0.7.13.5
[sbcl.git] / src / runtime / gencgc.c
index 29e4fa8..2af538d 100644 (file)
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <signal.h>
+#include <sys/ptrace.h>
+#include <linux/user.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include "runtime.h"
 #include "sbcl.h"
 #include "os.h"
 #include "lispregs.h"
 #include "arch.h"
 #include "gc.h"
-#include "gencgc.h"
-
-/* a function defined externally in assembly language, called from
- * this file */
+#include "gc-internal.h"
+#include "genesis/vector.h"
+#include "genesis/weak-pointer.h"
+#include "genesis/simple-fun.h"
+#include "genesis/static-symbols.h"
+#include "genesis/symbol.h"
+/* assembly language stub that executes trap_PendingInterrupt */
 void do_pending_interrupt(void);
+
 \f
 /*
  * GC parameters
@@ -76,19 +83,7 @@ unsigned large_object_size = 4 * 4096;
  * debugging
  */
 
-#define gc_abort() lose("GC invariant lost, file \"%s\", line %d", \
-                       __FILE__, __LINE__)
 
-/* FIXME: In CMU CL, this was "#if 0" with no explanation. Find out
- * how much it costs to make it "#if 1". If it's not too expensive,
- * keep it. */
-#if 1
-#define gc_assert(ex) do { \
-       if (!(ex)) gc_abort(); \
-} while (0)
-#else
-#define gc_assert(ex)
-#endif
 
 /* the verbosity level. All non-error messages are disabled at level 0;
  * and only a few rare messages are printed at level 1. */
@@ -135,12 +130,14 @@ static unsigned long auto_gc_trigger = 0;
 
 /* the source and destination generations. These are set before a GC starts
  * scavenging. */
-static int from_space;
-static int new_space;
+int from_space;
+int new_space;
+
 
 /* FIXME: It would be nice to use this symbolic constant instead of
  * bare 4096 almost everywhere. We could also use an assertion that
  * it's equal to getpagesize(). */
+
 #define PAGE_BYTES 4096
 
 /* An array of page structures is statically allocated.
@@ -152,6 +149,7 @@ struct page page_table[NUM_PAGES];
  * is needed. */
 static void *heap_base = NULL;
 
+
 /* Calculate the start address for the given page number. */
 inline void *
 page_address(int page_num)
@@ -221,11 +219,15 @@ struct generation {
      * added, in which case a GC could be a waste of time */
     double min_av_mem_age;
 };
+/* the number of actual generations. (The number of 'struct
+ * generation' objects is one more than this, because one object
+ * serves as scratch when GC'ing.) */
+#define NUM_GENERATIONS 6
 
 /* an array of generation structures. There needs to be one more
  * generation structure than actual generations as the oldest
  * generation is temporarily raised then lowered. */
-static struct generation generations[NUM_GENERATIONS+1];
+struct generation generations[NUM_GENERATIONS+1];
 
 /* the oldest generation that is will currently be GCed by default.
  * Valid values are: 0, 1, ... (NUM_GENERATIONS-1)
@@ -246,7 +248,6 @@ unsigned int  gencgc_oldest_gen_to_gc = NUM_GENERATIONS-1;
  * search of the heap. XX Gencgc obviously needs to be better
  * integrated with the Lisp code. */
 static int  last_free_page;
-static int  last_used_page = 0;
 \f
 /*
  * miscellaneous heap functions
@@ -356,7 +357,7 @@ print_generation_stats(int verbose) /* FIXME: should take FILE argument */
 
                /* Count the number of boxed pages within the given
                 * generation. */
-               if (page_table[j].allocated == BOXED_PAGE) {
+               if (page_table[j].allocated & BOXED_PAGE) {
                    if (page_table[j].large_object)
                        large_boxed_cnt++;
                    else
@@ -365,7 +366,7 @@ print_generation_stats(int verbose) /* FIXME: should take FILE argument */
 
                /* Count the number of unboxed pages within the given
                 * generation. */
-               if (page_table[j].allocated == UNBOXED_PAGE) {
+               if (page_table[j].allocated & UNBOXED_PAGE) {
                    if (page_table[j].large_object)
                        large_unboxed_cnt++;
                    else
@@ -447,10 +448,6 @@ print_generation_stats(int verbose) /* FIXME: should take FILE argument */
 struct alloc_region boxed_region;
 struct alloc_region unboxed_region;
 
-/* XX hack. Current Lisp code uses the following. Need copying in/out. */
-void *current_region_free_pointer;
-void *current_region_end_addr;
-
 /* The generation currently being allocated to. */
 static int gc_alloc_generation;
 
@@ -482,10 +479,7 @@ gc_alloc_new_region(int nbytes, int unboxed, struct alloc_region *alloc_region)
 {
     int first_page;
     int last_page;
-    int region_size;
-    int restart_page;
     int bytes_found;
-    int num_pages;
     int i;
 
     /*
@@ -500,101 +494,16 @@ gc_alloc_new_region(int nbytes, int unboxed, struct alloc_region *alloc_region)
              && (alloc_region->free_pointer == alloc_region->end_addr));
 
     if (unboxed) {
-       restart_page =
+       first_page =
            generations[gc_alloc_generation].alloc_unboxed_start_page;
     } else {
-       restart_page =
+       first_page =
            generations[gc_alloc_generation].alloc_start_page;
     }
-
-    /* Search for a contiguous free region of at least nbytes with the
-     * given properties: boxed/unboxed, generation. */
-    do {
-       first_page = restart_page;
-
-       /* First search for a page with at least 32 bytes free, which is
-        * not write-protected, and which is not marked dont_move.
-        *
-        * FIXME: This looks extremely similar, perhaps identical, to
-        * code in gc_alloc_large(). It should be shared somehow. */
-       while ((first_page < NUM_PAGES)
-              && (page_table[first_page].allocated != FREE_PAGE) /* not free page */
-              && ((unboxed &&
-                   (page_table[first_page].allocated != UNBOXED_PAGE))
-                  || (!unboxed &&
-                      (page_table[first_page].allocated != BOXED_PAGE))
-                  || (page_table[first_page].large_object != 0)
-                  || (page_table[first_page].gen != gc_alloc_generation)
-                  || (page_table[first_page].bytes_used >= (4096-32))
-                  || (page_table[first_page].write_protected != 0)
-                  || (page_table[first_page].dont_move != 0)))
-           first_page++;
-       /* Check for a failure. */
-       if (first_page >= NUM_PAGES) {
-           fprintf(stderr,
-                   "Argh! gc_alloc_new_region failed on first_page, nbytes=%d.\n",
-                   nbytes);
-           print_generation_stats(1);
-           lose(NULL);
-       }
-
-       gc_assert(page_table[first_page].write_protected == 0);
-
-       /*
-       FSHOW((stderr,
-              "/first_page=%d bytes_used=%d\n",
-              first_page, page_table[first_page].bytes_used));
-       */
-
-       /* Now search forward to calculate the available region size. It
-        * tries to keeps going until nbytes are found and the number of
-        * pages is greater than some level. This helps keep down the
-        * number of pages in a region. */
-       last_page = first_page;
-       bytes_found = 4096 - page_table[first_page].bytes_used;
-       num_pages = 1;
-       while (((bytes_found < nbytes) || (num_pages < 2))
-              && (last_page < (NUM_PAGES-1))
-              && (page_table[last_page+1].allocated == FREE_PAGE)) {
-           last_page++;
-           num_pages++;
-           bytes_found += 4096;
-           gc_assert(page_table[last_page].write_protected == 0);
-       }
-
-       region_size = (4096 - page_table[first_page].bytes_used)
+    last_page=gc_find_freeish_pages(&first_page,nbytes,unboxed,alloc_region);
+    bytes_found=(4096 - page_table[first_page].bytes_used)
            + 4096*(last_page-first_page);
 
-       gc_assert(bytes_found == region_size);
-
-       /*
-       FSHOW((stderr,
-              "/last_page=%d bytes_found=%d num_pages=%d\n",
-              last_page, bytes_found, num_pages));
-       */
-
-       restart_page = last_page + 1;
-    } while ((restart_page < NUM_PAGES) && (bytes_found < nbytes));
-
-    /* Check for a failure. */
-    if ((restart_page >= NUM_PAGES) && (bytes_found < nbytes)) {
-       fprintf(stderr,
-               "Argh! gc_alloc_new_region() failed on restart_page, nbytes=%d.\n",
-               nbytes);
-       print_generation_stats(1);
-       lose(NULL);
-    }
-
-    /*
-    FSHOW((stderr,
-          "/gc_alloc_new_region() gen %d: %d bytes: pages %d to %d: addr=%x\n",
-          gc_alloc_generation,
-          bytes_found,
-          first_page,
-          last_page,
-          page_address(first_page)));
-    */
-
     /* Set up the alloc_region. */
     alloc_region->first_page = first_page;
     alloc_region->last_page = last_page;
@@ -634,6 +543,8 @@ gc_alloc_new_region(int nbytes, int unboxed, struct alloc_region *alloc_region)
        gc_assert(page_table[first_page].allocated == UNBOXED_PAGE);
     else
        gc_assert(page_table[first_page].allocated == BOXED_PAGE);
+    page_table[first_page].allocated |= OPEN_REGION_PAGE; 
+
     gc_assert(page_table[first_page].gen == gc_alloc_generation);
     gc_assert(page_table[first_page].large_object == 0);
 
@@ -648,6 +559,7 @@ gc_alloc_new_region(int nbytes, int unboxed, struct alloc_region *alloc_region)
         * broken before!) */
        page_table[i].first_object_offset =
            alloc_region->start_addr - page_address(i);
+       page_table[i].allocated |= OPEN_REGION_PAGE ;
     }
 
     /* Bump up last_free_page. */
@@ -655,8 +567,6 @@ gc_alloc_new_region(int nbytes, int unboxed, struct alloc_region *alloc_region)
        last_free_page = last_page+1;
        SetSymbolValue(ALLOCATION_POINTER,
                       (lispobj)(((char *)heap_base) + last_free_page*4096));
-       if (last_page+1 > last_used_page)
-           last_used_page = last_page+1;
     }
 }
 
@@ -732,12 +642,11 @@ add_new_area(int first_page, int offset, int size)
                   (*new_areas)[i].size,
                   first_page,
                   offset,
-                  size));*/
+                   size);*/
            (*new_areas)[i].size += size;
            return;
        }
     }
-    /*FSHOW((stderr, "/add_new_area S1 %d %d %d\n", i, c, new_area_start));*/
 
     (*new_areas)[new_areas_index].page = first_page;
     (*new_areas)[new_areas_index].offset = offset;
@@ -798,6 +707,7 @@ gc_alloc_update_page_tables(int unboxed, struct alloc_region *alloc_region)
         * first_object_offset. */
        if (page_table[first_page].bytes_used == 0)
            gc_assert(page_table[first_page].first_object_offset == 0);
+       page_table[first_page].allocated &= ~(OPEN_REGION_PAGE);
 
        if (unboxed)
            gc_assert(page_table[first_page].allocated == UNBOXED_PAGE);
@@ -823,6 +733,7 @@ gc_alloc_update_page_tables(int unboxed, struct alloc_region *alloc_region)
         * first_object_offset pointer to the start of the region, and set
         * the bytes_used. */
        while (more) {
+           page_table[next_page].allocated &= ~(OPEN_REGION_PAGE);
            if (unboxed)
                gc_assert(page_table[next_page].allocated == UNBOXED_PAGE);
            else
@@ -874,6 +785,7 @@ gc_alloc_update_page_tables(int unboxed, struct alloc_region *alloc_region)
     } else {
        /* There are no bytes allocated. Unallocate the first_page if
         * there are 0 bytes_used. */
+       page_table[first_page].allocated &= ~(OPEN_REGION_PAGE);
        if (page_table[first_page].bytes_used == 0)
            page_table[first_page].allocated = FREE_PAGE;
     }
@@ -885,26 +797,17 @@ gc_alloc_update_page_tables(int unboxed, struct alloc_region *alloc_region)
        next_page++;
     }
 
-    /* Reset the alloc_region. */
-    alloc_region->first_page = 0;
-    alloc_region->last_page = -1;
-    alloc_region->start_addr = page_address(0);
-    alloc_region->free_pointer = page_address(0);
-    alloc_region->end_addr = page_address(0);
+    gc_set_region_empty(alloc_region);
 }
 
 static inline void *gc_quick_alloc(int nbytes);
 
 /* Allocate a possibly large object. */
-static void *
+void *
 gc_alloc_large(int nbytes, int unboxed, struct alloc_region *alloc_region)
 {
     int first_page;
     int last_page;
-    int region_size;
-    int restart_page;
-    int bytes_found;
-    int num_pages;
     int orig_first_page_bytes_used;
     int byte_cnt;
     int more;
@@ -924,116 +827,28 @@ gc_alloc_large(int nbytes, int unboxed, struct alloc_region *alloc_region)
     */
 
     /* If the object is small, and there is room in the current region
-       then allocation it in the current region. */
+       then allocate it in the current region. */
     if (!large
        && ((alloc_region->end_addr-alloc_region->free_pointer) >= nbytes))
        return gc_quick_alloc(nbytes);
 
-    /* Search for a contiguous free region of at least nbytes. If it's a
-       large object then align it on a page boundary by searching for a
-       free page. */
-
     /* To allow the allocation of small objects without the danger of
        using a page in the current boxed region, the search starts after
        the current boxed free region. XX could probably keep a page
        index ahead of the current region and bumped up here to save a
        lot of re-scanning. */
+
     if (unboxed) {
-       restart_page =
+       first_page =
            generations[gc_alloc_generation].alloc_large_unboxed_start_page;
     } else {
-       restart_page = generations[gc_alloc_generation].alloc_large_start_page;
+       first_page = generations[gc_alloc_generation].alloc_large_start_page;
     }
-    if (restart_page <= alloc_region->last_page) {
-       restart_page = alloc_region->last_page+1;
-    }
-
-    do {
-       first_page = restart_page;
-
-       if (large)
-           while ((first_page < NUM_PAGES)
-                  && (page_table[first_page].allocated != FREE_PAGE))
-               first_page++;
-       else
-           /* FIXME: This looks extremely similar, perhaps identical,
-            * to code in gc_alloc_new_region(). It should be shared
-            * somehow. */
-           while ((first_page < NUM_PAGES)
-                  && (page_table[first_page].allocated != FREE_PAGE)
-                  && ((unboxed &&
-                       (page_table[first_page].allocated != UNBOXED_PAGE))
-                      || (!unboxed &&
-                          (page_table[first_page].allocated != BOXED_PAGE))
-                      || (page_table[first_page].large_object != 0)
-                      || (page_table[first_page].gen != gc_alloc_generation)
-                      || (page_table[first_page].bytes_used >= (4096-32))
-                      || (page_table[first_page].write_protected != 0)
-                      || (page_table[first_page].dont_move != 0)))
-               first_page++;
-
-       if (first_page >= NUM_PAGES) {
-           fprintf(stderr,
-                   "Argh! gc_alloc_large failed (first_page), nbytes=%d.\n",
-                   nbytes);
-           print_generation_stats(1);
-           lose(NULL);
-       }
-
-       gc_assert(page_table[first_page].write_protected == 0);
-
-       /*
-       FSHOW((stderr,
-              "/first_page=%d bytes_used=%d\n",
-              first_page, page_table[first_page].bytes_used));
-       */
-
-       last_page = first_page;
-       bytes_found = 4096 - page_table[first_page].bytes_used;
-       num_pages = 1;
-       while ((bytes_found < nbytes)
-              && (last_page < (NUM_PAGES-1))
-              && (page_table[last_page+1].allocated == FREE_PAGE)) {
-           last_page++;
-           num_pages++;
-           bytes_found += 4096;
-           gc_assert(page_table[last_page].write_protected == 0);
-       }
-
-       region_size = (4096 - page_table[first_page].bytes_used)
-           + 4096*(last_page-first_page);
-
-       gc_assert(bytes_found == region_size);
-
-       /*
-       FSHOW((stderr,
-              "/last_page=%d bytes_found=%d num_pages=%d\n",
-              last_page, bytes_found, num_pages));
-       */
-
-       restart_page = last_page + 1;
-    } while ((restart_page < NUM_PAGES) && (bytes_found < nbytes));
-
-    /* Check for a failure */
-    if ((restart_page >= NUM_PAGES) && (bytes_found < nbytes)) {
-       fprintf(stderr,
-               "Argh! gc_alloc_large failed (restart_page), nbytes=%d.\n",
-               nbytes);
-       print_generation_stats(1);
-       lose(NULL);
+    if (first_page <= alloc_region->last_page) {
+       first_page = alloc_region->last_page+1;
     }
 
