//! Triple buffering in Rust //! //! In this crate, we propose a Rust implementation of triple buffering. This is //! a non-blocking thread synchronization mechanism that can be used when a //! single producer thread is frequently updating a shared data block, and a //! single consumer thread wants to be able to read the latest available version //! of the shared data whenever it feels like it. //! //! # Examples //! //! For many use cases, you can use the ergonomic write/read interface, where //! the producer moves values into the buffer and the consumer accesses the //! latest buffer by shared reference: //! //! ``` //! // Create a triple buffer //! use triple_buffer::TripleBuffer; //! let buf = TripleBuffer::new(0); //! //! // Split it into an input and output interface, to be respectively sent to //! // the producer thread and the consumer thread //! let (mut buf_input, mut buf_output) = buf.split(); //! //! // The producer can move a value into the buffer at any time //! buf_input.write(42); //! //! // The consumer can access the latest value from the producer at any time //! let latest_value_ref = buf_output.read(); //! assert_eq!(*latest_value_ref, 42); //! ``` //! //! In situations where moving the original value away and being unable to //! modify it on the consumer's side is too costly, such as if creating a new //! value involves dynamic memory allocation, you can use a lower-level API //! which allows you to access the producer and consumer's buffers in place //! and to precisely control when updates are propagated: //! //! ``` //! // Create and split a triple buffer //! use triple_buffer::TripleBuffer; //! let buf = TripleBuffer::new(String::with_capacity(42)); //! let (mut buf_input, mut buf_output) = buf.split(); //! //! // Mutate the input buffer in place //! { //! // Acquire a reference to the input buffer //! let input = buf_input.input_buffer(); //! //! // In general, you don't know what's inside of the buffer, so you should //! // always reset the value before use (this is a type-specific process). //! input.clear(); //! //! // Perform an in-place update //! input.push_str("Hello, "); //! } //! //! // Publish the above input buffer update //! buf_input.publish(); //! //! // Manually fetch the buffer update from the consumer interface //! buf_output.update(); //! //! // Acquire a mutable reference to the output buffer //! let output = buf_output.output_buffer(); //! //! // Post-process the output value before use //! output.push_str("world!"); //! ``` #![deny(missing_debug_implementations, missing_docs)] use cache_padded::CachePadded; use std::{ cell::UnsafeCell, sync::{ atomic::{AtomicU8, Ordering}, Arc, }, }; /// A triple buffer, useful for nonblocking and thread-safe data sharing /// /// A triple buffer is a single-producer single-consumer nonblocking /// communication channel which behaves like a shared variable: the producer /// submits regular updates, and the consumer accesses the latest available /// value whenever it feels like it. /// #[derive(Debug)] pub struct TripleBuffer { /// Input object used by producers to send updates input: Input, /// Output object used by consumers to read the current value output: Output, } // impl TripleBuffer { /// Construct a triple buffer with a certain initial value // // FIXME: After spending some time thinking about this further, I reached // the conclusion that clippy was right after all. But since this is // a breaking change, I'm keeping that for the next major release. // #[allow(clippy::needless_pass_by_value)] pub fn new(initial: T) -> Self { Self::new_impl(|| initial.clone()) } } // impl Default for TripleBuffer { /// Construct a triple buffer with a default-constructed value fn default() -> Self { Self::new_impl(T::default) } } // impl TripleBuffer { /// Construct a triple buffer, using a functor to generate initial values fn new_impl(mut generator: impl FnMut() -> T) -> Self { // Start with the shared state... let shared_state = Arc::new(SharedState::new(|_i| generator(), 0)); // ...then construct the input and output structs TripleBuffer { input: Input { shared: shared_state.clone(), input_idx: 1, }, output: Output { shared: shared_state, output_idx: 2, }, } } /// Extract input and output of the triple buffer // // NOTE: Although it would be nicer to directly return `Input` and `Output` // from `new()`, the `split()` design gives some API evolution // headroom towards future allocation-free modes of operation where // the SharedState is a static variable, or a stack-allocated variable // used through scoped threads or other unsafe thread