Add :application-type parameter for save-lisp-and-die on Windows.
[sbcl.git] / src / runtime / gencgc.c
index 62f5e8a..5d218b1 100644 (file)
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include <signal.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include "sbcl.h"
+#if defined(LISP_FEATURE_WIN32) && defined(LISP_FEATURE_SB_THREAD)
+#include "pthreads_win32.h"
+#else
+#include <signal.h>
+#endif
 #include "runtime.h"
 #include "os.h"
 #include "interr.h"
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@
 #endif
 
 /* forward declarations */
-page_index_t  gc_find_freeish_pages(page_index_t *restart_page_ptr, long nbytes,
+page_index_t  gc_find_freeish_pages(page_index_t *restart_page_ptr, sword_t nbytes,
                                     int page_type_flag);
 
 \f
@@ -79,13 +83,16 @@ boolean enable_page_protection = 1;
 
 /* the minimum size (in bytes) for a large object*/
 #if (GENCGC_ALLOC_GRANULARITY >= PAGE_BYTES) && (GENCGC_ALLOC_GRANULARITY >= GENCGC_CARD_BYTES)
-long large_object_size = 4 * GENCGC_ALLOC_GRANULARITY;
+os_vm_size_t large_object_size = 4 * GENCGC_ALLOC_GRANULARITY;
 #elif (GENCGC_CARD_BYTES >= PAGE_BYTES) && (GENCGC_CARD_BYTES >= GENCGC_ALLOC_GRANULARITY)
-long large_object_size = 4 * GENCGC_CARD_BYTES;
+os_vm_size_t large_object_size = 4 * GENCGC_CARD_BYTES;
 #else
-long large_object_size = 4 * PAGE_BYTES;
+os_vm_size_t large_object_size = 4 * PAGE_BYTES;
 #endif
 
+/* Largest allocation seen since last GC. */
+os_vm_size_t large_allocation = 0;
+
 \f
 /*
  * debugging
@@ -93,7 +100,7 @@ long large_object_size = 4 * PAGE_BYTES;
 
 /* the verbosity level. All non-error messages are disabled at level 0;
  * and only a few rare messages are printed at level 1. */
-#if QSHOW
+#if QSHOW == 2
 boolean gencgc_verbose = 1;
 #else
 boolean gencgc_verbose = 0;
@@ -118,8 +125,10 @@ boolean verify_after_free_heap = 0;
  * during a heap verify? */
 boolean verify_dynamic_code_check = 0;
 
+#ifdef LISP_FEATURE_X86
 /* Should we check code objects for fixup errors after they are transported? */
 boolean check_code_fixups = 0;
+#endif
 
 /* Should we check that newly allocated regions are zero filled? */
 boolean gencgc_zero_check = 0;
@@ -165,7 +174,7 @@ boolean gc_active_p = 0;
 static boolean conservative_stack = 1;
 
 /* An array of page structures is allocated on gc initialization.
- * This helps quickly map between an address its page structure.
+ * This helps to quickly map between an address and its page structure.
  * page_table_pages is set from the size of the dynamic space. */
 page_index_t page_table_pages;
 struct page *page_table;
@@ -214,7 +223,7 @@ static inline boolean protect_page_p(page_index_t page, generation_index_t gener
 
 /* To map addresses to page structures the address of the first page
  * is needed. */
-static void *heap_base = NULL;
+void *heap_base = NULL;
 
 /* Calculate the start address for the given page number. */
 inline void *
@@ -226,9 +235,34 @@ page_address(page_index_t page_num)
 /* Calculate the address where the allocation region associated with
  * the page starts. */
 static inline void *
-page_region_start(page_index_t page_index)
+page_scan_start(page_index_t page_index)
 {
-    return page_address(page_index)-page_table[page_index].region_start_offset;
+    return page_address(page_index)-page_table[page_index].scan_start_offset;
+}
+
+/* True if the page starts a contiguous block. */
+static inline boolean
+page_starts_contiguous_block_p(page_index_t page_index)
+{
+    return page_table[page_index].scan_start_offset == 0;
+}
+
+/* True if the page is the last page in a contiguous block. */
+static inline boolean
+page_ends_contiguous_block_p(page_index_t page_index, generation_index_t gen)
+{
+    return (/* page doesn't fill block */
+            (page_table[page_index].bytes_used < GENCGC_CARD_BYTES)
+            /* page is last allocated page */
+            || ((page_index + 1) >= last_free_page)
+            /* next page free */
+            || page_free_p(page_index + 1)
+            /* next page contains no data */
+            || (page_table[page_index + 1].bytes_used == 0)
+            /* next page is in different generation */
+            || (page_table[page_index + 1].gen != gen)
+            /* next page starts its own contiguous block */
+            || (page_starts_contiguous_block_p(page_index + 1)));
 }
 
 /* Find the page index within the page_table for the given
@@ -444,6 +478,15 @@ write_generation_stats(FILE *file)
 #elif defined(LISP_FEATURE_PPC)
 #define FPU_STATE_SIZE 32
     long long fpu_state[FPU_STATE_SIZE];
+#elif defined(LISP_FEATURE_SPARC)
+    /*
+     * 32 (single-precision) FP registers, and the FP state register.
+     * But Sparc V9 has 32 double-precision registers (equivalent to 64
+     * single-precision, but can't be accessed), so we leave enough room
+     * for that.
+     */
+#define FPU_STATE_SIZE (((32 + 32 + 1) + 1)/2)
+    long long fpu_state[FPU_STATE_SIZE];
 #endif
 
     /* This code uses the FP instructions which may be set up for Lisp
@@ -581,7 +624,7 @@ report_heap_exhaustion(long available, long requested, struct thread *th)
 }
 \f
 
-#if defined(LISP_FEATURE_X86) || defined(LISP_FEATURE_X86_64)
+#if defined(LISP_FEATURE_X86)
 void fast_bzero(void*, size_t); /* in <arch>-assem.S */
 #endif
 
@@ -785,7 +828,7 @@ set_generation_alloc_start_page(generation_index_t generation, int page_type_fla
  * are allocated, although they will initially be empty.
  */
 static void
-gc_alloc_new_region(long nbytes, int page_type_flag, struct alloc_region *alloc_region)
+gc_alloc_new_region(sword_t nbytes, int page_type_flag, struct alloc_region *alloc_region)
 {
     page_index_t first_page;
     page_index_t last_page;
@@ -825,7 +868,7 @@ gc_alloc_new_region(long nbytes, int page_type_flag, struct alloc_region *alloc_
         page_table[first_page].allocated = page_type_flag;
         page_table[first_page].gen = gc_alloc_generation;
         page_table[first_page].large_object = 0;
-        page_table[first_page].region_start_offset = 0;
+        page_table[first_page].scan_start_offset = 0;
     }
 
     gc_assert(page_table[first_page].allocated == page_type_flag);
@@ -840,7 +883,7 @@ gc_alloc_new_region(long nbytes, int page_type_flag, struct alloc_region *alloc_
         page_table[i].large_object = 0;
         /* This may not be necessary for unboxed regions (think it was
          * broken before!) */
-        page_table[i].region_start_offset =
+        page_table[i].scan_start_offset =
             void_diff(page_address(i),alloc_region->start_addr);
         page_table[i].allocated |= OPEN_REGION_PAGE_FLAG ;
     }
@@ -872,15 +915,11 @@ gc_alloc_new_region(long nbytes, int page_type_flag, struct alloc_region *alloc_
 
     /* we can do this after releasing free_pages_lock */
     if (gencgc_zero_check) {
-        long *p;
-        for (p = (long *)alloc_region->start_addr;
-             p < (long *)alloc_region->end_addr; p++) {
+        word_t *p;
+        for (p = (word_t *)alloc_region->start_addr;
+             p < (word_t *)alloc_region->end_addr; p++) {
             if (*p != 0) {
-                /* KLUDGE: It would be nice to use %lx and explicit casts
-                 * (long) in code like this, so that it is less likely to
-                 * break randomly when running on a machine with different
-                 * word sizes. -- WHN 19991129 */
-                lose("The new region at %x is not zero (start=%p, end=%p).\n",
+                lose("The new region is not zero at %p (start=%p, end=%p).\n",
                      p, alloc_region->start_addr, alloc_region->end_addr);
             }
         }
@@ -911,15 +950,15 @@ struct new_area {
     size_t size;
 };
 static struct new_area (*new_areas)[];
-static long new_areas_index;
-long max_new_areas;
+static size_t new_areas_index;
+size_t max_new_areas;
 
 /* Add a new area to new_areas. */
 static void
 add_new_area(page_index_t first_page, size_t offset, size_t size)
 {
-    unsigned long new_area_start,c;
-    long i;
+    size_t new_area_start, c;
+    ssize_t i;
 
     /* Ignore if full. */
     if (new_areas_index >= NUM_NEW_AREAS)
@@ -943,7 +982,7 @@ add_new_area(page_index_t first_page, size_t offset, size_t size)
     /* Search backwards for a prior area that this follows from. If
        found this will save adding a new area. */
     for (i = new_areas_index-1, c = 0; (i >= 0) && (c < 8); i--, c++) {
-        unsigned long area_end =
+        size_t area_end =
             npage_bytes((*new_areas)[i].page)
             + (*new_areas)[i].offset
             + (*new_areas)[i].size;
@@ -988,13 +1027,13 @@ add_new_area(page_index_t first_page, size_t offset, size_t size)
 void
 gc_alloc_update_page_tables(int page_type_flag, struct alloc_region *alloc_region)
 {
-    int more;
+    boolean more;
     page_index_t first_page;
     page_index_t next_page;
-    unsigned long bytes_used;
-    unsigned long orig_first_page_bytes_used;
-    unsigned long region_size;
-    unsigned long byte_cnt;
+    os_vm_size_t bytes_used;
+    os_vm_size_t region_size;
+    os_vm_size_t byte_cnt;
+    page_bytes_t orig_first_page_bytes_used;
     int ret;
 
 
@@ -1021,9 +1060,9 @@ gc_alloc_update_page_tables(int page_type_flag, struct alloc_region *alloc_regio
         /* Update the first page. */
 
