[rust.git] / src / libextra / arc.rs

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/*!
 * Concurrency-enabled mechanisms for sharing mutable and/or immutable state
 * between tasks.
 *
 * # Example
 *
 * In this example, a large vector of floats is shared between several tasks.
 * With simple pipes, without Arc, a copy would have to be made for each task.
 *
 * ~~~ {.rust}
 * extern mod std;
 * use extra::arc;
 * let numbers=vec::from_fn(100, |ind| (ind as float)*rand::random());
 * let shared_numbers=arc::Arc::new(numbers);
 *
 *   do 10.times {
 *       let (port, chan)  = stream();
 *       chan.send(shared_numbers.clone());
 *
 *       do spawn {
 *           let shared_numbers=port.recv();
 *           let local_numbers=shared_numbers.get();
 *
 *           // Work with the local numbers
 *       }
 *   }
 * ~~~
 */

#[allow(missing_doc)];


use sync;
use sync::{Mutex, RWLock};

use std::cast;
use std::unstable::sync::UnsafeArc;
use std::task;
use std::borrow;

/// As sync::condvar, a mechanism for unlock-and-descheduling and signaling.
pub struct Condvar<'self> {
    priv is_mutex: bool,
    priv failed: &'self mut bool,
    priv cond: &'self sync::Condvar<'self>
}

impl<'self> Condvar<'self> {
    /// Atomically exit the associated Arc and block until a signal is sent.
    #[inline]
    pub fn wait(&self) { self.wait_on(0) }

    /**
     * Atomically exit the associated Arc and block on a specified condvar
     * until a signal is sent on that same condvar (as sync::cond.wait_on).
     *
     * wait() is equivalent to wait_on(0).
     */
    #[inline]
    pub fn wait_on(&self, condvar_id: uint) {
        assert!(!*self.failed);
        self.cond.wait_on(condvar_id);
        // This is why we need to wrap sync::condvar.
        check_poison(self.is_mutex, *self.failed);
    }

    /// Wake up a blocked task. Returns false if there was no blocked task.
    #[inline]
    pub fn signal(&self) -> bool { self.signal_on(0) }

    /**
     * Wake up a blocked task on a specified condvar (as
     * sync::cond.signal_on). Returns false if there was no blocked task.
     */
    #[inline]
    pub fn signal_on(&self, condvar_id: uint) -> bool {
        assert!(!*self.failed);
        self.cond.signal_on(condvar_id)
    }

    /// Wake up all blocked tasks. Returns the number of tasks woken.
    #[inline]
    pub fn broadcast(&self) -> uint { self.broadcast_on(0) }

    /**
     * Wake up all blocked tasks on a specified condvar (as
     * sync::cond.broadcast_on). Returns the number of tasks woken.
     */
    #[inline]
    pub fn broadcast_on(&self, condvar_id: uint) -> uint {
        assert!(!*self.failed);
        self.cond.broadcast_on(condvar_id)
    }
}

/****************************************************************************
 * Immutable Arc
 ****************************************************************************/

/// An atomically reference counted wrapper for shared immutable state.
pub struct Arc<T> { priv x: UnsafeArc<T> }


/**
 * Access the underlying data in an atomically reference counted
 * wrapper.
 */
impl<T:Freeze+Send> Arc<T> {
    /// Create an atomically reference counted wrapper.
    pub fn new(data: T) -> Arc<T> {
        Arc { x: UnsafeArc::new(data) }
    }

    pub fn get<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a T {
        unsafe { &*self.x.get_immut() }
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve the data back out of the Arc. This function blocks until the
     * reference given to it is the last existing one, and then unwrap the data
     * instead of destroying it.
     *
     * If multiple tasks call unwrap, all but the first will fail. Do not call
     * unwrap from a task that holds another reference to the same Arc; it is
     * guaranteed to deadlock.
     */
    pub fn unwrap(self) -> T {
        let Arc { x: x } = self;
        x.unwrap()
    }
}

impl<T:Freeze + Send> Clone for Arc<T> {
    /**
    * Duplicate an atomically reference counted wrapper.
    *
    * The resulting two `arc` objects will point to the same underlying data
    * object. However, one of the `arc` objects can be sent to another task,
    * allowing them to share the underlying data.
    */
    fn clone(&self) -> Arc<T> {
        Arc { x: self.x.clone() }
    }
}

