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      1 /*	$NetBSD: malloc.c,v 1.11 1998/01/30 23:38:00 perry Exp $	*/
      2 
      3 /*
      4  * Copyright (c) 1983, 1993
      5  *	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
      6  *
      7  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
      8  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
      9  * are met:
     10  * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
     11  *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
     12  * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
     13  *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
     14  *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
     15  * 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
     16  *    must display the following acknowledgement:
     17  *	This product includes software developed by the University of
     18  *	California, Berkeley and its contributors.
     19  * 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
     20  *    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
     21  *    without specific prior written permission.
     22  *
     23  * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
     24  * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
     25  * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
     26  * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
     27  * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
     28  * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
     29  * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
     30  * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
     31  * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
     32  * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
     33  * SUCH DAMAGE.
     34  */
     35 
     36 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
     37 #if defined(LIBC_SCCS) && !defined(lint)
     38 #if 0
     39 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)malloc.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93";
     40 #else
     41 __RCSID("$NetBSD: malloc.c,v 1.11 1998/01/30 23:38:00 perry Exp $");
     42 #endif
     43 #endif /* LIBC_SCCS and not lint */
     44 
     45 /*
     46  * malloc.c (Caltech) 2/21/82
     47  * Chris Kingsley, kingsley@cit-20.
     48  *
     49  * This is a very fast storage allocator.  It allocates blocks of a small
     50  * number of different sizes, and keeps free lists of each size.  Blocks that
     51  * don't exactly fit are passed up to the next larger size.  In this
     52  * implementation, the available sizes are 2^n-4 (or 2^n-10) bytes long.
     53  * This is designed for use in a virtual memory environment.
     54  */
     55 
     56 #include "namespace.h"
     57 #if defined(DEBUG) || defined(RCHECK) || defined(MSTATS)
     58 #include <stdio.h>
     59 #endif
     60 #include <sys/types.h>
     61 #include <stdlib.h>
     62 #include <string.h>
     63 #include <unistd.h>
     64 
     65 #define	NULL 0
     66 
     67 
     68 /*
     69  * The overhead on a block is at least 4 bytes.  When free, this space
     70  * contains a pointer to the next free block, and the bottom two bits must
     71  * be zero.  When in use, the first byte is set to MAGIC, and the second
     72  * byte is the size index.  The remaining bytes are for alignment.
     73  * If range checking is enabled then a second word holds the size of the
     74  * requested block, less 1, rounded up to a multiple of sizeof(RMAGIC).
     75  * The order of elements is critical: ov_magic must overlay the low order
     76  * bits of ov_next, and ov_magic can not be a valid ov_next bit pattern.
     77  */
     78 union	overhead {
     79 	union	overhead *ov_next;	/* when free */
     80 	struct {
     81 		u_char	ovu_magic;	/* magic number */
     82 		u_char	ovu_index;	/* bucket # */
     83 #ifdef RCHECK
     84 		u_short	ovu_rmagic;	/* range magic number */
     85 		u_long	ovu_size;	/* actual block size */
     86 #endif
     87 	} ovu;
     88 #define	ov_magic	ovu.ovu_magic
     89 #define	ov_index	ovu.ovu_index
     90 #define	ov_rmagic	ovu.ovu_rmagic
     91 #define	ov_size		ovu.ovu_size
     92 };
     93 
     94 #define	MAGIC		0xef		/* magic # on accounting info */
     95 #define RMAGIC		0x5555		/* magic # on range info */
     96 
     97 #ifdef RCHECK
     98 #define	RSLOP		sizeof (u_short)
     99 #else
    100 #define	RSLOP		0
    101 #endif
    102 
    103 /*
    104  * nextf[i] is the pointer to the next free block of size 2^(i+3).  The
    105  * smallest allocatable block is 8 bytes.  The overhead information
    106  * precedes the data area returned to the user.
    107  */
    108 #define	NBUCKETS 30
    109 static	union overhead *nextf[NBUCKETS];
    110 
    111 static	int pagesz;			/* page size */
    112 static	int pagebucket;			/* page size bucket */
    113 
    114 #ifdef MSTATS
    115 /*
    116  * nmalloc[i] is the difference between the number of mallocs and frees
    117  * for a given block size.
