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1 /* alloca.c -- allocate automatically reclaimed memory
2 (Mostly) portable public-domain implementation -- D A Gwyn
4 NOTE: The canonical source of this file is maintained with gnulib.
5 Bugs can be reported to bug-gnulib@gnu.org.
7 This implementation of the PWB library alloca function,
8 which is used to allocate space off the run-time stack so
9 that it is automatically reclaimed upon procedure exit,
10 was inspired by discussions with J. Q. Johnson of Cornell.
11 J.Otto Tennant <jot@cray.com> contributed the Cray support.
13 There are some preprocessor constants that can
14 be defined when compiling for your specific system, for
15 improved efficiency; however, the defaults should be okay.
17 The general concept of this implementation is to keep
18 track of all alloca-allocated blocks, and reclaim any
19 that are found to be deeper in the stack than the current
20 invocation. This heuristic does not reclaim storage as
21 soon as it becomes invalid, but it will do so eventually.
23 As a special case, alloca(0) reclaims storage without
24 allocating any. It is a good idea to use alloca(0) in
25 your main control loop, etc. to force garbage collection. */
27 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
28 # include <config.h>
29 #endif
31 #ifdef HAVE_STRING_H
32 # include <string.h>
33 #endif
34 #ifdef HAVE_STDLIB_H
35 # include <stdlib.h>
36 #endif
38 #ifdef DO_BLOCK_INPUT
39 # include "blockinput.h"
40 #endif
42 /* If compiling with GCC 2, this file's not needed. */
43 #if !defined (__GNUC__) || __GNUC__ < 2
45 /* If someone has defined alloca as a macro,
46 there must be some other way alloca is supposed to work. */
47 # ifndef alloca
49 # ifdef emacs
50 # ifdef static
51 /* actually, only want this if static is defined as ""
52 -- this is for usg, in which emacs must undefine static
53 in order to make unexec workable
55 # ifndef STACK_DIRECTION
56 you
57 lose
58 -- must know STACK_DIRECTION at compile-time
59 /* Using #error here is not wise since this file should work for
60 old and obscure compilers.
62 As far as I know, using it is OK if it's indented -- at least for
63 pcc-based processors. -- fx */
64 # endif /* STACK_DIRECTION undefined */
65 # endif /* static */
66 # endif /* emacs */
68 /* If your stack is a linked list of frames, you have to
69 provide an "address metric" ADDRESS_FUNCTION macro. */
71 # if defined (CRAY) && defined (CRAY_STACKSEG_END)
72 long i00afunc ();
73 # define ADDRESS_FUNCTION(arg) (char *) i00afunc (&(arg))
74 # else
75 # define ADDRESS_FUNCTION(arg) &(arg)
76 # endif
78 # ifndef POINTER_TYPE
79 # ifdef __STDC__
80 # define POINTER_TYPE void
81 # else
82 # define POINTER_TYPE char
83 # endif
84 # endif
85 typedef POINTER_TYPE *pointer;
87 # ifndef NULL
88 # define NULL 0
89 # endif
91 /* The Emacs executable needs alloca to call xmalloc, because ordinary
92 malloc isn't protected from input signals. xmalloc also checks for
93 out-of-memory errors, so we should use it generally.
95 Callers below should use malloc. */
97 # undef malloc
98 # define malloc xmalloc
99 # undef free
100 # define free xfree
102 void *xmalloc _P ((size_t));
103 void xfree _P ((void *));
105 /* Define STACK_DIRECTION if you know the direction of stack
106 growth for your system; otherwise it will be automatically
107 deduced at run-time.
