/* FIXME: this is basically a bad test as it is scheduling- sensitive. Sometimes the output is: child: new value 6 child: new value 10 done, x = 10 and sometimes child: new value 10 done, x = 10 */ #include <pthread.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <unistd.h> /* Simple test program, no race. Parent writes atomically to a counter whilst child reads it. When counter reaches a prearranged value, child joins back to parent. Parent (writer) uses hardware bus lock; child is only reading and so does not need to use a bus lock. */ #undef PLAT_ppc64_aix5 #undef PLAT_ppc32_aix5 #undef PLAT_x86_darwin #undef PLAT_amd64_darwin #undef PLAT_x86_linux #undef PLAT_amd64_linux #undef PLAT_ppc32_linux #undef PLAT_ppc64_linux #undef PLAT_arm_linux #if defined(_AIX) && defined(__64BIT__) # define PLAT_ppc64_aix5 1 #elif defined(_AIX) && !defined(__64BIT__) # define PLAT_ppc32_aix5 1 #elif defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__i386__) # define PLAT_x86_darwin 1 #elif defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__x86_64__) # define PLAT_amd64_darwin 1 #elif defined(__linux__) && defined(__i386__) # define PLAT_x86_linux 1 #elif defined(__linux__) && defined(__x86_64__) # define PLAT_amd64_linux 1 #elif defined(__linux__) && defined(__powerpc__) && !defined(__powerpc64__) # define PLAT_ppc32_linux 1 #elif defined(__linux__) && defined(__powerpc__) && defined(__powerpc64__) # define PLAT_ppc64_linux 1 #elif defined(__linux__) && defined(__arm__) # define PLAT_arm_linux 1 #endif #if defined(PLAT_amd64_linux) || defined(PLAT_x86_linux) \ || defined(PLAT_amd64_darwin) || defined(PLAT_x86_darwin) # define INC(_lval,_lqual) \ __asm__ __volatile__ ( \ "lock ; incl (%0)" : /*out*/ : /*in*/"r"(&(_lval)) : "memory", "cc" ) #elif defined(PLAT_ppc32_linux) || defined(PLAT_ppc64_linux) \ || defined(PLAT_ppc32_aix5) || defined(PLAT_ppc64_aix5) # define INC(_lval,_lqual) \ __asm__ __volatile__( \ "L1xyzzy1" _lqual ":\n" \ " lwarx 15,0,%0\n" \ " addi 15,15,1\n" \ " stwcx. 15,0,%0\n" \ " bne- L1xyzzy1" _lqual \ : /*out*/ : /*in*/ "b"(&(_lval)) \ : /*trash*/ "r15", "cr0", "memory" \ ) #elif defined(PLAT_arm_linux) # define INC(_lval,_lqual) \ __asm__ __volatile__( \ "L1xyzzy1" _lqual ":\n" \ " ldrex r8, [%0, #0]\n" \ " add r8, r8, #1\n" \ " strex r9, r8, [%0, #0]\n" \ " cmp r9, #0\n" \ " bne L1xyzzy1" _lqual \ : /*out*/ : /*in*/ "r"(&(_lval)) \ : /*trash*/ "r8", "r9", "cc", "memory" \ ); #else # error "Fix Me for this platform" #endif #define LIMIT 10 volatile int x = 0; void* child_fn ( void* arg ) { int q = 0; int oldx = 0; int ctr = 0; while (1) { q = (x >= LIMIT); if (x != oldx) { oldx = x; printf("child: new value %d\n", oldx); fflush(stdout); } if (q) break; /* Make sure the parent doesn't starve. Seems to be a problem on very slow machines. */ ctr++; if (ctr == 2000000) sleep(1); } return NULL; } int main ( void ) { pthread_t child; int i; if (pthread_create(&child, NULL, child_fn, NULL)) { perror("pthread_create"); exit(1); } for (i = 0; i < LIMIT; i++) { INC(x, "main"); if (i == 5) sleep(1); /* make sure child doesn't starve */ } if (pthread_join(child, NULL)) { perror("pthread join"); exit(1); } printf("done, x = %d\n", x); return 0; }