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wasmtime/crates/c-api/include/wasmtime/linker.h
Alex Crichton bfdbd10a13 Add *_unchecked variants of Func APIs for the C API (#3350)
* Add `*_unchecked` variants of `Func` APIs for the C API

This commit is what is hopefully going to be my last installment within
the saga of optimizing function calls in/out of WebAssembly modules in
the C API. This is yet another alternative approach to #3345 (sorry) but
also contains everything necessary to make the C API fast. As in #3345
the general idea is just moving checks out of the call path in the same
style of `TypedFunc`.

This new strategy takes inspiration from previously learned attempts
effectively "just" exposes how we previously passed `*mut u128` through
trampolines for arguments/results. This storage format is formalized
through a new `ValRaw` union that is exposed from the `wasmtime` crate.
By doing this it made it relatively easy to expose two new APIs:

* `Func::new_unchecked`
* `Func::call_unchecked`

These are the same as their checked equivalents except that they're
`unsafe` and they work with `*mut ValRaw` rather than safe slices of
`Val`. Working with these eschews type checks and such and requires
callers/embedders to do the right thing.

These two new functions are then exposed via the C API with new
functions, enabling C to have a fast-path of calling/defining functions.
This fast path is akin to `Func::wrap` in Rust, although that API can't
be built in C due to C not having generics in the same way that Rust
has.

For some benchmarks, the benchmarks here are:

* `nop` - Call a wasm function from the host that does nothing and
  returns nothing.
* `i64` - Call a wasm function from the host, the wasm function calls a
  host function, and the host function returns an `i64` all the way out to
  the original caller.
* `many` - Call a wasm function from the host, the wasm calls
   host function with 5 `i32` parameters, and then an `i64` result is
   returned back to the original host
* `i64` host - just the overhead of the wasm calling the host, so the
  wasm calls the host function in a loop.
* `many` host - same as `i64` host, but calling the `many` host function.

All numbers in this table are in nanoseconds, and this is just one
measurement as well so there's bound to be some variation in the precise
numbers here.

| Name      | Rust | C (before) | C (after) |
|-----------|------|------------|-----------|
| nop       | 19   | 112        | 25        |
| i64       | 22   | 207        | 32        |
| many      | 27   | 189        | 34        |
| i64 host  | 2    | 38         | 5         |
| many host | 7    | 75         | 8         |

The main conclusion here is that the C API is significantly faster than
before when using the `*_unchecked` variants of APIs. The Rust
implementation is still the ceiling (or floor I guess?) for performance
The main reason that C is slower than Rust is that a little bit more has
to travel through memory where on the Rust side of things we can
monomorphize and inline a bit more to get rid of that. Overall though
the costs are way way down from where they were originally and I don't
plan on doing a whole lot more myself at this time. There's various
things we theoretically could do I've considered but implementation-wise
I think they'll be much more weighty.

