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BUG#: 5314
TITLE: IPC Refactoring

DESCRIPTION: IPC Refactoring Branch Work

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#include "Thread.h"
#include <exception>
#include <Pegasus/Common/Tracer.h>
#include "Time.h"

PEGASUS_USING_STD;

PEGASUS_NAMESPACE_BEGIN

//==============================================================================
//
// POSIX Threads Implementation:
//
//==============================================================================

#if defined(PEGASUS_HAVE_PTHREADS)

extern "C" void *_start_wrapper(void *arg_)
{
    StartWrapperArg *arg = (StartWrapperArg *) arg_;

    void *return_value = (*arg->start) (arg->arg);
    delete arg;

    return return_value;
}

static sigset_t *block_signal_mask(sigset_t * sig)
{
    sigemptyset(sig);
    // should not be used for main()
    sigaddset(sig, SIGHUP);
    sigaddset(sig, SIGINT);
    // maybe useless, since KILL can't be blocked according to POSIX
    sigaddset(sig, SIGKILL);

    sigaddset(sig, SIGABRT);
    sigaddset(sig, SIGALRM);
    sigaddset(sig, SIGPIPE);


// Note: older versions of the linux pthreads library use SIGUSR1 and SIGUSR2
// internally to stop and start threads that are blocking, the newer ones
// implement this through the kernel's real time signals
// since SIGSTOP/CONT can handle suspend()/resume() on Linux
// block them
// #if defined(PEGASUS_PLATFORM_LINUX_IX86_GNU)
//     sigaddset(sig, SIGUSR1);
//     sigaddset(sig, SIGUSR2);
// #endif
#ifndef PEGASUS_PLATFORM_ZOS_ZSERIES_IBM
    pthread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK, sig, NULL);
#else
    sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, sig, NULL);
#endif
    return sig;
}

Thread::Thread(ThreadReturnType(PEGASUS_THREAD_CDECL * start) (void *), void *parameter, Boolean detached):_is_detached(detached),
_cancel_enabled(true),
_cancelled(false),
_start(start), _cleanup(), _tsd(), _thread_parm(parameter), _exit_code(0)
{
    Threads::clear(_handle.thid);
}

Thread::~Thread()
{
    try
    {
        join();
        empty_tsd();
    }
    catch(...)
    {
        // Do not allow the destructor to throw an exception
    }
}

#endif /* PEGASUS_HAVE_PTHREADS */

//==============================================================================
//
// Windows Threads Implementation:
//
//==============================================================================

#if defined(PEGASUS_HAVE_WINDOWS_THREADS)

Thread::Thread(ThreadReturnType(PEGASUS_THREAD_CDECL * start) (void *),
               void *parameter,
               Boolean detached):_is_detached(detached),
_cancel_enabled(true),
_cancelled(false),
_start(start), _cleanup(), _tsd(), _thread_parm(parameter), _exit_code(0)
{
    Threads::clear(_handle.thid);
}

Thread::~Thread()
{
    try
    {
        join();
        empty_tsd();
    }
    catch(...)
    {
    }
}

#endif /* PEGASUS_HAVE_WINDOWS_THREADS */

//==============================================================================
//
// Common implementation:
//
//==============================================================================

void thread_data::default_delete(void *data)
{
    if (data != NULL)
        ::operator  delete(data);
}

void language_delete(void *data)
{
    if (data != NULL)
    {
        AutoPtr < AcceptLanguageList > al(static_cast <
                                          AcceptLanguageList * >(data));
    }
}

Boolean Thread::_signals_blocked = false;
#ifndef PEGASUS_OS_ZOS
TSDKeyType Thread::_platform_thread_key = TSDKeyType(-1);
#else
TSDKeyType Thread::_platform_thread_key;
#endif
Boolean Thread::_key_initialized = false;
Boolean Thread::_key_error = false;

void Thread::cleanup_push(void (*routine) (void *), void *parm)
{
    AutoPtr < cleanup_handler > cu(new cleanup_handler(routine, parm));
    _cleanup.insert_front(cu.get());
    cu.release();
    return;
}

void Thread::cleanup_pop(Boolean execute)
{
    AutoPtr < cleanup_handler > cu;
    try
    {
        cu.reset(_cleanup.remove_front());
    }
    catch(IPCException &)
    {
        PEGASUS_ASSERT(0);
    }
    if (execute == true)
        cu->execute();
}


