On OS X threads other than the main thread are created with a reduced stack
size of 512KB by default, this is dangerously low for deep searches, so
adjust it to TH_STACK_SIZE. The implementation calls pthread_create() with
proper stack size parameter.
Verified for no regression at STC enabling the patch on all platforms where
pthread is supported.
LLR: 2.95 (-2.94,2.94) [-3.00,1.00]
Total: 50873 W: 9768 L: 9700 D: 31405
No functional change.
Preparation commit for the upcoming Stockfish 10 version, giving a chance to catch last minute feature bugs and evaluation regression during the one-week code freeze period. Also changing the copyright dates to include 2019.
No functional change
Now that we use spinlocks everywhere and don't put
threads to sleep while idle, we can use the slower
(but no more in hot path) std::condition_variable_any
instead of our homwgrown ConditionVariable struct.
Verified fo rno regression at STC with 7 threads:
ELO: -0.66 +-2.7 (95%) LOS: 31.8%
Total: 20000 W: 3210 L: 3248 D: 13542
No functional change