//! An implementation of STAtically allocated Ring Buffers. //! //! This is a simple ring-buffer structure that lives on the stack, //! rather than the heap, so that it can be used in `no-std` //! environments, such as embedded. #![no_std] use core::{ cell::UnsafeCell, cmp, mem::MaybeUninit, ptr, sync::atomic::{self, AtomicUsize, Ordering}, }; /// Underlying buffer capacity. Needs to be hard-coded for now, /// because the size of the structure needs to be known at compile /// time so it can be statically allocated or created on the stack. /// /// This will disappear when const generics appear. pub const CAPACITY: usize = 1024; /// Errors that can be made when interacting with the ring buffer. #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)] pub enum Error { /// The buffer is at capacity and cannot fit any more /// elements. You need to `unshift` at least once to make some /// space. BufferFull, } /// A lock-free concurrent ring buffer that prevents overwriting data /// before it is read. pub struct RingBuffer { head: AtomicUsize, tail: AtomicUsize, // Backing store needs to be UnsafeCell to make sure it's not // stored in read-only data sections. buf: UnsafeCell>, } impl RingBuffer { /// Create a new RingBuffer. pub const fn new() -> Self { Self { head: AtomicUsize::new(0), tail: AtomicUsize::new(0), buf: UnsafeCell::new(MaybeUninit::uninit()), } } /// Splits the ring buffer into a consumer/producer pair /// (`Reader`/`Writer` respectively). These structures can be used /// safely across threads. // Honestly, this should consume `self` or at least be `mut`, but // it needs to be available in const static contexts, which // prevents that. Basically all the rest of the unsafe stuff in // here is a consequence of that. // // No, lazy_static is not an option, because it doesn't work on // architectures where CAS atomics are missing. pub const fn split(&self) -> (Reader, Writer) { let rbr = Reader { rb: &self }; let rbw = Writer { rb: &self }; (rbr, rbw) } } unsafe impl Send for RingBuffer where T: Send {} /// Consumer of `RingBuffer`. pub struct Reader<'a, T> { rb: &'a RingBuffer, } unsafe impl Send for Reader<'_, T> where T: Send {} /// Producer for `Ringbuffer`. pub struct Writer<'a, T> { rb: &'a RingBuffer, } unsafe impl Send for Writer<'_, T> where T: Send {} impl Reader<'_, T> { /// The number of elements currently available for reading. /// /// NB: Because the `Writer` half of the ring buffer may be adding /// elements in another thread, the value read from `len` is a /// *minimum* of what may actually be available by the time the /// reading takes place. pub fn len(&self) -> usize { let h = self.rb.head.load(Ordering::Relaxed); let t = self.rb.tail.load(Ordering::Relaxed); atomic::fence(Ordering::Acquire); (t + CAPACITY - h) % CAPACITY } /// Whether or not the ring buffer is empty. pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool { self.len() == 0 } /// Returns the value at the start of the buffer and advances the /// start of the buffer to the next element. /// /// If nothing is available in the buffer, returns `None` pub fn shift(&mut self) -> Option { let h = self.rb.head.load(Ordering::Relaxed); let t = self.rb.tail.load(Ordering::Relaxed); if h == t { None } else { atomic::fence(Ordering::Acquire); let nh = (h + 1) % CAPACITY; let rc = unsafe { let buf: &MaybeUninit<[T; CAPACITY]> = &*self.rb.buf.get(); Some(Self::load_val_at(h, buf)) }; atomic::fence(Ordering::Release); self.rb.head.store(nh, Ordering::Relaxed); rc } } /// Shift all available data into `buf` up to the size of `buf`. /// /// Returns the number of items written into `buf`. pub fn shift_into(&mut self, buf: &mut [T]) -> usize { let mut h = self.rb.head.load(Ordering::Relaxed); let t = self.rb.tail.load(Ordering::Relaxed); atomic::fence(Ordering::Acquire); let mylen = (t + CAPACITY - h) % CAPACITY; let buflen = buf.len(); let len = cmp::min(mylen, buflen); unsafe { let rbuf: &MaybeUninit<[T; CAPACITY]> = &*self.rb.buf.get(); for i in 0..len { *buf.get_unchecked_mut(i) = Self::load_val_at(h, rbuf); h = (h + 1) % CAPACITY; } } atomic::fence(Ordering::Release); self.rb.head.store(h, Ordering::Relaxed); len } #[inline(always)] unsafe fn load_val_at(i: usize, buf: &MaybeUninit<[T; CAPACITY]>) -> T { let b: &[T; CAPACITY] = &*buf.as_ptr(); ptr::read(b.get_unchecked(i)) } } impl Iterator for Reader<'_, T> { type Item = T; fn next(&mut self) -> Option { self.shift() } } impl Writer<'_, T> { /// Put `v` at the end of the buffer. /// /// Returns `BufferFull` if appending `v` would overlap with the /// start of the buffer. pub fn unshift(&mut self, v: T) -> Result<(), Error> { let h = self.rb.head.load(Ordering::Relaxed); let t = self.rb.tail.load(Ordering::Relaxed); let nt = (t + 1) % CAPACITY; // We can't allow overwrites of the head position, because it // would then be possible to write to the same memory location // that is being read. If reading a value of `T` takes more // than one memory read, then reading from the head would // produce garbage in this scenario. if nt == h { // FIXME: this comparison is wrong in the trivial // 1-element buffer case which would never allow an // `unshift`. In larger buffers it wastes a buffer slot. Err(Error::BufferFull) } else { atomic::fence(Ordering::Acquire); unsafe { let buf = &mut *self.rb.buf.get(); Self::store_val_at(t, buf, v); } atomic::fence(Ordering::Release); self.rb.tail.store(nt, Ordering::Relaxed); Ok(()) } } #[inline(always)] unsafe fn store_val_at(i: usize, buf: &mut MaybeUninit<[T; CAPACITY]>, val: T) { let b: &mut [T; CAPACITY] = &mut *buf.as_mut_ptr(); ptr::write(b.get_unchecked_mut(i), val); } } // TODO: this needs to be `Copy` because we're pulling data from a // slice, and we can't just take stuff out of an index without // replacing it, and there's no good value for that. impl Writer<'_, T> where T: Copy, { /// Copy as much of `buf` into the ring buffer as possible. /// /// Returns the number of items copied. pub fn unshift_from(&mut self, buf: &[T]) -> usize { let h = self.rb.head.load(Ordering::Relaxed); let mut t = self.rb.tail.load(Ordering::Relaxed); atomic::fence(Ordering::Acquire); let mylen = (t + CAPACITY - h) % CAPACITY; let buflen = buf.len(); let len = cmp::min(CAPACITY - mylen - 1, buflen); unsafe { let rbuf = &mut *self.rb.buf.get(); for i in 0..len { Self::store_val_at(t, rbuf, *buf.get_unchecked(i)); t = (t + 1) % CAPACITY; } } atomic::fence(Ordering::Release); self.rb.tail.store(t, Ordering::Relaxed); len } } #[cfg(test)] mod test { use super::*; #[test] fn detects_empty() { let rb = RingBuffer::::new(); let (mut rbr, mut rbw) = rb.split(); assert!(rbr.is_empty()); rbw.unshift(true).ok(); assert!(!rbr.is_empty()); rbr.shift(); assert!(rbr.is_empty()); } #[test] fn len_matches() { let rb = RingBuffer::::new(); let (mut rbr, mut rbw) = rb.split(); // Count length up. for i in 0..CAPACITY - 1 { assert_eq!(rbr.len(), i); assert_eq!