Definition
// A Value provides an atomic load and store of a consistently typed value.
// The zero value for a Value returns nil from Load.
// Once Store has been called, a Value must not be copied.
//
// A Value must not be copied after first use.
type Value struct {
v interface{}
}
// ifaceWords is interface{} internal representation.
type ifaceWords struct {
typ unsafe.Pointer
data unsafe.Pointer
}
// Load returns the value set by the most recent Store.
// It returns nil if there has been no call to Store for this Value.
func (v *Value) Load() (x interface{}) {
vp := (*ifaceWords)(unsafe.Pointer(v))
typ := LoadPointer(&vp.typ)
if typ == nil || uintptr(typ) == ^uintptr(0) {
// First store not yet completed.
return nil
}
data := LoadPointer(&vp.data)
xp := (*ifaceWords)(unsafe.Pointer(&x))
xp.typ = typ
xp.data = data
return
}
// Store sets the value of the Value to x.
// All calls to Store for a given Value must use values of the same concrete type.
// Store of an inconsistent type panics, as does Store(nil).
func (v *Value) Store(x interface{}) {
if x == nil {
panic("sync/atomic: store of nil value into Value")
}
vp := (*ifaceWords)(unsafe.Pointer(v))
xp := (*ifaceWords)(unsafe.Pointer(&x))
for {
typ := LoadPointer(&vp.typ)
if typ == nil {
// Attempt to start first store.
// Disable preemption so that other goroutines can use
// active spin wait to wait for completion; and so that
// GC does not see the fake type accidentally.
runtime_procPin()
if !CompareAndSwapPointer(&vp.typ, nil, unsafe.Pointer(^uintptr(0))) {
runtime_procUnpin()
println("sw")
continue
}
// Complete first store.
StorePointer(&vp.data, xp.data)
StorePointer(&vp.typ, xp.typ)
runtime_procUnpin()
return
}
if uintptr(typ) == ^uintptr(0) {
// First store in progress. Wait.
// Since we disable preemption around the first store,
// we can wait with active spinning.
continue
}
// First store completed. Check type and overwrite data.
if typ != xp.typ {
panic("sync/atomic: store of inconsistently typed value into Value")
}
StorePointer(&vp.data, xp.data)
return
}
}
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