src/common/Thread.cpp

/***************************************************************************
 *                                                                         *
 *   LinuxSampler - modular, streaming capable sampler                     *
 *                                                                         *
 *   Copyright (C) 2003, 2004 by Benno Senoner and Christian Schoenebeck   *
 *   Copyright (C) 2005 - 2007 Christian Schoenebeck                       *
 *                                                                         *
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 *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
 *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
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 *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
 *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
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 *   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software           *
 *   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston,                 *
 *   MA  02111-1307  USA                                                   *
 ***************************************************************************/

#include "Thread.h"

// this is the minimum stack size a thread will be spawned with
// if this value is too small, the OS will allocate memory on demand and
// thus might lead to dropouts in realtime threads
// TODO: should be up for testing to get a reasonable good value
#define MIN_STACK_SIZE          524288

namespace LinuxSampler {

Thread::Thread(bool LockMemory, bool RealTime, int PriorityMax, int PriorityDelta) {
    this->bLockedMemory     = LockMemory;
    this->isRealTime        = RealTime;
    this->PriorityDelta     = PriorityDelta;
    this->PriorityMax       = PriorityMax;
    __thread_destructor_key = 0;
    pthread_attr_init(&__thread_attr);
}

Thread::~Thread() {
    StopThread();
    pthread_attr_destroy(&__thread_attr);
}

/**
 *  Starts the thread. This method will wait until the thread actually
 *  started it's execution before it will return. The abstract method
 *  Main() is the entry point for the new thread. You have to implement the
 *  Main() method in your subclass.
 */
int Thread::StartThread() {
    RunningCondition.Lock();
    if (!RunningCondition.GetUnsafe()) {
        SignalStartThread();
        // wait until thread started execution
        RunningCondition.WaitIf(false);
    }
    RunningCondition.Unlock();
    return 0;
}

/**
 *  Starts the thread. This method will signal to start the thread and
 *  return immediately. Note that the thread might not yet run when this
 *  method returns! The abstract method Main() is the entry point for the
 *  new thread. You have to implement the Main() method in your subclass.
 *
 *  @see StartThread()
 */
int Thread::SignalStartThread() {
    // prepare the thread properties
    int res = pthread_attr_setinheritsched(&__thread_attr, PTHREAD_EXPLICIT_SCHED);
    if (res) {
        std::cerr << "Thread creation failed: Could not inherit thread properties."
                  << std::endl << std::flush;
        RunningCondition.Set(false);
        return res;
    }
    res = pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&__thread_attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE);
    if (res) {
        std::cerr << "Thread creation failed: Could not request a joinable thread."
                  << std::endl << std::flush;
        RunningCondition.Set(false);
        return res;
    }
    res = pthread_attr_setscope(&__thread_attr, PTHREAD_SCOPE_SYSTEM);
    if (res) {
        std::cerr << "Thread creation failed: Could not request system scope for thread scheduling."
                  << std::endl << std::flush;
        RunningCondition.Set(false);
        return res;
    }
    res = pthread_attr_setstacksize(&__thread_attr, MIN_STACK_SIZE);
    if (res) {
        std::cerr << "Thread creation failed: Could not set minimum stack size."
                  << std::endl << std::flush;
        RunningCondition.Set(false);
        return res;
    }
    // Create and run the thread
    res = pthread_create(&this->__thread_id, &__thread_attr, __pthread_launcher, this);
    switch (res) {
        case 0: // Success
            break;
        case EAGAIN:
            std::cerr << "Thread creation failed: System doesn't allow to create another thread."
                      << std::endl << std::flush;
            RunningCondition.Set(false);
            break;
        case EPERM:
            std::cerr << "Thread creation failed: You're lacking permisssions to set required scheduling policy and parameters."
                      << std::endl << std::flush;
            RunningCondition.Set(false);
            break;
        default:
            std::cerr << "Thread creation failed: Unknown cause."
                      << std::endl << std::flush;
            RunningCondition.Set(false);
            break;
    }
    return res;
}

/**
 *  Stops the thread. This method will wait until the thread actually stopped
 *  it's execution before it will return.
 */
int Thread::StopThread() {
    RunningCondition.Lock();
    if (RunningCondition.GetUnsafe()) {
        SignalStopThread();
        // wait until thread stopped execution
        RunningCondition.WaitIf(true);
        pthread_detach(__thread_id);
    }
    RunningCondition.Unlock();
    return 0;
}

