Disabled threading on most IPC logging tests #4624

Threading was making it very hard to reliably run the IPC logging tests
(many timing issues), so I disabled threading for most of the tests.

src/lib/ipc/IpcLogOutputter.cpp

@@ -37,11 +37,12 @@ enum EIpcLogOutputter {
 	kBufferRateTimeLimit = 1 // seconds
 };
 
-IpcLogOutputter::IpcLogOutputter(IpcServer& ipcServer) :
+IpcLogOutputter::IpcLogOutputter(IpcServer& ipcServer, bool useThread) :
 	m_ipcServer(ipcServer),
 	m_bufferMutex(ARCH->newMutex()),
 	m_sending(false),
-	m_running(true),
+	m_running(false),
+	m_bufferThread(nullptr),
 	m_notifyCond(ARCH->newCondVar()),
 	m_notifyMutex(ARCH->newMutex()),
 	m_bufferWaiting(false),
@@ -51,8 +52,10 @@ IpcLogOutputter::IpcLogOutputter(IpcServer& ipcServer) :
 	m_bufferWriteCount(0),
 	m_bufferRateStart(ARCH->time())
 {
-	m_bufferThread = new Thread(new TMethodJob<IpcLogOutputter>(
+	if (useThread) {
-		this, &IpcLogOutputter::bufferThread));
+		m_bufferThread = new Thread(new TMethodJob<IpcLogOutputter>(
+			this, &IpcLogOutputter::bufferThread));
+	}
 }
 
 IpcLogOutputter::~IpcLogOutputter()
@@ -60,7 +63,10 @@ IpcLogOutputter::~IpcLogOutputter()
 	close();
 
 	ARCH->closeMutex(m_bufferMutex);
-	delete m_bufferThread;
+
+	if (m_bufferThread != nullptr) {
+		delete m_bufferThread;
+	}
 
 	ARCH->closeCondVar(m_notifyCond);
 	ARCH->closeMutex(m_notifyMutex);
@@ -74,9 +80,11 @@ IpcLogOutputter::open(const char* title)
 void
 IpcLogOutputter::close()
 {
-	m_running = false;
+	if (m_bufferThread != nullptr) {
-	notifyBuffer();
+		m_running = false;
-	m_bufferThread->wait(5);
+		notifyBuffer();
+		m_bufferThread->wait(5);
+	}
 }
 
 void
@@ -85,27 +93,12 @@ IpcLogOutputter::show(bool showIfEmpty)
 }
 
 bool
-IpcLogOutputter::write(ELevel level, const char* text)
+IpcLogOutputter::write(ELevel, const char* text)
 {
-	return write(level, text, false);
+	// ignore events from the buffer thread (would cause recursion).
-}
+	if (m_bufferThread != nullptr &&
-
+		Thread::getCurrentThread().getID() == m_bufferThreadId) {
-bool
+		return true;
-IpcLogOutputter::write(ELevel, const char* text, bool force)
-{
-	// TODO: discard based on thread id? hmm...
-	// sending the buffer generates log messages, which we must throw
-	// away (otherwise this would cause recursion). this is just a drawback
-	// of logging this way. there is also the risk that this could throw
-	// away log messages not generated by the ipc, but it seems like it
-	// would be difficult to distinguish (other than looking at the stack
-	// trace somehow). perhaps a file stream might be a better option :-/
-	if (m_sending && !force) {
-
-		// ignore events from the buffer thread (would cause recursion).
-		if (Thread::getCurrentThread().getID() == m_bufferThreadId) {
-			return true;
-		}
 	}
 
 	appendBuffer(text);
@@ -143,29 +136,17 @@ IpcLogOutputter::appendBuffer(const String& text)
 void
 IpcLogOutputter::bufferThread(void*)
 {
-	ArchMutexLock lock(m_notifyMutex);
 	m_bufferThreadId = m_bufferThread->getID();
+	m_running = true;
 
 	try {
 		while (m_running) {
-
+			if (m_buffer.empty()) {
-			if (m_ipcServer.hasClients(kIpcClientGui)) {
+				ArchMutexLock lock(m_notifyMutex);
-
+				ARCH->waitCondVar(m_notifyCond, m_notifyMutex, -1);
-				// buffer is sent in chunks, so keep sending until it's
-				// empty (or the program has stopped in the meantime).
-				while (m_running && !m_buffer.empty()) {
-					sendBuffer();
-				}
 			}
 
