/* * This file is part of the Jikes RVM project (http://jikesrvm.org). * * This file is licensed to You under the Eclipse Public License (EPL); * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You * may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/eclipse-1.0.php * * See the COPYRIGHT.txt file distributed with this work for information * regarding copyright ownership. */ package org.mmtk.utility.alloc; import org.mmtk.policy.SegregatedFreeListSpace; import org.mmtk.utility.*; import org.mmtk.vm.VM; import org.vmmagic.pragma.*; import org.vmmagic.unboxed.*; /** * This abstract class implements a simple segregated free list.<p> * * See: Wilson, Johnstone, Neely and Boles "Dynamic Storage * Allocation: A Survey and Critical Review", IWMM 1995, for an * overview of free list allocation and the various implementation * strategies, including segregated free lists.<p> * * We maintain a number of size classes, each size class having a free * list of available objects of that size (the list may be empty). We * call the storage elements "cells". Cells reside within chunks of * memory called "blocks". All cells in a given block are of the same * size (i.e. blocks are homogeneous with respect to size class). * Each block maintains its own free list (free cells within that * block). For each size class a list of blocks is maintained, one of * which will serve the role of the current free list. When the free * list on the current block is exhausted, the next block for that * size class becomes the current block and its free list is used. If * there are no more blocks the a new block is allocated.<p> */ @Uninterruptible public abstract class SegregatedFreeListLocal<S extends SegregatedFreeListSpace> extends SegregatedFreeList<S> implements Constants { /**************************************************************************** * * Class variables */ /**************************************************************************** * * Instance variables */ protected final AddressArray currentBlock; /**************************************************************************** * * Initialization */ /** * Constructor * * @param space The space with which this allocator will be associated */ public SegregatedFreeListLocal(S space) { super(space); this.currentBlock = AddressArray.create(space.sizeClassCount()); } /**************************************************************************** * * Allocation */ /** * Allocate <code>bytes</code> contiguous bytes of non-zeroed * memory. First check if the fast path works. This is needed * since this method may be called in the context when the fast * version was NOT just called. If this fails, it will try finding * another block with a non-empty free list, or allocating a new * block.<p> * * This code should be relatively infrequently executed, so it is * forced out of line to reduce pressure on the compilation of the * core alloc routine.<p> * * Precondition: None * * Postconditions: A new cell has been allocated (not zeroed), and * the block containing the cell has been placed on the appropriate * free list data structures. The free list itself is not updated * (the caller must do so).<p> * * @param bytes The size of the object to occupy this space, in bytes. * @param offset The alignment offset. * @param align The requested alignment. * @return The address of the first word or zero on failure. */ @NoInline public final Address allocSlowOnce(int bytes, int align, int offset) { // Did a collection occur and provide a free cell? bytes = getMaximumAlignedSize(bytes, align); int sizeClass = space.getSizeClass(bytes); Address cell = freeList.get(sizeClass); if (cell.isZero()) { Address block = currentBlock.get(sizeClass); if (!block.isZero()) { // Return the block if we currently own one space.returnConsumedBlock(block, sizeClass); currentBlock.set(sizeClass, Address.zero()); } // Get a new block for allocation, if returned, it is guaranteed to have a free cell block = space.getAllocationBlock(sizeClass, freeList); if (!block.isZero()) { // We have a new current block and free list. currentBlock.set(sizeClass, block); cell = freeList.get(sizeClass); if (VM.VERIFY_ASSERTIONS) VM.assertions._assert(!cell.isZero()); } else { // Allocation Failure return Address.zero(); } } freeList.set(sizeClass, cell.loadAddress()); /* Clear the free list link */ cell.store(Address.zero()); return alignAllocation(cell, align, offset); } /**************************************************************************** * * Preserving (saving & restoring) free lists */ /** * Zero all of the current free list pointers, and refresh the * <code>currentBlock</code> values, so instead of the free list * pointing to free cells, it points to the block containing the * free cells. Then the free lists for each cell can be * reestablished during GC. If the free lists are being preserved * on a per-block basis (eager mark-sweep and reference counting), * then free lists are remembered for each block. */ public final void flush() { for (int sizeClass = 0; sizeClass < space.sizeClassCount(); sizeClass++) { Address block = currentBlock.get(sizeClass); if (!block.isZero()) { Address cell = freeList.get(sizeClass); space.returnBlock(block, sizeClass, cell); currentBlock.set(sizeClass, Address.zero()); freeList.set(sizeClass, Address.zero()); } } } }