-    /*
-    if (large)
-       FSHOW((stderr,
-              "/gc_alloc_large() gen %d: %d of %d bytes: from pages %d to %d: addr=%x\n",
-              gc_alloc_generation,
-              nbytes,
-              bytes_found,
-              first_page,
-              last_page,
-              page_address(first_page)));
-    */
+    last_page=gc_find_freeish_pages(&first_page,nbytes,unboxed,0);
 
     gc_assert(first_page > alloc_region->last_page);
     if (unboxed)
@@ -1120,38 +935,131 @@ gc_alloc_large(int nbytes, int unboxed, struct alloc_region *alloc_region)
        last_free_page = last_page+1;
        SetSymbolValue(ALLOCATION_POINTER,
                       (lispobj)(((char *)heap_base) + last_free_page*4096));
-       if (last_page+1 > last_used_page)
-           last_used_page = last_page+1;
     }
 
     return((void *)(page_address(first_page)+orig_first_page_bytes_used));
 }
 
-/* Allocate bytes from the boxed_region. First checks whether there is
- * room. If not then call gc_alloc_new_region() to find a new region
- * with enough space. Return a pointer to the start of the region. */
-static void *
-gc_alloc(int nbytes)
+int
+gc_find_freeish_pages(int *restart_page_ptr, int nbytes, int unboxed, struct alloc_region *alloc_region)
+{
+    /* if alloc_region is 0, we assume this is for a potentially large
+       object */
+    int first_page;
+    int last_page;
+    int region_size;
+    int restart_page=*restart_page_ptr;
+    int bytes_found;
+    int num_pages;
+    int large = !alloc_region && (nbytes >= large_object_size);
+
+    /* Search for a contiguous free space of at least nbytes. If it's a
+       large object then align it on a page boundary by searching for a
+       free page. */
+
+    /* To allow the allocation of small objects without the danger of
+       using a page in the current boxed region, the search starts after
+       the current boxed free region. XX could probably keep a page
+       index ahead of the current region and bumped up here to save a
+       lot of re-scanning. */
+
+    do {
+       first_page = restart_page;
+       if (large)              
+           while ((first_page < NUM_PAGES)
+                  && (page_table[first_page].allocated != FREE_PAGE))
+               first_page++;
+       else
+           while (first_page < NUM_PAGES) {
+               if(page_table[first_page].allocated == FREE_PAGE)
+                   break;
+               /* I don't know why we need the gen=0 test, but it
+                * breaks randomly if that's omitted -dan 2003.02.26
+                */
+               if((page_table[first_page].allocated ==
+                   (unboxed ? UNBOXED_PAGE : BOXED_PAGE)) &&
+                  (page_table[first_page].large_object == 0) &&
+                  (gc_alloc_genration == 0) &&
+                  (page_table[first_page].gen == gc_alloc_generation) &&
+                  (page_table[first_page].bytes_used < (4096-32)) &&
+                  (page_table[first_page].write_protected == 0) &&
+                  (page_table[first_page].dont_move == 0))
+                   break;
+               first_page++;
+           }
+       
+       if (first_page >= NUM_PAGES) {
+           fprintf(stderr,
+                   "Argh! gc_find_free_space failed (first_page), nbytes=%d.\n",
+                   nbytes);
+           print_generation_stats(1);
+           lose(NULL);
+       }
+
+       gc_assert(page_table[first_page].write_protected == 0);
+
+       last_page = first_page;
+       bytes_found = 4096 - page_table[first_page].bytes_used;
+       num_pages = 1;
+       while (((bytes_found < nbytes) 
+               || (alloc_region && (num_pages < 2)))
+              && (last_page < (NUM_PAGES-1))
+              && (page_table[last_page+1].allocated == FREE_PAGE)) {
+           last_page++;
+           num_pages++;
+           bytes_found += 4096;
+           gc_assert(page_table[last_page].write_protected == 0);
+       }
+
+       region_size = (4096 - page_table[first_page].bytes_used)
+           + 4096*(last_page-first_page);
+
+       gc_assert(bytes_found == region_size);
+       restart_page = last_page + 1;
+    } while ((restart_page < NUM_PAGES) && (bytes_found < nbytes));
+
+    /* 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",
+               nbytes);
+       print_generation_stats(1);
+       lose(NULL);
+    }
+    *restart_page_ptr=first_page;
+    return last_page;
+}
+
+/* Allocate bytes.  All the rest of the special-purpose allocation
+ * functions will eventually call this (instead of just duplicating
+ * parts of its code) */
+
+void *
+gc_alloc_with_region(int nbytes,int unboxed_p, struct alloc_region *my_region,
+                    int quick_p)
 {
     void *new_free_pointer;
 
     /* FSHOW((stderr, "/gc_alloc %d\n", nbytes)); */
 
     /* Check whether there is room in the current alloc region. */
-    new_free_pointer = boxed_region.free_pointer + nbytes;
+    new_free_pointer = my_region->free_pointer + nbytes;
 
-    if (new_free_pointer <= boxed_region.end_addr) {
+    if (new_free_pointer <= my_region->end_addr) {
        /* If so then allocate from the current alloc region. */
-       void *new_obj = boxed_region.free_pointer;
-       boxed_region.free_pointer = new_free_pointer;
-
-       /* Check whether the alloc region is almost empty. */
-       if ((boxed_region.end_addr - boxed_region.free_pointer) <= 32) {
-           /* If so finished with the current region. */
-           gc_alloc_update_page_tables(0, &boxed_region);
+       void *new_obj = my_region->free_pointer;
+       my_region->free_pointer = new_free_pointer;
+
+       /* Unless a `quick' alloc was requested, check whether the
+          alloc region is almost empty. */
+       if (!quick_p &&
+           (my_region->end_addr - my_region->free_pointer) <= 32) {
+           /* If so, finished with the current region. */
+           gc_alloc_update_page_tables(unboxed_p, my_region);
            /* Set up a new region. */
-           gc_alloc_new_region(32, 0, &boxed_region);
+           gc_alloc_new_region(32 /*bytes*/, unboxed_p, my_region);
        }
+
        return((void *)new_obj);
     }
 
@@ -1160,34 +1068,33 @@ gc_alloc(int nbytes)
     /* If there some room left in the current region, enough to be worth
      * saving, then allocate a large object. */
     /* FIXME: "32" should be a named parameter. */
-    if ((boxed_region.end_addr-boxed_region.free_pointer) > 32)
-       return gc_alloc_large(nbytes, 0, &boxed_region);
+    if ((my_region->end_addr-my_region->free_pointer) > 32)
+       return gc_alloc_large(nbytes, unboxed_p, my_region);
 
     /* Else find a new region. */
 
     /* Finished with the current region. */
-    gc_alloc_update_page_tables(0, &boxed_region);
+    gc_alloc_update_page_tables(unboxed_p, my_region);
 
     /* Set up a new region. */
-    gc_alloc_new_region(nbytes, 0, &boxed_region);
+    gc_alloc_new_region(nbytes, unboxed_p, my_region);
 
     /* Should now be enough room. */
 
     /* Check whether there is room in the current region. */
-    new_free_pointer = boxed_region.free_pointer + nbytes;
+    new_free_pointer = my_region->free_pointer + nbytes;
 
-    if (new_free_pointer <= boxed_region.end_addr) {
+    if (new_free_pointer <= my_region->end_addr) {
        /* If so then allocate from the current region. */
-       void *new_obj = boxed_region.free_pointer;
-       boxed_region.free_pointer = new_free_pointer;
-
+       void *new_obj = my_region->free_pointer;
+       my_region->free_pointer = new_free_pointer;
        /* Check whether the current region is almost empty. */
-       if ((boxed_region.end_addr - boxed_region.free_pointer) <= 32) {
+       if ((my_region->end_addr - my_region->free_pointer) <= 32) {
            /* If so find, finished with the current region. */
-           gc_alloc_update_page_tables(0, &boxed_region);
+           gc_alloc_update_page_tables(unboxed_p, my_region);
 
            /* Set up a new region. */
-           gc_alloc_new_region(32, 0, &boxed_region);
+           gc_alloc_new_region(32, unboxed_p, my_region);
        }
 
        return((void *)new_obj);
@@ -1198,250 +1105,92 @@ gc_alloc(int nbytes)
     return((void *) NIL); /* dummy value: return something ... */
 }
 
+void *
+gc_general_alloc(int nbytes,int unboxed_p,int quick_p)
+{
+    struct alloc_region *my_region = 
+      unboxed_p ? &unboxed_region : &boxed_region;
+    return gc_alloc_with_region(nbytes,unboxed_p, my_region,quick_p);
+}
+
+
+
+static void *
+gc_alloc(int nbytes,int unboxed_p)
+{
+    /* this is the only function that the external interface to
+     * allocation presently knows how to call: Lisp code will never
+     * allocate large objects, or to unboxed space, or `quick'ly.
+     * Any of that stuff will only ever happen inside of GC */
+    return gc_general_alloc(nbytes,unboxed_p,0);
+}
+
 /* Allocate space from the boxed_region. If there is not enough free
  * space then call gc_alloc to do the job. A pointer to the start of
- * the region is returned. */
+ * the object is returned. */
 static inline void *
 gc_quick_alloc(int nbytes)
 {
-    void *new_free_pointer;
-
-    /* Check whether there is room in the current region. */
-    new_free_pointer = boxed_region.free_pointer + nbytes;
-
-    if (new_free_pointer <= boxed_region.end_addr) {
-       /* Allocate from the current region. */
-       void  *new_obj = boxed_region.free_pointer;
-       boxed_region.free_pointer = new_free_pointer;
-       return((void *)new_obj);
-    } else {
-       /* Let full gc_alloc() handle it. */
-       return gc_alloc(nbytes);
-    }
+    return gc_general_alloc(nbytes,ALLOC_BOXED,ALLOC_QUICK);
 }
 
-/* Allocate space for the boxed object. If it is a large object then
- * do a large alloc else allocate from the current region. If there is
- * not enough free space then call gc_alloc() to do the job. A pointer
- * to the start of the region is returned. */
+/* Allocate space for the possibly large boxed object. If it is a
+ * large object then do a large alloc else use gc_quick_alloc.  Note
+ * that gc_quick_alloc will eventually fall through to
+ * gc_general_alloc which may allocate the object in a large way
+ * anyway, but based on decisions about the free space in the current
+ * region, not the object size itself */
+
 static inline void *
 gc_quick_alloc_large(int nbytes)
 {
-    void *new_free_pointer;
-
     if (nbytes >= large_object_size)
-       return gc_alloc_large(nbytes, 0, &boxed_region);
-
-    /* Check whether there is room in the current region. */
-    new_free_pointer = boxed_region.free_pointer + nbytes;
-
-    if (new_free_pointer <= boxed_region.end_addr) {
-       /* If so then allocate from the current region. */
-       void *new_obj = boxed_region.free_pointer;
-       boxed_region.free_pointer = new_free_pointer;
-       return((void *)new_obj);
-    } else {
-       /* Let full gc_alloc() handle it. */
-       return gc_alloc(nbytes);
-    }
+       return gc_alloc_large(nbytes, ALLOC_BOXED, &boxed_region);
+    else
+       return gc_general_alloc(nbytes,ALLOC_BOXED,ALLOC_QUICK);
 }
 
-static void *
+static inline void *
 gc_alloc_unboxed(int nbytes)
 {
-    void *new_free_pointer;
-
-    /*
-    FSHOW((stderr, "/gc_alloc_unboxed() %d\n", nbytes));
-    */
+    return gc_general_alloc(nbytes,ALLOC_UNBOXED,0);
+}
 
-    /* Check whether there is room in the current region. */
-    new_free_pointer = unboxed_region.free_pointer + nbytes;
+static inline void *
+gc_quick_alloc_unboxed(int nbytes)
+{
+    return gc_general_alloc(nbytes,ALLOC_UNBOXED,ALLOC_QUICK);
+}
 
-    if (new_free_pointer <= unboxed_region.end_addr) {
-       /* If so then allocate from the current region. */
-       void *new_obj = unboxed_region.free_pointer;
-       unboxed_region.free_pointer = new_free_pointer;
+/* Allocate space for the object. If it is a large object then do a
+ * large alloc else allocate from the current region. If there is not
+ * enough free space then call general gc_alloc_unboxed() to do the job.
+ *
+ * A pointer to the start of the object is returned. */
+static inline void *
+gc_quick_alloc_large_unboxed(int nbytes)
+{
+    if (nbytes >= large_object_size)
+       return gc_alloc_large(nbytes,ALLOC_UNBOXED,&unboxed_region);
+    else
+       return gc_quick_alloc_unboxed(nbytes);
+}
+\f
+/*
+ * scavenging/transporting routines derived from gc.c in CMU CL ca. 18b
+ */
 
-       /* Check whether the current region is almost empty. */
-       if ((unboxed_region.end_addr - unboxed_region.free_pointer) <= 32) {
-           /* If so finished with the current region. */
-           gc_alloc_update_page_tables(1, &unboxed_region);
+extern int (*scavtab[256])(lispobj *where, lispobj object);
+extern lispobj (*transother[256])(lispobj object);
+extern int (*sizetab[256])(lispobj *where);
 
-           /* Set up a new region. */
-           gc_alloc_new_region(32, 1, &unboxed_region);
-       }
-
-       return((void *)new_obj);
-    }
-
-    /* Else not enough free space in the current region. */
-
-    /* If there is a bit of room left in the current region then
-       allocate a large object. */
-    if ((unboxed_region.end_addr-unboxed_region.free_pointer) > 32)
-       return gc_alloc_large(nbytes,1,&unboxed_region);
-
-    /* Else find a new region. */
-
-    /* Finished with the current region. */
-    gc_alloc_update_page_tables(1, &unboxed_region);
-
-    /* Set up a new region. */
-    gc_alloc_new_region(nbytes, 1, &unboxed_region);
-
-    /* (There should now be enough room.) */
-
-    /* Check whether there is room in the current region. */
-    new_free_pointer = unboxed_region.free_pointer + nbytes;
-
-    if (new_free_pointer <= unboxed_region.end_addr) {
-       /* If so then allocate from the current region. */
-       void *new_obj = unboxed_region.free_pointer;
-       unboxed_region.free_pointer = new_free_pointer;
-
-       /* Check whether the current region is almost empty. */
-       if ((unboxed_region.end_addr - unboxed_region.free_pointer) <= 32) {
-           /* If so find, finished with the current region. */
-           gc_alloc_update_page_tables(1, &unboxed_region);
-
-           /* Set up a new region. */
-           gc_alloc_new_region(32, 1, &unboxed_region);
-       }
-
-       return((void *)new_obj);
-    }
-
-    /* shouldn't happen? */
-    gc_assert(0);
-    return((void *) NIL); /* dummy value: return something ... */
-}
-
-static inline void *
-gc_quick_alloc_unboxed(int nbytes)
-{
-    void *new_free_pointer;
-
-    /* Check whether there is room in the current region. */
-    new_free_pointer = unboxed_region.free_pointer + nbytes;
-
-    if (new_free_pointer <= unboxed_region.end_addr) {
-       /* If so then allocate from the current region. */
-       void *new_obj = unboxed_region.free_pointer;
-       unboxed_region.free_pointer = new_free_pointer;
-
-       return((void *)new_obj);
-    } else {
-       /* Let general gc_alloc_unboxed() handle it. */
-       return gc_alloc_unboxed(nbytes);
-    }
-}
-
-/* Allocate space for the object. If it is a large object then do a
- * large alloc else allocate from the current region. If there is not
- * enough free space then call general gc_alloc_unboxed() to do the job.
- *
- * A pointer to the start of the region is returned. */
-static inline void *
-gc_quick_alloc_large_unboxed(int nbytes)
-{
-    void *new_free_pointer;
-
-    if (nbytes >= large_object_size)
-       return gc_alloc_large(nbytes,1,&unboxed_region);
-
-    /* Check whether there is room in the current region. */
-    new_free_pointer = unboxed_region.free_pointer + nbytes;
-    if (new_free_pointer <= unboxed_region.end_addr) {
-       /* Allocate from the current region. */
-       void *new_obj = unboxed_region.free_pointer;
-       unboxed_region.free_pointer = new_free_pointer;
-       return((void *)new_obj);
-    } else {
-       /* Let full gc_alloc() handle it. */
-       return gc_alloc_unboxed(nbytes);
-    }
-}
-\f
-/*
- * scavenging/transporting routines derived from gc.c in CMU CL ca. 18b
- */
-
-static int (*scavtab[256])(lispobj *where, lispobj object);
-static lispobj (*transother[256])(lispobj object);
-static int (*sizetab[256])(lispobj *where);
-
-static struct weak_pointer *weak_pointers;
-
-#define CEILING(x,y) (((x) + ((y) - 1)) & (~((y) - 1)))
-\f
-/*
- * predicates
- */
-
-static inline boolean
-from_space_p(lispobj obj)
-{
-    int page_index=(void*)obj - heap_base;
-    return ((page_index >= 0)
-           && ((page_index = ((unsigned int)page_index)/4096) < NUM_PAGES)
-           && (page_table[page_index].gen == from_space));
-}
-
-static inline boolean
-new_space_p(lispobj obj)
-{
-    int page_index = (void*)obj - heap_base;
-    return ((page_index >= 0)
-           && ((page_index = ((unsigned int)page_index)/4096) < NUM_PAGES)
-           && (page_table[page_index].gen == new_space));
-}
-\f
-/*
- * copying objects
- */
-
-/* to copy a boxed object */
-static inline lispobj
-copy_object(lispobj object, int nwords)
-{
-    int tag;
-    lispobj *new;
-    lispobj *source, *dest;
-
-    gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
-    gc_assert(from_space_p(object));
-    gc_assert((nwords & 0x01) == 0);
-
-    /* Get tag of object. */
-    tag = LowtagOf(object);
-
-    /* Allocate space. */
-    new = gc_quick_alloc(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;
-    }
-
-    /* Return Lisp pointer of new object. */
-    return ((lispobj) new) | tag;
-}
-
-/* to copy a large boxed object. If the object is in a large object
+/* 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
  * enough then it's copied to a large object region.
  *
  * Vectors may have shrunk. If the object is not copied the space
  * needs to be reclaimed, and the page_tables corrected. */
-static lispobj
+lispobj
 copy_large_object(lispobj object, int nwords)
 {
     int tag;
@@ -1453,9 +1202,6 @@ copy_large_object(lispobj object, int nwords)
     gc_assert(from_space_p(object));
     gc_assert((nwords & 0x01) == 0);
 
