src/lib/kernel/list.c

@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ list_insert (struct list_elem *before, struct list_elem *elem)
 {
   ASSERT (is_interior (before) || is_tail (before));
   ASSERT (elem != NULL);
+  // Sanity checks to prevent (some) loop lists
+  ASSERT (before != elem);
+  ASSERT (before->prev != elem);
 
   elem->prev = before->prev;
   elem->next = before;

src/threads/synch.c

@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ lock_release (struct lock *lock)
      released, transfer the remaining orphaned donors to its donor list. */
   if (max_donor != NULL)
     {
+      list_remove (&max_donor->donor_elem);
       while (!list_empty (&orphan_list))
         list_push_back (&max_donor->donors_list, list_pop_front (&orphan_list));
     }

src/threads/thread.c

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "threads/flags.h"
 #include "threads/interrupt.h"
 #include "threads/intr-stubs.h"
+#include "threads/malloc.h"
 #include "threads/palloc.h"
 #include "threads/switch.h"
 #include "threads/synch.h"
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ static void kernel_thread (thread_func *, void *aux);
 static void idle (void *aux UNUSED);
 static struct thread *running_thread (void);
 static struct thread *next_thread_to_run (void);
+static void init_process_result (struct thread *t);
 static void init_thread (struct thread *, const char *name, int nice,
                          int priority, fp32_t recent_cpu);
 static bool is_thread (struct thread *) UNUSED;
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ thread_init (void)
                initial_thread_recent_cpu);
   initial_thread->status = THREAD_RUNNING;
   initial_thread->tid = allocate_tid ();
+  initial_thread->result = NULL; /* Main thread cannot be waited for. */
 }
 
 /* Starts preemptive thread scheduling by enabling interrupts.
@@ -236,6 +239,7 @@ thread_create (const char *name, int priority,
   struct thread *parent_thread = thread_current ();
   init_thread (t, name, parent_thread->nice, priority, parent_thread->recent_cpu);
   tid = t->tid = allocate_tid ();
+  init_process_result (t);
 
   /* Prepare thread for first run by initializing its stack.
      Do this atomically so intermediate values for the 'stack' 
@@ -259,6 +263,10 @@ thread_create (const char *name, int priority,
 
   intr_set_level (old_level);
 
+  /* No need to synchronise child_results since it is only ever accessed by one
+     thread. By the nature of increasing TIDs, this list is ordered. */
+  list_push_back (&parent_thread->child_results, &t->result->elem);
+
   /* Add to run queue. */
   thread_unblock (t);
 
@@ -632,6 +640,18 @@ is_thread (struct thread *t)
   return t != NULL && t->magic == THREAD_MAGIC;
 }
 
+/* Allocate and initialise a process result for given thread. */
+static void
+init_process_result (struct thread *t)
+{
+  struct process_result *result = malloc (sizeof (struct process_result));
+  result->tid = t->tid;
+  result->exit_status = t->exit_status;
+  lock_init (&result->lock);
+  sema_init (&result->sema, 0);
+  t->result = result;
+}
+
 /* Does basic initialization of T as a blocked thread named
    NAME. */
 static void
@@ -660,6 +680,7 @@ init_thread (struct thread *t, const char *name, int nice, int priority,
   t->priority = t->base_priority;
 
   t->exit_status = -1;
+  list_init (&t->child_results);
 
   old_level = intr_disable ();
   list_push_back (&all_list, &t->allelem);

src/threads/thread.h

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include <debug.h>
 #include <list.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include "threads/synch.h"
 #include "threads/fixed-point.h"
 
 /* States in a thread's life cycle. */
@@ -29,6 +31,18 @@ typedef int tid_t;
 #define NICE_DEFAULT 0 /* Default niceness. */
 #define NICE_MAX 20    /* Highest niceness. */
 
+/* A process result, synchronised between parent and child. */
+struct process_result
+{
+  tid_t tid;             /* The tid of the child process. */
+  int exit_status;       /* The exit status of the child process. Initially set
+                            to -1, then to exit_status when child dies. */
+  struct lock lock;      /* Lock the exit_status and sema. */
+  struct semaphore sema; /* Semaphore to signal the parent that the exit_status
+                            has been set. */
+  struct list_elem elem; /* List element for the parent's children list. */
+};
+
 /* A kernel thread or user process.
 
