Adding an initial implementation for the unbuffered channel (#7984)

* Adding an initial implementation for the unbuffered channel

* Including atomic header

* update comment

* Adding the closed attribute

* Add comments

* Updated locking mechanism

* Add simple unbuffered test

* Enhance unit test and fix bug

* Add details

paddle/framework/channel_test.cc

@@ -78,3 +78,24 @@ TEST(Channel, ConcurrentSendNonConcurrentReceiveWithSufficientBufferSize) {
   t.join();
   delete ch;
 }
+
+TEST(Channel, SimpleUnbufferedChannelTest) {
+  auto ch = MakeChannel<int>(0);
+  unsigned sum_send = 0;
+  std::thread t([&]() {
+    for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+      ch->Send(&i);
+      sum_send += i;
+    }
+  });
+  for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+    int recv;
+    ch->Receive(&recv);
+    EXPECT_EQ(recv, i);
+  }
+
+  CloseChannel(ch);
+  t.join();
+  EXPECT_EQ(sum_send, 10U);
+  delete ch;
+}

paddle/framework/details/unbuffered_channel.h

-/* Copyright (c) 2016 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserve.
+/* Copyright (c) 2018 PaddlePaddle Authors. All Rights Reserved.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License. */
 
 #pragma once
+#include <atomic>
 #include <condition_variable>
-#include <deque>
 #include <mutex>
 
 #include "paddle/framework/channel.h"
@@ -36,20 +36,104 @@ class UnBuffered : public paddle::framework::Channel<T> {
   virtual ~UnBuffered();
 
  private:
-  UnBuffered() {}
+  std::mutex mu_ch_;
+  // Mutex for readers and writers who are waiting for other reader
+  // and writer to complete execution
+  std::recursive_mutex mu_read_, mu_write_;
+  // reader_found_ is set true when a reader is ready to accept data
+  // writer_found_ is set true when a writer is ready to send data
+  // A transaction occurs only when both are true
+  std::atomic<bool> reader_found_{false}, writer_found_{false};
+  std::condition_variable cv_channel_;
+  std::condition_variable_any cv_reader_, cv_writer_;
+  T* item{nullptr};
+  std::atomic<bool> closed_{false};
+
+  UnBuffered() : closed_(false) {}
+
+  void NotifyAllParticipants(std::unique_lock<std::mutex>*);
 };
 
+// This function implements the concept of how data should
+// be sent from a writer to a reader.
+template <typename T>
+void UnBuffered<T>::Send(T* data) {
+  // Prevent other writers from entering
+  std::unique_lock<std::recursive_mutex> writer_lock(mu_write_);
+  writer_found_ = true;
+  std::unique_lock<std::recursive_mutex> cv_lock(mu_write_);
+  // If writer comes first, it should wait till a reader arrives
+  cv_writer_.wait(cv_lock,
+                  [this]() { return reader_found_ == true || closed_; });
+  cv_reader_.notify_one();
+  if (!closed_) {
+    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> channel_lock(mu_ch_);
+    item = data;
+    channel_lock.unlock();
+    cv_channel_.notify_one();
+    channel_lock.lock();
+    cv_channel_.wait(channel_lock,
+                     [this]() { return item == nullptr || closed_; });
+  }
+  writer_found_ = false;
+}
+
+// This function implements the concept of how
+// data that was sent by a writer is read from a reader.
 template <typename T>
-void UnBuffered<T>::Send(T* channel_element) {}
+void UnBuffered<T>::Receive(T* data) {
+  // Prevent other readers from entering
+  std::unique_lock<std::recursive_mutex> read_lock{mu_read_};
+  reader_found_ = true;
+  std::unique_lock<std::recursive_mutex> cv_lock{mu_read_};
+  // If reader comes first, it should wait till a writer arrives
+  cv_reader_.wait(cv_lock,
+                  [this]() { return writer_found_ == true || closed_; });
+  cv_writer_.notify_one();
+  if (!closed_) {
+    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock_ch{mu_ch_};
+    // Reader should wait for the writer to first write its data
+    cv_channel_.wait(lock_ch, [this]() { return item != nullptr || closed_; });
+    if (!closed_) {
+      *data = std::move(*item);
+      item = nullptr;
+      lock_ch.unlock();
+    }
+    cv_channel_.notify_one();
+  }
+  reader_found_ = false;
+}
 
+// This function implements the sequence of events
+// that take place once the channel is closed.
 template <typename T>
-void UnBuffered<T>::Receive(T*) {}
+void UnBuffered<T>::Close() {
+  std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mu_ch_);
+  item = nullptr;
+  closed_ = true;
+  NotifyAllParticipants(&lock);
+}
 
+// This function implements the sequence of events
+// that are executed once the object of an UnBuffered
+// channel is destroyed.
 template <typename T>
-void UnBuffered<T>::Close() {}
+UnBuffered<T>::~UnBuffered() {
+  std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mu_ch_);
+  item = nullptr;
+  closed_ = true;
+  NotifyAllParticipants(&lock);
+}
 
+// This function notifies all the readers, writers and
+// the channel condition variables.
 template <typename T>
-UnBuffered<T>::~UnBuffered() {}
+void UnBuffered<T>::NotifyAllParticipants(std::unique_lock<std::mutex>* lock) {
+  lock->unlock();
+  cv_writer_.notify_all();
+  cv_channel_.notify_all();
+  cv_reader_.notify_all();
+}
 
 }  // namespace details
 }  // namespace framework