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1 files changed, 275 insertions, 199 deletions
diff --git a/lib/compiler/src/beam_type.erl b/lib/compiler/src/beam_type.erl
index b83ed17b55..646480f596 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/src/beam_type.erl
+++ b/lib/compiler/src/beam_type.erl
@@ -17,14 +17,15 @@
%%
%% %CopyrightEnd%
%%
-%% Purpose : Type-based optimisations.
+%% Purpose: Type-based optimisations. See the comment for verified_type/1
+%% the very end of this file for a description of the types in the
+%% type database.
-module(beam_type).
-export([module/2]).
--import(lists, [filter/2,foldl/3,keyfind/3,member/2,
- reverse/1,reverse/2,sort/1]).
+-import(lists, [foldl/3,member/2,reverse/1,reverse/2,sort/1]).
-define(UNICODE_INT, {integer,{0,16#10FFFF}}).
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ simplify_float_1([{set,[D0],[A0],{alloc,_,{gc_bif,'-',{f,0}}}}=I|Is]=Is0,
{D,Rs} = find_dest(D0, Rs1),
Areg = fetch_reg(A, Rs),
Acc = [{set,[D],[Areg],{bif,fnegate,{f,0}}}|clearerror(Acc1)],
- Ts = tdb_update([{D0,float}], Ts0),
+ Ts = tdb_store(D0, float, Ts0),
simplify_float_1(Is, Ts, Rs, Acc);
_Other ->
Ts = update(I, Ts0),
@@ -252,7 +253,7 @@ simplify_float_1([{set,[D0],[A0,B0],{alloc,_,{gc_bif,Op0,{f,0}}}}=I|Is]=Is0,
Areg = fetch_reg(A, Rs),
Breg = fetch_reg(B, Rs),
Acc = [{set,[D],[Areg,Breg],{bif,Op,{f,0}}}|clearerror(Acc2)],
- Ts = tdb_update([{D0,float}], Ts0),
+ Ts = tdb_store(D0, float, Ts0),
simplify_float_1(Is, Ts, Rs, Acc)
end;
simplify_float_1([{set,_,_,{try_catch,_,_}}=I|Is]=Is0, _Ts, Rs0, Acc0) ->
@@ -425,104 +426,94 @@ update({'%anno',_}, Ts) ->
Ts;
update({set,[D],[S],move}, Ts) ->
tdb_copy(S, D, Ts);
-update({set,[D],[{integer,I},Reg],{bif,element,_}}, Ts0) ->
- tdb_update([{Reg,{tuple,min_size,I,[]}},{D,kill}], Ts0);
-update({set,[D],[_Index,Reg],{bif,element,_}}, Ts0) ->
- tdb_update([{Reg,{tuple,min_size,0,[]}},{D,kill}], Ts0);
-update({set,[D],Args,{bif,N,_}}, Ts0) ->
+update({set,[D],[Index,Reg],{bif,element,_}}, Ts0) ->
+ MinSize = case Index of
+ {integer,I} -> I;
+ _ -> 0
+ end,
+ Ts = tdb_meet(Reg, {tuple,min_size,MinSize,[]}, Ts0),
+ tdb_store(D, any, Ts);
+update({set,[D],Args,{bif,N,_}}, Ts) ->
Ar = length(Args),
BoolOp = erl_internal:new_type_test(N, Ar) orelse
erl_internal:comp_op(N, Ar) orelse
erl_internal:bool_op(N, Ar),
- case BoolOp of
- true ->
- tdb_update([{D,boolean}], Ts0);
- false ->
- tdb_update([{D,kill}], Ts0)
- end;
+ Type = case BoolOp of
+ true -> boolean;
+ false -> unary_op_type(N)
+ end,
+ tdb_store(D, Type, Ts);
update({set,[D],[S],{get_tuple_element,0}}, Ts) ->
- tdb_update([{D,{tuple_element,S,0}}], Ts);
+ tdb_store(D, {tuple_element,S,0}, Ts);
update({set,[D],[S],{alloc,_,{gc_bif,float,{f,0}}}}, Ts0) ->
%% Make sure we reject non-numeric literal argument.