synchronization. // // See https://github.com/HadrienG2/triple-buffer/issues/8 . // pub fn split(self) -> (Input, Output) { (self.input, self.output) } } // // The Clone and PartialEq traits are used internally for testing and I don't // want to commit to supporting them publicly for now. // #[doc(hidden)] impl Clone for TripleBuffer { fn clone(&self) -> Self { // Clone the shared state. This is safe because at this layer of the // interface, one needs an Input/Output &mut to mutate the shared state. let shared_state = Arc::new(unsafe { (*self.input.shared).clone() }); // ...then the input and output structs TripleBuffer { input: Input { shared: shared_state.clone(), input_idx: self.input.input_idx, }, output: Output { shared: shared_state, output_idx: self.output.output_idx, }, } } } // #[doc(hidden)] impl PartialEq for TripleBuffer { fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool { // Compare the shared states. This is safe because at this layer of the // interface, one needs an Input/Output &mut to mutate the shared state. let shared_states_equal = unsafe { (*self.input.shared).eq(&*other.input.shared) }; // Compare the rest of the triple buffer states shared_states_equal && (self.input.input_idx == other.input.input_idx) && (self.output.output_idx == other.output.output_idx) } } /// Producer interface to the triple buffer /// /// The producer of data can use this struct to submit updates to the triple /// buffer whenever he likes. These updates are nonblocking: a collision between /// the producer and the consumer will result in cache contention, but deadlocks /// and scheduling-induced slowdowns cannot happen. /// #[derive(Debug)] pub struct Input { /// Reference-counted shared state shared: Arc>, /// Index of the input buffer (which is private to the producer) input_idx: BufferIndex, } // // Public interface impl Input { /// Write a new value into the triple buffer pub fn write(&mut self, value: T) { // Update the input buffer *self.input_buffer() = value; // Publish our update to the consumer self.publish(); } /// Check if the consumer has fetched our last submission yet /// /// This method is only intended for diagnostics purposes. Please do not let /// it inform your decision of sending or not sending a value, as that would /// effectively be building a very poor spinlock-based double buffer /// implementation. If what you truly need is a double buffer, build /// yourself a proper blocking one instead of wasting CPU time. /// pub fn consumed(&self) -> bool { let back_info = self.shared.back_info.load(Ordering::Relaxed); back_info & BACK_DIRTY_BIT == 0 } /// Access the input buffer directly /// /// This advanced interface allows you to update the input buffer in place, /// so that you can avoid creating values of type T repeatedy just to push /// them into the triple buffer when doing so is expensive. /// /// However, by using it, you force yourself to take into account some /// implementation subtleties that you could normally ignore. /// /// First, the buffer does not contain the last value that you published /// (which is now available to the consumer thread). In fact, what you get /// may not match _any_ value that you sent in the past, but rather be a new /// value that was written in there by the consumer thread. All you can /// safely assume is that the buffer contains a valid value of type T, which /// you may need to "clean up" before use using a type-specific process. /// /// Second, we do not send updates automatically. You need to call /// `publish()` in order to propagate a buffer update to the consumer. /// Alternative designs based on Drop were considered, but considered too /// magical for the target audience of this interface. /// pub fn input_buffer(&mut self) -> &mut T { // This is safe because the synchronization protocol ensures that we // have exclusive access to this buffer. let input_ptr = self.shared.buffers[self.input_idx as usize].get(); unsafe { &mut *input_ptr } } /// Publish the current input buffer, checking for overwrites /// /// After updating the input buffer using `input_buffer()`, you can use this /// method to publish your updates to the consumer. /// /// This will replace the current input buffer with another one, as you /// cannot continue using the old one while the consumer is accessing it. /// /// It will also tell you whether you overwrote a value which was not read /// by the consumer thread. /// pub fn publish(&mut self) -> bool { // Swap the input buffer and the back buffer, setting the dirty bit // // The ordering must be AcqRel, because... // // - Our accesses to the