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      1 // Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
      2 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
      3 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
      4 
      5 // Abstract syntax representation.
      6 
      7 package gc
      8 
      9 // A Node is a single node in the syntax tree.
     10 // Actually the syntax tree is a syntax DAG, because there is only one
     11 // node with Op=ONAME for a given instance of a variable x.
     12 // The same is true for Op=OTYPE and Op=OLITERAL.
     13 type Node struct {
     14 	// Tree structure.
     15 	// Generic recursive walks should follow these fields.
     16 	Left  *Node
     17 	Right *Node
     18 	Ninit Nodes
     19 	Nbody Nodes
     20 	List  Nodes
     21 	Rlist Nodes
     22 
     23 	// most nodes
     24 	Type *Type
     25 	Orig *Node // original form, for printing, and tracking copies of ONAMEs
     26 
     27 	// func
     28 	Func *Func
     29 
     30 	// ONAME
     31 	Name *Name
     32 
     33 	Sym *Sym        // various
     34 	E   interface{} // Opt or Val, see methods below
     35 
     36 	// Various. Usually an offset into a struct. For example:
     37 	// - ONAME nodes that refer to local variables use it to identify their stack frame position.
     38 	// - ODOT, ODOTPTR, and OINDREGSP use it to indicate offset relative to their base address.
     39 	// - OSTRUCTKEY uses it to store the named field's offset.
     40 	// - OXCASE and OXFALL use it to validate the use of fallthrough.
     41 	// - ONONAME uses it to store the current value of iota, see Node.Iota
     42 	// Possibly still more uses. If you find any, document them.
     43 	Xoffset int64
     44 
     45 	Lineno int32
     46 
     47 	Esc uint16 // EscXXX
     48 
     49 	Op        Op
     50 	Ullman    uint8 // sethi/ullman number
     51 	Addable   bool  // addressable
     52 	Etype     EType // op for OASOP, etype for OTYPE, exclam for export, 6g saved reg, ChanDir for OTCHAN, for OINDEXMAP 1=LHS,0=RHS
     53 	Bounded   bool  // bounds check unnecessary
     54 	NonNil    bool  // guaranteed to be non-nil
     55 	Class     Class // PPARAM, PAUTO, PEXTERN, etc
     56 	Embedded  uint8 // ODCLFIELD embedded type
     57 	Colas     bool  // OAS resulting from :=
     58 	Diag      bool  // already printed error about this
     59 	Noescape  bool  // func arguments do not escape; TODO(rsc): move Noescape to Func struct (see CL 7360)
     60 	Walkdef   uint8 // tracks state during typecheckdef; 2 == loop detected
     61 	Typecheck uint8 // tracks state during typechecking; 2 == loop detected
     62 	Local     bool
     63 	IsStatic  bool // whether this Node will be converted to purely static data
     64 	Initorder uint8
     65 	Used      bool // for variable/label declared and not used error
     66 	Isddd     bool // is the argument variadic
     67 	Implicit  bool
     68 	Addrtaken bool  // address taken, even if not moved to heap
     69 	Assigned  bool  // is the variable ever assigned to
     70 	Likely    int8  // likeliness of if statement
     71 	hasVal    int8  // +1 for Val, -1 for Opt, 0 for not yet set
     72 	flags     uint8 // TODO: store more bool fields in this flag field
     73 }
     74 
     75 // IsAutoTmp indicates if n was created by the compiler as a temporary,
     76 // based on the setting of the .AutoTemp flag in n's Name.
