[Mini-OS] Fix domain blocking race
authorKeir Fraser <keir.fraser@citrix.com>
Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:31:39 +0000 (13:31 +0000)
committerKeir Fraser <keir.fraser@citrix.com>
Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:31:39 +0000 (13:31 +0000)
A callback which wakes a thread may happen between the moment
schedule() gives hand to the idle thread and the latter blocks the
domain.  Idle hence needs to atomically check that no thread is
running and block, else awoken threads may have to wait up to 10
seconds.

Signed-off-by: Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@citrix.com>
extras/mini-os/sched.c

index fbcffd463e15fa118f710d874f3794db0e91bd10..eedb1fe7ed3aa3744b270089a35478b495c927b9 100644 (file)
@@ -224,12 +224,29 @@ void wake(struct thread *thread)
 void idle_thread_fn(void *unused)
 {
     s_time_t until;
+    unsigned long flags;
+    struct list_head *iterator;
+    struct thread *next, *thread;
     for(;;)
     {
         schedule();
-        /* block until the next timeout expires, or for 10 secs, whichever comes first */
-        until = blocking_time();
-        block_domain(until);
+        next = NULL;
+        local_irq_save(flags);
+        list_for_each(iterator, &idle_thread->thread_list)
+        {
+            thread = list_entry(iterator, struct thread, thread_list);
+            if(is_runnable(thread)) 
+            {
+                next = thread;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if (!next) {
+            /* block until the next timeout expires, or for 10 secs, whichever comes first */
+            until = blocking_time();
+            block_domain(until);
+        }
+        local_irq_restore(flags);
         wake_expired();
     }
 }