chez-openbsd/c/alloc.c

/* alloc.c
 * Copyright 1984-2017 Cisco Systems, Inc.
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * 
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

#include "system.h"

/* locally defined functions */
static void maybe_fire_collector(void);

void S_alloc_init(void) {
    ISPC s; IGEN g; UINT i;

    if (S_boot_time) {
      /* reset the allocation tables */
        for (g = 0; g <= static_generation; g++) {
            S_G.bytes_of_generation[g] = 0;
            for (s = 0; s <= max_real_space; s++) {
                S_G.base_loc[g][s] = FIX(0);
                S_G.first_loc[g][s] = FIX(0);
                S_G.next_loc[g][s] = FIX(0);
                S_G.bytes_left[g][s] = 0;
                S_G.bytes_of_space[g][s] = 0;
            }
        }

        /* initialize the dirty-segment lists. */
        for (i = 0; i < DIRTY_SEGMENT_LISTS; i += 1) {
          S_G.dirty_segments[i] = NULL;
        }

        S_G.collect_trip_bytes = default_collect_trip_bytes;
        S_G.g0_bytes_after_last_gc = 0;

       /* set to final value in prim.c when known */
        S_protect(&S_G.nonprocedure_code);
        S_G.nonprocedure_code = FIX(0);

        S_protect(&S_G.null_vector);
        find_room(space_new, 0, type_typed_object, size_vector(0), S_G.null_vector);
        VECTTYPE(S_G.null_vector) = (0 << vector_length_offset) | type_vector;

        S_protect(&S_G.null_fxvector);
        find_room(space_new, 0, type_typed_object, size_fxvector(0), S_G.null_fxvector);
        FXVECTOR_TYPE(S_G.null_fxvector) = (0 << fxvector_length_offset) | type_fxvector;

        S_protect(&S_G.null_bytevector);
        find_room(space_new, 0, type_typed_object, size_bytevector(0), S_G.null_bytevector);
        BYTEVECTOR_TYPE(S_G.null_bytevector) = (0 << bytevector_length_offset) | type_bytevector;

        S_protect(&S_G.null_string);
        find_room(space_new, 0, type_typed_object, size_string(0), S_G.null_string);
        STRTYPE(S_G.null_string) = (0 << string_length_offset) | type_string;
    }
}

void S_protect(ptr *p) {
    if (S_G.protect_next > max_protected)
        S_error_abort("max_protected constant too small");
    *p = snil;
    S_G.protected[S_G.protect_next++] = p;
}

/* S_reset_scheme_stack is always called with mutex */
void S_reset_scheme_stack(ptr tc, iptr n) {
    ptr *x; iptr m;

  /* we allow less than one_shot_headroom here for no truly justifiable
     reason */
    n = ptr_align(n + (one_shot_headroom >> 1));

    x = &STACKCACHE(tc);
    for (;;) {
        if (*x == snil) {
            if (n < default_stack_size) n = default_stack_size;
          /* stacks are untyped objects */
            find_room(space_new, 0, typemod, n, SCHEMESTACK(tc));
            break;
        }
        if ((m = CACHEDSTACKSIZE(*x)) >= n) {
            n = m;
            SCHEMESTACK(tc) = *x;
/* if we decide to leave KEEPSMALLPUPPIES undefined permanently, we should
   rewrite this code to remove the indirect on x */
/* #define KEEPSMALLPUPPIES */
#ifdef KEEPSMALLPUPPIES
            *x = CACHEDSTACKLINK(*x);
#else
            STACKCACHE(tc) = CACHEDSTACKLINK(*x);
#endif
            break;
        }
        x = &CACHEDSTACKLINK(*x);
    }
    SCHEMESTACKSIZE(tc) = n;
    ESP(tc) = (ptr)((uptr)SCHEMESTACK(tc) + n - stack_slop);
    SFP(tc) = (ptr)SCHEMESTACK(tc);
}

ptr S_compute_bytes_allocated(ptr xg, ptr xs) {
  ptr tc = get_thread_context();
  ISPC s, smax, smin; IGEN g, gmax, gmin;
  uptr n;

