source: vbox/trunk/include/iprt/workqueue.h@ 45948

/** @file
 * IPRT - Generic Work Queue with concurrent access.
 */

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#ifndef ___iprt_workqueue_h
#define ___iprt_workqueue_h

#include <iprt/types.h>
#include <iprt/asm.h>

/** @defgroup grp_rt_list    RTWorkQueue - Generic Work Queue
 * @ingroup grp_rt
 *
 * Implementation of a lockless work queue for threaded environments.
 * @{
 */

RT_C_DECLS_BEGIN

/**
 * A work item
 */
typedef struct RTWORKITEM
{
    /** Pointer to the next work item in the list. */
    struct RTWORKITEM * volatile pNext;
} RTWORKITEM;
/** Pointer to a work item. */
typedef RTWORKITEM *PRTWORKITEM;
/** Pointer to a work item pointer. */
typedef PRTWORKITEM *PPRTWORKITEM;

/**
 * Work queue.
 */
typedef struct RTWORKQUEUE
{
    /* Head of the work queue. */
    volatile PRTWORKITEM        pHead;
} RTWORKQUEUE;
/** Pointer to a work queue. */
typedef RTWORKQUEUE *PRTWORKQUEUE;

/**
 * Initialize a work queue.
 *
 * @param   pWorkQueue          Pointer to an unitialised work queue.
 */
DECLINLINE(void) RTWorkQueueInit(PRTWORKQUEUE pWorkQueue)
{
    ASMAtomicWriteNullPtr(&pWorkQueue->pHead);
}

/**
 * Insert a new item into the work queue.
 *
 * @param   pWorkQueue          The work queue to insert into.
 * @param   pItem               The item to insert.
 */
DECLINLINE(void) RTWorkQueueInsert(PRTWORKQUEUE pWorkQueue, PRTWORKITEM pItem)
{
    PRTWORKITEM pNext = ASMAtomicUoReadPtrT(&pWorkQueue->pHead, PRTWORKITEM);
    PRTWORKITEM pHeadOld;
    pItem->pNext = pNext;
    while (!ASMAtomicCmpXchgExPtr(&pWorkQueue->pHead, pItem, pNext, &pHeadOld))
    {
        pNext = pHeadOld;
        Assert(pNext != pItem);
        pItem->pNext = pNext;
        ASMNopPause();
    }
}

/**
 * Remove all items from the given work queue and return them in the inserted order.
 *
 * @returns Pointer to the first item.
 * @param   pWorkQueue          The work queue.
 */
DECLINLINE(PRTWORKITEM) RTWorkQueueRemoveAll(PRTWORKQUEUE pWorkQueue)
{
    PRTWORKITEM pHead = ASMAtomicXchgPtrT(&pWorkQueue->pHead, NULL, PRTWORKITEM);

    /* Reverse it. */
    PRTWORKITEM pCur = pHead;
    pHead = NULL;
    while (pCur)
    {
        PRTWORKITEM pInsert = pCur;
        pCur = pCur->pNext;
        pInsert->pNext = pHead;
        pHead = pInsert;
    }

    return pHead;
}

RT_C_DECLS_END

/** @} */

#endif