         /* If the page was free then set up the gen, and
-         * region_start_offset. */
+         * scan_start_offset. */
         if (page_table[first_page].bytes_used == 0)
-            gc_assert(page_table[first_page].region_start_offset == 0);
+            gc_assert(page_starts_contiguous_block_p(first_page));
         page_table[first_page].allocated &= ~(OPEN_REGION_PAGE_FLAG);
 
         gc_assert(page_table[first_page].allocated & page_type_flag);
@@ -1046,7 +1085,7 @@ gc_alloc_update_page_tables(int page_type_flag, struct alloc_region *alloc_regio
 
 
         /* All the rest of the pages should be free. We need to set
-         * their region_start_offset pointer to the start of the
+         * their scan_start_offset pointer to the start of the
          * region, and set the bytes_used. */
         while (more) {
             page_table[next_page].allocated &= ~(OPEN_REGION_PAGE_FLAG);
@@ -1055,7 +1094,7 @@ gc_alloc_update_page_tables(int page_type_flag, struct alloc_region *alloc_regio
             gc_assert(page_table[next_page].gen == gc_alloc_generation);
             gc_assert(page_table[next_page].large_object == 0);
 
-            gc_assert(page_table[next_page].region_start_offset ==
+            gc_assert(page_table[next_page].scan_start_offset ==
                       void_diff(page_address(next_page),
                                 alloc_region->start_addr));
 
@@ -1114,19 +1153,17 @@ gc_alloc_update_page_tables(int page_type_flag, struct alloc_region *alloc_regio
     gc_set_region_empty(alloc_region);
 }
 
-static inline void *gc_quick_alloc(long nbytes);
+static inline void *gc_quick_alloc(word_t nbytes);
 
 /* Allocate a possibly large object. */
 void *
-gc_alloc_large(long nbytes, int page_type_flag, struct alloc_region *alloc_region)
+gc_alloc_large(sword_t nbytes, int page_type_flag, struct alloc_region *alloc_region)
 {
-    page_index_t first_page;
-    page_index_t last_page;
-    int orig_first_page_bytes_used;
-    long byte_cnt;
-    int more;
-    unsigned long bytes_used;
-    page_index_t next_page;
+    boolean more;
+    page_index_t first_page, next_page, last_page;
+    page_bytes_t orig_first_page_bytes_used;
+    os_vm_size_t byte_cnt;
+    os_vm_size_t bytes_used;
     int ret;
 
     ret = thread_mutex_lock(&free_pages_lock);
@@ -1147,11 +1184,11 @@ gc_alloc_large(long nbytes, int page_type_flag, struct alloc_region *alloc_regio
     orig_first_page_bytes_used = page_table[first_page].bytes_used;
 
     /* If the first page was free then set up the gen, and
-     * region_start_offset. */
+     * scan_start_offset. */
     if (page_table[first_page].bytes_used == 0) {
         page_table[first_page].allocated = page_type_flag;
         page_table[first_page].gen = gc_alloc_generation;
-        page_table[first_page].region_start_offset = 0;
+        page_table[first_page].scan_start_offset = 0;
         page_table[first_page].large_object = 1;
     }
 
@@ -1174,7 +1211,7 @@ gc_alloc_large(long nbytes, int page_type_flag, struct alloc_region *alloc_regio
     next_page = first_page+1;
 
     /* All the rest of the pages should be free. We need to set their
-     * region_start_offset pointer to the start of the region, and set
+     * scan_start_offset pointer to the start of the region, and set
      * the bytes_used. */
     while (more) {
         gc_assert(page_free_p(next_page));
@@ -1183,7 +1220,7 @@ gc_alloc_large(long nbytes, int page_type_flag, struct alloc_region *alloc_regio
         page_table[next_page].gen = gc_alloc_generation;
         page_table[next_page].large_object = 1;
 
-        page_table[next_page].region_start_offset =
+        page_table[next_page].scan_start_offset =
             npage_bytes(next_page-first_page) - orig_first_page_bytes_used;
 
         /* Calculate the number of bytes used in this page. */
@@ -1231,7 +1268,7 @@ gc_alloc_large(long nbytes, int page_type_flag, struct alloc_region *alloc_regio
 static page_index_t gencgc_alloc_start_page = -1;
 
 void
-gc_heap_exhausted_error_or_lose (long available, long requested)
+gc_heap_exhausted_error_or_lose (sword_t available, sword_t requested)
 {
     struct thread *thread = arch_os_get_current_thread();
     /* Write basic information before doing anything else: if we don't
@@ -1249,10 +1286,12 @@ gc_heap_exhausted_error_or_lose (long available, long requested)
     else {
         /* FIXME: assert free_pages_lock held */
         (void)thread_mutex_unlock(&free_pages_lock);
+#if !(defined(LISP_FEATURE_WIN32) && defined(LISP_FEATURE_SB_THREAD))
         gc_assert(get_pseudo_atomic_atomic(thread));
         clear_pseudo_atomic_atomic(thread);
         if (get_pseudo_atomic_interrupted(thread))
             do_pending_interrupt();
+#endif
         /* Another issue is that signalling HEAP-EXHAUSTED error leads
          * to running user code at arbitrary places, even in a
          * WITHOUT-INTERRUPTS which may lead to a deadlock without
@@ -1268,7 +1307,7 @@ gc_heap_exhausted_error_or_lose (long available, long requested)
 }
 
 page_index_t
-gc_find_freeish_pages(page_index_t *restart_page_ptr, long bytes,
+gc_find_freeish_pages(page_index_t *restart_page_ptr, sword_t bytes,
                       int page_type_flag)
 {
     page_index_t most_bytes_found_from = 0, most_bytes_found_to = 0;
@@ -1363,7 +1402,7 @@ gc_find_freeish_pages(page_index_t *restart_page_ptr, long bytes,
  * functions will eventually call this  */
 
 void *
-gc_alloc_with_region(long nbytes,int page_type_flag, struct alloc_region *my_region,
+gc_alloc_with_region(sword_t nbytes,int page_type_flag, struct alloc_region *my_region,
                      int quick_p)
 {
     void *new_free_pointer;
@@ -1408,188 +1447,31 @@ gc_alloc_with_region(long nbytes,int page_type_flag, struct alloc_region *my_reg
  * region */
 
 static inline void *
-gc_quick_alloc(long nbytes)
+gc_quick_alloc(word_t nbytes)
 {
     return gc_general_alloc(nbytes, BOXED_PAGE_FLAG, ALLOC_QUICK);
 }
 
 static inline void *
-gc_quick_alloc_large(long nbytes)
-{
-    return gc_general_alloc(nbytes, BOXED_PAGE_FLAG ,ALLOC_QUICK);
-}
-
-static inline void *
-gc_alloc_unboxed(long nbytes)
+gc_alloc_unboxed(word_t nbytes)
 {
     return gc_general_alloc(nbytes, UNBOXED_PAGE_FLAG, 0);
 }
 
 static inline void *
-gc_quick_alloc_unboxed(long nbytes)
-{
-    return gc_general_alloc(nbytes, UNBOXED_PAGE_FLAG, ALLOC_QUICK);
-}
-
-static inline void *
-gc_quick_alloc_large_unboxed(long nbytes)
+gc_quick_alloc_unboxed(word_t nbytes)
 {
     return gc_general_alloc(nbytes, UNBOXED_PAGE_FLAG, ALLOC_QUICK);
 }
 \f
-
-/* 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. */
-lispobj
-copy_large_object(lispobj object, long nwords)
-{
-    int tag;
-    lispobj *new;
-    page_index_t first_page;
-
-    gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
-    gc_assert(from_space_p(object));
-    gc_assert((nwords & 0x01) == 0);
-
-
-    /* Check whether it's in a large object region. */
-    first_page = find_page_index((void *)object);
-    gc_assert(first_page >= 0);
-
-    if (page_table[first_page].large_object) {
-
-        /* Promote the object. */
-
-        unsigned long remaining_bytes;
-        page_index_t next_page;
-        unsigned long bytes_freed;
-        unsigned long old_bytes_used;
-
-        /* Note: Any page write-protection must be removed, else a
-         * later scavenge_newspace may incorrectly not scavenge these
-         * pages. This would not be necessary if they are added to the
-         * new areas, but let's do it for them all (they'll probably
-         * be written anyway?). */
-
-        gc_assert(page_table[first_page].region_start_offset == 0);
-
-        next_page = first_page;
-        remaining_bytes = nwords*N_WORD_BYTES;
-        while (remaining_bytes > GENCGC_CARD_BYTES) {
-            gc_assert(page_table[next_page].gen == from_space);
-            gc_assert(page_boxed_p(next_page));
-            gc_assert(page_table[next_page].large_object);
-            gc_assert(page_table[next_page].region_start_offset ==
-                      npage_bytes(next_page-first_page));
-            gc_assert(page_table[next_page].bytes_used == GENCGC_CARD_BYTES);
-            /* Should have been unprotected by unprotect_oldspace(). */
-            gc_assert(page_table[next_page].write_protected == 0);
-
-            page_table[next_page].gen = new_space;
-
-            remaining_bytes -= GENCGC_CARD_BYTES;
-            next_page++;
-        }
-
-        /* Now only one page remains, but the object may have shrunk
-         * so there may be more unused pages which will be freed. */
-
-        /* The object may have shrunk but shouldn't have grown. */
-        gc_assert(page_table[next_page].bytes_used >= remaining_bytes);
-
-        page_table[next_page].gen = new_space;
-        gc_assert(page_boxed_p(next_page));
-
-        /* Adjust the bytes_used. */
-        old_bytes_used = page_table[next_page].bytes_used;
-        page_table[next_page].bytes_used = remaining_bytes;
-
-        bytes_freed = old_bytes_used - remaining_bytes;
-
-        /* Free any remaining pages; needs care. */
-        next_page++;
-        while ((old_bytes_used == GENCGC_CARD_BYTES) &&
-               (page_table[next_page].gen == from_space) &&
-               page_boxed_p(next_page) &&
-               page_table[next_page].large_object &&
-               (page_table[next_page].region_start_offset ==
-                npage_bytes(next_page - first_page))) {
-            /* 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. */
-            gc_assert(page_table[next_page].write_protected == 0);
-
-            old_bytes_used = page_table[next_page].bytes_used;
-            page_table[next_page].allocated = FREE_PAGE_FLAG;
-            page_table[next_page].bytes_used = 0;
-            bytes_freed += old_bytes_used;
-            next_page++;
-        }
-
-        generations[from_space].bytes_allocated -= N_WORD_BYTES*nwords
-            + bytes_freed;
-        generations[new_space].bytes_allocated += N_WORD_BYTES*nwords;
-        bytes_allocated -= bytes_freed;
-
-        /* Add the region to the new_areas if requested. */
-        add_new_area(first_page,0,nwords*N_WORD_BYTES);
-
-        return(object);
-    } else {
-        /* Get tag of object. */
-        tag = lowtag_of(object);
-
-        /* Allocate space. */
-        new = gc_quick_alloc_large(nwords*N_WORD_BYTES);
-
-        memcpy(new,native_pointer(object),nwords*N_WORD_BYTES);
-
-        /* Return Lisp pointer of new object. */
-        return ((lispobj) new) | tag;
-    }
-}
-
-/* to copy unboxed objects */
-lispobj
-copy_unboxed_object(lispobj object, long nwords)
-{
-    long tag;
-    lispobj *new;
-
-    gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
-    gc_assert(from_space_p(object));
-    gc_assert((nwords & 0x01) == 0);
-
-    /* Get tag of object. */
-    tag = lowtag_of(object);
-
-    /* Allocate space. */
-    new = gc_quick_alloc_unboxed(nwords*N_WORD_BYTES);
-
-    memcpy(new,native_pointer(object),nwords*N_WORD_BYTES);
-
-    /* Return Lisp pointer of new object. */
-    return ((lispobj) new) | tag;
-}
-
-/* to copy large unboxed objects
- *
- * 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.
+/* Copy a large 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.
  *
  * Bignums and vectors may have shrunk. If the object is not copied
- * the space needs to be reclaimed, and the page_tables corrected.
- *
- * KLUDGE: There's a lot of cut-and-paste duplication between this
- * function and copy_large_object(..). -- WHN 20000619 */
-lispobj
-copy_large_unboxed_object(lispobj object, long nwords)
+ * the space needs to be reclaimed, and the page_tables corrected. */
+static lispobj
+general_copy_large_object(lispobj object, word_t nwords, boolean boxedp)
 {
     int tag;
     lispobj *new;
@@ -1600,7 +1482,7 @@ copy_large_unboxed_object(lispobj object, long nwords)
     gc_assert((nwords & 0x01) == 0);
 
