threads wait

src/game_core.c

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 const int directions[8][2] = {{-1, -1}, {-1, 0}, {-1, 1}, {0, -1},
                               {0, 1},   {1, -1}, {1, 0},  {1, 1}};
@@ -79,6 +80,17 @@ Board process_game(Board board) {
 void* process_chunk(void* arg) {
     ThreadArgs* ta = (ThreadArgs*)arg;
     Board board = *ta->board;
+    while (!ta->stop) {
+        pthread_mutex_lock(&ta->mutex);
+        while (!ta->ready && !ta->stop)
+            pthread_cond_wait(&ta->cond_start, &ta->mutex);
+        if (ta->stop) {
+            pthread_mutex_unlock(&ta->mutex);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        ta->ready = 0;
+        board = *ta->board;
+        pthread_mutex_unlock(&ta->mutex);
         size_t x, y;
         uint8_t count = 0;
         for (y = ta->y_start; y < ta->y_end; y++) {
@@ -95,6 +107,11 @@ void* process_chunk(void* arg) {
                 }
             }
         }
+        pthread_mutex_lock(&ta->mutex);
+        ta->done = 1;
+        pthread_cond_signal(&ta->cond_done);
+        pthread_mutex_unlock(&ta->mutex);
+    }
     return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -111,22 +128,57 @@ ThreadArgs* make_chunk(Board* board, size_t n_threads) {
     return output;
 }
 
-Board process_game_mt(ThreadArgs* ta,
-                      Board board,
+void launch_threads(ThreadArgs* ta,
+                    Board* board,
                     pthread_t* threads,
                     size_t n_threads) {
     size_t i = 0;
 
     for (i = 0; i < n_threads; i++) {
-        ta[i].board = &board;
+        ta[i].board = board;
+        pthread_mutex_init(&ta[i].mutex, NULL);
+        pthread_cond_init(&ta[i].cond_done, NULL);
+        pthread_cond_init(&ta[i].cond_start, NULL);
+        ta[i].ready = 0;
+        ta[i].done = 0;
+        ta[i].stop = 0;
         pthread_create(&threads[i], NULL, process_chunk, &ta[i]);
     }
-    for (i = 0; i < n_threads; i++) {
-        pthread_join(threads[i], NULL);
-    }
-    uint32_t* tmp = board.next_pixels;
-    board.next_pixels = board.pixels;
-    board.pixels = tmp;
-    return board;
 }
 
+void destroy_threads(pthread_t* threads, size_t n_threads, ThreadArgs* ta) {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < n_threads; i++) {
+        pthread_mutex_lock(&ta[i].mutex);
+        ta[i].stop = 1;
+        pthread_cond_signal(&ta[i].cond_start);
+        pthread_mutex_unlock(&ta[i].mutex);
+        pthread_join(threads[i], NULL);
+        pthread_mutex_destroy(&ta[i].mutex);
+        pthread_cond_destroy(&ta[i].cond_start);
+        pthread_cond_destroy(&ta[i].cond_done);
+    }
+}
+
+Board process_game_mt(ThreadArgs* ta,
+                      Board* board,
+                      pthread_t* threads,
+                      size_t n_threads) {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < n_threads; i++) {
+        pthread_mutex_lock(&ta[i].mutex);
+        ta[i].board = board;
+        ta[i].ready = 1;
+        ta[i].done = 0;
+        pthread_cond_signal(&ta[i].cond_start);
+        pthread_mutex_unlock(&ta[i].mutex);
+    }
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < n_threads; i++) {
+        pthread_mutex_lock(&ta[i].mutex);
+        while (!ta[i].done)
+            pthread_cond_wait(&ta[i].cond_done, &ta[i].mutex);
+        pthread_mutex_unlock(&ta[i].mutex);
+    }
+    uint32_t* tmp = board->next_pixels;
+    board->next_pixels = board->pixels;
+    board->pixels = tmp;
+    return (*board);
+}

src/game_core.h

@@ -18,17 +18,29 @@ typedef struct {
     Board* board;
     size_t y_start;
     size_t y_end;
+    pthread_mutex_t mutex;
+    pthread_cond_t cond_start;
+    pthread_cond_t cond_done;
+    int ready;
+    int done;
+    int stop;
 } ThreadArgs;
 
 void free_board(Board board);
 Board init_board(size_t width, size_t height, int random);
 int count_adjacent(Board board, size_t x, size_t y);
 ThreadArgs* make_chunk(Board* board, size_t n_threads);
+void* process_chunk(void* arg);
 Board process_game(Board board);
 Board process_game_mt(ThreadArgs* ta,
-                      Board board,
+                      Board* board,
                       pthread_t* threads,
                       size_t n_threads);
+void launch_threads(ThreadArgs* ta,
+                    Board* board,
+                    pthread_t* threads,
+                    size_t n_threads);
+void destroy_threads(pthread_t* threads, size_t n_threads, ThreadArgs* ta);
 void display_board(Board board);
 void* process_chunk(void* ta);
 

src/main.c

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 #include "utils.h"
 
 #define SEED (5)
-#define WIDTH (800)
-#define HEIGHT (600)
+#define WIDTH (1600)
+#define HEIGHT (1200)
 #define SIM_WIDTH (800)
 #define SIM_HEIGHT (600)
 #define N_SIMULATION (1000)
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     if (flags.multithread) {
         ta = make_chunk(&b, (int)n_threads);
         threads = malloc(sizeof(pthread_t) * n_threads);
+        launch_threads(ta, &b, threads, n_threads);
     }
     TimeFrameHeap* timeframe = NULL;
 
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
                 SDL_RenderPresent(ren);
                 b = !flags.multithread
                         ? process_game(b)
-                        : process_game_mt(ta, b, threads, n_threads);
+                        : process_game_mt(ta, &b, threads, n_threads);
             }
             frame_time = SDL_GetTicks() - frame_start;
             clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &end);
@@ -105,8 +106,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         struct timespec start, end;
         clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &start);
         for (int i = 0; i < N_SIMULATION; i++) {
-            b = !flags.multithread ? process_game(b)
-                                   : process_game_mt(ta, b, threads, n_threads);
+            b = !flags.multithread
+                    ? process_game(b)
+                    : process_game_mt(ta, &b, threads, n_threads);
         }
         clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &end);
         double elapsed =
@@ -120,4 +122,3 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     free(threads);
     return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
-