source: mainline/kernel/generic/src/proc/thread.c@ 059a8e4

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2010 Jakub Jermar
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/** @addtogroup genericproc
 * @{
 */

/**
 * @file
 * @brief Thread management functions.
 */

#include <proc/scheduler.h>
#include <proc/thread.h>
#include <proc/task.h>
#include <mm/frame.h>
#include <mm/page.h>
#include <arch/asm.h>
#include <arch/cycle.h>
#include <arch.h>
#include <synch/spinlock.h>
#include <synch/waitq.h>
#include <cpu.h>
#include <str.h>
#include <context.h>
#include <adt/avl.h>
#include <adt/list.h>
#include <time/clock.h>
#include <time/timeout.h>
#include <time/delay.h>
#include <config.h>
#include <arch/interrupt.h>
#include <smp/ipi.h>
#include <arch/faddr.h>
#include <atomic.h>
#include <memstr.h>
#include <print.h>
#include <mm/slab.h>
#include <debug.h>
#include <main/uinit.h>
#include <syscall/copy.h>
#include <errno.h>

/** Thread states */
const char *thread_states[] = {
        "Invalid",
        "Running",
        "Sleeping",
        "Ready",
        "Entering",
        "Exiting",
        "Lingering"
};

typedef struct {
        thread_id_t thread_id;
        thread_t *thread;
} thread_iterator_t;

/** Lock protecting the threads_tree AVL tree.
 *
 * For locking rules, see declaration thereof.
 *
 */
IRQ_SPINLOCK_INITIALIZE(threads_lock);

/** AVL tree of all threads.
 *
 * When a thread is found in the threads_tree AVL tree, it is guaranteed to
 * exist as long as the threads_lock is held.
 *
 */
avltree_t threads_tree;

IRQ_SPINLOCK_STATIC_INITIALIZE(tidlock);
static thread_id_t last_tid = 0;

static slab_cache_t *thread_slab;

#ifdef CONFIG_FPU
slab_cache_t *fpu_context_slab;
#endif

/** Thread wrapper.
 *
 * This wrapper is provided to ensure that every thread makes a call to
 * thread_exit() when its implementing function returns.
 *
 * interrupts_disable() is assumed.
 *
 */
static void cushion(void)
{
        void (*f)(void *) = THREAD->thread_code;
        void *arg = THREAD->thread_arg;
        THREAD->last_cycle = get_cycle();
        
        /* This is where each thread wakes up after its creation */
        irq_spinlock_unlock(&THREAD->lock, false);
        interrupts_enable();
        
        f(arg);
        
        /* Accumulate accounting to the task */
        irq_spinlock_lock(&THREAD->lock, true);
        if (!THREAD->uncounted) {
                thread_update_accounting(true);
                uint64_t ucycles = THREAD->ucycles;
                THREAD->ucycles = 0;
                uint64_t kcycles = THREAD->kcycles;
                THREAD->kcycles = 0;
                
                irq_spinlock_pass(&THREAD->lock, &TASK->lock);
                TASK->ucycles += ucycles;
                TASK->kcycles += kcycles;
                irq_spinlock_unlock(&TASK->lock, true);
        } else
                irq_spinlock_unlock(&THREAD->lock, true);
        
        thread_exit();
        
        /* Not reached */
}

/** Initialization and allocation for thread_t structure
 *
 */
static int thr_constructor(void *obj, unsigned int kmflags)
{
        thread_t *thread = (thread_t *) obj;
        
        irq_spinlock_initialize(&thread->lock, "thread_t_lock");
        link_initialize(&thread->rq_link);
        link_initialize(&thread->wq_link);
        link_initialize(&thread->th_link);
        
        /* call the architecture-specific part of the constructor */
        thr_constructor_arch(thread);
        