case possibly_numeric(S) of
- true -> tdb_update([{D,float}], Ts0);
- false -> Ts0
+ true -> tdb_store(D, float, Ts0);
+ false -> Ts0
end;
update({set,[D],[S1,S2],{alloc,_,{gc_bif,'band',{f,0}}}}, Ts) ->
- case keyfind(integer, 1, [S1,S2]) of
- {integer,N} ->
- update_band(N, D, Ts);
- false ->
- tdb_update([{D,integer}], Ts)
- end;
-update({set,[D],[S1,S2],{alloc,_,{gc_bif,'/',{f,0}}}}, Ts0) ->
+ Type = band_type(S1, S2, Ts),
+ tdb_store(D, Type, Ts);
+update({set,[D],[S1,S2],{alloc,_,{gc_bif,'/',{f,0}}}}, Ts) ->
%% Make sure we reject non-numeric literals.
case possibly_numeric(S1) andalso possibly_numeric(S2) of
- true -> tdb_update([{D,float}], Ts0);
- false -> Ts0
+ true -> tdb_store(D, float, Ts);
+ false -> Ts
end;
update({set,[D],[S1,S2],{alloc,_,{gc_bif,Op,{f,0}}}}, Ts0) ->
case op_type(Op) of
integer ->
- tdb_update([{D,integer}], Ts0);
- {float,_} ->
- case {tdb_find(S1, Ts0),tdb_find(S2, Ts0)} of
- {float,_} -> tdb_update([{D,float}], Ts0);
- {_,float} -> tdb_update([{D,float}], Ts0);
- {_,_} -> tdb_update([{D,kill}], Ts0)
- end;
- unknown ->
- tdb_update([{D,kill}], Ts0)
- end;
-update({set,[],_Src,_Op}, Ts0) -> Ts0;
-update({set,[D],_Src,_Op}, Ts0) ->
- tdb_update([{D,kill}], Ts0);
+ tdb_store(D, integer, Ts0);
+ {float,_} ->
+ case {tdb_find(S1, Ts0),tdb_find(S2, Ts0)} of
+ {float,_} -> tdb_store(D, float, Ts0);
+ {_,float} -> tdb_store(D, float, Ts0);
+ {_,_} -> tdb_store(D, any, Ts0)
+ end;
+ Type ->
+ tdb_store(D, Type, Ts0)
+ end;
+update({set,[D],[_],{alloc,_,{gc_bif,Op,{f,0}}}}, Ts) ->
+ tdb_store(D, unary_op_type(Op), Ts);
+update({set,[],_Src,_Op}, Ts) ->
+ Ts;
+update({set,[D],_Src,_Op}, Ts) ->
+ tdb_store(D, any, Ts);
update({kill,D}, Ts) ->
- tdb_update([{D,kill}], Ts);
+ tdb_store(D, any, Ts);
%% Instructions outside of blocks.
