// Copyright 2012-2014 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT // file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at // http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT. // // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 or the MIT license // , at your // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed // except according to those terms. //! Basic functions for dealing with memory //! //! This module contains functions for querying the size and alignment of //! types, initializing and manipulating memory. use ptr; use intrinsics; use intrinsics::{bswap16, bswap32, bswap64}; /// Returns the size of a type in bytes. #[inline] #[stable] pub fn size_of() -> uint { unsafe { intrinsics::size_of::() } } /// Returns the size of the type that `_val` points to in bytes. #[inline] #[stable] pub fn size_of_val(_val: &T) -> uint { size_of::() } /// Deprecated, this function will be removed soon #[inline] #[deprecated = "this function will be removed soon"] pub fn nonzero_size_of() -> uint { match size_of::() { 0 => 1, n => n, } } /// Deprecated, this function will be removed soon #[inline] #[deprecated = "this function will be removed soon"] pub fn nonzero_size_of_val(val: &T) -> uint { match size_of_val::(val) { 0 => 1, n => n, } } /// Returns the ABI-required minimum alignment of a type /// /// This is the alignment used for struct fields. It may be smaller /// than the preferred alignment. #[inline] #[stable] pub fn min_align_of() -> uint { unsafe { intrinsics::min_align_of::() } } /// Returns the ABI-required minimum alignment of the type of the value that /// `_val` points to #[inline] #[stable] pub fn min_align_of_val(_val: &T) -> uint { min_align_of::() } /// Returns the alignment in memory for a type. /// /// This function will return the alignment, in bytes, of a type in memory. If /// the alignment returned is adhered to, then the type is guaranteed to /// function properly. #[inline] #[stable] pub fn align_of() -> uint { // We use the preferred alignment as the default alignment for a type. This // appears to be what clang migrated towards as well: // // http://lists.cs.uiuc.edu/pipermail/cfe-commits/Week-of-Mon-20110725/044411.html unsafe { intrinsics::pref_align_of::() } } /// Returns the alignment of the type of the value that `_val` points to. /// /// This is similar to `align_of`, but function will properly handle types such /// as trait objects (in the future), returning the alignment for an arbitrary /// value at runtime. #[inline] #[stable] pub fn align_of_val(_val: &T) -> uint { align_of::() } /// Deprecated, this function has been renamed to align_of #[inline] #[deprecated = "use mem::align_of instead"] pub fn pref_align_of() -> uint { align_of::() } /// Deprecated, this function has been renamed to align_of_val #[inline] #[deprecated = "use mem::align_of_val instead"] pub fn pref_align_of_val(val: &T) -> uint { align_of_val(val) } /// Create a value initialized to zero. /// /// This function is similar to allocating space for a a local variable and /// zeroing it out (an unsafe operation). /// /// Care must be taken when using this function, if the type `T` has a /// destructor and the value falls out of scope (due to unwinding or returning) /// before being initialized, then the destructor will run on zeroed /// data, likely leading to crashes. /// /// This is useful for FFI functions sometimes, but should generally be avoided. #[inline] #[stable] pub unsafe fn zeroed() -> T { intrinsics::init() } /// Deprecated, use zeroed() instead #[inline] #[deprecated = "this function has been renamed to zeroed()"] pub unsafe fn init() -> T { zeroed() } /// Create an uninitialized value. /// /// Care must be taken when using this function, if the type `T` has a /// destructor and the value falls out of scope (due to unwinding or returning) /// before being initialized, then the destructor will run on uninitialized /// data, likely leading to crashes. /// /// This is useful for FFI functions sometimes, but should generally be avoided. #[inline] #[stable] pub unsafe fn uninitialized() -> T { intrinsics::uninit() } /// Deprecated, use `uninitialized` instead. #[inline] #[deprecated = "this function has been renamed to `uninitialized`"] pub unsafe fn uninit() -> T { intrinsics::uninit() } /// Unsafely overwrite a memory location with the given value without destroying /// the old value. /// /// This operation is unsafe because it does not destroy the previous value /// contained at the location `dst`. This could leak allocations or