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/*****************************************************************************
* *
* S P I N L O C K *
* *
*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*
* Beschreibung: Implementierung eines Spinlocks mithilfe der cmpxchg *
* Instruktion. *
* *
* Autor: Michael Schoettner, 2.2.2018 *
*****************************************************************************/
#include "lib/SpinLock.h"
/*****************************************************************************
* Methode: CAS *
*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*
* Parameter: *ptr Adresse der Variable des Locks *
* old Wert gegen den verglichen wird *
* _new Wert der gesetzt werden soll *
* *
* Beschreibung: Semantik der Funktion CAS = Cmompare & Swap: *
* if old == *ptr then *
* *ptr := _new *
* return prev *
*****************************************************************************/
static inline unsigned long CAS(const unsigned long* ptr) {
unsigned long prev;
/*
AT&T/UNIX assembly syntax
The 'volatile' keyword after 'asm' indicates that the instruction
has important side-effects. GCC will not delete a volatile asm if
sit is reachable.
*/
asm volatile("lock;" // prevent race conditions with other cores
"cmpxchg %1, %2;" // %1 = _new; %2 = *ptr
// constraints
: "=a"(prev) // output: =a: RAX -> prev (%0))
: "r"(1), "m"(*ptr), "a"(0) // input = %1, %2, %3 (r=register, m=memory, a=accumlator = eax
: "memory"); // ensures assembly block will not be moved by gcc
return prev; // return pointer instead of prev to prevent unnecessary second call
}
/*****************************************************************************
* Methode: SpinLock::acquire *
*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*
* Beschreibung: Lock belegen. *
*****************************************************************************/
void SpinLock::acquire() {
// If lock == 0 the SpinLock can be aquired without waiting
// If lock == 1 the while loop blocks until aquired
while (CAS(ptr) != 0) {}
}
/*****************************************************************************
* Methode: SpinLock::release *
*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*
* Beschreibung: Lock freigeben. *
*****************************************************************************/
void SpinLock::release() {
lock = 0;
}