1 /* GNU Objective C Runtime Thread Interface
2 Copyright (C) 1996-2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
3 Contributed by Galen C. Hunt (gchunt@cs.rochester.edu)
5 This file is part of GCC.
7 GCC is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
8 terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
9 Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option) any later version.
11 GCC is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
12 WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
13 FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
16 Under Section 7 of GPL version 3, you are granted additional
17 permissions described in the GCC Runtime Library Exception, version
18 3.1, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
20 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License and
21 a copy of the GCC Runtime Library Exception along with this program;
22 see the files COPYING3 and COPYING.RUNTIME respectively. If not, see
23 <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
25 #include "objc-private/common.h"
26 #include "objc-private/error.h"
28 /* The line below is needed for declarations of functions such as
29 pthread_mutexattr_settype, without which gthr-posix.h may fail to
30 compile within libobjc. While we only need XPG5 for this, Solaris
31 requires XPG6 for C99 and later. */
32 #define _XOPEN_SOURCE 600
35 #include "coretypes.h"
39 #include "objc/message.h" /* For objc_msg_lookup(). */
40 #include "objc/runtime.h"
41 #include "objc-private/module-abi-8.h"
42 #include "objc-private/runtime.h"
47 /* Global exit status. */
48 int __objc_thread_exit_status
= 0;
50 /* Flag which lets us know if we ever became multi threaded. */
51 int __objc_is_multi_threaded
= 0;
53 /* The hook function called when the runtime becomes multi
55 objc_thread_callback _objc_became_multi_threaded
= NULL
;
57 /* Use this to set the hook function that will be called when the
58 runtime initially becomes multi threaded. The hook function is
59 only called once, meaning only when the 2nd thread is spawned, not
60 for each and every thread.
62 It returns the previous hook function or NULL if there is none.
64 A program outside of the runtime could set this to some function so
65 it can be informed; for example, the GNUstep Base Library sets it
66 so it can implement the NSBecomingMultiThreaded notification. */
67 objc_thread_callback
objc_set_thread_callback (objc_thread_callback func
)
69 objc_thread_callback temp
= _objc_became_multi_threaded
;
70 _objc_became_multi_threaded
= func
;
76 These functions are utilized by the runtime, but they are not
77 considered part of the public interface. */
79 /* Initialize the threads subsystem. */
81 __objc_init_thread_system(void)
83 return __gthread_objc_init_thread_system ();
86 /* First function called in a thread, starts everything else.
88 This function is passed to the backend by objc_thread_detach as the
89 starting function for a new thread. */
90 struct __objc_thread_start_state
97 static void __attribute__((noreturn
))
98 __objc_thread_detach_function (struct __objc_thread_start_state
*istate
)
103 id (*imp
) (id
, SEL
, id
);
104 SEL selector
= istate
->selector
;
105 id object
= istate
->object
;
106 id argument
= istate
->argument
;
108 /* Don't need anymore so free it. */
111 /* Clear out the thread local storage. */
112 objc_thread_set_data (NULL
);
114 /* Check to see if we just became multi threaded. */
115 if (! __objc_is_multi_threaded
)
117 __objc_is_multi_threaded
= 1;
119 /* Call the hook function. */
120 if (_objc_became_multi_threaded
!= NULL
)
121 (*_objc_became_multi_threaded
) ();
124 /* Call the method. */
125 if ((imp
= (id (*) (id
, SEL
, id
))objc_msg_lookup (object
, selector
)))
126 (*imp
) (object
, selector
, argument
);
129 /* FIXME: Should we abort here ? */
130 _objc_abort ("objc_thread_detach called with bad selector.\n");
135 /* FIXME: Should we abort here ? */
136 _objc_abort ("objc_thread_detach called with NULL state.\n");
139 /* Exit the thread. */
142 /* Make sure compiler detects no return. */
148 These functions constitute the public interface to the Objective-C
149 thread and mutex functionality. */
151 /* Detach a new thread of execution and return its id. Returns NULL
152 if fails. Thread is started by sending message with selector to
153 object. Message takes a single argument. */
155 objc_thread_detach (SEL selector
, id object
, id argument
)
157 struct __objc_thread_start_state
*istate
;
158 objc_thread_t thread_id
= NULL
;
160 /* Allocate the state structure. */
161 if (!(istate
