1 /*****************************************************************************
2 * vlc_threads.h : threads implementation for the VideoLAN client
3 * This header provides portable declarations for mutexes & conditions
4 *****************************************************************************
5 * Copyright (C) 1999, 2002 the VideoLAN team
8 * Authors: Jean-Marc Dressler <polux@via.ecp.fr>
9 * Samuel Hocevar <sam@via.ecp.fr>
10 * Gildas Bazin <gbazin@netcourrier.com>
11 * Christophe Massiot <massiot@via.ecp.fr>
13 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
14 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
15 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
16 * (at your option) any later version.
18 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
19 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
20 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
21 * GNU General Public License for more details.
23 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
24 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
25 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston MA 02110-1301, USA.
26 *****************************************************************************/
28 #if !defined( __LIBVLC__ )
29 #error You are not libvlc or one of its plugins. You cannot include this file
32 #ifndef _VLC_THREADS_H_
33 #define _VLC_THREADS_H_
35 #if defined( UNDER_CE )
37 #elif defined( WIN32 )
38 # include <process.h> /* Win32 API */
41 #elif defined( HAVE_KERNEL_SCHEDULER_H ) /* BeOS */
42 # include <kernel/OS.h>
43 # include <kernel/scheduler.h>
44 # include <byteorder.h>
46 #else /* pthreads (like Linux & BSD) */
47 # define LIBVLC_USE_PTHREAD 1
48 # define _APPLE_C_SOURCE 1 /* Proper pthread semantics on OSX */
50 # include <unistd.h> /* _POSIX_SPIN_LOCKS */
52 /* Needed for pthread_cond_timedwait */
58 /*****************************************************************************
60 *****************************************************************************/
62 /* Thread priorities */
64 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_LOW (-47)
65 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_INPUT 37
66 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_AUDIO 37
67 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_VIDEO (-47)
68 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_OUTPUT 37
69 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST 37
71 #elif defined(SYS_BEOS)
72 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_LOW 5
73 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_INPUT 10
74 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_AUDIO 10
75 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_VIDEO 5
76 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_OUTPUT 15
77 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST 15
79 #elif defined(LIBVLC_USE_PTHREAD)
80 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_LOW 0
81 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_INPUT 20
82 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_AUDIO 10
83 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_VIDEO 0
84 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_OUTPUT 30
85 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST 40
87 #elif defined(WIN32) || defined(UNDER_CE)
88 /* Define different priorities for WinNT/2K/XP and Win9x/Me */
89 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_LOW 0
90 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_INPUT \
91 (IS_WINNT ? THREAD_PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL : 0)
92 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_AUDIO \
93 (IS_WINNT ? THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST : 0)
94 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_VIDEO \
95 (IS_WINNT ? 0 : THREAD_PRIORITY_BELOW_NORMAL )
96 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_OUTPUT \
97 (IS_WINNT ? THREAD_PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL : 0)
98 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST \
99 (IS_WINNT ? THREAD_PRIORITY_TIME_CRITICAL : 0)
102 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_LOW 0
103 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_INPUT 0
