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regcomp.sym: Add node type ANYOF_POSIXL
[perl5.git] / regexec.c
index 6e8c83f..1b1ded8 100644 (file)
--- a/regexec.c
+++ b/regexec.c
@@ -175,38 +175,6 @@ static const char* const non_utf8_target_but_utf8_required
     locinput = (p);  \
     SET_nextchr
 
-
-#define LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(swash_ptr, property_name, invlist) STMT_START {   \
-        if (!swash_ptr) {                                                     \
-            U8 flags = _CORE_SWASH_INIT_ACCEPT_INVLIST;                       \
-            swash_ptr = _core_swash_init("utf8", property_name, &PL_sv_undef, \
-                                         1, 0, invlist, &flags);              \
-            assert(swash_ptr);                                                \
-        }                                                                     \
-    } STMT_END
-
-/* If in debug mode, we test that a known character properly matches */
-#ifdef DEBUGGING
-#   define LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_DEBUG_TEST(swash_ptr,                          \
-                                          property_name,                      \
-                                          invlist,                            \
-                                          utf8_char_in_property)              \
-        LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(swash_ptr, property_name, invlist);               \
-        assert(swash_fetch(swash_ptr, (U8 *) utf8_char_in_property, TRUE));
-#else
-#   define LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_DEBUG_TEST(swash_ptr,                          \
-                                          property_name,                      \
-                                          invlist,                            \
-                                          utf8_char_in_property)              \
-        LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(swash_ptr, property_name, invlist)
-#endif
-
-#define LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_ALNUM() LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_DEBUG_TEST(           \
-                                        PL_utf8_swash_ptrs[_CC_WORDCHAR],     \
-                                        "",                                   \
-                                        PL_XPosix_ptrs[_CC_WORDCHAR],         \
-                                        LATIN_SMALL_LIGATURE_LONG_S_T_UTF8);
-
 #define PLACEHOLDER    /* Something for the preprocessor to grab onto */
 /* TODO: Combine JUMPABLE and HAS_TEXT to cache OP(rn) */
 
@@ -238,13 +206,13 @@ static const char* const non_utf8_target_but_utf8_required
 /* Currently these are only used when PL_regkind[OP(rn)] == EXACT so
    we don't need this definition.  XXX These are now out-of-sync*/
 #define IS_TEXT(rn)   ( OP(rn)==EXACT   || OP(rn)==REF   || OP(rn)==NREF   )
-#define IS_TEXTF(rn)  ( OP(rn)==EXACTFU || OP(rn)==EXACTFU_SS || OP(rn)==EXACTFA || OP(rn)==EXACTFA_NO_TRIE || OP(rn)==EXACTF || OP(rn)==REFF  || OP(rn)==NREFF )
+#define IS_TEXTF(rn)  ( OP(rn)==EXACTFU || OP(rn)==EXACTFU_SS || OP(rn)==EXACTFAA || OP(rn)==EXACTFAA_NO_TRIE || OP(rn)==EXACTF || OP(rn)==REFF  || OP(rn)==NREFF )
 #define IS_TEXTFL(rn) ( OP(rn)==EXACTFL || OP(rn)==REFFL || OP(rn)==NREFFL )
 
 #else
 /* ... so we use this as its faster. */
 #define IS_TEXT(rn)   ( OP(rn)==EXACT || OP(rn)==EXACTL )
-#define IS_TEXTFU(rn)  ( OP(rn)==EXACTFU || OP(rn)==EXACTFLU8 || OP(rn)==EXACTFU_SS || OP(rn) == EXACTFA || OP(rn) == EXACTFA_NO_TRIE)
+#define IS_TEXTFU(rn)  ( OP(rn)==EXACTFU || OP(rn)==EXACTFLU8 || OP(rn)==EXACTFU_SS || OP(rn) == EXACTFAA || OP(rn) == EXACTFAA_NO_TRIE)
 #define IS_TEXTF(rn)  ( OP(rn)==EXACTF  )
 #define IS_TEXTFL(rn) ( OP(rn)==EXACTFL )
 
@@ -360,7 +328,34 @@ S_regcppush(pTHX_ const regexp *rex, I32 parenfloor, U32 maxopenparen _pDEPTH)
     );                                                          \
     regcpblow(cp)
 
+/* set the start and end positions of capture ix */
+#define CLOSE_CAPTURE(ix, s, e)                                            \
+    rex->offs[ix].start = s;                                               \
+    rex->offs[ix].end = e;                                                 \
+    if (ix > rex->lastparen)                                               \
+        rex->lastparen = ix;                                               \
+    rex->lastcloseparen = ix;                                              \
+    DEBUG_BUFFERS_r(Perl_re_exec_indentf( aTHX_                            \
+        "CLOSE: rex=0x%" UVxf " offs=0x%" UVxf ": \\%" UVuf ": set %" IVdf "..%" IVdf " max: %" UVuf "\n", \
+        depth,                                                             \
+        PTR2UV(rex),                                                       \
+        PTR2UV(rex->offs),                                                 \
+        (UV)ix,                                                            \
+        (IV)rex->offs[ix].start,                                           \
+        (IV)rex->offs[ix].end,                                             \
+        (UV)rex->lastparen                                                 \
+    ))
+
 #define UNWIND_PAREN(lp, lcp)               \
+    DEBUG_BUFFERS_r(Perl_re_exec_indentf( aTHX_  \
+        "UNWIND_PAREN: rex=0x%" UVxf " offs=0x%" UVxf ": invalidate (%" UVuf "..%" UVuf "] set lcp: %" UVuf "\n", \
+        depth,                              \
+        PTR2UV(rex),                        \
+        PTR2UV(rex->offs),                  \
+        (UV)(lp),                           \
+        (UV)(rex->lastparen),               \
+        (UV)(lcp)                           \
+    ));                                     \
     for (n = rex->lastparen; n > lp; n--)   \
         rex->offs[n].end = -1;              \
     rex->lastparen = n;                     \
@@ -500,7 +495,7 @@ Perl_isFOO_lc(pTHX_ const U8 classnum, const U8 character)
 #endif
 
 STATIC bool
-S_isFOO_utf8_lc(pTHX_ const U8 classnum, const U8* character)
+S_isFOO_utf8_lc(pTHX_ const U8 classnum, const U8* character, const U8* e)
 {
     /* Returns a boolean as to whether or not the (well-formed) UTF-8-encoded
      * 'character' is a member of the Posix character class given by 'classnum'
@@ -522,31 +517,16 @@ S_isFOO_utf8_lc(pTHX_ const U8 classnum, const U8* character)
                         EIGHT_BIT_UTF8_TO_NATIVE(*character, *(character + 1)));
     }
 
-    _CHECK_AND_OUTPUT_WIDE_LOCALE_UTF8_MSG(character, character + UTF8SKIP(character));
-
-    if (classnum < _FIRST_NON_SWASH_CC) {
-
-        /* Initialize the swash unless done already */
-        if (! PL_utf8_swash_ptrs[classnum]) {
-            U8 flags = _CORE_SWASH_INIT_ACCEPT_INVLIST;
-            PL_utf8_swash_ptrs[classnum] =
-                    _core_swash_init("utf8",
-                                     "",
-                                     &PL_sv_undef, 1, 0,
-                                     PL_XPosix_ptrs[classnum], &flags);
-        }
-
-        return cBOOL(swash_fetch(PL_utf8_swash_ptrs[classnum], (U8 *)
-                                 character,
-                                 TRUE /* is UTF */ ));
-    }
+    _CHECK_AND_OUTPUT_WIDE_LOCALE_UTF8_MSG(character, e);
 
     switch ((_char_class_number) classnum) {
         case _CC_ENUM_SPACE:     return is_XPERLSPACE_high(character);
         case _CC_ENUM_BLANK:     return is_HORIZWS_high(character);
         case _CC_ENUM_XDIGIT:    return is_XDIGIT_high(character);
         case _CC_ENUM_VERTSPACE: return is_VERTWS_high(character);
-        default:                 break;
+        default:
+            return _invlist_contains_cp(PL_XPosix_ptrs[classnum],
+                                        utf8_to_uvchr_buf(character, e, NULL));
     }
 
     return FALSE; /* Things like CNTRL are always below 256 */
@@ -587,17 +567,17 @@ S_find_next_ascii(char * s, const char * send, const bool utf8_target)
             PERL_UINTMAX_T complemented = ~ * (PERL_UINTMAX_T *) s;
             if (complemented & PERL_VARIANTS_WORD_MASK)  {
 
-#if   BYTEORDER == 0x1234 || BYTEORDER == 0x12345678    \
-   || BYTEORDER == 0x4321 || BYTEORDER == 0x87654321
+#  if   BYTEORDER == 0x1234 || BYTEORDER == 0x12345678    \
+     || BYTEORDER == 0x4321 || BYTEORDER == 0x87654321
 
                 s += _variant_byte_number(complemented);
                 return s;
 
-#else   /* If weird byte order, drop into next loop to do byte-at-a-time
+#  else   /* If weird byte order, drop into next loop to do byte-at-a-time
            checks. */
 
                 break;
-#endif
+#  endif
             }
 
             s += PERL_WORDSIZE;
@@ -676,6 +656,221 @@ S_find_next_non_ascii(char * s, const char * send, const bool utf8_target)
 
 }
 
+STATIC U8 *
+S_find_span_end(U8 * s, const U8 * send, const U8 span_byte)
+{
+    /* Returns the position of the first byte in the sequence between 's' and
+     * 'send-1' inclusive that isn't 'span_byte'; returns 'send' if none found.
+     * */
+
+    PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_FIND_SPAN_END;
+
+    assert(send >= s);
+
+    if ((STRLEN) (send - s) >= PERL_WORDSIZE
+                          + PERL_WORDSIZE * PERL_IS_SUBWORD_ADDR(s)
+                          - (PTR2nat(s) & PERL_WORD_BOUNDARY_MASK))
+    {
+        PERL_UINTMAX_T span_word;
+
+        /* Process per-byte until reach word boundary.  XXX This loop could be
+         * eliminated if we knew that this platform had fast unaligned reads */
+        while (PTR2nat(s) & PERL_WORD_BOUNDARY_MASK) {
+            if (*s != span_byte) {
+                return s;
+            }
+            s++;
+        }
+
+        /* Create a word filled with the bytes we are spanning */
+        span_word = PERL_COUNT_MULTIPLIER * span_byte;
+
+        /* Process per-word as long as we have at least a full word left */
+        do {
+
+            /* Keep going if the whole word is composed of 'span_byte's */
+            if ((* (PERL_UINTMAX_T *) s) == span_word)  {
+                s += PERL_WORDSIZE;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            /* Here, at least one byte in the word isn't 'span_byte'. */
+
+#ifdef EBCDIC
+
+            break;
+
+#else
+
+            /* This xor leaves 1 bits only in those non-matching bytes */
+            span_word ^= * (PERL_UINTMAX_T *) s;
+
+            /* Make sure the upper bit of each non-matching byte is set.  This
+             * makes each such byte look like an ASCII platform variant byte */
+            span_word |= span_word << 1;
+            span_word |= span_word << 2;
+            span_word |= span_word << 4;
+
+            /* That reduces the problem to what this function solves */
+            return s + _variant_byte_number(span_word);
+
+#endif
+
+        } while (s + PERL_WORDSIZE <= send);
+    }
+
+    /* Process the straggler bytes beyond the final word boundary */
+    while (s < send) {
+        if (*s != span_byte) {
+            return s;
+        }
+        s++;
+    }
+
+    return s;
+}
+
+STATIC U8 *
+S_find_next_masked(U8 * s, const U8 * send, const U8 byte, const U8 mask)
+{
+    /* Returns the position of the first byte in the sequence between 's'
+     * and 'send-1' inclusive that when ANDed with 'mask' yields 'byte';
+     * returns 'send' if none found.  It uses word-level operations instead of
+     * byte to speed up the process */
+
+    PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_FIND_NEXT_MASKED;
+
+    assert(send >= s);
+    assert((byte & mask) == byte);
+
+#ifndef EBCDIC
+
+    if ((STRLEN) (send - s) >= PERL_WORDSIZE
+                          + PERL_WORDSIZE * PERL_IS_SUBWORD_ADDR(s)
+                          - (PTR2nat(s) & PERL_WORD_BOUNDARY_MASK))
+    {
+        PERL_UINTMAX_T word_complemented, mask_word;
+
+        while (PTR2nat(s) & PERL_WORD_BOUNDARY_MASK) {
+            if (((*s) & mask) == byte) {
+                return s;
+            }
+            s++;
+        }
+
+        word_complemented = ~ (PERL_COUNT_MULTIPLIER * byte);
+        mask_word =            PERL_COUNT_MULTIPLIER * mask;
+
+        do {
+            PERL_UINTMAX_T masked = (* (PERL_UINTMAX_T *) s) & mask_word;
+
+            /* If 'masked' contains 'byte' within it, anding with the
+             * complement will leave those 8 bits 0 */
+            masked &= word_complemented;
+
+            /* This causes the most significant bit to be set to 1 for any
+             * bytes in the word that aren't completely 0 */
+            masked |= masked << 1;
+            masked |= masked << 2;
+            masked |= masked << 4;
+
+            /* The msbits are the same as what marks a byte as variant, so we
+             * can use this mask.  If all msbits are 1, the word doesn't
+             * contain 'byte' */
+            if ((masked & PERL_VARIANTS_WORD_MASK) == PERL_VARIANTS_WORD_MASK) {
+                s += PERL_WORDSIZE;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            /* Here, the msbit of bytes in the word that aren't 'byte' are 1,
+             * and any that are, are 0.  Complement and re-AND to swap that */
+            masked = ~ masked;
+            masked &= PERL_VARIANTS_WORD_MASK;
+
+            /* This reduces the problem to that solved by this function */
+            s += _variant_byte_number(masked);
+            return s;
+
+        } while (s + PERL_WORDSIZE <= send);
+    }
+
+#endif
+
+    while (s < send) {
+        if (((*s) & mask) == byte) {
+            return s;
+        }
+        s++;
+    }
+
+    return s;
+}
+
+STATIC U8 *
+S_find_span_end_mask(U8 * s, const U8 * send, const U8 span_byte, const U8 mask)
+{
+    /* Returns the position of the first byte in the sequence between 's' and
+     * 'send-1' inclusive that when ANDed with 'mask' isn't 'span_byte'.
+     * 'span_byte' should have been ANDed with 'mask' in the call of this
+     * function.  Returns 'send' if none found.  Works like find_span_end(),
+     * except for the AND */
+
+    PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_FIND_SPAN_END_MASK;
+
+    assert(send >= s);
+    assert((span_byte & mask) == span_byte);
+
+    if ((STRLEN) (send - s) >= PERL_WORDSIZE
+                          + PERL_WORDSIZE * PERL_IS_SUBWORD_ADDR(s)
+                          - (PTR2nat(s) & PERL_WORD_BOUNDARY_MASK))
+    {
+        PERL_UINTMAX_T span_word, mask_word;
+
+        while (PTR2nat(s) & PERL_WORD_BOUNDARY_MASK) {
+            if (((*s) & mask) != span_byte) {
+                return s;
+            }
+            s++;
+        }
+
+        span_word = PERL_COUNT_MULTIPLIER * span_byte;
+        mask_word = PERL_COUNT_MULTIPLIER * mask;
+
+        do {
+            PERL_UINTMAX_T masked = (* (PERL_UINTMAX_T *) s) & mask_word;
+
+            if (masked == span_word) {
+                s += PERL_WORDSIZE;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+#ifdef EBCDIC
+
+            break;
+
+#else
+
+            masked ^= span_word;
+            masked |= masked << 1;
+            masked |= masked << 2;
+            masked |= masked << 4;
+            return s + _variant_byte_number(masked);
+
+#endif
+
+        } while (s + PERL_WORDSIZE <= send);
+    }
+
+    while (s < send) {
+        if (((*s) & mask) != span_byte) {
+            return s;
+        }
+        s++;
+    }
+
+    return s;
+}
+
 /*
  * pregexec and friends
  */
@@ -1044,7 +1239,7 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_
 
