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       1                 : //
       2                 : // Copyright (c) 2025 Vinnie Falco (vinnie.falco@gmail.com)
       3                 : // Copyright (c) 2026 Steve Gerbino
       4                 : // Copyright (c) 2026 Michael Vandeberg
       5                 : //
       6                 : // Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
       7                 : // file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
       8                 : //
       9                 : // Official repository: https://github.com/cppalliance/corosio
      10                 : //
      11                 : 
      12                 : #ifndef BOOST_COROSIO_IO_CONTEXT_HPP
      13                 : #define BOOST_COROSIO_IO_CONTEXT_HPP
      14                 : 
      15                 : #include <boost/corosio/detail/config.hpp>
      16                 : #include <boost/corosio/detail/continuation_op.hpp>
      17                 : #include <boost/corosio/detail/platform.hpp>
      18                 : #include <boost/corosio/detail/scheduler.hpp>
      19                 : #include <boost/capy/continuation.hpp>
      20                 : #include <boost/capy/ex/execution_context.hpp>
      21                 : 
      22                 : #include <chrono>
      23                 : #include <coroutine>
      24                 : #include <cstddef>
      25                 : #include <limits>
      26                 : #include <thread>
      27                 : 
      28                 : namespace boost::corosio {
      29                 : 
      30                 : /** Runtime tuning options for @ref io_context.
      31                 : 
      32                 :     All fields have defaults that match the library's built-in
      33                 :     values, so constructing a default `io_context_options` produces
      34                 :     identical behavior to an unconfigured context.
      35                 : 
      36                 :     Options that apply only to a specific backend family are
      37                 :     silently ignored when the active backend does not support them.
      38                 : 
      39                 :     @par Example
      40                 :     @code
      41                 :     io_context_options opts;
      42                 :     opts.max_events_per_poll  = 256;   // larger batch per syscall
      43                 :     opts.inline_budget_max    = 32;    // more speculative completions
      44                 :     opts.thread_pool_size     = 4;     // more file-I/O workers
      45                 : 
      46                 :     io_context ioc(opts);
      47                 :     @endcode
      48                 : 
      49                 :     @see io_context, native_io_context
      50                 : */
      51                 : struct io_context_options
      52                 : {
      53                 :     /** Maximum events fetched per reactor poll call.
      54                 : 
      55                 :         Controls the buffer size passed to `epoll_wait()` or
      56                 :         `kevent()`. Larger values reduce syscall frequency under
      57                 :         high load; smaller values improve fairness between
      58                 :         connections. Ignored on IOCP and select backends.
      59                 :     */
      60                 :     unsigned max_events_per_poll = 128;
      61                 : 
      62                 :     /** Starting inline completion budget per handler chain.
      63                 : 
      64                 :         After a posted handler executes, the reactor grants this
      65                 :         many speculative inline completions before forcing a
      66                 :         re-queue. Applies to reactor backends only.
      67                 :     */
      68                 :     unsigned inline_budget_initial = 2;
      69                 : 
      70                 :     /** Hard ceiling on adaptive inline budget ramp-up.
      71                 : 
      72                 :         The budget doubles each cycle it is fully consumed, up to
      73                 :         this limit. Applies to reactor backends only.
      74                 :     */
      75                 :     unsigned inline_budget_max = 16;
      76                 : 
      77                 :     /** Inline budget when no other thread assists the reactor.
      78                 : 
      79                 :         When only one thread is running the event loop, this
      80                 :         value caps the inline budget to preserve fairness.
      81                 :         Applies to reactor backends only.
      82                 :     */
      83                 :     unsigned unassisted_budget = 4;
      84                 : 
      85                 :     /** Maximum `GetQueuedCompletionStatus` timeout in milliseconds.
      86                 : 
      87                 :         Bounds how long the IOCP scheduler blocks between timer
      88                 :         rechecks. Lower values improve timer responsiveness at the
      89                 :         cost of more syscalls. Applies to IOCP only.
