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op.c:cv_ckproto_len_flags: do null checks first
[perl5.git] / op.c
diff --git a/op.c b/op.c
index 63e98b1..f966018 100644 (file)
--- a/op.c
+++ b/op.c
@@ -165,11 +165,36 @@ Perl_Slab_Alloc(pTHX_ size_t sz)
     OP *o;
     size_t opsz, space;
 
+    /* We only allocate ops from the slab during subroutine compilation.
+       We find the slab via PL_compcv, hence that must be non-NULL. It could
+       also be pointing to a subroutine which is now fully set up (CvROOT()
+       pointing to the top of the optree for that sub), or a subroutine
+       which isn't using the slab allocator. If our sanity checks aren't met,
+       don't use a slab, but allocate the OP directly from the heap.  */
     if (!PL_compcv || CvROOT(PL_compcv)
      || (CvSTART(PL_compcv) && !CvSLABBED(PL_compcv)))
        return PerlMemShared_calloc(1, sz);
 
-    if (!CvSTART(PL_compcv)) { /* sneak it in here */
+#if defined(USE_ITHREADS) && IVSIZE > U32SIZE && IVSIZE > PTRSIZE
+    /* Work around a goof with alignment on our part. For sparc32 (and
+       possibly other architectures), if built with -Duse64bitint, the IV
+       op_pmoffset in struct pmop should be 8 byte aligned, but the slab
+       allocator is only providing 4 byte alignment. The real fix is to change
+       the IV to a type the same size as a pointer, such as size_t, but we
+       can't do that without breaking the ABI, which is a no-no in a maint
+       release. So instead, simply allocate struct pmop directly, which will be
+       suitably aligned:  */
+    if (sz == sizeof(struct pmop))
+       return PerlMemShared_calloc(1, sz);
+#endif
+
+    /* While the subroutine is under construction, the slabs are accessed via
+       CvSTART(), to avoid needing to expand PVCV by one pointer for something
+       unneeded at runtime. Once a subroutine is constructed, the slabs are
+       accessed via CvROOT(). So if CvSTART() is NULL, no slab has been
+       allocated yet.  See the commit message for 8be227ab5eaa23f2 for more
+       details.  */
+    if (!CvSTART(PL_compcv)) {
        CvSTART(PL_compcv) =
            (OP *)(slab = S_new_slab(aTHX_ PERL_SLAB_SIZE));
        CvSLABBED_on(PL_compcv);
@@ -180,6 +205,9 @@ Perl_Slab_Alloc(pTHX_ size_t sz)
     opsz = SIZE_TO_PSIZE(sz);
     sz = opsz + OPSLOT_HEADER_P;
 
+    /* The slabs maintain a free list of OPs. In particular, constant folding
+       will free up OPs, so it makes sense to re-use them where possible. A
+       freed up slot is used in preference to a new allocation.  */
     if (slab->opslab_freed) {
        OP **too = &slab->opslab_freed;
        o = *too;
@@ -303,7 +331,8 @@ Perl_Slab_Free(pTHX_ void *op)
     PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SLAB_FREE;
 
     if (!o->op_slabbed) {
-       PerlMemShared_free(op);
+        if (!o->op_static)
+           PerlMemShared_free(op);
        return;
     }
 
@@ -379,9 +408,8 @@ Perl_opslab_force_free(pTHX_ OPSLAB *slab)
                 )
            ) {
                assert(slot->opslot_op.op_slabbed);
-               slab->opslab_refcnt++; /* op_free may free slab */
                op_free(&slot->opslot_op);
-               if (!--slab->opslab_refcnt) goto free;
+               if (slab->opslab_refcnt == 1) goto free;
            }
        }
     } while ((slab2 = slab2->opslab_next));
@@ -390,6 +418,8 @@ Perl_opslab_force_free(pTHX_ OPSLAB *slab)
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
        assert(savestack_count == slab->opslab_refcnt-1);
 #endif
+       /* Remove the CV’s reference count. */
+       slab->opslab_refcnt--;
        return;
     }
    free:
@@ -518,9 +548,10 @@ S_bad_type_pv(pTHX_ I32 n, const char *t, const char *name, U32 flags, const OP
 }
 
 STATIC void
-S_bad_type_sv(pTHX_ I32 n, const char *t, SV *namesv, U32 flags, const OP *kid)
+S_bad_type_gv(pTHX_ I32 n, const char *t, GV *gv, U32 flags, const OP *kid)
 {
-    PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_BAD_TYPE_SV;
+    SV * const namesv = gv_ename(gv);
+    PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_BAD_TYPE_GV;
  
     yyerror_pv(Perl_form(aTHX_ "Type of arg %d to %"SVf" must be %s (not %s)",
                 (int)n, SVfARG(namesv), t, OP_DESC(kid)), SvUTF8(namesv) | flags);
@@ -576,6 +607,13 @@ Perl_allocmy(pTHX_ const char *const name, const STRLEN len, const U32 flags)
                              PL_parser->in_my == KEY_state ? "state" : "my"), flags & SVf_UTF8);
        }
     }
+    else if (len == 2 && name[1] == '_' && !is_our)
+       /* diag_listed_as: Use of my $_ is experimental */
+       Perl_ck_warner_d(aTHX_ packWARN(WARN_EXPERIMENTAL__LEXICAL_TOPIC),
+                             "Use of %s $_ is experimental",
+                              PL_parser->in_my == KEY_state
+                                ? "state"
+                                : "my");
 
     /* allocate a spare slot and store the name in that slot */
 
@@ -645,12 +683,6 @@ S_op_destroy(pTHX_ OP *o)
     FreeOp(o);
 }
 
-#ifdef USE_ITHREADS
-#  define forget_pmop(a,b)     S_forget_pmop(aTHX_ a,b)
-#else
-#  define forget_pmop(a,b)     S_forget_pmop(aTHX_ a)
-#endif
-
 /* Destructor */
 
 void
@@ -797,7 +829,7 @@ Perl_op_clear(pTHX_ OP *o)
 #endif
            if (still_valid) {
                int try_downgrade = SvREFCNT(gv) == 2;
-               SvREFCNT_dec(gv);
+               SvREFCNT_dec_NN(gv);
                if (try_downgrade)
                    gv_try_downgrade(gv);
            }
@@ -868,7 +900,7 @@ clear_pmop:
        if (!(cPMOPo->op_pmflags & PMf_CODELIST_PRIVATE))
            op_free(cPMOPo->op_code_list);
        cPMOPo->op_code_list = NULL;
-       forget_pmop(cPMOPo, 1);
+       forget_pmop(cPMOPo);
        cPMOPo->op_pmreplrootu.op_pmreplroot = NULL;
         /* we use the same protection as the "SAFE" version of the PM_ macros
          * here since sv_clean_all might release some PMOPs
@@ -911,9 +943,6 @@ S_cop_free(pTHX_ COP* cop)
 
 STATIC void
 S_forget_pmop(pTHX_ PMOP *const o
-#ifdef USE_ITHREADS
-             , U32 flags
-#endif
              )
 {
     HV * const pmstash = PmopSTASH(o);
@@ -946,10 +975,6 @@ S_forget_pmop(pTHX_ PMOP *const o
     }
     if (PL_curpm == o) 
        PL_curpm = NULL;
-#ifdef USE_ITHREADS
-    if (flags)
-       PmopSTASH_free(o);
-#endif
 }
 
 STATIC void
@@ -965,7 +990,7 @@ S_find_and_forget_pmops(pTHX_ OP *o)
            case OP_PUSHRE:
            case OP_MATCH:
            case OP_QR:
-               forget_pmop((PMOP*)kid, 0);
+               forget_pmop((PMOP*)kid);
            }
            find_and_forget_pmops(kid);
            kid = kid->op_sibling;
@@ -1391,7 +1416,7 @@ Perl_scalarvoid(pTHX_ OP *o)
                                                       PERL_PV_PRETTY_DUMP
                                                       | PERL_PV_ESCAPE_NOCLEAR
                                                       | PERL_PV_ESCAPE_UNI_DETECT));
-                       SvREFCNT_dec(dsv);
+                       SvREFCNT_dec_NN(dsv);
                    }
                }
                else if (SvOK(sv)) {
@@ -1711,7 +1736,7 @@ S_finalize_op(pTHX_ OP* o)
     case OP_EXEC:
        if ( o->op_sibling
            && (o->op_sibling->op_type == OP_NEXTSTATE || o->op_sibling->op_type == OP_DBSTATE)
-           && ckWARN(WARN_SYNTAX))
+           && ckWARN(WARN_EXEC))
            {
                if (o->op_sibling->op_sibling) {
                    const OPCODE type = o->op_sibling->op_sibling->op_type;
@@ -1760,7 +1785,7 @@ S_finalize_op(pTHX_ OP* o)
                /* If op_sv is already a PADTMP/MY then it is being used by
                 * some pad, so make a copy. */
                sv_setsv(PAD_SVl(ix),cSVOPo->op_sv);
-               SvREADONLY_on(PAD_SVl(ix));
+               if (!SvIsCOW(PAD_SVl(ix))) SvREADONLY_on(PAD_SVl(ix));
                SvREFCNT_dec(cSVOPo->op_sv);
            }
            else if (o->op_type != OP_METHOD_NAMED
@@ -1780,7 +1805,7 @@ S_finalize_op(pTHX_ OP* o)
                SvPADTMP_on(cSVOPo->op_sv);
                PAD_SETSV(ix, cSVOPo->op_sv);
                /* XXX I don't know how this isn't readonly already. */
-               SvREADONLY_on(PAD_SVl(ix));
+               if (!SvIsCOW(PAD_SVl(ix))) SvREADONLY_on(PAD_SVl(ix));
            }
            cSVOPo->op_sv = NULL;
            o->op_targ = ix;
@@ -1801,13 +1826,13 @@ S_finalize_op(pTHX_ OP* o)
 
        /* Make the CONST have a shared SV */
        svp = cSVOPx_svp(((BINOP*)o)->op_last);
-       if ((!SvFAKE(sv = *svp) || !SvREADONLY(sv))
+       if ((!SvIsCOW(sv = *svp))
            && SvTYPE(sv) < SVt_PVMG && !SvROK(sv)) {
            key = SvPV_const(sv, keylen);
            lexname = newSVpvn_share(key,
                SvUTF8(sv) ? -(I32)keylen : (I32)keylen,
                0);
-           SvREFCNT_dec(sv);
+           SvREFCNT_dec_NN(sv);
            *svp = lexname;
        }
 
