[Mesa-dev] [PATCH] loader/dri3: Improve dri3 thread-safety

Thomas Hellstrom thellstrom at vmware.com
Fri Nov 3 11:02:48 UTC 2017


It turned out that with recent changes that call into dri3 from glFinish(),
it appears like different thread end up waiting for X events simultaneously,
causing deadlocks since they steal events from eachoter and update the dri3
counters behind eachothers backs.

This patch intends to improve on that. It allows at most one thread at a
time to wait on events for a single drawable. If another thread intends to
do the same, it's put to sleep until the first thread finishes waiting, and
then it rechecks counters and optionally retries the waiting. Threads that
poll for X events never pulls X events off the event queue if there are
other threads waiting for events on that drawable. Counters in the
dri3 drawable structure are protected by a mutex. Finally, the mutex we
introduce is never held while waiting for the X server to avoid
unnecessary stalls.

This does not make dri3 drawables completely thread-safe but at least it's a
first step.

Bugzilla: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102358
Fixes: d5ba75f8881 "st/dri2 Plumb the flush_swapbuffer functionality through to dri3"
Signed-off-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom at vmware.com>
---
 src/loader/loader_dri3_helper.c | 77 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 src/loader/loader_dri3_helper.h | 10 ++++++
 2 files changed, 69 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/loader/loader_dri3_helper.c b/src/loader/loader_dri3_helper.c
index 19ab581..7e6b8b2 100644
--- a/src/loader/loader_dri3_helper.c
+++ b/src/loader/loader_dri3_helper.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 
 #include <X11/Xlib-xcb.h>
 
-#include <c11/threads.h>
 #include "loader_dri3_helper.h"
 
 /* From xmlpool/options.h, user exposed so should be stable */
@@ -186,8 +185,11 @@ dri3_fence_await(xcb_connection_t *c, struct loader_dri3_drawable *draw,
 {
    xcb_flush(c);
    xshmfence_await(buffer->shm_fence);
-   if (draw)
+   if (draw) {
+      mtx_lock(&draw->mtx);
       dri3_flush_present_events(draw);
+      mtx_unlock(&draw->mtx);
+   }
 }
 
 static void
@@ -245,6 +247,9 @@ loader_dri3_drawable_fini(struct loader_dri3_drawable *draw)
       xcb_discard_reply(draw->conn, cookie.sequence);
       xcb_unregister_for_special_event(draw->conn, draw->special_event);
    }
+
+   cnd_destroy(&draw->event_cnd);
+   mtx_destroy(&draw->mtx);
 }
 
 int
@@ -276,6 +281,8 @@ loader_dri3_drawable_init(xcb_connection_t *conn,
 
    draw->cur_blit_source = -1;
    draw->back_format = __DRI_IMAGE_FORMAT_NONE;
+   mtx_init(&draw->mtx, mtx_plain);
+   cnd_init(&draw->event_cnd);
 
    if (draw->ext->config)
       draw->ext->config->configQueryi(draw->dri_screen,
@@ -407,13 +414,27 @@ dri3_handle_present_event(struct loader_dri3_drawable *draw,
 }
 
 static bool
-dri3_wait_for_event(struct loader_dri3_drawable *draw)
+dri3_wait_for_event_locked(struct loader_dri3_drawable *draw)
 {
    xcb_generic_event_t *ev;
    xcb_present_generic_event_t *ge;
 
    xcb_flush(draw->conn);
-   ev = xcb_wait_for_special_event(draw->conn, draw->special_event);
+
+   /* Only have one thread waiting for events at a time */
+   if (draw->has_event_waiter) {
+      cnd_wait(&draw->event_cnd, &draw->mtx);
+      /* Another thread has updated the protected info, so retest. */
+      return true;
+   } else {
+      draw->has_event_waiter = true;
+      /* Allow other threads access to the drawable while we're waiting. */
+      mtx_unlock(&draw->mtx);
+      ev = xcb_wait_for_special_event(draw->conn, draw->special_event);
+      mtx_lock(&draw->mtx);
+      draw->has_event_waiter = false;
+      cnd_broadcast(&draw->event_cnd);
+   }
    if (!ev)
       return false;
    ge = (void *) ev;
@@ -442,19 +463,23 @@ loader_dri3_wait_for_msc(struct loader_dri3_drawable *draw,
                           divisor,
                           remainder);
 
+   mtx_lock(&draw->mtx);
    xcb_flush(draw->conn);
 
    /* Wait for the event */
    if (draw->special_event) {
       while ((int32_t) (msc_serial - draw->recv_msc_serial) > 0) {
-         if (!dri3_wait_for_event(draw))
+         if (!dri3_wait_for_event_locked(draw)) {
+            mtx_unlock(&draw->mtx);
             return false;
+         }
       }
    }
 
    *ust = draw->notify_ust;
    *msc = draw->notify_msc;
    *sbc = draw->recv_sbc;
+   mtx_unlock(&draw->mtx);
 
    return true;
 }
@@ -476,17 +501,21 @@ loader_dri3_wait_for_sbc(struct loader_dri3_drawable *draw,
     *      swaps requested with glXSwapBuffersMscOML for that window have
     *      completed."
     */
+   mtx_lock(&draw->mtx);
    if (!target_sbc)
       target_sbc = draw->send_sbc;
 
    while (draw->recv_sbc < target_sbc) {
-      if (!dri3_wait_for_event(draw))
+      if (!dri3_wait_for_event_locked(draw)) {
+         mtx_unlock(&draw->mtx);
          return 0;
+      }
    }
 
