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diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer.cpp b/src/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer.cpp
index 083fea6..f7b014e 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qsharedpointer.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
To access the pointer that QWeakPointer is tracking, you
must first create a QSharedPointer object and verify if the pointer
- is null or not.
+ is null or not. See QWeakPointer::toStrongRef() for more information.
\sa QSharedPointer, QScopedPointer
*/
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@
If \tt T is a derived type of the template parameter of this
class, QSharedPointer will perform an automatic cast. Otherwise,
you will get a compiler error.
+
+ \sa QWeakPointer::toStrongRef()
*/
/*!
@@ -345,10 +347,30 @@
*/
/*!
+ \fn QSharedPointer<X> QSharedPointer::objectCast() const
+ \since 4.6
+
+ Performs a \l qobject_cast() from this pointer's type to \tt X and
+ returns a QSharedPointer that shares the reference. If this
+ function is used to up-cast, then QSharedPointer will perform a \tt
+ qobject_cast, which means that if the object being pointed by this
+ QSharedPointer is not of type \tt X, the returned object will be
+ null.
+
+ Note: the template type \c X must have the same const and volatile
+ qualifiers as the template of this object, or the cast will
+ fail. Use constCast() if you need to drop those qualifiers.
+
+ \sa qSharedPointerObjectCast()
+*/
+
+/*!
\fn QWeakPointer<T> QSharedPointer::toWeakRef() const
Returns a weak reference object that shares the pointer referenced
by this object.
+
+ \sa QWeakPointer::QWeakPointer(const QSharedPointer<T> &)
*/
/*!
@@ -465,10 +487,78 @@
*/
/*!
+ \fn T *QWeakPointer::data() const
+ \since 4.6
+
+ Returns the value of the pointer being tracked by this QWeakPointer,
+ \b without ensuring that it cannot get deleted. To have that guarantee,
+ use toStrongRef(), which returns a QSharedPointer object. If this
+ function can determine that the pointer has already been deleted, it
+ returns 0.
+
+ It is ok to obtain the value of the pointer and using that value itself,
+ like for example in debugging statements:
+
+ \code
+ qDebug("Tracking %p", weakref.data());
+ \endcode
+
+ However, dereferencing the pointer is only allowed if you can guarantee
+ by external means that the pointer does not get deleted. For example,
+ if you can be certain that no other thread can delete it, nor the
+ functions that you may call.
+
+ If that is the case, then the following code is valid:
+
+ \code
+ // this pointer cannot be used in another thread
+ // so other threads cannot delete it
+ QWeakPointer<int> weakref = obtainReference();
+
+ Object *obj = weakref.data();
+ if (obj) {
+ // if the pointer wasn't deleted yet, we know it can't get
+ // deleted by our own code here nor the functions we call
+ otherFunction(obj);
+ }
+ \endcode
+
+ Use this function with care.
+
+ \sa isNull(), toStrongRef()
+*/
+
+/*!
\fn QSharedPointer<T> QWeakPointer::toStrongRef() const
Promotes this weak reference to a strong one and returns a
- QSharedPointer object holding that reference.
+ QSharedPointer object holding that reference. When promoting to
+ QSharedPointer, this function verifies if the object has been deleted
+ already or not. If it hasn't, this function increases the reference
+ count to the shared object, thus ensuring that it will not get
+ deleted.
+
+ Since this function can fail to obtain a valid strong reference to the
+ shared object, you should always verify if the conversion succeeded,
+ by calling QSharedPointer::isNull() on the returned object.
+
+ For example, the following code promotes a QWeakPointer that was held
+ to a strong reference and, if it succeeded, it prints the value of the
+ integer that was held:
+
+ \code
+ QWeakPointer<int> weakref;
+
+ // ...
+
+ QSharedPointer<int> strong = weakref.toStrongRef();
+ if (strong)
+ qDebug() << "The value is:" << *strong;
+ else
+ qDebug() << "The value has already been deleted";
+ \endcode
+
+ \sa QSharedPointer::QSharedPointer(const QWeakPointer<T> &)
*/
/*!
@@ -723,6 +813,47 @@
*/
/*!
+ \fn QSharedPointer<X> qSharedPointerObjectCast(const QSharedPointer<T> &other)
+ \relates QSharedPointer
+ \since 4.6
+
+ Returns a shared pointer to the pointer held by \a other, using a
+ \l qobject_cast() to type \tt X to obtain an internal pointer of the
+ appropriate type. If the \tt qobject_cast fails, the object
+ returned will be null.