* Tweak `wasmtime_externref_t` API comments
2021-09-24 14:05:45 -05:00

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/**
* \file wasmtime/linker.h
*
* Wasmtime API for a name-based linker used to instantiate modules.
*/
#ifndef WASMTIME_LINKER_H
#define WASMTIME_LINKER_H
#include <wasm.h>
#include <wasmtime/error.h>
#include <wasmtime/store.h>
#include <wasmtime/extern.h>
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
/**
* \typedef wasmtime_linker_t
* \brief Alias to #wasmtime_linker
*
* \struct #wasmtime_linker
* \brief Object used to conveniently link together and instantiate wasm
* modules.
*
* This type corresponds to the `wasmtime::Linker` type in Rust. This
* type is intended to make it easier to manage a set of modules that link
* together, or to make it easier to link WebAssembly modules to WASI.
*
* A #wasmtime_linker_t is a higher level way to instantiate a module than
* #wasm_instance_new since it works at the "string" level of imports rather
* than requiring 1:1 mappings.
*/
typedef struct wasmtime_linker wasmtime_linker_t;
/**
* \brief Creates a new linker for the specified engine.
*
* This function does not take ownership of the engine argument, and the caller
* is expected to delete the returned linker.
*/
WASM_API_EXTERN wasmtime_linker_t* wasmtime_linker_new(wasm_engine_t* engine);
/**
* \brief Deletes a linker
*/
WASM_API_EXTERN void wasmtime_linker_delete(wasmtime_linker_t* linker);
/**
* \brief Configures whether this linker allows later definitions to shadow
* previous definitions.
*
* By default this setting is `false`.
*/
WASM_API_EXTERN void wasmtime_linker_allow_shadowing(wasmtime_linker_t* linker, bool allow_shadowing);
/**
* \brief Defines a new item in this linker.
*
* \param linker the linker the name is being defined in.
* \param module the module name the item is defined under.
* \param module_len the byte length of `module`
* \param name the field name the item is defined under
* \param name_len the byte length of `name`
* \param item the item that is being defined in this linker.
*
* \return On success `NULL` is returned, otherwise an error is returned which
* describes why the definition failed.
*
* For more information about name resolution consult the [Rust
* documentation](https://bytecodealliance.github.io/wasmtime/api/wasmtime/struct.Linker.html#name-resolution).
*/
WASM_API_EXTERN wasmtime_error_t* wasmtime_linker_define(
wasmtime_linker_t *linker,
const char *module,
size_t module_len,
const char *name,
size_t name_len,
const wasmtime_extern_t *item
);
/**
* \brief Defines a new function in this linker.
*
* \param linker the linker the name is being defined in.
* \param module the module name the item is defined under.
* \param module_len the byte length of `module`
* \param name the field name the item is defined under
* \param name_len the byte length of `name`
* \param ty the type of the function that's being defined
* \param cb the host callback to invoke when the function is called
* \param data the host-provided data to provide as the first argument to the callback
* \param finalizer an optional finalizer for the `data` argument.
*
* \return On success `NULL` is returned, otherwise an error is returned which
* describes why the definition failed.
*
* For more information about name resolution consult the [Rust
* documentation](https://bytecodealliance.github.io/wasmtime/api/wasmtime/struct.Linker.html#name-resolution).
*
* Note that this function does not create a #wasmtime_func_t. This creates a
* store-independent function within the linker, allowing this function
* definition to be used with multiple stores.
*
* For more information about host callbacks see #wasmtime_func_new.
*/
WASM_API_EXTERN wasmtime_error_t* wasmtime_linker_define_func(
wasmtime_linker_t *linker,
const char *module,
size_t module_len,
const char *name,
size_t name_len,
const wasm_functype_t *ty,
wasmtime_func_callback_t cb,
void *data,
void (*finalizer)(void*)
);
/**
* \brief Defines a new function in this linker.
*
* This is the same as #wasmtime_linker_define_func except that it's the analog
* of #wasmtime_func_new_unchecked instead of #wasmtime_func_new. Be sure to
* consult the documentation of #wasmtime_linker_define_func for argument
* information as well as #wasmtime_func_new_unchecked for why this is an
* unsafe API.
*/
WASM_API_EXTERN wasmtime_error_t* wasmtime_linker_define_func_unchecked(
wasmtime_linker_t *linker,
const char *module,
size_t module_len,
const char *name,
size_t name_len,
const wasm_functype_t *ty,
wasmtime_func_unchecked_callback_t cb,
void *data,
void (*finalizer)(void*)
);
/**
* \brief Defines WASI functions in this linker.
*
* \param linker the linker the name is being defined in.
*
* \return On success `NULL` is returned, otherwise an error is returned which
* describes why the definition failed.
*
* This function will provide WASI function names in the specified linker. Note
* that when an instance is created within a store then the store also needs to
* have its WASI settings configured with #wasmtime_context_set_wasi for WASI
* functions to work, otherwise an assert will be tripped that will abort the
* process.
