3 * Copyright (C) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,
4 * 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 by Larry Wall
7 * You may distribute under the terms of either the GNU General Public
8 * License or the Artistic License, as specified in the README file.
13 * 'I wonder what the Entish is for "yes" and "no",' he thought.
16 * [p.480 of _The Lord of the Rings_, III/iv: "Treebeard"]
22 * This file contains the code that creates, manipulates and destroys
23 * scalar values (SVs). The other types (AV, HV, GV, etc.) reuse the
24 * structure of an SV, so their creation and destruction is handled
25 * here; higher-level functions are in av.c, hv.c, and so on. Opcode
26 * level functions (eg. substr, split, join) for each of the types are
39 /* Missing proto on LynxOS */
40 char *gconvert(double, int, int, char *);
44 # define SNPRINTF_G(nv, buffer, size, ndig) \
45 quadmath_snprintf(buffer, size, "%.*Qg", (int)ndig, (NV)(nv))
47 # define SNPRINTF_G(nv, buffer, size, ndig) \
48 PERL_UNUSED_RESULT(Gconvert((NV)(nv), (int)ndig, 0, buffer))
51 #ifndef SV_COW_THRESHOLD
52 # define SV_COW_THRESHOLD 0 /* COW iff len > K */
54 #ifndef SV_COWBUF_THRESHOLD
55 # define SV_COWBUF_THRESHOLD 1250 /* COW iff len > K */
57 #ifndef SV_COW_MAX_WASTE_THRESHOLD
58 # define SV_COW_MAX_WASTE_THRESHOLD 80 /* COW iff (len - cur) < K */
60 #ifndef SV_COWBUF_WASTE_THRESHOLD
61 # define SV_COWBUF_WASTE_THRESHOLD 80 /* COW iff (len - cur) < K */
63 #ifndef SV_COW_MAX_WASTE_FACTOR_THRESHOLD
64 # define SV_COW_MAX_WASTE_FACTOR_THRESHOLD 2 /* COW iff len < (cur * K) */
66 #ifndef SV_COWBUF_WASTE_FACTOR_THRESHOLD
67 # define SV_COWBUF_WASTE_FACTOR_THRESHOLD 2 /* COW iff len < (cur * K) */
69 /* Work around compiler warnings about unsigned >= THRESHOLD when thres-
72 # define GE_COW_THRESHOLD(cur) ((cur) >= SV_COW_THRESHOLD)
74 # define GE_COW_THRESHOLD(cur) 1
76 #if SV_COWBUF_THRESHOLD
77 # define GE_COWBUF_THRESHOLD(cur) ((cur) >= SV_COWBUF_THRESHOLD)
79 # define GE_COWBUF_THRESHOLD(cur) 1
81 #if SV_COW_MAX_WASTE_THRESHOLD
82 # define GE_COW_MAX_WASTE_THRESHOLD(cur,len) (((len)-(cur)) < SV_COW_MAX_WASTE_THRESHOLD)
84 # define GE_COW_MAX_WASTE_THRESHOLD(cur,len) 1
86 #if SV_COWBUF_WASTE_THRESHOLD
87 # define GE_COWBUF_WASTE_THRESHOLD(cur,len) (((len)-(cur)) < SV_COWBUF_WASTE_THRESHOLD)
89 # define GE_COWBUF_WASTE_THRESHOLD(cur,len) 1
91 #if SV_COW_MAX_WASTE_FACTOR_THRESHOLD
92 # define GE_COW_MAX_WASTE_FACTOR_THRESHOLD(cur,len) ((len) < SV_COW_MAX_WASTE_FACTOR_THRESHOLD * (cur))
94 # define GE_COW_MAX_WASTE_FACTOR_THRESHOLD(cur,len) 1
96 #if SV_COWBUF_WASTE_FACTOR_THRESHOLD
97 # define GE_COWBUF_WASTE_FACTOR_THRESHOLD(cur,len) ((len) < SV_COWBUF_WASTE_FACTOR_THRESHOLD * (cur))
99 # define GE_COWBUF_WASTE_FACTOR_THRESHOLD(cur,len) 1
102 #define CHECK_COW_THRESHOLD(cur,len) (\
103 GE_COW_THRESHOLD((cur)) && \
104 GE_COW_MAX_WASTE_THRESHOLD((cur),(len)) && \
105 GE_COW_MAX_WASTE_FACTOR_THRESHOLD((cur),(len)) \
107 #define CHECK_COWBUF_THRESHOLD(cur,len) (\
108 GE_COWBUF_THRESHOLD((cur)) && \
109 GE_COWBUF_WASTE_THRESHOLD((cur),(len)) && \
110 GE_COWBUF_WASTE_FACTOR_THRESHOLD((cur),(len)) \
113 #ifdef PERL_UTF8_CACHE_ASSERT
114 /* if adding more checks watch out for the following tests:
115 * t/op/index.t t/op/length.t t/op/pat.t t/op/substr.t
116 * lib/utf8.t lib/Unicode/Collate/t/index.t
119 # define ASSERT_UTF8_CACHE(cache) \
120 STMT_START { if (cache) { assert((cache)[0] <= (cache)[1]); \
121 assert((cache)[2] <= (cache)[3]); \
122 assert((cache)[3] <= (cache)[1]);} \
125 # define ASSERT_UTF8_CACHE(cache) NOOP
128 static const char S_destroy[] = "DESTROY";
129 #define S_destroy_len (sizeof(S_destroy)-1)
131 /* ============================================================================
133 =head1 Allocation and deallocation of SVs.
134 An SV (or AV, HV, etc.) is allocated in two parts: the head (struct
135 sv, av, hv...) contains type and reference count information, and for
136 many types, a pointer to the body (struct xrv, xpv, xpviv...), which
137 contains fields specific to each type. Some types store all they need
138 in the head, so don't have a body.
140 In all but the most memory-paranoid configurations (ex: PURIFY), heads
141 and bodies are allocated out of arenas, which by default are
142 approximately 4K chunks of memory parcelled up into N heads or bodies.
143 Sv-bodies are allocated by their sv-type, guaranteeing size
144 consistency needed to allocate safely from arrays.
146 For SV-heads, the first slot in each arena is reserved, and holds a
147 link to the next arena, some flags, and a note of the number of slots.
148 Snaked through each arena chain is a linked list of free items; when
149 this becomes empty, an extra arena is allocated and divided up into N
150 items which are threaded into the free list.
152 SV-bodies are similar, but they use arena-sets by default, which
153 separate the link and info from the arena itself, and reclaim the 1st
154 slot in the arena. SV-bodies are further described later.
156 The following global variables are associated with arenas:
158 PL_sv_arenaroot pointer to list of SV arenas
159 PL_sv_root pointer to list of free SV structures
161 PL_body_arenas head of linked-list of body arenas
162 PL_body_roots[] array of pointers to list of free bodies of svtype
163 arrays are indexed by the svtype needed
165 A few special SV heads are not allocated from an arena, but are
166 instead directly created in the interpreter structure, eg PL_sv_undef.
167 The size of arenas can be changed from the default by setting
168 PERL_ARENA_SIZE appropriately at compile time.
170 The SV arena serves the secondary purpose of allowing still-live SVs
171 to be located and destroyed during final cleanup.
173 At the lowest level, the macros new_SV() and del_SV() grab and free
174 an SV head. (If debugging with -DD, del_SV() calls the function S_del_sv()
175 to return the SV to the free list with error checking.) new_SV() calls
176 more_sv() / sv_add_arena() to add an extra arena if the free list is empty.
177 SVs in the free list have their SvTYPE field set to all ones.
179 At the time of very final cleanup, sv_free_arenas() is called from
180 perl_destruct() to physically free all the arenas allocated since the
181 start of the interpreter.
183 The function visit() scans the SV arenas list, and calls a specified
184 function for each SV it finds which is still live - ie which has an SvTYPE
185 other than all 1's, and a non-zero SvREFCNT. visit() is used by the
186 following functions (specified as [function that calls visit()] / [function
187 called by visit() for each SV]):
189 sv_report_used() / do_report_used()
190 dump all remaining SVs (debugging aid)
192 sv_clean_objs() / do_clean_objs(),do_clean_named_objs(),
193 do_clean_named_io_objs(),do_curse()
194 Attempt to free all objects pointed to by RVs,
195 try to do the same for all objects indir-
196 ectly referenced by typeglobs too, and
197 then do a final sweep, cursing any
198 objects that remain. Called once from
199 perl_destruct(), prior to calling sv_clean_all()
202 sv_clean_all() / do_clean_all()
203 SvREFCNT_dec(sv) each remaining SV, possibly
204 triggering an sv_free(). It also sets the
205 SVf_BREAK flag on the SV to indicate that the
206 refcnt has been artificially lowered, and thus
207 stopping sv_free() from giving spurious warnings
208 about SVs which unexpectedly have a refcnt
209 of zero. called repeatedly from perl_destruct()
210 until there are no SVs left.
212 =head2 Arena allocator API Summary
214 Private API to rest of sv.c
218 new_XPVNV(), del_XPVGV(),
223 sv_report_used(), sv_clean_objs(), sv_clean_all(), sv_free_arenas()
227 * ========================================================================= */
230 * "A time to plant, and a time to uproot what was planted..."
234 # define MEM_LOG_NEW_SV(sv, file, line, func) \
235 Perl_mem_log_new_sv(sv, file, line, func)
236 # define MEM_LOG_DEL_SV(sv, file, line, func) \
237 Perl_mem_log_del_sv(sv, file, line, func)
239 # define MEM_LOG_NEW_SV(sv, file, line, func) NOOP
240 # define MEM_LOG_DEL_SV(sv, file, line, func) NOOP
243 #ifdef DEBUG_LEAKING_SCALARS
244 # define FREE_SV_DEBUG_FILE(sv) STMT_START { \
245 if ((sv)->sv_debug_file) PerlMemShared_free((sv)->sv_debug_file); \
247 # define DEBUG_SV_SERIAL(sv) \
248 DEBUG_m(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "0x%"UVxf": (%05ld) del_SV\n", \
249 PTR2UV(sv), (long)(sv)->sv_debug_serial))
251 # define FREE_SV_DEBUG_FILE(sv)
252 # define DEBUG_SV_SERIAL(sv) NOOP
256 # define SvARENA_CHAIN(sv) ((sv)->sv_u.svu_rv)
257 # define SvARENA_CHAIN_SET(sv,val) (sv)->sv_u.svu_rv = MUTABLE_SV((val))
258 /* Whilst I'd love to do this, it seems that things like to check on
260 # define POISON_SV_HEAD(sv) PoisonNew(sv, 1, struct STRUCT_SV)
262 # define POISON_SV_HEAD(sv) PoisonNew(&SvANY(sv), 1, void *), \
263 PoisonNew(&SvREFCNT(sv), 1, U32)
265 # define SvARENA_CHAIN(sv) SvANY(sv)
266 # define SvARENA_CHAIN_SET(sv,val) SvANY(sv) = (void *)(val)
267 # define POISON_SV_HEAD(sv)
270 /* Mark an SV head as unused, and add to free list.
272 * If SVf_BREAK is set, skip adding it to the free list, as this SV had
273 * its refcount artificially decremented during global destruction, so
274 * there may be dangling pointers to it. The last thing we want in that
275 * case is for it to be reused. */
277 #define plant_SV(p) \
279 const U32 old_flags = SvFLAGS(p); \
280 MEM_LOG_DEL_SV(p, __FILE__, __LINE__, FUNCTION__); \
281 DEBUG_SV_SERIAL(p); \
282 FREE_SV_DEBUG_FILE(p); \
284 SvFLAGS(p) = SVTYPEMASK; \
285 if (!(old_flags & SVf_BREAK)) { \
286 SvARENA_CHAIN_SET(p, PL_sv_root); \
292 #define uproot_SV(p) \
295 PL_sv_root = MUTABLE_SV(SvARENA_CHAIN(p)); \
300 /* make some more SVs by adding another arena */
306 char *chunk; /* must use New here to match call to */
307 Newx(chunk,PERL_ARENA_SIZE,char); /* Safefree() in sv_free_arenas() */
308 sv_add_arena(chunk, PERL_ARENA_SIZE, 0);
313 /* new_SV(): return a new, empty SV head */
315 #ifdef DEBUG_LEAKING_SCALARS
316 /* provide a real function for a debugger to play with */
318 S_new_SV(pTHX_ const char *file, int line, const char *func)
325 sv = S_more_sv(aTHX);
329 sv->sv_debug_optype = PL_op ? PL_op->op_type : 0;
330 sv->sv_debug_line = (U16) (PL_parser && PL_parser->copline != NOLINE
336 sv->sv_debug_inpad = 0;
337 sv->sv_debug_parent = NULL;
338 sv->sv_debug_file = PL_curcop ? savesharedpv(CopFILE(PL_curcop)): NULL;
340 sv->sv_debug_serial = PL_sv_serial++;
342 MEM_LOG_NEW_SV(sv, file, line, func);
343 DEBUG_m(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "0x%"UVxf": (%05ld) new_SV (from %s:%d [%s])\n",
344 PTR2UV(sv), (long)sv->sv_debug_serial, file, line, func));
348 # define new_SV(p) (p)=S_new_SV(aTHX_ __FILE__, __LINE__, FUNCTION__)
356 (p) = S_more_sv(aTHX); \
360 MEM_LOG_NEW_SV(p, __FILE__, __LINE__, FUNCTION__); \
365 /* del_SV(): return an empty SV head to the free list */
378 S_del_sv(pTHX_ SV *p)
380 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_DEL_SV;
385 for (sva = PL_sv_arenaroot; sva; sva = MUTABLE_SV(SvANY(sva))) {
386 const SV * const sv = sva + 1;
387 const SV * const svend = &sva[SvREFCNT(sva)];
388 if (p >= sv && p < svend) {
394 Perl_ck_warner_d(aTHX_ packWARN(WARN_INTERNAL),
395 "Attempt to free non-arena SV: 0x%"UVxf
396 pTHX__FORMAT, PTR2UV(p) pTHX__VALUE);
403 #else /* ! DEBUGGING */
405 #define del_SV(p) plant_SV(p)
407 #endif /* DEBUGGING */
411 =head1 SV Manipulation Functions
413 =for apidoc sv_add_arena
415 Given a chunk of memory, link it to the head of the list of arenas,
416 and split it into a list of free SVs.
422 S_sv_add_arena(pTHX_ char *const ptr, const U32 size, const U32 flags)
424 SV *const sva = MUTABLE_SV(ptr);
428 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_ADD_ARENA;
430 /* The first SV in an arena isn't an SV. */
431 SvANY(sva) = (void *) PL_sv_arenaroot; /* ptr to next arena */
432 SvREFCNT(sva) = size / sizeof(SV); /* number of SV slots */
433 SvFLAGS(sva) = flags; /* FAKE if not to be freed */
435 PL_sv_arenaroot = sva;
436 PL_sv_root = sva + 1;
438 svend = &sva[SvREFCNT(sva) - 1];
441 SvARENA_CHAIN_SET(sv, (sv + 1));
445 /* Must always set typemask because it's always checked in on cleanup
446 when the arenas are walked looking for objects. */
447 SvFLAGS(sv) = SVTYPEMASK;
450 SvARENA_CHAIN_SET(sv, 0);
454 SvFLAGS(sv) = SVTYPEMASK;
457 /* visit(): call the named function for each non-free SV in the arenas
458 * whose flags field matches the flags/mask args. */
461 S_visit(pTHX_ SVFUNC_t f, const U32 flags, const U32 mask)
466 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_VISIT;
468 for (sva = PL_sv_arenaroot; sva; sva = MUTABLE_SV(SvANY(sva))) {
469 const SV * const svend = &sva[SvREFCNT(sva)];
471 for (sv = sva + 1; sv < svend; ++sv) {
472 if (SvTYPE(sv) != (svtype)SVTYPEMASK
473 && (sv->sv_flags & mask) == flags
486 /* called by sv_report_used() for each live SV */
489 do_report_used(pTHX_ SV *const sv)
491 if (SvTYPE(sv) != (svtype)SVTYPEMASK) {
492 PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "****\n");
499 =for apidoc sv_report_used
501 Dump the contents of all SVs not yet freed (debugging aid).
507 Perl_sv_report_used(pTHX)
510 visit(do_report_used, 0, 0);
516 /* called by sv_clean_objs() for each live SV */
519 do_clean_objs(pTHX_ SV *const ref)
523 SV * const target = SvRV(ref);
524 if (SvOBJECT(target)) {
525 DEBUG_D((PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "Cleaning object ref:\n "), sv_dump(ref)));
526 if (SvWEAKREF(ref)) {
527 sv_del_backref(target, ref);
533 SvREFCNT_dec_NN(target);
540 /* clear any slots in a GV which hold objects - except IO;
541 * called by sv_clean_objs() for each live GV */
544 do_clean_named_objs(pTHX_ SV *const sv)
547 assert(SvTYPE(sv) == SVt_PVGV);
548 assert(isGV_with_GP(sv));
552 /* freeing GP entries may indirectly free the current GV;
553 * hold onto it while we mess with the GP slots */
556 if ( ((obj = GvSV(sv) )) && SvOBJECT(obj)) {
557 DEBUG_D((PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
558 "Cleaning named glob SV object:\n "), sv_dump(obj)));
560 SvREFCNT_dec_NN(obj);
562 if ( ((obj = MUTABLE_SV(GvAV(sv)) )) && SvOBJECT(obj)) {
563 DEBUG_D((PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
564 "Cleaning named glob AV object:\n "), sv_dump(obj)));
566 SvREFCNT_dec_NN(obj);
568 if ( ((obj = MUTABLE_SV(GvHV(sv)) )) && SvOBJECT(obj)) {
569 DEBUG_D((PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
570 "Cleaning named glob HV object:\n "), sv_dump(obj)));
572 SvREFCNT_dec_NN(obj);
574 if ( ((obj = MUTABLE_SV(GvCV(sv)) )) && SvOBJECT(obj)) {
575 DEBUG_D((PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
576 "Cleaning named glob CV object:\n "), sv_dump(obj)));
578 SvREFCNT_dec_NN(obj);
580 SvREFCNT_dec_NN(sv); /* undo the inc above */
583 /* clear any IO slots in a GV which hold objects (except stderr, defout);
584 * called by sv_clean_objs() for each live GV */
587 do_clean_named_io_objs(pTHX_ SV *const sv)
590 assert(SvTYPE(sv) == SVt_PVGV);
591 assert(isGV_with_GP(sv));
592 if (!GvGP(sv) || sv == (SV*)PL_stderrgv || sv == (SV*)PL_defoutgv)
596 if ( ((obj = MUTABLE_SV(GvIO(sv)) )) && SvOBJECT(obj)) {
597 DEBUG_D((PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
598 "Cleaning named glob IO object:\n "), sv_dump(obj)));
600 SvREFCNT_dec_NN(obj);
602 SvREFCNT_dec_NN(sv); /* undo the inc above */
605 /* Void wrapper to pass to visit() */
607 do_curse(pTHX_ SV * const sv) {
608 if ((PL_stderrgv && GvGP(PL_stderrgv) && (SV*)GvIO(PL_stderrgv) == sv)
609 || (PL_defoutgv && GvGP(PL_defoutgv) && (SV*)GvIO(PL_defoutgv) == sv))
615 =for apidoc sv_clean_objs
617 Attempt to destroy all objects not yet freed.
623 Perl_sv_clean_objs(pTHX)
626 PL_in_clean_objs = TRUE;
627 visit(do_clean_objs, SVf_ROK, SVf_ROK);
628 /* Some barnacles may yet remain, clinging to typeglobs.