     if ((nwords > 1024*1024) && gencgc_verbose) {
-        FSHOW((stderr, "/copy_large_unboxed_object: %d bytes\n",
+        FSHOW((stderr, "/general_copy_large_object: %d bytes\n",
                nwords*N_WORD_BYTES));
     }
 
@@ -1612,25 +1494,42 @@ copy_large_unboxed_object(lispobj object, long nwords)
         /* Promote the object. Note: Unboxed objects may have been
          * allocated to a BOXED region so it may be necessary to
          * change the region to UNBOXED. */
-        unsigned long remaining_bytes;
+        os_vm_size_t remaining_bytes;
+        os_vm_size_t bytes_freed;
         page_index_t next_page;
-        unsigned long bytes_freed;
-        unsigned long old_bytes_used;
+        page_bytes_t old_bytes_used;
 
-        gc_assert(page_table[first_page].region_start_offset == 0);
+        /* FIXME: This comment is somewhat stale.
+         *
+         * Note: Any page write-protection must be removed, else a
+         * later scavenge_newspace may incorrectly not scavenge these
+         * pages. This would not be necessary if they are added to the
+         * new areas, but let's do it for them all (they'll probably
+         * be written anyway?). */
 
+        gc_assert(page_starts_contiguous_block_p(first_page));
         next_page = first_page;
         remaining_bytes = nwords*N_WORD_BYTES;
+
         while (remaining_bytes > GENCGC_CARD_BYTES) {
             gc_assert(page_table[next_page].gen == from_space);
-            gc_assert(page_allocated_no_region_p(next_page));
             gc_assert(page_table[next_page].large_object);
-            gc_assert(page_table[next_page].region_start_offset ==
+            gc_assert(page_table[next_page].scan_start_offset ==
                       npage_bytes(next_page-first_page));
             gc_assert(page_table[next_page].bytes_used == GENCGC_CARD_BYTES);
-
+            /* Should have been unprotected by unprotect_oldspace()
+             * for boxed objects, and after promotion unboxed ones
+             * should not be on protected pages at all. */
+            gc_assert(!page_table[next_page].write_protected);
+
+            if (boxedp)
+                gc_assert(page_boxed_p(next_page));
+            else {
+                gc_assert(page_allocated_no_region_p(next_page));
+                page_table[next_page].allocated = UNBOXED_PAGE_FLAG;
+            }
             page_table[next_page].gen = new_space;
-            page_table[next_page].allocated = UNBOXED_PAGE_FLAG;
+
             remaining_bytes -= GENCGC_CARD_BYTES;
             next_page++;
         }
@@ -1642,7 +1541,11 @@ copy_large_unboxed_object(lispobj object, long nwords)
         gc_assert(page_table[next_page].bytes_used >= remaining_bytes);
 
         page_table[next_page].gen = new_space;
-        page_table[next_page].allocated = UNBOXED_PAGE_FLAG;
+
+        if (boxedp)
+            gc_assert(page_boxed_p(next_page));
+        else
+            page_table[next_page].allocated = UNBOXED_PAGE_FLAG;
 
         /* Adjust the bytes_used. */
         old_bytes_used = page_table[next_page].bytes_used;
@@ -1654,9 +1557,16 @@ copy_large_unboxed_object(lispobj object, long nwords)
         next_page++;
         while ((old_bytes_used == GENCGC_CARD_BYTES) &&
                (page_table[next_page].gen == from_space) &&
-               page_allocated_no_region_p(next_page) &&
+               /* FIXME: It is not obvious to me why this is necessary
+                * as a loop condition: it seems to me that the
+                * scan_start_offset test should be sufficient, but
+                * experimentally that is not the case. --NS
+                * 2011-11-28 */
+               (boxedp ?
+                page_boxed_p(next_page) :
+                page_allocated_no_region_p(next_page)) &&
                page_table[next_page].large_object &&
-               (page_table[next_page].region_start_offset ==
+               (page_table[next_page].scan_start_offset ==
                 npage_bytes(next_page - first_page))) {
             /* Checks out OK, free the page. Don't need to both zeroing
              * pages as this should have been done before shrinking the
@@ -1673,23 +1583,29 @@ copy_large_unboxed_object(lispobj object, long nwords)
 
         if ((bytes_freed > 0) && gencgc_verbose) {
             FSHOW((stderr,
-                   "/copy_large_unboxed bytes_freed=%d\n",
+                   "/general_copy_large_object bytes_freed=%"OS_VM_SIZE_FMT"\n",
                    bytes_freed));
         }
 
-        generations[from_space].bytes_allocated -=
-            nwords*N_WORD_BYTES + bytes_freed;
+        generations[from_space].bytes_allocated -= nwords*N_WORD_BYTES
+            + bytes_freed;
         generations[new_space].bytes_allocated += nwords*N_WORD_BYTES;
         bytes_allocated -= bytes_freed;
 
+        /* Add the region to the new_areas if requested. */
+        if (boxedp)
+            add_new_area(first_page,0,nwords*N_WORD_BYTES);
+
         return(object);
-    }
-    else {
+
+    } else {
         /* Get tag of object. */
         tag = lowtag_of(object);
 
         /* Allocate space. */
-        new = gc_quick_alloc_large_unboxed(nwords*N_WORD_BYTES);
+        new = gc_general_alloc(nwords*N_WORD_BYTES,
+                               (boxedp ? BOXED_PAGE_FLAG : UNBOXED_PAGE_FLAG),
+                               ALLOC_QUICK);
 
         /* Copy the object. */
         memcpy(new,native_pointer(object),nwords*N_WORD_BYTES);
@@ -1699,8 +1615,24 @@ copy_large_unboxed_object(lispobj object, long nwords)
     }
 }
 
+lispobj
+copy_large_object(lispobj object, sword_t nwords)
+{
+    return general_copy_large_object(object, nwords, 1);
+}
 
+lispobj
+copy_large_unboxed_object(lispobj object, sword_t nwords)
+{
+    return general_copy_large_object(object, nwords, 0);
+}
 
+/* to copy unboxed objects */
+lispobj
+copy_unboxed_object(lispobj object, sword_t nwords)
+{
+    return gc_general_copy_object(object, nwords, UNBOXED_PAGE_FLAG);
+}
 \f
 
 /*
@@ -1720,14 +1652,14 @@ static lispobj trans_boxed(lispobj object);
  *
  * Currently only absolute fixups to the constant vector, or to the
  * code area are checked. */
+#ifdef LISP_FEATURE_X86
 void
-sniff_code_object(struct code *code, unsigned long displacement)
+sniff_code_object(struct code *code, os_vm_size_t displacement)
 {
-#ifdef LISP_FEATURE_X86
-    long nheader_words, ncode_words, nwords;
-    void *p;
-    void *constants_start_addr = NULL, *constants_end_addr;
-    void *code_start_addr, *code_end_addr;
+    sword_t nheader_words, ncode_words, nwords;
+    os_vm_address_t constants_start_addr = NULL, constants_end_addr, p;
+    os_vm_address_t code_start_addr, code_end_addr;
+    os_vm_address_t code_addr = (os_vm_address_t)code;
     int fixup_found = 0;
 
     if (!check_code_fixups)
@@ -1739,10 +1671,10 @@ sniff_code_object(struct code *code, unsigned long displacement)
     nheader_words = HeaderValue(*(lispobj *)code);
     nwords = ncode_words + nheader_words;
 
