VIDEO: Added priority boost to thread performing SDL processing and updates

Reworked all priority adjustment code to leverage a new
sim_os_set_thread_priority API which is coded to use pthreads or OS
priority adjustment APIs as necessary.
This commit is contained in:
Mark Pizzolato 2016-06-11 09:52:33 -07:00
parent 3743d3d68a
commit a24aba69ae
9 changed files with 114 additions and 63 deletions

3
scp.c
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@ -7698,7 +7698,8 @@ if (double_quote_found && (!single_quote_found))
*tptr++ = quote;
while (size--) {
switch (*iptr) {
case '\r': *tptr++ = '\\'; *tptr++ = 'r'; break;
case '\r':
*tptr++ = '\\'; *tptr++ = 'r'; break;
case '\n':
*tptr++ = '\\'; *tptr++ = 'n'; break;
case '\f':

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@ -2156,17 +2156,13 @@ pthread_cond_t sim_console_startup_cond;
static void *
_console_poll(void *arg)
{
int sched_policy;
struct sched_param sched_priority;
int wait_count = 0;
DEVICE *d;
/* Boost Priority for this I/O thread vs the CPU instruction execution
thread which, in general, won't be readily yielding the processor when
this thread needs to run */
pthread_getschedparam (pthread_self(), &sched_policy, &sched_priority);
++sched_priority.sched_priority;
pthread_setschedparam (pthread_self(), sched_policy, &sched_priority);
sim_os_set_thread_priority (PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL);
sim_debug (DBG_ASY, &sim_con_telnet, "_console_poll() - starting\n");
@ -2529,7 +2525,7 @@ if (sim_log) {
fflush (sim_log);
_setmode (_fileno (sim_log), _O_BINARY);
}
SetThreadPriority (GetCurrentThread(), THREAD_PRIORITY_BELOW_NORMAL);
sim_os_set_thread_priority (PRIORITY_BELOW_NORMAL);
return SCPE_OK;
}
@ -2539,7 +2535,7 @@ if (sim_log) {
fflush (sim_log);
_setmode (_fileno (sim_log), _O_TEXT);
}
SetThreadPriority (GetCurrentThread(), THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL);
sim_os_set_thread_priority (PRIORITY_NORMAL);
if ((std_input) && /* If Not Background process? */
(std_input != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) &&
(!SetConsoleMode(std_input, saved_mode))) /* Restore Normal mode */
@ -2952,13 +2948,13 @@ if (ioctl (0, TIOCSETC, &runtchars) < 0)
return SCPE_TTIERR;
if (ioctl (0, TIOCSLTC, &runltchars) < 0)
return SCPE_TTIERR;
nice (10); /* lower priority */
sim_os_set_thread_priority (PRIORITY_BELOW_NORMAL)l /* lower priority */
return SCPE_OK;
}
static t_stat sim_os_ttcmd (void)
{
nice (-10); /* restore priority */
sim_os_set_thread_priority (PRIORITY_NORMAL); /* restore priority */
fcntl (0, F_SETFL, cmdfl); /* block mode */
if (ioctl (0, TIOCSETP, &cmdtty) < 0)
return SCPE_TTIERR;
@ -3026,7 +3022,6 @@ return SCPE_OK;
#include <unistd.h>
struct termios cmdtty, runtty;
static int prior_norm = 1;
static t_stat sim_os_ttinit (void)
{
@ -3085,11 +3080,7 @@ runtty.c_cc[VINTR] = sim_int_char; /* in case changed */
#endif
if (tcsetattr (0, TCSAFLUSH, &runtty) < 0)
return SCPE_TTIERR;
if (prior_norm) { /* at normal pri? */
errno = 0;
(void)nice (10); /* try to lower pri */
prior_norm = errno; /* if no error, done */
}
sim_os_set_thread_priority (PRIORITY_BELOW_NORMAL); /* try to lower pri */
return SCPE_OK;
}
@ -3097,11 +3088,7 @@ static t_stat sim_os_ttcmd (void)
{
if (!isatty (fileno (stdin))) /* skip if !tty */
return SCPE_OK;
if (!prior_norm) { /* priority down? */
errno = 0;
(void)nice (-10); /* try to raise pri */
prior_norm = (errno == 0); /* if no error, done */
}
sim_os_set_thread_priority (PRIORITY_NORMAL); /* try to raise pri */
if (tcsetattr (0, TCSAFLUSH, &cmdtty) < 0)
return SCPE_TTIERR;
return SCPE_OK;