     77 func (n *Node) IsAutoTmp() bool {
     78 	if n == nil || n.Op != ONAME {
     79 		return false
     80 	}
     81 	return n.Name.AutoTemp
     82 }
     83 
     84 const (
     85 	hasBreak = 1 << iota
     86 	isClosureVar
     87 	isOutputParamHeapAddr
     88 	noInline // used internally by inliner to indicate that a function call should not be inlined; set for OCALLFUNC and OCALLMETH only
     89 )
     90 
     91 func (n *Node) HasBreak() bool {
     92 	return n.flags&hasBreak != 0
     93 }
     94 func (n *Node) SetHasBreak(b bool) {
     95 	if b {
     96 		n.flags |= hasBreak
     97 	} else {
     98 		n.flags &^= hasBreak
     99 	}
    100 }
    101 func (n *Node) isClosureVar() bool {
    102 	return n.flags&isClosureVar != 0
    103 }
    104 func (n *Node) setIsClosureVar(b bool) {
    105 	if b {
    106 		n.flags |= isClosureVar
    107 	} else {
    108 		n.flags &^= isClosureVar
    109 	}
    110 }
    111 func (n *Node) noInline() bool {
    112 	return n.flags&noInline != 0
    113 }
    114 func (n *Node) setNoInline(b bool) {
    115 	if b {
    116 		n.flags |= noInline
    117 	} else {
    118 		n.flags &^= noInline
    119 	}
    120 }
    121 
    122 func (n *Node) IsOutputParamHeapAddr() bool {
    123 	return n.flags&isOutputParamHeapAddr != 0
    124 }
    125 func (n *Node) setIsOutputParamHeapAddr(b bool) {
    126 	if b {
    127 		n.flags |= isOutputParamHeapAddr
    128 	} else {
    129 		n.flags &^= isOutputParamHeapAddr
    130 	}
    131 }
    132 
    133 // Val returns the Val for the node.
    134 func (n *Node) Val() Val {
    135 	if n.hasVal != +1 {
    136 		return Val{}
    137 	}
    138 	return Val{n.E}
    139 }
    140 
    141 // SetVal sets the Val for the node, which must not have been used with SetOpt.
    142 func (n *Node) SetVal(v Val) {
    143 	if n.hasVal == -1 {
    144 		Debug['h'] = 1
    145 		Dump("have Opt", n)
    146 		Fatalf("have Opt")
    147 	}
    148 	n.hasVal = +1
    149 	n.E = v.U
    150 }
    151 
    152 // Opt returns the optimizer data for the node.
    153 func (n *Node) Opt() interface{} {
    154 	if n.hasVal != -1 {
    155 		return nil
    156 	}
    157 	return n.E
    158 }
    159 
    160 // SetOpt sets the optimizer data for the node, which must not have been used with SetVal.
    161 // SetOpt(nil) is ignored for Vals to simplify call sites that are clearing Opts.
    162 func (n *Node) SetOpt(x interface{}) {
    163 	if x == nil && n.hasVal >= 0 {
    164 		return
    165 	}
    166 	if n.hasVal == +1 {
    167 		Debug['h'] = 1
    168 		Dump("have Val", n)
    169 		Fatalf("have Val")
    170 	}
    171 	n.hasVal = -1
    172 	n.E = x
    173 }
    174 
    175 func (n *Node) Iota() int64 {
    176 	return n.Xoffset
    177 }
    178 
    179 func (n *Node) SetIota(x int64) {
    180 	n.Xoffset = x
    181 }
    182 
    183 // Name holds Node fields used only by named nodes (ONAME, OPACK, OLABEL, some OLITERAL).
