2 * Copyright (c) 1998 John Birrell <jb@cimlogic.com.au>
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32 * $FreeBSD: src/lib/libc_r/uthread/uthread_gc.c,v 1.11.2.5 2002/10/22 14:44:03 fjoe Exp $
34 * Garbage collector thread. Frees memory allocated for dead threads.
41 #include <sys/types.h>
44 #include "pthread_private.h"
47 _thread_gc(pthread_addr_t arg
)
49 struct pthread
*curthread
= _get_curthread();
55 pthread_t pthread_cln
;
56 struct timespec abstime
;
59 /* Block all signals */
61 pthread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK
, &mask
, NULL
);
63 /* Mark this thread as a library thread (not a user thread). */
64 curthread
->flags
|= PTHREAD_FLAGS_PRIVATE
;
66 /* Set a debug flag based on an environment variable. */
67 f_debug
= (getenv("LIBC_R_DEBUG") != NULL
);
69 /* Set the name of this thread. */
70 pthread_set_name_np(curthread
,"GC");
73 /* Check if debugging this application. */
75 /* Dump thread info to file. */
79 * Defer signals to protect the scheduling queues from
80 * access by the signal handler:
82 _thread_kern_sig_defer();
84 /* Check if this is the last running thread: */
85 if (TAILQ_FIRST(&_thread_list
) == curthread
&&
86 TAILQ_NEXT(curthread
, tle
) == NULL
)
88 * This is the last thread, so it can exit
94 * Undefer and handle pending signals, yielding if
97 _thread_kern_sig_undefer();
100 * Lock the garbage collector mutex which ensures that
101 * this thread sees another thread exit:
103 if (pthread_mutex_lock(&_gc_mutex
) != 0)
104 PANIC("Cannot lock gc mutex");
106 /* No stack of thread structure to free yet: */
111 * Enter a loop to search for the first dead thread that
112 * has memory to free.
114 for (pthread
= TAILQ_FIRST(&_dead_list
);
115 p_stack
== NULL
&& pthread_cln
== NULL
&& pthread
!= NULL
;
116 pthread
= TAILQ_NEXT(pthread
, dle
)) {
117 /* Check if the initial thread: */
118 if (pthread
== _thread_initial
) {
119 /* Don't destroy the initial thread. */
122 * Check if this thread has detached:
124 else if ((pthread
->attr
.flags
&
125 PTHREAD_DETACHED
) != 0) {
126 /* Remove this thread from the dead list: */
127 TAILQ_REMOVE(&_dead_list
, pthread
, dle
);
130 * Check if the stack was not specified by
131 * the caller to pthread_create() and has not
132 * been destroyed yet:
134 if (pthread
->attr
.stackaddr_attr
== NULL
&&
135 pthread
->stack
!= NULL
) {
136 if (pthread
->attr
.stacksize_attr
137 == PTHREAD_STACK_DEFAULT
) {
139 * Default-size stack. Cache
142 struct stack
*spare_stack
;
146 + PTHREAD_STACK_DEFAULT
147 - sizeof(struct stack
));
148 SLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&_stackq
,
153 * Non-standard stack size.
154 * free() it outside the locks.
156 p_stack
= pthread
->stack
;
161 * Point to the thread structure that must
162 * be freed outside the locks:
164 pthread_cln
= pthread
;
168 * This thread has not detached, so do
171 * Check if the stack was not specified by
172 * the caller to pthread_create() and has not
173 * been destroyed yet:
175 if (pthread
->attr
.stackaddr_attr
== NULL
&&
176 pthread
->stack
!= NULL
) {
177 if (pthread
->attr
.stacksize_attr
178 == PTHREAD_STACK_DEFAULT
) {
180 * Default-size stack. Cache
183 struct stack
*spare_stack
;
187 + PTHREAD_STACK_DEFAULT
188 - sizeof(struct stack
));
189 SLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&_stackq
,
194 * Non-standard stack size.
195 * free() it outside the locks:
197 p_stack
= pthread
->stack
;
201 * NULL the stack pointer now
202 * that the memory has been freed:
204 pthread
->stack
= NULL
;
210 * Check if this is not the last thread and there is no
211 * memory to free this time around.
213 if (!f_done
&& p_stack
== NULL
&& pthread_cln
== NULL
) {
214 /* Get the current time. */
215 if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME
,&abstime
) != 0)
216 PANIC("gc cannot get time");
219 * Do a backup poll in 10 seconds if no threads
222 abstime
.tv_sec
+= 10;
225 * Wait for a signal from a dying thread or a
226 * timeout (for a backup poll).
228 if ((ret
= pthread_cond_timedwait(&_gc_cond
,
229 &_gc_mutex
, &abstime
)) != 0 && ret
!= ETIMEDOUT
)
230 PANIC("gc cannot wait for a signal");
233 /* Unlock the garbage collector mutex: */
234 if (pthread_mutex_unlock(&_gc_mutex
) != 0)
235 PANIC("Cannot unlock gc mutex");
238 * If there is memory to free, do it now. The call to
239 * free() might block, so this must be done outside the
244 if (pthread_cln
!= NULL
) {
245 if (pthread_cln
->name
!= NULL
) {
246 /* Free the thread name string. */
247 free(pthread_cln
->name
);
249 _rtld_free_tls(pthread_cln
->tcb
);
251 * Free the memory allocated for the thread