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36 package java.util.concurrent;
38 import java.util.concurrent.locks.*;
39 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.*;
42 * A counting semaphore. Conceptually, a semaphore maintains a set of
43 * permits. Each {@link #acquire} blocks if necessary until a permit is
44 * available, and then takes it. Each {@link #release} adds a permit,
45 * potentially releasing a blocking acquirer.
46 * However, no actual permit objects are used; the {@code Semaphore} just
47 * keeps a count of the number available and acts accordingly.
49 * <p>Semaphores are often used to restrict the number of threads than can
50 * access some (physical or logical) resource. For example, here is
51 * a class that uses a semaphore to control access to a pool of items:
54 * private static final int MAX_AVAILABLE = 100;
55 * private final Semaphore available = new Semaphore(MAX_AVAILABLE, true);
57 * public Object getItem() throws InterruptedException {
58 * available.acquire();
59 * return getNextAvailableItem();
62 * public void putItem(Object x) {
63 * if (markAsUnused(x))
64 * available.release();
67 * // Not a particularly efficient data structure; just for demo
69 * protected Object[] items = ... whatever kinds of items being managed
70 * protected boolean[] used = new boolean[MAX_AVAILABLE];
72 * protected synchronized Object getNextAvailableItem() {
73 * for (int i = 0; i < MAX_AVAILABLE; ++i) {
79 * return null; // not reached
82 * protected synchronized boolean markAsUnused(Object item) {
83 * for (int i = 0; i < MAX_AVAILABLE; ++i) {
84 * if (item == items[i]) {
98 * <p>Before obtaining an item each thread must acquire a permit from
99 * the semaphore, guaranteeing that an item is available for use. When
100 * the thread has finished with the item it is returned back to the
101 * pool and a permit is returned to the semaphore, allowing another
102 * thread to acquire that item. Note that no synchronization lock is
103 * held when {@link #acquire} is called as that would prevent an item
104 * from being returned to the pool. The semaphore encapsulates the
105 * synchronization needed to restrict access to the pool, separately
106 * from any synchronization needed to maintain the consistency of the
109 * <p>A semaphore initialized to one, and which is used such that it
110 * only has at most one permit available, can serve as a mutual
111 * exclusion lock. This is more commonly known as a <em>binary
112 * semaphore</em>, because it only has two states: one permit
113 * available, or zero permits available. When used in this way, the
114 * binary semaphore has the property (unlike many {@link Lock}
115 * implementations), that the "lock" can be released by a
116 * thread other than the owner (as semaphores have no notion of
117 * ownership). This can be useful in some specialized contexts, such
118 * as deadlock recovery.
120 * <p> The constructor for this class optionally accepts a
121 * <em>fairness</em> parameter. When set false, this class makes no
122 * guarantees about the order in which threads acquire permits. In
123 * particular, <em>barging</em> is permitted, that is, a thread
124 * invoking {@link #acquire} can be allocated a permit ahead of a
125 * thread that has been waiting - logically the new thread places itself at
126 * the head of the queue of waiting threads. When fairness is set true, the
127 * semaphore guarantees that threads invoking any of the {@link
128 * #acquire() acquire} methods are selected to obtain permits in the order in
129 * which their invocation of those methods was processed
130 * (first-in-first-out; FIFO). Note that FIFO ordering necessarily
131 * applies to specific internal points of execution within these
132 * methods. So, it is possible for one thread to invoke
133 * {@code acquire} before another, but reach the ordering point after
134 * the other, and similarly upon return from the method.
135 * Also note that the untimed {@link #tryAcquire() tryAcquire} methods do not
136 * honor the fairness setting, but will take any permits that are
139 * <p>Generally, semaphores used to control resource access should be
140 * initialized as fair, to ensure that no thread is starved out from
141 * accessing a resource. When using semaphores for other kinds of
142 * synchronization control, the throughput advantages of non-fair
143 * ordering often outweigh fairness considerations.
145 * <p>This class also provides convenience methods to {@link
146 * #acquire(int) acquire} and {@link #release(int) release} multiple
147 * permits at a time. Beware of the increased risk of indefinite
148 * postponement when these methods are used without fairness set true.
