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eliminate PL_reg_re
[perl5.git] / regexec.c
index dddc47c..459002a 100644 (file)
--- a/regexec.c
+++ b/regexec.c
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
 #  define PERL_NO_GET_CONTEXT
 #endif
 
-/*SUPPRESS 112*/
 /*
  * pregcomp and pregexec -- regsub and regerror are not used in perl
  *
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@
  ****    Alterations to Henry's code are...
  ****
  ****    Copyright (C) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
- ****    2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, by Larry Wall and others
+ ****    2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, by Larry Wall and others
  ****
  ****    You may distribute under the terms of either the GNU General Public
  ****    License or the Artistic License, as specified in the README file.
@@ -98,7 +97,6 @@
 #define RF_warned      2               /* warned about big count? */
 #define RF_evaled      4               /* Did an EVAL with setting? */
 #define RF_utf8                8               /* String contains multibyte chars? */
-#define RF_false       16              /* odd number of nested negatives */
 
 #define UTF ((PL_reg_flags & RF_utf8) != 0)
 
 #define        STATIC  static
 #endif
 
-#define REGINCLASS(p,c)  (ANYOF_FLAGS(p) ? reginclass(p,c,0,0) : ANYOF_BITMAP_TEST(p,*(c)))
+#define REGINCLASS(prog,p,c)  (ANYOF_FLAGS(p) ? reginclass(prog,p,c,0,0) : ANYOF_BITMAP_TEST(p,*(c)))
 
 /*
  * Forwards.
 #define CHR_SVLEN(sv) (do_utf8 ? sv_len_utf8(sv) : SvCUR(sv))
 #define CHR_DIST(a,b) (PL_reg_match_utf8 ? utf8_distance(a,b) : a - b)
 
-#define reghop_c(pos,off) ((char*)reghop((U8*)pos, off))
-#define reghopmaybe_c(pos,off) ((char*)reghopmaybe((U8*)pos, off))
-#define HOP(pos,off) (PL_reg_match_utf8 ? reghop((U8*)pos, off) : (U8*)(pos + off))
-#define HOPMAYBE(pos,off) (PL_reg_match_utf8 ? reghopmaybe((U8*)pos, off) : (U8*)(pos + off))
-#define HOPc(pos,off) ((char*)HOP(pos,off))
-#define HOPMAYBEc(pos,off) ((char*)HOPMAYBE(pos,off))
-
-#define HOPBACK(pos, off) (            \
-    (PL_reg_match_utf8)                        \
-       ? reghopmaybe((U8*)pos, -off)   \
+#define HOPc(pos,off) ((char *)(PL_reg_match_utf8 \
+           ? reghop3((U8*)pos, off, (U8*)(off >= 0 ? PL_regeol : PL_bostr)) \
+           : (U8*)(pos + off)))
+#define HOPBACKc(pos, off) ((char*)    \
+    ((PL_reg_match_utf8)               \
+       ? reghopmaybe3((U8*)pos, -off, ((U8*)(off < 0 ? PL_regeol : PL_bostr))) \
     : (pos - off >= PL_bostr)          \
        ? (U8*)(pos - off)              \
-    : (U8*)NULL                                \
+    : (U8*)NULL)                       \
 )
-#define HOPBACKc(pos, off) (char*)HOPBACK(pos, off)
 
-#define reghop3_c(pos,off,lim) ((char*)reghop3((U8*)pos, off, (U8*)lim))
 #define reghopmaybe3_c(pos,off,lim) ((char*)reghopmaybe3((U8*)pos, off, (U8*)lim))
 #define HOP3(pos,off,lim) (PL_reg_match_utf8 ? reghop3((U8*)pos, off, (U8*)lim) : (U8*)(pos + off))
-#define HOPMAYBE3(pos,off,lim) (PL_reg_match_utf8 ? reghopmaybe3((U8*)pos, off, (U8*)lim) : (U8*)(pos + off))
 #define HOP3c(pos,off,lim) ((char*)HOP3(pos,off,lim))
-#define HOPMAYBE3c(pos,off,lim) ((char*)HOPMAYBE3(pos,off,lim))
 
-#define LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(a,b) STMT_START { if (!CAT2(PL_utf8_,a)) { ENTER; save_re_context(); (void)CAT2(is_utf8_, a)((const U8*)b); LEAVE; } } STMT_END
+#define LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(class,str) STMT_START { \
+    if (!CAT2(PL_utf8_,class)) { bool ok; ENTER; save_re_context(); ok=CAT2(is_utf8_,class)((const U8*)str); assert(ok); LEAVE; } } STMT_END
+#define LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_ALNUM() LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(alnum,"a")
+#define LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_DIGIT() LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(digit,"0")
+#define LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_SPACE() LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(space," ")
+#define LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_MARK()  LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(mark, "\xcd\x86")
 
 /* for use after a quantifier and before an EXACT-like node -- japhy */
 #define JUMPABLE(rn) ( \
@@ -175,9 +170,10 @@ static void restore_pos(pTHX_ void *arg);
 STATIC CHECKPOINT
 S_regcppush(pTHX_ I32 parenfloor)
 {
-    int retval = PL_savestack_ix;
+    dVAR;
+    const int retval = PL_savestack_ix;
 #define REGCP_PAREN_ELEMS 4
-    int paren_elems_to_push = (PL_regsize - parenfloor) * REGCP_PAREN_ELEMS;
+    const int paren_elems_to_push = (PL_regsize - parenfloor) * REGCP_PAREN_ELEMS;
     int p;
 
     if (paren_elems_to_push < 0)
@@ -217,12 +213,11 @@ S_regcppush(pTHX_ I32 parenfloor)
                                (IV)(cp), (IV)PL_savestack_ix) : 0); regcpblow(cp)
 
 STATIC char *
-S_regcppop(pTHX)
+S_regcppop(pTHX_ const regexp *rex)
 {
+    dVAR;
     I32 i;
-    U32 paren = 0;
     char *input;
-    I32 tmps;
 
     GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
 
@@ -238,7 +233,8 @@ S_regcppop(pTHX)
     /* Now restore the parentheses context. */
     for (i -= (REGCP_OTHER_ELEMS - REGCP_FRAME_ELEMS);
         i > 0; i -= REGCP_PAREN_ELEMS) {
-       paren = (U32)SSPOPINT;
+       I32 tmps;
+       U32 paren = (U32)SSPOPINT;
        PL_reg_start_tmp[paren] = (char *) SSPOPPTR;
        PL_regstartp[paren] = SSPOPINT;
        tmps = SSPOPINT;
@@ -254,10 +250,10 @@ S_regcppop(pTHX)
        );
     }
     DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
-       if ((I32)(*PL_reglastparen + 1) <= PL_regnpar) {
+       if ((I32)(*PL_reglastparen + 1) <= rex->nparens) {
            PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
                          "     restoring \\%"IVdf"..\\%"IVdf" to undef\n",
-                         (IV)(*PL_reglastparen + 1), (IV)PL_regnpar);
+                         (IV)(*PL_reglastparen + 1), (IV)rex->nparens);
        }
     );
 #if 1
@@ -271,38 +267,18 @@ S_regcppop(pTHX)
      * building DynaLoader will fail:
      * "Error: '*' not in typemap in DynaLoader.xs, line 164"
      * --jhi */
-    for (paren = *PL_reglastparen + 1; (I32)paren <= PL_regnpar; paren++) {
-       if ((I32)paren > PL_regsize)
-           PL_regstartp[paren] = -1;
-       PL_regendp[paren] = -1;
+    for (i = *PL_reglastparen + 1; i <= rex->nparens; i++) {
+       if (i > PL_regsize)
+           PL_regstartp[i] = -1;
+       PL_regendp[i] = -1;
     }
 #endif
     return input;
 }
 
-STATIC char *
-S_regcp_set_to(pTHX_ I32 ss)
-{
-    I32 tmp = PL_savestack_ix;
-
-    PL_savestack_ix = ss;
-    regcppop();
-    PL_savestack_ix = tmp;
-    return Nullch;
-}
-
-typedef struct re_cc_state
-{
-    I32 ss;
-    regnode *node;
-    struct re_cc_state *prev;
-    CURCUR *cc;
-    regexp *re;
-} re_cc_state;
-
 #define regcpblow(cp) LEAVE_SCOPE(cp)  /* Ignores regcppush()ed data. */
 
-#define TRYPAREN(paren, n, input) {                            \
+#define TRYPAREN(paren, n, input, where) {                     \
     if (paren) {                                               \
        if (n) {                                                \
            PL_regstartp[paren] = HOPc(input, -1) - PL_bostr;   \
@@ -311,7 +287,8 @@ typedef struct re_cc_state
        else                                                    \
            PL_regendp[paren] = -1;                             \
     }                                                          \
-    if (regmatch(next))                                                \
+    REGMATCH(next, where);                                     \
+    if (result)                                                        \
        sayYES;                                                 \
     if (paren && n)                                            \
        PL_regendp[paren] = -1;                                 \
@@ -338,17 +315,6 @@ Perl_pregexec(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *stren
                      nosave ? 0 : REXEC_COPY_STR);
 }
 
-STATIC void
-S_cache_re(pTHX_ regexp *prog)
-{
-    PL_regprecomp = prog->precomp;             /* Needed for FAIL. */
-#ifdef DEBUGGING
-    PL_regprogram = prog->program;
-#endif
-    PL_regnpar = prog->nparens;
-    PL_regdata = prog->data;
-    PL_reg_re = prog;
-}
 
 /*
  * Need to implement the following flags for reg_anch:
@@ -366,7 +332,7 @@ S_cache_re(pTHX_ regexp *prog)
 
 /* Assumptions: if ANCH_GPOS, then strpos is anchored. XXXX Check GPOS logic */
 
-/* If SCREAM, then SvPVX(sv) should be compatible with strpos and strend.
+/* If SCREAM, then SvPVX_const(sv) should be compatible with strpos and strend.
    Otherwise, only SvCUR(sv) is used to get strbeg. */
 
 /* XXXX We assume that strpos is strbeg unless sv. */
@@ -400,6 +366,7 @@ char *
 Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
                     char *strend, U32 flags, re_scream_pos_data *data)
 {
+    dVAR;
     register I32 start_shift = 0;
     /* Should be nonnegative! */
     register I32 end_shift   = 0;
@@ -407,14 +374,14 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
     register SV *check;
     char *strbeg;
     char *t;
-    int do_utf8 = sv ? SvUTF8(sv) : 0; /* if no sv we have to assume bytes */
+    const int do_utf8 = sv ? SvUTF8(sv) : 0;   /* if no sv we have to assume bytes */
     I32 ml_anch;
-    register char *other_last = Nullch;        /* other substr checked before this */
-    char *check_at = Nullch;           /* check substr found at this pos */
-    I32 multiline = prog->reganch & PMf_MULTILINE;
+    register char *other_last = NULL;  /* other substr checked before this */
+    char *check_at = NULL;             /* check substr found at this pos */
+    const I32 multiline = prog->reganch & PMf_MULTILINE;
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
-    char *i_strpos = strpos;
-    SV *dsv = PERL_DEBUG_PAD_ZERO(0);
+    const char * const i_strpos = strpos;
+    SV * const dsv = PERL_DEBUG_PAD_ZERO(0);
 #endif
 
     GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
@@ -428,10 +395,10 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
     }
 
     DEBUG_EXECUTE_r({
-        char *s   = PL_reg_match_utf8 ?
+        const char *s   = PL_reg_match_utf8 ?
                         sv_uni_display(dsv, sv, 60, UNI_DISPLAY_REGEX) :
                         strpos;
-        int   len = PL_reg_match_utf8 ?
+        const int   len = PL_reg_match_utf8 ?
                         strlen(s) : strend - strpos;
         if (!PL_colorset)
              reginitcolors();
@@ -439,8 +406,8 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
             DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
                                   "UTF-8 target...\n"));
         PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                      "%sGuessing start of match, REx%s `%s%.60s%s%s' against `%s%.*s%s%s'...\n",
-                      PL_colors[4],PL_colors[5],PL_colors[0],
+                      "%sGuessing start of match, REx%s \"%s%.60s%s%s\" against \"%s%.*s%s%s\"...\n",
+                      PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5], PL_colors[0],
                       prog->precomp,
                       PL_colors[1],
                       (strlen(prog->precomp) > 60 ? "..." : ""),
@@ -481,7 +448,7 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
        if (!ml_anch) {
          if ( !(prog->reganch & (ROPT_ANCH_GPOS /* Checked by the caller */
                                  | ROPT_IMPLICIT)) /* not a real BOL */
-              /* SvCUR is not set on references: SvRV and SvPVX overlap */
+              /* SvCUR is not set on references: SvRV and SvPVX_const overlap */
               && sv && !SvROK(sv)
               && (strpos != strbeg)) {
              DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "Not at start...\n"));
@@ -503,18 +470,19 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
                }
                /* Now should match s[0..slen-2] */
                slen--;
-               if (slen && (*SvPVX(check) != *s
+               if (slen && (*SvPVX_const(check) != *s
                             || (slen > 1
-                                && memNE(SvPVX(check), s, slen)))) {
+                                && memNE(SvPVX_const(check), s, slen)))) {
                  report_neq:
                    DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "String not equal...\n"));
                    goto fail_finish;
                }
            }
-           else if (*SvPVX(check) != *s
+           else if (*SvPVX_const(check) != *s
                     || ((slen = SvCUR(check)) > 1
-                        && memNE(SvPVX(check), s, slen)))
+                        && memNE(SvPVX_const(check), s, slen)))
                goto report_neq;
+           check_at = s;
            goto success_at_start;
          }
        }
@@ -524,9 +492,9 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
        end_shift = prog->minlen - start_shift -
            CHR_SVLEN(check) + (SvTAIL(check) != 0);
        if (!ml_anch) {
-           I32 end = prog->check_offset_max + CHR_SVLEN(check)
+           const I32 end = prog->check_offset_max + CHR_SVLEN(check)
                                         - (SvTAIL(check) != 0);
-           I32 eshift = CHR_DIST((U8*)strend, (U8*)s) - end;
+           const I32 eshift = CHR_DIST((U8*)strend, (U8*)s) - end;
 
            if (end_shift < eshift)
                end_shift = eshift;
@@ -551,7 +519,7 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
        the "check" substring in the region corrected by start/end_shift. */
     if (flags & REXEC_SCREAM) {
        I32 p = -1;                     /* Internal iterator of scream. */
-       I32 *pp = data ? data->scream_pos : &p;
+       I32 * const pp = data ? data->scream_pos : &p;
 
        if (PL_screamfirst[BmRARE(check)] >= 0
            || ( BmRARE(check) == '\n'
@@ -563,7 +531,7 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
            goto fail_finish;
        /* we may be pointing at the wrong string */
        if (s && RX_MATCH_COPIED(prog))
-           s = strbeg + (s - SvPVX(sv));
+           s = strbeg + (s - SvPVX_const(sv));
        if (data)
            *data->scream_olds = s;
     }
@@ -579,12 +547,12 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
     /* Update the count-of-usability, remove useless subpatterns,
        unshift s.  */
 
-    DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "%s %s substr `%s%.*s%s'%s%s",
+    DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "%s %s substr \"%s%.*s%s\"%s%s",
                          (s ? "Found" : "Did not find"),
                          (check == (do_utf8 ? prog->anchored_utf8 : prog->anchored_substr) ? "anchored" : "floating"),
                          PL_colors[0],
                          (int)(SvCUR(check) - (SvTAIL(check)!=0)),
-                         SvPVX(check),
+                         SvPVX_const(check),
                          PL_colors[1], (SvTAIL(check) ? "$" : ""),
                          (s ? " at offset " : "...\n") ) );
 
@@ -599,7 +567,7 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
     /* Got a candidate.  Check MBOL anchoring, and the *other* substr.
        Start with the other substr.
        XXXX no SCREAM optimization yet - and a very coarse implementation
-       XXXX /ttx+/ results in anchored=`ttx', floating=`x'.  floating will
+       XXXX /ttx+/ results in anchored="ttx", floating="x".  floating will
                *always* match.  Probably should be marked during compile...
        Probably it is right to do no SCREAM here...
      */
@@ -612,7 +580,8 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
        if (check == (do_utf8 ? prog->float_utf8 : prog->float_substr)) {
          do_other_anchored:
            {
-               char *last = HOP3c(s, -start_shift, strbeg), *last1, *last2;
+               char * const last = HOP3c(s, -start_shift, strbeg);
+               char *last1, *last2;
                char *s1 = s;
                SV* must;
 
@@ -646,12 +615,12 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
                        multiline ? FBMrf_MULTILINE : 0
                    );
                DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                       "%s anchored substr `%s%.*s%s'%s",
+                       "%s anchored substr \"%s%.*s%s\"%s",
                        (s ? "Found" : "Contradicts"),
                        PL_colors[0],
                          (int)(SvCUR(must)
                          - (SvTAIL(must)!=0)),
-                         SvPVX(must),
+                         SvPVX_const(must),
                          PL_colors[1], (SvTAIL(must) ? "$" : "")));
                if (!s) {
                    if (last1 >= last2) {
@@ -705,11 +674,11 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
                              (unsigned char*)last + SvCUR(must)
                                  - (SvTAIL(must)!=0),
                              must, multiline ? FBMrf_MULTILINE : 0);
-           DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "%s floating substr `%s%.*s%s'%s",
+           DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "%s floating substr \"%s%.*s%s\"%s",
                    (s ? "Found" : "Contradicts"),
                    PL_colors[0],
                      (int)(SvCUR(must) - (SvTAIL(must)!=0)),
-                     SvPVX(must),
+                     SvPVX_const(must),
                      PL_colors[1], (SvTAIL(must) ? "$" : "")));
            if (!s) {
                if (last1 == last) {
@@ -765,33 +734,33 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
                             */
                            strpos = t + 1;                     
                            DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "Found /%s^%s/m at offset %ld, rescanning for anchored from offset %ld...\n",
-                               PL_colors[0],PL_colors[1], (long)(strpos - i_strpos), (long)(strpos - i_strpos + prog->anchored_offset)));
+                               PL_colors[0], PL_colors[1], (long)(strpos - i_strpos), (long)(strpos - i_strpos + prog->anchored_offset)));
                            goto do_other_anchored;
                        }
                        /* We don't contradict the found floating substring. */
                        /* XXXX Why not check for STCLASS? */
                        s = t + 1;
                        DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "Found /%s^%s/m at offset %ld...\n",
-                           PL_colors[0],PL_colors[1], (long)(s - i_strpos)));
+                           PL_colors[0], PL_colors[1], (long)(s - i_strpos)));
                        goto set_useful;
                    }
                    /* Position contradicts check-string */
                    /* XXXX probably better to look for check-string
                       than for "\n", so one should lower the limit for t? */
                    DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "Found /%s^%s/m, restarting lookup for check-string at offset %ld...\n",
-                       PL_colors[0],PL_colors[1], (long)(t + 1 - i_strpos)));
+                       PL_colors[0], PL_colors[1], (long)(t + 1 - i_strpos)));
                    other_last = strpos = s = t + 1;
                    goto restart;
                }
                t++;
            }
            DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "Did not find /%s^%s/m...\n",
-                       PL_colors[0],PL_colors[1]));
+                       PL_colors[0], PL_colors[1]));
            goto fail_finish;
        }
        else {
            DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "Starting position does not contradict /%s^%s/m...\n",
-                       PL_colors[0],PL_colors[1]));
+                       PL_colors[0], PL_colors[1]));
        }
        s = t;
       set_useful:
@@ -815,7 +784,7 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
        }
        DEBUG_EXECUTE_r( if (ml_anch)
            PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "Position at offset %ld does not contradict /%s^%s/m...\n",
-                       (long)(strpos - i_strpos), PL_colors[0],PL_colors[1]);
+                       (long)(strpos - i_strpos), PL_colors[0], PL_colors[1]);
        );
       success_at_start:
        if (!(prog->reganch & ROPT_NAUGHTY)     /* XXXX If strpos moved? */
@@ -834,9 +803,9 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
            SvREFCNT_dec(do_utf8 ? prog->check_utf8 : prog->check_substr);
            if (do_utf8 ? prog->check_substr : prog->check_utf8)
                SvREFCNT_dec(do_utf8 ? prog->check_substr : prog->check_utf8);
-           prog->check_substr = prog->check_utf8 = Nullsv;     /* disable */
-           prog->float_substr = prog->float_utf8 = Nullsv;     /* clear */
-           check = Nullsv;                     /* abort */
+           prog->check_substr = prog->check_utf8 = NULL;       /* disable */
+           prog->float_substr = prog->float_utf8 = NULL;       /* clear */
+           check = NULL;                       /* abort */
            s = strpos;
            /* XXXX This is a remnant of the old implementation.  It
                    looks wasteful, since now INTUIT can use many
@@ -858,24 +827,22 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
           regstclass does not come from lookahead...  */
        /* If regstclass takes bytelength more than 1: If charlength==1, OK.
           This leaves EXACTF only, which is dealt with in find_byclass().  */
-       U8* str = (U8*)STRING(prog->regstclass);
-       int cl_l = (PL_regkind[(U8)OP(prog->regstclass)] == EXACT
+        const U8* const str = (U8*)STRING(prog->regstclass);
+        const int cl_l = (PL_regkind[(U8)OP(prog->regstclass)] == EXACT
                    ? CHR_DIST(str+STR_LEN(prog->regstclass), str)
                    : 1);
-       char *endpos = (prog->anchored_substr || prog->anchored_utf8 || ml_anch)
+       const char * const endpos = (prog->anchored_substr || prog->anchored_utf8 || ml_anch)
                ? HOP3c(s, (prog->minlen ? cl_l : 0), strend)
                : (prog->float_substr || prog->float_utf8
                   ? HOP3c(HOP3c(check_at, -start_shift, strbeg),
                           cl_l, strend)
                   : strend);
-       char *startpos = strbeg;
 
        t = s;
-       cache_re(prog);
-       s = find_byclass(prog, prog->regstclass, s, endpos, startpos, 1);
+        s = find_byclass(prog, prog->regstclass, s, endpos, 1);
        if (!s) {
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
-           char *what = 0;
+           const char *what = NULL;
 #endif
            if (endpos == strend) {
                DEBUG_EXECUTE_r( PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
@@ -925,7 +892,7 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
                    goto giveup;
                DEBUG_EXECUTE_r( PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
                          "Looking for /%s^%s/m starting at offset %ld...\n",
-                         PL_colors[0],PL_colors[1], (long)(t - i_strpos)) );
+                         PL_colors[0], PL_colors[1], (long)(t - i_strpos)) );
                goto try_at_offset;
            }
            if (!(do_utf8 ? prog->float_utf8 : prog->float_substr))     /* Could have been deleted */
@@ -959,15 +926,16 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
        BmUSEFUL(do_utf8 ? prog->check_utf8 : prog->check_substr) += 5; /* hooray */
   fail:
     DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "%sMatch rejected by optimizer%s\n",
-                         PL_colors[4],PL_colors[5]));
-    return Nullch;
+                         PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5]));
+    return NULL;
 }
 
