From: Thomas Veerman <thomas@minix3.org>
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:53:08 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: libmthread: add possibility to randomize scheduler
X-Git-Tag: v3.2.1~126
X-Git-Url: http://zhaoyanbai.com/repos/%22http:/www.isc.org/icons/expt.png?a=commitdiff_plain;h=93103f497f36ca5ce66d8334a1dac2a364ad0b14;p=minix.git

libmthread: add possibility to randomize scheduler
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diff --git a/lib/libmthread/global.h b/lib/libmthread/global.h
index 4488713d6..1554e8935 100644
--- a/lib/libmthread/global.h
+++ b/lib/libmthread/global.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/signal.h>
 
-
+#define MTHREAD_RND_SCHED	0	/* Enable/disable random scheduling */
 #define NO_THREADS 4 
 #define MAX_THREAD_POOL 1024
 #define STACKSZ 4096
diff --git a/lib/libmthread/queue.c b/lib/libmthread/queue.c
index 333d5458e..92379c443 100644
--- a/lib/libmthread/queue.c
+++ b/lib/libmthread/queue.c
@@ -95,14 +95,55 @@ mthread_queue_t *queue;		/* Queue we want a thread from */
 {
 /* Get the first thread in this queue, if there is one. */
   mthread_thread_t thread;
-  mthread_tcb_t *tcb;
+  mthread_tcb_t *tcb, *random_tcb, *prev;
+  int count = 0, offset_id = 0, picked_random = 0;
+
+  tcb = queue->mq_head;
+
+  if (MTHREAD_RND_SCHED) {
+	/* Count items on queue */
+	random_tcb = queue->mq_head;
+	if (random_tcb != NULL) {
+		do {
+			count++;
+			random_tcb = random_tcb->m_next;
+		} while (random_tcb != NULL);
+	}
+
+	if (count > 1) {
+		picked_random = 1;
+
+		/* Get random offset */
+		offset_id = random() % count;
 
-  /* Calculate thread id from queue head */
-  if (queue->mq_head == NULL) thread = NO_THREAD;
-  else if (queue->mq_head == &mainthread) thread = MAIN_THREAD;
-  else thread = (queue->mq_head->m_tid);
+		/* Find offset in queue */
+		random_tcb = queue->mq_head;
+		prev = random_tcb;
+		while (--offset_id > 0) {
+			prev = random_tcb;
+			random_tcb = random_tcb->m_next;
+		}
 
-  if (thread != NO_THREAD) { /* i.e., this queue is not empty */
+		/* Stitch head and tail together */
+		prev->m_next = random_tcb->m_next;
+
+		/* Fix head and tail */
+		if (queue->mq_head == random_tcb)
+			queue->mq_head = random_tcb->m_next;
+		if (queue->mq_tail == random_tcb)
+			queue->mq_tail = prev;
+
+		tcb = random_tcb;
+	}
+  }
+
+  /* Retrieve thread id from tcb */
+  if (tcb == NULL) thread = NO_THREAD;
+  else if (tcb == &mainthread) thread = MAIN_THREAD;
+  else thread = (tcb->m_tid);
+
+  /* If we didn't pick a random thread and queue is not empty... */
+  if (!picked_random && thread != NO_THREAD) {
   	tcb = queue->mq_head;
 	if (queue->mq_head == queue->mq_tail) {
 		/* Queue holds only one thread */
@@ -111,9 +152,10 @@ mthread_queue_t *queue;		/* Queue we want a thread from */
 		/* Second thread in line is the new first */
 		queue->mq_head = queue->mq_head->m_next;
 	}
+  }
 
+  if (tcb != NULL)
 	tcb->m_next = NULL; /* This thread is no longer part of a queue */
-  }
 
   return(thread);
 }