Updated `tests/syntax_callref.nit`
[nit.git] / src / compiler / separate_compiler.nit
index 3e7fbcb..9c98d07 100644 (file)
@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@ redef class ToolContext
        # --no-inline-intern
        var opt_no_inline_intern = new OptionBool("Do not inline call to intern methods", "--no-inline-intern")
        # --no-union-attribute
-       var opt_no_union_attribute = new OptionBool("Put primitive attibutes in a box instead of an union", "--no-union-attribute")
+       var opt_no_union_attribute = new OptionBool("Put primitive attributes in a box instead of an union", "--no-union-attribute")
        # --no-shortcut-equate
        var opt_no_shortcut_equate = new OptionBool("Always call == in a polymorphic way", "--no-shortcut-equal")
        # --no-tag-primitives
        var opt_no_tag_primitives = new OptionBool("Use only boxes for primitive types", "--no-tag-primitives")
 
        # --colors-are-symbols
-       var opt_colors_are_symbols = new OptionBool("Store colors as symbols (link-boost)", "--colors-are-symbols")
+       var opt_colors_are_symbols = new OptionBool("Store colors as symbols instead of static data (link-boost)", "--colors-are-symbols")
        # --trampoline-call
        var opt_trampoline_call = new OptionBool("Use an indirection when calling", "--trampoline-call")
        # --guard-call
        var opt_guard_call = new OptionBool("Guard VFT calls with a direct call", "--guard-call")
        # --substitute-monomorph
-       var opt_substitute_monomorph = new OptionBool("Replace monomorph trampoline with direct call (link-boost)", "--substitute-monomorph")
+       var opt_substitute_monomorph = new OptionBool("Replace monomorphic trampolines with direct calls (link-boost)", "--substitute-monomorph")
        # --link-boost
        var opt_link_boost = new OptionBool("Enable all link-boost optimizations", "--link-boost")
 
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ redef class ToolContext
        # --inline-some-methods
        var opt_inline_some_methods = new OptionBool("Allow the separate compiler to inline some methods (semi-global)", "--inline-some-methods")
        # --direct-call-monomorph
-       var opt_direct_call_monomorph = new OptionBool("Allow the separate compiler to direct call monomorph sites (semi-global)", "--direct-call-monomorph")
+       var opt_direct_call_monomorph = new OptionBool("Allow the separate compiler to direct call monomorphic sites (semi-global)", "--direct-call-monomorph")
        # --direct-call-monomorph0
-       var opt_direct_call_monomorph0 = new OptionBool("Allow the separate compiler to direct call monomorph sites (semi-global)", "--direct-call-monomorph0")
+       var opt_direct_call_monomorph0 = new OptionBool("Allow the separate compiler to direct call monomorphic sites (semi-global)", "--direct-call-monomorph0")
        # --skip-dead-methods
        var opt_skip_dead_methods = new OptionBool("Do not compile dead methods (semi-global)", "--skip-dead-methods")
        # --semi-global
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ redef class ToolContext
        # --tables-metrics
        var opt_tables_metrics = new OptionBool("Enable static size measuring of tables used for vft, typing and resolution", "--tables-metrics")
        # --type-poset
-       var opt_type_poset = new OptionBool("Build a poset of types to create more condensed tables.", "--type-poset")
+       var opt_type_poset = new OptionBool("Build a poset of types to create more condensed tables", "--type-poset")
 
        redef init
        do
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ class SeparateCompiler
        private var type_ids: Map[MType, Int] is noinit
        private var type_colors: Map[MType, Int] is noinit
        private var opentype_colors: Map[MType, Int] is noinit
+       private var thunks_to_compile: Set[SeparateRuntimeFunction] = new HashSet[SeparateRuntimeFunction]
 
        init do
                var file = new_file("nit.common")
@@ -195,6 +196,15 @@ class SeparateCompiler
                compiler.compile_types
        end
 
+       fun thunk_todo(thunk: SeparateRuntimeFunction)
+       do
+               # Concrete instance of `SeparateRuntimeFunction` are already
+               # handled by the compiler. Avoid duplicate compilation.
+               if thunk isa SeparateThunkFunction then
+                       thunks_to_compile.add(thunk)
+               end
+       end
+
        # Color and compile type structures and cast information
        fun compile_types
        do
@@ -252,10 +262,11 @@ class SeparateCompiler
        do
                # Collect all bas box class
                # FIXME: this is not completely fine with a separate compilation scheme
-               for classname in ["Int", "Bool", "Char", "Float", "NativeString", "Pointer"] do
+               for classname in ["Int", "Bool", "Byte", "Char", "Float", "CString",
+                                "Pointer", "Int8", "Int16", "UInt16", "Int32", "UInt32"] do
                        var classes = self.mainmodule.model.get_mclasses_by_name(classname)
                        if classes == null then continue
-                       assert classes.length == 1 else print classes.join(", ")
+                       assert classes.length == 1 else print_error classes.join(", ")
                        self.box_kinds[classes.first] = self.box_kinds.length + 1
                end
        end
@@ -268,12 +279,11 @@ class SeparateCompiler
                #if mclass.mclass_type.ctype == "val*" or mclass.mclass_type.is_subtype(self.mainmodule, mclass.mclass_type pointer_type) then
                if mclass.mclass_type.ctype_extern == "val*" then
                        return 0
-               else if mclass.kind == extern_kind and mclass.name != "NativeString" then
+               else if mclass.kind == extern_kind and mclass.name != "CString" then
                        return self.box_kinds[self.mainmodule.pointer_type.mclass]
                else
                        return self.box_kinds[mclass]
                end
-
        end
 
        fun compile_color_consts(colors: Map[Object, Int]) do
@@ -343,7 +353,7 @@ class SeparateCompiler
 
                for m in mainmodule.in_importation.greaters do for cd in m.mclassdefs do
                        var mclass = cd.mclass
-                       # Collect methods ad attributes
+                       # Collect methods and attributes
                        for p in cd.intro_mproperties do
                                if p isa MMethod then
                                        if rta == null then
@@ -413,7 +423,6 @@ class SeparateCompiler
                        attr_tables[mclass] = attr_colorer.build_layout(mclass)
                end
 
