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/* ====================================================================
 * ====================================================================
 *
 *
 * Revision history:
 *  07-Mar-95 - Original Version
 *
 * Description:
 *
 *   Get symbol table (TY and ST) attributes, beyond those provided 
 *   through common/com/stab.h.
 *
 * ====================================================================
 * ====================================================================
 */

#ifdef _KEEP_RCS_ID
#endif /* _KEEP_RCS_ID */


#include "whirl2c_common.h"
#include "const.h"
#include "PUinfo.h"
#include "cxx_memory.h"
#include "unparse_target.h"


BOOL 
Stab_Reserved_Ty(TY_IDX ty)
{
   return W2X_Unparse_Target->Builtin_Type(ty) ||
          W2X_Unparse_Target->Reserved_Ty_Name(TY_name(ty));
} /* Stab_Reserved_Ty */


BOOL 
Stab_Reserved_St(const ST *st)
{
   return W2X_Unparse_Target->Reserved_St_Name(ST_name(st));
} /* Stab_Reserved_St */


/*------------------- Referenced ST Information ------------------
 *----------------------------------------------------------------*/


void
Stab_Reset_Referenced_Flag(SYMTAB_IDX symtab)
{
   /* Reset the ST_is_referenced() flag for all symbols and constants
    * in the given symbol table.  Note that if this is done for the
    * global symbol-table for every PU (as I believe is necessary for
    * Fortran), we have an O(n^2 + m) algorithm where "n" is the number
    * of global symbols and "m" is the number of local PU symbols.
    */

   ST_IDX               st_idx;
   const ST            *st;

   /* We may need to do this for Fortran, if types may occur at file-scope,
    * but it would be wrong to do this for whirl2c where we do not wish
    * to redeclare types at file-level.
    */
   if (W2X_Unparse_Target->Redeclare_File_Types() && symtab == GLOBAL_SYMTAB) {

      for (TY_IDX ty = 1; ty < TY_Table_Size(); ty++)
         if (TY_Is_Structured(ty<<8)){
            Reset_TY_is_translated_to_c(ty);
         }
   }

   FOREACH_SYMBOL(symtab, st, st_idx)
      Clear_BE_ST_w2fc_referenced(st);

// it's quicker to clear all flags, but only as long as the
// flags appear for global symtab/ty objects.

   if (symtab == GLOBAL_SYMTAB) 
      Clear_w2fc_flags();

} /* Stab_Reset_Referenced_Flag */


//---------------------------------------------------------
//
// Flags for types - just a translated flag now
// assumes no symbols or types added by w2fc are of interest -
// they are ignored.
// 

enum W2FC_FLAGS
{
    W2FC_TY_TRANS  = 0x02     // TY is translated already in PU.
};

class W2FC_FLAG_ARRAY {
private:
  INT32  _size ;
  char   *_flags;

  BOOL check_idx(INT32 index) { return (index < _size) ; }  

public:

  W2FC_FLAG_ARRAY(int sz) 
  {
    _size  = sz ;
    _flags = CXX_NEW_ARRAY(char,sz,Malloc_Mem_Pool);
  }

  ~W2FC_FLAG_ARRAY()
  {
    CXX_DELETE_ARRAY(_flags,Malloc_Mem_Pool);
    _size = 0 ; 
    _flags = NULL;
  }

  void Set_w2fc_flag(INT32 index, enum W2FC_FLAGS flag)
  {
    if (check_idx(index)) 
      _flags[index] |= flag ;
  }

  void Reset_w2fc_flag(INT32 index, enum W2FC_FLAGS flag)
  { 
    if (check_idx(index))
      _flags[index] &= ~flag;
  }

  BOOL Check_w2fc_flag(INT32 index,enum W2FC_FLAGS flag)
  {
    BOOL res = FALSE;

    if (check_idx(index))
      res = _flags[index] & flag;

    return res;
  }

  void Clear_w2fc_flags(void) 
  {
    if (_flags != NULL) {
      memset(_flags, '\0', _size*sizeof(mUINT8)) ;
    }
  }
};

