concurrency - 活锁的好例子？

Question

我了解什么是活锁，但我想知道是否有人有一个很好的基于代码的示例？并且基于代码，我并不是指“两个人试图在走廊里互相超越”。如果我再读一遍，我会失去午餐。

Answer 1

这是一个非常简单的 Java 活锁示例，其中一对夫妻试图喝汤，但他们之间只有一个勺子。夫妻双方都太客气了，对方还没吃饭就递勺子。

public class Livelock {
    static class Spoon {
        private Diner owner;
        public Spoon(Diner d) { owner = d; }
        public Diner getOwner() { return owner; }
        public synchronized void setOwner(Diner d) { owner = d; }
        public synchronized void use() { 
            System.out.printf("%s has eaten!", owner.name); 
        }
    }
    
    static class Diner {
        private String name;
        private boolean isHungry;
        
        public Diner(String n) { name = n; isHungry = true; }       
        public String getName() { return name; }
        public boolean isHungry() { return isHungry; }
        
        public void eatWith(Spoon spoon, Diner spouse) {
            while (isHungry) {
                // Don't have the spoon, so wait patiently for spouse.
                if (spoon.owner != this) {
                    try { Thread.sleep(1); } 
                    catch(InterruptedException e) { continue; }
                    continue;
                }                       
            
                // If spouse is hungry, insist upon passing the spoon.
                if (spouse.isHungry()) {                    
                    System.out.printf(
                        "%s: You eat first my darling %s!%n", 
                        name, spouse.getName());
                    spoon.setOwner(spouse);
                    continue;
                }
                
                // Spouse wasn't hungry, so finally eat
                spoon.use();
                isHungry = false;               
                System.out.printf(
                    "%s: I am stuffed, my darling %s!%n", 
                    name, spouse.getName());                
                spoon.setOwner(spouse);
            }
        }
    }
    
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        final Diner husband = new Diner("Bob");
        final Diner wife = new Diner("Alice");
        
        final Spoon s = new Spoon(husband);
        
        new Thread(new Runnable() { 
            public void run() { husband.eatWith(s, wife); }   
        }).start();

        new Thread(new Runnable() { 
            public void run() { wife.eatWith(s, husband); } 
        }).start();
    }
}

运行程序，你会得到：

Bob: You eat first my darling Alice!
Alice: You eat first my darling Bob!
Bob: You eat first my darling Alice!
Alice: You eat first my darling Bob!
Bob: You eat first my darling Alice!
Alice: You eat first my darling Bob!
...

如果不间断，这将永远持续下去。这是一个活锁，因为 Alice 和 Bob 都在无限循环中反复要求对方先走（因此live）。在死锁的情况下，Alice 和 Bob 都会被冻结，等待对方先行——除了等待（因此dead）之外，他们不会做任何事情。

Answer 2

撇开轻率的评论不谈，一个已知的例子是尝试检测和处理死锁情况的代码。如果两个线程检测到死锁，并试图互相“让开”，那么他们将最终陷入循环，总是“让开”并且永远无法继续前进。

“让步”我的意思是他们会释放锁并试图让另一个人获得它。我们可以想象两个线程这样做的情况（伪代码）：

// thread 1
getLocks12(lock1, lock2)
{
  lock1.lock();
  while (lock2.locked())
  {
    // attempt to step aside for the other thread
    lock1.unlock();
    wait();
    lock1.lock();
  }
  lock2.lock();
}

// thread 2
getLocks21(lock1, lock2)
{
  lock2.lock();
  while (lock1.locked())
  {
    // attempt to step aside for the other thread
    lock2.unlock();
    wait();
    lock2.lock();
  }
  lock1.lock();
}

抛开竞争条件不谈，我们这里的情况是，如果两个线程同时进入，它们最终会在内部循环中运行而不再继续。显然这是一个简化的例子。一个天真的解决方法是在线程等待的时间量中加入某种随机性。

