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31 // This group consists of all TM methods that synchronize via just a single
32 // global lock (or ownership record).
33 struct gl_mg : public method_group
35 static const gtm_word LOCK_BIT = (~(gtm_word)0 >> 1) + 1;
36 // We can't use the full bitrange because ~0 in gtm_thread::shared_state has
38 static const gtm_word VERSION_MAX = (~(gtm_word)0 >> 1) - 1;
39 static bool is_locked(gtm_word l) { return l & LOCK_BIT; }
40 static gtm_word set_locked(gtm_word l) { return l | LOCK_BIT; }
41 static gtm_word clear_locked(gtm_word l) { return l & ~LOCK_BIT; }
43 // The global ownership record.
44 atomic<gtm_word> orec;
48 // This store is only executed while holding the serial lock, so relaxed
49 // memory order is sufficient here.
50 orec.store(0, memory_order_relaxed);
52 virtual void fini() { }
55 // TODO cacheline padding
59 // The global lock, write-through TM method.
60 // Acquires the orec eagerly before the first write, and then writes through.
61 // Reads abort if the global orec's version number changed or if it is locked.
62 // Currently, writes require undo-logging to prevent deadlock between the
63 // serial lock and the global orec (writer txn acquires orec, reader txn
64 // upgrades to serial and waits for all other txns, writer tries to upgrade to
65 // serial too but cannot, writer cannot abort either, deadlock). We could
66 // avoid this if the serial lock would allow us to prevent other threads from
67 // going to serial mode, but this probably is too much additional complexity
68 // just to optimize this TM method.
69 // gtm_thread::shared_state is used to store a transaction's current
70 // snapshot time (or commit time). The serial lock uses ~0 for inactive
71 // transactions and 0 for active ones. Thus, we always have a meaningful
72 // timestamp in shared_state that can be used to implement quiescence-based
73 // privatization safety. This even holds if a writing transaction has the
74 // lock bit set in its shared_state because this is fine for both the serial
75 // lock (the value will be smaller than ~0) and privatization safety (we
76 // validate that no other update transaction comitted before we acquired the
77 // orec, so we have the most recent timestamp and no other transaction can
78 // commit until we have committed).
79 // However, we therefore cannot use this method for a serial transaction
80 // (because shared_state needs to remain at ~0) and we have to be careful
81 // when switching to serial mode (see the special handling in trycommit() and
83 // ??? This sharing adds some complexity wrt. serial mode. Just use a separate
85 class gl_wt_dispatch : public abi_dispatch
88 static void pre_write(const void *addr, size_t len,
89 gtm_thread *tx = gtm_thr())
91 gtm_word v = tx->shared_state.load(memory_order_relaxed);
92 if (unlikely(!gl_mg::is_locked(v)))
94 // Check for and handle version number overflow.
95 if (unlikely(v >= gl_mg::VERSION_MAX))
96 tx->restart(RESTART_INIT_METHOD_GROUP);
98 // This validates that we have a consistent snapshot, which is also
99 // for making privatization safety work (see the class' comments).
100 // Note that this check here will be performed by the subsequent CAS
101 // again, so relaxed memory order is fine.
102 gtm_word now = o_gl_mg.orec.load(memory_order_relaxed);
104 tx->restart(RESTART_VALIDATE_WRITE);
106 // CAS global orec from our snapshot time to the locked state.
107 // We need acquire memory order here to synchronize with other
108 // (ownership) releases of the orec. We do not need acq_rel order
109 // because whenever another thread reads from this CAS'
110 // modification, then it will abort anyway and does not rely on
111 // any further happens-before relation to be established.
112 // Also note that unlike in ml_wt's increase of the global time
113 // base (remember that the global orec is used as time base), we do
114 // not need require memory order here because we do not need to make
115 // prior orec acquisitions visible to other threads that try to
116 // extend their snapshot time.
117 if (!o_gl_mg.orec.compare_exchange_strong (now, gl_mg::set_locked(now),
118 memory_order_acquire))
119 tx->restart(RESTART_LOCKED_WRITE);
121 // We use an explicit fence here to avoid having to use release
122 // memory order for all subsequent data stores. This fence will
123 // synchronize with loads of the data with acquire memory order. See
124 // validate() for why this is necessary.
125 // Adding require memory order to the prior CAS is not sufficient,
126 // at least according to the Batty et al. formalization of the
128 atomic_thread_fence(memory_order_release);
130 // Set shared_state to new value.
