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pthread_once: g_lock may lead deadlock
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For programs with the dependencies logic in pthread_once callback , using global locks may cause deadlock:

task A
pthread_once()
|
|-> nxrmutex_lock(&g_lock);
 -> init_routine(); // callback to wait task B
                                                  task B
                                                  pthread_once()
                                                  |
                                                   ->nxrmutex_lock(&g_lock); // Deadlock
                                                   ->init_routine(); // hold resource to wake up task A

Signed-off-by: hujun5 <hujun5@xiaomi.com>
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hujun260 committed Sep 23, 2023
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13 changes: 10 additions & 3 deletions include/pthread.h
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/* Used to initialize a pthread_once_t */

#define PTHREAD_ONCE_INIT (false)
#define PTHREAD_ONCE_INIT {false, PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER}

/* This is returned by pthread_barrier_wait. It must not match any errno
* in errno.h
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# define __PTHREAD_BARRIER_T_DEFINED 1
#endif

struct pthread_once_s
{
bool done;
pthread_mutex_t mutex;
};

#ifndef __PTHREAD_ONCE_T_DEFINED
typedef bool pthread_once_t;
typedef struct pthread_once_s pthread_once_t;
# define __PTHREAD_ONCE_T_DEFINED 1
#endif

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#endif /* CONFIG_PTHREAD_SPINLOCKS */

#ifndef __PTHREAD_ONCE_T_DEFINED
typedef bool pthread_once_t;
struct pthread_once_s;
typedef struct pthread_once_s pthread_once_t;
# define __PTHREAD_ONCE_T_DEFINED 1
#endif

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12 changes: 4 additions & 8 deletions libs/libc/pthread/pthread_once.c
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*
****************************************************************************/

static rmutex_t g_lock = NXRMUTEX_INITIALIZER;

int pthread_once(FAR pthread_once_t *once_control,
CODE void (*init_routine)(void))
{
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/* Prohibit pre-emption while we test and set the once_control. */

nxrmutex_lock(&g_lock);
pthread_mutex_lock(&once_control->mutex);

if (!*once_control)
if (!once_control->done)
{
*once_control = true;
once_control->done = true;

/* Call the init_routine with pre-emption enabled. */

init_routine();
nxrmutex_unlock(&g_lock);
return OK;
}

/* The init_routine has already been called.
* Restore pre-emption and return.
*/

nxrmutex_unlock(&g_lock);
pthread_mutex_unlock(&once_control->mutex);
return OK;
}

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