    *ust = draw->ust;
    *msc = draw->msc;
    *sbc = draw->recv_sbc;
+   mtx_unlock(&draw->mtx);
    return 1;
 }
 
@@ -499,16 +528,16 @@ static int
 dri3_find_back(struct loader_dri3_drawable *draw)
 {
    int b;
-   xcb_generic_event_t *ev;
-   xcb_present_generic_event_t *ge;
-   int num_to_consider = draw->num_back;
+   int num_to_consider;
 
+   mtx_lock(&draw->mtx);
    /* Increase the likelyhood of reusing current buffer */
    dri3_flush_present_events(draw);
 
    /* Check whether we need to reuse the current back buffer as new back.
     * In that case, wait until it's not busy anymore.
     */
+   num_to_consider = draw->num_back;
    if (!loader_dri3_have_image_blit(draw) && draw->cur_blit_source != -1) {
       num_to_consider = 1;
       draw->cur_blit_source = -1;
@@ -521,15 +550,14 @@ dri3_find_back(struct loader_dri3_drawable *draw)
 
          if (!buffer || !buffer->busy) {
             draw->cur_back = id;
+            mtx_unlock(&draw->mtx);
             return id;
          }
       }
-      xcb_flush(draw->conn);
-      ev = xcb_wait_for_special_event(draw->conn, draw->special_event);
-      if (!ev)
+      if (!dri3_wait_for_event_locked(draw)) {
+         mtx_unlock(&draw->mtx);
          return -1;
-      ge = (void *) ev;
-      dri3_handle_present_event(draw, ge);
+      }
    }
 }
 
@@ -745,6 +773,9 @@ dri3_flush_present_events(struct loader_dri3_drawable *draw)
    /* Check to see if any configuration changes have occurred
     * since we were last invoked
     */
+   if (draw->has_event_waiter)
+      return;
+
    if (draw->special_event) {
       xcb_generic_event_t    *ev;
 
@@ -774,6 +805,7 @@ loader_dri3_swap_buffers_msc(struct loader_dri3_drawable *draw,
 
    back = dri3_find_back_alloc(draw);
 
+   mtx_lock(&draw->mtx);
    if (draw->is_different_gpu && back) {
       /* Update the linear buffer before presenting the pixmap */
       (void) loader_dri3_blit_image(draw,
@@ -893,6 +925,7 @@ loader_dri3_swap_buffers_msc(struct loader_dri3_drawable *draw,
       if (draw->stamp)
          ++(*draw->stamp);
    }
+   mtx_unlock(&draw->mtx);
 
    draw->ext->flush->invalidate(draw->dri_drawable);
 
@@ -903,11 +936,14 @@ int
 loader_dri3_query_buffer_age(struct loader_dri3_drawable *draw)
 {
    struct loader_dri3_buffer *back = dri3_find_back_alloc(draw);
+   int ret;
 
-   if (!back || back->last_swap == 0)
-      return 0;
+   mtx_lock(&draw->mtx);
+   ret = (!back || back->last_swap == 0) ? 0 :
+      draw->send_sbc - back->last_swap + 1;
+   mtx_unlock(&draw->mtx);
 
-   return draw->send_sbc - back->last_swap + 1;
+   return ret;
 }
 
 /** loader_dri3_open
@@ -1125,6 +1161,7 @@ static int
 dri3_update_drawable(__DRIdrawable *driDrawable,
                      struct loader_dri3_drawable *draw)
 {
+   mtx_lock(&draw->mtx);
    if (draw->first_init) {
       xcb_get_geometry_cookie_t                 geom_cookie;
       xcb_get_geometry_reply_t                  *geom_reply;
@@ -1165,8 +1202,10 @@ dri3_update_drawable(__DRIdrawable *driDrawable,
 
       geom_reply = xcb_get_geometry_reply(draw->conn, geom_cookie, NULL);
 
-      if (!geom_reply)
+      if (!geom_reply) {
+         mtx_unlock(&draw->mtx);
          return false;
+      }
 
       draw->width = geom_reply->width;
       draw->height = geom_reply->height;
@@ -1198,6 +1237,7 @@ dri3_update_drawable(__DRIdrawable *driDrawable,
       if (error) {
          if (error->error_code != BadWindow) {
             free(error);
+            mtx_unlock(&draw->mtx);
             return false;
          }
          draw->is_pixmap = true;
@@ -1206,6 +1246,7 @@ dri3_update_drawable(__DRIdrawable *driDrawable,
       }
    }
    dri3_flush_present_events(draw);
+   mtx_unlock(&draw->mtx);
    return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/loader/loader_dri3_helper.h b/src/loader/loader_dri3_helper.h
index d3f4b0c..0dd37e9 100644
--- a/src/loader/loader_dri3_helper.h
+++ b/src/loader/loader_dri3_helper.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #include <GL/gl.h>
 #include <GL/internal/dri_interface.h>
+#include <c11/threads.h>
 
 enum loader_dri3_buffer_type {
    loader_dri3_buffer_back = 0,
@@ -159,6 +160,15 @@ struct loader_dri3_drawable {
 
    unsigned int swap_method;
    unsigned int back_format;
+
+   /* Currently protects the following fields:
+    * event_cnd, has_event_waiter,
+    * recv_sbc, ust, msc, recv_msc_serial,
+    * notify_ust, notify_msc
+    */
+   mtx_t mtx;
+   cnd_t event_cnd;
+   bool has_event_waiter;
 };
 
 void
-- 
2.7.4



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