-    if ((nwords > 1024*1024) && gencgc_verbose) {
-       FSHOW((stderr, "/copy_large_object: %d bytes\n", nwords*4));
-    }
 
     /* Check whether it's a large object. */
     first_page = find_page_index((void *)object);
@@ -1507,7 +1253,7 @@ copy_large_object(lispobj object, int nwords)
        gc_assert(page_table[next_page].bytes_used >= remaining_bytes);
 
        page_table[next_page].gen = new_space;
-       gc_assert(page_table[next_page].allocated = BOXED_PAGE);
+       gc_assert(page_table[next_page].allocated == BOXED_PAGE);
 
        /* Adjust the bytes_used. */
        old_bytes_used = page_table[next_page].bytes_used;
@@ -1523,7 +1269,7 @@ copy_large_object(lispobj object, int nwords)
               page_table[next_page].large_object &&
               (page_table[next_page].first_object_offset ==
                -(next_page - first_page)*4096)) {
-           /* Checks out OK, free the page. Don't need to both zeroing
+           /* Checks out OK, free the page. Don't need to bother zeroing
             * pages as this should have been done before shrinking the
             * object. These pages shouldn't be write-protected as they
             * should be zero filled. */
@@ -1536,9 +1282,6 @@ copy_large_object(lispobj object, int nwords)
            next_page++;
        }
 
-       if ((bytes_freed > 0) && gencgc_verbose)
-           FSHOW((stderr, "/copy_large_boxed bytes_freed=%d\n", bytes_freed));
-
        generations[from_space].bytes_allocated -= 4*nwords + bytes_freed;
        generations[new_space].bytes_allocated += 4*nwords;
        bytes_allocated -= bytes_freed;
@@ -1549,7 +1292,7 @@ copy_large_object(lispobj object, int nwords)
        return(object);
     } else {
        /* Get tag of object. */
-       tag = LowtagOf(object);
+       tag = lowtag_of(object);
 
        /* Allocate space. */
        new = gc_quick_alloc_large(nwords*4);
@@ -1572,7 +1315,7 @@ copy_large_object(lispobj object, int nwords)
 }
 
 /* to copy unboxed objects */
-static inline lispobj
+lispobj
 copy_unboxed_object(lispobj object, int nwords)
 {
     int tag;
@@ -1584,7 +1327,7 @@ copy_unboxed_object(lispobj object, int nwords)
     gc_assert((nwords & 0x01) == 0);
 
     /* Get tag of object. */
-    tag = LowtagOf(object);
+    tag = lowtag_of(object);
 
     /* Allocate space. */
     new = gc_quick_alloc_unboxed(nwords*4);
@@ -1616,7 +1359,7 @@ 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 */
-static lispobj
+lispobj
 copy_large_unboxed_object(lispobj object, int nwords)
 {
     int tag;
@@ -1713,7 +1456,7 @@ copy_large_unboxed_object(lispobj object, int nwords)
     }
     else {
        /* Get tag of object. */
-       tag = LowtagOf(object);
+       tag = lowtag_of(object);
 
        /* Allocate space. */
        new = gc_quick_alloc_large_unboxed(nwords*4);
@@ -1734,107 +1477,18 @@ copy_large_unboxed_object(lispobj object, int nwords)
        return ((lispobj) new) | tag;
     }
 }
-\f
-/*
- * scavenging
- */
 
-/* FIXME: Most calls end up going to some trouble to compute an
- * 'n_words' value for this function. The system might be a little
- * simpler if this function used an 'end' parameter instead. */
-static void
-scavenge(lispobj *start, long n_words)
-{
-    lispobj *end = start + n_words;
-    lispobj *object_ptr;
-    int n_words_scavenged;
-    
-    for (object_ptr = start;
-        object_ptr < end;
-        object_ptr += n_words_scavenged) {
 
-       lispobj object = *object_ptr;
-       
-       gc_assert(object != 0x01); /* not a forwarding pointer */
-
-       if (is_lisp_pointer(object)) {
-           if (from_space_p(object)) {
-               /* It currently points to old space. Check for a
-                * forwarding pointer. */
-               lispobj *ptr = (lispobj *)native_pointer(object);
-               lispobj first_word = *ptr;
-               if (first_word == 0x01) {
-                   /* Yes, there's a forwarding pointer. */
-                   *object_ptr = ptr[1];
-                   n_words_scavenged = 1;
-               } else {
-                   /* Scavenge that pointer. */
-                   n_words_scavenged =
-                       (scavtab[TypeOf(object)])(object_ptr, object);
-               }
-           } else {
-               /* It points somewhere other than oldspace. Leave it
-                * alone. */
-               n_words_scavenged = 1;
-           }
-       } else if ((object & 3) == 0) {
-           /* It's a fixnum: really easy.. */
-           n_words_scavenged = 1;
-       } else {
-           /* It's some sort of header object or another. */
-           n_words_scavenged =
-               (scavtab[TypeOf(object)])(object_ptr, object);
-       }
-    }
-    gc_assert(object_ptr == end);
-}
+
 \f
+
 /*
  * code and code-related objects
  */
-
-#define RAW_ADDR_OFFSET (6*sizeof(lispobj) - type_FunctionPointer)
-
-static lispobj trans_function_header(lispobj object);
+/*
+static lispobj trans_fun_header(lispobj object);
 static lispobj trans_boxed(lispobj object);
-
-static int
-scav_function_pointer(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
-{
-    lispobj *first_pointer;
-    lispobj copy;
-
-    gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
-
-    /* Object is a pointer into from space - no a FP. */
-    first_pointer = (lispobj *) native_pointer(object);
-
-    /* must transport object -- object may point to either a function
-     * header, a closure function header, or to a closure header. */
-
-    switch (TypeOf(*first_pointer)) {
-    case type_FunctionHeader:
-    case type_ClosureFunctionHeader:
-       copy = trans_function_header(object);
-       break;
-    default:
-       copy = trans_boxed(object);
-       break;
-    }
-
-    if (copy != object) {
-       /* Set forwarding pointer */
-       first_pointer[0] = 0x01;
-       first_pointer[1] = copy;
-    }
-
-    gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(copy));
-    gc_assert(!from_space_p(copy));
-
-    *where = copy;
-
-    return 1;
-}
+*/
 
 /* Scan a x86 compiled code object, looking for possible fixups that
  * have been missed after a move.
@@ -2015,8 +1669,8 @@ sniff_code_object(struct code *code, unsigned displacement)
     }
 }
 
-static void
-apply_code_fixups(struct code *old_code, struct code *new_code)
+void
+gencgc_apply_code_fixups(struct code *old_code, struct code *new_code)
 {
     int nheader_words, ncode_words, nwords;
     void *constants_start_addr, *constants_end_addr;
@@ -2050,7 +1704,7 @@ apply_code_fixups(struct code *old_code, struct code *new_code)
 
     /* It will be 0 or the unbound-marker if there are no fixups, and
      * will be an other pointer if it is valid. */
-    if ((fixups == 0) || (fixups == type_UnboundMarker) ||
+    if ((fixups == 0) || (fixups == UNBOUND_MARKER_WIDETAG) ||
        !is_lisp_pointer(fixups)) {
        /* Check for possible errors. */
        if (check_code_fixups)
@@ -2078,7 +1732,8 @@ apply_code_fixups(struct code *old_code, struct code *new_code)
 
     /*SHOW("got fixups");*/
 
-    if (TypeOf(fixups_vector->header) == type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte32) {
+    if (widetag_of(fixups_vector->header) ==
+       SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_32_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);
@@ -2111,591 +1766,50 @@ apply_code_fixups(struct code *old_code, struct code *new_code)
     }
 }
 
-static struct code *
-trans_code(struct code *code)
-{
-    struct code *new_code;
-    lispobj l_code, l_new_code;
-    int nheader_words, ncode_words, nwords;
-    unsigned long displacement;
-    lispobj fheaderl, *prev_pointer;
-
-    /* FSHOW((stderr,
-             "\n/transporting code object located at 0x%08x\n",
-            (unsigned long) code)); */
-
-    /* If object has already been transported, just return pointer. */
-    if (*((lispobj *)code) == 0x01)
-       return (struct code*)(((lispobj *)code)[1]);
-
-    gc_assert(TypeOf(code->header) == type_CodeHeader);
-
-    /* Prepare to transport the code vector. */
-    l_code = (lispobj) code | type_OtherPointer;
-
-    ncode_words = fixnum_value(code->code_size);
-    nheader_words = HeaderValue(code->header);
-    nwords = ncode_words + nheader_words;
-    nwords = CEILING(nwords, 2);
-
-    l_new_code = copy_large_object(l_code, nwords);
-    new_code = (struct code *) native_pointer(l_new_code);
-
-    /* may not have been moved.. */
-    if (new_code == code)
-       return new_code;
-
-    displacement = l_new_code - l_code;
-
-    /*
-    FSHOW((stderr,
-          "/old code object at 0x%08x, new code object at 0x%08x\n",
-          (unsigned long) code,
-          (unsigned long) new_code));
-    FSHOW((stderr, "/Code object is %d words long.\n", nwords));
-    */
-
-    /* Set forwarding pointer. */
-    ((lispobj *)code)[0] = 0x01;
-    ((lispobj *)code)[1] = l_new_code;
-
-    /* Set forwarding pointers for all the function headers in the
-     * code object. Also fix all self pointers. */
-
-    fheaderl = code->entry_points;
-    prev_pointer = &new_code->entry_points;
-
-    while (fheaderl != NIL) {
-       struct function *fheaderp, *nfheaderp;
-       lispobj nfheaderl;
-
-       fheaderp = (struct function *) native_pointer(fheaderl);
-       gc_assert(TypeOf(fheaderp->header) == type_FunctionHeader);
-
-       /* Calculate the new function pointer and the new */
-       /* function header. */
-       nfheaderl = fheaderl + displacement;
-       nfheaderp = (struct function *) native_pointer(nfheaderl);
-
-       /* Set forwarding pointer. */
-       ((lispobj *)fheaderp)[0] = 0x01;
-       ((lispobj *)fheaderp)[1] = nfheaderl;
-
-       /* Fix self pointer. */
-       nfheaderp->self = nfheaderl + RAW_ADDR_OFFSET;
-
-       *prev_pointer = nfheaderl;
-
-       fheaderl = fheaderp->next;
-       prev_pointer = &nfheaderp->next;
-    }
-
-    /*  sniff_code_object(new_code,displacement);*/
-    apply_code_fixups(code,new_code);
-
-    return new_code;
-}
-
-static int
-scav_code_header(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
-{
-    struct code *code;
-    int n_header_words, n_code_words, n_words;
-    lispobj entry_point;       /* tagged pointer to entry point */
-    struct function *function_ptr; /* untagged pointer to entry point */
-
-    code = (struct code *) where;
-    n_code_words = fixnum_value(code->code_size);
-    n_header_words = HeaderValue(object);
-    n_words = n_code_words + n_header_words;
-    n_words = CEILING(n_words, 2);
-
-    /* Scavenge the boxed section of the code data block. */
-    scavenge(where + 1, n_header_words - 1);
-
-    /* Scavenge the boxed section of each function object in the */
-    /* code data block. */
-    for (entry_point = code->entry_points;
-        entry_point != NIL;
-        entry_point = function_ptr->next) {
-
-       gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(entry_point));
-
-       function_ptr = (struct function *) native_pointer(entry_point);
-       gc_assert(TypeOf(function_ptr->header) == type_FunctionHeader);
-
-       scavenge(&function_ptr->name, 1);
-       scavenge(&function_ptr->arglist, 1);
-       scavenge(&function_ptr->type, 1);
-    }
-       
-    return n_words;
-}
 
 static lispobj
-trans_code_header(lispobj object)
+trans_boxed_large(lispobj object)
 {
-    struct code *ncode;
-
-    ncode = trans_code((struct code *) native_pointer(object));
-    return (lispobj) ncode | type_OtherPointer;
-}
+    lispobj header;
+    unsigned long length;
 
-static int
-size_code_header(lispobj *where)
-{
-    struct code *code;
-    int nheader_words, ncode_words, nwords;
+    gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
 
-    code = (struct code *) where;
-       
-    ncode_words = fixnum_value(code->code_size);
-    nheader_words = HeaderValue(code->header);
-    nwords = ncode_words + nheader_words;
-    nwords = CEILING(nwords, 2);
+    header = *((lispobj *) native_pointer(object));
+    length = HeaderValue(header) + 1;
+    length = CEILING(length, 2);
 
-    return nwords;
+    return copy_large_object(object, length);
 }
 
-static int
-scav_return_pc_header(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
-{
-    lose("attempted to scavenge a return PC header where=0x%08x object=0x%08x",
-        (unsigned long) where,
-        (unsigned long) object);
-    return 0; /* bogus return value to satisfy static type checking */
-}
 
 static lispobj
-trans_return_pc_header(lispobj object)
+trans_unboxed_large(lispobj object)
 {
-    struct function *return_pc;
-    unsigned long offset;
-    struct code *code, *ncode;
-
-    SHOW("/trans_return_pc_header: Will this work?");
-
-    return_pc = (struct function *) native_pointer(object);
-    offset = HeaderValue(return_pc->header) * 4;
+    lispobj header;
+    unsigned long length;
 
-    /* Transport the whole code object. */
-    code = (struct code *) ((unsigned long) return_pc - offset);
-    ncode = trans_code(code);
 
-    return ((lispobj) ncode + offset) | type_OtherPointer;
-}
+    gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
 
-/* On the 386, closures hold a pointer to the raw address instead of the
- * function object. */
-#ifdef __i386__
-static int
-scav_closure_header(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
-{
-    struct closure *closure;
-    lispobj fun;
-
-    closure = (struct closure *)where;
-    fun = closure->function - RAW_ADDR_OFFSET;
-    scavenge(&fun, 1);
-    /* The function may have moved so update the raw address. But
-     * don't write unnecessarily. */
-    if (closure->function != fun + RAW_ADDR_OFFSET)
-       closure->function = fun + RAW_ADDR_OFFSET;
-
-    return 2;
-}
-#endif
+    header = *((lispobj *) native_pointer(object));
+    length = HeaderValue(header) + 1;
+    length = CEILING(length, 2);
 
-static int
-scav_function_header(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
-{
-    lose("attempted to scavenge a function header where=0x%08x object=0x%08x",
-        (unsigned long) where,
-        (unsigned long) object);
-    return 0; /* bogus return value to satisfy static type checking */
+    return copy_large_unboxed_object(object, length);
 }
 
-static lispobj
-trans_function_header(lispobj object)
-{
-    struct function *fheader;
-    unsigned long offset;
-    struct code *code, *ncode;
-
-    fheader = (struct function *) native_pointer(object);
-    offset = HeaderValue(fheader->header) * 4;
-
-    /* Transport the whole code object. */
-    code = (struct code *) ((unsigned long) fheader - offset);
-    ncode = trans_code(code);
-
-    return ((lispobj) ncode + offset) | type_FunctionPointer;
-}
 \f
 /*
- * instances
+ * vector-like objects
  */
 
