basic thread analysis working

compiler/ccgexprs.nim

@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@ proc genMagicExpr(p: BProc, e: PNode, d: var TLoc, op: TMagic) =
   of mIncl, mExcl, mCard, mLtSet, mLeSet, mEqSet, mMulSet, mPlusSet, mMinusSet,
      mInSet:
     genSetOp(p, e, d, op)
-  of mNewString, mNewStringOfCap, mCopyStr, mCopyStrLast, mExit: 
+  of mNewString, mNewStringOfCap, mCopyStr, mCopyStrLast, mExit, mCreateThread: 
     genCall(p, e, d)
   of mReset: genReset(p, e)
   of mEcho: genEcho(p, e)

compiler/commands.nim

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ Advanced options:
   --genMapping              generate a mapping file containing
                             (Nimrod, mangled) identifier pairs
   --lineDir:on|off          generation of #line directive on|off
-  --checkpoints:on|off      turn checkpoints on|off; for debugging Nimrod
+  --threadanalysis:on|off   turn thread analysis on|off
   --skipCfg                 do not read the general configuration file
   --skipProjCfg             do not read the project's configuration file
   --gc:refc|boehm|none      use Nimrod's native GC|Boehm GC|no GC
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ proc testCompileOption*(switch: string, info: TLineInfo): bool =
   of wForceBuild, wF: result = contains(gGlobalOptions, optForceFullMake)
   of wWarnings, wW: result = contains(gOptions, optWarns)
   of wHints: result = contains(gOptions, optHints)
-  of wCheckpoints: result = contains(gOptions, optCheckpoints)
+  of wThreadAnalysis: result = contains(gGlobalOptions, optThreadAnalysis)
   of wStackTrace: result = contains(gOptions, optStackTrace)
   of wLineTrace: result = contains(gOptions, optLineTrace)
   of wDebugger: result = contains(gOptions, optEndb)
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ proc processSwitch(switch, arg: string, pass: TCmdlinePass, info: TLineInfo) =
   of wWarning: ProcessSpecificNote(arg, wWarning, pass, info)
   of wHint: ProcessSpecificNote(arg, wHint, pass, info)
   of wHints: ProcessOnOffSwitch({optHints}, arg, pass, info)
-  of wCheckpoints: ProcessOnOffSwitch({optCheckpoints}, arg, pass, info)
+  of wThreadAnalysis: ProcessOnOffSwitchG({optThreadAnalysis}, arg, pass, info)
   of wStackTrace: ProcessOnOffSwitch({optStackTrace}, arg, pass, info)
   of wLineTrace: ProcessOnOffSwitch({optLineTrace}, arg, pass, info)
   of wDebugger: 

compiler/options.nim

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ type                          # please make sure we have under 32 options
     optEndb,                  # embedded debugger
     optByRef,                 # use pass by ref for objects
                               # (for interfacing with C)
-    optCheckpoints,           # check for checkpoints (used for debugging)
     optProfiler               # profiler turned on
   TOptions* = set[TOption]
   TGlobalOption* = enum 
@@ -46,7 +45,9 @@ type                          # please make sure we have under 32 options
     optStdout,                # output to stdout
     optSuggest,               # ideTools: 'suggest'
     optContext,               # ideTools: 'context'
-    optDef                    # ideTools: 'def'
+    optDef,                   # ideTools: 'def'
+    optThreadAnalysis         # thread analysis pass
+
   TGlobalOptions* = set[TGlobalOption]
   TCommands* = enum           # Nimrod's commands
     cmdNone, cmdCompileToC, cmdCompileToCpp, cmdCompileToOC, 
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ var
   gOptions*: TOptions = {optObjCheck, optFieldCheck, optRangeCheck, 
                          optBoundsCheck, optOverflowCheck, optAssert, optWarns, 
                          optHints, optStackTrace, optLineTrace}
-  gGlobalOptions*: TGlobalOptions = {optRefcGC}
+  gGlobalOptions*: TGlobalOptions = {optRefcGC, optThreadAnalysis}
   gExitcode*: int8
   searchPaths*: TLinkedList
   outFile*: string = ""

