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-rw-r--r--lib/system/alloc.nim227
-rw-r--r--lib/system/arithmetics.nim8
-rw-r--r--lib/system/comparisons.nim2
-rw-r--r--lib/system/compilation.nim2
-rw-r--r--lib/system/hti.nim2
-rw-r--r--lib/system/indices.nim13
-rw-r--r--lib/system/jssys.nim31
-rw-r--r--lib/system/nimscript.nim17
-rw-r--r--lib/system/orc.nim34
-rw-r--r--lib/system/reprjs.nim4
-rw-r--r--lib/system/seqs_v2.nim6
-rw-r--r--lib/system/strs_v2.nim2
-rw-r--r--lib/system/sysstr.nim10
13 files changed, 226 insertions, 132 deletions
diff --git a/lib/system/alloc.nim b/lib/system/alloc.nim
index 9c7c83aab..3de6d8713 100644
--- a/lib/system/alloc.nim
+++ b/lib/system/alloc.nim
@@ -20,6 +20,37 @@ template track(op, address, size) =
 
 # We manage *chunks* of memory. Each chunk is a multiple of the page size.
 # Each chunk starts at an address that is divisible by the page size.
+# Small chunks may be divided into smaller cells of reusable pointers to reduce the number of page allocations.
+
+# An allocation of a small pointer looks approximately like this
+#[
+
+  alloc -> rawAlloc -> No free chunk available > Request a new page from tslf -> result = chunk.data -------------+
+              |                                                                                                   |
+              v                                                                                                   |
+    Free chunk available                                                                                          |
+              |                                                                                                   |
+              v                                                                                                   v
+      Fetch shared cells -> No free cells available -> Advance acc -> result = chunk.data + chunk.acc -------> return
+    (may not add new cells)                                                                                       ^
+              |                                                                                                   |
+              v                                                                                                   |
+     Free cells available -> result = chunk.freeList -> Advance chunk.freeList -----------------------------------+
+]#
+# so it is split into 3 paths, where the last path is preferred to prevent unnecessary allocations.
+#
+#
+# A deallocation of a small pointer then looks like this
+#[
+  dealloc -> rawDealloc -> chunk.owner == addr(a) --------------> This thread owns the chunk ------> The current chunk is active    -> Chunk is completely unused -----> Chunk references no foreign cells
+                                      |                                       |                   (Add cell into the current chunk)                 |                  Return the current chunk back to tlsf
+                                      |                                       |                                   |                                 |
+                                      v                                       v                                   v                                 v
+                      A different thread owns this chunk.     The current chunk is not active.          chunk.free was < size      Chunk references foreign cells, noop
+                      Add the cell to a.sharedFreeLists      Add the cell into the active chunk          Activate the chunk                       (end)
+                                    (end)                                    (end)                              (end)
+]#
+# So "true" deallocation is delayed for as long as possible in favor of reusing cells.
 
 const
   nimMinHeapPages {.intdefine.} = 128 # 0.5 MB
@@ -71,6 +102,8 @@ const
 
 type
   FreeCell {.final, pure.} = object
+    # A free cell is a pointer that has been freed, meaning it became available for reuse.
+    # It may become foreign if it is lent to a chunk that did not create it, doing so reduces the amount of needed pages.
     next: ptr FreeCell  # next free cell in chunk (overlaid with refcount)
     when not defined(gcDestructors):
       zeroField: int       # 0 means cell is not used (overlaid with typ field)
@@ -90,11 +123,18 @@ type
 
   SmallChunk = object of BaseChunk
     next, prev: PSmallChunk  # chunks of the same size
-    freeList: ptr FreeCell
-    free: int            # how many bytes remain
-    acc: int             # accumulator for small object allocation
-    when defined(gcDestructors):
-      sharedFreeList: ptr FreeCell # make no attempt at avoiding false sharing for now for this object field
+    freeList: ptr FreeCell   # Singly linked list of cells. They may be from foreign chunks or from the current chunk.
+                             #  Should be `nil` when the chunk isn't active in `a.freeSmallChunks`.
+    free: int32              # Bytes this chunk is able to provide using both the accumulator and free cells.
+                             # When a cell is considered foreign, its source chunk's free field is NOT adjusted until it
+                             #  reaches dealloc while the source chunk is active.
+                             # Instead, the receiving chunk gains the capacity and thus reserves space in the foreign chunk.
+    acc: uint32              # Offset from data, used when there are no free cells available but the chunk is considered free.
+    foreignCells: int        # When a free cell is given to a chunk that is not its origin,
+                             #  both the cell and the source chunk are considered foreign.
+                             # Receiving a foreign cell can happen both when deallocating from another thread or when
+                             #  the active chunk in `a.freeSmallChunks` is not the current chunk.
+                             # Freeing a chunk while `foreignCells > 0` leaks memory as all references to it become lost.
     data {.align: MemAlign.}: UncheckedArray[byte]      # start of usable memory
 
