// General object definitions: pointers, reference counting, garbage collection. #ifndef _CL_OBJECT_H #define _CL_OBJECT_H #include "cln/types.h" #include "cln/modules.h" #include namespace cln { // We don't have to deal with circular structures, so normal reference counting // is sufficient. Is also has the advantage of being mostly non-interrupting. // An object is either a pointer to heap allocated data // or immediate data. // It is possible to distinguish these because pointers are aligned. // cl_uint_alignment is the guaranteed alignment of a `void*' or `long' // in memory. Must be > 1. #if defined(__m68k__) #define cl_word_alignment 2 #endif #if defined(__i386__) || defined(__mips__) || defined(__sparc__) || defined(__hppa__) || defined(__arm__) || defined(__rs6000__) || defined(__m88k__) || defined(__convex__) #define cl_word_alignment 4 #endif #if defined(__alpha__) || defined(__mips64__) || defined(__sparc64__) #define cl_word_alignment 8 #endif #if !defined(cl_word_alignment) #error "Define cl_word_alignment for your CPU!" #endif // Four basic classes are introduced: // // gcobject rcobject // // gcpointer rcpointer // // `gcobject' = garbage collectible object (pointer or immediate), // `gcpointer' = garbage collectible pointer, // `rcobject' = reference counted object (pointer or immediate), // `rcpointer' = reference counted pointer. // // "garbage collectible" means that a reference count is maintained, and // when the reference count drops to 0, the object is freed. This is useful // for all kind of short- or long-lived objects. // "reference counted" means that a reference count is maintained, which // cannot drop to 0. This is useful for objects which are registered in a // global cache table, in order to know which objects can be thrown away // when the cache is cleaned. (If the cache were never cleaned, its objects // would never be freed, and we could get away with normal C pointers.) // // It is permissible to treat a `rcobject' as a `gcobject', and a `rcpointer' // as a `gcpointer', but this just increases the destructor and copy-constructor // overhead. // It is also permissible to treat a `gcpointer' as a `gcobject', and a // `rcpointer' as a `rcobject', but this just increases the destructor and // copy-constructor overhead. // Immediate data is a word, as wide as a pointer. typedef sintP cl_sint; typedef uintP cl_uint; // This ought to be called `cl_word'. #define cl_pointer_size intPsize // NB: (cl_pointer_size==64) implies defined(HAVE_FAST_LONGLONG) #if (cl_pointer_size==64) #define CL_WIDE_POINTERS #endif // Distinguish immediate data from pointers. inline cl_boolean cl_pointer_p (cl_uint word) { return (cl_boolean)((word & (cl_word_alignment-1)) == 0); } inline cl_boolean cl_immediate_p (cl_uint word) { return (cl_boolean)((word & (cl_word_alignment-1)) != 0); } // Immediate data: Fixnum, Short Float, maybe Single Float. // They have type tags. // |...............................|......| // cl_value cl_tag // Number of bits reserved for tagging information: #if (cl_word_alignment <= 4) #define cl_tag_len 2 #else #define cl_tag_len 3 #endif #define cl_tag_shift 0 #if (cl_pointer_size == 64) #define cl_value_shift 32 #else #define cl_value_shift (cl_tag_len+cl_tag_shift) #endif #define cl_value_len (cl_pointer_size - cl_value_shift) #define cl_tag_mask (((1UL << cl_tag_len) - 1) << cl_tag_shift) #define cl_value_mask (((1UL << cl_value_len) - 1) << cl_value_shift) // Return the tag of a word. inline cl_uint cl_tag (cl_uint word) { return (word & cl_tag_mask) >> cl_tag_shift; } // Return the value (unsigned) of a word. inline cl_uint cl_value (cl_uint word) { // This assumes cl_value_shift + cl_value_len == cl_pointer_size. return word >> cl_value_shift; } // Return a word, combining a value and a tag. inline cl_uint cl_combine (cl_uint tag, cl_uint value) { return (value << cl_value_shift) + (tag << cl_tag_shift); } inline cl_uint cl_combine (cl_uint tag, cl_sint value) { // This assumes cl_value_shift + cl_value_len == cl_pointer_size. return (value << cl_value_shift) + (tag << cl_tag_shift); } // Keep