             if (check_len > targ_len) {
                 DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(Perl_re_printf( aTHX_
-                             "Anchored string too short...\n"));
+                             "Target string too short to match required substring...\n"));
                 goto fail_finish;
             }
 
@@ -1059,6 +1254,8 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_
                                 end_point - check_len
                             )
                             + check_len;
+                if (end_point < start_point)
+                    goto fail_finish;
             }
         }
 
@@ -1611,30 +1808,34 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_
 #define DECL_TRIE_TYPE(scan) \
     const enum { trie_plain, trie_utf8, trie_utf8_fold, trie_latin_utf8_fold,       \
                  trie_utf8_exactfa_fold, trie_latin_utf8_exactfa_fold,              \
-                 trie_utf8l, trie_flu8 }                                            \
+                 trie_utf8l, trie_flu8, trie_flu8_latin }                           \
                     trie_type = ((scan->flags == EXACT)                             \
                                  ? (utf8_target ? trie_utf8 : trie_plain)           \
                                  : (scan->flags == EXACTL)                          \
                                     ? (utf8_target ? trie_utf8l : trie_plain)       \
-                                    : (scan->flags == EXACTFA                     \
+                                    : (scan->flags == EXACTFAA)                     \
                                       ? (utf8_target                                \
                                          ? trie_utf8_exactfa_fold                   \
                                          : trie_latin_utf8_exactfa_fold)            \
                                       : (scan->flags == EXACTFLU8                   \
-                                         ? trie_flu8                                \
+                                         ? (utf8_target                             \
+                                           ? trie_flu8                              \
+                                           : trie_flu8_latin)                       \
                                          : (utf8_target                             \
                                            ? trie_utf8_fold                         \
-                                           :   trie_latin_utf8_fold)))
+                                           : trie_latin_utf8_fold)))
 
-#define REXEC_TRIE_READ_CHAR(trie_type, trie, widecharmap, uc, uscan, len, uvc, charid, foldlen, foldbuf, uniflags) \
+/* 'uscan' is set to foldbuf, and incremented, so below the end of uscan is
+ * 'foldbuf+sizeof(foldbuf)' */
+#define REXEC_TRIE_READ_CHAR(trie_type, trie, widecharmap, uc, uc_end, uscan, len, uvc, charid, foldlen, foldbuf, uniflags) \
 STMT_START {                                                                        \
     STRLEN skiplen;                                                                 \
     U8 flags = FOLD_FLAGS_FULL;                                                     \
     switch (trie_type) {                                                            \
     case trie_flu8:                                                                 \
         _CHECK_AND_WARN_PROBLEMATIC_LOCALE;                                         \
-        if (utf8_target && UTF8_IS_ABOVE_LATIN1(*uc)) {                             \
-            _CHECK_AND_OUTPUT_WIDE_LOCALE_UTF8_MSG(uc, uc + UTF8SKIP(uc));          \
+        if (UTF8_IS_ABOVE_LATIN1(*uc)) {                                            \
+            _CHECK_AND_OUTPUT_WIDE_LOCALE_UTF8_MSG(uc, uc_end);                     \
         }                                                                           \
         goto do_trie_utf8_fold;                                                     \
     case trie_utf8_exactfa_fold:                                                    \
@@ -1643,25 +1844,29 @@ STMT_START {
     case trie_utf8_fold:                                                            \
       do_trie_utf8_fold:                                                            \
         if ( foldlen>0 ) {                                                          \
-            uvc = utf8n_to_uvchr( (const U8*) uscan, UTF8_MAXLEN, &len, uniflags ); \
+            uvc = utf8n_to_uvchr( (const U8*) uscan, foldlen, &len, uniflags );     \
             foldlen -= len;                                                         \
             uscan += len;                                                           \
             len=0;                                                                  \
         } else {                                                                    \
-            len = UTF8SKIP(uc);                                                     \
-            uvc = _toFOLD_utf8_flags( (const U8*) uc, uc + len, foldbuf, &foldlen,  \
+            uvc = _toFOLD_utf8_flags( (const U8*) uc, uc_end, foldbuf, &foldlen,    \
                                                                             flags); \
+            len = UTF8SKIP(uc);                                                     \
             skiplen = UVCHR_SKIP( uvc );                                            \
             foldlen -= skiplen;                                                     \
             uscan = foldbuf + skiplen;                                              \
         }                                                                           \
         break;                                                                      \
+    case trie_flu8_latin:                                                           \
+        _CHECK_AND_WARN_PROBLEMATIC_LOCALE;                                         \
+        goto do_trie_latin_utf8_fold;                                               \
     case trie_latin_utf8_exactfa_fold:                                              \
         flags |= FOLD_FLAGS_NOMIX_ASCII;                                            \
         /* FALLTHROUGH */                                                           \
     case trie_latin_utf8_fold:                                                      \
+      do_trie_latin_utf8_fold:                                                      \
         if ( foldlen>0 ) {                                                          \
-            uvc = utf8n_to_uvchr( (const U8*) uscan, UTF8_MAXLEN, &len, uniflags ); \
+            uvc = utf8n_to_uvchr( (const U8*) uscan, foldlen, &len, uniflags );     \
             foldlen -= len;                                                         \
             uscan += len;                                                           \
             len=0;                                                                  \
@@ -1680,7 +1885,7 @@ STMT_START {
         }                                                                           \
         /* FALLTHROUGH */                                                           \
     case trie_utf8:                                                                 \
-        uvc = utf8n_to_uvchr( (const U8*) uc, UTF8_MAXLEN, &len, uniflags );        \
+        uvc = utf8n_to_uvchr( (const U8*) uc, uc_end - uc, &len, uniflags );        \
         break;                                                                      \
     case trie_plain:                                                                \
         uvc = (UV)*uc;                                                              \
@@ -1704,73 +1909,65 @@ STMT_START {
     dump_exec_pos(li,s,(reginfo->strend),(reginfo->strbeg), \
                 startpos, doutf8, depth)
 
-#define REXEC_FBC_EXACTISH_SCAN(COND)                     \
-STMT_START {                                              \
-    while (s <= e) {                                      \
-       if ( (COND)                                       \
-            && (ln == 1 || folder(s, pat_string, ln))    \
-            && (reginfo->intuit || regtry(reginfo, &s)) )\
-           goto got_it;                                  \
-       s++;                                              \
-    }                                                     \
-} STMT_END
-
-#define REXEC_FBC_UTF8_SCAN(CODE)                     \
-STMT_START {                                          \
-    while (s < strend) {                              \
-       CODE                                          \
-       s += UTF8SKIP(s);                             \
-    }                                                 \
-} STMT_END
-
-#define REXEC_FBC_SCAN(CODE)                          \
-STMT_START {                                          \
-    while (s < strend) {                              \
-       CODE                                          \
-       s++;                                          \
-    }                                                 \
-} STMT_END
+#define REXEC_FBC_SCAN(UTF8, CODE)                          \
+    STMT_START {                                            \
+        while (s < strend) {                                \
+            CODE                                            \
+            s += ((UTF8) ? UTF8SKIP(s) : 1);                \
+        }                                                   \
+    } STMT_END
 
-/* In the next few macros, 'try_it' is a bool indicating whether to actually
- * try the match or not.  It is used for when the flags indicate that only the
- * first occurrence of 'x' in a string of them should be considered for
- * matching.  try_it is initialized to 1, and set to 1 on every failure of the
- * condition, thus it will be 1 whenever a 'x' happens to be first.  But when
- * the condition is met, and we don't exit the loop because we have ultimate
- * success, try_it is set to 'doevery', the latter being FALSE if we only want
- * the first in a string; otherwise TRUE, so try_it will be 0 when the previous
- * thing was 'x' and we only want the first 'x' */
-
-#define REXEC_FBC_UTF8_CLASS_SCAN(COND)                        \
-REXEC_FBC_UTF8_SCAN( /* Loops while (s < strend) */            \
-    if (COND) {                                                \
-       if (try_it && (reginfo->intuit || regtry(reginfo, &s)))\
-           goto got_it;                                       \
-       else                                                   \
-           try_it = doevery;                                  \
-    }                                                          \
-    else                                                       \
-       try_it = 1;                                            \
-)
+#define REXEC_FBC_CLASS_SCAN(UTF8, COND)                    \
+    STMT_START {                                            \
+        while (s < strend) {                                \
+            REXEC_FBC_CLASS_SCAN_GUTS(UTF8, COND)           \
+        }                                                   \
+    } STMT_END
 
-#define REXEC_FBC_CLASS_SCAN(COND)                             \
-REXEC_FBC_SCAN( /* Loops while (s < strend) */                 \
+#define REXEC_FBC_CLASS_SCAN_GUTS(UTF8, COND)                  \
     if (COND) {                                                \
-       if (try_it && (reginfo->intuit || regtry(reginfo, &s)))\
-           goto got_it;                                       \
-       else                                                   \
-           try_it = doevery;                                  \
+        FBC_CHECK_AND_TRY                                      \
+        s += ((UTF8) ? UTF8SKIP(s) : 1);                       \
+        previous_occurrence_end = s;                           \
     }                                                          \
-    else                                                       \
-       try_it = 1;                                            \
-)
+    else {                                                     \
+        s += ((UTF8) ? UTF8SKIP(s) : 1);                       \
+    }
 
 #define REXEC_FBC_CSCAN(CONDUTF8,COND)                         \
     if (utf8_target) {                                         \
-       REXEC_FBC_UTF8_CLASS_SCAN(CONDUTF8);                   \
+       REXEC_FBC_CLASS_SCAN(1, CONDUTF8);                     \
     }                                                          \
     else {                                                     \
-       REXEC_FBC_CLASS_SCAN(COND);                            \
+       REXEC_FBC_CLASS_SCAN(0, COND);                         \
+    }
+
+/* We keep track of where the next character should start after an occurrence
+ * of the one we're looking for.  Knowing that, we can see right away if the
+ * next occurrence is adjacent to the previous.  When 'doevery' is FALSE, we
+ * don't accept the 2nd and succeeding adjacent occurrences */
+#define FBC_CHECK_AND_TRY                                      \
+        if (   (   doevery                                     \
+                || s != previous_occurrence_end)               \
+            && (reginfo->intuit || regtry(reginfo, &s)))       \
+        {                                                      \
+            goto got_it;                                       \
+        }
+
+
+/* This differs from the above macros in that it calls a function which returns
+ * the next occurrence of the thing being looked for in 's'; and 'strend' if
+ * there is no such occurrence. */
+#define REXEC_FBC_FIND_NEXT_SCAN(UTF8, f)                   \
+    while (s < strend) {                                    \
+        s = (f);                                            \
+        if (s >= strend) {                                  \
+            break;                                          \
+        }                                                   \
+                                                            \
+        FBC_CHECK_AND_TRY                                   \
+        s += (UTF8) ? UTF8SKIP(s) : 1;                      \
+        previous_occurrence_end = s;                        \
     }
 