#ifdef CONFIG_FPU
#ifdef CONFIG_FPU_LAZY
        thread->saved_fpu_context = NULL;
#else /* CONFIG_FPU_LAZY */
        thread->saved_fpu_context = slab_alloc(fpu_context_slab, kmflags);
        if (!thread->saved_fpu_context)
                return -1;
#endif /* CONFIG_FPU_LAZY */
#endif /* CONFIG_FPU */
        
        /*
         * Allocate the kernel stack from the low-memory to prevent an infinite
         * nesting of TLB-misses when accessing the stack from the part of the
         * TLB-miss handler written in C.
         *
         * Note that low-memory is safe to be used for the stack as it will be
         * covered by the kernel identity mapping, which guarantees not to
         * nest TLB-misses infinitely (either via some hardware mechanism or
         * by the construciton of the assembly-language part of the TLB-miss
         * handler).
         *
         * This restriction can be lifted once each architecture provides
         * a similar guarantee, for example by locking the kernel stack
         * in the TLB whenever it is allocated from the high-memory and the
         * thread is being scheduled to run.
         */
        kmflags |= FRAME_LOWMEM;
        kmflags &= ~FRAME_HIGHMEM;

        thread->kstack = (uint8_t *) frame_alloc(STACK_FRAMES, FRAME_KA | kmflags);
        if (!thread->kstack) {
#ifdef CONFIG_FPU
                if (thread->saved_fpu_context)
                        slab_free(fpu_context_slab, thread->saved_fpu_context);
#endif
                return -1;
        }
        
#ifdef CONFIG_UDEBUG
        mutex_initialize(&thread->udebug.lock, MUTEX_PASSIVE);
#endif
        
        return 0;
}

/** Destruction of thread_t object */
static size_t thr_destructor(void *obj)
{
        thread_t *thread = (thread_t *) obj;
        
        /* call the architecture-specific part of the destructor */
        thr_destructor_arch(thread);
        
        frame_free(KA2PA(thread->kstack));
        
#ifdef CONFIG_FPU
        if (thread->saved_fpu_context)
                slab_free(fpu_context_slab, thread->saved_fpu_context);
#endif
        
        return 1;  /* One page freed */
}

/** Initialize threads
 *
 * Initialize kernel threads support.
 *
 */
void thread_init(void)
{
        THREAD = NULL;
        
        atomic_set(&nrdy, 0);
        thread_slab = slab_cache_create("thread_slab", sizeof(thread_t), 0,
            thr_constructor, thr_destructor, 0);
        
#ifdef CONFIG_FPU
        fpu_context_slab = slab_cache_create("fpu_slab", sizeof(fpu_context_t),
            FPU_CONTEXT_ALIGN, NULL, NULL, 0);
#endif
        
        avltree_create(&threads_tree);
}

/** Make thread ready
 *
 * Switch thread to the ready state.
 *
 * @param thread Thread to make ready.
 *
 */
void thread_ready(thread_t *thread)
{
        irq_spinlock_lock(&thread->lock, true);
        
        ASSERT(thread->state != Ready);
        
        int i = (thread->priority < RQ_COUNT - 1)
            ? ++thread->priority : thread->priority;
        
        cpu_t *cpu = CPU;
        if (thread->flags & THREAD_FLAG_WIRED) {
                ASSERT(thread->cpu != NULL);
                cpu = thread->cpu;
        }
        thread->state = Ready;
        
        irq_spinlock_pass(&thread->lock, &(cpu->rq[i].lock));
        
        /*
         * Append thread to respective ready queue
         * on respective processor.
         */
        
        list_append(&thread->rq_link, &cpu->rq[i].rq);
        cpu->rq[i].n++;
        irq_spinlock_unlock(&(cpu->rq[i].lock), true);
        
        atomic_inc(&nrdy);
        // FIXME: Why is the avg value not used
        // avg = atomic_get(&nrdy) / config.cpu_active;
        atomic_inc(&cpu->nrdy);
}