@@ -1890,6 +1915,7 @@ S_finalize_op(pTHX_ OP* o)
        }
        break;
     }
+
     case OP_SUBST: {
        if (cPMOPo->op_pmreplrootu.op_pmreplroot)
            finalize_op(cPMOPo->op_pmreplrootu.op_pmreplroot);
@@ -2074,11 +2100,12 @@ Perl_op_lvalue_flags(pTHX_ OP *o, I32 type, U32 flags)
        /* FALL THROUGH */
     case OP_ASLICE:
     case OP_HSLICE:
-       if (type == OP_LEAVESUBLV)
-           o->op_private |= OPpMAYBE_LVSUB;
        localize = 1;
        /* FALL THROUGH */
     case OP_AASSIGN:
+       if (type == OP_LEAVESUBLV)
+           o->op_private |= OPpMAYBE_LVSUB;
+       /* FALL THROUGH */
     case OP_NEXTSTATE:
     case OP_DBSTATE:
        PL_modcount = RETURN_UNLIMITED_NUMBER;
@@ -2143,9 +2170,6 @@ Perl_op_lvalue_flags(pTHX_ OP *o, I32 type, U32 flags)
       lvalue_func:
        if (type == OP_LEAVESUBLV)
            o->op_private |= OPpMAYBE_LVSUB;
-       pad_free(o->op_targ);
-       o->op_targ = pad_alloc(o->op_type, SVs_PADMY);
-       assert(SvTYPE(PAD_SV(o->op_targ)) == SVt_NULL);
        if (o->op_flags & OPf_KIDS)
            op_lvalue(cBINOPo->op_first->op_sibling, type);
        break;
@@ -2386,7 +2410,7 @@ Perl_doref(pTHX_ OP *o, I32 type, bool set_op_ref)
 
     case OP_SCALAR:
     case OP_NULL:
-       if (!(o->op_flags & OPf_KIDS))
+       if (!(o->op_flags & OPf_KIDS) || type == OP_DEFINED)
            break;
        doref(cBINOPo->op_first, type, set_op_ref);
        break;
@@ -2450,31 +2474,20 @@ S_dup_attrlist(pTHX_ OP *o)
 }
 
 STATIC void
-S_apply_attrs(pTHX_ HV *stash, SV *target, OP *attrs, bool for_my)
+S_apply_attrs(pTHX_ HV *stash, SV *target, OP *attrs)
 {
     dVAR;
-    SV *stashsv;
+    SV * const stashsv = stash ? newSVhek(HvNAME_HEK(stash)) : &PL_sv_no;
 
     PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_APPLY_ATTRS;
 
     /* fake up C<use attributes $pkg,$rv,@attrs> */
     ENTER;             /* need to protect against side-effects of 'use' */
-    stashsv = stash ? newSVhek(HvNAME_HEK(stash)) : &PL_sv_no;
 
 #define ATTRSMODULE "attributes"
 #define ATTRSMODULE_PM "attributes.pm"
 
-    if (for_my) {
-       /* Don't force the C<use> if we don't need it. */
-       SV * const * const svp = hv_fetchs(GvHVn(PL_incgv), ATTRSMODULE_PM, FALSE);
-       if (svp && *svp != &PL_sv_undef)
-           NOOP;       /* already in %INC */
-       else
-           Perl_load_module(aTHX_ PERL_LOADMOD_NOIMPORT,
-                            newSVpvs(ATTRSMODULE), NULL);
-    }
-    else {
-       Perl_load_module(aTHX_ PERL_LOADMOD_IMPORT_OPS,
+    Perl_load_module(aTHX_ PERL_LOADMOD_IMPORT_OPS,
                         newSVpvs(ATTRSMODULE),
                         NULL,
                         op_prepend_elem(OP_LIST,
@@ -2483,7 +2496,6 @@ S_apply_attrs(pTHX_ HV *stash, SV *target, OP *attrs, bool for_my)
                                                   newSVOP(OP_CONST, 0,
                                                           newRV(target)),
                                                   dup_attrlist(attrs))));
-    }
     LEAVE;
 }
 
@@ -2492,7 +2504,7 @@ S_apply_attrs_my(pTHX_ HV *stash, OP *target, OP *attrs, OP **imopsp)
 {
     dVAR;
     OP *pack, *imop, *arg;
-    SV *meth, *stashsv;
+    SV *meth, *stashsv, **svp;
 
     PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_APPLY_ATTRS_MY;
 
@@ -2504,7 +2516,15 @@ S_apply_attrs_my(pTHX_ HV *stash, OP *target, OP *attrs, OP **imopsp)
           target->op_type == OP_PADAV);
 
     /* Ensure that attributes.pm is loaded. */
-    apply_attrs(stash, PAD_SV(target->op_targ), attrs, TRUE);
+    ENTER;             /* need to protect against side-effects of 'use' */
+    /* Don't force the C<use> if we don't need it. */
+    svp = hv_fetchs(GvHVn(PL_incgv), ATTRSMODULE_PM, FALSE);
+    if (svp && *svp != &PL_sv_undef)
+       NOOP;   /* already in %INC */
+    else
+       Perl_load_module(aTHX_ PERL_LOADMOD_NOIMPORT,
+                              newSVpvs(ATTRSMODULE), NULL);
+    LEAVE;
 
     /* Need package name for method call. */
     pack = newSVOP(OP_CONST, 0, newSVpvs(ATTRSMODULE));
@@ -2624,7 +2644,7 @@ S_my_kid(pTHX_ OP *o, OP *attrs, OP **imopsp)
                        (type == OP_RV2SV ? GvSV(gv) :
                         type == OP_RV2AV ? MUTABLE_SV(GvAV(gv)) :
                         type == OP_RV2HV ? MUTABLE_SV(GvHV(gv)) : MUTABLE_SV(gv)),
-                       attrs, FALSE);
+                       attrs);
        }
        o->op_private |= OPpOUR_INTRO;
        return o;
@@ -2833,7 +2853,7 @@ Perl_op_scope(pTHX_ OP *o)
 {
     dVAR;
     if (o) {
-       if (o->op_flags & OPf_PARENS || PERLDB_NOOPT || PL_tainting) {
+       if (o->op_flags & OPf_PARENS || PERLDB_NOOPT || TAINTING_get) {
            o = op_prepend_elem(OP_LINESEQ, newOP(OP_ENTER, 0), o);
            o->op_type = OP_LEAVE;
            o->op_ppaddr = PL_ppaddr[OP_LEAVE];
@@ -3055,6 +3075,17 @@ Perl_newPROG(pTHX_ OP *o)
                maybe other things) also take this path, because they set up
                PL_main_start and PL_main_root directly, without generating an
                optree.
+
+               If the parsing the main program aborts (due to parse errors,
+               or due to BEGIN or similar calling exit), then newPROG()
+               isn't even called, and hence this code path and its cleanups
+               are skipped. This shouldn't make a make a difference:
+               * a non-zero return from perl_parse is a failure, and
+                 perl_destruct() should be called immediately.
+               * however, if exit(0) is called during the parse, then
+                 perl_parse() returns 0, and perl_run() is called. As
+                 PL_main_start will be NULL, perl_run() will return
+                 promptly, and the exit code will remain 0.
             */
 
            PL_comppad_name = 0;
@@ -3116,10 +3147,10 @@ Perl_localize(pTHX_ OP *o, I32 lex)
 
            while (1) {
                if (*s && strchr("@$%*", *s) && *++s
-                      && (isALNUM(*s) || UTF8_IS_CONTINUED(*s))) {
+                      && (isWORDCHAR(*s) || UTF8_IS_CONTINUED(*s))) {
                    s++;
                    sigil = TRUE;
-                   while (*s && (isALNUM(*s) || UTF8_IS_CONTINUED(*s)))
+                   while (*s && (isWORDCHAR(*s) || UTF8_IS_CONTINUED(*s)))
                        s++;
                    while (*s && (strchr(", \t\n", *s)))
                        s++;
@@ -3199,7 +3230,7 @@ S_op_integerize(pTHX_ OP *o)
 }
 
 static OP *
-S_fold_constants(pTHX_ register OP *o)
+S_fold_constants(pTHX_ OP *o)
 {
     dVAR;
     OP * VOL curop;
@@ -3224,6 +3255,7 @@ S_fold_constants(pTHX_ register OP *o)
     case OP_LCFIRST:
     case OP_UC:
     case OP_LC:
+    case OP_FC:
     case OP_SLT:
     case OP_SGT:
     case OP_SLE:
@@ -3349,7 +3381,7 @@ S_fold_constants(pTHX_ register OP *o)
 }
 
 static OP *
-S_gen_constant_list(pTHX_ register OP *o)
+S_gen_constant_list(pTHX_ OP *o)
 {
     dVAR;
     OP *curop;
@@ -3788,7 +3820,7 @@ Perl_mad_free(pTHX_ MADPROP* mp)
     case MAD_NULL:
        break;
     case MAD_PV:
-       Safefree((char*)mp->mad_val);
+       Safefree(mp->mad_val);
        break;
     case MAD_OP:
        if (mp->mad_vlen)       /* vlen holds "strong/weak" boolean */
@@ -4366,7 +4398,7 @@ S_pmtrans(pTHX_ OP *o, OP *expr, OP *repl)
 
     if(del && rlen == tlen) {
        Perl_ck_warner(aTHX_ packWARN(WARN_MISC), "Useless use of /d modifier in transliteration operator"); 
-    } else if(rlen > tlen) {
+    } else if(rlen > tlen && !complement) {
        Perl_ck_warner(aTHX_ packWARN(WARN_MISC), "Replacement list is longer than search list");
     }
 
@@ -4540,27 +4572,37 @@ Perl_pmruntime(pTHX_ OP *o, OP *expr, bool isreg, I32 floor)
 
     LINKLIST(expr);
 
