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Make &xsub and goto &xsub work with tied @_
[perl5.git] / pp_ctl.c
index 0ca5f2b..bab301e 100644 (file)
--- a/pp_ctl.c
+++ b/pp_ctl.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ PP(pp_regcomp)
     REGEXP *re = NULL;
     REGEXP *new_re;
     const regexp_engine *eng;
-    bool is_bare_re;
+    bool is_bare_re= FALSE;
 
     if (PL_op->op_flags & OPf_STACKED) {
        dMARK;
@@ -107,14 +107,27 @@ PP(pp_regcomp)
     assert (re != (REGEXP*) &PL_sv_undef);
     eng = re ? RX_ENGINE(re) : current_re_engine();
 
+    /*
+     In the below logic: these are basically the same - check if this regcomp is part of a split.
+
+    (PL_op->op_pmflags & PMf_split )
+    (PL_op->op_next->op_type == OP_PUSHRE)
+
+    We could add a new mask for this and copy the PMf_split, if we did
+    some bit definition fiddling first.
+
+    For now we leave this
+    */
+
     new_re = (eng->op_comp
                    ? eng->op_comp
                    : &Perl_re_op_compile
            )(aTHX_ args, nargs, pm->op_code_list, eng, re,
                &is_bare_re,
-               (pm->op_pmflags & RXf_PMf_COMPILETIME),
+                (pm->op_pmflags & RXf_PMf_FLAGCOPYMASK),
                pm->op_pmflags |
                    (PL_op->op_flags & OPf_SPECIAL ? PMf_USE_RE_EVAL : 0));
+
     if (pm->op_pmflags & PMf_HAS_CV)
        ReANY(new_re)->qr_anoncv
                        = (CV*) SvREFCNT_inc(PAD_SV(PL_op->op_targ));
@@ -140,16 +153,21 @@ PP(pp_regcomp)
               modified by get-magic), to avoid incorrectly setting the
               RXf_TAINTED flag with RX_TAINT_on further down. */
            TAINT_set(was_tainted);
+#if NO_TAINT_SUPPORT
+            PERL_UNUSED_VAR(was_tainted);
+#endif
        }
        tmp = reg_temp_copy(NULL, new_re);
        ReREFCNT_dec(new_re);
        new_re = tmp;
     }
+
     if (re != new_re) {
        ReREFCNT_dec(re);
        PM_SETRE(pm, new_re);
     }
 
+
 #ifndef INCOMPLETE_TAINTS
     if (TAINTING_get && TAINT_get) {
        SvTAINTED_on((SV*)new_re);
@@ -196,7 +214,6 @@ PP(pp_substcont)
     }
 
     rxres_restore(&cx->sb_rxres, rx);
-    RX_MATCH_UTF8_set(rx, DO_UTF8(cx->sb_targ));
 
     if (cx->sb_iters++) {
        const I32 saviters = cx->sb_iters;
@@ -209,14 +226,10 @@ PP(pp_substcont)
        if (SvTAINTED(TOPs))
            cx->sb_rxtainted |= SUBST_TAINT_REPL;
        sv_catsv_nomg(dstr, POPs);
-       /* XXX: adjust for positive offsets of \G for instance s/(.)\G//g with positive pos() */
-       s -= RX_GOFS(rx);
-
-       /* Are we done */
        if (CxONCE(cx) || s < orig ||
-               !CALLREGEXEC(rx, s, cx->sb_strend, orig,
-                            (s == m) + RX_GOFS(rx), cx->sb_targ, NULL,
-                                (REXEC_IGNOREPOS|REXEC_NOT_FIRST)))
+                !CALLREGEXEC(rx, s, cx->sb_strend, orig,
+                            (s == m), cx->sb_targ, NULL,
+                    (REXEC_IGNOREPOS|REXEC_NOT_FIRST|REXEC_FAIL_ON_UNDERFLOW)))
        {
            SV *targ = cx->sb_targ;
 
@@ -237,12 +250,9 @@ PP(pp_substcont)
                targ = dstr;
            }
            else {
-               if (SvIsCOW(targ)) {
-                   sv_force_normal_flags(targ, SV_COW_DROP_PV);
-               } else
-               {
-                   SvPV_free(targ);
-               }
+               SV_CHECK_THINKFIRST_COW_DROP(targ);
+               if (isGV(targ)) Perl_croak_no_modify();
+               SvPV_free(targ);
                SvPV_set(targ, SvPVX(dstr));
                SvCUR_set(targ, SvCUR(dstr));
                SvLEN_set(targ, SvLEN(dstr));
@@ -282,6 +292,7 @@ PP(pp_substcont)
            TAINT_NOT;
            LEAVE_SCOPE(cx->sb_oldsave);
            POPSUBST(cx);
+           PERL_ASYNC_CHECK();
            RETURNOP(pm->op_next);
            assert(0); /* NOTREACHED */
        }
@@ -307,16 +318,11 @@ PP(pp_substcont)
        SV * const sv
            = (pm->op_pmflags & PMf_NONDESTRUCT) ? cx->sb_dstr : cx->sb_targ;
        MAGIC *mg;
-       SvUPGRADE(sv, SVt_PVMG);
-       if (!(mg = mg_find(sv, PERL_MAGIC_regex_global))) {
-#ifdef PERL_OLD_COPY_ON_WRITE
-           if (SvIsCOW(sv))
-               sv_force_normal_flags(sv, 0);
-#endif
-           mg = sv_magicext(sv, NULL, PERL_MAGIC_regex_global, &PL_vtbl_mglob,
-                            NULL, 0);
+       if (!(mg = mg_find_mglob(sv))) {
+           mg = sv_magicext_mglob(sv);
        }
-       mg->mg_len = m - orig;
+       assert(SvPOK(dstr));
+       MgBYTEPOS_set(mg, sv, SvPVX(dstr), m - orig);
     }
     if (old != rx)
        (void)ReREFCNT_inc(rx);
@@ -354,7 +360,7 @@ Perl_rxres_save(pTHX_ void **rsp, REGEXP *rx)
     PERL_UNUSED_CONTEXT;
 
     if (!p || p[1] < RX_NPARENS(rx)) {
-#ifdef PERL_OLD_COPY_ON_WRITE
+#ifdef PERL_ANY_COW
        i = 7 + (RX_NPARENS(rx)+1) * 2;
 #else
        i = 6 + (RX_NPARENS(rx)+1) * 2;
@@ -371,7 +377,7 @@ Perl_rxres_save(pTHX_ void **rsp, REGEXP *rx)
     RX_MATCH_COPIED_off(rx);
     *p++ = RX_NPARENS(rx);
 
