model: bug fixes to new code
[c11tester.git] / model.cc
index 98c6e645382bf2bdc32bc75e45e3a90b1de4a3cd..36435d944cc028fa2bd5f8357d3e26407c5b712c 100644 (file)
--- a/model.cc
+++ b/model.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <algorithm>
 
 #include "model.h"
 #include "action.h"
 #include "clockvector.h"
 #include "cyclegraph.h"
 #include "promise.h"
+#include "datarace.h"
 
 #define INITIAL_THREAD_ID      0
 
 ModelChecker *model;
 
 /** @brief Constructor */
-ModelChecker::ModelChecker() :
+ModelChecker::ModelChecker(struct model_params params) :
        /* Initialize default scheduler */
        scheduler(new Scheduler()),
-       /* First thread created will have id INITIAL_THREAD_ID */
-       next_thread_id(INITIAL_THREAD_ID),
-       used_sequence_numbers(0),
        num_executions(0),
-       current_action(NULL),
+       params(params),
        diverge(NULL),
-       nextThread(THREAD_ID_T_NONE),
        action_trace(new action_list_t()),
        thread_map(new HashTable<int, Thread *, int>()),
        obj_map(new HashTable<const void *, action_list_t, uintptr_t, 4>()),
        obj_thrd_map(new HashTable<void *, std::vector<action_list_t>, uintptr_t, 4 >()),
        promises(new std::vector<Promise *>()),
+       lazy_sync_with_release(new HashTable<void *, std::list<ModelAction *>, uintptr_t, 4>()),
        thrd_last_action(new std::vector<ModelAction *>(1)),
        node_stack(new NodeStack()),
-       next_backtrack(NULL),
-       cyclegraph(new CycleGraph()),
-       failed_promise(false)
+       mo_graph(new CycleGraph()),
+       failed_promise(false),
+       too_many_reads(false),
+       asserted(false)
 {
+       /* Allocate this "size" on the snapshotting heap */
+       priv = (struct model_snapshot_members *)calloc(1, sizeof(*priv));
+       /* First thread created will have id INITIAL_THREAD_ID */
+       priv->next_thread_id = INITIAL_THREAD_ID;
+
+       lazy_sync_size = &priv->lazy_sync_size;
 }
 
 /** @brief Destructor */
@@ -48,10 +54,17 @@ ModelChecker::~ModelChecker()
        delete obj_thrd_map;
        delete obj_map;
        delete action_trace;
+
+       for (unsigned int i = 0; i < promises->size(); i++)
+               delete (*promises)[i];
+       delete promises;
+
+       delete lazy_sync_with_release;
+
        delete thrd_last_action;
        delete node_stack;
        delete scheduler;
-       delete cyclegraph;
+       delete mo_graph;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -62,52 +75,28 @@ void ModelChecker::reset_to_initial_state()
 {
        DEBUG("+++ Resetting to initial state +++\n");
        node_stack->reset_execution();
-       current_action = NULL;
-       next_thread_id = INITIAL_THREAD_ID;
-       used_sequence_numbers = 0;
-       nextThread = 0;
-       next_backtrack = NULL;
        failed_promise = false;
+       too_many_reads = false;
+       reset_asserted();
        snapshotObject->backTrackBeforeStep(0);
 }
 
 /** @returns a thread ID for a new Thread */
 thread_id_t ModelChecker::get_next_id()
 {
-       return next_thread_id++;
+       return priv->next_thread_id++;
 }
 
 /** @returns the number of user threads created during this execution */
 int ModelChecker::get_num_threads()
 {
-       return next_thread_id;
+       return priv->next_thread_id;
 }
 
 /** @returns a sequence number for a new ModelAction */
 modelclock_t ModelChecker::get_next_seq_num()
 {
-       return ++used_sequence_numbers;
-}
-
-/**
- * Performs the "scheduling" for the model-checker. That is, it checks if the
- * model-checker has selected a "next thread to run" and returns it, if
- * available. This function should be called from the Scheduler routine, where
- * the Scheduler falls back to a default scheduling routine if needed.
- *
- * @return The next thread chosen by the model-checker. If the model-checker
- * makes no selection, retuns NULL.
- */
-Thread * ModelChecker::schedule_next_thread()
-{
-       Thread *t;
-       if (nextThread == THREAD_ID_T_NONE)
-               return NULL;
-       t = thread_map->get(id_to_int(nextThread));
-
-       ASSERT(t != NULL);
-
-       return t;
+       return ++priv->used_sequence_numbers;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -117,16 +106,16 @@ Thread * ModelChecker::schedule_next_thread()
  * from the backtracking set. Otherwise, simply returns the next thread in the
  * sequence that is being replayed.
  */
-thread_id_t ModelChecker::get_next_replay_thread()
+Thread * ModelChecker::get_next_replay_thread()
 {
        thread_id_t tid;
 
        /* Have we completed exploring the preselected path? */
        if (diverge == NULL)
-               return THREAD_ID_T_NONE;
+               return NULL;
 