 /* The three macros below are slightly different versions of the same logic.
@@ -1801,7 +1998,7 @@ REXEC_FBC_SCAN( /* Loops while (s < strend) */                 \
  * here.  And vice-versa if we are looking for a non-boundary.
  *
  * 'tmp' below in the next three macros in the REXEC_FBC_SCAN and
- * REXEC_FBC_UTF8_SCAN loops is a loop invariant, a bool giving the return of
+ * REXEC_FBC_SCAN loops is a loop invariant, a bool giving the return of
  * TEST_NON_UTF8(s-1).  To see this, note that that's what it is defined to be
  * at entry to the loop, and to get to the IF_FAIL branch, tmp must equal
  * TEST_NON_UTF8(s), and in the opposite branch, IF_SUCCESS, tmp is that
@@ -1812,7 +2009,7 @@ REXEC_FBC_SCAN( /* Loops while (s < strend) */                 \
 #define FBC_UTF8_A(TEST_NON_UTF8, IF_SUCCESS, IF_FAIL)                         \
     tmp = (s != reginfo->strbeg) ? UCHARAT(s - 1) : '\n';                      \
     tmp = TEST_NON_UTF8(tmp);                                                  \
-    REXEC_FBC_UTF8_SCAN( /* advances s while s < strend */                     \
+    REXEC_FBC_SCAN(1,  /* 1=>is-utf8; advances s while s < strend */           \
         if (tmp == ! TEST_NON_UTF8((U8) *s)) {                                 \
             tmp = !tmp;                                                        \
             IF_SUCCESS; /* Is a boundary if values for s-1 and s differ */     \
@@ -1835,8 +2032,7 @@ REXEC_FBC_SCAN( /* Loops while (s < strend) */                 \
                                                        0, UTF8_ALLOW_DEFAULT); \
     }                                                                          \
     tmp = TEST_UV(tmp);                                                        \
-    LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_ALNUM();                                               \
-    REXEC_FBC_UTF8_SCAN( /* advances s while s < strend */                     \
+    REXEC_FBC_SCAN(1,  /* 1=>is-utf8; advances s while s < strend */           \
         if (tmp == ! (TEST_UTF8((U8 *) s, (U8 *) reginfo->strend))) {          \
             tmp = !tmp;                                                        \
             IF_SUCCESS;                                                        \
@@ -1856,7 +2052,7 @@ REXEC_FBC_SCAN( /* Loops while (s < strend) */                 \
     else {  /* Not utf8 */                                                     \
        tmp = (s != reginfo->strbeg) ? UCHARAT(s - 1) : '\n';                  \
        tmp = TEST_NON_UTF8(tmp);                                              \
-       REXEC_FBC_SCAN( /* advances s while s < strend */                      \
+       REXEC_FBC_SCAN(0, /* 0=>not-utf8; advances s while s < strend */       \
            if (tmp == ! TEST_NON_UTF8((U8) *s)) {                             \
                IF_SUCCESS;                                                    \
                tmp = !tmp;                                                    \
@@ -1916,7 +2112,7 @@ REXEC_FBC_SCAN( /* Loops while (s < strend) */                 \
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
 static IV
 S_get_break_val_cp_checked(SV* const invlist, const UV cp_in) {
-  IV cp_out = Perl__invlist_search(invlist, cp_in);
+  IV cp_out = _invlist_search(invlist, cp_in);
   assert(cp_out >= 0);
   return cp_out;
 }
@@ -2001,7 +2197,10 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s,
     const char *strend, regmatch_info *reginfo)
 {
     dVAR;
+
+    /* TRUE if x+ need not match at just the 1st pos of run of x's */
     const I32 doevery = (prog->intflags & PREGf_SKIP) == 0;
+
     char *pat_string;   /* The pattern's exactish string */
     char *pat_end;         /* ptr to end char of pat_string */
     re_fold_t folder;  /* Function for computing non-utf8 folds */
@@ -2011,8 +2210,14 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s,
     U8 c1;
     U8 c2;
     char *e;
-    bool try_it = 1;   /* Use in some macros to control whether to accept this
-                           occurrence of what's being matched, or not */
+
+    /* In some cases we accept only the first occurence of 'x' in a sequence of
+     * them.  This variable points to just beyond the end of the previous
+     * occurrence of 'x', hence we can tell if we are in a sequence.  (Having
+     * it point to beyond the 'x' allows us to work for UTF-8 without having to
+     * hop back.) */
+    char * previous_occurrence_end = 0;
+
     I32 tmp;            /* Scratch variable */
     const bool utf8_target = reginfo->is_utf8_target;
     UV utf8_fold_flags = 0;
@@ -2028,6 +2233,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s,
 
     /* We know what class it must start with. */
     switch (OP(c)) {
+    case ANYOFPOSIXL:
     case ANYOFL:
         _CHECK_AND_WARN_PROBLEMATIC_LOCALE;
 
@@ -2039,21 +2245,28 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s,
     case ANYOFD:
     case ANYOF:
         if (utf8_target) {
-            REXEC_FBC_UTF8_CLASS_SCAN(
+            REXEC_FBC_CLASS_SCAN(1, /* 1=>is-utf8 */
                       reginclass(prog, c, (U8*)s, (U8*) strend, utf8_target));
         }
         else if (ANYOF_FLAGS(c)) {
-            REXEC_FBC_CLASS_SCAN(reginclass(prog,c, (U8*)s, (U8*)s+1, 0));
+            REXEC_FBC_CLASS_SCAN(0, reginclass(prog,c, (U8*)s, (U8*)s+1, 0));
         }
         else {
-            REXEC_FBC_CLASS_SCAN(ANYOF_BITMAP_TEST(c, *((U8*)s)));
+            REXEC_FBC_CLASS_SCAN(0, ANYOF_BITMAP_TEST(c, *((U8*)s)));
         }
         break;
 
-    case EXACTFA_NO_TRIE:   /* This node only generated for non-utf8 patterns */
+    case ANYOFM:    /* ARG() is the base byte; FLAGS() the mask byte */
+        /* UTF-8ness doesn't matter, so use 0 */
+        REXEC_FBC_FIND_NEXT_SCAN(0,
+         (char *) find_next_masked((U8 *) s, (U8 *) strend,
+                                   (U8) ARG(c), FLAGS(c)));
+        break;
+
+    case EXACTFAA_NO_TRIE: /* This node only generated for non-utf8 patterns */
         assert(! is_utf8_pat);
        /* FALLTHROUGH */
-    case EXACTFA:
+    case EXACTFAA:
         if (is_utf8_pat || utf8_target) {
             utf8_fold_flags = FOLDEQ_UTF8_NOMIX_ASCII;
             goto do_exactf_utf8;
@@ -2136,10 +2349,57 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s,
         c1 = *pat_string;
         c2 = fold_array[c1];
         if (c1 == c2) { /* If char and fold are the same */
-            REXEC_FBC_EXACTISH_SCAN(*(U8*)s == c1);
+            while (s <= e) {
+                s = (char *) memchr(s, c1, e + 1 - s);
+                if (s == NULL) {
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                /* Check that the rest of the node matches */
+                if (   (ln == 1 || folder(s + 1, pat_string + 1, ln - 1))
+                    && (reginfo->intuit || regtry(reginfo, &s)) )
+                {
+                    goto got_it;
+                }
+                s++;
+            }
         }
         else {
-            REXEC_FBC_EXACTISH_SCAN(*(U8*)s == c1 || *(U8*)s == c2);
+            U8 bits_differing = c1 ^ c2;
+
+            /* If the folds differ in one bit position only, we can mask to
+             * match either of them, and can use this faster find method.  Both
+             * ASCII and EBCDIC tend to have their case folds differ in only
+             * one position, so this is very likely */
+            if (LIKELY(PL_bitcount[bits_differing] == 1)) {
+                bits_differing = ~ bits_differing;
+                while (s <= e) {
+                    s = (char *) find_next_masked((U8 *) s, (U8 *) e + 1,
+                                        (c1 & bits_differing), bits_differing);
+                    if (s > e) {
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    if (   (ln == 1 || folder(s + 1, pat_string + 1, ln - 1))
+                        && (reginfo->intuit || regtry(reginfo, &s)) )
+                    {
+                        goto got_it;
+                    }
+                    s++;
+                }
+            }
+            else {  /* Otherwise, stuck with looking byte-at-a-time.  This
+                       should actually happen only in EXACTFL nodes */
+                while (s <= e) {
+                    if (    (*(U8*)s == c1 || *(U8*)s == c2)
+                        && (ln == 1 || folder(s + 1, pat_string + 1, ln - 1))
+                        && (reginfo->intuit || regtry(reginfo, &s)) )
+                    {
+                        goto got_it;
+                    }
+                    s++;
+                }
+            }
         }
         break;
 
@@ -2516,17 +2776,17 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s,
         break;
 
     case ASCII:
-        s = find_next_ascii(s, strend, utf8_target);
-        if (s < strend && (reginfo->intuit || regtry(reginfo, &s))) {
-            goto got_it;
-        }
-
+        REXEC_FBC_FIND_NEXT_SCAN(0, find_next_ascii(s, strend, utf8_target));
         break;
 
     case NASCII:
-        s = find_next_non_ascii(s, strend, utf8_target);
-        if (s < strend && (reginfo->intuit || regtry(reginfo, &s))) {
-            goto got_it;
+        if (utf8_target) {
+            REXEC_FBC_FIND_NEXT_SCAN(1, find_next_non_ascii(s, strend,
+                                                            utf8_target));
+        }
+        else {
+            REXEC_FBC_FIND_NEXT_SCAN(0, find_next_non_ascii(s, strend,
+                                                            utf8_target));
         }
 
         break;
@@ -2540,7 +2800,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s,
 
     case POSIXL:
         _CHECK_AND_WARN_PROBLEMATIC_LOCALE;
-        REXEC_FBC_CSCAN(to_complement ^ cBOOL(isFOO_utf8_lc(FLAGS(c), (U8 *) s)),
+        REXEC_FBC_CSCAN(to_complement ^ cBOOL(isFOO_utf8_lc(FLAGS(c), (U8 *) s, (U8 *) strend)),
                         to_complement ^ cBOOL(isFOO_lc(FLAGS(c), *s)));
         break;
 
@@ -2558,8 +2818,8 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s,
         if (utf8_target) {
             /* The complement of something that matches only ASCII matches all
              * non-ASCII, plus everything in ASCII that isn't in the class. */
-            REXEC_FBC_UTF8_CLASS_SCAN(   ! isASCII_utf8_safe(s, strend)
-                                      || ! _generic_isCC_A(*s, FLAGS(c)));
+            REXEC_FBC_CLASS_SCAN(1,   ! isASCII_utf8_safe(s, strend)
+                                   || ! _generic_isCC_A(*s, FLAGS(c)));
             break;
         }
 
@@ -2572,12 +2832,12 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s,
          * as otherwise we would have to examine all the continuation
          * characters */
         if (utf8_target) {
-            REXEC_FBC_UTF8_CLASS_SCAN(_generic_isCC_A(*s, FLAGS(c)));
+            REXEC_FBC_CLASS_SCAN(1, _generic_isCC_A(*s, FLAGS(c)));
             break;
         }
 
       posixa:
-        REXEC_FBC_CLASS_SCAN(
+        REXEC_FBC_CLASS_SCAN(0, /* 0=>not-utf8 */
                         to_complement ^ cBOOL(_generic_isCC_A(*s, FLAGS(c))));
         break;
 
