rte_pflock.h File Reference

#include <rte_common.h>
#include <rte_pause.h>
#include <rte_stdatomic.h>

Go to the source code of this file.

Data Structures
struct	rte_pflock

Macros
#define	RTE_PFLOCK_INITIALIZER   { }

Functions
static void	rte_pflock_init (struct rte_pflock *pf)
static void	rte_pflock_read_lock (rte_pflock_t *pf)
static void	rte_pflock_read_unlock (rte_pflock_t *pf)
static void	rte_pflock_write_lock (rte_pflock_t *pf)
static void	rte_pflock_write_unlock (rte_pflock_t *pf)

Detailed Description

Phase-fair locks

This file defines an API for phase-fair reader writer locks, which is a variant of typical reader-writer locks that prevent starvation. In this type of lock, readers and writers alternate. This significantly reduces the worst-case blocking for readers and writers.

This is an implementation derived from FreeBSD based on the work described in: Brandenburg, B. and Anderson, J. 2010. Spin-Based Reader-Writer Synchronization for Multiprocessor Real-Time Systems

All locks must be initialised before use, and only initialised once.

Definition in file rte_pflock.h.

Macro Definition Documentation

RTE_PFLOCK_INITIALIZER

#define RTE_PFLOCK_INITIALIZER   { }

A static pflock initializer.

Definition at line 79 of file rte_pflock.h.

Function Documentation

rte_pflock_init()

static void rte_pflock_init ( struct rte_pflock *  pf )

inlinestatic

Initialize the pflock to an unlocked state.

Parameters

pf	A pointer to the pflock.

Definition at line 88 of file rte_pflock.h.

rte_pflock_read_lock()

static void rte_pflock_read_lock ( rte_pflock_t *  pf )

inlinestatic

Take a pflock for read.

Parameters

pf	A pointer to a pflock structure.

Definition at line 103 of file rte_pflock.h.

rte_pflock_read_unlock()

static void rte_pflock_read_unlock ( rte_pflock_t *  pf )

inlinestatic

Release a pflock locked for reading.

Parameters

pf	A pointer to the pflock structure.

Definition at line 127 of file rte_pflock.h.

rte_pflock_write_lock()

static void rte_pflock_write_lock ( rte_pflock_t *  pf )

inlinestatic

Take the pflock for write.

Parameters

pf	A pointer to the pflock structure.

Definition at line 139 of file rte_pflock.h.

rte_pflock_write_unlock()

static void rte_pflock_write_unlock ( rte_pflock_t *  pf )

inlinestatic

Release a pflock held for writing.

Parameters

pf	A pointer to a pflock structure.

Definition at line 173 of file rte_pflock.h.