SDL_atomic.h

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/**
 * # CategoryAtomic
 *
 * Atomic operations.
 *
 * IMPORTANT: If you are not an expert in concurrent lockless programming, you
 * should not be using any functions in this file. You should be protecting
 * your data structures with full mutexes instead.
 *
 * ***Seriously, here be dragons!***
 *
 * You can find out a little more about lockless programming and the subtle
 * issues that can arise here:
 * https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/dxtecharts/lockless-programming
 *
 * There's also lots of good information here:
 *
 * - https://www.1024cores.net/home/lock-free-algorithms
 * - https://preshing.com/
 *
 * These operations may or may not actually be implemented using processor
 * specific atomic operations. When possible they are implemented as true
 * processor specific atomic operations. When that is not possible the are
 * implemented using locks that *do* use the available atomic operations.
 *
 * All of the atomic operations that modify memory are full memory barriers.
 */
 
#ifndef SDL_atomic_h_
#define SDL_atomic_h_
 
#include "SDL_stdinc.h"
#include "SDL_platform.h"
 
#include "begin_code.h"
 
/* Set up for C function definitions, even when using C++ */
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
 
/**
 * \name SDL AtomicLock
 *
 * The atomic locks are efficient spinlocks using CPU instructions,
 * but are vulnerable to starvation and can spin forever if a thread
 * holding a lock has been terminated.  For this reason you should
 * minimize the code executed inside an atomic lock and never do
 * expensive things like API or system calls while holding them.
 *
 * The atomic locks are not safe to lock recursively.
 *
 * Porting Note:
 * The spin lock functions and type are required and can not be
 * emulated because they are used in the atomic emulation code.
 */
/* @{ */
 
typedef int SDL_SpinLock;
 
/**
 * Try to lock a spin lock by setting it to a non-zero value.
 *
 * ***Please note that spinlocks are dangerous if you don't know what you're
 * doing. Please be careful using any sort of spinlock!***
 *
 * \param lock a pointer to a lock variable.
 * \returns SDL_TRUE if the lock succeeded, SDL_FALSE if the lock is already
 *          held.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_AtomicLock
 * \sa SDL_AtomicUnlock
 */
extern DECLSPEC SDL_bool SDLCALL SDL_AtomicTryLock(SDL_SpinLock *lock);
 
/**
 * Lock a spin lock by setting it to a non-zero value.
 *
 * ***Please note that spinlocks are dangerous if you don't know what you're
 * doing. Please be careful using any sort of spinlock!***
 *
 * \param lock a pointer to a lock variable.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_AtomicTryLock
 * \sa SDL_AtomicUnlock
 */
extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_AtomicLock(SDL_SpinLock *lock);
 
/**
 * Unlock a spin lock by setting it to 0.
 *
 * Always returns immediately.
 *
 * ***Please note that spinlocks are dangerous if you don't know what you're
 * doing. Please be careful using any sort of spinlock!***
 *
 * \param lock a pointer to a lock variable.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_AtomicLock
 * \sa SDL_AtomicTryLock
 */
extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_AtomicUnlock(SDL_SpinLock *lock);
 
/* @} *//* SDL AtomicLock */
 
 
/**
 * The compiler barrier prevents the compiler from reordering
 * reads and writes to globally visible variables across the call.
 */
#if _SDL_HAS_BUILTIN(__atomic_signal_fence) || (defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ >= 5))
#define SDL_CompilerBarrier()   __atomic_signal_fence(__ATOMIC_SEQ_CST)
#elif defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER > 1200) && !defined(__clang__)
void _ReadWriteBarrier(void);
#pragma intrinsic(_ReadWriteBarrier)
#define SDL_CompilerBarrier()   _ReadWriteBarrier()
#elif (defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__EMSCRIPTEN__)) || (defined(__SUNPRO_C) && (__SUNPRO_C >= 0x5120))
/* This is correct for all CPUs when using GCC or Solaris Studio 12.1+. */
#define SDL_CompilerBarrier()   __asm__ __volatile__ ("" : : : "memory")
#elif defined(__WATCOMC__)
extern __inline void SDL_CompilerBarrier(void);
#pragma aux SDL_CompilerBarrier = "" parm [] modify exact [];
#else
/* We don't unlock here to avoid possible infinite recursion */
#define SDL_CompilerBarrier()   \
{ SDL_SpinLock _tmp = 0; SDL_AtomicLock(&_tmp); }
#endif
 
