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[nit.git] / src / compiler / separate_compiler.nit
index 5c33ad4..68438c7 100644 (file)
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ redef class ToolContext
        var opt_no_union_attribute = new OptionBool("Put primitive attibutes 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")
+       # --colors-are-symbols
+       var opt_colors_are_symbols = new OptionBool("Store colors as symbols (faster)", "--colors-are-symbols")
+
        # --inline-coloring-numbers
        var opt_inline_coloring_numbers = new OptionBool("Inline colors and ids (semi-global)", "--inline-coloring-numbers")
        # --inline-some-methods
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ redef class ToolContext
                self.option_context.add_option(self.opt_separate)
                self.option_context.add_option(self.opt_no_inline_intern)
                self.option_context.add_option(self.opt_no_union_attribute)
-               self.option_context.add_option(self.opt_no_shortcut_equate)
+               self.option_context.add_option(self.opt_no_shortcut_equate, opt_colors_are_symbols)
                self.option_context.add_option(self.opt_inline_coloring_numbers, opt_inline_some_methods, opt_direct_call_monomorph, opt_skip_dead_methods, opt_semi_global)
                self.option_context.add_option(self.opt_colo_dead_methods)
                self.option_context.add_option(self.opt_tables_metrics)
@@ -255,9 +258,15 @@ class SeparateCompiler
                if m isa MEntity then
                        if modelbuilder.toolcontext.opt_inline_coloring_numbers.value then
                                self.provide_declaration(m.const_color, "#define {m.const_color} {color}")
-                       else
+                       else if not modelbuilder.toolcontext.opt_colors_are_symbols.value or not v.compiler.target_platform.supports_linker_script then
                                self.provide_declaration(m.const_color, "extern const int {m.const_color};")
                                v.add("const int {m.const_color} = {color};")
+                       else
+                               # The color 'C' is the ``address'' of a false static variable 'XC'
+                               self.provide_declaration(m.const_color, "#define {m.const_color} ((long)&X{m.const_color})\nextern const void X{m.const_color};")
+                               if color == -1 then color = 0 # Symbols cannot be negative, so just use 0 for dead things
+                               # Teach the linker that the address of 'XC' is `color`.
+                               linker_script.add("X{m.const_color} = {color};")
                        end
                else
                        abort
@@ -1236,7 +1245,7 @@ class SeparateCompilerVisitor
                        (compiler.modelbuilder.toolcontext.opt_inline_some_methods.value and mmethoddef.can_inline(self)) then
                        compiler.modelbuilder.nb_invok_by_inline += 1
                        if compiler.modelbuilder.toolcontext.opt_invocation_metrics.value then add("count_invoke_by_inline++;")
-                       var frame = new Frame(self, mmethoddef, recvtype, arguments)
+                       var frame = new StaticFrame(self, mmethoddef, recvtype, arguments)
                        frame.returnlabel = self.get_name("RET_LABEL")
                        frame.returnvar = res
                        var old_frame = self.frame
@@ -1286,11 +1295,11 @@ class SeparateCompilerVisitor
                # of the method (ie recv) if the static type is unresolved
                # This is more complex than usual because the unresolved type must not be resolved
                # with the current receiver (ie self).
-               # Therefore to isolate the resolution from self, a local Frame is created.
+               # Therefore to isolate the resolution from self, a local StaticFrame is created.
                # One can see this implementation as an inlined method of the receiver whose only
                # job is to allocate the array
                var old_frame = self.frame
-               var frame = new Frame(self, mpropdef, mpropdef.mclassdef.bound_mtype, [recv])
+               var frame = new StaticFrame(self, mpropdef, mpropdef.mclassdef.bound_mtype, [recv])
                self.frame = frame
                #print "required Array[{elttype}] for recv {recv.inspect}. bound=Array[{self.resolve_for(elttype, recv)}]. selfvar={frame.arguments.first.inspect}"
                var res = self.array_instance(varargs, elttype)
@@ -1808,7 +1817,7 @@ class SeparateRuntimeFunction
                var v = compiler.new_visitor
                var selfvar = new RuntimeVariable("self", recv, recv)
                var arguments = new Array[RuntimeVariable]
-               var frame = new Frame(v, mmethoddef, recv, arguments)
+               var frame = new StaticFrame(v, mmethoddef, recv, arguments)
                v.frame = frame
 
                var msignature = mmethoddef.msignature.resolve_for(mmethoddef.mclassdef.bound_mtype, mmethoddef.mclassdef.bound_mtype, mmethoddef.mclassdef.mmodule, true)
@@ -1880,7 +1889,7 @@ class VirtualRuntimeFunction
                var v = compiler.new_visitor
                var selfvar = new RuntimeVariable("self", v.object_type, recv)
                var arguments = new Array[RuntimeVariable]
-               var frame = new Frame(v, mmethoddef, recv, arguments)
+               var frame = new StaticFrame(v, mmethoddef, recv, arguments)
                v.frame = frame
 
                var sig = new FlatBuffer