-
        end
 
        # colorize live types of the program
@@ -505,7 +514,6 @@ class SeparateCompiler
                return tables
        end
 
-
        private fun compute_type_test_layouts(mtypes: Set[MClassType], cast_types: Set[MType]) do
                # Group cast_type by their classes
                var bucklets = new HashMap[MClass, Set[MType]]
@@ -625,6 +633,7 @@ class SeparateCompiler
                for cd in mmodule.mclassdefs do
                        for pd in cd.mpropdefs do
                                if not pd isa MMethodDef then continue
+                               if pd.mproperty.is_broken or pd.is_broken or pd.msignature == null then continue # Skip broken method
                                var rta = runtime_type_analysis
                                if modelbuilder.toolcontext.opt_skip_dead_methods.value and rta != null and not rta.live_methoddefs.has(pd) then continue
                                #print "compile {pd} @ {cd} @ {mmodule}"
@@ -639,6 +648,15 @@ class SeparateCompiler
                                end
                        end
                end
+               var compiled_thunks = new Array[SeparateRuntimeFunction]
+               # Compile thunks here to write them in the same module they are declared.
+               for thunk in thunks_to_compile do
+                       if thunk.mmethoddef.mclassdef.mmodule == mmodule then
+                               thunk.compile_to_c(self)
+                               compiled_thunks.add(thunk)
+                       end
+               end
+               thunks_to_compile.remove_all(compiled_thunks)
                self.mainmodule = old_module
        end
 
@@ -768,7 +786,8 @@ class SeparateCompiler
                        end
                        v.add_decl("\},")
                else
-                       v.add_decl("0, \{\}, /*DEAD TYPE*/")
+                       # Use -1 to indicate dead type, the info is used by --hardening
+                       v.add_decl("-1, \{\}, /*DEAD TYPE*/")
                end
                v.add_decl("\};")
        end
@@ -811,18 +830,23 @@ class SeparateCompiler
        # In a true separate compiler (a with dynamic loading) you cannot do this unfortnally
        fun compile_class_to_c(mclass: MClass)
        do
+               if mclass.is_broken then return
+
                var mtype = mclass.intro.bound_mtype
                var c_name = mclass.c_name
 
                var v = new_visitor
 
                var rta = runtime_type_analysis
-               var is_dead = rta != null and not rta.live_classes.has(mclass) and not mtype.is_c_primitive and mclass.name != "NativeArray" and mclass.name != "Pointer"
+               var is_dead = rta != null and not rta.live_classes.has(mclass)
+               # While the class may be dead, some part of separately compiled code may use symbols associated to the class, so
+               # in order to compile and link correctly the C code, these symbols should be declared and defined.
+               var need_corpse = is_dead and mtype.is_c_primitive or mclass.kind == extern_kind or mclass.kind == enum_kind
 
-               v.add_decl("/* runtime class {c_name} */")
+               v.add_decl("/* runtime class {c_name}: {mclass.full_name} (dead={is_dead}; need_corpse={need_corpse})*/")
 
                # Build class vft
-               if not is_dead then
+               if not is_dead or need_corpse then
                        self.provide_declaration("class_{c_name}", "extern const struct class class_{c_name};")
                        v.add_decl("const struct class class_{c_name} = \{")
                        v.add_decl("{self.box_kind_of(mclass)}, /* box_kind */")
@@ -837,6 +861,9 @@ class SeparateCompiler
                                        if rta != null and not rta.live_methoddefs.has(mpropdef) then
                                                v.add_decl("NULL, /* DEAD {mclass.intro_mmodule}:{mclass}:{mpropdef} */")
                                                continue
+                                       else if mpropdef.is_broken or mpropdef.msignature == null or mpropdef.mproperty.is_broken then
+                                               v.add_decl("NULL, /* DEAD (BROKEN) {mclass.intro_mmodule}:{mclass}:{mpropdef} */")
+                                               continue
                                        end
                                        var rf = mpropdef.virtual_runtime_function
                                        v.require_declaration(rf.c_name)
@@ -859,13 +886,15 @@ class SeparateCompiler
                        self.header.add_decl("{mtype.ctype_extern} value;")
                        self.header.add_decl("\};")
 
-                       if not rta.live_types.has(mtype) and mtype.mclass.name != "Pointer" then return
+                       # Pointer is needed by extern types, live or not
+                       if is_dead and mtype.mclass.name != "Pointer" then return
 
                        #Build BOX
                        self.provide_declaration("BOX_{c_name}", "val* BOX_{c_name}({mtype.ctype_extern});")
                        v.add_decl("/* allocate {mtype} */")
                        v.add_decl("val* BOX_{mtype.c_name}({mtype.ctype_extern} value) \{")
-                       v.add("struct instance_{c_name}*res = nit_alloc(sizeof(struct instance_{c_name}));")
+                       var alloc = v.nit_alloc("sizeof(struct instance_{c_name})", mclass.full_name)
+                       v.add("struct instance_{c_name}*res = {alloc};")
                        v.compiler.undead_types.add(mtype)
                        v.require_declaration("type_{c_name}")
                        v.add("res->type = &type_{c_name};")
@@ -875,6 +904,7 @@ class SeparateCompiler
                        v.add("return (val*)res;")
                        v.add("\}")
 
