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a0d0e21e 1/* cv.h
79072805 2 *
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3 * Copyright (C) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000,
4 * 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, by Larry Wall and others
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5 *
6 * You may distribute under the terms of either the GNU General Public
7 * License or the Artistic License, as specified in the README file.
8 *
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9 */
10
7c60e434 11/* This structure must the beginning of XPVFM in sv.h */
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79072805 13struct xpvcv {
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14 _XPV_HEAD;
15 _XPVMG_HEAD;
16 _XPVCV_COMMON;
79072805 17};
748a9306 18
c84c4652 19typedef struct {
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20 _XPV_ALLOCATED_HEAD;
21 _XPVMG_HEAD;
22 _XPVCV_COMMON;
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23} xpvcv_allocated;
24
954c1994 25/*
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26=head1 Handy Values
27
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28=for apidoc AmU||Nullcv
29Null CV pointer.
30
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31(deprecated - use C<(CV *)NULL> instead)
32
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33=head1 CV Manipulation Functions
34
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35=for apidoc Am|HV*|CvSTASH|CV* cv
36Returns the stash of the CV.
37
38=cut
39*/
40
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41#ifndef PERL_CORE
42# define Nullcv Null(CV*)
43#endif
a5f75d66 44
79072805 45#define CvSTASH(sv) ((XPVCV*)SvANY(sv))->xcv_stash
bf53b3a5 46#define CvSTART(sv) ((XPVCV*)SvANY(sv))->xcv_start_u.xcv_start
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47#define CvROOT(sv) ((XPVCV*)SvANY(sv))->xcv_root_u.xcv_root
48#define CvXSUB(sv) ((XPVCV*)SvANY(sv))->xcv_root_u.xcv_xsub
bf53b3a5 49#define CvXSUBANY(sv) ((XPVCV*)SvANY(sv))->xcv_start_u.xcv_xsubany
8990e307 50#define CvGV(sv) ((XPVCV*)SvANY(sv))->xcv_gv
57843af0 51#define CvFILE(sv) ((XPVCV*)SvANY(sv))->xcv_file
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52#ifdef USE_ITHREADS
53# define CvFILE_set_from_cop(sv, cop) (CvFILE(sv) = savepv(CopFILE(cop)))
54#else
55# define CvFILE_set_from_cop(sv, cop) (CvFILE(sv) = CopFILE(cop))
56#endif
9ec2a764 57#define CvFILEGV(sv) (gv_fetchfile(CvFILE(sv)))
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58#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(PERL_GCC_BRACE_GROUPS_FORBIDDEN)
59# define CvDEPTH(sv) (*({const CV *_cv = (CV *)sv; \
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60 assert(SvTYPE(_cv) == SVt_PVCV || \
61 SvTYPE(_cv) == SVt_PVFM); \
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62 &((XPVCV*)SvANY(_cv))->xiv_u.xivu_i32; \
63 }))
64#else
65# define CvDEPTH(sv) ((XPVCV*)SvANY(sv))->xiv_u.xivu_i32
66#endif
79072805 67#define CvPADLIST(sv) ((XPVCV*)SvANY(sv))->xcv_padlist
748a9306 68#define CvOUTSIDE(sv) ((XPVCV*)SvANY(sv))->xcv_outside
a5f75d66 69#define CvFLAGS(sv) ((XPVCV*)SvANY(sv))->xcv_flags
a3985cdc 70#define CvOUTSIDE_SEQ(sv) ((XPVCV*)SvANY(sv))->xcv_outside_seq
a5f75d66 71
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72#define CVf_METHOD 0x0001 /* CV is explicitly marked as a method */
73#define CVf_LOCKED 0x0002 /* CV locks itself or first arg on entry */
74#define CVf_LVALUE 0x0004 /* CV return value can be used as lvalue */
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75
76#define CVf_WEAKOUTSIDE 0x0010 /* CvOUTSIDE isn't ref counted */
77#define CVf_CLONE 0x0020 /* anon CV uses external lexicals */
78#define CVf_CLONED 0x0040 /* a clone of one of those */
79#define CVf_ANON 0x0080 /* CvGV() can't be trusted */
80#define CVf_UNIQUE 0x0100 /* sub is only called once (eg PL_main_cv,
1108974d 81 * require, eval). */
5b4563c8 82#define CVf_NODEBUG 0x0200 /* no DB::sub indirection for this CV
8ebc5c01 83 (esp. useful for special XSUBs) */
5b4563c8 84#define CVf_CONST 0x0400 /* inlinable sub */
f73ef291 85#define CVf_ISXSUB 0x0800 /* CV is an XSUB, not pure perl. */
7dafbf52 86
d3cea301 87/* This symbol for optimised communication between toke.c and op.c: */
584420f0 88#define CVf_BUILTIN_ATTRS (CVf_METHOD|CVf_LOCKED|CVf_LVALUE)
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89
90#define CvCLONE(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) & CVf_CLONE)
91#define CvCLONE_on(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) |= CVf_CLONE)
92#define CvCLONE_off(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) &= ~CVf_CLONE)
93
94#define CvCLONED(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) & CVf_CLONED)
95#define CvCLONED_on(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) |= CVf_CLONED)
96#define CvCLONED_off(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) &= ~CVf_CLONED)
97
98#define CvANON(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) & CVf_ANON)
99#define CvANON_on(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) |= CVf_ANON)
100#define CvANON_off(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) &= ~CVf_ANON)
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102#define CvUNIQUE(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) & CVf_UNIQUE)
103#define CvUNIQUE_on(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) |= CVf_UNIQUE)
104#define CvUNIQUE_off(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) &= ~CVf_UNIQUE)
8ebc5c01 105
106#define CvNODEBUG(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) & CVf_NODEBUG)