131 tx->shared_state.store(gl_mg::set_locked(now), memory_order_release);
134 tx->undolog.log(addr, len);
137 static void validate(gtm_thread *tx = gtm_thr())
139 // Check that snapshot is consistent. We expect the previous data load to
140 // have acquire memory order, or be atomic and followed by an acquire
142 // As a result, the data load will synchronize with the release fence
143 // issued by the transactions whose data updates the data load has read
144 // from. This forces the orec load to read from a visible sequence of side
145 // effects that starts with the other updating transaction's store that
146 // acquired the orec and set it to locked.
147 // We therefore either read a value with the locked bit set (and restart)
148 // or read an orec value that was written after the data had been written.
149 // Either will allow us to detect inconsistent reads because it will have
150 // a higher/different value.
151 gtm_word l = o_gl_mg.orec.load(memory_order_relaxed);
152 if (l != tx->shared_state.load(memory_order_relaxed))
153 tx->restart(RESTART_VALIDATE_READ);
156 template <typename V> static V load(const V* addr, ls_modifier mod)
158 // Read-for-write should be unlikely, but we need to handle it or will
159 // break later WaW optimizations.
160 if (unlikely(mod == RfW))
162 pre_write(addr, sizeof(V));
165 if (unlikely(mod == RaW))
168 // We do not have acquired the orec, so we need to load a value and then
169 // validate that this was consistent.
170 // This needs to have acquire memory order (see validate()).
171 // Alternatively, we can put an acquire fence after the data load but this
172 // is probably less efficient.
173 // FIXME We would need an atomic load with acquire memory order here but
174 // we can't just forge an atomic load for nonatomic data because this
175 // might not work on all implementations of atomics. However, we need
176 // the acquire memory order and we can only establish this if we link
177 // it to the matching release using a reads-from relation between atomic
178 // loads. Also, the compiler is allowed to optimize nonatomic accesses
179 // differently than atomic accesses (e.g., if the load would be moved to
180 // after the fence, we potentially don't synchronize properly anymore).
181 // Instead of the following, just use an ordinary load followed by an
182 // acquire fence, and hope that this is good enough for now:
183 // V v = atomic_load_explicit((atomic<V>*)addr, memory_order_acquire);
185 atomic_thread_fence(memory_order_acquire);
190 template <typename V> static void store(V* addr, const V value,
193 if (likely(mod != WaW))
194 pre_write(addr, sizeof(V));
195 // FIXME We would need an atomic store here but we can't just forge an
196 // atomic load for nonatomic data because this might not work on all
197 // implementations of atomics. However, we need this store to link the
198 // release fence in pre_write() to the acquire operation in load, which
199 // is only guaranteed if we have a reads-from relation between atomic
200 // accesses. Also, the compiler is allowed to optimize nonatomic accesses
201 // differently than atomic accesses (e.g., if the store would be moved
202 // to before the release fence in pre_write(), things could go wrong).
203 // atomic_store_explicit((atomic<V>*)addr, value, memory_order_relaxed);
208 static void memtransfer_static(void *dst, const void* src, size_t size,
209 bool may_overlap, ls_modifier dst_mod, ls_modifier src_mod)
211 gtm_thread *tx = gtm_thr();
212 if (dst_mod != WaW && dst_mod != NONTXNAL)
213 pre_write(dst, size, tx);
214 // We need at least undo-logging for an RfW src region because we might
215 // subsequently write there with WaW.
217 pre_write(src, size, tx);
219 // FIXME We should use atomics here (see store()). Let's just hope that
220 // memcpy/memmove are good enough.
222 ::memcpy(dst, src, size);
224 ::memmove(dst, src, size);
226 if (src_mod != RfW && src_mod != RaW && src_mod != NONTXNAL
231 static void memset_static(void *dst, int c, size_t size, ls_modifier mod)
234 pre_write(dst, size);
235 // FIXME We should use atomics here (see store()). Let's just hope that
236 // memset is good enough.
237 ::memset(dst, c, size);
240 virtual gtm_restart_reason begin_or_restart()
242 // We don't need to do anything for nested transactions.
243 gtm_thread *tx = gtm_thr();
244 if (tx->parent_txns.size() > 0)
247 // Spin until global orec is not locked.
248 // TODO This is not necessary if there are no pure loads (check txn props).
253 // We need acquire memory order here so that this load will
254 // synchronize with the store that releases the orec in trycommit().
