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diff --git a/include/ruby/internal/gc.h b/include/ruby/internal/gc.h
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--- a/include/ruby/internal/gc.h
+++ b/include/ruby/internal/gc.h
@@ -20,16 +20,379 @@
* extension libraries. They could be written in C++98.
* @brief Registering values to the GC.
*/
+#include "ruby/internal/config.h"
+
+#ifdef STDC_HEADERS
+# include <stddef.h> /* size_t */
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H
+# include <sys/types.h> /* ssize_t */
+#endif
+
+#include "ruby/assert.h"
+#include "ruby/internal/attr/cold.h"
+#include "ruby/internal/attr/nonnull.h"
+#include "ruby/internal/attr/noreturn.h"
+#include "ruby/internal/attr/artificial.h"
+#include "ruby/internal/attr/maybe_unused.h"
+#include "ruby/internal/attr/pure.h"
#include "ruby/internal/dllexport.h"
+#include "ruby/internal/special_consts.h"
+#include "ruby/internal/stdbool.h"
#include "ruby/internal/value.h"
RBIMPL_SYMBOL_EXPORT_BEGIN()
+#define RUBY_REF_EDGE(s, p) offsetof(s, p)
+#define RUBY_REFS_LIST_PTR(l) (RUBY_DATA_FUNC)(l)
+#define RUBY_REF_END SIZE_MAX
+#define RUBY_REFERENCES(t) static const size_t t[]
+#define RUBY_REFERENCES_START(t) RUBY_REFERENCES(t) = {
+#define RUBY_REFERENCES_END RUBY_REF_END, };
+
+/* gc.c */
+
+RBIMPL_ATTR_COLD()
+RBIMPL_ATTR_NORETURN()
+/**
+ * Triggers out-of-memory error. If possible it raises ::rb_eNoMemError. But
+ * because we are running out of memory that is not always doable. This
+ * function tries hard to show something, but ultimately can die silently.
+ *
+ * @exception rb_eNoMemError Raises it if possible.
+ */
+void rb_memerror(void);
+
+RBIMPL_ATTR_PURE()
+/**
+ * Queries if the GC is busy.
+ *
+ * @retval 0 It isn't.
+ * @retval 1 It is.
+ */
+int rb_during_gc(void);
+
+RBIMPL_ATTR_NONNULL((1))
+/**
+ * Marks objects between the two pointers. This is one of the GC utility
+ * functions that you can call when you design your own
+ * ::rb_data_type_struct::dmark.
+ *
+ * @pre Continuous memory region from `start` to `end` shall be fully
+ * addressable.
+ * @param[out] start Pointer to an array of objects.
+ * @param[out] end Pointer that terminates the array of objects.
+ * @post Objects from `start` (included) to `end` (excluded) are marked.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ *
+ * `end` can be NULL... But that just results in no-op.
+ */
+void rb_gc_mark_locations(const VALUE *start, const VALUE *end);
+
+/**
+ * Identical to rb_mark_hash(), except it marks only values of the table and
+ * leave their associated keys unmarked. This is one of the GC utility
+ * functions that you can call when you design your own
+ * ::rb_data_type_struct::dmark.
+ *
+ * @warning Of course it can break GC. Leave it unused if unsure.
+ * @param[in] tbl A table to mark.
+ * @post Values stored in `tbl` are marked.
+ */
+void rb_mark_tbl(struct st_table *tbl);
+
+/**
+ * Identical to rb_mark_tbl(), except it marks objects using
+ * rb_gc_mark_movable(). This is one of the GC utility functions that you can
+ * call when you design your own ::rb_data_type_struct::dmark.
+ *
+ * @warning Of course it can break GC. Leave it unused if unsure.
+ * @param[in] tbl A table to mark.
+ * @post Values stored in `tbl` are marked.
+ */
+void rb_mark_tbl_no_pin(struct st_table *tbl);
+
+/**
+ * Identical to rb_mark_hash(), except it marks only keys of the table and
+ * leave their associated values unmarked. This is one of the GC utility
+ * functions that you can call when you design your own
+ * ::rb_data_type_struct::dmark.
+ *
+ * @warning Of course it can break GC. Leave it unused if unsure.
+ * @param[in] tbl A table to mark.
+ * @post Keys stored in `tbl` are marked.
