This is a new implementation for condition variables, required
after http://austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=609 to fix bug 13165. In
essence, we need to be stricter in which waiters a signal or broadcast
is required to wake up; this couldn't be solved using the old algorithm.
ISO C++ made a similar clarification, so this also fixes a bug in
current libstdc++, for example.
We can't use the old algorithm anymore because futexes do not guarantee
to wake in FIFO order. Thus, when we wake, we can't simply let any
waiter grab a signal, but we need to ensure that one of the waiters
happening before the signal is woken up. This is something the previous
algorithm violated (see bug 13165).
There's another issue specific to condvars: ABA issues on the underlying
futexes. Unlike mutexes that have just three states, or semaphores that
have no tokens or a limited number of them, the state of a condvar is
the *order* of the waiters. A waiter on a semaphore can grab a token
whenever one is available; a condvar waiter must only consume a signal
if it is eligible to do so as determined by the relative order of the
waiter and the signal.
Therefore, this new algorithm maintains two groups of waiters: Those
eligible to consume signals (G1), and those that have to wait until
previous waiters have consumed signals (G2). Once G1 is empty, G2
becomes the new G1. 64b counters are used to avoid ABA issues.
This condvar doesn't yet use a requeue optimization (ie, on a broadcast,
waking just one thread and requeueing all others on the futex of the
mutex supplied by the program). I don't think doing the requeue is
necessarily the right approach (but I haven't done real measurements
yet):
* If a program expects to wake many threads at the same time and make
that scalable, a condvar isn't great anyway because of how it requires
waiters to operate mutually exclusive (due to the mutex usage). Thus, a
thundering herd problem is a scalability problem with or without the
optimization. Using something like a semaphore might be more
appropriate in such a case.
* The scalability problem is actually at the mutex side; the condvar
could help (and it tries to with the requeue optimization), but it
should be the mutex who decides how that is done, and whether it is done
at all.
* Forcing all but one waiter into the kernel-side wait queue of the
mutex prevents/avoids the use of lock elision on the mutex. Thus, it
prevents the only cure against the underlying scalability problem
inherent to condvars.
* If condvars use short critical sections (ie, hold the mutex just to
check a binary flag or such), which they should do ideally, then forcing
all those waiter to proceed serially with kernel-based hand-off (ie,
futex ops in the mutex' contended state, via the futex wait queues) will
be less efficient than just letting a scalable mutex implementation take
care of it. Our current mutex impl doesn't employ spinning at all, but
if critical sections are short, spinning can be much better.
* Doing the requeue stuff requires all waiters to always drive the mutex
into the contended state. This leads to each waiter having to call
futex_wake after lock release, even if this wouldn't be necessary.
[BZ #13165]
* nptl/pthread_cond_broadcast.c (__pthread_cond_broadcast): Rewrite to
use new algorithm.
* nptl/pthread_cond_destroy.c (__pthread_cond_destroy): Likewise.
* nptl/pthread_cond_init.c (__pthread_cond_init): Likewise.
* nptl/pthread_cond_signal.c (__pthread_cond_signal): Likewise.
* nptl/pthread_cond_wait.c (__pthread_cond_wait): Likewise.
(__pthread_cond_timedwait): Move here from pthread_cond_timedwait.c.
(__condvar_confirm_wakeup, __condvar_cancel_waiting,
__condvar_cleanup_waiting, __condvar_dec_grefs,
__pthread_cond_wait_common): New.
(__condvar_cleanup): Remove.
* npt/pthread_condattr_getclock.c (pthread_condattr_getclock): Adapt.
* npt/pthread_condattr_setclock.c (pthread_condattr_setclock):
Likewise.
* npt/pthread_condattr_getpshared.c (pthread_condattr_getpshared):
Likewise.
* npt/pthread_condattr_init.c (pthread_condattr_init): Likewise.
* nptl/tst-cond1.c: Add comment.
