ralloc.c revision 7e995a2e
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23
24#include <assert.h>
25#include <stdlib.h>
26#include <stdarg.h>
27#include <stdio.h>
28#include <string.h>
29#include <stdint.h>
30
31/* Some versions of MinGW are missing _vscprintf's declaration, although they
32 * still provide the symbol in the import library. */
33#ifdef __MINGW32__
34_CRTIMP int _vscprintf(const char *format, va_list argptr);
35#endif
36
37#include "ralloc.h"
38
39#ifndef va_copy
40#ifdef __va_copy
41#define va_copy(dest, src) __va_copy((dest), (src))
42#else
43#define va_copy(dest, src) (dest) = (src)
44#endif
45#endif
46
47#define CANARY 0x5A1106
48
49/* Align the header's size so that ralloc() allocations will return with the
50 * same alignment as a libc malloc would have (8 on 32-bit GLIBC, 16 on
51 * 64-bit), avoiding performance penalities on x86 and alignment faults on
52 * ARM.
53 */
54struct
55#ifdef _MSC_VER
56 __declspec(align(8))
57#elif defined(__LP64__)
58 __attribute__((aligned(16)))
59#else
60 __attribute__((aligned(8)))
61#endif
62   ralloc_header
63{
64#ifdef DEBUG
65   /* A canary value used to determine whether a pointer is ralloc'd. */
66   unsigned canary;
67#endif
68
69   struct ralloc_header *parent;
70
71   /* The first child (head of a linked list) */
72   struct ralloc_header *child;
73
74   /* Linked list of siblings */
75   struct ralloc_header *prev;
76   struct ralloc_header *next;
77
78   void (*destructor)(void *);
79};
80
81typedef struct ralloc_header ralloc_header;
82
83static void unlink_block(ralloc_header *info);
84static void unsafe_free(ralloc_header *info);
85
86static ralloc_header *
87get_header(const void *ptr)
88{
89   ralloc_header *info = (ralloc_header *) (((char *) ptr) -
90					    sizeof(ralloc_header));
91#ifdef DEBUG
92   assert(info->canary == CANARY);
93#endif
94   return info;
95}
96
97#define PTR_FROM_HEADER(info) (((char *) info) + sizeof(ralloc_header))
98
99static void
100add_child(ralloc_header *parent, ralloc_header *info)
101{
102   if (parent != NULL) {
103      info->parent = parent;
104      info->next = parent->child;
105      parent->child = info;
106
107      if (info->next != NULL)
108	 info->next->prev = info;
109   }
110}
111
112void *
113ralloc_context(const void *ctx)
114{
115   return ralloc_size(ctx, 0);
116}
117
118void *
119ralloc_size(const void *ctx, size_t size)
120{
121   void *block = malloc(size + sizeof(ralloc_header));
122   ralloc_header *info;
123   ralloc_header *parent;
124
125   if (unlikely(block == NULL))
126      return NULL;
127
128   info = (ralloc_header *) block;
129   /* measurements have shown that calloc is slower (because of
130    * the multiplication overflow checking?), so clear things
131    * manually
132    */
133   info->parent = NULL;
134   info->child = NULL;
135   info->prev = NULL;
136   info->next = NULL;
137   info->destructor = NULL;
138
139   parent = ctx != NULL ? get_header(ctx) : NULL;
140
141   add_child(parent, info);
142
143#ifdef DEBUG
144   info->canary = CANARY;
145#endif
146
147   return PTR_FROM_HEADER(info);
148}
149
150void *
151rzalloc_size(const void *ctx, size_t size)
152{
153   void *ptr = ralloc_size(ctx, size);
154
155   if (likely(ptr))
156      memset(ptr, 0, size);
157
158   return ptr;
159}
160
161/* helper function - assumes ptr != NULL */
162static void *
163resize(void *ptr, size_t size)
164{
165   ralloc_header *child, *old, *info;
166
167   old = get_header(ptr);
168   info = realloc(old, size + sizeof(ralloc_header));
169
170   if (info == NULL)
171      return NULL;
172
173   /* Update parent and sibling's links to the reallocated node. */
