/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * (c) The GHC Team, 2006-2009 * * Spin locks * * These are simple spin-only locks as opposed to Mutexes which * probably spin for a while before blocking in the kernel. We use * these when we are sure that all our threads are actively running on * a CPU, eg. in the GC. * * TODO: measure whether we really need these, or whether Mutexes * would do (and be a bit safer if a CPU becomes loaded). * * Do not #include this file directly: #include "Rts.h" instead. * * To understand the structure of the RTS headers, see the wiki: * http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Commentary/SourceTree/Includes * * -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ #ifndef RTS_SPINLOCK_H #define RTS_SPINLOCK_H #if defined(THREADED_RTS) #if defined(PROF_SPIN) typedef struct SpinLock_ { StgWord lock; StgWord64 spin; // DEBUG version counts how much it spins } SpinLock; #else typedef StgWord SpinLock; #endif typedef StgWord SpinLockCount; #if defined(PROF_SPIN) // PROF_SPIN enables counting the number of times we spin on a lock // acquire spin lock INLINE_HEADER void ACQUIRE_SPIN_LOCK(SpinLock * p) { StgWord32 r = 0; nat i; do { for (i = 0; i < SPIN_COUNT; i++) { r = cas((StgVolatilePtr)&(p->lock), 1, 0); if (r != 0) return; p->spin++; busy_wait_nop(); } yieldThread(); } while (1); } // release spin lock INLINE_HEADER void RELEASE_SPIN_LOCK(SpinLock * p) { write_barrier(); p->lock = 1; } // initialise spin lock INLINE_HEADER void initSpinLock(SpinLock * p) { write_barrier(); p->lock = 1; p->spin = 0; } #else // acquire spin lock INLINE_HEADER void ACQUIRE_SPIN_LOCK(SpinLock * p) { StgWord32 r = 0; nat i; do { for (i = 0; i < SPIN_COUNT; i++) { r = cas((StgVolatilePtr)p, 1, 0); if (r != 0) return; busy_wait_nop(); } yieldThread(); } while (1); } // release spin lock INLINE_HEADER void RELEASE_SPIN_LOCK(SpinLock * p) { write_barrier(); (*p) = 1; } // init spin lock INLINE_HEADER void initSpinLock(SpinLock * p) { write_barrier(); (*p) = 1; } #endif /* PROF_SPIN */ #else /* !THREADED_RTS */ // Using macros here means we don't have to ensure the argument is in scope #define ACQUIRE_SPIN_LOCK(p) /* nothing */ #define RELEASE_SPIN_LOCK(p) /* nothing */ INLINE_HEADER void initSpinLock(void * p STG_UNUSED) { /* nothing */ } #endif /* THREADED_RTS */ #endif /* RTS_SPINLOCK_H */