-    /* fix up DO blocks; treat each one as a separate little sub */
+    /* fix up DO blocks; treat each one as a separate little sub;
+     * also, mark any arrays as LIST/REF */
 
     if (expr->op_type == OP_LIST) {
        OP *o;
        for (o = cLISTOPx(expr)->op_first; o; o = o->op_sibling) {
+
+            if (o->op_type == OP_PADAV || o->op_type == OP_RV2AV) {
+                assert( !(o->op_flags  & OPf_WANT));
+                /* push the array rather than its contents. The regex
+                 * engine will retrieve and join the elements later */
+                o->op_flags |= (OPf_WANT_LIST | OPf_REF);
+                continue;
+            }
+
            if (!(o->op_type == OP_NULL && (o->op_flags & OPf_SPECIAL)))
                continue;
            o->op_next = NULL; /* undo temporary hack from above */
            scalar(o);
            LINKLIST(o);
            if (cLISTOPo->op_first->op_type == OP_LEAVE) {
-               LISTOP *leave = cLISTOPx(cLISTOPo->op_first);
+               LISTOP *leaveop = cLISTOPx(cLISTOPo->op_first);
                /* skip ENTER */
-               assert(leave->op_first->op_type == OP_ENTER);
-               assert(leave->op_first->op_sibling);
-               o->op_next = leave->op_first->op_sibling;
-               /* skip LEAVE */
-               assert(leave->op_flags & OPf_KIDS);
-               assert(leave->op_last->op_next = (OP*)leave);
-               leave->op_next = NULL; /* stop on last op */
-               op_null((OP*)leave);
+               assert(leaveop->op_first->op_type == OP_ENTER);
+               assert(leaveop->op_first->op_sibling);
+               o->op_next = leaveop->op_first->op_sibling;
+               /* skip leave */
+               assert(leaveop->op_flags & OPf_KIDS);
+               assert(leaveop->op_last->op_next == (OP*)leaveop);
+               leaveop->op_next = NULL; /* stop on last op */
+               op_null((OP*)leaveop);
            }
            else {
                /* skip SCOPE */
@@ -4578,6 +4620,12 @@ Perl_pmruntime(pTHX_ OP *o, OP *expr, bool isreg, I32 floor)
                finalize_optree(o);
        }
     }
+    else if (expr->op_type == OP_PADAV || expr->op_type == OP_RV2AV) {
+        assert( !(expr->op_flags  & OPf_WANT));
+        /* push the array rather than its contents. The regex
+         * engine will retrieve and join the elements later */
+        expr->op_flags |= (OPf_WANT_LIST | OPf_REF);
+    }
 
     PL_hints |= HINT_BLOCK_SCOPE;
     pm = (PMOP*)o;
@@ -4587,8 +4635,8 @@ Perl_pmruntime(pTHX_ OP *o, OP *expr, bool isreg, I32 floor)
        U32 rx_flags = pm->op_pmflags & RXf_PMf_COMPILETIME;
        regexp_engine const *eng = current_re_engine();
 
-       if (o->op_flags & OPf_SPECIAL)
-           rx_flags |= RXf_SPLIT;
+        if (o->op_flags & OPf_SPECIAL)
+            rx_flags |= RXf_SPLIT;
 
        if (!has_code || !eng->op_comp) {
            /* compile-time simple constant pattern */
@@ -4639,7 +4687,7 @@ Perl_pmruntime(pTHX_ OP *o, OP *expr, bool isreg, I32 floor)
                /* handle the implicit sub{} wrapped round the qr/(?{..})/ */
                SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void(PL_compcv);
                cv = newATTRSUB(floor, 0, NULL, NULL, qr);
-               ((struct regexp *)SvANY(re))->qr_anoncv = cv;
+               ReANY(re)->qr_anoncv = cv;
 
                /* attach the anon CV to the pad so that
                 * pad_fixup_inner_anons() can find it */
@@ -4666,13 +4714,16 @@ Perl_pmruntime(pTHX_ OP *o, OP *expr, bool isreg, I32 floor)
            pm->op_pmflags |= PMf_CODELIST_PRIVATE;
        }
 
+        if (o->op_flags & OPf_SPECIAL)
+            pm->op_pmflags |= PMf_SPLIT;
+
        /* the OP_REGCMAYBE is a placeholder in the non-threaded case
         * to allow its op_next to be pointed past the regcomp and
         * preceding stacking ops;
         * OP_REGCRESET is there to reset taint before executing the
         * stacking ops */
-       if (pm->op_pmflags & PMf_KEEP || PL_tainting)
-           expr = newUNOP((PL_tainting ? OP_REGCRESET : OP_REGCMAYBE),0,expr);
+       if (pm->op_pmflags & PMf_KEEP || TAINTING_get)
+           expr = newUNOP((TAINTING_get ? OP_REGCRESET : OP_REGCMAYBE),0,expr);
 
        if (pm->op_pmflags & PMf_HAS_CV) {
            /* we have a runtime qr with literal code. This means
@@ -4748,62 +4799,48 @@ Perl_pmruntime(pTHX_ OP *o, OP *expr, bool isreg, I32 floor)
     }
 
     if (repl) {
-       OP *curop;
+       OP *curop = repl;
+       bool konst;
        if (pm->op_pmflags & PMf_EVAL) {
-           curop = NULL;
            if (CopLINE(PL_curcop) < (line_t)PL_parser->multi_end)
                CopLINE_set(PL_curcop, (line_t)PL_parser->multi_end);
        }
-       else if (repl->op_type == OP_CONST)
-           curop = repl;
-       else {
-           OP *lastop = NULL;
-           for (curop = LINKLIST(repl); curop!=repl; curop = LINKLIST(curop)) {
-               if (curop->op_type == OP_SCOPE
-                       || curop->op_type == OP_LEAVE
-                       || (PL_opargs[curop->op_type] & OA_DANGEROUS)) {
-                   if (curop->op_type == OP_GV) {
-                       GV * const gv = cGVOPx_gv(curop);
-                       repl_has_vars = 1;
-                       if (strchr("&`'123456789+-\016\022", *GvENAME(gv)))
-                           break;
-                   }
-                   else if (curop->op_type == OP_RV2CV)
-                       break;
-                   else if (curop->op_type == OP_RV2SV ||
-                            curop->op_type == OP_RV2AV ||
-                            curop->op_type == OP_RV2HV ||
-                            curop->op_type == OP_RV2GV) {
-                       if (lastop && lastop->op_type != OP_GV) /*funny deref?*/
-                           break;
-                   }
-                   else if (curop->op_type == OP_PADSV ||
-                            curop->op_type == OP_PADAV ||
-                            curop->op_type == OP_PADHV ||
-                            curop->op_type == OP_PADANY)
-                   {
-                       repl_has_vars = 1;
-                   }
-                   else if (curop->op_type == OP_PUSHRE)
-                       NOOP; /* Okay here, dangerous in newASSIGNOP */
-                   else
-                       break;
-               }
-               lastop = curop;
-           }
-       }
-       if (curop == repl
+       /* If we are looking at s//.../e with a single statement, get past
+          the implicit do{}. */
+       if (curop->op_type == OP_NULL && curop->op_flags & OPf_KIDS
+        && cUNOPx(curop)->op_first->op_type == OP_SCOPE
+        && cUNOPx(curop)->op_first->op_flags & OPf_KIDS) {
+           OP *kid = cUNOPx(cUNOPx(curop)->op_first)->op_first;
+           if (kid->op_type == OP_NULL && kid->op_sibling
+            && !kid->op_sibling->op_sibling)
+               curop = kid->op_sibling;
+       }
+       if (curop->op_type == OP_CONST)
+           konst = TRUE;
+       else if (( (curop->op_type == OP_RV2SV ||
+                   curop->op_type == OP_RV2AV ||
+                   curop->op_type == OP_RV2HV ||
+                   curop->op_type == OP_RV2GV)
+                  && cUNOPx(curop)->op_first
+                  && cUNOPx(curop)->op_first->op_type == OP_GV )
+               || curop->op_type == OP_PADSV
+               || curop->op_type == OP_PADAV
+               || curop->op_type == OP_PADHV
+               || curop->op_type == OP_PADANY) {
+           repl_has_vars = 1;
+           konst = TRUE;
+       }
+       else konst = FALSE;
+       if (konst
            && !(repl_has_vars
                 && (!PM_GETRE(pm)
+                    || !RX_PRELEN(PM_GETRE(pm))
                     || RX_EXTFLAGS(PM_GETRE(pm)) & RXf_EVAL_SEEN)))
        {
            pm->op_pmflags |= PMf_CONST;        /* const for long enough */
            op_prepend_elem(o->op_type, scalar(repl), o);
        }
        else {
-           if (curop == repl && !PM_GETRE(pm)) { /* Has variables. */
-               pm->op_pmflags |= PMf_MAYBE_CONST;
-           }
            NewOp(1101, rcop, 1, LOGOP);
            rcop->op_type = OP_SUBSTCONT;
            rcop->op_ppaddr = PL_ppaddr[OP_SUBSTCONT];
@@ -4943,7 +4980,7 @@ Perl_newGVOP(pTHX_ I32 type, I32 flags, GV *gv)
 Constructs, checks, and returns an op of any type that involves an
 embedded C-level pointer (PV).  I<type> is the opcode.  I<flags> gives
 the eight bits of C<op_flags>.  I<pv> supplies the C-level pointer, which
-must have been allocated using L</PerlMemShared_malloc>; the memory will
+must have been allocated using C<PerlMemShared_malloc>; the memory will
 be freed when the op is destroyed.
 
 =cut
@@ -5325,7 +5362,7 @@ Perl_newSLICEOP(pTHX_ I32 flags, OP *subscript, OP *listval)
 }
 
 STATIC I32
-S_is_list_assignment(pTHX_ register const OP *o)
+S_is_list_assignment(pTHX_ const OP *o)
 {
     unsigned type;
     U8 flags;
@@ -5596,7 +5633,6 @@ Perl_newASSIGNOP(pTHX_ I32 flags, OP *left, I32 optype, OP *right)
                            = MUTABLE_GV(cSVOPx(tmpop)->op_sv);
                        cSVOPx(tmpop)->op_sv = NULL;    /* steal it */
 #endif
-                       pm->op_pmflags |= PMf_ONCE;
                        tmpop = cUNOPo->op_first;       /* to list (nulled) */
                        tmpop = ((UNOP*)tmpop)->op_first; /* to pushmark */
                        tmpop->op_sibling = NULL;       /* don't free split */
@@ -5611,9 +5647,22 @@ Perl_newASSIGNOP(pTHX_ I32 flags, OP *left, I32 optype, OP *right)
                    if (PL_modcount < RETURN_UNLIMITED_NUMBER &&
                      ((LISTOP*)right)->op_last->op_type == OP_CONST)
                    {
-                       SV *sv = ((SVOP*)((LISTOP*)right)->op_last)->op_sv;
+                       SV ** const svp =
+                           &((SVOP*)((LISTOP*)right)->op_last)->op_sv;
+                       SV * const sv = *svp;
                        if (SvIOK(sv) && SvIVX(sv) == 0)
+                       {
+                         if (right->op_private & OPpSPLIT_IMPLIM) {
+                           /* our own SV, created in ck_split */
+                           SvREADONLY_off(sv);
                            sv_setiv(sv, PL_modcount+1);
+                         }
+                         else {
+                           /* SV may belong to someone else */
+                           SvREFCNT_dec(sv);
+                           *svp = newSViv(PL_modcount+1);
+                         }
+                       }
                    }
                }
            }
@@ -5639,7 +5688,7 @@ Perl_newASSIGNOP(pTHX_ I32 flags, OP *left, I32 optype, OP *right)
 