-static int
-scav_instance_pointer(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
-{
-    lispobj copy, *first_pointer;
-
-    /* Object is a pointer into from space - not a FP. */
-    copy = trans_boxed(object);
-
-    gc_assert(copy != object);
-
-    first_pointer = (lispobj *) native_pointer(object);
-
-    /* Set forwarding pointer. */
-    first_pointer[0] = 0x01;
-    first_pointer[1] = copy;
-    *where = copy;
-
-    return 1;
-}
-\f
-/*
- * lists and conses
- */
 
-static lispobj trans_list(lispobj object);
+/* FIXME: What does this mean? */
+int gencgc_hash = 1;
 
 static int
-scav_list_pointer(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
-{
-    lispobj first, *first_pointer;
-
-    gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
-
-    /* Object is a pointer into from space - not FP. */
-
-    first = trans_list(object);
-    gc_assert(first != object);
-
-    first_pointer = (lispobj *) native_pointer(object);
-
-    /* Set forwarding pointer */
-    first_pointer[0] = 0x01;
-    first_pointer[1] = first;
-
-    gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(first));
-    gc_assert(!from_space_p(first));
-    *where = first;
-    return 1;
-}
-
-static lispobj
-trans_list(lispobj object)
-{
-    lispobj new_list_pointer;
-    struct cons *cons, *new_cons;
-    lispobj cdr;
-
-    gc_assert(from_space_p(object));
-
-    cons = (struct cons *) native_pointer(object);
-
-    /* Copy 'object'. */
-    new_cons = (struct cons *) gc_quick_alloc(sizeof(struct cons));
-    new_cons->car = cons->car;
-    new_cons->cdr = cons->cdr; /* updated later */
-    new_list_pointer = (lispobj)new_cons | LowtagOf(object);
-
-    /* Grab the cdr before it is clobbered. */
-    cdr = cons->cdr;
-
-    /* Set forwarding pointer (clobbers start of list). */
-    cons->car = 0x01;
-    cons->cdr = new_list_pointer;
-
-    /* Try to linearize the list in the cdr direction to help reduce
-     * paging. */
-    while (1) {
-       lispobj  new_cdr;
-       struct cons *cdr_cons, *new_cdr_cons;
-
-       if (LowtagOf(cdr) != type_ListPointer || !from_space_p(cdr)
-           || (*((lispobj *)native_pointer(cdr)) == 0x01))
-           break;
-
-       cdr_cons = (struct cons *) native_pointer(cdr);
-
-       /* Copy 'cdr'. */
-       new_cdr_cons = (struct cons*) gc_quick_alloc(sizeof(struct cons));
-       new_cdr_cons->car = cdr_cons->car;
-       new_cdr_cons->cdr = cdr_cons->cdr;
-       new_cdr = (lispobj)new_cdr_cons | LowtagOf(cdr);
-
-       /* Grab the cdr before it is clobbered. */
-       cdr = cdr_cons->cdr;
-
-       /* Set forwarding pointer. */
-       cdr_cons->car = 0x01;
-       cdr_cons->cdr = new_cdr;
-
-       /* Update the cdr of the last cons copied into new space to
-        * keep the newspace scavenge from having to do it. */
-       new_cons->cdr = new_cdr;
-
-       new_cons = new_cdr_cons;
-    }
-
-    return new_list_pointer;
-}
-
-\f
-/*
- * scavenging and transporting other pointers
- */
-
-static int
-scav_other_pointer(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
-{
-    lispobj first, *first_pointer;
-
-    gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
-
-    /* Object is a pointer into from space - not FP. */
-    first_pointer = (lispobj *) native_pointer(object);
-
-    first = (transother[TypeOf(*first_pointer)])(object);
-
-    if (first != object) {
-       /* Set forwarding pointer. */
-       first_pointer[0] = 0x01;
-       first_pointer[1] = first;
-       *where = first;
-    }
-
-    gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(first));
-    gc_assert(!from_space_p(first));
-
-    return 1;
-}
-\f
-/*
- * immediate, boxed, and unboxed objects
- */
-
-static int
-size_pointer(lispobj *where)
-{
-    return 1;
-}
-
-static int
-scav_immediate(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
-{
-    return 1;
-}
-
-static lispobj
-trans_immediate(lispobj object)
-{
-    lose("trying to transport an immediate");
-    return NIL; /* bogus return value to satisfy static type checking */
-}
-
-static int
-size_immediate(lispobj *where)
-{
-    return 1;
-}
-
-
-static int
-scav_boxed(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
-{
-    return 1;
-}
-
-static lispobj
-trans_boxed(lispobj object)
-{
-    lispobj header;
-    unsigned long length;
-
-    gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
-
-    header = *((lispobj *) native_pointer(object));
-    length = HeaderValue(header) + 1;
-    length = CEILING(length, 2);
-
-    return copy_object(object, length);
-}
-
-static lispobj
-trans_boxed_large(lispobj object)
-{
-    lispobj header;
-    unsigned long length;
-
-    gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
-
-    header = *((lispobj *) native_pointer(object));
-    length = HeaderValue(header) + 1;
-    length = CEILING(length, 2);
-
-    return copy_large_object(object, length);
-}
-
-static int
-size_boxed(lispobj *where)
-{
-    lispobj header;
-    unsigned long length;
-
-    header = *where;
-    length = HeaderValue(header) + 1;
-    length = CEILING(length, 2);
-
-    return length;
-}
-
-static int
-scav_fdefn(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
-{
-    struct fdefn *fdefn;
-
-    fdefn = (struct fdefn *)where;
-
-    /* FSHOW((stderr, "scav_fdefn, function = %p, raw_addr = %p\n", 
-       fdefn->function, fdefn->raw_addr)); */
-
-    if ((char *)(fdefn->function + RAW_ADDR_OFFSET) == fdefn->raw_addr) {
-       scavenge(where + 1, sizeof(struct fdefn)/sizeof(lispobj) - 1);
-
-       /* Don't write unnecessarily. */
-       if (fdefn->raw_addr != (char *)(fdefn->function + RAW_ADDR_OFFSET))
-           fdefn->raw_addr = (char *)(fdefn->function + RAW_ADDR_OFFSET);
-
-       return sizeof(struct fdefn) / sizeof(lispobj);
-    } else {
-       return 1;
-    }
-}
-
-static int
-scav_unboxed(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
-{
-    unsigned long length;
-
-    length = HeaderValue(object) + 1;
-    length = CEILING(length, 2);
-
-    return length;
-}
-
-static lispobj
-trans_unboxed(lispobj object)
-{
-    lispobj header;
-    unsigned long length;
-
-
-    gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
-
-    header = *((lispobj *) native_pointer(object));
-    length = HeaderValue(header) + 1;
-    length = CEILING(length, 2);
-
-    return copy_unboxed_object(object, length);
-}
-
-static lispobj
-trans_unboxed_large(lispobj object)
-{
-    lispobj header;
-    unsigned long length;
-
-
-    gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
-
-    header = *((lispobj *) native_pointer(object));
-    length = HeaderValue(header) + 1;
-    length = CEILING(length, 2);
-
-    return copy_large_unboxed_object(object, length);
-}
-
-static int
-size_unboxed(lispobj *where)
-{
-    lispobj header;
-    unsigned long length;
-
-    header = *where;
-    length = HeaderValue(header) + 1;
-    length = CEILING(length, 2);
-
-    return length;
-}
-\f
-/*
- * vector-like objects
- */
-
-#define NWORDS(x,y) (CEILING((x),(y)) / (y))
-
-static int
-scav_string(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    /* NOTE: Strings contain one more byte of data than the length */
-    /* slot indicates. */
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) where;
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length) + 1;
-    nwords = CEILING(NWORDS(length, 4) + 2, 2);
-
-    return nwords;
-}
-
-static lispobj
-trans_string(lispobj object)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
-
-    /* NOTE: A string contains one more byte of data (a terminating
-     * '\0' to help when interfacing with C functions) than indicated
-     * by the length slot. */
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) native_pointer(object);
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length) + 1;
-    nwords = CEILING(NWORDS(length, 4) + 2, 2);
-
-    return copy_large_unboxed_object(object, nwords);
-}
-
-static int
-size_string(lispobj *where)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    /* NOTE: A string contains one more byte of data (a terminating
-     * '\0' to help when interfacing with C functions) than indicated
-     * by the length slot. */
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) where;
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length) + 1;
-    nwords = CEILING(NWORDS(length, 4) + 2, 2);
-
-    return nwords;
-}
-
-/* FIXME: What does this mean? */
-int gencgc_hash = 1;
-
-static int
-scav_vector(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
+scav_vector(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
 {
     unsigned int kv_length;
     lispobj *kv_vector;
@@ -2717,7 +1831,8 @@ scav_vector(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
     if (!gencgc_hash) {
        /* This is set for backward compatibility. FIXME: Do we need
         * this any more? */
-       *where = (subtype_VectorMustRehash << type_Bits) | type_SimpleVector;
+       *where =
+           (subtype_VectorMustRehash<<N_WIDETAG_BITS) | SIMPLE_VECTOR_WIDETAG;
        return 1;
     }
 
@@ -2732,7 +1847,7 @@ scav_vector(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
     }
     hash_table = (lispobj *)native_pointer(where[2]);
     /*FSHOW((stderr,"/hash_table = %x\n", hash_table));*/
-    if (TypeOf(hash_table[0]) != type_InstanceHeader) {
+    if (widetag_of(hash_table[0]) != INSTANCE_HEADER_WIDETAG) {
        lose("hash table not instance (%x at %x)", hash_table[0], hash_table);
     }
 
@@ -2744,7 +1859,8 @@ scav_vector(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
     }
     empty_symbol = where[3];
     /* fprintf(stderr,"* empty_symbol = %x\n", empty_symbol);*/
-    if (TypeOf(*(lispobj *)native_pointer(empty_symbol)) != type_SymbolHeader) {
+    if (widetag_of(*(lispobj *)native_pointer(empty_symbol)) !=
+       SYMBOL_HEADER_WIDETAG) {
        lose("not a symbol where empty-hash-table-slot symbol expected: %x",
             *(lispobj *)native_pointer(empty_symbol));
     }
@@ -2766,7 +1882,8 @@ scav_vector(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
        lispobj index_vector_obj = hash_table[13];
 
        if (is_lisp_pointer(index_vector_obj) &&
-           (TypeOf(*(lispobj *)native_pointer(index_vector_obj)) == type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte32)) {
+           (widetag_of(*(lispobj *)native_pointer(index_vector_obj)) ==
+            SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_32_WIDETAG)) {
            index_vector = ((unsigned int *)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]);
@@ -2781,7 +1898,8 @@ scav_vector(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
        lispobj next_vector_obj = hash_table[14];
 
        if (is_lisp_pointer(next_vector_obj) &&
-           (TypeOf(*(lispobj *)native_pointer(next_vector_obj)) == type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte32)) {
+           (widetag_of(*(lispobj *)native_pointer(next_vector_obj)) ==
+            SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_32_WIDETAG)) {
            next_vector = ((unsigned int *)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]);
@@ -2799,637 +1917,103 @@ scav_vector(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
         * probably other stuff too. Ugh.. */
        lispobj hash_vector_obj = hash_table[15];
 
-       if (is_lisp_pointer(hash_vector_obj) &&
-           (TypeOf(*(lispobj *)native_pointer(hash_vector_obj))
-            == type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte32)) {
-           hash_vector = ((unsigned int *)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])
-                     == next_vector_length);
-       } else {
-           hash_vector = NULL;
-           /*FSHOW((stderr, "/no hash_vector: %x\n", hash_vector_obj));*/
-       }
-    }
-
-    /* These lengths could be different as the index_vector can be a
-     * different length from the others, a larger index_vector could help
-     * reduce collisions. */
-    gc_assert(next_vector_length*2 == kv_length);
-
-    /* now all set up.. */
-
-    /* Work through the KV vector. */
-    {
-       int i;
-       for (i = 1; i < next_vector_length; i++) {
-           lispobj old_key = kv_vector[2*i];
-           unsigned int  old_index = (old_key & 0x1fffffff)%length;
-
-           /* Scavenge the key and value. */
-           scavenge(&kv_vector[2*i],2);
-
-           /* 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 ((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));*/
-
-                   if (index_vector[old_index] != 0) {
-                       /*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);
-                           /*SHOW("P2");*/
-                       } else {
-                           unsigned prior = index_vector[old_index];
-                           unsigned next = next_vector[prior];
-
-                           /*FSHOW((stderr, "/P3a %d %d\n", prior, next));*/
-
-                           while (next != 0) {
-                               /*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);
-                                   /*SHOW("/P3");*/
-                                   break;
-                               }
-                               prior = next;
-                               next = next_vector[next];
-                           }
-                       }
-                   }
-               }
-           }
-       }
-    }
-    return (CEILING(kv_length + 2, 2));
-}
-
-static lispobj
-trans_vector(lispobj object)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) native_pointer(object);
-
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(length + 2, 2);
-
-    return copy_large_object(object, nwords);
-}
-
-static int
-size_vector(lispobj *where)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) where;
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(length + 2, 2);
-
-    return nwords;
-}
-
-
-static int
-scav_vector_bit(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) where;
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(NWORDS(length, 32) + 2, 2);
-
-    return nwords;
-}
-
-static lispobj
-trans_vector_bit(lispobj object)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) native_pointer(object);
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(NWORDS(length, 32) + 2, 2);
-
-    return copy_large_unboxed_object(object, nwords);
-}
-
-static int
-size_vector_bit(lispobj *where)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) where;
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(NWORDS(length, 32) + 2, 2);
-
-    return nwords;
-}
-
-
-static int
-scav_vector_unsigned_byte_2(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) where;
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(NWORDS(length, 16) + 2, 2);
-
-    return nwords;
-}
-
-static lispobj
-trans_vector_unsigned_byte_2(lispobj object)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) native_pointer(object);
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(NWORDS(length, 16) + 2, 2);
-
-    return copy_large_unboxed_object(object, nwords);
-}
-
-static int
-size_vector_unsigned_byte_2(lispobj *where)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) where;
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(NWORDS(length, 16) + 2, 2);
-
-    return nwords;
-}
-
-
-static int
-scav_vector_unsigned_byte_4(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) where;
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(NWORDS(length, 8) + 2, 2);
-
-    return nwords;
-}
-
-static lispobj
-trans_vector_unsigned_byte_4(lispobj object)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) native_pointer(object);
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(NWORDS(length, 8) + 2, 2);
-
-    return copy_large_unboxed_object(object, nwords);
-}
-
-static int
-size_vector_unsigned_byte_4(lispobj *where)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) where;
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(NWORDS(length, 8) + 2, 2);
-
-    return nwords;
-}
-
-static int
-scav_vector_unsigned_byte_8(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) where;
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(NWORDS(length, 4) + 2, 2);
-
-    return nwords;
-}
-
-static lispobj
-trans_vector_unsigned_byte_8(lispobj object)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) native_pointer(object);
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(NWORDS(length, 4) + 2, 2);
-
-    return copy_large_unboxed_object(object, nwords);
-}
-
-static int
-size_vector_unsigned_byte_8(lispobj *where)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) where;
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(NWORDS(length, 4) + 2, 2);
-
-    return nwords;
-}
-
-
-static int
-scav_vector_unsigned_byte_16(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) where;
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(NWORDS(length, 2) + 2, 2);
-
-    return nwords;
-}
-
-static lispobj
-trans_vector_unsigned_byte_16(lispobj object)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) native_pointer(object);
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(NWORDS(length, 2) + 2, 2);
-
-    return copy_large_unboxed_object(object, nwords);
-}
-
-static int
-size_vector_unsigned_byte_16(lispobj *where)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) where;
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(NWORDS(length, 2) + 2, 2);
-
-    return nwords;
-}
-
-static int
-scav_vector_unsigned_byte_32(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) where;
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(length + 2, 2);
-
-    return nwords;
-}
-
-static lispobj
-trans_vector_unsigned_byte_32(lispobj object)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) native_pointer(object);
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(length + 2, 2);
-
-    return copy_large_unboxed_object(object, nwords);
-}
-
-static int
-size_vector_unsigned_byte_32(lispobj *where)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) where;
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(length + 2, 2);
-
-    return nwords;
-}
-
-static int
-scav_vector_single_float(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) where;
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(length + 2, 2);
-
-    return nwords;
-}
-
-static lispobj
-trans_vector_single_float(lispobj object)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) native_pointer(object);
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(length + 2, 2);
-
-    return copy_large_unboxed_object(object, nwords);
-}
-
-static int
-size_vector_single_float(lispobj *where)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) where;
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(length + 2, 2);
-
-    return nwords;
-}
-
-static int
-scav_vector_double_float(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) where;
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(length * 2 + 2, 2);
-
-    return nwords;
-}
-
-static lispobj
-trans_vector_double_float(lispobj object)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) native_pointer(object);
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(length * 2 + 2, 2);
-
-    return copy_large_unboxed_object(object, nwords);
-}
-
-static int
-size_vector_double_float(lispobj *where)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) where;
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(length * 2 + 2, 2);
-
-    return nwords;
-}
-
-#ifdef type_SimpleArrayLongFloat
-static int
-scav_vector_long_float(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) where;
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(length * 3 + 2, 2);
-
-    return nwords;
-}
-
-static lispobj
-trans_vector_long_float(lispobj object)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) native_pointer(object);
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(length * 3 + 2, 2);
-
-    return copy_large_unboxed_object(object, nwords);
-}
-
-static int
-size_vector_long_float(lispobj *where)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) where;
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(length * 3 + 2, 2);
-
-    return nwords;
-}
-#endif
-
-
-#ifdef type_SimpleArrayComplexSingleFloat
-static int
-scav_vector_complex_single_float(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) where;
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(length * 2 + 2, 2);
-
-    return nwords;
-}
-
-static lispobj
-trans_vector_complex_single_float(lispobj object)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) native_pointer(object);
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(length * 2 + 2, 2);
-
-    return copy_large_unboxed_object(object, nwords);
-}
-
-static int
-size_vector_complex_single_float(lispobj *where)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) where;
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(length * 2 + 2, 2);
-
-    return nwords;
-}
-#endif
-
-#ifdef type_SimpleArrayComplexDoubleFloat
-static int
-scav_vector_complex_double_float(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) where;
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(length * 4 + 2, 2);
-
-    return nwords;
-}
-
-static lispobj
-trans_vector_complex_double_float(lispobj object)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) native_pointer(object);
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(length * 4 + 2, 2);
-
-    return copy_large_unboxed_object(object, nwords);
-}
-
-static int
-size_vector_complex_double_float(lispobj *where)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
-
-    vector = (struct vector *) where;
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(length * 4 + 2, 2);
-
-    return nwords;
-}
-#endif
+       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;
+           /*FSHOW((stderr, "/hash_vector = %x\n", hash_vector));*/
+           gc_assert(fixnum_value(((unsigned int *)native_pointer(hash_vector_obj))[1])
+                     == next_vector_length);
+       } else {
+           hash_vector = NULL;
+           /*FSHOW((stderr, "/no hash_vector: %x\n", hash_vector_obj));*/
+       }
+    }
 
