Add reference C code that I can hand compile

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Dane Johnson 2025-08-19 13:30:51 -05:00
parent c916cc8dbf
commit 6ae13b1c86
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CFLAGS=-g
all: gctest
gctest: gc.o
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $<

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// Cheney style stop and copy garbage collector
#include "gc.h"
static cons_t *old, *new, *scanptr, *freeptr, *eom, *root;
static cons_t *the_empty_list = NULL;
size_t tos;
void init() {
old = calloc(sizeof(cons_t), SIZE);
freeptr = old;
eom = old + (SIZE / 2);
new = eom + 1;
root = alloc();
}
cons_t *alloc() {
if (freeptr < eom) {
cons_t *retval = freeptr;
freeptr++;
return retval;
} else {
gc_run();
return alloc();
}
}
void gc_run() {
freeptr = new;
scanptr = new;
// Relocate root
relocate(root);
// Enter the main GC loop
gc_loop();
// Flip old and new;
cons_t *temp = old;
old = new;
new = temp;
}
void gc_loop() {
while (scanptr < freeptr) {
relocate(scanptr);
scanptr++;
}
}
void move(box_t box) {
if (box.type == CONS && box.cons != the_empty_list) {
if (box.cons->car.type == BROKEN_HEART) {
box.cons = box.cons->cdr.cons;
} else {
memcpy(freeptr, box.cons, sizeof(cons_t));
box.cons->car.type = BROKEN_HEART;
box.cons->cdr.cons = freeptr;
freeptr++;
}
}
}
void relocate(cons_t* cons) {
move(cons->car);
move(cons->cdr);
}
int main() {
init();
// Simulate running linear fibonnaci
root->car.type = INTEGER;
root->car.integer = 1;
root->cdr.type = CONS;
root->cdr.cons = alloc();
root->cdr.cons->car.type = INTEGER;
root->cdr.cons->car.integer = 0;
root->cdr.cons->cdr.type = CONS;
root->cdr.cons->cdr.cons = the_empty_list;
for (size_t i = 0; i < 29; i++) {
cons_t *cons = alloc();
cons->car.type = INTEGER;
cons->car.integer = root->car.integer + root->cdr.cons->car.integer;
cons->cdr.type = CONS;
cons->cdr.cons = root;
root->cdr.cons = the_empty_list;
root = cons;
};
printf("%d\n", root->car.integer); // 832040, and we've definitely run gc a few times
}

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#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#define SIZE 8
#define BROKEN_HEART 1
#define CONS 2
#define INTEGER 3
typedef struct box_t {
char type;
union {
int integer;
struct cons_t* cons;
};
} box_t;
typedef struct cons_t {
box_t car;
box_t cdr;
} cons_t;
void init();
cons_t *alloc();
void gc_run();
void gc_loop();
void relocate(cons_t*);