629 * Run the non-IO destructors first: they may want to output
630 * error messages, close files etc */
631 visit(do_clean_named_objs, SVt_PVGV|SVpgv_GP, SVTYPEMASK|SVp_POK|SVpgv_GP);
632 visit(do_clean_named_io_objs, SVt_PVGV|SVpgv_GP, SVTYPEMASK|SVp_POK|SVpgv_GP);
633 /* And if there are some very tenacious barnacles clinging to arrays,
634 closures, or what have you.... */
635 visit(do_curse, SVs_OBJECT, SVs_OBJECT);
636 olddef = PL_defoutgv;
637 PL_defoutgv = NULL; /* disable skip of PL_defoutgv */
638 if (olddef && isGV_with_GP(olddef))
639 do_clean_named_io_objs(aTHX_ MUTABLE_SV(olddef));
640 olderr = PL_stderrgv;
641 PL_stderrgv = NULL; /* disable skip of PL_stderrgv */
642 if (olderr && isGV_with_GP(olderr))
643 do_clean_named_io_objs(aTHX_ MUTABLE_SV(olderr));
644 SvREFCNT_dec(olddef);
645 PL_in_clean_objs = FALSE;
648 /* called by sv_clean_all() for each live SV */
651 do_clean_all(pTHX_ SV *const sv)
653 if (sv == (const SV *) PL_fdpid || sv == (const SV *)PL_strtab) {
654 /* don't clean pid table and strtab */
657 DEBUG_D((PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "Cleaning loops: SV at 0x%"UVxf"\n", PTR2UV(sv)) ));
658 SvFLAGS(sv) |= SVf_BREAK;
663 =for apidoc sv_clean_all
665 Decrement the refcnt of each remaining SV, possibly triggering a
666 cleanup. This function may have to be called multiple times to free
667 SVs which are in complex self-referential hierarchies.
673 Perl_sv_clean_all(pTHX)
676 PL_in_clean_all = TRUE;
677 cleaned = visit(do_clean_all, 0,0);
682 ARENASETS: a meta-arena implementation which separates arena-info
683 into struct arena_set, which contains an array of struct
684 arena_descs, each holding info for a single arena. By separating
685 the meta-info from the arena, we recover the 1st slot, formerly
686 borrowed for list management. The arena_set is about the size of an
687 arena, avoiding the needless malloc overhead of a naive linked-list.
689 The cost is 1 arena-set malloc per ~320 arena-mallocs, + the unused
690 memory in the last arena-set (1/2 on average). In trade, we get
691 back the 1st slot in each arena (ie 1.7% of a CV-arena, less for
692 smaller types). The recovery of the wasted space allows use of
693 small arenas for large, rare body types, by changing array* fields
694 in body_details_by_type[] below.
697 char *arena; /* the raw storage, allocated aligned */
698 size_t size; /* its size ~4k typ */
699 svtype utype; /* bodytype stored in arena */
704 /* Get the maximum number of elements in set[] such that struct arena_set
705 will fit within PERL_ARENA_SIZE, which is probably just under 4K, and
706 therefore likely to be 1 aligned memory page. */
708 #define ARENAS_PER_SET ((PERL_ARENA_SIZE - sizeof(struct arena_set*) \
709 - 2 * sizeof(int)) / sizeof (struct arena_desc))
712 struct arena_set* next;
713 unsigned int set_size; /* ie ARENAS_PER_SET */
714 unsigned int curr; /* index of next available arena-desc */
715 struct arena_desc set[ARENAS_PER_SET];
719 =for apidoc sv_free_arenas
721 Deallocate the memory used by all arenas. Note that all the individual SV
722 heads and bodies within the arenas must already have been freed.
728 Perl_sv_free_arenas(pTHX)
734 /* Free arenas here, but be careful about fake ones. (We assume
735 contiguity of the fake ones with the corresponding real ones.) */
737 for (sva = PL_sv_arenaroot; sva; sva = svanext) {
738 svanext = MUTABLE_SV(SvANY(sva));
739 while (svanext && SvFAKE(svanext))
740 svanext = MUTABLE_SV(SvANY(svanext));
747 struct arena_set *aroot = (struct arena_set*) PL_body_arenas;
750 struct arena_set *current = aroot;
753 assert(aroot->set[i].arena);
754 Safefree(aroot->set[i].arena);
762 i = PERL_ARENA_ROOTS_SIZE;
764 PL_body_roots[i] = 0;
771 Here are mid-level routines that manage the allocation of bodies out
772 of the various arenas. There are 5 kinds of arenas:
774 1. SV-head arenas, which are discussed and handled above
775 2. regular body arenas
776 3. arenas for reduced-size bodies
779 Arena types 2 & 3 are chained by body-type off an array of
780 arena-root pointers, which is indexed by svtype. Some of the
781 larger/less used body types are malloced singly, since a large
782 unused block of them is wasteful. Also, several svtypes dont have
783 bodies; the data fits into the sv-head itself. The arena-root
784 pointer thus has a few unused root-pointers (which may be hijacked
785 later for arena types 4,5)
787 3 differs from 2 as an optimization; some body types have several
788 unused fields in the front of the structure (which are kept in-place
789 for consistency). These bodies can be allocated in smaller chunks,
790 because the leading fields arent accessed. Pointers to such bodies
791 are decremented to point at the unused 'ghost' memory, knowing that
792 the pointers are used with offsets to the real memory.
795 =head1 SV-Body Allocation
799 Allocation of SV-bodies is similar to SV-heads, differing as follows;
800 the allocation mechanism is used for many body types, so is somewhat
801 more complicated, it uses arena-sets, and has no need for still-live
804 At the outermost level, (new|del)_X*V macros return bodies of the
805 appropriate type. These macros call either (new|del)_body_type or
806 (new|del)_body_allocated macro pairs, depending on specifics of the
807 type. Most body types use the former pair, the latter pair is used to
808 allocate body types with "ghost fields".
810 "ghost fields" are fields that are unused in certain types, and
811 consequently don't need to actually exist. They are declared because
812 they're part of a "base type", which allows use of functions as
813 methods. The simplest examples are AVs and HVs, 2 aggregate types
814 which don't use the fields which support SCALAR semantics.
816 For these types, the arenas are carved up into appropriately sized
817 chunks, we thus avoid wasted memory for those unaccessed members.
818 When bodies are allocated, we adjust the pointer back in memory by the
819 size of the part not allocated, so it's as if we allocated the full
820 structure. (But things will all go boom if you write to the part that
821 is "not there", because you'll be overwriting the last members of the
822 preceding structure in memory.)
824 We calculate the correction using the STRUCT_OFFSET macro on the first
825 member present. If the allocated structure is smaller (no initial NV
826 actually allocated) then the net effect is to subtract the size of the NV
827 from the pointer, to return a new pointer as if an initial NV were actually
828 allocated. (We were using structures named *_allocated for this, but
829 this turned out to be a subtle bug, because a structure without an NV
830 could have a lower alignment constraint, but the compiler is allowed to
831 optimised accesses based on the alignment constraint of the actual pointer
832 to the full structure, for example, using a single 64 bit load instruction
833 because it "knows" that two adjacent 32 bit members will be 8-byte aligned.)
835 This is the same trick as was used for NV and IV bodies. Ironically it
836 doesn't need to be used for NV bodies any more, because NV is now at
837 the start of the structure. IV bodies, and also in some builds NV bodies,
838 don't need it either, because they are no longer allocated.
840 In turn, the new_body_* allocators call S_new_body(), which invokes
841 new_body_inline macro, which takes a lock, and takes a body off the
842 linked list at PL_body_roots[sv_type], calling Perl_more_bodies() if
843 necessary to refresh an empty list. Then the lock is released, and
844 the body is returned.
846 Perl_more_bodies allocates a new arena, and carves it up into an array of N
847 bodies, which it strings into a linked list. It looks up arena-size
848 and body-size from the body_details table described below, thus
849 supporting the multiple body-types.
851 If PURIFY is defined, or PERL_ARENA_SIZE=0, arenas are not used, and
852 the (new|del)_X*V macros are mapped directly to malloc/free.
854 For each sv-type, struct body_details bodies_by_type[] carries
855 parameters which control these aspects of SV handling:
857 Arena_size determines whether arenas are used for this body type, and if
858 so, how big they are. PURIFY or PERL_ARENA_SIZE=0 set this field to
859 zero, forcing individual mallocs and frees.
861 Body_size determines how big a body is, and therefore how many fit into
862 each arena. Offset carries the body-pointer adjustment needed for
863 "ghost fields", and is used in *_allocated macros.
865 But its main purpose is to parameterize info needed in
866 Perl_sv_upgrade(). The info here dramatically simplifies the function
867 vs the implementation in 5.8.8, making it table-driven. All fields
868 are used for this, except for arena_size.
870 For the sv-types that have no bodies, arenas are not used, so those
871 PL_body_roots[sv_type] are unused, and can be overloaded. In
872 something of a special case, SVt_NULL is borrowed for HE arenas;
873 PL_body_roots[HE_SVSLOT=SVt_NULL] is filled by S_more_he, but the
874 bodies_by_type[SVt_NULL] slot is not used, as the table is not
879 struct body_details {
880 U8 body_size; /* Size to allocate */
881 U8 copy; /* Size of structure to copy (may be shorter) */
882 U8 offset; /* Size of unalloced ghost fields to first alloced field*/
883 PERL_BITFIELD8 type : 4; /* We have space for a sanity check. */
884 PERL_BITFIELD8 cant_upgrade : 1;/* Cannot upgrade this type */
885 PERL_BITFIELD8 zero_nv : 1; /* zero the NV when upgrading from this */
886 PERL_BITFIELD8 arena : 1; /* Allocated from an arena */
887 U32 arena_size; /* Size of arena to allocate */
895 /* With -DPURFIY we allocate everything directly, and don't use arenas.
896 This seems a rather elegant way to simplify some of the code below. */
897 #define HASARENA FALSE
899 #define HASARENA TRUE
901 #define NOARENA FALSE
903 /* Size the arenas to exactly fit a given number of bodies. A count
904 of 0 fits the max number bodies into a PERL_ARENA_SIZE.block,
905 simplifying the default. If count > 0, the arena is sized to fit
906 only that many bodies, allowing arenas to be used for large, rare
907 bodies (XPVFM, XPVIO) without undue waste. The arena size is
908 limited by PERL_ARENA_SIZE, so we can safely oversize the
911 #define FIT_ARENA0(body_size) \
912 ((size_t)(PERL_ARENA_SIZE / body_size) * body_size)
913 #define FIT_ARENAn(count,body_size) \
914 ( count * body_size <= PERL_ARENA_SIZE) \
915 ? count * body_size \
916 : FIT_ARENA0 (body_size)
917 #define FIT_ARENA(count,body_size) \
919 ? FIT_ARENAn (count, body_size) \
920 : FIT_ARENA0 (body_size))
922 /* Calculate the length to copy. Specifically work out the length less any
923 final padding the compiler needed to add. See the comment in sv_upgrade
924 for why copying the padding proved to be a bug. */
926 #define copy_length(type, last_member) \
927 STRUCT_OFFSET(type, last_member) \
928 + sizeof (((type*)SvANY((const SV *)0))->last_member)
930 static const struct body_details bodies_by_type[] = {
931 /* HEs use this offset for their arena. */
932 { 0, 0, 0, SVt_NULL, FALSE, NONV, NOARENA, 0 },
934 /* IVs are in the head, so the allocation size is 0. */
936 sizeof(IV), /* This is used to copy out the IV body. */
937 STRUCT_OFFSET(XPVIV, xiv_iv), SVt_IV, FALSE, NONV,
938 NOARENA /* IVS don't need an arena */, 0
943 STRUCT_OFFSET(XPVNV, xnv_u),
944 SVt_NV, FALSE, HADNV, NOARENA, 0 },
946 { sizeof(NV), sizeof(NV),
947 STRUCT_OFFSET(XPVNV, xnv_u),
948 SVt_NV, FALSE, HADNV, HASARENA, FIT_ARENA(0, sizeof(NV)) },
951 { sizeof(XPV) - STRUCT_OFFSET(XPV, xpv_cur),
952 copy_length(XPV, xpv_len) - STRUCT_OFFSET(XPV, xpv_cur),
953 + STRUCT_OFFSET(XPV, xpv_cur),
954 SVt_PV, FALSE, NONV, HASARENA,
955 FIT_ARENA(0, sizeof(XPV) - STRUCT_OFFSET(XPV, xpv_cur)) },
957 { sizeof(XINVLIST) - STRUCT_OFFSET(XPV, xpv_cur),
958 copy_length(XINVLIST, is_offset) - STRUCT_OFFSET(XPV, xpv_cur),
959 + STRUCT_OFFSET(XPV, xpv_cur),
960 SVt_INVLIST, TRUE, NONV, HASARENA,
961 FIT_ARENA(0, sizeof(XINVLIST) - STRUCT_OFFSET(XPV, xpv_cur)) },
963 { sizeof(XPVIV) - STRUCT_OFFSET(XPV, xpv_cur),
964 copy_length(XPVIV, xiv_u) - STRUCT_OFFSET(XPV, xpv_cur),
965 + STRUCT_OFFSET(XPV, xpv_cur),
966 SVt_PVIV, FALSE, NONV, HASARENA,
967 FIT_ARENA(0, sizeof(XPVIV) - STRUCT_OFFSET(XPV, xpv_cur)) },
969 { sizeof(XPVNV) - STRUCT_OFFSET(XPV, xpv_cur),
970 copy_length(XPVNV, xnv_u) - STRUCT_OFFSET(XPV, xpv_cur),
971 + STRUCT_OFFSET(XPV, xpv_cur),
972 SVt_PVNV, FALSE, HADNV, HASARENA,
973 FIT_ARENA(0, sizeof(XPVNV) - STRUCT_OFFSET(XPV, xpv_cur)) },
975 { sizeof(XPVMG), copy_length(XPVMG, xnv_u), 0, SVt_PVMG, FALSE, HADNV,
976 HASARENA, FIT_ARENA(0, sizeof(XPVMG)) },
981 SVt_REGEXP, TRUE, NONV, HASARENA,
982 FIT_ARENA(0, sizeof(regexp))
985 { sizeof(XPVGV), sizeof(XPVGV), 0, SVt_PVGV, TRUE, HADNV,
986 HASARENA, FIT_ARENA(0, sizeof(XPVGV)) },
988 { sizeof(XPVLV), sizeof(XPVLV), 0, SVt_PVLV, TRUE, HADNV,
989 HASARENA, FIT_ARENA(0, sizeof(XPVLV)) },
992 copy_length(XPVAV, xav_alloc),
994 SVt_PVAV, TRUE, NONV, HASARENA,
995 FIT_ARENA(0, sizeof(XPVAV)) },
998 copy_length(XPVHV, xhv_max),
1000 SVt_PVHV, TRUE, NONV, HASARENA,
1001 FIT_ARENA(0, sizeof(XPVHV)) },
1006 SVt_PVCV, TRUE, NONV, HASARENA,
1007 FIT_ARENA(0, sizeof(XPVCV)) },
1012 SVt_PVFM, TRUE, NONV, NOARENA,
1013 FIT_ARENA(20, sizeof(XPVFM)) },
1018 SVt_PVIO, TRUE, NONV, HASARENA,
1019 FIT_ARENA(24, sizeof(XPVIO)) },
1022 #define new_body_allocated(sv_type) \
1023 (void *)((char *)S_new_body(aTHX_ sv_type) \
1024 - bodies_by_type[sv_type].offset)
1026 /* return a thing to the free list */
1028 #define del_body(thing, root) \
1030 void ** const thing_copy = (void **)thing; \
1031 *thing_copy = *root; \
1032 *root = (void*)thing_copy; \
1036 #if !(NVSIZE <= IVSIZE)
1037 # define new_XNV() safemalloc(sizeof(XPVNV))
1039 #define new_XPVNV() safemalloc(sizeof(XPVNV))
1040 #define new_XPVMG() safemalloc(sizeof(XPVMG))
1042 #define del_XPVGV(p) safefree(p)
1046 #if !(NVSIZE <= IVSIZE)
1047 # define new_XNV() new_body_allocated(SVt_NV)
1049 #define new_XPVNV() new_body_allocated(SVt_PVNV)
1050 #define new_XPVMG() new_body_allocated(SVt_PVMG)
1052 #define del_XPVGV(p) del_body(p + bodies_by_type[SVt_PVGV].offset, \
1053 &PL_body_roots[SVt_PVGV])
1057 /* no arena for you! */
1059 #define new_NOARENA(details) \
1060 safemalloc((details)->body_size + (details)->offset)
1061 #define new_NOARENAZ(details) \
1062 safecalloc((details)->body_size + (details)->offset, 1)
1065 Perl_more_bodies (pTHX_ const svtype sv_type, const size_t body_size,
1066 const size_t arena_size)
1068 void ** const root = &PL_body_roots[sv_type];
1069 struct arena_desc *adesc;
1070 struct arena_set *aroot = (struct arena_set *) PL_body_arenas;
1074 const size_t good_arena_size = Perl_malloc_good_size(arena_size);
1075 #if defined(DEBUGGING) && defined(PERL_GLOBAL_STRUCT)
1078 #if defined(DEBUGGING) && !defined(PERL_GLOBAL_STRUCT_PRIVATE)
1079 static bool done_sanity_check;
1081 /* PERL_GLOBAL_STRUCT_PRIVATE cannot coexist with global
1082 * variables like done_sanity_check. */
1083 if (!done_sanity_check) {
1084 unsigned int i = SVt_LAST;
1086 done_sanity_check = TRUE;
1089 assert (bodies_by_type[i].type == i);
1095 /* may need new arena-set to hold new arena */
1096 if (!aroot || aroot->curr >= aroot->set_size) {
1097 struct arena_set *newroot;
1098 Newxz(newroot, 1, struct arena_set);
1099 newroot->set_size = ARENAS_PER_SET;
1100 newroot->next = aroot;
1102 PL_body_arenas = (void *) newroot;
1103 DEBUG_m(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "new arenaset %p\n", (void*)aroot));
1106 /* ok, now have arena-set with at least 1 empty/available arena-desc */
1107 curr = aroot->curr++;
1108 adesc = &(aroot->set[curr]);
1109 assert(!adesc->arena);
1111 Newx(adesc->arena, good_arena_size, char);
1112 adesc->size = good_arena_size;
1113 adesc->utype = sv_type;
1114 DEBUG_m(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "arena %d added: %p size %"UVuf"\n",
1115 curr, (void*)adesc->arena, (UV)good_arena_size));
1117 start = (char *) adesc->arena;
1119 /* Get the address of the byte after the end of the last body we can fit.
