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  1. /*
  2.  * Copyright (c) 2001-2004 Jakub Jermar
  3.  * All rights reserved.
  4.  *
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  6.  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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  8.  *
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  14.  * - The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
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  17.  * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
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  19.  * OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
  20.  * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
  21.  * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
  22.  * NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
  23.  * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
  24.  * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
  25.  * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
  26.  * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  27.  */
  28.  
  29. /** @addtogroup genericproc
  30.  * @{
  31.  */
  32.  
  33. /**
  34.  * @file
  35.  * @brief   Thread management functions.
  36.  */
  37.  
  38. #include <proc/scheduler.h>
  39. #include <proc/thread.h>
  40. #include <proc/task.h>
  41. #include <proc/uarg.h>
  42. #include <mm/frame.h>
  43. #include <mm/page.h>
  44. #include <arch/asm.h>
  45. #include <arch/cycle.h>
  46. #include <arch.h>
  47. #include <synch/synch.h>
  48. #include <synch/spinlock.h>
  49. #include <synch/waitq.h>
  50. #include <synch/rwlock.h>
  51. #include <cpu.h>
  52. #include <func.h>
  53. #include <context.h>
  54. #include <adt/avl.h>
  55. #include <adt/list.h>
  56. #include <time/clock.h>
  57. #include <time/timeout.h>
  58. #include <config.h>
  59. #include <arch/interrupt.h>
  60. #include <smp/ipi.h>
  61. #include <arch/faddr.h>
  62. #include <atomic.h>
  63. #include <memstr.h>
  64. #include <print.h>
  65. #include <mm/slab.h>
  66. #include <debug.h>
  67. #include <main/uinit.h>
  68. #include <syscall/copy.h>
  69. #include <errno.h>
  70. #include <console/klog.h>
  71.  
  72.  
  73. /** Thread states */
  74. char *thread_states[] = {
  75.     "Invalid",
  76.     "Running",
  77.     "Sleeping",
  78.     "Ready",
  79.     "Entering",
  80.     "Exiting",
  81.     "Lingering"
  82. };
  83.  
  84. /** Lock protecting the threads_tree AVL tree.
  85.  *
  86.  * For locking rules, see declaration thereof.
  87.  */
  88. SPINLOCK_INITIALIZE(threads_lock);
  89.  
  90. /** AVL tree of all threads.
  91.  *
  92.  * When a thread is found in the threads_tree AVL tree, it is guaranteed to
  93.  * exist as long as the threads_lock is held.
  94.  */
  95. avltree_t threads_tree;    
  96.  
  97. SPINLOCK_INITIALIZE(tidlock);
  98. thread_id_t last_tid = 0;
  99.  
  100. static slab_cache_t *thread_slab;
  101. #ifdef ARCH_HAS_FPU
  102. slab_cache_t *fpu_context_slab;
  103. #endif
  104.  
  105. /** Thread wrapper.
  106.  *
  107.  * This wrapper is provided to ensure that every thread makes a call to
  108.  * thread_exit() when its implementing function returns.
  109.  *
  110.  * interrupts_disable() is assumed.
  111.  *
  112.  */
  113. static void cushion(void)
  114. {
  115.     void (*f)(void *) = THREAD->thread_code;
  116.     void *arg = THREAD->thread_arg;
  117.     THREAD->last_cycle = get_cycle();
  118.  
  119.     /* This is where each thread wakes up after its creation */
  120.     spinlock_unlock(&THREAD->lock);
  121.     interrupts_enable();
  122.  
  123.     f(arg);
  124.    
  125.     /* Accumulate accounting to the task */
  126.     ipl_t ipl = interrupts_disable();
  127.    
  128.     spinlock_lock(&THREAD->lock);
  129.     if (!THREAD->uncounted) {
  130.         thread_update_accounting();
  131.         uint64_t cycles = THREAD->cycles;
  132.         THREAD->cycles = 0;
  133.         spinlock_unlock(&THREAD->lock);
  134.        
  135.         spinlock_lock(&TASK->lock);
  136.         TASK->cycles += cycles;
  137.         spinlock_unlock(&TASK->lock);
  138.     } else
  139.         spinlock_unlock(&THREAD->lock);
  140.    
  141.     interrupts_restore(ipl);
  142.    
  143.     thread_exit();
  144.     /* not reached */
  145. }
  146.  
  147. /** Initialization and allocation for thread_t structure */
  148. static int thr_constructor(void *obj, int kmflags)
  149. {
  150.     thread_t *t = (thread_t *) obj;
  151.  