/** Create new thread
 *
 * Create a new thread.
 *
 * @param func      Thread's implementing function.
 * @param arg       Thread's implementing function argument.
 * @param task      Task to which the thread belongs. The caller must
 *                  guarantee that the task won't cease to exist during the
 *                  call. The task's lock may not be held.
 * @param flags     Thread flags.
 * @param name      Symbolic name (a copy is made).
 * @param uncounted Thread's accounting doesn't affect accumulated task
 *                  accounting.
 *
 * @return New thread's structure on success, NULL on failure.
 *
 */
thread_t *thread_create(void (* func)(void *), void *arg, task_t *task,
    unsigned int flags, const char *name, bool uncounted)
{
        thread_t *thread = (thread_t *) slab_alloc(thread_slab, 0);
        if (!thread)
                return NULL;
        
        /* Not needed, but good for debugging */
        memsetb(thread->kstack, STACK_SIZE, 0);
        
        irq_spinlock_lock(&tidlock, true);
        thread->tid = ++last_tid;
        irq_spinlock_unlock(&tidlock, true);
        
        context_save(&thread->saved_context);
        context_set(&thread->saved_context, FADDR(cushion),
            (uintptr_t) thread->kstack, STACK_SIZE);
        
        the_initialize((the_t *) thread->kstack);
        
        ipl_t ipl = interrupts_disable();
        thread->saved_context.ipl = interrupts_read();
        interrupts_restore(ipl);
        
        str_cpy(thread->name, THREAD_NAME_BUFLEN, name);
        
        thread->thread_code = func;
        thread->thread_arg = arg;
        thread->ticks = -1;
        thread->ucycles = 0;
        thread->kcycles = 0;
        thread->uncounted = uncounted;
        thread->priority = -1;          /* Start in rq[0] */
        thread->cpu = NULL;
        thread->flags = flags;
        thread->nomigrate = 0;
        thread->state = Entering;
        
        timeout_initialize(&thread->sleep_timeout);
        thread->sleep_interruptible = false;
        thread->sleep_queue = NULL;
        thread->timeout_pending = false;
        
        thread->in_copy_from_uspace = false;
        thread->in_copy_to_uspace = false;
        
        thread->interrupted = false;
        thread->detached = false;
        waitq_initialize(&thread->join_wq);
        
        thread->task = task;
        
        thread->fpu_context_exists = 0;
        thread->fpu_context_engaged = 0;
        
        avltree_node_initialize(&thread->threads_tree_node);
        thread->threads_tree_node.key = (uintptr_t) thread;
        
#ifdef CONFIG_UDEBUG
        /* Initialize debugging stuff */
        thread->btrace = false;
        udebug_thread_initialize(&thread->udebug);
#endif
        
        /* Might depend on previous initialization */
        thread_create_arch(thread);
        
        if (!(flags & THREAD_FLAG_NOATTACH))
                thread_attach(thread, task);
        
        return thread;
}

/** Destroy thread memory structure
 *
 * Detach thread from all queues, cpus etc. and destroy it.
 *
 * @param thread  Thread to be destroyed.
 * @param irq_res Indicate whether it should unlock thread->lock
 *                in interrupts-restore mode.
 *
 */
void thread_destroy(thread_t *thread, bool irq_res)
{
        ASSERT(irq_spinlock_locked(&thread->lock));
        ASSERT((thread->state == Exiting) || (thread->state == Lingering));
        ASSERT(thread->task);
        ASSERT(thread->cpu);
        
        irq_spinlock_lock(&thread->cpu->lock, false);
        if (thread->cpu->fpu_owner == thread)
                thread->cpu->fpu_owner = NULL;
        irq_spinlock_unlock(&thread->cpu->lock, false);
        
        irq_spinlock_pass(&thread->lock, &threads_lock);
        
        avltree_delete(&threads_tree, &thread->threads_tree_node);
        
        irq_spinlock_pass(&threads_lock, &thread->task->lock);
        