+                       # A Pointer class also need its constructor
                        if mtype.mclass.name != "Pointer" then return
 
                        v = new_visitor
@@ -886,7 +916,8 @@ class SeparateCompiler
                        else
                                var res = v.new_named_var(mtype, "self")
                                res.is_exact = true
-                               v.add("{res} = nit_alloc(sizeof(struct instance_{mtype.c_name}));")
+                               alloc = v.nit_alloc("sizeof(struct instance_{mtype.c_name})", mclass.full_name)
+                               v.add("{res} = {alloc};")
                                v.add("{res}->type = type;")
                                hardening_live_type(v, "type")
                                v.require_declaration("class_{c_name}")
@@ -913,7 +944,8 @@ class SeparateCompiler
                        var res = v.get_name("self")
                        v.add_decl("struct instance_{c_name} *{res};")
                        var mtype_elt = mtype.arguments.first
-                       v.add("{res} = nit_alloc(sizeof(struct instance_{c_name}) + length*sizeof({mtype_elt.ctype}));")
+                       var alloc = v.nit_alloc("sizeof(struct instance_{c_name}) + length*sizeof({mtype_elt.ctype})", mclass.full_name)
+                       v.add("{res} = {alloc};")
                        v.add("{res}->type = type;")
                        hardening_live_type(v, "type")
                        v.require_declaration("class_{c_name}")
@@ -922,21 +954,45 @@ class SeparateCompiler
                        v.add("return (val*){res};")
                        v.add("\}")
                        return
-               else if mtype.mclass.kind == extern_kind and mtype.mclass.name != "NativeString" then
-                       # Is an extern class (other than Pointer and NativeString)
-                       # Pointer is caught in a previous `if`, and NativeString is internal
+               else if mclass.name == "RoutineRef" then
+                       self.header.add_decl("struct instance_{c_name} \{")
+                       self.header.add_decl("const struct type *type;")
+                       self.header.add_decl("const struct class *class;")
+                       self.header.add_decl("val* recv;")
+                       self.header.add_decl("nitmethod_t method;")
+                       self.header.add_decl("\};")
+
+                       self.provide_declaration("NEW_{c_name}", "{mtype.ctype} NEW_{c_name}(val* recv, nitmethod_t method, const struct class* class, const struct type* type);")
+                       v.add_decl("/* allocate {mtype} */")
+                       v.add_decl("{mtype.ctype} NEW_{c_name}(val* recv, nitmethod_t method, const struct class* class, const struct type* type)\{")
+                       var res = v.get_name("self")
+                       v.add_decl("struct instance_{c_name} *{res};")
+                       var alloc = v.nit_alloc("sizeof(struct instance_{c_name})", mclass.full_name)
+                       v.add("{res} = {alloc};")
+                       v.add("{res}->type = type;")
+                       hardening_live_type(v, "type")
+                       v.add("{res}->class = class;")
+                       v.add("{res}->recv = recv;")
+                       v.add("{res}->method = method;")
+                       v.add("return (val*){res};")
+                       v.add("\}")
+                       return
+               else if mtype.mclass.kind == extern_kind and mtype.mclass.name != "CString" then
+                       # Is an extern class (other than Pointer and CString)
+                       # Pointer is caught in a previous `if`, and CString is internal
 