107#define CvNODEBUG_on(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) |= CVf_NODEBUG)
108#define CvNODEBUG_off(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) &= ~CVf_NODEBUG)
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110#define CvMETHOD(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) & CVf_METHOD)
111#define CvMETHOD_on(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) |= CVf_METHOD)
112#define CvMETHOD_off(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) &= ~CVf_METHOD)
113
114#define CvLOCKED(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) & CVf_LOCKED)
115#define CvLOCKED_on(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) |= CVf_LOCKED)
116#define CvLOCKED_off(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) &= ~CVf_LOCKED)
1aff0e91 117
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118#define CvLVALUE(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) & CVf_LVALUE)
119#define CvLVALUE_on(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) |= CVf_LVALUE)
120#define CvLVALUE_off(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) &= ~CVf_LVALUE)
121
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122#define CvEVAL(cv) (CvUNIQUE(cv) && !SvFAKE(cv))
123#define CvEVAL_on(cv) (CvUNIQUE_on(cv),SvFAKE_off(cv))
124#define CvEVAL_off(cv) CvUNIQUE_off(cv)
125
3c10abe3 126/* BEGIN|CHECK|INIT|UNITCHECK|END */
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127#define CvSPECIAL(cv) (CvUNIQUE(cv) && SvFAKE(cv))
128#define CvSPECIAL_on(cv) (CvUNIQUE_on(cv),SvFAKE_on(cv))
129#define CvSPECIAL_off(cv) (CvUNIQUE_off(cv),SvFAKE_off(cv))
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130
131#define CvCONST(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) & CVf_CONST)
132#define CvCONST_on(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) |= CVf_CONST)
133#define CvCONST_off(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) &= ~CVf_CONST)
a4f1a029 134
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135#define CvWEAKOUTSIDE(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) & CVf_WEAKOUTSIDE)
136#define CvWEAKOUTSIDE_on(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) |= CVf_WEAKOUTSIDE)
137#define CvWEAKOUTSIDE_off(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) &= ~CVf_WEAKOUTSIDE)
138
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139#define CvISXSUB(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) & CVf_ISXSUB)
140#define CvISXSUB_on(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) |= CVf_ISXSUB)
141#define CvISXSUB_off(cv) (CvFLAGS(cv) &= ~CVf_ISXSUB)
142
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143/* Flags for newXS_flags */
144#define XS_DYNAMIC_FILENAME 0x01 /* The filename isn't static */
145
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146/*
147=head1 CV reference counts and CvOUTSIDE
148
149=for apidoc m|bool|CvWEAKOUTSIDE|CV *cv
150
151Each CV has a pointer, C<CvOUTSIDE()>, to its lexically enclosing
152CV (if any). Because pointers to anonymous sub prototypes are
153stored in C<&> pad slots, it is a possible to get a circular reference,
154with the parent pointing to the child and vice-versa. To avoid the
155ensuing memory leak, we do not increment the reference count of the CV
156pointed to by C<CvOUTSIDE> in the I<one specific instance> that the parent
157has a C<&> pad slot pointing back to us. In this case, we set the
158C<CvWEAKOUTSIDE> flag in the child. This allows us to determine under what
159circumstances we should decrement the refcount of the parent when freeing
160the child.
161
eeb8d49e 162There is a further complication with non-closure anonymous subs (i.e. those
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163that do not refer to any lexicals outside that sub). In this case, the
164anonymous prototype is shared rather than being cloned. This has the
165consequence that the parent may be freed while there are still active
166children, eg
167
168 BEGIN { $a = sub { eval '$x' } }
169
170In this case, the BEGIN is freed immediately after execution since there
171are no active references to it: the anon sub prototype has
172C<CvWEAKOUTSIDE> set since it's not a closure, and $a points to the same
173CV, so it doesn't contribute to BEGIN's refcount either. When $a is
174executed, the C<eval '$x'> causes the chain of C<CvOUTSIDE>s to be followed,
175and the freed BEGIN is accessed.
176
177To avoid this, whenever a CV and its associated pad is freed, any
178C<&> entries in the pad are explicitly removed from the pad, and if the
179refcount of the pointed-to anon sub is still positive, then that
180child's C<CvOUTSIDE> is set to point to its grandparent. This will only
181occur in the single specific case of a non-closure anon prototype
182having one or more active references (such as C<$a> above).
183
184One other thing to consider is that a CV may be merely undefined
185rather than freed, eg C<undef &foo>. In this case, its refcount may
186not have reached zero, but we still delete its pad and its C<CvROOT> etc.
187Since various children may still have their C<CvOUTSIDE> pointing at this
188undefined CV, we keep its own C<CvOUTSIDE> for the time being, so that
189the chain of lexical scopes is unbroken. For example, the following
190should print 123:
191
192 my $x = 123;
193 sub tmp { sub { eval '$x' } }
194 my $a = tmp();
195 undef &tmp;
196 print $a->();
197
198=cut
199*/
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200
201/*
202 * Local variables:
203 * c-indentation-style: bsd
204 * c-basic-offset: 4
205 * indent-tabs-mode: t
206 * End:
207 *
208 * ex: set ts=8 sts=4 sw=4 noet:
209 */