old buffer must not be reordered after this // operation (which mandates Release ordering), otherwise they could // race with the consumer accessing the freshly published buffer. // - Our accesses from the buffer must not be reordered before this // operation (which mandates Consume ordering, that is best // approximated by Acquire in Rust), otherwise they would race with // the consumer accessing the buffer as well before switching to // another buffer. // * This reordering may seem paradoxical, but could happen if the // compiler or CPU correctly speculated the new buffer's index // before that index is actually read, as well as on weird hardware // with incoherent caches like GPUs or old DEC Alpha where keeping // data in sync across cores requires manual action. // let former_back_info = self .shared .back_info .swap(self.input_idx | BACK_DIRTY_BIT, Ordering::AcqRel); // The old back buffer becomes our new input buffer self.input_idx = former_back_info & BACK_INDEX_MASK; // Tell whether we have overwritten unread data former_back_info & BACK_DIRTY_BIT != 0 } /// Deprecated alias to `input_buffer()`, please use that method instead #[cfg(any(feature = "raw", test))] #[deprecated( since = "5.0.5", note = "The \"raw\" feature is deprecated as the performance \ optimization that motivated it turned out to be incorrect. \ All functionality is now available without using feature flags." )] pub fn raw_input_buffer(&mut self) -> &mut T { self.input_buffer() } /// Deprecated alias to `publish()`, please use that method instead #[cfg(any(feature = "raw", test))] #[deprecated( since = "5.0.5", note = "The \"raw\" feature is deprecated as the performance \ optimization that motivated it turned out to be incorrect. \ All functionality is now available without using feature flags." )] pub fn raw_publish(&mut self) -> bool { self.publish() } } /// Consumer interface to the triple buffer /// /// The consumer of data can use this struct to access the latest published /// update from the producer whenever he likes. Readout is nonblocking: a /// collision between the producer and consumer will result in cache contention, /// but deadlocks and scheduling-induced slowdowns cannot happen. /// #[derive(Debug)] pub struct Output { /// Reference-counted shared state shared: Arc>, /// Index of the output buffer (which is private to the consumer) output_idx: BufferIndex, } // // Public interface impl Output { /// Access the latest value from the triple buffer pub fn read(&mut self) -> &T { // Fetch updates from the producer self.update(); // Give access to the output buffer self.output_buffer() } /// Tell whether a buffer update is incoming from the producer /// /// This method is only intended for diagnostics purposes. Please do not let /// it inform your decision of reading a value or not, as that would /// effectively be building a very poor spinlock-based double buffer /// implementation. If what you truly need is a double buffer, build /// yourself a proper blocking one instead of wasting CPU time. /// pub fn updated(&self) -> bool { let back_info = self.shared.back_info.load(Ordering::Relaxed); back_info & BACK_DIRTY_BIT != 0 } /// Access the output buffer directly /// /// This advanced interface allows you to modify the contents of the output /// buffer, so that you can avoid copying the output value when this is an /// expensive process. One possible application, for example, is to /// post-process values from the producer before use. /// /// However, by using it, you force yourself to take into account some /// implementation subtleties that you could normally ignore. /// /// First, keep in mind that you can lose access to the current output /// buffer any time `read()` or `update()` is called, as it may be replaced /// by an updated buffer from the producer automatically. /// /// Second, to reduce the potential for the aforementioned usage error, this /// method does not update the output buffer automatically. You need to call /// `update()` in order to fetch buffer updates from the producer. /// pub fn output_buffer(&mut self) -> &mut T { // This is safe because the synchronization protocol ensures that we // have exclusive access to this buffer. let output_ptr = self.shared.buffers[self.output_idx as usize].get(); unsafe { &mut *output_ptr } } /// Update the output buffer /// /// Check if the producer submitted a new data version, and if one is /// available, update our output buffer to use it. Return a flag that tells /// you whether such an update was carried out. /// /// Bear in mind that when this happens, you will lose any change