/**
 * Memory barriers are designed to prevent reads and writes from being
 * reordered by the compiler and being seen out of order on multi-core CPUs.
 *
 * A typical pattern would be for thread A to write some data and a flag, and
 * for thread B to read the flag and get the data. In this case you would
 * insert a release barrier between writing the data and the flag,
 * guaranteeing that the data write completes no later than the flag is
 * written, and you would insert an acquire barrier between reading the flag
 * and reading the data, to ensure that all the reads associated with the flag
 * have completed.
 *
 * In this pattern you should always see a release barrier paired with an
 * acquire barrier and you should gate the data reads/writes with a single
 * flag variable.
 *
 * For more information on these semantics, take a look at the blog post:
 * http://preshing.com/20120913/acquire-and-release-semantics
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.6.
 */
extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_MemoryBarrierReleaseFunction(void);
extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_MemoryBarrierAcquireFunction(void);
 
#if _SDL_HAS_BUILTIN(__atomic_thread_fence) || (defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ >= 5))
#define SDL_MemoryBarrierRelease()   __atomic_thread_fence(__ATOMIC_RELEASE)
#define SDL_MemoryBarrierAcquire()   __atomic_thread_fence(__ATOMIC_ACQUIRE)
#elif defined(__GNUC__) && (defined(__powerpc__) || defined(__ppc__))
#define SDL_MemoryBarrierRelease()   __asm__ __volatile__ ("lwsync" : : : "memory")
#define SDL_MemoryBarrierAcquire()   __asm__ __volatile__ ("lwsync" : : : "memory")
#elif defined(__GNUC__) && defined(__aarch64__)
#define SDL_MemoryBarrierRelease()   __asm__ __volatile__ ("dmb ish" : : : "memory")
#define SDL_MemoryBarrierAcquire()   __asm__ __volatile__ ("dmb ishld" : : : "memory")
#elif defined(_MSC_VER) && (defined(_M_ARM64) || defined(_M_ARM64EC))
#include <arm64intr.h>
#define SDL_MemoryBarrierRelease() __dmb(_ARM64_BARRIER_ISH)
#define SDL_MemoryBarrierAcquire() __dmb(_ARM64_BARRIER_ISHLD)
#elif defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(_M_ARM)
#include <armintr.h>
#define SDL_MemoryBarrierRelease() __dmb(_ARM_BARRIER_ISH)
#define SDL_MemoryBarrierAcquire() __dmb(_ARM_BARRIER_ISH)
#elif defined(__GNUC__) && defined(__arm__)
#if 0 /* defined(__LINUX__) || defined(__ANDROID__) */
/* Information from:
   https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/chromium/+/trunk/base/atomicops_internals_arm_gcc.h#19
 
   The Linux kernel provides a helper function which provides the right code for a memory barrier,
   hard-coded at address 0xffff0fa0
*/
typedef void (*SDL_KernelMemoryBarrierFunc)();
#define SDL_MemoryBarrierRelease()      ((SDL_KernelMemoryBarrierFunc)0xffff0fa0)()
#define SDL_MemoryBarrierAcquire()      ((SDL_KernelMemoryBarrierFunc)0xffff0fa0)()
#elif 0 /* defined(__QNXNTO__) */
#include <sys/cpuinline.h>
 