        /*
         * Detach from the containing task.
         */
        list_remove(&thread->th_link);
        irq_spinlock_unlock(&thread->task->lock, irq_res);
        
        /*
         * Drop the reference to the containing task.
         */
        task_release(thread->task);
        slab_free(thread_slab, thread);
}

/** Make the thread visible to the system.
 *
 * Attach the thread structure to the current task and make it visible in the
 * threads_tree.
 *
 * @param t    Thread to be attached to the task.
 * @param task Task to which the thread is to be attached.
 *
 */
void thread_attach(thread_t *thread, task_t *task)
{
        /*
         * Attach to the specified task.
         */
        irq_spinlock_lock(&task->lock, true);
        
        /* Hold a reference to the task. */
        task_hold(task);
        
        /* Must not count kbox thread into lifecount */
        if (thread->flags & THREAD_FLAG_USPACE)
                atomic_inc(&task->lifecount);
        
        list_append(&thread->th_link, &task->threads);
        
        irq_spinlock_pass(&task->lock, &threads_lock);
        
        /*
         * Register this thread in the system-wide list.
         */
        avltree_insert(&threads_tree, &thread->threads_tree_node);
        irq_spinlock_unlock(&threads_lock, true);
}

/** Terminate thread.
 *
 * End current thread execution and switch it to the exiting state.
 * All pending timeouts are executed.
 *
 */
void thread_exit(void)
{
        if (THREAD->flags & THREAD_FLAG_USPACE) {
#ifdef CONFIG_UDEBUG
                /* Generate udebug THREAD_E event */
                udebug_thread_e_event();

                /*
                 * This thread will not execute any code or system calls from
                 * now on.
                 */
                udebug_stoppable_begin();
#endif
                if (atomic_predec(&TASK->lifecount) == 0) {
                        /*
                         * We are the last userspace thread in the task that
                         * still has not exited. With the exception of the
                         * moment the task was created, new userspace threads
                         * can only be created by threads of the same task.
                         * We are safe to perform cleanup.
                         *
                         */
                        ipc_cleanup();
                        futex_cleanup();
                        LOG("Cleanup of task %" PRIu64" completed.", TASK->taskid);
                }
        }
        
restart:
        irq_spinlock_lock(&THREAD->lock, true);
        if (THREAD->timeout_pending) {
                /* Busy waiting for timeouts in progress */
                irq_spinlock_unlock(&THREAD->lock, true);
                goto restart;
        }
        
        THREAD->state = Exiting;
        irq_spinlock_unlock(&THREAD->lock, true);
        
        scheduler();
        
        /* Not reached */
        while (true);
}

/** Prevent the current thread from being migrated to another processor. */
void thread_migration_disable(void)
{
        ASSERT(THREAD);

        THREAD->nomigrate++;
}

/** Allow the current thread to be migrated to another processor. */
void thread_migration_enable(void)
{
        ASSERT(THREAD);
        ASSERT(THREAD->nomigrate > 0);

        THREAD->nomigrate--;
}

/** Thread sleep
 *
 * Suspend execution of the current thread.
 *
 * @param sec Number of seconds to sleep.
 *
 */
void thread_sleep(uint32_t sec)
{
        /* Sleep in 1000 second steps to support
           full argument range */
        while (sec > 0) {
                uint32_t period = (sec > 1000) ? 1000 : sec;
                
                thread_usleep(period * 1000000);
                sec -= period;
        }
}

/** Wait for another thread to exit.
 *
 * @param thread Thread to join on exit.
 * @param usec   Timeout in microseconds.
 * @param flags  Mode of operation.
 *
 * @return An error code from errno.h or an error code from synch.h.
 *
 */
int thread_join_timeout(thread_t *thread, uint32_t usec, unsigned int flags)
{
        if (thread == THREAD)
                return EINVAL;
        
