/** * @file lldeadmantimer.h * @brief Interface to a simple event timer with a deadman's switch * @author monty@lindenlab.com * * $LicenseInfo:firstyear=2013&license=viewerlgpl$ * Second Life Viewer Source Code * Copyright (C) 2013, Linden Research, Inc. * * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; * version 2.1 of the License only. * * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU * Lesser General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA * * Linden Research, Inc., 945 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111 USA * $/LicenseInfo$ */ #ifndef LL_DEADMANTIMER_H #define LL_DEADMANTIMER_H #include "linden_common.h" #include "lltimer.h" #include "llprocinfo.h" /// @file lldeadmantimer.h /// /// There are interesting user-experienced events in the viewer that /// would seem to have well-defined start and stop points but which /// actually lack such milestones in the code. Such events (like /// time to load meshes after logging in, initial inventory load, /// display name fetch) can be defined somewhat after-the-fact by /// noticing when we no longer perform operations towards their /// completion. This class is intended to help in such applications. /// /// What it implements is a deadman's switch (also known as a /// keepalive switch and a doorbell switch). The basic operation is /// as follows: /// /// * LLDeadmanTimer is instantiated with a horizon value in seconds, /// one for each event of interest. /// * When an event starts, @see start() is invoked to begin a /// timing operation. /// * As operations are performed in service of the event (issuing /// HTTP requests, receiving responses), @see ringBell() is invoked /// to inform the timer that the operation is still active. /// * If the operation is canceled or otherwise terminated, @see /// stop() can be called to end the timing operation. /// * Concurrent with the ringBell() calls, the program makes /// periodic (shorter than the horizon but not too short) calls /// to @see isExpired() to see if the event has expired due to /// either a stop() call or lack of activity (defined as a ringBell() /// call in the previous 'horizon' seconds). If it has expired, /// the caller also receives start, stop and count values for the /// event which the application can then report in whatever manner /// it sees fit. /// * The timer becomes passive after an isExpired() call that returns /// true. It can then be restarted with a new start() call. /// /// Threading: Instances are not thread-safe. They also use /// timing code from lltimer.h which is also unsafe. /// /// Allocation: Not refcounted, may be stack or heap allocated. /// class LL_COMMON_API LLDeadmanTimer { public: /// Public types /// Low-level time type chosen for compatibility with /// LLTimer::getCurrentClockCount() which is the basis /// of time operations in this class. This is likely /// to change in a future version in a move to TSC-based /// timing. typedef U64 time_type; public: /// Construct and initialize an LLDeadmanTimer /// /// @param horizon Time, in seconds, after the last @see ringBell() /// call at which point the timer will consider itself /// expired. /// /// @param inc_cpu If true, gather system and user cpu stats while /// running the timer. This does require more syscalls /// during updates. If false, cpu usage data isn't /// collected and will be zero if queried. LLDeadmanTimer(F64 horizon, bool inc_cpu); ~LLDeadmanTimer() {} private: LLDeadmanTimer(const LLDeadmanTimer &); // Not defined void operator=(const LLDeadmanTimer &); // Not defined public: /// Get the current time. Zero-basis for this time /// representation is not defined and is different on /// different platforms. Do not attempt to compute /// negative times relative to the first value returned, /// there may not be enough 'front porch' on the range /// to prevent wraparound. /// /// Note: Implementation is expected to change in a /// future release as well. /// static time_type getNow(); /// Begin timing. If the timer is already active, it is reset /// and timing begins now. /// /// @param now Current time as returned by @see /// LLTimer::getCurrentClockCount(). If zero, /// method will lookup current time. /// void start(time_type now); /// End timing. Actively declare the end of the event independent /// of the deadman's switch operation. @see isExpired() will return /// true and appropriate values will be returned. /// /// @param now Current time as returned by @see /// LLTimer::getCurrentClockCount(). If zero, /// method will lookup current time. /// void stop(time_type now); /// Declare that something interesting happened. This has two /// effects on an unexpired-timer. 1) The expiration time /// is extended for 'horizon' seconds after the 'now' value. /// 2) An internal counter associated with the event is incremented /// by the @ref count parameter. This count is returned via the /// @see isExpired() method. /// /// @param now Current time as returned by @see /// LLTimer::getCurrentClockCount(). If zero, /// method will lookup current time. /// /// @param count Count of events to be associated with /// this bell ringing. /// void ringBell(time_type now, unsigned int count); /// Checks on the status of the timer Declare that something interesting happened. This has two /// effects on an unexpired-timer. 1) The expiration time /// is extended for 'horizon' seconds after the 'now' value. /// 2) An internal counter associated with the event is incremented. /// This count is returned via the @see isExpired() method. /// /// @param now Current time as returned by @see /// LLTimer::getCurrentClockCount(). If zero, /// method will lookup current time. /// /// @param started If expired, the starting time of the event is /// returned to the caller via this reference. /// /// @param stopped If expired, the ending time of the event is /// returned to the caller via this reference. /// Ending time will be that provided in the /// stop() method or the last ringBell() call /// leading to expiration, whichever (stop() call /// or notice of expiration) happened first. /// /// @param count If expired, the number of ringBell() calls /// made prior to expiration. /// /// @param user_cpu Amount of CPU spent in user mode by the process /// during the event. Value in microseconds and will /// read zero if not enabled by the constructor. /// /// @param sys_cpu Amount of CPU spent in system mode by the process. /// /// @return true if the timer has expired, false otherwise. /// If true, it also returns the started, /// stopped and count values otherwise these are /// left unchanged. /// bool isExpired(time_type now, F64 & started, F64 & stopped, U64 & count, U64 & user_cpu, U64 & sys_cpu); /// Identical to the six-arugment form except is does without the /// CPU time return if the caller isn't interested in it. bool isExpired(time_type now, F64 & started, F64 & stopped, U64 & count); protected: time_type mHorizon; bool mActive; bool mDone; time_type mStarted; time_type mExpires; time_type mStopped; time_type mCount; const bool mIncCPU; // Include CPU metrics in timer LLProcInfo::time_type mUStartCPU; LLProcInfo::time_type mUEndCPU; LLProcInfo::time_type mSStartCPU; LLProcInfo::time_type mSEndCPU; }; #endif // LL_DEADMANTIMER_H