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1 //
2 // Copyright (c) 2026 Steve Gerbino
3 //
4 // Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
5 // file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
6 //
7 // Official repository: https://github.com/cppalliance/corosio
8 //
9
10 #ifndef BOOST_COROSIO_NATIVE_DETAIL_EPOLL_EPOLL_SCHEDULER_HPP
11 #define BOOST_COROSIO_NATIVE_DETAIL_EPOLL_EPOLL_SCHEDULER_HPP
12
13 #include <boost/corosio/detail/platform.hpp>
14
15 #if BOOST_COROSIO_HAS_EPOLL
16
17 #include <boost/corosio/detail/config.hpp>
18 #include <boost/capy/ex/execution_context.hpp>
19
20 #include <boost/corosio/native/detail/reactor/reactor_scheduler.hpp>
21
22 #include <boost/corosio/native/detail/epoll/epoll_traits.hpp>
23 #include <boost/corosio/detail/timer_service.hpp>
24 #include <boost/corosio/native/detail/make_err.hpp>
25 #include <boost/corosio/native/detail/posix/posix_resolver_service.hpp>
26 #include <boost/corosio/native/detail/posix/posix_signal_service.hpp>
27 #include <boost/corosio/native/detail/posix/posix_stream_file_service.hpp>
28 #include <boost/corosio/native/detail/posix/posix_random_access_file_service.hpp>
29
30 #include <boost/corosio/detail/except.hpp>
31
32 #include <atomic>
33 #include <chrono>
34 #include <cstdint>
35 #include <mutex>
36 #include <vector>
37
38 #include <errno.h>
39 #include <sys/epoll.h>
40 #include <sys/eventfd.h>
41 #include <sys/timerfd.h>
42 #include <unistd.h>
43
44 namespace boost::corosio::detail {
45
46 /** Linux scheduler using epoll for I/O multiplexing.
47
48 This scheduler implements the scheduler interface using Linux epoll
49 for efficient I/O event notification. It uses a single reactor model
50 where one thread runs epoll_wait while other threads
51 wait on a condition variable for handler work. This design provides:
52
53 - Handler parallelism: N posted handlers can execute on N threads
54 - No thundering herd: condition_variable wakes exactly one thread
55 - IOCP parity: Behavior matches Windows I/O completion port semantics
56
57 When threads call run(), they first try to execute queued handlers.
58 If the queue is empty and no reactor is running, one thread becomes
59 the reactor and runs epoll_wait. Other threads wait on a condition
60 variable until handlers are available.
61
62 @par Thread Safety
63 All public member functions are thread-safe.
64 */
65 class BOOST_COROSIO_DECL epoll_scheduler final : public reactor_scheduler
66 {
67 public:
68 /** Construct the scheduler.
69
70 Creates an epoll instance, eventfd for reactor interruption,
71 and timerfd for kernel-managed timer expiry.
72
73 @param ctx Reference to the owning execution_context.
74 @param concurrency_hint Hint for expected thread count (unused).
75 */
76 epoll_scheduler(capy::execution_context& ctx, int concurrency_hint = -1);
77
78 /// Destroy the scheduler.
79 ~epoll_scheduler() override;
80
81 epoll_scheduler(epoll_scheduler const&) = delete;
82 epoll_scheduler& operator=(epoll_scheduler const&) = delete;
83
84 /// Shut down the scheduler, draining pending operations.
85 void shutdown() override;
86
87 /// Apply runtime configuration, resizing the event buffer.
88 void configure_reactor(
89 unsigned max_events,
90 unsigned budget_init,
91 unsigned budget_max,
92 unsigned unassisted) override;
93
94 /** Return the epoll file descriptor.
95
96 Used by socket services to register file descriptors
97 for I/O event notification.
98
99 @return The epoll file descriptor.
100 */
101 int epoll_fd() const noexcept
102 {
103 return epoll_fd_;
104 }
105
106 /** Register a descriptor for persistent monitoring.
107
108 The fd is registered once and stays registered until explicitly
109 deregistered. Events are dispatched via reactor_descriptor_state which
110 tracks pending read/write/connect operations.
111
112 @param fd The file descriptor to register.
113 @param desc Pointer to descriptor data (stored in epoll_event.data.ptr).
114 */
115 void register_descriptor(int fd, reactor_descriptor_state* desc) const;
116
117 /** Deregister a persistently registered descriptor.
118
119 @param fd The file descriptor to deregister.
120 */
121 void deregister_descriptor(int fd) const;
122
123 private:
124 void
125 run_task(lock_type& lock, context_type* ctx,
126 long timeout_us) override;
127 void interrupt_reactor() const override;
128 void update_timerfd() const;
129
130 int epoll_fd_;
131 int event_fd_;
132 int timer_fd_;
133
134 // Edge-triggered eventfd state
135 mutable std::atomic<bool> eventfd_armed_{false};
136
137 // Set when the earliest timer changes; flushed before epoll_wait
138 mutable std::atomic<bool> timerfd_stale_{false};
139
140 // Event buffer sized from max_events_per_poll_ (set at construction,
141 // resized by configure_reactor via io_context_options).
