[git] CMU Common Lisp branch master updated. snapshot-2013-04-7-gb76e597

Raymond Toy rtoy at common-lisp.net
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commit b76e59723e21a2c494948dcc4be940e5d7e802ec
Author: Raymond Toy <toy.raymond at gmail.com>
Date:   Sat Apr 27 09:08:11 2013 -0700

    Clean up madvise implementation
    
     * Remove PAGE_MADVISE_MASK
     * Remove code using PAGE_MADVISE_MASK
     * Move some #defines from gencgc.c to gencgc.h
     * Add new or better comments

diff --git a/src/lisp/gencgc.c b/src/lisp/gencgc.c
index 2f7ecf1..fb4a741 100644
--- a/src/lisp/gencgc.c
+++ b/src/lisp/gencgc.c
@@ -288,34 +288,43 @@ boolean verify_dynamic_code_check = FALSE;
 boolean check_code_fixups = FALSE;
 
 
-/* How have a page zero-filled. */
+/*
+ * How to have a page zero-filled.  When a page is freed, we need to
+ * either zero it immediately or mark it as needing to be zero-filled
+ * when it is allocated later.
+ */
 enum gencgc_unmap_mode {
-    /* Unmap and mmap the region to get it zeroed */
+    /*
+     * Unmap and mmap the region to get it zeroed when the page
+     * is freed..
+     */
     MODE_MAP,
 
-    /* Memset the region to 0 */
+    /*
+     * Memset the region to 0 when it is freed.
+     */
     MODE_MEMSET,
 
     /*
      * Call madvise to allow the kernel to free the memory if needed.
-     * But when the region needs to be used, we will zero it if
-     * necessary
+     * But when the region needs to be allocated, we will zero it if
+     * necessary.
      */
     MODE_MADVISE,
 
     /*
      * Like madvise, except we don't actually call madvize and lazily
-     * zero the region when needed.
+     * zero the region when it is allocated.
      */
     MODE_LAZY,
 };
   
     
 /*
- * Control how freed regions should be zeroed.  Default to MODE_MEMSET
+ * Control how freed regions should be zeroed.  Default to MODE_LAZY
  * for all systems since tests indicate that it is much faster than
  * unmapping and re-mapping it to zero the region.  See enum
- * gencgc_unmap_made for other ossible options.
+ * gencgc_unmap_made for other possible options.
  *
  * XXX: Choose the appopriate mode for each OS/arch.
  * 
@@ -352,13 +361,13 @@ boolean gencgc_zero_check_during_free_heap = FALSE;
 #endif
 
 /*
- * For now, enable the gencgc_zero_check if gencgc_unmap_zero is lazy.
- * XXX: Remove this additional condition when we feel that
- * gencgc_unmap_zero is good enough.
+ * For now, enable the gencgc_zero_check if gencgc_unmap_zero is lazy
+ * or madvise.  XXX: Remove this additional condition when we feel
+ * that gencgc_unmap_zero is good enough.
  */
 
-#define DO_GENCGC_ZERO_CHECK	(gencgc_zero_check || (gencgc_unmap_zero == MODE_LAZY))
-#define DO_GENCGC_ZERO_CHECK_DURING_FREE_HEAP	(gencgc_zero_check_during_free_heap || (gencgc_unmap_zero == MODE_LAZY))
+#define DO_GENCGC_ZERO_CHECK	(gencgc_zero_check || (gencgc_unmap_zero == MODE_LAZY) || (gencgc_unmap_zero == MODE_MADVISE))
+#define DO_GENCGC_ZERO_CHECK_DURING_FREE_HEAP	(gencgc_zero_check_during_free_heap || (gencgc_unmap_zero == MODE_LAZY) || (gencgc_unmap_zero == MODE_MADVISE))
 
 /*
  * The minimum size for a large object.
@@ -954,7 +963,7 @@ handle_heap_overflow(const char *msg, int size)
 }
 
 /*
- * Enable debug messages for MODE_MADVISE and MODE_LAZY
+ * Enables debug messages for MODE_MADVISE and MODE_LAZY
  */
 boolean gencgc_debug_madvise = FALSE;
 
@@ -968,11 +977,7 @@ handle_madvise_first_page(int first_page)
                 first_page, flags, page_table[first_page].bytes_used);
     }
     
