reflect: implement New function

This is very important for some use cases, for example for Vecty.

compiler/compiler.go

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 // Version of the compiler pacakge. Must be incremented each time the compiler
 // package changes in a way that affects the generated LLVM module.
 // This version is independent of the TinyGo version number.
-const Version = 8 // last change: don't use runtime.typecodeID in func lowering
+const Version = 9 // last change: implement reflect.New()
 
 func init() {
 	llvm.InitializeAllTargets()

compiler/interface.go

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ func (c *compilerContext) getTypeCode(typ types.Type) llvm.Value {
 		var references llvm.Value
 		var length int64
 		var methodSet llvm.Value
+		var ptrTo llvm.Value
 		switch typ := typ.(type) {
 		case *types.Named:
 			references = c.getTypeCode(typ.Underlying())
@@ -69,8 +70,9 @@ func (c *compilerContext) getTypeCode(typ types.Type) llvm.Value {
 		if _, ok := typ.Underlying().(*types.Interface); !ok {
 			methodSet = c.getTypeMethodSet(typ)
 		}
-		if !references.IsNil() || length != 0 || !methodSet.IsNil() {
+		if _, ok := typ.Underlying().(*types.Pointer); !ok {
-			// Set the 'references' field of the runtime.typecodeID struct.
+			ptrTo = c.getTypeCode(types.NewPointer(typ))
+		}
 		globalValue := llvm.ConstNull(global.Type().ElementType())
 		if !references.IsNil() {
 			globalValue = llvm.ConstInsertValue(globalValue, references, []uint32{0})
@@ -82,9 +84,11 @@ func (c *compilerContext) getTypeCode(typ types.Type) llvm.Value {
 		if !methodSet.IsNil() {
 			globalValue = llvm.ConstInsertValue(globalValue, methodSet, []uint32{2})
 		}
+		if !ptrTo.IsNil() {
+			globalValue = llvm.ConstInsertValue(globalValue, ptrTo, []uint32{3})
+		}
 		global.SetInitializer(globalValue)
 		global.SetLinkage(llvm.LinkOnceODRLinkage)
-		}
 		global.SetGlobalConstant(true)
 	}
 	return global

compiler/testdata/interface.ll

@@ -3,20 +3,21 @@ source_filename = "interface.go"
 target datalayout = "e-m:e-p:32:32-p270:32:32-p271:32:32-p272:64:64-f64:32:64-f80:32-n8:16:32-S128"
 target triple = "i686--linux"
 
-%runtime.typecodeID = type { %runtime.typecodeID*, i32, %runtime.interfaceMethodInfo* }
+%runtime.typecodeID = type { %runtime.typecodeID*, i32, %runtime.interfaceMethodInfo*, %runtime.typecodeID* }
 %runtime.interfaceMethodInfo = type { i8*, i32 }
 %runtime._interface = type { i32, i8* }
 %runtime._string = type { i8*, i32 }
 
