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Jean-Francois Dockes 2012-12-04 10:17:57 +01:00
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/*
/* Copyright (C) 2012 J.F.Dockes
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
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#include "debuglog.h"
#include "ptmutex.h"
/// Just an initialized timespec. Not really used any more.
/// Store per-worker-thread data. Just an initialized timespec, and
/// used at the moment.
class WQTData {
public:
WQTData() {wstart.tv_sec = 0; wstart.tv_nsec = 0;}
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* where a number of client threads queue tasks and a number of worker
* threads take and execute them. The goal is to introduce some level
* of parallelism between the successive steps of a previously single
* threaded pipe-line (data extraction / data preparation / index
* update).
* threaded pipeline. For example data extraction / data preparation / index
* update, but this could have other uses.
*
* There is no individual task status return. In case of fatal error,
* the client or worker sets an end condition on the queue. A second
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*
* @param nworkers number of threads copies to start.
* @param start_routine thread function. It should loop
* taking (QueueWorker::take() and executing tasks.
* taking (QueueWorker::take()) and executing tasks.
* @param arg initial parameter to thread function.
* @return true if ok.
*/
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* back sleeping. Used by the client to wait for all current work
* to be completed, when it needs to perform work that couldn't be
* done in parallel with the worker's tasks, or before shutting
* down. Work can be resumed after calling this. Note that the only thread
* which can call it safely is the client just above (which can
control the task flow), else there could be
* down. Work can be resumed after calling this. Note that the
* only thread which can call it safely is the client just above
* (which can control the task flow), else there could be
* tasks in the intermediate queues.
*/
bool waitIdle()
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}
/** Tell the workers to exit, and wait for them. Does not bother about
* tasks possibly remaining on the queue, so should be called
* after waitIdle() for an orderly shutdown.
/** Tell the workers to exit, and wait for them.
*
* Does not bother about tasks possibly remaining on the queue, so
* should be called after waitIdle() for an orderly shutdown.
*/
void* setTerminateAndWait()
{
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/** Take task from queue. Called from worker.
*
* Sleeps if there are not enough. Signal if we go
* to sleep on empty queue: client may be waiting for our going idle.
* Sleeps if there are not enough. Signal if we go to sleep on empty
* queue: client may be waiting for our going idle.
*/
bool take(T* tp, size_t *szp = 0)
{
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}
/** Advertise exit and abort queue. Called from worker
* This would normally happen after an unrecoverable error, or when
*
* This would happen after an unrecoverable error, or when
* the queue is terminated by the client. Workers never exit normally,
* except when the queue is shut down (at which point m_ok is set to false
* by the shutdown code anyway). The thread must return/exit immediately
* after calling this
* except when the queue is shut down (at which point m_ok is set to
* false by the shutdown code anyway). The thread must return/exit
* immediately after calling this.
*/
void workerExit()
{