[v4] libgfortran: Replace mutex with rwlock

diff --git a/libgcc/gthr-posix.h b/libgcc/gthr-posix.h
index aebcfdd9f4c..73283082997 100644
--- a/libgcc/gthr-posix.h
+++ b/libgcc/gthr-posix.h
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@  typedef pthread_t __gthread_t;
 typedef pthread_key_t __gthread_key_t;
 typedef pthread_once_t __gthread_once_t;
 typedef pthread_mutex_t __gthread_mutex_t;
+#ifndef __cplusplus
+typedef pthread_rwlock_t __gthread_rwlock_t;
+#endif
 typedef pthread_mutex_t __gthread_recursive_mutex_t;
 typedef pthread_cond_t __gthread_cond_t;
 typedef struct timespec __gthread_time_t;
@@ -58,6 +61,9 @@  typedef struct timespec __gthread_time_t;
 
 #define __GTHREAD_MUTEX_INIT PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER
 #define __GTHREAD_MUTEX_INIT_FUNCTION __gthread_mutex_init_function
+#ifndef __cplusplus
+#define __GTHREAD_RWLOCK_INIT PTHREAD_RWLOCK_INITIALIZER
+#endif
 #define __GTHREAD_ONCE_INIT PTHREAD_ONCE_INIT
 #if defined(PTHREAD_RECURSIVE_MUTEX_INITIALIZER)
 #define __GTHREAD_RECURSIVE_MUTEX_INIT PTHREAD_RECURSIVE_MUTEX_INITIALIZER
@@ -135,6 +141,13 @@  __gthrw(pthread_mutexattr_init)
 __gthrw(pthread_mutexattr_settype)
 __gthrw(pthread_mutexattr_destroy)
 
+#ifndef __cplusplus
+__gthrw(pthread_rwlock_rdlock)
+__gthrw(pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock)
+__gthrw(pthread_rwlock_wrlock)
+__gthrw(pthread_rwlock_trywrlock)
+__gthrw(pthread_rwlock_unlock)
+#endif
 
 #if defined(_LIBOBJC) || defined(_LIBOBJC_WEAK)
 /* Objective-C.  */
@@ -885,6 +898,53 @@  __gthread_cond_destroy (__gthread_cond_t* __cond)
   return __gthrw_(pthread_cond_destroy) (__cond);
 }
 
+#ifndef __cplusplus
+static inline int
+__gthread_rwlock_rdlock (__gthread_rwlock_t *__rwlock)
+{
+  if (__gthread_active_p ())
+    return __gthrw_(pthread_rwlock_rdlock) (__rwlock);
+  else
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int
+__gthread_rwlock_tryrdlock (__gthread_rwlock_t *__rwlock)
+{
+  if (__gthread_active_p ())
+    return __gthrw_(pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock) (__rwlock);
+  else
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int
+__gthread_rwlock_wrlock (__gthread_rwlock_t *__rwlock)
+{
+  if (__gthread_active_p ())
+    return __gthrw_(pthread_rwlock_wrlock) (__rwlock);
+  else
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int
+__gthread_rwlock_trywrlock (__gthread_rwlock_t *__rwlock)
+{
+  if (__gthread_active_p ())
+    return __gthrw_(pthread_rwlock_trywrlock) (__rwlock);
+  else
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int
+__gthread_rwlock_unlock (__gthread_rwlock_t *__rwlock)
+{
+  if (__gthread_active_p ())
+    return __gthrw_(pthread_rwlock_unlock) (__rwlock);
+  else
+    return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _LIBOBJC */
 
 #endif /* ! GCC_GTHR_POSIX_H */
diff --git a/libgfortran/io/async.c b/libgfortran/io/async.c
index 81d1d8175aa..a97272ce5e4 100644
--- a/libgfortran/io/async.c
+++ b/libgfortran/io/async.c
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@  DEBUG_LINE (__thread const char *aio_prefix = MPREFIX);
 
