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+#
+#
+#            Nim's Runtime Library
+#        (c) Copyright 2020 Andreas Rumpf
+#
+#    See the file "copying.txt", included in this
+#    distribution, for details about the copyright.
+#
+
+# Cycle collector based on
+# https://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/hosking/690M/Bacon01Concurrent.pdf
+# And ideas from Lins' in 2008 by the notion of "critical links", see
+# "Cyclic reference counting" by Rafael Dueire Lins
+# R.D. Lins / Information Processing Letters 109 (2008) 71–78
+#
+
+include cellseqs_v2
+
+const
+  colBlack = 0b000
+  colGray = 0b001
+  colWhite = 0b010
+  maybeCycle = 0b100 # possibly part of a cycle; this has to be a "sticky" bit
+  jumpStackFlag = 0b1000
+  colorMask = 0b011
+
+  logOrc = defined(nimArcIds)
+
+type
+  TraceProc = proc (p, env: pointer) {.nimcall, benign.}
+  DisposeProc = proc (p: pointer) {.nimcall, benign.}
+
+template color(c): untyped = c.rc and colorMask
+template setColor(c, col) =
+  when col == colBlack:
+    c.rc = c.rc and not colorMask
+  else:
+    c.rc = c.rc and not colorMask or col
+
+const
+  optimizedOrc = false # not defined(nimOldOrc)
+# XXX Still incorrect, see tests/arc/tdestroy_in_loopcond
+
+proc nimIncRefCyclic(p: pointer; cyclic: bool) {.compilerRtl, inl.} =
+  let h = head(p)
+  inc h.rc, rcIncrement
+  when optimizedOrc:
+    if cyclic:
+      h.rc = h.rc or maybeCycle
+
+proc nimMarkCyclic(p: pointer) {.compilerRtl, inl.} =
+  when optimizedOrc:
+    if p != nil:
+      let h = head(p)
+      h.rc = h.rc or maybeCycle
+
+proc unsureAsgnRef(dest: ptr pointer, src: pointer) {.inline.} =
+  # This is only used by the old RTTI mechanism and we know
+  # that 'dest[]' is nil and needs no destruction. Which is really handy
+  # as we cannot destroy the object reliably if it's an object of unknown
+  # compile-time type.
+  dest[] = src
+  if src != nil: nimIncRefCyclic(src, true)
+
+const
+  useJumpStack = false # for thavlak the jump stack doesn't improve the performance at all
+
+type
+  GcEnv = object
+    traceStack: CellSeq[ptr pointer]
+    when useJumpStack:
+      jumpStack: CellSeq[ptr pointer]   # Lins' jump stack in order to speed up traversals
+    toFree: CellSeq[Cell]
+    freed, touched, edges, rcSum: int
+    keepThreshold: bool
+
+proc trace(s: Cell; desc: PNimTypeV2; j: var GcEnv) {.inline.} =
+  if desc.traceImpl != nil:
+    var p = s +! sizeof(RefHeader)
+    cast[TraceProc](desc.traceImpl)(p, addr(j))
+
+include threadids
+
+when logOrc or orcLeakDetector:
+  proc writeCell(msg: cstring; s: Cell; desc: PNimTypeV2) =
+    when orcLeakDetector:
+      cfprintf(cstderr, "%s %s file: %s:%ld; color: %ld; thread: %ld\n",
+        msg, desc.name, s.filename, s.line, s.color, getThreadId())
+    else:
+      cfprintf(cstderr, "%s %s %ld root index: %ld; RC: %ld; color: %ld; thread: %ld\n",
+        msg, desc.name, s.refId, s.rootIdx, s.rc shr rcShift, s.color, getThreadId())
+
+proc free(s: Cell; desc: PNimTypeV2) {.inline.} =
+  when traceCollector:
+    cprintf("[From ] %p rc %ld color %ld\n", s, s.rc shr rcShift, s.color)
+  let p = s +! sizeof(RefHeader)
+
+  when logOrc: writeCell("free", s, desc)
+
+  if desc.destructor != nil:
+    cast[DestructorProc](desc.destructor)(p)
+
+  when false:
+    cstderr.rawWrite desc.name
+    cstderr.rawWrite " "
+    if desc.destructor == nil:
+      cstderr.rawWrite "lacks dispose"
+      if desc.traceImpl != nil:
+        cstderr.rawWrite ", but has trace\n"
+      else:
+        cstderr.rawWrite ", and lacks trace\n"
+    else:
+      cstderr.rawWrite "has dispose!\n"
+
+  nimRawDispose(p, desc.align)
+
+template orcAssert(cond, msg) =
+  when logOrc:
+    if not cond:
+      cfprintf(cstderr, "[Bug!] %s\n", msg)
+      rawQuit 1
+
+when logOrc:
+  proc strstr(s, sub: cstring): cstring {.header: "<string.h>", importc.}
+
+proc nimTraceRef(q: pointer; desc: PNimTypeV2; env: pointer) {.compilerRtl, inl.} =
+  let p = cast[ptr pointer](q)
+  if p[] != nil:
+
+    orcAssert strstr(desc.name, "TType") == nil, "following a TType but it's acyclic!"
