/*
Stockfish, a UCI chess playing engine derived from Glaurung 2.1
Copyright (C) 2004-2008 Tord Romstad (Glaurung author)
- Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Marco Costalba, Joona Kiiski, Tord Romstad
+ Copyright (C) 2008-2012 Marco Costalba, Joona Kiiski, Tord Romstad
Stockfish is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/
+#include <cassert>
#include <iostream>
+#include "movegen.h"
#include "search.h"
#include "thread.h"
#include "ucioption.h"
-ThreadsManager Threads; // Global object definition
+using namespace Search;
+
+ThreadsManager Threads; // Global object
namespace { extern "C" {
// start_routine() is the C function which is called when a new thread
- // is launched. It simply calls idle_loop() of the supplied thread. The
- // last two threads are dedicated to read input from GUI and to mimic a
- // timer, so they run in listener_loop() and timer_loop() respectively.
+ // is launched. It simply calls idle_loop() of the supplied thread. The first
+ // and last thread are special. First one is the main search thread while the
+ // last one mimics a timer, they run in main_loop() and timer_loop().
#if defined(_MSC_VER)
DWORD WINAPI start_routine(LPVOID thread) {
void* start_routine(void* thread) {
#endif
- if (((Thread*)thread)->threadID == 0)
- ((Thread*)thread)->main_loop();
+ Thread* th = (Thread*)thread;
+
+ if (th->threadID == 0)
+ th->main_loop();
+
+ else if (th->threadID == MAX_THREADS)
+ th->timer_loop();
- else if (((Thread*)thread)->threadID == MAX_THREADS)
- ((Thread*)thread)->timer_loop();
else
- ((Thread*)thread)->idle_loop(NULL);
+ th->idle_loop(NULL);
return 0;
}
void Thread::wake_up() {
- lock_grab(&sleepLock);
- cond_signal(&sleepCond);
- lock_release(&sleepLock);
+ lock_grab(sleepLock);
+ cond_signal(sleepCond);
+ lock_release(sleepLock);
}
for (SplitPoint* sp = splitPoint; sp; sp = sp->parent)
if (sp->is_betaCutoff)
return true;
+
return false;
}
}
-// read_uci_options() updates number of active threads and other internal
-// parameters according to the UCI options values. It is called before
-// to start a new search.
+// read_uci_options() updates number of active threads and other parameters
+// according to the UCI options values. It is called before to start a new search.
void ThreadsManager::read_uci_options() {
- maxThreadsPerSplitPoint = Options["Maximum Number of Threads per Split Point"].value<int>();
- minimumSplitDepth = Options["Minimum Split Depth"].value<int>() * ONE_PLY;
- useSleepingThreads = Options["Use Sleeping Threads"].value<bool>();
+ maxThreadsPerSplitPoint = Options["Max Threads per Split Point"];
+ minimumSplitDepth = Options["Min Split Depth"] * ONE_PLY;
+ useSleepingThreads = Options["Use Sleeping Threads"];
- set_size(Options["Threads"].value<int>());
+ set_size(Options["Threads"]);
}
{
// Dynamically allocate pawn and material hash tables according to the
// number of active threads. This avoids preallocating memory for all
- // possible threads if only few are used as, for instance, on mobile
- // devices where memory is scarce and allocating for MAX_THREADS could
- // even result in a crash.
+ // possible threads if only few are used.