    184 type Name struct {
    185 	Pack      *Node  // real package for import . names
    186 	Pkg       *Pkg   // pkg for OPACK nodes
    187 	Heapaddr  *Node  // temp holding heap address of param (could move to Param?)
    188 	Defn      *Node  // initializing assignment
    189 	Curfn     *Node  // function for local variables
    190 	Param     *Param // additional fields for ONAME
    191 	Decldepth int32  // declaration loop depth, increased for every loop or label
    192 	Vargen    int32  // unique name for ONAME within a function.  Function outputs are numbered starting at one.
    193 	Funcdepth int32
    194 	Readonly  bool
    195 	Captured  bool // is the variable captured by a closure
    196 	Byval     bool // is the variable captured by value or by reference
    197 	Needzero  bool // if it contains pointers, needs to be zeroed on function entry
    198 	Keepalive bool // mark value live across unknown assembly call
    199 	AutoTemp  bool // is the variable a temporary (implies no dwarf info. reset if escapes to heap)
    200 }
    201 
    202 type Param struct {
    203 	Ntype *Node
    204 
    205 	// ONAME PAUTOHEAP
    206 	Stackcopy *Node // the PPARAM/PPARAMOUT on-stack slot (moved func params only)
    207 
    208 	// ONAME PPARAM
    209 	Field *Field // TFIELD in arg struct
    210 
    211 	// ONAME closure linkage
    212 	// Consider:
    213 	//
    214 	//	func f() {
    215 	//		x := 1 // x1
    216 	//		func() {
    217 	//			use(x) // x2
    218 	//			func() {
    219 	//				use(x) // x3
    220 	//				--- parser is here ---
    221 	//			}()
    222 	//		}()
    223 	//	}
    224 	//
    225 	// There is an original declaration of x and then a chain of mentions of x
    226 	// leading into the current function. Each time x is mentioned in a new closure,
    227 	// we create a variable representing x for use in that specific closure,
    228 	// since the way you get to x is different in each closure.
    229 	//
    230 	// Let's number the specific variables as shown in the code:
    231 	// x1 is the original x, x2 is when mentioned in the closure,
    232 	// and x3 is when mentioned in the closure in the closure.
    233 	//
    234 	// We keep these linked (assume N > 1):
    235 	//
    236 	//   - x1.Defn = original declaration statement for x (like most variables)
    237 	//   - x1.Innermost = current innermost closure x (in this case x3), or nil for none
    238 	//   - x1.isClosureVar() = false
    239 	//
    240 	//   - xN.Defn = x1, N > 1
    241 	//   - xN.isClosureVar() = true, N > 1
    242 	//   - x2.Outer = nil
    243 	//   - xN.Outer = x(N-1), N > 2
    244 	//
    245 	//
    246 	// When we look up x in the symbol table, we always get x1.
    247 	// Then we can use x1.Innermost (if not nil) to get the x
    248 	// for the innermost known closure function,
    249 	// but the first reference in a closure will find either no x1.Innermost
    250 	// or an x1.Innermost with .Funcdepth < Funcdepth.
    251 	// In that case, a new xN must be created, linked in with:
    252 	//
    253 	//     xN.Defn = x1
    254 	//     xN.Outer = x1.Innermost
    255 	//     x1.Innermost = xN
    256 	//
    257 	// When we finish the function, we'll process its closure variables
    258 	// and find xN and pop it off the list using:
    259 	//
    260 	//     x1 := xN.Defn
    261 	//     x1.Innermost = xN.Outer
    262 	//
    263 	// We leave xN.Innermost set so that we can still get to the original
    264 	// variable quickly. Not shown here, but once we're
    265 	// done parsing a function and no longer need xN.Outer for the
    266 	// lexical x reference links as described above, closurebody
    267 	// recomputes xN.Outer as the semantic x reference link tree,
    268 	// even filling in x in intermediate closures that might not
    269 	// have mentioned it along the way to inner closures that did.
    270 	// See closurebody for details.
    271 	//
    272 	// During the eventual compilation, then, for closure variables we have:
    273 	//
    274 	//     xN.Defn = original variable
    275 	//     xN.Outer = variable captured in next outward scope
    276 	//                to make closure where xN appears
    277 	//
    278 	// Because of the sharding of pieces of the node, x.Defn means x.Name.Defn
    279 	// and x.Innermost/Outer means x.Name.Param.Innermost/Outer.
    280 	Innermost *Node
    281 	Outer     *Node
    282 
    283 	// OTYPE pragmas
    284 	//
    285 	// TODO: Should Func pragmas also be stored on the Name?
    286 	Pragma Pragma
    287 }
    288 
    289 // Func holds Node fields used only with function-like nodes.