+    /* These lengths could be different as the index_vector can be a
+     * different length from the others, a larger index_vector could help
+     * reduce collisions. */
+    gc_assert(next_vector_length*2 == kv_length);
 
-#ifdef type_SimpleArrayComplexLongFloat
-static int
-scav_vector_complex_long_float(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
+    /* now all set up.. */
 
-    vector = (struct vector *) where;
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(length * 6 + 2, 2);
+    /* Work through the KV vector. */
+    {
+       int i;
+       for (i = 1; i < next_vector_length; i++) {
+           lispobj old_key = kv_vector[2*i];
+           unsigned int  old_index = (old_key & 0x1fffffff)%length;
 
-    return nwords;
-}
+           /* Scavenge the key and value. */
+           scavenge(&kv_vector[2*i],2);
 
-static lispobj
-trans_vector_complex_long_float(lispobj object)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
+           /* 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;
 
-    gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
+               if ((old_index != new_index) &&
+                   ((!hash_vector) || (hash_vector[i] == 0x80000000)) &&
+                   ((new_key != empty_symbol) ||
+                    (kv_vector[2*i] != empty_symbol))) {
 
-    vector = (struct vector *) native_pointer(object);
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(length * 6 + 2, 2);
+                   /*FSHOW((stderr,
+                          "* EQ key %d moved from %x to %x; index %d to %d\n",
+                          i, old_key, new_key, old_index, new_index));*/
 
-    return copy_large_unboxed_object(object, nwords);
-}
+                   if (index_vector[old_index] != 0) {
+                       /*FSHOW((stderr, "/P1 %d\n", index_vector[old_index]));*/
 
-static int
-size_vector_complex_long_float(lispobj *where)
-{
-    struct vector *vector;
-    int length, nwords;
+                       /* 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);
+                           /*SHOW("P2");*/
+                       } else {
+                           unsigned prior = index_vector[old_index];
+                           unsigned next = next_vector[prior];
 
-    vector = (struct vector *) where;
-    length = fixnum_value(vector->length);
-    nwords = CEILING(length * 6 + 2, 2);
+                           /*FSHOW((stderr, "/P3a %d %d\n", prior, next));*/
 
-    return nwords;
+                           while (next != 0) {
+                               /*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);
+                                   /*SHOW("/P3");*/
+                                   break;
+                               }
+                               prior = next;
+                               next = next_vector[next];
+                           }
+                       }
+                   }
+               }
+           }
+       }
+    }
+    return (CEILING(kv_length + 2, 2));
 }
-#endif
+
 
 \f
 /*
  * weak pointers
  */
 
-/* XX This is a hack adapted from cgc.c. These don't work too well with the
- * gencgc as a list of the weak pointers is maintained within the
- * objects which causes writes to the pages. A limited attempt is made
- * to avoid unnecessary writes, but this needs a re-think. */
-
+/* XX This is a hack adapted from cgc.c. These don't work too
+ * efficiently with the gencgc as a list of the weak pointers is
+ * maintained within the objects which causes writes to the pages. A
+ * limited attempt is made to avoid unnecessary writes, but this needs
+ * a re-think. */
 #define WEAK_POINTER_NWORDS \
     CEILING((sizeof(struct weak_pointer) / sizeof(lispobj)), 2)
 
@@ -3467,363 +2051,6 @@ scav_weak_pointer(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
     return WEAK_POINTER_NWORDS;
 }
 
-static lispobj
-trans_weak_pointer(lispobj object)
-{
-    lispobj copy;
-    /* struct weak_pointer *wp; */
-
-    gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
-
-#if defined(DEBUG_WEAK)
-    FSHOW((stderr, "Transporting weak pointer from 0x%08x\n", object));
-#endif
-
-    /* Need to remember where all the weak pointers are that have */
-    /* been transported so they can be fixed up in a post-GC pass. */
-
-    copy = copy_object(object, WEAK_POINTER_NWORDS);
-    /*  wp = (struct weak_pointer *) native_pointer(copy);*/
-       
-
-    /* Push the weak pointer onto the list of weak pointers. */
-    /*  wp->next = weak_pointers;
-     * weak_pointers = wp;*/
-
-    return copy;
-}
-
-static int
-size_weak_pointer(lispobj *where)
-{
-    return WEAK_POINTER_NWORDS;
-}
-
-void scan_weak_pointers(void)
-{
-    struct weak_pointer *wp;
-    for (wp = weak_pointers; wp != NULL; wp = wp->next) {
-       lispobj value = wp->value;
-       lispobj *first_pointer;
-
-       first_pointer = (lispobj *)native_pointer(value);
-
-       /*
-       FSHOW((stderr, "/weak pointer at 0x%08x\n", (unsigned long) wp));
-       FSHOW((stderr, "/value: 0x%08x\n", (unsigned long) value));
-       */
-
-       if (is_lisp_pointer(value) && from_space_p(value)) {
-           /* Now, we need to check whether the object has been forwarded. If
-            * it has been, the weak pointer is still good and needs to be
-            * updated. Otherwise, the weak pointer needs to be nil'ed
-            * out. */
-           if (first_pointer[0] == 0x01) {
-               wp->value = first_pointer[1];
-           } else {
-               /* Break it. */
-               SHOW("broken");
-               wp->value = NIL;
-               wp->broken = T;
-           }
-       }
-    }
-}
-\f
-/*
- * initialization
- */
-
-static int
-scav_lose(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
-{
-    lose("no scavenge function for object 0x%08x", (unsigned long) object);
-    return 0; /* bogus return value to satisfy static type checking */
-}
-
-static lispobj
-trans_lose(lispobj object)
-{
-    lose("no transport function for object 0x%08x", (unsigned long) object);
-    return NIL; /* bogus return value to satisfy static type checking */
-}
-
-static int
-size_lose(lispobj *where)
-{
-    lose("no size function for object at 0x%08x", (unsigned long) where);
-    return 1; /* bogus return value to satisfy static type checking */
-}
-
-static void
-gc_init_tables(void)
-{
-    int i;
-
-    /* Set default value in all slots of scavenge table. */
-    for (i = 0; i < 256; i++) { /* FIXME: bare constant length, ick! */
-       scavtab[i] = scav_lose;
-    }
-
-    /* For each type which can be selected by the low 3 bits of the tag
-     * alone, set multiple entries in our 8-bit scavenge table (one for each
-     * possible value of the high 5 bits). */
-    for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) { /* FIXME: bare constant length, ick! */
-       scavtab[type_EvenFixnum|(i<<3)] = scav_immediate;
-       scavtab[type_FunctionPointer|(i<<3)] = scav_function_pointer;
-       /* OtherImmediate0 */
-       scavtab[type_ListPointer|(i<<3)] = scav_list_pointer;
-       scavtab[type_OddFixnum|(i<<3)] = scav_immediate;
-       scavtab[type_InstancePointer|(i<<3)] = scav_instance_pointer;
-       /* OtherImmediate1 */
-       scavtab[type_OtherPointer|(i<<3)] = scav_other_pointer;
-    }
-
-    /* Other-pointer types (those selected by all eight bits of the tag) get
-     * one entry each in the scavenge table. */
-    scavtab[type_Bignum] = scav_unboxed;
-    scavtab[type_Ratio] = scav_boxed;
-    scavtab[type_SingleFloat] = scav_unboxed;
-    scavtab[type_DoubleFloat] = scav_unboxed;
-#ifdef type_LongFloat
-    scavtab[type_LongFloat] = scav_unboxed;
-#endif
-    scavtab[type_Complex] = scav_boxed;
-#ifdef type_ComplexSingleFloat
-    scavtab[type_ComplexSingleFloat] = scav_unboxed;
-#endif
-#ifdef type_ComplexDoubleFloat
-    scavtab[type_ComplexDoubleFloat] = scav_unboxed;
-#endif
-#ifdef type_ComplexLongFloat
-    scavtab[type_ComplexLongFloat] = scav_unboxed;
-#endif
-    scavtab[type_SimpleArray] = scav_boxed;
-    scavtab[type_SimpleString] = scav_string;
-    scavtab[type_SimpleBitVector] = scav_vector_bit;
-    scavtab[type_SimpleVector] = scav_vector;
-    scavtab[type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte2] = scav_vector_unsigned_byte_2;
-    scavtab[type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte4] = scav_vector_unsigned_byte_4;
-    scavtab[type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte8] = scav_vector_unsigned_byte_8;
-    scavtab[type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte16] = scav_vector_unsigned_byte_16;
-    scavtab[type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte32] = scav_vector_unsigned_byte_32;
-#ifdef type_SimpleArraySignedByte8
-    scavtab[type_SimpleArraySignedByte8] = scav_vector_unsigned_byte_8;
-#endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArraySignedByte16
-    scavtab[type_SimpleArraySignedByte16] = scav_vector_unsigned_byte_16;
-#endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArraySignedByte30
-    scavtab[type_SimpleArraySignedByte30] = scav_vector_unsigned_byte_32;
-#endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArraySignedByte32
-    scavtab[type_SimpleArraySignedByte32] = scav_vector_unsigned_byte_32;
-#endif
-    scavtab[type_SimpleArraySingleFloat] = scav_vector_single_float;
-    scavtab[type_SimpleArrayDoubleFloat] = scav_vector_double_float;
-#ifdef type_SimpleArrayLongFloat
-    scavtab[type_SimpleArrayLongFloat] = scav_vector_long_float;
-#endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArrayComplexSingleFloat
-    scavtab[type_SimpleArrayComplexSingleFloat] = scav_vector_complex_single_float;
-#endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArrayComplexDoubleFloat
-    scavtab[type_SimpleArrayComplexDoubleFloat] = scav_vector_complex_double_float;
-#endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArrayComplexLongFloat
-    scavtab[type_SimpleArrayComplexLongFloat] = scav_vector_complex_long_float;
-#endif
-    scavtab[type_ComplexString] = scav_boxed;
-    scavtab[type_ComplexBitVector] = scav_boxed;
-    scavtab[type_ComplexVector] = scav_boxed;
-    scavtab[type_ComplexArray] = scav_boxed;
-    scavtab[type_CodeHeader] = scav_code_header;
-    /*scavtab[type_FunctionHeader] = scav_function_header;*/
-    /*scavtab[type_ClosureFunctionHeader] = scav_function_header;*/
-    /*scavtab[type_ReturnPcHeader] = scav_return_pc_header;*/
-#ifdef __i386__
-    scavtab[type_ClosureHeader] = scav_closure_header;
-    scavtab[type_FuncallableInstanceHeader] = scav_closure_header;
-    scavtab[type_ByteCodeFunction] = scav_closure_header;
-    scavtab[type_ByteCodeClosure] = scav_closure_header;
-#else
-    scavtab[type_ClosureHeader] = scav_boxed;
-    scavtab[type_FuncallableInstanceHeader] = scav_boxed;
-    scavtab[type_ByteCodeFunction] = scav_boxed;
-    scavtab[type_ByteCodeClosure] = scav_boxed;
-#endif
-    scavtab[type_ValueCellHeader] = scav_boxed;
-    scavtab[type_SymbolHeader] = scav_boxed;
-    scavtab[type_BaseChar] = scav_immediate;
-    scavtab[type_Sap] = scav_unboxed;
-    scavtab[type_UnboundMarker] = scav_immediate;
-    scavtab[type_WeakPointer] = scav_weak_pointer;
-    scavtab[type_InstanceHeader] = scav_boxed;
-    scavtab[type_Fdefn] = scav_fdefn;
-
-    /* transport other table, initialized same way as scavtab */
-    for (i = 0; i < 256; i++)
-       transother[i] = trans_lose;
-    transother[type_Bignum] = trans_unboxed;
-    transother[type_Ratio] = trans_boxed;
-    transother[type_SingleFloat] = trans_unboxed;
-    transother[type_DoubleFloat] = trans_unboxed;
-#ifdef type_LongFloat
-    transother[type_LongFloat] = trans_unboxed;
-#endif
-    transother[type_Complex] = trans_boxed;
-#ifdef type_ComplexSingleFloat
-    transother[type_ComplexSingleFloat] = trans_unboxed;
-#endif
-#ifdef type_ComplexDoubleFloat
-    transother[type_ComplexDoubleFloat] = trans_unboxed;
-#endif
-#ifdef type_ComplexLongFloat
-    transother[type_ComplexLongFloat] = trans_unboxed;
-#endif
-    transother[type_SimpleArray] = trans_boxed_large;
-    transother[type_SimpleString] = trans_string;
-    transother[type_SimpleBitVector] = trans_vector_bit;
-    transother[type_SimpleVector] = trans_vector;
-    transother[type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte2] = trans_vector_unsigned_byte_2;
-    transother[type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte4] = trans_vector_unsigned_byte_4;
-    transother[type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte8] = trans_vector_unsigned_byte_8;
-    transother[type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte16] = trans_vector_unsigned_byte_16;
-    transother[type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte32] = trans_vector_unsigned_byte_32;
-#ifdef type_SimpleArraySignedByte8
-    transother[type_SimpleArraySignedByte8] = trans_vector_unsigned_byte_8;
-#endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArraySignedByte16
-    transother[type_SimpleArraySignedByte16] = trans_vector_unsigned_byte_16;
-#endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArraySignedByte30
-    transother[type_SimpleArraySignedByte30] = trans_vector_unsigned_byte_32;
-#endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArraySignedByte32
-    transother[type_SimpleArraySignedByte32] = trans_vector_unsigned_byte_32;
-#endif
-    transother[type_SimpleArraySingleFloat] = trans_vector_single_float;
-    transother[type_SimpleArrayDoubleFloat] = trans_vector_double_float;
-#ifdef type_SimpleArrayLongFloat
-    transother[type_SimpleArrayLongFloat] = trans_vector_long_float;
-#endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArrayComplexSingleFloat
-    transother[type_SimpleArrayComplexSingleFloat] = trans_vector_complex_single_float;
-#endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArrayComplexDoubleFloat
-    transother[type_SimpleArrayComplexDoubleFloat] = trans_vector_complex_double_float;
-#endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArrayComplexLongFloat
-    transother[type_SimpleArrayComplexLongFloat] = trans_vector_complex_long_float;
-#endif
-    transother[type_ComplexString] = trans_boxed;
-    transother[type_ComplexBitVector] = trans_boxed;
-    transother[type_ComplexVector] = trans_boxed;
-    transother[type_ComplexArray] = trans_boxed;
-    transother[type_CodeHeader] = trans_code_header;
-    transother[type_FunctionHeader] = trans_function_header;
-    transother[type_ClosureFunctionHeader] = trans_function_header;
-    transother[type_ReturnPcHeader] = trans_return_pc_header;
-    transother[type_ClosureHeader] = trans_boxed;
-    transother[type_FuncallableInstanceHeader] = trans_boxed;
-    transother[type_ByteCodeFunction] = trans_boxed;
-    transother[type_ByteCodeClosure] = trans_boxed;
-    transother[type_ValueCellHeader] = trans_boxed;
-    transother[type_SymbolHeader] = trans_boxed;
-    transother[type_BaseChar] = trans_immediate;
-    transother[type_Sap] = trans_unboxed;
-    transother[type_UnboundMarker] = trans_immediate;
-    transother[type_WeakPointer] = trans_weak_pointer;
-    transother[type_InstanceHeader] = trans_boxed;
-    transother[type_Fdefn] = trans_boxed;
-
-    /* size table, initialized the same way as scavtab */
-    for (i = 0; i < 256; i++)
-       sizetab[i] = size_lose;
-    for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
-       sizetab[type_EvenFixnum|(i<<3)] = size_immediate;
-       sizetab[type_FunctionPointer|(i<<3)] = size_pointer;
-       /* OtherImmediate0 */
-       sizetab[type_ListPointer|(i<<3)] = size_pointer;
-       sizetab[type_OddFixnum|(i<<3)] = size_immediate;
-       sizetab[type_InstancePointer|(i<<3)] = size_pointer;
-       /* OtherImmediate1 */
-       sizetab[type_OtherPointer|(i<<3)] = size_pointer;
-    }
-    sizetab[type_Bignum] = size_unboxed;
-    sizetab[type_Ratio] = size_boxed;
-    sizetab[type_SingleFloat] = size_unboxed;
-    sizetab[type_DoubleFloat] = size_unboxed;
-#ifdef type_LongFloat
-    sizetab[type_LongFloat] = size_unboxed;
-#endif
-    sizetab[type_Complex] = size_boxed;
-#ifdef type_ComplexSingleFloat
-    sizetab[type_ComplexSingleFloat] = size_unboxed;
-#endif
-#ifdef type_ComplexDoubleFloat
-    sizetab[type_ComplexDoubleFloat] = size_unboxed;
-#endif
-#ifdef type_ComplexLongFloat
-    sizetab[type_ComplexLongFloat] = size_unboxed;
-#endif
-    sizetab[type_SimpleArray] = size_boxed;
-    sizetab[type_SimpleString] = size_string;
-    sizetab[type_SimpleBitVector] = size_vector_bit;
-    sizetab[type_SimpleVector] = size_vector;
-    sizetab[type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte2] = size_vector_unsigned_byte_2;
-    sizetab[type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte4] = size_vector_unsigned_byte_4;
-    sizetab[type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte8] = size_vector_unsigned_byte_8;
-    sizetab[type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte16] = size_vector_unsigned_byte_16;
-    sizetab[type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte32] = size_vector_unsigned_byte_32;
-#ifdef type_SimpleArraySignedByte8
-    sizetab[type_SimpleArraySignedByte8] = size_vector_unsigned_byte_8;
-#endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArraySignedByte16
-    sizetab[type_SimpleArraySignedByte16] = size_vector_unsigned_byte_16;
-#endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArraySignedByte30
-    sizetab[type_SimpleArraySignedByte30] = size_vector_unsigned_byte_32;
-#endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArraySignedByte32
-    sizetab[type_SimpleArraySignedByte32] = size_vector_unsigned_byte_32;
-#endif
-    sizetab[type_SimpleArraySingleFloat] = size_vector_single_float;
-    sizetab[type_SimpleArrayDoubleFloat] = size_vector_double_float;
-#ifdef type_SimpleArrayLongFloat
-    sizetab[type_SimpleArrayLongFloat] = size_vector_long_float;
-#endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArrayComplexSingleFloat
-    sizetab[type_SimpleArrayComplexSingleFloat] = size_vector_complex_single_float;
-#endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArrayComplexDoubleFloat
-    sizetab[type_SimpleArrayComplexDoubleFloat] = size_vector_complex_double_float;
-#endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArrayComplexLongFloat
-    sizetab[type_SimpleArrayComplexLongFloat] = size_vector_complex_long_float;
-#endif
-    sizetab[type_ComplexString] = size_boxed;
-    sizetab[type_ComplexBitVector] = size_boxed;
-    sizetab[type_ComplexVector] = size_boxed;
-    sizetab[type_ComplexArray] = size_boxed;
-    sizetab[type_CodeHeader] = size_code_header;
-#if 0
-    /* We shouldn't see these, so just lose if it happens. */
-    sizetab[type_FunctionHeader] = size_function_header;
-    sizetab[type_ClosureFunctionHeader] = size_function_header;
-    sizetab[type_ReturnPcHeader] = size_return_pc_header;
-#endif
-    sizetab[type_ClosureHeader] = size_boxed;
-    sizetab[type_FuncallableInstanceHeader] = size_boxed;
-    sizetab[type_ValueCellHeader] = size_boxed;
-    sizetab[type_SymbolHeader] = size_boxed;
-    sizetab[type_BaseChar] = size_immediate;
-    sizetab[type_Sap] = size_unboxed;
-    sizetab[type_UnboundMarker] = size_immediate;
-    sizetab[type_WeakPointer] = size_weak_pointer;
-    sizetab[type_InstanceHeader] = size_boxed;
-    sizetab[type_Fdefn] = size_boxed;
-}
 \f
 /* Scan an area looking for an object which encloses the given pointer.
  * Return the object start on success or NULL on failure. */
@@ -3837,11 +2064,11 @@ search_space(lispobj *start, size_t words, lispobj *pointer)
        /* If thing is an immediate then this is a cons. */
        if (is_lisp_pointer(thing)
            || ((thing & 3) == 0) /* fixnum */
-           || (TypeOf(thing) == type_BaseChar)
-           || (TypeOf(thing) == type_UnboundMarker))
+           || (widetag_of(thing) == BASE_CHAR_WIDETAG)
+           || (widetag_of(thing) == UNBOUND_MARKER_WIDETAG))
            count = 2;
        else
-           count = (sizetab[TypeOf(thing)])(start);
+           count = (sizetab[widetag_of(thing)])(start);
 