        /* Else, we are trying to replay an execution */
-       ModelAction * next = node_stack->get_next()->get_action();
+       ModelAction *next = node_stack->get_next()->get_action();
 
        if (next == diverge) {
                Node *nextnode = next->get_node();
@@ -155,7 +144,8 @@ thread_id_t ModelChecker::get_next_replay_thread()
                tid = next->get_tid();
        }
        DEBUG("*** ModelChecker chose next thread = %d ***\n", tid);
-       return tid;
+       ASSERT(tid != THREAD_ID_T_NONE);
+       return thread_map->get(id_to_int(tid));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -174,7 +164,7 @@ bool ModelChecker::next_execution()
        if (isfinalfeasible() || DBG_ENABLED())
                print_summary();
 
-       if ((diverge = model->get_next_backtrack()) == NULL)
+       if ((diverge = get_next_backtrack()) == NULL)
                return false;
 
        if (DBG_ENABLED()) {
@@ -182,7 +172,7 @@ bool ModelChecker::next_execution()
                diverge->print();
        }
 
-       model->reset_to_initial_state();
+       reset_to_initial_state();
        return true;
 }
 
@@ -199,7 +189,7 @@ ModelAction * ModelChecker::get_last_conflict(ModelAction *act)
                        return NULL;
        }
        /* linear search: from most recent to oldest */
-       action_list_t *list = obj_map->ensureptr(act->get_location());
+       action_list_t *list = obj_map->get_safe_ptr(act->get_location());
        action_list_t::reverse_iterator rit;
        for (rit = list->rbegin(); rit != list->rend(); rit++) {
                ModelAction *prev = *rit;
@@ -229,8 +219,8 @@ void ModelChecker::set_backtracking(ModelAction *act)
                return;
 
        /* Cache the latest backtracking point */
-       if (!next_backtrack || *prev > *next_backtrack)
-               next_backtrack = prev;
+       if (!priv->next_backtrack || *prev > *priv->next_backtrack)
+               priv->next_backtrack = prev;
 
        /* If this is a new backtracking point, mark the tree */
        if (!node->set_backtrack(t->get_id()))
@@ -250,28 +240,36 @@ void ModelChecker::set_backtracking(ModelAction *act)
  */
 ModelAction * ModelChecker::get_next_backtrack()
 {
-       ModelAction *next = next_backtrack;
-       next_backtrack = NULL;
+       ModelAction *next = priv->next_backtrack;
+       priv->next_backtrack = NULL;
        return next;
 }
 
-void ModelChecker::check_current_action(void)
+/**
+ * This is the heart of the model checker routine. It performs model-checking
+ * actions corresponding to a given "current action." Among other processes, it
+ * calculates reads-from relationships, updates synchronization clock vectors,
+ * forms a memory_order constraints graph, and handles replay/backtrack
+ * execution when running permutations of previously-observed executions.
+ *
+ * @param curr The current action to process
+ * @return The next Thread that must be executed. May be NULL if ModelChecker
+ * makes no choice (e.g., according to replay execution, combining RMW actions,
+ * etc.)
+ */
+Thread * ModelChecker::check_current_action(ModelAction *curr)
 {
-       ModelAction *curr = this->current_action;
        bool already_added = false;
-       this->current_action = NULL;
-       if (!curr) {
-               DEBUG("trying to push NULL action...\n");
-               return;
-       }
 
-       if (curr->is_rmwc()||curr->is_rmw()) {
-               ModelAction *tmp=process_rmw(curr);
+       ASSERT(curr);
+
+       if (curr->is_rmwc() || curr->is_rmw()) {
+               ModelAction *tmp = process_rmw(curr);
                already_added = true;
                delete curr;
-               curr=tmp;
+               curr = tmp;
        } else {
-               ModelAction * tmp = node_stack->explore_action(curr);
+               ModelAction *tmp = node_stack->explore_action(curr);
                if (tmp) {
                        /* Discard duplicate ModelAction; use action from NodeStack */
                        /* First restore type and order in case of RMW operation */
@@ -279,9 +277,8 @@ void ModelChecker::check_current_action(void)
                                tmp->copy_typeandorder(curr);
 
                        /* If we have diverged, we need to reset the clock vector. */
-                       if (diverge==NULL) {
+                       if (diverge == NULL)
                                tmp->create_cv(get_parent_action(tmp->get_tid()));
-                       }
 
                        delete curr;
                        curr = tmp;
@@ -303,90 +300,182 @@ void ModelChecker::check_current_action(void)
        if (curr->get_type() == THREAD_CREATE) {
                Thread *th = (Thread *)curr->get_location();
                th->set_creation(curr);
+       } else if (curr->get_type() == THREAD_JOIN) {
+               Thread *wait, *join;
+               wait = get_thread(curr->get_tid());
+               join = (Thread *)curr->get_location();
+               if (!join->is_complete())
+                       scheduler->wait(wait, join);
+       } else if (curr->get_type() == THREAD_FINISH) {
+               Thread *th = get_thread(curr->get_tid());
+               while (!th->wait_list_empty()) {
+                       Thread *wake = th->pop_wait_list();
+                       scheduler->wake(wake);
+               }
+               th->complete();
        }
 
