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-rw-r--r--compiler/ast.nim1
-rw-r--r--compiler/msgs.nim2
-rw-r--r--compiler/sempass2.nim48
-rw-r--r--tests/parallel/tgc_unsafe2.nim39
-rw-r--r--todo.txt1
5 files changed, 81 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/ast.nim b/compiler/ast.nim
index 427d12643..6e09916fe 100644
--- a/compiler/ast.nim
+++ b/compiler/ast.nim
@@ -728,6 +728,7 @@ type
       typScope*: PScope
     of routineKinds:
       procInstCache*: seq[PInstantiation]
+      gcUnsafetyReason*: PSym  # for better error messages wrt gcsafe
       #scope*: PScope          # the scope where the proc was defined
     of skModule:
       # modules keep track of the generic symbols they use from other modules.
diff --git a/compiler/msgs.nim b/compiler/msgs.nim
index 22ef9dc30..d9db1f670 100644
--- a/compiler/msgs.nim
+++ b/compiler/msgs.nim
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ const
     warnProveField: "cannot prove that field '$1' is accessible [ProveField]",
     warnProveIndex: "cannot prove index '$1' is valid [ProveIndex]",
     warnGcUnsafe: "not GC-safe: '$1' [GcUnsafe]",
-    warnGcUnsafe2: "cannot prove '$1' is GC-safe. Does not compile with --threads:on.",
+    warnGcUnsafe2: "$1",
     warnUninit: "'$1' might not have been initialized [Uninit]",
     warnGcMem: "'$1' uses GC'ed memory [GcMem]",
     warnDestructor: "usage of a type with a destructor in a non destructible context. This will become a compile time error in the future. [Destructor]",
diff --git a/compiler/sempass2.nim b/compiler/sempass2.nim
index d49945c1c..6928dbaf4 100644
--- a/compiler/sempass2.nim
+++ b/compiler/sempass2.nim
@@ -194,8 +194,38 @@ proc warnAboutGcUnsafe(n: PNode) =
   #assert false
   message(n.info, warnGcUnsafe, renderTree(n))
 
-template markGcUnsafe(a: PEffects) =
+proc markGcUnsafe(a: PEffects; reason: PSym) =
   a.gcUnsafe = true
+  if a.owner.kind in routineKinds: a.owner.gcUnsafetyReason = reason
+
+proc markGcUnsafe(a: PEffects; reason: PNode) =
+  a.gcUnsafe = true
+  if a.owner.kind in routineKinds:
+    if reason.kind == nkSym:
+      a.owner.gcUnsafetyReason = reason.sym
+    else:
+      a.owner.gcUnsafetyReason = newSym(skUnknown, getIdent("<unknown>"),
+                                        a.owner, reason.info)
+
+proc listGcUnsafety(s: PSym; onlyWarning: bool) =
+  let u = s.gcUnsafetyReason
+  if u != nil:
+    let msgKind = if onlyWarning: warnGcUnsafe2 else: errGenerated
+    if u.kind in {skLet, skVar}:
+      message(s.info, msgKind,
+        ("'$#' is not GC-safe as it accesses '$#'" &
+        " which is a global using GC'ed memory") % [s.name.s, u.name.s])
+    elif u.kind in routineKinds:
+      # recursive call *always* produces only a warning so the full error
+      # message is printed:
+      listGcUnsafety(u, true)
+      message(s.info, msgKind,
+        "'$#' is not GC-safe as it calls '$#'" %
+        [s.name.s, u.name.s])
+    else:
+      internalAssert u.kind == skUnknown
+      message(u.info, msgKind,
+        "'$#' is not GC-safe as it performs an indirect call here" % s.name.s)
 
 proc useVar(a: PEffects, n: PNode) =
   let s = n.sym
@@ -211,7 +241,7 @@ proc useVar(a: PEffects, n: PNode) =
     if s.guard != nil: guardGlobal(a, n, s.guard)
     if (tfHasGCedMem in s.typ.flags or s.typ.isGCedMem):
       #if warnGcUnsafe in gNotes: warnAboutGcUnsafe(n)
-      markGcUnsafe(a)
+      markGcUnsafe(a, s)
 
 type
   TIntersection = seq[tuple[id, count: int]] # a simple count table
@@ -450,7 +480,7 @@ proc propagateEffects(tracked: PEffects, n: PNode, s: PSym) =
 