-#ifdef PERL_OLD_COPY_ON_WRITE
+#ifdef PERL_ANY_COW
     *p++ = PTR2UV(RX_SAVED_COPY(rx));
     RX_SAVED_COPY(rx) = NULL;
 #endif
@@ -400,7 +406,7 @@ S_rxres_restore(pTHX_ void **rsp, REGEXP *rx)
     *p++ = 0;
     RX_NPARENS(rx) = *p++;
 
-#ifdef PERL_OLD_COPY_ON_WRITE
+#ifdef PERL_ANY_COW
     if (RX_SAVED_COPY(rx))
        SvREFCNT_dec (RX_SAVED_COPY(rx));
     RX_SAVED_COPY(rx) = INT2PTR(SV*,*p);
@@ -428,14 +434,14 @@ S_rxres_free(pTHX_ void **rsp)
     if (p) {
        void *tmp = INT2PTR(char*,*p);
 #ifdef PERL_POISON
-#ifdef PERL_OLD_COPY_ON_WRITE
+#ifdef PERL_ANY_COW
        U32 i = 9 + p[1] * 2;
 #else
        U32 i = 8 + p[1] * 2;
 #endif
 #endif
 
-#ifdef PERL_OLD_COPY_ON_WRITE
+#ifdef PERL_ANY_COW
         SvREFCNT_dec (INT2PTR(SV*,p[2]));
 #endif
 #ifdef PERL_POISON
@@ -581,7 +587,7 @@ PP(pp_formline)
                            itembytes = len;
                        send = chophere = s + itembytes;
                        while (s < send) {
-                           if (*s & ~31)
+                           if (! isCNTRL(*s))
                                gotsome = TRUE;
                            else if (*s == '\n')
                                break;
@@ -598,7 +604,7 @@ PP(pp_formline)
                    itemsize = fieldsize;
                send = chophere = s + itemsize;
                while (s < send) {
-                   if (*s & ~31)
+                   if (! isCNTRL(*s))
                        gotsome = TRUE;
                    else if (*s == '\n')
                        break;
@@ -624,8 +630,9 @@ PP(pp_formline)
                                    chophere = s;
                                    break;
                                }
-                               if (*s++ & ~31)
+                               if (! isCNTRL(*s))
                                    gotsome = TRUE;
+                                s++;
                            }
                        }
                        else {
@@ -642,7 +649,7 @@ PP(pp_formline)
                                        break;
                                }
                                else {
-                                   if (*s & ~31)
+                                   if (! isCNTRL(*s))
                                        gotsome = TRUE;
                                    if (strchr(PL_chopset, *s))
                                        chophere = s + 1;
@@ -665,8 +672,9 @@ PP(pp_formline)
                            chophere = s;
                            break;
                        }
-                       if (*s++ & ~31)
+                       if (! isCNTRL(*s))
                            gotsome = TRUE;
+                        s++;
                    }
                }
                else {
@@ -681,7 +689,7 @@ PP(pp_formline)
                                break;
                        }
                        else {
-                           if (*s & ~31)
+                           if (! isCNTRL(*s))
                                gotsome = TRUE;
                            if (strchr(PL_chopset, *s))
                                chophere = s + 1;
@@ -823,13 +831,7 @@ PP(pp_formline)
                    U8 *send = s + to_copy;
                    while (s < send) {
                        const int ch = *s;
-                       if (trans == '~' ? (ch == '~') :
-#ifdef EBCDIC
-                              iscntrl(ch)
-#else
-                              (!(ch & ~31))
-#endif
-                       )
+                       if (trans == '~' ? (ch == '~') : isCNTRL(ch))
                            *s = ' ';
                        s++;
                    }
@@ -981,6 +983,10 @@ PP(pp_grepstart)
     SAVEVPTR(PL_curpm);
 
     src = PL_stack_base[*PL_markstack_ptr];
+    if (SvPADTMP(src) && !IS_PADGV(src)) {
+       src = PL_stack_base[*PL_markstack_ptr] = sv_mortalcopy(src);
+       PL_tmps_floor++;
+    }
     SvTEMP_off(src);
     if (PL_op->op_private & OPpGREP_LEX)
        PAD_SVl(PL_op->op_targ) = src;
@@ -1129,6 +1135,7 @@ PP(pp_mapwhile)
 
        /* set $_ to the new source item */
        src = PL_stack_base[PL_markstack_ptr[-1]];
+       if (SvPADTMP(src) && !IS_PADGV(src)) src = sv_mortalcopy(src);
        SvTEMP_off(src);
        if (PL_op->op_private & OPpGREP_LEX)
            PAD_SVl(PL_op->op_targ) = src;
@@ -1220,13 +1227,17 @@ PP(pp_flop)
        if (RANGE_IS_NUMERIC(left,right)) {
            IV i, j;
            IV max;
-           if ((SvOK(left) && SvNV_nomg(left) < IV_MIN) ||
-               (SvOK(right) && SvNV_nomg(right) > IV_MAX))
+           if ((SvOK(left) && !SvIOK(left) && SvNV_nomg(left) < IV_MIN) ||
+               (SvOK(right) && (SvIOK(right)
+                                ? SvIsUV(right) && SvUV(right) > IV_MAX
+                                : SvNV_nomg(right) > IV_MAX)))
                DIE(aTHX_ "Range iterator outside integer range");
            i = SvIV_nomg(left);
            max = SvIV_nomg(right);
            if (max >= i) {
                j = max - i + 1;
+               if (j > SSize_t_MAX)
+                   Perl_croak(aTHX_ "Out of memory during list extend");
                EXTEND_MORTAL(j);
                EXTEND(SP, j);
            }
@@ -1423,8 +1434,14 @@ S_dopoptosub_at(pTHX_ const PERL_CONTEXT *cxstk, I32 startingblock)
        switch (CxTYPE(cx)) {
        default:
            continue;
-       case CXt_EVAL:
        case CXt_SUB:
+            /* in sub foo { /(?{...})/ }, foo ends up on the CX stack
+             * twice; the first for the normal foo() call, and the second
+             * for a faked up re-entry into the sub to execute the
+             * code block. Hide this faked entry from the world. */
+            if (cx->cx_type & CXp_SUB_RE_FAKE)
+                continue;
+       case CXt_EVAL:
        case CXt_FORMAT:
            DEBUG_l( Perl_deb(aTHX_ "(dopoptosub_at(): found sub at cx=%ld)\n", (long)i));
            return i;
@@ -1638,6 +1655,11 @@ Perl_die_unwind(pTHX_ SV *msv)
            sv_setsv(ERRSV, exceptsv);
        }
 