 Constructs a state op (COP).  The state op is normally a C<nextstate> op,
 but will be a C<dbstate> op if debugging is enabled for currently-compiled
-code.  The state op is populated from L</PL_curcop> (or L</PL_compiling>).
+code.  The state op is populated from C<PL_curcop> (or C<PL_compiling>).
 If I<label> is non-null, it supplies the name of a label to attach to
 the state op; this function takes ownership of the memory pointed at by
 I<label>, and will free it.  I<flags> gives the eight bits of C<op_flags>
@@ -6419,7 +6468,7 @@ Perl_newFOROP(pTHX_ I32 flags, OP *sv, OP *expr, OP *block, OP *cont)
     {
        /* Basically turn for($x..$y) into the same as for($x,$y), but we
         * set the STACKED flag to indicate that these values are to be
-        * treated as min/max values by 'pp_iterinit'.
+        * treated as min/max values by 'pp_enteriter'.
         */
        const UNOP* const flip = (UNOP*)((UNOP*)((BINOP*)expr)->op_first)->op_first;
        LOGOP* const range = (LOGOP*) flip->op_first;
@@ -6761,52 +6810,61 @@ void
 Perl_cv_ckproto_len_flags(pTHX_ const CV *cv, const GV *gv, const char *p,
                    const STRLEN len, const U32 flags)
 {
-    const char * const cvp = SvROK(cv) ? "" : CvPROTO(cv);
-    const STRLEN clen = CvPROTOLEN(cv);
+    SV *name = NULL, *msg;
+    const char * cvp = SvROK(cv) ? "" : CvPROTO(cv);
+    STRLEN clen = CvPROTOLEN(cv), plen = len;
 
     PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_CV_CKPROTO_LEN_FLAGS;
 
-    if (((!p != !cvp) /* One has prototype, one has not.  */
-       || (p && (
-                 (flags & SVf_UTF8) == SvUTF8(cv)
-                  ? len != clen || memNE(cvp, p, len)
-                  : flags & SVf_UTF8
-                     ? bytes_cmp_utf8((const U8 *)cvp, clen,
-                                      (const U8 *)p, len)
-                     : bytes_cmp_utf8((const U8 *)p, len,
-                                      (const U8 *)cvp, clen)
-                )
-          )
-        )
-        && ckWARN_d(WARN_PROTOTYPE)) {
-       SV* const msg = sv_newmortal();
-       SV* name = NULL;
+    if (p == NULL && cvp == NULL)
+       return;
 
-       if (gv)
-       {
-         if (isGV(gv))
-           gv_efullname3(name = sv_newmortal(), gv, NULL);
-         else if (SvPOK(gv) && *SvPVX((SV *)gv) == '&')
-           name = newSVpvn_flags(SvPVX((SV *)gv)+1, SvCUR(gv)-1,
-                                 SvUTF8(gv)|SVs_TEMP);
-         else name = (SV *)gv;
-       }
-       sv_setpvs(msg, "Prototype mismatch:");
-       if (name)
-           Perl_sv_catpvf(aTHX_ msg, " sub %"SVf, SVfARG(name));
-       if (cvp)
-           Perl_sv_catpvf(aTHX_ msg, " (%"SVf")",
-               SVfARG(newSVpvn_flags(cvp,clen, SvUTF8(cv)|SVs_TEMP))
-           );
-       else
-           sv_catpvs(msg, ": none");
-       sv_catpvs(msg, " vs ");
-       if (p)
-           Perl_sv_catpvf(aTHX_ msg, "(%"SVf")", SVfARG(newSVpvn_flags(p, len, flags | SVs_TEMP)));
-       else
-           sv_catpvs(msg, "none");
-       Perl_warner(aTHX_ packWARN(WARN_PROTOTYPE), "%"SVf, SVfARG(msg));
+    if (!ckWARN_d(WARN_PROTOTYPE))
+       return;
+
+    if (p && cvp) {
+       p = S_strip_spaces(aTHX_ p, &plen);
+       cvp = S_strip_spaces(aTHX_ cvp, &clen);
+       if ((flags & SVf_UTF8) == SvUTF8(cv)) {
+           if (plen == clen && memEQ(cvp, p, plen))
+               return;
+       } else {
+           if (flags & SVf_UTF8) {
+               if (bytes_cmp_utf8((const U8 *)cvp, clen, (const U8 *)p, plen) == 0)
+                   return;
+            }
+           else {
+               if (bytes_cmp_utf8((const U8 *)p, plen, (const U8 *)cvp, clen) == 0)
+                   return;
+           }
+       }
     }
+
+    msg = sv_newmortal();
+
+    if (gv)
+    {
+       if (isGV(gv))
+           gv_efullname3(name = sv_newmortal(), gv, NULL);
+       else if (SvPOK(gv) && *SvPVX((SV *)gv) == '&')
+           name = newSVpvn_flags(SvPVX((SV *)gv)+1, SvCUR(gv)-1, SvUTF8(gv)|SVs_TEMP);
+       else name = (SV *)gv;
+    }
+    sv_setpvs(msg, "Prototype mismatch:");
+    if (name)
+       Perl_sv_catpvf(aTHX_ msg, " sub %"SVf, SVfARG(name));
+    if (cvp)
+       Perl_sv_catpvf(aTHX_ msg, " (%"UTF8f")", 
+           UTF8fARG(SvUTF8(cv),clen,cvp)
+       );
+    else
+       sv_catpvs(msg, ": none");
+    sv_catpvs(msg, " vs ");
+    if (p)
+       Perl_sv_catpvf(aTHX_ msg, "(%"UTF8f")", UTF8fARG(flags & SVf_UTF8,len,p));
+    else
+       sv_catpvs(msg, "none");
+    Perl_warner(aTHX_ packWARN(WARN_PROTOTYPE), "%"SVf, SVfARG(msg));
 }
 
 static void const_sv_xsub(pTHX_ CV* cv);
@@ -6919,6 +6977,64 @@ Perl_op_const_sv(pTHX_ const OP *o, CV *cv)
     return sv;
 }
 
+static bool
+S_already_defined(pTHX_ CV *const cv, OP * const block, OP * const o,
+                       PADNAME * const name, SV ** const const_svp)
+{
+    assert (cv);
+    assert (o || name);
+    assert (const_svp);
+    if ((!block
+#ifdef PERL_MAD
+        || block->op_type == OP_NULL
+#endif
+        )) {
+       if (CvFLAGS(PL_compcv)) {
+           /* might have had built-in attrs applied */
+           const bool pureperl = !CvISXSUB(cv) && CvROOT(cv);
+           if (CvLVALUE(PL_compcv) && ! CvLVALUE(cv) && pureperl
+            && ckWARN(WARN_MISC))
+           {
+               /* protect against fatal warnings leaking compcv */
+               SAVEFREESV(PL_compcv);
+               Perl_warner(aTHX_ packWARN(WARN_MISC), "lvalue attribute ignored after the subroutine has been defined");
+               SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void_NN(PL_compcv);
+           }
+           CvFLAGS(cv) |=
+               (CvFLAGS(PL_compcv) & CVf_BUILTIN_ATTRS
+                 & ~(CVf_LVALUE * pureperl));
+       }
+       return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    /* redundant check for speed: */
+    if (CvCONST(cv) || ckWARN(WARN_REDEFINE)) {
+       const line_t oldline = CopLINE(PL_curcop);
+       SV *namesv = o
+           ? cSVOPo->op_sv
+           : sv_2mortal(newSVpvn_utf8(
+               PadnamePV(name)+1,PadnameLEN(name)-1, PadnameUTF8(name)
+             ));
+       if (PL_parser && PL_parser->copline != NOLINE)
+            /* This ensures that warnings are reported at the first
+               line of a redefinition, not the last.  */
+           CopLINE_set(PL_curcop, PL_parser->copline);
+       /* protect against fatal warnings leaking compcv */
+       SAVEFREESV(PL_compcv);
+       report_redefined_cv(namesv, cv, const_svp);
+       SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void_NN(PL_compcv);
+       CopLINE_set(PL_curcop, oldline);
+    }
+#ifdef PERL_MAD
+    if (!PL_minus_c)   /* keep old one around for madskills */
+#endif
+    {
+       /* (PL_madskills unset in used file.) */
+       SvREFCNT_dec(cv);
+    }
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
 CV *
 Perl_newMYSUB(pTHX_ I32 floor, OP *o, OP *proto, OP *attrs, OP *block)
 {
@@ -6928,13 +7044,15 @@ Perl_newMYSUB(pTHX_ I32 floor, OP *o, OP *proto, OP *attrs, OP *block)
     const char *ps;
     STRLEN ps_len = 0; /* init it to avoid false uninit warning from icc */
     U32 ps_utf8 = 0;
-    register CV *cv = NULL;
-    register CV *compcv = PL_compcv;
+    CV *cv = NULL;
+    CV *compcv = PL_compcv;
     SV *const_sv;
     PADNAME *name;
     PADOFFSET pax = o->op_targ;
     CV *outcv = CvOUTSIDE(PL_compcv);
+    CV *clonee = NULL;
     HEK *hek = NULL;
+    bool reusable = FALSE;
 
     PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_NEWMYSUB;
 
@@ -6954,7 +7072,8 @@ Perl_newMYSUB(pTHX_ I32 floor, OP *o, OP *proto, OP *attrs, OP *block)
        goto redo;
     }
     svspot =
-       &PadARRAY(PadlistARRAY(CvPADLIST(outcv))[1])[pax];
+       &PadARRAY(PadlistARRAY(CvPADLIST(outcv))
+                       [CvDEPTH(outcv) ? CvDEPTH(outcv) : 1])[pax];
     spot = (CV **)svspot;
 
     if (proto) {
@@ -6974,37 +7093,39 @@ Perl_newMYSUB(pTHX_ I32 floor, OP *o, OP *proto, OP *attrs, OP *block)
 
     if (PL_parser && PL_parser->error_count) {
        op_free(block);
+       SvREFCNT_dec(PL_compcv);
+       PL_compcv = 0;
        goto done;
     }
 
