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* bug#19180: Weak tables harmful to GC?
       [not found]               ` <87o9owm9v1.fsf@gnu.org>
@ 2017-10-25  0:50                 ` Christopher Allan Webber
       [not found]                 ` <87o9ow830m.fsf@dustycloud.org>
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 17+ messages in thread
From: Christopher Allan Webber @ 2017-10-25  0:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Ludovic Courtès; +Cc: Andy Wingo, 19180, guile-devel

Ludovic Courtès writes:

> Christopher Allan Webber <cwebber@dustycloud.org> skribis:
>
>> Ludovic Courtès writes:
>>
>>> Also, it no longer displays the pathological behavior shown in
>>> <https://bugs.gnu.org/28590>.
>>>
>>> Of course, even better if people could test the two patches and confirm
>>> that it works for them.
>>>
>>> Then if there are no objections I’d like to merge them in ‘stable-2.2’.
>>
>> Sounds great indeed, but it didn't apply to master or stable-2.2 for me?
>
> Really?  The two patches should apply to stable-2.2, though you need to
> apply them in the right order (I have it applied over
> 80696023620eae12f9b2f167aee834f632a32739.)
>
> Ludo’.

Huh?  What object is this?  I don't see it in my git repo.

This is the latest commit I see to stable-2.2, which is also what
Savannah sees:

  https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guile.git/commit/?h=stable-2.2&id=a74d4ee4f6e062ff640f2532c9cfc9977bb68a49





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* bug#19180: Weak tables harmful to GC?
       [not found]             ` <87mv4gd0ik.fsf@elephly.net>
@ 2017-10-25  6:38               ` Ricardo Wurmus
  2017-10-26  7:03               ` Ludovic Courtès
       [not found]               ` <87a80eie63.fsf@gnu.org>
  2 siblings, 0 replies; 17+ messages in thread
From: Ricardo Wurmus @ 2017-10-25  6:38 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Ludovic Courtès; +Cc: Andy Wingo, 19180, guile-devel

[resending this because it may not have arrived]

Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net> writes:

