Changes between Version 120 and Version 121 of processus_thread

Timestamp:

Nov 5, 2019, 11:46:35 PM (5 years ago)

Author:

alain

Comment:

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processus_thread

@@ -148 +148 @@
 The destruction mechanism can therefore involve three threads: the target thread T, the killer thread K, and the joining thread J. It
 
-It uses three specific fields in the target thread descriptor: 
- * the ''join_lock'' field is a remote_spin_lock. 
+It uses three specific fields in the thread descriptor: 
+ * the ''join_lock'' field (in target thread) is a remote_spin_lock. 
  * the ''join_xp'' field contains an extended pointer on the first arrived thread.
  * the ''exit_status'' field is used to transmit the global pointer returned by the terminating thread T to the joining thread T.
@@ -156 +156 @@
  * Both the killer thread K, (executing the thread_kill() or the thread_exit() function), and the joining thread J (executing the sys_thread_join() function), try to take the ''join_lock'' implemented in the T thread descriptor (the ''join_lock'' in the J thread is not used). 
  * After taking the lock, the K thread test the FLAG_JOIN_DONE in the T thread descriptor: 
-   * If the FLAG_JOIN_DONE is set, the J thread arrived first and is blocked on the BLOCKED_JOIN condition: the K thread unblocks the J thread from the BLOCKED_JOIN condition (using the ''join_xp'' field in the T thread), reset the JOIN_DONE flag in T thread,  registers the exit status in the T thread ''exit_status'' field (only when the K thread is the T pthread itself executing the pthread_exit() function), releases the ''join_lock'' in T thread, and finally completes the T thread destruction as described in the detached case. 
+   * If the FLAG_JOIN_DONE is set, the J thread arrived first and is blocked on the BLOCKED_JOIN condition: the K thread registers the exit status in the J thread ''exit_status'' field (only when the K thread is the T pthread itself executing the pthread_exit() function), unblocks the J thread from the BLOCKED_JOIN condition (using the ''join_xp'' field in the T thread), reset the JOIN_DONE flag in T thread,   releases the ''join_lock'' in T thread, and finally completes the T thread destruction as described in the detached case. 
    * If the FLAG_JOIN_DONE is not set, the K thread arrived first: the K thread blocks the K thread on the BLOCKED_JOIN condition, sets the FLAG_KILL_DONE in the T thread, registers the exit status in the T thread ''exit_status'' field (only when the K thread is the T pthread itself executing the pthread_exit() function), registers the killer thread extended pointer in the T thread ''join_xp'' field, releases the ''join_lock'' in the T thread, and deschedules. It completes the T thread destruction as described in the detached case when it is unblocked by the J thread.
  * After taking the lock, the J thread tests the FLAG_KILL_DONE in the T thread descriptor:
-   * If the FLAG_KILL_DONE is set, the K thread arrived first and is blocked on the BLOCKED_JOIN condition: the J thread get the ''exit_status'' from the T thread, unblocks the K thread, resets the FLAG_KILL_DONE in the T thread, releases the "join_lock" in T thread, and returns. 
-   * If the FLAG_KILL_DONE is not set, the J thread arrived first: the J thread registers its extended pointer in the T thread "join_xp" field, set the FLAG_JOIN_DONE in the T thread, sets the BLOCKED_EXIT bit in the J thread, releases the "join_lock" in the T thread, and deschedules. It get the ''exit_status'' from the T thread and  returns when it is unblocked by the K thread.
+   * If the FLAG_KILL_DONE is set, the K thread arrived first and is blocked on the BLOCKED_JOIN condition: the J thread get the ''exit_status'' from the T thread to the J thread descriptor, unblocks the K thread, resets the FLAG_KILL_DONE in the T thread, releases the "join_lock" in T thread, and returns. 
+   * If the FLAG_KILL_DONE is not set, the J thread arrived first: the J thread registers its extended pointer in the T thread "join_xp" field, set the FLAG_JOIN_DONE in the T thread, sets the BLOCKED_EXIT bit in the J thread, releases the "join_lock" in the T thread, and deschedules. It get the ''exit_status'' from its own T thread and  returns when it is unblocked by the K thread.
 
 == __6) Process destruction__ ==