threads[i].pawnTable.init();
threads[i].materialTable.init();
void ThreadsManager::init() {
- // Initialize sleep condition used to block waiting for end of searching
- cond_init(&sleepCond);
-
- // Initialize threads lock, used when allocating slaves during splitting
- lock_init(&threadsLock);
+ // Initialize sleep condition and lock used by thread manager
+ cond_init(sleepCond);
+ lock_init(threadsLock);
- // Initialize sleep and split point locks
+ // Initialize thread's sleep conditions and split point locks
for (int i = 0; i <= MAX_THREADS; i++)
{
- lock_init(&threads[i].sleepLock);
- cond_init(&threads[i].sleepCond);
+ lock_init(threads[i].sleepLock);
+ cond_init(threads[i].sleepCond);
for (int j = 0; j < MAX_ACTIVE_SPLIT_POINTS; j++)
- lock_init(&(threads[i].splitPoints[j].lock));
+ lock_init(threads[i].splitPoints[j].lock);
}
- // Initialize main thread's associated data
+ // Allocate main thread tables to call evaluate() also when not searching
threads[0].pawnTable.init();
threads[0].materialTable.init();
for (int i = 0; i <= MAX_THREADS; i++)
{
threads[i].is_searching = false;
- threads[i].do_sleep = true;
+ threads[i].do_sleep = (i != 0); // Avoid a race with start_thinking()
threads[i].threadID = i;
-#if defined(_MSC_VER)
- threads[i].handle = CreateThread(NULL, 0, start_routine, (LPVOID)&threads[i], 0, NULL);
- bool ok = (threads[i].handle != NULL);
-#else
- bool ok = (pthread_create(&threads[i].handle, NULL, start_routine, (void*)&threads[i]) == 0);
-#endif
+ bool ok = thread_create(threads[i].handle, start_routine, threads[i]);
if (!ok)
{
for (int i = 0; i <= MAX_THREADS; i++)
{
- threads[i].do_terminate = true;
+ threads[i].do_terminate = true; // Search must be already finished
threads[i].wake_up();
- // Wait for slave termination
-#if defined(_MSC_VER)
- WaitForSingleObject(threads[i].handle, 0);
- CloseHandle(threads[i].handle);
-#else
- pthread_join(threads[i].handle, NULL);
-#endif
+ thread_join(threads[i].handle); // Wait for thread termination
- // Now we can safely destroy locks and wait conditions
- lock_destroy(&threads[i].sleepLock);
- cond_destroy(&threads[i].sleepCond);
+ // Now we can safely destroy associated locks and wait conditions
+ lock_destroy(threads[i].sleepLock);
+ cond_destroy(threads[i].sleepCond);
for (int j = 0; j < MAX_ACTIVE_SPLIT_POINTS; j++)
- lock_destroy(&(threads[i].splitPoints[j].lock));
+ lock_destroy(threads[i].splitPoints[j].lock);
}
- lock_destroy(&threadsLock);
- cond_destroy(&sleepCond);
+ lock_destroy(threadsLock);
+ cond_destroy(sleepCond);
}
// available_slave_exists() tries to find an idle thread which is available as
-// a slave for the thread with threadID "master".
+// a slave for the thread with threadID 'master'.
bool ThreadsManager::available_slave_exists(int master) const {
assert(master >= 0 && master < activeThreads);
for (int i = 0; i < activeThreads; i++)
- if (i != master && threads[i].is_available_to(master))
+ if (threads[i].is_available_to(master))
return true;
return false;
// split() does the actual work of distributing the work at a node between
-// several available threads. If it does not succeed in splitting the
-// node (because no idle threads are available, or because we have no unused
-// split point objects), the function immediately returns. If splitting is
-// possible, a SplitPoint object is initialized with all the data that must be
-// copied to the helper threads and we tell our helper threads that they have
-// been assigned work. This will cause them to instantly leave their idle loops and
-// call search().When all threads have returned from search() then split() returns.
+// several available threads. If it does not succeed in splitting the node
+// (because no idle threads are available, or because we have no unused split
+// point objects), the function immediately returns. If splitting is possible, a
+// SplitPoint object is initialized with all the data that must be copied to the
+// helper threads and then helper threads are told that they have been assigned
+// work. This will cause them to instantly leave their idle loops and call
+// search(). When all threads have returned from search() then split() returns.
template <bool Fake>
-Value ThreadsManager::split(Position& pos, SearchStack* ss, Value alpha, Value beta,
+Value ThreadsManager::split(Position& pos, Stack* ss, Value alpha, Value beta,
Value bestValue, Depth depth, Move threatMove,
int moveCount, MovePicker* mp, int nodeType) {
assert(pos.pos_is_ok());
- assert(bestValue >= -VALUE_INFINITE);
+ assert(bestValue > -VALUE_INFINITE);
assert(bestValue <= alpha);
assert(alpha < beta);
assert(beta <= VALUE_INFINITE);
if (masterThread.activeSplitPoints >= MAX_ACTIVE_SPLIT_POINTS)
return bestValue;
- // Pick the next available split point object from the split point stack
- SplitPoint* sp = masterThread.splitPoints + masterThread.activeSplitPoints;
+ // Pick the next available split point from the split point stack
+ SplitPoint* sp = &masterThread.splitPoints[masterThread.activeSplitPoints];
- // Initialize the split point object
+ // Initialize the split point
sp->parent = masterThread.splitPoint;
sp->master = master;
sp->is_betaCutoff = false;
sp->pos = &pos;
sp->nodes = 0;
sp->ss = ss;
+
for (i = 0; i < activeThreads; i++)
sp->is_slave[i] = false;
int workersCnt = 1; // At least the master is included
// Try to allocate available threads and ask them to start searching setting
- // the state to Thread::WORKISWAITING, this must be done under lock protection
- // to avoid concurrent allocation of the same slave by another master.
