SDL_sysrwlock.c

/*
  Simple DirectMedia Layer
  Copyright (C) 1997-2025 Sam Lantinga <[email protected]>

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*/
#include "SDL_internal.h"

// An implementation of rwlocks using mutexes, condition variables, and atomics.

#include "SDL_systhread_c.h"

#include "../generic/SDL_sysrwlock_c.h"

/* If two implementations are to be compiled into SDL (the active one
 * will be chosen at runtime), the function names need to be
 * suffixed
 */
// !!! FIXME: this is quite a tapdance with macros and the build system, maybe we can simplify how we do this. --ryan.
#ifndef SDL_THREAD_GENERIC_RWLOCK_SUFFIX
#define SDL_CreateRWLock_generic SDL_CreateRWLock
#define SDL_DestroyRWLock_generic SDL_DestroyRWLock
#define SDL_LockRWLockForReading_generic SDL_LockRWLockForReading
#define SDL_LockRWLockForWriting_generic SDL_LockRWLockForWriting
#define SDL_UnlockRWLock_generic SDL_UnlockRWLock
#endif

struct SDL_RWLock
{
#ifdef SDL_THREADS_DISABLED
    int unused;
#else
    SDL_Mutex *lock;
    SDL_Condition *condition;
    SDL_ThreadID writer_thread;
    SDL_AtomicInt reader_count;
    SDL_AtomicInt writer_count;
#endif
};

SDL_RWLock *SDL_CreateRWLock_generic(void)
{
    SDL_RWLock *rwlock = (SDL_RWLock *) SDL_calloc(1, sizeof (*rwlock));

    if (!rwlock) {
        return NULL;
    }

#ifndef SDL_THREADS_DISABLED
    rwlock->lock = SDL_CreateMutex();
    if (!rwlock->lock) {
        SDL_free(rwlock);
        return NULL;
    }

    rwlock->condition = SDL_CreateCondition();
    if (!rwlock->condition) {
        SDL_DestroyMutex(rwlock->lock);
        SDL_free(rwlock);
        return NULL;
    }

    SDL_SetAtomicInt(&rwlock->reader_count, 0);
    SDL_SetAtomicInt(&rwlock->writer_count, 0);
#endif

    return rwlock;
}

void SDL_DestroyRWLock_generic(SDL_RWLock *rwlock)
{
    if (rwlock) {
#ifndef SDL_THREADS_DISABLED
        SDL_DestroyMutex(rwlock->lock);
        SDL_DestroyCondition(rwlock->condition);
#endif
        SDL_free(rwlock);
    }
}

void SDL_LockRWLockForReading_generic(SDL_RWLock *rwlock) SDL_NO_THREAD_SAFETY_ANALYSIS  // clang doesn't know about NULL mutexes
{
#ifndef SDL_THREADS_DISABLED
    if (rwlock) {
        // !!! FIXME: these don't have to be atomic, we always gate them behind a mutex.
        SDL_LockMutex(rwlock->lock);
        SDL_assert(SDL_GetAtomicInt(&rwlock->writer_count) == 0);  // shouldn't be able to grab lock if there's a writer!
        SDL_AddAtomicInt(&rwlock->reader_count, 1);
        SDL_UnlockMutex(rwlock->lock);   // other readers can attempt to share the lock.
    }
#endif
}

void SDL_LockRWLockForWriting_generic(SDL_RWLock *rwlock) SDL_NO_THREAD_SAFETY_ANALYSIS  // clang doesn't know about NULL mutexes
{
#ifndef SDL_THREADS_DISABLED
    if (rwlock) {
        SDL_LockMutex(rwlock->lock);
        while (SDL_GetAtomicInt(&rwlock->reader_count) > 0) {  // while something is holding the shared lock, keep waiting.
            SDL_WaitCondition(rwlock->condition, rwlock->lock);  // release the lock and wait for readers holding the shared lock to release it, regrab the lock.
        }

        // we hold the lock!
        SDL_AddAtomicInt(&rwlock->writer_count, 1);  // we let these be recursive, but the API doesn't require this. It _does_ trust you unlock correctly!
    }
#endif
}

bool SDL_TryLockRWLockForReading_generic(SDL_RWLock *rwlock)
{
#ifndef SDL_THREADS_DISABLED
    if (rwlock) {
        if (!SDL_TryLockMutex(rwlock->lock)) {
            // !!! FIXME: there is a small window where a reader has to lock the mutex, and if we hit that, we will return SDL_RWLOCK_TIMEDOUT even though we could have shared the lock.
            return false;
        }

        SDL_assert(SDL_GetAtomicInt(&rwlock->writer_count) == 0);  // shouldn't be able to grab lock if there's a writer!
        SDL_AddAtomicInt(&rwlock->reader_count, 1);
        SDL_UnlockMutex(rwlock->lock);   // other readers can attempt to share the lock.
    }
#endif

    return true;
}

#ifndef SDL_THREAD_GENERIC_RWLOCK_SUFFIX
bool SDL_TryLockRWLockForReading(SDL_RWLock *rwlock)
{
    return SDL_TryLockRWLockForReading_generic(rwlock);
}
#endif

bool SDL_TryLockRWLockForWriting_generic(SDL_RWLock *rwlock)
{
#ifndef SDL_THREADS_DISABLED
    if (rwlock) {
        if (!SDL_TryLockMutex(rwlock->lock)) {
            return false;
        }

        if (SDL_GetAtomicInt(&rwlock->reader_count) > 0) {  // a reader is using the shared lock, treat it as unavailable.
            SDL_UnlockMutex(rwlock->lock);
            return false;
        }

        // we hold the lock!
        SDL_AddAtomicInt(&rwlock->writer_count, 1);  // we let these be recursive, but the API doesn't require this. It _does_ trust you unlock correctly!
    }
#endif

    return true;
}

#ifndef SDL_THREAD_GENERIC_RWLOCK_SUFFIX
bool SDL_TryLockRWLockForWriting(SDL_RWLock *rwlock)
{
    return SDL_TryLockRWLockForWriting_generic(rwlock);
}
#endif

void SDL_UnlockRWLock_generic(SDL_RWLock *rwlock) SDL_NO_THREAD_SAFETY_ANALYSIS  // clang doesn't know about NULL mutexes
{
#ifndef SDL_THREADS_DISABLED
    if (rwlock) {
        SDL_LockMutex(rwlock->lock);  // recursive lock for writers, readers grab lock to make sure things are sane.

        if (SDL_GetAtomicInt(&rwlock->reader_count) > 0) {  // we're a reader
            SDL_AddAtomicInt(&rwlock->reader_count, -1);
            SDL_BroadcastCondition(rwlock->condition);  // alert any pending writers to attempt to try to grab the lock again.
        } else if (SDL_GetAtomicInt(&rwlock->writer_count) > 0) {  // we're a writer
            SDL_AddAtomicInt(&rwlock->writer_count, -1);
            SDL_UnlockMutex(rwlock->lock);  // recursive unlock.
        }

        SDL_UnlockMutex(rwlock->lock);
    }
#endif
}