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2016-04-20Eliminate Dialyzer warnings for unmatched returnsBjörn Gustavsson
2016-04-18Merge branch 'bjorn/compiler/misc-opt'Björn Gustavsson
* bjorn/compiler/misc-opt: v3_kernel: Construct literal lists properly Use the register map in %live in beam_utils:is_killed_block/2 Teach beam_utils to check liveness for put_map instructions beam_peep: Help out beam_jump
2016-04-14v3_kernel: Construct literal lists properlyBjörn Gustavsson
Use cerl:make_list/1 instead of a home-made make_list/1 to ensure that literal lists are constructed as literals. In a future release, we would like to forbid in the loader construction of literal lists using instructions like: put_list {atom,a} [] Dst The proper way is: move {literal,[a]} {x,0} Also update the comment about "put_list Const [] Dst" in ops.tab.
2016-04-14Use the register map in %live in beam_utils:is_killed_block/2Björn Gustavsson
In 1f0ae04d374, a complete register map was introduced in the %live instructions thar are added by beam_utils:live_opt/1. Use the register map to improve beam_utils:is_killed_block/2.
2016-04-13Merge branch 'henrik/update-copyrightyear'Henrik Nord
* henrik/update-copyrightyear: update copyright-year
2016-04-11Teach beam_utils to check liveness for put_map instructionsBjörn Gustavsson
2016-04-11beam_peep: Help out beam_jumpBjörn Gustavsson
beam_jump fails to optimize the following: jump 2 label 1 label 2 Since this situation is rare, instead of complicating beam_jump, add the optimization to beam_peep. It will always succeed, since adjacent labels have been coalesced.
2016-04-08Remove unreachable code after 'raise' instructionsBjörn Gustavsson
Remove the unreachable instructions after a 'raise' instruction (e.g. a 'jump' or 'deallocate', 'return') to decrease code size.
2016-03-24Fix compile:forms/1,2 crash when not in an existing directoryBjörn Gustavsson
compile:forms/1,2 will crash when the current working directory has been deleted. Fix that problem, and while we are at it, also stop including {source,""} in module_info() when no source code file is given. Reported-at: http://bugs.erlang.org/browse/ERL-113 Reported-by: Adam Lindberg
2016-03-17compile: Pre-load compiler modules when invoked from 'erlc'Björn Gustavsson
Slightly speed up 'erlc' by pre-loading the modules used by the compiler. Write a test case to ensure that the correct set of modules are loaded.
2016-03-15update copyright-yearHenrik Nord
2016-03-15Merge tag 'OTP-18.3'Lars Thorsen
=== OTP-18.3 === Changed Applications: - asn1-4.0.2 - common_test-1.12 - compiler-6.0.3 - cosNotification-1.2.1 - cosTime-1.2.1 - cosTransactions-1.3.1 - crypto-3.6.3 - debugger-4.1.2 - dialyzer-2.9 - diameter-1.11.2 - edoc-0.7.18 - eldap-1.2.1 - erl_docgen-0.4.2 - erl_interface-3.8.2 - erts-7.3 - eunit-2.2.13 - hipe-3.15 - inets-6.2 - kernel-4.2 - mnesia-4.13.3 - observer-2.1.2 - orber-3.8.1 - public_key-1.1.1 - runtime_tools-1.9.3 - sasl-2.7 - snmp-5.2.2 - ssh-4.2.2 - ssl-7.3 - stdlib-2.8 - test_server-3.10 - tools-2.8.3 - webtool-0.9.1 - wx-1.6.1 - xmerl-1.3.10 Unchanged Applications: - cosEvent-2.2 - cosEventDomain-1.2 - cosFileTransfer-1.2 - cosProperty-1.2 - et-1.5.1 - gs-1.6 - ic-4.4 - jinterface-1.6.1 - megaco-3.18 - odbc-2.11.1 - os_mon-2.4 - ose-1.1 - otp_mibs-1.1 - parsetools-2.1.1 - percept-0.8.11 - reltool-0.7 - syntax_tools-1.7 - typer-0.9.10 Conflicts: OTP_VERSION erts/vsn.mk lib/test_server/doc/src/notes.xml lib/test_server/vsn.mk lib/webtool/doc/src/notes.xml lib/webtool/vsn.mk
2016-03-14Prepare releaseErlang/OTP
2016-03-10beam_block: Eliminate unsafe optimizationBjörn Gustavsson