104 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_AUDIO 0
105 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_VIDEO 0
106 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_OUTPUT 0
107 # define VLC_THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGHEST 0
111 /*****************************************************************************
113 *****************************************************************************/
115 #if defined (LIBVLC_USE_PTHREAD)
116 typedef pthread_t vlc_thread_t;
117 typedef pthread_mutex_t vlc_mutex_t;
118 typedef pthread_cond_t vlc_cond_t;
119 typedef pthread_key_t vlc_threadvar_t;
121 #elif defined( WIN32 ) || defined( UNDER_CE )
122 typedef HANDLE vlc_thread_t;
124 typedef BOOL (WINAPI *SIGNALOBJECTANDWAIT) ( HANDLE, HANDLE, DWORD, BOOL );
126 typedef HANDLE vlc_mutex_t;
130 volatile int i_waiting_threads;
134 typedef DWORD vlc_threadvar_t;
136 #elif defined( HAVE_KERNEL_SCHEDULER_H )
137 /* This is the BeOS implementation of the vlc threads, note that the mutex is
138 * not a real mutex and the cond_var is not like a pthread cond_var but it is
139 * enough for what we need */
141 typedef thread_id vlc_thread_t;
161 #if defined( WIN32 ) && !defined ETIMEDOUT
162 # define ETIMEDOUT 10060 /* This is the value in winsock.h. */
165 /*****************************************************************************
166 * Function definitions
167 *****************************************************************************/
168 VLC_EXPORT( int, vlc_mutex_init, ( vlc_mutex_t * ) );
169 VLC_EXPORT( int, vlc_mutex_init_recursive, ( vlc_mutex_t * ) );
170 VLC_EXPORT( void, __vlc_mutex_destroy, ( const char *, int, vlc_mutex_t * ) );
171 VLC_EXPORT( int, __vlc_cond_init, ( vlc_cond_t * ) );
172 VLC_EXPORT( void, __vlc_cond_destroy, ( const char *, int, vlc_cond_t * ) );
173 VLC_EXPORT( int, __vlc_threadvar_create, (vlc_threadvar_t * ) );
174 VLC_EXPORT( int, __vlc_thread_create, ( vlc_object_t *, const char *, int, const char *, void * ( * ) ( void * ), int, bool ) );
175 VLC_EXPORT( int, __vlc_thread_set_priority, ( vlc_object_t *, const char *, int, int ) );
176 VLC_EXPORT( void, __vlc_thread_ready, ( vlc_object_t * ) );
177 VLC_EXPORT( void, __vlc_thread_join, ( vlc_object_t *, const char *, int ) );
179 /*****************************************************************************
180 * vlc_mutex_lock: lock a mutex
181 *****************************************************************************/
182 #define vlc_mutex_lock( P_MUTEX ) \
183 __vlc_mutex_lock( __FILE__, __LINE__, P_MUTEX )
185 #if defined(LIBVLC_USE_PTHREAD)
186 VLC_EXPORT(void, vlc_pthread_fatal, (const char *action, int error, const char *file, unsigned line));
188 # define VLC_THREAD_ASSERT( action ) \
190 vlc_pthread_fatal (action, val, psz_file, i_line)
192 # define VLC_THREAD_ASSERT (void)0
195 static inline void __vlc_mutex_lock( const char * psz_file, int i_line,
196 vlc_mutex_t * p_mutex )
198 #if defined(LIBVLC_USE_PTHREAD)
199 # define vlc_assert_locked( m ) \
200 assert (pthread_mutex_lock (m) == EDEADLK)
201 int val = pthread_mutex_lock( p_mutex );
202 VLC_THREAD_ASSERT ("locking mutex");
204 #elif defined( UNDER_CE )
205 (void)psz_file; (void)i_line;
207 EnterCriticalSection( &p_mutex->csection );
209 #elif defined( WIN32 )
210 (void)psz_file; (void)i_line;
212 WaitForSingleObject( *p_mutex, INFINITE );
214 #elif defined( HAVE_KERNEL_SCHEDULER_H )
215 acquire_sem( p_mutex->lock );
220 #ifndef vlc_assert_locked
221 # define vlc_assert_locked( m ) (void)0
224 /*****************************************************************************
225 * vlc_mutex_unlock: unlock a mutex
226 *****************************************************************************/
227 #define vlc_mutex_unlock( P_MUTEX ) \
228 __vlc_mutex_unlock( __FILE__, __LINE__, P_MUTEX )
230 static inline void __vlc_mutex_unlock( const char * psz_file, int i_line,
231 vlc_mutex_t *p_mutex )
233 #if defined(LIBVLC_USE_PTHREAD)
234 int val = pthread_mutex_unlock( p_mutex );
235 VLC_THREAD_ASSERT ("unlocking mutex");
237 #elif defined( UNDER_CE )
238 (void)psz_file); (void)i_line;
240 LeaveCriticalSection( &p_mutex->csection );
242 #elif defined( WIN32 )
243 (void)psz_file; (void)i_line;