    290 type Func struct {
    291 	Shortname  *Node
    292 	Enter      Nodes // for example, allocate and initialize memory for escaping parameters
    293 	Exit       Nodes
    294 	Cvars      Nodes   // closure params
    295 	Dcl        []*Node // autodcl for this func/closure
    296 	Inldcl     Nodes   // copy of dcl for use in inlining
    297 	Closgen    int
    298 	Outerfunc  *Node // outer function (for closure)
    299 	FieldTrack map[*Sym]struct{}
    300 	Ntype      *Node // signature
    301 	Top        int   // top context (Ecall, Eproc, etc)
    302 	Closure    *Node // OCLOSURE <-> ODCLFUNC
    303 	Nname      *Node
    304 
    305 	Inl     Nodes // copy of the body for use in inlining
    306 	InlCost int32
    307 	Depth   int32
    308 
    309 	Label int32 // largest auto-generated label in this function
    310 
    311 	Endlineno int32
    312 	WBLineno  int32 // line number of first write barrier
    313 
    314 	Pragma          Pragma // go:xxx function annotations
    315 	Dupok           bool   // duplicate definitions ok
    316 	Wrapper         bool   // is method wrapper
    317 	Needctxt        bool   // function uses context register (has closure variables)
    318 	ReflectMethod   bool   // function calls reflect.Type.Method or MethodByName
    319 	IsHiddenClosure bool
    320 	NoFramePointer  bool // Must not use a frame pointer for this function
    321 }
    322 
    323 type Op uint8
    324 
    325 // Node ops.
    326 const (
    327 	OXXX = Op(iota)
    328 
    329 	// names
    330 	ONAME    // var, const or func name
    331 	ONONAME  // unnamed arg or return value: f(int, string) (int, error) { etc }
    332 	OTYPE    // type name
    333 	OPACK    // import
    334 	OLITERAL // literal
    335 
    336 	// expressions
    337 	OADD             // Left + Right
    338 	OSUB             // Left - Right
    339 	OOR              // Left | Right
    340 	OXOR             // Left ^ Right
    341 	OADDSTR          // +{List} (string addition, list elements are strings)
    342 	OADDR            // &Left
    343 	OANDAND          // Left && Right
    344 	OAPPEND          // append(List)
    345 	OARRAYBYTESTR    // Type(Left) (Type is string, Left is a []byte)
    346 	OARRAYBYTESTRTMP // Type(Left) (Type is string, Left is a []byte, ephemeral)
    347 	OARRAYRUNESTR    // Type(Left) (Type is string, Left is a []rune)
    348 	OSTRARRAYBYTE    // Type(Left) (Type is []byte, Left is a string)
    349 	OSTRARRAYBYTETMP // Type(Left) (Type is []byte, Left is a string, ephemeral)
    350 	OSTRARRAYRUNE    // Type(Left) (Type is []rune, Left is a string)
    351 	OAS              // Left = Right or (if Colas=true) Left := Right
    352 	OAS2             // List = Rlist (x, y, z = a, b, c)
    353 	OAS2FUNC         // List = Rlist (x, y = f())
    354 	OAS2RECV         // List = Rlist (x, ok = <-c)
    355 	OAS2MAPR         // List = Rlist (x, ok = m["foo"])
    356 	OAS2DOTTYPE      // List = Rlist (x, ok = I.(int))
    357 	OASOP            // Left Etype= Right (x += y)
    358 	OASWB            // Left = Right (with write barrier)
    359 	OCALL            // Left(List) (function call, method call or type conversion)
    360 	OCALLFUNC        // Left(List) (function call f(args))
    361 	OCALLMETH        // Left(List) (direct method call x.Method(args))
    362 	OCALLINTER       // Left(List) (interface method call x.Method(args))
    363 	OCALLPART        // Left.Right (method expression x.Method, not called)
    364 	OCAP             // cap(Left)
    365 	OCLOSE           // close(Left)
    366 	OCLOSURE         // func Type { Body } (func literal)
    367 	OCMPIFACE        // Left Etype Right (interface comparison, x == y or x != y)
    368 	OCMPSTR          // Left Etype Right (string comparison, x == y, x < y, etc)
    369 	OCOMPLIT         // Right{List} (composite literal, not yet lowered to specific form)
    370 	OMAPLIT          // Type{List} (composite literal, Type is map)
    371 	OSTRUCTLIT       // Type{List} (composite literal, Type is struct)
    372 	OARRAYLIT        // Type{List} (composite literal, Type is array)
    373 	OSLICELIT        // Type{List} (composite literal, Type is slice)
    374 	OPTRLIT          // &Left (left is composite literal)
    375 	OCONV            // Type(Left) (type conversion)
    376 	OCONVIFACE       // Type(Left) (type conversion, to interface)
    377 	OCONVNOP         // Type(Left) (type conversion, no effect)
    378 	OCOPY            // copy(Left, Right)
    379 	ODCL             // var Left (declares Left of type Left.Type)
    380 
    381 	// Used during parsing but don't last.
