rt.lifetime

void* _d_allocmemory(size_t sz);

Allocate memory using the garbage collector

DMD uses this to allocate closures:

void f(byte[24] x)
{
    return () => x; // `x` is on stack, must be moved to heap to keep it alive
}

Parameters:

size_t sz

number of bytes to allocate

Returns:

pointer to sz bytes of free, uninitialized memory, managed by the GC.

Object _d_newclass(const ClassInfo ci);

Create a new class instance.

Allocates memory and sets fields to their initial value, but does not call a constructor.

new Object() // _d_newclass(typeid(Object))

Parameters:

ClassInfo ci

TypeInfo_Class object, to provide instance size and initial bytes to copy

Returns:

newly created object

void _d_delinterface(void** p);

void _d_delclass(Object* p);

pure nothrow bool __setArrayAllocLength(ref BlkInfo info, size_t newlength, bool isshared, const TypeInfo tinext, size_t oldlength = ~0);

Set the allocated length of the array block. This is called any time an array is appended to or its length is set.

The allocated block looks like this for blocks < PAGESIZE:

|elem0|elem1|elem2|...|elemN-1|emptyspace|N*elemsize|

The size of the allocated length at the end depends on the block size:

a block of 16 to 256 bytes has an 8-bit length.

a block with 512 to pagesize/2 bytes has a 16-bit length.

For blocks >= pagesize, the length is a size_t and is at the beginning of the block. The reason we have to do this is because the block can extend into more pages, so we cannot trust the block length if it sits at the end of the block, because it might have just been extended. If we can prove in the future that the block is unshared, we may be able to change this, but I'm not sure it's important.

In order to do put the length at the front, we have to provide 16 bytes buffer space in case the block has to be aligned properly. In x86, certain SSE instructions will only work if the data is 16-byte aligned. In addition, we need the sentinel byte to prevent accidental pointers to the next block. Because of the extra overhead, we only do this for page size and above, where the overhead is minimal compared to the block size.

So for those blocks, it looks like:

|N*elemsize|padding|elem0|elem1|...|elemN-1|emptyspace|sentinelbyte|

where elem0 starts 16 bytes after the first byte.

nothrow BlkInfo* __getBlkInfo(void* interior);

Get the cached block info of an interior pointer. Returns null if the interior pointer's block is not cached.

NOTE The base ptr in this struct can be cleared asynchronously by the GC, so any use of the returned BlkInfo should copy it and then check the base ptr of the copy before actually using it.

TODO Change this function so the caller doesn't have to be aware of this issue. Either return by value and expect the caller to always check the base ptr as an indication of whether the struct is valid, or set the BlkInfo as a side-effect and return a bool to indicate success.

nothrow void _d_arrayshrinkfit(const TypeInfo ti, void[] arr);

Shrink the "allocated" length of an array to be the exact size of the array.

It doesn't matter what the current allocated length of the array is, the user is telling the runtime that he knows what he is doing.

Parameters:

TypeInfo ti	TypeInfo of array type
void[] arr	array to shrink. Its .length is element length, not byte length, despite void type

size_t _d_arraysetcapacity(const TypeInfo ti, size_t newcapacity, void[]* p);

Set the array capacity.

If the array capacity isn't currently large enough to hold the requested capacity (in number of elements), then the array is resized/reallocated to the appropriate size.

Pass in a requested capacity of 0 to get the current capacity.

Parameters:

TypeInfo ti	type info of element type
size_t newcapacity	requested new capacity
void[]* p	pointer to array to set. Its length is left unchanged.

Returns:

the number of elements that can actually be stored once the resizing is done

pure nothrow void[] _d_newarrayU(scope const TypeInfo ti, size_t length);

pure nothrow void[] _d_newarrayT(const TypeInfo ti, size_t length);

pure nothrow void[] _d_newarrayiT(const TypeInfo ti, size_t length);

Allocate an array with the garbage collector.

Has three variants:

• _d_newarrayU leave elements uninitialized
• _d_newarrayT initializes to 0 (e.g new int[])
• _d_newarrayiT initializes based on initializer retrieved from TypeInfo (e.g new float[])

Parameters:

TypeInfo ti	the type of the resulting array, (may also be the corresponding array.ptr type)
size_t length	.length of resulting array

Returns:

newly allocated array

pure nothrow void* _d_newitemU(scope const TypeInfo _ti);

Non-template version of core.lifetime.d_newitemT that does not perform initialization. Needed for rt.aaA.allocEntry.

