IDS_EE_TORNSTATE "Unexpected change made to file '%1'."
+ IDS_INVOKE_NULLREF_RETURNED "The target method returned a null reference."
END
// These strings are generated from within the EE for streams
#define IDS_EE_NDIRECT_LOADLIB_MAC 0x263f
#define IDS_EE_NDIRECT_GETPROCADDRESS_UNIX 0x2640
#define IDS_EE_ERROR_COM 0x2641
+
+#define IDS_INVOKE_NULLREF_RETURNED 0x2642
<data name="NotSupported_ByRefLikeArray" xml:space="preserve">
<value>Cannot create arrays of ByRef-like values.</value>
</data>
- <data name="NotSupported_ByRefReturn" xml:space="preserve">
- <value>ByRef return value not supported in reflection invocation.</value>
+ <data name="NotSupported_ByRefToByRefLikeReturn" xml:space="preserve">
+ <value>ByRef to ByRefLike return values not supported in reflection invocation.</value>
</data>
<data name="NotSupported_CallToVarArg" xml:space="preserve">
<value>Vararg calling convention not supported.</value>
//
// first take care of all the NO_INVOKE cases.
if (ContainsGenericParameters ||
- ReturnType.IsByRef ||
+ (ReturnType.IsByRef && ReturnType.GetElementType().IsByRefLike) ||
(declaringType != null && declaringType.ContainsGenericParameters) ||
((CallingConvention & CallingConventions.VarArgs) == CallingConventions.VarArgs))
{
{
throw new MemberAccessException();
}
- // ByRef return are not allowed in reflection
- else if (ReturnType.IsByRef)
+ // ByRef to ByRefLike returns are not allowed in reflection
+ else if (ReturnType.IsByRef && ReturnType.GetElementType().IsByRefLike)
{
- throw new NotSupportedException(SR.NotSupported_ByRefReturn);
+ throw new NotSupportedException(SR.NotSupported_ByRefToByRefLikeReturn);
}
throw new TargetException();
COMPlusThrow(kArgumentException,W("Arg_ObjObj"));
}
-// InternalCreateObject
-// This routine will create the specified object from the value
-OBJECTREF InvokeUtil::CreateObject(TypeHandle th, void * pValue) {
+//
+// CreateObjectAfterInvoke
+// This routine will create the specified object from the value returned by the Invoke target.
+//
+// This does not handle the ELEMENT_TYPE_VALUETYPE case. The caller must preallocate the box object and
+// copy the value type into it afterward.
+//
+OBJECTREF InvokeUtil::CreateObjectAfterInvoke(TypeHandle th, void * pValue) {
CONTRACTL {
THROWS;
GC_TRIGGERS;
MethodTable *pMT = NULL;
OBJECTREF obj = NULL;
+ // WARNING: pValue can be an inner reference into a managed object and it is not protected from GC. You must do nothing that
+ // triggers a GC until the all the data it points to has been captured in a GC-protected location.
+
// Handle the non-table types
switch (type) {
case ELEMENT_TYPE_VOID:
goto PrimitiveType;
case ELEMENT_TYPE_VALUETYPE:
- {
- _ASSERTE(!th.IsTypeDesc());
- pMT = th.AsMethodTable();
- obj = pMT->Box(pValue);
+ _ASSERTE(!"You cannot use this function for arbitrary value types. You must preallocate a box object and copy the value in yourself.");
break;
- }
case ELEMENT_TYPE_CLASS: // Class
case ELEMENT_TYPE_SZARRAY: // Single Dim, Zero
{
// Don't use MethodTable::Box here for perf reasons
PREFIX_ASSUME(pMT != NULL);
- obj = AllocateObject(pMT);
DWORD size = pMT->GetNumInstanceFieldBytes();
- memcpyNoGCRefs(obj->UnBox(), pValue, size);
+
+ UINT64 capturedValue;
+ memcpyNoGCRefs(&capturedValue, pValue, size); // Must capture the primitive value before we allocate the boxed object which can trigger a GC.
+
+ INDEBUG(pValue = (LPVOID)0xcccccccc); // We're about to allocate a GC object - can no longer trust pValue
+ obj = AllocateObject(pMT);
+ memcpyNoGCRefs(obj->UnBox(), &capturedValue, size);
}
break;
- case ELEMENT_TYPE_BYREF:
- COMPlusThrow(kNotSupportedException, W("NotSupported_ByRefReturn"));
case ELEMENT_TYPE_END:
default:
_ASSERTE(!"Unknown Type");
// Given a type, this routine will convert an return value representing that
// type into an ObjectReference. If the type is a primitive, the
// value is wrapped in one of the Value classes.