resources, /// so care must be taken to previously deallocate the value at `dst`. #[inline] #[stable] pub unsafe fn overwrite(dst: *mut T, src: T) { intrinsics::move_val_init(&mut *dst, src) } /// Deprecated, use `overwrite` instead #[inline] #[deprecated = "this function has been renamed to `overwrite`"] pub unsafe fn move_val_init(dst: &mut T, src: T) { overwrite(dst, src) } /// Convert an u16 to little endian from the target's endianness. /// /// On little endian, this is a no-op. On big endian, the bytes are swapped. #[cfg(target_endian = "little")] #[inline] pub fn to_le16(x: u16) -> u16 { x } /// Convert an u16 to little endian from the target's endianness. /// /// On little endian, this is a no-op. On big endian, the bytes are swapped. #[cfg(target_endian = "big")] #[inline] #[stable] pub fn to_le16(x: u16) -> u16 { unsafe { bswap16(x) } } /// Convert an u32 to little endian from the target's endianness. /// /// On little endian, this is a no-op. On big endian, the bytes are swapped. #[cfg(target_endian = "little")] #[inline] #[stable] pub fn to_le32(x: u32) -> u32 { x } /// Convert an u32 to little endian from the target's endianness. /// /// On little endian, this is a no-op. On big endian, the bytes are swapped. #[cfg(target_endian = "big")] #[inline] #[stable] pub fn to_le32(x: u32) -> u32 { unsafe { bswap32(x) } } /// Convert an u64 to little endian from the target's endianness. /// /// On little endian, this is a no-op. On big endian, the bytes are swapped. #[cfg(target_endian = "little")] #[inline] #[stable] pub fn to_le64(x: u64) -> u64 { x } /// Convert an u64 to little endian from the target's endianness. /// /// On little endian, this is a no-op. On big endian, the bytes are swapped. #[cfg(target_endian = "big")] #[inline] #[stable] pub fn to_le64(x: u64) -> u64 { unsafe { bswap64(x) } } /// Convert an u16 to big endian from the target's endianness. /// /// On big endian, this is a no-op. On little endian, the bytes are swapped. #[cfg(target_endian = "little")] #[inline] #[stable] pub fn to_be16(x: u16) -> u16 { unsafe { bswap16(x) } } /// Convert an u16 to big endian from the target's endianness. /// /// On big endian, this is a no-op. On little endian, the bytes are swapped. #[cfg(target_endian = "big")] #[inline] #[stable] pub fn to_be16(x: u16) -> u16 { x } /// Convert an u32 to big endian from the target's endianness. /// /// On big endian, this is a no-op. On little endian, the bytes are swapped. #[cfg(target_endian = "little")] #[inline] #[stable] pub fn to_be32(x: u32) -> u32 { unsafe { bswap32(x) } } /// Convert an u32 to big endian from the target's endianness. /// /// On big endian, this is a no-op. On little endian, the bytes are swapped. #[cfg(target_endian = "big")] #[inline] #[stable] pub fn to_be32(x: u32) -> u32 { x } /// Convert an u64 to big endian from the target's endianness. /// /// On big endian, this is a no-op. On little endian, the bytes are swapped. #[cfg(target_endian = "little")] #[inline] #[stable] pub fn to_be64(x: u64) -> u64 { unsafe { bswap64(x) } } /// Convert an u64 to big endian from the target's endianness. /// /// On big endian, this is a no-op. On little endian, the bytes are swapped. #[cfg(target_endian = "big")] #[inline] #[stable] pub fn to_be64(x: u64) -> u64 { x } /// Convert an u16 from little endian to the target's endianness. /// /// On little endian, this is a no-op. On big endian, the bytes are swapped. #[cfg(target_endian = "little")] #[inline] #[stable] pub fn from_le16(x: u16) -> u16 { x } /// Convert an u16 from little endian to the target's endianness. /// /// On little endian, this is a no-op. On big endian, the bytes are swapped. #[cfg(target_endian = "big")] #[inline] #[stable] pub fn from_le16(x: u16) -> u16 { unsafe { bswap16(x) } } /// Convert an u32 from little endian to the target's endianness. /// /// On little endian, this is a no-op. On big endian, the bytes are swapped. #[cfg(target_endian = "little")] #[inline] #[stable] pub fn from_le32(x: u32) -> u32 { x } /// Convert an u32 from little endian to the target's endianness. /// /// On little endian, this is a no-op. On big endian, the bytes are swapped. #[cfg(target_endian = "big")] #[inline] #[stable] pub fn from_le32(x: u32) -> u32 { unsafe { bswap32(x) } } /// Convert an u64 from little endian to the target's endianness. /// /// On little endian, this is a no-op. On big endian, the bytes are swapped. #[cfg(target_endian = "little")] #[inline] #[stable] pub fn from_le64(x: u64) -> u64 { x } /// Convert an u64 from little endian to the target's