/*! * Copyright (c) 2015 by Contributors * \file threadediter.h * \brief thread backed iterator that can be used to implement * general thread-based pipeline such as prefetch and pre-computation * To use the functions in this header, C++11 is required * \author Tianqi Chen */ #ifndef DMLC_THREADEDITER_H_ #define DMLC_THREADEDITER_H_ // defines DMLC_USE_CXX11 #include "./base.h" // this code depends on c++11 #if DMLC_ENABLE_STD_THREAD #include #include #include #include #include #include "./data.h" #include "./logging.h" namespace dmlc { /*! * \brief a iterator that was backed by a thread * to pull data eagerly from a single producer into a bounded buffer * the consumer can pull the data at its own rate * * NOTE: thread concurrency cost time, make sure to store big blob of data in DType * * Usage example: * \code * ThreadedIter iter; * iter.Init(&producer); * // the following code can be in parallel * DType *dptr; * while (iter.Next(&dptr)) { * // do something on dptr * // recycle the space * iter.Recycle(&dptr); * } * \endcode * \tparam DType the type of data blob we support */ template class ThreadedIter : public DataIter { public: /*! * \brief producer class interface * that threaditer used as source to * preduce the content */ class Producer { public: // virtual destructor virtual ~Producer() {} /*! \brief reset the producer to beginning */ virtual void BeforeFirst(void) { NotImplemented(); } /*! * \brief load the data content into DType, * the caller can pass in NULL or an existing address * when inout_dptr is NULL: * producer need to allocate a DType and fill the content * when inout_dptr is specified * producer takes need to fill the content into address * specified inout_dptr, or delete the one and create a new one * * \param inout_dptr used to pass in the data holder cell * and return the address of the cell filled * \return true if there is next record, false if we reach the end */ virtual bool Next(DType **inout_dptr) = 0; }; /*! * \brief constructor * \param max_capacity maximum capacity of the queue */ explicit ThreadedIter(size_t max_capacity = 8) : producer_owned_(NULL), producer_thread_(NULL), max_capacity_(max_capacity), nwait_consumer_(0), nwait_producer_(0), out_data_(NULL) {} /*! \brief destructor */ virtual ~ThreadedIter(void) { this->Destroy(); } /*! * \brief destroy all the related resources * this is equivalent to destructor, can be used * to destroy the threaditer when user think it is * appropriate, it is safe to call this multiple times */ inline void Destroy(void); /*! * \brief set maximum capacity of the queue * \param max_capacity maximum capacity of the queue */ inline void set_max_capacity(size_t max_capacity) { max_capacity_ = max_capacity; } /*! * \brief initialize the producer and start the thread * can only be called once * \param producer pointer to the producer * \param pass_ownership whether pass the ownership to the iter * if this is true, the threaditer will delete the producer * when destructed */ inline void Init(Producer *producer, bool pass_ownership = false); /*! * \brief initialize the producer and start the thread * pass in two function(closure) of producer to represent the producer * the beforefirst function is optional, and defaults to not implemented * NOTE: the closure must remain valid until the ThreadedIter destructs * \param next the function called to get next element, see Producer.Next * \param beforefirst the function to call to reset the producer, see Producer.BeforeFirst */ inline void Init(std::function next, std::function beforefirst = NotImplemented); /*! * \brief get the next data, this function is threadsafe * \param out_dptr used to hold the pointer to the record * after the function call, the caller takes ownership of the pointer * the caller can call recycle to return ownership back to the threaditer * so that the pointer can be re-used * \return true if there is next record, false if we reach the end * \sa Recycle */ inline bool Next(DType **out_dptr); /*! * \brief recycle the data