Parameters:

TypeInfo _ti

TypeInfo of item to allocate

Returns:

newly allocated item

void _d_delmemory(void** p);

void _d_callinterfacefinalizer(void* p);

void _d_callfinalizer(void* p);

void rt_setCollectHandler(CollectHandler h);

CollectHandler rt_getCollectHandler();

nothrow int rt_hasFinalizerInSegment(void* p, size_t size, uint attr, scope const(void)[] segment);

nothrow void rt_finalize2(void* p, bool det = true, bool resetMemory = true);

nothrow void rt_finalize(void* p, bool det = true);

Backwards compatibility

void[] _d_arraysetlengthT(const TypeInfo ti, size_t newlength, void[]* p);

void[] _d_arraysetlengthiT(const TypeInfo ti, size_t newlength, void[]* p);

Resize a dynamic array by setting the .length property

Newly created elements are initialized to their default value.

Has two variants:

• _d_arraysetlengthT for arrays with elements that initialize to 0
• _d_arraysetlengthiT for non-zero initializers retrieved from TypeInfo

void main()
{
    int[] a = [1, 2];
    a.length = 3; // gets lowered to `_d_arraysetlengthT(typeid(int[]), 3, &a)`
}

Parameters:

TypeInfo ti	TypeInfo of array
size_t newlength	new value for the array's .length
void[]* p	pointer to array to update the .length of. While it's cast to void[], its .length is still treated as element length.

Returns:

*p after being updated

size_t newCapacity(size_t newlength, size_t size);

Given an array of length size that needs to be expanded to newlength, compute a new capacity.

Better version by Dave Fladebo: This uses an inverse logorithmic algorithm to pre-allocate a bit more space for larger arrays.

• Arrays smaller than PAGESIZE bytes are left as-is, so for the most

common cases, memory allocation is 1 to 1. The small overhead added doesn't affect small array perf. (it's virtually the same as current).

• Larger arrays have some space pre-allocated.
• As the arrays grow, the relative pre-allocated space shrinks.
• The logorithmic algorithm allocates relatively more space for

mid-size arrays, making it very fast for medium arrays (for mid-to-large arrays, this turns out to be quite a bit faster than the equivalent realloc() code in C, on Linux at least. Small arrays are just as fast as GCC).

• Perhaps most importantly, overall memory usage and stress on the GC

is decreased significantly for demanding environments.

Parameters:

size_t newlength	new .length
size_t size	old .length

Returns:

new capacity for array

byte[] _d_arrayappendcTX(const TypeInfo ti, ref return scope byte[] px, size_t n);

Extend an array by n elements.

Caller must initialize those elements.

Parameters:

TypeInfo ti	type info of array type (not element type)
byte[] px	array to append to, cast to byte[] while keeping the same .length. Will be updated.
size_t n	number of elements to append

Returns:

px after being appended to

void[] _d_arrayappendcd(ref byte[] x, dchar c);

Append dchar to char[], converting UTF-32 to UTF-8

void main()
{
    char[] s;
    s ~= 'α';
}

Parameters:

byte[] x	array to append to cast to byte[]. Will be modified.
dchar c	dchar to append

Returns:

updated x cast to void[]

void[] _d_arrayappendwd(ref byte[] x, dchar c);

Append dchar to wchar[], converting UTF-32 to UTF-16

void main()
{
    dchar x;
    wchar[] s;
    s ~= 'α';
}

Parameters:

byte[] x	array to append to cast to byte[]. Will be modified.
dchar c	dchar to append

Returns:

updated x cast to void[]

void* _d_arrayliteralTX(const TypeInfo ti, size_t length);

Allocate an array literal

Rely on the caller to do the initialization of the array.

int[] getArr()
{
    return [10, 20];
    // auto res = cast(int*) _d_arrayliteralTX(typeid(int[]), 2);
    // res[0] = 10;
    // res[1] = 20;
    // return res[0..2];
}

Parameters:

TypeInfo ti	TypeInfo of resulting array type
size_t length	.length of array literal

Returns:

pointer to allocated array