endianness. /// /// On little endian, this is a no-op. On big endian, the bytes are swapped. #[cfg(target_endian = "big")] #[inline] #[stable] pub fn from_le64(x: u64) -> u64 { unsafe { bswap64(x) } } /// Convert an u16 from big endian to the target's endianness. /// /// On big endian, this is a no-op. On little endian, the bytes are swapped. #[cfg(target_endian = "little")] #[inline] #[stable] pub fn from_be16(x: u16) -> u16 { unsafe { bswap16(x) } } /// Convert an u16 from big endian to the target's endianness. /// /// On big endian, this is a no-op. On little endian, the bytes are swapped. #[cfg(target_endian = "big")] #[inline] #[stable] pub fn from_be16(x: u16) -> u16 { x } /// Convert an u32 from big endian to the target's endianness. /// /// On big endian, this is a no-op. On little endian, the bytes are swapped. #[cfg(target_endian = "little")] #[inline] #[stable] pub fn from_be32(x: u32) -> u32 { unsafe { bswap32(x) } } /// Convert an u32 from big endian to the target's endianness. /// /// On big endian, this is a no-op. On little endian, the bytes are swapped. #[cfg(target_endian = "big")] #[inline] #[stable] pub fn from_be32(x: u32) -> u32 { x } /// Convert an u64 from big endian to the target's endianness. /// /// On big endian, this is a no-op. On little endian, the bytes are swapped. #[cfg(target_endian = "little")] #[inline] #[stable] pub fn from_be64(x: u64) -> u64 { unsafe { bswap64(x) } } /// Convert an u64 from big endian to the target's endianness. /// /// On big endian, this is a no-op. On little endian, the bytes are swapped. #[cfg(target_endian = "big")] #[inline] #[stable] pub fn from_be64(x: u64) -> u64 { x } /** * Swap the values at two mutable locations of the same type, without * deinitialising or copying either one. */ #[inline] #[stable] pub fn swap(x: &mut T, y: &mut T) { unsafe { // Give ourselves some scratch space to work with let mut t: T = uninitialized(); // Perform the swap, `&mut` pointers never alias ptr::copy_nonoverlapping_memory(&mut t, &*x, 1); ptr::copy_nonoverlapping_memory(x, &*y, 1); ptr::copy_nonoverlapping_memory(y, &t, 1); // y and t now point to the same thing, but we need to completely forget `t` // because it's no longer relevant. forget(t); } } /** * Replace the value at a mutable location with a new one, returning the old * value, without deinitialising or copying either one. * * This is primarily used for transferring and swapping ownership of a value * in a mutable location. For example, this function allows consumption of * one field of a struct by replacing it with another value. The normal approach * doesn't always work: * * ```rust,ignore * struct Buffer { buf: Vec } * * impl Buffer { * fn get_and_reset(&mut self) -> Vec { * // error: cannot move out of dereference of `&mut`-pointer * let buf = self.buf; * self.buf = Vec::new(); * buf * } * } * ``` * * Note that `T` does not necessarily implement `Clone`, so it can't even * clone and reset `self.buf`. But `replace` can be used to disassociate * the original value of `self.buf` from `self`, allowing it to be returned: * * ```rust * # struct Buffer { buf: Vec } * impl Buffer { * fn get_and_reset(&mut self) -> Vec { * use std::mem::replace; * replace(&mut self.buf, Vec::new()) * } * } * ``` */ #[inline] #[stable] pub fn replace(dest: &mut T, mut src: T) -> T { swap(dest, &mut src); src } /// Disposes of a value. /// /// This function can be used to destroy any value by allowing `drop` to take /// ownership of its argument. /// /// # Example /// /// ``` /// use std::cell::RefCell; /// /// let x = RefCell::new(1); /// /// let mut mutable_borrow = x.borrow_mut(); /// *mutable_borrow = 1; /// drop(mutable_borrow); // relinquish the mutable borrow on this slot /// /// let borrow = x.borrow(); /// println!("{}", *borrow); /// ``` #[inline] #[stable] pub fn drop(_x: T) { } /// Moves a thing into the void. /// /// The forget function will take ownership of the provided value but neglect /// to run any required cleanup or memory management operations on it. /// /// This function is the unsafe version of the `drop` function because it does /// not run any destructors. #[inline] #[stable] pub unsafe fn forget(thing: T) { intrinsics::forget(thing) } /// Unsafely transforms a value of one type into a value of another type. /// /// Both types must have the same size and alignment, and this guarantee is /// enforced at compile-time. /// /// # Example /// /// ```rust /// use std::mem; /// /// let v: &[u8] = unsafe { mem::transmute("L") }; /// assert!