* nptl/tst-cond20.c (do_test): Adapt.
* nptl/tst-cond22.c (do_test): Likewise.
* sysdeps/aarch64/nptl/bits/pthreadtypes.h (pthread_cond_t): Adapt
structure.
* sysdeps/arm/nptl/bits/pthreadtypes.h (pthread_cond_t): Likewise.
* sysdeps/ia64/nptl/bits/pthreadtypes.h (pthread_cond_t): Likewise.
* sysdeps/m68k/nptl/bits/pthreadtypes.h (pthread_cond_t): Likewise.
* sysdeps/microblaze/nptl/bits/pthreadtypes.h (pthread_cond_t):
Likewise.
* sysdeps/mips/nptl/bits/pthreadtypes.h (pthread_cond_t): Likewise.
* sysdeps/nios2/nptl/bits/pthreadtypes.h (pthread_cond_t): Likewise.
* sysdeps/s390/nptl/bits/pthreadtypes.h (pthread_cond_t): Likewise.
* sysdeps/sh/nptl/bits/pthreadtypes.h (pthread_cond_t): Likewise.
* sysdeps/tile/nptl/bits/pthreadtypes.h (pthread_cond_t): Likewise.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/bits/pthreadtypes.h (pthread_cond_t):
Likewise.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/bits/pthreadtypes.h (pthread_cond_t):
Likewise.
* sysdeps/x86/bits/pthreadtypes.h (pthread_cond_t): Likewise.
* sysdeps/nptl/internaltypes.h (COND_NWAITERS_SHIFT): Remove.
(COND_CLOCK_BITS): Adapt.
* sysdeps/nptl/pthread.h (PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER): Adapt.
* nptl/pthreadP.h (__PTHREAD_COND_CLOCK_MONOTONIC_MASK,
__PTHREAD_COND_SHARED_MASK): New.
* nptl/nptl-printers.py (CLOCK_IDS): Remove.
(ConditionVariablePrinter, ConditionVariableAttributesPrinter): Adapt.
* nptl/nptl_lock_constants.pysym: Adapt.
* nptl/test-cond-printers.py: Adapt.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/internaltypes.h (cond_compat_clear,
cond_compat_check_and_clear): Adapt.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/pthread_cond_timedwait.c: Remove file ...
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hppa/pthread_cond_wait.c
(__pthread_cond_timedwait): ... and move here.
* nptl/DESIGN-condvar.txt: Remove file.
* nptl/lowlevelcond.sym: Likewise.
* nptl/pthread_cond_timedwait.c: Likewise.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/i486/pthread_cond_broadcast.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/i486/pthread_cond_signal.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/i486/pthread_cond_timedwait.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/i486/pthread_cond_wait.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/i586/pthread_cond_broadcast.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/i586/pthread_cond_signal.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/i586/pthread_cond_timedwait.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/i586/pthread_cond_wait.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/i686/pthread_cond_broadcast.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/i686/pthread_cond_signal.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/i686/pthread_cond_timedwait.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/i686/pthread_cond_wait.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/pthread_cond_broadcast.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/pthread_cond_signal.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/pthread_cond_timedwait.S: Likewise.
* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/pthread_cond_wait.S: Likewise.
This patch adds pretty printers for the following NPTL types:
- pthread_mutex_t
- pthread_mutexattr_t
- pthread_cond_t
- pthread_condattr_t
- pthread_rwlock_t
- pthread_rwlockattr_t
To load the pretty printers into your gdb session, do the following:
python
import sys
sys.path.insert(0, '/path/to/glibc/build/nptl/pretty-printers')
end
source /path/to/glibc/source/pretty-printers/nptl-printers.py
You can check which printers are registered and enabled by issuing the
'info pretty-printer' gdb command. Printers should trigger automatically when
trying to print a variable of one of the types mentioned above.
The printers are architecture-independent, and were tested on an AMD64 running
Ubuntu 14.04 and an x86 VM running Fedora 24.
