0.9.1.59:
[sbcl.git] / src / runtime / gencgc.c
index d0448fd..0c0c98f 100644 (file)
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include "runtime.h"
 #include "sbcl.h"
+#include "runtime.h"
 #include "os.h"
 #include "interr.h"
 #include "globals.h"
 #include "validate.h"
 #include "lispregs.h"
 #include "arch.h"
+#include "fixnump.h"
 #include "gc.h"
 #include "gc-internal.h"
 #include "thread.h"
 #include "genesis/vector.h"
 #include "genesis/weak-pointer.h"
 #include "genesis/simple-fun.h"
-
-/* assembly language stub that executes trap_PendingInterrupt */
-void do_pending_interrupt(void);
+#include "genesis/hash-table.h"
 
 /* forward declarations */
-int gc_find_freeish_pages(int *restart_page_ptr, int nbytes, int unboxed);
-void  gc_set_region_empty(struct alloc_region *region);
-void gc_alloc_update_all_page_tables(void);
+long gc_find_freeish_pages(long *restart_page_ptr, long nbytes, int unboxed);
 static void  gencgc_pickup_dynamic(void);
-boolean interrupt_maybe_gc_int(int, siginfo_t *, void *);
 
 \f
 /*
@@ -94,7 +90,11 @@ unsigned large_object_size = 4 * PAGE_BYTES;
 
 /* the verbosity level. All non-error messages are disabled at level 0;
  * and only a few rare messages are printed at level 1. */
-unsigned gencgc_verbose = (QSHOW ? 1 : 0);
+#ifdef QSHOW
+unsigned gencgc_verbose = 1;
+#else
+unsigned gencgc_verbose = 0;
+#endif
 
 /* FIXME: At some point enable the various error-checking things below
  * and see what they say. */
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ unsigned long auto_gc_trigger = 0;
 
 /* the source and destination generations. These are set before a GC starts
  * scavenging. */
-int from_space;
-int new_space;
+long from_space;
+long new_space;
 
 
 /* An array of page structures is statically allocated.
@@ -151,23 +151,28 @@ struct page page_table[NUM_PAGES];
  * is needed. */
 static void *heap_base = NULL;
 
+#if N_WORD_BITS == 32
+ #define SIMPLE_ARRAY_WORD_WIDETAG SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_32_WIDETAG
+#elif N_WORD_BITS == 64
+ #define SIMPLE_ARRAY_WORD_WIDETAG SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_64_WIDETAG
+#endif
 
 /* Calculate the start address for the given page number. */
 inline void *
-page_address(int page_num)
+page_address(long page_num)
 {
     return (heap_base + (page_num * PAGE_BYTES));
 }
 
 /* Find the page index within the page_table for the given
  * address. Return -1 on failure. */
-inline int
+inline long
 find_page_index(void *addr)
 {
-    int index = addr-heap_base;
+    long index = addr-heap_base;
 
     if (index >= 0) {
-       index = ((unsigned int)index)/PAGE_BYTES;
+       index = ((unsigned long)index)/PAGE_BYTES;
        if (index < NUM_PAGES)
            return (index);
     }
@@ -179,28 +184,28 @@ find_page_index(void *addr)
 struct generation {
 
     /* the first page that gc_alloc() checks on its next call */
-    int alloc_start_page;
+    long alloc_start_page;
 
     /* the first page that gc_alloc_unboxed() checks on its next call */
-    int alloc_unboxed_start_page;
+    long alloc_unboxed_start_page;
 
     /* the first page that gc_alloc_large (boxed) considers on its next
      * call. (Although it always allocates after the boxed_region.) */
-    int alloc_large_start_page;
+    long alloc_large_start_page;
 
     /* the first page that gc_alloc_large (unboxed) considers on its
      * next call. (Although it always allocates after the
      * current_unboxed_region.) */
-    int alloc_large_unboxed_start_page;
+    long alloc_large_unboxed_start_page;
 
     /* the bytes allocated to this generation */
-    int bytes_allocated;
+    long bytes_allocated;
 
     /* the number of bytes at which to trigger a GC */
-    int gc_trigger;
+    long gc_trigger;
 
     /* to calculate a new level for gc_trigger */
-    int bytes_consed_between_gc;
+    long bytes_consed_between_gc;
 
     /* the number of GCs since the last raise */
     int num_gc;
@@ -214,7 +219,7 @@ struct generation {
      * objects are added from a GC of a younger generation. Dividing by
      * the bytes_allocated will give the average age of the memory in
      * this generation since its last GC. */
-    int cum_sum_bytes_allocated;
+    long cum_sum_bytes_allocated;
 
     /* a minimum average memory age before a GC will occur helps
      * prevent a GC when a large number of new live objects have been
@@ -249,7 +254,7 @@ unsigned int  gencgc_oldest_gen_to_gc = NUM_GENERATIONS-1;
  * ALLOCATION_POINTER which is used by the room function to limit its
  * search of the heap. XX Gencgc obviously needs to be better
  * integrated with the Lisp code. */
-static int  last_free_page;
+static long  last_free_page;
 \f
 /* This lock is to prevent multiple threads from simultaneously
  * allocating new regions which overlap each other.  Note that the
@@ -267,11 +272,11 @@ static lispobj free_pages_lock=0;
 
 /* Count the number of pages which are write-protected within the
  * given generation. */
-static int
+static long
 count_write_protect_generation_pages(int generation)
 {
-    int i;
-    int count = 0;
+    long i;
+    long count = 0;
 
     for (i = 0; i < last_free_page; i++)
        if ((page_table[i].allocated != FREE_PAGE_FLAG)
@@ -282,11 +287,11 @@ count_write_protect_generation_pages(int generation)
 }
 
 /* Count the number of pages within the given generation. */
-static int
+static long
 count_generation_pages(int generation)
 {
-    int i;
-    int count = 0;
+    long i;
+    long count = 0;
 
     for (i = 0; i < last_free_page; i++)
        if ((page_table[i].allocated != 0)
@@ -295,12 +300,12 @@ count_generation_pages(int generation)
     return count;
 }
 
-/* Count the number of dont_move pages. */
-static int
+#ifdef QSHOW
+static long
 count_dont_move_pages(void)
 {
-    int i;
-    int count = 0;
+    long i;
+    long count = 0;
     for (i = 0; i < last_free_page; i++) {
        if ((page_table[i].allocated != 0) && (page_table[i].dont_move != 0)) {
            ++count;
@@ -308,14 +313,15 @@ count_dont_move_pages(void)
     }
     return count;
 }
+#endif /* QSHOW */
 
 /* Work through the pages and add up the number of bytes used for the
  * given generation. */
-static int
+static long
 count_generation_bytes_allocated (int gen)
 {
-    int i;
-    int result = 0;
+    long i;
+    long result = 0;
     for (i = 0; i < last_free_page; i++) {
        if ((page_table[i].allocated != 0) && (page_table[i].gen == gen))
            result += page_table[i].bytes_used;
@@ -392,7 +398,7 @@ print_generation_stats(int verbose) /* FIXME: should take FILE argument */
        gc_assert(generations[i].bytes_allocated
                  == count_generation_bytes_allocated(i));
        fprintf(stderr,
-               "   %1d: %5d %5d %5d %5d %5d %8d %5d %8d %4d %3d %7.4f\n",
+               "   %1d: %5d %5d %5d %5d %5d %8ld %5ld %8ld %4ld %3d %7.4f\n",
                i,
                boxed_cnt, unboxed_cnt, large_boxed_cnt, large_unboxed_cnt,
                pinned_cnt,
@@ -422,7 +428,7 @@ print_generation_stats(int verbose) /* FIXME: should take FILE argument */
  * e.g. boxed/unboxed, generation, ages; there may need to be many
  * allocation regions.
  *
- * Each allocation region may be start within a partly used page. Many
+ * Each allocation region may start within a partly used page. Many
  * features of memory use are noted on a page wise basis, e.g. the
  * generation; so if a region starts within an existing allocated page
  * it must be consistent with this page.
@@ -491,12 +497,12 @@ static int gc_alloc_generation;
  * are allocated, although they will initially be empty.
  */
 static void
-gc_alloc_new_region(int nbytes, int unboxed, struct alloc_region *alloc_region)
+gc_alloc_new_region(long nbytes, int unboxed, struct alloc_region *alloc_region)
 {
-    int first_page;
-    int last_page;
-    int bytes_found;
-    int i;
+    long first_page;
+    long last_page;
+    long bytes_found;
+    long i;
 
     /*
     FSHOW((stderr,
@@ -508,7 +514,7 @@ gc_alloc_new_region(int nbytes, int unboxed, struct alloc_region *alloc_region)
     gc_assert((alloc_region->first_page == 0)
              && (alloc_region->last_page == -1)
              && (alloc_region->free_pointer == alloc_region->end_addr));
-    get_spinlock(&free_pages_lock,(int) alloc_region);
+    get_spinlock(&free_pages_lock,(long) alloc_region);
     if (unboxed) {
        first_page =
            generations[gc_alloc_generation].alloc_unboxed_start_page;
@@ -574,9 +580,9 @@ gc_alloc_new_region(int nbytes, int unboxed, struct alloc_region *alloc_region)
     