#define SDL_MemoryBarrierRelease()   __cpu_membarrier()
#define SDL_MemoryBarrierAcquire()   __cpu_membarrier()
#else
#if defined(__ARM_ARCH_7__) || defined(__ARM_ARCH_7A__) || defined(__ARM_ARCH_7EM__) || defined(__ARM_ARCH_7R__) || defined(__ARM_ARCH_7M__) || defined(__ARM_ARCH_7S__) || defined(__ARM_ARCH_8A__)
#define SDL_MemoryBarrierRelease()   __asm__ __volatile__ ("dmb ish" : : : "memory")
#define SDL_MemoryBarrierAcquire()   __asm__ __volatile__ ("dmb ish" : : : "memory")
#elif defined(__ARM_ARCH_6__) || defined(__ARM_ARCH_6J__) || defined(__ARM_ARCH_6K__) || defined(__ARM_ARCH_6T2__) || defined(__ARM_ARCH_6Z__) || defined(__ARM_ARCH_6ZK__)
#ifdef __thumb__
/* The mcr instruction isn't available in thumb mode, use real functions */
#define SDL_MEMORY_BARRIER_USES_FUNCTION
#define SDL_MemoryBarrierRelease()   SDL_MemoryBarrierReleaseFunction()
#define SDL_MemoryBarrierAcquire()   SDL_MemoryBarrierAcquireFunction()
#else
#define SDL_MemoryBarrierRelease()   __asm__ __volatile__ ("mcr p15, 0, %0, c7, c10, 5" : : "r"(0) : "memory")
#define SDL_MemoryBarrierAcquire()   __asm__ __volatile__ ("mcr p15, 0, %0, c7, c10, 5" : : "r"(0) : "memory")
#endif /* __thumb__ */
#else
#define SDL_MemoryBarrierRelease()   __asm__ __volatile__ ("" : : : "memory")
#define SDL_MemoryBarrierAcquire()   __asm__ __volatile__ ("" : : : "memory")
#endif /* __LINUX__ || __ANDROID__ */
#endif /* __GNUC__ && __arm__ */
#else
#if (defined(__SUNPRO_C) && (__SUNPRO_C >= 0x5120))
/* This is correct for all CPUs on Solaris when using Solaris Studio 12.1+. */
#include <mbarrier.h>
#define SDL_MemoryBarrierRelease()  __machine_rel_barrier()
#define SDL_MemoryBarrierAcquire()  __machine_acq_barrier()
#else
/* This is correct for the x86 and x64 CPUs, and we'll expand this over time. */
#define SDL_MemoryBarrierRelease()  SDL_CompilerBarrier()
#define SDL_MemoryBarrierAcquire()  SDL_CompilerBarrier()
#endif
#endif
 
/* "REP NOP" is PAUSE, coded for tools that don't know it by that name. */
#if (defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)) && (defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__))
    #define SDL_CPUPauseInstruction() __asm__ __volatile__("pause\n")  /* Some assemblers can't do REP NOP, so go with PAUSE. */
#elif (defined(__arm__) && defined(__ARM_ARCH) && __ARM_ARCH >= 7) || defined(__aarch64__)
    #define SDL_CPUPauseInstruction() __asm__ __volatile__("yield" ::: "memory")
#elif (defined(__powerpc__) || defined(__powerpc64__))
    #define SDL_CPUPauseInstruction() __asm__ __volatile__("or 27,27,27");
#elif defined(_MSC_VER) && (defined(_M_IX86) || defined(_M_X64))
    #define SDL_CPUPauseInstruction() _mm_pause()  /* this is actually "rep nop" and not a SIMD instruction. No inline asm in MSVC x86-64! */
#elif defined(_MSC_VER) && (defined(_M_ARM) || defined(_M_ARM64))
    #define SDL_CPUPauseInstruction() __yield()
#elif defined(__WATCOMC__) && defined(__386__)
    extern __inline void SDL_CPUPauseInstruction(void);
    #pragma aux SDL_CPUPauseInstruction = ".686p" ".xmm2" "pause"
#else
    #define SDL_CPUPauseInstruction()
#endif
 
 
/**
 * A type representing an atomic integer value.
 *
 * It is a struct so people don't accidentally use numeric operations on it.
 */
typedef struct SDL_atomic_t {
    int value;
} SDL_atomic_t;
 
