/// <summary>
/// Returns if the current thread should stop processing work on the thread pool.
/// A thread should stop processing work on the thread pool when work remains only when
/// there are more worker threads in the thread pool than we currently want.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>Whether or not this thread should stop processing work even if there is still work in the queue.</returns>
internal static bool ShouldStopProcessingWorkNow()
{
ThreadCounts counts = ThreadCounts.VolatileReadCounts(ref ThreadPoolInstance._separated.counts);
while (true)
{
// When there are more threads processing work than the thread count goal, hill climbing must have decided
// to decrease the number of threads. Stop processing if the counts can be updated. We may have more
// threads existing than the thread count goal and that is ok, the cold ones will eventually time out if
// the thread count goal is not increased again. This logic is a bit different from the original CoreCLR
// code from which this implementation was ported, which turns a processing thread into a retired thread
// and checks for pending requests like RemoveWorkingWorker. In this implementation there are
// no retired threads, so only the count of threads processing work is considered.
if (counts.numProcessingWork <= counts.numThreadsGoal)
{
return(false);
}
ThreadCounts newCounts = counts;
newCounts.numProcessingWork--;
ThreadCounts oldCounts = ThreadCounts.CompareExchangeCounts(ref ThreadPoolInstance._separated.counts, newCounts, counts);
if (oldCounts == counts)
{
return(true);
}
counts = oldCounts;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Reduce the number of working workers by one, but maybe add back a worker (possibily this thread) if a thread request comes in while we are marking this thread as not working.
/// </summary>
private static void RemoveWorkingWorker()
{
ThreadCounts currentCounts = ThreadCounts.VolatileReadCounts(ref ThreadPoolInstance._separated.counts);
while (true)
{
ThreadCounts newCounts = currentCounts;
newCounts.numProcessingWork--;
ThreadCounts oldCounts = ThreadCounts.CompareExchangeCounts(ref ThreadPoolInstance._separated.counts, newCounts, currentCounts);
if (oldCounts == currentCounts)
{
break;
}
currentCounts = oldCounts;
}
// It's possible that we decided we had thread requests just before a request came in,
// but reduced the worker count *after* the request came in. In this case, we might
// miss the notification of a thread request. So we wake up a thread (maybe this one!)
// if there is work to do.
if (ThreadPoolInstance._numRequestedWorkers > 0)
{
MaybeAddWorkingWorker();
}
}
internal static void MaybeAddWorkingWorker()
{
ThreadCounts counts = ThreadCounts.VolatileReadCounts(ref ThreadPoolInstance._separated.counts);
ThreadCounts newCounts;
while (true)
{
newCounts = counts;
newCounts.numProcessingWork = Math.Max(counts.numProcessingWork, Math.Min((short)(counts.numProcessingWork + 1), counts.numThreadsGoal));
newCounts.numExistingThreads = Math.Max(counts.numExistingThreads, newCounts.numProcessingWork);
if (newCounts == counts)
{
return;
}
ThreadCounts oldCounts = ThreadCounts.CompareExchangeCounts(ref ThreadPoolInstance._separated.counts, newCounts, counts);
if (oldCounts == counts)
{
break;
}
counts = oldCounts;
}
int toCreate = newCounts.numExistingThreads - counts.numExistingThreads;
int toRelease = newCounts.numProcessingWork - counts.numProcessingWork;
if (toRelease > 0)
{
s_semaphore.Release(toRelease);
}
while (toCreate > 0)
{
if (TryCreateWorkerThread())
{
toCreate--;
}
else
{
counts = ThreadCounts.VolatileReadCounts(ref ThreadPoolInstance._separated.counts);
while (true)
{
newCounts = counts;
newCounts.numProcessingWork -= (short)toCreate;
newCounts.numExistingThreads -= (short)toCreate;
ThreadCounts oldCounts = ThreadCounts.CompareExchangeCounts(ref ThreadPoolInstance._separated.counts, newCounts, counts);
if (oldCounts == counts)
{
break;
}
counts = oldCounts;
}
toCreate = 0;
}
}
}
private static void WorkerThreadStart()
{
ClrThreadPoolEventSource.Log.WorkerThreadStart(ThreadCounts.VolatileReadCounts(ref ThreadPoolInstance._separated.counts).numExistingThreads);
RuntimeThread currentThread = RuntimeThread.CurrentThread;
while (true)
{
while (WaitForRequest())
{
if (TakeActiveRequest())
{
Volatile.Write(ref ThreadPoolInstance._separated.lastDequeueTime, Environment.TickCount);
if (ThreadPoolWorkQueue.Dispatch())
{
// If the queue runs out of work for us, we need to update the number of working workers to reflect that we are done working for now
RemoveWorkingWorker();
}
}
else
{
// If we woke up but couldn't find a request, we need to update the number of working workers to reflect that we are done working for now
RemoveWorkingWorker();
}
}
ThreadPoolInstance._hillClimbingThreadAdjustmentLock.Acquire();
try
{
// At this point, the thread's wait timed out. We are shutting down this thread.