cell, this function is threadsafe * the threaditer can reuse the data cell for future data loading * \param inout_dptr pointer to the dptr to recycle, after the function call * the content of inout_dptr will be set to NULL */ inline void Recycle(DType **inout_dptr); /*! * \brief Rethrows exception which is set by the producer */ inline void ThrowExceptionIfSet(void); /*! * \brief clears exception_ptr, called from Init */ inline void ClearException(void); /*! * \brief adapt the iterator interface's Next * NOTE: the call to this function is not threadsafe * use the other Next instead * \return true if there is next record, false if we reach the end */ virtual bool Next(void) { if (out_data_ != NULL) { this->Recycle(&out_data_); } if (Next(&out_data_)) { return true; } else { return false; } } /*! * \brief adapt the iterator interface's Value * NOTE: the call to this function is not threadsafe * use the other Next instead */ virtual const DType &Value(void) const { CHECK(out_data_ != NULL) << "Calling Value at beginning or end?"; return *out_data_; } /*! \brief set the iterator before first location */ virtual void BeforeFirst(void) { ThrowExceptionIfSet(); std::unique_lock lock(mutex_); if (out_data_ != NULL) { free_cells_.push(out_data_); out_data_ = NULL; } if (producer_sig_ == kDestroy) return; producer_sig_ = kBeforeFirst; CHECK(!producer_sig_processed_); if (nwait_producer_ != 0) { producer_cond_.notify_one(); } CHECK(!producer_sig_processed_); // wait until the request has been processed consumer_cond_.wait(lock, [this]() { return producer_sig_processed_; }); producer_sig_processed_ = false; bool notify = nwait_producer_ != 0 && !produce_end_; lock.unlock(); // notify producer, in case they are waiting for the condition. if (notify) producer_cond_.notify_one(); ThrowExceptionIfSet(); } private: /*! \brief not support BeforeFirst */ inline static void NotImplemented(void) { LOG(FATAL) << "BeforeFirst is not supported"; } /*! \brief signals send to producer */ enum Signal { kProduce, kBeforeFirst, kDestroy }; /*! \brief producer class */ Producer *producer_owned_; /*! \brief signal to producer */ Signal producer_sig_; /*! \brief whether the special signal other than kProduce is procssed */ bool producer_sig_processed_; /*! \brief thread that runs the producer */ std::thread *producer_thread_; /*! \brief whether produce ends */ bool produce_end_; /*! \brief maximum queue size */ size_t max_capacity_; /*! \brief internal mutex */ std::mutex mutex_; /*! brief internal mutex for exceptions */ std::mutex mutex_exception_; /*! \brief number of consumer waiting */ unsigned nwait_consumer_; /*! \brief number of consumer waiting */ unsigned nwait_producer_; /*! \brief conditional variable for producer thread */ std::condition_variable producer_cond_; /*! \brief conditional variable for consumer threads */ std::condition_variable consumer_cond_; /*! \brief the current output cell */ DType *out_data_; /*! \brief internal queue of producer */ std::queue queue_; /*! \brief free cells that can be used */ std::queue free_cells_; /*! \brief holds a reference to iterator exception thrown in spawned threads */ std::exception_ptr iter_exception_{nullptr}; }; // implementation of functions template inline void ThreadedIter::Destroy(void) { if (producer_thread_ != NULL) { { // lock the mutex std::lock_guard lock(mutex_); // send destroy signal producer_sig_ = kDestroy; if (nwait_producer_ != 0) { producer_cond_.notify_one(); } } producer_thread_->join(); delete producer_thread_; producer_thread_ = NULL; } // end of critical region // now the slave thread should exit while (free_cells_.size() != 0) { delete free_cells_.front(); free_cells_.pop(); } while (queue_.size() != 0) { delete queue_.front(); queue_.pop(); } if (producer_owned_ != NULL) { delete producer_owned_; } if (out_data_ != NULL) { delete out_data_; out_data_ = NULL; } } template inline void ThreadedIter:: Init(Producer *producer, bool pass_ownership) { CHECK(producer_owned_ == NULL) << "can only call Init once"; if (pass_ownership) producer_owned_ = producer; auto next = [producer](DType **dptr) { return producer->Next(dptr); }; auto beforefirst = [producer]() { producer->BeforeFirst(); }; this->Init(next, beforefirst); } template inline void ThreadedIter::Init(std::function next, std::function beforefirst) { producer_sig_ = kProduce; producer_sig_processed_ = false; produce_end_ = false; ClearException(); // procedure running in prodcuer // run producer thread auto producer_fun = [this, next, beforefirst]() { while (true) { try { DType *cell = NULL; { // lockscope std::unique_lock lock(mutex_); ++this->nwait_producer_; producer_cond_.wait(lock, [this]() { if (producer_sig_ == kProduce) { bool ret = !produce_end_ && (queue_.size() < max_capacity_ || free_cells_.size() != 0); return ret; } else { return true; } }); --this->nwait_producer_; if (producer_sig_ == kProduce) { if (free_cells_.size() != 0) { cell = free_cells_.front(); free_cells_.pop(); } } else if (producer_sig_ == kBeforeFirst) { // reset the producer beforefirst(); // cleanup the queue while (queue_.size() != 0) { free_cells_.push(queue_.front()); queue_.pop(); } // reset the state produce_end_ = false; producer_sig_processed_ = true; producer_sig_ = kProduce; // notify consumer that all the process as been done. lock.unlock(); consumer_cond_.notify_all(); continue; } else { // destroy the thread DCHECK(producer_sig_ == kDestroy); producer_sig_processed_ = true; produce_end_ = true; consumer_cond_.notify_all(); return; } } // end of lock scope // now without lock produce_end_ = !next(&cell); DCHECK(cell != NULL || produce_end_); bool notify; { // lockscope std::lock_guard lock(mutex_); if (!produce_end_) { queue_.push(cell); } else { if (cell != NULL) free_cells_.push(cell); } // put things into queue notify = nwait_consumer_ != 0; } if (notify) consumer_cond_.notify_all(); } catch (dmlc::Error &e) { // Shouldn't throw exception in destructor DCHECK(producer_sig_ != kDestroy); { std::lock_guard lock(mutex_exception_); if (!iter_exception_) { iter_exception_ = std::current_exception(); } } bool next_notify = false; { std::unique_lock lock(mutex_); if (producer_sig_ == kBeforeFirst) { while (queue_.size() != 0) { free_cells_.push(queue_.front()); queue_.pop(); } produce_end_ = true; producer_sig_processed_ = true; lock.unlock(); consumer_cond_.notify_all(); } else if (producer_sig_ == kProduce) { produce_end_ = true; next_notify = nwait_consumer_ != 0; lock.unlock(); if (next_notify) consumer_cond_.notify_all(); } } return; } } }; producer_thread_ = new std::thread(producer_fun); } template inline bool ThreadedIter::Next(DType **out_dptr) { if (producer_sig_ == kDestroy) return false; ThrowExceptionIfSet(); std::unique_lock lock(mutex_); CHECK(producer_sig_ == kProduce) << "Make sure you call BeforeFirst not inconcurrent with Next!"; ++nwait_consumer_; consumer_cond_.wait(lock, [this]() { return queue_.size() != 0 || produce_end_; }); --nwait_consumer_; if (queue_.size() != 0) { *out_dptr = queue_.front(); queue_.pop(); bool notify = nwait_producer_ != 0 && !produce_end_; lock.unlock(); if (notify) producer_cond_.notify_one(); ThrowExceptionIfSet(); return true; } else { CHECK(produce_end_); lock.unlock(); ThrowExceptionIfSet(); return false; } } template inline void ThreadedIter::Recycle(DType **inout_dptr) { bool notify; ThrowExceptionIfSet(); { std::lock_guard lock(mutex_); free_cells_.push(*inout_dptr); *inout_dptr = NULL; notify = nwait_producer_ != 0 && !produce_end_; } if (notify) producer_cond_.notify_one(); ThrowExceptionIfSet(); } template inline void ThreadedIter::ThrowExceptionIfSet(void) { std::exception_ptr tmp_exception{nullptr}; { std::lock_guard lock(mutex_exception_); if (iter_exception_) { tmp_exception = iter_exception_; } } if (tmp_exception) std::rethrow_exception(tmp_exception); } template inline void ThreadedIter::ClearException(void) { std::lock_guard lock(mutex_exception_); iter_exception_ = nullptr; } } // namespace dmlc #endif // DMLC_USE_CXX11 #endif // DMLC_THREADEDITER_H_