109 STACK_DIRECTION > 0 => grows toward higher addresses
110 STACK_DIRECTION < 0 => grows toward lower addresses
111 STACK_DIRECTION = 0 => direction of growth unknown */
113 # ifndef STACK_DIRECTION
114 # define STACK_DIRECTION 0 /* Direction unknown. */
115 # endif
117 # if STACK_DIRECTION != 0
119 # define STACK_DIR STACK_DIRECTION /* Known at compile-time. */
121 # else /* STACK_DIRECTION == 0; need run-time code. */
123 static int stack_dir; /* 1 or -1 once known. */
124 # define STACK_DIR stack_dir
126 static void
127 find_stack_direction ()
129 static char *addr = NULL; /* Address of first `dummy', once known. */
130 auto char dummy; /* To get stack address. */
132 if (addr == NULL)
133 { /* Initial entry. */
134 addr = ADDRESS_FUNCTION (dummy);
136 find_stack_direction (); /* Recurse once. */
138 else
140 /* Second entry. */
141 if (ADDRESS_FUNCTION (dummy) > addr)
142 stack_dir = 1; /* Stack grew upward. */
143 else
144 stack_dir = -1; /* Stack grew downward. */
148 # endif /* STACK_DIRECTION == 0 */
150 /* An "alloca header" is used to:
151 (a) chain together all alloca'ed blocks;
152 (b) keep track of stack depth.
154 It is very important that sizeof(header) agree with malloc
155 alignment chunk size. The following default should work okay. */
157 # ifndef ALIGN_SIZE
158 # define ALIGN_SIZE sizeof(double)
159 # endif
161 typedef union hdr
163 char align[ALIGN_SIZE]; /* To force sizeof(header). */
164 struct
166 union hdr *next; /* For chaining headers. */
167 char *deep; /* For stack depth measure. */
168 } h;
169 } header;
171 static header *last_alloca_header = NULL; /* -> last alloca header. */
173 /* Return a pointer to at least SIZE bytes of storage,
174 which will be automatically reclaimed upon exit from
175 the procedure that called alloca. Originally, this space
176 was supposed to be taken from the current stack frame of the
177 caller, but that method cannot be made to work for some
178 implementations of C, for example under Gould's UTX/32. */
180 pointer
181 alloca (size)
182 size_t size;
184 auto char probe; /* Probes stack depth: */
185 register char *depth = ADDRESS_FUNCTION (probe);
187 # if STACK_DIRECTION == 0
188 if (STACK_DIR == 0) /* Unknown growth direction. */
189 find_stack_direction ();
190 # endif
192 /* Reclaim garbage, defined as all alloca'd storage that
193 was allocated from deeper in the stack than currently. */
196 register header *hp; /* Traverses linked list. */
198 # ifdef DO_BLOCK_INPUT
199 BLOCK_INPUT;
200 # endif
202 for (hp = last_alloca_header; hp != NULL;)
203 if ((STACK_DIR > 0 && hp->h.deep > depth)
204 || (STACK_DIR < 0 && hp->h.deep < depth))
206 register header *np = hp->h.next;
208 free ((pointer) hp); /* Collect garbage. */
210 hp = np; /* -> next header. */
212 else
213 break; /* Rest are not deeper. */
215 last_alloca_header = hp; /* -> last valid storage. */
217 # ifdef DO_BLOCK_INPUT
218 UNBLOCK_INPUT;
219 # endif
222 if (size == 0)
223 return NULL; /* No allocation required. */
225 /* Allocate combined header + user data storage. */
228 /* Address of header. */
229 register pointer new = malloc (sizeof (header) + size);
231 if (new == 0)
232 abort();
234 ((header *) new)->h.next = last_alloca_header;
235 ((header *) new)->h.deep = depth;
237 last_alloca_header = (header *) new;
239 /* User storage begins just after header. */
241 return (pointer) ((char *) new + sizeof (header));
245 # if defined (CRAY) && defined (CRAY_STACKSEG_END)
247 # ifdef DEBUG_I00AFUNC
248 # include <stdio.h>
249 # endif
251 # ifndef CRAY_STACK
252 # define CRAY_STACK
253 # ifndef CRAY2
254 /* Stack structures for CRAY-1, CRAY X-MP, and CRAY Y-MP */