that you /// performed to the output buffer via the `output_buffer()` interface. /// pub fn update(&mut self) -> bool { // Access the shared state let shared_state = &(*self.shared); // Check if an update is present in the back-buffer let updated = self.updated(); if updated { // If so, exchange our output buffer with the back-buffer, thusly // acquiring exclusive access to the old back buffer while giving // the producer a new back-buffer to write to. // // The ordering must be AcqRel, because... // // - Our accesses to the previous buffer must not be reordered after // this operation (which mandates Release ordering), otherwise // they could race with the producer accessing the freshly // liberated buffer. // - Our accesses from the buffer must not be reordered before this // operation (which mandates Consume ordering, that is best // approximated by Acquire in Rust), otherwise they would race // with the producer writing into the buffer before publishing it. // * This reordering may seem paradoxical, but could happen if the // compiler or CPU correctly speculated the new buffer's index // before that index is actually read, as well as on weird hardware // like GPUs where CPU caches require manual synchronization. // let former_back_info = shared_state .back_info .swap(self.output_idx, Ordering::AcqRel); // Make the old back-buffer our new output buffer self.output_idx = former_back_info & BACK_INDEX_MASK; } // Tell whether an update was carried out updated } /// Deprecated alias to `output_buffer()`, please use that method instead #[cfg(any(feature = "raw", test))] #[deprecated( since = "5.0.5", note = "The \"raw\" feature is deprecated as the performance \ optimization that motivated it turned out to be incorrect. \ All functionality is now available without using feature flags." )] pub fn raw_output_buffer(&mut self) -> &mut T { self.output_buffer() } /// Deprecated alias to `update()`, please use that method instead #[cfg(any(feature = "raw", test))] #[deprecated( since = "5.0.5", note = "The \"raw\" feature is deprecated as the performance \ optimization that motivated it turned out to be incorrect. \ All functionality is now available without using feature flags." )] #[cfg(any(feature = "raw", test))] pub fn raw_update(&mut self) -> bool { self.update() } } /// Triple buffer shared state /// /// In a triple buffering communication protocol, the producer and consumer /// share the following storage: /// /// - Three memory buffers suitable for storing the data at hand /// - Information about the back-buffer: which buffer is the current back-buffer /// and whether an update was published since the last readout. /// #[derive(Debug)] struct SharedState { /// Data storage buffers buffers: [CachePadded>; 3], /// Information about the current back-buffer state back_info: CachePadded, } // #[doc(hidden)] impl SharedState { /// Given (a way to generate) buffer contents and the back info, build the shared state fn new(mut gen_buf_data: impl FnMut(usize) -> T, back_info: BackBufferInfo) -> Self { let mut make_buf = |i| -> CachePadded> { CachePadded::new(UnsafeCell::new(gen_buf_data(i))) }; Self { buffers: [make_buf(0), make_buf(1), make_buf(2)], back_info: CachePadded::new(AtomicBackBufferInfo::new(back_info)), } } } // #[doc(hidden)] impl SharedState { /// Cloning the shared state is unsafe because you must ensure that no one /// is concurrently accessing it, since &self is enough for writing. unsafe fn clone(&self) -> Self { Self::new( |i| (*self.buffers[i].get()).clone(), self.back_info.load(Ordering::Relaxed), ) } } // #[doc(hidden)] impl SharedState { /// Equality is unsafe for the same reason as cloning: you must ensure that /// no one is concurrently accessing the triple buffer to avoid data races. unsafe fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool { // Check whether the contents of all buffers are equal... let buffers_equal = self .buffers .iter() .zip(other.buffers.iter()) .all(|tuple| -> bool { let (cell1, cell2) = tuple; *cell1.get() == *cell2.get() }); // ...then check whether the rest of the shared state is equal buffers_equal && (self.back_info.load(Ordering::Relaxed) == other.back_info.load(Ordering::Relaxed)) } } // unsafe impl Sync for SharedState {} // Index types used for triple buffering // // These types are used to index into triple buffers. In addition, the // BackBufferInfo type is actually a bitfield, whose third bit (numerical // value: 4) is set to 1 to indicate that the producer published an update into // the back-buffer, and reset to 0 when the consumer fetches the update. // type