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1 /*
2 * Copyright (C) 2009 Andrzej K. Haczewski <ahaczewski@gmail.com>
4 * DISCLAIMER: The implementation is Git-specific, it is subset of original
5 * Pthreads API, without lots of other features that Git doesn't use.
6 * Git also makes sure that the passed arguments are valid, so there's
7 * no need for double-checking.
8 */
10 #include "../../git-compat-util.h"
11 #include "pthread.h"
13 #include <errno.h>
14 #include <limits.h>
16 static unsigned __stdcall win32_start_routine(void *arg)
18 pthread_t *thread = arg;
19 thread->arg = thread->start_routine(thread->arg);
20 return 0;
23 int pthread_create(pthread_t *thread, const void *unused,
24 void *(*start_routine)(void*), void *arg)
26 thread->arg = arg;
27 thread->start_routine = start_routine;
28 thread->handle = (HANDLE)
29 _beginthreadex(NULL, 0, win32_start_routine, thread, 0, NULL);
31 if (!thread->handle)
32 return errno;
33 else
34 return 0;
37 int win32_pthread_join(pthread_t *thread, void **value_ptr)
39 DWORD result = WaitForSingleObject(thread->handle, INFINITE);
40 switch (result) {
41 case WAIT_OBJECT_0:
42 if (value_ptr)
43 *value_ptr = thread->arg;
44 return 0;
45 case WAIT_ABANDONED:
46 return EINVAL;
47 default:
48 return err_win_to_posix(GetLastError());
52 int pthread_cond_init(pthread_cond_t *cond, const void *unused)
54 cond->waiters = 0;
55 cond->was_broadcast = 0;
56 InitializeCriticalSection(&cond->waiters_lock);
58 cond->sema = CreateSemaphore(NULL, 0, LONG_MAX, NULL);
59 if (!cond->sema)
60 die("CreateSemaphore() failed");
62 cond->continue_broadcast = CreateEvent(NULL, /* security */
63 FALSE, /* auto-reset */
64 FALSE, /* not signaled */
65 NULL); /* name */
66 if (!cond->continue_broadcast)
67 die("CreateEvent() failed");
69 return 0;
72 int pthread_cond_destroy(pthread_cond_t *cond)
74 CloseHandle(cond->sema);
75 CloseHandle(cond->continue_broadcast);
76 DeleteCriticalSection(&cond->waiters_lock);
77 return 0;
80 int pthread_cond_wait(pthread_cond_t *cond, CRITICAL_SECTION *mutex)
82 int last_waiter;
84 EnterCriticalSection(&cond->waiters_lock);
85 cond->waiters++;
86 LeaveCriticalSection(&cond->waiters_lock);
89 * Unlock external mutex and wait for signal.
90 * NOTE: we've held mutex locked long enough to increment
91 * waiters count above, so there's no problem with
92 * leaving mutex unlocked before we wait on semaphore.
94 LeaveCriticalSection(mutex);
96 /* let's wait - ignore return value */
97 WaitForSingleObject(cond->sema, INFINITE);
100 * Decrease waiters count. If we are the last waiter, then we must
101 * notify the broadcasting thread that it can continue.
102 * But if we continued due to cond_signal, we do not have to do that
103 * because the signaling thread knows that only one waiter continued.
105 EnterCriticalSection(&cond->waiters_lock);
106 cond->waiters--;
107 last_waiter = cond->was_broadcast && cond->waiters == 0;
108 LeaveCriticalSection(&cond->waiters_lock);
110 if (last_waiter) {
112 * cond_broadcast was issued while mutex was held. This means
113 * that all other waiters have continued, but are contending
114 * for the mutex at the end of this function because the
115 * broadcasting thread did not leave cond_broadcast, yet.
116 * (This is so that it can be sure that each waiter has
117 * consumed exactly one slice of the semaphor.)
118 * The last waiter must tell the broadcasting thread that it
119 * can go on.
121 SetEvent(cond->continue_broadcast);
123 * Now we go on to contend with all other waiters for
124 * the mutex. Auf in den Kampf!
127 /* lock external mutex again */
128 EnterCriticalSection(mutex);
130 return 0;
134 * IMPORTANT: This implementation requires that pthread_cond_signal
135 * is called while the mutex is held that is used in the corresponding
136 * pthread_cond_wait calls!
138 int pthread_cond_signal(pthread_cond_t *cond)
140 int have_waiters;
142 EnterCriticalSection(&cond->waiters_lock);
143 have_waiters = cond->waiters > 0;
144 LeaveCriticalSection(&cond->waiters_lock);
147 * Signal only when there are waiters
149 if (have_waiters)
150 return ReleaseSemaphore(cond->sema, 1, NULL) ?
151 0 : err_win_to_posix(GetLastError());
152 else
153 return 0;
157 * DOUBLY IMPORTANT: This implementation requires that pthread_cond_broadcast
158 * is called while the mutex is held that is used in the corresponding
159 * pthread_cond_wait calls!
161 int pthread_cond_broadcast(pthread_cond_t *cond)
163 EnterCriticalSection(&cond->waiters_lock);
165 if ((cond->was_broadcast = cond->waiters > 0)) {
166 /* wake up all waiters */
167 ReleaseSemaphore(cond->sema, cond->waiters, NULL);
168 LeaveCriticalSection(&cond->waiters_lock);
170 * At this point all waiters continue. Each one takes its
171 * slice of the semaphor. Now it's our turn to wait: Since
172 * the external mutex is held, no thread can leave cond_wait,
173 * yet. For this reason, we can be sure that no thread gets
174 * a chance to eat *more* than one slice. OTOH, it means
175 * that the last waiter must send us a wake-up.
177 WaitForSingleObject(cond->continue_broadcast, INFINITE);
179 * Since the external mutex is held, no thread can enter
180 * cond_wait, and, hence, it is safe to reset this flag
181 * without cond->waiters_lock held.
183 cond->was_broadcast = 0;
184 } else {
185 LeaveCriticalSection(&cond->waiters_lock);
187 return 0;