     /* we can do this after releasing free_pages_lock */
     if (gencgc_zero_check) {
-       int *p;
-       for (p = (int *)alloc_region->start_addr;
-            p < (int *)alloc_region->end_addr; p++) {
+       long *p;
+       for (p = (long *)alloc_region->start_addr;
+            p < (long *)alloc_region->end_addr; p++) {
            if (*p != 0) {
                /* KLUDGE: It would be nice to use %lx and explicit casts
                 * (long) in code like this, so that it is less likely to
@@ -606,22 +612,22 @@ gc_alloc_new_region(int nbytes, int unboxed, struct alloc_region *alloc_region)
  * scavenge of a generation. */
 #define NUM_NEW_AREAS 512
 static int record_new_objects = 0;
-static int new_areas_ignore_page;
+static long new_areas_ignore_page;
 struct new_area {
-    int  page;
-    int  offset;
-    int  size;
+    long  page;
+    long  offset;
+    long  size;
 };
 static struct new_area (*new_areas)[];
-static int new_areas_index;
-int max_new_areas;
+static long new_areas_index;
+long max_new_areas;
 
 /* Add a new area to new_areas. */
 static void
-add_new_area(int first_page, int offset, int size)
+add_new_area(long first_page, long offset, long size)
 {
     unsigned new_area_start,c;
-    int i;
+    long i;
 
     /* Ignore if full. */
     if (new_areas_index >= NUM_NEW_AREAS)
@@ -690,13 +696,13 @@ add_new_area(int first_page, int offset, int size)
 void
 gc_alloc_update_page_tables(int unboxed, struct alloc_region *alloc_region)
 {
-    int more;
-    int first_page;
-    int next_page;
-    int bytes_used;
-    int orig_first_page_bytes_used;
-    int region_size;
-    int byte_cnt;
+    long more;
+    long first_page;
+    long next_page;
+    long bytes_used;
+    long orig_first_page_bytes_used;
+    long region_size;
+    long byte_cnt;
 
 
     first_page = alloc_region->first_page;
@@ -707,7 +713,7 @@ gc_alloc_update_page_tables(int unboxed, struct alloc_region *alloc_region)
 
     next_page = first_page+1;
 
-    get_spinlock(&free_pages_lock,(int) alloc_region);
+    get_spinlock(&free_pages_lock,(long) alloc_region);
     if (alloc_region->free_pointer != alloc_region->start_addr) {
        /* some bytes were allocated in the region */
        orig_first_page_bytes_used = page_table[first_page].bytes_used;
@@ -816,21 +822,21 @@ gc_alloc_update_page_tables(int unboxed, struct alloc_region *alloc_region)
     gc_set_region_empty(alloc_region);
 }
 
-static inline void *gc_quick_alloc(int nbytes);
+static inline void *gc_quick_alloc(long nbytes);
 
 /* Allocate a possibly large object. */
 void *
-gc_alloc_large(int nbytes, int unboxed, struct alloc_region *alloc_region)
+gc_alloc_large(long nbytes, int unboxed, struct alloc_region *alloc_region)
 {
-    int first_page;
-    int last_page;
-    int orig_first_page_bytes_used;
-    int byte_cnt;
-    int more;
-    int bytes_used;
-    int next_page;
+    long first_page;
+    long last_page;
+    long orig_first_page_bytes_used;
+    long byte_cnt;
+    long more;
+    long bytes_used;
+    long next_page;
 
-    get_spinlock(&free_pages_lock,(int) alloc_region);
+    get_spinlock(&free_pages_lock,(long) alloc_region);
 
     if (unboxed) {
        first_page =
@@ -936,16 +942,16 @@ gc_alloc_large(int nbytes, int unboxed, struct alloc_region *alloc_region)
     return((void *)(page_address(first_page)+orig_first_page_bytes_used));
 }
 
-int
-gc_find_freeish_pages(int *restart_page_ptr, int nbytes, int unboxed)
+long
+gc_find_freeish_pages(long *restart_page_ptr, long nbytes, int unboxed)
 {
-    int first_page;
-    int last_page;
-    int region_size;
-    int restart_page=*restart_page_ptr;
-    int bytes_found;
-    int num_pages;
-    int large_p=(nbytes>=large_object_size);
+    long first_page;
+    long last_page;
+    long region_size;
+    long restart_page=*restart_page_ptr;
+    long bytes_found;
+    long num_pages;
+    long large_p=(nbytes>=large_object_size);
     gc_assert(free_pages_lock);
 
     /* Search for a contiguous free space of at least nbytes. If it's
@@ -976,7 +982,7 @@ gc_find_freeish_pages(int *restart_page_ptr, int nbytes, int unboxed)
        
        if (first_page >= NUM_PAGES) {
            fprintf(stderr,
-                   "Argh! gc_find_free_space failed (first_page), nbytes=%d.\n",
+                   "Argh! gc_find_free_space failed (first_page), nbytes=%ld.\n",
                    nbytes);
            print_generation_stats(1);
            lose(NULL);
@@ -1007,7 +1013,7 @@ gc_find_freeish_pages(int *restart_page_ptr, int nbytes, int unboxed)
     /* Check for a failure */
     if ((restart_page >= NUM_PAGES) && (bytes_found < nbytes)) {
        fprintf(stderr,
-               "Argh! gc_find_freeish_pages failed (restart_page), nbytes=%d.\n",
+               "Argh! gc_find_freeish_pages failed (restart_page), nbytes=%ld.\n",
                nbytes);
        print_generation_stats(1);
        lose(NULL);
@@ -1020,7 +1026,7 @@ gc_find_freeish_pages(int *restart_page_ptr, int nbytes, int unboxed)
  * functions will eventually call this  */
 
 void *
-gc_alloc_with_region(int nbytes,int unboxed_p, struct alloc_region *my_region,
+gc_alloc_with_region(long nbytes,int unboxed_p, struct alloc_region *my_region,
                     int quick_p)
 {
     void *new_free_pointer;
@@ -1031,6 +1037,9 @@ gc_alloc_with_region(int nbytes,int unboxed_p, struct alloc_region *my_region,
     /* Check whether there is room in the current alloc region. */
     new_free_pointer = my_region->free_pointer + nbytes;
 
+    /* fprintf(stderr, "alloc %d bytes from %p to %p\n", nbytes,
+       my_region->free_pointer, new_free_pointer); */
+
     if (new_free_pointer <= my_region->end_addr) {
        /* If so then allocate from the current alloc region. */
        void *new_obj = my_region->free_pointer;
@@ -1062,7 +1071,7 @@ gc_alloc_with_region(int nbytes,int unboxed_p, struct alloc_region *my_region,
  * region */
 
 void *
-gc_general_alloc(int nbytes,int unboxed_p,int quick_p)
+gc_general_alloc(long nbytes,int unboxed_p,int quick_p)
 {
     struct alloc_region *my_region = 
       unboxed_p ? &unboxed_region : &boxed_region;
@@ -1070,31 +1079,31 @@ gc_general_alloc(int nbytes,int unboxed_p,int quick_p)
 }
 
 static inline void *
-gc_quick_alloc(int nbytes)
+gc_quick_alloc(long nbytes)
 {
     return gc_general_alloc(nbytes,ALLOC_BOXED,ALLOC_QUICK);
 }
 
 static inline void *
-gc_quick_alloc_large(int nbytes)
+gc_quick_alloc_large(long nbytes)
 {
     return gc_general_alloc(nbytes,ALLOC_BOXED,ALLOC_QUICK);
 }
 
 static inline void *
-gc_alloc_unboxed(int nbytes)
+gc_alloc_unboxed(long nbytes)
 {
     return gc_general_alloc(nbytes,ALLOC_UNBOXED,0);
 }
 
 static inline void *
-gc_quick_alloc_unboxed(int nbytes)
+gc_quick_alloc_unboxed(long nbytes)
 {
     return gc_general_alloc(nbytes,ALLOC_UNBOXED,ALLOC_QUICK);
 }
 
 static inline void *
-gc_quick_alloc_large_unboxed(int nbytes)
+gc_quick_alloc_large_unboxed(long nbytes)
 {
     return gc_general_alloc(nbytes,ALLOC_UNBOXED,ALLOC_QUICK);
 }
@@ -1103,9 +1112,9 @@ gc_quick_alloc_large_unboxed(int nbytes)
  * scavenging/transporting routines derived from gc.c in CMU CL ca. 18b
  */
 
-extern int (*scavtab[256])(lispobj *where, lispobj object);
+extern long (*scavtab[256])(lispobj *where, lispobj object);
 extern lispobj (*transother[256])(lispobj object);
-extern int (*sizetab[256])(lispobj *where);
+extern long (*sizetab[256])(lispobj *where);
 
 /* Copy a large boxed object. If the object is in a large object
  * region then it is simply promoted, else it is copied. If it's large
@@ -1114,11 +1123,11 @@ extern int (*sizetab[256])(lispobj *where);
  * Vectors may have shrunk. If the object is not copied the space
  * needs to be reclaimed, and the page_tables corrected. */
 lispobj
-copy_large_object(lispobj object, int nwords)
+copy_large_object(lispobj object, long nwords)
 {
     int tag;
     lispobj *new;
-    int first_page;
+    long first_page;
 
     gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
     gc_assert(from_space_p(object));
@@ -1133,10 +1142,10 @@ copy_large_object(lispobj object, int nwords)
 
        /* Promote the object. */
 
-       int remaining_bytes;
-       int next_page;
-       int bytes_freed;
-       int old_bytes_used;
+       long remaining_bytes;
+       long next_page;
+       long bytes_freed;
+       long old_bytes_used;
 
