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migrate CURLY/PLUS/STAR branch in regmatch() to new FSM-esque paradigm
[perl5.git] / regexec.c
index 284fe7e..6b2270a 100644 (file)
--- a/regexec.c
+++ b/regexec.c
 */
 
 #ifdef PERL_EXT_RE_BUILD
-/* need to replace pregcomp et al, so enable that */
-#  ifndef PERL_IN_XSUB_RE
-#    define PERL_IN_XSUB_RE
-#  endif
-/* need access to debugger hooks */
-#  if defined(PERL_EXT_RE_DEBUG) && !defined(DEBUGGING)
-#    define DEBUGGING
-#  endif
-#endif
-
-#ifdef PERL_IN_XSUB_RE
-/* We *really* need to overwrite these symbols: */
-#  define Perl_regexec_flags my_regexec
-#  define Perl_regdump my_regdump
-#  define Perl_regprop my_regprop
-#  define Perl_re_intuit_start my_re_intuit_start
-/* *These* symbols are masked to allow static link. */
-#  define Perl_pregexec my_pregexec
-#  define Perl_reginitcolors my_reginitcolors
-#  define Perl_regclass_swash my_regclass_swash
-
-#  define PERL_NO_GET_CONTEXT
+#include "re_top.h"
 #endif
 
 /*
 #define PERL_IN_REGEXEC_C
 #include "perl.h"
 
-#include "regcomp.h"
+#ifdef PERL_IN_XSUB_RE
+#  include "re_comp.h"
+#else
+#  include "regcomp.h"
+#endif
 
 #define RF_tainted     1               /* tainted information used? */
 #define RF_warned      2               /* warned about big count? */
 #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 HOPc(pos,off) ((char *)(PL_reg_match_utf8 \
+#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*)(pos + off))
+#define HOPBACKc(pos, off) \
+       (char*)(PL_reg_match_utf8\
+           ? reghopmaybe3((U8*)pos, -off, (U8*)PL_bostr) \
+           : (pos - off >= PL_bostr)           \
+               ? (U8*)pos - off                \
+               : NULL)
 
-#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 HOP3c(pos,off,lim) ((char*)HOP3(pos,off,lim))
 
 #define LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_SPACE() LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(space," ")
 #define LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_MARK()  LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS(mark, "\xcd\x86")
 
+/* TODO: Combine JUMPABLE and HAS_TEXT to cache OP(rn) */
+
 /* for use after a quantifier and before an EXACT-like node -- japhy */
 #define JUMPABLE(rn) ( \
     OP(rn) == OPEN || OP(rn) == CLOSE || OP(rn) == EVAL || \
     OP(rn) == SUSPEND || OP(rn) == IFMATCH || \
     OP(rn) == PLUS || OP(rn) == MINMOD || \
-    (PL_regkind[(U8)OP(rn)] == CURLY && ARG1(rn) > 0) \
+    (PL_regkind[OP(rn)] == CURLY && ARG1(rn) > 0) \
 )
 
 #define HAS_TEXT(rn) ( \
-    PL_regkind[(U8)OP(rn)] == EXACT || PL_regkind[(U8)OP(rn)] == REF \
+    PL_regkind[OP(rn)] == EXACT || PL_regkind[OP(rn)] == REF \
 )
 
 /*
   follow but for lookbehind (rn->flags != 0) we skip to the next step.
 */
 #define FIND_NEXT_IMPT(rn) STMT_START { \
-    while (JUMPABLE(rn)) \
-       if (OP(rn) == SUSPEND || PL_regkind[(U8)OP(rn)] == CURLY) \
+    while (JUMPABLE(rn)) { \
+       const OPCODE type = OP(rn); \
+       if (type == SUSPEND || PL_regkind[type] == CURLY) \
            rn = NEXTOPER(NEXTOPER(rn)); \
-       else if (OP(rn) == PLUS) \
+       else if (type == PLUS) \
            rn = NEXTOPER(rn); \
-       else if (OP(rn) == IFMATCH) \
+       else if (type == IFMATCH) \
            rn = (rn->flags == 0) ? NEXTOPER(NEXTOPER(rn)) : rn + ARG(rn); \
        else rn += NEXT_OFF(rn); \
+    } \
 } STMT_END 
 
 static void restore_pos(pTHX_ void *arg);
@@ -175,6 +161,7 @@ S_regcppush(pTHX_ I32 parenfloor)
 #define REGCP_PAREN_ELEMS 4
     const int paren_elems_to_push = (PL_regsize - parenfloor) * REGCP_PAREN_ELEMS;
     int p;
+    GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
 
     if (paren_elems_to_push < 0)
        Perl_croak(aTHX_ "panic: paren_elems_to_push < 0");
@@ -187,6 +174,12 @@ S_regcppush(pTHX_ I32 parenfloor)
        SSPUSHINT(PL_regstartp[p]);
        SSPUSHPTR(PL_reg_start_tmp[p]);
        SSPUSHINT(p);
+       DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
+         "     saving \\%"UVuf" %"IVdf"(%"IVdf")..%"IVdf"\n",
+                     (UV)p, (IV)PL_regstartp[p],
+                     (IV)(PL_reg_start_tmp[p] - PL_bostr),
+                     (IV)PL_regendp[p]
+       ));
     }
 /* REGCP_OTHER_ELEMS are pushed in any case, parentheses or no. */
     SSPUSHINT(PL_regsize);
@@ -250,7 +243,7 @@ S_regcppop(pTHX_ const regexp *rex)
        );
     }
     DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
-       if ((I32)(*PL_reglastparen + 1) <= rex->nparens) {
+       if (*PL_reglastparen + 1 <= rex->nparens) {
            PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
                          "     restoring \\%"IVdf"..\\%"IVdf" to undef\n",
                          (IV)(*PL_reglastparen + 1), (IV)rex->nparens);
@@ -267,7 +260,7 @@ S_regcppop(pTHX_ const regexp *rex)
      * building DynaLoader will fail:
      * "Error: '*' not in typemap in DynaLoader.xs, line 164"
      * --jhi */
-    for (i = *PL_reglastparen + 1; i <= rex->nparens; i++) {
+    for (i = *PL_reglastparen + 1; (U32)i <= rex->nparens; i++) {
        if (i > PL_regsize)
            PL_regstartp[i] = -1;
        PL_regendp[i] = -1;
@@ -278,27 +271,11 @@ S_regcppop(pTHX_ const regexp *rex)
 
 #define regcpblow(cp) LEAVE_SCOPE(cp)  /* Ignores regcppush()ed data. */
 
-#define TRYPAREN(paren, n, input, where) {                     \
-    if (paren) {                                               \
-       if (n) {                                                \
-           PL_regstartp[paren] = HOPc(input, -1) - PL_bostr;   \
-           PL_regendp[paren] = input - PL_bostr;               \
-       }                                                       \
-       else                                                    \
-           PL_regendp[paren] = -1;                             \
-    }                                                          \
-    REGMATCH(next, where);                                     \
-    if (result)                                                        \
-       sayYES;                                                 \
-    if (paren && n)                                            \
-       PL_regendp[paren] = -1;                                 \
-}
-
-
 /*
  * pregexec and friends
  */
 
+#ifndef PERL_IN_XSUB_RE
 /*
  - pregexec - match a regexp against a string
  */
@@ -314,7 +291,7 @@ Perl_pregexec(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *stren
        regexec_flags(prog, stringarg, strend, strbeg, minend, screamer, NULL,
                      nosave ? 0 : REXEC_COPY_STR);
 }
-
+#endif
 
 /*
  * Need to implement the following flags for reg_anch:
@@ -399,7 +376,7 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
                         sv_uni_display(dsv, sv, 60, UNI_DISPLAY_REGEX) :
                         strpos;
         const int   len = PL_reg_match_utf8 ?
-                        strlen(s) : strend - strpos;
+                        (int)strlen(s) : strend - strpos;
         if (!PL_colorset)
              reginitcolors();
         if (PL_reg_match_utf8)
@@ -582,15 +559,15 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
            {
                char * const last = HOP3c(s, -start_shift, strbeg);
                char *last1, *last2;
-               char *s1 = s;
+               char * const saved_s = s;
                SV* must;
 
                t = s - prog->check_offset_max;
                if (s - strpos > prog->check_offset_max  /* signed-corrected t > strpos */
                    && (!do_utf8
-                       || ((t = reghopmaybe3_c(s, -(prog->check_offset_max), strpos))
+                       || ((t = (char*)reghopmaybe3((U8*)s, -(prog->check_offset_max), (U8*)strpos))
                            && t > strpos)))
-                   /* EMPTY */;
+                   NOOP;
                else
                    t = strpos;
                t = HOP3c(t, prog->anchored_offset, strend);
@@ -630,7 +607,7 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
                    }
                    DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
                        ", trying floating at offset %ld...\n",
-                       (long)(HOP3c(s1, 1, strend) - i_strpos)));
+                       (long)(HOP3c(saved_s, 1, strend) - i_strpos)));
                    other_last = HOP3c(last1, prog->anchored_offset+1, strend);
                    s = HOP3c(last, 1, strend);
                    goto restart;
@@ -640,7 +617,7 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
                          (long)(s - i_strpos)));
                    t = HOP3c(s, -prog->anchored_offset, strbeg);
                    other_last = HOP3c(s, 1, strend);
-                   s = s1;
+                   s = saved_s;
                    if (t == strpos)
                        goto try_at_start;
                    goto try_at_offset;
@@ -649,7 +626,7 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
        }
        else {          /* Take into account the floating substring. */
            char *last, *last1;
-           char *s1 = s;
+           char * const saved_s = s;
            SV* must;
 
            t = HOP3c(s, -start_shift, strbeg);
@@ -688,7 +665,7 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
                }
                DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
                    ", trying anchored starting at offset %ld...\n",
-                   (long)(s1 + 1 - i_strpos)));
+                   (long)(saved_s + 1 - i_strpos)));
                other_last = last;
                s = HOP3c(t, 1, strend);
                goto restart;
@@ -697,7 +674,7 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
                DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, " at offset %ld...\n",
                      (long)(s - i_strpos)));
                other_last = s; /* Fix this later. --Hugo */
-               s = s1;
+               s = saved_s;
                if (t == strpos)
                    goto try_at_start;
                goto try_at_offset;
@@ -708,7 +685,7 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
     t = s - prog->check_offset_max;
     if (s - strpos > prog->check_offset_max  /* signed-corrected t > strpos */
         && (!do_utf8
-           || ((t = reghopmaybe3_c(s, -prog->check_offset_max, strpos))
+           || ((t = (char*)reghopmaybe3((U8*)s, -prog->check_offset_max, (U8*)strpos))
                 && t > strpos))) {
        /* Fixed substring is found far enough so that the match
           cannot start at strpos. */
@@ -818,7 +795,7 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
 
     /* Last resort... */
     /* XXXX BmUSEFUL already changed, maybe multiple change is meaningful... */
-    if (prog->regstclass) {
+    if (prog->regstclass && OP(prog->regstclass)!=TRIE) {
        /* minlen == 0 is possible if regstclass is \b or \B,
           and the fixed substr is ''$.
           Since minlen is already taken into account, s+1 is before strend;
@@ -828,18 +805,19 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
        /* If regstclass takes bytelength more than 1: If charlength==1, OK.
           This leaves EXACTF only, which is dealt with in find_byclass().  */
         const U8* const str = (U8*)STRING(prog->regstclass);
-        const int cl_l = (PL_regkind[(U8)OP(prog->regstclass)] == EXACT
+        const int cl_l = (PL_regkind[OP(prog->regstclass)] == EXACT
                    ? CHR_DIST(str+STR_LEN(prog->regstclass), str)
                    : 1);
-       const char * const endpos = (prog->anchored_substr || prog->anchored_utf8 || ml_anch)
+       const char * 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);
-
+        /*if (OP(prog->regstclass) == TRIE)
+            endpos++;*/
        t = s;
-        s = find_byclass(prog, prog->regstclass, s, endpos, 1);
+        s = find_byclass(prog, prog->regstclass, s, endpos, NULL);
        if (!s) {
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
            const char *what = NULL;
@@ -931,8 +909,13 @@ Perl_re_intuit_start(pTHX_ regexp *prog, SV *sv, char *strpos,
 }
 
 /* We know what class REx starts with.  Try to find this position... */
+/* if reginfo is NULL, its a dryrun */
+/* annoyingly all the vars in this routine have different names from their counterparts
+   in regmatch. /grrr */
+
 STATIC char *
-S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *strend, I32 norun)
+S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, 
+    const char *strend, const regmatch_info *reginfo)
 {
        dVAR;
        const I32 doevery = (prog->reganch & ROPT_SKIP) == 0;
@@ -955,7 +938,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
                          !UTF8_IS_INVARIANT((U8)s[0]) ?
                          reginclass(prog, c, (U8*)s, 0, do_utf8) :
                          REGINCLASS(prog, c, (U8*)s)) {
-                          if (tmp && (norun || regtry(prog, s)))
+                          if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                                goto got_it;
                           else
                                tmp = doevery;
@@ -974,7 +957,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
                           /* The assignment of 2 is intentional:
                            * for the folded sharp s, the skip is 2. */
                           (skip = SHARP_S_SKIP))) {
-                          if (tmp && (norun || regtry(prog, s)))
+                          if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                                goto got_it;
                           else
                                tmp = doevery;
@@ -987,7 +970,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
            break;
        case CANY:
            while (s < strend) {
-               if (tmp && (norun || regtry(prog, s)))
+               if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                    goto got_it;
                else
                    tmp = doevery;
@@ -1032,7 +1015,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
          do_exactf:
            e = HOP3c(strend, -((I32)lnc), s);
 
-           if (norun && e < s)
+           if (!reginfo && e < s)
                e = s;                  /* Due to minlen logic of intuit() */
 
            /* The idea in the EXACTF* cases is to first find the
@@ -1059,9 +1042,9 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
                                           uniflags);
                        if ( c == c1
                             && (ln == len ||
-                                ibcmp_utf8(s, (char **)0, 0,  do_utf8,
-                                           m, (char **)0, ln, (bool)UTF))
-                            && (norun || regtry(prog, s)) )
+                                ibcmp_utf8(s, NULL, 0,  do_utf8,
+                                           m, NULL, ln, (bool)UTF))
+                            && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)) )
                            goto got_it;
                        else {
                             U8 foldbuf[UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE+1];
@@ -1071,10 +1054,10 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
                                  && (f == c1 || f == c2)
                                  && (ln == foldlen ||
                                      !ibcmp_utf8((char *) foldbuf,
-                                                 (char **)0, foldlen, do_utf8,
+                                                 NULL, foldlen, do_utf8,
                                                  m,
-                                                 (char **)0, ln, (bool)UTF))
-                                 && (norun || regtry(prog, s)) )
+                                                 NULL, ln, (bool)UTF))
+                                 && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)) )
                                  goto got_it;
                        }
                        s += len;
@@ -1098,9 +1081,9 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
 
