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/* Bug 23844: Test for pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock stalls.
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   Copyright (C) 2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
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   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
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   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
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   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
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   Lesser General Public License for more details.
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   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
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   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
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   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
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/* For a full analysis see comment:
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   https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23844#c14
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   Provided here for reference:
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   --- Analysis of pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock() stall ---
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   A read lock begins to execute.
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   In __pthread_rwlock_rdlock_full:
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   We can attempt a read lock, but find that the lock is
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   in a write phase (PTHREAD_RWLOCK_WRPHASE, or WP-bit
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   is set), and the lock is held by a primary writer
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   (PTHREAD_RWLOCK_WRLOCKED is set). In this case we must
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   wait for explicit hand over from the writer to us or
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   one of the other waiters. The read lock threads are
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   about to execute:
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   341   r = (atomic_fetch_add_acquire (&rwlock->__data.__readers,
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   342                                  (1 << PTHREAD_RWLOCK_READER_SHIFT))
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   343        + (1 << PTHREAD_RWLOCK_READER_SHIFT));
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   An unlock beings to execute.
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   Then in __pthread_rwlock_wrunlock:
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   547   unsigned int r = atomic_load_relaxed (&rwlock->__data.__readers);
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   ...
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   549   while (!atomic_compare_exchange_weak_release
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   550          (&rwlock->__data.__readers, &r,
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   551           ((r ^ PTHREAD_RWLOCK_WRLOCKED)
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   552            ^ ((r >> PTHREAD_RWLOCK_READER_SHIFT) == 0 ? 0
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   553               : PTHREAD_RWLOCK_WRPHASE))))
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   554     {
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   ...
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   556     }
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   We clear PTHREAD_RWLOCK_WRLOCKED, and if there are
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   no readers so we leave the lock in PTHRAD_RWLOCK_WRPHASE.
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   Back in the read lock.
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   The read lock adjusts __readres as above.
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   383   while ((r & PTHREAD_RWLOCK_WRPHASE) != 0
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   384          && (r & PTHREAD_RWLOCK_WRLOCKED) == 0)
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   385     {
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   ...
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   390       if (atomic_compare_exchange_weak_acquire (&rwlock->__data.__readers, &r,
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   391                                                 r ^ PTHREAD_RWLOCK_WRPHASE))
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   392         {
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   And then attemps to start the read phase.
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   Assume there happens to be a tryrdlock at this point, noting
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   that PTHREAD_RWLOCK_WRLOCKED is clear, and PTHREAD_RWLOCK_WRPHASE
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   is 1. So the try lock attemps to start the read phase.
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   In __pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock:
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    44       if ((r & PTHREAD_RWLOCK_WRPHASE) == 0)
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    45         {
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   ...
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    49           if (((r & PTHREAD_RWLOCK_WRLOCKED) != 0)
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    50               && (rwlock->__data.__flags
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    51                   == PTHREAD_RWLOCK_PREFER_WRITER_NONRECURSIVE_NP))
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    52             return EBUSY;
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    53           rnew = r + (1 << PTHREAD_RWLOCK_READER_SHIFT);
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    54         }
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   ...
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    89   while (!atomic_compare_exchange_weak_acquire (&rwlock->__data.__readers,
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    90       &r, rnew));
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   And succeeds.
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   Back in the write unlock:
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   557   if ((r >> PTHREAD_RWLOCK_READER_SHIFT) != 0)
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   558     {
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   ...
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   563       if ((atomic_exchange_relaxed (&rwlock->__data.__wrphase_futex, 0)
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   564            & PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FUTEX_USED) != 0)
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   565         futex_wake (&rwlock->__data.__wrphase_futex, INT_MAX, private);
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   566     }
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   We note that PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FUTEX_USED is non-zero
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   and don't wake anyone. This is OK because we handed
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   over to the trylock. It will be the trylock's responsibility
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   to wake any waiters.
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   Back in the read lock:
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   The read lock fails to install PTHRAD_REWLOCK_WRPHASE as 0 because
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   the __readers value was adjusted by the trylock, and so it falls through
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   to waiting on the lock for explicit handover from either a new writer
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   or a new reader.
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   448           int err = futex_abstimed_wait (&rwlock->__data.__wrphase_futex,
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   449                                          1 | PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FUTEX_USED,
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   450                                          abstime, private);
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   We use PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FUTEX_USED to indicate the futex
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   is in use.