1120 Remember, this is integer division: */
1121 end = start + good_arena_size / body_size * body_size;
1123 /* computed count doesn't reflect the 1st slot reservation */
1124 #if defined(MYMALLOC) || defined(HAS_MALLOC_GOOD_SIZE)
1125 DEBUG_m(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
1126 "arena %p end %p arena-size %d (from %d) type %d "
1128 (void*)start, (void*)end, (int)good_arena_size,
1129 (int)arena_size, sv_type, (int)body_size,
1130 (int)good_arena_size / (int)body_size));
1132 DEBUG_m(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
1133 "arena %p end %p arena-size %d type %d size %d ct %d\n",
1134 (void*)start, (void*)end,
1135 (int)arena_size, sv_type, (int)body_size,
1136 (int)good_arena_size / (int)body_size));
1138 *root = (void *)start;
1141 /* Where the next body would start: */
1142 char * const next = start + body_size;
1145 /* This is the last body: */
1146 assert(next == end);
1148 *(void **)start = 0;
1152 *(void**) start = (void *)next;
1157 /* grab a new thing from the free list, allocating more if necessary.
1158 The inline version is used for speed in hot routines, and the
1159 function using it serves the rest (unless PURIFY).
1161 #define new_body_inline(xpv, sv_type) \
1163 void ** const r3wt = &PL_body_roots[sv_type]; \
1164 xpv = (PTR_TBL_ENT_t*) (*((void **)(r3wt)) \
1165 ? *((void **)(r3wt)) : Perl_more_bodies(aTHX_ sv_type, \
1166 bodies_by_type[sv_type].body_size,\
1167 bodies_by_type[sv_type].arena_size)); \
1168 *(r3wt) = *(void**)(xpv); \
1174 S_new_body(pTHX_ const svtype sv_type)
1177 new_body_inline(xpv, sv_type);
1183 static const struct body_details fake_rv =
1184 { 0, 0, 0, SVt_IV, FALSE, NONV, NOARENA, 0 };
1187 =for apidoc sv_upgrade
1189 Upgrade an SV to a more complex form. Generally adds a new body type to the
1190 SV, then copies across as much information as possible from the old body.
1191 It croaks if the SV is already in a more complex form than requested. You
1192 generally want to use the C<SvUPGRADE> macro wrapper, which checks the type
1193 before calling C<sv_upgrade>, and hence does not croak. See also
1200 Perl_sv_upgrade(pTHX_ SV *const sv, svtype new_type)
1204 const svtype old_type = SvTYPE(sv);
1205 const struct body_details *new_type_details;
1206 const struct body_details *old_type_details
1207 = bodies_by_type + old_type;
1208 SV *referent = NULL;
1210 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_UPGRADE;
1212 if (old_type == new_type)
1215 /* This clause was purposefully added ahead of the early return above to
1216 the shared string hackery for (sort {$a <=> $b} keys %hash), with the
1217 inference by Nick I-S that it would fix other troublesome cases. See
1218 changes 7162, 7163 (f130fd4589cf5fbb24149cd4db4137c8326f49c1 and parent)
1220 Given that shared hash key scalars are no longer PVIV, but PV, there is
1221 no longer need to unshare so as to free up the IVX slot for its proper
1222 purpose. So it's safe to move the early return earlier. */
1224 if (new_type > SVt_PVMG && SvIsCOW(sv)) {
1225 sv_force_normal_flags(sv, 0);
1228 old_body = SvANY(sv);
1230 /* Copying structures onto other structures that have been neatly zeroed
1231 has a subtle gotcha. Consider XPVMG
1233 +------+------+------+------+------+-------+-------+
1234 | NV | CUR | LEN | IV | MAGIC | STASH |
1235 +------+------+------+------+------+-------+-------+
1236 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28
1238 where NVs are aligned to 8 bytes, so that sizeof that structure is
1239 actually 32 bytes long, with 4 bytes of padding at the end:
1241 +------+------+------+------+------+-------+-------+------+
1242 | NV | CUR | LEN | IV | MAGIC | STASH | ??? |
1243 +------+------+------+------+------+-------+-------+------+
1244 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32
1246 so what happens if you allocate memory for this structure:
1248 +------+------+------+------+------+-------+-------+------+------+...
1249 | NV | CUR | LEN | IV | MAGIC | STASH | GP | NAME |
1250 +------+------+------+------+------+-------+-------+------+------+...
1251 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36
1253 zero it, then copy sizeof(XPVMG) bytes on top of it? Not quite what you
1254 expect, because you copy the area marked ??? onto GP. Now, ??? may have
1255 started out as zero once, but it's quite possible that it isn't. So now,
1256 rather than a nicely zeroed GP, you have it pointing somewhere random.
1259 (In fact, GP ends up pointing at a previous GP structure, because the
1260 principle cause of the padding in XPVMG getting garbage is a copy of
1261 sizeof(XPVMG) bytes from a XPVGV structure in sv_unglob. Right now
1262 this happens to be moot because XPVGV has been re-ordered, with GP
1263 no longer after STASH)
1265 So we are careful and work out the size of used parts of all the
1273 referent = SvRV(sv);
1274 old_type_details = &fake_rv;
1275 if (new_type == SVt_NV)
1276 new_type = SVt_PVNV;
1278 if (new_type < SVt_PVIV) {
1279 new_type = (new_type == SVt_NV)
1280 ? SVt_PVNV : SVt_PVIV;
1285 if (new_type < SVt_PVNV) {
1286 new_type = SVt_PVNV;
1290 assert(new_type > SVt_PV);
1291 STATIC_ASSERT_STMT(SVt_IV < SVt_PV);
1292 STATIC_ASSERT_STMT(SVt_NV < SVt_PV);
1299 /* Because the XPVMG of PL_mess_sv isn't allocated from the arena,
1300 there's no way that it can be safely upgraded, because perl.c
1301 expects to Safefree(SvANY(PL_mess_sv)) */
1302 assert(sv != PL_mess_sv);
1305 if (UNLIKELY(old_type_details->cant_upgrade))
1306 Perl_croak(aTHX_ "Can't upgrade %s (%" UVuf ") to %" UVuf,
1307 sv_reftype(sv, 0), (UV) old_type, (UV) new_type);
1310 if (UNLIKELY(old_type > new_type))
1311 Perl_croak(aTHX_ "sv_upgrade from type %d down to type %d",
1312 (int)old_type, (int)new_type);
1314 new_type_details = bodies_by_type + new_type;
1316 SvFLAGS(sv) &= ~SVTYPEMASK;
1317 SvFLAGS(sv) |= new_type;
1319 /* This can't happen, as SVt_NULL is <= all values of new_type, so one of
1320 the return statements above will have triggered. */
1321 assert (new_type != SVt_NULL);
1324 assert(old_type == SVt_NULL);
1325 SET_SVANY_FOR_BODYLESS_IV(sv);
1329 assert(old_type == SVt_NULL);
1330 #if NVSIZE <= IVSIZE
1331 SET_SVANY_FOR_BODYLESS_NV(sv);
1333 SvANY(sv) = new_XNV();
1339 assert(new_type_details->body_size);
1342 assert(new_type_details->arena);
1343 assert(new_type_details->arena_size);
1344 /* This points to the start of the allocated area. */
1345 new_body_inline(new_body, new_type);
1346 Zero(new_body, new_type_details->body_size, char);
1347 new_body = ((char *)new_body) - new_type_details->offset;
1349 /* We always allocated the full length item with PURIFY. To do this
1350 we fake things so that arena is false for all 16 types.. */
1351 new_body = new_NOARENAZ(new_type_details);
1353 SvANY(sv) = new_body;
1354 if (new_type == SVt_PVAV) {
1358 if (old_type_details->body_size) {
1361 /* It will have been zeroed when the new body was allocated.
1362 Lets not write to it, in case it confuses a write-back
1368 #ifndef NODEFAULT_SHAREKEYS
1369 HvSHAREKEYS_on(sv); /* key-sharing on by default */
1371 /* start with PERL_HASH_DEFAULT_HvMAX+1 buckets: */
1372 HvMAX(sv) = PERL_HASH_DEFAULT_HvMAX;
1375 /* SVt_NULL isn't the only thing upgraded to AV or HV.
1376 The target created by newSVrv also is, and it can have magic.
1377 However, it never has SvPVX set.
1379 if (old_type == SVt_IV) {
1381 } else if (old_type >= SVt_PV) {
1382 assert(SvPVX_const(sv) == 0);
1385 if (old_type >= SVt_PVMG) {
1386 SvMAGIC_set(sv, ((XPVMG*)old_body)->xmg_u.xmg_magic);
1387 SvSTASH_set(sv, ((XPVMG*)old_body)->xmg_stash);
1389 sv->sv_u.svu_array = NULL; /* or svu_hash */
1394 /* XXX Is this still needed? Was it ever needed? Surely as there is
1395 no route from NV to PVIV, NOK can never be true */
1396 assert(!SvNOKp(sv));
1410 assert(new_type_details->body_size);
1411 /* We always allocated the full length item with PURIFY. To do this
1412 we fake things so that arena is false for all 16 types.. */
1413 if(new_type_details->arena) {
1414 /* This points to the start of the allocated area. */
1415 new_body_inline(new_body, new_type);
1416 Zero(new_body, new_type_details->body_size, char);
1417 new_body = ((char *)new_body) - new_type_details->offset;
1419 new_body = new_NOARENAZ(new_type_details);
1421 SvANY(sv) = new_body;
1423 if (old_type_details->copy) {
1424 /* There is now the potential for an upgrade from something without
1425 an offset (PVNV or PVMG) to something with one (PVCV, PVFM) */
1426 int offset = old_type_details->offset;
1427 int length = old_type_details->copy;
1429 if (new_type_details->offset > old_type_details->offset) {
1430 const int difference
1431 = new_type_details->offset - old_type_details->offset;
1432 offset += difference;
1433 length -= difference;
1435 assert (length >= 0);
1437 Copy((char *)old_body + offset, (char *)new_body + offset, length,
1441 #ifndef NV_ZERO_IS_ALLBITS_ZERO
1442 /* If NV 0.0 is stores as all bits 0 then Zero() already creates a
1443 * correct 0.0 for us. Otherwise, if the old body didn't have an
1444 * NV slot, but the new one does, then we need to initialise the
1445 * freshly created NV slot with whatever the correct bit pattern is
1447 if (old_type_details->zero_nv && !new_type_details->zero_nv
1448 && !isGV_with_GP(sv))
1452 if (UNLIKELY(new_type == SVt_PVIO)) {
1453 IO * const io = MUTABLE_IO(sv);
1454 GV *iogv = gv_fetchpvs("IO::File::", GV_ADD, SVt_PVHV);
1457 /* Clear the stashcache because a new IO could overrule a package
1459 DEBUG_o(Perl_deb(aTHX_ "sv_upgrade clearing PL_stashcache\n"));
1460 hv_clear(PL_stashcache);
1462 SvSTASH_set(io, MUTABLE_HV(SvREFCNT_inc(GvHV(iogv))));
1463 IoPAGE_LEN(sv) = 60;
1465 if (UNLIKELY(new_type == SVt_REGEXP))
1466 sv->sv_u.svu_rx = (regexp *)new_body;
1467 else if (old_type < SVt_PV) {
1468 /* referent will be NULL unless the old type was SVt_IV emulating
1470 sv->sv_u.svu_rv = referent;
1474 Perl_croak(aTHX_ "panic: sv_upgrade to unknown type %lu",
1475 (unsigned long)new_type);
1478 /* if this is zero, this is a body-less SVt_NULL, SVt_IV/SVt_RV,
1479 and sometimes SVt_NV */
1480 if (old_type_details->body_size) {
1484 /* Note that there is an assumption that all bodies of types that
1485 can be upgraded came from arenas. Only the more complex non-
1486 upgradable types are allowed to be directly malloc()ed. */
1487 assert(old_type_details->arena);
1488 del_body((void*)((char*)old_body + old_type_details->offset),
1489 &PL_body_roots[old_type]);
1495 =for apidoc sv_backoff
1497 Remove any string offset. You should normally use the C<SvOOK_off> macro
1503 /* prior to 5.000 stable, this function returned the new OOK-less SvFLAGS
1504 prior to 5.23.4 this function always returned 0
1508 Perl_sv_backoff(SV *const sv)
1511 const char * const s = SvPVX_const(sv);
1513 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_BACKOFF;
1516 assert(SvTYPE(sv) != SVt_PVHV);
1517 assert(SvTYPE(sv) != SVt_PVAV);
1519 SvOOK_offset(sv, delta);
1521 SvLEN_set(sv, SvLEN(sv) + delta);
1522 SvPV_set(sv, SvPVX(sv) - delta);
1523 SvFLAGS(sv) &= ~SVf_OOK;
1524 Move(s, SvPVX(sv), SvCUR(sv)+1, char);
1531 Expands the character buffer in the SV. If necessary, uses C<sv_unref> and
1532 upgrades the SV to C<SVt_PV>. Returns a pointer to the character buffer.
1533 Use the C<SvGROW> wrapper instead.
1538 static void S_sv_uncow(pTHX_ SV * const sv, const U32 flags);
1541 Perl_sv_grow(pTHX_ SV *const sv, STRLEN newlen)
1545 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_GROW;
1549 if (SvTYPE(sv) < SVt_PV) {
1550 sv_upgrade(sv, SVt_PV);
1551 s = SvPVX_mutable(sv);
1553 else if (SvOOK(sv)) { /* pv is offset? */
1555 s = SvPVX_mutable(sv);
1556 if (newlen > SvLEN(sv))
1557 newlen += 10 * (newlen - SvCUR(sv)); /* avoid copy each time */
1561 if (SvIsCOW(sv)) S_sv_uncow(aTHX_ sv, 0);
1562 s = SvPVX_mutable(sv);
1565 #ifdef PERL_COPY_ON_WRITE
1566 /* the new COW scheme uses SvPVX(sv)[SvLEN(sv)-1] (if spare)
1567 * to store the COW count. So in general, allocate one more byte than
1568 * asked for, to make it likely this byte is always spare: and thus
1569 * make more strings COW-able.
1571 * Only increment if the allocation isn't MEM_SIZE_MAX,
1572 * otherwise it will wrap to 0.
1574 if ( newlen != MEM_SIZE_MAX )
1578 #if defined(PERL_USE_MALLOC_SIZE) && defined(Perl_safesysmalloc_size)
1579 #define PERL_UNWARANTED_CHUMMINESS_WITH_MALLOC
1582 if (newlen > SvLEN(sv)) { /* need more room? */
1583 STRLEN minlen = SvCUR(sv);
1584 minlen += (minlen >> PERL_STRLEN_EXPAND_SHIFT) + 10;
1585 if (newlen < minlen)
1587 #ifndef PERL_UNWARANTED_CHUMMINESS_WITH_MALLOC
1589 /* Don't round up on the first allocation, as odds are pretty good that
1590 * the initial request is accurate as to what is really needed */
1592 STRLEN rounded = PERL_STRLEN_ROUNDUP(newlen);
1593 if (rounded > newlen)
1597 if (SvLEN(sv) && s) {
1598 s = (char*)saferealloc(s, newlen);
1601 s = (char*)safemalloc(newlen);
1602 if (SvPVX_const(sv) && SvCUR(sv)) {
1603 Move(SvPVX_const(sv), s, SvCUR(sv), char);
1607 #ifdef PERL_UNWARANTED_CHUMMINESS_WITH_MALLOC
1608 /* Do this here, do it once, do it right, and then we will never get
1609 called back into sv_grow() unless there really is some growing
1611 SvLEN_set(sv, Perl_safesysmalloc_size(s));
1613 SvLEN_set(sv, newlen);
1620 =for apidoc sv_setiv
1622 Copies an integer into the given SV, upgrading first if necessary.
1623 Does not handle 'set' magic. See also C<L</sv_setiv_mg>>.
1629 Perl_sv_setiv(pTHX_ SV *const sv, const IV i)
1631 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_SETIV;
1633 SV_CHECK_THINKFIRST_COW_DROP(sv);
1634 switch (SvTYPE(sv)) {
1637 sv_upgrade(sv, SVt_IV);
1640 sv_upgrade(sv, SVt_PVIV);
1644 if (!isGV_with_GP(sv))
1651 /* diag_listed_as: Can't coerce %s to %s in %s */
1652 Perl_croak(aTHX_ "Can't coerce %s to integer in %s", sv_reftype(sv,0),
1657 (void)SvIOK_only(sv); /* validate number */
1663 =for apidoc sv_setiv_mg
1665 Like C<sv_setiv>, but also handles 'set' magic.
1671 Perl_sv_setiv_mg(pTHX_ SV *const sv, const IV i)
1673 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_SETIV_MG;
1680 =for apidoc sv_setuv
1682 Copies an unsigned integer into the given SV, upgrading first if necessary.
1683 Does not handle 'set' magic. See also C<L</sv_setuv_mg>>.
1689 Perl_sv_setuv(pTHX_ SV *const sv, const UV u)
1691 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_SETUV;
1693 /* With the if statement to ensure that integers are stored as IVs whenever
1695 u=1.49 s=0.52 cu=72.49 cs=10.64 scripts=270 tests=20865
1698 u=1.35 s=0.47 cu=73.45 cs=11.43 scripts=270 tests=20865
1700 If you wish to remove the following if statement, so that this routine
1701 (and its callers) always return UVs, please benchmark to see what the
1702 effect is. Modern CPUs may be different. Or may not :-)
1704 if (u <= (UV)IV_MAX) {
1705 sv_setiv(sv, (IV)u);
1714 =for apidoc sv_setuv_mg
1716 Like C<sv_setuv>, but also handles 'set' magic.
1722 Perl_sv_setuv_mg(pTHX_ SV *const sv, const UV u)
1724 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_SETUV_MG;
1731 =for apidoc sv_setnv
1733 Copies a double into the given SV, upgrading first if necessary.
1734 Does not handle 'set' magic. See also C<L</sv_setnv_mg>>.
1740 Perl_sv_setnv(pTHX_ SV *const sv, const NV num)
1742 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_SETNV;
1744 SV_CHECK_THINKFIRST_COW_DROP(sv);
1745 switch (SvTYPE(sv)) {
1748 sv_upgrade(sv, SVt_NV);
1752 sv_upgrade(sv, SVt_PVNV);
1756 if (!isGV_with_GP(sv))
1763 /* diag_listed_as: Can't coerce %s to %s in %s */
1764 Perl_croak(aTHX_ "Can't coerce %s to number in %s", sv_reftype(sv,0),
1770 (void)SvNOK_only(sv); /* validate number */
1775 =for apidoc sv_setnv_mg
1777 Like C<sv_setnv>, but also handles 'set' magic.
1783 Perl_sv_setnv_mg(pTHX_ SV *const sv, const NV num)
1785 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_SETNV_MG;
1791 /* Return a cleaned-up, printable version of sv, for non-numeric, or
1792 * not incrementable warning display.