> Hi Ludo,
>
> does this apply to the latest release of Guile 2.2.2?  I’ve created this
> package definition:
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> (define-public guile-2.2-awesome
>   (package (inherit guile-2.2)
>     (name "guile-awesome")
>     (source (origin (inherit (package-source guile-2.2))
>        (patches (list "0001-Remove-weak-tables-and-revert-to-weak-hash-tables.patch"
>                       "0002-Keep-weak-hash-table-item-count-consistent.patch"))))))
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> But the build fails:
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> In file included from weak-table.c:37:0:
> ../libguile/weak-table.h:34:3: error: redeclaration of enumerator 'SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY'
>    SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY,
>    ^
> In file included from ../libguile.h:65:0,
>                  from ../libguile/programs.h:22,
>                  from ../libguile/_scm.h:85,
>                  from weak-table.c:30:
> ../libguile/hashtab.h:36:3: note: previous definition of 'SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY' was here
>    SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY = 1,
>    ^
> In file included from weak-table.c:37:0:
> ../libguile/weak-table.h:35:3: error: redeclaration of enumerator 'SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE'
>    SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE,
>    ^
> In file included from ../libguile.h:65:0,
>                  from ../libguile/programs.h:22,
>                  from ../libguile/_scm.h:85,
>                  from weak-table.c:30:
> ../libguile/hashtab.h:37:3: note: previous definition of 'SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE' was here
>    SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE = 2,
>    ^
> In file included from weak-table.c:37:0:
> ../libguile/weak-table.h:36:3: error: redeclaration of enumerator 'SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH'
>    SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH,
>    ^
> In file included from ../libguile.h:65:0,
>                  from ../libguile/programs.h:22,
>                  from ../libguile/_scm.h:85,
>                  from weak-table.c:30:
> ../libguile/hashtab.h:38:3: note: previous definition of 'SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH' was here
>    SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH = 1 | 2
>    ^
> In file included from weak-table.c:37:0:
> ../libguile/weak-table.h:37:3: error: conflicting types for 'scm_t_weak_table_kind'
>  } scm_t_weak_table_kind;
>    ^
> In file included from ../libguile.h:65:0,
>                  from ../libguile/programs.h:22,
>                  from ../libguile/_scm.h:85,
>                  from weak-table.c:30:
> ../libguile/hashtab.h:39:3: note: previous declaration of 'scm_t_weak_table_kind' was here
>  } scm_t_weak_table_kind;
>    ^
> In file included from weak-table.c:37:0:
> ../libguile/weak-table.h:46:18: error: conflicting types for 'scm_c_make_weak_table'
>  SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_c_make_weak_table (unsigned long k,
>                   ^
> In file included from ../libguile.h:65:0,
>                  from ../libguile/programs.h:22,
>                  from ../libguile/_scm.h:85,
>                  from weak-table.c:30:
> ../libguile/hashtab.h:179:18: note: previous declaration of 'scm_c_make_weak_table' was here
>  SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_c_make_weak_table (unsigned long k,
>                   ^
> weak-table.c: In function 'make_weak_table':
> weak-table.c:798:20: error: 'scm_tc7_weak_table' undeclared (first use in this function)
>    return scm_cell (scm_tc7_weak_table, (scm_t_bits)table);
>                     ^
> weak-table.c:798:20: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in
> weak-table.c: At top level:
> weak-table.c:848:1: error: conflicting types for 'scm_c_make_weak_table'
>  scm_c_make_weak_table (unsigned long k, scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
>  ^
> In file included from ../libguile.h:65:0,
>                  from ../libguile/programs.h:22,
>                  from ../libguile/_scm.h:85,
>                  from weak-table.c:30:
> ../libguile/hashtab.h:179:18: note: previous declaration of 'scm_c_make_weak_table' was here
>  SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_c_make_weak_table (unsigned long k,
>                   ^
> In file included from ../libguile/_scm.h:81:0,
>                  from weak-table.c:30:
> weak-table.c: In function 'scm_weak_table_p':
> weak-table.c:216:47: error: 'scm_tc7_weak_table' undeclared (first use in this function)
>  #define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P(x) (SCM_HAS_TYP7 (x, scm_tc7_weak_table))
>                                                ^
> ../libguile/boolean.h:88:28: note: in definition of macro 'scm_from_bool'
>  #define scm_from_bool(x) ((x) ? SCM_BOOL_T : SCM_BOOL_F)
>                             ^
> ../libguile/tags.h:396:34: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_HAS_HEAP_TYPE'
>  #define SCM_HAS_TYP7(x, tag)    (SCM_HAS_HEAP_TYPE (x, SCM_TYP7, tag))
>                                   ^
> weak-table.c:216:30: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_HAS_TYP7'
>  #define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P(x) (SCM_HAS_TYP7 (x, scm_tc7_weak_table))
>                               ^
> weak-table.c:864:25: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P'
>    return scm_from_bool (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (obj));
>                          ^
> In file included from ../libguile/_scm.h:40:0,
>                  from weak-table.c:30:
> weak-table.c: In function 'scm_c_weak_table_ref':
> weak-table.c:216:47: error: 'scm_tc7_weak_table' undeclared (first use in this function)
>  #define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P(x) (SCM_HAS_TYP7 (x, scm_tc7_weak_table))
>                                                ^
> ../config.h:2584:34: note: in definition of macro '__builtin_expect'
>  # define __builtin_expect(e, c) (e)
>                                   ^
> ../libguile/error.h:42:12: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_UNLIKELY'
>    do { if (SCM_UNLIKELY (!(_cond)))                                     \
>             ^
> ../libguile/validate.h:124:5: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_ASSERT_TYPE'
>      SCM_ASSERT_TYPE (pred (var), var, pos, FUNC_NAME, msg); \
>      ^
> ../libguile/tags.h:396:34: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_HAS_HEAP_TYPE'
>  #define SCM_HAS_TYP7(x, tag)    (SCM_HAS_HEAP_TYPE (x, SCM_TYP7, tag))
>                                   ^
> weak-table.c:216:30: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_HAS_TYP7'
>  #define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P(x) (SCM_HAS_TYP7 (x, scm_tc7_weak_table))
>                               ^
> ../libguile/validate.h:124:22: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P'
>      SCM_ASSERT_TYPE (pred (var), var, pos, FUNC_NAME, msg); \
>                       ^
> ../libguile/validate.h:128:3: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_I_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG2'
>    SCM_I_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG2 (pos, var, SCM_ ## pred, msg)
>    ^
> weak-table.c:218:3: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG'
>    SCM_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG (pos, arg, WEAK_TABLE_P, "weak-table")
>    ^
> weak-table.c:876:3: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE'
>    SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE (1, table);
>    ^
> weak-table.c: In function 'scm_c_weak_table_put_x':
> weak-table.c:216:47: error: 'scm_tc7_weak_table' undeclared (first use in this function)
>  #define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P(x) (SCM_HAS_TYP7 (x, scm_tc7_weak_table))
>                                                ^
> ../config.h:2584:34: note: in definition of macro '__builtin_expect'
>  # define __builtin_expect(e, c) (e)
>                                   ^
> ../libguile/error.h:42:12: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_UNLIKELY'
>    do { if (SCM_UNLIKELY (!(_cond)))                                     \
>             ^
> ../libguile/validate.h:124:5: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_ASSERT_TYPE'
>      SCM_ASSERT_TYPE (pred (var), var, pos, FUNC_NAME, msg); \
>      ^
> ../libguile/tags.h:396:34: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_HAS_HEAP_TYPE'
>  #define SCM_HAS_TYP7(x, tag)    (SCM_HAS_HEAP_TYPE (x, SCM_TYP7, tag))
>                                   ^
> weak-table.c:216:30: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_HAS_TYP7'
>  #define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P(x) (SCM_HAS_TYP7 (x, scm_tc7_weak_table))
>                               ^
> ../libguile/validate.h:124:22: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P'
>      SCM_ASSERT_TYPE (pred (var), var, pos, FUNC_NAME, msg); \
>                       ^
> ../libguile/validate.h:128:3: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_I_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG2'
>    SCM_I_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG2 (pos, var, SCM_ ## pred, msg)
>    ^
> weak-table.c:218:3: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG'
>    SCM_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG (pos, arg, WEAK_TABLE_P, "weak-table")
>    ^
> weak-table.c:898:3: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE'
>    SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE (1, table);
>    ^
> weak-table.c: In function 'scm_c_weak_table_remove_x':
> weak-table.c:216:47: error: 'scm_tc7_weak_table' undeclared (first use in this function)
>  #define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P(x) (SCM_HAS_TYP7 (x, scm_tc7_weak_table))
>                                                ^
> ../config.h:2584:34: note: in definition of macro '__builtin_expect'
>  # define __builtin_expect(e, c) (e)
>                                   ^
> ../libguile/error.h:42:12: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_UNLIKELY'
>    do { if (SCM_UNLIKELY (!(_cond)))                                     \
>             ^
> ../libguile/validate.h:124:5: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_ASSERT_TYPE'
>      SCM_ASSERT_TYPE (pred (var), var, pos, FUNC_NAME, msg); \
>      ^
> ../libguile/tags.h:396:34: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_HAS_HEAP_TYPE'
>  #define SCM_HAS_TYP7(x, tag)    (SCM_HAS_HEAP_TYPE (x, SCM_TYP7, tag))
>                                   ^
> weak-table.c:216:30: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_HAS_TYP7'
>  #define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P(x) (SCM_HAS_TYP7 (x, scm_tc7_weak_table))
>                               ^
> ../libguile/validate.h:124:22: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P'
>      SCM_ASSERT_TYPE (pred (var), var, pos, FUNC_NAME, msg); \
>                       ^
> ../libguile/validate.h:128:3: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_I_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG2'
>    SCM_I_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG2 (pos, var, SCM_ ## pred, msg)
>    ^
> weak-table.c:218:3: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG'
>    SCM_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG (pos, arg, WEAK_TABLE_P, "weak-table")
>    ^
> weak-table.c:918:3: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE'
>    SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE (1, table);
>    ^
> weak-table.c: In function 'scm_weak_table_clear_x':
> weak-table.c:216:47: error: 'scm_tc7_weak_table' undeclared (first use in this function)
>  #define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P(x) (SCM_HAS_TYP7 (x, scm_tc7_weak_table))
>                                                ^
> ../config.h:2584:34: note: in definition of macro '__builtin_expect'
>  # define __builtin_expect(e, c) (e)
>                                   ^
> ../libguile/error.h:42:12: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_UNLIKELY'
>    do { if (SCM_UNLIKELY (!(_cond)))                                     \
>             ^
> ../libguile/validate.h:124:5: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_ASSERT_TYPE'
>      SCM_ASSERT_TYPE (pred (var), var, pos, FUNC_NAME, msg); \
>      ^
> ../libguile/tags.h:396:34: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_HAS_HEAP_TYPE'
>  #define SCM_HAS_TYP7(x, tag)    (SCM_HAS_HEAP_TYPE (x, SCM_TYP7, tag))
>                                   ^
> weak-table.c:216:30: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_HAS_TYP7'
>  #define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P(x) (SCM_HAS_TYP7 (x, scm_tc7_weak_table))
>                               ^
> ../libguile/validate.h:124:22: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P'
>      SCM_ASSERT_TYPE (pred (var), var, pos, FUNC_NAME, msg); \
>                       ^
> ../libguile/validate.h:128:3: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_I_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG2'
>    SCM_I_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG2 (pos, var, SCM_ ## pred, msg)
>    ^
> weak-table.c:218:3: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG'
>    SCM_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG (pos, arg, WEAK_TABLE_P, "weak-table")
>    ^
> weak-table.c:965:3: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE'
>    SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE (1, table);
>    ^
> weak-table.c: In function 'scm_weak_table_fold':
> weak-table.c:216:47: error: 'scm_tc7_weak_table' undeclared (first use in this function)
>  #define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P(x) (SCM_HAS_TYP7 (x, scm_tc7_weak_table))
>                                                ^
> ../config.h:2584:34: note: in definition of macro '__builtin_expect'
>  # define __builtin_expect(e, c) (e)
>                                   ^
> ../libguile/error.h:42:12: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_UNLIKELY'
>    do { if (SCM_UNLIKELY (!(_cond)))                                     \
>             ^
> ../libguile/validate.h:124:5: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_ASSERT_TYPE'
>      SCM_ASSERT_TYPE (pred (var), var, pos, FUNC_NAME, msg); \
>      ^
> ../libguile/tags.h:396:34: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_HAS_HEAP_TYPE'
>  #define SCM_HAS_TYP7(x, tag)    (SCM_HAS_HEAP_TYPE (x, SCM_TYP7, tag))
>                                   ^
> weak-table.c:216:30: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_HAS_TYP7'
>  #define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P(x) (SCM_HAS_TYP7 (x, scm_tc7_weak_table))
>                               ^
> ../libguile/validate.h:124:22: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P'
>      SCM_ASSERT_TYPE (pred (var), var, pos, FUNC_NAME, msg); \
>                       ^
> ../libguile/validate.h:128:3: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_I_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG2'
>    SCM_I_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG2 (pos, var, SCM_ ## pred, msg)
>    ^
> weak-table.c:218:3: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG'
>    SCM_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG (pos, arg, WEAK_TABLE_P, "weak-table")
>    ^
> weak-table.c:1028:3: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE'
>    SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE (3, table);
>    ^
>   SNARF  variable.doc
> weak-table.c: In function 'scm_weak_table_for_each':
> weak-table.c:216:47: error: 'scm_tc7_weak_table' undeclared (first use in this function)
>  #define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P(x) (SCM_HAS_TYP7 (x, scm_tc7_weak_table))
>                                                ^
> ../config.h:2584:34: note: in definition of macro '__builtin_expect'
>  # define __builtin_expect(e, c) (e)
>                                   ^
> ../libguile/error.h:42:12: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_UNLIKELY'
>    do { if (SCM_UNLIKELY (!(_cond)))                                     \
>             ^
> ../libguile/validate.h:124:5: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_ASSERT_TYPE'
>      SCM_ASSERT_TYPE (pred (var), var, pos, FUNC_NAME, msg); \
>      ^
> ../libguile/tags.h:396:34: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_HAS_HEAP_TYPE'
>  #define SCM_HAS_TYP7(x, tag)    (SCM_HAS_HEAP_TYPE (x, SCM_TYP7, tag))
>                                   ^
> weak-table.c:216:30: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_HAS_TYP7'
>  #define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P(x) (SCM_HAS_TYP7 (x, scm_tc7_weak_table))
>                               ^
> ../libguile/validate.h:124:22: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P'
>      SCM_ASSERT_TYPE (pred (var), var, pos, FUNC_NAME, msg); \
>                       ^
> ../libguile/validate.h:128:3: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_I_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG2'
>    SCM_I_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG2 (pos, var, SCM_ ## pred, msg)
>    ^
> weak-table.c:218:3: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG'
>    SCM_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG (pos, arg, WEAK_TABLE_P, "weak-table")
>    ^
> weak-table.c:1046:3: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE'
>    SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE (2, table);
>    ^
> weak-table.c: In function 'scm_weak_table_map_to_list':
> weak-table.c:216:47: error: 'scm_tc7_weak_table' undeclared (first use in this function)
>  #define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P(x) (SCM_HAS_TYP7 (x, scm_tc7_weak_table))
>                                                ^
> ../config.h:2584:34: note: in definition of macro '__builtin_expect'
>  # define __builtin_expect(e, c) (e)
>                                   ^
> ../libguile/error.h:42:12: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_UNLIKELY'
>    do { if (SCM_UNLIKELY (!(_cond)))                                     \
>             ^
> ../libguile/validate.h:124:5: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_ASSERT_TYPE'
>      SCM_ASSERT_TYPE (pred (var), var, pos, FUNC_NAME, msg); \
>      ^
> ../libguile/tags.h:396:34: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_HAS_HEAP_TYPE'
>  #define SCM_HAS_TYP7(x, tag)    (SCM_HAS_HEAP_TYPE (x, SCM_TYP7, tag))
>                                   ^
> weak-table.c:216:30: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_HAS_TYP7'
>  #define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P(x) (SCM_HAS_TYP7 (x, scm_tc7_weak_table))
>                               ^
> ../libguile/validate.h:124:22: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P'
>      SCM_ASSERT_TYPE (pred (var), var, pos, FUNC_NAME, msg); \
>                       ^
> ../libguile/validate.h:128:3: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_I_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG2'
>    SCM_I_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG2 (pos, var, SCM_ ## pred, msg)
>    ^
> weak-table.c:218:3: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG'
>    SCM_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG (pos, arg, WEAK_TABLE_P, "weak-table")
>    ^
> weak-table.c:1063:3: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE'
>    SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE (2, table);
>    ^
> In file included from ../libguile/_scm.h:81:0,
>                  from weak-table.c:30:
> weak-table.c: In function 'scm_weak_key_hash_table_p':
> weak-table.c:216:47: error: 'scm_tc7_weak_table' undeclared (first use in this function)
>  #define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P(x) (SCM_HAS_TYP7 (x, scm_tc7_weak_table))
>                                                ^
> ../libguile/boolean.h:88:28: note: in definition of macro 'scm_from_bool'
>  #define scm_from_bool(x) ((x) ? SCM_BOOL_T : SCM_BOOL_F)
>                             ^
> ../libguile/tags.h:396:34: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_HAS_HEAP_TYPE'
>  #define SCM_HAS_TYP7(x, tag)    (SCM_HAS_HEAP_TYPE (x, SCM_TYP7, tag))
>                                   ^
> weak-table.c:216:30: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_HAS_TYP7'
>  #define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P(x) (SCM_HAS_TYP7 (x, scm_tc7_weak_table))
>                               ^
> weak-table.c:1124:25: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P'
>    return scm_from_bool (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (obj) &&
>                          ^
> weak-table.c: In function 'scm_weak_value_hash_table_p':
> weak-table.c:216:47: error: 'scm_tc7_weak_table' undeclared (first use in this function)
>  #define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P(x) (SCM_HAS_TYP7 (x, scm_tc7_weak_table))
>                                                ^
> ../libguile/boolean.h:88:28: note: in definition of macro 'scm_from_bool'
>  #define scm_from_bool(x) ((x) ? SCM_BOOL_T : SCM_BOOL_F)
>                             ^
> ../libguile/tags.h:396:34: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_HAS_HEAP_TYPE'
>  #define SCM_HAS_TYP7(x, tag)    (SCM_HAS_HEAP_TYPE (x, SCM_TYP7, tag))
>                                   ^
> weak-table.c:216:30: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_HAS_TYP7'
>  #define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P(x) (SCM_HAS_TYP7 (x, scm_tc7_weak_table))
>                               ^
> weak-table.c:1135:25: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P'
>    return scm_from_bool (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (obj) &&
>                          ^
> weak-table.c: In function 'scm_doubly_weak_hash_table_p':
> weak-table.c:216:47: error: 'scm_tc7_weak_table' undeclared (first use in this function)
>  #define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P(x) (SCM_HAS_TYP7 (x, scm_tc7_weak_table))
>                                                ^
> ../libguile/boolean.h:88:28: note: in definition of macro 'scm_from_bool'
>  #define scm_from_bool(x) ((x) ? SCM_BOOL_T : SCM_BOOL_F)
>                             ^
> ../libguile/tags.h:396:34: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_HAS_HEAP_TYPE'
>  #define SCM_HAS_TYP7(x, tag)    (SCM_HAS_HEAP_TYPE (x, SCM_TYP7, tag))
>                                   ^
> weak-table.c:216:30: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_HAS_TYP7'
>  #define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P(x) (SCM_HAS_TYP7 (x, scm_tc7_weak_table))
>                               ^
> weak-table.c:1146:25: note: in expansion of macro 'SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P'
>    return scm_from_bool (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (obj) &&
>                          ^
>   SNARF  vectors.doc
> weak-table.c: In function 'make_weak_table':
> weak-table.c:799:1: warning: control reaches end of non-void function [-Wreturn-type]
>  }
>  ^
> weak-table.c: In function 'scm_weak_table_p':
> weak-table.c:865:1: warning: control reaches end of non-void function [-Wreturn-type]
>  }
>  ^
>   SNARF  version.doc
>   SNARF  vports.doc
>   SNARF  weak-set.doc
>   SNARF  weak-table.doc
> weak-table.c: In function 'scm_weak_key_hash_table_p':
> weak-table.c:1126:1: warning: control reaches end of non-void function [-Wreturn-type]
>  }
>  ^
> weak-table.c: In function 'scm_weak_value_hash_table_p':
> weak-table.c:1137:1: warning: control reaches end of non-void function [-Wreturn-type]
>  }
>  ^
> weak-table.c: In function 'scm_doubly_weak_hash_table_p':
> weak-table.c:1148:1: warning: control reaches end of non-void function [-Wreturn-type]
>  }
>  ^
>   SNARF  weak-vector.doc
>   SNARF  posix.doc
>   SNARF  net_db.doc
>   SNARF  socket.doc
>   SNARF  regex-posix.doc
> make[3]: *** [Makefile:3368: libguile_2.2_la-weak-table.lo] Error 1
> make[3]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
> make[3]: Leaving directory '/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/libguile'
> make[2]: *** [Makefile:2299: all] Error 2
> make[2]: Leaving directory '/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/libguile'
> make[1]: *** [Makefile:1857: all-recursive] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory '/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2'
> make: *** [Makefile:1743: all] Error 2
> phase `build' failed after 7.7 seconds
> builder for `/gnu/store/hgkdv4gx0rvhi8aawkh9ykyr50vi3lv0-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv' failed with exit code 1
> @ build-failed /gnu/store/hgkdv4gx0rvhi8aawkh9ykyr50vi3lv0-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv - 1 builder for `/gnu/store/hgkdv4gx0rvhi8aawkh9ykyr50vi3lv0-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv' failed with exit code 1
> guix build: error: build failed: build of
> `/gnu/store/hgkdv4gx0rvhi8aawkh9ykyr50vi3lv0-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv' failed
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> Am I doing something wrong?


