cxSharedMemory.cpp

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/*=========================================================================
This file is part of CustusX, an Image Guided Therapy Application.
                 
Copyright (c) SINTEF Department of Medical Technology.
All rights reserved.
                 
CustusX is released under a BSD 3-Clause license.
                 
See Lisence.txt (https://github.com/SINTEFMedtek/CustusX/blob/master/License.txt) for details.
=========================================================================*/
#include "cxSharedMemory.h"
 
namespace cx
{
 
// Shared header kept first in shared memory area
struct shm_header
{
        qint32 lastDone;        // index to last buffer that was written
        qint32 writeBuffer; // index to the currently held write buffer (-1 if no buffer is held)
        qint32 numBuffers;      // number of buffers
        qint32 bufferSize;      // size of each buffer
        qint32 headerSize;      // size of this header
        qint64 timestamp;       // timestamp of last buffer that was written
        qint32 buffer[0];       // number of readers currently operating on each buffer
};
 
SharedMemoryServer::SharedMemoryServer(QString key, int buffers, int sizeEach, QObject *parent) : mBuffer(key, parent)
{
        int headerSize = sizeof(struct shm_header) + buffers * sizeof(qint32);
        mSize = sizeEach;
        mBuffers = buffers;
        int size = buffers * sizeEach + headerSize;
        if (!mBuffer.create(size))
        {
                if (mBuffer.error() == QSharedMemory::AlreadyExists)
                {
                        qWarning("Reusing existing buffer -- this should generally not happen");
                        // reuse and overwrite; hopefully it was made by previous run of same program that crashed
                        mBuffer.attach();
                }
                else
                {
                        qWarning("Failed to create shared memory buffer of size %d: %s",
                                 size, mBuffer.errorString().toLatin1().constData());
                        return;
                }
        }
        struct shm_header *header = (struct shm_header *)mBuffer.data();
        header->bufferSize = mSize;
        header->numBuffers = mBuffers;
        header->headerSize = headerSize;
        header->lastDone = -1;
        header->writeBuffer = -1;
        header->timestamp = 0;
        memset(header->buffer, 0, sizeof(qint32) * buffers);
        mCurrentBuffer = -1;
}
 
SharedMemoryServer::~SharedMemoryServer()
{
}
 
// Find and return an available write buffer from the circle
void *SharedMemoryServer::buffer()
{
        struct shm_header *header = (struct shm_header *)mBuffer.data();
        bool found = false;
        if (header)
        {
                mBuffer.lock();
                // Find first next buffer that is not being read; searching from left to right
                for (int i = mCurrentBuffer + 1; i < header->numBuffers && !found; i++)
                {
                        if (header->buffer[i] == 0) // no read locks
                        {
                                found = true;
                                internalRelease(false);
                                mCurrentBuffer = i;
                        }
                }
                for (int i = 0; i < header->numBuffers && !found; i++)
                {
                        if (header->buffer[i] == 0) // no read locks
                        {
                                found = true;
                                internalRelease(false);
                                mCurrentBuffer = i;
                        }
                }
                if (!found)
                {
                        qWarning("Could not find an available write buffer");
                        mBuffer.unlock();
                        return NULL;
                }
                void *ptr = ((char *)header) + header->headerSize + header->bufferSize * mCurrentBuffer;
                header->writeBuffer = mCurrentBuffer;
                mBuffer.unlock();
                return ptr;
        }
        return NULL;
}
 
// Set last finished buffer to current write buffer, then unset current write buffer index.
// Note that timestamp is only set here, since this is the only place where it can be set 
// precisely.
void SharedMemoryServer::internalRelease(bool lock)
{
        struct shm_header *header = (struct shm_header *)mBuffer.data();
        if (header && mCurrentBuffer >= 0)
        {
                if (lock) mBuffer.lock();
                header->lastDone = mCurrentBuffer;
                header->writeBuffer = -1;
                mLastTimestamp = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
                header->timestamp = mLastTimestamp.toMSecsSinceEpoch();
                if (lock) mBuffer.unlock();
                mCurrentBuffer = -1;
        }
}
 
void SharedMemoryServer::release()
{
        internalRelease(true);
}
 
SharedMemoryClient::SharedMemoryClient(QObject *parent) : mBuffer(parent)
{
        mSize = 0;
        mBuffers = 0;
        mCurrentBuffer = -1;
}
 
bool SharedMemoryClient::attach(const QString &key)
{
        mBuffer.setKey(key);
        bool success = mBuffer.attach(QSharedMemory::ReadWrite);
        if (success)
        {
                const struct shm_header *header = (const struct shm_header *)mBuffer.data();
                mSize = header->bufferSize;
                mBuffers = header->numBuffers;
        }
        return success;
}
 
bool SharedMemoryClient::detach()
{
        return mBuffer.detach();
}
 
const void *SharedMemoryClient::buffer(bool onlyNew)
{
        struct shm_header *header = (struct shm_header *)mBuffer.data();
        if (header)
        {
                mBuffer.lock();
                if (header->lastDone == -1 || header->lastDone == header->writeBuffer ||
                        ( onlyNew && header->lastDone == mCurrentBuffer) )
                {
                        mBuffer.unlock();
                        return NULL; // Nothing 
                }
                if (mCurrentBuffer >= 0 && header->buffer[mCurrentBuffer] > 0)
                {
                        header->buffer[mCurrentBuffer]--; // Release previous read lock
                }
                header->buffer[header->lastDone]++; // Lock new page against writing
                mCurrentBuffer = header->lastDone;
                const void *ptr = ((const char *)header) + header->headerSize + header->bufferSize * header->lastDone;
                mTimestamp.setMSecsSinceEpoch(header->timestamp);
                mBuffer.unlock();
                return ptr;
        }
        return NULL;
}
 
const void *SharedMemoryClient::isNew()
{
        return buffer(true);
}
 
void SharedMemoryClient::release()
{
        struct shm_header *header = (struct shm_header *)mBuffer.data();
        if (header && mCurrentBuffer >= 0)
        {
                mBuffer.lock();
                if (header->buffer[mCurrentBuffer] > 0)
                {
                        header->buffer[mCurrentBuffer]--;
                }
                mBuffer.unlock();
                mCurrentBuffer = -1;
        }
}
 
SharedMemoryClient::~SharedMemoryClient()
{
        release();
}
 
}