-#if 0
-    if ((flags & PAGE_MADVISE_MASK) && !PAGE_ALLOCATED(first_page)) {
-#else
     if (!PAGE_ALLOCATED(first_page)) {
-#endif
         int *page_start = (int *) page_address(first_page);
         
         if (gencgc_debug_madvise) {
@@ -980,10 +985,6 @@ handle_madvise_first_page(int first_page)
         }
         if (*page_start != 0) {
             memset(page_start, 0, GC_PAGE_SIZE);
-#if 0
-            page_table[first_page].flags &= ~PAGE_MADVISE_MASK;
-#else
-#endif
         }
     }
     if (gencgc_debug_madvise) {
@@ -997,11 +998,7 @@ handle_madvise_other_pages(int first_page, int last_page)
     int i;
     
     for (i = first_page + 1; i <= last_page; ++i) {
-#if 0
-        if (page_table[i].flags & PAGE_MADVISE_MASK) {
-#else
-            if (!PAGE_ALLOCATED(i)) {
-#endif
+        if (!PAGE_ALLOCATED(i)) {
             int *page_start = (int *) page_address(i);
 
             if (gencgc_debug_madvise) {
@@ -1010,9 +1007,6 @@ handle_madvise_other_pages(int first_page, int last_page)
             }
             if (*page_start != 0) {
                 memset(page_start, 0, GC_PAGE_SIZE);
-#if 0
-                page_table[i].flags &= ~PAGE_MADVISE_MASK;
-#endif
             }
         }
     }
@@ -6995,19 +6989,12 @@ free_oldspace(void)
                   fprintf(stderr, "ADVISING pages %d-%d\n", first_page, last_page - 1);
               }
 
-#if defined(__linux__)
-#define GENCGC_MADVISE	MADV_DONTNEED
-#else
-#define GENCGC_MADVISE	MADV_FREE              
-#endif
-
               page_start = (int *) page_address(first_page);
 
               madvise(page_start, GC_PAGE_SIZE * (last_page - first_page), GENCGC_MADVISE);
               for (page = first_page; page < last_page; ++page) {
-                  page_table[page].flags |= PAGE_MADVISE_MASK;
                   page_start = (int *) page_address(page);
-                  *page_start = 0xdead0000;
+                  *page_start = PAGE_NEEDS_ZEROING_MARKER;
               }
               
               break;
@@ -7028,7 +7015,7 @@ free_oldspace(void)
                   }
                   
                   page_start = (int *) page_address(page);
-                  *page_start = 0xdead0000;
+                  *page_start = PAGE_NEEDS_ZEROING_MARKER;
               }
               
               break;
diff --git a/src/lisp/gencgc.h b/src/lisp/gencgc.h
index ce1bf07..a7ce03a 100644
--- a/src/lisp/gencgc.h
+++ b/src/lisp/gencgc.h
@@ -19,6 +19,23 @@ int gc_write_barrier(void *);
 
 
 /*
+ * How to madvise pages, if enabled
+ */
+#if defined(__linux__)
+#define GENCGC_MADVISE	MADV_DONTNEED
+#else
+#define GENCGC_MADVISE	MADV_FREE              
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * That start of each unallocate page is set to this value to indicate
+ * that the page needs to be zeroed before being allocated.  This is
+ * used when gencgc_unmap_zero is MODE_MADVISE or MODE_LAZY.  Any
+ * non-zero value will work.
+ */
+#define PAGE_NEEDS_ZEROING_MARKER	0xdead0000
+
+/*
  * Set when the page is write protected. If it is writen into it is
  * made writable and this flag is cleared. This should always reflect
  * the actual write_protect status of a page.
@@ -77,8 +94,6 @@ int gc_write_barrier(void *);
 #define PAGE_LARGE_OBJECT_VAL(page) \
 	(PAGE_LARGE_OBJECT(page) >> PAGE_LARGE_OBJECT_SHIFT)
 
-#define PAGE_MADVISE_MASK	0x00000400
-
 /*
  * The generation that this page belongs to. This should be valid for
  * all pages that may have objects allocated, even current allocation

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Summary of changes:
 src/lisp/gencgc.c |   65 +++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------------
 src/lisp/gencgc.h |   19 ++++++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)


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