Slide: 1 The Implementation of Ada 2005 Synchronized Interfaces in the GNAT Compiler Javier Miranda Hristian Kirtchev Edmond Schonberg Presentation cover page EU

Slide: 2 Interfaces Types Interfaces in Ada 2005 Implementation of regular interfaces Limited, Synchronized, Protected, and Task interfaces in Ada 2005 Basic implementation model: Corresponding records Dispatching calls in selective waits Status

Slide: 3 Interface Types in Ada 2005 type Root is tagged record... ;... type DT_1 is new Root and I1 and I2 with record... ; -- Must provide the implementation of P and R type DT_2 is new DT_1 with record... ; -- Inherits all the primitives and interfaces of the ancestor type I1 is interface; function P (X : I1) return Natural is abstract; type I2 is interface and I1; procedure Q (X : I2) is null; procedure R (X : I2) is abstract;

Slide: 4 procedure Dispatch_I1_Call (Obj : I1'Class) is begin -- Dispatch call to user -- defined subprogram.. := P (Obj); -- Dispatch call to predefined -- stream operation I1'Write (Stream, Obj); end Dispatch_I1_Call; procedure Dispatch_Call (Obj : Root'Class) is begin -- Membership test if Obj in I2'Class then R (I2'Class (Obj)); end if; end Dispatch_Call; type I1 is interface; function P (X : I1) return Natural is abstract; type I2 is interface and I1; procedure Q (X : I2) is null; procedure R (X : I2) is abstract; Interface Types in Ada 2005

Slide: 5 GNAT Implementation Main features: –Constant-time dispatching calls through interfaces –Compatible with the C++ ABI Layout J.Miranda, E.Schonberg, G.Dismukes. The Implementation of Ada 2005 Interfaces Types in the GNAT Compiler. AdaEurope’2005, York. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Eds: T.Vardanega, A.Wellings. Vol. 3555, pages June, Springer-Verlag. ISSN ISBN

Slide: 6 GNAT Object Layout: Example

Slide: 7 Primary and secondary dispatch tables

Slide: 8 C++ structure with abstract classes

Slide: 9 Interface Dispatching Call

Slide: 10 procedure P (Obj : DT; >) is end P; procedure I1_P_Thunk (Obj_Addr : Address; >) is M : constant := DT.I1'Position; Obj_Base : constant := Obj_Addr – Storage_Offset (M); begin P (Obj_Base, >); -- In practice not a call but a jump end I1_P_Thunk; Thunk Code

Slide: 11 Interface categories Regular interfaces –Implemented by tagged record types Task interfaces –Implemented by task types Protected interfaces –Implemented by protected types Synchronized interfaces –Implemented by tasks or protected types Limited interfaces –Implemented by record, task, or protected types.

Slide: 12 Run-time representation of Synchronized types Similar discriminated records Protected types –Private data –Lock structure –Entry queues (discriminated component) –Finalization queues Task types –Pointer to task control block –Lock structures –Size, priority –Task info Target-independent layout Simpler structure for Ravenscar profile

Slide: 13 Implementing a synchronized interface with a task type I1 is limited interface; procedure P (Obj : in out I1) is abstract; procedure Q (Obj : in out I1) is null; type I2 is synchronized interface and I1; procedure R (Obj : in out I2; Data : Integer) is abstract; task type Tsk is new I2 with entry P; -- Implements P of I1 entry R (Data : Integer); -- Implements R of I2 end Tsk; procedure Q (T : in out Tsk); -- Implements Q of I1

Slide: 14 Implementation steps Make corresponding records tagged (they are already limited) –Interface dispatching data structures are as for regular interfaces –Conformance rules must handle first argument specially Create wrappers for entries and protected operations –Wrappers are primitive operations of the corresponding record –Interface dispatching calls require one additional call For entries, wrapper contains an entry call For protected operations, wrapper contains a call to the protected operation –Protected operation locks object, calls unprotected version –Unprotected subprog contains code of operation (direct use in internal calls) Dispatching calls on a synchronized interface handle tasks and protected types uniformly

