2 Stockfish, a UCI chess playing engine derived from Glaurung 2.1
3 Copyright (C) 2004-2008 Tord Romstad (Glaurung author)
4 Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Marco Costalba, Joona Kiiski, Tord Romstad
6 Stockfish is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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23 #include "ucioption.h"
25 ThreadsManager Threads; // Global object definition
29 // init_thread() is the function which is called when a new thread is
30 // launched. It simply calls the idle_loop() function with the supplied
31 // threadID. There are two versions of this function; one for POSIX
32 // threads and one for Windows threads.
34 #if !defined(_MSC_VER)
36 void* init_thread(void* threadID) {
38 Threads.idle_loop(*(int*)threadID, NULL);
44 DWORD WINAPI init_thread(LPVOID threadID) {
46 Threads.idle_loop(*(int*)threadID, NULL);
55 // wake_up() wakes up the thread, normally at the beginning of the search or,
56 // if "sleeping threads" is used, when there is some work to do.
58 void Thread::wake_up() {
60 lock_grab(&sleepLock);
61 cond_signal(&sleepCond);
62 lock_release(&sleepLock);
66 // cutoff_occurred() checks whether a beta cutoff has occurred in
67 // the thread's currently active split point, or in some ancestor of
68 // the current split point.
70 bool Thread::cutoff_occurred() const {
72 for (SplitPoint* sp = splitPoint; sp; sp = sp->parent)
73 if (sp->is_betaCutoff)
79 // is_available_to() checks whether the thread is available to help the thread with
80 // threadID "master" at a split point. An obvious requirement is that thread must be
81 // idle. With more than two threads, this is not by itself sufficient: If the thread
82 // is the master of some active split point, it is only available as a slave to the
83 // threads which are busy searching the split point at the top of "slave"'s split
84 // point stack (the "helpful master concept" in YBWC terminology).
86 bool Thread::is_available_to(int master) const {
88 if (state != AVAILABLE)
91 // Make a local copy to be sure doesn't become zero under our feet while
92 // testing next condition and so leading to an out of bound access.
93 int localActiveSplitPoints = activeSplitPoints;
95 // No active split points means that the thread is available as a slave for any
96 // other thread otherwise apply the "helpful master" concept if possible.
97 if ( !localActiveSplitPoints
98 || splitPoints[localActiveSplitPoints - 1].is_slave[master])
105 // read_uci_options() updates number of active threads and other internal
106 // parameters according to the UCI options values. It is called before
107 // to start a new search.
109 void ThreadsManager::read_uci_options() {
111 maxThreadsPerSplitPoint = Options["Maximum Number of Threads per Split Point"].value<int>();
112 minimumSplitDepth = Options["Minimum Split Depth"].value<int>() * ONE_PLY;
113 useSleepingThreads = Options["Use Sleeping Threads"].value<bool>();
114 activeThreads = Options["Threads"].value<int>();
118 // init_threads() is called during startup. Initializes locks and condition
119 // variables and launches all threads sending them immediately to sleep.
121 void ThreadsManager::init() {
123 int arg[MAX_THREADS];
125 // This flag is needed to properly end the threads when program exits
126 allThreadsShouldExit = false;
128 // Threads will sent to sleep as soon as created, only main thread is kept alive
130 threads[0].state = Thread::SEARCHING;
132 // Allocate pawn and material hash tables for main thread
137 // Initialize thread and split point locks
138 for (int i = 0; i < MAX_THREADS; i++)
140 lock_init(&threads[i].sleepLock);
141 cond_init(&threads[i].sleepCond);
143 for (int j = 0; j < MAX_ACTIVE_SPLIT_POINTS; j++)
144 lock_init(&(threads[i].splitPoints[j].lock));
147 // Create and startup all the threads but the main that is already running
148 for (int i = 1; i < MAX_THREADS; i++)
150 threads[i].state = Thread::INITIALIZING;
153 #if !defined(_MSC_VER)
154 pthread_t pthread[1];
155 bool ok = (pthread_create(pthread, NULL, init_thread, (void*)(&arg[i])) == 0);
156 pthread_detach(pthread[0]);
158 bool ok = (CreateThread(NULL, 0, init_thread, (LPVOID)(&arg[i]), 0, NULL) != NULL);
162 std::cout << "Failed to create thread number " << i << std::endl;
163 ::exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
166 // Wait until the thread has finished launching and is gone to sleep
167 while (threads[i].state == Thread::INITIALIZING) {}
172 // exit_threads() is called when the program exits. It makes all the
173 // helper threads exit cleanly.
175 void ThreadsManager::exit() {
177 // Force the woken up threads to exit idle_loop() and hence terminate
178 allThreadsShouldExit = true;
180 for (int i = 0; i < MAX_THREADS; i++)
182 // Wake up all the threads and waits for termination
185 threads[i].wake_up();
186 while (threads[i].state != Thread::TERMINATED) {}
189 // Now we can safely destroy the locks and wait conditions
190 lock_destroy(&threads[i].sleepLock);
191 cond_destroy(&threads[i].sleepCond);
193 for (int j = 0; j < MAX_ACTIVE_SPLIT_POINTS; j++)
194 lock_destroy(&(threads[i].splitPoints[j].lock));
197 lock_destroy(&mpLock);
201 // init_hash_tables() dynamically allocates pawn and material hash tables
202 // according to the number of active threads. This avoids preallocating
203 // memory for all possible threads if only few are used as, for instance,
204 // on mobile devices where memory is scarce and allocating for MAX_THREADS
205 // threads could even result in a crash.
