itk::MultiThreader Class Reference

#include <itkMultiThreader.h>

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Detailed Description

A class for performing multithreaded execution.

Multithreader is a class that provides support for multithreaded execution using sproc() on an SGI, or pthread_create on any platform supporting POSIX threads. This class can be used to execute a single method on multiple threads, or to specify a method per thread.

Note: If ITK_USE_SPROC is defined, then sproc() will be used to create multiple threads on an SGI. If ITK_USE_PTHREADS is defined, then pthread_create() will be used to create multiple threads (on a sun, for example).

Definition at line 136 of file itkMultiThreader.h.


Public Types
typedef SmartPointer< const Self >	ConstPointer
typedef SmartPointer< Self >	Pointer
typedef MultiThreader	Self
typedef Object	Superclass
Public Member Functions
virtual LightObject::Pointer	CreateAnother () const
virtual void	DebugOff () const
virtual void	DebugOn () const
virtual void	Delete ()
Command *	GetCommand (unsigned long tag)
bool	GetDebug () const
const MetaDataDictionary &	GetMetaDataDictionary (void) const
MetaDataDictionary &	GetMetaDataDictionary (void)
virtual unsigned long	GetMTime () const
virtual const char *	GetNameOfClass () const
virtual int	GetReferenceCount () const
bool	HasObserver (const EventObject &event) const
void	InvokeEvent (const EventObject &) const
void	InvokeEvent (const EventObject &)
virtual void	Modified () const
void	MultipleMethodExecute ()
void	Print (std::ostream &os, Indent indent=0) const
virtual void	Register () const
void	RemoveAllObservers ()
void	RemoveObserver (unsigned long tag)
void	SetDebug (bool debugFlag) const
void	SetMetaDataDictionary (const MetaDataDictionary &rhs)
void	SetMultipleMethod (int index, ThreadFunctionType, void *data)
virtual void	SetReferenceCount (int)
void	SetSingleMethod (ThreadFunctionType, void *data)
void	SingleMethodExecute ()
int	SpawnThread (ThreadFunctionType, void *data)
void	TerminateThread (int thread_id)
virtual void	UnRegister () const

unsigned long	AddObserver (const EventObject &event, Command *) const
unsigned long	AddObserver (const EventObject &event, Command *)

virtual int	GetNumberOfThreads ()
void	SetNumberOfThreads (int numberOfThreads)
Static Public Member Functions
static void	BreakOnError ()
static Pointer	New ()

static int	GetGlobalDefaultNumberOfThreads ()
static void	SetGlobalDefaultNumberOfThreads (int val)

static int	GetGlobalMaximumNumberOfThreads ()
static void	SetGlobalMaximumNumberOfThreads (int val)

static bool	GetGlobalWarningDisplay ()
static void	GlobalWarningDisplayOff ()
static void	GlobalWarningDisplayOn ()
static void	SetGlobalWarningDisplay (bool flag)
Protected Types

typedef int	InternalReferenceCountType
Protected Member Functions
	MultiThreader ()
bool	PrintObservers (std::ostream &os, Indent indent) const
void	PrintSelf (std::ostream &os, Indent indent) const
	~MultiThreader ()

virtual void	PrintHeader (std::ostream &os, Indent indent) const
virtual void	PrintTrailer (std::ostream &os, Indent indent) const
Protected Attributes
InternalReferenceCountType	m_ReferenceCount
SimpleFastMutexLock	m_ReferenceCountLock
Friends
class	ProcessObject
Classes
struct	ThreadInfoStruct

Member Typedef Documentation

typedef SmartPointer<const Self> itk::MultiThreader::ConstPointer

Reimplemented from itk::Object.

Definition at line 143 of file itkMultiThreader.h.

typedef int itk::LightObject::InternalReferenceCountType [protected, inherited]

Define the type of the reference count according to the target. This allows the use of atomic operations

Definition at line 139 of file itkLightObject.h.

typedef SmartPointer<Self> itk::MultiThreader::Pointer

Reimplemented from itk::Object.

Definition at line 142 of file itkMultiThreader.h.

typedef MultiThreader itk::MultiThreader::Self

Standard class typedefs.

Reimplemented from itk::Object.

Definition at line 140 of file itkMultiThreader.h.

typedef Object itk::MultiThreader::Superclass

Reimplemented from itk::Object.

