osfmk/mach/thread_policy.h

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  28
  29 #ifndef _MACH_THREAD_POLICY_H_
  30 #define _MACH_THREAD_POLICY_H_
  31
  32 #include <mach/mach_types.h>
  33
  34 /*
  35  * These are the calls for accessing the policy parameters
  36  * of a particular thread.
  37  *
  38  * The extra 'get_default' parameter to the second call is
  39  * IN/OUT as follows:
  40  * 1) if asserted on the way in it indicates that the default
  41  * values should be returned, not the ones currently set, in
  42  * this case 'get_default' will always be asserted on return;
  43  * 2) if unasserted on the way in, the current settings are
  44  * desired and if still unasserted on return, then the info
  45  * returned reflects the current settings, otherwise if
  46  * 'get_default' returns asserted, it means that there are no
  47  * current settings due to other parameters taking precedence,
  48  * and the default ones are being returned instead.
  49  */
  50
  51 typedef natural_t       thread_policy_flavor_t;
  52 typedef integer_t       *thread_policy_t;
  53
  54 /*
  55 kern_return_t   thread_policy_set(
  56                                         thread_t                                        thread,
  57                                         thread_policy_flavor_t          flavor,
  58                                         thread_policy_t                         policy_info,
  59                                         mach_msg_type_number_t          count);
  60
  61 kern_return_t   thread_policy_get(
  62                                         thread_t                                        thread,
  63                                         thread_policy_flavor_t          flavor,
  64                                         thread_policy_t                         policy_info,
  65                                         mach_msg_type_number_t          *count,
  66                                         boolean_t                                       *get_default);
  67 */
  68
  69 /*
  70  * Defined flavors.
  71  */
  72 /*
  73  * THREAD_STANDARD_POLICY:
  74  *
  75  * This is the standard (fair) scheduling mode, assigned to new
  76  * threads.  The thread will be given processor time in a manner
  77  * which apportions approximately equal share to long running
  78  * computations.
  79  *
  80  * Parameters:
  81  *      [none]
  82  */
  83
  84 #define THREAD_STANDARD_POLICY                  1
  85
  86 struct thread_standard_policy {
  87         natural_t               no_data;
  88 };
  89
  90 typedef struct thread_standard_policy   thread_standard_policy_data_t;
  91 typedef struct thread_standard_policy   *thread_standard_policy_t;
  92
  93 #define THREAD_STANDARD_POLICY_COUNT    0
  94
  95 /*
  96  * THREAD_EXTENDED_POLICY:
  97  *
  98  * Extended form of THREAD_STANDARD_POLICY, which supplies a
  99  * hint indicating whether this is a long running computation.
 100  *
 101  * Parameters:
 102  *
 103  * timeshare: TRUE (the default) results in identical scheduling
 104  * behavior as THREAD_STANDARD_POLICY.
 105  */
 106
 107 #define THREAD_EXTENDED_POLICY                  1
 108
 109 struct thread_extended_policy {
 110         boolean_t               timeshare;
 111 };
 112
 113 typedef struct thread_extended_policy   thread_extended_policy_data_t;
 114 typedef struct thread_extended_policy   *thread_extended_policy_t;
 115
 116 #define THREAD_EXTENDED_POLICY_COUNT    ((mach_msg_type_number_t) \
 117         (sizeof (thread_extended_policy_data_t) / sizeof (integer_t)))
 118
 119 /*
 120  * THREAD_TIME_CONSTRAINT_POLICY:
 121  *
 122  * This scheduling mode is for threads which have real time
 123  * constraints on their execution.
 124  *
 125  * Parameters:
 126  *
 127  * period: This is the nominal amount of time between separate
 128  * processing arrivals, specified in absolute time units.  A
 129  * value of 0 indicates that there is no inherent periodicity in
 130  * the computation.
 131  *
 132  * computation: This is the nominal amount of computation
 133  * time needed during a separate processing arrival, specified
 134  * in absolute time units.