  152.     spinlock_initialize(&t->lock, "thread_t_lock");
  153.     link_initialize(&t->rq_link);
  154.     link_initialize(&t->wq_link);
  155.     link_initialize(&t->th_link);
  156.  
  157.     /* call the architecture-specific part of the constructor */
  158.     thr_constructor_arch(t);
  159.    
  160. #ifdef ARCH_HAS_FPU
  161. #ifdef CONFIG_FPU_LAZY
  162.     t->saved_fpu_context = NULL;
  163. #else
  164.     t->saved_fpu_context = slab_alloc(fpu_context_slab, kmflags);
  165.     if (!t->saved_fpu_context)
  166.         return -1;
  167. #endif
  168. #endif 
  169.  
  170.     t->kstack = (uint8_t *) frame_alloc(STACK_FRAMES, FRAME_KA | kmflags);
  171.     if (!t->kstack) {
  172. #ifdef ARCH_HAS_FPU
  173.         if (t->saved_fpu_context)
  174.             slab_free(fpu_context_slab, t->saved_fpu_context);
  175. #endif
  176.         return -1;
  177.     }
  178.  
  179.     return 0;
  180. }
  181.  
  182. /** Destruction of thread_t object */
  183. static int thr_destructor(void *obj)
  184. {
  185.     thread_t *t = (thread_t *) obj;
  186.  
  187.     /* call the architecture-specific part of the destructor */
  188.     thr_destructor_arch(t);
  189.  
  190.     frame_free(KA2PA(t->kstack));
  191. #ifdef ARCH_HAS_FPU
  192.     if (t->saved_fpu_context)
  193.         slab_free(fpu_context_slab, t->saved_fpu_context);
  194. #endif
  195.     return 1; /* One page freed */
  196. }
  197.  
  198. /** Initialize threads
  199.  *
  200.  * Initialize kernel threads support.
  201.  *
  202.  */
  203. void thread_init(void)
  204. {
  205.     THREAD = NULL;
  206.     atomic_set(&nrdy,0);
  207.     thread_slab = slab_cache_create("thread_slab", sizeof(thread_t), 0,
  208.         thr_constructor, thr_destructor, 0);
  209.  
  210. #ifdef ARCH_HAS_FPU
  211.     fpu_context_slab = slab_cache_create("fpu_slab", sizeof(fpu_context_t),
  212.         FPU_CONTEXT_ALIGN, NULL, NULL, 0);
  213. #endif
  214.  
  215.     avltree_create(&threads_tree);
  216. }
  217.  
  218. /** Make thread ready
  219.  *
  220.  * Switch thread t to the ready state.
  221.  *
  222.  * @param t Thread to make ready.
  223.  *
  224.  */
  225. void thread_ready(thread_t *t)
  226. {
  227.     cpu_t *cpu;
  228.     runq_t *r;
  229.     ipl_t ipl;
  230.     int i, avg;
  231.  
  232.     ipl = interrupts_disable();
  233.  
  234.     spinlock_lock(&t->lock);
  235.  
  236.     ASSERT(!(t->state == Ready));
  237.  
  238.     i = (t->priority < RQ_COUNT - 1) ? ++t->priority : t->priority;
  239.    
  240.     cpu = CPU;
  241.     if (t->flags & THREAD_FLAG_WIRED) {
  242.         ASSERT(t->cpu != NULL);
  243.         cpu = t->cpu;
  244.     }
  245.     t->state = Ready;
  246.     spinlock_unlock(&t->lock);
  247.    
  248.     /*
  249.      * Append t to respective ready queue on respective processor.
  250.      */
  251.     r = &cpu->rq[i];
  252.     spinlock_lock(&r->lock);
  253.     list_append(&t->rq_link, &r->rq_head);
  254.     r->n++;
  255.     spinlock_unlock(&r->lock);
  256.  
  257.     atomic_inc(&nrdy);
  258.     avg = atomic_get(&nrdy) / config.cpu_active;
  259.     atomic_inc(&cpu->nrdy);
  260.  
  261.     interrupts_restore(ipl);
  262. }
  263.  
  264. /** Create new thread
  265.  *
  266.  * Create a new thread.
  267.  *
  268.  * @param func      Thread's implementing function.
  269.  * @param arg       Thread's implementing function argument.
  270.  * @param task      Task to which the thread belongs. The caller must
  271.  *          guarantee that the task won't cease to exist during the
  272.  *          call. The task's lock may not be held.
