Implement pthread_getname_np_gcompat for musl (#255)

src/cpp-utils/thread/debugging.h

@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ namespace cpputils {
 
 void set_thread_name(const char* name);
 std::string get_thread_name();
+
+#if defined(__GLIBC__) || defined(__APPLE__) || defined(_MSC_VER)
+// this is not supported on musl systems, that's why we ifdef it for glibc only.
 std::string get_thread_name(std::thread* thread);
+#endif
 
 }
 

src/cpp-utils/thread/debugging_nonwindows.cpp

@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@
 #include <thread>
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <cpp-utils/assert/assert.h>
+#if !(defined(__GLIBC__) || defined(__APPLE__))
+// for pthread_getname_np_gcompat
+#include <errno.h> // errno
+#include <fcntl.h> // O_CLOEXEC, O_RDONLY
+#include <unistd.h> // open, read
+#include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#endif
 
 namespace cpputils {
 
@@ -28,9 +36,47 @@ void set_thread_name(const char* name) {
 }
 
 namespace {
+#if !(defined(__GLIBC__) || defined(__APPLE__))
+
+struct OpenFileRAII final {
+    explicit OpenFileRAII(const char* filename) : fd(::open(filename, O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC)) {}
+    ~OpenFileRAII() {
+        int result = close(fd);
+        if (result != 0) {
+            throw std::runtime_error("Error closing file. Errno: " + std::to_string(errno));
+        }
+    }
+
+    int fd;
+};
+
+// get the name of a thread
+int pthread_getname_np_gcompat(pthread_t thread, char *name, size_t len) {
+  ASSERT(thread == pthread_self(), "On musl systems, it's only supported to get the name of the current thread.");
+
+  auto file = OpenFileRAII("/proc/thread-self/comm");
+  ssize_t n;
+  if (file.fd < 0)
+    return errno;
+  n = read(file.fd, name, len);
+  if (n < 0)
+    return errno;
+  // if the trailing newline was not read, the buffer was too small
+  if (n == 0 || name[n - 1] != '\n')
+    return ERANGE;
+  // null-terminate string
+  name[n - 1] = '\0';
+  return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
 std::string get_thread_name(pthread_t thread) {
   char name[MAX_NAME_LEN];
+#if defined(__GLIBC__) || defined(__APPLE__)
   int result = pthread_getname_np(thread, name, MAX_NAME_LEN);
+#else
+  int result = pthread_getname_np_gcompat(thread, name, MAX_NAME_LEN);
+#endif
   if (0 != result) {
     throw std::runtime_error("Error getting thread name with pthread_getname_np. Code: " + std::to_string(result));
   }
@@ -39,16 +85,19 @@ std::string get_thread_name(pthread_t thread) {
   name[MAX_NAME_LEN - 1] = '\0';
   return name;
 }
+
 }
 
 std::string get_thread_name() {
   return get_thread_name(pthread_self());
 }
 
+#if defined(__GLIBC__) || defined(__APPLE__)
 std::string get_thread_name(std::thread* thread) {
   ASSERT(thread->joinable(), "Thread not running");
   return get_thread_name(thread->native_handle());
 }
+#endif
 
 }
 

test/cpp-utils/thread/debugging_test.cpp

@@ -11,6 +11,24 @@ TEST(ThreadDebuggingTest_ThreadName, givenMainThread_whenSettingAndGetting_thenD
 	get_thread_name();
 }
 
+TEST(ThreadDebuggingTest_ThreadName, givenMainThread_whenGettingFromInside_thenIsCorrect) {
+    set_thread_name("my_thread_name");
+    string name = get_thread_name();
+    EXPECT_EQ("my_thread_name", name);
+}
+
+TEST(ThreadDebuggingTest_ThreadName, givenChildThread_whenGettingFromInside_thenIsCorrect) {
+    std::thread child([] {
+        set_thread_name("my_thread_name");
+        string name = get_thread_name();
+        EXPECT_EQ("my_thread_name", name);
+    });
+    child.join();
+}
+
+
+#if defined(__GLIBC__) || defined(__APPLE__) || defined(_MSC_VER)
+// disabled on musl because getting the thread name for a child thread doesn't work there
 TEST(ThreadDebuggingTest_ThreadName, givenChildThread_whenSettingAndGetting_thenDoesntCrash) {
     ConditionBarrier nameIsChecked;
 
@@ -27,37 +45,22 @@ TEST(ThreadDebuggingTest_ThreadName, givenChildThread_whenSettingAndGetting_then
 	EXPECT_TRUE(child_didnt_crash);
 }
 
-TEST(ThreadDebuggingTest_ThreadName, givenMainThread_whenGettingFromInside_thenIsCorrect) {
-    set_thread_name("my_thread_name");
-    string name = get_thread_name();
-    EXPECT_EQ("my_thread_name", name);
-}
-
-TEST(ThreadDebuggingTest_ThreadName, givenChildThread_whenGettingFromInside_thenIsCorrect) {
-  std::thread child([] {
-    set_thread_name("my_thread_name");
-    string name = get_thread_name();
-    EXPECT_EQ("my_thread_name", name);
-  });
-  child.join();
-}
-
 TEST(ThreadDebuggingTest_ThreadName, givenChildThread_whenGettingFromOutside_thenIsCorrect) {
-  ConditionBarrier nameIsSet;
-  ConditionBarrier nameIsChecked;
+    ConditionBarrier nameIsSet;
+    ConditionBarrier nameIsChecked;
 
-  std::thread child([&] {
-    set_thread_name("my_thread_name");
-    nameIsSet.release();
-    nameIsChecked.wait();
-  });
+    std::thread child([&] {
+        set_thread_name("my_thread_name");
+        nameIsSet.release();
+        nameIsChecked.wait();
+    });
 
-  nameIsSet.wait();
-  set_thread_name("outer_thread_name"); // just to make sure the next line doesn't read the outer thread name
-  string name = get_thread_name(&child);
-  EXPECT_EQ("my_thread_name", name);
+    nameIsSet.wait();
+    set_thread_name("outer_thread_name"); // just to make sure the next line doesn't read the outer thread name
+    string name = get_thread_name(&child);
+    EXPECT_EQ("my_thread_name", name);
 
-  nameIsChecked.release();
-  child.join();
+    nameIsChecked.release();
+    child.join();
 }
-
+#endif