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@ -162,16 +162,12 @@ static void *
_disk_io(void *arg)
{
UNIT* volatile uptr = (UNIT*)arg;
int sched_policy;
struct sched_param sched_priority;
struct disk_context *ctx = (struct disk_context *)uptr->disk_ctx;
/* Boost Priority for this I/O thread vs the CPU instruction execution
thread which in general won't be readily yielding the processor when
this thread needs to run */
pthread_getschedparam (pthread_self(), &sched_policy, &sched_priority);
++sched_priority.sched_priority;
pthread_setschedparam (pthread_self(), sched_policy, &sched_priority);
sim_os_set_thread_priority (PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL);
sim_debug (ctx->dbit, ctx->dptr, "_disk_io(unit=%d) starting\n", (int)(uptr-ctx->dptr->units));

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@ -1689,8 +1689,6 @@ _eth_reader(void *arg)
{
ETH_DEV* volatile dev = (ETH_DEV*)arg;
int status = 0;
int sched_policy;
struct sched_param sched_priority;
int sel_ret = 0;
int do_select = 0;
SOCKET select_fd = 0;
@ -1721,9 +1719,7 @@ sim_debug(dev->dbit, dev->dptr, "Reader Thread Starting\n");
/* Boost Priority for this I/O thread vs the CPU instruction execution
thread which, in general, won't be readily yielding the processor
when this thread needs to run */
pthread_getschedparam (pthread_self(), &sched_policy, &sched_priority);
++sched_priority.sched_priority;
pthread_setschedparam (pthread_self(), sched_policy, &sched_priority);
sim_os_set_thread_priority (PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL);
while (dev->handle) {
#if defined (_WIN32)
@ -1880,15 +1876,11 @@ _eth_writer(void *arg)
{
ETH_DEV* volatile dev = (ETH_DEV*)arg;
ETH_WRITE_REQUEST *request;
int sched_policy;
struct sched_param sched_priority;
/* Boost Priority for this I/O thread vs the CPU instruction execution
thread which in general won't be readily yielding the processor when
this thread needs to run */
pthread_getschedparam (pthread_self(), &sched_policy, &sched_priority);
++sched_priority.sched_priority;
pthread_setschedparam (pthread_self(), sched_policy, &sched_priority);
sim_os_set_thread_priority (PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL);
sim_debug(dev->dbit, dev->dptr, "Writer Thread Starting\n");

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@ -216,16 +216,12 @@ static void *
_tape_io(void *arg)
{
UNIT* volatile uptr = (UNIT*)arg;
int sched_policy;
struct sched_param sched_priority;
struct tape_context *ctx = (struct tape_context *)uptr->tape_ctx;
/* Boost Priority for this I/O thread vs the CPU instruction execution
thread which in general won't be readily yielding the processor when
this thread needs to run */
pthread_getschedparam (pthread_self(), &sched_policy, &sched_priority);
++sched_priority.sched_priority;
pthread_setschedparam (pthread_self(), sched_policy, &sched_priority);
sim_os_set_thread_priority (PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL);
sim_debug (ctx->dbit, ctx->dptr, "_tape_io(unit=%d) starting\n", (int)(uptr-ctx->dptr->units));

