/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // // Copyright (c) 2005, Industrial Light & Magic, a division of Lucas // Digital Ltd. LLC // // All rights reserved. // // Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without // modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are // met: // * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright // notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. // * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above // copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer // in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the // distribution. // * Neither the name of Industrial Light & Magic nor the names of // its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived // from this software without specific prior written permission. // // THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS // "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT // LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR // A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT // OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, // SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT // LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, // DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY // THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT // (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE // OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// #ifndef INCLUDED_ILM_THREAD_POOL_H #define INCLUDED_ILM_THREAD_POOL_H //----------------------------------------------------------------------------- // // class Task, class ThreadPool, class TaskGroup // // Class ThreadPool manages a set of worker threads and accepts // tasks for processing. Tasks added to the thread pool are // executed concurrently by the worker threads. // // Class Thread provides an abstract interface for a task which // a ThreadPool works on. Derived classes need to implement the // execute() function which performs the actual task. // // Class TaskTroup allows synchronization on the completion of a set // of tasks. Every task that is added to a ThreadPool belongs to a // single TaskGroup. The destructor of the TaskGroup waits for all // tasks in the group to finish. // // Note: if you plan to use the ThreadPool interface in your own // applications note that the implementation of the ThreadPool calls // operator delete on tasks as they complete. If you define a custom // operator new for your tasks, for instance to use a custom heap, // then you must also write an appropriate operator delete. // //----------------------------------------------------------------------------- namespace IlmThread { class TaskGroup; class Task; class ThreadPool { public: //------------------------------------------------------- // Constructor -- creates numThreads worker threads which // wait until a task is available. //------------------------------------------------------- ThreadPool (unsigned numThreads = 0); //----------------------------------------------------------- // Destructor -- waits for all tasks to complete, joins all // the threads to the calling thread, and then destroys them. //----------------------------------------------------------- virtual ~ThreadPool (); //-------------------------------------------------------- // Query and set the number of worker threads in the pool. // // Warning: never call setNumThreads from within a worker // thread as this will almost certainly cause a deadlock // or crash. //-------------------------------------------------------- int numThreads () const; void setNumThreads (int count); //------------------------------------------------------------ // Add a task for processing. The ThreadPool can handle any // number of tasks regardless of the number of worker threads. // The tasks are first added onto a queue, and are executed // by threads as they become available, in FIFO order. //------------------------------------------------------------ void addTask (Task* task); //------------------------------------------- // Access functions for the global threadpool //------------------------------------------- static ThreadPool& globalThreadPool (); static void addGlobalTask (Task* task); struct Data; protected: Data * _data; }; class Task { public: Task (TaskGroup* g); virtual ~Task (); virtual void execute () = 0; TaskGroup * group(); protected: TaskGroup * _group; }; class TaskGroup { public: TaskGroup(); ~TaskGroup(); struct Data; Data* const _data; }; } // namespace IlmThread #endif