// external access,   just for TYs..

static W2FC_FLAG_ARRAY * W2fc_ty_tab;

// TY flag functions

extern void 
Set_TY_is_translated_to_c(const TY_IDX ty) 
{
  W2fc_ty_tab->Set_w2fc_flag(TY_IDX_index(ty),W2FC_TY_TRANS) ;
}

extern void 
Reset_TY_is_translated_to_c(const TY_IDX ty) 
{
  W2fc_ty_tab->Reset_w2fc_flag(TY_IDX_index(ty),W2FC_TY_TRANS) ;
} 

extern BOOL 
TY_is_translated_to_c(const TY_IDX ty) 
{
  return (W2fc_ty_tab->Check_w2fc_flag(TY_IDX_index(ty),W2FC_TY_TRANS)) ;
}

// clear all flags..

extern void 
Clear_w2fc_flags(void) 
{
//   W2fc_st_tab->Clear_w2fc_flags() ;
   W2fc_ty_tab->Clear_w2fc_flags() ;
}

/*----------------------- Type Information -----------------------*
 *----------------------------------------------------------------*/


static BOOL
Stab_Compare_Types(TY_IDX t1,
                   TY_IDX t2,
                   BOOL   check_quals, 
                   BOOL   check_pointed_quals,
                   BOOL   check_scalars,
                   BOOL   ptrs_as_scalars,
                   BOOL   assign_t2_to_t1)
{
   /* Two types compare if they have the same qualifiers, compatible
    * kinds, compatible MTYPEs, and identical substructure.  ENUM
    * types are treated as scalars.  While constructed types must
    * have identical substructure, we allow more lenient checks for
    * the top-level types:  We can turn off qualifier checks 
    * (check_quals == FALSE); we can treat all scalar values as 
    * identical (check_scalars == FALSE); and we can treat pointers
    * as scalars (ptrs_as_scalars == TRUE).
    *
    * This routine can be adopted to the particular needs of whirl2c,
    * and as such is not implemented in terms of Equivalent_Types()
    * in common/com/ttype.h.
    */
  INT i; /* Array dimensions */

  if (t1 == t2)
     return TRUE;
  else if (TY_kind(t1) == KIND_INVALID || 
           TY_kind(t2) == KIND_INVALID ||
           (check_quals && !Stab_Identical_Quals(t1, t2)) ||
           (check_pointed_quals && 
            !Stab_Assign_Compatible_Pointer_Quals(t1, t2)))
     return FALSE;
  else
  {
     switch (TY_kind(t1))
     {
     case KIND_VOID:
        return TY_kind(t2) == KIND_VOID; /* Must be identical kinds */

     case KIND_SCALAR:
        if (TY_Is_String(t1) && TY_Is_Array_Of_Chars(t2))
           return TRUE;
        else if (ptrs_as_scalars)
           return (TY_Is_Pointer_Or_Scalar(t2) &&
                   (!check_scalars || TY_mtype(t1) == TY_mtype(t2)));
        else
           return (TY_Is_Scalar(t2) &&
                   (!check_scalars || TY_mtype(t1) == TY_mtype(t2)));

     case KIND_POINTER:
        /* Should we also consider MTYPE_STRING identical to a (char*)? */
        if (ptrs_as_scalars)
           return (TY_Is_Pointer_Or_Scalar(t2) &&
                   (!check_scalars || TY_mtype(t1) == TY_mtype(t2)));
        else
           return 
              (TY_Is_Pointer(t2) &&
               (TY_kind(TY_pointed(t1)) == KIND_VOID ||
                TY_kind(TY_pointed(t2)) == KIND_VOID ||
                Stab_Compare_Types(
                   TY_pointed(t1), 
                   TY_pointed(t2), 
                   !assign_t2_to_t1,/* check_quals */
                   assign_t2_to_t1,/* check_pointed_quals */
                   TRUE,           /* check_scalars */
                   FALSE,          /* ptrs_as_scalars */
                   FALSE)));       /* assign_t2_to_t1 */

