AtomicPtr in std::sync::atomic - Rust (original) (raw)

Struct AtomicPtr

1.0.0 · Source


#[repr(C, align(8))]

pub struct AtomicPtr<T> { /* private fields */ }

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A raw pointer type which can be safely shared between threads.

This type has the same size and bit validity as a *mut T.

Note: This type is only available on platforms that support atomic loads and stores of pointers. Its size depends on the target pointer’s size.

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1.0.0 (const: 1.24.0) · Source

Creates a new AtomicPtr.

§Examples

use std::sync::atomic::AtomicPtr;

let ptr = &mut 5;
let atomic_ptr = AtomicPtr::new(ptr);

1.75.0 (const: 1.84.0) · Source

Creates a new AtomicPtr from a pointer.

§Examples

use std::sync::atomic::{self, AtomicPtr};

// Get a pointer to an allocated value
let ptr: *mut *mut u8 = Box::into_raw(Box::new(std::ptr::null_mut()));

assert!(ptr.cast::<AtomicPtr<u8>>().is_aligned());

{
    // Create an atomic view of the allocated value
    let atomic = unsafe { AtomicPtr::from_ptr(ptr) };

    // Use `atomic` for atomic operations, possibly share it with other threads
    atomic.store(std::ptr::NonNull::dangling().as_ptr(), atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
}

// It's ok to non-atomically access the value behind `ptr`,
// since the reference to the atomic ended its lifetime in the block above
assert!(!unsafe { *ptr }.is_null());

// Deallocate the value
unsafe { drop(Box::from_raw(ptr)) }

§Safety

ptr must be aligned to align_of::<AtomicPtr<T>>() (note that on some platforms this can be bigger than align_of::<*mut T>()).
ptr must be valid for both reads and writes for the whole lifetime 'a.
You must adhere to the Memory model for atomic accesses. In particular, it is not allowed to mix atomic and non-atomic accesses, or atomic accesses of different sizes, without synchronization.

1.15.0 · Source

Returns a mutable reference to the underlying pointer.

This is safe because the mutable reference guarantees that no other threads are concurrently accessing the atomic data.

§Examples

use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering};

let mut data = 10;
let mut atomic_ptr = AtomicPtr::new(&mut data);
let mut other_data = 5;
*atomic_ptr.get_mut() = &mut other_data;
assert_eq!(unsafe { *atomic_ptr.load(Ordering::SeqCst) }, 5);

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🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (atomic_from_mut #76314)

Gets atomic access to a pointer.

§Examples

#![feature(atomic_from_mut)]
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering};

let mut data = 123;
let mut some_ptr = &mut data as *mut i32;
let a = AtomicPtr::from_mut(&mut some_ptr);
let mut other_data = 456;
a.store(&mut other_data, Ordering::Relaxed);
assert_eq!(unsafe { *some_ptr }, 456);

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🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (atomic_from_mut #76314)

Gets non-atomic access to a &mut [AtomicPtr] slice.

This is safe because the mutable reference guarantees that no other threads are concurrently accessing the atomic data.

§Examples

#![feature(atomic_from_mut)]
use std::ptr::null_mut;
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering};

let mut some_ptrs = [const { AtomicPtr::new(null_mut::<String>()) }; 10];

let view: &mut [*mut String] = AtomicPtr::get_mut_slice(&mut some_ptrs);
assert_eq!(view, [null_mut::<String>(); 10]);
view
    .iter_mut()
    .enumerate()
    .for_each(|(i, ptr)| *ptr = Box::into_raw(Box::new(format!("iteration#{i}"))));

std::thread::scope(|s| {
    for ptr in &some_ptrs {
        s.spawn(move || {
            let ptr = ptr.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
            assert!(!ptr.is_null());

            let name = unsafe { Box::from_raw(ptr) };
            println!("Hello, {name}!");
        });
    }
});

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🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (atomic_from_mut #76314)

Gets atomic access to a slice of pointers.

§Examples

#![feature(atomic_from_mut)]
use std::ptr::null_mut;
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering};

let mut some_ptrs = [null_mut::<String>(); 10];
let a = &*AtomicPtr::from_mut_slice(&mut some_ptrs);
std::thread::scope(|s| {
    for i in 0..a.len() {
        s.spawn(move || {
            let name = Box::new(format!("thread{i}"));
            a[i].store(Box::into_raw(name), Ordering::Relaxed);
        });
    }
});
for p in some_ptrs {
    assert!(!p.is_null());
    let name = unsafe { Box::from_raw(p) };
    println!("Hello, {name}!");
}

1.15.0 (const: 1.79.0) · Source

Consumes the atomic and returns the contained value.

