Misc: Replace core usage of Semaphore with KernelSemaphore

i.e. decouple it from the UI.

common/Darwin/DarwinSemaphore.cpp

@@ -73,10 +73,19 @@ void Threading::KernelSemaphore::Post()
 
 void Threading::KernelSemaphore::Wait()
 {
-	pxAssertMsg(!wxThread::IsMain(), "Unyielding semaphore wait issued from the main/gui thread.  Use WaitWithYield.");
 	MACH_CHECK(semaphore_wait(m_sema));
 }
 
+bool Threading::KernelSemaphore::TryWait()
+{
+	mach_timespec_t time = {};
+	kern_return_t res = semaphore_timedwait(m_sema, time);
+	if (res == KERN_OPERATION_TIMED_OUT)
+		return false;
+	MACH_CHECK(res);
+	return true;
+}
+
 /// Wait up to the given time
 /// Returns true if successful, false if timed out
 static bool WaitUpTo(semaphore_t sema, wxTimeSpan wxtime)
@@ -92,25 +101,6 @@ static bool WaitUpTo(semaphore_t sema, wxTimeSpan wxtime)
 	return true;
 }
 
-void Threading::KernelSemaphore::WaitWithYield()
-{
-#if wxUSE_GUI
-	if (!wxThread::IsMain() || (wxTheApp == NULL))
-	{
-		Wait();
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		while (!WaitUpTo(m_sema, def_yieldgui_interval))
-		{
-			YieldToMain();
-		}
-	}
-#else
-	WaitWithoutYield();
-#endif
-}
-
 Threading::Semaphore::Semaphore()
 {
 	// other platforms explicitly make a thread-private (unshared) semaphore

common/Semaphore.cpp

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ bool Threading::WorkSema::WaitForEmpty()
 			break;
 	}
 	pxAssertDev(!(value & STATE_FLAG_WAITING_EMPTY), "Multiple threads attempted to wait for empty (not currently supported)");
-	m_empty_sema.WaitWithYield();
+	m_empty_sema.Wait();
 	return !IsDead(m_state.load(std::memory_order_relaxed));
 }
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ bool Threading::WorkSema::WaitForEmptyWithSpin()
 		value = m_state.load(std::memory_order_acquire);
 	}
 	pxAssertDev(!(value & STATE_FLAG_WAITING_EMPTY), "Multiple threads attempted to wait for empty (not currently supported)");
-	m_empty_sema.WaitWithYield();
+	m_empty_sema.Wait();
 	return !IsDead(m_state.load(std::memory_order_relaxed));
 }
 
@@ -149,40 +149,19 @@ void Threading::KernelSemaphore::Post()
 
 void Threading::KernelSemaphore::Wait()
 {
-	pxAssertMsg(!wxThread::IsMain(), "Unyielding semaphore wait issued from the main/gui thread.  Use WaitWithYield.");
 #ifdef _WIN32
-	pthreadCancelableWait(m_sema);
+	WaitForSingleObject(m_sema, INFINITE);
 #else
 	sem_wait(&m_sema);
 #endif
 }
 
-void Threading::KernelSemaphore::WaitWithYield()
+bool Threading::KernelSemaphore::TryWait()
 {
-#if wxUSE_GUI
-	if (!wxThread::IsMain() || (wxTheApp == NULL))
-	{
-		Wait();
-	}
-	else
-	{
 #ifdef _WIN32
-		u64 millis = def_yieldgui_interval.GetMilliseconds().GetValue();
+	return WaitForSingleObject(m_sema, 0) == WAIT_OBJECT_0;
-		while (pthreadCancelableTimedWait(m_sema, millis) == ETIMEDOUT)
-			YieldToMain();
 #else
-		while (true)
+	return sem_trywait(&m_sema) == 0;
-		{
-			wxDateTime megafail(wxDateTime::UNow() + def_yieldgui_interval);
-			const timespec fail = {megafail.GetTicks(), megafail.GetMillisecond() * 1000000};
-			if (sem_timedwait(&m_sema, &fail) == 0)
-				break;
-			YieldToMain();
-		}
-#endif
-	}
-#else
-	Wait();
 #endif
 }
 

common/Threading.h

@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ namespace Threading
 		~KernelSemaphore();
 		void Post();
 		void Wait();
-		void WaitWithYield();
+		bool TryWait();
 	};
 
 	/// A semaphore for notifying a work-processing thread of new work in a (separate) queue

pcsx2/GS.h

@@ -336,8 +336,8 @@ public:
 	Threading::Mutex m_mtx_RingBufferBusy2; // Gets released on semaXGkick waiting...
 	Threading::Mutex m_mtx_WaitGS;
 	Threading::WorkSema m_sem_event;
-	Threading::Semaphore m_sem_OnRingReset;
+	Threading::KernelSemaphore m_sem_OnRingReset;
-	Threading::Semaphore m_sem_Vsync;
+	Threading::KernelSemaphore m_sem_Vsync;
 
 	// used to keep multiple threads from sending packets to the ringbuffer concurrently.
 	// (currently not used or implemented -- is a planned feature for a future threaded VU1)

pcsx2/MTGS.cpp

@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ void SysMtgsThread::PostVsyncStart(bool registers_written)
 	m_VsyncSignalListener.store(true, std::memory_order_release);
 	//Console.WriteLn( Color_Blue, "(EEcore Sleep) Vsync\t\tringpos=0x%06x, writepos=0x%06x", m_ReadPos.load(), m_WritePos.load() );
 
-	m_sem_Vsync.WaitNoCancel();
+	m_sem_Vsync.Wait();
 }
 
 void SysMtgsThread::InitAndReadFIFO(u8* mem, u32 qwc)
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ void SysMtgsThread::MainLoop()
 					{
 						mtvu_lock.Release();
 						// Wait for MTVU to complete vu1 program
-						vu1Thread.semaXGkick.WaitWithoutYield();
+						vu1Thread.semaXGkick.Wait();
 						mtvu_lock.Acquire();
 					}
 					Gif_Path& path = gifUnit.gifPath[GIF_PATH_1];
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ void SysMtgsThread::GenericStall(uint size)
 			{
 				m_SignalRingEnable.store(true, std::memory_order_release);
 				SetEvent();
-				m_sem_OnRingReset.WaitWithoutYield();
+				m_sem_OnRingReset.Wait();
 				readpos = m_ReadPos.load(std::memory_order_acquire);
 				//Console.WriteLn( Color_Blue, "(EEcore Awake) Report!\tringpos=0x%06x", readpos );
 

pcsx2/MTVU.h

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class VU_Thread final {
 public:
 	alignas(16)  vifStruct        vif;
 	alignas(16)  VIFregisters     vifRegs;
-	Threading::Semaphore semaXGkick;
+	Threading::KernelSemaphore semaXGkick;
 	std::atomic<unsigned int> vuCycles[4]; // Used for VU cycle stealing hack
 	u32 vuCycleIdx;  // Used for VU cycle stealing hack
 	u32 vuFBRST;

pcsx2/RDebug/deci2.h

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ extern DECI2_DBGP_BRK	ebrk[32], ibrk[32];
 extern s32 ebrk_count, ibrk_count;
 extern s32 runCode, runCount;
 
-extern Threading::Semaphore* runEvent;
+extern Threading::KernelSemaphore* runEvent;
 
 extern s32		connected;
 													//when add linux code this might change