+
+    var j = cast[ptr GcEnv](env)
+    j.traceStack.add(p, desc)
+
+proc nimTraceRefDyn(q: pointer; env: pointer) {.compilerRtl, inl.} =
+  let p = cast[ptr pointer](q)
+  if p[] != nil:
+    var j = cast[ptr GcEnv](env)
+    j.traceStack.add(p, cast[ptr PNimTypeV2](p[])[])
+
+var
+  roots {.threadvar.}: CellSeq[Cell]
+
+proc unregisterCycle(s: Cell) =
+  # swap with the last element. O(1)
+  let idx = s.rootIdx-1
+  when false:
+    if idx >= roots.len or idx < 0:
+      cprintf("[Bug!] %ld %ld\n", idx, roots.len)
+      rawQuit 1
+  roots.d[idx] = roots.d[roots.len-1]
+  roots.d[idx][0].rootIdx = idx+1
+  dec roots.len
+  s.rootIdx = 0
+
+proc scanBlack(s: Cell; desc: PNimTypeV2; j: var GcEnv) =
+  #[
+  proc scanBlack(s: Cell) =
+    setColor(s, colBlack)
+    for t in sons(s):
+      t.rc = t.rc + rcIncrement
+      if t.color != colBlack:
+        scanBlack(t)
+  ]#
+  s.setColor colBlack
+  let until = j.traceStack.len
+  trace(s, desc, j)
+  when logOrc: writeCell("root still alive", s, desc)
+  while j.traceStack.len > until:
+    let (entry, desc) = j.traceStack.pop()
+    let t = head entry[]
+    inc t.rc, rcIncrement
+    if t.color != colBlack:
+      t.setColor colBlack
+      trace(t, desc, j)
+      when logOrc: writeCell("child still alive", t, desc)
+
+proc markGray(s: Cell; desc: PNimTypeV2; j: var GcEnv) =
+  #[
+  proc markGray(s: Cell) =
+    if s.color != colGray:
+      setColor(s, colGray)
+      for t in sons(s):
+        t.rc = t.rc - rcIncrement
+        if t.color != colGray:
+          markGray(t)
+  ]#
+  if s.color != colGray:
+    s.setColor colGray
+    inc j.touched
+    # keep in mind that refcounts are zero based so add 1 here:
+    inc j.rcSum, (s.rc shr rcShift) + 1
+    orcAssert(j.traceStack.len == 0, "markGray: trace stack not empty")
+    trace(s, desc, j)
+    while j.traceStack.len > 0:
+      let (entry, desc) = j.traceStack.pop()
+      let t = head entry[]
+      dec t.rc, rcIncrement
+      inc j.edges
+      when useJumpStack:
+        if (t.rc shr rcShift) >= 0 and (t.rc and jumpStackFlag) == 0:
+          t.rc = t.rc or jumpStackFlag
+          when traceCollector:
+            cprintf("[Now in jumpstack] %p %ld color %ld in jumpstack %ld\n", t, t.rc shr rcShift, t.color, t.rc and jumpStackFlag)
+          j.jumpStack.add(entry, desc)
+      if t.color != colGray:
+        t.setColor colGray
+        inc j.touched
+        # we already decremented its refcount so account for that:
+        inc j.rcSum, (t.rc shr rcShift) + 2
+        trace(t, desc, j)
+
+proc scan(s: Cell; desc: PNimTypeV2; j: var GcEnv) =
+  #[
+  proc scan(s: Cell) =
+    if s.color == colGray:
+      if s.rc > 0:
+        scanBlack(s)
+      else:
+        s.setColor(colWhite)
+        for t in sons(s): scan(t)
+  ]#
+  if s.color == colGray:
+    if (s.rc shr rcShift) >= 0:
+      scanBlack(s, desc, j)
+      # XXX this should be done according to Lins' paper but currently breaks
+      #when useJumpStack:
+      #  s.setColor colPurple
+    else:
+      when useJumpStack:
+        # first we have to repair all the nodes we have seen
+        # that are still alive; we also need to mark what they
+        # refer to as alive:
+        while j.jumpStack.len > 0:
+          let (entry, desc) = j.jumpStack.pop
+          let t = head entry[]
+          # not in jump stack anymore!
