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1 /* Copyright (C) 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
2 * 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
3 *
4 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
5 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
6 * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of
7 * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
8 *
9 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
10 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
12 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
13 *
14 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
15 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
16 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
17 * 02110-1301 USA
18 */
19
20
21 \f
22 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
23 # include <config.h>
24 #endif
25
26 #include <stdio.h>
27 #include <errno.h>
28 #include <string.h>
29 #include <stdlib.h>
30
31 #ifdef __ia64__
32 #include <ucontext.h>
33 extern unsigned long * __libc_ia64_register_backing_store_base;
34 #endif
35
36 #include "libguile/_scm.h"
37 #include "libguile/eval.h"
38 #include "libguile/stime.h"
39 #include "libguile/stackchk.h"
40 #include "libguile/struct.h"
41 #include "libguile/smob.h"
42 #include "libguile/arrays.h"
43 #include "libguile/async.h"
44 #include "libguile/ports.h"
45 #include "libguile/root.h"
46 #include "libguile/strings.h"
47 #include "libguile/vectors.h"
48 #include "libguile/hashtab.h"
49 #include "libguile/tags.h"
50
51 #include "libguile/validate.h"
52 #include "libguile/deprecation.h"
53 #include "libguile/gc.h"
54
55 #include "libguile/private-gc.h"
56
57 #ifdef GUILE_DEBUG_MALLOC
58 #include "libguile/debug-malloc.h"
59 #endif
60
61 #ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
62 #include <unistd.h>
63 #endif
64
65 /*
66 INIT_MALLOC_LIMIT is the initial amount of malloc usage which will
67 trigger a GC.
68
69 After startup (at the guile> prompt), we have approximately 100k of
70 alloced memory, which won't go away on GC. Let's set the init such
71 that we get a nice yield on the next allocation:
72 */
73 #define SCM_DEFAULT_INIT_MALLOC_LIMIT 200*1024
74 #define SCM_DEFAULT_MALLOC_MINYIELD 40
75
76 /* #define DEBUGINFO */
77
78
79 \f
80 /* Function for non-cell memory management.
81 */
82
83 void *
84 scm_realloc (void *mem, size_t size)
85 {
86 void *ptr;
87
88 scm_gc_register_allocation (size);
89
90 SCM_SYSCALL (ptr = realloc (mem, size));
91 if (ptr)
92 return ptr;
93
94 /* Time is hard: trigger a full, ``stop-the-world'' GC, and try again. */
95 #ifdef HAVE_GC_GCOLLECT_AND_UNMAP
96 GC_gcollect_and_unmap ();
97 #else
98 GC_gcollect ();
99 #endif
100
101 SCM_SYSCALL (ptr = realloc (mem, size));
102 if (ptr)
103 return ptr;
104
105 scm_memory_error ("realloc");
106 }
107
108 void *
109 scm_malloc (size_t sz)
110 {
111 return scm_realloc (NULL, sz);
112 }
113
114 /*
115 Hmm. Should we use the C convention for arguments (i.e. N_ELTS,
116 SIZEOF_ELT)? --hwn
117 */
118 void *
119 scm_calloc (size_t sz)
120 {
121 void * ptr;
122
123 /*
124 By default, try to use calloc, as it is likely more efficient than
125 calling memset by hand.
126 */
127 SCM_SYSCALL (ptr = calloc (sz, 1));
128 if (ptr)
129 return ptr;
130
131 ptr = scm_realloc (NULL, sz);
132 memset (ptr, 0x0, sz);
133 return ptr;
134 }
135
136
137 char *
138 scm_strndup (const char *str, size_t n)
139 {
140 char *dst = scm_malloc (n + 1);
141 memcpy (dst, str, n);
142 dst[n] = 0;
143 return dst;
144 }
145
146 char *
147 scm_strdup (const char *str)
148 {
149 return scm_strndup (str, strlen (str));
150 }
151
152
153
154 void
155 scm_gc_register_collectable_memory (void *mem, size_t size, const char *what)
156 {
157 scm_gc_register_allocation (size);
158
159 #ifdef GUILE_DEBUG_MALLOC
160 if (mem)
161 scm_malloc_register (mem, what);
162 #endif
163 }
164
165
166 void
167 scm_gc_unregister_collectable_memory (void *mem, size_t size, const char *what)
168 {
169 /* Nothing to do. */
170 #ifdef GUILE_DEBUG_MALLOC
171 if (mem)
172 scm_malloc_unregister (mem);
173 #endif
174 }
175
176 /* Allocate SIZE bytes of memory whose contents should not be scanned
177 for pointers (useful, e.g., for strings). Note though that this
178 memory is *not* cleared; be sure to initialize it to prevent
179 information leaks. */
180 void *
181 scm_gc_malloc_pointerless (size_t size, const char *what)
182 {
183 return GC_MALLOC_ATOMIC (size);
184 }
185
186 void *
187 scm_gc_malloc (size_t size, const char *what)
188 {
189 void *ptr;
190
191 if (size == 0)
192 /* `GC_MALLOC ()' doesn't handle zero. */
193 size = sizeof (void *);
194
195 ptr = GC_MALLOC (size);
196
197 return ptr;
198 }
199
200 void *
201 scm_gc_calloc (size_t size, const char *what)
202 {
203 /* `GC_MALLOC ()' always returns a zeroed buffer. */
204 return scm_gc_malloc (size, what);
205 }
206
207
208 void *
209 scm_gc_realloc (void *mem, size_t old_size, size_t new_size, const char *what)
210 {
211 void *ptr;
212
213 ptr = GC_REALLOC (mem, new_size);
214
215 #ifdef GUILE_DEBUG_MALLOC
216 if (mem)
217 scm_malloc_reregister (mem, ptr, what);
218 #endif
219
220 return ptr;
221 }
222
223 void
224 scm_gc_free (void *mem, size_t size, const char *what)
225 {
226 scm_gc_unregister_collectable_memory (mem, size, what);
227 GC_FREE (mem);
228 }
229
230 char *
231 scm_gc_strndup (const char *str, size_t n, const char *what)
232 {
233 char *dst = GC_MALLOC_ATOMIC (n + 1);
234 memcpy (dst, str, n);
235 dst[n] = 0;
236 return dst;
237 }
238
239 char *
240 scm_gc_strdup (const char *str, const char *what)
241 {
242 return scm_gc_strndup (str, strlen (str), what);
243 }