  273.  * @param flags     Thread flags.
  274.  * @param name      Symbolic name.
  275.  * @param uncounted Thread's accounting doesn't affect accumulated task
  276.  *          accounting.
  277.  *
  278.  * @return      New thread's structure on success, NULL on failure.
  279.  *
  280.  */
  281. thread_t *thread_create(void (* func)(void *), void *arg, task_t *task,
  282.     int flags, char *name, bool uncounted)
  283. {
  284.     thread_t *t;
  285.     ipl_t ipl;
  286.    
  287.     t = (thread_t *) slab_alloc(thread_slab, 0);
  288.     if (!t)
  289.         return NULL;
  290.    
  291.     /* Not needed, but good for debugging */
  292.     memsetb((uintptr_t) t->kstack, THREAD_STACK_SIZE * 1 << STACK_FRAMES,
  293.         0);
  294.    
  295.     ipl = interrupts_disable();
  296.     spinlock_lock(&tidlock);
  297.     t->tid = ++last_tid;
  298.     spinlock_unlock(&tidlock);
  299.     interrupts_restore(ipl);
  300.    
  301.     context_save(&t->saved_context);
  302.     context_set(&t->saved_context, FADDR(cushion), (uintptr_t) t->kstack,
  303.         THREAD_STACK_SIZE);
  304.    
  305.     the_initialize((the_t *) t->kstack);
  306.    
  307.     ipl = interrupts_disable();
  308.     t->saved_context.ipl = interrupts_read();
  309.     interrupts_restore(ipl);
  310.    
  311.     memcpy(t->name, name, THREAD_NAME_BUFLEN);
  312.    
  313.     t->thread_code = func;
  314.     t->thread_arg = arg;
  315.     t->ticks = -1;
  316.     t->cycles = 0;
  317.     t->uncounted = uncounted;
  318.     t->priority = -1;       /* start in rq[0] */
  319.     t->cpu = NULL;
  320.     t->flags = flags;
  321.     t->state = Entering;
  322.     t->call_me = NULL;
  323.     t->call_me_with = NULL;
  324.    
  325.     timeout_initialize(&t->sleep_timeout);
  326.     t->sleep_interruptible = false;
  327.     t->sleep_queue = NULL;
  328.     t->timeout_pending = 0;
  329.  
  330.     t->in_copy_from_uspace = false;
  331.     t->in_copy_to_uspace = false;
  332.  
  333.     t->interrupted = false;
  334.     t->detached = false;
  335.     waitq_initialize(&t->join_wq);
  336.    
  337.     t->rwlock_holder_type = RWLOCK_NONE;
  338.        
  339.     t->task = task;
  340.    
  341.     t->fpu_context_exists = 0;
  342.     t->fpu_context_engaged = 0;
  343.  
  344.     avltree_node_initialize(&t->threads_tree_node);
  345.     t->threads_tree_node.key = (uintptr_t) t;
  346.  
  347.     /* might depend on previous initialization */
  348.     thread_create_arch(t); 
  349.  
  350.     if (!(flags & THREAD_FLAG_NOATTACH))
  351.         thread_attach(t, task);
  352.  
  353.     return t;
  354. }
  355.  
  356. /** Destroy thread memory structure
  357.  *
  358.  * Detach thread from all queues, cpus etc. and destroy it.
  359.  *
  360.  * Assume thread->lock is held!!
  361.  */
  362. void thread_destroy(thread_t *t)
  363. {
  364.     ASSERT(t->state == Exiting || t->state == Lingering);
  365.     ASSERT(t->task);
  366.     ASSERT(t->cpu);
  367.  
  368.     spinlock_lock(&t->cpu->lock);
  369.     if (t->cpu->fpu_owner == t)
  370.         t->cpu->fpu_owner = NULL;
  371.     spinlock_unlock(&t->cpu->lock);
  372.  
  373.     spinlock_unlock(&t->lock);
  374.  
  375.     spinlock_lock(&threads_lock);
  376.     avltree_delete(&threads_tree, &t->threads_tree_node);
  377.     spinlock_unlock(&threads_lock);
  378.  
  379.     /*
  380.      * Detach from the containing task.
  381.      */
  382.     spinlock_lock(&t->task->lock);
  383.     list_remove(&t->th_link);
  384.     spinlock_unlock(&t->task->lock);   
  385.  
  386.     /*
  387.      * t is guaranteed to be the very last thread of its task.
  388.      * It is safe to destroy the task.
