/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */ /* vim: set ts=8 sts=2 et sw=2 tw=80: */ /* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */ /* * Implements (almost always) lock-free atomic operations. The operations here * are a subset of that which can be found in C++11's header, with a * different API to enforce consistent memory ordering constraints. * * Anyone caught using |volatile| for inter-thread memory safety needs to be * sent a copy of this header and the C++11 standard. */ #ifndef mozilla_Atomics_h #define mozilla_Atomics_h #include "mozilla/Assertions.h" #include "mozilla/Attributes.h" #include "mozilla/Compiler.h" #include "mozilla/TypeTraits.h" #include #include namespace mozilla { /** * An enum of memory ordering possibilities for atomics. * * Memory ordering is the observable state of distinct values in memory. * (It's a separate concept from atomicity, which concerns whether an * operation can ever be observed in an intermediate state. Don't * conflate the two!) Given a sequence of operations in source code on * memory, it is *not* always the case that, at all times and on all * cores, those operations will appear to have occurred in that exact * sequence. First, the compiler might reorder that sequence, if it * thinks another ordering will be more efficient. Second, the CPU may * not expose so consistent a view of memory. CPUs will often perform * their own instruction reordering, above and beyond that performed by * the compiler. And each core has its own memory caches, and accesses * (reads and writes both) to "memory" may only resolve to out-of-date * cache entries -- not to the "most recently" performed operation in * some global sense. Any access to a value that may be used by * multiple threads, potentially across multiple cores, must therefore * have a memory ordering imposed on it, for all code on all * threads/cores to have a sufficiently coherent worldview. * * http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/Atomic/GCCMM/AtomicSync and * http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/atomic/memory_order go into more * detail on all this, including examples of how each mode works. * * Note that for simplicity and practicality, not all of the modes in * C++11 are supported. The missing C++11 modes are either subsumed by * the modes we provide below, or not relevant for the CPUs we support * in Gecko. These three modes are confusing enough as it is! */ enum MemoryOrdering { /* * Relaxed ordering is the simplest memory ordering: none at all. * When the result of a write is observed, nothing may be inferred * about other memory. Writes ostensibly performed "before" on the * writing thread may not yet be visible. Writes performed "after" on * the writing thread may already be visible, if the compiler or CPU * reordered them. (The latter can happen if reads and/or writes get * held up in per-processor caches.) Relaxed ordering means * operations can always use cached values (as long as the actual * updates to atomic values actually occur, correctly, eventually), so * it's usually the fastest sort of atomic access. For this reason, * *it's also the most dangerous kind of access*. * * Relaxed ordering is good for things like process-wide statistics * counters that don't need to be consistent with anything else, so * long as updates themselves are atomic. (And so long as any * observations of that value can tolerate being out-of-date -- if you * need some sort of up-to-date value, you need some sort of other * synchronizing operation.) It's *not* good for locks, mutexes, * reference counts, etc. that mediate access to other memory, or must * be observably consistent with other memory. * * x86 architectures don't take advantage of the optimization * opportunities that relaxed ordering permits. Thus it's possible * that using relaxed ordering will "work" on x86 but fail elsewhere * (ARM, say, which *does* implement non-sequentially-consistent * relaxed ordering semantics). Be extra-careful using relaxed * ordering if you can't easily test non-x86 architectures! */ Relaxed, /* * When an atomic value is updated with