task.rs

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//! Language-level runtime services that should reasonably expected
//! to be available 'everywhere'. Local heaps, GC, unwinding,
//! local storage, and logging. Even a 'freestanding' Rust would likely want
//! to implement this.

use alloc::arc::Arc;

use cleanup;
use clone::Clone;
use comm::Sender;
use io::Writer;
use iter::{Iterator, Take};
use kinds::Send;
use local_data;
use mem;
use ops::Drop;
use option::{Option, Some, None};
use owned::{AnyOwnExt, Box};
use prelude::drop;
use result::{Result, Ok, Err};
use rt::Runtime;
use rt::local::Local;
use rt::local_heap::LocalHeap;
use rt::rtio::LocalIo;
use rt::unwind::Unwinder;
use str::SendStr;
use sync::atomics::{AtomicUint, SeqCst};
use task::{TaskResult, TaskOpts};
use finally::Finally;

/// The Task struct represents all state associated with a rust
/// task. There are at this point two primary "subtypes" of task,
/// however instead of using a subtype we just have a "task_type" field
/// in the struct. This contains a pointer to another struct that holds
/// the type-specific state.
pub struct Task {
    pub heap: LocalHeap,
    pub gc: GarbageCollector,
    pub storage: LocalStorage,
    pub unwinder: Unwinder,
    pub death: Death,
    pub destroyed: bool,
    pub name: Option<SendStr>,

    pub stdout: Option<Box<Writer:Send>>,
    pub stderr: Option<Box<Writer:Send>>,

    imp: Option<Box<Runtime:Send>>,
}

pub struct GarbageCollector;
pub struct LocalStorage(pub Option<local_data::Map>);

/// A handle to a blocked task. Usually this means having the Box<Task>
/// pointer by ownership, but if the task is killable, a killer can steal it
/// at any time.
pub enum BlockedTask {
    Owned(Box<Task>),
    Shared(Arc<AtomicUint>),
}

pub enum DeathAction {
    /// Action to be done with the exit code. If set, also makes the task wait
    /// until all its watched children exit before collecting the status.
    Execute(proc(TaskResult):Send),
    /// A channel to send the result of the task on when the task exits
    SendMessage(Sender<TaskResult>),
}

/// Per-task state related to task death, killing, failure, etc.
pub struct Death {
    pub on_exit: Option<DeathAction>,
}

pub struct BlockedTasks {
    inner: Arc<AtomicUint>,
}

impl Task {
    pub fn new() -> Task {
        Task {
            heap: LocalHeap::new(),
            gc: GarbageCollector,
            storage: LocalStorage(None),
            unwinder: Unwinder::new(),
            death: Death::new(),
            destroyed: false,
            name: None,
            stdout: None,
            stderr: None,
            imp: None,
        }
    }

    /// Executes the given closure as if it's running inside this task. The task
    /// is consumed upon entry, and the destroyed task is returned from this
    /// function in order for the caller to free. This function is guaranteed to
    /// not unwind because the closure specified is run inside of a `rust_try`
    /// block. (this is the only try/catch block in the world).
    ///
    /// This function is *not* meant to be abused as a "try/catch" block. This
    /// is meant to be used at the absolute boundaries of a task's lifetime, and
    /// only for that purpose.
    pub fn run(~self, mut f: ||) -> Box<Task> {
        // Need to put ourselves into TLS, but also need access to the unwinder.
        // Unsafely get a handle to the task so we can continue to use it after
        // putting it in tls (so we can invoke the unwinder).
        let handle: *mut Task = unsafe {
            *mem::transmute::<&Box<Task>, &*mut Task>(&self)
        };
        Local::put(self);

        // The only try/catch block in the world. Attempt to run the task's
        // client-specified code and catch any failures.
        let try_block = || {

