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authorWilliam Joye <wjoye@cfa.harvard.edu>2018-12-25 17:48:54 (GMT)
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+/*
+ * tclThreadJoin.c --
+ *
+ * This file implements a platform independent emulation layer for the
+ * handling of joinable threads. The Windows platform uses this code to
+ * provide the functionality of joining threads. This code is currently
+ * not necessary on Unix.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2000 by Scriptics Corporation
+ *
+ * See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution of
+ * this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
+ */
+
+#include "tclInt.h"
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+
+/*
+ * The information about each joinable thread is remembered in a structure as
+ * defined below.
+ */
+
+typedef struct JoinableThread {
+ Tcl_ThreadId id; /* The id of the joinable thread. */
+ int result; /* A place for the result after the demise of
+ * the thread. */
+ int done; /* Boolean flag. Initialized to 0 and set to 1
+ * after the exit of the thread. This allows a
+ * thread requesting a join to detect when
+ * waiting is not necessary. */
+ int waitedUpon; /* Boolean flag. Initialized to 0 and set to 1
+ * by the thread waiting for this one via
+ * Tcl_JoinThread. Used to lock any other
+ * thread trying to wait on this one. */
+ Tcl_Mutex threadMutex; /* The mutex used to serialize access to this
+ * structure. */
+ Tcl_Condition cond; /* This is the condition a thread has to wait
+ * upon to get notified of the end of the
+ * described thread. It is signaled indirectly
+ * by Tcl_ExitThread. */
+ struct JoinableThread *nextThreadPtr;
+ /* Reference to the next thread in the list of
+ * joinable threads. */
+} JoinableThread;
+
+/*
+ * The following variable is used to maintain the global list of all joinable
+ * threads. Usage by a thread is allowed only if the thread acquired the
+ * 'joinMutex'.
+ */
+
+TCL_DECLARE_MUTEX(joinMutex)
+
+static JoinableThread *firstThreadPtr;
+
+/*
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * TclJoinThread --
+ *
+ * This procedure waits for the exit of the thread with the specified id
+ * and returns its result.
+ *
+ * Results:
+ * A standard tcl result signaling the overall success/failure of the
+ * operation and an integer result delivered by the thread which was
+ * waited upon.
+ *
+ * Side effects:
+ * Deallocates the memory allocated by TclRememberJoinableThread.
+ * Removes the data associated to the thread waited upon from the list of
+ * joinable threads.
+ *
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+int
+TclJoinThread(
+ Tcl_ThreadId id, /* The id of the thread to wait upon. */
+ int *result) /* Reference to a location for the result of
+ * the thread we are waiting upon. */
+{
+ JoinableThread *threadPtr;
+
+ /*
+ * Steps done here:
+ * i. Acquire the joinMutex and search for the thread.
+ * ii. Error out if it could not be found.
+ * iii. If found, switch from exclusive access to the list to exclusive
+ * access to the thread structure.
+ * iv. Error out if some other is already waiting.
+ * v. Skip the waiting part of the thread is already done.
+ * vi. Wait for the thread to exit, mark it as waited upon too.
+ * vii. Get the result form the structure,
+ * viii. switch to exclusive access of the list,
+ * ix. remove the structure from the list,
+ * x. then switch back to exclusive access to the structure
+ * xi. and delete it.
+ */
+
+ Tcl_MutexLock(&joinMutex);
+
+ threadPtr = firstThreadPtr;
+ while (threadPtr!=NULL && threadPtr->id!=id) {
+ threadPtr = threadPtr->nextThreadPtr;
+ }
+
+ if (threadPtr == NULL) {
+ /*
+ * Thread not found. Either not joinable, or already waited upon and
+ * exited. Whatever, an error is in order.
+ */
+
+ Tcl_MutexUnlock(&joinMutex);
+ return TCL_ERROR;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * [1] If we don't lock the structure before giving up exclusive access to
+ * the list some other thread just completing its wait on the same thread
+ * can delete the structure from under us, leaving us with a dangling
+ * pointer.
+ */
+
+ Tcl_MutexLock(&threadPtr->threadMutex);
+ Tcl_MutexUnlock(&joinMutex);
+
+ /*
+ * [2] Now that we have the structure mutex any other thread that just
+ * tries to delete structure will wait at location [3] until we are done
+ * with the structure. And in that case we are done with it rather quickly
+ * as 'waitedUpon' will be set and we will have to error out.
+ */
+
+ if (threadPtr->waitedUpon) {
+ Tcl_MutexUnlock(&threadPtr->threadMutex);
+ return TCL_ERROR;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * We are waiting now, let other threads recognize this.
+ */
+
+ threadPtr->waitedUpon = 1;
+
+ while (!threadPtr->done) {
+ Tcl_ConditionWait(&threadPtr->cond, &threadPtr->threadMutex, NULL);
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * We have to release the structure before trying to access the list again
+ * or we can run into deadlock with a thread at [1] (see above) because of
+ * us holding the structure and the other holding the list. There is no
+ * problem with dangling pointers here as 'waitedUpon == 1' is still valid
+ * and any other thread will error out and not come to this place. IOW,
+ * the fact that we are here also means that no other thread came here
+ * before us and is able to delete the structure.
