ZMQII-65: Two OS threads are mapped to the same app_thread_t

src/app_thread.cpp

@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
 zmq::app_thread_t::app_thread_t (dispatcher_t *dispatcher_, int thread_slot_,
       int flags_) :
     object_t (dispatcher_, thread_slot_),
-    associated (false),
     last_processing_time (0)
 {
     if (flags_ & ZMQ_POLL) {
@@ -87,24 +86,6 @@ zmq::i_signaler *zmq::app_thread_t::get_signaler ()
     return signaler;
 }
 
-bool zmq::app_thread_t::is_current ()
-{
-    return !sockets.empty () && associated &&
-        thread_t::equal (tid, thread_t::id ());
-}
-
-bool zmq::app_thread_t::make_current ()
-{
-    //  If there are object managed by this slot we cannot assign the slot
-    //  to a different thread.
-    if (!sockets.empty ())
-        return false;
-
-    associated = true;
-    tid = thread_t::id ();
-    return true;
-}
-
 void zmq::app_thread_t::process_commands (bool block_, bool throttle_)
 {
     uint64_t signals;
@@ -191,6 +172,8 @@ zmq::socket_base_t *zmq::app_thread_t::create_socket (int type_)
         s = new (std::nothrow) downstream_t (this);
         break;
     default:
+        if (sockets.empty ())
+            dispatcher->no_sockets (this);
         errno = EINVAL;
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -204,4 +187,6 @@ zmq::socket_base_t *zmq::app_thread_t::create_socket (int type_)
 void zmq::app_thread_t::remove_socket (socket_base_t *socket_)
 {
     sockets.erase (socket_);
+    if (sockets.empty ())
+        dispatcher->no_sockets (this);
 }

src/app_thread.hpp

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include "stdint.hpp"
 #include "object.hpp"
 #include "yarray.hpp"
-#include "thread.hpp"
 
 namespace zmq
 {
@@ -42,17 +41,6 @@ namespace zmq
         //  Returns signaler associated with this application thread.
         struct i_signaler *get_signaler ();
 
-        //  Nota bene: Following two functions are accessed from different
-        //  threads. The caller (dispatcher) is responsible for synchronisation
-        //  of accesses.
-
-        //  Returns true is current thread is associated with the app thread.
-        bool is_current ();
-
-        //  Tries to associate current thread with the app thread object.
-        //  Returns true is successfull, false otherwise.
-        bool make_current ();
-
         //  Processes commands sent to this thread (if any). If 'block' is
         //  set to true, returns only after at least one command was processed.
         //  If throttle argument is true, commands are processed at most once
@@ -71,13 +59,6 @@ namespace zmq
         typedef yarray_t <socket_base_t> sockets_t;
         sockets_t sockets;
 
-        //  If false, app_thread_t object is not associated with any OS thread.
-        //  In such case, 'tid' member contains a bogus value.
-        bool associated;
-
-        //  Thread ID associated with this slot.
-        thread_t::id_t tid;
-
         //  App thread's signaler object.
         struct i_signaler *signaler;
 

src/dispatcher.cpp

@@ -51,11 +51,12 @@ zmq::dispatcher_t::dispatcher_t (int app_threads_, int io_threads_,
 
     //  Create application thread proxies.
     for (int i = 0; i != app_threads_; i++) {
-        app_thread_t *app_thread = new (std::nothrow) app_thread_t (this, i,
+        app_thread_info_t info;
-            flags_);
+        info.associated = false;
-        zmq_assert (app_thread);
+        info.app_thread = new (std::nothrow) app_thread_t (this, i, flags_);
-        app_threads.push_back (app_thread);
+        zmq_assert (info.app_thread);
-        signalers.push_back (app_thread->get_signaler ());
+        app_threads.push_back (info);
+        signalers.push_back (info.app_thread->get_signaler ());
     }
 
     //  Create I/O thread objects.
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ zmq::dispatcher_t::~dispatcher_t ()
 
     //  Close all application theads, sockets, io_objects etc.
     for (app_threads_t::size_type i = 0; i != app_threads.size (); i++)
-        delete app_threads [i];
+        delete app_threads [i].app_thread;
 