-update({test,is_float,_Fail,[Src]}, Ts0) ->
- tdb_update([{Src,float}], Ts0);
-update({test,test_arity,_Fail,[Src,Arity]}, Ts0) ->
- tdb_update([{Src,{tuple,exact_size,Arity,[]}}], Ts0);
-update({test,is_map,_Fail,[Src]}, Ts0) ->
- tdb_update([{Src,map}], Ts0);
+update({test,test_arity,_Fail,[Src,Arity]}, Ts) ->
+ tdb_meet(Src, {tuple,exact_size,Arity,[]}, Ts);
update({get_map_elements,_,Src,{list,Elems0}}, Ts0) ->
+ Ts1 = tdb_meet(Src, map, Ts0),
{_Ss,Ds} = beam_utils:split_even(Elems0),
- Elems = [{Dst,kill} || Dst <- Ds],
- tdb_update([{Src,map}|Elems], Ts0);
-update({test,is_nonempty_list,_Fail,[Src]}, Ts0) ->
- tdb_update([{Src,nonempty_list}], Ts0);
-update({test,is_eq_exact,_,[Reg,{atom,_}=Atom]}, Ts) ->
- case tdb_find(Reg, Ts) of
- error ->
- Ts;
- {tuple_element,TupleReg,0} ->
- tdb_update([{TupleReg,{tuple,min_size,1,[Atom]}}], Ts);
- _ ->
- Ts
- end;
+ foldl(fun(Dst, A) -> tdb_store(Dst, any, A) end, Ts1, Ds);
+update({test,is_eq_exact,_,[Reg,{atom,_}=Atom]}, Ts0) ->
+ Ts = case tdb_find_source_tuple(Reg, Ts0) of
+ {source_tuple,TupleReg} ->
+ tdb_meet(TupleReg, {tuple,min_size,1,[Atom]}, Ts0);
+ none ->
+ Ts0
+ end,
+ tdb_meet(Reg, Atom, Ts);
update({test,is_record,_Fail,[Src,Tag,{integer,Arity}]}, Ts) ->
- tdb_update([{Src,{tuple,exact_size,Arity,[Tag]}}], Ts);
+ tdb_meet(Src, {tuple,exact_size,Arity,[Tag]}, Ts);
%% Binaries and binary matching.
-update({test,is_binary,_Fail,[Src]}, Ts0) ->
- tdb_update([{Src,{binary,8}}], Ts0);
-update({test,is_bitstr,_Fail,[Src]}, Ts0) ->
- tdb_update([{Src,{binary,1}}], Ts0);
update({test,bs_get_integer2,_,_,Args,Dst}, Ts) ->
- tdb_update([{Dst,get_bs_integer_type(Args)}], Ts);
+ tdb_store(Dst, get_bs_integer_type(Args), Ts);
update({test,bs_get_utf8,_,_,_,Dst}, Ts) ->
- tdb_update([{Dst,?UNICODE_INT}], Ts);
+ tdb_store(Dst, ?UNICODE_INT, Ts);
update({test,bs_get_utf16,_,_,_,Dst}, Ts) ->
- tdb_update([{Dst,?UNICODE_INT}], Ts);
+ tdb_store(Dst, ?UNICODE_INT, Ts);
update({test,bs_get_utf32,_,_,_,Dst}, Ts) ->
- tdb_update([{Dst,?UNICODE_INT}], Ts);
+ tdb_store(Dst, ?UNICODE_INT, Ts);
update({bs_init,_,{bs_init2,_,_},_,_,Dst}, Ts) ->
- tdb_update([{Dst,{binary,8}}], Ts);
+ tdb_store(Dst, {binary,8}, Ts);
update({bs_init,_,_,_,_,Dst}, Ts) ->
- tdb_update([{Dst,{binary,1}}], Ts);
+ tdb_store(Dst, {binary,1}, Ts);
update({bs_put,_,_,_}, Ts) ->
Ts;
update({bs_save2,_,_}, Ts) ->
@@ -530,21 +521,31 @@ update({bs_save2,_,_}, Ts) ->
update({bs_restore2,_,_}, Ts) ->
Ts;
update({bs_context_to_binary,Dst}, Ts) ->
- tdb_update([{Dst,kill}], Ts);
-update({test,bs_start_match2,_,_,[Src,_],Dst}, Ts) ->
- Type = case tdb_find(Src, Ts) of
- {binary,_}=Type0 -> Type0;
- _ -> {binary,1}
- end,
- tdb_update([{Dst,Type}], Ts);
+ tdb_store(Dst, {binary,1}, Ts);
+update({test,bs_start_match2,_,_,[Src,_],Dst}, Ts0) ->
+ Ts = tdb_meet(Src, {binary,1}, Ts0),
+ tdb_copy(Src, Dst, Ts);
update({test,bs_get_binary2,_,_,[_,_,Unit,_],Dst}, Ts) ->
true = is_integer(Unit), %Assertion.