(v == [76u8]); /// ``` #[inline] #[unstable = "this function will be modified to reject invocations of it which \ cannot statically prove that T and U are the same size. For \ example, this function, as written today, will be rejected in \ the future because the size of T and U cannot be statically \ known to be the same"] pub unsafe fn transmute(thing: T) -> U { intrinsics::transmute(thing) } /// Interprets `src` as `&U`, and then reads `src` without moving the contained /// value. /// /// This function will unsafely assume the pointer `src` is valid for /// `sizeof(U)` bytes by transmuting `&T` to `&U` and then reading the `&U`. It /// will also unsafely create a copy of the contained value instead of moving /// out of `src`. /// /// It is not a compile-time error if `T` and `U` have different sizes, but it /// is highly encouraged to only invoke this function where `T` and `U` have the /// same size. This function triggers undefined behavior if `U` is larger than /// `T`. #[inline] #[stable] pub unsafe fn transmute_copy(src: &T) -> U { ptr::read(src as *T as *U) } /// Transforms lifetime of the second pointer to match the first. #[inline] #[unstable = "this function may be removed in the future due to its \ questionable utility"] pub unsafe fn copy_lifetime<'a, S, T>(_ptr: &'a S, ptr: &T) -> &'a T { transmute(ptr) } /// Transforms lifetime of the second mutable pointer to match the first. #[inline] #[unstable = "this function may be removed in the future due to its \ questionable utility"] pub unsafe fn copy_mut_lifetime<'a, S, T>(_ptr: &'a mut S, ptr: &mut T) -> &'a mut T { transmute(ptr) } #[cfg(test)] mod tests { use mem::*; use option::{Some,None}; use realstd::str::StrAllocating; use realstd::owned::Box; use realstd::vec::Vec; use raw; #[test] fn size_of_basic() { assert_eq!(size_of::(), 1u); assert_eq!(size_of::(), 2u); assert_eq!(size_of::(), 4u); assert_eq!(size_of::(), 8u); } #[test] #[cfg(target_arch = "x86")] #[cfg(target_arch = "arm")] #[cfg(target_arch = "mips")] fn size_of_32() { assert_eq!(size_of::(), 4u); assert_eq!(size_of::<*uint>(), 4u); } #[test] #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")] fn size_of_64() { assert_eq!(size_of::(), 8u); assert_eq!(size_of::<*uint>(), 8u); } #[test] fn size_of_val_basic() { assert_eq!(size_of_val(&1u8), 1); assert_eq!(size_of_val(&1u16), 2); assert_eq!(size_of_val(&1u32), 4); assert_eq!(size_of_val(&1u64), 8); } #[test] fn align_of_basic() { assert_eq!(align_of::(), 1u); assert_eq!(align_of::(), 2u); assert_eq!(align_of::(), 4u); } #[test] #[cfg(target_arch = "x86")] #[cfg(target_arch = "arm")] #[cfg(target_arch = "mips")] fn align_of_32() { assert_eq!(align_of::(), 4u); assert_eq!(align_of::<*uint>(), 4u); } #[test] #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")] fn align_of_64() { assert_eq!(align_of::(), 8u); assert_eq!(align_of::<*uint>(), 8u); } #[test] fn align_of_val_basic() { assert_eq!(align_of_val(&1u8), 1u); assert_eq!(align_of_val(&1u16), 2u); assert_eq!(align_of_val(&1u32), 4u); } #[test] fn test_swap() { let mut x = 31337; let mut y = 42; swap(&mut x, &mut y); assert_eq!(x, 42); assert_eq!(y, 31337); } #[test] fn test_replace() { let mut x = Some("test".to_string()); let y = replace(&mut x, None); assert!(x.is_none()); assert!(y.is_some()); } #[test] fn test_transmute_copy() { assert_eq!(1u, unsafe { ::mem::transmute_copy(&1) }); } #[test] fn test_transmute() { trait Foo {} impl Foo for int {} let a = box 100 as Box; unsafe { let x: raw::TraitObject = transmute(a); assert!(*(x.data as *int) == 100); let _x: Box = transmute(x); } unsafe { assert!(Vec::from_slice([76u8]) == transmute("L".to_string())); } } } // FIXME #13642 (these benchmarks should be in another place) /// Completely miscellaneous language-construct benchmarks. #[cfg(test)] mod bench { extern crate test; use self::test::Bencher; use option::{Some,None}; // Static/dynamic method dispatch struct Struct { field: int } trait Trait { fn method(&self) -> int; } impl Trait for Struct { fn method(&self) -> int { self.field } } #[bench] fn trait_vtable_method_call(b: &mut Bencher) { let s = Struct { field: 10 }; let t = &s as &Trait; b.iter(|| { t.method() }); } #[bench] fn trait_static_method_call(b: &mut Bencher) { let s = Struct { field: 10 }; b.iter(|| { s.method() }); } // Overhead of various match forms #[bench] fn match_option_some(b: &mut Bencher) { let x = Some(10); b.iter(|| { match x { Some(y) => y, None => 11 } }); } #[bench] fn match_vec_pattern(b: &mut Bencher) { let x = [1,2,3,4,5,6]; b.iter(|| { match x { [1,2,3,..] => 10, _ => 11 } }); } }