ForwardSchedulerSvc.cpp

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// Local
#include "AlgResourcePool.h"
#include "AlgoExecutionTask.h"
#include "ForwardSchedulerSvc.h"

// Framework includes
#include "GaudiAlg/GaudiAlgorithm.h"
#include "GaudiKernel/Algorithm.h" // will be IAlgorithm if context getter promoted to interface
#include "GaudiKernel/DataHandleHolderVisitor.h"
#include "GaudiKernel/IAlgorithm.h"
#include "GaudiKernel/IDataManagerSvc.h"
#include "GaudiKernel/SvcFactory.h"
#include "GaudiKernel/ThreadLocalContext.h"
#include "GaudiKernel/ConcurrencyFlags.h"

// C++
#include <algorithm>
#include <map>
#include <queue>
#include <sstream>
#include <unordered_set>

// External libs
#include "boost/thread.hpp"
#include "boost/tokenizer.hpp"
#include "boost/algorithm/string.hpp"
// DP waiting for the TBB service
#include "tbb/task_scheduler_init.h"

std::mutex ForwardSchedulerSvc::m_ssMut;
std::list<ForwardSchedulerSvc::SchedulerState> ForwardSchedulerSvc::m_sState;

// Instantiation of a static factory class used by clients to create instances of this service
DECLARE_SERVICE_FACTORY( ForwardSchedulerSvc )

//===========================================================================
// Infrastructure methods


StatusCode ForwardSchedulerSvc::initialize() {

  // Initialise mother class (read properties, ...)
  StatusCode sc( Service::initialize() );
  if ( !sc.isSuccess() ) warning() << "Base class could not be initialized" << endmsg;

  // Get hold of the TBBSvc. This should initialize the thread pool
  m_threadPoolSvc = serviceLocator()->service( "ThreadPoolSvc" );
  if ( !m_threadPoolSvc.isValid() ) {
    fatal() << "Error retrieving ThreadPoolSvc" << endmsg;
    return StatusCode::FAILURE;
  }

  // Activate the scheduler in another thread.
  info() << "Activating scheduler in a separate thread" << endmsg;
  m_thread = std::thread( std::bind( &ForwardSchedulerSvc::activate, this ) );

  while ( m_isActive != ACTIVE ) {
    if ( m_isActive == FAILURE ) {
      fatal() << "Terminating initialization" << endmsg;
      return StatusCode::FAILURE;
    } else {
      info() << "Waiting for ForwardSchedulerSvc to activate" << endmsg;
      sleep( 1 );
    }
  }

  // Get the algo resource pool
  m_algResourcePool = serviceLocator()->service( "AlgResourcePool" );
  if ( !m_algResourcePool.isValid() ) {
    fatal() << "Error retrieving AlgoResourcePool" << endmsg;
    return StatusCode::FAILURE;
  }

  m_algExecStateSvc = serviceLocator()->service("AlgExecStateSvc");
  if (!m_algExecStateSvc.isValid()) {
    fatal() << "Error retrieving AlgExecStateSvc" << endmsg;
    return StatusCode::FAILURE;
  }

  // Get Whiteboard
  m_whiteboard = serviceLocator()->service( m_whiteboardSvcName );
  if ( !m_whiteboard.isValid() ) {
    fatal() << "Error retrieving EventDataSvc interface IHiveWhiteBoard." << endmsg;
    return StatusCode::FAILURE;
  }

  // Check the MaxEventsInFlight parameters and react
  // Deprecated for the moment
  size_t numberOfWBSlots = m_whiteboard->getNumberOfStores();
  if ( m_maxEventsInFlight != 0 ) {
    warning() << "Property MaxEventsInFlight was set. This works but it's deprecated. "
              << "Please migrate your code options files." << endmsg;

    if ( m_maxEventsInFlight != (int)numberOfWBSlots ) {
      warning() << "In addition, the number of events in flight (" << m_maxEventsInFlight
                << ") differs from the slots in the whiteboard (" << numberOfWBSlots
                << "). Setting the number of events in flight to " << numberOfWBSlots << endmsg;
    }
  }

  // set global concurrency flags
  Gaudi::Concurrency::ConcurrencyFlags::setNumConcEvents( numberOfWBSlots );

  // Align the two quantities
  m_maxEventsInFlight = numberOfWBSlots;

  // Set the number of free slots
  m_freeSlots = m_maxEventsInFlight;

  if ( m_algosDependencies.size() != 0 ) {
    warning() << " ##### Property AlgosDependencies is deprecated and ignored."
              << " FIX your job options #####" << endmsg;
  }

  // Get the list of algorithms
  const std::list<IAlgorithm*>& algos = m_algResourcePool->getFlatAlgList();
  const unsigned int algsNumber       = algos.size();
  info() << "Found " << algsNumber << " algorithms" << endmsg;