            // Run the task main function, then do some cleanup.
            f.finally(|| {
                #[allow(unused_must_use)]
                fn close_outputs() {
                    let mut task = Local::borrow(None::<Task>);
                    let stderr = task.stderr.take();
                    let stdout = task.stdout.take();
                    drop(task);
                    match stdout { Some(mut w) => { w.flush(); }, None => {} }
                    match stderr { Some(mut w) => { w.flush(); }, None => {} }
                }

                // First, flush/destroy the user stdout/logger because these
                // destructors can run arbitrary code.
                close_outputs();

                // First, destroy task-local storage. This may run user dtors.
                //
                // FIXME #8302: Dear diary. I'm so tired and confused.
                // There's some interaction in rustc between the box
                // annihilator and the TLS dtor by which TLS is
                // accessed from annihilated box dtors *after* TLS is
                // destroyed. Somehow setting TLS back to null, as the
                // old runtime did, makes this work, but I don't currently
                // understand how. I would expect that, if the annihilator
                // reinvokes TLS while TLS is uninitialized, that
                // TLS would be reinitialized but never destroyed,
                // but somehow this works. I have no idea what's going
                // on but this seems to make things magically work. FML.
                //
                // (added after initial comment) A possible interaction here is
                // that the destructors for the objects in TLS themselves invoke
                // TLS, or possibly some destructors for those objects being
                // annihilated invoke TLS. Sadly these two operations seemed to
                // be intertwined, and miraculously work for now...
                let mut task = Local::borrow(None::<Task>);
                let storage_map = {
                    let &LocalStorage(ref mut optmap) = &mut task.storage;
                    optmap.take()
                };
                drop(task);
                drop(storage_map);

                // Destroy remaining boxes. Also may run user dtors.
                unsafe { cleanup::annihilate(); }

                // Finally, just in case user dtors printed/logged during TLS
                // cleanup and annihilation, re-destroy stdout and the logger.
                // Note that these will have been initialized with a
                // runtime-provided type which we have control over what the
                // destructor does.
                close_outputs();
            })
        };

        unsafe { (*handle).unwinder.try(try_block); }

        // Here we must unsafely borrow the task in order to not remove it from
        // TLS. When collecting failure, we may attempt to send on a channel (or
        // just run aribitrary code), so we must be sure to still have a local
        // task in TLS.
        unsafe {
            let me: *mut Task = Local::unsafe_borrow();
            (*me).death.collect_failure((*me).unwinder.result());
        }
        let mut me: Box<Task> = Local::take();
        me.destroyed = true;
        return me;
    }

    /// Inserts a runtime object into this task, transferring ownership to the
    /// task. It is illegal to replace a previous runtime object in this task
    /// with this argument.
    pub fn put_runtime(&mut self, ops: Box<Runtime:Send>) {
        assert!(self.imp.is_none());
        self.imp = Some(ops);
    }

    /// Attempts to extract the runtime as a specific type. If the runtime does
    /// not have the provided type, then the runtime is not removed. If the
    /// runtime does have the specified type, then it is removed and returned
    /// (transfer of ownership).
    ///
    /// It is recommended to only use this method when *absolutely necessary*.
    /// This function may not be available in the future.
    pub fn maybe_take_runtime<T: 'static>(&mut self) -> Option<Box<T>> {
        // This is a terrible, terrible function. The general idea here is to
        // take the runtime, cast it to Box<Any>, check if it has the right
        // type, and then re-cast it back if necessary. The method of doing
        // this is pretty sketchy and involves shuffling vtables of trait
        // objects around, but it gets the job done.
        //
        // FIXME: This function is a serious code smell and should be avoided at
        //      all costs. I have yet to think of a method to avoid this
        //      function, and I would be saddened if more usage of the function
        //      crops up.
        unsafe {
            let imp = self.imp.take_unwrap();
            let &(vtable, _): &(uint, uint) = mem::transmute(&imp);
            match imp.wrap().move::<T>() {
                Ok(t) => Some(t),
                Err(t) => {
                    let (_, obj): (uint, uint) = mem::transmute(t);
                    let obj: Box<Runtime:Send> =
                        mem::transmute((vtable, obj));
                    self.put_runtime(obj);
                    None
                }
            }
        }
    }

