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

Steve Lhomme robux4 at gmail.com
Tue Jun 20 12:05:49 CEST 2017


On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 11:53 AM,  <remi at remlab.net> wrote:
> Repeating myself but this patch does not change the fallback logic, so it
> can't break anything.
>
> And to paraphrase other devs "I don't care" about non-ISO toolchains.

The fact on Windows the aligned malloc needs to be freed with an
aligned version of free() has nothing to do with the toolchain.

>
> Le 20 juin 2017 12:40:41 GMT+03:00, Steve Lhomme <robux4 at gmail.com> a écrit
> :
>>
>> 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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