    Each thread structure is stored in its own 4 kB page.  The
@@ -108,6 +122,11 @@ struct thread
     int nice;                           /* Nice value for this thread */
     fp32_t recent_cpu;                  /* Amount of time this process received */
 
+    /* Process wait properties. */
+    struct process_result *result;      /* Result of the process. */
+    struct list child_results;          /* List of children's of this thread
+                                           process results. */
+
     /* Shared between thread.c and synch.c. */
     struct list_elem elem;              /* List element. */
 

src/userprog/process.c

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "userprog/process.h"
 #include <debug.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
+#include <list.h>
 #include <round.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -202,12 +203,39 @@ start_process (void *file_name_)
 int
 process_wait (tid_t child_tid UNUSED) 
 {
-  /* As a temporary wait, waiting will just put the thread to sleep for one
+  struct process_result *child_result = NULL;
-     second (TIMER_FREQ = 100 ticks ~ 1 second). */
+  struct list_elem *e;
-  /* TODO: Implement process_wait () correctly. Remove the next line. */
+  struct thread *cur = thread_current ();
-  timer_sleep (TIMER_FREQ);
+  for (e = list_begin (&cur->child_results);
-
+       e != list_end (&cur->child_results); e = list_next (e))
-  return 0; /* TODO: Change this too */
+    {
+      struct process_result *result
+          = list_entry (e, struct process_result, elem);
+      if (result->tid == child_tid)
+        {
+          child_result = result;
+          break;
+        }
+      /* List is ordered, allowing us to break early. */
+      else if (result->tid > child_tid)
+        break;
+    }
+  if (child_result == NULL)
+    return -1;
+  /* Wait for child to die. */
+  sema_down (&child_result->sema);
+  /* We need lock release in process_exit, so we need to acquire (and possibly
+     wait) for it here to ensure we don't free the lock memory before it is
+     released in process_exit. */
+  lock_acquire (&child_result->lock);
+  /* To prevent waiting for child twice, remove it from the list.
+     No need to use lock since this is the only thread with access to
+     the struct process_result now. */
+  list_remove (&child_result->elem);
+  int exit_status = child_result->exit_status;
+  lock_release (&child_result->lock);
+  free (child_result);
+  return exit_status;
 }
 
 /* Free the current process's resources. */
@@ -219,6 +247,48 @@ process_exit (void)
 
   printf ("%s: exit(%d)\n", cur->name, cur->exit_status);
 
+  /* Update process result. */
+  if (cur->result != NULL)
+    {
+      lock_acquire (&cur->result->lock);
+      cur->result->exit_status = cur->exit_status;
+      /* Parent has died, child has to free the struct process_result * */
+      if (sema_try_down (&cur->result->sema))
+        {
+          lock_release (&cur->result->lock);
+          free (cur->result);
+        }
+      /* Parent is still alive and will be the one to free the
+         struct process_result *, and may be waiting so call sema_up */
+      else
+        {
+          sema_up (&cur->result->sema);
+          lock_release (&cur->result->lock);
+        }
+    }
+
+  /* Free child process results or signal parent's death. */
+  struct list_elem *e;
+  for (e = list_begin (&cur->child_results);
+       e != list_end (&cur->child_results); e = list_next (e))
+    {
+      struct process_result *result
+          = list_entry (e, struct process_result, elem);
+      lock_acquire (&result->lock);
+      /* Child has died (and was not waited for). Free the result. */
+      if (sema_try_down (&result->sema))
+        {
+          lock_release (&result->lock);
+          free (result);
+        }
+      /* Child is still alive, signal via sema that parent has died. */
+      else
+        {
+          sema_up (&result->sema);
+          lock_release (&result->lock);
+        }
+    }
+
   /* Destroy the current process's page directory and switch back
      to the kernel-only page directory. */
   pd = cur->pagedir;

src/userprog/syscall.c

@@ -110,10 +110,14 @@ syscall_exit (int status)
 }
 
 static pid_t
-syscall_exec (const char *cmd_line UNUSED)
+syscall_exec (const char *cmd_line)
 {
-  //TODO
+  /* To check the end we would need to traverse the null-terminate string,
-  return 0;
+     which is equally unsafe as just leaving process_execute to do it. */
+  cmd_line = validate_user_pointer (cmd_line, 1);
+  if (cmd_line == NULL)
+    thread_exit ();
+  process_execute (cmd_line);
 }
 
 static int