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2 /* Posix threads interface */
4 #include <stdlib.h>
5 #include <string.h>
6 #if defined(__APPLE__) || defined(HAVE_PTHREAD_DESTRUCTOR)
7 #define destructor xxdestructor
8 #endif
9 #include <pthread.h>
10 #if defined(__APPLE__) || defined(HAVE_PTHREAD_DESTRUCTOR)
11 #undef destructor
12 #endif
13 #include <signal.h>
15 /* The POSIX spec requires that use of pthread_attr_setstacksize
16 be conditional on _POSIX_THREAD_ATTR_STACKSIZE being defined. */
17 #ifdef _POSIX_THREAD_ATTR_STACKSIZE
18 #ifndef THREAD_STACK_SIZE
19 #define THREAD_STACK_SIZE 0 /* use default stack size */
20 #endif
21 /* for safety, ensure a viable minimum stacksize */
22 #define THREAD_STACK_MIN 0x8000 /* 32kB */
23 #else /* !_POSIX_THREAD_ATTR_STACKSIZE */
24 #ifdef THREAD_STACK_SIZE
25 #error "THREAD_STACK_SIZE defined but _POSIX_THREAD_ATTR_STACKSIZE undefined"
26 #endif
27 #endif
29 /* The POSIX spec says that implementations supporting the sem_*
30 family of functions must indicate this by defining
31 _POSIX_SEMAPHORES. */
32 #ifdef _POSIX_SEMAPHORES
33 /* On FreeBSD 4.x, _POSIX_SEMAPHORES is defined empty, so
34 we need to add 0 to make it work there as well. */
35 #if (_POSIX_SEMAPHORES+0) == -1
36 #define HAVE_BROKEN_POSIX_SEMAPHORES
37 #else
38 #include <semaphore.h>
39 #include <errno.h>
40 #endif
41 #endif
43 /* Before FreeBSD 5.4, system scope threads was very limited resource
44 in default setting. So the process scope is preferred to get
45 enough number of threads to work. */
46 #ifdef __FreeBSD__
47 #include <osreldate.h>
48 #if __FreeBSD_version >= 500000 && __FreeBSD_version < 504101
49 #undef PTHREAD_SYSTEM_SCHED_SUPPORTED
50 #endif
51 #endif
53 #if !defined(pthread_attr_default)
54 # define pthread_attr_default ((pthread_attr_t *)NULL)
55 #endif
56 #if !defined(pthread_mutexattr_default)
57 # define pthread_mutexattr_default ((pthread_mutexattr_t *)NULL)
58 #endif
59 #if !defined(pthread_condattr_default)
60 # define pthread_condattr_default ((pthread_condattr_t *)NULL)
61 #endif
64 /* Whether or not to use semaphores directly rather than emulating them with
65 * mutexes and condition variables:
67 #if defined(_POSIX_SEMAPHORES) && !defined(HAVE_BROKEN_POSIX_SEMAPHORES)
68 # define USE_SEMAPHORES
69 #else
70 # undef USE_SEMAPHORES
71 #endif
74 /* On platforms that don't use standard POSIX threads pthread_sigmask()
75 * isn't present. DEC threads uses sigprocmask() instead as do most
76 * other UNIX International compliant systems that don't have the full
77 * pthread implementation.
79 #if defined(HAVE_PTHREAD_SIGMASK) && !defined(HAVE_BROKEN_PTHREAD_SIGMASK)
80 # define SET_THREAD_SIGMASK pthread_sigmask
81 #else
82 # define SET_THREAD_SIGMASK sigprocmask
83 #endif
86 /* A pthread mutex isn't sufficient to model the Python lock type
87 * because, according to Draft 5 of the docs (P1003.4a/D5), both of the
88 * following are undefined:
89 * -> a thread tries to lock a mutex it already has locked
90 * -> a thread tries to unlock a mutex locked by a different thread
91 * pthread mutexes are designed for serializing threads over short pieces
92 * of code anyway, so wouldn't be an appropriate implementation of
93 * Python's locks regardless.
