add optional support for gcc atomics to transaction table

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[]) {
 }
 " HAVE_GETLINE) 
 
+CHECK_C_SOURCE_COMPILES("
+int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
+  int i;
+  __sync_bool_compare_and_swap(&i, 0, 1);
+}
+" HAVE_GCC_ATOMICS)
+
 MACRO(CREATE_CHECK NAME)
   ADD_EXECUTABLE(${NAME} ${NAME}.c)
   TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${NAME} ${COMMON_LIBRARIES})

config.h.cmake

@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 #cmakedefine HAVE_FDATASYNC
 #cmakedefine HAVE_SYNC_FILE_RANGE
 #cmakedefine HAVE_O_DIRECT
+#cmakedefine HAVE_GCC_ATOMICS
 

src/stasis/logger/logger2.c

@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ static lsn_t stasis_log_write_common(stasis_log_t* log, stasis_transaction_table
 
   log->write_entry(log, e);
 
-  pthread_mutex_lock(&l->mut);
+//  pthread_mutex_lock(&l->mut);
   if(l->prevLSN == INVALID_LSN) { l->recLSN = e->LSN; }
   l->prevLSN = e->LSN;
-  pthread_mutex_unlock(&l->mut);
+//  pthread_mutex_unlock(&l->mut);
 
   DEBUG("Log Common %d, LSN: %ld type: %ld (prevLSN %ld)\n", e->xid,
 	 (long int)e->LSN, (long int)e->type, (long int)e->prevLSN);
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ static lsn_t stasis_log_write_prepare(stasis_log_t* log, stasis_transaction_tabl
         e->xid, e->prevLSN, l->recLSN, getPrepareRecLSN(e));
   log->write_entry(log, e);
 
-  pthread_mutex_lock(&l->mut);
+//  pthread_mutex_lock(&l->mut);
   if(l->prevLSN == INVALID_LSN) { l->recLSN = e->LSN; }
   l->prevLSN = e->LSN;
-  pthread_mutex_unlock(&l->mut);
+//  pthread_mutex_unlock(&l->mut);
   DEBUG("Log Common prepare XXX %d, LSN: %ld type: %ld (prevLSN %ld)\n",
         e->xid, (long int)e->LSN, (long int)e->type, (long int)e->prevLSN);
 
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ LogEntry * stasis_log_write_update(stasis_log_t* log, stasis_transaction_table_e
   log->write_entry(log, e);
   DEBUG("Log Update %d, LSN: %ld type: %ld (prevLSN %ld) (arg_size %ld)\n", e->xid,
 	 (long int)e->LSN, (long int)e->type, (long int)e->prevLSN, (long int) arg_size);
-  pthread_mutex_lock(&l->mut);
+//  pthread_mutex_lock(&l->mut);
   if(l->prevLSN == INVALID_LSN) { l->recLSN = e->LSN; }
   l->prevLSN = e->LSN;
-  pthread_mutex_unlock(&l->mut);
+//  pthread_mutex_unlock(&l->mut);
   return e;
 }
 
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ LogEntry * stasis_log_begin_nta(stasis_log_t* log, stasis_transaction_table_entr
 }
 lsn_t stasis_log_end_nta(stasis_log_t* log, stasis_transaction_table_entry_t * l, LogEntry * e) {
   log->write_entry(log, e);
-  pthread_mutex_lock(&l->mut);
+//  pthread_mutex_lock(&l->mut);
   if(l->prevLSN == INVALID_LSN) { l->recLSN = e->LSN; }
   lsn_t ret = l->prevLSN = e->LSN;
-  pthread_mutex_unlock(&l->mut);
+//  pthread_mutex_unlock(&l->mut);
   freeLogEntry(e);
   return ret;
 }

src/stasis/transactionTable.c

@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@
 
 struct stasis_transaction_table_t {
   int active_count;
+#ifndef HAVE_GCC_ATMOICS
   /**
       This mutex protects the rest of the struct
       xidCount.
   */
   pthread_mutex_t mut;
+#endif
   /**
       This key points to thread local state, including fast-path access to RESERVED_XIDs.
    */
@@ -24,7 +26,56 @@ struct stasis_transaction_table_t {
   stasis_transaction_table_entry_t table[MAX_TRANSACTIONS];
 };
 
