1 ;;;; support for threads in the target machine
3 ;;;; This software is part of the SBCL system. See the README file for
6 ;;;; This software is derived from the CMU CL system, which was
7 ;;;; written at Carnegie Mellon University and released into the
8 ;;;; public domain. The software is in the public domain and is
9 ;;;; provided with absolutely no warranty. See the COPYING and CREDITS
10 ;;;; files for more information.
12 (in-package "SB!THREAD")
14 ;;; set the doc here because in early-thread FDOCUMENTATION is not
17 (setf (sb!kernel:fdocumentation '*current-thread* 'variable)
18 "Bound in each thread to the thread itself.")
20 (defstruct (thread (:constructor %make-thread))
22 "Thread type. Do not rely on threads being structs as it may change
28 (setf (sb!kernel:fdocumentation 'thread-name 'function)
29 "The name of the thread. Setfable.")
31 (def!method print-object ((thread thread) stream)
32 (if (thread-name thread)
33 (print-unreadable-object (thread stream :type t :identity t)
34 (prin1 (thread-name thread) stream))
35 (print-unreadable-object (thread stream :type t :identity t)
36 ;; body is empty => there is only one space between type and
41 (defun thread-state (thread)
44 (sb!sys:sap-ref-sap (thread-%sap thread)
45 (* sb!vm::thread-state-slot
46 sb!vm::n-word-bytes)))))
48 (#.(sb!vm:fixnumize 0) :starting)
49 (#.(sb!vm:fixnumize 1) :running)
50 (#.(sb!vm:fixnumize 2) :suspended)
51 (#.(sb!vm:fixnumize 3) :dead))))
53 (defun thread-alive-p (thread)
55 "Check if THREAD is running."
56 (not (eq :dead (thread-state thread))))
58 ;; A thread is eligible for gc iff it has finished and there are no
59 ;; more references to it. This list is supposed to keep a reference to
60 ;; all running threads.
61 (defvar *all-threads* ())
62 (defvar *all-threads-lock* (make-mutex :name "all threads lock"))
64 (defun list-all-threads ()
66 "Return a list of the live threads."
67 (with-mutex (*all-threads-lock*)
68 (copy-list *all-threads*)))
70 (declaim (inline current-thread-sap))
71 (defun current-thread-sap ()
72 (sb!vm::current-thread-offset-sap sb!vm::thread-this-slot))
74 (declaim (inline current-thread-sap-id))
75 (defun current-thread-sap-id ()
77 (sb!vm::current-thread-offset-sap sb!vm::thread-os-thread-slot)))
79 (defun init-initial-thread ()
80 (let ((initial-thread (%make-thread :name "initial thread"
81 :%sap (current-thread-sap))))
82 (setq *current-thread* initial-thread)
83 ;; Either *all-threads* is empty or it contains exactly one thread
84 ;; in case we are in reinit since saving core with multiple
85 ;; threads doesn't work.
86 (setq *all-threads* (list initial-thread))))
92 (define-alien-routine ("create_thread" %create-thread)
94 (lisp-fun-address unsigned-long))
96 (define-alien-routine "block_blockable_signals"
99 (define-alien-routine reap-dead-thread void
100 (thread-sap system-area-pointer))
102 (declaim (inline futex-wait futex-wake))
104 (sb!alien:define-alien-routine "futex_wait"
105 int (word unsigned-long) (old-value unsigned-long))
107 (sb!alien:define-alien-routine "futex_wake"
108 int (word unsigned-long) (n unsigned-long)))
110 ;;; used by debug-int.lisp to access interrupt contexts
111 #!-(and sb-fluid sb-thread) (declaim (inline sb!vm::current-thread-offset-sap))
113 (defun sb!vm::current-thread-offset-sap (n)
114 (declare (type (unsigned-byte 27) n))
115 (sb!sys:sap-ref-sap (alien-sap (extern-alien "all_threads" (* t)))
116 (* n sb!vm:n-word-bytes)))
123 (name nil :type (or null simple-string))
126 (declaim (inline get-spinlock release-spinlock))
128 ;;; The bare 2 here and below are offsets of the slots in the struct.
