linux-kernel - futex system call in write

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Date:	Sun, 3 Jun 2012 01:58:55 -0400
From:	Xin Tong <xerox.time.tech@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: futex system call in write

I am a program with 2 threads, each of which calling printf in a loop.
when i strace this programs. i see besides write() gets calls a good
number of times. futex gets call many times as well. it seems to be
related to the write system call ? how is the futex system call used
here ? maybe write() is blocking and futex is used to wait the thread
up when the write finishes ? if that is the case, what about other
blocking system calls ?

[pid  9057] [      377b4f542e] futex(0x377b78be10, FUTEX_WAIT_PRIVATE,
2, NULL <unfinished ...>
[pid  9058] [      377b4f545f] futex(0x377b78be10, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE,
1 <unfinished ...>
[pid  9057] [      377b4f542e] <... futex resumed> ) = -1 EAGAIN
(Resource temporarily unavailable)
[pid  9058] [      377b4f545f] <... futex resumed> ) = 0
[pid  9057] [      377b4d8a2d] write(1, "Hello World! It's me, thread
#0!"..., 33Hello World! It's me, thread #0!
 <unfinished ...>
[pid  9058] [      377b4f542e] futex(0x377b78be10, FUTEX_WAIT_PRIVATE,
2, NULL <unfinished ...>
[pid  9057] [      377b4d8a2d] <... write resumed> ) = 33
[pid  9057] [      377b4f545f] futex(0x377b78be10, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE,
1 <unfinished ...>
[pid  9058] [      377b4f542e] <... futex resumed> ) = 0
[pid  9057] [      377b4f545f] <... futex resumed> ) = 1
[pid  9058] [      377b4d8a2d] write(1, "Hello World! It's me, thread
#1!"..., 33Hello World! It's me, thread #1!
 <unfinished ...>
[pid  9057] [      377b4f542e] futex(0x377b78be10, FUTEX_WAIT_PRIVATE,
2, NULL <unfinished ...>
[pid  9058] [      377b4d8a2d] <... write resumed> ) = 33
[pid  9058] [      377b4f545f] futex(0x377b78be10, FUTEX_WAKE_PRIVATE, 1) = 1
[pid  9057] [      377b4f542e] <... futex resumed> ) = 0
[pid  9058] [      377b4d8a2d] write(1, "Hello World! It's me, thread
#1!"..., 33Hello World! It's me, thread #1!
 <unfinished ...>
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