150 * <p>Memory consistency effects: Actions in a thread prior to calling
151 * a "release" method such as {@code release()}
152 * <a href="package-summary.html#MemoryVisibility"><i>happen-before</i></a>
153 * actions following a successful "acquire" method such as {@code acquire()}
161 public class Semaphore implements java.io.Serializable {
162 private static final long serialVersionUID = -3222578661600680210L;
163 /** All mechanics via AbstractQueuedSynchronizer subclass */
164 private final Sync sync;
167 * Synchronization implementation for semaphore. Uses AQS state
168 * to represent permits. Subclassed into fair and nonfair
171 abstract static class Sync extends AbstractQueuedSynchronizer {
172 private static final long serialVersionUID = 1192457210091910933L;
178 final int getPermits() {
182 final int nonfairTryAcquireShared(int acquires) {
184 int available = getState();
185 int remaining = available - acquires;
187 compareAndSetState(available, remaining))
192 protected final boolean tryReleaseShared(int releases) {
194 int current = getState();
195 int next = current + releases;
196 if (next < current) // overflow
197 throw new Error("Maximum permit count exceeded");
198 if (compareAndSetState(current, next))
203 final void reducePermits(int reductions) {
205 int current = getState();
206 int next = current - reductions;
207 if (next > current) // underflow
208 throw new Error("Permit count underflow");
209 if (compareAndSetState(current, next))
214 final int drainPermits() {
216 int current = getState();
217 if (current == 0 || compareAndSetState(current, 0))
226 static final class NonfairSync extends Sync {
227 private static final long serialVersionUID = -2694183684443567898L;
229 NonfairSync(int permits) {
233 protected int tryAcquireShared(int acquires) {
234 return nonfairTryAcquireShared(acquires);
241 static final class FairSync extends Sync {
242 private static final long serialVersionUID = 2014338818796000944L;
244 FairSync(int permits) {
248 protected int tryAcquireShared(int acquires) {
250 if (hasQueuedPredecessors())
252 int available = getState();
253 int remaining = available - acquires;
255 compareAndSetState(available, remaining))
262 * Creates a {@code Semaphore} with the given number of
263 * permits and nonfair fairness setting.
265 * @param permits the initial number of permits available.
266 * This value may be negative, in which case releases
267 * must occur before any acquires will be granted.
269 public Semaphore(int permits) {
270 sync = new NonfairSync(permits);
274 * Creates a {@code Semaphore} with the given number of
275 * permits and the given fairness setting.
277 * @param permits the initial number of permits available.
278 * This value may be negative, in which case releases
279 * must occur before any acquires will be granted.
280 * @param fair {@code true} if this semaphore will guarantee
281 * first-in first-out granting of permits under contention,
284 public Semaphore(int permits, boolean fair) {
285 sync = fair ? new FairSync(permits) : new NonfairSync(permits);
289 * Acquires a permit from this semaphore, blocking until one is
290 * available, or the thread is {@linkplain Thread#interrupt interrupted}.
292 * <p>Acquires a permit, if one is available and returns immediately,
293 * reducing the number of available permits by one.
295 * <p>If no permit is available then the current thread becomes
296 * disabled for thread scheduling purposes and lies dormant until
297 * one of two things happens:
299 * <li>Some other thread invokes the {@link #release} method for this
300 * semaphore and the current thread is next to be assigned a permit; or
301 * <li>Some other thread {@linkplain Thread#interrupt interrupts}
302 * the current thread.
305 * <p>If the current thread:
307 * <li>has its interrupted status set on entry to this method; or
308 * <li>is {@linkplain Thread#interrupt interrupted} while waiting
311 * then {@link InterruptedException} is thrown and the current thread's
312 * interrupted status is cleared.
314 * @throws InterruptedException if the current thread is interrupted
316 public void acquire() throws InterruptedException {
317 sync.acquireSharedInterruptibly(1);
321 * Acquires a permit from this semaphore, blocking until one is
324 * <p>Acquires a permit, if one is available and returns immediately,
325 * reducing the number of available permits by one.
327 * <p>If no permit is available then the current thread becomes
328 * disabled for thread scheduling purposes and lies dormant until
329 * some other thread invokes the {@link #release} method for this
330 * semaphore and the current thread is next to be assigned a permit.
332 * <p>If the current thread is {@linkplain Thread#interrupt interrupted}
333 * while waiting for a permit then it will continue to wait, but the
334 * time at which the thread is assigned a permit may change compared to
335 * the time it would have received the permit had no interruption
336 * occurred. When the thread does return from this method its interrupt
337 * status will be set.
