path: root/gst/gstthread.c

/* GStreamer
 * Copyright (C) 1999,2000 Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>
 *                    2000 Wim Taymans <wtay@chello.be>
 *                    2003 Benjamin Otte <in7y118@public.uni-hamburg.de>
 *
 * gstthread.c: Threaded container object
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library 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
 * Library General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the
 * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
 * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 */

#include "gstthread.h"
#include "gstscheduler.h"
#include "gstinfo.h"
#include "gstlog.h"

#define STACK_SIZE 0x200000

GstElementDetails gst_thread_details = {
  "Threaded container",
  "Generic/Bin",
  "LGPL",
  "Container that creates/manages a thread",
  VERSION,
  "Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>,"
  "Benjamin Otte <in7y118@informatik.uni-hamburg.de",
  "(C) 1999-2003",
};


/* Thread signals and args */
enum {
  SHUTDOWN,
  /* FILL ME */
  LAST_SIGNAL
};

enum {
  SPINUP=0,
  STATECHANGE,
  STARTUP
};

enum {
  ARG_0,
  ARG_PRIORITY,
};



static void		gst_thread_class_init		(GstThreadClass *klass);
static void		gst_thread_init			(GstThread *thread);

static void		gst_thread_dispose		(GObject *object);

static void		gst_thread_set_property		(GObject *object, guint prop_id, 
							 const GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec);
static void		gst_thread_get_property		(GObject *object, guint prop_id,
							 GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec);
static GstElementStateReturn gst_thread_change_state	(GstElement *element);
static void		gst_thread_child_state_change	(GstBin *bin, GstElementState oldstate, 
							 GstElementState newstate, GstElement *element);

static void		gst_thread_catch		(GstThread *thread);
static void		gst_thread_release		(GstThread *thread);

#ifndef GST_DISABLE_LOADSAVE
static xmlNodePtr	gst_thread_save_thyself		(GstObject *object,
		                                         xmlNodePtr parent);
static void		gst_thread_restore_thyself	(GstObject *object,
		                                         xmlNodePtr self);
#endif

static void *		gst_thread_main_loop		(void *arg);

#define GST_TYPE_THREAD_PRIORITY (gst_thread_priority_get_type())
static GType
gst_thread_priority_get_type(void) 
{
  static GType thread_priority_type = 0;
  static GEnumValue thread_priority[] = 
  {
    { G_THREAD_PRIORITY_LOW,    "LOW",     "Low Priority Scheduling" },
    { G_THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL, "NORMAL",  "Normal Scheduling" },
    { G_THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGH,   "HIGH",    "High Priority Scheduling" },
    { G_THREAD_PRIORITY_URGENT, "URGENT",  "Urgent Scheduling" },
    { 0, NULL, NULL },
  };
  if (!thread_priority_type) {
    thread_priority_type = g_enum_register_static("GstThreadPriority", thread_priority);
  }
  return thread_priority_type;
}

static GstBinClass *parent_class = NULL;
static guint gst_thread_signals[LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0 };
GPrivate *gst_thread_current;

GType
gst_thread_get_type(void) {
  static GType thread_type = 0;

  if (!thread_type) {
    static const GTypeInfo thread_info = {
      sizeof (GstThreadClass), NULL, NULL,
      (GClassInitFunc) gst_thread_class_init, NULL, NULL,
      sizeof (GstThread),
      4,
      (GInstanceInitFunc) gst_thread_init,
      NULL
    };
    thread_type = g_type_register_static (GST_TYPE_BIN, "GstThread",
		                          &thread_info, 0);
  }
  return thread_type;
}

static void do_nothing (gpointer hi) {}
static void
gst_thread_class_init (GstThreadClass *klass)
{
  GObjectClass *gobject_class;
  GstObjectClass *gstobject_class;
  GstElementClass *gstelement_class;
  GstBinClass *gstbin_class;