    /// Spawns a sibling to this task. The newly spawned task is configured with
    /// the `opts` structure and will run `f` as the body of its code.
    pub fn spawn_sibling(mut ~self, opts: TaskOpts, f: proc():Send) {
        let ops = self.imp.take_unwrap();
        ops.spawn_sibling(self, opts, f)
    }

    /// Deschedules the current task, invoking `f` `amt` times. It is not
    /// recommended to use this function directly, but rather communication
    /// primitives in `std::comm` should be used.
    pub fn deschedule(mut ~self, amt: uint,
                      f: |BlockedTask| -> Result<(), BlockedTask>) {
        let ops = self.imp.take_unwrap();
        ops.deschedule(amt, self, f)
    }

    /// Wakes up a previously blocked task, optionally specifying whether the
    /// current task can accept a change in scheduling. This function can only
    /// be called on tasks that were previously blocked in `deschedule`.
    pub fn reawaken(mut ~self) {
        let ops = self.imp.take_unwrap();
        ops.reawaken(self);
    }

    /// Yields control of this task to another task. This function will
    /// eventually return, but possibly not immediately. This is used as an
    /// opportunity to allow other tasks a chance to run.
    pub fn yield_now(mut ~self) {
        let ops = self.imp.take_unwrap();
        ops.yield_now(self);
    }

    /// Similar to `yield_now`, except that this function may immediately return
    /// without yielding (depending on what the runtime decides to do).
    pub fn maybe_yield(mut ~self) {
        let ops = self.imp.take_unwrap();
        ops.maybe_yield(self);
    }

    /// Acquires a handle to the I/O factory that this task contains, normally
    /// stored in the task's runtime. This factory may not always be available,
    /// which is why the return type is `Option`
    pub fn local_io<'a>(&'a mut self) -> Option<LocalIo<'a>> {
        self.imp.get_mut_ref().local_io()
    }

    /// Returns the stack bounds for this task in (lo, hi) format. The stack
    /// bounds may not be known for all tasks, so the return value may be
    /// `None`.
    pub fn stack_bounds(&self) -> (uint, uint) {
        self.imp.get_ref().stack_bounds()
    }

    /// Returns whether it is legal for this task to block the OS thread that it
    /// is running on.
    pub fn can_block(&self) -> bool {
        self.imp.get_ref().can_block()
    }
}

impl Drop for Task {
    fn drop(&mut self) {
        rtdebug!("called drop for a task: {}", self as *mut Task as uint);
        rtassert!(self.destroyed);
    }
}

impl Iterator<BlockedTask> for BlockedTasks {
    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<BlockedTask> {
        Some(Shared(self.inner.clone()))
    }
}

impl BlockedTask {
    /// Returns Some if the task was successfully woken; None if already killed.
    pub fn wake(self) -> Option<Box<Task>> {
        match self {
            Owned(task) => Some(task),
            Shared(arc) => {
                match arc.swap(0, SeqCst) {
                    0 => None,
                    n => Some(unsafe { mem::transmute(n) }),
                }
            }
        }
    }

    /// Reawakens this task if ownership is acquired. If finer-grained control
    /// is desired, use `wake` instead.
    pub fn reawaken(self) {
        self.wake().map(|t| t.reawaken());
    }

    // This assertion has two flavours because the wake involves an atomic op.
    // In the faster version, destructors will fail dramatically instead.
    #[cfg(not(test))] pub fn trash(self) { }
    #[cfg(test)]      pub fn trash(self) { assert!(self.wake().is_none()); }

    /// Create a blocked task, unless the task was already killed.
    pub fn block(task: Box<Task>) -> BlockedTask {
        Owned(task)
    }

    /// Converts one blocked task handle to a list of many handles to the same.
    pub fn make_selectable(self, num_handles: uint) -> Take<BlockedTasks> {
        let arc = match self {
            Owned(task) => {
                let flag = unsafe { AtomicUint::new(mem::transmute(task)) };
                Arc::new(flag)
            }
            Shared(arc) => arc.clone(),
        };
        BlockedTasks{ inner: arc }.take(num_handles)
    }