245 ReleaseMutex( *p_mutex );
247 #elif defined( HAVE_KERNEL_SCHEDULER_H )
248 release_sem( p_mutex->lock );
253 /*****************************************************************************
254 * vlc_mutex_destroy: destroy a mutex
255 *****************************************************************************/
256 #define vlc_mutex_destroy( P_MUTEX ) \
257 __vlc_mutex_destroy( __FILE__, __LINE__, P_MUTEX )
259 /*****************************************************************************
260 * vlc_cond_init: initialize a condition
261 *****************************************************************************/
262 #define vlc_cond_init( P_THIS, P_COND ) \
263 __vlc_cond_init( P_COND )
265 /*****************************************************************************
266 * vlc_cond_signal: start a thread on condition completion
267 *****************************************************************************/
268 #define vlc_cond_signal( P_COND ) \
269 __vlc_cond_signal( __FILE__, __LINE__, P_COND )
271 static inline void __vlc_cond_signal( const char * psz_file, int i_line,
272 vlc_cond_t *p_condvar )
274 #if defined(LIBVLC_USE_PTHREAD)
275 int val = pthread_cond_signal( p_condvar );
276 VLC_THREAD_ASSERT ("signaling condition variable");
278 #elif defined( UNDER_CE ) || defined( WIN32 )
279 (void)psz_file; (void)i_line;
281 /* Release one waiting thread if one is available. */
282 /* For this trick to work properly, the vlc_cond_signal must be surrounded
283 * by a mutex. This will prevent another thread from stealing the signal */
284 /* PulseEvent() only works if none of the waiting threads is suspended.
285 * This is particularily problematic under a debug session.
286 * as documented in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q173260/ */
287 PulseEvent( p_condvar->event );
289 #elif defined( HAVE_KERNEL_SCHEDULER_H )
290 while( p_condvar->thread != -1 )
293 if( get_thread_info(p_condvar->thread, &info) == B_BAD_VALUE )
296 if( info.state != B_THREAD_SUSPENDED )
298 /* The waiting thread is not suspended so it could
299 * have been interrupted beetwen the unlock and the
300 * suspend_thread line. That is why we sleep a little
301 * before retesting p_condver->thread. */
306 /* Ok, we have to wake up that thread */
307 resume_thread( p_condvar->thread );
314 /*****************************************************************************
315 * vlc_cond_wait: wait until condition completion
316 *****************************************************************************/
317 #define vlc_cond_wait( P_COND, P_MUTEX ) \
318 __vlc_cond_wait( __FILE__, __LINE__, P_COND, P_MUTEX )
320 static inline void __vlc_cond_wait( const char * psz_file, int i_line,
321 vlc_cond_t *p_condvar, vlc_mutex_t *p_mutex )
323 #if defined(LIBVLC_USE_PTHREAD)
324 int val = pthread_cond_wait( p_condvar, p_mutex );
325 VLC_THREAD_ASSERT ("waiting on condition");
327 #elif defined( UNDER_CE )
328 p_condvar->i_waiting_threads++;
329 LeaveCriticalSection( &p_mutex->csection );
330 WaitForSingleObject( p_condvar->event, INFINITE );
331 p_condvar->i_waiting_threads--;
333 /* Reacquire the mutex before returning. */
334 vlc_mutex_lock( p_mutex );
336 #elif defined( WIN32 )
337 (void)psz_file; (void)i_line;
339 /* Increase our wait count */
340 p_condvar->i_waiting_threads++;
341 SignalObjectAndWait( *p_mutex, p_condvar->event, INFINITE, FALSE );
342 p_condvar->i_waiting_threads--;
344 /* Reacquire the mutex before returning. */
345 vlc_mutex_lock( p_mutex );
347 #elif defined( HAVE_KERNEL_SCHEDULER_H )
348 /* The p_condvar->thread var is initialized before the unlock because
349 * it enables to identify when the thread is interrupted beetwen the
350 * unlock line and the suspend_thread line */
351 p_condvar->thread = find_thread( NULL );
352 vlc_mutex_unlock( p_mutex );
353 suspend_thread( p_condvar->thread );
354 p_condvar->thread = -1;
356 vlc_mutex_lock( p_mutex );
362 /*****************************************************************************
363 * vlc_cond_timedwait: wait until condition completion or expiration
364 *****************************************************************************
365 * Returns 0 if object signaled, an error code in case of timeout or error.