  /* Dependencies
   1) Look for handles in algo, if none
   2) Assume none are required
  */

  DataObjIDColl globalInp, globalOutp;

  // figure out all outputs
  for (IAlgorithm* ialgoPtr : algos) {
    Algorithm* algoPtr = dynamic_cast<Algorithm*>(ialgoPtr);
    if (!algoPtr) {
      fatal() << "Could not convert IAlgorithm into Algorithm: this will result in a crash." << endmsg;
    }
    for (auto id : algoPtr->outputDataObjs()) {
        auto r = globalOutp.insert(id);
        if (!r.second) {
           warning() << "multiple algorithms declare " << id << " as output! could be a single instance in multiple paths though, or control flow may guarantee only one runs...!" << endmsg;
        }
    }
  }
  info() << "outputs:\n" ;
  for (const auto& i : globalOutp ) {
      info() << i << '\n' ;
  }
  info() << endmsg;



  info() << "Data Dependencies for Algorithms:";

  std::vector<DataObjIDColl> m_algosDependencies;
  for ( IAlgorithm* ialgoPtr : algos ) {
    Algorithm* algoPtr = dynamic_cast<Algorithm*>( ialgoPtr );
    if ( nullptr == algoPtr )
      fatal() << "Could not convert IAlgorithm into Algorithm: this will result in a crash." << endmsg;

    info() << "\n  " << algoPtr->name();

    // FIXME
    DataObjIDColl algoDependencies;
    if ( !algoPtr->inputDataObjs().empty() || !algoPtr->outputDataObjs().empty() ) {
      for ( auto id : algoPtr->inputDataObjs() ) {
        info() << "\n    o INPUT  " << id;
        if (id.key().find(":")!=std::string::npos) {
            info() << " contains alternatives which require resolution... " << endmsg;
            auto tokens = boost::tokenizer<boost::char_separator<char>>{id.key(),boost::char_separator<char>{":"}};
            auto itok = std::find_if( tokens.begin(), tokens.end(),
                                     [&](const std::string& t) {
                return globalOutp.find( DataObjID{t} ) != globalOutp.end();
            } );
            if (itok!=tokens.end()) {
                info() << "found matching output for " << *itok << " -- updating scheduler info" << endmsg;
                id.updateKey(*itok);
            } else {
                error() << "failed to find alternate in global output list" << endmsg;
            }
        }
        algoDependencies.insert( id );
        globalInp.insert( id );
      }
      for ( auto id : algoPtr->outputDataObjs() ) {
        info() << "\n    o OUTPUT " << id;
        if (id.key().find(":")!=std::string::npos) {
            info() << " alternatives are NOT allowed for outputs..." << endmsg;
        }
      }
    } else {
      info() << "\n      none";
    }
    m_algosDependencies.emplace_back( algoDependencies );
  }
  info() << endmsg;

  // Fill the containers to convert algo names to index
  m_algname_vect.reserve( algsNumber );
  unsigned int index = 0;
  IAlgorithm* dataLoaderAlg( nullptr );
  for ( IAlgorithm* algo : algos ) {
    const std::string& name   = algo->name();
    m_algname_index_map[name] = index;
    m_algname_vect.emplace_back( name );
    if (algo->name() == m_useDataLoader) {
      dataLoaderAlg = algo;
    }
    index++;
  }

  // Check if we have unmet global input dependencies
  if ( m_checkDeps ) {
    DataObjIDColl unmetDep;
    for ( auto o : globalInp ) {
      if ( globalOutp.find( o ) == globalOutp.end() ) {
        unmetDep.insert( o );
      }
    }

    if ( unmetDep.size() > 0 ) {

      std::ostringstream ost;
      for ( auto& o : unmetDep ) {
        ost << "\n   o " << o << "    required by Algorithm: ";
        for ( size_t i = 0; i < m_algosDependencies.size(); ++i ) {
          if ( m_algosDependencies[i].find( o ) != m_algosDependencies[i].end() ) {
            ost << "\n       * " << m_algname_vect[i];
          }
        }
      }

      if ( m_useDataLoader != "" ) {
        // Find the DataLoader Alg
        if (dataLoaderAlg == nullptr) {
          fatal() << "No DataLoader Algorithm \"" << m_useDataLoader.value()
                  << "\" found, and unmet INPUT dependencies "
                  << "detected:\n" << ost.str() << endmsg;
          return StatusCode::FAILURE;
        }

        info() << "Will attribute the following unmet INPUT dependencies to \""
               << dataLoaderAlg->type() << "/" << dataLoaderAlg->name() 
               << "\" Algorithm"
               << ost.str() << endmsg;