ReleaseAcquire ordering, and * that new value is observed with ReleaseAcquire ordering, prior * writes (atomic or not) are also observable. What ReleaseAcquire * *doesn't* give you is any observable ordering guarantees for * ReleaseAcquire-ordered operations on different objects. For * example, if there are two cores that each perform ReleaseAcquire * operations on separate objects, each core may or may not observe * the operations made by the other core. The only way the cores can * be synchronized with ReleaseAcquire is if they both * ReleaseAcquire-access the same object. This implies that you can't * necessarily describe some global total ordering of ReleaseAcquire * operations. * * ReleaseAcquire ordering is good for (as the name implies) atomic * operations on values controlling ownership of things: reference * counts, mutexes, and the like. However, if you are thinking about * using these to implement your own locks or mutexes, you should take * a good, hard look at actual lock or mutex primitives first. */ ReleaseAcquire, /* * When an atomic value is updated with SequentiallyConsistent * ordering, all writes observable when the update is observed, just * as with ReleaseAcquire ordering. But, furthermore, a global total * ordering of SequentiallyConsistent operations *can* be described. * For example, if two cores perform SequentiallyConsistent operations * on separate objects, one core will observably perform its update * (and all previous operations will have completed), then the other * core will observably perform its update (and all previous * operations will have completed). (Although those previous * operations aren't themselves ordered -- they could be intermixed, * or ordered if they occur on atomic values with ordering * requirements.) SequentiallyConsistent is the *simplest and safest* * ordering of atomic operations -- it's always as if one operation * happens, then another, then another, in some order -- and every * core observes updates to happen in that single order. Because it * has the most synchronization requirements, operations ordered this * way also tend to be slowest. * * SequentiallyConsistent ordering can be desirable when multiple * threads observe objects, and they all have to agree on the * observable order of changes to them. People expect * SequentiallyConsistent ordering, even if they shouldn't, when * writing code, atomic or otherwise. SequentiallyConsistent is also * the ordering of choice when designing lockless data structures. If * you don't know what order to use, use this one. */ SequentiallyConsistent, }; namespace detail { /* * We provide CompareExchangeFailureOrder to work around a bug in some * versions of GCC's header. See bug 898491. */ template struct AtomicOrderConstraints; template<> struct AtomicOrderConstraints { static const std::memory_order AtomicRMWOrder = std::memory_order_relaxed; static const std::memory_order LoadOrder = std::memory_order_relaxed; static const std::memory_order StoreOrder = std::memory_order_relaxed; static const std::memory_order CompareExchangeFailureOrder = std::memory_order_relaxed; }; template<> struct AtomicOrderConstraints { static const std::memory_order AtomicRMWOrder = std::memory_order_acq_rel; static const std::memory_order LoadOrder = std::memory_order_acquire; static const std::memory_order StoreOrder = std::memory_order_release; static const std::memory_order CompareExchangeFailureOrder = std::memory_order_acquire; }; template<> struct AtomicOrderConstraints { static const std::memory_order AtomicRMWOrder = std::memory_order_seq_cst; static const std::memory_order LoadOrder = std::memory_order_seq_cst; static const std::memory_order StoreOrder = std::memory_order_seq_cst; static const std::memory_order CompareExchangeFailureOrder = std::memory_order_seq_cst; }; template struct IntrinsicBase { typedef std::atomic ValueType; typedef AtomicOrderConstraints OrderedOp; }; template struct IntrinsicMemoryOps : public IntrinsicBase { typedef IntrinsicBase Base; static T load(const typename Base::ValueType& aPtr) { return aPtr.load(Base::OrderedOp::LoadOrder); } static void store(typename