      90                 :     */
      91                 :     unsigned gqcs_timeout_ms = 500;
      92                 : 
      93                 :     /** Thread pool size for blocking I/O (file I/O, DNS resolution).
      94                 : 
      95                 :         Sets the number of worker threads in the shared thread pool
      96                 :         used by POSIX file services and DNS resolution. Must be at
      97                 :         least 1. Applies to POSIX backends only; ignored on IOCP
      98                 :         where file I/O uses native overlapped I/O.
      99                 :     */
     100                 :     unsigned thread_pool_size = 1;
     101                 : 
     102                 :     /** Enable single-threaded mode (disable scheduler locking).
     103                 : 
     104                 :         When true, the scheduler skips all mutex lock/unlock and
     105                 :         condition variable operations on the hot path. This
     106                 :         eliminates synchronization overhead when only one thread
     107                 :         calls `run()`.
     108                 : 
     109                 :         @par Restrictions
     110                 :         - Only one thread may call `run()` (or any run variant).
     111                 :         - Posting work from another thread is undefined behavior.
     112                 :         - DNS resolution returns `operation_not_supported`.
     113                 :         - POSIX file I/O returns `operation_not_supported`.
     114                 :         - Signal sets should not be shared across contexts.
     115                 :     */
     116                 :     bool single_threaded = false;
     117                 : };
     118                 : 
     119                 : namespace detail {
     120                 : class timer_service;
     121                 : struct timer_service_access;
     122                 : } // namespace detail
     123                 : 
     124                 : /** An I/O context for running asynchronous operations.
     125                 : 
     126                 :     The io_context provides an execution environment for async
     127                 :     operations. It maintains a queue of pending work items and
     128                 :     processes them when `run()` is called.
     129                 : 
     130                 :     The default and unsigned constructors select the platform's
     131                 :     native backend:
     132                 :     - Windows: IOCP
     133                 :     - Linux: epoll
     134                 :     - BSD/macOS: kqueue
     135                 :     - Other POSIX: select
     136                 : 
     137                 :     The template constructor accepts a backend tag value to
     138                 :     choose a specific backend at compile time:
     139                 : 
     140                 :     @par Example
     141                 :     @code
     142                 :     io_context ioc;                   // platform default
     143                 :     io_context ioc2(corosio::epoll);  // explicit backend
     144                 :     @endcode
     145                 : 
     146                 :     @par Thread Safety
     147                 :     Distinct objects: Safe.@n
     148                 :     Shared objects: Safe, if using a concurrency hint greater
     149                 :     than 1.
     150                 : 
     151                 :     @see epoll_t, select_t, kqueue_t, iocp_t
     152                 : */
     153                 : class BOOST_COROSIO_DECL io_context : public capy::execution_context
     154                 : {
     155                 :     friend struct detail::timer_service_access;
     156                 : 
     157                 :     /// Pre-create services that depend on options (before construct).
     158                 :     void apply_options_pre_(io_context_options const& opts);
     159                 : 
     160                 :     /// Apply runtime tuning to the scheduler (after construct).
     161                 :     void apply_options_post_(io_context_options const& opts);
     162                 : 
     163                 : protected:
     164                 :     detail::timer_service* timer_svc_ = nullptr;
     165                 :     detail::scheduler* sched_;
     166                 : 
     167                 : public:
     168                 :     /** The executor type for this context. */
     169                 :     class executor_type;
     170                 : 
     171                 :     /** Construct with default concurrency and platform backend. */
     172                 :     io_context();
     173                 : 
     174                 :     /** Construct with a concurrency hint and platform backend.
     175                 : 
     176                 :         @param concurrency_hint Hint for the number of threads
     177                 :             that will call `run()`.
     178                 :     */
     179                 :     explicit io_context(unsigned concurrency_hint);
     180                 : 
     181                 :     /** Construct with runtime tuning options and platform backend.
     182                 : 
     183                 :         @param opts Runtime options controlling scheduler and
     184                 :             service behavior.