        // Set the property Load of DataLoader Alg
        Algorithm *dataAlg = dynamic_cast<Algorithm*>(dataLoaderAlg);
        if ( !dataAlg ) {
          fatal() << "Unable to dcast DataLoader \"" << m_useDataLoader.value()
                  << "\" IAlg to Algorithm" << endmsg;
          return StatusCode::FAILURE;
        }

        for (auto& id : unmetDep) {
          debug() << "adding OUTPUT dep \"" << id << "\" to "
                  << dataLoaderAlg->type() << "/" << dataLoaderAlg->name() 
                  << endmsg;
          dataAlg->addDependency(id, Gaudi::DataHandle::Writer);
        }

      } else {
        fatal() << "Auto DataLoading not requested, "
                << "and the following unmet INPUT dependencies were found:" 
                << ost.str() << endmsg;
        return StatusCode::FAILURE;
      }

    } else {
      info() << "No unmet INPUT data dependencies were found" << endmsg;
    }
  }

  const AlgResourcePool* algPool = dynamic_cast<const AlgResourcePool*>( m_algResourcePool.get() );
  sc = m_efManager.initialize( algPool->getPRGraph(), m_algname_index_map);
  unsigned int controlFlowNodeNumber = m_efManager.getPrecedenceRulesGraph()->getControlFlowNodeCounter();

  // Shortcut for the message service
  SmartIF<IMessageSvc> messageSvc( serviceLocator() );
  if ( !messageSvc.isValid() ) error() << "Error retrieving MessageSvc interface IMessageSvc." << endmsg;

  m_eventSlots.assign( m_maxEventsInFlight,
                       EventSlot( m_algosDependencies, algsNumber, controlFlowNodeNumber, messageSvc ) );
  std::for_each( m_eventSlots.begin(), m_eventSlots.end(), []( EventSlot& slot ) { slot.complete = true; } );

  // Clearly inform about the level of concurrency
  info() << "Concurrency level information:" << endmsg;
  info() << " o Number of events in flight: " << m_maxEventsInFlight << endmsg;
  info() << " o Number of algorithms in flight: " << m_maxAlgosInFlight << endmsg;
  info() << " o TBB thread pool size: " << m_threadPoolSize << endmsg;

  return sc;
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

StatusCode ForwardSchedulerSvc::finalize() {

  StatusCode sc( Service::finalize() );
  if ( !sc.isSuccess() ) warning() << "Base class could not be finalized" << endmsg;

  sc = deactivate();
  if ( !sc.isSuccess() ) warning() << "Scheduler could not be deactivated" << endmsg;

  info() << "Joining Scheduler thread" << endmsg;
  m_thread.join();

  // Final error check after thread pool termination
  if ( m_isActive == FAILURE ) {
    error() << "problems in scheduler thread" << endmsg;
    return StatusCode::FAILURE;
  }

  // m_efManager.getPrecedenceRulesGraph()->dumpExecutionPlan();

  return sc;
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
void ForwardSchedulerSvc::activate() {

  if (msgLevel(MSG::DEBUG))
    debug() << "ForwardSchedulerSvc::activate()" << endmsg;

  if ( m_threadPoolSvc->initPool( m_threadPoolSize ).isFailure() ) {
    error() << "problems initializing ThreadPoolSvc" << endmsg;
    m_isActive = FAILURE;
    return;
  }

  // Wait for actions pushed into the queue by finishing tasks.
  action thisAction;
  StatusCode sc( StatusCode::SUCCESS );

  m_isActive = ACTIVE;

  // Continue to wait if the scheduler is running or there is something to do
  info() << "Start checking the actionsQueue" << endmsg;
  while ( m_isActive == ACTIVE or m_actionsQueue.size() != 0 ) {
    m_actionsQueue.pop( thisAction );
    sc = thisAction();
    if ( sc != StatusCode::SUCCESS )
      verbose() << "Action did not succeed (which is not bad per se)." << endmsg;
    else
      verbose() << "Action succeeded." << endmsg;
  }

  info() << "Terminating thread-pool resources" << endmsg;
  if ( m_threadPoolSvc->terminatePool().isFailure() ) {
    error() << "Problems terminating thread pool" << endmsg;
    m_isActive = FAILURE;
  }
}

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

StatusCode ForwardSchedulerSvc::deactivate() {

  if ( m_isActive == ACTIVE ) {
    // Drain the scheduler
    m_actionsQueue.push( std::bind( &ForwardSchedulerSvc::m_drain, this ) );
    // This would be the last action
    m_actionsQueue.push( [this]() -> StatusCode {
      m_isActive = INACTIVE;
      return StatusCode::SUCCESS;
    } );
  }

  return StatusCode::SUCCESS;
}

//===========================================================================

//===========================================================================
// Utils and shortcuts

inline const std::string& ForwardSchedulerSvc::index2algname( unsigned int index ) {
  return m_algname_vect[index];
}