                        var pointer_type = mainmodule.pointer_type
 
                        self.provide_declaration("NEW_{c_name}", "{mtype.ctype} NEW_{c_name}(const struct type* type);")
-                       v.add_decl("/* allocate {mtype} */")
+                       v.add_decl("/* allocate extern {mtype} */")
                        v.add_decl("{mtype.ctype} NEW_{c_name}(const struct type* type) \{")
                        if is_dead then
                                v.add_abort("{mclass} is DEAD")
                        else
                                var res = v.new_named_var(mtype, "self")
                                res.is_exact = true
-                               v.add("{res} = nit_alloc(sizeof(struct instance_{pointer_type.c_name}));")
+                               var alloc = v.nit_alloc("sizeof(struct instance_{pointer_type.c_name})", mclass.full_name)
+                               v.add("{res} = {alloc};")
                                v.add("{res}->type = type;")
                                hardening_live_type(v, "type")
                                v.require_declaration("class_{c_name}")
@@ -959,9 +1015,15 @@ class SeparateCompiler
                        res.is_exact = true
                        var attrs = self.attr_tables.get_or_null(mclass)
                        if attrs == null then
-                               v.add("{res} = nit_alloc(sizeof(struct instance));")
+                               var alloc = v.nit_alloc("sizeof(struct instance)", mclass.full_name)
+                               v.add("{res} = {alloc};")
                        else
-                               v.add("{res} = nit_alloc(sizeof(struct instance) + {attrs.length}*sizeof(nitattribute_t));")
+                               var alloc = v.nit_alloc("sizeof(struct instance) + {attrs.length}*sizeof(nitattribute_t)", mclass.full_name)
+                               v.add("{res} = {alloc};")
+                       end
+                       if modelbuilder.toolcontext.opt_trace.value then
+                               v.add("tracepoint(Nit_Compiler, Object_Instance,\"{mtype}\", (uintptr_t)self);")
+                               v.add("GC_register_finalizer(self, object_destroy_callback, NULL, NULL, NULL);")
                        end
                        v.add("{res}->type = type;")
                        hardening_live_type(v, "type")
@@ -990,10 +1052,13 @@ class SeparateCompiler
                        # use some Huffman coding.
                        if t.name == "Int" then
                                class_info[1] = t
+                               t.mclass_type.tag_value = 1
                        else if t.name == "Char" then
                                class_info[2] = t
+                               t.mclass_type.tag_value = 2
                        else if t.name == "Bool" then
                                class_info[3] = t
+                               t.mclass_type.tag_value = 3
                        else
                                continue
                        end
@@ -1036,8 +1101,8 @@ class SeparateCompiler
                v.add("if({t} == NULL) \{")
                v.add_abort("type null")
                v.add("\}")
-               v.add("if({t}->table_size == 0) \{")
-               v.add("PRINT_ERROR(\"Insantiation of a dead type: %s\\n\", {t}->name);")
+               v.add("if({t}->table_size < 0) \{")
+               v.add("PRINT_ERROR(\"Instantiation of a dead type: %s\\n\", {t}->name);")
                v.add_abort("type dead")
                v.add("\}")
        end
@@ -1158,8 +1223,9 @@ class SeparateCompilerVisitor
                        args.first = self.autobox(args.first, m.mclassdef.mclass.mclass_type)
                end
                for i in [0..msignature.arity[ do
-                       var t = msignature.mparameters[i].mtype
-                       if i == msignature.vararg_rank then
+                       var mp = msignature.mparameters[i]
+                       var t = mp.mtype
+                       if mp.is_vararg then
                                t = args[i+1].mtype
                        end
                        args[i+1] = self.autobox(args[i+1], t)
@@ -1173,8 +1239,9 @@ class SeparateCompilerVisitor
                        args.first = self.unbox_extern(args.first, m.mclassdef.mclass.mclass_type)
                end
                for i in [0..msignature.arity[ do
-                       var t = msignature.mparameters[i].mtype
-                       if i == msignature.vararg_rank then
+                       var mp = msignature.mparameters[i]
+                       var t = mp.mtype
+                       if mp.is_vararg then
                                t = args[i+1].mtype
                        end
                        if m.is_extern then args[i+1] = self.unbox_extern(args[i+1], t)
@@ -1192,7 +1259,7 @@ class SeparateCompilerVisitor
                                if mtype.name == "Int" then
                                        return self.new_expr("(long)({value})>>2", mtype)
                                else if mtype.name == "Char" then
-                                       return self.new_expr("(char)((long)({value})>>2)", mtype)
+                                       return self.new_expr("(uint32_t)((long)({value})>>2)", mtype)
                                else if mtype.name == "Bool" then
                                        return self.new_expr("(short int)((long)({value})>>2)", mtype)
                                else
@@ -1201,27 +1268,29 @@ class SeparateCompilerVisitor
                        end
                        return self.new_expr("((struct instance_{mtype.c_name}*){value})->value; /* autounbox from {value.mtype} to {mtype} */", mtype)
                else if not mtype.is_c_primitive then
+                       assert value.mtype == value.mcasttype
                        if value.mtype.is_tagged then
+                               var res
                                if value.mtype.name == "Int" then
-                                       return self.new_expr("(val*)({value}<<2|1)", mtype)
+                                       res = self.new_expr("(val*)({value}<<2|1)", mtype)
                                else if value.mtype.name == "Char" then
-                                       return self.new_expr("(val*)((long)({value})<<2|2)", mtype)
+                                       res = self.new_expr("(val*)((long)({value})<<2|2)", mtype)
                                else if value.mtype.name == "Bool" then
-                                       return self.new_expr("(val*)((long)({value})<<2|3)", mtype)
+                                       res = self.new_expr("(val*)((long)({value})<<2|3)", mtype)
                                else
                                        abort
                                end
+                               # Do not loose type info
+                               res.mcasttype = value.mcasttype
+                               return res
                        end
                        var valtype = value.mtype.as(MClassType)
-                       if mtype isa MClassType and mtype.mclass.kind == extern_kind and mtype.mclass.name != "NativeString" then
+                       if mtype isa MClassType and mtype.mclass.kind == extern_kind and mtype.mclass.name != "CString" then
                                valtype = compiler.mainmodule.pointer_type
                        end
                        var res = self.new_var(mtype)
-                       if compiler.runtime_type_analysis != null and not compiler.runtime_type_analysis.live_types.has(valtype) then
-                               self.add("/*no autobox from {value.mtype} to {mtype}: {value.mtype} is not live! */")
-                               self.add("PRINT_ERROR(\"Dead code executed!\\n\"); fatal_exit(1);")
-                               return res
-                       end
+                       # Do not loose type info
+                       res.mcasttype = value.mcasttype
                        self.require_declaration("BOX_{valtype.c_name}")