/****************************************************************************
 * Mutex protected Arc (unsafe)
 ****************************************************************************/

#[doc(hidden)]
struct MutexArcInner<T> { priv lock: Mutex, priv failed: bool, priv data: T }

/// An Arc with mutable data protected by a blocking mutex.
#[no_freeze]
struct MutexArc<T> { priv x: UnsafeArc<MutexArcInner<T>> }


impl<T:Send> Clone for MutexArc<T> {
    /// Duplicate a mutex-protected Arc. See arc::clone for more details.
    fn clone(&self) -> MutexArc<T> {
        // NB: Cloning the underlying mutex is not necessary. Its reference
        // count would be exactly the same as the shared state's.
        MutexArc { x: self.x.clone() }
    }
}

impl<T:Send> MutexArc<T> {
    /// Create a mutex-protected Arc with the supplied data.
    pub fn new(user_data: T) -> MutexArc<T> {
        MutexArc::new_with_condvars(user_data, 1)
    }

    /**
     * Create a mutex-protected Arc with the supplied data and a specified number
     * of condvars (as sync::Mutex::new_with_condvars).
     */
    pub fn new_with_condvars(user_data: T, num_condvars: uint) -> MutexArc<T> {
        let data = MutexArcInner {
            lock: Mutex::new_with_condvars(num_condvars),
            failed: false, data: user_data
        };
        MutexArc { x: UnsafeArc::new(data) }
    }

    /**
     * Access the underlying mutable data with mutual exclusion from other
     * tasks. The argument closure will be run with the mutex locked; all
     * other tasks wishing to access the data will block until the closure
     * finishes running.
     *
     * The reason this function is 'unsafe' is because it is possible to
     * construct a circular reference among multiple Arcs by mutating the
     * underlying data. This creates potential for deadlock, but worse, this
     * will guarantee a memory leak of all involved Arcs. Using MutexArcs
     * inside of other Arcs is safe in absence of circular references.
     *
     * If you wish to nest MutexArcs, one strategy for ensuring safety at
     * runtime is to add a "nesting level counter" inside the stored data, and
     * when traversing the arcs, assert that they monotonically decrease.
     *
     * # Failure
     *
     * Failing while inside the Arc will unlock the Arc while unwinding, so
     * that other tasks won't block forever. It will also poison the Arc:
     * any tasks that subsequently try to access it (including those already
     * blocked on the mutex) will also fail immediately.
     */
    #[inline]
    pub unsafe fn unsafe_access<U>(&self, blk: &fn(x: &mut T) -> U) -> U {
        let state = self.x.get();
        // Borrowck would complain about this if the function were
        // not already unsafe. See borrow_rwlock, far below.
        do (&(*state).lock).lock {
            check_poison(true, (*state).failed);
            let _z = PoisonOnFail(&mut (*state).failed);
            blk(&mut (*state).data)
        }
    }

    /// As unsafe_access(), but with a condvar, as sync::mutex.lock_cond().
    #[inline]
    pub unsafe fn unsafe_access_cond<'x, 'c, U>(&self,
                                         blk: &fn(x: &'x mut T,
                                                  c: &'c Condvar) -> U)
                                         -> U {
        let state = self.x.get();
        do (&(*state).lock).lock_cond |cond| {
            check_poison(true, (*state).failed);
            let _z = PoisonOnFail(&mut (*state).failed);
            blk(&mut (*state).data,
                &Condvar {is_mutex: true,
                          failed: &mut (*state).failed,
                          cond: cond })
        }
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the data, blocking until all other references are dropped,
     * exactly as arc::unwrap.
     *
     * Will additionally fail if another task has failed while accessing the arc.
     */
    pub fn unwrap(self) -> T {
        let MutexArc { x: x } = self;
        let inner = x.unwrap();
        let MutexArcInner { failed: failed, data: data, _ } = inner;
        if failed {
            fail!(~"Can't unwrap poisoned MutexArc - another task failed inside!");
        }
        data
    }
}