    382 	ODCLFUNC  // func f() or func (r) f()
    383 	ODCLFIELD // struct field, interface field, or func/method argument/return value.
    384 	ODCLCONST // const pi = 3.14
    385 	ODCLTYPE  // type Int int
    386 
    387 	ODELETE    // delete(Left, Right)
    388 	ODOT       // Left.Sym (Left is of struct type)
    389 	ODOTPTR    // Left.Sym (Left is of pointer to struct type)
    390 	ODOTMETH   // Left.Sym (Left is non-interface, Right is method name)
    391 	ODOTINTER  // Left.Sym (Left is interface, Right is method name)
    392 	OXDOT      // Left.Sym (before rewrite to one of the preceding)
    393 	ODOTTYPE   // Left.Right or Left.Type (.Right during parsing, .Type once resolved)
    394 	ODOTTYPE2  // Left.Right or Left.Type (.Right during parsing, .Type once resolved; on rhs of OAS2DOTTYPE)
    395 	OEQ        // Left == Right
    396 	ONE        // Left != Right
    397 	OLT        // Left < Right
    398 	OLE        // Left <= Right
    399 	OGE        // Left >= Right
    400 	OGT        // Left > Right
    401 	OIND       // *Left
    402 	OINDEX     // Left[Right] (index of array or slice)
    403 	OINDEXMAP  // Left[Right] (index of map)
    404 	OKEY       // Left:Right (key:value in struct/array/map literal)
    405 	OSTRUCTKEY // Sym:Left (key:value in struct literal, after type checking)
    406 	OLEN       // len(Left)
    407 	OMAKE      // make(List) (before type checking converts to one of the following)
    408 	OMAKECHAN  // make(Type, Left) (type is chan)
    409 	OMAKEMAP   // make(Type, Left) (type is map)
    410 	OMAKESLICE // make(Type, Left, Right) (type is slice)
    411 	OMUL       // Left * Right
    412 	ODIV       // Left / Right
    413 	OMOD       // Left % Right
    414 	OLSH       // Left << Right
    415 	ORSH       // Left >> Right
    416 	OAND       // Left & Right
    417 	OANDNOT    // Left &^ Right
    418 	ONEW       // new(Left)
    419 	ONOT       // !Left
    420 	OCOM       // ^Left
    421 	OPLUS      // +Left
    422 	OMINUS     // -Left
    423 	OOROR      // Left || Right
    424 	OPANIC     // panic(Left)
    425 	OPRINT     // print(List)
    426 	OPRINTN    // println(List)
    427 	OPAREN     // (Left)
    428 	OSEND      // Left <- Right
    429 	OSLICE     // Left[List[0] : List[1]] (Left is untypechecked or slice)
    430 	OSLICEARR  // Left[List[0] : List[1]] (Left is array)
    431 	OSLICESTR  // Left[List[0] : List[1]] (Left is string)
    432 	OSLICE3    // Left[List[0] : List[1] : List[2]] (Left is untypedchecked or slice)
    433 	OSLICE3ARR // Left[List[0] : List[1] : List[2]] (Left is array)
    434 	ORECOVER   // recover()
    435 	ORECV      // <-Left
    436 	ORUNESTR   // Type(Left) (Type is string, Left is rune)
    437 	OSELRECV   // Left = <-Right.Left: (appears as .Left of OCASE; Right.Op == ORECV)
    438 	OSELRECV2  // List = <-Right.Left: (apperas as .Left of OCASE; count(List) == 2, Right.Op == ORECV)
    439 	OIOTA      // iota
    440 	OREAL      // real(Left)
    441 	OIMAG      // imag(Left)
    442 	OCOMPLEX   // complex(Left, Right)
    443 	OALIGNOF   // unsafe.Alignof(Left)
    444 	OOFFSETOF  // unsafe.Offsetof(Left)
    445 	OSIZEOF    // unsafe.Sizeof(Left)
