+ // Breadcrumbs are used to mark nodes as being searched by a given thread
+ struct Breadcrumb {
+ std::atomic<Thread*> thread;
+ std::atomic<Key> key;
+ };
+ std::array<Breadcrumb, 1024> breadcrumbs;
+
+ // ThreadHolding structure keeps track of which thread left breadcrumbs at the given
+ // node for potential reductions. A free node will be marked upon entering the moves
+ // loop by the constructor, and unmarked upon leaving that loop by the destructor.
+ struct ThreadHolding {
+ explicit ThreadHolding(Thread* thisThread, Key posKey, int ply) {
+ location = ply < 8 ? &breadcrumbs[posKey & (breadcrumbs.size() - 1)] : nullptr;
+ otherThread = false;
+ owning = false;
+ if (location)
+ {
+ // See if another already marked this location, if not, mark it ourselves
+ Thread* tmp = (*location).thread.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
+ if (tmp == nullptr)
+ {
+ (*location).thread.store(thisThread, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+ (*location).key.store(posKey, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+ owning = true;
+ }
+ else if ( tmp != thisThread
+ && (*location).key.load(std::memory_order_relaxed) == posKey)
+ otherThread = true;
+ }
+ }
+
+ ~ThreadHolding() {
+ if (owning) // Free the marked location
+ (*location).thread.store(nullptr, std::memory_order_relaxed);
+ }
+
+ bool marked() { return otherThread; }
+
+ private:
+ Breadcrumb* location;
+ bool otherThread, owning;
+ };
+