        /* Check whether the pointer is within this object. */
        if ((pointer >= start) && (pointer < (start+count))) {
@@ -3911,7 +2138,7 @@ possibly_valid_dynamic_space_pointer(lispobj *pointer)
     /* We need to allow raw pointers into Code objects for return
      * addresses. This will also pick up pointers to functions in code
      * objects. */
-    if (TypeOf(*start_addr) == type_CodeHeader) {
+    if (widetag_of(*start_addr) == CODE_HEADER_WIDETAG) {
        /* XXX could do some further checks here */
        return 1;
     }
@@ -3939,20 +2166,18 @@ possibly_valid_dynamic_space_pointer(lispobj *pointer)
      *       recording the result of the last call to allocate-lisp-memory,
      *       and returning true from this function when *pointer is
      *       a reference to that result. */
-    switch (LowtagOf((lispobj)pointer)) {
-    case type_FunctionPointer:
+    switch (lowtag_of((lispobj)pointer)) {
+    case FUN_POINTER_LOWTAG:
        /* Start_addr should be the enclosing code object, or a closure
         * header. */
-       switch (TypeOf(*start_addr)) {
-       case type_CodeHeader:
+       switch (widetag_of(*start_addr)) {
+       case CODE_HEADER_WIDETAG:
            /* This case is probably caught above. */
            break;
-       case type_ClosureHeader:
-       case type_FuncallableInstanceHeader:
-       case type_ByteCodeFunction:
-       case type_ByteCodeClosure:
+       case CLOSURE_HEADER_WIDETAG:
+       case FUNCALLABLE_INSTANCE_HEADER_WIDETAG:
            if ((unsigned)pointer !=
-               ((unsigned)start_addr+type_FunctionPointer)) {
+               ((unsigned)start_addr+FUN_POINTER_LOWTAG)) {
                if (gencgc_verbose)
                    FSHOW((stderr,
                           "/Wf2: %x %x %x\n",
@@ -3968,9 +2193,9 @@ possibly_valid_dynamic_space_pointer(lispobj *pointer)
            return 0;
        }
        break;
-    case type_ListPointer:
+    case LIST_POINTER_LOWTAG:
        if ((unsigned)pointer !=
-           ((unsigned)start_addr+type_ListPointer)) {
+           ((unsigned)start_addr+LIST_POINTER_LOWTAG)) {
            if (gencgc_verbose)
                FSHOW((stderr,
                       "/Wl1: %x %x %x\n",
@@ -3980,12 +2205,12 @@ possibly_valid_dynamic_space_pointer(lispobj *pointer)
        /* Is it plausible cons? */
        if ((is_lisp_pointer(start_addr[0])
            || ((start_addr[0] & 3) == 0) /* fixnum */
-           || (TypeOf(start_addr[0]) == type_BaseChar)
-           || (TypeOf(start_addr[0]) == type_UnboundMarker))
+           || (widetag_of(start_addr[0]) == BASE_CHAR_WIDETAG)
+           || (widetag_of(start_addr[0]) == UNBOUND_MARKER_WIDETAG))
           && (is_lisp_pointer(start_addr[1])
               || ((start_addr[1] & 3) == 0) /* fixnum */
-              || (TypeOf(start_addr[1]) == type_BaseChar)
-              || (TypeOf(start_addr[1]) == type_UnboundMarker)))
+              || (widetag_of(start_addr[1]) == BASE_CHAR_WIDETAG)
+              || (widetag_of(start_addr[1]) == UNBOUND_MARKER_WIDETAG)))
            break;
        else {
            if (gencgc_verbose)
@@ -3994,16 +2219,16 @@ possibly_valid_dynamic_space_pointer(lispobj *pointer)
                       pointer, start_addr, *start_addr));
            return 0;
        }
-    case type_InstancePointer:
+    case INSTANCE_POINTER_LOWTAG:
        if ((unsigned)pointer !=
-           ((unsigned)start_addr+type_InstancePointer)) {
+           ((unsigned)start_addr+INSTANCE_POINTER_LOWTAG)) {
            if (gencgc_verbose)
                FSHOW((stderr,
                       "/Wi1: %x %x %x\n",
                       pointer, start_addr, *start_addr));
            return 0;
        }
-       if (TypeOf(start_addr[0]) != type_InstanceHeader) {
+       if (widetag_of(start_addr[0]) != INSTANCE_HEADER_WIDETAG) {
            if (gencgc_verbose)
                FSHOW((stderr,
                       "/Wi2: %x %x %x\n",
@@ -4011,9 +2236,9 @@ possibly_valid_dynamic_space_pointer(lispobj *pointer)
            return 0;
        }
        break;
-    case type_OtherPointer:
+    case OTHER_POINTER_LOWTAG:
        if ((unsigned)pointer !=
-           ((int)start_addr+type_OtherPointer)) {
+           ((int)start_addr+OTHER_POINTER_LOWTAG)) {
            if (gencgc_verbose)
                FSHOW((stderr,
                       "/Wo1: %x %x %x\n",
@@ -4028,9 +2253,9 @@ possibly_valid_dynamic_space_pointer(lispobj *pointer)
                       pointer, start_addr, *start_addr));
            return 0;
        }
-       switch (TypeOf(start_addr[0])) {
-       case type_UnboundMarker:
-       case type_BaseChar:
+       switch (widetag_of(start_addr[0])) {
+       case UNBOUND_MARKER_WIDETAG:
+       case BASE_CHAR_WIDETAG:
            if (gencgc_verbose)
                FSHOW((stderr,
                       "*Wo3: %x %x %x\n",
@@ -4038,17 +2263,15 @@ possibly_valid_dynamic_space_pointer(lispobj *pointer)
            return 0;
 
            /* only pointed to by function pointers? */
-       case type_ClosureHeader:
-       case type_FuncallableInstanceHeader:
-       case type_ByteCodeFunction:
-       case type_ByteCodeClosure:
+       case CLOSURE_HEADER_WIDETAG:
+       case FUNCALLABLE_INSTANCE_HEADER_WIDETAG:
            if (gencgc_verbose)
                FSHOW((stderr,
                       "*Wo4: %x %x %x\n",
                       pointer, start_addr, *start_addr));
            return 0;
 
-       case type_InstanceHeader:
+       case INSTANCE_HEADER_WIDETAG:
            if (gencgc_verbose)
                FSHOW((stderr,
                       "*Wo5: %x %x %x\n",
@@ -4056,68 +2279,68 @@ possibly_valid_dynamic_space_pointer(lispobj *pointer)
            return 0;
 
            /* the valid other immediate pointer objects */
-       case type_SimpleVector:
-       case type_Ratio:
-       case type_Complex:
-#ifdef type_ComplexSingleFloat
-       case type_ComplexSingleFloat:
+       case SIMPLE_VECTOR_WIDETAG:
+       case RATIO_WIDETAG:
+       case COMPLEX_WIDETAG:
+#ifdef COMPLEX_SINGLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG
+       case COMPLEX_SINGLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-#ifdef type_ComplexDoubleFloat
-       case type_ComplexDoubleFloat:
+#ifdef COMPLEX_DOUBLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG
+       case COMPLEX_DOUBLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-#ifdef type_ComplexLongFloat
-       case type_ComplexLongFloat:
+#ifdef COMPLEX_LONG_FLOAT_WIDETAG
+       case COMPLEX_LONG_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-       case type_SimpleArray:
-       case type_ComplexString:
-       case type_ComplexBitVector:
-       case type_ComplexVector:
-       case type_ComplexArray:
-       case type_ValueCellHeader:
-       case type_SymbolHeader:
-       case type_Fdefn:
-       case type_CodeHeader:
-       case type_Bignum:
-       case type_SingleFloat:
-       case type_DoubleFloat:
-#ifdef type_LongFloat
-       case type_LongFloat:
+       case SIMPLE_ARRAY_WIDETAG:
+       case COMPLEX_STRING_WIDETAG:
+       case COMPLEX_BIT_VECTOR_WIDETAG:
+       case COMPLEX_VECTOR_WIDETAG:
+       case COMPLEX_ARRAY_WIDETAG:
+       case VALUE_CELL_HEADER_WIDETAG:
+       case SYMBOL_HEADER_WIDETAG:
+       case FDEFN_WIDETAG:
+       case CODE_HEADER_WIDETAG:
+       case BIGNUM_WIDETAG:
+       case SINGLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
+       case DOUBLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
+#ifdef LONG_FLOAT_WIDETAG
+       case LONG_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-       case type_SimpleString:
-       case type_SimpleBitVector:
-       case type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte2:
-       case type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte4:
-       case type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte8:
-       case type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte16:
-       case type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte32:
-#ifdef type_SimpleArraySignedByte8
-       case type_SimpleArraySignedByte8:
+       case SIMPLE_STRING_WIDETAG:
+       case SIMPLE_BIT_VECTOR_WIDETAG:
+       case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_2_WIDETAG:
+       case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_4_WIDETAG:
+       case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_8_WIDETAG:
+       case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_16_WIDETAG:
+       case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_32_WIDETAG:
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_8_WIDETAG
+       case SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_8_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArraySignedByte16
-       case type_SimpleArraySignedByte16:
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_16_WIDETAG
+       case SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_16_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArraySignedByte30
-       case type_SimpleArraySignedByte30:
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_30_WIDETAG
+       case SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_30_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArraySignedByte32
-       case type_SimpleArraySignedByte32:
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_32_WIDETAG
+       case SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_32_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-       case type_SimpleArraySingleFloat:
-       case type_SimpleArrayDoubleFloat:
-#ifdef type_SimpleArrayLongFloat
-       case type_SimpleArrayLongFloat:
+       case SIMPLE_ARRAY_SINGLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
+       case SIMPLE_ARRAY_DOUBLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_LONG_FLOAT_WIDETAG
+       case SIMPLE_ARRAY_LONG_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArrayComplexSingleFloat
-       case type_SimpleArrayComplexSingleFloat:
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_COMPLEX_SINGLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG
+       case SIMPLE_ARRAY_COMPLEX_SINGLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArrayComplexDoubleFloat
-       case type_SimpleArrayComplexDoubleFloat:
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_COMPLEX_DOUBLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG
+       case SIMPLE_ARRAY_COMPLEX_DOUBLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArrayComplexLongFloat
-       case type_SimpleArrayComplexLongFloat:
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_COMPLEX_LONG_FLOAT_WIDETAG
+       case SIMPLE_ARRAY_COMPLEX_LONG_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-       case type_Sap:
-       case type_WeakPointer:
+       case SAP_WIDETAG:
+       case WEAK_POINTER_WIDETAG:
            break;
 
        default:
@@ -4161,43 +2384,43 @@ maybe_adjust_large_object(lispobj *where)
     int boxed;
 