129 ;;; There ought to be some better way to get these numbers
130 (defun get-spinlock (spinlock new-value)
131 (declare (optimize (speed 3) (safety 0))
133 (ignore spinlock new-value))
134 ;; %instance-set-conditional can test for 0 (which is a fixnum) and
138 (eql (sb!vm::%instance-set-conditional spinlock 2 0 new-value) 0)))
140 (defun release-spinlock (spinlock)
141 (declare (optimize (speed 3) (safety 0))
142 #!-sb-thread (ignore spinlock))
143 ;; %instance-set-conditional cannot compare arbitrary objects
145 ;; (sb!vm::%instance-set-conditional spinlock 2 our-value 0)
146 ;; does not work for bignum thread ids.
148 (sb!vm::%instance-set spinlock 2 0))
150 (defmacro with-spinlock ((spinlock) &body body)
151 (sb!int:with-unique-names (lock)
152 `(let ((,lock ,spinlock))
153 (get-spinlock ,lock *current-thread*)
156 (release-spinlock ,lock)))))
163 (name nil :type (or null simple-string))
167 (setf (sb!kernel:fdocumentation 'make-mutex 'function)
169 (sb!kernel:fdocumentation 'mutex-name 'function)
170 "The name of the mutex. Setfable."
171 (sb!kernel:fdocumentation 'mutex-value 'function)
172 "The value of the mutex. NIL if the mutex is free. Setfable.")
175 (declaim (inline mutex-value-address))
177 (defun mutex-value-address (mutex)
178 (declare (optimize (speed 3)))
181 (+ (sb!kernel:get-lisp-obj-address mutex)
182 (- (* 3 sb!vm:n-word-bytes) sb!vm:instance-pointer-lowtag))))
184 (defun get-mutex (mutex &optional new-value (wait-p t))
186 "Acquire MUTEX, setting it to NEW-VALUE or some suitable default
187 value if NIL. If WAIT-P is non-NIL and the mutex is in use, sleep
188 until it is available"
189 (declare (type mutex mutex) (optimize (speed 3)))
190 (unless new-value (setf new-value *current-thread*))
192 (let ((old-value (mutex-value mutex)))
193 (when (and old-value wait-p)
194 (error "In unithread mode, mutex ~S was requested with WAIT-P ~S and ~
195 new-value ~S, but has already been acquired (with value ~S)."
196 mutex wait-p new-value old-value))
197 (setf (mutex-value mutex) new-value)
201 (when (eql new-value (mutex-value mutex))
202 (warn "recursive lock attempt ~S~%" mutex)
203 (format *debug-io* "Thread: ~A~%" *current-thread*)
204 (sb!debug:backtrace most-positive-fixnum *debug-io*)
205 (force-output *debug-io*))
208 (setf old (sb!vm::%instance-set-conditional mutex 2 nil new-value))
210 (unless wait-p (return nil))
211 (futex-wait (mutex-value-address mutex)
212 (sb!kernel:get-lisp-obj-address old)))))
214 (defun release-mutex (mutex)
216 "Release MUTEX by setting it to NIL. Wake up threads waiting for
218 (declare (type mutex mutex))
219 (setf (mutex-value mutex) nil)
221 (futex-wake (mutex-value-address mutex) 1))
223 ;;;; waitqueues/condition variables
225 (defstruct (waitqueue (:constructor %make-waitqueue))
228 (name nil :type (or null simple-string))
231 (defun make-waitqueue (&key name)
233 "Create a waitqueue."
234 (%make-waitqueue :name name))
237 (setf (sb!kernel:fdocumentation 'waitqueue-name 'function)
238 "The name of the waitqueue. Setfable.")
241 (declaim (inline waitqueue-data-address))
243 (defun waitqueue-data-address (waitqueue)
244 (declare (optimize (speed 3)))
247 (+ (sb!kernel:get-lisp-obj-address waitqueue)
248 (- (* 3 sb!vm:n-word-bytes) sb!vm:instance-pointer-lowtag))))
250 (defun condition-wait (queue mutex)
252 "Atomically release MUTEX and enqueue ourselves on QUEUE. Another
253 thread may subsequently notify us using CONDITION-NOTIFY, at which
254 time we reacquire MUTEX and return to the caller."