174   if (info != old && info->parent != NULL) {
175      if (info->parent->child == old)
176	 info->parent->child = info;
177
178      if (info->prev != NULL)
179	 info->prev->next = info;
180
181      if (info->next != NULL)
182	 info->next->prev = info;
183   }
184
185   /* Update child->parent links for all children */
186   for (child = info->child; child != NULL; child = child->next)
187      child->parent = info;
188
189   return PTR_FROM_HEADER(info);
190}
191
192void *
193reralloc_size(const void *ctx, void *ptr, size_t size)
194{
195   if (unlikely(ptr == NULL))
196      return ralloc_size(ctx, size);
197
198   assert(ralloc_parent(ptr) == ctx);
199   return resize(ptr, size);
200}
201
202void *
203ralloc_array_size(const void *ctx, size_t size, unsigned count)
204{
205   if (count > SIZE_MAX/size)
206      return NULL;
207
208   return ralloc_size(ctx, size * count);
209}
210
211void *
212rzalloc_array_size(const void *ctx, size_t size, unsigned count)
213{
214   if (count > SIZE_MAX/size)
215      return NULL;
216
217   return rzalloc_size(ctx, size * count);
218}
219
220void *
221reralloc_array_size(const void *ctx, void *ptr, size_t size, unsigned count)
222{
223   if (count > SIZE_MAX/size)
224      return NULL;
225
226   return reralloc_size(ctx, ptr, size * count);
227}
228
229void
230ralloc_free(void *ptr)
231{
232   ralloc_header *info;
233
234   if (ptr == NULL)
235      return;
236
237   info = get_header(ptr);
238   unlink_block(info);
239   unsafe_free(info);
240}
241
242static void
243unlink_block(ralloc_header *info)
244{
245   /* Unlink from parent & siblings */
246   if (info->parent != NULL) {
247      if (info->parent->child == info)
248	 info->parent->child = info->next;
249
250      if (info->prev != NULL)
251	 info->prev->next = info->next;
252
253      if (info->next != NULL)
254	 info->next->prev = info->prev;
255   }
256   info->parent = NULL;
257   info->prev = NULL;
258   info->next = NULL;
259}
260
261static void
262unsafe_free(ralloc_header *info)
263{
264   /* Recursively free any children...don't waste time unlinking them. */
265   ralloc_header *temp;
266   while (info->child != NULL) {
267      temp = info->child;
268      info->child = temp->next;
269      unsafe_free(temp);
270   }
271
272   /* Free the block itself.  Call the destructor first, if any. */
273   if (info->destructor != NULL)
274      info->destructor(PTR_FROM_HEADER(info));
275
276   free(info);
277}
278
279void
280ralloc_steal(const void *new_ctx, void *ptr)
281{
282   ralloc_header *info, *parent;
283
284   if (unlikely(ptr == NULL))
285      return;
286
287   info = get_header(ptr);
288   parent = new_ctx ? get_header(new_ctx) : NULL;
289
290   unlink_block(info);
291
292   add_child(parent, info);
293}
294
295void
296ralloc_adopt(const void *new_ctx, void *old_ctx)
297{
298   ralloc_header *new_info, *old_info, *child;
299
300   if (unlikely(old_ctx == NULL))
301      return;
302
303   old_info = get_header(old_ctx);
304   new_info = get_header(new_ctx);
305
306   /* If there are no children, bail. */
307   if (unlikely(old_info->child == NULL))
308      return;
309
310   /* Set all the children's parent to new_ctx; get a pointer to the last child. */
311   for (child = old_info->child; child->next != NULL; child = child->next) {
312      child->parent = new_info;
313   }
314   child->parent = new_info;
315
316   /* Connect the two lists together; parent them to new_ctx; make old_ctx empty. */
317   child->next = new_info->child;
318   if (child->next)
319      child->next->prev = child;
320   new_info->child = old_info->child;
321   old_info->child = NULL;