= (struct __objc_thread_start_state
*)objc_malloc
165 /* Initialize the state structure. */
166 istate
->selector
= selector
;
167 istate
->object
= object
;
168 istate
->argument
= argument
;
171 objc_mutex_lock (__objc_runtime_mutex
);
173 /* Call the backend to spawn the thread. */
174 if ((thread_id
= __gthread_objc_thread_detach ((void *)__objc_thread_detach_function
,
178 objc_mutex_unlock (__objc_runtime_mutex
);
183 /* Increment our thread counter. */
184 __objc_runtime_threads_alive
++;
185 objc_mutex_unlock (__objc_runtime_mutex
);
190 /* Set the current thread's priority. */
192 objc_thread_set_priority (int priority
)
194 return __gthread_objc_thread_set_priority (priority
);
197 /* Return the current thread's priority. */
199 objc_thread_get_priority (void)
201 return __gthread_objc_thread_get_priority ();
204 /* Yield our process time to another thread. Any BUSY waiting that is
205 done by a thread should use this function to make sure that other
206 threads can make progress even on a lazy uniprocessor system. */
208 objc_thread_yield (void)
210 __gthread_objc_thread_yield ();
213 /* Terminate the current tread. Doesn't return. Actually, if it
214 failed returns -1. */
216 objc_thread_exit (void)
218 /* Decrement our counter of the number of threads alive. */
219 objc_mutex_lock (__objc_runtime_mutex
);
220 __objc_runtime_threads_alive
--;
221 objc_mutex_unlock (__objc_runtime_mutex
);
223 /* Call the backend to terminate the thread. */
224 return __gthread_objc_thread_exit ();
227 /* Returns an integer value which uniquely describes a thread. Must
228 not be NULL which is reserved as a marker for "no thread". */
230 objc_thread_id (void)
232 return __gthread_objc_thread_id ();
235 /* Sets the thread's local storage pointer. Returns 0 if successful
238 objc_thread_set_data (void *value
)
240 return __gthread_objc_thread_set_data (value
);
243 /* Returns the thread's local storage pointer. Returns NULL on
246 objc_thread_get_data (void)
248 return __gthread_objc_thread_get_data ();
251 /* Public mutex functions */
253 /* Allocate a mutex. Return the mutex pointer if successful or NULL
254 if the allocation failed for any reason. */
256 objc_mutex_allocate (void)
260 /* Allocate the mutex structure. */
261 if (! (mutex
= (objc_mutex_t
)objc_malloc (sizeof (struct objc_mutex
))))
264 /* Call backend to create the mutex. */
265 if (__gthread_objc_mutex_allocate (mutex
))
272 /* Initialize mutex. */
278 /* Deallocate a mutex. Note that this includes an implicit mutex_lock
279 to insure that no one else is using the lock. It is legal to
280 deallocate a lock if we have a lock on it, but illegal to
281 deallocate a lock held by anyone else. Returns the number of locks
282 on the thread. (1 for deallocate). */
284 objc_mutex_deallocate (objc_mutex_t mutex
)
292 /* Acquire lock on mutex. */
293 depth
= objc_mutex_lock (mutex
);
295 /* Call backend to destroy mutex. */
296 if (__gthread_objc_mutex_deallocate (mutex
))
299 /* Free the mutex structure. */
302 /* Return last depth. */
306 /* Grab a lock on a mutex. If this thread already has a lock on this
307 mutex then we increment the lock count. If another thread has a
308 lock on the mutex we block and wait for the thread to release the
309 lock. Returns the lock count on the mutex held by this thread. */
311 objc_mutex_lock (objc_mutex_t mutex
)
313 objc_thread_t thread_id
;
320 /* If we already own the lock then increment depth. */
321 thread_id
= __gthread_objc_thread_id ();
322 if (mutex
->owner
== thread_id
)
323 return ++mutex
->depth
;
325 /* Call the backend to lock the mutex. */
326 status
= __gthread_objc_mutex_lock (mutex
);
332 /* Successfully locked the thread. */
333 mutex
->owner
= thread_id
;
334 return mutex
->depth
= 1;
337 /* Try to grab a lock on a mutex. If this thread already has a lock
338 on this mutex then we increment the lock count and return it. If
339 another thread has a lock on the mutex returns -1. */
341 objc_mutex_trylock (objc_mutex_t mutex
)
343 objc_thread_t thread_id
;
350 /* If we already own the lock then increment depth. */
351 thread_id
= __gthread_objc_thread_id ();
352 if (mutex
->owner
== thread_id
)
353 return ++mutex
->depth
;
355 /* Call the backend to try to lock the mutex. */
356 status
= __gthread_objc_mutex_trylock (mutex
);
362 /* Successfully locked the thread. */
363 mutex
->owner
= thread_id
;
364 return mutex
->depth
= 1;
367 /* Unlocks the mutex by one level. Decrements the lock count on this
368 mutex by one. If the lock count reaches zero, release the lock on
369 the mutex. Returns the lock count on the mutex. It is an error to