In order to work, the printers need to know the values of various flags that
are scattered throughout pthread.h and pthreadP.h as enums and #defines. Since
replicating these constants in the printers file itself would create a
maintenance burden, I wrote a script called gen-py-const.awk that Makerules uses
to extract the constants. This script is pretty much the same as gen-as-const.awk,
except it doesn't cast the constant values to 'long' and is thorougly documented.
The constants need only to be enumerated in a .pysym file, which is then referenced
by a Make variable called gen-py-const-headers.
As for the install directory, I discussed this with Mike Frysinger and Siddhesh
Poyarekar, and we agreed that it can be handled in a separate patch, and shouldn't
block merging of this one.
In addition, I've written a series of test cases for the pretty printers.
Each lock type (mutex, condvar and rwlock) has two test programs, one for itself
and other for its related 'attributes' object. Each test program in turn has a
PExpect-based Python script that drives gdb and compares its output to the
expected printer's. The tests run on the glibc host, which is assumed to have
both gdb and PExpect; if either is absent the tests will fail with code 77
(UNSUPPORTED). For cross-testing you should use cross-test-ssh.sh as test-wrapper.
I've tested the printers on both native builds and a cross build using a Beaglebone
Black running Debian, with the build system's filesystem shared with the board
through NFS.
Finally, I've written a README that explains all this and more.
* INSTALL: Regenerated.
* Makeconfig: Add comments and whitespace to make the control flow
clearer.
(+link-printers-tests, +link-pie-printers-tests, CFLAGS-printers-tests,
installed-rtld-LDFLAGS, built-rtld-LDFLAGS, link-libc-rpath,
link-libc-tests-after-rpath-link, link-libc-printers-tests): New.
(rtld-LDFLAGS, rtld-tests-LDFLAGS, link-libc-tests-rpath-link,
link-libc-tests): Use the new variables as required.
* Makerules ($(py-const)): New rule.
generated: Add $(py-const).
* README.pretty-printers: New file.
* Rules (tests-printers-programs, tests-printers-out, py-env): New.
(others): Depend on $(py-const).
(tests): Depend on $(tests-printers-programs) or $(tests-printers-out),
as required. Pass $(tests-printers) to merge-test-results.sh.
* manual/install.texi: Add requirements for testing the pretty printers.
* nptl/Makefile (gen-py-const-headers, pretty-printers, tests-printers,
CFLAGS-test-mutexattr-printers.c CFLAGS-test-mutex-printers.c,
CFLAGS-test-condattr-printers.c, CFLAGS-test-cond-printers.c,
CFLAGS-test-rwlockattr-printers.c CFLAGS-test-rwlock-printers.c,
tests-printers-libs): Define.
* nptl/nptl-printers.py: New file.
* nptl/nptl_lock_constants.pysym: Likewise.
* nptl/test-cond-printers.c: Likewise.
* nptl/test-cond-printers.py: Likewise.
* nptl/test-condattr-printers.c: Likewise.
* nptl/test-condattr-printers.py: Likewise.
* nptl/test-mutex-printers.c: Likewise.
* nptl/test-mutex-printers.py: Likewise.
* nptl/test-mutexattr-printers.c: Likewise.
* nptl/test-mutexattr-printers.py: Likewise.
* nptl/test-rwlock-printers.c: Likewise.
* nptl/test-rwlock-printers.py: Likewise.
* nptl/test-rwlockattr-printers.c: Likewise.
* nptl/test-rwlockattr-printers.py: Likewise.
* scripts/gen-py-const.awk: Likewise.
* scripts/test_printers_common.py: Likewise.
* scripts/test_printers_exceptions.py: Likewise.
This reverts commit 62ce266b0b.