        /*
         * Since thread join can only be called once on an undetached thread,
         * the thread pointer is guaranteed to be still valid.
         */
        
        irq_spinlock_lock(&thread->lock, true);
        ASSERT(!thread->detached);
        irq_spinlock_unlock(&thread->lock, true);
        
        return waitq_sleep_timeout(&thread->join_wq, usec, flags);
}

/** Detach thread.
 *
 * Mark the thread as detached. If the thread is already
 * in the Lingering state, deallocate its resources.
 *
 * @param thread Thread to be detached.
 *
 */
void thread_detach(thread_t *thread)
{
        /*
         * Since the thread is expected not to be already detached,
         * pointer to it must be still valid.
         */
        irq_spinlock_lock(&thread->lock, true);
        ASSERT(!thread->detached);
        
        if (thread->state == Lingering) {
                /*
                 * Unlock &thread->lock and restore
                 * interrupts in thread_destroy().
                 */
                thread_destroy(thread, true);
                return;
        } else {
                thread->detached = true;
        }
        
        irq_spinlock_unlock(&thread->lock, true);
}

/** Thread usleep
 *
 * Suspend execution of the current thread.
 *
 * @param usec Number of microseconds to sleep.
 *
 */     
void thread_usleep(uint32_t usec)
{
        waitq_t wq;
        
        waitq_initialize(&wq);
        
        (void) waitq_sleep_timeout(&wq, usec, SYNCH_FLAGS_NON_BLOCKING);
}

static bool thread_walker(avltree_node_t *node, void *arg)
{
        bool *additional = (bool *) arg;
        thread_t *thread = avltree_get_instance(node, thread_t, threads_tree_node);
        
        uint64_t ucycles, kcycles;
        char usuffix, ksuffix;
        order_suffix(thread->ucycles, &ucycles, &usuffix);
        order_suffix(thread->kcycles, &kcycles, &ksuffix);
        
        char *name;
        if (str_cmp(thread->name, "uinit") == 0)
                name = thread->task->name;
        else
                name = thread->name;
        
#ifdef __32_BITS__
        if (*additional)
                printf("%-8" PRIu64 " %10p %10p %9" PRIu64 "%c %9" PRIu64 "%c ",
                    thread->tid, thread->thread_code, thread->kstack,
                    ucycles, usuffix, kcycles, ksuffix);
        else
                printf("%-8" PRIu64 " %-14s %10p %-8s %10p %-5" PRIu32 "\n",
                    thread->tid, name, thread, thread_states[thread->state],
                    thread->task, thread->task->container);
#endif
        
#ifdef __64_BITS__
        if (*additional)
                printf("%-8" PRIu64 " %18p %18p\n"
                    "         %9" PRIu64 "%c %9" PRIu64 "%c ",
                    thread->tid, thread->thread_code, thread->kstack,
                    ucycles, usuffix, kcycles, ksuffix);
        else
                printf("%-8" PRIu64 " %-14s %18p %-8s %18p %-5" PRIu32 "\n",
                    thread->tid, name, thread, thread_states[thread->state],
                    thread->task, thread->task->container);
#endif
        
        if (*additional) {
                if (thread->cpu)
                        printf("%-5u", thread->cpu->id);
                else
                        printf("none ");
                
                if (thread->state == Sleeping) {
#ifdef __32_BITS__
                        printf(" %10p", thread->sleep_queue);
#endif
                        
#ifdef __64_BITS__
                        printf(" %18p", thread->sleep_queue);
#endif
                }
                
                printf("\n");
        }
        
        return true;
}

/** Print list of threads debug info
 *
 * @param additional Print additional information.
 *
 */
void thread_print_list(bool additional)
{
        /* Messing with thread structures, avoid deadlock */
        irq_spinlock_lock(&threads_lock, true);
        