-			// program may be stopping while we were in the send loop.
+			sendBuffer();
-			if (!m_running) {
-				break;
-			}
-
-			m_bufferWaiting = true;
-			ARCH->waitCondVar(m_notifyCond, m_notifyMutex, -1);
-			m_bufferWaiting = false;
 		}
 	}
 	catch (XArch& e) {
@@ -178,9 +159,6 @@ IpcLogOutputter::bufferThread(void*)
 void
 IpcLogOutputter::notifyBuffer()
 {
-	if (!m_bufferWaiting) {
-		return;
-	}
 	ArchMutexLock lock(m_notifyMutex);
 	ARCH->broadcastCondVar(m_notifyCond);
 }
@@ -206,8 +184,11 @@ IpcLogOutputter::getChunk(size_t count)
 void
 IpcLogOutputter::sendBuffer()
 {
-	IpcLogLineMessage message(getChunk(kMaxSendLines));
+	if (m_buffer.empty() || !m_ipcServer.hasClients(kIpcClientGui)) {
+		return;
+	}
 
+	IpcLogLineMessage message(getChunk(kMaxSendLines));
 	m_sending = true;
 	m_ipcServer.send(message, kIpcClientGui);
 	m_sending = false;

src/lib/ipc/IpcLogOutputter.h

@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@ This outputter writes output to the GUI via IPC.
 */
 class IpcLogOutputter : public ILogOutputter {
 public:
-	IpcLogOutputter(IpcServer& ipcServer);
+	/*!
+	If \p useThread is \c true, the buffer will be sent using a thread.
+	If \p useThread is \c false, then the buffer needs to be sent manually
+	using the \c sendBuffer() function.
+	*/
+	IpcLogOutputter(IpcServer& ipcServer, bool useThread);
 	virtual ~IpcLogOutputter();
 
 	// ILogOutputter overrides
@@ -46,31 +51,29 @@ public:
 	//! @name manipulators
 	//@{
 
-	//! Same as write, but allows message to sidestep anti-recursion mechanism.
-	bool				write(ELevel level, const char* text, bool force);
-
 	//! Notify that the buffer should be sent.
 	void				notifyBuffer();
 
-	//! Set the buffer size.
+	//! Set the buffer size
 	/*!
 	Set the maximum size of the buffer to protect memory
 	from runaway logging.
 	*/
 	void				bufferMaxSize(UInt16 bufferMaxSize);
 
-	//! Wait for empty buffer
+	//! Set the rate limit
-	/*!
-	Wait on a cond var until the buffer is empty.
-	*/
-	void				waitForEmpty();
-
-	//! Set the buffer size.
 	/*!
 	Set the maximum number of \p writeRate for every \p timeRate in seconds.
 	*/
 	void				bufferRateLimit(UInt16 writeLimit, double timeLimit);
 
+	//! Send the buffer
+	/*!
+	Sends a chunk of the buffer to the IPC server, normally called
+	when threaded mode is on.
+	*/
+	void				sendBuffer();
+	
 	//@}
 	
 	//! @name accessors
@@ -88,7 +91,6 @@ private:
 	void				init();
 	void				bufferThread(void*);
 	String				getChunk(size_t count);
-	void				sendBuffer();
 	void				appendBuffer(const String& text);
 
 private:
@@ -110,4 +112,5 @@ private:
 	double				m_bufferRateTimeLimit;
 	UInt16				m_bufferWriteCount;
 	double				m_bufferRateStart;
+	bool				m_useThread;
 };

src/lib/platform/MSWindowsWatchdog.cpp

@@ -420,9 +420,7 @@ MSWindowsWatchdog::outputLoop(void*)
 
 			testOutput(buffer);
 
