xpcom/threads/StateMirroring.h

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#if !defined(StateMirroring_h_)
#  define StateMirroring_h_

#  include <cstddef>
#  include "mozilla/AbstractThread.h"
#  include "mozilla/AlreadyAddRefed.h"
#  include "mozilla/Assertions.h"
#  include "mozilla/Logging.h"
#  include "mozilla/Maybe.h"
#  include "mozilla/RefPtr.h"
#  include "mozilla/StateWatching.h"
#  include "nsCOMPtr.h"
#  include "nsIRunnable.h"
#  include "nsISupports.h"
#  include "nsTArray.h"
#  include "nsThreadUtils.h"

/*
 * The state-mirroring machinery allows pieces of interesting state to be
 * observed on multiple thread without locking. The basic strategy is to track
 * changes in a canonical value and post updates to other threads that hold
 * mirrors for that value.
 *
 * One problem with the naive implementation of such a system is that some
 * pieces of state need to be updated atomically, and certain other operations
 * need to wait for these atomic updates to complete before executing. The
 * state-mirroring machinery solves this problem by requiring that its owner
 * thread uses tail dispatch, and posting state update events (which should
 * always be run first by TaskDispatcher implementations) to that tail
 * dispatcher. This ensures that state changes are always atomic from the
 * perspective of observing threads.
 *
 * Given that state-mirroring is an automatic background process, we try to
 * avoid burdening the caller with worrying too much about teardown. To that
 * end, we don't assert dispatch success for any of the notifications, and
 * assume that any canonical or mirror owned by a thread for whom dispatch fails
 * will soon be disconnected by its holder anyway.
 *
 * Given that semantics may change and comments tend to go out of date, we
 * deliberately don't provide usage examples here. Grep around to find them.
 */

namespace mozilla {

// Mirror<T> and Canonical<T> inherit WatchTarget, so we piggy-back on the
// logging that WatchTarget already does. Given that, it makes sense to share
// the same log module.
#  define MIRROR_LOG(x, ...)       \
    MOZ_ASSERT(gStateWatchingLog); \
    MOZ_LOG(gStateWatchingLog, LogLevel::Debug, (x, ##__VA_ARGS__))

template <typename T>
class AbstractMirror;

/*
 * AbstractCanonical is a superclass from which all Canonical values must
 * inherit. It serves as the interface of operations which may be performed (via
 * asynchronous dispatch) by other threads, in particular by the corresponding
 * Mirror value.
 */
template <typename T>
class AbstractCanonical {
 public:
  NS_INLINE_DECL_THREADSAFE_REFCOUNTING(AbstractCanonical)
  AbstractCanonical(AbstractThread* aThread) : mOwnerThread(aThread) {}
  virtual void AddMirror(AbstractMirror<T>* aMirror) = 0;
  virtual void RemoveMirror(AbstractMirror<T>* aMirror) = 0;

  AbstractThread* OwnerThread() const { return mOwnerThread; }

 protected:
  virtual ~AbstractCanonical() {}
  RefPtr<AbstractThread> mOwnerThread;
};

/*
 * AbstractMirror is a superclass from which all Mirror values must
 * inherit. It serves as the interface of operations which may be performed (via
 * asynchronous dispatch) by other threads, in particular by the corresponding
 * Canonical value.
 */
template <typename T>
class AbstractMirror {
 public:
  NS_INLINE_DECL_THREADSAFE_REFCOUNTING(AbstractMirror)
  AbstractMirror(AbstractThread* aThread) : mOwnerThread(aThread) {}
  virtual void UpdateValue(const T& aNewValue) = 0;
  virtual void NotifyDisconnected() = 0;

  AbstractThread* OwnerThread() const { return mOwnerThread; }

 protected:
  virtual ~AbstractMirror() {}
  RefPtr<AbstractThread> mOwnerThread;
};

/*
 * Canonical<T> is a wrapper class that allows a given value to be mirrored by
 * other threads. It maintains a list of active mirrors, and queues updates for
 * them when the internal value changes. When changing the value, the caller
 * needs to pass a TaskDispatcher object, which fires the updates at the
 * appropriate time. Canonical<T> is also a WatchTarget, and may be set up to
 * trigger other routines (on the same thread) when the canonical value changes.
 *
 * Canonical<T> is intended to be used as a member variable, so it doesn't
 * actually inherit AbstractCanonical<T> (a refcounted type). Rather, it
 * contains an inner class called |Impl| that implements most of the interesting
 * logic.
 */
template <typename T>
class Canonical {
 public:
  Canonical(AbstractThread* aThread, const T& aInitialValue,
            const char* aName) {
    mImpl = new Impl(aThread, aInitialValue, aName);
  }

  ~Canonical() {}

 private:
  class Impl : public AbstractCanonical<T>, public WatchTarget {
   public:
    using AbstractCanonical<T>::OwnerThread;

