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1//! Memory allocation APIs.
2//!
3//! In a given program, the standard library has one “global” memory allocator
4//! that is used for example by `Box<T>` and `Vec<T>`.
5//!
6//! Currently the default global allocator is unspecified. Libraries, however,
7//! like `cdylib`s and `staticlib`s are guaranteed to use the [`System`] by
8//! default.
9//!
10//! # The `#[global_allocator]` attribute
11//!
12//! This attribute allows configuring the choice of global allocator.
13//! You can use this to implement a completely custom global allocator
14//! to route all[^system-alloc] default allocation requests to a custom object.
15//!
16//! ```rust
17//! use std::alloc::{GlobalAlloc, System, Layout};
18//!
19//! struct MyAllocator;
20//!
21//! unsafe impl GlobalAlloc for MyAllocator {
22//!     unsafe fn alloc(&self, layout: Layout) -> *mut u8 {
23//!         unsafe { System.alloc(layout) }
24//!     }
25//!
26//!     unsafe fn dealloc(&self, ptr: *mut u8, layout: Layout) {
27//!         unsafe { System.dealloc(ptr, layout) }
28//!     }
29//! }
30//!
31//! #[global_allocator]
32//! static GLOBAL: MyAllocator = MyAllocator;
33//!
34//! fn main() {
35//!     // This `Vec` will allocate memory through `GLOBAL` above
36//!     let mut v = Vec::new();
37//!     v.push(1);
38//! }
39//! ```
40//!
41//! The attribute is used on a `static` item whose type implements the
42//! [`GlobalAlloc`] trait. This type can be provided by an external library:
43//!
44//! ```rust,ignore (demonstrates crates.io usage)
45//! use jemallocator::Jemalloc;
46//!
47//! #[global_allocator]
48//! static GLOBAL: Jemalloc = Jemalloc;
49//!
50//! fn main() {}
51//! ```
52//!
53//! The `#[global_allocator]` can only be used once in a crate
54//! or its recursive dependencies.
55//!
56//! The global allocator is invoked via the functions in this module
57//! ([`alloc`][crate::alloc::alloc], [`alloc_zeroed`], [`dealloc`], [`realloc`]). Note, however,
58//! that invoking those functions is *not* equivalent to directly invoking the underlying methods on
59//! the declared global allocator! See the documentation of those functions for details.
60//!
61//! [^system-alloc]: Note that the Rust standard library internals may still
62//! directly call [`System`] when necessary (for example for the runtime
63//! support typically required to implement a global allocator, see [re-entrance] on [`GlobalAlloc`]
64//! for more details).
65//!
66//! [re-entrance]: trait.GlobalAlloc.html#re-entrance
67
68#![deny(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
69#![stable(feature = "alloc_module", since = "1.28.0")]
70
71#[stable(feature = "alloc_module", since = "1.28.0")]
72#[doc(inline)]
73pub use alloc_crate::alloc::*;
74
75use crate::ptr::NonNull;
76use crate::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicPtr, Ordering};
77use crate::sys::alloc as imp;
78use crate::{hint, mem, ptr};
79
80/// The default memory allocator provided by the operating system.
81///
82/// This is based on `malloc` on Unix platforms and `HeapAlloc` on Windows,
83/// plus related functions. However, it is not valid to mix use of the backing
84/// system allocator with `System`, as this implementation may include extra
85/// work, such as to serve alignment requests greater than the alignment
86/// provided directly by the backing system allocator.
87///
88/// This type implements the [`GlobalAlloc`] trait. Currently the default
89/// global allocator is unspecified. Libraries, however, like `cdylib`s and
90/// `staticlib`s are guaranteed to use the [`System`] by default and as such
91/// work as if they had this definition:
92///
93/// ```rust
94/// use std::alloc::System;
95///
96/// #[global_allocator]
97/// static A: System = System;
98///
99/// fn main() {
100///     let a = Box::new(4); // Allocates from the system allocator.
