Fast mutexes implementation

(spin-loop inside pthread_mutex_lock).

thr_mutex.c:
  Added spinloop in mutex_lock
my_pthread.h:
  Added definition of my_pthread_fastmutex_t
configure.in:
  Added --with-fast-mutexes switch

3 files changed, 122 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index b5d9b3267c6..3c9961e5c18 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1574,6 +1574,20 @@ else
   CXXFLAGS="$OPTIMIZE_CXXFLAGS -DDBUG_OFF $CXXFLAGS"
 fi
 
+if test "$with_debug" = "no"
+then
+  AC_ARG_WITH([fast-mutexes],
+              AC_HELP_STRING([--with-fast-mutexes], 
+              [compile with fast mutexes (default is enabled)]),
+              [with_fast_mutexes=$withval], [with_fast_mutexes=yes])
+fi
+
+if test "$with_fast_mutexes" = "yes"
+then
+  AC_DEFINE([MY_PTHREAD_FASTMUTEX], [1], 
+            [Define to 1 if you want to use fast mutexes])
+fi
+
 # Force static compilation to avoid linking problems/get more speed
 AC_ARG_WITH(mysqld-ldflags,
     [  --with-mysqld-ldflags   Extra linking arguments for mysqld],
diff --git a/include/my_pthread.h b/include/my_pthread.h
index 202e047dc4e..81100fe2b88 100644
--- a/include/my_pthread.h
+++ b/include/my_pthread.h
@@ -547,6 +547,37 @@ void safe_mutex_end(FILE *file);
 #define safe_mutex_assert_not_owner(mp)
 #endif /* SAFE_MUTEX */
 
+#if defined(MY_PTHREAD_FASTMUTEX) && !defined(SAFE_MUTEX)
+typedef struct st_my_pthread_fastmutex_t
+{
+  pthread_mutex_t mutex;
+  uint spins;
+} my_pthread_fastmutex_t;
+
+int my_pthread_fastmutex_init(my_pthread_fastmutex_t *mp, 
+                              const pthread_mutexattr_t *attr);
+int my_pthread_fastmutex_lock(my_pthread_fastmutex_t *mp);
+
+#undef pthread_mutex_init
+#undef pthread_mutex_lock
+#undef pthread_mutex_unlock
+#undef pthread_mutex_destroy
+#undef pthread_mutex_wait
+#undef pthread_mutex_timedwait
+#undef pthread_mutex_t
+#undef pthread_cond_wait
+#undef pthread_cond_timedwait
+#undef pthread_mutex_trylock
+#define pthread_mutex_init(A,B) my_pthread_fastmutex_init((A),(B))
+#define pthread_mutex_lock(A) my_pthread_fastmutex_lock(A)
+#define pthread_mutex_unlock(A) pthread_mutex_unlock(&(A)->mutex)
+#define pthread_mutex_destroy(A) pthread_mutex_destroy(&(A)->mutex)
+#define pthread_cond_wait(A,B) pthread_cond_wait((A),&(B)->mutex)
+#define pthread_cond_timedwait(A,B,C) pthread_cond_timedwait((A),&(B)->mutex,(C))
+#define pthread_mutex_trylock(A) pthread_mutex_trylock(&(A)->mutex)
+#define pthread_mutex_t my_pthread_fastmutex_t
+#endif /* defined(MY_PTHREAD_FASTMUTEX) && !defined(SAFE_MUTEX) */
+
 	/* READ-WRITE thread locking */
 
 #ifdef HAVE_BROKEN_RWLOCK			/* For OpenUnix */
diff --git a/mysys/thr_mutex.c b/mysys/thr_mutex.c
index 3326068d164..3dde1fd5bfa 100644
--- a/mysys/thr_mutex.c
+++ b/mysys/thr_mutex.c
@@ -356,3 +356,80 @@ void safe_mutex_end(FILE *file __attribute__((unused)))
 }
 
 #endif /* THREAD && SAFE_MUTEX */
+
+#if defined(THREAD) && defined(MY_PTHREAD_FASTMUTEX) && !defined(SAFE_MUTEX)
+
+#include "mysys_priv.h"
+#include "my_static.h"
+#include <m_string.h>
+
+#include <m_ctype.h>
+#include <hash.h>
+#include <myisampack.h>
+#include <mysys_err.h>
+#include <my_sys.h>
+
+#undef pthread_mutex_t
+#undef pthread_mutex_init
+#undef pthread_mutex_lock
+#undef pthread_mutex_trylock
+#undef pthread_mutex_unlock
+#undef pthread_mutex_destroy
+#undef pthread_cond_wait
+#undef pthread_cond_timedwait
+
+ulong mutex_delay(ulong delayloops)
+{
+  ulong	i;
+  volatile ulong j;
+
+  j = 0;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < delayloops * 50; i++)
+    j += i;
+
+  return(j); 
+}	
+
+#define MY_PTHREAD_FASTMUTEX_SPINS 8
+#define MY_PTHREAD_FASTMUTEX_DELAY 4
+
+int my_pthread_fastmutex_init(my_pthread_fastmutex_t *mp,
+                              const pthread_mutexattr_t *attr)
+{
+  static int cpu_count= 0;
+#ifdef _SC_NPROCESSORS_CONF
+  if (!cpu_count && (attr == MY_MUTEX_INIT_FAST))
+    cpu_count= sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_CONF);
+#endif
+  
+  if ((cpu_count > 1) && (attr == MY_MUTEX_INIT_FAST))
+    mp->spins= MY_PTHREAD_FASTMUTEX_SPINS; 
+  else
+    mp->spins= 0;
+  return pthread_mutex_init(&mp->mutex, attr); 
+}
+
+int my_pthread_fastmutex_lock(my_pthread_fastmutex_t *mp)
+{
+  int   res;
+  uint  i;
+  uint  maxdelay= MY_PTHREAD_FASTMUTEX_DELAY;
+
+  for (i= 0; i < mp->spins; i++)
+  {
+    res= pthread_mutex_trylock(&mp->mutex);
+
+    if (res == 0)
+      return 0;
+
+    if (res != EBUSY)
+      return res;
+
+    mutex_delay(maxdelay);
+    maxdelay += ((double) random() / (double) RAND_MAX) * 
+	        MY_PTHREAD_FASTMUTEX_DELAY + 1;
+  }
+  return pthread_mutex_lock(&mp->mutex);
+}
+#endif /* defined(THREAD) && defined(MY_PTHREAD_FASTMUTEX) && !defined(SAFE_MUTEX) */