-- 
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* bug#19180: Weak tables harmful to GC?
       [not found]                 ` <87o9ow830m.fsf@dustycloud.org>
@ 2017-10-25 17:11                   ` Ludovic Courtès
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 17+ messages in thread
From: Ludovic Courtès @ 2017-10-25 17:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Christopher Allan Webber; +Cc: Andy Wingo, 19180, guile-devel

Christopher Allan Webber <cwebber@dustycloud.org> skribis:

> Ludovic Courtès writes:
>
>> Christopher Allan Webber <cwebber@dustycloud.org> skribis:
>>
>>> Ludovic Courtès writes:
>>>
>>>> Also, it no longer displays the pathological behavior shown in
>>>> <https://bugs.gnu.org/28590>.
>>>>
>>>> Of course, even better if people could test the two patches and confirm
>>>> that it works for them.
>>>>
>>>> Then if there are no objections I’d like to merge them in ‘stable-2.2’.
>>>
>>> Sounds great indeed, but it didn't apply to master or stable-2.2 for me?
>>
>> Really?  The two patches should apply to stable-2.2, though you need to
>> apply them in the right order (I have it applied over
>> 80696023620eae12f9b2f167aee834f632a32739.)
>>
>> Ludo’.
>
> Huh?  What object is this?  I don't see it in my git repo.