255 // In turn, this makes sure that subsequent data loads will read from
256 // a visible sequence of side effects that starts with the most recent
257 // store to the data right before the release of the orec.
258 v = o_gl_mg.orec.load(memory_order_acquire);
259 if (!gl_mg::is_locked(v))
261 // TODO need method-specific max spin count
262 if (++i > gtm_spin_count_var)
263 return RESTART_VALIDATE_READ;
267 // Everything is okay, we have a snapshot time.
268 // We don't need to enforce any ordering for the following store. There
269 // are no earlier data loads in this transaction, so the store cannot
270 // become visible before those (which could lead to the violation of
271 // privatization safety). The store can become visible after later loads
272 // but this does not matter because the previous value will have been
273 // smaller or equal (the serial lock will set shared_state to zero when
274 // marking the transaction as active, and restarts enforce immediate
275 // visibility of a smaller or equal value with a barrier (see
277 tx->shared_state.store(v, memory_order_relaxed);
281 virtual bool trycommit(gtm_word& priv_time)
283 gtm_thread* tx = gtm_thr();
284 gtm_word v = tx->shared_state.load(memory_order_relaxed);
286 // Special case: If shared_state is ~0, then we have acquired the
287 // serial lock (tx->state is not updated yet). In this case, the previous
288 // value isn't available anymore, so grab it from the global lock, which
289 // must have a meaningful value because no other transactions are active
290 // anymore. In particular, if it is locked, then we are an update
291 // transaction, which is all we care about for commit.
292 if (v == ~(typeof v)0)
293 v = o_gl_mg.orec.load(memory_order_relaxed);
295 // Release the orec but do not reset shared_state, which will be modified
296 // by the serial lock right after our commit anyway. Also, resetting
297 // shared state here would interfere with the serial lock's use of this
299 if (gl_mg::is_locked(v))
301 // Release the global orec, increasing its version number / timestamp.
302 // See begin_or_restart() for why we need release memory order here.
303 v = gl_mg::clear_locked(v) + 1;
304 o_gl_mg.orec.store(v, memory_order_release);
306 // Need to ensure privatization safety. Every other transaction must
307 // have a snapshot time that is at least as high as our commit time
308 // (i.e., our commit must be visible to them).
314 virtual void rollback(gtm_transaction_cp *cp)
316 // We don't do anything for rollbacks of nested transactions.
320 gtm_thread *tx = gtm_thr();
321 gtm_word v = tx->shared_state.load(memory_order_relaxed);
322 // Special case: If shared_state is ~0, then we have acquired the
323 // serial lock (tx->state is not updated yet). In this case, the previous
324 // value isn't available anymore, so grab it from the global lock, which
325 // must have a meaningful value because no other transactions are active
326 // anymore. In particular, if it is locked, then we are an update
327 // transaction, which is all we care about for rollback.
328 bool is_serial = v == ~(typeof v)0;
330 v = o_gl_mg.orec.load(memory_order_relaxed);
332 // Release lock and increment version number to prevent dirty reads.
333 // Also reset shared state here, so that begin_or_restart() can expect a
334 // value that is correct wrt. privatization safety.
335 if (gl_mg::is_locked(v))
337 // Release the global orec, increasing its version number / timestamp.
338 // See begin_or_restart() for why we need release memory order here.
339 v = gl_mg::clear_locked(v) + 1;
340 o_gl_mg.orec.store(v, memory_order_release);
342 // Also reset the timestamp published via shared_state.
343 // Special case: Only do this if we are not a serial transaction
344 // because otherwise, we would interfere with the serial lock.
346 tx->shared_state.store(v, memory_order_release);
348 // We need a store-load barrier after this store to prevent it
349 // from becoming visible after later data loads because the
350 // previous value of shared_state has been higher than the actual
351 // snapshot time (the lock bit had been set), which could break
352 // privatization safety. We do not need a barrier before this
353 // store (see pre_write() for an explanation).
354 // ??? What is the precise reasoning in the C++11 model?
355 atomic_thread_fence(memory_order_seq_cst);
360 CREATE_DISPATCH_METHODS(virtual, )
361 CREATE_DISPATCH_METHODS_MEM()
363 gl_wt_dispatch() : abi_dispatch(false, true, false, false, &o_gl_mg)
369 static const gl_wt_dispatch o_gl_wt_dispatch;
372 GTM::dispatch_gl_wt ()
374 return const_cast<gl_wt_dispatch *>(&o_gl_wt_dispatch);