                        self.add("{res} = BOX_{valtype.c_name}({value}); /* autobox from {value.mtype} to {mtype} */")
                        return res
@@ -1241,7 +1310,7 @@ class SeparateCompilerVisitor
        redef fun unbox_extern(value, mtype)
        do
                if mtype isa MClassType and mtype.mclass.kind == extern_kind and
-                  mtype.mclass.name != "NativeString" then
+                  mtype.mclass.name != "CString" then
                        var pointer_type = compiler.mainmodule.pointer_type
                        var res = self.new_var_extern(mtype)
                        self.add "{res} = ((struct instance_{pointer_type.c_name}*){value})->value; /* unboxing {value.mtype} */"
@@ -1254,14 +1323,10 @@ class SeparateCompilerVisitor
        redef fun box_extern(value, mtype)
        do
                if mtype isa MClassType and mtype.mclass.kind == extern_kind and
-                  mtype.mclass.name != "NativeString" then
+                  mtype.mclass.name != "CString" then
                        var valtype = compiler.mainmodule.pointer_type
                        var res = self.new_var(mtype)
-                       if compiler.runtime_type_analysis != null and not compiler.runtime_type_analysis.live_types.has(value.mtype.as(MClassType)) then
-                               self.add("/*no boxing of {value.mtype}: {value.mtype} is not live! */")
-                               self.add("PRINT_ERROR(\"Dead code executed!\\n\"); fatal_exit(1);")
-                               return res
-                       end
+                       compiler.undead_types.add(mtype)
                        self.require_declaration("BOX_{valtype.c_name}")
                        self.add("{res} = BOX_{valtype.c_name}({value}); /* boxing {value.mtype} */")
                        self.require_declaration("type_{mtype.c_name}")
@@ -1383,8 +1448,7 @@ class SeparateCompilerVisitor
                var res: nullable RuntimeVariable = null
                var recv = arguments.first
                var consider_null = not self.compiler.modelbuilder.toolcontext.opt_no_check_null.value or mmethod.name == "==" or mmethod.name == "!="
-               var maybenull = (recv.mcasttype isa MNullableType or recv.mcasttype isa MNullType) and consider_null
-               if maybenull then
+               if maybe_null(recv) and consider_null then
                        self.add("if ({recv} == NULL) \{")
                        if mmethod.name == "==" or mmethod.name == "is_same_instance" then
                                res = self.new_var(bool_type)
@@ -1852,7 +1916,7 @@ class SeparateCompilerVisitor
                        else
                                var mtype1 = value1.mtype.as(MClassType)
                                self.require_declaration("class_{mtype1.c_name}")
-                               self.add("{res} = ({value2} != NULL) && ({value2}->class == &class_{mtype1.c_name}); /* is_same_type_test */")
+                               self.add("{res} = ({value2} != NULL) && ({class_info(value2)} == &class_{mtype1.c_name}); /* is_same_type_test */")
                        end
                else
                        self.add("{res} = ({value1} == {value2}) || ({value1} != NULL && {value2} != NULL && {class_info(value1)} == {class_info(value2)}); /* is_same_type_test */")
@@ -1867,7 +1931,7 @@ class SeparateCompilerVisitor
                if not value.mtype.is_c_primitive then
                        self.add "{res} = {value} == NULL ? \"null\" : {type_info(value)}->name;"
                else if value.mtype isa MClassType and value.mtype.as(MClassType).mclass.kind == extern_kind and
-                       value.mtype.as(MClassType).name != "NativeString" then
+                       value.mtype.as(MClassType).name != "CString" then
                        self.add "{res} = \"{value.mtype.as(MClassType).mclass}\";"
                else
                        self.require_declaration("type_{value.mtype.c_name}")
@@ -1885,20 +1949,58 @@ class SeparateCompilerVisitor
                        value2 = tmp
                end
                if value1.mtype.is_c_primitive then
-                       if value2.mtype == value1.mtype then
+                       var t1 = value1.mtype
+                       assert t1 == value1.mcasttype
+
+                       # Fast case: same C type.
+                       if value2.mtype == t1 then
+                               # Same exact C primitive representation.
                                self.add("{res} = {value1} == {value2};")
-                       else if value2.mtype.is_c_primitive then
-                               self.add("{res} = 0; /* incompatible types {value1.mtype} vs. {value2.mtype}*/")
-                       else if value1.mtype.is_tagged then
-                               self.add("{res} = ({value2} != NULL) && ({self.autobox(value2, value1.mtype)} == {value1});")
+                               return res
+                       end
+
+                       # Complex case: value2 has a different representation
+                       # Thus, it should be checked if `value2` is type-compatible with `value1`
+                       # This compatibility is done statically if possible and dynamically else
+
+                       # Conjunction (ands) of dynamic tests according to the static knowledge
+                       var tests = new Array[String]
+
+                       var t2 = value2.mcasttype
+                       if t2 isa MNullableType then
+                               # The destination type cannot be null
+                               tests.add("({value2} != NULL)")
+                               t2 = t2.mtype
+                       else if t2 isa MNullType then
+                               # `value2` is known to be null, thus incompatible with a primitive
+                               self.add("{res} = 0; /* incompatible types {t1} vs. {t2}*/")
+                               return res
+                       end
+
+                       if t2 == t1 then
+                               # Same type but different representation.
+                       else if t2.is_c_primitive then
+                               # Type of `value2` is a different primitive type, thus incompatible
+                               self.add("{res} = 0; /* incompatible types {t1} vs. {t2}*/")
+                               return res
+                       else if t1.is_tagged then
+                               # To be equal, `value2` should also be correctly tagged
+                               tests.add("({extract_tag(value2)} == {t1.tag_value})")
                        else
-                               var mtype1 = value1.mtype.as(MClassType)
-                               self.require_declaration("class_{mtype1.c_name}")
-                               self.add("{res} = ({value2} != NULL) && ({value2}->class == &class_{mtype1.c_name});")
-                               self.add("if ({res}) \{")
-                               self.add("{res} = ({self.autobox(value2, value1.mtype)} == {value1});")
-                               self.add("\}")
+                               # To be equal, `value2` should also be boxed with the same class
+                               self.require_declaration("class_{t1.c_name}")
+                               tests.add "({class_info(value2)} == &class_{t1.c_name})"
+                       end
+
+                       # Compare the unboxed `value2` with `value1`
+                       if tests.not_empty then
+                               self.add "if ({tests.join(" && ")}) \{"
                        end
+                       self.add "{res} = {self.autobox(value2, t1)} == {value1};"
+                       if tests.not_empty then
+                               self.add "\} else {res} = 0;"
+                       end
+
                        return res
                end
                var maybe_null = true
@@ -2002,12 +2104,6 @@ class SeparateCompilerVisitor
                return k == interface_kind or t.is_c_primitive
        end
 
