cpython/Python/lock.c

// Lock implementation

#include "Python.h"

#include "pycore_lock.h"
#include "pycore_parking_lot.h"
#include "pycore_semaphore.h"

#ifdef MS_WINDOWS
#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
#include <windows.h>        // SwitchToThread()
#elif defined(HAVE_SCHED_H)
#include <sched.h>          // sched_yield()
#endif

// If a thread waits on a lock for longer than TIME_TO_BE_FAIR_NS (1 ms), then
// the unlocking thread directly hands off ownership of the lock. This avoids
// starvation.
static const _PyTime_t TIME_TO_BE_FAIR_NS = 1000*1000;

// Spin for a bit before parking the thread. This is only enabled for
// `--disable-gil` builds because it is unlikely to be helpful if the GIL is
// enabled.
#if Py_NOGIL
static const int MAX_SPIN_COUNT = 40;
#else
static const int MAX_SPIN_COUNT = 0;
#endif

struct mutex_entry {
    // The time after which the unlocking thread should hand off lock ownership
    // directly to the waiting thread. Written by the waiting thread.
    _PyTime_t time_to_be_fair;

    // Set to 1 if the lock was handed off. Written by the unlocking thread.
    int handed_off;
};

static void
_Py_yield(void)
{
#ifdef MS_WINDOWS
    SwitchToThread();
#elif defined(HAVE_SCHED_H)
    sched_yield();
#endif
}

void
_PyMutex_LockSlow(PyMutex *m)
{
    _PyMutex_LockTimed(m, -1, _PY_LOCK_DETACH);
}

PyLockStatus
_PyMutex_LockTimed(PyMutex *m, _PyTime_t timeout, _PyLockFlags flags)
{
    uint8_t v = _Py_atomic_load_uint8_relaxed(&m->v);
    if ((v & _Py_LOCKED) == 0) {
        if (_Py_atomic_compare_exchange_uint8(&m->v, &v, v|_Py_LOCKED)) {
            return PY_LOCK_ACQUIRED;
        }
    }
    else if (timeout == 0) {
        return PY_LOCK_FAILURE;
    }

    _PyTime_t now = _PyTime_GetMonotonicClock();
    _PyTime_t endtime = 0;
    if (timeout > 0) {
        endtime = _PyTime_Add(now, timeout);
    }

    struct mutex_entry entry = {
        .time_to_be_fair = now + TIME_TO_BE_FAIR_NS,
        .handed_off = 0,
    };

    Py_ssize_t spin_count = 0;
    for (;;) {
        if ((v & _Py_LOCKED) == 0) {
            // The lock is unlocked. Try to grab it.
            if (_Py_atomic_compare_exchange_uint8(&m->v, &v, v|_Py_LOCKED)) {
                return PY_LOCK_ACQUIRED;
            }
            continue;
        }

        if (!(v & _Py_HAS_PARKED) && spin_count < MAX_SPIN_COUNT) {
            // Spin for a bit.
            _Py_yield();
            spin_count++;
            continue;
        }

        if (timeout == 0) {
            return PY_LOCK_FAILURE;
        }

        uint8_t newv = v;
        if (!(v & _Py_HAS_PARKED)) {
            // We are the first waiter. Set the _Py_HAS_PARKED flag.
            newv = v | _Py_HAS_PARKED;
            if (!_Py_atomic_compare_exchange_uint8(&m->v, &v, newv)) {
                continue;
            }
        }

        int ret = _PyParkingLot_Park(&m->v, &newv, sizeof(newv), timeout,
                                     &entry, (flags & _PY_LOCK_DETACH) != 0);
        if (ret == Py_PARK_OK) {
            if (entry.handed_off) {
                // We own the lock now.
                assert(_Py_atomic_load_uint8_relaxed(&m->v) & _Py_LOCKED);
                return PY_LOCK_ACQUIRED;
            }
        }
        else if (ret == Py_PARK_INTR && (flags & _PY_LOCK_HANDLE_SIGNALS)) {
            if (Py_MakePendingCalls() < 0) {
                return PY_LOCK_INTR;
            }
        }
        else if (ret == Py_PARK_TIMEOUT) {
            assert(timeout >= 0);
            return PY_LOCK_FAILURE;
        }

        if (timeout > 0) {
            timeout = _PyDeadline_Get(endtime);
            if (timeout <= 0) {
                // Avoid negative values because those mean block forever.
                timeout = 0;
            }
        }

        v = _Py_atomic_load_uint8_relaxed(&m->v);
    }
}

static void
mutex_unpark(PyMutex *m, struct mutex_entry *entry, int has_more_waiters)
{
    uint8_t v = 0;
    if (entry) {
        _PyTime_t now = _PyTime_GetMonotonicClock();
        int should_be_fair = now > entry->time_to_be_fair;