This is safe because passing self by value guarantees that no other threads are concurrently accessing the atomic data.

§Examples

use std::sync::atomic::AtomicPtr;

let mut data = 5;
let atomic_ptr = AtomicPtr::new(&mut data);
assert_eq!(unsafe { *atomic_ptr.into_inner() }, 5);

1.0.0 · Source

Loads a value from the pointer.

load takes an Ordering argument which describes the memory ordering of this operation. Possible values are SeqCst, Acquire and Relaxed.

§Panics

Panics if order is Release or AcqRel.

§Examples

use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering};

let ptr = &mut 5;
let some_ptr = AtomicPtr::new(ptr);

let value = some_ptr.load(Ordering::Relaxed);

1.0.0 · Source

Stores a value into the pointer.

store takes an Ordering argument which describes the memory ordering of this operation. Possible values are SeqCst, Release and Relaxed.

§Panics

Panics if order is Acquire or AcqRel.

§Examples

use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering};

let ptr = &mut 5;
let some_ptr = AtomicPtr::new(ptr);

let other_ptr = &mut 10;

some_ptr.store(other_ptr, Ordering::Relaxed);

1.0.0 · Source

Stores a value into the pointer, returning the previous value.

swap takes an Ordering argument which describes the memory ordering of this operation. All ordering modes are possible. Note that usingAcquire makes the store part of this operation Relaxed, and using Release makes the load part Relaxed.

Note: This method is only available on platforms that support atomic operations on pointers.

§Examples

use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering};

let ptr = &mut 5;
let some_ptr = AtomicPtr::new(ptr);

let other_ptr = &mut 10;

let value = some_ptr.swap(other_ptr, Ordering::Relaxed);

1.0.0 · Source

👎Deprecated since 1.50.0: Use compare_exchange or compare_exchange_weak instead

Stores a value into the pointer if the current value is the same as the current value.

The return value is always the previous value. If it is equal to current, then the value was updated.

compare_and_swap also takes an Ordering argument which describes the memory ordering of this operation. Notice that even when using AcqRel, the operation might fail and hence just perform an Acquire load, but not have Release semantics. Using Acquire makes the store part of this operation Relaxed if it happens, and using Release makes the load part Relaxed.

Note: This method is only available on platforms that support atomic operations on pointers.

§Migrating to `compare_exchange` and `compare_exchange_weak`

compare_and_swap is equivalent to compare_exchange with the following mapping for memory orderings:

Original	Success	Failure
Relaxed	Relaxed	Relaxed
Acquire	Acquire	Acquire
Release	Release	Relaxed
AcqRel	AcqRel	Acquire
SeqCst	SeqCst	SeqCst

compare_and_swap and compare_exchange also differ in their return type. You can usecompare_exchange(...).unwrap_or_else(|x| x) to recover the behavior of compare_and_swap, but in most cases it is more idiomatic to check whether the return value is Ok or Errrather than to infer success vs failure based on the value that was read.

During migration, consider whether it makes sense to use compare_exchange_weak instead.compare_exchange_weak is allowed to fail spuriously even when the comparison succeeds, which allows the compiler to generate better assembly code when the compare and swap is used in a loop.

§Examples

use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering};

let ptr = &mut 5;
let some_ptr = AtomicPtr::new(ptr);

let other_ptr = &mut 10;

let value = some_ptr.compare_and_swap(ptr, other_ptr, Ordering::Relaxed);

1.10.0 · Source

Stores a value into the pointer if the current value is the same as the current value.

The return value is a result indicating whether the new value was written and containing the previous value. On success this value is guaranteed to be equal to current.

compare_exchange takes two Ordering arguments to describe the memory ordering of this operation. success describes the required ordering for the read-modify-write operation that takes place if the comparison with current succeeds.failure describes the required ordering for the load operation that takes place when the comparison fails. Using Acquire as success ordering makes the store part of this operation Relaxed, and using Release makes the successful loadRelaxed. The failure ordering can only be SeqCst, Acquire or Relaxed.

Note: This method is only available on platforms that support atomic operations on pointers.