 DEBUG_LINE (__gthread_mutex_t debug_queue_lock = __GTHREAD_MUTEX_INIT;)
 DEBUG_LINE (aio_lock_debug *aio_debug_head = NULL;)
+#ifdef __GTHREAD_RWLOCK_INIT
+DEBUG_LINE (aio_rwlock_debug *aio_rwlock_debug_head = NULL;)
+DEBUG_LINE (__gthread_rwlock_t debug_queue_rwlock = __GTHREAD_RWLOCK_INIT;)
+#endif
 
 /* Current unit for asynchronous I/O.  Needed for error reporting.  */
 
diff --git a/libgfortran/io/async.h b/libgfortran/io/async.h
index ad226c8e856..0033cc74252 100644
--- a/libgfortran/io/async.h
+++ b/libgfortran/io/async.h
@@ -210,6 +210,128 @@ 
     DEBUG_PRINTF ("%s" DEBUG_RED "ACQ:" DEBUG_NORM " %-30s %78p\n", aio_prefix, #mutex, mutex); \
   } while (0)
 
+#ifdef __GTHREAD_RWLOCK_INIT
+#define RWLOCK_DEBUG_ADD(rwlock) do {		\
+    aio_rwlock_debug *n;				\
+    n = xmalloc (sizeof(aio_rwlock_debug));	\
+    n->prev = TAIL_RWLOCK_DEBUG_QUEUE;			\
+    if (n->prev)				\
+      n->prev->next = n;			\
+    n->next = NULL;				\
+    n->line = __LINE__;				\
+    n->func = __FUNCTION__;			\
+    n->rw = rwlock;				\
+    if (!aio_rwlock_debug_head) {			\
+      aio_rwlock_debug_head = n;			\
+    }						\
+  } while (0)
+
+#define CHECK_RDLOCK(rwlock, status) do {					\
+    aio_rwlock_debug *curr;						\
+    INTERN_WRLOCK (&debug_queue_rwlock);					\
+    if (__gthread_rwlock_tryrdlock (rwlock)) {				\
+      if ((curr = IN_RWLOCK_DEBUG_QUEUE (rwlock))) {				\
+	sprintf (status, DEBUG_RED "%s():%d" DEBUG_NORM, curr->func, curr->line); \
+      } else								\
+	sprintf (status, DEBUG_RED "unknown" DEBUG_NORM);			\
+    }									\
+    else {								\
+      __gthread_rwlock_unlock (rwlock);					\
+      sprintf (status, DEBUG_GREEN "rwunlocked" DEBUG_NORM);			\
+    }									\
+    INTERN_RWUNLOCK (&debug_queue_rwlock);					\
+  }while (0)
+
+#define CHECK_WRLOCK(rwlock, status) do {					\
+    aio_rwlock_debug *curr;						\
+    INTERN_WRLOCK (&debug_queue_rwlock);					\
+    if (__gthread_rwlock_trywrlock (rwlock)) {				\
+      if ((curr = IN_RWLOCK_DEBUG_QUEUE (rwlock))) {				\
+	sprintf (status, DEBUG_RED "%s():%d" DEBUG_NORM, curr->func, curr->line); \
+      } else								\
+	sprintf (status, DEBUG_RED "unknown" DEBUG_NORM);			\
+    }									\
+    else {								\
+      __gthread_rwlock_unlock (rwlock);					\
+      sprintf (status, DEBUG_GREEN "rwunlocked" DEBUG_NORM);			\
+    }									\
+    INTERN_RWUNLOCK (&debug_queue_rwlock);					\
+  }while (0)
+
+#define TAIL_RWLOCK_DEBUG_QUEUE ({			\
+      aio_rwlock_debug *curr = aio_rwlock_debug_head;	\
+      while (curr && curr->next) {		\
+	curr = curr->next;			\
+      }						\
+      curr;					\
+    })
+
+#define IN_RWLOCK_DEBUG_QUEUE(rwlock) ({		\
+      __label__ end;				\
+      aio_rwlock_debug *curr = aio_rwlock_debug_head;	\
+      while (curr) {				\
+	if (curr->rw == rwlock) {			\
+	  goto end;				\
+	}					\
+	curr = curr->next;			\
+      }						\
+    end:;					\
+      curr;					\
