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Module fiber

type fiber

Fiber - contains information about a fiber.

typedef int (*fiber_func)(va_list)

Function to run inside a fiber.

fiber *fiber_new(const char *name, fiber_func f)

Create a new fiber.

Takes a fiber from the fiber cache, if it’s not empty. Can fail only if there is not enough memory for the fiber structure or fiber stack.

The created fiber automatically returns itself to the fiber cache when its “main” function completes.

Parameters:
  • name (const char*) – string with fiber name
  • f (fiber_func) – func for run inside fiber

See also: fiber_start()

fiber *fiber_new_ex(const char *name, const struct fiber_attr *fiber_attr, fiber_func f)

Create a new fiber with defined attributes.

Can fail only if there is not enough memory for the fiber structure or fiber stack.

The created fiber automatically returns itself to the fiber cache if has a default stack size when its “main” function completes.

Parameters:
  • name (const char*) – string with fiber name
  • fiber_attr (const struct fiber_attr*) – fiber attributes container
  • f (fiber_func) – function to run inside the fiber

See also: fiber_start()

void fiber_start(struct fiber *callee, ...)

Start execution of created fiber.

Parameters:
  • callee (struct fiber*) – fiber to start
  • ... – arguments to start the fiber with
void fiber_yield(void)

Return control to another fiber and wait until it’ll be woken.

See also: fiber_wakeup()

void fiber_wakeup(struct fiber *f)

Interrupt a synchronous wait of a fiber

Parameters:
  • f (struct fiber*) – fiber to be woken up
void fiber_cancel(struct fiber *f)

Cancel the subject fiber.

Cancellation is asynchronous. Use fiber_join() to wait for the cancellation to complete.

After fiber_cancel() is called, the fiber may or may not check whether it was cancelled. If the fiber does not check it, it cannot ever be cancelled.

Parameters:
  • f (struct fiber*) – fiber to be cancelled
bool fiber_set_cancellable(bool yesno)

Deprecated since 2.11.0. Make it possible or not possible to wakeup the current fiber immediately when it’s cancelled.

Parameters:
  • f (struct fiber*) – fiber
  • yesno (bool) – status to set
Returns:

previous state

void fiber_set_joinable(struct fiber *fiber, bool yesno)

Set fiber to be joinable (false by default).

Parameters:
  • f (struct fiber*) – fiber
  • yesno (bool) – status to set
void fiber_join(struct fiber *f)

Wait until the fiber is dead and then move its execution status to the caller. The fiber must not be detached.

Parameters:
  • f (struct fiber*) – fiber to be woken up

Before: FIBER_IS_JOINABLE flag is set.

See also: fiber_set_joinable()

void fiber_sleep(double s)

Put the current fiber to sleep for at least ‘s’ seconds.

Parameters:
  • s (double) – time to sleep

Note: this is a cancellation point.

See also: fiber_is_cancelled()

bool fiber_is_cancelled(void)

Check current fiber for cancellation (it must be checked manually).

double fiber_time(void)

Report loop begin time as double (cheap).

int64_t fiber_time64(void)

Report loop begin time as 64-bit int. Uses real time clock.

double fiber_clock(void)

Report loop begin time as double (cheap). Uses monotonic clock.

int64_t fiber_clock64(void)

Report loop begin time as 64-bit int. Uses monotonic clock.

void fiber_reschedule(void)

Reschedule fiber to end of event loop cycle.

type slab_cache
struct slab_cache *cord_slab_cache(void)

Return slab_cache suitable to use with tarantool/small library

fiber *fiber_self(void)

Return the current fiber.

type fiber_attr
void fiber_attr_new(void)

Create a new fiber attributes container and initialize it with default parameters.

Can be used for creating many fibers: corresponding fibers will not take ownership.

void fiber_attr_delete(struct fiber_attr *fiber_attr)

Delete the fiber_attr and free all allocated resources. This is safe when fibers created with this attribute still exist.

Parameters:
  • fiber_attribute (struct fiber_attr*) – fiber attributes container
int fiber_attr_setstacksize(struct fiber_attr *fiber_attr, size_t stack_size)

Set the fiber’s stack size in the fiber attributes container.

Parameters:
  • fiber_attr (struct fiber_attr*) – fiber attributes container
  • stack_size (size_t) – stack size for new fibers (in bytes)
Returns:

0 on success

Returns:

-1 on failure (if stack_size is smaller than the minimum allowable fiber stack size)

size_t fiber_attr_getstacksize(struct fiber_attr *fiber_attr)

Get the fiber’s stack size from the fiber attributes container.

Parameters:
  • fiber_attr (struct fiber_attr*) – fiber attributes container, or NULL for default
Returns:

stack size (in bytes)

type fiber_cond

A conditional variable: a synchronization primitive that allow fibers in Tarantool’s cooperative multitasking environment to yield until some predicate is satisfied.

Fiber conditions have two basic operations – “wait” and “signal”, – where “wait” suspends the execution of a fiber (i.e. yields) until “signal” is called.

Unlike pthread_cond, fiber_cond doesn’t require mutex/latch wrapping.

struct fiber_cond *fiber_cond_new(void)

Create a new conditional variable.

void fiber_cond_delete(fiber_cond *cond)

Delete the conditional variable.

Note: behavior is undefined if there are fibers waiting for the conditional variable.

Parameters:
  • cond (struct fiber_cond*) – conditional variable to delete
void fiber_cond_signal(struct fiber_cond *cond);

Wake up one (any) of the fibers waiting for the conditional variable.

Does nothing if no one is waiting.

Parameters:
  • cond (struct fiber_cond*) – conditional variable
void fiber_cond_broadcast(struct fiber_cond *cond);

Wake up all fibers waiting for the conditional variable.

Does nothing if no one is waiting.

Parameters:
  • cond (struct fiber_cond*) – conditional variable
int fiber_cond_wait_timeout(struct fiber_cond *cond, double timeout)

Suspend the execution of the current fiber (i.e. yield) until fiber_cond_signal() is called.

Like pthread_cond, fiber_cond can issue spurious wake ups caused by explicit fiber_wakeup() or fiber_cancel() calls. It is highly recommended to wrap calls to this function into a loop and check the actual predicate and fiber_is_cancelled() on every iteration.

Parameters:
  • cond (struct fiber_cond*) – conditional variable
  • timeout (double) – timeout in seconds
Returns:

0 on fiber_cond_signal() call or a spurious wake up

Returns:

-1 on timeout, and the error code is set to ‘TimedOut’

int fiber_cond_wait(struct fiber_cond *cond)

Shortcut for fiber_cond_wait_timeout().

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