2005-05-14 Sergei Organov <osv@topconrd.ru>

	PR 746/rtems
	Optimize realloc(). The problem is that realloc() can neither grow
	nor shrink efficiently the current memory region without support
	from underlying heap/region modules. The patch introduces one new
	routine for each of heap and region modules, _Heap_Resize_block(),
	and rtems_region_resize_segment(), respectively, and uses the
	latter to optimize realloc().

	The implementation of _Heap_Resize_block() lead to changing of the
	heap allocation strategy: now the heap manager, when splits larger
	free block into used and new free parts, makes the first part of
	the block used, not the last one as it was before. Due to this new
	strategy, _Heap_Resize_block() never needs to change the user
	pointer.

	Caveat: unlike previous heap implementation, first few bytes of
	the contents of the memory allocated from the heap are now almost
	never all zero. This can trigger bugs in client code that have not
	been visible before this patch.

	* libcsupport/src/malloc.c (realloc): try to resize segment in
	place using new rtems_region_resize_segment() routine before
	falling back to the malloc()/free() method.
	* score/src/heap.c:
	(_Heap_Initialize): change initial heap layout to reflect new
	allocation strategy of using of the lower part of a previously
	free block when splitting it for the purpose of allocation.
	(_Heap_Block_allocate): when split, make the lower part used, and
	leave the upper part free. Return type changed from Heap_Block* to
	uint32_t.
	* score/include/rtems/score/heap.h:
	(Heap_Statistics): added 'resizes' field.
	(Heap_Resize_status): new enum.
	(_Heap_Resize_block): new routine.
	(_Heap_Block_allocate): return type changed from Heap_Block* to
	uint32_t.
	* score/src/heapwalk.c: reflect new heap layout in checks.
	* score/src/heapsizeofuserarea.c: more assertions added.
	* score/src/heapresizeblock.c: new file.
	(_Heap_Resize_block): new routine.
	* score/src/heapfree.c: reverse the checks _Heap_Is_block_in() and
	_Heap_Is_prev_used() on entry to be in this order.
	* score/src/heapallocate.c, score/src/heapallocatealigned.c:
	ignore return value of _Heap_Block_allocate().
	* score/Makefile.am (HEAP_C_FILES): added src/heapresizeblock.c.
	* rtems/include/rtems/rtems/region.h:
	(rtems_region_resize_segment): new interface routine.
	(_Region_Process_queue): new internal routine called from
	rtems_region_resize_segment() and rtems_region_return_segment().
	* rtems/src/regionreturnsegment.c: move queue management code into
	the new internal routine _Region_Process_queue() and call it.

	* rtems/src/regionresizesegment.c: new file.
	(rtems_region_resize_segment): new interface routine.
	* rtems/src/regionprocessqueue.c: new file.
	(_Region_Process_queue): new internal routine containing queue
	management code factored out from 'regionreturnsegment.c'.
	* rtems/Makefile.am (REGION_C_FILES): Added
	src/regionresizesegment.c, and src/regionprocessqueue.c.
	* ada/rtems.adb, ada/rtems.ads: Added Region_Resize_Segment.

1 files changed, 63 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/cpukit/ChangeLog b/cpukit/ChangeLog
index 1e0398fbde..6cc1789bb0 100644
--- a/cpukit/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpukit/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,66 @@
+2005-05-14  Sergei Organov  <osv@topconrd.ru>
+
+	PR 746/rtems
+	Optimize realloc(). The problem is that realloc() can neither grow
+	nor shrink efficiently the current memory region without support
+	from underlying heap/region modules. The patch introduces one new
+	routine for each of heap and region modules, _Heap_Resize_block(),
+	and rtems_region_resize_segment(), respectively, and uses the
+	latter to optimize realloc().
+
+	The implementation of _Heap_Resize_block() lead to changing of the
+	heap allocation strategy: now the heap manager, when splits larger
+	free block into used and new free parts, makes the first part of
+	the block used, not the last one as it was before. Due to this new
+	strategy, _Heap_Resize_block() never needs to change the user
+	pointer.
+
+	Caveat: unlike previous heap implementation, first few bytes of
+	the contents of the memory allocated from the heap are now almost
+	never all zero. This can trigger bugs in client code that have not
+	been visible before this patch.
+
+	* libcsupport/src/malloc.c (realloc): try to resize segment in
+	place using new rtems_region_resize_segment() routine before
+	falling back to the malloc()/free() method.
+	* score/src/heap.c:
+	(_Heap_Initialize): change initial heap layout to reflect new
+	allocation strategy of using of the lower part of a previously
+	free block when splitting it for the purpose of allocation.
+	(_Heap_Block_allocate): when split, make the lower part used, and
+	leave the upper part free. Return type changed from Heap_Block* to
+	uint32_t.
+	* score/include/rtems/score/heap.h:
+	(Heap_Statistics): added 'resizes' field.
+	(Heap_Resize_status): new enum.
+	(_Heap_Resize_block): new routine.
+	(_Heap_Block_allocate): return type changed from Heap_Block* to
+	uint32_t.
+	* score/src/heapwalk.c: reflect new heap layout in checks.
+	* score/src/heapsizeofuserarea.c: more assertions added.
+	* score/src/heapresizeblock.c: new file.
+	(_Heap_Resize_block): new routine.
+	* score/src/heapfree.c: reverse the checks _Heap_Is_block_in() and
+	_Heap_Is_prev_used() on entry to be in this order.
+	* score/src/heapallocate.c, score/src/heapallocatealigned.c:
+	ignore return value of _Heap_Block_allocate(). 
+	* score/Makefile.am (HEAP_C_FILES): added src/heapresizeblock.c.
+	* rtems/include/rtems/rtems/region.h:
+	(rtems_region_resize_segment): new interface routine.
+	(_Region_Process_queue): new internal routine called from
+	rtems_region_resize_segment() and rtems_region_return_segment().
+	* rtems/src/regionreturnsegment.c: move queue management code into
+	the new internal routine _Region_Process_queue() and call it.
+
+	* rtems/src/regionresizesegment.c: new file.
+	(rtems_region_resize_segment): new interface routine.
+	* rtems/src/regionprocessqueue.c: new file.
+	(_Region_Process_queue): new internal routine containing queue
+	management code factored out from 'regionreturnsegment.c'.
+	* rtems/Makefile.am (REGION_C_FILES): Added
+	src/regionresizesegment.c, and src/regionprocessqueue.c.
+	* ada/rtems.adb, ada/rtems.ads: Added Region_Resize_Segment.
+
 2005-05-20	Eric Norum <norume@aps.anl.gov>
 
 	PR 793/networking