// We are going to decrement the number of exisiting threads to no longer include this one
// and then change the max number of threads in the thread pool to reflect that we don't need as many
// as we had. Finally, we are going to tell hill climbing that we changed the max number of threads.
ThreadCounts counts = ThreadCounts.VolatileReadCounts(ref ThreadPoolInstance._separated.counts);
while (true)
{
if (counts.numExistingThreads == counts.numProcessingWork)
{
// In this case, enough work came in that this thread should not time out and should go back to work.
break;
}
ThreadCounts newCounts = counts;
newCounts.numExistingThreads--;
newCounts.numThreadsGoal = Math.Max(ThreadPoolInstance._minThreads, Math.Min(newCounts.numExistingThreads, newCounts.numThreadsGoal));
ThreadCounts oldCounts = ThreadCounts.CompareExchangeCounts(ref ThreadPoolInstance._separated.counts, newCounts, counts);
if (oldCounts == counts)
{
HillClimbing.ThreadPoolHillClimber.ForceChange(newCounts.numThreadsGoal, HillClimbing.StateOrTransition.ThreadTimedOut);
ClrThreadPoolEventSource.Log.WorkerThreadStop(newCounts.numExistingThreads);
return;
}
}
}
finally
{
ThreadPoolInstance._hillClimbingThreadAdjustmentLock.Release();
}
}
}
// TODO: CoreCLR: Worker Tracking in CoreCLR? (Config name: ThreadPool_EnableWorkerTracking)
private static void GateThreadStart()
{
AppContext.TryGetSwitch("System.Threading.ThreadPool.DisableStarvationDetection", out bool disableStarvationDetection);
AppContext.TryGetSwitch("System.Threading.ThreadPool.DebugBreakOnWorkerStarvation", out bool debuggerBreakOnWorkStarvation);
while (true)
{
RuntimeThread.Sleep(GateThreadDelayMs);
if (ThreadPoolInstance._numRequestedWorkers > 0)
{
WorkerThread.MaybeAddWorkingWorker();
}
if (!s_requested)
{
continue;
}
s_requested = false;
ThreadPoolInstance._cpuUtilization = s_cpu.CurrentUtilization;
if (!disableStarvationDetection)
{
if (ThreadPoolInstance._numRequestedWorkers > 0 && SufficientDelaySinceLastDequeue())
{
try
{
ThreadPoolInstance._hillClimbingThreadAdjustmentLock.Acquire();
ThreadCounts counts = ThreadCounts.VolatileReadCounts(ref ThreadPoolInstance._separated.counts);
// don't add a thread if we're at max or if we are already in the process of adding threads
while (counts.numExistingThreads < ThreadPoolInstance._maxThreads && counts.numExistingThreads >= counts.numThreadsGoal)
{
if (debuggerBreakOnWorkStarvation)
{
Debug.WriteLine("The CLR ThreadPool detected work starvation!");
Debugger.Break();
}
ThreadCounts newCounts = counts;
newCounts.numThreadsGoal = (short)(newCounts.numExistingThreads + 1);
ThreadCounts oldCounts = ThreadCounts.CompareExchangeCounts(ref ThreadPoolInstance._separated.counts, newCounts, counts);
if (oldCounts == counts)
{
HillClimbing.ThreadPoolHillClimber.ForceChange(newCounts.numThreadsGoal, HillClimbing.StateOrTransition.Starvation);
WorkerThread.MaybeAddWorkingWorker();
break;
}
counts = oldCounts;
}
}
finally
{
ThreadPoolInstance._hillClimbingThreadAdjustmentLock.Release();
}
}
}
}
}
//
// This method must only be called if ShouldAdjustMaxWorkersActive has returned true, *and*
// _hillClimbingThreadAdjustmentLock is held.