101///     println!("{a}");
102/// }
103/// ```
104///
105/// You can also define your own wrapper around `System` if you'd like, such as
106/// keeping track of the number of all bytes allocated:
107///
108/// ```rust
109/// use std::alloc::{System, GlobalAlloc, Layout};
110/// use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering::Relaxed};
111///
112/// struct Counter;
113///
114/// static ALLOCATED: AtomicUsize = AtomicUsize::new(0);
115///
116/// unsafe impl GlobalAlloc for Counter {
117///     unsafe fn alloc(&self, layout: Layout) -> *mut u8 {
118///         let ret = unsafe { System.alloc(layout) };
119///         if !ret.is_null() {
120///             ALLOCATED.fetch_add(layout.size(), Relaxed);
121///         }
122///         ret
123///     }
124///
125///     unsafe fn dealloc(&self, ptr: *mut u8, layout: Layout) {
126///         unsafe { System.dealloc(ptr, layout); }
127///         ALLOCATED.fetch_sub(layout.size(), Relaxed);
128///     }
129/// }
130///
131/// #[global_allocator]
132/// static A: Counter = Counter;
133///
134/// fn main() {
135///     println!("allocated bytes before main: {}", ALLOCATED.load(Relaxed));
136/// }
137/// ```
138///
139/// It can also be used directly to allocate memory independently of whatever
140/// global allocator has been selected for a Rust program. For example if a Rust
141/// program opts in to using jemalloc as the global allocator, `System` will
142/// still allocate memory using `malloc` and `HeapAlloc`.
143#[stable(feature = "alloc_system_type", since = "1.28.0")]
144#[derive(Copy, Debug)]
145#[derive_const(Clone, Default)]
146pub struct System;
147
148#[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
149unsafe impl core::alloc::AllocatorClone for System {}
150
151#[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
152unsafe impl core::alloc::StaticAllocator for System {}
153
154impl System {
155    #[inline]
156    fn alloc_impl(&self, layout: Layout, zeroed: bool) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
157        match layout.size() {
158            0 => Ok(layout.dangling_ptr().cast_slice(0)),
159            // SAFETY: `layout` is non-zero in size,
160            size => unsafe {
161                let raw_ptr = if zeroed { imp::alloc_zeroed(layout) } else { imp::alloc(layout) };
162                let ptr = NonNull::new(raw_ptr).ok_or(AllocError)?;
163                Ok(ptr.cast_slice(size))
164            },
165        }
166    }
167
168    // SAFETY: Same as `Allocator::grow`
169    #[inline]
170    unsafe fn grow_impl(
171        &self,
172        ptr: NonNull<u8>,
173        old_layout: Layout,
174        new_layout: Layout,
175        zeroed: bool,
176    ) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
177        debug_assert!(
178            new_layout.size() >= old_layout.size(),
179            "`new_layout.size()` must be greater than or equal to `old_layout.size()`"
180        );
181
182        match old_layout.size() {
183            0 => self.alloc_impl(new_layout, zeroed),
184
185            // SAFETY: `new_size` is non-zero as `new_size` is greater than or equal to `old_size`
186            // as required by safety conditions and the `old_size == 0` case was handled in the
187            // previous match arm. Other conditions must be upheld by the caller
188            old_size if old_layout.align() == new_layout.align() => unsafe {
189                let new_size = new_layout.size();
190
191                // `realloc` probably checks for `new_size >= old_layout.size()` or something similar.
192                hint::assert_unchecked(new_size >= old_layout.size());
193
194                let raw_ptr = imp::realloc(ptr.as_ptr(), old_layout, new_size);
195                let ptr = NonNull::new(raw_ptr).ok_or(AllocError)?;
196                if zeroed {
197                    raw_ptr.add(old_size).write_bytes(0, new_size - old_size);
198                }
199                Ok(ptr.cast_slice(new_size))
200            },
201
202            // SAFETY: because `new_layout.size()` must be greater than or equal to `old_size`,
203            // both the old and new memory allocation are valid for reads and writes for `old_size`
204            // bytes. Also, because the old allocation wasn't yet deallocated, it cannot overlap
205            // `new_ptr`. Thus, the call to `copy_nonoverlapping` is safe. The safety contract
206            // for `dealloc` must be upheld by the caller.