//thread_data *Thread::put_tsd(const Sint8 *key, void (*delete_func)(void *), Uint32 size, void *value)


void Thread::exit_self(ThreadReturnType exit_code)
{
#if defined(PEGASUS_PLATFORM_HPUX_ACC) || \
    defined(PEGASUS_PLATFORM_LINUX_GENERIC_GNU)
    // NOTE: pthread_exit exhibits unusual behavior on RHEL 3 U2, as
    // documented in Bugzilla 3836.  Where feasible, it may be advantageous
    // to avoid using this function.
    pthread_exit(exit_code);
#else
    // execute the cleanup stack and then return
    while (_cleanup.size())
    {
        try
        {
            cleanup_pop(true);
        }
        catch(IPCException &)
        {
            PEGASUS_ASSERT(0);
            break;
        }
    }
    _exit_code = exit_code;
    Threads::exit(exit_code);
    Threads::clear(_handle.thid);
#endif
}

Sint8 Thread::initializeKey()
{
    PEG_METHOD_ENTER(TRC_THREAD, "Thread::initializeKey");
    if (!Thread::_key_initialized)
    {
        if (Thread::_key_error)
        {
            Tracer::trace(TRC_THREAD, Tracer::LEVEL4,
                          "Thread: ERROR - thread key error");
            return -1;
        }

        if (TSDKey::create(&Thread::_platform_thread_key) == 0)
        {
            Tracer::trace(TRC_THREAD, Tracer::LEVEL4,
                          "Thread: able to create a thread key");
            Thread::_key_initialized = true;
        }
        else
        {
            Tracer::trace(TRC_THREAD, Tracer::LEVEL4,
                          "Thread: ERROR - unable to create a thread key");
            Thread::_key_error = true;
            return -1;
        }
    }

    PEG_METHOD_EXIT();
    return 0;
}

Thread *Thread::getCurrent()
{
    PEG_METHOD_ENTER(TRC_THREAD, "Thread::getCurrent");
    if (Thread::initializeKey() != 0)
    {
        return NULL;
    }
    PEG_METHOD_EXIT();
    return (Thread *) TSDKey::get_thread_specific(_platform_thread_key);
}

void Thread::setCurrent(Thread * thrd)
{
    PEG_METHOD_ENTER(TRC_THREAD, "Thread::setCurrent");
    if (Thread::initializeKey() == 0)
    {
        if (TSDKey::
            set_thread_specific(Thread::_platform_thread_key,
                                (void *) thrd) == 0)
        {
            Tracer::trace(TRC_THREAD, Tracer::LEVEL4,
                "Successful set Thread * into thread specific storage");
        }
        else
        {
            Tracer::trace(TRC_THREAD, Tracer::LEVEL4,
                "ERROR: error setting Thread * into thread specific storage");
        }
    }
    PEG_METHOD_EXIT();
}

AcceptLanguageList *Thread::getLanguages()
{
    PEG_METHOD_ENTER(TRC_THREAD, "Thread::getLanguages");

    Thread *curThrd = Thread::getCurrent();
    if (curThrd == NULL)
        return NULL;
    AcceptLanguageList *acceptLangs =
        (AcceptLanguageList *) curThrd->reference_tsd("acceptLanguages");
    curThrd->dereference_tsd();
    PEG_METHOD_EXIT();
    return acceptLangs;
}

void Thread::setLanguages(AcceptLanguageList * langs)   // l10n
{
    PEG_METHOD_ENTER(TRC_THREAD, "Thread::setLanguages");

    Thread *currentThrd = Thread::getCurrent();
    if (currentThrd != NULL)
    {
        // deletes the old tsd and creates a new one
        currentThrd->put_tsd("acceptLanguages",
                             language_delete,
                             sizeof (AcceptLanguageList *), langs);
    }