    /// Convert to an unsafe uint value. Useful for storing in a pipe's state
    /// flag.
    #[inline]
    pub unsafe fn cast_to_uint(self) -> uint {
        match self {
            Owned(task) => {
                let blocked_task_ptr: uint = mem::transmute(task);
                rtassert!(blocked_task_ptr & 0x1 == 0);
                blocked_task_ptr
            }
            Shared(arc) => {
                let blocked_task_ptr: uint = mem::transmute(box arc);
                rtassert!(blocked_task_ptr & 0x1 == 0);
                blocked_task_ptr | 0x1
            }
        }
    }

    /// Convert from an unsafe uint value. Useful for retrieving a pipe's state
    /// flag.
    #[inline]
    pub unsafe fn cast_from_uint(blocked_task_ptr: uint) -> BlockedTask {
        if blocked_task_ptr & 0x1 == 0 {
            Owned(mem::transmute(blocked_task_ptr))
        } else {
            let ptr: Box<Arc<AtomicUint>> =
                mem::transmute(blocked_task_ptr & !1);
            Shared(*ptr)
        }
    }
}

impl Death {
    pub fn new() -> Death {
        Death { on_exit: None, }
    }

    /// Collect failure exit codes from children and propagate them to a parent.
    pub fn collect_failure(&mut self, result: TaskResult) {
        match self.on_exit.take() {
            Some(Execute(f)) => f(result),
            Some(SendMessage(ch)) => { let _ = ch.send_opt(result); }
            None => {}
        }
    }
}

impl Drop for Death {
    fn drop(&mut self) {
        // make this type noncopyable
    }
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod test {
    use super::*;
    use prelude::*;
    use task;

    #[test]
    fn local_heap() {
        let a = @5;
        let b = a;
        assert!(*a == 5);
        assert!(*b == 5);
    }

    #[test]
    fn tls() {
        local_data_key!(key: @StrBuf)
        key.replace(Some(@"data".to_strbuf()));
        assert_eq!(key.get().unwrap().as_slice(), "data");
        local_data_key!(key2: @StrBuf)
        key2.replace(Some(@"data".to_strbuf()));
        assert_eq!(key2.get().unwrap().as_slice(), "data");
    }

    #[test]
    fn unwind() {
        let result = task::try(proc()());
        rtdebug!("trying first assert");
        assert!(result.is_ok());
        let result = task::try::<()>(proc() fail!());
        rtdebug!("trying second assert");
        assert!(result.is_err());
    }

    #[test]
    fn rng() {
        use rand::{StdRng, Rng};
        let mut r = StdRng::new().ok().unwrap();
        let _ = r.next_u32();
    }

    #[test]
    fn logging() {
        info!("here i am. logging in a newsched task");
    }

    #[test]
    fn comm_stream() {
        let (tx, rx) = channel();
        tx.send(10);
        assert!(rx.recv() == 10);
    }

    #[test]
    fn comm_shared_chan() {
        let (tx, rx) = channel();
        tx.send(10);
        assert!(rx.recv() == 10);
    }

    #[test]
    fn heap_cycles() {
        use cell::RefCell;
        use option::{Option, Some, None};

        struct List {
            next: Option<@RefCell<List>>,
        }

        let a = @RefCell::new(List { next: None });
        let b = @RefCell::new(List { next: Some(a) });

        {
            let mut a = a.borrow_mut();
            a.next = Some(b);
        }
    }

    #[test]
    #[should_fail]
    fn test_begin_unwind() {
        use rt::unwind::begin_unwind;
        begin_unwind("cause", file!(), line!())
    }

    // Task blocking tests

    #[test]
    fn block_and_wake() {
        let task = box Task::new();
        let mut task = BlockedTask::block(task).wake().unwrap();
        task.destroyed = true;
    }
}