- static OBJECTREF CreateObject(TypeHandle th, void * pValue);
+ static OBJECTREF CreateObjectAfterInvoke(TypeHandle th, void * pValue);
// This is a special purpose Exception creation function. It
// creates the TargetInvocationExeption placing the passed
// if we have the magic Value Class return, we need to allocate that class
// and place a pointer to it on the stack.
+ BOOL hasRefReturnAndNeedsBoxing = FALSE; // Indicates that the method has a BYREF return type and the target type needs to be copied into a preallocated boxed object.
+
TypeHandle retTH = gc.pSig->GetReturnTypeHandle();
+ TypeHandle refReturnTargetTH; // Valid only if retType == ELEMENT_TYPE_BYREF. Caches the TypeHandle of the byref target.
BOOL fHasRetBuffArg = argit.HasRetBuffArg();
CorElementType retType = retTH.GetInternalCorElementType();
if (retType == ELEMENT_TYPE_VALUETYPE || fHasRetBuffArg) {
gc.retVal = retTH.GetMethodTable()->Allocate();
}
+ else if (retType == ELEMENT_TYPE_BYREF)
+ {
+ refReturnTargetTH = retTH.AsTypeDesc()->GetTypeParam();
+ CorElementType refReturnTargetType = refReturnTargetTH.GetInternalCorElementType();
+
+ // If the target of the byref is a general valuetype (i.e. not one of the primitives), we need to preallocate a boxed object
+ // to hold the managed return value.
+ if (refReturnTargetType == ELEMENT_TYPE_VALUETYPE)
+ {
+ hasRefReturnAndNeedsBoxing = TRUE;
+ gc.retVal = refReturnTargetTH.GetMethodTable()->Allocate();
+ }
+ }
// Copy "this" pointer
if (!pMeth->IsStatic()) {
gc.retVal = Nullable::NormalizeBox(gc.retVal);
}
else
- if (retType == ELEMENT_TYPE_VALUETYPE)
+ if (retType == ELEMENT_TYPE_VALUETYPE || hasRefReturnAndNeedsBoxing)
{
_ASSERTE(gc.retVal != NULL);
+ if (hasRefReturnAndNeedsBoxing)
+ {
+ // Method has BYREF return and the target type is one that needs boxing. We need to copy into the boxed object we have allocated for this purpose.
+ LPVOID pReturnedReference = *(LPVOID*)&callDescrData.returnValue;
+ if (pReturnedReference == NULL)
+ {
+ COMPlusThrow(kNullReferenceException, IDS_INVOKE_NULLREF_RETURNED);
+ }
+ CopyValueClass(gc.retVal->GetData(), pReturnedReference, gc.retVal->GetMethodTable(), gc.retVal->GetAppDomain());
+ }
// if the structure is returned by value, then we need to copy in the boxed object
// we have allocated for this purpose.
- if (!fHasRetBuffArg)
+ else if (!fHasRetBuffArg)
{
CopyValueClass(gc.retVal->GetData(), &callDescrData.returnValue, gc.retVal->GetMethodTable(), gc.retVal->GetAppDomain());
}
// If the return type is a Nullable<T> box it into the correct form
gc.retVal = Nullable::NormalizeBox(gc.retVal);
}
+ else if (retType == ELEMENT_TYPE_BYREF)
+ {
+ // WARNING: pReturnedReference is an unprotected inner reference so we must not trigger a GC until the referenced value has been safely captured.
+ LPVOID pReturnedReference = *(LPVOID*)&callDescrData.returnValue;
+ if (pReturnedReference == NULL)
+ {
+ COMPlusThrow(kNullReferenceException, IDS_INVOKE_NULLREF_RETURNED);
+ }
+
+ gc.retVal = InvokeUtil::CreateObjectAfterInvoke(refReturnTargetTH, pReturnedReference);
+ }
else
{
- gc.retVal = InvokeUtil::CreateObject(retTH, &callDescrData.returnValue);
+ gc.retVal = InvokeUtil::CreateObjectAfterInvoke(retTH, &callDescrData.returnValue);
}
while (byRefToNullables != NULL) {