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#include <futex.h>
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#include <futex.h>
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#include <atomic.h>
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#include <atomic.h>
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#include <libc.h>
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#include <libc.h>
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#include <stdio.h>
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#include <stdio.h>
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#include <types.h>
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#include <kernel/synch/synch.h>
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/*
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 * Note about race conditions.
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 * Because of non-atomic nature of operations performed sequentially on the futex
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 * counter and the futex wait queue, there is a race condition:
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 *
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 * wq->missed_wakeups == 1 && futex->count = 1
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 *
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 * Scenario 1 (wait queue timeout vs. futex_up()):
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 * 1. assume wq->missed_wakeups == 0 && futex->count == -1
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 *    (ie. thread A sleeping, thread B in the critical section)
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 * 2. A receives timeout and gets removed from the wait queue
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 * 3. B wants to leave the critical section and calls futex_up()
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 * 4. B thus changes futex->count from -1 to 0
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 * 5. B has to call SYS_FUTEX_WAKEUP syscall to wake up the sleeping thread
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 * 6. B finds the wait queue empty and changes wq->missed_wakeups from 0 to 1
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 * 7. A fixes futex->count (i.e. the number of waiting threads) by changing it from 0 to 1
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 *
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 * Scenario 2 (conditional down operation vs. futex_up)
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 * 1. assume wq->missed_wakeups == 0 && futex->count == 0
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 *    (i.e. thread A is in the critical section)
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 * 2. thread B performs futex_trydown() operation and changes futex->count from 0 to -1
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 *    B is now obliged to call SYS_FUTEX_SLEEP syscall
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 * 3. A wants to leave the critical section and does futex_up()
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 * 4. A thus changes futex->count from -1 to 0 and must call SYS_FUTEX_WAKEUP syscall
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 * 5. B finds the wait queue empty and immediatelly aborts the conditional sleep
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 * 6. No thread is queueing in the wait queue so wq->missed_wakeups changes from 0 to 1
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 * 6. B fixes futex->count (i.e. the number of waiting threads) by changing it from 0 to 1
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 *
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 * Both scenarios allow two threads to be in the critical section simultaneously.
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 * One without kernel intervention and the other through wq->missed_wakeups being 1.
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 *
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 * To mitigate this problem, futex_down_timeout() detects that the syscall didn't sleep
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 * in the wait queue, fixes the futex counter and RETRIES the whole operation again.
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 *
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 */
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/** Initialize futex counter.
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 *
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 * @param futex Futex.
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 * @param val Initialization value.
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 */
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void futex_initialize(atomic_t *futex, int val)
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void futex_initialize(atomic_t *futex, int val)
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{
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{
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    atomic_set(futex, val);
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    atomic_set(futex, val);
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}
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}
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int futex_down(atomic_t *futex)
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int futex_down(atomic_t *futex)
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{
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{
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    return futex_down_timeout(futex, SYNCH_NO_TIMEOUT, SYNCH_BLOCKING);
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}
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    long val;
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int futex_trydown(atomic_t *futex)
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{
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    return futex_down_timeout(futex, SYNCH_NO_TIMEOUT, SYNCH_NON_BLOCKING);
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}
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/** Try to down the futex.
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 * @param futex Futex.
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 * @param usec Microseconds to wait. Zero value means sleep without timeout.
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 * @param trydown If usec is zero and trydown is non-zero, only conditional
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 * @return ENOENT if there is no such virtual address. One of ESYNCH_OK_ATOMIC
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 *     not acquired because of a timeout or ESYNCH_WOULD_BLOCK if the
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 *     operation could not be carried out atomically (if requested so).
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 */
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int futex_down_timeout(atomic_t *futex, uint32_t usec, int trydown)
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    val = atomic_predec(futex);
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    while (atomic_predec(futex) < 0) {
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        rc = __SYSCALL3(SYS_FUTEX_SLEEP, (sysarg_t) &futex->count, (sysarg_t) usec, (sysarg_t) trydown);
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    if (val < 0)
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        case ESYNCH_OK_ATOMIC:
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             * Because of a race condition between timeout and futex_up()
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        return __SYSCALL1(SYS_FUTEX_SLEEP, (sysarg_t) &futex->count);
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             * and between conditional futex_down_timeout() and futex_up(),
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             * we have to give up and try again in this special case.
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            atomic_inc(futex);
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            break;
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            atomic_inc(futex);
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             * The conditional down operation should be implemented this way.
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             * The userspace-only variant tends to accumulate missed wakeups
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     * Enter the critical section.
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 */
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int futex_up(atomic_t *futex)
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int futex_up(atomic_t *futex)
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    long val;
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    val = atomic_postinc(futex);
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    val = atomic_postinc(futex);