 /* We know what class REx starts with.  Try to find this position... */
 STATIC char *
-S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, regnode *c, char *s, char *strend, char *startpos, I32 norun)
+S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *strend, I32 norun)
 {
-       I32 doevery = (prog->reganch & ROPT_SKIP) == 0;
+       dVAR;
+       const I32 doevery = (prog->reganch & ROPT_SKIP) == 0;
        char *m;
        STRLEN ln;
        STRLEN lnc;
@@ -976,7 +944,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, regnode *c, char *s, char *strend, char *sta
        unsigned int c2;
        char *e;
        register I32 tmp = 1;   /* Scratch variable? */
-       register bool do_utf8 = PL_reg_match_utf8;
+       register const bool do_utf8 = PL_reg_match_utf8;
 
        /* We know what class it must start with. */
        switch (OP(c)) {
@@ -985,8 +953,8 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, regnode *c, char *s, char *strend, char *sta
                 while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
                      if ((ANYOF_FLAGS(c) & ANYOF_UNICODE) ||
                          !UTF8_IS_INVARIANT((U8)s[0]) ?
-                         reginclass(c, (U8*)s, 0, do_utf8) :
-                         REGINCLASS(c, (U8*)s)) {
+                         reginclass(prog, c, (U8*)s, 0, do_utf8) :
+                         REGINCLASS(prog, c, (U8*)s)) {
                           if (tmp && (norun || regtry(prog, s)))
                                goto got_it;
                           else
@@ -1001,7 +969,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, regnode *c, char *s, char *strend, char *sta
                 while (s < strend) {
                      STRLEN skip = 1;
 
-                     if (REGINCLASS(c, (U8*)s) ||
+                     if (REGINCLASS(prog, c, (U8*)s) ||
                          (ANYOF_FOLD_SHARP_S(c, s, strend) &&
                           /* The assignment of 2 is intentional:
                            * for the folded sharp s, the skip is 2. */
@@ -1035,14 +1003,15 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, regnode *c, char *s, char *strend, char *sta
                U8 *sm = (U8 *) m;
                U8 tmpbuf1[UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE+1];
                U8 tmpbuf2[UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE+1];
+               const U32 uniflags = UTF8_ALLOW_DEFAULT;
 
                to_utf8_lower((U8*)m, tmpbuf1, &ulen1);
                to_utf8_upper((U8*)m, tmpbuf2, &ulen2);
 
                c1 = utf8n_to_uvchr(tmpbuf1, UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE, 
-                                   0, ckWARN(WARN_UTF8) ? 0 : UTF8_ALLOW_ANY);
+                                   0, uniflags);
                c2 = utf8n_to_uvchr(tmpbuf2, UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE,
-                                   0, ckWARN(WARN_UTF8) ? 0 : UTF8_ALLOW_ANY);
+                                   0, uniflags);
                lnc = 0;
                while (sm < ((U8 *) m + ln)) {
                    lnc++;
@@ -1080,16 +1049,14 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, regnode *c, char *s, char *strend, char *sta
            if (do_utf8) {
                UV c, f;
                U8 tmpbuf [UTF8_MAXBYTES+1];
-               U8 foldbuf[UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE+1];
                STRLEN len, foldlen;
-               
+               const U32 uniflags = UTF8_ALLOW_DEFAULT;
                if (c1 == c2) {
                    /* Upper and lower of 1st char are equal -
                     * probably not a "letter". */
                    while (s <= e) {
                        c = utf8n_to_uvchr((U8*)s, UTF8_MAXBYTES, &len,
-                                          ckWARN(WARN_UTF8) ?
-                                          0 : UTF8_ALLOW_ANY);
+                                          uniflags);
                        if ( c == c1
                             && (ln == len ||
                                 ibcmp_utf8(s, (char **)0, 0,  do_utf8,
@@ -1097,6 +1064,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, regnode *c, char *s, char *strend, char *sta
                             && (norun || regtry(prog, s)) )
                            goto got_it;
                        else {
+                            U8 foldbuf[UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE+1];
                             uvchr_to_utf8(tmpbuf, c);
                             f = to_utf8_fold(tmpbuf, foldbuf, &foldlen);
                             if ( f != c
@@ -1115,8 +1083,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, regnode *c, char *s, char *strend, char *sta
                else {
                    while (s <= e) {
                      c = utf8n_to_uvchr((U8*)s, UTF8_MAXBYTES, &len,
-                                          ckWARN(WARN_UTF8) ?
-                                          0 : UTF8_ALLOW_ANY);
+                                          uniflags);
 
                        /* Handle some of the three Greek sigmas cases.
                         * Note that not all the possible combinations
@@ -1136,6 +1103,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, regnode *c, char *s, char *strend, char *sta
                             && (norun || regtry(prog, s)) )
                            goto got_it;
                        else {
+                            U8 foldbuf[UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE+1];
                             uvchr_to_utf8(tmpbuf, c);
                             f = to_utf8_fold(tmpbuf, foldbuf, &foldlen);
                             if ( f != c
@@ -1183,13 +1151,12 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, regnode *c, char *s, char *strend, char *sta
                if (s == PL_bostr)
                    tmp = '\n';
                else {
-                   U8 *r = reghop3((U8*)s, -1, (U8*)PL_bostr);
-               
-                   tmp = utf8n_to_uvchr(r, UTF8SKIP(r), 0, 0);
+                   U8 * const r = reghop3((U8*)s, -1, (U8*)PL_bostr);
+                   tmp = utf8n_to_uvchr(r, UTF8SKIP(r), 0, UTF8_ALLOW_DEFAULT);
                }
                tmp = ((OP(c) == BOUND ?
                        isALNUM_uni(tmp) : isALNUM_LC_uvchr(UNI_TO_NATIVE(tmp))) != 0);
-               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(alnum,"a");
+               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_ALNUM();
                while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
                    if (tmp == !(OP(c) == BOUND ?
                                 swash_fetch(PL_utf8_alnum, (U8*)s, do_utf8) :
@@ -1226,13 +1193,12 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, regnode *c, char *s, char *strend, char *sta
                if (s == PL_bostr)
                    tmp = '\n';
                else {
-                   U8 *r = reghop3((U8*)s, -1, (U8*)PL_bostr);
-               
-                   tmp = utf8n_to_uvchr(r, UTF8SKIP(r), 0, 0);
+                   U8 * const r = reghop3((U8*)s, -1, (U8*)PL_bostr);
+                   tmp = utf8n_to_uvchr(r, UTF8SKIP(r), 0, UTF8_ALLOW_DEFAULT);
                }
                tmp = ((OP(c) == NBOUND ?
                        isALNUM_uni(tmp) : isALNUM_LC_uvchr(UNI_TO_NATIVE(tmp))) != 0);
-               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(alnum,"a");
+               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_ALNUM();
                while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
                    if (tmp == !(OP(c) == NBOUND ?
                                 swash_fetch(PL_utf8_alnum, (U8*)s, do_utf8) :
@@ -1261,7 +1227,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, regnode *c, char *s, char *strend, char *sta
            break;
        case ALNUM:
            if (do_utf8) {
-               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(alnum,"a");
+               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_ALNUM();
                while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
                    if (swash_fetch(PL_utf8_alnum, (U8*)s, do_utf8)) {
                        if (tmp && (norun || regtry(prog, s)))
@@ -1319,7 +1285,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, regnode *c, char *s, char *strend, char *sta
            break;
        case NALNUM:
            if (do_utf8) {
-               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(alnum,"a");
+               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_ALNUM();
                while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
                    if (!swash_fetch(PL_utf8_alnum, (U8*)s, do_utf8)) {
                        if (tmp && (norun || regtry(prog, s)))
@@ -1377,7 +1343,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, regnode *c, char *s, char *strend, char *sta
            break;
        case SPACE:
            if (do_utf8) {
-               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(space," ");
+               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_SPACE();
                while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
                    if (*s == ' ' || swash_fetch(PL_utf8_space,(U8*)s, do_utf8)) {
                        if (tmp && (norun || regtry(prog, s)))
@@ -1435,7 +1401,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, regnode *c, char *s, char *strend, char *sta
            break;
        case NSPACE:
            if (do_utf8) {
-               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(space," ");
+               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_SPACE();
                while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
                    if (!(*s == ' ' || swash_fetch(PL_utf8_space,(U8*)s, do_utf8))) {
                        if (tmp && (norun || regtry(prog, s)))
@@ -1493,7 +1459,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, regnode *c, char *s, char *strend, char *sta
            break;
        case DIGIT:
            if (do_utf8) {
-               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(digit,"0");
+               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_DIGIT();
                while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
                    if (swash_fetch(PL_utf8_digit,(U8*)s, do_utf8)) {
                        if (tmp && (norun || regtry(prog, s)))
@@ -1551,7 +1517,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, regnode *c, char *s, char *strend, char *sta
            break;
        case NDIGIT:
            if (do_utf8) {
-               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(digit,"0");
+               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_DIGIT();
                while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
                    if (!swash_fetch(PL_utf8_digit,(U8*)s, do_utf8)) {
                        if (tmp && (norun || regtry(prog, s)))
@@ -1628,34 +1594,26 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
 /* data: May be used for some additional optimizations. */
 /* nosave: For optimizations. */
 {
+    dVAR;
     register char *s;
     register regnode *c;
     register char *startpos = stringarg;
     I32 minlen;                /* must match at least this many chars */
     I32 dontbother = 0;        /* how many characters not to try at end */
-    /* I32 start_shift = 0; */         /* Offset of the start to find
-                                        constant substr. */            /* CC */
     I32 end_shift = 0;                 /* Same for the end. */         /* CC */
     I32 scream_pos = -1;               /* Internal iterator of scream. */
-    char *scream_olds;
+    char *scream_olds = NULL;
     SV* oreplsv = GvSV(PL_replgv);
-    bool do_utf8 = DO_UTF8(sv);
-    I32 multiline = prog->reganch & PMf_MULTILINE;
+    const bool do_utf8 = DO_UTF8(sv);
+    const I32 multiline = prog->reganch & PMf_MULTILINE;
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
-    SV *dsv0 = PERL_DEBUG_PAD_ZERO(0);
-    SV *dsv1 = PERL_DEBUG_PAD_ZERO(1);
+    SV * const dsv0 = PERL_DEBUG_PAD_ZERO(0);
+    SV * const dsv1 = PERL_DEBUG_PAD_ZERO(1);
 #endif
 
     GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
 
-    RX_MATCH_UTF8_set(prog,do_utf8);
-
-    PL_regcc = 0;
-
-    cache_re(prog);
-#ifdef DEBUGGING
-    PL_regnarrate = DEBUG_r_TEST;
-#endif
+    PERL_UNUSED_ARG(data);
 
     /* Be paranoid... */
     if (prog == NULL || startpos == NULL) {
@@ -1663,6 +1621,12 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
        return 0;
     }
 
+#ifdef DEBUGGING
+    PL_regnarrate = DEBUG_r_TEST;
+#endif
+
+    RX_MATCH_UTF8_set(prog, do_utf8);
+
     minlen = prog->minlen;
     if (strend - startpos < minlen) {
         DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
@@ -1693,9 +1657,6 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
     /* see how far we have to get to not match where we matched before */
     PL_regtill = startpos+minend;
 
-    /* We start without call_cc context.  */
-    PL_reg_call_cc = 0;
-
     /* If there is a "must appear" string, look for it. */
     s = startpos;
 
@@ -1719,7 +1680,7 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
            PL_reg_ganch = strbeg;
     }
 
-    if (!(flags & REXEC_CHECKED) && (prog->check_substr != Nullsv || prog->check_utf8 != Nullsv)) {
+    if (!(flags & REXEC_CHECKED) && (prog->check_substr != NULL || prog->check_utf8 != NULL)) {
        re_scream_pos_data d;
 
        d.scream_olds = &scream_olds;
@@ -1732,19 +1693,19 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
     }
 
     DEBUG_EXECUTE_r({
-        char *s0   = UTF ?
-          pv_uni_display(dsv0, (U8*)prog->precomp, prog->prelen, 60,
-                         UNI_DISPLAY_REGEX) :
-          prog->precomp;
-        int   len0 = UTF ? SvCUR(dsv0) : prog->prelen;
-        char *s1   = do_utf8 ? sv_uni_display(dsv1, sv, 60,
+       const char * const s0   = UTF
+           ? pv_uni_display(dsv0, (U8*)prog->precomp, prog->prelen, 60,
+                         UNI_DISPLAY_REGEX)
+           : prog->precomp;
+       const int len0 = UTF ? SvCUR(dsv0) : prog->prelen;
+       const char * const s1 = do_utf8 ? sv_uni_display(dsv1, sv, 60,
                                               UNI_DISPLAY_REGEX) : startpos;
-        int   len1 = do_utf8 ? SvCUR(dsv1) : strend - startpos;
+       const int len1 = do_utf8 ? SvCUR(dsv1) : strend - startpos;
         if (!PL_colorset)
             reginitcolors();
         PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                      "%sMatching REx%s `%s%*.*s%s%s' against `%s%.*s%s%s'\n",
-                      PL_colors[4],PL_colors[5],PL_colors[0],
+                      "%sMatching REx%s \"%s%*.*s%s%s\" against \"%s%.*s%s%s\"\n",
+                      PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5], PL_colors[0],
                       len0, len0, s0,
                       PL_colors[1],
                       len0 > 60 ? "..." : "",
@@ -1814,7 +1775,7 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
 #endif
        if (!(do_utf8 ? prog->anchored_utf8 : prog->anchored_substr))
            do_utf8 ? to_utf8_substr(prog) : to_byte_substr(prog);
-       ch = SvPVX(do_utf8 ? prog->anchored_utf8 : prog->anchored_substr)[0];
+       ch = SvPVX_const(do_utf8 ? prog->anchored_utf8 : prog->anchored_substr)[0];
 
        if (do_utf8) {
            while (s < strend) {
@@ -1845,10 +1806,9 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
                                   "Did not find anchored character...\n")
                );
     }
-    /*SUPPRESS 560*/
-    else if (prog->anchored_substr != Nullsv
-             || prog->anchored_utf8 != Nullsv
-             || ((prog->float_substr != Nullsv || prog->float_utf8 != Nullsv)
+    else if (prog->anchored_substr != NULL
+             || prog->anchored_utf8 != NULL
+             || ((prog->float_substr != NULL || prog->float_utf8 != NULL)
                  && prog->float_max_offset < strend - s)) {
        SV *must;
        I32 back_max;
@@ -1883,7 +1843,7 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
        else
            last1 = s - 1;      /* bogus */
 
-       /* XXXX check_substr already used to find `s', can optimize if
+       /* XXXX check_substr already used to find "s", can optimize if
           check_substr==must. */
        scream_pos = -1;
        dontbother = end_shift;
@@ -1897,17 +1857,17 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
                                  multiline ? FBMrf_MULTILINE : 0))) ) {
            /* we may be pointing at the wrong string */
            if ((flags & REXEC_SCREAM) && RX_MATCH_COPIED(prog))
-               s = strbeg + (s - SvPVX(sv));
+               s = strbeg + (s - SvPVX_const(sv));
            DEBUG_EXECUTE_r( did_match = 1 );
            if (HOPc(s, -back_max) > last1) {
                last1 = HOPc(s, -back_min);
                s = HOPc(s, -back_max);
            }
            else {
-               char *t = (last1 >= PL_bostr) ? HOPc(last1, 1) : last1 + 1;
+               char * const t = (last1 >= PL_bostr) ? HOPc(last1, 1) : last1 + 1;
 
                last1 = HOPc(s, -back_min);
-               s = t;          
+               s = t;
            }
            if (do_utf8) {
                while (s <= last1) {
@@ -1926,12 +1886,12 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
        }
        DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(if (!did_match)
                     PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, 
-                                  "Did not find %s substr `%s%.*s%s'%s...\n",
+                                  "Did not find %s substr \"%s%.*s%s\"%s...\n",
                              ((must == prog->anchored_substr || must == prog->anchored_utf8)
                               ? "anchored" : "floating"),
                              PL_colors[0],
                              (int)(SvCUR(must) - (SvTAIL(must)!=0)),
-                             SvPVX(must),
+                             SvPVX_const(must),
                                   PL_colors[1], (SvTAIL(must) ? "$" : ""))
                );
        goto phooey;
@@ -1945,32 +1905,32 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
        }
        DEBUG_EXECUTE_r({
            SV *prop = sv_newmortal();
-           char *s0;
-           char *s1;
+           const char *s0;
+           const char *s1;
            int len0;
            int len1;
 
-           regprop(prop, c);
+           regprop(prog, prop, c);
            s0 = UTF ?
-             pv_uni_display(dsv0, (U8*)SvPVX(prop), SvCUR(prop), 60,
+             pv_uni_display(dsv0, (U8*)SvPVX_const(prop), SvCUR(prop), 60,
                             UNI_DISPLAY_REGEX) :
-             SvPVX(prop);
+             SvPVX_const(prop);
            len0 = UTF ? SvCUR(dsv0) : SvCUR(prop);
            s1 = UTF ?
              sv_uni_display(dsv1, sv, 60, UNI_DISPLAY_REGEX) : s;
            len1 = UTF ? SvCUR(dsv1) : strend - s;
            PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                         "Matching stclass `%*.*s' against `%*.*s'\n",
+                         "Matching stclass \"%*.*s\" against \"%*.*s\"\n",
                          len0, len0, s0,
                          len1, len1, s1);
        });
-       if (find_byclass(prog, c, s, strend, startpos, 0))
+        if (find_byclass(prog, c, s, strend, 0))
            goto got_it;
        DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "Contradicts stclass...\n"));
     }
     else {
        dontbother = 0;
-       if (prog->float_substr != Nullsv || prog->float_utf8 != Nullsv) {
+       if (prog->float_substr != NULL || prog->float_utf8 != NULL) {
            /* Trim the end. */
            char *last;
            SV* float_real;
@@ -1986,18 +1946,18 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
                    last = scream_olds; /* Only one occurrence. */
                /* we may be pointing at the wrong string */
                else if (RX_MATCH_COPIED(prog))
-                   s = strbeg + (s - SvPVX(sv));
+                   s = strbeg + (s - SvPVX_const(sv));
            }
            else {
                STRLEN len;
-               char *little = SvPV(float_real, len);
+                const char * const little = SvPV_const(float_real, len);
 
                if (SvTAIL(float_real)) {
                    if (memEQ(strend - len + 1, little, len - 1))
                        last = strend - len + 1;
                    else if (!multiline)
                        last = memEQ(strend - len, little, len)
-                           ? strend - len : Nullch;
+                           ? strend - len : NULL;
                    else
                        goto find_last;
                } else {
@@ -2005,13 +1965,13 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
                    if (len)
                        last = rninstr(s, strend, little, little + len);
                    else
-                       last = strend;  /* matching `$' */
+                       last = strend;  /* matching "$" */
                }
            }
            if (last == NULL) {
                DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
                                      "%sCan't trim the tail, match fails (should not happen)%s\n",
-                                     PL_colors[4],PL_colors[5]));
+                                     PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5]));
                goto phooey; /* Should not happen! */
            }
            dontbother = strend - last + prog->float_min_offset;
@@ -2049,7 +2009,7 @@ got_it:
            sv_setsv(oreplsv, GvSV(PL_replgv));/* So that when GvSV(replgv) is
                                                  restored, the value remains
                                                  the same. */
-       restore_pos(aTHX_ 0);
+       restore_pos(aTHX_ prog);
     }
 