    118  */
    119 static	u_int nmalloc[NBUCKETS];
    120 #include <stdio.h>
    121 #endif
    122 
    123 static void morecore __P((int));
    124 static int findbucket __P((union overhead *, int));
    125 #ifdef MSTATS
    126 void mstats __P((char *));
    127 #endif
    128 
    129 #if defined(DEBUG) || defined(RCHECK)
    130 #define	ASSERT(p)   if (!(p)) botch(__STRING(p))
    131 
    132 static botch __P((char *));
    133 
    134 static
    135 botch(s)
    136 	char *s;
    137 {
    138 	fprintf(stderr, "\r\nassertion botched: %s\r\n", s);
    139  	(void) fflush(stderr);		/* just in case user buffered it */
    140 	abort();
    141 }
    142 #else
    143 #define	ASSERT(p)
    144 #endif
    145 
    146 void *
    147 malloc(nbytes)
    148 	size_t nbytes;
    149 {
    150   	register union overhead *op;
    151 	register int bucket;
    152   	register long n;
    153 	register unsigned amt;
    154 
    155 	/*
    156 	 * First time malloc is called, setup page size and
    157 	 * align break pointer so all data will be page aligned.
    158 	 */
    159 	if (pagesz == 0) {
    160 		pagesz = n = getpagesize();
    161 		op = (union overhead *)sbrk(0);
    162   		n = n - sizeof (*op) - ((long)op & (n - 1));
    163 		if (n < 0)
    164 			n += pagesz;
    165   		if (n) {
    166   			if (sbrk(n) == (char *)-1)
    167 				return (NULL);
    168 		}
    169 		bucket = 0;
    170 		amt = 8;
    171 		while (pagesz > amt) {
    172 			amt <<= 1;
    173 			bucket++;
    174 		}
    175 		pagebucket = bucket;
    176 	}
    177 	/*
    178 	 * Convert amount of memory requested into closest block size
    179 	 * stored in hash buckets which satisfies request.
    180 	 * Account for space used per block for accounting.
    181 	 */
    182 	if (nbytes <= (n = pagesz - sizeof (*op) - RSLOP)) {
    183 #ifndef RCHECK
    184 		amt = 8;	/* size of first bucket */
    185 		bucket = 0;
    186 #else
    187 		amt = 16;	/* size of first bucket */
    188 		bucket = 1;
    189 #endif
    190 		n = -((long)sizeof (*op) + RSLOP);
    191 	} else {
    192 		amt = pagesz;
    193 		bucket = pagebucket;
    194 	}
    195 	while (nbytes > amt + n) {
    196 		amt <<= 1;
    197 		if (amt == 0)
    198 			return (NULL);
    199 		bucket++;
    200 	}
    201 	/*
    202 	 * If nothing in hash bucket right now,
    203 	 * request more memory from the system.
    204 	 */
    205   	if ((op = nextf[bucket]) == NULL) {
    206   		morecore(bucket);
    207   		if ((op = nextf[bucket]) == NULL)
    208   			return (NULL);
    209 	}
    210 	/* remove from linked list */
    211   	nextf[bucket] = op->ov_next;
    212 	op->ov_magic = MAGIC;
    213 	op->ov_index = bucket;
    214 #ifdef MSTATS
    215   	nmalloc[bucket]++;
    216 #endif
    217 #ifdef RCHECK
    218 	/*
    219 	 * Record allocated size of block and
    220 	 * bound space with magic numbers.
    221 	 */
    222 	op->ov_size = (nbytes + RSLOP - 1) & ~(RSLOP - 1);
    223 	op->ov_rmagic = RMAGIC;
    224   	*(u_short *)((caddr_t)(op + 1) + op->ov_size) = RMAGIC;
    225 #endif
    226   	return ((char *)(op + 1));
    227 }
    228 
    229 /*
    230  * Allocate more memory to the indicated bucket.