Definition at line 141 of file itkMultiThreader.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

itk::MultiThreader::MultiThreader ( ) [protected]

itk::MultiThreader::~MultiThreader ( ) [protected]

Member Function Documentation

unsigned long itk::Object::AddObserver	(	const EventObject &	event,
		Command *
	)			const `[inherited]`

Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any ITK object. This is an implementation of the subject/observer design pattern. An observer is added by specifying an event to respond to and an itk::Command to execute. It returns an unsigned long tag which can be used later to remove the event or retrieve the command. The memory for the Command becomes the responsibility of this object, so don't pass the same instance of a command to two different objects

unsigned long itk::Object::AddObserver	(	const EventObject &	event,
		Command *
	)			`[inherited]`

Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any ITK object. This is an implementation of the subject/observer design pattern. An observer is added by specifying an event to respond to and an itk::Command to execute. It returns an unsigned long tag which can be used later to remove the event or retrieve the command. The memory for the Command becomes the responsibility of this object, so don't pass the same instance of a command to two different objects

static void itk::LightObject::BreakOnError ( ) [static, inherited]

This method is called when itkExceptionMacro executes. It allows the debugger to break on error.

virtual LightObject::Pointer itk::Object::CreateAnother ( ) const [virtual, inherited]

Create an object from an instance, potentially deferring to a factory. This method allows you to create an instance of an object that is exactly the same type as the referring object. This is useful in cases where an object has been cast back to a base class.

Reimplemented from itk::LightObject.

virtual void itk::Object::DebugOff ( ) const [virtual, inherited]

Turn debugging output off.

virtual void itk::Object::DebugOn ( ) const [virtual, inherited]

Turn debugging output on.

virtual void itk::LightObject::Delete ( ) [virtual, inherited]

Delete an itk object. This method should always be used to delete an object when the new operator was used to create it. Using the C delete method will not work with reference counting.

Command* itk::Object::GetCommand ( unsigned long tag ) [inherited]

Get the command associated with the given tag. NOTE: This returns a pointer to a Command, but it is safe to asign this to a Command::Pointer. Since Command inherits from LightObject, at this point in the code, only a pointer or a reference to the Command can be used.

bool itk::Object::GetDebug ( ) const [inherited]

Get the value of the debug flag.

static int itk::MultiThreader::GetGlobalDefaultNumberOfThreads ( ) [static]

Set/Get the value which is used to initialize the NumberOfThreads in the constructor. It will be clamped to the range [1, m_GlobalMaximumNumberOfThreads ]. Therefore the caller of this method should check that the requested number of threads was accepted.

static int itk::MultiThreader::GetGlobalMaximumNumberOfThreads ( ) [static]

Set/Get the maximum number of threads to use when multithreading. It will be clamped to the range [ 1, ITK_MAX_THREADS ] because several arrays are already statically allocated using the ITK_MAX_THREADS number. Therefore the caller of this method should check that the requested number of threads was accepted.

static bool itk::Object::GetGlobalWarningDisplay ( ) [static, inherited]

This is a global flag that controls whether any debug, warning or error messages are displayed.

const MetaDataDictionary& itk::Object::GetMetaDataDictionary ( void ) const [inherited]

Returns:: A constant reference to this objects MetaDataDictionary.

MetaDataDictionary& itk::Object::GetMetaDataDictionary ( void ) [inherited]

Returns:: A reference to this objects MetaDataDictionary.

Warning:: This reference may be changed.

virtual unsigned long itk::Object::GetMTime ( ) const [virtual, inherited]

Return this objects modified time.

Referenced by itk::SpatialObject< ::itk::GetMeshDimension< TMesh >::PointDimension >::GetObjectMTime().

virtual const char* itk::MultiThreader::GetNameOfClass ( ) const [virtual]

Run-time type information (and related methods).

Reimplemented from itk::Object.

virtual int itk::MultiThreader::GetNumberOfThreads ( ) [virtual]

Get/Set the number of threads to create. It will be clamped to the range [ 1, m_GlobalMaximumNumberOfThreads ], so the caller of this method should check that the requested number of threads was accepted.

virtual int itk::LightObject::GetReferenceCount ( ) const [inline, virtual, inherited]

Gets the reference count on this object.

Definition at line 106 of file itkLightObject.h.

static void itk::Object::GlobalWarningDisplayOff ( ) [inline, static, inherited]

This is a global flag that controls whether any debug, warning or error messages are displayed.

Definition at line 100 of file itkObject.h.

References itk::Object::SetGlobalWarningDisplay().

static void itk::Object::GlobalWarningDisplayOn ( ) [inline, static, inherited]

This is a global flag that controls whether any debug, warning or error messages are displayed.