My bad, it’s actually ac0d3dcc533850d25f3e533c04c1c238a83f190b.

Ludo’.





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* bug#19180: Weak tables harmful to GC?
       [not found]             ` <87mv4gd0ik.fsf@elephly.net>
  2017-10-25  6:38               ` Ricardo Wurmus
@ 2017-10-26  7:03               ` Ludovic Courtès
       [not found]               ` <87a80eie63.fsf@gnu.org>
  2 siblings, 0 replies; 17+ messages in thread
From: Ludovic Courtès @ 2017-10-26  7:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Ricardo Wurmus; +Cc: Andy Wingo, 19180, guile-devel

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Hello!

Here’s an updated patch set (tested on top of
1008ea315483d1fb41b2a8c10680e511238836d0).

Let me know if things still go wrong.

Thanks,
Ludo’.


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From a301af4f03377c6eabf663df8eeabf6db5e3950a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Ludovic=20Court=C3=A8s?= <ludo@gnu.org>
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2017 16:18:39 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Remove weak tables and revert to weak hash tables.

This removes weak-tables.[ch] and reintroduces weak hash tables as
implemented in Guile 2.0 into hashtab.[ch].  This reduces wall-clock
time by more than 15% on some GC-intensive benchmarks (compiling code)
where big weak hash tables are in use, such as source properties.

For more details on the rationale, see
<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guile-devel/2017-09/msg00031.html>.

* libguile/weak-table.c, libguile/weak-table.h: Remove.
* libguile.h: Don't include "weak-table.h".
* libguile/Makefile.am (libguile_@GUILE_EFFECTIVE_VERSION@_la_SOURCES)
(DOT_X_FILES, DOT_DOC_FILES, modinclude_HEADERS): Remove weak-table.*
files.
* libguile/evalext.c (scm_self_evaluating_p): Remove reference to
scm_tc7_weak_table.
* libguile/hashtab.c (SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CAR)
(SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CDR): New macros.
* libguile/hashtab.c (scm_fixup_weak_alist, vacuum_weak_hash_table)
(do_weak_bucket_fixup, weak_bucket_assoc)
(weak_bucket_assoc_by_hash): New function.
(make_hash_table, scm_make_hash_table): Add support for weak hash
tables.
(weak_gc_callback, weak_gc_hook, weak_gc_finalizer)
(scm_c_register_weak_gc_callback, scm_make_weak_key_hash_table)
(scm_make_weak_value_hash_table, scm_make_doubly_weak_hash_table): New
functions.
(SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P): Remove.
(scm_weak_key_hash_table_p, scm_weak_value_hash_table_p)
(scm_doubly_weak_hash_table_p, scm_hash_fn_get_handle_by_hash): New
functions.
(scm_hash_fn_create_handle_x): Add support for weak hash tables.
(get_weak_cdr, weak_pair_cdr): New functions.
(scm_hash_fn_set_x): Add support for weak hash tables.
(scm_hash_fn_remove_x): Likewise.
(scm_hashq_get_handle, scm_hashq_create_handle_x): Likewise.
(scm_hashv_get_handle, scm_hashv_create_handle_x): Likewise.
(scm_hashq_ref, scm_hashq_set_x, scm_hashq_remove_x): Remove special
cases for 'SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P'.
(scm_hashv_ref, scm_hashv_set_x, scm_hashv_remove_x): Likewise.
(scm_hash_ref, scm_hash_set_x, scm_hash_remove_x): Likewise.
(scm_hashx_ref, scm_hashx_set_x, scm_hashx_remove_x): Likewise.
(assv_predicate, assoc_predicate, assx_predicate): Remove.
(scm_hash_map_to_list, scm_internal_hash_fold): Likewise, and check for
deleted entries.
(scm_internal_hash_for_each_handle): Likewise.
(scm_t_ihashx_closure): Remove 'key' field.
(wcar_pair_descr, wcdr_pair_descr): New variables.
(scm_weak_car_pair, scm_weak_cdr_pair, scm_doubly_weak_pair): New
functions.
(scm_weak_table_refq, scm_weak_table_putq_x, scm_c_make_weak_table)
(scm_c_weak_table_fold): Rewrite in terms of the hash-table API.
(scm_init_hashtab): Initialize 'wcar_pair_descr' and 'wcdr_pair_descr'.
* libguile/hashtab.h (scm_t_weak_table_kind): New type.
(SCM_HASHTABLE, SCM_HASHTABLE_FLAGS, SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_KEY_P)
(SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_VALUE_P, SCM_HASHTABLE_DOUBLY_WEAK_P): New macros.
(scm_t_hash_predicate_fn): New type.
(scm_t_hashtable)[flags]: New field.
(scm_make_weak_value_hash_table, scm_make_doubly_weak_hash_table)
(scm_make_weak_key_hash_table, scm_c_make_weak_table)
(scm_c_weak_table_fold, scm_weak_table_refq)
(scm_weak_table_putq_x): New declarations.
* libguile/init.c (scm_i_init_guile): Remove calls to
'scm_weak_table_prehistory' and 'scm_init_weak_table'.
(iprin1): Remove reference to scm_tc7_weak_table.
* libguile/procprop.c: Include "hashtab.h".
* libguile/tags.h (scm_tc7_weak_table): Remove.
* libguile/weak-list.h (scm_weak_car_pair, scm_weak_cdr_pair)
(scm_doubly_weak_pair): New declarations.
(SCM_WEAK_PAIR_DELETED_P, SCM_WEAK_PAIR_WORD_DELETED_P)
(SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CAR_DELETED_P, SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CDR_DELETED_P)
(SCM_WEAK_PAIR_WORD, SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CAR, SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CDR): New macros.
* module/system/base/types.scm (%tc7-weak-table): Mark as obsolete.
* test-suite/tests/types.test ("opaque objects"): Replace references to
'weak-table' with 'hash-table'.  Add 'make-hash-table' test.
---
 libguile.h                   |    3 +-
 libguile/Makefile.am         |    6 +-
 libguile/evalext.c           |    3 +-
 libguile/hashtab.c           |  878 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 libguile/hashtab.h           |   47 +-
 libguile/init.c              |    4 +-
 libguile/print.c             |    3 -
 libguile/procprop.c          |    4 +-
 libguile/tags.h              |    3 +-
 libguile/weak-list.h         |   32 +-
 libguile/weak-table.c        | 1180 ------------------------------------------
 libguile/weak-table.h        |   94 ----
 module/system/base/types.scm |    2 +-
 test-suite/tests/types.test  |    9 +-
 14 files changed, 807 insertions(+), 1461 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 libguile/weak-table.c
 delete mode 100644 libguile/weak-table.h

diff --git a/libguile.h b/libguile.h
index 3f7f0b791..90326844b 100644
--- a/libguile.h
+++ b/libguile.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef SCM_LIBGUILE_H
 #define SCM_LIBGUILE_H
 
-/* Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998,2000,2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998,2000,2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  * 
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "libguile/version.h"
 #include "libguile/vports.h"
 #include "libguile/weak-set.h"
-#include "libguile/weak-table.h"
 #include "libguile/weak-vector.h"
 #include "libguile/backtrace.h"
 #include "libguile/debug.h"
diff --git a/libguile/Makefile.am b/libguile/Makefile.am
index 2214a4aa3..6420d0f48 100644
--- a/libguile/Makefile.am
+++ b/libguile/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ## Process this file with Automake to create Makefile.in
 ##
 ##   Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007,
-##     2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+##     2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 ##
 ##   This file is part of GUILE.
 ##
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ libguile_@GUILE_EFFECTIVE_VERSION@_la_SOURCES =				\
 	vm.c					\
 	vports.c				\
 	weak-set.c				\
-	weak-table.c				\
 	weak-vector.c
 
 DOT_X_FILES =					\
@@ -330,7 +329,6 @@ DOT_X_FILES =					\
 	vm.x					\
 	vports.x				\
 	weak-set.x				\
-	weak-table.x				\
 	weak-vector.x
 
 EXTRA_DOT_X_FILES = @EXTRA_DOT_X_FILES@
@@ -432,7 +430,6 @@ DOT_DOC_FILES = 				\
 	version.doc				\
 	vports.doc				\
 	weak-set.doc				\
-	weak-table.doc				\
 	weak-vector.doc
 