    PEG_METHOD_EXIT();
}

void Thread::clearLanguages()   // l10n
{
    PEG_METHOD_ENTER(TRC_THREAD, "Thread::clearLanguages");

    Thread *currentThrd = Thread::getCurrent();
    if (currentThrd != NULL)
    {
        // deletes the old tsd
        currentThrd->delete_tsd("acceptLanguages");
    }

    PEG_METHOD_EXIT();
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// ThreadPool
//
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

ThreadPool::ThreadPool(Sint16 initialSize,
                       const char *key,
                       Sint16 minThreads,
                       Sint16 maxThreads,
                       struct timeval
                       &deallocateWait):_maxThreads(maxThreads),
_minThreads(minThreads), _currentThreads(0), _idleThreads(),
_runningThreads(), _dying(0)
{
    _deallocateWait.tv_sec = deallocateWait.tv_sec;
    _deallocateWait.tv_usec = deallocateWait.tv_usec;

    memset(_key, 0x00, 17);
    if (key != 0)
    {
        strncpy(_key, key, 16);
    }

    if ((_maxThreads > 0) && (_maxThreads < initialSize))
    {
        _maxThreads = initialSize;
    }

    if (_minThreads > initialSize)
    {
        _minThreads = initialSize;
    }

    for (int i = 0; i < initialSize; i++)
    {
        _addToIdleThreadsQueue(_initializeThread());
    }
}

ThreadPool::~ThreadPool()
{
    PEG_METHOD_ENTER(TRC_THREAD, "ThreadPool::~ThreadPool");

    try
    {
        // Set the dying flag so all thread know the destructor has been
        // entered
        _dying++;
        Tracer::trace(TRC_THREAD, Tracer::LEVEL2,
                      "Cleaning up %d idle threads. ", _currentThreads.get());

        while (_currentThreads.get() > 0)
        {
            Thread *thread = _idleThreads.remove_front();
            if (thread != 0)
            {
                _cleanupThread(thread);
                _currentThreads--;
            }
            else
            {
                Threads::yield();
            }
        }
    }
    catch(...)
    {
    }
}

ThreadReturnType PEGASUS_THREAD_CDECL ThreadPool::_loop(void *parm)
{
    PEG_METHOD_ENTER(TRC_THREAD, "ThreadPool::_loop");

    try
    {
        Thread *myself = (Thread *) parm;
        PEGASUS_ASSERT(myself != 0);

        // Set myself into thread specific storage
        // This will allow code to get its own Thread
        Thread::setCurrent(myself);

        ThreadPool *pool = (ThreadPool *) myself->get_parm();
        PEGASUS_ASSERT(pool != 0);

        Semaphore *sleep_sem = 0;
        struct timeval *lastActivityTime = 0;

        try
        {
            sleep_sem = (Semaphore *) myself->reference_tsd("sleep sem");
            myself->dereference_tsd();
            PEGASUS_ASSERT(sleep_sem != 0);

            lastActivityTime =
                (struct timeval *) myself->
                reference_tsd("last activity time");
            myself->dereference_tsd();
            PEGASUS_ASSERT(lastActivityTime != 0);
        }
        catch(...)
        {
            Tracer::trace(TRC_DISCARDED_DATA, Tracer::LEVEL2,
                          "ThreadPool::_loop: Failure getting sleep_sem or "
                          "lastActivityTime.");
            PEGASUS_ASSERT(false);
            pool->_idleThreads.remove(myself);
            pool->_currentThreads--;
            PEG_METHOD_EXIT();
            return ((ThreadReturnType) 1);
        }

        while (1)
        {
            try
            {
                sleep_sem->wait();
            }
            catch(...)
            {
                Tracer::trace(TRC_DISCARDED_DATA, Tracer::LEVEL2,
                              "ThreadPool::_loop: failure on sleep_sem->wait().");
                PEGASUS_ASSERT(false);
                pool->_idleThreads.remove(myself);
                pool->_currentThreads--;
                PEG_METHOD_EXIT();
                return ((ThreadReturnType) 1);
            }

            // When we awaken we reside on the _runningThreads queue, not the
            // _idleThreads queue.