     185                 :         @param concurrency_hint Hint for the number of threads
     186                 :             that will call `run()`.
     187                 :     */
     188                 :     explicit io_context(
     189                 :         io_context_options const& opts,
     190                 :         unsigned concurrency_hint = std::thread::hardware_concurrency());
     191                 : 
     192                 :     /** Construct with an explicit backend tag.
     193                 : 
     194                 :         @param backend The backend tag value selecting the I/O
     195                 :             multiplexer (e.g. `corosio::epoll`).
     196                 :         @param concurrency_hint Hint for the number of threads
     197                 :             that will call `run()`.
     198                 :     */
     199                 :     template<class Backend>
     200                 :         requires requires { Backend::construct; }
     201 HIT         390 :     explicit io_context(
     202                 :         Backend backend,
     203                 :         unsigned concurrency_hint = std::thread::hardware_concurrency())
     204                 :         : capy::execution_context(this)
     205             390 :         , sched_(nullptr)
     206                 :     {
     207                 :         (void)backend;
     208             390 :         sched_ = &Backend::construct(*this, concurrency_hint);
     209             390 :     }
     210                 : 
     211                 :     /** Construct with an explicit backend tag and runtime options.
     212                 : 
     213                 :         @param backend The backend tag value selecting the I/O
     214                 :             multiplexer (e.g. `corosio::epoll`).
     215                 :         @param opts Runtime options controlling scheduler and
     216                 :             service behavior.
     217                 :         @param concurrency_hint Hint for the number of threads
     218                 :             that will call `run()`.
     219                 :     */
     220                 :     template<class Backend>
     221                 :         requires requires { Backend::construct; }
     222                 :     explicit io_context(
     223                 :         Backend backend,
     224                 :         io_context_options const& opts,
     225                 :         unsigned concurrency_hint = std::thread::hardware_concurrency())
     226                 :         : capy::execution_context(this)
     227                 :         , sched_(nullptr)
     228                 :     {
     229                 :         (void)backend;
     230                 :         apply_options_pre_(opts);
     231                 :         sched_ = &Backend::construct(*this, concurrency_hint);
     232                 :         apply_options_post_(opts);
     233                 :     }
     234                 : 
     235                 :     ~io_context();
     236                 : 
     237                 :     io_context(io_context const&)            = delete;
     238                 :     io_context& operator=(io_context const&) = delete;
     239                 : 
     240                 :     /** Return an executor for this context.
     241                 : 
     242                 :         The returned executor can be used to dispatch coroutines
     243                 :         and post work items to this context.
     244                 : 
     245                 :         @return An executor associated with this context.
     246                 :     */
     247                 :     executor_type get_executor() const noexcept;
     248                 : 
     249                 :     /** Signal the context to stop processing.
     250                 : 
     251                 :         This causes `run()` to return as soon as possible. Any pending
     252                 :         work items remain queued.
     253                 :     */
     254               5 :     void stop()
     255                 :     {
     256               5 :         sched_->stop();
     257               5 :     }
     258                 : 
     259                 :     /** Return whether the context has been stopped.
     260                 : 
     261                 :         @return `true` if `stop()` has been called and `restart()`
     262                 :             has not been called since.
     263                 :     */
     264              62 :     bool stopped() const noexcept
     265                 :     {
     266              62 :         return sched_->stopped();
     267                 :     }
     268                 : 
     269                 :     /** Restart the context after being stopped.
     270                 : 
     271                 :         This function must be called before `run()` can be called
     272                 :         again after `stop()` has been called.
     273                 :     */
     274              91 :     void restart()
     275                 :     {
     276              91 :         sched_->restart();
     277              91 :     }
     278                 : 
     279                 :     /** Process all pending work items.
     280                 : 
     281                 :         This function blocks until all pending work items have been
     282                 :         executed or `stop()` is called. The context is stopped
     283                 :         when there is no more outstanding work.