        /* Note: Any page write-protection must be removed, else a
         * later scavenge_newspace may incorrectly not scavenge these
@@ -1147,7 +1156,7 @@ copy_large_object(lispobj object, int nwords)
        gc_assert(page_table[first_page].first_object_offset == 0);
 
        next_page = first_page;
-       remaining_bytes = nwords*4;
+       remaining_bytes = nwords*N_WORD_BYTES;
        while (remaining_bytes > PAGE_BYTES) {
            gc_assert(page_table[next_page].gen == from_space);
            gc_assert(page_table[next_page].allocated == BOXED_PAGE_FLAG);
@@ -1204,12 +1213,13 @@ copy_large_object(lispobj object, int nwords)
            next_page++;
        }
 
-       generations[from_space].bytes_allocated -= 4*nwords + bytes_freed;
-       generations[new_space].bytes_allocated += 4*nwords;
+       generations[from_space].bytes_allocated -= N_WORD_BYTES*nwords +
+         bytes_freed;
+       generations[new_space].bytes_allocated += N_WORD_BYTES*nwords;
        bytes_allocated -= bytes_freed;
 
        /* Add the region to the new_areas if requested. */
-       add_new_area(first_page,0,nwords*4);
+       add_new_area(first_page,0,nwords*N_WORD_BYTES);
 
        return(object);
     } else {
@@ -1217,9 +1227,9 @@ copy_large_object(lispobj object, int nwords)
        tag = lowtag_of(object);
 
        /* Allocate space. */
-       new = gc_quick_alloc_large(nwords*4);
+       new = gc_quick_alloc_large(nwords*N_WORD_BYTES);
 
-       memcpy(new,native_pointer(object),nwords*4);
+       memcpy(new,native_pointer(object),nwords*N_WORD_BYTES);
 
        /* Return Lisp pointer of new object. */
        return ((lispobj) new) | tag;
@@ -1228,9 +1238,9 @@ copy_large_object(lispobj object, int nwords)
 
 /* to copy unboxed objects */
 lispobj
-copy_unboxed_object(lispobj object, int nwords)
+copy_unboxed_object(lispobj object, long nwords)
 {
-    int tag;
+    long tag;
     lispobj *new;
 
     gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
@@ -1241,9 +1251,9 @@ copy_unboxed_object(lispobj object, int nwords)
     tag = lowtag_of(object);
 
     /* Allocate space. */
-    new = gc_quick_alloc_unboxed(nwords*4);
+    new = gc_quick_alloc_unboxed(nwords*N_WORD_BYTES);
 
-    memcpy(new,native_pointer(object),nwords*4);
+    memcpy(new,native_pointer(object),nwords*N_WORD_BYTES);
 
     /* Return Lisp pointer of new object. */
     return ((lispobj) new) | tag;
@@ -1261,19 +1271,18 @@ copy_unboxed_object(lispobj object, int nwords)
  * KLUDGE: There's a lot of cut-and-paste duplication between this
  * function and copy_large_object(..). -- WHN 20000619 */
 lispobj
-copy_large_unboxed_object(lispobj object, int nwords)
+copy_large_unboxed_object(lispobj object, long nwords)
 {
     int tag;
     lispobj *new;
-    lispobj *source, *dest;
-    int first_page;
+    long first_page;
 
     gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
     gc_assert(from_space_p(object));
     gc_assert((nwords & 0x01) == 0);
 
     if ((nwords > 1024*1024) && gencgc_verbose)
-       FSHOW((stderr, "/copy_large_unboxed_object: %d bytes\n", nwords*4));
+       FSHOW((stderr, "/copy_large_unboxed_object: %d bytes\n", nwords*N_WORD_BYTES));
 
     /* Check whether it's a large object. */
     first_page = find_page_index((void *)object);
@@ -1283,15 +1292,15 @@ copy_large_unboxed_object(lispobj object, int nwords)
        /* Promote the object. Note: Unboxed objects may have been
         * allocated to a BOXED region so it may be necessary to
         * change the region to UNBOXED. */
-       int remaining_bytes;
-       int next_page;
-       int bytes_freed;
-       int old_bytes_used;
+       long remaining_bytes;
+       long next_page;
+       long bytes_freed;
+       long old_bytes_used;
 
        gc_assert(page_table[first_page].first_object_offset == 0);
 
        next_page = first_page;
-       remaining_bytes = nwords*4;
+       remaining_bytes = nwords*N_WORD_BYTES;
        while (remaining_bytes > PAGE_BYTES) {
            gc_assert(page_table[next_page].gen == from_space);
            gc_assert((page_table[next_page].allocated == UNBOXED_PAGE_FLAG)
@@ -1349,8 +1358,8 @@ copy_large_unboxed_object(lispobj object, int nwords)
                   "/copy_large_unboxed bytes_freed=%d\n",
                   bytes_freed));
 
-       generations[from_space].bytes_allocated -= 4*nwords + bytes_freed;
-       generations[new_space].bytes_allocated += 4*nwords;
+       generations[from_space].bytes_allocated -= nwords*N_WORD_BYTES + bytes_freed;
+       generations[new_space].bytes_allocated += nwords*N_WORD_BYTES;
        bytes_allocated -= bytes_freed;
 
        return(object);
@@ -1360,19 +1369,10 @@ copy_large_unboxed_object(lispobj object, int nwords)
        tag = lowtag_of(object);
 
        /* Allocate space. */
-       new = gc_quick_alloc_large_unboxed(nwords*4);
-
-       dest = new;
-       source = (lispobj *) native_pointer(object);
-
-       /* Copy the object. */
-       while (nwords > 0) {
-           dest[0] = source[0];
-           dest[1] = source[1];
-           dest += 2;
-           source += 2;
-           nwords -= 2;
-       }
+       new = gc_quick_alloc_large_unboxed(nwords*N_WORD_BYTES);
+
+        /* Copy the object. */
+        memcpy(new,native_pointer(object),nwords*N_WORD_BYTES);
 
        /* Return Lisp pointer of new object. */
        return ((lispobj) new) | tag;
@@ -1403,7 +1403,7 @@ static lispobj trans_boxed(lispobj object);
 void
 sniff_code_object(struct code *code, unsigned displacement)
 {
-    int nheader_words, ncode_words, nwords;
+    long nheader_words, ncode_words, nwords;
     void *p;
     void *constants_start_addr, *constants_end_addr;
     void *code_start_addr, *code_end_addr;
@@ -1416,10 +1416,10 @@ sniff_code_object(struct code *code, unsigned displacement)
     nheader_words = HeaderValue(*(lispobj *)code);
     nwords = ncode_words + nheader_words;
 
-    constants_start_addr = (void *)code + 5*4;
-    constants_end_addr = (void *)code + nheader_words*4;
-    code_start_addr = (void *)code + nheader_words*4;
-    code_end_addr = (void *)code + nwords*4;
+    constants_start_addr = (void *)code + 5*N_WORD_BYTES;
+    constants_end_addr = (void *)code + nheader_words*N_WORD_BYTES;
+    code_start_addr = (void *)code + nheader_words*N_WORD_BYTES;
+    code_end_addr = (void *)code + nwords*N_WORD_BYTES;
 
     /* Work through the unboxed code. */
     for (p = code_start_addr; p < code_end_addr; p++) {
@@ -1428,7 +1428,7 @@ sniff_code_object(struct code *code, unsigned displacement)
        unsigned d2 = *((unsigned char *)p - 2);
        unsigned d3 = *((unsigned char *)p - 3);
        unsigned d4 = *((unsigned char *)p - 4);
-#if QSHOW
+#ifdef QSHOW
        unsigned d5 = *((unsigned char *)p - 5);
        unsigned d6 = *((unsigned char *)p - 6);
 #endif
@@ -1573,7 +1573,7 @@ sniff_code_object(struct code *code, unsigned displacement)
 void
 gencgc_apply_code_fixups(struct code *old_code, struct code *new_code)
 {
-    int nheader_words, ncode_words, nwords;
+    long nheader_words, ncode_words, nwords;
     void *constants_start_addr, *constants_end_addr;
     void *code_start_addr, *code_end_addr;
     lispobj fixups = NIL;
@@ -1586,10 +1586,10 @@ gencgc_apply_code_fixups(struct code *old_code, struct code *new_code)
     /* FSHOW((stderr,
             "/compiled code object at %x: header words = %d, code words = %d\n",
             new_code, nheader_words, ncode_words)); */
-    constants_start_addr = (void *)new_code + 5*4;
-    constants_end_addr = (void *)new_code + nheader_words*4;
-    code_start_addr = (void *)new_code + nheader_words*4;
-    code_end_addr = (void *)new_code + nwords*4;
+    constants_start_addr = (void *)new_code + 5*N_WORD_BYTES;
+    constants_end_addr = (void *)new_code + nheader_words*N_WORD_BYTES;
+    code_start_addr = (void *)new_code + nheader_words*N_WORD_BYTES;
+    code_end_addr = (void *)new_code + nwords*N_WORD_BYTES;
     /*
     FSHOW((stderr,
           "/const start = %x, end = %x\n",
@@ -1630,12 +1630,11 @@ gencgc_apply_code_fixups(struct code *old_code, struct code *new_code)
 
