Multithreaded RPC Servers for Linux. Thread-safe code writing

Posted by dba477 on May 28, 2004 4:30 AM EDT
; By Boris Derzhavets
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This article is supposed to give a positive answer for the question 23.10 from [1] Chapter "RPC" Originally only two files are taken from [1]: rdict.x and rdict_srp.c. All business logic is implemented into rdict_client.c file,generated by "rpcgen -a -M rdict.x" command. So,files rdict.c and rdict_cif.c (see [1] , Chapter "RPC") are just taken out.

Source of rdict.x:



const MAXWORD=50;
const DICTSIZ=100;
struct example{
	int exfield1;
	char exfield2;
};
program RDICTPROG {
	version RDICTVERS {
	int INITW(void)=1;
	int INSERTW(string)=2;
	int DELETEW(string)=3;
	int LOOKUPW(string)=4;
	} =1;
} =0x30090949;

Source of rdict_srp.c :

#include<rpc/rpc.h>
#include<string.h>
#include "rdict.h"
char dict[DICTSIZ][MAXWORD+1];
static char snd[50];
static int lns;
int nwords=0;
int 
initw()
{
	nwords=0;
	return 1;
}
int 
insertw(char *word)
{
	strcpy(dict[nwords],word);
	nwords++;
	return nwords;
}
int 
deletew(char *word)
{
	int i;
	for(i=0;i<nwords;i++)
	if(strcmp(word,dict[i])==0)
	 {
		nwords--;
		strcpy(dict[i],dict[nwords]);
		return 1;
	 }
	return 0;
}
int 
lookupw(char *word)
{
	int i;
        for(i=0;i < nwords;i++)
        if(strcmp(word,dict[i])==0)
             return 1;
	return 0;
}
rdictprog_1_freeresult(SVCXPRT *transp,xdrproc_t xdr_result,
 caddr_t result)
{
xdr_free(xdr_result,result);
return(1);
}

Call rpcgen to generate stubs ,header file rdict.h and rdict_xdr:

         $rpcgen -a -M rdict.x

Modified files on server's side follows bellow:

/*
*    rdict_sif.c (compare with file rdict_sif.c in [1] chapter "RPC")
*/
#include<rpc/rpc.h>
#define RPC_SVC
#include "rdict.h"

int initw(void),insertw(char *),deletew(char *),lookupw(char *); bool_t insertw_1_svc(char **w,int *ptr_retcode,struct svc_req *rqstp) { *ptr_retcode=insertw(*(char **)w); return(TRUE); } bool_t initw_1_svc(void *w,int *ptr_retcode,struct svc_req *rqstp) { *ptr_retcode=initw(); return(TRUE); } bool_t deletew_1_svc(char **w,int *ptr_retcode,struct svc_req *rqstp) { *ptr_retcode=deletew(*(char **)w); return(TRUE); } bool_t lookupw_1_svc(char **w,int *ptr_retcode,struct svc_req *rqstp) { *ptr_retcode=lookupw(*(char **)w); return(TRUE); }

Modified server's stub is file rdict_svc.c .
Multithreaded version

/*                       Modified rdict_svc.c 
 *               
 * Please do not edit this file.
 * It was generated using rpcgen.
 */

#include "rdict.h" #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <rpc/pmap_clnt.h> #include <string.h> #include <memory.h> #include <sys/socket.h> #include <netinet/in.h>

#ifndef SIG_PF #define SIG_PF void(*)(int) #endif pthread_t p_thread; pthread_attr_t attr;

