factor/vm/local_roots.hpp

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/* If a runtime function needs to call another function which potentially
allocates memory, it must wrap any local variable references to Factor
objects in gc_root instances */
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extern F_SEGMENT *gc_locals_region;
extern CELL gc_locals;
DEFPUSHPOP(gc_local_,gc_locals)
template <typename T>
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struct gc_root : public tagged<T>
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{
void push() { gc_local_push((CELL)this); }
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explicit gc_root(CELL value_) : tagged<T>(value_) { push(); }
explicit gc_root(T *value_) : tagged<T>(value_) { push(); }
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const gc_root<T>& operator=(const T *x) { tagged<T>::operator=(x); return *this; }
const gc_root<T>& operator=(const CELL &x) { tagged<T>::operator=(x); return *this; }
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~gc_root() { CELL old = gc_local_pop(); assert(old == (CELL)this); }
};
/* Extra roots: stores pointers to objects in the heap. Requires extra work
(you have to unregister before accessing the object) but more flexible. */
extern F_SEGMENT *extra_roots_region;
extern CELL extra_roots;
DEFPUSHPOP(root_,extra_roots)
#define REGISTER_BIGNUM(obj) if(obj) root_push(tag_bignum(obj))
#define UNREGISTER_BIGNUM(obj) if(obj) obj = (untag_bignum_fast(root_pop()))