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-- G N A T C O L L --
-- --
-- Copyright (C) 2010-2017, AdaCore --
-- --
-- This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it --
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-- TABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. --
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-- --
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-- This package provides support for reference counting. A Smart_Pointer
-- plays the role of an access type (although it is not an access type), and
-- keeps a reference to the designated entity. When a smart pointer goes out
-- of scope, the designated entity's reference count is automatically
-- decremented.
-- When the reference count reaches 0, the corresponding entity is freed.
--
-- This package also provides support for weak pointers. These do not prevent
-- the freeing of the object they point to. However, when that object is
-- freed, the weak pointer is safely reset to null.
--
-- Cycles of references will prevent the freeing of the memory, since the
-- objects' refcounts will never reach 0. For instance, if you consider a
-- tree, the parent could hold a reference (via a smart_pointer) to each of
-- its children. Thus the children will exist for at least as long as their
-- parents. However, if the children also point to their parents with a
-- smart_pointer, the parent can never be freed in the first place. The
-- solution is that the children should point to their parents through a weak
-- pointer instead.
--
-- This package provides two versions of such pointers:
-- * Smart_Pointers is the older version (obsolescent). It is less
-- efficient, and the element_type must derive from the Refcounted
-- type.
-- * Shared_Pointers is a more flexible API, where the element_type
-- can be any unconstrained type. The implementation is also faster.
pragma Ada_2012;
private with Ada.Finalization;
with System;
with GNATCOLL.Atomic;
with GNATCOLL.Storage_Pools.Headers; use GNATCOLL.Storage_Pools.Headers;
pragma Warnings (Off, "* is an internal GNAT unit");
with System.Soft_Links; use System.Soft_Links;
pragma Warnings (On, "* is an internal GNAT unit");
package GNATCOLL.Refcount is
-------------------
-- Internal data --
-------------------
-- This section provides several types that are used in the implementation
-- of this package. They are not useful for applications.
type Weak_Data is record
Element : System.Address := System.Null_Address;
Refcount : aliased GNATCOLL.Atomic.Atomic_Counter;
pragma Volatile (Refcount);
end record;
type Weak_Data_Access is access all Weak_Data;
type Counters is record
Refcount : aliased GNATCOLL.Atomic.Atomic_Counter := 1;
pragma Volatile (Refcount);
Weak_Data : aliased Weak_Data_Access := null;
-- A pointer to the weak pointers'data. This data is created the
-- first time we create a weak pointer. We hold a reference to that
-- data, so that it can never be freed while at least one reference
-- exists.
end record;
package Headers is new Header_Pools (Counters);
Application_Uses_Tasks : constant Boolean :=
System.Soft_Links.Lock_Task /= System.Soft_Links.Task_Lock_NT'Access;
-- Whether the tasking run time has been initialized.
---------------------
-- Shared_Pointers --
---------------------
generic
type Element_Type (<>) is private;
-- The element that will be encapsulated within a smart pointer.
-- We need to be able to copy it as part of Set.
with procedure Release (Self : in out Element_Type) is null;
-- This procedure should be used if you need to perform actions when
-- the last reference to an element is removed. Typically, this is
-- used to free element_type and its contents, when it is not a
-- controlled type.
Atomic_Counters : Boolean := Application_Uses_Tasks;
-- Whether to use atomic (and thus thread-safe) counters. If set to
-- True, the smart pointer is task safe. Of course, that does not
-- mean that the Element_Type itself is task safe.
-- This has a small impact on performance.
package Shared_Pointers is
pragma Suppress (All_Checks);
Is_Task_Safe : constant Boolean := Atomic_Counters;
-- Make the formal parameter visible to users of this package
type Ref is tagged private;
Null_Ref : constant Ref;
-- This type acts like a pointer, but holds a reference to the object,
-- which will thus never be freed while there exists at least one
-- reference to it.
type Weak_Ref is tagged private;
Null_Weak_Ref : constant Weak_Ref;
-- A weak reference to an object. The value returned by Get will be
-- reset to null when the object is freed (because its last reference
-- expired). Holding a weak reference does not prevent the deallocation
-- of the object.
package Pools is new Headers.Typed (Element_Type);
subtype Element_Access is Pools.Element_Access;
procedure Set (Self : in out Ref'Class; Data : Element_Type);
pragma Inline (Set);
-- A copy of Data will be put under control of Self, and freed when
-- the last reference to it is removed.
procedure From_Element (Self : out Ref'Class; Element : Element_Access);
pragma Inline (From_Element);
-- Given an element that is already under control of a
-- shared pointer, returns the corresponding shared pointer.