+static inline int test_and_set_entry(stasis_transaction_table_entry_t* e, int old, int new) {
+#ifdef HAVE_GCC_ATOMICS
+  return __sync_bool_compare_and_swap(&(e->xid), old, new);
+#else
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&(e->mut));
+  if(e->xid == old) {
+    e->xid = new;
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&(e->mut));
+    return 1;
+  } else {
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&(e->mut));
+    return 0;
+  }
+#endif
+}
+//  May not be called in race; protects readers from incomplete reads.
+static inline void set_entry(stasis_transaction_table_entry_t* e, int new) {
+#ifdef HAVE_GCC_ATOMICS
+  int i = __sync_fetch_and_add(&(e->xid),0);
+  int succ = test_and_set_entry(e, i, new);
+  assert(succ);
+#else
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&(e->mut));
 
+  e->xid = new;
+
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&(e->mut));
+#endif
+}
+static inline int incr_active_count(stasis_transaction_table_t* t, int d) {
+#ifdef HAVE_GCC_ATOMICS
+  return __sync_fetch_and_add(&(t->active_count), d);
+#else
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&(t->mut));
+  int ret = t->active_count;
+  (t->active_count) += d;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&(t->mut));
+  return ret;
+#endif
+}
+static inline int get_entry_xid(stasis_transaction_table_entry_t* e) {
+#ifdef HAVE_GCC_ATOMICS
+  return __sync_fetch_and_add(&(e->xid), 0);
+#else
+  pthread_mutex_lock(&e->mut);
+  int ret = e->xid;
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&e->mut);
+  return ret;
+#endif
+}
 struct stasis_transaction_table_thread_local_state_t {
   intptr_t last_entry;
   intptr_t num_entries;
@@ -43,10 +94,7 @@ typedef enum {
 } stasis_transaction_table_status;
 
 int stasis_transaction_table_num_active_threads(stasis_transaction_table_t *tbl) {
-  pthread_mutex_lock(&tbl->mut);
+  return incr_active_count(tbl, 0);
-  int ret = tbl->active_count;
-  pthread_mutex_unlock(&tbl->mut);
-  return ret;
 }
 
 static void stasis_transaction_table_thread_destructor(void * p) {
@@ -56,15 +104,10 @@ static void stasis_transaction_table_thread_destructor(void * p) {
   stasis_transaction_table_entry_t * e;
   for(int i = 0; i < tls->num_entries; i++) {
     e = tls->entries[i];
-    pthread_mutex_lock(&e->mut);
+    // XXX can leak; is possible that our xids are still running.
-    if(e->xid == RESERVED_XTABLE_XID) {
+    test_and_set_entry(e, RESERVED_XTABLE_XID, INVALID_XTABLE_XID);
-      e->xid = INVALID_XTABLE_XID; /// XXX can leak; is possible that our xids are still running.
-    }
-    pthread_mutex_unlock(&e->mut);
   }
-  pthread_mutex_lock(&tls->tbl->mut);
+  incr_active_count(tls->tbl, -1);
-  tls->tbl->active_count--;
-  pthread_mutex_unlock(&tls->tbl->mut);
 
   free(tls->entries);
   free(tls->indexes);
@@ -83,26 +126,30 @@ int* stasis_transaction_table_list_active(stasis_transaction_table_t *tbl, int *
   ret[0] = INVALID_XID;
   *count = 0;
   for(int i = 0; i < MAX_TRANSACTIONS; i++) {
-    pthread_mutex_lock(&tbl->table[i].mut);
+    int e_xid = get_entry_xid(&tbl->table[i]);
-    if(tbl->table[i].xid >= 0) {
+    if(e_xid >= 0) {
-      ret[*count] = tbl->table[i].xid;
+      ret[*count] = e_xid;
       (*count)++;
       ret = realloc(ret, ((*count)+1) * sizeof(*ret));
       ret[*count] = INVALID_XID;
     }
-    pthread_mutex_unlock(&tbl->table[i].mut);
   }
   return ret;
 }
 
 stasis_transaction_table_t *  stasis_transaction_table_init() {
   stasis_transaction_table_t * tbl = malloc(sizeof(*tbl));
-  pthread_mutex_init(&tbl->mut, NULL);
   tbl->active_count = 0;
 
