urho3d/Source/Engine/Core/WorkQueue.h

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#pragma once

#include "List.h"
#include "Mutex.h"
#include "Object.h"

namespace Urho3D
{

/// Work item completed event.
EVENT(E_WORKITEMCOMPLETED, WorkItemCompleted)
{
    PARAM(P_ITEM, Item);                        // WorkItem ptr
}

class WorkerThread;

/// Work queue item.
struct WorkItem : public RefCounted
{
    friend class WorkQueue;

public:
    // Construct
    WorkItem() :
        priority_(0),
        sendEvent_(false),
        completed_(false),
        pooled_(false)
    {
    }
    
    /// Work function. Called with the work item and thread index (0 = main thread) as parameters.
    void (*workFunction_)(const WorkItem*, unsigned);
    /// Data start pointer.
    void* start_;
    /// Data end pointer.
    void* end_;
    /// Auxiliary data pointer.
    void* aux_;
    /// Priority. Higher value = will be completed first.
    unsigned priority_;
    /// Whether to send event on completion.
    bool sendEvent_;
    /// Completed flag.
    volatile bool completed_;

private:
    bool pooled_;
};

/// Work queue subsystem for multithreading.
class URHO3D_API WorkQueue : public Object
{
    OBJECT(WorkQueue);
    
    friend class WorkerThread;
    
public:
    /// Construct.
    WorkQueue(Context* context);
    /// Destruct.
    ~WorkQueue();
    
    /// Create worker threads. Can only be called once.
    void CreateThreads(unsigned numThreads);
    /// Get pointer to an usable WorkItem from the item pool. Allocate one if no more free items.
    SharedPtr<WorkItem> GetFreeItem();
    /// Add a work item and resume worker threads.
    void AddWorkItem(SharedPtr<WorkItem> item);
    /// Pause worker threads.
    void Pause();
    /// Resume worker threads.
    void Resume();
    /// Finish all queued work which has at least the specified priority. Main thread will also execute priority work. Pause worker threads if no more work remains.
    void Complete(unsigned priority);
    /// Set the pool telerance before it starts deleting pool items.
    void SetTolerance(int tolerance) { tolerance_ = tolerance; }
    /// Set how many milliseconds maximum per frame to spend on low-priority work, when there are no worker threads.
    void SetNonThreadedWorkMs(int ms) { maxNonThreadedWorkMs_ = Max(ms, 1); }
    
    /// Return number of worker threads.
    unsigned GetNumThreads() const { return threads_.Size(); }
    /// Return whether all work with at least the specified priority is finished.
    bool IsCompleted(unsigned priority) const;
    /// Return the pool tolerance.
    int GetTolerance() const { return tolerance_; }
    /// Return how many milliseconds maximum to spend on non-threaded low-priority work.
    int GetNonThreadedWorkMs() const { return maxNonThreadedWorkMs_; }
    
private:
    /// Process work items until shut down. Called by the worker threads.
    void ProcessItems(unsigned threadIndex);
    /// Purge completed work items which have at least the specified priority, and send completion events as necessary.
    void PurgeCompleted(unsigned priority);
    /// Purge the pool to reduce allocation where its unneeded.
    void PurgePool();
    /// Handle frame start event. Purge completed work from the main thread queue, and perform work if no threads at all.
    void HandleBeginFrame(StringHash eventType, VariantMap& eventData);
    
    /// Worker threads.
    Vector<SharedPtr<WorkerThread> > threads_;
    /// Work item pool for reuse to cut down on allocation. The bool is a flag for item pooling and whether it is available or not.
    List<SharedPtr<WorkItem> > poolItems_;
    /// Work item collection. Accessed only by the main thread.
    List<SharedPtr<WorkItem> > workItems_;
    /// Work item prioritized queue for worker threads. Pointers are guaranteed to be valid (point to workItems.)
    List<WorkItem*> queue_;
    /// Worker queue mutex.
    Mutex queueMutex_;
    /// Shutting down flag.
    volatile bool shutDown_;
    /// Pausing flag. Indicates the worker threads should not contend for the queue mutex.
    volatile bool pausing_;
    /// Paused flag. Indicates the queue mutex being locked to prevent worker threads using up CPU time.
    bool paused_;
    /// Tolerance for the shared pool before it begins to deallocate.
    int tolerance_;
    /// Last size of the shared pool.
    unsigned lastSize_;
    /// Maximum milliseconds per frame to spend on low-priority work, when there are no worker threads.
    int maxNonThreadedWorkMs_;
};

}