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+// Copyright (c) 2011 Helge Bahmann
+//
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+// Attempt to determine whether the operations on atomic variables
+// do in fact behave atomically: Let multiple threads race modifying
+// a shared atomic variable and verify that it behaves as expected.
+//
+// We assume that "observable race condition" events are exponentially
+// distributed, with unknown "average time between observable races"
+// (which is just the reciprocal of exp distribution parameter lambda).
+// Use a non-atomic implementation that intentionally exhibits a
+// (hopefully tight) race to compute the maximum-likelihood estimate
+// for this time. From this, compute an estimate that covers the
+// unknown value with 0.995 confidence (using chi square quantile).
+//
+// Use this estimate to pick a timeout for the race tests of the
+// atomic implementations such that under the assumed distribution
+// we get 0.995 probability to detect a race (if there is one).
+//
+// Overall this yields 0.995 * 0.995 > 0.99 confidence that the
+// operations truly behave atomic if this test program does not
+// report an error.
+
+#include <boost/atomic.hpp>
+
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <boost/config.hpp>
+#include <boost/ref.hpp>
+#include <boost/function.hpp>
+#include <boost/bind/bind.hpp>
+#include <boost/date_time/posix_time/posix_time_types.hpp>
+#include <boost/thread/thread.hpp>
+#include <boost/thread/thread_time.hpp>
+#include <boost/thread/lock_guard.hpp>
+#include <boost/thread/lock_types.hpp>
+#include <boost/thread/mutex.hpp>
+#include <boost/thread/condition_variable.hpp>
+#include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
+
+/* helper class to let two instances of a function race against each
+other, with configurable timeout and early abort on detection of error */
+class concurrent_runner
+{
+public:
+ /* concurrently run the function in two threads, until either timeout
+ or one of the functions returns "false"; returns true if timeout
+ was reached, or false if early abort and updates timeout accordingly */
+ static bool execute(const boost::function<bool(std::size_t)> & fn, boost::posix_time::time_duration & timeout)
+ {
+ concurrent_runner runner(fn);
+ runner.wait_finish(timeout);
+ return !runner.failure();
+ }
+
+ concurrent_runner(const boost::function<bool(std::size_t)> & fn) :
+ finished_(false), failure_(false)
+ {
+ boost::thread(boost::bind(&concurrent_runner::thread_function, this, fn, 0)).swap(first_thread_);
+ boost::thread(boost::bind(&concurrent_runner::thread_function, this, fn, 1)).swap(second_thread_);
+ }
+
+ void wait_finish(boost::posix_time::time_duration & timeout)
+ {
+ boost::system_time start = boost::get_system_time();
+ boost::system_time end = start + timeout;
+
+ {
+ boost::unique_lock< boost::mutex > guard(m_);
+ while (boost::get_system_time() < end && !finished())
+ c_.timed_wait(guard, end);
+ }
+
+ finished_.store(true, boost::memory_order_relaxed);
+
+ first_thread_.join();
+ second_thread_.join();
+
+ boost::posix_time::time_duration duration = boost::get_system_time() - start;
+ if (duration < timeout)
+ timeout = duration;
+ }
+
+ bool finished(void) const BOOST_NOEXCEPT_OR_NOTHROW
+ {
+ return finished_.load(boost::memory_order_relaxed);
+ }
+
+ bool failure(void) const BOOST_NOEXCEPT_OR_NOTHROW
+ {
+ return failure_;
+ }
+
+private:
+ void thread_function(boost::function<bool(std::size_t)> function, std::size_t instance)
+ {
+ while (!finished())
+ {
+ if (!function(instance))
+ {
+ boost::lock_guard< boost::mutex > guard(m_);
+ failure_ = true;
+ finished_.store(true, boost::memory_order_relaxed);
+ c_.notify_all();
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+private:
+ boost::mutex m_;
+ boost::condition_variable c_;
+
+ boost::atomic<bool> finished_;
+ bool failure_;
+
+ boost::thread first_thread_;
+ boost::thread second_thread_;
+};
+
+bool racy_add(volatile unsigned int & value, std::size_t instance)
+{
+ std::size_t shift = instance * 8;
+ unsigned int mask = 0xff << shift;
+ for (std::size_t n = 0; n < 255; ++n)