+ */
+void rb_mark_set(struct st_table *tbl);
+
/**
- * Inform the garbage collector that `valptr` points to a live Ruby object that
- * should not be moved. Note that extensions should use this API on global
- * constants instead of assuming constants defined in Ruby are always alive.
- * Ruby code can remove global constants.
+ * Marks keys and values associated inside of the given table. This is one of
+ * the GC utility functions that you can call when you design your own
+ * ::rb_data_type_struct::dmark.
+ *
+ * @param[in] tbl A table to mark.
+ * @post Objects stored in `tbl` are marked.
+ */
+void rb_mark_hash(struct st_table *tbl);
+
+/**
+ * Updates references inside of tables. After you marked values using
+ * rb_mark_tbl_no_pin(), the objects inside of the table could of course be
+ * moved. This function is to fixup those references. You can call this from
+ * your ::rb_data_type_struct::dcompact.
+ *
+ * @param[out] ptr A table that potentially includes moved references.
+ * @post Moved references, if any, are corrected.
+ */
+void rb_gc_update_tbl_refs(st_table *ptr);
+
+/**
+ * Identical to rb_gc_mark(), except it allows the passed value be a
+ * non-object. For instance pointers to different type of memory regions are
+ * allowed here. Such values are silently ignored. This is one of the GC
+ * utility functions that you can call when you design your own
+ * ::rb_data_type_struct::dmark.
+ *
+ * @param[out] obj A possible object.
+ * @post `obj` is marked, if possible.
+ */
+void rb_gc_mark_maybe(VALUE obj);
+
+/**
+ * Marks an object. This is one of the GC utility functions that you can call
+ * when you design your own ::rb_data_type_struct::dmark.
+ *
+ * @param[out] obj Arbitrary Ruby object.
+ * @post `obj` is marked.
+ */
+void rb_gc_mark(VALUE obj);
+
+/**
+ * Maybe this is the only function provided for C extensions to control the
+ * pinning of objects, so let us describe it in detail. These days Ruby's GC
+ * is copying. As far as an object's physical address is guaranteed unused, it
+ * can move around the object space. Our GC engine rearranges these objects
+ * after it reclaims unreachable objects from our object space, so that the
+ * space is compact (improves memory locality). This is called the
+ * "compaction" phase, and works well most of the time... as far as there are
+ * no C extensions. C extensions complicate the scenario because Ruby core
+ * cannot detect any use of the physical address of an object inside of C
+ * functions. In order to prevent memory corruptions, objects observable from
+ * C extensions are "pinned"; they stick to where they are born until they die,
+ * just in case any C extensions touch their raw pointers. This variant of
+ * scheme is called "Mostly-Copying" garbage collector. Authors of C
+ * extensions, however, can extremely carefully write them to become
+ * compaction-aware. To do so avoid referring to a Ruby object from inside of
+ * your struct in the first place. But if that is not possible, use this
+ * function from your ::rb_data_type_struct::dmark then. This way objects
+ * marked using it are considered movable. If you chose this way you have to
+ * manually fix up locations of such moved pointers using rb_gc_location().
+ *
+ * @see Bartlett, Joel F., "Compacting Garbage Collection with Ambiguous
+ * Roots", ACM SIGPLAN Lisp Pointers Volume 1 Issue 6 pp. 3-12,
+ * April-May-June, 1988. https://doi.org/10.1145/1317224.1317225
+ *
+ * @param[in] obj Object that is movable.
+ * @post Values stored in `tbl` are marked.
+ */
+void rb_gc_mark_movable(VALUE obj);
+
+/**
+ * Finds a new "location" of an object. An object can be moved on compaction.
+ * This function projects its new abode, or just returns the passed object if
+ * not moved. This is one of the GC utility functions that you can call when
+ * you design your own ::rb_data_type_struct::dcompact.
+ *
+ * @param[in] obj An object, possibly already moved to somewhere else.
+ * @return An object, which holds the current contents of former `obj`.
+ */
+VALUE rb_gc_location(VALUE obj);
+
+/**
+ * Triggers a GC process. This was the only GC entry point that we had at the
+ * beginning. Over time our GC evolved. Now what this function does is just a
+ * very simplified variation of the entire GC algorithms. A series of
+ * procedures kicked by this API is called a "full" GC.
+ *
+ * - It immediately scans the entire object space to sort the dead.