     284                 : 
     285                 :         @note The context must be restarted with `restart()` before
     286                 :             calling this function again after it returns.
     287                 : 
     288                 :         @return The number of handlers executed.
     289                 :     */
     290             388 :     std::size_t run()
     291                 :     {
     292             388 :         return sched_->run();
     293                 :     }
     294                 : 
     295                 :     /** Process at most one pending work item.
     296                 : 
     297                 :         This function blocks until one work item has been executed
     298                 :         or `stop()` is called. The context is stopped when there
     299                 :         is no more outstanding work.
     300                 : 
     301                 :         @note The context must be restarted with `restart()` before
     302                 :             calling this function again after it returns.
     303                 : 
     304                 :         @return The number of handlers executed (0 or 1).
     305                 :     */
     306               2 :     std::size_t run_one()
     307                 :     {
     308               2 :         return sched_->run_one();
     309                 :     }
     310                 : 
     311                 :     /** Process work items for the specified duration.
     312                 : 
     313                 :         This function blocks until work items have been executed for
     314                 :         the specified duration, or `stop()` is called. The context
     315                 :         is stopped when there is no more outstanding work.
     316                 : 
     317                 :         @note The context must be restarted with `restart()` before
     318                 :             calling this function again after it returns.
     319                 : 
     320                 :         @param rel_time The duration for which to process work.
     321                 : 
     322                 :         @return The number of handlers executed.
     323                 :     */
     324                 :     template<class Rep, class Period>
     325               9 :     std::size_t run_for(std::chrono::duration<Rep, Period> const& rel_time)
     326                 :     {
     327               9 :         return run_until(std::chrono::steady_clock::now() + rel_time);
     328                 :     }
     329                 : 
     330                 :     /** Process work items until the specified time.
     331                 : 
     332                 :         This function blocks until the specified time is reached
     333                 :         or `stop()` is called. The context is stopped when there
     334                 :         is no more outstanding work.
     335                 : 
     336                 :         @note The context must be restarted with `restart()` before
     337                 :             calling this function again after it returns.
     338                 : 
     339                 :         @param abs_time The time point until which to process work.
     340                 : 
     341                 :         @return The number of handlers executed.
     342                 :     */
     343                 :     template<class Clock, class Duration>
     344                 :     std::size_t
     345               9 :     run_until(std::chrono::time_point<Clock, Duration> const& abs_time)
     346                 :     {
     347               9 :         std::size_t n = 0;
     348              58 :         while (run_one_until(abs_time))
     349              49 :             if (n != (std::numeric_limits<std::size_t>::max)())
     350              49 :                 ++n;
     351               9 :         return n;
     352                 :     }
     353                 : 
     354                 :     /** Process at most one work item for the specified duration.
     355                 : 
     356                 :         This function blocks until one work item has been executed,
     357                 :         the specified duration has elapsed, or `stop()` is called.
     358                 :         The context is stopped when there is no more outstanding work.
     359                 : 
     360                 :         @note The context must be restarted with `restart()` before
     361                 :             calling this function again after it returns.
     362                 : 
     363                 :         @param rel_time The duration for which the call may block.
     364                 : 
     365                 :         @return The number of handlers executed (0 or 1).
     366                 :     */
     367                 :     template<class Rep, class Period>
     368               3 :     std::size_t run_one_for(std::chrono::duration<Rep, Period> const& rel_time)
     369                 :     {
     370               3 :         return run_one_until(std::chrono::steady_clock::now() + rel_time);
     371                 :     }
     372                 : 
     373                 :     /** Process at most one work item until the specified time.
     374                 : 
     375                 :         This function blocks until one work item has been executed,
     376                 :         the specified time is reached, or `stop()` is called.
     377                 :         The context is stopped when there is no more outstanding work.
     378                 : 
     379                 :         @note The context must be restarted with `restart()` before
     380                 :             calling this function again after it returns.
     381                 : 
     382                 :         @param abs_time The time point until which the call may block.
     383                 : 
     384                 :         @return The number of handlers executed (0 or 1).