        entry->handed_off = should_be_fair;
        if (should_be_fair) {
            v |= _Py_LOCKED;
        }
        if (has_more_waiters) {
            v |= _Py_HAS_PARKED;
        }
    }
    _Py_atomic_store_uint8(&m->v, v);
}

int
_PyMutex_TryUnlock(PyMutex *m)
{
    uint8_t v = _Py_atomic_load_uint8(&m->v);
    for (;;) {
        if ((v & _Py_LOCKED) == 0) {
            // error: the mutex is not locked
            return -1;
        }
        else if ((v & _Py_HAS_PARKED)) {
            // wake up a single thread
            _PyParkingLot_Unpark(&m->v, (_Py_unpark_fn_t *)mutex_unpark, m);
            return 0;
        }
        else if (_Py_atomic_compare_exchange_uint8(&m->v, &v, _Py_UNLOCKED)) {
            // fast-path: no waiters
            return 0;
        }
    }
}

void
_PyMutex_UnlockSlow(PyMutex *m)
{
    if (_PyMutex_TryUnlock(m) < 0) {
        Py_FatalError("unlocking mutex that is not locked");
    }
}

// _PyRawMutex stores a linked list of `struct raw_mutex_entry`, one for each
// thread waiting on the mutex, directly in the mutex itself.
struct raw_mutex_entry {
    struct raw_mutex_entry *next;
    _PySemaphore sema;
};

void
_PyRawMutex_LockSlow(_PyRawMutex *m)
{
    struct raw_mutex_entry waiter;
    _PySemaphore_Init(&waiter.sema);

    uintptr_t v = _Py_atomic_load_uintptr(&m->v);
    for (;;) {
        if ((v & _Py_LOCKED) == 0) {
            // Unlocked: try to grab it (even if it has a waiter).
            if (_Py_atomic_compare_exchange_uintptr(&m->v, &v, v|_Py_LOCKED)) {
                break;
            }
            continue;
        }

        // Locked: try to add ourselves as a waiter.
        waiter.next = (struct raw_mutex_entry *)(v & ~1);
        uintptr_t desired = ((uintptr_t)&waiter)|_Py_LOCKED;
        if (!_Py_atomic_compare_exchange_uintptr(&m->v, &v, desired)) {
            continue;
        }

        // Wait for us to be woken up. Note that we still have to lock the
        // mutex ourselves: it is NOT handed off to us.
        _PySemaphore_Wait(&waiter.sema, -1, /*detach=*/0);
    }

    _PySemaphore_Destroy(&waiter.sema);
}

void
_PyRawMutex_UnlockSlow(_PyRawMutex *m)
{
    uintptr_t v = _Py_atomic_load_uintptr(&m->v);
    for (;;) {
        if ((v & _Py_LOCKED) == 0) {
            Py_FatalError("unlocking mutex that is not locked");
        }

        struct raw_mutex_entry *waiter = (struct raw_mutex_entry *)(v & ~1);
        if (waiter) {
            uintptr_t next_waiter = (uintptr_t)waiter->next;
            if (_Py_atomic_compare_exchange_uintptr(&m->v, &v, next_waiter)) {
                _PySemaphore_Wakeup(&waiter->sema);
                return;
            }
        }
        else {
            if (_Py_atomic_compare_exchange_uintptr(&m->v, &v, _Py_UNLOCKED)) {
                return;
            }
        }
    }
}

void
_PyEvent_Notify(PyEvent *evt)
{
    uintptr_t v = _Py_atomic_exchange_uint8(&evt->v, _Py_LOCKED);
    if (v == _Py_UNLOCKED) {
        // no waiters
        return;
    }
    else if (v == _Py_LOCKED) {
        // event already set
        return;
    }
    else {
        assert(v == _Py_HAS_PARKED);
        _PyParkingLot_UnparkAll(&evt->v);
    }
}

void
PyEvent_Wait(PyEvent *evt)
{
    while (!PyEvent_WaitTimed(evt, -1))
        ;
}

int
PyEvent_WaitTimed(PyEvent *evt, _PyTime_t timeout_ns)
{
    for (;;) {
        uint8_t v = _Py_atomic_load_uint8(&evt->v);
        if (v == _Py_LOCKED) {
            // event already set
            return 1;
        }
        if (v == _Py_UNLOCKED) {
            if (!_Py_atomic_compare_exchange_uint8(&evt->v, &v, _Py_HAS_PARKED)) {
                continue;
            }
        }

        uint8_t expected = _Py_HAS_PARKED;
        (void) _PyParkingLot_Park(&evt->v, &expected, sizeof(evt->v),
                                  timeout_ns, NULL, 1);

        return _Py_atomic_load_uint8(&evt->v) == _Py_LOCKED;
    }
}