1793 * Originally part of S_not_a_number().
1794 * The return value may be != tmpbuf.
1798 S_sv_display(pTHX_ SV *const sv, char *tmpbuf, STRLEN tmpbuf_size) {
1801 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_DISPLAY;
1804 SV *dsv = newSVpvs_flags("", SVs_TEMP);
1805 pv = sv_uni_display(dsv, sv, 32, UNI_DISPLAY_ISPRINT);
1808 const char * const limit = tmpbuf + tmpbuf_size - 8;
1809 /* each *s can expand to 4 chars + "...\0",
1810 i.e. need room for 8 chars */
1812 const char *s = SvPVX_const(sv);
1813 const char * const end = s + SvCUR(sv);
1814 for ( ; s < end && d < limit; s++ ) {
1816 if (! isASCII(ch) && !isPRINT_LC(ch)) {
1820 /* Map to ASCII "equivalent" of Latin1 */
1821 ch = LATIN1_TO_NATIVE(NATIVE_TO_LATIN1(ch) & 127);
1827 else if (ch == '\r') {
1831 else if (ch == '\f') {
1835 else if (ch == '\\') {
1839 else if (ch == '\0') {
1843 else if (isPRINT_LC(ch))
1862 /* Print an "isn't numeric" warning, using a cleaned-up,
1863 * printable version of the offending string
1867 S_not_a_number(pTHX_ SV *const sv)
1872 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_NOT_A_NUMBER;
1874 pv = sv_display(sv, tmpbuf, sizeof(tmpbuf));
1877 Perl_warner(aTHX_ packWARN(WARN_NUMERIC),
1878 /* diag_listed_as: Argument "%s" isn't numeric%s */
1879 "Argument \"%s\" isn't numeric in %s", pv,
1882 Perl_warner(aTHX_ packWARN(WARN_NUMERIC),
1883 /* diag_listed_as: Argument "%s" isn't numeric%s */
1884 "Argument \"%s\" isn't numeric", pv);
1888 S_not_incrementable(pTHX_ SV *const sv) {
1892 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_NOT_INCREMENTABLE;
1894 pv = sv_display(sv, tmpbuf, sizeof(tmpbuf));
1896 Perl_warner(aTHX_ packWARN(WARN_NUMERIC),
1897 "Argument \"%s\" treated as 0 in increment (++)", pv);
1901 =for apidoc looks_like_number
1903 Test if the content of an SV looks like a number (or is a number).
1904 C<Inf> and C<Infinity> are treated as numbers (so will not issue a
1905 non-numeric warning), even if your C<atof()> doesn't grok them. Get-magic is
1912 Perl_looks_like_number(pTHX_ SV *const sv)
1918 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_LOOKS_LIKE_NUMBER;
1920 if (SvPOK(sv) || SvPOKp(sv)) {
1921 sbegin = SvPV_nomg_const(sv, len);
1924 return SvFLAGS(sv) & (SVf_NOK|SVp_NOK|SVf_IOK|SVp_IOK);
1925 numtype = grok_number(sbegin, len, NULL);
1926 return ((numtype & IS_NUMBER_TRAILING)) ? 0 : numtype;
1930 S_glob_2number(pTHX_ GV * const gv)
1932 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_GLOB_2NUMBER;
1934 /* We know that all GVs stringify to something that is not-a-number,
1935 so no need to test that. */
1936 if (ckWARN(WARN_NUMERIC))
1938 SV *const buffer = sv_newmortal();
1939 gv_efullname3(buffer, gv, "*");
1940 not_a_number(buffer);
1942 /* We just want something true to return, so that S_sv_2iuv_common
1943 can tail call us and return true. */
1947 /* Actually, ISO C leaves conversion of UV to IV undefined, but
1948 until proven guilty, assume that things are not that bad... */
1953 As 64 bit platforms often have an NV that doesn't preserve all bits of
1954 an IV (an assumption perl has been based on to date) it becomes necessary
1955 to remove the assumption that the NV always carries enough precision to
1956 recreate the IV whenever needed, and that the NV is the canonical form.
1957 Instead, IV/UV and NV need to be given equal rights. So as to not lose
1958 precision as a side effect of conversion (which would lead to insanity
1959 and the dragon(s) in t/op/numconvert.t getting very angry) the intent is
1960 1) to distinguish between IV/UV/NV slots that have a valid conversion cached
1961 where precision was lost, and IV/UV/NV slots that have a valid conversion
1962 which has lost no precision
1963 2) to ensure that if a numeric conversion to one form is requested that
1964 would lose precision, the precise conversion (or differently
1965 imprecise conversion) is also performed and cached, to prevent
1966 requests for different numeric formats on the same SV causing
1967 lossy conversion chains. (lossless conversion chains are perfectly
1972 SvIOKp is true if the IV slot contains a valid value
1973 SvIOK is true only if the IV value is accurate (UV if SvIOK_UV true)
1974 SvNOKp is true if the NV slot contains a valid value
1975 SvNOK is true only if the NV value is accurate
1978 while converting from PV to NV, check to see if converting that NV to an
1979 IV(or UV) would lose accuracy over a direct conversion from PV to
1980 IV(or UV). If it would, cache both conversions, return NV, but mark
1981 SV as IOK NOKp (ie not NOK).
1983 While converting from PV to IV, check to see if converting that IV to an
1984 NV would lose accuracy over a direct conversion from PV to NV. If it
1985 would, cache both conversions, flag similarly.
1987 Before, the SV value "3.2" could become NV=3.2 IV=3 NOK, IOK quite
1988 correctly because if IV & NV were set NV *always* overruled.
1989 Now, "3.2" will become NV=3.2 IV=3 NOK, IOKp, because the flag's meaning
1990 changes - now IV and NV together means that the two are interchangeable:
1991 SvIVX == (IV) SvNVX && SvNVX == (NV) SvIVX;
1993 The benefit of this is that operations such as pp_add know that if
1994 SvIOK is true for both left and right operands, then integer addition
1995 can be used instead of floating point (for cases where the result won't
1996 overflow). Before, floating point was always used, which could lead to
1997 loss of precision compared with integer addition.
1999 * making IV and NV equal status should make maths accurate on 64 bit
2001 * may speed up maths somewhat if pp_add and friends start to use
2002 integers when possible instead of fp. (Hopefully the overhead in
2003 looking for SvIOK and checking for overflow will not outweigh the
2004 fp to integer speedup)
2005 * will slow down integer operations (callers of SvIV) on "inaccurate"
2006 values, as the change from SvIOK to SvIOKp will cause a call into
2007 sv_2iv each time rather than a macro access direct to the IV slot
2008 * should speed up number->string conversion on integers as IV is
2009 favoured when IV and NV are equally accurate
2011 ####################################################################
2012 You had better be using SvIOK_notUV if you want an IV for arithmetic:
2013 SvIOK is true if (IV or UV), so you might be getting (IV)SvUV.
2014 On the other hand, SvUOK is true iff UV.
2015 ####################################################################
2017 Your mileage will vary depending your CPU's relative fp to integer
2021 #ifndef NV_PRESERVES_UV
2022 # define IS_NUMBER_UNDERFLOW_IV 1
2023 # define IS_NUMBER_UNDERFLOW_UV 2
2024 # define IS_NUMBER_IV_AND_UV 2
2025 # define IS_NUMBER_OVERFLOW_IV 4
2026 # define IS_NUMBER_OVERFLOW_UV 5
2028 /* sv_2iuv_non_preserve(): private routine for use by sv_2iv() and sv_2uv() */
2030 /* For sv_2nv these three cases are "SvNOK and don't bother casting" */
2032 S_sv_2iuv_non_preserve(pTHX_ SV *const sv
2038 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_2IUV_NON_PRESERVE;
2039 PERL_UNUSED_CONTEXT;
2041 DEBUG_c(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,"sv_2iuv_non '%s', IV=0x%"UVxf" NV=%"NVgf" inttype=%"UVXf"\n", SvPVX_const(sv), SvIVX(sv), SvNVX(sv), (UV)numtype));
2042 if (SvNVX(sv) < (NV)IV_MIN) {
2043 (void)SvIOKp_on(sv);
2045 SvIV_set(sv, IV_MIN);
2046 return IS_NUMBER_UNDERFLOW_IV;
2048 if (SvNVX(sv) > (NV)UV_MAX) {
2049 (void)SvIOKp_on(sv);
2052 SvUV_set(sv, UV_MAX);
2053 return IS_NUMBER_OVERFLOW_UV;
2055 (void)SvIOKp_on(sv);
2057 /* Can't use strtol etc to convert this string. (See truth table in
2059 if (SvNVX(sv) <= (UV)IV_MAX) {
2060 SvIV_set(sv, I_V(SvNVX(sv)));
2061 if ((NV)(SvIVX(sv)) == SvNVX(sv)) {
2062 SvIOK_on(sv); /* Integer is precise. NOK, IOK */
2064 /* Integer is imprecise. NOK, IOKp */
2066 return SvNVX(sv) < 0 ? IS_NUMBER_UNDERFLOW_UV : IS_NUMBER_IV_AND_UV;
2069 SvUV_set(sv, U_V(SvNVX(sv)));
2070 if ((NV)(SvUVX(sv)) == SvNVX(sv)) {
2071 if (SvUVX(sv) == UV_MAX) {
2072 /* As we know that NVs don't preserve UVs, UV_MAX cannot
2073 possibly be preserved by NV. Hence, it must be overflow.
2075 return IS_NUMBER_OVERFLOW_UV;
2077 SvIOK_on(sv); /* Integer is precise. NOK, UOK */
2079 /* Integer is imprecise. NOK, IOKp */
2081 return IS_NUMBER_OVERFLOW_IV;
2083 #endif /* !NV_PRESERVES_UV*/
2085 /* If numtype is infnan, set the NV of the sv accordingly.
2086 * If numtype is anything else, try setting the NV using Atof(PV). */
2088 # pragma warning(push)
2089 # pragma warning(disable:4756;disable:4056)
2092 S_sv_setnv(pTHX_ SV* sv, int numtype)
2094 bool pok = cBOOL(SvPOK(sv));
2097 if ((numtype & IS_NUMBER_INFINITY)) {
2098 SvNV_set(sv, (numtype & IS_NUMBER_NEG) ? -NV_INF : NV_INF);
2103 if ((numtype & IS_NUMBER_NAN)) {
2104 SvNV_set(sv, NV_NAN);
2109 SvNV_set(sv, Atof(SvPVX_const(sv)));
2110 /* Purposefully no true nok here, since we don't want to blow
2111 * away the possible IOK/UV of an existing sv. */
2114 SvNOK_only(sv); /* No IV or UV please, this is pure infnan. */
2116 SvPOK_on(sv); /* PV is okay, though. */
2120 # pragma warning(pop)
2124 S_sv_2iuv_common(pTHX_ SV *const sv)
2126 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_2IUV_COMMON;
2129 /* erm. not sure. *should* never get NOKp (without NOK) from sv_2nv
2130 * without also getting a cached IV/UV from it at the same time
2131 * (ie PV->NV conversion should detect loss of accuracy and cache
2132 * IV or UV at same time to avoid this. */
2133 /* IV-over-UV optimisation - choose to cache IV if possible */
2135 if (SvTYPE(sv) == SVt_NV)
2136 sv_upgrade(sv, SVt_PVNV);
2138 (void)SvIOKp_on(sv); /* Must do this first, to clear any SvOOK */
2139 /* < not <= as for NV doesn't preserve UV, ((NV)IV_MAX+1) will almost
2140 certainly cast into the IV range at IV_MAX, whereas the correct
2141 answer is the UV IV_MAX +1. Hence < ensures that dodgy boundary
2143 #if defined(NAN_COMPARE_BROKEN) && defined(Perl_isnan)
2144 if (Perl_isnan(SvNVX(sv))) {
2150 if (SvNVX(sv) < (NV)IV_MAX + 0.5) {
2151 SvIV_set(sv, I_V(SvNVX(sv)));
2152 if (SvNVX(sv) == (NV) SvIVX(sv)
2153 #ifndef NV_PRESERVES_UV
2154 && SvIVX(sv) != IV_MIN /* avoid negating IV_MIN below */
2155 && (((UV)1 << NV_PRESERVES_UV_BITS) >
2156 (UV)(SvIVX(sv) > 0 ? SvIVX(sv) : -SvIVX(sv)))
2157 /* Don't flag it as "accurately an integer" if the number
2158 came from a (by definition imprecise) NV operation, and
2159 we're outside the range of NV integer precision */
2163 SvIOK_on(sv); /* Can this go wrong with rounding? NWC */
2165 /* scalar has trailing garbage, eg "42a" */
2167 DEBUG_c(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
2168 "0x%"UVxf" iv(%"NVgf" => %"IVdf") (precise)\n",
2174 /* IV not precise. No need to convert from PV, as NV
2175 conversion would already have cached IV if it detected
2176 that PV->IV would be better than PV->NV->IV
2177 flags already correct - don't set public IOK. */
2178 DEBUG_c(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
2179 "0x%"UVxf" iv(%"NVgf" => %"IVdf") (imprecise)\n",
2184 /* Can the above go wrong if SvIVX == IV_MIN and SvNVX < IV_MIN,
2185 but the cast (NV)IV_MIN rounds to a the value less (more
2186 negative) than IV_MIN which happens to be equal to SvNVX ??
2187 Analogous to 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF rounding up to NV (2**64) and
2188 NV rounding back to 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF, so UVX == UV(NVX) and
2189 (NV)UVX == NVX are both true, but the values differ. :-(
2190 Hopefully for 2s complement IV_MIN is something like
2191 0x8000000000000000 which will be exact. NWC */
2194 SvUV_set(sv, U_V(SvNVX(sv)));
2196 (SvNVX(sv) == (NV) SvUVX(sv))
2197 #ifndef NV_PRESERVES_UV
2198 /* Make sure it's not 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF */
2199 /*&& (SvUVX(sv) != UV_MAX) irrelevant with code below */
2200 && (((UV)1 << NV_PRESERVES_UV_BITS) > SvUVX(sv))
2201 /* Don't flag it as "accurately an integer" if the number
2202 came from a (by definition imprecise) NV operation, and
2203 we're outside the range of NV integer precision */
2209 DEBUG_c(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
2210 "0x%"UVxf" 2iv(%"UVuf" => %"IVdf") (as unsigned)\n",
2216 else if (SvPOKp(sv)) {
2219 const char *s = SvPVX_const(sv);
2220 const STRLEN cur = SvCUR(sv);
2222 /* short-cut for a single digit string like "1" */
2227 if (SvTYPE(sv) < SVt_PVIV)
2228 sv_upgrade(sv, SVt_PVIV);
2230 SvIV_set(sv, (IV)(c - '0'));
2235 numtype = grok_number(s, cur, &value);
2236 /* We want to avoid a possible problem when we cache an IV/ a UV which
2237 may be later translated to an NV, and the resulting NV is not
2238 the same as the direct translation of the initial string
2239 (eg 123.456 can shortcut to the IV 123 with atol(), but we must
2240 be careful to ensure that the value with the .456 is around if the
2241 NV value is requested in the future).
2243 This means that if we cache such an IV/a UV, we need to cache the
2244 NV as well. Moreover, we trade speed for space, and do not
2245 cache the NV if we are sure it's not needed.