BufferIndex = u8; type BackBufferInfo = BufferIndex; // type AtomicBackBufferInfo = AtomicU8; const BACK_INDEX_MASK: u8 = 0b11; // Mask used to extract back-buffer index const BACK_DIRTY_BIT: u8 = 0b100; // Bit set by producer to signal updates /// Unit tests #[cfg(test)] mod tests { use super::{BufferIndex, SharedState, TripleBuffer, BACK_DIRTY_BIT, BACK_INDEX_MASK}; use std::{fmt::Debug, ops::Deref, sync::atomic::Ordering, thread, time::Duration}; use testbench::{ self, race_cell::{RaceCell, Racey}, }; /// Check that triple buffers are properly initialized #[test] fn initial_state() { // Let's create a triple buffer let mut buf = TripleBuffer::new(42); check_buf_state(&mut buf, false); assert_eq!(*buf.output.read(), 42); } /// Check that the shared state's unsafe equality operator works #[test] fn partial_eq_shared() { // Let's create some dummy shared state let dummy_state = SharedState::::new(|i| [111, 222, 333][i], 0b10); // Check that the dummy state is equal to itself assert!(unsafe { dummy_state.eq(&dummy_state) }); // Check that it's not equal to a state where buffer contents differ assert!(unsafe { !dummy_state.eq(&SharedState::::new(|i| [114, 222, 333][i], 0b10)) }); assert!(unsafe { !dummy_state.eq(&SharedState::::new(|i| [111, 225, 333][i], 0b10)) }); assert!(unsafe { !dummy_state.eq(&SharedState::::new(|i| [111, 222, 336][i], 0b10)) }); // Check that it's not equal to a state where the back info differs assert!(unsafe { !dummy_state.eq(&SharedState::::new( |i| [111, 222, 333][i], BACK_DIRTY_BIT & 0b10, )) }); assert!(unsafe { !dummy_state.eq(&SharedState::::new(|i| [111, 222, 333][i], 0b01)) }); } /// Check that TripleBuffer's PartialEq impl works #[test] fn partial_eq() { // Create a triple buffer let buf = TripleBuffer::new("test"); // Check that it is equal to itself assert_eq!(buf, buf); // Make another buffer with different contents. As buffer creation is // deterministic, this should only have an impact on the shared state, // but the buffers should nevertheless be considered different. let buf2 = TripleBuffer::new("taste"); assert_eq!(buf.input.input_idx, buf2.input.input_idx); assert_eq!(buf.output.output_idx, buf2.output.output_idx); assert!(buf != buf2); // Check that changing either the input or output buffer index will // also lead two TripleBuffers to be considered different (this test // technically creates an invalid TripleBuffer state, but it's the only // way to check that the PartialEq impl is exhaustive) let mut buf3 = TripleBuffer::new("test"); assert_eq!(buf, buf3); let old_input_idx = buf3.input.input_idx; buf3.input.input_idx = buf3.output.output_idx; assert!(buf != buf3); buf3.input.input_idx = old_input_idx; buf3.output.output_idx = old_input_idx; assert!(buf != buf3); } /// Check that the shared state's unsafe clone operator works #[test] fn clone_shared() { // Let's create some dummy shared state let dummy_state = SharedState::::new(|i| [123, 231, 132][i], BACK_DIRTY_BIT & 0b01); // Now, try to clone it let dummy_state_copy = unsafe { dummy_state.clone() }; // Check that the contents of the original state did not change assert!(unsafe { dummy_state.eq(&SharedState::::new( |i| [123, 231, 132][i], BACK_DIRTY_BIT & 0b01, )) }); // Check that the contents of the original and final state are identical assert!(unsafe { dummy_state.eq(&dummy_state_copy) }); } /// Check that TripleBuffer's Clone impl works #[test] fn clone() { // Create a triple buffer let mut buf = TripleBuffer::new(4.2); // Put it in a nontrivial state unsafe { *buf.input.shared.buffers[0].get() = 1.2; *buf.input.shared.buffers[1].get() = 3.4; *buf.input.shared.buffers[2].get() = 5.6; } buf.input .shared .back_info .store(BACK_DIRTY_BIT & 0b01, Ordering::Relaxed); buf.input.input_idx = 0b10; buf.output.output_idx = 0b00; // Now clone it let buf_clone = buf.clone(); // Check that the clone uses its own, separate shared data storage assert_eq!( as_ptr(&buf_clone.output.shared), as_ptr(&buf_clone.output.shared) ); assert!(as_ptr(&buf_clone.input.shared) != as_ptr(&buf.input.shared)); // Check that it is identical from PartialEq's point of view assert_eq!(buf, buf_clone); // Check that the contents of the original buffer did not change unsafe { assert_eq!(*buf.input.shared.buffers[0].get(), 1.2); assert_eq!(*buf.input.shared.buffers[1].get(), 3.4); assert_eq!(*buf.input.shared.buffers[2].get(), 5.6); } assert_eq!( buf.input.shared.back_info.load(Ordering::Relaxed), BACK_DIRTY_BIT & 0b01 ); assert_eq!(buf.input.input_idx, 0b10); assert_eq!