322}
323
324void *
325ralloc_parent(const void *ptr)
326{
327   ralloc_header *info;
328
329   if (unlikely(ptr == NULL))
330      return NULL;
331
332   info = get_header(ptr);
333   return info->parent ? PTR_FROM_HEADER(info->parent) : NULL;
334}
335
336void
337ralloc_set_destructor(const void *ptr, void(*destructor)(void *))
338{
339   ralloc_header *info = get_header(ptr);
340   info->destructor = destructor;
341}
342
343char *
344ralloc_strdup(const void *ctx, const char *str)
345{
346   size_t n;
347   char *ptr;
348
349   if (unlikely(str == NULL))
350      return NULL;
351
352   n = strlen(str);
353   ptr = ralloc_array(ctx, char, n + 1);
354   memcpy(ptr, str, n);
355   ptr[n] = '\0';
356   return ptr;
357}
358
359char *
360ralloc_strndup(const void *ctx, const char *str, size_t max)
361{
362   size_t n;
363   char *ptr;
364
365   if (unlikely(str == NULL))
366      return NULL;
367
368   n = strnlen(str, max);
369   ptr = ralloc_array(ctx, char, n + 1);
370   memcpy(ptr, str, n);
371   ptr[n] = '\0';
372   return ptr;
373}
374
375/* helper routine for strcat/strncat - n is the exact amount to copy */
376static bool
377cat(char **dest, const char *str, size_t n)
378{
379   char *both;
380   size_t existing_length;
381   assert(dest != NULL && *dest != NULL);
382
383   existing_length = strlen(*dest);
384   both = resize(*dest, existing_length + n + 1);
385   if (unlikely(both == NULL))
386      return false;
387
388   memcpy(both + existing_length, str, n);
389   both[existing_length + n] = '\0';
390
391   *dest = both;
392   return true;
393}
394
395
396bool
397ralloc_strcat(char **dest, const char *str)
398{
399   return cat(dest, str, strlen(str));
400}
401
402bool
403ralloc_strncat(char **dest, const char *str, size_t n)
404{
405   return cat(dest, str, strnlen(str, n));
406}
407
408bool
409ralloc_str_append(char **dest, const char *str,
410                  size_t existing_length, size_t str_size)
411{
412   char *both;
413   assert(dest != NULL && *dest != NULL);
414
415   both = resize(*dest, existing_length + str_size + 1);
416   if (unlikely(both == NULL))
417      return false;
418
419   memcpy(both + existing_length, str, str_size);
420   both[existing_length + str_size] = '\0';
421
422   *dest = both;
423
424   return true;
425}
426
427char *
428ralloc_asprintf(const void *ctx, const char *fmt, ...)
429{
430   char *ptr;
431   va_list args;
432   va_start(args, fmt);
433   ptr = ralloc_vasprintf(ctx, fmt, args);
434   va_end(args);
435   return ptr;
436}
437
438/* Return the length of the string that would be generated by a printf-style
439 * format and argument list, not including the \0 byte.
440 */
441static size_t
442printf_length(const char *fmt, va_list untouched_args)
443{
444   int size;
445   char junk;
446
447   /* Make a copy of the va_list so the original caller can still use it */
448   va_list args;
449   va_copy(args, untouched_args);
450
451#ifdef _WIN32
452   /* We need to use _vcsprintf to calculate the size as vsnprintf returns -1
453    * if the number of characters to write is greater than count.
454    */
455   size = _vscprintf(fmt, args);
456   (void)junk;
457#else
458   size = vsnprintf(&junk, 1, fmt, args);
459#endif
460   assert(size >= 0);
461
462   va_end(args);
463
464   return size;
465}
466
467char *
468ralloc_vasprintf(const void *ctx, const char *fmt, va_list args)
469{
470   size_t size = printf_length(fmt, args) + 1;
471
472   char *ptr = ralloc_size(ctx, size);
473   if (ptr != NULL)
474      vsnprintf(ptr, size, fmt, args);
475
476   return ptr;
477}
478
479bool
480ralloc_asprintf_append(char **str, const char *fmt, ...)