 135  *
 136  * constraint: This is the maximum amount of real time that
 137  * may elapse from the start of a separate processing arrival
 138  * to the end of computation for logically correct functioning,
 139  * specified in absolute time units.  Must be (>= computation).
 140  * Note that latency = (constraint - computation).
 141  *
 142  * preemptible: This indicates that the computation may be
 143  * interrupted, subject to the constraint specified above.
 144  */
 145
 146 #define THREAD_TIME_CONSTRAINT_POLICY   2
 147
 148 struct thread_time_constraint_policy {
 149         uint32_t                period;
 150         uint32_t                computation;
 151         uint32_t                constraint;
 152         boolean_t               preemptible;
 153 };
 154
 155 typedef struct thread_time_constraint_policy    \
 156                                                                         thread_time_constraint_policy_data_t;
 157 typedef struct thread_time_constraint_policy    \
 158                                                                         *thread_time_constraint_policy_t;
 159
 160 #define THREAD_TIME_CONSTRAINT_POLICY_COUNT     ((mach_msg_type_number_t) \
 161         (sizeof (thread_time_constraint_policy_data_t) / sizeof (integer_t)))
 162
 163 /*
 164  * THREAD_PRECEDENCE_POLICY:
 165  *
 166  * This may be used to indicate the relative value of the
 167  * computation compared to the other threads in the task.
 168  *
 169  * Parameters:
 170  *
 171  * importance: The importance is specified as a signed value.
 172  */
 173
 174 #define THREAD_PRECEDENCE_POLICY                3
 175
 176 struct thread_precedence_policy {
 177         integer_t               importance;
 178 };
 179
 180 typedef struct thread_precedence_policy         thread_precedence_policy_data_t;
 181 typedef struct thread_precedence_policy         *thread_precedence_policy_t;
 182
 183 #define THREAD_PRECEDENCE_POLICY_COUNT  ((mach_msg_type_number_t) \
 184         (sizeof (thread_precedence_policy_data_t) / sizeof (integer_t)))
 185
 186 /*
 187  * THREAD_AFFINITY_POLICY:
 188  *
 189  * This policy is experimental.
 190  * This may be used to express affinity relationships
 191  * between threads in the task. Threads with the same affinity tag will
 192  * be scheduled to share an L2 cache if possible. That is, affinity tags
 193  * are a hint to the scheduler for thread placement.
 194  *
 195  * The namespace of affinity tags is generally local to one task. However,
 196  * a child task created after the assignment of affinity tags by its parent
 197  * will share that namespace. In particular, a family of forked processes
 198  * may be created with a shared affinity namespace.
 199  *
 200  * Parameters:
 201  * tag: The affinity set identifier.
 202  */
 203
 204 #define THREAD_AFFINITY_POLICY          4
 205
 206 struct thread_affinity_policy {
 207         integer_t       affinity_tag;
 208 };
 209
 210 #define THREAD_AFFINITY_TAG_NULL                0
 211
 212 typedef struct thread_affinity_policy           thread_affinity_policy_data_t;
 213 typedef struct thread_affinity_policy           *thread_affinity_policy_t;
 214
 215 #define THREAD_AFFINITY_POLICY_COUNT    ((mach_msg_type_number_t) \
 216         (sizeof (thread_affinity_policy_data_t) / sizeof (integer_t)))
 217
 218 /*
 219  * THREAD_BACKGROUND_POLICY:
 220  */
 221
 222 #define THREAD_BACKGROUND_POLICY        5
 223
 224 struct thread_background_policy {
 225         integer_t       priority;
 226 };
 227
 228 typedef struct thread_background_policy         thread_background_policy_data_t;
 229 typedef struct thread_background_policy         *thread_background_policy_t;
 230
 231 #define THREAD_BACKGROUND_POLICY_COUNT  ((mach_msg_type_number_t) \
 232         (sizeof (thread_background_policy_data_t) / sizeof (integer_t)))
 233
 234 #endif  /* _MACH_THREAD_POLICY_H_ */