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2013-01-25Update copyright yearsBjörn-Egil Dahlberg
2012-02-21erts: Refactor code_ixSverker Eriksson
Move implementation from beam_load into new file code_ix.c and module.c and make some function inline.
2012-02-21erts: Keep count of number of global traced functions per moduleSverker Eriksson
2012-02-21erts: Move number-of-breakpoint counter from code to Module structSverker Eriksson
The is a refactoring in preparation to add a counter in Module struct for export entry tracing. It is nicer if the two are kept together.
2012-02-21erts: Rename "loader" code_ix as "staging" code_ixSverker Eriksson
Staging is a better and more general name as does not necessary need to involve code loading (can be deletion, tracing, etc).
2012-02-21erts: Multiple module tables using code_ixSverker Eriksson
2012-02-21erts: Refactor Module structSverker Eriksson
2010-03-10Add the BeamInstr data type for loaded BEAM codePatrik Nyblom
For cleanliness, use BeamInstr instead of the UWord data type to any machine-sized words that are used for BEAM instructions. Only use UWord for untyped words in general.
2010-03-10Store pointers to heap data in 32-bit wordsPatrik Nyblom
Store Erlang terms in 32-bit entities on the heap, expanding the pointers to 64-bit when needed. This works because all terms are stored on addresses in the 32-bit address range (the 32 most significant bits of pointers to term data are always 0). Introduce a new datatype called UWord (along with its companion SWord), which is an integer having the exact same size as the machine word (a void *), but might be larger than Eterm/Uint. Store code as machine words, as the instructions are pointers to executable code which might reside outside the 32-bit address range. Continuation pointers are stored on the 32-bit stack and hence must point to addresses in the low range, which means that loaded beam code much be placed in the low 32-bit address range (but, as said earlier, the instructions themselves are full words). No Erlang term data can be stored on C stacks (enforced by an earlier commit). This version gives a prompt, but test cases still fail (and dump core). The loader (and emulator loop) has instruction packing disabled. The main issues has been in rewriting loader and actual virtual machine. Subsystems (like distribution) does not work yet.
2010-02-11OTP-8335 Even more NIF featuresSverker Eriksson
2009-11-20The R13B03 release.OTP_R13B03Erlang/OTP