+ */
+
+ Tcl_MutexUnlock(&threadPtr->threadMutex);
+ Tcl_MutexLock(&joinMutex);
+
+ /*
+ * We have to search the list again as its structure may (may, almost
+ * certainly) have changed while we were waiting. Especially now is the
+ * time to compute the predecessor in the list. Any earlier result can be
+ * dangling by now.
+ */
+
+ if (firstThreadPtr == threadPtr) {
+ firstThreadPtr = threadPtr->nextThreadPtr;
+ } else {
+ JoinableThread *prevThreadPtr = firstThreadPtr;
+
+ while (prevThreadPtr->nextThreadPtr != threadPtr) {
+ prevThreadPtr = prevThreadPtr->nextThreadPtr;
+ }
+ prevThreadPtr->nextThreadPtr = threadPtr->nextThreadPtr;
+ }
+
+ Tcl_MutexUnlock(&joinMutex);
+
+ /*
+ * [3] Now that the structure is not part of the list anymore no other
+ * thread can acquire its mutex from now on. But it is possible that
+ * another thread is still holding the mutex though, see location [2]. So
+ * we have to acquire the mutex one more time to wait for that thread to
+ * finish. We can (and have to) release the mutex immediately.
+ */
+
+ Tcl_MutexLock(&threadPtr->threadMutex);
+ Tcl_MutexUnlock(&threadPtr->threadMutex);
+
+ /*
+ * Copy the result to us, finalize the synchronisation objects, then free
+ * the structure and return.
+ */
+
+ *result = threadPtr->result;
+
+ Tcl_ConditionFinalize(&threadPtr->cond);
+ Tcl_MutexFinalize(&threadPtr->threadMutex);
+ ckfree(threadPtr);
+
+ return TCL_OK;
+}
+
+/*
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * TclRememberJoinableThread --
+ *
+ * This procedure remebers a thread as joinable. Only a call to
+ * TclJoinThread will remove the structre created (and initialized) here.
+ * IOW, not waiting upon a joinable thread will cause memory leaks.
+ *
+ * Results:
+ * None.
+ *
+ * Side effects:
+ * Allocates memory, adds it to the global list of all joinable threads.
+ *
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+void
+TclRememberJoinableThread(
+ Tcl_ThreadId id) /* The thread to remember as joinable */
+{
+ JoinableThread *threadPtr;
+
+ threadPtr = ckalloc(sizeof(JoinableThread));
+ threadPtr->id = id;
+ threadPtr->done = 0;
+ threadPtr->waitedUpon = 0;
+ threadPtr->threadMutex = (Tcl_Mutex) NULL;
+ threadPtr->cond = (Tcl_Condition) NULL;
+
+ Tcl_MutexLock(&joinMutex);
+
+ threadPtr->nextThreadPtr = firstThreadPtr;
+ firstThreadPtr = threadPtr;
+
+ Tcl_MutexUnlock(&joinMutex);
+}
+
+/*
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * TclSignalExitThread --
+ *
+ * This procedure signals that the specified thread is done with its
+ * work. If the thread is joinable this signal is propagated to the
+ * thread waiting upon it.
+ *
+ * Results:
+ * None.
+ *
+ * Side effects:
+ * Modifies the associated structure to hold the result.
+ *
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+void
+TclSignalExitThread(
+ Tcl_ThreadId id, /* Id of the thread signaling its exit. */
+ int result) /* The result from the thread. */
+{
+ JoinableThread *threadPtr;
+
+ Tcl_MutexLock(&joinMutex);
+
+ threadPtr = firstThreadPtr;
+ while ((threadPtr != NULL) && (threadPtr->id != id)) {
+ threadPtr = threadPtr->nextThreadPtr;
+ }
+
+ if (threadPtr == NULL) {
+ /*
+ * Thread not found. Not joinable. No problem, nothing to do.
+ */
+
+ Tcl_MutexUnlock(&joinMutex);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Switch over the exclusive access from the list to the structure, then
+ * store the result, set the flag and notify the waiting thread, provided
+ * that it exists. The order of lock/unlock ensures that a thread entering
+ * 'TclJoinThread' will not interfere with us.
+ */
+
+ Tcl_MutexLock(&threadPtr->threadMutex);
+ Tcl_MutexUnlock(&joinMutex);
+
+ threadPtr->done = 1;
+ threadPtr->result = result;
+
+ if (threadPtr->waitedUpon) {
+ Tcl_ConditionNotify(&threadPtr->cond);
+ }
+
+ Tcl_MutexUnlock(&threadPtr->threadMutex);
+}
+#endif /* _WIN32 */
+
+/*
+ * Local Variables:
+ * mode: c
+ * c-basic-offset: 4
+ * fill-column: 78
+ * End:
+ */