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//! Mutexes
use core::{fmt, hash};
use super::{
raw, raw_cfg, Cfg, LockMutexError, LockMutexTimeoutError, MarkConsistentMutexError,
QueryMutexError, TryLockMutexError, UnlockMutexError,
};
use crate::time::Duration;
pub use raw::MutexProtocol;
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
define_object! {
/// Represents a single mutex in a system.
///
#[doc = common_doc_owned_handle!()]
///
/// Mutexes are similar to binary semaphores (semaphores restricted to one
/// permit at maximum) but differ in some ways, such as the inclusion of a
/// mechanism for preventing unbounded priority inversion.
///
/// When a mutex is locked, it is considered to be owned by the task while the
/// lock is held and can only be unlocked by the same task. This also means that
/// a mutex cannot be locked (even with a non-blocking operation) in a
/// [non-task context], where there is no task to hold the mutex.
///
/// See [`r3::sync::mutex`] for a thread-safe container that uses this
/// `Mutex` internally to protect shared data from concurrent access.
///
/// <div class="admonition-follows"></div>
///
/// > **Relation to Other Specifications:** Present in many general-purpose and
/// > real-time operating systems.
///
/// [`RawMutexId`]: raw::KernelMutex::RawMutexId
/// [non-task context]: crate#contexts
// Intra-doc links can't refer to downstream crates [ref:downstream_intra_doc_link]
/// [`r3::sync::mutex`]: ../../r3/sync/mutex/index.html
///
/// # Examples
///
/// ```rust
/// #![feature(const_trait_impl)]
/// #![feature(const_mut_refs)]
/// use r3_core::kernel::{
/// LockMutexError, StaticMutex, MutexProtocol, Cfg, traits, prelude::*,
/// };
///
/// struct Objects<System: traits::KernelMutex> {
/// mutex: StaticMutex<System>,
/// }
///
/// const fn configure<C>(cfg: &mut Cfg<C>) -> Objects<C::System>
/// where
/// C: ~const traits::CfgMutex,
/// {
/// let mutex = StaticMutex::define()
/// .protocol(MutexProtocol::Ceiling(1))
/// .finish(cfg);
/// Objects { mutex }
/// }
///
/// fn hoge<System: traits::KernelMutex>(app: &Objects<System>) {
/// match app.mutex.lock() {
/// Ok(()) => {},
/// Err(LockMutexError::Abandoned) => {
/// app.mutex.mark_consistent().unwrap();
/// }
/// Err(e) => panic!("failed to lock the mutex: {e:?}"),
/// }
/// app.mutex.unlock().unwrap();
/// }
/// ```
///
/// # Robustness
///
/// If a task exits while holding a mutex, the mutex is considered to be
/// *abandoned*. An abandoned mutex can still be locked, but the lock function
/// will return `Err(Abandoned)`. **Note that the calling task will receive the
/// ownership of the mutex in this case.** The abandonment state will last until
/// [`Mutex::mark_consistent`] is called on the mutex.
///
/// When a task exits while holding more than one mutex, the order in which the
/// mutexes are abandoned is not specified.
///
/// <div class="admonition-follows"></div>
///
/// > <details>
/// > <summary>Relation to Other Specifications</summary>
/// >
/// > This behavior is based on robust mutexes from POSIX.1-2008
/// > (`PTHREAD_MUTEX_ROBUST`) with one difference:
/// > A mutex never falls into an irrecoverable state — [`Mutex::lock`] would
/// > repeatedly return `Err(Abandoned)` until [`Mutex::mark_consistent`] is
/// > called. This change reduces the internal state bits and the complexity of
/// > the internal logic not to punish normal usage too much. It also loosely
/// > imitates the poisoning semantics of `std::sync::Mutex`.
/// >
/// > A [Win32 mutex] incorporates a flag indicating if the mutex has been
/// > abandoned. An abandoned mutex can be locked as usual, but the wait
/// > function will return `WAIT_ABANDONED`. The flag is cleared automatically,
/// > i.e., unlike POSIX, an abandoned mutex doesn't have to be explicitly
/// > marked consistent.
