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1 /*
2 * Copyright (C) 2009 Andrzej K. Haczewski <ahaczewski@gmail.com>
4 * DISCLAIMER: The implementation is Git-specific, it is subset of original
5 * Pthreads API, without lots of other features that Git doesn't use.
6 * Git also makes sure that the passed arguments are valid, so there's
7 * no need for double-checking.
8 */
10 #include "../../git-compat-util.h"
11 #include "pthread.h"
13 #include <errno.h>
14 #include <limits.h>
16 static unsigned __stdcall win32_start_routine(void *arg)
18 pthread_t *thread = arg;
19 thread->tid = GetCurrentThreadId();
20 thread->arg = thread->start_routine(thread->arg);
21 return 0;
24 int pthread_create(pthread_t *thread, const void *unused,
25 void *(*start_routine)(void*), void *arg)
27 thread->arg = arg;
28 thread->start_routine = start_routine;
29 thread->handle = (HANDLE)
30 _beginthreadex(NULL, 0, win32_start_routine, thread, 0, NULL);
32 if (!thread->handle)
33 return errno;
34 else
35 return 0;
38 int win32_pthread_join(pthread_t *thread, void **value_ptr)
40 DWORD result = WaitForSingleObject(thread->handle, INFINITE);
41 switch (result) {
42 case WAIT_OBJECT_0:
43 if (value_ptr)
44 *value_ptr = thread->arg;
45 return 0;
46 case WAIT_ABANDONED:
47 return EINVAL;
48 default:
49 return err_win_to_posix(GetLastError());
53 pthread_t pthread_self(void)
55 pthread_t t = { 0 };
56 t.tid = GetCurrentThreadId();
57 return t;
60 int pthread_cond_init(pthread_cond_t *cond, const void *unused)
62 cond->waiters = 0;
63 cond->was_broadcast = 0;
64 InitializeCriticalSection(&cond->waiters_lock);
66 cond->sema = CreateSemaphore(NULL, 0, LONG_MAX, NULL);
67 if (!cond->sema)
68 die("CreateSemaphore() failed");
70 cond->continue_broadcast = CreateEvent(NULL, /* security */
71 FALSE, /* auto-reset */
72 FALSE, /* not signaled */
73 NULL); /* name */
74 if (!cond->continue_broadcast)
75 die("CreateEvent() failed");
77 return 0;
80 int pthread_cond_destroy(pthread_cond_t *cond)
82 CloseHandle(cond->sema);
83 CloseHandle(cond->continue_broadcast);
84 DeleteCriticalSection(&cond->waiters_lock);
85 return 0;
88 int pthread_cond_wait(pthread_cond_t *cond, CRITICAL_SECTION *mutex)
90 int last_waiter;
92 EnterCriticalSection(&cond->waiters_lock);
93 cond->waiters++;
94 LeaveCriticalSection(&cond->waiters_lock);
97 * Unlock external mutex and wait for signal.
98 * NOTE: we've held mutex locked long enough to increment
99 * waiters count above, so there's no problem with
100 * leaving mutex unlocked before we wait on semaphore.
102 LeaveCriticalSection(mutex);
104 /* let's wait - ignore return value */
105 WaitForSingleObject(cond->sema, INFINITE);
108 * Decrease waiters count. If we are the last waiter, then we must
109 * notify the broadcasting thread that it can continue.
110 * But if we continued due to cond_signal, we do not have to do that
111 * because the signaling thread knows that only one waiter continued.
113 EnterCriticalSection(&cond->waiters_lock);
114 cond->waiters--;
115 last_waiter = cond->was_broadcast && cond->waiters == 0;
116 LeaveCriticalSection(&cond->waiters_lock);
118 if (last_waiter) {
120 * cond_broadcast was issued while mutex was held. This means
121 * that all other waiters have continued, but are contending
122 * for the mutex at the end of this function because the
123 * broadcasting thread did not leave cond_broadcast, yet.
124 * (This is so that it can be sure that each waiter has
125 * consumed exactly one slice of the semaphor.)
126 * The last waiter must tell the broadcasting thread that it
127 * can go on.
129 SetEvent(cond->continue_broadcast);
131 * Now we go on to contend with all other waiters for
132 * the mutex. Auf in den Kampf!
135 /* lock external mutex again */
136 EnterCriticalSection(mutex);
138 return 0;
142 * IMPORTANT: This implementation requires that pthread_cond_signal
143 * is called while the mutex is held that is used in the corresponding
144 * pthread_cond_wait calls!
146 int pthread_cond_signal(pthread_cond_t *cond)
148 int have_waiters;
150 EnterCriticalSection(&cond->waiters_lock);
151 have_waiters = cond->waiters > 0;
152 LeaveCriticalSection(&cond->waiters_lock);
155 * Signal only when there are waiters
157 if (have_waiters)
158 return ReleaseSemaphore(cond->sema, 1, NULL) ?
159 0 : err_win_to_posix(GetLastError());
160 else
161 return 0;
165 * DOUBLY IMPORTANT: This implementation requires that pthread_cond_broadcast
166 * is called while the mutex is held that is used in the corresponding
167 * pthread_cond_wait calls!
169 int pthread_cond_broadcast(pthread_cond_t *cond)
171 EnterCriticalSection(&cond->waiters_lock);
173 if ((cond->was_broadcast = cond->waiters > 0)) {
174 /* wake up all waiters */
175 ReleaseSemaphore(cond->sema, cond->waiters, NULL);
176 LeaveCriticalSection(&cond->waiters_lock);
178 * At this point all waiters continue. Each one takes its
179 * slice of the semaphor. Now it's our turn to wait: Since
180 * the external mutex is held, no thread can leave cond_wait,
181 * yet. For this reason, we can be sure that no thread gets
182 * a chance to eat *more* than one slice. OTOH, it means
183 * that the last waiter must send us a wake-up.
185 WaitForSingleObject(cond->continue_broadcast, INFINITE);
187 * Since the external mutex is held, no thread can enter
188 * cond_wait, and, hence, it is safe to reset this flag
189 * without cond->waiters_lock held.
191 cond->was_broadcast = 0;
192 } else {
193 LeaveCriticalSection(&cond->waiters_lock);
195 return 0;