+    })
+
+#define RDLOCK(rwlock) do {						\
+    char status[200];							\
+    CHECK_RDLOCK (rwlock, status);						\
+    DEBUG_PRINTF ("%s%-42s prev: %-35s %20s():%-5d %18p\n", aio_prefix,	\
+		 DEBUG_RED "RDLOCK: " DEBUG_NORM #rwlock, status, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, (void *) rwlock); \
+    INTERN_RDLOCK (rwlock);							\
+    INTERN_WRLOCK (&debug_queue_rwlock);					\
+    RWLOCK_DEBUG_ADD (rwlock);						\
+    INTERN_RWUNLOCK (&debug_queue_rwlock);					\
+    DEBUG_PRINTF ("%s" DEBUG_RED "ACQ:" DEBUG_NORM " %-30s %78p\n", aio_prefix, #rwlock, rwlock); \
+  } while (0)
+
+#define WRLOCK(rwlock) do {						\
+    char status[200];							\
+    CHECK_WRLOCK (rwlock, status);						\
+    DEBUG_PRINTF ("%s%-42s prev: %-35s %20s():%-5d %18p\n", aio_prefix,	\
+		 DEBUG_RED "WRLOCK: " DEBUG_NORM #rwlock, status, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, (void *) rwlock); \
+    INTERN_WRLOCK (rwlock);							\
+    INTERN_WRLOCK (&debug_queue_rwlock);					\
+    RWLOCK_DEBUG_ADD (rwlock);						\
+    INTERN_RWUNLOCK (&debug_queue_rwlock);					\
+    DEBUG_PRINTF ("%s" DEBUG_RED "ACQ:" DEBUG_NORM " %-30s %78p\n", aio_prefix, #rwlock, rwlock); \
+  } while (0)
+
+#define RWUNLOCK(rwlock) do {						\
+    aio_rwlock_debug *curr;						\
+    DEBUG_PRINTF ("%s%-75s %20s():%-5d %18p\n", aio_prefix, DEBUG_GREEN "RWUNLOCK: " DEBUG_NORM #rwlock, \
+		 __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, (void *) rwlock);		\
+    INTERN_WRLOCK (&debug_queue_rwlock);					\
+    curr = IN_RWLOCK_DEBUG_QUEUE (rwlock);					\
+    if (curr)								\
+      {									\
+	if (curr->prev)							\
+	  curr->prev->next = curr->next;				\
+	if (curr->next) {						\
+	  curr->next->prev = curr->prev;				\
+	  if (curr == aio_rwlock_debug_head)					\
+	    aio_rwlock_debug_head = curr->next;				\
+	} else {							\
+	  if (curr == aio_rwlock_debug_head)					\
+	    aio_rwlock_debug_head = NULL;					\
+	}								\
+	free (curr);							\
+      }									\
+    INTERN_RWUNLOCK (&debug_queue_rwlock);					\
+    INTERN_RWUNLOCK (rwlock);						\
+  } while (0)
+
+#define RD_TO_WRLOCK(rwlock) \
+  RWUNLOCK (rwlock);\
+  WRLOCK (rwlock);
+#endif
+
 #define DEBUG_LINE(...) __VA_ARGS__
 
 #else
@@ -221,12 +343,31 @@ 
 #define LOCK(mutex) INTERN_LOCK (mutex)
 #define UNLOCK(mutex) INTERN_UNLOCK (mutex)
 #define TRYLOCK(mutex) (__gthread_mutex_trylock (mutex))
+#ifdef __GTHREAD_RWLOCK_INIT
+#define RDLOCK(rwlock) INTERN_RDLOCK (rwlock)
+#define WRLOCK(rwlock) INTERN_WRLOCK (rwlock)
+#define RWUNLOCK(rwlock) INTERN_RWUNLOCK (rwlock)
+#define RD_TO_WRLOCK(rwlock) \
+  RWUNLOCK (rwlock);\
+  WRLOCK (rwlock);
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#ifndef __GTHREAD_RWLOCK_INIT
+#define RDLOCK(rwlock) LOCK (rwlock)
+#define WRLOCK(rwlock) LOCK (rwlock)
+#define RWUNLOCK(rwlock) UNLOCK (rwlock)
+#define RD_TO_WRLOCK(rwlock) {}
 #endif
 