366 *****************************************************************************/
367 #define vlc_cond_timedwait( P_COND, P_MUTEX, DEADLINE ) \
368 __vlc_cond_timedwait( __FILE__, __LINE__, P_COND, P_MUTEX, DEADLINE )
370 static inline int __vlc_cond_timedwait( const char * psz_file, int i_line,
371 vlc_cond_t *p_condvar,
372 vlc_mutex_t *p_mutex,
375 #if defined(LIBVLC_USE_PTHREAD)
376 lldiv_t d = lldiv( deadline, 1000000 );
377 struct timespec ts = { d.quot, d.rem * 1000 };
379 int val = pthread_cond_timedwait (p_condvar, p_mutex, &ts);
380 if (val == ETIMEDOUT)
381 return ETIMEDOUT; /* this error is perfectly normal */
382 VLC_THREAD_ASSERT ("timed-waiting on condition");
384 #elif defined( UNDER_CE )
385 mtime_t delay_ms = (deadline - mdate())/1000;
390 p_condvar->i_waiting_threads++;
391 LeaveCriticalSection( &p_mutex->csection );
392 result = WaitForSingleObject( p_condvar->event, delay_ms );
393 p_condvar->i_waiting_threads--;
395 /* Reacquire the mutex before returning. */
396 vlc_mutex_lock( p_mutex );
398 if(result == WAIT_TIMEOUT)
399 return ETIMEDOUT; /* this error is perfectly normal */
401 (void)psz_file; (void)i_line;
403 #elif defined( WIN32 )
404 mtime_t delay_ms = (deadline - mdate())/1000;
409 /* Increase our wait count */
410 p_condvar->i_waiting_threads++;
411 result = SignalObjectAndWait( *p_mutex, p_condvar->event,
413 p_condvar->i_waiting_threads--;
415 /* Reacquire the mutex before returning. */
416 vlc_mutex_lock( p_mutex );
417 if(result == WAIT_TIMEOUT)
418 return ETIMEDOUT; /* this error is perfectly normal */
420 (void)psz_file; (void)i_line;
422 #elif defined( HAVE_KERNEL_SCHEDULER_H )
423 # error Unimplemented
430 /*****************************************************************************
431 * vlc_cond_destroy: destroy a condition
432 *****************************************************************************/
433 #define vlc_cond_destroy( P_COND ) \
434 __vlc_cond_destroy( __FILE__, __LINE__, P_COND )
436 /*****************************************************************************
437 * vlc_threadvar_create: create a thread-local variable
438 *****************************************************************************/
439 #define vlc_threadvar_create( PTHIS, P_TLS ) \
440 __vlc_threadvar_create( P_TLS )
442 /*****************************************************************************
443 * vlc_threadvar_set: create: set the value of a thread-local variable
444 *****************************************************************************/
445 static inline int vlc_threadvar_set( vlc_threadvar_t * p_tls, void *p_value )
449 #if defined(LIBVLC_USE_PTHREAD)
450 i_ret = pthread_setspecific( *p_tls, p_value );
452 #elif defined( HAVE_KERNEL_SCHEDULER_H )
455 #elif defined( UNDER_CE ) || defined( WIN32 )
456 i_ret = TlsSetValue( *p_tls, p_value ) ? EINVAL : 0;
463 /*****************************************************************************
464 * vlc_threadvar_get: create: get the value of a thread-local variable
465 *****************************************************************************/
466 static inline void* vlc_threadvar_get( vlc_threadvar_t * p_tls )
470 #if defined(LIBVLC_USE_PTHREAD)
471 p_ret = pthread_getspecific( *p_tls );
473 #elif defined( HAVE_KERNEL_SCHEDULER_H )
476 #elif defined( UNDER_CE ) || defined( WIN32 )
477 p_ret = TlsGetValue( *p_tls );
484 # if defined (_POSIX_SPIN_LOCKS) && ((_POSIX_SPIN_LOCKS - 0) > 0)
485 typedef pthread_spinlock_t vlc_spinlock_t;
488 * Initializes a spinlock.
