scheduler.cpp

#include "pls/internal/scheduling/scheduler.h"

#include "context_switcher/context_switcher.h"
#include "pls/internal/base/error_handling.h"

#include <thread>

namespace pls::internal::scheduling {

scheduler::scheduler(unsigned int num_threads,
                     size_t computation_depth,
                     size_t stack_size,
                     bool reuse_thread) : scheduler(num_threads,
                                                    computation_depth,
                                                    stack_size,
                                                    reuse_thread,
                                                    base::mmap_stack_allocator{}) {}

scheduler::~scheduler() {
  terminate();
}
void scheduler::work_thread_main_loop() {
  auto &scheduler = thread_state::get().get_scheduler();
  while (true) {
    // Wait to be triggered
    scheduler.sync_barrier_.wait();

    // Check for shutdown
    if (scheduler.terminated_) {
      return;
    }

    scheduler.work_thread_work_section();

    // Sync back with main thread
    scheduler.sync_barrier_.wait();
  }
}

void scheduler::work_thread_work_section() {
  auto &my_state = thread_state::get();
  auto &my_task_manager = my_state.get_task_manager();

  auto const num_threads = my_state.get_scheduler().num_threads();

  if (my_state.get_thread_id() == 0) {
    // Main Thread, kick off by executing the user's main code block.
    main_thread_starter_function_->run();
  }

  unsigned int failed_steals = 0;
  while (!work_section_done_) {
    PLS_ASSERT(my_task_manager.check_task_chain(), "Must start stealing with a clean task chain.");

    // TODO: move steal routine into separate function
    const size_t target = my_state.get_rand() % num_threads;
    if (target == my_state.get_thread_id()) {
      continue;
    }

    auto &target_state = my_state.get_scheduler().thread_state_for(target);
    task *traded_task = target_state.get_task_manager().steal_task(my_task_manager);

    if (traded_task != nullptr) {
      // The stealing procedure correctly changed our chain and active task.
      // Now we need to perform the 'post steal' actions (manage resources and execute the stolen task).
      PLS_ASSERT(my_task_manager.check_task_chain_forward(&my_task_manager.get_active_task()),
                 "We are sole owner of this chain, it has to be valid!");

      // Move the traded in resource of this active task over to the stack of resources.
      auto *stolen_task = &my_task_manager.get_active_task();
      // Push the traded in resource on the resource stack to clear the traded_field for later steals/spawns.
      my_task_manager.push_resource_on_task(stolen_task, traded_task);

      auto optional_exchanged_task = external_trading_deque::get_trade_object(stolen_task);
      if (optional_exchanged_task) {
        // All good, we pushed the task over to the stack, nothing more to do
        PLS_ASSERT(*optional_exchanged_task == traded_task,
                   "We are currently executing this, no one else can put another task in this field!");
      } else {
        // The last other active thread took it as its spare resource...
        // ...remove our traded object from the stack again (it must be empty now and no one must access it anymore).
        auto current_root = stolen_task->resource_stack_root_.load();
        current_root.stamp++;
        current_root.value = 0;
        stolen_task->resource_stack_root_.store(current_root);
      }

      // Execute the stolen task by jumping to it's continuation.
      PLS_ASSERT(stolen_task->continuation_.valid(),
                 "A task that we can steal must have a valid continuation for us to start working.");
      stolen_task->is_synchronized_ = false;
      context_switcher::switch_context(std::move(stolen_task->continuation_));
      // We will continue execution in this line when we finished the stolen work.
      failed_steals = 0;
    } else {
      failed_steals++;
      if (failed_steals >= num_threads) {
        std::this_thread::yield();
      }
    }
  }
}

void scheduler::terminate() {
  if (terminated_) {
    return;
  }

  terminated_ = true;
  sync_barrier_.wait();

  for (unsigned int i = 0; i < num_threads_; i++) {
    if (reuse_thread_ && i == 0) {
      continue;
    }
    worker_threads_[i].join();
  }
}

void scheduler::sync() {
  thread_state::get().get_task_manager().sync();
}

}