  389.      */
  390.     if (atomic_predec(&t->task->refcount) == 0)
  391.         task_destroy(t->task);
  392.    
  393.     slab_free(thread_slab, t);
  394. }
  395.  
  396. /** Make the thread visible to the system.
  397.  *
  398.  * Attach the thread structure to the current task and make it visible in the
  399.  * threads_tree.
  400.  *
  401.  * @param t Thread to be attached to the task.
  402.  * @param task  Task to which the thread is to be attached.
  403.  */
  404. void thread_attach(thread_t *t, task_t *task)
  405. {
  406.     ipl_t ipl;
  407.  
  408.     /*
  409.      * Attach to the current task.
  410.      */
  411.     ipl = interrupts_disable();
  412.     spinlock_lock(&task->lock);
  413.     atomic_inc(&task->refcount);
  414.     atomic_inc(&task->lifecount);
  415.     list_append(&t->th_link, &task->th_head);
  416.     spinlock_unlock(&task->lock);
  417.  
  418.     /*
  419.      * Register this thread in the system-wide list.
  420.      */
  421.     spinlock_lock(&threads_lock);
  422.     avltree_insert(&threads_tree, &t->threads_tree_node);
  423.     spinlock_unlock(&threads_lock);
  424.    
  425.     interrupts_restore(ipl);
  426. }
  427.  
  428. /** Terminate thread.
  429.  *
  430.  * End current thread execution and switch it to the exiting state. All pending
  431.  * timeouts are executed.
  432.  */
  433. void thread_exit(void)
  434. {
  435.     ipl_t ipl;
  436.  
  437.     if (atomic_predec(&TASK->lifecount) == 0) {
  438.         /*
  439.          * We are the last thread in the task that still has not exited.
  440.          * With the exception of the moment the task was created, new
  441.          * threads can only be created by threads of the same task.
  442.          * We are safe to perform cleanup.
  443.          */
  444.         if (THREAD->flags & THREAD_FLAG_USPACE) {
  445.             ipc_cleanup();
  446.                 futex_cleanup();
  447.             klog_printf("Cleanup of task %llu completed.",
  448.                 TASK->taskid);
  449.         }
  450.     }
  451.  
  452. restart:
  453.     ipl = interrupts_disable();
  454.     spinlock_lock(&THREAD->lock);
  455.     if (THREAD->timeout_pending) {
  456.         /* busy waiting for timeouts in progress */
  457.         spinlock_unlock(&THREAD->lock);
  458.         interrupts_restore(ipl);
  459.         goto restart;
  460.     }
  461.    
  462.     THREAD->state = Exiting;
  463.     spinlock_unlock(&THREAD->lock);
  464.     scheduler();
  465.  
  466.     /* Not reached */
  467.     while (1)
  468.         ;
  469. }
  470.  
  471.  
  472. /** Thread sleep
  473.  *
  474.  * Suspend execution of the current thread.
  475.  *
  476.  * @param sec Number of seconds to sleep.
  477.  *
  478.  */
  479. void thread_sleep(uint32_t sec)
  480. {
  481.     thread_usleep(sec * 1000000);
  482. }
  483.  
  484. /** Wait for another thread to exit.
  485.  *
  486.  * @param t Thread to join on exit.
  487.  * @param usec Timeout in microseconds.
  488.  * @param flags Mode of operation.
  489.  *
  490.  * @return An error code from errno.h or an error code from synch.h.
  491.  */
  492. int thread_join_timeout(thread_t *t, uint32_t usec, int flags)
  493. {
  494.     ipl_t ipl;
  495.     int rc;
  496.  
  497.     if (t == THREAD)
  498.         return EINVAL;
  499.  
  500.     /*
  501.      * Since thread join can only be called once on an undetached thread,
  502.      * the thread pointer is guaranteed to be still valid.
  503.      */
  504.    
  505.     ipl = interrupts_disable();
  506.     spinlock_lock(&t->lock);
  507.     ASSERT(!t->detached);
  508.     spinlock_unlock(&t->lock);
  509.     interrupts_restore(ipl);
  510.    
  511.     rc = waitq_sleep_timeout(&t->join_wq, usec, flags);
  512.    
  513.     return rc; 
  514. }
  515.  
  516. /** Detach thread.
  517.  *
  518.  * Mark the thread as detached, if the thread is already in the Lingering
  519.  * state, deallocate its resources.
  520.  *
  521.  * @param t Thread to be detached.
  522.  */
  523. void thread_detach(thread_t *t)
  524. {
  525.     ipl_t ipl;
  526.  