Consider this code: %% Start of block get_tuple_element Tuple 0 Element get_map_elements Fail Map [Key => Dest] . . . move Element UltimateDest %% End of block Fail: %% Code that uses Element. beam_block (more precisely, otp_tuple_element/1) would incorrectly transform the code to this: %% Start of block get_map_elements Fail Map [Key => Dest] . . . get_tuple_element Tuple 0 UltimateDest %% End of block Fail: %% Code that uses Element. That is, the code at label Fail would use register Element, which is either uninitalized or contains the wrong value. We could fix this problem by always keeping label information at hand when optimizing blocks so that we could check the code at the failure label for get_map_elements. That would require changes to beam_block and beam_utils. We might consider doing that in the future if it turns out be worth it. For now, I have decided that I want to keep the simplicity of blocks (allowing them to be optimized without keeping label information). That could be achieved by not including get_map_elements in blocks. Another way, which I have chosen, is to only allow get_map_elements as the first instruction in the block. For background on the bug: c288ab8 introduced the beam_reorder pass and 5f431276 introduced opt_tuple_element() in beam_block.
2016-03-01Generalize bit string comprehensionsBjörn Gustavsson
The expression in a bit string comprehension is limited to a literal bit string expression. That is, the following code is legal: << <<X>> || X <- List >> but not this code: << foo(X) || X <- List >> The limitation is annoying. For one thing, tools that transform the abstract format must be careful not to produce code such as: << begin %% Some instrumentation code. <<X>> end || X <- List >> One reason for the limitation could be that we'll get reduce/reduce conflicts if we try to allow an arbitrary expression in a bit string comprehension: binary_comprehension -> '<<' expr '||' lc_exprs '>>' : {bc,?anno('$1'),'$2','$4'}. Unfortunately, there does not seem to be an easy way to work around that problem. The best we can do is to allow 'expr_max' expressions (as in the binary syntax): binary_comprehension -> '<<' expr_max '||' lc_exprs '>>' : {bc,?anno('$1'),'$2','$4'}. That will work, but functions calls must be enclosed in parentheses: << (foo(X)) || X <- List >>
2016-02-26Merge branch 'bjorn/compiler/modernize-tests'Björn Gustavsson
* bjorn/compiler/modernize-tests: Remove ?line macros Replace use of lists:keysearch/3 with lists:keyfind/3 Eliminate use of doc and suite clauses Replace ?t with test_server Replace use of test_server:format/2 with io:format/2 Eliminate use of test_server:fail/0,1 Eliminate use of ?config() macro Modernize use of timetraps Eliminate useless helper functions
2016-02-25Remove ?line macrosBjörn Gustavsson
2016-02-25Replace use of lists:keysearch/3 with lists:keyfind/3Björn Gustavsson
2016-02-25Eliminate use of doc and suite clausesBjörn Gustavsson
Those clause are obsolete and never used by common_test.
2016-02-25Replace ?t with test_serverBjörn Gustavsson
The macro ?t is deprecated. Replace its use with 'test_server'.
2016-02-25Replace use of test_server:format/2 with io:format/2Björn Gustavsson
There is no practial difference.
2016-02-25Eliminate use of test_server:fail/0,1Björn Gustavsson
2016-02-25Eliminate use of ?config() macroBjörn Gustavsson
?config is ugly and not recommended. Use proplists:get_value/2 instead.
2016-02-25Modernize use of timetrapsBjörn Gustavsson
Either rely on the default 30 minutes timetrap, or set the timeout using the supported methods in common_test.