Definition at line 98 of file itkObject.h.

References itk::Object::SetGlobalWarningDisplay().

bool itk::Object::HasObserver ( const EventObject & event ) const [inherited]

Return true if an observer is registered for this event.

void itk::Object::InvokeEvent ( const EventObject & ) const [inherited]

Call Execute on all the Commands observing this event id. The actions triggered by this call doesn't modify this object.

void itk::Object::InvokeEvent ( const EventObject & ) [inherited]

Call Execute on all the Commands observing this event id.

virtual void itk::Object::Modified ( ) const [virtual, inherited]

Update the modification time for this object. Many filters rely on the modification time to determine if they need to recompute their data.

Referenced by itk::NarrowBandImageFilterBase< TInputImage, itk::Image< TOutputPixelType,::itk::GetImageDimension< TInputImage >::ImageDimension > >::InsertNarrowBandNode(), itk::MatrixOffsetTransformBase< TScalarType, 3, 3 >::SetCenter(), itk::HistogramAlgorithmBase< TInputHistogram >::SetInputHistogram(), itk::MatrixOffsetTransformBase< TScalarType, 3, 3 >::SetMatrix(), itk::NarrowBandImageFilterBase< TInputImage, itk::Image< TOutputPixelType,::itk::GetImageDimension< TInputImage >::ImageDimension > >::SetNarrowBand(), itk::NarrowBandImageFilterBase< TInputImage, itk::Image< TOutputPixelType,::itk::GetImageDimension< TInputImage >::ImageDimension > >::SetNarrowBandInnerRadius(), itk::NarrowBandImageFilterBase< TInputImage, itk::Image< TOutputPixelType,::itk::GetImageDimension< TInputImage >::ImageDimension > >::SetNarrowBandTotalRadius(), itk::MatrixOffsetTransformBase< TScalarType, 3, 3 >::SetOffset(), itk::ThresholdLabelerImageFilter< TInputImage, TOutputImage >::SetRealThresholds(), itk::CollidingFrontsImageFilter< TInputImage, TOutputImage >::SetSeedPoints1(), itk::CollidingFrontsImageFilter< TInputImage, TOutputImage >::SetSeedPoints2(), itk::NonUniformBSpline< TDimension >::SetSplineOrder(), itk::ThresholdLabelerImageFilter< TInputImage, TOutputImage >::SetThresholds(), itk::Statistics::GoodnessOfFitFunctionBase< TInputHistogram >::SetTotalObservedScale(), and itk::MatrixOffsetTransformBase< TScalarType, 3, 3 >::SetTranslation().

void itk::MultiThreader::MultipleMethodExecute ( )

Execute the MultipleMethods (as define by calling SetMultipleMethod for each of the required m_NumberOfThreads methods) using m_NumberOfThreads threads. As a side effect the m_NumberOfThreads will be checked against the current m_GlobalMaximumNumberOfThreads and clamped if necessary.

static Pointer itk::MultiThreader::New ( ) [static]

Method for creation through the object factory.

Reimplemented from itk::Object.

void itk::LightObject::Print	(	std::ostream &	os,
		Indent	indent = `0`
	)			const `[inherited]`

Cause the object to print itself out.

Referenced by itk::WeakPointer< itk::ProcessObject >::Print(), and itk::SmartPointer< itk::MutualInformationImageToImageMetric >::Print().

virtual void itk::LightObject::PrintHeader	(	std::ostream &	os,
		Indent	indent
	)			const `[protected, virtual, inherited]`

Methods invoked by Print() to print information about the object including superclasses. Typically not called by the user (use Print() instead) but used in the hierarchical print process to combine the output of several classes.

bool itk::Object::PrintObservers	(	std::ostream &	os,
		Indent	indent
	)			const `[protected, inherited]`

void itk::MultiThreader::PrintSelf	(	std::ostream &	os,
		Indent	indent
	)			const `[protected, virtual]`

Methods invoked by Print() to print information about the object including superclasses. Typically not called by the user (use Print() instead) but used in the hierarchical print process to combine the output of several classes.

Reimplemented from itk::Object.

virtual void itk::LightObject::PrintTrailer	(	std::ostream &	os,
		Indent	indent
	)			const `[protected, virtual, inherited]`

Methods invoked by Print() to print information about the object including superclasses. Typically not called by the user (use Print() instead) but used in the hierarchical print process to combine the output of several classes.

virtual void itk::Object::Register ( ) const [virtual, inherited]

Increase the reference count (mark as used by another object).