+       if (in_eval & EVAL_KEEPERR) {
+           Perl_ck_warner(aTHX_ packWARN(WARN_MISC), "\t(in cleanup) %"SVf,
+                          SVfARG(exceptsv));
+       }
+
        while ((cxix = dopoptoeval(cxstack_ix)) < 0
               && PL_curstackinfo->si_prev)
        {
@@ -1696,13 +1718,8 @@ Perl_die_unwind(pTHX_ SV *msv)
                           SVfARG(exceptsv ? exceptsv : newSVpvs_flags("Unknown error\n",
                                                                     SVs_TEMP)));
            }
-           if (in_eval & EVAL_KEEPERR) {
-               Perl_ck_warner(aTHX_ packWARN(WARN_MISC), "\t(in cleanup) %"SVf,
-                              SVfARG(exceptsv));
-           }
-           else {
+           if (!(in_eval & EVAL_KEEPERR))
                sv_setsv(ERRSV, exceptsv);
-           }
            PL_restartjmpenv = restartjmpenv;
            PL_restartop = restartop;
            JMPENV_JUMP(3);
@@ -1794,6 +1811,7 @@ PP(pp_caller)
     const HEK *stash_hek;
     I32 count = 0;
     bool has_arg = MAXARG && TOPs;
+    const COP *lcop;
 
     if (MAXARG) {
       if (has_arg)
@@ -1837,7 +1855,11 @@ PP(pp_caller)
        PUSHTARG;
     }
     mPUSHs(newSVpv(OutCopFILE(cx->blk_oldcop), 0));
-    mPUSHi((I32)CopLINE(cx->blk_oldcop));
+    lcop = closest_cop(cx->blk_oldcop, cx->blk_oldcop->op_sibling,
+                      cx->blk_sub.retop, TRUE);
+    if (!lcop)
+       lcop = cx->blk_oldcop;
+    mPUSHi((I32)CopLINE(lcop));
     if (!has_arg)
        RETURN;
     if (CxTYPE(cx) == CXt_SUB || CxTYPE(cx) == CXt_FORMAT) {
@@ -1890,7 +1912,7 @@ PP(pp_caller)
        && CopSTASH_eq(PL_curcop, PL_debstash))
     {
        AV * const ary = cx->blk_sub.argarray;
-       const int off = AvARRAY(ary) - AvALLOC(ary);
+       const SSize_t off = AvARRAY(ary) - AvALLOC(ary);
 
        Perl_init_dbargs(aTHX);
 
@@ -2000,8 +2022,12 @@ PP(pp_dbstate)
            PUSHSUB_DB(cx);
            cx->blk_sub.retop = PL_op->op_next;
            CvDEPTH(cv)++;
+           if (CvDEPTH(cv) >= 2) {
+               PERL_STACK_OVERFLOW_CHECK();
+               pad_push(CvPADLIST(cv), CvDEPTH(cv));
+           }
            SAVECOMPPAD();
-           PAD_SET_CUR_NOSAVE(CvPADLIST(cv), 1);
+           PAD_SET_CUR_NOSAVE(CvPADLIST(cv), CvDEPTH(cv));
            RETURNOP(CvSTART(cv));
        }
     }
@@ -2435,8 +2461,8 @@ PP(pp_return)
        }
        break;
     case CXt_FORMAT:
-       POPFORMAT(cx);
        retop = cx->blk_sub.retop;
+       POPFORMAT(cx);
        break;
     default:
        DIE(aTHX_ "panic: return, type=%u", (unsigned) CxTYPE(cx));
@@ -2525,8 +2551,8 @@ PP(pp_leavesublv)
     S_return_lvalues(aTHX_ newsp, SP, newsp, gimme, cx, newpm);
 
     LEAVE;
-    cxstack_ix--;
     POPSUB(cx,sv);     /* Stack values are safe: release CV and @_ ... */
+    cxstack_ix--;
     PL_curpm = newpm;  /* ... and pop $1 et al */
 
     LEAVESUB(sv);
@@ -2657,6 +2683,7 @@ PP(pp_next)
     if (PL_scopestack_ix < inner)
        leave_scope(PL_scopestack[PL_scopestack_ix]);
     PL_curcop = cx->blk_oldcop;
+    PERL_ASYNC_CHECK();
     return (cx)->blk_loop.my_op->op_nextop;
 }
 
@@ -2680,6 +2707,7 @@ PP(pp_redo)
     LEAVE_SCOPE(oldsave);
     FREETMPS;
     PL_curcop = cx->blk_oldcop;
+    PERL_ASYNC_CHECK();
     return redo_op;
 }
 
@@ -2688,12 +2716,12 @@ S_dofindlabel(pTHX_ OP *o, const char *label, STRLEN len, U32 flags, OP **opstac
 {
     dVAR;
     OP **ops = opstack;
-    static const char too_deep[] = "Target of goto is too deeply nested";
+    static const char* const too_deep = "Target of goto is too deeply nested";
 
     PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_DOFINDLABEL;
 
     if (ops >= oplimit)
-       Perl_croak(aTHX_ too_deep);
+       Perl_croak(aTHX_ "%s", too_deep);
     if (o->op_type == OP_LEAVE ||
        o->op_type == OP_SCOPE ||
        o->op_type == OP_LEAVELOOP ||
@@ -2702,7 +2730,7 @@ S_dofindlabel(pTHX_ OP *o, const char *label, STRLEN len, U32 flags, OP **opstac
     {
        *ops++ = cUNOPo->op_first;
        if (ops >= oplimit)
-           Perl_croak(aTHX_ too_deep);
+           Perl_croak(aTHX_ "%s", too_deep);
     }
     *ops = 0;
     if (o->op_flags & OPf_KIDS) {
@@ -2748,7 +2776,7 @@ S_dofindlabel(pTHX_ OP *o, const char *label, STRLEN len, U32 flags, OP **opstac
     return 0;
 }
 
-PP(pp_goto)
+PP(pp_goto) /* also pp_dump */
 {
     dVAR; dSP;
     OP *retop = NULL;
@@ -2760,20 +2788,21 @@ PP(pp_goto)
     STRLEN label_len = 0;
     U32 label_flags = 0;
     const bool do_dump = (PL_op->op_type == OP_DUMP);
-    static const char must_have_label[] = "goto must have label";
+    static const char* const must_have_label = "goto must have label";
 
     if (PL_op->op_flags & OPf_STACKED) {
+        /* goto EXPR  or  goto &foo */
+
        SV * const sv = POPs;
+       SvGETMAGIC(sv);
 