§Examples

use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering};

let ptr = &mut 5;
let some_ptr = AtomicPtr::new(ptr);

let other_ptr = &mut 10;

let value = some_ptr.compare_exchange(ptr, other_ptr,
                                      Ordering::SeqCst, Ordering::Relaxed);

1.10.0 · Source

Stores a value into the pointer if the current value is the same as the current value.

Unlike AtomicPtr::compare_exchange, this function is allowed to spuriously fail even when the comparison succeeds, which can result in more efficient code on some platforms. The return value is a result indicating whether the new value was written and containing the previous value.

compare_exchange_weak takes two Ordering arguments to describe the memory ordering of this operation. success describes the required ordering for the read-modify-write operation that takes place if the comparison with current succeeds.failure describes the required ordering for the load operation that takes place when the comparison fails. Using Acquire as success ordering makes the store part of this operation Relaxed, and using Release makes the successful loadRelaxed. The failure ordering can only be SeqCst, Acquire or Relaxed.

Note: This method is only available on platforms that support atomic operations on pointers.

§Examples

use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering};

let some_ptr = AtomicPtr::new(&mut 5);

let new = &mut 10;
let mut old = some_ptr.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
loop {
    match some_ptr.compare_exchange_weak(old, new, Ordering::SeqCst, Ordering::Relaxed) {
        Ok(_) => break,
        Err(x) => old = x,
    }
}

1.53.0 · Source

Fetches the value, and applies a function to it that returns an optional new value. Returns a Result of Ok(previous_value) if the function returned Some(_), else Err(previous_value).

Note: This may call the function multiple times if the value has been changed from other threads in the meantime, as long as the function returns Some(_), but the function will have been applied only once to the stored value.

fetch_update takes two Ordering arguments to describe the memory ordering of this operation. The first describes the required ordering for when the operation finally succeeds while the second describes the required ordering for loads. These correspond to the success and failure orderings of AtomicPtr::compare_exchange respectively.

Using Acquire as success ordering makes the store part of this operation Relaxed, and using Release makes the final successful load Relaxed. The (failed) load ordering can only be SeqCst,Acquire or Relaxed.

Note: This method is only available on platforms that support atomic operations on pointers.

§Considerations

This method is not magic; it is not provided by the hardware. It is implemented in terms of AtomicPtr::compare_exchange_weak, and suffers from the same drawbacks. In particular, this method will not circumvent the ABA Problem.

§Examples

use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering};

let ptr: *mut _ = &mut 5;
let some_ptr = AtomicPtr::new(ptr);

let new: *mut _ = &mut 10;
assert_eq!(some_ptr.fetch_update(Ordering::SeqCst, Ordering::SeqCst, |_| None), Err(ptr));
let result = some_ptr.fetch_update(Ordering::SeqCst, Ordering::SeqCst, |x| {
    if x == ptr {
        Some(new)
    } else {
        None
    }
});
assert_eq!(result, Ok(ptr));
assert_eq!(some_ptr.load(Ordering::SeqCst), new);

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🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (atomic_try_update #135894)

Fetches the value, and applies a function to it that returns an optional new value. Returns a Result of Ok(previous_value) if the function returned Some(_), else Err(previous_value).

§Considerations

§Examples

#![feature(atomic_try_update)]
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering};

let ptr: *mut _ = &mut 5;
let some_ptr = AtomicPtr::new(ptr);

let new: *mut _ = &mut 10;
assert_eq!(some_ptr.try_update(Ordering::SeqCst, Ordering::SeqCst, |_| None), Err(ptr));
let result = some_ptr.try_update(Ordering::SeqCst, Ordering::SeqCst, |x| {
    if x == ptr {
        Some(new)
    } else {
        None
    }
});
assert_eq!(result, Ok(ptr));
assert_eq!(some_ptr.load(Ordering::SeqCst), new);

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🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (atomic_try_update #135894)

Fetches the value, applies a function to it that it return a new value. The new value is stored and the old value is returned.

§Considerations

§Examples

#![feature(atomic_try_update)]

use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering};

let ptr: *mut _ = &mut 5;
let some_ptr = AtomicPtr::new(ptr);

let new: *mut _ = &mut 10;
let result = some_ptr.update(Ordering::SeqCst, Ordering::SeqCst, |_| new);
assert_eq!(result, ptr);
assert_eq!(some_ptr.load(Ordering::SeqCst), new);

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🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (strict_provenance_atomic_ptr #99108)

Offsets the pointer’s address by adding val (in units of T), returning the previous pointer.

This is equivalent to using wrapping_add to atomically perform the equivalent of ptr = ptr.wrapping_add(val);.

