[sheepdog] [PATCH v3 2/4] util: introduce a new data type refcnt_t for reference counting

[Hitoshi Mitake]

Using raw int for reference counting directly is dangerous because it
cannot detect ++ or -- for these counters at compilation time. So this
patch implements a new data type refcnt_t for safe reference counting
which can be done by multiple threads in parallel.

Signed-off-by: Hitoshi Mitake <mitake.hitoshi at lab.ntt.co.jp>
---
v3:
 - rename the prefix refcnt_ -> refcount_

 include/util.h |   30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/util.h b/include/util.h
index 1517680..1b96b1e 100644
--- a/include/util.h
+++ b/include/util.h
@@ -212,6 +212,36 @@ static inline void uatomic_set_false(uatomic_bool *val)
 	(typeof(*(p)))ret;				\
 })
 
+/*
+ * refcnt_t: reference counter which can be manipulated by multiple threads
+ * safely
+ */
+
+typedef struct {
+	int val;
+} refcnt_t;
+
+static inline void refcount_set(refcnt_t *rc, int val)
+{
+	uatomic_set(&rc->val, val);
+}
+
+static inline int refcount_read(refcnt_t *rc)
+{
+	return uatomic_read(&rc->val);
+}
+
+static inline int refcount_inc(refcnt_t *rc)
+{
+	return uatomic_add_return(&rc->val, 1);
+}
+
+static inline int refcount_dec(refcnt_t *rc)
+{
+	assert(1 <= uatomic_read(&rc->val));
+	return uatomic_sub_return(&rc->val, 1);
+}
+
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