正确的解决方法是始终尊重锁的层次结构。选择一个获得锁的顺序并坚持下去。例如，如果两个线程总是在 lock2 之前获得 lock1，那么就没有死锁的可能性。

Answer 3

由于没有答案标记为已接受答案，我试图创建活锁示例；

原始程序是我在 2012 年 4 月编写的，用于学习多线程的各种概念。这次我修改了它以创建死锁、竞争条件、活锁等。

那么我们先来了解一下问题陈述；

饼干制造商问题

有一些配料容器：ChocoPowderContainer、WheatPowderContainer。CookieMaker从配料容器中取出一些粉末来烘烤饼干。如果饼干制造商发现一个容器是空的，它会检查另一个容器以节省时间。并等到Filler填充所需的容器。有一个填充者定期检查容器并在容器需要时填充一些数量。

请查看github上的完整代码；

让我简要地解释一下你的实现。

• 我将Filler作为守护线程启动。所以它会定期填充容器。要首先填充容器，它会锁定容器 -> 检查是否需要一些粉末 -> 填充它 -> 向所有等待它的制造商发出信号 -> 解锁容器。
• 我创建了 CookieMaker并设置它可以并行烘烤多达 8 个饼干。我启动了 8 个线程来烘烤饼干。
• 每个制造商线程创建 2 个可调用的子线程以从容器中取出粉末。
• 子线程锁定容器并检查它是否有足够的粉末。如果没有，请等待一段时间。一旦 Filler 填满容器，它就会取出粉末并解锁容器。
• 现在它完成了其他活动，如：制作混合物和烘焙等。

让我们看一下代码：

CookieMaker.java

private Integer getMaterial(final Ingredient ingredient) throws Exception{
        :
        container.lock();
        while (!container.getIngredient(quantity)) {
            container.empty.await(1000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
            //Thread.sleep(500); //For deadlock
        }
        container.unlock();
        :
}

成分容器.java

public boolean getIngredient(int n) throws Exception {
    :
    lock();
    if (quantityHeld >= n) {
        TimeUnit.SECONDS.sleep(2);
        quantityHeld -= n;
        unlock();
        return true;
    }
    unlock();
    return false;
}

一切都运行良好，直到Filler填充容器。但是如果我忘记启动填充器，或者填充器意外离开，子线程会不断改变它们的状态，以允许其他制造商去检查容器。

我还创建了一个守护进程ThreadTracer，它可以监视线程状态和死锁。这是控制台的输出；

2016-09-12 21:31:45.065 :: [Maker_0:WAITING, Maker_1:WAITING, Maker_2:WAITING, Maker_3:WAITING, Maker_4:WAITING, Maker_5:WAITING, Maker_6:WAITING, Maker_7:WAITING, pool-7-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-7-thread-2:TIMED_WAITING, pool-8-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-8-thread-2:TIMED_WAITING, pool-6-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-6-thread-2:TIMED_WAITING, pool-5-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-5-thread-2:TIMED_WAITING, pool-1-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-3-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-2-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-1-thread-2:TIMED_WAITING, pool-4-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-4-thread-2:RUNNABLE, pool-3-thread-2:TIMED_WAITING, pool-2-thread-2:TIMED_WAITING]
2016-09-12 21:31:45.065 :: [Maker_0:WAITING, Maker_1:WAITING, Maker_2:WAITING, Maker_3:WAITING, Maker_4:WAITING, Maker_5:WAITING, Maker_6:WAITING, Maker_7:WAITING, pool-7-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-7-thread-2:TIMED_WAITING, pool-8-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-8-thread-2:TIMED_WAITING, pool-6-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-6-thread-2:TIMED_WAITING, pool-5-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-5-thread-2:TIMED_WAITING, pool-1-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-3-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-2-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-1-thread-2:TIMED_WAITING, pool-4-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-4-thread-2:TIMED_WAITING, pool-3-thread-2:TIMED_WAITING, pool-2-thread-2:TIMED_WAITING]
WheatPowder Container has 0 only.
2016-09-12 21:31:45.082 :: [Maker_0:WAITING, Maker_1:WAITING, Maker_2:WAITING, Maker_3:WAITING, Maker_4:WAITING, Maker_5:WAITING, Maker_6:WAITING, Maker_7:WAITING, pool-7-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-7-thread-2:TIMED_WAITING, pool-8-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-8-thread-2:TIMED_WAITING, pool-6-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-6-thread-2:TIMED_WAITING, pool-5-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-5-thread-2:TIMED_WAITING, pool-1-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-3-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-2-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-1-thread-2:TIMED_WAITING, pool-4-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-4-thread-2:TIMED_WAITING, pool-3-thread-2:TIMED_WAITING, pool-2-thread-2:RUNNABLE]
2016-09-12 21:31:45.082 :: [Maker_0:WAITING, Maker_1:WAITING, Maker_2:WAITING, Maker_3:WAITING, Maker_4:WAITING, Maker_5:WAITING, Maker_6:WAITING, Maker_7:WAITING, pool-7-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-7-thread-2:TIMED_WAITING, pool-8-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-8-thread-2:TIMED_WAITING, pool-6-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-6-thread-2:TIMED_WAITING, pool-5-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-5-thread-2:TIMED_WAITING, pool-1-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-3-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-2-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-1-thread-2:TIMED_WAITING, pool-4-thread-1:TIMED_WAITING, pool-4-thread-2:TIMED_WAITING, pool-3-thread-2:TIMED_WAITING, pool-2-thread-2:TIMED_WAITING]