(rbw.unshift(true), Ok(())); } // ...and back down again. for i in 0..CAPACITY - 1 { assert_eq!(rbr.len(), CAPACITY - 1 - i); rbr.shift(); } // Final check for empty. assert_eq!(rbr.len(), 0); } #[test] fn can_wrap() { let rb = RingBuffer::::new(); let (mut rbr, mut rbw) = rb.split(); // Make sure we can store n-1 elements. for i in 0..CAPACITY - 1 { assert_eq!(rbw.unshift(i), Ok(())) } // ...and that we can load them back again. for i in 0..CAPACITY - 1 { assert_eq!(rbr.shift(), Some(i)) } } #[test] fn cannot_overwrite() { let rb = RingBuffer::::new(); let (mut rbr, mut rbw) = rb.split(); for i in 0..CAPACITY - 1 { assert_eq!(rbw.unshift(i), Ok(())); } assert_eq!(rbw.unshift(0xffff), Err(Error::BufferFull)); // We can drop an element to allow a slot to write to again. rbr.shift(); assert_eq!(rbw.unshift(0xffff), Ok(())); } #[test] fn can_iter() { let rb = RingBuffer::::new(); let (rbr, mut rbw) = rb.split(); for i in 0..CAPACITY - 1 { assert_eq!(rbw.unshift(i), Ok(())); } let mut i = 0; for e in rbr { assert_eq!(e, i); i += 1; } } #[test] fn shift_into_smaller() { let rb = RingBuffer::::new(); let (mut rbr, mut rbw) = rb.split(); for i in 0..CAPACITY - 1 { assert_eq!(rbw.unshift(i), Ok(())); } let mut buf: [usize; CAPACITY / 2] = [0; CAPACITY / 2]; assert_eq!(rbr.shift_into(&mut buf), CAPACITY / 2, "return len wrong"); for i in 0..CAPACITY / 2 { assert_eq!(buf[i], i, "slot {} wrong", i) } assert!(!rbr.shift().is_none()); } #[test] fn shift_into_bigger() { let rb = RingBuffer::::new(); let (mut rbr, mut rbw) = rb.split(); for i in 0..CAPACITY - 1 { assert_eq!(rbw.unshift(i), Ok(())); } let mut buf: [usize; CAPACITY * 2] = [0; CAPACITY * 2]; assert_eq!(rbr.shift_into(&mut buf), CAPACITY - 1, "return len wrong"); for i in 0..CAPACITY - 1 { assert_eq!(buf[i], i, "first half") } for i in CAPACITY - 1..CAPACITY * 2 { assert_eq!(buf[i], 0, "second half") } assert!(rbr.shift().is_none()); } #[test] fn unshift_from_smaller() { let rb = RingBuffer::::new(); let (mut rbr, mut rbw) = rb.split(); let buf: [usize; CAPACITY / 2] = [0xdead; CAPACITY / 2]; assert_eq!(rbw.unshift_from(&buf), CAPACITY / 2); for i in 0..CAPACITY / 2 { assert_eq!(rbr.shift(), Some(0xdead), "wrong value at index {}", i); } assert!(rbr.shift().is_none()); } #[test] fn unshift_from_bigger() { let rb = RingBuffer::::new(); let (mut rbr, mut rbw) = rb.split(); let buf: [usize; CAPACITY * 2] = [0xdead; CAPACITY * 2]; assert_eq!(rbw.unshift_from(&buf), CAPACITY - 1); assert_eq!(rbw.unshift(0xbeef), Err(Error::BufferFull)); for i in 0..CAPACITY - 1 { assert_eq!(rbr.shift(), Some(0xdead), "wrong value at index {}", i); } assert!(rbr.shift().is_none()); } #[test] fn ownership_passes_through() { static mut DROPPED: bool = false; struct DropTest {} impl DropTest { fn i_own_it_now(self) {} } impl Drop for DropTest { fn drop(&mut self) { unsafe { DROPPED = true }; } } let rb = RingBuffer::::new(); let (mut rbr, mut rbw) = rb.split(); // Create a closure to take ownership of a `DropTest` so we // can make sure it's not dropped when the closure is over. let mut cl = |dt| { rbw.unshift(dt).expect("couldn't store item"); }; cl(DropTest {}); assert_eq!(unsafe { DROPPED }, false); // Still, nothing should be dropped, since we now own the // value. let dt = rbr.shift().expect("buffer was empty"); assert_eq!(unsafe { DROPPED }, false); // And, finally, by giving ownership away, it'll get dropped. dt.i_own_it_now(); assert_eq!(unsafe { DROPPED }, true); } }