[vlc-devel] [vlc-commits] compat: replace aligned_alloc() rather than posix_memalign()

Steve Lhomme robux4 at gmail.com
Tue Jun 20 11:40:41 CEST 2017


On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 11:35 AM, Steve Lhomme <robux4 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 11:28 AM,  <remi at remlab.net> wrote:
>> The goal is to use aligned_alloc() instead of posix_memalign() since the
>> earlier is required by ISO C and C++ (and slightly simpler to use).
>>
>> This patch only changes the behaviour on supported non-POSIX toolchains by
>> removing the need for POSIX emulation code. If the toolchain is broken, then
>> the fallback logic is unchanged: posix_memalign(), else memalign() else
>> screw-you.
>
> There is no posix_memalign() or memalign() on Windows. So right now
> VLC and libvlc cannot be used at all.
>
> Proper support requires using __mingw_aligned_malloc() or
> _aligned_malloc(). But that means using __mingw_aligned_free() and
> _aligned_free() as well.

For the record, calling free() instead of these aligned free functions
results in a crash.

> Next time you may break the core, please submit patches for review first.
>
>> Le 20 juin 2017 12:07:38 GMT+03:00, Steve Lhomme <robux4 at gmail.com> a écrit
>> :
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jun 17, 2017 at 2:35 PM, Rémi Denis-Courmont <git at videolan.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  vlc | branch: master | Rémi Denis-Courmont <remi at remlab.net> | Sat Jun
>>>> 17 15:27:16 2017 +0300| [34cd965645cb0246f3d74515bbd5e55367f7d884] |
>>>> committer: Rémi Denis-Courmont
>>>>
>>>>  compat: replace aligned_alloc() rather than posix_memalign()
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi/vlc.git/?a=commit;h=34cd965645cb0246f3d74515bbd5e55367f7d884
>>>>
>>>>  ---
>>>>
>>>>   compat/{posix_memalign.c => aligned_alloc.c} | 62
>>>> ++++++++++++++--------------
>>>>   configure.ac                                 |  4 +-
>>>>   include/vlc_common.h                         |  8 +---
>>>>   include/vlc_fixups.h                         |  6 +--
>>>>   4 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-)
>>>>
>>>>  diff --git a/compat/posix_memalign.c b/compat/aligned_alloc.c
>>>>  similarity index 55%
>>>>  rename from compat/posix_memalign.c
>>>>  rename to compat/aligned_alloc.c
>>>>  index 3c6ffdfe28..9a61c0010f 100644
>>>>  --- a/compat/posix_memalign.c
>>>>  +++ b/compat/aligned_alloc.c
>>>>  @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
>>>>
>>>> /*****************************************************************************
>>>>  - * posix_memalign.c: POSIX posix_memalign() replacement
>>>>  + * aligned_alloc.c: C11 aligned_alloc() replacement
>>>>
>>>> *****************************************************************************
>>>>  - * Copyright © 2012 Rémi Denis-Courmont
>>>>  + * Copyright © 2012, 2017 Rémi Denis-Courmont
>>>>    *
>>>>    * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
>>>> it
>>>>    * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
>>>> published by
>>>>  @@ -22,46 +22,44 @@
>>>>   # include <config.h>
>>>>   #endif
>>>>
>>>>  +#include <assert.h>
>>>>   #include <stdlib.h>
>>>>   #include <errno.h>
>>>>  +#if !defined (HAVE_POSIX_MEMALIGN) && !defined (_WIN32) && !defined
>>>> (__APPLE__)
>>>>  +# include <malloc.h>
>>>>  +#endif
>>>>
>>>>  -static int check_align (size_t align)
>>>>  +void *aligned_alloc(size_t align, size_t size)
>>>>   {
>>>>  -    for (size_t i = sizeof (void *); i != 0; i *= 2)
>>>>  -        if (align == i)
>>>>  -            return 0;
>>>>  -    return EINVAL;
>>>>  -}
>>>>  -
>>>>  -#if !defined (_WIN32) && !defined (__APPLE__)
>>>>  -#include <malloc.h>
>>>>  +    /* align must be a power of 2 */
>>>>  +    /* size must be a multiple of align */
>>>>  +    if ((align & (align - 1)) || (size & (align - 1)))
>>>>  +    {
>>>>  +        errno = EINVAL;
>>>>  +        return NULL;
>>>>  +    }
>>>>
>>>>  -int posix_memalign (void **ptr, size_t align, size_t size)
>>>>  -{
>>>>  -    if (check_align (align))
>>>>  -        return EINVAL;
>>>>  +#ifdef HAVE_POSIX_MEMALIGN
>>>>  +    if (align < sizeof (void *)) /* POSIX does not allow small
>>>> alignment */
>>>>  +        align = sizeof (void *);
>>>>
>>>>  -    int saved_errno = errno;
