people/birkenfeld.toml


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name = "Georg Brandl"
github = "birkenfeld"
github-id = 144359
email = "georg@python.org"
//! Core task module.
//!
//! # Safety
//!
//! The functions in this module are private to the `task` module. All of them
//! should be considered `unsafe` to use, but are not marked as such since it
//! would be too noisy.
//!
//! Make sure to consult the relevant safety section of each function before
//! use.

use crate::loom::cell::UnsafeCell;
use crate::runtime::task::raw::{self, Vtable};
use crate::runtime::task::state::State;
use crate::runtime::task::waker::waker_ref;
use crate::runtime::task::{Notified, Schedule, Task};
use crate::util::linked_list;

use std::future::Future;
use std::pin::Pin;
use std::ptr::NonNull;
use std::task::{Context, Poll, Waker};

/// The task cell. Contains the components of the task.
///
/// It is critical for `Header` to be the first field as the task structure will
/// be referenced by both *mut Cell and *mut Header.
#[repr(C)]
pub(super) struct Cell<T: Future, S> {
    /// Hot task state data
    pub(super) header: Header,

    /// Either the future or output, depending on the execution stage.
    pub(super) core: Core<T, S>,

    /// Cold data
    pub(super) trailer: Trailer,
}

/// The core of the task.
///
/// Holds the future or output, depending on the stage of execution.
pub(super) struct Core<T: Future, S> {
    /// Scheduler used to drive this future
    pub(super) scheduler: UnsafeCell<Option<S>>,

    /// Either the future or the output
    pub(super) stage: UnsafeCell<Stage<T>>,
}

/// Crate public as this is also needed by the pool.
#[repr(C)]
pub(crate) struct Header {
    /// Task state
    pub(super) state: State,

    pub(crate) owned: UnsafeCell<linked_list::Pointers<Header>>,

    /// Pointer to next task, used with the injection queue
    pub(crate) queue_next: UnsafeCell<Option<NonNull<Header>>>,

    /// Pointer to the next task in the transfer stack
    pub(super) stack_next: UnsafeCell<Option<NonNull<Header>>>,

    /// Table of function pointers for executing actions on the task.
    pub(super) vtable: &'static Vtable,
}

unsafe impl Send for Header {}
unsafe impl Sync for Header {}

/// Cold data is stored after the future.
pub(super) struct Trailer {
    /// Consumer task waiting on completion of this task.
    pub(super) waker: UnsafeCell<Option<Waker>>,
}

/// Either the future or the output.
pub(super) enum Stage<T: Future> {
    Running(T),
    Finished(super::Result<T::Output>),
    Consumed,
}

impl<T: Future, S: Schedule> Cell<T, S> {
    /// Allocates a new task cell, containing the header, trailer, and core
    /// structures.
    pub(super) fn new(future: T, state: State) -> Box<Cell<T, S>> {
        Box::new(Cell {
            header: Header {
                state,
                owned: UnsafeCell::new(linked_list::Pointers::new()),
                queue_next: UnsafeCell::new(None),
                stack_next: UnsafeCell::new(None),
                vtable: raw::vtable::<T, S>(),
            },
            core: Core {
                scheduler: UnsafeCell::new(None),
                stage: UnsafeCell::new(Stage::Running(future)),
            },
            trailer: Trailer {
                waker: UnsafeCell::new(None),
            },
        })
    }
}

impl<T: Future, S: Schedule> Core<T, S> {
    /// Bind a scheduler to the task.
    ///
    /// This only happens on the first poll and must be preceeded by a call to
    /// `is_bound` to determine if binding is appropriate or not.
    ///
    /// # Safety
    ///
    /// Binding must not be done concurrently since it will mutate the task
    /// core through a shared reference.
    pub(super) fn bind_scheduler(&self, task: Task<S>) {
        // This function may be called concurrently, but the __first__ time it
        // is called, the caller has unique access to this field. All subsequent
        // concurrent calls will be via the `Waker`, which will "happens after"
        // the first poll.
        //
        // In other words, it is always safe to read the field and it is safe to
        // write to the field when it is `None`.
        debug_assert!(!self.is_bound());

        // Bind the task to the scheduler
        let scheduler = S::bind(task);

        // Safety: As `scheduler` is not set, this is the first poll
        self.scheduler.with_mut(|ptr| unsafe {
            *ptr = Some(scheduler);
        });
    }

    /// Returns true if the task is bound to a scheduler.
    pub(super) fn is_bound(&self) -> bool {
        // Safety: never called concurrently w/ a mutation.
        self.scheduler.with(|ptr| unsafe { (*ptr).is_some() })
    }

