Merge branch 'new_spawn' of https://github.com/Araq/Nimrod into new_spawn

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Araq 2014-06-06 21:11:11 +02:00
commit 4220b1c81d
9 changed files with 305 additions and 212 deletions

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@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@ proc genMagicExpr(p: BProc, e: PNode, d: var TLoc, op: TMagic) =
of mSlurp..mQuoteAst:
localError(e.info, errXMustBeCompileTime, e.sons[0].sym.name.s)
of mSpawn:
let n = lowerings.wrapProcForSpawn(p.module.module, e[1], e.typ, nil, nil)
let n = lowerings.wrapProcForSpawn(p.module.module, e, e.typ, nil, nil)
expr(p, n, d)
of mParallel:
let n = semparallel.liftParallel(p.module.module, e)

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@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ proc indirectAccess*(a: PNode, b: string, info: TLineInfo): PNode =
# returns a[].b as a node
var deref = newNodeI(nkHiddenDeref, info)
deref.typ = a.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst).sons[0]
var t = deref.typ
var t = deref.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst)
var field: PSym
while true:
assert t.kind == tyObject
@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ proc indirectAccess*(a: PNode, b: string, info: TLineInfo): PNode =
if field != nil: break
t = t.sons[0]
if t == nil: break
t = t.skipTypes(abstractInst)
assert field != nil, b
addSon(deref, a)
result = newNodeI(nkDotExpr, info)
@ -132,28 +133,33 @@ proc callCodegenProc*(name: string, arg1: PNode;
if arg3 != nil: result.add arg3
result.typ = sym.typ.sons[0]
proc callProc(a: PNode): PNode =
result = newNodeI(nkCall, a.info)
result.add a
result.typ = a.typ.sons[0]
# we have 4 cases to consider:
# - a void proc --> nothing to do
# - a proc returning GC'ed memory --> requires a promise
# - a proc returning GC'ed memory --> requires a flowVar
# - a proc returning non GC'ed memory --> pass as hidden 'var' parameter
# - not in a parallel environment --> requires a promise for memory safety
# - not in a parallel environment --> requires a flowVar for memory safety
type
TSpawnResult = enum
srVoid, srPromise, srByVar
TPromiseKind = enum
promInvalid # invalid type T for 'Promise[T]'
promGC # Promise of a GC'ed type
promBlob # Promise of a blob type
srVoid, srFlowVar, srByVar
TFlowVarKind = enum
fvInvalid # invalid type T for 'FlowVar[T]'
fvGC # FlowVar of a GC'ed type
fvBlob # FlowVar of a blob type
proc spawnResult(t: PType; inParallel: bool): TSpawnResult =
if t.isEmptyType: srVoid
elif inParallel and not containsGarbageCollectedRef(t): srByVar
else: srPromise
else: srFlowVar
proc promiseKind(t: PType): TPromiseKind =
if t.skipTypes(abstractInst).kind in {tyRef, tyString, tySequence}: promGC
elif containsGarbageCollectedRef(t): promInvalid
else: promBlob
proc flowVarKind(t: PType): TFlowVarKind =
if t.skipTypes(abstractInst).kind in {tyRef, tyString, tySequence}: fvGC
elif containsGarbageCollectedRef(t): fvInvalid
else: fvBlob
proc addLocalVar(varSection: PNode; owner: PSym; typ: PType; v: PNode): PSym =
result = newSym(skTemp, getIdent(genPrefix), owner, varSection.info)
@ -169,18 +175,18 @@ proc addLocalVar(varSection: PNode; owner: PSym; typ: PType; v: PNode): PSym =
discard """
We generate roughly this:
proc f_wrapper(args) =
proc f_wrapper(thread, args) =
barrierEnter(args.barrier) # for parallel statement
var a = args.a # thread transfer; deepCopy or shallowCopy or no copy
# depending on whether we're in a 'parallel' statement
var b = args.b
var fv = args.fv
args.prom = nimCreatePromise(thread, sizeof(T)) # optional
nimPromiseCreateCondVar(args.prom) # optional
fv.owner = thread # optional
nimArgsPassingDone() # signal parent that the work is done
#
args.prom.blob = f(a, b, ...)
nimPromiseSignal(args.prom)
args.fv.blob = f(a, b, ...)
nimFlowVarSignal(args.fv)
# - or -
f(a, b, ...)
@ -192,23 +198,12 @@ stmtList:
scratchObj.b = b
nimSpawn(f_wrapper, addr scratchObj)
scratchObj.prom # optional
scratchObj.fv # optional
"""
proc createNimCreatePromiseCall(prom, threadParam: PNode): PNode =
let size = newNodeIT(nkCall, prom.info, getSysType(tyInt))
size.add newSymNode(createMagic("sizeof", mSizeOf))
assert prom.typ.kind == tyGenericInst
size.add newNodeIT(nkType, prom.info, prom.typ.sons[1])
let castExpr = newNodeIT(nkCast, prom.info, prom.typ)
castExpr.add emptyNode
castExpr.add callCodeGenProc("nimCreatePromise", threadParam, size)
result = castExpr
proc createWrapperProc(f: PNode; threadParam, argsParam: PSym;
varSection, call, barrier, prom: PNode;
varSection, call, barrier, fv: PNode;
spawnKind: TSpawnResult): PSym =
var body = newNodeI(nkStmtList, f.info)