@@ -2587,101 +2847,51 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s,
 
     case POSIXU:
         if (! utf8_target) {
-            REXEC_FBC_CLASS_SCAN(to_complement ^ cBOOL(_generic_isCC(*s,
+            REXEC_FBC_CLASS_SCAN(0, /* 0=>not-utf8 */
+                                 to_complement ^ cBOOL(_generic_isCC(*s,
                                                                     FLAGS(c))));
         }
         else {
 
           posix_utf8:
             classnum = (_char_class_number) FLAGS(c);
-            if (classnum < _FIRST_NON_SWASH_CC) {
-                while (s < strend) {
-
-                    /* We avoid loading in the swash as long as possible, but
-                     * should we have to, we jump to a separate loop.  This
-                     * extra 'if' statement is what keeps this code from being
-                     * just a call to REXEC_FBC_UTF8_CLASS_SCAN() */
-                    if (UTF8_IS_ABOVE_LATIN1(*s)) {
-                        goto found_above_latin1;
-                    }
-                    if ((UTF8_IS_INVARIANT(*s)
-                         && to_complement ^ cBOOL(_generic_isCC((U8) *s,
-                                                                classnum)))
-                        || (   UTF8_IS_NEXT_CHAR_DOWNGRADEABLE(s, strend)
-                            && to_complement ^ cBOOL(
-                                _generic_isCC(EIGHT_BIT_UTF8_TO_NATIVE(*s,
-                                                                      *(s + 1)),
-                                              classnum))))
-                    {
-                        if (try_it && (reginfo->intuit || regtry(reginfo, &s)))
-                            goto got_it;
-                        else {
-                            try_it = doevery;
-                        }
-                    }
-                    else {
-                        try_it = 1;
-                    }
-                    s += UTF8SKIP(s);
-                }
-            }
-            else switch (classnum) {    /* These classes are implemented as
-                                           macros */
+            switch (classnum) {
+                default:
+                    REXEC_FBC_CLASS_SCAN(1, /* 1=>is-utf8 */
+                        to_complement ^ cBOOL(_invlist_contains_cp(
+                                              PL_XPosix_ptrs[classnum],
+                                              utf8_to_uvchr_buf((U8 *) s,
+                                                                (U8 *) strend,
+                                                                NULL))));
+                    break;
                 case _CC_ENUM_SPACE:
-                    REXEC_FBC_UTF8_CLASS_SCAN(
+                    REXEC_FBC_CLASS_SCAN(1, /* 1=>is-utf8 */
                         to_complement ^ cBOOL(isSPACE_utf8_safe(s, strend)));
                     break;
 
                 case _CC_ENUM_BLANK:
-                    REXEC_FBC_UTF8_CLASS_SCAN(
+                    REXEC_FBC_CLASS_SCAN(1,
                         to_complement ^ cBOOL(isBLANK_utf8_safe(s, strend)));
                     break;
 
                 case _CC_ENUM_XDIGIT:
-                    REXEC_FBC_UTF8_CLASS_SCAN(
+                    REXEC_FBC_CLASS_SCAN(1,
                        to_complement ^ cBOOL(isXDIGIT_utf8_safe(s, strend)));
                     break;
 
                 case _CC_ENUM_VERTSPACE:
-                    REXEC_FBC_UTF8_CLASS_SCAN(
+                    REXEC_FBC_CLASS_SCAN(1,
                        to_complement ^ cBOOL(isVERTWS_utf8_safe(s, strend)));
                     break;
 
                 case _CC_ENUM_CNTRL:
-                    REXEC_FBC_UTF8_CLASS_SCAN(
+                    REXEC_FBC_CLASS_SCAN(1,
                         to_complement ^ cBOOL(isCNTRL_utf8_safe(s, strend)));
                     break;
-
-                default:
-                    Perl_croak(aTHX_ "panic: find_byclass() node %d='%s' has an unexpected character class '%d'", OP(c), PL_reg_name[OP(c)], classnum);
-                    NOT_REACHED; /* NOTREACHED */
             }
         }
         break;
 
-      found_above_latin1:   /* Here we have to load a swash to get the result
-                               for the current code point */
-        if (! PL_utf8_swash_ptrs[classnum]) {
-            U8 flags = _CORE_SWASH_INIT_ACCEPT_INVLIST;
-            PL_utf8_swash_ptrs[classnum] =
-                    _core_swash_init("utf8",
-                                     "",
-                                     &PL_sv_undef, 1, 0,
-                                     PL_XPosix_ptrs[classnum], &flags);
-        }
-
-        /* This is a copy of the loop above for swash classes, though using the
-         * FBC macro instead of being expanded out.  Since we've loaded the
-         * swash, we don't have to check for that each time through the loop */
-        REXEC_FBC_UTF8_CLASS_SCAN(
-                to_complement ^ cBOOL(_generic_utf8_safe(
-                                      classnum,
-                                      s,
-                                      strend,
-                                      swash_fetch(PL_utf8_swash_ptrs[classnum],
-                                                  (U8 *) s, TRUE))));
-        break;
-
     case AHOCORASICKC:
     case AHOCORASICK:
         {
@@ -2797,10 +3007,10 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s,
                     }
                     points[pointpos++ % maxlen]= uc;
                     if (foldlen || uc < (U8*)strend) {
-                        REXEC_TRIE_READ_CHAR(trie_type, trie,
-                                         widecharmap, uc,
-                                         uscan, len, uvc, charid, foldlen,
-                                         foldbuf, uniflags);
+                        REXEC_TRIE_READ_CHAR(trie_type, trie, widecharmap, uc,
+                                             (U8 *) strend, uscan, len, uvc,
+                                             charid, foldlen, foldbuf,
+                                             uniflags);
                         DEBUG_TRIE_EXECUTE_r({
                             dump_exec_pos( (char *)uc, c, strend,
                                         real_start, s, utf8_target, 0);
@@ -3400,7 +3610,7 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ REGEXP * const rx, char *stringarg, char *strend,
                 to_utf8_substr(prog);
             }
             ch = SvPVX_const(prog->anchored_utf8)[0];
-           REXEC_FBC_SCAN(
+           REXEC_FBC_SCAN(0,   /* 0=>not-utf8 */
                if (*s == ch) {
                    DEBUG_EXECUTE_r( did_match = 1 );
                    if (regtry(reginfo, &s)) goto got_it;
@@ -3418,7 +3628,7 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ REGEXP * const rx, char *stringarg, char *strend,
                 }
             }
             ch = SvPVX_const(prog->anchored_substr)[0];
-           REXEC_FBC_SCAN(
+           REXEC_FBC_SCAN(0,   /* 0=>not-utf8 */
                if (*s == ch) {
                    DEBUG_EXECUTE_r( did_match = 1 );
                    if (regtry(reginfo, &s)) goto got_it;
@@ -4337,70 +4547,40 @@ S_setup_EXACTISH_ST_c1_c2(pTHX_ const regnode * const text_node, int *c1p,
         else { /* an EXACTFish node which doesn't begin with a multi-char fold */
             c1 = is_utf8_pat ? valid_utf8_to_uvchr(pat, NULL) : *pat;
             if (c1 > 255) {
-                /* Load the folds hash, if not already done */
-                SV** listp;
-                if (! PL_utf8_foldclosures) {
-                    _load_PL_utf8_foldclosures();
+                const unsigned int * remaining_folds_to_list;
+                unsigned int first_folds_to;
+
+                /* Look up what code points (besides c1) fold to c1;  e.g.,
+                 * [ 'K', KELVIN_SIGN ] both fold to 'k'. */
+                Size_t folds_to_count = _inverse_folds(c1,
+                                                     &first_folds_to,
+                                                     &remaining_folds_to_list);
+                if (folds_to_count == 0) {
+                    c2 = c1;    /* there is only a single character that could
+                                   match */
                 }
-
-                /* The fold closures data structure is a hash with the keys
-                 * being the UTF-8 of every character that is folded to, like
-                 * 'k', and the values each an array of all code points that
-                 * fold to its key.  e.g. [ 'k', 'K', KELVIN_SIGN ].
-                 * Multi-character folds are not included */
-                if ((! (listp = hv_fetch(PL_utf8_foldclosures,
-                                        (char *) pat,
-                                        UTF8SKIP(pat),
-                                        FALSE))))
-                {
-                    /* Not found in the hash, therefore there are no folds
-                    * containing it, so there is only a single character that
-                    * could match */
-                    c2 = c1;
+                else if (folds_to_count != 1) {
+                    /* If there aren't exactly two folds to this (itself and
+                     * another), it is outside the scope of this function */
+                    use_chrtest_void = TRUE;
                 }
-                else {  /* Does participate in folds */
-                    AV* list = (AV*) *listp;
-                    if (av_tindex_skip_len_mg(list) != 1) {
-
-                        /* If there aren't exactly two folds to this, it is
-                         * outside the scope of this function */
-                        use_chrtest_void = TRUE;
-                    }
-                    else {  /* There are two.  Get them */
-                        SV** c_p = av_fetch(list, 0, FALSE);
-                        if (c_p == NULL) {
-                            Perl_croak(aTHX_ "panic: invalid PL_utf8_foldclosures structure");
-                        }
-                        c1 = SvUV(*c_p);
-
-                        c_p = av_fetch(list, 1, FALSE);
-                        if (c_p == NULL) {
-                            Perl_croak(aTHX_ "panic: invalid PL_utf8_foldclosures structure");
-                        }
-                        c2 = SvUV(*c_p);
-
-                        /* Folds that cross the 255/256 boundary are forbidden
-                         * if EXACTFL (and isnt a UTF8 locale), or EXACTFA and
-                         * one is ASCIII.  Since the pattern character is above
-                         * 255, and its only other match is below 256, the only
-                         * legal match will be to itself.  We have thrown away
-                         * the original, so have to compute which is the one
-                         * above 255. */
-                        if ((c1 < 256) != (c2 < 256)) {
-                            if ((OP(text_node) == EXACTFL
-                                 && ! IN_UTF8_CTYPE_LOCALE)
-                                || ((OP(text_node) == EXACTFA
-                                    || OP(text_node) == EXACTFA_NO_TRIE)
-                                    && (isASCII(c1) || isASCII(c2))))
-                            {
-                                if (c1 < 256) {
-                                    c1 = c2;
-                                }
-                                else {
-                                    c2 = c1;
-                                }
-                            }
-                        }
+                else {  /* There are two.  We already have one, get the other */
+                    c2 = first_folds_to;
+
+                    /* Folds that cross the 255/256 boundary are forbidden if
+                     * EXACTFL (and isnt a UTF8 locale), or EXACTFAA and one is
+                     * ASCIII.  The only other match to c1 is c2, and since c1
+                     * is above 255, c2 better be as well under these
+                     * circumstances.  If it isn't, it means the only legal
+                     * match of c1 is itself. */
+                    if (    c2 < 256
+                        && (   (   OP(text_node) == EXACTFL
+                                && ! IN_UTF8_CTYPE_LOCALE)
+                            || ((     OP(text_node) == EXACTFAA
+                                   || OP(text_node) == EXACTFAA_NO_TRIE)
+                                && (isASCII(c1) || isASCII(c2)))))
+                    {
+                        c2 = c1;
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -4408,8 +4588,8 @@ S_setup_EXACTISH_ST_c1_c2(pTHX_ const regnode * const text_node, int *c1p,
                 if (utf8_target
                     && HAS_NONLATIN1_FOLD_CLOSURE(c1)
                     && ( ! (OP(text_node) == EXACTFL && ! IN_UTF8_CTYPE_LOCALE))
-                    && ((OP(text_node) != EXACTFA
-                        && OP(text_node) != EXACTFA_NO_TRIE)
+                    && ((OP(text_node) != EXACTFAA
+                        && OP(text_node) != EXACTFAA_NO_TRIE)
                         || ! isASCII(c1)))
             {
                 /* Here, there could be something above Latin1 in the target
@@ -4441,12 +4621,12 @@ S_setup_EXACTISH_ST_c1_c2(pTHX_ const regnode * const text_node, int *c1p,
                         }
                         /* FALLTHROUGH */
                         /* /u rules for all these.  This happens to work for
-                        * EXACTFA as nothing in Latin1 folds to ASCII */
-                    case EXACTFA_NO_TRIE:   /* This node only generated for
-                                            non-utf8 patterns */
+                        * EXACTFAA as nothing in Latin1 folds to ASCII */
+                    case EXACTFAA_NO_TRIE:   /* This node only generated for
+                                                non-utf8 patterns */
                         assert(! is_utf8_pat);
                         /* FALLTHROUGH */
-                    case EXACTFA:
+                    case EXACTFAA:
                     case EXACTFU_SS:
                     case EXACTFU:
                         c2 = PL_fold_latin1[c1];
@@ -4547,6 +4727,24 @@ S_isGCB(pTHX_ const GCB_enum before, const GCB_enum after, const U8 * const strb
                 return prev != GCB_E_Base && prev != GCB_E_Base_GAZ;
             }
 
