fix issue with thread pool shut down

lib/include/srslte/common/thread_pool.h

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class task_thread_pool
   using task_t = std::function<void(uint32_t worker_id)>;
 
 public:
-  task_thread_pool(uint32_t nof_workers);
+  explicit task_thread_pool(uint32_t nof_workers);
   ~task_thread_pool();
   void start(int32_t prio = -1, uint32_t mask = 255);
   void stop();
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ private:
   {
   public:
     explicit worker_t(task_thread_pool* parent_, uint32_t id);
+    void     stop();
     void     setup(int32_t prio, uint32_t mask);
     bool     is_running() const { return running; }
     uint32_t id() const { return id_; }
@@ -138,9 +139,8 @@ private:
   std::queue<task_t>      pending_tasks;
   std::vector<worker_t>   workers;
   std::mutex              queue_mutex;
-  std::condition_variable cv_empty, cv_exit;
+  std::condition_variable cv_empty;
   bool                    running;
-  uint32_t                nof_workers_running = 0;
 };
 
 } // namespace srslte

lib/src/common/thread_pool.cc

@@ -311,20 +311,21 @@ void task_thread_pool::start(int32_t prio, uint32_t mask)
 void task_thread_pool::stop()
 {
   std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(queue_mutex);
+  if (running) {
     running              = false;
-  nof_workers_running = 0;
-  // next worker that is still running
+    bool workers_running = false;
     for (worker_t& w : workers) {
       if (w.is_running()) {
-      nof_workers_running++;
+        workers_running = true;
+        break;
       }
     }
-  if (nof_workers_running > 0) {
     lock.unlock();
+    if (workers_running) {
       cv_empty.notify_all();
-    lock.lock();
-    while (nof_workers_running > 0) {
-      cv_exit.wait(lock);
+    }
+    for (worker_t& w : workers) {
+      w.stop();
     }
   }
 }
@@ -360,8 +361,14 @@ task_thread_pool::worker_t::worker_t(srslte::task_thread_pool* parent_, uint32_t
 {
 }
 
+void task_thread_pool::worker_t::stop()
+{
+  wait_thread_finish();
+}
+
 void task_thread_pool::worker_t::setup(int32_t prio, uint32_t mask)
 {
+  running = true;
   if (mask == 255) {
     start(prio);
   } else {
@@ -387,8 +394,6 @@ bool task_thread_pool::worker_t::wait_task(task_t* task)
 
 void task_thread_pool::worker_t::run_thread()
 {
-  running = true;
-
   // main loop
   task_t task;
   while (wait_task(&task)) {
@@ -398,11 +403,6 @@ void task_thread_pool::worker_t::run_thread()
   // on exit, notify pool class
   std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(parent->queue_mutex);
   running = false;
-  parent->nof_workers_running--;
-  if (parent->nof_workers_running == 0) {
-    lock.unlock();
-    parent->cv_exit.notify_one();
-  }
 }
 
 } // namespace srslte

lib/test/common/queue_test.cc

@@ -305,6 +305,21 @@ int test_task_thread_pool2()
   return 0;
 }
 
+int test_task_thread_pool3()
+{
+  std::cout << "\n====== TEST task thread pool test 3: start ======\n";
+  // Description: create many workers and shut down the pool before all of them started yet. Should exit cleanly
+
+  uint32_t nof_workers = 100;
+
+  task_thread_pool thread_pool(nof_workers);
+  thread_pool.start();
+
+  std::cout << "outcome: Success\n";
+  std::cout << "===================================================\n";
+  return 0;
+}
+
 int main()
 {
   TESTASSERT(test_multiqueue() == 0);
@@ -314,4 +329,5 @@ int main()
 
   TESTASSERT(test_task_thread_pool() == 0);
   TESTASSERT(test_task_thread_pool2() == 0);
+  TESTASSERT(test_task_thread_pool3() == 0);
 }

srsenb/src/phy/phy.cc

@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ void phy::configure_mbsfn(sib_type2_s* sib2, sib_type13_r9_s* sib13, mcch_msg_s
 // Start GUI
 void phy::start_plot()
 {
-  ((sf_worker*)&workers[0])->start_plot();
+  workers[0].start_plot();
 }
 
 } // namespace srsenb