-    if (PadnameIsSTATE(name))
+    if (CvDEPTH(outcv) && CvCLONE(compcv)) {
+       cv = *spot;
+       svspot = (SV **)(spot = &clonee);
+    }
+    else if (PadnameIsSTATE(name) || CvDEPTH(outcv))
        cv = *spot;
     else {
        MAGIC *mg;
+       SvUPGRADE(name, SVt_PVMG);
+       mg = mg_find(name, PERL_MAGIC_proto);
        assert (SvTYPE(*spot) == SVt_PVCV);
-       if (CvROOT(*spot)) {
-           cv = *spot;
-           *svspot = newSV_type(SVt_PVCV);
-           SvPADMY_on(*spot);
-       }
        if (CvNAMED(*spot))
            hek = CvNAME_HEK(*spot);
        else {
-           SvANY(*spot)->xcv_gv_u.xcv_hek = hek =
+           CvNAME_HEK_set(*spot, hek =
                share_hek(
                    PadnamePV(name)+1,
                    PadnameLEN(name)-1 * (PadnameUTF8(name) ? -1 : 1), 0
-               );
-           CvNAMED_on(*spot);
+               )
+           );
        }
-       mg = mg_find(*svspot, PERL_MAGIC_proto);
        if (mg) {
            assert(mg->mg_obj);
            cv = (CV *)mg->mg_obj;
        }
        else {
-           sv_magic(*svspot, &PL_sv_undef, PERL_MAGIC_proto, NULL, 0);
-           mg = mg_find(*svspot, PERL_MAGIC_proto);
+           sv_magic(name, &PL_sv_undef, PERL_MAGIC_proto, NULL, 0);
+           mg = mg_find(name, PERL_MAGIC_proto);
        }
        spot = (CV **)(svspot = &mg->mg_obj);
     }
@@ -7030,49 +7151,18 @@ Perl_newMYSUB(pTHX_ I32 floor, OP *o, OP *proto, OP *attrs, OP *block)
             cv_ckproto_len_flags(cv, (GV *)name, ps, ps_len, ps_utf8);
        /* already defined? */
        if (exists) {
-           if ((!block
-#ifdef PERL_MAD
-                || block->op_type == OP_NULL
-#endif
-                )) {
-               if (CvFLAGS(compcv)) {
-                   /* might have had built-in attrs applied */
-                   const bool pureperl = !CvISXSUB(cv) && CvROOT(cv);
-                   if (CvLVALUE(compcv) && ! CvLVALUE(cv) && pureperl
-                    && ckWARN(WARN_MISC))
-                       Perl_warner(aTHX_ packWARN(WARN_MISC), "lvalue attribute ignored after the subroutine has been defined");
-                   CvFLAGS(cv) |=
-                       (CvFLAGS(compcv) & CVf_BUILTIN_ATTRS
-                         & ~(CVf_LVALUE * pureperl));
-               }
+           if (S_already_defined(aTHX_ cv, block, NULL, name, &const_sv))
+               cv = NULL;
+           else {
                if (attrs) goto attrs;
                /* just a "sub foo;" when &foo is already defined */
                SAVEFREESV(compcv);
                goto done;
            }
-           else {
-               /* redundant check that avoids creating the extra SV
-                  most of the time: */
-               if (const_sv || ckWARN(WARN_REDEFINE)) {
-                   const line_t oldline = CopLINE(PL_curcop);
-                   SV *noamp = sv_2mortal(newSVpvn_utf8(
-                                   PadnamePV(name)+1,PadnameLEN(name)-1,
-                                    PadnameUTF8(name)
-                               ));
-                   if (PL_parser && PL_parser->copline != NOLINE)
-                       CopLINE_set(PL_curcop, PL_parser->copline);
-                   report_redefined_cv(noamp, cv, &const_sv);
-                   CopLINE_set(PL_curcop, oldline);
-               }
-#ifdef PERL_MAD
-               if (!PL_minus_c)        /* keep old one around for madskills */
-#endif
-                   {
-                       /* (PL_madskills unset in used file.) */
-                       SvREFCNT_dec(cv);
-                   }
-               cv = NULL;
-           }
+       }
+       else if (CvDEPTH(outcv) && CvCLONE(compcv)) {
+           cv = NULL;
+           reusable = TRUE;
        }
     }
     if (const_sv) {
@@ -7097,9 +7187,15 @@ Perl_newMYSUB(pTHX_ I32 floor, OP *o, OP *proto, OP *attrs, OP *block)
        op_free(block);
        SvREFCNT_dec(compcv);
        PL_compcv = NULL;
-       goto done;
+       goto setname;
     }
-    if (outcv == CvOUTSIDE(compcv)) { 
+    /* Checking whether outcv is CvOUTSIDE(compcv) is not sufficient to
+       determine whether this sub definition is in the same scope as its
+       declaration.  If this sub definition is inside an inner named pack-
+       age sub (my sub foo; sub bar { sub foo { ... } }), outcv points to
+       the package sub.  So check PadnameOUTER(name) too.
+     */
+    if (outcv == CvOUTSIDE(compcv) && !PadnameOUTER(name)) { 
        assert(!CvWEAKOUTSIDE(compcv));
        SvREFCNT_dec(CvOUTSIDE(compcv));
        CvWEAKOUTSIDE_on(compcv);
@@ -7154,15 +7250,18 @@ Perl_newMYSUB(pTHX_ I32 floor, OP *o, OP *proto, OP *attrs, OP *block)
        cv = compcv;
        *spot = cv;
     }
+   setname:
     if (!CvNAME_HEK(cv)) {
-       SvANY(cv)->xcv_gv_u.xcv_hek =
+       CvNAME_HEK_set(cv,
         hek
          ? share_hek_hek(hek)
          : share_hek(PadnamePV(name)+1,
                      PadnameLEN(name)-1 * (PadnameUTF8(name) ? -1 : 1),
-                     0);
-       CvNAMED_on(cv);
+                     0)
+       );
     }
+    if (const_sv) goto clone;
+
     CvFILE_set_from_cop(cv, PL_curcop);
     CvSTASH_set(cv, PL_curstash);
 
@@ -7219,7 +7318,7 @@ Perl_newMYSUB(pTHX_ I32 floor, OP *o, OP *proto, OP *attrs, OP *block)
   attrs:
     if (attrs) {
        /* Need to do a C<use attributes $stash_of_cv,\&cv,@attrs>. */
-       apply_attrs(PL_curstash, MUTABLE_SV(cv), attrs, FALSE);
+       apply_attrs(PL_curstash, MUTABLE_SV(cv), attrs);
     }
 
     if (block) {
@@ -7255,6 +7354,28 @@ Perl_newMYSUB(pTHX_ I32 floor, OP *o, OP *proto, OP *attrs, OP *block)
        }
     }
 
+  clone:
+    if (clonee) {
+       assert(CvDEPTH(outcv));
+       spot = (CV **)
+           &PadARRAY(PadlistARRAY(CvPADLIST(outcv))[CvDEPTH(outcv)])[pax];
+       if (reusable) cv_clone_into(clonee, *spot);
+       else *spot = cv_clone(clonee);
+       SvREFCNT_dec_NN(clonee);
+       cv = *spot;
+       SvPADMY_on(cv);
+    }
+    if (CvDEPTH(outcv) && !reusable && PadnameIsSTATE(name)) {
+       PADOFFSET depth = CvDEPTH(outcv);
+       while (--depth) {
+           SV *oldcv;
+           svspot = &PadARRAY(PadlistARRAY(CvPADLIST(outcv))[depth])[pax];
+           oldcv = *svspot;
+           *svspot = SvREFCNT_inc_simple_NN(cv);
+           SvREFCNT_dec(oldcv);
+       }
+    }
+
   done:
     if (PL_parser)
        PL_parser->copline = NOLINE;
@@ -7342,22 +7463,23 @@ Perl_newATTRSUB_flags(pTHX_ I32 floor, OP *o, OP *proto, OP *attrs,
 
     if (ec) {
        op_free(block);
+       if (name) SvREFCNT_dec(PL_compcv);
+       else cv = PL_compcv;
+       PL_compcv = 0;
        if (name && block) {
            const char *s = strrchr(name, ':');
            s = s ? s+1 : name;
            if (strEQ(s, "BEGIN")) {
-               const char not_safe[] =
-                   "BEGIN not safe after errors--compilation aborted";
                if (PL_in_eval & EVAL_KEEPERR)
-                   Perl_croak(aTHX_ not_safe);
+                   Perl_croak_nocontext("BEGIN not safe after errors--compilation aborted");
                else {
+                    SV * const errsv = ERRSV;
                    /* force display of errors found but not reported */
-                   sv_catpv(ERRSV, not_safe);
-                   Perl_croak(aTHX_ "%"SVf, SVfARG(ERRSV));
+                   sv_catpvs(errsv, "BEGIN not safe after errors--compilation aborted");
+                   Perl_croak_nocontext("%"SVf, SVfARG(errsv));
                }
            }
        }
-       cv = PL_compcv;
        goto done;
     }
 
@@ -7403,48 +7525,14 @@ Perl_newATTRSUB_flags(pTHX_ I32 floor, OP *o, OP *proto, OP *attrs,
             cv_ckproto_len_flags(cv, gv, ps, ps_len, ps_utf8);
        /* already defined (or promised)? */
        if (exists || GvASSUMECV(gv)) {
-           if ((!block
-#ifdef PERL_MAD
-                || block->op_type == OP_NULL
-#endif
-                )) {
-               if (CvFLAGS(PL_compcv)) {
-                   /* might have had built-in attrs applied */
-                   const bool pureperl = !CvISXSUB(cv) && CvROOT(cv);
-                   if (CvLVALUE(PL_compcv) && ! CvLVALUE(cv) && pureperl
-                    && ckWARN(WARN_MISC))
-                       Perl_warner(aTHX_ packWARN(WARN_MISC), "lvalue attribute ignored after the subroutine has been defined");
-                   CvFLAGS(cv) |=
-                       (CvFLAGS(PL_compcv) & CVf_BUILTIN_ATTRS
-                         & ~(CVf_LVALUE * pureperl));
-               }
+           if (S_already_defined(aTHX_ cv, block, o, NULL, &const_sv))
+               cv = NULL;
+           else {
                if (attrs) goto attrs;
                /* just a "sub foo;" when &foo is already defined */
                SAVEFREESV(PL_compcv);
                goto done;
            }
-           if (block
-#ifdef PERL_MAD
-               && block->op_type != OP_NULL
-#endif
-               ) {
-               const line_t oldline = CopLINE(PL_curcop);
-               if (PL_parser && PL_parser->copline != NOLINE) {
-                        /* This ensures that warnings are reported at the first
-                           line of a redefinition, not the last.  */
-                       CopLINE_set(PL_curcop, PL_parser->copline);
-                }
-               report_redefined_cv(cSVOPo->op_sv, cv, &const_sv);
-               CopLINE_set(PL_curcop, oldline);
-#ifdef PERL_MAD
-               if (!PL_minus_c)        /* keep old one around for madskills */
-#endif
-                   {
-                       /* (PL_madskills unset in used file.) */
-                       SvREFCNT_dec(cv);
-                   }
-               cv = NULL;
-           }
        }
     }
     if (const_sv) {
@@ -7525,17 +7613,10 @@ Perl_newATTRSUB_flags(pTHX_ I32 floor, OP *o, OP *proto, OP *attrs,
        cv = PL_compcv;
        if (name) {
            GvCV_set(gv, cv);
-           if (PL_madskills) {
-               if (strEQ(name, "import")) {
-                   PL_formfeed = MUTABLE_SV(cv);
-                   /* diag_listed_as: SKIPME */
-                   Perl_warner(aTHX_ packWARN(WARN_VOID), "0x%"UVxf"\n", PTR2UV(cv));
-               }
-           }
            GvCVGEN(gv) = 0;
            if (HvENAME_HEK(GvSTASH(gv)))
                /* sub Foo::bar { (shift)+1 } */
-               mro_method_changed_in(GvSTASH(gv));
+               gv_method_changed(gv);
        }
     }
     if (!CvGV(cv)) {
@@ -7601,7 +7682,9 @@ Perl_newATTRSUB_flags(pTHX_ I32 floor, OP *o, OP *proto, OP *attrs,
     if (attrs) {
        /* Need to do a C<use attributes $stash_of_cv,\&cv,@attrs>. */
        HV *stash = name && GvSTASH(CvGV(cv)) ? GvSTASH(CvGV(cv)) : PL_curstash;
-       apply_attrs(stash, MUTABLE_SV(cv), attrs, FALSE);
+       if (!name) SAVEFREESV(cv);
+       apply_attrs(stash, MUTABLE_SV(cv), attrs);
+       if (!name) SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void_NN(cv);
     }
 
