timer_create.c

/* Copyright (C) 2003-2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
   Contributed by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>, 2003.

   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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#include <errno.h>
#include <pthread.h>
#include <signal.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <sysdep.h>
#include <internaltypes.h>
#include <nptl/pthreadP.h>
#include "kernel-posix-timers.h"
#include "kernel-posix-cpu-timers.h"


#ifdef timer_create_alias
# define timer_create timer_create_alias
#endif


int
timer_create (clockid_t clock_id, struct sigevent *evp, timer_t *timerid)
{
#undef timer_create
  {
    clockid_t syscall_clockid = (clock_id == CLOCK_PROCESS_CPUTIME_ID
				 ? MAKE_PROCESS_CPUCLOCK (0, CPUCLOCK_SCHED)
				 : clock_id == CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID
				 ? MAKE_THREAD_CPUCLOCK (0, CPUCLOCK_SCHED)
				 : clock_id);

    /* If the user wants notification via a thread we need to handle
       this special.  */
    if (evp == NULL
	|| __builtin_expect (evp->sigev_notify != SIGEV_THREAD, 1))
      {
	struct sigevent local_evp;

	/* We avoid allocating too much memory by basically
	   using struct timer as a derived class with the
	   first two elements being in the superclass.  We only
	   need these two elements here.  */
	struct timer *newp = (struct timer *) malloc (offsetof (struct timer,
								thrfunc));
	if (newp == NULL)
	  /* No more memory.  */
	  return -1;

	if (evp == NULL)
	  {
	    /* The kernel has to pass up the timer ID which is a
	       userlevel object.  Therefore we cannot leave it up to
	       the kernel to determine it.  */
	    local_evp.sigev_notify = SIGEV_SIGNAL;
	    local_evp.sigev_signo = SIGALRM;
	    local_evp.sigev_value.sival_ptr = newp;

	    evp = &local_evp;
	  }

	kernel_timer_t ktimerid;
	int retval = INLINE_SYSCALL (timer_create, 3, syscall_clockid, evp,
				     &ktimerid);

	if (retval != -1)
	  {
	    newp->sigev_notify = (evp != NULL
				  ? evp->sigev_notify : SIGEV_SIGNAL);
	    newp->ktimerid = ktimerid;

	    *timerid = (timer_t) newp;
	  }
	else
	  {
	    /* Cannot allocate the timer, fail.  */
	    free (newp);
	    retval = -1;
	  }

	return retval;
      }
    else
      {
	/* Create the helper thread.  */
	pthread_once (&__helper_once, __start_helper_thread);
	if (__helper_tid == 0)
	  {
	    /* No resources to start the helper thread.  */
	    __set_errno (EAGAIN);
	    return -1;
	  }

	struct timer *newp;
	newp = (struct timer *) malloc (sizeof (struct timer));
	if (newp == NULL)
	  return -1;

	/* Copy the thread parameters the user provided.  */
	newp->sival = evp->sigev_value;
	newp->thrfunc = evp->sigev_notify_function;
	newp->sigev_notify = SIGEV_THREAD;

	/* We cannot simply copy the thread attributes since the
	   implementation might keep internal information for
	   each instance.  */
	(void) pthread_attr_init (&newp->attr);
	if (evp->sigev_notify_attributes != NULL)
	  {
	    struct pthread_attr *nattr;
	    struct pthread_attr *oattr;

	    nattr = (struct pthread_attr *) &newp->attr;
	    oattr = (struct pthread_attr *) evp->sigev_notify_attributes;

	    nattr->schedparam = oattr->schedparam;
	    nattr->schedpolicy = oattr->schedpolicy;
	    nattr->flags = oattr->flags;
	    nattr->guardsize = oattr->guardsize;
	    nattr->stackaddr = oattr->stackaddr;
	    nattr->stacksize = oattr->stacksize;
	  }

	/* In any case set the detach flag.  */
	(void) pthread_attr_setdetachstate (&newp->attr,
					    PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);

	/* Create the event structure for the kernel timer.  */
	struct sigevent sev =
	  { .sigev_value.sival_ptr = newp,
	    .sigev_signo = SIGTIMER,
	    .sigev_notify = SIGEV_SIGNAL | SIGEV_THREAD_ID,
	    ._sigev_un = { ._pad = { [0] = __helper_tid } } };

	/* Create the timer.  */
	INTERNAL_SYSCALL_DECL (err);
	int res;
	res = INTERNAL_SYSCALL (timer_create, err, 3,
				syscall_clockid, &sev, &newp->ktimerid);
	if (! INTERNAL_SYSCALL_ERROR_P (res, err))
	  {
	    /* Add to the queue of active timers with thread
	       delivery.  */
	    pthread_mutex_lock (&__active_timer_sigev_thread_lock);
	    newp->next = __active_timer_sigev_thread;
	    __active_timer_sigev_thread = newp;
	    pthread_mutex_unlock (&__active_timer_sigev_thread_lock);

	    *timerid = (timer_t) newp;
	    return 0;
	  }

	/* Free the resources.  */
	free (newp);

	__set_errno (INTERNAL_SYSCALL_ERRNO (res, err));

	return -1;
      }
  }
}