   BigChunk = object of BaseChunk # not necessarily > PageSize!
@@ -109,7 +149,12 @@ type
   MemRegion = object
     when not defined(gcDestructors):
       minLargeObj, maxLargeObj: int
-    freeSmallChunks: array[0..max(1,SmallChunkSize div MemAlign-1), PSmallChunk]
+    freeSmallChunks: array[0..max(1, SmallChunkSize div MemAlign-1), PSmallChunk]
+      # List of available chunks per size class. Only one is expected to be active per class.
+    when defined(gcDestructors):
+      sharedFreeLists: array[0..max(1, SmallChunkSize div MemAlign-1), ptr FreeCell]
+        # When a thread frees a pointer it did not create, it must not adjust the counters.
+        # Instead, the cell is placed here and deferred until the next allocation.
     flBitmap: uint32
     slBitmap: array[RealFli, uint32]
     matrix: array[RealFli, array[MaxSli, PBigChunk]]
@@ -433,7 +478,7 @@ iterator allObjects(m: var MemRegion): pointer {.inline.} =
 
           let size = c.size
           var a = cast[int](addr(c.data))
-          let limit = a + c.acc
+          let limit = a + c.acc.int
           while a <% limit:
             yield cast[pointer](a)
             a = a +% size
@@ -777,41 +822,42 @@ when defined(gcDestructors):
     sysAssert c.next == nil, "c.next pointer must be nil"
     atomicPrepend a.sharedFreeListBigChunks, c
 
-  proc addToSharedFreeList(c: PSmallChunk; f: ptr FreeCell) {.inline.} =
-    atomicPrepend c.sharedFreeList, f
+  proc addToSharedFreeList(c: PSmallChunk; f: ptr FreeCell; size: int) {.inline.} =
+    atomicPrepend c.owner.sharedFreeLists[size], f
+
+  const MaxSteps = 20
 
   proc compensateCounters(a: var MemRegion; c: PSmallChunk; size: int) =
     # rawDealloc did NOT do the usual:
     # `inc(c.free, size); dec(a.occ, size)` because it wasn't the owner of these
     # memory locations. We have to compensate here for these for the entire list.
-    # Well, not for the entire list, but for `max` elements of the list because
-    # we split the list in order to achieve bounded response times.
     var it = c.freeList
-    var x = 0
-    var maxIters = 20 # make it time-bounded
+    var total = 0
     while it != nil:
-      if maxIters == 0:
-        let rest = it.next.loada
-        if rest != nil:
-          it.next.storea nil
-          addToSharedFreeList(c, rest)
-        break
-      inc x, size
-      it = it.next.loada
-      dec maxIters
-    inc(c.free, x)
-    dec(a.occ, x)
+      inc total, size
+      let chunk = cast[PSmallChunk](pageAddr(it))
+      if c != chunk:
+        # The cell is foreign, potentially even from a foreign thread.
+        # It must block the current chunk from being freed, as doing so would leak memory.
+        inc c.foreignCells
+      it = it.next
+    # By not adjusting the foreign chunk we reserve space in it to prevent deallocation
+    inc(c.free, total)
+    dec(a.occ, total)
 
   proc freeDeferredObjects(a: var MemRegion; root: PBigChunk) =
     var it = root
-    var maxIters = 20 # make it time-bounded
+    var maxIters = MaxSteps # make it time-bounded
     while true:
+      let rest = it.next.loada
+      it.next.storea nil
+      deallocBigChunk(a, cast[PBigChunk](it))
       if maxIters == 0:
-        let rest = it.next.loada
-        it.next.storea nil
-        addToSharedFreeListBigChunks(a, rest)
+        if rest != nil:
+          addToSharedFreeListBigChunks(a, rest)
+          sysAssert a.sharedFreeListBigChunks != nil, "re-enqueing failed"
         break
-      it = it.next.loada
+      it = rest
       dec maxIters
       if it == nil: break
 