你会注意到子线程和改变它们的状态和等待。

Answer 4

一个真实的（尽管没有确切的代码）示例是两个竞争进程实时锁定以尝试纠正 SQL 服务器死锁，每个进程使用相同的等待重试算法进行重试。虽然这是时间的运气，但我已经看到这种情况发生在具有相似性能特征的不同机器上，以响应添加到 EMS 主题的消息（例如多次保存单个对象图的更新），并且无法控制锁定顺序。

在这种情况下，一个好的解决方案是让相互竞争的消费者（通过划分不相关对象的工作来防止重复处理在链中尽可能高的位置）。

一个不太理想的（好的，肮脏的黑客）解决方案是提前打破计时坏运气（处理中的力量差异）或在死锁后通过使用不同的算法或某些随机元素来打破它。这可能仍然存在问题，因为每个进程的锁定顺序可能是“粘性的”，并且这需要一定的最短时间，而不会在等待重试中考虑。

另一个解决方案（至少对于 SQL Server）是尝试不同的隔离级别（例如快照）。

Answer 5

jelbourn 代码的 C# 版本：

using System;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace LiveLockExample
{
    static class Program
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var husband = new Diner("Bob");
            var wife = new Diner("Alice");

            var s = new Spoon(husband);

            Task.WaitAll(
                Task.Run(() => husband.EatWith(s, wife)),
                Task.Run(() => wife.EatWith(s, husband))
                );
        }

        public class Spoon
        {
            public Spoon(Diner diner)
            {
                Owner = diner;
            }


            public Diner Owner { get; private set; }

            [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.Synchronized)]
            public void SetOwner(Diner d) { Owner = d; }

            [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.Synchronized)]
            public void Use()
            {
                Console.WriteLine("{0} has eaten!", Owner.Name);
            }
        }

        public class Diner
        {
            public Diner(string n)
            {
                Name = n;
                IsHungry = true;
            }

            public string Name { get; private set; }

            private bool IsHungry { get; set; }

            public void EatWith(Spoon spoon, Diner spouse)
            {
                while (IsHungry)
                {
                    // Don't have the spoon, so wait patiently for spouse.
                    if (spoon.Owner != this)
                    {
                        try
                        {
                            Thread.Sleep(1);
                        }
                        catch (ThreadInterruptedException e)
                        {
                        }

                        continue;
                    }

                    // If spouse is hungry, insist upon passing the spoon.
                    if (spouse.IsHungry)
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine("{0}: You eat first my darling {1}!", Name, spouse.Name);
                        spoon.SetOwner(spouse);
                        continue;
                    }