-    constants_start_addr = (void *)code + 5*N_WORD_BYTES;
-    constants_end_addr = (void *)code + nheader_words*N_WORD_BYTES;
-    code_start_addr = (void *)code + nheader_words*N_WORD_BYTES;
-    code_end_addr = (void *)code + nwords*N_WORD_BYTES;
+    constants_start_addr = code_addr + 5*N_WORD_BYTES;
+    constants_end_addr = code_addr + nheader_words*N_WORD_BYTES;
+    code_start_addr = code_addr + nheader_words*N_WORD_BYTES;
+    code_end_addr = code_addr + nwords*N_WORD_BYTES;
 
     /* Work through the unboxed code. */
     for (p = code_start_addr; p < code_end_addr; p++) {
@@ -1759,8 +1691,8 @@ sniff_code_object(struct code *code, unsigned long displacement)
         /* Check for code references. */
         /* Check for a 32 bit word that looks like an absolute
            reference to within the code adea of the code object. */
-        if ((data >= (code_start_addr-displacement))
-            && (data < (code_end_addr-displacement))) {
+        if ((data >= (void*)(code_start_addr-displacement))
+            && (data < (void*)(code_end_addr-displacement))) {
             /* function header */
             if ((d4 == 0x5e)
                 && (((unsigned)p - 4 - 4*HeaderValue(*((unsigned *)p-1))) ==
@@ -1802,8 +1734,8 @@ sniff_code_object(struct code *code, unsigned long displacement)
         /* Check for a 32 bit word that looks like an absolute
            reference to within the constant vector. Constant references
            will be aligned. */
-        if ((data >= (constants_start_addr-displacement))
-            && (data < (constants_end_addr-displacement))
+        if ((data >= (void*)(constants_start_addr-displacement))
+            && (data < (void*)(constants_end_addr-displacement))
             && (((unsigned)data & 0x3) == 0)) {
             /*  Mov eax,m32 */
             if (d1 == 0xa1) {
@@ -1892,20 +1824,20 @@ sniff_code_object(struct code *code, unsigned long displacement)
                "/code start = %x, end = %x\n",
                code_start_addr, code_end_addr));
     }
-#endif
 }
+#endif
 
+#ifdef LISP_FEATURE_X86
 void
 gencgc_apply_code_fixups(struct code *old_code, struct code *new_code)
 {
-/* x86-64 uses pc-relative addressing instead of this kludge */
-#ifndef LISP_FEATURE_X86_64
-    long nheader_words, ncode_words, nwords;
-    void *constants_start_addr, *constants_end_addr;
-    void *code_start_addr, *code_end_addr;
+    sword_t nheader_words, ncode_words, nwords;
+    os_vm_address_t constants_start_addr, constants_end_addr;
+    os_vm_address_t code_start_addr, code_end_addr;
+    os_vm_address_t code_addr = (os_vm_address_t)new_code;
+    os_vm_address_t old_addr = (os_vm_address_t)old_code;
+    os_vm_size_t displacement = code_addr - old_addr;
     lispobj fixups = NIL;
-    unsigned long displacement =
-        (unsigned long)new_code - (unsigned long)old_code;
     struct vector *fixups_vector;
 
     ncode_words = fixnum_value(new_code->code_size);
@@ -1914,10 +1846,10 @@ gencgc_apply_code_fixups(struct code *old_code, struct code *new_code)
     /* FSHOW((stderr,
              "/compiled code object at %x: header words = %d, code words = %d\n",
              new_code, nheader_words, ncode_words)); */
-    constants_start_addr = (void *)new_code + 5*N_WORD_BYTES;
-    constants_end_addr = (void *)new_code + nheader_words*N_WORD_BYTES;
-    code_start_addr = (void *)new_code + nheader_words*N_WORD_BYTES;
-    code_end_addr = (void *)new_code + nwords*N_WORD_BYTES;
+    constants_start_addr = code_addr + 5*N_WORD_BYTES;
+    constants_end_addr = code_addr + nheader_words*N_WORD_BYTES;
+    code_start_addr = code_addr + nheader_words*N_WORD_BYTES;
+    code_end_addr = code_addr + nwords*N_WORD_BYTES;
     /*
     FSHOW((stderr,
            "/const start = %x, end = %x\n",
@@ -1962,27 +1894,25 @@ gencgc_apply_code_fixups(struct code *old_code, struct code *new_code)
     if (widetag_of(fixups_vector->header) == SIMPLE_ARRAY_WORD_WIDETAG) {
         /* Got the fixups for the code block. Now work through the vector,
            and apply a fixup at each address. */
-        long length = fixnum_value(fixups_vector->length);
-        long i;
+        sword_t length = fixnum_value(fixups_vector->length);
+        sword_t i;
         for (i = 0; i < length; i++) {
-            unsigned long offset = fixups_vector->data[i];
+            long offset = fixups_vector->data[i];
             /* Now check the current value of offset. */
-            unsigned long old_value =
-                *(unsigned long *)((unsigned long)code_start_addr + offset);
+            os_vm_address_t old_value = *(os_vm_address_t *)(code_start_addr + offset);
 
             /* If it's within the old_code object then it must be an
              * absolute fixup (relative ones are not saved) */
-            if ((old_value >= (unsigned long)old_code)
-                && (old_value < ((unsigned long)old_code
-                                 + nwords*N_WORD_BYTES)))
+            if ((old_value >= old_addr)
+                && (old_value < (old_addr + nwords*N_WORD_BYTES)))
                 /* So add the dispacement. */
-                *(unsigned long *)((unsigned long)code_start_addr + offset) =
+                *(os_vm_address_t *)(code_start_addr + offset) =
                     old_value + displacement;
             else
                 /* It is outside the old code object so it must be a
                  * relative fixup (absolute fixups are not saved). So
                  * subtract the displacement. */
-                *(unsigned long *)((unsigned long)code_start_addr + offset) =
+                *(os_vm_address_t *)(code_start_addr + offset) =
                     old_value - displacement;
         }
     } else {
@@ -1996,15 +1926,14 @@ gencgc_apply_code_fixups(struct code *old_code, struct code *new_code)
     if (check_code_fixups) {
         sniff_code_object(new_code,displacement);
     }
-#endif
 }
-
+#endif
 
 static lispobj
 trans_boxed_large(lispobj object)
 {
     lispobj header;
-    unsigned long length;
+    uword_t length;
 
     gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
 
@@ -2021,7 +1950,7 @@ static lispobj
 trans_unboxed_large(lispobj object)
 {
     lispobj header;
-    unsigned long length;
+    uword_t length;
 
     gc_assert(is_lisp_pointer(object));
 
@@ -2045,7 +1974,7 @@ trans_unboxed_large(lispobj object)
 #define WEAK_POINTER_NWORDS \
     CEILING((sizeof(struct weak_pointer) / sizeof(lispobj)), 2)
 
-static long
+static sword_t
 scav_weak_pointer(lispobj *where, lispobj object)
 {
     /* Since we overwrite the 'next' field, we have to make
@@ -2107,7 +2036,7 @@ search_dynamic_space(void *pointer)
     /* The address may be invalid, so do some checks. */
     if ((page_index == -1) || page_free_p(page_index))
         return NULL;
-    start = (lispobj *)page_region_start(page_index);
+    start = (lispobj *)page_scan_start(page_index);
     return (gc_search_space(start,
                             (((lispobj *)pointer)+2)-start,
                             (lispobj *)pointer));
@@ -2146,11 +2075,11 @@ maybe_adjust_large_object(lispobj *where)
 {
     page_index_t first_page;
     page_index_t next_page;
-    long nwords;
+    sword_t nwords;
 
-    unsigned long remaining_bytes;
-    unsigned long bytes_freed;
-    unsigned long old_bytes_used;
+    uword_t remaining_bytes;
+    uword_t bytes_freed;
+    uword_t old_bytes_used;
 
     int boxed;
 
@@ -2230,7 +2159,7 @@ maybe_adjust_large_object(lispobj *where)
      * but lets do it for them all (they'll probably be written
      * anyway?). */
 
-    gc_assert(page_table[first_page].region_start_offset == 0);
+    gc_assert(page_starts_contiguous_block_p(first_page));
 
     next_page = first_page;
     remaining_bytes = nwords*N_WORD_BYTES;
@@ -2238,7 +2167,7 @@ maybe_adjust_large_object(lispobj *where)
         gc_assert(page_table[next_page].gen == from_space);
         gc_assert(page_allocated_no_region_p(next_page));
         gc_assert(page_table[next_page].large_object);
-        gc_assert(page_table[next_page].region_start_offset ==
+        gc_assert(page_table[next_page].scan_start_offset ==
                   npage_bytes(next_page-first_page));
         gc_assert(page_table[next_page].bytes_used == GENCGC_CARD_BYTES);
 
@@ -2273,7 +2202,7 @@ maybe_adjust_large_object(lispobj *where)
            (page_table[next_page].gen == from_space) &&
            page_allocated_no_region_p(next_page) &&
            page_table[next_page].large_object &&
-           (page_table[next_page].region_start_offset ==
+           (page_table[next_page].scan_start_offset ==
             npage_bytes(next_page - first_page))) {
         /* It checks out OK, free the page. We don't need to both zeroing
          * pages as this should have been done before shrinking the
@@ -2337,7 +2266,7 @@ preserve_pointer(void *addr)
     /* quick check 2: Check the offset within the page.
      *
      */
-    if (((unsigned long)addr & (GENCGC_CARD_BYTES - 1)) >
+    if (((uword_t)addr & (GENCGC_CARD_BYTES - 1)) >
         page_table[addr_page_index].bytes_used)
         return;
 