+          t.rc = t.rc and not jumpStackFlag
+          if t.color == colGray and (t.rc shr rcShift) >= 0:
+            scanBlack(t, desc, j)
+            # XXX this should be done according to Lins' paper but currently breaks
+            #t.setColor colPurple
+            when traceCollector:
+              cprintf("[jump stack] %p %ld\n", t, t.rc shr rcShift)
+
+      orcAssert(j.traceStack.len == 0, "scan: trace stack not empty")
+      s.setColor(colWhite)
+      trace(s, desc, j)
+      while j.traceStack.len > 0:
+        let (entry, desc) = j.traceStack.pop()
+        let t = head entry[]
+        if t.color == colGray:
+          if (t.rc shr rcShift) >= 0:
+            scanBlack(t, desc, j)
+          else:
+            when useJumpStack:
+              # first we have to repair all the nodes we have seen
+              # that are still alive; we also need to mark what they
+              # refer to as alive:
+              while j.jumpStack.len > 0:
+                let (entry, desc) = j.jumpStack.pop
+                let t = head entry[]
+                # not in jump stack anymore!
+                t.rc = t.rc and not jumpStackFlag
+                if t.color == colGray and (t.rc shr rcShift) >= 0:
+                  scanBlack(t, desc, j)
+                  # XXX this should be done according to Lins' paper but currently breaks
+                  #t.setColor colPurple
+                  when traceCollector:
+                    cprintf("[jump stack] %p %ld\n", t, t.rc shr rcShift)
+
+            t.setColor(colWhite)
+            trace(t, desc, j)
+
+when false:
+  proc writeCell(msg: cstring; s: Cell) =
+    cfprintf(cstderr, "%s %p root index: %ld; RC: %ld; color: %ld\n",
+      msg, s, s.rootIdx, s.rc shr rcShift, s.color)
+
+proc collectColor(s: Cell; desc: PNimTypeV2; col: int; j: var GcEnv) =
+  #[
+    was: 'collectWhite'.
+
+  proc collectWhite(s: Cell) =
+    if s.color == colWhite and not buffered(s):
+      s.setColor(colBlack)
+      for t in sons(s):
+        collectWhite(t)
+      free(s) # watch out, a bug here!
+  ]#
+  if s.color == col and s.rootIdx == 0:
+    orcAssert(j.traceStack.len == 0, "collectWhite: trace stack not empty")
+
+    s.setColor(colBlack)
+    j.toFree.add(s, desc)
+    trace(s, desc, j)
+    while j.traceStack.len > 0:
+      let (entry, desc) = j.traceStack.pop()
+      let t = head entry[]
+      entry[] = nil # ensure that the destructor does touch moribund objects!
+      if t.color == col and t.rootIdx == 0:
+        j.toFree.add(t, desc)
+        t.setColor(colBlack)
+        trace(t, desc, j)
+
+const
+  defaultThreshold = when defined(nimFixedOrc): 10_000 else: 128
+
+when defined(nimStressOrc):
+  const rootsThreshold = 10 # broken with -d:nimStressOrc: 10 and for havlak iterations 1..8
+else:
+  var rootsThreshold {.threadvar.}: int
+
+proc collectCyclesBacon(j: var GcEnv; lowMark: int) =
+  # pretty direct translation from
+  # https://researcher.watson.ibm.com/researcher/files/us-bacon/Bacon01Concurrent.pdf
+  # Fig. 2. Synchronous Cycle Collection
+  #[
+    for s in roots:
+      markGray(s)
+    for s in roots:
+      scan(s)
+    for s in roots:
+      remove s from roots
+      s.buffered = false
+      collectWhite(s)
+  ]#
+  let last = roots.len - 1
+  when logOrc:
+    for i in countdown(last, lowMark):
+      writeCell("root", roots.d[i][0], roots.d[i][1])
+
+  for i in countdown(last, lowMark):
+    markGray(roots.d[i][0], roots.d[i][1], j)
+
+  var colToCollect = colWhite
+  if j.rcSum == j.edges:
+    # short-cut: we know everything is garbage:
+    colToCollect = colGray
+    # remember the fact that we got so lucky:
+    j.keepThreshold = true
+  else:
+    for i in countdown(last, lowMark):
+      scan(roots.d[i][0], roots.d[i][1], j)
+
+  init j.toFree
+  for i in 0 ..< roots.len:
+    let s = roots.d[i][0]
+    s.rootIdx = 0
+    collectColor(s, roots.d[i][1], colToCollect, j)
+
+  # Bug #22927: `free` calls destructors which can append to `roots`.
