为什么仅在第一次返回 strong 和 autoreleasing 变量后才会产生不同的对象生命周期？

Question

考虑这段代码：

@implementation MyClass
-(void)dealloc {
    NSLog(@"MyClass dealloc: %@", self);
}
@end

@implementation AppDelegate

__weak static MyClass *weakShared = nil;

- (MyClass *)getMyClass {
    MyClass *tmpHolder = [[MyClass alloc] init]; // PREPEND "__autoreleasing"
    weakShared = tmpHolder;
    return weakShared; // ATTENTION TO THIS LINE
}
- (void)logMyClass:(NSUInteger)i {
    MyClass *mc = [self getMyClass];
    NSLog(@"(%@) this is MyClass: %@", @(i), mc);
}
- (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(NSNotification *)aNotification {
    @autoreleasepool {
        for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
            [self logMyClass:i];
        }
        NSLog(@"end");
    }
    NSLog(@"outside pool");
}

注意标有// ATTENTION TO THIS LINE的行。

我可以用 3 种口味替换该行：

return weakShared (__weak)
return tmpHolder (__strong)
return tmpHolder 并将 __autoreleasing 添加到上述 tmpHolder 变量。

以上每种情况的输出为：

1.

(0) this is MyClass: <MyClass: 0x600000020490>
MyClass dealloc: <MyClass: 0x600000020490>
(1) this is MyClass: <MyClass: 0x600000024270>
MyClass dealloc: <MyClass: 0x600000024270>
(2) this is MyClass: <MyClass: 0x600000024270>
MyClass dealloc: <MyClass: 0x600000024270>
end
outside pool

2.

(0) this is MyClass: <MyClass: 0x600000010570>
(1) this is MyClass: <MyClass: 0x600000010530>
MyClass dealloc: <MyClass: 0x600000010530>
(2) this is MyClass: <MyClass: 0x600000010530>
MyClass dealloc: <MyClass: 0x600000010530>
end
MyClass dealloc: <MyClass: 0x600000010570>
outside pool

3.

(0) this is MyClass: <MyClass: 0x600000020060>
(1) this is MyClass: <MyClass: 0x600000020040>
(2) this is MyClass: <MyClass: 0x600000020030>
end
MyClass dealloc: <MyClass: 0x600000020030>
MyClass dealloc: <MyClass: 0x600000020040>
MyClass dealloc: <MyClass: 0x600000020060>
outside pool

我的问题：为什么情况 2 会这样？我希望它在 returning 之前自动释放我的变量，因此表现得像 3；或者只是 return 它没有自动释放并且表现得像 1.

注意：您将需要 -Os 标志来重现上述示例。

Answer 1

长话短说：

在第 0 次迭代中，由于 ARC 辅助函数的惰性绑定破坏了 return 值优化，对象被放入自动释放池中。剩下的尽快释放，因为符号已经绑定了

案例 2 中的弱引用是红色鲱鱼。删除 weakShared 变量后，您可以获得相同的行为。

@implementation AppDelegate
-(MyClass*)getMyClass {
    MyClass* tmpHolder = [[MyClass alloc] init];
    return tmpHolder;
}
...

应用 ARC 后的 Objective-C 代码如下所示：

MyClass* "-[AppDelegate getMyClass]"(AppDelegate* self, SEL _cmd) {
    MyClass* tmpHolder = [[MyClass alloc] init];
    return objc_autoreleaseReturnValue(tmpHolder);
//         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
}

不同于pre-ARC -autorelease方法，objc_autoreleaseReturnValue() function会不会将对象直接移动到自动释放池。它将检查调用者的汇编指令，如果调用者要立即“-retain”这个值，我们将跳过自动释放池和return直接+1的对象。

void "-[AppDelegate logMyClass:]"(AppDelegate* self, SEL _cmd, NSUInteger i) {
    MyClass* mc = objc_retainAutoreleasedReturnValue([self getMyClass]);
//                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                 
    NSNumber* ii = objc_retainAutoreleasedReturnValue([NSNumber numberWithInt:i]);
    NSLog(@"(%@) this is MyClass: %@", ii, mc);
    objc_release(ii);
    objc_release(mc);
}

由于这种行为，在迭代 1 到 9 中，objc_autoreleaseReturnValue 和 objc_retainAutoreleasedReturnValue 方法变为无操作，并且那些 MyClass 实例在 -logMyClass:.

