* clients that provide detailed heap layout information to the collector.
* This interface should not be used by normal C or C++ clients.
* It will be useful to runtimes for other languages.
- *
+ *
* This is an experts-only interface! There are many ways to break the
* collector in subtle ways by using this functionality.
*/
#ifndef GC_MARK_H
-# define GC_MARK_H
-
-# ifndef GC_H
-# include "gc.h"
-# endif
-
-/* A client supplied mark procedure. Returns new mark stack pointer. */
-/* Primary effect should be to push new entries on the mark stack. */
-/* Mark stack pointer values are passed and returned explicitly. */
-/* Global variables decribing mark stack are not necessarily valid. */
-/* (This usually saves a few cycles by keeping things in registers.) */
-/* Assumed to scan about GC_PROC_BYTES on average. If it needs to do */
-/* much more work than that, it should do it in smaller pieces by */
-/* pushing itself back on the mark stack. */
-/* Note that it should always do some work (defined as marking some */
-/* objects) before pushing more than one entry on the mark stack. */
-/* This is required to ensure termination in the event of mark stack */
-/* overflows. */
+#define GC_MARK_H
+
+#ifndef GC_H
+# include "gc.h"
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+ extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/* A client supplied mark procedure. Returns new mark stack pointer. */
+/* Primary effect should be to push new entries on the mark stack. */
+/* Mark stack pointer values are passed and returned explicitly. */
+/* Global variables describing mark stack are not necessarily valid. */
+/* (This usually saves a few cycles by keeping things in registers.) */
+/* Assumed to scan about GC_PROC_BYTES on average. If it needs to do */
+/* much more work than that, it should do it in smaller pieces by */
+/* pushing itself back on the mark stack. */
+/* Note that it should always do some work (defined as marking some */
+/* objects) before pushing more than one entry on the mark stack. */
+/* This is required to ensure termination in the event of mark stack */
+/* overflows. */
/* This procedure is always called with at least one empty entry on the */
-/* mark stack. */
-/* Currently we require that mark procedures look for pointers in a */
-/* subset of the places the conservative marker would. It must be safe */
-/* to invoke the normal mark procedure instead. */
+/* mark stack. */
+/* Currently we require that mark procedures look for pointers in a */
+/* subset of the places the conservative marker would. It must be safe */
+/* to invoke the normal mark procedure instead. */
/* WARNING: Such a mark procedure may be invoked on an unused object */
-/* residing on a free list. Such objects are cleared, except for a */
-/* free list link field in the first word. Thus mark procedures may */
-/* not count on the presence of a type descriptor, and must handle this */
-/* case correctly somehow. */
-# define GC_PROC_BYTES 100
+/* residing on a free list. Such objects are cleared, except for a */
+/* free list link field in the first word. Thus mark procedures may */
+/* not count on the presence of a type descriptor, and must handle this */
+/* case correctly somehow. */
+#define GC_PROC_BYTES 100
struct GC_ms_entry;
-typedef struct GC_ms_entry * (*GC_mark_proc) GC_PROTO((
- GC_word * addr, struct GC_ms_entry * mark_stack_ptr,
- struct GC_ms_entry * mark_stack_limit, GC_word env));
+typedef struct GC_ms_entry * (*GC_mark_proc)(GC_word * /* addr */,
+ struct GC_ms_entry * /* mark_stack_ptr */,
+ struct GC_ms_entry * /* mark_stack_limit */,
+ GC_word /* env */);
-# define GC_LOG_MAX_MARK_PROCS 6
-# define GC_MAX_MARK_PROCS (1 << GC_LOG_MAX_MARK_PROCS)
+#define GC_LOG_MAX_MARK_PROCS 6
+#define GC_MAX_MARK_PROCS (1 << GC_LOG_MAX_MARK_PROCS)
-/* In a few cases it's necessary to assign statically known indices to */
-/* certain mark procs. Thus we reserve a few for well known clients. */
-/* (This is necessary if mark descriptors are compiler generated.) */
+/* In a few cases it's necessary to assign statically known indices to */