@@ -826,56 +872,85 @@ proc rawAlloc(a: var MemRegion, requestedSize: int): pointer =
   #c_fprintf(stdout, "alloc; size: %ld; %ld\n", requestedSize, size)
 
   if size <= SmallChunkSize-smallChunkOverhead():
+    template fetchSharedCells(tc: PSmallChunk) =
+      # Consumes cells from (potentially) foreign threads from `a.sharedFreeLists[s]`
+      when defined(gcDestructors):
+        if tc.freeList == nil:
+          when hasThreadSupport:
+            # Steal the entire list from `sharedFreeList`:
+            tc.freeList = atomicExchangeN(addr a.sharedFreeLists[s], nil, ATOMIC_RELAXED)
+          else:
+            tc.freeList = a.sharedFreeLists[s]
+            a.sharedFreeLists[s] = nil
+          # if `tc.freeList` isn't nil, `tc` will gain capacity.
+          # We must calculate how much it gained and how many foreign cells are included.
+          compensateCounters(a, tc, size)
+
     # allocate a small block: for small chunks, we use only its next pointer
     let s = size div MemAlign
     var c = a.freeSmallChunks[s]
     if c == nil:
+      # There is no free chunk of the requested size available, we need a new one.
       c = getSmallChunk(a)
+      # init all fields in case memory didn't get zeroed
       c.freeList = nil
+      c.foreignCells = 0
       sysAssert c.size == PageSize, "rawAlloc 3"
       c.size = size
-      c.acc = size
-      when defined(gcDestructors):
-        c.sharedFreeList = nil
-      c.free = SmallChunkSize - smallChunkOverhead() - size
+      c.acc = size.uint32
+      c.free = SmallChunkSize - smallChunkOverhead() - size.int32
       sysAssert c.owner == addr(a), "rawAlloc: No owner set!"
       c.next = nil
       c.prev = nil
-      listAdd(a.freeSmallChunks[s], c)
+      # Shared cells are fetched here in case `c.size * 2 >= SmallChunkSize - smallChunkOverhead()`.
+      # For those single cell chunks, we would otherwise have to allocate a new one almost every time.
+      fetchSharedCells(c)
+      if c.free >= size:
+        # Because removals from `a.freeSmallChunks[s]` only happen in the other alloc branch and during dealloc,
+        #  we must not add it to the list if it cannot be used the next time a pointer of `size` bytes is needed.
+        listAdd(a.freeSmallChunks[s], c)
       result = addr(c.data)
       sysAssert((cast[int](result) and (MemAlign-1)) == 0, "rawAlloc 4")
     else:
+      # There is a free chunk of the requested size available, use it.
       sysAssert(allocInv(a), "rawAlloc: begin c != nil")
       sysAssert c.next != c, "rawAlloc 5"
       #if c.size != size:
       #  c_fprintf(stdout, "csize: %lld; size %lld\n", c.size, size)
       sysAssert c.size == size, "rawAlloc 6"
-      when defined(gcDestructors):
-        if c.freeList == nil:
-          when hasThreadSupport:
-            c.freeList = atomicExchangeN(addr c.sharedFreeList, nil, ATOMIC_RELAXED)
-          else:
-            c.freeList = c.sharedFreeList
-            c.sharedFreeList = nil
-          compensateCounters(a, c, size)
       if c.freeList == nil:
-        sysAssert(c.acc + smallChunkOverhead() + size <= SmallChunkSize,
+        sysAssert(c.acc.int + smallChunkOverhead() + size <= SmallChunkSize,
                   "rawAlloc 7")
-        result = cast[pointer](cast[int](addr(c.data)) +% c.acc)
+        result = cast[pointer](cast[int](addr(c.data)) +% c.acc.int)
         inc(c.acc, size)
       else:
+        # There are free cells available, prefer them over the accumulator
         result = c.freeList
         when not defined(gcDestructors):
           sysAssert(c.freeList.zeroField == 0, "rawAlloc 8")
         c.freeList = c.freeList.next
+        if cast[PSmallChunk](pageAddr(result)) != c:
+          # This cell isn't a blocker for the current chunk's deallocation anymore
+          dec(c.foreignCells)
+        else:
+          sysAssert(c == cast[PSmallChunk](pageAddr(result)), "rawAlloc: Bad cell")
+      # Even if the cell we return is foreign, the local chunk's capacity decreases.
+      # The capacity was previously reserved in the source chunk (when it first got allocated),
+      #  then added into the current chunk during dealloc,
+      #  so the source chunk will not be freed or leak memory because of this.
       dec(c.free, size)
       sysAssert((cast[int](result) and (MemAlign-1)) == 0, "rawAlloc 9")
       sysAssert(allocInv(a), "rawAlloc: end c != nil")
-    sysAssert(allocInv(a), "rawAlloc: before c.free < size")
-    if c.free < size:
-      sysAssert(allocInv(a), "rawAlloc: before listRemove test")
-      listRemove(a.freeSmallChunks[s], c)
-      sysAssert(allocInv(a), "rawAlloc: end listRemove test")
+      # We fetch deferred cells *after* advancing `c.freeList`/`acc` to adjust `c.free`.
+      # If after the adjustment it turns out there's free cells available,
+      #  the chunk stays in `a.freeSmallChunks[s]` and the need for a new chunk is delayed.
+      fetchSharedCells(c)
+      sysAssert(allocInv(a), "rawAlloc: before c.free < size")
+      if c.free < size:
+        # Even after fetching shared cells the chunk has no usable memory left. It is no longer the active chunk
+        sysAssert(allocInv(a), "rawAlloc: before listRemove test")
+        listRemove(a.freeSmallChunks[s], c)
+        sysAssert(allocInv(a), "rawAlloc: end listRemove test")
     sysAssert(((cast[int](result) and PageMask) - smallChunkOverhead()) %%
                size == 0, "rawAlloc 21")
     sysAssert(allocInv(a), "rawAlloc: end small size")
@@ -907,7 +982,7 @@ proc rawAlloc(a: var MemRegion, requestedSize: int): pointer =
     trackSize(c.size)
   sysAssert(isAccessible(a, result), "rawAlloc 14")
   sysAssert(allocInv(a), "rawAlloc: end")
-  when logAlloc: cprintf("var pointer_%p = alloc(%ld)\n", result, requestedSize)
+  when logAlloc: cprintf("var pointer_%p = alloc(%ld) # %p\n", result, requestedSize, addr a)
 