+
+ Note that \tt X must have the same cv-qualifiers (\tt const and
+ \tt volatile) that \tt T has, or the code will fail to
+ compile. Use qSharedPointerConstCast to cast away the constness.
+
+ \sa QSharedPointer::objectCast(), qSharedPointerCast(), qSharedPointerConstCast()
+*/
+
+/*!
+ \fn QSharedPointer<X> qSharedPointerObjectCast(const QWeakPointer<T> &other)
+ \relates QSharedPointer
+ \relates QWeakPointer
+ \since 4.6
+
+ Returns a shared pointer to the pointer held by \a other, using a
+ \l qobject_cast() to type \tt X to obtain an internal pointer of the
+ appropriate type. If the \tt qobject_cast fails, the object
+ returned will be null.
+
+ The \a other object is converted first to a strong reference. If
+ that conversion fails (because the object it's pointing to has
+ already been deleted), this function also returns a null
+ QSharedPointer.
+
+ Note that \tt X must have the same cv-qualifiers (\tt const and
+ \tt volatile) that \tt T has, or the code will fail to
+ compile. Use qSharedPointerConstCast to cast away the constness.
+
+ \sa QWeakPointer::toStrongRef(), qSharedPointerCast(), qSharedPointerConstCast()
+*/
+
+
+/*!
\fn QWeakPointer<X> qWeakPointerCast(const QWeakPointer<T> &other)
\relates QWeakPointer
@@ -749,29 +880,19 @@
# endif
# endif
-# if !defined(BACKTRACE_SUPPORTED)
-// Dummy implementation of the functions.
-// Using QHashDummyValue also means that the QHash below is actually a QSet
-typedef QT_PREPEND_NAMESPACE(QHashDummyValue) Backtrace;
-
-static inline Backtrace saveBacktrace() { return Backtrace(); }
-static inline void printBacktrace(Backtrace) { }
-
-# else
+# if defined(BACKTRACE_SUPPORTED)
# include <sys/types.h>
# include <execinfo.h>
# include <stdio.h>
# include <unistd.h>
# include <sys/wait.h>
-typedef QT_PREPEND_NAMESPACE(QByteArray) Backtrace;
-
-static inline Backtrace saveBacktrace() __attribute__((always_inline));
-static inline Backtrace saveBacktrace()
+static inline QByteArray saveBacktrace() __attribute__((always_inline));
+static inline QByteArray saveBacktrace()
{
static const int maxFrames = 32;
- Backtrace stacktrace;
+ QByteArray stacktrace;
stacktrace.resize(sizeof(void*) * maxFrames);
int stack_size = backtrace((void**)stacktrace.data(), maxFrames);
stacktrace.resize(sizeof(void*) * stack_size);
@@ -779,7 +900,7 @@ static inline Backtrace saveBacktrace()
return stacktrace;
}
-static void printBacktrace(Backtrace stacktrace)
+static void printBacktrace(QByteArray stacktrace)
{
void *const *stack = (void *const *)stacktrace.constData();
int stack_size = stacktrace.size() / sizeof(void*);
@@ -830,11 +951,19 @@ static void printBacktrace(Backtrace stacktrace)
namespace {
QT_USE_NAMESPACE
+ struct Data {
+ const volatile void *pointer;
+# ifdef BACKTRACE_SUPPORTED
+ QByteArray backtrace;
+# endif
+ };
+
class KnownPointers
{
public:
QMutex mutex;
- QHash<void *, Backtrace> values;
+ QHash<const void *, Data> dPointers;
+ QHash<const volatile void *, const void *> dataPointers;
};
}
@@ -842,38 +971,122 @@ Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(KnownPointers, knownPointers)
QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+namespace QtSharedPointer {
+ Q_CORE_EXPORT void internalSafetyCheckAdd(const volatile void *);
+ Q_CORE_EXPORT void internalSafetyCheckRemove(const volatile void *);
+ Q_AUTOTEST_EXPORT void internalSafetyCheckCleanCheck();
+}
+
+/*!
+ \internal
+*/
+void QtSharedPointer::internalSafetyCheckAdd(const volatile void *)
+{
+ // Qt 4.5 compatibility
+ // this function is broken by design, so it was replaced with internalSafetyCheckAdd2
+ //
+ // it's broken because we tracked the pointers added and
+ // removed from QSharedPointer, converted to void*.