        /* This egregious kludge implements goto &subroutine */
        if (SvROK(sv) && SvTYPE(SvRV(sv)) == SVt_PVCV) {
            I32 cxix;
            PERL_CONTEXT *cx;
            CV *cv = MUTABLE_CV(SvRV(sv));
-           SV** mark;
-           I32 items = 0;
+           AV *arg = GvAV(PL_defgv);
            I32 oldsave;
-           bool reified = 0;
 
        retry:
            if (!CvROOT(cv) && !CvXSUB(cv)) {
@@ -2800,14 +2829,18 @@ PP(pp_goto)
            SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void(cv); /* avoid premature free during unwind */
            FREETMPS;
            cxix = dopoptosub(cxstack_ix);
-           if (cxix < 0)
-               DIE(aTHX_ "Can't goto subroutine outside a subroutine");
-           if (cxix < cxstack_ix)
+           if (cxix < cxstack_ix) {
+                if (cxix < 0) {
+                    SvREFCNT_dec(cv);
+                    DIE(aTHX_ "Can't goto subroutine outside a subroutine");
+                }
                dounwind(cxix);
+            }
            TOPBLOCK(cx);
            SPAGAIN;
            /* ban goto in eval: see <20050521150056.GC20213@iabyn.com> */
            if (CxTYPE(cx) == CXt_EVAL) {
+               SvREFCNT_dec(cv);
                if (CxREALEVAL(cx))
                /* diag_listed_as: Can't goto subroutine from an eval-%s */
                    DIE(aTHX_ "Can't goto subroutine from an eval-string");
@@ -2816,35 +2849,25 @@ PP(pp_goto)
                    DIE(aTHX_ "Can't goto subroutine from an eval-block");
            }
            else if (CxMULTICALL(cx))
+           {
+               SvREFCNT_dec(cv);
                DIE(aTHX_ "Can't goto subroutine from a sort sub (or similar callback)");
+           }
            if (CxTYPE(cx) == CXt_SUB && CxHASARGS(cx)) {
-               /* put @_ back onto stack */
                AV* av = cx->blk_sub.argarray;
 
-               items = AvFILLp(av) + 1;
-               EXTEND(SP, items+1); /* @_ could have been extended. */
-               Copy(AvARRAY(av), SP + 1, items, SV*);
-               SvREFCNT_dec(GvAV(PL_defgv));
-               GvAV(PL_defgv) = cx->blk_sub.savearray;
-               CLEAR_ARGARRAY(av);
-               /* abandon @_ if it got reified */
-               if (AvREAL(av)) {
-                   reified = 1;
+               /* abandon the original @_ if it got reified or if it is
+                  the same as the current @_ */
+               if (AvREAL(av) || av == arg) {
                    SvREFCNT_dec(av);
                    av = newAV();
-                   av_extend(av, items-1);
                    AvREIFY_only(av);
                    PAD_SVl(0) = MUTABLE_SV(cx->blk_sub.argarray = av);
                }
+               else CLEAR_ARGARRAY(av);
            }
-           else if (CvISXSUB(cv)) {    /* put GvAV(defgv) back onto stack */
-               AV* const av = GvAV(PL_defgv);
-               items = AvFILLp(av) + 1;
-               EXTEND(SP, items+1); /* @_ could have been extended. */
-               Copy(AvARRAY(av), SP + 1, items, SV*);
-           }
-           mark = SP;
-           SP += items;
+           /* We donate this refcount later to the callee’s pad. */
+           SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void(arg);
            if (CxTYPE(cx) == CXt_SUB &&
                !(CvDEPTH(cx->blk_sub.cv) = cx->blk_sub.olddepth))
                SvREFCNT_dec(cx->blk_sub.cv);
@@ -2855,6 +2878,7 @@ PP(pp_goto)
             * our precious cv.  See bug #99850. */
            if (!CvROOT(cv) && !CvXSUB(cv)) {
                const GV * const gv = CvGV(cv);
+               SvREFCNT_dec(arg);
                if (gv) {
                    SV * const tmpstr = sv_newmortal();
                    gv_efullname3(tmpstr, gv, NULL);
@@ -2869,12 +2893,43 @@ PP(pp_goto)
            SAVEFREESV(cv); /* later, undo the 'avoid premature free' hack */
            if (CvISXSUB(cv)) {
                OP* const retop = cx->blk_sub.retop;
-               SV **newsp PERL_UNUSED_DECL;
-               I32 gimme PERL_UNUSED_DECL;
-               if (reified) {
-                   I32 index;
+               SV **newsp;
+               I32 gimme;
+               const SSize_t items = arg ? AvFILL(arg) + 1 : 0;
+               const bool m = arg ? SvRMAGICAL(arg) : 0;
+               SV** mark;
+
+                PERL_UNUSED_VAR(newsp);
+                PERL_UNUSED_VAR(gimme);
+
+               /* put GvAV(defgv) back onto stack */
+               if (items) {
+                   EXTEND(SP, items+1); /* @_ could have been extended. */
+               }
+               mark = SP;
+               if (items) {
+                   SSize_t index;
+                   bool r = cBOOL(AvREAL(arg));
                    for (index=0; index<items; index++)
-                       sv_2mortal(SP[-index]);
+                   {
+                       SV *sv;
+                       if (m) {
+                           SV ** const svp = av_fetch(arg, index, 0);
+                           sv = svp ? *svp : NULL;
+                       }
+                       else sv = AvARRAY(arg)[index];
+                       SP[index+1] = sv
+                           ? r ? SvREFCNT_inc_NN(sv_2mortal(sv)) : sv
+                           : sv_2mortal(newSVavdefelem(arg, index, 1));
+                   }
+               }
+               SP += items;
+               SvREFCNT_dec(arg);
+               if (CxTYPE(cx) == CXt_SUB && CxHASARGS(cx)) {
+                   /* Restore old @_ */
+                   arg = GvAV(PL_defgv);
+                   GvAV(PL_defgv) = cx->blk_sub.savearray;
+                   SvREFCNT_dec(arg);
                }
 
