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1 /* Heap management routines for GNU Emacs on the Microsoft Windows API.
2 Copyright (C) 1994, 2001-2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4 This file is part of GNU Emacs.
6 GNU Emacs is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
7 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
8 the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
9 (at your option) any later version.
11 GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
12 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
13 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
14 GNU General Public License for more details.
16 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
17 along with GNU Emacs. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
20 Geoff Voelker (voelker@cs.washington.edu) 7-29-94
24 Heavily modified by Fabrice Popineau (fabrice.popineau@gmail.com) 28-02-2014
28 Memory allocation scheme for w32/w64:
30 - Buffers are mmap'ed using a very simple emulation of mmap/munmap
31 - During the temacs phase:
32 * we use a private heap declared to be stored into the `dumped_data'
33 * unfortunately, this heap cannot be made growable, so the size of
34 blocks it can allocate is limited to (0x80000 - pagesize)
35 * the blocks that are larger than this are allocated from the end
36 of the `dumped_data' array; there are not so many of them.
37 We use a very simple first-fit scheme to reuse those blocks.
38 * we check that the private heap does not cross the area used
39 by the bigger chunks.
40 - During the emacs phase:
41 * we create a private heap for new memory blocks
42 * we make sure that we never free a block that has been dumped.
43 Freeing a dumped block could work in principle, but may prove
44 unreliable if we distribute binaries of emacs.exe: MS does not
45 guarantee that the heap data structures are the same across all
46 versions of their OS, even though the API is available since XP. */
48 #include <config.h>
49 #include <stdio.h>
50 #include <errno.h>
52 #include <sys/mman.h>
53 #include "w32common.h"
54 #include "w32heap.h"
55 #include "lisp.h" /* for VALMASK */
57 /* We chose to leave those declarations here. They are used only in
58 this file. The RtlCreateHeap is available since XP. It is located
59 in ntdll.dll and is available with the DDK. People often
60 complained that HeapCreate doesn't offer the ability to create a
61 heap at a given place, which we need here, and which RtlCreateHeap
62 provides. We reproduce here the definitions available with the
63 DDK. */
65 typedef PVOID (WINAPI * RtlCreateHeap_Proc) (
66 /* _In_ */ ULONG Flags,
67 /* _In_opt_ */ PVOID HeapBase,
68 /* _In_opt_ */ SIZE_T ReserveSize,
69 /* _In_opt_ */ SIZE_T CommitSize,
70 /* _In_opt_ */ PVOID Lock,
71 /* _In_opt_ */ PVOID Parameters
74 typedef LONG NTSTATUS;
76 typedef NTSTATUS
77 (NTAPI * PRTL_HEAP_COMMIT_ROUTINE)(
78 IN PVOID Base,
79 IN OUT PVOID *CommitAddress,
80 IN OUT PSIZE_T CommitSize
83 typedef struct _RTL_HEAP_PARAMETERS {
84 ULONG Length;
85 SIZE_T SegmentReserve;
86 SIZE_T SegmentCommit;
87 SIZE_T DeCommitFreeBlockThreshold;
88 SIZE_T DeCommitTotalFreeThreshold;
89 SIZE_T MaximumAllocationSize;
90 SIZE_T VirtualMemoryThreshold;
91 SIZE_T InitialCommit;
92 SIZE_T InitialReserve;
93 PRTL_HEAP_COMMIT_ROUTINE CommitRoutine;
94 SIZE_T Reserved[ 2 ];
95 } RTL_HEAP_PARAMETERS, *PRTL_HEAP_PARAMETERS;
97 /* We reserve space for dumping emacs lisp byte-code inside a static
98 array. By storing it in an array, the generic mechanism in
99 unexecw32.c will be able to dump it without the need to add a
100 special segment to the executable. In order to be able to do this
101 without losing too much space, we need to create a Windows heap at
102 the specific address of the static array. The RtlCreateHeap
103 available inside the NT kernel since XP will do this. It allows to