255 #!-sb-thread (declare (ignore queue))
257 #!-sb-thread (error "Not supported in unithread builds.")
259 (let ((value (mutex-value mutex)))
261 (let ((me *current-thread*))
262 ;; XXX we should do something to ensure that the result of this setf
263 ;; is visible to all CPUs
264 (setf (waitqueue-data queue) me)
265 (release-mutex mutex)
266 ;; Now we go to sleep using futex-wait. If anyone else
267 ;; manages to grab MUTEX and call CONDITION-NOTIFY during
268 ;; this comment, it will change queue->data, and so
269 ;; futex-wait returns immediately instead of sleeping.
270 ;; Ergo, no lost wakeup
271 (futex-wait (waitqueue-data-address queue)
272 (sb!kernel:get-lisp-obj-address me)))
273 ;; If we are interrupted while waiting, we should do these things
274 ;; before returning. Ideally, in the case of an unhandled signal,
275 ;; we should do them before entering the debugger, but this is
276 ;; better than nothing.
277 (get-mutex mutex value))))
279 (defun condition-notify (queue)
281 "Notify one of the threads waiting on QUEUE."
282 #!-sb-thread (declare (ignore queue))
283 #!-sb-thread (error "Not supported in unithread builds.")
285 (let ((me *current-thread*))
286 ;; no problem if >1 thread notifies during the comment in
287 ;; condition-wait: as long as the value in queue-data isn't the
288 ;; waiting thread's id, it matters not what it is
289 ;; XXX we should do something to ensure that the result of this setf
290 ;; is visible to all CPUs
291 (setf (waitqueue-data queue) me)
292 (futex-wake (waitqueue-data-address queue) 1)))
294 (defun condition-broadcast (queue)
296 "Notify all threads waiting on QUEUE."
297 #!-sb-thread (declare (ignore queue))
298 #!-sb-thread (error "Not supported in unithread builds.")
300 (let ((me *current-thread*))
301 (setf (waitqueue-data queue) me)
302 (futex-wake (waitqueue-data-address queue) (ash 1 30))))
304 ;;;; job control, independent listeners
307 (lock (make-mutex :name "session lock"))
309 (interactive-threads nil)
310 (interactive-threads-queue (make-waitqueue)))
312 (defvar *session* nil)
314 ;;; the debugger itself tries to acquire the session lock, don't let
315 ;;; funny situations (like getting a sigint while holding the session
317 (defmacro with-session-lock ((session) &body body)
318 #!-sb-thread (declare (ignore session))
322 `(sb!sys:without-interrupts
323 (with-mutex ((session-lock ,session))
326 (defun new-session ()
327 (make-session :threads (list *current-thread*)
328 :interactive-threads (list *current-thread*)))
330 (defun init-job-control ()
331 (setf *session* (new-session)))
333 (defun %delete-thread-from-session (thread session)
334 (with-session-lock (session)
335 (setf (session-threads session)
336 (delete thread (session-threads session))
337 (session-interactive-threads session)
338 (delete thread (session-interactive-threads session)))))
340 (defun call-with-new-session (fn)
341 (%delete-thread-from-session *current-thread* *session*)
342 (let ((*session* (new-session)))
345 (defmacro with-new-session (args &body forms)
346 (declare (ignore args)) ;for extensibility
347 (sb!int:with-unique-names (fb-name)
348 `(labels ((,fb-name () ,@forms))
349 (call-with-new-session (function ,fb-name)))))
351 ;;; Remove thread from its session, if it has one.
353 (defun handle-thread-exit (thread)
354 (with-mutex (*all-threads-lock*)
355 (setq *all-threads* (delete thread *all-threads*)))
357 (%delete-thread-from-session thread *session*)))
359 (defun terminate-session ()
361 "Kill all threads in session except for this one. Does nothing if current
362 thread is not the foreground thread."
