I_Thread.h

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/** @file

  Thread

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  @section details Details

  Thread class provides the basic functionality for threads. Typically,
  there will be additional derived classes. Having a common base class
  for all threads is useful in many cases. I discuss below the use of
  Threads in the context of Event Subsystem. Hopefully this would be
  typical of other situations.

  EventProcessor needs to create a bunch of threads. It declares a
  class called EThread, derived from Thread. It is the responsibility of
  the EventProcessor to create and manage all the threads needed in the
  Event Subsystem (Note: we have removed the original ThreadManager class
  which used to create and manage *all* the threads in the system). By
  monitoring, we mean checking the heartbeat of each thread and the
  number of threads in the system etc.

  A derived class should either provide the function (and arguments)
  needed by the Thread class (see start()), or should define the virtual
  function execute().

  The Thread class maintains a thread_key which registers *all*
  the threads in the system (that have been created using Thread or
  a derived class), using thread specific data calls.  Whenever, you
  call this_thread() you get a pointer to the Thread that is currently
  executing you.  Additionally, the EThread class (derived from Thread)
  maintains its own independent key. All (and only) the threads created
  in the Event Subsystem are registered with this key. Thus, whenever you
  call this_ethread() you get a pointer to EThread. If you happen to call
  this_ethread() from inside a thread which is not an EThread, you will
  get a NULL value (since that thread will not be  registered with the
  EThread key). This will hopefully make the use of this_ethread() safer.
  Note that an event created with EThread can also call this_thread(),
  in which case, it will get a pointer to Thread (rather than to EThread).

 */

#ifndef _I_Thread_h
#define _I_Thread_h

#if !defined(_I_EventSystem_h) && !defined(_P_EventSystem_h)
#error "include I_EventSystem.h or P_EventSystem.h"
-- -include I_Event.h or P_Event.h
#endif
#include "libts.h"
#include "I_ProxyAllocator.h"
class Thread;
class ProxyMutex;

#define THREADAPI
#define THREADAPI_RETURN_TYPE void *
typedef THREADAPI_RETURN_TYPE(THREADAPI * ThreadFunction) (void *arg);

extern ProxyMutex *global_mutex;

static const int MAX_THREAD_NAME_LENGTH  = 16;
static const int DEFAULT_STACKSIZE = 1048576; // 1MB


/**
  Base class for the threads in the Event System. Thread is the base
  class for all the thread classes in the Event System. Objects of the
  Thread class represent spawned or running threads and provide minimal
  information for its derived classes. Thread objects have a reference
  to a ProxyMutex, that is used for atomic operations internally, and
  an ink_thread member that is used to identify the thread in the system.

  You should not create an object of the Thread class, they are typically
  instantiated after some thread startup mechanism exposed by a processor,
  but even then you would probably deal with processor functions and
  not the Thread object itself.

*/
class Thread
{
public:

  /*-------------------------------------------*\
  | Common Interface                            |
  \*-------------------------------------------*/

  /**
    System-wide thread identifier. The thread identifier is represented
    by the platform independent type ink_thread and it is the system-wide
    value assigned to each thread. It is exposed as a convenience for
    processors and you should not modify it directly.

  */
  ink_thread tid;

  /**
    Thread lock to ensure atomic operations. The thread lock available
    to derived classes to ensure atomic operations and protect critical
    regions. Do not modify this member directly.

  */
  ProxyMutex *mutex;

  // PRIVATE
  void set_specific();
  Thread();
  virtual ~ Thread();

  static ink_hrtime cur_time;
  inkcoreapi static ink_thread_key thread_data_key;
  Ptr<ProxyMutex> mutex_ptr;

  // For THREAD_ALLOC
  ProxyAllocator eventAllocator;
  ProxyAllocator netVCAllocator;
  ProxyAllocator sslNetVCAllocator;
  ProxyAllocator httpClientSessionAllocator;
  ProxyAllocator httpServerSessionAllocator;
  ProxyAllocator hdrHeapAllocator;
  ProxyAllocator strHeapAllocator;
  ProxyAllocator cacheVConnectionAllocator;
  ProxyAllocator openDirEntryAllocator;
  ProxyAllocator ramCacheCLFUSEntryAllocator;
  ProxyAllocator ramCacheLRUEntryAllocator;
  ProxyAllocator evacuationBlockAllocator;
  ProxyAllocator ioDataAllocator;
  ProxyAllocator ioAllocator;
  ProxyAllocator ioBlockAllocator;
  ProxyAllocator ioBufAllocator[DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZES];

private:
  // prevent unauthorized copies (Not implemented)
  Thread(const Thread &);
  Thread & operator =(const Thread &);

public:
  ink_thread start(const char* name, size_t stacksize=DEFAULT_STACKSIZE, ThreadFunction f=NULL, void *a=NULL);

  virtual void execute()
  {  }
};

extern ink_hrtime ink_get_hrtime();
extern ink_hrtime ink_get_based_hrtime();
extern Thread *this_thread();

#endif /*_I_Thread_h*/