The special empty value (that we use for array holes, Optional<Value>
when empty and a few other other placeholder/sentinel tasks) still
exists, but you now create one via JS::js_special_empty_value() and
check for it with Value::is_special_empty_value().
The main idea here is to make it very unlikely to accidentally create an
unexpected special empty value.
Resulting in a massive rename across almost everywhere! Alongside the
namespace change, we now have the following names:
* JS::NonnullGCPtr -> GC::Ref
* JS::GCPtr -> GC::Ptr
* JS::HeapFunction -> GC::Function
* JS::CellImpl -> GC::Cell
* JS::Handle -> GC::Root
These functions all have a very common case that can be dealt with a
very simple inline check, often avoiding the need to call an out-of-line
function. This patch moves the common case to inline functions in a new
ValueInlines.h header (necessary due to header dependency issues..)
8% speed-up on the entire Kraken benchmark :^)
JS::Value stores 48 bit pointers to separately allocated objects in its
payload. On x86-64, canonical addresses have their top 16 bits set to
the same value as bit 47, effectively meaning that the value has to be
sign-extended to get the pointer. AArch64, however, expects the topmost
bits to be all zeros.
This commit gates sign extension behind `#if ARCH(X86_64)`, and adds an
`#error` for unsupported architectures, so that we do not forget to
think about pointer handling when porting to a new architecture.
Fixes#15290FixesSerenityOS/ladybird#56
