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diff --git a/ipc/chromium/src/base/singleton.h b/ipc/chromium/src/base/singleton.h new file mode 100644 index 000000000..9f333af97 --- /dev/null +++ b/ipc/chromium/src/base/singleton.h @@ -0,0 +1,183 @@ +/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */ +/* vim: set ts=8 sts=2 et sw=2 tw=80: */ +// Copyright (c) 2006-2008 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved. +// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be +// found in the LICENSE file. + +#ifndef BASE_SINGLETON_H_ +#define BASE_SINGLETON_H_ + +#include "base/at_exit.h" +#include "base/atomicops.h" +#include "base/platform_thread.h" + +// Default traits for Singleton<Type>. Calls operator new and operator delete on +// the object. Registers automatic deletion at process exit. +// Overload if you need arguments or another memory allocation function. +template<typename Type> +struct DefaultSingletonTraits { + // Allocates the object. + static Type* New() { + // The parenthesis is very important here; it forces POD type + // initialization. + return new Type(); + } + + // Destroys the object. + static void Delete(Type* x) { + delete x; + } + + // Set to true to automatically register deletion of the object on process + // exit. See below for the required call that makes this happen. + static const bool kRegisterAtExit = true; +}; + + +// Alternate traits for use with the Singleton<Type>. Identical to +// DefaultSingletonTraits except that the Singleton will not be cleaned up +// at exit. +template<typename Type> +struct LeakySingletonTraits : public DefaultSingletonTraits<Type> { + static const bool kRegisterAtExit = false; +}; + + +// The Singleton<Type, Traits, DifferentiatingType> class manages a single +// instance of Type which will be created on first use and will be destroyed at +// normal process exit). The Trait::Delete function will not be called on +// abnormal process exit. +// +// DifferentiatingType is used as a key to differentiate two different +// singletons having the same memory allocation functions but serving a +// different purpose. This is mainly used for Locks serving different purposes. +// +// Example usages: (none are preferred, they all result in the same code) +// 1. FooClass* ptr = Singleton<FooClass>::get(); +// ptr->Bar(); +// 2. Singleton<FooClass>()->Bar(); +// 3. Singleton<FooClass>::get()->Bar(); +// +// Singleton<> has no non-static members and doesn't need to actually be +// instantiated. It does no harm to instantiate it and use it as a class member +// or at global level since it is acting as a POD type. +// +// This class is itself thread-safe. The underlying Type must of course be +// thread-safe if you want to use it concurrently. Two parameters may be tuned +// depending on the user's requirements. +// +// Glossary: +// RAE = kRegisterAtExit +// +// On every platform, if Traits::RAE is true, the singleton will be destroyed at +// process exit. More precisely it uses base::AtExitManager which requires an +// object of this type to be instanciated. AtExitManager mimics the semantics +// of atexit() such as LIFO order but under Windows is safer to call. For more +// information see at_exit.h. +// +// If Traits::RAE is false, the singleton will not be freed at process exit, +// thus the singleton will be leaked if it is ever accessed. Traits::RAE +// shouldn't be false unless absolutely necessary. Remember that the heap where +// the object is allocated may be destroyed by the CRT anyway. +// +// If you want to ensure that your class can only exist as a singleton, make +// its constructors private, and make DefaultSingletonTraits<> a friend: +// +// #include "base/singleton.h" +// class FooClass { +// public: +// void Bar() { ... } +// private: +// FooClass() { ... } +// friend struct DefaultSingletonTraits<FooClass>; +// +// DISALLOW_EVIL_CONSTRUCTORS(FooClass); +// }; +// +// Caveats: +// (a) Every call to get(), operator->() and operator*() incurs some overhead +// (16ns on my P4/2.8GHz) to check whether the object has already been +// initialized. You may wish to cache the result of get(); it will not +// change. +// +// (b) Your factory function must never throw an exception. This class is not +// exception-safe. +// +template <typename Type, + typename Traits = DefaultSingletonTraits<Type>, + typename DifferentiatingType = Type> +class Singleton { + public: + // This class is safe to be constructed and copy-constructed since it has no + // member. + + // Return a pointer to the one true instance of the class. + static Type* get() { + // Our AtomicWord doubles as a spinlock, where a value of + // kBeingCreatedMarker means the spinlock is being held for creation. + static const base::subtle::AtomicWord kBeingCreatedMarker = 1; + + base::subtle::AtomicWord value = base::subtle::NoBarrier_Load(&instance_); + if (value != 0 && value != kBeingCreatedMarker) + return reinterpret_cast<Type*>(value); + + // Object isn't created yet, maybe we will get to create it, let's try... + if (base::subtle::Acquire_CompareAndSwap(&instance_, + 0, + kBeingCreatedMarker) == 0) { + // instance_ was NULL and is now kBeingCreatedMarker. Only one thread + // will ever get here. Threads might be spinning on us, and they will + // stop right after we do this store. + Type* newval = Traits::New(); + base::subtle::Release_Store( + &instance_, reinterpret_cast<base::subtle::AtomicWord>(newval)); + + if (Traits::kRegisterAtExit) + base::AtExitManager::RegisterCallback(OnExit, NULL); + + return newval; + } + + // We hit a race. Another thread beat us and either: + // - Has the object in BeingCreated state + // - Already has the object created... + // We know value != NULL. It could be kBeingCreatedMarker, or a valid ptr. + // Unless your constructor can be very time consuming, it is very unlikely + // to hit this race. When it does, we just spin and yield the thread until + // the object has been created. + while (true) { + value = base::subtle::NoBarrier_Load(&instance_); + if (value != kBeingCreatedMarker) + break; + PlatformThread::YieldCurrentThread(); + } + + return reinterpret_cast<Type*>(value); + } + + // Shortcuts. + Type& operator*() { + return *get(); + } + + Type* operator->() { + return get(); + } + + private: + // Adapter function for use with AtExit(). This should be called single + // threaded, but we might as well take the precautions anyway. + static void OnExit(void* unused) { + // AtExit should only ever be register after the singleton instance was + // created. We should only ever get here with a valid instance_ pointer. + Traits::Delete(reinterpret_cast<Type*>( + base::subtle::NoBarrier_AtomicExchange(&instance_, 0))); + } + static base::subtle::AtomicWord instance_; +}; + +template <typename Type, typename Traits, typename DifferentiatingType> +base::subtle::AtomicWord Singleton<Type, Traits, DifferentiatingType>:: + instance_ = 0; + +#endif // BASE_SINGLETON_H_ |