+  # We protect against this here by setting `roots.len` to 0 and also
+  # setting the threshold so high that no cycle collection can be triggered
+  # until we are out of this critical section:
+  when not defined(nimStressOrc):
+    let oldThreshold = rootsThreshold
+    rootsThreshold = high(int)
+  roots.len = 0
+
+  for i in 0 ..< j.toFree.len:
+    when orcLeakDetector:
+      writeCell("CYCLIC OBJECT FREED", j.toFree.d[i][0], j.toFree.d[i][1])
+    free(j.toFree.d[i][0], j.toFree.d[i][1])
+
+  when not defined(nimStressOrc):
+    rootsThreshold = oldThreshold
+
+  inc j.freed, j.toFree.len
+  deinit j.toFree
+
+when defined(nimOrcStats):
+  var freedCyclicObjects {.threadvar.}: int
+
+proc partialCollect(lowMark: int) =
+  when false:
+    if roots.len < 10 + lowMark: return
+  when logOrc:
+    cfprintf(cstderr, "[partialCollect] begin\n")
+  var j: GcEnv
+  init j.traceStack
+  collectCyclesBacon(j, lowMark)
+  when logOrc:
+    cfprintf(cstderr, "[partialCollect] end; freed %ld touched: %ld work: %ld\n", j.freed, j.touched,
+      roots.len - lowMark)
+  roots.len = lowMark
+  deinit j.traceStack
+  when defined(nimOrcStats):
+    inc freedCyclicObjects, j.freed
+
+proc collectCycles() =
+  ## Collect cycles.
+  when logOrc:
+    cfprintf(cstderr, "[collectCycles] begin\n")
+
+  var j: GcEnv
+  init j.traceStack
+  when useJumpStack:
+    init j.jumpStack
+    collectCyclesBacon(j, 0)
+    while j.jumpStack.len > 0:
+      let (t, desc) = j.jumpStack.pop
+      # not in jump stack anymore!
+      t.rc = t.rc and not jumpStackFlag
+    deinit j.jumpStack
+  else:
+    collectCyclesBacon(j, 0)
+
+  deinit j.traceStack
+  if roots.len == 0:
+    deinit roots
+
+  when not defined(nimStressOrc):
+    # compute the threshold based on the previous history
+    # of the cycle collector's effectiveness:
+    # we're effective when we collected 50% or more of the nodes
+    # we touched. If we're effective, we can reset the threshold:
+    if j.keepThreshold:
+      discard
+    elif j.freed * 2 >= j.touched:
+      when not defined(nimFixedOrc):
+        rootsThreshold = max(rootsThreshold div 3 * 2, 16)
+      else:
+        rootsThreshold = 0
+      #cfprintf(cstderr, "[collectCycles] freed %ld, touched %ld new threshold %ld\n", j.freed, j.touched, rootsThreshold)
+    elif rootsThreshold < high(int) div 4:
+      rootsThreshold = (if rootsThreshold <= 0: defaultThreshold else: rootsThreshold) * 3 div 2
+  when logOrc:
+    cfprintf(cstderr, "[collectCycles] end; freed %ld new threshold %ld touched: %ld mem: %ld rcSum: %ld edges: %ld\n", j.freed, rootsThreshold, j.touched,
+      getOccupiedMem(), j.rcSum, j.edges)
+  when defined(nimOrcStats):
+    inc freedCyclicObjects, j.freed
+
+when defined(nimOrcStats):
+  type
+    OrcStats* = object ## Statistics of the cycle collector subsystem.
+      freedCyclicObjects*: int ## Number of freed cyclic objects.