104 create a non-growable heap at a specific address. So before
105 dumping, we create a non-growable heap at the address of the
106 dumped_data[] array. After dumping, we reuse memory allocated
107 there without being able to free it (but most of it is not meant to
108 be freed anyway), and we use a new private heap for all new
109 allocations. */
111 /* FIXME: Most of the space reserved for dumped_data[] is only used by
112 the 1st bootstrap-emacs.exe built while bootstrapping. Once the
113 preloaded Lisp files are byte-compiled, the next loadup uses less
114 than half of the size stated below. It would be nice to find a way
115 to build only the first bootstrap-emacs.exe with the large size,
116 and reset that to a lower value afterwards. */
117 #if defined _WIN64 || defined WIDE_EMACS_INT
118 # define DUMPED_HEAP_SIZE (18*1024*1024)
119 #else
120 # define DUMPED_HEAP_SIZE (11*1024*1024)
121 #endif
123 static unsigned char dumped_data[DUMPED_HEAP_SIZE];
125 /* Info for keeping track of our dynamic heap used after dumping. */
126 unsigned char *data_region_base = NULL;
127 unsigned char *data_region_end = NULL;
128 static DWORD_PTR committed = 0;
130 /* The maximum block size that can be handled by a non-growable w32
131 heap is limited by the MaxBlockSize value below.
133 This point deserves and explanation.
135 The W32 heap allocator can be used for a growable
136 heap or a non-growable one.
138 A growable heap is not compatible with a fixed base address for the
139 heap. Only a non-growable one is. One drawback of non-growable
140 heaps is that they can hold only objects smaller than a certain
141 size (the one defined below). Most of the largest blocks are GC'ed
142 before dumping. In any case and to be safe, we implement a simple
143 first-fit allocation algorithm starting at the end of the
144 dumped_data[] array like depicted below:
146 ----------------------------------------------
147 | | | |
148 | Private heap |-> <-| Big chunks |
149 | | | |
150 ----------------------------------------------
151 ^ ^ ^
152 dumped_data dumped_data bc_limit
153 + committed
157 /* Info for managing our preload heap, which is essentially a fixed size
158 data area in the executable. */
159 #define PAGE_SIZE 0x1000
160 #define MaxBlockSize (0x80000 - PAGE_SIZE)
162 #define MAX_BLOCKS 0x40
164 static struct
166 unsigned char *address;
167 size_t size;
168 DWORD occupied;
169 } blocks[MAX_BLOCKS];
171 static DWORD blocks_number = 0;
172 static unsigned char *bc_limit;
174 /* Handle for the private heap:
175 - inside the dumped_data[] array before dump,
176 - outside of it after dump.
178 HANDLE heap = NULL;
180 /* We redirect the standard allocation functions. */
181 malloc_fn the_malloc_fn;
182 realloc_fn the_realloc_fn;
183 free_fn the_free_fn;
185 /* It doesn't seem to be useful to allocate from a file mapping.
186 It would be if the memory was shared.
187 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/307060/what-is-the-purpose-of-allocating-pages-in-the-pagefile-with-createfilemapping */
189 /* This is the function to commit memory when the heap allocator
190 claims for new memory. Before dumping, we allocate space
191 from the fixed size dumped_data[] array.
193 NTSTATUS NTAPI
194 dumped_data_commit (PVOID Base, PVOID *CommitAddress, PSIZE_T CommitSize)
196 /* This is used before dumping.
198 The private heap is stored at dumped_data[] address.
199 We commit contiguous areas of the dumped_data array
200 as requests arrive. */
201 *CommitAddress = data_region_base + committed;
202 committed += *CommitSize;
203 /* Check that the private heap area does not overlap the big chunks area. */
204 if (((unsigned char *)(*CommitAddress)) + *CommitSize >= bc_limit)
206 fprintf (stderr,
207 "dumped_data_commit: memory exhausted.\nEnlarge dumped_data[]!\n");
208 exit (-1);
210 return 0;
213 /* Heap creation. */
215 /* We want to turn on Low Fragmentation Heap for XP and older systems.