207            old_size => unsafe {
208                let new_ptr = self.alloc_impl(new_layout, zeroed)?;
209                ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(ptr.as_ptr(), new_ptr.as_mut_ptr(), old_size);
210                Allocator::deallocate(self, ptr, old_layout);
211                Ok(new_ptr)
212            },
213        }
214    }
215}
216
217// The Allocator impl checks the layout size to be non-zero and forwards to the
218// platform functions in `std::sys::*::alloc`.
219#[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
220unsafe impl Allocator for System {
221    #[inline]
222    fn allocate(&self, layout: Layout) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
223        self.alloc_impl(layout, false)
224    }
225
226    #[inline]
227    fn allocate_zeroed(&self, layout: Layout) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
228        self.alloc_impl(layout, true)
229    }
230
231    #[inline]
232    unsafe fn deallocate(&self, ptr: NonNull<u8>, layout: Layout) {
233        if layout.size() != 0 {
234            // SAFETY: `layout` is non-zero in size,
235            // other conditions must be upheld by the caller
236            unsafe { imp::dealloc(ptr.as_ptr(), layout) }
237        }
238    }
239
240    #[inline]
241    unsafe fn grow(
242        &self,
243        ptr: NonNull<u8>,
244        old_layout: Layout,
245        new_layout: Layout,
246    ) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
247        // SAFETY: all conditions must be upheld by the caller
248        unsafe { self.grow_impl(ptr, old_layout, new_layout, false) }
249    }
250
251    #[inline]
252    unsafe fn grow_zeroed(
253        &self,
254        ptr: NonNull<u8>,
255        old_layout: Layout,
256        new_layout: Layout,
257    ) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
258        // SAFETY: all conditions must be upheld by the caller
259        unsafe { self.grow_impl(ptr, old_layout, new_layout, true) }
260    }
261
262    #[inline]
263    unsafe fn shrink(
264        &self,
265        ptr: NonNull<u8>,
266        old_layout: Layout,
267        new_layout: Layout,
268    ) -> Result<NonNull<[u8]>, AllocError> {
269        debug_assert!(
270            new_layout.size() <= old_layout.size(),
271            "`new_layout.size()` must be smaller than or equal to `old_layout.size()`"
272        );
273
274        match new_layout.size() {
275            // SAFETY: conditions must be upheld by the caller
276            0 => unsafe {
277                Allocator::deallocate(self, ptr, old_layout);
278                Ok(new_layout.dangling_ptr().cast_slice(0))
279            },
280
281            // SAFETY: `new_size` is non-zero. Other conditions must be upheld by the caller
282            new_size if old_layout.align() == new_layout.align() => unsafe {
283                // `realloc` probably checks for `new_size <= old_layout.size()` or something similar.
284                hint::assert_unchecked(new_size <= old_layout.size());
285
286                let raw_ptr = imp::realloc(ptr.as_ptr(), old_layout, new_size);
287                let ptr = NonNull::new(raw_ptr).ok_or(AllocError)?;
288                Ok(ptr.cast_slice(new_size))
289            },
290
291            // SAFETY: because `new_size` must be smaller than or equal to `old_layout.size()`,
292            // both the old and new memory allocation are valid for reads and writes for `new_size`
293            // bytes. Also, because the old allocation wasn't yet deallocated, it cannot overlap
294            // `new_ptr`. Thus, the call to `copy_nonoverlapping` is safe. The safety contract
295            // for `dealloc` must be upheld by the caller.
296            new_size => unsafe {
297                let new_ptr = Allocator::allocate(self, new_layout)?;
298                ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(ptr.as_ptr(), new_ptr.as_mut_ptr(), new_size);
299                Allocator::deallocate(self, ptr, old_layout);
300                Ok(new_ptr)
301            },
302        }
303    }
304}
305
306#[unstable(feature = "allocator_api", issue = "32838")]
307unsafe impl GlobalAllocator for System {}
308
309static HOOK: AtomicPtr<()> = AtomicPtr::new(ptr::null_mut());
310
311/// Registers a custom allocation error hook, replacing any that was previously registered.
