Use thread_local compiler specifics

[stockfish] / src / search.cpp

diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index 371144086898bf417e16af7d17a261e8b5849870..ebbff3a4a966adfeb3461df1e25ab3edb1b96d50 100644 (file)
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ finalize:
   // but if we are pondering or in infinite search, we shouldn't print the best
   // move before we are told to do so.
   if (!Signals.stop && (Limits.ponder || Limits.infinite))
-      Threads.this_thread()->wait_for_stop_or_ponderhit();
+      this_thread->wait_for_stop_or_ponderhit();
 
   // Best move could be MOVE_NONE when searching on a stalemate position
   cout << "bestmove " << move_to_uci(RootMoves[0].pv[0], Chess960)
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ namespace {
     bool isPvMove, inCheck, singularExtensionNode, givesCheck;
     bool captureOrPromotion, dangerous, doFullDepthSearch;
     int moveCount = 0, playedMoveCount = 0;
-    Thread* thisThread = Threads.this_thread();
+    Thread* thisThread = this_thread;
     SplitPoint* sp = NULL;
 
     refinedValue = bestValue = value = -VALUE_INFINITE;
@@ -1826,7 +1826,6 @@ void Thread::idle_loop(SplitPoint* sp_master) {
 
           Stack ss[MAX_PLY_PLUS_2];
           Position pos(*sp->pos);
-          Thread* master = sp->master;
 
           memcpy(ss, sp->ss - 1, 4 * sizeof(Stack));
           (ss+1)->sp = sp;
@@ -1848,17 +1847,18 @@ void Thread::idle_loop(SplitPoint* sp_master) {
           sp->slavesMask &= ~(1ULL << idx);
           sp->nodes += pos.nodes_searched();
 
-          // 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()
-              && this != master
-              && !master->is_searching)
-              master->wake_up();
+              && this != sp->master
+              && !sp->master->is_searching)
+              sp->master->wake_up();
+
+          // After releasing the lock we cannot access anymore any SplitPoint
+          // related data in a safe way becuase it could have been released under
+          // our feet by the sp master. Also accessing other Thread objects is
+          // unsafe because if we are exiting there is a chance are already freed.
+          lock_release(sp->lock);
       }
   }
 }