//
private void AdjustMaxWorkersActive()
{
_hillClimbingThreadAdjustmentLock.VerifyIsLocked();
int currentTicks = Environment.TickCount;
int totalNumCompletions = (int)_completionCounter.Count;
int numCompletions = totalNumCompletions - _separated.priorCompletionCount;
long startTime = _currentSampleStartTime;
long endTime = Stopwatch.GetTimestamp();
long freq = Stopwatch.Frequency;
double elapsedSeconds = (double)(endTime - startTime) / freq;
if (elapsedSeconds * 1000 >= _threadAdjustmentIntervalMs / 2)
{
ThreadCounts currentCounts = ThreadCounts.VolatileReadCounts(ref _separated.counts);
int newMax;
(newMax, _threadAdjustmentIntervalMs) = HillClimbing.ThreadPoolHillClimber.Update(currentCounts.numThreadsGoal, elapsedSeconds, numCompletions);
while (newMax != currentCounts.numThreadsGoal)
{
ThreadCounts newCounts = currentCounts;
newCounts.numThreadsGoal = (short)newMax;
ThreadCounts oldCounts = ThreadCounts.CompareExchangeCounts(ref _separated.counts, newCounts, currentCounts);
if (oldCounts == currentCounts)
{
//
// If we're increasing the max, inject a thread. If that thread finds work, it will inject
// another thread, etc., until nobody finds work or we reach the new maximum.
//
// If we're reducing the max, whichever threads notice this first will sleep and timeout themselves.
//
if (newMax > oldCounts.numThreadsGoal)
{
WorkerThread.MaybeAddWorkingWorker();
}
break;
}
else
{
if (oldCounts.numThreadsGoal > currentCounts.numThreadsGoal && oldCounts.numThreadsGoal >= newMax)
{
// someone (probably the gate thread) increased the thread count more than
// we are about to do. Don't interfere.
break;
}
currentCounts = oldCounts;
}
}
_separated.priorCompletionCount = totalNumCompletions;
_separated.nextCompletedWorkRequestsTime = currentTicks + _threadAdjustmentIntervalMs;
Volatile.Write(ref _separated.priorCompletedWorkRequestsTime, currentTicks);
_currentSampleStartTime = endTime;
}
}
// TODO: CoreCLR: Worker Tracking in CoreCLR? (Config name: ThreadPool_EnableWorkerTracking)
private static void GateThreadStart()
{
_ = s_cpu.CurrentUtilization; // The first reading is over a time range other than what we are focusing on, so we do not use the read.