    446 
    447 	// statements
    448 	OBLOCK    // { List } (block of code)
    449 	OBREAK    // break
    450 	OCASE     // case Left or List[0]..List[1]: Nbody (select case after processing; Left==nil and List==nil means default)
    451 	OXCASE    // case List: Nbody (select case before processing; List==nil means default)
    452 	OCONTINUE // continue
    453 	ODEFER    // defer Left (Left must be call)
    454 	OEMPTY    // no-op (empty statement)
    455 	OFALL     // fallthrough (after processing)
    456 	OXFALL    // fallthrough (before processing)
    457 	OFOR      // for Ninit; Left; Right { Nbody }
    458 	OGOTO     // goto Left
    459 	OIF       // if Ninit; Left { Nbody } else { Rlist }
    460 	OLABEL    // Left:
    461 	OPROC     // go Left (Left must be call)
    462 	ORANGE    // for List = range Right { Nbody }
    463 	ORETURN   // return List
    464 	OSELECT   // select { List } (List is list of OXCASE or OCASE)
    465 	OSWITCH   // switch Ninit; Left { List } (List is a list of OXCASE or OCASE)
    466 	OTYPESW   // List = Left.(type) (appears as .Left of OSWITCH)
    467 
    468 	// types
    469 	OTCHAN   // chan int
    470 	OTMAP    // map[string]int
    471 	OTSTRUCT // struct{}
    472 	OTINTER  // interface{}
    473 	OTFUNC   // func()
    474 	OTARRAY  // []int, [8]int, [N]int or [...]int
    475 
    476 	// misc
    477 	ODDD        // func f(args ...int) or f(l...) or var a = [...]int{0, 1, 2}.
    478 	ODDDARG     // func f(args ...int), introduced by escape analysis.
    479 	OINLCALL    // intermediary representation of an inlined call.
    480 	OEFACE      // itable and data words of an empty-interface value.
    481 	OITAB       // itable word of an interface value.
    482 	OIDATA      // data word of an interface value in Left
    483 	OSPTR       // base pointer of a slice or string.
    484 	OCLOSUREVAR // variable reference at beginning of closure function
    485 	OCFUNC      // reference to c function pointer (not go func value)
    486 	OCHECKNIL   // emit code to ensure pointer/interface not nil
    487 	OVARKILL    // variable is dead
    488 	OVARLIVE    // variable is alive
    489 	OINDREGSP   // offset plus indirect of REGSP, such as 8(SP).
    490 
    491 	// arch-specific opcodes
    492 	OCMP    // compare: ACMP.
    493 	ODEC    // decrement: ADEC.
    494 	OINC    // increment: AINC.
    495 	OEXTEND // extend: ACWD/ACDQ/ACQO.
    496 	OHMUL   // high mul: AMUL/AIMUL for unsigned/signed (OMUL uses AIMUL for both).
    497 	OLROT   // left rotate: AROL.
    498 	ORROTC  // right rotate-carry: ARCR.
    499 	ORETJMP // return to other function
    500 	OPS     // compare parity set (for x86 NaN check)
    501 	OPC     // compare parity clear (for x86 NaN check)
    502 	OSQRT   // sqrt(float64), on systems that have hw support
    503 	OGETG   // runtime.getg() (read g pointer)
    504 
    505 	OEND
    506 )
    507 
    508 // Nodes is a pointer to a slice of *Node.
    509 // For fields that are not used in most nodes, this is used instead of
    510 // a slice to save space.
    511 type Nodes struct{ slice *[]*Node }
    512 
    513 // Slice returns the entries in Nodes as a slice.