     385                 :     */
     386                 :     template<class Clock, class Duration>
     387                 :     std::size_t
     388              63 :     run_one_until(std::chrono::time_point<Clock, Duration> const& abs_time)
     389                 :     {
     390              63 :         typename Clock::time_point now = Clock::now();
     391             104 :         while (now < abs_time)
     392                 :         {
     393             102 :             auto rel_time = abs_time - now;
     394             102 :             if (rel_time > std::chrono::seconds(1))
     395 MIS           0 :                 rel_time = std::chrono::seconds(1);
     396                 : 
     397 HIT         102 :             std::size_t s = sched_->wait_one(
     398                 :                 static_cast<long>(
     399             102 :                     std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(
     400                 :                         rel_time)
     401             102 :                         .count()));
     402                 : 
     403             102 :             if (s || stopped())
     404              61 :                 return s;
     405                 : 
     406              41 :             now = Clock::now();
     407                 :         }
     408               2 :         return 0;
     409                 :     }
     410                 : 
     411                 :     /** Process all ready work items without blocking.
     412                 : 
     413                 :         This function executes all work items that are ready to run
     414                 :         without blocking for more work. The context is stopped
     415                 :         when there is no more outstanding work.
     416                 : 
     417                 :         @note The context must be restarted with `restart()` before
     418                 :             calling this function again after it returns.
     419                 : 
     420                 :         @return The number of handlers executed.
     421                 :     */
     422               6 :     std::size_t poll()
     423                 :     {
     424               6 :         return sched_->poll();
     425                 :     }
     426                 : 
     427                 :     /** Process at most one ready work item without blocking.
     428                 : 
     429                 :         This function executes at most one work item that is ready
     430                 :         to run without blocking for more work. The context is
     431                 :         stopped when there is no more outstanding work.
     432                 : 
     433                 :         @note The context must be restarted with `restart()` before
     434                 :             calling this function again after it returns.
     435                 : 
     436                 :         @return The number of handlers executed (0 or 1).
     437                 :     */
     438               4 :     std::size_t poll_one()
     439                 :     {
     440               4 :         return sched_->poll_one();
     441                 :     }
     442                 : };
     443                 : 
     444                 : /** An executor for dispatching work to an I/O context.
     445                 : 
     446                 :     The executor provides the interface for posting work items and
     447                 :     dispatching coroutines to the associated context. It satisfies
     448                 :     the `capy::Executor` concept.
     449                 : 
     450                 :     Executors are lightweight handles that can be copied and compared
     451                 :     for equality. Two executors compare equal if they refer to the
     452                 :     same context.
     453                 : 
     454                 :     @par Thread Safety
     455                 :     Distinct objects: Safe.@n
     456                 :     Shared objects: Safe.
     457                 : */
     458                 : class io_context::executor_type
     459                 : {
     460                 :     io_context* ctx_ = nullptr;
     461                 : 
     462                 : public:
     463                 :     /** Default constructor.
     464                 : 
     465                 :         Constructs an executor not associated with any context.
     466                 :     */
     467                 :     executor_type() = default;
     468                 : 
     469                 :     /** Construct an executor from a context.
     470                 : 
     471                 :         @param ctx The context to associate with this executor.
     472                 :     */
     473             608 :     explicit executor_type(io_context& ctx) noexcept : ctx_(&ctx) {}
     474                 : 
     475                 :     /** Return a reference to the associated execution context.
     476                 : 
     477                 :         @return Reference to the context.
     478                 :     */
     479            1296 :     io_context& context() const noexcept
     480                 :     {
     481            1296 :         return *ctx_;
     482                 :     }
     483                 : 
     484                 :     /** Check if the current thread is running this executor's context.
     485                 : 
     486                 :         @return `true` if `run()` is being called on this thread.
     487                 :     */
     488            1308 :     bool running_in_this_thread() const noexcept
     489                 :     {
     490            1308 :         return ctx_->sched_->running_in_this_thread();
     491                 :     }
     492                 : 
     493                 :     /** Informs the executor that work is beginning.
