xref: /unit/src/nxt_thread_mutex.c (revision 564:762f8c976ead)
1 
2 /*
3  * Copyright (C) Igor Sysoev
4  * Copyright (C) NGINX, Inc.
5  */
6 
7 #include <nxt_main.h>
8 
9 
10 /*
11  * All modern pthread mutex implementations try to acquire a lock atomically
12  * in userland before going to sleep in kernel.  Some spins on SMP systems
13  * before the sleeping.
14  *
15  * In Solaris since version 8 all mutex types spin before sleeping.
16  * The default spin count is 1000.  It can be overridden using
17  * _THREAD_ADAPTIVE_SPIN=100 environment variable.
18  *
19  * In MacOSX all mutex types spin to acquire a lock protecting a mutex's
20  * internals.  If the mutex is busy, thread calls Mach semaphore_wait().
21  *
22  *
23  * PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL lacks deadlock detection and is the fastest
24  * mutex type.
25  *
26  *   Linux:    No spinning.  The internal name PTHREAD_MUTEX_TIMED_NP
27  *             remains from the times when pthread_mutex_timedlock() was
28  *             non-standard extension.  Alias name: PTHREAD_MUTEX_FAST_NP.
29  *   FreeBSD:  No spinning.
30  *
31  *
32  * PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK is usually as fast as PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL
33  * yet has lightweight deadlock detection.
34  *
35  *   Linux:    No spinning.  The internal name: PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK_NP.
36  *   FreeBSD:  No spinning.
37  *
38  *
39  * PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE allows recursive locking.
40  *
41  *   Linux:    No spinning.  The internal name: PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE_NP.
42  *   FreeBSD:  No spinning.
43  *
44  *
45  * PTHREAD_MUTEX_ADAPTIVE_NP spins on SMP systems before sleeping.
46  *
47  *   Linux:    No deadlock detection.  Dynamically changes a spin count
48  *             for each mutex from 10 to 100 based on spin count taken
49  *             previously.
50  *
51  *   FreeBSD:  Deadlock detection.  The default spin count is 2000.
52  *             It can be overriden using LIBPTHREAD_SPINLOOPS environment
53  *             variable or by pthread_mutex_setspinloops_np().  If a lock
54  *             is still busy, sched_yield() can be called on both UP and
55  *             SMP systems.  The default yield loop count is zero, but it
56  *             can be set by LIBPTHREAD_YIELDLOOPS environment variable or
57  *             by pthread_mutex_setyieldloops_np().  sched_yield() moves
58  *             a thread to the end of CPU scheduler run queue and this is
59  *             cheaper than removing the thread from the queue and sleeping.
60  *
61  *   Solaris:  No PTHREAD_MUTEX_ADAPTIVE_NP .
62  *   MacOSX:   No PTHREAD_MUTEX_ADAPTIVE_NP.
63  *
64  *
65  * PTHREAD_MUTEX_ELISION_NP is a Linux extension to elide locks using
66  * Intel Restricted Transactional Memory.  It is the most suitable for
67  * rwlock pattern access because it allows simultaneous reads without lock.
68  * Supported since glibc 2.18.
69  *
70  *
71  * PTHREAD_MUTEX_DEFAULT is default mutex type.
72  *
73  *   Linux:    PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL.
74  *   FreeBSD:  PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK.
75  *   Solaris:  PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL.
76  *   MacOSX:   PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL.
77  */
78 
79 
80 nxt_int_t
nxt_thread_mutex_create(nxt_thread_mutex_t * mtx)81 nxt_thread_mutex_create(nxt_thread_mutex_t *mtx)
82 {
83     nxt_err_t            err;
84     pthread_mutexattr_t  attr;
85 
86     err = pthread_mutexattr_init(&attr);
87     if (err != 0) {
88         nxt_thread_log_alert("pthread_mutexattr_init() failed %E", err);
89         return NXT_ERROR;
90     }
91 
92     err = pthread_mutexattr_settype(&attr, PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK);
93     if (err != 0) {
94         nxt_thread_log_alert("pthread_mutexattr_settype"
95                              "(PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK) failed %E", err);
96         return NXT_ERROR;
97     }
98 
99     err = pthread_mutex_init(mtx, &attr);
100     if (err != 0) {
101         nxt_thread_log_alert("pthread_mutex_init() failed %E", err);
102         return NXT_ERROR;
103     }
104 
105     err = pthread_mutexattr_destroy(&attr);
106     if (err != 0) {
107         nxt_thread_log_alert("pthread_mutexattr_destroy() failed %E", err);
108     }
109 
110     nxt_thread_log_debug("pthread_mutex_init(%p)", mtx);
111 
112     return NXT_OK;
113 }
114 
115 
116 void
nxt_thread_mutex_destroy(nxt_thread_mutex_t * mtx)117 nxt_thread_mutex_destroy(nxt_thread_mutex_t *mtx)
118 {
119     nxt_err_t  err;
120 
121     err = pthread_mutex_destroy(mtx);
122     if (nxt_slow_path(err != 0)) {
123         nxt_thread_log_alert("pthread_mutex_destroy() failed %E", err);
124     }
125 
126     nxt_thread_log_debug("pthread_mutex_destroy(%p)", mtx);
127 }
128 
129 
130 nxt_int_t
nxt_thread_mutex_lock(nxt_thread_mutex_t * mtx)131 nxt_thread_mutex_lock(nxt_thread_mutex_t *mtx)
132 {
133     nxt_err_t  err;
134 
135     nxt_thread_log_debug("pthread_mutex_lock(%p) enter", mtx);
136 
137     err = pthread_mutex_lock(mtx);
138     if (nxt_fast_path(err == 0)) {
139         return NXT_OK;
140     }
141 
142     nxt_thread_log_alert("pthread_mutex_lock() failed %E", err);
143 
144     return NXT_ERROR;
145 }
146 
147 
148 nxt_bool_t
nxt_thread_mutex_trylock(nxt_thread_mutex_t * mtx)149 nxt_thread_mutex_trylock(nxt_thread_mutex_t *mtx)
150 {
151     nxt_err_t  err;
152 
153     nxt_thread_debug(thr);
154 
155     nxt_log_debug(thr->log, "pthread_mutex_trylock(%p) enter", mtx);
156 
157     err = pthread_mutex_trylock(mtx);
158     if (nxt_fast_path(err == 0)) {
159         return 1;
160     }
161 
162     if (err == NXT_EBUSY) {
163         nxt_log_debug(thr->log, "pthread_mutex_trylock(%p) failed", mtx);
164 
165     } else {
166         nxt_thread_log_alert("pthread_mutex_trylock() failed %E", err);
167     }
168 
169     return 0;
170 }
171 
172 
173 nxt_int_t
nxt_thread_mutex_unlock(nxt_thread_mutex_t * mtx)174 nxt_thread_mutex_unlock(nxt_thread_mutex_t *mtx)
175 {
176     nxt_err_t     err;
177     nxt_thread_t  *thr;
178 
179     err = pthread_mutex_unlock(mtx);
180 
181     thr = nxt_thread();
182     nxt_thread_time_update(thr);
183 
184     if (nxt_fast_path(err == 0)) {
185         nxt_log_debug(thr->log, "pthread_mutex_unlock(%p) exit", mtx);
186         return NXT_OK;
187     }
188 
189     nxt_log_alert(thr->log, "pthread_mutex_unlock() failed %E", err);
190 
191     return NXT_ERROR;
192 }
193