Multithreading in network controller. Threads are only started if controller is used.

controller/EmbeddedNetworkController.hpp

@@ -37,11 +37,15 @@
 
 #include "../osdep/OSUtils.hpp"
 #include "../osdep/Thread.hpp"
+#include "../osdep/BlockingQueue.hpp"
 
 #include "../ext/json/json.hpp"
 
 #include "JSONDB.hpp"
 
+// Number of background threads to start -- not actually started until needed
+#define ZT_EMBEDDEDNETWORKCONTROLLER_BACKGROUND_THREAD_COUNT 2
+
 namespace ZeroTier {
 
 class Node;
@@ -83,8 +87,31 @@ public:
 		std::string &responseBody,
 		std::string &responseContentType);
 
+	void threadMain()
+		throw();
+
 private:
 	static void _circuitTestCallback(ZT_Node *node,ZT_CircuitTest *test,const ZT_CircuitTestReport *report);
+	void _request(
+		uint64_t nwid,
+		const InetAddress &fromAddr,
+		uint64_t requestPacketId,
+		const Identity &identity,
+		const Dictionary<ZT_NETWORKCONFIG_METADATA_DICT_CAPACITY> &metaData);
+
+	struct _RQEntry
+	{
+		uint64_t nwid;
+		uint64_t requestPacketId;
+		InetAddress fromAddr;
+		Identity identity;
+		Dictionary<ZT_NETWORKCONFIG_METADATA_DICT_CAPACITY> metaData;
+	};
+	BlockingQueue<_RQEntry *> _queue;
+
+	Thread _threads[ZT_EMBEDDEDNETWORKCONTROLLER_BACKGROUND_THREAD_COUNT];
+	bool _threadsStarted;
+	Mutex _threads_m;
 
 	// Gathers a bunch of statistics about members of a network, IP assignments, etc. that we need in various places
 	// This does lock _networkMemberCache_m

osdep/BlockingQueue.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * ZeroTier One - Network Virtualization Everywhere
+ * Copyright (C) 2011-2016  ZeroTier, Inc.  https://www.zerotier.com/
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef ZT_BLOCKINGQUEUE_HPP
+#define ZT_BLOCKINGQUEUE_HPP
+
+#include <queue>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <condition_variable>
+
+namespace ZeroTier {
+
+/**
+ * Simple C++11 thread-safe queue
+ *
+ * Do not use in node/ since we have not gone C++11 there yet.
+ */
+template <class T>
+class BlockingQueue
+{
+public:
+	BlockingQueue(void) {}
+
+	inline void post(T t)
+	{
+		std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(m);
+		q.push(t);
+		c.notify_one();
+	}
+
+	inline T get(void)
+	{
+		std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(m);
+		while(q.empty())
+			c.wait(lock);
+		T val = q.front();
+		q.pop();
+		return val;
+	}
+
+private:
+	std::queue<T> q;
+	mutable std::mutex m;
+	std::condition_variable c;
+};
+
+} // namespace ZeroTier
+
+#endif