source: trunk/kernel/libk/busylock.h @ 623

/*
 * busylock.h: local kernel busy-waiting lock definition.     
 * 
 * Authors  Alain Greiner (2016,2017,2018)
 *
 * Copyright (c) UPMC Sorbonne Universites
 *
 * This file is part of ALMOS-MKH.
 *
 * ALMOS-MKH is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; version 2.0 of the License.
 *
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 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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 * General Public License for more details.
 *
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 */

#ifndef _BUSYLOCK_H_
#define _BUSYLOCK_H_

#include <kernel_config.h>
#include <hal_kernel_types.h>
#include <hal_shared_types.h>
#include <xlist.h>

/*******************************************************************************************
 * This synchronisation object sequencializes all concurrent read or write accesses to
 * a shared object located in a given cluster, made by thread(s) running in same cluster.
 * It uses a busy waiting policy when the lock is taken by another thread, and should
 * be used to execute very short actions, such as accessing basic allocators, or higher 
 * level synchronisation objects (barriers, queuelocks, or rwlocks).
 * WARNING: a thread cannot yield when it is owning a busylock.
 * 
 * - To acquire the lock, we use a ticket policy to avoid starvation: the calling thread
 *   makes an atomic increment on a "ticket" allocator, and keep polling the "current" 
 *   value  until current == ticket. 
 *
 * - To release the lock, the owner thread increments the "current" value,
 *   decrements its busylocks counter. 
 *
 * - When a thread takes a busylock, it enters a critical section: the busylock_acquire() 
 *   function disables the IRQs, takes the lock, increments the thread busylocks counter,
 *   and save the SR in lock descriptor and returns.
 *
 * - The busylock_release() function releases the lock, decrements the thread busylock
 *   counter, restores the SR to exit the critical section, and returns
 *
 * - If a thread owning a busylock (local or remote) tries to deschedule, the scheduler
 *   signals a kernel panic. 
 ******************************************************************************************/

/*******************************************************************************************
 * This structure defines a busylock.
 * The <type> and <xlist> fields are used for debug.
 * The type defines the lock usage as detailed in the kernel_config.h file. 
******************************************************************************************/

typedef struct busylock_s
{
        uint32_t            ticket;      /*! next free ticket index                           */
    volatile uint32_t   current;     /*! current owner index                              */
    uint32_t            type;        /*! lock type for debug                              */
    reg_t               save_sr;     /*! SR value                                         */

#if DEBUG_BUSYLOCK
    xlist_entry_t       xlist;       /*! member of list of locks taken by same thread     */
#endif

}
busylock_t;

/*******************************************************************************************
 * This function initializes a busylock.
 *******************************************************************************************
 * @ lock    : local pointer on busylock.
 * @ type    : lock  type for debug.
 ******************************************************************************************/
void busylock_init( busylock_t * lock,
                    uint32_t    type );

/*******************************************************************************************
 * This blocking function uses a busy waiting strategy to acquire a busylock.
 * It makes an atomic increment on the "ticket" field to get a ticket value and increment
 * the ticket allocator. 
 * Then it polls the "current" field until (current == ticket), and returns.
 *******************************************************************************************
 * @ lock    : local pointer on busylock.
 ******************************************************************************************/
void busylock_acquire( busylock_t * lock );

/*******************************************************************************************
 * This function releases a busylock by incrementing the "current" field.
 *******************************************************************************************
 * @ lock    : local pointer on busylock.
 ******************************************************************************************/
void busylock_release( busylock_t * lock );

#endif  /* _BUSYLOCK_H_ */