- lock_grab(&threadsLock);
+ // is_searching flag. This must be done under lock protection to avoid concurrent
+ // allocation of the same slave by another master.
+ lock_grab(threadsLock);
for (i = 0; !Fake && i < activeThreads && workersCnt < maxThreadsPerSplitPoint; i++)
- if (i != master && threads[i].is_available_to(master))
+ if (threads[i].is_available_to(master))
{
workersCnt++;
sp->is_slave[i] = true;
threads[i].wake_up();
}
- lock_release(&threadsLock);
+ lock_release(threadsLock);
// We failed to allocate even one slave, return
if (!Fake && workersCnt == 1)
// their work at this split point.
masterThread.idle_loop(sp);
- // In helpful master concept a master can help only a sub-tree, and
- // because here is all finished is not possible master is booked.
+ // 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(!masterThread.is_searching);
// We have returned from the idle loop, which means that all threads are
// finished. Note that changing state and decreasing activeSplitPoints is done
// under lock protection to avoid a race with Thread::is_available_to().
- lock_grab(&threadsLock);
+ lock_grab(threadsLock);
masterThread.is_searching = true;
masterThread.activeSplitPoints--;
- lock_release(&threadsLock);
+ lock_release(threadsLock);
masterThread.splitPoint = sp->parent;
pos.set_nodes_searched(pos.nodes_searched() + sp->nodes);
}
// Explicit template instantiations
-template Value ThreadsManager::split<false>(Position&, SearchStack*, Value, Value, Value, Depth, Move, int, MovePicker*, int);
-template Value ThreadsManager::split<true>(Position&, SearchStack*, Value, Value, Value, Depth, Move, int, MovePicker*, int);
+template Value ThreadsManager::split<false>(Position&, Stack*, Value, Value, Value, Depth, Move, int, MovePicker*, int);
+template Value ThreadsManager::split<true>(Position&, Stack*, Value, Value, Value, Depth, Move, int, MovePicker*, int);
-// Thread::timer_loop() is where the timer thread waits maxPly milliseconds
-// and then calls do_timer_event().
+// Thread::timer_loop() is where the timer thread waits maxPly milliseconds and
+// then calls do_timer_event(). If maxPly is 0 thread sleeps until is woken up.
+extern void check_time();
void Thread::timer_loop() {
while (!do_terminate)
{
- lock_grab(&sleepLock);
- timed_wait(&sleepCond, &sleepLock, maxPly ? maxPly : INT_MAX);
- lock_release(&sleepLock);
- do_timer_event();
+ lock_grab(sleepLock);
+ timed_wait(sleepCond, sleepLock, maxPly ? maxPly : INT_MAX);
+ lock_release(sleepLock);
+ check_time();
}
}
Thread& timer = threads[MAX_THREADS];
- lock_grab(&timer.sleepLock);
+ lock_grab(timer.sleepLock);
timer.maxPly = msec;
- cond_signal(&timer.sleepCond); // Wake up and restart the timer
- lock_release(&timer.sleepLock);
+ cond_signal(timer.sleepCond); // Wake up and restart the timer
+ lock_release(timer.sleepLock);
}
while (true)
{
- lock_grab(&sleepLock);
+ lock_grab(sleepLock);
do_sleep = true; // Always return to sleep after a search
-
is_searching = false;
while (do_sleep && !do_terminate)
{
- cond_signal(&Threads.sleepCond); // Wake up UI thread if needed
- cond_wait(&sleepCond, &sleepLock);
+ cond_signal(Threads.sleepCond); // Wake up UI thread if needed
+ cond_wait(sleepCond, sleepLock);
}
is_searching = true;
- lock_release(&sleepLock);
+ lock_release(sleepLock);
if (do_terminate)
return;
}
-// ThreadsManager::wait_end_of_search() blocks UI thread until main thread has
-// returned to sleep in main_loop(). It is needed becuase xboard sends immediately
-// new position to search after a "stop" due to ponder miss.
