AtomicMWMRQueue.hpp

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#ifndef ORO_CORELIB_ATOMIC_MWMR_QUEUE_HPP
#define ORO_CORELIB_ATOMIC_MWMR_QUEUE_HPP

#include "AtomicQueue.hpp"
#include "../os/CAS.hpp"
#include <utility>

namespace RTT
{
    namespace internal {
    template<class T>
    class AtomicMWMRQueue : public AtomicQueue<T>
    {
        const int _size;
        typedef T C;
        typedef volatile C* CachePtrType;
        typedef C* volatile CacheObjType;
        typedef C  ValueType;
        typedef C* PtrType;

        union SIndexes
        {
            unsigned long _value;
            unsigned short _index[2];
        };

        CachePtrType  _buf;

        volatile SIndexes _indxes;

        CachePtrType recover_r() const
        {
            // The implementation starts from the read pointer,
            // and wraps around until all fields were scanned.
            // As such, the out-of-order elements will at least
            // be returned in their relative order.
            SIndexes start;
            start._value = _indxes._value;
            unsigned short r = start._index[1];
            while( r != _size) {
                if (_buf[r])
                    return &_buf[r];
                ++r;
            }
            r = 0;
            while( r != start._index[1]) {
                if (_buf[r])
                    return &_buf[r];
                ++r;
            }
            return 0;
        }

        CachePtrType propose_w()
        {
            SIndexes oldval, newval;
            do {
                oldval._value = _indxes._value; /*Points to a free writable pointer.*/
                newval._value = oldval._value; /*Points to the next writable pointer.*/
                // check for full on a *Copy* of oldval:
                if ( (newval._index[0] == newval._index[1] - 1) || (newval._index[0] == newval._index[1] + _size - 1) )
                {
                    // note: in case of high contention, there might be existing empty fields
                    // in _buf that aren't used.
                    return 0;
                }
                ++newval._index[0];
                if ( newval._index[0] == _size )
                    newval._index[0] = 0;
                // if ptr is unchanged, replace it with newval.
            } while ( !os::CAS( &_indxes._value, oldval._value, newval._value) );

            // the returned field may contain data, in that case, the caller needs to retry.
            return &_buf[ oldval._index[0] ];
        }
        CachePtrType propose_r()
        {
            SIndexes oldval, newval;
            do {
                oldval._value = _indxes._value;
                newval._value = oldval._value;
                // check for empty on a *Copy* of oldval:
                if ( newval._index[0] == newval._index[1] )
                {
                    // seldom: R and W are indicating empty, but 'lost' fields
                    // are to be picked up. Return these
                    // that would have been read eventually after some writes.
                    return recover_r();
                }
                ++newval._index[1];
                if ( newval._index[1] == _size )
                    newval._index[1] = 0;

            } while ( !os::CAS( &_indxes._value, oldval._value, newval._value) );
            // the returned field may contain *no* data, in that case, the caller needs to retry.
            // as such r will advance until it hits a data sample or write pointer.
            return &_buf[oldval._index[1] ];
        }

        // non-copyable !
        AtomicMWMRQueue( const AtomicQueue<T>& );
    public:
        typedef typename AtomicQueue<T>::size_type size_type;

        AtomicMWMRQueue( unsigned int size )
            : _size(size+1)
        {
            _buf= new C[_size];
            this->clear();
        }

        ~AtomicMWMRQueue()
        {
            delete[] _buf;
        }

        bool isFull() const
        {
            // two cases where the queue is full :
            // if wptr is one behind rptr or if wptr is at end
            // and rptr at beginning.
            SIndexes val;
            val._value = _indxes._value;
            return val._index[0] == val._index[1] - 1 || val._index[0] == val._index[1] + _size - 1;
        }

        bool isEmpty() const
        {
            // empty if nothing to read.
            SIndexes val;
            val._value = _indxes._value;
            return val._index[0] == val._index[1] && recover_r() == 0;
        }

        size_type capacity() const
        {
            return _size -1;
        }

        size_type size() const
        {
            int c = 0, ret = 0;
            while (c != _size ) {
                if (_buf[c++] )
                    ++ret;
            }
            return ret;
            //int c = (_indxes._index[0] - _indxes._index[1]);
            //return c >= 0 ? c : c + _size;
        }

        bool enqueue(const T& value)
        {
            if ( value == 0 )
                return false;
            CachePtrType loc;
            C null = 0;
            do {
                loc = propose_w();
                if ( loc == 0 )
                    return false; //full
                // if loc contains a zero, write it, otherwise, re-try.
            } while( !os::CAS(loc, null, value));
            return true;
        }

        bool dequeue( T& result )
        {
            CachePtrType loc;
            C null = 0;
            do {
                loc = propose_r();
                if ( loc == 0 )
                    return false; // empty
                result = *loc;
                // if loc still contains result, clear it, otherwise, re-try.
            } while( result == 0 || !os::CAS(loc, result, null) );
            assert(result);
            return true;
        }

        const T front() const
        {
            return _buf[_indxes._index[1] ];
        }

        void clear()
        {
            for(int i = 0 ; i != _size; ++i) {
                _buf[i] = 0;
            }
            _indxes._value = 0;
        }

    };

}}

#endif