*
* For more information about name resolution consult the [Rust
* documentation](https://bytecodealliance.github.io/wasmtime/api/wasmtime/struct.Linker.html#name-resolution).
*/
WASM_API_EXTERN wasmtime_error_t* wasmtime_linker_define_wasi(
wasmtime_linker_t *linker
);
/**
* \brief Defines an instance under the specified name in this linker.
*
* \param linker the linker the name is being defined in.
* \param store the store that owns `instance`
* \param name the module name to define `instance` under.
* \param name_len the byte length of `name`
* \param instance a previously-created instance.
*
* \return On success `NULL` is returned, otherwise an error is returned which
* describes why the definition failed.
*
* This function will take all of the exports of the `instance` provided and
* defined them under a module called `name` with a field name as the export's
* own name.
*
* For more information about name resolution consult the [Rust
* documentation](https://bytecodealliance.github.io/wasmtime/api/wasmtime/struct.Linker.html#name-resolution).
*/
WASM_API_EXTERN wasmtime_error_t* wasmtime_linker_define_instance(
wasmtime_linker_t *linker,
wasmtime_context_t *store,
const char *name,
size_t name_len,
const wasmtime_instance_t *instance
);
/**
* \brief Instantiates a #wasm_module_t with the items defined in this linker.
*
* \param linker the linker used to instantiate the provided module.
* \param store the store that is used to instantiate within
* \param module the module that is being instantiated.
* \param instance the returned instance, if successful.
* \param trap a trap returned, if the start function traps.
*
* \return One of three things can happen as a result of this function. First
* the module could be successfully instantiated and returned through
* `instance`, meaning the return value and `trap` are both set to `NULL`.
* Second the start function may trap, meaning the return value and `instance`
* are set to `NULL` and `trap` describes the trap that happens. Finally
* instantiation may fail for another reason, in which case an error is returned
* and `trap` and `instance` are set to `NULL`.
*
* This function will attempt to satisfy all of the imports of the `module`
* provided with items previously defined in this linker. If any name isn't
* defined in the linker than an error is returned. (or if the previously
* defined item is of the wrong type).
*/
WASM_API_EXTERN wasmtime_error_t* wasmtime_linker_instantiate(
const wasmtime_linker_t *linker,
wasmtime_context_t *store,
const wasmtime_module_t *module,
wasmtime_instance_t *instance,
wasm_trap_t **trap
);
/**
* \brief Defines automatic instantiations of a #wasm_module_t in this linker.
*
* \param linker the linker the module is being added to
* \param store the store that is used to instantiate `module`
* \param name the name of the module within the linker
* \param name_len the byte length of `name`
* \param module the module that's being instantiated
*
* \return An error if the module could not be instantiated or added or `NULL`
* on success.
*
* This function automatically handles [Commands and
* Reactors](https://github.com/WebAssembly/WASI/blob/master/design/application-abi.md#current-unstable-abi)
* instantiation and initialization.
*
* For more information see the [Rust
* documentation](https://bytecodealliance.github.io/wasmtime/api/wasmtime/struct.Linker.html#method.module).
*/
WASM_API_EXTERN wasmtime_error_t* wasmtime_linker_module(
wasmtime_linker_t *linker,
wasmtime_context_t *store,
const char *name,
size_t name_len,
const wasmtime_module_t *module
);
/**
* \brief Acquires the "default export" of the named module in this linker.
*
* \param linker the linker to load from
* \param store the store to load a function into
* \param name the name of the module to get the default export for
* \param name_len the byte length of `name`
* \param func where to store the extracted default function.
*
* \return An error is returned if the default export could not be found, or
* `NULL` is returned and `func` is filled in otherwise.
*
* For more information see the [Rust
* documentation](https://bytecodealliance.github.io/wasmtime/api/wasmtime/struct.Linker.html#method.get_default).
*/
WASM_API_EXTERN wasmtime_error_t* wasmtime_linker_get_default(
const wasmtime_linker_t *linker,
wasmtime_context_t *store,
const char *name,
size_t name_len,
wasmtime_func_t *func
);
/**
* \brief Loads an item by name from this linker.
*
* \param linker the linker to load from
* \param store the store to load the item into
* \param module the name of the module to get
* \param module_len the byte length of `module`
* \param name the name of the field to get
* \param name_len the byte length of `name`
* \param item where to store the extracted item
*
* \return A nonzero value if the item is defined, in which case `item` is also
* filled in. Otherwise zero is returned.
*/
WASM_API_EXTERN bool wasmtime_linker_get(
const wasmtime_linker_t *linker,
wasmtime_context_t *store,
const char *module,
size_t module_len,
const char *name,
size_t name_len,
wasmtime_extern_t *item
);
#ifdef __cplusplus
} // extern "C"
#endif
#endif // WASMTIME_LINKER_H