                /* XS subs don't have a CxSUB, so pop it */
@@ -2884,15 +2939,11 @@ PP(pp_goto)
                PUTBACK;
                (void)(*CvXSUB(cv))(aTHX_ cv);
                LEAVE;
+               PERL_ASYNC_CHECK();
                return retop;
            }
            else {
                PADLIST * const padlist = CvPADLIST(cv);
-               if (CxTYPE(cx) == CXt_EVAL) {
-                   PL_in_eval = CxOLD_IN_EVAL(cx);
-                   PL_eval_root = cx->blk_eval.old_eval_root;
-                   cx->cx_type = CXt_SUB;
-               }
                cx->blk_sub.cv = cv;
                cx->blk_sub.olddepth = CvDEPTH(cv);
 
@@ -2909,41 +2960,26 @@ PP(pp_goto)
                PAD_SET_CUR_NOSAVE(padlist, CvDEPTH(cv));
                if (CxHASARGS(cx))
                {
-                   AV *const av = MUTABLE_AV(PAD_SVl(0));
-
-                   cx->blk_sub.savearray = GvAV(PL_defgv);
-                   GvAV(PL_defgv) = MUTABLE_AV(SvREFCNT_inc_simple(av));
                    CX_CURPAD_SAVE(cx->blk_sub);
-                   cx->blk_sub.argarray = av;
 
-                   if (items >= AvMAX(av) + 1) {
-                       SV **ary = AvALLOC(av);
-                       if (AvARRAY(av) != ary) {
-                           AvMAX(av) += AvARRAY(av) - AvALLOC(av);
-                           AvARRAY(av) = ary;
-                       }
-                       if (items >= AvMAX(av) + 1) {
-                           AvMAX(av) = items - 1;
-                           Renew(ary,items+1,SV*);
-                           AvALLOC(av) = ary;
-                           AvARRAY(av) = ary;
-                       }
-                   }
-                   ++mark;
-                   Copy(mark,AvARRAY(av),items,SV*);
-                   AvFILLp(av) = items - 1;
-                   assert(!AvREAL(av));
-                   if (reified) {
-                       /* transfer 'ownership' of refcnts to new @_ */
-                       AvREAL_on(av);
-                       AvREIFY_off(av);
-                   }
-                   while (items--) {
-                       if (*mark)
-                           SvTEMP_off(*mark);
-                       mark++;
+                   /* cx->blk_sub.argarray has no reference count, so we
+                      need something to hang on to our argument array so
+                      that cx->blk_sub.argarray does not end up pointing
+                      to freed memory as the result of undef *_.  So put
+                      it in the callee’s pad, donating our refer-
+                      ence count. */
+                   SvREFCNT_dec(PAD_SVl(0));
+                   PAD_SVl(0) = (SV *)(cx->blk_sub.argarray = arg);
+
+                   /* GvAV(PL_defgv) might have been modified on scope
+                      exit, so restore it. */
+                   if (arg != GvAV(PL_defgv)) {
+                       AV * const av = GvAV(PL_defgv);
+                       GvAV(PL_defgv) = (AV *)SvREFCNT_inc_simple(arg);
+                       SvREFCNT_dec(av);
                    }
                }
+               else SvREFCNT_dec(arg);
                if (PERLDB_SUB) {       /* Checking curstash breaks DProf. */
                    Perl_get_db_sub(aTHX_ NULL, cv);
                    if (PERLDB_GOTO) {
@@ -2955,20 +2991,23 @@ PP(pp_goto)
                        }
                    }
                }
+               PERL_ASYNC_CHECK();
                RETURNOP(CvSTART(cv));
            }
        }
        else {
-           label       = SvPV_const(sv, label_len);
+            /* goto EXPR */
+           label       = SvPV_nomg_const(sv, label_len);
             label_flags = SvUTF8(sv);
        }
     }
     else if (!(PL_op->op_flags & OPf_SPECIAL)) {
+        /* goto LABEL  or  dump LABEL */
        label       = cPVOP->op_pv;
         label_flags = (cPVOP->op_private & OPpPV_IS_UTF8) ? SVf_UTF8 : 0;
         label_len   = strlen(label);
     }
-    if (!(do_dump || label_len)) DIE(aTHX_ must_have_label);
+    if (!(do_dump || label_len)) DIE(aTHX_ "%s", must_have_label);
 
     PERL_ASYNC_CHECK();
 
@@ -3046,9 +3085,8 @@ PP(pp_goto)
            PL_lastgotoprobe = gotoprobe;
        }
        if (!retop)
-           DIE(aTHX_ "Can't find label %"SVf,
-                            SVfARG(newSVpvn_flags(label, label_len,
-                                        SVs_TEMP | label_flags)));
+           DIE(aTHX_ "Can't find label %"UTF8f, 
+                      UTF8fARG(label_flags, label_len, label));
 
        /* if we're leaving an eval, check before we pop any frames
            that we're not going to punt, otherwise the error
@@ -3110,6 +3148,7 @@ PP(pp_goto)
        PL_do_undump = FALSE;
     }
 
+    PERL_ASYNC_CHECK();
     RETURNOP(retop);
 }
 
@@ -3255,7 +3294,11 @@ Perl_find_runcv_where(pTHX_ U8 cond, IV arg, U32 *db_seqp)
     int                 level = 0;
 
     if (db_seqp)
-       *db_seqp = PL_curcop->cop_seq;
+       *db_seqp =
+            PL_curcop == &PL_compiling
+                ? PL_cop_seqmax
+                : PL_curcop->cop_seq;
+
     for (si = PL_curstackinfo; si; si = si->si_prev) {
         I32 ix;
        for (ix = si->si_cxix; ix >= 0; ix--) {
@@ -3268,6 +3311,8 @@ Perl_find_runcv_where(pTHX_ U8 cond, IV arg, U32 *db_seqp)
                    *db_seqp = cx->blk_oldcop->cop_seq;
                    continue;
                }
+                if (cx->cx_type & CXp_SUB_RE)
+                    continue;
            }
            else if (CxTYPE(cx) == CXt_EVAL && !CxTRYBLOCK(cx))
                cv = cx->blk_eval.cv;
@@ -3275,7 +3320,7 @@ Perl_find_runcv_where(pTHX_ U8 cond, IV arg, U32 *db_seqp)
                switch (cond) {
                case FIND_RUNCV_padid_eq:
                    if (!CvPADLIST(cv)
-                    || PadlistNAMES(CvPADLIST(cv)) != (PADNAMELIST *)arg)
+                    || PadlistNAMES(CvPADLIST(cv)) != INT2PTR(PADNAMELIST *, arg))
                        continue;
                    return cv;
                case FIND_RUNCV_level_eq:
@@ -3347,7 +3392,9 @@ S_doeval(pTHX_ int gimme, CV* outside, U32 seq, HV *hh)
 