/* Procedure to be run by thread */ void * serv_request(void *data) { struct thr_data { struct svc_req *rqstp; SVCXPRT *transp; } *ptr_data; union { char *insertw_1_arg; char *deletew_1_arg; char *lookupw_1_arg; char *showupw_1_arg; char *getlenw_1_arg; } argument; union { int initw_1_res; int insertw_1_res; int deletew_1_res; int lookupw_1_res; char showupw_1_res; int getlenw_1_res; } result; bool_t retval; xdrproc_t _xdr_argument, _xdr_result; bool_t (*local)(char *, void *, struct svc_req *);

ptr_data = (struct thr_data *)data; struct svc_req *rqstp = ptr_data->rqstp; register SVCXPRT *transp = ptr_data->transp; switch (rqstp->rq_proc) { case NULLPROC: (void) svc_sendreply (transp, (xdrproc_t) xdr_void, (char *)NULL); return;

case INITW: _xdr_argument = (xdrproc_t) xdr_void; _xdr_result = (xdrproc_t) xdr_int; local = (bool_t (*) (char *, void *, struct svc_req *))initw_1_svc; break;

case INSERTW: _xdr_argument = (xdrproc_t) xdr_wrapstring; _xdr_result = (xdrproc_t) xdr_int; local = (bool_t (*) (char *, void *, struct svc_req *))insertw_1_svc; break;

case DELETEW: _xdr_argument = (xdrproc_t) xdr_wrapstring; _xdr_result = (xdrproc_t) xdr_int; local = (bool_t (*) (char *, void *, struct svc_req *))deletew_1_svc; break;

case LOOKUPW: _xdr_argument = (xdrproc_t) xdr_wrapstring; _xdr_result = (xdrproc_t) xdr_int; local = (bool_t (*) (char *, void *, struct svc_req *))lookupw_1_svc; break; default: svcerr_noproc (transp); return; } memset ((char *)&argument, 0, sizeof (argument)); if (!svc_getargs (transp, (xdrproc_t) _xdr_argument, (caddr_t) &argument)) { svcerr_decode (transp); return; } retval = (bool_t) (*local)((char *)&argument, (void *)&result, rqstp); if (retval > 0 && !svc_sendreply(transp, (xdrproc_t) _xdr_result, (char *)&result)) { svcerr_systemerr (transp); } if (!svc_freeargs (transp, (xdrproc_t) _xdr_argument, (caddr_t) &argument)) { fprintf (stderr, "%s", "unable to free arguments"); exit (1); } if (!rdictprog_1_freeresult (transp, _xdr_result, (caddr_t) &result)) fprintf (stderr, "%s", "unable to free results");

return; }

/* New code for procedure rdictprog_1 , starting thread in response for each clients request to invoke remote procedure */

static void rdictprog_1(struct svc_req *rqstp, register SVCXPRT *transp) { struct data_str { struct svc_req *rqstp; SVCXPRT *transp; } *data_ptr=(struct data_str*)malloc(sizeof(struct data_str)); data_ptr->rqstp = rqstp; data_ptr->transp = transp; pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr,PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED); pthread_create(&p_thread,&attr,serv_request,(void *)data_ptr); }

int main (int argc, char **argv) { register SVCXPRT *transp;

pmap_unset (RDICTPROG, RDICTVERS);

transp = svcudp_create(RPC_ANYSOCK); if (transp == NULL) { fprintf (stderr, "%s", "cannot create udp service."); exit(1); } if (!svc_register(transp, RDICTPROG, RDICTVERS, rdictprog_1, IPPROTO_UDP)) { fprintf (stderr, "%s", "unable to register (RDICTPROG, RDICTVERS, udp)."); exit(1); }

transp = svctcp_create(RPC_ANYSOCK, 0, 0); if (transp == NULL) { fprintf (stderr, "%s", "cannot create tcp service."); exit(1); } if (!svc_register(transp, RDICTPROG, RDICTVERS, rdictprog_1, IPPROTO_TCP)) { fprintf (stderr, "%s", "unable to register (RDICTPROG, RDICTVERS, tcp)."); exit(1); }

svc_run (); fprintf (stderr, "%s", "svc_run returned"); exit (1); /* NOTREACHED */ }



Compile server:

    $ gcc -o  ServerDT rdict_svc.c rdict_sif.c rdict_srp.c rdict_xdr.c -lpthread -lnsl

Modified code of rdict_client.c with implemented business logic.
Template has been already generated by "rpcgen -a -M rdict.x"

/*    File  rdict_client.c  versus  rdict.c&rdict_cif from [1] chapter "RPC"
 *
 * This is sample code generated by rpcgen.
 * These are only templates and you can use them
 * as a guideline for developing your own functions.
 */

