// Copyright Nat Goodspeed 2014. // Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. // (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at // http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) #include #include #include #include //[priority_props class priority_props : public boost::fibers::fiber_properties { public: priority_props( boost::fibers::fiber_context * p): fiber_properties( p), /*< Your subclass constructor must accept a [^[class_link fiber_context]*] and pass it to the `fiber_properties` constructor. >*/ priority_( 0) { } int get_priority() const { return priority_; /*< Provide read access methods at your own discretion. >*/ } // Call this method to alter priority, because we must notify // priority_scheduler of any change. void set_priority( int p) { /*< It's important to call notify() on any change in a property that can affect the scheduler's behavior. Therefore, such modifications should only be performed through an access method. >*/ // Of course, it's only worth reshuffling the queue and all if we're // actually changing the priority. if ( p != priority_) { priority_ = p; notify(); } } // The fiber name of course is solely for purposes of this example // program; it has nothing to do with implementing scheduler priority. // This is a public data member -- not requiring set/get access methods -- // because we need not inform the scheduler of any change. std::string name; /*< A property that does not affect the scheduler does not need access methods. >*/ private: int priority_; }; //] //[priority_scheduler class priority_scheduler : public boost::fibers::sched_algorithm_with_properties< priority_props > { private: // Much as we would like, we don't use std::priority_queue because it // doesn't appear to provide any way to alter the priority (and hence // queue position) of a particular item. boost::fibers::fiber_context * head_; public: priority_scheduler() : head_( nullptr) { } // For a subclass of sched_algorithm_with_properties<>, it's important to // override the correct awakened() overload. /*<< You must override the [member_link sched_algorithm_with_properties..awakened] method. This is how your scheduler receives notification of a fiber that has become ready to run. >>*/ virtual void awakened( boost::fibers::fiber_context * f, priority_props & props) { int f_priority = props.get_priority(); /*< `props` is the instance of priority_props associated with the passed fiber `f`. >*/ // With this scheduler, fibers with higher priority values are // preferred over fibers with lower priority values. But fibers with // equal priority values are processed in round-robin fashion. So when // we're handed a new fiber_base, put it at the end of the fibers with // that same priority. In other words: search for the first fiber in // the queue with LOWER priority, and insert before that one. boost::fibers::fiber_context ** fp = & head_; for ( ; * fp; fp = & ( * fp)->nxt) if ( properties( * fp).get_priority() < f_priority) { /*< Use the [member_link sched_algorithm_with_properties..properties] method to access properties for any ['other] fiber. >*/ break; } // It doesn't matter whether we hit the end of the list or found // another fiber with lower priority. Either way, insert f here. f->nxt = * fp; /*< Note use of the [data_member_link fiber_context..nxt] member. >*/ * fp = f; //<- std::cout << "awakened(" << props.name << "): "; describe_ready_queue(); //-> } /*<< You must override the [member_link sched_algorithm_with_properties..pick_next] method. This is how your scheduler actually advises the fiber manager of the next fiber to run. >>*/ virtual boost::fibers::fiber_context* pick_next() { // if ready queue is empty, just tell caller if (! head_) return nullptr; // Here we have at least one ready fiber. Unlink and return that. boost::fibers::fiber_context* f = head_; head_ = f->nxt; f->nxt = nullptr; //<- std::cout << "pick_next() resuming " << properties(f).name << ": "; describe_ready_queue(); //-> return f; } /*<< You must override [member_link sched_algorithm_with_properties..ready_fibers] to inform the fiber manager of the size of your ready queue. >>*/ virtual std::size_t ready_fibers() const noexcept { std::size_t count = 0; for (boost::fibers::fiber_context* f = head_; f; f=f->nxt) { ++count; } return count; } /*<< Overriding [member_link sched_algorithm_with_properties..property_change] is optional. This override handles the case in which the running fiber changes the priority of another ready fiber: a fiber already in our queue. In that case, move the updated fiber within the queue. >>*/ virtual void property_change(boost::fibers::fiber_context* f, priority_props& props) { // Although our priority_props class defines multiple properties, only // one of them (priority) actually calls notify() when changed. The // point of a property_change() override is to reshuffle the ready // queue according to the updated priority value. //<- std::cout << "property_change(" << props.name << '(' << props.get_priority() << ")): "; //-> // Despite the added complexity of the loop body, make a single pass // over the queue to find both the existing item and the new desired // insertion point. bool found = false; boost::fibers::fiber_context **insert = nullptr, **fp = &head_; for ( ; *fp; fp = &(*fp)->nxt) { if (*fp == f) { // found the passed fiber in our list -- unlink it found = true; *fp = (*fp)->nxt; f->nxt = nullptr; // If that was the last item in the list, stop. if (! *fp) break; // If we've already found the new insertion point, no need to // continue looping. if (insert) break; } // As in awakened(), we're looking for the first fiber in the // queue with priority lower than the passed fiber. if (properties(*fp).get_priority() < props.get_priority()) { insert = fp; // If we've already found and unlinked the passed fiber, no // need to continue looping. if (found) break; } } // property_change() should only be called if f->is_ready(). However, // a waiting fiber can change state to is_ready() while still on the // fiber_manager's waiting queue. Every such fiber will be swept onto // our ready queue before the next pick_next() call, but still it's // possible to get a property_change() call for a fiber that // is_ready() but is not yet on our ready queue. If it's not there, no // action required: we'll handle it next time it hits awakened(). if (! found) /*< Your `property_change()` override must be able to handle the case in which the passed `f` is not in your ready queue. It might be running, or it might be blocked. >*/ { //<- // hopefully user will distinguish this case by noticing that // the fiber with which we were called does not appear in the // ready queue at all describe_ready_queue(); //-> return; } // There might not be any ready fibers with lower priority. In that // case, append to the end of the queue. /*=if (! insert)*/ //<- std::string where; if (insert) where = std::string("before ") + properties(*insert).name; else //-> { insert = fp; //<- where = "to end"; //-> } // Insert f at the new insertion point in the queue. f->nxt = *insert; *insert = f; //<- std::cout << "moving " << where << ": "; describe_ready_queue(); //-> } //<- void describe_ready_queue() { if (! head_) std::cout << "[empty]"; else { const char* delim = ""; for (boost::fibers::fiber_context *f = head_; f; f = f->nxt) { priority_props& props(properties(f)); std::cout << delim << props.name << '(' << props.get_priority() << ')'; delim = ", "; } } std::cout << std::endl; } //-> }; //] //[init void init(const std::string& name, int priority) { priority_props& props(boost::this_fiber::properties()); props.name = name; props.set_priority(priority); } //] void yield_fn(const std::string& name, int priority) { init(name, priority); for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i) { std::cout << "fiber " << name << " running" << std::endl; boost::this_fiber::yield(); } } void barrier_fn(const std::string& name, int priority, boost::fibers::barrier& barrier) { init(name, priority); std::cout << "fiber " << name << " waiting on barrier" << std::endl; barrier.wait(); std::cout << "fiber " << name << " yielding" << std::endl; boost::this_fiber::yield(); std::cout << "fiber " << name << " done" << std::endl; } //[change_fn void change_fn(const std::string& name, int priority, boost::fibers::fiber& other, int other_priority, boost::fibers::barrier& barrier) { init(name, priority); //<- std::cout << "fiber " << name << " waiting on barrier" << std::endl; //-> barrier.wait(); // We assume a couple things about 'other': // - that it was also waiting on the same barrier // - that it has lower priority than this fiber. // If both are true, 'other' is now ready to run but is sitting in // priority_scheduler's ready queue. Change its priority. priority_props& other_props(other.properties()); //<- std::cout << "fiber " << name << " changing priority of " << other_props.name << " to " << other_priority << std::endl; //-> other_props.set_priority(other_priority); //<- std::cout << "fiber " << name << " done" << std::endl; //-> } //] //[main int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { // make sure we use our priority_scheduler rather than default round_robin boost::fibers::use_scheduling_algorithm< priority_scheduler >(); /*= ...*/ /*=}*/ //] { // verify that high-priority fiber always gets scheduled first boost::fibers::fiber low(boost::bind(yield_fn, "low", 1)); boost::fibers::fiber med(boost::bind(yield_fn, "medium", 2)); boost::fibers::fiber hi(boost::bind(yield_fn, "high", 3)); hi.join(); med.join(); low.join(); std::cout << std::endl; } { // fibers of same priority are scheduled in round-robin order boost::fibers::fiber a(boost::bind(yield_fn, "a", 0)); boost::fibers::fiber b(boost::bind(yield_fn, "b", 0)); boost::fibers::fiber c(boost::bind(yield_fn, "c", 0)); a.join(); b.join(); c.join(); std::cout << std::endl; } { // using a barrier wakes up all waiting fibers at the same time boost::fibers::barrier barrier(3); boost::fibers::fiber low(boost::bind(barrier_fn, "low", 1, boost::ref(barrier))); boost::fibers::fiber med(boost::bind(barrier_fn, "medium", 2, boost::ref(barrier))); boost::fibers::fiber hi(boost::bind(barrier_fn, "high", 3, boost::ref(barrier))); low.join(); med.join(); hi.join(); std::cout << std::endl; } { // change priority of a fiber in priority_scheduler's ready queue boost::fibers::barrier barrier(3); boost::fibers::fiber c(boost::bind(barrier_fn, "c", 1, boost::ref(barrier))); boost::fibers::fiber a(boost::bind(change_fn, "a", 3, boost::ref(c), 3, boost::ref(barrier))); boost::fibers::fiber b(boost::bind(barrier_fn, "b", 2, boost::ref(barrier))); a.join(); b.join(); c.join(); std::cout << std::endl; } std::cout << "done." << std::endl; return EXIT_SUCCESS; }