     /* make sure $`, $&, $', and $digit will work later */
@@ -2057,7 +2017,7 @@ got_it:
        RX_MATCH_COPY_FREE(prog);
        if (flags & REXEC_COPY_STR) {
            I32 i = PL_regeol - startpos + (stringarg - strbeg);
-#ifdef PERL_COPY_ON_WRITE
+#ifdef PERL_OLD_COPY_ON_WRITE
            if ((SvIsCOW(sv)
                 || (SvFLAGS(sv) & CAN_COW_MASK) == CAN_COW_FLAGS)) {
                if (DEBUG_C_TEST) {
@@ -2066,7 +2026,7 @@ got_it:
                                  (int) SvTYPE(sv));
                }
                prog->saved_copy = sv_setsv_cow(prog->saved_copy, sv);
-               prog->subbeg = SvPVX(prog->saved_copy);
+               prog->subbeg = (char *)SvPVX_const(prog->saved_copy);
                assert (SvPOKp(prog->saved_copy));
            } else
 #endif
@@ -2087,9 +2047,9 @@ got_it:
 
 phooey:
     DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "%sMatch failed%s\n",
-                         PL_colors[4],PL_colors[5]));
+                         PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5]));
     if (PL_reg_eval_set)
-       restore_pos(aTHX_ 0);
+       restore_pos(aTHX_ prog);
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2099,7 +2059,7 @@ phooey:
 STATIC I32                     /* 0 failure, 1 success */
 S_regtry(pTHX_ regexp *prog, char *startpos)
 {
-    register I32 i;
+    dVAR;
     register I32 *sp;
     register I32 *ep;
     CHECKPOINT lastcp;
@@ -2134,17 +2094,20 @@ S_regtry(pTHX_ regexp *prog, char *startpos)
            if (!(SvTYPE(PL_reg_sv) >= SVt_PVMG && SvMAGIC(PL_reg_sv)
                  && (mg = mg_find(PL_reg_sv, PERL_MAGIC_regex_global)))) {
                /* prepare for quick setting of pos */
-               sv_magic(PL_reg_sv, (SV*)0,
-                       PERL_MAGIC_regex_global, Nullch, 0);
-               mg = mg_find(PL_reg_sv, PERL_MAGIC_regex_global);
+#ifdef PERL_OLD_COPY_ON_WRITE
+               if (SvIsCOW(sv))
+                   sv_force_normal_flags(sv, 0);
+#endif
+               mg = sv_magicext(PL_reg_sv, (SV*)0, PERL_MAGIC_regex_global,
+                                &PL_vtbl_mglob, NULL, 0);
                mg->mg_len = -1;
            }
            PL_reg_magic    = mg;
            PL_reg_oldpos   = mg->mg_len;
-           SAVEDESTRUCTOR_X(restore_pos, 0);
+           SAVEDESTRUCTOR_X(restore_pos, prog);
         }
         if (!PL_reg_curpm) {
-           Newz(22,PL_reg_curpm, 1, PMOP);
+           Newxz(PL_reg_curpm, 1, PMOP);
 #ifdef USE_ITHREADS
             {
                 SV* repointer = newSViv(0);
@@ -2165,13 +2128,13 @@ S_regtry(pTHX_ regexp *prog, char *startpos)
                $` inside (?{}) could fail... */
            PL_reg_oldsaved = prog->subbeg;
            PL_reg_oldsavedlen = prog->sublen;
-#ifdef PERL_COPY_ON_WRITE
+#ifdef PERL_OLD_COPY_ON_WRITE
            PL_nrs = prog->saved_copy;
 #endif
            RX_MATCH_COPIED_off(prog);
        }
        else
-           PL_reg_oldsaved = Nullch;
+           PL_reg_oldsaved = NULL;
        prog->subbeg = PL_bostr;
        prog->sublen = PL_regeol - PL_bostr; /* strend may have been modified */
     }
@@ -2190,7 +2153,7 @@ S_regtry(pTHX_ regexp *prog, char *startpos)
         if(PL_reg_start_tmp)
             Renew(PL_reg_start_tmp, PL_reg_start_tmpl, char*);
         else
-            New(22,PL_reg_start_tmp, PL_reg_start_tmpl, char*);
+            Newx(PL_reg_start_tmp, PL_reg_start_tmpl, char*);
     }
 
     /* XXXX What this code is doing here?!!!  There should be no need
@@ -2211,6 +2174,7 @@ S_regtry(pTHX_ regexp *prog, char *startpos)
     sp = prog->startp;
     ep = prog->endp;
     if (prog->nparens) {
+       register I32 i;
        for (i = prog->nparens; i > (I32)*PL_reglastparen; i--) {
            *++sp = -1;
            *++ep = -1;
@@ -2218,7 +2182,7 @@ S_regtry(pTHX_ regexp *prog, char *startpos)
     }
 #endif
     REGCP_SET(lastcp);
-    if (regmatch(prog->program + 1)) {
+    if (regmatch(prog, prog->program + 1)) {
        prog->endp[0] = PL_reginput - PL_bostr;
        return 1;
     }
@@ -2245,6 +2209,7 @@ typedef struct {
     regnode *next;
     char *locinput;
     I32 nextchr;
+    int minmod;
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
     int regindent;
 #endif
@@ -2265,6 +2230,42 @@ typedef union re_unwind_t {
 #define sayNO_SILENT goto do_no
 #define saySAME(x) if (x) goto yes; else goto no
 
+#define POSCACHE_SUCCESS 0     /* caching success rather than failure */
+#define POSCACHE_SEEN 1                /* we know what we're caching */
+#define POSCACHE_START 2       /* the real cache: this bit maps to pos 0 */
+#define CACHEsayYES STMT_START { \
+    if (st->u.whilem.cache_offset | st->u.whilem.cache_bit) { \
+       if (!(PL_reg_poscache[0] & (1<<POSCACHE_SEEN))) \
+           PL_reg_poscache[0] |= (1<<POSCACHE_SUCCESS) || (1<<POSCACHE_SEEN); \
+        else if (!(PL_reg_poscache[0] & (1<<POSCACHE_SUCCESS))) { \
+           /* cache records failure, but this is success */ \
+           DEBUG_r( \
+               PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, \
+                   "%*s  (remove success from failure cache)\n", \
+                   REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "") \
+           ); \
+           PL_reg_poscache[st->u.whilem.cache_offset] &= ~(1<<st->u.whilem.cache_bit); \
+       } \
+    } \
+    sayYES; \
+} STMT_END
+#define CACHEsayNO STMT_START { \
+    if (st->u.whilem.cache_offset | st->u.whilem.cache_bit) { \
+       if (!(PL_reg_poscache[0] & (1<<POSCACHE_SEEN))) \
+           PL_reg_poscache[0] |= (1<<POSCACHE_SEEN); \
+        else if ((PL_reg_poscache[0] & (1<<POSCACHE_SUCCESS))) { \
+           /* cache records success, but this is failure */ \
+           DEBUG_r( \
+               PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, \
+                   "%*s  (remove failure from success cache)\n", \
+                   REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "") \
+           ); \
+           PL_reg_poscache[st->u.whilem.cache_offset] &= ~(1<<st->u.whilem.cache_bit); \
+       } \
+    } \
+    sayNO; \
+} STMT_END
+
 /* this is used to determine how far from the left messages like
    'failed...' are printed. Currently 29 makes these messages line
    up with the opcode they refer to. Earlier perls used 25 which
@@ -2277,57 +2278,68 @@ typedef union re_unwind_t {
 /* Make sure there is a test for this +1 options in re_tests */
 #define TRIE_INITAL_ACCEPT_BUFFLEN 4;
 
-#define TRIE_CHECK_STATE_IS_ACCEPTING STMT_START {                       \
-    if ( trie->states[ state ].wordnum ) {                               \
-       if ( !accepted ) {                                               \
-           ENTER;                                                       \
-           SAVETMPS;                                                    \
-           bufflen = TRIE_INITAL_ACCEPT_BUFFLEN ;                       \
-           sv_accept_buff=NEWSV( 1234,                                  \
-             bufflen * sizeof(reg_trie_accepted) - 1 );                 \
-           SvCUR_set( sv_accept_buff, sizeof(reg_trie_accepted) );      \
-           SvPOK_on( sv_accept_buff );                                  \
-           sv_2mortal( sv_accept_buff );                                \
-           accept_buff = (reg_trie_accepted*)SvPV_nolen( sv_accept_buff );\
-       } else {                                                         \
-           if ( accepted >= bufflen ) {                                 \
-               bufflen *= 2;                                            \
-               accept_buff =(reg_trie_accepted*)SvGROW( sv_accept_buff, \
-                   bufflen * sizeof(reg_trie_accepted) );               \
-           }                                                            \
-           SvCUR_set( sv_accept_buff,SvCUR( sv_accept_buff )            \
-               + sizeof( reg_trie_accepted ) );                         \
-       }                                                                \
-       accept_buff[ accepted ].wordnum = trie->states[ state ].wordnum; \
-       accept_buff[ accepted ].endpos = uc;                             \
-       ++accepted;                                                      \
-    } } STMT_END
-
-#define TRIE_HANDLE_CHAR STMT_START {                                   \
-        if ( uvc < 256 ) {                                              \
-            charid = trie->charmap[ uvc ];                              \
-        } else {                                                        \
-            charid = 0;                                                 \
-            if( trie->widecharmap ) {                                   \
-            SV** svpp = (SV**)NULL;                                     \
-            svpp = hv_fetch( trie->widecharmap, (char*)&uvc,            \
-                         sizeof( UV ), 0 );                            \
-            if ( svpp ) {                                               \
-               charid = (U16)SvIV( *svpp );                            \
-                }                                                       \
-            }                                                           \
-        }                                                               \
-        if ( charid &&                                                  \
-             ( base + charid > trie->uniquecharcount ) &&               \
-             ( base + charid - 1 - trie->uniquecharcount < trie->lasttrans) && \
-             trie->trans[ base + charid - 1 - trie->uniquecharcount ].check == state ) \
-        {                                                               \
-            state = trie->trans[ base + charid - 1 - trie->uniquecharcount ].next;     \
-        } else {                                                        \
-            state = 0;                                                  \
-        }                                                               \
-        uc += len;                                                      \
-    } STMT_END
+/* grab a new slab and return the first slot in it */
+
+STATIC regmatch_state *
+S_push_slab(pTHX)
+{
+    regmatch_slab *s = PL_regmatch_slab->next;
+    if (!s) {
+       Newx(s, 1, regmatch_slab);
+       s->prev = PL_regmatch_slab;
+       s->next = NULL;
+       PL_regmatch_slab->next = s;
+    }
+    PL_regmatch_slab = s;
+    return &s->states[0];
+}
+
+/* simulate a recursive call to regmatch */
+
+#define REGMATCH(ns, where) \
+    st->scan = scan; \
+    scan = (ns); \
+    st->resume_state = resume_##where; \
+    goto start_recurse; \
+    resume_point_##where:
+
+
+/* push a new regex state. Set newst to point to it */
+
+#define PUSH_STATE(newst, resume) \
+    depth++;   \
+    DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "PUSH STATE(%d)\n", depth)); \
+    st->scan = scan;   \
+    st->next = next;   \
+    st->n = n; \
+    st->locinput = locinput;   \
+    st->resume_state = resume; \
+    newst = st+1;   \
+    if (newst >  &(PL_regmatch_slab->states[PERL_REGMATCH_SLAB_SLOTS-1])) \
+       newst = S_push_slab(aTHX);  \
+    PL_regmatch_state = newst; \
+    newst->cc = 0;  \
+    newst->minmod = 0; \
+    newst->sw = 0;  \
+    newst->logical = 0;        \
+    newst->unwind = 0; \
+    locinput = PL_reginput; \
+    nextchr = UCHARAT(locinput);    
+
+#define POP_STATE \
+    DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "POP STATE(%d)\n", depth)); \
+    depth--; \
+    st--; \
+    if (st < &PL_regmatch_slab->states[0]) { \
+       PL_regmatch_slab = PL_regmatch_slab->prev; \
+       st = &PL_regmatch_slab->states[PERL_REGMATCH_SLAB_SLOTS-1]; \
+    } \
+    PL_regmatch_state = st; \
+    scan       = st->scan; \
+    next       = st->next; \
+    n          = st->n; \
+    locinput   = st->locinput; \
+    nextchr = UCHARAT(locinput);
 
 /*
  - regmatch - main matching routine
@@ -2342,57 +2354,164 @@ typedef union re_unwind_t {
 /* [lwall] I've hoisted the register declarations to the outer block in order to
  * maybe save a little bit of pushing and popping on the stack.  It also takes
  * advantage of machines that use a register save mask on subroutine entry.
+ *
+ * This function used to be heavily recursive, but since this had the
+ * effect of blowing the CPU stack on complex regexes, it has been
+ * restructured to be iterative, and to save state onto the heap rather
+ * than the stack. Essentially whereever regmatch() used to be called, it
+ * pushes the current state, notes where to return, then jumps back into
+ * the main loop.
+ *
+ * Originally the structure of this function used to look something like
+
+    S_regmatch() {
+       int a = 1, b = 2;
+       ...
+       while (scan != NULL) {
+           a++; // do stuff with a and b
+           ...
+           switch (OP(scan)) {
+               case FOO: {
+                   int local = 3;
+                   ...
+                   if (regmatch(...))  // recurse
+                       goto yes;
+               }
+               ...
+           }
+       }
+       yes:
+       return 1;
+    }
+
+ * Now it looks something like this:
+
+    typedef struct {
+       int a, b, local;
+       int resume_state;
+    } regmatch_state;
+
+    S_regmatch() {
+       regmatch_state *st = new();
+       int depth=0;
+       st->a++; // do stuff with a and b
+       ...
+       while (scan != NULL) {
+           ...
+           switch (OP(scan)) {
+               case FOO: {
+                   st->local = 3;
+                   ...
+                   st->scan = scan;
+                   scan = ...;
+                   st->resume_state = resume_FOO;
+                   goto start_recurse; // recurse
+
+                   resume_point_FOO:
+                   if (result)
+                       goto yes;
+               }
+               ...
+           }
+         start_recurse:
+           st = new(); push a new state
+           st->a = 1; st->b = 2;
+           depth++;
+       }
+      yes:
+       result = 1;
+       if (depth--) {
+           st = pop();
+           switch (resume_state) {
+           case resume_FOO:
+               goto resume_point_FOO;
+           ...
+           }
+       }
+       return result
+    }
+           
+ * WARNING: this means that any line in this function that contains a
+ * REGMATCH() or TRYPAREN() is actually simulating a recursive call to
+ * regmatch() using gotos instead. Thus the values of any local variables
+ * not saved in the regmatch_state structure will have been lost when
+ * execution resumes on the next line .
+ *
+ * States (ie the st pointer) are allocated in slabs of about 4K in size.
+ * PL_regmatch_state always points to the currently active state, and
+ * PL_regmatch_slab points to the slab currently containing PL_regmatch_state.
+ * The first time regmatch is called, the first slab is allocated, and is
+ * never freed until interpreter desctruction. When the slab is full,
+ * a new one is allocated chained to the end. At exit from regmatch, slabs
+ * allocated since entry are freed.
  */
+
 STATIC I32                     /* 0 failure, 1 success */
-S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
+S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
 {
-    register regnode *scan;    /* Current node. */
-    regnode *next;             /* Next node. */
-    regnode *inner;            /* Next node in internal branch. */
-    register I32 nextchr;      /* renamed nextchr - nextchar colides with
-                                  function of same name */
-    register I32 n;            /* no or next */
-    register I32 ln = 0;       /* len or last */
-    register char *s = Nullch; /* operand or save */
-    register char *locinput = PL_reginput;
-    register I32 c1 = 0, c2 = 0, paren;        /* case fold search, parenth */
-    int minmod = 0, sw = 0, logical = 0;
-    I32 unwind = 0;
-
-    /* used by the trie code */
-    SV                 *sv_accept_buff;  /* accepting states we have traversed */
-    reg_trie_accepted  *accept_buff;     /* "" */
-    reg_trie_data      *trie;            /* what trie are we using right now */
-    U32 accepted = 0;                    /* how many accepting states we have seen*/
-
-#if 0
-    I32 firstcp = PL_savestack_ix;
-#endif
-    register bool do_utf8 = PL_reg_match_utf8;
-#ifdef DEBUGGING
-    SV *dsv0 = PERL_DEBUG_PAD_ZERO(0);
-    SV *dsv1 = PERL_DEBUG_PAD_ZERO(1);
-    SV *dsv2 = PERL_DEBUG_PAD_ZERO(2);
+    dVAR;
+    register const bool do_utf8 = PL_reg_match_utf8;
+    const U32 uniflags = UTF8_ALLOW_DEFAULT;
 
-    SV *re_debug_flags;
-#endif
+    regmatch_slab  *orig_slab;
+    regmatch_state *orig_state;
 
-    GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS;
+    /* the current state. This is a cached copy of PL_regmatch_state */
+    register regmatch_state *st;
+
+    /* cache heavy used fields of st in registers */
+    register regnode *scan;
+    register regnode *next;
+    register I32 n = 0;        /* initialize to shut up compiler warning */
+    register char *locinput = PL_reginput;
 
+    /* these variables are NOT saved during a recusive RFEGMATCH: */
+    register I32 nextchr;   /* is always set to UCHARAT(locinput) */
+    bool result;           /* return value of S_regmatch */
+    regnode *inner;        /* Next node in internal branch. */
+    int depth = 0;         /* depth of recursion */
+    regmatch_state *newst;  /* when pushing a state, this is the new one */
+    regmatch_state *cur_eval = NULL;  /* most recent (??{}) state */
+    
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
+    SV *re_debug_flags = NULL;
+    GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS;
     PL_regindent++;
 #endif
 
+    /* on first ever call to regmatch, allocate first slab */
+    if (!PL_regmatch_slab) {
+       Newx(PL_regmatch_slab, 1, regmatch_slab);
+       PL_regmatch_slab->prev = NULL;
+       PL_regmatch_slab->next = NULL;
+       PL_regmatch_state = &PL_regmatch_slab->states[0] - 1;
+    }
 
+    /* remember current high-water mark for exit */
+    /* XXX this should be done with SAVE* instead */
+    orig_slab  = PL_regmatch_slab;
+    orig_state = PL_regmatch_state;
+
+    /* grab next free state slot */
+    st = ++PL_regmatch_state;
+    if (st >  &(PL_regmatch_slab->states[PERL_REGMATCH_SLAB_SLOTS-1]))
+       st = PL_regmatch_state = S_push_slab(aTHX);
+
+    st->minmod = 0;
+    st->sw = 0;
+    st->logical = 0;
+    st->unwind = 0;
+    st->cc = NULL;
     /* Note that nextchr is a byte even in UTF */
     nextchr = UCHARAT(locinput);
     scan = prog;
     while (scan != NULL) {
 
         DEBUG_EXECUTE_r( {
-           SV *prop = sv_newmortal();
-           int docolor = *PL_colors[0];
-           int taill = (docolor ? 10 : 7); /* 3 chars for "> <" */
+           SV * const prop = sv_newmortal();
+           const int docolor = *PL_colors[0];
+           const int taill = (docolor ? 10 : 7); /* 3 chars for "> <" */
            int l = (PL_regeol - locinput) > taill ? taill : (PL_regeol - locinput);
            /* The part of the string before starttry has one color
               (pref0_len chars), between starttry and current
@@ -2416,24 +2535,25 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
                pref0_len = 0;
            if (pref0_len > pref_len)
                pref0_len = pref_len;
-           regprop(prop, scan);
+           regprop(rex, prop, scan);
            {
-             char *s0 =
+             const char * const s0 =
                do_utf8 && OP(scan) != CANY ?
-               pv_uni_display(dsv0, (U8*)(locinput - pref_len),
+               pv_uni_display(PERL_DEBUG_PAD(0), (U8*)(locinput - pref_len),
                               pref0_len, 60, UNI_DISPLAY_REGEX) :
                locinput - pref_len;
-             int len0 = do_utf8 ? strlen(s0) : pref0_len;
-             char *s1 = do_utf8 && OP(scan) != CANY ?
-               pv_uni_display(dsv1, (U8*)(locinput - pref_len + pref0_len),
+             const int len0 = do_utf8 ? strlen(s0) : pref0_len;
+             const char * const s1 = do_utf8 && OP(scan) != CANY ?
+               pv_uni_display(PERL_DEBUG_PAD(1),
+                              (U8*)(locinput - pref_len + pref0_len),
                               pref_len - pref0_len, 60, UNI_DISPLAY_REGEX) :
                locinput - pref_len + pref0_len;
-             int len1 = do_utf8 ? strlen(s1) : pref_len - pref0_len;
-             char *s2 = do_utf8 && OP(scan) != CANY ?
-               pv_uni_display(dsv2, (U8*)locinput,
+             const int len1 = do_utf8 ? strlen(s1) : pref_len - pref0_len;
+             const char * const s2 = do_utf8 && OP(scan) != CANY ?
+               pv_uni_display(PERL_DEBUG_PAD(2), (U8*)locinput,
                               PL_regeol - locinput, 60, UNI_DISPLAY_REGEX) :
                locinput;
-             int len2 = do_utf8 ? strlen(s2) : l;
+             const int len2 = do_utf8 ? strlen(s2) : l;
              PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
                            "%4"IVdf" <%s%.*s%s%s%.*s%s%s%s%.*s%s>%*s|%3"IVdf":%*s%s\n",
                            (IV)(locinput - PL_bostr),
@@ -2449,8 +2569,8 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
                            PL_colors[1],
                            15 - l - pref_len + 1,
                            "",
-                           (IV)(scan - PL_regprogram), PL_regindent*2, "",
-                           SvPVX(prop));
+                           (IV)(scan - rex->program), PL_regindent*2, "",
+                           SvPVX_const(prop));
            }
        });
 
@@ -2534,17 +2654,12 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
           traverse the TRIE keeping track of all accepting states
           we transition through until we get to a failing node.
 