-       fun maybe_null(value: RuntimeVariable): Bool
-       do
-               var t = value.mcasttype
-               return t isa MNullableType or t isa MNullType
-       end
-
        redef fun array_instance(array, elttype)
        do
                var nclass = mmodule.native_array_class
@@ -2026,23 +2122,24 @@ class SeparateCompilerVisitor
                return res
        end
 
-       redef fun native_array_instance(elttype: MType, length: RuntimeVariable): RuntimeVariable
+       redef fun native_array_instance(elttype, length)
        do
                var mtype = mmodule.native_array_type(elttype)
                self.require_declaration("NEW_{mtype.mclass.c_name}")
                assert mtype isa MGenericType
                var compiler = self.compiler
+               length = autobox(length, compiler.mainmodule.int_type)
                if mtype.need_anchor then
                        hardening_live_open_type(mtype)
                        link_unresolved_type(self.frame.mpropdef.mclassdef, mtype)
                        var recv = self.frame.arguments.first
                        var recv_type_info = self.type_info(recv)
                        self.require_declaration(mtype.const_color)
-                       return self.new_expr("NEW_{mtype.mclass.c_name}({length}, {recv_type_info}->resolution_table->types[{mtype.const_color}])", mtype)
+                       return self.new_expr("NEW_{mtype.mclass.c_name}((int){length}, {recv_type_info}->resolution_table->types[{mtype.const_color}])", mtype)
                end
                compiler.undead_types.add(mtype)
                self.require_declaration("type_{mtype.c_name}")
-               return self.new_expr("NEW_{mtype.mclass.c_name}({length}, &type_{mtype.c_name})", mtype)
+               return self.new_expr("NEW_{mtype.mclass.c_name}((int){length}, &type_{mtype.c_name})", mtype)
        end
 
        redef fun native_array_def(pname, ret_type, arguments)
@@ -2055,18 +2152,24 @@ class SeparateCompilerVisitor
                        var res = self.new_expr("{recv}[{arguments[1]}]", compiler.mainmodule.object_type)
                        res.mcasttype = ret_type.as(not null)
                        self.ret(res)
-                       return
+                       return true
                else if pname == "[]=" then
                        self.add("{recv}[{arguments[1]}]={arguments[2]};")
-                       return
+                       return true
                else if pname == "length" then
                        self.ret(self.new_expr("((struct instance_{nclass.c_name}*){arguments[0]})->length", ret_type.as(not null)))
-                       return
+                       return true
                else if pname == "copy_to" then
                        var recv1 = "((struct instance_{nclass.c_name}*){arguments[1]})->values"
                        self.add("memmove({recv1}, {recv}, {arguments[2]}*sizeof({elttype.ctype}));")
-                       return
+                       return true
+               else if pname == "memmove" then
+                       # fun memmove(start: Int, length: Int, dest: NativeArray[E], dest_start: Int) is intern do
+                       var recv1 = "((struct instance_{nclass.c_name}*){arguments[3]})->values"
+                       self.add("memmove({recv1}+{arguments[4]}, {recv}+{arguments[1]}, {arguments[2]}*sizeof({elttype.ctype}));")
+                       return true
                end
+               return false
        end
 
        redef fun native_array_get(nat, i)
@@ -2085,6 +2188,120 @@ class SeparateCompilerVisitor
                self.add("{recv}[{i}]={val};")
        end
 