- tdb_update([{Dst,{binary,Unit}}], Ts);
+ tdb_store(Dst, {binary,Unit}, Ts);
update({test,bs_get_float2,_,_,_,Dst}, Ts) ->
- tdb_update([{Dst,float}], Ts);
+ tdb_store(Dst, float, Ts);
update({test,bs_test_unit,_,[Src,Unit]}, Ts) ->
- tdb_update([{Src,{binary,Unit}}], Ts);
-
+ tdb_meet(Src, {binary,Unit}, Ts);
+
+%% Other test instructions
+update({test,Test,_Fail,[Src]}, Ts) ->
+ Type = case Test of
+ is_binary -> {binary,8};
+ is_bitstr -> {binary,1};
+ is_boolean -> boolean;
+ is_float -> float;
+ is_integer -> integer;
+ is_map -> map;
+ is_nonempty_list -> nonempty_list;
+ _ -> any
+ end,
+ tdb_meet(Src, Type, Ts);
update({test,_Test,_Fail,_Other}, Ts) ->
Ts;
@@ -552,7 +553,7 @@ update({test,_Test,_Fail,_Other}, Ts) ->
update({call_ext,Ar,{extfunc,math,Math,Ar}}, Ts) ->
case is_math_bif(Math, Ar) of
- true -> tdb_update([{{x,0},float}], Ts);
+ true -> tdb_store({x,0}, float, Ts);
false -> tdb_kill_xregs(Ts)
end;
update({call_ext,3,{extfunc,erlang,setelement,3}}, Ts0) ->
@@ -569,7 +570,7 @@ update({call_ext,3,{extfunc,erlang,setelement,3}}, Ts0) ->
%% first element of the tuple.
{tuple,SzKind,Sz,[]}
end,
- tdb_update([{{x,0},T}], Ts);
+ tdb_store({x,0}, T, Ts);
_ ->
Ts
end;
@@ -585,20 +586,27 @@ update({'%',_}, Ts) -> Ts;
%% The instruction is unknown. Kill all information.
update(_I, _Ts) -> tdb_new().
-update_band(N, Reg, Ts) ->
- Type = update_band_1(N, 0),
- tdb_update([{Reg,Type}], Ts).
+band_type({integer,Int}, Other, Ts) ->
+ band_type_1(Int, Other, Ts);
+band_type(Other, {integer,Int}, Ts) ->
+ band_type_1(Int, Other, Ts);
+band_type(_, _, _) -> integer.
+
+band_type_1(Int, OtherSrc, Ts) ->
+ Type = band_type_2(Int, 0),
+ OtherType = tdb_find(OtherSrc, Ts),
+ meet(Type, OtherType).
-update_band_1(N, Bits) when Bits < 64 ->
+band_type_2(N, Bits) when Bits < 64 ->
case 1 bsl Bits of
P when P =:= N + 1 ->
{integer,{0,N}};
P when P > N + 1 ->
integer;
_ ->
- update_band_1(N, Bits+1)
+ band_type_2(N, Bits+1)
end;
-update_band_1(_, _) ->
+band_type_2(_, _) ->
%% Negative or large positive number. Give up.
integer.
@@ -722,7 +730,15 @@ op_type('bxor') -> integer;
op_type('bsl') -> integer;
op_type('bsr') -> integer;
op_type('div') -> integer;
-op_type(_) -> unknown.
+op_type(_) -> any.