-@"reflect/types.type:basic:int" = linkonce_odr constant %runtime.typecodeID zeroinitializer
+@"reflect/types.type:basic:int" = linkonce_odr constant %runtime.typecodeID { %runtime.typecodeID* null, i32 0, %runtime.interfaceMethodInfo* null, %runtime.typecodeID* @"reflect/types.type:pointer:basic:int" }
-@"reflect/types.type:pointer:basic:int" = linkonce_odr constant %runtime.typecodeID { %runtime.typecodeID* @"reflect/types.type:basic:int", i32 0, %runtime.interfaceMethodInfo* null }
+@"reflect/types.type:pointer:basic:int" = linkonce_odr constant %runtime.typecodeID { %runtime.typecodeID* @"reflect/types.type:basic:int", i32 0, %runtime.interfaceMethodInfo* null, %runtime.typecodeID* null }
-@"reflect/types.type:pointer:named:error" = linkonce_odr constant %runtime.typecodeID { %runtime.typecodeID* @"reflect/types.type:named:error", i32 0, %runtime.interfaceMethodInfo* null }
+@"reflect/types.type:pointer:named:error" = linkonce_odr constant %runtime.typecodeID { %runtime.typecodeID* @"reflect/types.type:named:error", i32 0, %runtime.interfaceMethodInfo* null, %runtime.typecodeID* null }
-@"reflect/types.type:named:error" = linkonce_odr constant %runtime.typecodeID { %runtime.typecodeID* @"reflect/types.type:interface:{Error:func:{}{basic:string}}", i32 0, %runtime.interfaceMethodInfo* null }
+@"reflect/types.type:named:error" = linkonce_odr constant %runtime.typecodeID { %runtime.typecodeID* @"reflect/types.type:interface:{Error:func:{}{basic:string}}", i32 0, %runtime.interfaceMethodInfo* null, %runtime.typecodeID* @"reflect/types.type:pointer:named:error" }
-@"reflect/types.type:interface:{Error:func:{}{basic:string}}" = linkonce_odr constant %runtime.typecodeID { %runtime.typecodeID* bitcast ([1 x i8*]* @"reflect/types.interface:interface{Error() string}$interface" to %runtime.typecodeID*), i32 0, %runtime.interfaceMethodInfo* null }
+@"reflect/types.type:interface:{Error:func:{}{basic:string}}" = linkonce_odr constant %runtime.typecodeID { %runtime.typecodeID* bitcast ([1 x i8*]* @"reflect/types.interface:interface{Error() string}$interface" to %runtime.typecodeID*), i32 0, %runtime.interfaceMethodInfo* null, %runtime.typecodeID* @"reflect/types.type:pointer:interface:{Error:func:{}{basic:string}}" }
 @"func Error() string" = external constant i8
 @"reflect/types.interface:interface{Error() string}$interface" = linkonce_odr constant [1 x i8*] [i8* @"func Error() string"]
-@"reflect/types.type:pointer:interface:{String:func:{}{basic:string}}" = linkonce_odr constant %runtime.typecodeID { %runtime.typecodeID* @"reflect/types.type:interface:{String:func:{}{basic:string}}", i32 0, %runtime.interfaceMethodInfo* null }
+@"reflect/types.type:pointer:interface:{Error:func:{}{basic:string}}" = linkonce_odr constant %runtime.typecodeID { %runtime.typecodeID* @"reflect/types.type:interface:{Error:func:{}{basic:string}}", i32 0, %runtime.interfaceMethodInfo* null, %runtime.typecodeID* null }
-@"reflect/types.type:interface:{String:func:{}{basic:string}}" = linkonce_odr constant %runtime.typecodeID { %runtime.typecodeID* bitcast ([1 x i8*]* @"reflect/types.interface:interface{String() string}$interface" to %runtime.typecodeID*), i32 0, %runtime.interfaceMethodInfo* null }
+@"reflect/types.type:pointer:interface:{String:func:{}{basic:string}}" = linkonce_odr constant %runtime.typecodeID { %runtime.typecodeID* @"reflect/types.type:interface:{String:func:{}{basic:string}}", i32 0, %runtime.interfaceMethodInfo* null, %runtime.typecodeID* null }
+@"reflect/types.type:interface:{String:func:{}{basic:string}}" = linkonce_odr constant %runtime.typecodeID { %runtime.typecodeID* bitcast ([1 x i8*]* @"reflect/types.interface:interface{String() string}$interface" to %runtime.typecodeID*), i32 0, %runtime.interfaceMethodInfo* null, %runtime.typecodeID* @"reflect/types.type:pointer:interface:{String:func:{}{basic:string}}" }
 @"func String() string" = external constant i8
 @"reflect/types.interface:interface{String() string}$interface" = linkonce_odr constant [1 x i8*] [i8* @"func String() string"]
 @"reflect/types.typeid:basic:int" = external constant i8

src/reflect/type.go

@@ -322,6 +322,9 @@ func TypeOf(i interface{}) Type {
 }
 
 func PtrTo(t Type) Type {
+	if t.Kind() == Ptr {
+		panic("reflect: cannot make **T type")
+	}
 	ptrType := t.(rawType)<<5 | 5 // 0b0101 == 5
 	if ptrType>>5 != t {
 		panic("reflect: PtrTo type does not fit")

src/reflect/value.go

@@ -724,8 +724,14 @@ func Zero(typ Type) Value {
 	panic("unimplemented: reflect.Zero()")
 }
 
