AtomicMWSRQueue.hpp

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#ifndef ORO_CORELIB_ATOMIC_MWSR_QUEUE_HPP
#define ORO_CORELIB_ATOMIC_MWSR_QUEUE_HPP

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

namespace RTT
{
    namespace internal
    {
        template<class T>
        class AtomicMWSRQueue
        {
            //typedef _T* 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 advance_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 :
                    if ((newval._index[0] == newval._index[1] - 1) || (newval._index[0] == newval._index[1] + _size - 1))
                    {
                        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));
                // frome here on :
                // oldval is 'unique', other preempting threads
                // will have a different value for oldval, as
                // _wptr advances. As long as oldval has not been written,
                // rptr will not advance and wptr will remain stuck behind it.
                // return the old position to write to :
                return &_buf[oldval._index[0]];
            }

            bool advance_r(T& result)
            {
                SIndexes oldval, newval;
                // read it:
                oldval._value = _indxes._value;
                result = _buf[oldval._index[1]];
                // return it if not yet written:
                if ( !result )
                    return false;
                // got it, clear field.
                _buf[oldval._index[1]] = 0;

                // move pointer:
                do
                {
                    // re-read indxes, since we are the only reader,
                    // _index[1] will not have changed since entry of this function
                    oldval._value = _indxes._value;
                    newval._value = oldval._value;
                    ++newval._index[1];
                    if (newval._index[1] >= _size)
                        newval._index[1] = 0;

                    // we need to CAS since the write pointer may have moved.
                    // this moves read pointer only:
                } while (!os::CAS(&_indxes._value, oldval._value, newval._value));

                return true;
            }

            // non-copyable !
            AtomicMWSRQueue(const AtomicMWSRQueue<T>&);
        public:
            typedef unsigned int size_type;

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

            ~AtomicMWSRQueue()
            {
                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];
            }

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

            size_type size() const
            {
                SIndexes val;
                val._value = _indxes._value;
                int c = (val._index[0] - val._index[1]);
                return c >= 0 ? c : c + _size;
            }

            bool enqueue(const T& value)
            {
                if (value == 0)
                    return false;
                CachePtrType loc = advance_w();
                if (loc == 0)
                    return false;
                *loc = value;
                return true;
            }

            bool dequeue(T& result)
            {
                T tmpresult;
                if (advance_r(tmpresult) ) {
                    result = tmpresult;
                    return true;
                }
                return false;
            }

            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