compiler/pragmas.nim

@@ -106,23 +106,23 @@ proc getOptionalStr(c: PContext, n: PNode, defaultStr: string): string =
   else: result = defaultStr
   
 proc processMagic(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym) = 
-  var v: string
-  #if not (sfSystemModule in c.module.flags) then
-  #  liMessage(n.info, errMagicOnlyInSystem);
+  #if sfSystemModule notin c.module.flags:
+  #  liMessage(n.info, errMagicOnlyInSystem)
   if n.kind != nkExprColonExpr: 
     LocalError(n.info, errStringLiteralExpected)
     return
+  var v: string
   if n.sons[1].kind == nkIdent: v = n.sons[1].ident.s
   else: v = expectStrLit(c, n)
-  incl(s.flags, sfImportc) 
-  # magics don't need an implementation, so we
-  # treat them as imported, instead of modifing a lot of working code
-  # BUGFIX: magic does not imply ``lfNoDecl`` anymore!
   for m in countup(low(TMagic), high(TMagic)): 
     if substr($m, 1) == v: 
       s.magic = m
-      return 
-  Message(n.info, warnUnknownMagic, v)
+      break
+  if s.magic == mNone: Message(n.info, warnUnknownMagic, v)
+  elif s.magic != mCreateThread: 
+    # magics don't need an implementation, so we
+    # treat them as imported, instead of modifing a lot of working code:
+    incl(s.flags, sfImportc)
 
 proc wordToCallConv(sw: TSpecialWord): TCallingConvention = 
   # this assumes that the order of special words and calling conventions is

compiler/semexprs.nim

@@ -568,7 +568,8 @@ proc semMagic(c: PContext, n: PNode, s: PSym, flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
   of mEcho: result = semEcho(c, setMs(n, s))
   of mCreateThread: 
     result = semDirectOp(c, n, flags)
-    if optThreads in gGlobalOptions:
+    if gGlobalOptions * {optThreads, optThreadAnalysis} == 
+                        {optThreads, optThreadAnalysis}:
       # XXX This analysis should be done as late as possible
       # (forward references!)
       semthreads.AnalyseThread(result)

compiler/semthreads.nim

@@ -170,12 +170,23 @@ proc analyseCall(c: PProcCtx, n: PNode): TThreadOwner =
       var formal = skipTypes(prc.typ, abstractInst).n.sons[i].sym 
       newCtx.mapping[formal.id] = call.args[i-1]
     pushInfoContext(n.info)
-    computed[call] = analyse(newCtx, prc.ast.sons[codePos])
+    result = analyse(newCtx, prc.ast.sons[codePos])
+    if prc.typ.sons[0] != nil:
+      if prc.ast.len > resultPos:
+        result = newCtx.mapping[prc.ast.sons[resultPos].sym.id]
+      else:
+        result = toNil
+    else:
+      result = toVoid
+    computed[call] = result
     popInfoContext()
   else:
-    # ugh, cycle! We are already computing it but don't know the outcome yet...
-    if prc.typ.sons[0] == nil: result = toVoid
-    else: result = toNil
+    result = computed[call]
+    if result == toUndefined:
+      # ugh, cycle! We are already computing it but don't know the
+      # outcome yet...
+      if prc.typ.sons[0] == nil: result = toVoid
+      else: result = toNil
 
 proc analyseVarTuple(c: PProcCtx, n: PNode) =
   if n.kind != nkVarTuple: InternalError(n.info, "analyseVarTuple")
@@ -210,28 +221,39 @@ template aggregateOwner(result, ana: expr) =
     if result == toNil: result = a
     else: localError(n.info, errDifferentHeaps)
 