216 MinGW32 lacks those definitions. */
217 #ifndef MINGW_W64
218 typedef enum _HEAP_INFORMATION_CLASS {
219 HeapCompatibilityInformation
220 } HEAP_INFORMATION_CLASS;
222 typedef WINBASEAPI BOOL (WINAPI * HeapSetInformation_Proc)(HANDLE,HEAP_INFORMATION_CLASS,PVOID,SIZE_T);
223 #endif
225 void
226 init_heap (void)
228 if (using_dynamic_heap)
230 unsigned long enable_lfh = 2;
232 /* After dumping, use a new private heap. We explicitly enable
233 the low fragmentation heap (LFH) here, for the sake of pre
234 Vista versions. Note: this will harmlessly fail on Vista and
235 later, where the low-fragmentation heap is enabled by
236 default. It will also fail on pre-Vista versions when Emacs
237 is run under a debugger; set _NO_DEBUG_HEAP=1 in the
238 environment before starting GDB to get low fragmentation heap
239 on XP and older systems, for the price of losing "certain
240 heap debug options"; for the details see
241 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa366705%28v=vs.85%29.aspx. */
242 data_region_end = data_region_base;
244 /* Create the private heap. */
245 heap = HeapCreate (0, 0, 0);
247 #ifndef MINGW_W64
248 /* Set the low-fragmentation heap for OS before Vista. */
249 HMODULE hm_kernel32dll = LoadLibrary ("kernel32.dll");
250 HeapSetInformation_Proc s_pfn_Heap_Set_Information = (HeapSetInformation_Proc) GetProcAddress (hm_kernel32dll, "HeapSetInformation");
251 if (s_pfn_Heap_Set_Information != NULL)
253 if (s_pfn_Heap_Set_Information ((PVOID) heap,
254 HeapCompatibilityInformation,
255 &enable_lfh, sizeof(enable_lfh)) == 0)
256 DebPrint (("Enabling Low Fragmentation Heap failed: error %ld\n",
257 GetLastError ()));
259 #endif
261 the_malloc_fn = malloc_after_dump;
262 the_realloc_fn = realloc_after_dump;
263 the_free_fn = free_after_dump;
265 else
267 /* Find the RtlCreateHeap function. Headers for this function
268 are provided with the w32 ddk, but the function is available
269 in ntdll.dll since XP. */
270 HMODULE hm_ntdll = LoadLibrary ("ntdll.dll");
271 RtlCreateHeap_Proc s_pfn_Rtl_Create_Heap
272 = (RtlCreateHeap_Proc) GetProcAddress (hm_ntdll, "RtlCreateHeap");
273 /* Specific parameters for the private heap. */
274 RTL_HEAP_PARAMETERS params;
275 ZeroMemory (&params, sizeof(params));
276 params.Length = sizeof(RTL_HEAP_PARAMETERS);
278 data_region_base = (unsigned char *)ROUND_UP (dumped_data, 0x1000);
279 data_region_end = bc_limit = dumped_data + DUMPED_HEAP_SIZE;
281 params.InitialCommit = committed = 0x1000;
282 params.InitialReserve = sizeof(dumped_data);
283 /* Use our own routine to commit memory from the dumped_data
284 array. */
285 params.CommitRoutine = &dumped_data_commit;
287 /* Create the private heap. */
288 if (s_pfn_Rtl_Create_Heap == NULL)
290 fprintf (stderr, "Cannot build Emacs without RtlCreateHeap being available; exiting.\n");
291 exit (-1);
