STREAMS Programming Guide

Sample Multithreaded Module with Outer Perimeter

Example 12-2 is a sample multithreaded, loadable STREAMS module. The module MT design is a relatively simple one based on a per queue-pair inner perimeter plus an outer perimeter. The inner perimeter protects per-instance data structure (accessed through the q_ptr field) and the module global data is protected by the outer perimeter. The outer perimeter is configured so that the open and close routines have exclusive access to the outer perimeter. This is necessary since they both modify the global linked list of instances. Other routines that modify global data are run as qwriter(9F) callbacks, giving them exclusive access to the whole module.


Example 12-2 Multithread Module with Outer Perimeter

/*
 * Example SunOS 5 multi-threaded STREAMS module.
 * Using a per-queue-pair inner perimeter plus an outer perimeter.
 */

#include				<sys/types.h>
#include				<sys/errno.h>
#include				<sys/stropts.h>
#include				<sys/stream.h>
#include				<sys/strlog.h>
#include				<sys/cmn_err.h>
#include				<sys/kmem.h>
#include				<sys/conf.h>
#include				<sys/ksynch.h>
#include				<sys/modctl.h>
#include				<sys/stat.h>
#include				<sys/ddi.h>
#include				<sys/sunddi.h>

/*
 * Function prototypes.
 */
static			int xxopen(queue_t *, dev_t *, int, int, cred_t *);
static			int xxclose(queue_t *, int, cred_t *);
static			int xxwput(queue_t *, mblk_t *);
static			int xxwsrv(queue_t *);
static			void xxwput_ioctl(queue_t *, mblk_t *);
static			int xxrput(queue_t *, mblk_t *);
static 			void xxtick(caddr_t);

/*
 * Streams Declarations
 */
static struct module_info xxm_info = {
   99,            /* mi_idnum */
   "xx",        /* mi_idname */
   0,             /* mi_minpsz */
   INFPSZ,        /* mi_maxpsz */
   0,             /* mi_hiwat */
   0              /* mi_lowat */
};
/*
 * Define the read side qinit structure
 */
static struct qinit xxrinit = {
		xxrput,         /* qi_putp */
		NULL,           /* qi_srvp */
		xxopen,         /* qi_qopen */
		xxclose,        /* qi_qclose */
		NULL,           /* qi_qadmin */
		&xxm_info,      /* qi_minfo */
		NULL            /* qi_mstat */
};
/*
 * Define the write side qinit structure
 */
static struct qinit xxwinit = {
		xxwput,         /* qi_putp */
		xxwsr,          /* qi_srvp */
		NULL,           /* qi_qopen */
		NULL,           /* qi_qclose */
		NULL,           /* qi_qadmin */
		&xxm_info,      /* qi_minfo */
		NULL            /* qi_mstat */
};

static struct streamtab xxstrtab = {
		&xxrini,        /* st_rdinit */
		&xxwini,        /* st_wrinit */
		NULL,           /* st_muxrinit */
		NULL            /* st_muxwrinit */
};

/*
 * define the fmodsw structure.
 */

static struct fmodsw xx_fsw = {
		"xx",         /* f_name */
		&xxstrtab,      /* f_str */
		(D_NEW|D_MP|D_MTQPAIR|D_MTOUTPERIM|D_MTOCEXCL) /* f_flag */
};

/*
 * Module linkage information for the kernel.
 */
static struct modlstrmod modlstrmod = {
		&mod_strmodops,	/* Type of module; a STREAMS module */
		"xx module",		/* Module name */
		&xx_fsw,				/* fmodsw */
};

static struct modlinkage modlinkage = {
		MODREV_1,
		&modlstrmod,
		NULL
};

/*
 * Module private data structure. One is allocated per Stream.
 */
struct xxstr {
		struct		xxstr *xx_next;	/* pointer to next in list */
		queue_t		*xx_rq;				/* read side queue pointer */
		int			xx_timeoutid;		/* id returned from timeout() */
};

/*
 * Linked list of opened Stream xxstr structures and other module
 * global data. Protected by the outer perimeter.
 */
static struct xxstr						*xxup = NULL;
static int some_module_global_data;


/*
 * Module Config entry points
 */
int
_init(void)
{
		return (mod_install(&modlinkage));
}
int
_fini(void)
{
		return (mod_remove(&modlinkage));
}
int
_info(struct modinfo *modinfop)
{
		return (mod_info(&modlinkage, modinfop));
}


static int
xxopen(queue_t *rq,dev_t *devp,int flag,int sflag, cred_t *credp)
{
		struct xxstr *xxp;
		/* If this Stream already open - we're done. */
		if (rq->q_ptr)
			return (0);
		/* We must be a module */
		if (sflag != MODOPEN)
			return (EINVAL);