+#ifndef HAVE_GCC_ATOMICS
+  pthread_mutex_init(&tbl->mut, NULL);
+#endif
+
   for(int i = 0; i < MAX_TRANSACTIONS; i++) {
     tbl->table[i].xid = INVALID_XTABLE_XID;
+#ifndef HAVE_GCC_ATOMICS
     pthread_mutex_init(&(tbl->table[i].mut),0);
+#endif
   }
 
   DEBUG("initted xact table!\n");
@@ -113,11 +160,14 @@ stasis_transaction_table_t *  stasis_transaction_table_init() {
 }
 
 void stasis_transaction_table_deinit(stasis_transaction_table_t *tbl) {
+#ifndef HAVE_GCC_ATOMICS
   pthread_mutex_destroy(&tbl->mut);
 
   for(int i = 0; i < MAX_TRANSACTIONS; i++) {
     pthread_mutex_destroy(&tbl->table[i].mut);
   }
+#endif
+
   pthread_key_delete(tbl->key);
   free(tbl);
 }
@@ -125,13 +175,15 @@ lsn_t stasis_transaction_table_minRecLSN(stasis_transaction_table_t *tbl) {
   lsn_t minRecLSN = LSN_T_MAX;
   DEBUG("Looping for minRecLSN");
   for(int i = 0; i < MAX_TRANSACTIONS; i++) {
-    if(tbl->table[i].xid >= 0) {
+    int e_xid = get_entry_xid(&(tbl->table[i]));
-      pthread_mutex_lock(&tbl->table[i].mut);
+    if(e_xid >= 0) {
+//      pthread_mutex_lock(&tbl->table[i].mut);
+      //XXX assumes reading LSNs is an atomic memory operation.
       lsn_t recLSN = tbl->table[i].recLSN;
       if(recLSN != -1 && recLSN < minRecLSN) {
         minRecLSN = recLSN;
       }
-      pthread_mutex_unlock(&tbl->table[i].mut);
+//      pthread_mutex_unlock(&tbl->table[i].mut);
     }
   }
   return minRecLSN;
@@ -140,17 +192,17 @@ lsn_t stasis_transaction_table_minRecLSN(stasis_transaction_table_t *tbl) {
 int stasis_transaction_table_roll_forward(stasis_transaction_table_t *tbl, int xid, lsn_t lsn, lsn_t prevLSN) {
   assert(xid >= 0 && xid < MAX_TRANSACTIONS);
   stasis_transaction_table_entry_t * l = &tbl->table[xid];
-  pthread_mutex_lock(&l->mut);
+  if(test_and_set_entry(l, xid, xid)) {
-  if(l->xid == xid) {
+//  if(l->xid == xid) {
     // rolling forward CLRs / NTAs makes prevLSN decrease.
     assert(l->prevLSN >= prevLSN);
   } else {
-    assert(l->xid == INVALID_XTABLE_XID  || l->xid == RESERVED_XTABLE_XID);
+    int b2 = test_and_set_entry(l, RESERVED_XTABLE_XID, xid);
-    l->xid = xid;
+    int b1 = test_and_set_entry(l, INVALID_XTABLE_XID, xid);
+    assert(b1 || b2);
     l->recLSN = lsn;
   }
   l->prevLSN = lsn;
-  pthread_mutex_unlock(&l->mut);
   return 0;
 }
 int stasis_transaction_table_roll_forward_with_reclsn(stasis_transaction_table_t *tbl, int xid, lsn_t lsn,
@@ -179,9 +231,7 @@ stasis_transaction_table_entry_t * stasis_transaction_table_begin(stasis_transac
 
     tls->tbl = tbl;
 
-    pthread_mutex_lock(&tbl->mut);
+    incr_active_count(tbl, 1);
-    (tbl->active_count)++;
-    pthread_mutex_unlock(&tbl->mut);
   }
 