 #define INTERN_LOCK(mutex) T_ERROR (__gthread_mutex_lock, mutex);
 
 #define INTERN_UNLOCK(mutex) T_ERROR (__gthread_mutex_unlock, mutex);
 
+#define INTERN_RDLOCK(rwlock) T_ERROR (__gthread_rwlock_rdlock, rwlock);
+#define INTERN_WRLOCK(rwlock) T_ERROR (__gthread_rwlock_wrlock, rwlock);
+#define INTERN_RWUNLOCK(rwlock) T_ERROR (__gthread_rwlock_unlock, rwlock);
+
 #if ASYNC_IO
 
 /* au->lock has to be held when calling this macro.  */
@@ -288,8 +429,18 @@  DEBUG_LINE (typedef struct aio_lock_debug{
   struct aio_lock_debug *prev;
 } aio_lock_debug;)
 
+DEBUG_LINE (typedef struct aio_rwlock_debug{
+  __gthread_rwlock_t *rw;
+  int line;
+  const char *func;
+  struct aio_rwlock_debug *next;
+  struct aio_rwlock_debug *prev;
+} aio_rwlock_debug;)
+
 DEBUG_LINE (extern aio_lock_debug *aio_debug_head;)
 DEBUG_LINE (extern __gthread_mutex_t debug_queue_lock;)
+DEBUG_LINE (extern aio_rwlock_debug *aio_rwlock_debug_head;)
+DEBUG_LINE (extern __gthread_rwlock_t debug_queue_rwlock;)
 
 /* Thread - local storage of the current unit we are looking at. Needed for
    error reporting.  */
diff --git a/libgfortran/io/io.h b/libgfortran/io/io.h
index ecdf1dd3f05..15daa0995b1 100644
--- a/libgfortran/io/io.h
+++ b/libgfortran/io/io.h
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@  typedef struct gfc_unit
      from the UNIT_ROOT tree, but doesn't free it and the
      last of the waiting threads will do that.
      This must be either atomically increased/decreased, or
-     always guarded by UNIT_LOCK.  */
+     always guarded by UNIT_RWLOCK.  */
   int waiting;
   /* Flag set by close_unit if the unit as been closed.
      Must be manipulated under unit's lock.  */
@@ -769,8 +769,13 @@  internal_proto(default_recl);
 extern gfc_unit *unit_root;
 internal_proto(unit_root);
 
-extern __gthread_mutex_t unit_lock;
-internal_proto(unit_lock);
+#ifdef __GTHREAD_RWLOCK_INIT
+extern __gthread_rwlock_t unit_rwlock;
+internal_proto(unit_rwlock);
+#else
+extern __gthread_mutex_t unit_rwlock;
+internal_proto(unit_rwlock);
+#endif
 
 extern int close_unit (gfc_unit *);
 internal_proto(close_unit);
@@ -1015,9 +1020,9 @@  dec_waiting_unlocked (gfc_unit *u)
 #ifdef HAVE_ATOMIC_FETCH_ADD
   (void) __atomic_fetch_add (&u->waiting, -1, __ATOMIC_RELAXED);
 #else
-  __gthread_mutex_lock (&unit_lock);
+  WRLOCK (&unit_rwlock);
   u->waiting--;
-  __gthread_mutex_unlock (&unit_lock);
+  RWUNLOCK (&unit_rwlock);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/libgfortran/io/transfer.c b/libgfortran/io/transfer.c
index 8bb5d1101ca..b01f45b80f6 100644
--- a/libgfortran/io/transfer.c
+++ b/libgfortran/io/transfer.c
@@ -4539,9 +4539,9 @@  st_read_done_worker (st_parameter_dt *dtp, bool unlock)
    if (free_newunit)
      {
        /* Avoid inverse lock issues by placing after unlock_unit.  */
-       LOCK (&unit_lock);
+       WRLOCK (&unit_rwlock);
        newunit_free (dtp->common.unit);
-       UNLOCK (&unit_lock);
+       RWUNLOCK (&unit_rwlock);
      }
 }
 