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

inline unsigned int ForwardSchedulerSvc::algname2index( const std::string& algoname ) {
  unsigned int index = m_algname_index_map[algoname];
  return index;
}

//===========================================================================
// EventSlot management
StatusCode ForwardSchedulerSvc::pushNewEvent( EventContext* eventContext ) {

  if ( m_first ) {
    m_first = false;
  }

  if ( !eventContext ) {
    fatal() << "Event context is nullptr" << endmsg;
    return StatusCode::FAILURE;
  }

  if ( m_freeSlots.load() == 0 ) {
    if ( msgLevel( MSG::DEBUG ) ) debug() << "A free processing slot could not be found." << endmsg;
    return StatusCode::FAILURE;
  }

  // no problem as push new event is only called from one thread (event loop manager)
  m_freeSlots--;

  auto action = [this, eventContext]() -> StatusCode {
    // Event processing slot forced to be the same as the wb slot
    const unsigned int thisSlotNum = eventContext->slot();
    EventSlot& thisSlot            = m_eventSlots[thisSlotNum];
    if ( !thisSlot.complete ) {
      fatal() << "The slot " << thisSlotNum << " is supposed to be a finished event but it's not" << endmsg;
      return StatusCode::FAILURE;
    }

    info() << "Executing event " << eventContext->evt() << " on slot " << thisSlotNum << endmsg;
    thisSlot.reset( eventContext );

    return this->updateStates( thisSlotNum );
  }; // end of lambda

  // Kick off the scheduling!
  if ( msgLevel( MSG::VERBOSE ) ) {
    verbose() << "Pushing the action to update the scheduler for slot " << eventContext->slot() << endmsg;
    verbose() << "Free slots available " << m_freeSlots.load() << endmsg;
  }
  m_actionsQueue.push( action );

  return StatusCode::SUCCESS;
}

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
StatusCode ForwardSchedulerSvc::pushNewEvents( std::vector<EventContext*>& eventContexts ) {
  StatusCode sc;
  for ( auto context : eventContexts ) {
    sc = pushNewEvent( context );
    if ( sc != StatusCode::SUCCESS ) return sc;
  }
  return sc;
}

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
unsigned int ForwardSchedulerSvc::freeSlots() {
  return std::max( m_freeSlots.load(), 0 );
}

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
StatusCode ForwardSchedulerSvc::m_drain() {
  unsigned int slotNum = 0;
  for ( auto& thisSlot : m_eventSlots ) {
    if ( not thisSlot.algsStates.allAlgsExecuted() and not thisSlot.complete ) {
      updateStates( slotNum );
    }
    slotNum++;
  }
  return StatusCode::SUCCESS;
}

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
StatusCode ForwardSchedulerSvc::popFinishedEvent( EventContext*& eventContext ) {
  // debug() << "popFinishedEvent: queue size: " << m_finishedEvents.size() << endmsg;
  if ( m_freeSlots.load() == m_maxEventsInFlight or m_isActive == INACTIVE ) {
    // debug() << "freeslots: " << m_freeSlots << "/" << m_maxEventsInFlight
    //      << " active: " << m_isActive << endmsg;
    return StatusCode::FAILURE;
  } else {
    // debug() << "freeslots: " << m_freeSlots << "/" << m_maxEventsInFlight
    //      << " active: " << m_isActive << endmsg;
    m_finishedEvents.pop( eventContext );
    m_freeSlots++;
    if (msgLevel(MSG::DEBUG))
      debug() << "Popped slot " << eventContext->slot() << "(event "
              << eventContext->evt() << ")" << endmsg;
    return StatusCode::SUCCESS;
  }
}

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
StatusCode ForwardSchedulerSvc::tryPopFinishedEvent( EventContext*& eventContext ) {
  if ( m_finishedEvents.try_pop( eventContext ) ) {
    if ( msgLevel( MSG::DEBUG ) )
      debug() << "Try Pop successful slot " << eventContext->slot() << "(event " << eventContext->evt() << ")"
              << endmsg;
    m_freeSlots++;
    return StatusCode::SUCCESS;
  }
  return StatusCode::FAILURE;
}

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
StatusCode ForwardSchedulerSvc::eventFailed( EventContext* eventContext ) {

  // Set the number of slots available to an error code
  m_freeSlots.store( 0 );

  fatal() << "*** Event " << eventContext->evt() << " on slot "
          << eventContext->slot() << " failed! ***" << endmsg;

  std::ostringstream ost;
  m_algExecStateSvc->dump(ost, *eventContext);

  info() << "Dumping Alg Exec State for slot " << eventContext->slot()
         << ":\n" << ost.str() << endmsg;

  dumpSchedulerState(-1);