-			// send process output over IPC to GUI, and force it to be sent
+			m_ipcLogOutputter.write(kINFO, buffer);
-			// which bypasses the ipc logging anti-recursion mechanism.
-			m_ipcLogOutputter.write(kINFO, buffer, true);
 
 			if (m_fileLogOutputter != NULL) {
 				m_fileLogOutputter->write(kINFO, buffer);

src/lib/synergy/DaemonApp.cpp

@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ DaemonApp::mainLoop(bool logToFile)
 		m_ipcServer = new IpcServer(m_events, &multiplexer);
 
 		// send logging to gui via ipc, log system adopts outputter.
-		m_ipcLogOutputter = new IpcLogOutputter(*m_ipcServer);
+		m_ipcLogOutputter = new IpcLogOutputter(*m_ipcServer, true);
 		CLOG->insert(m_ipcLogOutputter);
 		
 #if SYSAPI_WIN32

src/test/mock/ipc/MockIpcServer.h

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	void waitForSend() {
-		ARCH->waitCondVar(m_sendCond, m_sendMutex, -1);
+		ARCH->waitCondVar(m_sendCond, m_sendMutex, 5);
 	}
 
 private:

src/test/unittests/ipc/IpcLogOutputterTests.cpp

@@ -45,76 +45,90 @@ inline const Matcher<const IpcMessage&> IpcLogLineMessageEq(const String& s) {
 	return MatcherCast<const IpcMessage&>(m);
 }
 
-TEST(IpcLogOutputterTests, write_overBufferMaxSize_firstLineTruncated)
+TEST(IpcLogOutputterTests, write_threadingEnabled_bufferIsSent)
-{
-	MockIpcServer mockServer;
-	mockServer.delegateToFake();
-	
-	ON_CALL(mockServer, hasClients(_)).WillByDefault(Return(true));
-
-	EXPECT_CALL(mockServer, hasClients(_)).Times(1);
-	EXPECT_CALL(mockServer, send(IpcLogLineMessageEq("mock 2\nmock 3\n"), _)).Times(1);
-
-	IpcLogOutputter outputter(mockServer);
-	outputter.bufferMaxSize(2);
-
-	// log more lines than the buffer can contain
-	outputter.write(kNOTE, "mock 1");
-	outputter.write(kNOTE, "mock 2");
-	outputter.write(kNOTE, "mock 3");
-	mockServer.waitForSend();
-}
-
-TEST(IpcLogOutputterTests, write_underBufferMaxSize_allLinesAreSent)
-{
-	MockIpcServer mockServer;
-	mockServer.delegateToFake();
-	
-	ON_CALL(mockServer, hasClients(_)).WillByDefault(Return(true));
-
-	EXPECT_CALL(mockServer, hasClients(_)).Times(1);
-	EXPECT_CALL(mockServer, send(IpcLogLineMessageEq("mock 1\nmock 2\n"), _)).Times(1);
-
-	IpcLogOutputter outputter(mockServer);
-	outputter.bufferMaxSize(2);
-
-	// log more lines than the buffer can contain
-	outputter.write(kNOTE, "mock 1");
-	outputter.write(kNOTE, "mock 2");
-	mockServer.waitForSend();
-}
-
-TEST(IpcLogOutputterTests, write_overBufferRateLimit_lastLineTruncated)
 {
 	MockIpcServer mockServer;
 	mockServer.delegateToFake();
 	
 	ON_CALL(mockServer, hasClients(_)).WillByDefault(Return(true));
 
