update sys.reflect and sys.unreflect to accomodate

the possibility of large objects in interface values.

R=r
DELTA=171  (97 added, 22 deleted, 52 changed)
OCL=22382
CL=22382

src/cmd/gc/sys.go

@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ export func	ifaceI2T2(sigt *byte, iface any) (ret any, ok bool);
 export func	ifaceI2I(sigi *byte, iface any) (ret any);
 export func	ifaceI2I2(sigi *byte, iface any) (ret any, ok bool);
 export func	ifaceeq(i1 any, i2 any) (ret bool);
-export func	reflect(i interface { }) (uint64, string);
-export func	unreflect(uint64, string) (ret interface { });
+export func	reflect(i interface { }) (uint64, string, bool);
+export func	unreflect(uint64, string, bool) (ret interface { });
 
 export func	argc() int;
 export func	envc() int;

src/cmd/gc/sysimport.c

@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ char *sysimport =
 	"export func sys.ifaceI2I (sigi *uint8, iface any) (ret any)\n"
 	"export func sys.ifaceI2I2 (sigi *uint8, iface any) (ret any, ok bool)\n"
 	"export func sys.ifaceeq (i1 any, i2 any) (ret bool)\n"
-	"export func sys.reflect (i interface { }) (? uint64, ? string)\n"
-	"export func sys.unreflect (? uint64, ? string) (ret interface { })\n"
+	"export func sys.reflect (i interface { }) (? uint64, ? string, ? bool)\n"
+	"export func sys.unreflect (? uint64, ? string, ? bool) (ret interface { })\n"
 	"export func sys.argc () (? int)\n"
 	"export func sys.envc () (? int)\n"
 	"export func sys.argv (? int) (? string)\n"

src/lib/reflect/all_test.go

@@ -332,3 +332,24 @@ export func TestCopyArray(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+export func TestBigUnnamedStruct(t *testing.T) {
+	b := struct{a,b,c,d int64}{1, 2, 3, 4};
+	v := NewValue(b);
+	b1 := v.Interface().(struct{a,b,c,d int64});
+	if b1.a != b.a || b1.b != b.b || b1.c != b.c || b1.d != b.d {
+		t.Errorf("NewValue(%v).Interface().(Big) = %v", b, b1);
+	}
+}
+
+type Big struct {
+	a, b, c, d, e int64
+}
+export func TestBigStruct(t *testing.T) {
+	b := Big{1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
+	v := NewValue(b);
+	b1 := v.Interface().(Big);
+	if b1.a != b.a || b1.b != b.b || b1.c != b.c || b1.d != b.d || b1.e != b.e {
+		t.Errorf("NewValue(%v).Interface().(Big) = %v", b, b1);
+	}
+}

src/lib/reflect/type.go

@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ func (c *Common) Name() string {
 }
 
 func (c *Common) String() string {
+	// If there is a name, show that instead of its expansion.
+	// This is important for reflection: a named type
+	// might have methods that the unnamed type does not.
+	if c.name != "" {
+		return c.name
+	}
 	return c.str
 }
 

src/lib/reflect/value.go

@@ -46,10 +46,16 @@ func (c *Common) Addr() Addr {
 }
 
 func (c *Common) Interface() interface {} {
-	if uintptr(c.addr) == 0 {
-		panicln("reflect: address 0 for", c.typ.String());
+	var i interface {};
+	if c.typ.Size() > 8 {	// TODO(rsc): how do we know it is 8?
+		i = sys.unreflect(c.addr.(uintptr).(uint64), c.typ.String(), true);
+	} else {
+		if uintptr(c.addr) == 0 {
+			panicln("reflect: address 0 for", c.typ.String());
+		}
+		i = sys.unreflect(uint64(uintptr(*c.addr.(*Addr))), c.typ.String(), false);
 	}
-	return sys.unreflect(uint64(uintptr(*c.addr.(*Addr))), c.typ.String());
+	return i;
 }
 
 func NewValueAddr(typ Type, addr Addr) Value
@@ -783,7 +789,7 @@ var creator = map[int] Creator {
 	FuncKind : &FuncCreator,
 }
 
-var typecache = make(map[string] *Type);
+var typecache = make(map[string] Type);
 
 func NewValueAddr(typ Type, addr Addr) Value {
 	c, ok := creator[typ.Kind()];
@@ -870,17 +876,21 @@ export func CopyArray(dst ArrayValue, src ArrayValue, n int) {
 
 
 export func NewValue(e interface {}) Value {
-	value, typestring  := sys.reflect(e);
-	p, ok := typecache[typestring];
+	value, typestring, indir := sys.reflect(e);
+	typ, ok := typecache[typestring];
 	if !ok {
-		typ := ParseTypeString("", typestring);
-		p = new(Type);
-		*p = typ;
-		typecache[typestring] = p;
+		typ = ParseTypeString("", typestring);
+		typecache[typestring] = typ;
 	}
-	// Content of interface is a value; need a permanent copy to take its address
-	// so we can modify the contents. Values contain pointers to 'values'.
+
+	if indir {
+		// Content of interface is a pointer.
+		return NewValueAddr(typ, value.(uintptr).(Addr));
+	}
+
+	// Content of interface is a value;
+	// need a permanent copy to take its address.
 	ap := new(uint64);
 	*ap = value;
-	return NewValueAddr(*p, ap.(Addr));
+	return NewValueAddr(typ, ap.(Addr));
 }

src/runtime/iface.c

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ struct	Itype
 	void	(*fun[])(void);
 };
 