+ // That is, this is supposed to track the "top-of-object" pointer in
+ // case of multiple inheritance.
+ //
+ // However, it doesn't work well in some compilers:
+ // if you create an object with a class of type A and the last reference
+ // is dropped of type B, then the value passed to internalSafetyCheckRemove could
+ // be different than was added. That would leave dangling addresses.
+ //
+ // So instead, we track the pointer by the d-pointer instead.
+}
+
+/*!
+ \internal
+*/
+void QtSharedPointer::internalSafetyCheckRemove(const volatile void *)
+{
+ // Qt 4.5 compatibility
+ // see comments above
+}
+
/*!
\internal
*/
-void QtSharedPointer::internalSafetyCheckAdd(const volatile void *ptr)
+void QtSharedPointer::internalSafetyCheckAdd2(const void *d_ptr, const volatile void *ptr)
{
+ // see comments above for the rationale for this function
KnownPointers *const kp = knownPointers();
if (!kp)
return; // end-game: the application is being destroyed already
QMutexLocker lock(&kp->mutex);
- void *actual = const_cast<void*>(ptr);
- if (kp->values.contains(actual)) {
- printBacktrace(knownPointers()->values.value(actual));
- qFatal("QSharedPointerData: internal self-check failed: pointer %p was already tracked "
- "by another QSharedPointerData object", actual);
+ Q_ASSERT(!kp->dPointers.contains(d_ptr));
+
+ //qDebug("Adding d=%p value=%p", d_ptr, ptr);
+
+ const void *other_d_ptr = kp->dataPointers.value(ptr, 0);
+ if (other_d_ptr) {
+# ifdef BACKTRACE_SUPPORTED
+ printBacktrace(knownPointers()->dPointers.value(other_d_ptr).backtrace);
+# endif
+ qFatal("QSharedPointer: internal self-check failed: pointer %p was already tracked "
+ "by another QSharedPointer object %p", ptr, other_d_ptr);
}
- kp->values.insert(actual, saveBacktrace());
+ Data data;
+ data.pointer = ptr;
+# ifdef BACKTRACE_SUPPORTED
+ data.backtrace = saveBacktrace();
+# endif
+
+ kp->dPointers.insert(d_ptr, data);
+ kp->dataPointers.insert(ptr, d_ptr);
+ Q_ASSERT(kp->dPointers.size() == kp->dataPointers.size());
}
/*!
\internal
*/
-void QtSharedPointer::internalSafetyCheckRemove(const volatile void *ptr)
+void QtSharedPointer::internalSafetyCheckRemove2(const void *d_ptr)
{
KnownPointers *const kp = knownPointers();
if (!kp)
return; // end-game: the application is being destroyed already
QMutexLocker lock(&kp->mutex);
- void *actual = const_cast<void*>(ptr);
- kp->values.remove(actual);
+
+ QHash<const void *, Data>::iterator it = kp->dPointers.find(d_ptr);
+ if (it == kp->dPointers.end()) {
+ qFatal("QSharedPointer: internal self-check inconsistency: pointer %p was not tracked. "
+ "To use QT_SHAREDPOINTER_TRACK_POINTERS, you have to enable it throughout "
+ "in your code.", d_ptr);
+ }
+
+ QHash<const volatile void *, const void *>::iterator it2 = kp->dataPointers.find(it->pointer);
+ Q_ASSERT(it2 != kp->dataPointers.end());
+
+ //qDebug("Removing d=%p value=%p", d_ptr, it->pointer);
+
+ // remove entries
+ kp->dataPointers.erase(it2);
+ kp->dPointers.erase(it);
+ Q_ASSERT(kp->dPointers.size() == kp->dataPointers.size());
+}
+
+/*!
+ \internal
+ Called by the QSharedPointer autotest
+*/
+void QtSharedPointer::internalSafetyCheckCleanCheck()
+{
+# ifdef QT_BUILD_INTERNAL
+ KnownPointers *const kp = knownPointers();
+ Q_ASSERT_X(kp, "internalSafetyCheckSelfCheck()", "Called after global statics deletion!");
+
+ if (kp->dPointers.size() != kp->dataPointers.size())
+ qFatal("Internal consistency error: the number of pointers is not equal!");
+
+ if (!kp->dPointers.isEmpty())
+ qFatal("Pointer cleaning failed: %d entries remaining", kp->dPointers.size());
+# endif
}
QT_END_NAMESPACE