinlock can not be obtained after one second a warning will be
161 printed on the console.
162 If a system panic occurs, spinlocks will succeed after one second in
163 order to allow the panic operation to proceed.
165 If you have a complex structure such as a
167 which contains a token or
169 lock, it is legal to directly access the internal spinlock embedded
170 in those structures for other purposes as long as the spinlock is not
171 held when you issue the token or
175 The uncontended path of the spinlock implementation is in
176 .Pa /sys/sys/spinlock2.h .
177 The core of the spinlock implementation is in
178 .Pa /sys/kern/kern_spinlock.c .
187 implementation first appeared in
193 implementation was written by
195 and was later extended by
197 This manual page was written by