+	EXPECT_CALL(mockServer, hasClients(_)).Times(2);
+	EXPECT_CALL(mockServer, send(IpcLogLineMessageEq("mock 1\n"), _)).Times(1);
+	EXPECT_CALL(mockServer, send(IpcLogLineMessageEq("mock 2\n"), _)).Times(1);
+
+	IpcLogOutputter outputter(mockServer, true);
+	outputter.write(kNOTE, "mock 1");
+	mockServer.waitForSend();
+	outputter.write(kNOTE, "mock 2");
+	mockServer.waitForSend();
+}
+
+TEST(IpcLogOutputterTests, write_overBufferMaxSize_firstLineTruncated)
+{
+	MockIpcServer mockServer;
+	
+	ON_CALL(mockServer, hasClients(_)).WillByDefault(Return(true));
+
+	EXPECT_CALL(mockServer, hasClients(_)).Times(1);
+	EXPECT_CALL(mockServer, send(IpcLogLineMessageEq("mock 2\nmock 3\n"), _)).Times(1);
+
+	IpcLogOutputter outputter(mockServer, false);
+	outputter.bufferMaxSize(2);
+
+	// log more lines than the buffer can contain
+	outputter.write(kNOTE, "mock 1");
+	outputter.write(kNOTE, "mock 2");
+	outputter.write(kNOTE, "mock 3");
+	outputter.sendBuffer();
+}
+
+TEST(IpcLogOutputterTests, write_underBufferMaxSize_allLinesAreSent)
+{
+	MockIpcServer mockServer;
+	
+	ON_CALL(mockServer, hasClients(_)).WillByDefault(Return(true));
+
+	EXPECT_CALL(mockServer, hasClients(_)).Times(1);
+	EXPECT_CALL(mockServer, send(IpcLogLineMessageEq("mock 1\nmock 2\n"), _)).Times(1);
+
+	IpcLogOutputter outputter(mockServer, false);
+	outputter.bufferMaxSize(2);
+
+	// log more lines than the buffer can contain
+	outputter.write(kNOTE, "mock 1");
+	outputter.write(kNOTE, "mock 2");
+	outputter.sendBuffer();
+}
+
+TEST(IpcLogOutputterTests, write_overBufferRateLimit_lastLineTruncated)
+{
+	MockIpcServer mockServer;
+	
+	ON_CALL(mockServer, hasClients(_)).WillByDefault(Return(true));
+
 	EXPECT_CALL(mockServer, hasClients(_)).Times(2);
 	EXPECT_CALL(mockServer, send(IpcLogLineMessageEq("mock 1\n"), _)).Times(1);
 	EXPECT_CALL(mockServer, send(IpcLogLineMessageEq("mock 3\n"), _)).Times(1);
 
-	IpcLogOutputter outputter(mockServer);
+	IpcLogOutputter outputter(mockServer, false);
 	outputter.bufferRateLimit(1, 0.001); // 1ms
 
 	// log 1 more line than the buffer can accept in time limit.
 	outputter.write(kNOTE, "mock 1");
 	outputter.write(kNOTE, "mock 2");
-	mockServer.waitForSend();
+	outputter.sendBuffer();
 	
 	// after waiting the time limit send another to make sure
 	// we can log after the time limit passes.
-	ARCH->sleep(0.002); // 2ms
+	ARCH->sleep(0.01); // 10ms
 	outputter.write(kNOTE, "mock 3");
 	outputter.write(kNOTE, "mock 4");
-	mockServer.waitForSend();
+	outputter.sendBuffer();
 }
 
 TEST(IpcLogOutputterTests, write_underBufferRateLimit_allLinesAreSent)
 {
 	MockIpcServer mockServer;
-	mockServer.delegateToFake();
 	
 	ON_CALL(mockServer, hasClients(_)).WillByDefault(Return(true));
 
@@ -122,19 +136,19 @@ TEST(IpcLogOutputterTests, write_underBufferRateLimit_allLinesAreSent)
 	EXPECT_CALL(mockServer, send(IpcLogLineMessageEq("mock 1\nmock 2\n"), _)).Times(1);
 	EXPECT_CALL(mockServer, send(IpcLogLineMessageEq("mock 3\nmock 4\n"), _)).Times(1);
 
-	IpcLogOutputter outputter(mockServer);
+	IpcLogOutputter outputter(mockServer, false);
 	outputter.bufferRateLimit(4, 1); // 1s (should be plenty of time)
 
 	// log 1 more line than the buffer can accept in time limit.
 	outputter.write(kNOTE, "mock 1");
 	outputter.write(kNOTE, "mock 2");
-	mockServer.waitForSend();
+	outputter.sendBuffer();
 	
 	// after waiting the time limit send another to make sure
 	// we can log after the time limit passes.
 	outputter.write(kNOTE, "mock 3");
 	outputter.write(kNOTE, "mock 4");
-	mockServer.waitForSend();
+	outputter.sendBuffer();
 }
 
 #endif // WINAPI_MSWINDOWS