207 void ThreadsManager::init_hash_tables() {
209 for (int i = 0; i < activeThreads; i++)
211 threads[i].pawnTable.init();
212 threads[i].materialTable.init();
217 // available_slave_exists() tries to find an idle thread which is available as
218 // a slave for the thread with threadID "master".
220 bool ThreadsManager::available_slave_exists(int master) const {
222 assert(master >= 0 && master < activeThreads);
224 for (int i = 0; i < activeThreads; i++)
225 if (i != master && threads[i].is_available_to(master))
232 // split() does the actual work of distributing the work at a node between
233 // several available threads. If it does not succeed in splitting the
234 // node (because no idle threads are available, or because we have no unused
235 // split point objects), the function immediately returns. If splitting is
236 // possible, a SplitPoint object is initialized with all the data that must be
237 // copied to the helper threads and we tell our helper threads that they have
238 // been assigned work. This will cause them to instantly leave their idle loops and
239 // call search().When all threads have returned from search() then split() returns.
242 void ThreadsManager::split(Position& pos, SearchStack* ss, Value* alpha, const Value beta,
243 Value* bestValue, Depth depth, Move threatMove,
244 int moveCount, MovePicker* mp, bool pvNode) {
246 assert(*bestValue >= -VALUE_INFINITE);
247 assert(*bestValue <= *alpha);
248 assert(*alpha < beta);
249 assert(beta <= VALUE_INFINITE);
250 assert(depth > DEPTH_ZERO);
251 assert(pos.thread() >= 0 && pos.thread() < activeThreads);
252 assert(activeThreads > 1);
254 int i, master = pos.thread();
255 Thread& masterThread = threads[master];
259 // If no other thread is available to help us, or if we have too many
260 // active split points, don't split.
261 if ( !available_slave_exists(master)
262 || masterThread.activeSplitPoints >= MAX_ACTIVE_SPLIT_POINTS)
264 lock_release(&mpLock);
268 // Pick the next available split point object from the split point stack
269 SplitPoint& splitPoint = masterThread.splitPoints[masterThread.activeSplitPoints++];
271 // Initialize the split point object
272 splitPoint.parent = masterThread.splitPoint;
273 splitPoint.master = master;
274 splitPoint.is_betaCutoff = false;
275 splitPoint.depth = depth;
276 splitPoint.threatMove = threatMove;
277 splitPoint.alpha = *alpha;
278 splitPoint.beta = beta;
279 splitPoint.pvNode = pvNode;
280 splitPoint.bestValue = *bestValue;
282 splitPoint.moveCount = moveCount;
283 splitPoint.pos = &pos;
284 splitPoint.nodes = 0;
286 for (i = 0; i < activeThreads; i++)
287 splitPoint.is_slave[i] = false;
289 masterThread.splitPoint = &splitPoint;
291 // If we are here it means we are not available
292 assert(masterThread.state != Thread::AVAILABLE);
294 int workersCnt = 1; // At least the master is included
296 // Allocate available threads setting state to THREAD_BOOKED
297 for (i = 0; !Fake && i < activeThreads && workersCnt < maxThreadsPerSplitPoint; i++)
298 if (i != master && threads[i].is_available_to(master))
300 threads[i].state = Thread::BOOKED;
301 threads[i].splitPoint = &splitPoint;
302 splitPoint.is_slave[i] = true;
306 assert(Fake || workersCnt > 1);
308 // We can release the lock because slave threads are already booked and master is not available
309 lock_release(&mpLock);
311 // Tell the threads that they have work to do. This will make them leave
313 for (i = 0; i < activeThreads; i++)
314 if (i == master || splitPoint.is_slave[i])
316 assert(i == master || threads[i].state == Thread::BOOKED);
318 threads[i].state = Thread::WORKISWAITING; // This makes the slave to exit from idle_loop()
320 if (useSleepingThreads && i != master)
321 threads[i].wake_up();
324 // Everything is set up. The master thread enters the idle loop, from
325 // which it will instantly launch a search, because its state is
326 // THREAD_WORKISWAITING. We send the split point as a second parameter to the
327 // idle loop, which means that the main thread will return from the idle
328 // loop when all threads have finished their work at this split point.
329 idle_loop(master, &splitPoint);
331 // We have returned from the idle loop, which means that all threads are
332 // finished. Update alpha and bestValue, and return.
335 *alpha = splitPoint.alpha;
336 *bestValue = splitPoint.bestValue;
337 masterThread.activeSplitPoints--;
338 masterThread.splitPoint = splitPoint.parent;
339 pos.set_nodes_searched(pos.nodes_searched() + splitPoint.nodes);
341 lock_release(&mpLock);
344 // Explicit template instantiations
345 template void ThreadsManager::split<false>(Position&, SearchStack*, Value*, const Value, Value*, Depth, Move, int, MovePicker*, bool);
346 template void ThreadsManager::split<true>(Position&, SearchStack*, Value*, const Value, Value*, Depth, Move, int, MovePicker*, bool);