  // Empty queue and deactivate the service
  action thisAction;
  while ( m_actionsQueue.try_pop( thisAction ) ) {
  };
  deactivate();

  // Push into the finished events queue the failed context
  EventContext* thisEvtContext;
  while ( m_finishedEvents.try_pop( thisEvtContext ) ) {
    m_finishedEvents.push( thisEvtContext );
  };
  m_finishedEvents.push( eventContext );

  return StatusCode::FAILURE;
}

//===========================================================================

//===========================================================================
// States Management

StatusCode ForwardSchedulerSvc::updateStates( int si ) {

  m_updateNeeded = true;

  // Fill a map of initial state / action using closures.
  // done to update the states w/o several if/elses
  // Posterchild for constexpr with gcc4.7 onwards!
  /*const std::map<AlgsExecutionStates::State, std::function<StatusCode(unsigned int iAlgo, int si)>>
   statesTransitions = {
  {AlgsExecutionStates::CONTROLREADY, std::bind(&ForwardSchedulerSvc::promoteToDataReady,
                                      this,
                                      std::placeholders::_1,
                                      std::placeholders::_2)},
  {AlgsExecutionStates::DATAREADY, std::bind(&ForwardSchedulerSvc::promoteToScheduled,
                                   this,
                                   std::placeholders::_1,
                                   std::placeholders::_2)}
  };*/

  StatusCode global_sc( StatusCode::FAILURE, true );

  // Sort from the oldest to the newest event
  // Prepare a vector of pointers to the slots to avoid copies
  std::vector<EventSlot*> eventSlotsPtrs;

  // Consider all slots if si <0 or just one otherwise
  if ( si < 0 ) {
    const int eventsSlotsSize( m_eventSlots.size() );
    eventSlotsPtrs.reserve( eventsSlotsSize );
    for ( auto slotIt = m_eventSlots.begin(); slotIt != m_eventSlots.end(); slotIt++ ) {
      if ( !slotIt->complete ) eventSlotsPtrs.push_back( &( *slotIt ) );
    }
    std::sort( eventSlotsPtrs.begin(), eventSlotsPtrs.end(),
               []( EventSlot* a, EventSlot* b ) { return a->eventContext->evt() < b->eventContext->evt(); } );
  } else {
    eventSlotsPtrs.push_back( &m_eventSlots[si] );
  }

  for ( EventSlot* thisSlotPtr : eventSlotsPtrs ) {
    int iSlot = thisSlotPtr->eventContext->slot();

    // Cache the states of the algos to improve readability and performance
    auto& thisSlot                      = m_eventSlots[iSlot];
    AlgsExecutionStates& thisAlgsStates = thisSlot.algsStates;

    // Take care of the control ready update
    m_efManager.updateEventState( thisAlgsStates, thisSlot.controlFlowState );

    // DF note: all this this is a loop over all algs and applies CR->DR and DR->SCHD transistions
    /*for (unsigned int iAlgo=0;iAlgo<m_algname_vect.size();++iAlgo){
        const AlgsExecutionStates::State& algState = thisAlgsStates[iAlgo];
        if (algState==AlgsExecutionStates::ERROR)
            error() << " Algo " << index2algname(iAlgo) << " is in ERROR state." << endmsg;
        // Loop on state transitions from the one suited to algo state up to the one for SCHEDULED.
        partial_sc=StatusCode::SUCCESS;
        for (auto state_transition = statesTransitions.find(algState);
                state_transition!=statesTransitions.end() && partial_sc.isSuccess();
                state_transition++){
            partial_sc = state_transition->second(iAlgo,iSlot);
            if (partial_sc.isFailure()){
            verbose() << "Could not apply transition from "
                      << AlgsExecutionStates::stateNames[thisAlgsStates[iAlgo]]
                      << " for algorithm " << index2algname(iAlgo)
                      << " on processing slot " << iSlot << endmsg;
            }
            else{global_sc=partial_sc;}
        } // end loop on transitions
    }*/ // end loop on algos

    StatusCode partial_sc( StatusCode::FAILURE, true );
    // first update CONTROLREADY to DATAREADY
    for ( auto it = thisAlgsStates.begin( AlgsExecutionStates::State::CONTROLREADY );
          it != thisAlgsStates.end( AlgsExecutionStates::State::CONTROLREADY ); ++it ) {

      uint algIndex = *it;
      partial_sc = promoteToDataReady(algIndex, iSlot);
      if (partial_sc.isFailure())
        if (msgLevel(MSG::VERBOSE))
          verbose() << "Could not apply transition from "
                    << AlgsExecutionStates::stateNames[AlgsExecutionStates::State::CONTROLREADY]
                    << " for algorithm " << index2algname(algIndex) << " on processing slot " << iSlot << endmsg;
    }