>>>>  -    void *p = memalign (align, size);
>>>>  -    if (p == NULL)
>>>>  +    void *ptr;
>>>>  +    int err = posix_memalign(&ptr, align, size);
>>>>  +    if (err)
>>>>       {
>>>>  -        errno = saved_errno;
>>>>  -        return ENOMEM;
>>>>  +        errno = err;
>>>>  +        ptr = NULL;
>>>>       }
>>>>  +    return ptr;
>>>>
>>>>  -    *ptr = p;
>>>>  -    return 0;
>>>>  -}
>>>>  +#elif !defined (_WIN32) && !defined (__APPLE__)
>>>>
>>>>  -#else
>>>>  -
>>>>  -int posix_memalign (void **ptr, size_t align, size_t size)
>>>>  -{
>>>>  -    if (check_align (align))
>>>>  -        return EINVAL;
>>>>  +   return memalign(align, size);
>>>
>>>
>>> Is the goal that this code is never called for Windows and Apple OSes
>>> ? Because it worked and this function always return NULL.
>>>
>>>>  -    *ptr = NULL;
>>>>  -    return size ? ENOMEM : 0;
>>>>  -}
>>>>  +#else
>>>>
>>>>  +   if (size > 0)
>>>>  +       errno = ENOMEM;
>>>>  +   return NULL;
>>>>   #endif
>>>>  +}
>>>>  diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
>>>>  index b1883a18b7..67fc7deb1a 100644
>>>>  --- a/configure.ac
>>>>  +++ b/configure.ac
>>>>  @@ -597,8 +597,8 @@ dnl Check for system libs needed
>>>>   need_libc=false
>>>>
>>>>   dnl Check for usual libc functions
>>>>  -AC_CHECK_FUNCS([daemon fcntl flock fstatvfs fork getenv getpwuid_r
>>>> isatty lstat memalign mkostemp mmap open_memstream openat pread
>>>> posix_fadvise posix_madvise setlocale stricmp strnicmp strptime tdestroy
>>>> uselocale])
>>>>  -AC_REPLACE_FUNCS([atof atoll dirfd fdopendir ffsll flockfile fsync
>>>> getdelim getpid lldiv memrchr nrand48 poll posix_memalign recvmsg rewind
>>>> sendmsg setenv strcasecmp strcasestr strdup strlcpy strndup strnlen strnstr
>>>> strsep strtof strtok_r strtoll swab tfind timegm timespec_get strverscmp
>>>> pathconf])
>>>>  +AC_CHECK_FUNCS([daemon fcntl flock fstatvfs fork getenv getpwuid_r
>>>> isatty lstat memalign mkostemp mmap open_memstream openat pread
>>>> posix_fadvise posix_madvise posix_memalign setlocale stricmp strnicmp
>>>> strptime tdestroy uselocale])
>>>>  +AC_REPLACE_FUNCS([aligned_alloc atof atoll dirfd fdopendir ffsll
>>>> flockfile fsync getdelim getpid lldiv memrchr nrand48 poll recvmsg rewind
>>>> sendmsg setenv strcasecmp strcasestr strdup strlcpy strndup strnlen strnstr
>>>> strsep strtof strtok_r strtoll swab tfind timegm timespec_get strverscmp
>>>> pathconf])
>>>>   AC_REPLACE_FUNCS([gettimeofday])
>>>>   AC_CHECK_FUNC(fdatasync,,
>>>>     [AC_DEFINE(fdatasync, fsync, [Alias fdatasync() to fsync() if
>>>> missing.])
>>>>  diff --git a/include/vlc_common.h b/include/vlc_common.h
>>>>  index e1cf885379..0bfb1b9b04 100644
>>>>  --- a/include/vlc_common.h
>>>>  +++ b/include/vlc_common.h
>>>>  @@ -854,13 +854,7 @@ VLC_API bool vlc_ureduce( unsigned *, unsigned *,
>>>> uint64_t, uint64_t, uint64_t )
>>>>   # define vlc_memalign(align, size) (_aligned_malloc(size, align))
>>>>   # define vlc_free(base)            (_aligned_free(base))
>>>>   #else
>>>>  -static inline void *vlc_memalign(size_t align, size_t size)
>>>>  -{
>>>>  -    void *base;
>>>>  -    if (unlikely(posix_memalign(&base, align, size)))
>>>>  -        base = NULL;
>>>>  -    return base;
>>>>  -}
>>>>  +# define vlc_memalign(align, size) aligned_alloc(align, size)
>>>>   # define vlc_free(base) free(base)
>>>>   #endif
>>>>
>>>>  diff --git a/include/vlc_fixups.h b/include/vlc_fixups.h
>>>>  index 8bfb76888f..44b8426f2c 100644
>>>>  --- a/include/vlc_fixups.h
>>>>  +++ b/include/vlc_fixups.h
>>>>  @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ typedef struct
>>>>   # include <stdio.h> /* FILE */
>>>>   #endif
>>>>
>>>>  -#if !defined (HAVE_POSIX_MEMALIGN) || \
>>>>  +#if !defined (HAVE_ALIGNED_ALLOC) || \
>>>>       !defined (HAVE_MEMRCHR) || \
>>>>       !defined (HAVE_STRLCPY) || \
>>>>       !defined (HAVE_STRNDUP) || \
>>>>  @@ -302,8 +302,8 @@ int setenv (const char *, const char *, int);
>>>>   int unsetenv (const char *);
>>>>   #endif
>>>>
>>>>  -#ifndef HAVE_POSIX_MEMALIGN
>>>>  -int posix_memalign (void **, size_t, size_t);
>>>>  +#ifndef HAVE_ALIGNED_ALLOC
>>>>  +void *aligned_alloc(size_t, size_t);
>>>>   #endif
>>>>
>>>>   #if defined(__native_client__) && defined(__cplusplus)
>>>>
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