    Impl(AbstractThread* aThread, const T& aInitialValue, const char* aName)
        : AbstractCanonical<T>(aThread),
          WatchTarget(aName),
          mValue(aInitialValue) {
      MIRROR_LOG("%s [%p] initialized", mName, this);
      MOZ_ASSERT(aThread->SupportsTailDispatch(),
                 "Can't get coherency without tail dispatch");
    }

    void AddMirror(AbstractMirror<T>* aMirror) override {
      MIRROR_LOG("%s [%p] adding mirror %p", mName, this, aMirror);
      MOZ_ASSERT(OwnerThread()->IsCurrentThreadIn());
      MOZ_ASSERT(!mMirrors.Contains(aMirror));
      mMirrors.AppendElement(aMirror);
      aMirror->OwnerThread()->DispatchStateChange(MakeNotifier(aMirror));
    }

    void RemoveMirror(AbstractMirror<T>* aMirror) override {
      MIRROR_LOG("%s [%p] removing mirror %p", mName, this, aMirror);
      MOZ_ASSERT(OwnerThread()->IsCurrentThreadIn());
      MOZ_ASSERT(mMirrors.Contains(aMirror));
      mMirrors.RemoveElement(aMirror);
    }

    void DisconnectAll() {
      MIRROR_LOG("%s [%p] Disconnecting all mirrors", mName, this);
      for (size_t i = 0; i < mMirrors.Length(); ++i) {
        mMirrors[i]->OwnerThread()->Dispatch(
            NewRunnableMethod("AbstractMirror::NotifyDisconnected", mMirrors[i],
                              &AbstractMirror<T>::NotifyDisconnected));
      }
      mMirrors.Clear();
    }

    operator const T&() {
      MOZ_ASSERT(OwnerThread()->IsCurrentThreadIn());
      return mValue;
    }

    void Set(const T& aNewValue) {
      MOZ_ASSERT(OwnerThread()->IsCurrentThreadIn());

      if (aNewValue == mValue) {
        return;
      }

      // Notify same-thread watchers. The state watching machinery will make
      // sure that notifications run at the right time.
      NotifyWatchers();

      // Check if we've already got a pending update. If so we won't schedule
      // another one.
      bool alreadyNotifying = mInitialValue.isSome();

      // Stash the initial value if needed, then update to the new value.
      if (mInitialValue.isNothing()) {
        mInitialValue.emplace(mValue);
      }
      mValue = aNewValue;

      // We wait until things have stablized before sending state updates so
      // that we can avoid sending multiple updates, and possibly avoid sending
      // any updates at all if the value ends up where it started.
      if (!alreadyNotifying) {
        AbstractThread::DispatchDirectTask(NewRunnableMethod(
            "Canonical::Impl::DoNotify", this, &Impl::DoNotify));
      }
    }

    Impl& operator=(const T& aNewValue) {
      Set(aNewValue);
      return *this;
    }
    Impl& operator=(const Impl& aOther) {
      Set(aOther);
      return *this;
    }
    Impl(const Impl& aOther) = delete;

   protected:
    ~Impl() { MOZ_DIAGNOSTIC_ASSERT(mMirrors.IsEmpty()); }

   private:
    void DoNotify() {
      MOZ_ASSERT(OwnerThread()->IsCurrentThreadIn());
      MOZ_ASSERT(mInitialValue.isSome());
      bool same = mInitialValue.ref() == mValue;
      mInitialValue.reset();

      if (same) {
        MIRROR_LOG("%s [%p] unchanged - not sending update", mName, this);
        return;
      }

      for (size_t i = 0; i < mMirrors.Length(); ++i) {
        mMirrors[i]->OwnerThread()->DispatchStateChange(
            MakeNotifier(mMirrors[i]));
      }
    }

    already_AddRefed<nsIRunnable> MakeNotifier(AbstractMirror<T>* aMirror) {
      return NewRunnableMethod<T>("AbstractMirror::UpdateValue", aMirror,
                                  &AbstractMirror<T>::UpdateValue, mValue);
      ;
    }

    T mValue;
    Maybe<T> mInitialValue;
    nsTArray<RefPtr<AbstractMirror<T>>> mMirrors;
  };

 public:
  // NB: Because mirror-initiated disconnection can race with canonical-
  // initiated disconnection, a canonical should never be reinitialized.
  // Forward control operations to the Impl.
  void DisconnectAll() { return mImpl->DisconnectAll(); }

  // Access to the Impl.
  operator Impl&() { return *mImpl; }
  Impl* operator&() { return mImpl; }

  // Access to the T.
  const T& Ref() const { return *mImpl; }
  operator const T&() const { return Ref(); }
  void Set(const T& aNewValue) { mImpl->Set(aNewValue); }
  Canonical& operator=(const T& aNewValue) {
    Set(aNewValue);
    return *this;
  }
  Canonical& operator=(const Canonical& aOther) {
    Set(aOther);
    return *this;
  }
  Canonical(const Canonical& aOther) = delete;

 private:
  RefPtr<Impl> mImpl;
};