     case KIND_FUNCTION:
        /* We do a very quick check to see if two function types are
         * identical.  A more elaborate, but slower, method will check
         * each individual parameter type (TY_parms(t1) and TY_parms(t2))
         * for identity.
         */
        return (TY_Is_Function(t2)                           &&
                TY_has_prototype(t1) == TY_has_prototype(t2) &&
                TY_is_varargs(t1) == TY_is_varargs(t2)       &&
                TY_parms(t1) == TY_parms(t2)                 &&
                Stab_Compare_Types(W2X_Unparse_Target->Func_Return_Type(t1), 
                                   W2X_Unparse_Target->Func_Return_Type(t2),
                                   TRUE,  /* check_quals */
                                   FALSE, /* check_pointed_quals */
                                   TRUE,  /* check_scalars */
                                   FALSE, /* ptrs_as_scalars */
                                   FALSE) /* assign_t2_to_t1 */
                );

     case KIND_ARRAY:
        if (TY_Is_String(t2) && TY_Is_Array_Of_Chars(t1))
           return TRUE;
        else if (!TY_Is_Array(t2) ||
                 TY_AR_ndims(t1) != TY_AR_ndims(t2))
           return FALSE;
        else
        {
           for (i=0; i<TY_AR_ndims(t1); i++)
           {
              /* First check if one constant and the other not;
               * then check if constants don't match; we assume
               * dynamic bounds/strides always match since we
               * implement them in terms of pointers in C.
               */
              if (TY_AR_const_lbnd(t1,i) != TY_AR_const_lbnd(t2,i) ||
                  TY_AR_const_ubnd(t1,i) != TY_AR_const_ubnd(t2,i) ||
                  TY_AR_const_stride(t1,i) != TY_AR_const_stride(t2,i))
                 return FALSE;
              else if (TY_AR_const_lbnd(t1,i) &&
                       (TY_AR_lbnd_val(t1,i) != TY_AR_lbnd_val(t2,i)))
                 return FALSE;
              else if (TY_AR_const_ubnd(t1,i) &&
                       (TY_AR_ubnd_val(t1,i) != TY_AR_ubnd_val(t2,i)))
                 return FALSE;
              else if (TY_AR_const_stride(t1,i) &&
                    (TY_AR_stride_val(t1,i) != TY_AR_stride_val(t2,i)))
                 return FALSE;
           }
           return Stab_Compare_Types(TY_AR_etype(t1), 
                                     TY_AR_etype(t2),
                                     TRUE,   /* check_quals */
                                     FALSE,  /* check_pointed_quals */
                                     TRUE,   /* check_scalars */
                                     FALSE,  /* ptrs_as_scalars */
                                     FALSE); /* assign_t2_to_t1 */
        }

     case KIND_STRUCT:
        return (TY_Is_Structured(t2) &&
                TY_flist(Ty_Table[t1]) == TY_flist(Ty_Table[t2]));

     default:
        ErrMsg ( EC_Invalid_Case, "Stab_Compare_Types", __LINE__ );
        return FALSE;
     }
  }
} /* Stab_Compare_Types */


BOOL
Stab_Identical_Types(TY_IDX t1,
                     TY_IDX t2,
                     BOOL   check_quals, 
                     BOOL   check_scalars,
                     BOOL   ptrs_as_scalars)
{
   /* Compare the two types on an equal basis.
    */
   return 
      Stab_Compare_Types(
         t1, t2, check_quals, FALSE, check_scalars, ptrs_as_scalars, FALSE);
} /* Stab_Identical_Types */


BOOL
Stab_Assignment_Compatible_Types(TY_IDX t1,
                                 TY_IDX t2,
                                 BOOL   check_quals, 
                                 BOOL   check_scalars,
                                 BOOL   ptrs_as_scalars)
{
   /* Compare the two types for assignment compatibility, assuming
    * a value of type t2 will be assigned to a location of type t1.
    */
   return 
      Stab_Compare_Types(
         t1, t2, check_quals, FALSE, check_scalars, ptrs_as_scalars, TRUE);
} /* Stab_Stab_Assignment_Compatible_Types */