     if (block && has_name) {
@@ -7631,7 +7714,7 @@ Perl_newATTRSUB_flags(pTHX_ I32 floor, OP *o, OP *proto, OP *attrs,
        }
 
        if (name && ! (PL_parser && PL_parser->error_count))
-           process_special_blocks(name, gv, cv);
+           process_special_blocks(floor, name, gv, cv);
     }
 
   done:
@@ -7646,7 +7729,8 @@ Perl_newATTRSUB_flags(pTHX_ I32 floor, OP *o, OP *proto, OP *attrs,
 }
 
 STATIC void
-S_process_special_blocks(pTHX_ const char *const fullname, GV *const gv,
+S_process_special_blocks(pTHX_ I32 floor, const char *const fullname,
+                        GV *const gv,
                         CV *const cv)
 {
     const char *const colon = strrchr(fullname,':');
@@ -7657,6 +7741,7 @@ S_process_special_blocks(pTHX_ const char *const fullname, GV *const gv,
     if (*name == 'B') {
        if (strEQ(name, "BEGIN")) {
            const I32 oldscope = PL_scopestack_ix;
+           if (floor) LEAVE_SCOPE(floor);
            ENTER;
            SAVECOPFILE(&PL_compiling);
            SAVECOPLINE(&PL_compiling);
@@ -7781,13 +7866,16 @@ Perl_newCONSTSUB_flags(pTHX_ HV *stash, const char *name, STRLEN len,
        PL_curstash = (HV *)SvREFCNT_inc_simple_NN(stash);
     }
 
+    /* Protect sv against leakage caused by fatal warnings. */
+    if (sv) SAVEFREESV(sv);
+
     /* file becomes the CvFILE. For an XS, it's usually static storage,
        and so doesn't get free()d.  (It's expected to be from the C pre-
        processor __FILE__ directive). But we need a dynamically allocated one,
        and we need it to get freed.  */
     cv = newXS_len_flags(name, len, const_sv_xsub, file ? file : "", "",
                         &sv, XS_DYNAMIC_FILENAME | flags);
-    CvXSUBANY(cv).any_ptr = sv;
+    CvXSUBANY(cv).any_ptr = SvREFCNT_inc_simple(sv);
     CvCONST_on(cv);
 
     LEAVE;
@@ -7817,13 +7905,11 @@ Perl_newXS_len_flags(pTHX_ const char *name, STRLEN len,
     PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_NEWXS_LEN_FLAGS;
 
     {
-        GV * const gv = name
-                        ? gv_fetchpvn(
-                               name,len,GV_ADDMULTI|flags,SVt_PVCV
-                          )
-                        : gv_fetchpv(
-                            (PL_curstash ? "__ANON__" : "__ANON__::__ANON__"),
-                            GV_ADDMULTI | flags, SVt_PVCV);
+        GV * const gv = gv_fetchpvn(
+                           name ? name : PL_curstash ? "__ANON__" : "__ANON__::__ANON__",
+                           name ? len : PL_curstash ? sizeof("__ANON__") - 1:
+                               sizeof("__ANON__::__ANON__") - 1,
+                           GV_ADDMULTI | flags, SVt_PVCV);
     
         if (!subaddr)
             Perl_croak(aTHX_ "panic: no address for '%s' in '%s'", name, filename);
@@ -7844,7 +7930,7 @@ Perl_newXS_len_flags(pTHX_ const char *name, STRLEN len,
                                         ),
                                         cv, const_svp);
                 }
-                SvREFCNT_dec(cv);
+                SvREFCNT_dec_NN(cv);
                 cv = NULL;
             }
         }
@@ -7857,7 +7943,7 @@ Perl_newXS_len_flags(pTHX_ const char *name, STRLEN len,
                 GvCV_set(gv,cv);
                 GvCVGEN(gv) = 0;
                 if (HvENAME_HEK(GvSTASH(gv)))
-                    mro_method_changed_in(GvSTASH(gv)); /* newXS */
+                    gv_method_changed(gv); /* newXS */
             }
         }
         if (!name)
@@ -7871,7 +7957,7 @@ Perl_newXS_len_flags(pTHX_ const char *name, STRLEN len,
         CvXSUB(cv) = subaddr;
     
         if (name)
-            process_special_blocks(name, gv, cv);
+            process_special_blocks(0, name, gv, cv);
     }
 
     if (flags & XS_DYNAMIC_FILENAME) {
@@ -7891,7 +7977,7 @@ Perl_newSTUB(pTHX_ GV *gv, bool fake)
     GvCV_set(gv, cv);
     GvCVGEN(gv) = 0;
     if (!fake && HvENAME_HEK(GvSTASH(gv)))
-       mro_method_changed_in(GvSTASH(gv));
+       gv_method_changed(gv);
     CvGV_set(cv, gv);
     CvFILE_set_from_cop(cv, PL_curcop);
     CvSTASH_set(cv, PL_curstash);
@@ -8120,6 +8206,7 @@ OP *
 Perl_newCVREF(pTHX_ I32 flags, OP *o)
 {
     if (o->op_type == OP_PADANY) {
+       dVAR;
        o->op_type = OP_PADCV;
        o->op_ppaddr = PL_ppaddr[OP_PADCV];
     }
@@ -8255,6 +8342,8 @@ Perl_ck_spair(pTHX_ OP *o)
 #endif
        kUNOP->op_first = newop;
     }
+    /* transforms OP_REFGEN into OP_SREFGEN, OP_CHOP into OP_SCHOP,
+     * and OP_CHOMP into OP_SCHOMP */
     o->op_ppaddr = PL_ppaddr[++o->op_type];
     return ck_fun(o);
 }
@@ -8464,7 +8553,7 @@ Perl_ck_exists(pTHX_ OP *o)
 }
 
 OP *
-Perl_ck_rvconst(pTHX_ register OP *o)
+Perl_ck_rvconst(pTHX_ OP *o)
 {
     dVAR;
     SVOP * const kid = (SVOP*)cUNOPo->op_first;
@@ -8556,6 +8645,7 @@ Perl_ck_rvconst(pTHX_ register OP *o)
            SvREFCNT_dec(kid->op_sv);
 #ifdef USE_ITHREADS
            /* XXX hack: dependence on sizeof(PADOP) <= sizeof(SVOP) */
+           assert (sizeof(PADOP) <= sizeof(SVOP));
            kPADOP->op_padix = pad_alloc(OP_GV, SVs_PADTMP);
            SvREFCNT_dec(PAD_SVl(kPADOP->op_padix));
            GvIN_PAD_on(gv);
@@ -8967,12 +9057,10 @@ Perl_ck_glob(pTHX_ OP *o)
         *                 \ mark - glob - rv2cv
         *                             |        \ gv(CORE::GLOBAL::glob)
         *                             |
-        *                              \ null - const(wildcard) - const(ix)
+        *                              \ null - const(wildcard)
         */
        o->op_flags |= OPf_SPECIAL;
        o->op_targ = pad_alloc(OP_GLOB, SVs_PADTMP);
-       op_append_elem(OP_GLOB, o,
-                   newSVOP(OP_CONST, 0, newSViv(PL_glob_index++)));
        o = newLISTOP(OP_LIST, 0, o, NULL);
        o = newUNOP(OP_ENTERSUB, OPf_STACKED,
                    op_append_elem(OP_LIST, o,
@@ -8991,12 +9079,11 @@ Perl_ck_glob(pTHX_ OP *o)
        LEAVE;
     }
 #endif /* !PERL_EXTERNAL_GLOB */
-    gv = newGVgen("main");
+    gv = (GV *)newSV(0);
+    gv_init(gv, 0, "", 0, 0);
     gv_IOadd(gv);
-#ifndef PERL_EXTERNAL_GLOB
-    sv_setiv(GvSVn(gv),PL_glob_index++);
-#endif
     op_append_elem(OP_GLOB, o, newGVOP(OP_GV, 0, gv));
+    SvREFCNT_dec_NN(gv); /* newGVOP increased it */
     scalarkids(o);
     return o;
 }
@@ -9068,9 +9155,19 @@ Perl_ck_index(pTHX_ OP *o)
        if (kid)
            kid = kid->op_sibling;                      /* get past "big" */
        if (kid && kid->op_type == OP_CONST) {
-           const bool save_taint = PL_tainted;
-           fbm_compile(((SVOP*)kid)->op_sv, 0);
-           PL_tainted = save_taint;
+           const bool save_taint = TAINT_get;
+           SV *sv = kSVOP->op_sv;
+           if ((!SvPOK(sv) || SvNIOKp(sv)) && SvOK(sv) && !SvROK(sv)) {
+               sv = newSV(0);
+               sv_copypv(sv, kSVOP->op_sv);
+               SvREFCNT_dec_NN(kSVOP->op_sv);
+               kSVOP->op_sv = sv;
+           }
+           if (SvOK(sv)) fbm_compile(sv, 0);
+           TAINT_set(save_taint);
+#ifdef NO_TAINT_SUPPORT
+            PERL_UNUSED_VAR(save_taint);
+#endif
        }
     }
     return ck_fun(o);
@@ -9313,7 +9410,7 @@ Perl_ck_method(pTHX_ OP *o)
        const char * const method = SvPVX_const(sv);
        if (!(strchr(method, ':') || strchr(method, '\''))) {
            OP *cmop;
-           if (!SvREADONLY(sv) || !SvFAKE(sv)) {
+           if (!SvIsCOW(sv)) {
                sv = newSVpvn_share(method, SvUTF8(sv) ? -(I32)SvCUR(sv) : (I32)SvCUR(sv), 0);
            }
            else {
@@ -9438,14 +9535,9 @@ Perl_ck_require(pTHX_ OP *o)
            const char *end;
 
            if (was_readonly) {
-               if (SvFAKE(sv)) {
-                   sv_force_normal_flags(sv, 0);
-                   assert(!SvREADONLY(sv));
-                   was_readonly = 0;
-               } else {
                    SvREADONLY_off(sv);
-               }
            }   
+           if (SvIsCOW(sv)) sv_force_normal_flags(sv, 0);
 
            s = SvPVX(sv);
            len = SvCUR(sv);
@@ -9574,7 +9666,10 @@ Perl_ck_sort(pTHX_ OP *o)
 {
     dVAR;
     OP *firstkid;
-    HV * const hinthv = GvHV(PL_hintgv);
+    OP *kid;
+    HV * const hinthv =
+       PL_hints & HINT_LOCALIZE_HH ? GvHV(PL_hintgv) : NULL;
+    U8 stacked;
 
     PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_CK_SORT;
 
@@ -9592,7 +9687,7 @@ Perl_ck_sort(pTHX_ OP *o)
     if (o->op_flags & OPf_STACKED)
        simplify_sort(o);
     firstkid = cLISTOPo->op_first->op_sibling;         /* get past pushmark */
-    if (o->op_flags & OPf_STACKED) {                   /* may have been cleared */
+    if ((stacked = o->op_flags & OPf_STACKED)) {       /* may have been cleared */
        OP *kid = cUNOPx(firstkid)->op_first;           /* get past null */
 
        if (kid->op_type == OP_SCOPE || kid->op_type == OP_LEAVE) {
@@ -9611,8 +9706,12 @@ Perl_ck_sort(pTHX_ OP *o)
        firstkid = firstkid->op_sibling;
     }
 
-    /* provide list context for arguments */
-    list(firstkid);
+    for (kid = firstkid; kid; kid = kid->op_sibling) {
+       /* provide list context for arguments */
+       list(kid);
+       if (stacked)
+           op_lvalue(kid, OP_GREPSTART);
+    }
 
     return o;
 }
@@ -9630,8 +9729,6 @@ S_simplify_sort(pTHX_ OP *o)
 
     PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SIMPLIFY_SORT;
 
-    if (!(o->op_flags & OPf_STACKED))
-       return;
     GvMULTI_on(gv_fetchpvs("a", GV_ADD|GV_NOTQUAL, SVt_PV));
     GvMULTI_on(gv_fetchpvs("b", GV_ADD|GV_NOTQUAL, SVt_PV));
     kid = kUNOP->op_first;                             /* get past null */
@@ -9750,7 +9847,7 @@ Perl_ck_split(pTHX_ OP *o)
     if (kid->op_type != OP_MATCH || kid->op_flags & OPf_STACKED) {
        OP * const sibl = kid->op_sibling;
        kid->op_sibling = 0;
-       kid = pmruntime( newPMOP(OP_MATCH, OPf_SPECIAL), kid, 0, 0);
+        kid = pmruntime( newPMOP(OP_MATCH, OPf_SPECIAL), kid, 0, 0); /* OPf_SPECIAL is used to trigger split " " behavior */
        if (cLISTOPo->op_first == cLISTOPo->op_last)
            cLISTOPo->op_last = kid;
        cLISTOPo->op_first = kid;
@@ -9772,7 +9869,10 @@ Perl_ck_split(pTHX_ OP *o)
     scalar(kid);
 
     if (!kid->op_sibling)
+    {
        op_append_elem(OP_SPLIT, o, newSVOP(OP_CONST, 0, newSViv(0)));
+       o->op_private |= OPpSPLIT_IMPLIM;
+    }
     assert(kid->op_sibling);
 
     kid = kid->op_sibling;
@@ -9845,6 +9945,28 @@ subroutine.
 =cut
 */
 
+/* shared by toke.c:yylex */
+CV *
+Perl_find_lexical_cv(pTHX_ PADOFFSET off)
+{
+    PADNAME *name = PAD_COMPNAME(off);
+    CV *compcv = PL_compcv;
+    while (PadnameOUTER(name)) {
+       assert(PARENT_PAD_INDEX(name));
+       compcv = CvOUTSIDE(PL_compcv);
+       name = PadlistNAMESARRAY(CvPADLIST(compcv))
+               [off = PARENT_PAD_INDEX(name)];
+    }
+    assert(!PadnameIsOUR(name));
+    if (!PadnameIsSTATE(name) && SvMAGICAL(name)) {
+       MAGIC * mg = mg_find(name, PERL_MAGIC_proto);
+       assert(mg);
+       assert(mg->mg_obj);
+       return (CV *)mg->mg_obj;
+    }
+    return (CV *)AvARRAY(PadlistARRAY(CvPADLIST(compcv))[1])[off];
+}
+
 CV *
 Perl_rv2cv_op_cv(pTHX_ OP *cvop, U32 flags)
 {
@@ -9878,6 +10000,10 @@ Perl_rv2cv_op_cv(pTHX_ OP *cvop, U32 flags)
            cv = (CV*)SvRV(rv);
            gv = NULL;
        } break;
+       case OP_PADCV: {
+           cv = find_lexical_cv(rvop->op_targ);
+           gv = NULL;
+       } break;
        default: {
            return NULL;
        } break;
@@ -9968,6 +10094,7 @@ Perl_ck_entersub_args_proto(pTHX_ OP *entersubop, GV *namegv, SV *protosv)
     if (SvTYPE(protosv) == SVt_PVCV)
         proto = CvPROTO(protosv), proto_len = CvPROTOLEN(protosv);
     else proto = SvPV(protosv, proto_len);
+    proto = S_strip_spaces(aTHX_ proto, &proto_len);
     proto_end = proto + proto_len;
     aop = cUNOPx(entersubop)->op_first;
     if (!aop->op_sibling)
@@ -10012,9 +10139,9 @@ Perl_ck_entersub_args_proto(pTHX_ OP *entersubop, GV *namegv, SV *protosv)
                proto++;
                arg++;
                if (o3->op_type != OP_REFGEN && o3->op_type != OP_UNDEF)
-                   bad_type_sv(arg,
+                   bad_type_gv(arg,
                            arg == 1 ? "block or sub {}" : "sub {}",
-                           gv_ename(namegv), 0, o3);
+                           namegv, 0, o3);
                break;
            case '*':
                /* '*' allows any scalar type, including bareword */
@@ -10099,9 +10226,9 @@ Perl_ck_entersub_args_proto(pTHX_ OP *entersubop, GV *namegv, SV *protosv)
                                     OP_READ, /* not entersub */
                                     OP_LVALUE_NO_CROAK
                                    )) goto wrapref;
-                           bad_type_sv(arg, Perl_form(aTHX_ "one of %.*s",
+                           bad_type_gv(arg, Perl_form(aTHX_ "one of %.*s",
                                        (int)(end - p), p),
-                                   gv_ename(namegv), 0, o3);
+                                   namegv, 0, o3);
                        } else
                            goto oops;
                        break;
@@ -10109,13 +10236,13 @@ Perl_ck_entersub_args_proto(pTHX_ OP *entersubop, GV *namegv, SV *protosv)
                        if (o3->op_type == OP_RV2GV)
                            goto wrapref;
                        if (!contextclass)
-                           bad_type_sv(arg, "symbol", gv_ename(namegv), 0, o3);
+                           bad_type_gv(arg, "symbol", namegv, 0, o3);
                        break;
                    case '&':
                        if (o3->op_type == OP_ENTERSUB)
                            goto wrapref;
                        if (!contextclass)
-                           bad_type_sv(arg, "subroutine entry", gv_ename(namegv), 0,
+                           bad_type_gv(arg, "subroutine entry", namegv, 0,
                                    o3);
                        break;
                    case '$':
@@ -10131,7 +10258,7 @@ Perl_ck_entersub_args_proto(pTHX_ OP *entersubop, GV *namegv, SV *protosv)
                                    OP_READ,  /* not entersub */
                                    OP_LVALUE_NO_CROAK
                               )) goto wrapref;
-                           bad_type_sv(arg, "scalar", gv_ename(namegv), 0, o3);
+                           bad_type_gv(arg, "scalar", namegv, 0, o3);
                        }
                        break;
                    case '@':
@@ -10139,14 +10266,14 @@ Perl_ck_entersub_args_proto(pTHX_ OP *entersubop, GV *namegv, SV *protosv)
                                o3->op_type == OP_PADAV)
                            goto wrapref;
                        if (!contextclass)
-                           bad_type_sv(arg, "array", gv_ename(namegv), 0, o3);
+                           bad_type_gv(arg, "array", namegv, 0, o3);
                        break;
                    case '%':
                        if (o3->op_type == OP_RV2HV ||
                                o3->op_type == OP_PADHV)
                            goto wrapref;
                        if (!contextclass)
-                           bad_type_sv(arg, "hash", gv_ename(namegv), 0, o3);
+                           bad_type_gv(arg, "hash", namegv, 0, o3);
                        break;
                    wrapref:
                        {
@@ -10464,6 +10591,21 @@ Perl_ck_subr(pTHX_ OP *o)
        Perl_call_checker ckfun;
        SV *ckobj;
        cv_get_call_checker(cv, &ckfun, &ckobj);
+       if (!namegv) { /* expletive! */
+           /* XXX The call checker API is public.  And it guarantees that
+                  a GV will be provided with the right name.  So we have
+                  to create a GV.  But it is still not correct, as its
+                  stringification will include the package.  What we
+                  really need is a new call checker API that accepts a
+                  GV or string (or GV or CV). */
+           HEK * const hek = CvNAME_HEK(cv);
+           /* After a syntax error in a lexical sub, the cv that
+              rv2cv_op_cv returns may be a nameless stub. */
+           if (!hek) return ck_entersub_args_list(o);;
+           namegv = (GV *)sv_newmortal();
+           gv_init_pvn(namegv, PL_curstash, HEK_KEY(hek), HEK_LEN(hek),
+                       SVf_UTF8 * !!HEK_UTF8(hek));
+       }
        return ckfun(aTHX_ o, namegv, ckobj);
     }
 }
@@ -10473,7 +10615,7 @@ Perl_ck_svconst(pTHX_ OP *o)
 {
     PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_CK_SVCONST;
     PERL_UNUSED_CONTEXT;
-    SvREADONLY_on(cSVOPo->op_sv);
+    if (!SvIsCOW(cSVOPo->op_sv)) SvREADONLY_on(cSVOPo->op_sv);
     return o;
 }
 
