背景介绍
Message是Android系统中跨线程通信的一个非常重要的手段。在Message中有一种特殊的消息，叫做屏障消息，一旦该消息被插入到消息队列中后，handler将仅仅处理消息队列中的异步消息，同步消息会被阻塞。
使用方法
该特性在Android系统的帧绘制过程中被使用。下面我们来看下该特性的使用方法。postSyncBarrier插入屏障消息，removeSyncBarrier清除屏障消息。两个方法需要同步使用。当插入屏障消息后，消息队列仅仅处理异步消息，同步消息会被阻塞。
frameworks/base/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
void scheduleTraversals() {
if (!mTraversalScheduled) {
mTraversalScheduled = true;
// 插入屏障消息
mTraversalBarrier = mHandler.getLooper().getQueue().postSyncBarrier();
mChoreographer.postCallback(
Choreographer.CALLBACK_TRAVERSAL, mTraversalRunnable, null);
if (!mUnbufferedInputDispatch) {
scheduleConsumeBatchedInput();
}
notifyRendererOfFramePending();
pokeDrawLockIfNeeded();
}
}
void unscheduleTraversals() {
if (mTraversalScheduled) {
mTraversalScheduled = false;
// 移除屏障消息
mHandler.getLooper().getQueue().removeSyncBarrier(mTraversalBarrier);
mChoreographer.removeCallbacks(
Choreographer.CALLBACK_TRAVERSAL, mTraversalRunnable, null);
}
}
源码分析
屏障消息的插入
frameworks/base/core/java/android/os/MessageQueue.java
/**
* Posts a synchronization barrier to the Looper's message queue.
*
* Message processing occurs as usual until the message queue encounters the
* synchronization barrier that has been posted. When the barrier is encountered,
* later synchronous messages in the queue are stalled (prevented from being executed)
* until the barrier is released by calling {@link #removeSyncBarrier} and specifying
* the token that identifies the synchronization barrier.
*
* This method is used to immediately postpone execution of all subsequently posted
* synchronous messages until a condition is met that releases the barrier.
* Asynchronous messages (see {@link Message#isAsynchronous} are exempt from the barrier
* and continue to be processed as usual.
*
* This call must be always matched by a call to {@link #removeSyncBarrier} with
* the same token to ensure that the message queue resumes normal operation.
* Otherwise the application will probably hang!
*
* @return A token that uniquely identifies the barrier. This token must be
* passed to {@link #removeSyncBarrier} to release the barrier.
*
* @hide
*/
public int postSyncBarrier() {
return postSyncBarrier(SystemClock.uptimeMillis());
}
private int postSyncBarrier(long when) {
// Enqueue a new sync barrier token.
// We don't need to wake the queue because the purpose of a barrier is to stall it.
synchronized (this) {
final int token = mNextBarrierToken++;
final Message msg = Message.obtain();
msg.markInUse();
msg.when = when;
msg.arg1 = token;
Message prev = null;
Message p = mMessages;
if (when != 0) {
// 遍历链表，找到SyncBarrier msg插入的位置
while (p != null && p.when <= when) {
prev = p;
p = p.next;
}
}
// 将SyncBarrier msg插入到链表里面
if (prev != null) { // invariant: p == prev.next
msg.next = p;
prev.next = msg;
} else {
msg.next = p;
mMessages = msg;
}
return token;
}
}
/**
* Removes a synchronization barrier.
*
* @param token The synchronization barrier token that was returned by
* {@link #postSyncBarrier}.
*
* @throws IllegalStateException if the barrier was not found.
*
* @hide
*/
public void removeSyncBarrier(int token) {
// Remove a sync barrier token from the queue.
// If the queue is no longer stalled by a barrier then wake it.
synchronized (this) {
Message prev = null;
Message p = mMessages;
while (p != null && (p.target != null || p.arg1 != token)) {
prev = p;
p = p.next;
}
if (p == null) {
throw new IllegalStateException("The specified message queue synchronization "
+ " barrier token has not been posted or has already been removed.");
}
final boolean needWake;
if (prev != null) {
prev.next = p.next;
needWake = false;
} else {
mMessages = p.next;
needWake = mMessages == null || mMessages.target != null;
}
p.recycleUnchecked();
// If the loop is quitting then it is already awake.