+       redef fun routine_ref_instance(routine_type, recv, mmethoddef)
+       do
+               #debug "ENTER ref_instance"
+               var mmethod = mmethoddef.mproperty
+               # routine_mclass is the specialized one, e.g: FunRef1, ProcRef2, etc..
+               var routine_mclass = routine_type.mclass
+
+               var nclasses = mmodule.model.get_mclasses_by_name("RoutineRef").as(not null)
+               var base_routine_mclass = nclasses.first
+
+               # All routine classes use the same `NEW` constructor.
+               # However, they have different declared `class` and `type` value.
+               self.require_declaration("NEW_{base_routine_mclass.c_name}")
+
+               var recv_class_cname = recv.mcasttype.as(MClassType).mclass.c_name
+               var my_recv = recv
+
+               if recv.mtype.is_c_primitive then
+                       my_recv = autobox(recv, mmodule.object_type)
+               end
+               var my_recv_mclass_type = my_recv.mtype.as(MClassType)
+
+               # The class of the concrete Routine must exist (e.g ProcRef0, FunRef0, etc.)
+               self.require_declaration("class_{routine_mclass.c_name}")
+               self.require_declaration("type_{routine_type.c_name}")
+
+               compiler.undead_types.add(routine_type)
+               self.require_declaration(mmethoddef.c_name)
+
+               var thunk_function = mmethoddef.callref_thunk(my_recv_mclass_type)
+               # If the receiver is exact, then there's no need to make a
+               # polymorph call to the underlying method.
+               thunk_function.polymorph_call_flag = not my_recv.is_exact
+               var runtime_function = mmethoddef.virtual_runtime_function
+
+               var is_c_equiv = runtime_function.msignature.c_equiv(thunk_function.msignature)
+
+               var c_ref = thunk_function.c_ref
+               if is_c_equiv then
+                       var const_color = mmethoddef.mproperty.const_color
+                       c_ref = "{class_info(my_recv)}->vft[{const_color}]"
+                       self.require_declaration(const_color)
+               else
+                       self.require_declaration(thunk_function.c_name)
+                       compiler.thunk_todo(thunk_function)
+               end
+
+               # Each RoutineRef points to a receiver AND a callref_thunk
+               var res = self.new_expr("NEW_{base_routine_mclass.c_name}({my_recv}, (nitmethod_t){c_ref}, &class_{routine_mclass.c_name}, &type_{routine_type.c_name})", routine_type)
+               #debug "LEAVING ref_instance"
+               return res
+       end
+
+       redef fun routine_ref_call(mmethoddef, arguments)
+       do
+               #debug "ENTER ref_call"
+               compiler.modelbuilder.nb_invok_by_tables += 1
+               if compiler.modelbuilder.toolcontext.opt_invocation_metrics.value then add("count_invoke_by_tables++;")
+               var nclasses = mmodule.model.get_mclasses_by_name("RoutineRef").as(not null)
+               var nclass = nclasses.first
+               var runtime_function = mmethoddef.virtual_runtime_function
+
+               # Save the current receiver since adapt_signature will autobox
+               # the routine receiver which is not the underlying receiver.
+               # The underlying receiver has already been adapted in the
+               # `routine_ref_instance` method. Here we just want to adapt the
+               # rest of the signature, but it's easier to pass the wrong
+               # receiver in adapt_signature then discards it with `shift`.
+               #
+               # ~~~~nitish
+               # class A; def toto do print "toto"; end
+               # var a = new A
+               # var f = &a.toto # `a` is the underlying receiver
+               # f.call # here `f` is the routine receiver
+               # ~~~~
+               var routine = arguments.first
+
+               # Retrieve the concrete routine type
+               var original_recv_c = "(((struct instance_{nclass.c_name}*){arguments[0]})->recv)"
+               var nitmethod = "(({runtime_function.c_funptrtype})(((struct instance_{nclass.c_name}*){arguments[0]})->method))"
+               if arguments.length > 1 then
+                       adapt_signature(mmethoddef, arguments)
+               end
+
+               var ret_mtype = runtime_function.called_signature.return_mtype
+
+               if ret_mtype != null then
+                       # `ret` is actually always nullable Object. When invoking
+                       # a callref, we don't have the original callsite information.
+                       # Thus, we need to recompute the return type of the callsite.
+                       ret_mtype = resolve_for(ret_mtype, routine)
+               end
+
+               # remove the routine's receiver
+               arguments.shift
+               var ss = arguments.join(", ")
+               # replace the receiver with the original one
+               if arguments.length > 0 then
+                       ss = "{original_recv_c}, {ss}"
+               else
+                       ss = original_recv_c
+               end
+
+               arguments.unshift routine # put back the routine ref receiver
+               add "/* {mmethoddef.mproperty} on {arguments.first.inspect}*/"
+               var callsite = "{nitmethod}({ss})"
+               if ret_mtype != null then
+                       var subres = new_expr("{callsite}", ret_mtype)
+                       ret(subres)
+               else
+                       add("{callsite};")
+               end
+       end
+
        fun link_unresolved_type(mclassdef: MClassDef, mtype: MType) do
                assert mtype.need_anchor
                var compiler = self.compiler
@@ -2108,6 +2325,43 @@ redef class MMethodDef
                end
                return res
        end
+
+       # Returns true if the current method definition differ from
+       # its original introduction in terms of receiver type.
+       fun recv_differ_from_intro: Bool
+       do
+               var intromclassdef = mproperty.intro.mclassdef
+               var introrecv = intromclassdef.bound_mtype
+               return self.mclassdef.bound_mtype != introrecv
+       end
+
+       # The C thunk function associated to a mmethoddef. Receives only nullable
+       # Object and cast them to the original mmethoddef signature.
+       fun callref_thunk(recv_mtype: MClassType): SeparateThunkFunction
+       do
+               var res = callref_thunk_cache
+               if res == null then
+                       var object_type = mclassdef.mmodule.object_type
+                       var nullable_object = object_type.as_nullable
+                       var ps = new Array[MParameter]
+
+                       # Replace every argument type by nullable object
+                       for p in msignature.mparameters do
+                               ps.push(new MParameter(p.name, nullable_object, p.is_vararg))
+                       end
+                       var ret: nullable MType = null
+                       if msignature.return_mtype != null then ret = nullable_object
+                       var msignature2 = new MSignature(ps, ret)
+                       var intromclassdef = mproperty.intro.mclassdef
+
+                       res = new SeparateThunkFunction(self, recv_mtype, msignature2, "THUNK_{c_name}", mclassdef.bound_mtype)
+                       res.polymorph_call_flag = true
+                       callref_thunk_cache = res
+               end
+               return res
+       end
+
+       private var callref_thunk_cache: nullable SeparateThunkFunction
        private var separate_runtime_function_cache: nullable SeparateRuntimeFunction
 
        # The C function associated to a mmethoddef, that can be stored into a VFT of a class
@@ -2133,10 +2387,7 @@ redef class MMethodDef
                                self.virtual_runtime_function_cache = res
                                return res
                        end
-
-                       res = new SeparateRuntimeFunction(self, recv, msignature, "VIRTUAL_{c_name}")
-                       self.virtual_runtime_function_cache = res
-                       res.is_thunk = true
+                       res = new SeparateThunkFunction(self, recv, msignature, "VIRTUAL_{c_name}", mclassdef.bound_mtype)
                end
                return res
        end
@@ -2173,11 +2424,23 @@ class SeparateRuntimeFunction
        # The name on the compiled method
        redef var build_c_name: String
 
