+// Thread::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), 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
+// informed 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.
+
+void Thread::split(Position& pos, Stack* ss, Value alpha, Value beta, Value* bestValue,
+ Move* bestMove, Depth depth, int moveCount,
+ MovePicker* movePicker, int nodeType, bool cutNode) {
+
+ assert(searching);
+ assert(-VALUE_INFINITE < *bestValue && *bestValue <= alpha && alpha < beta && beta <= VALUE_INFINITE);
+ assert(depth >= Threads.minimumSplitDepth);
+ assert(splitPointsSize < MAX_SPLITPOINTS_PER_THREAD);
+
+ // Pick and init the next available split point
+ SplitPoint& sp = splitPoints[splitPointsSize];
+
+ sp.master = this;
+ sp.parentSplitPoint = activeSplitPoint;
+ sp.slavesMask = 0, sp.slavesMask.set(idx);
+ sp.depth = depth;
+ sp.bestValue = *bestValue;
+ sp.bestMove = *bestMove;
+ sp.alpha = alpha;
+ sp.beta = beta;
+ sp.nodeType = nodeType;
+ sp.cutNode = cutNode;
+ sp.movePicker = movePicker;
+ sp.moveCount = moveCount;
+ sp.pos = &pos;
+ sp.nodes = 0;
+ sp.cutoff = false;
+ sp.ss = ss;
+
+ // Try to allocate available threads and ask them to start searching setting
+ // 'searching' flag. This must be done under lock protection to avoid concurrent
+ // allocation of the same slave by another master.
+ Threads.spinlock.acquire();
+ sp.spinlock.acquire();
+
+ sp.allSlavesSearching = true; // Must be set under lock protection
+ ++splitPointsSize;
+ activeSplitPoint = &sp;
+ activePosition = nullptr;