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@ -164,6 +164,59 @@ return sim_os_msec() - start_time;
#define SIM_IDLE_MS_SLEEP sim_os_ms_sleep
#endif
/* Mark the need for the sim_os_set_thread_priority routine, */
/* allowing the feature and/or platform dependent code to provide it */
#define NEED_THREAD_PRIORITY
/* If we've got pthreads support then use pthreads mechanisms */
#if defined(USE_READER_THREAD)
#undef NEED_THREAD_PRIORITY
#if defined(_WIN32)
/* On Windows there are several potentially disjoint threading APIs */
/* in use (base win32 pthreads, libSDL provided threading, and direct */
/* calls to beginthreadex), so go directly to the Win32 threading APIs */
/* to manage thread priority */
t_stat sim_os_set_thread_priority (int below_normal_above)
{
const static int val[3] = {THREAD_PRIORITY_BELOW_NORMAL, THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL, THREAD_PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL};
if ((below_normal_above < -1) || (below_normal_above > 1))
return SCPE_ARG;
SetThreadPriority (GetCurrentThread(), val[1 + below_normal_above]);
return SCPE_OK;
}
#else
/* Native pthreads priority implementation */
t_stat sim_os_set_thread_priority (int below_normal_above)
{
int sched_policy, min_prio, max_prio;
struct sched_param sched_priority;
if ((below_normal_above < -1) || (below_normal_above > 1))
return SCPE_ARG;
pthread_getschedparam (pthread_self(), &sched_policy, &sched_priority);
min_prio = sched_get_priority_min(sched_policy);
max_prio = sched_get_priority_max(sched_policy);
switch (below_normal_above) {
case PRIORITY_BELOW_NORMAL:
sched_priority.sched_priority = min_prio;
break;
case PRIORITY_NORMAL:
sched_priority.sched_priority = (max_prio + min_prio) / 2;
break;
case PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL:
sched_priority.sched_priority = max_prio;
break;
}
pthread_setschedparam (pthread_self(), sched_policy, &sched_priority);
return SCPE_OK;
}
#endif
#endif /* defined(USE_READER_THREAD) */
/* OS-dependent timer and clock routines */
/* VMS */
@ -261,8 +314,6 @@ return 0;
/* Win32 routines */
#include <windows.h>
const t_bool rtc_avail = TRUE;
uint32 sim_os_msec (void)
@ -494,6 +545,45 @@ treq.tv_nsec = (milliseconds % MILLIS_PER_SEC) * NANOS_PER_MILLI;
return sim_os_msec () - stime;
}
#if defined(NEED_THREAD_PRIORITY)
#undef NEED_THREAD_PRIORITY
#include <sys/time.h>
#include <sys/resource.h>
t_stat sim_os_set_thread_priority (int below_normal_above)
{
if ((below_normal_above < -1) || (below_normal_above > 1))
return SCPE_ARG;
errno = 0;
switch (below_normal_above) {
case PRIORITY_BELOW_NORMAL:
if ((getpriority (PRIO_PROCESS, 0) <= 0) && /* at or above normal pri? */
(errno == 0))
setpriority (PRIO_PROCESS, 0, 10);
break;
case PRIORITY_NORMAL:
if (getpriority (PRIO_PROCESS, 0) != 0) /* at or above normal pri? */
setpriority (PRIO_PROCESS, 0, 0);
break;
case PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL:
if ((getpriority (PRIO_PROCESS, 0) <= 0) && /* at or above normal pri? */
(errno == 0))
setpriority (PRIO_PROCESS, 0, -10);
break;
}
return SCPE_OK;
}
#endif /* defined(NEED_THREAD_PRIORITY) */
#endif
/* If one hasn't been provided yet, then just stub it */
#if defined(NEED_THREAD_PRIORITY)
t_stat sim_os_set_thread_priority (int below_normal_above)
{
return SCPE_OK;
}
#endif
/* diff = min - sub */

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@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ t_stat sim_clock_coschedule_tmr (UNIT *uptr, int32 tmr, int32 interval);
t_stat sim_clock_coschedule_tmr_abs (UNIT *uptr, int32 tmr, int32 interval);
double sim_timer_inst_per_sec (void);
t_bool sim_timer_idle_capable (uint32 *host_ms_sleep_1, uint32 *host_tick_ms);
#define PRIORITY_BELOW_NORMAL -1
#define PRIORITY_NORMAL 0
#define PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL 1
t_stat sim_os_set_thread_priority (int below_normal_above);
extern t_bool sim_idle_enab; /* idle enabled flag */
extern volatile t_bool sim_idle_wait; /* idle waiting flag */