+ * - It immediately reclaims any single dead bodies to reuse later.
+ *
+ * It is worth noting that the procedures above do not include evaluations of
+ * finalisers. They run later.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ *
+ * Finalisers are deferred until we can handle interrupts. See
+ * `rb_postponed_job_flush` in vm_trace.c.
+ *
+ * Of course there are GC that are not "full". For instance this one and the
+ * GC which runs when we are running out of memory are different. See
+ * `gc_profile_record_flag` defined in gc.c for the kinds of GC.
+ *
+ * In spite of the name this is not what everything that a GC can trigger. As
+ * of writing it seems this function does not trigger compaction. But this
+ * might change in future.
+ */
+void rb_gc(void);
+
+/**
+ * Copy&paste an object's finaliser to another. This is one of the GC utility
+ * functions that you can call when you design your own `initialize_copy`,
+ * `initialize_dup`, `initialize_clone`.
+ *
+ * @param[out] dst Destination object.
+ * @param[in] src Source object.
+ * @post `dst` and `src` share the same finaliser.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ *
+ * But isn't it easier for you to call super, and let `Object#initialize_copy`
+ * call this function instead?
+ */
+void rb_gc_copy_finalizer(VALUE dst, VALUE src);
+
+/**
+ * (Re-) enables GC. This makes sense only after you called rb_gc_disable().
+ *
+ * @retval RUBY_Qtrue GC was disabled before.
+ * @retval RUBY_Qfalse GC was enabled before.
+ * @post GC is enabled.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ *
+ * This is one of such exceptional functions that does not raise both Ruby
+ * exceptions and C++ exceptions.
+ */
+VALUE rb_gc_enable(void);
+
+/**
+ * Disables GC. This prevents automatic GC runs when the process is running
+ * out of memory. Such situations shall result in rb_memerror(). However this
+ * does not prevent users from manually invoking rb_gc(). That should work.
+ * People abused this by disabling GC at the beginning of an event loop,
+ * process events without GC overheads, then manually force reclaiming garbage
+ * at the bottom of the loop. However because our GC is now much smarter than
+ * just calling rb_gc(), this technique is proven to be sub-optimal these days.
+ * It is believed that there is currently practically no needs of this
+ * function.
+ *
+ * @retval RUBY_Qtrue GC was disabled before.
+ * @retval RUBY_Qfalse GC was enabled before.
+ * @post GC is disabled.
+ */
+VALUE rb_gc_disable(void);
+
+/**
+ * Identical to rb_gc(), except the return value.
+ *
+ * @return Always returns ::RUBY_Qnil.
+ */
+VALUE rb_gc_start(void);
+
+/**
+ * Assigns a finaliser for an object. Each objects can have objects (typically
+ * blocks) that run immediately after that object dies. They are called
+ * finalisers of an object. This function associates a finaliser object with a
+ * target object.
+ *
+ * @note Note that finalisers run _after_ the object they finalise dies. You
+ * cannot for instance call its methods.
+ * @note If your finaliser references the object it finalises that object
+ * loses any chance to become a garbage; effectively leaks memory until
+ * the end of the process.
+ *
+ * @param[in] obj Target to finalise.
+ * @param[in] block Something `call`able.
+ * @exception rb_eRuntimeError Somehow `obj` cannot have finalisers.
+ * @exception rb_eFrozenError `obj` is frozen.
+ * @exception rb_eArgError `block` doesn't respond to `call`.
+ * @return The passed `block`.
+ * @post `block` runs after `obj` dies.
+ */
+VALUE rb_define_finalizer(VALUE obj, VALUE block);
+
+/**
+ * Modifies the object so that it has no finalisers at all. This function is
+ * mainly provided for symmetry. No practical usages can be thought of.
+ *
+ * @param[out] obj Object to clear its finalisers.
+ * @exception rb_eFrozenError `obj` is frozen.
+ * @return The passed `obj`.
+ * @post `obj` has no finalisers.
+ * @note There is no way to undefine a specific part of many finalisers
+ * that `obj` could have. All you can do is to clear them all.
+ */
+VALUE rb_undefine_finalizer(VALUE obj);
+
+/**
+ * Identical to rb_gc_stat(), with "count" parameter.
+ *
+ * @return Lifetime total number of runs of GC.
