Object

每个可回收对象 (collectable objects) 都会有公共的类型

#define CommonHeader    GCObject *next; lu_byte tt; lu_byte marked

struct GCObject {
    CommonHeader;
};

TString，string value 的结构，

typedef struct TString {
  CommonHeader;
  lu_byte extra;  /* reserved words for short strings; "has hash" for longs */
  lu_byte shrlen;  /* length for short strings */
  unsigned int hash;
  union {
    size_t lnglen;  /* length for long strings */
    struct TString *hnext;  /* linked list for hash table */
  } u;
} TString;

/*
** Ensures that address after this type is always fully aligned.
*/
typedef union UTString {
  L_Umaxalign dummy;  /* ensures maximum alignment for strings */
  TString tsv;
} UTString;

userdata

/*
** Header for userdata; memory area follows the end of this structure
** (aligned according to 'UUdata'; see next).
*/
typedef struct Udata {
  CommonHeader;
  lu_byte ttuv_;  /* user value's tag */
  struct Table *metatable;
  size_t len;  /* number of bytes */
  union Value user_;  /* user value */
} Udata;

/*
** Ensures that address after this type is always fully aligned.
*/
typedef union UUdata {
  L_Umaxalign dummy;  /* ensures maximum alignment for 'local' udata */
  Udata uv;
} UUdata;

Upvaldesc

/*
** Description of an upvalue for function prototypes
*/
typedef struct Upvaldesc {
  TString *name;  /* upvalue name (for debug information) */
  lu_byte instack;  /* whether it is in stack (register) */
  lu_byte idx;  /* index of upvalue (in stack or in outer function's list) */
} Upvaldesc;

LocVar local variable

/*
** Description of a local variable for function prototypes
** (used for debug information)
*/
typedef struct LocVar {
  TString *varname;
  int startpc;  /* first point where variable is active */
  int endpc;    /* first point where variable is dead */
} LocVar;

Function Prototypes

/*
** Function Prototypes
*/
typedef struct Proto {
  CommonHeader;
  lu_byte numparams;  /* number of fixed parameters */
  lu_byte is_vararg;
  lu_byte maxstacksize;  /* number of registers needed by this function */
  int sizeupvalues;  /* size of 'upvalues' */
  int sizek;  /* size of 'k' */
  int sizecode;
  int sizelineinfo;
  int sizep;  /* size of 'p' */
  int sizelocvars;
  int linedefined;  /* debug information  */
  int lastlinedefined;  /* debug information  */
  TValue *k;  /* constants used by the function */
  Instruction *code;  /* opcodes */
  struct Proto **p;  /* functions defined inside the function */
  int *lineinfo;  /* map from opcodes to source lines (debug information) */
  LocVar *locvars;  /* information about local variables (debug information) */
  Upvaldesc *upvalues;  /* upvalue information */
  struct LClosure *cache;  /* last-created closure with this prototype */
  TString  *source;  /* used for debug information */
  GCObject *gclist;
} Proto;

Closures

/*
** Closures
*/

#define ClosureHeader \
	CommonHeader; lu_byte nupvalues; GCObject *gclist

typedef struct CClosure {
  ClosureHeader;
  lua_CFunction f;
  TValue upvalue[1];  /* list of upvalues */
} CClosure;


typedef struct LClosure {
  ClosureHeader;
  struct Proto *p;
  UpVal *upvals[1];  /* list of upvalues */
} LClosure;


typedef union Closure {
  CClosure c;
  LClosure l;
} Closure;

Tables

typedef union TKey {
  struct {
    TValuefields;
    int next;  /* for chaining (offset for next node) */
  } nk;
  TValue tvk;
} TKey;


/* copy a value into a key without messing up field 'next' */
#define setnodekey(L,key,obj) \
	{ TKey *k_=(key); const TValue *io_=(obj); \
	  k_->nk.value_ = io_->value_; k_->nk.tt_ = io_->tt_; \
	  (void)L; checkliveness(L,io_); }


typedef struct Node {
  TValue i_val;
  TKey i_key;
} Node;


typedef struct Table {
  CommonHeader;
  lu_byte flags;  /* 1<<p means tagmethod(p) is not present */
  lu_byte lsizenode;  /* log2 of size of 'node' array */
  unsigned int sizearray;  /* size of 'array' array */
  TValue *array;  /* array part */
  Node *node;
  Node *lastfree;  /* any free position is before this position */
  struct Table *metatable;
  GCObject *gclist;
} Table;