Slide: 15 Interface dispatching in selective wait and ATC type I1 is limited interface; procedure P (X in out I1) is abstract; protected type Prot1 is I1 with… type Lim is new I1 with record … end record; procedure Dispatch (X: in out I1’class) is begin select X.P; -- protected or regular operation? else delay 0.1; end select; end Dispatch;

Slide: 16 Need additional Run-Time operations to determine kind of target Operations on all types that implement limited interfaces: –Get_Prim_Op_Kind –Record, task, or protected type operation? Procedure or entry? –Get_Entry_Index –If entry-call, position of entry queue in object –Could be combined with previous operation –Get_Offset_Index –Index in primary table corresponding to interface operation in secondary table Corresponding information must be added to the Run-Time Type-Specific Data Operations are not dispatching

Slide: 17 New Dispatching Operations Expansion of selective waits depends critically on whether trigger is task or protected operation: no possible factorization Primitive operations for selective waits –Dispatching_Timed_Select –Dispatching_Conditional_Select Primitive operations for ATC –Dispatching_Asynchronous_Select –Dispatching_Get_Prim_Op_Kind Primitive operations for task interfaces –Dispatching_Get_Task_Id (for task abortion and attributes ‘Callable and ‘Terminated)

Slide: 18 Dispatch Table Structure type Lim_Iface is limited interface ; procedure A (Obj : in out Lim_Iface) is abstract ; type Synch_Iface is synchronized interface ; procedure B (Obj : in out Synch_Iface) is abstract ; protected type Prot_Typ is new Lim_Iface and Synch_Iface with procedure A; entry B; end Prot_Typ; P : Prot_Typ; Offset_To_Top OSD_Ptr : Predefined : thunks : table Thunk_A’addres s Secondary DT Offset_To_Top OSD_Ptr : Predefined : thunks : table Thunk_B’address Secondary DT _Tag _DT1 _DT2 … Queues P Offset_To_Top TSD_Ptr : Predefined : primitives : table A’address B’address Primary DT Inheritance depth Access level Expanded name External tag... SSD_Ptr Ancestor tags Interface tags Type Specific Data B’Pos in the Primary DT Offset Specific Data A Prot.Proc - B Prot.Entry 1 Select Specific Data A’Pos in the Primary DT Offset Specific Data

Slide: 19 with DT_Pkg; use DT_Pkg; procedure Simple_Dispatching is procedure Dispatch_On_A (Obj : in out Lim_Iface’Class) is begin end Dispatch_On_A; P : Prot_Typ; begin end Simple_Dispatching; Interface dispatching call _Tag _DT1 _DT2 … Queues P Offset_To_Top TSD_Ptr : Predefined : primitives : table A’address B’address Primary DT Offset_To_Top OSD_Ptr : Predefined : thunks : table Thunk_A’address Secondary DT Offset_To_Top OSD_Ptr : Predefined : thunks : table Thunk_B’address Secondary DT Inheritance depth Access level Expanded name External tag... SSD_Ptr Ancestor tags Interface tags Type Specific Data B’Pos in the primary DT Offset Specific Data A Prot_Proc - B Prot_Entry 1 Select Specific Data declare Temp_Tag : Tag := Tag (Obj); Temp_Addr : Address := Temp_Tag.all.prim_tbl (A’Pos); begin Temp_Addr (Obj); end ; Obj.A; Dispatch_On_A (Lim_Iface (P._DT1)); Dispatch_On_A (P); P P._DT1Obj A’Pos in the primary DT Offset Specific Data