2248 /* SVt_PVNV is one higher than SVt_PVIV, hence this order */
2249 if ((numtype & (IS_NUMBER_IN_UV | IS_NUMBER_NOT_INT))
2250 == IS_NUMBER_IN_UV) {
2251 /* It's definitely an integer, only upgrade to PVIV */
2252 if (SvTYPE(sv) < SVt_PVIV)
2253 sv_upgrade(sv, SVt_PVIV);
2255 } else if (SvTYPE(sv) < SVt_PVNV)
2256 sv_upgrade(sv, SVt_PVNV);
2258 if ((numtype & (IS_NUMBER_INFINITY | IS_NUMBER_NAN))) {
2259 if (ckWARN(WARN_NUMERIC) && ((numtype & IS_NUMBER_TRAILING)))
2261 S_sv_setnv(aTHX_ sv, numtype);
2265 /* If NVs preserve UVs then we only use the UV value if we know that
2266 we aren't going to call atof() below. If NVs don't preserve UVs
2267 then the value returned may have more precision than atof() will
2268 return, even though value isn't perfectly accurate. */
2269 if ((numtype & (IS_NUMBER_IN_UV
2270 #ifdef NV_PRESERVES_UV
2273 )) == IS_NUMBER_IN_UV) {
2274 /* This won't turn off the public IOK flag if it was set above */
2275 (void)SvIOKp_on(sv);
2277 if (!(numtype & IS_NUMBER_NEG)) {
2279 if (value <= (UV)IV_MAX) {
2280 SvIV_set(sv, (IV)value);
2282 /* it didn't overflow, and it was positive. */
2283 SvUV_set(sv, value);
2287 /* 2s complement assumption */
2288 if (value <= (UV)IV_MIN) {
2289 SvIV_set(sv, value == (UV)IV_MIN
2290 ? IV_MIN : -(IV)value);
2292 /* Too negative for an IV. This is a double upgrade, but
2293 I'm assuming it will be rare. */
2294 if (SvTYPE(sv) < SVt_PVNV)
2295 sv_upgrade(sv, SVt_PVNV);
2299 SvNV_set(sv, -(NV)value);
2300 SvIV_set(sv, IV_MIN);
2304 /* For !NV_PRESERVES_UV and IS_NUMBER_IN_UV and IS_NUMBER_NOT_INT we
2305 will be in the previous block to set the IV slot, and the next
2306 block to set the NV slot. So no else here. */
2308 if ((numtype & (IS_NUMBER_IN_UV | IS_NUMBER_NOT_INT))
2309 != IS_NUMBER_IN_UV) {
2310 /* It wasn't an (integer that doesn't overflow the UV). */
2311 S_sv_setnv(aTHX_ sv, numtype);
2313 if (! numtype && ckWARN(WARN_NUMERIC))
2316 DEBUG_c(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "0x%"UVxf" 2iv(%" NVgf ")\n",
2317 PTR2UV(sv), SvNVX(sv)));
2319 #ifdef NV_PRESERVES_UV
2320 (void)SvIOKp_on(sv);
2322 #if defined(NAN_COMPARE_BROKEN) && defined(Perl_isnan)
2323 if (Perl_isnan(SvNVX(sv))) {
2329 if (SvNVX(sv) < (NV)IV_MAX + 0.5) {
2330 SvIV_set(sv, I_V(SvNVX(sv)));
2331 if ((NV)(SvIVX(sv)) == SvNVX(sv)) {
2334 NOOP; /* Integer is imprecise. NOK, IOKp */
2336 /* UV will not work better than IV */
2338 if (SvNVX(sv) > (NV)UV_MAX) {
2340 /* Integer is inaccurate. NOK, IOKp, is UV */
2341 SvUV_set(sv, UV_MAX);
2343 SvUV_set(sv, U_V(SvNVX(sv)));
2344 /* 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF not an issue in here, NVs
2345 NV preservse UV so can do correct comparison. */
2346 if ((NV)(SvUVX(sv)) == SvNVX(sv)) {
2349 NOOP; /* Integer is imprecise. NOK, IOKp, is UV */
2354 #else /* NV_PRESERVES_UV */
2355 if ((numtype & (IS_NUMBER_IN_UV | IS_NUMBER_NOT_INT))
2356 == (IS_NUMBER_IN_UV | IS_NUMBER_NOT_INT)) {
2357 /* The IV/UV slot will have been set from value returned by
2358 grok_number above. The NV slot has just been set using
2361 assert (SvIOKp(sv));
2363 if (((UV)1 << NV_PRESERVES_UV_BITS) >
2364 U_V(SvNVX(sv) > 0 ? SvNVX(sv) : -SvNVX(sv))) {
2365 /* Small enough to preserve all bits. */
2366 (void)SvIOKp_on(sv);
2368 SvIV_set(sv, I_V(SvNVX(sv)));
2369 if ((NV)(SvIVX(sv)) == SvNVX(sv))
2371 /* Assumption: first non-preserved integer is < IV_MAX,
2372 this NV is in the preserved range, therefore: */
2373 if (!(U_V(SvNVX(sv) > 0 ? SvNVX(sv) : -SvNVX(sv))
2375 Perl_croak(aTHX_ "sv_2iv assumed (U_V(fabs((double)SvNVX(sv))) < (UV)IV_MAX) but SvNVX(sv)=%"NVgf" U_V is 0x%"UVxf", IV_MAX is 0x%"UVxf"\n", SvNVX(sv), U_V(SvNVX(sv)), (UV)IV_MAX);
2379 0 0 already failed to read UV.
2380 0 1 already failed to read UV.
2381 1 0 you won't get here in this case. IV/UV
2382 slot set, public IOK, Atof() unneeded.
2383 1 1 already read UV.
2384 so there's no point in sv_2iuv_non_preserve() attempting
2385 to use atol, strtol, strtoul etc. */
2387 sv_2iuv_non_preserve (sv, numtype);
2389 sv_2iuv_non_preserve (sv);
2393 #endif /* NV_PRESERVES_UV */
2394 /* It might be more code efficient to go through the entire logic above
2395 and conditionally set with SvIOKp_on() rather than SvIOK(), but it
2396 gets complex and potentially buggy, so more programmer efficient
2397 to do it this way, by turning off the public flags: */
2399 SvFLAGS(sv) &= ~(SVf_IOK|SVf_NOK);
2403 if (isGV_with_GP(sv))
2404 return glob_2number(MUTABLE_GV(sv));
2406 if (!PL_localizing && ckWARN(WARN_UNINITIALIZED))
2408 if (SvTYPE(sv) < SVt_IV)
2409 /* Typically the caller expects that sv_any is not NULL now. */
2410 sv_upgrade(sv, SVt_IV);
2411 /* Return 0 from the caller. */
2418 =for apidoc sv_2iv_flags
2420 Return the integer value of an SV, doing any necessary string
2421 conversion. If C<flags> has the C<SV_GMAGIC> bit set, does an C<mg_get()> first.
2422 Normally used via the C<SvIV(sv)> and C<SvIVx(sv)> macros.
2428 Perl_sv_2iv_flags(pTHX_ SV *const sv, const I32 flags)
2430 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_2IV_FLAGS;
2432 assert (SvTYPE(sv) != SVt_PVAV && SvTYPE(sv) != SVt_PVHV
2433 && SvTYPE(sv) != SVt_PVFM);
2435 if (SvGMAGICAL(sv) && (flags & SV_GMAGIC))
2441 if (flags & SV_SKIP_OVERLOAD)
2443 tmpstr = AMG_CALLunary(sv, numer_amg);
2444 if (tmpstr && (!SvROK(tmpstr) || (SvRV(tmpstr) != SvRV(sv)))) {
2445 return SvIV(tmpstr);
2448 return PTR2IV(SvRV(sv));
2451 if (SvVALID(sv) || isREGEXP(sv)) {
2452 /* FBMs use the space for SvIVX and SvNVX for other purposes, and use
2453 the same flag bit as SVf_IVisUV, so must not let them cache IVs.
2454 In practice they are extremely unlikely to actually get anywhere
2455 accessible by user Perl code - the only way that I'm aware of is when
2456 a constant subroutine which is used as the second argument to index.
2458 Regexps have no SvIVX and SvNVX fields.
2460 assert(isREGEXP(sv) || SvPOKp(sv));
2463 const char * const ptr =
2464 isREGEXP(sv) ? RX_WRAPPED((REGEXP*)sv) : SvPVX_const(sv);
2466 = grok_number(ptr, SvCUR(sv), &value);
2468 if ((numtype & (IS_NUMBER_IN_UV | IS_NUMBER_NOT_INT))
2469 == IS_NUMBER_IN_UV) {
2470 /* It's definitely an integer */
2471 if (numtype & IS_NUMBER_NEG) {
2472 if (value < (UV)IV_MIN)
2475 if (value < (UV)IV_MAX)
2480 /* Quite wrong but no good choices. */
2481 if ((numtype & IS_NUMBER_INFINITY)) {
2482 return (numtype & IS_NUMBER_NEG) ? IV_MIN : IV_MAX;
2483 } else if ((numtype & IS_NUMBER_NAN)) {
2484 return 0; /* So wrong. */
2488 if (ckWARN(WARN_NUMERIC))
2491 return I_V(Atof(ptr));
2495 if (SvTHINKFIRST(sv)) {
2496 if (SvREADONLY(sv) && !SvOK(sv)) {
2497 if (ckWARN(WARN_UNINITIALIZED))
2504 if (S_sv_2iuv_common(aTHX_ sv))
2508 DEBUG_c(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "0x%"UVxf" 2iv(%"IVdf")\n",
2509 PTR2UV(sv),SvIVX(sv)));
2510 return SvIsUV(sv) ? (IV)SvUVX(sv) : SvIVX(sv);
2514 =for apidoc sv_2uv_flags
2516 Return the unsigned integer value of an SV, doing any necessary string
2517 conversion. If C<flags> has the C<SV_GMAGIC> bit set, does an C<mg_get()> first.
2518 Normally used via the C<SvUV(sv)> and C<SvUVx(sv)> macros.
2524 Perl_sv_2uv_flags(pTHX_ SV *const sv, const I32 flags)
2526 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_2UV_FLAGS;
2528 if (SvGMAGICAL(sv) && (flags & SV_GMAGIC))
2534 if (flags & SV_SKIP_OVERLOAD)
2536 tmpstr = AMG_CALLunary(sv, numer_amg);
2537 if (tmpstr && (!SvROK(tmpstr) || (SvRV(tmpstr) != SvRV(sv)))) {
2538 return SvUV(tmpstr);
2541 return PTR2UV(SvRV(sv));
2544 if (SvVALID(sv) || isREGEXP(sv)) {
2545 /* FBMs use the space for SvIVX and SvNVX for other purposes, and use
2546 the same flag bit as SVf_IVisUV, so must not let them cache IVs.
2547 Regexps have no SvIVX and SvNVX fields. */
2548 assert(isREGEXP(sv) || SvPOKp(sv));
2551 const char * const ptr =
2552 isREGEXP(sv) ? RX_WRAPPED((REGEXP*)sv) : SvPVX_const(sv);
2554 = grok_number(ptr, SvCUR(sv), &value);
2556 if ((numtype & (IS_NUMBER_IN_UV | IS_NUMBER_NOT_INT))
2557 == IS_NUMBER_IN_UV) {
2558 /* It's definitely an integer */
2559 if (!(numtype & IS_NUMBER_NEG))
2563 /* Quite wrong but no good choices. */
2564 if ((numtype & IS_NUMBER_INFINITY)) {
2565 return UV_MAX; /* So wrong. */
2566 } else if ((numtype & IS_NUMBER_NAN)) {
2567 return 0; /* So wrong. */
2571 if (ckWARN(WARN_NUMERIC))
2574 return U_V(Atof(ptr));
2578 if (SvTHINKFIRST(sv)) {
2579 if (SvREADONLY(sv) && !SvOK(sv)) {
2580 if (ckWARN(WARN_UNINITIALIZED))
2587 if (S_sv_2iuv_common(aTHX_ sv))
2591 DEBUG_c(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "0x%"UVxf" 2uv(%"UVuf")\n",
2592 PTR2UV(sv),SvUVX(sv)));
2593 return SvIsUV(sv) ? SvUVX(sv) : (UV)SvIVX(sv);
2597 =for apidoc sv_2nv_flags
2599 Return the num value of an SV, doing any necessary string or integer
2600 conversion. If C<flags> has the C<SV_GMAGIC> bit set, does an C<mg_get()> first.
2601 Normally used via the C<SvNV(sv)> and C<SvNVx(sv)> macros.
2607 Perl_sv_2nv_flags(pTHX_ SV *const sv, const I32 flags)
2609 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_2NV_FLAGS;
2611 assert (SvTYPE(sv) != SVt_PVAV && SvTYPE(sv) != SVt_PVHV
2612 && SvTYPE(sv) != SVt_PVFM);
2613 if (SvGMAGICAL(sv) || SvVALID(sv) || isREGEXP(sv)) {
2614 /* FBMs use the space for SvIVX and SvNVX for other purposes, and use
2615 the same flag bit as SVf_IVisUV, so must not let them cache NVs.
2616 Regexps have no SvIVX and SvNVX fields. */
2618 if (flags & SV_GMAGIC)
2622 if (SvPOKp(sv) && !SvIOKp(sv)) {
2623 ptr = SvPVX_const(sv);
2625 if (!SvIOKp(sv) && ckWARN(WARN_NUMERIC) &&
2626 !grok_number(ptr, SvCUR(sv), NULL))
2632 return (NV)SvUVX(sv);
2634 return (NV)SvIVX(sv);
2640 ptr = RX_WRAPPED((REGEXP *)sv);
2643 assert(SvTYPE(sv) >= SVt_PVMG);
2644 /* This falls through to the report_uninit near the end of the
2646 } else if (SvTHINKFIRST(sv)) {
2651 if (flags & SV_SKIP_OVERLOAD)
2653 tmpstr = AMG_CALLunary(sv, numer_amg);
2654 if (tmpstr && (!SvROK(tmpstr) || (SvRV(tmpstr) != SvRV(sv)))) {
2655 return SvNV(tmpstr);
2658 return PTR2NV(SvRV(sv));
2660 if (SvREADONLY(sv) && !SvOK(sv)) {
2661 if (ckWARN(WARN_UNINITIALIZED))
2666 if (SvTYPE(sv) < SVt_NV) {
2667 /* The logic to use SVt_PVNV if necessary is in sv_upgrade. */
2668 sv_upgrade(sv, SVt_NV);
2670 STORE_NUMERIC_LOCAL_SET_STANDARD();
2671 PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
2672 "0x%"UVxf" num(%" NVgf ")\n",
2673 PTR2UV(sv), SvNVX(sv));
2674 RESTORE_NUMERIC_LOCAL();
2677 else if (SvTYPE(sv) < SVt_PVNV)
2678 sv_upgrade(sv, SVt_PVNV);
2683 SvNV_set(sv, SvIsUV(sv) ? (NV)SvUVX(sv) : (NV)SvIVX(sv));
2684 #ifdef NV_PRESERVES_UV
2690 /* Only set the public NV OK flag if this NV preserves the IV */
2691 /* Check it's not 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF */
2693 SvIsUV(sv) ? ((SvUVX(sv) != UV_MAX)&&(SvUVX(sv) == U_V(SvNVX(sv))))
2694 : (SvIVX(sv) == I_V(SvNVX(sv))))
2700 else if (SvPOKp(sv)) {
2702 const int numtype = grok_number(SvPVX_const(sv), SvCUR(sv), &value);
2703 if (!SvIOKp(sv) && !numtype && ckWARN(WARN_NUMERIC))
2705 #ifdef NV_PRESERVES_UV
2706 if ((numtype & (IS_NUMBER_IN_UV | IS_NUMBER_NOT_INT))
2707 == IS_NUMBER_IN_UV) {
2708 /* It's definitely an integer */
2709 SvNV_set(sv, (numtype & IS_NUMBER_NEG) ? -(NV)value : (NV)value);
2711 S_sv_setnv(aTHX_ sv, numtype);
2718 SvNV_set(sv, Atof(SvPVX_const(sv)));
2719 /* Only set the public NV OK flag if this NV preserves the value in
2720 the PV at least as well as an IV/UV would.
2721 Not sure how to do this 100% reliably. */
2722 /* if that shift count is out of range then Configure's test is
2723 wonky. We shouldn't be in here with NV_PRESERVES_UV_BITS ==
2725 if (((UV)1 << NV_PRESERVES_UV_BITS) >
2726 U_V(SvNVX(sv) > 0 ? SvNVX(sv) : -SvNVX(sv))) {
2727 SvNOK_on(sv); /* Definitely small enough to preserve all bits */
2728 } else if (!(numtype & IS_NUMBER_IN_UV)) {
2729 /* Can't use strtol etc to convert this string, so don't try.
2730 sv_2iv and sv_2uv will use the NV to convert, not the PV. */
2733 /* value has been set. It may not be precise. */
2734 if ((numtype & IS_NUMBER_NEG) && (value >= (UV)IV_MIN)) {
2735 /* 2s complement assumption for (UV)IV_MIN */
2736 SvNOK_on(sv); /* Integer is too negative. */
2741 if (numtype & IS_NUMBER_NEG) {
2742 /* -IV_MIN is undefined, but we should never reach
2743 * this point with both IS_NUMBER_NEG and value ==
2745 assert(value != (UV)IV_MIN);
2746 SvIV_set(sv, -(IV)value);
2747 } else if (value <= (UV)IV_MAX) {
2748 SvIV_set(sv, (IV)value);
2750 SvUV_set(sv, value);
2754 if (numtype & IS_NUMBER_NOT_INT) {
2755 /* I believe that even if the original PV had decimals,
2756 they are lost beyond the limit of the FP precision.
2757 However, neither is canonical, so both only get p
2758 flags. NWC, 2000/11/25 */
2759 /* Both already have p flags, so do nothing */
2761 const NV nv = SvNVX(sv);
2762 /* XXX should this spot have NAN_COMPARE_BROKEN, too? */
2763 if (SvNVX(sv) < (NV)IV_MAX + 0.5) {
2764 if (SvIVX(sv) == I_V(nv)) {
2767 /* It had no "." so it must be integer. */
2771 /* between IV_MAX and NV(UV_MAX).
2772 Could be slightly > UV_MAX */
2774 if (numtype & IS_NUMBER_NOT_INT) {
2775 /* UV and NV both imprecise. */
2777 const UV nv_as_uv = U_V(nv);
2779 if (value == nv_as_uv && SvUVX(sv) != UV_MAX) {
2788 /* It might be more code efficient to go through the entire logic above
2789 and conditionally set with SvNOKp_on() rather than SvNOK(), but it
2790 gets complex and potentially buggy, so more programmer efficient
2791 to do it this way, by turning off the public flags: */
2793 SvFLAGS(sv) &= ~(SVf_IOK|SVf_NOK);
2794 #endif /* NV_PRESERVES_UV */
2797 if (isGV_with_GP(sv)) {
2798 glob_2number(MUTABLE_GV(sv));
2802 if (!PL_localizing && ckWARN(WARN_UNINITIALIZED))
2804 assert (SvTYPE(sv) >= SVt_NV);
2805 /* Typically the caller expects that sv_any is not NULL now. */
2806 /* XXX Ilya implies that this is a bug in callers that assume this
2807 and ideally should be fixed. */
2811 STORE_NUMERIC_LOCAL_SET_STANDARD();
2812 PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "0x%"UVxf" 2nv(%" NVgf ")\n",
2813 PTR2UV(sv), SvNVX(sv));
2814 RESTORE_NUMERIC_LOCAL();
2822 Return an SV with the numeric value of the source SV, doing any necessary
2823 reference or overload conversion. The caller is expected to have handled
2830 Perl_sv_2num(pTHX_ SV *const sv)
2832 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_2NUM;
2837 SV * const tmpsv = AMG_CALLunary(sv, numer_amg);
2838 TAINT_IF(tmpsv && SvTAINTED(tmpsv));
2839 if (tmpsv && (!SvROK(tmpsv) || (SvRV(tmpsv) != SvRV(sv))))
2840 return sv_2num(tmpsv);
2842 return sv_2mortal(newSVuv(PTR2UV(SvRV(sv))));
2845 /* uiv_2buf(): private routine for use by sv_2pv_flags(): print an IV or
2846 * UV as a string towards the end of buf, and return pointers to start and
2849 * We assume that buf is at least TYPE_CHARS(UV) long.