+
+unary_op_type(bit_size) -> integer;
+unary_op_type(byte_size) -> integer;
+unary_op_type(length) -> integer;
+unary_op_type(map_size) -> integer;
+unary_op_type(size) -> integer;
+unary_op_type(tuple_size) -> integer;
+unary_op_type(_) -> any.
flush(Rs, [{set,[_],[_,_,_],{bif,is_record,_}}|_]=Is0, Acc0) ->
Acc = flush_all(Rs, Is0, Acc0),
@@ -805,41 +821,39 @@ checkerror_1([], OrigIs) -> OrigIs.
checkerror_2(OrigIs) -> [{set,[],[],fcheckerror}|OrigIs].
-%%% Routines for maintaining a type database. The type database
+%%% Routines for maintaining a type database. The type database
%%% associates type information with registers.
%%%
-%%% {tuple,min_size,Size,First} means that the corresponding register contains
-%%% a tuple with *at least* Size elements (conversely, exact_size means that it
-%%% contains a tuple with *exactly* Size elements). An tuple with unknown size
-%%% is represented as {tuple,min_size,0,[]}. First is either [] (meaning that
-%%% the tuple's first element is unknown) or [FirstElement] (the contents of
-%%% the first element).
-%%%
-%%% 'float' means that the register contains a float.
-%%%
-%%% 'integer' or {integer,{Min,Max}} that the register contains an
-%%% integer.
-%%%
-%%% {binary,Unit} means that the register contains a binary/bitstring aligned
-%%% to unit Unit.
+%%% See the comment for verified_type/1 at the end of module for
+%%% a description of the possible types.
%% tdb_new() -> EmptyDataBase
%% Creates a new, empty type database.
tdb_new() -> [].
-%% tdb_find(Register, Db) -> Information|error
+%% tdb_find(Register, Db) -> Type
%% Returns type information or the atom error if there is no type
%% information available for Register.
+%%
+%% See the comment for verified_type/1 at the end of module for
+%% a description of the possible types.
-tdb_find({x,_}=K, Ts) -> tdb_find_1(K, Ts);
-tdb_find({y,_}=K, Ts) -> tdb_find_1(K, Ts);
-tdb_find(_, _) -> error.
+tdb_find(Reg, Ts) ->
+ case tdb_find_raw(Reg, Ts) of
+ {tuple_element,_,_} -> any;
+ Type -> Type
+ end.
-tdb_find_1(K, Ts) ->
- case orddict:find(K, Ts) of
- {ok,Val} -> Val;
- error -> error
+%% tdb_find_source_tuple(Register, Ts) -> {source_tuple,Register} | 'none'.
+%% Find the tuple whose first element was fetched to the register Register.
+
+tdb_find_source_tuple(Reg, Ts) ->
+ case tdb_find_raw(Reg, Ts) of
+ {tuple_element,Src,0} ->
+ {source_tuple,Src};
+ _ ->
+ none
end.
%% tdb_copy(Source, Dest, Db) -> Db'
@@ -847,9 +861,9 @@ tdb_find_1(K, Ts) ->
%% as the Source.
tdb_copy({Tag,_}=S, D, Ts) when Tag =:= x; Tag =:= y ->
- case tdb_find(S, Ts) of
- error -> orddict:erase(D, Ts);
- Type -> orddict:store(D, Type, Ts)
+ case tdb_find_raw(S, Ts) of
+ any -> orddict:erase(D, Ts);
+ Type -> orddict:store(D, Type, Ts)
end;
tdb_copy(Literal, D, Ts) ->
Type = case Literal of
@@ -861,14 +875,53 @@ tdb_copy(Literal, D, Ts) ->
{literal,Tuple} when tuple_size(Tuple) >= 1 ->
Lit = tag_literal(element(1, Tuple)),
{tuple,exact_size,tuple_size(Tuple),[Lit]};
- _ -> term
+ _ -> any
end,
- if
- Type =:= term ->
- orddict:erase(D, Ts);
- true ->
- verify_type(Type),
- orddict:store(D, Type, Ts)
+ tdb_store(D, verified_type(Type), Ts).
