lovr-ODE/include/ode/threading_impl.h

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/*
 *  A threading implementation built into ODE for those who does not care to 
 *  or can't implement an own one.
 */

#ifndef _ODE_THREADING_IMPL_H_
#define _ODE_THREADING_IMPL_H_


#include <ode/odeconfig.h>
#include <ode/threading.h>


#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif


struct dxThreadingThreadPool;
typedef struct dxThreadingThreadPool *dThreadingThreadPoolID;


/**
 * @brief Allocates built-in multi-threaded threading implementation object.
 *
 * A multi-threaded implementation is a type of implementation that has to be 
 * served with a thread pool. The thread pool can be either the built-in ODE object
 * or set of external threads that dedicate themselves to this purpose and stay
 * in ODE until implementation releases them.
 * 
 * @returns ID of object allocated or NULL on failure
 * 
 * @ingroup threading
 * @see dThreadingThreadPoolServeMultiThreadedImplementation
 * @see dExternalThreadingServeMultiThreadedImplementation
 * @see dThreadingFreeImplementation
 */
ODE_API dThreadingImplementationID dThreadingAllocateMultiThreadedImplementation();

/**
 * @brief Retrieves the functions record of a built-in threading implementation.
 *
 * The implementation can be the one allocated by ODE (from @c dThreadingAllocateMultiThreadedImplementation). 
 * Do not use this function with self-made custom implementations - 
 * they should be bundled with their own set of functions.
 * 
 * @param impl Threading implementation ID
 * @returns Pointer to associated functions structure
 * 
 * @ingroup threading
 * @see dThreadingAllocateMultiThreadedImplementation
 */
ODE_API const dThreadingFunctionsInfo *dThreadingImplementationGetFunctions(dThreadingImplementationID impl);

/**
 * @brief Requests a built-in implementation to release threads serving it.
 *
 * The function unblocks threads employed in implementation serving and lets them 
 * return to from where they originate. It's the responsibility of external code 
 * to make sure all the calls to ODE that might be dependent on given threading 
 * implementation object had already returned before this call is made. If threading 
 * implementation is still processing some posted calls while this function is 
 * invoked the behavior is implementation dependent.
 *
 * This call is to be used to request the threads to be released before waiting 
 * for them in host pool or before waiting for them to exit. Implementation object 
 * must not be destroyed before it is known that all the serving threads have already 
 * returned from it. If implementation needs to be reused after this function is called
 * and all the threads have exited from it a call to @c dThreadingImplementationCleanupForRestart
 * must be made to restore internal state of the object.
 *
 * If this function is called for self-threaded built-in threading implementation
 * the call has no effect.
 * 
 * @param impl Threading implementation ID
 * 
 * @ingroup threading
 * @see dThreadingAllocateMultiThreadedImplementation
 * @see dThreadingImplementationCleanupForRestart
 */
ODE_API void dThreadingImplementationShutdownProcessing(dThreadingImplementationID impl);

/**
 * @brief Restores built-in implementation's state to let it be reused after shutdown.
 *
 * If a multi-threaded built-in implementation needs to be reused after a call
 * to @c dThreadingImplementationShutdownProcessing this call is to be made to 
 * restore object's internal state. After that the implementation can be served again.
 *
 * If this function is called for self-threaded built-in threading implementation
 * the call has no effect.
 * 
 * @param impl Threading implementation ID
 * 
 * @ingroup threading
 * @see dThreadingAllocateMultiThreadedImplementation
 * @see dThreadingImplementationShutdownProcessing
 */
ODE_API void dThreadingImplementationCleanupForRestart(dThreadingImplementationID impl);

/**
 * @brief Deletes an instance of built-in threading implementation.
 *
 * @warning A care must be taken to make sure the implementation is unassigned
 * from all the objects it was assigned to and that there are no more threads 
 * serving it before attempting to call this function.
 *
 * @param impl Threading implementation ID
 * 
 * @ingroup threading
 * @see dThreadingAllocateMultiThreadedImplementation
 */
ODE_API void dThreadingFreeImplementation(dThreadingImplementationID impl);


typedef void (dThreadReadyToServeCallback)(void *callback_context);

