`Builtin.FixedArray<let N: Int, T: ~Copyable & ~Escapable>` has the layout of `N` elements of type `T` laid out
sequentially in memory (with the tail padding of every element occupied by the array). This provides a primitive
on which the standard library `Vector` type can be built.
The immediate use case is only concretely-constrained existential
types, which could use a much simpler representation, but I've
future-proofed the representation as much as I can; thus, the
requirement signature can have arbitrary parameters and
requirements, and the type can have an arbitrary type as the
sub-expression. The latter is also necessary for existential
metatypes.
The chief implementation complexity here is that we must be able
to agree on the identity of an existential type that might be
produced by substitution. Thus, for example, `any P<T>` when
`T == Int` must resolve to the same type metadata as
`any P<Int>`. To handle this, we identify the "shape" of the
existential type, consisting of those parts which cannot possibly
be the result of substitution, and then abstract the substitutable
"holes" as an application of a generalization signature. That
algorithm will come in a later patch; this patch just represents
it.
Uniquing existential shapes from the requirements would be quite
complex because of all the symbolic mangled names they use.
This is particularly true because it's not reasonable to require
translation units to agree about what portions they mangle vs.
reference symbolically. Instead, we expect the compiler to do
a cryptographic hash of a mangling of the shape, then use that
as the unique key identifying the shape.
This is just the core representation and runtime interface; other
parts of the runtime, such as dynamic casting and demangling
support, will come later.
Create a TargetDispatchClassMetadata for Swift metadata that also has a dispatch-compatible vtable. Dispatch leaves room for ObjC class metadata so the two regions don't overlap. (The vtable currently consists of a single dummy entry; this will be filled out later.)
Rearrange the Job and AsyncTask hierarchy so that AsyncTask inherits only from Job, which in turn inherits from HeapObject. This gives all Job instances a dispatch-compatible isa field. It also gives them a refcount word, which is wasted on instances that aren't AsyncTask instances. Maybe we can find some use for that space in the future.
rdar://75227953
Reuses the enum metadata layout and builder because most of the logic is
also required for Optional (generic arg and payload). We may want to
optimize this at some point (Optional doesn't have a Parent), but I
don't see much opportunity.
Note that with this approach there will be no change in metadata layout.
Changing the kind still breaks the ABI of course.
Also leaves the MirrorData summary string as "(Enum Value)". We should
consider changing it.
Provide new swift_{alloc,dealloc,project}Box2 entry points that allocate, project, and deallocate typed boxes using runtime-instantiated metadata. Give these a new metadata kind, so that external tools recognize the difference and can interpret the metadata appropriately.
Swift SVN r29714
and use it to update LeaksChecker in a robust way to handle new metadata
kinds.
I also fixed a small typo where the native ErrorType was not included in
the range of non-ObjC isa metadata kinds.
Swift SVN r27718