This method operates in units of T, which means that it cannot be used to offset the pointer by an amount which is not a multiple ofsize_of::<T>(). This can sometimes be inconvenient, as you may want to work with a deliberately misaligned pointer. In such cases, you may use the fetch_byte_add method instead.

fetch_ptr_add takes an Ordering argument which describes the memory ordering of this operation. All ordering modes are possible. Note that using Acquire makes the store part of this operationRelaxed, and using Release makes the load part Relaxed.

Note: This method is only available on platforms that support atomic operations on AtomicPtr.

§Examples

#![feature(strict_provenance_atomic_ptr)]
use core::sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering};

let atom = AtomicPtr::<i64>::new(core::ptr::null_mut());
assert_eq!(atom.fetch_ptr_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed).addr(), 0);
// Note: units of `size_of::<i64>()`.
assert_eq!(atom.load(Ordering::Relaxed).addr(), 8);

Source

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (strict_provenance_atomic_ptr #99108)

Offsets the pointer’s address by subtracting val (in units of T), returning the previous pointer.

This is equivalent to using wrapping_sub to atomically perform the equivalent of ptr = ptr.wrapping_sub(val);.

fetch_ptr_sub takes an Ordering argument which describes the memory ordering of this operation. All ordering modes are possible. Note that using Acquire makes the store part of this operation Relaxed, and using Release makes the load part Relaxed.

Note: This method is only available on platforms that support atomic operations on AtomicPtr.

§Examples

#![feature(strict_provenance_atomic_ptr)]
use core::sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering};

let array = [1i32, 2i32];
let atom = AtomicPtr::new(array.as_ptr().wrapping_add(1) as *mut _);

assert!(core::ptr::eq(
    atom.fetch_ptr_sub(1, Ordering::Relaxed),
    &array[1],
));
assert!(core::ptr::eq(atom.load(Ordering::Relaxed), &array[0]));

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🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (strict_provenance_atomic_ptr #99108)

Offsets the pointer’s address by adding val bytes, returning the previous pointer.

This is equivalent to using wrapping_byte_add to atomically perform ptr = ptr.wrapping_byte_add(val).

fetch_byte_add takes an Ordering argument which describes the memory ordering of this operation. All ordering modes are possible. Note that using Acquire makes the store part of this operationRelaxed, and using Release makes the load part Relaxed.

Note: This method is only available on platforms that support atomic operations on AtomicPtr.

§Examples

#![feature(strict_provenance_atomic_ptr)]
use core::sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering};

let atom = AtomicPtr::<i64>::new(core::ptr::null_mut());
assert_eq!(atom.fetch_byte_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed).addr(), 0);
// Note: in units of bytes, not `size_of::<i64>()`.
assert_eq!(atom.load(Ordering::Relaxed).addr(), 1);

Source

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (strict_provenance_atomic_ptr #99108)

Offsets the pointer’s address by subtracting val bytes, returning the previous pointer.

This is equivalent to using wrapping_byte_sub to atomically perform ptr = ptr.wrapping_byte_sub(val).

fetch_byte_sub takes an Ordering argument which describes the memory ordering of this operation. All ordering modes are possible. Note that using Acquire makes the store part of this operationRelaxed, and using Release makes the load part Relaxed.

Note: This method is only available on platforms that support atomic operations on AtomicPtr.

§Examples

#![feature(strict_provenance_atomic_ptr)]
use core::sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering};

let atom = AtomicPtr::<i64>::new(core::ptr::without_provenance_mut(1));
assert_eq!(atom.fetch_byte_sub(1, Ordering::Relaxed).addr(), 1);
assert_eq!(atom.load(Ordering::Relaxed).addr(), 0);

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🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (strict_provenance_atomic_ptr #99108)

Performs a bitwise “or” operation on the address of the current pointer, and the argument val, and stores a pointer with provenance of the current pointer and the resulting address.

This is equivalent to using map_addr to atomically performptr = ptr.map_addr(|a| a | val). This can be used in tagged pointer schemes to atomically set tag bits.

Caveat: This operation returns the previous value. To compute the stored value without losing provenance, you may use map_addr. For example: a.fetch_or(val).map_addr(|a| a | val).

fetch_or takes an Ordering argument which describes the memory ordering of this operation. All ordering modes are possible. Note that using Acquire makes the store part of this operation Relaxed, and using Release makes the load part Relaxed.