Base::ValueType& aPtr, T aVal) { aPtr.store(aVal, Base::OrderedOp::StoreOrder); } static T exchange(typename Base::ValueType& aPtr, T aVal) { return aPtr.exchange(aVal, Base::OrderedOp::AtomicRMWOrder); } static bool compareExchange(typename Base::ValueType& aPtr, T aOldVal, T aNewVal) { return aPtr.compare_exchange_strong(aOldVal, aNewVal, Base::OrderedOp::AtomicRMWOrder, Base::OrderedOp::CompareExchangeFailureOrder); } }; template struct IntrinsicAddSub : public IntrinsicBase { typedef IntrinsicBase Base; static T add(typename Base::ValueType& aPtr, T aVal) { return aPtr.fetch_add(aVal, Base::OrderedOp::AtomicRMWOrder); } static T sub(typename Base::ValueType& aPtr, T aVal) { return aPtr.fetch_sub(aVal, Base::OrderedOp::AtomicRMWOrder); } }; template struct IntrinsicAddSub : public IntrinsicBase { typedef IntrinsicBase Base; static T* add(typename Base::ValueType& aPtr, ptrdiff_t aVal) { return aPtr.fetch_add(aVal, Base::OrderedOp::AtomicRMWOrder); } static T* sub(typename Base::ValueType& aPtr, ptrdiff_t aVal) { return aPtr.fetch_sub(aVal, Base::OrderedOp::AtomicRMWOrder); } }; template struct IntrinsicIncDec : public IntrinsicAddSub { typedef IntrinsicBase Base; static T inc(typename Base::ValueType& aPtr) { return IntrinsicAddSub::add(aPtr, 1); } static T dec(typename Base::ValueType& aPtr) { return IntrinsicAddSub::sub(aPtr, 1); } }; template struct AtomicIntrinsics : public IntrinsicMemoryOps, public IntrinsicIncDec { typedef IntrinsicBase Base; static T or_(typename Base::ValueType& aPtr, T aVal) { return aPtr.fetch_or(aVal, Base::OrderedOp::AtomicRMWOrder); } static T xor_(typename Base::ValueType& aPtr, T aVal) { return aPtr.fetch_xor(aVal, Base::OrderedOp::AtomicRMWOrder); } static T and_(typename Base::ValueType& aPtr, T aVal) { return aPtr.fetch_and(aVal, Base::OrderedOp::AtomicRMWOrder); } }; template struct AtomicIntrinsics : public IntrinsicMemoryOps, public IntrinsicIncDec { }; template struct ToStorageTypeArgument { static constexpr T convert (T aT) { return aT; } }; template class AtomicBase { static_assert(sizeof(T) == 4 || sizeof(T) == 8, "mozilla/Atomics.h only supports 32-bit and 64-bit types"); protected: typedef typename detail::AtomicIntrinsics Intrinsics; typedef typename Intrinsics::ValueType ValueType; ValueType mValue; public: constexpr AtomicBase() : mValue() {} explicit constexpr AtomicBase(T aInit) : mValue(ToStorageTypeArgument::convert(aInit)) {} // Note: we can't provide operator T() here because Atomic inherits // from AtomcBase with T=uint32_t and not T=bool. If we implemented // operator T() here, it would cause errors when comparing Atomic with // a regular bool. T operator=(T aVal) { Intrinsics::store(mValue, aVal); return aVal; } /** * Performs an atomic swap operation. aVal is stored and the previous * value of this variable is returned. */ T exchange(T aVal) { return Intrinsics::exchange(mValue, aVal); } /** * Performs an atomic compare-and-swap operation and returns true if it * succeeded. This is equivalent to atomically doing * * if (mValue == aOldValue) { * mValue = aNewValue; * return true; * } else { * return false; * } */ bool compareExchange(T aOldValue, T aNewValue) { return Intrinsics::compareExchange(mValue, aOldValue, aNewValue); } private: template AtomicBase(const AtomicBase& aCopy) = delete; }; template class AtomicBaseIncDec : public AtomicBase { typedef typename detail::AtomicBase Base; public: constexpr AtomicBaseIncDec() : Base() {} explicit constexpr AtomicBaseIncDec(T aInit) : Base(aInit) {} using Base::operator=; operator T() const { return Base::Intrinsics::load(Base::mValue); } T operator++(int) { return Base::Intrinsics::inc(Base::mValue); } T operator--(int) { return Base::Intrinsics::dec(Base::mValue); } T operator++() { return Base::Intrinsics::inc(Base::mValue) + 1; } T operator--() { return Base::Intrinsics::dec(Base::mValue) - 1; } private: template AtomicBaseIncDec(const AtomicBaseIncDec& aCopy) = delete; }; } // namespace detail /** * A wrapper for a type that enforces that all memory accesses are atomic. * * In general, where a variable |T foo| exists, |Atomic foo| can be used in * its