  gmin = (IGEN)UNFIX(xg);
  if (gmin < 0) {
    gmin = 0;
    gmax = static_generation;
  } else if (gmin == S_G.new_max_nonstatic_generation) {
   /* include virtual inhabitents too */
    gmax = S_G.max_nonstatic_generation;
  } else {
    gmax = gmin;
  }

  smin = (ISPC)(UNFIX(xs));
  smax = smin < 0 ? max_real_space : smin;
  smin = smin < 0 ? 0 : smin;

  n = 0;

  g = gmin;
  while (g <= gmax) {
    for (s = smin; s <= smax; s++) {
      ptr next_loc = S_G.next_loc[g][s];
     /* add in bytes previously recorded */
      n += S_G.bytes_of_space[g][s];
     /* add in bytes in active segments */
      if (next_loc != FIX(0))
        n += (char *)next_loc - (char *)S_G.base_loc[g][s];
    }
    if (g == S_G.max_nonstatic_generation)
      g = static_generation;
    else
      g += 1;
  }

 /* subtract off bytes not allocated */
  if (gmin == 0 && smin <= space_new && space_new <= smax)
      n -= (uptr)REAL_EAP(tc) - (uptr)AP(tc);

  return Sunsigned(n);
}

static void maybe_fire_collector(void) {
  if (S_G.bytes_of_generation[0] - S_G.g0_bytes_after_last_gc >= S_G.collect_trip_bytes)
    S_fire_collector();
}

/* find_more_room
 * S_find_more_room is called from the macro find_room when
 * the current segment is too full to fit the allocation.
 *
 * A forward_marker followed by a pointer to
 * the newly obtained segment is placed at next_loc to show
 * gc where the end of this segment is and where the next
 * segment of this type resides.  Allocation occurs from the
 * beginning of the newly obtained segment.  The need for the
 * eos marker explains the (2 * ptr_bytes) byte factor in
 * S_find_more_room.
 */
/* S_find_more_room is always called with mutex */
ptr S_find_more_room(ISPC s, IGEN g, iptr n, ptr old) {
  iptr nsegs, seg;
  ptr new;

  S_pants_down += 1;

  nsegs = (uptr)(n + 2 * ptr_bytes + bytes_per_segment - 1) >> segment_offset_bits;

 /* block requests to minimize fragmentation and improve cache locality */
  if (s == space_code && nsegs < 16) nsegs = 16;

  seg = S_find_segments(s, g, nsegs);
  new = build_ptr(seg, 0);

  if (old == FIX(0)) {
   /* first object of this space */
    S_G.first_loc[g][s] = new;
  } else {
    uptr bytes = (char *)old - (char *)S_G.base_loc[g][s];
   /* increment bytes_allocated by the closed-off partial segment */
    S_G.bytes_of_space[g][s] += bytes;
    S_G.bytes_of_generation[g] += bytes;
   /* lay down an end-of-segment marker */
    *(ptr*)old = forward_marker;
    *((ptr*)old + 1) = new;
  }

 /* base address of current block of segments to track amount of allocation */
  S_G.base_loc[g][s] = new;

  S_G.next_loc[g][s] = (ptr)((uptr)new + n);
  S_G.bytes_left[g][s] = (nsegs * bytes_per_segment - n) - 2 * ptr_bytes;

  if (g == 0 && S_pants_down == 1) maybe_fire_collector();

  S_pants_down -= 1;
  return new;
}

/* S_reset_allocation_pointer is always called with mutex */
/* We always allocate exactly one segment for the allocation area, since
   we can get into hot water with formerly locked objects, specifically
   symbols and impure records, that cross segment boundaries.  This allows
   us to maintain the invariant that no object crosses a segment boundary
   unless it starts on a segment boundary (and is thus at least one
   segment long).  NB.  This invariant does not apply to code objects
   since we grab large blocks of segments for them.
*/

void S_reset_allocation_pointer(ptr tc) {
  iptr seg;

  S_pants_down += 1;

  seg = S_find_segments(space_new, 0, 1);

