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2002-05-23 Richard Henderson <rth@redhat.com>
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@node Thread-Local
@section Thread-Local Storage
@cindex Thread-Local Storage
@cindex TLS
@cindex @acronym{TLS}
@cindex __thread
Thread-local storage (TLS) is a mechanism by which variables are
allocated such that there is one instance of the variable per extant
Thread-local storage (@acronym{TLS}) is a mechanism by which variables
are allocated such that there is one instance of the variable per extant
thread. The run-time model GCC uses to implement this originates
in the IA-64 processor-specific ABI, but has since been migrated
to other processors as well. It requires significant support from
the linker (@command{ld}), dynamic linker (@command{ld.so}), and
system libraries (@file{libc.so} and @file{libpthread.so}), so it
is not supported everywhere.
is not available everywhere.
At the user level, the extension is visible with a new storage
class keyword: @code{__thread}. For example:
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The @code{__thread} specifier may be applied to any global, file-scoped
static, function-scoped static, or class-scoped static variable. It may
not be applied to function-scoped automatic or class-scoped member variables.
not be applied to block-scoped automatic or class-scoped member variables.
When the address-of operator is applied to a thread-local variable, it is
evaluated at run-time and returns the address of the current thread's
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No static initialization may refer to the address of a thread-local variable.
In C++, a thread-local variable may not be initialized by a static
constructor.
In C++, a thread-local variable may not be initialized at runtime,
that is, either by a static constructor or a non-constant expression.
See @uref{http://people.redhat.com/drepper/tls.pdf,
ELF Handling For Thread-Local Storage} for a detailed explanation of
the four thread-local storage addressing models, and how the run-time
is expected to function.
@menu
* C99 Thread-Local Edits::
* C++98 Thread-Local Edits::
@end menu
@node C99 Thread-Local Edits
@subsection ISO/IEC 9899:1999 Edits for Thread-Local Storage
The following are a set of changes to ISO/IEC 9899:1999 (aka C99)
that document the exact semantics of the language extension.
@itemize @bullet
@item
@cite{5.1.2 Execution environments}
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@quotation
Within either execution environment, a @dfn{thread} is a flow of
control within a program. It is implementation defined whether
or not there may be more than one thread associated with a program.
It is implementation defined how threads beyond the first are
created, the name and type of the function called at thread
startup, and how threads may be terminated. However, objects
with thread storage duration shall be initialized before thread
startup.
@end quotation
@item
@cite{6.2.4 Storage durations of objects}
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@quotation
An object whose identifier is declared with the storage-class
specifier @w{@code{__thread}} has @dfn{thread storage duration}.
Its lifetime is the entire execution of the thread, and its
stored value is initialized only once, prior to thread startup.
@end quotation
@item
@cite{6.4.1 Keywords}
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@item
@cite{6.7.1 Storage-class specifiers}
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paragraph 1.
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@quotation
With the exception of @code{__thread}, at most one storage-class
specifier may be given [@dots{}]. The @code{__thread} specifier may
be used alone, or immediately following @code{extern} or
@code{static}.
@end quotation
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@quotation
The declaration of an identifier for a variable that has
block scope that specifies @code{__thread} shall also
specify either @code{extern} or @code{static}.
The @code{__thread} specifier shall be used only with
variables.
@end quotation
@end itemize
@node C++98 Thread-Local Edits
@subsection ISO/IEC 14882:1998 Edits for Thread-Local Storage
The following are a set of changes to ISO/IEC 14882:1998 (aka C++98)
that document the exact semantics of the language extension.
@itemize @bullet
@b{[intro.execution]}
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@quotation
A @dfn{thread} is a flow of control within the abstract machine.
It is implementation defined whether or not there may be more than
one thread.
@end quotation
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@quotation
It is unspecified whether additional action must be taken to
ensure when and whether side effects are visible to other threads.
@end quotation
@item
@b{[lex.key]}
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@item
@b{[basic.start.main]}
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@quotation
The thread that begins execution at the @code{main} function is called
the @dfn{main thread}. It is implementation defined how functions
beginning threads other than the main thread are designated or typed.
A function so designated, as well as the @code{main} function, is called
a @dfn{thread startup function}. It is implementation defined what
happens if a thread startup function returns. It is implementation
defined what happens to other threads when any thread calls @code{exit}.
@end quotation
@item
@b{[basic.start.init]}
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@quotation
The storage for an object of thread storage duration shall be
staticly initialized before the first statement of the thread startup
function. An object of thread storage duration shall not require
dynamic initialization.
@end quotation
@item
@b{[basic.start.term]}
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@quotation
An object of thread storage duration shall not require a destructor.
@end quotation
@item
@b{[basic.stc]}
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@quotation
Thread, static, and automatic storage durations are associated with
objects introduced by declarations [@dots{}].
@end quotation
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@item
@b{[basic.stc.thread]}
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@quotation
The keyword @code{__thread} applied to an non-local object gives the
object thread storage duration.
A local variable or class data member declared both @code{static}
and @code{__thread} gives the variable or member thread storage
duration.
@end quotation
@item
@b{[basic.stc.static]}
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@quotation
All objects which have neither thread storage duration, dynamic
storage duration nor are local [@dots{}].
@end quotation
@item
@b{[dcl.stc]}
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@quotation
With the exception of @code{__thread}, at most one
@var{storage-class-specifier} shall appear in a given
@var{decl-specifier-seq}. The @code{__thread} specifier may
be used alone, or immediately following the @code{extern} or
@code{static} specifiers. [@dots{}]
@end quotation
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@quotation
The @code{__thread} specifier can be applied only to the names of objects
and to anonymous unions.
@end quotation
@item
@b{[class.mem]}
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@quotation
Non-@code{static} members shall not be @code{__thread}.
@end quotation
@end itemize
@node C++ Extensions
@chapter Extensions to the C++ Language
@cindex extensions, C++ language