142 std::vector<epoll_event> event_buffer_;
143 };
144
145 650x inline epoll_scheduler::epoll_scheduler(capy::execution_context& ctx, int)
146 650x : epoll_fd_(-1)
147 650x , event_fd_(-1)
148 650x , timer_fd_(-1)
149 1300x , event_buffer_(max_events_per_poll_)
150 {
151 650x epoll_fd_ = ::epoll_create1(EPOLL_CLOEXEC);
152 650x if (epoll_fd_ < 0)
153 detail::throw_system_error(make_err(errno), "epoll_create1");
154
155 650x event_fd_ = ::eventfd(0, EFD_NONBLOCK | EFD_CLOEXEC);
156 650x if (event_fd_ < 0)
157 {
158 int errn = errno;
159 ::close(epoll_fd_);
160 detail::throw_system_error(make_err(errn), "eventfd");
161 }
162
163 650x timer_fd_ = ::timerfd_create(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, TFD_NONBLOCK | TFD_CLOEXEC);
164 650x if (timer_fd_ < 0)
165 {
166 int errn = errno;
167 ::close(event_fd_);
168 ::close(epoll_fd_);
169 detail::throw_system_error(make_err(errn), "timerfd_create");
170 }
171
172 650x epoll_event ev{};
173 650x ev.events = EPOLLIN | EPOLLET;
174 650x ev.data.ptr = nullptr;
175 650x if (::epoll_ctl(epoll_fd_, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, event_fd_, &ev) < 0)
176 {
177 int errn = errno;
178 ::close(timer_fd_);
179 ::close(event_fd_);
180 ::close(epoll_fd_);
181 detail::throw_system_error(make_err(errn), "epoll_ctl");
182 }
183
184 650x epoll_event timer_ev{};
185 650x timer_ev.events = EPOLLIN | EPOLLERR;
186 650x timer_ev.data.ptr = &timer_fd_;
187 650x if (::epoll_ctl(epoll_fd_, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, timer_fd_, &timer_ev) < 0)
188 {
189 int errn = errno;
190 ::close(timer_fd_);
191 ::close(event_fd_);
192 ::close(epoll_fd_);
193 detail::throw_system_error(make_err(errn), "epoll_ctl (timerfd)");
194 }
195
196 650x timer_svc_ = &get_timer_service(ctx, *this);
197 650x timer_svc_->set_on_earliest_changed(
198 4365x timer_service::callback(this, [](void* p) {
199 3715x auto* self = static_cast<epoll_scheduler*>(p);
200 3715x self->timerfd_stale_.store(true, std::memory_order_release);
201 3715x self->interrupt_reactor();
202 3715x }));
203
204 650x get_resolver_service(ctx, *this);
205 650x get_signal_service(ctx, *this);
206 650x get_stream_file_service(ctx, *this);
207 650x get_random_access_file_service(ctx, *this);
208
209 650x completed_ops_.push(&task_op_);
210 650x }
211
212 1300x inline epoll_scheduler::~epoll_scheduler()
213 {
214 650x if (timer_fd_ >= 0)
215 650x ::close(timer_fd_);
216 650x if (event_fd_ >= 0)
217 650x ::close(event_fd_);
218 650x if (epoll_fd_ >= 0)
219 650x ::close(epoll_fd_);
220 1300x }
221
222 inline void
223 650x epoll_scheduler::shutdown()
224 {
225 650x shutdown_drain();
226
227 650x if (event_fd_ >= 0)
228 650x interrupt_reactor();
229 650x }
230
231 inline void
232 10x epoll_scheduler::configure_reactor(
233 unsigned max_events,
234 unsigned budget_init,
235 unsigned budget_max,
236 unsigned unassisted)
237 {
238 10x reactor_scheduler::configure_reactor(
239 max_events, budget_init, budget_max, unassisted);
240 9x event_buffer_.resize(max_events_per_poll_);
241 9x }
242
243 inline void
244 7345x epoll_scheduler::register_descriptor(int fd, reactor_descriptor_state* desc) const
245 {
246 7345x epoll_event ev{};
247 7345x ev.events = EPOLLIN | EPOLLOUT | EPOLLET | EPOLLERR | EPOLLHUP;
248 7345x ev.data.ptr = desc;
249
250 7345x if (::epoll_ctl(epoll_fd_, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, fd, &ev) < 0)
251 detail::throw_system_error(make_err(errno), "epoll_ctl (register)");
252
253 7345x desc->registered_events = ev.events;
254 7345x desc->fd = fd;
255 7345x desc->scheduler_ = this;
256 7345x desc->mutex.set_enabled(!single_threaded_);
257 7345x desc->ready_events_.store(0, std::memory_order_relaxed);
258
259 7345x conditionally_enabled_mutex::scoped_lock lock(desc->mutex);
260 7345x desc->impl_ref_.reset();
261 7345x desc->read_ready = false;
262 7345x desc->write_ready = false;
263 7345x }
264
265 inline void