@@ -2366,10 +2295,10 @@ preserve_pointer(void *addr)
 #if 0
     /* I think this'd work just as well, but without the assertions.
      * -dan 2004.01.01 */
-    first_page = find_page_index(page_region_start(addr_page_index))
+    first_page = find_page_index(page_scan_start(addr_page_index))
 #else
     first_page = addr_page_index;
-    while (page_table[first_page].region_start_offset != 0) {
+    while (!page_starts_contiguous_block_p(first_page)) {
         --first_page;
         /* Do some checks. */
         gc_assert(page_table[first_page].bytes_used == GENCGC_CARD_BYTES);
@@ -2381,21 +2310,22 @@ preserve_pointer(void *addr)
     /* Adjust any large objects before promotion as they won't be
      * copied after promotion. */
     if (page_table[first_page].large_object) {
-        maybe_adjust_large_object(page_address(first_page));
-        /* If a large object has shrunk then addr may now point to a
-         * free area in which case it's ignored here. Note it gets
-         * through the valid pointer test above because the tail looks
-         * like conses. */
-        if (page_free_p(addr_page_index)
-            || (page_table[addr_page_index].bytes_used == 0)
-            /* Check the offset within the page. */
-            || (((unsigned long)addr & (GENCGC_CARD_BYTES - 1))
-                > page_table[addr_page_index].bytes_used)) {
-            FSHOW((stderr,
-                   "weird? ignore ptr 0x%x to freed area of large object\n",
-                   addr));
+        /* Large objects (specifically vectors and bignums) can
+         * shrink, leaving a "tail" of zeroed space, which appears to
+         * the filter above as a seris of valid conses, both car and
+         * cdr of which contain the fixnum zero, but will be
+         * deallocated when the GC shrinks the large object region to
+         * fit the object within.  We allow raw pointers within code
+         * space, but for boxed and unboxed space we do not, nor do
+         * pointers to within a non-code object appear valid above.  A
+         * cons cell will never merit allocation to a large object
+         * page, so pick them off now, before we try to adjust the
+         * object. */
+        if ((lowtag_of((lispobj)addr) == LIST_POINTER_LOWTAG) &&
+            !code_page_p(first_page)) {
             return;
         }
+        maybe_adjust_large_object(page_address(first_page));
         /* It may have moved to unboxed pages. */
         region_allocation = page_table[first_page].allocated;
     }
@@ -2408,14 +2338,6 @@ preserve_pointer(void *addr)
         /* Mark the page static. */
         page_table[i].dont_move = 1;
 
-        /* Move the page to the new_space. XX I'd rather not do this
-         * but the GC logic is not quite able to copy with the static
-         * pages remaining in the from space. This also requires the
-         * generation bytes_allocated counters be updated. */
-        page_table[i].gen = new_space;
-        generations[new_space].bytes_allocated += page_table[i].bytes_used;
-        generations[from_space].bytes_allocated -= page_table[i].bytes_used;
-
         /* It is essential that the pages are not write protected as
          * they may have pointers into the old-space which need
          * scavenging. They shouldn't be write protected at this
@@ -2423,12 +2345,7 @@ preserve_pointer(void *addr)
         gc_assert(!page_table[i].write_protected);
 
         /* Check whether this is the last page in this contiguous block.. */
-        if ((page_table[i].bytes_used < GENCGC_CARD_BYTES)
-            /* ..or it is CARD_BYTES and is the last in the block */
-            || page_free_p(i+1)
-            || (page_table[i+1].bytes_used == 0) /* next page free */
-            || (page_table[i+1].gen != from_space) /* diff. gen */
-            || (page_table[i+1].region_start_offset == 0))
+        if (page_ends_contiguous_block_p(i, from_space))
             break;
     }
 
@@ -2453,10 +2370,10 @@ static int
 update_page_write_prot(page_index_t page)
 {
     generation_index_t gen = page_table[page].gen;
-    long j;
+    sword_t j;
     int wp_it = 1;
     void **page_addr = (void **)page_address(page);
-    long num_words = page_table[page].bytes_used / N_WORD_BYTES;
+    sword_t num_words = page_table[page].bytes_used / N_WORD_BYTES;
 
     /* Shouldn't be a free page. */
     gc_assert(page_allocated_p(page));
@@ -2562,23 +2479,18 @@ scavenge_generations(generation_index_t from, generation_index_t to)
             int write_protected=1;
 
             /* This should be the start of a region */
-            gc_assert(page_table[i].region_start_offset == 0);
+            gc_assert(page_starts_contiguous_block_p(i));
 
             /* Now work forward until the end of the region */
             for (last_page = i; ; last_page++) {
                 write_protected =
                     write_protected && page_table[last_page].write_protected;
-                if ((page_table[last_page].bytes_used < GENCGC_CARD_BYTES)
-                    /* Or it is CARD_BYTES and is the last in the block */
-                    || (!page_boxed_p(last_page+1))
-                    || (page_table[last_page+1].bytes_used == 0)
-                    || (page_table[last_page+1].gen != generation)
-                    || (page_table[last_page+1].region_start_offset == 0))
+                if (page_ends_contiguous_block_p(last_page, generation))
                     break;
             }
             if (!write_protected) {
                 scavenge(page_address(i),
-                         ((unsigned long)(page_table[last_page].bytes_used
+                         ((uword_t)(page_table[last_page].bytes_used
                                           + npage_bytes(last_page-i)))
                          /N_WORD_BYTES);
 
@@ -2609,9 +2521,9 @@ scavenge_generations(generation_index_t from, generation_index_t to)
             && (page_table[i].write_protected_cleared != 0)) {
             FSHOW((stderr, "/scavenge_generation() %d\n", generation));
             FSHOW((stderr,
-                   "/page bytes_used=%d region_start_offset=%lu dont_move=%d\n",
+                   "/page bytes_used=%d scan_start_offset=%lu dont_move=%d\n",
                     page_table[i].bytes_used,
-                    page_table[i].region_start_offset,
+                    page_table[i].scan_start_offset,
                     page_table[i].dont_move));
             lose("write to protected page %d in scavenge_generation()\n", i);
         }
@@ -2667,7 +2579,7 @@ scavenge_newspace_generation_one_scan(generation_index_t generation)
             page_index_t last_page;
             int all_wp=1;
 
-            /* The scavenge will start at the region_start_offset of
+            /* The scavenge will start at the scan_start_offset of
              * page i.
              *
              * We need to find the full extent of this contiguous
@@ -2684,25 +2596,20 @@ scavenge_newspace_generation_one_scan(generation_index_t generation)
 
                 /* Check whether this is the last page in this
                  * contiguous block */
-                if ((page_table[last_page].bytes_used < GENCGC_CARD_BYTES)
-                    /* Or it is CARD_BYTES and is the last in the block */
-                    || (!page_boxed_p(last_page+1))
-                    || (page_table[last_page+1].bytes_used == 0)
-                    || (page_table[last_page+1].gen != generation)
-                    || (page_table[last_page+1].region_start_offset == 0))
+                if (page_ends_contiguous_block_p(last_page, generation))
                     break;
             }
 
             /* Do a limited check for write-protected pages.  */
             if (!all_wp) {
-                long nwords = (((unsigned long)
+                sword_t nwords = (((uword_t)
                                (page_table[last_page].bytes_used
                                 + npage_bytes(last_page-i)
-                                + page_table[i].region_start_offset))
+                                + page_table[i].scan_start_offset))
                                / N_WORD_BYTES);
                 new_areas_ignore_page = last_page;
 
-                scavenge(page_region_start(i), nwords);
+                scavenge(page_scan_start(i), nwords);
 
             }
             i = last_page;
@@ -2717,15 +2624,15 @@ scavenge_newspace_generation_one_scan(generation_index_t generation)
 static void
 scavenge_newspace_generation(generation_index_t generation)
 {
-    long i;
+    size_t i;
 
     /* the new_areas array currently being written to by gc_alloc() */
     struct new_area (*current_new_areas)[] = &new_areas_1;
-    long current_new_areas_index;
+    size_t current_new_areas_index;
 
     /* the new_areas created by the previous scavenge cycle */
     struct new_area (*previous_new_areas)[] = NULL;
-    long previous_new_areas_index;
+    size_t previous_new_areas_index;
 
     /* Flush the current regions updating the tables. */
     gc_alloc_update_all_page_tables();
@@ -2861,7 +2768,7 @@ unprotect_oldspace(void)
     page_index_t i;
     void *region_addr = 0;
     void *page_addr = 0;
-    unsigned long region_bytes = 0;
+    uword_t region_bytes = 0;
 
     for (i = 0; i < last_free_page; i++) {
         if (page_allocated_p(i)
@@ -2900,10 +2807,10 @@ unprotect_oldspace(void)
  * assumes that all objects have been copied or promoted to an older
  * generation. Bytes_allocated and the generation bytes_allocated
  * counter are updated. The number of bytes freed is returned. */
-static unsigned long
+static uword_t
 free_oldspace(void)
 {
-    unsigned long bytes_freed = 0;
+    uword_t bytes_freed = 0;
     page_index_t first_page, last_page;
 
     first_page = 0;
@@ -2959,13 +2866,13 @@ print_ptr(lispobj *addr)
     page_index_t pi1 = find_page_index((void*)addr);
 
     if (pi1 != -1)
-        fprintf(stderr,"  %x: page %d  alloc %d  gen %d  bytes_used %d  offset %lu  dont_move %d\n",
-                (unsigned long) addr,
+        fprintf(stderr,"  %p: page %d  alloc %d  gen %d  bytes_used %d  offset %lu  dont_move %d\n",
+                addr,
                 pi1,
                 page_table[pi1].allocated,
                 page_table[pi1].gen,
                 page_table[pi1].bytes_used,
-                page_table[pi1].region_start_offset,
+                page_table[pi1].scan_start_offset,
                 page_table[pi1].dont_move);
     fprintf(stderr,"  %x %x %x %x (%x) %x %x %x %x\n",
             *(addr-4),
@@ -3002,8 +2909,8 @@ verify_space(lispobj *start, size_t words)
 {
     int is_in_dynamic_space = (find_page_index((void*)start) != -1);
     int is_in_readonly_space =
-        (READ_ONLY_SPACE_START <= (unsigned long)start &&
-         (unsigned long)start < SymbolValue(READ_ONLY_SPACE_FREE_POINTER,0));
+        (READ_ONLY_SPACE_START <= (uword_t)start &&
+         (uword_t)start < SymbolValue(READ_ONLY_SPACE_FREE_POINTER,0));
 
     while (words > 0) {
         size_t count = 1;
@@ -3011,10 +2918,10 @@ verify_space(lispobj *start, size_t words)
 
         if (is_lisp_pointer(thing)) {
             page_index_t page_index = find_page_index((void*)thing);
-            long to_readonly_space =
+            sword_t to_readonly_space =
                 (READ_ONLY_SPACE_START <= thing &&
                  thing < SymbolValue(READ_ONLY_SPACE_FREE_POINTER,0));
-            long to_static_space =
+            sword_t to_static_space =
                 (STATIC_SPACE_START <= thing &&
                  thing < SymbolValue(STATIC_SPACE_FREE_POINTER,0));
 