   if notGcSafe(s.typ) and sfImportc notin s.flags:
     if warnGcUnsafe in gNotes: warnAboutGcUnsafe(n)
-    markGcUnsafe(tracked)
+    markGcUnsafe(tracked, s)
   mergeLockLevels(tracked, n, s.getLockLevel)
 
 proc notNilCheck(tracked: PEffects, n: PNode, paramType: PType) =
@@ -504,13 +534,13 @@ proc trackOperand(tracked: PEffects, n: PNode, paramType: PType) =
       # assume GcUnsafe unless in its type; 'forward' does not matter:
       if notGcSafe(op) and not isOwnedProcVar(a, tracked.owner):
         if warnGcUnsafe in gNotes: warnAboutGcUnsafe(n)
-        markGcUnsafe(tracked)
+        markGcUnsafe(tracked, a)
     else:
       mergeEffects(tracked, effectList.sons[exceptionEffects], n)
       mergeTags(tracked, effectList.sons[tagEffects], n)
       if notGcSafe(op):
         if warnGcUnsafe in gNotes: warnAboutGcUnsafe(n)
-        markGcUnsafe(tracked)
+        markGcUnsafe(tracked, a)
   notNilCheck(tracked, n, paramType)
 
 proc breaksBlock(n: PNode): bool =
@@ -658,7 +688,7 @@ proc track(tracked: PEffects, n: PNode) =
           # and it's not a recursive call:
           if not (a.kind == nkSym and a.sym == tracked.owner):
             warnAboutGcUnsafe(n)
-            markGcUnsafe(tracked)
+            markGcUnsafe(tracked, a)
     for i in 1 .. <len(n): trackOperand(tracked, n.sons[i], paramType(op, i))
     if a.kind == nkSym and a.sym.magic in {mNew, mNewFinalize, mNewSeq}:
       # may not look like an assignment, but it is:
@@ -853,9 +883,11 @@ proc trackProc*(s: PSym, body: PNode) =
 
   if sfThread in s.flags and t.gcUnsafe:
     if optThreads in gGlobalOptions and optThreadAnalysis in gGlobalOptions:
-      localError(s.info, "'$1' is not GC-safe" % s.name.s)
+      #localError(s.info, "'$1' is not GC-safe" % s.name.s)
+      listGcUnsafety(s, onlyWarning=false)
     else:
-      localError(s.info, warnGcUnsafe2, s.name.s)
+      listGcUnsafety(s, onlyWarning=true)
+      #localError(s.info, warnGcUnsafe2, s.name.s)
   if not t.gcUnsafe:
     s.typ.flags.incl tfGcSafe
   if s.typ.lockLevel == UnspecifiedLockLevel:
diff --git a/tests/parallel/tgc_unsafe2.nim b/tests/parallel/tgc_unsafe2.nim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec4605fe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/parallel/tgc_unsafe2.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+discard """
+  line: 28
+  nimout: '''tgc_unsafe2.nim(22, 5) Warning: 'trick' is not GC-safe as it accesses 'global' which is a global using GC'ed memory
+tgc_unsafe2.nim(26, 5) Warning: 'track' is not GC-safe as it calls 'trick'
+tgc_unsafe2.nim(28, 5) Error: 'consumer' is not GC-safe as it calls 'track'
+'''
+  errormsg: "'consumer' is not GC-safe as it calls 'track'"
+"""
+
+import threadpool
+
+type StringChannel = TChannel[string]
+var channels: array[1..3, StringChannel]
+
+type
+  MyObject[T] = object
+    x: T
+
+var global: MyObject[string]
+var globalB: MyObject[float]
+
+proc trick(ix: int) =
+  echo global.x
+  echo channels[ix].recv()
+
+proc track(ix: int) = trick(ix)
+
+proc consumer(ix: int) {.thread.} =
+  track(ix)
+
+proc main =
+  for ix in 1..3: channels[ix].open()
+  for ix in 1..3: spawn consumer(ix)
+  for ix in 1..3: channels[ix].send("test")
+  sync()
+  for ix in 1..3: channels[ix].close()
+
+when isMainModule:
+  main()
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index fc62385a8..c10406979 100644
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 version 0.10.4
 ==============
 
-- improve GC-unsafety warnings
 - make 'nil' work for 'add' and 'len'
 - overloading of '='