-          we use two slightly different pieces of code to handle
-          the traversal depending on whether its case sensitive or
-          not. we reuse the accept code however. (this should probably
-          be turned into a macro.)
 
        */
+       case TRIE:
        case TRIEF:
        case TRIEFL:
            {
-
-               U32 uniflags = ckWARN( WARN_UTF8 ) ? 0 : UTF8_ALLOW_ANY;
                U8 *uc = ( U8* )locinput;
                U32 state = 1;
                U16 charid = 0;
@@ -2552,116 +2667,126 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
                UV uvc = 0;
                STRLEN len = 0;
                STRLEN foldlen = 0;
-               U8 foldbuf[ UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE + 1 ];
                U8 *uscan = (U8*)NULL;
                STRLEN bufflen=0;
-               accepted = 0;
-
-               trie = (reg_trie_data*)PL_regdata->data[ ARG( scan ) ];
+               SV *sv_accept_buff = NULL;
+               const enum { trie_plain, trie_utf8, trie_uft8_fold }
+                   trie_type = do_utf8 ?
+                         (OP(scan) == TRIE ? trie_utf8 : trie_uft8_fold)
+                       : trie_plain;
+
+               /* what trie are we using right now */
+               reg_trie_data *trie
+                   = (reg_trie_data*)rex->data->data[ ARG( scan ) ];
+               st->u.trie.accepted = 0; /* how many accepting states we have seen */
+               result = 0;
 
                while ( state && uc <= (U8*)PL_regeol ) {
 
-                   TRIE_CHECK_STATE_IS_ACCEPTING;
+                   if (trie->states[ state ].wordnum) {
+                       if (!st->u.trie.accepted ) {
+                           ENTER;
+                           SAVETMPS;
+                           bufflen = TRIE_INITAL_ACCEPT_BUFFLEN;
+                           sv_accept_buff=newSV(bufflen *
+                                           sizeof(reg_trie_accepted) - 1);
+                           SvCUR_set(sv_accept_buff,
+                                               sizeof(reg_trie_accepted));
+                           SvPOK_on(sv_accept_buff);
+                           sv_2mortal(sv_accept_buff);
+                           st->u.trie.accept_buff =
+                               (reg_trie_accepted*)SvPV_nolen(sv_accept_buff );
+                       }
+                       else {
+                           if (st->u.trie.accepted >= bufflen) {
+                               bufflen *= 2;
+                               st->u.trie.accept_buff =(reg_trie_accepted*)
+                                   SvGROW(sv_accept_buff,
+                                       bufflen * sizeof(reg_trie_accepted));
+                           }
+                           SvCUR_set(sv_accept_buff,SvCUR(sv_accept_buff)
+                               + sizeof(reg_trie_accepted));
+                       }
+                       st->u.trie.accept_buff[st->u.trie.accepted].wordnum = trie->states[state].wordnum;
+                       st->u.trie.accept_buff[st->u.trie.accepted].endpos = uc;
+                       ++st->u.trie.accepted;
+                   }
 
                    base = trie->states[ state ].trans.base;
 
                    DEBUG_TRIE_EXECUTE_r(
                                PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,
-                                   "%*s  %sState: %4x, Base: %4x Accepted: %4x ",
+                                   "%*s  %sState: %4"UVxf", Base: %4"UVxf", Accepted: %4"UVxf" ",
                                    REPORT_CODE_OFF + PL_regindent * 2, "", PL_colors[4],
-                                   state, base, accepted );
+                                   (UV)state, (UV)base, (UV)st->u.trie.accepted );
                    );
 
                    if ( base ) {
-
-                       if ( do_utf8 || UTF ) {
+                       switch (trie_type) {
+                       case trie_uft8_fold:
                            if ( foldlen>0 ) {
                                uvc = utf8n_to_uvuni( uscan, UTF8_MAXLEN, &len, uniflags );
                                foldlen -= len;
                                uscan += len;
                                len=0;
                            } else {
+                               U8 foldbuf[ UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE + 1 ];
                                uvc = utf8n_to_uvuni( (U8*)uc, UTF8_MAXLEN, &len, uniflags );
                                uvc = to_uni_fold( uvc, foldbuf, &foldlen );
                                foldlen -= UNISKIP( uvc );
                                uscan = foldbuf + UNISKIP( uvc );
                            }
-                       } else {
-                           uvc = (U32)*uc;
+                           break;
+                       case trie_utf8:
+                           uvc = utf8n_to_uvuni( (U8*)uc, UTF8_MAXLEN,
+                                                           &len, uniflags );
+                           break;
+                       case trie_plain:
+                           uvc = (UV)*uc;
                            len = 1;
                        }
 
-                       TRIE_HANDLE_CHAR;
-
-                   } else {
-                       state = 0;
-                   }
-                   DEBUG_TRIE_EXECUTE_r(
-                               PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,
-                                   "Charid:%3x CV:%4x After State: %4x%s\n",
-                                   charid, uvc, state, PL_colors[5] );
-                   );
-               }
-               if ( !accepted ) {
-                  sayNO;
-               } else {
-                   goto TrieAccept;
-               }
-           }
-           /* unreached codepoint: we jump into the middle of the next case
-              from previous if blocks */
-       case TRIE:
-           {
-               U32 uniflags = ckWARN( WARN_UTF8 ) ? 0 : UTF8_ALLOW_ANY;
-               U8 *uc = (U8*)locinput;
-               U32 state = 1;
-               U16 charid = 0;
-               U32 base = 0;
-               UV uvc = 0;
-               STRLEN len = 0;
-               STRLEN bufflen = 0;
-               accepted = 0;
-
-               trie = (reg_trie_data*)PL_regdata->data[ ARG( scan ) ];
-
-               while ( state && uc <= (U8*)PL_regeol ) {
-
-                   TRIE_CHECK_STATE_IS_ACCEPTING;
-
-                   base = trie->states[ state ].trans.base;
-
-                   DEBUG_TRIE_EXECUTE_r(
-                           PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,
-                               "%*s  %sState: %4x, Base: %4x Accepted: %4x ",
-                               REPORT_CODE_OFF + PL_regindent * 2, "", PL_colors[4],
-                               state, base, accepted );
-                   );
-
-                   if ( base ) {
-
-                       if ( do_utf8 || UTF ) {
-                           uvc = utf8n_to_uvuni( (U8*)uc, UTF8_MAXLEN, &len, uniflags );
-                       } else {
-                           uvc = (U32)*uc;
-                           len = 1;
+                       if (uvc < 256) {
+                           charid = trie->charmap[ uvc ];
+                       }
+                       else {
+                           charid = 0;
+                           if (trie->widecharmap) {
+                               SV** svpp = (SV**)NULL;
+                               svpp = hv_fetch(trie->widecharmap,
+                                           (char*)&uvc, sizeof(UV), 0);
+                               if (svpp)
+                                   charid = (U16)SvIV(*svpp);
+                           }
                        }
 
-                        TRIE_HANDLE_CHAR;
+                       if (charid &&
+                            (base + charid > trie->uniquecharcount )
+                            && (base + charid - 1 - trie->uniquecharcount
+                                   < trie->lasttrans)
+                            && trie->trans[base + charid - 1 -
+                                   trie->uniquecharcount].check == state)
+                       {
+                           state = trie->trans[base + charid - 1 -
+                               trie->uniquecharcount ].next;
+                       }
+                       else {
+                           state = 0;
+                       }
+                       uc += len;
 
-                   } else {
+                   }
+                   else {
                        state = 0;
                    }
                    DEBUG_TRIE_EXECUTE_r(
-                           PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,
-                               "Charid:%3x CV:%4x After State: %4x%s\n",
-                               charid, uvc, state, PL_colors[5] );
+                       PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,
+                           "Charid:%3x CV:%4"UVxf" After State: %4"UVxf"%s\n",
+                           charid, uvc, (UV)state, PL_colors[5] );
                    );
                }
-               if ( !accepted ) {
+               if (!st->u.trie.accepted )
                   sayNO;
-               }
-           }
-
 
            /*
               There was at least one accepting state that we
@@ -2675,62 +2800,63 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
               eventually terminates once all of the accepting states
               have been tried.
            */
-       TrieAccept:
-           {
-               int gotit = 0;
 
-               if ( accepted == 1 ) {
+               if ( st->u.trie.accepted == 1 ) {
                    DEBUG_EXECUTE_r({
-                        SV **tmp = av_fetch( trie->words, accept_buff[ 0 ].wordnum-1, 0 );
+                        SV ** const tmp = av_fetch( trie->words, st->u.trie.accept_buff[ 0 ].wordnum-1, 0 );
                                PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,
                            "%*s  %sonly one match : #%d <%s>%s\n",
-                           REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "",PL_colors[4],
-                           accept_buff[ 0 ].wordnum,
-                           tmp ? SvPV_nolen( *tmp ) : "not compiled under -Dr",
+                           REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "", PL_colors[4],
+                           st->u.trie.accept_buff[ 0 ].wordnum,
+                           tmp ? SvPV_nolen_const( *tmp ) : "not compiled under -Dr",
                            PL_colors[5] );
                    });
-                   PL_reginput = (char *)accept_buff[ 0 ].endpos;
+                   PL_reginput = (char *)st->u.trie.accept_buff[ 0 ].endpos;
                    /* in this case we free tmps/leave before we call regmatch
                       as we wont be using accept_buff again. */
                    FREETMPS;
                    LEAVE;
-                   gotit = regmatch( scan + NEXT_OFF( scan ) );
+                   REGMATCH(scan + NEXT_OFF(scan), TRIE1);
+                   /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
                } else {
                     DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
-                        PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,"%*s  %sgot %d possible matches%s\n",
-                            REPORT_CODE_OFF + PL_regindent * 2, "",PL_colors[4], accepted,
+                        PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,"%*s  %sgot %"IVdf" possible matches%s\n",
+                            REPORT_CODE_OFF + PL_regindent * 2, "", PL_colors[4], (IV)st->u.trie.accepted,
                             PL_colors[5] );
                     );
-                   while ( !gotit && accepted-- ) {
+                   while ( !result && st->u.trie.accepted-- ) {
                        U32 best = 0;
                        U32 cur;
-                       for( cur = 1 ; cur <= accepted ; cur++ ) {
-                            DEBUG_TRIE_EXECUTE_r(
-                                       PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,
-                                           "%*s  %sgot %d (%d) as best, looking at %d (%d)%s\n",
-                                           REPORT_CODE_OFF + PL_regindent * 2, "", PL_colors[4],
-                                           best, accept_buff[ best ].wordnum, cur,
-                                           accept_buff[ cur ].wordnum, PL_colors[5] );
-                            );
-
-                           if ( accept_buff[ cur ].wordnum < accept_buff[ best ].wordnum )
-                                   best = cur;
+                       for( cur = 1 ; cur <= st->u.trie.accepted ; cur++ ) {
+                           DEBUG_TRIE_EXECUTE_r(
+                               PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,
+                                   "%*s  %sgot %"IVdf" (%d) as best, looking at %"IVdf" (%d)%s\n",
+                                   REPORT_CODE_OFF + PL_regindent * 2, "", PL_colors[4],
+                                   (IV)best, st->u.trie.accept_buff[ best ].wordnum, (IV)cur,
+                                   st->u.trie.accept_buff[ cur ].wordnum, PL_colors[5] );
+                           );
+
+                           if (st->u.trie.accept_buff[cur].wordnum <
+                                   st->u.trie.accept_buff[best].wordnum)
+                               best = cur;
                        }
                        DEBUG_EXECUTE_r({
-                           SV **tmp = av_fetch( trie->words, accept_buff[ best ].wordnum - 1, 0 );
+                           reg_trie_data * const trie = (reg_trie_data*)
+                                           rex->data->data[ARG(scan)];
+                           SV ** const tmp = av_fetch( trie->words, st->u.trie.accept_buff[ best ].wordnum - 1, 0 );
                            PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%*s  %strying alternation #%d <%s> at 0x%p%s\n",
-                               REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "",PL_colors[4],
-                               accept_buff[best].wordnum,
-                               tmp ? SvPV_nolen( *tmp ) : "not compiled under -Dr",scan,
+                               REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "", PL_colors[4],
+                               st->u.trie.accept_buff[best].wordnum,
+                               tmp ? SvPV_nolen_const( *tmp ) : "not compiled under -Dr",scan,
                                PL_colors[5] );
                        });
-                       if ( best<accepted ) {
-                           reg_trie_accepted tmp = accept_buff[ best ];
-                           accept_buff[ best ] = accept_buff[ accepted ];
-                           accept_buff[ accepted ] = tmp;
-                           best = accepted;
+                       if ( best<st->u.trie.accepted ) {
+                           reg_trie_accepted tmp = st->u.trie.accept_buff[ best ];
+                           st->u.trie.accept_buff[ best ] = st->u.trie.accept_buff[ st->u.trie.accepted ];
+                           st->u.trie.accept_buff[ st->u.trie.accepted ] = tmp;
+                           best = st->u.trie.accepted;
                        }
-                       PL_reginput = (char *)accept_buff[ best ].endpos;
+                       PL_reginput = (char *)st->u.trie.accept_buff[ best ].endpos;
 
                         /* 
                            as far as I can tell we only need the SAVETMPS/FREETMPS 
@@ -2738,38 +2864,38 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
                            all until I can be sure.
                          */
                        SAVETMPS;
-                       gotit = regmatch( scan + NEXT_OFF( scan ) ) ;
+                       REGMATCH(scan + NEXT_OFF(scan), TRIE2);
+                       /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
                        FREETMPS;
                    }
                    FREETMPS;
                    LEAVE;
                }
                
-               if ( gotit ) {
+               if (result) {
                    sayYES;
                } else {
                    sayNO;
                }
            }
            /* unreached codepoint */
-       case EXACT:
-           s = STRING(scan);
-           ln = STR_LEN(scan);
+       case EXACT: {
+           char *s = STRING(scan);
+           st->ln = STR_LEN(scan);
            if (do_utf8 != UTF) {
                /* The target and the pattern have differing utf8ness. */
                char *l = locinput;
-               char *e = s + ln;
-               STRLEN ulen;
+               const char *e = s + st->ln;
 
                if (do_utf8) {
                    /* The target is utf8, the pattern is not utf8. */
                    while (s < e) {
+                       STRLEN ulen;
                        if (l >= PL_regeol)
                             sayNO;
                        if (NATIVE_TO_UNI(*(U8*)s) !=
                            utf8n_to_uvuni((U8*)l, UTF8_MAXBYTES, &ulen,
-                                          ckWARN(WARN_UTF8) ?
-                                          0 : UTF8_ALLOW_ANY))
+                                           uniflags))
                             sayNO;
                        l += ulen;
                        s ++;
@@ -2778,12 +2904,12 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
                else {
                    /* The target is not utf8, the pattern is utf8. */
                    while (s < e) {
+                       STRLEN ulen;
                        if (l >= PL_regeol)
                            sayNO;
                        if (NATIVE_TO_UNI(*((U8*)l)) !=
                            utf8n_to_uvuni((U8*)s, UTF8_MAXBYTES, &ulen,
-                                          ckWARN(WARN_UTF8) ?
-                                          0 : UTF8_ALLOW_ANY))
+                                          uniflags))
                            sayNO;
                        s += ulen;
                        l ++;
@@ -2797,26 +2923,27 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
            /* Inline the first character, for speed. */
            if (UCHARAT(s) != nextchr)
                sayNO;
-           if (PL_regeol - locinput < ln)
+           if (PL_regeol - locinput < st->ln)
                sayNO;
-           if (ln > 1 && memNE(s, locinput, ln))
+           if (st->ln > 1 && memNE(s, locinput, st->ln))
                sayNO;
-           locinput += ln;
+           locinput += st->ln;
            nextchr = UCHARAT(locinput);
            break;
+           }
        case EXACTFL:
            PL_reg_flags |= RF_tainted;
            /* FALL THROUGH */
-       case EXACTF:
-           s = STRING(scan);
-           ln = STR_LEN(scan);
+       case EXACTF: {
+           char *s = STRING(scan);
+           st->ln = STR_LEN(scan);
 
            if (do_utf8 || UTF) {
              /* Either target or the pattern are utf8. */
                char *l = locinput;
                char *e = PL_regeol;
 
-               if (ibcmp_utf8(s, 0,  ln, (bool)UTF,
+               if (ibcmp_utf8(s, 0,  st->ln, (bool)UTF,
                               l, &e, 0,  do_utf8)) {
                     /* One more case for the sharp s:
                      * pack("U0U*", 0xDF) =~ /ss/i,
@@ -2824,7 +2951,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
                      * byte sequence for the U+00DF. */
                     if (!(do_utf8 &&
                           toLOWER(s[0]) == 's' &&
-                          ln >= 2 &&
+                          st->ln >= 2 &&
                           toLOWER(s[1]) == 's' &&
                           (U8)l[0] == 0xC3 &&
                           e - l >= 2 &&
@@ -2843,20 +2970,21 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
                UCHARAT(s) != ((OP(scan) == EXACTF)
                               ? PL_fold : PL_fold_locale)[nextchr])
                sayNO;
-           if (PL_regeol - locinput < ln)
+           if (PL_regeol - locinput < st->ln)
                sayNO;
-           if (ln > 1 && (OP(scan) == EXACTF
-                          ? ibcmp(s, locinput, ln)
-                          : ibcmp_locale(s, locinput, ln)))
+           if (st->ln > 1 && (OP(scan) == EXACTF
+                          ? ibcmp(s, locinput, st->ln)
+                          : ibcmp_locale(s, locinput, st->ln)))
                sayNO;
-           locinput += ln;
+           locinput += st->ln;
            nextchr = UCHARAT(locinput);
            break;
+           }
        case ANYOF:
            if (do_utf8) {
                STRLEN inclasslen = PL_regeol - locinput;
 
-               if (!reginclass(scan, (U8*)locinput, &inclasslen, do_utf8))
+               if (!reginclass(rex, scan, (U8*)locinput, &inclasslen, do_utf8))
                    sayNO_ANYOF;
                if (locinput >= PL_regeol)
                    sayNO;
@@ -2867,7 +2995,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
            else {
                if (nextchr < 0)
                    nextchr = UCHARAT(locinput);
-               if (!REGINCLASS(scan, (U8*)locinput))
+               if (!REGINCLASS(rex, scan, (U8*)locinput))
                    sayNO_ANYOF;
                if (!nextchr && locinput >= PL_regeol)
                    sayNO;
@@ -2892,7 +3020,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
            if (!nextchr)
                sayNO;
            if (do_utf8) {
-               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(alnum,"a");
+               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_ALNUM();
                if (!(OP(scan) == ALNUM
                      ? swash_fetch(PL_utf8_alnum, (U8*)locinput, do_utf8)
                      : isALNUM_LC_utf8((U8*)locinput)))
@@ -2915,7 +3043,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
            if (!nextchr && locinput >= PL_regeol)
                sayNO;
            if (do_utf8) {
-               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(alnum,"a");
+               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_ALNUM();
                if (OP(scan) == NALNUM
                    ? swash_fetch(PL_utf8_alnum, (U8*)locinput, do_utf8)
                    : isALNUM_LC_utf8((U8*)locinput))
@@ -2940,35 +3068,35 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
            /* was last char in word? */
            if (do_utf8) {
                if (locinput == PL_bostr)
-                   ln = '\n';
+                   st->ln = '\n';
                else {
-                   U8 *r = reghop3((U8*)locinput, -1, (U8*)PL_bostr);
+                   const U8 * const r = reghop3((U8*)locinput, -1, (U8*)PL_bostr);
                