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   At this point we have readers waiting on the read lock
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   to unlock. The wrlock is done. The trylock is finishing
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   the installation of the read phase.
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    92   if ((r & PTHREAD_RWLOCK_WRPHASE) != 0)
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    93     {
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   ...
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   105       atomic_store_relaxed (&rwlock->__data.__wrphase_futex, 0);
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   106     }
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   The trylock does note that we were the one that
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   installed the read phase, but the comments are not
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   correct, the execution ordering above shows that
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   readers might indeed be waiting, and they are.
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   The atomic_store_relaxed throws away PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FUTEX_USED,
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   and the waiting reader is never worken becuase as noted
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   above it is conditional on the futex being used.
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   The solution is for the trylock thread to inspect
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   PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FUTEX_USED and wake the waiting readers.
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   --- Analysis of pthread_rwlock_trywrlock() stall ---
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   A write lock begins to execute, takes the write lock,
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   and then releases the lock...
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   In pthread_rwlock_wrunlock():
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   547   unsigned int r = atomic_load_relaxed (&rwlock->__data.__readers);
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   ...
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   549   while (!atomic_compare_exchange_weak_release
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   550          (&rwlock->__data.__readers, &r,
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   551           ((r ^ PTHREAD_RWLOCK_WRLOCKED)
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   552            ^ ((r >> PTHREAD_RWLOCK_READER_SHIFT) == 0 ? 0
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   553               : PTHREAD_RWLOCK_WRPHASE))))
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   554     {
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   ...
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   556     }
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   ... leaving it in the write phase with zero readers
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   (the case where we leave the write phase in place
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   during a write unlock).
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   A write trylock begins to execute.
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   In __pthread_rwlock_trywrlock:
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    40   while (((r & PTHREAD_RWLOCK_WRLOCKED) == 0)
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    41       && (((r >> PTHREAD_RWLOCK_READER_SHIFT) == 0)
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    42           || (prefer_writer && ((r & PTHREAD_RWLOCK_WRPHASE) != 0))))
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    43     {
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   The lock is not locked.
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   There are no readers.
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    45       if (atomic_compare_exchange_weak_acquire (
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    46           &rwlock->__data.__readers, &r,
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    47           r | PTHREAD_RWLOCK_WRPHASE | PTHREAD_RWLOCK_WRLOCKED))
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   We atomically install the write phase and we take the
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   exclusive write lock.
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    48         {
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    49           atomic_store_relaxed (&rwlock->__data.__writers_futex, 1);
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   We get this far.
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   A reader lock begins to execute.
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   In pthread_rwlock_rdlock:
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   437   for (;;)
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   438     {
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   439       while (((wpf = atomic_load_relaxed (&rwlock->__data.__wrphase_futex))
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   440               | PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FUTEX_USED) == (1 | PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FUTEX_USED))
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   441         {
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   442           int private = __pthread_rwlock_get_private (rwlock);
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   443           if (((wpf & PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FUTEX_USED) == 0)
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   444               && (!atomic_compare_exchange_weak_relaxed
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   445                   (&rwlock->__data.__wrphase_futex,
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   446                    &wpf, wpf | PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FUTEX_USED)))
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   447             continue;
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   448           int err = futex_abstimed_wait (&rwlock->__data.__wrphase_futex,
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   449                                          1 | PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FUTEX_USED,
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   450                                          abstime, private);
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   We are in a write phase, so the while() on line 439 is true.
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   The value of wpf does not have PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FUTEX_USED set
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   since this is the first reader to lock.
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   The atomic operation sets wpf with PTHREAD_RELOCK_FUTEX_USED
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   on the expectation that this reader will be woken during
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   the handoff.
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   Back in pthread_rwlock_trywrlock:
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    50           atomic_store_relaxed (&rwlock->__data.__wrphase_futex, 1);
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    51           atomic_store_relaxed (&rwlock->__data.__cur_writer,
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    52               THREAD_GETMEM (THREAD_SELF, tid));
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    53           return 0;
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    54         }
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   ...
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    57     }
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   We write 1 to __wrphase_futex discarding PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FUTEX_USED,
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   and so in the unlock we will not awaken the waiting reader.