     PL_in_eval = (in_require
                  ? (EVAL_INREQUIRE | (PL_in_eval & EVAL_INEVAL))
-                 : EVAL_INEVAL);
+                 : (EVAL_INEVAL |
+                        ((PL_op->op_private & OPpEVAL_RE_REPARSING)
+                            ? EVAL_RE_REPARSING : 0)));
 
     PUSHMARK(SP);
 
@@ -3373,7 +3420,9 @@ S_doeval(pTHX_ int gimme, CV* outside, U32 seq, HV *hh)
 
     if (CopSTASH_ne(PL_curcop, PL_curstash)) {
        SAVEGENERICSV(PL_curstash);
-       PL_curstash = (HV *)SvREFCNT_inc_simple(CopSTASH(PL_curcop));
+       PL_curstash = (HV *)CopSTASH(PL_curcop);
+       if (SvTYPE(PL_curstash) != SVt_PVHV) PL_curstash = NULL;
+       else SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void(PL_curstash);
     }
     /* XXX:ajgo do we really need to alloc an AV for begin/checkunit */
     SAVESPTR(PL_beginav);
@@ -3409,6 +3458,15 @@ S_doeval(pTHX_ int gimme, CV* outside, U32 seq, HV *hh)
     else {
        PL_hints = saveop->op_private & OPpEVAL_COPHH
                     ? oldcurcop->cop_hints : saveop->op_targ;
+
+        /* making 'use re eval' not be in scope when compiling the
+         * qr/mabye_has_runtime_code_block/ ensures that we don't get
+         * infinite recursion when S_has_runtime_code() gives a false
+         * positive: the second time round, HINT_RE_EVAL isn't set so we
+         * don't bother calling S_has_runtime_code() */
+        if (PL_in_eval & EVAL_RE_REPARSING)
+            PL_hints &= ~HINT_RE_EVAL;
+
        if (hh) {
            /* SAVEHINTS created a new HV in PL_hintgv, which we need to GC */
            SvREFCNT_dec(GvHV(PL_hintgv));
@@ -3453,6 +3511,7 @@ S_doeval(pTHX_ int gimme, CV* outside, U32 seq, HV *hh)
        PERL_CONTEXT *cx;
        I32 optype;                     /* Used by POPEVAL. */
        SV *namesv;
+        SV *errsv = NULL;
 
        cx = NULL;
        namesv = NULL;
@@ -3475,6 +3534,7 @@ S_doeval(pTHX_ int gimme, CV* outside, U32 seq, HV *hh)
            LEAVE_with_name("eval"); /* pp_entereval knows about this LEAVE.  */
        }
 
+       errsv = ERRSV;
        if (in_require) {
            if (!cx) {
                /* If cx is still NULL, it means that we didn't go in the
@@ -3488,13 +3548,13 @@ S_doeval(pTHX_ int gimme, CV* outside, U32 seq, HV *hh)
                            SvUTF8(namesv) ? -(I32)SvCUR(namesv) : (I32)SvCUR(namesv),
                           &PL_sv_undef, 0);
            Perl_croak(aTHX_ "%"SVf"Compilation failed in require",
-                      SVfARG(ERRSV
-                                ? ERRSV
+                      SVfARG(errsv
+                                ? errsv
                                 : newSVpvs_flags("Unknown error\n", SVs_TEMP)));
        }
        else {
-           if (!*(SvPVx_nolen_const(ERRSV))) {
-               sv_setpvs(ERRSV, "Compilation error");
+           if (!*(SvPV_nolen_const(errsv))) {
+               sv_setpvs(errsv, "Compilation error");
            }
        }
        if (gimme != G_ARRAY) PUSHs(&PL_sv_undef);
@@ -3543,11 +3603,23 @@ STATIC PerlIO *
 S_check_type_and_open(pTHX_ SV *name)
 {
     Stat_t st;
-    const char *p = SvPV_nolen_const(name);
-    const int st_rc = PerlLIO_stat(p, &st);
+    STRLEN len;
+    const char *p = SvPV_const(name, len);
+    int st_rc;
 
     PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_CHECK_TYPE_AND_OPEN;
 
+    /* checking here captures a reasonable error message when
+     * PERL_DISABLE_PMC is true, but when PMC checks are enabled, the
+     * user gets a confusing message about looking for the .pmc file
+     * rather than for the .pm file.
+     * This check prevents a \0 in @INC causing problems.
+     */
+    if (!IS_SAFE_PATHNAME(p, len, "require"))
+        return NULL;
+
+    st_rc = PerlLIO_stat(p, &st);
+
     if (st_rc < 0 || S_ISDIR(st.st_mode) || S_ISBLK(st.st_mode)) {
        return NULL;
     }
@@ -3568,6 +3640,13 @@ S_doopen_pm(pTHX_ SV *name)
 
     PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_DOOPEN_PM;
 
+    /* check the name before trying for the .pmc name to avoid the
+     * warning referring to the .pmc which the user probably doesn't
+     * know or care about
+     */
+    if (!IS_SAFE_PATHNAME(p, namelen, "require"))
+        return NULL;
+
     if (namelen > 3 && memEQs(p + namelen - 3, 3, ".pm")) {
        SV *const pmcsv = sv_newmortal();
        Stat_t pmcstat;
@@ -3584,6 +3663,32 @@ S_doopen_pm(pTHX_ SV *name)
 #  define doopen_pm(name) check_type_and_open(name)
 #endif /* !PERL_DISABLE_PMC */
 
+/* require doesn't search for absolute names, or when the name is
+   explicity relative the current directory */
+PERL_STATIC_INLINE bool
+S_path_is_searchable(const char *name)
+{
+    PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_PATH_IS_SEARCHABLE;
+
+    if (PERL_FILE_IS_ABSOLUTE(name)
+#ifdef WIN32
+       || (*name == '.' && ((name[1] == '/' ||
+                            (name[1] == '.' && name[2] == '/'))
+                        || (name[1] == '\\' ||
+                            ( name[1] == '.' && name[2] == '\\')))
+           )
+#else
+       || (*name == '.' && (name[1] == '/' ||
+                            (name[1] == '.' && name[2] == '/')))
+#endif
+        )
+    {
+       return FALSE;
+    }
+    else
+       return TRUE;
+}
+
 PP(pp_require)
 {
     dVAR; dSP;
@@ -3611,11 +3716,12 @@ PP(pp_require)
     SV *encoding;
     OP *op;
     int saved_errno;
+    bool path_searchable;
 
