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@@ -2170,67 +2170,24 @@ compiler, consider compiling LLVM and LLVM-GCC in single-threaded mode, and
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using the resultant compiler to build a copy of LLVM with multithreading
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using the resultant compiler to build a copy of LLVM with multithreading
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support.
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support.
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.. _startmultithreaded:
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Entering and Exiting Multithreaded Mode
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In order to properly protect its internal data structures while avoiding
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excessive locking overhead in the single-threaded case, the LLVM must intialize
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certain data structures necessary to provide guards around its internals. To do
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so, the client program must invoke ``llvm_start_multithreaded()`` before making
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any concurrent LLVM API calls. To subsequently tear down these structures, use
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the ``llvm_stop_multithreaded()`` call. You can also use the
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``llvm_is_multithreaded()`` call to check the status of multithreaded mode.
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Note that both of these calls must be made *in isolation*. That is to say that
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no other LLVM API calls may be executing at any time during the execution of
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``llvm_start_multithreaded()`` or ``llvm_stop_multithreaded``. It is the
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client's responsibility to enforce this isolation.
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The return value of ``llvm_start_multithreaded()`` indicates the success or
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failure of the initialization. Failure typically indicates that your copy of
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LLVM was built without multithreading support, typically because GCC atomic
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intrinsics were not found in your system compiler. In this case, the LLVM API
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will not be safe for concurrent calls. However, it *will* be safe for hosting
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threaded applications in the JIT, though :ref:`care must be taken
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<jitthreading>` to ensure that side exits and the like do not accidentally
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result in concurrent LLVM API calls.
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.. _shutdown:
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.. _shutdown:
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Ending Execution with ``llvm_shutdown()``
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Ending Execution with ``llvm_shutdown()``
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When you are done using the LLVM APIs, you should call ``llvm_shutdown()`` to
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When you are done using the LLVM APIs, you should call ``llvm_shutdown()`` to
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deallocate memory used for internal structures. This will also invoke
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deallocate memory used for internal structures.
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``llvm_stop_multithreaded()`` if LLVM is operating in multithreaded mode. As
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such, ``llvm_shutdown()`` requires the same isolation guarantees as
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``llvm_stop_multithreaded()``.
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Note that, if you use scope-based shutdown, you can use the
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``llvm_shutdown_obj`` class, which calls ``llvm_shutdown()`` in its destructor.
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.. _managedstatic:
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.. _managedstatic:
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Lazy Initialization with ``ManagedStatic``
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Lazy Initialization with ``ManagedStatic``
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``ManagedStatic`` is a utility class in LLVM used to implement static
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``ManagedStatic`` is a utility class in LLVM used to implement static
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initialization of static resources, such as the global type tables. Before the
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initialization of static resources, such as the global type tables. In a
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invocation of ``llvm_shutdown()``, it implements a simple lazy initialization
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single-threaded environment, it implements a simple lazy initialization scheme.
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scheme. Once ``llvm_start_multithreaded()`` returns, however, it uses
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When LLVM is compiled with support for multi-threading, however, it uses
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double-checked locking to implement thread-safe lazy initialization.
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double-checked locking to implement thread-safe lazy initialization.
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Note that, because no other threads are allowed to issue LLVM API calls before
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``llvm_start_multithreaded()`` returns, it is possible to have
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``ManagedStatic``\ s of ``llvm::sys::Mutex``\ s.
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The ``llvm_acquire_global_lock()`` and ``llvm_release_global_lock`` APIs provide
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access to the global lock used to implement the double-checked locking for lazy
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initialization. These should only be used internally to LLVM, and only if you
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know what you're doing!
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.. _llvmcontext:
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.. _llvmcontext:
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Achieving Isolation with ``LLVMContext``
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Achieving Isolation with ``LLVMContext``
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