@@ -3092,7 +2999,7 @@ verify_space(lispobj *start, size_t words)
                 case INSTANCE_HEADER_WIDETAG:
                     {
                         lispobj nuntagged;
-                        long ntotal = HeaderValue(thing);
+                        sword_t ntotal = HeaderValue(thing);
                         lispobj layout = ((struct instance *)start)->slots[0];
                         if (!layout) {
                             count = 1;
@@ -3109,7 +3016,7 @@ verify_space(lispobj *start, size_t words)
                     {
                         lispobj object = *start;
                         struct code *code;
-                        long nheader_words, ncode_words, nwords;
+                        sword_t nheader_words, ncode_words, nwords;
                         lispobj fheaderl;
                         struct simple_fun *fheaderp;
 
@@ -3178,6 +3085,9 @@ verify_space(lispobj *start, size_t words)
 #ifdef COMPLEX_LONG_FLOAT_WIDETAG
                 case COMPLEX_LONG_FLOAT_WIDETAG:
 #endif
+#ifdef SIMD_PACK_WIDETAG
+                case SIMD_PACK_WIDETAG:
+#endif
                 case SIMPLE_BASE_STRING_WIDETAG:
 #ifdef SIMPLE_CHARACTER_STRING_WIDETAG
                 case SIMPLE_CHARACTER_STRING_WIDETAG:
@@ -3258,15 +3168,15 @@ verify_gc(void)
      * Some counts of lispobjs are called foo_count; it might be good
      * to grep for all foo_size and rename the appropriate ones to
      * foo_count. */
-    long read_only_space_size =
+    sword_t read_only_space_size =
         (lispobj*)SymbolValue(READ_ONLY_SPACE_FREE_POINTER,0)
         - (lispobj*)READ_ONLY_SPACE_START;
-    long static_space_size =
+    sword_t static_space_size =
         (lispobj*)SymbolValue(STATIC_SPACE_FREE_POINTER,0)
         - (lispobj*)STATIC_SPACE_START;
     struct thread *th;
     for_each_thread(th) {
-    long binding_stack_size =
+    sword_t binding_stack_size =
         (lispobj*)get_binding_stack_pointer(th)
             - (lispobj*)th->binding_stack_start;
         verify_space(th->binding_stack_start, binding_stack_size);
@@ -3285,10 +3195,9 @@ verify_generation(generation_index_t generation)
             && (page_table[i].bytes_used != 0)
             && (page_table[i].gen == generation)) {
             page_index_t last_page;
-            int region_allocation = page_table[i].allocated;
 
             /* This should be the start of a contiguous block */
-            gc_assert(page_table[i].region_start_offset == 0);
+            gc_assert(page_starts_contiguous_block_p(i));
 
             /* Need to find the full extent of this contiguous block in case
                objects span pages. */
@@ -3298,16 +3207,11 @@ verify_generation(generation_index_t generation)
             for (last_page = i; ;last_page++)
                 /* Check whether this is the last page in this contiguous
                  * block. */
-                if ((page_table[last_page].bytes_used < GENCGC_CARD_BYTES)
-                    /* Or it is CARD_BYTES and is the last in the block */
-                    || (page_table[last_page+1].allocated != region_allocation)
-                    || (page_table[last_page+1].bytes_used == 0)
-                    || (page_table[last_page+1].gen != generation)
-                    || (page_table[last_page+1].region_start_offset == 0))
+                if (page_ends_contiguous_block_p(last_page, generation))
                     break;
 
             verify_space(page_address(i),
-                         ((unsigned long)
+                         ((uword_t)
                           (page_table[last_page].bytes_used
                            + npage_bytes(last_page-i)))
                          / N_WORD_BYTES);
@@ -3325,21 +3229,21 @@ verify_zero_fill(void)
     for (page = 0; page < last_free_page; page++) {
         if (page_free_p(page)) {
             /* The whole page should be zero filled. */
-            long *start_addr = (long *)page_address(page);
-            long size = 1024;
-            long i;
+            sword_t *start_addr = (sword_t *)page_address(page);
+            sword_t size = 1024;
+            sword_t i;
             for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
                 if (start_addr[i] != 0) {
                     lose("free page not zero at %x\n", start_addr + i);
                 }
             }
         } else {
-            long free_bytes = GENCGC_CARD_BYTES - page_table[page].bytes_used;
+            sword_t free_bytes = GENCGC_CARD_BYTES - page_table[page].bytes_used;
             if (free_bytes > 0) {
-                long *start_addr = (long *)((unsigned long)page_address(page)
+                sword_t *start_addr = (sword_t *)((uword_t)page_address(page)
                                           + page_table[page].bytes_used);
-                long size = free_bytes / N_WORD_BYTES;
-                long i;
+                sword_t size = free_bytes / N_WORD_BYTES;
+                sword_t i;
                 for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
                     if (start_addr[i] != 0) {
                         lose("free region not zero at %x\n", start_addr + i);
@@ -3413,19 +3317,6 @@ write_protect_generation_pages(generation_index_t generation)
     }
 }
 
-#if !defined(LISP_FEATURE_X86) && !defined(LISP_FEATURE_X86_64)
-static void
-scavenge_control_stack(struct thread *th)
-{
-    lispobj *control_stack =
-        (lispobj *)(th->control_stack_start);
-    unsigned long control_stack_size =
-        access_control_stack_pointer(th) - control_stack;
-
-    scavenge(control_stack, control_stack_size);
-}
-#endif
-
 #if defined(LISP_FEATURE_SB_THREAD) && (defined(LISP_FEATURE_X86) || defined(LISP_FEATURE_X86_64))
 static void
 preserve_context_registers (os_context_t *c)
@@ -3434,7 +3325,7 @@ preserve_context_registers (os_context_t *c)
     /* On Darwin the signal context isn't a contiguous block of memory,
      * so just preserve_pointering its contents won't be sufficient.
      */
-#if defined(LISP_FEATURE_DARWIN)
+#if defined(LISP_FEATURE_DARWIN)||defined(LISP_FEATURE_WIN32)
 #if defined LISP_FEATURE_X86
     preserve_pointer((void*)*os_context_register_addr(c,reg_EAX));
     preserve_pointer((void*)*os_context_register_addr(c,reg_ECX));
@@ -3463,20 +3354,44 @@ preserve_context_registers (os_context_t *c)
     #error "preserve_context_registers needs to be tweaked for non-x86 Darwin"
 #endif
 #endif
+#if !defined(LISP_FEATURE_WIN32)
     for(ptr = ((void **)(c+1))-1; ptr>=(void **)c; ptr--) {
         preserve_pointer(*ptr);
     }
+#endif
 }
 #endif
 
+static void
+move_pinned_pages_to_newspace()
+{
+    page_index_t i;
+
+    /* scavenge() will evacuate all oldspace pages, but no newspace
+     * pages.  Pinned pages are precisely those pages which must not
+     * be evacuated, so move them to newspace directly. */
+
+    for (i = 0; i < last_free_page; i++) {
+        if (page_table[i].dont_move &&
+            /* dont_move is cleared lazily, so validate the space as well. */
+            page_table[i].gen == from_space) {
+            page_table[i].gen = new_space;
+            /* And since we're moving the pages wholesale, also adjust
+             * the generation allocation counters. */
+            generations[new_space].bytes_allocated += page_table[i].bytes_used;
+            generations[from_space].bytes_allocated -= page_table[i].bytes_used;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /* Garbage collect a generation. If raise is 0 then the remains of the
  * generation are not raised to the next generation. */
 static void
 garbage_collect_generation(generation_index_t generation, int raise)
 {
-    unsigned long bytes_freed;
+    uword_t bytes_freed;
     page_index_t i;
-    unsigned long static_space_size;
+    uword_t static_space_size;
     struct thread *th;
 
     gc_assert(generation <= HIGHEST_NORMAL_GENERATION);
@@ -3547,8 +3462,42 @@ garbage_collect_generation(generation_index_t generation, int raise)
         for_each_thread(th) {
             void **ptr;
             void **esp=(void **)-1;
-#ifdef LISP_FEATURE_SB_THREAD
-            long i,free;
+            if (th->state == STATE_DEAD)
+                continue;
+# if defined(LISP_FEATURE_SB_SAFEPOINT)
+            /* Conservative collect_garbage is always invoked with a
+             * foreign C call or an interrupt handler on top of every
+             * existing thread, so the stored SP in each thread
+             * structure is valid, no matter which thread we are looking
+             * at.  For threads that were running Lisp code, the pitstop
+             * and edge functions maintain this value within the
+             * interrupt or exception handler. */
+            esp = os_get_csp(th);
+            assert_on_stack(th, esp);
+
+            /* In addition to pointers on the stack, also preserve the
+             * return PC, the only value from the context that we need
+             * in addition to the SP.  The return PC gets saved by the
+             * foreign call wrapper, and removed from the control stack
+             * into a register. */
+            preserve_pointer(th->pc_around_foreign_call);
+
+            /* And on platforms with interrupts: scavenge ctx registers. */
+
+            /* Disabled on Windows, because it does not have an explicit
+             * stack of `interrupt_contexts'.  The reported CSP has been
+             * chosen so that the current context on the stack is
+             * covered by the stack scan.  See also set_csp_from_context(). */
+#  ifndef LISP_FEATURE_WIN32
+            if (th != arch_os_get_current_thread()) {
+                long k = fixnum_value(
+                    SymbolValue(FREE_INTERRUPT_CONTEXT_INDEX,th));
+                while (k > 0)
+                    preserve_context_registers(th->interrupt_contexts[--k]);
+            }
+#  endif
+# elif defined(LISP_FEATURE_SB_THREAD)
+            sword_t i,free;
             if(th==arch_os_get_current_thread()) {
                 /* Somebody is going to burn in hell for this, but casting
                  * it in two steps shuts gcc up about strict aliasing. */
@@ -3566,9 +3515,12 @@ garbage_collect_generation(generation_index_t generation, int raise)
                     }
                 }
             }
-#else
+# else
             esp = (void **)((void *)&raise);
-#endif
+# endif
+            if (!esp || esp == (void*) -1)
+                lose("garbage_collect: no SP known for thread %x (OS %x)",
+                     th, th->os_thread);
             for (ptr = ((void **)th->control_stack_end)-1; ptr >= esp;  ptr--) {
                 preserve_pointer(*ptr);
             }
@@ -3591,7 +3543,7 @@ garbage_collect_generation(generation_index_t generation, int raise)
 