                        if ( (c == c1 || c == c2)
                             && (ln == len ||
-                                ibcmp_utf8(s, (char **)0, 0,  do_utf8,
-                                           m, (char **)0, ln, (bool)UTF))
-                            && (norun || regtry(prog, s)) )
+                                ibcmp_utf8(s, NULL, 0,  do_utf8,
+                                           m, NULL, ln, (bool)UTF))
+                            && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)) )
                            goto got_it;
                        else {
                             U8 foldbuf[UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE+1];
@@ -1110,10 +1093,10 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
                                  && (f == c1 || f == c2)
                                  && (ln == foldlen ||
                                      !ibcmp_utf8((char *) foldbuf,
-                                                 (char **)0, foldlen, do_utf8,
+                                                 NULL, foldlen, do_utf8,
                                                  m,
-                                                 (char **)0, ln, (bool)UTF))
-                                 && (norun || regtry(prog, s)) )
+                                                 NULL, ln, (bool)UTF))
+                                 && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)) )
                                  goto got_it;
                        }
                        s += len;
@@ -1127,7 +1110,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
                             && (ln == 1 || !(OP(c) == EXACTF
                                              ? ibcmp(s, m, ln)
                                              : ibcmp_locale(s, m, ln)))
-                            && (norun || regtry(prog, s)) )
+                            && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)) )
                            goto got_it;
                        s++;
                    }
@@ -1137,7 +1120,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
                             && (ln == 1 || !(OP(c) == EXACTF
                                              ? ibcmp(s, m, ln)
                                              : ibcmp_locale(s, m, ln)))
-                            && (norun || regtry(prog, s)) )
+                            && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)) )
                            goto got_it;
                        s++;
                    }
@@ -1159,11 +1142,11 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
                LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_ALNUM();
                while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
                    if (tmp == !(OP(c) == BOUND ?
-                                swash_fetch(PL_utf8_alnum, (U8*)s, do_utf8) :
+                                (bool)swash_fetch(PL_utf8_alnum, (U8*)s, do_utf8) :
                                 isALNUM_LC_utf8((U8*)s)))
                    {
                        tmp = !tmp;
-                       if ((norun || regtry(prog, s)))
+                       if ((!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                            goto got_it;
                    }
                    s += uskip;
@@ -1176,13 +1159,13 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
                    if (tmp ==
                        !(OP(c) == BOUND ? isALNUM(*s) : isALNUM_LC(*s))) {
                        tmp = !tmp;
-                       if ((norun || regtry(prog, s)))
+                       if ((!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                            goto got_it;
                    }
                    s++;
                }
            }
-           if ((!prog->minlen && tmp) && (norun || regtry(prog, s)))
+           if ((!prog->minlen && tmp) && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                goto got_it;
            break;
        case NBOUNDL:
@@ -1201,10 +1184,10 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
                LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_ALNUM();
                while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
                    if (tmp == !(OP(c) == NBOUND ?
-                                swash_fetch(PL_utf8_alnum, (U8*)s, do_utf8) :
+                                (bool)swash_fetch(PL_utf8_alnum, (U8*)s, do_utf8) :
                                 isALNUM_LC_utf8((U8*)s)))
                        tmp = !tmp;
-                   else if ((norun || regtry(prog, s)))
+                   else if ((!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                        goto got_it;
                    s += uskip;
                }
@@ -1217,12 +1200,12 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
                    if (tmp ==
                        !(OP(c) == NBOUND ? isALNUM(*s) : isALNUM_LC(*s)))
                        tmp = !tmp;
-                   else if ((norun || regtry(prog, s)))
+                   else if ((!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                        goto got_it;
                    s++;
                }
            }
-           if ((!prog->minlen && !tmp) && (norun || regtry(prog, s)))
+           if ((!prog->minlen && !tmp) && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                goto got_it;
            break;
        case ALNUM:
@@ -1230,7 +1213,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
                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)))
+                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                            goto got_it;
                        else
                            tmp = doevery;
@@ -1243,7 +1226,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
            else {
                while (s < strend) {
                    if (isALNUM(*s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (norun || regtry(prog, s)))
+                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                            goto got_it;
                        else
                            tmp = doevery;
@@ -1259,7 +1242,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
            if (do_utf8) {
                while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
                    if (isALNUM_LC_utf8((U8*)s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (norun || regtry(prog, s)))
+                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                            goto got_it;
                        else
                            tmp = doevery;
@@ -1272,7 +1255,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
            else {
                while (s < strend) {
                    if (isALNUM_LC(*s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (norun || regtry(prog, s)))
+                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                            goto got_it;
                        else
                            tmp = doevery;
@@ -1288,7 +1271,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
                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)))
+                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                            goto got_it;
                        else
                            tmp = doevery;
@@ -1301,7 +1284,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
            else {
                while (s < strend) {
                    if (!isALNUM(*s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (norun || regtry(prog, s)))
+                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                            goto got_it;
                        else
                            tmp = doevery;
@@ -1317,7 +1300,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
            if (do_utf8) {
                while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
                    if (!isALNUM_LC_utf8((U8*)s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (norun || regtry(prog, s)))
+                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                            goto got_it;
                        else
                            tmp = doevery;
@@ -1330,7 +1313,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
            else {
                while (s < strend) {
                    if (!isALNUM_LC(*s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (norun || regtry(prog, s)))
+                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                            goto got_it;
                        else
                            tmp = doevery;
@@ -1346,7 +1329,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
                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)))
+                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                            goto got_it;
                        else
                            tmp = doevery;
@@ -1359,7 +1342,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
            else {
                while (s < strend) {
                    if (isSPACE(*s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (norun || regtry(prog, s)))
+                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                            goto got_it;
                        else
                            tmp = doevery;
@@ -1375,7 +1358,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
            if (do_utf8) {
                while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
                    if (*s == ' ' || isSPACE_LC_utf8((U8*)s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (norun || regtry(prog, s)))
+                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                            goto got_it;
                        else
                            tmp = doevery;
@@ -1388,7 +1371,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
            else {
                while (s < strend) {
                    if (isSPACE_LC(*s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (norun || regtry(prog, s)))
+                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                            goto got_it;
                        else
                            tmp = doevery;
@@ -1404,7 +1387,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
                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)))
+                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                            goto got_it;
                        else
                            tmp = doevery;
@@ -1417,7 +1400,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
            else {
                while (s < strend) {
                    if (!isSPACE(*s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (norun || regtry(prog, s)))
+                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                            goto got_it;
                        else
                            tmp = doevery;
@@ -1433,7 +1416,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
            if (do_utf8) {
                while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
                    if (!(*s == ' ' || isSPACE_LC_utf8((U8*)s))) {
-                       if (tmp && (norun || regtry(prog, s)))
+                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                            goto got_it;
                        else
                            tmp = doevery;
@@ -1446,7 +1429,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
            else {
                while (s < strend) {
                    if (!isSPACE_LC(*s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (norun || regtry(prog, s)))
+                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                            goto got_it;
                        else
                            tmp = doevery;
@@ -1462,7 +1445,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
                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)))
+                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                            goto got_it;
                        else
                            tmp = doevery;
@@ -1475,7 +1458,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
            else {
                while (s < strend) {
                    if (isDIGIT(*s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (norun || regtry(prog, s)))
+                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                            goto got_it;
                        else
                            tmp = doevery;
@@ -1491,7 +1474,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
            if (do_utf8) {
                while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
                    if (isDIGIT_LC_utf8((U8*)s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (norun || regtry(prog, s)))
+                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                            goto got_it;
                        else
                            tmp = doevery;
@@ -1504,7 +1487,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
            else {
                while (s < strend) {
                    if (isDIGIT_LC(*s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (norun || regtry(prog, s)))
+                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                            goto got_it;
                        else
                            tmp = doevery;
@@ -1520,7 +1503,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
                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)))
+                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                            goto got_it;
                        else
                            tmp = doevery;
@@ -1533,7 +1516,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
            else {
                while (s < strend) {
                    if (!isDIGIT(*s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (norun || regtry(prog, s)))
+                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                            goto got_it;
                        else
                            tmp = doevery;
@@ -1549,7 +1532,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
            if (do_utf8) {
                while (s + (uskip = UTF8SKIP(s)) <= strend) {
                    if (!isDIGIT_LC_utf8((U8*)s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (norun || regtry(prog, s)))
+                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                            goto got_it;
                        else
                            tmp = doevery;
@@ -1562,7 +1545,7 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
            else {
                while (s < strend) {
                    if (!isDIGIT_LC(*s)) {
-                       if (tmp && (norun || regtry(prog, s)))
+                       if (tmp && (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)))
                            goto got_it;
                        else
                            tmp = doevery;
@@ -1573,6 +1556,189 @@ S_find_byclass(pTHX_ regexp * prog, const regnode *c, char *s, const char *stren
                }
            }
            break;
+       case TRIE: 
+           /*Perl_croak(aTHX_ "panic: unknown regstclass TRIE");*/
+           {
+               const enum { trie_plain, trie_utf8, trie_utf8_fold }
+                   trie_type = do_utf8 ?
+                         (c->flags == EXACT ? trie_utf8 : trie_utf8_fold)
+                       : trie_plain;
+                /* what trie are we using right now */
+               reg_ac_data *aho
+                   = (reg_ac_data*)prog->data->data[ ARG( c ) ];
+               reg_trie_data *trie=aho->trie;
+
+               const char *last_start = strend - trie->minlen;
+               const char *real_start = s;
+               STRLEN maxlen = trie->maxlen;
+               SV *sv_points;
+               U8 **points; /* map of where we were in the input string
+                               when reading a given string. For ASCII this
+                               is unnecessary overhead as the relationship
+                               is always 1:1, but for unicode, especially
+                               case folded unicode this is not true. */
+               U8 foldbuf[ UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE + 1 ];
+
+                GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
+
+                /* We can't just allocate points here. We need to wrap it in
+                 * an SV so it gets freed properly if there is a croak while
+                 * running the match */
+                ENTER;
+               SAVETMPS;
+                sv_points=newSV(maxlen * sizeof(U8 *));
+                SvCUR_set(sv_points,
+                    maxlen * sizeof(U8 *));
+                SvPOK_on(sv_points);
+                sv_2mortal(sv_points);
+                points=(U8**)SvPV_nolen(sv_points );
+
+               if (trie->bitmap && trie_type != trie_utf8_fold) {
+                   while (s <= last_start && !TRIE_BITMAP_TEST(trie,*s) ) {
+                       s++;
+                   }
+                }
+
+                while (s <= last_start) {
+                    const U32 uniflags = UTF8_ALLOW_DEFAULT;
+                    U8 *uc = (U8*)s;
+                    U16 charid = 0;
+                    U32 base = 1;
+                    U32 state = 1;
+                    UV uvc = 0;
+                    STRLEN len = 0;
+                    STRLEN foldlen = 0;
+                    U8 *uscan = (U8*)NULL;
+                    U8 *leftmost = NULL;
+
+                    U32 pointpos = 0;
+
+                    while ( state && uc <= (U8*)strend ) {
+                        int failed=0;
+                        if (aho->states[ state ].wordnum) {
+                            U8 *lpos= points[ (pointpos - trie->wordlen[aho->states[ state ].wordnum-1] ) % maxlen ];
+                            if (!leftmost || lpos < leftmost)
+                                leftmost= lpos;
+                            if (base==0) break;
+                        }
+                        points[pointpos++ % maxlen]= uc;
+                        switch (trie_type) {
+                        case trie_utf8_fold:
+                            if ( foldlen>0 ) {
+                                uvc = utf8n_to_uvuni( uscan, UTF8_MAXLEN, &len, uniflags );
+                                foldlen -= len;
+                                uscan += len;
+                                len=0;
+                            } else {
+                                uvc = utf8n_to_uvuni( (U8*)uc, UTF8_MAXLEN, &len, uniflags );
+                                uvc = to_uni_fold( uvc, foldbuf, &foldlen );
+                                foldlen -= UNISKIP( uvc );
+                                uscan = foldbuf + UNISKIP( uvc );
+                            }
+                            break;
+                        case trie_utf8:
+                            uvc = utf8n_to_uvuni( (U8*)uc, UTF8_MAXLEN,
+                                                        &len, uniflags );
+                            break;
+                        case trie_plain:
+                            uvc = (UV)*uc;
+                            len = 1;
+                        }
+
+                        if (uvc < 256) {
+                            charid = trie->charmap[ uvc ];
+                        }
+                        else {
+                            charid = 0;
+                            if (trie->widecharmap) {
+                                SV** const svpp = hv_fetch(trie->widecharmap,
+                                    (char*)&uvc, sizeof(UV), 0);
+                                if (svpp)
+                                    charid = (U16)SvIV(*svpp);
+                            }
+                        }
+                        DEBUG_TRIE_EXECUTE_r(
+                            PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
+                                "Pos: %d Charid:%3x CV:%4"UVxf" ",
+                                (int)((const char*)uc - real_start), charid, uvc)
+                        );
+                        uc += len;
+
+                        do {
+                            U32 word = aho->states[ state ].wordnum;
+                            base = aho->states[ state ].trans.base;
+
+                            DEBUG_TRIE_EXECUTE_r(
+                                PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,
+                                    "%sState: %4"UVxf", Base: 0x%-4"UVxf" uvc=%"UVxf" word=%"UVxf"\n",
+                                    failed ? "Fail transition to " : "",
+                                    state, base, uvc, word)
+                            );
+                            if ( base ) {
+                                U32 tmp;
+                                if (charid &&
+                                     (base + charid > trie->uniquecharcount )
+                                     && (base + charid - 1 - trie->uniquecharcount
+                                            < trie->lasttrans)
+                                     && trie->trans[base + charid - 1 -
+                                            trie->uniquecharcount].check == state
+                                     && (tmp=trie->trans[base + charid - 1 -
+                                        trie->uniquecharcount ].next))
+                                {
+                                    state = tmp;
+                                    break;
+                                }
+                                else {
+                                    failed++;
+                                    if ( state == 1 )
+                                        break;
+                                    else
+                                        state = aho->fail[state];
+                                }
+                            }
+                            else {
+                                /* we must be accepting here */
+                                failed++;
+                                break;
+                            }
+                        } while(state);
+                        if (failed) {
+                            if (leftmost)
+                                break;
+                            else if (!charid && trie->bitmap && trie_type != trie_utf8_fold) {
+                                while ( uc <= (U8*)last_start  && !TRIE_BITMAP_TEST(trie,*uc) ) {
+                                    uc++;
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if ( aho->states[ state ].wordnum ) {
+                        U8 *lpos = points[ (pointpos - trie->wordlen[aho->states[ state ].wordnum-1]) % maxlen ];
+                        if (!leftmost || lpos < leftmost)
+                            leftmost = lpos;
+                    }
+                    DEBUG_TRIE_EXECUTE_r(
+                        PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,
+                            "%sState: %4"UVxf", Base: 0x%-4"UVxf" uvc=%"UVxf"\n",
+                            "All done: ",
+                            state, base, uvc)
+                    );
+                    if (leftmost) {
+                        s = (char*)leftmost;
+                        if (!reginfo || regtry(reginfo, s)) {
+                            FREETMPS;
+                           LEAVE;
+                            goto got_it;
+                        }
+                        s = HOPc(s,1);
+                    } else {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                FREETMPS;
+                LEAVE;
+           }
+           break;
        default:
            Perl_croak(aTHX_ "panic: unknown regstclass %d", (int)OP(c));
            break;
@@ -1603,13 +1769,14 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
     I32 end_shift = 0;                 /* Same for the end. */         /* CC */
     I32 scream_pos = -1;               /* Internal iterator of scream. */
     char *scream_olds = NULL;
-    SV* oreplsv = GvSV(PL_replgv);
+    SV* const oreplsv = GvSV(PL_replgv);
     const bool do_utf8 = DO_UTF8(sv);
     I32 multiline;
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
     SV* dsv0;
     SV* dsv1;
 #endif
+    regmatch_info reginfo;  /* create some info to pass to regtry etc */
 
     GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
 
@@ -1622,16 +1789,13 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
     }
 
     multiline = prog->reganch & PMf_MULTILINE;
+    reginfo.prog = prog;
 
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
     dsv0 = PERL_DEBUG_PAD_ZERO(0);
     dsv1 = PERL_DEBUG_PAD_ZERO(1);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef DEBUGGING
-    PL_regnarrate = DEBUG_r_TEST;
-#endif
-
     RX_MATCH_UTF8_set(prog, do_utf8);
 
     minlen = prog->minlen;
@@ -1654,37 +1818,37 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
        PL_reg_flags |= RF_utf8;
 
     /* Mark beginning of line for ^ and lookbehind. */
-    PL_regbol = startpos;
+    reginfo.bol = startpos; /* XXX not used ??? */
     PL_bostr  = strbeg;
-    PL_reg_sv = sv;
+    reginfo.sv = sv;
 
     /* Mark end of line for $ (and such) */
     PL_regeol = strend;
 
     /* see how far we have to get to not match where we matched before */
-    PL_regtill = startpos+minend;
+    reginfo.till = startpos+minend;
 
     /* If there is a "must appear" string, look for it. */
     s = startpos;
 
-    if (prog->reganch & ROPT_GPOS_SEEN) { /* Need to have PL_reg_ganch */
+    if (prog->reganch & ROPT_GPOS_SEEN) { /* Need to set reginfo->ganch */
        MAGIC *mg;
 
        if (flags & REXEC_IGNOREPOS)    /* Means: check only at start */
-           PL_reg_ganch = startpos;
+           reginfo.ganch = startpos;
        else if (sv && SvTYPE(sv) >= SVt_PVMG
                  && SvMAGIC(sv)
                  && (mg = mg_find(sv, PERL_MAGIC_regex_global))
                  && mg->mg_len >= 0) {
-           PL_reg_ganch = strbeg + mg->mg_len; /* Defined pos() */
+           reginfo.ganch = strbeg + mg->mg_len;        /* Defined pos() */
            if (prog->reganch & ROPT_ANCH_GPOS) {
-               if (s > PL_reg_ganch)
+               if (s > reginfo.ganch)
                    goto phooey;
-               s = PL_reg_ganch;
+               s = reginfo.ganch;
            }
        }
        else                            /* pos() not defined */
-           PL_reg_ganch = strbeg;
+           reginfo.ganch = strbeg;
     }
 
     if (!(flags & REXEC_CHECKED) && (prog->check_substr != NULL || prog->check_utf8 != NULL)) {
@@ -1704,10 +1868,10 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
            ? pv_uni_display(dsv0, (U8*)prog->precomp, prog->prelen, 60,
                          UNI_DISPLAY_REGEX)
            : prog->precomp;
-       const int len0 = UTF ? SvCUR(dsv0) : prog->prelen;
+       const int len0 = UTF ? (int)SvCUR(dsv0) : prog->prelen;
        const char * const s1 = do_utf8 ? sv_uni_display(dsv1, sv, 60,
                                               UNI_DISPLAY_REGEX) : startpos;
-       const int len1 = do_utf8 ? SvCUR(dsv1) : strend - startpos;
+       const int len1 = do_utf8 ? (int)SvCUR(dsv1) : strend - startpos;
         if (!PL_colorset)
             reginitcolors();
         PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
@@ -1726,7 +1890,7 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
     /* Simplest case:  anchored match need be tried only once. */
     /*  [unless only anchor is BOL and multiline is set] */
     if (prog->reganch & (ROPT_ANCH & ~ROPT_ANCH_GPOS)) {
-       if (s == startpos && regtry(prog, startpos))
+       if (s == startpos && regtry(&reginfo, startpos))
            goto got_it;
        else if (multiline || (prog->reganch & ROPT_IMPLICIT)
                 || (prog->reganch & ROPT_ANCH_MBOL)) /* XXXX SBOL? */
@@ -1741,7 +1905,7 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
                if (s == startpos)
                    goto after_try;
                while (1) {
-                   if (regtry(prog, s))
+                   if (regtry(&reginfo, s))
                        goto got_it;
                  after_try:
                    if (s >= end)
@@ -1759,7 +1923,7 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
                    s--;
                while (s < end) {
                    if (*s++ == '\n') { /* don't need PL_utf8skip here */
-                       if (regtry(prog, s))
+                       if (regtry(&reginfo, s))
                            goto got_it;
                    }
                }               
@@ -1767,7 +1931,7 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
        }
        goto phooey;
     } else if (prog->reganch & ROPT_ANCH_GPOS) {
-       if (regtry(prog, PL_reg_ganch))
+       if (regtry(&reginfo, reginfo.ganch))
            goto got_it;
        goto phooey;
     }
@@ -1788,7 +1952,7 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
            while (s < strend) {
                if (*s == ch) {
                    DEBUG_EXECUTE_r( did_match = 1 );
-                   if (regtry(prog, s)) goto got_it;
+                   if (regtry(&reginfo, s)) goto got_it;
                    s += UTF8SKIP(s);
                    while (s < strend && *s == ch)
                        s += UTF8SKIP(s);
@@ -1800,7 +1964,7 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
            while (s < strend) {
                if (*s == ch) {
                    DEBUG_EXECUTE_r( did_match = 1 );
-                   if (regtry(prog, s)) goto got_it;
+                   if (regtry(&reginfo, s)) goto got_it;
                    s++;
                    while (s < strend && *s == ch)
                        s++;
@@ -1878,14 +2042,14 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
            }
            if (do_utf8) {
                while (s <= last1) {
-                   if (regtry(prog, s))
+                   if (regtry(&reginfo, s))
                        goto got_it;
                    s += UTF8SKIP(s);
                }
            }
            else {
                while (s <= last1) {
-                   if (regtry(prog, s))
+                   if (regtry(&reginfo, s))
                        goto got_it;
                    s++;
                }
@@ -1905,13 +2069,13 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
     }
     else if ((c = prog->regstclass)) {
        if (minlen) {
-           I32 op = (U8)OP(prog->regstclass);
+           const OPCODE op = OP(prog->regstclass);
            /* don't bother with what can't match */
-           if (PL_regkind[op] != EXACT && op != CANY)
+           if (PL_regkind[op] != EXACT && op != CANY && op != TRIE)
                strend = HOPc(strend, -(minlen - 1));
        }
        DEBUG_EXECUTE_r({
-           SV *prop = sv_newmortal();
+           SV * const prop = sv_newmortal();
            const char *s0;
            const char *s1;
            int len0;
@@ -1925,15 +2089,15 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
            len0 = UTF ? SvCUR(dsv0) : SvCUR(prop);
            s1 = UTF ?
              sv_uni_display(dsv1, sv, 60, UNI_DISPLAY_REGEX) : s;
-           len1 = UTF ? SvCUR(dsv1) : strend - s;
+           len1 = UTF ? (int)SvCUR(dsv1) : strend - s;
            PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                         "Matching stclass \"%*.*s\" against \"%*.*s\"\n",
+                         "Matching stclass \"%*.*s\" against \"%*.*s\" (%d chars)\n",
                          len0, len0, s0,
-                         len1, len1, s1);
+                         len1, len1, s1, (int)(strend - s));
        });
-        if (find_byclass(prog, c, s, strend, 0))
+        if (find_byclass(prog, c, s, strend, &reginfo))
            goto got_it;
-       DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "Contradicts stclass...\n"));
+       DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "Contradicts stclass... [regexec_flags]\n"));
     }
     else {
        dontbother = 0;
@@ -1989,7 +2153,7 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
        /* We don't know much -- general case. */
        if (do_utf8) {
            for (;;) {
-               if (regtry(prog, s))
+               if (regtry(&reginfo, s))
                    goto got_it;
                if (s >= strend)
                    break;
@@ -1998,7 +2162,7 @@ Perl_regexec_flags(pTHX_ register regexp *prog, char *stringarg, register char *
        }
        else {
            do {
-               if (regtry(prog, s))
+               if (regtry(&reginfo, s))
                    goto got_it;
            } while (s++ < strend);
        }
@@ -2023,7 +2187,7 @@ got_it:
     if ( !(flags & REXEC_NOT_FIRST) ) {
        RX_MATCH_COPY_FREE(prog);
        if (flags & REXEC_COPY_STR) {
-           I32 i = PL_regeol - startpos + (stringarg - strbeg);
+           const I32 i = PL_regeol - startpos + (stringarg - strbeg);
 #ifdef PERL_OLD_COPY_ON_WRITE
            if ((SvIsCOW(sv)
                 || (SvFLAGS(sv) & CAN_COW_MASK) == CAN_COW_FLAGS)) {
@@ -2064,12 +2228,13 @@ phooey:
  - regtry - try match at specific point
  */
 STATIC I32                     /* 0 failure, 1 success */
-S_regtry(pTHX_ regexp *prog, char *startpos)
+S_regtry(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, char *startpos)
 {
     dVAR;
     register I32 *sp;
     register I32 *ep;
     CHECKPOINT lastcp;
+    regexp *prog = reginfo->prog;
     GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
 
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
@@ -2091,21 +2256,21 @@ S_regtry(pTHX_ regexp *prog, char *startpos)
        /* SAVEI8(cxstack[cxstack_ix].blk_gimme);
           cxstack[cxstack_ix].blk_gimme = G_SCALAR; */
 
-       if (PL_reg_sv) {
+       if (reginfo->sv) {
            /* Make $_ available to executed code. */
-           if (PL_reg_sv != DEFSV) {
+           if (reginfo->sv != DEFSV) {
                SAVE_DEFSV;
-               DEFSV = PL_reg_sv;
+               DEFSV = reginfo->sv;
            }
        
-           if (!(SvTYPE(PL_reg_sv) >= SVt_PVMG && SvMAGIC(PL_reg_sv)
-                 && (mg = mg_find(PL_reg_sv, PERL_MAGIC_regex_global)))) {
+           if (!(SvTYPE(reginfo->sv) >= SVt_PVMG && SvMAGIC(reginfo->sv)
+                 && (mg = mg_find(reginfo->sv, PERL_MAGIC_regex_global)))) {
                /* prepare for quick setting of pos */
 #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,
+               mg = sv_magicext(reginfo->sv, NULL, PERL_MAGIC_regex_global,
                                 &PL_vtbl_mglob, NULL, 0);
                mg->mg_len = -1;
            }
@@ -2117,7 +2282,7 @@ S_regtry(pTHX_ regexp *prog, char *startpos)
            Newxz(PL_reg_curpm, 1, PMOP);
 #ifdef USE_ITHREADS
             {
-                SV* repointer = newSViv(0);
+               SV* const repointer = newSViv(0);
                 /* so we know which PL_regex_padav element is PL_reg_curpm */
                 SvFLAGS(repointer) |= SVf_BREAK;
                 av_push(PL_regex_padav,repointer);
@@ -2189,7 +2354,7 @@ S_regtry(pTHX_ regexp *prog, char *startpos)
     }
 #endif
     REGCP_SET(lastcp);
-    if (regmatch(prog, prog->program + 1)) {
+    if (regmatch(reginfo, prog->program + 1)) {
        prog->endp[0] = PL_reginput - PL_bostr;
        return 1;
     }
@@ -2197,42 +2362,11 @@ S_regtry(pTHX_ regexp *prog, char *startpos)
     return 0;
 }
 
-#define RE_UNWIND_BRANCH       1
-#define RE_UNWIND_BRANCHJ      2
-
-union re_unwind_t;
-
-typedef struct {               /* XX: makes sense to enlarge it... */
-    I32 type;
-    I32 prev;
-    CHECKPOINT lastcp;
-} re_unwind_generic_t;
-
-typedef struct {
-    I32 type;
-    I32 prev;
-    CHECKPOINT lastcp;
-    I32 lastparen;
-    regnode *next;
-    char *locinput;
-    I32 nextchr;
-    int minmod;
-#ifdef DEBUGGING
-    int regindent;
-#endif
-} re_unwind_branch_t;
-
-typedef union re_unwind_t {
-    I32 type;
-    re_unwind_generic_t generic;
-    re_unwind_branch_t branch;
-} re_unwind_t;
 