/// >
/// > In μITRON4.0 and μT-Kernel, abandoned mutexes are implicitly unlocked.
/// >
/// > All of the other operating systems' behavior described above can be
/// > emulated by having a per-mutex flag and performing additional tasks in the
/// > API translation layer.
/// >
/// > </details>
///
/// [Win32 mutex]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sync/mutex-objects
/// [`Mutex::lock`]: MutexMethods::lock
/// [`Mutex::mark_consistent`]: MutexMethods::mark_consistent
///
/// <div class="admonition-follows"></div>
///
/// > <details>
/// > <summary>Rationale</summary>
/// >
/// > Every customization option brings an additional overhead.
/// > The overhead introduced by the robustness is likely to outweigh the
/// > overhead to provide choices. Therefore, we decided not to add an attribute
/// > to control the robustness.
/// >
/// > We desired a predictable behavior in as many cases a possible, which
/// > excludes the option of leaving the behavior undefined. Failing to unlock
/// > a mutex usually indicates a serious programming error. A future version of
/// > R3 might include functionality to terminate an arbitrary task,
/// > e.g., to respond to a fatal condition such as panicking and a bus error by
/// > containing the fault to the faulting task. In these cases, the data
/// > protected by an abandoned mutex may be left in an inconsistent state
/// > and should be restored to a consistent state before it can be safely
/// > accessed again. To ensure this recommendation is followed correctly
/// > (unless explicitly opted out), we decided to make the robustness the
/// > default behavior.
/// >
/// > </details>
///
/// # Locking Protocols
///
/// `Mutex` supports [the immediate priority ceiling protocol] to avoid
/// unbounded [priority inversion].
///
/// A locking protocol can be chosen by [`MutexDefiner::protocol`][].
/// Additional information can be found at [`MutexProtocol`][].
///
/// [the immediate priority ceiling protocol]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priority_ceiling_protocol
/// [priority inversion]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priority_inversion
///
/// <div class="admonition-follows"></div>
///
/// > <details>
/// > <summary>Relation to Other Specifications</summary>
/// >
/// > POSIX supports specifying a locking protocol by
/// > `pthread_mutexattr_setprotocol`. The following protocols are supported:
/// > `PTHREAD_PRIO_NONE` (none), `PTHREAD_PRIO_INHERIT`
/// > ([the priority inheritance protocol]), and `PTHREAD_PRIO_PROTECT` (the
/// > immediate priority ceiling protocol).
/// >
/// > μITRON4.0 supports both the priority inheritance protocol and the
/// > immediate priority ceiling protocol. It permits an implementation to
/// > adhere to the simplified priority control rule, which lowers a task's
/// > effective priority only when the task unlocks the last mutex lock held by
/// > the task.
/// >
/// > [Mutexes in ChibiOS/RT] implements the priority inheritance protocol.
/// > Unlock operations must always be performed in lock-reverse order. This
/// > restriction is required for an efficient implementation of the priority
/// > inheritance protocol.
/// >
/// > [Mutexes in ChibiOS/RT]: http://chibios.sourceforge.net/docs3/rt/group__mutexes.html
/// >
/// > Mutexes in the TOPPERS next generation and third generation kernels only
/// > support the immediate priority ceiling protocol. The third generation
/// > kernels further restrict the unlock order to be a lock-reverse order.
/// >
/// > The following table summaries the properties of mutexes in each operating
/// > system or operating system specification.
/// >
/// > | Specification | PI | PC | Unlock Order | Lower Priority |
/// > | ---------------- | --- | --- | ------------ | -------------- |
/// > | ChibiOS/RT | yes | no | lock-reverse | immediate |
/// > | FreeRTOS | yes | no | arbitrary | last mutex |
/// > | POSIX | yes | yes | arbitrary | immediate |
/// > | RTEMS | yes | yes | arbitrary | last mutex |
/// > | TOPPERS 3rd Gen | no | yes | lock-reverse | immediate |
/// > | TOPPERS Next Gen | no | yes | arbitrary | immediate |
/// > | VxWorks | yes | yes | arbitrary | ? |
/// > | μITRON4.0 | yes | yes | arbitrary | |
/// > | **R3** | no | yes | lock-reverse | immediate |
/// >
/// > - The **PI** column indicates the availability of
/// > [the priority inheritance protocol].