+/* certain mark procs. Thus we reserve a few for well known clients. */
+/* (This is necessary if mark descriptors are compiler generated.) */
#define GC_RESERVED_MARK_PROCS 8
-# define GC_GCJ_RESERVED_MARK_PROC_INDEX 0
+#define GC_GCJ_RESERVED_MARK_PROC_INDEX 0
-/* Object descriptors on mark stack or in objects. Low order two */
-/* bits are tags distinguishing among the following 4 possibilities */
-/* for the high order 30 bits. */
+/* Object descriptors on mark stack or in objects. Low order two */
+/* bits are tags distinguishing among the following 4 possibilities */
+/* for the high order 30 bits. */
#define GC_DS_TAG_BITS 2
#define GC_DS_TAGS ((1 << GC_DS_TAG_BITS) - 1)
-#define GC_DS_LENGTH 0 /* The entire word is a length in bytes that */
- /* must be a multiple of 4. */
-#define GC_DS_BITMAP 1 /* 30 (62) bits are a bitmap describing pointer */
- /* fields. The msb is 1 iff the first word */
- /* is a pointer. */
- /* (This unconventional ordering sometimes */
- /* makes the marker slightly faster.) */
- /* Zeroes indicate definite nonpointers. Ones */
- /* indicate possible pointers. */
- /* Only usable if pointers are word aligned. */
+#define GC_DS_LENGTH 0 /* The entire word is a length in bytes that */
+ /* must be a multiple of 4. */
+#define GC_DS_BITMAP 1 /* 30 (62) bits are a bitmap describing pointer */
+ /* fields. The msb is 1 if the first word */
+ /* is a pointer. */
+ /* (This unconventional ordering sometimes */
+ /* makes the marker slightly faster.) */
+ /* Zeroes indicate definite nonpointers. Ones */
+ /* indicate possible pointers. */
+ /* Only usable if pointers are word aligned. */
#define GC_DS_PROC 2
- /* The objects referenced by this object can be */
- /* pushed on the mark stack by invoking */
- /* PROC(descr). ENV(descr) is passed as the */
- /* last argument. */
-# define GC_MAKE_PROC(proc_index, env) \
- (((((env) << GC_LOG_MAX_MARK_PROCS) \
- | (proc_index)) << GC_DS_TAG_BITS) | GC_DS_PROC)
-#define GC_DS_PER_OBJECT 3 /* The real descriptor is at the */
- /* byte displacement from the beginning of the */
- /* object given by descr & ~DS_TAGS */
- /* If the descriptor is negative, the real */
- /* descriptor is at (*<object_start>) - */
- /* (descr & ~DS_TAGS) - GC_INDIR_PER_OBJ_BIAS */
- /* The latter alternative can be used if each */
- /* object contains a type descriptor in the */
- /* first word. */
- /* Note that in multithreaded environments */
- /* per object descriptors maust be located in */
- /* either the first two or last two words of */
- /* the object, since only those are guaranteed */
- /* to be cleared while the allocation lock is */
- /* held. */
+ /* The objects referenced by this object can be */
+ /* pushed on the mark stack by invoking */
+ /* PROC(descr). ENV(descr) is passed as the */
+ /* last argument. */
+#define GC_MAKE_PROC(proc_index, env) \
+ (((((env) << GC_LOG_MAX_MARK_PROCS) \
+ | (proc_index)) << GC_DS_TAG_BITS) | GC_DS_PROC)
+#define GC_DS_PER_OBJECT 3 /* The real descriptor is at the */
+ /* byte displacement from the beginning of the */
+ /* object given by descr & ~DS_TAGS */
+ /* If the descriptor is negative, the real */
+ /* descriptor is at (*<object_start>) - */
+ /* (descr & ~DS_TAGS) - GC_INDIR_PER_OBJ_BIAS */
+ /* The latter alternative can be used if each */
+ /* object contains a type descriptor in the */
+ /* first word. */
+ /* Note that in multithreaded environments */
+ /* per object descriptors must be located in */
+ /* either the first two or last two words of */
+ /* the object, since only those are guaranteed */
+ /* to be cleared while the allocation lock is */
+ /* held. */
#define GC_INDIR_PER_OBJ_BIAS 0x10
-
-extern GC_PTR GC_least_plausible_heap_addr;
-extern GC_PTR GC_greatest_plausible_heap_addr;
- /* Bounds on the heap. Guaranteed valid */
- /* Likely to include future heap expansion. */
-
-/* Handle nested references in a custom mark procedure. */
-/* Check if obj is a valid object. If so, ensure that it is marked. */
-/* If it was not previously marked, push its contents onto the mark */
