Add realtime priority inheritance mutexes (backport #197)

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
   ament_add_gmock(test_async_function_handler test/test_async_function_handler.cpp)
   target_link_libraries(test_async_function_handler realtime_tools thread_priority)
   ament_target_dependencies(test_async_function_handler lifecycle_msgs rclcpp_lifecycle)
+
+  if(NOT WIN32)
+    ament_add_gmock(realtime_mutex_tests test/realtime_mutex_tests.cpp)
+    target_link_libraries(realtime_mutex_tests realtime_tools)
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 # Install

include/realtime_tools/mutex.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+// Copyright 2024 PAL Robotics S.L.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+/// \author Sai Kishor Kothakota
+
+#ifndef REALTIME_TOOLS__MUTEX_HPP_
+#define REALTIME_TOOLS__MUTEX_HPP_
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#error "The mutex.hpp header is not supported on Windows platforms"
+#endif
+
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <cerrno>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <memory>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <string>
+
+/**
+ * @brief A pthread mutex wrapper that provides a mutex with the priority inheritance
+ * protocol and a priority ceiling of 99.
+ * The mutex is also error checked and robust.
+ * This mutex is intended to be used in real-time contexts.
+ * @note This mutex is not recursive.
+ */
+namespace realtime_tools
+{
+namespace detail
+{
+struct error_mutex_type_t
+{
+  static constexpr int value = PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK;
+};
+
+struct recursive_mutex_type_t
+{
+  static constexpr int value = PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE;
+};
+
+struct stalled_robustness_t
+{
+  static constexpr int value = PTHREAD_MUTEX_STALLED;
+};
+
+struct robust_robustness_t
+{
+  static constexpr int value = PTHREAD_MUTEX_ROBUST;
+};
+/**
+ * @brief A class template that provides a pthread mutex with the priority inheritance protocol
+ *
+ * @tparam MutexType The type of the mutex. It can be one of the following: PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL, PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE, PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK, PTHREAD_MUTEX_DEFAULT
+ * @tparam MutexRobustness The robustness of the mutex. It can be one of the following: PTHREAD_MUTEX_STALLED, PTHREAD_MUTEX_ROBUST
+ */
+template <typename MutexType, typename MutexRobustness>
+class mutex
+{
+public:
+  using native_handle_type = pthread_mutex_t *;
+  using type = MutexType;
+  using robustness = MutexRobustness;
+
+  mutex()
+  {
+    pthread_mutexattr_t attr;
+
+    const auto attr_destroy = [](pthread_mutexattr_t * mutex_attr) {
+      // Destroy the mutex attributes
+      const auto res_destroy = pthread_mutexattr_destroy(mutex_attr);
+      if (res_destroy != 0) {
+        throw std::system_error(
+          res_destroy, std::generic_category(), "Failed to destroy mutex attribute");
+      }
+    };
+    using attr_cleanup_t = std::unique_ptr<pthread_mutexattr_t, decltype(attr_destroy)>;
+    auto attr_cleanup = attr_cleanup_t(&attr, attr_destroy);
+
+    // Initialize the mutex attributes
+    const auto res_attr = pthread_mutexattr_init(&attr);
+    if (res_attr != 0) {
+      throw std::system_error(
+        res_attr, std::system_category(), "Failed to initialize mutex attribute");
+    }
+
+    // Set the mutex type to MutexType
+    const auto res_type = pthread_mutexattr_settype(&attr, MutexType::value);
+
+    if (res_type != 0) {
+      throw std::system_error(res_type, std::system_category(), "Failed to set mutex type");
+    }
+
+    // Set the mutex attribute to use the protocol PTHREAD_PRIO_INHERIT
+    const auto res_protocol = pthread_mutexattr_setprotocol(&attr, PTHREAD_PRIO_INHERIT);
+    if (res_protocol != 0) {
+      throw std::system_error(res_protocol, std::system_category(), "Failed to set mutex protocol");
+    }
+
+    // Set the mutex attribute robustness to MutexRobustness
+    const auto res_robust = pthread_mutexattr_setrobust(&attr, MutexRobustness::value);
+    if (res_robust != 0) {
+      throw std::system_error(res_robust, std::system_category(), "Failed to set mutex robustness");
+    }
+
+    // Initialize the mutex with the attributes
+    const auto res_init = pthread_mutex_init(&mutex_, &attr);
+    if (res_init != 0) {
+      throw std::system_error(res_init, std::system_category(), "Failed to initialize mutex");
+    }
+  }
+
+  ~mutex()
+  {
+    const auto res = pthread_mutex_destroy(&mutex_);
+    if (res != 0) {
+      std::cerr << "Failed to destroy mutex : " << std::strerror(res) << std::endl;
+    }
+  }
+
+  mutex(const mutex &) = delete;
+
+  mutex & operator=(const mutex &) = delete;
+
+  native_handle_type native_handle() noexcept { return &mutex_; }
+
+  void lock()
+  {
+    const auto res = pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_);
+    if (res == 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (res == EOWNERDEAD) {
+      const auto res_consistent = pthread_mutex_consistent(&mutex_);
+      if (res_consistent != 0) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(
+          std::string("Failed to make mutex consistent : ") + std::strerror(res_consistent));
+      }
+      std::cerr << "Mutex owner died, but the mutex is consistent now. This shouldn't happen!"
+                << std::endl;
+    } else if (res == EDEADLK) {
+      throw std::system_error(res, std::system_category(), "Deadlock detected");
+    } else {
+      throw std::runtime_error(std::string("Failed to lock mutex : ") + std::strerror(res));
+    }
+  }
+
+  void unlock() noexcept
+  {
+    // As per the requirements of BasicLockable concept, unlock should not throw
+    const auto res = pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_);
+    if (res != 0) {
+      std::cerr << "Failed to unlock mutex : " << std::strerror(res) << std::endl;
+    }
+  }
+
+  bool try_lock()
+  {
+    const auto res = pthread_mutex_trylock(&mutex_);
+    if (res == 0) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    if (res == EBUSY) {
+      return false;
+    } else if (res == EOWNERDEAD) {
+      const auto res_consistent = pthread_mutex_consistent(&mutex_);
+      if (res_consistent != 0) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(
+          std::string("Failed to make mutex consistent : ") + std::strerror(res_consistent));
+      }
+      std::cerr << "Mutex owner died, but the mutex is consistent now. This shouldn't happen!"
+                << std::endl;
+    } else if (res == EDEADLK) {
+      throw std::system_error(res, std::system_category(), "Deadlock detected");
+    } else {
+      throw std::runtime_error(std::string("Failed to try lock mutex : ") + std::strerror(res));
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+private:
+  pthread_mutex_t mutex_;
+};
+}  // namespace detail
+using prio_inherit_mutex = detail::mutex<detail::error_mutex_type_t, detail::robust_robustness_t>;
+using prio_inherit_recursive_mutex =
+  detail::mutex<detail::recursive_mutex_type_t, detail::robust_robustness_t>;
+}  // namespace realtime_tools
+
+#endif  // REALTIME_TOOLS__MUTEX_HPP_