+        case GCB_Maybe_Emoji_NonBreak:
+
+            {
+
+            /* Do not break within emoji modifier sequences or emoji zwj sequences.
+              GB11 \p{Extended_Pictographic} Extend* ZWJ × \p{Extended_Pictographic}
+              */
+                U8 * temp_pos = (U8 *) curpos;
+                GCB_enum prev;
+
+                do {
+                    prev = backup_one_GCB(strbeg, &temp_pos, utf8_target);
+                }
+                while (prev == GCB_Extend);
+
+                return prev != GCB_XPG_XX;
+            }
+
         default:
             break;
     }
@@ -5706,7 +5904,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regmatch_info *reginfo, char *startpos, regnode *prog)
              */
             if(!NEXTCHR_IS_EOS && !ANYOF_BITMAP_TEST(scan, nextchr)) {
                 DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
-                    Perl_re_exec_indentf( aTHX_  "%sfailed to match trie start class...%s\n",
+                    Perl_re_exec_indentf( aTHX_  "%sTRIE: failed to match trie start class...%s\n",
                               depth, PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5])
                 );
                 sayNO_SILENT;
@@ -5771,7 +5969,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regmatch_info *reginfo, char *startpos, regnode *prog)
                 if (scan->flags == EXACTL || scan->flags == EXACTFLU8) {
                     _CHECK_AND_WARN_PROBLEMATIC_LOCALE;
                     if (utf8_target
-                        && nextchr >= 0 /* guard against negative EOS value in nextchr */
+                        && ! NEXTCHR_IS_EOS
                         && UTF8_IS_ABOVE_LATIN1(nextchr)
                         && scan->flags == EXACTL)
                     {
@@ -5787,14 +5985,14 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regmatch_info *reginfo, char *startpos, regnode *prog)
                 {
                    if (trie->states[ state ].wordnum) {
                         DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
-                            Perl_re_exec_indentf( aTHX_  "%smatched empty string...%s\n",
+                            Perl_re_exec_indentf( aTHX_  "%sTRIE: matched empty string...%s\n",
                                           depth, PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5])
                         );
                        if (!trie->jump)
                            break;
                    } else {
                        DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
-                            Perl_re_exec_indentf( aTHX_  "%sfailed to match trie start class...%s\n",
+                            Perl_re_exec_indentf( aTHX_  "%sTRIE: failed to match trie start class...%s\n",
                                           depth, PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5])
                         );
                        sayNO_SILENT;
@@ -5850,7 +6048,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regmatch_info *reginfo, char *startpos, regnode *prog)
                                 DUMP_EXEC_POS( (char *)uc, scan, utf8_target, depth );
                                 /* HERE */
                                 PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,
-                                    "%*s%sState: %4" UVxf " Accepted: %c ",
+                                    "%*s%sTRIE: State: %4" UVxf " Accepted: %c ",
                                     INDENT_CHARS(depth), "", PL_colors[4],
                                    (UV)state, (accepted ? 'Y' : 'N'));
                    });
@@ -5859,8 +6057,9 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regmatch_info *reginfo, char *startpos, regnode *prog)
                    if ( base && (foldlen || uc < (U8*)(reginfo->strend))) {
                        I32 offset;
                        REXEC_TRIE_READ_CHAR(trie_type, trie, widecharmap, uc,
-                                            uscan, len, uvc, charid, foldlen,
-                                            foldbuf, uniflags);
+                                             (U8 *) reginfo->strend, uscan,
+                                             len, uvc, charid, foldlen,
+                                             foldbuf, uniflags);
                        charcount++;
                        if (foldlen>0)
                            ST.longfold = TRUE;
@@ -5884,7 +6083,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regmatch_info *reginfo, char *startpos, regnode *prog)
                    }
                    DEBUG_TRIE_EXECUTE_r(
                         Perl_re_printf( aTHX_
-                           "Charid:%3x CP:%4" UVxf " After State: %4" UVxf "%s\n",
+                           "TRIE: Charid:%3x CP:%4" UVxf " After State: %4" UVxf "%s\n",
                            charid, uvc, (UV)state, PL_colors[5] );
                    );
                }
@@ -5903,7 +6102,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regmatch_info *reginfo, char *startpos, regnode *prog)
                }
 
                DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
-                    Perl_re_exec_indentf( aTHX_  "%sgot %" IVdf " possible matches%s\n",
+                    Perl_re_exec_indentf( aTHX_  "%sTRIE: got %" IVdf " possible matches%s\n",
                         depth,
                        PL_colors[4], (IV)ST.accepted, PL_colors[5] );
                );
@@ -5995,8 +6194,8 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regmatch_info *reginfo, char *startpos, regnode *prog)
                        while (foldlen) {
                            if (!--chars)
                                break;
-                           uvc = utf8n_to_uvchr(uscan, UTF8_MAXLEN, &len,
-                                           uniflags);
+                           uvc = utf8n_to_uvchr(uscan, foldlen, &len,
+                                                 uniflags);
                            uscan += len;
                            foldlen -= len;
                        }
@@ -6036,7 +6235,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regmatch_info *reginfo, char *startpos, regnode *prog)
                         ? av_fetch(trie_words, ST.nextword - 1, 0) : NULL;
                SV *sv= tmp ? sv_newmortal() : NULL;
 
-                Perl_re_exec_indentf( aTHX_  "%sonly one match left, short-circuiting: #%d <%s>%s\n",
+                Perl_re_exec_indentf( aTHX_  "%sTRIE: only one match left, short-circuiting: #%d <%s>%s\n",
                     depth, PL_colors[4],
                    ST.nextword,
                    tmp ? pv_pretty(sv, SvPV_nolen_const(*tmp), SvCUR(*tmp), 0,
@@ -6177,11 +6376,11 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regmatch_info *reginfo, char *startpos, regnode *prog)
            fold_utf8_flags = is_utf8_pat ? FOLDEQ_S1_ALREADY_FOLDED : 0;
            goto do_exactf;
 
-        case EXACTFA_NO_TRIE:   /* This node only generated for non-utf8
+        case EXACTFAA_NO_TRIE:   /* This node only generated for non-utf8
                                    patterns */
             assert(! is_utf8_pat);
             /* FALLTHROUGH */
-       case EXACTFA:            /*  /abc/iaa     */
+       case EXACTFAA:            /*  /abc/iaa     */
            folder = foldEQ_latin1;
            fold_array = PL_fold_latin1;
            fold_utf8_flags = FOLDEQ_UTF8_NOMIX_ASCII;
@@ -6509,6 +6708,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regmatch_info *reginfo, char *startpos, regnode *prog)
             }
            break;
 
+        case ANYOFPOSIXL:
        case ANYOFL:  /*  /[abc]/l      */
             _CHECK_AND_WARN_PROBLEMATIC_LOCALE;
 
@@ -6534,6 +6734,13 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regmatch_info *reginfo, char *startpos, regnode *prog)
            }
            break;
 
+        case ANYOFM:
+            if (NEXTCHR_IS_EOS || (UCHARAT(locinput) & FLAGS(scan)) != ARG(scan)) {
+                sayNO;
+            }
+            locinput++;
+            break;
+
         case ASCII:
             if (NEXTCHR_IS_EOS || ! isASCII(UCHARAT(locinput))) {
                 sayNO;
@@ -6674,62 +6881,52 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regmatch_info *reginfo, char *startpos, regnode *prog)
             else {  /* Handle above Latin-1 code points */
               utf8_posix_above_latin1:
                 classnum = (_char_class_number) FLAGS(scan);
-                if (classnum < _FIRST_NON_SWASH_CC) {
-
-                    /* Here, uses a swash to find such code points.  Load if if
-                     * not done already */
-                    if (! PL_utf8_swash_ptrs[classnum]) {
-                        U8 flags = _CORE_SWASH_INIT_ACCEPT_INVLIST;
-                        PL_utf8_swash_ptrs[classnum]
-                                = _core_swash_init("utf8",
-                                        "",
-                                        &PL_sv_undef, 1, 0,
-                                        PL_XPosix_ptrs[classnum], &flags);
-                    }
-                    if (! (to_complement
-                           ^ cBOOL(swash_fetch(PL_utf8_swash_ptrs[classnum],
-                                               (U8 *) locinput, TRUE))))
-                    {
-                        sayNO;
-                    }
-                }
-                else {  /* Here, uses macros to find above Latin-1 code points */
-                    switch (classnum) {
-                        case _CC_ENUM_SPACE:
-                            if (! (to_complement
-                                        ^ cBOOL(is_XPERLSPACE_high(locinput))))
-                            {
-                                sayNO;
-                            }
-                            break;
-                        case _CC_ENUM_BLANK:
-                            if (! (to_complement
-                                            ^ cBOOL(is_HORIZWS_high(locinput))))
-                            {
-                                sayNO;
-                            }
-                            break;
-                        case _CC_ENUM_XDIGIT:
-                            if (! (to_complement
-                                            ^ cBOOL(is_XDIGIT_high(locinput))))
-                            {
-                                sayNO;
-                            }
-                            break;
-                        case _CC_ENUM_VERTSPACE:
-                            if (! (to_complement
-                                            ^ cBOOL(is_VERTWS_high(locinput))))
-                            {
-                                sayNO;
-                            }
-                            break;
-                        default:    /* The rest, e.g. [:cntrl:], can't match
-                                       above Latin1 */
-                            if (! to_complement) {
-                                sayNO;
-                            }
-                            break;
-                    }
+                switch (classnum) {
+                    default:
+                        if (! (to_complement
+                           ^ cBOOL(_invlist_contains_cp(
+                                      PL_XPosix_ptrs[classnum],
+                                      utf8_to_uvchr_buf((U8 *) locinput,
+                                                        (U8 *) reginfo->strend,
+                                                        NULL)))))
+                        {
+                            sayNO;
+                        }
+                        break;
+                    case _CC_ENUM_SPACE:
+                        if (! (to_complement
+                                    ^ cBOOL(is_XPERLSPACE_high(locinput))))
+                        {
+                            sayNO;
+                        }
+                        break;
+                    case _CC_ENUM_BLANK:
+                        if (! (to_complement
+                                        ^ cBOOL(is_HORIZWS_high(locinput))))
+                        {
+                            sayNO;
+                        }
+                        break;
+                    case _CC_ENUM_XDIGIT:
+                        if (! (to_complement
+                                        ^ cBOOL(is_XDIGIT_high(locinput))))
+                        {
+                            sayNO;
+                        }
+                        break;
+                    case _CC_ENUM_VERTSPACE:
+                        if (! (to_complement
+                                        ^ cBOOL(is_VERTWS_high(locinput))))
+                        {
+                            sayNO;
+                        }
+                        break;
+                    case _CC_ENUM_CNTRL:    /* These can't match above Latin1 */
+                    case _CC_ENUM_ASCII:
+                        if (! to_complement) {
+                            sayNO;
+                        }
+                        break;
                 }
                 locinput += UTF8SKIP(locinput);
             }
@@ -7271,7 +7468,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regmatch_info *reginfo, char *startpos, regnode *prog)
                rei = RXi_GET(re);
                 DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
                     debug_start_match(re_sv, utf8_target, locinput,
-                                    reginfo->strend, "Matching embedded");
+                                    reginfo->strend, "EVAL/GOSUB: Matching embedded");
                );              
                startpoint = rei->program + 1;
                 EVAL_CLOSE_PAREN_CLEAR(st); /* ST.close_paren = 0;
@@ -7401,7 +7598,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regmatch_info *reginfo, char *startpos, regnode *prog)
            if (n > maxopenparen)
                maxopenparen = n;
             DEBUG_BUFFERS_r(Perl_re_exec_indentf( aTHX_
-               "rex=0x%" UVxf " offs=0x%" UVxf ": \\%" UVuf ": set %" IVdf " tmp; maxopenparen=%" UVuf "\n",
+               "OPEN: rex=0x%" UVxf " offs=0x%" UVxf ": \\%" UVuf ": set %" IVdf " tmp; maxopenparen=%" UVuf "\n",
                 depth,
                PTR2UV(rex),
                PTR2UV(rex->offs),
@@ -7416,26 +7613,11 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regmatch_info *reginfo, char *startpos, regnode *prog)
             script_run_begin = (U8 *) locinput;
             break;
 
-/* XXX really need to log other places start/end are set too */
-#define CLOSE_CAPTURE                                                      \
-    rex->offs[n].start = rex->offs[n].start_tmp;                           \
-    rex->offs[n].end = locinput - reginfo->strbeg;                         \
-    DEBUG_BUFFERS_r(Perl_re_exec_indentf( aTHX_                            \
-        "rex=0x%" UVxf " offs=0x%" UVxf ": \\%" UVuf ": set %" IVdf "..%" IVdf "\n", \
-        depth,                                                             \
-        PTR2UV(rex),                                                       \
-        PTR2UV(rex->offs),                                                 \
-        (UV)n,                                                             \
-        (IV)rex->offs[n].start,                                            \
-        (IV)rex->offs[n].end                                               \
-    ))
 
        case CLOSE:  /*  )  */
            n = ARG(scan);  /* which paren pair */
-           CLOSE_CAPTURE;
-           if (n > rex->lastparen)
-               rex->lastparen = n;
-           rex->lastcloseparen = n;
+           CLOSE_CAPTURE(n, rex->offs[n].start_tmp,
+                             locinput - reginfo->strbeg);
             if ( EVAL_CLOSE_PAREN_IS( cur_eval, n ) )
                goto fake_end;
 
@@ -7463,10 +7645,8 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regmatch_info *reginfo, char *startpos, regnode *prog)
                     if ( OP(cursor)==CLOSE ){
                         n = ARG(cursor);
                         if ( n <= lastopen ) {
-                           CLOSE_CAPTURE;
-                            if (n > rex->lastparen)
-                                rex->lastparen = n;
-                            rex->lastcloseparen = n;
+                           CLOSE_CAPTURE(n, rex->offs[n].start_tmp,
+                                             locinput - reginfo->strbeg);
                             if ( n == ARG(scan) || EVAL_CLOSE_PAREN_IS(cur_eval, n) )
                                 break;
                         }
@@ -7662,7 +7842,7 @@ NULL
            ST.cache_mask = 0;
            
 
-            DEBUG_EXECUTE_r( Perl_re_exec_indentf( aTHX_  "whilem: matched %ld out of %d..%d\n",
+            DEBUG_EXECUTE_r( Perl_re_exec_indentf( aTHX_  "WHILEM: matched %ld out of %d..%d\n",
                   depth, (long)n, min, max)
            );
 