312///
313/// The allocation error hook is invoked when an infallible memory allocation fails — that is,
314/// as a consequence of calling [`handle_alloc_error`] — before the runtime aborts.
315///
316/// The allocation error hook is a global resource. [`take_alloc_error_hook`] may be used to
317/// retrieve a previously registered hook and wrap or discard it.
318///
319/// # What the provided `hook` function should expect
320///
321/// The hook function is provided with a [`Layout`] struct which contains information
322/// about the allocation that failed.
323///
324/// The hook function may choose to panic or abort; in the event that it returns normally, this
325/// will cause an immediate abort.
326///
327/// Since [`take_alloc_error_hook`] is a safe function that allows retrieving the hook, the hook
328/// function must be _sound_ to call even if no memory allocations were attempted.
329///
330/// # The default hook
331///
332/// The default hook, used if [`set_alloc_error_hook`] is never called, prints a message to
333/// standard error (and then returns, causing the runtime to abort the process).
334/// Compiler options may cause it to panic instead, and the default behavior may be changed
335/// to panicking in future versions of Rust.
336///
337/// # Examples
338///
339/// ```
340/// #![feature(alloc_error_hook)]
341///
342/// use std::alloc::{Layout, set_alloc_error_hook};
343///
344/// fn custom_alloc_error_hook(layout: Layout) {
345///    panic!("memory allocation of {} bytes failed", layout.size());
346/// }
347///
348/// set_alloc_error_hook(custom_alloc_error_hook);
349/// ```
350#[unstable(feature = "alloc_error_hook", issue = "51245")]
351pub fn set_alloc_error_hook(hook: fn(Layout)) {
352    HOOK.store(hook as *mut (), Ordering::Release);
353}
354
355/// Unregisters the current allocation error hook, returning it.
356///
357/// *See also the function [`set_alloc_error_hook`].*
358///
359/// If no custom hook is registered, the default hook will be returned.
360#[unstable(feature = "alloc_error_hook", issue = "51245")]
361pub fn take_alloc_error_hook() -> fn(Layout) {
362    let hook = HOOK.swap(ptr::null_mut(), Ordering::Acquire);
363    if hook.is_null() { default_alloc_error_hook } else { unsafe { mem::transmute(hook) } }
364}
365
366#[optimize(size)]
367fn default_alloc_error_hook(layout: Layout) {
368    if cfg!(panic = "immediate-abort") {
369        return;
370    }
371
372    // This is the default path taken on OOM, and the only path taken on stable with std.
373    // Crucially, it does *not* call any user-defined code, and therefore users do not have to
374    // worry about allocation failure causing reentrancy issues. That makes it different from
375    // the default `__rdl_alloc_error_handler` defined in alloc (i.e., the default alloc error
376    // handler that is  called when there is no `#[alloc_error_handler]`), which triggers a
377    // regular panic and thus can invoke a user-defined panic hook, executing arbitrary
378    // user-defined code.
379
380    static PREV_ALLOC_FAILURE: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
381    if PREV_ALLOC_FAILURE.swap(true, Ordering::Relaxed) {
382        // Don't try to print a backtrace if a previous alloc error happened. This likely means
383        // there is not enough memory to print a backtrace, although it could also mean that two
384        // threads concurrently run out of memory.
385        rtprintpanic!(
386            "memory allocation of {} bytes failed\nskipping backtrace printing to avoid potential recursion\n",
387            layout.size()
388        );
389        return;
390    } else {
391        rtprintpanic!("memory allocation of {} bytes failed\n", layout.size());
392    }
393
394    let Some(mut out) = crate::sys::stdio::panic_output() else {
395        return;
396    };
397
398    // Use a lock to prevent mixed output in multithreading context.
399    // Some platforms also require it when printing a backtrace, like `SymFromAddr` on Windows.
400    // Make sure to not take this lock until after checking PREV_ALLOC_FAILURE to avoid deadlocks
401    // when there is too little memory to print a backtrace.
