Return of the threaded detection

src/ProgressMeter.jl

@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ Base.@kwdef mutable struct ProgressCore
     numprintedvalues::Int       = 0             # num values printed below progress in last iteration
     prev_update_count::Int      = 1             # counter at last update
     printed::Bool               = false         # true if we have issued at least one status update
-    safe_lock::Bool             = Threads.nthreads() > 1 # set to false for non-threaded tight loops
+    safe_lock::Int              = 2*(Threads.nthreads()>1) # 0: no lock, 1: lock, 2: detect
+    thread_id::Int              = Threads.threadid() # id of the thread that created the progressmeter
     tinit::Float64              = time()        # time meter was initialized
     tlast::Float64              = time()        # time of last update
     tsecond::Float64            = time()        # ignore the first loop given usually uncharacteristically slow
@@ -448,8 +449,20 @@ end
 
 predicted_updates_per_dt_have_passed(p::AbstractProgress) = p.counter - p.prev_update_count >= p.check_iterations
 
+function is_threading(p::AbstractProgress)
+    p.safe_lock == 0 && return false
+    p.safe_lock == 1 && return true
+    if p.thread_id != Threads.threadid()
+        lock(p.lock) do
+            p.safe_lock = 1
+        end
+        return true
+    end
+    return false
+end
+
 function lock_if_threading(f::Function, p::AbstractProgress)
-    if p.safe_lock
+    if is_threading(p)
         lock(p.lock) do
             f()
         end

test/core.jl

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ for ns in [1, 9, 10, 99, 100, 999, 1_000, 9_999, 10_000, 99_000, 100_000, 999_99
 end
 
 # Performance test (from #171, #323)
-function prog_perf(n; dt=0.1, enabled=true, force=false, safe_lock=false)
+function prog_perf(n; dt=0.1, enabled=true, force=false, safe_lock=0)
     prog = Progress(n; dt, enabled, safe_lock)
     x = 0.0
     for i in 1:n
@@ -43,38 +43,85 @@ function noprog_perf(n)
     return x
 end
 
+function prog_threaded(n; dt=0.1, enabled=true, force=false, safe_lock=2)
+    prog = Progress(n; dt, enabled, safe_lock)
+    x = Threads.Atomic{Float64}(0.0)
+    Threads.@threads for i in 1:n
+        Threads.atomic_add!(x, rand())
+        next!(prog; force)
+    end
+    return x
+end
+
+function noprog_threaded(n)
+    x = Threads.Atomic{Float64}(0.0)
+    Threads.@threads for i in 1:n
+        Threads.atomic_add!(x, rand())
+    end
+    return x
+end
+
 println("Performance tests...")
 
 #precompile
 noprog_perf(10)
 prog_perf(10)
-prog_perf(10; safe_lock=true)
-prog_perf(10; dt=9999)
+prog_perf(10; safe_lock=1)
+prog_perf(10; dt=9999.9)
 prog_perf(10; enabled=false)
-prog_perf(10; enabled=false, safe_lock=true)
+prog_perf(10; enabled=false, safe_lock=1)
 prog_perf(10; force=true)
 
-t_noprog = (@elapsed noprog_perf(10^8))/10^8
-t_prog = (@elapsed prog_perf(10^8))/10^8
-t_lock = (@elapsed prog_perf(10^8; safe_lock=true))/10^8
-t_noprint = (@elapsed prog_perf(10^8; dt=9999))/10^8
-t_disabled = (@elapsed prog_perf(10^8; enabled=false))/10^8
-t_disabled_lock = (@elapsed prog_perf(10^8; enabled=false, safe_lock=true))/10^8
-t_force = (@elapsed prog_perf(10^2; force=true))/10^2
+noprog_threaded(2*Threads.nthreads())
+prog_threaded(2*Threads.nthreads())
+prog_threaded(2*Threads.nthreads(); safe_lock=1)
+prog_threaded(2*Threads.nthreads(); dt=9999)
+prog_threaded(2*Threads.nthreads(); enabled=false)
+prog_threaded(2*Threads.nthreads(); force=true)
+
+N = 10^8
+N_force = 1000
+t_noprog = (@elapsed noprog_perf(N))/N
+t_prog = (@elapsed prog_perf(N))/N
+t_lock = (@elapsed prog_perf(N; safe_lock=1))/N
+t_detect = (@elapsed prog_perf(N; safe_lock=2))/N
+t_noprint = (@elapsed prog_perf(N; dt=9999.9))/N
+t_disabled = (@elapsed prog_perf(N; enabled=false))/N
+t_disabled_lock = (@elapsed prog_perf(N; enabled=false, safe_lock=1))/N
+t_force = (@elapsed prog_perf(N_force; force=true))/N_force
+
+Nth = Threads.nthreads() * 10^6
+Nth_force = Threads.nthreads() * 100
+th_noprog = (@elapsed noprog_threaded(Nth))/Nth
+th_detect = (@elapsed prog_threaded(Nth))/Nth
+th_lock = (@elapsed prog_threaded(Nth; safe_lock=1))/Nth
+th_noprint = (@elapsed prog_threaded(Nth; dt=9999.9))/Nth
+th_disabled = (@elapsed prog_threaded(Nth; enabled=false))/Nth
+th_force = (@elapsed prog_threaded(Nth_force; force=true))/Nth_force
 
 println("Performance results:")
 println("without progress:     ", ProgressMeter.speedstring(t_noprog))
-println("with defaults:        ", ProgressMeter.speedstring(t_prog))
+println("with no lock:         ", ProgressMeter.speedstring(t_prog))
 println("with no printing:     ", ProgressMeter.speedstring(t_noprint))
 println("with disabled:        ", ProgressMeter.speedstring(t_disabled))
 println("with lock:            ", ProgressMeter.speedstring(t_lock))
+println("with automatic lock:  ", ProgressMeter.speedstring(t_detect))
 println("with lock, disabled:  ", ProgressMeter.speedstring(t_disabled_lock))
 println("with force:           ", ProgressMeter.speedstring(t_force))
+println()
+println("Threaded performance results: ($(Threads.nthreads()) threads)")
+println("without progress:     ", ProgressMeter.speedstring(th_noprog))
+println("with automatic lock:  ", ProgressMeter.speedstring(th_detect))
+println("with forced lock:     ", ProgressMeter.speedstring(th_lock))
+println("with no printing:     ", ProgressMeter.speedstring(th_noprint))
+println("with disabled:        ", ProgressMeter.speedstring(th_disabled))
+println("with force:           ", ProgressMeter.speedstring(th_force))
 
 if get(ENV, "CI", "false") == "false" # CI environment is too unreliable for performance tests 
     @test t_prog < 9*t_noprog
 end
 
+
 # Avoid a NaN due to the estimated print time compensation
 # https://github.com/timholy/ProgressMeter.jl/issues/209
 prog = Progress(10)
@@ -116,7 +163,24 @@ function simple_sum(n; safe_lock = true)
     return s
 end
 p = Progress(10)
-@test p.safe_lock == (Threads.nthreads() > 1)
+@test (p.safe_lock) == 2*(Threads.nthreads() > 1)
 p = Progress(10; safe_lock = false)
 @test p.safe_lock == false
 @test simple_sum(10; safe_lock = true) ≈ simple_sum(10; safe_lock = false)
+
+
+# Brute-force thread safety
+
+function test_thread(N)
+    p = Progress(N)
+    Threads.@threads for _ in 1:N
+        next!(p)
+    end
+end
+
+println("Brute-forcing thread safety... ($(Threads.nthreads()) threads)")
+@time for i in 1:10^5
+    test_thread(Threads.nthreads())
+end
+
+