refactor: remove boost::thread_group usage

Author: fanquake

Diff for: src/addrman.cpp

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include <logging.h>
 #include <serialize.h>
 
+#include <cmath>
+
 int CAddrInfo::GetTriedBucket(const uint256& nKey, const std::vector<bool> &asmap) const
 {
     uint64_t hash1 = (CHashWriter(SER_GETHASH, 0) << nKey << GetKey()).GetCheapHash();

Diff for: src/bitcoin-cli.cpp

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <util/url.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <cmath>
 #include <functional>
 #include <memory>
 #include <stdio.h>

Diff for: src/init.cpp

@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@
 #include <set>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <thread>
+#include <vector>
 
 #ifndef WIN32
 #include <attributes.h>
@@ -78,7 +80,6 @@
 
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/replace.hpp>
 #include <boost/signals2/signal.hpp>
-#include <boost/thread/thread.hpp>
 
 #if ENABLE_ZMQ
 #include <zmq/zmqabstractnotifier.h>
@@ -155,8 +156,6 @@ static std::unique_ptr<ECCVerifyHandle> globalVerifyHandle;
 
 static std::thread g_load_block;
 
-static boost::thread_group threadGroup;
-
 void Interrupt(NodeContext& node)
 {
     InterruptHTTPServer();
@@ -218,11 +217,9 @@ void Shutdown(NodeContext& node)
     StopTorControl();
 
     // After everything has been shut down, but before things get flushed, stop the
-    // CScheduler/checkqueue, threadGroup and load block thread.
+    // CScheduler/checkqueue, scheduler and load block thread.
     if (node.scheduler) node.scheduler->stop();
     if (g_load_block.joinable()) g_load_block.join();
-    threadGroup.interrupt_all();
-    threadGroup.join_all();
     StopScriptCheckWorkerThreads();
 
     // After the threads that potentially access these pointers have been stopped,
@@ -1342,7 +1339,7 @@ bool AppInitMain(const util::Ref& context, NodeContext& node, interfaces::BlockA
     node.scheduler = MakeUnique<CScheduler>();
 
     // Start the lightweight task scheduler thread
-    threadGroup.create_thread([&] { TraceThread("scheduler", [&] { node.scheduler->serviceQueue(); }); });
+    node.scheduler->m_service_thread = std::thread([&] { TraceThread("scheduler", [&] { node.scheduler->serviceQueue(); }); });
 
     // Gather some entropy once per minute.
     node.scheduler->scheduleEvery([]{

Diff for: src/scheduler.h

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <functional>
 #include <list>
 #include <map>
+#include <thread>
 
 #include <sync.h>
 
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ class CScheduler
     CScheduler();
     ~CScheduler();
 
+    std::thread m_service_thread;
+
     typedef std::function<void()> Function;
 
     /** Call func at/after time t */
@@ -62,8 +65,7 @@ class CScheduler
     void MockForward(std::chrono::seconds delta_seconds);
 
     /**
-     * Services the queue 'forever'. Should be run in a thread,
-     * and interrupted using boost::interrupt_thread
+     * Services the queue 'forever'. Should be run in a thread.
      */
     void serviceQueue();
 
@@ -72,12 +74,14 @@ class CScheduler
     {
         WITH_LOCK(newTaskMutex, stopRequested = true);
         newTaskScheduled.notify_all();
+        if (m_service_thread.joinable()) m_service_thread.join();
     }
     /** Tell any threads running serviceQueue to stop when there is no work left to be done */
     void StopWhenDrained()
     {
         WITH_LOCK(newTaskMutex, stopWhenEmpty = true);
         newTaskScheduled.notify_all();
+        if (m_service_thread.joinable()) m_service_thread.join();
     }
 
     /**

Diff for: src/script/sigcache.cpp

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #include <util/system.h>
 
 #include <cuckoocache.h>
+
+#include <boost/thread/lock_types.hpp>
 #include <boost/thread/shared_mutex.hpp>
 
 namespace {

Diff for: src/test/checkqueue_tests.cpp

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include <util/time.h>
 
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
-#include <boost/thread/thread.hpp>
 