-                   ln = utf8n_to_uvchr(r, UTF8SKIP(r), 0, 0);
+                   st->ln = utf8n_to_uvchr(r, UTF8SKIP(r), 0, uniflags);
                }
                if (OP(scan) == BOUND || OP(scan) == NBOUND) {
-                   ln = isALNUM_uni(ln);
-                   LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(alnum,"a");
+                   st->ln = isALNUM_uni(st->ln);
+                   LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_ALNUM();
                    n = swash_fetch(PL_utf8_alnum, (U8*)locinput, do_utf8);
                }
                else {
-                   ln = isALNUM_LC_uvchr(UNI_TO_NATIVE(ln));
+                   st->ln = isALNUM_LC_uvchr(UNI_TO_NATIVE(st->ln));
                    n = isALNUM_LC_utf8((U8*)locinput);
                }
            }
            else {
-               ln = (locinput != PL_bostr) ?
+               st->ln = (locinput != PL_bostr) ?
                    UCHARAT(locinput - 1) : '\n';
                if (OP(scan) == BOUND || OP(scan) == NBOUND) {
-                   ln = isALNUM(ln);
+                   st->ln = isALNUM(st->ln);
                    n = isALNUM(nextchr);
                }
                else {
-                   ln = isALNUM_LC(ln);
+                   st->ln = isALNUM_LC(st->ln);
                    n = isALNUM_LC(nextchr);
                }
            }
-           if (((!ln) == (!n)) == (OP(scan) == BOUND ||
+           if (((!st->ln) == (!n)) == (OP(scan) == BOUND ||
                                    OP(scan) == BOUNDL))
                    sayNO;
            break;
@@ -2980,7 +3108,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
                sayNO;
            if (do_utf8) {
                if (UTF8_IS_CONTINUED(nextchr)) {
-                   LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(space," ");
+                   LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_SPACE();
                    if (!(OP(scan) == SPACE
                          ? swash_fetch(PL_utf8_space, (U8*)locinput, do_utf8)
                          : isSPACE_LC_utf8((U8*)locinput)))
@@ -3010,7 +3138,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
            if (!nextchr && locinput >= PL_regeol)
                sayNO;
            if (do_utf8) {
-               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(space," ");
+               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_SPACE();
                if (OP(scan) == NSPACE
                    ? swash_fetch(PL_utf8_space, (U8*)locinput, do_utf8)
                    : isSPACE_LC_utf8((U8*)locinput))
@@ -3033,7 +3161,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
            if (!nextchr)
                sayNO;
            if (do_utf8) {
-               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(digit,"0");
+               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_DIGIT();
                if (!(OP(scan) == DIGIT
                      ? swash_fetch(PL_utf8_digit, (U8*)locinput, do_utf8)
                      : isDIGIT_LC_utf8((U8*)locinput)))
@@ -3056,7 +3184,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
            if (!nextchr && locinput >= PL_regeol)
                sayNO;
            if (do_utf8) {
-               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(digit,"0");
+               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_DIGIT();
                if (OP(scan) == NDIGIT
                    ? swash_fetch(PL_utf8_digit, (U8*)locinput, do_utf8)
                    : isDIGIT_LC_utf8((U8*)locinput))
@@ -3076,7 +3204,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
            if (locinput >= PL_regeol)
                sayNO;
            if  (do_utf8) {
-               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(mark,"~");
+               LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_MARK();
                if (swash_fetch(PL_utf8_mark,(U8*)locinput, do_utf8))
                    sayNO;
                locinput += PL_utf8skip[nextchr];
@@ -3094,29 +3222,31 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
            PL_reg_flags |= RF_tainted;
            /* FALL THROUGH */
         case REF:
-       case REFF:
+       case REFF: {
+           char *s;
            n = ARG(scan);  /* which paren pair */
-           ln = PL_regstartp[n];
+           st->ln = PL_regstartp[n];
            PL_reg_leftiter = PL_reg_maxiter;           /* Void cache */
-           if ((I32)*PL_reglastparen < n || ln == -1)
+           if ((I32)*PL_reglastparen < n || st->ln == -1)
                sayNO;                  /* Do not match unless seen CLOSEn. */
-           if (ln == PL_regendp[n])
+           if (st->ln == PL_regendp[n])
                break;
 
-           s = PL_bostr + ln;
+           s = PL_bostr + st->ln;
            if (do_utf8 && OP(scan) != REF) {   /* REF can do byte comparison */
                char *l = locinput;
-               char *e = PL_bostr + PL_regendp[n];
+               const char *e = PL_bostr + PL_regendp[n];
                /*
                 * Note that we can't do the "other character" lookup trick as
                 * in the 8-bit case (no pun intended) because in Unicode we
                 * have to map both upper and title case to lower case.
                 */
                if (OP(scan) == REFF) {
-                   STRLEN ulen1, ulen2;
-                   U8 tmpbuf1[UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE+1];
-                   U8 tmpbuf2[UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE+1];
                    while (s < e) {
+                       STRLEN ulen1, ulen2;
+                       U8 tmpbuf1[UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE+1];
+                       U8 tmpbuf2[UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE+1];
+
                        if (l >= PL_regeol)
                            sayNO;
                        toLOWER_utf8((U8*)s, tmpbuf1, &ulen1);
@@ -3138,18 +3268,19 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
                 (UCHARAT(s) != ((OP(scan) == REFF
                                  ? PL_fold : PL_fold_locale)[nextchr]))))
                sayNO;
-           ln = PL_regendp[n] - ln;
-           if (locinput + ln > PL_regeol)
+           st->ln = PL_regendp[n] - st->ln;
+           if (locinput + st->ln > PL_regeol)
                sayNO;
-           if (ln > 1 && (OP(scan) == REF
-                          ? memNE(s, locinput, ln)
+           if (st->ln > 1 && (OP(scan) == REF
+                          ? memNE(s, locinput, st->ln)
                           : (OP(scan) == REFF
-                             ? ibcmp(s, locinput, ln)
-                             : ibcmp_locale(s, locinput, ln))))
+                             ? ibcmp(s, locinput, st->ln)
+                             : ibcmp_locale(s, locinput, st->ln))))
                sayNO;
-           locinput += ln;
+           locinput += st->ln;
            nextchr = UCHARAT(locinput);
            break;
+           }
 
        case NOTHING:
        case TAIL:
@@ -3158,21 +3289,21 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
            break;
        case EVAL:
        {
-           dSP;
-           OP_4tree *oop = PL_op;
-           COP *ocurcop = PL_curcop;
-           PAD *old_comppad;
            SV *ret;
-           struct regexp *oreg = PL_reg_re;
-       
-           n = ARG(scan);
-           PL_op = (OP_4tree*)PL_regdata->data[n];
-           DEBUG_EXECUTE_r( PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "  re_eval 0x%"UVxf"\n", PTR2UV(PL_op)) );
-           PAD_SAVE_LOCAL(old_comppad, (PAD*)PL_regdata->data[n + 2]);
-           PL_regendp[0] = PL_reg_magic->mg_len = locinput - PL_bostr;
-
            {
-               SV **before = SP;
+               /* execute the code in the {...} */
+               dSP;
+               SV ** const before = SP;
+               OP_4tree * const oop = PL_op;
+               COP * const ocurcop = PL_curcop;
+               PAD *old_comppad;
+           
+               n = ARG(scan);
+               PL_op = (OP_4tree*)rex->data->data[n];
+               DEBUG_EXECUTE_r( PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "  re_eval 0x%"UVxf"\n", PTR2UV(PL_op)) );
+               PAD_SAVE_LOCAL(old_comppad, (PAD*)rex->data->data[n + 2]);
+               PL_regendp[0] = PL_reg_magic->mg_len = locinput - PL_bostr;
+
                CALLRUNOPS(aTHX);                       /* Scalar context. */
                SPAGAIN;
                if (SP == before)
@@ -3181,20 +3312,24 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
                    ret = POPs;
                    PUTBACK;
                }
-           }
 
-           PL_op = oop;
-           PAD_RESTORE_LOCAL(old_comppad);
-           PL_curcop = ocurcop;
-           if (logical) {
-               if (logical == 2) {     /* Postponed subexpression. */
-                   regexp *re;
-                   MAGIC *mg = Null(MAGIC*);
-                   re_cc_state state;
-                   CHECKPOINT cp, lastcp;
-                    int toggleutf;
-                   register SV *sv;
+               PL_op = oop;
+               PAD_RESTORE_LOCAL(old_comppad);
+               PL_curcop = ocurcop;
+               if (!st->logical) {
+                   /* /(?{...})/ */
+                   sv_setsv(save_scalar(PL_replgv), ret);
+                   break;
+               }
+           }
+           if (st->logical == 2) { /* Postponed subexpression: /(??{...})/ */
+               regexp *re;
+               {
+                   /* extract RE object from returned value; compiling if
+                    * necessary */
 
+                   MAGIC *mg = NULL;
+                   SV *sv;
                    if(SvROK(ret) && SvSMAGICAL(sv = SvRV(ret)))
                        mg = mg_find(sv, PERL_MAGIC_qr);
                    else if (SvSMAGICAL(ret)) {
@@ -3210,96 +3345,64 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
                    }
                    else {
                        STRLEN len;
-                       char *t = SvPV(ret, len);
+                       const char * const t = SvPV_const(ret, len);
                        PMOP pm;
-                       char *oprecomp = PL_regprecomp;
-                       I32 osize = PL_regsize;
-                       I32 onpar = PL_regnpar;
+                       const I32 osize = PL_regsize;
 
                        Zero(&pm, 1, PMOP);
-                        if (DO_UTF8(ret)) pm.op_pmdynflags |= PMdf_DYN_UTF8;
-                       re = CALLREGCOMP(aTHX_ t, t + len, &pm);
+                       if (DO_UTF8(ret)) pm.op_pmdynflags |= PMdf_DYN_UTF8;
+                       re = CALLREGCOMP(aTHX_ (char*)t, (char*)t + len, &pm);
                        if (!(SvFLAGS(ret)
                              & (SVs_TEMP | SVs_PADTMP | SVf_READONLY
                                | SVs_GMG)))
                            sv_magic(ret,(SV*)ReREFCNT_inc(re),
                                        PERL_MAGIC_qr,0,0);
-                       PL_regprecomp = oprecomp;
                        PL_regsize = osize;
-                       PL_regnpar = onpar;
                    }
-                   DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
-                       PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                                     "Entering embedded `%s%.60s%s%s'\n",
-                                     PL_colors[0],
-                                     re->precomp,
-                                     PL_colors[1],
-                                     (strlen(re->precomp) > 60 ? "..." : ""))
-                       );
-                   state.node = next;
-                   state.prev = PL_reg_call_cc;
-                   state.cc = PL_regcc;
-                   state.re = PL_reg_re;
-
-                   PL_regcc = 0;
-               
-                   cp = regcppush(0);  /* Save *all* the positions. */
-                   REGCP_SET(lastcp);
-                   cache_re(re);
-                   state.ss = PL_savestack_ix;
-                   *PL_reglastparen = 0;
-                   *PL_reglastcloseparen = 0;
-                   PL_reg_call_cc = &state;
-                   PL_reginput = locinput;
-                   toggleutf = ((PL_reg_flags & RF_utf8) != 0) ^
-                               ((re->reganch & ROPT_UTF8) != 0);
-                   if (toggleutf) PL_reg_flags ^= RF_utf8;
-
-                   /* XXXX This is too dramatic a measure... */
-                   PL_reg_maxiter = 0;
-
-                   if (regmatch(re->program + 1)) {
-                       /* Even though we succeeded, we need to restore
-                          global variables, since we may be wrapped inside
-                          SUSPEND, thus the match may be not finished yet. */
-
-                       /* XXXX Do this only if SUSPENDed? */
-                       PL_reg_call_cc = state.prev;
-                       PL_regcc = state.cc;
-                       PL_reg_re = state.re;
-                       cache_re(PL_reg_re);
-                       if (toggleutf) PL_reg_flags ^= RF_utf8;
-
-                       /* XXXX This is too dramatic a measure... */
-                       PL_reg_maxiter = 0;
-
-                       /* These are needed even if not SUSPEND. */
-                       ReREFCNT_dec(re);
-                       regcpblow(cp);
-                       sayYES;
-                   }
-                   ReREFCNT_dec(re);
-                   REGCP_UNWIND(lastcp);
-                   regcppop();
-                   PL_reg_call_cc = state.prev;
-                   PL_regcc = state.cc;
-                   PL_reg_re = state.re;
-                   cache_re(PL_reg_re);
-                   if (toggleutf) PL_reg_flags ^= RF_utf8;
-
-                   /* XXXX This is too dramatic a measure... */
-                   PL_reg_maxiter = 0;
-
-                   logical = 0;
-                   sayNO;
                }
-               sw = SvTRUE(ret);
-               logical = 0;
-           }
-           else {
-               sv_setsv(save_scalar(PL_replgv), ret);
-               cache_re(oreg);
+
+               /* run the pattern returned from (??{...}) */
+
+               DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
+                   PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
+                                 "Entering embedded \"%s%.60s%s%s\"\n",
+                                 PL_colors[0],
+                                 re->precomp,
+                                 PL_colors[1],
+                                 (strlen(re->precomp) > 60 ? "..." : ""))
+                   );
+
+               st->u.eval.cp = regcppush(0);   /* Save *all* the positions. */
+               REGCP_SET(st->u.eval.lastcp);
+               *PL_reglastparen = 0;
+               *PL_reglastcloseparen = 0;
+               PL_reginput = locinput;
+
+               /* XXXX This is too dramatic a measure... */
+               PL_reg_maxiter = 0;
+
+               st->logical = 0;
+               st->u.eval.toggleutf = ((PL_reg_flags & RF_utf8) != 0) ^
+                           ((re->reganch & ROPT_UTF8) != 0);
+               if (st->u.eval.toggleutf) PL_reg_flags ^= RF_utf8;
+               st->u.eval.prev_rex = rex;
+               rex = re;
+
+               st->u.eval.prev_eval = cur_eval;
+               st->u.eval.prev_slab = PL_regmatch_slab;
+               st->u.eval.depth = depth;
+               cur_eval = st;
+               PUSH_STATE(newst, resume_EVAL);
+               st = newst;
+
+               /* now continue  from first node in postoned RE */
+               next = re->program + 1;
+               break;
+               /* NOTREACHED */
            }
+           /* /(?(?{...})X|Y)/ */
+           st->sw = SvTRUE(ret);
+           st->logical = 0;
            break;
        }
        case OPEN:
@@ -3318,11 +3421,11 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
            break;
        case GROUPP:
            n = ARG(scan);  /* which paren pair */
-           sw = ((I32)*PL_reglastparen >= n && PL_regendp[n] != -1);
+           st->sw = ((I32)*PL_reglastparen >= n && PL_regendp[n] != -1);
            break;
        case IFTHEN:
            PL_reg_leftiter = PL_reg_maxiter;           /* Void cache */
-           if (sw)
+           if (st->sw)
                next = NEXTOPER(NEXTOPER(scan));
            else {
                next = scan + ARG(scan);
@@ -3331,38 +3434,39 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
            }
            break;
        case LOGICAL:
-           logical = scan->flags;
+           st->logical = scan->flags;
            break;
 /*******************************************************************
- PL_regcc contains infoblock about the innermost (...)* loop, and
- a pointer to the next outer infoblock.
+ cc points to the regmatch_state associated with the most recent CURLYX.
+ This struct contains info about the innermost (...)* loop (an
+ "infoblock"), and a pointer to the next outer cc.
 
  Here is how Y(A)*Z is processed (if it is compiled into CURLYX/WHILEM):
 
-   1) After matching X, regnode for CURLYX is processed;
+   1) After matching Y, regnode for CURLYX is processed;
 
-   2) This regnode creates infoblock on the stack, and calls
-      regmatch() recursively with the starting point at WHILEM node;
+   2) This regnode populates cc, and calls regmatch() recursively
+      with the starting point at WHILEM node;
 
    3) Each hit of WHILEM node tries to match A and Z (in the order
       depending on the current iteration, min/max of {min,max} and
       greediness).  The information about where are nodes for "A"
-      and "Z" is read from the infoblock, as is info on how many times "A"
+      and "Z" is read from cc, as is info on how many times "A"
       was already matched, and greediness.
 
    4) After A matches, the same WHILEM node is hit again.
 
-   5) Each time WHILEM is hit, PL_regcc is the infoblock created by CURLYX
+   5) Each time WHILEM is hit, cc is the infoblock created by CURLYX
       of the same pair.  Thus when WHILEM tries to match Z, it temporarily
-      resets PL_regcc, since this Y(A)*Z can be a part of some other loop:
+      resets cc, since this Y(A)*Z can be a part of some other loop:
       as in (Y(A)*Z)*.  If Z matches, the automaton will hit the WHILEM node
       of the external loop.
 
- Currently present infoblocks form a tree with a stem formed by PL_curcc
+ Currently present infoblocks form a tree with a stem formed by st->cc
  and whatever it mentions via ->next, and additional attached trees
  corresponding to temporarily unset infoblocks as in "5" above.
 
- In the following picture infoblocks for outer loop of
+ In the following picture, infoblocks for outer loop of
  (Y(A)*?Z)*?T are denoted O, for inner I.  NULL starting block
  is denoted by x.  The matched string is YAAZYAZT.  Temporarily postponed
  infoblocks are drawn below the "reset" infoblock.
@@ -3408,35 +3512,40 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
                                O
                                I,I
  *******************************************************************/
+
        case CURLYX: {
-               CURCUR cc;
-               CHECKPOINT cp = PL_savestack_ix;
                /* No need to save/restore up to this paren */
                I32 parenfloor = scan->flags;
 
                if (OP(PREVOPER(next)) == NOTHING) /* LONGJMP */
                    next += ARG(next);
-               cc.oldcc = PL_regcc;
-               PL_regcc = &cc;
                /* XXXX Probably it is better to teach regpush to support
                   parenfloor > PL_regsize... */
                if (parenfloor > (I32)*PL_reglastparen)
                    parenfloor = *PL_reglastparen; /* Pessimization... */
-               cc.parenfloor = parenfloor;
-               cc.cur = -1;
-               cc.min = ARG1(scan);
-               cc.max  = ARG2(scan);
-               cc.scan = NEXTOPER(scan) + EXTRA_STEP_2ARGS;
-               cc.next = next;
-               cc.minmod = minmod;
-               cc.lastloc = 0;
+
+               st->u.curlyx.cp = PL_savestack_ix;
+               st->u.curlyx.outercc = st->cc;
+               st->cc = st;
+               /* these fields contain the state of the current curly.
+                * they are accessed by subsequent WHILEMs;
+                * cur and lastloc are also updated by WHILEM */
+               st->u.curlyx.parenfloor = parenfloor;
+               st->u.curlyx.cur = -1; /* this will be updated by WHILEM */
+               st->u.curlyx.min = ARG1(scan);
+               st->u.curlyx.max  = ARG2(scan);
+               st->u.curlyx.scan = NEXTOPER(scan) + EXTRA_STEP_2ARGS;
+               st->u.curlyx.lastloc = 0;
+               /* st->next and st->minmod are also read by WHILEM */
+
                PL_reginput = locinput;
-               n = regmatch(PREVOPER(next));   /* start on the WHILEM */
-               regcpblow(cp);
-               PL_regcc = cc.oldcc;
-               saySAME(n);
+               REGMATCH(PREVOPER(next), CURLYX); /* start on the WHILEM */
+               /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
+               regcpblow(st->u.curlyx.cp);
+               st->cc = st->u.curlyx.outercc;
+               saySAME(result);
            }
-           /* NOT REACHED */
+           /* NOTREACHED */
        case WHILEM: {
                /*
                 * This is really hard to understand, because after we match
@@ -3447,49 +3556,54 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
                 * that we can try again after backing off.
                 */
 
-               CHECKPOINT cp, lastcp;
-               CURCUR* cc = PL_regcc;
-               char *lastloc = cc->lastloc; /* Detection of 0-len. */
+               st->u.whilem.lastloc = st->cc->u.curlyx.lastloc; /* Detection of 0-len. */
+               st->u.whilem.cache_offset = 0;
+               st->u.whilem.cache_bit = 0;
                
-               n = cc->cur + 1;        /* how many we know we matched */
+               n = st->cc->u.curlyx.cur + 1; /* how many we know we matched */
                PL_reginput = locinput;
 
                DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
                    PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
                                  "%*s  %ld out of %ld..%ld  cc=%"UVxf"\n",
                                  REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "",
-                                 (long)n, (long)cc->min,
-                                 (long)cc->max, PTR2UV(cc))
+                                 (long)n, (long)st->cc->u.curlyx.min,
+                                 (long)st->cc->u.curlyx.max, PTR2UV(st->cc))
                    );
 
                /* If degenerate scan matches "", assume scan done. */
 
-               if (locinput == cc->lastloc && n >= cc->min) {
-                   PL_regcc = cc->oldcc;
-                   if (PL_regcc)
-                       ln = PL_regcc->cur;
+               if (locinput == st->cc->u.curlyx.lastloc && n >= st->cc->u.curlyx.min) {
+                   st->u.whilem.savecc = st->cc;
+                   st->cc = st->cc->u.curlyx.outercc;
+                   if (st->cc)
+                       st->ln = st->cc->u.curlyx.cur;
                    DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
                        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
                           "%*s  empty match detected, try continuation...\n",
                           REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "")
                        );
-                   if (regmatch(cc->next))
+                   REGMATCH(st->u.whilem.savecc->next, WHILEM1);
+                   /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
+                   st->cc = st->u.whilem.savecc;
+                   if (result)
                        sayYES;
-                   if (PL_regcc)
-                       PL_regcc->cur = ln;
-                   PL_regcc = cc;
+                   if (st->cc->u.curlyx.outercc)
+                       st->cc->u.curlyx.outercc->u.curlyx.cur = st->ln;
                    sayNO;
                }
 