2853 S_uiv_2buf(char *const buf, const IV iv, UV uv, const int is_uv, char **const peob)
2855 char *ptr = buf + TYPE_CHARS(UV);
2856 char * const ebuf = ptr;
2859 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_UIV_2BUF;
2867 uv = (iv == IV_MIN) ? (UV)iv : (UV)(-iv);
2871 *--ptr = '0' + (char)(uv % 10);
2879 /* Helper for sv_2pv_flags and sv_vcatpvfn_flags. If the NV is an
2880 * infinity or a not-a-number, writes the appropriate strings to the
2881 * buffer, including a zero byte. On success returns the written length,
2882 * excluding the zero byte, on failure (not an infinity, not a nan)
2883 * returns zero, assert-fails on maxlen being too short.
2885 * XXX for "Inf", "-Inf", and "NaN", we could have three read-only
2886 * shared string constants we point to, instead of generating a new
2887 * string for each instance. */
2889 S_infnan_2pv(NV nv, char* buffer, size_t maxlen, char plus) {
2891 assert(maxlen >= 4);
2892 if (Perl_isinf(nv)) {
2894 if (maxlen < 5) /* "-Inf\0" */
2904 else if (Perl_isnan(nv)) {
2908 /* XXX optionally output the payload mantissa bits as
2909 * "(unsigned)" (to match the nan("...") C99 function,
2910 * or maybe as "(0xhhh...)" would make more sense...
2911 * provide a format string so that the user can decide?
2912 * NOTE: would affect the maxlen and assert() logic.*/
2917 assert((s == buffer + 3) || (s == buffer + 4));
2919 return s - buffer - 1; /* -1: excluding the zero byte */
2923 =for apidoc sv_2pv_flags
2925 Returns a pointer to the string value of an SV, and sets C<*lp> to its length.
2926 If flags has the C<SV_GMAGIC> bit set, does an C<mg_get()> first. Coerces C<sv> to a
2927 string if necessary. Normally invoked via the C<SvPV_flags> macro.
2928 C<sv_2pv()> and C<sv_2pv_nomg> usually end up here too.
2934 Perl_sv_2pv_flags(pTHX_ SV *const sv, STRLEN *const lp, const I32 flags)
2938 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_2PV_FLAGS;
2940 assert (SvTYPE(sv) != SVt_PVAV && SvTYPE(sv) != SVt_PVHV
2941 && SvTYPE(sv) != SVt_PVFM);
2942 if (SvGMAGICAL(sv) && (flags & SV_GMAGIC))
2947 if (flags & SV_SKIP_OVERLOAD)
2949 tmpstr = AMG_CALLunary(sv, string_amg);
2950 TAINT_IF(tmpstr && SvTAINTED(tmpstr));
2951 if (tmpstr && (!SvROK(tmpstr) || (SvRV(tmpstr) != SvRV(sv)))) {
2953 /* char *pv = lp ? SvPV(tmpstr, *lp) : SvPV_nolen(tmpstr);
2957 if ((SvFLAGS(tmpstr) & (SVf_POK)) == SVf_POK) {
2958 if (flags & SV_CONST_RETURN) {
2959 pv = (char *) SvPVX_const(tmpstr);
2961 pv = (flags & SV_MUTABLE_RETURN)
2962 ? SvPVX_mutable(tmpstr) : SvPVX(tmpstr);
2965 *lp = SvCUR(tmpstr);
2967 pv = sv_2pv_flags(tmpstr, lp, flags);
2980 SV *const referent = SvRV(sv);
2984 retval = buffer = savepvn("NULLREF", len);
2985 } else if (SvTYPE(referent) == SVt_REGEXP &&
2986 (!(PL_curcop->cop_hints & HINT_NO_AMAGIC) ||
2987 amagic_is_enabled(string_amg))) {
2988 REGEXP * const re = (REGEXP *)MUTABLE_PTR(referent);
2992 /* If the regex is UTF-8 we want the containing scalar to
2993 have an UTF-8 flag too */
3000 *lp = RX_WRAPLEN(re);
3002 return RX_WRAPPED(re);
3004 const char *const typestr = sv_reftype(referent, 0);
3005 const STRLEN typelen = strlen(typestr);
3006 UV addr = PTR2UV(referent);
3007 const char *stashname = NULL;
3008 STRLEN stashnamelen = 0; /* hush, gcc */
3009 const char *buffer_end;
3011 if (SvOBJECT(referent)) {
3012 const HEK *const name = HvNAME_HEK(SvSTASH(referent));
3015 stashname = HEK_KEY(name);
3016 stashnamelen = HEK_LEN(name);
3018 if (HEK_UTF8(name)) {
3024 stashname = "__ANON__";
3027 len = stashnamelen + 1 /* = */ + typelen + 3 /* (0x */
3028 + 2 * sizeof(UV) + 2 /* )\0 */;
3030 len = typelen + 3 /* (0x */
3031 + 2 * sizeof(UV) + 2 /* )\0 */;
3034 Newx(buffer, len, char);
3035 buffer_end = retval = buffer + len;
3037 /* Working backwards */
3041 *--retval = PL_hexdigit[addr & 15];
3042 } while (addr >>= 4);
3048 memcpy(retval, typestr, typelen);
3052 retval -= stashnamelen;
3053 memcpy(retval, stashname, stashnamelen);
3055 /* retval may not necessarily have reached the start of the
3057 assert (retval >= buffer);
3059 len = buffer_end - retval - 1; /* -1 for that \0 */
3071 if (flags & SV_MUTABLE_RETURN)
3072 return SvPVX_mutable(sv);
3073 if (flags & SV_CONST_RETURN)
3074 return (char *)SvPVX_const(sv);
3079 /* I'm assuming that if both IV and NV are equally valid then
3080 converting the IV is going to be more efficient */
3081 const U32 isUIOK = SvIsUV(sv);
3082 char buf[TYPE_CHARS(UV)];
3086 if (SvTYPE(sv) < SVt_PVIV)
3087 sv_upgrade(sv, SVt_PVIV);
3088 ptr = uiv_2buf(buf, SvIVX(sv), SvUVX(sv), isUIOK, &ebuf);
3090 /* inlined from sv_setpvn */
3091 s = SvGROW_mutable(sv, len + 1);
3092 Move(ptr, s, len, char);
3097 else if (SvNOK(sv)) {
3098 if (SvTYPE(sv) < SVt_PVNV)
3099 sv_upgrade(sv, SVt_PVNV);
3100 if (SvNVX(sv) == 0.0
3101 #if defined(NAN_COMPARE_BROKEN) && defined(Perl_isnan)
3102 && !Perl_isnan(SvNVX(sv))
3105 s = SvGROW_mutable(sv, 2);
3110 STRLEN size = 5; /* "-Inf\0" */
3112 s = SvGROW_mutable(sv, size);
3113 len = S_infnan_2pv(SvNVX(sv), s, size, 0);
3119 /* some Xenix systems wipe out errno here */
3128 5 + /* exponent digits */
3132 s = SvGROW_mutable(sv, size);
3133 #ifndef USE_LOCALE_NUMERIC
3134 SNPRINTF_G(SvNVX(sv), s, SvLEN(sv), NV_DIG);
3140 DECLARATION_FOR_LC_NUMERIC_MANIPULATION;
3141 STORE_LC_NUMERIC_SET_TO_NEEDED();
3143 local_radix = PL_numeric_local && PL_numeric_radix_sv;
3144 if (local_radix && SvLEN(PL_numeric_radix_sv) > 1) {
3145 size += SvLEN(PL_numeric_radix_sv) - 1;
3146 s = SvGROW_mutable(sv, size);
3149 SNPRINTF_G(SvNVX(sv), s, SvLEN(sv), NV_DIG);
3151 /* If the radix character is UTF-8, and actually is in the
3152 * output, turn on the UTF-8 flag for the scalar */
3154 && SvUTF8(PL_numeric_radix_sv)
3155 && instr(s, SvPVX_const(PL_numeric_radix_sv)))
3160 RESTORE_LC_NUMERIC();
3163 /* We don't call SvPOK_on(), because it may come to
3164 * pass that the locale changes so that the
3165 * stringification we just did is no longer correct. We
3166 * will have to re-stringify every time it is needed */
3173 else if (isGV_with_GP(sv)) {
3174 GV *const gv = MUTABLE_GV(sv);
3175 SV *const buffer = sv_newmortal();
3177 gv_efullname3(buffer, gv, "*");
3179 assert(SvPOK(buffer));
3183 *lp = SvCUR(buffer);
3184 return SvPVX(buffer);
3186 else if (isREGEXP(sv)) {
3187 if (lp) *lp = RX_WRAPLEN((REGEXP *)sv);
3188 return RX_WRAPPED((REGEXP *)sv);
3193 if (flags & SV_UNDEF_RETURNS_NULL)
3195 if (!PL_localizing && ckWARN(WARN_UNINITIALIZED))
3197 /* Typically the caller expects that sv_any is not NULL now. */
3198 if (!SvREADONLY(sv) && SvTYPE(sv) < SVt_PV)
3199 sv_upgrade(sv, SVt_PV);
3204 const STRLEN len = s - SvPVX_const(sv);
3209 DEBUG_c(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "0x%"UVxf" 2pv(%s)\n",
3210 PTR2UV(sv),SvPVX_const(sv)));
3211 if (flags & SV_CONST_RETURN)
3212 return (char *)SvPVX_const(sv);
3213 if (flags & SV_MUTABLE_RETURN)
3214 return SvPVX_mutable(sv);
3219 =for apidoc sv_copypv
3221 Copies a stringified representation of the source SV into the
3222 destination SV. Automatically performs any necessary C<mg_get> and
3223 coercion of numeric values into strings. Guaranteed to preserve
3224 C<UTF8> flag even from overloaded objects. Similar in nature to
3225 C<sv_2pv[_flags]> but operates directly on an SV instead of just the
3226 string. Mostly uses C<sv_2pv_flags> to do its work, except when that
3227 would lose the UTF-8'ness of the PV.
3229 =for apidoc sv_copypv_nomg
3231 Like C<sv_copypv>, but doesn't invoke get magic first.
3233 =for apidoc sv_copypv_flags
3235 Implementation of C<sv_copypv> and C<sv_copypv_nomg>. Calls get magic iff flags
3236 has the C<SV_GMAGIC> bit set.
3242 Perl_sv_copypv_flags(pTHX_ SV *const dsv, SV *const ssv, const I32 flags)
3247 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_COPYPV_FLAGS;
3249 s = SvPV_flags_const(ssv,len,(flags & SV_GMAGIC));
3250 sv_setpvn(dsv,s,len);
3258 =for apidoc sv_2pvbyte
3260 Return a pointer to the byte-encoded representation of the SV, and set C<*lp>
3261 to its length. May cause the SV to be downgraded from UTF-8 as a
3264 Usually accessed via the C<SvPVbyte> macro.
3270 Perl_sv_2pvbyte(pTHX_ SV *sv, STRLEN *const lp)
3272 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_2PVBYTE;
3275 if (((SvREADONLY(sv) || SvFAKE(sv)) && !SvIsCOW(sv))
3276 || isGV_with_GP(sv) || SvROK(sv)) {
3277 SV *sv2 = sv_newmortal();
3278 sv_copypv_nomg(sv2,sv);
3281 sv_utf8_downgrade(sv,0);
3282 return lp ? SvPV_nomg(sv,*lp) : SvPV_nomg_nolen(sv);
3286 =for apidoc sv_2pvutf8
3288 Return a pointer to the UTF-8-encoded representation of the SV, and set C<*lp>
3289 to its length. May cause the SV to be upgraded to UTF-8 as a side-effect.
3291 Usually accessed via the C<SvPVutf8> macro.
3297 Perl_sv_2pvutf8(pTHX_ SV *sv, STRLEN *const lp)
3299 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_2PVUTF8;
3301 if (((SvREADONLY(sv) || SvFAKE(sv)) && !SvIsCOW(sv))
3302 || isGV_with_GP(sv) || SvROK(sv))
3303 sv = sv_mortalcopy(sv);
3306 sv_utf8_upgrade_nomg(sv);
3307 return lp ? SvPV_nomg(sv,*lp) : SvPV_nomg_nolen(sv);
3312 =for apidoc sv_2bool
3314 This macro is only used by C<sv_true()> or its macro equivalent, and only if
3315 the latter's argument is neither C<SvPOK>, C<SvIOK> nor C<SvNOK>.
3316 It calls C<sv_2bool_flags> with the C<SV_GMAGIC> flag.
3318 =for apidoc sv_2bool_flags
3320 This function is only used by C<sv_true()> and friends, and only if
3321 the latter's argument is neither C<SvPOK>, C<SvIOK> nor C<SvNOK>. If the flags
3322 contain C<SV_GMAGIC>, then it does an C<mg_get()> first.
3329 Perl_sv_2bool_flags(pTHX_ SV *sv, I32 flags)
3331 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_2BOOL_FLAGS;
3334 if(flags & SV_GMAGIC) SvGETMAGIC(sv);
3340 SV * const tmpsv = AMG_CALLunary(sv, bool__amg);
3341 if (tmpsv && (!SvROK(tmpsv) || (SvRV(tmpsv) != SvRV(sv)))) {
3344 if(SvGMAGICAL(sv)) {
3346 goto restart; /* call sv_2bool */
3348 /* expanded SvTRUE_common(sv, (flags = 0, goto restart)) */
3349 else if(!SvOK(sv)) {
3352 else if(SvPOK(sv)) {
3353 svb = SvPVXtrue(sv);
3355 else if((SvFLAGS(sv) & (SVf_IOK|SVf_NOK))) {
3356 svb = (SvIOK(sv) && SvIVX(sv) != 0)
3357 || (SvNOK(sv) && SvNVX(sv) != 0.0);
3361 goto restart; /* call sv_2bool_nomg */
3366 return SvRV(sv) != 0;
3370 RX_WRAPLEN(sv) > 1 || (RX_WRAPLEN(sv) && *RX_WRAPPED(sv) != '0');
3371 return SvTRUE_common(sv, isGV_with_GP(sv) ? 1 : 0);
3375 =for apidoc sv_utf8_upgrade
3377 Converts the PV of an SV to its UTF-8-encoded form.
3378 Forces the SV to string form if it is not already.
3379 Will C<mg_get> on C<sv> if appropriate.
3380 Always sets the C<SvUTF8> flag to avoid future validity checks even
3381 if the whole string is the same in UTF-8 as not.
3382 Returns the number of bytes in the converted string
3384 This is not a general purpose byte encoding to Unicode interface:
3385 use the Encode extension for that.
3387 =for apidoc sv_utf8_upgrade_nomg
3389 Like C<sv_utf8_upgrade>, but doesn't do magic on C<sv>.
3391 =for apidoc sv_utf8_upgrade_flags
3393 Converts the PV of an SV to its UTF-8-encoded form.
3394 Forces the SV to string form if it is not already.
3395 Always sets the SvUTF8 flag to avoid future validity checks even
3396 if all the bytes are invariant in UTF-8.
3397 If C<flags> has C<SV_GMAGIC> bit set,
3398 will C<mg_get> on C<sv> if appropriate, else not.
3400 If C<flags> has C<SV_FORCE_UTF8_UPGRADE> set, this function assumes that the PV
3401 will expand when converted to UTF-8, and skips the extra work of checking for
3402 that. Typically this flag is used by a routine that has already parsed the
3403 string and found such characters, and passes this information on so that the
3404 work doesn't have to be repeated.
3406 Returns the number of bytes in the converted string.
3408 This is not a general purpose byte encoding to Unicode interface:
3409 use the Encode extension for that.
3411 =for apidoc sv_utf8_upgrade_flags_grow
3413 Like C<sv_utf8_upgrade_flags>, but has an additional parameter C<extra>, which is
3414 the number of unused bytes the string of C<sv> is guaranteed to have free after
3415 it upon return. This allows the caller to reserve extra space that it intends
3416 to fill, to avoid extra grows.
3418 C<sv_utf8_upgrade>, C<sv_utf8_upgrade_nomg>, and C<sv_utf8_upgrade_flags>
3419 are implemented in terms of this function.
3421 Returns the number of bytes in the converted string (not including the spares).
3425 (One might think that the calling routine could pass in the position of the
3426 first variant character when it has set SV_FORCE_UTF8_UPGRADE, so it wouldn't
3427 have to be found again. But that is not the case, because typically when the
3428 caller is likely to use this flag, it won't be calling this routine unless it
3429 finds something that won't fit into a byte. Otherwise it tries to not upgrade
3430 and just use bytes. But some things that do fit into a byte are variants in
3431 utf8, and the caller may not have been keeping track of these.)
3433 If the routine itself changes the string, it adds a trailing C<NUL>. Such a
3434 C<NUL> isn't guaranteed due to having other routines do the work in some input
3435 cases, or if the input is already flagged as being in utf8.
3437 The speed of this could perhaps be improved for many cases if someone wanted to
3438 write a fast function that counts the number of variant characters in a string,
3439 especially if it could return the position of the first one.
