many_mutexes.c

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/* File:     many_mutexes.c
 *
 * Purpose:  Lock and unlock a mutex many times, and report on elapsed time
 *
 * Compile:  gcc -g -Wall -o many_mutexes many_mutexes.c -lpthread
 * Run:      ./many_mutexes <thread_count> <n>
 *              n:  number of times the mutex is locked and unlocked
 *                  by each thread
 *
 * Input:    none
 * Output:   Total number of times mutex was locked and elapsed time for
 *           the threads
 */

#include <pthread.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <sys/time.h>

double get_time() {
    struct timeval tv;
    gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
    return tv.tv_sec + tv.tv_usec / 1000000.0;
}

int thread_count;
int n;
int total = 0;
pthread_mutex_t mutex;

void Usage(char prog_name[]);
void* Lock_and_unlock(void* rank);

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   pthread_t* thread_handles;
   long thread;
   double start, finish;

   if (argc != 3) Usage(argv[0]);
   thread_count = strtol(argv[1], NULL, 10);
   n = strtol(argv[2], NULL, 10);

   thread_handles = malloc(thread_count*sizeof(pthread_t));
   pthread_mutex_init(&mutex, NULL);

   start = get_time();
   for (thread = 0; thread < thread_count; thread++)
      pthread_create(&thread_handles[thread], NULL, Lock_and_unlock,
            (void*) thread);

   for (thread = 0; thread < thread_count; thread++)
      pthread_join(thread_handles[thread], NULL);
   finish = get_time();

   printf("Total number of times mutex was locked and unlocked: %d\n",
         total);
   printf("Elapsed time = %.2f seconds\n", finish-start);

   pthread_mutex_destroy(&mutex);
   free(thread_handles);
   return 0;
}  /* main */

/*---------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:   Usage
 * Purpose:    Print a message explaining how to start the program.
 *             Then quit.
 * In arg:     prog_name:  name of program from command line
 */
void Usage(char prog_name[]) {
   fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s <thread_count> <n>\n", prog_name);
   fprintf(stderr, "    n: number of times mutex is locked and ");
   fprintf(stderr, "unlocked by each thread\n");
   exit(0);
}  /* Usage */


/*---------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:   Lock_and_unlock
 * Purpose:    Repeatedly lock and unlock a mutex to determine performance
 *             of mutexes
 * In arg:     rank:  thread rank
 * In globals: thread_count:  number of threads
 *             n:  number of times each thread should lock and unlock mutex 
 *             mutex:
 * In/out global:  total:  total number of times mutex is locked and unlocked.
 */
void* Lock_and_unlock(void* rank) {
   long my_rank = (long) rank;  /* unused */
   int i;

   for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
      pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex);
      total++;
      pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex);
   }

   return NULL;
}  /* Lock_and_unlock */