293 heap = s_pfn_Rtl_Create_Heap (0, data_region_base, 0, 0, NULL, &params);
294 the_malloc_fn = malloc_before_dump;
295 the_realloc_fn = realloc_before_dump;
296 the_free_fn = free_before_dump;
299 /* Update system version information to match current system. */
300 cache_system_info ();
303 #undef malloc
304 #undef realloc
305 #undef free
307 /* FREEABLE_P checks if the block can be safely freed. */
308 #define FREEABLE_P(addr) \
309 ((unsigned char *)(addr) < dumped_data \
310 || (unsigned char *)(addr) >= dumped_data + DUMPED_HEAP_SIZE)
312 void *
313 malloc_after_dump (size_t size)
315 /* Use the new private heap. */
316 void *p = HeapAlloc (heap, 0, size);
318 /* After dump, keep track of the "brk value" for sbrk(0). */
319 if (p)
321 unsigned char *new_brk = (unsigned char *)p + size;
323 if (new_brk > data_region_end)
324 data_region_end = new_brk;
326 else
327 errno = ENOMEM;
328 return p;
331 void *
332 malloc_before_dump (size_t size)
334 void *p;
336 /* Before dumping. The private heap can handle only requests for
337 less than MaxBlockSize. */
338 if (size < MaxBlockSize)
340 /* Use the private heap if possible. */
341 p = HeapAlloc (heap, 0, size);
342 if (!p)
343 errno = ENOMEM;
345 else
347 /* Find the first big chunk that can hold the requested size. */
348 int i = 0;
350 for (i = 0; i < blocks_number; i++)
352 if (blocks[i].occupied == 0 && blocks[i].size >= size)
353 break;
355 if (i < blocks_number)
357 /* If found, use it. */
358 p = blocks[i].address;
359 blocks[i].occupied = TRUE;
361 else
363 /* Allocate a new big chunk from the end of the dumped_data
364 array. */
365 if (blocks_number >= MAX_BLOCKS)
367 fprintf (stderr,
368 "malloc_before_dump: no more big chunks available.\nEnlarge MAX_BLOCKS!\n");
369 exit (-1);
371 bc_limit -= size;
372 bc_limit = (unsigned char *)ROUND_DOWN (bc_limit, 0x10);
373 p = bc_limit;
374 blocks[blocks_number].address = p;
375 blocks[blocks_number].size = size;
376 blocks[blocks_number].occupied = TRUE;
377 blocks_number++;
378 /* Check that areas do not overlap. */
379 if (bc_limit < dumped_data + committed)
381 fprintf (stderr,
382 "malloc_before_dump: memory exhausted.\nEnlarge dumped_data[]!\n");
383 exit (-1);
387 return p;
390 /* Re-allocate the previously allocated block in ptr, making the new
391 block SIZE bytes long. */
392 void *
393 realloc_after_dump (void *ptr, size_t size)
395 void *p;
397 /* After dumping. */
398 if (FREEABLE_P (ptr))
400 /* Reallocate the block since it lies in the new heap. */
401 p = HeapReAlloc (heap, 0, ptr, size);
402 if (!p)
403 errno = ENOMEM;
405 else
407 /* If the block lies in the dumped data, do not free it. Only
408 allocate a new one. */
409 p = HeapAlloc (heap, 0, size);
410 if (p)
411 CopyMemory (p, ptr, size);
412 else
413 errno = ENOMEM;
415 /* After dump, keep track of the "brk value" for sbrk(0). */