        /* Deal with new thread */
-       if (curr->get_type() == THREAD_START) {
+       if (curr->get_type() == THREAD_START)
                check_promises(NULL, curr->get_cv());
-       }
 
        /* Assign reads_from values */
        Thread *th = get_thread(curr->get_tid());
        uint64_t value = VALUE_NONE;
+       bool updated = false;
        if (curr->is_read()) {
-               const ModelAction *reads_from = curr->get_node()->get_read_from();
-               if (reads_from!=NULL) {
-                       value = reads_from->get_value();
-                       /* Assign reads_from, perform release/acquire synchronization */
-                       curr->read_from(reads_from);
-                       r_modification_order(curr,reads_from);
-               } else {
-                       /* Read from future value */
-                       value = curr->get_node()->get_future_value();
-                       curr->read_from(NULL);
-                       Promise * valuepromise=new Promise(curr, value);
-                       promises->push_back(valuepromise);
+               while(true) {
+                       const ModelAction *reads_from = curr->get_node()->get_read_from();
+                       if (reads_from != NULL) {
+                               value = reads_from->get_value();
+                               /* Assign reads_from, perform release/acquire synchronization */
+                               curr->read_from(reads_from);
+                               if (!already_added)
+                                       check_recency(curr,false);
+
+                               bool r_status=r_modification_order(curr,reads_from);
+
+                               if (!isfeasible()&&(curr->get_node()->increment_read_from()||!curr->get_node()->future_value_empty())) {
+                                       mo_graph->rollbackChanges();
+                                       too_many_reads=false;
+                                       continue;
+                               }
+
+                               mo_graph->commitChanges();
+                               updated |= r_status;
+                       } else {
+                               /* Read from future value */
+                               value = curr->get_node()->get_future_value();
+                               curr->read_from(NULL);
+                               Promise *valuepromise = new Promise(curr, value);
+                               promises->push_back(valuepromise);
+                       }
+                       break;
                }
        } else if (curr->is_write()) {
-               w_modification_order(curr);
-               resolve_promises(curr);
+               if (w_modification_order(curr))
+                       updated = true;
+               if (resolve_promises(curr))
+                       updated = true;
+               mo_graph->commitChanges();
        }
 
+       if (updated)
+               resolve_release_sequences(curr->get_location());
+
        th->set_return_value(value);
 
        /* Add action to list.  */
        if (!already_added)
                add_action_to_lists(curr);
 
-       /* Is there a better interface for setting the next thread rather
-                than this field/convoluted approach?  Perhaps like just returning
-                it or something? */
-
-       /* Do not split atomic actions. */
-       if (curr->is_rmwr()) {
-               nextThread = thread_current()->get_id();
-       } else {
-               nextThread = get_next_replay_thread();
-       }
-
        Node *currnode = curr->get_node();
        Node *parnode = currnode->get_parent();
 
-       if (!parnode->backtrack_empty()||!currnode->read_from_empty()||!currnode->future_value_empty()||!currnode->promise_empty())
-               if (!next_backtrack || *curr > *next_backtrack)
-                       next_backtrack = curr;
+       if (!parnode->backtrack_empty() || !currnode->read_from_empty() ||
+                 !currnode->future_value_empty() || !currnode->promise_empty())
+               if (!priv->next_backtrack || *curr > *priv->next_backtrack)
+                       priv->next_backtrack = curr;
 
        set_backtracking(curr);
+
+       /* Do not split atomic actions. */
+       if (curr->is_rmwr())
+               return thread_current();
+       /* The THREAD_CREATE action points to the created Thread */
+       else if (curr->get_type() == THREAD_CREATE)
+               return (Thread *)curr->get_location();
+       else
+               return get_next_replay_thread();
+}
+
+/** @returns whether the current partial trace must be a prefix of a
+ * feasible trace. */
+bool ModelChecker::isfeasibleprefix() {
+       return promises->size() == 0 && *lazy_sync_size == 0;
 }
 
 /** @returns whether the current partial trace is feasible. */
 bool ModelChecker::isfeasible() {
-       return !cyclegraph->checkForCycles() && !failed_promise;
+       return !mo_graph->checkForCycles() && !failed_promise && !too_many_reads;
 }
 
 /** Returns whether the current completed trace is feasible. */
 bool ModelChecker::isfinalfeasible() {
-       return isfeasible() && promises->size()==0;
+       return isfeasible() && promises->size() == 0;
 }
 
 /** Close out a RMWR by converting previous RMWR into a RMW or READ. */
-ModelAction * ModelChecker::process_rmw(ModelAction * act) {
+ModelAction * ModelChecker::process_rmw(ModelAction *act) {
        int tid = id_to_int(act->get_tid());
-       ModelAction *lastread=get_last_action(tid);
+       ModelAction *lastread = get_last_action(tid);
        lastread->process_rmw(act);
        if (act->is_rmw())
-               cyclegraph->addRMWEdge(lastread, lastread->get_reads_from());
+               mo_graph->addRMWEdge(lastread->get_reads_from(), lastread);
        return lastread;
 }
 