+// New is the reflect equivalent of the new(T) keyword, returning a pointer to a
+// new value of the given type.
 func New(typ Type) Value {
-	panic("unimplemented: reflect.New()")
+	return Value{
+		typecode: PtrTo(typ).(rawType),
+		value:    alloc(typ.Size()),
+		flags:    valueFlagExported,
+	}
 }
 
 type funcHeader struct {
@@ -756,6 +762,9 @@ func (e *ValueError) Error() string {
 // llvm.memcpy.p0i8.p0i8.i32().
 func memcpy(dst, src unsafe.Pointer, size uintptr)
 
+//go:linkname alloc runtime.alloc
+func alloc(size uintptr) unsafe.Pointer
+
 // Copy copies the contents of src into dst until either
 // dst has been filled or src has been exhausted.
 func Copy(dst, src Value) int {

src/runtime/interface.go

@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ type typecodeID struct {
 	length uintptr
 
 	methodSet *interfaceMethodInfo // nil or a GEP of an array
+
+	// The type that's a pointer to this type, nil if it is already a pointer.
+	// Keeping the type struct alive here is important so that values from
+	// reflect.New (which uses reflect.PtrTo) can be used in type asserts etc.
+	ptrTo *typecodeID
 }
 
 // structField is used by the compiler to pass information to the interface

testdata/reflect.go

@@ -124,6 +124,21 @@ func main() {
 		showValue(reflect.ValueOf(v), "")
 	}
 
+	// Test reflect.New().
+	newInt8 := reflect.New(reflect.TypeOf(int8(0)))
+	newInt8.Elem().SetInt(5)
+	newInt16 := reflect.New(reflect.TypeOf(int16(0)))
+	newInt16.Elem().SetInt(-800)
+	newInt32 := reflect.New(reflect.TypeOf(int32(0)))
+	newInt32.Elem().SetInt(1e8)
+	newInt64 := reflect.New(reflect.TypeOf(int64(0)))
+	newInt64.Elem().SetInt(-1e12)
+	newComplex128 := reflect.New(reflect.TypeOf(0 + 0i))
+	newComplex128.Elem().SetComplex(-8 - 20e5i)
+	for _, val := range []reflect.Value{newInt8, newInt16, newInt32, newInt64, newComplex128} {
+		showValue(val, "")
+	}
+
 	// test sizes
 	println("\nsizes:")
 	for _, tc := range []struct {

testdata/reflect.txt

@@ -321,6 +321,31 @@ reflect type: ptr
     embedded: false
     reflect type: int addrable=true
       int: 42
+reflect type: ptr
+  pointer: true int8
+  nil: false
+  reflect type: int8 settable=true addrable=true
+    int: 5
+reflect type: ptr
+  pointer: true int16
+  nil: false
+  reflect type: int16 settable=true addrable=true
+    int: -800
+reflect type: ptr
+  pointer: true int32
+  nil: false
+  reflect type: int32 settable=true addrable=true
+    int: 100000000
+reflect type: ptr
+  pointer: true int64
+  nil: false
+  reflect type: int64 settable=true addrable=true
+    int: -1000000000000
+reflect type: ptr
+  pointer: true complex128
+  nil: false
+  reflect type: complex128 settable=true addrable=true
+    complex: (-8.000000e+000-2.000000e+006i)
 
 sizes:
 int8 1 8