2016-02-25Produce warnings for binary patterns that will never matchBjörn Gustavsson
Binary matching can be confusing. For example: 1> <<-1>> = <<-1>>. ** exception error: no match of right hand side value <<"ÿ">> 2> When constructing binaries, the value will be masked to fit in the binary segment. But no such masking happens when matching binaries. One solution that we considered was to do the same masking when matching. We have rejected that solution for several reasons: * Masking in construction is highly controversial and by some people considered a bad design decision. * While masking of unsigned numbers can be understood, masking of signed numbers it not easy to understand. * Then there is the question of backward compatibility. Adding masking to matching would mean that clauses that did not match earlier would start to match. That means that code that has never been tested will be executed. Code that has not been tested will usually not work. Therefore, we have decided to warn for binary patterns that cannot possibly match. While we are it, we will also warn for the following example where size for a binary segment is invalid: bad_size(Bin) -> BadSize = bad_size, <<42:BadSize>> = Bin. That example would crash the HiPE compiler because the BEAM compiler would generate a bs_get_integer2 instruction with an invalid size field. We can avoid that crash if sys_core_fold not only warns for bad binary pattern, but also removes the clauses that will not match. Reported-by: http://bugs.erlang.org/browse/ERL-44 Reported-by: Kostis Sagonas
2016-02-25Eliminate useless helper functionsBjörn Gustavsson
andor_SUITE:check/2 function can be replaced with pattern matching.
2016-02-23v3_core: Include line number annotations in binary patternsBjörn Gustavsson
We will need them when we start to produce warnings for patterns that can't match.
2016-02-23sys_core_fold: Introduce var_list/2Björn Gustavsson
As a preparation for checking binary patterns we will add var_list/2 that will work as pattern_list/2 but is guaranteed not to throw an exception. That way, we will only have to use try...catch for the few remaining calls to pattern_list/2.
2016-02-23sys_core_fold: Optimize clause/4Björn Gustavsson
Save work the *extremely* common case that the guard is a literal.
2016-02-18Merge branch 'bjorn/remove-test_server/OTP-12705'Björn Gustavsson
* bjorn/remove-test_server/OTP-12705: Remove test_server as a standalone application Erlang mode for Emacs: Include ct.hrl instead test_server.hrl Remove out-commented references to the test_server applications Makefiles: Remove test_server from include path and code path Eliminate use of test_server.hrl and test_server_line.hrl
2016-02-17compiler: Update the compiler to handle typed record fieldsBjörn Gustavsson
2016-02-17Makefiles: Remove test_server from include path and code pathBjörn Gustavsson
Since no test suites includede test_server.hrl, there is no need to have test_server in the include path or code path.
2016-02-17Eliminate use of test_server.hrl and test_server_line.hrlBjörn Gustavsson
As a first step to removing the test_server application as as its own separate application, change the inclusion of test_server.hrl to an inclusion of ct.hrl and remove the inclusion of test_server_line.hrl.
2016-02-15Merge branch 'bjorn/cuddle-with-tests'Björn Gustavsson
* bjorn/cuddle-with-tests: erl_prim_loader_SUITE: Refactor helper functions Move record compilation errors to erl_lint_SUITE compile_SUITE: Use get_files/3 in more places compile_SUITE: Replace confusing files/2 with get_files/3
2016-02-10Merge branch 'maint'Björn Gustavsson
* maint: Eliminate crash because of unsafe delaying of sub-binary creation
2016-02-08Eliminate crash because of unsafe delaying of sub-binary creationBjörn Gustavsson
The following code would fail to compile: decode(<<Code/integer, Bin/binary>>) -> <<C1/integer, B1/binary>> = Bin, case C1 of X when X =:= 1 orelse X =:= 2 -> Bin2 = <<>>; _ -> Bin2 = B1 end, case Code of 1 -> decode(Bin2); _ -> Bin2 end. The error message would be: t: function decode/1+28: Internal consistency check failed - please report this bug. Instruction: return Error: {match_context,{x,0}}: The beam_bsm pass would delay the creation of a sub-binary when it was unsafe to do so. The culprit was the btb_follow_branch/3 function that for performance reasons cached labels that had already been checked. The problem was the safety of a label also depends on the contents of the registers. Therefore, the key for caching needs to be both the label and the register contents. Reported-by: José Valim
2016-02-05Move record compilation errors to erl_lint_SUITEBjörn Gustavsson
The two bad record usage test cases in compile_SUITE do not belong there, as the errors are detected in erl_lint. Move the test to the erl_lint_SUITE.