Reimplemented from itk::LightObject.

void itk::Object::RemoveAllObservers ( ) [inherited]

Remove all observers .

void itk::Object::RemoveObserver ( unsigned long tag ) [inherited]

Remove the observer with this tag value.

void itk::Object::SetDebug ( bool debugFlag ) const [inherited]

Set the value of the debug flag. A non-zero value turns debugging on.

static void itk::MultiThreader::SetGlobalDefaultNumberOfThreads ( int val ) [static]

Set/Get the value which is used to initialize the NumberOfThreads in the constructor. It will be clamped to the range [1, m_GlobalMaximumNumberOfThreads ]. Therefore the caller of this method should check that the requested number of threads was accepted.

Referenced by main().

static void itk::MultiThreader::SetGlobalMaximumNumberOfThreads ( int val ) [static]

Set/Get the maximum number of threads to use when multithreading. It will be clamped to the range [ 1, ITK_MAX_THREADS ] because several arrays are already statically allocated using the ITK_MAX_THREADS number. Therefore the caller of this method should check that the requested number of threads was accepted.

static void itk::Object::SetGlobalWarningDisplay ( bool flag ) [static, inherited]

This is a global flag that controls whether any debug, warning or error messages are displayed.

Referenced by itk::Object::GlobalWarningDisplayOff(), and itk::Object::GlobalWarningDisplayOn().

void itk::Object::SetMetaDataDictionary ( const MetaDataDictionary & rhs ) [inherited]

Returns:: Set the MetaDataDictionary

void itk::MultiThreader::SetMultipleMethod	(	int	index,
		ThreadFunctionType	,
		void *	data
	)

Set the MultipleMethod at the given index to f() and the UserData field of the ThreadInfoStruct that is passed to it will be data.

void itk::MultiThreader::SetNumberOfThreads ( int numberOfThreads )

Get/Set the number of threads to create. It will be clamped to the range [ 1, m_GlobalMaximumNumberOfThreads ], so the caller of this method should check that the requested number of threads was accepted.

virtual void itk::Object::SetReferenceCount ( int ) [virtual, inherited]

Sets the reference count (use with care)

Reimplemented from itk::LightObject.

void itk::MultiThreader::SetSingleMethod	(	ThreadFunctionType	,
		void *	data
	)

Set the SingleMethod to f() and the UserData field of the ThreadInfoStruct that is passed to it will be data. This method (and all the methods passed to SetMultipleMethod) must be of type itkThreadFunctionType and must take a single argument of type void *.

void itk::MultiThreader::SingleMethodExecute ( )

Execute the SingleMethod (as define by SetSingleMethod) using m_NumberOfThreads threads. As a side effect the m_NumberOfThreads will be checked against the current m_GlobalMaximumNumberOfThreads and clamped if necessary.

int itk::MultiThreader::SpawnThread	(	ThreadFunctionType	,
		void *	data
	)

Create a new thread for the given function. Return a thread id which is a number between 0 and ITK_MAX_THREADS - 1. This id should be used to kill the thread at a later time.

void itk::MultiThreader::TerminateThread ( int thread_id )

Terminate the thread that was created with a SpawnThreadExecute()

virtual void itk::Object::UnRegister ( ) const [virtual, inherited]

Decrease the reference count (release by another object).

Reimplemented from itk::LightObject.

Referenced by itk::SmartPointer< itk::MutualInformationImageToImageMetric >::operator=().

Friends And Related Function Documentation

friend class ProcessObject [friend]

Friends of Multithreader. ProcessObject is a friend so that it can call PrintSelf() on its Multithreader.

Definition at line 333 of file itkMultiThreader.h.

Member Data Documentation

InternalReferenceCountType itk::LightObject::m_ReferenceCount [mutable, protected, inherited]

Number of uses of this object by other objects.

Definition at line 144 of file itkLightObject.h.

SimpleFastMutexLock itk::LightObject::m_ReferenceCountLock [mutable, protected, inherited]

Mutex lock to protect modification to the reference count

Definition at line 147 of file itkLightObject.h.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

itkMultiThreader.h

itk::MultiThreader Class Reference

Detailed Description

Public Types

Public Member Functions

Static Public Member Functions

Protected Types

Protected Member Functions

Protected Attributes

Friends

Classes

Member Typedef Documentation

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Member Function Documentation

Friends And Related Function Documentation

Member Data Documentation