chore: cleanup + improve tests

src/buffer.rs

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ impl Write for ExtBuf<'_> {
             // wrap around adjustment of pointer
             self.header = header;
             // lock the new memory region
-            self.header.set();
+            self.header.lock();
             self.initialized = 0;
             // copy existing data from tail to new memory region
             let _ = self.write(old)?;

src/header.rs

@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ use crate::USIZELEN;
 pub(crate) struct Header(pub(crate) *mut usize);
 /// Allocation guard, used through its Drop implementation, which
 /// unlocks (releases) the memory region back to allocator
-pub(crate) struct Guard(&'static mut usize);
+pub(crate) struct Guard(&'static AtomicUsize);
 
 impl Header {
     /// lock the memory region, preventing allocator
     /// from reusing it until it's unlocked
     #[inline(always)]
-    pub(crate) fn set(&self) {
+    pub(crate) fn lock(&self) {
         unsafe { *self.0 |= 1 }
     }
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ impl Header {
     #[inline(always)]
     pub(crate) fn available(&self) -> bool {
         let atomic = self.0 as *const AtomicUsize;
-        (unsafe { &*atomic }).load(Ordering::Acquire) & 1 == 0
+        (unsafe { &*atomic }).load(Ordering::Relaxed) & 1 == 0
     }
 
     /// distance (in `size_of<usize>()`) to given guard
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ impl Header {
 impl From<Header> for Guard {
     #[inline(always)]
     fn from(value: Header) -> Self {
-        Self(unsafe { &mut *value.0 })
+        Self(unsafe { &*(value.0 as *const AtomicUsize) })
     }
 }
 
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ impl Drop for Guard {
         // The caller of `drop` is the sole entity capable of writing to the region at this point
         // in the execution timeline. Importantly, the allocator is restricted from write access
         // the region until it is released.
-        let atomic = self.0 as *mut usize as *const AtomicUsize;
-        unsafe { &*atomic }.fetch_and(usize::MAX << 1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        self.0.fetch_and(usize::MAX << 1, Ordering::Relaxed);
     }
 }

src/lib.rs

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ impl RingAl {
     ///
     /// NOTE: not entire capacity will be available for allocation due to guard headers being part
     /// of allocations and taking up space as well
-    pub fn new_with_align(mut size: usize, align: usize) -> Self {
+    fn new_with_align(mut size: usize, align: usize) -> Self {
         assert!(size > USIZELEN && size < usize::MAX >> 1 && align.is_power_of_two());
         size = size.next_power_of_two();
         let inner = unsafe { alloc(Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(size, align)) };
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ impl RingAl {
     #[inline(always)]
     pub fn fixed(&mut self, size: usize) -> Option<FixedBufMut> {
         let header = self.alloc(size, USIZEALIGN)?;
-        header.set();
+        header.lock();
         let ptr = header.buffer();
         let capacity = header.capacity();
         let inner = unsafe { std::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(ptr, capacity) };
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ impl RingAl {
     /// prevents any further allocations while this buffer is around
     pub fn extendable(&mut self, size: usize) -> Option<ExtBuf<'_>> {
         let header = self.alloc(size, USIZEALIGN)?;
-        header.set();
+        header.lock();
         Some(ExtBuf {
             header,
             initialized: 0,
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ impl RingAl {
         let tsize = size_of::<T>();
         let size = count * tsize;
         let header = self.alloc(size, align_of::<T>())?;
-        header.set();
+        header.lock();
         let buffer = header.buffer();
         let offset = buffer.align_offset(align_of::<T>());
         let inner = unsafe { buffer.add(offset) } as *mut T;
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ impl Drop for RingAl {
         loop {
             // Busy wait until the current allocation is marked as available
             if !next.available() {
-                std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100));
+                std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(50));
                 continue;
             }
             // Reconstruct the original capacity used for the backing store
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ impl Drop for RingAl {
             let inner = next.0;
             head = head.min(inner)
         }
-        let layout = unsafe { Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(capacity, 64) };
+        let layout = unsafe { Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(capacity, DEFAULT_ALIGNMENT) };
         // SAFETY:
         // 1. All pointers are guaranteed to lie within the original backing store.
         // 2. The initial slice length has been accurately recalculated.

src/tests.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::{
     io::Write,
     mem::transmute,
     sync::mpsc::sync_channel,
-    time::Instant,
+    time::{Duration, Instant},
 };
 
 use crate::{
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ fn test_multi_alloc() {
             "should have enough capacity for all allocations"
         );
         let header = header.unwrap();
-        header.set();
+        header.lock();
         allocations.push(header.into());
     }
     let header = ringal.alloc(SIZE / COUNT - USIZELEN, USIZEALIGN);
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ fn test_continuous_alloc() {
         let header = ringal.alloc(size as usize, USIZEALIGN);
         assert!(header.is_some(), "should always have capacity");
         let header = header.unwrap();
-        header.set();
+        header.lock();
         allocations.push_back(header.into());
         if allocations.len() == 4 {
             allocations.pop_front();
@@ -299,17 +299,19 @@ fn test_fixed_buf_continuous_alloc_multi_thread() {
     let (mut ringal, _g) = setup!();
     let mut string = Vec::<u8>::new();
     let mut threads = Vec::with_capacity(4);
+    let mut handles = Vec::with_capacity(4);
     const ITERS: usize = 8192;
     for i in 0..4 {
         let (tx, rx) = sync_channel::<FixedBuf>(2);
-        std::thread::spawn(move || {
+        let h = std::thread::spawn(move || {
             let mut number = 0;
             while let Ok(s) = rx.recv() {
                 number += s.len() * i;
             }
             number
         });
         threads.push(tx);
+        handles.push(h);
     }
     for i in 0..ITERS {
         let random = unsafe { transmute::<Instant, (usize, u32)>(Instant::now()).0 };
@@ -335,6 +337,10 @@ fn test_fixed_buf_continuous_alloc_multi_thread() {
             tx.send(buffer.clone()).unwrap();
         }
     }
+    drop(threads);
+    for h in handles {
+        let _ = h.join();
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
@@ -422,7 +428,6 @@ macro_rules! test_generic_buf {
                 "buffer should swap remove all pushed elements"
             );
             let removed = &elem.unwrap().i;
-            println!("{} removing {removed}", stringify!($int));
             assert!(indices.remove(&removed));
         }
         assert_eq!(buffer.len(), 0);