BOOL
Stab_Array_Has_Dynamic_Bounds(TY_IDX ty)
{
   INT32 dim;
   BOOL is_const = TRUE;
   
   for (dim = 0; dim < TY_AR_ndims(ty); dim++)
   {
      is_const = (is_const                  &&
                  TY_AR_const_lbnd(ty, dim) &&
                  TY_AR_const_ubnd(ty, dim) &&
                  TY_AR_const_stride(ty, dim));
   }
   return !is_const;
} /* Stab_Array_Has_Dynamic_Bounds */


BOOL
Stab_Is_Assumed_Sized_Array(TY_IDX ty)
{
   BOOL assumed_size = FALSE;

   if (TY_Is_Array(ty))
   {
      /* Only the last bound may be assumed sized.  Multi-dimensional
       * arrays in whirl are represented in row-major order (as in
       * C/C++).  Therefore, check the first dimension in the TY which
       * is the last Fortran dimension.
       */
      ARB_HANDLE arb = TY_arb(ty);
      
      if (ARB_const_lbnd(arb) && 
          ARB_const_ubnd(arb) &&
          (ARB_ubnd_val(arb) - ARB_lbnd_val(arb) <= 0))
      {
         assumed_size = TRUE;
      }
      else if ((!ARB_const_lbnd(arb) && ARB_lbnd_var(arb) == (ST_IDX) 0) ||
               (!ARB_const_ubnd(arb) && ARB_ubnd_var(arb) == (ST_IDX) 0))
      {
         assumed_size = TRUE;
      }
   }
   return assumed_size;
} /* Stab_Is_Assumed_Sized_Array */


BOOL 
Stab_Is_Element_Type_Of_Array(TY_IDX atype, TY_IDX etype)
{
   if (Stab_Assignment_Compatible_Types(etype, TY_AR_etype(atype), 
                                        FALSE, /*check_quals*/
                                        TRUE,  /*check_scalars*/
                                        FALSE)) /*ptrs_as_scalars*/
      return TRUE;
   else if (TY_Is_Array(TY_AR_etype(atype)))
      return Stab_Is_Element_Type_Of_Array(TY_AR_etype(atype), etype);
   else
      return FALSE;
} /* Stab_Is_Element_Type_Of_Array */


BOOL 
Stab_Is_Equivalenced_Struct(TY_IDX ty)
{
   FLD_ITER fld_iter = Make_fld_iter (TY_flist(Ty_Table[ty]));
   BOOL is_equivalent_fld = FALSE;

   do {
       FLD_HANDLE fld (fld_iter);
       is_equivalent_fld = FLD_equivalence (fld);
   } while (!FLD_last_field (fld_iter++) && !is_equivalent_fld);
       
   return is_equivalent_fld;
} /* Stab_Is_Equivalenced_Struct */


TY_IDX
Stab_Get_Mload_Ty(TY_IDX base, STAB_OFFSET offset, STAB_OFFSET size)
{
   /* Just try to find a field of the given size at the given offset.
    * The base should be a struct or union type Return the base
    * when it has the desired size or a size of zero (unknown size)
    */
   TY_IDX ty;
   
   Is_True(TY_Is_Structured(base),
           ("Expected pointer to struct/union type in Stab_Get_Mload_Ty()"));
   Is_True(TY_size(base) <= size,
           ("Expected struct/union type >= size in Stab_Get_Mload_Ty()"));
   
   if (TY_size(base) == size ||
       (TY_size(base) == 0 && TY_flist(Ty_Table[base]).Is_Null ()))
   {
      /* End of recursive descent into the structure, so return
       * the base type.
       */
      ty = base;
   }
   else
   {
      /* Get the field we wish to access, then apply this algorithm
       * recursively.
       */
      Is_True(!TY_flist(Ty_Table[base]).Is_Null (),
              ("Expected non-empty field list in Stab_Get_Mload_Ty()"));
      