the compiler happy. inline cl_uint cl_combine (cl_uint tag, unsigned int value) { return cl_combine(tag,(cl_uint)value); } inline cl_uint cl_combine (cl_uint tag, int value) { return cl_combine(tag,(cl_sint)value); } // Definition of the tags. #if !defined(CL_WIDE_POINTERS) #if (cl_word_alignment == 2) #define cl_FN_tag 1 #define cl_SF_tag 3 // must satisfy the cl_immediate_p predicate! #endif #if (cl_word_alignment == 4) #define cl_FN_tag 1 #define cl_SF_tag 2 #endif #else // CL_WIDE_POINTERS // Single Floats are immediate as well. #define cl_FN_tag 1 #define cl_SF_tag 2 #define cl_FF_tag 3 #endif // Corresponding classes. extern const struct cl_class * cl_immediate_classes [1<refcount++; } // Decrement the reference count of a garbage collected pointer. inline void cl_gc_dec_pointer_refcount (cl_heap* pointer) { if (--pointer->refcount == 0) cl_free_heap_object(pointer); } // Decrement the reference count of a reference counted pointer. inline void cl_rc_dec_pointer_refcount (cl_heap* pointer) { --pointer->refcount; } // Increment the reference count. // This must be a macro, not an inline function, because pointer_p() and // inc_pointer_refcount() are non-virtual member functions, so that the // compiler can optimize it. #define cl_inc_refcount(x) \ if ((x).pointer_p()) \ (x).inc_pointer_refcount(); \ // Decrement the reference count. // This must be a macro, not an inline function, because pointer_p() and // dec_pointer_refcount() are non-virtual member functions, so that the // compiler can optimize it. #define cl_dec_refcount(x) \ if ((x).pointer_p()) \ (x).dec_pointer_refcount(); \ // The declaration of a copy constructor. // Restriction: The base class's default constructor must do nothing or // initialize `pointer' to a constant expression. #define CL_DEFINE_COPY_CONSTRUCTOR1(_class_) \ _CL_DEFINE_COPY_CONSTRUCTOR1(_class_,_class_) #define _CL_DEFINE_COPY_CONSTRUCTOR1(_class_,_classname_) \ inline _class_::_classname_ (const _class_& x) \ { \ cl_uint x_word = x.word; \ cl_inc_refcount(x); \ word = x_word; \ } // The declaration of a copy constructor. // Restriction: The base class must have the usual `cl_private_thing' // constructor. Drawback: The base class must be known here. #define CL_DEFINE_COPY_CONSTRUCTOR2(_class_,_baseclass_) \ _CL_DEFINE_COPY_CONSTRUCTOR2(_class_,_class_,_baseclass_) #define _CL_DEFINE_COPY_CONSTRUCTOR2(_class_,_classname_,_baseclass_) \ inline _class_::_classname_ (const _class_& x) \ : _baseclass_ (as_cl_private_thing(x)) {} // The declaration of an assignment operator. #define CL_DEFINE_ASSIGNMENT_OPERATOR(dest_class,src_class) \ inline dest_class& dest_class::operator= (const src_class& x) \ { \ /* Be careful, we might be assigning x to itself. */ \ cl_uint x_word = x.word; \ cl_inc_refcount(x); \ cl_dec_refcount(*this); \ word = x_word; \ return *this; \ } // We have a small problem with destructors: The specialized destructor // of a leaf class such as `cl_SF' should be more efficient than the // general destructor for `cl_N'. Since (by C++ specs) destructing a cl_SF // would run the destructors for cl_SF, cl_F, cl_R, cl_N (in that order), // and in the last step the compiler does not know any more that the object // actually is a cl_SF, there is no way to optimize the destructor! // ("progn-reversed" method combination is evil.) // And if we define "mirror"/"shadow" classes with no destructors (such // that `cl_F' inherits from `cl_F_no_destructor' buts adds a destructor) // then we need to add explicit conversion operators cl_SF -> cl_F -> cl_R ..., // with the effect that calling an overloaded function like `as_cl_F' // (which has two signatures `as_cl_F(cl_number)' and `as_cl_F(cl_F)') // with a cl_SF argument gives an "call of overloaded function is ambiguous" // error. // There is no help: If we want overloaded functions to be callable in a way // that makes sense, `cl_SF' has to be a subclass of `cl_F', and then the // destructor of `cl_SF' will do at least as much computation as the `cl_F' // destructor. Praise C++ ! :-(( // (Even making `pointer_p()' a virtual