/// >
/// > - The **PC** column indicates the availability of the priority ceiling
/// > protocol.
/// >
/// > - The **Unlock Order** column indicates any restrictions imposed on
/// > the unlocking order.
/// >
/// > - The **Lower Priority** column indicates whether an owning task's
/// > priority may be lowered whenever it unlocks a mutex or only when it
/// > unlocks the last mutex held.
/// >
/// > </details>
///
/// [the priority inheritance protocol]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priority_inheritance
///
/// <div class="admonition-follows"></div>
///
/// > <details>
/// > <summary>Rationale</summary>
/// >
/// > There are numerous reasons that led to the decision not to implement the
/// > priority inheritance protocol.
/// >
/// > - We couldn't afford time to implement and test both protocols at this
/// > time.
/// > The entire project is at a prototyping stage, so we would better
/// > implement the other one when there is an actual need for it.
/// >
/// > - There are many arguments against using the priority inheritance
/// > protocol in real-time systems, although they are somewhat out-dated.
/// >
/// > Victor Yodaiken. “Against priority inheritance.” (2004):
/// >
/// > > The RTLinux core does not support priority inheritance for a simple
/// > > reason: priority inheritance is incompatible with reliable real-time
/// > > system design. Priority inheritance is neither efficient nor
/// > > reliable. Implementations are either incomplete (and unreliable) or
/// > > surprisingly complex and intrusive. In fact, the original academic
/// > > paper presenting priority inheritance \[3\] specifies (and “proves
/// > > correct”) an inheritance algorithm that is wrong. Worse, the basic
/// > > intent of the mechanism is to compensate for writing real-time
/// > > software without taking care of the interaction between priority and
/// > > mutual exclusion. All too often the result will be incorrect software
/// > > with errors that are hard to find during test.
/// >
/// > > Inheritance algorithms are complicated and easy to get wrong. In
/// > > practice putting priority inheritance into an operating system
/// > > increases the inversion delays produced by the operating system.
/// >
/// > > The VxWorks designers originally tried to evade the issue by having a
/// > > thread retain its highest inherited priority until it released all
/// > > locks — but this can cause unbounded inversion.
/// >
/// > Uresh Vahalia. *Unix Internals: The New Frontiers*. Prentice-Hall,
/// > 1996:
/// >
/// > > Priority inheritance reduces the amount of time a high-priority
/// > > process must block on resources held by lower-priority processes. The
/// > > worst-case delay, however, is still much greater than what is
/// > > acceptable for many real-time applications. One reason is that the
/// > > blocking chain can grow arbitrarily long.
/// >
/// > We decided to restrict the unlocking order to a lock-reverse order to
/// > minimize the cost of maintaining the list of mutexes held by a task.
/// >
/// > </details>
///
#[doc = include_str!("../common.md")]
pub struct Mutex<System: _>(System::RawMutexId);
/// Represents a single borrowed mutex in a system.
#[doc = include_str!("../common.md")]
pub struct MutexRef<System: raw::KernelMutex>(_);
pub type StaticMutex<System>;
pub trait MutexHandle {}
pub trait MutexMethods {}
}
impl<System: raw::KernelMutex> StaticMutex<System> {
/// Construct a `MutexDefiner` to define a mutex in [a
/// configuration function](crate#static-configuration).
pub const fn define() -> MutexDefiner<System> {
MutexDefiner::new()
}
}
/// The supported operations on [`MutexHandle`].
#[doc = include_str!("../common.md")]
pub trait MutexMethods: MutexHandle {
/// Get a flag indicating whether the mutex is currently locked.
