Calculate nfds parameter for select

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
   has changed type from `c_int` to `SockProtocol`.
   It accepts a `None` value for default protocol that was specified with zero using `c_int`.
   ([#647](https://github.com/nix-rust/nix/pull/647))
+- Made `select` easier to use, adding the ability to automatically calculate the `nfds` parameter using the new
+  `FdSet::highest` ([#701](https://github.com/nix-rust/nix/pull/701))
 - Exposed `unistd::setresuid` and `unistd::setresgid` on FreeBSD and OpenBSD
   ([#721](https://github.com/nix-rust/nix/pull/721))
 - Refactored the `statvfs` module removing extraneous API functions and the

src/sys/select.rs

@@ -53,6 +53,42 @@ impl FdSet {
             *bits = 0
         }
     }
+
+    /// Finds the highest file descriptor in the set.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `None` if the set is empty.
+    ///
+    /// This can be used to calculate the `nfds` parameter of the [`select`] function.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// # extern crate nix;
+    /// # use nix::sys::select::FdSet;
+    /// # fn main() {
+    /// let mut set = FdSet::new();
+    /// set.insert(4);
+    /// set.insert(9);
+    /// assert_eq!(set.highest(), Some(9));
+    /// # }
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// [`select`]: fn.select.html
+    pub fn highest(&self) -> Option<RawFd> {
+        for (i, &block) in self.bits.iter().enumerate().rev() {
+            if block != 0 {
+                // Highest bit is located at `BITS - 1 - n.leading_zeros()`. Examples:
+                // 0b00000001
+                // 7 leading zeros, result should be 0 (bit at index 0 is 1)
+                // 0b001xxxxx
+                // 2 leading zeros, result should be 5 (bit at index 5 is 1) - x may be 0 or 1
+
+                return Some((i * BITS + BITS - 1 - block.leading_zeros() as usize) as RawFd);
+            }
+        }
+
+        None
+    }
 }
 
 mod ffi {
@@ -68,11 +104,52 @@ mod ffi {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn select(nfds: c_int,
-              readfds: Option<&mut FdSet>,
-              writefds: Option<&mut FdSet>,
-              errorfds: Option<&mut FdSet>,
-              timeout: Option<&mut TimeVal>) -> Result<c_int> {
+/// Monitors file descriptors for readiness (see [select(2)]).
+///
+/// Returns the total number of ready file descriptors in all sets. The sets are changed so that all
+/// file descriptors that are ready for the given operation are set.
+///
+/// When this function returns, `timeout` has an implementation-defined value.
+///
+/// # Parameters
+///
+/// * `nfds`: The highest file descriptor set in any of the passed `FdSet`s, plus 1. If `None`, this
+///   is calculated automatically by calling [`FdSet::highest`] on all descriptor sets and adding 1
+///   to the maximum of that.
+/// * `readfds`: File descriptors to check for being ready to read.
+/// * `writefds`: File descriptors to check for being ready to write.
+/// * `errorfds`: File descriptors to check for pending error conditions.
+/// * `timeout`: Maximum time to wait for descriptors to become ready (`None` to block
+///   indefinitely).
+///
+/// [select(2)]: http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/select.2.html
+/// [`FdSet::highest`]: struct.FdSet.html#method.highest
+pub fn select<'a, N, R, W, E, T>(nfds: N,
+                                 readfds: R,
+                                 writefds: W,
+                                 errorfds: E,
+                                 timeout: T) -> Result<c_int>
+where
+    N: Into<Option<c_int>>,
+    R: Into<Option<&'a mut FdSet>>,
+    W: Into<Option<&'a mut FdSet>>,
+    E: Into<Option<&'a mut FdSet>>,
+    T: Into<Option<&'a mut TimeVal>>,
+{
+    let readfds = readfds.into();
+    let writefds = writefds.into();
+    let errorfds = errorfds.into();
+    let timeout = timeout.into();
+
+    let nfds = nfds.into().unwrap_or_else(|| {
+        readfds.iter()
+            .chain(writefds.iter())
+            .chain(errorfds.iter())
+            .map(|set| set.highest().unwrap_or(-1))
+            .max()
+            .unwrap_or(-1) + 1
+    });
+
     let readfds = readfds.map(|set| set as *mut FdSet).unwrap_or(null_mut());
     let writefds = writefds.map(|set| set as *mut FdSet).unwrap_or(null_mut());
     let errorfds = errorfds.map(|set| set as *mut FdSet).unwrap_or(null_mut());
@@ -85,3 +162,141 @@ pub fn select(nfds: c_int,
 