            ThreadReturnType(PEGASUS_THREAD_CDECL * work) (void *) = 0;
            void *parm = 0;
            Semaphore *blocking_sem = 0;

            try
            {
                work = (ThreadReturnType(PEGASUS_THREAD_CDECL *) (void *))
                    myself->reference_tsd("work func");
                myself->dereference_tsd();
                parm = myself->reference_tsd("work parm");
                myself->dereference_tsd();
                blocking_sem =
                    (Semaphore *) myself->reference_tsd("blocking sem");
                myself->dereference_tsd();
            }
            catch(...)
            {
                Tracer::trace(TRC_DISCARDED_DATA, Tracer::LEVEL2,
                              "ThreadPool::_loop: Failure accessing work func, work parm, "
                              "or blocking sem.");
                PEGASUS_ASSERT(false);
                pool->_idleThreads.remove(myself);
                pool->_currentThreads--;
                PEG_METHOD_EXIT();
                return ((ThreadReturnType) 1);
            }

            if (work == 0)
            {
                Tracer::trace(TRC_THREAD, Tracer::LEVEL4,
                              "ThreadPool::_loop: work func is 0, meaning we should exit.");
                break;
            }

            Time::gettimeofday(lastActivityTime);

            try
            {
                PEG_TRACE_STRING(TRC_THREAD, Tracer::LEVEL4,
                                 "Work starting.");
                work(parm);
                PEG_TRACE_STRING(TRC_THREAD, Tracer::LEVEL4,
                                 "Work finished.");
            }
            catch(Exception & e)
            {
                PEG_TRACE_STRING(TRC_DISCARDED_DATA, Tracer::LEVEL2,
                                 String
                                 ("Exception from work in ThreadPool::_loop: ")
                                 + e.getMessage());
            }
#if !defined(PEGASUS_OS_LSB)
            catch(const exception & e)
            {
                PEG_TRACE_STRING(TRC_DISCARDED_DATA, Tracer::LEVEL2,
                                 String
                                 ("Exception from work in ThreadPool::_loop: ")
                                 + e.what());
            }
#endif
            catch(...)
            {
                PEG_TRACE_STRING(TRC_DISCARDED_DATA, Tracer::LEVEL2,
                                 "Unknown exception from work in ThreadPool::_loop.");
            }

            // put myself back onto the available list
            try
            {
                Time::gettimeofday(lastActivityTime);
                if (blocking_sem != 0)
                {
                    blocking_sem->signal();
                }

                pool->_runningThreads.remove(myself);
                pool->_idleThreads.insert_front(myself);
            }
            catch(...)
            {
                Tracer::trace(TRC_DISCARDED_DATA, Tracer::LEVEL2,
                              "ThreadPool::_loop: Adding thread to idle pool failed.");
                PEGASUS_ASSERT(false);
                pool->_currentThreads--;
                PEG_METHOD_EXIT();
                return ((ThreadReturnType) 1);
            }
        }
    }
    catch(const Exception & e)
    {
        PEG_TRACE_STRING(TRC_DISCARDED_DATA, Tracer::LEVEL2,
                         "Caught exception: \"" + e.getMessage() +
                         "\".  Exiting _loop.");
    }
    catch(...)
    {
        PEG_TRACE_STRING(TRC_DISCARDED_DATA, Tracer::LEVEL2,
                         "Caught unrecognized exception.  Exiting _loop.");
    }

    PEG_METHOD_EXIT();
    return ((ThreadReturnType) 0);
}

ThreadStatus ThreadPool::allocate_and_awaken(void *parm,
                                             ThreadReturnType
                                             (PEGASUS_THREAD_CDECL *
                                              work) (void *),
                                             Semaphore * blocking)
{
    PEG_METHOD_ENTER(TRC_THREAD, "ThreadPool::allocate_and_awaken");

    // Allocate_and_awaken will not run if the _dying flag is set.
    // Once the lock is acquired, ~ThreadPool will not change
    // the value of _dying until the lock is released.

