1 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 * $Id: StgStorage.h,v 1.12 2003/03/26 17:40:58 sof Exp $
4 * (c) The GHC Team, 1998-1999
6 * STG Storage Manager Interface
8 * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
13 /* GENERATION GC NOTES
15 * We support an arbitrary number of generations, with an arbitrary number
16 * of steps per generation. Notes (in no particular order):
18 * - all generations except the oldest should have two steps. This gives
19 * objects a decent chance to age before being promoted, and in
20 * particular will ensure that we don't end up with too many
21 * thunks being updated in older generations.
23 * - the oldest generation has one step. There's no point in aging
24 * objects in the oldest generation.
26 * - generation 0, step 0 (G0S0) is the allocation area. It is given
27 * a fixed set of blocks during initialisation, and these blocks
30 * - during garbage collection, each step which is an evacuation
31 * destination (i.e. all steps except G0S0) is allocated a to-space.
32 * evacuated objects are allocated into the step's to-space until
33 * GC is finished, when the original step's contents may be freed
34 * and replaced by the to-space.
36 * - the mutable-list is per-generation (not per-step). G0 doesn't
37 * have one (since every garbage collection collects at least G0).
39 * - block descriptors contain pointers to both the step and the
40 * generation that the block belongs to, for convenience.
42 * - static objects are stored in per-generation lists. See GC.c for
43 * details of how we collect CAFs in the generational scheme.
45 * - large objects are per-step, and are promoted in the same way
46 * as small objects, except that we may allocate large objects into
47 * generation 1 initially.
50 typedef struct _step {
51 unsigned int no; /* step number */
52 bdescr * blocks; /* blocks in this step */
53 unsigned int n_blocks; /* number of blocks */
54 struct _step * to; /* destination step for live objects */
55 struct _generation * gen; /* generation this step belongs to */
56 unsigned int gen_no; /* generation number (cached) */
57 bdescr * large_objects; /* large objects (doubly linked) */
58 unsigned int n_large_blocks; /* no. of blocks used by large objs */
59 int is_compacted; /* compact this step? (old gen only) */
61 /* temporary use during GC: */
62 StgPtr hp; /* next free locn in to-space */
63 StgPtr hpLim; /* end of current to-space block */
64 bdescr * hp_bd; /* bdescr of current to-space block */
65 bdescr * to_blocks; /* bdescr of first to-space block */
66 unsigned int n_to_blocks; /* number of blocks in to-space */
67 bdescr * scan_bd; /* block currently being scanned */
68 StgPtr scan; /* scan pointer in current block */
69 bdescr * new_large_objects; /* large objects collected so far */
70 bdescr * scavenged_large_objects; /* live large objs after GC (d-link) */
71 unsigned int n_scavenged_large_blocks;/* size of above */
72 bdescr * bitmap; /* bitmap for compacting collection */
75 typedef struct _generation {
76 unsigned int no; /* generation number */
77 step * steps; /* steps */
78 unsigned int n_steps; /* number of steps */
79 unsigned int max_blocks; /* max blocks in step 0 */
80 StgMutClosure *mut_list; /* mut objects in this gen (not G0)*/
81 StgMutClosure *mut_once_list; /* objects that point to younger gens */
83 /* temporary use during GC: */
84 StgMutClosure * saved_mut_list;
86 /* stats information */
87 unsigned int collections;
88 unsigned int failed_promotions;
91 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
92 Allocation area for compiled code
94 OpenNursery(hp,hplim) Opens the allocation area, and sets hp
95 and hplim appropriately.
97 CloseNursery(hp) Closes the allocation area.
99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
101 #define OpenNursery(hp,hplim) \
102 (hp = CurrentNursery->free-1, \
103 hplim = CurrentNursery->start + CurrentNursery->blocks*BLOCK_SIZE_W - 1)
105 #define CloseNursery(hp) (CurrentNursery->free = (P_)(hp)+1)
107 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
108 Prototype for an evacuate-like function
109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
111 typedef void (*evac_fn)(StgClosure **);
113 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
114 Trigger a GC from Haskell land.
115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
117 extern void performGC(void);
118 extern void performMajorGC(void);
119 extern void performGCWithRoots(void (*get_roots)(evac_fn));
121 #endif /* STGSTORAGE_H */