2016-02-05compile_SUITE: Use get_files/3 in more placesBjörn Gustavsson
2016-02-05compile_SUITE: Replace confusing files/2 with get_files/3Björn Gustavsson
The files/2 function is confusing. The second argument names the output directory, not the name of the source module. It is common trap to attempt to point a different source file using files/2. Introduce the new get_files/3 which explicitly names the module name.
2016-02-03v3_core: Eliminate double processing of patternsBjörn Gustavsson
Internally in the v3_core pass, an #imatch{} record represents a match expression: Pattern = Expression If Pattern is a single, unbound variable, #imatch{} will be rewritten to #iset{}; otherwise it will be rewritten to #icase{}. To determine how #imatch{} should be translated, the pattern is processed using upattern/3. The return value from upattern/3 is thrown away (after having been used for determing how the #imatch{} record should be translated). That means that every pattern in an #imatch{} is processed twice, which is wasteful. We can easily avoid the double processing of patterns by introducing a new helper function that determines whether the pattern is a new variable.
2016-01-28Extend cerl_trees:mapfold with a 'pre-order' operationStavros Aronis
When manipulating Core Erlang trees it may be useful to perform some operation when a node is visited, before inspecting children nodes. The definition of cerl_tree:mapfold/3 does not allow that, as it applies the given function only after all the recursive calls on the children nodes have been completed. This patch adds a new argument to mapfold: a function that is applied when a node is first entered. As an example of its use, consider the case where one wants to move a 'call' node earlier, by adding 'let' node and replacing the 'call' node with the defined variable. The name of that variable must be specified before one traverses the inner tree (especially if such replacements can be nested).
2016-01-20compiler: Improve type and specsHans Bolinder
2016-01-18Merge branch 'maint'Björn-Egil Dahlberg
2016-01-14compiler, hipe: Fix pretty printing of Core MapsBjörn-Egil Dahlberg
Literal maps could cause dialyzer to crash when pretty printing the results. Reported-by: Chris McGrath <[email protected]>
2016-01-13Merge branch 'maint'Björn Gustavsson
* maint: Fix crash when attempting to update a fun as if it were a map
2016-01-12Fix crash when attempting to update a fun as if it were a mapBjörn Gustavsson
The following example would cause an internal consistency failure in the compiler: f() -> ok. update() -> (fun f/0)#{u => 42}. The reason is that internally, v3_core will (incorrectly) rewrite update/0 to code similar to this: update() -> if is_map(fun f/0) -> maps:update(u, 42, fun f/0) end. Since funs are not allowed to be created in guards, incorrect and unsafe code would be generated. It is easy to fix the bug. There already is a is_valid_map_src/1 function in v3_core that tests whether the argument for the map update operation can possibly be a valid map. A fun is represented as a variable with a special name in Core Erlang, so it would not be recognized as unsafe. All we'll need to do to fix the bug is to look closer at variables to ensure they don't represent funs. That will ensure that the code is rewritten in the correct way: update() -> error({badmap,fun f/0}) end. Reported-by: Thomas Arts
2016-01-11Merge branch 'maint'Björn Gustavsson
* maint: Eliminate crash in v3_codegen
2016-01-11Eliminate crash in v3_codegenBjörn Gustavsson
The following code would crash v3_codegen: order(From) -> catch if From#{[] => sufficient} -> saint end. Before explaining the crash, first some background on the stack frame and the Y registers. Certain instructions, most notably the 'call' instructions, clobber all X registers. Before any such instruction, all X registers that have values that will be used after the call must be saved to Y registers (i.e. to the stack frame). adjust_stack/4 will be called when X registers must be saved. There is also another situation when X registers must be saved, namely within a 'catch' if we are about to execute any instruction that may cause an exception. Examples of such instructions are some guard BIFs (such as length/1) and construction of binaries or