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7 /*
8 * Implements (almost always) lock-free atomic operations. The operations here
9 * are a subset of that which can be found in C++11's <atomic> header, with a
10 * different API to enforce consistent memory ordering constraints.
12 * Anyone caught using |volatile| for inter-thread memory safety needs to be
13 * sent a copy of this header and the C++11 standard.
16 #ifndef mozilla_Atomics_h
17 #define mozilla_Atomics_h
19 #include "mozilla/Assertions.h"
20 #include "mozilla/Attributes.h"
21 #include "mozilla/Compiler.h"
23 #include <atomic>
25 #include <stdint.h>
26 #include <type_traits>
28 namespace mozilla {
30 /**
31 * An enum of memory ordering possibilities for atomics.
33 * Memory ordering is the observable state of distinct values in memory.
34 * (It's a separate concept from atomicity, which concerns whether an
35 * operation can ever be observed in an intermediate state. Don't
36 * conflate the two!) Given a sequence of operations in source code on
37 * memory, it is *not* always the case that, at all times and on all
38 * cores, those operations will appear to have occurred in that exact
39 * sequence. First, the compiler might reorder that sequence, if it
40 * thinks another ordering will be more efficient. Second, the CPU may
41 * not expose so consistent a view of memory. CPUs will often perform
42 * their own instruction reordering, above and beyond that performed by
43 * the compiler. And each core has its own memory caches, and accesses
44 * (reads and writes both) to "memory" may only resolve to out-of-date
45 * cache entries -- not to the "most recently" performed operation in
46 * some global sense. Any access to a value that may be used by
47 * multiple threads, potentially across multiple cores, must therefore
48 * have a memory ordering imposed on it, for all code on all
49 * threads/cores to have a sufficiently coherent worldview.
51 * http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/Atomic/GCCMM/AtomicSync and
52 * http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/atomic/memory_order go into more
53 * detail on all this, including examples of how each mode works.
55 * Note that for simplicity and practicality, not all of the modes in
56 * C++11 are supported. The missing C++11 modes are either subsumed by
57 * the modes we provide below, or not relevant for the CPUs we support
58 * in Gecko. These three modes are confusing enough as it is!
60 enum MemoryOrdering {
62 * Relaxed ordering is the simplest memory ordering: none at all.
63 * When the result of a write is observed, nothing may be inferred
64 * about other memory. Writes ostensibly performed "before" on the
65 * writing thread may not yet be visible. Writes performed "after" on
66 * the writing thread may already be visible, if the compiler or CPU
67 * reordered them. (The latter can happen if reads and/or writes get
68 * held up in per-processor caches.) Relaxed ordering means
69 * operations can always use cached values (as long as the actual
70 * updates to atomic values actually occur, correctly, eventually), so
71 * it's usually the fastest sort of atomic access. For this reason,
72 * *it's also the most dangerous kind of access*.
74 * Relaxed ordering is good for things like process-wide statistics
75 * counters that don't need to be consistent with anything else, so
76 * long as updates themselves are atomic. (And so long as any
77 * observations of that value can tolerate being out-of-date -- if you
78 * need some sort of up-to-date value, you need some sort of other
79 * synchronizing operation.) It's *not* good for locks, mutexes,
80 * reference counts, etc. that mediate access to other memory, or must
81 * be observably consistent with other memory.
83 * x86 architectures don't take advantage of the optimization
84 * opportunities that relaxed ordering permits. Thus it's possible
85 * that using relaxed ordering will "work" on x86 but fail elsewhere
86 * (ARM, say, which *does* implement non-sequentially-consistent
87 * relaxed ordering semantics). Be extra-careful using relaxed
88 * ordering if you can't easily test non-x86 architectures!
