/* Asynchronous timers.
Copyright (C) 2000-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This file is part of GNU Emacs.
GNU Emacs is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at
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GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with GNU Emacs. If not, see . */
#include
#ifdef WINDOWSNT
#define raise(s) w32_raise(s)
#endif
#include "lisp.h"
#include "keyboard.h"
#include "syssignal.h"
#include "systime.h"
#include "atimer.h"
#include
#ifdef HAVE_TIMERFD
#include
#include
# ifdef CYGWIN
# include
# endif
#endif
#ifdef MSDOS
#include "msdos.h"
#endif
/* Free-list of atimer structures. */
static struct atimer *free_atimers;
/* List of currently not running timers due to a call to
lock_atimer. */
static struct atimer *stopped_atimers;
/* List of active atimers, sorted by expiration time. The timer that
will become ripe next is always at the front of this list. */
static struct atimer *atimers;
#ifdef HAVE_ITIMERSPEC
/* The alarm timer and whether it was properly initialized, if
POSIX timers are available. */
static timer_t alarm_timer;
static bool alarm_timer_ok;
# ifdef HAVE_TIMERFD
/* File descriptor for timer, or -1 if it could not be created. */
static int timerfd;
# else
enum { timerfd = -1 };
# endif
#endif
/* Block/unblock SIGALRM. */
static void
block_atimers (sigset_t *oldset)
{
sigset_t blocked;
sigemptyset (&blocked);
sigaddset (&blocked, SIGALRM);
sigaddset (&blocked, SIGINT);
pthread_sigmask (SIG_BLOCK, &blocked, oldset);
}
static void
unblock_atimers (sigset_t const *oldset)
{
pthread_sigmask (SIG_SETMASK, oldset, 0);
}
/* Function prototypes. */
static void set_alarm (void);
static void schedule_atimer (struct atimer *);
static struct atimer *append_atimer_lists (struct atimer *,
struct atimer *);
/* Start a new atimer of type TYPE. TIMESTAMP specifies when the timer is
ripe. FN is the function to call when the timer fires.
CLIENT_DATA is stored in the client_data member of the atimer
structure returned and so made available to FN when it is called.
If TYPE is ATIMER_ABSOLUTE, TIMESTAMP is the absolute time at which the
timer fires.
If TYPE is ATIMER_RELATIVE, the timer is ripe TIMESTAMP seconds in the
future.
In both cases, the timer is automatically freed after it has fired.
If TYPE is ATIMER_CONTINUOUS, the timer fires every TIMESTAMP seconds.
Value is a pointer to the atimer started. It can be used in calls
to cancel_atimer; don't free it yourself. */
struct atimer *
start_atimer (enum atimer_type type, struct timespec timestamp,
atimer_callback fn, void *client_data)
{
struct atimer *t;
sigset_t oldset;
/* Round TIMESTAMP up to the next full second if we don't have itimers. */
#if ! (defined HAVE_ITIMERSPEC || defined HAVE_SETITIMER)
if (timestamp.tv_nsec != 0 && timestamp.tv_sec < TYPE_MAXIMUM (time_t))
timestamp = make_timespec (timestamp.tv_sec + 1, 0);
#endif
/* Get an atimer structure from the free-list, or allocate
a new one. */
if (free_atimers)
{
t = free_atimers;
free_atimers = t->next;
}
else
t = xmalloc (sizeof *t);
/* Fill the atimer structure. */
memset (t, 0, sizeof *t);
t->type = type;
t->fn = fn;
t->client_data = client_data;
block_atimers (&oldset);
/* Compute the timer's expiration time. */
switch (type)
{
case ATIMER_ABSOLUTE:
t->expiration = timestamp;
break;
case ATIMER_RELATIVE:
t->expiration = timespec_add (current_timespec (), timestamp);
break;
case ATIMER_CONTINUOUS:
t->expiration = timespec_add (current_timespec (), timestamp);
t->interval = timestamp;
break;
}
/* Insert the timer in the list of active atimers. */
schedule_atimer (t);
unblock_atimers (&oldset);
/* Arrange for a SIGALRM at the time the next atimer is ripe. */
set_alarm ();
return t;
}
/* Cancel and free atimer TIMER. */
void
cancel_atimer (struct atimer *timer)
{
int i;
sigset_t oldset;
block_atimers (&oldset);
for (i = 0; i < 2; ++i)
{
struct atimer *t, *prev;
struct atimer **list = i ? &stopped_atimers : &atimers;
/* See if TIMER is active or stopped. */
for (t = *list, prev = NULL; t && t != timer; prev = t, t = t->next)
;
/* If it is, take it off its list, and put in on the free-list.
