Move spin_wait to base/synchronization.

TEST=it compiles
BUG=none

Review URL: https://chromiumcodereview.appspot.com/6049006

git-svn-id: svn://svn.chromium.org/chrome/trunk/src@122723 0039d316-1c4b-4281-b951-d872f2087c98

3 files changed, 53 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/base/synchronization/cancellation_flag_unittest.cc b/base/synchronization/cancellation_flag_unittest.cc
index 9a845de..02a31b5 100644
--- a/base/synchronization/cancellation_flag_unittest.cc
+++ b/base/synchronization/cancellation_flag_unittest.cc
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "base/bind.h"
 #include "base/logging.h"
 #include "base/message_loop.h"
-#include "base/spin_wait.h"
+#include "base/synchronization/spin_wait.h"
 #include "base/time.h"
 #include "base/threading/thread.h"
 #include "testing/gtest/include/gtest/gtest.h"
diff --git a/base/synchronization/condition_variable_unittest.cc b/base/synchronization/condition_variable_unittest.cc
index 5cc9063..584df90 100644
--- a/base/synchronization/condition_variable_unittest.cc
+++ b/base/synchronization/condition_variable_unittest.cc
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 
 #include "base/logging.h"
 #include "base/memory/scoped_ptr.h"
-#include "base/spin_wait.h"
 #include "base/synchronization/condition_variable.h"
 #include "base/synchronization/lock.h"
+#include "base/synchronization/spin_wait.h"
 #include "base/threading/platform_thread.h"
 #include "base/threading/thread_collision_warner.h"
 #include "base/time.h"
diff --git a/base/synchronization/spin_wait.h b/base/synchronization/spin_wait.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..884d0c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/synchronization/spin_wait.h
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// This file provides a macro ONLY for use in testing.
+// DO NOT USE IN PRODUCTION CODE.  There are much better ways to wait.
+
+// This code is very helpful in testing multi-threaded code, without depending
+// on almost any primitives.  This is especially helpful if you are testing
+// those primitive multi-threaded constructs.
+
+// We provide a simple one argument spin wait (for 1 second), and a generic
+// spin wait (for longer periods of time).
+
+#ifndef BASE_SYNCHRONIZATION_SPIN_WAIT_H_
+#define BASE_SYNCHRONIZATION_SPIN_WAIT_H_
+#pragma once
+
+#include "base/threading/platform_thread.h"
+#include "base/time.h"
+
+// Provide a macro that will wait no longer than 1 second for an asynchronous
+// change is the value of an expression.
+// A typical use would be:
+//
+//   SPIN_FOR_1_SECOND_OR_UNTIL_TRUE(0 == f(x));
+//
+// The expression will be evaluated repeatedly until it is true, or until
+// the time (1 second) expires.
+// Since tests generally have a 5 second watch dog timer, this spin loop is
+// typically used to get the padding needed on a given test platform to assure
+// that the test passes, even if load varies, and external events vary.
+
+#define SPIN_FOR_1_SECOND_OR_UNTIL_TRUE(expression) \
+    SPIN_FOR_TIMEDELTA_OR_UNTIL_TRUE(base::TimeDelta::FromSeconds(1), \
+                                     (expression))
+
+#define SPIN_FOR_TIMEDELTA_OR_UNTIL_TRUE(delta, expression) do { \
+  base::TimeTicks start = base::TimeTicks::Now(); \
+  const base::TimeDelta kTimeout = delta; \
+    while (!(expression)) { \
+      if (kTimeout < base::TimeTicks::Now() - start) { \
+      EXPECT_LE((base::TimeTicks::Now() - start).InMilliseconds(), \
+                kTimeout.InMilliseconds()) << "Timed out"; \
+        break; \
+      } \
+      base::PlatformThread::Sleep(base::TimeDelta::FromMilliseconds(50)); \
+    } \
+  } while (0)
+
+#endif  // BASE_SYNCHRONIZATION_SPIN_WAIT_H_