-- This is especially useful when the element_type is a tagged
-- type. This element might be used for dynamic dispatching, but
-- it might be necessary to retrieve the smart pointer:
--
-- type Object is tagged private;
-- package Pointers is new Shared_Pointers (Object'Class);
-- use Pointers;
--
-- procedure Method (Self : Object'Class) is
-- R : Ref;
-- begin
-- From_Element (R, Self);
-- end Method;
--
-- R : Ref;
-- R.Set (Obj);
-- Method (R.Get);
--
-- Warning: this must only be called when Element comes from a
-- shared pointer, otherwise an invalid memory access will result.
type Reference_Type (Element : access Element_Type)
is limited null record
with Implicit_Dereference => Element;
-- A reference to an element_type.
-- This type is used as the return value for Get, instead of an
-- Element_Access, because it is safer:
-- * applications cannot free the returned value (and
-- they should never do it !)
-- * the Element discriminant cannot be stored in a variable,
-- so that prevents keeping a reference when it could be freed at
-- any time.
-- * since the type is limited, it is in general difficult to
-- store it in records. This is intended, since the shared
-- pointer itself should be stored instead (at the access type
-- might be freed at any time).
-- This type is often mostly transparent for the application. Assuming
-- the Element_Type is defined as:
--
-- type Element_Type is tagged record
-- Field : Integer;
-- end record;
-- procedure Primitive (Self : Element_Type);
-- procedure Primitive2 (Self : access Element_Type);
--
-- then a shared pointer SP can be used as:
--
-- SP.Get.Field := 1;
-- SP.Get.Primitive1;
-- SP.Get.Element.Primitive2;
--
-- WARNING:
-- The use of a reference_type ensures that Get can return an access to
-- the object (more efficient than a copy when the objects are large),
-- while preventing users from freeing the returned value. But this
-- does not prevent all invalid cases. Using 'renames', for instance,
-- can lead to invalid code, as in:
--
-- package IP is new Shared_Pointers (Integer);
-- use IP;
-- R : Ref;
-- R.Set (99);
-- declare
-- Int : Integer renames R.Get.Element.all;
-- begin
-- R := Null_Ref; -- Frees Int !
-- Put_Line (I'Img); -- Invalid memory access
-- end;
--
-- Another dangerous use is to have a procedure that receives the
-- result of Get and modifies the shared pointer, as in:
--
-- package OP is new Shared_Pointers (Object'Class);
-- use OP;
-- R : Ref;
-- procedure Foo (Obj : Object'Class) is
-- begin
-- R := Null_Ref; -- freezes Obj !
-- end Foo;
-- Foo (R.Get);
--
-- The proper solution here is that Foo should receive the smart
-- pointer itself, not the encapsulated value.
function Unchecked_Get (Self : Ref'Class) return Element_Access
with Inline_Always;
-- A version that returns directly the element access. This is meant
-- for easy conversion of existing code, but its use is discouraged
-- in new code, where Get should be used instead.
-- The resulting access must not be deallocated. Passing it to
-- Set might also be dangerous if the Element_Type contains data
-- that might be freed when other smart pointers are freed.
-- It also must not be stored in a record (store Self instead).
function Get (Self : Ref'Class) return Reference_Type
is ((Element => Unchecked_Get (Self)))
with Inline_Always;
-- A safer version of Unchecked_Get.
-- There is no performance penalty, since the compiler knows that a
-- Reference_Type is in fact always of the same size and can be
-- returned on the stack.
-- It is safer because the associated access type cannot be converted
-- to a non-local access type, nor freed.
procedure Process
(Self : Ref'Class;
Process : not null access procedure (E : Element_Type))
with Inline;
-- This procedure is similar to the function Get, but doesn't expose
-- the access type to the user.
-- This is safer than Get, since it avoids the multiple issues
-- highlighted in the comments for Reference_Type (namely that Self
-- might become null while the application holds a reference, which
-- then references invalid memory).
-- On the other hand, it is more awkward to use, and does not work if
-- you need to pass multiple smart pointers. There is however nothing
-- tricky in this procedure, since it simply calls
-- Process (Self.Get)
-- and the simple fact that Self is a parameter ensures it retains at
-- least one reference during the execution of Process.
--
-- If you want to always be on the safe side and prevevent users from
-- using Get, you could add the following configuration pragma to your
-- compilation:
-- pragma Restrictions
-- (No_Use_Of_Entity => GNATCOLL.Refcount.Shared_Pointers.Get);
function Is_Null (Self : Ref'Class) return Boolean with Inline;
-- Whether the data is unset. Using this function might avoid the
-- need for a "use type Element_Access" in your code.
overriding function "=" (P1, P2 : Ref) return Boolean with Inline;
-- This operator checks whether P1 and P2 share the same pointer.