maps. Within a 'catch', X registers must be be saved because if an exception is thrown and catched all X registers will be destroyed. The same adjust_stack/4 function will be called for those instructions, but only if they occur within a 'catch'. There is actually one more complication. If there is code in a guard within a catch, the X registers should not be saved, because the code in a guard never clobbers any X registers that were alive before the guard code was entered. v3_codegen is written with the implicit assumption that code in guards never cause anything to be saved to Y registers. The code for building maps and binaries would incorrectly save X registers within a guard inside a 'catch'. For construction of binaries, that would mean that a useless but harmelss 'move' instruction was generated. But for construction of maps, the saving of the Y register would not be harmless. There would be a crash when attempting to merge #sr{} records. #sr{} records keeps track of the contents of X and Y registers. When two separate code paths are joined (e.g. at the end of 'case' statement), the register descriptors must be reconciled. Basically, the register descriptors for both paths must be identical. The #sr{} record for one path must not claim that {y,0} contains a certain value, while another path claims that {y,0} is dead. Thus, the crash occurs in sr_merge/2 when failing to reconcile the Y registers. To fix this bug this bug we will introduce a new function called maybe_adjust_stack/5. It will save X registers on the stack only if the code is inside a catch but not inside a guard. We will change all existing code to use this new function when appropriate. Reported-by: Thomas Arts
2016-01-08Merge branch 'maint'Björn Gustavsson
* maint: beam_bool: Fix unsafe optimization
2016-01-07beam_bool: Fix unsafe optimizationBjörn Gustavsson
beam_bool would make the following code unsafe (which would be reported by beam_validator): scotland(Echo) -> found(case Echo of Echo when true; Echo, Echo, Echo -> Echo; echo -> [] end, Echo = placed). found(_, _) -> million. Basically, beam_bool would see that the 'case' would always return the value of Echo. Thus: scotland(Echo) -> found(Echo, Echo = placed). The only problem is that beam_bool would also remove a 'move' instruction that would save Echo to the stack. Here is the assembly code for part of the function: {allocate_zero,1,1}. {move,{x,0},{y,0}}. %% Save Echo on stack. {bif,'=:=',{f,7},[{x,0},{atom,true}],{x,1}}. {bif,'=:=',{f,7},[{x,0},{atom,true}],{x,2}}. {bif,'=:=',{f,7},[{x,0},{atom,true}],{x,3}}. {bif,'and',{f,7},[{x,2},{x,3}],{x,2}}. {bif,'and',{f,7},[{x,1},{x,2}],{x,1}}. {jump,{f,8}}. {label,7}. {move,{atom,false},{x,1}}. {label,8}. {bif,'or',{f,6},[{atom,true},{x,1}],{x,1}}. {test,is_eq_exact,{f,6},[{x,1},{atom,true}]}. %% Jump never taken. {jump,{f,5}}. {label,6}. {test,is_eq_exact,{f,9},[{x,0},{atom,echo}]}. {move,nil,{x,0}}. {jump,{f,5}}. {label,9}. {test_heap,3,0}. {put_tuple,2,{x,0}}. {put,{atom,case_clause}}. {put,{y,0}}. {line,[{location,"t.erl",5}]}. {call_ext,1,{extfunc,erlang,error,1}}. {jump,{f,5}}. {label,5}. {test,is_eq_exact,{f,12},[{atom,placed},{y,0}]}. beam_bool would see that the is_eq_exact test at label 8 would always succeed. It could therefore remove most of the code before the jump to label 5. Unfortunately it also removed the essential move of Echo to the stack: {allocate_zero,1,1}. %% Instruction incorrectly removed: {move,{x,0},{y,0}}. {jump,{f,5}}. {label,5}. {test,is_eq_exact,{f,12},[{atom,placed},{y,0}]}. The root cause of the problem is that the 'move' instruction is included in the block of 'bif' instructions before label 8. Normally the 'move' instruction would not have been discarded, but because the left operand to the 'or' BIF is 'true', the entire block with 'bif' instructions are dropped. As far as I can see, there is no gain by including 'move' instructions in the first place. There is no way that better code will be produced. In fact, the entire optimization can be given up if 'move' instructions are found in the block. Thus we can fix this bug by never including any 'move' instructions in the block of 'bif' instructions. We can also remove all the code that deals with 'move' instructions within blocks. Reported-by: Thomas Arts