 /**
- * Updates the cyclegraph with the constraints imposed from the current read.
+ * Checks whether a thread has read from the same write for too many times.
+ * @todo This may be more subtle than this code segment addresses at this
+ * point...  Potential problems to ponder and fix:
+ * (1) What if the reads_from set keeps changing such that there is no common
+ * write?
+ * (2) What if the problem is that the other writes would break modification
+ * order.
+ */
+void ModelChecker::check_recency(ModelAction *curr, bool already_added) {
+       if (params.maxreads != 0) {
+               if (curr->get_node()->get_read_from_size() <= 1)
+                       return;
+
+               std::vector<action_list_t> *thrd_lists = obj_thrd_map->get_safe_ptr(curr->get_location());
+               int tid = id_to_int(curr->get_tid());
+
+               /* Skip checks */
+               if ((int)thrd_lists->size() <= tid)
+                       return;
+
+               action_list_t *list = &(*thrd_lists)[tid];
+
+               action_list_t::reverse_iterator rit = list->rbegin();
+               /* Skip past curr */
+               if (!already_added) {
+                       for (; (*rit) != curr; rit++)
+                               ;
+                       /* go past curr now */
+                       rit++;
+               }
+
+               int count=0;
+               for (; rit != list->rend(); rit++) {
+                       ModelAction *act = *rit;
+                       if (!act->is_read())
+                               return;
+                       if (act->get_reads_from() != curr->get_reads_from())
+                               return;
+                       if (act->get_node()->get_read_from_size() <= 1)
+                               return;
+                       count++;
+                       if (count >= params.maxreads) {
+                               /* We've read from the same write for too many times */
+                               too_many_reads = true;
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Updates the mo_graph with the constraints imposed from the current read.
  * @param curr The current action. Must be a read.
  * @param rf The action that curr reads from. Must be a write.
+ * @return True if modification order edges were added; false otherwise
  */
-void ModelChecker::r_modification_order(ModelAction * curr, const ModelAction *rf) {
-       std::vector<action_list_t> *thrd_lists = obj_thrd_map->ensureptr(curr->get_location());
+bool ModelChecker::r_modification_order(ModelAction *curr, const ModelAction *rf)
+{
+       std::vector<action_list_t> *thrd_lists = obj_thrd_map->get_safe_ptr(curr->get_location());
        unsigned int i;
+       bool added = false;
        ASSERT(curr->is_read());
 
        /* Iterate over all threads */
@@ -400,22 +489,27 @@ void ModelChecker::r_modification_order(ModelAction * curr, const ModelAction *r
                        /* Include at most one act per-thread that "happens before" curr */
                        if (act->happens_before(curr)) {
                                if (act->is_read()) {
-                                       const ModelAction * prevreadfrom=act->get_reads_from();
-                                       if (prevreadfrom!=NULL&&rf!=prevreadfrom)
-                                               cyclegraph->addEdge(rf, prevreadfrom);
-                               } else if (rf!=act) {
-                                       cyclegraph->addEdge(rf, act);
+                                       const ModelAction *prevreadfrom = act->get_reads_from();
+                                       if (prevreadfrom != NULL && rf != prevreadfrom) {
+                                               mo_graph->addEdge(prevreadfrom, rf);
+                                               added = true;
+                                       }
+                               } else if (rf != act) {
+                                       mo_graph->addEdge(act, rf);
+                                       added = true;
                                }
                                break;
                        }
                }
        }
+
+       return added;
 }
 
-/** Updates the cyclegraph with the constraints imposed from the
- *  current read. */
-void ModelChecker::post_r_modification_order(ModelAction * curr, const ModelAction *rf) {
-       std::vector<action_list_t> *thrd_lists = obj_thrd_map->ensureptr(curr->get_location());
+/** Updates the mo_graph with the constraints imposed from the current read. */
+void ModelChecker::post_r_modification_order(ModelAction *curr, const ModelAction *rf)
+{
+       std::vector<action_list_t> *thrd_lists = obj_thrd_map->get_safe_ptr(curr->get_location());
        unsigned int i;
        ASSERT(curr->is_read());
 
@@ -424,25 +518,25 @@ void ModelChecker::post_r_modification_order(ModelAction * curr, const ModelActi
                /* Iterate over actions in thread, starting from most recent */
                action_list_t *list = &(*thrd_lists)[i];
                action_list_t::reverse_iterator rit;
-               ModelAction *lastact=NULL;
+               ModelAction *lastact = NULL;
 
                /* Find last action that happens after curr */
                for (rit = list->rbegin(); rit != list->rend(); rit++) {
                        ModelAction *act = *rit;
                        if (curr->happens_before(act)) {
-                               lastact=act;
+                               lastact = act;
                        } else
                                break;
                }
 