   // Fast path
@@ -193,15 +243,10 @@ stasis_transaction_table_entry_t * stasis_transaction_table_begin(stasis_transac
   for(intptr_t i = 0; i < tls->num_entries; i++) {
     intptr_t idx = (1 + i + tls->last_entry) % tls->num_entries;
     ret = tls->entries[idx];
-    pthread_mutex_lock(&ret->mut);
+    if(test_and_set_entry(ret, RESERVED_XTABLE_XID, PENDING_XTABLE_XID)) {
-    if(ret->xid == RESERVED_XTABLE_XID) {
       index = tls->indexes[idx];
-      tls->entries[idx]->xid = PENDING_XTABLE_XID;
-      pthread_mutex_unlock(&ret->mut);
       break;
     }
-    assert(ret->xid != INVALID_XTABLE_XID && ret->xid != PENDING_XTABLE_XID);
-    pthread_mutex_unlock(&ret->mut);
   }
 
   // Slow path
@@ -209,19 +254,14 @@ stasis_transaction_table_entry_t * stasis_transaction_table_begin(stasis_transac
   if(index == INVALID_XID) {
 
     for(int i = 0; i < MAX_TRANSACTIONS; i++ ) {
-      pthread_mutex_lock(&tbl->table[i].mut);
+      if(test_and_set_entry(&tbl->table[i], INVALID_XTABLE_XID, PENDING_XTABLE_XID)) {
-      if( tbl->table[i].xid == INVALID_XTABLE_XID ) {
         index = i;
-        tbl->table[index].xid = PENDING_XTABLE_XID;
-        pthread_mutex_unlock(&tbl->table[i].mut);
         tls->num_entries++;
         tls->entries = realloc(tls->entries, sizeof(sizeof(ret)) * tls->num_entries);
         tls->entries[tls->num_entries-1] = &tbl->table[index];
         tls->indexes = realloc(tls->indexes, sizeof(int) * tls->num_entries);
         tls->indexes[tls->num_entries-1] = index;
         break;
-      } else {
-        pthread_mutex_unlock(&tbl->table[i].mut);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -246,27 +286,21 @@ stasis_transaction_table_entry_t * stasis_transaction_table_get(stasis_transacti
   }
 }
 int stasis_transaction_table_commit(stasis_transaction_table_t *tbl, int xid) {
-  pthread_mutex_lock(&tbl->table[xid%MAX_TRANSACTIONS].mut);
+  assert(xid >= 0 && xid < MAX_TRANSACTIONS);
 
-  tbl->table[xid%MAX_TRANSACTIONS].xid = RESERVED_XTABLE_XID;
+  set_entry(&(tbl->table[xid]), RESERVED_XTABLE_XID);
-  DEBUG("%s:%d deactivate %d\n",__FILE__,__LINE__,xid);
 
-  pthread_mutex_unlock(&tbl->table[xid%MAX_TRANSACTIONS].mut);
   return 0;
 }
 int stasis_transaction_table_forget(stasis_transaction_table_t *tbl, int xid) {
   assert(xid >= 0 && xid < MAX_TRANSACTIONS);
   stasis_transaction_table_entry_t * l = &tbl->table[xid];
 
-  pthread_mutex_lock(&tbl->table[xid].mut);
+  if(test_and_set_entry(&tbl->table[xid], xid, RESERVED_XTABLE_XID)) {
-  if(l->xid != xid) {
+    // success
-    assert(l->xid < 0); // otherwise, more than one xact had this slot at once...
   } else {
-    l->xid = RESERVED_XTABLE_XID;
+    // during recovery, we might forget something we've never heard of.
-    l->prevLSN = -1;
+    assert(l->xid < 0); // otherwise, more than one xact had this slot at once...
-    l->recLSN = -1;
   }
-  pthread_mutex_unlock(&tbl->table[xid].mut);
-
   return 0;
 }

stasis/transactionTable.h

@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ struct stasis_transaction_table_entry_t {
   int xid;
   lsn_t prevLSN;
   lsn_t recLSN;
+#ifndef HAVE_GCC_ATOMICS
   pthread_mutex_t mut;
+#endif
 };
 /**
    Initialize Stasis' transaction table.  Called by Tinit() and unit

test/stasis/check_logWriter.c

@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ void reopenLogWorkload(int truncating) {
 
   int xid = 1;
   stasis_transaction_table_entry_t l;
-  pthread_mutex_init(&l.mut,0);
+//  pthread_mutex_init(&l.mut,0);
   stasis_log_begin_transaction(stasis_log_file, xid, &l);
   lsn_t startLSN = 0;