(buf.output.output_idx, 0b00); } /// Check that the low-level publish/update primitives work #[test] fn swaps() { // Create a new buffer, and a way to track any changes to it let mut buf = TripleBuffer::new([123, 456]); let old_buf = buf.clone(); let old_input_idx = old_buf.input.input_idx; let old_shared = &old_buf.input.shared; let old_back_info = old_shared.back_info.load(Ordering::Relaxed); let old_back_idx = old_back_info & BACK_INDEX_MASK; let old_output_idx = old_buf.output.output_idx; // Check that updating from a clean state works assert!(!buf.output.update()); assert_eq!(buf, old_buf); check_buf_state(&mut buf, false); // Check that publishing from a clean state works assert!(!buf.input.publish()); let mut expected_buf = old_buf.clone(); expected_buf.input.input_idx = old_back_idx; expected_buf .input .shared .back_info .store(old_input_idx | BACK_DIRTY_BIT, Ordering::Relaxed); assert_eq!(buf, expected_buf); check_buf_state(&mut buf, true); // Check that overwriting a dirty state works assert!(buf.input.publish()); let mut expected_buf = old_buf.clone(); expected_buf.input.input_idx = old_input_idx; expected_buf .input .shared .back_info .store(old_back_idx | BACK_DIRTY_BIT, Ordering::Relaxed); assert_eq!(buf, expected_buf); check_buf_state(&mut buf, true); // Check that updating from a dirty state works assert!(buf.output.update()); expected_buf.output.output_idx = old_back_idx; expected_buf .output .shared .back_info .store(old_output_idx, Ordering::Relaxed); assert_eq!(buf, expected_buf); check_buf_state(&mut buf, false); } /// Check that (sequentially) writing to a triple buffer works #[test] fn sequential_write() { // Let's create a triple buffer let mut buf = TripleBuffer::new(false); // Back up the initial buffer state let old_buf = buf.clone(); // Perform a write buf.input.write(true); // Check new implementation state { // Starting from the old buffer state... let mut expected_buf = old_buf.clone(); // ...write the new value in and swap... *expected_buf.input.input_buffer() = true; expected_buf.input.publish(); // Nothing else should have changed assert_eq!(buf, expected_buf); check_buf_state(&mut buf, true); } } /// Check that (sequentially) reading from a triple buffer works #[test] fn sequential_read() { // Let's create a triple buffer and write into it let mut buf = TripleBuffer::new(1.0); buf.input.write(4.2); // Test readout from dirty (freshly written) triple buffer { // Back up the initial buffer state let old_buf = buf.clone(); // Read from the buffer let result = *buf.output.read(); // Output value should be correct assert_eq!(result, 4.2); // Result should be equivalent to carrying out an update let mut expected_buf = old_buf.clone(); assert!(expected_buf.output.update()); assert_eq!(buf, expected_buf); check_buf_state(&mut buf, false); } // Test readout from clean (unchanged) triple buffer { // Back up the initial buffer state let old_buf = buf.clone(); // Read from the buffer let result = *buf.output.read(); // Output value should be correct assert_eq!(result, 4.2); // Buffer state should be unchanged assert_eq!(buf, old_buf); check_buf_state(&mut buf, false); } } /// Check that contended concurrent reads and writes work #[test] #[ignore] fn contended_concurrent_read_write() { // We will stress the infrastructure by performing this many writes // as a reader continuously reads the latest value const TEST_WRITE_COUNT: usize = 100_000_000; // This is the buffer that our reader and writer will share let buf = TripleBuffer::new(RaceCell::new(0)); let (mut buf_input, mut buf_output) = buf.split(); // Concurrently run a writer which increments a shared value in a loop, // and a reader which makes sure that no unexpected value slips in. let mut last_value = 0usize; testbench::concurrent_test_2( move || { for value in 1..=TEST_WRITE_COUNT { buf_input.write(RaceCell::new(value)); } }, move || { while last_value < TEST_WRITE_COUNT { let new_racey_value = buf_output.read().get(); match new_racey_value { Racey::Consistent(new_value) => { assert!((new_value >= last_value) && (new_value <= TEST_WRITE_COUNT)); last_value = new_value; } Racey::Inconsistent => { panic!("Inconsistent state exposed by the buffer!"); } } } }, ); } /// Check that uncontended concurrent reads and writes work /// /// **WARNING:** This test unfortunately needs to have timing-dependent /// behaviour to do its job. If it fails for you, try the following: /// /// - Close running applications in the background /// - Re-run the tests with only one OS thread (--test-threads=1) /// - Increase the writer sleep period /// #[test] #[ignore] fn uncontended_concurrent_read_write() { // We will stress the infrastructure by performing this many writes // as a reader continuously reads the latest value const TEST_WRITE_COUNT: usize = 625; // This is the buffer that our reader and writer will share let buf = TripleBuffer::new(RaceCell::new(0)); let (mut buf_input, mut buf_output) = buf.split(); // Concurrently run a writer which slowly increments a shared value, // and a reader which checks that it can receive every update let mut last_value = 0usize; testbench::concurrent_test_2( move || { for value in 1..