@@ -10609,9 +10751,11 @@ Perl_ck_length(pTHX_ OP *o)
                     name, hash ? "keys " : "", name
                 );
             else if (hash)
+     /* diag_listed_as: length() used on %s (did you mean "scalar(%s)"?) */
                 Perl_warner(aTHX_ packWARN(WARN_SYNTAX),
                     "length() used on %%hash (did you mean \"scalar(keys %%hash)\"?)");
             else
+     /* diag_listed_as: length() used on %s (did you mean "scalar(%s)"?) */
                 Perl_warner(aTHX_ packWARN(WARN_SYNTAX),
                     "length() used on @array (did you mean \"scalar(@array)\"?)");
         }
@@ -10720,10 +10864,11 @@ S_inplace_aassign(pTHX_ OP *o) {
  * peep() is called */
 
 void
-Perl_rpeep(pTHX_ register OP *o)
+Perl_rpeep(pTHX_ OP *o)
 {
     dVAR;
     OP* oldop = NULL;
+    OP* oldoldop = NULL;
     OP* defer_queue[MAX_DEFERRED]; /* small queue of deferred branches */
     int defer_base = 0;
     int defer_ix = -1;
@@ -10848,6 +10993,247 @@ Perl_rpeep(pTHX_ register OP *o)
            }
            break;
 
+        case OP_PUSHMARK:
+
+            /* Convert a series of PAD ops for my vars plus support into a
+             * single padrange op. Basically
+             *
+             *    pushmark -> pad[ahs]v -> pad[ahs]?v -> ... -> (list) -> rest
+             *
+             * becomes, depending on circumstances, one of
+             *
+             *    padrange  ----------------------------------> (list) -> rest
+             *    padrange  --------------------------------------------> rest
+             *
+             * where all the pad indexes are sequential and of the same type
+             * (INTRO or not).
+             * We convert the pushmark into a padrange op, then skip
+             * any other pad ops, and possibly some trailing ops.
+             * Note that we don't null() the skipped ops, to make it
+             * easier for Deparse to undo this optimisation (and none of
+             * the skipped ops are holding any resourses). It also makes
+             * it easier for find_uninit_var(), as it can just ignore
+             * padrange, and examine the original pad ops.
+             */
+        {
+            OP *p;
+            OP *followop = NULL; /* the op that will follow the padrange op */
+            U8 count = 0;
+            U8 intro = 0;
+            PADOFFSET base = 0; /* init only to stop compiler whining */
+            U8 gimme       = 0; /* init only to stop compiler whining */
+            bool defav = 0;  /* seen (...) = @_ */
+            bool reuse = 0;  /* reuse an existing padrange op */
+
+            /* look for a pushmark -> gv[_] -> rv2av */
+
+            {
+                GV *gv;
+                OP *rv2av, *q;
+                p = o->op_next;
+                if (   p->op_type == OP_GV
+                    && (gv = cGVOPx_gv(p))
+                    && GvNAMELEN_get(gv) == 1
+                    && *GvNAME_get(gv) == '_'
+                    && GvSTASH(gv) == PL_defstash
+                    && (rv2av = p->op_next)
+                    && rv2av->op_type == OP_RV2AV
+                    && !(rv2av->op_flags & OPf_REF)
+                    && !(rv2av->op_private & (OPpLVAL_INTRO|OPpMAYBE_LVSUB))
+                    && ((rv2av->op_flags & OPf_WANT) == OPf_WANT_LIST)
+                    && o->op_sibling == rv2av /* these two for Deparse */
+                    && cUNOPx(rv2av)->op_first == p
+                ) {
+                    q = rv2av->op_next;
+                    if (q->op_type == OP_NULL)
+                        q = q->op_next;
+                    if (q->op_type == OP_PUSHMARK) {
+                        defav = 1;
+                        p = q;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if (!defav) {
+                /* To allow Deparse to pessimise this, it needs to be able
+                 * to restore the pushmark's original op_next, which it
+                 * will assume to be the same as op_sibling. */
+                if (o->op_next != o->op_sibling)
+                    break;
+                p = o;
+            }
+
+            /* scan for PAD ops */
+
+            for (p = p->op_next; p; p = p->op_next) {
+                if (p->op_type == OP_NULL)
+                    continue;
+
+                if ((     p->op_type != OP_PADSV
+                       && p->op_type != OP_PADAV
+                       && p->op_type != OP_PADHV
+                    )
+                      /* any private flag other than INTRO? e.g. STATE */
+                   || (p->op_private & ~OPpLVAL_INTRO)
+                )
+                    break;
+
+                /* let $a[N] potentially be optimised into ALEMFAST_LEX
+                 * instead */
+                if (   p->op_type == OP_PADAV
+                    && p->op_next
+                    && p->op_next->op_type == OP_CONST
+                    && p->op_next->op_next
+                    && p->op_next->op_next->op_type == OP_AELEM
+                )
+                    break;
+
+                /* for 1st padop, note what type it is and the range
+                 * start; for the others, check that it's the same type
+                 * and that the targs are contiguous */
+                if (count == 0) {
+                    intro = (p->op_private & OPpLVAL_INTRO);
+                    base = p->op_targ;
+                    gimme = (p->op_flags & OPf_WANT);
+                }
+                else {
+                    if ((p->op_private & OPpLVAL_INTRO) != intro)
+                        break;
+                    /* Note that you'd normally  expect targs to be
+                     * contiguous in my($a,$b,$c), but that's not the case
+                     * when external modules start doing things, e.g.
+                     i* Function::Parameters */
+                    if (p->op_targ != base + count)
+                        break;
+                    assert(p->op_targ == base + count);
+                    /* all the padops should be in the same context */
+                    if (gimme != (p->op_flags & OPf_WANT))
+                        break;
+                }
+
+                /* for AV, HV, only when we're not flattening */
+                if (   p->op_type != OP_PADSV
+                    && gimme != OPf_WANT_VOID
+                    && !(p->op_flags & OPf_REF)
+                )
+                    break;
+
+                if (count >= OPpPADRANGE_COUNTMASK)
+                    break;
+
+                /* there's a biggest base we can fit into a
+                 * SAVEt_CLEARPADRANGE in pp_padrange */
+                if (intro && base >
+                        (UV_MAX >> (OPpPADRANGE_COUNTSHIFT+SAVE_TIGHT_SHIFT)))
+                    break;
+
+                /* Success! We've got another valid pad op to optimise away */
+                count++;
+                followop = p->op_next;
+            }
+
+            if (count < 1)
+                break;
+
+            /* pp_padrange in specifically compile-time void context
+             * skips pushing a mark and lexicals; in all other contexts
+             * (including unknown till runtime) it pushes a mark and the
+             * lexicals. We must be very careful then, that the ops we
+             * optimise away would have exactly the same effect as the
+             * padrange.
+             * In particular in void context, we can only optimise to
+             * a padrange if see see the complete sequence
+             *     pushmark, pad*v, ...., list, nextstate
+             * which has the net effect of of leaving the stack empty
+             * (for now we leave the nextstate in the execution chain, for
+             * its other side-effects).
+             */
+            assert(followop);
+            if (gimme == OPf_WANT_VOID) {
+                if (followop->op_type == OP_LIST
+                        && gimme == (followop->op_flags & OPf_WANT)
+                        && (   followop->op_next->op_type == OP_NEXTSTATE
+                            || followop->op_next->op_type == OP_DBSTATE))
+                {
+                    followop = followop->op_next; /* skip OP_LIST */
+
+                    /* consolidate two successive my(...);'s */
+
+                    if (   oldoldop
+                        && oldoldop->op_type == OP_PADRANGE
+                        && (oldoldop->op_flags & OPf_WANT) == OPf_WANT_VOID
+                        && (oldoldop->op_private & OPpLVAL_INTRO) == intro
+                        && !(oldoldop->op_flags & OPf_SPECIAL)
+                    ) {
+                        U8 old_count;
+                        assert(oldoldop->op_next == oldop);
+                        assert(   oldop->op_type == OP_NEXTSTATE
+                               || oldop->op_type == OP_DBSTATE);
+                        assert(oldop->op_next == o);
+
+                        old_count
+                            = (oldoldop->op_private & OPpPADRANGE_COUNTMASK);
+                        assert(oldoldop->op_targ + old_count == base);
+
+                        if (old_count < OPpPADRANGE_COUNTMASK - count) {
+                            base = oldoldop->op_targ;
+                            count += old_count;
+                            reuse = 1;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    /* if there's any immediately following singleton
+                     * my var's; then swallow them and the associated
+                     * nextstates; i.e.
+                     *    my ($a,$b); my $c; my $d;
+                     * is treated as
+                     *    my ($a,$b,$c,$d);
+                     */
+
+                    while (    ((p = followop->op_next))
+                            && (  p->op_type == OP_PADSV
+                               || p->op_type == OP_PADAV
+                               || p->op_type == OP_PADHV)
+                            && (p->op_flags & OPf_WANT) == OPf_WANT_VOID
+                            && (p->op_private & OPpLVAL_INTRO) == intro
+                            && p->op_next
+                            && (   p->op_next->op_type == OP_NEXTSTATE
+                                || p->op_next->op_type == OP_DBSTATE)
+                            && count < OPpPADRANGE_COUNTMASK
+                    ) {
+                        assert(base + count == p->op_targ);
+                        count++;
+                        followop = p->op_next;
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                    break;
+            }
+
+            if (reuse) {
+                assert(oldoldop->op_type == OP_PADRANGE);
+                oldoldop->op_next = followop;
+                oldoldop->op_private = (intro | count);
+                o = oldoldop;
+                oldop = NULL;
+                oldoldop = NULL;
+            }
+            else {
+                /* Convert the pushmark into a padrange.
+                 * To make Deparse easier, we guarantee that a padrange was
+                 * *always* formerly a pushmark */
+                assert(o->op_type == OP_PUSHMARK);
+                o->op_next = followop;
+                o->op_type = OP_PADRANGE;
+                o->op_ppaddr = PL_ppaddr[OP_PADRANGE];
+                o->op_targ = base;
+                /* bit 7: INTRO; bit 6..0: count */
+                o->op_private = (intro | count);
+                o->op_flags = ((o->op_flags & ~(OPf_WANT|OPf_SPECIAL))
+                                    | gimme | (defav ? OPf_SPECIAL : 0));
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+
        case OP_PADAV:
        case OP_GV:
            if (o->op_type == OP_PADAV || o->op_next->op_type == OP_RV2AV) {
@@ -11204,13 +11590,14 @@ Perl_rpeep(pTHX_ register OP *o)
        }
            
        }
+       oldoldop = oldop;
        oldop = o;
     }
     LEAVE;
 }
 
 void
-Perl_peep(pTHX_ register OP *o)
+Perl_peep(pTHX_ OP *o)
 {
     CALL_RPEEP(o);
 }