 EXTRA_DOT_DOC_FILES = @EXTRA_DOT_DOC_FILES@
@@ -685,7 +682,6 @@ modinclude_HEADERS =				\
 	vm.h					\
 	vports.h				\
 	weak-set.h				\
-	weak-table.h				\
 	weak-vector.h
 
 nodist_modinclude_HEADERS = version.h scmconfig.h
diff --git a/libguile/evalext.c b/libguile/evalext.c
index 33205a2ca..e381daa65 100644
--- a/libguile/evalext.c
+++ b/libguile/evalext.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  * 
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_self_evaluating_p, "self-evaluating?", 1, 0, 0,
 	case scm_tc7_pointer:
 	case scm_tc7_hashtable:
 	case scm_tc7_weak_set:
-	case scm_tc7_weak_table:
 	case scm_tc7_fluid:
 	case scm_tc7_dynamic_state:
         case scm_tc7_frame:
diff --git a/libguile/hashtab.c b/libguile/hashtab.c
index 8920e08a6..86b9ca386 100644
--- a/libguile/hashtab.c
+++ b/libguile/hashtab.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Copyright (C) 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006,
- *   2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ *   2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
@@ -38,9 +38,18 @@
 #include "libguile/validate.h"
 #include "libguile/hashtab.h"
 
+#include <gc/gc_mark.h>
+#include <gc/gc_typed.h>
+
 
 \f
 
+/* Map the 2.0 names (on the left) to the new enum values.  */
+#define SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CAR  SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY
+#define SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CDR  SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE
+
+
+
 /* A hash table is a cell containing a vector of association lists.
  *
  * Growing or shrinking, with following rehashing, is triggered when
@@ -53,6 +62,9 @@
  * The implementation stores the upper and lower number of items which
  * trigger a resize in the hashtable object.
  *
+ * Weak hash tables use weak pairs in the bucket lists rather than
+ * normal pairs.
+ *
  * Possible hash table sizes (primes) are stored in the array
  * hashtable_size.
  */
@@ -72,8 +84,213 @@ static unsigned long hashtable_size[] = {
 
 static char *s_hashtable = "hashtable";
 
+
+\f
+/* Helper functions and macros to deal with weak pairs.
+
+   Weak pairs need to be accessed very carefully since their components can
+   be nullified by the GC when the object they refer to becomes unreachable.
+   Hence the macros and functions below that detect such weak pairs within
+   buckets and remove them.  */
+
+
+/* Remove nullified weak pairs from ALIST such that the result contains only
+   valid pairs.  Set REMOVED_ITEMS to the number of pairs that have been
+   deleted.  */
 static SCM
-make_hash_table (unsigned long k, const char *func_name) 
+scm_fixup_weak_alist (SCM alist, size_t *removed_items)
+{
+  SCM result;
+  SCM prev = SCM_EOL;
+
+  *removed_items = 0;
+  for (result = alist;
+       scm_is_pair (alist);
+       alist = SCM_CDR (alist))
+    {
+      SCM pair = SCM_CAR (alist);
+
+      if (SCM_WEAK_PAIR_DELETED_P (pair))
+	{
+	  /* Remove from ALIST weak pair PAIR whose car/cdr has been
+	     nullified by the GC.  */
+	  if (scm_is_null (prev))
+	    result = SCM_CDR (alist);
+	  else
+	    SCM_SETCDR (prev, SCM_CDR (alist));
+
+	  (*removed_items)++;
+
+	  /* Leave PREV unchanged.  */
+	}
+      else
+	prev = alist;
+    }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+static void
+vacuum_weak_hash_table (SCM table)
+{
+  SCM buckets = SCM_HASHTABLE_VECTOR (table);
+  unsigned long k = SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_LENGTH (buckets);
+  size_t len = SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table);
+
+  while (k--)
+    {
+      size_t removed;
+      SCM alist = SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (buckets, k);
+      alist = scm_fixup_weak_alist (alist, &removed);
+      if (removed <= len)
+        len -= removed;
+      else
+        {
+          /* The move to BDW-GC with Guile 2.0 introduced some bugs
+             related to weak hash tables, threads, memory usage, and the
+             alloc lock.  We were unable to fix these issues
+             satisfactorily in 2.0 but have addressed them via a rewrite
+             in 2.2.  If you see this message often, you probably want
+             to upgrade to 2.2.  */
+          fprintf (stderr, "guile: warning: weak hash table corruption "
+                   "(https://bugs.gnu.org/19180)\n");
+          len = 0;
+        }
+      SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_SET (buckets, k, alist);
+    }
+
+  SCM_SET_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table, len);
+}
+
+
+/* Packed arguments for `do_weak_bucket_fixup'.  */
+struct t_fixup_args
+{
+  SCM bucket;
+  SCM *bucket_copy;
+  size_t removed_items;
+};
+
+static void *
+do_weak_bucket_fixup (void *data)
+{
+  struct t_fixup_args *args;
+  SCM pair, *copy;
+
+  args = (struct t_fixup_args *) data;
+
+  args->bucket = scm_fixup_weak_alist (args->bucket, &args->removed_items);
+
+  for (pair = args->bucket, copy = args->bucket_copy;
+       scm_is_pair (pair);
+       pair = SCM_CDR (pair), copy += 2)
+    {
+      /* At this point, all weak pairs have been removed.  */
+      assert (!SCM_WEAK_PAIR_DELETED_P (SCM_CAR (pair)));
+
+      /* Copy the key and value.  */
+      copy[0] = SCM_CAAR (pair);
+      copy[1] = SCM_CDAR (pair);
+    }
+
+  return args;
+}
+
+/* Lookup OBJECT in weak hash table TABLE using ASSOC.  OBJECT is searched
+   for in the alist that is the BUCKET_INDEXth element of BUCKETS.
+   Optionally update TABLE and rehash it.  */
+static SCM
+weak_bucket_assoc (SCM table, SCM buckets, size_t bucket_index,
+		   scm_t_hash_fn hash_fn,
+		   scm_t_assoc_fn assoc, SCM object, void *closure)
+{
+  SCM result;
+  SCM bucket, *strong_refs;
+  struct t_fixup_args args;
+
+  bucket = SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (buckets, bucket_index);
+
+  /* Prepare STRONG_REFS as an array large enough to hold all the keys
+     and values in BUCKET.  */
+  strong_refs = alloca (scm_ilength (bucket) * 2 * sizeof (SCM));
+
+  args.bucket = bucket;
+  args.bucket_copy = strong_refs;
+
+  /* Fixup BUCKET.  Do that with the allocation lock held to avoid
+     seeing disappearing links pointing to objects that have already
+     been reclaimed (this happens when the disappearing links that point
+     to it haven't yet been cleared.)
+
+     The `do_weak_bucket_fixup' call populates STRONG_REFS with a copy
+     of BUCKET's entries after it's been fixed up.  Thus, all the
+     entries kept in BUCKET are still reachable when ASSOC sees
+     them.  */
+  GC_call_with_alloc_lock (do_weak_bucket_fixup, &args);
+
+  bucket = args.bucket;
+  SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_SET (buckets, bucket_index, bucket);
+
+  result = assoc (object, bucket, closure);
+
+  /* If we got a result, it should not have NULL fields.  */
+  if (scm_is_pair (result) && SCM_WEAK_PAIR_DELETED_P (result))
+    abort ();
+
+  scm_remember_upto_here_1 (strong_refs);
+
+  if (args.removed_items > 0)
+    {
+      /* Update TABLE's item count and optionally trigger a rehash.  */
+      size_t remaining;
+
+      assert (SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table) >= args.removed_items);
+
+      remaining = SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table) - args.removed_items;
+      SCM_SET_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table, remaining);
+
+      if (remaining < SCM_HASHTABLE_LOWER (table))
+	scm_i_rehash (table, hash_fn, closure, "weak_bucket_assoc");
+    }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+
+/* Packed arguments for `weak_bucket_assoc_by_hash'.  */
+struct assoc_by_hash_data
+{
+  SCM alist;
+  SCM ret;
+  scm_t_hash_predicate_fn predicate;
+  void *closure;
+};
+
+/* See scm_hash_fn_get_handle_by_hash below.  */
+static void*
+weak_bucket_assoc_by_hash (void *args)
+{
+  struct assoc_by_hash_data *data = args;
+  SCM alist = data->alist;
+
+  for (; scm_is_pair (alist); alist = SCM_CDR (alist))
+    {
+      SCM pair = SCM_CAR (alist);
+
+      if (!SCM_WEAK_PAIR_DELETED_P (pair)
+          && data->predicate (SCM_CAR (pair), data->closure))
+        {
+          data->ret = pair;
+          break;
+        }
+    }
+  return args;
+}
+
+
+\f
+static SCM
+make_hash_table (int flags, unsigned long k, const char *func_name) 
 {
   SCM vector;
   scm_t_hashtable *t;
@@ -82,6 +299,9 @@ make_hash_table (unsigned long k, const char *func_name)
     ++i;
   n = hashtable_size[i];
 