@@ -7680,7 +7860,7 @@ NULL
            /* If degenerate A matches "", assume A done. */
 
            if (locinput == cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.lastloc) {
-                DEBUG_EXECUTE_r( Perl_re_exec_indentf( aTHX_  "whilem: empty match detected, trying continuation...\n",
+                DEBUG_EXECUTE_r( Perl_re_exec_indentf( aTHX_  "WHILEM: empty match detected, trying continuation...\n",
                    depth)
                );
                goto do_whilem_B_max;
@@ -7748,7 +7928,7 @@ NULL
                        Newxz(aux->poscache, size, char);
                    }
                     DEBUG_EXECUTE_r( Perl_re_printf( aTHX_
-      "%swhilem: Detected a super-linear match, switching on caching%s...\n",
+      "%sWHILEM: Detected a super-linear match, switching on caching%s...\n",
                              PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5])
                    );
                }
@@ -7764,7 +7944,7 @@ NULL
                    mask    = 1 << (offset % 8);
                    offset /= 8;
                    if (reginfo->info_aux->poscache[offset] & mask) {
-                        DEBUG_EXECUTE_r( Perl_re_exec_indentf( aTHX_  "whilem: (cache) already tried at this position...\n",
+                        DEBUG_EXECUTE_r( Perl_re_exec_indentf( aTHX_  "WHILEM: (cache) already tried at this position...\n",
                             depth)
                        );
                         cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.count--;
@@ -7812,11 +7992,11 @@ NULL
            CACHEsayNO;
            NOT_REACHED; /* NOTREACHED */
 
+       case WHILEM_A_min_fail: /* just failed to match A in a minimal match */
+           /* FALLTHROUGH */
        case WHILEM_A_pre_fail: /* just failed to match even minimal A */
            REGCP_UNWIND(ST.lastcp);
             regcppop(rex, &maxopenparen);
-           /* FALLTHROUGH */
-       case WHILEM_A_min_fail: /* just failed to match A in a minimal match */
            cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.lastloc = ST.save_lastloc;
            cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.count--;
            CACHEsayNO;
@@ -7825,7 +8005,7 @@ NULL
        case WHILEM_A_max_fail: /* just failed to match A in a maximal match */
            REGCP_UNWIND(ST.lastcp);
             regcppop(rex, &maxopenparen); /* Restore some previous $<digit>s? */
-            DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(Perl_re_exec_indentf( aTHX_  "whilem: failed, trying continuation...\n",
+            DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(Perl_re_exec_indentf( aTHX_  "WHILEM: failed, trying continuation...\n",
                 depth)
            );
          do_whilem_B_max:
@@ -7866,10 +8046,13 @@ NULL
                CACHEsayNO;
            }
 
-            DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(Perl_re_exec_indentf( aTHX_  "trying longer...\n", depth)
+            DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(Perl_re_exec_indentf( aTHX_  "WHILEM: B min fail: trying longer...\n", depth)
            );
            /* Try grabbing another A and see if it helps. */
            cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.lastloc = locinput;
+            ST.cp = regcppush(rex, cur_curlyx->u.curlyx.parenfloor,
+                            maxopenparen);
+           REGCP_SET(ST.lastcp);
            PUSH_STATE_GOTO(WHILEM_A_min,
                /*A*/ NEXTOPER(ST.save_curlyx->u.curlyx.me) + EXTRA_STEP_2ARGS,
                 locinput);
@@ -8089,14 +8272,11 @@ NULL
 
            if (ST.me->flags) {
                /* emulate CLOSE: mark current A as captured */
-               I32 paren = ST.me->flags;
+               U32 paren = (U32)ST.me->flags;
                if (ST.count) {
-                   rex->offs[paren].start
-                       = HOPc(locinput, -ST.alen) - reginfo->strbeg;
-                   rex->offs[paren].end = locinput - reginfo->strbeg;
-                   if ((U32)paren > rex->lastparen)
-                       rex->lastparen = paren;
-                   rex->lastcloseparen = paren;
+                    CLOSE_CAPTURE(paren,
+                       HOPc(locinput, -ST.alen) - reginfo->strbeg,
+                       locinput - reginfo->strbeg);
                }
                else
                    rex->offs[paren].end = -1;
@@ -8135,11 +8315,8 @@ NULL
 #define CURLY_SETPAREN(paren, success) \
     if (paren) { \
        if (success) { \
-           rex->offs[paren].start = HOPc(locinput, -1) - reginfo->strbeg; \
-           rex->offs[paren].end = locinput - reginfo->strbeg; \
-           if (paren > rex->lastparen) \
-               rex->lastparen = paren; \
-           rex->lastcloseparen = paren; \
+            CLOSE_CAPTURE(paren, HOPc(locinput, -1) - reginfo->strbeg, \
+                                locinput - reginfo->strbeg); \
        } \
        else { \
            rex->offs[paren].end = -1; \
@@ -8170,12 +8347,18 @@ NULL
                maxopenparen = ST.paren;
            ST.min = ARG1(scan);  /* min to match */
            ST.max = ARG2(scan);  /* max to match */
+            scan = regnext(NEXTOPER(scan) + NODE_STEP_REGNODE);
+
+            /* handle the single-char capture called as a GOSUB etc */
             if (EVAL_CLOSE_PAREN_IS_TRUE(cur_eval,(U32)ST.paren))
             {
-               ST.min=1;
-               ST.max=1;
+                char *li = locinput;
+                if (!regrepeat(rex, &li, scan, reginfo, 1))
+                   sayNO;
+                SET_locinput(li);
+                goto fake_end;
            }
-            scan = regnext(NEXTOPER(scan) + NODE_STEP_REGNODE);
+
            goto repeat;
 
        case CURLY:             /*  /A{m,n}B/ where A is width 1 char */
@@ -8291,24 +8474,41 @@ NULL
            }
            NOT_REACHED; /* NOTREACHED */
 
-       case CURLY_B_min_known_fail:
-           /* failed to find B in a non-greedy match where c1,c2 valid */
+       case CURLY_B_min_fail:
+           /* failed to find B in a non-greedy match.
+             * Handles both cases where c1,c2 valid or not */
 
            REGCP_UNWIND(ST.cp);
             if (ST.paren) {
                 UNWIND_PAREN(ST.lastparen, ST.lastcloseparen);
             }
-           /* Couldn't or didn't -- move forward. */
-           ST.oldloc = locinput;
-           if (utf8_target)
-               locinput += UTF8SKIP(locinput);
-           else
-               locinput++;
-           ST.count++;
-         curly_try_B_min_known:
-            /* find the next place where 'B' could work, then call B */
-           {
+
+            if (ST.c1 == CHRTEST_VOID) {
+                /* failed -- move forward one */
+                char *li = locinput;
+                if (!regrepeat(rex, &li, ST.A, reginfo, 1)) {
+                    sayNO;
+                }
+                locinput = li;
+                ST.count++;
+               if (!(   ST.count <= ST.max
+                        /* count overflow ? */
+                     || (ST.max == REG_INFTY && ST.count > 0))
+                )
+                    sayNO;
+            }
+            else {
                int n;
+                /* Couldn't or didn't -- move forward. */
+                ST.oldloc = locinput;
+                if (utf8_target)
+                    locinput += UTF8SKIP(locinput);
+                else
+                    locinput++;
+                ST.count++;
+
+              curly_try_B_min_known:
+                /* find the next place where 'B' could work, then call B */
                if (utf8_target) {
                    n = (ST.oldloc == locinput) ? 0 : 1;
                    if (ST.c1 == ST.c2) {
@@ -8387,47 +8587,16 @@ NULL
                        sayNO;
                     assert(n == REG_INFTY || locinput == li);
                }
-               CURLY_SETPAREN(ST.paren, ST.count);
-                if (EVAL_CLOSE_PAREN_IS_TRUE(cur_eval,(U32)ST.paren))
-                   goto fake_end;
-               PUSH_STATE_GOTO(CURLY_B_min_known, ST.B, locinput);
            }
-           NOT_REACHED; /* NOTREACHED */
-
-       case CURLY_B_min_fail:
-           /* failed to find B in a non-greedy match where c1,c2 invalid */
 
-           REGCP_UNWIND(ST.cp);
-            if (ST.paren) {
-                UNWIND_PAREN(ST.lastparen, ST.lastcloseparen);
-            }
-           /* failed -- move forward one */
-            {
-                char *li = locinput;
-                if (!regrepeat(rex, &li, ST.A, reginfo, 1)) {
-                    sayNO;
-                }
-                locinput = li;
-            }
-            {
-               ST.count++;
-               if (ST.count <= ST.max || (ST.max == REG_INFTY &&
-                       ST.count > 0)) /* count overflow ? */
-               {
-                 curly_try_B_min:
-                   CURLY_SETPAREN(ST.paren, ST.count);
-                    if (EVAL_CLOSE_PAREN_IS_TRUE(cur_eval,(U32)ST.paren))
-                        goto fake_end;
-                   PUSH_STATE_GOTO(CURLY_B_min, ST.B, locinput);
-               }
-           }
-            sayNO;
+          curly_try_B_min:
+            CURLY_SETPAREN(ST.paren, ST.count);
+            PUSH_STATE_GOTO(CURLY_B_min, ST.B, locinput);
            NOT_REACHED; /* NOTREACHED */
 
+
           curly_try_B_max:
            /* a successful greedy match: now try to match B */
-            if (EVAL_CLOSE_PAREN_IS_TRUE(cur_eval,(U32)ST.paren))
-                goto fake_end;
            {
                bool could_match = locinput < reginfo->strend;
 
@@ -8497,7 +8666,7 @@ NULL
                st->u.eval.prev_eval = cur_eval;
                 cur_eval = CUR_EVAL.prev_eval;
                DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
-                    Perl_re_exec_indentf( aTHX_  "EVAL trying tail ... (cur_eval=%p)\n",
+                    Perl_re_exec_indentf( aTHX_  "END: EVAL trying tail ... (cur_eval=%p)\n",
                                       depth, cur_eval););
                 if ( nochange_depth )
                    nochange_depth--;
@@ -8510,7 +8679,7 @@ NULL
 
            if (locinput < reginfo->till) {
                 DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(Perl_re_printf( aTHX_
-                                      "%sMatch possible, but length=%ld is smaller than requested=%ld, failing!%s\n",
+                                      "%sEND: Match possible, but length=%ld is smaller than requested=%ld, failing!%s\n",
                                      PL_colors[4],
                                      (long)(locinput - startpos),
                                      (long)(reginfo->till - startpos),
@@ -8522,7 +8691,7 @@ NULL
 
        case SUCCEED: /* successful SUSPEND/UNLESSM/IFMATCH/CURLYM */
            DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
-            Perl_re_exec_indentf( aTHX_  "%ssubpattern success...%s\n",
+            Perl_re_exec_indentf( aTHX_  "%sSUCCEED: subpattern success...%s\n",
                 depth, PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5]));
            sayYES;                     /* Success! */
 
@@ -8657,7 +8826,7 @@ NULL
                 sv_commit = ST.mark_name;
 
                 DEBUG_EXECUTE_r({
-                        Perl_re_exec_indentf( aTHX_  "%ssetting cutpoint to mark:%" SVf "...%s\n",
+                        Perl_re_exec_indentf( aTHX_  "%sMARKPOINT: next fail: setting cutpoint to mark:%" SVf "...%s\n",
                             depth,
                            PL_colors[4], SVfARG(sv_commit), PL_colors[5]);
                });
@@ -9000,8 +9169,10 @@ S_regrepeat(pTHX_ regexp *prog, char **startposp, const regnode *p,
                hardcount++;
            }
        } else {
-           while (scan < loceol && *scan != '\n')
-               scan++;
+            scan = (char *) memchr(scan, '\n', loceol - scan);
+            if (! scan) {
+                scan = loceol;
+            }
        }
        break;
     case SANY:
@@ -9025,7 +9196,7 @@ S_regrepeat(pTHX_ regexp *prog, char **startposp, const regnode *p,
 
        c = (U8)*STRING(p);
 
-        /* Can use a simple loop if the pattern char to match on is invariant
+        /* Can use a simple find if the pattern char to match on is invariant
          * under UTF-8, or both target and pattern aren't UTF-8.  Note that we
          * can use UTF8_IS_INVARIANT() even if the pattern isn't UTF-8, as it's
          * true iff it doesn't matter if the argument is in UTF-8 or not */
@@ -9035,9 +9206,7 @@ S_regrepeat(pTHX_ regexp *prog, char **startposp, const regnode *p,
                  * since here, to match at all, 1 char == 1 byte */
                 loceol = scan + max;
             }
-           while (scan < loceol && UCHARAT(scan) == c) {
-               scan++;
-           }
+            scan = (char *) find_span_end((U8 *) scan, (U8 *) loceol, (U8) c);
        }
        else if (reginfo->is_utf8_pat) {
             if (utf8_target) {
@@ -9057,11 +9226,9 @@ S_regrepeat(pTHX_ regexp *prog, char **startposp, const regnode *p,
             else if (! UTF8_IS_ABOVE_LATIN1(c)) {
 
                 /* Target isn't utf8; convert the character in the UTF-8
-                 * pattern to non-UTF8, and do a simple loop */
+                 * pattern to non-UTF8, and do a simple find */
                 c = EIGHT_BIT_UTF8_TO_NATIVE(c, *(STRING(p) + 1));
-                while (scan < loceol && UCHARAT(scan) == c) {
-                    scan++;
-                }
+                scan = (char *) find_span_end((U8 *) scan, (U8 *) loceol, (U8) c);
             } /* else pattern char is above Latin1, can't possibly match the
                  non-UTF-8 target */
         }
@@ -9085,10 +9252,10 @@ S_regrepeat(pTHX_ regexp *prog, char **startposp, const regnode *p,
        }
        break;
 
-    case EXACTFA_NO_TRIE:   /* This node only generated for non-utf8 patterns */
+    case EXACTFAA_NO_TRIE: /* This node only generated for non-utf8 patterns */
         assert(! reginfo->is_utf8_pat);
         /* FALLTHROUGH */
-    case EXACTFA:
+    case EXACTFAA:
         utf8_flags = FOLDEQ_UTF8_NOMIX_ASCII;
        goto do_exactf;
 