     /*SHOW("got fixups");*/
 
-    if (widetag_of(fixups_vector->header) ==
-       SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_32_WIDETAG) {
+    if (widetag_of(fixups_vector->header) == SIMPLE_ARRAY_WORD_WIDETAG) {
        /* Got the fixups for the code block. Now work through the vector,
           and apply a fixup at each address. */
-       int length = fixnum_value(fixups_vector->length);
-       int i;
+       long length = fixnum_value(fixups_vector->length);
+       long i;
        for (i = 0; i < length; i++) {
            unsigned offset = fixups_vector->data[i];
            /* Now check the current value of offset. */
@@ -1645,7 +1644,7 @@ gencgc_apply_code_fixups(struct code *old_code, struct code *new_code)
            /* If it's within the old_code object then it must be an
             * absolute fixup (relative ones are not saved) */
            if ((old_value >= (unsigned)old_code)
-               && (old_value < ((unsigned)old_code + nwords*4)))
+               && (old_value < ((unsigned)old_code + nwords*N_WORD_BYTES)))
                /* So add the dispacement. */
                *(unsigned *)((unsigned)code_start_addr + offset) =
                    old_value + displacement;
@@ -1656,6 +1655,8 @@ gencgc_apply_code_fixups(struct code *old_code, struct code *new_code)
                *(unsigned *)((unsigned)code_start_addr + offset) =
                    old_value - displacement;
        }
+    } else {
+        fprintf(stderr, "widetag of fixup vector is %d\n", widetag_of(fixups_vector->header));
     }
 
     /* Check for possible errors. */
@@ -1709,14 +1710,14 @@ int gencgc_hash = 1;
 static int
 scav_vector(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
 {
-    unsigned int kv_length;
+    unsigned long kv_length;
     lispobj *kv_vector;
-    unsigned int length = 0; /* (0 = dummy to stop GCC warning) */
-    lispobj *hash_table;
+    unsigned long length = 0; /* (0 = dummy to stop GCC warning) */
+    struct hash_table *hash_table;
     lispobj empty_symbol;
-    unsigned int *index_vector = NULL; /* (NULL = dummy to stop GCC warning) */
-    unsigned int *next_vector = NULL; /* (NULL = dummy to stop GCC warning) */
-    unsigned int *hash_vector = NULL; /* (NULL = dummy to stop GCC warning) */
+    unsigned long *index_vector = NULL; /* (NULL = dummy to stop GCC warning) */
+    unsigned long *next_vector = NULL; /* (NULL = dummy to stop GCC warning) */
+    unsigned long *hash_vector = NULL; /* (NULL = dummy to stop GCC warning) */
     lispobj weak_p_obj;
     unsigned next_vector_length = 0;
 
@@ -1745,8 +1746,10 @@ scav_vector(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
     }
     hash_table = (lispobj *)native_pointer(where[2]);
     /*FSHOW((stderr,"/hash_table = %x\n", hash_table));*/
-    if (widetag_of(hash_table[0]) != INSTANCE_HEADER_WIDETAG) {
-       lose("hash table not instance (%x at %x)", hash_table[0], hash_table);
+    if (widetag_of(hash_table->header) != INSTANCE_HEADER_WIDETAG) {
+       lose("hash table not instance (%x at %x)",
+            hash_table->header,
+            hash_table);
     }
 
     /* Scavenge element 1, which should be some internal symbol that
@@ -1765,26 +1768,26 @@ scav_vector(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
 
     /* Scavenge hash table, which will fix the positions of the other
      * needed objects. */
-    scavenge(hash_table, 16);
+    scavenge(hash_table, sizeof(struct hash_table) / sizeof(lispobj));
 
     /* Cross-check the kv_vector. */
-    if (where != (lispobj *)native_pointer(hash_table[9])) {
-       lose("hash_table table!=this table %x", hash_table[9]);
+    if (where != (lispobj *)native_pointer(hash_table->table)) {
+       lose("hash_table table!=this table %x", hash_table->table);
     }
 
     /* WEAK-P */
-    weak_p_obj = hash_table[10];
+    weak_p_obj = hash_table->weak_p;
 
     /* index vector */
     {
-       lispobj index_vector_obj = hash_table[13];
+       lispobj index_vector_obj = hash_table->index_vector;
 
        if (is_lisp_pointer(index_vector_obj) &&
            (widetag_of(*(lispobj *)native_pointer(index_vector_obj)) ==
-            SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_32_WIDETAG)) {
-           index_vector = ((unsigned int *)native_pointer(index_vector_obj)) + 2;
+                SIMPLE_ARRAY_WORD_WIDETAG)) {
+           index_vector = ((lispobj *)native_pointer(index_vector_obj)) + 2;
            /*FSHOW((stderr, "/index_vector = %x\n",index_vector));*/
-           length = fixnum_value(((unsigned int *)native_pointer(index_vector_obj))[1]);
+           length = fixnum_value(((lispobj *)native_pointer(index_vector_obj))[1]);
            /*FSHOW((stderr, "/length = %d\n", length));*/
        } else {
            lose("invalid index_vector %x", index_vector_obj);
@@ -1793,14 +1796,14 @@ scav_vector(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
 
     /* next vector */
     {
-       lispobj next_vector_obj = hash_table[14];
+       lispobj next_vector_obj = hash_table->next_vector;
 
        if (is_lisp_pointer(next_vector_obj) &&
            (widetag_of(*(lispobj *)native_pointer(next_vector_obj)) ==
-            SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_32_WIDETAG)) {
-           next_vector = ((unsigned int *)native_pointer(next_vector_obj)) + 2;
+            SIMPLE_ARRAY_WORD_WIDETAG)) {
+           next_vector = ((lispobj *)native_pointer(next_vector_obj)) + 2;
            /*FSHOW((stderr, "/next_vector = %x\n", next_vector));*/
-           next_vector_length = fixnum_value(((unsigned int *)native_pointer(next_vector_obj))[1]);
+           next_vector_length = fixnum_value(((lispobj *)native_pointer(next_vector_obj))[1]);
            /*FSHOW((stderr, "/next_vector_length = %d\n", next_vector_length));*/
        } else {
            lose("invalid next_vector %x", next_vector_obj);
@@ -1809,18 +1812,14 @@ scav_vector(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
 
     /* maybe hash vector */
     {
-       /* FIXME: This bare "15" offset should become a symbolic
-        * expression of some sort. And all the other bare offsets
-        * too. And the bare "16" in scavenge(hash_table, 16). And
-        * probably other stuff too. Ugh.. */
-       lispobj hash_vector_obj = hash_table[15];
+       lispobj hash_vector_obj = hash_table->hash_vector;
 
        if (is_lisp_pointer(hash_vector_obj) &&
-           (widetag_of(*(lispobj *)native_pointer(hash_vector_obj))
-            == SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_32_WIDETAG)) {
-           hash_vector = ((unsigned int *)native_pointer(hash_vector_obj)) + 2;
+           (widetag_of(*(lispobj *)native_pointer(hash_vector_obj)) ==
+            SIMPLE_ARRAY_WORD_WIDETAG)){
+           hash_vector = ((lispobj *)native_pointer(hash_vector_obj)) + 2;
            /*FSHOW((stderr, "/hash_vector = %x\n", hash_vector));*/
-           gc_assert(fixnum_value(((unsigned int *)native_pointer(hash_vector_obj))[1])
+           gc_assert(fixnum_value(((lispobj *)native_pointer(hash_vector_obj))[1])
                      == next_vector_length);
        } else {
            hash_vector = NULL;
@@ -1837,10 +1836,15 @@ scav_vector(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
 
     /* Work through the KV vector. */
     {
-       int i;
+       long i;
        for (i = 1; i < next_vector_length; i++) {
            lispobj old_key = kv_vector[2*i];
-           unsigned int  old_index = (old_key & 0x1fffffff)%length;
+
+#if N_WORD_BITS == 32
+           unsigned long old_index = (old_key & 0x1fffffff)%length;
+#elif N_WORD_BITS == 64
+           unsigned long old_index = (old_key & 0x1fffffffffffffff)%length;
+#endif
 
            /* Scavenge the key and value. */
            scavenge(&kv_vector[2*i],2);
@@ -1848,27 +1852,31 @@ scav_vector(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
            /* Check whether the key has moved and is EQ based. */
            {
                lispobj new_key = kv_vector[2*i];
-               unsigned int new_index = (new_key & 0x1fffffff)%length;
+#if N_WORD_BITS == 32
+               unsigned long new_index = (new_key & 0x1fffffff)%length;
+#elif N_WORD_BITS == 64
+               unsigned long new_index = (new_key & 0x1fffffffffffffff)%length;
+#endif
 
                if ((old_index != new_index) &&
                    ((!hash_vector) || (hash_vector[i] == 0x80000000)) &&
                    ((new_key != empty_symbol) ||
                     (kv_vector[2*i] != empty_symbol))) {
 
-                   /*FSHOW((stderr,
-                          "* EQ key %d moved from %x to %x; index %d to %d\n",
-                          i, old_key, new_key, old_index, new_index));*/
+                    /*FSHOW((stderr,
+                           "* EQ key %d moved from %x to %x; index %d to %d\n",
+                           i, old_key, new_key, old_index, new_index));*/
 
                    if (index_vector[old_index] != 0) {
-                       /*FSHOW((stderr, "/P1 %d\n", index_vector[old_index]));*/
+                        /*FSHOW((stderr, "/P1 %d\n", index_vector[old_index]));*/
 
                        /* Unlink the key from the old_index chain. */
                        if (index_vector[old_index] == i) {
                            /*FSHOW((stderr, "/P2a %d\n", next_vector[i]));*/
                            index_vector[old_index] = next_vector[i];
                            /* Link it into the needing rehash chain. */
-                           next_vector[i] = fixnum_value(hash_table[11]);
-                           hash_table[11] = make_fixnum(i);
+                           next_vector[i] = fixnum_value(hash_table->needing_rehash);
+                           hash_table->needing_rehash = make_fixnum(i);
                            /*SHOW("P2");*/
                        } else {
                            unsigned prior = index_vector[old_index];
@@ -1877,15 +1885,15 @@ scav_vector(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
                            /*FSHOW((stderr, "/P3a %d %d\n", prior, next));*/
 