370 attempt to unlock a mutex which this thread doesn't hold in which
371 case return -1 and the mutex is unaffected. */
373 objc_mutex_unlock (objc_mutex_t mutex
)
375 objc_thread_t thread_id
;
382 /* If another thread owns the lock then abort. */
383 thread_id
= __gthread_objc_thread_id ();
384 if (mutex
->owner
!= thread_id
)
387 /* Decrement depth and return. */
388 if (mutex
->depth
> 1)
389 return --mutex
->depth
;
391 /* Depth down to zero so we are no longer the owner. */
395 /* Have the backend unlock the mutex. */
396 status
= __gthread_objc_mutex_unlock (mutex
);
405 /* Public condition mutex functions */
407 /* Allocate a condition. Return the condition pointer if successful
408 or NULL if the allocation failed for any reason. */
410 objc_condition_allocate (void)
412 objc_condition_t condition
;
414 /* Allocate the condition mutex structure. */
416 (objc_condition_t
) objc_malloc (sizeof (struct objc_condition
))))
419 /* Call the backend to create the condition mutex. */
420 if (__gthread_objc_condition_allocate (condition
))
423 objc_free (condition
);
431 /* Deallocate a condition. Note that this includes an implicit
432 condition_broadcast to insure that waiting threads have the
433 opportunity to wake. It is legal to dealloc a condition only if no
434 other thread is/will be using it. Here we do NOT check for other
435 threads waiting but just wake them up. */
437 objc_condition_deallocate (objc_condition_t condition
)
439 /* Broadcast the condition. */
440 if (objc_condition_broadcast (condition
))
443 /* Call the backend to destroy. */
444 if (__gthread_objc_condition_deallocate (condition
))
447 /* Free the condition mutex structure. */
448 objc_free (condition
);
453 /* Wait on the condition unlocking the mutex until
454 objc_condition_signal () or objc_condition_broadcast () are called
455 for the same condition. The given mutex *must* have the depth set
456 to 1 so that it can be unlocked here, so that someone else can lock
457 it and signal/broadcast the condition. The mutex is used to lock
458 access to the shared data that make up the "condition"
461 objc_condition_wait (objc_condition_t condition
, objc_mutex_t mutex
)
463 objc_thread_t thread_id
;
465 /* Valid arguments? */
466 if (! mutex
|| ! condition
)
469 /* Make sure we are owner of mutex. */
470 thread_id
= __gthread_objc_thread_id ();
471 if (mutex
->owner
!= thread_id
)
474 /* Cannot be locked more than once. */
475 if (mutex
->depth
> 1)
478 /* Virtually unlock the mutex. */
480 mutex
->owner
= (objc_thread_t
)NULL
;
482 /* Call the backend to wait. */
483 __gthread_objc_condition_wait (condition
, mutex
);
485 /* Make ourselves owner of the mutex. */
486 mutex
->owner
= thread_id
;
492 /* Wake up all threads waiting on this condition. It is recommended
493 that the called would lock the same mutex as the threads in
494 objc_condition_wait before changing the "condition predicate" and
495 make this call and unlock it right away after this call. */
497 objc_condition_broadcast (objc_condition_t condition
)
499 /* Valid condition mutex? */
503 return __gthread_objc_condition_broadcast (condition
);
506 /* Wake up one thread waiting on this condition. It is recommended
507 that the called would lock the same mutex as the threads in
508 objc_condition_wait before changing the "condition predicate" and
509 make this call and unlock it right away after this call. */
511 objc_condition_signal (objc_condition_t condition
)
513 /* Valid condition mutex? */
517 return __gthread_objc_condition_signal (condition
);
520 /* Make the objc thread system aware that a thread which is managed
521 (started, stopped) by external code could access objc facilities
522 from now on. This is used when you are interfacing with some
523 external non-objc-based environment/system - you must call
524 objc_thread_add () before an alien thread makes any calls to
525 Objective-C. Do not cause the _objc_became_multi_threaded hook to
528 objc_thread_add (void)
530 objc_mutex_lock (__objc_runtime_mutex
);
531 __objc_is_multi_threaded
= 1;
532 __objc_runtime_threads_alive
++;
533 objc_mutex_unlock (__objc_runtime_mutex
);
536 /* Make the objc thread system aware that a thread managed (started,
537 stopped) by some external code will no longer access objc and thus
538 can be forgotten by the objc thread system. Call
539 objc_thread_remove () when your alien thread is done with making
540 calls to Objective-C. */
542 objc_thread_remove (void)
544 objc_mutex_lock (__objc_runtime_mutex
);
545 __objc_runtime_threads_alive
--;
546 objc_mutex_unlock (__objc_runtime_mutex
);