-/* stack for future scanning. The object will then be scanned using */
-/* its mark descriptor. */
-/* Returns the new mark stack pointer. */
-/* Handles mark stack overflows correctly. */
-/* Since this marks first, it makes progress even if there are mark */
-/* stack overflows. */
-/* Src is the address of the pointer to obj, which is used only */
-/* for back pointer-based heap debugging. */
-/* It is strongly recommended that most objects be handled without mark */
-/* procedures, e.g. with bitmap descriptors, and that mark procedures */
-/* be reserved for exceptional cases. That will ensure that */
-/* performance of this call is not extremely performance critical. */
-/* (Otherwise we would need to inline GC_mark_and_push completely, */
-/* which would tie the client code to a fixed collector version.) */
-/* Note that mark procedures should explicitly call FIXUP_POINTER() */
-/* if required. */
-struct GC_ms_entry *GC_mark_and_push
- GC_PROTO((GC_PTR obj,
- struct GC_ms_entry * mark_stack_ptr,
- struct GC_ms_entry * mark_stack_limit, GC_PTR *src));
+
+GC_API void * GC_least_plausible_heap_addr;
+GC_API void * GC_greatest_plausible_heap_addr;
+ /* Bounds on the heap. Guaranteed valid */
+ /* Likely to include future heap expansion. */
+ /* Hence usually includes not-yet-mapped */
+ /* memory. */
+
+/* Handle nested references in a custom mark procedure. */
+/* Check if obj is a valid object. If so, ensure that it is marked. */
+/* If it was not previously marked, push its contents onto the mark */
+/* stack for future scanning. The object will then be scanned using */
+/* its mark descriptor. */
+/* Returns the new mark stack pointer. */
+/* Handles mark stack overflows correctly. */
+/* Since this marks first, it makes progress even if there are mark */
+/* stack overflows. */
+/* Src is the address of the pointer to obj, which is used only */
+/* for back pointer-based heap debugging. */
+/* It is strongly recommended that most objects be handled without mark */
+/* procedures, e.g. with bitmap descriptors, and that mark procedures */
+/* be reserved for exceptional cases. That will ensure that */
+/* performance of this call is not extremely performance critical. */
+/* (Otherwise we would need to inline GC_mark_and_push completely, */
+/* which would tie the client code to a fixed collector version.) */
+/* Note that mark procedures should explicitly call FIXUP_POINTER() */
+/* if required. */
+GC_API struct GC_ms_entry * GC_CALL GC_mark_and_push(void * /* obj */,
+ struct GC_ms_entry * /* mark_stack_ptr */,
+ struct GC_ms_entry * /* mark_stack_limit */,
+ void ** /* src */);
#define GC_MARK_AND_PUSH(obj, msp, lim, src) \
- (((GC_word)obj >= (GC_word)GC_least_plausible_heap_addr && \
- (GC_word)obj <= (GC_word)GC_greatest_plausible_heap_addr)? \
- GC_mark_and_push(obj, msp, lim, src) : \
- msp)
+ ((GC_word)(obj) >= (GC_word)GC_least_plausible_heap_addr && \
+ (GC_word)(obj) <= (GC_word)GC_greatest_plausible_heap_addr ? \
+ GC_mark_and_push(obj, msp, lim, src) : (msp))
-extern size_t GC_debug_header_size;
+GC_API size_t GC_debug_header_size;
/* The size of the header added to objects allocated through */
/* the GC_debug routines. */
/* Defined as a variable so that client mark procedures don't */
/* need to be recompiled for collector version changes. */
-#define GC_USR_PTR_FROM_BASE(p) ((GC_PTR)((char *)(p) + GC_debug_header_size))
+#define GC_USR_PTR_FROM_BASE(p) ((void *)((char *)(p) + GC_debug_header_size))
-/* And some routines to support creation of new "kinds", e.g. with */
-/* custom mark procedures, by language runtimes. */
-/* The _inner versions assume the caller holds the allocation lock. */
+/* And some routines to support creation of new "kinds", e.g. with */
+/* custom mark procedures, by language runtimes. */
+/* The _inner versions assume the caller holds the allocation lock. */
-/* Return a new free list array. */
-void ** GC_new_free_list GC_PROTO((void));
-void ** GC_new_free_list_inner GC_PROTO((void));
+/* Return a new free list array. */
