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//! Generic resource allocator, based on the vmem allocator described in:
//! Jeff Bonwick and Jonathan Adams'
//! "Magazines and Vmem: Extending the Slab Allocator to Many CPUs and
//! Arbitrary Resources"
const rtl = @import("rtl");
const r = @import("root");
const mm = r.mm;
const mmp = mm.private;
const ke = r.ke;
const std = @import("std");
const assert = std.debug.assert;
pub const Policy = enum {
/// Use the smallest free segment that can satisfy the request.
/// This tends to minimize fragmentation.
BestFit,
/// Provide a good approximation of the best fit policy in guaranteed
/// O(1) time. This is the default policy.
InstantFit,
/// Use the next free segment after the most recently allocated segment.
NextFit,
};
pub const AllocOptions = struct {
policy: Policy = .InstantFit,
alignment: ?usize = null,
min: ?usize = null,
max: ?usize = null,
};
const Segment = struct {
const Type = enum {
Allocated,
Free,
Span,
SpanImported,
};
const Linkage = union {
/// Linkage into a freelist, valid when .Free
free_link: rtl.List.Entry,
/// Linkage into the allocated segments tree, valid when .Allocated
tree_link: rtl.bst.Node,
};
/// The type of the segment.
type: Type,
/// The base address of the segment.
base: usize,
/// The size of the segment in bytes.
size: usize,
/// Linkage into the arena's segment list
link: rtl.List.Entry,
/// Type-specific linkage.
linkage: Linkage,
fn from_free_link(entry: *rtl.List.Entry) *Segment {
const linkage: *Segment.Linkage = @fieldParentPtr("free_link", entry);
return @fieldParentPtr("linkage", linkage);
}
fn from_tree_link(node: *rtl.bst.Node) *Segment {
const linkage: *Segment.Linkage = @fieldParentPtr("tree_link", node);
return @fieldParentPtr("linkage", linkage);
}
fn cmp(
a_node: *const rtl.bst.Node,
b_node: *const rtl.bst.Node,
) std.math.Order {
const a = Segment.from_tree_link(@constCast(a_node));
const b = Segment.from_tree_link(@constCast(b_node));
return std.math.order(a.base, b.base);
}
};
/// One freelist for each power of two size that can fit within the host's
/// address space.
const freelist_count = @bitSizeOf(usize);
const max_qcaches = 16;
var seg_zone: mmp.zone.ZoneType(Segment) = undefined;
const SegmentTree = rtl.RbTreeType(Segment.cmp);
pub const Arena = struct {
/// Name of the arena, for debugging purposes.
name: []const u8,
/// Unit of currency.
quantum: usize,
/// List of segments, sorted by base address.
list: rtl.List,
/// Power of two freelists for free segments, indexed by log2(size).
freelists: [freelist_count]rtl.List,
/// Tree for allocated segments, indexed by base address.
allocated_segments: SegmentTree,
/// Last segment allocated from, for NextFit policy.
rotor: ?*Segment,
/// Maximum size (**in bytes**) to do quantum caching on.
qcache_max: usize,
/// Quantum caches.
qcaches: [max_qcaches]*mm.zone.Zone,
/// Quantum size shift.
qshift: std.math.Log2Int(usize),
/// Backing arena.
source: ?Source,
lock: ke.Mutex,
const Span = struct { addr: usize, size: usize };
const Source = struct {
arena: *Arena,
import: *const fn (*Arena, usize, opts: AllocOptions) mm.Error!usize,
release: *const fn (*Arena, addr: usize, size: usize) void,
};
const InitOptions = struct {
span: ?Span,
quantum: usize,
cache_max_quanta: ?usize = null,
source: ?Source = null,
};
/// Initialize the area for use.
pub fn init(
self: *Arena,
name: []const u8,
opts: InitOptions,
) !void {
self.name = name;
self.quantum = opts.quantum;
self.qcache_max = (opts.cache_max_quanta orelse 0) * opts.quantum;
self.source = opts.source;
rtl.assert(
std.math.isPowerOfTwo(opts.quantum),
"Arena init: quantum not a power-of-two: {}",
.{opts.quantum},
);
self.qshift = std.math.log2_int(usize, self.quantum);
if (opts.span == null) {
rtl.assert(
opts.source != null,
"Arena init: null span without source",
.{},
);
}
self.list.init();
for (&self.freelists) |*freelist| {
freelist.init();
}
if (opts.cache_max_quanta) |qc| {
const num_qcaches = @min(qc, max_qcaches);
for (0..num_qcaches) |i| {
const size = (i + 1) * opts.quantum;
self.qcaches[i] = mm.zone.gpa.create(mm.zone.Zone) catch
unreachable;
self.qcaches[i].init(name, size, .{
.import = vmem_zone_import,
.release = vmem_zone_release,
.arg = self,
});
}
}
self.lock = ke.Mutex.init("arena");
self.allocated_segments = SegmentTree.init();
self.rotor = null;
// Add initial span.