402    let mut lock = crate::sys::backtrace::lock();
403
404    match crate::panic::get_backtrace_style() {
405        Some(crate::panic::BacktraceStyle::Short) => {
406            drop(lock.print(&mut out, crate::backtrace_rs::PrintFmt::Short))
407        }
408        Some(crate::panic::BacktraceStyle::Full) => {
409            drop(lock.print(&mut out, crate::backtrace_rs::PrintFmt::Full))
410        }
411        Some(crate::panic::BacktraceStyle::Off) => {
412            use crate::io::Write;
413            let _ = writeln!(
414                out,
415                "note: run with `RUST_BACKTRACE=1` environment variable to display a \
416                             backtrace"
417            );
418            if cfg!(miri) {
419                let _ = writeln!(
420                    out,
421                    "note: in Miri, you may have to set `MIRIFLAGS=-Zmiri-env-forward=RUST_BACKTRACE` \
422                                for the environment variable to have an effect"
423                );
424            }
425        }
426        // If backtraces aren't supported or are forced-off, do nothing.
427        None => {}
428    }
429}
430
431#[cfg(not(test))]
432#[doc(hidden)]
433#[alloc_error_handler]
434#[unstable(feature = "alloc_internals", issue = "none")]
435pub fn rust_oom(layout: Layout) -> ! {
436    crate::sys::backtrace::__rust_end_short_backtrace(|| {
437        let hook = HOOK.load(Ordering::Acquire);
438        let hook: fn(Layout) =
439            if hook.is_null() { default_alloc_error_hook } else { unsafe { mem::transmute(hook) } };
440        hook(layout);
441        crate::process::abort()
442    })
443}
444
445#[cfg(not(test))]
446#[doc(hidden)]
447#[allow(unused_attributes)]
448#[unstable(feature = "alloc_internals", issue = "none")]
449pub mod __default_lib_allocator {
450    use super::Layout;
451    // We call the system functions directly to avoid any overheads introduced
452    // by the roundtrip through `impl Allocator for System` and
453    // `impl<A: GlobalAllocator> GlobalAlloc for A`.
454    use crate::sys::alloc as imp;
455
456    // These magic symbol names are used as a fallback for implementing the
457    // `__rust_alloc` etc symbols (see `src/liballoc/alloc.rs`) when there is
458    // no `#[global_allocator]` attribute.
459
460    // for symbol names src/librustc_ast/expand/allocator.rs
461    // for signatures src/librustc_allocator/lib.rs
462
463    // linkage directives are provided as part of the current compiler allocator
464    // ABI
465
466    #[rustc_std_internal_symbol]
467    pub unsafe extern "C" fn __rdl_alloc(size: usize, align: usize) -> *mut u8 {
468        // SAFETY: see the guarantees expected by `Layout::from_size_align` and
469        // `GlobalAlloc::alloc`.
470        unsafe {
471            let layout = Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(size, align);
472            imp::alloc(layout)
473        }
474    }
475
476    #[rustc_std_internal_symbol]
477    pub unsafe extern "C" fn __rdl_dealloc(ptr: *mut u8, size: usize, align: usize) {
478        // SAFETY: see the guarantees expected by `Layout::from_size_align` and
479        // `GlobalAlloc::dealloc`.
480        unsafe { imp::dealloc(ptr, Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(size, align)) }
481    }
482
483    #[rustc_std_internal_symbol]
484    pub unsafe extern "C" fn __rdl_realloc(
485        ptr: *mut u8,
486        old_size: usize,
487        align: usize,
488        new_size: usize,
489    ) -> *mut u8 {
490        // SAFETY: see the guarantees expected by `Layout::from_size_align` and
491        // `GlobalAlloc::realloc`.
492        unsafe {
493            let old_layout = Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(old_size, align);
494            imp::realloc(ptr, old_layout, new_size)
495        }
496    }
497
498    #[rustc_std_internal_symbol]
499    pub unsafe extern "C" fn __rdl_alloc_zeroed(size: usize, align: usize) -> *mut u8 {
500        // SAFETY: see the guarantees expected by `Layout::from_size_align` and
501        // `GlobalAlloc::alloc_zeroed`.
502        unsafe {
503            let layout = Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(size, align);
504            imp::alloc_zeroed(layout)
505        }
506    }
507}