-- When the pointers differ, this operator returns False even if the
-- two pointed elements are equal.
function Weak (Self : Ref'Class) return Weak_Ref;
procedure Set (Self : in out Ref'Class; Weak : Weak_Ref'Class);
-- Set returns a reference to the object. Otherwise, it would be
-- possible for a procedure to retrieve a pointer from the weak
-- reference, and then reference it throughout the procedure, even
-- though the pointer might be freed in between.
--
-- If Weak is Null_Weak_Ref, then the element pointed by Self simply
-- loses a reference, and Self points to nothing on exit.
function Was_Freed (Self : Weak_Ref'Class) return Boolean;
-- True if the object referenced by Self was freed.
function Get_Refcount (Self : Ref'Class) return Natural;
-- Return the current reference count.
-- This is mostly intended for debug purposes.
private
type Ref is new Ada.Finalization.Controlled with record
Data : Element_Access;
end record;
pragma Finalize_Storage_Only (Ref);
overriding procedure Adjust (Self : in out Ref);
pragma Inline (Adjust);
overriding procedure Finalize (Self : in out Ref);
type Weak_Ref is new Ada.Finalization.Controlled with record
Data : Weak_Data_Access;
end record;
pragma Finalize_Storage_Only (Weak_Ref);
overriding procedure Adjust (Self : in out Weak_Ref);
pragma Inline (Adjust);
overriding procedure Finalize (Self : in out Weak_Ref);
Null_Ref : constant Ref :=
(Ada.Finalization.Controlled with Data => null);
Null_Weak_Ref : constant Weak_Ref :=
(Ada.Finalization.Controlled with Data => null);
end Shared_Pointers;
--------------------
-- Smart_Pointers --
--------------------
-- For backward compatibility only. The above package is more flexible
-- and more efficient.
type Refcounted is abstract tagged private;
type Refcounted_Access is access all Refcounted'Class;
-- The common ancestor for all refcounted types.
-- This ancestor adds a refcount field, which keeps track of how many
-- references exist to a particular instance of Refcounted.
--
-- The refcounting is task safe (that is you can use the smart pointer from
-- multiple tasks concurrently, and the refcounting will always be
-- accurate). But the task-safety of Refcounted itself depends on your
-- application.
procedure Free (Self : in out Refcounted) is null;
-- Free the memory associated with Self, when Self is no longer referenced.
generic
type Encapsulated is abstract new Refcounted with private;
package Smart_Pointers is
pragma Obsolescent (Smart_Pointers, "Use Shared_Pointers instead");
type Encapsulated_Access is access all Encapsulated'Class;
type Ref is tagged private;
Null_Ref : constant Ref;
procedure Set (Self : in out Ref; Data : Encapsulated'Class);
procedure Set (Self : in out Ref; Data : access Encapsulated'Class);
-- Replace the current contents of Self.
-- Data is adopted by the smart pointer, and should no longer be
-- referenced directly elsewhere. The reference count of Data is
-- incremented by 1.
-- Typical code looks like:
-- Tmp := new Encapsulated;
-- Set (Ptr, Tmp);
-- (You can't do
-- Set (Ptr, new Encapsulated);
-- for visibility reasons)
function Get (P : Ref) return Encapsulated_Access;
pragma Inline (Get);
-- Return a pointer the data pointed to by P.
-- We return an access type for efficiency reasons. However, the
-- returned value must not be freed by the caller.
overriding function "=" (P1, P2 : Ref) return Boolean;
-- Whether the two pointers point to the same data
function Get_Refcount (Self : Ref) return Natural;
-- Return the current reference count.
-- This is mostly intended for debug purposes.
private
type Ref is new Ada.Finalization.Controlled with record
Data : Refcounted_Access;
end record;
overriding procedure Finalize (P : in out Ref);
overriding procedure Adjust (P : in out Ref);
-- Take care of reference counting
Null_Ref : constant Ref :=
(Ada.Finalization.Controlled with Data => null);
end Smart_Pointers;
private
type Refcounted is abstract tagged record
Refcount : aliased GNATCOLL.Atomic.Atomic_Counter := 0;
end record;
-- This requires, as a result, that all refcounted types also be tagged
-- types (thus adding the size of a tag and the size of an integer to each
-- instance). This approach was chosen over storing the refcounting
-- independently of the refcounted type. The chosen approach provides a
-- tighter integration between the two.
end GNATCOLL.Refcount;
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