+  /* In both cases, i.e., regardless of whether we are creating a weak hash
+     table, we return a non-weak vector.  This is because the vector itself
+     is not weak in the case of a weak hash table: the alist pairs are.  */
   vector = scm_c_make_vector (n, SCM_EOL);
 
   t = scm_gc_malloc_pointerless (sizeof (*t), s_hashtable);
@@ -89,6 +309,8 @@ make_hash_table (unsigned long k, const char *func_name)
   t->n_items = 0;
   t->lower = 0;
   t->upper = 9 * n / 10;
+  t->flags = flags;
+  t->hash_fn = NULL;
 
   /* FIXME: we just need two words of storage, not three */
   return scm_double_cell (scm_tc7_hashtable, SCM_UNPACK (vector),
@@ -121,6 +343,13 @@ scm_i_rehash (SCM table,
       if (i >= HASHTABLE_SIZE_N)
 	/* don't rehash */
 	return;
+
+      /* Remember HASH_FN for rehash_after_gc, but only when CLOSURE
+	 is not needed since CLOSURE can not be guaranteed to be valid
+	 after this function returns.
+      */
+      if (closure == NULL)
+	SCM_HASHTABLE (table)->hash_fn = hash_fn;
     }
   SCM_HASHTABLE (table)->size_index = i;
   
@@ -134,6 +363,13 @@ scm_i_rehash (SCM table,
 
   new_buckets = scm_c_make_vector (new_size, SCM_EOL);
 
+  /* When this is a weak hashtable, running the GC might change it.
+     We need to cope with this while rehashing its elements.  We do
+     this by first installing the new, empty bucket vector.  Then we
+     remove the elements from the old bucket vector and insert them
+     into the new one.
+  */
+
   SCM_SET_HASHTABLE_VECTOR (table, new_buckets);
   SCM_SET_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table, 0);
 
@@ -153,6 +389,10 @@ scm_i_rehash (SCM table,
 	  handle = SCM_CAR (cell);
 	  ls = SCM_CDR (ls);
 
+	  if (SCM_WEAK_PAIR_DELETED_P (handle))
+	    /* HANDLE is a nullified weak pair: skip it.  */
+	    continue;
+
 	  h = hash_fn (SCM_CAR (handle), new_size, closure);
 	  if (h >= new_size)
 	    scm_out_of_range (func_name, scm_from_ulong (h));
@@ -167,7 +407,14 @@ scm_i_rehash (SCM table,
 void
 scm_i_hashtable_print (SCM exp, SCM port, scm_print_state *pstate)
 {
-  scm_puts ("#<hash-table ", port);
+  scm_puts ("#<", port);
+  if (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_KEY_P (exp))
+    scm_puts ("weak-key-", port);
+  else if (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_VALUE_P (exp))
+    scm_puts ("weak-value-", port);
+  else if (SCM_HASHTABLE_DOUBLY_WEAK_P (exp))
+    scm_puts ("doubly-weak-", port);
+  scm_puts ("hash-table ", port);
   scm_uintprint (SCM_UNPACK (exp), 16, port);
   scm_putc (' ', port);
   scm_uintprint (SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (exp), 10, port);
@@ -181,7 +428,7 @@ scm_i_hashtable_print (SCM exp, SCM port, scm_print_state *pstate)
 SCM
 scm_c_make_hash_table (unsigned long k)
 {
-  return make_hash_table (k, "scm_c_make_hash_table");
+  return make_hash_table (0, k, "scm_c_make_hash_table");
 }
 
 SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_hash_table, "make-hash-table", 0, 1, 0,
@@ -189,18 +436,171 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_hash_table, "make-hash-table", 0, 1, 0,
 	    "Make a new abstract hash table object with minimum number of buckets @var{n}\n")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_make_hash_table
 {
-  return make_hash_table (SCM_UNBNDP (n) ? 0 : scm_to_ulong (n), FUNC_NAME);
+  if (SCM_UNBNDP (n))
+    return make_hash_table (0, 0, FUNC_NAME);
+  else
+    return make_hash_table (0, scm_to_ulong (n), FUNC_NAME);
+}
+#undef FUNC_NAME
+
+/* The before-gc C hook only runs if GC_set_start_callback is available,
+   so if not, fall back on a finalizer-based implementation.  */
+static int
+weak_gc_callback (void **weak)
+{
+  void *val = weak[0];
+  void (*callback) (SCM) = weak[1];
+
+  if (!val)
+    return 0;
+
+  callback (PTR2SCM (val));
+
+  return 1;
+}
+
+#ifdef HAVE_GC_SET_START_CALLBACK
+static void*
+weak_gc_hook (void *hook_data, void *fn_data, void *data)
+{
+  if (!weak_gc_callback (fn_data))
+    scm_c_hook_remove (&scm_before_gc_c_hook, weak_gc_hook, fn_data);
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+#else
+static void
+weak_gc_finalizer (void *ptr, void *data)
+{
+  if (weak_gc_callback (ptr))
+    GC_REGISTER_FINALIZER_NO_ORDER (ptr, weak_gc_finalizer, data, NULL, NULL);
+}
+#endif
+
+static void
+scm_c_register_weak_gc_callback (SCM obj, void (*callback) (SCM))
+{
+  void **weak = GC_MALLOC_ATOMIC (sizeof (void*) * 2);
+
+  weak[0] = SCM2PTR (obj);
+  weak[1] = (void*)callback;
+  GC_GENERAL_REGISTER_DISAPPEARING_LINK (weak, SCM2PTR (obj));
+
+#ifdef HAVE_GC_SET_START_CALLBACK
+  scm_c_hook_add (&scm_before_gc_c_hook, weak_gc_hook, weak, 0);
+#else
+  GC_REGISTER_FINALIZER_NO_ORDER (weak, weak_gc_finalizer, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+#endif
+}
+
+SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_weak_key_hash_table, "make-weak-key-hash-table", 0, 1, 0,
+	    (SCM n),
+	    "@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} make-weak-value-hash-table size\n"
+	    "@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} make-doubly-weak-hash-table size\n"
+	    "Return a weak hash table with @var{size} buckets.\n"
+	    "\n"
+	    "You can modify weak hash tables in exactly the same way you\n"
+	    "would modify regular hash tables. (@pxref{Hash Tables})")
+#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_make_weak_key_hash_table
+{
+  SCM ret;
+
+  if (SCM_UNBNDP (n))
+    ret = make_hash_table (SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CAR, 0, FUNC_NAME);
+  else
+    ret = make_hash_table (SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CAR,
+                           scm_to_ulong (n), FUNC_NAME);
+
+  scm_c_register_weak_gc_callback (ret, vacuum_weak_hash_table);
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#undef FUNC_NAME
+
+
+SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_weak_value_hash_table, "make-weak-value-hash-table", 0, 1, 0,
+            (SCM n),
+	    "Return a hash table with weak values with @var{size} buckets.\n"
+	    "(@pxref{Hash Tables})")
+#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_make_weak_value_hash_table
+{
+  SCM ret;
+
+  if (SCM_UNBNDP (n))
+    ret = make_hash_table (SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CDR, 0, FUNC_NAME);
+  else
+    ret = make_hash_table (SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CDR,
+                           scm_to_ulong (n), FUNC_NAME);
+
+  scm_c_register_weak_gc_callback (ret, vacuum_weak_hash_table);
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#undef FUNC_NAME
+
+
+SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_doubly_weak_hash_table, "make-doubly-weak-hash-table", 0, 1, 0,
+            (SCM n),
+	    "Return a hash table with weak keys and values with @var{size}\n"
+	    "buckets.  (@pxref{Hash Tables})")
+#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_make_doubly_weak_hash_table
+{
+  SCM ret;
+
+  if (SCM_UNBNDP (n))
+    ret = make_hash_table (SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CAR | SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CDR,
+                           0, FUNC_NAME);
+  else
+    ret = make_hash_table (SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CAR | SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CDR,
+                           scm_to_ulong (n), FUNC_NAME);
+
+  scm_c_register_weak_gc_callback (ret, vacuum_weak_hash_table);
+
+  return ret;
 }
 #undef FUNC_NAME
 