  /* NB: if allocate_segments didn't already ensure we don't use the last segment
     of memory, we'd have to reject it here so cp2-alloc can avoid a carry check for
     small allocation requests, using something like this:

     if (seg == (((uptr)1 << (ptr_bits - segment_offset_bits)) - 1))
       seg = S_find_segments(space_new, 0, 1);
  */

  S_G.bytes_of_space[0][space_new] += bytes_per_segment;
  S_G.bytes_of_generation[0] += bytes_per_segment;

  if (S_pants_down == 1) maybe_fire_collector();

  AP(tc) = build_ptr(seg, 0);
  REAL_EAP(tc) = EAP(tc) = (ptr)((uptr)AP(tc) + bytes_per_segment);

  S_pants_down -= 1;
}


FORCEINLINE void mark_segment_dirty(seginfo *si, IGEN from_g, IGEN to_g) {
  IGEN old_to_g = si->min_dirty_byte;
  if (to_g < old_to_g) {
    seginfo **pointer_to_first, *oldfirst;
    if (old_to_g != 0xff) {
      seginfo *next = si->dirty_next, **prev = si->dirty_prev;
      /* presently on some other list, so remove */
      *prev = next;
      if (next != NULL) next->dirty_prev = prev;
    }
    oldfirst = *(pointer_to_first = &DirtySegments(from_g, to_g));
    *pointer_to_first = si;
    si->dirty_prev = pointer_to_first;
    si->dirty_next = oldfirst;
    if (oldfirst != NULL) oldfirst->dirty_prev = &si->dirty_next;
    si->min_dirty_byte = to_g;
  }
}

void S_dirty_set(ptr *loc, ptr x) {
  *loc = x;
  if (!Sfixnump(x)) {
    seginfo *si = SegInfo(addr_get_segment(loc));
    IGEN from_g = si->generation;
    if (from_g != 0) {
      si->dirty_bytes[((uptr)loc >> card_offset_bits) & ((1 << segment_card_offset_bits) - 1)] = 0;
      mark_segment_dirty(si, from_g, 0);
    }
  }
}

void S_mark_card_dirty(uptr card, IGEN to_g) {
  uptr loc = card << card_offset_bits;
  uptr seg = addr_get_segment(loc);
  seginfo *si = SegInfo(seg);
  uptr cardno = card & ((1 << segment_card_offset_bits) - 1);
  if (to_g < si->dirty_bytes[cardno]) {
    si->dirty_bytes[cardno] = to_g;
    mark_segment_dirty(si, si->generation, to_g);
  }
}

/* scan remembered set from P to ENDP, transferring to dirty vector */
void S_scan_dirty(ptr **p, ptr **endp) {
  uptr this, last;
 
  last = 0;

  while (p < endp) {
    ptr *loc = *p;
   /* whether building s directory or running UXLB code, the most
      common situations are that *loc is a fixnum, this == last, or loc
      is in generation 0. the generated code no longer adds elements
      to the remembered set if the RHS val is a fixnum.  the other
      checks we do here.  we don't bother looking for *loc being an
      immediate or outside the heap, nor for the generation of *loc
      being the same or older than the generation of loc, since these
      don't seem to weed out many dirty writes, and we don't want to
      waste time here on fruitless memory reads and comparisions */
    if ((this = (uptr)loc >> card_offset_bits) != last) {
      seginfo *si = SegInfo(addr_get_segment(loc));
      IGEN from_g = si->generation;
      if (from_g != 0) {
        si->dirty_bytes[((uptr)loc >> card_offset_bits) & ((1 << segment_card_offset_bits) - 1)] = 0;
        if (this >> segment_card_offset_bits != last >> segment_card_offset_bits) mark_segment_dirty(si, from_g, 0);
      }
      last = this;
    }
    p += 1;
  }
}

/* S_scan_remembered_set is called from generated machine code when there
 * is insufficient room for a remembered set addition.
 */

void S_scan_remembered_set(void) {
  ptr tc = get_thread_context();
  uptr ap, eap, real_eap;

  tc_mutex_acquire()

  ap = (uptr)AP(tc);
  eap = (uptr)EAP(tc);
  real_eap = (uptr)REAL_EAP(tc);