363 ;; FIXME: threads created in other threads may escape termination
365 (with-session-lock (*session*)
366 (and (eq *current-thread*
367 (car (session-interactive-threads *session*)))
368 (session-threads *session*)))))
369 ;; do the kill after dropping the mutex; unwind forms in dying
370 ;; threads may want to do session things
371 (dolist (thread to-kill)
372 (unless (eq thread *current-thread*)
373 ;; terminate the thread but don't be surprised if it has
374 ;; exited in the meantime
375 (handler-case (terminate-thread thread)
376 (interrupt-thread-error ()))))))
378 ;;; called from top of invoke-debugger
379 (defun debugger-wait-until-foreground-thread (stream)
380 "Returns T if thread had been running in background, NIL if it was
382 (declare (ignore stream))
386 (with-session-lock (*session*)
387 (not (member *current-thread*
388 (session-interactive-threads *session*))))
391 (defun get-foreground ()
394 (let ((was-foreground t))
396 (with-session-lock (*session*)
397 (let ((int-t (session-interactive-threads *session*)))
398 (when (eq (car int-t) *current-thread*)
399 (unless was-foreground
400 (format *query-io* "Resuming thread ~A~%" *current-thread*))
401 (return-from get-foreground t))
402 (setf was-foreground nil)
403 (unless (member *current-thread* int-t)
404 (setf (cdr (last int-t))
405 (list *current-thread*)))
407 (session-interactive-threads-queue *session*)
408 (session-lock *session*)))))))
410 (defun release-foreground (&optional next)
412 "Background this thread. If NEXT is supplied, arrange for it to
413 have the foreground next."
414 #!-sb-thread (declare (ignore next))
417 (with-session-lock (*session*)
418 (when (rest (session-interactive-threads *session*))
419 (setf (session-interactive-threads *session*)
420 (delete *current-thread* (session-interactive-threads *session*))))
422 (setf (session-interactive-threads *session*)
424 (delete next (session-interactive-threads *session*)))))
425 (condition-broadcast (session-interactive-threads-queue *session*))))
427 (defun foreground-thread ()
428 (car (session-interactive-threads *session*)))
430 (defun make-listener-thread (tty-name)
431 (assert (probe-file tty-name))
432 (let* ((in (sb!unix:unix-open (namestring tty-name) sb!unix:o_rdwr #o666))
433 (out (sb!unix:unix-dup in))
434 (err (sb!unix:unix-dup in)))
435 (labels ((thread-repl ()
436 (sb!unix::unix-setsid)
437 (let* ((sb!impl::*stdin*
438 (sb!sys:make-fd-stream in :input t :buffering :line
441 (sb!sys:make-fd-stream out :output t :buffering :line
444 (sb!sys:make-fd-stream err :output t :buffering :line
447 (sb!sys:make-fd-stream err :input t :output t
450 (sb!impl::*descriptor-handlers* nil))
453 (sb!impl::toplevel-repl nil)
454 (sb!int:flush-standard-output-streams))))))
455 (make-thread #'thread-repl))))
459 (defun make-thread (function &key name)
461 "Create a new thread of NAME that runs FUNCTION. When the function
462 returns the thread exits."
463 #!-sb-thread (declare (ignore function name))
464 #!-sb-thread (error "Not supported in unithread builds.")
466 (let* ((thread (%make-thread :name name))
468 (real-function (coerce function 'function))
470 ;; don't let the child inherit *CURRENT-THREAD* because that
471 ;; can prevent gc'ing this thread while the child runs
472 (let ((*current-thread* nil))
474 (sb!kernel:get-lisp-obj-address
476 ;; FIXME: use semaphores?