416 if (p)
418 unsigned char *new_brk = (unsigned char *)p + size;
420 if (new_brk > data_region_end)
421 data_region_end = new_brk;
423 return p;
426 void *
427 realloc_before_dump (void *ptr, size_t size)
429 void *p;
431 /* Before dumping. */
432 if (dumped_data < (unsigned char *)ptr
433 && (unsigned char *)ptr < bc_limit && size <= MaxBlockSize)
435 p = HeapReAlloc (heap, 0, ptr, size);
436 if (!p)
437 errno = ENOMEM;
439 else
441 /* In this case, either the new block is too large for the heap,
442 or the old block was already too large. In both cases,
443 malloc_before_dump() and free_before_dump() will take care of
444 reallocation. */
445 p = malloc_before_dump (size);
446 /* If SIZE is below MaxBlockSize, malloc_before_dump will try to
447 allocate it in the fixed heap. If that fails, we could have
448 kept the block in its original place, above bc_limit, instead
449 of failing the call as below. But this doesn't seem to be
450 worth the added complexity, as loadup allocates only a very
451 small number of large blocks, and never reallocates them. */
452 if (p)
454 CopyMemory (p, ptr, size);
455 free_before_dump (ptr);
458 return p;
461 /* Free a block allocated by `malloc', `realloc' or `calloc'. */
462 void
463 free_after_dump (void *ptr)
465 /* After dumping. */
466 if (FREEABLE_P (ptr))
468 /* Free the block if it is in the new private heap. */
469 HeapFree (heap, 0, ptr);
473 void
474 free_before_dump (void *ptr)
476 /* Before dumping. */
477 if (dumped_data < (unsigned char *)ptr
478 && (unsigned char *)ptr < bc_limit)
480 /* Free the block if it is allocated in the private heap. */
481 HeapFree (heap, 0, ptr);
483 else
485 /* Look for the big chunk. */
486 int i;
488 for (i = 0; i < blocks_number; i++)
490 if (blocks[i].address == ptr)
492 /* Reset block occupation if found. */
493 blocks[i].occupied = 0;
494 break;
496 /* What if the block is not found? We should trigger an
497 error here. */
498 eassert (i < blocks_number);
503 #ifdef ENABLE_CHECKING
504 void
505 report_temacs_memory_usage (void)
507 DWORD blocks_used = 0;
508 size_t large_mem_used = 0;
509 int i;
511 for (i = 0; i < blocks_number; i++)
512 if (blocks[i].occupied)
514 blocks_used++;
515 large_mem_used += blocks[i].size;
518 /* Emulate 'message', which writes to stderr in non-interactive
519 sessions. */
520 fprintf (stderr,
521 "Dump memory usage: Heap: %" PRIu64 " Large blocks(%lu/%lu): %" PRIu64 "/%" PRIu64 "\n",
522 (unsigned long long)committed, blocks_used, blocks_number,
523 (unsigned long long)large_mem_used,
524 (unsigned long long)(dumped_data + DUMPED_HEAP_SIZE - bc_limit));
526 #endif
528 /* Emulate getpagesize. */
530 getpagesize (void)
532 return sysinfo_cache.dwPageSize;
535 void *
536 sbrk (ptrdiff_t increment)
538 /* data_region_end is the address beyond the last allocated byte.