  S_scan_dirty((ptr **)eap, (ptr **)real_eap);
  eap = real_eap;

  if (eap - ap > alloc_waste_maximum) {
    AP(tc) = (ptr)ap;
    EAP(tc) = (ptr)eap;
  } else {
    uptr bytes = eap - ap;
    S_G.bytes_of_space[0][space_new] -= bytes;
    S_G.bytes_of_generation[0] -= bytes;
    S_reset_allocation_pointer(tc);
  }

  tc_mutex_release()
}

/* S_get_more_room is called from generated machine code when there is
 * insufficient room for an allocation.  ap has already been incremented
 * by the size of the object and xp is a (typed) pointer to the value of
 * ap before the allocation attempt.  xp must be set to a new object of
 * the appropriate type and size.
 */

void S_get_more_room(void) {
  ptr tc = get_thread_context();
  ptr xp; uptr ap, type, size;

  xp = XP(tc);
  if ((type = TYPEBITS(xp)) == 0) type = typemod;
  ap = (uptr)UNTYPE(xp, type);
  size = (uptr)((iptr)AP(tc) - (iptr)ap);

  XP(tc) = S_get_more_room_help(tc, ap, type, size);
}

ptr S_get_more_room_help(ptr tc, uptr ap, uptr type, uptr size) {
  ptr x; uptr eap, real_eap;

  eap = (uptr)EAP(tc);
  real_eap = (uptr)REAL_EAP(tc);

  tc_mutex_acquire()

  S_scan_dirty((ptr **)eap, (ptr **)real_eap);
  eap = real_eap;

  if (eap - ap >= size) {
    x = TYPE(ap, type);
    ap += size;
    if (eap - ap > alloc_waste_maximum) {
      AP(tc) = (ptr)ap;
      EAP(tc) = (ptr)eap;
    } else {
      uptr bytes = eap - ap;
      S_G.bytes_of_space[0][space_new] -= bytes;
      S_G.bytes_of_generation[0] -= bytes;
      S_reset_allocation_pointer(tc);
    }
  } else if (eap - ap > alloc_waste_maximum) {
    AP(tc) = (ptr)ap;
    EAP(tc) = (ptr)eap;
    find_room(space_new, 0, type, size, x);
  } else {
    uptr bytes = eap - ap;
    S_G.bytes_of_space[0][space_new] -= bytes;
    S_G.bytes_of_generation[0] -= bytes;
    S_reset_allocation_pointer(tc);
    ap = (uptr)AP(tc);
    if (size + alloc_waste_maximum <= (uptr)EAP(tc) - ap) {
      x = TYPE(ap, type);
      AP(tc) = (ptr)(ap + size);
    } else {
      find_room(space_new, 0, type, size, x);
    }
  }

  tc_mutex_release()

  return x;
}

/* S_cons_in is always called with mutex */
ptr S_cons_in(ISPC s, IGEN g, ptr car, ptr cdr) {
    ptr p;

    find_room(s, g, type_pair, size_pair, p);
    INITCAR(p) = car;
    INITCDR(p) = cdr;
    return p;
}

ptr Scons(ptr car, ptr cdr) {
    ptr tc = get_thread_context();
    ptr p;

    thread_find_room(tc, type_pair, size_pair, p);
    INITCAR(p) = car;
    INITCDR(p) = cdr;
    return p;
}

ptr Sbox(ptr ref) {
    ptr tc = get_thread_context();
    ptr p;

    thread_find_room(tc, type_typed_object, size_box, p);
    BOXTYPE(p) = type_box;
    INITBOXREF(p) = ref;
    return p;
}

ptr S_symbol(ptr name) {
    ptr tc = get_thread_context();
    ptr p;

    thread_find_room(tc, type_symbol, size_symbol, p);
  /* changes here should be reflected in the oblist collection code in gc.c */
    INITSYMVAL(p) = sunbound;
    INITSYMCODE(p,S_G.nonprocedure_code);
    INITSYMPLIST(p) = snil;
    INITSYMSPLIST(p) = snil;
    INITSYMNAME(p) = name;
    INITSYMHASH(p) = Sfalse;
    return p;
}

ptr S_rational(ptr n, ptr d) {
    if (d == FIX(1)) return n;
    else {
        ptr tc = get_thread_context();
        ptr p;