 #include <atomic>
 #include <condition_variable>
@@ -363,11 +362,11 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_CheckQueueControl_Locks)
 {
     auto queue = MakeUnique<Standard_Queue>(QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE);
     {
-        boost::thread_group tg;
+        std::vector<std::thread> tg;
         std::atomic<int> nThreads {0};
         std::atomic<int> fails {0};
         for (size_t i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
-            tg.create_thread(
+            tg.emplace_back(
                     [&]{
                     CCheckQueueControl<FakeCheck> control(queue.get());
                     // While sleeping, no other thread should execute to this point
@@ -376,11 +375,13 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_CheckQueueControl_Locks)
                     fails += observed  != nThreads;
                     });
         }
-        tg.join_all();
+        for (auto& thread: tg) {
+            if (thread.joinable()) thread.join();
+        }
         BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(fails, 0);
     }
     {
-        boost::thread_group tg;
+        std::vector<std::thread> tg;
         std::mutex m;
         std::condition_variable cv;
         bool has_lock{false};
@@ -389,7 +390,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_CheckQueueControl_Locks)
         bool done_ack{false};
         {
             std::unique_lock<std::mutex> l(m);
-            tg.create_thread([&]{
+            tg.emplace_back([&]{
                     CCheckQueueControl<FakeCheck> control(queue.get());
                     std::unique_lock<std::mutex> ll(m);
                     has_lock = true;
@@ -415,7 +416,9 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_CheckQueueControl_Locks)
             cv.notify_one();
             BOOST_REQUIRE(!fails);
         }
-        tg.join_all();
+        for (auto& thread: tg) {
+            if (thread.joinable()) thread.join();
+        }
     }
 }
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()

Diff for: src/test/cuckoocache_tests.cpp

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+#include <boost/thread/lock_types.hpp>
+#include <boost/thread/shared_mutex.hpp>
 #include <cuckoocache.h>
 #include <deque>
 #include <random.h>

Diff for: src/test/scheduler_tests.cpp

@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@
 #include <util/time.h>
 
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
-#include <boost/thread/thread.hpp>
 
 #include <functional>
 #include <mutex>
+#include <thread>
+#include <vector>
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(scheduler_tests)
 
@@ -69,16 +70,16 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(manythreads)
     BOOST_CHECK(last > now);
 
     // As soon as these are created they will start running and servicing the queue
-    boost::thread_group microThreads;
+    std::vector<std::thread> microThreads;
     for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
-        microThreads.create_thread(std::bind(&CScheduler::serviceQueue, &microTasks));
+        microThreads.emplace_back(std::bind(&CScheduler::serviceQueue, &microTasks));
 
     UninterruptibleSleep(std::chrono::microseconds{600});
     now = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
 
     // More threads and more tasks:
     for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
-        microThreads.create_thread(std::bind(&CScheduler::serviceQueue, &microTasks));
+        microThreads.emplace_back(std::bind(&CScheduler::serviceQueue, &microTasks));
     for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
         std::chrono::system_clock::time_point t = now + std::chrono::microseconds(randomMsec(rng));
         std::chrono::system_clock::time_point tReschedule = now + std::chrono::microseconds(500 + randomMsec(rng));
@@ -91,7 +92,10 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(manythreads)
 
     // Drain the task queue then exit threads
     microTasks.StopWhenDrained();
-    microThreads.join_all(); // ... wait until all the threads are done
+    // wait until all the threads are done
+    for (auto& thread: microThreads) {
+        if (thread.joinable()) thread.join();
+    }
 
     int counterSum = 0;
     for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
@@ -131,9 +135,9 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(singlethreadedscheduler_ordered)
     // if the queues only permit execution of one task at once then
     // the extra threads should effectively be doing nothing
     // if they don't we'll get out of order behaviour
-    boost::thread_group threads;
+    std::vector<std::thread> threads;
     for (int i = 0; i < 5; ++i) {
-        threads.create_thread(std::bind(&CScheduler::serviceQueue, &scheduler));
+        threads.emplace_back(std::bind(&CScheduler::serviceQueue, &scheduler));
     }
 