90 Relaxed,
93 * When an atomic value is updated with ReleaseAcquire ordering, and
94 * that new value is observed with ReleaseAcquire ordering, prior
95 * writes (atomic or not) are also observable. What ReleaseAcquire
96 * *doesn't* give you is any observable ordering guarantees for
97 * ReleaseAcquire-ordered operations on different objects. For
98 * example, if there are two cores that each perform ReleaseAcquire
99 * operations on separate objects, each core may or may not observe
100 * the operations made by the other core. The only way the cores can
101 * be synchronized with ReleaseAcquire is if they both
102 * ReleaseAcquire-access the same object. This implies that you can't
103 * necessarily describe some global total ordering of ReleaseAcquire
104 * operations.
106 * ReleaseAcquire ordering is good for (as the name implies) atomic
107 * operations on values controlling ownership of things: reference
108 * counts, mutexes, and the like. However, if you are thinking about
109 * using these to implement your own locks or mutexes, you should take
110 * a good, hard look at actual lock or mutex primitives first.
112 ReleaseAcquire,
115 * When an atomic value is updated with SequentiallyConsistent
116 * ordering, all writes observable when the update is observed, just
117 * as with ReleaseAcquire ordering. But, furthermore, a global total
118 * ordering of SequentiallyConsistent operations *can* be described.
119 * For example, if two cores perform SequentiallyConsistent operations
120 * on separate objects, one core will observably perform its update
121 * (and all previous operations will have completed), then the other
122 * core will observably perform its update (and all previous
123 * operations will have completed). (Although those previous
124 * operations aren't themselves ordered -- they could be intermixed,
125 * or ordered if they occur on atomic values with ordering
126 * requirements.) SequentiallyConsistent is the *simplest and safest*
127 * ordering of atomic operations -- it's always as if one operation
128 * happens, then another, then another, in some order -- and every
129 * core observes updates to happen in that single order. Because it
130 * has the most synchronization requirements, operations ordered this
131 * way also tend to be slowest.
133 * SequentiallyConsistent ordering can be desirable when multiple
134 * threads observe objects, and they all have to agree on the
135 * observable order of changes to them. People expect
136 * SequentiallyConsistent ordering, even if they shouldn't, when
137 * writing code, atomic or otherwise. SequentiallyConsistent is also
138 * the ordering of choice when designing lockless data structures. If
139 * you don't know what order to use, use this one.
141 SequentiallyConsistent,
144 namespace detail {
147 * We provide CompareExchangeFailureOrder to work around a bug in some
148 * versions of GCC's <atomic> header. See bug 898491.
150 template <MemoryOrdering Order>
151 struct AtomicOrderConstraints;
153 template <>
154 struct AtomicOrderConstraints<Relaxed> {
155 static const std::memory_order AtomicRMWOrder = std::memory_order_relaxed;
156 static const std::memory_order LoadOrder = std::memory_order_relaxed;
157 static const std::memory_order StoreOrder = std::memory_order_relaxed;
158 static const std::memory_order CompareExchangeFailureOrder =
159 std::memory_order_relaxed;
162 template <>
163 struct AtomicOrderConstraints<ReleaseAcquire> {
164 static const std::memory_order AtomicRMWOrder = std::memory_order_acq_rel;
165 static const std::memory_order LoadOrder = std::memory_order_acquire;
166 static const std::memory_order StoreOrder = std::memory_order_release;
167 static const std::memory_order CompareExchangeFailureOrder =
168 std::memory_order_acquire;
171 template <>
172 struct AtomicOrderConstraints<SequentiallyConsistent> {
173 static const std::memory_order AtomicRMWOrder = std::memory_order_seq_cst;