                /* First just match a string of min scans. */
 
-               if (n < cc->min) {
-                   cc->cur = n;
-                   cc->lastloc = locinput;
-                   if (regmatch(cc->scan))
+               if (n < st->cc->u.curlyx.min) {
+                   st->cc->u.curlyx.cur = n;
+                   st->cc->u.curlyx.lastloc = locinput;
+                   REGMATCH(st->cc->u.curlyx.scan, WHILEM2);
+                   /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
+                   if (result)
                        sayYES;
-                   cc->cur = n - 1;
-                   cc->lastloc = lastloc;
+                   st->cc->u.curlyx.cur = n - 1;
+                   st->cc->u.curlyx.lastloc = st->u.whilem.lastloc;
                    sayNO;
                }
 
@@ -3502,7 +3616,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
                    PL_reg_leftiter = PL_reg_maxiter;
                }
                if (PL_reg_leftiter-- == 0) {
-                   I32 size = (PL_reg_maxiter + 7)/8;
+                   const I32 size = (PL_reg_maxiter + 7 + POSCACHE_START)/8;
                    if (PL_reg_poscache) {
                        if ((I32)PL_reg_poscache_size < size) {
                            Renew(PL_reg_poscache, size, char);
@@ -3512,7 +3626,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
                    }
                    else {
                        PL_reg_poscache_size = size;
-                       Newz(29, PL_reg_poscache, size, char);
+                       Newxz(PL_reg_poscache, size, char);
                    }
                    DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
                        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
@@ -3521,45 +3635,51 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
                        );
                }
                if (PL_reg_leftiter < 0) {
-                   I32 o = locinput - PL_bostr, b;
+                   st->u.whilem.cache_offset = locinput - PL_bostr;
 
-                   o = (scan->flags & 0xf) - 1 + o * (scan->flags>>4);
-                   b = o % 8;
-                   o /= 8;
-                   if (PL_reg_poscache[o] & (1<<b)) {
+                   st->u.whilem.cache_offset = (scan->flags & 0xf) - 1 + POSCACHE_START
+                           + st->u.whilem.cache_offset * (scan->flags>>4);
+                   st->u.whilem.cache_bit = st->u.whilem.cache_offset % 8;
+                   st->u.whilem.cache_offset /= 8;
+                   if (PL_reg_poscache[st->u.whilem.cache_offset] & (1<<st->u.whilem.cache_bit)) {
                    DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
                        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
                                      "%*s  already tried at this position...\n",
                                      REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "")
                        );
-                       if (PL_reg_flags & RF_false)
+                       if (PL_reg_poscache[0] & (1<<POSCACHE_SUCCESS))
+                           /* cache records success */
                            sayYES;
                        else
+                           /* cache records failure */
                            sayNO_SILENT;
                    }
-                   PL_reg_poscache[o] |= (1<<b);
+                   PL_reg_poscache[st->u.whilem.cache_offset] |= (1<<st->u.whilem.cache_bit);
                }
                }
 
                /* Prefer next over scan for minimal matching. */
 
-               if (cc->minmod) {
-                   PL_regcc = cc->oldcc;
-                   if (PL_regcc)
-                       ln = PL_regcc->cur;
-                   cp = regcppush(cc->parenfloor);
-                   REGCP_SET(lastcp);
-                   if (regmatch(cc->next)) {
-                       regcpblow(cp);
-                       sayYES; /* All done. */
+               if (st->cc->minmod) {
+                   st->u.whilem.savecc = st->cc;
+                   st->cc = st->cc->u.curlyx.outercc;
+                   if (st->cc)
+                       st->ln = st->cc->u.curlyx.cur;
+                   st->u.whilem.cp = regcppush(st->u.whilem.savecc->u.curlyx.parenfloor);
+                   REGCP_SET(st->u.whilem.lastcp);
+                   REGMATCH(st->u.whilem.savecc->next, WHILEM3);
+                   /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
+                   st->cc = st->u.whilem.savecc;
+                   if (result) {
+                       regcpblow(st->u.whilem.cp);
+                       CACHEsayYES;    /* All done. */
                    }
-                   REGCP_UNWIND(lastcp);
-                   regcppop();
-                   if (PL_regcc)
-                       PL_regcc->cur = ln;
-                   PL_regcc = cc;
+                   REGCP_UNWIND(st->u.whilem.lastcp);
+                   regcppop(rex);
+                   if (st->cc->u.curlyx.outercc)
+                       st->cc->u.curlyx.outercc->u.curlyx.cur = st->ln;
 
-                   if (n >= cc->max) { /* Maximum greed exceeded? */
+                   if (n >= st->cc->u.curlyx.max) { /* Maximum greed exceeded? */
                        if (ckWARN(WARN_REGEXP) && n >= REG_INFTY
                            && !(PL_reg_flags & RF_warned)) {
                            PL_reg_flags |= RF_warned;
@@ -3567,7 +3687,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
                                 "Complex regular subexpression recursion",
                                 REG_INFTY - 1);
                        }
-                       sayNO;
+                       CACHEsayNO;
                    }
 
                    DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
@@ -3577,34 +3697,38 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
                        );
                    /* Try scanning more and see if it helps. */
                    PL_reginput = locinput;
-                   cc->cur = n;
-                   cc->lastloc = locinput;
-                   cp = regcppush(cc->parenfloor);
-                   REGCP_SET(lastcp);
-                   if (regmatch(cc->scan)) {
-                       regcpblow(cp);
-                       sayYES;
+                   st->cc->u.curlyx.cur = n;
+                   st->cc->u.curlyx.lastloc = locinput;
+                   st->u.whilem.cp = regcppush(st->cc->u.curlyx.parenfloor);
+                   REGCP_SET(st->u.whilem.lastcp);
+                   REGMATCH(st->cc->u.curlyx.scan, WHILEM4);
+                   /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
+                   if (result) {
+                       regcpblow(st->u.whilem.cp);
+                       CACHEsayYES;
                    }
-                   REGCP_UNWIND(lastcp);
-                   regcppop();
-                   cc->cur = n - 1;
-                   cc->lastloc = lastloc;
-                   sayNO;
+                   REGCP_UNWIND(st->u.whilem.lastcp);
+                   regcppop(rex);
+                   st->cc->u.curlyx.cur = n - 1;
+                   st->cc->u.curlyx.lastloc = st->u.whilem.lastloc;
+                   CACHEsayNO;
                }
 
                /* Prefer scan over next for maximal matching. */
 
-               if (n < cc->max) {      /* More greed allowed? */
-                   cp = regcppush(cc->parenfloor);
-                   cc->cur = n;
-                   cc->lastloc = locinput;
-                   REGCP_SET(lastcp);
-                   if (regmatch(cc->scan)) {
-                       regcpblow(cp);
-                       sayYES;
+               if (n < st->cc->u.curlyx.max) { /* More greed allowed? */
+                   st->u.whilem.cp = regcppush(st->cc->u.curlyx.parenfloor);
+                   st->cc->u.curlyx.cur = n;
+                   st->cc->u.curlyx.lastloc = locinput;
+                   REGCP_SET(st->u.whilem.lastcp);
+                   REGMATCH(st->cc->u.curlyx.scan, WHILEM5);
+                   /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
+                   if (result) {
+                       regcpblow(st->u.whilem.cp);
+                       CACHEsayYES;
                    }
-                   REGCP_UNWIND(lastcp);
-                   regcppop();         /* Restore some previous $<digit>s? */
+                   REGCP_UNWIND(st->u.whilem.lastcp);
+                   regcppop(rex);      /* Restore some previous $<digit>s? */
                    PL_reginput = locinput;
                    DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
                        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
@@ -3621,19 +3745,22 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
                }
 
                /* Failed deeper matches of scan, so see if this one works. */
-               PL_regcc = cc->oldcc;
-               if (PL_regcc)
-                   ln = PL_regcc->cur;
-               if (regmatch(cc->next))
-                   sayYES;
-               if (PL_regcc)
-                   PL_regcc->cur = ln;
-               PL_regcc = cc;
-               cc->cur = n - 1;
-               cc->lastloc = lastloc;
-               sayNO;
+               st->u.whilem.savecc = st->cc;
+               st->cc = st->cc->u.curlyx.outercc;
+               if (st->cc)
+                   st->ln = st->cc->u.curlyx.cur;
+               REGMATCH(st->u.whilem.savecc->next, WHILEM6);
+               /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
+               st->cc = st->u.whilem.savecc;
+               if (result)
+                   CACHEsayYES;
+               if (st->cc->u.curlyx.outercc)
+                   st->cc->u.curlyx.outercc->u.curlyx.cur = st->ln;
+               st->cc->u.curlyx.cur = n - 1;
+               st->cc->u.curlyx.lastloc = st->u.whilem.lastloc;
+               CACHEsayNO;
            }
-           /* NOT REACHED */
+           /* NOTREACHED */
        case BRANCHJ:
            next = scan + ARG(scan);
            if (next == scan)
@@ -3644,26 +3771,26 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
            inner = NEXTOPER(scan);
          do_branch:
            {
-               c1 = OP(scan);
-               if (OP(next) != c1)     /* No choice. */
+               I32 type;
+               type = OP(scan);
+               if (OP(next) != type)   /* No choice. */
                    next = inner;       /* Avoid recursion. */
                else {
-                   I32 lastparen = *PL_reglastparen;
-                   I32 unwind1;
-                   re_unwind_branch_t *uw;
-
+                   const I32 lastparen = *PL_reglastparen;
                    /* Put unwinding data on stack */
-                   unwind1 = SSNEWt(1,re_unwind_branch_t);
-                   uw = SSPTRt(unwind1,re_unwind_branch_t);
-                   uw->prev = unwind;
-                   unwind = unwind1;
-                   uw->type = ((c1 == BRANCH)
+                   const I32 unwind1 = SSNEWt(1,re_unwind_branch_t);
+                   re_unwind_branch_t * const uw = SSPTRt(unwind1,re_unwind_branch_t);
+
+                   uw->prev = st->unwind;
+                   st->unwind = unwind1;
+                   uw->type = ((type == BRANCH)
                                ? RE_UNWIND_BRANCH
                                : RE_UNWIND_BRANCHJ);
                    uw->lastparen = lastparen;
                    uw->next = next;
                    uw->locinput = locinput;
                    uw->nextchr = nextchr;
+                   uw->minmod = st->minmod;
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
                    uw->regindent = ++PL_regindent;
 #endif
@@ -3676,81 +3803,113 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
            }
            break;
        case MINMOD:
-           minmod = 1;
+           st->minmod = 1;
            break;
        case CURLYM:
        {
-           I32 l = 0;
-           CHECKPOINT lastcp;
+           st->u.curlym.l = st->u.curlym.matches = 0;
        
            /* We suppose that the next guy does not need
               backtracking: in particular, it is of constant non-zero length,
               and has no parenths to influence future backrefs. */
-           ln = ARG1(scan);  /* min to match */
+           st->ln = ARG1(scan);  /* min to match */
            n  = ARG2(scan);  /* max to match */
-           paren = scan->flags;
-           if (paren) {
-               if (paren > PL_regsize)
-                   PL_regsize = paren;
-               if (paren > (I32)*PL_reglastparen)
-                   *PL_reglastparen = paren;
+           st->u.curlym.paren = scan->flags;
+           if (st->u.curlym.paren) {
+               if (st->u.curlym.paren > PL_regsize)
+                   PL_regsize = st->u.curlym.paren;
+               if (st->u.curlym.paren > (I32)*PL_reglastparen)
+                   *PL_reglastparen = st->u.curlym.paren;
            }
            scan = NEXTOPER(scan) + NODE_STEP_REGNODE;
-           if (paren)
+           if (st->u.curlym.paren)
                scan += NEXT_OFF(scan); /* Skip former OPEN. */
            PL_reginput = locinput;
-           if (minmod) {
-               minmod = 0;
-               if (ln && regrepeat_hard(scan, ln, &l) < ln)
+           st->u.curlym.maxwanted = st->minmod ? st->ln : n;
+           if (st->u.curlym.maxwanted) {
+               while (PL_reginput < PL_regeol && st->u.curlym.matches < st->u.curlym.maxwanted) {
+                   REGMATCH(scan, CURLYM1);
+                   /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
+                   if (!result)
+                       break;
+                   /* on first match, determine length, u.curlym.l */
+                   if (!st->u.curlym.matches++) {
+                       if (PL_reg_match_utf8) {
+                           char *s = locinput;
+                           while (s < PL_reginput) {
+                               st->u.curlym.l++;
+                               s += UTF8SKIP(s);
+                           }
+                       }
+                       else {
+                           st->u.curlym.l = PL_reginput - locinput;
+                       }
+                       if (st->u.curlym.l == 0) {
+                           st->u.curlym.matches = st->u.curlym.maxwanted;
+                           break;
+                       }
+                   }
+                   locinput = PL_reginput;
+               }
+           }
+
+           PL_reginput = locinput;
+
+           if (st->minmod) {
+               st->minmod = 0;
+               if (st->ln && st->u.curlym.matches < st->ln)
                    sayNO;
-               locinput = PL_reginput;
                if (HAS_TEXT(next) || JUMPABLE(next)) {
                    regnode *text_node = next;
 
                    if (! HAS_TEXT(text_node)) FIND_NEXT_IMPT(text_node);
 
-                   if (! HAS_TEXT(text_node)) c1 = c2 = -1000;
+                   if (! HAS_TEXT(text_node)) st->u.curlym.c1 = st->u.curlym.c2 = -1000;
                    else {
                        if (PL_regkind[(U8)OP(text_node)] == REF) {
-                           c1 = c2 = -1000;
+                           st->u.curlym.c1 = st->u.curlym.c2 = -1000;
                            goto assume_ok_MM;
                        }
-                       else { c1 = (U8)*STRING(text_node); }
+                       else { st->u.curlym.c1 = (U8)*STRING(text_node); }
                        if (OP(text_node) == EXACTF || OP(text_node) == REFF)
-                           c2 = PL_fold[c1];
+                           st->u.curlym.c2 = PL_fold[st->u.curlym.c1];
                        else if (OP(text_node) == EXACTFL || OP(text_node) == REFFL)
-                           c2 = PL_fold_locale[c1];
+                           st->u.curlym.c2 = PL_fold_locale[st->u.curlym.c1];
                        else
-                           c2 = c1;
+                           st->u.curlym.c2 = st->u.curlym.c1;
                    }
                }
                else
-                   c1 = c2 = -1000;
+                   st->u.curlym.c1 = st->u.curlym.c2 = -1000;
            assume_ok_MM:
-               REGCP_SET(lastcp);
-               while (n >= ln || (n == REG_INFTY && ln > 0)) { /* ln overflow ? */
+               REGCP_SET(st->u.curlym.lastcp);
+               while (n >= st->ln || (n == REG_INFTY && st->ln > 0)) { /* ln overflow ? */
                    /* If it could work, try it. */
-                   if (c1 == -1000 ||
-                       UCHARAT(PL_reginput) == c1 ||
-                       UCHARAT(PL_reginput) == c2)
+                   if (st->u.curlym.c1 == -1000 ||
+                       UCHARAT(PL_reginput) == st->u.curlym.c1 ||
+                       UCHARAT(PL_reginput) == st->u.curlym.c2)
                    {
-                       if (paren) {
-                           if (ln) {
-                               PL_regstartp[paren] =
-                                   HOPc(PL_reginput, -l) - PL_bostr;
-                               PL_regendp[paren] = PL_reginput - PL_bostr;
+                       if (st->u.curlym.paren) {
+                           if (st->ln) {
+                               PL_regstartp[st->u.curlym.paren] =
+                                   HOPc(PL_reginput, -st->u.curlym.l) - PL_bostr;
+                               PL_regendp[st->u.curlym.paren] = PL_reginput - PL_bostr;
                            }
                            else
-                               PL_regendp[paren] = -1;
+                               PL_regendp[st->u.curlym.paren] = -1;
                        }
-                       if (regmatch(next))
+                       REGMATCH(next, CURLYM2);
+                       /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
+                       if (result)
                            sayYES;
-                       REGCP_UNWIND(lastcp);
+                       REGCP_UNWIND(st->u.curlym.lastcp);
                    }
                    /* Couldn't or didn't -- move forward. */
                    PL_reginput = locinput;
-                   if (regrepeat_hard(scan, 1, &l)) {
-                       ln++;
+                   REGMATCH(scan, CURLYM3);
+                   /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
+                   if (result) {
+                       st->ln++;
                        locinput = PL_reginput;
                    }
                    else
@@ -3758,100 +3917,103 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
                }
            }
            else {
-               n = regrepeat_hard(scan, n, &l);
-               locinput = PL_reginput;
                DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
                    PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                                 "%*s  matched %"IVdf" times, len=%"IVdf"...\n",
-                                 (int)(REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2), "",
-                                 (IV) n, (IV)l)
+                             "%*s  matched %"IVdf" times, len=%"IVdf"...\n",
+                             (int)(REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2), "",
+                             (IV) st->u.curlym.matches, (IV)st->u.curlym.l)
                    );
-               if (n >= ln) {
+               if (st->u.curlym.matches >= st->ln) {
                    if (HAS_TEXT(next) || JUMPABLE(next)) {
                        regnode *text_node = next;
 
                        if (! HAS_TEXT(text_node)) FIND_NEXT_IMPT(text_node);
 
-                       if (! HAS_TEXT(text_node)) c1 = c2 = -1000;
+                       if (! HAS_TEXT(text_node)) st->u.curlym.c1 = st->u.curlym.c2 = -1000;
                        else {
                            if (PL_regkind[(U8)OP(text_node)] == REF) {
-                               c1 = c2 = -1000;
+                               st->u.curlym.c1 = st->u.curlym.c2 = -1000;
                                goto assume_ok_REG;
                            }
-                           else { c1 = (U8)*STRING(text_node); }
+                           else { st->u.curlym.c1 = (U8)*STRING(text_node); }
 
                            if (OP(text_node) == EXACTF || OP(text_node) == REFF)
-                               c2 = PL_fold[c1];
+                               st->u.curlym.c2 = PL_fold[st->u.curlym.c1];
                            else if (OP(text_node) == EXACTFL || OP(text_node) == REFFL)
-                               c2 = PL_fold_locale[c1];
+                               st->u.curlym.c2 = PL_fold_locale[st->u.curlym.c1];
                            else
-                               c2 = c1;
+                               st->u.curlym.c2 = st->u.curlym.c1;
                        }
                    }
                    else
-                       c1 = c2 = -1000;
+                       st->u.curlym.c1 = st->u.curlym.c2 = -1000;
                }
            assume_ok_REG:
-               REGCP_SET(lastcp);
-               while (n >= ln) {
+               REGCP_SET(st->u.curlym.lastcp);
+               while (st->u.curlym.matches >= st->ln) {
                    /* If it could work, try it. */
-                   if (c1 == -1000 ||
-                       UCHARAT(PL_reginput) == c1 ||
-                       UCHARAT(PL_reginput) == c2)
+                   if (st->u.curlym.c1 == -1000 ||
+                       UCHARAT(PL_reginput) == st->u.curlym.c1 ||
+                       UCHARAT(PL_reginput) == st->u.curlym.c2)
                    {
                        DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
-                               PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                                             "%*s  trying tail with n=%"IVdf"...\n",
-                                             (int)(REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2), "", (IV)n)
+                           PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
+                               "%*s  trying tail with matches=%"IVdf"...\n",
+                               (int)(REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2),
+                               "", (IV)st->u.curlym.matches)
                            );
-                       if (paren) {
-                           if (n) {
-                               PL_regstartp[paren] = HOPc(PL_reginput, -l) - PL_bostr;
-                               PL_regendp[paren] = PL_reginput - PL_bostr;
+                       if (st->u.curlym.paren) {
+                           if (st->u.curlym.matches) {
+                               PL_regstartp[st->u.curlym.paren]
+                                   = HOPc(PL_reginput, -st->u.curlym.l) - PL_bostr;
+                               PL_regendp[st->u.curlym.paren] = PL_reginput - PL_bostr;
                            }
                            else
-                               PL_regendp[paren] = -1;
+                               PL_regendp[st->u.curlym.paren] = -1;
                        }
-                       if (regmatch(next))
+                       REGMATCH(next, CURLYM4);
+                       /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
+                       if (result)
                            sayYES;
-                       REGCP_UNWIND(lastcp);
+                       REGCP_UNWIND(st->u.curlym.lastcp);
                    }
                    /* Couldn't or didn't -- back up. */
-                   n--;
-                   locinput = HOPc(locinput, -l);
+                   st->u.curlym.matches--;
+                   locinput = HOPc(locinput, -st->u.curlym.l);
                    PL_reginput = locinput;
                }
            }
            sayNO;
+           /* NOTREACHED */
            break;
        }
        case CURLYN:
-           paren = scan->flags;        /* Which paren to set */
-           if (paren > PL_regsize)
-               PL_regsize = paren;
-           if (paren > (I32)*PL_reglastparen)
-               *PL_reglastparen = paren;
-           ln = ARG1(scan);  /* min to match */
+           st->u.plus.paren = scan->flags;     /* Which paren to set */
+           if (st->u.plus.paren > PL_regsize)
+               PL_regsize = st->u.plus.paren;
+           if (st->u.plus.paren > (I32)*PL_reglastparen)
+               *PL_reglastparen = st->u.plus.paren;
+           st->ln = ARG1(scan);  /* min to match */
            n  = ARG2(scan);  /* max to match */
             scan = regnext(NEXTOPER(scan) + NODE_STEP_REGNODE);
            goto repeat;
        case CURLY:
-           paren = 0;
-           ln = ARG1(scan);  /* min to match */
+           st->u.plus.paren = 0;
+           st->ln = ARG1(scan);  /* min to match */
            n  = ARG2(scan);  /* max to match */
            scan = NEXTOPER(scan) + NODE_STEP_REGNODE;
            goto repeat;
        case STAR:
-           ln = 0;
+           st->ln = 0;
            n = REG_INFTY;
            scan = NEXTOPER(scan);
-           paren = 0;
+           st->u.plus.paren = 0;
            goto repeat;
        case PLUS:
-           ln = 1;
+           st->ln = 1;
            n = REG_INFTY;
            scan = NEXTOPER(scan);
-           paren = 0;
+           st->u.plus.paren = 0;
          repeat:
            /*
            * Lookahead to avoid useless match attempts
@@ -3870,20 +4032,20 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
 
                if (! HAS_TEXT(text_node)) FIND_NEXT_IMPT(text_node);
 