var threadLocalBarrier: PSym
@ -220,32 +215,32 @@ proc createWrapperProc(f: PNode; threadParam, argsParam: PSym;
body.add callCodeGenProc("barrierEnter", threadLocalBarrier.newSymNode)
var threadLocalProm: PSym
if spawnKind == srByVar:
threadLocalProm = addLocalVar(varSection, argsParam.owner, prom.typ, prom)
elif prom != nil:
internalAssert prom.typ.kind == tyGenericInst
threadLocalProm = addLocalVar(varSection, argsParam.owner, prom.typ,
createNimCreatePromiseCall(prom, threadParam.newSymNode))
threadLocalProm = addLocalVar(varSection, argsParam.owner, fv.typ, fv)
elif fv != nil:
internalAssert fv.typ.kind == tyGenericInst
threadLocalProm = addLocalVar(varSection, argsParam.owner, fv.typ, fv)
body.add varSection
if prom != nil and spawnKind != srByVar:
body.add newFastAsgnStmt(prom, threadLocalProm.newSymNode)
if barrier == nil:
body.add callCodeGenProc("nimPromiseCreateCondVar", prom)
if fv != nil and spawnKind != srByVar:
# generate:
# fv.owner = threadParam
body.add newAsgnStmt(indirectAccess(threadLocalProm.newSymNode,
"owner", fv.info), threadParam.newSymNode)
body.add callCodeGenProc("nimArgsPassingDone", threadParam.newSymNode)
if spawnKind == srByVar:
body.add newAsgnStmt(genDeref(threadLocalProm.newSymNode), call)
elif prom != nil:
let fk = prom.typ.sons[1].promiseKind
if fk == promInvalid:
localError(f.info, "cannot create a promise of type: " &
typeToString(prom.typ.sons[1]))
elif fv != nil:
let fk = fv.typ.sons[1].flowVarKind
if fk == fvInvalid:
localError(f.info, "cannot create a flowVar of type: " &
typeToString(fv.typ.sons[1]))
body.add newAsgnStmt(indirectAccess(threadLocalProm.newSymNode,
if fk == promGC: "data" else: "blob", prom.info), call)
if fk == fvGC: "data" else: "blob", fv.info), call)
if barrier == nil:
# by now 'prom' is shared and thus might have beeen overwritten! we need
# by now 'fv' is shared and thus might have beeen overwritten! we need
# to use the thread-local view instead:
body.add callCodeGenProc("nimPromiseSignal", threadLocalProm.newSymNode)
body.add callCodeGenProc("nimFlowVarSignal", threadLocalProm.newSymNode)
else:
body.add call
if barrier != nil:
@ -404,22 +399,23 @@ proc setupArgsForParallelism(n: PNode; objType: PType; scratchObj: PSym;
indirectAccess(castExpr, field, n.info))
call.add(threadLocal.newSymNode)
proc wrapProcForSpawn*(owner: PSym; n: PNode; retType: PType;
proc wrapProcForSpawn*(owner: PSym; spawnExpr: PNode; retType: PType;
barrier, dest: PNode = nil): PNode =
# if 'barrier' != nil, then it is in a 'parallel' section and we
# generate quite different code
let n = spawnExpr[1]
let spawnKind = spawnResult(retType, barrier!=nil)
case spawnKind
of srVoid:
internalAssert dest == nil
result = newNodeI(nkStmtList, n.info)
of srPromise:
of srFlowVar:
internalAssert dest == nil
result = newNodeIT(nkStmtListExpr, n.info, retType)
of srByVar:
if dest == nil: localError(n.info, "'spawn' must not be discarded")
result = newNodeI(nkStmtList, n.info)
if n.kind notin nkCallKinds:
localError(n.info, "'spawn' takes a call expression")
return
@ -482,24 +478,29 @@ proc wrapProcForSpawn*(owner: PSym; n: PNode; retType: PType;
result.add newFastAsgnStmt(newDotExpr(scratchObj, field), barrier)
barrierAsExpr = indirectAccess(castExpr, field, n.info)
var promField, promAsExpr: PNode = nil
if spawnKind == srPromise:
var field = newSym(skField, getIdent"prom", owner, n.info)
var fvField, fvAsExpr: PNode = nil
if spawnKind == srFlowVar:
var field = newSym(skField, getIdent"fv", owner, n.info)
field.typ = retType
objType.addField(field)
promField = newDotExpr(scratchObj, field)
promAsExpr = indirectAccess(castExpr, field, n.info)
fvField = newDotExpr(scratchObj, field)
fvAsExpr = indirectAccess(castExpr, field, n.info)
# create flowVar:
result.add newFastAsgnStmt(fvField, callProc(spawnExpr[2]))
if barrier == nil:
result.add callCodeGenProc("nimFlowVarCreateCondVar", fvField)
elif spawnKind == srByVar:
var field = newSym(skField, getIdent"prom", owner, n.info)
var field = newSym(skField, getIdent"fv", owner, n.info)
field.typ = newType(tyPtr, objType.owner)
field.typ.rawAddSon(retType)
objType.addField(field)
promAsExpr = indirectAccess(castExpr, field, n.info)
fvAsExpr = indirectAccess(castExpr, field, n.info)
result.add newFastAsgnStmt(newDotExpr(scratchObj, field), genAddrOf(dest))
let wrapper = createWrapperProc(fn, threadParam, argsParam, varSection, call,
barrierAsExpr, promAsExpr, spawnKind)
barrierAsExpr, fvAsExpr, spawnKind)
result.add callCodeGenProc("nimSpawn", wrapper.newSymNode,
genAddrOf(scratchObj.newSymNode))
if spawnKind == srPromise: result.add promField
if spawnKind == srFlowVar: result.add fvField