      FLD_HANDLE this_fld = TY_flist(Ty_Table[base]);
      FLD_HANDLE next_fld = FLD_next(this_fld);
      if (TY_Is_Union(base))
      {
         /* Search for a struct or union field of the expected size */
         while (! next_fld.Is_Null () &&
                (!TY_Is_Structured(FLD_type(this_fld)) ||
                 TY_size(FLD_type(this_fld)) < size))
         {
            this_fld = next_fld;
            next_fld = FLD_next(next_fld);
         }
      }
      else /* TY_Is_Struct(TY_pointed(base)) */
      {
         /* Search for a struct or union field at the expected offset */
         while (! next_fld.Is_Null () && FLD_ofst(next_fld) <= offset)
         {
            this_fld = next_fld;
            next_fld = FLD_next(next_fld);
         }
      }
      
      Is_True(! this_fld.Is_Null () &&
              FLD_ofst(this_fld) <= offset           &&
              FLD_ofst(next_fld) >= offset           &&
              (TY_Is_Structured(FLD_type(this_fld))) &&
              TY_size(FLD_type(this_fld)) >= size, 
              ("Could not find a field as expected in Stab_Get_Mload_Ty()"));

      ty = Stab_Get_Mload_Ty(FLD_type(this_fld), 
                             offset-FLD_ofst(this_fld),
                             size);
   }
   return ty;
} /* Stab_Get_Mload_Ty */



extern TY_IDX
Stab_Array_Of(TY_IDX etype, mINT64 num_elts)
{
  /* Make a 1d array of (pointer?) types. Must handle 0-sized objects */
  /* and structs - Make_Array_Type doesn't like structs ...........*/

  TY_IDX  ty_idx;

  ARB_HANDLE arb = New_ARB ();

//  ARB_Init (arb, 0, num_elts - 1, TY_size(etype));

/* here,since we keep all arrays lower bound and upper bound     */
/* same with the source files,we have to change this function     */
/* set lower bound is 1 and upper bound is num_elts to consistent */
/*with our source level definition----fzhao                       */

  ARB_Init (arb, 1, num_elts , TY_size(etype));

  Set_ARB_dimension (arb,1);
  Set_ARB_last_dimen (arb);
  Set_ARB_first_dimen (arb);

  TY& ty = New_TY (ty_idx);
  TY_Init (ty, TY_size(etype) * num_elts,KIND_ARRAY, MTYPE_UNKNOWN,0);

  Set_TY_align (ty_idx, TY_size(etype));
  Set_TY_etype (ty, etype);
  Set_TY_arb (ty, arb);

  return ty_idx;

}   

/*-------------------- Global SYMTAB table sizes --------------------
 *
 * We record the size of certain tables in the global symtab at whirl2c
 * initialization.  This information is then used later on in whirl2c
 * finialization to reset the tables back to their original size and
 * thus undo any additions made to these tables during whirl2c.
 *
 *--------------------------------------------------------------------*/

#ifdef W2CF_RESET_SYMTABS
static TY_IDX Orig_Sizeof_Ty_Table;
static FLD_IDX Orig_Sizeof_Fld_Table;
static ARB_IDX Orig_Sizeof_Arb_Table;
static TYLIST_IDX Orig_Sizeof_Tylist_Table;
#endif

// initalize flags associated with global tables (TY for now).
void 
Stab_initialize_flags(void)
{
  W2fc_ty_tab = CXX_NEW(W2FC_FLAG_ARRAY(TY_Table_Size()),Malloc_Mem_Pool);
}

void 
Stab_finalize_flags(void)
{
   CXX_DELETE(W2fc_ty_tab,Malloc_Mem_Pool) ;
}

void
Stab_initialize(void)
{
   /* Record the original size of the Ty_Table, Fld_Table, Arb_Table,
      and Tylist_Table - per PU */