                        /* Include at most one act per-thread that "happens before" curr */
-               if (lastact!=NULL) {
+               if (lastact != NULL) {
                        if (lastact->is_read()) {
-                               const ModelAction * postreadfrom=lastact->get_reads_from();
-                               if (postreadfrom!=NULL&&rf!=postreadfrom)
-                                       cyclegraph->addEdge(postreadfrom, rf);
-                       } else if (rf!=lastact) {
-                               cyclegraph->addEdge(lastact, rf);
+                               const ModelAction *postreadfrom = lastact->get_reads_from();
+                               if (postreadfrom != NULL&&rf != postreadfrom)
+                                       mo_graph->addEdge(rf, postreadfrom);
+                       } else if (rf != lastact) {
+                               mo_graph->addEdge(rf, lastact);
                        }
                        break;
                }
@@ -450,20 +544,25 @@ void ModelChecker::post_r_modification_order(ModelAction * curr, const ModelActi
 }
 
 /**
- * Updates the cyclegraph with the constraints imposed from the current write.
+ * Updates the mo_graph with the constraints imposed from the current write.
  * @param curr The current action. Must be a write.
+ * @return True if modification order edges were added; false otherwise
  */
-void ModelChecker::w_modification_order(ModelAction * curr) {
-       std::vector<action_list_t> *thrd_lists = obj_thrd_map->ensureptr(curr->get_location());
+bool ModelChecker::w_modification_order(ModelAction *curr)
+{
+       std::vector<action_list_t> *thrd_lists = obj_thrd_map->get_safe_ptr(curr->get_location());
        unsigned int i;
+       bool added = false;
        ASSERT(curr->is_write());
 
        if (curr->is_seqcst()) {
                /* We have to at least see the last sequentially consistent write,
                         so we are initialized. */
-               ModelAction * last_seq_cst=get_last_seq_cst(curr->get_location());
-               if (last_seq_cst!=NULL)
-                       cyclegraph->addEdge(curr, last_seq_cst);
+               ModelAction *last_seq_cst = get_last_seq_cst(curr->get_location());
+               if (last_seq_cst != NULL) {
+                       mo_graph->addEdge(last_seq_cst, curr);
+                       added = true;
+               }
        }
 
        /* Iterate over all threads */
@@ -476,28 +575,228 @@ void ModelChecker::w_modification_order(ModelAction * curr) {
 