                            while (next != 0) {
-                               /*FSHOW((stderr, "/P3b %d %d\n", prior, next));*/
+                                /*FSHOW((stderr, "/P3b %d %d\n", prior, next));*/
                                if (next == i) {
                                    /* Unlink it. */
                                    next_vector[prior] = next_vector[next];
                                    /* Link it into the needing rehash
                                     * chain. */
                                    next_vector[next] =
-                                       fixnum_value(hash_table[11]);
-                                   hash_table[11] = make_fixnum(next);
+                                       fixnum_value(hash_table->needing_rehash);
+                                   hash_table->needing_rehash = make_fixnum(next);
                                    /*SHOW("/P3");*/
                                    break;
                                }
@@ -1915,7 +1923,7 @@ scav_vector(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
 #define WEAK_POINTER_NWORDS \
     CEILING((sizeof(struct weak_pointer) / sizeof(lispobj)), 2)
 
-static int
+static long
 scav_weak_pointer(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
 {
     struct weak_pointer *wp = weak_pointers;
@@ -1950,66 +1958,36 @@ scav_weak_pointer(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
 }
 
 \f
-/* Scan an area looking for an object which encloses the given pointer.
- * Return the object start on success or NULL on failure. */
-static lispobj *
-search_space(lispobj *start, size_t words, lispobj *pointer)
-{
-    while (words > 0) {
-       size_t count = 1;
-       lispobj thing = *start;
-
-       /* If thing is an immediate then this is a cons. */
-       if (is_lisp_pointer(thing)
-           || ((thing & 3) == 0) /* fixnum */
-           || (widetag_of(thing) == BASE_CHAR_WIDETAG)
-           || (widetag_of(thing) == UNBOUND_MARKER_WIDETAG))
-           count = 2;
-       else
-           count = (sizetab[widetag_of(thing)])(start);
-
-       /* Check whether the pointer is within this object. */
-       if ((pointer >= start) && (pointer < (start+count))) {
-           /* found it! */
-           /*FSHOW((stderr,"/found %x in %x %x\n", pointer, start, thing));*/
-           return(start);
-       }
-
-       /* Round up the count. */
-       count = CEILING(count,2);
-
-       start += count;
-       words -= count;
-    }
-    return (NULL);
-}
-
-lispobj*
-search_read_only_space(lispobj *pointer)
+lispobj *
+search_read_only_space(void *pointer)
 {
-    lispobj* start = (lispobj*)READ_ONLY_SPACE_START;
-    lispobj* end = (lispobj*)SymbolValue(READ_ONLY_SPACE_FREE_POINTER,0);
-    if ((pointer < start) || (pointer >= end))
+    lispobj *start = (lispobj *) READ_ONLY_SPACE_START;
+    lispobj *end = (lispobj *) SymbolValue(READ_ONLY_SPACE_FREE_POINTER,0);
+    if ((pointer < (void *)start) || (pointer >= (void *)end))
        return NULL;
-    return (search_space(start, (pointer+2)-start, pointer));
+    return (gc_search_space(start,
+                           (((lispobj *)pointer)+2)-start,
+                           (lispobj *) pointer));
 }
 
 lispobj *
-search_static_space(lispobj *pointer)
+search_static_space(void *pointer)
 {
-    lispobj* start = (lispobj*)STATIC_SPACE_START;
-    lispobj* end = (lispobj*)SymbolValue(STATIC_SPACE_FREE_POINTER,0);
-    if ((pointer < start) || (pointer >= end))
+    lispobj *start = (lispobj *)STATIC_SPACE_START;
+    lispobj *end = (lispobj *)SymbolValue(STATIC_SPACE_FREE_POINTER,0);
+    if ((pointer < (void *)start) || (pointer >= (void *)end))
        return NULL;
-    return (search_space(start, (pointer+2)-start, pointer));
+    return (gc_search_space(start, 
+                           (((lispobj *)pointer)+2)-start, 
+                           (lispobj *) pointer));
 }
 
 /* a faster version for searching the dynamic space. This will work even
  * if the object is in a current allocation region. */
 lispobj *
-search_dynamic_space(lispobj *pointer)
+search_dynamic_space(void *pointer)
 {
-    int page_index = find_page_index(pointer);
+    long page_index = find_page_index(pointer);
     lispobj *start;
 
     /* The address may be invalid, so do some checks. */
@@ -2018,7 +1996,9 @@ search_dynamic_space(lispobj *pointer)
        return NULL;
     start = (lispobj *)((void *)page_address(page_index)
                        + page_table[page_index].first_object_offset);
-    return (search_space(start, (pointer+2)-start, pointer));
+    return (gc_search_space(start, 
+                           (((lispobj *)pointer)+2)-start, 
+                           (lispobj *)pointer));
 }
 
 /* Is there any possibility that pointer is a valid Lisp object
@@ -2090,12 +2070,18 @@ possibly_valid_dynamic_space_pointer(lispobj *pointer)
        }
        /* Is it plausible cons? */
        if ((is_lisp_pointer(start_addr[0])
-           || ((start_addr[0] & 3) == 0) /* fixnum */
-           || (widetag_of(start_addr[0]) == BASE_CHAR_WIDETAG)
+           || (fixnump(start_addr[0]))
+           || (widetag_of(start_addr[0]) == CHARACTER_WIDETAG)
+#if N_WORD_BITS == 64
+           || (widetag_of(start_addr[0]) == SINGLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG)
+#endif
            || (widetag_of(start_addr[0]) == UNBOUND_MARKER_WIDETAG))
           && (is_lisp_pointer(start_addr[1])
-              || ((start_addr[1] & 3) == 0) /* fixnum */
-              || (widetag_of(start_addr[1]) == BASE_CHAR_WIDETAG)
+              || (fixnump(start_addr[1]))
+              || (widetag_of(start_addr[1]) == CHARACTER_WIDETAG)
+#if N_WORD_BITS == 64
+              || (widetag_of(start_addr[1]) == SINGLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG)
+#endif
               || (widetag_of(start_addr[1]) == UNBOUND_MARKER_WIDETAG)))
            break;
        else {
@@ -2141,7 +2127,10 @@ possibly_valid_dynamic_space_pointer(lispobj *pointer)
        }
        switch (widetag_of(start_addr[0])) {
        case UNBOUND_MARKER_WIDETAG:
-       case BASE_CHAR_WIDETAG:
+       case CHARACTER_WIDETAG:
+#if N_WORD_BITS == 64
+       case SINGLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
+#endif
            if (gencgc_verbose)
                FSHOW((stderr,
                       "*Wo3: %x %x %x\n",
@@ -2179,6 +2168,9 @@ possibly_valid_dynamic_space_pointer(lispobj *pointer)
 #endif
        case SIMPLE_ARRAY_WIDETAG:
        case COMPLEX_BASE_STRING_WIDETAG:
+#ifdef COMPLEX_CHARACTER_STRING_WIDETAG
+       case COMPLEX_CHARACTER_STRING_WIDETAG:
+#endif
        case COMPLEX_VECTOR_NIL_WIDETAG:
        case COMPLEX_BIT_VECTOR_WIDETAG:
        case COMPLEX_VECTOR_WIDETAG:
@@ -2188,12 +2180,17 @@ possibly_valid_dynamic_space_pointer(lispobj *pointer)
        case FDEFN_WIDETAG:
        case CODE_HEADER_WIDETAG:
        case BIGNUM_WIDETAG:
+#if N_WORD_BITS != 64
        case SINGLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
+#endif
        case DOUBLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
 #ifdef LONG_FLOAT_WIDETAG
        case LONG_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
 #endif
        case SIMPLE_BASE_STRING_WIDETAG:
+#ifdef SIMPLE_CHARACTER_STRING_WIDETAG
+       case SIMPLE_CHARACTER_STRING_WIDETAG:
+#endif
        case SIMPLE_BIT_VECTOR_WIDETAG:
        case SIMPLE_ARRAY_NIL_WIDETAG:
        case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_2_WIDETAG:
@@ -2202,9 +2199,20 @@ possibly_valid_dynamic_space_pointer(lispobj *pointer)
        case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_8_WIDETAG:
        case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_15_WIDETAG:
        case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_16_WIDETAG:
+#ifdef  SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_29_WIDETAG
        case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_29_WIDETAG:
+#endif
        case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_31_WIDETAG:
        case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_32_WIDETAG:
+#ifdef  SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_60_WIDETAG
+       case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_60_WIDETAG:
+#endif
+#ifdef  SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_63_WIDETAG
+       case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_63_WIDETAG:
+#endif
+#ifdef  SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_64_WIDETAG
+       case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_64_WIDETAG:
+#endif
 #ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_8_WIDETAG
        case SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_8_WIDETAG:
 #endif
@@ -2217,6 +2225,12 @@ possibly_valid_dynamic_space_pointer(lispobj *pointer)
 #ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_32_WIDETAG
        case SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_32_WIDETAG:
 #endif
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_61_WIDETAG
+       case SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_61_WIDETAG:
+#endif
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_64_WIDETAG
+       case SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_64_WIDETAG:
+#endif
        case SIMPLE_ARRAY_SINGLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
        case SIMPLE_ARRAY_DOUBLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
 #ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_LONG_FLOAT_WIDETAG
@@ -2265,13 +2279,13 @@ possibly_valid_dynamic_space_pointer(lispobj *pointer)
 static void
 maybe_adjust_large_object(lispobj *where)
 {
-    int first_page;
-    int nwords;
+    long first_page;
+    long nwords;
 