impl<T:Freeze + Send> MutexArc<T> {

    /**
     * As unsafe_access.
     *
     * The difference between access and unsafe_access is that the former
     * forbids mutexes to be nested. While unsafe_access can be used on
     * MutexArcs without freezable interiors, this safe version of access
     * requires the Freeze bound, which prohibits access on MutexArcs which
     * might contain nested MutexArcs inside.
     *
     * The purpose of this is to offer a safe implementation of MutexArc to be
     * used instead of RWArc in cases where no readers are needed and sightly
     * better performance is required.
     *
     * Both methods have the same failure behaviour as unsafe_access and
     * unsafe_access_cond.
     */
    #[inline]
    pub fn access<U>(&self, blk: &fn(x: &mut T) -> U) -> U {
        unsafe { self.unsafe_access(blk) }
    }

    /// As unsafe_access_cond but safe and Freeze.
    #[inline]
    pub fn access_cond<'x, 'c, U>(&self,
                                  blk: &fn(x: &'x mut T,
                                           c: &'c Condvar) -> U)
                                  -> U {
        unsafe { self.unsafe_access_cond(blk) }
    }
}

// Common code for {mutex.access,rwlock.write}{,_cond}.
#[inline]
#[doc(hidden)]
fn check_poison(is_mutex: bool, failed: bool) {
    if failed {
        if is_mutex {
            fail!("Poisoned MutexArc - another task failed inside!");
        } else {
            fail!("Poisoned rw_arc - another task failed inside!");
        }
    }
}

#[doc(hidden)]
struct PoisonOnFail {
    failed: *mut bool,
}

impl Drop for PoisonOnFail {
    fn drop(&self) {
        unsafe {
            /* assert!(!*self.failed);
               -- might be false in case of cond.wait() */
            if task::failing() {
                *self.failed = true;
            }
        }
    }
}

fn PoisonOnFail<'r>(failed: &'r mut bool) -> PoisonOnFail {
    PoisonOnFail {
        failed: failed
    }
}

/****************************************************************************
 * R/W lock protected Arc
 ****************************************************************************/

#[doc(hidden)]
struct RWArcInner<T> { priv lock: RWLock, priv failed: bool, priv data: T }
/**
 * A dual-mode Arc protected by a reader-writer lock. The data can be accessed
 * mutably or immutably, and immutably-accessing tasks may run concurrently.
 *
 * Unlike mutex_arcs, rw_arcs are safe, because they cannot be nested.
 */
#[no_freeze]
struct RWArc<T> {
    priv x: UnsafeArc<RWArcInner<T>>,
}

impl<T:Freeze + Send> Clone for RWArc<T> {
    /// Duplicate a rwlock-protected Arc. See arc::clone for more details.
    fn clone(&self) -> RWArc<T> {
        RWArc { x: self.x.clone() }
    }

}

impl<T:Freeze + Send> RWArc<T> {
    /// Create a reader/writer Arc with the supplied data.
    pub fn new(user_data: T) -> RWArc<T> {
        RWArc::new_with_condvars(user_data, 1)
    }

    /**
     * Create a reader/writer Arc with the supplied data and a specified number
     * of condvars (as sync::RWLock::new_with_condvars).
     */
    pub fn new_with_condvars(user_data: T, num_condvars: uint) -> RWArc<T> {
        let data = RWArcInner {
            lock: RWLock::new_with_condvars(num_condvars),
            failed: false, data: user_data
        };
        RWArc { x: UnsafeArc::new(data), }
    }

    /**
     * Access the underlying data mutably. Locks the rwlock in write mode;
     * other readers and writers will block.
     *
     * # Failure
     *
     * Failing while inside the Arc will unlock the Arc while unwinding, so
     * that other tasks won't block forever. As MutexArc.access, it will also
     * poison the Arc, so subsequent readers and writers will both also fail.
     */
    #[inline]
    pub fn write<U>(&self, blk: &fn(x: &mut T) -> U) -> U {
        unsafe {
            let state = self.x.get();
            do (*borrow_rwlock(state)).write {
                check_poison(false, (*state).failed);
                let _z = PoisonOnFail(&mut (*state).failed);
                blk(&mut (*state).data)
            }
        }
    }