  /* setup gst_thread_current */
  gst_thread_current = g_private_new (do_nothing);

  gobject_class =	(GObjectClass*)klass;
  gstobject_class =	(GstObjectClass*)klass;
  gstelement_class =	(GstElementClass*)klass;
  gstbin_class =	(GstBinClass*)klass;

  parent_class = g_type_class_ref (GST_TYPE_BIN);

  g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), ARG_PRIORITY,
    g_param_spec_enum ("priority", "Scheduling Policy", "The scheduling priority of the thread",
                       GST_TYPE_THREAD_PRIORITY, G_THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL, G_PARAM_READWRITE));

  gst_thread_signals[SHUTDOWN] =
    g_signal_new ("shutdown", G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass), G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
                  G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GstThreadClass, shutdown), NULL, NULL,
                  gst_marshal_VOID__VOID, G_TYPE_NONE, 0);

  gobject_class->dispose =		gst_thread_dispose;

#ifndef GST_DISABLE_LOADSAVE
  gstobject_class->save_thyself =	GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_thread_save_thyself);
  gstobject_class->restore_thyself =	GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_thread_restore_thyself);
#endif

  gstelement_class->change_state =	GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_thread_change_state);

  gobject_class->set_property = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_thread_set_property);
  gobject_class->get_property = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_thread_get_property);

  gstbin_class->child_state_change =	GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_thread_child_state_change);
}

static void
gst_thread_init (GstThread *thread)
{
  GstScheduler *scheduler;

  GST_DEBUG (GST_CAT_THREAD, "initializing thread");

  /* threads are managing bins and iterate themselves */
  /* CR1: the GstBin code checks these flags */
  GST_FLAG_SET (thread, GST_BIN_FLAG_MANAGER);
  GST_FLAG_SET (thread, GST_BIN_SELF_SCHEDULABLE);

  scheduler = gst_scheduler_factory_make (NULL, GST_ELEMENT (thread));
  g_assert (scheduler);

  thread->lock = g_mutex_new ();
  thread->cond = g_cond_new ();

  thread->thread_id = (GThread *) NULL; /* set in NULL -> READY */
  thread->priority = G_THREAD_PRIORITY_NORMAL;
}

static void
gst_thread_dispose (GObject *object)
{
  GstThread *thread = GST_THREAD (object);

  GST_DEBUG (GST_CAT_REFCOUNTING, "GstThread: dispose");

  G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->dispose (object);

  g_assert (GST_STATE (thread) == GST_STATE_NULL);

  g_mutex_free (thread->lock);
  g_cond_free (thread->cond);

  gst_object_replace ((GstObject **)&GST_ELEMENT_SCHED (thread), NULL);
}

/**
 * gst_thread_set_priority:
 * @thread: the thread to change 
 * @priority: the new priority for the thread
 *
 * change the thread's priority
 */
void
gst_thread_set_priority (GstThread *thread, GThreadPriority priority)
{
  g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_THREAD (thread));

  thread->priority = priority;
}

static void
gst_thread_set_property (GObject *object, guint prop_id, const GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec)
{
  GstThread *thread;

  thread = GST_THREAD (object);

  switch (prop_id) {
    case ARG_PRIORITY:
      thread->priority = g_value_get_enum (value);
      break;
    default:
      G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
      break;
  }
}

static void
gst_thread_get_property (GObject *object, guint prop_id, GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec)
{
  GstThread *thread;

  thread = GST_THREAD (object);

  switch (prop_id) {
    case ARG_PRIORITY:
      g_value_set_enum (value, thread->priority);
      break;
    default:
      G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
      break;
  }
}


/**
 * gst_thread_new:
 * @name: the name of the thread
 *
 * Create a new thread with the given name.
 *
 * Returns: The new thread
 */
GstElement*
gst_thread_new (const gchar *name)
{
  return gst_element_factory_make ("thread", name);
}