-    int remaining_bytes;
-    int next_page;
-    int bytes_freed;
-    int old_bytes_used;
+    long remaining_bytes;
+    long next_page;
+    long bytes_freed;
+    long old_bytes_used;
 
     int boxed;
 
@@ -2282,6 +2296,9 @@ maybe_adjust_large_object(lispobj *where)
        break;
     case BIGNUM_WIDETAG:
     case SIMPLE_BASE_STRING_WIDETAG:
+#ifdef SIMPLE_CHARACTER_STRING_WIDETAG
+    case SIMPLE_CHARACTER_STRING_WIDETAG:
+#endif
     case SIMPLE_BIT_VECTOR_WIDETAG:
     case SIMPLE_ARRAY_NIL_WIDETAG:
     case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_2_WIDETAG:
@@ -2290,9 +2307,20 @@ maybe_adjust_large_object(lispobj *where)
     case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_8_WIDETAG:
     case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_15_WIDETAG:
     case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_16_WIDETAG:
+#ifdef  SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_29_WIDETAG
     case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_29_WIDETAG:
+#endif
     case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_31_WIDETAG:
     case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_32_WIDETAG:
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_60_WIDETAG
+    case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_60_WIDETAG:
+#endif
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_63_WIDETAG
+    case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_63_WIDETAG:
+#endif
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_64_WIDETAG
+    case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_64_WIDETAG:
+#endif
 #ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_8_WIDETAG
     case SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_8_WIDETAG:
 #endif
@@ -2305,6 +2333,12 @@ maybe_adjust_large_object(lispobj *where)
 #ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_32_WIDETAG
     case SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_32_WIDETAG:
 #endif
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_61_WIDETAG
+    case SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_61_WIDETAG:
+#endif
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_64_WIDETAG
+    case SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_64_WIDETAG:
+#endif
     case SIMPLE_ARRAY_SINGLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
     case SIMPLE_ARRAY_DOUBLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
 #ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_LONG_FLOAT_WIDETAG
@@ -2340,7 +2374,7 @@ maybe_adjust_large_object(lispobj *where)
     gc_assert(page_table[first_page].first_object_offset == 0);
 
     next_page = first_page;
-    remaining_bytes = nwords*4;
+    remaining_bytes = nwords*N_WORD_BYTES;
     while (remaining_bytes > PAGE_BYTES) {
        gc_assert(page_table[next_page].gen == from_space);
        gc_assert((page_table[next_page].allocated == BOXED_PAGE_FLAG)
@@ -2424,9 +2458,9 @@ maybe_adjust_large_object(lispobj *where)
 static void
 preserve_pointer(void *addr)
 {
-    int addr_page_index = find_page_index(addr);
-    int first_page;
-    int i;
+    long addr_page_index = find_page_index(addr);
+    long first_page;
+    long i;
     unsigned region_allocation;
 
     /* quick check 1: Address is quite likely to have been invalid. */
@@ -2551,13 +2585,13 @@ preserve_pointer(void *addr)
  *
  * We return 1 if the page was write-protected, else 0. */
 static int
-update_page_write_prot(int page)
+update_page_write_prot(long page)
 {
     int gen = page_table[page].gen;
-    int j;
+    long j;
     int wp_it = 1;
     void **page_addr = (void **)page_address(page);
-    int num_words = page_table[page].bytes_used / 4;
+    long num_words = page_table[page].bytes_used / N_WORD_BYTES;
 
     /* Shouldn't be a free page. */
     gc_assert(page_table[page].allocated != FREE_PAGE_FLAG);
@@ -2574,7 +2608,7 @@ update_page_write_prot(int page)
 
     for (j = 0; j < num_words; j++) {
        void *ptr = *(page_addr+j);
-       int index = find_page_index(ptr);
+       long index = find_page_index(ptr);
 
        /* Check that it's in the dynamic space */
        if (index != -1)
@@ -2643,7 +2677,7 @@ update_page_write_prot(int page)
 static void
 scavenge_generation(int generation)
 {
-    int i;
+    long i;
     int num_wp = 0;
 
 #define SC_GEN_CK 0
@@ -2657,7 +2691,7 @@ scavenge_generation(int generation)
        if ((page_table[i].allocated & BOXED_PAGE_FLAG)
            && (page_table[i].bytes_used != 0)
            && (page_table[i].gen == generation)) {
-           int last_page,j;
+           long last_page,j;
            int write_protected=1;
 
            /* This should be the start of a region */
@@ -2676,8 +2710,9 @@ scavenge_generation(int generation)
                    break;
            }
            if (!write_protected) {
-               scavenge(page_address(i), (page_table[last_page].bytes_used
-                                          + (last_page-i)*PAGE_BYTES)/4);
+               scavenge(page_address(i), 
+                        (page_table[last_page].bytes_used +
+                         (last_page-i)*PAGE_BYTES)/N_WORD_BYTES);
                
                /* Now scan the pages and write protect those that
                 * don't have pointers to younger generations. */
@@ -2747,7 +2782,7 @@ static struct new_area new_areas_2[NUM_NEW_AREAS];
 static void
 scavenge_newspace_generation_one_scan(int generation)
 {
-    int i;
+    long i;
 
     FSHOW((stderr,
           "/starting one full scan of newspace generation %d\n",
@@ -2761,7 +2796,7 @@ scavenge_newspace_generation_one_scan(int generation)
                /* (This may be redundant as write_protected is now
                 * cleared before promotion.) */
                || (page_table[i].dont_move == 1))) {
-           int last_page;
+           long last_page;
            int all_wp=1;
 
            /* The scavenge will start at the first_object_offset of page i.
@@ -2791,11 +2826,11 @@ scavenge_newspace_generation_one_scan(int generation)
 
            /* Do a limited check for write-protected pages.  */
            if (!all_wp) {
-               int size;
+               long size;
                
                size = (page_table[last_page].bytes_used
                        + (last_page-i)*PAGE_BYTES
-                       - page_table[i].first_object_offset)/4;
+                       - page_table[i].first_object_offset)/N_WORD_BYTES;
                new_areas_ignore_page = last_page;
                
                scavenge(page_address(i) +
@@ -2815,15 +2850,15 @@ scavenge_newspace_generation_one_scan(int generation)
 static void
 scavenge_newspace_generation(int generation)
 {
-    int i;
+    long i;
 
     /* the new_areas array currently being written to by gc_alloc() */
     struct new_area (*current_new_areas)[] = &new_areas_1;
-    int current_new_areas_index;
+    long current_new_areas_index;
 
     /* the new_areas created by the previous scavenge cycle */
     struct new_area (*previous_new_areas)[] = NULL;
-    int previous_new_areas_index;
+    long previous_new_areas_index;
 
     /* Flush the current regions updating the tables. */
     gc_alloc_update_all_page_tables();
@@ -2896,12 +2931,10 @@ scavenge_newspace_generation(int generation)
 
            /* Work through previous_new_areas. */
            for (i = 0; i < previous_new_areas_index; i++) {
-               /* FIXME: All these bare *4 and /4 should be something
-                * like BYTES_PER_WORD or WBYTES. */
-               int page = (*previous_new_areas)[i].page;
-               int offset = (*previous_new_areas)[i].offset;
-               int size = (*previous_new_areas)[i].size / 4;
-               gc_assert((*previous_new_areas)[i].size % 4 == 0);
+               long page = (*previous_new_areas)[i].page;
+               long offset = (*previous_new_areas)[i].offset;
+               long size = (*previous_new_areas)[i].size / N_WORD_BYTES;
+               gc_assert((*previous_new_areas)[i].size % N_WORD_BYTES == 0);
                scavenge(page_address(page)+offset, size);
            }
 
@@ -2943,7 +2976,7 @@ scavenge_newspace_generation(int generation)
 static void
 unprotect_oldspace(void)
 {
-    int i;
+    long i;
 
     for (i = 0; i < last_free_page; i++) {
        if ((page_table[i].allocated != FREE_PAGE_FLAG)
@@ -2967,12 +3000,11 @@ unprotect_oldspace(void)
  * assumes that all objects have been copied or promoted to an older
  * generation. Bytes_allocated and the generation bytes_allocated
  * counter are updated. The number of bytes freed is returned. */
-extern void i586_bzero(void *addr, int nbytes);
-static int
+static long
 free_oldspace(void)
 {
-    int bytes_freed = 0;
-    int first_page, last_page;
+    long bytes_freed = 0;
+    long first_page, last_page;
 
     first_page = 0;
 
@@ -3028,23 +3060,14 @@ free_oldspace(void)
            os_invalidate(page_start, PAGE_BYTES*(last_page-first_page));
            addr = os_validate(page_start, PAGE_BYTES*(last_page-first_page));
            if (addr == NULL || addr != page_start) {
-               /* Is this an error condition? I couldn't really tell from
-                * the old CMU CL code, which fprintf'ed a message with
-                * an exclamation point at the end. But I've never seen the
-                * message, so it must at least be unusual..
-                *
-                * (The same condition is also tested for in gc_free_heap.)
-                *
-                * -- WHN 19991129 */
-               lose("i586_bzero: page moved, 0x%08x ==> 0x%08x",
-                    page_start,
+               lose("free_oldspace: page moved, 0x%08x ==> 0x%08x",page_start,
                     addr);
            }
        } else {
-           int *page_start;
+           long *page_start;
 