    // now update DATAREADY to SCHEDULED
    for ( auto it = thisAlgsStates.begin( AlgsExecutionStates::State::DATAREADY );
          it != thisAlgsStates.end( AlgsExecutionStates::State::DATAREADY ); ++it ) {
      uint algIndex = *it;

      partial_sc = promoteToScheduled( algIndex, iSlot );

      if (msgLevel(MSG::VERBOSE))
        if (partial_sc.isFailure())
          verbose() << "Could not apply transition from "
                    << AlgsExecutionStates::stateNames[AlgsExecutionStates::State::DATAREADY]
                    << " for algorithm " << index2algname(algIndex) << " on processing slot " << iSlot << endmsg;
    }

    // Not complete because this would mean that the slot is already free!
    if ( !thisSlot.complete && m_efManager.rootDecisionResolved( thisSlot.controlFlowState ) &&
         !thisSlot.algsStates.algsPresent( AlgsExecutionStates::CONTROLREADY ) &&
         !thisSlot.algsStates.algsPresent( AlgsExecutionStates::DATAREADY ) &&
         !thisSlot.algsStates.algsPresent( AlgsExecutionStates::SCHEDULED ) ) {

      thisSlot.complete = true;
      // if the event did not fail, add it to the finished events
      // otherwise it is taken care of in the error handling already
      if(m_algExecStateSvc->eventStatus(*thisSlot.eventContext) == EventStatus::Success) {
        m_finishedEvents.push(thisSlot.eventContext);
        if (msgLevel(MSG::DEBUG))
          debug() << "Event " << thisSlot.eventContext->evt() << " finished (slot "
                  << thisSlot.eventContext->slot() << ")." << endmsg;
      }
      // now let's return the fully evaluated result of the control flow
      if ( msgLevel( MSG::DEBUG ) ) {
        std::stringstream ss;
        m_efManager.printEventState( ss, thisSlot.algsStates, thisSlot.controlFlowState, 0 );
        debug() << ss.str() << endmsg;
      }

      thisSlot.eventContext = nullptr;
    } else {
      StatusCode eventStalledSC = isStalled(iSlot);
      if (! eventStalledSC.isSuccess()) {
        m_algExecStateSvc->setEventStatus(EventStatus::AlgStall, *thisSlot.eventContext);
        eventFailed(thisSlot.eventContext).ignore();
      }
    }
  } // end loop on slots

  verbose() << "States Updated." << endmsg;

  return global_sc;
}

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

StatusCode ForwardSchedulerSvc::isStalled( int iSlot ) {
  // Get the slot
  EventSlot& thisSlot = m_eventSlots[iSlot];

  if ( m_actionsQueue.empty() && m_algosInFlight == 0 &&
       ( !thisSlot.algsStates.algsPresent( AlgsExecutionStates::DATAREADY ) ) ) {

    info() << "About to declare a stall" << endmsg;
    fatal() << "*** Stall detected! ***\n" << endmsg;
    dumpSchedulerState( iSlot );
    // throw GaudiException ("Stall detected",name(),StatusCode::FAILURE);

    return StatusCode::FAILURE;
  }
  return StatusCode::SUCCESS;
}

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

void ForwardSchedulerSvc::dumpSchedulerState( int iSlot ) {

  // To have just one big message
  std::ostringstream outputMessageStream;

  outputMessageStream << "============================== Execution Task State ============================="
                      << std::endl;
  dumpState( outputMessageStream );

  outputMessageStream << std::endl
                      << "============================== Scheduler State  ================================="
                      << std::endl;

  int slotCount = -1;
  for ( auto thisSlot : m_eventSlots ) {
    slotCount++;
    if ( thisSlot.complete ) continue;

    outputMessageStream << "-----------  slot: " << thisSlot.eventContext->slot()
                        << "  event: " << thisSlot.eventContext->evt() << " -----------" << std::endl;

    if ( 0 > iSlot or iSlot == slotCount ) {
      outputMessageStream << "Algorithms states:" << std::endl;

      const DataObjIDColl& wbSlotContent( thisSlot.dataFlowMgr.content() );
      for ( unsigned int algoIdx = 0; algoIdx < thisSlot.algsStates.size(); ++algoIdx ) {
        outputMessageStream << " o " << index2algname( algoIdx ) << " ["
                            << AlgsExecutionStates::stateNames[thisSlot.algsStates[algoIdx]] << "]  Data deps: ";
        DataObjIDColl deps( thisSlot.dataFlowMgr.dataDependencies( algoIdx ) );
        const int depsSize = deps.size();
        if ( depsSize == 0 ) outputMessageStream << " none";