#include "rdict.h" #define MAXWORD 50

char buf[80]; void rdictprog_1(char *host) { CLIENT *clnt; enum clnt_stat retval_1; int result_1; char *initw_1_arg="0"; enum clnt_stat retval_2; int result_2; char * insertw_1_arg; enum clnt_stat retval_3; int result_3; char * deletew_1_arg; enum clnt_stat retval_4; int result_4; char * lookupw_1_arg; int ch; char cmd; char word[MAXWORD+1]; int wrdlen;

#ifndef DEBUG clnt = clnt_create (host, RDICTPROG, RDICTVERS, "udp"); if (clnt == NULL) { clnt_pcreateerror (host); exit (1); } #endif /* DEBUG */ while(1) { wrdlen=nextin(&cmd,word); if(wrdlen < 0) exit(0); word[wrdlen]=''; switch(buf[0]) { case 'I': retval_1 = initw_1((void*)&initw_1_arg, &result_1, clnt); if (retval_1 != RPC_SUCCESS) { clnt_perror (clnt, "call failed"); } if (result_1 == 1) printf("Dictionary was initialized n"); else printf("Dictionary failed to initialize n"); break; case 'i': insertw_1_arg=word; retval_2 = insertw_1(&insertw_1_arg, &result_2, clnt); if (retval_2 != RPC_SUCCESS) { clnt_perror (clnt, "call failed"); } if (result_2 >0 ) printf("Insert was donen"); else printf("Insert failedn"); break; case 'd': deletew_1_arg=word; retval_3 = deletew_1(&deletew_1_arg, &result_3, clnt); if (retval_3 != RPC_SUCCESS) { clnt_perror (clnt, "call failed"); } if (result_3 == 1 ) printf("Delete was donen"); else printf("Delete failedn"); break; case 'l': lookupw_1_arg=word; retval_4 = lookupw_1(&lookupw_1_arg, &result_4, clnt); if (retval_4 != RPC_SUCCESS) { clnt_perror (clnt, "call failed"); } if (result_4 == 1) printf("Word '%s' was foundn",word); else printf("Word '%s' was not foundn",word); break; case 'q': printf("Programm quits n"); exit(0); default: printf("Command invalidn"); break; } } #ifndef DEBUG clnt_destroy (clnt); #endif /* DEBUG */ } int nextin(char *cmd,char *word) { int i,ch; printf("n"); printf("***** Make a choice ******n"); printf("1. I(initialize dictionary)n"); printf("2. i(inserting word) n"); printf("3. l(looking for word)n"); printf("4. d(deleting word)n"); printf("5. q(quit)n"); printf("***************************n"); printf("Command prompt =>t"); ch=getc(stdin); while(isspace(ch)) ch=getc(stdin); if(ch==EOF) return -1; *cmd=(char)ch; sprintf(buf,"%s",cmd); if(buf[0] == 'q' || buf[0] == 'I') return 0; printf("*****************n"); printf("Analysing Commandn"); printf("*****************n"); if(buf[0]=='i' || buf[0]=='l'|| buf[0]=='d') { printf("Input word =>t"); } else { return 0; } ch=getc(stdin); while(isspace(ch)) ch=getc(stdin); if(ch==EOF) return -1; if(ch=='n') return 0; i=0; while(!isspace(ch)) { if(++i>MAXWORD) { printf("Error word to long.n"); exit(1); } *word++=ch; ch=getc(stdin); } return i; } int main (int argc, char *argv[]) { char *host;

if (argc < 2) { printf ("usage: %s server_hostn", argv[0]); exit (1); } host = argv[1]; rdictprog_1 (host); exit (0); }

Compile client:



$ gcc -o CientDT rdict_client.c rdict_clnt.c rdict_xdr.c -lnsl

Now we are ready for testing



References.


1.Douglas E. Comer,David L. Stevens Internet Working with TCP/IP ,vol 3
Client-Server Programming and application Linux/Posix Socket Version,
Prentice Hall,Inc. 2001


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