490 static inline int vlc_spin_init (vlc_spinlock_t *spin)
492 return pthread_spin_init (spin, PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE);
496 * Acquires a spinlock.
498 static inline void vlc_spin_lock (vlc_spinlock_t *spin)
500 pthread_spin_lock (spin);
504 * Releases a spinlock.
506 static inline void vlc_spin_unlock (vlc_spinlock_t *spin)
508 pthread_spin_unlock (spin);
512 * Deinitializes a spinlock.
514 static inline void vlc_spin_destroy (vlc_spinlock_t *spin)
516 pthread_spin_destroy (spin);
519 #elif defined( WIN32 )
521 typedef CRITICAL_SECTION vlc_spinlock_t;
524 * Initializes a spinlock.
526 static inline int vlc_spin_init (vlc_spinlock_t *spin)
528 return !InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount(spin, 4000);
532 * Acquires a spinlock.
534 static inline void vlc_spin_lock (vlc_spinlock_t *spin)
536 EnterCriticalSection(spin);
540 * Releases a spinlock.
542 static inline void vlc_spin_unlock (vlc_spinlock_t *spin)
544 LeaveCriticalSection(spin);
548 * Deinitializes a spinlock.
550 static inline void vlc_spin_destroy (vlc_spinlock_t *spin)
552 DeleteCriticalSection(spin);
557 /* Fallback to plain mutexes if spinlocks are not available */
558 typedef vlc_mutex_t vlc_spinlock_t;
560 static inline int vlc_spin_init (vlc_spinlock_t *spin)
562 return vlc_mutex_init (spin);
565 # define vlc_spin_lock vlc_mutex_lock
566 # define vlc_spin_unlock vlc_mutex_unlock
567 # define vlc_spin_destroy vlc_mutex_destroy
570 /*****************************************************************************
571 * vlc_thread_create: create a thread
572 *****************************************************************************/
573 #define vlc_thread_create( P_THIS, PSZ_NAME, FUNC, PRIORITY, WAIT ) \
574 __vlc_thread_create( VLC_OBJECT(P_THIS), __FILE__, __LINE__, PSZ_NAME, (void * ( * ) ( void * ))FUNC, PRIORITY, WAIT )
576 /*****************************************************************************
577 * vlc_thread_set_priority: set the priority of the calling thread
578 *****************************************************************************/
579 #define vlc_thread_set_priority( P_THIS, PRIORITY ) \
580 __vlc_thread_set_priority( VLC_OBJECT(P_THIS), __FILE__, __LINE__, PRIORITY )
582 /*****************************************************************************
583 * vlc_thread_ready: tell the parent thread we were successfully spawned
584 *****************************************************************************/
585 #define vlc_thread_ready( P_THIS ) \
586 __vlc_thread_ready( VLC_OBJECT(P_THIS) )
588 /*****************************************************************************
589 * vlc_thread_join: wait until a thread exits
590 *****************************************************************************/
591 #define vlc_thread_join( P_THIS ) \
592 __vlc_thread_join( VLC_OBJECT(P_THIS), __FILE__, __LINE__ )
594 #endif /* !_VLC_THREADS_H */