+
+%% tdb_store(Register, Type, Ts0) -> Ts.
+%% Store a new type for register Register. Return the update type
+%% database. Use this function when a new value is assigned to
+%% a register.
+%%
+%% See the comment for verified_type/1 at the end of module for
+%% a description of the possible types.
+
+tdb_store(Reg, any, Ts) ->
+ orddict:erase(Reg, Ts);
+tdb_store(Reg, Type, Ts) ->
+ orddict:store(Reg, verified_type(Type), Ts).
+
+%% tdb_meet(Register, Type, Ts0) -> Ts.
+%% Update information of a register that is used as the source for an
+%% instruction. The type Type will be combined using the meet operation
+%% with the previous type information for the register, resulting in
+%% narrower (more specific) type.
+%%
+%% For example, if the previous type is {tuple,min_size,2,[]} and the
+%% the new type is {tuple,exact_size,5,[]}, the meet of the types will
+%% be {tuple,exact_size,5,[]}.
+%%
+%% See the comment for verified_type/1 at the end of module for
+%% a description of the possible types.
+
+tdb_meet(Reg, NewType, Ts) ->
+ Update = fun(Type0) -> meet(Type0, NewType) end,
+ orddict:update(Reg, Update, NewType, Ts).
+
+%%%
+%%% Here follows internal helper functions for accessing and
+%%% updating the type database.
+%%%
+
+tdb_find_raw({x,_}=K, Ts) -> tdb_find_raw_1(K, Ts);
+tdb_find_raw({y,_}=K, Ts) -> tdb_find_raw_1(K, Ts);
+tdb_find_raw(_, _) -> any.
+
+tdb_find_raw_1(K, Ts) ->
+ case orddict:find(K, Ts) of
+ {ok,Val} -> Val;
+ error -> any
end.
tag_literal(A) when is_atom(A) -> {atom,A};
@@ -877,45 +930,6 @@ tag_literal(I) when is_integer(I) -> {integer,I};
tag_literal([]) -> nil;
tag_literal(Lit) -> {literal,Lit}.
-%% tdb_update([UpdateOp], Db) -> NewDb
-%% UpdateOp = {Register,kill}|{Register,NewInfo}
-%% Updates a type database. If a 'kill' operation is given, the type
-%% information for that register will be removed from the database.
-%% A kill operation takes precedence over other operations for the same
-%% register (i.e. [{{x,0},kill},{{x,0},{tuple,min_size,5,[]}}] means that the
-%% the existing type information, if any, will be discarded, and the
-%% the '{tuple,min_size,5,[]}' information ignored.
-%%
-%% If NewInfo information is given and there exists information about
-%% the register, the old and new type information will be merged.
-%% For instance, {tuple,min_size,5,_} and {tuple,min_size,10,_} will be merged
-%% to produce {tuple,min_size,10,_}.
-
-tdb_update(Uis0, Ts0) ->
- Uis1 = filter(fun ({{x,_},_Op}) -> true;
- ({{y,_},_Op}) -> true;
- (_) -> false
- end, Uis0),
- tdb_update1(lists:sort(Uis1), Ts0).
-
-tdb_update1([{Key,kill}|Ops], [{K,_Old}|_]=Db) when Key < K ->
- tdb_update1(remove_key(Key, Ops), Db);
-tdb_update1([{Key,Type}=New|Ops], [{K,_Old}|_]=Db) when Key < K ->
- verify_type(Type),
- [New|tdb_update1(Ops, Db)];
-tdb_update1([{Key,kill}|Ops], [{Key,_}|Db]) ->
- tdb_update1(remove_key(Key, Ops), Db);
-tdb_update1([{Key,NewInfo}|Ops], [{Key,OldInfo}|Db]) ->
- [{Key,merge_type_info(NewInfo, OldInfo)}|tdb_update1(Ops, Db)];
-tdb_update1([{_,_}|_]=Ops, [Old|Db]) ->
- [Old|tdb_update1(Ops, Db)];
-tdb_update1([{Key,kill}|Ops], []) ->
- tdb_update1(remove_key(Key, Ops), []);
-tdb_update1([{_,Type}=New|Ops], []) ->
- verify_type(Type),
- [New|tdb_update1(Ops, [])];
-tdb_update1([], Db) -> Db.