/**
 * gst_thread_get_current:
 *
 * Create a new thread with the given name.
 *
 * Returns: The current GstThread or NULL if you are not running inside a 
 *          #GstThread.
 */
GstThread *
gst_thread_get_current (void)
{
  return (GstThread *) g_private_get (gst_thread_current);
}

static inline void
gst_thread_release_children_locks (GstThread *thread)
{
  GstRealPad *peer = NULL;
  GstElement *peerelement;
  GList *elements = (GList *) gst_bin_get_list (GST_BIN (thread));

  while (elements) {
    GstElement *element = GST_ELEMENT (elements->data);
    GList *pads;

    g_assert (element);
    GST_DEBUG (GST_CAT_THREAD, "waking element \"%s\"", GST_ELEMENT_NAME (element));
    elements = g_list_next (elements);

    if (!gst_element_release_locks (element))
      g_warning ("element %s could not release locks", GST_ELEMENT_NAME (element));

    pads = GST_ELEMENT_PADS (element);

    while (pads) {
      if (GST_PAD_PEER (pads->data)) {
        peer = GST_REAL_PAD (GST_PAD_PEER (pads->data));
	pads = g_list_next (pads);
      } else {
	pads = g_list_next (pads);
	continue;
      }

      if (!peer)
        continue;

      peerelement = GST_PAD_PARENT (peer);
      if (!peerelement)
        continue; /* FIXME: deal with case where there's no peer */

      if (GST_ELEMENT_SCHED (peerelement) != GST_ELEMENT_SCHED (thread)) {
        GST_DEBUG (GST_CAT_THREAD, "element \"%s\" has pad cross sched boundary", GST_ELEMENT_NAME (element));
        GST_DEBUG (GST_CAT_THREAD, "waking element \"%s\"", GST_ELEMENT_NAME (peerelement));
        if (!gst_element_release_locks (peerelement))
          g_warning ("element %s could not release locks", GST_ELEMENT_NAME (peerelement));
      }
    }
  }
}
/* stops the main thread, if there is one and grabs the thread's mutex */
static void
gst_thread_catch (GstThread *thread)
{
  gboolean wait;
  if (thread == gst_thread_get_current()) {
    /* we're trying to catch ourself */
    if (!GST_FLAG_IS_SET (thread, GST_THREAD_MUTEX_LOCKED)) {
      g_mutex_lock (thread->lock);
      GST_FLAG_SET (thread, GST_THREAD_MUTEX_LOCKED);
    }
    GST_DEBUG (GST_CAT_THREAD, "%s is catching itself", GST_ELEMENT_NAME (thread));
    GST_FLAG_UNSET (thread, GST_THREAD_STATE_SPINNING);
  } else {
    /* another thread is trying to catch us */
    g_mutex_lock (thread->lock);
    wait = !GST_FLAG_IS_SET (thread, GST_THREAD_STATE_SPINNING);
    while (!wait) {
      GTimeVal tv;
      GST_DEBUG (GST_CAT_THREAD, "catching %s...", GST_ELEMENT_NAME (thread));
      GST_FLAG_UNSET (thread, GST_THREAD_STATE_SPINNING);
      g_cond_signal (thread->cond);
      gst_thread_release_children_locks (thread);
      g_get_current_time (&tv);
      g_time_val_add (&tv, 1000); /* wait a millisecond to catch the thread */
      wait = g_cond_timed_wait (thread->cond, thread->lock, &tv);
    }
    GST_DEBUG (GST_CAT_THREAD, "caught %s", GST_ELEMENT_NAME (thread));
  }
  g_assert (!GST_FLAG_IS_SET (thread, GST_THREAD_STATE_SPINNING));
}

static void
gst_thread_release (GstThread *thread)
{
  if (thread != gst_thread_get_current()) {
    g_cond_signal (thread->cond);
    g_mutex_unlock (thread->lock);
  }
}

static GstElementStateReturn
gst_thread_change_state (GstElement *element)
{
  GstThread *thread;
  GstElementStateReturn ret;
  gint transition;

  g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_THREAD (element), GST_STATE_FAILURE);
  transition = GST_STATE_TRANSITION (element);

  thread = GST_THREAD (element);

  GST_DEBUG (GST_CAT_STATES, "%s is changing state from %s to %s",
	     GST_ELEMENT_NAME (element), gst_element_state_get_name (GST_STATE (element)),
	     gst_element_state_get_name (GST_STATE_PENDING (element)));

  gst_thread_catch (thread);