 proc rawAlloc0(a: var MemRegion, requestedSize: int): pointer =
   result = rawAlloc(a, requestedSize)
@@ -923,7 +998,7 @@ proc rawDealloc(a: var MemRegion, p: pointer) =
   if isSmallChunk(c):
     # `p` is within a small chunk:
     var c = cast[PSmallChunk](c)
-    var s = c.size
+    let s = c.size
     #       ^ We might access thread foreign storage here.
     # The other thread cannot possibly free this block as it's still alive.
     var f = cast[ptr FreeCell](p)
@@ -938,31 +1013,48 @@ proc rawDealloc(a: var MemRegion, p: pointer) =
         #echo("setting to nil: ", $cast[int](addr(f.zeroField)))
         sysAssert(f.zeroField != 0, "rawDealloc 1")
         f.zeroField = 0
-      f.next = c.freeList
-      c.freeList = f
       when overwriteFree:
         # set to 0xff to check for usage after free bugs:
         nimSetMem(cast[pointer](cast[int](p) +% sizeof(FreeCell)), -1'i32,
                 s -% sizeof(FreeCell))
-      # check if it is not in the freeSmallChunks[s] list:
-      if c.free < s:
-        # add it to the freeSmallChunks[s] array:
-        listAdd(a.freeSmallChunks[s div MemAlign], c)
-        inc(c.free, s)
+      let activeChunk = a.freeSmallChunks[s div MemAlign]
+      if activeChunk != nil and c != activeChunk:
+        # This pointer is not part of the active chunk, lend it out
+        #  and do not adjust the current chunk (same logic as compensateCounters.)
+        # Put the cell into the active chunk,
+        #  may prevent a queue of available chunks from forming in a.freeSmallChunks[s div MemAlign].
+        #  This queue would otherwise waste memory in the form of free cells until we return to those chunks.
+        f.next = activeChunk.freeList
+        activeChunk.freeList = f # lend the cell
+        inc(activeChunk.free, s) # By not adjusting the current chunk's capacity it is prevented from being freed
+        inc(activeChunk.foreignCells) # The cell is now considered foreign from the perspective of the active chunk
       else:
-        inc(c.free, s)
-        if c.free == SmallChunkSize-smallChunkOverhead():
-          listRemove(a.freeSmallChunks[s div MemAlign], c)
-          c.size = SmallChunkSize
-          freeBigChunk(a, cast[PBigChunk](c))
+        f.next = c.freeList
+        c.freeList = f
+        if c.free < s:
+          # The chunk could not have been active as it didn't have enough space to give
+          listAdd(a.freeSmallChunks[s div MemAlign], c)
+          inc(c.free, s)
+        else:
+          inc(c.free, s)
+          # Free only if the entire chunk is unused and there are no borrowed cells.
+          # If the chunk were to be freed while it references foreign cells,
+          #  the foreign chunks will leak memory and can never be freed.
+          if c.free == SmallChunkSize-smallChunkOverhead() and c.foreignCells == 0:
+            listRemove(a.freeSmallChunks[s div MemAlign], c)
+            c.size = SmallChunkSize
+            freeBigChunk(a, cast[PBigChunk](c))
     else:
+      when logAlloc: cprintf("dealloc(pointer_%p) # SMALL FROM %p CALLER %p\n", p, c.owner, addr(a))
+
       when defined(gcDestructors):
-        addToSharedFreeList(c, f)
+        addToSharedFreeList(c, f, s div MemAlign)
     sysAssert(((cast[int](p) and PageMask) - smallChunkOverhead()) %%
                s == 0, "rawDealloc 2")
   else:
     # set to 0xff to check for usage after free bugs:
     when overwriteFree: nimSetMem(p, -1'i32, c.size -% bigChunkOverhead())
+    when logAlloc: cprintf("dealloc(pointer_%p) # BIG %p\n", p, c.owner)
     when defined(gcDestructors):
       if c.owner == addr(a):
         deallocBigChunk(a, cast[PBigChunk](c))
@@ -970,8 +1062,9 @@ proc rawDealloc(a: var MemRegion, p: pointer) =
         addToSharedFreeListBigChunks(c.owner[], cast[PBigChunk](c))
     else:
       deallocBigChunk(a, cast[PBigChunk](c))
+
   sysAssert(allocInv(a), "rawDealloc: end")
-  when logAlloc: cprintf("dealloc(pointer_%p)\n", p)
+  #when logAlloc: cprintf("dealloc(pointer_%p)\n", p)
 