-               if (! HAS_TEXT(text_node)) c1 = c2 = -1000;
+               if (! HAS_TEXT(text_node)) st->u.plus.c1 = st->u.plus.c2 = -1000;
                else {
                    if (PL_regkind[(U8)OP(text_node)] == REF) {
-                       c1 = c2 = -1000;
+                       st->u.plus.c1 = st->u.plus.c2 = -1000;
                        goto assume_ok_easy;
                    }
                    else { s = (U8*)STRING(text_node); }
 
                    if (!UTF) {
-                       c2 = c1 = *s;
+                       st->u.plus.c2 = st->u.plus.c1 = *s;
                        if (OP(text_node) == EXACTF || OP(text_node) == REFF)
-                           c2 = PL_fold[c1];
+                           st->u.plus.c2 = PL_fold[st->u.plus.c1];
                        else if (OP(text_node) == EXACTFL || OP(text_node) == REFFL)
-                           c2 = PL_fold_locale[c1];
+                           st->u.plus.c2 = PL_fold_locale[st->u.plus.c1];
                    }
                    else { /* UTF */
                        if (OP(text_node) == EXACTF || OP(text_node) == REFF) {
@@ -3894,146 +4056,142 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
                             to_utf8_lower((U8*)s, tmpbuf1, &ulen1);
                             to_utf8_upper((U8*)s, tmpbuf2, &ulen2);
 
-                            c1 = utf8n_to_uvuni(tmpbuf1, UTF8_MAXBYTES, 0,
-                                                ckWARN(WARN_UTF8) ?
-                                                0 : UTF8_ALLOW_ANY);
-                            c2 = utf8n_to_uvuni(tmpbuf2, UTF8_MAXBYTES, 0,
-                                                ckWARN(WARN_UTF8) ?
-                                                0 : UTF8_ALLOW_ANY);
+                            st->u.plus.c1 = utf8n_to_uvuni(tmpbuf1, UTF8_MAXBYTES, 0,
+                                                uniflags);
+                            st->u.plus.c2 = utf8n_to_uvuni(tmpbuf2, UTF8_MAXBYTES, 0,
+                                                uniflags);
                        }
                        else {
-                           c2 = c1 = utf8n_to_uvchr(s, UTF8_MAXBYTES, 0,
-                                                    ckWARN(WARN_UTF8) ?
-                                                    0 : UTF8_ALLOW_ANY);
+                           st->u.plus.c2 = st->u.plus.c1 = utf8n_to_uvchr(s, UTF8_MAXBYTES, 0,
+                                                    uniflags);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            else
-               c1 = c2 = -1000;
+               st->u.plus.c1 = st->u.plus.c2 = -1000;
        assume_ok_easy:
            PL_reginput = locinput;
-           if (minmod) {
-               CHECKPOINT lastcp;
-               minmod = 0;
-               if (ln && regrepeat(scan, ln) < ln)
+           if (st->minmod) {
+               st->minmod = 0;
+               if (st->ln && regrepeat(rex, scan, st->ln) < st->ln)
                    sayNO;
                locinput = PL_reginput;
-               REGCP_SET(lastcp);
-               if (c1 != -1000) {
-                   char *e; /* Should not check after this */
-                   char *old = locinput;
-                   int count = 0;
+               REGCP_SET(st->u.plus.lastcp);
+               if (st->u.plus.c1 != -1000) {
+                   st->u.plus.old = locinput;
+                   st->u.plus.count = 0;
 
                    if  (n == REG_INFTY) {
-                       e = PL_regeol - 1;
+                       st->u.plus.e = PL_regeol - 1;
                        if (do_utf8)
-                           while (UTF8_IS_CONTINUATION(*(U8*)e))
-                               e--;
+                           while (UTF8_IS_CONTINUATION(*(U8*)st->u.plus.e))
+                               st->u.plus.e--;
                    }
                    else if (do_utf8) {
-                       int m = n - ln;
-                       for (e = locinput;
-                            m >0 && e + UTF8SKIP(e) <= PL_regeol; m--)
-                           e += UTF8SKIP(e);
+                       int m = n - st->ln;
+                       for (st->u.plus.e = locinput;
+                            m >0 && st->u.plus.e + UTF8SKIP(st->u.plus.e) <= PL_regeol; m--)
+                           st->u.plus.e += UTF8SKIP(st->u.plus.e);
                    }
                    else {
-                       e = locinput + n - ln;
-                       if (e >= PL_regeol)
-                           e = PL_regeol - 1;
+                       st->u.plus.e = locinput + n - st->ln;
+                       if (st->u.plus.e >= PL_regeol)
+                           st->u.plus.e = PL_regeol - 1;
                    }
                    while (1) {
                        /* Find place 'next' could work */
                        if (!do_utf8) {
-                           if (c1 == c2) {
-                               while (locinput <= e &&
-                                      UCHARAT(locinput) != c1)
+                           if (st->u.plus.c1 == st->u.plus.c2) {
+                               while (locinput <= st->u.plus.e &&
+                                      UCHARAT(locinput) != st->u.plus.c1)
                                    locinput++;
                            } else {
-                               while (locinput <= e
-                                      && UCHARAT(locinput) != c1
-                                      && UCHARAT(locinput) != c2)
+                               while (locinput <= st->u.plus.e
+                                      && UCHARAT(locinput) != st->u.plus.c1
+                                      && UCHARAT(locinput) != st->u.plus.c2)
                                    locinput++;
                            }
-                           count = locinput - old;
+                           st->u.plus.count = locinput - st->u.plus.old;
                        }
                        else {
-                           STRLEN len;
-                           if (c1 == c2) {
+                           if (st->u.plus.c1 == st->u.plus.c2) {
+                               STRLEN len;
                                /* count initialised to
                                 * utf8_distance(old, locinput) */
-                               while (locinput <= e &&
+                               while (locinput <= st->u.plus.e &&
                                       utf8n_to_uvchr((U8*)locinput,
                                                      UTF8_MAXBYTES, &len,
-                                                     ckWARN(WARN_UTF8) ?
-                                                     0 : UTF8_ALLOW_ANY) != (UV)c1) {
+                                                     uniflags) != (UV)st->u.plus.c1) {
                                    locinput += len;
-                                   count++;
+                                   st->u.plus.count++;
                                }
                            } else {
+                               STRLEN len;
                                /* count initialised to
                                 * utf8_distance(old, locinput) */
-                               while (locinput <= e) {
+                               while (locinput <= st->u.plus.e) {
                                    UV c = utf8n_to_uvchr((U8*)locinput,
                                                          UTF8_MAXBYTES, &len,
-                                                         ckWARN(WARN_UTF8) ?
-                                                         0 : UTF8_ALLOW_ANY);
-                                   if (c == (UV)c1 || c == (UV)c2)
+                                                         uniflags);
+                                   if (c == (UV)st->u.plus.c1 || c == (UV)st->u.plus.c2)
                                        break;
                                    locinput += len;
-                                   count++;
+                                   st->u.plus.count++;
                                }
                            }
                        }
-                       if (locinput > e)
+                       if (locinput > st->u.plus.e)
                            sayNO;
                        /* PL_reginput == old now */
-                       if (locinput != old) {
-                           ln = 1;     /* Did some */
-                           if (regrepeat(scan, count) < count)
+                       if (locinput != st->u.plus.old) {
+                           st->ln = 1; /* Did some */
+                           if (regrepeat(rex, scan, st->u.plus.count) < st->u.plus.count)
                                sayNO;
                        }
                        /* PL_reginput == locinput now */
-                       TRYPAREN(paren, ln, locinput);
+                       TRYPAREN(st->u.plus.paren, st->ln, locinput, PLUS1);
+                       /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
                        PL_reginput = locinput; /* Could be reset... */
-                       REGCP_UNWIND(lastcp);
+                       REGCP_UNWIND(st->u.plus.lastcp);
                        /* Couldn't or didn't -- move forward. */
-                       old = locinput;
+                       st->u.plus.old = locinput;
                        if (do_utf8)
                            locinput += UTF8SKIP(locinput);
                        else
                            locinput++;
-                       count = 1;
+                       st->u.plus.count = 1;
                    }
                }
                else
-               while (n >= ln || (n == REG_INFTY && ln > 0)) { /* ln overflow ? */
+               while (n >= st->ln || (n == REG_INFTY && st->ln > 0)) { /* ln overflow ? */
                    UV c;
-                   if (c1 != -1000) {
+                   if (st->u.plus.c1 != -1000) {
                        if (do_utf8)
                            c = utf8n_to_uvchr((U8*)PL_reginput,
                                               UTF8_MAXBYTES, 0,
-                                              ckWARN(WARN_UTF8) ?
-                                              0 : UTF8_ALLOW_ANY);
+                                              uniflags);
                        else
                            c = UCHARAT(PL_reginput);
                        /* If it could work, try it. */
-                       if (c == (UV)c1 || c == (UV)c2)
+                       if (c == (UV)st->u.plus.c1 || c == (UV)st->u.plus.c2)
                        {
-                           TRYPAREN(paren, ln, PL_reginput);
-                           REGCP_UNWIND(lastcp);
+                           TRYPAREN(st->u.plus.paren, st->ln, PL_reginput, PLUS2);
+                           /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
+                           REGCP_UNWIND(st->u.plus.lastcp);
                        }
                    }
                    /* If it could work, try it. */
-                   else if (c1 == -1000)
+                   else if (st->u.plus.c1 == -1000)
                    {
-                       TRYPAREN(paren, ln, PL_reginput);
-                       REGCP_UNWIND(lastcp);
+                       TRYPAREN(st->u.plus.paren, st->ln, PL_reginput, PLUS3);
+                       /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
+                       REGCP_UNWIND(st->u.plus.lastcp);
                    }
                    /* Couldn't or didn't -- move forward. */
                    PL_reginput = locinput;
-                   if (regrepeat(scan, 1)) {
-                       ln++;
+                   if (regrepeat(rex, scan, 1)) {
+                       st->ln++;
                        locinput = PL_reginput;
                    }
                    else
@@ -4041,61 +4199,37 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
                }
            }
            else {
-               CHECKPOINT lastcp;
-               n = regrepeat(scan, n);
+               n = regrepeat(rex, scan, n);
                locinput = PL_reginput;
-               if (ln < n && PL_regkind[(U8)OP(next)] == EOL &&
+               if (st->ln < n && PL_regkind[(U8)OP(next)] == EOL &&
                    (OP(next) != MEOL ||
                        OP(next) == SEOL || OP(next) == EOS))
                {
-                   ln = n;                     /* why back off? */
+                   st->ln = n;                 /* why back off? */
                    /* ...because $ and \Z can match before *and* after
                       newline at the end.  Consider "\n\n" =~ /\n+\Z\n/.
                       We should back off by one in this case. */
                    if (UCHARAT(PL_reginput - 1) == '\n' && OP(next) != EOS)
-                       ln--;
-               }
-               REGCP_SET(lastcp);
-               if (paren) {
-                   UV c = 0;
-                   while (n >= ln) {
-                       if (c1 != -1000) {
-                           if (do_utf8)
-                               c = utf8n_to_uvchr((U8*)PL_reginput,
-                                                  UTF8_MAXBYTES, 0,
-                                                  ckWARN(WARN_UTF8) ?
-                                                  0 : UTF8_ALLOW_ANY);
-                           else
-                               c = UCHARAT(PL_reginput);
-                       }
-                       /* If it could work, try it. */
-                       if (c1 == -1000 || c == (UV)c1 || c == (UV)c2)
-                           {
-                               TRYPAREN(paren, n, PL_reginput);
-                               REGCP_UNWIND(lastcp);
-                           }
-                       /* Couldn't or didn't -- back up. */
-                       n--;
-                       PL_reginput = locinput = HOPc(locinput, -1);
-                   }
+                       st->ln--;
                }
-               else {
+               REGCP_SET(st->u.plus.lastcp);
+               {
                    UV c = 0;
-                   while (n >= ln) {
-                       if (c1 != -1000) {
+                   while (n >= st->ln) {
+                       if (st->u.plus.c1 != -1000) {
                            if (do_utf8)
                                c = utf8n_to_uvchr((U8*)PL_reginput,
                                                   UTF8_MAXBYTES, 0,
-                                                  ckWARN(WARN_UTF8) ?
-                                                  0 : UTF8_ALLOW_ANY);
+                                                  uniflags);
                            else
                                c = UCHARAT(PL_reginput);
                        }
                        /* If it could work, try it. */
-                       if (c1 == -1000 || c == (UV)c1 || c == (UV)c2)
+                       if (st->u.plus.c1 == -1000 || c == (UV)st->u.plus.c1 || c == (UV)st->u.plus.c2)
                            {
-                               TRYPAREN(paren, n, PL_reginput);
-                               REGCP_UNWIND(lastcp);
+                               TRYPAREN(st->u.plus.paren, n, PL_reginput, PLUS4);
+                               /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
+                               REGCP_UNWIND(st->u.plus.lastcp);
                            }
                        /* Couldn't or didn't -- back up. */
                        n--;
@@ -4106,40 +4240,48 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
            sayNO;
            break;
        case END:
-           if (PL_reg_call_cc) {
-               re_cc_state *cur_call_cc = PL_reg_call_cc;
-               CURCUR *cctmp = PL_regcc;
-               regexp *re = PL_reg_re;
-               CHECKPOINT cp, lastcp;
-               
-               cp = regcppush(0);      /* Save *all* the positions. */
-               REGCP_SET(lastcp);
-               regcp_set_to(PL_reg_call_cc->ss); /* Restore parens of
-                                                   the caller. */
-               PL_reginput = locinput; /* Make position available to
-                                          the callcc. */
-               cache_re(PL_reg_call_cc->re);
-               PL_regcc = PL_reg_call_cc->cc;
-               PL_reg_call_cc = PL_reg_call_cc->prev;
-               if (regmatch(cur_call_cc->node)) {
-                   PL_reg_call_cc = cur_call_cc;
-                   regcpblow(cp);
-                   sayYES;
+           if (cur_eval) {
+               /* we have successfully completed the execution of a
+                * postponed re. Pop all states back to the last EVAL
+                * then continue with the node following the (??{...})
+                */
+
+               /* this simulates a POP_STATE, except that it pops several
+                * levels, and doesn't restore locinput */
+
+               st = cur_eval;
+               PL_regmatch_slab = st->u.eval.prev_slab;
+               cur_eval = st->u.eval.prev_eval;
+               depth = st->u.eval.depth;
+
+               PL_regmatch_state = st;
+               scan    = st->scan;
+               next    = st->next;
+               n               = st->n;
+
+               if (st->u.eval.toggleutf)
+                   PL_reg_flags ^= RF_utf8;
+               ReREFCNT_dec(rex);
+               rex = st->u.eval.prev_rex;
+               /* XXXX This is too dramatic a measure... */
+               PL_reg_maxiter = 0;
+
+               /* Restore parens of the caller without popping the
+                * savestack */
+               {
+                   I32 tmp = PL_savestack_ix;
+                   PL_savestack_ix = st->u.eval.lastcp;
+                   regcppop(rex);
+                   PL_savestack_ix = tmp;
                }
-               REGCP_UNWIND(lastcp);
-               regcppop();
-               PL_reg_call_cc = cur_call_cc;
-               PL_regcc = cctmp;
-               PL_reg_re = re;
-               cache_re(re);
 
-               DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
-                   PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                                 "%*s  continuation failed...\n",
-                                 REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "")
-                   );
-               sayNO_SILENT;
+
+               PL_reginput = locinput;
+               /* resume at node following the (??{...}) */
+               break;
+
            }
+
            if (locinput < PL_regtill) {
                DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
                                      "%sMatch possible, but length=%ld is smaller than requested=%ld, failing!%s\n",
@@ -4161,19 +4303,18 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
        case UNLESSM:
            n = 0;
            if (scan->flags) {
-               s = HOPBACKc(locinput, scan->flags);
+               char * const s = HOPBACKc(locinput, scan->flags);
                if (!s)
                    goto say_yes;
                PL_reginput = s;
            }
            else
                PL_reginput = locinput;
-           PL_reg_flags ^= RF_false;
            goto do_ifmatch;
        case IFMATCH:
            n = 1;
            if (scan->flags) {
-               s = HOPBACKc(locinput, scan->flags);
+               char * const s = HOPBACKc(locinput, scan->flags);
                if (!s)
                    goto say_no;
                PL_reginput = s;
@@ -4182,25 +4323,22 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
                PL_reginput = locinput;
 
          do_ifmatch:
-           inner = NEXTOPER(NEXTOPER(scan));
-           if (regmatch(inner) != n) {
-               if (n == 0)
-                   PL_reg_flags ^= RF_false;
+           REGMATCH(NEXTOPER(NEXTOPER(scan)), IFMATCH);
+           /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
+           if (result != n) {
              say_no:
-               if (logical) {
-                   logical = 0;
-                   sw = 0;
+               if (st->logical) {
+                   st->logical = 0;
+                   st->sw = 0;
                    goto do_longjump;
                }
                else
                    sayNO;
            }
-           if (n == 0)
-               PL_reg_flags ^= RF_false;
          say_yes:
-           if (logical) {
-               logical = 0;
-               sw = 1;
+           if (st->logical) {
+               st->logical = 0;
+               st->sw = 1;
            }
            if (OP(scan) == SUSPEND) {
                locinput = PL_reginput;
@@ -4218,10 +4356,49 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regnode *prog)
                          PTR2UV(scan), OP(scan));
            Perl_croak(aTHX_ "regexp memory corruption");
        }
+
       reenter:
        scan = next;
+       continue;
+       /* NOTREACHED */
+
+       /* simulate recursively calling regmatch(), but without actually
+        * recursing - ie save the current state on the heap rather than on
+        * the stack, then re-enter the loop. This avoids complex regexes
+        * blowing the processor stack */
+
+      start_recurse:
+       {
+           /* push new state */
+           regmatch_state *oldst = st;
+
+           depth++;
+
+           /* grab the next free state slot */
+           st++;
+           if (st >  &(PL_regmatch_slab->states[PERL_REGMATCH_SLAB_SLOTS-1]))
+               st = S_push_slab(aTHX);
+           PL_regmatch_state = st;
+
+           oldst->next = next;
+           oldst->n = n;
+           oldst->locinput = locinput;
+
+           st->cc = oldst->cc;
+           locinput = PL_reginput;
+           nextchr = UCHARAT(locinput);
+           st->minmod = 0;
+           st->sw = 0;
+           st->logical = 0;
+           st->unwind = 0;
+#ifdef DEBUGGING
+           PL_regindent++;
+#endif
+       }
     }
 
+
+
     /*
     * We get here only if there's trouble -- normally "case END" is
     * the terminating point.
@@ -4234,58 +4411,104 @@ yes_loud:
     DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
                      "%*s  %scould match...%s\n",
-                     REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "", PL_colors[4],PL_colors[5])
+                     REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "", PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5])
        );
     goto yes;
 yes_final:
     DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "%sMatch successful!%s\n",
-                         PL_colors[4],PL_colors[5]));
+                         PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5]));
 yes:
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
     PL_regindent--;
 #endif
 