     /* Check whether it's a vector or bignum object. */
-    switch (TypeOf(where[0])) {
-    case type_SimpleVector:
+    switch (widetag_of(where[0])) {
+    case SIMPLE_VECTOR_WIDETAG:
        boxed = BOXED_PAGE;
        break;
-    case type_Bignum:
-    case type_SimpleString:
-    case type_SimpleBitVector:
-    case type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte2:
-    case type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte4:
-    case type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte8:
-    case type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte16:
-    case type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte32:
-#ifdef type_SimpleArraySignedByte8
-    case type_SimpleArraySignedByte8:
+    case BIGNUM_WIDETAG:
+    case SIMPLE_STRING_WIDETAG:
+    case SIMPLE_BIT_VECTOR_WIDETAG:
+    case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_2_WIDETAG:
+    case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_4_WIDETAG:
+    case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_8_WIDETAG:
+    case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_16_WIDETAG:
+    case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_32_WIDETAG:
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_8_WIDETAG
+    case SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_8_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArraySignedByte16
-    case type_SimpleArraySignedByte16:
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_16_WIDETAG
+    case SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_16_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArraySignedByte30
-    case type_SimpleArraySignedByte30:
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_30_WIDETAG
+    case SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_30_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArraySignedByte32
-    case type_SimpleArraySignedByte32:
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_32_WIDETAG
+    case SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_32_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-    case type_SimpleArraySingleFloat:
-    case type_SimpleArrayDoubleFloat:
-#ifdef type_SimpleArrayLongFloat
-    case type_SimpleArrayLongFloat:
+    case SIMPLE_ARRAY_SINGLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
+    case SIMPLE_ARRAY_DOUBLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_LONG_FLOAT_WIDETAG
+    case SIMPLE_ARRAY_LONG_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArrayComplexSingleFloat
-    case type_SimpleArrayComplexSingleFloat:
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_COMPLEX_SINGLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG
+    case SIMPLE_ARRAY_COMPLEX_SINGLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArrayComplexDoubleFloat
-    case type_SimpleArrayComplexDoubleFloat:
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_COMPLEX_DOUBLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG
+    case SIMPLE_ARRAY_COMPLEX_DOUBLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArrayComplexLongFloat
-    case type_SimpleArrayComplexLongFloat:
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_COMPLEX_LONG_FLOAT_WIDETAG
+    case SIMPLE_ARRAY_COMPLEX_LONG_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
 #endif
        boxed = UNBOXED_PAGE;
        break;
@@ -4206,7 +2429,7 @@ maybe_adjust_large_object(lispobj *where)
     }
 
     /* Find its current size. */
-    nwords = (sizetab[TypeOf(where[0])])(where);
+    nwords = (sizetab[widetag_of(where[0])])(where);
 
     first_page = find_page_index((void *)where);
     gc_assert(first_page >= 0);
@@ -4320,7 +2543,7 @@ preserve_pointer(void *addr)
        /* Skip if already marked dont_move. */
        || (page_table[addr_page_index].dont_move != 0))
        return;
-
+    gc_assert(!(page_table[addr_page_index].allocated & OPEN_REGION_PAGE));
     /* (Now that we know that addr_page_index is in range, it's
      * safe to index into page_table[] with it.) */
     region_allocation = page_table[addr_page_index].allocated;
@@ -4339,13 +2562,20 @@ preserve_pointer(void *addr)
      * expensive but important, since it vastly reduces the
      * probability that random garbage will be bogusly interpreter as
      * a pointer which prevents a page from moving. */
-    if (!possibly_valid_dynamic_space_pointer(addr))
+    if (!(possibly_valid_dynamic_space_pointer(addr)))
        return;
+    first_page = addr_page_index;
 
     /* Work backwards to find a page with a first_object_offset of 0.
      * The pages should be contiguous with all bytes used in the same
      * gen. Assumes the first_object_offset is negative or zero. */
-    first_page = addr_page_index;
+
+    /* this is probably needlessly conservative.  The first object in
+     * the page may not even be the one we were passed a pointer to:
+     * if this is the case, we will write-protect all the previous
+     * object's pages too.
+     */
+
     while (page_table[first_page].first_object_offset != 0) {
        --first_page;
        /* Do some checks. */
@@ -4440,7 +2670,7 @@ update_page_write_prot(int page)
 
     /* Skip if it's already write-protected or an unboxed page. */
     if (page_table[page].write_protected
-       || (page_table[page].allocated == UNBOXED_PAGE))
+       || (page_table[page].allocated & UNBOXED_PAGE))
        return (0);
 
     /* Scan the page for pointers to younger generations or the
@@ -4528,7 +2758,7 @@ scavenge_generation(int generation)
 #endif
 
     for (i = 0; i < last_free_page; i++) {
-       if ((page_table[i].allocated == BOXED_PAGE)
+       if ((page_table[i].allocated & BOXED_PAGE)
            && (page_table[i].bytes_used != 0)
            && (page_table[i].gen == generation)) {
            int last_page;
@@ -4547,7 +2777,7 @@ scavenge_generation(int generation)
                 * block. */
                if ((page_table[last_page].bytes_used < 4096)
                    /* Or it is 4096 and is the last in the block */
-                   || (page_table[last_page+1].allocated != BOXED_PAGE)
+                   || (!(page_table[last_page+1].allocated & BOXED_PAGE))
                    || (page_table[last_page+1].bytes_used == 0)
                    || (page_table[last_page+1].gen != generation)
                    || (page_table[last_page+1].first_object_offset == 0))
@@ -4645,8 +2875,8 @@ scavenge_newspace_generation_one_scan(int generation)
     FSHOW((stderr,
           "/starting one full scan of newspace generation %d\n",
           generation));
-
     for (i = 0; i < last_free_page; i++) {
+       /* note that this skips over open regions when it encounters them */
        if ((page_table[i].allocated == BOXED_PAGE)
            && (page_table[i].bytes_used != 0)
            && (page_table[i].gen == generation)
@@ -4669,7 +2899,7 @@ scavenge_newspace_generation_one_scan(int generation)
                 * contiguous block */
                if ((page_table[last_page].bytes_used < 4096)
                    /* Or it is 4096 and is the last in the block */
-                   || (page_table[last_page+1].allocated != BOXED_PAGE)
+                   || (!(page_table[last_page+1].allocated & BOXED_PAGE))
                    || (page_table[last_page+1].bytes_used == 0)
                    || (page_table[last_page+1].gen != generation)
                    || (page_table[last_page+1].first_object_offset == 0))
@@ -4734,8 +2964,7 @@ scavenge_newspace_generation(int generation)
     int previous_new_areas_index;
 
     /* Flush the current regions updating the tables. */
-    gc_alloc_update_page_tables(0, &boxed_region);
-    gc_alloc_update_page_tables(1, &unboxed_region);
+    gc_alloc_update_all_page_tables();
 
     /* Turn on the recording of new areas by gc_alloc(). */
     new_areas = current_new_areas;
@@ -4752,8 +2981,7 @@ scavenge_newspace_generation(int generation)
     record_new_objects = 2;
 
     /* Flush the current regions updating the tables. */
-    gc_alloc_update_page_tables(0, &boxed_region);
-    gc_alloc_update_page_tables(1, &unboxed_region);
+    gc_alloc_update_all_page_tables();
 
     /* Grab new_areas_index. */
     current_new_areas_index = new_areas_index;
@@ -4800,8 +3028,7 @@ scavenge_newspace_generation(int generation)
            record_new_objects = 2;
 
            /* Flush the current regions updating the tables. */
-           gc_alloc_update_page_tables(0, &boxed_region);
-           gc_alloc_update_page_tables(1, &unboxed_region);
+           gc_alloc_update_all_page_tables();
 
        } else {
 
@@ -4813,13 +3040,11 @@ scavenge_newspace_generation(int generation)
                int offset = (*previous_new_areas)[i].offset;
                int size = (*previous_new_areas)[i].size / 4;
                gc_assert((*previous_new_areas)[i].size % 4 == 0);
-
                scavenge(page_address(page)+offset, size);
            }
 
            /* Flush the current regions updating the tables. */
-           gc_alloc_update_page_tables(0, &boxed_region);
-           gc_alloc_update_page_tables(1, &unboxed_region);
+           gc_alloc_update_all_page_tables();
        }
 
        current_new_areas_index = new_areas_index;
@@ -5041,9 +3266,17 @@ verify_space(lispobj *start, size_t words)
                /* Does it point to a plausible object? This check slows
                 * it down a lot (so it's commented out).
                 *
-                * FIXME: Add a variable to enable this dynamically. */
-               /* if (!possibly_valid_dynamic_space_pointer((lispobj *)thing)) {
-                *     lose("ptr %x to invalid object %x", thing, start); */
+                * "a lot" is serious: it ate 50 minutes cpu time on
+                * my duron 950 before I came back from lunch and
+                * killed it.
+                *
+                *   FIXME: Add a variable to enable this
+                * dynamically. */
+               /*
+               if (!possibly_valid_dynamic_space_pointer((lispobj *)thing)) {
+                   lose("ptr %x to invalid object %x", thing, start); 
+               }
+               */
            } else {
                /* Verify that it points to another valid space. */
                if (!to_readonly_space && !to_static_space
@@ -5055,37 +3288,35 @@ verify_space(lispobj *start, size_t words)
            if (thing & 0x3) { /* Skip fixnums. FIXME: There should be an
                                * is_fixnum for this. */
 
-               switch(TypeOf(*start)) {
+               switch(widetag_of(*start)) {
 
                    /* boxed objects */
-               case type_SimpleVector:
-               case type_Ratio:
-               case type_Complex:
-               case type_SimpleArray:
-               case type_ComplexString:
-               case type_ComplexBitVector:
-               case type_ComplexVector:
-               case type_ComplexArray:
-               case type_ClosureHeader:
-               case type_FuncallableInstanceHeader:
-               case type_ByteCodeFunction:
-               case type_ByteCodeClosure:
-               case type_ValueCellHeader:
-               case type_SymbolHeader:
-               case type_BaseChar:
-               case type_UnboundMarker:
-               case type_InstanceHeader:
-               case type_Fdefn:
+               case SIMPLE_VECTOR_WIDETAG:
+               case RATIO_WIDETAG:
+               case COMPLEX_WIDETAG:
+               case SIMPLE_ARRAY_WIDETAG:
+               case COMPLEX_STRING_WIDETAG:
+               case COMPLEX_BIT_VECTOR_WIDETAG:
+               case COMPLEX_VECTOR_WIDETAG:
+               case COMPLEX_ARRAY_WIDETAG:
+               case CLOSURE_HEADER_WIDETAG:
+               case FUNCALLABLE_INSTANCE_HEADER_WIDETAG:
+               case VALUE_CELL_HEADER_WIDETAG:
+               case SYMBOL_HEADER_WIDETAG:
+               case BASE_CHAR_WIDETAG:
+               case UNBOUND_MARKER_WIDETAG:
+               case INSTANCE_HEADER_WIDETAG:
+               case FDEFN_WIDETAG:
                    count = 1;
                    break;
 
-               case type_CodeHeader:
+               case CODE_HEADER_WIDETAG:
                    {
                        lispobj object = *start;
                        struct code *code;
                        int nheader_words, ncode_words, nwords;
                        lispobj fheaderl;
-                       struct function *fheaderp;
+                       struct simple_fun *fheaderp;
 
                        code = (struct code *) start;
 
@@ -5117,12 +3348,13 @@ verify_space(lispobj *start, size_t words)
                        /* Scavenge the boxed section of the code data block */
                        verify_space(start + 1, nheader_words - 1);
 
-                       /* Scavenge the boxed section of each function object in
-                        * the code data block. */
+                       /* Scavenge the boxed section of each function
+                        * object in the code data block. */
                        fheaderl = code->entry_points;
                        while (fheaderl != NIL) {
-                           fheaderp = (struct function *) native_pointer(fheaderl);
-                           gc_assert(TypeOf(fheaderp->header) == type_FunctionHeader);
+                           fheaderp =
+                               (struct simple_fun *) native_pointer(fheaderl);
+                           gc_assert(widetag_of(fheaderp->header) == SIMPLE_FUN_HEADER_WIDETAG);
                            verify_space(&fheaderp->name, 1);
                            verify_space(&fheaderp->arglist, 1);
                            verify_space(&fheaderp->type, 1);
@@ -5133,57 +3365,57 @@ verify_space(lispobj *start, size_t words)
                    }
        
                    /* unboxed objects */
-               case type_Bignum:
-               case type_SingleFloat:
-               case type_DoubleFloat:
-#ifdef type_ComplexLongFloat
-               case type_LongFloat:
+               case BIGNUM_WIDETAG:
+               case SINGLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
+               case DOUBLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
+#ifdef COMPLEX_LONG_FLOAT_WIDETAG
+               case LONG_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-#ifdef type_ComplexSingleFloat
-               case type_ComplexSingleFloat:
+#ifdef COMPLEX_SINGLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG
+               case COMPLEX_SINGLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-#ifdef type_ComplexDoubleFloat
-               case type_ComplexDoubleFloat:
+#ifdef COMPLEX_DOUBLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG
+               case COMPLEX_DOUBLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-#ifdef type_ComplexLongFloat
-               case type_ComplexLongFloat:
+#ifdef COMPLEX_LONG_FLOAT_WIDETAG
+               case COMPLEX_LONG_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-               case type_SimpleString:
-               case type_SimpleBitVector:
-               case type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte2:
-               case type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte4:
-               case type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte8:
-               case type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte16:
-               case type_SimpleArrayUnsignedByte32:
-#ifdef type_SimpleArraySignedByte8
-               case type_SimpleArraySignedByte8:
+               case SIMPLE_STRING_WIDETAG:
+               case SIMPLE_BIT_VECTOR_WIDETAG:
+               case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_2_WIDETAG:
+               case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_4_WIDETAG:
+               case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_8_WIDETAG:
+               case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_16_WIDETAG:
+               case SIMPLE_ARRAY_UNSIGNED_BYTE_32_WIDETAG:
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_8_WIDETAG
+               case SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_8_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArraySignedByte16
-               case type_SimpleArraySignedByte16:
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_16_WIDETAG
+               case SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_16_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArraySignedByte30
-               case type_SimpleArraySignedByte30:
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_30_WIDETAG
+               case SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_30_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArraySignedByte32
-               case type_SimpleArraySignedByte32:
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_32_WIDETAG
+               case SIMPLE_ARRAY_SIGNED_BYTE_32_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-               case type_SimpleArraySingleFloat:
-               case type_SimpleArrayDoubleFloat:
-#ifdef type_SimpleArrayComplexLongFloat
-               case type_SimpleArrayLongFloat:
+               case SIMPLE_ARRAY_SINGLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
+               case SIMPLE_ARRAY_DOUBLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_COMPLEX_LONG_FLOAT_WIDETAG
+               case SIMPLE_ARRAY_LONG_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArrayComplexSingleFloat
-               case type_SimpleArrayComplexSingleFloat:
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_COMPLEX_SINGLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG
+               case SIMPLE_ARRAY_COMPLEX_SINGLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArrayComplexDoubleFloat
-               case type_SimpleArrayComplexDoubleFloat:
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_COMPLEX_DOUBLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG
+               case SIMPLE_ARRAY_COMPLEX_DOUBLE_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-#ifdef type_SimpleArrayComplexLongFloat
-               case type_SimpleArrayComplexLongFloat:
+#ifdef SIMPLE_ARRAY_COMPLEX_LONG_FLOAT_WIDETAG
+               case SIMPLE_ARRAY_COMPLEX_LONG_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
 #endif
-               case type_Sap:
-               case type_WeakPointer:
-                   count = (sizetab[TypeOf(*start)])(start);
+               case SAP_WIDETAG:
+               case WEAK_POINTER_WIDETAG:
+                   count = (sizetab[widetag_of(*start)])(start);
                    break;
 
                default:
@@ -5297,13 +3529,9 @@ void
 gencgc_verify_zero_fill(void)
 {
     /* Flush the alloc regions updating the tables. */
-    boxed_region.free_pointer = current_region_free_pointer;
-    gc_alloc_update_page_tables(0, &boxed_region);
-    gc_alloc_update_page_tables(1, &unboxed_region);
+    gc_alloc_update_all_page_tables();
     SHOW("verifying zero fill");
     verify_zero_fill();
-    current_region_free_pointer = boxed_region.free_pointer;
-    current_region_end_addr = boxed_region.end_addr;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -5501,8 +3729,7 @@ garbage_collect_generation(int generation, int raise)
        scavenge_newspace_generation_one_scan(new_space);
 