We don't bother to arrange for setting a different alarm time,
since a too early one doesn't hurt. */
if (t)
{
if (prev)
prev->next = t->next;
else
*list = t->next;
t->next = free_atimers;
free_atimers = t;
break;
}
}
unblock_atimers (&oldset);
}
/* Append two lists of atimers LIST_1 and LIST_2 and return the
result list. */
static struct atimer *
append_atimer_lists (struct atimer *list_1, struct atimer *list_2)
{
if (list_1 == NULL)
return list_2;
else if (list_2 == NULL)
return list_1;
else
{
struct atimer *p;
for (p = list_1; p->next; p = p->next)
;
p->next = list_2;
return list_1;
}
}
/* Stop all timers except timer T. T null means stop all timers. */
void
stop_other_atimers (struct atimer *t)
{
sigset_t oldset;
block_atimers (&oldset);
if (t)
{
struct atimer *p, *prev;
/* See if T is active. */
for (p = atimers, prev = NULL; p && p != t; prev = p, p = p->next)
;
if (p == t)
{
if (prev)
prev->next = t->next;
else
atimers = t->next;
t->next = NULL;
}
else
/* T is not active. Let's handle this like T == 0. */
t = NULL;
}
stopped_atimers = append_atimer_lists (atimers, stopped_atimers);
atimers = t;
unblock_atimers (&oldset);
}
/* Run all timers again, if some have been stopped with a call to
stop_other_atimers. */
void
run_all_atimers (void)
{
if (stopped_atimers)
{
struct atimer *t = atimers;
struct atimer *next;
sigset_t oldset;
block_atimers (&oldset);
atimers = stopped_atimers;
stopped_atimers = NULL;
while (t)
{
next = t->next;
schedule_atimer (t);
t = next;
}
unblock_atimers (&oldset);
}
}
/* Arrange for a SIGALRM to arrive when the next timer is ripe. */
static void
set_alarm (void)
{
if (atimers)
{
#ifdef HAVE_ITIMERSPEC
if (0 <= timerfd || alarm_timer_ok)
{
bool exit = false;
struct itimerspec ispec;
ispec.it_value = atimers->expiration;
ispec.it_interval.tv_sec = ispec.it_interval.tv_nsec = 0;
if (alarm_timer_ok
&& timer_settime (alarm_timer, TIMER_ABSTIME, &ispec, 0) == 0)
exit = true;
/* Don't start both timerfd and POSIX timers on Cygwin; this
causes a slowdown (bug#51734). Prefer POSIX timers
because the timerfd notifications aren't delivered while
Emacs is busy, which prevents things like the hourglass
pointer from being displayed reliably (bug#19776). */
# ifdef CYGWIN
if (exit)
return;
# endif
# ifdef HAVE_TIMERFD
if (0 <= timerfd
&& timerfd_settime (timerfd, TFD_TIMER_ABSTIME, &ispec, 0) == 0)
{
add_timer_wait_descriptor (timerfd);
exit = true;
}
# endif
if (exit)
return;
}
#endif
/* Determine interval till the next timer is ripe. */
struct timespec now = current_timespec ();
if (timespec_cmp (atimers->expiration, now) <= 0)
{
/* Timer is (over)due -- just trigger the signal right way. */
raise (SIGALRM);
}
else
{
struct timespec interval = timespec_sub (atimers->expiration, now);
#ifdef HAVE_SETITIMER
struct itimerval it = {.it_value = make_timeval (interval)};
setitimer (ITIMER_REAL, &it, 0);
#else
alarm (max (interval.tv_sec, 1));
#endif
}
}
}
/* Insert timer T into the list of active atimers `atimers', keeping
the list sorted by expiration time. T must not be in this list
already. */
static void
schedule_atimer (struct atimer *t)
{
struct atimer *a = atimers, *prev = NULL;
/* Look for the first atimer that is ripe after T. */