+proc analyseOp(c: PProcCtx, n: PNode): TThreadOwner =
+  if n[0].kind != nkSym or n[0].sym.kind != skProc:
+    Message(n.info, warnAnalysisLoophole, renderTree(n))
+    result = toNil
+  else:
+    var prc = n[0].sym
+    # XXX create thread!?
+    case prc.magic
+    of mNew, mNewFinalize, mNewSeq, mSetLengthStr, mSetLengthSeq,
+        mAppendSeqElem, mReset, mAppendStrCh, mAppendStrStr:
+      writeAccess(c, n[1], toMine)
+      result = toVoid
+    of mSwap:
+      var a = analyse(c, n[2])
+      writeAccess(c, n[1], a)
+      writeAccess(c, n[2], a)
+      result = toVoid
+    of mIntToStr, mInt64ToStr, mFloatToStr, mBoolToStr, mCharToStr, 
+        mCStrToStr, mStrToStr, mEnumToStr,
+        mConStrStr, mConArrArr, mConArrT, 
+        mConTArr, mConTT, mSlice, 
+        mRepr, mArrToSeq, mCopyStr, mCopyStrLast, 
+        mNewString, mNewStringOfCap:
+      # XXX no check for effects in the arguments?
+      result = toMine
+    else:
+      result = analyseCall(c, n)
+
 proc analyse(c: PProcCtx, n: PNode): TThreadOwner =
   case n.kind
   of nkCall, nkInfix, nkPrefix, nkPostfix, nkCommand, 
      nkCallStrLit, nkHiddenCallConv:
-    if n[0].kind != nkSym or n[0].sym.kind != skProc:
-      Message(n.info, warnAnalysisLoophole, renderTree(n))
-      result = toNil
-    else:
-      var prc = n[0].sym
-      # XXX create thread!?
-      case prc.magic
-      of mNew, mNewFinalize, mNewSeq, mSetLengthStr, mSetLengthSeq,
-          mAppendSeqElem, mReset, mAppendStrCh, mAppendStrStr:
-        writeAccess(c, n[1], toMine)
-        result = toVoid
-      of mSwap:
-        var a = analyse(c, n[2])
-        writeAccess(c, n[1], a)
-        writeAccess(c, n[2], a)
-        result = toVoid
-      else:
-        result = analyseCall(c, n)
+    result = analyseOp(c, n)    
   of nkAsgn, nkFastAsgn:
     analyseAssign(c, n)
     result = toVoid
@@ -290,7 +312,8 @@ proc analyse(c: PProcCtx, n: PNode): TThreadOwner =
   of nkVarSection: result = analyseVarSection(c, n)
   of nkConstSection: result = analyseConstSection(c, n)
   of nkTypeSection, nkCommentStmt: result = toVoid
-  of nkIfStmt, nkWhileStmt, nkTryStmt, nkCaseStmt, nkStmtList, nkBlockStmt:
+  of nkIfStmt, nkWhileStmt, nkTryStmt, nkCaseStmt, nkStmtList, nkBlockStmt, 
+     nkElifBranch, nkElse, nkExceptBranch, nkOfBranch:
     for i in 0 .. <n.len: discard analyse(c, n[i])
     result = toVoid
   of nkBreakStmt, nkContinueStmt: result = toVoid

compiler/wordrecg.nim

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ type
     wPassc, wT, wPassl, wL, wListcmd, wGendoc, wGenmapping, wOs, wCpu, 
     wGenerate, wG, wC, wCpp, wBorrow, wRun, wR, wVerbosity, wV, wHelp, wH, 
     wSymbolFiles, wFieldChecks, wX, wVersion, wAdvanced, wSkipcfg, wSkipProjCfg, 
-    wCc, wGenscript, wCheckPoint, wCheckPoints, wNoMain, wSubsChar, 
+    wCc, wGenscript, wCheckPoint, wThreadAnalysis, wNoMain, wSubsChar, 
     wAcyclic, wShallow, wUnroll, wLinearScanEnd,
     wIndex, 
     wWrite, wPutEnv, wPrependEnv, wAppendEnv, wThreadVar, wEmit, wThreads,
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ const
     "gui", "passc", "t", "passl", "l", "listcmd", "gendoc", "genmapping", "os", 
     "cpu", "generate", "g", "c", "cpp", "borrow", "run", "r", "verbosity", "v", 
     "help", "h", "symbolfiles", "fieldchecks", "x", "version", "advanced", 
-    "skipcfg", "skipprojcfg", "cc", "genscript", "checkpoint", "checkpoints", 
+    "skipcfg", "skipprojcfg", "cc", "genscript", "checkpoint", "threadanalysis", 
     "nomain", "subschar", "acyclic", "shallow", "unroll", "linearscanend",
     "index", 
     "write", "putenv", "prependenv", "appendenv", "threadvar", "emit",