478 ;; in time we'll move some of the binding presently done in C
480 (let ((*current-thread* thread)
481 (sb!kernel::*restart-clusters* nil)
482 (sb!kernel::*handler-clusters* nil)
483 (sb!kernel::*condition-restarts* nil)
484 (sb!impl::*descriptor-handlers* nil)) ; serve-event
485 ;; can't use handling-end-of-the-world, because that flushes
486 ;; output streams, and we don't necessarily have any (or we
487 ;; could be sharing them)
489 (catch 'sb!impl::toplevel-catcher
490 (catch 'sb!impl::%end-of-the-world
494 "~~@<Terminate this thread (~A)~~@:>"
496 ;; now that most things have a chance to
497 ;; work properly without messing up other
498 ;; threads, it's time to enable signals
499 (sb!unix::reset-signal-mask)
501 (funcall real-function)
502 ;; we're going down, can't handle
503 ;; interrupts sanely anymore
504 (let ((sb!impl::*gc-inhibit* t))
505 (block-blockable-signals)
506 ;; and remove what can be the last
507 ;; reference to this thread
508 (handle-thread-exit thread))))))
511 (when (sb!sys:sap= thread-sap (sb!sys:int-sap 0))
512 (error "Can't create a new thread"))
513 (setf (thread-%sap thread) thread-sap)
514 (with-mutex (*all-threads-lock*)
515 (push thread *all-threads*))
516 (with-session-lock (*session*)
517 (push thread (session-threads *session*)))
519 (sb!impl::finalize thread (lambda () (reap-dead-thread thread-sap)))
522 (defun destroy-thread (thread)
524 "Deprecated. Same as TERMINATE-THREAD."
525 (terminate-thread thread))
527 (define-condition interrupt-thread-error (error)
528 ((thread :reader interrupt-thread-error-thread :initarg :thread)
529 (errno :reader interrupt-thread-error-errno :initarg :errno))
531 (:documentation "Interrupting thread failed.")
532 (:report (lambda (c s)
533 (format s "interrupt thread ~A failed (~A: ~A)"
534 (interrupt-thread-error-thread c)
535 (interrupt-thread-error-errno c)
536 (strerror (interrupt-thread-error-errno c))))))
539 (setf (sb!kernel:fdocumentation 'interrupt-thread-error-thread 'function)
540 "The thread that was not interrupted."
541 (sb!kernel:fdocumentation 'interrupt-thread-error-errno 'function)
542 "The reason why the interruption failed.")
544 (defun interrupt-thread (thread function)
546 "Interrupt the live THREAD and make it run FUNCTION. A moderate
547 degree of care is expected for use of interrupt-thread, due to its
548 nature: if you interrupt a thread that was holding important locks
549 then do something that turns out to need those locks, you probably
550 won't like the effect."
551 #!-sb-thread (declare (ignore thread))
552 ;; not quite perfect, because it does not take WITHOUT-INTERRUPTS
557 (if (eq thread *current-thread*)
559 (let ((function (coerce function 'function)))
560 (multiple-value-bind (res err)
561 ;; protect against gcing just when the ub32 address is
562 ;; just ready to be passed to C
563 (sb!sys::with-pinned-objects (function)
564 (sb!unix::syscall ("interrupt_thread"
565 system-area-pointer sb!alien:unsigned-long)
568 (sb!kernel:get-lisp-obj-address function)))
570 (error 'interrupt-thread-error :thread thread :errno err))))))
572 (defun terminate-thread (thread)
574 "Terminate the thread identified by THREAD, by causing it to run
575 SB-EXT:QUIT - the usual cleanup forms will be evaluated"
576 (interrupt-thread thread 'sb!ext:quit))
578 ;;; internal use only. If you think you need to use this, either you
579 ;;; are an SBCL developer, are doing something that you should discuss
580 ;;; with an SBCL developer first, or are doing something that you
581 ;;; should probably discuss with a professional psychiatrist first
583 (defun symbol-value-in-thread (symbol thread)
584 (let ((thread-sap (thread-%sap thread)))
585 (let* ((index (sb!vm::symbol-tls-index symbol))
586 (tl-val (sb!sys:sap-ref-word thread-sap
587 (* sb!vm:n-word-bytes index))))
588 (if (eql tl-val sb!vm::no-tls-value-marker-widetag)
589 (sb!vm::symbol-global-value symbol)
590 (sb!kernel:make-lisp-obj tl-val)))))