    231  */
    232 static void
    233 morecore(bucket)
    234 	int bucket;
    235 {
    236   	register union overhead *op;
    237 	register long sz;		/* size of desired block */
    238   	long amt;			/* amount to allocate */
    239   	int nblks;			/* how many blocks we get */
    240 
    241 	/*
    242 	 * sbrk_size <= 0 only for big, FLUFFY, requests (about
    243 	 * 2^30 bytes on a VAX, I think) or for a negative arg.
    244 	 */
    245 	sz = 1 << (bucket + 3);
    246 #ifdef DEBUG
    247 	ASSERT(sz > 0);
    248 #else
    249 	if (sz <= 0)
    250 		return;
    251 #endif
    252 	if (sz < pagesz) {
    253 		amt = pagesz;
    254   		nblks = amt / sz;
    255 	} else {
    256 		amt = sz + pagesz;
    257 		nblks = 1;
    258 	}
    259 	op = (union overhead *)sbrk(amt);
    260 	/* no more room! */
    261   	if ((long)op == -1)
    262   		return;
    263 	/*
    264 	 * Add new memory allocated to that on
    265 	 * free list for this hash bucket.
    266 	 */
    267   	nextf[bucket] = op;
    268   	while (--nblks > 0) {
    269 		op->ov_next = (union overhead *)((caddr_t)op + sz);
    270 		op = (union overhead *)((caddr_t)op + sz);
    271   	}
    272 }
    273 
    274 void
    275 free(cp)
    276 	void *cp;
    277 {
    278   	register long size;
    279 	register union overhead *op;
    280 
    281   	if (cp == NULL)
    282   		return;
    283 	op = (union overhead *)((caddr_t)cp - sizeof (union overhead));
    284 #ifdef DEBUG
    285   	ASSERT(op->ov_magic == MAGIC);		/* make sure it was in use */
    286 #else
    287 	if (op->ov_magic != MAGIC)
    288 		return;				/* sanity */
    289 #endif
    290 #ifdef RCHECK
    291   	ASSERT(op->ov_rmagic == RMAGIC);
    292 	ASSERT(*(u_short *)((caddr_t)(op + 1) + op->ov_size) == RMAGIC);
    293 #endif
    294   	size = op->ov_index;
    295   	ASSERT(size < NBUCKETS);
    296 	op->ov_next = nextf[size];	/* also clobbers ov_magic */
    297   	nextf[size] = op;
    298 #ifdef MSTATS
    299   	nmalloc[size]--;
    300 #endif
    301 }
    302 
    303 /*
    304  * When a program attempts "storage compaction" as mentioned in the
    305  * old malloc man page, it realloc's an already freed block.  Usually
    306  * this is the last block it freed; occasionally it might be farther
    307  * back.  We have to search all the free lists for the block in order
    308  * to determine its bucket: 1st we make one pass thru the lists
    309  * checking only the first block in each; if that fails we search
    310  * ``__realloc_srchlen'' blocks in each list for a match (the variable
    311  * is extern so the caller can modify it).  If that fails we just copy
    312  * however many bytes was given to realloc() and hope it's not huge.
    313  */
    314 int __realloc_srchlen = 4;	/* 4 should be plenty, -1 =>'s whole list */
    315 
    316 void *
    317 realloc(cp, nbytes)
    318 	void *cp;
    319 	size_t nbytes;
    320 {
    321   	register u_long onb;
    322 	register long i;
    323 	union overhead *op;
    324   	char *res;
    325 	int was_alloced = 0;
    326 
    327   	if (cp == NULL)
    328   		return (malloc(nbytes));
    329 	if (nbytes == 0) {
    330 		free (cp);
    331 		return NULL;
    332 	}
    333 	op = (union overhead *)((caddr_t)cp - sizeof (union overhead));
    334 	if (op->ov_magic == MAGIC) {
    335 		was_alloced++;
    336 		i = op->ov_index;
    337 	} else {
    338 		/*
    339 		 * Already free, doing "compaction".
