cpython/Modules/_testinternalcapi/test_lock.c

// C Extension module to test pycore_lock.h API

#include "parts.h"

#include "pycore_lock.h"
#include "clinic/test_lock.c.h"

#ifdef MS_WINDOWS
#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
#include <windows.h>
#else
#include <unistd.h>         // usleep()
#endif

/*[clinic input]
module _testinternalcapi
[clinic start generated code]*/
/*[clinic end generated code: output=da39a3ee5e6b4b0d input=7bb583d8c9eb9a78]*/


static void
pysleep(int ms)
{
#ifdef MS_WINDOWS
    Sleep(ms);
#else
    usleep(ms * 1000);
#endif
}

static PyObject *
test_lock_basic(PyObject *self, PyObject *obj)
{
    PyMutex m = (PyMutex){0};

    // uncontended lock and unlock
    PyMutex_Lock(&m);
    assert(m.v == 1);
    PyMutex_Unlock(&m);
    assert(m.v == 0);

    Py_RETURN_NONE;
}

struct test_lock2_data {
    PyMutex m;
    PyEvent done;
    int started;
};

static void
lock_thread(void *arg)
{
    struct test_lock2_data *test_data = arg;
    PyMutex *m = &test_data->m;
    _Py_atomic_store_int(&test_data->started, 1);

    PyMutex_Lock(m);
    assert(m->v == 1);

    PyMutex_Unlock(m);
    assert(m->v == 0);

    _PyEvent_Notify(&test_data->done);
}

static PyObject *
test_lock_two_threads(PyObject *self, PyObject *obj)
{
    // lock attempt by two threads
    struct test_lock2_data test_data;
    memset(&test_data, 0, sizeof(test_data));

    PyMutex_Lock(&test_data.m);
    assert(test_data.m.v == 1);

    PyThread_start_new_thread(lock_thread, &test_data);

    // wait up to two seconds for the lock_thread to attempt to lock "m"
    int iters = 0;
    uint8_t v;
    do {
        pysleep(10);  // allow some time for the other thread to try to lock
        v = _Py_atomic_load_uint8_relaxed(&test_data.m.v);
        assert(v == 1 || v == 3);
        iters++;
    } while (v != 3 && iters < 200);

    // both the "locked" and the "has parked" bits should be set
    assert(test_data.m.v == 3);

    PyMutex_Unlock(&test_data.m);
    PyEvent_Wait(&test_data.done);
    assert(test_data.m.v == 0);

    Py_RETURN_NONE;
}

#define COUNTER_THREADS 5
#define COUNTER_ITERS 10000

struct test_data_counter {
    PyMutex m;
    Py_ssize_t counter;
};

struct thread_data_counter {
    struct test_data_counter *test_data;
    PyEvent done_event;
};

static void
counter_thread(void *arg)
{
    struct thread_data_counter *thread_data = arg;
    struct test_data_counter *test_data = thread_data->test_data;

    for (Py_ssize_t i = 0; i < COUNTER_ITERS; i++) {
        PyMutex_Lock(&test_data->m);
        test_data->counter++;
        PyMutex_Unlock(&test_data->m);
    }
    _PyEvent_Notify(&thread_data->done_event);
}

static PyObject *
test_lock_counter(PyObject *self, PyObject *obj)
{
    // Test with rapidly locking and unlocking mutex
    struct test_data_counter test_data;
    memset(&test_data, 0, sizeof(test_data));

    struct thread_data_counter thread_data[COUNTER_THREADS];
    memset(&thread_data, 0, sizeof(thread_data));

    for (Py_ssize_t i = 0; i < COUNTER_THREADS; i++) {
        thread_data[i].test_data = &test_data;
        PyThread_start_new_thread(counter_thread, &thread_data[i]);
    }

    for (Py_ssize_t i = 0; i < COUNTER_THREADS; i++) {
        PyEvent_Wait(&thread_data[i].done_event);
    }

    assert(test_data.counter == COUNTER_THREADS * COUNTER_ITERS);
    Py_RETURN_NONE;
}

#define SLOW_COUNTER_ITERS 100

static void
slow_counter_thread(void *arg)
{
    struct thread_data_counter *thread_data = arg;
    struct test_data_counter *test_data = thread_data->test_data;

    for (Py_ssize_t i = 0; i < SLOW_COUNTER_ITERS; i++) {
        PyMutex_Lock(&test_data->m);
        if (i % 7 == 0) {
            pysleep(2);
        }
        test_data->counter++;
        PyMutex_Unlock(&test_data->m);
    }
    _PyEvent_Notify(&thread_data->done_event);
}

static PyObject *
test_lock_counter_slow(PyObject *self, PyObject *obj)
{
    // Test lock/unlock with occasional "long" critical section, which will
    // trigger handoff of the lock.
    struct test_data_counter test_data;
    memset(&test_data, 0, sizeof(test_data));

    struct thread_data_counter thread_data[COUNTER_THREADS];
    memset(&thread_data, 0, sizeof(thread_data));

    for (Py_ssize_t i = 0; i < COUNTER_THREADS; i++) {
        thread_data[i].test_data = &test_data;
        PyThread_start_new_thread(slow_counter_thread, &thread_data[i]);
    }

    for (Py_ssize_t i = 0; i < COUNTER_THREADS; i++) {
        PyEvent_Wait(&thread_data[i].done_event);
    }

    assert(test_data.counter == COUNTER_THREADS * SLOW_COUNTER_ITERS);
    Py_RETURN_NONE;
}

