[PATCH] Remove futex_supports_pshared

Andreas Schwab schwab@linux-m68k.org
Sun Sep 7 15:05:21 GMT 2025


Both NPTL and HTL support PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED, and since the removal of
the NaCL port there are no other pthread implementations.
---
 nptl/pthread_barrierattr_setpshared.c |  6 ++----
 nptl/pthread_condattr_setpshared.c    |  6 ++----
 nptl/pthread_mutexattr_setpshared.c   |  6 ++----
 nptl/pthread_rwlockattr_setpshared.c  |  6 ++----
 nptl/sem_init.c                       | 11 +----------
 sysdeps/htl/futex-internal.h          | 14 --------------
 sysdeps/nptl/futex-internal.h         | 20 --------------------
 sysdeps/pthread/sem_open.c            |  9 ---------
 8 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 69 deletions(-)

diff --git a/nptl/pthread_barrierattr_setpshared.c b/nptl/pthread_barrierattr_setpshared.c
index ae58a2b4fa..74b025818b 100644
--- a/nptl/pthread_barrierattr_setpshared.c
+++ b/nptl/pthread_barrierattr_setpshared.c
@@ -17,15 +17,13 @@
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include "pthreadP.h"
-#include <futex-internal.h>
 #include <shlib-compat.h>
 
 int
 __pthread_barrierattr_setpshared (pthread_barrierattr_t *attr, int pshared)
 {
-  int err = futex_supports_pshared (pshared);
-  if (err != 0)
-    return err;
+  if (pshared != PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE && pshared != PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED)
+    return EINVAL;
 
   ((struct pthread_barrierattr *) attr)->pshared = pshared;
 
diff --git a/nptl/pthread_condattr_setpshared.c b/nptl/pthread_condattr_setpshared.c
index 13e6f78d18..2ab3e9f9e9 100644
--- a/nptl/pthread_condattr_setpshared.c
+++ b/nptl/pthread_condattr_setpshared.c
@@ -17,15 +17,13 @@
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <pthreadP.h>
-#include <futex-internal.h>
 #include <shlib-compat.h>
 
 int
 __pthread_condattr_setpshared (pthread_condattr_t *attr, int pshared)
 {
-  int err = futex_supports_pshared (pshared);
-  if (err != 0)
-    return err;
+  if (pshared != PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE && pshared != PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED)
+    return EINVAL;
 
   int *valuep = &((struct pthread_condattr *) attr)->value;
 
diff --git a/nptl/pthread_mutexattr_setpshared.c b/nptl/pthread_mutexattr_setpshared.c
index fea8ee6d70..d7ef3430c3 100644
--- a/nptl/pthread_mutexattr_setpshared.c
+++ b/nptl/pthread_mutexattr_setpshared.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <pthreadP.h>
-#include <futex-internal.h>
 #include <shlib-compat.h>
 
 int
@@ -25,9 +24,8 @@ __pthread_mutexattr_setpshared (pthread_mutexattr_t *attr, int pshared)
 {
   struct pthread_mutexattr *iattr;
 
-  int err = futex_supports_pshared (pshared);
-  if (err != 0)
-    return err;
+  if (pshared != PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE && pshared != PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED)
+    return EINVAL;
 
   iattr = (struct pthread_mutexattr *) attr;
 
diff --git a/nptl/pthread_rwlockattr_setpshared.c b/nptl/pthread_rwlockattr_setpshared.c
index c32d99515a..655bcef726 100644
--- a/nptl/pthread_rwlockattr_setpshared.c
+++ b/nptl/pthread_rwlockattr_setpshared.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include "pthreadP.h"
-#include <futex-internal.h>
 #include <shlib-compat.h>
 
 int
@@ -25,9 +24,8 @@ __pthread_rwlockattr_setpshared (pthread_rwlockattr_t *attr, int pshared)
 {
   struct pthread_rwlockattr *iattr;
 
-  int err = futex_supports_pshared (pshared);
-  if (err != 0)
-    return err;
+  if (pshared != PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE && pshared != PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED)
+    return EINVAL;
 
   iattr = (struct pthread_rwlockattr *) attr;
 
diff --git a/nptl/sem_init.c b/nptl/sem_init.c
index cf17411270..76e1aceb70 100644
--- a/nptl/sem_init.c
+++ b/nptl/sem_init.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <shlib-compat.h>
 #include "semaphoreP.h"
 #include <kernel-features.h>
-#include <futex-internal.h>
 
 
 int
@@ -34,13 +33,6 @@ __new_sem_init (sem_t *sem, int pshared, unsigned int value)
       __set_errno (EINVAL);
       return -1;
     }
-  pshared = pshared != 0 ? PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED : PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE;
-  int err = futex_supports_pshared (pshared);
-  if (err != 0)
-    {
-      __set_errno (err);
-      return -1;
-    }
 