        thread_find_room(tc, type_typed_object, size_ratnum, p);
        RATTYPE(p) = type_ratnum;
        RATNUM(p) = n;
        RATDEN(p) = d;
        return p;
    }
}

ptr S_tlc(ptr keyval, ptr ht, ptr next) {
    ptr tc = get_thread_context();
    ptr p;

    thread_find_room(tc, type_typed_object, size_tlc, p);
    TLCTYPE(p) = type_tlc;
    INITTLCKEYVAL(p) = keyval;
    INITTLCHT(p) = ht;
    INITTLCNEXT(p) = next;
    return p;
}

/* S_vector_in is always called with mutex */
ptr S_vector_in(ISPC s, IGEN g, iptr n) {
    ptr p; iptr d;

    if (n == 0) return S_G.null_vector;

    if ((uptr)n >= maximum_vector_length)
        S_error("", "invalid vector size request");

    d = size_vector(n);
   /* S_vector_in always called with mutex */
    find_room(s, g, type_typed_object, d, p);
    VECTTYPE(p) = (n << vector_length_offset) | type_vector;
    return p;
}

ptr S_vector(iptr n) {
    ptr tc;
    ptr p; iptr d;

    if (n == 0) return S_G.null_vector;

    if ((uptr)n >= maximum_vector_length)
        S_error("", "invalid vector size request");

    tc = get_thread_context();

    d = size_vector(n);
    thread_find_room(tc, type_typed_object, d, p);
    VECTTYPE(p) = (n << vector_length_offset) | type_vector;
    return p;
}

ptr S_fxvector(iptr n) {
    ptr tc;
    ptr p; iptr d;

    if (n == 0) return S_G.null_fxvector;

    if ((uptr)n > (uptr)maximum_fxvector_length)
        S_error("", "invalid fxvector size request");

    tc = get_thread_context();

    d = size_fxvector(n);
    thread_find_room(tc, type_typed_object, d, p);
    FXVECTOR_TYPE(p) = (n << fxvector_length_offset) | type_fxvector;
    return p;
}

ptr S_bytevector(iptr n) {
    ptr tc;
    ptr p; iptr d;

    if (n == 0) return S_G.null_bytevector;

    if ((uptr)n > (uptr)maximum_bytevector_length)
        S_error("", "invalid bytevector size request");

    tc = get_thread_context();

    d = size_bytevector(n);
    thread_find_room(tc, type_typed_object, d, p);
    BYTEVECTOR_TYPE(p) = (n << bytevector_length_offset) | type_bytevector;
    return p;
}

ptr S_null_immutable_vector(void) {
  ptr v;
  find_room(space_new, 0, type_typed_object, size_vector(0), v);
  VECTTYPE(v) = (0 << vector_length_offset) | type_vector | vector_immutable_flag;
  return v;
}

ptr S_null_immutable_fxvector(void) {
  ptr v;
  find_room(space_new, 0, type_typed_object, size_fxvector(0), v);
  VECTTYPE(v) = (0 << fxvector_length_offset) | type_fxvector | fxvector_immutable_flag;
  return v;
}

ptr S_null_immutable_bytevector(void) {
  ptr v;
  find_room(space_new, 0, type_typed_object, size_bytevector(0), v);
  VECTTYPE(v) = (0 << bytevector_length_offset) | type_bytevector | bytevector_immutable_flag;
  return v;
}

ptr S_null_immutable_string(void) {
  ptr v;
  find_room(space_new, 0, type_typed_object, size_string(0), v);
  VECTTYPE(v) = (0 << string_length_offset) | type_string | string_immutable_flag;
  return v;
}

ptr S_record(iptr n) {
    ptr tc = get_thread_context();
    ptr p;

    thread_find_room(tc, type_typed_object, n, p);
    return p;
}

ptr S_closure(ptr cod, iptr n) {
    ptr tc = get_thread_context();
    ptr p; iptr d;

    d = size_closure(n);
    thread_find_room(tc, type_closure, d, p);
    CLOSENTRY(p) = cod;
    return p;
}