    try
    {
        if (_dying.get())
        {
            Tracer::trace(TRC_DISCARDED_DATA, Tracer::LEVEL2,
                          "ThreadPool::allocate_and_awaken: ThreadPool is dying(1).");
            return PEGASUS_THREAD_UNAVAILABLE;
        }
        struct timeval start;
        Time::gettimeofday(&start);
        Thread *th = 0;

        th = _idleThreads.remove_front();

        if (th == 0)
        {
            if ((_maxThreads == 0) ||
                (_currentThreads.get() < Uint32(_maxThreads)))
            {
                th = _initializeThread();
            }
        }

        if (th == 0)
        {
            // ATTN-DME-P3-20031103: This trace message should not be
            // be labeled TRC_DISCARDED_DATA, because it does not
            // necessarily imply that a failure has occurred.  However,
            // this label is being used temporarily to help isolate
            // the cause of client timeout problems.
            Tracer::trace(TRC_DISCARDED_DATA, Tracer::LEVEL2,
                          "ThreadPool::allocate_and_awaken: Insufficient resources: "
                          " pool = %s, running threads = %d, idle threads = %d",
                          _key, _runningThreads.size(), _idleThreads.size());
            return PEGASUS_THREAD_INSUFFICIENT_RESOURCES;
        }

        // initialize the thread data with the work function and parameters
        Tracer::trace(TRC_THREAD, Tracer::LEVEL4,
                      "Initializing thread with work function and parameters: parm = %p",
                      parm);

        th->delete_tsd("work func");
        th->put_tsd("work func", NULL,
                    sizeof (ThreadReturnType(PEGASUS_THREAD_CDECL *)
                            (void *)), (void *) work);
        th->delete_tsd("work parm");
        th->put_tsd("work parm", NULL, sizeof (void *), parm);
        th->delete_tsd("blocking sem");
        if (blocking != 0)
            th->put_tsd("blocking sem", NULL, sizeof (Semaphore *), blocking);

        // put the thread on the running list
        _runningThreads.insert_front(th);

        // signal the thread's sleep semaphore to awaken it
        Semaphore *sleep_sem = (Semaphore *) th->reference_tsd("sleep sem");
        PEGASUS_ASSERT(sleep_sem != 0);

        Tracer::trace(TRC_THREAD, Tracer::LEVEL4, "Signal thread to awaken");
        sleep_sem->signal();
        th->dereference_tsd();
    }
    catch(...)
    {
        Tracer::trace(TRC_DISCARDED_DATA, Tracer::LEVEL2,
                      "ThreadPool::allocate_and_awaken: Operation Failed.");
        PEG_METHOD_EXIT();
        // ATTN: Error result has not yet been defined
        return PEGASUS_THREAD_SETUP_FAILURE;
    }
    PEG_METHOD_EXIT();
    return PEGASUS_THREAD_OK;
}

// caller is responsible for only calling this routine during slack periods
// but should call it at least once per _deallocateWait interval.

Uint32 ThreadPool::cleanupIdleThreads()
{
    PEG_METHOD_ENTER(TRC_THREAD, "ThreadPool::cleanupIdleThreads");

    Uint32 numThreadsCleanedUp = 0;

    Uint32 numIdleThreads = _idleThreads.size();
    for (Uint32 i = 0; i < numIdleThreads; i++)
    {
        // Do not dip below the minimum thread count
        if (_currentThreads.get() <= (Uint32) _minThreads)
        {
            break;
        }

        Thread *thread = _idleThreads.remove_back();

        // If there are no more threads in the _idleThreads queue, we're
        // done.
        if (thread == 0)
        {
            break;
        }

        struct timeval *lastActivityTime;
        try
        {
            lastActivityTime =
                (struct timeval *) thread->
                try_reference_tsd("last activity time");
            PEGASUS_ASSERT(lastActivityTime != 0);
        }
        catch(...)
        {
            PEGASUS_ASSERT(false);
            _idleThreads.insert_back(thread);
            break;
        }

        Boolean cleanupThisThread =
            _timeIntervalExpired(lastActivityTime, &_deallocateWait);
        thread->dereference_tsd();

        if (cleanupThisThread)
        {
            _cleanupThread(thread);
            _currentThreads--;
            numThreadsCleanedUp++;
        }
        else
        {
            _idleThreads.insert_front(thread);
        }
    }