    /// As write(), but with a condvar, as sync::rwlock.write_cond().
    #[inline]
    pub fn write_cond<'x, 'c, U>(&self,
                                 blk: &fn(x: &'x mut T, c: &'c Condvar) -> U)
                                 -> U {
        unsafe {
            let state = self.x.get();
            do (*borrow_rwlock(state)).write_cond |cond| {
                check_poison(false, (*state).failed);
                let _z = PoisonOnFail(&mut (*state).failed);
                blk(&mut (*state).data,
                    &Condvar {is_mutex: false,
                              failed: &mut (*state).failed,
                              cond: cond})
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Access the underlying data immutably. May run concurrently with other
     * reading tasks.
     *
     * # Failure
     *
     * Failing will unlock the Arc while unwinding. However, unlike all other
     * access modes, this will not poison the Arc.
     */
    pub fn read<U>(&self, blk: &fn(x: &T) -> U) -> U {
        unsafe {
            let state = self.x.get();
            do (*state).lock.read {
                check_poison(false, (*state).failed);
                blk(&(*state).data)
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * As write(), but with the ability to atomically 'downgrade' the lock.
     * See sync::rwlock.write_downgrade(). The RWWriteMode token must be used
     * to obtain the &mut T, and can be transformed into a RWReadMode token by
     * calling downgrade(), after which a &T can be obtained instead.
     *
     * # Example
     *
     * ~~~ {.rust}
     * do arc.write_downgrade |mut write_token| {
     *     do write_token.write_cond |state, condvar| {
     *         ... exclusive access with mutable state ...
     *     }
     *     let read_token = arc.downgrade(write_token);
     *     do read_token.read |state| {
     *         ... shared access with immutable state ...
     *     }
     * }
     * ~~~
     */
    pub fn write_downgrade<U>(&self, blk: &fn(v: RWWriteMode<T>) -> U) -> U {
        unsafe {
            let state = self.x.get();
            do (*borrow_rwlock(state)).write_downgrade |write_mode| {
                check_poison(false, (*state).failed);
                blk(RWWriteMode {
                    data: &mut (*state).data,
                    token: write_mode,
                    poison: PoisonOnFail(&mut (*state).failed)
                })
            }
        }
    }

    /// To be called inside of the write_downgrade block.
    pub fn downgrade<'a>(&self, token: RWWriteMode<'a, T>)
                         -> RWReadMode<'a, T> {
        unsafe {
            // The rwlock should assert that the token belongs to us for us.
            let state = self.x.get();
            let RWWriteMode {
                data: data,
                token: t,
                poison: _poison
            } = token;
            // Let readers in
            let new_token = (*state).lock.downgrade(t);
            // Whatever region the input reference had, it will be safe to use
            // the same region for the output reference. (The only 'unsafe' part
            // of this cast is removing the mutability.)
            let new_data = cast::transmute_immut(data);
            // Downgrade ensured the token belonged to us. Just a sanity check.
            assert!(borrow::ref_eq(&(*state).data, new_data));
            // Produce new token
            RWReadMode {
                data: new_data,
                token: new_token,
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the data, blocking until all other references are dropped,
     * exactly as arc::unwrap.
     *
     * Will additionally fail if another task has failed while accessing the arc
     * in write mode.
     */
    pub fn unwrap(self) -> T {
        let RWArc { x: x, _ } = self;
        let inner = x.unwrap();
        let RWArcInner { failed: failed, data: data, _ } = inner;
        if failed {
            fail!(~"Can't unwrap poisoned RWArc - another task failed inside!")
        }
        data
    }
}

// Borrowck rightly complains about immutably aliasing the rwlock in order to
// lock it. This wraps the unsafety, with the justification that the 'lock'
// field is never overwritten; only 'failed' and 'data'.
#[doc(hidden)]
fn borrow_rwlock<T:Freeze + Send>(state: *mut RWArcInner<T>) -> *RWLock {
    unsafe { cast::transmute(&(*state).lock) }
}