/**
 *  Stops the thread. This method will signal to stop the thread and return
 *  immediately. Note that the thread might still run when this method
 *  returns!
 *
 *  @see StopThread()
 */
int Thread::SignalStopThread() {
    //FIXME: segfaults when thread is not yet running
    pthread_cancel(__thread_id);
    return 0;
}

/**
 * Returns @c true in case the thread is currently running.
 */
bool Thread::IsRunning() {
    return RunningCondition.GetUnsafe();
}

/**
 *  Sets the process SCHED_FIFO policy,  if max=1 then set at max priority,
 *  else use min priority. delta is added to the priority so that we can
 *  for example set 3 SCHED_FIFO tasks to different priorities by specifying
 *  delta  0 , -1 , -2  ( 0 = highest priority because -1 is subtracted to the
 *  current priority).
 */
int Thread::SetSchedulingPriority() {
#if !defined(__APPLE__)
    int policy;
    char* policyDescription = NULL;
    if (isRealTime) { // becomes a RT thread
        policy = SCHED_FIFO;
        policyDescription = "realtime";
    } else { // 'normal', non-RT thread
        policy = SCHED_OTHER;
        policyDescription = "normal (non-RT)";
    }
    // set selected scheduling policy and priority
    struct sched_param schp;
    memset(&schp, 0, sizeof(schp));
    if (this->PriorityMax == 1) {
        schp.sched_priority = sched_get_priority_max(policy) + this->PriorityDelta;
    }
    if (this->PriorityMax == -1) {
        schp.sched_priority = sched_get_priority_min(policy) + this->PriorityDelta;
    }
    if (pthread_setschedparam(__thread_id, policy, &schp) != 0) {
        std::cerr << "Thread: WARNING, can't assign "
                  << policyDescription
                  << " scheduling to thread!"
                  << std::endl << std::flush;
        return -1;
    }
#endif
    return 0;
}

/**
 * Locks the memory so it will not be swapped out by the operating system.
 */
int Thread::LockMemory() {
#if !defined(__APPLE__)
    if (!bLockedMemory) return 0;
    if (mlockall(MCL_CURRENT | MCL_FUTURE) < 0) {
        std::cerr << "Thread: WARNING, can't mlockall() memory!\n"
                  << std::flush;
        return -1;
    }
#endif
    return 0;
}

/**
 *  Registers thread destructor callback function which will be executed when
 *  the thread stops it's execution and sets the 'Running' flag to true. This
 *  method will be called by the __pthread_launcher callback function, DO NOT
 *  CALL THIS METHOD YOURSELF!
 */
void Thread::EnableDestructor() {
    RunningCondition.Lock();
    pthread_key_create(&__thread_destructor_key, __pthread_destructor);
    pthread_setspecific(__thread_destructor_key, this);
    RunningCondition.Set(true);
    RunningCondition.Unlock();
}

/**
 *  Will be called by the kernel when the thread stops it's execution.
 */
int Thread::Destructor() {
    pthread_key_delete(__thread_destructor_key);
    RunningCondition.Set(false);
    return 0;
}

/// Callback function for the POSIX thread API
void* __pthread_launcher(void* thread) {
    pthread_setcanceltype(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ASYNCHRONOUS, NULL); // let the thread be killable under any circumstances
    Thread* t;
    t = (Thread*) thread;
    t->SetSchedulingPriority();
    t->LockMemory();
    t->EnableDestructor();
    t->Main();
    return NULL;
}

/// Callback function for the POSIX thread API
void __pthread_destructor(void* thread) {
    Thread* t;
    t = (Thread*) thread;
    t->Destructor();
}