/* S_mkcontinuation is always called with mutex */
ptr S_mkcontinuation(ISPC s, IGEN g, ptr nuate, ptr stack, iptr length, iptr clength,
     ptr link, ptr ret, ptr winders) {
    ptr p;

    find_room(s, g, type_closure, size_continuation, p);
    CLOSENTRY(p) = nuate;
    CONTSTACK(p) = stack;
    CONTLENGTH(p) = length;
    CONTCLENGTH(p) = clength;
    CONTLINK(p) = link;
    CONTRET(p) = ret;
    CONTWINDERS(p) = winders;
    return p;
}

ptr Sflonum(double x) {
    ptr tc = get_thread_context();
    ptr p;

    thread_find_room(tc, type_flonum, size_flonum, p);
    FLODAT(p) = x;
    return p;
}

ptr S_inexactnum(double rp, double ip) {
    ptr tc = get_thread_context();
    ptr p;

    thread_find_room(tc, type_typed_object, size_inexactnum, p);
    INEXACTNUM_TYPE(p) = type_inexactnum;
    INEXACTNUM_REAL_PART(p) = rp;
    INEXACTNUM_IMAG_PART(p) = ip;
    return p;
}

/* S_thread is always called with mutex */
ptr S_thread(ptr xtc) {
    ptr p;

   /* don't use thread_find_room since we may be building the current thread */
    find_room(space_new, 0, type_typed_object, size_thread, p);
    TYPEFIELD(p) = (ptr)type_thread;
    THREADTC(p) = (uptr)xtc;
    return p;
}

ptr S_exactnum(ptr a, ptr b) {
    ptr tc = get_thread_context();
    ptr p;

    thread_find_room(tc, type_typed_object, size_exactnum, p);
    EXACTNUM_TYPE(p) = type_exactnum;
    EXACTNUM_REAL_PART(p) = a;
    EXACTNUM_IMAG_PART(p) = b;
    return p;
}

/* S_string returns a new string of length n.  If s is not NULL, it is
 * copied into the new string.  If n < 0, then s must be non-NULL,
 * and the length of s (by strlen) determines the length of the string */
ptr S_string(const char *s, iptr n) {
    ptr tc;
    ptr p; iptr d;
    iptr i;

    if (n < 0) n = strlen(s);

    if (n == 0) return S_G.null_string;

    if ((uptr)n > (uptr)maximum_string_length)
        S_error("", "invalid string size request");

    tc = get_thread_context();

    d = size_string(n);
    thread_find_room(tc, type_typed_object, d, p);
    STRTYPE(p) = (n << string_length_offset) | type_string;

  /* fill the string with valid characters */
    i = 0;

  /* first copy input string, if any */
    if (s != (char *)NULL) {
      while (i != n && *s != 0) {
        Sstring_set(p, i, *s++);
        i += 1;
      }
    }

  /* fill remaining slots with nul */
    while (i != n) {
      Sstring_set(p, i, 0);
      i += 1;
    }

    return p;
}

ptr Sstring_utf8(const char *s, iptr n) {
  const char* u8;
  iptr cc, d, i, n8;
  ptr p, tc;

  if (n < 0) n = strlen(s);

  if (n == 0) return S_G.null_string;

  /* determine code point count cc */
  u8 = s;
  n8 = n;
  cc = 0;
  while (n8 > 0) {
    unsigned char b1 = *(const unsigned char*)u8++;
    n8--;
    cc++;
    if ((b1 & 0x80) == 0)
      ;
    else if ((b1 & 0x40) == 0)
      ;
    else if ((b1 & 0x20) == 0) {
      if ((n8 >= 1) && ((*u8 & 0xc0) == 0x80)) {
        u8++;
        n8--;
      }
    } else if ((b1 & 0x10) == 0) {
      if ((n8 >= 1) && ((*u8 & 0xc0) == 0x80)) {
        u8++;
        n8--;
        if ((n8 >= 1) && ((*u8 & 0xc0) == 0x80)) {
          u8++;
          n8--;
        }
      }
    } else if ((b1 & 0x08) == 0) {
      if ((n8 >= 1) && ((*u8 & 0xc0) == 0x80)) {
        u8++;
        n8--;
        if ((n8 >= 1) && ((*u8 & 0xc0) == 0x80)) {
          u8++;
          n8--;
          if ((n8 >= 1) && ((*u8 & 0xc0) == 0x80)) {
            u8++;
            n8--;
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }

  if ((uptr)cc > (uptr)maximum_string_length)
    S_error("", "invalid string size request");

  tc = get_thread_context();
  d = size_string(cc);
  thread_find_room(tc, type_typed_object, d, p);
  STRTYPE(p) = (cc << string_length_offset) | type_string;

