/*
* Concurrent queue with wait-free enqueue/blocking dequeue.
*
- * Inspired from half-wait-free/half-blocking queue implementation done by
- * Paul E. McKenney.
+ * This queue has been designed and implemented collaboratively by
+ * Mathieu Desnoyers and Lai Jiangshan. Inspired from
+ * half-wait-free/half-blocking queue implementation done by Paul E.
+ * McKenney.
*/
struct cds_wfcq_node {
*
* Unless otherwise stated, the caller must ensure mutual exclusion of
* queue update operations "dequeue" and "splice" (for source queue).
- * Queue read operations "first" and "next" need to be protected against
- * concurrent "dequeue" and "splice" (for source queue) by the caller.
+ * Queue read operations "first" and "next", which are used by
+ * "for_each" iterations, need to be protected against concurrent
+ * "dequeue" and "splice" (for source queue) by the caller.
* "enqueue", "splice" (for destination queue), and "empty" are the only
* operations that can be used without any mutual exclusion.
* Mutual exclusion can be ensured by holding cds_wfcq_dequeue_lock().
*
* For convenience, cds_wfcq_dequeue_blocking() and
* cds_wfcq_splice_blocking() hold the dequeue lock.
+ *
+ * Besides locking, mutual exclusion of dequeue, splice and iteration
+ * can be ensured by performing all of those operations from a single
+ * thread, without requiring any lock.
*/
/*
* Content written into the node before enqueue is guaranteed to be
* consistent, but no other memory ordering is ensured.
* It is valid to reuse and free a dequeued node immediately.
- * Mutual exlusion with dequeuers is ensured internally.
+ * Mutual exlusion with cds_wfcq_dequeue_blocking and dequeue lock is
+ * ensured.
*/
extern struct cds_wfcq_node *cds_wfcq_dequeue_blocking(
struct cds_wfcq_head *head,
* dest_q must be already initialized.
* Content written into the node before enqueue is guaranteed to be
* consistent, but no other memory ordering is ensured.
- * Mutual exlusion with dequeuers is ensured internally.
+ * Mutual exlusion with cds_wfcq_dequeue_blocking and dequeue lock is
+ * ensured.
*/
extern void cds_wfcq_splice_blocking(
struct cds_wfcq_head *dest_q_head,
* Content written into the node before enqueue is guaranteed to be
* consistent, but no other memory ordering is ensured.
* It is valid to reuse and free a dequeued node immediately.
- * Should be called with cds_wfcq_dequeue_lock() held.
+ * Dequeue/splice/iteration mutual exclusion should be ensured by the
+ * caller.
*/
extern struct cds_wfcq_node *__cds_wfcq_dequeue_blocking(
struct cds_wfcq_head *head,
* dest_q must be already initialized.
* Content written into the node before enqueue is guaranteed to be
* consistent, but no other memory ordering is ensured.
- * Should be called with cds_wfcq_dequeue_lock() held.
+ * Dequeue/splice/iteration mutual exclusion for src_q should be ensured
+ * by the caller.
*/
extern void __cds_wfcq_splice_blocking(
struct cds_wfcq_head *dest_q_head,
*
* Content written into the node before enqueue is guaranteed to be
* consistent, but no other memory ordering is ensured.
- * Should be called with cds_wfcq_dequeue_lock() held.
+ * Dequeue/splice/iteration mutual exclusion should be ensured by the
+ * caller.
+ *
+ * Used by for-like iteration macros:
+ * __cds_wfcq_for_each_blocking()
+ * __cds_wfcq_for_each_blocking_safe()
*/
extern struct cds_wfcq_node *__cds_wfcq_first_blocking(
struct cds_wfcq_head *head,
*
* Content written into the node before enqueue is guaranteed to be
* consistent, but no other memory ordering is ensured.
- * Should be called with cds_wfcq_dequeue_lock() held.
+ * Dequeue/splice/iteration mutual exclusion should be ensured by the
+ * caller.
+ *
+ * Used by for-like iteration macros:
+ * __cds_wfcq_for_each_blocking()
+ * __cds_wfcq_for_each_blocking_safe()
*/
extern struct cds_wfcq_node *__cds_wfcq_next_blocking(
struct cds_wfcq_head *head,
*
* Content written into each node before enqueue is guaranteed to be
* consistent, but no other memory ordering is ensured.
- * Should be called with cds_wfcq_dequeue_lock() held.
+ * Dequeue/splice/iteration mutual exclusion should be ensured by the
+ * caller.
*/
#define __cds_wfcq_for_each_blocking(head, tail, node) \
for (node = __cds_wfcq_first_blocking(head, tail); \
*
* Content written into each node before enqueue is guaranteed to be
* consistent, but no other memory ordering is ensured.
- * Should be called with cds_wfcq_dequeue_lock() held.
+ * Dequeue/splice/iteration mutual exclusion should be ensured by the
+ * caller.
*/
#define __cds_wfcq_for_each_blocking_safe(head, tail, node, n) \
for (node = __cds_wfcq_first_blocking(head, tail), \