+static	Iface	niliface;
 static	Itype*	hash[1009];
 
 Sigi	sigi·empty[2] =	{ (byte*)"interface { }" };
@@ -102,16 +103,10 @@ printsigt(Sigt *st)
 static void
 printiface(Iface i)
 {
-	int32 j;
-
 	prints("(");
 	sys·printpointer(i.type);
 	prints(",");
-	for(j=0; j<nelem(i.data); j++) {
-		if(j > 0)
-			prints(".");
-		sys·printpointer(i.data[0]);
-	}
+	sys·printpointer(i.data);
 	prints(")");
 }
 
@@ -217,12 +212,12 @@ sys·ifaceT2I(Sigi *si, Sigt *st, ...)
 	alg = st->hash;
 	wid = st->offset;
 	if(wid <= sizeof ret->data)
-		algarray[alg].copy(wid, ret->data, elem);
+		algarray[alg].copy(wid, &ret->data, elem);
 	else{
-		ret->data[0] = mal(wid);
+		ret->data = mal(wid);
 		if(iface_debug)
-			printf("T2I mal %d %p\n", wid, ret->data[0]);
-		algarray[alg].copy(wid, ret->data[0], elem);
+			printf("T2I mal %d %p\n", wid, ret->data);
+		algarray[alg].copy(wid, ret->data, elem);
 	}
 
 	if(iface_debug) {
@@ -273,9 +268,9 @@ sys·ifaceI2T(Sigt *st, Iface i, ...)
 	alg = st->hash;
 	wid = st->offset;
 	if(wid <= sizeof i.data)
-		algarray[alg].copy(wid, ret, i.data);
+		algarray[alg].copy(wid, ret, &i.data);
 	else
-		algarray[alg].copy(wid, ret, i.data[0]);
+		algarray[alg].copy(wid, ret, i.data);
 
 	if(iface_debug) {
 		prints("I2T ret=");
@@ -314,9 +309,9 @@ sys·ifaceI2T2(Sigt *st, Iface i, ...)
 	} else {
 		*ok = true;
 		if(wid <= sizeof i.data)
-			algarray[alg].copy(wid, ret, i.data);
+			algarray[alg].copy(wid, ret, &i.data);
 		else
-			algarray[alg].copy(wid, ret, i.data[0]);
+			algarray[alg].copy(wid, ret, i.data);
 	}
 	if(iface_debug) {
 		prints("I2T2 ret=");
@@ -331,7 +326,6 @@ void
 sys·ifaceI2I(Sigi *si, Iface i, Iface ret)
 {
 	Itype *im;
-	int32 j;
 
 	if(iface_debug) {
 		prints("I2I sigi=");
@@ -345,9 +339,7 @@ sys·ifaceI2I(Sigi *si, Iface i, Iface ret)
 	if(im == nil) {
 		// If incoming interface is uninitialized (zeroed)
 		// make the outgoing interface zeroed as well.
-		ret.type = nil;
-		for(j=0; j<nelem(ret.data); j++)
-			ret.data[j] = nil;
+		ret = niliface;
 	} else {
 		ret = i;
 		if(im->sigi != si)
@@ -368,7 +360,6 @@ void
 sys·ifaceI2I2(Sigi *si, Iface i, Iface ret, bool ok)
 {
 	Itype *im;
-	int32 j;
 
 	if(iface_debug) {
 		prints("I2I2 sigi=");
@@ -382,18 +373,15 @@ sys·ifaceI2I2(Sigi *si, Iface i, Iface ret, bool ok)
 	if(im == nil) {
 		// If incoming interface is uninitialized (zeroed)
 		// make the outgoing interface zeroed as well.
-		ret.type = nil;
-		for(j=0; j<nelem(ret.data); j++)
-			ret.data[j] = nil;
+		ret = niliface;
 		ok = 1;
 	} else {
 		ret = i;
 		ok = 1;
 		if(im->sigi != si) {
 			ret.type = itype(si, im->sigt, 1);
 			if(ret.type == nil) {
-				for(j=0; j<nelem(ret.data); j++)
-					ret.data[j] = nil;
+				ret = niliface;
 				ok = 0;
 			}
 		}
@@ -444,10 +432,10 @@ sys·ifaceeq(Iface i1, Iface i2, bool ret)
 		goto no;
 
 	if(wid <= sizeof i1.data) {
-		if(!algarray[alg].equal(wid, i1.data, i2.data))
+		if(!algarray[alg].equal(wid, &i1.data, &i2.data))
 			goto no;
 	} else {
-		if(!algarray[alg].equal(wid, i1.data[0], i2.data[0]))
+		if(!algarray[alg].equal(wid, i1.data, i2.data))
 			goto no;
 	}
 