        DataObjIDColl missing;
        for ( auto d : deps ) {
          outputMessageStream << d << " ";
          if ( wbSlotContent.find( d ) == wbSlotContent.end() ) {
            //      outputMessageStream << "[missing] ";
            missing.insert( d );
          }
        }

        if ( !missing.empty() ) {
          outputMessageStream << ". The following are missing: ";
          for ( auto d : missing ) {
            outputMessageStream << d << " ";
          }
        }

        outputMessageStream << std::endl;
      }

      // Snapshot of the WhiteBoard
      outputMessageStream << "\nWhiteboard contents: " << std::endl;
      for ( auto& product : wbSlotContent ) outputMessageStream << " o " << product << std::endl;

      // Snapshot of the ControlFlow
      outputMessageStream << "\nControl Flow:" << std::endl;
      std::stringstream cFlowStateStringStream;
      m_efManager.printEventState( cFlowStateStringStream, thisSlot.algsStates, thisSlot.controlFlowState, 0 );

      outputMessageStream << cFlowStateStringStream.str() << std::endl;
    }
  }

  outputMessageStream << "=================================== END ======================================" << std::endl;

  info() << "Dumping Scheduler State " << std::endl << outputMessageStream.str() << endmsg;
}

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

StatusCode ForwardSchedulerSvc::promoteToControlReady( unsigned int iAlgo, int si ) {

  // Do the control flow
  StatusCode sc = m_eventSlots[si].algsStates.updateState(iAlgo,AlgsExecutionStates::CONTROLREADY);
  if (sc.isSuccess())
    if (msgLevel(MSG::VERBOSE))
      verbose() << "Promoting " << index2algname(iAlgo) << " to CONTROLREADY on slot "
                << si << endmsg;

  return sc;
}

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

StatusCode ForwardSchedulerSvc::promoteToDataReady( unsigned int iAlgo, int si ) {

  StatusCode sc = m_eventSlots[si].dataFlowMgr.canAlgorithmRun( iAlgo );

  StatusCode updateSc( StatusCode::FAILURE );
  if ( sc == StatusCode::SUCCESS )
    updateSc = m_eventSlots[si].algsStates.updateState( iAlgo, AlgsExecutionStates::DATAREADY );

  if (updateSc.isSuccess())
    if (msgLevel(MSG::VERBOSE))
      verbose() << "Promoting " << index2algname(iAlgo) << " to DATAREADY on slot "
                << si<< endmsg;

  return updateSc;
}

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

StatusCode ForwardSchedulerSvc::promoteToScheduled( unsigned int iAlgo, int si ) {

  if ( m_algosInFlight == m_maxAlgosInFlight ) return StatusCode::FAILURE;

  const std::string& algName( index2algname( iAlgo ) );
  IAlgorithm* ialgoPtr = nullptr;
  StatusCode sc( m_algResourcePool->acquireAlgorithm( algName, ialgoPtr ) );

  if ( sc.isSuccess() ) { // if we managed to get an algorithm instance try to schedule it
    EventContext* eventContext( m_eventSlots[si].eventContext );
    if ( !eventContext )
      fatal() << "Event context for algorithm " << algName << " is a nullptr (slot " << si << ")" << endmsg;

    ++m_algosInFlight;
    // prepare a scheduler action to run once the algorithm is executed
    auto promote2ExecutedClosure = std::bind(&ForwardSchedulerSvc::promoteToExecuted,
                                             this,
                                             iAlgo,
                                             eventContext->slot(),
                                             ialgoPtr,
                                             eventContext);
    // Avoid to use tbb if the pool size is 1 and run in this thread
    if (-100 != m_threadPoolSize) {

      // this parent task is needed to promote an Algorithm as EXECUTED,
      // it will be started as soon as the child task (see below) is completed
      tbb::task* triggerAlgoStateUpdate = new(tbb::task::allocate_root())
                                enqueueSchedulerActionTask(this, promote2ExecutedClosure);
      // setting parent's refcount to 1 is made here only for consistency
      // (in this case since it is not scheduled explicitly and there it has only one child task)
      triggerAlgoStateUpdate->set_ref_count(1);
      // the child task that executes an Algorithm
      tbb::task* algoTask = new(triggerAlgoStateUpdate->allocate_child())
                            AlgoExecutionTask(ialgoPtr, iAlgo, eventContext, serviceLocator(), m_algExecStateSvc);
      // schedule the algoTask
      tbb::task::enqueue( *algoTask);

    } else {
      AlgoExecutionTask theTask(ialgoPtr, iAlgo, eventContext, serviceLocator(), m_algExecStateSvc);
      theTask.execute();
      promote2ExecutedClosure();
    }

    if ( msgLevel( MSG::DEBUG ) )
      debug() << "Algorithm " << algName << " was submitted on event " << eventContext->evt() << " in slot " << si
              << ". Algorithms scheduled are " << m_algosInFlight << endmsg;

