1 Read-Write Lock Pattern

Read-Write Lock Pattern是一种将对于共享资源的访问与修改操作分离,称为读写分离。即访问是reader,修改是write,用单独的线程来处理。可以允许多个reader,但是不允许同时多个写入或者在读的过程中有写入

由于对于实例状态的读取,并不会破坏状态的完整性且状态也不会修改,可以允许多个线程同时访问操作。但是若在写入的过程中,会更改实例的状态,此时就需要对于写入做保护,防止其他线程来进行读操作和写操作。

在多个线程共享一个实例的时候,会有参考实例状态的线程即仅仅读取实例状态的Reader参与者,并且也会有改变实例的状态的线程即Writer参与者,此时就需要运用这种模式。

  这种模式在读取不会冲突下,允许多个Reader参与者同时reader,提高了性能。不用单纯的在每次读的时候利用Synchronized来使得只能允许一个线程读操作,而是利用了外部定义的逻辑锁来设置允许多个Reader同时操作。在读取的操作比写入的操作多的时候,也可以使用这个模式。

  在这个模式中,主要有四个参与者,分别为:

1 Reader参与者。Reader参与者会对SharedResource参与者进行read。

2 Writer参与者。Writer参与者会对SharedResource参与者进行write。

3 SharedResource参与者。这个是Reader参与者与Writer参与者共享的资源。里面包含了提供不会改变内部状态的操作read,与会改变内部状态的操作write。注意对于这个参与者,不需要在进行read与write的方法加上synchronized。

在对于SharedResource参与者进行read和write操作时候,利用Before/After Pattern实现。

    前置处理(获取锁定)

      try{

      实际操作

       }finally{

        后续处理(释放锁)}

利用finally可以保证无论发生什么情况,都会释放锁,也不能把前置处理放置在try中,如果放置在里面,则finally就一定会执行,当前置处理发生异常,就不应该进而执行finally

  4 ReadWriteLock参与者。提供了对于SharedResource参与者进行read和write时需要的锁,就是用户自定义的锁机制。包括readLock和readUnLock锁,writeLock和writeUnLock,注意必须要对这些操作进行同步处理,放置多个线程同时调用这些方法,在每个方法中必须加上synchronized。

实例:

有多个读者和多个写者共同操作一本书,只允许同时多个读者读取书,只允许同时一个写者写这本书,不允许同时读者与写者同时操作这本书籍。

SharedResource参与者。

在每次读写操作之间和之后都要获取锁与释放锁,不需要synchronized

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package  whut.readwritelock;
public  class  Data {
     private  final  char [] buffer;
     private  final  ReadWriteLock lock= new  ReadWriteLock();
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
     public  Data( int  size)
     {
         this .buffer= new  char [size];
         for ( int  i= 0 ;i<buffer.length;i++)
             buffer[i]= '*' ;
     }
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
     public  char [] read() throws  InterruptedException
     {
         lock.readLock();
         try {
             return  doRead();
         } finally {
             lock.readUnlock();
         }
     }
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
     private  char [] doRead()
     {
         char [] newbuf= new  char [buffer.length];
         for ( int  i= 0 ;i<buffer.length;i++)
             newbuf[i]=buffer[i];
         slowly();
         return  newbuf;
     }
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
     public  void  write( char  c) throws  InterruptedException
     {
         lock.writeLock();
         try {
              doWrite(c);
         } finally {
             lock.writeUnlock();
         }
     }
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
     private  void  doWrite( char  c)
     {
         for ( int  i= 0 ;i<buffer.length;i++)
         {
             buffer[i]=c;
             slowly();
             //这里的sleep并不会切换到别的线程
             //这里就是体现了使用while的好处
             //当该线程sleep时候,其余等待读取的还在wait中,而要写入的线程会判断它的状态,还没有释放锁
         }
     }
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
     private  void  slowly()
     {
         try {
             Thread.sleep( 50 );
         } catch (InterruptedException e)
         {
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
         }
     }
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
}


读者线程Reader

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package  whut.readwritelock;
public  class  ReaderThread  extends  Thread{
     private  final  Data data;
     public  ReaderThread(Data data)
     {
         this .data=data;
     }
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
     public  void  run()
     {
         try {
             while ( true )
             {
                 char [] readbuf=data.read();
                 System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName()
                         + " reads " +String.valueOf(readbuf));
             }
         } catch (InterruptedException e)
         {
         }
     }
}