/// The "write permission" token used for RWArc.write_downgrade().
pub struct RWWriteMode<'self, T> {
    data: &'self mut T,
    token: sync::RWLockWriteMode<'self>,
    poison: PoisonOnFail,
}

/// The "read permission" token used for RWArc.write_downgrade().
pub struct RWReadMode<'self, T> {
    data: &'self T,
    token: sync::RWLockReadMode<'self>,
}

impl<'self, T:Freeze + Send> RWWriteMode<'self, T> {
    /// Access the pre-downgrade RWArc in write mode.
    pub fn write<U>(&mut self, blk: &fn(x: &mut T) -> U) -> U {
        match *self {
            RWWriteMode {
                data: &ref mut data,
                token: ref token,
                poison: _
            } => {
                do token.write {
                    blk(data)
                }
            }
        }
    }

    /// Access the pre-downgrade RWArc in write mode with a condvar.
    pub fn write_cond<'x, 'c, U>(&mut self,
                                 blk: &fn(x: &'x mut T, c: &'c Condvar) -> U)
                                 -> U {
        match *self {
            RWWriteMode {
                data: &ref mut data,
                token: ref token,
                poison: ref poison
            } => {
                do token.write_cond |cond| {
                    unsafe {
                        let cvar = Condvar {
                            is_mutex: false,
                            failed: &mut *poison.failed,
                            cond: cond
                        };
                        blk(data, &cvar)
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

impl<'self, T:Freeze + Send> RWReadMode<'self, T> {
    /// Access the post-downgrade rwlock in read mode.
    pub fn read<U>(&self, blk: &fn(x: &T) -> U) -> U {
        match *self {
            RWReadMode {
                data: data,
                token: ref token
            } => {
                do token.read { blk(data) }
            }
        }
    }
}

/****************************************************************************
 * Tests
 ****************************************************************************/

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {

    use arc::*;

    use std::cell::Cell;
    use std::comm;
    use std::task;

    #[test]
    fn manually_share_arc() {
        let v = ~[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10];
        let arc_v = Arc::new(v);

        let (p, c) = comm::stream();

        do task::spawn {
            let arc_v: Arc<~[int]> = p.recv();

            let v = arc_v.get().clone();
            assert_eq!(v[3], 4);
        };

        c.send(arc_v.clone());

        assert_eq!(arc_v.get()[2], 3);
        assert_eq!(arc_v.get()[4], 5);

        info!(arc_v);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_mutex_arc_condvar() {
        let arc = ~MutexArc::new(false);
        let arc2 = ~arc.clone();
        let (p,c) = comm::oneshot();
        let (c,p) = (Cell::new(c), Cell::new(p));
        do task::spawn || {
            // wait until parent gets in
            p.take().recv();
            do arc2.access_cond |state, cond| {
                *state = true;
                cond.signal();
            }
        }

        do arc.access_cond |state, cond| {
            c.take().send(());
            assert!(!*state);
            while !*state {
                cond.wait();
            }
        }
    }

    #[test] #[should_fail]
    fn test_arc_condvar_poison() {
        let arc = ~MutexArc::new(1);
        let arc2 = ~arc.clone();
        let (p, c) = comm::stream();

        do task::spawn_unlinked || {
            let _ = p.recv();
            do arc2.access_cond |one, cond| {
                cond.signal();
                // Parent should fail when it wakes up.
                assert_eq!(*one, 0);
            }
        }

        do arc.access_cond |one, cond| {
            c.send(());
            while *one == 1 {
                cond.wait();
            }
        }
    }

    #[test] #[should_fail]
    fn test_mutex_arc_poison() {
        let arc = ~MutexArc::new(1);
        let arc2 = ~arc.clone();
        do task::try || {
            do arc2.access |one| {
                assert_eq!(*one, 2);
            }
        };
        do arc.access |one| {
            assert_eq!(*one, 1);
        }
    }