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@ -644,12 +644,13 @@ proc singlePragma(c: PContext, sym: PSym, n: PNode, i: int,
incl(sym.flags, sfNoReturn)
of wDynlib:
processDynLib(c, it, sym)
of wCompilerproc:
of wCompilerproc:
noVal(it) # compilerproc may not get a string!
makeExternExport(sym, "$1", it.info)
incl(sym.flags, sfCompilerProc)
incl(sym.flags, sfUsed) # suppress all those stupid warnings
registerCompilerProc(sym)
if sfFromGeneric notin sym.flags:
makeExternExport(sym, "$1", it.info)
incl(sym.flags, sfCompilerProc)
incl(sym.flags, sfUsed) # suppress all those stupid warnings
registerCompilerProc(sym)
of wProcVar:
noVal(it)
incl(sym.flags, sfProcvar)

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@ -1585,12 +1585,22 @@ proc semShallowCopy(c: PContext, n: PNode, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
else:
result = semDirectOp(c, n, flags)
proc createPromise(c: PContext; t: PType; info: TLineInfo): PType =
proc createFlowVar(c: PContext; t: PType; info: TLineInfo): PType =
result = newType(tyGenericInvokation, c.module)
addSonSkipIntLit(result, magicsys.getCompilerProc("Promise").typ)
addSonSkipIntLit(result, magicsys.getCompilerProc("FlowVar").typ)
addSonSkipIntLit(result, t)
result = instGenericContainer(c, info, result, allowMetaTypes = false)
proc instantiateCreateFlowVarCall(c: PContext; t: PType;
info: TLineInfo): PSym =
let sym = magicsys.getCompilerProc("nimCreateFlowVar")
if sym == nil:
localError(info, errSystemNeeds, "nimCreateFlowVar")
var bindings: TIdTable
initIdTable(bindings)
bindings.idTablePut(sym.ast[genericParamsPos].sons[0].typ, t)
result = c.semGenerateInstance(c, sym, bindings, info)
proc setMs(n: PNode, s: PSym): PNode =
result = n
n.sons[0] = newSymNode(s)
@ -1631,7 +1641,8 @@ proc semMagic(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
if c.inParallelStmt > 0:
result.typ = result[1].typ
else:
result.typ = createPromise(c, result[1].typ, n.info)
result.typ = createFlowVar(c, result[1].typ, n.info)
result.add instantiateCreateFlowVarCall(c, result[1].typ, n.info).newSymNode
else: result = semDirectOp(c, n, flags)
proc semWhen(c: PContext, n: PNode, semCheck = true): PNode =

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@ -406,19 +406,19 @@ proc transformSpawn(owner: PSym; n, barrier: PNode): PNode =
if result.isNil:
result = newNodeI(nkStmtList, n.info)
result.add n
result.add wrapProcForSpawn(owner, m[1], b.typ, barrier, it[0])
result.add wrapProcForSpawn(owner, m, b.typ, barrier, it[0])
it.sons[it.len-1] = emptyNode
if result.isNil: result = n
of nkAsgn, nkFastAsgn:
let b = n[1]
if getMagic(b) == mSpawn:
let m = transformSlices(b)
return wrapProcForSpawn(owner, m[1], b.typ, barrier, n[0])
return wrapProcForSpawn(owner, m, b.typ, barrier, n[0])
result = transformSpawnSons(owner, n, barrier)
of nkCallKinds:
if getMagic(n) == mSpawn:
result = transformSlices(n)
return wrapProcForSpawn(owner, result[1], n.typ, barrier, nil)
return wrapProcForSpawn(owner, result, n.typ, barrier, nil)
result = transformSpawnSons(owner, n, barrier)
elif n.safeLen > 0:
result = transformSpawnSons(owner, n, barrier)