From owner-freebsd-threads@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 26 22:42:41 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-threads@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 728ED16A4CE for ; Fri, 26 Nov 2004 22:42:41 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ylpvm29.prodigy.net (ylpvm29-ext.prodigy.net [207.115.57.60]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD20743D58 for ; Fri, 26 Nov 2004 22:42:40 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mbsd@pacbell.net) Received: from sotec.home (adsl-64-168-25-248.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net [64.168.25.248])iAQMgTvR002479; Fri, 26 Nov 2004 17:42:30 -0500 Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 14:42:39 -0800 (PST) From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Mikko_Ty=F6l=E4j=E4rvi?= X-X-Sender: mikko@sotec.home To: Alexander Bubnov In-Reply-To: <41A72410.9080500@mail.ru> Message-ID: <20041126143048.U9837@sotec.home> References: <41A72410.9080500@mail.ru> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed cc: freebsd-threads@freebsd.org Subject: Re: deadlock X-BeenThere: freebsd-threads@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Threading on FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 22:42:41 -0000 Hi Alexander, On Fri, 26 Nov 2004, Alexander Bubnov wrote: > /* > Hello! > Could you tell me why this exemple is deadlocked under FreeBSD, not Linux? > (FreeBSD 4.10 and 5.2 , I have not tried under other versions) > > a string that includes this problem marked, see below the main function > > */ > #include > #include > #include > #include > #include > #include > #include > > int Exit=0;/* uses in hand(), changes in main() */ > int ReStart,Start;/* semaphores ID which returns semget() */ > /* > Start semphore controls starting threads, > EXETHREADS - how many threads can start in one time > ReStart semaphore for wait when the starting threads display a string > */ > struct sembuf dec={0},inc={0},op={0};/* they initilize in the main function*/ > void*hand(void*p){ > do{ > semop(Start,&dec,1); > if(Exit)break; > puts(p); > semop(ReStart,&inc,1); > }while(1); > fprintf(stderr,"bye, %s!\n",p); > return NULL; > } > > #define MAXTHREADS 5 > #define EXETHREADS 2 /* number of threads which is executed in one time*/ > #define ITERAT 2 /* number of iterations, see the main function */ > > int main(void){ > char*s[MAXTHREADS]={"Mike","Leo","Don","Raph","Splinter"}; > int i; > pthread_t thread[MAXTHREADS]; > /* to initlize semaphores operations */ > dec.sem_op=-1,inc.sem_op=1,op.sem_op=EXETHREADS; > if( -1==(Start=semget('A',1,0666|IPC_CREAT)) || > -1==(ReStart=semget('B',1,0666|IPC_CREAT)) > ){perror("semget");return EXIT_FAILURE;} > /* to initilize semaphores value */ > semctl(Start,0,SETVAL,0); > semctl(ReStart,0,SETVAL,0); > #ifndef linux /* may be this string is not needed, I do not know*/ > if(pthread_setconcurrency(MAXTHREADS+1))perror("concurrency"); > #endif Not needed. Also, it does not set errno, it returns the error value. Use strerror(). > > /* to create the threads */ > for(i=0;i pthread_create(thread+i,NULL,hand,s[i]); > for(i=0;i puts("____START____"); > semop(Start,&op,1); > /* to wait EXETHREADS threads */ > op.sem_op*=-1; > /* > !!! this problem is here !!! > if I insert 'pause()' or 'while(1)' instend of > 'semop(ReStart,&op,1)' > that only one thread is executed two time, why? > this code does not help too (but I can see names that > is printed by hand()) > op.sem_flg=IPC_NOWAIT > while(-1==semop(ReStart,&op,1) && EAGAIN); > */ > semop(ReStart,&op,1); > op.sem_op*=-1; > puts("____FINISH____"); > } > /* to wait the threads to exit*/ > semctl(Start,0,SETVAL,MAXTHREADS); > Exit=1; > for(i=0;i pthread_join(thread[i],NULL); > > if( -1==semctl(ReStart,0,IPC_RMID) || > -1==semctl(Start,0,IPC_RMID) > ) perror("semdel"); > return EXIT_SUCCESS; > } Silently wondering why on earth anybody would want to use SYSV semaphores to synchronize threads in the same program, I compiled and ran your code on some different boxes: FreeBSD 5.3, i386 - runs ok (?) FreeBSD 5.3, sparc64 - hangs after first line of output Linux 2.6/Debian 3.1, i386 - hangs after last line of output Solaris 9, sparc64 - dumps core in semctl I believe your program perhaps is not 100% correct... :-) $.02, /Mikko