NAME ^

src/thread.c - Thread handling stuff

DESCRIPTION ^

Threads are created by creating new ParrotInterpreter objects.

Functions ^

static PMC *make_local_copy

Creates a local copy of the PMC if necessary. (No copy is made if it is marked shared.) This includes workarounds for Parrot_clone() not doing the Right Thing with subroutines (specifically, code segments aren't preserved and it is difficult to do so as long as Parrot_clone() depends on freezing).

static Shared_gc_info *get_pool

Gets the shared gc information. For now this is global data; ideally it will become something other than a static variable. If everything uses this function, it will be easier to change.

void pt_free_pool

Frees the shared GC information. This clears any global data when joining all threads at parent interpreter destruction.

static PMC *make_local_args_copy

Make a local copy of the corresponding array of arguments.

PMC *pt_shared_fixup

Modifies a PMC to be sharable. Right now, reassigns the vtable to one owned by some master interpreter, so the PMC can be safely reused after thread death.

In the future the PMC returned might be different than the one passed, e.g., if we need to reallocate the PMC in a different interpreter.

static void pt_thread_signal

Wakes up an interp which should have called pt_thread_wait().

void pt_thread_wait_with

Waits for this interpreter to be signalled through its condition variable, dealing properly with GC issues. *mutex is assumed locked on entry and will be locked on exit from this function. If a GC run occurs in the middle of this function, then a spurious wakeup may occur.

static void pt_thread_wait

Waits for a signal, handling GC matters correctly. interpreter_array_mutex is assumed held. Spurious wakeups may occur.

static void *thread_func

The actual thread function.

Helper functions used also for running plain interpreters ^

void pt_clone_code

Copies/clones the packfile/code from interpreter s to d. All resources are created in d.

static void pt_ns_clone

Clones all globals from s to d.

void pt_clone_globals

Copies the global namespace when cloning a new interpreter.

void pt_thread_prepare_for_run

Sets up a new thread to run.

ParrotThread methods ^

PMC *pt_transfer_sub

Clones the sub so that it's suitable for the other interpreter.

int pt_thread_run

Runs the *sub PMC in a separate thread using the interpreter in *dest_interp.

arg should be an array of arguments for the subroutine.

int pt_thread_run_1

Runs a thread that shares nothing and does not communicate with the other interpreter.

int pt_thread_run_2

Runs an interpreter in a thread with no shared variables, but which communicates by sending messages.

int pt_thread_run_3

Runs an interpreter in a thread, allowing shared variables and using a thread pool.

void pt_thread_yield

Relinquishes hold on the processor.

static Parrot_Interp pt_check_tid

Helper function. Checks if the given thread ID is valid. The caller holds the mutex. Returns the interpreter for tid.

static void mutex_unlock

Unlocks the mutex *arg.

static int is_suspended_for_gc

Returns true iff interp is suspended for a global GC run. Be sure to hold interpreter_array_mutex.

static QUEUE_ENTRY *remove_queued_suspend_gc

Removes an event requesting that the interpreter suspend itself for a garbage-collection run from the event queue.

static int pt_gc_count_threads

Returns the number of active threads in the system (running or suspended). Be sure to hold interpreter_array_mutex.

static void pt_gc_wait_for_stage

Waits until all threads have reached the desired stage. Takes an interpreter, starting stage and ending stage as arguments. Updates the thread information. Used in pt_DOD_start_mark and pt_DOD_stop_mark.

static void pt_gc_wakeup_check

Checks if it's necessary to wake threads to perform garbage collection. This is called after thread death. Be sure to hold interpreter_array_mutex.

static void pt_suspend_one_for_gc

Suspends a single interpreter for GC. Be sure to hold interpreter_array_mutex.

static void pt_suspend_all_for_gc

Notifies all threads to perform a GC run.

void pt_suspend_self_for_gc

Suspends this thread for a full GC run.

XXX FIXME -- if GC is blocked, we need to do a GC run as soon as it becomes unblocked.

PMC *pt_thread_join

Joins (by waiting for) a joinable thread.

void pt_join_threads

Possibly waits for other running threads. This is called when destroying interp.

static Parrot_Interp detach

Helper for detach and kill.

Returns the interpreter, if it didn't finish yet.

void pt_thread_detach

Detaches the thread, making it non-joinable.

void pt_thread_kill

Kills the thread.

Threaded interpreter book-keeping ^

void pt_add_to_interpreters

Stores the given interpreter in the array of all interpreters. Be sure to hold interpreter_array_mutex.

DOD Synchronization Functions ^

void pt_DOD_start_mark

Record that the mark phase of DOD is about to begin. In the presence of shared PMCs, we can only run one DOD run at a time because PMC->next_for_GC may be changed.

flags are the DOD flags. We check if we need to collect shared objects or not.

TODO - Have a count of shared PMCs and check it during DOD.

TODO - Evaluate if a interpreter lock is cheaper when dod_mark_ptr is updated.

void pt_DOD_mark_root_finished

Records that DOD has finished for the root set. UNIMPLEMENTED

void pt_DOD_stop_mark

Records that the mark phase of DOD has completed.

void Parrot_shared_DOD_block

Blocks stop-the-world DOD runs.

void Parrot_shared_DOD_unblock

Unblocks stop-the-world DOD runs.


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