Add alloc_no_gc #1218
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wks
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I changed the documentation based on the suggestions. |
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| /// normally without panicking or throwing exceptions, this function will return zero. | ||
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| /// This function in most cases returns a valid memory address. | ||
| /// This function may return a zero address iif 1. MMTk attempts at least one GC, |
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| /// This function may return a zero address iif 1. MMTk attempts at least one GC, | |
| /// This function may return a zero address if 1. MMTk attempts at least one GC, |
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Actually this paragraph should be removed.
large object. Minor fixes for comments
wks
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wks
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Co-authored-by: Kunshan Wang <wks1986@gmail.com>
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I’m awaiting feedback from @JunmingZhao42 and Ben before merging this PR, as they requested this feature. |
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Co-authored-by: Ben Gamari <ben@smart-cactus.org>
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This PR adds allocation functions that are not GC safe points. On failed allocation, they will not attempt a GC and will just return a null address.
Our current
allocfunctions assume they are GC safe points and will trigger GCs internally. A runtime may have different assumptions. We see GHC hasallocateMightFail(https://gitlab.haskell.org/ghc/ghc/-/blob/90746a591919fc51a0ec9dec58d8f1c8397040e3/rts/sm/Storage.c?page=2#L1089). Also Julia assumes perm alloc will not trigger a GC (mmtk/mmtk-julia#172).Having a variant of
allocthat is not GC safepoints could be generally useful.