（也有详细说明此 return 优化如何在 How does objc_retainAutoreleasedReturnValue work? by Matt Galloway 上起作用。）

但是第 0 次迭代发生了什么？

我们可以阅读 implementation of callerAcceptsOptimizedReturn，它描述了 objc_autoreleaseReturnValue 如何确定调用者将 "immediately retain"。简而言之，它将确保调用者在调用后立即具有以下指令：

48 89 c7            movq %rax, %rdi
e8 __ __ __ __      callq <something>

取消引用 <something> 应该指向

ff 25 __ __ __ __   jmpq *<symbol>

其中<symbol>应该是objc_retainAutoreleasedReturnValue的函数指针。但是，如果您运行调试器中的程序并跟踪 objc_autoreleaseReturnValue，您会发现 <symbol> 不是 而不是 objc_retainAutoreleasedReturnValue第一个电话！

原因是objc_retainAutoreleasedReturnValue是惰性符号（__DATA,__la_symbol_ptr）。这是 the default behavior when linking to an external dynamic library. Before calling through <symbol>, the dynamic linker 不会将其解析为正确的函数指针。

事实上，如果您通过添加 -bind_at_load linker flag 禁用惰性绑定行为，代码的行为将与 "case 1"

相同

$ clang -fobjc-arc -framework Foundation -bind_at_load -Og 1.m
$ ./a.out 
2018-05-30 19:25:58.838 a.out[4923:19498647] (0) this is MyClass: <MyClass: 0x7fa392400200>
2018-05-30 19:25:58.838 a.out[4923:19498647] MyClass dealloc: <MyClass: 0x7fa392400200>
2018-05-30 19:25:58.838 a.out[4923:19498647] (1) this is MyClass: <MyClass: 0x7fa392400200>
2018-05-30 19:25:58.838 a.out[4923:19498647] MyClass dealloc: <MyClass: 0x7fa392400200>
...
2018-05-30 19:25:58.839 a.out[4923:19498647] (9) this is MyClass: <MyClass: 0x7fa392600400>
2018-05-30 19:25:58.839 a.out[4923:19498647] MyClass dealloc: <MyClass: 0x7fa392600400>
2018-05-30 19:25:58.839 a.out[4923:19498647] end
2018-05-30 19:25:58.839 a.out[4923:19498647] outside pool
$

由于这个问题在整个程序生命周期中只发生一次，这可能是行为保持不变的原因。

显示延迟加载行为的 LLDB 脚本：

(lldb) target create "a.out"

(lldb) b objc_autoreleaseReturnValue
Breakpoint 1: where = libobjc.A.dylib`objc_autoreleaseReturnValue, address = 0x000000000000cc6f

(lldb) r
Process 4580 launched: '~/a.out' (x86_64)
1 location added to breakpoint 1
Process 4580 stopped
* thread #1, queue = 'com.apple.main-thread', stop reason = breakpoint 1.2
    frame #0: 0x00007fff4fe52d1d libobjc.A.dylib`objc_autoreleaseReturnValue
libobjc.A.dylib`objc_autoreleaseReturnValue:
->  0x7fff4fe52d1d <+0>: pushq  %rbp
    0x7fff4fe52d1e <+1>: movq   %rsp, %rbp
    0x7fff4fe52d21 <+4>: movq   0x8(%rbp), %rax
    0x7fff4fe52d25 <+8>: cmpl   [=16=]xe8c78948, (%rax)       ; imm = 0xE8C78948 
Target 0: (a.out) stopped.