 when not defined(gcDestructors):
   proc isAllocatedPtr(a: MemRegion, p: pointer): bool =
@@ -982,7 +1075,7 @@ when not defined(gcDestructors):
           var c = cast[PSmallChunk](c)
           var offset = (cast[int](p) and (PageSize-1)) -%
                       smallChunkOverhead()
-          result = (c.acc >% offset) and (offset %% c.size == 0) and
+          result = (c.acc.int >% offset) and (offset %% c.size == 0) and
             (cast[ptr FreeCell](p).zeroField >% 1)
         else:
           var c = cast[PBigChunk](c)
@@ -1000,7 +1093,7 @@ when not defined(gcDestructors):
           var c = cast[PSmallChunk](c)
           var offset = (cast[int](p) and (PageSize-1)) -%
                       smallChunkOverhead()
-          if c.acc >% offset:
+          if c.acc.int >% offset:
             sysAssert(cast[int](addr(c.data)) +% offset ==
                       cast[int](p), "offset is not what you think it is")
             var d = cast[ptr FreeCell](cast[int](addr(c.data)) +%
diff --git a/lib/system/arithmetics.nim b/lib/system/arithmetics.nim
index fa7ca784d..e229a0f4b 100644
--- a/lib/system/arithmetics.nim
+++ b/lib/system/arithmetics.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-proc succ*[T: Ordinal](x: T, y: int = 1): T {.magic: "Succ", noSideEffect.} =
+proc succ*[T, V: Ordinal](x: T, y: V = 1): T {.magic: "Succ", noSideEffect.} =
   ## Returns the `y`-th successor (default: 1) of the value `x`.
   ##
   ## If such a value does not exist, `OverflowDefect` is raised
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ proc succ*[T: Ordinal](x: T, y: int = 1): T {.magic: "Succ", noSideEffect.} =
     assert succ(5) == 6
     assert succ(5, 3) == 8
 
-proc pred*[T: Ordinal](x: T, y: int = 1): T {.magic: "Pred", noSideEffect.} =
+proc pred*[T, V: Ordinal](x: T, y: V = 1): T {.magic: "Pred", noSideEffect.} =
   ## Returns the `y`-th predecessor (default: 1) of the value `x`.
   ##
   ## If such a value does not exist, `OverflowDefect` is raised
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ proc pred*[T: Ordinal](x: T, y: int = 1): T {.magic: "Pred", noSideEffect.} =
     assert pred(5) == 4
     assert pred(5, 3) == 2
 