		/*
		 * The perimeter flag D_MTOCEXCL implies that the open and
		 * close routines have exclusive access to the module global
		 * data structures.
		 *
		 * Allocate our private per-Stream data structure.
		 */
	 	xxp = kmem_alloc(sizeof (struct xxstr),KM_SLEEP);

		/* Point q_ptr at it. */
		rq->q_ptr = WR(rq)->q_ptr = (char *) xxp;

		/* Initialize it. */
		xxp->xx_rq = rq;
		xxp->xx_timeoutid = 0;

		/* Link new entry into the list of active entries. */
		xxp->xx_next = xxup;
		xxup = xxp;

		/* Enable xxput() and xxsrv() procedures on this queue. */
		qprocson(rq);
		/* Return success */
		return (0);
}

static int
xxclose(queue_t,*rq, int flag,cred_t *credp)
{
		struct			xxstr				*xxp;
		struct			xxstr				**prevxxp;

		/* Disable xxput() and xxsrv() procedures on this queue. */
		qprocsoff(rq);
		/* Cancel any pending timeout. */
	 	xxp = (struct xxstr *) rq->q_ptr;
	 	if (xxp->xx_timeoutid != 0) {
	 		(void) quntimeout(WR(rq), xxp->xx_timeoutid);
	 	 	xxp->xx_timeoutid = 0;
	 	}
		/*
		 * D_MTOCEXCL implies that the open and close routines have
		 * exclusive access to the module global data structures.
		 *
		 * Unlink per-Stream entry from the active list and free it.
		 */
		for (prevxxp = &xxup; (xxp = *prevxxp) != NULL; prevxxp = &xxp->xx_next) {
			if (xxp == (struct xxstr *) rq->q_ptr)
				break;
		}
		*prevxxp = xxp->xx_next;
		kmem_free (xxp, sizeof (struct xxstr));
		rq->q_ptr = WR(rq)->q_ptr = NULL;
		return (0);
}

static int
xxrput(queue_t, *wq, mblk_t *mp)
{
		struct xxstr	*xxp = (struct xxstr *)wq->q_ptr;
	
		/*
		 * Do stuff here. Can read "some_module_global_data" since we
		 * have shared access at the outer perimeter.
		 */
		putnext(wq, mp);
}

/* qwriter callback function for handling M_IOCTL messages */
static void
xxwput_ioctl(queue_t, *wq, mblk_t *mp)
{
		struct xxstr				*xxp = (struct xxstr *)wq->q_ptr;

		/*
		 * Do stuff here. Can modify "some_module_global_data" since
		 * we have exclusive access at the outer perimeter.
		 */
		mp->b_datap->db_type = M_IOCNAK;
		qreply(wq, mp);
}

static
xxwput(queue_t *wq, mblk_t *mp)
{
		struct xxstr				*xxp = (struct xxstr *)wq->q_ptr;

		if (mp->b_datap->db_type == M_IOCTL) {
			/* M_IOCTL will modify the module global data */
			qwriter(wq, mp, xxwput_ioctl, PERIM_OUTER);
			return;
		}
		/*
		 * Do stuff here. Can read "some_module_global_data" since
		 * we have exclusive access at the outer perimeter.
		 */
		putnext(wq, mp);
}

static
xxwsrv(queue_t wq)
{
		mblk_t			*mp;
		struct xxstr	*xxp= (struct xxstr *) wq->q_ptr;

		while (mp = getq(wq)) {
		/*
		 * Do stuff here. Can read "some_module_global_data" since
		 * we have exclusive access at the outer perimeter.
		 */
			freemsg(mp);

			/* for example, start a timeout */
			if (xxp->xx_timeoutid != 0) {
				/* cancel running timeout */
				(void) quntimeout(wq, xxp->xx_timeoutid);
			}
			xxp->xx_timeoutid = qtimeout(wq, xxtick, (char *)xxp, 10);
		}
}

static void
xxtick(arg)
		caddr_t arg;
{
		struct xxstr *xxp = (struct xxstr *)arg;

		xxp->xx_timeoutid = 0;      /* timeout has run */
		/*
		 * Do stuff here. Can read "some_module_global_data" since we
		 * have shared access at the outer perimeter.
		 */
}