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1 // Copyright (c) 2011 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
2 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
3 // found in the LICENSE file.
4 
5 // The Watchdog class creates a second thread that can Alarm if a specific
6 // duration of time passes without proper attention.  The duration of time is
7 // specified at construction time.  The Watchdog may be used many times by
8 // simply calling Arm() (to start timing) and Disarm() (to reset the timer).
9 // The Watchdog is typically used under a debugger, where the stack traces on
10 // other threads can be examined if/when the Watchdog alarms.
11 
12 // Some watchdogs will be enabled or disabled via command line switches. To
13 // facilitate such code, an "enabled" argument for the constuctor can be used
14 // to permanently disable the watchdog.  Disabled watchdogs don't even spawn
15 // a second thread, and their methods call (Arm() and Disarm()) return very
16 // quickly.
17 
18 #ifndef BASE_THREADING_WATCHDOG_H_
19 #define BASE_THREADING_WATCHDOG_H_
20 #pragma once
21 
22 #include <string>
23 
24 #include "base/base_api.h"
25 #include "base/synchronization/condition_variable.h"
26 #include "base/synchronization/lock.h"
27 #include "base/threading/platform_thread.h"
28 #include "base/time.h"
29 
30 namespace base {
31 
32 class BASE_API Watchdog {
33  public:
34   // Constructor specifies how long the Watchdog will wait before alarming.
35   Watchdog(const TimeDelta& duration,
36            const std::string& thread_watched_name,
37            bool enabled);
38   virtual ~Watchdog();
39 
40   // Start timing, and alarm when time expires (unless we're disarm()ed.)
41   void Arm();  // Arm  starting now.
42   void ArmSomeTimeDeltaAgo(const TimeDelta& time_delta);
43   void ArmAtStartTime(const TimeTicks start_time);
44 
45   // Reset time, and do not set off the alarm.
46   void Disarm();
47 
48   // Alarm is called if the time expires after an Arm() without someone calling
49   // Disarm().  This method can be overridden to create testable classes.
50   virtual void Alarm();
51 
52   // Reset static data to initial state. Useful for tests, to ensure
53   // they are independent.
54   static void ResetStaticData();
55 
56  private:
57   class ThreadDelegate : public PlatformThread::Delegate {
58    public:
ThreadDelegate(Watchdog * watchdog)59     explicit ThreadDelegate(Watchdog* watchdog) : watchdog_(watchdog) {
60     }
61     virtual void ThreadMain();
62    private:
63     void SetThreadName() const;
64 
65     Watchdog* watchdog_;
66   };
67 
68   enum State {ARMED, DISARMED, SHUTDOWN };
69 
70   bool init_successful_;
71 
72   Lock lock_;  // Mutex for state_.
73   ConditionVariable condition_variable_;
74   State state_;
75   const TimeDelta duration_;  // How long after start_time_ do we alarm?
76   const std::string thread_watched_name_;
77   PlatformThreadHandle handle_;
78   ThreadDelegate delegate_;  // Store it, because it must outlive the thread.
79 
80   TimeTicks start_time_;  // Start of epoch, and alarm after duration_.
81 
82   // When the debugger breaks (when we alarm), all the other alarms that are
83   // armed will expire (also alarm).  To diminish this effect, we track any
84   // delay due to debugger breaks, and we *try* to adjust the effective start
85   // time of other alarms to step past the debugging break.
86   // Without this safety net, any alarm will typically trigger a host of follow
87   // on alarms from callers that specify old times.
88   static Lock static_lock_;  // Lock for access of static data...
89   // When did we last alarm and get stuck (for a while) in a debugger?
90   static TimeTicks last_debugged_alarm_time_;
91   // How long did we sit on a break in the debugger?
92   static TimeDelta last_debugged_alarm_delay_;
93 
94   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Watchdog);
95 };
96 
97 }  // namespace base
98 
99 #endif  // BASE_THREADING_WATCHDOG_H_
100