 #define sayYES goto yes
 #define sayNO goto no
 #define sayNO_ANYOF goto no_anyof
 #define sayYES_FINAL goto yes_final
-#define sayYES_LOUD  goto yes_loud
 #define sayNO_FINAL  goto no_final
 #define sayNO_SILENT goto do_no
 #define saySAME(x) if (x) goto yes; else goto no
@@ -2240,11 +2374,17 @@ typedef union re_unwind_t {
 #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))) { \
+       if (!(PL_reg_poscache[0] & (1<<POSCACHE_SEEN))) { \
+           PL_reg_poscache[0] |= (1<<POSCACHE_SUCCESS) | (1<<POSCACHE_SEEN); \
+           PL_reg_poscache[st->u.whilem.cache_offset] |= (1<<st->u.whilem.cache_bit); \
+       } \
+        else if (PL_reg_poscache[0] & (1<<POSCACHE_SUCCESS)) { \
+           PL_reg_poscache[st->u.whilem.cache_offset] |= (1<<st->u.whilem.cache_bit); \
+       } \
+       else { \
            /* cache records failure, but this is success */ \
            DEBUG_r( \
                PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, \
@@ -2256,11 +2396,17 @@ typedef union re_unwind_t {
     } \
     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))) \
+       if (!(PL_reg_poscache[0] & (1<<POSCACHE_SEEN))) \
            PL_reg_poscache[0] |= (1<<POSCACHE_SEEN); \
-        else if ((PL_reg_poscache[0] & (1<<POSCACHE_SUCCESS))) { \
+           PL_reg_poscache[st->u.whilem.cache_offset] |= (1<<st->u.whilem.cache_bit); \
+       } \
+        else if (!(PL_reg_poscache[0] & (1<<POSCACHE_SUCCESS))) { \
+           PL_reg_poscache[st->u.whilem.cache_offset] |= (1<<st->u.whilem.cache_bit); \
+       } \
+       else { \
            /* cache records success, but this is failure */ \
            DEBUG_r( \
                PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, \
@@ -2285,11 +2431,20 @@ 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 CHRTEST_UNINIT -1001 /* c1/c2 haven't been calculated yet */
+#define CHRTEST_VOID   -1000 /* the c1/c2 "next char" test should be skipped */
+
+#define SLAB_FIRST(s) (&(s)->states[0])
+#define SLAB_LAST(s)  (&(s)->states[PERL_REGMATCH_SLAB_SLOTS-1])
+
 /* grab a new slab and return the first slot in it */
 
 STATIC regmatch_state *
 S_push_slab(pTHX)
 {
+#if PERL_VERSION < 9
+    dMY_CXT;
+#endif
     regmatch_slab *s = PL_regmatch_slab->next;
     if (!s) {
        Newx(s, 1, regmatch_slab);
@@ -2298,7 +2453,7 @@ S_push_slab(pTHX)
        PL_regmatch_slab->next = s;
     }
     PL_regmatch_slab = s;
-    return &s->states[0];
+    return SLAB_FIRST(s);
 }
 
 /* simulate a recursive call to regmatch */
@@ -2310,43 +2465,21 @@ S_push_slab(pTHX)
     goto start_recurse; \
     resume_point_##where:
 
+/* push a new state then goto it */
+
+#define PUSH_STATE_GOTO(state, node) \
+    scan = node; \
+    st->resume_state = state; \
+    goto push_state;
+
+/* push a new state with success backtracking, then goto it */
+
+#define PUSH_YES_STATE_GOTO(state, node) \
+    scan = node; \
+    st->resume_state = state; \
+    goto push_yes_state;
+
 
-/* 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
@@ -2453,14 +2586,114 @@ S_push_slab(pTHX)
  * allocated since entry are freed.
  */
  
+/* *** every FOO_fail should = FOO+1 */
+#define TRIE_next              (REGNODE_MAX+1)
+#define TRIE_next_fail         (REGNODE_MAX+2)
+#define EVAL_A                 (REGNODE_MAX+3)
+#define EVAL_A_fail            (REGNODE_MAX+4)
+#define resume_CURLYX          (REGNODE_MAX+5)
+#define resume_WHILEM1         (REGNODE_MAX+6)
+#define resume_WHILEM2         (REGNODE_MAX+7)
+#define resume_WHILEM3         (REGNODE_MAX+8)
+#define resume_WHILEM4         (REGNODE_MAX+9)
+#define resume_WHILEM5         (REGNODE_MAX+10)
+#define resume_WHILEM6         (REGNODE_MAX+11)
+#define BRANCH_next            (REGNODE_MAX+12)
+#define BRANCH_next_fail       (REGNODE_MAX+13)
+#define CURLYM_A               (REGNODE_MAX+14)
+#define CURLYM_A_fail          (REGNODE_MAX+15)
+#define CURLYM_B               (REGNODE_MAX+16)
+#define CURLYM_B_fail          (REGNODE_MAX+17)
+#define IFMATCH_A              (REGNODE_MAX+18)
+#define IFMATCH_A_fail         (REGNODE_MAX+19)
+#define CURLY_B_min_known      (REGNODE_MAX+20)
+#define CURLY_B_min_known_fail (REGNODE_MAX+21)
+#define CURLY_B_min            (REGNODE_MAX+22)
+#define CURLY_B_min_fail       (REGNODE_MAX+23)
+#define CURLY_B_max            (REGNODE_MAX+24)
+#define CURLY_B_max_fail       (REGNODE_MAX+25)
+
+
+#define REG_NODE_NUM(x) ((x) ? (int)((x)-prog) : -1)
+
+#ifdef DEBUGGING 
+STATIC void 
+S_dump_exec_pos(pTHX_ const char *locinput, const regnode *scan, const bool do_utf8)
+{
+    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
+       position another one (pref_len - pref0_len chars),
+       after the current position the third one.
+       We assume that pref0_len <= pref_len, otherwise we
+       decrease pref0_len.  */
+    int pref_len = (locinput - PL_bostr) > (5 + taill) - l
+       ? (5 + taill) - l : locinput - PL_bostr;
+    int pref0_len;
+
+    while (do_utf8 && UTF8_IS_CONTINUATION(*(U8*)(locinput - pref_len)))
+       pref_len++;
+    pref0_len = pref_len  - (locinput - PL_reg_starttry);
+    if (l + pref_len < (5 + taill) && l < PL_regeol - locinput)
+       l = ( PL_regeol - locinput > (5 + taill) - pref_len
+             ? (5 + taill) - pref_len : PL_regeol - locinput);
+    while (do_utf8 && UTF8_IS_CONTINUATION(*(U8*)(locinput + l)))
+       l--;
+    if (pref0_len < 0)
+       pref0_len = 0;
+    if (pref0_len > pref_len)
+       pref0_len = pref_len;
+    {
+      const char * const s0 =
+       do_utf8 && OP(scan) != CANY ?
+       pv_uni_display(PERL_DEBUG_PAD(0), (U8*)(locinput - pref_len),
+                      pref0_len, 60, UNI_DISPLAY_REGEX) :
+       locinput - pref_len;
+      const int len0 = do_utf8 ? (int)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;
+      const int len1 = do_utf8 ? (int)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;
+      const int len2 = do_utf8 ? (int)strlen(s2) : l;
+      PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
+                   "%4"IVdf" <%s%.*s%s%s%.*s%s%s%s%.*s%s>%*s|",
+                   (IV)(locinput - PL_bostr),
+                   PL_colors[4],
+                   len0, s0,
+                   PL_colors[5],
+                   PL_colors[2],
+                   len1, s1,
+                   PL_colors[3],
+                   (docolor ? "" : "> <"),
+                   PL_colors[0],
+                   len2, s2,
+                   PL_colors[1],
+                   15 - l - pref_len + 1,
+                   "");
+    }
+}
+#endif
 
 STATIC I32                     /* 0 failure, 1 success */
-S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
+S_regmatch(pTHX_ const regmatch_info *reginfo, regnode *prog)
 {
+#if PERL_VERSION < 9
+    dMY_CXT;
+#endif
     dVAR;
     register const bool do_utf8 = PL_reg_match_utf8;
     const U32 uniflags = UTF8_ALLOW_DEFAULT;
 
+    regexp *rex = reginfo->prog;
+
     regmatch_slab  *orig_slab;
     regmatch_state *orig_state;
 
@@ -2476,14 +2709,13 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
     /* 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 */
+    regmatch_state *yes_state = NULL; /* state to pop to on success of
+                                                           subpattern */
+    U32 state_num;
     
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
-    SV *re_debug_flags = NULL;
-    GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS;
+    GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
     PL_regindent++;
 #endif
 
@@ -2492,7 +2724,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
        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;
+       PL_regmatch_state = SLAB_FIRST(PL_regmatch_slab);
     }
 
     /* remember current high-water mark for exit */
@@ -2502,13 +2734,12 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
 
     /* grab next free state slot */
     st = ++PL_regmatch_state;
-    if (st >  &(PL_regmatch_slab->states[PERL_REGMATCH_SLAB_SLOTS-1]))
+    if (st >  SLAB_LAST(PL_regmatch_slab))
        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);
@@ -2517,79 +2748,27 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
 
         DEBUG_EXECUTE_r( {
            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
-              position another one (pref_len - pref0_len chars),
-              after the current position the third one.
-              We assume that pref0_len <= pref_len, otherwise we
-              decrease pref0_len.  */
-           int pref_len = (locinput - PL_bostr) > (5 + taill) - l
-               ? (5 + taill) - l : locinput - PL_bostr;
-           int pref0_len;
-
-           while (do_utf8 && UTF8_IS_CONTINUATION(*(U8*)(locinput - pref_len)))
-               pref_len++;
-           pref0_len = pref_len  - (locinput - PL_reg_starttry);
-           if (l + pref_len < (5 + taill) && l < PL_regeol - locinput)
-               l = ( PL_regeol - locinput > (5 + taill) - pref_len
-                     ? (5 + taill) - pref_len : PL_regeol - locinput);
-           while (do_utf8 && UTF8_IS_CONTINUATION(*(U8*)(locinput + l)))
-               l--;
-           if (pref0_len < 0)
-               pref0_len = 0;
-           if (pref0_len > pref_len)
-               pref0_len = pref_len;
+           dump_exec_pos( locinput, scan, do_utf8 );
            regprop(rex, prop, scan);
-           {
-             const char * const s0 =
-               do_utf8 && OP(scan) != CANY ?
-               pv_uni_display(PERL_DEBUG_PAD(0), (U8*)(locinput - pref_len),
-                              pref0_len, 60, UNI_DISPLAY_REGEX) :
-               locinput - pref_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;
-             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;
-             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),
-                           PL_colors[4],
-                           len0, s0,
-                           PL_colors[5],
-                           PL_colors[2],
-                           len1, s1,
-                           PL_colors[3],
-                           (docolor ? "" : "> <"),
-                           PL_colors[0],
-                           len2, s2,
-                           PL_colors[1],
-                           15 - l - pref_len + 1,
-                           "",
-                           (IV)(scan - rex->program), PL_regindent*2, "",
-                           SvPVX_const(prop));
-           }
+            
+           PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
+                   "%3"IVdf":%*s%s(%"IVdf")\n",
+                   (IV)(scan - rex->program), PL_regindent*2, "",
+                   SvPVX_const(prop),
+                   PL_regkind[OP(scan)] == END ? 0 : (IV)(regnext(scan) - rex->program));
        });
 
        next = scan + NEXT_OFF(scan);
        if (next == scan)
            next = NULL;
+       state_num = OP(scan);
 
-       switch (OP(scan)) {
+      reenter_switch:
+       switch (state_num) {
        case BOL:
            if (locinput == PL_bostr)
            {
-               /* regtill = regbol; */
+               /* reginfo->till = reginfo->bol; */
                break;
            }
            sayNO;
@@ -2605,7 +2784,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
                break;
            sayNO;
        case GPOS:
-           if (locinput == PL_reg_ganch)
+           if (locinput == reginfo->ganch)
                break;
            sayNO;
        case EOL:
@@ -2655,20 +2834,23 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
                nextchr = UCHARAT(++locinput);
            break;
 
+#undef  ST
+#define ST st->u.trie
 
-
-       /*
-          traverse the TRIE keeping track of all accepting states
-          we transition through until we get to a failing node.
-
-
-       */
        case TRIE:
-       case TRIEF:
-       case TRIEFL:
            {
+                /* what type of TRIE am I? (utf8 makes this contextual) */
+               const enum { trie_plain, trie_utf8, trie_utf8_fold }
+                   trie_type = do_utf8 ?
+                         (scan->flags == EXACT ? trie_utf8 : trie_utf8_fold)
+                       : trie_plain;
+
+                /* what trie are we using right now */
+               reg_trie_data * const trie
+                   = (reg_trie_data*)rex->data->data[ ARG( scan ) ];
+                U32 state = trie->startstate;
+
                U8 *uc = ( U8* )locinput;
-               U32 state = 1;
                U16 charid = 0;
                U32 base = 0;
                UV uvc = 0;
@@ -2677,21 +2859,43 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
                U8 *uscan = (U8*)NULL;
                STRLEN bufflen=0;
                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;
+               U8 foldbuf[ UTF8_MAXBYTES_CASE + 1 ];
 
-               /* 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;
+               ST.accepted = 0; /* how many accepting states we have seen */
+               ST.B = next;
+#ifdef DEBUGGING
+               ST.me = scan;
+#endif
+                
+               if (trie->bitmap && trie_type != trie_utf8_fold &&
+                   !TRIE_BITMAP_TEST(trie,*locinput)
+               ) {
+                   if (trie->states[ state ].wordnum) {
+                        DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
+                            PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
+                                         "%*s  %smatched empty string...%s\n",
+                                         REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "", PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5])
+                        );
+                       break;
+                   } else {
+                       DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
+                            PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
+                                         "%*s  %sfailed to match start class...%s\n",
+                                         REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "", PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5])
+                        );
+                       sayNO_SILENT;
+                  }
+                }
+
+               /*
+                  traverse the TRIE keeping track of all accepting states
+                  we transition through until we get to a failing node.
+               */
 
                while ( state && uc <= (U8*)PL_regeol ) {
 
                    if (trie->states[ state ].wordnum) {
-                       if (!st->u.trie.accepted ) {
+                       if (!ST.accepted ) {
                            ENTER;
                            SAVETMPS;
                            bufflen = TRIE_INITAL_ACCEPT_BUFFLEN;
@@ -2701,43 +2905,44 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
                                                sizeof(reg_trie_accepted));
                            SvPOK_on(sv_accept_buff);
                            sv_2mortal(sv_accept_buff);
-                           st->u.trie.accept_buff =
+                           SAVETMPS;
+                           ST.accept_buff =
                                (reg_trie_accepted*)SvPV_nolen(sv_accept_buff );
                        }
                        else {
-                           if (st->u.trie.accepted >= bufflen) {
+                           if (ST.accepted >= bufflen) {
                                bufflen *= 2;
-                               st->u.trie.accept_buff =(reg_trie_accepted*)
+                               ST.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;
+                       ST.accept_buff[ST.accepted].wordnum = trie->states[state].wordnum;
+                       ST.accept_buff[ST.accepted].endpos = uc;
+                       ++ST.accepted;
                    }
 
                    base = trie->states[ state ].trans.base;
 