+ */
+size_t rb_gc_count(void);
+
+/**
+ * Obtains various GC related profiles. The parameter can be either a Symbol
+ * or a Hash. If a Hash is passed, it is filled with everything currently
+ * available. If a Symbol is passed just that portion is returned.
+ *
+ * Possible variations of keys you can pass here change from version to
+ * version. You can get the list of known keys by passing an empty hash and
+ * let it be filled.
+ *
+ * @param[in,out] key_or_buf A Symbol, or a Hash.
+ * @exception rb_eTypeError Neither Symbol nor Hash.
+ * @exception rb_eFrozenError Frozen hash is passed.
+ * @return In case a Hash is passed it returns 0. Otherwise the
+ * profile value associated with the given key is returned.
+ * @post In case a Hash is passed it is filled with values.
+ */
+size_t rb_gc_stat(VALUE key_or_buf);
+
+/**
+ * Obtains various info regarding the most recent GC run. This includes for
+ * instance the reason of the GC. The parameter can be either a Symbol or a
+ * Hash. If a Hash is passed, it is filled with everything currently
+ * available. If a Symbol is passed just that portion is returned.
+ *
+ * Possible variations of keys you can pass here change from version to
+ * version. You can get the list of known keys by passing an empty hash and
+ * let it be filled.
+ *
+ * @param[in,out] key_or_buf A Symbol, or a Hash.
+ * @exception rb_eTypeError Neither Symbol nor Hash.
+ * @exception rb_eFrozenError Frozen hash is passed.
+ * @return In case a Hash is passed it returns that hash. Otherwise
+ * the profile value associated with the given key is returned.
+ * @post In case a Hash is passed it is filled with values.
+ */
+VALUE rb_gc_latest_gc_info(VALUE key_or_buf);
+
+/**
+ * Informs that there are external memory usages. Our GC runs when we are
+ * running out of memory. The amount of memory, however, can increase/decrease
+ * behind-the-scene. For instance DLLs can allocate memories using `mmap(2)`
+ * etc, which are opaque to us. Registering such external allocations using
+ * this function enables proper detection of how much memories an object used
+ * as a whole. That will trigger GCs more often than it would otherwise. You
+ * can also pass negative numbers here, to indicate that such external
+ * allocations are gone.
+ *
+ * @param[in] diff Amount of memory increased(+)/decreased(-).
+ */
+void rb_gc_adjust_memory_usage(ssize_t diff);
+
+/**
+ * Inform the garbage collector that the global or static variable pointed by
+ * `valptr` stores a live Ruby object that should not be moved. Note that
+ * extensions should use this API on global constants instead of assuming
+ * constants defined in Ruby are always alive. Ruby code can remove global
+ * constants.
+ *
+ * Because this registration itself has a possibility to trigger a GC, this
+ * function must be called before any GC-able objects is assigned to the
+ * address pointed by `valptr`.
*/
void rb_gc_register_address(VALUE *valptr);
@@ -54,4 +417,413 @@ void rb_gc_register_mark_object(VALUE object);
RBIMPL_SYMBOL_EXPORT_END()
+/**
+ * @private
+ *
+ * @deprecated This macro once was a thing in the old days, but makes no sense
+ * any longer today. Exists here for backwards compatibility
+ * only. You can safely forget about it.
+ */
+#undef USE_RGENGC
+#define USE_RGENGC 1
+
+/**
+ * @deprecated This macro seems broken. Setting this to anything other than
+ * zero just doesn't compile. We need to KonMari.
+ */
+#ifndef USE_RGENGC_LOGGING_WB_UNPROTECT
+# define USE_RGENGC_LOGGING_WB_UNPROTECT 0
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ *
+ * This is a compile-time flag to enable/disable write barrier for
+ * struct ::RArray. It has to be set at the time ruby itself compiles. Makes
+ * no sense for 3rd parties.
+ */
+#ifndef RGENGC_WB_PROTECTED_ARRAY
+# define RGENGC_WB_PROTECTED_ARRAY 1
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ *
+ * This is a compile-time flag to enable/disable write barrier for
+ * struct ::RHash. It has to be set at the time ruby itself compiles. Makes
+ * no sense for 3rd parties.
+ */
+#ifndef RGENGC_WB_PROTECTED_HASH
+# define RGENGC_WB_PROTECTED_HASH 1
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ *
+ * This is a compile-time flag to enable/disable write barrier for
+ * struct ::RStruct. It has to be set at the time ruby itself compiles. Makes
+ * no sense for 3rd parties.