     //  Deallocate all the orphaned pipes.
     while (!pipes.empty ())
@@ -132,13 +133,37 @@ int zmq::dispatcher_t::thread_slot_count ()
 
 zmq::socket_base_t *zmq::dispatcher_t::create_socket (int type_)
 {
-    threads_sync.lock ();
+    app_threads_sync.lock ();
-    app_thread_t *thread = choose_app_thread ();
+
-    if (!thread) {
+    //  Find whether the calling thread has app_thread_t object associated
-        threads_sync.unlock ();
+    //  already. At the same time find an unused app_thread_t so that it can
+    //  be used if there's no associated object for the calling thread.
+    //  Check whether thread ID is already assigned. If so, return it.
+    app_threads_t::size_type unused = app_threads.size ();
+    app_threads_t::size_type current;
+    for (current = 0; current != app_threads.size (); current++) {
+        if (app_threads [current].associated &&
+              thread_t::equal (thread_t::id (), app_threads [current].tid))
+            break;
+        if (!app_threads [current].associated)
+            unused = current;
+    }
+
+    //  If no app_thread_t is associated with the calling thread,
+    //  associate it with one of the unused app_thread_t objects.
+    if (current == app_threads.size ()) {
+        if (unused == app_threads.size ()) {
+            app_threads_sync.unlock ();
+            errno = EMTHREAD;
             return NULL;
         }
-    threads_sync.unlock ();
+        app_threads [unused].associated = true;
+        app_threads [unused].tid = thread_t::id ();
+        current = unused;
+    }
+
+    app_thread_t *thread = app_threads [current].app_thread;
+    app_threads_sync.unlock ();
 
     socket_base_t *s = thread->create_socket (type_);
     if (!s)
@@ -165,6 +190,19 @@ void zmq::dispatcher_t::destroy_socket ()
        delete this;
 }
 
+void zmq::dispatcher_t::no_sockets (app_thread_t *thread_)
+{
+    app_threads_sync.lock ();
+    app_threads_t::size_type i;
+    for (i = 0; i != app_threads.size (); i++)
+        if (app_threads [i].app_thread == thread_) {
+            app_threads [i].associated = false;
+            break;
+        }
+    zmq_assert (i != app_threads.size ());
+    app_threads_sync.unlock ();
+}
+
 void zmq::dispatcher_t::write (int source_, int destination_,
     const command_t &command_)
 {
@@ -182,23 +220,6 @@ bool zmq::dispatcher_t::read (int source_,  int destination_,
         destination_].read (command_);
 }
 
-zmq::app_thread_t *zmq::dispatcher_t::choose_app_thread ()
-{
-    //  Check whether thread ID is already assigned. If so, return it.
-    for (app_threads_t::size_type i = 0; i != app_threads.size (); i++)
-        if (app_threads [i]->is_current ())
-            return app_threads [i];
-
-    //  Check whether there's an unused thread slot in the cotext.
-    for (app_threads_t::size_type i = 0; i != app_threads.size (); i++)
-        if (app_threads [i]->make_current ())
-            return app_threads [i];
-
-    //  Thread limit was exceeded.
-    errno = EMTHREAD;
-    return NULL;
-}
-
 zmq::io_thread_t *zmq::dispatcher_t::choose_io_thread (uint64_t affinity_)
 {
     //  Find the I/O thread with minimum load.

src/dispatcher.hpp

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "config.hpp"
 #include "mutex.hpp"
 #include "stdint.hpp"
+#include "thread.hpp"
 
 namespace zmq
 {
@@ -64,6 +65,10 @@ namespace zmq
         //  Destroy a socket.
         void destroy_socket ();
 
+        //  Called by app_thread_t when it has no more sockets. The function
+        //  should disassociate the object from the current OS thread.
+        void no_sockets (class app_thread_t *thread_);
+
         //  Returns number of thread slots in the dispatcher. To be used by
         //  individual threads to find out how many distinct signals can be
         //  received.
@@ -94,14 +99,27 @@ namespace zmq
 
         ~dispatcher_t ();
 
-        //  Returns the app thread associated with the current thread.
+        struct app_thread_info_t
-        //  NULL if we are out of app thread slots.
+        {
-        class app_thread_t *choose_app_thread ();
+            //  If false, 0MQ application thread is free, there's no associated
+            //  OS thread.
+            bool associated;
+
+            //  ID of the associated OS thread. If 'associated' is false,
+            //  this field contains bogus data.
+            thread_t::id_t tid;
+
+            //  Pointer to the 0MQ application thread object.
+            class app_thread_t *app_thread;
+        };
 
         //  Application threads.
-        typedef std::vector <class app_thread_t*> app_threads_t;
+        typedef std::vector <app_thread_info_t> app_threads_t;
         app_threads_t app_threads;
 
+        //  Synchronisation of accesses to shared application thread data.
+        mutex_t app_threads_sync;
+
         //  I/O threads.
         typedef std::vector <class io_thread_t*> io_threads_t;
         io_threads_t io_threads;
@@ -116,9 +134,6 @@ namespace zmq
         //  NxN matrix of command pipes.
         command_pipe_t *command_pipes;
 
-        //  Synchronisation of accesses to shared thread data.
-        mutex_t threads_sync;
-
         //  As pipes may reside in orphaned state in particular moments
         //  of the pipe shutdown process, i.e. neither pipe reader nor
         //  pipe writer hold reference to the pipe, we have to hold references