                    // Spouse wasn't hungry, so finally eat
                    spoon.Use();
                    IsHungry = false;
                    Console.WriteLine("{0}: I am stuffed, my darling {1}!", Name, spouse.Name);
                    spoon.SetOwner(spouse);
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Answer 6

我编写了两个人在走廊里经过的例子。两条线一旦意识到它们的方向相同，就会相互避开。

public class LiveLock {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {
        Object left = new Object();
        Object right = new Object();
        Pedestrian one = new Pedestrian(left, right, 0); //one's left is one's left
        Pedestrian two = new Pedestrian(right, left, 1); //one's left is two's right, so have to swap order
        one.setOther(two);
        two.setOther(one);
        one.start();
        two.start();
    }
}

class Pedestrian extends Thread {
    private Object l;
    private Object r;
    private Pedestrian other;
    private Object current;

    Pedestrian (Object left, Object right, int firstDirection) {
        l = left;
        r = right;
        if (firstDirection==0) {
            current = l;
        }
        else {
            current = r;
        }
    }

    void setOther(Pedestrian otherP) {
        other = otherP;
    }

    Object getDirection() {
        return current;
    }

    Object getOppositeDirection() {
        if (current.equals(l)) {
            return r;
        }
        else {
            return l;
        }
    }

    void switchDirection() throws InterruptedException {
        Thread.sleep(100);
        current = getOppositeDirection();
        System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName() + " is stepping aside.");
    }

    public void run() {
        while (getDirection().equals(other.getDirection())) {
            try {
                switchDirection();
                Thread.sleep(100);
            } catch (InterruptedException e) {}
        }
    }
} 

Answer 7

考虑一个有 50 个进程槽的 UNIX 系统。

十个程序正在运行，每个程序必须创建 6 个（子）进程。

每个进程创建了4个进程后，原来的10个进程和40个新进程都用完了表。10 个原始进程中的每一个现在都处于无限循环中，分叉和失败——这恰如其分地出现了活锁的情况。这种情况发生的可能性很小，但它可能会发生。

Answer 8

jelbourn 代码的 Python 版本：

import threading
import time
lock = threading.Lock()

class Spoon:
    def __init__(self, diner):
        self.owner = diner

    def setOwner(self, diner):
        with lock:
            self.owner = diner

    def use(self):
        with lock:
            "{0} has eaten".format(self.owner)

class Diner:
    def __init__(self, name):
        self.name = name
        self.hungry = True

    def eatsWith(self, spoon, spouse):
        while(self.hungry):
            if self != spoon.owner:
                time.sleep(1) # blocks thread, not process
                continue

            if spouse.hungry:
                print "{0}: you eat first, {1}".format(self.name, spouse.name)
                spoon.setOwner(spouse)
                continue

            # Spouse was not hungry, eat
            spoon.use()
            print "{0}: I'm stuffed, {1}".format(self.name, spouse.name)
            spoon.setOwner(spouse)

def main():
    husband = Diner("Bob")
    wife = Diner("Alice")
    spoon = Spoon(husband)

    t0 = threading.Thread(target=husband.eatsWith, args=(spoon, wife))
    t1 = threading.Thread(target=wife.eatsWith, args=(spoon, husband))
    t0.start()
    t1.start()
    t0.join()
    t1.join()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

Answer 9

此处的一个示例可能是使用定时 tryLock 来获取多个锁，如果您无法获取所有锁，请退出并重试。

boolean tryLockAll(Collection<Lock> locks) {
  boolean grabbedAllLocks = false;
  for(int i=0; i<locks.size(); i++) {
    Lock lock = locks.get(i);
    if(!lock.tryLock(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS)) {
      grabbedAllLocks = false;

      // undo the locks I already took in reverse order
      for(int j=i-1; j >= 0; j--) {
        lock.unlock();
      }
    }
  }
}

我可以想象这样的代码会有问题，因为你有很多线程冲突并等待获得一组锁。但作为一个简单的例子，我不确定这对我来说是否很有吸引力。

Answer 10

package concurrently.deadlock;

import static java.lang.System.out;