-           page_start = (int *)page_address(first_page);
-           i586_bzero(page_start, PAGE_BYTES*(last_page-first_page));
+           page_start = (long *)page_address(first_page);
+           memset(page_start, 0,PAGE_BYTES*(last_page-first_page));
        }
 
        first_page = last_page;
@@ -3061,11 +3084,11 @@ static void
 print_ptr(lispobj *addr)
 {
     /* If addr is in the dynamic space then out the page information. */
-    int pi1 = find_page_index((void*)addr);
+    long pi1 = find_page_index((void*)addr);
 
     if (pi1 != -1)
        fprintf(stderr,"  %x: page %d  alloc %d  gen %d  bytes_used %d  offset %d  dont_move %d\n",
-               (unsigned int) addr,
+               (unsigned long) addr,
                pi1,
                page_table[pi1].allocated,
                page_table[pi1].gen,
@@ -3085,7 +3108,7 @@ print_ptr(lispobj *addr)
 }
 #endif
 
-extern int undefined_tramp;
+extern long undefined_tramp;
 
 static void
 verify_space(lispobj *start, size_t words)
@@ -3100,11 +3123,11 @@ verify_space(lispobj *start, size_t words)
        lispobj thing = *(lispobj*)start;
 
        if (is_lisp_pointer(thing)) {
-           int page_index = find_page_index((void*)thing);
-           int to_readonly_space =
+           long page_index = find_page_index((void*)thing);
+           long to_readonly_space =
                (READ_ONLY_SPACE_START <= thing &&
                 thing < SymbolValue(READ_ONLY_SPACE_FREE_POINTER,0));
-           int to_static_space =
+           long to_static_space =
                (STATIC_SPACE_START <= thing &&
                 thing < SymbolValue(STATIC_SPACE_FREE_POINTER,0));
 
@@ -3157,6 +3180,9 @@ verify_space(lispobj *start, size_t words)
                case COMPLEX_WIDETAG:
                case SIMPLE_ARRAY_WIDETAG:
                case COMPLEX_BASE_STRING_WIDETAG:
+#ifdef COMPLEX_CHARACTER_STRING_WIDETAG
+               case COMPLEX_CHARACTER_STRING_WIDETAG:
+#endif
                case COMPLEX_VECTOR_NIL_WIDETAG:
                case COMPLEX_BIT_VECTOR_WIDETAG:
                case COMPLEX_VECTOR_WIDETAG:
@@ -3165,7 +3191,10 @@ verify_space(lispobj *start, size_t words)
                case FUNCALLABLE_INSTANCE_HEADER_WIDETAG:
                case VALUE_CELL_HEADER_WIDETAG:
                case SYMBOL_HEADER_WIDETAG:
-               case BASE_CHAR_WIDETAG:
+               case CHARACTER_WIDETAG:
+#if N_WORD_BITS == 64
+               case SINGLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
+#endif
                case UNBOUND_MARKER_WIDETAG:
                case INSTANCE_HEADER_WIDETAG:
                case FDEFN_WIDETAG:
@@ -3176,7 +3205,7 @@ verify_space(lispobj *start, size_t words)
                    {
                        lispobj object = *start;
                        struct code *code;
-                       int nheader_words, ncode_words, nwords;
+                       long nheader_words, ncode_words, nwords;
                        lispobj fheaderl;
                        struct simple_fun *fheaderp;
 
@@ -3228,7 +3257,9 @@ verify_space(lispobj *start, size_t words)
        
                    /* unboxed objects */
                case BIGNUM_WIDETAG:
+#if N_WORD_BITS != 64
                case SINGLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
+#endif
                case DOUBLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
 #ifdef COMPLEX_LONG_FLOAT_WIDETAG
                case LONG_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
@@ -3243,6 +3274,9 @@ verify_space(lispobj *start, size_t words)
                case COMPLEX_LONG_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
 #endif
                case SIMPLE_BASE_STRING_WIDETAG:
+#ifdef SIMPLE_CHARACTER_STRING_WIDETAG
+               case SIMPLE_CHARACTER_STRING_WIDETAG:
+#endif
                case SIMPLE_BIT_VECTOR_WIDETAG:
                case SIMPLE_ARRAY_NIL_WIDETAG:
                case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_2_WIDETAG:
@@ -3251,9 +3285,20 @@ verify_space(lispobj *start, size_t words)
                case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_8_WIDETAG:
                case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_15_WIDETAG:
                case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_16_WIDETAG:
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_29_WIDETAG
                case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_29_WIDETAG:
+#endif
                case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_31_WIDETAG:
                case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_32_WIDETAG:
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_60_WIDETAG
+               case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_60_WIDETAG:
+#endif
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_63_WIDETAG
+               case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_63_WIDETAG:
+#endif
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_64_WIDETAG
+               case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_64_WIDETAG:
+#endif
 #ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_8_WIDETAG
                case SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_8_WIDETAG:
 #endif
@@ -3266,6 +3311,12 @@ verify_space(lispobj *start, size_t words)
 #ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_32_WIDETAG
                case SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_32_WIDETAG:
 #endif
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_61_WIDETAG
+               case SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_61_WIDETAG:
+#endif
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_64_WIDETAG
+               case SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_64_WIDETAG:
+#endif
                case SIMPLE_ARRAY_SINGLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
                case SIMPLE_ARRAY_DOUBLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
 #ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_COMPLEX_LONG_FLOAT_WIDETAG
@@ -3304,15 +3355,15 @@ verify_gc(void)
      * Some counts of lispobjs are called foo_count; it might be good
      * to grep for all foo_size and rename the appropriate ones to
      * foo_count. */
-    int read_only_space_size =
+    long read_only_space_size =
        (lispobj*)SymbolValue(READ_ONLY_SPACE_FREE_POINTER,0)
        - (lispobj*)READ_ONLY_SPACE_START;
-    int static_space_size =
+    long static_space_size =
        (lispobj*)SymbolValue(STATIC_SPACE_FREE_POINTER,0)
        - (lispobj*)STATIC_SPACE_START;
     struct thread *th;
     for_each_thread(th) {
-    int binding_stack_size =
+    long binding_stack_size =
            (lispobj*)SymbolValue(BINDING_STACK_POINTER,th)
            - (lispobj*)th->binding_stack_start;
        verify_space(th->binding_stack_start, binding_stack_size);
@@ -3330,7 +3381,7 @@ verify_generation(int  generation)
        if ((page_table[i].allocated != FREE_PAGE_FLAG)
            && (page_table[i].bytes_used != 0)
            && (page_table[i].gen == generation)) {
-           int last_page;
+           long last_page;
            int region_allocation = page_table[i].allocated;
 
            /* This should be the start of a contiguous block */
@@ -3353,7 +3404,7 @@ verify_generation(int  generation)
                    break;
 
            verify_space(page_address(i), (page_table[last_page].bytes_used
-                                          + (last_page-i)*PAGE_BYTES)/4);
+                                          + (last_page-i)*PAGE_BYTES)/N_WORD_BYTES);
            i = last_page;
        }
     }
@@ -3363,26 +3414,26 @@ verify_generation(int  generation)
 static void
 verify_zero_fill(void)
 {
-    int page;
+    long page;
 
     for (page = 0; page < last_free_page; page++) {
        if (page_table[page].allocated == FREE_PAGE_FLAG) {
            /* The whole page should be zero filled. */
-           int *start_addr = (int *)page_address(page);
-           int size = 1024;
-           int i;
+           long *start_addr = (long *)page_address(page);
+           long size = 1024;
+           long i;
            for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
                if (start_addr[i] != 0) {
                    lose("free page not zero at %x", start_addr + i);
                }
            }
        } else {
-           int free_bytes = PAGE_BYTES - page_table[page].bytes_used;
+           long free_bytes = PAGE_BYTES - page_table[page].bytes_used;
            if (free_bytes > 0) {
-               int *start_addr = (int *)((unsigned)page_address(page)
+               long *start_addr = (long *)((unsigned)page_address(page)
                                          + page_table[page].bytes_used);
-               int size = free_bytes / 4;
-               int i;
+               long size = free_bytes / N_WORD_BYTES;
+               long i;
                for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
                    if (start_addr[i] != 0) {
                        lose("free region not zero at %x", start_addr + i);
@@ -3406,7 +3457,7 @@ gencgc_verify_zero_fill(void)
 static void
 verify_dynamic_space(void)
 {
-    int i;
+    long i;
 
     for (i = 0; i < NUM_GENERATIONS; i++)
        verify_generation(i);
@@ -3419,7 +3470,7 @@ verify_dynamic_space(void)
 static void
 write_protect_generation_pages(int generation)
 {
-    int i;
+    long i;
 
     gc_assert(generation < NUM_GENERATIONS);
 
@@ -3470,8 +3521,9 @@ garbage_collect_generation(int generation, int raise)
      * temporary generation (NUM_GENERATIONS), and lowered when
      * done. Set up this new generation. There should be no pages
      * allocated to it yet. */
-    if (!raise)
-       gc_assert(generations[NUM_GENERATIONS].bytes_allocated == 0);
+    if (!raise) {
+        gc_assert(generations[NUM_GENERATIONS].bytes_allocated == 0);
+    }
 