if (opts.span) |sp| {
try self.add(sp);
}
}
pub fn deinit(self: *Arena) void {
// Free all segments in the segment list
var entry = self.list.first();
while (entry != &self.list.head) {
const next = entry.next;
const seg: *Segment = @fieldParentPtr("link", entry);
free_segment(seg);
entry = next;
}
}
/// Add a span of memory to the arena.
pub fn add(self: *Arena, span: Span) !void {
return self.add_opts(span, .Span);
}
/// Add a span of memory to the arena.
fn add_opts(self: *Arena, span: Span, kind: Segment.Type) mm.Error!void {
const new_free_seg = try self.alloc_segment();
new_free_seg.* = Segment{
.type = .Free,
.base = span.addr,
.size = span.size,
.link = undefined,
.linkage = .{ .free_link = undefined },
};
const new_span_seg = try self.alloc_segment();
new_span_seg.* = Segment{
.type = kind,
.base = span.addr,
.size = span.size,
.link = undefined,
.linkage = .{ .free_link = undefined },
};
self.list.insert_tail(&new_span_seg.link);
self.list.insert_tail(&new_free_seg.link);
self.add_segment_to_freelist(new_free_seg);
}
/// Allocate a segment of memory from the arena.
/// Options:
/// - policy: allocation policy to use. Default is .InstantFit.
/// - alignment: if specified, the returned segment will be aligned to
/// this boundary.
/// - min: if specified, the returned segment will be at least on this
/// address.
/// - max: if specified, the returned segment will be at most on this
/// address.
/// Returns the base address of the allocated segment.
pub fn alloc(
self: *Arena,
size: usize,
options: AllocOptions,
) mm.Error!usize {
if (size & (self.quantum - 1) != 0) {
return error.InvalidSize;
}
if (size <= self.qcache_max) {
const i = size >> self.qshift;
const ret = try self.qcaches[i - 1].alloc(.{});
return @intFromPtr(ret);
}
self.lock.acquire();
defer self.lock.release();
return self.alloc_impl(size, options);
}
fn alloc_impl(
self: *Arena,
size: usize,
options: AllocOptions,
) mm.Error!usize {
const result = blk: while (true) {
const ret = switch (options.policy) {
.InstantFit => self.instant_fit(size, options),
.BestFit => self.best_fit(size, options),
.NextFit => self.next_fit(size, options),
};
if (ret != null) break :blk ret orelse unreachable;
if (ret == null) {
try self.import(size, options);
}
// This is guaranteed to terminate eventually, either when
// the import brings in new free memory, or when it runs out.
};
const start, var seg = result;
assert(seg.type == .Free);
assert(seg.size >= size);
// Remove the segment from the freelist.
self.remove_segment_from_freelist(seg);
// left split: alignment pushed start forward, so there's a gap between
// seg.base and start that needs to become a free segment.
// e.g. seg=[0x0, 0x10000], start=0x100:
// before: [0x0, 0x10000] free
// after: [0x0, 0x100] free, [0x100, 0x10000] being processed
if (seg.base != start) {
const left_seg = try self.alloc_segment();
left_seg.* = Segment{
.type = .Free,
.base = seg.base,
.size = start - seg.base,
.link = undefined,
.linkage = .{ .free_link = undefined },
};
seg.base = start;
seg.size -= left_seg.size;
left_seg.link.insert_before(&seg.link);
self.add_segment_to_freelist(left_seg);
}
// right split: seg is larger than needed, so split into alloc + free
// remainder.
// e.g. seg=[0x100, 0x10000], size=0x1000:
// before: [0x100, 0x10000] being processed
// after: [0x100, 0x1100] allocated, [0x1100, 0x10000] free
// the quantum check avoids creating a remainder too small to ever be
// useful.
if (seg.size != size and (seg.size - size) > self.quantum - 1) {
const new_seg = try self.alloc_segment();
new_seg.* = .{
.type = .Allocated,
.base = seg.base,
.size = size,
.link = undefined,
.linkage = .{ .tree_link = undefined },
};
seg.base += size;
seg.size -= size;
seg.type = .Free;
seg.linkage = .{ .free_link = undefined };
new_seg.link.insert_before(&seg.link);
self.add_segment_to_freelist(seg);
self.allocated_segments.insert(&new_seg.linkage.tree_link) catch
return error.InvalidAddress;
if (options.policy == .NextFit) self.rotor = new_seg;
return new_seg.base;
} else {
// seg is exactly the right size (or remainder is too small),
// use it directly.