3444 Perl_sv_utf8_upgrade_flags_grow(pTHX_ SV *const sv, const I32 flags, STRLEN extra)
3446 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_UTF8_UPGRADE_FLAGS_GROW;
3448 if (sv == &PL_sv_undef)
3450 if (!SvPOK_nog(sv)) {
3452 if (SvREADONLY(sv) && (SvPOKp(sv) || SvIOKp(sv) || SvNOKp(sv))) {
3453 (void) sv_2pv_flags(sv,&len, flags);
3455 if (extra) SvGROW(sv, SvCUR(sv) + extra);
3459 (void) SvPV_force_flags(sv,len,flags & SV_GMAGIC);
3464 if (extra) SvGROW(sv, SvCUR(sv) + extra);
3469 S_sv_uncow(aTHX_ sv, 0);
3472 if (SvCUR(sv) == 0) {
3473 if (extra) SvGROW(sv, extra);
3474 } else { /* Assume Latin-1/EBCDIC */
3475 /* This function could be much more efficient if we
3476 * had a FLAG in SVs to signal if there are any variant
3477 * chars in the PV. Given that there isn't such a flag
3478 * make the loop as fast as possible (although there are certainly ways
3479 * to speed this up, eg. through vectorization) */
3480 U8 * s = (U8 *) SvPVX_const(sv);
3481 U8 * e = (U8 *) SvEND(sv);
3483 STRLEN two_byte_count = 0;
3485 if (flags & SV_FORCE_UTF8_UPGRADE) goto must_be_utf8;
3487 /* See if really will need to convert to utf8. We mustn't rely on our
3488 * incoming SV being well formed and having a trailing '\0', as certain
3489 * code in pp_formline can send us partially built SVs. */
3493 if (NATIVE_BYTE_IS_INVARIANT(ch)) continue;
3495 t--; /* t already incremented; re-point to first variant */
3500 /* utf8 conversion not needed because all are invariants. Mark as
3501 * UTF-8 even if no variant - saves scanning loop */
3503 if (extra) SvGROW(sv, SvCUR(sv) + extra);
3508 /* Here, the string should be converted to utf8, either because of an
3509 * input flag (two_byte_count = 0), or because a character that
3510 * requires 2 bytes was found (two_byte_count = 1). t points either to
3511 * the beginning of the string (if we didn't examine anything), or to
3512 * the first variant. In either case, everything from s to t - 1 will
3513 * occupy only 1 byte each on output.
3515 * There are two main ways to convert. One is to create a new string
3516 * and go through the input starting from the beginning, appending each
3517 * converted value onto the new string as we go along. It's probably
3518 * best to allocate enough space in the string for the worst possible
3519 * case rather than possibly running out of space and having to
3520 * reallocate and then copy what we've done so far. Since everything
3521 * from s to t - 1 is invariant, the destination can be initialized
3522 * with these using a fast memory copy
3524 * The other way is to figure out exactly how big the string should be
3525 * by parsing the entire input. Then you don't have to make it big
3526 * enough to handle the worst possible case, and more importantly, if
3527 * the string you already have is large enough, you don't have to
3528 * allocate a new string, you can copy the last character in the input
3529 * string to the final position(s) that will be occupied by the
3530 * converted string and go backwards, stopping at t, since everything
3531 * before that is invariant.
3533 * There are advantages and disadvantages to each method.
3535 * In the first method, we can allocate a new string, do the memory
3536 * copy from the s to t - 1, and then proceed through the rest of the
3537 * string byte-by-byte.
3539 * In the second method, we proceed through the rest of the input
3540 * string just calculating how big the converted string will be. Then
3541 * there are two cases:
3542 * 1) if the string has enough extra space to handle the converted
3543 * value. We go backwards through the string, converting until we
3544 * get to the position we are at now, and then stop. If this
3545 * position is far enough along in the string, this method is
3546 * faster than the other method. If the memory copy were the same
3547 * speed as the byte-by-byte loop, that position would be about
3548 * half-way, as at the half-way mark, parsing to the end and back
3549 * is one complete string's parse, the same amount as starting
3550 * over and going all the way through. Actually, it would be
3551 * somewhat less than half-way, as it's faster to just count bytes
3552 * than to also copy, and we don't have the overhead of allocating
3553 * a new string, changing the scalar to use it, and freeing the
3554 * existing one. But if the memory copy is fast, the break-even
3555 * point is somewhere after half way. The counting loop could be
3556 * sped up by vectorization, etc, to move the break-even point
3557 * further towards the beginning.
3558 * 2) if the string doesn't have enough space to handle the converted
3559 * value. A new string will have to be allocated, and one might
3560 * as well, given that, start from the beginning doing the first
3561 * method. We've spent extra time parsing the string and in
3562 * exchange all we've gotten is that we know precisely how big to
3563 * make the new one. Perl is more optimized for time than space,
3564 * so this case is a loser.
3565 * So what I've decided to do is not use the 2nd method unless it is
3566 * guaranteed that a new string won't have to be allocated, assuming
3567 * the worst case. I also decided not to put any more conditions on it
3568 * than this, for now. It seems likely that, since the worst case is
3569 * twice as big as the unknown portion of the string (plus 1), we won't
3570 * be guaranteed enough space, causing us to go to the first method,
3571 * unless the string is short, or the first variant character is near
3572 * the end of it. In either of these cases, it seems best to use the
3573 * 2nd method. The only circumstance I can think of where this would
3574 * be really slower is if the string had once had much more data in it
3575 * than it does now, but there is still a substantial amount in it */
3578 STRLEN invariant_head = t - s;
3579 STRLEN size = invariant_head + (e - t) * 2 + 1 + extra;
3580 if (SvLEN(sv) < size) {
3582 /* Here, have decided to allocate a new string */
3587 Newx(dst, size, U8);
3589 /* If no known invariants at the beginning of the input string,
3590 * set so starts from there. Otherwise, can use memory copy to
3591 * get up to where we are now, and then start from here */
3593 if (invariant_head == 0) {
3596 Copy(s, dst, invariant_head, char);
3597 d = dst + invariant_head;
3601 append_utf8_from_native_byte(*t, &d);
3605 SvPV_free(sv); /* No longer using pre-existing string */
3606 SvPV_set(sv, (char*)dst);
3607 SvCUR_set(sv, d - dst);
3608 SvLEN_set(sv, size);
3611 /* Here, have decided to get the exact size of the string.
3612 * Currently this happens only when we know that there is
3613 * guaranteed enough space to fit the converted string, so
3614 * don't have to worry about growing. If two_byte_count is 0,
3615 * then t points to the first byte of the string which hasn't
3616 * been examined yet. Otherwise two_byte_count is 1, and t
3617 * points to the first byte in the string that will expand to
3618 * two. Depending on this, start examining at t or 1 after t.
3621 U8 *d = t + two_byte_count;
3624 /* Count up the remaining bytes that expand to two */
3627 const U8 chr = *d++;
3628 if (! NATIVE_BYTE_IS_INVARIANT(chr)) two_byte_count++;
3631 /* The string will expand by just the number of bytes that
3632 * occupy two positions. But we are one afterwards because of
3633 * the increment just above. This is the place to put the
3634 * trailing NUL, and to set the length before we decrement */
3636 d += two_byte_count;
3637 SvCUR_set(sv, d - s);
3641 /* Having decremented d, it points to the position to put the
3642 * very last byte of the expanded string. Go backwards through
3643 * the string, copying and expanding as we go, stopping when we
3644 * get to the part that is invariant the rest of the way down */
3648 if (NATIVE_BYTE_IS_INVARIANT(*e)) {
3651 *d-- = UTF8_EIGHT_BIT_LO(*e);
3652 *d-- = UTF8_EIGHT_BIT_HI(*e);
3658 if (SvTYPE(sv) >= SVt_PVMG && SvMAGIC(sv)) {
3659 /* Update pos. We do it at the end rather than during
3660 * the upgrade, to avoid slowing down the common case
3661 * (upgrade without pos).
3662 * pos can be stored as either bytes or characters. Since
3663 * this was previously a byte string we can just turn off
3664 * the bytes flag. */
3665 MAGIC * mg = mg_find(sv, PERL_MAGIC_regex_global);
3667 mg->mg_flags &= ~MGf_BYTES;
3669 if ((mg = mg_find(sv, PERL_MAGIC_utf8)))
3670 magic_setutf8(sv,mg); /* clear UTF8 cache */
3675 /* Mark as UTF-8 even if no variant - saves scanning loop */
3681 =for apidoc sv_utf8_downgrade
3683 Attempts to convert the PV of an SV from characters to bytes.
3684 If the PV contains a character that cannot fit
3685 in a byte, this conversion will fail;
3686 in this case, either returns false or, if C<fail_ok> is not
3689 This is not a general purpose Unicode to byte encoding interface:
3690 use the C<Encode> extension for that.
3696 Perl_sv_utf8_downgrade(pTHX_ SV *const sv, const bool fail_ok)
3698 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_UTF8_DOWNGRADE;
3700 if (SvPOKp(sv) && SvUTF8(sv)) {
3704 int mg_flags = SV_GMAGIC;
3707 S_sv_uncow(aTHX_ sv, 0);
3709 if (SvTYPE(sv) >= SVt_PVMG && SvMAGIC(sv)) {
3711 MAGIC * mg = mg_find(sv, PERL_MAGIC_regex_global);
3712 if (mg && mg->mg_len > 0 && mg->mg_flags & MGf_BYTES) {
3713 mg->mg_len = sv_pos_b2u_flags(sv, mg->mg_len,
3714 SV_GMAGIC|SV_CONST_RETURN);
3715 mg_flags = 0; /* sv_pos_b2u does get magic */
3717 if ((mg = mg_find(sv, PERL_MAGIC_utf8)))
3718 magic_setutf8(sv,mg); /* clear UTF8 cache */
3721 s = (U8 *) SvPV_flags(sv, len, mg_flags);
3723 if (!utf8_to_bytes(s, &len)) {
3728 Perl_croak(aTHX_ "Wide character in %s",
3731 Perl_croak(aTHX_ "Wide character");
3742 =for apidoc sv_utf8_encode
3744 Converts the PV of an SV to UTF-8, but then turns the C<SvUTF8>
3745 flag off so that it looks like octets again.
3751 Perl_sv_utf8_encode(pTHX_ SV *const sv)
3753 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_UTF8_ENCODE;
3755 if (SvREADONLY(sv)) {
3756 sv_force_normal_flags(sv, 0);
3758 (void) sv_utf8_upgrade(sv);
3763 =for apidoc sv_utf8_decode
3765 If the PV of the SV is an octet sequence in Perl's extended UTF-8
3766 and contains a multiple-byte character, the C<SvUTF8> flag is turned on
3767 so that it looks like a character. If the PV contains only single-byte
3768 characters, the C<SvUTF8> flag stays off.
3769 Scans PV for validity and returns FALSE if the PV is invalid UTF-8.
3775 Perl_sv_utf8_decode(pTHX_ SV *const sv)
3777 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_UTF8_DECODE;
3780 const U8 *start, *c;
3782 /* The octets may have got themselves encoded - get them back as
3785 if (!sv_utf8_downgrade(sv, TRUE))
3788 /* it is actually just a matter of turning the utf8 flag on, but
3789 * we want to make sure everything inside is valid utf8 first.
3791 c = start = (const U8 *) SvPVX_const(sv);
3792 if (!is_utf8_string(c, SvCUR(sv)))
3794 if (! is_utf8_invariant_string(c, SvCUR(sv))) {
3797 if (SvTYPE(sv) >= SVt_PVMG && SvMAGIC(sv)) {
3798 /* XXX Is this dead code? XS_utf8_decode calls SvSETMAGIC
3799 after this, clearing pos. Does anything on CPAN
3801 /* adjust pos to the start of a UTF8 char sequence */
3802 MAGIC * mg = mg_find(sv, PERL_MAGIC_regex_global);
3804 I32 pos = mg->mg_len;
3806 for (c = start + pos; c > start; c--) {
3807 if (UTF8_IS_START(*c))
3810 mg->mg_len = c - start;
3813 if ((mg = mg_find(sv, PERL_MAGIC_utf8)))
3814 magic_setutf8(sv,mg); /* clear UTF8 cache */
3821 =for apidoc sv_setsv
3823 Copies the contents of the source SV C<ssv> into the destination SV
3824 C<dsv>. The source SV may be destroyed if it is mortal, so don't use this
3825 function if the source SV needs to be reused. Does not handle 'set' magic on
3826 destination SV. Calls 'get' magic on source SV. Loosely speaking, it
3827 performs a copy-by-value, obliterating any previous content of the
3830 You probably want to use one of the assortment of wrappers, such as
3831 C<SvSetSV>, C<SvSetSV_nosteal>, C<SvSetMagicSV> and
3832 C<SvSetMagicSV_nosteal>.
3834 =for apidoc sv_setsv_flags
3836 Copies the contents of the source SV C<ssv> into the destination SV
3837 C<dsv>. The source SV may be destroyed if it is mortal, so don't use this
3838 function if the source SV needs to be reused. Does not handle 'set' magic.
3839 Loosely speaking, it performs a copy-by-value, obliterating any previous
3840 content of the destination.
3841 If the C<flags> parameter has the C<SV_GMAGIC> bit set, will C<mg_get> on
3842 C<ssv> if appropriate, else not. If the C<flags>
3843 parameter has the C<SV_NOSTEAL> bit set then the
3844 buffers of temps will not be stolen. C<sv_setsv>
3845 and C<sv_setsv_nomg> are implemented in terms of this function.
3847 You probably want to use one of the assortment of wrappers, such as
3848 C<SvSetSV>, C<SvSetSV_nosteal>, C<SvSetMagicSV> and
3849 C<SvSetMagicSV_nosteal>.
3851 This is the primary function for copying scalars, and most other
3852 copy-ish functions and macros use this underneath.
3858 S_glob_assign_glob(pTHX_ SV *const dstr, SV *const sstr, const int dtype)
3860 I32 mro_changes = 0; /* 1 = method, 2 = isa, 3 = recursive isa */
3861 HV *old_stash = NULL;
3863 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_GLOB_ASSIGN_GLOB;
3865 if (dtype != SVt_PVGV && !isGV_with_GP(dstr)) {
3866 const char * const name = GvNAME(sstr);
3867 const STRLEN len = GvNAMELEN(sstr);
3869 if (dtype >= SVt_PV) {
3875 SvUPGRADE(dstr, SVt_PVGV);
3876 (void)SvOK_off(dstr);
3877 isGV_with_GP_on(dstr);
3879 GvSTASH(dstr) = GvSTASH(sstr);
3881 Perl_sv_add_backref(aTHX_ MUTABLE_SV(GvSTASH(dstr)), dstr);
3882 gv_name_set(MUTABLE_GV(dstr), name, len,
3883 GV_ADD | (GvNAMEUTF8(sstr) ? SVf_UTF8 : 0 ));
3884 SvFAKE_on(dstr); /* can coerce to non-glob */
3887 if(GvGP(MUTABLE_GV(sstr))) {
3888 /* If source has method cache entry, clear it */
3890 SvREFCNT_dec(GvCV(sstr));
3891 GvCV_set(sstr, NULL);
3894 /* If source has a real method, then a method is
3897 GvCV((const GV *)sstr) && GvSTASH(dstr) && HvENAME(GvSTASH(dstr))
3903 /* If dest already had a real method, that's a change as well */
3905 !mro_changes && GvGP(MUTABLE_GV(dstr)) && GvCVu((const GV *)dstr)
3906 && GvSTASH(dstr) && HvENAME(GvSTASH(dstr))
3911 /* We don't need to check the name of the destination if it was not a
3912 glob to begin with. */
3913 if(dtype == SVt_PVGV) {
3914 const char * const name = GvNAME((const GV *)dstr);
3917 /* The stash may have been detached from the symbol table, so
3919 && GvSTASH(dstr) && HvENAME(GvSTASH(dstr))
3923 const STRLEN len = GvNAMELEN(dstr);
3924 if ((len > 1 && name[len-2] == ':' && name[len-1] == ':')
3925 || (len == 1 && name[0] == ':')) {
3928 /* Set aside the old stash, so we can reset isa caches on
3930 if((old_stash = GvHV(dstr)))
3931 /* Make sure we do not lose it early. */
3932 SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void_NN(
3933 sv_2mortal((SV *)old_stash)
3938 SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void_NN(sv_2mortal(dstr));
3941 /* freeing dstr's GP might free sstr (e.g. *x = $x),
3942 * so temporarily protect it */
3944 SAVEFREESV(SvREFCNT_inc_simple_NN(sstr));
3945 gp_free(MUTABLE_GV(dstr));
3946 GvINTRO_off(dstr); /* one-shot flag */
3947 GvGP_set(dstr, gp_ref(GvGP(sstr)));
3950 if (SvTAINTED(sstr))
3952 if (GvIMPORTED(dstr) != GVf_IMPORTED
3953 && CopSTASH_ne(PL_curcop, GvSTASH(dstr)))
3955 GvIMPORTED_on(dstr);
3958 if(mro_changes == 2) {
3959 if (GvAV((const GV *)sstr)) {
3961 SV * const sref = (SV *)GvAV((const GV *)dstr);
3962 if (SvSMAGICAL(sref) && (mg = mg_find(sref, PERL_MAGIC_isa))) {
3963 if (SvTYPE(mg->mg_obj) != SVt_PVAV) {
3964 AV * const ary = newAV();
3965 av_push(ary, mg->mg_obj); /* takes the refcount */
3966 mg->mg_obj = (SV *)ary;
3968 av_push((AV *)mg->mg_obj, SvREFCNT_inc_simple_NN(dstr));
3970 else sv_magic(sref, dstr, PERL_MAGIC_isa, NULL, 0);
3972 mro_isa_changed_in(GvSTASH(dstr));
3974 else if(mro_changes == 3) {
3975 HV * const stash = GvHV(dstr);
3976 if(old_stash ? (HV *)HvENAME_get(old_stash) : stash)
3982 else if(mro_changes) mro_method_changed_in(GvSTASH(dstr));
3983 if (GvIO(dstr) && dtype == SVt_PVGV) {
3984 DEBUG_o(Perl_deb(aTHX_
3985 "glob_assign_glob clearing PL_stashcache\n"));
3986 /* It's a cache. It will rebuild itself quite happily.
3987 It's a lot of effort to work out exactly which key (or keys)
3988 might be invalidated by the creation of the this file handle.