#[inline]
fn is_locked(&self) -> Result<bool, QueryMutexError> {
// Safety: `Mutex` represents a permission to access the
// referenced object.
unsafe { <Self::System as raw::KernelMutex>::raw_mutex_is_locked(self.id()) }
}
/// Unlock the mutex.
///
/// Mutexes must be unlocked in a lock-reverse order, or this method may
/// return [`UnlockMutexError::BadObjectState`].
#[inline]
fn unlock(&self) -> Result<(), UnlockMutexError> {
// Safety: `Mutex` represents a permission to access the
// referenced object.
unsafe { <Self::System as raw::KernelMutex>::raw_mutex_unlock(self.id()) }
}
/// Acquire the mutex, blocking the current thread until it is able to do
/// so.
///
/// An [abandoned mutex] can still be locked, but this method will return
/// `Err(Abandoned)`. **Note that the current task will receive the
/// ownership of the mutex even in this case.**
///
/// [abandoned mutex]: #robustness
///
/// This system service may block. Therefore, calling this method is not
/// allowed in [a non-waitable context] and will return `Err(BadContext)`.
///
/// [a non-waitable context]: crate#contexts
#[inline]
fn lock(&self) -> Result<(), LockMutexError> {
// Safety: `Mutex` represents a permission to access the
// referenced object.
unsafe { <Self::System as raw::KernelMutex>::raw_mutex_lock(self.id()) }
}
/// [`lock`](Self::lock) with timeout.
#[inline]
fn lock_timeout(&self, timeout: Duration) -> Result<(), LockMutexTimeoutError> {
// Safety: `Mutex` represents a permission to access the
// referenced object.
unsafe { <Self::System as raw::KernelMutex>::raw_mutex_lock_timeout(self.id(), timeout) }
}
/// Non-blocking version of [`lock`](Self::lock). Returns
/// immediately with [`TryLockMutexError::Timeout`] if the unblocking
/// condition is not satisfied.
///
/// Note that unlike [`Semaphore::poll_one`], this operation is disallowed
/// in a non-task context because a mutex lock needs an owning task.
///
/// [`Semaphore::poll_one`]: crate::kernel::semaphore::SemaphoreMethods::poll_one
#[inline]
fn try_lock(&self) -> Result<(), TryLockMutexError> {
// Safety: `Mutex` represents a permission to access the
// referenced object.
unsafe { <Self::System as raw::KernelMutex>::raw_mutex_try_lock(self.id()) }
}
/// Mark the state protected by the mutex as consistent.
///
/// <div class="admonition-follows"></div>
///
/// > **Relation to Other Specifications:** Equivalent to
/// > `pthread_mutex_consistent` from POSIX.1-2008.
///
#[inline]
fn mark_consistent(&self) -> Result<(), MarkConsistentMutexError> {
// Safety: `Mutex` represents a permission to access the
// referenced object.
unsafe { <Self::System as raw::KernelMutex>::raw_mutex_mark_consistent(self.id()) }
}
}
impl<T: MutexHandle> MutexMethods for T {}
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
/// The definer (static builder) for [`MutexRef`][].
#[must_use = "must call `finish()` to complete registration"]
pub struct MutexDefiner<System> {
inner: raw_cfg::MutexDescriptor<System>,
}
impl<System: raw::KernelMutex> MutexDefiner<System> {
const fn new() -> Self {
Self {
inner: raw_cfg::MutexDescriptor {
phantom: core::marker::PhantomData,
protocol: MutexProtocol::None,
},
}
}
/// Specify the mutex's protocol. Defaults to `None` when unspecified.
pub const fn protocol(self, protocol: MutexProtocol) -> Self {
Self {
inner: raw_cfg::MutexDescriptor {
protocol,
..self.inner
},
}
}
/// Complete the definition of a mutex, returning a reference to the
/// mutex.
pub const fn finish<C: ~const raw_cfg::CfgMutex<System = System>>(
self,
c: &mut Cfg<C>,
) -> StaticMutex<System> {
let id = c.raw().mutex_define(self.inner, ());
unsafe { MutexRef::from_id(id) }
}
}