tree e3d36c6e12abf4807306f6e4c0d2201f13287568
parent 758b62cfb2ede5fa2187e4cab899691505179d43
author Moyang Wang <mw828@cornell.edu> 1522700593 -0400
committer Tuan Ta <qtt2@cornell.edu> 1549639530 +0000

kern,sim: implement FUTEX_WAKE_OP

This patch implements FUTEX_WAKE_OP operation in the futex syscall.
Below is its description:

int futex(int *uaddr, int futex_op, int val,
          const struct timespec *timeout,
          int *uaddr2, int val3);

This operation was added to support some user-space use cases where more
than one futex must be handled at the same time.  The most notable
example is the implementation of pthread_cond_signal(3), which requires
operations on two futexes, the one used to implement the mutex and the
one used in the implementation of the wait queue associated with the
condition variable.  FUTEX_WAKE_OP allows such cases to be implemented
without leading to high rates of contention and context switching.

Reference: http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/futex.2.html

Change-Id: I215f3c2a7bdc6374e5dfe06ee721c76933a10f2d
Reviewed-on: https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/c/9630
Reviewed-by: Jason Lowe-Power <jason@lowepower.com>
Reviewed-by: Brandon Potter <Brandon.Potter@amd.com>
Maintainer: Jason Lowe-Power <jason@lowepower.com>