} // namespace LinuxSampler
1	/***************************************************************************
2	* *
3	* LinuxSampler - modular, streaming capable sampler *
4	* *
5	* Copyright (C) 2003, 2004 by Benno Senoner and Christian Schoenebeck *
6	* Copyright (C) 2005 - 2007 Christian Schoenebeck *
7	* *
8	* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify *
9	* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by *
10	* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or *
11	* (at your option) any later version. *
12	* *
13	* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, *
14	* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of *
15	* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the *
16	* GNU General Public License for more details. *
17	* *
18	* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License *
19	* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software *
20	* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, *
21	* MA 02111-1307 USA *
22	***************************************************************************/
23
24	#include "Thread.h"
25
26	// this is the minimum stack size a thread will be spawned with
27	// if this value is too small, the OS will allocate memory on demand and
28	// thus might lead to dropouts in realtime threads
29	// TODO: should be up for testing to get a reasonable good value
30	#define MIN_STACK_SIZE 524288
31
32	namespace LinuxSampler {
33
34	Thread::Thread(bool LockMemory, bool RealTime, int PriorityMax, int PriorityDelta) {
35	this->bLockedMemory = LockMemory;
36	this->isRealTime = RealTime;
37	this->PriorityDelta = PriorityDelta;
38	this->PriorityMax = PriorityMax;
39	__thread_destructor_key = 0;
40	pthread_attr_init(&__thread_attr);
41	}
42
43	Thread::~Thread() {
44	StopThread();
45	pthread_attr_destroy(&__thread_attr);
46	}
47
48	/**
49	* Starts the thread. This method will wait until the thread actually
50	* started it's execution before it will return. The abstract method
51	* Main() is the entry point for the new thread. You have to implement the
52	* Main() method in your subclass.
53	*/
54	int Thread::StartThread() {
55	RunningCondition.Lock();
56	if (!RunningCondition.GetUnsafe()) {
57	SignalStartThread();
58	// wait until thread started execution
59	RunningCondition.WaitIf(false);
60	}
61	RunningCondition.Unlock();
62	return 0;
63	}
64
65	/**
66	* Starts the thread. This method will signal to start the thread and
67	* return immediately. Note that the thread might not yet run when this
68	* method returns! The abstract method Main() is the entry point for the
69	* new thread. You have to implement the Main() method in your subclass.
70	*
71	* @see StartThread()
72	*/
73	int Thread::SignalStartThread() {
74	// prepare the thread properties
75	int res = pthread_attr_setinheritsched(&__thread_attr, PTHREAD_EXPLICIT_SCHED);
76	if (res) {
77	std::cerr << "Thread creation failed: Could not inherit thread properties."
78	<< std::endl << std::flush;
79	RunningCondition.Set(false);
80	return res;
81	}
82	res = pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&__thread_attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE);
83	if (res) {
84	std::cerr << "Thread creation failed: Could not request a joinable thread."
85	<< std::endl << std::flush;
86	RunningCondition.Set(false);
87	return res;
88	}
89	res = pthread_attr_setscope(&__thread_attr, PTHREAD_SCOPE_SYSTEM);
90	if (res) {
91	std::cerr << "Thread creation failed: Could not request system scope for thread scheduling."
92	<< std::endl << std::flush;
93	RunningCondition.Set(false);
94	return res;
95	}
96	res = pthread_attr_setstacksize(&__thread_attr, MIN_STACK_SIZE);
97	if (res) {
98	std::cerr << "Thread creation failed: Could not set minimum stack size."
99	<< std::endl << std::flush;
100	RunningCondition.Set(false);
101	return res;
102	}
103	// Create and run the thread
104	res = pthread_create(&this->__thread_id, &__thread_attr, __pthread_launcher, this);
105	switch (res) {
106	case 0: // Success
107	break;
108	case EAGAIN:
109	std::cerr << "Thread creation failed: System doesn't allow to create another thread."
110	<< std::endl << std::flush;
111	RunningCondition.Set(false);
112	break;
113	case EPERM:
114	std::cerr << "Thread creation failed: You're lacking permisssions to set required scheduling policy and parameters."