-       # Statically call the original body instead
-       var is_thunk = false
-
        redef fun to_s do return self.mmethoddef.to_s
 
+       redef fun msignature
+       do
+               return called_signature
+       end
+
+       redef fun recv_mtype
+       do
+               return called_recv
+       end
+
+       redef fun return_mtype
+       do
+               return called_signature.return_mtype
+       end
+
        # The C return type (something or `void`)
        var c_ret: String is lazy do
                var ret = called_signature.return_mtype
@@ -2193,8 +2456,9 @@ class SeparateRuntimeFunction
                var sig = new FlatBuffer
                sig.append("({called_recv.ctype} self")
                for i in [0..called_signature.arity[ do
-                       var mtype = called_signature.mparameters[i].mtype
-                       if i == called_signature.vararg_rank then
+                       var mp = called_signature.mparameters[i]
+                       var mtype = mp.mtype
+                       if mp.is_vararg then
                                mtype = mmethoddef.mclassdef.mmodule.array_type(mtype)
                        end
                        sig.append(", {mtype.ctype} p{i}")
@@ -2206,80 +2470,43 @@ class SeparateRuntimeFunction
        # The C type for the function pointer.
        var c_funptrtype: String is lazy do return "{c_ret}(*){c_sig}"
 
-       # The arguments, as generated by `compile_to_c`
-       private var arguments: Array[RuntimeVariable] is noinit
-
-       redef fun compile_to_c(compiler)
+       redef fun declare_signature(v, sig)
        do
-               var mmethoddef = self.mmethoddef
-
-               var recv = self.mmethoddef.mclassdef.bound_mtype
-               var v = compiler.new_visitor
-               var selfvar = new RuntimeVariable("self", called_recv, recv)
-               var arguments = new Array[RuntimeVariable]
-               var frame = new StaticFrame(v, mmethoddef, recv, arguments)
-               v.frame = frame
-
-               var msignature = called_signature
-               var ret = called_signature.return_mtype
-
-               var sig = new FlatBuffer
-               var comment = new FlatBuffer
-               sig.append(c_ret)
-               sig.append(" ")
-               sig.append(self.c_name)
-               sig.append(c_sig)
-               comment.append("({selfvar}: {selfvar.mtype}")
-               arguments.add(selfvar)
-               for i in [0..msignature.arity[ do
-                       var mtype = msignature.mparameters[i].mtype
-                       if i == msignature.vararg_rank then
-                               mtype = v.mmodule.array_type(mtype)
-                       end
-                       comment.append(", {mtype}")
-                       var argvar = new RuntimeVariable("p{i}", mtype, mtype)
-                       arguments.add(argvar)
-               end
-               comment.append(")")
-               if ret != null then
-                       comment.append(": {ret}")
-               end
-               compiler.provide_declaration(self.c_name, "{sig};")
-               self.arguments = arguments.to_a
-
-               v.add_decl("/* method {self} for {comment} */")
-               v.add_decl("{sig} \{")
-               if ret != null then
-                       frame.returnvar = v.new_var(ret)
-               end
-               frame.returnlabel = v.get_name("RET_LABEL")
+               v.compiler.provide_declaration(c_name, "{sig};")
+       end
 
-               if is_thunk then
-                       var subret = v.call(mmethoddef, recv, arguments)
-                       if ret != null then
-                               assert subret != null
-                               v.assign(frame.returnvar.as(not null), subret)
-                       end
+       redef fun body_to_c(v)
+       do
+               var rta = v.compiler.as(SeparateCompiler).runtime_type_analysis
+               if rta != null and not rta.live_mmodules.has(mmethoddef.mclassdef.mmodule) then
+                       v.add_abort("FATAL: Dead method executed.")
                else
-                       mmethoddef.compile_inside_to_c(v, arguments)
+                       super
                end
+       end
 
-               v.add("{frame.returnlabel.as(not null)}:;")
-               if ret != null then
-                       v.add("return {frame.returnvar.as(not null)};")
-               end
-               v.add("\}")
+       redef fun end_compile_to_c(v)
+       do
+               var compiler = v.compiler
                compiler.names[self.c_name] = "{mmethoddef.full_name} ({mmethoddef.location.file.filename}:{mmethoddef.location.line_start})"
        end
 
+       redef fun build_frame(v, arguments)
+       do
+               var recv = mmethoddef.mclassdef.bound_mtype
+               return new StaticFrame(v, mmethoddef, recv, arguments)
+       end
+
        # Compile the trampolines used to implement late-binding.
        #
        # See `opt_trampoline_call`.
        fun compile_trampolines(compiler: SeparateCompiler)
        do
                var recv = self.mmethoddef.mclassdef.bound_mtype
-               var selfvar = arguments.first
+               var selfvar = new RuntimeVariable("self", called_recv, recv)
                var ret = called_signature.return_mtype
+               var arguments = ["self"]
+               for i in [0..called_signature.arity[ do arguments.add "p{i}"
 
                if mmethoddef.is_intro and not recv.is_c_primitive then
                        var m = mmethoddef.mproperty
@@ -2317,10 +2544,22 @@ class SeparateRuntimeFunction
        end
 end
 
+class SeparateThunkFunction
+       super ThunkFunction
+       super SeparateRuntimeFunction
+       redef var target_recv
+end
+
 redef class MType
        # Are values of `self` tagged?
        # If false, it means that the type is not primitive, or is boxed.
        var is_tagged = false
+
+       # The tag value of the type
+       #
+       # ENSURE `is_tagged == (tag_value > 0)`
+       # ENSURE `not is_tagged == (tag_value == 0)`
+       var tag_value = 0
 end
 
 redef class MEntity