820_threading_helgrind.c File Reference

A stress test to detect data races and other threading issues. More...

#include "common/double_tap.h"
#include "common/infix_config.h"
#include <infix/infix.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <pthread.h>
#include <stdint.h>

Include dependency graph for 820_threading_helgrind.c:

Macros
#define	DBLTAP_IMPLEMENTATION
#define	NUM_THREADS   8
#define	ITERATIONS_PER_THREAD   500

Functions
void	helgrind_test_handler (int a, int b)
void *	helgrind_thread_worker (void *arg)
	subtest ("Thread-safety stress test")

Variables
	TEST

Detailed Description

A stress test to detect data races and other threading issues.

This test is designed to be run with a thread sanitizer tool, such as Valgrind's Helgrind or GCC/Clang's -fsanitize=thread (TSan). Its purpose is to verify that the infix library's use of thread-local storage (TLS) for error handling and other contexts is correct and free of data races.

The test spawns multiple threads, and each thread independently runs a tight loop of creating, using, and destroying infix trampolines.

A "pass" for this test is not just that the program completes successfully, but that the thread sanitizer tool reports zero data races or other synchronization errors. This is critical for ensuring that infix is safe to use in multi-threaded applications.

Macro Definition Documentation

DBLTAP_IMPLEMENTATION

#define DBLTAP_IMPLEMENTATION

ITERATIONS_PER_THREAD

#define ITERATIONS_PER_THREAD   500

NUM_THREADS

#define NUM_THREADS   8

Function Documentation

helgrind_test_handler()

void helgrind_test_handler	(	int	a,
		int	b
	)

helgrind_thread_worker()

void * helgrind_thread_worker

(

void *

arg

)

subtest()

subtest

(

"Thread-safety stress test"

)

Variable Documentation

TEST

TEST

Initial value:

{
    plan(1)