Fixed parser creating a new thread for each file.

src/parser.cpp

@@ -4679,7 +4679,47 @@ skip:
 	return ParseFile_None;
 }
 
+#if 1
+struct ParserWorkerThreadData {
+	Parser *parser;
 
+	gbSemaphore resume_work; //NOTE(thebirk): Use to signal that the worker thead has a new work to do
+	ParseFileError err;
+
+	gbMutex lock; //NOTE(thebirk): All variables below are locked by this mutex
+	bool error_available;
+	bool should_exit;
+};
+
+
+GB_THREAD_PROC(parse_worker_file_proc) {
+	GB_ASSERT(thread != nullptr);
+
+	ParserWorkerThreadData* data = cast(ParserWorkerThreadData*) thread->user_data;
+
+	for(;;) {
+		gb_semaphore_wait(&data->resume_work);
+
+		gb_mutex_lock(&data->lock);
+		if (data->should_exit) {
+			gb_mutex_unlock(&data->lock);
+			return isize(0);
+		}
+
+		Parser *p = data->parser;
+		isize index = thread->user_index;
+		gb_mutex_lock(&p->file_add_mutex);
+		auto file_to_process = p->files_to_process[index];
+		gb_mutex_unlock(&p->file_add_mutex);
+		data->err = process_imported_file(p, file_to_process);
+
+		data->error_available = true;
+		gb_mutex_unlock(&data->lock);
+	}
+
+	//GB_PANIC("A worker thread should not be able to reach the end!!!");
+}
+#else
 GB_THREAD_PROC(parse_worker_file_proc) {
 	if (thread == nullptr) return 0;
 	auto *p = cast(Parser *)thread->user_data;
@@ -4690,6 +4730,7 @@ GB_THREAD_PROC(parse_worker_file_proc) {
 	ParseFileError err = process_imported_file(p, file_to_process);
 	return cast(isize)err;
 }
+#endif
 
 ParseFileError parse_packages(Parser *p, String init_filename) {
 	GB_ASSERT(init_filename.text[init_filename.len] == 0);
@@ -4729,14 +4770,36 @@ ParseFileError parse_packages(Parser *p, String init_filename) {
 			curr_import_index++;
 		}
 
+		auto worker_threads_data = array_make<ParserWorkerThreadData>(heap_allocator(), thread_count);
+		defer (array_free(&worker_threads_data));
+
+		for_array(i, worker_threads_data) {
+			ParserWorkerThreadData *data = &worker_threads_data[i];
+			gb_mutex_init(&data->lock);
+			gb_semaphore_init(&data->resume_work);
+			data->parser = p;
+			data->err = ParseFile_None;
+			data->should_exit = false;
+			data->error_available = false;
+		}
+		defer(for_array(i, worker_threads_data) {
+			ParserWorkerThreadData *data = &worker_threads_data[i];
+			gb_mutex_destroy(&data->lock);
+			gb_semaphore_destroy(&data->resume_work);
+		});
+
 		auto worker_threads = array_make<gbThread>(heap_allocator(), thread_count);
 		defer (array_free(&worker_threads));
 
 		for_array(i, worker_threads) {
 			gbThread *t = &worker_threads[i];
 			gb_thread_init(t);
+			char buffer[64];
+			gb_snprintf(buffer, 64, "Parser Worker #%lld", i);
+			gb_thread_set_name(t, buffer);
+			gb_thread_start(t, parse_worker_file_proc, &worker_threads_data[i]);
 		}
-		defer (for_array(i, worker_threads) {
+		defer(for_array(i, worker_threads) {
 			gb_thread_destroy(&worker_threads[i]);
 		});
 
@@ -4744,27 +4807,51 @@ ParseFileError parse_packages(Parser *p, String init_filename) {
 
 		for (;;) {
 			bool are_any_alive = false;
+
 			for_array(i, worker_threads) {
 				gbThread *t = &worker_threads[i];
-				if (gb_thread_is_running(t)) {
-					are_any_alive = true;
-				} else if (curr_import_index < p->files_to_process.count) {
-					auto curr_err = cast(ParseFileError)t->return_value;
-					if (curr_err != ParseFile_None) {
-						array_add(&errors, curr_err);
-					} else {
+				ParserWorkerThreadData *data = &worker_threads_data[i];
+
+				if (gb_mutex_try_lock(&data->lock)) {
+					if (data->error_available) {
+						auto curr_err = data->err;
+						if (curr_err != ParseFile_None) {
+							array_add(&errors, curr_err);
+						}
+
+						data->error_available = false;
+					}
+
+					if (curr_import_index < p->files_to_process.count) {
 						t->user_index = curr_import_index;
 						curr_import_index++;
-						gb_thread_start(t, parse_worker_file_proc, p);
 						are_any_alive = true;
+
+						gb_semaphore_release(&data->resume_work);
 					}
+
+					gb_mutex_unlock(&data->lock);
+				} else {
+					//NOTE(thebirk): If we cant lock a thread it must be working
+					are_any_alive = true;
 				}
 			}
-			if (!are_any_alive && curr_import_index >= p->files_to_process.count) {
+
+			//NOTE(thebirk): Everything collapses without this, but it really shouldn't!
+			gb_yield();
+
+			if ((!are_any_alive) && (curr_import_index >= p->files_to_process.count)) {
 				break;
 			}
 		}
 
+		//NOTE(thebirk): Signal all workers to exit
+		for_array(i, worker_threads_data) {
+			ParserWorkerThreadData* data = &worker_threads_data[i];
+			data->should_exit = true;
+			gb_semaphore_release(&data->resume_work);
+		}
+
 		if (errors.count > 0) {
 			return errors[errors.count-1];
 		}