(lldb) disass
libobjc.A.dylib`objc_autoreleaseReturnValue:
->  0x7fff4fe52d1d <+0>:  pushq  %rbp
    0x7fff4fe52d1e <+1>:  movq   %rsp, %rbp
    0x7fff4fe52d21 <+4>:  movq   0x8(%rbp), %rax
    0x7fff4fe52d25 <+8>:  cmpl   [=16=]xe8c78948, (%rax)       ; imm = 0xE8C78948 
    0x7fff4fe52d2b <+14>: jne    0x7fff4fe52d64            ; <+71>
    0x7fff4fe52d2d <+16>: movslq 0x4(%rax), %rcx
    0x7fff4fe52d31 <+20>: movzwl 0x8(%rax,%rcx), %edx
    0x7fff4fe52d36 <+25>: cmpl   [=16=]x25ff, %edx             ; imm = 0x25FF 
    0x7fff4fe52d3c <+31>: jne    0x7fff4fe52d64            ; <+71>
    0x7fff4fe52d3e <+33>: leaq   0x8(%rax,%rcx), %rax
    0x7fff4fe52d43 <+38>: movslq 0x2(%rax), %rcx
    0x7fff4fe52d47 <+42>: movq   0x6(%rax,%rcx), %rax
    0x7fff4fe52d4c <+47>: leaq   0x14e65(%rip), %rcx       ; objc_unsafeClaimAutoreleasedReturnValue
    0x7fff4fe52d53 <+54>: cmpq   %rcx, %rax
    0x7fff4fe52d56 <+57>: je     0x7fff4fe52d6a            ; <+77>
    0x7fff4fe52d58 <+59>: leaq   -0x17ef(%rip), %rcx       ; objc_retainAutoreleasedReturnValue
    0x7fff4fe52d5f <+66>: cmpq   %rcx, %rax
    0x7fff4fe52d62 <+69>: je     0x7fff4fe52d6a            ; <+77>
    0x7fff4fe52d64 <+71>: popq   %rbp
    0x7fff4fe52d65 <+72>: jmp    0x7fff4fe52920            ; objc_autorelease
    0x7fff4fe52d6a <+77>: movq   [=16=]x1, %gs:0x160
    0x7fff4fe52d77 <+90>: movq   %rdi, %rax
    0x7fff4fe52d7a <+93>: popq   %rbp
    0x7fff4fe52d7b <+94>: retq   

(lldb) b 0x7fff4fe52d5f
Breakpoint 2: where = libobjc.A.dylib`objc_autoreleaseReturnValue + 66, address = 0x00007fff4fe52d5f

(lldb) br del 1
1 breakpoints deleted; 0 breakpoint locations disabled.

(lldb) br com add 2
Enter your debugger command(s).  Type 'DONE' to end.
> p/x $rax 
> p/x $rcx 
> c 
> DONE 

(lldb) c
Process 4580 resuming

(lldb)  p/x $rax
(unsigned long) [=16=] = 0x0000000100000e7e

(lldb)  p/x $rcx
(unsigned long)  = 0x00007fff4fe51570

(lldb)  c
Process 4580 resuming

Command #3 'c' continued the target.
2018-05-30 19:09:38.677022+0800 a.out[4580:19476452] (0) this is MyClass: <MyClass: 0x100103850>
(lldb)  p/x $rax
(unsigned long)  = 0x00007fff4fe51570

(lldb)  p/x $rcx
(unsigned long)  = 0x00007fff4fe51570

(lldb)  c
Process 4580 resuming

Command #3 'c' continued the target.
2018-05-30 19:09:38.685472+0800 a.out[4580:19476452] (1) this is MyClass: <MyClass: 0x100200050>
2018-05-30 19:09:38.685565+0800 a.out[4580:19476452] MyClass dealloc: <MyClass: 0x100200050>

...

为什么仅在第一次返回 strong 和 autoreleasing 变量后才会产生不同的对象生命周期？

Why does returning a strong and autoreleasing variable yields different object lifecycle only after the first time?

ios

objective-c

macos

memory-management

automatic-ref-counting

为什么仅在第一次返回 __strong 和 __autoreleasing 变量后才会产生不同的对象生命周期？

Why does returning a __strong and __autoreleasing variable yields different object lifecycle only after the first time?

ios

objective-c

macos

memory-management

automatic-ref-counting

为什么仅在第一次返回 strong 和 autoreleasing 变量后才会产生不同的对象生命周期？

Why does returning a strong and autoreleasing variable yields different object lifecycle only after the first time?