+ */
+#ifndef RGENGC_WB_PROTECTED_STRUCT
+# define RGENGC_WB_PROTECTED_STRUCT 1
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ *
+ * This is a compile-time flag to enable/disable write barrier for
+ * struct ::RString. It has to be set at the time ruby itself compiles. Makes
+ * no sense for 3rd parties.
+ */
+#ifndef RGENGC_WB_PROTECTED_STRING
+# define RGENGC_WB_PROTECTED_STRING 1
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ *
+ * This is a compile-time flag to enable/disable write barrier for
+ * struct ::RObject. It has to be set at the time ruby itself compiles. Makes
+ * no sense for 3rd parties.
+ */
+#ifndef RGENGC_WB_PROTECTED_OBJECT
+# define RGENGC_WB_PROTECTED_OBJECT 1
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ *
+ * This is a compile-time flag to enable/disable write barrier for
+ * struct ::RRegexp. It has to be set at the time ruby itself compiles. Makes
+ * no sense for 3rd parties.
+ */
+#ifndef RGENGC_WB_PROTECTED_REGEXP
+# define RGENGC_WB_PROTECTED_REGEXP 1
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ *
+ * This is a compile-time flag to enable/disable write barrier for
+ * struct ::RMatch. It has to be set at the time ruby itself compiles. Makes
+ * no sense for 3rd parties.
+ */
+#ifndef RGENGC_WB_PROTECTED_MATCH
+# define RGENGC_WB_PROTECTED_MATCH 1
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ *
+ * This is a compile-time flag to enable/disable write barrier for
+ * struct ::RClass. It has to be set at the time ruby itself compiles. Makes
+ * no sense for 3rd parties.
+ */
+#ifndef RGENGC_WB_PROTECTED_CLASS
+# define RGENGC_WB_PROTECTED_CLASS 1
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ *
+ * This is a compile-time flag to enable/disable write barrier for
+ * struct ::RFloat. It has to be set at the time ruby itself compiles. Makes
+ * no sense for 3rd parties.
+ */
+#ifndef RGENGC_WB_PROTECTED_FLOAT
+# define RGENGC_WB_PROTECTED_FLOAT 1
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ *
+ * This is a compile-time flag to enable/disable write barrier for
+ * struct ::RComplex. It has to be set at the time ruby itself compiles.
+ * Makes no sense for 3rd parties.
+ */
+#ifndef RGENGC_WB_PROTECTED_COMPLEX
+# define RGENGC_WB_PROTECTED_COMPLEX 1
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ *
+ * This is a compile-time flag to enable/disable write barrier for
+ * struct ::RRational. It has to be set at the time ruby itself compiles.
+ * Makes no sense for 3rd parties.
+ */
+#ifndef RGENGC_WB_PROTECTED_RATIONAL
+# define RGENGC_WB_PROTECTED_RATIONAL 1
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ *
+ * This is a compile-time flag to enable/disable write barrier for
+ * struct ::RBignum. It has to be set at the time ruby itself compiles. Makes
+ * no sense for 3rd parties.
+ */
+#ifndef RGENGC_WB_PROTECTED_BIGNUM
+# define RGENGC_WB_PROTECTED_BIGNUM 1
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ *
+ * @deprecated This macro once was a thing in the old days, but makes no sense
+ * any longer today. Exists here for backwards compatibility
+ * only. You can safely forget about it.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ *
+ * @shyouhei doesn't think anybody uses this right now.
+ */
+#ifndef RGENGC_WB_PROTECTED_NODE_CREF
+# define RGENGC_WB_PROTECTED_NODE_CREF 1
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @defgroup rgengc Write barrier (WB) interfaces:
+ *
+ * @note The following core interfaces can be changed in the future. Please
+ * catch up if you want to insert WB into C-extensions correctly.
+ *
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Declaration of a "back" pointer. This is a write barrier for new reference
+ * from "old" generation to "young" generation. It writes `young` into
+ * `*slot`, which is a pointer inside of `old`.
+ *
+ * @param[in] old An old object.
+ * @param[in] slot A pointer inside of `old`.
+ * @param[out] young A young object.