#ifdef W2CF_RESET_SYMTABS
   Orig_Sizeof_Ty_Table = TY_Table_Size();
   Orig_Sizeof_Fld_Table = FLD_Table_Size();
   Orig_Sizeof_Arb_Table = ARB_Table_Size();
   Orig_Sizeof_Tylist_Table = TYLIST_Table_Size();
#endif

} /* Stab_Initialize */

void
Stab_finalize(void)
{
   /* Should ideally reset the Ty_Table, Fld_Table, Arb_Table, 
    * Tylist_Table and strtab (?) back to their original size at the 
    * start of whirl2c.  This is should also include resetting any 
    * references to such deleted symtab entries (e.g. TY_pointed).
    * For now we do not do so.
    */
#ifdef W2CF_RESET_SYMTABS
   INT32 diff;
   diff = TY_Table_Size() - Orig_Sizeof_Ty_Table;
   if (diff > 0)
      (&Ty_Table)->Delete_last(diff);

   diff = FLD_Table_Size() - Orig_Sizeof_Fld_Table;
   if (diff > 0)
      Fld_Table.Delete_last(diff);
   diff = ARB_Table_Size() - Orig_Sizeof_Arb_Table;
   if (diff > 0)
      Arb_Table.Delete_last(diff);
   diff = TYLIST_Table_Size() - Orig_Sizeof_Tylist_Table;
   if (diff > 0)
      Tylist_Table.Delete_last(diff);

   Verify_SYMTAB (CURRENT_SYMTAB);
   Verify_SYMTAB (GLOBAL_SYMTAB);
#endif

} /* Stab_finalize */

/*---------------------- Name manipulation -----------------------
 *
 *    We operate with a cyclic character buffer for identifier names,
 *    where the size of the buffer is a minimum of 1024 characters
 *    and at a maximum of 8 times the largest name encountered.  Note 
 *    that a call to any of the functions described below may allocate
 *    a new name buffer.  Name buffers are allocated from the cyclic
 *    character buffer, and a name-buffer may be reused at every 8th
 *    (MIN_NAME_SLOTS) allocation.  We guarantee that a name-buffer is 
 *    valid up until 7 subsequent name-buffer allocations, but no 
 *    longer.  After 7 subsequent name-buffer allocations, the name 
 *    buffer may be reused (overwritten) or even freed up from dynamic
 *    memory.  While the results from the calls to the functions 
 *    provided here may be used to construct identifier names, these 
 *    results should be saved off into a more permanent buffer area 
 *    once the names have been constructed.
 *----------------------------------------------------------------*/

#define MIN_NAME_SLOTS 8
#define MIN_NAME_BUF_SIZE 1024
#define MAX_NUMSTRING_SIZE 128

static char *Name_Buf;
static UINT Name_Buf_Idx = 0;  /* Next available Name_Buf character */
static UINT Name_Buf_Size = 0; /* Size of Name_Buf */

static char *buffer_to_be_freed[MIN_NAME_SLOTS];
static UINT  next_delay_slot = 0;
static UINT  delay_count[MIN_NAME_SLOTS] = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
static INT   next_to_be_freed = -1;


void
Stab_Free_Namebufs(void)
{
   /* Called at the end of processing every PU.
    */
   INT i;
   
   if (next_to_be_freed > 0)
   {
      for (i=0; i < MIN_NAME_SLOTS; i++)
         if (delay_count[i] > 0)
         {
            FREE(buffer_to_be_freed[i]);
            delay_count[i] = 0;
         }
      next_to_be_freed = -1;
      next_delay_slot = 0;
   }
   if (Name_Buf_Size > 0)
   {
      FREE(Name_Buf);
      Name_Buf_Idx = Name_Buf_Size = 0;
   }
} /* Stab_Free_Namebufs */


char * 
Get_Name_Buf_Slot(UINT size)
{
   char *name_slot;
   