174 static const std::memory_order LoadOrder = std::memory_order_seq_cst;
175 static const std::memory_order StoreOrder = std::memory_order_seq_cst;
176 static const std::memory_order CompareExchangeFailureOrder =
177 std::memory_order_seq_cst;
180 template <typename T, MemoryOrdering Order>
181 struct IntrinsicBase {
182 typedef std::atomic<T> ValueType;
183 typedef AtomicOrderConstraints<Order> OrderedOp;
186 template <typename T, MemoryOrdering Order>
187 struct IntrinsicMemoryOps : public IntrinsicBase<T, Order> {
188 typedef IntrinsicBase<T, Order> Base;
190 static T load(const typename Base::ValueType& aPtr) {
191 return aPtr.load(Base::OrderedOp::LoadOrder);
194 static void store(typename Base::ValueType& aPtr, T aVal) {
195 aPtr.store(aVal, Base::OrderedOp::StoreOrder);
198 static T exchange(typename Base::ValueType& aPtr, T aVal) {
199 return aPtr.exchange(aVal, Base::OrderedOp::AtomicRMWOrder);
202 static bool compareExchange(typename Base::ValueType& aPtr, T aOldVal,
203 T aNewVal) {
204 return aPtr.compare_exchange_strong(
205 aOldVal, aNewVal, Base::OrderedOp::AtomicRMWOrder,
206 Base::OrderedOp::CompareExchangeFailureOrder);
210 template <typename T, MemoryOrdering Order>
211 struct IntrinsicAddSub : public IntrinsicBase<T, Order> {
212 typedef IntrinsicBase<T, Order> Base;
214 static T add(typename Base::ValueType& aPtr, T aVal) {
215 return aPtr.fetch_add(aVal, Base::OrderedOp::AtomicRMWOrder);
218 static T sub(typename Base::ValueType& aPtr, T aVal) {
219 return aPtr.fetch_sub(aVal, Base::OrderedOp::AtomicRMWOrder);
223 template <typename T, MemoryOrdering Order>
224 struct IntrinsicAddSub<T*, Order> : public IntrinsicBase<T*, Order> {
225 typedef IntrinsicBase<T*, Order> Base;
227 static T* add(typename Base::ValueType& aPtr, ptrdiff_t aVal) {
228 return aPtr.fetch_add(aVal, Base::OrderedOp::AtomicRMWOrder);
231 static T* sub(typename Base::ValueType& aPtr, ptrdiff_t aVal) {
232 return aPtr.fetch_sub(aVal, Base::OrderedOp::AtomicRMWOrder);
236 template <typename T, MemoryOrdering Order>
237 struct IntrinsicIncDec : public IntrinsicAddSub<T, Order> {
238 typedef IntrinsicBase<T, Order> Base;
240 static T inc(typename Base::ValueType& aPtr) {
241 return IntrinsicAddSub<T, Order>::add(aPtr, 1);
244 static T dec(typename Base::ValueType& aPtr) {
245 return IntrinsicAddSub<T, Order>::sub(aPtr, 1);
249 template <typename T, MemoryOrdering Order>
250 struct AtomicIntrinsics : public IntrinsicMemoryOps<T, Order>,
251 public IntrinsicIncDec<T, Order> {
252 typedef IntrinsicBase<T, Order> Base;
254 static T or_(typename Base::ValueType& aPtr, T aVal) {
255 return aPtr.fetch_or(aVal, Base::OrderedOp::AtomicRMWOrder);
258 static T xor_(typename Base::ValueType& aPtr, T aVal) {
259 return aPtr.fetch_xor(aVal, Base::OrderedOp::AtomicRMWOrder);
262 static T and_(typename Base::ValueType& aPtr, T aVal) {
263 return aPtr.fetch_and(aVal, Base::OrderedOp::AtomicRMWOrder);
267 template <typename T, MemoryOrdering Order>
268 struct AtomicIntrinsics<T*, Order> : public IntrinsicMemoryOps<T*, Order>,
269 public IntrinsicIncDec<T*, Order> {};
271 template <typename T>
272 struct ToStorageTypeArgument {
273 static constexpr T convert(T aT) { return aT; }
276 template <typename T, MemoryOrdering Order>
277 class AtomicBase {
278 static_assert(sizeof(T) == 4 || sizeof(T) == 8,
279 "mozilla/Atomics.h only supports 32-bit and 64-bit types");
281 protected:
282 typedef typename detail::AtomicIntrinsics<T, Order> Intrinsics;
283 typedef typename Intrinsics::ValueType ValueType;
284 ValueType mValue;
286 public:
287 constexpr AtomicBase() : mValue() {}
288 explicit constexpr AtomicBase(T aInit)
289 : mValue(ToStorageTypeArgument<T>::convert(aInit)) {}
291 // Note: we can't provide operator T() here because Atomic<bool> inherits
292 // from AtomcBase with T=uint32_t and not T=bool. If we implemented
293 // operator T() here, it would cause errors when comparing Atomic<bool> with
294 // a regular bool.