-
-void ThreadsManager::wait_end_of_search() {
+// ThreadsManager::start_thinking() is used by UI thread to wake up the main
+// thread parked in main_loop() and starting a new search. If asyncMode is true
+// then function returns immediately, otherwise caller is blocked waiting for
+// the search to finish.
+void ThreadsManager::start_thinking(const Position& pos, const LimitsType& limits,
+ const std::set<Move>& searchMoves, bool async) {
Thread& main = threads[0];
- lock_grab(&main.sleepLock);
+ lock_grab(main.sleepLock);
+ // Wait main thread has finished before to launch a new search
while (!main.do_sleep)
- cond_wait(&sleepCond, &main.sleepLock);
+ cond_wait(sleepCond, main.sleepLock);
+
+ // Copy input arguments to initialize the search
+ RootPosition.copy(pos, 0);
+ Limits = limits;
+ RootMoves.clear();
+
+ // Populate RootMoves with all the legal moves (default) or, if a searchMoves
+ // set is given, with the subset of legal moves to search.
+ for (MoveList<MV_LEGAL> ml(pos); !ml.end(); ++ml)
+ if (searchMoves.empty() || searchMoves.count(ml.move()))
+ RootMoves.push_back(RootMove(ml.move()));
+
+ // Reset signals before to start the new search
+ Signals.stopOnPonderhit = Signals.firstRootMove = false;
+ Signals.stop = Signals.failedLowAtRoot = false;
+
+ main.do_sleep = false;
+ cond_signal(main.sleepCond); // Wake up main thread and start searching
+
+ if (!async)
+ while (!main.do_sleep)
+ cond_wait(sleepCond, main.sleepLock);
- lock_release(&main.sleepLock);
+ lock_release(main.sleepLock);
}
-// ThreadsManager::start_thinking() is used by UI thread to wake up the main
-// thread parked in main_loop() and starting a new search. If asyncMode is true
-// then function returns immediately, otherwise caller is blocked waiting for
-// the search to finish.
+// ThreadsManager::stop_thinking() is used by UI thread to raise a stop request
+// and to wait for the main thread finishing the search. Needed to wait exiting
+// and terminate the threads after a 'quit' command.
-void ThreadsManager::start_thinking(bool asyncMode) {
+void ThreadsManager::stop_thinking() {
Thread& main = threads[0];
- // Wait main thread has finished before to launch a new search
- wait_end_of_search();
-
- lock_grab(&main.sleepLock);
+ Search::Signals.stop = true;
- // Reset signals before to start the search
- memset((void*)&Search::Signals, 0, sizeof(Search::Signals));
+ lock_grab(main.sleepLock);
- main.do_sleep = false;
- cond_signal(&main.sleepCond); // Wake up main thread
+ cond_signal(main.sleepCond); // In case is waiting for stop or ponderhit
- if (!asyncMode)
- cond_wait(&sleepCond, &main.sleepLock);
+ while (!main.do_sleep)
+ cond_wait(sleepCond, main.sleepLock);
- lock_release(&main.sleepLock);
+ lock_release(main.sleepLock);
}
// ThreadsManager::wait_for_stop_or_ponderhit() is called when the maximum depth
// is reached while the program is pondering. The point is to work around a wrinkle
// in the UCI protocol: When pondering, the engine is not allowed to give a
-// "bestmove" before the GUI sends it a "stop" or "ponderhit" command.
-// We simply wait here until one of these commands (that raise StopRequest) is
-// sent, and return, after which the bestmove and pondermove will be printed.
+// "bestmove" before the GUI sends it a "stop" or "ponderhit" command. We simply
+// wait here until one of these commands (that raise StopRequest) is sent and
+// then return, after which the bestmove and pondermove will be printed.
void ThreadsManager::wait_for_stop_or_ponderhit() {
- Search::Signals.stopOnPonderhit = true;
+ Signals.stopOnPonderhit = true;
Thread& main = threads[0];
- lock_grab(&main.sleepLock);
+ lock_grab(main.sleepLock);
- while (!Search::Signals.stop)
- cond_wait(&main.sleepCond, &main.sleepLock);
+ while (!Signals.stop)
+ cond_wait(main.sleepCond, main.sleepLock);
- lock_release(&main.sleepLock);
+ lock_release(main.sleepLock);
}
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