/*
 * Mirror<T> is a wrapper class that allows a given value to mirror that of a
 * Canonical<T> owned by another thread. It registers itself with a
 * Canonical<T>, and is periodically updated with new values. Mirror<T> is also
 * a WatchTarget, and may be set up to trigger other routines (on the same
 * thread) when the mirrored value changes.
 *
 * Mirror<T> is intended to be used as a member variable, so it doesn't actually
 * inherit AbstractMirror<T> (a refcounted type). Rather, it contains an inner
 * class called |Impl| that implements most of the interesting logic.
 */
template <typename T>
class Mirror {
 public:
  Mirror(AbstractThread* aThread, const T& aInitialValue, const char* aName) {
    mImpl = new Impl(aThread, aInitialValue, aName);
  }

  ~Mirror() {
    // As a member of complex objects, a Mirror<T> may be destroyed on a
    // different thread than its owner, or late in shutdown during CC. Given
    // that, we require manual disconnection so that callers can put things in
    // the right place.
    MOZ_DIAGNOSTIC_ASSERT(!mImpl->IsConnected());
  }

 private:
  class Impl : public AbstractMirror<T>, public WatchTarget {
   public:
    using AbstractMirror<T>::OwnerThread;

    Impl(AbstractThread* aThread, const T& aInitialValue, const char* aName)
        : AbstractMirror<T>(aThread),
          WatchTarget(aName),
          mValue(aInitialValue) {
      MIRROR_LOG("%s [%p] initialized", mName, this);
      MOZ_ASSERT(aThread->SupportsTailDispatch(),
                 "Can't get coherency without tail dispatch");
    }

    operator const T&() {
      MOZ_ASSERT(OwnerThread()->IsCurrentThreadIn());
      return mValue;
    }

    virtual void UpdateValue(const T& aNewValue) override {
      MOZ_ASSERT(OwnerThread()->IsCurrentThreadIn());
      if (mValue != aNewValue) {
        mValue = aNewValue;
        WatchTarget::NotifyWatchers();
      }
    }

    virtual void NotifyDisconnected() override {
      MIRROR_LOG("%s [%p] Notifed of disconnection from %p", mName, this,
                 mCanonical.get());
      MOZ_ASSERT(OwnerThread()->IsCurrentThreadIn());
      mCanonical = nullptr;
    }

    bool IsConnected() const { return !!mCanonical; }

    void Connect(AbstractCanonical<T>* aCanonical) {
      MIRROR_LOG("%s [%p] Connecting to %p", mName, this, aCanonical);
      MOZ_ASSERT(OwnerThread()->IsCurrentThreadIn());
      MOZ_ASSERT(!IsConnected());
      MOZ_ASSERT(OwnerThread()->RequiresTailDispatch(aCanonical->OwnerThread()),
                 "Can't get coherency without tail dispatch");

      nsCOMPtr<nsIRunnable> r =
          NewRunnableMethod<StoreRefPtrPassByPtr<AbstractMirror<T>>>(
              "AbstractCanonical::AddMirror", aCanonical,
              &AbstractCanonical<T>::AddMirror, this);
      aCanonical->OwnerThread()->Dispatch(r.forget());
      mCanonical = aCanonical;
    }

   public:
    void DisconnectIfConnected() {
      MOZ_ASSERT(OwnerThread()->IsCurrentThreadIn());
      if (!IsConnected()) {
        return;
      }

      MIRROR_LOG("%s [%p] Disconnecting from %p", mName, this,
                 mCanonical.get());
      nsCOMPtr<nsIRunnable> r =
          NewRunnableMethod<StoreRefPtrPassByPtr<AbstractMirror<T>>>(
              "AbstractCanonical::RemoveMirror", mCanonical,
              &AbstractCanonical<T>::RemoveMirror, this);
      mCanonical->OwnerThread()->Dispatch(r.forget());
      mCanonical = nullptr;
    }

   protected:
    ~Impl() { MOZ_DIAGNOSTIC_ASSERT(!IsConnected()); }

   private:
    T mValue;
    RefPtr<AbstractCanonical<T>> mCanonical;
  };

 public:
  // Forward control operations to the Impl<T>.
  void Connect(AbstractCanonical<T>* aCanonical) { mImpl->Connect(aCanonical); }
  void DisconnectIfConnected() { mImpl->DisconnectIfConnected(); }

  // Access to the Impl<T>.
  operator Impl&() { return *mImpl; }
  Impl* operator&() { return mImpl; }

  // Access to the T.
  const T& Ref() const { return *mImpl; }
  operator const T&() const { return Ref(); }

 private:
  RefPtr<Impl> mImpl;
};

#  undef MIRROR_LOG

}  // namespace mozilla

#endif