place. Implementations for integral and pointer types are provided * below. * * Atomic accesses are sequentially consistent by default. You should * use the default unless you are tall enough to ride the * memory-ordering roller coaster (if you're not sure, you aren't) and * you have a compelling reason to do otherwise. * * There is one exception to the case of atomic memory accesses: providing an * initial value of the atomic value is not guaranteed to be atomic. This is a * deliberate design choice that enables static atomic variables to be declared * without introducing extra static constructors. */ template class Atomic; /** * Atomic implementation for integral types. * * In addition to atomic store and load operations, compound assignment and * increment/decrement operators are implemented which perform the * corresponding read-modify-write operation atomically. Finally, an atomic * swap method is provided. */ template class Atomic::value && !IsSame::value>::Type> : public detail::AtomicBaseIncDec { typedef typename detail::AtomicBaseIncDec Base; public: constexpr Atomic() : Base() {} explicit constexpr Atomic(T aInit) : Base(aInit) {} using Base::operator=; T operator+=(T aDelta) { return Base::Intrinsics::add(Base::mValue, aDelta) + aDelta; } T operator-=(T aDelta) { return Base::Intrinsics::sub(Base::mValue, aDelta) - aDelta; } T operator|=(T aVal) { return Base::Intrinsics::or_(Base::mValue, aVal) | aVal; } T operator^=(T aVal) { return Base::Intrinsics::xor_(Base::mValue, aVal) ^ aVal; } T operator&=(T aVal) { return Base::Intrinsics::and_(Base::mValue, aVal) & aVal; } private: Atomic(Atomic& aOther) = delete; }; /** * Atomic implementation for pointer types. * * An atomic compare-and-swap primitive for pointer variables is provided, as * are atomic increment and decement operators. Also provided are the compound * assignment operators for addition and subtraction. Atomic swap (via * exchange()) is included as well. */ template class Atomic : public detail::AtomicBaseIncDec { typedef typename detail::AtomicBaseIncDec Base; public: constexpr Atomic() : Base() {} explicit constexpr Atomic(T* aInit) : Base(aInit) {} using Base::operator=; T* operator+=(ptrdiff_t aDelta) { return Base::Intrinsics::add(Base::mValue, aDelta) + aDelta; } T* operator-=(ptrdiff_t aDelta) { return Base::Intrinsics::sub(Base::mValue, aDelta) - aDelta; } private: Atomic(Atomic& aOther) = delete; }; /** * Atomic implementation for enum types. * * The atomic store and load operations and the atomic swap method is provided. */ template class Atomic::value>::Type> : public detail::AtomicBase { typedef typename detail::AtomicBase Base; public: constexpr Atomic() : Base() {} explicit constexpr Atomic(T aInit) : Base(aInit) {} operator T() const { return T(Base::Intrinsics::load(Base::mValue)); } using Base::operator=; private: Atomic(Atomic& aOther) = delete; }; /** * Atomic implementation for boolean types. * * The atomic store and load operations and the atomic swap method is provided. * * Note: * * - sizeof(Atomic) != sizeof(bool) for some implementations of * bool and/or some implementations of std::atomic. This is allowed in * [atomic.types.generic]p9. * * - It's not obvious whether the 8-bit atomic functions on Windows are always * inlined or not. If they are not inlined, the corresponding functions in the * runtime library are not available on Windows XP. This is why we implement * Atomic with an underlying type of uint32_t. */ template class Atomic : protected detail::AtomicBase { typedef typename detail::AtomicBase Base; public: constexpr Atomic() : Base() {} explicit constexpr Atomic(bool aInit) : Base(aInit) {} // We provide boolean wrappers for the underlying AtomicBase methods. MOZ_IMPLICIT operator bool() const { return Base::Intrinsics::load(Base::mValue); } bool operator=(bool aVal) { return Base::operator=(aVal); } bool exchange(bool aVal) { return Base::exchange(aVal); } bool compareExchange(bool aOldValue, bool aNewValue) { return Base::compareExchange(aOldValue, aNewValue); } private: Atomic(Atomic& aOther) = delete; }; } // namespace mozilla #endif /* mozilla_Atomics_h */