    PEG_METHOD_EXIT();
    return numThreadsCleanedUp;
}

void ThreadPool::_cleanupThread(Thread * thread)
{
    PEG_METHOD_ENTER(TRC_THREAD, "ThreadPool::cleanupThread");

    // Set the "work func" and "work parm" to 0 so _loop() knows to exit.
    thread->delete_tsd("work func");
    thread->put_tsd("work func", 0,
                    sizeof (ThreadReturnType(PEGASUS_THREAD_CDECL *)
                            (void *)), (void *) 0);
    thread->delete_tsd("work parm");
    thread->put_tsd("work parm", 0, sizeof (void *), 0);

    // signal the thread's sleep semaphore to awaken it
    Semaphore *sleep_sem = (Semaphore *) thread->reference_tsd("sleep sem");
    PEGASUS_ASSERT(sleep_sem != 0);
    sleep_sem->signal();
    thread->dereference_tsd();

    thread->join();
    delete thread;

    PEG_METHOD_EXIT();
}

Boolean ThreadPool::_timeIntervalExpired(struct timeval *start,
                                         struct timeval *interval)
{
    // never time out if the interval is zero
    if (interval && (interval->tv_sec == 0) && (interval->tv_usec == 0))
    {
        return false;
    }

    struct timeval now, finish, remaining;
    Uint32 usec;
    Time::gettimeofday(&now);
    Time::gettimeofday(&remaining);     // Avoid valgrind error

    finish.tv_sec = start->tv_sec + interval->tv_sec;
    usec = start->tv_usec + interval->tv_usec;
    finish.tv_sec += (usec / 1000000);
    usec %= 1000000;
    finish.tv_usec = usec;

    return (Time::subtract(&remaining, &finish, &now) != 0);
}

void ThreadPool::_deleteSemaphore(void *p)
{
    delete(Semaphore *) p;
}

Thread *ThreadPool::_initializeThread()
{
    PEG_METHOD_ENTER(TRC_THREAD, "ThreadPool::_initializeThread");

    Thread *th = (Thread *) new Thread(_loop, this, false);

    // allocate a sleep semaphore and pass it in the thread context
    // initial count is zero, loop function will sleep until
    // we signal the semaphore
    Semaphore *sleep_sem = (Semaphore *) new Semaphore(0);
    th->put_tsd("sleep sem", &_deleteSemaphore, sizeof (Semaphore),
                (void *) sleep_sem);

    struct timeval *lastActivityTime =
        (struct timeval *)::operator  new(sizeof (struct timeval));
    Time::gettimeofday(lastActivityTime);

    th->put_tsd("last activity time", thread_data::default_delete,
                sizeof (struct timeval), (void *) lastActivityTime);
    // thread will enter _loop() and sleep on sleep_sem until we signal it

    if (th->run() != PEGASUS_THREAD_OK)
    {
        Tracer::trace(TRC_THREAD, Tracer::LEVEL2,
                      "Could not create thread. Error code is %d.", errno);
        delete th;
        return 0;
    }
    _currentThreads++;
    Threads::yield();

    PEG_METHOD_EXIT();
    return th;
}

void ThreadPool::_addToIdleThreadsQueue(Thread * th)
{
    if (th == 0)
    {
        Tracer::trace(TRC_DISCARDED_DATA, Tracer::LEVEL2,
                      "ThreadPool::_addToIdleThreadsQueue: Thread pointer is null.");
        throw NullPointer();
    }

    try
    {
        _idleThreads.insert_front(th);
    }
    catch(...)
    {
        Tracer::trace(TRC_DISCARDED_DATA, Tracer::LEVEL2,
                      "ThreadPool::_addToIdleThreadsQueue: _idleThreads.insert_front "
                      "failed.");
    }
}

// ATTN: not sure where to put this!
#ifdef PEGASUS_ZOS_SECURITY
bool isEnhancedSecurity = 99;
#endif

PEGASUS_NAMESPACE_END