339 public void acquireUninterruptibly() {
340 sync.acquireShared(1);
344 * Acquires a permit from this semaphore, only if one is available at the
345 * time of invocation.
347 * <p>Acquires a permit, if one is available and returns immediately,
348 * with the value {@code true},
349 * reducing the number of available permits by one.
351 * <p>If no permit is available then this method will return
352 * immediately with the value {@code false}.
354 * <p>Even when this semaphore has been set to use a
355 * fair ordering policy, a call to {@code tryAcquire()} <em>will</em>
356 * immediately acquire a permit if one is available, whether or not
357 * other threads are currently waiting.
358 * This "barging" behavior can be useful in certain
359 * circumstances, even though it breaks fairness. If you want to honor
360 * the fairness setting, then use
361 * {@link #tryAcquire(long, TimeUnit) tryAcquire(0, TimeUnit.SECONDS) }
362 * which is almost equivalent (it also detects interruption).
364 * @return {@code true} if a permit was acquired and {@code false}
367 public boolean tryAcquire() {
368 return sync.nonfairTryAcquireShared(1) >= 0;
372 * Acquires a permit from this semaphore, if one becomes available
373 * within the given waiting time and the current thread has not
374 * been {@linkplain Thread#interrupt interrupted}.
376 * <p>Acquires a permit, if one is available and returns immediately,
377 * with the value {@code true},
378 * reducing the number of available permits by one.
380 * <p>If no permit is available then the current thread becomes
381 * disabled for thread scheduling purposes and lies dormant until
382 * one of three things happens:
384 * <li>Some other thread invokes the {@link #release} method for this
385 * semaphore and the current thread is next to be assigned a permit; or
386 * <li>Some other thread {@linkplain Thread#interrupt interrupts}
387 * the current thread; or
388 * <li>The specified waiting time elapses.
391 * <p>If a permit is acquired then the value {@code true} is returned.
393 * <p>If the current thread:
395 * <li>has its interrupted status set on entry to this method; or
396 * <li>is {@linkplain Thread#interrupt interrupted} while waiting
397 * to acquire a permit,
399 * then {@link InterruptedException} is thrown and the current thread's
400 * interrupted status is cleared.
402 * <p>If the specified waiting time elapses then the value {@code false}
403 * is returned. If the time is less than or equal to zero, the method
404 * will not wait at all.
406 * @param timeout the maximum time to wait for a permit
407 * @param unit the time unit of the {@code timeout} argument
408 * @return {@code true} if a permit was acquired and {@code false}
409 * if the waiting time elapsed before a permit was acquired
410 * @throws InterruptedException if the current thread is interrupted
412 public boolean tryAcquire(long timeout, TimeUnit unit)
413 throws InterruptedException {
414 return sync.tryAcquireSharedNanos(1, unit.toNanos(timeout));
418 * Releases a permit, returning it to the semaphore.
420 * <p>Releases a permit, increasing the number of available permits by
421 * one. If any threads are trying to acquire a permit, then one is
422 * selected and given the permit that was just released. That thread
423 * is (re)enabled for thread scheduling purposes.
425 * <p>There is no requirement that a thread that releases a permit must
426 * have acquired that permit by calling {@link #acquire}.
427 * Correct usage of a semaphore is established by programming convention
428 * in the application.
430 public void release() {
431 sync.releaseShared(1);
435 * Acquires the given number of permits from this semaphore,
436 * blocking until all are available,
437 * or the thread is {@linkplain Thread#interrupt interrupted}.
439 * <p>Acquires the given number of permits, if they are available,
440 * and returns immediately, reducing the number of available permits
441 * by the given amount.
443 * <p>If insufficient permits are available then the current thread becomes
444 * disabled for thread scheduling purposes and lies dormant until
445 * one of two things happens:
447 * <li>Some other thread invokes one of the {@link #release() release}
448 * methods for this semaphore, the current thread is next to be assigned
449 * permits and the number of available permits satisfies this request; or
450 * <li>Some other thread {@linkplain Thread#interrupt interrupts}
451 * the current thread.