                        /* Include at most one act per-thread that "happens before" curr */
                        if (act->happens_before(curr)) {
-                               if (act->is_read()) {
-                                       cyclegraph->addEdge(curr, act->get_reads_from());
-                               } else
-                                       cyclegraph->addEdge(curr, act);
+                               if (act->is_read())
+                                       mo_graph->addEdge(act->get_reads_from(), curr);
+                               else
+                                       mo_graph->addEdge(act, curr);
+                               added = true;
                                break;
-                       } else {
-                               if (act->is_read()&&!act->is_synchronizing(curr)&&!act->same_thread(curr)) {
-                                       /* We have an action that:
-                                                (1) did not happen before us
-                                                (2) is a read and we are a write
-                                                (3) cannot synchronize with us
-                                                (4) is in a different thread
-                                                =>
-                                                that read could potentially read from our write.
-                                       */
-                                       if (act->get_node()->add_future_value(curr->get_value())&&
-                                                       (!next_backtrack || *act > * next_backtrack))
-                                               next_backtrack = act;
-                               }
+                       } else if (act->is_read() && !act->is_synchronizing(curr) &&
+                                                    !act->same_thread(curr)) {
+                               /* We have an action that:
+                                  (1) did not happen before us
+                                  (2) is a read and we are a write
+                                  (3) cannot synchronize with us
+                                  (4) is in a different thread
+                                  =>
+                                  that read could potentially read from our write.
+                                */
+                               if (act->get_node()->add_future_value(curr->get_value()) &&
+                                               (!priv->next_backtrack || *act > *priv->next_backtrack))
+                                       priv->next_backtrack = act;
                        }
                }
        }
+
+       return added;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Finds the head(s) of the release sequence(s) containing a given ModelAction.
+ * The ModelAction under consideration is expected to be taking part in
+ * release/acquire synchronization as an object of the "reads from" relation.
+ * Note that this can only provide release sequence support for RMW chains
+ * which do not read from the future, as those actions cannot be traced until
+ * their "promise" is fulfilled. Similarly, we may not even establish the
+ * presence of a release sequence with certainty, as some modification order
+ * constraints may be decided further in the future. Thus, this function
+ * "returns" two pieces of data: a pass-by-reference vector of @a release_heads
+ * and a boolean representing certainty.
+ *
+ * @todo Finish lazy updating, when promises are fulfilled in the future
+ * @param rf The action that might be part of a release sequence. Must be a
+ * write.
+ * @param release_heads A pass-by-reference style return parameter.  After
+ * execution of this function, release_heads will contain the heads of all the
+ * relevant release sequences, if any exists
+ * @return true, if the ModelChecker is certain that release_heads is complete;
+ * false otherwise
+ */
+bool ModelChecker::release_seq_head(const ModelAction *rf,
+                std::vector<const ModelAction *> *release_heads) const
+{
+       ASSERT(rf->is_write());
+       if (!rf) {
+               /* read from future: need to settle this later */
+               return false; /* incomplete */
+       }
+       if (rf->is_release())
+               release_heads->push_back(rf);
+       if (rf->is_rmw()) {
+               /* We need a RMW action that is both an acquire and release to stop */
+               /** @todo Need to be smarter here...  In the linux lock
+                * example, this will run to the beginning of the program for
+                * every acquire. */
+               if (rf->is_acquire() && rf->is_release())
+                       return true; /* complete */
+               return release_seq_head(rf->get_reads_from(), release_heads);
+       }
+       if (rf->is_release())
+               return true; /* complete */
+
+       /* else relaxed write; check modification order for contiguous subsequence
+        * -> rf must be same thread as release */
+       int tid = id_to_int(rf->get_tid());
+       std::vector<action_list_t> *thrd_lists = obj_thrd_map->get_safe_ptr(rf->get_location());
+       action_list_t *list = &(*thrd_lists)[tid];
+       action_list_t::const_reverse_iterator rit;
+
+       /* Find rf in the thread list */
+       rit = std::find(list->rbegin(), list->rend(), rf);
+       ASSERT(rit != list->rend());
+
+       /* Find the last write/release */
+       for (; rit != list->rend(); rit++)
+               if ((*rit)->is_release())
+                       break;
+       if (rit == list->rend()) {
+               /* No write-release in this thread */
+               return true; /* complete */
+       }
+       ModelAction *release = *rit;
+
+       ASSERT(rf->same_thread(release));
+
+       bool certain = true;
+       for (unsigned int i = 0; i < thrd_lists->size(); i++) {
+               if (id_to_int(rf->get_tid()) == (int)i)
+                       continue;
+               list = &(*thrd_lists)[i];
+
+               /* Can we ensure no future writes from this thread may break
+                * the release seq? */
+               bool future_ordered = false;
+
+               for (rit = list->rbegin(); rit != list->rend(); rit++) {
+                       const ModelAction *act = *rit;
+                       if (!act->is_write())
+                               continue;
+                       /* Reach synchronization -> this thread is complete */
+                       if (act->happens_before(release))
+                               break;
+                       if (rf->happens_before(act)) {
+                               future_ordered = true;
+                               continue;
+                       }
+
+                       /* Check modification order */
+                       if (mo_graph->checkReachable(rf, act)) {
+                               /* rf --mo--> act */
+                               future_ordered = true;
+                               continue;
+                       }
+                       if (mo_graph->checkReachable(act, release))
+                               /* act --mo--> release */
+                               break;
+                       if (mo_graph->checkReachable(release, act) &&
+                                     mo_graph->checkReachable(act, rf)) {
+                               /* release --mo-> act --mo--> rf */
+                               return true; /* complete */
+                       }
+                       certain = false;
+               }
+               if (!future_ordered)
+                       return false; /* This thread is uncertain */
+       }
+
+       if (certain)
+               release_heads->push_back(release);
+       return certain;
+}
+
+/**
+ * A public interface for getting the release sequence head(s) with which a
+ * given ModelAction must synchronize. This function only returns a non-empty
+ * result when it can locate a release sequence head with certainty. Otherwise,
+ * it may mark the internal state of the ModelChecker so that it will handle
+ * the release sequence at a later time, causing @a act to update its
+ * synchronization at some later point in execution.
+ * @param act The 'acquire' action that may read from a release sequence
+ * @param release_heads A pass-by-reference return parameter. Will be filled
+ * with the head(s) of the release sequence(s), if they exists with certainty.
+ * @see ModelChecker::release_seq_head
+ */
+void ModelChecker::get_release_seq_heads(ModelAction *act,
+                std::vector<const ModelAction *> *release_heads)
+{
+       const ModelAction *rf = act->get_reads_from();
+       bool complete;
+       complete = release_seq_head(rf, release_heads);
+       if (!complete) {
+               /* add act to 'lazy checking' list */
+               std::list<ModelAction *> *list;
+               list = lazy_sync_with_release->get_safe_ptr(act->get_location());
+               list->push_back(act);
+               (*lazy_sync_size)++;
+       }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Attempt to resolve all stashed operations that might synchronize with a
+ * release sequence for a given location. This implements the "lazy" portion of
+ * determining whether or not a release sequence was contiguous, since not all
+ * modification order information is present at the time an action occurs.
+ *
+ * @param location The location/object that should be checked for release
+ * sequence resolutions
+ * @return True if any updates occurred (new synchronization, new mo_graph edges)
+ */
+bool ModelChecker::resolve_release_sequences(void *location)
+{
+       std::list<ModelAction *> *list;
+       list = lazy_sync_with_release->getptr(location);
+       if (!list)
+               return false;
+
+       bool updated = false;
+       std::list<ModelAction *>::iterator it = list->begin();
+       while (it != list->end()) {
+               ModelAction *act = *it;
+               const ModelAction *rf = act->get_reads_from();
+               std::vector<const ModelAction *> release_heads;
+               bool complete;
+               complete = release_seq_head(rf, &release_heads);
+               for (unsigned int i = 0; i < release_heads.size(); i++) {
+                       if (!act->has_synchronized_with(release_heads[i])) {
+                               updated = true;
+                               act->synchronize_with(release_heads[i]);
+                       }
+               }
+
+               if (updated) {
+                       /* propagate synchronization to later actions */
+                       action_list_t::reverse_iterator it = action_trace->rbegin();
+                       while ((*it) != act) {
+                               ModelAction *propagate = *it;
+                               if (act->happens_before(propagate))
+                                       /** @todo new mo_graph edges along with
+                                        * this synchronization? */
+                                       propagate->synchronize_with(act);
+                       }
+               }
+               if (complete) {
+                       it = list->erase(it);
+                       (*lazy_sync_size)--;
+               } else
+                       it++;
+       }
+
+       // If we resolved promises or data races, see if we have realized a data race.
+       if (checkDataRaces()) {
+               set_assert();
+       }
+
+       return updated;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -512,11 +811,11 @@ void ModelChecker::add_action_to_lists(ModelAction *act)
        int tid = id_to_int(act->get_tid());
        action_trace->push_back(act);
 
