Change to how locations are passed around, for the sake of generational

GC. The issue being solved here is the accuracy of the gc_set function.
The existing impelmentation is too conservative. It has no generation
information about the memory location being stored, and so it assumes
the worst: that it is a location in the middle of a gen 1 object.
This is sub-optimal, creating unacceptable pressure against the
checkobj array and, worse, as a consequence causing unreachable gen 0
objects to be tenured into gen 1.

To solve this problem, we replace "val *" pointers with a structure
of type "loc" which keeps track of the object too, which lets us
discover the generation.

I tried another approach: using just a pointer with a bitfield
indicating the generation.  This turned out to have a serious issue:
such a bitfield goes stale when the object is moved to a different
generation. The object holding the memory location is in gen 1, but the
annotated pointer still indicates gen 0. The gc_set function then
makes the wrong decision, and premature reclamation takes place.

* combi.c (perm_init_common, comb_gen_fun_common,
rcomb_gen_fun_common, rcomb_list_gen_fun): Update to new interfaces
for managing mutation.

* debug.c (debug): Update to new interfaces for managing mutation.
Avoid loc variable name.

* eval.c (env_fbind, env_fbind): Update to new interfaces
for managing mutation.
(lookup_var_l, dwim_loc): Return loc type and update to new interfaces.
(apply_frob_args, op_modplace, op_dohash, transform_op, mapcarv,
mappendv, repeat_infinite_func, repeat_times_func): Update to new
interfaces for managing mutation.

* eval.h (lookup_var_l): Declaration updated.

* filter.c (trie_add, trie_compress, trie_compress_intrinsic,
* build_filter, built_filter_from_list, filter_init): Update to new
* interfaces.

* gc.c (gc_set): Rewritten to use loc type which provides the exact
generation. We do not need the in_malloc_range hack any more, since
we have the backpointer to the object.
(gc_push): Take loc rather than raw pointer.

* gc.h (gc_set, gc_push): Declarations updated.

* hash.c (struct hash): The acons* functions use loc instead
of val * now.
(hash_equal_op, copy_hash, gethash_c, inhash, gethash_n, pushhash,

Change to how locations are passed around, for the sake of generational
GC. The issue being solved here is the accuracy of the gc_set function.
The existing impelmentation is too conservative. It has no generation
information about the memory location being stored, and so it assumes
the worst: that it is a location in the middle of a gen 1 object.
This is sub-optimal, creating unacceptable pressure against the
checkobj array and, worse, as a consequence causing unreachable gen 0
objects to be tenured into gen 1.

To solve this problem, we replace "val *" pointers with a structure
of type "loc" which keeps track of the object too, which lets us
discover the generation.

I tried another approach: using just a pointer with a bitfield
indicating the generation.  This turned out to have a serious issue:
such a bitfield goes stale when the object is moved to a different
generation. The object holding the memory location is in gen 1, but the
annotated pointer still indicates gen 0. The gc_set function then
makes the wrong decision, and premature reclamation takes place.

* combi.c (perm_init_common, comb_gen_fun_common,
rcomb_gen_fun_common, rcomb_list_gen_fun): Update to new interfaces
for managing mutation.

* debug.c (debug): Update to new interfaces for managing mutation.
Avoid loc variable name.

* eval.c (env_fbind, env_fbind): Update to new interfaces
for managing mutation.
(lookup_var_l, dwim_loc): Return loc type and update to new interfaces.
(apply_frob_args, op_modplace, op_dohash, transform_op, mapcarv,
mappendv, repeat_infinite_func, repeat_times_func): Update to new
interfaces for managing mutation.

* eval.h (lookup_var_l): Declaration updated.

* filter.c (trie_add, trie_compress, trie_compress_intrinsic,
* build_filter, built_filter_from_list, filter_init): Update to new
* interfaces.

* gc.c (gc_set): Rewritten to use loc type which provides the exact
generation. We do not need the in_malloc_range hack any more, since
we have the backpointer to the object.
(gc_push): Take loc rather than raw pointer.

* gc.h (gc_set, gc_push): Declarations updated.

* hash.c (struct hash): The acons* functions use loc instead
of val * now.
(hash_equal_op, copy_hash, gethash_c, inhash, gethash_n, pushhash,

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/syslog.c b/syslog.c
index 3d8670ce..f45f29cb 100644
--- a/syslog.c
+++ b/syslog.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ static val syslog_put_string(val stream, val str)
     strstream = make_string_output_stream();
   }
 
-  set(*cdr_l(cell), strstream);
+  set(cdr_l(cell), strstream);
   return t;
 }
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static val syslog_put_char(val stream, val ch)
     put_char(ch, strstream);
   }
 
-  set(*cdr_l(cell), strstream);
+  set(cdr_l(cell), strstream);
   return t;
 }
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ static val syslog_put_byte(val stream, int ch)
     put_byte(num(ch), strstream);
   }
 
-  set(*cdr_l(cell), strstream);
+  set(cdr_l(cell), strstream);
   return t;
 }
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static val syslog_set_prop(val stream, val ind, val prop)
 {
   if (ind == prio_k) {
     val cell = (val) stream->co.handle;
-    set(*car_l(cell), prop);
+    set(car_l(cell), prop);
     return t;
   }
   return nil;