-#define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P(x) (scm_is_true (scm_weak_table_p (x)))
 
 SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_table_p, "hash-table?", 1, 0, 0, 
             (SCM obj),
 	    "Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is an abstract hash table object.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hash_table_p
 {
-  return scm_from_bool (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (obj) || SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (obj));
+  return scm_from_bool (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (obj));
+}
+#undef FUNC_NAME
+
+
+SCM_DEFINE (scm_weak_key_hash_table_p, "weak-key-hash-table?", 1, 0, 0,
+           (SCM obj),
+	    "@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} weak-value-hash-table? obj\n"
+	    "@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} doubly-weak-hash-table? obj\n"
+	    "Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is the specified weak hash\n"
+	    "table. Note that a doubly weak hash table is neither a weak key\n"
+	    "nor a weak value hash table.")
+#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_weak_key_hash_table_p
+{
+  return scm_from_bool (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (obj) && SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_KEY_P (obj));
+}
+#undef FUNC_NAME
+
+
+SCM_DEFINE (scm_weak_value_hash_table_p, "weak-value-hash-table?", 1, 0, 0,
+            (SCM obj),
+	    "Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a weak value hash table.")
+#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_weak_value_hash_table_p
+{
+  return scm_from_bool (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (obj) && SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_VALUE_P (obj));
+}
+#undef FUNC_NAME
+
+
+SCM_DEFINE (scm_doubly_weak_hash_table_p, "doubly-weak-hash-table?", 1, 0, 0,
+            (SCM obj),
+	    "Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a doubly weak hash table.")
+#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_doubly_weak_hash_table_p
+{
+  return scm_from_bool (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (obj) && SCM_HASHTABLE_DOUBLY_WEAK_P (obj));
 }
 #undef FUNC_NAME
 
@@ -226,7 +626,69 @@ scm_hash_fn_get_handle (SCM table, SCM obj,
   if (k >= SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_LENGTH (buckets))
     scm_out_of_range (FUNC_NAME, scm_from_ulong (k));
 
-  h = assoc_fn (obj, SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (buckets, k), closure);
+  if (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table))
+    h = weak_bucket_assoc (table, buckets, k, hash_fn,
+			   assoc_fn, obj, closure);
+  else
+    h = assoc_fn (obj, SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (buckets, k), closure);
+
+  return h;
+}
+#undef FUNC_NAME
+
+
+/* This procedure implements three optimizations, with respect to the
+   raw get_handle():
+
+   1. For weak tables, it's assumed that calling the predicate in the
+      allocation lock is safe. In practice this means that the predicate
+      cannot call arbitrary scheme functions. 
+
+   2. We don't check for overflow / underflow and rehash.
+
+   3. We don't actually have to allocate a key -- instead we get the
+      hash value directly. This is useful for, for example, looking up
+      strings in the symbol table.
+ */
+SCM
+scm_hash_fn_get_handle_by_hash (SCM table, unsigned long raw_hash,
+                                scm_t_hash_predicate_fn predicate_fn,
+                                void *closure)
+#define FUNC_NAME "scm_hash_fn_ref_by_hash"
+{
+  unsigned long k;
+  SCM buckets, alist, h = SCM_BOOL_F;
+
+  SCM_VALIDATE_HASHTABLE (SCM_ARG1, table);
+  buckets = SCM_HASHTABLE_VECTOR (table);
+
+  if (SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_LENGTH (buckets) == 0)
+    return SCM_BOOL_F;
+
+  k = raw_hash % SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_LENGTH (buckets);
+  alist = SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (buckets, k);
+
+  if (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table))
+    {
+      struct assoc_by_hash_data args;
+
+      args.alist = alist;
+      args.ret = SCM_BOOL_F;
+      args.predicate = predicate_fn;
+      args.closure = closure;
+      GC_call_with_alloc_lock (weak_bucket_assoc_by_hash, &args);
+      h = args.ret;
+    }
+  else
+    for (; scm_is_pair (alist); alist = SCM_CDR (alist))
+      {
+        SCM pair = SCM_CAR (alist);
+        if (predicate_fn (SCM_CAR (pair), closure))
+          {
+            h = pair;
+            break;
+          }
+      }
 
   return h;
 }
@@ -252,7 +714,11 @@ scm_hash_fn_create_handle_x (SCM table, SCM obj, SCM init,
   if (k >= SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_LENGTH (buckets))
     scm_out_of_range ("hash_fn_create_handle_x", scm_from_ulong (k));
 
-  it = assoc_fn (obj, SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (buckets, k), closure);
+  if (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table))
+    it = weak_bucket_assoc (table, buckets, k, hash_fn,
+			    assoc_fn, obj, closure);
+  else
+    it = assoc_fn (obj, SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (buckets, k), closure);
 
   if (scm_is_pair (it))
     return it;
@@ -260,9 +726,29 @@ scm_hash_fn_create_handle_x (SCM table, SCM obj, SCM init,
     scm_wrong_type_arg_msg (NULL, 0, it, "a pair");
   else
     {
+      /* When this is a weak hashtable, running the GC can change it.
+	 Thus, we must allocate the new cells first and can only then
+	 access BUCKETS.  Also, we need to fetch the bucket vector
+	 again since the hashtable might have been rehashed.  This
+	 necessitates a new hash value as well.
+      */
       SCM handle, new_bucket;
 
-      handle = scm_cons (obj, init);
+      if (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table))
+	{
+	  /* FIXME: We don't support weak alist vectors.  */
+	  /* Use a weak cell.  */
+	  if (SCM_HASHTABLE_DOUBLY_WEAK_P (table))
+	    handle = scm_doubly_weak_pair (obj, init);
+	  else if (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_KEY_P (table))
+	    handle = scm_weak_car_pair (obj, init);
+	  else
+	    handle = scm_weak_cdr_pair (obj, init);
+	}
+      else
+	/* Use a regular, non-weak cell.  */
+	handle = scm_cons (obj, init);
+
       new_bucket = scm_cons (handle, SCM_EOL);
 
       if (!scm_is_eq (SCM_HASHTABLE_VECTOR (table), buckets))
@@ -298,6 +784,36 @@ scm_hash_fn_ref (SCM table, SCM obj, SCM dflt,
     return dflt;
 }
 
+struct weak_cdr_data
+{
+  SCM pair;
+  SCM cdr;
+};
+
+static void*
+get_weak_cdr (void *data)
+{
+  struct weak_cdr_data *d = data;
+
+  if (SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CDR_DELETED_P (d->pair))
+    d->cdr = SCM_BOOL_F;
+  else
+    d->cdr = SCM_CDR (d->pair);
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+static SCM
+weak_pair_cdr (SCM x)
+{
+  struct weak_cdr_data data;
+
+  data.pair = x;
+  GC_call_with_alloc_lock (get_weak_cdr, &data);
+
+  return data.cdr;
+}
+
 SCM
 scm_hash_fn_set_x (SCM table, SCM obj, SCM val,
 		   scm_t_hash_fn hash_fn, scm_t_assoc_fn assoc_fn,
@@ -309,7 +825,24 @@ scm_hash_fn_set_x (SCM table, SCM obj, SCM val,
                                       hash_fn, assoc_fn, closure);
 
   if (!scm_is_eq (SCM_CDR (pair), val))
-    SCM_SETCDR (pair, val);
+    {
+      if (SCM_UNLIKELY (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_VALUE_P (table)))
+        {
+          /* If the former value was on the heap, we need to unregister
+             the weak link.  */
+          SCM prev = weak_pair_cdr (pair);
+
+          SCM_SETCDR (pair, val);
+
+          if (SCM_NIMP (prev) && !SCM_NIMP (val))
+            GC_unregister_disappearing_link ((void **) SCM_CDRLOC (pair));
+          else
+            SCM_I_REGISTER_DISAPPEARING_LINK ((void **) SCM_CDRLOC (pair),
+                                              SCM2PTR (val));
+        }
+      else
+        SCM_SETCDR (pair, val);
+    }
   
   return val;
 }
@@ -336,7 +869,11 @@ scm_hash_fn_remove_x (SCM table, SCM obj,
   if (k >= SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_LENGTH (buckets))
     scm_out_of_range (FUNC_NAME, scm_from_ulong (k));
 