115	<< std::endl << std::flush;
116	RunningCondition.Set(false);
117	break;
118	default:
119	std::cerr << "Thread creation failed: Unknown cause."
120	<< std::endl << std::flush;
121	RunningCondition.Set(false);
122	break;
123	}
124	return res;
125	}
126
127	/**
128	* Stops the thread. This method will wait until the thread actually stopped
129	* it's execution before it will return.
130	*/
131	int Thread::StopThread() {
132	RunningCondition.Lock();
133	if (RunningCondition.GetUnsafe()) {
134	SignalStopThread();
135	// wait until thread stopped execution
136	RunningCondition.WaitIf(true);
137	pthread_detach(__thread_id);
138	}
139	RunningCondition.Unlock();
140	return 0;
141	}
142
143	/**
144	* Stops the thread. This method will signal to stop the thread and return
145	* immediately. Note that the thread might still run when this method
146	* returns!
147	*
148	* @see StopThread()
149	*/
150	int Thread::SignalStopThread() {
151	//FIXME: segfaults when thread is not yet running
152	pthread_cancel(__thread_id);
153	return 0;
154	}
155
156	/**
157	* Returns @c true in case the thread is currently running.
158	*/
159	bool Thread::IsRunning() {
160	return RunningCondition.GetUnsafe();
161	}
162
163	/**
164	* Sets the process SCHED_FIFO policy, if max=1 then set at max priority,
165	* else use min priority. delta is added to the priority so that we can
166	* for example set 3 SCHED_FIFO tasks to different priorities by specifying
167	* delta 0 , -1 , -2 ( 0 = highest priority because -1 is subtracted to the
168	* current priority).
169	*/
170	int Thread::SetSchedulingPriority() {
171	#if !defined(__APPLE__)
172	int policy;
173	char* policyDescription = NULL;
174	if (isRealTime) { // becomes a RT thread
175	policy = SCHED_FIFO;
176	policyDescription = "realtime";
177	} else { // 'normal', non-RT thread
178	policy = SCHED_OTHER;
179	policyDescription = "normal (non-RT)";
180	}
181	// set selected scheduling policy and priority
182	struct sched_param schp;
183	memset(&schp, 0, sizeof(schp));
184	if (this->PriorityMax == 1) {
185	schp.sched_priority = sched_get_priority_max(policy) + this->PriorityDelta;
186	}
187	if (this->PriorityMax == -1) {
188	schp.sched_priority = sched_get_priority_min(policy) + this->PriorityDelta;
189	}
190	if (pthread_setschedparam(__thread_id, policy, &schp) != 0) {
191	std::cerr << "Thread: WARNING, can't assign "
192	<< policyDescription
193	<< " scheduling to thread!"
194	<< std::endl << std::flush;
195	return -1;
196	}
197	#endif
198	return 0;
199	}
200
201	/**
202	* Locks the memory so it will not be swapped out by the operating system.
203	*/
204	int Thread::LockMemory() {
205	#if !defined(__APPLE__)
206	if (!bLockedMemory) return 0;
207	if (mlockall(MCL_CURRENT \| MCL_FUTURE) < 0) {
208	std::cerr << "Thread: WARNING, can't mlockall() memory!\n"
209	<< std::flush;
210	return -1;
211	}
212	#endif
213	return 0;
214	}
215
216	/**
217	* Registers thread destructor callback function which will be executed when
218	* the thread stops it's execution and sets the 'Running' flag to true. This
219	* method will be called by the __pthread_launcher callback function, DO NOT
220	* CALL THIS METHOD YOURSELF!
221	*/
222	void Thread::EnableDestructor() {
223	RunningCondition.Lock();
224	pthread_key_create(&__thread_destructor_key, __pthread_destructor);
225	pthread_setspecific(__thread_destructor_key, this);
226	RunningCondition.Set(true);
227	RunningCondition.Unlock();
228	}
229
230	/**
231	* Will be called by the kernel when the thread stops it's execution.
232	*/
233	int Thread::Destructor() {
234	pthread_key_delete(__thread_destructor_key);
235	RunningCondition.Set(false);
236	return 0;
237	}
238
239	/// Callback function for the POSIX thread API
240	void* __pthread_launcher(void* thread) {
241	pthread_setcanceltype(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ASYNCHRONOUS, NULL); // let the thread be killable under any circumstances
242	Thread* t;
243	t = (Thread*) thread;
244	t->SetSchedulingPriority();
245	t->LockMemory();
246	t->EnableDestructor();
247	t->Main();
248	return NULL;
249	}
250
251	/// Callback function for the POSIX thread API
252	void __pthread_destructor(void* thread) {
253	Thread* t;
254	t = (Thread*) thread;
255	t->Destructor();
256	}
257
258	} // namespace LinuxSampler