/* This is an example of livelock */
public class Dinner {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Spoon spoon = new Spoon();
        Dish dish = new Dish();

        new Thread(new Husband(spoon, dish)).start();
        new Thread(new Wife(spoon, dish)).start();
    }
}


class Spoon {
    boolean isLocked;
}

class Dish {
    boolean isLocked;
}

class Husband implements Runnable {

    Spoon spoon;
    Dish dish;

    Husband(Spoon spoon, Dish dish) {
        this.spoon = spoon;
        this.dish = dish;
    }

    @Override
    public void run() {

        while (true) {
            synchronized (spoon) {
                spoon.isLocked = true;
                out.println("husband get spoon");
                try { Thread.sleep(2000); } catch (InterruptedException e) {}

                if (dish.isLocked == true) {
                    spoon.isLocked = false; // give away spoon
                    out.println("husband pass away spoon");
                    continue;
                }
                synchronized (dish) {
                    dish.isLocked = true;
                    out.println("Husband is eating!");

                }
                dish.isLocked = false;
            }
            spoon.isLocked = false;
        }
    }
}

class Wife implements Runnable {

    Spoon spoon;
    Dish dish;

    Wife(Spoon spoon, Dish dish) {
        this.spoon = spoon;
        this.dish = dish;
    }

    @Override
    public void run() {
        while (true) {
            synchronized (dish) {
                dish.isLocked = true;
                out.println("wife get dish");
                try { Thread.sleep(2000); } catch (InterruptedException e) {}

                if (spoon.isLocked == true) {
                    dish.isLocked = false; // give away dish
                    out.println("wife pass away dish");
                    continue;
                }
                synchronized (spoon) {
                    spoon.isLocked = true;
                    out.println("Wife is eating!");

                }
                spoon.isLocked = false;
            }
            dish.isLocked = false;
        }
    }
}

Answer 11

我修改了@jelbourn 的答案。当其中一个注意到另一个饿了时，他（她）应该释放勺子并等待另一个通知，这样就会发生活锁。

public class LiveLock {
    static class Spoon {
        Diner owner;

        public String getOwnerName() {
            return owner.getName();
        }

        public void setOwner(Diner diner) {
            this.owner = diner;
        }

        public Spoon(Diner diner) {
            this.owner = diner;
        }

        public void use() {
            System.out.println(owner.getName() + " use this spoon and finish eat.");
        }
    }

    static class Diner {
        public Diner(boolean isHungry, String name) {
            this.isHungry = isHungry;
            this.name = name;
        }

        private boolean isHungry;
        private String name;


        public String getName() {
            return name;
        }

        public void eatWith(Diner spouse, Spoon sharedSpoon) {
            try {
                synchronized (sharedSpoon) {
                    while (isHungry) {
                        while (!sharedSpoon.getOwnerName().equals(name)) {
                            sharedSpoon.wait();
                            //System.out.println("sharedSpoon belongs to" + sharedSpoon.getOwnerName())
                        }
                        if (spouse.isHungry) {
                            System.out.println(spouse.getName() + "is hungry,I should give it to him(her).");
                            sharedSpoon.setOwner(spouse);
                            sharedSpoon.notifyAll();
                        } else {
                            sharedSpoon.use();
                            sharedSpoon.setOwner(spouse);
                            isHungry = false;
                        }
                        Thread.sleep(500);
                    }
                }
            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                System.out.println(name + " is interrupted.");
            }
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        final Diner husband = new Diner(true, "husband");
        final Diner wife = new Diner(true, "wife");
        final Spoon sharedSpoon = new Spoon(wife);

        Thread h = new Thread() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                husband.eatWith(wife, sharedSpoon);
            }
        };
        h.start();

        Thread w = new Thread() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                wife.eatWith(husband, sharedSpoon);
            }
        };
        w.start();

        try {
            Thread.sleep(10000);
        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        h.interrupt();
        w.interrupt();

        try {
            h.join();
            w.join();
        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}