-       obj_map->ensureptr(act->get_location())->push_back(act);
+       obj_map->get_safe_ptr(act->get_location())->push_back(act);
 
-       std::vector<action_list_t> *vec = obj_thrd_map->ensureptr(act->get_location());
+       std::vector<action_list_t> *vec = obj_thrd_map->get_safe_ptr(act->get_location());
        if (tid >= (int)vec->size())
-               vec->resize(next_thread_id);
+               vec->resize(priv->next_thread_id);
        (*vec)[tid].push_back(act);
 
        if ((int)thrd_last_action->size() <= tid)
@@ -540,7 +839,7 @@ ModelAction * ModelChecker::get_last_action(thread_id_t tid)
  */
 ModelAction * ModelChecker::get_last_seq_cst(const void *location)
 {
-       action_list_t *list = obj_map->ensureptr(location);
+       action_list_t *list = obj_map->get_safe_ptr(location);
        /* Find: max({i in dom(S) | seq_cst(t_i) && isWrite(t_i) && samevar(t_i, t)}) */
        action_list_t::reverse_iterator rit;
        for (rit = list->rbegin(); rit != list->rend(); rit++)
@@ -562,55 +861,68 @@ ModelAction * ModelChecker::get_parent_action(thread_id_t tid)
  * @param tid The thread whose clock vector we want
  * @return Desired clock vector
  */
-ClockVector * ModelChecker::get_cv(thread_id_t tid) {
+ClockVector * ModelChecker::get_cv(thread_id_t tid)
+{
        return get_parent_action(tid)->get_cv();
 }
 
-
-/** Resolve the given promises. */
-
-void ModelChecker::resolve_promises(ModelAction *write) {
-       for(unsigned int i=0, promise_index=0;promise_index<promises->size(); i++) {
-               Promise * promise=(*promises)[promise_index];
+/**
+ * Resolve a set of Promises with a current write. The set is provided in the
+ * Node corresponding to @a write.
+ * @param write The ModelAction that is fulfilling Promises
+ * @return True if promises were resolved; false otherwise
+ */
+bool ModelChecker::resolve_promises(ModelAction *write)
+{
+       bool resolved = false;
+       for (unsigned int i = 0, promise_index = 0; promise_index < promises->size(); i++) {
+               Promise *promise = (*promises)[promise_index];
                if (write->get_node()->get_promise(i)) {
-                       ModelAction * read=promise->get_action();
+                       ModelAction *read = promise->get_action();
                        read->read_from(write);
                        r_modification_order(read, write);
                        post_r_modification_order(read, write);
-                       promises->erase(promises->begin()+promise_index);
+                       promises->erase(promises->begin() + promise_index);
+                       resolved = true;
                } else
                        promise_index++;
        }
-}
 
-/** Compute the set of promises that could potentially be satisfied by
- *  this action. */
+       return resolved;
+}
 
-void ModelChecker::compute_promises(ModelAction *curr) {
-       for(unsigned int i=0;i<promises->size();i++) {
-               Promise * promise=(*promises)[i];
-               const ModelAction * act=promise->get_action();
-               if (!act->happens_before(curr)&&
-                               act->is_read()&&
-                               !act->is_synchronizing(curr)&&
-                               !act->same_thread(curr)&&
-                               promise->get_value()==curr->get_value()) {
+/**
+ * Compute the set of promises that could potentially be satisfied by this
+ * action. Note that the set computation actually appears in the Node, not in
+ * ModelChecker.
+ * @param curr The ModelAction that may satisfy promises
+ */
+void ModelChecker::compute_promises(ModelAction *curr)
+{
+       for (unsigned int i = 0; i < promises->size(); i++) {
+               Promise *promise = (*promises)[i];
+               const ModelAction *act = promise->get_action();
+               if (!act->happens_before(curr) &&
+                               act->is_read() &&
+                               !act->is_synchronizing(curr) &&
+                               !act->same_thread(curr) &&
+                               promise->get_value() == curr->get_value()) {
                        curr->get_node()->set_promise(i);
                }
        }
 }
 