     494                 : 
     495                 :         Must be paired with `on_work_finished()`.
     496                 :     */
     497            1453 :     void on_work_started() const noexcept
     498                 :     {
     499            1453 :         ctx_->sched_->work_started();
     500            1453 :     }
     501                 : 
     502                 :     /** Informs the executor that work has completed.
     503                 : 
     504                 :         @par Preconditions
     505                 :         A preceding call to `on_work_started()` on an equal executor.
     506                 :     */
     507            1427 :     void on_work_finished() const noexcept
     508                 :     {
     509            1427 :         ctx_->sched_->work_finished();
     510            1427 :     }
     511                 : 
     512                 :     /** Dispatch a continuation.
     513                 : 
     514                 :         Returns a handle for symmetric transfer. If called from
     515                 :         within `run()`, returns `c.h`. Otherwise posts the
     516                 :         enclosing continuation_op as a scheduler_op for later
     517                 :         execution and returns `std::noop_coroutine()`.
     518                 : 
     519                 :         @param c The continuation to dispatch. Must be the `cont`
     520                 :                  member of a `detail::continuation_op`.
     521                 : 
     522                 :         @return A handle for symmetric transfer or `std::noop_coroutine()`.
     523                 :     */
     524            1306 :     std::coroutine_handle<> dispatch(capy::continuation& c) const
     525                 :     {
     526            1306 :         if (running_in_this_thread())
     527             618 :             return c.h;
     528             688 :         post(c);
     529             688 :         return std::noop_coroutine();
     530                 :     }
     531                 : 
     532                 :     /** Post a continuation for deferred execution.
     533                 : 
     534                 :         If the continuation is backed by a continuation_op
     535                 :         (tagged), posts it directly as a scheduler_op — zero
     536                 :         heap allocation. Otherwise falls back to the
     537                 :         heap-allocating post(coroutine_handle<>) path.
     538                 :     */
     539            8786 :     void post(capy::continuation& c) const
     540                 :     {
     541            8786 :         auto* op = detail::continuation_op::try_from_continuation(c);
     542            8786 :         if (op)
     543            8095 :             ctx_->sched_->post(op);
     544                 :         else
     545             691 :             ctx_->sched_->post(c.h);
     546            8786 :     }
     547                 : 
     548                 :     /** Post a bare coroutine handle for deferred execution.
     549                 : 
     550                 :         Heap-allocates a scheduler_op to wrap the handle. Prefer
     551                 :         posting through a continuation_op-backed continuation when
     552                 :         the continuation has suitable lifetime.
     553                 : 
     554                 :         @param h The coroutine handle to post.
     555                 :     */
     556            1426 :     void post(std::coroutine_handle<> h) const
     557                 :     {
     558            1426 :         ctx_->sched_->post(h);
     559            1426 :     }
     560                 : 
     561                 :     /** Compare two executors for equality.
     562                 : 
     563                 :         @return `true` if both executors refer to the same context.
     564                 :     */
     565               1 :     bool operator==(executor_type const& other) const noexcept
     566                 :     {
     567               1 :         return ctx_ == other.ctx_;
     568                 :     }
     569                 : 
     570                 :     /** Compare two executors for inequality.
     571                 : 
     572                 :         @return `true` if the executors refer to different contexts.
     573                 :     */
     574                 :     bool operator!=(executor_type const& other) const noexcept
     575                 :     {
     576                 :         return ctx_ != other.ctx_;
     577                 :     }
     578                 : };
     579                 : 
     580                 : inline io_context::executor_type
     581             608 : io_context::get_executor() const noexcept
     582                 : {
     583             608 :     return executor_type(const_cast<io_context&>(*this));
     584                 : }
     585                 : 
     586                 : } // namespace boost::corosio
     587                 : 
     588                 : #endif // BOOST_COROSIO_IO_CONTEXT_HPP
        

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