   /* See if it is time to free up a buffer */
   if (next_to_be_freed >= 0 && 
       delay_count[next_to_be_freed] > 0)
   {
      delay_count[next_to_be_freed]--;
      if (delay_count[next_to_be_freed] == 0)
      {
         FREE(buffer_to_be_freed[next_to_be_freed]);
         buffer_to_be_freed[next_to_be_freed] = NULL;
         next_to_be_freed = (next_to_be_freed + 1) % MIN_NAME_SLOTS;
      }
   }
   
   /* See if we need a larger name-buffer */
   if (size*MIN_NAME_SLOTS > Name_Buf_Size)
   {
      /* (Re)allocate the character buffer */
      if (Name_Buf_Size > 0)
      {
         /* Delay freeing until this function has been called
          * MIN_NAME_SLOTS times.
          */
         buffer_to_be_freed[next_delay_slot] = Name_Buf;
         delay_count[next_delay_slot] = MIN_NAME_SLOTS;
         next_delay_slot = (next_delay_slot + 1) % MIN_NAME_SLOTS;
         
         /* Allocate a new buffer */
         Name_Buf = TYPE_ALLOC_N(char, size*MIN_NAME_SLOTS);
         Name_Buf_Size = size*MIN_NAME_SLOTS;
      }
      else
      {
         UINT s = MIN_NAME_BUF_SIZE;

         if (size*MIN_NAME_SLOTS > s) s = size*MIN_NAME_SLOTS;
         Name_Buf = TYPE_ALLOC_N(char, s);
         Name_Buf_Size = s;
      }
   }

   /* If the name does not fit in the unused part of the (cyclic)
    * buffer, then restart allocation of name slots at the beginning
    * of the buffer.
    */
   if (size + Name_Buf_Idx > Name_Buf_Size)
      Name_Buf_Idx = 0;

   /* Allocate a slot for the name within the buffer */
   name_slot = &Name_Buf[Name_Buf_Idx];
   Name_Buf_Idx += size;

   return name_slot;
} /* Get_Name_Buf_Slot */


const char * 
Number_as_String(INT64 number, const char *fmt)
{
   char *new_name = Get_Name_Buf_Slot(MAX_NUMSTRING_SIZE);

   sprintf(new_name, fmt, number);
   return new_name;
} /* Number_as_String */


const char * 
Ptr_as_String(const void *ptr)
{
   char *new_name = Get_Name_Buf_Slot(MAX_NUMSTRING_SIZE);
   union 
   {
      const void *ptr;
      UINT32      u32;
      UINT64      u64;
   } ptr_as_number;

   ptr_as_number.ptr = ptr;
   
   if (sizeof(void *) == sizeof(UINT32))
      sprintf(new_name, "%u", ptr_as_number.u32);
   else if (sizeof(void *) == sizeof(UINT64))
      sprintf(new_name, "%llu", ptr_as_number.u64);
   else
      Is_True(FALSE, ("Unknown pointer size in Ptr_as_String()"));
   
   return new_name;
} /* Ptr_as_String */


const char *
Concat2_Strings(const char *name1, const char *name2)
{
   /* Construct a new name by concatenating two other names.  The
    * new name will be put into a new name buffer.
    */
   INT   name1_length;
   INT   name2_length;
   char *new_name;
   
   if (name1 == NULL)
      return name2;
   else if (name2 == NULL)
      return name1;
   else if (*name1 == '\0')
      return name2;
   else if  (*name2 == '\0')
      return name1;
   else
   {
      name1_length = strlen(name1);
      name2_length = strlen(name2);
      new_name = Get_Name_Buf_Slot(name1_length + name2_length + 1);

