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+/* TEST_HEADER
+ summary = destroy space when messages are on the queue
+ language = c
+ link = testlib.o rankfmt.o
+END_HEADER
+*/
+
+#include "testlib.h"
+#include "mpscawl.h"
+#include "mpscamc.h"
+#include "mpsclo.h"
+#include "rankfmt.h"
+
+void *stackpointer;
+
+mps_space_t space;
+
+int final_count = 0;
+
+enum {
+ FINAL_DISCARD,
+ FINAL_REREGISTER,
+ FINAL_STORE,
+ FINAL_QUEUE
+};
+
+mps_message_t mqueue[10000];
+
+int qhd = 0;
+int qtl = 0;
+
+static void nq(mps_message_t mess) {
+ mqueue[qhd] = mess;
+ qhd = (qhd+1) % 10000;
+ asserts(qhd != qtl, "No space in message queue.");
+}
+
+static int qmt(void) {
+ if (qhd == qtl) {
+  return 1;
+ } else {
+  return 0;
+ }
+}
+
+static int dq(mps_message_t *mess) {
+ if (qhd == qtl) {
+  return 0;
+ } else {
+  *mess = mqueue[qtl];
+  qtl = (qtl+1) % 10000;
+  return 1;
+ } 
+}
+
+static void process_mess(mps_message_t message, int faction, mps_addr_t *ref) {
+ mps_addr_t ffref;
+
+ switch (faction) {
+  case FINAL_DISCARD:
+   mps_message_discard(space, message);
+   break;
+  case FINAL_REREGISTER:
+   mps_message_finalization_ref(&ffref, space, message);
+   mps_finalize(space, &ffref);
+   final_count +=1;
+   mps_message_discard(space, message);
+   break;
+  case FINAL_STORE:
+   mps_message_finalization_ref(ref, space, message);
+   mps_message_discard(space, message);
+   break;
+  case FINAL_QUEUE:
+   nq(message);
+   break;
+  default:
+   asserts(0, "Unknown finalization action.");
+ }
+}
+
+static void qpoll(mps_addr_t *ref, int faction) {
+ mps_message_t message;
+
+ if (dq(&message)) {
+  process_mess(message, faction, ref);
+ }
+}
+
+static void finalpoll(mps_addr_t *ref, int faction) {
+ mps_message_t message;
+
+ if (mps_message_get(&message, space, MPS_MESSAGE_TYPE_FINALIZATION)) {
+  final_count -=1;
+  process_mess(message, faction, ref);
+ }
+}
+
+static void test(void) {
+ mps_pool_t poolamc, poolawl, poollo;
+ mps_thr_t thread;
+ mps_root_t root0, root1;
+
+ mps_fmt_t format;
+ mps_ap_t apamc, apawl, aplo;
+
+ mycell *a, *b, *c, *d;
+
+ long int j;
+
+ cdie(mps_space_create(&space), "create space");
+
+ cdie(mps_thread_reg(&thread, space), "register thread");
+
+ cdie(
+  mps_root_create_reg(&root0, space, MPS_RANK_AMBIG, 0, thread,
+   mps_stack_scan_ambig, stackpointer, 0),
+  "create root");
+ 
+ cdie(
+  mps_root_create_table(&root1, space, MPS_RANK_AMBIG, 0, &exfmt_root, 1),
+  "create table root");
+
+ cdie(
+  mps_fmt_create_A(&format, space, &fmtA),
+  "create format");
+
+ cdie(
+  mps_pool_create(&poolamc, space, mps_class_amc(), format),
+  "create pool");
+
+ cdie(
+  mps_pool_create(&poolawl, space, mps_class_awl(), format),
+  "create pool");
+
+ cdie(
+  mps_pool_create(&poollo, space, mps_class_lo(), format),
+  "create pool");
+
+ cdie(
+  mps_ap_create(&apawl, poolawl, MPS_RANK_WEAK),
+  "create ap");
+
+ cdie(
+  mps_ap_create(&apamc, poolamc, MPS_RANK_EXACT),
+  "create ap");
+ 
+ cdie(
+  mps_ap_create(&aplo, poollo, MPS_RANK_EXACT),
+  "create ap");
+
+ mps_message_type_enable(space, mps_message_type_finalization());
+
+/* register loads of objects for finalization (1000*4) */
+
+ a = allocone(apamc, 2, 1);
+ b = a;
+
+ for (j=0; j<1000; j++) {
+  a = allocone(apamc, 2, MPS_RANK_EXACT);
+  c = allocone(apawl, 2, MPS_RANK_WEAK);
+  d = allocone(aplo, 2, MPS_RANK_EXACT); /* rank irrelevant here! */
+  mps_finalize(space, &a);
+  mps_finalize(space, &c);
+  mps_finalize(space, &d);
+  mps_finalize(space, &d);
+  final_count += 4;
+ }
+
+/* throw them all away and collect everything */
+
+ a = NULL;
+ b = NULL;
+ c = NULL;
+ d = NULL;
+
+ mps_root_destroy(root0);
+ mps_root_destroy(root1);
+ comment("Destroyed roots.");
+
+ mps_arena_collect(space);
+
+ while(mps_message_poll(space) == 0) {
+  a = allocdumb(apawl, 1024, MPS_RANK_WEAK);
+  a = allocdumb(apamc, 1024, MPS_RANK_EXACT);
+  a = allocdumb(aplo,  1024, MPS_RANK_EXACT);
+  mps_arena_collect(space);
+ }
+
+/* how many are left? (n.b. ideally this would be 0 but
+   there's no guarantee)
+*/
+
+/* now to test leaving messages open for a long time! */
+
+ mps_ap_destroy(apawl);
+ mps_ap_destroy(apamc);
+ mps_ap_destroy(aplo);
+ comment("Destroyed aps.");
+
+ mps_pool_destroy(poolamc);
+ mps_pool_destroy(poolawl);
+ mps_pool_destroy(poollo);
+ comment("Destroyed pools.");
+
+ mps_fmt_destroy(format);
+ comment("Destroyed format.");
+
+ mps_thread_dereg(thread);
+ comment("Deregistered thread.");
+
+ mps_space_destroy(space);
+ comment("Destroyed space.");
+
+}
+
+int main(void) {
+ void *m;
+ stackpointer=&m; /* hack to get stack pointer */
+
+ easy_tramp(test);
+ pass();
+ return 0;
+}