    340 		 *
    341 		 * Search for the old block of memory on the
    342 		 * free list.  First, check the most common
    343 		 * case (last element free'd), then (this failing)
    344 		 * the last ``__realloc_srchlen'' items free'd.
    345 		 * If all lookups fail, then assume the size of
    346 		 * the memory block being realloc'd is the
    347 		 * largest possible (so that all "nbytes" of new
    348 		 * memory are copied into).  Note that this could cause
    349 		 * a memory fault if the old area was tiny, and the moon
    350 		 * is gibbous.  However, that is very unlikely.
    351 		 */
    352 		if ((i = findbucket(op, 1)) < 0 &&
    353 		    (i = findbucket(op, __realloc_srchlen)) < 0)
    354 			i = NBUCKETS;
    355 	}
    356 	onb = 1 << (i + 3);
    357 	if (onb < pagesz)
    358 		onb -= sizeof (*op) + RSLOP;
    359 	else
    360 		onb += pagesz - sizeof (*op) - RSLOP;
    361 	/* avoid the copy if same size block */
    362 	if (was_alloced) {
    363 		if (i) {
    364 			i = 1 << (i + 2);
    365 			if (i < pagesz)
    366 				i -= sizeof (*op) + RSLOP;
    367 			else
    368 				i += pagesz - sizeof (*op) - RSLOP;
    369 		}
    370 		if (nbytes <= onb && nbytes > i) {
    371 #ifdef RCHECK
    372 			op->ov_size = (nbytes + RSLOP - 1) & ~(RSLOP - 1);
    373 			*(u_short *)((caddr_t)(op + 1) + op->ov_size) = RMAGIC;
    374 #endif
    375 			return(cp);
    376 		} else
    377 			free(cp);
    378 	}
    379   	if ((res = malloc(nbytes)) == NULL)
    380   		return (NULL);
    381   	if (cp != res)		/* common optimization if "compacting" */
    382 		bcopy(cp, res, (nbytes < onb) ? nbytes : onb);
    383   	return (res);
    384 }
    385 
    386 /*
    387  * Search ``srchlen'' elements of each free list for a block whose
    388  * header starts at ``freep''.  If srchlen is -1 search the whole list.
    389  * Return bucket number, or -1 if not found.
    390  */
    391 static int
    392 findbucket(freep, srchlen)
    393 	union overhead *freep;
    394 	int srchlen;
    395 {
    396 	register union overhead *p;
    397 	register int i, j;
    398 
    399 	for (i = 0; i < NBUCKETS; i++) {
    400 		j = 0;
    401 		for (p = nextf[i]; p && j != srchlen; p = p->ov_next) {
    402 			if (p == freep)
    403 				return (i);
    404 			j++;
    405 		}
    406 	}
    407 	return (-1);
    408 }
    409 
    410 #ifdef MSTATS
    411 /*
    412  * mstats - print out statistics about malloc
    413  *
    414  * Prints two lines of numbers, one showing the length of the free list
    415  * for each size category, the second showing the number of mallocs -
    416  * frees for each size category.
    417  */
    418 void
    419 mstats(s)
    420 	char *s;
    421 {
    422   	register int i, j;
    423   	register union overhead *p;
    424   	int totfree = 0,
    425   	totused = 0;
    426 
    427   	fprintf(stderr, "Memory allocation statistics %s\nfree:\t", s);
    428   	for (i = 0; i < NBUCKETS; i++) {
    429   		for (j = 0, p = nextf[i]; p; p = p->ov_next, j++)
    430   			;
    431   		fprintf(stderr, " %d", j);
    432   		totfree += j * (1 << (i + 3));
    433   	}
    434   	fprintf(stderr, "\nused:\t");
    435   	for (i = 0; i < NBUCKETS; i++) {
    436   		fprintf(stderr, " %d", nmalloc[i]);
    437   		totused += nmalloc[i] * (1 << (i + 3));
    438   	}
    439   	fprintf(stderr, "\n\tTotal in use: %d, total free: %d\n",
    440 	    totused, totfree);
    441 }
    442 #endif
    443