        /* Flush the current regions, updating the tables. */
-       gc_alloc_update_page_tables(0, &boxed_region);
-       gc_alloc_update_page_tables(1, &unboxed_region);
+       gc_alloc_update_all_page_tables();
 
        bytes_allocated = bytes_allocated - old_bytes_allocated;
 
@@ -5516,8 +3743,7 @@ garbage_collect_generation(int generation, int raise)
     scan_weak_pointers();
 
     /* Flush the current regions, updating the tables. */
-    gc_alloc_update_page_tables(0, &boxed_region);
-    gc_alloc_update_page_tables(1, &unboxed_region);
+    gc_alloc_update_all_page_tables();
 
     /* Free the pages in oldspace, but not those marked dont_move. */
     bytes_freed = free_oldspace();
@@ -5578,14 +3804,15 @@ update_x86_dynamic_space_free_pointer(void)
     return 0; /* dummy value: return something ... */
 }
 
-/* GC all generations below last_gen, raising their objects to the
- * next generation until all generations below last_gen are empty.
- * Then if last_gen is due for a GC then GC it. In the special case
- * that last_gen==NUM_GENERATIONS, the last generation is always
- * GC'ed. The valid range for last_gen is: 0,1,...,NUM_GENERATIONS.
+/* GC all generations newer than last_gen, raising the objects in each
+ * to the next older generation - we finish when all generations below
+ * last_gen are empty.  Then if last_gen is due for a GC, or if
+ * last_gen==NUM_GENERATIONS (the scratch generation?  eh?) we GC that
+ * too.  The valid range for last_gen is: 0,1,...,NUM_GENERATIONS.
  *
- * The oldest generation to be GCed will always be
- * gencgc_oldest_gen_to_gc, partly ignoring last_gen if necessary. */
+ * We stop collecting at gencgc_oldest_gen_to_gc, even if this is less than
+ * last_gen (oh, and note that by default it is NUM_GENERATIONS-1) */
 void
 collect_garbage(unsigned last_gen)
 {
@@ -5594,8 +3821,6 @@ collect_garbage(unsigned last_gen)
     int gen_to_wp;
     int i;
 
-    boxed_region.free_pointer = current_region_free_pointer;
-
     FSHOW((stderr, "/entering collect_garbage(%d)\n", last_gen));
 
     if (last_gen > NUM_GENERATIONS) {
@@ -5606,12 +3831,11 @@ collect_garbage(unsigned last_gen)
     }
 
     /* Flush the alloc regions updating the tables. */
-    gc_alloc_update_page_tables(0, &boxed_region);
-    gc_alloc_update_page_tables(1, &unboxed_region);
+    gc_alloc_update_all_page_tables();
 
     /* Verify the new objects created by Lisp code. */
     if (pre_verify_gen_0) {
-       SHOW((stderr, "pre-checking generation 0\n"));
+       FSHOW((stderr, "pre-checking generation 0\n"));
        verify_generation(0);
     }
 
@@ -5699,13 +3923,6 @@ collect_garbage(unsigned last_gen)
 
     update_x86_dynamic_space_free_pointer();
 
-    /* This is now done by Lisp SCRUB-CONTROL-STACK in Lisp SUB-GC, so
-     * we needn't do it here: */
-    /*  zero_stack();*/
-
-    current_region_free_pointer = boxed_region.free_pointer;
-    current_region_end_addr = boxed_region.end_addr;
-
     SHOW("returning from collect_garbage");
 }
 
@@ -5782,27 +3999,13 @@ gc_free_heap(void)
 
     /* Initialize gc_alloc(). */
     gc_alloc_generation = 0;
-    boxed_region.first_page = 0;
-    boxed_region.last_page = -1;
-    boxed_region.start_addr = page_address(0);
-    boxed_region.free_pointer = page_address(0);
-    boxed_region.end_addr = page_address(0);
-    unboxed_region.first_page = 0;
-    unboxed_region.last_page = -1;
-    unboxed_region.start_addr = page_address(0);
-    unboxed_region.free_pointer = page_address(0);
-    unboxed_region.end_addr = page_address(0);
-
-#if 0 /* Lisp PURIFY is currently running on the C stack so don't do this. */
-    zero_stack();
-#endif
+
+    gc_set_region_empty(&boxed_region);
+    gc_set_region_empty(&unboxed_region);
 
     last_free_page = 0;
     SetSymbolValue(ALLOCATION_POINTER, (lispobj)((char *)heap_base));
 
-    current_region_free_pointer = boxed_region.free_pointer;
-    current_region_end_addr = boxed_region.end_addr;
-
     if (verify_after_free_heap) {
        /* Check whether purify has left any bad pointers. */
        if (gencgc_verbose)
@@ -5817,6 +4020,9 @@ gc_init(void)
     int i;
 
     gc_init_tables();
+    scavtab[SIMPLE_VECTOR_WIDETAG] = scav_vector;
+    scavtab[WEAK_POINTER_WIDETAG] = scav_weak_pointer;
+    transother[SIMPLE_ARRAY_WIDETAG] = trans_boxed_large;
 
     heap_base = (void*)DYNAMIC_SPACE_START;
 
@@ -5850,25 +4056,13 @@ gc_init(void)
        generations[i].min_av_mem_age = 0.75;
     }
 
-    /* Initialize gc_alloc.
-     *
-     * FIXME: identical with code in gc_free_heap(), should be shared */
+    /* Initialize gc_alloc. */
     gc_alloc_generation = 0;
-    boxed_region.first_page = 0;
-    boxed_region.last_page = -1;
-    boxed_region.start_addr = page_address(0);
-    boxed_region.free_pointer = page_address(0);
-    boxed_region.end_addr = page_address(0);
-    unboxed_region.first_page = 0;
-    unboxed_region.last_page = -1;
-    unboxed_region.start_addr = page_address(0);
-    unboxed_region.free_pointer = page_address(0);
-    unboxed_region.end_addr = page_address(0);
+    gc_set_region_empty(&boxed_region);
+    gc_set_region_empty(&unboxed_region);
 
     last_free_page = 0;
 
-    current_region_free_pointer = boxed_region.free_pointer;
-    current_region_end_addr = boxed_region.end_addr;
 }
 
 /*  Pick up the dynamic space from after a core load.
@@ -5876,7 +4070,7 @@ gc_init(void)
  *  The ALLOCATION_POINTER points to the end of the dynamic space.
  *
  *  XX A scan is needed to identify the closest first objects for pages. */
-void
+static void
 gencgc_pickup_dynamic(void)
 {
     int page = 0;
@@ -5898,13 +4092,18 @@ gencgc_pickup_dynamic(void)
     generations[0].bytes_allocated = 4096*page;
     bytes_allocated = 4096*page;
 
-    current_region_free_pointer = boxed_region.free_pointer;
-    current_region_end_addr = boxed_region.end_addr;
 }
+
+void
+gc_initialize_pointers(void)
+{
+    gencgc_pickup_dynamic();
+}
+
+
 \f
-/* a counter for how deep we are in alloc(..) calls */
-int alloc_entered = 0;
 
+extern boolean maybe_gc_pending ;
 /* alloc(..) is the external interface for memory allocation. It
  * allocates to generation 0. It is not called from within the garbage
  * collector as it is only external uses that need the check for heap
@@ -5915,151 +4114,46 @@ int alloc_entered = 0;
  * (E.g. the most significant word of a 2-word bignum in MOVE-FROM-UNSIGNED.)
  *
  * The check for a GC trigger is only performed when the current
- * region is full, so in most cases it's not needed. Further MAYBE-GC
- * is only called once because Lisp will remember "need to collect
- * garbage" and get around to it when it can. */
+ * region is full, so in most cases it's not needed. */
+
 char *
 alloc(int nbytes)
 {
+    struct alloc_region *region=  &boxed_region; 
+    void *new_obj;
+    void *new_free_pointer;
+
     /* Check for alignment allocation problems. */
-    gc_assert((((unsigned)current_region_free_pointer & 0x7) == 0)
+    gc_assert((((unsigned)region->free_pointer & 0x7) == 0)
              && ((nbytes & 0x7) == 0));
-
-    if (SymbolValue(PSEUDO_ATOMIC_ATOMIC)) {/* if already in a pseudo atomic */
-       
-       void *new_free_pointer;
-
-    retry1:
-       if (alloc_entered) {
-           SHOW("alloc re-entered in already-pseudo-atomic case");
-       }
-       ++alloc_entered;
-
-       /* Check whether there is room in the current region. */
-       new_free_pointer = current_region_free_pointer + nbytes;
-
-       /* FIXME: Shouldn't we be doing some sort of lock here, to
-        * keep from getting screwed if an interrupt service routine
-        * allocates memory between the time we calculate new_free_pointer
-        * and the time we write it back to current_region_free_pointer?
-        * Perhaps I just don't understand pseudo-atomics..
-        *
-        * Perhaps I don't. It looks as though what happens is if we
-        * were interrupted any time during the pseudo-atomic
-        * interval (which includes now) we discard the allocated
-        * memory and try again. So, at least we don't return
-        * a memory area that was allocated out from underneath us
-        * by code in an ISR.
-        * Still, that doesn't seem to prevent
-        * current_region_free_pointer from getting corrupted:
-        *   We read current_region_free_pointer.
-        *   They read current_region_free_pointer.
-        *   They write current_region_free_pointer.
-        *   We write current_region_free_pointer, scribbling over
-        *     whatever they wrote. */
-
-       if (new_free_pointer <= boxed_region.end_addr) {
-           /* If so then allocate from the current region. */
-           void  *new_obj = current_region_free_pointer;
-           current_region_free_pointer = new_free_pointer;
-           alloc_entered--;
-           return((void *)new_obj);
-       }
-
-       if (auto_gc_trigger && bytes_allocated > auto_gc_trigger) {
-           /* Double the trigger. */
-           auto_gc_trigger *= 2;
-           alloc_entered--;
-           /* Exit the pseudo-atomic. */
-           SetSymbolValue(PSEUDO_ATOMIC_ATOMIC, make_fixnum(0));
-           if (SymbolValue(PSEUDO_ATOMIC_INTERRUPTED) != 0) {
-               /* Handle any interrupts that occurred during
-                * gc_alloc(..). */
-               do_pending_interrupt();
-           }
-           funcall0(SymbolFunction(MAYBE_GC));
-           /* Re-enter the pseudo-atomic. */
-           SetSymbolValue(PSEUDO_ATOMIC_INTERRUPTED, make_fixnum(0));
-           SetSymbolValue(PSEUDO_ATOMIC_ATOMIC, make_fixnum(1));
-           goto retry1;
-       }
-       /* Call gc_alloc(). */
-       boxed_region.free_pointer = current_region_free_pointer;
-       {
-           void *new_obj = gc_alloc(nbytes);
-           current_region_free_pointer = boxed_region.free_pointer;
-           current_region_end_addr = boxed_region.end_addr;
-           alloc_entered--;
-           return (new_obj);
-       }
-    } else {
-       void *result;
-       void *new_free_pointer;
-
-    retry2:
-       /* At least wrap this allocation in a pseudo atomic to prevent
-        * gc_alloc() from being re-entered. */
-       SetSymbolValue(PSEUDO_ATOMIC_INTERRUPTED, make_fixnum(0));
-       SetSymbolValue(PSEUDO_ATOMIC_ATOMIC, make_fixnum(1));
-
-       if (alloc_entered)
-           SHOW("alloc re-entered in not-already-pseudo-atomic case");
-       ++alloc_entered;
-
-       /* Check whether there is room in the current region. */
-       new_free_pointer = current_region_free_pointer + nbytes;
-
-       if (new_free_pointer <= boxed_region.end_addr) {
-           /* If so then allocate from the current region. */
-           void *new_obj = current_region_free_pointer;
-           current_region_free_pointer = new_free_pointer;
-           alloc_entered--;
-           SetSymbolValue(PSEUDO_ATOMIC_ATOMIC, make_fixnum(0));
-           if (SymbolValue(PSEUDO_ATOMIC_INTERRUPTED)) {
-               /* Handle any interrupts that occurred during
-                * gc_alloc(..). */
-               do_pending_interrupt();
-               goto retry2;
-           }
-
-           return((void *)new_obj);
-       }
-
-       /* KLUDGE: There's lots of code around here shared with the
-        * the other branch. Is there some way to factor out the
-        * duplicate code? -- WHN 19991129 */
-       if (auto_gc_trigger && bytes_allocated > auto_gc_trigger) {
-           /* Double the trigger. */
-           auto_gc_trigger *= 2;
-           alloc_entered--;
-           /* Exit the pseudo atomic. */
-           SetSymbolValue(PSEUDO_ATOMIC_ATOMIC, make_fixnum(0));
-           if (SymbolValue(PSEUDO_ATOMIC_INTERRUPTED) != 0) {
-               /* Handle any interrupts that occurred during
-                * gc_alloc(..); */
-               do_pending_interrupt();
-           }
-           funcall0(SymbolFunction(MAYBE_GC));
-           goto retry2;
-       }
-
-       /* Else call gc_alloc(). */
-       boxed_region.free_pointer = current_region_free_pointer;
-       result = gc_alloc(nbytes);
-       current_region_free_pointer = boxed_region.free_pointer;
-       current_region_end_addr = boxed_region.end_addr;
-
-       alloc_entered--;
-       SetSymbolValue(PSEUDO_ATOMIC_ATOMIC, make_fixnum(0));
-       if (SymbolValue(PSEUDO_ATOMIC_INTERRUPTED) != 0) {
-           /* Handle any interrupts that occurred during gc_alloc(..). */
-           do_pending_interrupt();
-           goto retry2;
-       }
-
-       return result;
+    /* At this point we should either be in pseudo-atomic, or early
+     * enough in cold initn that interrupts are not yet enabled anyway.
+     * It would be nice to assert same.
+     */
+    gc_assert(SymbolValue(PSEUDO_ATOMIC_ATOMIC));
+
+    /* maybe we can do this quickly ... */
+    new_free_pointer = region->free_pointer + nbytes;
+    if (new_free_pointer <= region->end_addr) {
+       new_obj = (void*)(region->free_pointer);
+       region->free_pointer = new_free_pointer;
+       return(new_obj);        /* yup */
+    }
+    
+    /* we have to go the long way around, it seems.  Check whether 
+     * we should GC in the near future
+     */
+    if (auto_gc_trigger && bytes_allocated > auto_gc_trigger) {
+       auto_gc_trigger *= 2;
+       /* set things up so that GC happens when we finish the PA
+        * section.  */
+       maybe_gc_pending=1;
+       SetSymbolValue(PSEUDO_ATOMIC_INTERRUPTED, make_fixnum(1));
     }
+    new_obj = gc_alloc_with_region(nbytes,0,region,0);
+    return (new_obj);
 }
+
 \f
 /*
  * noise to manipulate the gc trigger stuff
@@ -6093,7 +4187,7 @@ component_ptr_from_pc(lispobj *pc)
        object = search_dynamic_space(pc);
 
     if (object) /* if we found something */
-       if (TypeOf(*object) == type_CodeHeader) /* if it's a code object */
+       if (widetag_of(*object) == CODE_HEADER_WIDETAG) /* if it's a code object */
            return(object);
 
     return (NULL);
@@ -6115,6 +4209,7 @@ void unhandled_sigmemoryfault(void);
  * Return true if this signal is a normal generational GC thing that
  * we were able to handle, or false if it was abnormal and control
  * should fall through to the general SIGSEGV/SIGBUS/whatever logic. */
+
 int
 gencgc_handle_wp_violation(void* fault_addr)
 {
@@ -6160,3 +4255,20 @@ gencgc_handle_wp_violation(void* fault_addr)
 void
 unhandled_sigmemoryfault()
 {}
+
+gc_alloc_update_all_page_tables(void)
+{
+    /* Flush the alloc regions updating the tables. */
+    gc_alloc_update_page_tables(1, &unboxed_region);
+    gc_alloc_update_page_tables(0, &boxed_region);
+}
+void 
+gc_set_region_empty(struct alloc_region *region)
+{
+    region->first_page = 0;
+    region->last_page = -1;
+    region->start_addr = page_address(0);
+    region->free_pointer = page_address(0);
+    region->end_addr = page_address(0);
+}
+