@@ -4636,9 +4636,9 @@  st_write_done_worker (st_parameter_dt *dtp, bool unlock)
    if (free_newunit)
      {
        /* Avoid inverse lock issues by placing after unlock_unit.  */
-       LOCK (&unit_lock);
+       WRLOCK (&unit_rwlock);
        newunit_free (dtp->common.unit);
-       UNLOCK (&unit_lock);
+       RWUNLOCK (&unit_rwlock);
      }
 }
 
diff --git a/libgfortran/io/unit.c b/libgfortran/io/unit.c
index 82664dc5f98..62f1db21d34 100644
--- a/libgfortran/io/unit.c
+++ b/libgfortran/io/unit.c
@@ -33,34 +33,36 @@  see the files COPYING3 and COPYING.RUNTIME respectively.  If not, see
 
 
 /* IO locking rules:
-   UNIT_LOCK is a master lock, protecting UNIT_ROOT tree and UNIT_CACHE.
+   UNIT_RWLOCK is a master lock, protecting UNIT_ROOT tree and UNIT_CACHE.
+   And use the rwlock to spilt read and write phase to UNIT_ROOT tree
+   and UNIT_CACHE to increase CPU efficiency.
    Concurrent use of different units should be supported, so
    each unit has its own lock, LOCK.
    Open should be atomic with its reopening of units and list_read.c
    in several places needs find_unit another unit while holding stdin
-   unit's lock, so it must be possible to acquire UNIT_LOCK while holding
+   unit's lock, so it must be possible to acquire UNIT_RWLOCK while holding
    some unit's lock.  Therefore to avoid deadlocks, it is forbidden
-   to acquire unit's private locks while holding UNIT_LOCK, except
+   to acquire unit's private locks while holding UNIT_RWLOCK, except
    for freshly created units (where no other thread can get at their
    address yet) or when using just trylock rather than lock operation.
    In addition to unit's private lock each unit has a WAITERS counter
    and CLOSED flag.  WAITERS counter must be either only
    atomically incremented/decremented in all places (if atomic builtins
-   are supported), or protected by UNIT_LOCK in all places (otherwise).
+   are supported), or protected by UNIT_RWLOCK in all places (otherwise).
    CLOSED flag must be always protected by unit's LOCK.
-   After finding a unit in UNIT_CACHE or UNIT_ROOT with UNIT_LOCK held,
+   After finding a unit in UNIT_CACHE or UNIT_ROOT with UNIT_RWLOCK held,
    WAITERS must be incremented to avoid concurrent close from freeing
-   the unit between unlocking UNIT_LOCK and acquiring unit's LOCK.
-   Unit freeing is always done under UNIT_LOCK.  If close_unit sees any
+   the unit between unlocking UNIT_RWLOCK and acquiring unit's LOCK.
+   Unit freeing is always done under UNIT_RWLOCK.  If close_unit sees any
    WAITERS, it doesn't free the unit but instead sets the CLOSED flag
    and the thread that decrements WAITERS to zero while CLOSED flag is
-   set is responsible for freeing it (while holding UNIT_LOCK).
+   set is responsible for freeing it (while holding UNIT_RWLOCK).
    flush_all_units operation is iterating over the unit tree with
-   increasing UNIT_NUMBER while holding UNIT_LOCK and attempting to
+   increasing UNIT_NUMBER while holding UNIT_RWLOCK and attempting to
    flush each unit (and therefore needs the unit's LOCK held as well).
    To avoid deadlocks, it just trylocks the LOCK and if unsuccessful,
-   remembers the current unit's UNIT_NUMBER, unlocks UNIT_LOCK, acquires
-   unit's LOCK and after flushing reacquires UNIT_LOCK and restarts with
+   remembers the current unit's UNIT_NUMBER, unlocks UNIT_RWLOCK, acquires
+   unit's LOCK and after flushing reacquires UNIT_RWLOCK and restarts with
    the smallest UNIT_NUMBER above the last one flushed.
 