写者线程Writer

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package  whut.readwritelock;
import  java.util.Random;
public  class  WriterThread  extends  Thread{
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
     private  static  final  Random random= new  Random();
     private  final  Data data;
     private  final  String filler;
     private  int  index= 0 ;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
     public  WriterThread(Data data,String filler)
     {
         this .data=data;
         this .filler=filler;
     }
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
     public  void  run()
     {
         try {
             while ( true )
             {
                 char  c=nextChar();
                 data.write(c);
                 Thread.sleep(random.nextInt( 1000 ));
             }
         } catch (InterruptedException e)
         {
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
         }
     }
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
     private  char  nextChar()
     {
         char  c=filler.charAt(index);
         index++;
         if (index>=filler.length())
             index= 0 ;
         return  c;
     }
}

WriteReadLock类

 主要就是利用自定义锁机制来控制读写操作。设置读写时的警戒条件,利用Guarded Suspension Pattern来处理。

  设置有四个字段:

readingReaders表示实例当前被读取的线程数目。是readLock之后与readUnlock之间的数。作为写入操作的警戒条件之一。

  writingReaders表示实例当被写操作的线程数目,只能是0或者1,它是作为写入操作和读取操作的警戒条件。

waitingReaders表示多少个处于等待写入的线程数目。当ReaderThread比WriterThread多的时候,由于在要进行写入操作过程中,如果有读取操作,则会一直等待,但是读取操作没有设置为互斥,则他们会一个个的执行读操作,致使写入操作无法进行。设置这个字段状态目的就是为了使得ReaderThread在警戒条件判断中当waitingReaders大于0的时候,该ReaderThread能wait,能让出控制权给WriterThread。

preferWriter表示true为写优先,表示false为读优先。虽然读取能让出控制权给写入操作,可是当写入操作拥有了控制权后,则可能使得读取操作无法执行。此时就需要这个preferWriter字段,这个就是目的使得ReaderThread和WriterThread能够轮流执行的。

   当读操作完后,设置为true以使得写入操作有可能获得执行,不过写入操作必须在满足preferWriter为true以及有等待写入的操作下才能真正的写入。当写入操作完毕后,设置该字段为false使得读操作能够执行。

总结:

  读取操作等待的警戒条件是:当前写入线程大于0,或者preferWriter为true且有等待写入的线程

  写入操作等待的警戒条件是:当前写入线程大于0,或者当前读取线程大于0

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package  whut.readwritelock;
//关键部分
public  class  ReadWriteLock {
     private  int  readingReaders= 0 ; //实际正在读取的线程数目
     private  int  waitingWriters= 0 ; //正在等待写入的线程数目
     private  int  writingWriters= 0 ; //实际正在写入的线程数目
     private  boolean  preferWriter= true ; //写入优先的话,值为true
             
     //读取的时候获取锁
     public  synchronized  void  readLock() throws  InterruptedException
     {
         //当有写入的时候,或者写入为优先级并且有等待的写入线程
         while (writingWriters> 0 ||(preferWriter&&waitingWriters> 0 ))
         {
             wait();
         }
         readingReaders++;
     }
             
     //读完毕后释放锁
     public  synchronized  void  readUnlock() throws  InterruptedException
     {
         readingReaders--;
         preferWriter= true ;
         notifyAll();
     }
             
     //写入的时候获取锁
     public  synchronized  void  writeLock() throws  InterruptedException
     {
         waitingWriters++; //正在等待的写入的线程数目
         try {
             //有写入或者读入的时候
             while (readingReaders> 0 ||writingWriters> 0 )
             {
                 wait();
             }
         } finally {
             waitingWriters--; //被唤醒了,则就是进而真正写入
         }
         writingWriters++;
     }
             
     //写入毕后释放锁
     public  synchronized  void  writeUnlock() throws  InterruptedException
     {
         writingWriters--;
         preferWriter= false ; //写入后马上更换优先级,让读者继续
         notifyAll();
     }
}

测试类:

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package  whut.readwritelock;
public  class  ReadWriteMain {
     public  static  void  main(String[] args) {
         // TODO Auto-generated method stub
         Data data= new  Data( 10 );
         //读取线程
         new  ReaderThread(data).start();
         new  ReaderThread(data).start();
         new  ReaderThread(data).start();
         new  ReaderThread(data).start();
         new  ReaderThread(data).start();
         new  ReaderThread(data).start();
           
         //写入线程
         new  WriterThread(data, "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ" ).start();
         new  WriterThread(data, "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz" ).start();
     }
}