-                   DEBUG_TRIE_EXECUTE_r(
+                   DEBUG_TRIE_EXECUTE_r({
+                               dump_exec_pos( (char *)uc, scan, do_utf8 );
                                PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,
                                    "%*s  %sState: %4"UVxf", Base: %4"UVxf", Accepted: %4"UVxf" ",
-                                   REPORT_CODE_OFF + PL_regindent * 2, "", PL_colors[4],
-                                   (UV)state, (UV)base, (UV)st->u.trie.accepted );
-                   );
+                                   2+PL_regindent * 2, "", PL_colors[4],
+                                   (UV)state, (UV)base, (UV)ST.accepted );
+                   });
 
                    if ( base ) {
                        switch (trie_type) {
-                       case trie_uft8_fold:
+                       case trie_utf8_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 );
@@ -2759,8 +2964,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
                        else {
                            charid = 0;
                            if (trie->widecharmap) {
-                               SV** svpp = (SV**)NULL;
-                               svpp = hv_fetch(trie->widecharmap,
+                               SV** const svpp = hv_fetch(trie->widecharmap,
                                            (char*)&uvc, sizeof(UV), 0);
                                if (svpp)
                                    charid = (U16)SvIV(*svpp);
@@ -2792,107 +2996,115 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
                            charid, uvc, (UV)state, PL_colors[5] );
                    );
                }
-               if (!st->u.trie.accepted )
+               if (!ST.accepted )
                   sayNO;
 
+               DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
+                   PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,
+                       "%*s  %sgot %"IVdf" possible matches%s\n",
+                       REPORT_CODE_OFF + PL_regindent * 2, "",
+                       PL_colors[4], (IV)ST.accepted, PL_colors[5] );
+               );
+           }
+
+           /* FALL THROUGH */
+
+       case TRIE_next_fail: /* we failed - try next alterative */
+
+           if ( ST.accepted == 1 ) {
+               /* only one choice left - just continue */
+               DEBUG_EXECUTE_r({
+                   reg_trie_data * const trie
+                       = (reg_trie_data*)rex->data->data[ ARG(ST.me) ];
+                   SV ** const tmp = RX_DEBUG(reginfo->prog)
+                                   ? av_fetch( trie->words, ST.accept_buff[ 0 ].wordnum-1, 0 )
+                                   : NULL;
+                   PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log,
+                       "%*s  %sonly one match left: #%d <%s>%s\n",
+                       REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "", PL_colors[4],
+                       ST.accept_buff[ 0 ].wordnum,
+                       tmp ? SvPV_nolen_const( *tmp ) : "not compiled under -Dr",
+                       PL_colors[5] );
+               });
+               PL_reginput = (char *)ST.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;
+               locinput = PL_reginput;
+               nextchr = UCHARAT(locinput);
+               scan = ST.B;
+               continue; /* execute rest of RE */
+           }
+
+           if (!ST.accepted-- ) {
+               FREETMPS;
+               LEAVE;
+               sayNO;
+           }
+
            /*
-              There was at least one accepting state that we
-              transitioned through. Presumably the number of accepting
-              states is going to be low, typically one or two. So we
-              simply scan through to find the one with lowest wordnum.
-              Once we find it, we swap the last state into its place
-              and decrement the size. We then try to match the rest of
-              the pattern at the point where the word ends, if we
-              succeed then we end the loop, otherwise the loop
-              eventually terminates once all of the accepting states
-              have been tried.
-           */
+              There are at least two accepting states left.  Presumably
+              the number of accepting states is going to be low,
+              typically two. So we simply scan through to find the one
+              with lowest wordnum.  Once we find it, we swap the last
+              state into its place and decrement the size. We then try to
+              match the rest of the pattern at the point where the word
+              ends. If we succeed, control just continues along the
+              regex; if we fail we return here to try the next accepting
+              state
+            */
 
-               if ( st->u.trie.accepted == 1 ) {
-                   DEBUG_EXECUTE_r({
-                        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],
-                           st->u.trie.accept_buff[ 0 ].wordnum,
-                           tmp ? SvPV_nolen_const( *tmp ) : "not compiled under -Dr",
-                           PL_colors[5] );
-                   });
-                   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;
-                   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 %"IVdf" possible matches%s\n",
-                            REPORT_CODE_OFF + PL_regindent * 2, "", PL_colors[4], (IV)st->u.trie.accepted,
-                            PL_colors[5] );
-                    );
-                   while ( !result && st->u.trie.accepted-- ) {
-                       U32 best = 0;
-                       U32 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({
-                           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],
-                               st->u.trie.accept_buff[best].wordnum,
-                               tmp ? SvPV_nolen_const( *tmp ) : "not compiled under -Dr",scan,
-                               PL_colors[5] );
-                       });
-                       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 *)st->u.trie.accept_buff[ best ].endpos;
-
-                        /* 
-                           as far as I can tell we only need the SAVETMPS/FREETMPS 
-                           for re's with EVAL in them but I'm leaving them in for 
-                           all until I can be sure.
-                         */
-                       SAVETMPS;
-                       REGMATCH(scan + NEXT_OFF(scan), TRIE2);
-                       /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
-                       FREETMPS;
-                   }
-                   FREETMPS;
-                   LEAVE;
+           {
+               U32 best = 0;
+               U32 cur;
+               for( cur = 1 ; cur <= ST.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.accept_buff[ best ].wordnum, (IV)cur,
+                           ST.accept_buff[ cur ].wordnum, PL_colors[5] );
+                   );
+
+                   if (ST.accept_buff[cur].wordnum <
+                           ST.accept_buff[best].wordnum)
+                       best = cur;
                }
-               
-               if (result) {
-                   sayYES;
-               } else {
-                   sayNO;
+
+               DEBUG_EXECUTE_r({
+                   reg_trie_data * const trie
+                       = (reg_trie_data*)rex->data->data[ ARG(ST.me) ];
+                   SV ** const tmp = RX_DEBUG(reginfo->prog)
+                               ? av_fetch( trie->words, ST.accept_buff[ best ].wordnum - 1, 0 )
+                               : NULL;
+                   PerlIO_printf( Perl_debug_log, "%*s  %strying alternation #%d <%s> at node #%d %s\n",
+                       REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "", PL_colors[4],
+                       ST.accept_buff[best].wordnum,
+                       tmp ? SvPV_nolen_const( *tmp ) : "not compiled under -Dr", REG_NODE_NUM(scan),
+                       PL_colors[5] );
+               });
+
+               if ( best<ST.accepted ) {
+                   reg_trie_accepted tmp = ST.accept_buff[ best ];
+                   ST.accept_buff[ best ] = ST.accept_buff[ ST.accepted ];
+                   ST.accept_buff[ ST.accepted ] = tmp;
+                   best = ST.accepted;
                }
+               PL_reginput = (char *)ST.accept_buff[ best ].endpos;
            }
-           /* unreached codepoint */
+           PUSH_STATE_GOTO(TRIE_next, ST.B);
+           /* NOTREACHED */
+
+#undef  ST
+
        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;
-               const char *e = s + st->ln;
+               const char * const e = s + st->ln;
 
                if (do_utf8) {
                    /* The target is utf8, the pattern is not utf8. */
@@ -2942,12 +3154,12 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
            PL_reg_flags |= RF_tainted;
            /* FALL THROUGH */
        case EXACTF: {
-           char *s = STRING(scan);
+           char * const s = STRING(scan);
            st->ln = STR_LEN(scan);
 
            if (do_utf8 || UTF) {
              /* Either target or the pattern are utf8. */
-               char *l = locinput;
+               const char * const l = locinput;
                char *e = PL_regeol;
 
                if (ibcmp_utf8(s, 0,  st->ln, (bool)UTF,
@@ -3029,7 +3241,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
            if (do_utf8) {
                LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_ALNUM();
                if (!(OP(scan) == ALNUM
-                     ? swash_fetch(PL_utf8_alnum, (U8*)locinput, do_utf8)
+                     ? (bool)swash_fetch(PL_utf8_alnum, (U8*)locinput, do_utf8)
                      : isALNUM_LC_utf8((U8*)locinput)))
                {
                    sayNO;
@@ -3052,7 +3264,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
            if (do_utf8) {
                LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_ALNUM();
                if (OP(scan) == NALNUM
-                   ? swash_fetch(PL_utf8_alnum, (U8*)locinput, do_utf8)
+                   ? (bool)swash_fetch(PL_utf8_alnum, (U8*)locinput, do_utf8)
                    : isALNUM_LC_utf8((U8*)locinput))
                {
                    sayNO;
@@ -3117,7 +3329,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
                if (UTF8_IS_CONTINUED(nextchr)) {
                    LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_SPACE();
                    if (!(OP(scan) == SPACE
-                         ? swash_fetch(PL_utf8_space, (U8*)locinput, do_utf8)
+                         ? (bool)swash_fetch(PL_utf8_space, (U8*)locinput, do_utf8)
                          : isSPACE_LC_utf8((U8*)locinput)))
                    {
                        sayNO;
@@ -3147,7 +3359,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
            if (do_utf8) {
                LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_SPACE();
                if (OP(scan) == NSPACE
-                   ? swash_fetch(PL_utf8_space, (U8*)locinput, do_utf8)
+                   ? (bool)swash_fetch(PL_utf8_space, (U8*)locinput, do_utf8)
                    : isSPACE_LC_utf8((U8*)locinput))
                {
                    sayNO;
@@ -3170,7 +3382,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
            if (do_utf8) {
                LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_DIGIT();
                if (!(OP(scan) == DIGIT
-                     ? swash_fetch(PL_utf8_digit, (U8*)locinput, do_utf8)
+                     ? (bool)swash_fetch(PL_utf8_digit, (U8*)locinput, do_utf8)
                      : isDIGIT_LC_utf8((U8*)locinput)))
                {
                    sayNO;
@@ -3193,7 +3405,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
            if (do_utf8) {
                LOAD_UTF8_CHARCLASS_DIGIT();
                if (OP(scan) == NDIGIT
-                   ? swash_fetch(PL_utf8_digit, (U8*)locinput, do_utf8)
+                   ? (bool)swash_fetch(PL_utf8_digit, (U8*)locinput, do_utf8)
                    : isDIGIT_LC_utf8((U8*)locinput))
                {
                    sayNO;
@@ -3294,7 +3506,11 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
            break;
        case BACK:
            break;
-       case EVAL:
+
+#undef  ST
+#define ST st->u.eval
+
+       case EVAL:  /*   /(?{A})B/   /(??{A})B/  and /(?(?{A})X|Y)B/   */
        {
            SV *ret;
            {
@@ -3336,7 +3552,7 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
                     * necessary */
 
                    MAGIC *mg = NULL;
-                   SV *sv;
+                   const SV *sv;
                    if(SvROK(ret) && SvSMAGICAL(sv = SvRV(ret)))
                        mg = mg_find(sv, PERL_MAGIC_qr);
                    else if (SvSMAGICAL(ret)) {
@@ -3379,8 +3595,8 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
                                  (strlen(re->precomp) > 60 ? "..." : ""))
                    );
 
-               st->u.eval.cp = regcppush(0);   /* Save *all* the positions. */
-               REGCP_SET(st->u.eval.lastcp);
+               ST.cp = regcppush(0);   /* Save *all* the positions. */
+               REGCP_SET(ST.lastcp);
                *PL_reglastparen = 0;
                *PL_reglastcloseparen = 0;
                PL_reginput = locinput;
@@ -3389,22 +3605,15 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
                PL_reg_maxiter = 0;
 
                st->logical = 0;
-               st->u.eval.toggleutf = ((PL_reg_flags & RF_utf8) != 0) ^
+               ST.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;
+               if (ST.toggleutf) PL_reg_flags ^= RF_utf8;
+               ST.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;
-
+               ST.B = next;
                /* now continue  from first node in postoned RE */
-               next = re->program + 1;
-               break;
+               PUSH_YES_STATE_GOTO(EVAL_A, re->program + 1);
                /* NOTREACHED */
            }
            /* /(?(?{...})X|Y)/ */
@@ -3412,6 +3621,44 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
            st->logical = 0;
            break;
        }
+
+       case EVAL_A: /* successfully ran inner rex (??{rex}) */
+           if (ST.toggleutf)
+               PL_reg_flags ^= RF_utf8;
+           ReREFCNT_dec(rex);
+           rex = ST.prev_rex;
+           /* XXXX This is too dramatic a measure... */
+           PL_reg_maxiter = 0;
+           /* Restore parens of the caller without popping the
+            * savestack */
+           {
+               const I32 tmp = PL_savestack_ix;
+               PL_savestack_ix = ST.lastcp;
+               regcppop(rex);
+               PL_savestack_ix = tmp;
+           }
+           PL_reginput = locinput;
+            /* continue at the node following the (??{...}) */
+           scan = ST.B;
+           continue;
+
+       case EVAL_A_fail: /* unsuccessfully ran inner rex (??{rex}) */
+           /* Restore state to the outer re then re-throw the failure */
+           if (ST.toggleutf)
+               PL_reg_flags ^= RF_utf8;
+           ReREFCNT_dec(rex);
+           rex = ST.prev_rex;
+
+           /* XXXX This is too dramatic a measure... */
+           PL_reg_maxiter = 0;
+
+           PL_reginput = locinput;
+           REGCP_UNWIND(ST.lastcp);
+           regcppop(rex);
+           sayNO_SILENT;
+
+#undef ST
+
        case OPEN:
            n = ARG(scan);  /* which paren pair */
            PL_reg_start_tmp[n] = locinput;
@@ -3524,6 +3771,18 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
                /* No need to save/restore up to this paren */
                I32 parenfloor = scan->flags;
 
+               /* Dave says:
+                  
+                  CURLYX and WHILEM are always paired: they're the moral
+                  equivalent of pp_enteriter anbd pp_iter.
+
+                  The only time next could be null is if the node tree is
+                  corrupt. This was mentioned on p5p a few days ago.
+
+                  See http://www.xray.mpe.mpg.de/mailing-lists/perl5-porters/2006-04/msg00556.html
+                  So we'll assert that this is true:
+               */
+               assert(next);
                if (OP(PREVOPER(next)) == NOTHING) /* LONGJMP */
                    next += ARG(next);
                /* XXXX Probably it is better to teach regpush to support
@@ -3563,6 +3822,16 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
                 * that we can try again after backing off.
                 */
 
+               /* Dave says:
+
+                  st->cc gets initialised by CURLYX ready for use by WHILEM.
+                  So again, unless somethings been corrupted, st->cc cannot
+                  be null at that point in WHILEM.
+                  
+                  See http://www.xray.mpe.mpg.de/mailing-lists/perl5-porters/2006-04/msg00556.html
+                  So we'll assert that this is true:
+               */
+               assert(st->cc);
                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;
@@ -3620,6 +3889,9 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
                        *that* much linear. */
                if (!PL_reg_maxiter) {
                    PL_reg_maxiter = (PL_regeol - PL_bostr + 1) * (scan->flags>>4);
+                   /* possible overflow for long strings and many CURLYX's */
+                   if (PL_reg_maxiter < 0)
+                       PL_reg_maxiter = I32_MAX;
                    PL_reg_leftiter = PL_reg_maxiter;
                }
                if (PL_reg_leftiter-- == 0) {
@@ -3661,7 +3933,6 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
                            /* cache records failure */
                            sayNO_SILENT;
                    }
-                   PL_reg_poscache[st->u.whilem.cache_offset] |= (1<<st->u.whilem.cache_bit);
                }
                }
 