#ifdef __32_BITS__
        if (additional)
                printf("[id    ] [code    ] [stack   ] [ucycles ] [kcycles ]"
                    " [cpu] [waitqueue]\n");
        else
                printf("[id    ] [name        ] [address ] [state ] [task    ]"
                    " [ctn]\n");
#endif
        
#ifdef __64_BITS__
        if (additional) {
                printf("[id    ] [code            ] [stack           ]\n"
                    "         [ucycles ] [kcycles ] [cpu] [waitqueue       ]\n");
        } else
                printf("[id    ] [name        ] [address         ] [state ]"
                    " [task            ] [ctn]\n");
#endif
        
        avltree_walk(&threads_tree, thread_walker, &additional);
        
        irq_spinlock_unlock(&threads_lock, true);
}

/** Check whether thread exists.
 *
 * Note that threads_lock must be already held and
 * interrupts must be already disabled.
 *
 * @param thread Pointer to thread.
 *
 * @return True if thread t is known to the system, false otherwise.
 *
 */
bool thread_exists(thread_t *thread)
{
        ASSERT(interrupts_disabled());
        ASSERT(irq_spinlock_locked(&threads_lock));

        avltree_node_t *node =
            avltree_search(&threads_tree, (avltree_key_t) ((uintptr_t) thread));
        
        return node != NULL;
}

/** Update accounting of current thread.
 *
 * Note that thread_lock on THREAD must be already held and
 * interrupts must be already disabled.
 *
 * @param user True to update user accounting, false for kernel.
 *
 */
void thread_update_accounting(bool user)
{
        uint64_t time = get_cycle();

        ASSERT(interrupts_disabled());
        ASSERT(irq_spinlock_locked(&THREAD->lock));
        
        if (user)
                THREAD->ucycles += time - THREAD->last_cycle;
        else
                THREAD->kcycles += time - THREAD->last_cycle;
        
        THREAD->last_cycle = time;
}

static bool thread_search_walker(avltree_node_t *node, void *arg)
{
        thread_t *thread =
            (thread_t *) avltree_get_instance(node, thread_t, threads_tree_node);
        thread_iterator_t *iterator = (thread_iterator_t *) arg;
        
        if (thread->tid == iterator->thread_id) {
                iterator->thread = thread;
                return false;
        }
        
        return true;
}

/** Find thread structure corresponding to thread ID.
 *
 * The threads_lock must be already held by the caller of this function and
 * interrupts must be disabled.
 *
 * @param id Thread ID.
 *
 * @return Thread structure address or NULL if there is no such thread ID.
 *
 */
thread_t *thread_find_by_id(thread_id_t thread_id)
{
        ASSERT(interrupts_disabled());
        ASSERT(irq_spinlock_locked(&threads_lock));
        
        thread_iterator_t iterator;
        
        iterator.thread_id = thread_id;
        iterator.thread = NULL;
        
        avltree_walk(&threads_tree, thread_search_walker, (void *) &iterator);
        
        return iterator.thread;
}

#ifdef CONFIG_UDEBUG

void thread_stack_trace(thread_id_t thread_id)
{
        irq_spinlock_lock(&threads_lock, true);
        
        thread_t *thread = thread_find_by_id(thread_id);
        if (thread == NULL) {
                printf("No such thread.\n");
                irq_spinlock_unlock(&threads_lock, true);
                return;
        }
        
        irq_spinlock_lock(&thread->lock, false);
        
        /*
         * Schedule a stack trace to be printed
         * just before the thread is scheduled next.
         *
         * If the thread is sleeping then try to interrupt
         * the sleep. Any request for printing an uspace stack
         * trace from within the kernel should be always
         * considered a last resort debugging means, therefore
         * forcing the thread's sleep to be interrupted
         * is probably justifiable.
         */
        
        bool sleeping = false;
        istate_t *istate = thread->udebug.uspace_state;
        if (istate != NULL) {
                printf("Scheduling thread stack trace.\n");
                thread->btrace = true;
                if (thread->state == Sleeping)
                        sleeping = true;
        } else
                printf("Thread interrupt state not available.\n");
        