seg.type = .Allocated;
seg.linkage = .{ .tree_link = undefined };
self.allocated_segments.insert(&seg.linkage.tree_link) catch
return error.InvalidAddress;
if (options.policy == .NextFit) self.rotor = seg;
return seg.base;
}
}
/// Try to import memory from the parent arena.
fn import(self: *Arena, size: usize, options: AllocOptions) mm.Error!void {
const src = self.source orelse return error.OutOfMemory;
// Ensure no funny stuff happens wrt the lock.
self.lock.release();
const ret = src.import(src.arena, size, options);
self.lock.acquire();
const addr = try ret;
try self.add_opts(
.{ .addr = addr, .size = size },
.SpanImported,
);
}
pub fn free(self: *Arena, addr: usize, size: usize) void {
if (size <= self.qcache_max) {
const i = size >> self.qshift;
self.qcaches[i - 1].free(@ptrFromInt(addr));
return;
}
self.lock.acquire();
defer self.lock.release();
return self.free_impl(addr, size);
}
fn free_impl(self: *Arena, addr: usize, size: usize) void {
// Find the allocated segment containing addr.
var search_node = Segment{
.type = .Allocated,
.base = addr,
.size = 0,
.link = undefined,
.linkage = .{ .tree_link = undefined },
};
const node = self.allocated_segments.tree.search(
&search_node.linkage.tree_link,
) orelse std.debug.panic(
"vmem \"{s}\": bad free address: addr={x} size={x}",
.{ self.name, addr, size },
);
const seg = Segment.from_tree_link(node);
if (seg.size != size) {
std.debug.panic(
"vmem \"{s}\": bad free size addr={x} sz={x}, expected={x}",
.{ self.name, addr, size, seg.size },
);
}
// Remove from allocated tree.
self.allocated_segments.delete(node);
// Coalesce to the right.
const next_entry = seg.link.next;
if (next_entry != &self.list.head) {
const next_seg: *Segment = @fieldParentPtr("link", next_entry);
if (next_seg.type == .Free) {
// Remove next segment from freelist and segment list,
// then merge into seg.
self.remove_segment_from_freelist(next_seg);
next_seg.link.remove();
seg.size += next_seg.size;
if (self.rotor == next_seg) self.rotor = seg;
self.free_segment(next_seg);
}
}
// Coalesce to the left.
const prev_entry = seg.link.prev;
if (prev_entry != &self.list.head) {
const prev_seg: *Segment = @fieldParentPtr("link", prev_entry);
if (prev_seg.type == .Free) {
// Remove previous segment from freelist and segment list,
// then merge into seg.
self.remove_segment_from_freelist(prev_seg);
prev_seg.link.remove();
seg.base = prev_seg.base;
seg.size += prev_seg.size;
if (self.rotor == prev_seg) self.rotor = seg;
self.free_segment(prev_seg);
}
}
if (!self.release(seg)) {
// Mark as free and add to freelist.
seg.type = .Free;
seg.linkage = .{ .free_link = undefined };
self.add_segment_to_freelist(seg);
}
}
/// Try to release a segment back to its source.
fn release(self: *Arena, seg: *Segment) bool {
const prev_entry = seg.link.prev;
if (prev_entry == &self.list.head) {
return false;
}
const src = self.source orelse return false;
const prev_seg: *Segment = @fieldParentPtr("link", prev_entry);
if (prev_seg.type == .SpanImported and prev_seg.size == seg.size) {
// The imported span is completely free, return it to its parent.
prev_seg.link.remove();
seg.link.remove();
const addr = seg.base;
const size = seg.size;
self.free_segment(prev_seg);
self.free_segment(seg);
src.release(src.arena, addr, size);
return true;
}
return false;
}
// Implementation for the instant fit policy.
fn instant_fit(
self: *Arena,
size: usize,
options: AllocOptions,
) ?struct { usize, *Segment } {
const is_pow2 = std.math.isPowerOfTwo(size);
const orig_idx = freelist_index(size);
var idx = orig_idx;
if (!is_pow2) idx += 1;
// Simply grab the first segment from the appropriate freelist
// that can satisfy the request.
// This is O(1) unless there are constraints.
while (idx < freelist_count) : (idx += 1) {
var it = self.freelists[idx].iterator();
while (it.next()) : (it.advance()) {
const seg = Segment.from_free_link(it.get());
if (self.try_to_fit(seg, size, options)) |addr|
return .{ addr, seg };
}
}
// If we found nothing and it's not a power of two, there may still be
// something in the lower freelist, so check there.