Slide: 20 Dispatching in Selective waits with Ada.Text_IO; use Ada.Text_IO; with DT_Pkg; use DT_Pkg; procedure Select_Dispatching is procedure Select_On_B (Obj : in out Synch_Iface’Class) is begin declare B : Boolean := False; C : Prim_Op_Kind; D : Duration := To_Duration ( 1.0 ); K : Tagged_Kind := Get_Tagged_Kind (Tag (Obj)); M : Integer := 1; P : Parameters := (Param1 … ParamN); S : Integer; begin if K = TK_Limited_Tagged then Obj.B; else S := Get_Offset_Index ( Tag (Obj), DT_Position (B)); _DTS (Obj, S, P’Address, D, M, C, B); if C = POK_Protected_Entry or else C = POK_Task_Entry then with Ada.Text_IO; use Ada.Text_IO; with DT_Pkg; use DT_Pkg; procedure Select_Dispatching is procedure Select_On_B (Obj : in out Synch_Iface’Class) is begin select Obj.B; or delay 1.0; Put_Line (“Delayed”); end select; end Select_On_A; P : Prot_Typ; begin Select_On_B (P); end Select_Dispatching; Param1 := P.Param1;... ParamN := P.ParamN; end if ; if B then if C = POK_Proc or else C = POK_Protected_Proc or else C = POK_Task_Proc then Obj.B; end if ; else end if ; end ; end Select_On_B; P : Prot_Typ; procedure _DTS (T : Prot_TypV; S : Integer; P : System.Address; D : Duration; M : Integer; C : out Prim_Op_Kind; B : out Boolean) is I : Integer; begin C := Get_Prim_Op_Kind (T._Tag, S); if C = POK_Proc or else C = POK_Protected_Proc or else C = POK_Task_Proc then B := True; return ; end if ; I := Get_Entry_Index (T._Tag, S); -- If Prot_Typ is a task type, the -- following expansion has a call -- to Timed_Task_Entry_Call System.Timed_Protected_Entry_Call (T._Object’Unchecked_Access, Protected_Entry_Index (I), P, D, M, B); end _DTS; begin Select_On_B (Synch_Iface (P._DT2)); end Select_Dispatching;

Slide: 21 with Ada.Text_IO; use Ada.Text_IO; with DT_Pkg; use DT_Pkg; procedure Select_Dispatching is procedure Select_On_B (Obj : in out Synch_Iface’Class) is begin declare B : Boolean := False; C : Prim_Op_Kind; D : Duration := To_Duration (1.0); K : Tagged_Kind := Get_Tagged_Kind (Tag (Obj)); M : Integer := 1; P : Parameters := (Param1 … ParamN); S : Integer ; begin if K = TK_Limited_Tagged then Obj.B; else S := Get_Offset_Index ( Tag (Obj), DT_Position (B)); _DTS (Obj, S, P’Address, D, M, C, B); Dispatching in Selective waits: Example _Tag _DT1 _DT2 … Queues Prot_TypV Offset_To_Top TSD_Ptr 01 Predefined : primitives : table 16 A’address 17 B’address Primary DT Offset_To_Top OSD_Ptr 01 Predefined : thunks : table 16 Thunk of A Secondary DT Offset_To_Top OSD_Ptr 01 Predefined : thunks : table 16 Thunk of B Secondary DT Inheritance depth Access level Expanded name External tag... SSD_Ptr Ancestor tags Interface tags Type Specific Data A’Pos = 16 Offset Specific Data B’Pos = 17 Offset Specific Data A Prot_Proc - B Prot_Entr 1 Select Specific Data is I : Integer; begin C := Get_Prim_Op_Kind (T._Tag, S); if C = POK_Proc or else C = POK_Protected_Proc or else C = POK_Task_Proc then B := True; return ; end if ; I := Get_Entry_Index (T._Tag, S); System.Timed_Protected_Entry_Call (T._Object’Unchecked_Access, Protected_Entry_Index (I), P, D, M, B); end _DTS; begin Select_On_B (Synch_Iface (P._DT2)); end Select_Dispatching;

Slide: 22 GAP 2005 Release Abstract Interface Types (including task, protected and synchronized interfaces) available in GAP-2005 All 2005 enhancements available to GNAT Pro users under -gnat05 switch.

Slide: 23 The Implementation of Ada 2005 synchronized Interfaces in the GNAT Compiler Javier Miranda Hristian Kirtchev Edmond Schonberg End of talk Presentation cover page EU

Slide: 24 GNAT Implementation Approaches Permutation Maps versus C++ Model Constant-time dispatching calls through interfaces Compatibility with the C++ ABI Layout

Slide: 25 Basic dispatch table structure

Slide: 26 Primary dispatch table

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