/**
 * Set an atomic variable to a new value if it is currently an old value.
 *
 * ***Note: If you don't know what this function is for, you shouldn't use
 * it!***
 *
 * \param a a pointer to an SDL_atomic_t variable to be modified.
 * \param oldval the old value.
 * \param newval the new value.
 * \returns SDL_TRUE if the atomic variable was set, SDL_FALSE otherwise.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_AtomicCASPtr
 * \sa SDL_AtomicGet
 * \sa SDL_AtomicSet
 */
extern DECLSPEC SDL_bool SDLCALL SDL_AtomicCAS(SDL_atomic_t *a, int oldval, int newval);
 
/**
 * Set an atomic variable to a value.
 *
 * This function also acts as a full memory barrier.
 *
 * ***Note: If you don't know what this function is for, you shouldn't use
 * it!***
 *
 * \param a a pointer to an SDL_atomic_t variable to be modified.
 * \param v the desired value.
 * \returns the previous value of the atomic variable.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.2.
 *
 * \sa SDL_AtomicGet
 */
extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_AtomicSet(SDL_atomic_t *a, int v);
 
/**
 * Get the value of an atomic variable.
 *
 * ***Note: If you don't know what this function is for, you shouldn't use
 * it!***
 *
 * \param a a pointer to an SDL_atomic_t variable.
 * \returns the current value of an atomic variable.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.2.
 *
 * \sa SDL_AtomicSet
 */
extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_AtomicGet(SDL_atomic_t *a);
 
/**
 * Add to an atomic variable.
 *
 * This function also acts as a full memory barrier.
 *
 * ***Note: If you don't know what this function is for, you shouldn't use
 * it!***
 *
 * \param a a pointer to an SDL_atomic_t variable to be modified.
 * \param v the desired value to add.
 * \returns the previous value of the atomic variable.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.2.
 *
 * \sa SDL_AtomicDecRef
 * \sa SDL_AtomicIncRef
 */
extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_AtomicAdd(SDL_atomic_t *a, int v);
 
/**
 * \brief Increment an atomic variable used as a reference count.
 */
#ifndef SDL_AtomicIncRef
#define SDL_AtomicIncRef(a)    SDL_AtomicAdd(a, 1)
#endif
 
/**
 * \brief Decrement an atomic variable used as a reference count.
 *
 * \return SDL_TRUE if the variable reached zero after decrementing,
 *         SDL_FALSE otherwise
 */
#ifndef SDL_AtomicDecRef
#define SDL_AtomicDecRef(a)    (SDL_AtomicAdd(a, -1) == 1)
#endif
 
/**
 * Set a pointer to a new value if it is currently an old value.
 *
 * ***Note: If you don't know what this function is for, you shouldn't use
 * it!***
 *
 * \param a a pointer to a pointer.
 * \param oldval the old pointer value.
 * \param newval the new pointer value.
 * \returns SDL_TRUE if the pointer was set, SDL_FALSE otherwise.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_AtomicCAS
 * \sa SDL_AtomicGetPtr
 * \sa SDL_AtomicSetPtr
 */
extern DECLSPEC SDL_bool SDLCALL SDL_AtomicCASPtr(void **a, void *oldval, void *newval);
 
/**
 * Set a pointer to a value atomically.
 *
 * ***Note: If you don't know what this function is for, you shouldn't use
 * it!***
 *
 * \param a a pointer to a pointer.
 * \param v the desired pointer value.
 * \returns the previous value of the pointer.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.2.
 *
 * \sa SDL_AtomicCASPtr
 * \sa SDL_AtomicGetPtr
 */
extern DECLSPEC void* SDLCALL SDL_AtomicSetPtr(void **a, void* v);
 
/**
 * Get the value of a pointer atomically.
 *
 * ***Note: If you don't know what this function is for, you shouldn't use
 * it!***
 *
 * \param a a pointer to a pointer.
 * \returns the current value of a pointer.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.2.
 *
 * \sa SDL_AtomicCASPtr
 * \sa SDL_AtomicSetPtr
 */
extern DECLSPEC void* SDLCALL SDL_AtomicGetPtr(void **a);
 
/* Ends C function definitions when using C++ */
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
 
#include "close_code.h"
 
#endif /* SDL_atomic_h_ */
 
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