  /* FIXME: (or GStreamers ideas about "threading"): the element variables are
     commonly accessed by multiple threads at the same time (see bug #111146
     for an example) */
  if (transition != GST_STATE_TRANSITION (element)) {
    g_warning ("inconsistent state information, fix threading please");
  }

  switch (transition) {
    case GST_STATE_NULL_TO_READY:
      /* create the thread */
      GST_FLAG_UNSET (thread, GST_THREAD_STATE_REAPING);
      thread->thread_id = g_thread_create_full(gst_thread_main_loop,
	  thread, STACK_SIZE, FALSE, TRUE, thread->priority,
	  NULL);
      if (!thread->thread_id){
        GST_DEBUG (GST_CAT_THREAD, "g_thread_create_full for %sfailed", GST_ELEMENT_NAME (element));
        goto error_out;
      }
      GST_DEBUG (GST_CAT_THREAD, "GThread created");

      /* wait for it to 'spin up' */
      g_cond_wait (thread->cond, thread->lock);
      break;
    case GST_STATE_READY_TO_PAUSED:
      break;
    case GST_STATE_PAUSED_TO_PLAYING:
    {
      /* FIXME: recurse into sub-bins */
      GList *elements = (GList *) gst_bin_get_list (GST_BIN (thread));
      while (elements) {
        gst_element_enable_threadsafe_properties ((GstElement*)elements->data);
        elements = g_list_next (elements);
      }
      /* reset self to spinning */
      if (thread == gst_thread_get_current()) 
        GST_FLAG_SET (thread, GST_THREAD_STATE_SPINNING);
      break;
    }
    case GST_STATE_PLAYING_TO_PAUSED:
    {
      GList *elements = (GList *) gst_bin_get_list (GST_BIN (thread));
      while (elements) {
        gst_element_disable_threadsafe_properties ((GstElement*)elements->data);
        elements = g_list_next (elements);
      }
      break;
    }
    case GST_STATE_PAUSED_TO_READY:
      break;
    case GST_STATE_READY_TO_NULL:
      /* we can't join the threads here, because this could have been triggered
         by ourself (ouch) */
      GST_DEBUG (GST_CAT_THREAD, "destroying GThread %p", thread->thread_id);
      GST_FLAG_SET (thread, GST_THREAD_STATE_REAPING);
      thread->thread_id = NULL;
      if (thread == gst_thread_get_current()) {
        /* or should we continue? */
        g_warning ("Thread %s is destroying itself. Function call will not return!", GST_ELEMENT_NAME (thread));
        gst_scheduler_reset (GST_ELEMENT_SCHED (thread));
	
        /* unlock and signal - we are out */
        gst_thread_release (thread);

  	GST_INFO (GST_CAT_THREAD, "gstthread: thread \"%s\" is stopped",
	          GST_ELEMENT_NAME (thread));

  	g_signal_emit (G_OBJECT (thread), gst_thread_signals[SHUTDOWN], 0);

        g_thread_exit (NULL);
      }
      /* now wait for the thread to destroy itself */
      g_cond_signal (thread->cond);
      g_cond_wait (thread->cond, thread->lock);
      /* it should be dead now */
      break;
    default:
      GST_DEBUG_ELEMENT (GST_CAT_THREAD, element, "UNHANDLED STATE CHANGE! %x", 
                         GST_STATE_TRANSITION (element));
      g_assert_not_reached ();
      break;
  }

  if (GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (parent_class)->change_state) {
    ret = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (parent_class)->change_state (GST_ELEMENT (thread));
  } else {
    ret = GST_STATE_SUCCESS;
  }

  gst_thread_release (thread);
  return ret;
  
error_out:
  GST_DEBUG (GST_CAT_STATES, "changing state from %s to %s failed for %s",
             gst_element_state_get_name (GST_STATE (element)),
	     gst_element_state_get_name (GST_STATE_PENDING (element)),
             GST_ELEMENT_NAME (element));
  gst_thread_release (thread);
  return GST_STATE_FAILURE;
}