  527.     /*
  528.      * Since the thread is expected not to be already detached,
  529.      * pointer to it must be still valid.
  530.      */
  531.     ipl = interrupts_disable();
  532.     spinlock_lock(&t->lock);
  533.     ASSERT(!t->detached);
  534.     if (t->state == Lingering) {
  535.         thread_destroy(t);  /* unlocks &t->lock */
  536.         interrupts_restore(ipl);
  537.         return;
  538.     } else {
  539.         t->detached = true;
  540.     }
  541.     spinlock_unlock(&t->lock);
  542.     interrupts_restore(ipl);
  543. }
  544.  
  545. /** Thread usleep
  546.  *
  547.  * Suspend execution of the current thread.
  548.  *
  549.  * @param usec Number of microseconds to sleep.
  550.  *
  551.  */
  552. void thread_usleep(uint32_t usec)
  553. {
  554.     waitq_t wq;
  555.                  
  556.     waitq_initialize(&wq);
  557.  
  558.     (void) waitq_sleep_timeout(&wq, usec, SYNCH_FLAGS_NON_BLOCKING);
  559. }
  560.  
  561. /** Register thread out-of-context invocation
  562.  *
  563.  * Register a function and its argument to be executed
  564.  * on next context switch to the current thread.
  565.  *
  566.  * @param call_me      Out-of-context function.
  567.  * @param call_me_with Out-of-context function argument.
  568.  *
  569.  */
  570. void thread_register_call_me(void (* call_me)(void *), void *call_me_with)
  571. {
  572.     ipl_t ipl;
  573.    
  574.     ipl = interrupts_disable();
  575.     spinlock_lock(&THREAD->lock);
  576.     THREAD->call_me = call_me;
  577.     THREAD->call_me_with = call_me_with;
  578.     spinlock_unlock(&THREAD->lock);
  579.     interrupts_restore(ipl);
  580. }
  581.  
  582. static bool thread_walker(avltree_node_t *node, void *arg)
  583. {
  584.     thread_t *t;
  585.        
  586.     t = avltree_get_instance(node, thread_t, threads_tree_node);
  587.  
  588.     uint64_t cycles;
  589.     char suffix;
  590.     order(t->cycles, &cycles, &suffix);
  591.    
  592.     if (sizeof(void *) == 4)
  593.         printf("%-6llu %-10s %#10zx %-8s %#10zx %-3ld %#10zx %#10zx %9llu%c ",
  594.             t->tid, t->name, t, thread_states[t->state], t->task,
  595.             t->task->context, t->thread_code, t->kstack, cycles, suffix);
  596.     else
  597.         printf("%-6llu %-10s %#18zx %-8s %#18zx %-3ld %#18zx %#18zx %9llu%c ",
  598.             t->tid, t->name, t, thread_states[t->state], t->task,
  599.             t->task->context, t->thread_code, t->kstack, cycles, suffix);
  600.            
  601.     if (t->cpu)
  602.         printf("%-4zd", t->cpu->id);
  603.     else
  604.         printf("none");
  605.            
  606.     if (t->state == Sleeping) {
  607.         if (sizeof(uintptr_t) == 4)
  608.             printf(" %#10zx", t->sleep_queue);
  609.         else
  610.             printf(" %#18zx", t->sleep_queue);
  611.     }
  612.            
  613.     printf("\n");
  614.  
  615.     return true;
  616. }
  617.  
  618. /** Print list of threads debug info */
  619. void thread_print_list(void)
  620. {
  621.     ipl_t ipl;
  622.    
  623.     /* Messing with thread structures, avoid deadlock */
  624.     ipl = interrupts_disable();
  625.     spinlock_lock(&threads_lock);
  626.    
  627.     if (sizeof(uintptr_t) == 4) {
  628.         printf("tid    name       address    state    task       "
  629.             "ctx code       stack      cycles     cpu  "
  630.             "waitqueue\n");
  631.         printf("------ ---------- ---------- -------- ---------- "
  632.             "--- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---- "
  633.             "----------\n");
  634.     } else {
  635.         printf("tid    name       address            state    task               "
  636.             "ctx code               stack              cycles     cpu  "
  637.             "waitqueue\n");
  638.         printf("------ ---------- ------------------ -------- ------------------ "
  639.             "--- ------------------ ------------------ ---------- ---- "
  640.             "------------------\n");
  641.     }
  642.  
  643.     avltree_walk(&threads_tree, thread_walker, NULL);
  644.  