@@ -9159,9 +9326,7 @@ S_regrepeat(pTHX_ regexp *prog, char **startposp, const regnode *p,
                 }
             }
             else if (c1 == c2) {
-                while (scan < loceol && UCHARAT(scan) == c1) {
-                    scan++;
-                }
+                scan = (char *) find_span_end((U8 *) scan, (U8 *) loceol, (U8) c1);
             }
             else {
                 /* See comments in regmatch() CURLY_B_min_known_fail.  We avoid
@@ -9170,14 +9335,12 @@ S_regrepeat(pTHX_ regexp *prog, char **startposp, const regnode *p,
                 U8 c1_c2_bits_differing = c1 ^ c2;
 
                 if (isPOWER_OF_2(c1_c2_bits_differing)) {
-                    U8 c1_masked = c1 & ~ c1_c2_bits_differing;
                     U8 c1_c2_mask = ~ c1_c2_bits_differing;
 
-                    while (   scan < loceol
-                           && (UCHARAT(scan) & c1_c2_mask) == c1_masked)
-                    {
-                        scan++;
-                    }
+                    scan = (char *) find_span_end_mask((U8 *) scan,
+                                                       (U8 *) loceol,
+                                                       c1 & c1_c2_mask,
+                                                       c1_c2_mask);
                 }
                 else {
                     while (    scan < loceol
@@ -9190,6 +9353,7 @@ S_regrepeat(pTHX_ regexp *prog, char **startposp, const regnode *p,
        }
        break;
     }
+    case ANYOFPOSIXL:
     case ANYOFL:
         _CHECK_AND_WARN_PROBLEMATIC_LOCALE;
 
@@ -9219,7 +9383,7 @@ S_regrepeat(pTHX_ regexp *prog, char **startposp, const regnode *p,
        }
        break;
 
-    case ASCII:
+    case ANYOFM:
         if (utf8_target && loceol - scan > max) {
 
             /* We didn't adjust <loceol> at the beginning of this routine
@@ -9228,6 +9392,14 @@ S_regrepeat(pTHX_ regexp *prog, char **startposp, const regnode *p,
             loceol = scan + max;
         }
 
+        scan = (char *) find_span_end_mask((U8 *) scan, (U8 *) loceol, (U8) ARG(p), FLAGS(p));
+        break;
+
+    case ASCII:
+        if (utf8_target && loceol - scan > max) {
+            loceol = scan + max;
+        }
+
         scan = find_next_non_ascii(scan, loceol, utf8_target);
        break;
 
@@ -9263,7 +9435,8 @@ S_regrepeat(pTHX_ regexp *prog, char **startposp, const regnode *p,
        } else {
            while (hardcount < max && scan < loceol
                    && to_complement ^ cBOOL(isFOO_utf8_lc(FLAGS(p),
-                                                                  (U8 *) scan)))
+                                                                  (U8 *) scan,
+                                                                  (U8 *) loceol)))
             {
                 scan += UTF8SKIP(scan);
                hardcount++;
@@ -9332,130 +9505,80 @@ S_regrepeat(pTHX_ regexp *prog, char **startposp, const regnode *p,
        else {
           utf8_posix:
             classnum = (_char_class_number) FLAGS(p);
-            if (classnum < _FIRST_NON_SWASH_CC) {
-
-                /* Here, a swash is needed for above-Latin1 code points.
-                 * Process as many Latin1 code points using the built-in rules.
-                 * Go to another loop to finish processing upon encountering
-                 * the first Latin1 code point.  We could do that in this loop
-                 * as well, but the other way saves having to test if the swash
-                 * has been loaded every time through the loop: extra space to
-                 * save a test. */
-                while (hardcount < max && scan < loceol) {
-                    if (UTF8_IS_INVARIANT(*scan)) {
-                        if (! (to_complement ^ cBOOL(_generic_isCC((U8) *scan,
-                                                                   classnum))))
-                        {
-                            break;
-                        }
-                        scan++;
+            switch (classnum) {
+                default:
+                    while (   hardcount < max && scan < loceol
+                           && to_complement ^ cBOOL(_invlist_contains_cp(
+                                              PL_XPosix_ptrs[classnum],
+                                              utf8_to_uvchr_buf((U8 *) scan,
+                                                                (U8 *) loceol,
+                                                                NULL))))
+                    {
+                        scan += UTF8SKIP(scan);
+                        hardcount++;
                     }
-                    else if (UTF8_IS_DOWNGRADEABLE_START(*scan)) {
-                        if (! (to_complement
-                              ^ cBOOL(_generic_isCC(EIGHT_BIT_UTF8_TO_NATIVE(*scan,
-                                                                     *(scan + 1)),
-                                                    classnum))))
-                        {
-                            break;
-                        }
-                        scan += 2;
+                    break;
+
+                    /* For the classes below, the knowledge of how to handle
+                     * every code point is compiled in to Perl via a macro.
+                     * This code is written for making the loops as tight as
+                     * possible.  It could be refactored to save space instead.
+                     * */
+
+                case _CC_ENUM_SPACE:
+                    while (hardcount < max
+                           && scan < loceol
+                           && (to_complement
+                               ^ cBOOL(isSPACE_utf8_safe(scan, loceol))))
+                    {
+                        scan += UTF8SKIP(scan);
+                        hardcount++;
                     }
-                    else {
-                        goto found_above_latin1;
+                    break;
+                case _CC_ENUM_BLANK:
+                    while (hardcount < max
+                           && scan < loceol
+                           && (to_complement
+                                ^ cBOOL(isBLANK_utf8_safe(scan, loceol))))
+                    {
+                        scan += UTF8SKIP(scan);
+                        hardcount++;
                     }
-
-                    hardcount++;
-                }
-            }
-            else {
-                /* For these character classes, the knowledge of how to handle
-                 * every code point is compiled in to Perl via a macro.  This
-                 * code is written for making the loops as tight as possible.
-                 * It could be refactored to save space instead */
-                switch (classnum) {
-                    case _CC_ENUM_SPACE:
-                        while (hardcount < max
-                               && scan < loceol
-                               && (to_complement
-                                   ^ cBOOL(isSPACE_utf8_safe(scan, loceol))))
-                        {
-                            scan += UTF8SKIP(scan);
-                            hardcount++;
-                        }
-                        break;
-                    case _CC_ENUM_BLANK:
-                        while (hardcount < max
-                               && scan < loceol
-                               && (to_complement
-                                    ^ cBOOL(isBLANK_utf8_safe(scan, loceol))))
-                        {
-                            scan += UTF8SKIP(scan);
-                            hardcount++;
-                        }
-                        break;
-                    case _CC_ENUM_XDIGIT:
-                        while (hardcount < max
-                               && scan < loceol
-                               && (to_complement
-                                   ^ cBOOL(isXDIGIT_utf8_safe(scan, loceol))))
-                        {
-                            scan += UTF8SKIP(scan);
-                            hardcount++;
-                        }
-                        break;
-                    case _CC_ENUM_VERTSPACE:
-                        while (hardcount < max
-                               && scan < loceol
-                               && (to_complement
-                                   ^ cBOOL(isVERTWS_utf8_safe(scan, loceol))))
-                        {
-                            scan += UTF8SKIP(scan);
-                            hardcount++;
-                        }
-                        break;
-                    case _CC_ENUM_CNTRL:
-                        while (hardcount < max
-                               && scan < loceol
-                               && (to_complement
-                                   ^ cBOOL(isCNTRL_utf8_safe(scan, loceol))))
-                        {
-                            scan += UTF8SKIP(scan);
-                            hardcount++;
-                        }
-                        break;
-                    default:
-                        Perl_croak(aTHX_ "panic: regrepeat() node %d='%s' has an unexpected character class '%d'", OP(p), PL_reg_name[OP(p)], classnum);
-                }
+                    break;
+                case _CC_ENUM_XDIGIT:
+                    while (hardcount < max
+                           && scan < loceol
+                           && (to_complement
+                               ^ cBOOL(isXDIGIT_utf8_safe(scan, loceol))))
+                    {
+                        scan += UTF8SKIP(scan);
+                        hardcount++;
+                    }
+                    break;
+                case _CC_ENUM_VERTSPACE:
+                    while (hardcount < max
+                           && scan < loceol
+                           && (to_complement
+                               ^ cBOOL(isVERTWS_utf8_safe(scan, loceol))))
+                    {
+                        scan += UTF8SKIP(scan);
+                        hardcount++;
+                    }
+                    break;
+                case _CC_ENUM_CNTRL:
+                    while (hardcount < max
+                           && scan < loceol
+                           && (to_complement
+                               ^ cBOOL(isCNTRL_utf8_safe(scan, loceol))))
+                    {
+                        scan += UTF8SKIP(scan);
+                        hardcount++;
+                    }
+                    break;
             }
        }
         break;
 
-      found_above_latin1:   /* Continuation of POSIXU and NPOSIXU */
-
-        /* Load the swash if not already present */
-        if (! PL_utf8_swash_ptrs[classnum]) {
-            U8 flags = _CORE_SWASH_INIT_ACCEPT_INVLIST;
-            PL_utf8_swash_ptrs[classnum] = _core_swash_init(
-                                        "utf8",
-                                        "",
-                                        &PL_sv_undef, 1, 0,
-                                        PL_XPosix_ptrs[classnum], &flags);
-        }
-
-        while (hardcount < max && scan < loceol
-               && to_complement ^ cBOOL(_generic_utf8_safe(
-                                       classnum,
-                                       scan,
-                                       loceol,
-                                       swash_fetch(PL_utf8_swash_ptrs[classnum],
-                                                   (U8 *) scan,
-                                                   TRUE))))
-        {
-            scan += UTF8SKIP(scan);
-            hardcount++;
-        }
-        break;
-
     case LNBREAK:
         if (utf8_target) {
            while (hardcount < max && scan < loceol &&
@@ -9578,7 +9701,10 @@ S_reginclass(pTHX_ regexp * const prog, const regnode * const n, const U8* const
                                               1 /* 1 means die */ );
             NOT_REACHED; /* NOTREACHED */
         }
-        if (c > 255 && OP(n) == ANYOFL && ! ANYOFL_UTF8_LOCALE_REQD(flags)) {
+        if (     c > 255
+            &&  (OP(n) == ANYOFL || OP(n) == ANYOFPOSIXL)
+            && ! ANYOFL_UTF8_LOCALE_REQD(flags))
+        {
             _CHECK_AND_OUTPUT_WIDE_LOCALE_CP_MSG(c);
         }
     }
@@ -10054,7 +10180,14 @@ Perl__is_grapheme(pTHX_ const U8 * strbeg, const U8 * s, const U8 * strend, cons
 
     PERL_ARGS_ASSERT__IS_GRAPHEME;
 
-    /* Unassigned code points are forbidden */
+    if (   UNLIKELY(UNICODE_IS_SUPER(cp))
+        || UNLIKELY(UNICODE_IS_NONCHAR(cp)))
+    {
+        /* These are considered graphemes */
+        return TRUE;
+    }
+
+    /* Otherwise, unassigned code points are forbidden */
     if (UNLIKELY(! ELEMENT_RANGE_MATCHES_INVLIST(
                                     _invlist_search(PL_Assigned_invlist, cp))))
     {
@@ -10092,15 +10225,55 @@ Perl__is_grapheme(pTHX_ const U8 * strbeg, const U8 * s, const U8 * strend, cons
     return isGCB(cp_gcb_val, next_cp_gcb_val, strbeg, s, TRUE);
 }
 
+/*
+=head1 Unicode Support
+
+=for apidoc isSCRIPT_RUN
+
+Returns a bool as to whether or not the sequence of bytes from C<s> up to but
+not including C<send> form a "script run".  C<utf8_target> is TRUE iff the
+sequence starting at C<s> is to be treated as UTF-8.  To be precise, except for
+two degenerate cases given below, this function returns TRUE iff all code
+points in it come from any combination of three "scripts" given by the Unicode
+"Script Extensions" property: Common, Inherited, and possibly one other.
+Additionally all decimal digits must come from the same consecutive sequence of
+10.
+
+For example, if all the characters in the sequence are Greek, or Common, or
+Inherited, this function will return TRUE, provided any decimal digits in it
+are the ASCII digits "0".."9".  For scripts (unlike Greek) that have their own
+digits defined this will accept either digits from that set or from 0..9, but
+not a combination of the two.  Some scripts, such as Arabic, have more than one
+set of digits.  All digits must come from the same set for this function to
+return TRUE.
+
+C<*ret_script>, if C<ret_script> is not NULL, will on return of TRUE
+contain the script found, using the C<SCX_enum> typedef.  Its value will be
+C<SCX_INVALID> if the function returns FALSE.
+
+If the sequence is empty, TRUE is returned, but C<*ret_script> (if asked for)
+will be C<SCX_INVALID>.
+
+If the sequence contains a single code point which is unassigned to a character
+in the version of Unicode being used, the function will return TRUE, and the
+script will be C<SCX_Unknown>.  Any other combination of unassigned code points
+in the input sequence will result in the function treating the input as not
+being a script run.
+
+The returned script will be C<SCX_Inherited> iff all the code points in it are
+from the Inherited script.
+
+Otherwise, the returned script will be C<SCX_Common> iff all the code points in
+it are from the Inherited or Common scripts.
+
+=cut
+
+*/
+
 bool
 Perl_isSCRIPT_RUN(pTHX_ const U8 * s, const U8 * send, const bool utf8_target)
 {
-    /* Checks that every character in the sequence from 's' to 'send' is one of
-     * three scripts: Common, Inherited, and possibly one other.  Additionally
-     * all decimal digits must come from the same consecutive sequence of 10.
-     * 'utf8_target' is TRUE iff the sequence is encoded in UTF-8.
-     *
-     * Basically, it looks at each character in the sequence to see if the
+    /* Basically, it looks at each character in the sequence to see if the
      * above conditions are met; if not it fails.  It uses an inversion map to
      * find the enum corresponding to the script of each character.  But this
      * is complicated by the fact that a few code points can be in any of
@@ -10113,17 +10286,6 @@ Perl_isSCRIPT_RUN(pTHX_ const U8 * s, const U8 * send, const bool utf8_target)
      * These are all defined in charclass_invlists.h */
 