    If find_unit/find_or_create_unit/find_file/get_unit routines return
@@ -101,10 +103,14 @@  gfc_offset max_offset;
 gfc_offset default_recl;
 
 gfc_unit *unit_root;
+#ifdef __GTHREAD_RWLOCK_INIT
+__gthread_rwlock_t unit_rwlock = __GTHREAD_RWLOCK_INIT;
+#else
 #ifdef __GTHREAD_MUTEX_INIT
-__gthread_mutex_t unit_lock = __GTHREAD_MUTEX_INIT;
+__gthread_mutex_t unit_rwlock = __GTHREAD_MUTEX_INIT;
 #else
-__gthread_mutex_t unit_lock;
+__gthread_mutex_t unit_rwlock;
+#endif
 #endif
 
 /* We use these filenames for error reporting.  */
@@ -329,7 +335,7 @@  get_gfc_unit (int n, int do_create)
   int c, created = 0;
 
   NOTE ("Unit n=%d, do_create = %d", n, do_create);
-  LOCK (&unit_lock);
+  RDLOCK (&unit_rwlock);
 
 retry:
   for (c = 0; c < CACHE_SIZE; c++)
@@ -350,6 +356,17 @@  retry:
       if (c == 0)
 	break;
     }
+  /* We did not find a unit in the cache nor in the unit list, create a new
+    (locked) unit and insert into the unit list and cache.
+    Manipulating either or both the unit list and the unit cache requires to
+    hold a write-lock [for obvious reasons]:
+    1. By separating the read/write lock, it will greatly reduce the contention
+       at the read part, while write part is not always necessary or most
+       unlikely once the unit hit in cache.
+    2. We try to balance the implementation complexity and the performance
+       gains that fit into current cases we observed by just using a
+       pthread_rwlock. */
+  RD_TO_WRLOCK (&unit_rwlock);
 
   if (p == NULL && do_create)
     {
@@ -368,8 +385,8 @@  retry:
   if (created)
     {
       /* Newly created units have their lock held already
-	 from insert_unit.  Just unlock UNIT_LOCK and return.  */
-      UNLOCK (&unit_lock);
+	 from insert_unit.  Just unlock UNIT_RWLOCK and return.  */
+      RWUNLOCK (&unit_rwlock);
       return p;
     }
 
@@ -380,7 +397,7 @@  found:
       if (! TRYLOCK (&p->lock))
 	{
 	  /* assert (p->closed == 0); */
-	  UNLOCK (&unit_lock);
+	  RWUNLOCK (&unit_rwlock);
 	  return p;
 	}
 
@@ -388,14 +405,14 @@  found:
     }
 
 
-  UNLOCK (&unit_lock);
+  RWUNLOCK (&unit_rwlock);
 
   if (p != NULL && (p->child_dtio == 0))
     {
       LOCK (&p->lock);
       if (p->closed)
 	{
-	  LOCK (&unit_lock);
+	  WRLOCK (&unit_rwlock);
 	  UNLOCK (&p->lock);
 	  if (predec_waiting_locked (p) == 0)
 	    destroy_unit_mutex (p);
@@ -593,8 +610,8 @@  init_units (void)
 #endif
 #endif
 
-#ifndef __GTHREAD_MUTEX_INIT
-  __GTHREAD_MUTEX_INIT_FUNCTION (&unit_lock);
+#if (!defined(__GTHREAD_RWLOCK_INIT) && !defined(__GTHREAD_MUTEX_INIT))
+  __GTHREAD_MUTEX_INIT_FUNCTION (&unit_rwlock);
 #endif
 
   if (sizeof (max_offset) == 8)
@@ -731,7 +748,7 @@  close_unit_1 (gfc_unit *u, int locked)
 
   u->closed = 1;
   if (!locked)
-    LOCK (&unit_lock);
+    WRLOCK (&unit_rwlock);
 
   for (i = 0; i < CACHE_SIZE; i++)
     if (unit_cache[i] == u)
@@ -758,7 +775,7 @@  close_unit_1 (gfc_unit *u, int locked)
     destroy_unit_mutex (u);
 
   if (!locked)
-    UNLOCK (&unit_lock);
+    RWUNLOCK (&unit_rwlock);
 
   return rc;
 }
@@ -795,10 +812,10 @@  close_unit (gfc_unit *u)
 void
 close_units (void)
 {
-  LOCK (&unit_lock);
+  WRLOCK (&unit_rwlock);
   while (unit_root != NULL)
     close_unit_1 (unit_root, 1);
-  UNLOCK (&unit_lock);
+  RWUNLOCK (&unit_rwlock);
 
   free (newunits);
 