// We can assume mPtr != 0 when mQuitting is false.
if (needWake && !mQuitting) {
nativeWake(mPtr);
}
}
}
消息的取出处理
frameworks/base/core/java/android/os/Looper.java
/**
* Run the message queue in this thread. Be sure to call
* {@link #quit()} to end the loop.
*/
public static void loop() {
final Looper me = myLooper();
if (me == null) {
throw new RuntimeException("No Looper; Looper.prepare() wasn't called on this thread.");
}
final MessageQueue queue = me.mQueue;
// Make sure the identity of this thread is that of the local process,
// and keep track of what that identity token actually is.
Binder.clearCallingIdentity();
final long ident = Binder.clearCallingIdentity();
// Allow overriding a threshold with a system prop. e.g.
// adb shell 'setprop log.looper.1000.main.slow 1 && stop && start'
final int thresholdOverride =
SystemProperties.getInt("log.looper."
+ Process.myUid() + "."
+ Thread.currentThread().getName()
+ ".slow", 0);
final int threshold = SystemProperties.getInt("persist.log.looper."
+ Thread.currentThread().getName()
+ ".slow", 0);
boolean slowDeliveryDetected = false;
for (;;) {
boolean isBootCompleted = "1".equals(SystemProperties.get("sys.boot_completed"));
Message msg = queue.next(); // might block
......
}
}
frameworks/base/core/java/android/os/MessageQueue.java
Message next() {
// Return here if the message loop has already quit and been disposed.
// This can happen if the application tries to restart a looper after quit
// which is not supported.
final long ptr = mPtr;
if (ptr == 0) {
return null;
}
int pendingIdleHandlerCount = -1; // -1 only during first iteration
int nextPollTimeoutMillis = 0;
for (;;) {
if (nextPollTimeoutMillis != 0) {
Binder.flushPendingCommands();
}
// 这里可能会挂在驱动的epoll
nativePollOnce(ptr, nextPollTimeoutMillis);
synchronized (this) {
// Try to retrieve the next message. Return if found.
final long now = SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
Message prevMsg = null;
Message msg = mMessages;
if (msg != null && msg.target == null) {
// Stalled by a barrier. Find the next asynchronous message in the queue.
do {
prevMsg = msg;
msg = msg.next;
} while (msg != null && !msg.isAsynchronous());
}
if (msg != null) {
if (now < msg.when) {
// Next message is not ready. Set a timeout to wake up when it is ready.
nextPollTimeoutMillis = (int) Math.min(msg.when - now, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
} else {
// Got a message.
mBlocked = false;
if (prevMsg != null) {
prevMsg.next = msg.next;
} else {
mMessages = msg.next;
}
msg.next = null;
if (DEBUG) Log.v(TAG, "Returning message: " + msg);
msg.markInUse();
return msg;
}
} else {
// No more messages.
nextPollTimeoutMillis = -1;
}
// Process the quit message now that all pending messages have been handled.
if (mQuitting) {
dispose();
return null;
}
// If first time idle, then get the number of idlers to run.
// Idle handles only run if the queue is empty or if the first message
// in the queue (possibly a barrier) is due to be handled in the future.
if (pendingIdleHandlerCount < 0
&& (mMessages == null || now < mMessages.when)) {
pendingIdleHandlerCount = mIdleHandlers.size();
}
if (pendingIdleHandlerCount <= 0) {
// No idle handlers to run. Loop and wait some more.
mBlocked = true;
continue;
}
if (mPendingIdleHandlers == null) {
mPendingIdleHandlers = new IdleHandler[Math.max(pendingIdleHandlerCount, 4)];
}
mPendingIdleHandlers = mIdleHandlers.toArray(mPendingIdleHandlers);
}
// Run the idle handlers.
// We only ever reach this code block during the first iteration.
for (int i = 0; i < pendingIdleHandlerCount; i++) {
final IdleHandler idler = mPendingIdleHandlers[i];
mPendingIdleHandlers[i] = null; // release the reference to the handler
boolean keep = false;
try {
keep = idler.queueIdle();
} catch (Throwable t) {
Log.wtf(TAG, "IdleHandler threw exception", t);
}
if (!keep) {
synchronized (this) {
mIdleHandlers.remove(idler);
}
}
}
// Reset the idle handler count to 0 so we do not run them again.
pendingIdleHandlerCount = 0;
// While calling an idle handler, a new message could have been delivered
// so go back and look again for a pending message without waiting.
nextPollTimeoutMillis = 0;
}
}
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