-#if 0                                  /* Breaks $^R */
-    if (unwind)
-       regcpblow(firstcp);
-#endif
-    return 1;
+    result = 1;
+    /* XXX this is duplicate(ish) code to that in the do_no section.
+     * eventually a yes should just pop the whole stack */
+    if (depth) {
+       /* restore previous state and re-enter */
+       POP_STATE;
+
+       switch (st->resume_state) {
+       case resume_TRIE1:
+           goto resume_point_TRIE1;
+       case resume_TRIE2:
+           goto resume_point_TRIE2;
+       case resume_EVAL:
+           break;
+       case resume_CURLYX:
+           goto resume_point_CURLYX;
+       case resume_WHILEM1:
+           goto resume_point_WHILEM1;
+       case resume_WHILEM2:
+           goto resume_point_WHILEM2;
+       case resume_WHILEM3:
+           goto resume_point_WHILEM3;
+       case resume_WHILEM4:
+           goto resume_point_WHILEM4;
+       case resume_WHILEM5:
+           goto resume_point_WHILEM5;
+       case resume_WHILEM6:
+           goto resume_point_WHILEM6;
+       case resume_CURLYM1:
+           goto resume_point_CURLYM1;
+       case resume_CURLYM2:
+           goto resume_point_CURLYM2;
+       case resume_CURLYM3:
+           goto resume_point_CURLYM3;
+       case resume_CURLYM4:
+           goto resume_point_CURLYM4;
+       case resume_IFMATCH:
+           goto resume_point_IFMATCH;
+       case resume_PLUS1:
+           goto resume_point_PLUS1;
+       case resume_PLUS2:
+           goto resume_point_PLUS2;
+       case resume_PLUS3:
+           goto resume_point_PLUS3;
+       case resume_PLUS4:
+           goto resume_point_PLUS4;
+       default:
+           Perl_croak(aTHX_ "regexp resume memory corruption");
+       }
+    }
+    goto final_exit;
 
 no:
     DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
        PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
                      "%*s  %sfailed...%s\n",
-                     REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "",PL_colors[4],PL_colors[5])
+                     REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "", PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5])
        );
     goto do_no;
 no_final:
 do_no:
-    if (unwind) {
-       re_unwind_t *uw = SSPTRt(unwind,re_unwind_t);
+    if (st->unwind) {
+       re_unwind_t * const uw = SSPTRt(st->unwind,re_unwind_t);
 
        switch (uw->type) {
        case RE_UNWIND_BRANCH:
        case RE_UNWIND_BRANCHJ:
        {
-           re_unwind_branch_t *uwb = &(uw->branch);
-           I32 lastparen = uwb->lastparen;
+           re_unwind_branch_t * const uwb = &(uw->branch);
+           const I32 lastparen = uwb->lastparen;
        
            REGCP_UNWIND(uwb->lastcp);
            for (n = *PL_reglastparen; n > lastparen; n--)
                PL_regendp[n] = -1;
            *PL_reglastparen = n;
            scan = next = uwb->next;
+           st->minmod = uwb->minmod;
            if ( !scan ||
                 OP(scan) != (uwb->type == RE_UNWIND_BRANCH
                              ? BRANCH : BRANCHJ) ) {           /* Failure */
-               unwind = uwb->prev;
+               st->unwind = uwb->prev;
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
                PL_regindent--;
 #endif
                goto do_no;
            }
            /* Have more choice yet.  Reuse the same uwb.  */
-           /*SUPPRESS 560*/
            if ((n = (uwb->type == RE_UNWIND_BRANCH
                      ? NEXT_OFF(next) : ARG(next))))
                next += n;
@@ -4303,16 +4526,99 @@ do_no:
 
            goto reenter;
        }
-       /* NOT REACHED */
+       /* NOTREACHED */
        default:
            Perl_croak(aTHX_ "regexp unwind memory corruption");
        }
-       /* NOT REACHED */
+       /* NOTREACHED */
     }
+
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
     PL_regindent--;
 #endif
-    return 0;
+    result = 0;
+
+    if (depth) {
+       /* there's a previous state to backtrack to */
+       POP_STATE;
+       switch (st->resume_state) {
+       case resume_TRIE1:
+           goto resume_point_TRIE1;
+       case resume_TRIE2:
+           goto resume_point_TRIE2;
+       case resume_EVAL:
+           /* we have failed an (??{...}). Restore state to the outer re
+            * then re-throw the failure */
+           if (st->u.eval.toggleutf)
+               PL_reg_flags ^= RF_utf8;
+           ReREFCNT_dec(rex);
+           rex = st->u.eval.prev_rex;
+           cur_eval = st->u.eval.prev_eval;
+
+           /* XXXX This is too dramatic a measure... */
+           PL_reg_maxiter = 0;
+
+           PL_reginput = locinput;
+           REGCP_UNWIND(st->u.eval.lastcp);
+           regcppop(rex);
+           goto do_no;
+
+       case resume_CURLYX:
+           goto resume_point_CURLYX;
+       case resume_WHILEM1:
+           goto resume_point_WHILEM1;
+       case resume_WHILEM2:
+           goto resume_point_WHILEM2;
+       case resume_WHILEM3:
+           goto resume_point_WHILEM3;
+       case resume_WHILEM4:
+           goto resume_point_WHILEM4;
+       case resume_WHILEM5:
+           goto resume_point_WHILEM5;
+       case resume_WHILEM6:
+           goto resume_point_WHILEM6;
+       case resume_CURLYM1:
+           goto resume_point_CURLYM1;
+       case resume_CURLYM2:
+           goto resume_point_CURLYM2;
+       case resume_CURLYM3:
+           goto resume_point_CURLYM3;
+       case resume_CURLYM4:
+           goto resume_point_CURLYM4;
+       case resume_IFMATCH:
+           goto resume_point_IFMATCH;
+       case resume_PLUS1:
+           goto resume_point_PLUS1;
+       case resume_PLUS2:
+           goto resume_point_PLUS2;
+       case resume_PLUS3:
+           goto resume_point_PLUS3;
+       case resume_PLUS4:
+           goto resume_point_PLUS4;
+       default:
+           Perl_croak(aTHX_ "regexp resume memory corruption");
+       }
+    }
+
+final_exit:
+
+    /* restore original high-water mark */
+    PL_regmatch_slab  = orig_slab;
+    PL_regmatch_state = orig_state;
+
+    /* free all slabs above current one */
+    if (orig_slab->next) {
+       regmatch_slab *osl, *sl = orig_slab->next;
+       orig_slab->next = NULL;
+       while (sl) {
+           osl = sl;
+           sl = sl->next;
+           Safefree(osl);
+       }
+    }
+
+    return result;
+
 }
 
 /*
@@ -4324,8 +4630,9 @@ do_no:
  * rather than incrementing count on every character.  [Er, except utf8.]]
  */
 STATIC I32
-S_regrepeat(pTHX_ regnode *p, I32 max)
+S_regrepeat(pTHX_ const regexp *prog, const regnode *p, I32 max)
 {
+    dVAR;
     register char *scan;
     register I32 c;
     register char *loceol = PL_regeol;
@@ -4336,7 +4643,7 @@ S_regrepeat(pTHX_ regnode *p, I32 max)
     if (max == REG_INFTY)
        max = I32_MAX;
     else if (max < loceol - scan)
-      loceol = scan + max;
+       loceol = scan + max;
     switch (OP(p)) {
     case REG_ANY:
        if (do_utf8) {
@@ -4386,19 +4693,19 @@ S_regrepeat(pTHX_ regnode *p, I32 max)
        if (do_utf8) {
            loceol = PL_regeol;
            while (hardcount < max && scan < loceol &&
-                  reginclass(p, (U8*)scan, 0, do_utf8)) {
+                  reginclass(prog, p, (U8*)scan, 0, do_utf8)) {
                scan += UTF8SKIP(scan);
                hardcount++;
            }
        } else {
-           while (scan < loceol && REGINCLASS(p, (U8*)scan))
+           while (scan < loceol && REGINCLASS(prog, p, (U8*)scan))
                scan++;
        }
        break;
     case ALNUM:
        if (do_utf8) {
            loceol = PL_regeol;
-           LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(alnum,"a");
+           LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_ALNUM();
            while (hardcount < max && scan < loceol &&
                   swash_fetch(PL_utf8_alnum, (U8*)scan, do_utf8)) {
                scan += UTF8SKIP(scan);
@@ -4426,7 +4733,7 @@ S_regrepeat(pTHX_ regnode *p, I32 max)
     case NALNUM:
        if (do_utf8) {
            loceol = PL_regeol;
-           LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(alnum,"a");
+           LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_ALNUM();
            while (hardcount < max && scan < loceol &&
                   !swash_fetch(PL_utf8_alnum, (U8*)scan, do_utf8)) {
                scan += UTF8SKIP(scan);
@@ -4454,7 +4761,7 @@ S_regrepeat(pTHX_ regnode *p, I32 max)
     case SPACE:
        if (do_utf8) {
            loceol = PL_regeol;
-           LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(space," ");
+           LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_SPACE();
            while (hardcount < max && scan < loceol &&
                   (*scan == ' ' ||
                    swash_fetch(PL_utf8_space,(U8*)scan, do_utf8))) {
@@ -4483,7 +4790,7 @@ S_regrepeat(pTHX_ regnode *p, I32 max)
     case NSPACE:
        if (do_utf8) {
            loceol = PL_regeol;
-           LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(space," ");
+           LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_SPACE();
            while (hardcount < max && scan < loceol &&
                   !(*scan == ' ' ||
                     swash_fetch(PL_utf8_space,(U8*)scan, do_utf8))) {
@@ -4512,7 +4819,7 @@ S_regrepeat(pTHX_ regnode *p, I32 max)
     case DIGIT:
        if (do_utf8) {
            loceol = PL_regeol;
-           LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(digit,"0");
+           LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_DIGIT();
            while (hardcount < max && scan < loceol &&
                   swash_fetch(PL_utf8_digit, (U8*)scan, do_utf8)) {
                scan += UTF8SKIP(scan);
@@ -4526,7 +4833,7 @@ S_regrepeat(pTHX_ regnode *p, I32 max)
     case NDIGIT:
        if (do_utf8) {
            loceol = PL_regeol;
-           LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(digit,"0");
+           LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_DIGIT();
            while (hardcount < max && scan < loceol &&
                   !swash_fetch(PL_utf8_digit, (U8*)scan, do_utf8)) {
                scan += UTF8SKIP(scan);
@@ -4548,97 +4855,48 @@ S_regrepeat(pTHX_ regnode *p, I32 max)
     PL_reginput = scan;
 
     DEBUG_r({
-               SV *re_debug_flags;
-               SV *prop = sv_newmortal();
+               SV *re_debug_flags = NULL;
+               SV * const prop = sv_newmortal();
                 GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS;
                 DEBUG_EXECUTE_r({
-               regprop(prop, p);
+               regprop(prog, prop, p);
                PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
                              "%*s  %s can match %"IVdf" times out of %"IVdf"...\n",
-                             REPORT_CODE_OFF+1, "", SvPVX(prop),(IV)c,(IV)max);
+                             REPORT_CODE_OFF+1, "", SvPVX_const(prop),(IV)c,(IV)max);
        });
        });
 
     return(c);
 }
 
-/*
- - regrepeat_hard - repeatedly match something, report total lenth and length
- *
- * The repeater is supposed to have constant non-zero length.
- */
-
-STATIC I32
-S_regrepeat_hard(pTHX_ regnode *p, I32 max, I32 *lp)
-{
-    register char *scan = Nullch;
-    register char *start;
-    register char *loceol = PL_regeol;
-    I32 l = 0;
-    I32 count = 0, res = 1;
-
-    if (!max)
-       return 0;
-
-    start = PL_reginput;
-    if (PL_reg_match_utf8) {
-       while (PL_reginput < loceol && (scan = PL_reginput, res = regmatch(p))) {
-           if (!count++) {
-               l = 0;
-               while (start < PL_reginput) {
-                   l++;
-                   start += UTF8SKIP(start);
-               }
-               *lp = l;
-               if (l == 0)
-                   return max;
-           }
-           if (count == max)
-               return count;
-       }
-    }
-    else {
-       while (PL_reginput < loceol && (scan = PL_reginput, res = regmatch(p))) {
-           if (!count++) {
-               *lp = l = PL_reginput - start;
-               if (max != REG_INFTY && l*max < loceol - scan)
-                   loceol = scan + l*max;
-               if (l == 0)
-                   return max;
-           }
-       }
-    }
-    if (!res)
-       PL_reginput = scan;
-
-    return count;
-}
 
 /*
 - regclass_swash - prepare the utf8 swash
 */
 
 SV *
-Perl_regclass_swash(pTHX_ register regnode* node, bool doinit, SV** listsvp, SV **altsvp)
+Perl_regclass_swash(pTHX_ const regexp *prog, register const regnode* node, bool doinit, SV** listsvp, SV **altsvp)
 {
+    dVAR;
     SV *sw  = NULL;
     SV *si  = NULL;
     SV *alt = NULL;
+    const struct reg_data *data = prog ? prog->data : NULL;
 
-    if (PL_regdata && PL_regdata->count) {
-       U32 n = ARG(node);
+    if (data && data->count) {
+       const U32 n = ARG(node);
 
-       if (PL_regdata->what[n] == 's') {
-           SV *rv = (SV*)PL_regdata->data[n];
-           AV *av = (AV*)SvRV((SV*)rv);
-           SV **ary = AvARRAY(av);
+       if (data->what[n] == 's') {
+           SV * const rv = (SV*)data->data[n];
+           AV * const av = (AV*)SvRV((SV*)rv);
+           SV **const ary = AvARRAY(av);
            SV **a, **b;
        
-           /* See the end of regcomp.c:S_reglass() for
+           /* See the end of regcomp.c:S_regclass() for
             * documentation of these array elements. */
 
            si = *ary;
-           a  = SvTYPE(ary[1]) == SVt_RV   ? &ary[1] : 0;
+           a  = SvROK(ary[1]) ? &ary[1] : 0;
            b  = SvTYPE(ary[2]) == SVt_PVAV ? &ary[2] : 0;
 
            if (a)
@@ -4671,17 +4929,22 @@ Perl_regclass_swash(pTHX_ register regnode* node, bool doinit, SV** listsvp, SV
  */
 
 STATIC bool
-S_reginclass(pTHX_ register regnode *n, register U8* p, STRLEN* lenp, register bool do_utf8)
+S_reginclass(pTHX_ const regexp *prog, register const regnode *n, register const U8* p, STRLEN* lenp, register bool do_utf8)
 {
-    char flags = ANYOF_FLAGS(n);
+    dVAR;
+    const char flags = ANYOF_FLAGS(n);
     bool match = FALSE;
     UV c = *p;
     STRLEN len = 0;
     STRLEN plen;
 
-    if (do_utf8 && !UTF8_IS_INVARIANT(c))
-        c = utf8n_to_uvchr(p, UTF8_MAXBYTES, &len,
-                           ckWARN(WARN_UTF8) ? 0 : UTF8_ALLOW_ANY);
+    if (do_utf8 && !UTF8_IS_INVARIANT(c)) {
+       c = utf8n_to_uvchr(p, UTF8_MAXBYTES, &len,
+               (UTF8_ALLOW_DEFAULT & UTF8_ALLOW_ANYUV) | UTF8_CHECK_ONLY);
+               /* see [perl #37836] for UTF8_ALLOW_ANYUV */
+       if (len == (STRLEN)-1)
+           Perl_croak(aTHX_ "Malformed UTF-8 character (fatal)");
+    }
 
     plen = lenp ? *lenp : UNISKIP(NATIVE_TO_UNI(c));
     if (do_utf8 || (flags & ANYOF_UNICODE)) {
@@ -4695,7 +4958,7 @@ S_reginclass(pTHX_ register regnode *n, register U8* p, STRLEN* lenp, register b
            match = TRUE;
        if (!match) {
            AV *av;
-           SV *sw = regclass_swash(n, TRUE, 0, (SV**)&av);
+           SV * const sw = regclass_swash(prog, n, TRUE, 0, (SV**)&av);
        
            if (sw) {
                if (swash_fetch(sw, p, do_utf8))
@@ -4703,11 +4966,10 @@ S_reginclass(pTHX_ register regnode *n, register U8* p, STRLEN* lenp, register b
                else if (flags & ANYOF_FOLD) {
                    if (!match && lenp && av) {
                        I32 i;
-                     
                        for (i = 0; i <= av_len(av); i++) {
-                           SV* sv = *av_fetch(av, i, FALSE);
+                           SV* const sv = *av_fetch(av, i, FALSE);
                            STRLEN len;
-                           char *s = SvPV(sv, len);
+                           const char * const s = SvPV_const(sv, len);
                        
                            if (len <= plen && memEQ(s, (char*)p, len)) {
                                *lenp = len;
@@ -4790,14 +5052,9 @@ S_reginclass(pTHX_ register regnode *n, register U8* p, STRLEN* lenp, register b
 }
 
 STATIC U8 *
-S_reghop(pTHX_ U8 *s, I32 off)
-{
-    return S_reghop3(aTHX_ s, off, (U8*)(off >= 0 ? PL_regeol : PL_bostr));
-}
-
-STATIC U8 *
-S_reghop3(pTHX_ U8 *s, I32 off, U8* lim)
+S_reghop3(U8 *s, I32 off, U8* lim)
 {
+    dVAR;
     if (off >= 0) {
        while (off-- && s < lim) {
            /* XXX could check well-formedness here */
@@ -4820,14 +5077,9 @@ S_reghop3(pTHX_ U8 *s, I32 off, U8* lim)
 }
 
 STATIC U8 *
-S_reghopmaybe(pTHX_ U8 *s, I32 off)
-{
-    return S_reghopmaybe3(aTHX_ s, off, (U8*)(off >= 0 ? PL_regeol : PL_bostr));
-}
-
-STATIC U8 *
-S_reghopmaybe3(pTHX_ U8* s, I32 off, U8* lim)
+S_reghopmaybe3(U8* s, I32 off, U8* lim)
 {
+    dVAR;
     if (off >= 0) {
        while (off-- && s < lim) {
            /* XXX could check well-formedness here */
@@ -4858,14 +5110,16 @@ S_reghopmaybe3(pTHX_ U8* s, I32 off, U8* lim)
 static void
 restore_pos(pTHX_ void *arg)
 {
+    dVAR;
+    regexp * const rex = (regexp *)arg;
     if (PL_reg_eval_set) {
        if (PL_reg_oldsaved) {
-           PL_reg_re->subbeg = PL_reg_oldsaved;
-           PL_reg_re->sublen = PL_reg_oldsavedlen;
-#ifdef PERL_COPY_ON_WRITE
-           PL_reg_re->saved_copy = PL_nrs;
+           rex->subbeg = PL_reg_oldsaved;
+           rex->sublen = PL_reg_oldsavedlen;
+#ifdef PERL_OLD_COPY_ON_WRITE
+           rex->saved_copy = PL_nrs;
 #endif
-           RX_MATCH_COPIED_on(PL_reg_re);
+           RX_MATCH_COPIED_on(rex);
        }
        PL_reg_magic->mg_len = PL_reg_oldpos;
        PL_reg_eval_set = 0;
@@ -4876,9 +5130,9 @@ restore_pos(pTHX_ void *arg)
 STATIC void
 S_to_utf8_substr(pTHX_ register regexp *prog)
 {
-    SV* sv;
     if (prog->float_substr && !prog->float_utf8) {
-       prog->float_utf8 = sv = newSVsv(prog->float_substr);
+       SV* const sv = newSVsv(prog->float_substr);
+       prog->float_utf8 = sv;
        sv_utf8_upgrade(sv);
        if (SvTAIL(prog->float_substr))
            SvTAIL_on(sv);
@@ -4886,7 +5140,8 @@ S_to_utf8_substr(pTHX_ register regexp *prog)
            prog->check_utf8 = sv;
     }
     if (prog->anchored_substr && !prog->anchored_utf8) {
-       prog->anchored_utf8 = sv = newSVsv(prog->anchored_substr);
+       SV* const sv = newSVsv(prog->anchored_substr);
+       prog->anchored_utf8 = sv;
        sv_utf8_upgrade(sv);
        if (SvTAIL(prog->anchored_substr))
            SvTAIL_on(sv);
@@ -4898,9 +5153,10 @@ S_to_utf8_substr(pTHX_ register regexp *prog)
 STATIC void
 S_to_byte_substr(pTHX_ register regexp *prog)
 {
-    SV* sv;
+    dVAR;
     if (prog->float_utf8 && !prog->float_substr) {
-       prog->float_substr = sv = newSVsv(prog->float_utf8);
+       SV* sv = newSVsv(prog->float_utf8);
+       prog->float_substr = sv;
        if (sv_utf8_downgrade(sv, TRUE)) {
            if (SvTAIL(prog->float_utf8))
                SvTAIL_on(sv);
@@ -4912,7 +5168,8 @@ S_to_byte_substr(pTHX_ register regexp *prog)
            prog->check_substr = sv;
     }
     if (prog->anchored_utf8 && !prog->anchored_substr) {
-       prog->anchored_substr = sv = newSVsv(prog->anchored_utf8);
+       SV* sv = newSVsv(prog->anchored_utf8);
+       prog->anchored_substr = sv;
        if (sv_utf8_downgrade(sv, TRUE)) {
            if (SvTAIL(prog->anchored_utf8))
                SvTAIL_on(sv);
@@ -4924,3 +5181,13 @@ S_to_byte_substr(pTHX_ register regexp *prog)
            prog->check_substr = sv;
     }
 }
+
+/*
+ * Local variables:
+ * c-indentation-style: bsd
+ * c-basic-offset: 4
+ * indent-tabs-mode: t
+ * End:
+ *
+ * ex: set ts=8 sts=4 sw=4 noet:
+ */