266 7345x epoll_scheduler::deregister_descriptor(int fd) const
267 {
268 7345x ::epoll_ctl(epoll_fd_, EPOLL_CTL_DEL, fd, nullptr);
269 7345x }
270
271 inline void
272 4870x epoll_scheduler::interrupt_reactor() const
273 {
274 4870x bool expected = false;
275 4870x if (eventfd_armed_.compare_exchange_strong(
276 expected, true, std::memory_order_release,
277 std::memory_order_relaxed))
278 {
279 4486x std::uint64_t val = 1;
280 4486x [[maybe_unused]] auto r = ::write(event_fd_, &val, sizeof(val));
281 }
282 4870x }
283
284 inline void
285 7388x epoll_scheduler::update_timerfd() const
286 {
287 7388x auto nearest = timer_svc_->nearest_expiry();
288
289 7388x itimerspec ts{};
290 7388x int flags = 0;
291
292 7388x if (nearest == timer_service::time_point::max())
293 {
294 // No timers — disarm by setting to 0 (relative)
295 }
296 else
297 {
298 7277x auto now = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
299 7277x if (nearest <= now)
300 {
301 // Use 1ns instead of 0 — zero disarms the timerfd
302 670x ts.it_value.tv_nsec = 1;
303 }
304 else
305 {
306 6607x auto nsec = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(
307 6607x nearest - now)
308 6607x .count();
309 6607x ts.it_value.tv_sec = nsec / 1000000000;
310 6607x ts.it_value.tv_nsec = nsec % 1000000000;
311 6607x if (ts.it_value.tv_sec == 0 && ts.it_value.tv_nsec == 0)
312 ts.it_value.tv_nsec = 1;
313 }
314 }
315
316 7388x if (::timerfd_settime(timer_fd_, flags, &ts, nullptr) < 0)
317 detail::throw_system_error(make_err(errno), "timerfd_settime");
318 7388x }
319
320 inline void
321 37107x epoll_scheduler::run_task(
322 lock_type& lock, context_type* ctx, long timeout_us)
323 {
324 int timeout_ms;
325 37107x if (task_interrupted_)
326 27043x timeout_ms = 0;
327 10064x else if (timeout_us < 0)
328 10060x timeout_ms = -1;
329 else
330 4x timeout_ms = static_cast<int>((timeout_us + 999) / 1000);
331
332 37107x if (lock.owns_lock())
333 10064x lock.unlock();
334
335 37107x task_cleanup on_exit{this, &lock, ctx};
336
337 // Flush deferred timerfd programming before blocking
338 37107x if (timerfd_stale_.exchange(false, std::memory_order_acquire))
339 3692x update_timerfd();
340
341 37107x int nfds = ::epoll_wait(
342 epoll_fd_, event_buffer_.data(),
343 37107x static_cast<int>(event_buffer_.size()), timeout_ms);
344
345 37107x if (nfds < 0 && errno != EINTR)
346 detail::throw_system_error(make_err(errno), "epoll_wait");
347
348 37107x bool check_timers = false;
349 37107x op_queue local_ops;
350
351 84189x for (int i = 0; i < nfds; ++i)
352 {
353 47082x if (event_buffer_[i].data.ptr == nullptr)
354 {
355 std::uint64_t val;
356 // NOLINTNEXTLINE(clang-analyzer-unix.BlockInCriticalSection)
357 3836x [[maybe_unused]] auto r = ::read(event_fd_, &val, sizeof(val));
358 3836x eventfd_armed_.store(false, std::memory_order_relaxed);
359 3836x continue;
360 3836x }
361
362 43246x if (event_buffer_[i].data.ptr == &timer_fd_)
363 {
364 std::uint64_t expirations;
365 // NOLINTNEXTLINE(clang-analyzer-unix.BlockInCriticalSection)
366 [[maybe_unused]] auto r =
367 3696x ::read(timer_fd_, &expirations, sizeof(expirations));
368 3696x check_timers = true;
369 3696x continue;
370 3696x }
371
372 auto* desc =
373 39550x static_cast<reactor_descriptor_state*>(event_buffer_[i].data.ptr);
374 39550x desc->add_ready_events(event_buffer_[i].events);
375
376 39550x bool expected = false;
377 39550x if (desc->is_enqueued_.compare_exchange_strong(
378 expected, true, std::memory_order_release,
379 std::memory_order_relaxed))
380 {
381 39550x local_ops.push(desc);
382 }
383 }
384
385 37107x if (check_timers)
386 {
387 3696x timer_svc_->process_expired();
388 3696x update_timerfd();
389 }
390
391 37107x lock.lock();
392
393 37107x if (!local_ops.empty())
394 26605x completed_ops_.splice(local_ops);
395 37107x }
396
397 } // namespace boost::corosio::detail
398
399 #endif // BOOST_COROSIO_HAS_EPOLL
400
401 #endif // BOOST_COROSIO_NATIVE_DETAIL_EPOLL_EPOLL_SCHEDULER_HPP
402