function would not help.) // This is obnoxious. template struct cl_htentry1; // The four concrete classes of all objects. class cl_gcobject { public: /* ugh */ union { void* pointer; cl_heap* heappointer; cl_uint word; }; public: // Default constructor. (Used for objects with no initializer.) cl_gcobject (); // Destructor. (Used when a variable goes out of scope.) ~cl_gcobject (); // Copy constructor. cl_gcobject (const cl_gcobject&); // Assignment operator. cl_gcobject& operator= (const cl_gcobject&); // Distinguish immediate data from pointer. cl_boolean pointer_p() const { return cl_pointer_p(word); } // Reference counting. void inc_pointer_refcount () const { cl_inc_pointer_refcount(heappointer); } void dec_pointer_refcount () const { cl_gc_dec_pointer_refcount(heappointer); } // Return the type tag of an immediate number. cl_uint nonpointer_tag () const { return cl_tag(word); } // Return the type tag of a heap-allocated number. const cl_class * pointer_type () const { return heappointer->type; } // Private pointer manipulations. cl_private_thing _as_cl_private_thing () const; // Private constructor. cl_gcobject (cl_private_thing p) #if !(defined(__alpha__) && !defined(__GNUC__)) : pointer (p) {} #else { pointer = p; } #endif // Debugging output. void debug_print () const; // Ability to place an object at a given address. void* operator new (size_t size, cl_gcobject* ptr) { (void)size; return ptr; } void* operator new (size_t size) { return ::operator new (size); } }; inline cl_gcobject::cl_gcobject () {} inline cl_gcobject::~cl_gcobject () { cl_dec_refcount(*this); } CL_DEFINE_COPY_CONSTRUCTOR1(cl_gcobject) CL_DEFINE_ASSIGNMENT_OPERATOR(cl_gcobject,cl_gcobject) class cl_gcpointer { public: /* ugh */ union { void* pointer; cl_heap* heappointer; cl_uint word; }; public: // Default constructor. (Used for objects with no initializer.) cl_gcpointer (); // Destructor. (Used when a variable goes out of scope.) ~cl_gcpointer (); // Copy constructor. cl_gcpointer (const cl_gcpointer&); // Assignment operator. cl_gcpointer& operator= (const cl_gcpointer&); // Distinguish immediate data from pointer. cl_boolean pointer_p() const { return cl_true; } // Reference counting. void inc_pointer_refcount () const { cl_inc_pointer_refcount(heappointer); } void dec_pointer_refcount () const { cl_gc_dec_pointer_refcount(heappointer); } // Return the type tag of an immediate number. cl_uint nonpointer_tag () const { return cl_tag(word); } // Return the type tag of a heap-allocated number. const cl_class * pointer_type () const { return heappointer->type; } // Private pointer manipulations. cl_private_thing _as_cl_private_thing () const; // Private constructor. cl_gcpointer (cl_private_thing p) #if !(defined(__alpha__) && !defined(__GNUC__)) : pointer (p) {} #else { pointer = p; } #endif // Debugging output. void debug_print () const; // Ability to place an object at a given address. void* operator new (size_t size, cl_gcpointer* ptr) { (void)size; return ptr; } void* operator new (size_t size) { return ::operator new (size); } }; inline cl_gcpointer::cl_gcpointer () {} inline cl_gcpointer::~cl_gcpointer () { cl_dec_refcount(*this); } CL_DEFINE_COPY_CONSTRUCTOR1(cl_gcpointer) CL_DEFINE_ASSIGNMENT_OPERATOR(cl_gcpointer,cl_gcpointer) class cl_rcobject { public: /* ugh */ union { void* pointer; cl_heap* heappointer; cl_uint word; }; public: // Default constructor. (Used for objects with no initializer.) cl_rcobject (); // Destructor. (Used when a variable goes out of scope.) ~cl_rcobject (); // Copy constructor. cl_rcobject (const cl_rcobject&); // Assignment operator. cl_rcobject& operator= (const cl_rcobject&); // Distinguish immediate data from pointer. cl_boolean pointer_p() const { return cl_pointer_p(word); } // Reference counting. void inc_pointer_refcount () const { cl_inc_pointer_refcount(heappointer); } void dec_pointer_refcount () const { cl_rc_dec_pointer_refcount(heappointer); } // Return the type tag of an immediate number. cl_uint nonpointer_tag () const { return cl_tag(word); } // Return the type tag of a heap-allocated number. const cl_class * pointer_type () const { return heappointer->type; } // Private pointer manipulations. cl_private_thing _as_cl_private_thing () const; // Private constructor. cl_rcobject (cl_private_thing p) #if !