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.Dd April 10, 2010
.Dt SERIALIZER 9
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm lwkt_serialize_init ,
.Nm lwkt_serialize_enter ,
.Nm lwkt_serialize_adaptive_enter ,
.Nm lwkt_serialize_try ,
.Nm lwkt_serialize_exit ,
.Nm lwkt_serialize_handler_enable ,
.Nm lwkt_serialize_handler_disable ,
.Nm lwkt_serialize_handler_call ,
.Nm lwkt_serialize_handler_try ,
.Nm ASSERT_SERIALIZED
.Nm ASSERT_NOT_SERIALIZED
.Nd generic low level serializer
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In sys/serialize.h
.Ft void
.Fn lwkt_serialize_init "lwkt_serialize_t s"
.Ft void
.Fn lwkt_serialize_enter "lwkt_serialize_t s"
.Ft void
.Fn lwkt_serialize_adaptive_enter "lwkt_serialize_t s"
.Ft int
.Fn lwkt_serialize_try "lwkt_serialize_t s"
.Ft void
.Fn lwkt_serialize_exit "lwkt_serialize_t s"
.Ft void
.Fn lwkt_serialize_handler_enable "lwkt_serialize_t s"
.Ft void
.Fn lwkt_serialize_handler_disable "lwkt_serialize_t s"
.Ft void
.Fo lwkt_serialize_handler_call
.Fa "lwkt_serialize_t s"
.Fa "void (*func)(void *, void *)"
.Fa "void *arg"
.Fa "void *frame"
.Fc
.Ft int
.Fo lwkt_serialize_handler_try
.Fa "lwkt_serialize_t s"
.Fa "void (*func)(void *, void *)"
.Fa "void *arg"
.Fa "void *frame"
.Fc
.Fn ASSERT_SERIALIZED "s"
.Fn ASSERT_NOT_SERIALIZED "s"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm serializer
API provides a fast locked-bus-cycle-based serialization facility
that will serialize across blocking conditions.
It is very similar to a lock but much faster for the common case.
.Pp
This API was initially designed to be a replacement for SPL calls, but
may be used whenever a low level exclusive lock (serialization) and/or
interrupt/device interaction is required.
Unlike tokens this serialization is not safe from deadlocks nor is it
recursive, and care must be taken when using it.
Note that
.Xr tsleep 9
will not release a serializer that is being held.
.Pp
There are two primary facilities \(em the serializer facility itself and
an integrated non-stackable interrupt handler disablement facility
used by drivers.
.Pp
.Fn lwkt_serialize_init ,
.Fn lwkt_serialize_enter
and
.Fn lwkt_serialize_exit
respectively initialize, hold and release the serializer
.Fa s .
.Fn lwkt_serialize_try
is a non-blocking version of
.Fn lwkt_serialize_enter .
.Pp
.Fn lwkt_serialize_adaptive_enter
is a special version of
.Fn lwkt_serialize_enter
which will try to spin a bit before the current thread is put to sleep
if the serializer
.Fa s
is contended.
By default,
.Fn lwkt_serialize_adaptive_enter
favors spinning over sleeping.
This behavior can be changed by tuning the
.Va debug.serialize_bolimit
and
.Va debug.serialize_boround
.Xr sysctl 8
variables.
Note that
.Fn lwkt_serialize_adaptive_enter
is only available in SMP kernels.
.Pp
.Fn lwkt_serialize_handler_disable ,
.Fn lwkt_serialize_handler_enable
and
.Fn lwkt_serialize_handler_call
respectively disable, enable and call an interrupt handler
.Fa func
for the serializer
.Fa s .
The arguments
.Fa arg
and
.Fa frame
will be passed to the handler.
.Fn lwkt_serialize_handler_try
is a non-blocking version of
.Fn lwkt_serialize_handler_call .
.Pp
The
.Fn ASSERT_SERIALIZED
and
.Fn ASSERT_NOT_SERIALIZED
macros assert that the serializer
.Fa s
is being held/not held.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
The
.Fn lwkt_serialize_try
and
.Fn lwkt_serialize_handler_try
functions return 0 on success and 1 on failure.
.Sh FILES
The serializer itself is implemented in
.Pa /sys/kern/lwkt_serialize.c .
The header file
.Pa /sys/sys/serialize.h
describes the public interface and the structure of a serializer.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr crit_enter 9 ,
.Xr spinlock 9 ,
.Xr zsleep 9
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm serializer
API first appeared in
.Dx 1.3 .
.Sh AUTHORS
.An -nosplit
The
.Nm serializer
API was written by
.An Matt Dillon .
This manual page was written by
.An Hasso Tepper .