     Errno::result(res)
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use sys::time::{TimeVal, TimeValLike};
+    use unistd::{write, pipe};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn fdset_insert() {
+        let mut fd_set = FdSet::new();
+
+        for i in 0..FD_SETSIZE {
+            assert!(!fd_set.contains(i));
+        }
+
+        fd_set.insert(7);
+
+        assert!(fd_set.contains(7));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn fdset_remove() {
+        let mut fd_set = FdSet::new();
+
+        for i in 0..FD_SETSIZE {
+            assert!(!fd_set.contains(i));
+        }
+
+        fd_set.insert(7);
+        fd_set.remove(7);
+
+        for i in 0..FD_SETSIZE {
+            assert!(!fd_set.contains(i));
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn fdset_clear() {
+        let mut fd_set = FdSet::new();
+        fd_set.insert(1);
+        fd_set.insert(FD_SETSIZE / 2);
+        fd_set.insert(FD_SETSIZE - 1);
+
+        fd_set.clear();
+
+        for i in 0..FD_SETSIZE {
+            assert!(!fd_set.contains(i));
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn fdset_highest() {
+        let mut set = FdSet::new();
+        assert_eq!(set.highest(), None);
+        set.insert(0);
+        assert_eq!(set.highest(), Some(0));
+        set.insert(90);
+        assert_eq!(set.highest(), Some(90));
+        set.remove(0);
+        assert_eq!(set.highest(), Some(90));
+        set.remove(90);
+        assert_eq!(set.highest(), None);
+
+        set.insert(4);
+        set.insert(5);
+        set.insert(7);
+        assert_eq!(set.highest(), Some(7));
+    }
+
+    // powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu currently fails on the first `assert_eq` because
+    // `select()` returns a 0 instead of a 1. Since this test has only been run on
+    // qemu, it's unclear if this is a OS or qemu bug. Just disable it on that arch
+    // for now.
+    // FIXME: Fix tests for powerpc and mips
+    // FIXME: Add a link to an upstream qemu bug if there is one
+    #[test]
+    #[cfg_attr(any(target_arch = "powerpc", target_arch = "mips"), ignore)]
+    fn test_select() {
+        let (r1, w1) = pipe().unwrap();
+        write(w1, b"hi!").unwrap();
+        let (r2, _w2) = pipe().unwrap();
+
+        let mut fd_set = FdSet::new();
+        fd_set.insert(r1);
+        fd_set.insert(r2);
+
+        let mut timeout = TimeVal::seconds(10);
+        assert_eq!(1, select(None,
+                             &mut fd_set,
+                             None,
+                             None,
+                             &mut timeout).unwrap());
+        assert!(fd_set.contains(r1));
+        assert!(!fd_set.contains(r2));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[cfg_attr(any(target_arch = "powerpc", target_arch = "mips"), ignore)]
+    fn test_select_nfds() {
+        let (r1, w1) = pipe().unwrap();
+        write(w1, b"hi!").unwrap();
+        let (r2, _w2) = pipe().unwrap();
+
+        let mut fd_set = FdSet::new();
+        fd_set.insert(r1);
+        fd_set.insert(r2);
+
+        let mut timeout = TimeVal::seconds(10);
+        assert_eq!(1, select(Some(fd_set.highest().unwrap() + 1),
+                             &mut fd_set,
+                             None,
+                             None,
+                             &mut timeout).unwrap());
+        assert!(fd_set.contains(r1));
+        assert!(!fd_set.contains(r2));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[cfg_attr(any(target_arch = "powerpc", target_arch = "mips"), ignore)]
+    fn test_select_nfds2() {
+        let (r1, w1) = pipe().unwrap();
+        write(w1, b"hi!").unwrap();
+        let (r2, _w2) = pipe().unwrap();
+
+        let mut fd_set = FdSet::new();
+        fd_set.insert(r1);
+        fd_set.insert(r2);
+
+        let mut timeout = TimeVal::seconds(10);
+        assert_eq!(1, select(::std::cmp::max(r1, r2) + 1,
+                             &mut fd_set,
+                             None,
+                             None,
+                             &mut timeout).unwrap());
+        assert!(fd_set.contains(r1));
+        assert!(!fd_set.contains(r2));
+    }
+}

test/sys/mod.rs

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ mod test_sockopt;
 mod test_termios;
 mod test_ioctl;
 mod test_wait;
-mod test_select;
 mod test_uio;
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]