3990 hv_clear(PL_stashcache);
3996 Perl_gv_setref(pTHX_ SV *const dstr, SV *const sstr)
3998 SV * const sref = SvRV(sstr);
4000 const int intro = GvINTRO(dstr);
4003 const U32 stype = SvTYPE(sref);
4005 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_GV_SETREF;
4008 GvINTRO_off(dstr); /* one-shot flag */
4009 GvLINE(dstr) = CopLINE(PL_curcop);
4010 GvEGV(dstr) = MUTABLE_GV(dstr);
4015 location = (SV **) &(GvGP(dstr)->gp_cv); /* XXX bypassing GvCV_set */
4016 import_flag = GVf_IMPORTED_CV;
4019 location = (SV **) &GvHV(dstr);
4020 import_flag = GVf_IMPORTED_HV;
4023 location = (SV **) &GvAV(dstr);
4024 import_flag = GVf_IMPORTED_AV;
4027 location = (SV **) &GvIOp(dstr);
4030 location = (SV **) &GvFORM(dstr);
4033 location = &GvSV(dstr);
4034 import_flag = GVf_IMPORTED_SV;
4037 if (stype == SVt_PVCV) {
4038 /*if (GvCVGEN(dstr) && (GvCV(dstr) != (const CV *)sref || GvCVGEN(dstr))) {*/
4039 if (GvCVGEN(dstr)) {
4040 SvREFCNT_dec(GvCV(dstr));
4041 GvCV_set(dstr, NULL);
4042 GvCVGEN(dstr) = 0; /* Switch off cacheness. */
4045 /* SAVEt_GVSLOT takes more room on the savestack and has more
4046 overhead in leave_scope than SAVEt_GENERIC_SV. But for CVs
4047 leave_scope needs access to the GV so it can reset method
4048 caches. We must use SAVEt_GVSLOT whenever the type is
4049 SVt_PVCV, even if the stash is anonymous, as the stash may
4050 gain a name somehow before leave_scope. */
4051 if (stype == SVt_PVCV) {
4052 /* There is no save_pushptrptrptr. Creating it for this
4053 one call site would be overkill. So inline the ss add
4057 SS_ADD_PTR(location);
4058 SS_ADD_PTR(SvREFCNT_inc(*location));
4059 SS_ADD_UV(SAVEt_GVSLOT);
4062 else SAVEGENERICSV(*location);
4065 if (stype == SVt_PVCV && (*location != sref || GvCVGEN(dstr))) {
4066 CV* const cv = MUTABLE_CV(*location);
4068 if (!GvCVGEN((const GV *)dstr) &&
4069 (CvROOT(cv) || CvXSUB(cv)) &&
4070 /* redundant check that avoids creating the extra SV
4071 most of the time: */
4072 (CvCONST(cv) || ckWARN(WARN_REDEFINE)))
4074 SV * const new_const_sv =
4075 CvCONST((const CV *)sref)
4076 ? cv_const_sv((const CV *)sref)
4078 HV * const stash = GvSTASH((const GV *)dstr);
4079 report_redefined_cv(
4082 ? Perl_newSVpvf(aTHX_
4084 HEKfARG(HvNAME_HEK(stash)),
4085 HEKfARG(GvENAME_HEK(MUTABLE_GV(dstr))))
4086 : Perl_newSVpvf(aTHX_
4088 HEKfARG(GvENAME_HEK(MUTABLE_GV(dstr))))
4091 CvCONST((const CV *)sref) ? &new_const_sv : NULL
4095 cv_ckproto_len_flags(cv, (const GV *)dstr,
4096 SvPOK(sref) ? CvPROTO(sref) : NULL,
4097 SvPOK(sref) ? CvPROTOLEN(sref) : 0,
4098 SvPOK(sref) ? SvUTF8(sref) : 0);
4100 GvCVGEN(dstr) = 0; /* Switch off cacheness. */
4101 GvASSUMECV_on(dstr);
4102 if(GvSTASH(dstr)) { /* sub foo { 1 } sub bar { 2 } *bar = \&foo */
4103 if (intro && GvREFCNT(dstr) > 1) {
4104 /* temporary remove extra savestack's ref */
4106 gv_method_changed(dstr);
4109 else gv_method_changed(dstr);
4112 *location = SvREFCNT_inc_simple_NN(sref);
4113 if (import_flag && !(GvFLAGS(dstr) & import_flag)
4114 && CopSTASH_ne(PL_curcop, GvSTASH(dstr))) {
4115 GvFLAGS(dstr) |= import_flag;
4118 if (stype == SVt_PVHV) {
4119 const char * const name = GvNAME((GV*)dstr);
4120 const STRLEN len = GvNAMELEN(dstr);
4123 (len > 1 && name[len-2] == ':' && name[len-1] == ':')
4124 || (len == 1 && name[0] == ':')
4126 && (!dref || HvENAME_get(dref))
4129 (HV *)sref, (HV *)dref,
4135 stype == SVt_PVAV && sref != dref
4136 && strEQ(GvNAME((GV*)dstr), "ISA")
4137 /* The stash may have been detached from the symbol table, so
4138 check its name before doing anything. */
4139 && GvSTASH(dstr) && HvENAME(GvSTASH(dstr))
4142 MAGIC * const omg = dref && SvSMAGICAL(dref)
4143 ? mg_find(dref, PERL_MAGIC_isa)
4145 if (SvSMAGICAL(sref) && (mg = mg_find(sref, PERL_MAGIC_isa))) {
4146 if (SvTYPE(mg->mg_obj) != SVt_PVAV) {
4147 AV * const ary = newAV();
4148 av_push(ary, mg->mg_obj); /* takes the refcount */
4149 mg->mg_obj = (SV *)ary;
4152 if (SvTYPE(omg->mg_obj) == SVt_PVAV) {
4153 SV **svp = AvARRAY((AV *)omg->mg_obj);
4154 I32 items = AvFILLp((AV *)omg->mg_obj) + 1;
4158 SvREFCNT_inc_simple_NN(*svp++)
4164 SvREFCNT_inc_simple_NN(omg->mg_obj)
4168 av_push((AV *)mg->mg_obj,SvREFCNT_inc_simple_NN(dstr));
4174 sref, omg ? omg->mg_obj : dstr, PERL_MAGIC_isa, NULL, 0
4176 for (i = 0; i <= AvFILL(sref); ++i) {
4177 SV **elem = av_fetch ((AV*)sref, i, 0);
4180 *elem, sref, PERL_MAGIC_isaelem, NULL, i
4184 mg = mg_find(sref, PERL_MAGIC_isa);
4186 /* Since the *ISA assignment could have affected more than
4187 one stash, don't call mro_isa_changed_in directly, but let
4188 magic_clearisa do it for us, as it already has the logic for
4189 dealing with globs vs arrays of globs. */
4191 Perl_magic_clearisa(aTHX_ NULL, mg);
4193 else if (stype == SVt_PVIO) {
4194 DEBUG_o(Perl_deb(aTHX_ "gv_setref clearing PL_stashcache\n"));
4195 /* It's a cache. It will rebuild itself quite happily.
4196 It's a lot of effort to work out exactly which key (or keys)
4197 might be invalidated by the creation of the this file handle.
4199 hv_clear(PL_stashcache);
4203 if (!intro) SvREFCNT_dec(dref);
4204 if (SvTAINTED(sstr))
4212 #ifdef PERL_DEBUG_READONLY_COW
4213 # include <sys/mman.h>
4215 # ifndef PERL_MEMORY_DEBUG_HEADER_SIZE
4216 # define PERL_MEMORY_DEBUG_HEADER_SIZE 0
4220 Perl_sv_buf_to_ro(pTHX_ SV *sv)
4222 struct perl_memory_debug_header * const header =
4223 (struct perl_memory_debug_header *)(SvPVX(sv)-PERL_MEMORY_DEBUG_HEADER_SIZE);
4224 const MEM_SIZE len = header->size;
4225 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_BUF_TO_RO;
4226 # ifdef PERL_TRACK_MEMPOOL
4227 if (!header->readonly) header->readonly = 1;
4229 if (mprotect(header, len, PROT_READ))
4230 Perl_warn(aTHX_ "mprotect RW for COW string %p %lu failed with %d",
4231 header, len, errno);
4235 S_sv_buf_to_rw(pTHX_ SV *sv)
4237 struct perl_memory_debug_header * const header =
4238 (struct perl_memory_debug_header *)(SvPVX(sv)-PERL_MEMORY_DEBUG_HEADER_SIZE);
4239 const MEM_SIZE len = header->size;
4240 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_BUF_TO_RW;
4241 if (mprotect(header, len, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE))
4242 Perl_warn(aTHX_ "mprotect for COW string %p %lu failed with %d",
4243 header, len, errno);
4244 # ifdef PERL_TRACK_MEMPOOL
4245 header->readonly = 0;
4250 # define sv_buf_to_ro(sv) NOOP
4251 # define sv_buf_to_rw(sv) NOOP
4255 Perl_sv_setsv_flags(pTHX_ SV *dstr, SV* sstr, const I32 flags)
4260 unsigned int both_type;
4262 PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_SETSV_FLAGS;
4264 if (UNLIKELY( sstr == dstr ))
4267 if (UNLIKELY( !sstr ))
4268 sstr = &PL_sv_undef;
4270 stype = SvTYPE(sstr);
4271 dtype = SvTYPE(dstr);
4272 both_type = (stype | dtype);
4274 /* with these values, we can check that both SVs are NULL/IV (and not
4275 * freed) just by testing the or'ed types */
4276 STATIC_ASSERT_STMT(SVt_NULL == 0);
4277 STATIC_ASSERT_STMT(SVt_IV == 1);
4278 if (both_type <= 1) {
4279 /* both src and dst are UNDEF/IV/RV, so we can do a lot of
4284 /* minimal subset of SV_CHECK_THINKFIRST_COW_DROP(dstr) */
4285 if (SvREADONLY(dstr))
4286 Perl_croak_no_modify();
4288 sv_unref_flags(dstr, 0);
4290 assert(!SvGMAGICAL(sstr));
4291 assert(!SvGMAGICAL(dstr));
4293 sflags = SvFLAGS(sstr);
4294 if (sflags & (SVf_IOK|SVf_ROK)) {
4295 SET_SVANY_FOR_BODYLESS_IV(dstr);
4296 new_dflags = SVt_IV;
4298 if (sflags & SVf_ROK) {
4299 dstr->sv_u.svu_rv = SvREFCNT_inc(SvRV(sstr));
4300 new_dflags |= SVf_ROK;
4303 /* both src and dst are <= SVt_IV, so sv_any points to the
4304 * head; so access the head directly
4306 assert( &(sstr->sv_u.svu_iv)
4307 == &(((XPVIV*) SvANY(sstr))->xiv_iv));
4308 assert( &(dstr->sv_u.svu_iv)
4309 == &(((XPVIV*) SvANY(dstr))->xiv_iv));
4310 dstr->sv_u.svu_iv = sstr->sv_u.svu_iv;
4311 new_dflags |= (SVf_IOK|SVp_IOK|(sflags & SVf_IVisUV));
4315 new_dflags = dtype; /* turn off everything except the type */
4317 SvFLAGS(dstr) = new_dflags;
4322 if (UNLIKELY(both_type == SVTYPEMASK)) {
4323 if (SvIS_FREED(dstr)) {
4324 Perl_croak(aTHX_ "panic: attempt to copy value %" SVf
4325 " to a freed scalar %p", SVfARG(sstr), (void *)dstr);
4327 if (SvIS_FREED(sstr)) {
4328 Perl_croak(aTHX_ "panic: attempt to copy freed scalar %p to %p",
4329 (void*)sstr, (void*)dstr);
4335 SV_CHECK_THINKFIRST_COW_DROP(dstr);
4336 dtype = SvTYPE(dstr); /* THINKFIRST may have changed type */
4338 /* There's a lot of redundancy below but we're going for speed here */
4343 if (LIKELY( dtype != SVt_PVGV && dtype != SVt_PVLV )) {
4344 (void)SvOK_off(dstr);
4352 /* For performance, we inline promoting to type SVt_IV. */
4353 /* We're starting from SVt_NULL, so provided that define is
4354 * actual 0, we don't have to unset any SV type flags
4355 * to promote to SVt_IV. */
4356 STATIC_ASSERT_STMT(SVt_NULL == 0);
4357 SET_SVANY_FOR_BODYLESS_IV(dstr);
4358 SvFLAGS(dstr) |= SVt_IV;
4362 sv_upgrade(dstr, SVt_PVIV);
4366 goto end_of_first_switch;
4368 (void)SvIOK_only(dstr);
4369 SvIV_set(dstr, SvIVX(sstr));
4372 /* SvTAINTED can only be true if the SV has taint magic, which in
4373 turn means that the SV type is PVMG (or greater). This is the
4374 case statement for SVt_IV, so this cannot be true (whatever gcov
4376 assert(!SvTAINTED(sstr));
4381 if (dtype < SVt_PV && dtype != SVt_IV)
4382 sv_upgrade(dstr, SVt_IV);
4386 if (LIKELY( SvNOK(sstr) )) {
4390 sv_upgrade(dstr, SVt_NV);
4394 sv_upgrade(dstr, SVt_PVNV);
4398 goto end_of_first_switch;
4400 SvNV_set(dstr, SvNVX(sstr));
4401 (void)SvNOK_only(dstr);
4402 /* SvTAINTED can only be true if the SV has taint magic, which in
4403 turn means that the SV type is PVMG (or greater). This is the
4404 case statement for SVt_NV, so this cannot be true (whatever gcov
4406 assert(!SvTAINTED(sstr));
4413 sv_upgrade(dstr, SVt_PV);
4416 if (dtype < SVt_PVIV)
4417 sv_upgrade(dstr, SVt_PVIV);
4420 if (dtype < SVt_PVNV)
4421 sv_upgrade(dstr, SVt_PVNV);
4425 const char * const type = sv_reftype(sstr,0);
4427 /* diag_listed_as: Bizarre copy of %s */
4428 Perl_croak(aTHX_ "Bizarre copy of %s in %s", type, OP_DESC(PL_op));
4430 Perl_croak(aTHX_ "Bizarre copy of %s", type);
4432 NOT_REACHED; /* NOTREACHED */
4436 if (dtype < SVt_REGEXP)
4438 if (dtype >= SVt_PV) {
4444 sv_upgrade(dstr, SVt_REGEXP);
4452 if (SvGMAGICAL(sstr) && (flags & SV_GMAGIC)) {
4454 if (SvTYPE(sstr) != stype)
4455 stype = SvTYPE(sstr);
4457 if (isGV_with_GP(sstr) && dtype <= SVt_PVLV) {
4458 glob_assign_glob(dstr, sstr, dtype);
4461 if (stype == SVt_PVLV)
4463 if (isREGEXP(sstr)) goto upgregexp;
4464 SvUPGRADE(dstr, SVt_PVNV);
4467 SvUPGRADE(dstr, (svtype)stype);
4469 end_of_first_switch:
4471 /* dstr may have been upgraded. */
4472 dtype = SvTYPE(dstr);
4473 sflags = SvFLAGS(sstr);
4475 if (UNLIKELY( dtype == SVt_PVCV )) {
4476 /* Assigning to a subroutine sets the prototype. */
4479 const char *const ptr = SvPV_const(sstr, len);
4481 SvGROW(dstr, len + 1);
4482 Copy(ptr, SvPVX(dstr), len + 1, char);
4483 SvCUR_set(dstr, len);
4485 SvFLAGS(dstr) |= sflags & SVf_UTF8;
4486 CvAUTOLOAD_off(dstr);
4491 else if (UNLIKELY(dtype == SVt_PVAV || dtype == SVt_PVHV
4492 || dtype == SVt_PVFM))
4494 const char * const type = sv_reftype(dstr,0);
4496 /* diag_listed_as: Cannot copy to %s */
4497 Perl_croak(aTHX_ "Cannot copy to %s in %s", type, OP_DESC(PL_op));
4499 Perl_croak(aTHX_ "Cannot copy to %s", type);
4500 } else if (sflags & SVf_ROK) {
4501 if (isGV_with_GP(dstr)
4502 && SvTYPE(SvRV(sstr)) == SVt_PVGV && isGV_with_GP(SvRV(sstr))) {
4505 if (GvIMPORTED(dstr) != GVf_IMPORTED
4506 && CopSTASH_ne(PL_curcop, GvSTASH(dstr)))
4508 GvIMPORTED_on(dstr);
4513 glob_assign_glob(dstr, sstr, dtype);
4517 if (dtype >= SVt_PV) {
4518 if (isGV_with_GP(dstr)) {
4519 gv_setref(dstr, sstr);
4522 if (SvPVX_const(dstr)) {
4528 (void)SvOK_off(dstr);
4529 SvRV_set(dstr, SvREFCNT_inc(SvRV(sstr)));
4530 SvFLAGS(dstr) |= sflags & SVf_ROK;
4531 assert(!(sflags & SVp_NOK));
4532 assert(!(sflags & SVp_IOK));
4533 assert(!(sflags & SVf_NOK));
4534 assert(!(sflags & SVf_IOK));
4536 else if (isGV_with_GP(dstr)) {
4537 if (!(sflags & SVf_OK)) {
4538 Perl_ck_warner(aTHX_ packWARN(WARN_MISC),
4539 "Undefined value assigned to typeglob");
4542 GV *gv = gv_fetchsv_nomg(sstr, GV_ADD, SVt_PVGV);
4543 if (dstr != (const SV *)gv) {
4544 const char * const name = GvNAME((const GV *)dstr);
4545 const STRLEN len = GvNAMELEN(dstr);
4546 HV *old_stash = NULL;
4547 bool reset_isa = FALSE;
4548 if ((len > 1 && name[len-2] == ':' && name[len-1] == ':')
4549 || (len == 1 && name[0] == ':')) {
4550 /* Set aside the old stash, so we can reset isa caches
4551 on its subclasses. */
4552 if((old_stash = GvHV(dstr))) {
4553 /* Make sure we do not lose it early. */
4554 SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void_NN(
4555 sv_2mortal((SV *)old_stash)
4562 SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void_NN(sv_2mortal(dstr));
4563 gp_free(MUTABLE_GV(dstr));
4565 GvGP_set(dstr, gp_ref(GvGP(gv)));
4568 HV * const stash = GvHV(dstr);
4570 old_stash ? (HV *)HvENAME_get(old_stash) : stash
4580 else if ((dtype == SVt_REGEXP || dtype == SVt_PVLV)
4581 && (stype == SVt_REGEXP || isREGEXP(sstr))) {
4582 reg_temp_copy((REGEXP*)dstr, (REGEXP*)sstr);
4584 else if (sflags & SVp_POK) {
4585 const STRLEN cur = SvCUR(sstr);
4586 const STRLEN len = SvLEN(sstr);
4589 * We have three basic ways to copy the string:
4595 * Which we choose is based on various factors. The following
4596 * things are listed in order of speed, fastest to slowest:
4598 * - Copying a short string
4599 * - Copy-on-write bookkeeping
4601 * - Copying a long string
4603 * We swipe the string (steal the string buffer) if the SV on the
4604 * rhs is about to be freed anyway (TEMP and refcnt==1). This is a
4605 * big win on long strings. It should be a win on short strings if
4606 * SvPVX_const(dstr) has to be allocated. If not, it should not
4607 * slow things down, as SvPVX_const(sstr) would have been freed
4610 * We also steal the buffer from a PADTMP (operator target) if it
4611 * is ‘long enough’. For short strings, a swipe does not help
4612 * here, as it causes more malloc calls the next time the target
4613 * is used. Benchmarks show that even if SvPVX_const(dstr) has to
4614 * be allocated it is still not worth swiping PADTMPs for short
4615 * strings, as the savings here are small.