-proc inc*[T: Ordinal](x: var T, y: int = 1) {.magic: "Inc", noSideEffect.} =
+proc inc*[T, V: Ordinal](x: var T, y: V = 1) {.magic: "Inc", noSideEffect.} =
   ## Increments the ordinal `x` by `y`.
   ##
   ## If such a value does not exist, `OverflowDefect` is raised or a compile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ proc inc*[T: Ordinal](x: var T, y: int = 1) {.magic: "Inc", noSideEffect.} =
     inc(i, 3)
     assert i == 6
 
-proc dec*[T: Ordinal](x: var T, y: int = 1) {.magic: "Dec", noSideEffect.} =
+proc dec*[T, V: Ordinal](x: var T, y: V = 1) {.magic: "Dec", noSideEffect.} =
   ## Decrements the ordinal `x` by `y`.
   ##
   ## If such a value does not exist, `OverflowDefect` is raised or a compile
diff --git a/lib/system/comparisons.nim b/lib/system/comparisons.nim
index ce5e486f7..a8d78bb93 100644
--- a/lib/system/comparisons.nim
+++ b/lib/system/comparisons.nim
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ proc `==`*[T](x, y: seq[T]): bool {.noSideEffect.} =
         return true
     else:
       var sameObject = false
-      {.emit: """`sameObject` = `x` === `y`""".}
+      {.emit: """`sameObject` = `x` === `y`;""".}
       if sameObject: return true
 
   if x.len != y.len:
diff --git a/lib/system/compilation.nim b/lib/system/compilation.nim
index cda16fae5..cdb976ed5 100644
--- a/lib/system/compilation.nim
+++ b/lib/system/compilation.nim
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const
     ##   ```
     # see also std/private/since
 
-  NimMinor* {.intdefine.}: int = 1
+  NimMinor* {.intdefine.}: int = 2
     ## is the minor number of Nim's version.
     ## Odd for devel, even for releases.
 
diff --git a/lib/system/hti.nim b/lib/system/hti.nim
index 9acaae88b..a26aff982 100644
--- a/lib/system/hti.nim
+++ b/lib/system/hti.nim
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ type
     tyOwned, tyUnused1, tyUnused2,
     tyVarargsHidden,
     tyUncheckedArray,
-    tyProxyHidden,
+    tyErrorHidden,
     tyBuiltInTypeClassHidden,
     tyUserTypeClassHidden,
     tyUserTypeClassInstHidden,
diff --git a/lib/system/indices.nim b/lib/system/indices.nim
index e1ac68383..f2bad2528 100644
--- a/lib/system/indices.nim
+++ b/lib/system/indices.nim
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ proc `[]`*[T, U: Ordinal](s: string, x: HSlice[T, U]): string {.inline, systemRa
   ##   var s = "abcdef"
   ##   assert s[1..3] == "bcd"
   ##   ```
-  # Workaround bug #22852
-  result = ""
   let a = s ^^ x.a
   let L = (s ^^ x.b) - a + 1
   result = newString(L)
@@ -112,13 +110,13 @@ proc `[]`*[Idx, T; U, V: Ordinal](a: array[Idx, T], x: HSlice[U, V]): seq[T] {.s
   ##   var a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
   ##   assert a[0..2] == @[1, 2, 3]
   ##   ```
+  ##
+  ## See also:
+  ## * `toOpenArray(array[I, T];I,I) <#toOpenArray,array[I,T],I,I>`_
   let xa = a ^^ x.a
   let L = (a ^^ x.b) - xa + 1
-  # Workaround bug #22852:
-  result = newSeq[T](if L < 0: 0 else: L)
+  result = newSeq[T](L)
   for i in 0..<L: result[i] = a[Idx(i + xa)]
-  # Workaround bug #22852
-  discard Natural(L)
 
 proc `[]=`*[Idx, T; U, V: Ordinal](a: var array[Idx, T], x: HSlice[U, V], b: openArray[T]) {.systemRaisesDefect.} =
   ## Slice assignment for arrays.
@@ -141,6 +139,9 @@ proc `[]`*[T; U, V: Ordinal](s: openArray[T], x: HSlice[U, V]): seq[T] {.systemR
   ##   var s = @[1, 2, 3, 4]
   ##   assert s[0..2] == @[1, 2, 3]
   ##   ```
+  ##
+  ## See also:
+  ## * `toOpenArray(openArray[T];int,int) <#toOpenArray,openArray[T],int,int>`_
   let a = s ^^ x.a
   let L = (s ^^ x.b) - a + 1
   newSeq(result, L)
diff --git a/lib/system/jssys.nim b/lib/system/jssys.nim
index 9f9a410d5..5599240fd 100644
--- a/lib/system/jssys.nim
+++ b/lib/system/jssys.nim
@@ -622,37 +622,6 @@ proc nimCopy(dest, src: JSRef, ti: PNimType): JSRef =
   else:
     result = src
 