 #if QSHOW
     if (gencgc_verbose > 1) {
-        long num_dont_move_pages = count_dont_move_pages();
+        sword_t num_dont_move_pages = count_dont_move_pages();
         fprintf(stderr,
                 "/non-movable pages due to conservative pointers = %d (%d bytes)\n",
                 num_dont_move_pages,
@@ -3599,6 +3551,12 @@ garbage_collect_generation(generation_index_t generation, int raise)
     }
 #endif
 
+    /* Now that all of the pinned (dont_move) pages are known, and
+     * before we start to scavenge (and thus relocate) objects,
+     * relocate the pinned pages to newspace, so that the scavenger
+     * will not attempt to relocate their contents. */
+    move_pinned_pages_to_newspace();
+
     /* Scavenge all the rest of the roots. */
 
 #if !defined(LISP_FEATURE_X86) && !defined(LISP_FEATURE_X86_64)
@@ -3613,10 +3571,18 @@ garbage_collect_generation(generation_index_t generation, int raise)
             scavenge_control_stack(th);
         }
 
+# ifdef LISP_FEATURE_SB_SAFEPOINT
+        /* In this case, scrub all stacks right here from the GCing thread
+         * instead of doing what the comment below says.  Suboptimal, but
+         * easier. */
+        for_each_thread(th)
+            scrub_thread_control_stack(th);
+# else
         /* Scrub the unscavenged control stack space, so that we can't run
          * into any stale pointers in a later GC (this is done by the
          * stop-for-gc handler in the other threads). */
         scrub_control_stack();
+# endif
     }
 #endif
 
@@ -3633,7 +3599,7 @@ garbage_collect_generation(generation_index_t generation, int raise)
     {
         struct thread *th;
         for_each_thread(th) {
-            long len= (lispobj *)get_binding_stack_pointer(th) -
+            sword_t len= (lispobj *)get_binding_stack_pointer(th) -
                 th->binding_stack_start;
             scavenge((lispobj *) th->binding_stack_start,len);
 #ifdef LISP_FEATURE_SB_THREAD
@@ -3654,7 +3620,7 @@ garbage_collect_generation(generation_index_t generation, int raise)
      * please submit a patch. */
 #if 0
     if (SymbolValue(SCAVENGE_READ_ONLY_SPACE) != NIL) {
-        unsigned long read_only_space_size =
+        uword_t read_only_space_size =
             (lispobj*)SymbolValue(READ_ONLY_SPACE_FREE_POINTER) -
             (lispobj*)READ_ONLY_SPACE_START;
         FSHOW((stderr,
@@ -3762,7 +3728,7 @@ garbage_collect_generation(generation_index_t generation, int raise)
 }
 
 /* Update last_free_page, then SymbolValue(ALLOCATION_POINTER). */
-long
+sword_t
 update_dynamic_space_free_pointer(void)
 {
     page_index_t last_page = -1, i;
@@ -3845,7 +3811,7 @@ void
 collect_garbage(generation_index_t last_gen)
 {
     generation_index_t gen = 0, i;
-    int raise;
+    int raise, more = 0;
     int gen_to_wp;
     /* The largest value of last_free_page seen since the time
      * remap_free_pages was called. */
@@ -3878,13 +3844,23 @@ collect_garbage(generation_index_t last_gen)
     do {
         /* Collect the generation. */
 
-        if (gen >= gencgc_oldest_gen_to_gc) {
-            /* Never raise the oldest generation. */
+        if (more || (gen >= gencgc_oldest_gen_to_gc)) {
+            /* Never raise the oldest generation. Never raise the extra generation
+             * collected due to more-flag. */
             raise = 0;
+            more = 0;
         } else {
             raise =
                 (gen < last_gen)
                 || (generations[gen].num_gc >= generations[gen].number_of_gcs_before_promotion);
+            /* If we would not normally raise this one, but we're
+             * running low on space in comparison to the object-sizes
+             * we've been seeing, raise it and collect the next one
+             * too. */
+            if (!raise && gen == last_gen) {
+                more = (2*large_allocation) >= (dynamic_space_size - bytes_allocated);
+                raise = more;
+            }
         }
 
         if (gencgc_verbose > 1) {
@@ -3917,8 +3893,8 @@ collect_garbage(generation_index_t last_gen)
         gen++;
     } while ((gen <= gencgc_oldest_gen_to_gc)
              && ((gen < last_gen)
-                 || ((gen <= gencgc_oldest_gen_to_gc)
-                     && raise
+                 || more
+                 || (raise
                      && (generations[gen].bytes_allocated
                          > generations[gen].gc_trigger)
                      && (generation_average_age(gen)
@@ -3960,9 +3936,15 @@ collect_garbage(generation_index_t last_gen)
 
     update_dynamic_space_free_pointer();
 
-    auto_gc_trigger = bytes_allocated + bytes_consed_between_gcs;
+    /* Update auto_gc_trigger. Make sure we trigger the next GC before
+     * running out of heap! */
+    if (bytes_consed_between_gcs <= (dynamic_space_size - bytes_allocated))
+        auto_gc_trigger = bytes_allocated + bytes_consed_between_gcs;
+    else
+        auto_gc_trigger = bytes_allocated + (dynamic_space_size - bytes_allocated)/2;
+
     if(gencgc_verbose)
-        fprintf(stderr,"Next gc when %ld bytes have been consed\n",
+        fprintf(stderr,"Next gc when %"OS_VM_SIZE_FMT" bytes have been consed\n",
                 auto_gc_trigger);
 
     /* If we did a big GC (arbitrarily defined as gen > 1), release memory
@@ -3976,6 +3958,7 @@ collect_garbage(generation_index_t last_gen)
     }
 
     gc_active_p = 0;
+    large_allocation = 0;
 
     log_generation_stats(gc_logfile, "=== GC End ===");
     SHOW("returning from collect_garbage");
@@ -4021,12 +4004,12 @@ gc_free_heap(void)
 #endif
         } else if (gencgc_zero_check_during_free_heap) {
             /* Double-check that the page is zero filled. */
-            long *page_start;
+            sword_t *page_start;
             page_index_t i;
             gc_assert(page_free_p(page));
             gc_assert(page_table[page].bytes_used == 0);
-            page_start = (long *)page_address(page);
-            for (i=0; i<GENCGC_CARD_BYTES/sizeof(long); i++) {
+            page_start = (sword_t *)page_address(page);
+            for (i=0; i<GENCGC_CARD_BYTES/sizeof(sword_t); i++) {
                 if (page_start[i] != 0) {
                     lose("free region not zero at %x\n", page_start + i);
                 }
@@ -4072,6 +4055,10 @@ gc_init(void)
 {
     page_index_t i;
 
+#if defined(LISP_FEATURE_SB_SAFEPOINT)
+    alloc_gc_page();
+#endif
+
     /* Compute the number of pages needed for the dynamic space.
      * Dynamic space size should be aligned on page size. */
     page_table_pages = dynamic_space_size/GENCGC_CARD_BYTES;
@@ -4145,7 +4132,8 @@ gc_init(void)
         generations[i].num_gc = 0;
         generations[i].cum_sum_bytes_allocated = 0;
         /* the tune-able parameters */
-        generations[i].bytes_consed_between_gc = bytes_consed_between_gcs;
+        generations[i].bytes_consed_between_gc
+            = bytes_consed_between_gcs/(os_vm_size_t)HIGHEST_NORMAL_GENERATION;
         generations[i].number_of_gcs_before_promotion = 1;
         generations[i].minimum_age_before_gc = 0.75;
     }
@@ -4170,6 +4158,9 @@ gencgc_pickup_dynamic(void)
     void *alloc_ptr = (void *)get_alloc_pointer();
     lispobj *prev=(lispobj *)page_address(page);
     generation_index_t gen = PSEUDO_STATIC_GENERATION;
+
+    bytes_allocated = 0;
+
     do {
         lispobj *first,*ptr= (lispobj *)page_address(page);
 
@@ -4183,6 +4174,8 @@ gencgc_pickup_dynamic(void)
           page_table[page].write_protected_cleared = 0;
           page_table[page].dont_move = 0;
           page_table[page].need_to_zero = 1;
+
+          bytes_allocated += GENCGC_CARD_BYTES;
         }
 
         if (!gencgc_partial_pickup) {
@@ -4190,7 +4183,7 @@ gencgc_pickup_dynamic(void)
             first=gc_search_space(prev,(ptr+2)-prev,ptr);
             if(ptr == first)
                 prev=ptr;
-            page_table[page].region_start_offset =
+            page_table[page].scan_start_offset =
                 page_address(page) - (void *)prev;
         }
         page++;
@@ -4198,8 +4191,7 @@ gencgc_pickup_dynamic(void)
 
     last_free_page = page;
 