    514 // Changes to the slice entries (as in s[i] = n) will be reflected in
    515 // the Nodes.
    516 func (n Nodes) Slice() []*Node {
    517 	if n.slice == nil {
    518 		return nil
    519 	}
    520 	return *n.slice
    521 }
    522 
    523 // Len returns the number of entries in Nodes.
    524 func (n Nodes) Len() int {
    525 	if n.slice == nil {
    526 		return 0
    527 	}
    528 	return len(*n.slice)
    529 }
    530 
    531 // Index returns the i'th element of Nodes.
    532 // It panics if n does not have at least i+1 elements.
    533 func (n Nodes) Index(i int) *Node {
    534 	return (*n.slice)[i]
    535 }
    536 
    537 // First returns the first element of Nodes (same as n.Index(0)).
    538 // It panics if n has no elements.
    539 func (n Nodes) First() *Node {
    540 	return (*n.slice)[0]
    541 }
    542 
    543 // Second returns the second element of Nodes (same as n.Index(1)).
    544 // It panics if n has fewer than two elements.
    545 func (n Nodes) Second() *Node {
    546 	return (*n.slice)[1]
    547 }
    548 
    549 // Set sets n to a slice.
    550 // This takes ownership of the slice.
    551 func (n *Nodes) Set(s []*Node) {
    552 	if len(s) == 0 {
    553 		n.slice = nil
    554 	} else {
    555 		// Copy s and take address of t rather than s to avoid
    556 		// allocation in the case where len(s) == 0 (which is
    557 		// over 3x more common, dynamically, for make.bash).
    558 		t := s
    559 		n.slice = &t
    560 	}
    561 }
    562 
    563 // Set1 sets n to a slice containing a single node.
    564 func (n *Nodes) Set1(node *Node) {
    565 	n.slice = &[]*Node{node}
    566 }
    567 
    568 // Set2 sets n to a slice containing two nodes.
    569 func (n *Nodes) Set2(n1, n2 *Node) {
    570 	n.slice = &[]*Node{n1, n2}
    571 }
    572 
    573 // MoveNodes sets n to the contents of n2, then clears n2.
    574 func (n *Nodes) MoveNodes(n2 *Nodes) {
    575 	n.slice = n2.slice
    576 	n2.slice = nil
    577 }
    578 
    579 // SetIndex sets the i'th element of Nodes to node.
    580 // It panics if n does not have at least i+1 elements.
    581 func (n Nodes) SetIndex(i int, node *Node) {
    582 	(*n.slice)[i] = node
    583 }
    584 
    585 // Addr returns the address of the i'th element of Nodes.
    586 // It panics if n does not have at least i+1 elements.
    587 func (n Nodes) Addr(i int) **Node {
    588 	return &(*n.slice)[i]
    589 }
    590 
    591 // Append appends entries to Nodes.
    592 // If a slice is passed in, this will take ownership of it.
    593 func (n *Nodes) Append(a ...*Node) {
    594 	if len(a) == 0 {
    595 		return
    596 	}
    597 	if n.slice == nil {
    598 		n.slice = &a
    599 	} else {
    600 		*n.slice = append(*n.slice, a...)
    601 	}
    602 }
    603 
    604 // Prepend prepends entries to Nodes.
    605 // If a slice is passed in, this will take ownership of it.
    606 func (n *Nodes) Prepend(a ...*Node) {
    607 	if len(a) == 0 {
    608 		return
    609 	}
    610 	if n.slice == nil {
    611 		n.slice = &a
    612 	} else {
    613 		*n.slice = append(a, *n.slice...)
    614 	}
    615 }
    616 
    617 // AppendNodes appends the contents of *n2 to n, then clears n2.
    618 func (n *Nodes) AppendNodes(n2 *Nodes) {
    619 	switch {
    620 	case n2.slice == nil:
    621 	case n.slice == nil:
    622 		n.slice = n2.slice
    623 	default:
    624 		*n.slice = append(*n.slice, *n2.slice...)
    625 	}
    626 	n2.slice = nil
    627 }
    628