@@ -3768,291 +4039,266 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
                CACHEsayNO;
            }
            /* NOTREACHED */
-       case BRANCHJ:
+
+#undef  ST
+#define ST st->u.branch
+
+       case BRANCHJ:       /*  /(...|A|...)/ with long next pointer */
            next = scan + ARG(scan);
            if (next == scan)
                next = NULL;
-           inner = NEXTOPER(NEXTOPER(scan));
-           goto do_branch;
-       case BRANCH:
-           inner = NEXTOPER(scan);
-         do_branch:
-           {
-               I32 type;
-               type = OP(scan);
-               if (!next || OP(next) != type)  /* No choice. */
-                   next = inner;       /* Avoid recursion. */
-               else {
-                   const I32 lastparen = *PL_reglastparen;
-                   /* Put unwinding data on stack */
-                   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
+           scan = NEXTOPER(scan);
+           /* FALL THROUGH */
 
-                   REGCP_SET(uw->lastcp);
+       case BRANCH:        /*  /(...|A|...)/ */
+           scan = NEXTOPER(scan); /* scan now points to inner node */
+           if (!next || (OP(next) != BRANCH && OP(next) != BRANCHJ))
+               /* last branch; skip state push and jump direct to node */
+               continue;
+           ST.lastparen = *PL_reglastparen;
+           ST.next_branch = next;
+           REGCP_SET(ST.cp);
+           PL_reginput = locinput;
 
-                   /* Now go into the first branch */
-                   next = inner;
-               }
-           }
-           break;
+           /* Now go into the branch */
+           PUSH_STATE_GOTO(BRANCH_next, scan);
+           /* NOTREACHED */
+
+       case BRANCH_next_fail: /* that branch failed; try the next, if any */
+           REGCP_UNWIND(ST.cp);
+           for (n = *PL_reglastparen; n > ST.lastparen; n--)
+               PL_regendp[n] = -1;
+           *PL_reglastparen = n;
+           scan = ST.next_branch;
+           /* no more branches? */
+           if (!scan || (OP(scan) != BRANCH && OP(scan) != BRANCHJ))
+               sayNO;
+           continue; /* execute next BRANCH[J] op */
+           /* NOTREACHED */
+    
        case MINMOD:
            st->minmod = 1;
            break;
-       case CURLYM:
-       {
-           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. */
-           st->ln = ARG1(scan);  /* min to match */
-           n  = ARG2(scan);  /* max to match */
-           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;
-           }
+
+#undef  ST
+#define ST st->u.curlym
+
+       case CURLYM:    /* /A{m,n}B/ where A is fixed-length */
+
+           /* This is an optimisation of CURLYX that enables us to push
+            * only a single backtracking state, no matter now many matches
+            * there are in {m,n}. It relies on the pattern being constant
+            * length, with no parens to influence future backrefs
+            */
+
+           ST.me = scan;
            scan = NEXTOPER(scan) + NODE_STEP_REGNODE;
-           if (st->u.curlym.paren)
+
+           /* if paren positive, emulate an OPEN/CLOSE around A */
+           if (ST.me->flags) {
+               I32 paren = ST.me->flags;
+               if (paren > PL_regsize)
+                   PL_regsize = paren;
+               if (paren > (I32)*PL_reglastparen)
+                   *PL_reglastparen = paren;
                scan += NEXT_OFF(scan); /* Skip former OPEN. */
-           PL_reginput = locinput;
-           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;
-               }
            }
+           ST.A = scan;
+           ST.B = next;
+           ST.alen = 0;
+           ST.count = 0;
+           ST.minmod = st->minmod;
+           st->minmod = 0;
+           ST.c1 = CHRTEST_UNINIT;
+           REGCP_SET(ST.cp);
 
-           PL_reginput = locinput;
+           if (!(ST.minmod ? ARG1(ST.me) : ARG2(ST.me))) /* min/max */
+               goto curlym_do_B;
 
-           if (st->minmod) {
-               st->minmod = 0;
-               if (st->ln && st->u.curlym.matches < st->ln)
-                   sayNO;
-               if (HAS_TEXT(next) || JUMPABLE(next)) {
-                   regnode *text_node = next;
+         curlym_do_A: /* execute the A in /A{m,n}B/  */
+           PL_reginput = locinput;
+           PUSH_YES_STATE_GOTO(CURLYM_A, ST.A); /* match A */
+           /* NOTREACHED */
 
-                   if (! HAS_TEXT(text_node)) FIND_NEXT_IMPT(text_node);
+       case CURLYM_A: /* we've just matched an A */
+           locinput = st->locinput;
+           nextchr = UCHARAT(locinput);
 
-                   if (! HAS_TEXT(text_node)) st->u.curlym.c1 = st->u.curlym.c2 = -1000;
-                   else {
-                       if (PL_regkind[(U8)OP(text_node)] == REF) {
-                           st->u.curlym.c1 = st->u.curlym.c2 = -1000;
-                           goto assume_ok_MM;
-                       }
-                       else { st->u.curlym.c1 = (U8)*STRING(text_node); }
-                       if (OP(text_node) == EXACTF || OP(text_node) == REFF)
-                           st->u.curlym.c2 = PL_fold[st->u.curlym.c1];
-                       else if (OP(text_node) == EXACTFL || OP(text_node) == REFFL)
-                           st->u.curlym.c2 = PL_fold_locale[st->u.curlym.c1];
-                       else
-                           st->u.curlym.c2 = st->u.curlym.c1;
+           ST.count++;
+           /* after first match, determine A's length: u.curlym.alen */
+           if (ST.count == 1) {
+               if (PL_reg_match_utf8) {
+                   char *s = locinput;
+                   while (s < PL_reginput) {
+                       ST.alen++;
+                       s += UTF8SKIP(s);
                    }
                }
-               else
-                   st->u.curlym.c1 = st->u.curlym.c2 = -1000;
-           assume_ok_MM:
-               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 (st->u.curlym.c1 == -1000 ||
-                       UCHARAT(PL_reginput) == st->u.curlym.c1 ||
-                       UCHARAT(PL_reginput) == st->u.curlym.c2)
-                   {
-                       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[st->u.curlym.paren] = -1;
-                       }
-                       REGMATCH(next, CURLYM2);
-                       /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
-                       if (result)
-                           sayYES;
-                       REGCP_UNWIND(st->u.curlym.lastcp);
-                   }
-                   /* Couldn't or didn't -- move forward. */
-                   PL_reginput = locinput;
-                   REGMATCH(scan, CURLYM3);
-                   /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
-                   if (result) {
-                       st->ln++;
-                       locinput = PL_reginput;
-                   }
-                   else
-                       sayNO;
+               else {
+                   ST.alen = PL_reginput - locinput;
                }
+               if (ST.alen == 0)
+                   ST.count = ST.minmod ? ARG1(ST.me) : ARG2(ST.me);
            }
-           else {
-               DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
-                   PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                             "%*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 (st->u.curlym.matches >= st->ln) {
-                   if (HAS_TEXT(next) || JUMPABLE(next)) {
-                       regnode *text_node = next;
+           DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
+               PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
+                         "%*s  CURLYM now matched %"IVdf" times, len=%"IVdf"...\n",
+                         (int)(REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2), "",
+                         (IV) ST.count, (IV)ST.alen)
+           );
 
-                       if (! HAS_TEXT(text_node)) FIND_NEXT_IMPT(text_node);
+           locinput = PL_reginput;
+           if (ST.count < (ST.minmod ? ARG1(ST.me) : ARG2(ST.me)))
+               goto curlym_do_A; /* try to match another A */
+           goto curlym_do_B; /* try to match B */
 
-                       if (! HAS_TEXT(text_node)) st->u.curlym.c1 = st->u.curlym.c2 = -1000;
-                       else {
-                           if (PL_regkind[(U8)OP(text_node)] == REF) {
-                               st->u.curlym.c1 = st->u.curlym.c2 = -1000;
-                               goto assume_ok_REG;
-                           }
-                           else { st->u.curlym.c1 = (U8)*STRING(text_node); }
-
-                           if (OP(text_node) == EXACTF || OP(text_node) == REFF)
-                               st->u.curlym.c2 = PL_fold[st->u.curlym.c1];
-                           else if (OP(text_node) == EXACTFL || OP(text_node) == REFFL)
-                               st->u.curlym.c2 = PL_fold_locale[st->u.curlym.c1];
-                           else
-                               st->u.curlym.c2 = st->u.curlym.c1;
-                       }
-                   }
-                   else
-                       st->u.curlym.c1 = st->u.curlym.c2 = -1000;
-               }
-           assume_ok_REG:
-               REGCP_SET(st->u.curlym.lastcp);
-               while (st->u.curlym.matches >= st->ln) {
-                   /* If it could work, try it. */
-                   if (st->u.curlym.c1 == -1000 ||
-                       UCHARAT(PL_reginput) == st->u.curlym.c1 ||
-                       UCHARAT(PL_reginput) == st->u.curlym.c2)
+       case CURLYM_A_fail: /* just failed to match an A */
+           REGCP_UNWIND(ST.cp);
+           if (ST.minmod || ST.count < ARG1(ST.me) /* min*/ )
+               sayNO;
+
+         curlym_do_B: /* execute the B in /A{m,n}B/  */
+           PL_reginput = locinput;
+           if (ST.c1 == CHRTEST_UNINIT) {
+               /* calculate c1 and c2 for possible match of 1st char
+                * following curly */
+               ST.c1 = ST.c2 = CHRTEST_VOID;
+               if (HAS_TEXT(ST.B) || JUMPABLE(ST.B)) {
+                   regnode *text_node = ST.B;
+                   if (! HAS_TEXT(text_node))
+                       FIND_NEXT_IMPT(text_node);
+                   if (HAS_TEXT(text_node)
+                       && PL_regkind[OP(text_node)] != REF)
                    {
-                       DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
-                           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 (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[st->u.curlym.paren] = -1;
-                       }
-                       REGMATCH(next, CURLYM4);
-                       /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
-                       if (result)
-                           sayYES;
-                       REGCP_UNWIND(st->u.curlym.lastcp);
+                       ST.c1 = (U8)*STRING(text_node);
+                       ST.c2 =
+                           (OP(text_node) == EXACTF || OP(text_node) == REFF)
+                           ? PL_fold[ST.c1]
+                           : (OP(text_node) == EXACTFL || OP(text_node) == REFFL)
+                               ? PL_fold_locale[ST.c1]
+                               : ST.c1;
                    }
-                   /* Couldn't or didn't -- back up. */
-                   st->u.curlym.matches--;
-                   locinput = HOPc(locinput, -st->u.curlym.l);
-                   PL_reginput = locinput;
                }
            }
-           sayNO;
+
+           DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
+               PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
+                   "%*s  CURLYM trying tail with matches=%"IVdf"...\n",
+                   (int)(REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2),
+                   "", (IV)ST.count)
+               );
+           if (ST.c1 != CHRTEST_VOID
+                   && UCHARAT(PL_reginput) != ST.c1
+                   && UCHARAT(PL_reginput) != ST.c2)
+           {
+               /* simulate B failing */
+               state_num = CURLYM_B_fail;
+               goto reenter_switch;
+           }
+
+           if (ST.me->flags) {
+               /* mark current A as captured */
+               I32 paren = ST.me->flags;
+               if (ST.count) {
+                   PL_regstartp[paren]
+                       = HOPc(PL_reginput, -ST.alen) - PL_bostr;
+                   PL_regendp[paren] = PL_reginput - PL_bostr;
+               }
+               else
+                   PL_regendp[paren] = -1;
+           }
+           PUSH_STATE_GOTO(CURLYM_B, ST.B); /* match B */
            /* NOTREACHED */
-           break;
-       }
-       case CURLYN:
-           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:
-           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:
-           st->ln = 0;
-           n = REG_INFTY;
+
+       case CURLYM_B_fail: /* just failed to match a B */
+           REGCP_UNWIND(ST.cp);
+           if (ST.minmod) {
+               if (ST.count == ARG2(ST.me) /* max */)
+                   sayNO;
+               goto curlym_do_A; /* try to match a further A */
+           }
+           /* backtrack one A */
+           if (ST.count == ARG1(ST.me) /* min */)
+               sayNO;
+           ST.count--;
+           locinput = HOPc(locinput, -ST.alen);
+           goto curlym_do_B; /* try to match B */
+
+#undef ST
+#define ST st->u.curly
+
+#define CURLY_SETPAREN(paren, success) \
+    if (paren) { \
+       if (success) { \
+           PL_regstartp[paren] = HOPc(locinput, -1) - PL_bostr; \
+           PL_regendp[paren] = locinput - PL_bostr; \
+       } \
+       else \
+           PL_regendp[paren] = -1; \
+    }
+
+       case STAR:              /*  /A*B/ where A is width 1 */
+           ST.paren = 0;
+           ST.min = 0;
+           ST.max = REG_INFTY;
            scan = NEXTOPER(scan);
-           st->u.plus.paren = 0;
            goto repeat;
-       case PLUS:
-           st->ln = 1;
-           n = REG_INFTY;
+       case PLUS:              /*  /A+B/ where A is width 1 */
+           ST.paren = 0;
+           ST.min = 1;
+           ST.max = REG_INFTY;
            scan = NEXTOPER(scan);
-           st->u.plus.paren = 0;
+           goto repeat;
+       case CURLYN:            /*  /(A){m,n}B/ where A is width 1 */
+           ST.paren = scan->flags;     /* Which paren to set */
+           if (ST.paren > PL_regsize)
+               PL_regsize = ST.paren;
+           if (ST.paren > (I32)*PL_reglastparen)
+               *PL_reglastparen = ST.paren;
+           ST.min = ARG1(scan);  /* min to match */
+           ST.max = ARG2(scan);  /* max to match */
+            scan = regnext(NEXTOPER(scan) + NODE_STEP_REGNODE);
+           goto repeat;
+       case CURLY:             /*  /A{m,n}B/ where A is width 1 */
+           ST.paren = 0;
+           ST.min = ARG1(scan);  /* min to match */
+           ST.max = ARG2(scan);  /* max to match */
+           scan = NEXTOPER(scan) + NODE_STEP_REGNODE;
          repeat:
            /*
            * Lookahead to avoid useless match attempts
            * when we know what character comes next.
-           */
-
-           /*
+           *
            * Used to only do .*x and .*?x, but now it allows
            * for )'s, ('s and (?{ ... })'s to be in the way
            * of the quantifier and the EXACT-like node.  -- japhy
            */
 