481{
482   bool success;
483   va_list args;
484   va_start(args, fmt);
485   success = ralloc_vasprintf_append(str, fmt, args);
486   va_end(args);
487   return success;
488}
489
490bool
491ralloc_vasprintf_append(char **str, const char *fmt, va_list args)
492{
493   size_t existing_length;
494   assert(str != NULL);
495   existing_length = *str ? strlen(*str) : 0;
496   return ralloc_vasprintf_rewrite_tail(str, &existing_length, fmt, args);
497}
498
499bool
500ralloc_asprintf_rewrite_tail(char **str, size_t *start, const char *fmt, ...)
501{
502   bool success;
503   va_list args;
504   va_start(args, fmt);
505   success = ralloc_vasprintf_rewrite_tail(str, start, fmt, args);
506   va_end(args);
507   return success;
508}
509
510bool
511ralloc_vasprintf_rewrite_tail(char **str, size_t *start, const char *fmt,
512			      va_list args)
513{
514   size_t new_length;
515   char *ptr;
516
517   assert(str != NULL);
518
519   if (unlikely(*str == NULL)) {
520      // Assuming a NULL context is probably bad, but it's expected behavior.
521      *str = ralloc_vasprintf(NULL, fmt, args);
522      *start = strlen(*str);
523      return true;
524   }
525
526   new_length = printf_length(fmt, args);
527
528   ptr = resize(*str, *start + new_length + 1);
529   if (unlikely(ptr == NULL))
530      return false;
531
532   vsnprintf(ptr + *start, new_length + 1, fmt, args);
533   *str = ptr;
534   *start += new_length;
535   return true;
536}
537
538/***************************************************************************
539 * Linear allocator for short-lived allocations.
540 ***************************************************************************
541 *
542 * The allocator consists of a parent node (2K buffer), which requires
543 * a ralloc parent, and child nodes (allocations). Child nodes can't be freed
544 * directly, because the parent doesn't track them. You have to release
545 * the parent node in order to release all its children.
546 *
547 * The allocator uses a fixed-sized buffer with a monotonically increasing
548 * offset after each allocation. If the buffer is all used, another buffer
549 * is allocated, sharing the same ralloc parent, so all buffers are at
550 * the same level in the ralloc hierarchy.
551 *
552 * The linear parent node is always the first buffer and keeps track of all
553 * other buffers.
554 */
555
556#define MIN_LINEAR_BUFSIZE 2048
557#define SUBALLOC_ALIGNMENT 8
558#define LMAGIC 0x87b9c7d3
559
560struct
561#ifdef _MSC_VER
562 __declspec(align(8))
563#elif defined(__LP64__)
564 __attribute__((aligned(16)))
565#else
566 __attribute__((aligned(8)))
567#endif
568   linear_header {
569#ifdef DEBUG
570   unsigned magic;   /* for debugging */
571#endif
572   unsigned offset;  /* points to the first unused byte in the buffer */
573   unsigned size;    /* size of the buffer */
574   void *ralloc_parent;          /* new buffers will use this */
575   struct linear_header *next;   /* next buffer if we have more */
576   struct linear_header *latest; /* the only buffer that has free space */
577
578   /* After this structure, the buffer begins.
579    * Each suballocation consists of linear_size_chunk as its header followed
580    * by the suballocation, so it goes:
581    *
582    * - linear_size_chunk
583    * - allocated space
584    * - linear_size_chunk
585    * - allocated space
586    * etc.
587    *
588    * linear_size_chunk is only needed by linear_realloc.