/* state changes work this way: We grab the lock and stop the thread from 
   spinning (via gst_thread_catch) - then we change the state. After that the
   thread may spin on. */
static void
gst_thread_child_state_change (GstBin *bin, GstElementState oldstate, 
			       GstElementState newstate, GstElement *element)
{
  GST_DEBUG (GST_CAT_THREAD, "%s (from thread %s) child %s changed state from %s to %s",
              GST_ELEMENT_NAME (bin), 
              gst_thread_get_current() ? GST_ELEMENT_NAME (gst_thread_get_current()) : "(none)", 
              GST_ELEMENT_NAME (element), gst_element_state_get_name (oldstate),
              gst_element_state_get_name (newstate));
  if (parent_class->child_state_change)
    parent_class->child_state_change (bin, oldstate, newstate, element);
  /* We'll wake up the main thread now. Note that we can't lock the thread here, 
     because we might be called from inside gst_thread_change_state when holding
     the lock. But this doesn't cause any problems. */
  if (newstate == GST_STATE_PLAYING)
    g_cond_signal (GST_THREAD (bin)->cond);
}
/**
 * gst_thread_main_loop:
 * @arg: the thread to start
 *
 * The main loop of the thread. The thread will iterate
 * while the state is GST_THREAD_STATE_SPINNING.
 */
static void *
gst_thread_main_loop (void *arg)
{
  GstThread *thread = NULL;
  gboolean status;

  thread = GST_THREAD (arg);
  g_mutex_lock (thread->lock);
  GST_DEBUG (GST_CAT_THREAD, "Thread %s started main loop", GST_ELEMENT_NAME (thread));

  /* initialize gst_thread_current */
  g_private_set (gst_thread_current, thread);

  /* set up the element's scheduler */
  gst_scheduler_setup (GST_ELEMENT_SCHED (thread));
  GST_FLAG_UNSET (thread, GST_THREAD_STATE_REAPING);

  g_cond_signal (thread->cond);
  while (!(GST_FLAG_IS_SET (thread, GST_THREAD_STATE_REAPING))) {
    if (GST_STATE (thread) == GST_STATE_PLAYING) {
      GST_FLAG_SET (thread, GST_THREAD_STATE_SPINNING);
      status = TRUE;
      GST_DEBUG (GST_CAT_THREAD, "%s starts iterating", GST_ELEMENT_NAME (thread));
      while (status && GST_FLAG_IS_SET (thread, GST_THREAD_STATE_SPINNING)) {
        g_mutex_unlock (thread->lock);
        status = gst_bin_iterate (GST_BIN (thread));
        if (GST_FLAG_IS_SET (thread, GST_THREAD_MUTEX_LOCKED)) {
	  GST_FLAG_UNSET (thread, GST_THREAD_MUTEX_LOCKED);
	} else {
          g_mutex_lock (thread->lock);
	}
      }
      GST_FLAG_UNSET (thread, GST_THREAD_STATE_SPINNING);
    }
    if (GST_FLAG_IS_SET (thread, GST_THREAD_STATE_REAPING))
      break;
    GST_DEBUG (GST_CAT_THREAD, "%s was caught", GST_ELEMENT_NAME (thread));
    g_cond_signal (thread->cond);
    g_cond_wait (thread->cond, thread->lock);
  }

  /* we need to destroy the scheduler here because it has mapped it's
   * stack into the threads stack space */
  gst_scheduler_reset (GST_ELEMENT_SCHED (thread));

  /* must do that before releasing the lock - we might get disposed before being done */
  g_signal_emit (G_OBJECT (thread), gst_thread_signals[SHUTDOWN], 0);

  /* unlock and signal - we are out */
  g_cond_signal (thread->cond);
  g_mutex_unlock (thread->lock);

  GST_INFO (GST_CAT_THREAD, "gstthread: thread \"%s\" is stopped",
	    GST_ELEMENT_NAME (thread));

  return NULL;
}

#ifndef GST_DISABLE_LOADSAVE
static xmlNodePtr
gst_thread_save_thyself (GstObject *object,
		         xmlNodePtr self)
{
  if (GST_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->save_thyself)
    GST_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->save_thyself (object, self);
  return NULL;
}

static void
gst_thread_restore_thyself (GstObject *object,
		            xmlNodePtr self)
{
  GST_DEBUG (GST_CAT_THREAD,"gstthread: restore");

  if (GST_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->restore_thyself)
    GST_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->restore_thyself (object, self);
}
#endif /* GST_DISABLE_LOADSAVE */