454 * <p>If the current thread:
456 * <li>has its interrupted status set on entry to this method; or
457 * <li>is {@linkplain Thread#interrupt interrupted} while waiting
460 * then {@link InterruptedException} is thrown and the current thread's
461 * interrupted status is cleared.
462 * Any permits that were to be assigned to this thread are instead
463 * assigned to other threads trying to acquire permits, as if
464 * permits had been made available by a call to {@link #release()}.
466 * @param permits the number of permits to acquire
467 * @throws InterruptedException if the current thread is interrupted
468 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code permits} is negative
470 public void acquire(int permits) throws InterruptedException {
471 if (permits < 0) throw new IllegalArgumentException();
472 sync.acquireSharedInterruptibly(permits);
476 * Acquires the given number of permits from this semaphore,
477 * blocking until all are available.
479 * <p>Acquires the given number of permits, if they are available,
480 * and returns immediately, reducing the number of available permits
481 * by the given amount.
483 * <p>If insufficient permits are available then the current thread becomes
484 * disabled for thread scheduling purposes and lies dormant until
485 * some other thread invokes one of the {@link #release() release}
486 * methods for this semaphore, the current thread is next to be assigned
487 * permits and the number of available permits satisfies this request.
489 * <p>If the current thread is {@linkplain Thread#interrupt interrupted}
490 * while waiting for permits then it will continue to wait and its
491 * position in the queue is not affected. When the thread does return
492 * from this method its interrupt status will be set.
494 * @param permits the number of permits to acquire
495 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code permits} is negative
498 public void acquireUninterruptibly(int permits) {
499 if (permits < 0) throw new IllegalArgumentException();
500 sync.acquireShared(permits);
504 * Acquires the given number of permits from this semaphore, only
505 * if all are available at the time of invocation.
507 * <p>Acquires the given number of permits, if they are available, and
508 * returns immediately, with the value {@code true},
509 * reducing the number of available permits by the given amount.
511 * <p>If insufficient permits are available then this method will return
512 * immediately with the value {@code false} and the number of available
513 * permits is unchanged.
515 * <p>Even when this semaphore has been set to use a fair ordering
516 * policy, a call to {@code tryAcquire} <em>will</em>
517 * immediately acquire a permit if one is available, whether or
518 * not other threads are currently waiting. This
519 * "barging" behavior can be useful in certain
520 * circumstances, even though it breaks fairness. If you want to
521 * honor the fairness setting, then use {@link #tryAcquire(int,
522 * long, TimeUnit) tryAcquire(permits, 0, TimeUnit.SECONDS) }
523 * which is almost equivalent (it also detects interruption).
525 * @param permits the number of permits to acquire
526 * @return {@code true} if the permits were acquired and
527 * {@code false} otherwise
528 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code permits} is negative
530 public boolean tryAcquire(int permits) {
531 if (permits < 0) throw new IllegalArgumentException();
532 return sync.nonfairTryAcquireShared(permits) >= 0;
536 * Acquires the given number of permits from this semaphore, if all
537 * become available within the given waiting time and the current
538 * thread has not been {@linkplain Thread#interrupt interrupted}.
540 * <p>Acquires the given number of permits, if they are available and
541 * returns immediately, with the value {@code true},
542 * reducing the number of available permits by the given amount.
544 * <p>If insufficient permits are available then
545 * the current thread becomes disabled for thread scheduling
546 * purposes and lies dormant until one of three things happens:
548 * <li>Some other thread invokes one of the {@link #release() release}
549 * methods for this semaphore, the current thread is next to be assigned
550 * permits and the number of available permits satisfies this request; or
551 * <li>Some other thread {@linkplain Thread#interrupt interrupts}
552 * the current thread; or
553 * <li>The specified waiting time elapses.
556 * <p>If the permits are acquired then the value {@code true} is returned.
558 * <p>If the current thread:
560 * <li>has its interrupted status set on entry to this method; or
561 * <li>is {@linkplain Thread#interrupt interrupted} while waiting
562 * to acquire the permits,
564 * then {@link InterruptedException} is thrown and the current thread's
565 * interrupted status is cleared.
566 * Any permits that were to be assigned to this thread, are instead
567 * assigned to other threads trying to acquire permits, as if
568 * the permits had been made available by a call to {@link #release()}.