     sv = POPs;
     if ( (SvNIOKp(sv) || SvVOK(sv)) && PL_op->op_type != OP_DOFILE) {
        sv = sv_2mortal(new_version(sv));
-       if (!sv_derived_from(PL_patchlevel, "version"))
+       if (!Perl_sv_derived_from_pvn(aTHX_ PL_patchlevel, STR_WITH_LEN("version"), 0))
            upg_version(PL_patchlevel, TRUE);
        if (cUNOP->op_first->op_type == OP_CONST && cUNOP->op_first->op_private & OPpCONST_NOVER) {
            if ( vcmp(sv,PL_patchlevel) <= 0 )
@@ -3673,8 +3779,15 @@ PP(pp_require)
     name = SvPV_const(sv, len);
     if (!(name && len > 0 && *name))
        DIE(aTHX_ "Null filename used");
+    if (!IS_SAFE_PATHNAME(name, len, "require")) {
+        DIE(aTHX_ "Can't locate %s:   %s",
+            pv_escape(newSVpvs_flags("",SVs_TEMP),SvPVX(sv),SvCUR(sv),
+                      SvCUR(sv)*2,NULL, SvUTF8(sv)?PERL_PV_ESCAPE_UNI:0),
+            Strerror(ENOENT));
+    }
     TAINT_PROPER("require");
 
+    path_searchable = path_is_searchable(name);
 
 #ifdef VMS
     /* The key in the %ENV hash is in the syntax of file passed as the argument
@@ -3714,14 +3827,14 @@ PP(pp_require)
 
     /* prepare to compile file */
 
-    if (path_is_absolute(name)) {
+    if (!path_searchable) {
        /* At this point, name is SvPVX(sv)  */
        tryname = name;
        tryrsfp = doopen_pm(sv);
     }
-    if (!tryrsfp && !(errno == EACCES && path_is_absolute(name))) {
+    if (!tryrsfp && !(errno == EACCES && !path_searchable)) {
        AV * const ar = GvAVn(PL_incgv);
-       I32 i;
+       SSize_t i;
 #ifdef VMS
        if (vms_unixname)
 #endif
@@ -3772,7 +3885,6 @@ PP(pp_require)
                        if (SvROK(arg) && (SvTYPE(SvRV(arg)) <= SVt_PVLV)
                            && !isGV_with_GP(SvRV(arg))) {
                            filter_cache = SvRV(arg);
-                           SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void_NN(filter_cache);
 
                            if (i < count) {
                                arg = SP[i++];
@@ -3835,10 +3947,7 @@ PP(pp_require)
                    }
 
                    filter_has_file = 0;
-                   if (filter_cache) {
-                       SvREFCNT_dec(filter_cache);
-                       filter_cache = NULL;
-                   }
+                   filter_cache = NULL;
                    if (filter_state) {
                        SvREFCNT_dec(filter_state);
                        filter_state = NULL;
@@ -3849,8 +3958,7 @@ PP(pp_require)
                    }
                }
                else {
-                 if (!path_is_absolute(name)
-                 ) {
+                 if (path_searchable) {
                    const char *dir;
                    STRLEN dirlen;
 
@@ -3891,7 +3999,12 @@ PP(pp_require)
 
                        memcpy(tmp, dir, dirlen);
                        tmp +=dirlen;
-                       *tmp++ = '/';
+
+                       /* Avoid '<dir>//<file>' */
+                       if (!dirlen || *(tmp-1) != '/') {
+                           *tmp++ = '/';
+                       }
+
                        /* name came from an SV, so it will have a '\0' at the
                           end that we can copy as part of this memcpy().  */
                        memcpy(tmp, name, len + 1);
@@ -3907,7 +4020,7 @@ PP(pp_require)
                    if (tryrsfp) {
                        if (tryname[0] == '.' && tryname[1] == '/') {
                            ++tryname;
-                           while (*++tryname == '/');
+                           while (*++tryname == '/') {}
                        }
                        break;
                    }
@@ -3934,7 +4047,7 @@ PP(pp_require)
            } else {
                if (namesv) {                   /* did we lookup @INC? */
                    AV * const ar = GvAVn(PL_incgv);
-                   I32 i;
+                   SSize_t i;
                    SV *const msg = newSVpvs_flags("", SVs_TEMP);
                    SV *const inc = newSVpvs_flags("", SVs_TEMP);
                    for (i = 0; i <= AvFILL(ar); i++) {
@@ -4000,7 +4113,10 @@ PP(pp_require)
           than hanging another SV from it. In turn, filter_add() optionally
           takes the SV to use as the filter (or creates a new SV if passed
           NULL), so simply pass in whatever value filter_cache has.  */
-       SV * const datasv = filter_add(S_run_user_filter, filter_cache);
+       SV * const fc = filter_cache ? newSV(0) : NULL;
+       SV *datasv;
+       if (fc) sv_copypv(fc, filter_cache);
+       datasv = filter_add(S_run_user_filter, fc);
        IoLINES(datasv) = filter_has_file;
        IoTOP_GV(datasv) = MUTABLE_GV(filter_state);
        IoBOTTOM_GV(datasv) = MUTABLE_GV(filter_sub);
@@ -4498,7 +4614,7 @@ S_do_smartmatch(pTHX_ HV *seen_this, HV *seen_other, const bool copied)
        }
        else if (SvROK(d) && SvTYPE(SvRV(d)) == SVt_PVAV) {
            /* Test sub truth for each element */
-           I32 i;
+           SSize_t i;
            bool andedresults = TRUE;
            AV *av = (AV*) SvRV(d);
            const I32 len = av_len(av);
@@ -4613,8 +4729,8 @@ S_do_smartmatch(pTHX_ HV *seen_this, HV *seen_other, const bool copied)
        }
        else if (SvROK(d) && SvTYPE(SvRV(d)) == SVt_PVAV) {
            AV * const other_av = MUTABLE_AV(SvRV(d));
-           const I32 other_len = av_len(other_av) + 1;
-           I32 i;
+           const SSize_t other_len = av_len(other_av) + 1;
+           SSize_t i;
            HV *hv = MUTABLE_HV(SvRV(e));
 
            DEBUG_M(Perl_deb(aTHX_ "    applying rule Array-Hash\n"));
@@ -4665,8 +4781,8 @@ S_do_smartmatch(pTHX_ HV *seen_this, HV *seen_other, const bool copied)
        }
        else if (SvROK(d) && SvTYPE(SvRV(d)) == SVt_PVHV) {
            AV * const other_av = MUTABLE_AV(SvRV(e));
-           const I32 other_len = av_len(other_av) + 1;
-           I32 i;
+           const SSize_t other_len = av_len(other_av) + 1;
+           SSize_t i;
 
