exercises.spin_lock

From iris.algebra Require Import excl.
From iris.base_logic.lib Require Export invariants token.
From iris.heap_lang Require Import lang proofmode notation.

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Case Study: Spin Lock


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Implementation

A spin-lock consists of a pointer to a boolean. This boolean tells us whether the lock is currently locked or not.
To make a new lock, we simply allocate a new boolean which is initially false, signifying that the lock is unlocked.
Definition mk_lock : val :=
  λ: <>, ref #false.

To acquire the lock, we use CAS l false true (compare and set). This instruction atomically writes true to location l if l contains false. The CAS instruction then returns a boolean, signifying whether l was updated. If the CAS fails, it means that the lock is currently acquired somewhere else. So we simply try again until the lock is free.
Definition acquire : val :=
  rec: "acquire" "l" :=
  if: CAS "l" #false #true then
    #()
  else
    "acquire" "l".

To release a lock, we simply update the boolean to false. As such, it is only safe to call release when we are the ones who locked it.
Definition release : val :=
  λ: "l", "l" <- #false.

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Representation Predicates

Intuitively, a lock protects resources. For instance, it can protect a location in memory by allowing only one thread to access it at a time. In terms of ownership, when the lock is unlocked and no thread is trying to access the protected resource, then the resource is owned by the lock. When a thread acquires the lock, ownership of the protected resource is transferred to the acquiring thread. Once said thread releases the lock, it must transfer the protected resources back to the lock.
Therefore, our representation predicate will be parametrised by an arbitrary predicate P, which describes the resources the lock should protect.

Section proofs.
Context `{heapGS Σ}.

We use ghost state to describe that the lock is only ever acquired once at a time. The core property we are after here is exclusivity. So naturally, we will use the exclusive RA. Recall that this resource algebra is generic. However, we just need one exclusive element, so we will instantiate the exclusive RA with the unit OFE: exclR unitO. Note that this is exactly the resource algebra we used to define tokens. As such, we will reuse tokens here but rename them to clarify their intent.
Context `{!tokenG Σ}.

The knowledge that we have acquired the lock is then represented by ownership of the token.
Definition locked γ : iProp Σ := token γ.

Allocation and exclusivity of the locked predicate then follows directly from the properties of the token.
Lemma locked_alloc : ⊢ |==> ∃ γ, locked γ.
Proof. apply token_alloc. Qed.

Lemma locked_excl γ : locked γ -∗ locked γ -∗ False.
Proof. apply token_exclusive. Qed.

We will need our representation predicate for the lock, is_lock, to be persistent so that it can be shared among participating threads. Therefore, we will be needing an invariant. The invariant states that the location representing the lock, l, maps to a boolean b, and if b is false, meaning the lock is unlocked, then the invariant owns both the protected resources and the locked predicate.
Let N := nroot .@ "lock".

Definition lock_inv γ l P : iProp Σ :=
  ∃ b : bool, l ↦ #b ∗
  if b then True
  else locked γ ∗ P.

The representation predicate then just asserts that the value representing the lock is a location which satisfies the lock invariant.
Definition is_lock γ v P : iProp Σ :=
  ∃ l : loc, ⌜v = #l⌝ ∗ inv N (lock_inv γ l P).

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Specifications

Making a new lock consists of giving away ownership of the resources to be protected, P, to the lock.
Lemma mk_lock_spec P :
  {{{ P }}} mk_lock #() {{{ γ v, RET v; is_lock γ v P }}}.
Proof.
  iIntros "%Φ HP HΦ".
  wp_lam.
  wp_alloc l as "Hl".
  iMod locked_alloc as "[%γ Hγ]".
  iMod (inv_alloc N _ (lock_inv γ l P) with "[HP Hl Hγ]") as "I".
  {
    iNext.
    iExists false.
    iFrame.
  }
  iModIntro.
  iApply "HΦ".
  iExists l.
  by iFrame.
Qed.

Acquiring the lock should grant access to the protected resources as well as knowledge that the lock has been locked.
Lemma acquire_spec γ v P :
  {{{ is_lock γ v P }}} acquire v {{{ RET #(); locked γ ∗ P }}}.
Proof.
  iIntros "%Φ (%l & -> & #I) HΦ".
  iLöb as "IH".
  wp_rec.
  wp_bind (CmpXchg _ _ _).
  iInv "I" as ([]) "[Hl Hγ]".
  - wp_cmpxchg_fail.
    iModIntro.
    iSplitL "Hl Hγ".
    {
      iNext.
      iExists true.
      iFrame.
    }
    wp_pures.
    wp_apply ("IH" with "HΦ").
  - wp_cmpxchg_suc.
    iModIntro.
    iSplitL "Hl".
    {
      iNext.
      iExists true.
      iFrame.
    }
    wp_pures.
    iModIntro.
    iApply ("HΦ" with "Hγ").
Qed.

Releasing the lock consists of transferring back the protected resources and the locked predicate to the lock.
Lemma release_spec γ v P :
  {{{ is_lock γ v P ∗ locked γ ∗ P }}} release v {{{ RET #(); True }}}.
Proof.
  (* exercise *)
Admitted.

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Example Client

Consider the following client of lock.
Definition prog : expr :=
  let: "x" := ref #0 in
  let: "l" := mk_lock #() in
  Fork (
    acquire "l";;
    "x" <- #7;;
    "x" <- #1;;
    release "l"
  );;
  acquire "l";;
  !"x".

x can take on the values of 0, 1, and 7. However, we should not observe 7, as it is overridden before the lock is released.
Lemma prog_spec : ⊢ WP prog {{ v, ⌜v = #0 ∨ v = #1⌝}}.
Proof.
  rewrite /prog.
  wp_alloc x as "Hx".
  wp_pures.
For this program, the resource to be protected is the points-to predicate for x, but where the value pointed to by x can be only 0 or 1.
  wp_apply (mk_lock_spec (∃ v, x ↦ v ∗ ⌜v = #0 ∨ v = #1⌝) with "[Hx]").
  {
    iExists #0.
    iFrame.
    by iLeft.
  }
  iIntros "%γ %l #Hl".
  wp_pures.
  wp_apply wp_fork.
  - wp_apply (acquire_spec with "Hl").
    iIntros "(H & %v & Hx & _)".
    wp_pures.
    wp_store.
    wp_store.
    wp_apply (release_spec with "[$Hl $H Hx]"); last done.
    iExists #1.
    iFrame.
    by iRight.
  - wp_pures.
    wp_apply (acquire_spec with "Hl").
    iIntros "(_ & %v & Hx & Hv)".
    wp_pures.
    wp_load.
    done.
Qed.

End proofs.