     /* XXX Here are the additional things UTS 39 says could be done:
-     * Mark Chinese strings as “mixed script” if they contain both simplified
-     * (S) and traditional (T) Chinese characters, using the Unihan data in the
-     * Unicode Character Database [UCD].  The criterion can only be applied if
-     * the language of the string is known to be Chinese. So, for example, the
-     * string “写真だけの結婚式 ” is Japanese, and should not be marked as
-     * mixed script because of a mixture of S and T characters.  Testing for
-     * whether a character is S or T needs to be based not on whether the
-     * character has a S or T variant , but whether the character is an S or T
-     * variant. khw notes that the sample contains a Hiragana character, and it
-     * is unclear if absence of any foreign script marks the script as
-     * "Chinese"
      *
      * Forbid sequences of the same nonspacing mark
      *
@@ -10136,8 +10298,10 @@ Perl_isSCRIPT_RUN(pTHX_ const U8 * s, const U8 * send, const bool utf8_target)
     SV * decimals_invlist = PL_XPosix_ptrs[_CC_DIGIT];
     UV * decimals_array = invlist_array(decimals_invlist);
 
-    /* What code point is the digit '0' of the script run? */
+    /* What code point is the digit '0' of the script run? (0 meaning FALSE if
+     * not currently known) */
     UV zero_of_run = 0;
+
     SCX_enum script_of_run  = SCX_INVALID;   /* Illegal value */
     SCX_enum script_of_char = SCX_INVALID;
 
@@ -10147,22 +10311,52 @@ Perl_isSCRIPT_RUN(pTHX_ const U8 * s, const U8 * send, const bool utf8_target)
     PERL_UINT_FAST8_T intersection_len = 0;
 
     bool retval = TRUE;
+    SCX_enum * ret_script = NULL;
 
-    assert(send > s);
+    assert(send >= s);
 
     PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_ISSCRIPT_RUN;
 
+    /* All code points in 0..255 are either Common or Latin, so must be a
+     * script run.  We can return immediately unless we need to know which
+     * script it is. */
+    if (! utf8_target && LIKELY(send > s)) {
+        if (ret_script == NULL) {
+            return TRUE;
+        }
+
+        /* If any character is Latin, the run is Latin */
+        while (s < send) {
+            if (isALPHA_L1(*s) && LIKELY(*s != MICRO_SIGN_NATIVE)) {
+                *ret_script = SCX_Latin;
+                return TRUE;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /* Here, all are Common */
+        *ret_script = SCX_Common;
+        return TRUE;
+    }
+
     /* Look at each character in the sequence */
     while (s < send) {
+        /* If the current character being examined is a digit, this is the code
+         * point of the zero for its sequence of 10 */
+        UV zero_of_char;
+
         UV cp;
 
         /* The code allows all scripts to use the ASCII digits.  This is
          * because they are used in commerce even in scripts that have their
-         * own set.  Hence any ASCII ones found are ok, unless a digit from
-         * another set has already been encountered.  (The other digit ranges
-         * in Common are not similarly blessed */
+         * own set.  Hence any ASCII ones found are ok, unless and until a
+         * digit from another set has already been encountered.  (The other
+         * digit ranges in Common are not similarly blessed) */
         if (UNLIKELY(isDIGIT(*s))) {
-            if (zero_of_run > 0) {
+            if (UNLIKELY(script_of_run == SCX_Unknown)) {
+                retval = FALSE;
+                break;
+            }
+            if (zero_of_run) {
                 if (zero_of_run != '0') {
                     retval = FALSE;
                     break;
@@ -10176,7 +10370,7 @@ Perl_isSCRIPT_RUN(pTHX_ const U8 * s, const U8 * send, const bool utf8_target)
         }
 
         /* Here, isn't an ASCII digit.  Find the code point of the character */
-        if (utf8_target && ! UTF8_IS_INVARIANT(*s)) {
+        if (! UTF8_IS_INVARIANT(*s)) {
             Size_t len;
             cp = valid_utf8_to_uvchr((U8 *) s, &len);
             s += len;
@@ -10188,7 +10382,7 @@ Perl_isSCRIPT_RUN(pTHX_ const U8 * s, const U8 * send, const bool utf8_target)
         /* If is within the range [+0 .. +9] of the script's zero, it also is a
          * digit in that script.  We can skip the rest of this code for this
          * character. */
-        if (UNLIKELY(   zero_of_run > 0
+        if (UNLIKELY(   zero_of_run
                      && cp >= zero_of_run
                      && cp - zero_of_run <= 9))
         {
@@ -10224,9 +10418,20 @@ Perl_isSCRIPT_RUN(pTHX_ const U8 * s, const U8 * send, const bool utf8_target)
             break;
         }
 
+        /* For the first character, or the run is inherited, the run's script
+         * is set to the char's */
+        if (   UNLIKELY(script_of_run == SCX_INVALID)
+            || UNLIKELY(script_of_run == SCX_Inherited))
+        {
+            script_of_run = script_of_char;
+        }
+
+        /* For the character's script to be Unknown, it must be the first
+         * character in the sequence (for otherwise a test above would have
+         * prevented us from reaching here), and we have set the run's script
+         * to it.  Nothing further to be done for this character */
         if (UNLIKELY(script_of_char == SCX_Unknown)) {
-                script_of_run = SCX_Unknown;
-                continue;
+            continue;
         }
 
         /* We accept 'inherited' script characters currently even at the
@@ -10236,42 +10441,24 @@ Perl_isSCRIPT_RUN(pTHX_ const U8 * s, const U8 * send, const bool utf8_target)
             continue;
         }
 
-        /* If unknown, the run's script is set to the char's */
-        if (UNLIKELY(script_of_run == SCX_INVALID)) {
-            script_of_run = script_of_char;
-        }
-
-        /* All decimal digits must be from the same sequence of 10.  Above, we
-         * handled any ASCII digits without descending to here.  We also
-         * handled the case where we already knew what digit sequence is the
-         * one to use, and the character is in that sequence.  Now that we know
-         * the script, we can use script_zeros[] to directly find which
-         * sequence the script uses, except in a few cases it returns 0 */
-        if (UNLIKELY(zero_of_run == 0) && script_of_char >= 0) {
-            zero_of_run = script_zeros[script_of_char];
-        }
-
-        /* Now we can see if the script of the character is the same as that of
-         * the run */
-        if (LIKELY(script_of_char == script_of_run)) {
-            /* By far the most common case */
-            goto scripts_match;
-        }
-
-        /* Here, the scripts of the run and the current character don't match
-         * exactly.  The run could so far have been entirely characters from
-         * Common.  It's now time to change its script to that of this
-         * non-Common character */
-        if (script_of_run == SCX_Common) {
+        /* If the run so far is Common, and the new character isn't, change the
+         * run's script to that of this character */
+        if (script_of_run == SCX_Common && script_of_char != SCX_Common) {
 
             /* But Common contains several sets of digits.  Only the '0' set
              * can be part of another script. */
-            if (zero_of_run > 0 && zero_of_run != '0') {
+            if (zero_of_run && zero_of_run != '0') {
                 retval = FALSE;
                 break;
             }
 
             script_of_run = script_of_char;
+        }
+
+        /* Now we can see if the script of the character is the same as that of
+         * the run */
+        if (LIKELY(script_of_char == script_of_run)) {
+            /* By far the most common case */
             goto scripts_match;
         }
 
@@ -10285,6 +10472,7 @@ Perl_isSCRIPT_RUN(pTHX_ const U8 * s, const U8 * send, const bool utf8_target)
 
         /* Too early a Unicode version to have a code point belonging to more
          * than one script, so, if the scripts don't exactly match, fail */
+        PERL_UNUSED_VAR(intersection_len);
         retval = FALSE;
         break;
 
@@ -10405,9 +10593,11 @@ Perl_isSCRIPT_RUN(pTHX_ const U8 * s, const U8 * send, const bool utf8_target)
             /* If there is only a single script in common, set to that.
              * Otherwise, use the intersection going forward */
             Safefree(intersection);
+            intersection = NULL;
             if (intersection_len == 1) {
                 script_of_run = script_of_char = new_overlap[0];
                 Safefree(new_overlap);
+                new_overlap = NULL;
             }
             else {
                 intersection = new_overlap;
@@ -10419,44 +10609,77 @@ Perl_isSCRIPT_RUN(pTHX_ const U8 * s, const U8 * send, const bool utf8_target)
   scripts_match:
 
         /* Here, the script of the character is compatible with that of the
-         * run.  Either they match exactly, or one or both can be any of
-         * several scripts, and the intersection is not empty.  If the
-         * character is not a decimal digit, we are done with it.  Otherwise,
-         * it could still fail if it is from a different set of 10 than seen
-         * already (or we may not have seen any, and we need to set the
-         * sequence).  If we have determined a single script and that script
-         * only has one set of digits (almost all scripts are like that), then
-         * this isn't a problem, as any digit must come from the same sequence.
-         * The only scripts that have multiple sequences have been constructed
-         * to be 0 in 'script_zeros[]'.
-         *
-         * Here we check if it is a digit. */
-        if (    cp >= FIRST_NON_ASCII_DECIMAL_DIGIT
-            && (   (          zero_of_run == 0
-                    || (  (   script_of_char >= 0
-                           && script_zeros[script_of_char] == 0)
-                        ||    intersection))))
+         * run.  That means that in most cases, it continues the script run.
+         * Either it and the run match exactly, or one or both can be in any of
+         * several scripts, and the intersection is not empty.  However, if the
+         * character is a decimal digit, it could still mean failure if it is
+         * from the wrong sequence of 10.  So, we need to look at if it's a
+         * digit.  We've already handled the 10 decimal digits, and the next
+         * lowest one is this one: */
+        if (cp < FIRST_NON_ASCII_DECIMAL_DIGIT) {
+            continue;   /* Not a digit; this character is part of the run */
+        }
+
+        /* If we have a definitive '0' for the script of this character, we
+         * know that for this to be a digit, it must be in the range of +0..+9
+         * of that zero. */
+        if (   script_of_char >= 0
+            && (zero_of_char = script_zeros[script_of_char]))
         {
-            SSize_t range_zero_index;
-            range_zero_index = _invlist_search(decimals_invlist, cp);
-            if (   LIKELY(range_zero_index >= 0)
-                && ELEMENT_RANGE_MATCHES_INVLIST(range_zero_index))
+            if (   cp < zero_of_char
+                || cp > zero_of_char + 9)
             {
-                UV range_zero = decimals_array[range_zero_index];
-                if (zero_of_run) {
-                    if (zero_of_run != range_zero) {
-                        retval = FALSE;
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-                else {
-                    zero_of_run = range_zero;
-                }
+                continue;   /* Not a digit; this character is part of the run
+                             */
             }
+
+        }
+        else {  /* Need to look up if this character is a digit or not */
+            SSize_t index_of_zero_of_char;
+            index_of_zero_of_char = _invlist_search(decimals_invlist, cp);
+            if (     UNLIKELY(index_of_zero_of_char < 0)
+                || ! ELEMENT_RANGE_MATCHES_INVLIST(index_of_zero_of_char))
+            {
+                continue;   /* Not a digit; this character is part of the run.
+                             */
+            }
+
+            zero_of_char = decimals_array[index_of_zero_of_char];
+        }
+
+        /* Here, the character is a decimal digit, and the zero of its sequence
+         * of 10 is in 'zero_of_char'.  If we already have a zero for this run,
+         * they better be the same. */
+        if (zero_of_run) {
+            if (zero_of_run != zero_of_char) {
+                retval = FALSE;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        else if (script_of_char == SCX_Common && script_of_run != SCX_Common) {
+
+            /* Here, the script run isn't Common, but the current digit is in
+             * Common, and isn't '0'-'9' (those were handled earlier).   Only
+             * '0'-'9' are acceptable in non-Common scripts. */
+            retval = FALSE;
+            break;
+        }
+        else {  /* Otherwise we now have a zero for this run */
+            zero_of_run = zero_of_char;
         }
     } /* end of looping through CLOSESR text */
 
     Safefree(intersection);
+
+    if (ret_script != NULL) {
+        if (retval) {
+            *ret_script = script_of_run;
+        }
+        else {
+            *ret_script = SCX_INVALID;
+        }
+    }
+
     return retval;
 }