@@ -905,7 +922,7 @@  finish_last_advance_record (gfc_unit *u)
 int
 newunit_alloc (void)
 {
-  LOCK (&unit_lock);
+  WRLOCK (&unit_rwlock);
   if (!newunits)
     {
       newunits = xcalloc (16, 1);
@@ -919,7 +936,7 @@  newunit_alloc (void)
         {
           newunits[ii] = true;
           newunit_lwi = ii + 1;
-	  UNLOCK (&unit_lock);
+	  RWUNLOCK (&unit_rwlock);
           return -ii + NEWUNIT_START;
         }
     }
@@ -932,12 +949,12 @@  newunit_alloc (void)
   memset (newunits + old_size, 0, old_size);
   newunits[old_size] = true;
   newunit_lwi = old_size + 1;
-    UNLOCK (&unit_lock);
+    RWUNLOCK (&unit_rwlock);
   return -old_size + NEWUNIT_START;
 }
 
 
-/* Free a previously allocated newunit= unit number.  unit_lock must
+/* Free a previously allocated newunit= unit number.  unit_rwlock must
    be held when calling.  */
 
 void
diff --git a/libgfortran/io/unix.c b/libgfortran/io/unix.c
index ba12be08252..d53003919ab 100644
--- a/libgfortran/io/unix.c
+++ b/libgfortran/io/unix.c
@@ -1774,7 +1774,7 @@  find_file (const char *file, gfc_charlen_type file_len)
   id = id_from_path (path);
 #endif
 
-  LOCK (&unit_lock);
+  RDLOCK (&unit_rwlock);
 retry:
   u = find_file0 (unit_root, FIND_FILE0_ARGS);
   if (u != NULL)
@@ -1783,19 +1783,19 @@  retry:
       if (! __gthread_mutex_trylock (&u->lock))
 	{
 	  /* assert (u->closed == 0); */
-	  UNLOCK (&unit_lock);
+	  RWUNLOCK (&unit_rwlock);
 	  goto done;
 	}
 
       inc_waiting_locked (u);
     }
-  UNLOCK (&unit_lock);
+  RWUNLOCK (&unit_rwlock);
   if (u != NULL)
     {
       LOCK (&u->lock);
       if (u->closed)
 	{
-	  LOCK (&unit_lock);
+	  RDLOCK (&unit_rwlock);
 	  UNLOCK (&u->lock);
 	  if (predec_waiting_locked (u) == 0)
 	    free (u);
@@ -1839,13 +1839,13 @@  flush_all_units (void)
   gfc_unit *u;
   int min_unit = 0;
 
-  LOCK (&unit_lock);
+  WRLOCK (&unit_rwlock);
   do
     {
       u = flush_all_units_1 (unit_root, min_unit);
       if (u != NULL)
 	inc_waiting_locked (u);
-      UNLOCK (&unit_lock);
+      RWUNLOCK (&unit_rwlock);
       if (u == NULL)
 	return;
 
@@ -1856,13 +1856,13 @@  flush_all_units (void)
       if (u->closed == 0)
 	{
 	  sflush (u->s);
-	  LOCK (&unit_lock);
+	  WRLOCK (&unit_rwlock);
 	  UNLOCK (&u->lock);
 	  (void) predec_waiting_locked (u);
 	}
       else
 	{
-	  LOCK (&unit_lock);
+	  WRLOCK (&unit_rwlock);
 	  UNLOCK (&u->lock);
 	  if (predec_waiting_locked (u) == 0)
 	    free (u);