-    generations[gen].bytes_allocated = npage_bytes(page);
-    bytes_allocated = npage_bytes(page);
+    generations[gen].bytes_allocated = bytes_allocated;
 
     gc_alloc_update_all_page_tables();
     write_protect_generation_pages(gen);
@@ -4225,7 +4217,7 @@ gc_initialize_pointers(void)
  * region is full, so in most cases it's not needed. */
 
 static inline lispobj *
-general_alloc_internal(long nbytes, int page_type_flag, struct alloc_region *region,
+general_alloc_internal(sword_t nbytes, int page_type_flag, struct alloc_region *region,
                        struct thread *thread)
 {
 #ifndef LISP_FEATURE_WIN32
@@ -4233,15 +4225,21 @@ general_alloc_internal(long nbytes, int page_type_flag, struct alloc_region *reg
 #endif
     void *new_obj;
     void *new_free_pointer;
+    os_vm_size_t trigger_bytes = 0;
 
     gc_assert(nbytes>0);
 
     /* Check for alignment allocation problems. */
-    gc_assert((((unsigned long)region->free_pointer & LOWTAG_MASK) == 0)
+    gc_assert((((uword_t)region->free_pointer & LOWTAG_MASK) == 0)
               && ((nbytes & LOWTAG_MASK) == 0));
 
+#if !(defined(LISP_FEATURE_WIN32) && defined(LISP_FEATURE_SB_THREAD))
     /* Must be inside a PA section. */
     gc_assert(get_pseudo_atomic_atomic(thread));
+#endif
+
+    if (nbytes > large_allocation)
+        large_allocation = nbytes;
 
     /* maybe we can do this quickly ... */
     new_free_pointer = region->free_pointer + nbytes;
@@ -4251,10 +4249,19 @@ general_alloc_internal(long nbytes, int page_type_flag, struct alloc_region *reg
         return(new_obj);        /* yup */
     }
 
+    /* We don't want to count nbytes against auto_gc_trigger unless we
+     * have to: it speeds up the tenuring of objects and slows down
+     * allocation. However, unless we do so when allocating _very_
+     * large objects we are in danger of exhausting the heap without
+     * running sufficient GCs.
+     */
+    if (nbytes >= bytes_consed_between_gcs)
+        trigger_bytes = nbytes;
+
     /* 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) {
+    if (auto_gc_trigger && (bytes_allocated+trigger_bytes > auto_gc_trigger)) {
         /* Don't flood the system with interrupts if the need to gc is
          * already noted. This can happen for example when SUB-GC
          * allocates or after a gc triggered in a WITHOUT-GCING. */
@@ -4263,8 +4270,11 @@ general_alloc_internal(long nbytes, int page_type_flag, struct alloc_region *reg
              * section */
             SetSymbolValue(GC_PENDING,T,thread);
             if (SymbolValue(GC_INHIBIT,thread) == NIL) {
+#ifdef LISP_FEATURE_SB_SAFEPOINT
+                thread_register_gc_trigger();
+#else
                 set_pseudo_atomic_interrupted(thread);
-#ifdef LISP_FEATURE_PPC
+#ifdef GENCGC_IS_PRECISE
                 /* PPC calls alloc() from a trap or from pa_alloc(),
                  * look up the most context if it's from a trap. */
                 {
@@ -4276,15 +4286,17 @@ general_alloc_internal(long nbytes, int page_type_flag, struct alloc_region *reg
 #else
                 maybe_save_gc_mask_and_block_deferrables(NULL);
 #endif
+#endif
             }
         }
     }
     new_obj = gc_alloc_with_region(nbytes, page_type_flag, region, 0);
 
 #ifndef LISP_FEATURE_WIN32
+    /* for sb-prof, and not supported on Windows yet */
     alloc_signal = SymbolValue(ALLOC_SIGNAL,thread);
     if ((alloc_signal & FIXNUM_TAG_MASK) == 0) {
-        if ((signed long) alloc_signal <= 0) {
+        if ((sword_t) alloc_signal <= 0) {
             SetSymbolValue(ALLOC_SIGNAL, T, thread);
             raise(SIGPROF);
         } else {
@@ -4299,7 +4311,7 @@ general_alloc_internal(long nbytes, int page_type_flag, struct alloc_region *reg
 }
 
 lispobj *
-general_alloc(long nbytes, int page_type_flag)
+general_alloc(sword_t nbytes, int page_type_flag)
 {
     struct thread *thread = arch_os_get_current_thread();
     /* Select correct region, and call general_alloc_internal with it.
@@ -4323,11 +4335,26 @@ general_alloc(long nbytes, int page_type_flag)
     }
 }
 
-lispobj *
+lispobj AMD64_SYSV_ABI *
 alloc(long nbytes)
 {
+#ifdef LISP_FEATURE_SB_SAFEPOINT_STRICTLY
+    struct thread *self = arch_os_get_current_thread();
+    int was_pseudo_atomic = get_pseudo_atomic_atomic(self);
+    if (!was_pseudo_atomic)
+        set_pseudo_atomic_atomic(self);
+#else
     gc_assert(get_pseudo_atomic_atomic(arch_os_get_current_thread()));
-    return general_alloc(nbytes, BOXED_PAGE_FLAG);
+#endif
+
+    lispobj *result = general_alloc(nbytes, BOXED_PAGE_FLAG);
+
+#ifdef LISP_FEATURE_SB_SAFEPOINT_STRICTLY
+    if (!was_pseudo_atomic)
+        clear_pseudo_atomic_atomic(self);
+#endif
+
+    return result;
 }
 \f
 /*
@@ -4344,7 +4371,17 @@ void unhandled_sigmemoryfault(void* addr);
  *
  * 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. */
+ * should fall through to the general SIGSEGV/SIGBUS/whatever logic.
+ *
+ * We have two control flags for this: one causes us to ignore faults
+ * on unprotected pages completely, and the second complains to stderr
+ * but allows us to continue without losing.
+ */
+extern boolean ignore_memoryfaults_on_unprotected_pages;
+boolean ignore_memoryfaults_on_unprotected_pages = 0;
+
+extern boolean continue_after_memoryfault_on_unprotected_pages;
+boolean continue_after_memoryfault_on_unprotected_pages = 0;
 
 int
 gencgc_handle_wp_violation(void* fault_addr)
@@ -4375,17 +4412,39 @@ gencgc_handle_wp_violation(void* fault_addr)
             os_protect(page_address(page_index), GENCGC_CARD_BYTES, OS_VM_PROT_ALL);
             page_table[page_index].write_protected_cleared = 1;
             page_table[page_index].write_protected = 0;
-        } else {
+        } else if (!ignore_memoryfaults_on_unprotected_pages) {
             /* The only acceptable reason for this signal on a heap
              * access is that GENCGC write-protected the page.
              * However, if two CPUs hit a wp page near-simultaneously,
              * we had better not have the second one lose here if it
              * does this test after the first one has already set wp=0
              */
-            if(page_table[page_index].write_protected_cleared != 1)
-                lose("fault in heap page %d not marked as write-protected\nboxed_region.first_page: %d, boxed_region.last_page %d\n",
-                     page_index, boxed_region.first_page,
-                     boxed_region.last_page);
+            if(page_table[page_index].write_protected_cleared != 1) {
+                void lisp_backtrace(int frames);
+                lisp_backtrace(10);
+                fprintf(stderr,
+                        "Fault @ %p, page %"PAGE_INDEX_FMT" not marked as write-protected:\n"
+                        "  boxed_region.first_page: %"PAGE_INDEX_FMT","
+                        "  boxed_region.last_page %"PAGE_INDEX_FMT"\n"
+                        "  page.scan_start_offset: %"OS_VM_SIZE_FMT"\n"
+                        "  page.bytes_used: %"PAGE_BYTES_FMT"\n"
+                        "  page.allocated: %d\n"
+                        "  page.write_protected: %d\n"
+                        "  page.write_protected_cleared: %d\n"
+                        "  page.generation: %d\n",
+                        fault_addr,
+                        page_index,
+                        boxed_region.first_page,
+                        boxed_region.last_page,
+                        page_table[page_index].scan_start_offset,
+                        page_table[page_index].bytes_used,
+                        page_table[page_index].allocated,
+                        page_table[page_index].write_protected,
+                        page_table[page_index].write_protected_cleared,
+                        page_table[page_index].gen);
+                if (!continue_after_memoryfault_on_unprotected_pages)
+                    lose("Feh.\n");
+            }
         }
         ret = thread_mutex_unlock(&free_pages_lock);
         gc_assert(ret == 0);
@@ -4405,8 +4464,12 @@ void gc_alloc_update_all_page_tables(void)
 {
     /* Flush the alloc regions updating the tables. */
     struct thread *th;
-    for_each_thread(th)
+    for_each_thread(th) {
         gc_alloc_update_page_tables(BOXED_PAGE_FLAG, &th->alloc_region);
+#if defined(LISP_FEATURE_SB_SAFEPOINT_STRICTLY) && !defined(LISP_FEATURE_WIN32)
+        gc_alloc_update_page_tables(BOXED_PAGE_FLAG, &th->sprof_alloc_region);
+#endif
+    }
     gc_alloc_update_page_tables(UNBOXED_PAGE_FLAG, &unboxed_region);
     gc_alloc_update_page_tables(BOXED_PAGE_FLAG, &boxed_region);
 }
@@ -4468,8 +4531,8 @@ prepare_for_final_gc ()
  * SB!VM:RESTART-LISP-FUNCTION */
 void
 gc_and_save(char *filename, boolean prepend_runtime,
-            boolean save_runtime_options,
-            boolean compressed, int compression_level)
+            boolean save_runtime_options, boolean compressed,
+            int compression_level, int application_type)
 {
     FILE *file;
     void *runtime_bytes = NULL;
@@ -4499,7 +4562,8 @@ gc_and_save(char *filename, boolean prepend_runtime,
     collect_garbage(HIGHEST_NORMAL_GENERATION+1);
 
     if (prepend_runtime)
-        save_runtime_to_filehandle(file, runtime_bytes, runtime_size);
+        save_runtime_to_filehandle(file, runtime_bytes, runtime_size,
+                                   application_type);
 
     /* The dumper doesn't know that pages need to be zeroed before use. */
     zero_all_free_pages();