  /* fill the string */
  u8 = s;
  n8 = n;
  i = 0;
  while (n8 > 0) {
    unsigned char b1 = *u8++;
    int c = 0xfffd;
    n8--;
    if ((b1 & 0x80) == 0)
      c = b1;
    else if ((b1 & 0x40) == 0)
      ;
    else if ((b1 & 0x20) == 0) {
      unsigned char b2;
      if ((n8 >= 1) && (((b2 = *u8) & 0xc0) == 0x80)) {
        int x = ((b1 & 0x1f) << 6) | (b2 & 0x3f);
        u8++;
        n8--;
        if (x >= 0x80)
          c = x;
      }
    } else if ((b1 & 0x10) == 0) {
      unsigned char b2;
      if ((n8 >= 1) && (((b2 = *u8) & 0xc0) == 0x80)) {
        unsigned char b3;
        u8++;
        n8--;
        if ((n8 >= 1) && (((b3 = *u8) & 0xc0) == 0x80)) {
          int x = ((b1 & 0x0f) << 12) | ((b2 & 0x3f) << 6) | (b3 & 0x3f);
          u8++;
          n8--;
          if ((x >= 0x800) && ((x < 0xd800) || (x > 0xdfff)))
            c = x;
        }
      }
    } else if ((b1 & 0x08) == 0) {
      unsigned char b2;
      if ((n8 >= 1) && (((b2 = *u8) & 0xc0) == 0x80)) {
        unsigned char b3;
        u8++;
        n8--;
        if ((n8 >= 1) && (((b3 = *u8) & 0xc0) == 0x80)) {
          unsigned char b4;
          u8++;
          n8--;
          if ((n8 >= 1) && (((b4 = *u8) & 0xc0) == 0x80)) {
            int x = ((b1 & 0x07) << 18) | ((b2 & 0x3f) << 12) | ((b3 & 0x3f) << 6) | (b4 & 0x3f);
            u8++;
            n8--;
            if ((x >= 0x10000) && (x <= 0x10ffff))
              c = x;
          }
        }
      }
    }
    Sstring_set(p, i++, c);
  }
  return p;
}

ptr S_bignum(ptr tc, iptr n, IBOOL sign) {
    ptr p; iptr d;

    if ((uptr)n > (uptr)maximum_bignum_length)
        S_error("", "invalid bignum size request");

    d = size_bignum(n);
    thread_find_room(tc, type_typed_object, d, p);
    BIGTYPE(p) = (uptr)n << bignum_length_offset | sign << bignum_sign_offset | type_bignum;
    return p;
}

/* S_code is always called with mutex */
ptr S_code(ptr tc, iptr type, iptr n) {
    ptr p; iptr d;

    d = size_code(n);
    find_room(space_code, 0, type_typed_object, d, p);
    CODETYPE(p) = type;
    CODELEN(p) = n;
  /* we record the code modification here, even though we haven't
     even started modifying the code yet, since we always create
     and fill the code object within a critical section. */
    S_record_code_mod(tc, (uptr)&CODEIT(p,0), (uptr)n);
    return p;
}

ptr S_relocation_table(iptr n) {
    ptr tc = get_thread_context();
    ptr p; iptr d;

    d = size_reloc_table(n);
    thread_find_room(tc, typemod, d, p);
    RELOCSIZE(p) = n;
    return p;
}

ptr S_weak_cons(ptr car, ptr cdr) {
  ptr p;
  tc_mutex_acquire();
  p = S_cons_in(space_weakpair, 0, car, cdr);
  tc_mutex_release();
  return p;
}