95 * The pthread_lock struct implements a Python lock as a "locked?" bit
96 * and a <condition, mutex> pair. In general, if the bit can be acquired
97 * instantly, it is, else the pair is used to block the thread until the
98 * bit is cleared. 9 May 1994 tim@ksr.com
101 typedef struct {
102 char locked; /* 0=unlocked, 1=locked */
103 /* a <cond, mutex> pair to handle an acquire of a locked lock */
104 pthread_cond_t lock_released;
105 pthread_mutex_t mut;
106 } pthread_lock;
108 #define CHECK_STATUS(name) if (status != 0) { perror(name); error = 1; }
111 * Initialization.
114 #ifdef _HAVE_BSDI
115 static
116 void _noop(void)
120 static void
121 PyThread__init_thread(void)
123 /* DO AN INIT BY STARTING THE THREAD */
124 static int dummy = 0;
125 pthread_t thread1;
126 pthread_create(&thread1, NULL, (void *) _noop, &dummy);
127 pthread_join(thread1, NULL);
130 #else /* !_HAVE_BSDI */
132 static void
133 PyThread__init_thread(void)
135 #if defined(_AIX) && defined(__GNUC__)
136 pthread_init();
137 #endif
140 #endif /* !_HAVE_BSDI */
143 * Thread support.
147 long
148 PyThread_start_new_thread(void (*func)(void *), void *arg)
150 pthread_t th;
151 int status;
152 #if defined(THREAD_STACK_SIZE) || defined(PTHREAD_SYSTEM_SCHED_SUPPORTED)
153 pthread_attr_t attrs;
154 #endif
155 #if defined(THREAD_STACK_SIZE)
156 size_t tss;
157 #endif
159 dprintf(("PyThread_start_new_thread called\n"));
160 if (!initialized)
161 PyThread_init_thread();
163 #if defined(THREAD_STACK_SIZE) || defined(PTHREAD_SYSTEM_SCHED_SUPPORTED)
164 if (pthread_attr_init(&attrs) != 0)
165 return -1;
166 #endif
167 #if defined(THREAD_STACK_SIZE)
168 tss = (_pythread_stacksize != 0) ? _pythread_stacksize
169 : THREAD_STACK_SIZE;
170 if (tss != 0) {
171 if (pthread_attr_setstacksize(&attrs, tss) != 0) {
172 pthread_attr_destroy(&attrs);
173 return -1;
176 #endif
177 #if defined(PTHREAD_SYSTEM_SCHED_SUPPORTED)
178 pthread_attr_setscope(&attrs, PTHREAD_SCOPE_SYSTEM);
179 #endif
181 status = pthread_create(&th,
182 #if defined(THREAD_STACK_SIZE) || defined(PTHREAD_SYSTEM_SCHED_SUPPORTED)
183 &attrs,
184 #else
185 (pthread_attr_t*)NULL,
186 #endif
187 (void* (*)(void *))func,
188 (void *)arg
191 #if defined(THREAD_STACK_SIZE) || defined(PTHREAD_SYSTEM_SCHED_SUPPORTED)
192 pthread_attr_destroy(&attrs);
193 #endif
194 if (status != 0)
195 return -1;
197 pthread_detach(th);
199 #if SIZEOF_PTHREAD_T <= SIZEOF_LONG
200 return (long) th;
201 #else
202 return (long) *(long *) &th;
203 #endif
206 /* XXX This implementation is considered (to quote Tim Peters) "inherently
207 hosed" because:
208 - It does not guarantee the promise that a non-zero integer is returned.
209 - The cast to long is inherently unsafe.
210 - It is not clear that the 'volatile' (for AIX?) and ugly casting in the
211 latter return statement (for Alpha OSF/1) are any longer necessary.
