/*
* net_thread.cpp
*
* This file is part of NEST.
*
* Copyright (C) 2004 The NEST Initiative
*
* NEST is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* NEST is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with NEST. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*
*/
#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>
#include "net_thread.h"
#include "scheduler.h"
nest::Thread::Thread()
:id_(-1),
scheduler_(NULL)
{}
nest::Thread::Thread(const Thread&)
:id_(-1),
scheduler_(NULL)
{}
nest::Thread nest::Thread::operator=(const Thread &t)
{
assert(t.id_==-1);
id_=-1;
scheduler_=NULL;
return *this;
}
void nest::Thread::init(int i, Scheduler* s)
{
assert(s != NULL);
assert(i>=0);
assert(id_==-1);
scheduler_=s;
id_=i;
#ifdef HAVE_PTHREADS
// We have only a small number of threads, so it is better
// to assign them individually to LWPs and have them scheduled
// by the OS kernel
pthread_attr_t thread_attribute;
pthread_attr_init(&thread_attribute);
int status=pthread_attr_setscope(&thread_attribute, PTHREAD_SCOPE_SYSTEM);
if(status != 0)
{
std::cerr << "Error while setting the scheduling scope." << std::endl;
throw PthreadException(status);
}
//std::cerr << "Starting Thread no. " << i << std::endl;
status= pthread_create(&p_, &thread_attribute,
nest_thread_handler,
static_cast<void *>(this)
);
if(status!=0)
{
std::cerr << "Error creating thread. Error code "
<< status << std::endl
<< "which is: " << std::strerror(status) << std::endl;
throw PthreadException(status);
}
#else
if (i > 0)
{
std::cerr << "Multithreading not available" << std::endl;
throw KernelException();
}
#endif
}
#ifdef HAVE_PTHREADS
void nest::Thread::run(void)
{
assert(id_ >= 0);
scheduler_->threaded_update(id_);
}
int nest::Thread::join()
{
return pthread_join(p_,(void **)NULL);
}
// global thread handler function.
extern "C"
void* nest_thread_handler(void *t)
{
nest::Thread *my_thread=static_cast<nest::Thread *>(t);
assert(my_thread != NULL);
my_thread->run();
pthread_exit(0);
return NULL;
}
#endif //HAVE_PTHREADS