while (a && timespec_cmp (a->expiration, t->expiration) < 0)
prev = a, a = a->next;
/* Insert T in front of the atimer found, if any. */
if (prev)
prev->next = t;
else
atimers = t;
t->next = a;
}
static void
run_timers (void)
{
struct timespec now = current_timespec ();
while (atimers && timespec_cmp (atimers->expiration, now) <= 0)
{
struct atimer *t = atimers;
atimers = atimers->next;
t->fn (t);
if (t->type == ATIMER_CONTINUOUS)
{
t->expiration = timespec_add (now, t->interval);
schedule_atimer (t);
}
else
{
t->next = free_atimers;
free_atimers = t;
}
}
set_alarm ();
}
/* Signal handler for SIGALRM. SIGNO is the signal number, i.e.
SIGALRM. */
static void
handle_alarm_signal (int sig)
{
pending_signals = 1;
}
#ifdef HAVE_TIMERFD
/* Called from wait_reading_process_output when FD, which
should be equal to TIMERFD, is available for reading. */
void
timerfd_callback (int fd, void *arg)
{
ptrdiff_t nbytes;
uint64_t expirations;
eassert (fd == timerfd);
nbytes = emacs_read (fd, &expirations, sizeof (expirations));
if (nbytes == sizeof (expirations))
{
/* Timer should expire just once. */
eassert (expirations == 1);
do_pending_atimers ();
}
else if (nbytes < 0)
/* For some not yet known reason, we may get weird event and no
data on timer descriptor. This can break Gnus at least, see:
https://lists.gnu.org/r/emacs-devel/2014-07/msg00503.html. */
eassert (errno == EAGAIN);
else
/* I don't know what else can happen with this descriptor. */
emacs_abort ();
}
#endif /* HAVE_TIMERFD */
/* Do pending timers. */
void
do_pending_atimers (void)
{
if (atimers)
{
sigset_t oldset;
block_atimers (&oldset);
run_timers ();
unblock_atimers (&oldset);
}
}
/* Turn alarms on/off. This seems to be temporarily necessary on
some systems like HPUX (see process.c). */
void
turn_on_atimers (bool on)
{
if (on)
set_alarm ();
else
{
#ifdef HAVE_ITIMERSPEC
struct itimerspec ispec;
memset (&ispec, 0, sizeof ispec);
if (alarm_timer_ok)
timer_settime (alarm_timer, TIMER_ABSTIME, &ispec, 0);
# ifdef HAVE_TIMERFD
timerfd_settime (timerfd, TFD_TIMER_ABSTIME, &ispec, 0);
# endif
#endif
alarm (0);
}
}
/* This is intended to use from automated tests. */
#ifdef ENABLE_CHECKING
#define MAXTIMERS 10
struct atimer_result
{
/* Time when we expect this timer to trigger. */
struct timespec expected;
/* Timer status: -1 if not triggered, 0 if triggered
too early or too late, 1 if triggered timely. */
int intime;
};
static void
debug_timer_callback (struct atimer *t)
{
struct timespec now = current_timespec ();
struct atimer_result *r = (struct atimer_result *) t->client_data;
int result = timespec_cmp (now, r->expected);
if (result < 0)
/* Too early. */
r->intime = 0;
else if (result >= 0)
{
bool intime = true;
#if defined HAVE_ITIMERSPEC || defined HAVE_SETITIMER
struct timespec delta = timespec_sub (now, r->expected);
/* Too late if later than expected + 0.02s. FIXME:
this should depend from system clock resolution. */
intime = timespec_cmp (delta, make_timespec (0, 20000000)) <= 0;
#endif
r->intime = intime;
}
}
DEFUN ("debug-timer-check", Fdebug_timer_check, Sdebug_timer_check, 0, 0, 0,
doc: /* Run internal self-tests to check timers subsystem.