213 long
214 PyThread_get_thread_ident(void)
216 volatile pthread_t threadid;
217 if (!initialized)
218 PyThread_init_thread();
219 /* Jump through some hoops for Alpha OSF/1 */
220 threadid = pthread_self();
221 #if SIZEOF_PTHREAD_T <= SIZEOF_LONG
222 return (long) threadid;
223 #else
224 return (long) *(long *) &threadid;
225 #endif
228 static void
229 do_PyThread_exit_thread(int no_cleanup)
231 dprintf(("PyThread_exit_thread called\n"));
232 if (!initialized) {
233 if (no_cleanup)
234 _exit(0);
235 else
236 exit(0);
240 void
241 PyThread_exit_thread(void)
243 do_PyThread_exit_thread(0);
246 void
247 PyThread__exit_thread(void)
249 do_PyThread_exit_thread(1);
252 #ifndef NO_EXIT_PROG
253 static void
254 do_PyThread_exit_prog(int status, int no_cleanup)
256 dprintf(("PyThread_exit_prog(%d) called\n", status));
257 if (!initialized)
258 if (no_cleanup)
259 _exit(status);
260 else
261 exit(status);
264 void
265 PyThread_exit_prog(int status)
267 do_PyThread_exit_prog(status, 0);
270 void
271 PyThread__exit_prog(int status)
273 do_PyThread_exit_prog(status, 1);
275 #endif /* NO_EXIT_PROG */
277 #ifdef USE_SEMAPHORES
280 * Lock support.
283 PyThread_type_lock
284 PyThread_allocate_lock(void)
286 sem_t *lock;
287 int status, error = 0;
289 dprintf(("PyThread_allocate_lock called\n"));
290 if (!initialized)
291 PyThread_init_thread();
293 lock = (sem_t *)malloc(sizeof(sem_t));
295 if (lock) {
296 status = sem_init(lock,0,1);
297 CHECK_STATUS("sem_init");
299 if (error) {
300 free((void *)lock);
301 lock = NULL;
305 dprintf(("PyThread_allocate_lock() -> %p\n", lock));
306 return (PyThread_type_lock)lock;
309 void
310 PyThread_free_lock(PyThread_type_lock lock)
312 sem_t *thelock = (sem_t *)lock;
313 int status, error = 0;
315 dprintf(("PyThread_free_lock(%p) called\n", lock));
317 if (!thelock)
318 return;
320 status = sem_destroy(thelock);
321 CHECK_STATUS("sem_destroy");
323 free((void *)thelock);
327 * As of February 2002, Cygwin thread implementations mistakenly report error
328 * codes in the return value of the sem_ calls (like the pthread_ functions).
329 * Correct implementations return -1 and put the code in errno. This supports
330 * either.
332 static int
333 fix_status(int status)
335 return (status == -1) ? errno : status;
338 int
339 PyThread_acquire_lock(PyThread_type_lock lock, int waitflag)
341 int success;
342 sem_t *thelock = (sem_t *)lock;
343 int status, error = 0;
345 dprintf(("PyThread_acquire_lock(%p, %d) called\n", lock, waitflag));
347 do {
348 if (waitflag)
349 status = fix_status(sem_wait(thelock));
350 else
351 status = fix_status(sem_trywait(thelock));
352 } while (status == EINTR); /* Retry if interrupted by a signal */
354 if (waitflag) {
355 CHECK_STATUS("sem_wait");
356 } else if (status != EAGAIN) {
357 CHECK_STATUS("sem_trywait");
360 success = (status == 0) ? 1 : 0;
362 dprintf(("PyThread_acquire_lock(%p, %d) -> %d\n", lock, waitflag, success));
363 return success;
366 void
367 PyThread_release_lock(PyThread_type_lock lock)
369 sem_t *thelock = (sem_t *)lock;
370 int status, error = 0;
372 dprintf(("PyThread_release_lock(%p) called\n", lock));
374 status = sem_post(thelock);
375 CHECK_STATUS("sem_post");
378 #else /* USE_SEMAPHORES */
381 * Lock support.