/**
 * @brief An entry point for external threads that would like to serve a built-in 
 * threading implementation object.
 *
 * A thread that calls this function remains blocked in ODE and serves implementation
 * object @p impl until being released with @c dThreadingImplementationShutdownProcessing call.
 * This function can be used to provide external threads instead of ODE's built-in
 * thread pools.
 *
 * The optional callback @readiness_callback is called after the thread has reached 
 * and has registered within the implementation. The implementation should not 
 * be used until all dedicated threads register within it as otherwise it will not
 * have accurate view of the execution resources available.
 *
 * @param impl Threading implementation ID
 * @param readiness_callback Optional readiness callback to be called after thread enters the implementation
 * @param callback_context A value to be passed as parameter to readiness callback
 * 
 * @ingroup threading
 * @see dThreadingAllocateMultiThreadedImplementation
 * @see dThreadingImplementationShutdownProcessing
 */
ODE_API void dExternalThreadingServeMultiThreadedImplementation(dThreadingImplementationID impl, 
  dThreadReadyToServeCallback *readiness_callback/*=NULL*/, void *callback_context/*=NULL*/);


/**
 * @brief Creates an instance of built-in thread pool object that can be used to serve
 * multi-threaded threading implementations.
 *
 * The threads allocated inherit priority of caller thread. Their affinity is not
 * explicitly adjusted and gets the value the system assigns by default. Threads 
 * have their stack memory fully committed immediately on start. On POSIX platforms 
 * threads are started with all the possible signals blocked. Threads execute 
 * calls to @c dAllocateODEDataForThread with @p ode_data_allocate_flags 
 * on initialization.
 *
 * On POSIX platforms this function must be called with signals masked 
 * or other measures must be taken to prevent reception of signals by calling thread 
 * for the duration of the call.
 * 
 * @param thread_count Number of threads to start in pool
 * @param stack_size Size of stack to be used for every thread or 0 for system default value
 * @param ode_data_allocate_flags Flags to be passed to @c dAllocateODEDataForThread on behalf of each thread
 * @returns ID of object allocated or NULL on failure
 *
 * @ingroup threading
 * @see dThreadingAllocateMultiThreadedImplementation
 * @see dThreadingImplementationShutdownProcessing
 * @see dThreadingFreeThreadPool
 */
ODE_API dThreadingThreadPoolID dThreadingAllocateThreadPool(unsigned thread_count, 
  size_t stack_size, unsigned int ode_data_allocate_flags, void *reserved/*=NULL*/);

/**
 * @brief Commands an instance of built-in thread pool to serve a built-in multi-threaded 
 * threading implementation.
 *
 * A pool can only serve one threading implementation at a time. 
 * Call @c dThreadingImplementationShutdownProcessing to release pool threads 
 * from implementation serving and make them idle. Pool threads must be released 
 * from any implementations before pool is attempted to be deleted.
 *
 * This function waits for threads to register within implementation before returning.
 * So, after the function call exits the implementation can be used immediately.
 * 
 * @param pool Thread pool ID to serve the implementation
 * @param impl Implementation ID of implementation to be served
 *
 * @ingroup threading
 * @see dThreadingAllocateThreadPool
 * @see dThreadingAllocateMultiThreadedImplementation
 * @see dThreadingImplementationShutdownProcessing
 */
ODE_API void dThreadingThreadPoolServeMultiThreadedImplementation(dThreadingThreadPoolID pool, dThreadingImplementationID impl);

/**
 * @brief Waits until all pool threads are released from threading implementation 
 * they might be serving.
 *
 * The function can be used after a call to @c dThreadingImplementationShutdownProcessing
 * to make sure all the threads have already been released by threading implementation 
 * and it can be deleted or it can be cleaned up for restart and served by another pool
 * or this pool's threads can be used to serve another threading implementation.
 *
 * Note that is it not necessary to call this function before pool destruction
 * since @c dThreadingFreeThreadPool performs similar wait operation implicitly on its own.
 * 
 * It is OK to call this function even if pool was not serving any threading implementation
 * in which case the call exits immediately with minimal delay.
 * 
 * @param pool Thread pool ID to wait for
 *
 * @ingroup threading
 * @see dThreadingAllocateThreadPool
 * @see dThreadingImplementationShutdownProcessing
 * @see dThreadingFreeThreadPool
 */
ODE_API void dThreadingThreadPoolWaitIdleState(dThreadingThreadPoolID pool);

/**
 * @brief Deletes a built-in thread pool instance.
 *
 * The pool threads must be released from any implementations they might be serving
 * before this function is called. Otherwise the call is going to block 
 * and wait until pool's threads return.
 * 
 * @param pool Thread pool ID to delete
 *
 * @ingroup threading
 * @see dThreadingAllocateThreadPool
 * @see dThreadingImplementationShutdownProcessing
 */
ODE_API void dThreadingFreeThreadPool(dThreadingThreadPoolID pool);


#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif /* #ifndef _ODE_THREADING_IMPL_H_ */