 /** Checks promises in response to change in ClockVector Threads. */
-
-void ModelChecker::check_promises(ClockVector *old_cv, ClockVector * merge_cv) {
-       for(unsigned int i=0;i<promises->size();i++) {
-               Promise * promise=(*promises)[i];
-               const ModelAction * act=promise->get_action();
-               if ((old_cv==NULL||!old_cv->synchronized_since(act))&&
+void ModelChecker::check_promises(ClockVector *old_cv, ClockVector *merge_cv)
+{
+       for (unsigned int i = 0; i < promises->size(); i++) {
+               Promise *promise = (*promises)[i];
+               const ModelAction *act = promise->get_action();
+               if ((old_cv == NULL || !old_cv->synchronized_since(act)) &&
                                merge_cv->synchronized_since(act)) {
                        //This thread is no longer able to send values back to satisfy the promise
-                       int num_synchronized_threads=promise->increment_threads();
-                       if (num_synchronized_threads==model->get_num_threads()) {
+                       int num_synchronized_threads = promise->increment_threads();
+                       if (num_synchronized_threads == get_num_threads()) {
                                //Promise has failed
                                failed_promise = true;
                                return;
@@ -628,7 +940,7 @@ void ModelChecker::check_promises(ClockVector *old_cv, ClockVector * merge_cv) {
  */
 void ModelChecker::build_reads_from_past(ModelAction *curr)
 {
-       std::vector<action_list_t> *thrd_lists = obj_thrd_map->ensureptr(curr->get_location());
+       std::vector<action_list_t> *thrd_lists = obj_thrd_map->get_safe_ptr(curr->get_location());
        unsigned int i;
        ASSERT(curr->is_read());
 
@@ -704,7 +1016,7 @@ static void print_list(action_list_t *list)
        printf("---------------------------------------------------------------------\n");
 }
 
-void ModelChecker::print_summary(void)
+void ModelChecker::print_summary()
 {
        printf("\n");
        printf("Number of executions: %d\n", num_executions);
@@ -718,11 +1030,15 @@ void ModelChecker::print_summary(void)
        printf("\n");
 }
 
-int ModelChecker::add_thread(Thread *t)
+/**
+ * Add a Thread to the system for the first time. Should only be called once
+ * per thread.
+ * @param t The Thread to add
+ */
+void ModelChecker::add_thread(Thread *t)
 {
        thread_map->put(id_to_int(t->get_id()), t);
        scheduler->add_thread(t);
-       return 0;
 }
 
 void ModelChecker::remove_thread(Thread *t)
@@ -735,17 +1051,60 @@ void ModelChecker::remove_thread(Thread *t)
  * context). This switch is made with the intention of exploring a particular
  * model-checking action (described by a ModelAction object). Must be called
  * from a user-thread context.
- * @param act The current action that will be explored. May be NULL, although
- * there is little reason to switch to the model-checker without an action to
- * explore (note: act == NULL is sometimes used as a hack to allow a thread to
- * yield control without performing any progress; see thrd_join()).
+ * @param act The current action that will be explored. Must not be NULL.
  * @return Return status from the 'swap' call (i.e., success/fail, 0/-1)
  */
 int ModelChecker::switch_to_master(ModelAction *act)
 {
        DBG();
-       Thread * old = thread_current();
+       Thread *old = thread_current();
        set_current_action(act);
        old->set_state(THREAD_READY);
-       return Thread::swap(old, get_system_context());
+       return Thread::swap(old, &system_context);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Takes the next step in the execution, if possible.
+ * @return Returns true (success) if a step was taken and false otherwise.
+ */
+bool ModelChecker::take_step() {
+       Thread *curr, *next;
+
+       if (has_asserted())
+               return false;
+
+       curr = thread_current();
+       if (curr) {
+               if (curr->get_state() == THREAD_READY) {
+                       ASSERT(priv->current_action);
+                       priv->nextThread = check_current_action(priv->current_action);
+                       priv->current_action = NULL;
+                       if (!curr->is_blocked() && !curr->is_complete())
+                               scheduler->add_thread(curr);
+               } else {
+                       ASSERT(false);
+               }
+       }
+       next = scheduler->next_thread(priv->nextThread);
+
+       /* Infeasible -> don't take any more steps */
+       if (!isfeasible())
+               return false;
+
+       if (next)
+               next->set_state(THREAD_RUNNING);
+       DEBUG("(%d, %d)\n", curr ? curr->get_id() : -1, next ? next->get_id() : -1);
+
+       /* next == NULL -> don't take any more steps */
+       if (!next)
+               return false;
+       /* Return false only if swap fails with an error */
+       return (Thread::swap(&system_context, next) == 0);
+}
+
+/** Runs the current execution until threre are no more steps to take. */
+void ModelChecker::finish_execution() {
+       DBG();
+
+       while (take_step());
 }