296 T operator=(T aVal) {
297 Intrinsics::store(mValue, aVal);
298 return aVal;
302 * Performs an atomic swap operation. aVal is stored and the previous
303 * value of this variable is returned.
305 T exchange(T aVal) { return Intrinsics::exchange(mValue, aVal); }
308 * Performs an atomic compare-and-swap operation and returns true if it
309 * succeeded. This is equivalent to atomically doing
311 * if (mValue == aOldValue) {
312 * mValue = aNewValue;
313 * return true;
314 * } else {
315 * return false;
318 bool compareExchange(T aOldValue, T aNewValue) {
319 return Intrinsics::compareExchange(mValue, aOldValue, aNewValue);
322 private:
323 AtomicBase(const AtomicBase& aCopy) = delete;
326 template <typename T, MemoryOrdering Order>
327 class AtomicBaseIncDec : public AtomicBase<T, Order> {
328 typedef typename detail::AtomicBase<T, Order> Base;
330 public:
331 constexpr AtomicBaseIncDec() : Base() {}
332 explicit constexpr AtomicBaseIncDec(T aInit) : Base(aInit) {}
334 using Base::operator=;
336 operator T() const { return Base::Intrinsics::load(Base::mValue); }
337 T operator++(int) { return Base::Intrinsics::inc(Base::mValue); }
338 T operator--(int) { return Base::Intrinsics::dec(Base::mValue); }
339 T operator++() { return Base::Intrinsics::inc(Base::mValue) + 1; }
340 T operator--() { return Base::Intrinsics::dec(Base::mValue) - 1; }
342 private:
343 AtomicBaseIncDec(const AtomicBaseIncDec& aCopy) = delete;
346 } // namespace detail
349 * A wrapper for a type that enforces that all memory accesses are atomic.
351 * In general, where a variable |T foo| exists, |Atomic<T> foo| can be used in
352 * its place. Implementations for integral and pointer types are provided
353 * below.
355 * Atomic accesses are sequentially consistent by default. You should
356 * use the default unless you are tall enough to ride the
357 * memory-ordering roller coaster (if you're not sure, you aren't) and
358 * you have a compelling reason to do otherwise.
360 * There is one exception to the case of atomic memory accesses: providing an
361 * initial value of the atomic value is not guaranteed to be atomic. This is a
362 * deliberate design choice that enables static atomic variables to be declared
363 * without introducing extra static constructors.
365 template <typename T, MemoryOrdering Order = SequentiallyConsistent,
366 typename Enable = void>
367 class Atomic;
370 * Atomic<T> implementation for integral types.
372 * In addition to atomic store and load operations, compound assignment and
373 * increment/decrement operators are implemented which perform the
374 * corresponding read-modify-write operation atomically. Finally, an atomic
375 * swap method is provided.
377 template <typename T, MemoryOrdering Order>
378 class Atomic<
379 T, Order,
380 std::enable_if_t<std::is_integral_v<T> && !std::is_same_v<T, bool>>>
381 : public detail::AtomicBaseIncDec<T, Order> {
382 typedef typename detail::AtomicBaseIncDec<T, Order> Base;
384 public:
385 constexpr Atomic() : Base() {}
386 explicit constexpr Atomic(T aInit) : Base(aInit) {}
388 using Base::operator=;
390 T operator+=(T aDelta) {
391 return Base::Intrinsics::add(Base::mValue, aDelta) + aDelta;
394 T operator-=(T aDelta) {
395 return Base::Intrinsics::sub(Base::mValue, aDelta) - aDelta;
398 T operator|=(T aVal) {
399 return Base::Intrinsics::or_(Base::mValue, aVal) | aVal;
402 T operator^=(T aVal) {
403 return Base::Intrinsics::xor_(Base::mValue, aVal) ^ aVal;
406 T operator&=(T aVal) {
407 return Base::Intrinsics::and_(Base::mValue, aVal) & aVal;
410 private:
411 Atomic(Atomic& aOther) = delete;
415 * Atomic<T> implementation for pointer types.