-proc genericReset(x: JSRef, ti: PNimType): JSRef {.compilerproc.} =
-  {.emit: "`result` = null;".}
-  case ti.kind
-  of tyPtr, tyRef, tyVar, tyNil:
-    if isFatPointer(ti):
-      {.emit: """
-        `result` = [null, 0];
-      """.}
-  of tySet:
-    {.emit: """
-      `result` = {};
-    """.}
-  of tyTuple, tyObject:
-    if ti.kind == tyObject:
-      {.emit: "`result` = {m_type: `ti`};".}
-    else:
-      {.emit: "`result` = {};".}
-  of tySequence, tyOpenArray, tyString:
-    {.emit: """
-      `result` = [];
-    """.}
-  of tyArrayConstr, tyArray:
-    {.emit: """
-      `result` = new Array(`x`.length);
-      for (var i = 0; i < `x`.length; ++i) {
-        `result`[i] = genericReset(`x`[i], `ti`.base);
-      }
-    """.}
-  else:
-    discard
-
 proc arrayConstr(len: int, value: JSRef, typ: PNimType): JSRef {.
                 asmNoStackFrame, compilerproc.} =
   # types are fake
diff --git a/lib/system/nimscript.nim b/lib/system/nimscript.nim
index bdf6145a1..cf81f6d86 100644
--- a/lib/system/nimscript.nim
+++ b/lib/system/nimscript.nim
@@ -253,11 +253,12 @@ proc cpDir*(`from`, to: string) {.raises: [OSError].} =
 proc exec*(command: string) {.
   raises: [OSError], tags: [ExecIOEffect, WriteIOEffect].} =
   ## Executes an external process. If the external process terminates with
-  ## a non-zero exit code, an OSError exception is raised.
+  ## a non-zero exit code, an OSError exception is raised. The command is
+  ## executed relative to the current source path.
   ##
-  ## **Note:** If you need a version of `exec` that returns the exit code
-  ## and text output of the command, you can use `system.gorgeEx
-  ## <system.html#gorgeEx,string,string,string>`_.
+  ## .. note:: If you need a version of `exec` that returns the exit code
+  ##   and text output of the command, you can use `system.gorgeEx
+  ##   <system.html#gorgeEx,string,string,string>`_.
   log "exec: " & command:
     if rawExec(command) != 0:
       raise newException(OSError, "FAILED: " & command)
@@ -267,11 +268,17 @@ proc exec*(command: string, input: string, cache = "") {.
   raises: [OSError], tags: [ExecIOEffect, WriteIOEffect].} =
   ## Executes an external process. If the external process terminates with
   ## a non-zero exit code, an OSError exception is raised.
+  ##
+  ## .. warning:: This version of `exec` is executed relative to the nimscript
+  ##   module path, which affects how the command resolves relative paths. Thus
+  ##   it is generally better to use `gorgeEx` directly when you need more
+  ##   control over the execution environment or when working with commands
+  ##   that deal with relative paths.
   log "exec: " & command:
     let (output, exitCode) = gorgeEx(command, input, cache)
+    echo output
     if exitCode != 0:
       raise newException(OSError, "FAILED: " & command)
-    echo output
 
 proc selfExec*(command: string) {.
   raises: [OSError], tags: [ExecIOEffect, WriteIOEffect].} =
diff --git a/lib/system/orc.nim b/lib/system/orc.nim
index 463c40c4d..c02a24989 100644
--- a/lib/system/orc.nim
+++ b/lib/system/orc.nim
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ proc unregisterCycle(s: Cell) =
   let idx = s.rootIdx-1
   when false:
     if idx >= roots.len or idx < 0:
-      cprintf("[Bug!] %ld\n", idx)
+      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
@@ -303,6 +303,14 @@ proc collectColor(s: Cell; desc: PNimTypeV2; col: int; j: var GcEnv) =
         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
@@ -341,22 +349,25 @@ proc collectCyclesBacon(j: var GcEnv; lowMark: int) =
     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
-  #roots.len = 0
-
-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
 