+ {
+ unsigned int tmp = value;
+ value = tmp + (1 << shift);
+
+ if ((tmp & mask) != (n << shift))
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ unsigned int tmp = value;
+ value = tmp & ~mask;
+ if ((tmp & mask) != mask)
+ return false;
+
+ return true;
+}
+
+/* compute estimate for average time between races being observable, in usecs */
+double estimate_avg_race_time(void)
+{
+ double sum = 0.0;
+
+ /* take 10 samples */
+ for (std::size_t n = 0; n < 10; ++n)
+ {
+ boost::posix_time::time_duration timeout(0, 0, 10);
+
+ volatile unsigned int value(0);
+ bool success = concurrent_runner::execute(
+ boost::bind(racy_add, boost::ref(value), boost::placeholders::_1),
+ timeout
+ );
+
+ if (success)
+ {
+ BOOST_ERROR("Failed to establish baseline time for reproducing race condition");
+ }
+
+ sum = sum + timeout.total_microseconds();
+ }
+
+ /* determine maximum likelihood estimate for average time between
+ race observations */
+ double avg_race_time_mle = (sum / 10);
+
+ /* pick 0.995 confidence (7.44 = chi square 0.995 confidence) */
+ double avg_race_time_995 = avg_race_time_mle * 2 * 10 / 7.44;
+
+ return avg_race_time_995;
+}
+
+template<typename value_type, std::size_t shift_>
+bool test_arithmetic(boost::atomic<value_type> & shared_value, std::size_t instance)
+{
+ std::size_t shift = instance * 8;
+ value_type mask = 0xff << shift;
+ value_type increment = 1 << shift;
+
+ value_type expected = 0;
+
+ for (std::size_t n = 0; n < 255; ++n)
+ {
+ value_type tmp = shared_value.fetch_add(increment, boost::memory_order_relaxed);
+ if ( (tmp & mask) != (expected << shift) )
+ return false;
+ ++expected;
+ }
+ for (std::size_t n = 0; n < 255; ++n)
+ {
+ value_type tmp = shared_value.fetch_sub(increment, boost::memory_order_relaxed);
+ if ( (tmp & mask) != (expected << shift) )
+ return false;
+ --expected;
+ }
+
+ return true;
+}
+
+template<typename value_type, std::size_t shift_>
+bool test_bitops(boost::atomic<value_type> & shared_value, std::size_t instance)
+{
+ std::size_t shift = instance * 8;
+ value_type mask = 0xff << shift;
+
+ value_type expected = 0;
+
+ for (std::size_t k = 0; k < 8; ++k)
+ {
+ value_type mod = 1u << k;
+ value_type tmp = shared_value.fetch_or(mod << shift, boost::memory_order_relaxed);
+ if ( (tmp & mask) != (expected << shift))
+ return false;
+ expected = expected | mod;
+ }
+ for (std::size_t k = 0; k < 8; ++k)
+ {
+ value_type tmp = shared_value.fetch_and(~(1u << (shift + k)), boost::memory_order_relaxed);
+ if ( (tmp & mask) != (expected << shift))
+ return false;
+ expected = expected & ~(1u << k);
+ }
+ for (std::size_t k = 0; k < 8; ++k)
+ {
+ value_type mod = 255u ^ (1u << k);
+ value_type tmp = shared_value.fetch_xor(mod << shift, boost::memory_order_relaxed);
+ if ( (tmp & mask) != (expected << shift))
+ return false;
+ expected = expected ^ mod;
+ }
+
+ value_type tmp = shared_value.fetch_and(~mask, boost::memory_order_relaxed);
+ if ( (tmp & mask) != (expected << shift) )
+ return false;
+
+ return true;
+}
+
+int main(int, char *[])
+{
+ boost::posix_time::time_duration reciprocal_lambda;
+
+ double avg_race_time = estimate_avg_race_time();
+
+ /* 5.298 = 0.995 quantile of exponential distribution */
+ const boost::posix_time::time_duration timeout = boost::posix_time::microseconds((long)(5.298 * avg_race_time));
+
+ {
+ boost::atomic<unsigned int> value(0);
+
+ /* testing two different operations in this loop, therefore
+ enlarge timeout */
+ boost::posix_time::time_duration tmp(timeout * 2);
+
+ bool success = concurrent_runner::execute(
+ boost::bind(test_arithmetic<unsigned int, 0>, boost::ref(value), boost::placeholders::_1),
+ tmp
+ );
+
+ BOOST_TEST(success); // concurrent arithmetic error
+ }
+
+ {
+ boost::atomic<unsigned int> value(0);
+
+ /* testing three different operations in this loop, therefore
+ enlarge timeout */
+ boost::posix_time::time_duration tmp(timeout * 3);
+
+ bool success = concurrent_runner::execute(
+ boost::bind(test_bitops<unsigned int, 0>, boost::ref(value), boost::placeholders::_1),
+ tmp
+ );
+
+ BOOST_TEST(success); // concurrent bit operations error
+ }
+
+ return boost::report_errors();
+}