    StatusCode updateSc( m_eventSlots[si].algsStates.updateState( iAlgo, AlgsExecutionStates::SCHEDULED ) );

    if ( msgLevel( MSG::VERBOSE ) ) dumpSchedulerState( -1 );

    if (updateSc.isSuccess())
      if (msgLevel(MSG::VERBOSE))
        verbose() << "Promoting " << index2algname(iAlgo) << " to SCHEDULED on slot "
                  << si << endmsg;
    return updateSc;
  } else {
    if ( msgLevel( MSG::DEBUG ) )
      debug() << "Could not acquire instance for algorithm " << index2algname( iAlgo ) << " on slot " << si << endmsg;
    return sc;
  }
}

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

StatusCode ForwardSchedulerSvc::promoteToExecuted( unsigned int iAlgo, int si, IAlgorithm* algo,
                                                   EventContext* eventContext ) {

  // Put back the instance
  Algorithm* castedAlgo = dynamic_cast<Algorithm*>( algo ); // DP: expose context getter in IAlgo?
  if ( !castedAlgo ) fatal() << "The casting did not succeed!" << endmsg;
  //  EventContext* eventContext = castedAlgo->getContext();

  // Check if the execution failed
  if (m_algExecStateSvc->eventStatus(*eventContext) != EventStatus::Success)
    eventFailed(eventContext).ignore();

  Gaudi::Hive::setCurrentContext(eventContext);
  StatusCode sc = m_algResourcePool->releaseAlgorithm( algo->name(), algo );

  if ( !sc.isSuccess() ) {
    error() << "[Event " << eventContext->evt() << ", Slot " << eventContext->slot() << "] "
            << "Instance of algorithm " << algo->name() << " could not be properly put back." << endmsg;
    return StatusCode::FAILURE;
  }

  m_algosInFlight--;

  EventSlot& thisSlot = m_eventSlots[si];

  // Update the catalog: some new products may be there
  m_whiteboard->selectStore( eventContext->slot() ).ignore();

  // update prods in the dataflow
  // DP: Handles could be used. Just update what the algo wrote
  DataObjIDColl new_products;
  m_whiteboard->getNewDataObjects( new_products ).ignore();
  for ( const auto& new_product : new_products )
    if ( msgLevel( MSG::DEBUG ) ) debug() << "Found in WB [" << si << "]: " << new_product << endmsg;
  thisSlot.dataFlowMgr.updateDataObjectsCatalog( new_products );

  if ( msgLevel( MSG::DEBUG ) )
    debug() << "Algorithm " << algo->name() << " executed in slot " << si << ". Algorithms scheduled are "
            << m_algosInFlight << endmsg;

  // Limit number of updates
  if ( m_updateNeeded ) {
    // Schedule an update of the status of the algorithms
    auto updateAction = std::bind( &ForwardSchedulerSvc::updateStates, this, -1);
    m_actionsQueue.push( updateAction );
    m_updateNeeded = false;
  }

  if ( msgLevel( MSG::DEBUG ) )
    debug() << "Trying to handle execution result of " << index2algname( iAlgo ) << " on slot " << si << endmsg;
  State state;
  if ( algo->filterPassed() ) {
    state = State::EVTACCEPTED;
  } else {
    state = State::EVTREJECTED;
  }

  sc = thisSlot.algsStates.updateState( iAlgo, state );

  if (sc.isSuccess())
    if (msgLevel(MSG::VERBOSE))
      verbose() << "Promoting " << index2algname(iAlgo) << " on slot " << si << " to "
                << AlgsExecutionStates::stateNames[state] << endmsg;

  return sc;
}

//===========================================================================
void ForwardSchedulerSvc::addAlg( Algorithm* a, EventContext* e, pthread_t t ) {

  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock( m_ssMut );
  m_sState.push_back( SchedulerState( a, e, t ) );
}

//===========================================================================
bool ForwardSchedulerSvc::delAlg( Algorithm* a ) {

  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock( m_ssMut );

  for ( std::list<SchedulerState>::iterator itr = m_sState.begin(); itr != m_sState.end(); ++itr ) {
    if ( *itr == a ) {
      m_sState.erase( itr );
      return true;
    }
  }

  error() << "could not find Alg " << a->name() << " in Scheduler!" << endmsg;
  return false;
}

//===========================================================================
void ForwardSchedulerSvc::dumpState( std::ostringstream& ost ) {

  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock( m_ssMut );

  for ( auto it : m_sState ) {
    ost << "  " << it << std::endl;
  }
}

//===========================================================================
void ForwardSchedulerSvc::dumpState() {

  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock( m_ssMut );

  std::ostringstream ost;
  ost << "dumping Executing Threads: [" << m_sState.size() << "]" << std::endl;
  dumpState( ost );

  info() << ost.str() << endmsg;
}