589    */
590};
591
592struct linear_size_chunk {
593   unsigned size; /* for realloc */
594   unsigned _padding;
595};
596
597typedef struct linear_header linear_header;
598typedef struct linear_size_chunk linear_size_chunk;
599
600#define LINEAR_PARENT_TO_HEADER(parent) \
601   (linear_header*) \
602   ((char*)(parent) - sizeof(linear_size_chunk) - sizeof(linear_header))
603
604/* Allocate the linear buffer with its header. */
605static linear_header *
606create_linear_node(void *ralloc_ctx, unsigned min_size)
607{
608   linear_header *node;
609
610   min_size += sizeof(linear_size_chunk);
611
612   if (likely(min_size < MIN_LINEAR_BUFSIZE))
613      min_size = MIN_LINEAR_BUFSIZE;
614
615   node = ralloc_size(ralloc_ctx, sizeof(linear_header) + min_size);
616   if (unlikely(!node))
617      return NULL;
618
619#ifdef DEBUG
620   node->magic = LMAGIC;
621#endif
622   node->offset = 0;
623   node->size = min_size;
624   node->ralloc_parent = ralloc_ctx;
625   node->next = NULL;
626   node->latest = node;
627   return node;
628}
629
630void *
631linear_alloc_child(void *parent, unsigned size)
632{
633   linear_header *first = LINEAR_PARENT_TO_HEADER(parent);
634   linear_header *latest = first->latest;
635   linear_header *new_node;
636   linear_size_chunk *ptr;
637   unsigned full_size;
638
639#ifdef DEBUG
640   assert(first->magic == LMAGIC);
641#endif
642   assert(!latest->next);
643
644   size = ALIGN_POT(size, SUBALLOC_ALIGNMENT);
645   full_size = sizeof(linear_size_chunk) + size;
646
647   if (unlikely(latest->offset + full_size > latest->size)) {
648      /* allocate a new node */
649      new_node = create_linear_node(latest->ralloc_parent, size);
650      if (unlikely(!new_node))
651         return NULL;
652
653      first->latest = new_node;
654      latest->latest = new_node;
655      latest->next = new_node;
656      latest = new_node;
657   }
658
659   ptr = (linear_size_chunk *)((char*)&latest[1] + latest->offset);
660   ptr->size = size;
661   latest->offset += full_size;
662
663   assert((uintptr_t)&ptr[1] % SUBALLOC_ALIGNMENT == 0);
664   return &ptr[1];
665}
666
667void *
668linear_alloc_parent(void *ralloc_ctx, unsigned size)
669{
670   linear_header *node;
671
672   if (unlikely(!ralloc_ctx))
673      return NULL;
674
675   size = ALIGN_POT(size, SUBALLOC_ALIGNMENT);
676
677   node = create_linear_node(ralloc_ctx, size);
678   if (unlikely(!node))
679      return NULL;
680
681   return linear_alloc_child((char*)node +
682                             sizeof(linear_header) +
683                             sizeof(linear_size_chunk), size);
684}
685
686void *
687linear_zalloc_child(void *parent, unsigned size)
688{
689   void *ptr = linear_alloc_child(parent, size);
690
691   if (likely(ptr))
692      memset(ptr, 0, size);
693   return ptr;
694}
695
696void *
697linear_zalloc_parent(void *parent, unsigned size)
698{
699   void *ptr = linear_alloc_parent(parent, size);
700
701   if (likely(ptr))
702      memset(ptr, 0, size);
703   return ptr;
704}
705
706void
707linear_free_parent(void *ptr)
708{
709   linear_header *node;
710
711   if (unlikely(!ptr))
712      return;
713
714   node = LINEAR_PARENT_TO_HEADER(ptr);
715#ifdef DEBUG
716   assert(node->magic == LMAGIC);
717#endif
718
719   while (node) {
720      void *ptr = node;
721
722      node = node->next;
723      ralloc_free(ptr);
724   }
725}
726
727void
728ralloc_steal_linear_parent(void *new_ralloc_ctx, void *ptr)
729{
730   linear_header *node;
731
732   if (unlikely(!ptr))
733      return;
734
735   node = LINEAR_PARENT_TO_HEADER(ptr);
736#ifdef DEBUG
737   assert(node->magic == LMAGIC);
738#endif
739
740   while (node) {
741      ralloc_steal(new_ralloc_ctx, node);
742      node->ralloc_parent = new_ralloc_ctx;
743      node = node->next;
744   }
745}
746
747void *
748ralloc_parent_of_linear_parent(void *ptr)
749{
750   linear_header *node = LINEAR_PARENT_TO_HEADER(ptr);
751#ifdef DEBUG
752   assert(node->magic == LMAGIC);
753#endif
754   return node->ralloc_parent;
755}
756
757void *
758linear_realloc(void *parent, void *old, unsigned new_size)
759{
760   unsigned old_size = 0;
761   ralloc_header *new_ptr;
762
763   new_ptr = linear_alloc_child(parent, new_size);
764
765   if (unlikely(!old))
766      return new_ptr;
767
768   old_size = ((linear_size_chunk*)old)[-1].size;
769
770   if (likely(new_ptr && old_size))
771      memcpy(new_ptr, old, MIN2(old_size, new_size));
772
773   return new_ptr;
774}
775
776/* All code below is pretty much copied from ralloc and only the alloc
777 * calls are different.