=TEST_WRITE_COUNT { buf_input.write(RaceCell::new(value)); thread::yield_now(); thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(32)); } }, move || { while last_value < TEST_WRITE_COUNT { let new_racey_value = buf_output.read().get(); match new_racey_value { Racey::Consistent(new_value) => { assert!((new_value >= last_value) && (new_value - last_value <= 1)); last_value = new_value; } Racey::Inconsistent => { panic!("Inconsistent state exposed by the buffer!"); } } } }, ); } /// Through the low-level API, the consumer is allowed to modify its /// bufffer, which means that it will unknowingly send back data to the /// producer. This creates new correctness requirements for the /// synchronization protocol, which must be checked as well. #[test] #[ignore] fn concurrent_bidirectional_exchange() { // We will stress the infrastructure by performing this many writes // as a reader continuously reads the latest value const TEST_WRITE_COUNT: usize = 100_000_000; // This is the buffer that our reader and writer will share let buf = TripleBuffer::new(RaceCell::new(0)); let (mut buf_input, mut buf_output) = buf.split(); // Concurrently run a writer which increments a shared value in a loop, // and a reader which makes sure that no unexpected value slips in. testbench::concurrent_test_2( move || { for new_value in 1..=TEST_WRITE_COUNT { match buf_input.input_buffer().get() { Racey::Consistent(curr_value) => { assert!(curr_value <= new_value); } Racey::Inconsistent => { panic!("Inconsistent state exposed by the buffer!"); } } buf_input.write(RaceCell::new(new_value)); } }, move || { let mut last_value = 0usize; while last_value < TEST_WRITE_COUNT { match buf_output.output_buffer().get() { Racey::Consistent(new_value) => { assert!((new_value >= last_value) && (new_value <= TEST_WRITE_COUNT)); last_value = new_value; } Racey::Inconsistent => { panic!("Inconsistent state exposed by the buffer!"); } } if buf_output.updated() { buf_output.output_buffer().set(last_value / 2); buf_output.update(); } } }, ); } /// Range check for triple buffer indexes #[allow(unused_comparisons)] fn index_in_range(idx: BufferIndex) -> bool { (idx >= 0) & (idx <= 2) } /// Get a pointer to the target of some reference (e.g. an &, an Arc...) fn as_ptr(ref_like: &P) -> *const P::Target { &(**ref_like) as *const _ } /// Check the state of a buffer, and the effect of queries on it fn check_buf_state(buf: &mut TripleBuffer, expected_dirty_bit: bool) where T: Clone + Debug + PartialEq + Send, { // Make a backup of the buffer's initial state let initial_buf = buf.clone(); // Check that the input and output point to the same shared state assert_eq!(as_ptr(&buf.input.shared), as_ptr(&buf.output.shared)); // Access the shared state and decode back-buffer information let back_info = buf.input.shared.back_info.load(Ordering::Relaxed); let back_idx = back_info & BACK_INDEX_MASK; let back_buffer_dirty = back_info & BACK_DIRTY_BIT != 0; // Input-/output-/back-buffer indexes must be in range assert!(index_in_range(buf.input.input_idx)); assert!(index_in_range(buf.output.output_idx)); assert!(index_in_range(back_idx)); // Input-/output-/back-buffer indexes must be distinct assert!(buf.input.input_idx != buf.output.output_idx); assert!(buf.input.input_idx != back_idx); assert!(buf.output.output_idx != back_idx); // Back-buffer must have the expected dirty bit assert_eq!(back_buffer_dirty, expected_dirty_bit); // Check that the "input buffer" query behaves as expected assert_eq!( as_ptr(&buf.input.input_buffer()), buf.input.shared.buffers[buf.input.input_idx as usize].get() ); assert_eq!(*buf, initial_buf); // Check that the "consumed" query behaves as expected assert_eq!(!buf.input.consumed(), expected_dirty_bit); assert_eq!(*buf, initial_buf); // Check that the output_buffer query works in the initial state assert_eq!( as_ptr(&buf.output.output_buffer()), buf.output.shared.buffers[buf.output.output_idx as usize].get() ); assert_eq!(*buf, initial_buf); // Check that the output buffer query works in the initial state assert_eq!(buf.output.updated(), expected_dirty_bit); assert_eq!(*buf, initial_buf); } }