255 struct stack_control_header
257 long shgrow:32; /* Number of times stack has grown. */
258 long shaseg:32; /* Size of increments to stack. */
259 long shhwm:32; /* High water mark of stack. */
260 long shsize:32; /* Current size of stack (all segments). */
263 /* The stack segment linkage control information occurs at
264 the high-address end of a stack segment. (The stack
265 grows from low addresses to high addresses.) The initial
266 part of the stack segment linkage control information is
267 0200 (octal) words. This provides for register storage
268 for the routine which overflows the stack. */
270 struct stack_segment_linkage
272 long ss[0200]; /* 0200 overflow words. */
273 long sssize:32; /* Number of words in this segment. */
274 long ssbase:32; /* Offset to stack base. */
275 long:32;
276 long sspseg:32; /* Offset to linkage control of previous
277 segment of stack. */
278 long:32;
279 long sstcpt:32; /* Pointer to task common address block. */
280 long sscsnm; /* Private control structure number for
281 microtasking. */
282 long ssusr1; /* Reserved for user. */
283 long ssusr2; /* Reserved for user. */
284 long sstpid; /* Process ID for pid based multi-tasking. */
285 long ssgvup; /* Pointer to multitasking thread giveup. */
286 long sscray[7]; /* Reserved for Cray Research. */
287 long ssa0;
288 long ssa1;
289 long ssa2;
290 long ssa3;
291 long ssa4;
292 long ssa5;
293 long ssa6;
294 long ssa7;
295 long sss0;
296 long sss1;
297 long sss2;
298 long sss3;
299 long sss4;
300 long sss5;
301 long sss6;
302 long sss7;
305 # else /* CRAY2 */
306 /* The following structure defines the vector of words
307 returned by the STKSTAT library routine. */
308 struct stk_stat
310 long now; /* Current total stack size. */
311 long maxc; /* Amount of contiguous space which would
312 be required to satisfy the maximum
313 stack demand to date. */
314 long high_water; /* Stack high-water mark. */
315 long overflows; /* Number of stack overflow ($STKOFEN) calls. */
316 long hits; /* Number of internal buffer hits. */
317 long extends; /* Number of block extensions. */
318 long stko_mallocs; /* Block allocations by $STKOFEN. */
319 long underflows; /* Number of stack underflow calls ($STKRETN). */
320 long stko_free; /* Number of deallocations by $STKRETN. */
321 long stkm_free; /* Number of deallocations by $STKMRET. */
322 long segments; /* Current number of stack segments. */
323 long maxs; /* Maximum number of stack segments so far. */
324 long pad_size; /* Stack pad size. */
325 long current_address; /* Current stack segment address. */
326 long current_size; /* Current stack segment size. This
327 number is actually corrupted by STKSTAT to
328 include the fifteen word trailer area. */
329 long initial_address; /* Address of initial segment. */
330 long initial_size; /* Size of initial segment. */
333 /* The following structure describes the data structure which trails
334 any stack segment. I think that the description in 'asdef' is
335 out of date. I only describe the parts that I am sure about. */
337 struct stk_trailer
339 long this_address; /* Address of this block. */
340 long this_size; /* Size of this block (does not include
341 this trailer). */
342 long unknown2;
343 long unknown3;
344 long link; /* Address of trailer block of previous
345 segment. */
346 long unknown5;
347 long unknown6;
348 long unknown7;
349 long unknown8;
350 long unknown9;
351 long unknown10;
352 long unknown11;
353 long unknown12;
354 long unknown13;
355 long unknown14;
358 # endif /* CRAY2 */
359 # endif /* not CRAY_STACK */
361 # ifdef CRAY2
362 /* Determine a "stack measure" for an arbitrary ADDRESS.
