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+/* $HopeName: MMQA_test_function!151.c(trunk.1) $
+TEST_HEADER
+ summary = SNC pop-to-NULL test parameterised (request.dylan.170602)
+ language = c
+ link = testlib.o rankfmt.o
+ parameters = OBJSIZE=(1024) ITERATIONS=(1000)
+END_HEADER
+*/
+
+#include "testlib.h"
+#include "mpscsnc.h"
+#include "mpsavm.h"
+#include "rankfmt.h"
+
+#define THIRTY_MEG (30uL*1024ul*1024ul)
+
+static void test(void)
+{
+ int i = 0;
+ mps_ap_t sap;
+ mps_arena_t arena;
+ mps_fmt_t format;
+ mps_pool_t spool;
+ mps_thr_t thread;
+ mps_frame_t frame;
+ mycell *p;
+
+/* create an arena that can't grow beyond 30 M */
+
+ cdie(mps_arena_create(&arena, mps_arena_class_vm(), (size_t)THIRTY_MEG),
+  "create arena");
+ cdie(mps_arena_commit_limit_set(arena, (size_t)THIRTY_MEG),
+  "commit limit set");
+
+ cdie(mps_thread_reg(&thread, arena), "register thread");
+
+ cdie(
+  mps_fmt_create_A(&format, arena, &fmtA),
+  "create format");
+
+ cdie(
+  mps_pool_create(&spool, arena, mps_class_snc(), format),
+  "create SNC pool");
+
+ cdie(
+  mps_ap_create(&sap, spool, MPS_RANK_EXACT),
+  "create ap");
+
+/* repeatedly push, alloc 1MB object, and pop to first stack frame.
+   This shouldn't use much more than 1MB of memory.
+*/
+
+ for (i=0; i < ITERATIONS; i++) {
+  die(mps_ap_frame_push(&frame, sap), "push");
+  p = allocdumb(sap, OBJSIZE, MPS_RANK_EXACT);
+  die(mps_ap_frame_pop(sap, frame), "pop");
+  comment("%i of %i", i, ITERATIONS);
+ }
+
+ mps_ap_destroy(sap);
+ comment("Destroyed ap.");
+
+ mps_pool_destroy(spool);
+ comment("Destroyed pool.");
+
+ mps_fmt_destroy(format);
+ comment("Destroyed format.");
+
+ mps_thread_dereg(thread);
+ comment("Deregistered thread.");
+
+ mps_arena_destroy(arena);
+ comment("Destroyed arena.");
+
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+ easy_tramp(test);
+ pass();
+ return 0;
+}