-
%% tdb_kill_xregs(Db) -> NewDb
%% Kill all information about x registers. Also kill all tuple_element
%% dependencies from y registers to x registers.
@@ -924,44 +938,106 @@ tdb_kill_xregs([{{x,_},_Type}|Db]) -> tdb_kill_xregs(Db);
tdb_kill_xregs([{{y,_},{tuple_element,{x,_},_}}|Db]) -> tdb_kill_xregs(Db);
tdb_kill_xregs([Any|Db]) -> [Any|tdb_kill_xregs(Db)];
tdb_kill_xregs([]) -> [].
-
-remove_key(Key, [{Key,_Op}|Ops]) -> remove_key(Key, Ops);
-remove_key(_, Ops) -> Ops.
-merge_type_info(I, I) -> I;
-merge_type_info({tuple,min_size,Sz1,Same}, {tuple,min_size,Sz2,Same}=Max) when Sz1 < Sz2 ->
+%% meet(Type1, Type2) -> Type
+%% Returns the "meet" of Type1 and Type2. The meet is a narrower
+%% type than Type1 and Type2. For example:
+%%
+%% meet(integer, {integer,{0,3}}) -> {integer,{0,3}}
+%%
+%% The meet for two different types result in 'none', which is
+%% the bottom element for our type lattice:
+%%
+%% meet(integer, map) -> none
+
+meet(T, T) ->
+ T;
+meet({integer,_}=T, integer) ->
+ T;
+meet(integer, {integer,_}=T) ->
+ T;
+meet({integer,{Min1,Max1}}, {integer,{Min2,Max2}}) ->
+ {integer,{max(Min1, Min2),min(Max1, Max2)}};
+meet({tuple,min_size,Sz1,Same}, {tuple,min_size,Sz2,Same}=Max) when Sz1 < Sz2 ->
Max;
-merge_type_info({tuple,min_size,Sz1,Same}=Max, {tuple,min_size,Sz2,Same}) when Sz1 > Sz2 ->
+meet({tuple,min_size,Sz1,Same}=Max, {tuple,min_size,Sz2,Same}) when Sz1 > Sz2 ->
Max;
-merge_type_info({tuple,exact_size,_,Same}=Exact, {tuple,_,_,Same}) ->
+meet({tuple,exact_size,_,Same}=Exact, {tuple,_,_,Same}) ->
Exact;
-merge_type_info({tuple,_,_,Same},{tuple,exact_size,_,Same}=Exact) ->
+meet({tuple,_,_,Same},{tuple,exact_size,_,Same}=Exact) ->
Exact;
-merge_type_info({tuple,SzKind1,Sz1,[]}, {tuple,_SzKind2,_Sz2,First}=Tuple2) ->
- merge_type_info({tuple,SzKind1,Sz1,First}, Tuple2);
-merge_type_info({tuple,_SzKind1,_Sz1,First}=Tuple1, {tuple,SzKind2,Sz2,_}) ->
- merge_type_info(Tuple1, {tuple,SzKind2,Sz2,First});
-merge_type_info(integer, {integer,_}) ->
- integer;
-merge_type_info({integer,_}, integer) ->
- integer;
-merge_type_info({integer,{Min1,Max1}}, {integer,{Min2,Max2}}) ->
- {integer,{max(Min1, Min2),min(Max1, Max2)}};
-merge_type_info({binary,U1}, {binary,U2}) ->
+meet({tuple,SzKind1,Sz1,[]}, {tuple,_SzKind2,_Sz2,First}=Tuple2) ->
+ meet({tuple,SzKind1,Sz1,First}, Tuple2);
+meet({tuple,_SzKind1,_Sz1,First}=Tuple1, {tuple,SzKind2,Sz2,_}) ->
+ meet(Tuple1, {tuple,SzKind2,Sz2,First});
+meet({binary,U1}, {binary,U2}) ->
{binary,max(U1, U2)};
-merge_type_info(NewType, _) ->
- verify_type(NewType),
- NewType.
