Reduce lock contention in idle_loop

[stockfish] / src / search.cpp

diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 1131fae7e01cfe329d2769e615b0bbb879cf2b84..8823e98f45ec8a581b6c45529848afd3a1755c91 100644 (file)
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ namespace {
         if (SkillLevelEnabled && depth == 1 + SkillLevel)
             skillBest = do_skill_level();
 
-        if (Options["Use Search Log"])
+        if (!Signals.stop && Options["Use Search Log"])
              pv_info_to_log(pos, depth, bestValue, elapsed_time(), &RootMoves[0].pv[0]);
 
         // Filter out startup noise when monitoring best move stability
@@ -1282,12 +1282,7 @@ split_point_start: // At split points actual search starts from here
           && !pos.is_capture_or_promotion(move)
           &&  ss->eval + PawnValueMidgame / 4 < beta
           && !check_is_dangerous(pos, move, futilityBase, beta, &bestValue))
-      {
-          if (ss->eval + PawnValueMidgame / 4 > bestValue)
-              bestValue = ss->eval + PawnValueMidgame / 4;
-
           continue;
-      }
 
       // Check for legality only before to do the move
       if (!pos.pl_move_is_legal(move, ci.pinned))
@@ -1869,10 +1864,16 @@ void Thread::idle_loop(SplitPoint* sp_master) {
       {
           assert(!do_sleep && !do_exit);
 
-          // Copy split point position and search stack and call search()
-          Stack ss[MAX_PLY_PLUS_2];
+          lock_grab(Threads.splitLock);
+
+          assert(is_searching);
           SplitPoint* sp = splitPoint;
+
+          lock_release(Threads.splitLock);
+
+          Stack ss[MAX_PLY_PLUS_2];
           Position pos(*sp->pos, threadID);
+          int master = sp->master;
 
           memcpy(ss, sp->ss - 1, 4 * sizeof(Stack));
           (ss+1)->sp = sp;
@@ -1890,21 +1891,26 @@ void Thread::idle_loop(SplitPoint* sp_master) {
 
           assert(is_searching);
 
-          // We return from search with lock held
+          is_searching = false;
           sp->slavesMask &= ~(1ULL << threadID);
           sp->nodes += pos.nodes_searched();
-          lock_release(sp->lock);
 
-          is_searching = false;
+          // After releasing the lock we cannot access anymore any SplitPoint
+          // related data in a reliably way becuase it could have been released
+          // under our feet by the sp master.
+          lock_release(sp->lock);
 
           // Wake up master thread so to allow it to return from the idle loop in
           // case we are the last slave of the split point.
           if (   Threads.use_sleeping_threads()
-              && threadID != sp->master
-              && !Threads[sp->master].is_searching)
-              Threads[sp->master].wake_up();
+              && threadID != master
+              && !Threads[master].is_searching)
+              Threads[master].wake_up();
       }
   }
+  // In helpful master concept a master can help only a sub-tree of its split
+  // point, and because here is all finished is not possible master is booked.
+  assert(!is_searching);
 }