Return t if all self-tests are passed, nil otherwise. */)
(void)
{
int i, ok;
struct atimer *timer;
struct atimer_result *results[MAXTIMERS];
struct timespec t = make_timespec (0, 0);
/* Arm MAXTIMERS relative timers to trigger with 0.1s intervals. */
for (i = 0; i < MAXTIMERS; i++)
{
results[i] = xmalloc (sizeof (struct atimer_result));
t = timespec_add (t, make_timespec (0, 100000000));
results[i]->expected = timespec_add (current_timespec (), t);
results[i]->intime = -1;
timer = start_atimer (ATIMER_RELATIVE, t,
debug_timer_callback, results[i]);
}
#ifdef HAVE_TIMERFD
/* Wait for 1s but process timers. */
wait_reading_process_output (1, 0, 0, false, Qnil, NULL, 0);
#else
/* If timerfd is not supported, wait_reading_process_output won't
pay attention to timers that expired, and the callbacks won't be
called. So we need to run the expired timers' callbacks by
hand. */
/* Wait 1.2 sec for the timers to expire. */
struct timespec tend =
timespec_add (current_timespec (), make_timespec (1, 200000000));
while (timespec_cmp (current_timespec (), tend) < 0)
{
/* Wait for 5 msec between iterations. */
wait_reading_process_output (0, 5000000, 0, false, Qnil, NULL, 0);
if (pending_signals)
do_pending_atimers ();
}
#endif
/* Shut up the compiler by "using" this variable. */
(void) timer;
for (i = 0, ok = 0; i < MAXTIMERS; i++)
ok += results[i]->intime, xfree (results[i]);
return ok == MAXTIMERS ? Qt : Qnil;
}
#endif /* ENABLE_CHECKING */
/* Cygwin has the timerfd interface starting with release 3.0.0, but
it is buggy until release 3.0.2. */
#ifdef HAVE_TIMERFD
static bool
have_buggy_timerfd (void)
{
# ifdef CYGWIN
struct utsname name;
return uname (&name) < 0 || strverscmp (name.release, "3.0.2") < 0;
# else
return false;
# endif
}
#endif
void
init_atimer (void)
{
#ifdef HAVE_ITIMERSPEC
# ifdef HAVE_TIMERFD
/* Until this feature is considered stable, you can ask to not use it. */
timerfd = (egetenv ("EMACS_IGNORE_TIMERFD") || have_buggy_timerfd () ? -1 :
timerfd_create (CLOCK_REALTIME, TFD_NONBLOCK | TFD_CLOEXEC));
# endif
/* We're starting the alarms even if we have timerfd, because
timerfd events do not fire while Emacs Lisp is busy and doesn't
call thread_select. This might or might not mean that the
timerfd code doesn't really give us anything and should be
removed, see discussion in bug#19776. */
struct sigevent sigev;
sigev.sigev_notify = SIGEV_SIGNAL;
sigev.sigev_signo = SIGALRM;
sigev.sigev_value.sival_ptr = &alarm_timer;
alarm_timer_ok
= timer_create (CLOCK_REALTIME, &sigev, &alarm_timer) == 0;
#endif
free_atimers = stopped_atimers = atimers = NULL;
/* pending_signals is initialized in init_keyboard. */
struct sigaction action;
emacs_sigaction_init (&action, handle_alarm_signal);
sigaction (SIGALRM, &action, 0);
#ifdef ENABLE_CHECKING
if (!initialized)
defsubr (&Sdebug_timer_check);
#endif
}