Note: This method is only available on platforms that support atomic operations on AtomicPtr.

This API and its claimed semantics are part of the Strict Provenance experiment, see the module documentation for ptr for details.

§Examples

#![feature(strict_provenance_atomic_ptr)]
use core::sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering};

let pointer = &mut 3i64 as *mut i64;

let atom = AtomicPtr::<i64>::new(pointer);
// Tag the bottom bit of the pointer.
assert_eq!(atom.fetch_or(1, Ordering::Relaxed).addr() & 1, 0);
// Extract and untag.
let tagged = atom.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
assert_eq!(tagged.addr() & 1, 1);
assert_eq!(tagged.map_addr(|p| p & !1), pointer);

Source

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (strict_provenance_atomic_ptr #99108)

Performs a bitwise “and” operation on the address of the current pointer, and the argument val, and stores a pointer with provenance of the current pointer and the resulting address.

This is equivalent to using map_addr to atomically performptr = ptr.map_addr(|a| a & val). This can be used in tagged pointer schemes to atomically unset tag bits.

Caveat: This operation returns the previous value. To compute the stored value without losing provenance, you may use map_addr. For example: a.fetch_and(val).map_addr(|a| a & val).

fetch_and takes an Ordering argument which describes the memory ordering of this operation. All ordering modes are possible. Note that using Acquire makes the store part of this operation Relaxed, and using Release makes the load part Relaxed.

Note: This method is only available on platforms that support atomic operations on AtomicPtr.

This API and its claimed semantics are part of the Strict Provenance experiment, see the module documentation for ptr for details.

§Examples

#![feature(strict_provenance_atomic_ptr)]
use core::sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering};

let pointer = &mut 3i64 as *mut i64;
// A tagged pointer
let atom = AtomicPtr::<i64>::new(pointer.map_addr(|a| a | 1));
assert_eq!(atom.fetch_or(1, Ordering::Relaxed).addr() & 1, 1);
// Untag, and extract the previously tagged pointer.
let untagged = atom.fetch_and(!1, Ordering::Relaxed)
    .map_addr(|a| a & !1);
assert_eq!(untagged, pointer);

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🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (strict_provenance_atomic_ptr #99108)

Performs a bitwise “xor” operation on the address of the current pointer, and the argument val, and stores a pointer with provenance of the current pointer and the resulting address.

This is equivalent to using map_addr to atomically performptr = ptr.map_addr(|a| a ^ val). This can be used in tagged pointer schemes to atomically toggle tag bits.

Caveat: This operation returns the previous value. To compute the stored value without losing provenance, you may use map_addr. For example: a.fetch_xor(val).map_addr(|a| a ^ val).

fetch_xor takes an Ordering argument which describes the memory ordering of this operation. All ordering modes are possible. Note that using Acquire makes the store part of this operation Relaxed, and using Release makes the load part Relaxed.

Note: This method is only available on platforms that support atomic operations on AtomicPtr.

This API and its claimed semantics are part of the Strict Provenance experiment, see the module documentation for ptr for details.

§Examples

#![feature(strict_provenance_atomic_ptr)]
use core::sync::atomic::{AtomicPtr, Ordering};

let pointer = &mut 3i64 as *mut i64;
let atom = AtomicPtr::<i64>::new(pointer);

// Toggle a tag bit on the pointer.
atom.fetch_xor(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
assert_eq!(atom.load(Ordering::Relaxed).addr() & 1, 1);

1.70.0 (const: 1.70.0) · Source

Returns a mutable pointer to the underlying pointer.

Doing non-atomic reads and writes on the resulting pointer can be a data race. This method is mostly useful for FFI, where the function signature may use*mut *mut T instead of &AtomicPtr<T>.

Returning an *mut pointer from a shared reference to this atomic is safe because the atomic types work with interior mutability. All modifications of an atomic change the value through a shared reference, and can do so safely as long as they use atomic operations. Any use of the returned raw pointer requires an unsafe block and still has to uphold the same restriction: operations on it must be atomic.

§Examples

ⓘ

use std::sync::atomic::AtomicPtr;

extern "C" {
    fn my_atomic_op(arg: *mut *mut u32);
}

let mut value = 17;
let atomic = AtomicPtr::new(&mut value);

// SAFETY: Safe as long as `my_atomic_op` is atomic.
unsafe {
    my_atomic_op(atomic.as_ptr());
}

AtomicPtr in std::sync::atomic - Rust (original) (raw)

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