@@ -469,24 +457,61 @@ sys·printinter(Iface i)
 }
 
 void
-sys·reflect(Itype *im, void *it, uint64 retit, string rettype)
+sys·reflect(Iface i, uint64 retit, string rettype, bool retindir)
 {
-	if(im == nil) {
+	int32 wid;
+
+	if(i.type == nil) {
 		retit = 0;
 		rettype = nil;
+		retindir = false;
 	} else {
-		retit = (uint64)it;
-		rettype = gostring(im->sigt->name);
+		retit = (uint64)i.data;
+		rettype = gostring(i.type->sigt->name);
+		wid = i.type->sigt->offset;
+		retindir = wid > sizeof i.data;
 	}
 	FLUSH(&retit);
 	FLUSH(&rettype);
+	FLUSH(&retindir);
 }
 
 extern Sigt *gotypesigs[];
 extern int32 ngotypesigs;
 
+
+// The reflection library can ask to unreflect on a type
+// that has never been used, so we don't have a signature for it.
+// For concreteness, suppose a program does
+//
+// 	type T struct{ x []int }
+// 	var t T;
+// 	v := reflect.NewValue(v);
+// 	vv := v.Field(0);
+// 	if s, ok := vv.Interface().(string) {
+// 		print("first field is string");
+// 	}
+//
+// vv.Interface() returns the result of sys.unreflect with
+// a typestring of "[]int".  If []int is not used with interfaces
+// in the rest of the program, there will be no signature in gotypesigs
+// for "[]int", so we have to invent one.  The only requirements
+// on the fake signature are:
+//
+//	(1) any interface conversion using the signature will fail
+//	(2) calling sys.reflect() returns the args to unreflect
+//
+// (1) is ensured by the fact that we allocate a new Sigt,
+// so it will necessarily be != any Sigt in gotypesigs.
+// (2) is ensured by storing the type string in the signature
+// and setting the width to force the correct value of the bool indir.
+//
+// Note that (1) is correct behavior: if the program had tested
+// for .([]int) instead of .(string) above, then there would be a
+// signature with type string "[]int" in gotypesigs, and unreflect
+// wouldn't call fakesigt.
 static Sigt*
-fakesigt(string type)
+fakesigt(string type, bool indir)
 {
 	// TODO(rsc): Cache these by type string.
 	Sigt *sigt;
@@ -495,7 +520,10 @@ fakesigt(string type)
 	sigt[0].name = mal(type->len + 1);
 	mcpy(sigt[0].name, type->str, type->len);
 	sigt[0].hash = ASIMP;	// alg
-	sigt[0].offset = sizeof(void*);	// width
+	if(indir)
+		sigt[0].offset = 2*sizeof(niliface.data);  // big width
+	else
+		sigt[0].offset = 1;  // small width
 	return sigt;
 }
 
@@ -521,27 +549,37 @@ cmpstringchars(string a, uint8 *b)
 }
 
 static Sigt*
-findtype(string type)
+findtype(string type, bool indir)
 {
 	int32 i;
 
 	for(i=0; i<ngotypesigs; i++)
 		if(cmpstringchars(type, gotypesigs[i]->name) == 0)
 			return gotypesigs[i];
-	return fakesigt(type);
+	return fakesigt(type, indir);
 }
 
+
 void
-sys·unreflect(uint64 it, string type, Itype *retim, void *retit)
+sys·unreflect(uint64 it, string type, bool indir, Iface ret)
 {
-	if(cmpstring(type, emptystring) == 0) {
-		retim = 0;
-		retit = 0;
-	} else {
-		retim = itype(sigi·empty, findtype(type), 0);
-		retit = (void*)it;
-	}
-	FLUSH(&retim);
-	FLUSH(&retit);
+	Sigt *sigt;
+
+	ret = niliface;
+
+	if(cmpstring(type, emptystring) == 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	// if we think the type should be indirect
+	// and caller does not, play it safe, return nil.
+	sigt = findtype(type, indir);
+	if(indir != (sigt[0].offset > sizeof ret.data))
+		goto out;
+
+	ret.type = itype(sigi·empty, sigt, 0);
+	ret.data = (void*)it;
+
+out:
+	FLUSH(&ret);
 }
 

src/runtime/runtime.h

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ struct String
 struct Iface
 {
 	Itype *type;
-	void *data[1];	// could make bigger later, but must be in sync with compilers
+	void *data;
 };
 
 struct	Array