    #[test] #[should_fail]
    pub fn test_mutex_arc_unwrap_poison() {
        let arc = MutexArc::new(1);
        let arc2 = ~(&arc).clone();
        let (p, c) = comm::stream();
        do task::spawn {
            do arc2.access |one| {
                c.send(());
                assert!(*one == 2);
            }
        }
        let _ = p.recv();
        let one = arc.unwrap();
        assert!(one == 1);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_unsafe_mutex_arc_nested() {
        unsafe {
            // Tests nested mutexes and access
            // to underlaying data.
            let arc = ~MutexArc::new(1);
            let arc2 = ~MutexArc::new(*arc);
            do task::spawn || {
                do (*arc2).unsafe_access |mutex| {
                    do (*mutex).access |one| {
                        assert!(*one == 1);
                    }
                }
            };
        }
    }

    #[test] #[should_fail]
    fn test_rw_arc_poison_wr() {
        let arc = RWArc::new(1);
        let arc2 = arc.clone();
        do task::try {
            do arc2.write |one| {
                assert_eq!(*one, 2);
            }
        };
        do arc.read |one| {
            assert_eq!(*one, 1);
        }
    }

    #[test] #[should_fail]
    fn test_rw_arc_poison_ww() {
        let arc = RWArc::new(1);
        let arc2 = arc.clone();
        do task::try {
            do arc2.write |one| {
                assert_eq!(*one, 2);
            }
        };
        do arc.write |one| {
            assert_eq!(*one, 1);
        }
    }
    #[test] #[should_fail]
    fn test_rw_arc_poison_dw() {
        let arc = RWArc::new(1);
        let arc2 = arc.clone();
        do task::try {
            do arc2.write_downgrade |mut write_mode| {
                do write_mode.write |one| {
                    assert_eq!(*one, 2);
                }
            }
        };
        do arc.write |one| {
            assert_eq!(*one, 1);
        }
    }
    #[test]
    fn test_rw_arc_no_poison_rr() {
        let arc = RWArc::new(1);
        let arc2 = arc.clone();
        do task::try {
            do arc2.read |one| {
                assert_eq!(*one, 2);
            }
        };
        do arc.read |one| {
            assert_eq!(*one, 1);
        }
    }
    #[test]
    fn test_rw_arc_no_poison_rw() {
        let arc = RWArc::new(1);
        let arc2 = arc.clone();
        do task::try {
            do arc2.read |one| {
                assert_eq!(*one, 2);
            }
        };
        do arc.write |one| {
            assert_eq!(*one, 1);
        }
    }
    #[test]
    fn test_rw_arc_no_poison_dr() {
        let arc = RWArc::new(1);
        let arc2 = arc.clone();
        do task::try {
            do arc2.write_downgrade |write_mode| {
                let read_mode = arc2.downgrade(write_mode);
                do read_mode.read |one| {
                    assert_eq!(*one, 2);
                }
            }
        };
        do arc.write |one| {
            assert_eq!(*one, 1);
        }
    }
    #[test]
    fn test_rw_arc() {
        let arc = RWArc::new(0);
        let arc2 = arc.clone();
        let (p, c) = comm::stream();

        do task::spawn {
            do arc2.write |num| {
                do 10.times {
                    let tmp = *num;
                    *num = -1;
                    task::deschedule();
                    *num = tmp + 1;
                }
                c.send(());
            }
        }

        // Readers try to catch the writer in the act
        let mut children = ~[];
        do 5.times {
            let arc3 = arc.clone();
            let mut builder = task::task();
            builder.future_result(|r| children.push(r));
            do builder.spawn {
                do arc3.read |num| {
                    assert!(*num >= 0);
                }
            }
        }

        // Wait for children to pass their asserts
        for r in children.iter() {
            r.recv();
        }

        // Wait for writer to finish
        p.recv();
        do arc.read |num| {
            assert_eq!(*num, 10);
        }
    }
    #[test]
    fn test_rw_downgrade() {
        // (1) A downgrader gets in write mode and does cond.wait.
        // (2) A writer gets in write mode, sets state to 42, and does signal.
        // (3) Downgrader wakes, sets state to 31337.
        // (4) tells writer and all other readers to contend as it downgrades.
        // (5) Writer attempts to set state back to 42, while downgraded task
        //     and all reader tasks assert that it's 31337.
        let arc = RWArc::new(0);