        irq_spinlock_unlock(&thread->lock, false);
        
        if (sleeping)
                waitq_interrupt_sleep(thread);
        
        irq_spinlock_unlock(&threads_lock, true);
}

#endif /* CONFIG_UDEBUG */

/** Process syscall to create new thread.
 *
 */
sysarg_t sys_thread_create(uspace_arg_t *uspace_uarg, char *uspace_name,
    size_t name_len, thread_id_t *uspace_thread_id)
{
        if (name_len > THREAD_NAME_BUFLEN - 1)
                name_len = THREAD_NAME_BUFLEN - 1;
        
        char namebuf[THREAD_NAME_BUFLEN];
        int rc = copy_from_uspace(namebuf, uspace_name, name_len);
        if (rc != 0)
                return (sysarg_t) rc;
        
        namebuf[name_len] = 0;
        
        /*
         * In case of failure, kernel_uarg will be deallocated in this function.
         * In case of success, kernel_uarg will be freed in uinit().
         *
         */
        uspace_arg_t *kernel_uarg =
            (uspace_arg_t *) malloc(sizeof(uspace_arg_t), 0);
        
        rc = copy_from_uspace(kernel_uarg, uspace_uarg, sizeof(uspace_arg_t));
        if (rc != 0) {
                free(kernel_uarg);
                return (sysarg_t) rc;
        }
        
        thread_t *thread = thread_create(uinit, kernel_uarg, TASK,
            THREAD_FLAG_USPACE | THREAD_FLAG_NOATTACH, namebuf, false);
        if (thread) {
                if (uspace_thread_id != NULL) {
                        rc = copy_to_uspace(uspace_thread_id, &thread->tid,
                            sizeof(thread->tid));
                        if (rc != 0) {
                                /*
                                 * We have encountered a failure, but the thread
                                 * has already been created. We need to undo its
                                 * creation now.
                                 */
                                
                                /*
                                 * The new thread structure is initialized, but
                                 * is still not visible to the system.
                                 * We can safely deallocate it.
                                 */
                                slab_free(thread_slab, thread);
                                free(kernel_uarg);
                                
                                return (sysarg_t) rc;
                         }
                }
                
#ifdef CONFIG_UDEBUG
                /*
                 * Generate udebug THREAD_B event and attach the thread.
                 * This must be done atomically (with the debug locks held),
                 * otherwise we would either miss some thread or receive
                 * THREAD_B events for threads that already existed
                 * and could be detected with THREAD_READ before.
                 */
                udebug_thread_b_event_attach(thread, TASK);
#else
                thread_attach(thread, TASK);
#endif
                thread_ready(thread);
                
                return 0;
        } else
                free(kernel_uarg);
        
        return (sysarg_t) ENOMEM;
}

/** Process syscall to terminate thread.
 *
 */
sysarg_t sys_thread_exit(int uspace_status)
{
        thread_exit();
        
        /* Unreachable */
        return 0;
}

/** Syscall for getting TID.
 *
 * @param uspace_thread_id Userspace address of 8-byte buffer where to store
 * current thread ID.
 *
 * @return 0 on success or an error code from @ref errno.h.
 *
 */
sysarg_t sys_thread_get_id(thread_id_t *uspace_thread_id)
{
        /*
         * No need to acquire lock on THREAD because tid
         * remains constant for the lifespan of the thread.
         *
         */
        return (sysarg_t) copy_to_uspace(uspace_thread_id, &THREAD->tid,
            sizeof(THREAD->tid));
}

/** Syscall wrapper for sleeping. */
sysarg_t sys_thread_usleep(uint32_t usec)
{
        thread_usleep(usec);
        return 0;
}

sysarg_t sys_thread_udelay(uint32_t usec)
{
        delay(usec);
        return 0;
}

/** @}
 */