 when defined(nimOrcStats):
   var freedCyclicObjects {.threadvar.}: int
@@ -396,7 +407,8 @@ proc collectCycles() =
     collectCyclesBacon(j, 0)
 
   deinit j.traceStack
-  deinit roots
+  if roots.len == 0:
+    deinit roots
 
   when not defined(nimStressOrc):
     # compute the threshold based on the previous history
diff --git a/lib/system/reprjs.nim b/lib/system/reprjs.nim
index 30e84ebee..761d66aec 100644
--- a/lib/system/reprjs.nim
+++ b/lib/system/reprjs.nim
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ proc reprBool(x: bool): string {.compilerRtl.} =
 proc reprEnum(e: int, typ: PNimType): string {.compilerRtl.} =
   var tmp: bool
   let item = typ.node.sons[e]
-  {.emit: "`tmp` = `item` !== undefined".}
+  {.emit: "`tmp` = `item` !== undefined;".}
   if tmp:
     result = makeNimstrLit(item.name)
   else:
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ proc reprArray(a: pointer, typ: PNimType,
   add(result, "]")
 
 proc isPointedToNil(p: pointer): bool =
-  {. emit: "if (`p` === null) {`result` = true};\n" .}
+  {. emit: "if (`p` === null) {`result` = true;}\n" .}
 
 proc reprRef(result: var string, p: pointer, typ: PNimType,
           cl: var ReprClosure) =
diff --git a/lib/system/seqs_v2.nim b/lib/system/seqs_v2.nim
index 8b3e9ee88..572e77408 100644
--- a/lib/system/seqs_v2.nim
+++ b/lib/system/seqs_v2.nim
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ proc prepareSeqAdd(len: int; p: pointer; addlen, elemSize, elemAlign: int): poin
       q.cap = newCap
       result = q
 
+proc zeroNewElements(len: int; q: pointer; addlen, elemSize, elemAlign: int) {.
+    noSideEffect, tags: [], raises: [], compilerRtl.} =
+  {.noSideEffect.}:
+    let headerSize = align(sizeof(NimSeqPayloadBase), elemAlign)
+    zeroMem(q +! headerSize +! len * elemSize, addlen * elemSize)
+
 proc prepareSeqAddUninit(len: int; p: pointer; addlen, elemSize, elemAlign: int): pointer {.
     noSideEffect, tags: [], raises: [], compilerRtl.} =
   {.noSideEffect.}:
diff --git a/lib/system/strs_v2.nim b/lib/system/strs_v2.nim
index dbee10777..404b4f78d 100644
--- a/lib/system/strs_v2.nim
+++ b/lib/system/strs_v2.nim
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ proc setLengthStrV2(s: var NimStringV2, newLen: int) {.compilerRtl.} =
   s.len = newLen
 
 proc nimAsgnStrV2(a: var NimStringV2, b: NimStringV2) {.compilerRtl.} =
-  if a.p == b.p: return
+  if a.p == b.p and a.len == b.len: return
   if isLiteral(b):
     # we can shallow copy literals:
     frees(a)
diff --git a/lib/system/sysstr.nim b/lib/system/sysstr.nim
index e4d6479ec..3621c4960 100644
--- a/lib/system/sysstr.nim
+++ b/lib/system/sysstr.nim
@@ -220,7 +220,10 @@ proc appendChar(dest: NimString, c: char) {.compilerproc, inline.} =
 proc setLengthStr(s: NimString, newLen: int): NimString {.compilerRtl.} =
   let n = max(newLen, 0)
   if s == nil:
-    result = mnewString(n)
+    if n == 0:
+      return s
+    else:
+      result = mnewString(n)
   elif n <= s.space:
     result = s
   else:
@@ -301,7 +304,10 @@ proc setLengthSeqV2(s: PGenericSeq, typ: PNimType, newLen: int): PGenericSeq {.
     compilerRtl.} =
   sysAssert typ.kind == tySequence, "setLengthSeqV2: type is not a seq"
   if s == nil:
-    result = cast[PGenericSeq](newSeq(typ, newLen))
+    if newLen == 0:
+      result = s
+    else:
+      result = cast[PGenericSeq](newSeq(typ, newLen))
   else:
     let elemSize = typ.base.size
     let elemAlign = typ.base.align
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