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   The solution to this is to realize that if we did not start the write
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   phase we need not write 1 or any other value to __wrphase_futex.
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   This ensures that any readers (which saw __wrphase_futex != 0) can
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   set PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FUTEX_USED and this can be used at unlock to
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   wake them.
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   If we installed the write phase then all other readers are looping
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   here:
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   In __pthread_rwlock_rdlock_full:
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   437   for (;;)
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   438     {
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   439       while (((wpf = atomic_load_relaxed (&rwlock->__data.__wrphase_futex))
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   440               | PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FUTEX_USED) == (1 | PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FUTEX_USED))
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   441         {
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   ...
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   508     }
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   waiting for the write phase to be installed or removed before they
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   can begin waiting on __wrphase_futex (part of the algorithm), or
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   taking a concurrent read lock, and thus we can safely write 1 to
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   __wrphase_futex.
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   If we did not install the write phase then the readers may already
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   be waiting on the futex, the original writer wrote 1 to __wrphase_futex
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   as part of starting the write phase, and we cannot also write 1
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   without loosing the PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FUTEX_USED bit.
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   ---
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   Summary for the pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock() stall:
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   The stall is caused by pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock failing to check
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   that PTHREAD_RWLOCK_FUTEX_USED is set in the __wrphase_futex futex
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   and then waking the futex.
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   The fix for bug 23844 ensures that waiters on __wrphase_futex are
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   correctly woken.  Before the fix the test stalls as readers can
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   wait forever on __wrphase_futex.  */
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#include <stdio.h>
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#include <stdlib.h>
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#include <unistd.h>
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#include <pthread.h>
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#include <support/xthread.h>
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#include <errno.h>
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/* We need only one lock to reproduce the issue. We will need multiple
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   threads to get the exact case where we have a read, try, and unlock
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   all interleaving to produce the case where the readers are waiting
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   and the try fails to wake them.  */
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pthread_rwlock_t onelock;
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/* The number of threads is arbitrary but empirically chosen to have
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   enough threads that we see the condition where waiting readers are
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   not woken by a successful tryrdlock.  */
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#define NTHREADS 32
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_Atomic int do_exit;
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void *
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run_loop (void *arg)
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{
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  int i = 0, ret;
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  while (!do_exit)
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    {
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      /* Arbitrarily choose if we are the writer or reader.  Choose a
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	 high enough ratio of readers to writers to make it likely
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	 that readers block (and eventually are susceptable to
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	 stalling).
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         If we are a writer, take the write lock, and then unlock.
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	 If we are a reader, try the lock, then lock, then unlock.  */
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      if ((i % 8) != 0)
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	xpthread_rwlock_wrlock (&onelock);
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      else
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	{
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	  if ((ret = pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock (&onelock)) != 0)
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	    {
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	      if (ret == EBUSY)
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		xpthread_rwlock_rdlock (&onelock);
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	      else
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		exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
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	    }
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	}
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      /* Thread does some work and then unlocks.  */
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      xpthread_rwlock_unlock (&onelock);
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      i++;
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    }
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  return NULL;
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}
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int
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do_test (void)
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{
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  int i;
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  pthread_t tids[NTHREADS];
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  xpthread_rwlock_init (&onelock, NULL);
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  for (i = 0; i < NTHREADS; i++)
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    tids[i] = xpthread_create (NULL, run_loop, NULL);
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  /* Run for some amount of time.  Empirically speaking exercising
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     the stall via pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock is much harder, and on
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     a 3.5GHz 4 core x86_64 VM system it takes somewhere around
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     20-200s to stall, approaching 100% stall past 200s.  We can't
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     wait that long for a regression test so we just test for 20s,
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     and expect the stall to happen with a 5-10% chance (enough for
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     developers to see).  */
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  sleep (20);
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  /* Then exit.  */
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  printf ("INFO: Exiting...\n");
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  do_exit = 1;
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  /* If any readers stalled then we will timeout waiting for them.  */
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  for (i = 0; i < NTHREADS; i++)
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    xpthread_join (tids[i]);
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  printf ("INFO: Done.\n");
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  xpthread_rwlock_destroy (&onelock);
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  printf ("PASS: No pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock stalls detected.\n");
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  return 0;
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}
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#define TIMEOUT 30
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#include <support/test-driver.c>