+  proc GC_orcStats*(): OrcStats =
+    ## Returns the statistics of the cycle collector subsystem.
+    result = OrcStats(freedCyclicObjects: freedCyclicObjects)
+
+proc registerCycle(s: Cell; desc: PNimTypeV2) =
+  s.rootIdx = roots.len+1
+  if roots.d == nil: init(roots)
+  add(roots, s, desc)
+
+  if roots.len - defaultThreshold >= rootsThreshold:
+    collectCycles()
+  when logOrc:
+    writeCell("[added root]", s, desc)
+
+  orcAssert strstr(desc.name, "TType") == nil, "added a TType as a root!"
+
+proc GC_runOrc* =
+  ## Forces a cycle collection pass.
+  collectCycles()
+  orcAssert roots.len == 0, "roots not empty!"
+
+proc GC_enableOrc*() =
+  ## Enables the cycle collector subsystem of `--mm:orc`. This is a `--mm:orc`
+  ## specific API. Check with `when defined(gcOrc)` for its existence.
+  when not defined(nimStressOrc):
+    rootsThreshold = 0
+
+proc GC_disableOrc*() =
+  ## Disables the cycle collector subsystem of `--mm:orc`. This is a `--mm:orc`
+  ## specific API. Check with `when defined(gcOrc)` for its existence.
+  when not defined(nimStressOrc):
+    rootsThreshold = high(int)
+
+proc GC_prepareOrc*(): int {.inline.} = roots.len
+
+proc GC_partialCollect*(limit: int) =
+  partialCollect(limit)
+
+proc GC_fullCollect* =
+  ## Forces a full garbage collection pass. With `--mm:orc` triggers the cycle
+  ## collector. This is an alias for `GC_runOrc`.
+  collectCycles()
+
+proc GC_enableMarkAndSweep*() =
+  ## For `--mm:orc` an alias for `GC_enableOrc`.
+  GC_enableOrc()
+
+proc GC_disableMarkAndSweep*() =
+  ## For `--mm:orc` an alias for `GC_disableOrc`.
+  GC_disableOrc()
+
+const
+  acyclicFlag = 1 # see also cggtypes.nim, proc genTypeInfoV2Impl
+
+when optimizedOrc:
+  template markedAsCyclic(s: Cell; desc: PNimTypeV2): bool =
+    (desc.flags and acyclicFlag) == 0 and (s.rc and maybeCycle) != 0
+else:
+  template markedAsCyclic(s: Cell; desc: PNimTypeV2): bool =
+    (desc.flags and acyclicFlag) == 0
+
+proc rememberCycle(isDestroyAction: bool; s: Cell; desc: PNimTypeV2) {.noinline.} =
+  if isDestroyAction:
+    if s.rootIdx > 0:
+      unregisterCycle(s)
+  else:
+    # do not call 'rememberCycle' again unless this cell
+    # got an 'incRef' event:
+    if s.rootIdx == 0 and markedAsCyclic(s, desc):
+      s.setColor colBlack
+      registerCycle(s, desc)
+
+proc nimDecRefIsLastCyclicDyn(p: pointer): bool {.compilerRtl, inl.} =
+  if p != nil:
+    var cell = head(p)
+    if (cell.rc and not rcMask) == 0:
+      result = true
+      #cprintf("[DESTROY] %p\n", p)
+    else:
+      dec cell.rc, rcIncrement
+    #if cell.color == colPurple:
+    rememberCycle(result, cell, cast[ptr PNimTypeV2](p)[])
+
+proc nimDecRefIsLastDyn(p: pointer): bool {.compilerRtl, inl.} =
+  if p != nil:
+    var cell = head(p)
+    if (cell.rc and not rcMask) == 0:
+      result = true
+      #cprintf("[DESTROY] %p\n", p)
+    else:
+      dec cell.rc, rcIncrement
+    #if cell.color == colPurple:
+    if result:
+      if cell.rootIdx > 0:
+        unregisterCycle(cell)
+
+proc nimDecRefIsLastCyclicStatic(p: pointer; desc: PNimTypeV2): bool {.compilerRtl, inl.} =
+  if p != nil:
+    var cell = head(p)
+    if (cell.rc and not rcMask) == 0:
+      result = true
+      #cprintf("[DESTROY] %p %s\n", p, desc.name)
+    else:
+      dec cell.rc, rcIncrement
+    #if cell.color == colPurple:
+    rememberCycle(result, cell, desc)