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-rw-r--r--rts/Capability.c27
-rw-r--r--rts/Capability.h3
-rw-r--r--rts/Schedule.c7
3 files changed, 35 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/rts/Capability.c b/rts/Capability.c
index 444532480d..0f03621003 100644
--- a/rts/Capability.c
+++ b/rts/Capability.c
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ Capability *capabilities = NULL;
// locking, so we don't do that.
Capability *last_free_capability;
+/* GC indicator, in scope for the scheduler, init'ed to false */
+volatile StgWord waiting_for_gc = 0;
+
#if defined(THREADED_RTS)
STATIC_INLINE rtsBool
globalWorkToDo (void)
@@ -276,6 +279,21 @@ releaseCapability_ (Capability* cap)
return;
}
+ /* if waiting_for_gc was the reason to release the cap: thread
+ comes from yieldCap->releaseAndQueueWorker. Unconditionally set
+ cap. free and return (see default after the if-protected other
+ special cases). Thread will wait on cond.var and re-acquire the
+ same cap after GC (GC-triggering cap. calls releaseCap and
+ enters the spare_workers case)
+ */
+ if (waiting_for_gc) {
+ last_free_capability = cap; // needed?
+ trace(TRACE_sched | DEBUG_sched,
+ "GC pending, set capability %d free", cap->no);
+ return;
+ }
+
+
// If the next thread on the run queue is a bound thread,
// give this Capability to the appropriate Task.
if (!emptyRunQueue(cap) && cap->run_queue_hd->bound) {
@@ -453,7 +471,14 @@ yieldCapability (Capability** pCap, Task *task)
// The fast path has no locking, if we don't enter this while loop
- while ( cap->returning_tasks_hd != NULL || !anyWorkForMe(cap,task) ) {
+ while ( waiting_for_gc
+ /* i.e. another capability triggered HeapOverflow, is busy
+ getting capabilities (stopping their owning tasks) */
+ || cap->returning_tasks_hd != NULL
+ /* cap reserved for another task */
+ || !anyWorkForMe(cap,task)
+ /* cap/task have no work */
+ ) {
debugTrace(DEBUG_sched, "giving up capability %d", cap->no);
// We must now release the capability and wait to be woken up
diff --git a/rts/Capability.h b/rts/Capability.h
index 959ab50b3e..f13afe2117 100644
--- a/rts/Capability.h
+++ b/rts/Capability.h
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ extern Capability *capabilities;
//
extern Capability *last_free_capability;
+// GC indicator, in scope for the scheduler
+extern volatile StgWord waiting_for_gc;
+
// Acquires a capability at a return point. If *cap is non-NULL, then
// this is taken as a preference for the Capability we wish to
// acquire.
diff --git a/rts/Schedule.c b/rts/Schedule.c
index 94aac6ccc4..1b5afefc4f 100644
--- a/rts/Schedule.c
+++ b/rts/Schedule.c
@@ -1405,7 +1405,8 @@ scheduleDoGC (Capability *cap, Task *task USED_IF_THREADS, rtsBool force_major)
StgTSO *t;
rtsBool heap_census;
#ifdef THREADED_RTS
- static volatile StgWord waiting_for_gc;
+ /* extern static volatile StgWord waiting_for_gc;
+ lives inside capability.c */
rtsBool was_waiting;
nat i;
#endif
@@ -1422,6 +1423,10 @@ scheduleDoGC (Capability *cap, Task *task USED_IF_THREADS, rtsBool force_major)
// the other tasks to sleep and stay asleep.
//
+ /* Other capabilities are prevented from running yet more Haskell
+ threads if waiting_for_gc is set. Tested inside
+ yieldCapability() and releaseCapability() in Capability.c */
+
was_waiting = cas(&waiting_for_gc, 0, 1);
if (was_waiting) {
do {