     // these are not atomic, if SinglethreadedSchedulerClient prevents
@@ -157,7 +161,9 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(singlethreadedscheduler_ordered)
 
     // finish up
     scheduler.StopWhenDrained();
-    threads.join_all();
+    for (auto& thread: threads) {
+        if (thread.joinable()) thread.join();
+    }
 
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(counter1, 100);
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(counter2, 100);

Diff for: src/test/util/setup_common.cpp

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ ChainTestingSetup::ChainTestingSetup(const std::string& chainName, const std::ve
     // We have to run a scheduler thread to prevent ActivateBestChain
     // from blocking due to queue overrun.
     m_node.scheduler = MakeUnique<CScheduler>();
-    threadGroup.create_thread([&] { TraceThread("scheduler", [&] { m_node.scheduler->serviceQueue(); }); });
+    m_node.scheduler->m_service_thread = std::thread([&] { TraceThread("scheduler", [&] { m_node.scheduler->serviceQueue(); }); });
     GetMainSignals().RegisterBackgroundSignalScheduler(*m_node.scheduler);
 
     pblocktree.reset(new CBlockTreeDB(1 << 20, true));
@@ -150,8 +150,6 @@ ChainTestingSetup::ChainTestingSetup(const std::string& chainName, const std::ve
 ChainTestingSetup::~ChainTestingSetup()
 {
     if (m_node.scheduler) m_node.scheduler->stop();
-    threadGroup.interrupt_all();
-    threadGroup.join_all();
     StopScriptCheckWorkerThreads();
     GetMainSignals().FlushBackgroundCallbacks();
     GetMainSignals().UnregisterBackgroundSignalScheduler();

Diff for: src/test/util/setup_common.h

@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
 #include <util/string.h>
 
 #include <type_traits>
-
-#include <boost/thread/thread.hpp>
+#include <vector>
 
 /** This is connected to the logger. Can be used to redirect logs to any other log */
 extern const std::function<void(const std::string&)> G_TEST_LOG_FUN;
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@ struct BasicTestingSetup {
  * initialization behaviour.
  */
 struct ChainTestingSetup : public BasicTestingSetup {
-    boost::thread_group threadGroup;
 
     explicit ChainTestingSetup(const std::string& chainName = CBaseChainParams::MAIN, const std::vector<const char*>& extra_args = {});
     ~ChainTestingSetup();

Diff for: src/util/system.h

@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include <boost/thread/condition_variable.hpp> // for boost::thread_interrupted
-
 class UniValue;
 
 // Application startup time (used for uptime calculation)
@@ -450,11 +448,6 @@ template <typename Callable> void TraceThread(const char* name,  Callable func)
         func();
         LogPrintf("%s thread exit\n", name);
     }
-    catch (const boost::thread_interrupted&)
-    {
-        LogPrintf("%s thread interrupt\n", name);
-        throw;
-    }
     catch (const std::exception& e) {
         PrintExceptionContinue(&e, name);
         throw;

Diff for: test/lint/lint-includes.sh

@@ -67,9 +67,8 @@ EXPECTED_BOOST_INCLUDES=(
     boost/signals2/optional_last_value.hpp
     boost/signals2/signal.hpp
     boost/test/unit_test.hpp
-    boost/thread/condition_variable.hpp
+    boost/thread/lock_types.hpp
     boost/thread/shared_mutex.hpp
-    boost/thread/thread.hpp
 )
 
 for BOOST_INCLUDE in $(git grep '^#include <boost/' -- "*.cpp" "*.h" | cut -f2 -d: | cut -f2 -d'<' | cut -f1 -d'>' | sort -u); do