-
-verify_type({atom,_}) -> ok;
-verify_type({binary,U}) when is_integer(U) -> ok;
-verify_type(boolean) -> ok;
-verify_type(integer) -> ok;
-verify_type({integer,{Min,Max}})
- when is_integer(Min), is_integer(Max) -> ok;
-verify_type(map) -> ok;
-verify_type(nonempty_list) -> ok;
-verify_type({tuple,_,Sz,[]}) when is_integer(Sz) -> ok;
-verify_type({tuple,_,Sz,[_]}) when is_integer(Sz) -> ok;
-verify_type({tuple_element,_,_}) -> ok;
-verify_type(float) -> ok.
+meet(T1, T2) ->
+ case is_any(T1) of
+ true ->
+ verified_type(T2);
+ false ->
+ case is_any(T2) of
+ true ->
+ verified_type(T1);
+ false ->
+ none %The bottom element.
+ end
+ end.
+
+is_any(any) -> true;
+is_any({tuple_element,_,_}) -> true;
+is_any(_) -> false.
+
+%% verified_type(Type) -> Type
+%% Returns the passed in type if it is one of the defined types.
+%% Crashes if there is anything wrong with the type.
+%%
+%% Here are all possible types:
+%%
+%% any Any Erlang term (top element for the type lattice).
+%%
+%% {atom,Atom} The specific atom Atom.
+%% {binary,Unit} Binary/bitstring aligned to unit Unit.
+%% boolean 'true' | 'false'
+%% float Floating point number.
+%% integer Integer.
+%% {integer,{Min,Max}} Integer in the inclusive range Min through Max.
+%% map Map.
+%% nonempty_list Nonempty list.
+%% {tuple,_,_,_} Tuple (see below).
+%%
+%% none No type (bottom element for the type lattice).
+%%
+%% {tuple,min_size,Size,First} means that the corresponding register
+%% contains a tuple with *at least* Size elements (conversely,
+%% {tuple,exact_size,Size,First} means that it contains a tuple with
+%% *exactly* Size elements). An tuple with unknown size is
+%% represented as {tuple,min_size,0,[]}. First is either [] (meaning
+%% that the tuple's first element is unknown) or [FirstElement] (the
+%% contents of the first element).
+%%
+%% There is also a pseudo-type called {tuple_element,_,_}:
+%%
+%% {tuple_element,SrcTuple,ElementNumber}
+%%
+%% that does not provide any information about the type of the
+%% register itself, but provides a link back to the source tuple that
+%% the register got its value from.
+%%
+%% Note that {tuple_element,_,_} will *never* be returned by tdb_find/2.
+%% Use tdb_find_source_tuple/2 to locate the source tuple for a register.
+
+verified_type(any=T) -> T;
+verified_type({atom,_}=T) -> T;
+verified_type({binary,U}=T) when is_integer(U) -> T;
+verified_type(boolean=T) -> T;
+verified_type(integer=T) -> T;
+verified_type({integer,{Min,Max}}=T)
+ when is_integer(Min), is_integer(Max) -> T;
+verified_type(map=T) -> T;
+verified_type(nonempty_list=T) -> T;
+verified_type({tuple,_,Sz,[]}=T) when is_integer(Sz) -> T;
+verified_type({tuple,_,Sz,[_]}=T) when is_integer(Sz) -> T;
+verified_type({tuple_element,_,_}=T) -> T;
+verified_type(float=T) -> T.