+ */
+#define RB_OBJ_WRITE(old, slot, young) \
+ RBIMPL_CAST(rb_obj_write((VALUE)(old), (VALUE *)(slot), (VALUE)(young), __FILE__, __LINE__))
+
+/**
+ * Identical to #RB_OBJ_WRITE(), except it doesn't write any values, but only a
+ * WB declaration. `oldv` is replaced value with `b` (not used in current
+ * Ruby).
+ *
+ * @param[in] old An old object.
+ * @param[in] oldv An object previously stored inside of `old`.
+ * @param[out] young A young object.
+ */
+#define RB_OBJ_WRITTEN(old, oldv, young) \
+ RBIMPL_CAST(rb_obj_written((VALUE)(old), (VALUE)(oldv), (VALUE)(young), __FILE__, __LINE__))
+/** @} */
+
+#define OBJ_PROMOTED_RAW RB_OBJ_PROMOTED_RAW /**< @old{RB_OBJ_PROMOTED_RAW} */
+#define OBJ_PROMOTED RB_OBJ_PROMOTED /**< @old{RB_OBJ_PROMOTED} */
+#define OBJ_WB_UNPROTECT RB_OBJ_WB_UNPROTECT /**< @old{RB_OBJ_WB_UNPROTECT} */
+
+/**
+ * Asserts that the passed object is not fenced by write barriers. Objects of
+ * such property do not contribute to generational GCs. They are scanned
+ * always.
+ *
+ * @param[out] x An object that would not be protected by the barrier.
+ */
+#define RB_OBJ_WB_UNPROTECT(x) rb_obj_wb_unprotect(x, __FILE__, __LINE__)
+
+/**
+ * Identical to #RB_OBJ_WB_UNPROTECT(), except it can also assert that the
+ * given object is of given type.
+ *
+ * @param[in] type One of `ARRAY`, `STRING`, etc.
+ * @param[out] obj An object of `type` that would not be protected.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ *
+ * @shyouhei doesn't understand why this has to be visible from extensions.
+ */
+#define RB_OBJ_WB_UNPROTECT_FOR(type, obj) \
+ (RGENGC_WB_PROTECTED_##type ? OBJ_WB_UNPROTECT(obj) : obj)
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ *
+ * This is an implementation detail of rb_obj_wb_unprotect(). People don't use
+ * it directly.
+ */
+#define RGENGC_LOGGING_WB_UNPROTECT rb_gc_unprotect_logging
+
+/** @cond INTERNAL_MACRO */
+#define RB_OBJ_PROMOTED_RAW RB_OBJ_PROMOTED_RAW
+#define RB_OBJ_PROMOTED RB_OBJ_PROMOTED
+/** @endcond */
+
+RBIMPL_SYMBOL_EXPORT_BEGIN()
+/**
+ * This is the implementation of #RB_OBJ_WRITE(). People don't use it
+ * directly.
+ *
+ * @param[in] old An object that points to `young`.
+ * @param[out] young An object that is referenced from `old`.
+ */
+void rb_gc_writebarrier(VALUE old, VALUE young);
+
+/**
+ * This is the implementation of #RB_OBJ_WB_UNPROTECT(). People don't use it
+ * directly.
+ *
+ * @param[out] obj An object that does not participate in WB.
+ */
+void rb_gc_writebarrier_unprotect(VALUE obj);
+
+#if USE_RGENGC_LOGGING_WB_UNPROTECT
+/**
+ * @private
+ *
+ * This is the implementation of #RGENGC_LOGGING_WB_UNPROTECT(). People
+ * don't use it directly.
+ *
+ * @param[in] objptr Don't know why this is a pointer to void but in
+ * reality this is a pointer to an object that is about
+ * to be un-protected.
+ * @param[in] filename Pass C's `__FILE__` here.
+ * @param[in] line Pass C's `__LINE__` here.
+ */
+void rb_gc_unprotect_logging(void *objptr, const char *filename, int line);
+#endif
+
+RBIMPL_SYMBOL_EXPORT_END()
+
+RBIMPL_ATTR_PURE_UNLESS_DEBUG()
+RBIMPL_ATTR_ARTIFICIAL()
+/**
+ * This is the implementation of #RB_OBJ_PROMOTED(). People don't use it
+ * directly.
+ *
+ * @param[in] obj An object to query.
+ * @retval true The object is "promoted".
+ * @retval false The object is young. Have not experienced GC at all.