+GC_API void ** GC_CALL GC_new_free_list(void);
+GC_API void ** GC_CALL GC_new_free_list_inner(void);
/* Return a new kind, as specified. */
-int GC_new_kind GC_PROTO((void **free_list, GC_word mark_descriptor_template,
- int add_size_to_descriptor, int clear_new_objects));
- /* The last two parameters must be zero or one. */
-int GC_new_kind_inner GC_PROTO((void **free_list,
- GC_word mark_descriptor_template,
- int add_size_to_descriptor,
- int clear_new_objects));
-
-/* Return a new mark procedure identifier, suitable for use as */
-/* the first argument in GC_MAKE_PROC. */
-int GC_new_proc GC_PROTO((GC_mark_proc));
-int GC_new_proc_inner GC_PROTO((GC_mark_proc));
-
-/* Allocate an object of a given kind. Note that in multithreaded */
-/* contexts, this is usually unsafe for kinds that have the descriptor */
-/* in the object itself, since there is otherwise a window in which */
-/* the descriptor is not correct. Even in the single-threaded case, */
-/* we need to be sure that cleared objects on a free list don't */
-/* cause a GC crash if they are accidentally traced. */
-/* ptr_t */char * GC_generic_malloc GC_PROTO((GC_word lb, int k));
-
-/* FIXME - Should return void *, but that requires other changes. */
-
-typedef void (*GC_describe_type_fn) GC_PROTO((void *p, char *out_buf));
- /* A procedure which */
- /* produces a human-readable */
- /* description of the "type" of object */
- /* p into the buffer out_buf of length */
- /* GC_TYPE_DESCR_LEN. This is used by */
- /* the debug support when printing */
- /* objects. */
- /* These functions should be as robust */
- /* as possible, though we do avoid */
- /* invoking them on objects on the */
- /* global free list. */
-# define GC_TYPE_DESCR_LEN 40
-
-void GC_register_describe_type_fn GC_PROTO((int kind, GC_describe_type_fn knd));
- /* Register a describe_type function */
- /* to be used when printing objects */
- /* of a particular kind. */
-
-#endif /* GC_MARK_H */
-
+GC_API unsigned GC_CALL GC_new_kind(void ** /* free_list */,
+ GC_word /* mark_descriptor_template */,
+ int /* add_size_to_descriptor */,
+ int /* clear_new_objects */);
+ /* The last two parameters must be zero or one. */
+GC_API unsigned GC_CALL GC_new_kind_inner(void ** /* free_list */,
+ GC_word /* mark_descriptor_template */,
+ int /* add_size_to_descriptor */,
+ int /* clear_new_objects */);
+
+/* Return a new mark procedure identifier, suitable for use as */
+/* the first argument in GC_MAKE_PROC. */
+GC_API unsigned GC_CALL GC_new_proc(GC_mark_proc);
+GC_API unsigned GC_CALL GC_new_proc_inner(GC_mark_proc);
+
+/* Allocate an object of a given kind. Note that in multithreaded */
+/* contexts, this is usually unsafe for kinds that have the descriptor */
+/* in the object itself, since there is otherwise a window in which */
+/* the descriptor is not correct. Even in the single-threaded case, */
+/* we need to be sure that cleared objects on a free list don't */
+/* cause a GC crash if they are accidentally traced. */
+GC_API void * GC_CALL GC_generic_malloc(size_t /* lb */, int /* k */);
+
+typedef void (GC_CALLBACK * GC_describe_type_fn)(void * /* p */,
+ char * /* out_buf */);
+ /* A procedure which */
+ /* produces a human-readable */
+ /* description of the "type" of object */
+ /* p into the buffer out_buf of length */
+ /* GC_TYPE_DESCR_LEN. This is used by */
+ /* the debug support when printing */
+ /* objects. */
+ /* These functions should be as robust */
+ /* as possible, though we do avoid */
+ /* invoking them on objects on the */
+ /* global free list. */
+#define GC_TYPE_DESCR_LEN 40
+
+GC_API void GC_CALL GC_register_describe_type_fn(int /* kind */,
+ GC_describe_type_fn);
+ /* Register a describe_type function */
+ /* to be used when printing objects */
+ /* of a particular kind. */
+
+/* See gc.h for the description of these "inner" functions. */
+GC_API size_t GC_CALL GC_get_heap_size_inner(void);
+GC_API size_t GC_CALL GC_get_free_bytes_inner(void);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+ } /* end of extern "C" */
+#endif
+
+#endif /* GC_MARK_H */