  645.     spinlock_unlock(&threads_lock);
  646.     interrupts_restore(ipl);
  647. }
  648.  
  649. /** Check whether thread exists.
  650.  *
  651.  * Note that threads_lock must be already held and
  652.  * interrupts must be already disabled.
  653.  *
  654.  * @param t Pointer to thread.
  655.  *
  656.  * @return True if thread t is known to the system, false otherwise.
  657.  */
  658. bool thread_exists(thread_t *t)
  659. {
  660.     avltree_node_t *node;
  661.  
  662.     node = avltree_search(&threads_tree, (avltree_key_t) ((uintptr_t) t));
  663.    
  664.     return node != NULL;
  665. }
  666.  
  667.  
  668. /** Update accounting of current thread.
  669.  *
  670.  * Note that thread_lock on THREAD must be already held and
  671.  * interrupts must be already disabled.
  672.  *
  673.  */
  674. void thread_update_accounting(void)
  675. {
  676.     uint64_t time = get_cycle();
  677.     THREAD->cycles += time - THREAD->last_cycle;
  678.     THREAD->last_cycle = time;
  679. }
  680.  
  681. /** Process syscall to create new thread.
  682.  *
  683.  */
  684. unative_t sys_thread_create(uspace_arg_t *uspace_uarg, char *uspace_name,
  685.     thread_id_t *uspace_thread_id)
  686. {
  687.     thread_t *t;
  688.     char namebuf[THREAD_NAME_BUFLEN];
  689.     uspace_arg_t *kernel_uarg;
  690.     int rc;
  691.  
  692.     rc = copy_from_uspace(namebuf, uspace_name, THREAD_NAME_BUFLEN);
  693.     if (rc != 0)
  694.         return (unative_t) rc;
  695.  
  696.     /*
  697.      * In case of failure, kernel_uarg will be deallocated in this function.
  698.      * In case of success, kernel_uarg will be freed in uinit().
  699.      */
  700.     kernel_uarg = (uspace_arg_t *) malloc(sizeof(uspace_arg_t), 0);
  701.    
  702.     rc = copy_from_uspace(kernel_uarg, uspace_uarg, sizeof(uspace_arg_t));
  703.     if (rc != 0) {
  704.         free(kernel_uarg);
  705.         return (unative_t) rc;
  706.     }
  707.  
  708.     t = thread_create(uinit, kernel_uarg, TASK,
  709.         THREAD_FLAG_USPACE | THREAD_FLAG_NOATTACH, namebuf, false);
  710.     if (t) {
  711.         if (uspace_thread_id != NULL) {
  712.             int rc;
  713.  
  714.             rc = copy_to_uspace(uspace_thread_id, &t->tid,
  715.                 sizeof(t->tid));
  716.             if (rc != 0) {
  717.                 /*
  718.                  * We have encountered a failure, but the thread
  719.                  * has already been created. We need to undo its
  720.                  * creation now.
  721.                  */
  722.  
  723.                 /*
  724.                  * The new thread structure is initialized, but
  725.                  * is still not visible to the system.
  726.                  * We can safely deallocate it.
  727.                  */
  728.                 slab_free(thread_slab, t);
  729.                 free(kernel_uarg);
  730.  
  731.                 return (unative_t) rc;
  732.              }
  733.         }
  734.         thread_attach(t, TASK);
  735.         thread_ready(t);
  736.  
  737.         return 0;
  738.     } else
  739.         free(kernel_uarg);
  740.  
  741.     return (unative_t) ENOMEM;
  742. }
  743.  
  744. /** Process syscall to terminate thread.
  745.  *
  746.  */
  747. unative_t sys_thread_exit(int uspace_status)
  748. {
  749.     thread_exit();
  750.     /* Unreachable */
  751.     return 0;
  752. }
  753.  
  754. /** Syscall for getting TID.
  755.  *
  756.  * @param uspace_thread_id Userspace address of 8-byte buffer where to store
  757.  * current thread ID.
  758.  *
  759.  * @return 0 on success or an error code from @ref errno.h.
  760.  */
  761. unative_t sys_thread_get_id(thread_id_t *uspace_thread_id)
  762. {
  763.     /*
  764.      * No need to acquire lock on THREAD because tid
  765.      * remains constant for the lifespan of the thread.
  766.      */
  767.     return (unative_t) copy_to_uspace(uspace_thread_id, &THREAD->tid,
  768.         sizeof(THREAD->tid));
  769. }
  770.  
  771. /** @}
  772.  */
  773.