        // Reader tasks
        let mut reader_convos = ~[];
        do 10.times {
            let ((rp1, rc1), (rp2, rc2)) = (comm::stream(), comm::stream());
            reader_convos.push((rc1, rp2));
            let arcn = arc.clone();
            do task::spawn {
                rp1.recv(); // wait for downgrader to give go-ahead
                do arcn.read |state| {
                    assert_eq!(*state, 31337);
                    rc2.send(());
                }
            }
        }

        // Writer task
        let arc2 = arc.clone();
        let ((wp1, wc1), (wp2, wc2)) = (comm::stream(), comm::stream());
        do task::spawn || {
            wp1.recv();
            do arc2.write_cond |state, cond| {
                assert_eq!(*state, 0);
                *state = 42;
                cond.signal();
            }
            wp1.recv();
            do arc2.write |state| {
                // This shouldn't happen until after the downgrade read
                // section, and all other readers, finish.
                assert_eq!(*state, 31337);
                *state = 42;
            }
            wc2.send(());
        }

        // Downgrader (us)
        do arc.write_downgrade |mut write_mode| {
            do write_mode.write_cond |state, cond| {
                wc1.send(()); // send to another writer who will wake us up
                while *state == 0 {
                    cond.wait();
                }
                assert_eq!(*state, 42);
                *state = 31337;
                // send to other readers
                for &(ref rc, _) in reader_convos.iter() {
                    rc.send(())
                }
            }
            let read_mode = arc.downgrade(write_mode);
            do read_mode.read |state| {
                // complete handshake with other readers
                for &(_, ref rp) in reader_convos.iter() {
                    rp.recv()
                }
                wc1.send(()); // tell writer to try again
                assert_eq!(*state, 31337);
            }
        }

        wp2.recv(); // complete handshake with writer
    }
    #[cfg(test)]
    fn test_rw_write_cond_downgrade_read_race_helper() {
        // Tests that when a downgrader hands off the "reader cloud" lock
        // because of a contending reader, a writer can't race to get it
        // instead, which would result in readers_and_writers. This tests
        // the sync module rather than this one, but it's here because an
        // rwarc gives us extra shared state to help check for the race.
        // If you want to see this test fail, go to sync.rs and replace the
        // line in RWLock::write_cond() that looks like:
        //     "blk(&Condvar { order: opt_lock, ..*cond })"
        // with just "blk(cond)".
        let x = RWArc::new(true);
        let (wp, wc) = comm::stream();

        // writer task
        let xw = x.clone();
        do task::spawn {
            do xw.write_cond |state, c| {
                wc.send(()); // tell downgrader it's ok to go
                c.wait();
                // The core of the test is here: the condvar reacquire path
                // must involve order_lock, so that it cannot race with a reader
                // trying to receive the "reader cloud lock hand-off".
                *state = false;
            }
        }

        wp.recv(); // wait for writer to get in

        do x.write_downgrade |mut write_mode| {
            do write_mode.write_cond |state, c| {
                assert!(*state);
                // make writer contend in the cond-reacquire path
                c.signal();
            }
            // make a reader task to trigger the "reader cloud lock" handoff
            let xr = x.clone();
            let (rp, rc) = comm::stream();
            do task::spawn {
                rc.send(());
                do xr.read |_state| { }
            }
            rp.recv(); // wait for reader task to exist

            let read_mode = x.downgrade(write_mode);
            do read_mode.read |state| {
                // if writer mistakenly got in, make sure it mutates state
                // before we assert on it
                do 5.times { task::deschedule(); }
                // make sure writer didn't get in.
                assert!(*state);
            }
        }
    }
    #[test]
    fn test_rw_write_cond_downgrade_read_race() {
        // Ideally the above test case would have deschedule statements in it that
        // helped to expose the race nearly 100% of the time... but adding
        // deschedules in the intuitively-right locations made it even less likely,
        // and I wasn't sure why :( . This is a mediocre "next best" option.
        do 8.times { test_rw_write_cond_downgrade_read_race_helper() }
    }
}