+ */
+static inline bool
+RB_OBJ_PROMOTED_RAW(VALUE obj)
+{
+ RBIMPL_ASSERT_OR_ASSUME(RB_FL_ABLE(obj));
+ return RB_FL_ANY_RAW(obj, RUBY_FL_PROMOTED);
+}
+
+RBIMPL_ATTR_PURE_UNLESS_DEBUG()
+RBIMPL_ATTR_ARTIFICIAL()
+/**
+ * Tests if the object is "promoted" -- that is, whether the object experienced
+ * one or more GC marks.
+ *
+ * @param[in] obj An object to query.
+ * @retval true The object is "promoted".
+ * @retval false The object is young. Have not experienced GC at all.
+ * @note Hello, is anyone actively calling this function? @shyouhei have
+ * never seen any actual usages outside of the GC implementation
+ * itself.
+ */
+static inline bool
+RB_OBJ_PROMOTED(VALUE obj)
+{
+ if (! RB_FL_ABLE(obj)) {
+ return false;
+ }
+ else {
+ return RB_OBJ_PROMOTED_RAW(obj);
+ }
+}
+
+/**
+ * This is the implementation of #RB_OBJ_WB_UNPROTECT(). People don't use it
+ * directly.
+ *
+ * @param[out] x An object that does not participate in WB.
+ * @param[in] filename C's `__FILE__` of the caller function.
+ * @param[in] line C's `__LINE__` of the caller function.
+ * @return x
+ */
+static inline VALUE
+rb_obj_wb_unprotect(
+ VALUE x,
+ RBIMPL_ATTR_MAYBE_UNUSED()
+ const char *filename,
+ RBIMPL_ATTR_MAYBE_UNUSED()
+ int line)
+{
+#if USE_RGENGC_LOGGING_WB_UNPROTECT
+ RGENGC_LOGGING_WB_UNPROTECT(RBIMPL_CAST((void *)x), filename, line);
+#endif
+ rb_gc_writebarrier_unprotect(x);
+ return x;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ *
+ * This is the implementation of #RB_OBJ_WRITTEN(). People don't use it
+ * directly.
+ *
+ * @param[in] a An old object.
+ * @param[in] oldv An object previously stored inside of `old`.
+ * @param[out] b A young object.
+ * @param[in] filename C's `__FILE__` of the caller function.
+ * @param[in] line C's `__LINE__` of the caller function.
+ * @return a
+ */
+static inline VALUE
+rb_obj_written(
+ VALUE a,
+ RBIMPL_ATTR_MAYBE_UNUSED()
+ VALUE oldv,
+ VALUE b,
+ RBIMPL_ATTR_MAYBE_UNUSED()
+ const char *filename,
+ RBIMPL_ATTR_MAYBE_UNUSED()
+ int line)
+{
+#if USE_RGENGC_LOGGING_WB_UNPROTECT
+ RGENGC_LOGGING_OBJ_WRITTEN(a, oldv, b, filename, line);
+#endif
+
+ if (!RB_SPECIAL_CONST_P(b)) {
+ rb_gc_writebarrier(a, b);
+ }
+
+ return a;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ *
+ * This is the implementation of #RB_OBJ_WRITE(). People don't use it
+ * directly.
+ *
+ * @param[in] a An old object.
+ * @param[in] slot A pointer inside of `old`.
+ * @param[out] b A young object.
+ * @param[in] filename C's `__FILE__` of the caller function.
+ * @param[in] line C's `__LINE__` of the caller function.
+ * @return a
+ */
+static inline VALUE
+rb_obj_write(
+ VALUE a, VALUE *slot, VALUE b,
+ RBIMPL_ATTR_MAYBE_UNUSED()
+ const char *filename,
+ RBIMPL_ATTR_MAYBE_UNUSED()
+ int line)
+{
+#ifdef RGENGC_LOGGING_WRITE
+ RGENGC_LOGGING_WRITE(a, slot, b, filename, line);
+#endif
+
+ *slot = b;
+
+ rb_obj_written(a, RUBY_Qundef /* ignore `oldv' now */, b, filename, line);
+ return a;
+}
+
+RBIMPL_ATTR_DEPRECATED(("Will be removed soon"))
+static inline void rb_gc_force_recycle(VALUE obj){}
+
#endif /* RBIMPL_GC_H */