            DEBUG_M(Perl_deb(aTHX_ "    applying rule Hash-Array\n"));
            for (i = 0; i < other_len; ++i) {
@@ -4686,8 +4802,8 @@ S_do_smartmatch(pTHX_ HV *seen_this, HV *seen_other, const bool copied)
            if (av_len(MUTABLE_AV(SvRV(e))) != av_len(other_av))
                RETPUSHNO;
            else {
-               I32 i;
-               const I32 other_len = av_len(other_av);
+               SSize_t i;
+               const SSize_t other_len = av_len(other_av);
 
                if (NULL == seen_this) {
                    seen_this = newHV();
@@ -4742,8 +4858,8 @@ S_do_smartmatch(pTHX_ HV *seen_this, HV *seen_other, const bool copied)
          sm_regex_array:
            {
                PMOP * const matcher = make_matcher((REGEXP*) SvRV(d));
-               const I32 this_len = av_len(MUTABLE_AV(SvRV(e)));
-               I32 i;
+               const SSize_t this_len = av_len(MUTABLE_AV(SvRV(e)));
+               SSize_t i;
 
                for(i = 0; i <= this_len; ++i) {
                    SV * const * const svp = av_fetch(MUTABLE_AV(SvRV(e)), i, FALSE);
@@ -4759,8 +4875,8 @@ S_do_smartmatch(pTHX_ HV *seen_this, HV *seen_other, const bool copied)
        }
        else if (!SvOK(d)) {
            /* undef ~~ array */
-           const I32 this_len = av_len(MUTABLE_AV(SvRV(e)));
-           I32 i;
+           const SSize_t this_len = av_len(MUTABLE_AV(SvRV(e)));
+           SSize_t i;
 
            DEBUG_M(Perl_deb(aTHX_ "    applying rule Undef-Array\n"));
            for (i = 0; i <= this_len; ++i) {
@@ -4774,8 +4890,8 @@ S_do_smartmatch(pTHX_ HV *seen_this, HV *seen_other, const bool copied)
        else {
          sm_any_array:
            {
-               I32 i;
-               const I32 this_len = av_len(MUTABLE_AV(SvRV(e)));
+               SSize_t i;
+               const SSize_t this_len = av_len(MUTABLE_AV(SvRV(e)));
 
                DEBUG_M(Perl_deb(aTHX_ "    applying rule Any-Array\n"));
                for (i = 0; i <= this_len; ++i) {
@@ -4937,10 +5053,13 @@ PP(pp_leavewhen)
            leave_scope(PL_scopestack[PL_scopestack_ix]);
        PL_curcop = cx->blk_oldcop;
 
+       PERL_ASYNC_CHECK();
        return cx->blk_loop.my_op->op_nextop;
     }
-    else
+    else {
+       PERL_ASYNC_CHECK();
        RETURNOP(cx->blk_givwhen.leave_op);
+    }
 }
 
 PP(pp_continue)
@@ -5372,11 +5491,14 @@ S_run_user_filter(pTHX_ int idx, SV *buf_sv, int maxlen)
 
        if (count > 0) {
            SV *out = POPs;
+           SvGETMAGIC(out);
            if (SvOK(out)) {
                status = SvIV(out);
            }
-            else if (SvTRUE(ERRSV)) {
-                err = newSVsv(ERRSV);
+            else {
+                SV * const errsv = ERRSV;
+                if (SvTRUE_NN(errsv))
+                    err = newSVsv(errsv);
             }
        }
 
@@ -5385,9 +5507,13 @@ S_run_user_filter(pTHX_ int idx, SV *buf_sv, int maxlen)
        LEAVE_with_name("call_filter_sub");
     }
 
+    if (SvGMAGICAL(upstream)) {
+       mg_get(upstream);
+       if (upstream == buf_sv) mg_free(buf_sv);
+    }
     if (SvIsCOW(upstream)) sv_force_normal(upstream);
     if(!err && SvOK(upstream)) {
-       got_p = SvPV(upstream, got_len);
+       got_p = SvPV_nomg(upstream, got_len);
        if (umaxlen) {
            if (got_len > umaxlen) {
                prune_from = got_p + umaxlen;
@@ -5418,7 +5544,12 @@ S_run_user_filter(pTHX_ int idx, SV *buf_sv, int maxlen)
        if (SvUTF8(upstream)) {
            SvUTF8_on(cache);
        }
-       SvCUR_set(upstream, got_len - cached_len);
+       if (SvPOK(upstream)) SvCUR_set(upstream, got_len - cached_len);
+       else
+           /* Cannot just use sv_setpvn, as that could free the buffer
+              before we have a chance to assign it. */
+           sv_usepvn(upstream, savepvn(got_p, got_len - cached_len),
+                     got_len - cached_len);
        *prune_from = 0;
        /* Can't yet be EOF  */
        if (status == 0)
@@ -5430,9 +5561,10 @@ S_run_user_filter(pTHX_ int idx, SV *buf_sv, int maxlen)
        concatenate it then we get a warning about use of uninitialised value.
     */
     if (!err && upstream != buf_sv &&
-        (SvOK(upstream) || SvGMAGICAL(upstream))) {
-       sv_catsv(buf_sv, upstream);
+        SvOK(upstream)) {
+       sv_catsv_nomg(buf_sv, upstream);
     }
+    else if (SvOK(upstream)) (void)SvPV_force_nolen(buf_sv);
 
     if (status <= 0) {
        IoLINES(datasv) = 0;
@@ -5459,32 +5591,6 @@ S_run_user_filter(pTHX_ int idx, SV *buf_sv, int maxlen)
     return status;
 }
 
-/* perhaps someone can come up with a better name for
-   this?  it is not really "absolute", per se ... */
-static bool
-S_path_is_absolute(const char *name)
-{
-    PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_PATH_IS_ABSOLUTE;
-
-    if (PERL_FILE_IS_ABSOLUTE(name)
-#ifdef WIN32
-       || (*name == '.' && ((name[1] == '/' ||
-                            (name[1] == '.' && name[2] == '/'))
-                        || (name[1] == '\\' ||
-                            ( name[1] == '.' && name[2] == '\\')))
-           )
-#else
-       || (*name == '.' && (name[1] == '/' ||
-                            (name[1] == '.' && name[2] == '/')))
-#endif
-        )
-    {
-       return TRUE;
-    }
-    else
-       return FALSE;
-}
-
 /*
  * Local variables:
  * c-indentation-style: bsd