gpuserver: named semaphore to fix 100% idle CPU from sched_yield()#6
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The previous busy-wait loop used sched_yield(), which yields the thread's timeslice but immediately reschedules it if no other thread is waiting on the same core. On a machine with enough cores (typical for GPU servers), the OS has no reason to deschedule the thread, so it spins at 100% CPU while idle. Replace with POSIX named semaphore so gpuserver blocks in sem_wait() and uses ~0% CPU when idle. sem_wait() uses an in-kernel futex, so the thread sleeps without context switches until the client posts. Add GPUSharedMemorySem class to GpuUtil.h that owns the sem_t* internally; call sites are ifdef-free. USE_GPU_SEM is automatically enabled when ENABLE_CUDA=1 in cmake. Disable with -DUSE_GPU_SEM=OFF.
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The previous busy-wait loop used sched_yield(), which yields the thread's timeslice but immediately reschedules it if no other thread is waiting on the same core. On a machine with enough cores (typical for GPU servers), the OS has no reason to deschedule the thread, so it spins at 100% CPU while idle.
Replace with POSIX named semaphore so gpuserver blocks in sem_wait() and uses ~0% CPU when idle. sem_wait() uses an in-kernel futex, so the thread sleeps without context switches until the client posts.
Add GPUSharedMemorySem class to GpuUtil.h that owns the sem_t* internally; call sites are ifdef-free.
USE_GPU_SEM is automatically enabled when ENABLE_CUDA=1 in cmake. Disable with -DUSE_GPU_SEM=OFF.