570 * <p>If the specified waiting time elapses then the value {@code false}
571 * is returned. If the time is less than or equal to zero, the method
572 * will not wait at all. Any permits that were to be assigned to this
573 * thread, are instead assigned to other threads trying to acquire
574 * permits, as if the permits had been made available by a call to
575 * {@link #release()}.
577 * @param permits the number of permits to acquire
578 * @param timeout the maximum time to wait for the permits
579 * @param unit the time unit of the {@code timeout} argument
580 * @return {@code true} if all permits were acquired and {@code false}
581 * if the waiting time elapsed before all permits were acquired
582 * @throws InterruptedException if the current thread is interrupted
583 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code permits} is negative
585 public boolean tryAcquire(int permits, long timeout, TimeUnit unit)
586 throws InterruptedException {
587 if (permits < 0) throw new IllegalArgumentException();
588 return sync.tryAcquireSharedNanos(permits, unit.toNanos(timeout));
592 * Releases the given number of permits, returning them to the semaphore.
594 * <p>Releases the given number of permits, increasing the number of
595 * available permits by that amount.
596 * If any threads are trying to acquire permits, then one
597 * is selected and given the permits that were just released.
598 * If the number of available permits satisfies that thread's request
599 * then that thread is (re)enabled for thread scheduling purposes;
600 * otherwise the thread will wait until sufficient permits are available.
601 * If there are still permits available
602 * after this thread's request has been satisfied, then those permits
603 * are assigned in turn to other threads trying to acquire permits.
605 * <p>There is no requirement that a thread that releases a permit must
606 * have acquired that permit by calling {@link Semaphore#acquire acquire}.
607 * Correct usage of a semaphore is established by programming convention
608 * in the application.
610 * @param permits the number of permits to release
611 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code permits} is negative
613 public void release(int permits) {
614 if (permits < 0) throw new IllegalArgumentException();
615 sync.releaseShared(permits);
619 * Returns the current number of permits available in this semaphore.
621 * <p>This method is typically used for debugging and testing purposes.
623 * @return the number of permits available in this semaphore
625 public int availablePermits() {
626 return sync.getPermits();
630 * Acquires and returns all permits that are immediately available.
632 * @return the number of permits acquired
634 public int drainPermits() {
635 return sync.drainPermits();
639 * Shrinks the number of available permits by the indicated
640 * reduction. This method can be useful in subclasses that use
641 * semaphores to track resources that become unavailable. This
642 * method differs from {@code acquire} in that it does not block
643 * waiting for permits to become available.
645 * @param reduction the number of permits to remove
646 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code reduction} is negative
648 protected void reducePermits(int reduction) {
649 if (reduction < 0) throw new IllegalArgumentException();
650 sync.reducePermits(reduction);
654 * Returns {@code true} if this semaphore has fairness set true.
656 * @return {@code true} if this semaphore has fairness set true
658 public boolean isFair() {
659 return sync instanceof FairSync;
663 * Queries whether any threads are waiting to acquire. Note that
664 * because cancellations may occur at any time, a {@code true}
665 * return does not guarantee that any other thread will ever
666 * acquire. This method is designed primarily for use in
667 * monitoring of the system state.
669 * @return {@code true} if there may be other threads waiting to
672 public final boolean hasQueuedThreads() {
673 return sync.hasQueuedThreads();
677 * Returns an estimate of the number of threads waiting to acquire.
678 * The value is only an estimate because the number of threads may
679 * change dynamically while this method traverses internal data
680 * structures. This method is designed for use in monitoring of the
681 * system state, not for synchronization control.
683 * @return the estimated number of threads waiting for this lock
685 public final int getQueueLength() {
686 return sync.getQueueLength();
690 * Returns a collection containing threads that may be waiting to acquire.
691 * Because the actual set of threads may change dynamically while
692 * constructing this result, the returned collection is only a best-effort
693 * estimate. The elements of the returned collection are in no particular
694 * order. This method is designed to facilitate construction of
695 * subclasses that provide more extensive monitoring facilities.
697 * @return the collection of threads
699 protected Collection<Thread> getQueuedThreads() {
700 return sync.getQueuedThreads();
704 * Returns a string identifying this semaphore, as well as its state.
705 * The state, in brackets, includes the String {@code "Permits ="}
706 * followed by the number of permits.
708 * @return a string identifying this semaphore, as well as its state
710 public String toString() {
711 return super.toString() + "[Permits = " + sync.getPermits() + "]";