539 The sbrk() function is not emulated at all, except for a 0 value
540 of its parameter. This is needed by the Emacs Lisp function
541 `memory-limit'. */
542 eassert (increment == 0);
543 return data_region_end;
546 #define MAX_BUFFER_SIZE (512 * 1024 * 1024)
548 /* MMAP allocation for buffers. */
549 void *
550 mmap_alloc (void **var, size_t nbytes)
552 void *p = NULL;
554 /* We implement amortized allocation. We start by reserving twice
555 the size requested and commit only the size requested. Then
556 realloc could proceed and use the reserved pages, reallocating
557 only if needed. Buffer shrink would happen only so that we stay
558 in the 2x range. This is a big win when visiting compressed
559 files, where the final size of the buffer is not known in
560 advance, and the buffer is enlarged several times as the data is
561 decompressed on the fly. */
562 if (nbytes < MAX_BUFFER_SIZE)
563 p = VirtualAlloc (NULL, (nbytes * 2), MEM_RESERVE, PAGE_READWRITE);
565 /* If it fails, or if the request is above 512MB, try with the
566 requested size. */
567 if (p == NULL)
568 p = VirtualAlloc (NULL, nbytes, MEM_RESERVE, PAGE_READWRITE);
570 if (p != NULL)
572 /* Now, commit pages for NBYTES. */
573 *var = VirtualAlloc (p, nbytes, MEM_COMMIT, PAGE_READWRITE);
576 if (!p)
578 if (GetLastError () == ERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY)
579 errno = ENOMEM;
580 else
582 DebPrint (("mmap_alloc: error %ld\n", GetLastError ()));
583 errno = EINVAL;
587 return *var = p;
590 void
591 mmap_free (void **var)
593 if (*var)
595 if (VirtualFree (*var, 0, MEM_RELEASE) == 0)
596 DebPrint (("mmap_free: error %ld\n", GetLastError ()));
597 *var = NULL;
601 void *
602 mmap_realloc (void **var, size_t nbytes)
604 MEMORY_BASIC_INFORMATION memInfo, m2;
606 if (*var == NULL)
607 return mmap_alloc (var, nbytes);
609 /* This case happens in init_buffer(). */
610 if (nbytes == 0)
612 mmap_free (var);
613 return mmap_alloc (var, nbytes);
616 if (VirtualQuery (*var, &memInfo, sizeof (memInfo)) == 0)
617 DebPrint (("mmap_realloc: VirtualQuery error = %ld\n", GetLastError ()));
619 /* We need to enlarge the block. */
620 if (memInfo.RegionSize < nbytes)
622 if (VirtualQuery (*var + memInfo.RegionSize, &m2, sizeof(m2)) == 0)
623 DebPrint (("mmap_realloc: VirtualQuery error = %ld\n",
624 GetLastError ()));
625 /* If there is enough room in the current reserved area, then
626 commit more pages as needed. */
627 if (m2.State == MEM_RESERVE
628 && nbytes <= memInfo.RegionSize + m2.RegionSize)
630 void *p;
632 p = VirtualAlloc (*var + memInfo.RegionSize,
633 nbytes - memInfo.RegionSize,
634 MEM_COMMIT, PAGE_READWRITE);
635 if (!p /* && GetLastError() != ERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY */)
637 DebPrint (("realloc enlarge: VirtualAlloc error %ld\n",
638 GetLastError ()));
639 errno = ENOMEM;
641 return *var;
643 else
645 /* Else we must actually enlarge the block by allocating a
646 new one and copying previous contents from the old to the
647 new one. */
648 void *old_ptr = *var;
650 if (mmap_alloc (var, nbytes))
652 CopyMemory (*var, old_ptr, memInfo.RegionSize);
653 mmap_free (&old_ptr);
654 return *var;
656 else
658 /* We failed to enlarge the buffer. */
659 *var = old_ptr;
660 return NULL;
665 /* If we are shrinking by more than one page... */
666 if (memInfo.RegionSize > nbytes + getpagesize())
668 /* If we are shrinking a lot... */
669 if ((memInfo.RegionSize / 2) > nbytes)
671 /* Let's give some memory back to the system and release
672 some pages. */
673 void *old_ptr = *var;
675 if (mmap_alloc (var, nbytes))
677 CopyMemory (*var, old_ptr, nbytes);
678 mmap_free (&old_ptr);
679 return *var;
681 else
683 /* In case we fail to shrink, try to go on with the old block.
684 But that means there is a lot of memory pressure.
685 We could also decommit pages. */
686 *var = old_ptr;
687 return *var;
691 /* We still can decommit pages. */
692 if (VirtualFree (*var + nbytes + get_page_size(),
693 memInfo.RegionSize - nbytes - get_page_size(),
694 MEM_DECOMMIT) == 0)
695 DebPrint (("mmap_realloc: VirtualFree error %ld\n", GetLastError ()));
696 return *var;
699 /* Not enlarging, not shrinking by more than one page. */
700 return *var;