struct bench_data_locks {
    int stop;
    int use_pymutex;
    int critical_section_length;
    char padding[200];
    PyThread_type_lock lock;
    PyMutex m;
    double value;
    Py_ssize_t total_iters;
};

struct bench_thread_data {
    struct bench_data_locks *bench_data;
    Py_ssize_t iters;
    PyEvent done;
};

static void
thread_benchmark_locks(void *arg)
{
    struct bench_thread_data *thread_data = arg;
    struct bench_data_locks *bench_data = thread_data->bench_data;
    int use_pymutex = bench_data->use_pymutex;
    int critical_section_length = bench_data->critical_section_length;

    double my_value = 1.0;
    Py_ssize_t iters = 0;
    while (!_Py_atomic_load_int_relaxed(&bench_data->stop)) {
        if (use_pymutex) {
            PyMutex_Lock(&bench_data->m);
            for (int i = 0; i < critical_section_length; i++) {
                bench_data->value += my_value;
                my_value = bench_data->value;
            }
            PyMutex_Unlock(&bench_data->m);
        }
        else {
            PyThread_acquire_lock(bench_data->lock, 1);
            for (int i = 0; i < critical_section_length; i++) {
                bench_data->value += my_value;
                my_value = bench_data->value;
            }
            PyThread_release_lock(bench_data->lock);
        }
        iters++;
    }

    thread_data->iters = iters;
    _Py_atomic_add_ssize(&bench_data->total_iters, iters);
    _PyEvent_Notify(&thread_data->done);
}

/*[clinic input]
_testinternalcapi.benchmark_locks

    num_threads: Py_ssize_t
    use_pymutex: bool = True
    critical_section_length: int = 1
    time_ms: int = 1000
    /

[clinic start generated code]*/

static PyObject *
_testinternalcapi_benchmark_locks_impl(PyObject *module,
                                       Py_ssize_t num_threads,
                                       int use_pymutex,
                                       int critical_section_length,
                                       int time_ms)
/*[clinic end generated code: output=381df8d7e9a74f18 input=f3aeaf688738c121]*/
{
    // Run from Tools/lockbench/lockbench.py
    // Based on the WebKit lock benchmarks:
    // https://github.com/WebKit/WebKit/blob/main/Source/WTF/benchmarks/LockSpeedTest.cpp
    // See also https://webkit.org/blog/6161/locking-in-webkit/
    PyObject *thread_iters = NULL;
    PyObject *res = NULL;

    struct bench_data_locks bench_data;
    memset(&bench_data, 0, sizeof(bench_data));
    bench_data.use_pymutex = use_pymutex;
    bench_data.critical_section_length = critical_section_length;

    bench_data.lock = PyThread_allocate_lock();
    if (bench_data.lock == NULL) {
        return PyErr_NoMemory();
    }

    struct bench_thread_data *thread_data = NULL;
    thread_data = PyMem_Calloc(num_threads, sizeof(*thread_data));
    if (thread_data == NULL) {
        PyErr_NoMemory();
        goto exit;
    }

    thread_iters = PyList_New(num_threads);
    if (thread_iters == NULL) {
        goto exit;
    }

    _PyTime_t start = _PyTime_GetMonotonicClock();

    for (Py_ssize_t i = 0; i < num_threads; i++) {
        thread_data[i].bench_data = &bench_data;
        PyThread_start_new_thread(thread_benchmark_locks, &thread_data[i]);
    }

    // Let the threads run for `time_ms` milliseconds
    pysleep(time_ms);
    _Py_atomic_store_int(&bench_data.stop, 1);

    // Wait for the threads to finish
    for (Py_ssize_t i = 0; i < num_threads; i++) {
        PyEvent_Wait(&thread_data[i].done);
    }

    Py_ssize_t total_iters = bench_data.total_iters;
    _PyTime_t end = _PyTime_GetMonotonicClock();

    // Return the total number of acquisitions and the number of acquisitions
    // for each thread.
    for (Py_ssize_t i = 0; i < num_threads; i++) {
        PyObject *iter = PyLong_FromSsize_t(thread_data[i].iters);
        if (iter == NULL) {
            goto exit;
        }
        PyList_SET_ITEM(thread_iters, i, iter);
    }

    double rate = total_iters * 1000000000.0 / (end - start);
    res = Py_BuildValue("(dO)", rate, thread_iters);

exit:
    PyThread_free_lock(bench_data.lock);
    PyMem_Free(thread_data);
    Py_XDECREF(thread_iters);
    return res;
}

static PyObject *
test_lock_benchmark(PyObject *module, PyObject *obj)
{
    // Just make sure the benchmark runs without crashing
    PyObject *res = _testinternalcapi_benchmark_locks_impl(
        module, 1, 1, 1, 100);
    if (res == NULL) {
        return NULL;
    }
    Py_DECREF(res);
    Py_RETURN_NONE;
}

static PyMethodDef test_methods[] = {
    {"test_lock_basic", test_lock_basic, METH_NOARGS},
    {"test_lock_two_threads", test_lock_two_threads, METH_NOARGS},
    {"test_lock_counter", test_lock_counter, METH_NOARGS},
    {"test_lock_counter_slow", test_lock_counter_slow, METH_NOARGS},
    _TESTINTERNALCAPI_BENCHMARK_LOCKS_METHODDEF
    {"test_lock_benchmark", test_lock_benchmark, METH_NOARGS},
    {NULL, NULL} /* sentinel */
};

int
_PyTestInternalCapi_Init_Lock(PyObject *mod)
{
    if (PyModule_AddFunctions(mod, test_methods) < 0) {
        return -1;
    }
    return 0;
}