383 PyThread_type_lock
384 PyThread_allocate_lock(void)
386 pthread_lock *lock;
387 int status, error = 0;
389 dprintf(("PyThread_allocate_lock called\n"));
390 if (!initialized)
391 PyThread_init_thread();
393 lock = (pthread_lock *) malloc(sizeof(pthread_lock));
394 if (lock) {
395 memset((void *)lock, '\0', sizeof(pthread_lock));
396 lock->locked = 0;
398 status = pthread_mutex_init(&lock->mut,
399 pthread_mutexattr_default);
400 CHECK_STATUS("pthread_mutex_init");
402 status = pthread_cond_init(&lock->lock_released,
403 pthread_condattr_default);
404 CHECK_STATUS("pthread_cond_init");
406 if (error) {
407 free((void *)lock);
408 lock = 0;
412 dprintf(("PyThread_allocate_lock() -> %p\n", lock));
413 return (PyThread_type_lock) lock;
416 void
417 PyThread_free_lock(PyThread_type_lock lock)
419 pthread_lock *thelock = (pthread_lock *)lock;
420 int status, error = 0;
422 dprintf(("PyThread_free_lock(%p) called\n", lock));
424 status = pthread_mutex_destroy( &thelock->mut );
425 CHECK_STATUS("pthread_mutex_destroy");
427 status = pthread_cond_destroy( &thelock->lock_released );
428 CHECK_STATUS("pthread_cond_destroy");
430 free((void *)thelock);
433 int
434 PyThread_acquire_lock(PyThread_type_lock lock, int waitflag)
436 int success;
437 pthread_lock *thelock = (pthread_lock *)lock;
438 int status, error = 0;
440 dprintf(("PyThread_acquire_lock(%p, %d) called\n", lock, waitflag));
442 status = pthread_mutex_lock( &thelock->mut );
443 CHECK_STATUS("pthread_mutex_lock[1]");
444 success = thelock->locked == 0;
446 if ( !success && waitflag ) {
447 /* continue trying until we get the lock */
449 /* mut must be locked by me -- part of the condition
450 * protocol */
451 while ( thelock->locked ) {
452 status = pthread_cond_wait(&thelock->lock_released,
453 &thelock->mut);
454 CHECK_STATUS("pthread_cond_wait");
456 success = 1;
458 if (success) thelock->locked = 1;
459 status = pthread_mutex_unlock( &thelock->mut );
460 CHECK_STATUS("pthread_mutex_unlock[1]");
462 if (error) success = 0;
463 dprintf(("PyThread_acquire_lock(%p, %d) -> %d\n", lock, waitflag, success));
464 return success;
467 void
468 PyThread_release_lock(PyThread_type_lock lock)
470 pthread_lock *thelock = (pthread_lock *)lock;
471 int status, error = 0;
473 dprintf(("PyThread_release_lock(%p) called\n", lock));
475 status = pthread_mutex_lock( &thelock->mut );
476 CHECK_STATUS("pthread_mutex_lock[3]");
478 thelock->locked = 0;
480 status = pthread_mutex_unlock( &thelock->mut );
481 CHECK_STATUS("pthread_mutex_unlock[3]");
483 /* wake up someone (anyone, if any) waiting on the lock */
484 status = pthread_cond_signal( &thelock->lock_released );
485 CHECK_STATUS("pthread_cond_signal");
488 #endif /* USE_SEMAPHORES */
490 /* set the thread stack size.
491 * Return 0 if size is valid, -1 if size is invalid,
492 * -2 if setting stack size is not supported.
494 static int
495 _pythread_pthread_set_stacksize(size_t size)
497 #if defined(THREAD_STACK_SIZE)
498 pthread_attr_t attrs;
499 size_t tss_min;
500 int rc = 0;
501 #endif
503 /* set to default */
504 if (size == 0) {
505 _pythread_stacksize = 0;
506 return 0;
509 #if defined(THREAD_STACK_SIZE)
510 #if defined(PTHREAD_STACK_MIN)
511 tss_min = PTHREAD_STACK_MIN > THREAD_STACK_MIN ? PTHREAD_STACK_MIN
512 : THREAD_STACK_MIN;
513 #else
514 tss_min = THREAD_STACK_MIN;
515 #endif
516 if (size >= tss_min) {
517 /* validate stack size by setting thread attribute */
518 if (pthread_attr_init(&attrs) == 0) {
519 rc = pthread_attr_setstacksize(&attrs, size);
520 pthread_attr_destroy(&attrs);
521 if (rc == 0) {
522 _pythread_stacksize = size;
523 return 0;
527 return -1;
528 #else
529 return -2;
530 #endif
533 #define THREAD_SET_STACKSIZE(x) _pythread_pthread_set_stacksize(x)