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@ -2960,8 +2960,6 @@ t_bool sim_tmxr_poll_running = FALSE;
static void *
_tmxr_poll(void *arg)
{
int sched_policy;
struct sched_param sched_priority;
struct timeval timeout;
int timeout_usec;
DEVICE *dptr = tmxr_open_devices[0]->dptr;
@ -2973,9 +2971,7 @@ int wait_count = 0;
/* Boost Priority for this I/O thread vs the CPU instruction execution
thread which, in general, won't be readily yielding the processor when
this thread needs to run */
pthread_getschedparam (pthread_self(), &sched_policy, &sched_priority);
++sched_priority.sched_priority;
pthread_setschedparam (pthread_self(), sched_policy, &sched_priority);
sim_os_set_thread_priority (PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL);
sim_debug (TMXR_DBG_ASY, dptr, "_tmxr_poll() - starting\n");
@ -3180,8 +3176,6 @@ return NULL;
static void *
_tmxr_serial_poll(void *arg)
{
int sched_policy;
struct sched_param sched_priority;
int timeout_usec;
DEVICE *dptr = tmxr_open_devices[0]->dptr;
UNIT **units = NULL;
@ -3192,9 +3186,7 @@ int wait_count = 0;
/* Boost Priority for this I/O thread vs the CPU instruction execution
thread which, in general, won't be readily yielding the processor when
this thread needs to run */
pthread_getschedparam (pthread_self(), &sched_policy, &sched_priority);
++sched_priority.sched_priority;
pthread_setschedparam (pthread_self(), sched_policy, &sched_priority);
sim_os_set_thread_priority (PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL);
sim_debug (TMXR_DBG_ASY, dptr, "_tmxr_serial_poll() - starting\n");
@ -3316,8 +3308,6 @@ static void *
_tmxr_serial_line_poll(void *arg)
{
TMLN *lp = (TMLN *)arg;
int sched_policy;
struct sched_param sched_priority;
DEVICE *dptr = tmxr_open_devices[0]->dptr;
UNIT *uptr = (lp->uptr ? lp->uptr : lp->mp->uptr);
DEVICE *d = find_dev_from_unit(uptr);
@ -3326,9 +3316,7 @@ int wait_count = 0;
/* Boost Priority for this I/O thread vs the CPU instruction execution
thread which, in general, won't be readily yielding the processor when
this thread needs to run */
pthread_getschedparam (pthread_self(), &sched_policy, &sched_priority);
++sched_priority.sched_priority;
pthread_setschedparam (pthread_self(), sched_policy, &sched_priority);
sim_os_set_thread_priority (PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL);
sim_debug (TMXR_DBG_ASY, dptr, "_tmxr_serial_line_poll() - starting\n");
@ -3398,8 +3386,6 @@ return NULL;
static void *
_tmxr_serial_poll(void *arg)
{
int sched_policy;
struct sched_param sched_priority;
int timeout_usec;
DEVICE *dptr = tmxr_open_devices[0]->dptr;
TMLN **lines = NULL;
@ -3408,9 +3394,6 @@ pthread_t *threads = NULL;
/* Boost Priority for this I/O thread vs the CPU instruction execution
thread which, in general, won't be readily yielding the processor when
this thread needs to run */
pthread_getschedparam (pthread_self(), &sched_policy, &sched_priority);
++sched_priority.sched_priority;
pthread_setschedparam (pthread_self(), sched_policy, &sched_priority);
sim_debug (TMXR_DBG_ASY, dptr, "_tmxr_serial_poll() - starting\n");

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@ -419,6 +419,8 @@ SDL_Init (SDL_INIT_VIDEO);
vid_main_thread_handle = SDL_CreateThread (main_thread , "simh-main", NULL);
#endif
sim_os_set_thread_priority (PRIORITY_ABOVE_NORMAL);
vid_beep_setup (400, 660);
while (1) {