// This is O(n) but should happen very rarely.
if (!is_pow2) {
assert(orig_idx != 0);
var it = self.freelists[orig_idx].iterator();
while (it.next()) : (it.advance()) {
const seg = Segment.from_free_link(it.get());
if (self.try_to_fit(seg, size, options)) |addr|
return .{ addr, seg };
}
}
return null;
}
// Implementation for the best fit policy.
// Find the smallest segment that can satisfy the request.
fn best_fit(
self: *Arena,
size: usize,
options: AllocOptions,
) ?struct { usize, *Segment } {
var idx = freelist_index(size);
var best_seg: ?*Segment = null;
var best_start: usize = 0;
while (idx < freelist_count) : (idx += 1) {
var it = self.freelists[idx].iterator();
while (it.next()) : (it.advance()) {
const seg = Segment.from_free_link(it.get());
if (self.try_to_fit(seg, size, options)) |addr| {
if (best_seg == null or seg.size < best_seg.?.size) {
best_seg = seg;
best_start = addr;
}
}
}
if (best_seg != null) break;
}
return if (best_seg) |s| .{ best_start, s } else null;
}
// Implementation for the next fit policy.
// Continue searching from the last allocated segment, wrapping around at
// the end of the arena.
fn next_fit(
self: *Arena,
size: usize,
options: AllocOptions,
) ?struct { usize, *Segment } {
// Start from rotor if we have one, otherwise from the beginning.
const start_entry = if (self.rotor) |ro|
ro.link.next
else
self.list.first();
// Search from rotor to end of list.
var entry = start_entry;
while (entry != &self.list.head) : (entry = entry.next) {
const seg: *Segment = @fieldParentPtr("link", entry);
if (seg.type != .Free) continue;
if (self.try_to_fit(seg, size, options)) |addr| {
return .{ addr, seg };
}
}
// Wrap around and search from beginning to rotor.
entry = self.list.first();
while (entry != start_entry) : (entry = entry.next) {
const seg: *Segment = @fieldParentPtr("link", entry);
if (seg.type != .Free) continue;
if (self.try_to_fit(seg, size, options)) |addr| {
return .{ addr, seg };
}
}
return null;
}
// Try to fit the given segment to the request with the given options.
// Returns the fitted address if successful.
fn try_to_fit(
self: *Arena,
segment: *const Segment,
size: usize,
options: AllocOptions,
) ?usize {
var start = @max(segment.base, options.min orelse 0);
const end = @min(segment.base + segment.size, options.max orelse
std.math.maxInt(usize));
const alignment = options.alignment orelse self.quantum;
if (start > end) return null;
// Align start to the required alignment.
start = std.mem.alignForward(usize, start, alignment);
if (start + size <= end) {
return start;
}
return null;
}
fn alloc_segment(self: *Arena) !*Segment {
_ = self;
return seg_zone.create();
}
fn free_segment(self: *Arena, segment: *Segment) void {
seg_zone.destroy(segment);
_ = self;
}
fn add_segment_to_freelist(self: *Arena, segment: *Segment) void {
const freelist = self.freelist_for_size(segment.size);
freelist.insert_tail(&segment.linkage.free_link);
}
fn remove_segment_from_freelist(self: *Arena, segment: *Segment) void {
_ = self;
segment.linkage.free_link.remove();
}
inline fn freelist_index(size: usize) usize {
return std.math.log2_int(usize, size);
}
inline fn freelist_for_size(self: *Arena, size: usize) *rtl.List {
return &self.freelists[freelist_index(size)];
}
};
fn vmem_zone_import(
arg: ?*anyopaque,
elems: []*anyopaque,
elem_size: usize,
policy: mm.WaitPolicy,
) mm.Error!usize {
const self: *Arena = @ptrCast(@alignCast(arg));
_ = policy;
self.lock.acquire();
for (0..elems.len) |i| {
elems[i] = @ptrFromInt(self.alloc_impl(
elem_size,
.{},
) catch |err| {
if (i != 0) return i;
return err;
});
}
self.lock.release();
return elems.len;
}
fn vmem_zone_release(
arg: ?*anyopaque,
elems: []*anyopaque,
elem_size: usize,
) void {
const self: *Arena = @ptrCast(@alignCast(arg));
self.lock.acquire();
for (elems) |elem| {
self.free_impl(@intFromPtr(elem), elem_size);
}
self.lock.release();
}
pub fn init() void {
seg_zone.init("seg", .{});
}