(defined(__alpha__) && !defined(__GNUC__)) : pointer (p) {} #else { pointer = p; } #endif // Debugging output. void debug_print () const; // Ability to place an object at a given address. void* operator new (size_t size, cl_rcobject* ptr) { (void)size; return ptr; } void* operator new (size_t size) { return ::operator new (size); } }; inline cl_rcobject::cl_rcobject () {} inline cl_rcobject::~cl_rcobject () { cl_dec_refcount(*this); } CL_DEFINE_COPY_CONSTRUCTOR1(cl_rcobject) CL_DEFINE_ASSIGNMENT_OPERATOR(cl_rcobject,cl_rcobject) class cl_rcpointer { public: /* ugh */ union { void* pointer; cl_heap* heappointer; cl_uint word; }; public: // Default constructor. (Used for objects with no initializer.) cl_rcpointer (); // Destructor. (Used when a variable goes out of scope.) ~cl_rcpointer (); // Copy constructor. cl_rcpointer (const cl_rcpointer&); // Assignment operator. cl_rcpointer& operator= (const cl_rcpointer&); // Distinguish immediate data from pointer. cl_boolean pointer_p() const { return cl_true; } // Reference counting. void inc_pointer_refcount () const { cl_inc_pointer_refcount(heappointer); } void dec_pointer_refcount () const { cl_rc_dec_pointer_refcount(heappointer); } // Return the type tag of an immediate number. cl_uint nonpointer_tag () const { return cl_tag(word); } // Return the type tag of a heap-allocated number. const cl_class * pointer_type () const { return heappointer->type; } // Private pointer manipulations. cl_private_thing _as_cl_private_thing () const; // Private constructor. cl_rcpointer (cl_private_thing p) #if !(defined(__alpha__) && !defined(__GNUC__)) : pointer (p) {} #else { pointer = p; } #endif // Debugging output. void debug_print () const; // Ability to place an object at a given address. void* operator new (size_t size, cl_rcpointer* ptr) { (void)size; return ptr; } void* operator new (size_t size) { return ::operator new (size); } }; inline cl_rcpointer::cl_rcpointer () {} inline cl_rcpointer::~cl_rcpointer () { cl_dec_refcount(*this); } CL_DEFINE_COPY_CONSTRUCTOR1(cl_rcpointer) CL_DEFINE_ASSIGNMENT_OPERATOR(cl_rcpointer,cl_rcpointer) // Private pointer manipulations. inline cl_private_thing cl_gcobject::_as_cl_private_thing () const { cl_private_thing p = (cl_private_thing) pointer; cl_inc_refcount(*this); return p; } inline cl_private_thing as_cl_private_thing (const cl_gcobject& x) { return x._as_cl_private_thing(); } inline cl_private_thing cl_gcpointer::_as_cl_private_thing () const { cl_private_thing p = (cl_private_thing) pointer; cl_inc_refcount(*this); return p; } inline cl_private_thing as_cl_private_thing (const cl_gcpointer& x) { return x._as_cl_private_thing(); } inline cl_private_thing cl_rcobject::_as_cl_private_thing () const { cl_private_thing p = (cl_private_thing) pointer; cl_inc_refcount(*this); return p; } inline cl_private_thing as_cl_private_thing (const cl_rcobject& x) { return x._as_cl_private_thing(); } inline cl_private_thing cl_rcpointer::_as_cl_private_thing () const { cl_private_thing p = (cl_private_thing) pointer; cl_inc_refcount(*this); return p; } inline cl_private_thing as_cl_private_thing (const cl_rcpointer& x) { return x._as_cl_private_thing(); } // Note: When we define a function that returns a class object by value, // we normally return it as const value. The declarations // T func (...); (A) // and // const T func (...); (B) // behave identically and generate identical code, except that the code // func(...) = foo; // compiles fine with (A) but is an error (and yields a warning) with (B). // We want this warning. // Define a conversion operator from one object to another object of the // same size. #define CL_DEFINE_CONVERTER(target_class) \ operator const target_class & () const \ { \ if (sizeof(*this) != sizeof(target_class)) cl_abort(); \ return * (const target_class *) (void*) this; \ } } // namespace cln #endif /* _CL_OBJECT_H */