   /* Map to the internal type.  */
   struct new_sem *isem = (struct new_sem *) sem;
@@ -55,8 +47,7 @@ __new_sem_init (sem_t *sem, int pshared, unsigned int value)
   isem->nwaiters = 0;
 #endif
 
-  isem->private = (pshared == PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE
-		   ? FUTEX_PRIVATE : FUTEX_SHARED);
+  isem->private = (pshared == 0 ? FUTEX_PRIVATE : FUTEX_SHARED);
 
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/sysdeps/htl/futex-internal.h b/sysdeps/htl/futex-internal.h
index 4976fa07c2..7380290183 100644
--- a/sysdeps/htl/futex-internal.h
+++ b/sysdeps/htl/futex-internal.h
@@ -22,18 +22,4 @@
 
 #include <pthread.h>
 
-/* Returns EINVAL if PSHARED is neither PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE nor
-   PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED; otherwise, returns 0 if PSHARED is supported, and
-   ENOTSUP if not.  */
-static __always_inline int
-futex_supports_pshared (int pshared)
-{
-  if (__glibc_likely (pshared == PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE))
-    return 0;
-  else if (pshared == PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED)
-    return 0;
-  else
-    return EINVAL;
-}
-
 #endif  /* futex-internal.h */
diff --git a/sysdeps/nptl/futex-internal.h b/sysdeps/nptl/futex-internal.h
index 301daccbb1..2533c91dd3 100644
--- a/sysdeps/nptl/futex-internal.h
+++ b/sysdeps/nptl/futex-internal.h
@@ -38,12 +38,6 @@
    return values that callers need to handle.
 
    The private flag must be either FUTEX_PRIVATE or FUTEX_SHARED.
-   FUTEX_PRIVATE is always supported, and the implementation can internally
-   use FUTEX_SHARED when FUTEX_PRIVATE is requested.  FUTEX_SHARED is not
-   necessarily supported (use futex_supports_pshared to detect this).
-
-   We expect callers to only use these operations if futexes and the
-   specific futex operations being used are supported (e.g., FUTEX_SHARED).
 
    Given that waking other threads waiting on a futex involves concurrent
    accesses to the futex word, you must use atomic operations to access the
@@ -95,20 +89,6 @@ futex_fatal_error (void)
    We expect a Linux kernel version of 2.6.22 or more recent (since this
    version, EINTR is not returned on spurious wake-ups anymore).  */
 
-/* Returns EINVAL if PSHARED is neither PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE nor
-   PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED; otherwise, returns 0 if PSHARED is supported, and
-   ENOTSUP if not.  */
-static __always_inline int
-futex_supports_pshared (int pshared)
-{
-  if (__glibc_likely (pshared == PTHREAD_PROCESS_PRIVATE))
-    return 0;
-  else if (pshared == PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED)
-    return 0;
-  else
-    return EINVAL;
-}
-
 /* Atomically wrt other futex operations on the same futex, this blocks iff
    the value *FUTEX_WORD matches the expected value.  This is
    semantically equivalent to:
diff --git a/sysdeps/pthread/sem_open.c b/sysdeps/pthread/sem_open.c
index 992786e01b..143b60a0d0 100644
--- a/sysdeps/pthread/sem_open.c
+++ b/sysdeps/pthread/sem_open.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include "semaphoreP.h"
 #include <shm-directory.h>
 #include <sem_routines.h>
-#include <futex-internal.h>
 #include <libc-lock.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <shlib-compat.h>
@@ -36,14 +35,6 @@ __sem_open (const char *name, int oflag, ...)
   int fd;
   sem_t *result;
 
-  /* Check that shared futexes are supported.  */
-  int err = futex_supports_pshared (PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED);
-  if (err != 0)
-    {
-      __set_errno (err);
-      return SEM_FAILED;
-    }
-
   struct shmdir_name dirname;
   int ret = __shm_get_name (&dirname, name, true);
   if (ret != 0)
-- 
2.51.0


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