runtime/JSLock.h

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  20
  21 #ifndef JSLock_h
  22 #define JSLock_h
  23
  24 #include <wtf/Assertions.h>
  25 #include <wtf/Noncopyable.h>
  26
  27 namespace JSC {
  28
  29     // To make it safe to use JavaScript on multiple threads, it is
  30     // important to lock before doing anything that allocates a
  31     // JavaScript data structure or that interacts with shared state
  32     // such as the protect count hash table. The simplest way to lock
  33     // is to create a local JSLock object in the scope where the lock
  34     // must be held. The lock is recursive so nesting is ok. The JSLock
  35     // object also acts as a convenience short-hand for running important
  36     // initialization routines.
  37
  38     // To avoid deadlock, sometimes it is necessary to temporarily
  39     // release the lock. Since it is recursive you actually have to
  40     // release all locks held by your thread. This is safe to do if
  41     // you are executing code that doesn't require the lock, and you
  42     // reacquire the right number of locks at the end. You can do this
  43     // by constructing a locally scoped JSLock::DropAllLocks object. The
  44     // DropAllLocks object takes care to release the JSLock only if your
  45     // thread acquired it to begin with.
  46
  47     // For contexts other than the single shared one, implicit locking is not done,
  48     // but we still need to perform all the counting in order to keep debug
  49     // assertions working, so that clients that use the shared context don't break.
  50
  51     class ExecState;
  52
  53     class JSLock : Noncopyable {
  54     public:
  55         JSLock(ExecState*);
  56
  57         JSLock(bool lockingForReal)
  58             : m_lockingForReal(lockingForReal)
  59         {
  60 #ifdef NDEBUG
  61             // Locking "not for real" is a debug-only feature.
  62             if (!lockingForReal)
  63                 return;
  64 #endif
  65             lock(lockingForReal);
  66         }
  67
  68         ~JSLock()
  69         {
  70 #ifdef NDEBUG
  71             // Locking "not for real" is a debug-only feature.
  72             if (!m_lockingForReal)
  73                 return;
  74 #endif
  75             unlock(m_lockingForReal);
  76         }
  77
  78         static void lock(bool);
  79         static void unlock(bool);
  80         static void lock(ExecState*);
  81         static void unlock(ExecState*);
  82
  83         static intptr_t lockCount();
  84         static bool currentThreadIsHoldingLock();
  85
  86         bool m_lockingForReal;
  87
  88         class DropAllLocks : Noncopyable {
  89         public:
  90             DropAllLocks(ExecState* exec);
  91             DropAllLocks(bool);
  92             ~DropAllLocks();
  93
  94         private:
  95             intptr_t m_lockCount;
  96             bool m_lockingForReal;
  97         };
  98     };
  99
 100 } // namespace
 101
 102 #endif // JSLock_h