cow_ptr.h

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#pragma once
#include <memory>
#include <thread>

namespace paddle {
namespace framework {
namespace details {

// Change it to thread safe flags if needed.
class ThreadUnsafeOwnershipFlags {
 public:
  ThreadUnsafeOwnershipFlags(bool flag) : flag_(flag) {}

  ThreadUnsafeOwnershipFlags(const ThreadUnsafeOwnershipFlags& other) = delete;
  ThreadUnsafeOwnershipFlags& operator=(
      const ThreadUnsafeOwnershipFlags& other) = delete;
  ThreadUnsafeOwnershipFlags(ThreadUnsafeOwnershipFlags&& other) = default;

  void SetOwnership(bool flag) { flag_ = flag; }

  // Invoke the callback if it is not owned.
  template <typename Callback>
  void AcquireOwnershipOnce(Callback acquire) {
    if (!flag_) {
      acquire();
      flag_ = true;
    }
  }

 private:
  bool flag_;
};

// Copy-On-Write pointer.
// It will hold a T* pointer, and only copy once when `MutableData` is invoked.
//
// The template parameter OwnershipFlags should have:
//   * a constructor takes a bool. True if own.
//   * SetOwnership(bool flag).
//   * AcquireOwnershipOnce(Callback). It will invoke the callback if it is not
//     owned.
//
// https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copy-on-write
template <typename T, typename OwnershipFlags = ThreadUnsafeOwnershipFlags>
class COWPtr {
 public:
  // Ctor from raw pointer.
  explicit COWPtr(T* ptr) : payload_(ptr), ownership_{true} {}

  // Move methods. Steal ownership from origin
  COWPtr(COWPtr&& other)
      : payload_(other.payload_), ownership_{std::move(other.ownership_)} {}
  COWPtr& operator=(COWPtr&& origin) = default;

  // Copy methods. Not own payload
  COWPtr(const COWPtr& other) : payload_(other.payload_), ownership_{false} {}
  COWPtr& operator=(const COWPtr& other) {
    payload_ = other.payload_;
    ownership_.SetOwnership(false);
    return *this;
  }

  // Access read only data.
  const T& Data() const { return *payload_; }

  // Access mutable data. If the data is not owned, the data will be copied
  // before.
  T* MutableData() {
    ownership_.AcquireOwnershipOnce(
        [this] { payload_.reset(new T(*payload_)); });
    return payload_.get();
  }

 private:
  // Actual data pointer.
  std::shared_ptr<T> payload_;

  // Ownership flag.
  OwnershipFlags ownership_;
};

}  // namespace details
}  // namespace framework
}  // namespace paddle