      (void)strcpy(new_name, name1);
      (void)strcpy(&new_name[name1_length], name2);
   
      return new_name;
   }
} /* Concat2_Strings */


UINT64
Get_Hash_Value_For_Name(const char *name)
{
   /* Assume alpha-numeric characters only differ in the least
    * significant 6 bits.  Take only the rightmost characters
    * into account.
    */
   INT64       hash_value = 0;
   const char *cptr;

   if (name != NULL) 
   {
      for (cptr=name; *cptr != '\0'; cptr++)
         hash_value = (hash_value << (INT64)6) + (INT64)*cptr;
   }  /* if */
   if (hash_value < 0)
      hash_value = -hash_value;

   return hash_value;
} /* Get_Hash_Value_For_Name */


STAB_OFFSET 
Stab_Full_Split_Offset(const ST *split_out_st)
{
   const char *name = ST_name(split_out_st);
   INT         i;
   STAB_OFFSET offset = 0;
   UINT64      digit = 1;

   for (i = strlen(name) - 1;
        i >= 0 && '0' <= name[i] && '9' >= name[i];
        i--)
   {
      offset += (STAB_OFFSET)(name[i] - '0') * digit;
      digit *= 10;
   }
   return offset;
} /* Stab_Full_Split_Offset */


/*------------- Utilities for creating temporary variables ------------
 * 
 * Maintains an array of TMPVARINFOs, such that a tmpvar can be
 * reused whenever the type matches that of an existing tempvar and
 * it is not "locked".  The array is indexed by a unique tmpvar
 * number.
 *---------------------------------------------------------------------*/

typedef struct TmpVarInfo
{
   TY_IDX      ty;
   BOOL        locked;
} TMPVARINFO;

#define TMPVAR_ALLOC_INCREMENTS 32
static TMPVARINFO *TmpVar = NULL;
static INT Next_Tmpvar_Idx = 0;
static INT Max_Tmpvar_Idx = -1;


void
Stab_Free_Tmpvars(void)
{
   /* Called at the end of processing every PU.
    */
   if (TmpVar != NULL)
   {
      FREE(TmpVar);
      TmpVar = NULL;
      Next_Tmpvar_Idx = 0;
      Max_Tmpvar_Idx = -1;
   }
} /* Stab_Free_Tmpvars */


UINT 
Stab_Lock_Tmpvar(TY_IDX ty, 
                 void (*declare_tmpvar)(TY_IDX, UINT))
{
   /* Find an available (unlocked) temporary variable of the
    * given type, and if none is available, then declare a new
    * one.
    */
   INT idx;
   
   /* See if we have an available tmpvar of a compatible type */
   for (idx = Next_Tmpvar_Idx - 1;
        (idx >= 0 &&
         (TmpVar[idx].locked ||
          !Stab_Identical_Types(TmpVar[idx].ty, ty, FALSE, TRUE, FALSE)));
        idx--);
   
   if (idx < 0)
   {
      /* Could not find a suitable temporary variable, so declare
       * a new one and set "idx" to index this new entry.
       */
      if (Max_Tmpvar_Idx <= 0)
      {
         /* Need to allocate the TmpVar array */
         TmpVar = TYPE_ALLOC_N(TMPVARINFO, TMPVAR_ALLOC_INCREMENTS);
         Max_Tmpvar_Idx = TMPVAR_ALLOC_INCREMENTS;
      }
      if (Next_Tmpvar_Idx >= Max_Tmpvar_Idx)
      {
         /* Need to reallocate the TmpVar array */
         TmpVar = TYPE_REALLOC_N(TMPVARINFO, 
                                 TmpVar, 
                                 Next_Tmpvar_Idx,
                                 Next_Tmpvar_Idx + TMPVAR_ALLOC_INCREMENTS);
         Max_Tmpvar_Idx += TMPVAR_ALLOC_INCREMENTS;
      }
      idx = Next_Tmpvar_Idx++;
      TmpVar[idx].ty = ty;
      declare_tmpvar(ty, idx);
   }
   TmpVar[idx].locked = TRUE;
   return idx;
} /* Stab_Lock_Tmpvar */


void
Stab_Unlock_Tmpvar(UINT idx)
{
   Is_True(idx < Next_Tmpvar_Idx, 
           ("Tmpvar index out of range in Stab_Unlock_Tmpvar()"));
   
   TmpVar[idx].locked = FALSE;
} /* Stab_Unlock_Tmpvar */