+           if (ST.min > ST.max) /* XXX make this a compile-time check? */
+               sayNO;
            if (HAS_TEXT(next) || JUMPABLE(next)) {
                U8 *s;
                regnode *text_node = next;
 
-               if (! HAS_TEXT(text_node)) FIND_NEXT_IMPT(text_node);
+               if (! HAS_TEXT(text_node)) 
+                   FIND_NEXT_IMPT(text_node);
 
-               if (! HAS_TEXT(text_node)) st->u.plus.c1 = st->u.plus.c2 = -1000;
+               if (! HAS_TEXT(text_node))
+                   ST.c1 = ST.c2 = CHRTEST_VOID;
                else {
-                   if (PL_regkind[(U8)OP(text_node)] == REF) {
-                       st->u.plus.c1 = st->u.plus.c2 = -1000;
+                   if (PL_regkind[OP(text_node)] == REF) {
+                       ST.c1 = ST.c2 = CHRTEST_VOID;
                        goto assume_ok_easy;
                    }
-                   else { s = (U8*)STRING(text_node); }
+                   else
+                       s = (U8*)STRING(text_node);
 
                    if (!UTF) {
-                       st->u.plus.c2 = st->u.plus.c1 = *s;
+                       ST.c2 = ST.c1 = *s;
                        if (OP(text_node) == EXACTF || OP(text_node) == REFF)
-                           st->u.plus.c2 = PL_fold[st->u.plus.c1];
+                           ST.c2 = PL_fold[ST.c1];
                        else if (OP(text_node) == EXACTFL || OP(text_node) == REFFL)
-                           st->u.plus.c2 = PL_fold_locale[st->u.plus.c1];
+                           ST.c2 = PL_fold_locale[ST.c1];
                    }
                    else { /* UTF */
                        if (OP(text_node) == EXACTF || OP(text_node) == REFF) {
@@ -4063,297 +4309,298 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
                             to_utf8_lower((U8*)s, tmpbuf1, &ulen1);
                             to_utf8_upper((U8*)s, tmpbuf2, &ulen2);
 
-                            st->u.plus.c1 = utf8n_to_uvuni(tmpbuf1, UTF8_MAXBYTES, 0,
+                            ST.c1 = utf8n_to_uvuni(tmpbuf1, UTF8_MAXBYTES, 0,
                                                 uniflags);
-                            st->u.plus.c2 = utf8n_to_uvuni(tmpbuf2, UTF8_MAXBYTES, 0,
+                            ST.c2 = utf8n_to_uvuni(tmpbuf2, UTF8_MAXBYTES, 0,
                                                 uniflags);
                        }
                        else {
-                           st->u.plus.c2 = st->u.plus.c1 = utf8n_to_uvchr(s, UTF8_MAXBYTES, 0,
+                           ST.c2 = ST.c1 = utf8n_to_uvchr(s, UTF8_MAXBYTES, 0,
                                                     uniflags);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            else
-               st->u.plus.c1 = st->u.plus.c2 = -1000;
+               ST.c1 = ST.c2 = CHRTEST_VOID;
        assume_ok_easy:
+
+           ST.A = scan;
+           ST.B = next;
            PL_reginput = locinput;
            if (st->minmod) {
                st->minmod = 0;
-               if (st->ln && regrepeat(rex, scan, st->ln) < st->ln)
+               if (ST.min && regrepeat(rex, ST.A, ST.min) < ST.min)
                    sayNO;
+               ST.count = ST.min;
                locinput = PL_reginput;
-               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) {
-                       st->u.plus.e = PL_regeol - 1;
-                       if (do_utf8)
-                           while (UTF8_IS_CONTINUATION(*(U8*)st->u.plus.e))
-                               st->u.plus.e--;
-                   }
-                   else if (do_utf8) {
-                       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 {
-                       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 (st->u.plus.c1 == st->u.plus.c2) {
-                               while (locinput <= st->u.plus.e &&
-                                      UCHARAT(locinput) != st->u.plus.c1)
-                                   locinput++;
-                           } else {
-                               while (locinput <= st->u.plus.e
-                                      && UCHARAT(locinput) != st->u.plus.c1
-                                      && UCHARAT(locinput) != st->u.plus.c2)
-                                   locinput++;
-                           }
-                           st->u.plus.count = locinput - st->u.plus.old;
-                       }
-                       else {
-                           if (st->u.plus.c1 == st->u.plus.c2) {
-                               STRLEN len;
-                               /* count initialised to
-                                * utf8_distance(old, locinput) */
-                               while (locinput <= st->u.plus.e &&
-                                      utf8n_to_uvchr((U8*)locinput,
-                                                     UTF8_MAXBYTES, &len,
-                                                     uniflags) != (UV)st->u.plus.c1) {
-                                   locinput += len;
-                                   st->u.plus.count++;
-                               }
-                           } else {
-                               STRLEN len;
-                               /* count initialised to
-                                * utf8_distance(old, locinput) */
-                               while (locinput <= st->u.plus.e) {
-                                   UV c = utf8n_to_uvchr((U8*)locinput,
-                                                         UTF8_MAXBYTES, &len,
-                                                         uniflags);
-                                   if (c == (UV)st->u.plus.c1 || c == (UV)st->u.plus.c2)
-                                       break;
-                                   locinput += len;
-                                   st->u.plus.count++;
-                               }
-                           }
-                       }
-                       if (locinput > st->u.plus.e)
-                           sayNO;
-                       /* PL_reginput == old now */
-                       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(st->u.plus.paren, st->ln, locinput, PLUS1);
-                       /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
-                       PL_reginput = locinput; /* Could be reset... */
-                       REGCP_UNWIND(st->u.plus.lastcp);
-                       /* Couldn't or didn't -- move forward. */
-                       st->u.plus.old = locinput;
-                       if (do_utf8)
-                           locinput += UTF8SKIP(locinput);
-                       else
-                           locinput++;
-                       st->u.plus.count = 1;
-                   }
+               REGCP_SET(ST.cp);
+               if (ST.c1 == CHRTEST_VOID)
+                   goto curly_try_B_min;
+
+               ST.oldloc = locinput;
+
+               /* set ST.maxpos to the furthest point along the
+                * string that could possibly match */
+               if  (ST.max == REG_INFTY) {
+                   ST.maxpos = PL_regeol - 1;
+                   if (do_utf8)
+                       while (UTF8_IS_CONTINUATION(*(U8*)ST.maxpos))
+                           ST.maxpos--;
                }
-               else
-               while (n >= st->ln || (n == REG_INFTY && st->ln > 0)) { /* ln overflow ? */
-                   UV c;
-                   if (st->u.plus.c1 != -1000) {
-                       if (do_utf8)
-                           c = utf8n_to_uvchr((U8*)PL_reginput,
-                                              UTF8_MAXBYTES, 0,
-                                              uniflags);
-                       else
-                           c = UCHARAT(PL_reginput);
-                       /* If it could work, try it. */
-                       if (c == (UV)st->u.plus.c1 || c == (UV)st->u.plus.c2)
-                       {
-                           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 (st->u.plus.c1 == -1000)
-                   {
-                       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(rex, scan, 1)) {
-                       st->ln++;
-                       locinput = PL_reginput;
-                   }
-                   else
-                       sayNO;
+               else if (do_utf8) {
+                   int m = ST.max - ST.min;
+                   for (ST.maxpos = locinput;
+                        m >0 && ST.maxpos + UTF8SKIP(ST.maxpos) <= PL_regeol; m--)
+                       ST.maxpos += UTF8SKIP(ST.maxpos);
+               }
+               else {
+                   ST.maxpos = locinput + ST.max - ST.min;
+                   if (ST.maxpos >= PL_regeol)
+                       ST.maxpos = PL_regeol - 1;
                }
+               goto curly_try_B_min_known;
+
            }
            else {
-               n = regrepeat(rex, scan, n);
+               ST.count = regrepeat(rex, ST.A, ST.max);
                locinput = PL_reginput;
-               if (st->ln < n && PL_regkind[(U8)OP(next)] == EOL &&
-                   (OP(next) != MEOL ||
-                       OP(next) == SEOL || OP(next) == EOS))
+               if (ST.count < ST.min)
+                   sayNO;
+               if ((ST.count > ST.min)
+                   && (PL_regkind[OP(ST.B)] == EOL) && (OP(ST.B) != MEOL))
                {
-                   st->ln = n;                 /* why back off? */
-                   /* ...because $ and \Z can match before *and* after
+                   /* A{m,n} must come at the end of the string, there's
+                    * no point in backing off ... */
+                   ST.min = ST.count;
+                   /* ...except that $ 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)
-                       st->ln--;
+                      We may back off by one in this case. */
+                   if (UCHARAT(PL_reginput - 1) == '\n' && OP(ST.B) != EOS)
+                       ST.min--;
                }
-               REGCP_SET(st->u.plus.lastcp);
-               {
-                   UV c = 0;
-                   while (n >= st->ln) {
-                       if (st->u.plus.c1 != -1000) {
-                           if (do_utf8)
-                               c = utf8n_to_uvchr((U8*)PL_reginput,
-                                                  UTF8_MAXBYTES, 0,
-                                                  uniflags);
-                           else
-                               c = UCHARAT(PL_reginput);
+               REGCP_SET(ST.cp);
+               goto curly_try_B_max;
+           }
+           /* NOTREACHED */
+
+
+       case CURLY_B_min_known_fail:
+           /* failed to find B in a non-greedy match where c1,c2 valid */
+           if (ST.paren && ST.count)
+               PL_regendp[ST.paren] = -1;
+
+           PL_reginput = locinput;     /* Could be reset... */
+           REGCP_UNWIND(ST.cp);
+           /* Couldn't or didn't -- move forward. */
+           ST.oldloc = locinput;
+           if (do_utf8)
+               locinput += UTF8SKIP(locinput);
+           else
+               locinput++;
+           ST.count++;
+         curly_try_B_min_known:
+            /* find the next place where 'B' could work, then call B */
+           {
+               int n;
+               if (do_utf8) {
+                   n = (ST.oldloc == locinput) ? 0 : 1;
+                   if (ST.c1 == ST.c2) {
+                       STRLEN len;
+                       /* set n to utf8_distance(oldloc, locinput) */
+                       while (locinput <= ST.maxpos &&
+                              utf8n_to_uvchr((U8*)locinput,
+                                             UTF8_MAXBYTES, &len,
+                                             uniflags) != (UV)ST.c1) {
+                           locinput += len;
+                           n++;
                        }
-                       /* If it could work, try it. */
-                       if (st->u.plus.c1 == -1000 || c == (UV)st->u.plus.c1 || c == (UV)st->u.plus.c2)
-                           {
-                               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--;
-                       PL_reginput = locinput = HOPc(locinput, -1);
                    }
+                   else {
+                       /* set n to utf8_distance(oldloc, locinput) */
+                       while (locinput <= ST.maxpos) {
+                           STRLEN len;
+                           const UV c = utf8n_to_uvchr((U8*)locinput,
+                                                 UTF8_MAXBYTES, &len,
+                                                 uniflags);
+                           if (c == (UV)ST.c1 || c == (UV)ST.c2)
+                               break;
+                           locinput += len;
+                           n++;
+                       }
+                   }
+               }
+               else {
+                   if (ST.c1 == ST.c2) {
+                       while (locinput <= ST.maxpos &&
+                              UCHARAT(locinput) != ST.c1)
+                           locinput++;
+                   }
+                   else {
+                       while (locinput <= ST.maxpos
+                              && UCHARAT(locinput) != ST.c1
+                              && UCHARAT(locinput) != ST.c2)
+                           locinput++;
+                   }
+                   n = locinput - ST.oldloc;
+               }
+               if (locinput > ST.maxpos)
+                   sayNO;
+               /* PL_reginput == oldloc now */
+               if (n) {
+                   ST.count += n;
+                   if (regrepeat(rex, ST.A, n) < n)
+                       sayNO;
                }
+               PL_reginput = locinput;
+               CURLY_SETPAREN(ST.paren, ST.count);
+               PUSH_STATE_GOTO(CURLY_B_min_known, ST.B);
            }
-           sayNO;
-           break;
-       case END:
-           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;
+           /* NOTREACHED */
 
-               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;
+       case CURLY_B_min_fail:
+           /* failed to find B in a non-greedy match where c1,c2 invalid */
+           if (ST.paren && ST.count)
+               PL_regendp[ST.paren] = -1;
 
-               /* Restore parens of the caller without popping the
-                * savestack */
+           REGCP_UNWIND(ST.cp);
+           /* failed -- move forward one */
+           PL_reginput = locinput;
+           if (regrepeat(rex, ST.A, 1)) {
+               ST.count++;
+               locinput = PL_reginput;
+               if (ST.count <= ST.max || (ST.max == REG_INFTY &&
+                       ST.count > 0)) /* count overflow ? */
                {
-                   I32 tmp = PL_savestack_ix;
-                   PL_savestack_ix = st->u.eval.lastcp;
-                   regcppop(rex);
-                   PL_savestack_ix = tmp;
+                 curly_try_B_min:
+                   CURLY_SETPAREN(ST.paren, ST.count);
+                   PUSH_STATE_GOTO(CURLY_B_min, ST.B);
                }
+           }
+           sayNO;
+           /* NOTREACHED */
 
 
-               PL_reginput = locinput;
-               /* resume at node following the (??{...}) */
-               break;
-
+       curly_try_B_max:
+           /* a successful greedy match: now try to match B */
+           {
+               UV c = 0;
+               if (ST.c1 != CHRTEST_VOID)
+                   c = do_utf8 ? utf8n_to_uvchr((U8*)PL_reginput,
+                                          UTF8_MAXBYTES, 0, uniflags)
+                               : UCHARAT(PL_reginput);
+               /* If it could work, try it. */
+               if (ST.c1 == CHRTEST_VOID || c == (UV)ST.c1 || c == (UV)ST.c2) {
+                   CURLY_SETPAREN(ST.paren, ST.count);
+                   PUSH_STATE_GOTO(CURLY_B_max, ST.B);
+                   /* NOTREACHED */
+               }
            }
+           /* FALL THROUGH */
+       case CURLY_B_max_fail:
+           /* failed to find B in a greedy match */
+           if (ST.paren && ST.count)
+               PL_regendp[ST.paren] = -1;
+
+           REGCP_UNWIND(ST.cp);
+           /*  back up. */
+           if (--ST.count < ST.min)
+               sayNO;
+           PL_reginput = locinput = HOPc(locinput, -1);
+           goto curly_try_B_max;
 