     /* Set the global src and dest. generations */
     from_space = generation;
@@ -3518,8 +3570,8 @@ garbage_collect_generation(int generation, int raise)
     for_each_thread(th) {
        void **ptr;
        void **esp=(void **)-1;
-       int i,free;
 #ifdef LISP_FEATURE_SB_THREAD
+       long i,free;
        if(th==arch_os_get_current_thread()) {
            esp = (void **) &raise;
        } else {
@@ -3527,7 +3579,7 @@ garbage_collect_generation(int generation, int raise)
            free=fixnum_value(SymbolValue(FREE_INTERRUPT_CONTEXT_INDEX,th));
            for(i=free-1;i>=0;i--) {
                os_context_t *c=th->interrupt_contexts[i];
-               esp1 = (void **) *os_context_register_addr(c,reg_ESP);
+               esp1 = (void **) *os_context_register_addr(c,reg_SP);
                if(esp1>=th->control_stack_start&& esp1<th->control_stack_end){
                    if(esp1<esp) esp=esp1;
                    for(ptr = (void **)(c+1); ptr>=(void **)c; ptr--) {
@@ -3544,9 +3596,9 @@ garbage_collect_generation(int generation, int raise)
        }
     }
 
-#if QSHOW
+#ifdef QSHOW
     if (gencgc_verbose > 1) {
-       int num_dont_move_pages = count_dont_move_pages();
+       long num_dont_move_pages = count_dont_move_pages();
        fprintf(stderr,
                "/non-movable pages due to conservative pointers = %d (%d bytes)\n",
                num_dont_move_pages,
@@ -3638,8 +3690,8 @@ garbage_collect_generation(int generation, int raise)
     /* As a check re-scavenge the newspace once; no new objects should
      * be found. */
     {
-       int old_bytes_allocated = bytes_allocated;
-       int bytes_allocated;
+       long old_bytes_allocated = bytes_allocated;
+       long bytes_allocated;
 
        /* Start with a full scavenge. */
        scavenge_newspace_generation_one_scan(new_space);
@@ -3702,13 +3754,13 @@ garbage_collect_generation(int generation, int raise)
 }
 
 /* Update last_free_page, then SymbolValue(ALLOCATION_POINTER). */
-int
+long
 update_x86_dynamic_space_free_pointer(void)
 {
-    int last_page = -1;
-    int i;
+    long last_page = -1;
+    long i;
 
-    for (i = 0; i < NUM_PAGES; i++)
+    for (i = 0; i < last_free_page; i++)
        if ((page_table[i].allocated != FREE_PAGE_FLAG)
            && (page_table[i].bytes_used != 0))
            last_page = i;
@@ -3735,7 +3787,7 @@ collect_garbage(unsigned last_gen)
     int gen = 0;
     int raise;
     int gen_to_wp;
-    int i;
+    long i;
 
     FSHOW((stderr, "/entering collect_garbage(%d)\n", last_gen));
 
@@ -3853,7 +3905,7 @@ collect_garbage(unsigned last_gen)
 void
 gc_free_heap(void)
 {
-    int page;
+    long page;
 
     if (gencgc_verbose > 1)
        SHOW("entering gc_free_heap");
@@ -3887,10 +3939,10 @@ gc_free_heap(void)
            }
        } else if (gencgc_zero_check_during_free_heap) {
            /* Double-check that the page is zero filled. */
-           int *page_start, i;
+           long *page_start, i;
            gc_assert(page_table[page].allocated == FREE_PAGE_FLAG);
            gc_assert(page_table[page].bytes_used == 0);
-           page_start = (int *)page_address(page);
+           page_start = (long *)page_address(page);
            for (i=0; i<1024; i++) {
                if (page_start[i] != 0) {
                    lose("free region not zero at %x", page_start + i);
@@ -3936,7 +3988,7 @@ gc_free_heap(void)
 void
 gc_init(void)
 {
-    int i;
+    long i;
 
     gc_init_tables();
     scavtab[SIMPLE_VECTOR_WIDETAG] = scav_vector;
@@ -3992,8 +4044,8 @@ gc_init(void)
 static void
 gencgc_pickup_dynamic(void)
 {
-    int page = 0;
-    int alloc_ptr = SymbolValue(ALLOCATION_POINTER,0);
+    long page = 0;
+    long alloc_ptr = SymbolValue(ALLOCATION_POINTER,0);
     lispobj *prev=(lispobj *)page_address(page);
 
     do {
@@ -4003,7 +4055,7 @@ gencgc_pickup_dynamic(void)
        page_table[page].bytes_used = PAGE_BYTES;
        page_table[page].large_object = 0;
 
-       first=search_space(prev,(ptr+2)-prev,ptr);
+       first=gc_search_space(prev,(ptr+2)-prev,ptr);
        if(ptr == first)  prev=ptr; 
        page_table[page].first_object_offset =
            (void *)prev - page_address(page);
@@ -4038,17 +4090,22 @@ gc_initialize_pointers(void)
  * region is full, so in most cases it's not needed. */
 
 char *
-alloc(int nbytes)
+alloc(long nbytes)
 {
     struct thread *th=arch_os_get_current_thread();
-    struct alloc_region *region= 
+    struct alloc_region *region=
+#ifdef LISP_FEATURE_SB_THREAD
        th ? &(th->alloc_region) : &boxed_region; 
+#else
+        &boxed_region; 
+#endif
     void *new_obj;
     void *new_free_pointer;
-
+    gc_assert(nbytes>0);
     /* Check for alignment allocation problems. */
-    gc_assert((((unsigned)region->free_pointer & 0x7) == 0)
-             && ((nbytes & 0x7) == 0));
+    gc_assert((((unsigned)region->free_pointer & LOWTAG_MASK) == 0)
+             && ((nbytes & LOWTAG_MASK) == 0));
+#if 0
     if(all_threads)
        /* there are a few places in the C code that allocate data in the
         * heap before Lisp starts.  This is before interrupts are enabled,
@@ -4056,8 +4113,8 @@ alloc(int nbytes)
 #ifdef LISP_FEATURE_SB_THREAD
        if(!SymbolValue(PSEUDO_ATOMIC_ATOMIC,th)) {
            register u32 fs;
-           fprintf(stderr, "fatal error in thread 0x%x, pid=%d\n",
-                   th,getpid());
+           fprintf(stderr, "fatal error in thread 0x%x, tid=%ld\n",
+                   th,th->os_thread);
            __asm__("movl %fs,%0" : "=r" (fs)  : );
            fprintf(stderr, "fs is %x, th->tls_cookie=%x \n",
                    debug_get_fs(),th->tls_cookie);
@@ -4066,6 +4123,7 @@ alloc(int nbytes)
 #else
     gc_assert(SymbolValue(PSEUDO_ATOMIC_ATOMIC,th));
 #endif
+#endif
     
     /* maybe we can do this quickly ... */
     new_free_pointer = region->free_pointer + nbytes;
@@ -4079,41 +4137,38 @@ alloc(int nbytes)
      * we should GC in the near future
      */
     if (auto_gc_trigger && bytes_allocated > auto_gc_trigger) {
-       /* set things up so that GC happens when we finish the PA
-        * section.  We only do this if there wasn't a pending handler
-        * already, in case it was a gc.  If it wasn't a GC, the next
-        * allocation will get us back to this point anyway, so no harm done
-        */
-       struct interrupt_data *data=th->interrupt_data;
-       if(!data->pending_handler) 
-           maybe_defer_handler(interrupt_maybe_gc_int,data,0,0,0);
+        struct thread *thread=arch_os_get_current_thread();
+        /* Don't flood the system with interrupts if the need to gc is
+         * already noted. This can happen for example when SUB-GC
+         * allocates or after a gc triggered in a WITHOUT-GCING. */
+        if (SymbolValue(NEED_TO_COLLECT_GARBAGE,thread) == NIL) {
+            /* set things up so that GC happens when we finish the PA
+             * section.  We only do this if there wasn't a pending
+             * handler already, in case it was a gc.  If it wasn't a
+             * GC, the next allocation will get us back to this point
+             * anyway, so no harm done
+             */
+            struct interrupt_data *data=th->interrupt_data;
+            sigset_t new_mask,old_mask;
+            sigemptyset(&new_mask);
+            sigaddset_blockable(&new_mask);
+            thread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK,&new_mask,&old_mask);
+
+            if((!data->pending_handler) &&
+               maybe_defer_handler(interrupt_maybe_gc_int,data,0,0,0)) {
+                /* Leave the signals blocked just as if it was
+                 * deferred the normal way and set the
+                 * pending_mask. */
+                sigcopyset(&(data->pending_mask),&old_mask);
+                SetSymbolValue(NEED_TO_COLLECT_GARBAGE,T,thread);
+            } else {
+                thread_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK,&old_mask,0);
+            }
+        }
     }
     new_obj = gc_alloc_with_region(nbytes,0,region,0);
     return (new_obj);
 }
-
-\f
-/* Find the code object for the given pc, or return NULL on failure.
- *
- * FIXME: PC shouldn't be lispobj*, should it? Maybe void*? */
-lispobj *
-component_ptr_from_pc(lispobj *pc)
-{
-    lispobj *object = NULL;
-
-    if ( (object = search_read_only_space(pc)) )
-       ;
-    else if ( (object = search_static_space(pc)) )
-       ;
-    else
-       object = search_dynamic_space(pc);
-
-    if (object) /* if we found something */
-       if (widetag_of(*object) == CODE_HEADER_WIDETAG) /* if it's a code object */
-           return(object);
-
-    return (NULL);
-}
 \f
 /*
  * shared support for the OS-dependent signal handlers which
@@ -4135,9 +4190,9 @@ void unhandled_sigmemoryfault(void);
 int
 gencgc_handle_wp_violation(void* fault_addr)
 {
-    int  page_index = find_page_index(fault_addr);
+    long  page_index = find_page_index(fault_addr);
 
-#if defined QSHOW_SIGNALS
+#ifdef QSHOW_SIGNALS
     FSHOW((stderr, "heap WP violation? fault_addr=%x, page_index=%d\n",
           fault_addr, page_index));
 #endif