778 */
779
780char *
781linear_strdup(void *parent, const char *str)
782{
783   unsigned n;
784   char *ptr;
785
786   if (unlikely(!str))
787      return NULL;
788
789   n = strlen(str);
790   ptr = linear_alloc_child(parent, n + 1);
791   if (unlikely(!ptr))
792      return NULL;
793
794   memcpy(ptr, str, n);
795   ptr[n] = '\0';
796   return ptr;
797}
798
799char *
800linear_asprintf(void *parent, const char *fmt, ...)
801{
802   char *ptr;
803   va_list args;
804   va_start(args, fmt);
805   ptr = linear_vasprintf(parent, fmt, args);
806   va_end(args);
807   return ptr;
808}
809
810char *
811linear_vasprintf(void *parent, const char *fmt, va_list args)
812{
813   unsigned size = printf_length(fmt, args) + 1;
814
815   char *ptr = linear_alloc_child(parent, size);
816   if (ptr != NULL)
817      vsnprintf(ptr, size, fmt, args);
818
819   return ptr;
820}
821
822bool
823linear_asprintf_append(void *parent, char **str, const char *fmt, ...)
824{
825   bool success;
826   va_list args;
827   va_start(args, fmt);
828   success = linear_vasprintf_append(parent, str, fmt, args);
829   va_end(args);
830   return success;
831}
832
833bool
834linear_vasprintf_append(void *parent, char **str, const char *fmt, va_list args)
835{
836   size_t existing_length;
837   assert(str != NULL);
838   existing_length = *str ? strlen(*str) : 0;
839   return linear_vasprintf_rewrite_tail(parent, str, &existing_length, fmt, args);
840}
841
842bool
843linear_asprintf_rewrite_tail(void *parent, char **str, size_t *start,
844                             const char *fmt, ...)
845{
846   bool success;
847   va_list args;
848   va_start(args, fmt);
849   success = linear_vasprintf_rewrite_tail(parent, str, start, fmt, args);
850   va_end(args);
851   return success;
852}
853
854bool
855linear_vasprintf_rewrite_tail(void *parent, char **str, size_t *start,
856                              const char *fmt, va_list args)
857{
858   size_t new_length;
859   char *ptr;
860
861   assert(str != NULL);
862
863   if (unlikely(*str == NULL)) {
864      *str = linear_vasprintf(parent, fmt, args);
865      *start = strlen(*str);
866      return true;
867   }
868
869   new_length = printf_length(fmt, args);
870
871   ptr = linear_realloc(parent, *str, *start + new_length + 1);
872   if (unlikely(ptr == NULL))
873      return false;
874
875   vsnprintf(ptr + *start, new_length + 1, fmt, args);
876   *str = ptr;
877   *start += new_length;
878   return true;
879}
880
881/* helper routine for strcat/strncat - n is the exact amount to copy */
882static bool
883linear_cat(void *parent, char **dest, const char *str, unsigned n)
884{
885   char *both;
886   unsigned existing_length;
887   assert(dest != NULL && *dest != NULL);
888
889   existing_length = strlen(*dest);
890   both = linear_realloc(parent, *dest, existing_length + n + 1);
891   if (unlikely(both == NULL))
892      return false;
893
894   memcpy(both + existing_length, str, n);
895   both[existing_length + n] = '\0';
896
897   *dest = both;
898   return true;
899}
900
901bool
902linear_strcat(void *parent, char **dest, const char *str)
903{
904   return linear_cat(parent, dest, str, strlen(str));
905}
906