AppContext.TryGetSwitch("System.Threading.ThreadPool.DisableStarvationDetection", out bool disableStarvationDetection);
AppContext.TryGetSwitch("System.Threading.ThreadPool.DebugBreakOnWorkerStarvation", out bool debuggerBreakOnWorkStarvation);
while (true)
{
s_runGateThreadEvent.WaitOne();
do
{
Thread.Sleep(GateThreadDelayMs);
ThreadPoolInstance._cpuUtilization = s_cpu.CurrentUtilization;
if (!disableStarvationDetection)
{
if (ThreadPoolInstance._numRequestedWorkers > 0 && SufficientDelaySinceLastDequeue())
{
try
{
ThreadPoolInstance._hillClimbingThreadAdjustmentLock.Acquire();
ThreadCounts counts = ThreadCounts.VolatileReadCounts(ref ThreadPoolInstance._separated.counts);
// don't add a thread if we're at max or if we are already in the process of adding threads
while (counts.numExistingThreads < ThreadPoolInstance._maxThreads && counts.numExistingThreads >= counts.numThreadsGoal)
{
if (debuggerBreakOnWorkStarvation)
{
Debugger.Break();
}
ThreadCounts newCounts = counts;
newCounts.numThreadsGoal = (short)(newCounts.numExistingThreads + 1);
ThreadCounts oldCounts = ThreadCounts.CompareExchangeCounts(ref ThreadPoolInstance._separated.counts, newCounts, counts);
if (oldCounts == counts)
{
HillClimbing.ThreadPoolHillClimber.ForceChange(newCounts.numThreadsGoal, HillClimbing.StateOrTransition.Starvation);
WorkerThread.MaybeAddWorkingWorker();
break;
}
counts = oldCounts;
}
}
finally
{
ThreadPoolInstance._hillClimbingThreadAdjustmentLock.Release();
}
}
}
} while (ThreadPoolInstance._numRequestedWorkers > 0 || Interlocked.Decrement(ref s_runningState) > GetRunningStateForNumRuns(0));
}
}
public bool SetMinThreads(int minThreads)
{
_maxMinThreadLock.Acquire();
try
{
if (minThreads < 0 || minThreads > _maxThreads)
{
return(false);
}
else
{
short threads = (short)Math.Min(minThreads, MaxPossibleThreadCount);
if (s_forcedMinWorkerThreads == 0)
{
_minThreads = threads;
ThreadCounts counts = ThreadCounts.VolatileReadCounts(ref _separated.counts);
while (counts.numThreadsGoal < _minThreads)
{
ThreadCounts newCounts = counts;
newCounts.numThreadsGoal = _minThreads;
ThreadCounts oldCounts = ThreadCounts.CompareExchangeCounts(ref _separated.counts, newCounts, counts);
if (oldCounts == counts)
{
counts = newCounts;
if (newCounts.numThreadsGoal > oldCounts.numThreadsGoal && _numRequestedWorkers > 0)
{
WorkerThread.MaybeAddWorkingWorker();
}
}
else
{
counts = oldCounts;
}
}
}
return(true);
}
}
finally
{
_maxMinThreadLock.Release();
}
}
public bool SetMaxThreads(int maxThreads)
{
_maxMinThreadLock.Acquire();
try
{
if (maxThreads < _minThreads || maxThreads == 0)
{
return(false);
}
else
{
short threads = (short)Math.Min(maxThreads, MaxPossibleThreadCount);
if (s_forcedMaxWorkerThreads == 0)
{
_maxThreads = threads;
ThreadCounts counts = ThreadCounts.VolatileReadCounts(ref _separated.counts);
while (counts.numThreadsGoal > maxThreads)
{
ThreadCounts newCounts = counts;
newCounts.numThreadsGoal = _maxThreads;
ThreadCounts oldCounts = ThreadCounts.CompareExchangeCounts(ref _separated.counts, newCounts, counts);
if (oldCounts == counts)
{
counts = newCounts;
}
else
{
counts = oldCounts;
}
}
}
return(true);
}
}
finally
{
_maxMinThreadLock.Release();
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns if the current thread should stop processing work on the thread pool.
/// A thread should stop processing work on the thread pool when work remains only when
/// there are more worker threads in the thread pool than we currently want.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>Whether or not this thread should stop processing work even if there is still work in the queue.</returns>
internal static bool ShouldStopProcessingWorkNow()
{
ThreadCounts counts = ThreadCounts.VolatileReadCounts(ref ThreadPoolInstance._separated.counts);
while (true)
{
if (counts.numExistingThreads <= counts.numThreadsGoal)
{
return false;
}
ThreadCounts newCounts = counts;
newCounts.numProcessingWork--;
ThreadCounts oldCounts = ThreadCounts.CompareExchangeCounts(ref ThreadPoolInstance._separated.counts, newCounts, counts);
if (oldCounts == counts)
{
return true;
}
counts = oldCounts;
}
}