363 I doubt that "lint" will like this much. */
365 static long
366 i00afunc (long *address)
368 struct stk_stat status;
369 struct stk_trailer *trailer;
370 long *block, size;
371 long result = 0;
373 /* We want to iterate through all of the segments. The first
374 step is to get the stack status structure. We could do this
375 more quickly and more directly, perhaps, by referencing the
376 $LM00 common block, but I know that this works. */
378 STKSTAT (&status);
380 /* Set up the iteration. */
382 trailer = (struct stk_trailer *) (status.current_address
383 + status.current_size
384 - 15);
386 /* There must be at least one stack segment. Therefore it is
387 a fatal error if "trailer" is null. */
389 if (trailer == 0)
390 abort ();
392 /* Discard segments that do not contain our argument address. */
394 while (trailer != 0)
396 block = (long *) trailer->this_address;
397 size = trailer->this_size;
398 if (block == 0 || size == 0)
399 abort ();
400 trailer = (struct stk_trailer *) trailer->link;
401 if ((block <= address) && (address < (block + size)))
402 break;
405 /* Set the result to the offset in this segment and add the sizes
406 of all predecessor segments. */
408 result = address - block;
410 if (trailer == 0)
412 return result;
417 if (trailer->this_size <= 0)
418 abort ();
419 result += trailer->this_size;
420 trailer = (struct stk_trailer *) trailer->link;
422 while (trailer != 0);
424 /* We are done. Note that if you present a bogus address (one
425 not in any segment), you will get a different number back, formed
426 from subtracting the address of the first block. This is probably
427 not what you want. */
429 return (result);
432 # else /* not CRAY2 */
433 /* Stack address function for a CRAY-1, CRAY X-MP, or CRAY Y-MP.
434 Determine the number of the cell within the stack,
435 given the address of the cell. The purpose of this
436 routine is to linearize, in some sense, stack addresses
437 for alloca. */
439 static long
440 i00afunc (long address)
442 long stkl = 0;
444 long size, pseg, this_segment, stack;
445 long result = 0;
447 struct stack_segment_linkage *ssptr;
449 /* Register B67 contains the address of the end of the
450 current stack segment. If you (as a subprogram) store
451 your registers on the stack and find that you are past
452 the contents of B67, you have overflowed the segment.
454 B67 also points to the stack segment linkage control
455 area, which is what we are really interested in. */
457 stkl = CRAY_STACKSEG_END ();
458 ssptr = (struct stack_segment_linkage *) stkl;
460 /* If one subtracts 'size' from the end of the segment,
461 one has the address of the first word of the segment.
463 If this is not the first segment, 'pseg' will be
464 nonzero. */
466 pseg = ssptr->sspseg;
467 size = ssptr->sssize;
469 this_segment = stkl - size;
471 /* It is possible that calling this routine itself caused
472 a stack overflow. Discard stack segments which do not
473 contain the target address. */
475 while (!(this_segment <= address && address <= stkl))
477 # ifdef DEBUG_I00AFUNC
478 fprintf (stderr, "%011o %011o %011o\n", this_segment, address, stkl);
479 # endif
480 if (pseg == 0)
481 break;
482 stkl = stkl - pseg;
483 ssptr = (struct stack_segment_linkage *) stkl;
484 size = ssptr->sssize;
485 pseg = ssptr->sspseg;
486 this_segment = stkl - size;
489 result = address - this_segment;
491 /* If you subtract pseg from the current end of the stack,
492 you get the address of the previous stack segment's end.
493 This seems a little convoluted to me, but I'll bet you save
494 a cycle somewhere. */
496 while (pseg != 0)
498 # ifdef DEBUG_I00AFUNC
499 fprintf (stderr, "%011o %011o\n", pseg, size);
500 # endif
501 stkl = stkl - pseg;
502 ssptr = (struct stack_segment_linkage *) stkl;
503 size = ssptr->sssize;
504 pseg = ssptr->sspseg;
505 result += size;
507 return (result);
510 # endif /* not CRAY2 */
511 # endif /* CRAY */
513 # endif /* no alloca */
514 #endif /* not GCC version 2 */
516 /* arch-tag: 5c9901c8-3cd4-453e-bd66-d9035a175ee3
517 (do not change this comment) */