-           if (locinput < PL_regtill) {
+#undef ST
+
+
+       case END:
+           if (locinput < reginfo->till) {
                DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
                                      "%sMatch possible, but length=%ld is smaller than requested=%ld, failing!%s\n",
                                      PL_colors[4],
                                      (long)(locinput - PL_reg_starttry),
-                                     (long)(PL_regtill - PL_reg_starttry),
+                                     (long)(reginfo->till - PL_reg_starttry),
                                      PL_colors[5]));
                sayNO_FINAL;            /* Cannot match: too short. */
            }
            PL_reginput = locinput;     /* put where regtry can find it */
            sayYES_FINAL;               /* Success! */
-       case SUCCEED:
+
+       case SUCCEED: /* successful SUSPEND/UNLESSM/IFMATCH/CURLYM */
+           DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(
+           PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
+               "%*s  %ssubpattern success...%s\n",
+               REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "", PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5]));
            PL_reginput = locinput;     /* put where regtry can find it */
-           sayYES_LOUD;                /* Success! */
-       case SUSPEND:
-           n = 1;
+           sayYES_FINAL;               /* Success! */
+
+#undef  ST
+#define ST st->u.ifmatch
+
+       case SUSPEND:   /* (?>A) */
+           ST.wanted = 1;
            PL_reginput = locinput;
            goto do_ifmatch;    
-       case UNLESSM:
-           n = 0;
-           if (scan->flags) {
-               char * const s = HOPBACKc(locinput, scan->flags);
-               if (!s)
-                   goto say_yes;
-               PL_reginput = s;
-           }
-           else
-               PL_reginput = locinput;
-           goto do_ifmatch;
-       case IFMATCH:
-           n = 1;
+
+       case UNLESSM:   /* -ve lookaround: (?!A), or with flags, (?<!A) */
+           ST.wanted = 0;
+           goto ifmatch_trivial_fail_test;
+
+       case IFMATCH:   /* +ve lookaround: (?=A), or with flags, (?<=A) */
+           ST.wanted = 1;
+         ifmatch_trivial_fail_test:
            if (scan->flags) {
                char * const s = HOPBACKc(locinput, scan->flags);
-               if (!s)
-                   goto say_no;
+               if (!s) {
+                   /* trivial fail */
+                   if (st->logical) {
+                       st->logical = 0;
+                       st->sw = 1 - (bool)ST.wanted;
+                   }
+                   else if (ST.wanted)
+                       sayNO;
+                   next = scan + ARG(scan);
+                   if (next == scan)
+                       next = NULL;
+                   break;
+               }
                PL_reginput = s;
            }
            else
                PL_reginput = locinput;
 
          do_ifmatch:
-           REGMATCH(NEXTOPER(NEXTOPER(scan)), IFMATCH);
-           /*** all unsaved local vars undefined at this point */
-           if (result != n) {
-             say_no:
-               if (st->logical) {
-                   st->logical = 0;
-                   st->sw = 0;
-                   goto do_longjump;
-               }
-               else
-                   sayNO;
-           }
-         say_yes:
+           ST.me = scan;
+           /* execute body of (?...A) */
+           PUSH_YES_STATE_GOTO(IFMATCH_A, NEXTOPER(NEXTOPER(scan)));
+           /* NOTREACHED */
+
+       case IFMATCH_A_fail: /* body of (?...A) failed */
+           ST.wanted = !ST.wanted;
+           /* FALL THROUGH */
+
+       case IFMATCH_A: /* body of (?...A) succeeded */
            if (st->logical) {
                st->logical = 0;
-               st->sw = 1;
+               st->sw = (bool)ST.wanted;
            }
-           if (OP(scan) == SUSPEND) {
+           else if (!ST.wanted)
+               sayNO;
+
+           if (OP(ST.me) == SUSPEND)
                locinput = PL_reginput;
+           else {
+               locinput = PL_reginput = st->locinput;
                nextchr = UCHARAT(locinput);
            }
-           /* FALL THROUGH. */
+           scan = ST.me + ARG(ST.me);
+           if (scan == ST.me)
+               scan = NULL;
+           continue; /* execute B */
+
+#undef ST
+
        case LONGJMP:
-         do_longjump:
            next = scan + ARG(scan);
            if (next == scan)
                next = NULL;
@@ -4364,11 +4611,41 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
            Perl_croak(aTHX_ "regexp memory corruption");
        }
 
-      reenter:
        scan = next;
        continue;
        /* NOTREACHED */
 
+      push_yes_state:
+       /* push a state that backtracks on success */
+       st->u.yes.prev_yes_state = yes_state;
+       yes_state = st;
+       /* FALL THROUGH */
+      push_state:
+       /* push a new regex state, then continue at scan  */
+       {
+           regmatch_state *newst;
+
+           depth++;
+           DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
+                       "PUSH STATE(%d)\n", depth));
+           st->locinput = locinput;
+           newst = st+1; 
+           if (newst >  SLAB_LAST(PL_regmatch_slab))
+               newst = S_push_slab(aTHX);
+           PL_regmatch_state = newst;
+           newst->cc = st->cc;
+           /* XXX probably don't need to initialise these */
+           newst->minmod = 0;
+           newst->sw = 0;
+           newst->logical = 0;
+
+           locinput = PL_reginput;
+           nextchr = UCHARAT(locinput);
+           st = newst;
+           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
@@ -4380,10 +4657,11 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
            regmatch_state *oldst = st;
 
            depth++;
+           DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "PUSH RECURSE STATE(%d)\n", depth));
 
            /* grab the next free state slot */
            st++;
-           if (st >  &(PL_regmatch_slab->states[PERL_REGMATCH_SLAB_SLOTS-1]))
+           if (st >  SLAB_LAST(PL_regmatch_slab))
                st = S_push_slab(aTHX);
            PL_regmatch_state = st;
 
@@ -4397,7 +4675,6 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
            st->minmod = 0;
            st->sw = 0;
            st->logical = 0;
-           st->unwind = 0;
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
            PL_regindent++;
 #endif
@@ -4414,14 +4691,44 @@ S_regmatch(pTHX_ regexp *rex, regnode *prog)
     /*NOTREACHED*/
     sayNO;
 
-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])
-       );
-    goto yes;
 yes_final:
+
+    if (yes_state) {
+       /* we have successfully completed a subexpression, but we must now
+        * pop to the state marked by yes_state and continue from there */
+
+       assert(st != yes_state);
+       while (yes_state < SLAB_FIRST(PL_regmatch_slab)
+           || yes_state > SLAB_LAST(PL_regmatch_slab))
+       {
+           /* not in this slab, pop slab */
+           depth -= (st - SLAB_FIRST(PL_regmatch_slab) + 1);
+           PL_regmatch_slab = PL_regmatch_slab->prev;
+           st = SLAB_LAST(PL_regmatch_slab);
+       }
+       depth -= (st - yes_state);
+       DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "POP STATES (%d..%d)\n",
+           depth+1, depth+(st - yes_state)));
+       st = yes_state;
+       yes_state = st->u.yes.prev_yes_state;
+       PL_regmatch_state = st;
+
+       switch (st->resume_state) {
+       case IFMATCH_A:
+       case CURLYM_A:
+       case EVAL_A:
+           state_num = st->resume_state;
+           goto reenter_switch;
+
+       case CURLYM_B:
+       case BRANCH_next:
+       case TRIE_next:
+       case CURLY_B_max:
+       default:
+           Perl_croak(aTHX_ "unexpected yes resume state");
+       }
+    }
+
     DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "%sMatch successful!%s\n",
                          PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5]));
 yes:
@@ -4431,18 +4738,24 @@ yes:
 
     result = 1;
     /* XXX this is duplicate(ish) code to that in the do_no section.
-     * eventually a yes should just pop the whole stack */
+     * will disappear when REGFMATCH goes */
     if (depth) {
        /* restore previous state and re-enter */
-       POP_STATE;
+       DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "POP STATE(%d)\n", depth));
+       depth--;
+       st--;
+       if (st < SLAB_FIRST(PL_regmatch_slab)) {
+           PL_regmatch_slab = PL_regmatch_slab->prev;
+           st = SLAB_LAST(PL_regmatch_slab);
+       }
+       PL_regmatch_state = st;
+       scan    = st->scan;
+       next    = st->next;
+       n       = st->n;
+       locinput= st->locinput;
+       nextchr = UCHARAT(locinput);
 
        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:
@@ -4457,24 +4770,18 @@ yes:
            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;
+
+       case TRIE_next:
+       case CURLYM_A:
+       case CURLYM_B:
+       case EVAL_A:
+       case IFMATCH_A:
+       case BRANCH_next:
+       case CURLY_B_max:
+       case CURLY_B_min:
+       case CURLY_B_min_known:
+           break;
+
        default:
            Perl_croak(aTHX_ "regexp resume memory corruption");
        }
@@ -4487,58 +4794,8 @@ no:
                      "%*s  %sfailed...%s\n",
                      REPORT_CODE_OFF+PL_regindent*2, "", PL_colors[4], PL_colors[5])
        );
-    goto do_no;
 no_final:
 do_no:
-    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 * 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 */
-               st->unwind = uwb->prev;
-#ifdef DEBUGGING
-               PL_regindent--;
-#endif
-               goto do_no;
-           }
-           /* Have more choice yet.  Reuse the same uwb.  */
-           if ((n = (uwb->type == RE_UNWIND_BRANCH
-                     ? NEXT_OFF(next) : ARG(next))))
-               next += n;
-           else
-               next = NULL;    /* XXXX Needn't unwinding in this case... */
-           uwb->next = next;
-           next = NEXTOPER(scan);
-           if (uwb->type == RE_UNWIND_BRANCHJ)
-               next = NEXTOPER(next);
-           locinput = uwb->locinput;
-           nextchr = uwb->nextchr;
-#ifdef DEBUGGING
-           PL_regindent = uwb->regindent;
-#endif
-
-           goto reenter;
-       }
-       /* NOTREACHED */
-       default:
-           Perl_croak(aTHX_ "regexp unwind memory corruption");
-       }
-       /* NOTREACHED */
-    }
 
 #ifdef DEBUGGING
     PL_regindent--;
@@ -4547,29 +4804,21 @@ do_no:
 
     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;
+       DEBUG_EXECUTE_r(PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log, "POP STATE(%d)\n", depth));
+       depth--;
+       st--;
+       if (st < SLAB_FIRST(PL_regmatch_slab)) {
+           PL_regmatch_slab = PL_regmatch_slab->prev;
+           st = SLAB_LAST(PL_regmatch_slab);
+       }
+       PL_regmatch_state = st;
+       scan    = st->scan;
+       next    = st->next;
+       n       = st->n;
+       locinput= st->locinput;
+       nextchr = UCHARAT(locinput);
 
+       switch (st->resume_state) {
        case resume_CURLYX:
            goto resume_point_CURLYX;
        case resume_WHILEM1:
@@ -4584,24 +4833,21 @@ do_no:
            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;
+
+       case TRIE_next:
+       case EVAL_A:
+       case BRANCH_next:
+       case CURLYM_A:
+       case CURLYM_B:
+       case IFMATCH_A:
+       case CURLY_B_max:
+       case CURLY_B_min:
+       case CURLY_B_min_known:
+           if (yes_state == st)
+               yes_state = st->u.yes.prev_yes_state;
+           state_num = st->resume_state + 1; /* failure = success + 1 */
+           goto reenter_switch;
+
        default:
            Perl_croak(aTHX_ "regexp resume memory corruption");
        }
@@ -4615,10 +4861,10 @@ final_exit:
 
     /* free all slabs above current one */
     if (orig_slab->next) {
-       regmatch_slab *osl, *sl = orig_slab->next;
+       regmatch_slab *sl = orig_slab->next;
        orig_slab->next = NULL;
        while (sl) {
-           osl = sl;
+           regmatch_slab * const osl = sl;
            sl = sl->next;
            Safefree(osl);
        }
@@ -4862,21 +5108,21 @@ S_regrepeat(pTHX_ const regexp *prog, const regnode *p, I32 max)
     PL_reginput = scan;
 
     DEBUG_r({
-               SV *re_debug_flags = NULL;
-               SV * const prop = sv_newmortal();
-                GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS;
-                DEBUG_EXECUTE_r({
-               regprop(prog, prop, p);
-               PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
-                             "%*s  %s can match %"IVdf" times out of %"IVdf"...\n",
-                             REPORT_CODE_OFF+1, "", SvPVX_const(prop),(IV)c,(IV)max);
-       });
+       GET_RE_DEBUG_FLAGS_DECL;
+       DEBUG_EXECUTE_r({
+           SV * const prop = sv_newmortal();
+           regprop(prog, prop, p);
+           PerlIO_printf(Perl_debug_log,
+                       "%*s  %s can match %"IVdf" times out of %"IVdf"...\n",
+                       REPORT_CODE_OFF+1, "", SvPVX_const(prop),(IV)c,(IV)max);
        });
+    });
 
     return(c);
 }
 
 
+#if !defined(PERL_IN_XSUB_RE) || defined(PLUGGABLE_RE_EXTENSION)
 /*
 - regclass_swash - prepare the utf8 swash
 */
@@ -4888,7 +5134,7 @@ Perl_regclass_swash(pTHX_ const regexp *prog, register const regnode* node, bool
     SV *sw  = NULL;
     SV *si  = NULL;
     SV *alt = NULL;
-    const struct reg_data *data = prog ? prog->data : NULL;
+    const struct reg_data * const data = prog ? prog->data : NULL;
 
     if (data && data->count) {
        const U32 n = ARG(node);
@@ -4924,6 +5170,7 @@ Perl_regclass_swash(pTHX_ const regexp *prog, register const regnode* node, bool
 
     return sw;
 }
+#endif
 
 /*
  - reginclass - determine if a character falls into a character class
@@ -5059,7 +5306,7 @@ S_reginclass(pTHX_ const regexp *prog, register const regnode *n, register const
 }
 
 STATIC U8 *
-S_reghop3(U8 *s, I32 off, U8* lim)
+S_reghop3(U8 *s, I32 off, const U8* lim)
 {
     dVAR;
     if (off >= 0) {
@@ -5084,7 +5331,7 @@ S_reghop3(U8 *s, I32 off, U8* lim)
 }
 
 STATIC U8 *
-S_reghopmaybe3(U8* s, I32 off, U8* lim)
+S_reghopmaybe3(U8* s, I32 off, const U8* lim)
 {
     dVAR;
     if (off >= 0) {
@@ -5093,7 +5340,7 @@ S_reghopmaybe3(U8* s, I32 off, U8* lim)
            s += UTF8SKIP(s);
        }
        if (off >= 0)
-           return 0;
+           return NULL;
     }
     else {
        while (off++) {
@@ -5109,7 +5356,7 @@ S_reghopmaybe3(U8* s, I32 off, U8* lim)
                break;
        }
        if (off <= 0)
-           return 0;
+           return NULL;
     }
     return s;
 }