    /// Poll the future
    ///
    /// # Safety
    ///
    /// The caller must ensure it is safe to mutate the `state` field. This
    /// requires ensuring mutal exclusion between any concurrent thread that
    /// might modify the future or output field.
    ///
    /// The mutual exclusion is implemented by `Harness` and the `Lifecycle`
    /// component of the task state.
    ///
    /// `self` must also be pinned. This is handled by storing the task on the
    /// heap.
    pub(super) fn poll(&self, header: &Header) -> Poll<T::Output> {
        let res = {
            self.stage.with_mut(|ptr| {
                // Safety: The caller ensures mutual exclusion to the field.
                let future = match unsafe { &mut *ptr } {
                    Stage::Running(future) => future,
                    _ => unreachable!("unexpected stage"),
                };

                // Safety: The caller ensures the future is pinned.
                let future = unsafe { Pin::new_unchecked(future) };

                // The waker passed into the `poll` function does not require a ref
                // count increment.
                let waker_ref = waker_ref::<T, S>(header);
                let mut cx = Context::from_waker(&*waker_ref);

                future.poll(&mut cx)
            })
        };

        if res.is_ready() {
            self.drop_future_or_output();
        }

        res
    }

    /// Drop the future
    ///
    /// # Safety
    ///
    /// The caller must ensure it is safe to mutate the `stage` field.
    pub(super) fn drop_future_or_output(&self) {
        self.stage.with_mut(|ptr| {
            // Safety: The caller ensures mutal exclusion to the field.
            unsafe { *ptr = Stage::Consumed };
        });
    }

    /// Store the task output
    ///
    /// # Safety
    ///
    /// The caller must ensure it is safe to mutate the `stage` field.
    pub(super) fn store_output(&self, output: super::Result<T::Output>) {
        self.stage.with_mut(|ptr| {
            // Safety: the caller ensures mutual exclusion to the field.
            unsafe { *ptr = Stage::Finished(output) };
        });
    }

    /// Take the task output
    ///
    /// # Safety
    ///
    /// The caller must ensure it is safe to mutate the `stage` field.
    pub(super) fn take_output(&self) -> super::Result<T::Output> {
        use std::mem;

        self.stage.with_mut(|ptr| {
            // Safety:: the caller ensures mutal exclusion to the field.
            match mem::replace(unsafe { &mut *ptr }, Stage::Consumed) {
                Stage::Finished(output) => output,
                _ => panic!("unexpected task state"),
            }
        })
    }

    /// Schedule the future for execution
    pub(super) fn schedule(&self, task: Notified<S>) {
        self.scheduler.with(|ptr| {
            // Safety: Can only be called after initial `poll`, which is the
            // only time the field is mutated.
            match unsafe { &*ptr } {
                Some(scheduler) => scheduler.schedule(task),
                None => panic!("no scheduler set"),
            }
        });
    }

    /// Schedule the future for execution in the near future, yielding the
    /// thread to other tasks.
    pub(super) fn yield_now(&self, task: Notified<S>) {
        self.scheduler.with(|ptr| {
            // Safety: Can only be called after initial `poll`, which is the
            // only time the field is mutated.
            match unsafe { &*ptr } {
                Some(scheduler) => scheduler.yield_now(task),
                None => panic!("no scheduler set"),
            }
        });
    }

    /// Release the task
    ///
    /// If the `Scheduler` implementation is able to, it returns the `Task`
    /// handle immediately. The caller of this function will batch a ref-dec
    /// with a state change.
    pub(super) fn release(&self, task: Task<S>) -> Option<Task<S>> {
        use std::mem::ManuallyDrop;

        let task = ManuallyDrop::new(task);

        self.scheduler.with(|ptr| {
            // Safety: Can only be called after initial `poll`, which is the
            // only time the field is mutated.
            match unsafe { &*ptr } {
                Some(scheduler) => scheduler.release(&*task),
                // Task was never polled
                None => None,
            }
        })
    }
}

cfg_rt_multi_thread! {
    impl Header {
        pub(crate) fn shutdown(&self) {
            use crate::runtime::task::RawTask;

            let task = unsafe { RawTask::from_raw(self.into()) };
            task.shutdown();
        }
    }
}

#[test]
#[cfg(not(loom))]
fn header_lte_cache_line() {
    use std::mem::size_of;

    assert!(size_of::<Header>() <= 8 * size_of::<*const ()>());
}