417 * An atomic compare-and-swap primitive for pointer variables is provided, as
418 * are atomic increment and decement operators. Also provided are the compound
419 * assignment operators for addition and subtraction. Atomic swap (via
420 * exchange()) is included as well.
422 template <typename T, MemoryOrdering Order>
423 class Atomic<T*, Order> : public detail::AtomicBaseIncDec<T*, Order> {
424 typedef typename detail::AtomicBaseIncDec<T*, Order> Base;
426 public:
427 constexpr Atomic() : Base() {}
428 explicit constexpr Atomic(T* aInit) : Base(aInit) {}
430 using Base::operator=;
432 T* operator+=(ptrdiff_t aDelta) {
433 return Base::Intrinsics::add(Base::mValue, aDelta) + aDelta;
436 T* operator-=(ptrdiff_t aDelta) {
437 return Base::Intrinsics::sub(Base::mValue, aDelta) - aDelta;
440 private:
441 Atomic(Atomic& aOther) = delete;
445 * Atomic<T> implementation for enum types.
447 * The atomic store and load operations and the atomic swap method is provided.
449 template <typename T, MemoryOrdering Order>
450 class Atomic<T, Order, std::enable_if_t<std::is_enum_v<T>>>
451 : public detail::AtomicBase<T, Order> {
452 typedef typename detail::AtomicBase<T, Order> Base;
454 public:
455 constexpr Atomic() : Base() {}
456 explicit constexpr Atomic(T aInit) : Base(aInit) {}
458 operator T() const { return T(Base::Intrinsics::load(Base::mValue)); }
460 using Base::operator=;
462 private:
463 Atomic(Atomic& aOther) = delete;
467 * Atomic<T> implementation for boolean types.
469 * The atomic store and load operations and the atomic swap method is provided.
471 * Note:
473 * - sizeof(Atomic<bool>) != sizeof(bool) for some implementations of
474 * bool and/or some implementations of std::atomic. This is allowed in
475 * [atomic.types.generic]p9.
477 * - It's not obvious whether the 8-bit atomic functions on Windows are always
478 * inlined or not. If they are not inlined, the corresponding functions in the
479 * runtime library are not available on Windows XP. This is why we implement
480 * Atomic<bool> with an underlying type of uint32_t.
482 template <MemoryOrdering Order>
483 class Atomic<bool, Order> : protected detail::AtomicBase<uint32_t, Order> {
484 typedef typename detail::AtomicBase<uint32_t, Order> Base;
486 public:
487 constexpr Atomic() : Base() {}
488 explicit constexpr Atomic(bool aInit) : Base(aInit) {}
490 // We provide boolean wrappers for the underlying AtomicBase methods.
491 MOZ_IMPLICIT operator bool() const {
492 return Base::Intrinsics::load(Base::mValue);
495 bool operator=(bool aVal) { return Base::operator=(aVal); }
497 bool exchange(bool aVal) { return Base::exchange(aVal); }
499 bool compareExchange(bool aOldValue, bool aNewValue) {
500 return Base::compareExchange(aOldValue, aNewValue);
503 private:
504 Atomic(Atomic& aOther) = delete;
507 } // namespace mozilla
509 namespace std {
511 // If you want to atomically swap two atomic values, use exchange().
512 template <typename T, mozilla::MemoryOrdering Order>
513 void swap(mozilla::Atomic<T, Order>&, mozilla::Atomic<T, Order>&) = delete;
515 } // namespace std
517 #endif /* mozilla_Atomics_h */