The change is not mature enough because it needs the following fixes:
1. Redirect test output to a file like other tests
2. Eliminate the need to use a .gdbinit because distributions will
break without it. I should have caught that but I was in too much
of a hurry to get the patch in :/
3. Feature checking during configure to determine things like minimum
required gdb version, python-pexpect version, etc. to make sure
that tests work correctly.
This patch adds pretty printers for the following NPTL types:
- pthread_mutex_t
- pthread_mutexattr_t
- pthread_cond_t
- pthread_condattr_t
- pthread_rwlock_t
- pthread_rwlockattr_t
To load the pretty printers into your gdb session, do the following:
python
import sys
sys.path.insert(0, '/path/to/glibc/build/nptl/pretty-printers')
end
source /path/to/glibc/source/pretty-printers/nptl-printers.py
You can check which printers are registered and enabled by issuing the
'info pretty-printer' gdb command. Printers should trigger automatically when
trying to print a variable of one of the types mentioned above.
The printers are architecture-independent, and were manually tested on both
the gdb CLI and Eclipse CDT.
In order to work, the printers need to know the values of various flags that
are scattered throughout pthread.h and pthreadP.h as enums and #defines. Since
replicating these constants in the printers file itself would create a
maintenance burden, I wrote a script called gen-py-const.awk that Makerules uses
to extract the constants. This script is pretty much the same as gen-as-const.awk,
except it doesn't cast the constant values to 'long' and is thorougly documented.
The constants need only to be enumerated in a .pysym file, which is then referenced
by a Make variable called gen-py-const-headers.
As for the install directory, I discussed this with Mike Frysinger and Siddhesh
Poyarekar, and we agreed that it can be handled in a separate patch, and it shouldn't
block merging of this one.
In addition, I've written a series of test cases for the pretty printers.
Each lock type (mutex, condvar and rwlock) has two test programs, one for itself
and other for its related 'attributes' object. Each test program in turn has a
PExpect-based Python script that drives gdb and compares its output to the
expected printer's. The tests run on the glibc host, which is assumed to have
both gdb and PExpect; if either is absent the tests will fail with code 77
(UNSUPPORTED). For cross-testing you should use cross-test-ssh.sh as test-wrapper.
I've tested the printers on both a native build and a cross build using a Beaglebone
Black, with the build system's filesystem shared with the board through NFS.
Finally, I've written a README that explains all this and more.
Hopefully this should be good to go in now. Thanks.
ChangeLog:
2016-07-04 Martin Galvan <martin.galvan@tallertechnologies.com>
* Makeconfig (build-hardcoded-path-in-tests): Set to 'yes' for shared builds
if tests-need-hardcoded-path is defined.
(all-subdirs): Add pretty-printers.
* Makerules ($(py-const)): New rule.
* Rules (others): Add $(py-const), if defined.
* nptl/Makefile (gen-py-const-headers): Define.
* nptl/nptl-printers.py: New file.
* nptl/nptl_lock_constants.pysym: Likewise.
* pretty-printers/Makefile: Likewise.
* pretty-printers/README: Likewise.
* pretty-printers/test-condvar-attributes.c: Likewise.
* pretty-printers/test-condvar-attributes.p: Likewise.
* pretty-printers/test-condvar-printer.c: Likewise.
* pretty-printers/test-condvar-printer.py: Likewise.
* pretty-printers/test-mutex-attributes.c: Likewise.
* pretty-printers/test-mutex-attributes.py: Likewise.
* pretty-printers/test-mutex-printer.c: Likewise.
* pretty-printers/test-mutex-printer.py: Likewise.
* pretty-printers/test-rwlock-attributes.c: Likewise.
* pretty-printers/test-rwlock-attributes.py: Likewise.
* pretty-printers/test-rwlock-printer.c: Likewise.
* pretty-printers/test-rwlock-printer.py: Likewise.
* pretty-printers/test_common.py: Likewise.
* scripts/gen-py-const.awk: Likewise.
Torvald Riegel
Martin Galvan
Siddhesh Poyarekar