-  h = assoc_fn (obj, SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (buckets, k), closure);
+  if (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table))
+    h = weak_bucket_assoc (table, buckets, k, hash_fn,
+			   assoc_fn, obj, closure);
+  else
+    h = assoc_fn (obj, SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (buckets, k), closure);
 
   if (scm_is_true (h))
     {
@@ -355,12 +892,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_clear_x, "hash-clear!", 1, 0, 0,
 	    "Remove all items from @var{table} (without triggering a resize).")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hash_clear_x
 {
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      scm_weak_table_clear_x (table);
-      return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
-    }
-
   SCM_VALIDATE_HASHTABLE (SCM_ARG1, table);
 
   scm_vector_fill_x (SCM_HASHTABLE_VECTOR (table), SCM_EOL);
@@ -380,6 +911,9 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashq_get_handle, "hashq-get-handle", 2, 0, 0,
 	    "Uses @code{eq?} for equality testing.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hashq_get_handle
 {
+  if (SCM_UNLIKELY (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (table) && SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table)))
+    SCM_MISC_ERROR ("Handle access not permitted on weak table", SCM_EOL);
+
   return scm_hash_fn_get_handle (table, key,
 				 (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashq,
 				 (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assq,
@@ -395,6 +929,9 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashq_create_handle_x, "hashq-create-handle!", 3, 0, 0,
 	    "associates @var{key} with @var{init}.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hashq_create_handle_x
 {
+  if (SCM_UNLIKELY (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (table) && SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table)))
+    SCM_MISC_ERROR ("Handle access not permitted on weak table", SCM_EOL);
+
   return scm_hash_fn_create_handle_x (table, key, init,
 				      (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashq,
 				      (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assq,
@@ -413,10 +950,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashq_ref, "hashq-ref", 2, 1, 0,
 {
   if (SCM_UNBNDP (dflt))
     dflt = SCM_BOOL_F;
-
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    return scm_weak_table_refq (table, key, dflt);
-
   return scm_hash_fn_ref (table, key, dflt,
 			  (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashq,
 			  (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assq,
@@ -432,12 +965,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashq_set_x, "hashq-set!", 3, 0, 0,
 	    "store @var{val} there. Uses @code{eq?} for equality testing.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hashq_set_x
 {
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      scm_weak_table_putq_x (table, key, val);
-      return val;
-    }
-
   return scm_hash_fn_set_x (table, key, val,
 			    (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashq,
 			    (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assq,
@@ -453,16 +980,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashq_remove_x, "hashq-remove!", 2, 0, 0,
 	    "@var{table}.  Uses @code{eq?} for equality tests.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hashq_remove_x
 {
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      scm_weak_table_remq_x (table, key);
-      /* This return value is for historical compatibility with
-         hash-remove!, which returns either the "handle" corresponding
-         to the entry, or #f.  Since weak tables don't have handles, we
-         have to return #f.  */
-      return SCM_BOOL_F;
-    }
-
   return scm_hash_fn_remove_x (table, key,
 			       (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashq,
 			       (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assq,
@@ -481,6 +998,9 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashv_get_handle, "hashv-get-handle", 2, 0, 0,
 	    "Uses @code{eqv?} for equality testing.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hashv_get_handle
 {
+  if (SCM_UNLIKELY (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (table) && SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table)))
+    SCM_MISC_ERROR ("Handle access not permitted on weak table", SCM_EOL);
+
   return scm_hash_fn_get_handle (table, key,
 				 (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashv,
 				 (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assv,
@@ -496,6 +1016,9 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashv_create_handle_x, "hashv-create-handle!", 3, 0, 0,
 	    "associates @var{key} with @var{init}.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hashv_create_handle_x
 {
+  if (SCM_UNLIKELY (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (table) && SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table)))
+    SCM_MISC_ERROR ("Handle access not permitted on weak table", SCM_EOL);
+
   return scm_hash_fn_create_handle_x (table, key, init,
 				      (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashv,
 				      (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assv,
@@ -504,12 +1027,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashv_create_handle_x, "hashv-create-handle!", 3, 0, 0,
 #undef FUNC_NAME
 
 
-static int
-assv_predicate (SCM k, SCM v, void *closure)
-{
-  return scm_is_true (scm_eqv_p (k, SCM_PACK_POINTER (closure)));
-}
-
 SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashv_ref, "hashv-ref", 2, 1, 0,
             (SCM table, SCM key, SCM dflt),
 	    "Look up @var{key} in the hash table @var{table}, and return the\n"
@@ -520,12 +1037,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashv_ref, "hashv-ref", 2, 1, 0,
 {
   if (SCM_UNBNDP (dflt))
     dflt = SCM_BOOL_F;
-
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    return scm_c_weak_table_ref (table, scm_ihashv (key, -1),
-                                 assv_predicate,
-                                 (void *) SCM_UNPACK (key), dflt);
-
   return scm_hash_fn_ref (table, key, dflt,
 			  (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashv,
 			  (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assv,
@@ -541,14 +1052,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashv_set_x, "hashv-set!", 3, 0, 0,
 	    "store @var{value} there. Uses @code{eqv?} for equality testing.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hashv_set_x
 {
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      scm_c_weak_table_put_x (table, scm_ihashv (key, -1),
-                              assv_predicate, (void *) SCM_UNPACK (key),
-                              key, val);
-      return val;
-    }
-
   return scm_hash_fn_set_x (table, key, val,
 			    (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashv,
 			    (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assv,
@@ -563,14 +1066,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashv_remove_x, "hashv-remove!", 2, 0, 0,
 	    "@var{table}.  Uses @code{eqv?} for equality tests.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hashv_remove_x
 {
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      scm_c_weak_table_remove_x (table, scm_ihashv (key, -1),
-                                 assv_predicate, (void *) SCM_UNPACK (key));
-      /* See note in hashq-remove!.  */
-      return SCM_BOOL_F;
-    }
-
   return scm_hash_fn_remove_x (table, key,
 			       (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashv,
 			       (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assv,
@@ -588,6 +1083,9 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_get_handle, "hash-get-handle", 2, 0, 0,
 	    "Uses @code{equal?} for equality testing.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hash_get_handle
 {
+  if (SCM_UNLIKELY (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (table) && SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table)))
+    SCM_MISC_ERROR ("Handle access not permitted on weak table", SCM_EOL);
+
   return scm_hash_fn_get_handle (table, key,
 				 (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihash,
 				 (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assoc,
@@ -603,6 +1101,9 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_create_handle_x, "hash-create-handle!", 3, 0, 0,
 	    "associates @var{key} with @var{init}.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hash_create_handle_x
 {
+  if (SCM_UNLIKELY (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (table) && SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table)))
+    SCM_MISC_ERROR ("Handle access not permitted on weak table", SCM_EOL);
+
   return scm_hash_fn_create_handle_x (table, key, init,
 				      (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihash,
 				      (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assoc,
@@ -611,12 +1112,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_create_handle_x, "hash-create-handle!", 3, 0, 0,
 #undef FUNC_NAME
 
 
-static int
-assoc_predicate (SCM k, SCM v, void *closure)
-{
-  return scm_is_true (scm_equal_p (k, SCM_PACK_POINTER (closure)));
-}
-
 SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_ref, "hash-ref", 2, 1, 0,
             (SCM table, SCM key, SCM dflt),
 	    "Look up @var{key} in the hash table @var{table}, and return the\n"
@@ -627,12 +1122,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_ref, "hash-ref", 2, 1, 0,
 {
   if (SCM_UNBNDP (dflt))
     dflt = SCM_BOOL_F;
-
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    return scm_c_weak_table_ref (table, scm_ihash (key, -1),
-                                 assoc_predicate,
-                                 (void *) SCM_UNPACK (key), dflt);
-
   return scm_hash_fn_ref (table, key, dflt,
 			  (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihash,
 			  (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assoc,
@@ -649,14 +1138,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_set_x, "hash-set!", 3, 0, 0,
 	    "testing.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hash_set_x
 {
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      scm_c_weak_table_put_x (table, scm_ihash (key, -1),
-                              assoc_predicate, (void *) SCM_UNPACK (key),
-                              key, val);
-      return val;
-    }
-
   return scm_hash_fn_set_x (table, key, val,
 			    (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihash,
 			    (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assoc,
@@ -672,14 +1153,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_remove_x, "hash-remove!", 2, 0, 0,
 	    "@var{table}.  Uses @code{equal?} for equality tests.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hash_remove_x
 {
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      scm_c_weak_table_remove_x (table, scm_ihash (key, -1),
-                                 assoc_predicate, (void *) SCM_UNPACK (key));
-      /* See note in hashq-remove!.  */
-      return SCM_BOOL_F;
-    }
-
   return scm_hash_fn_remove_x (table, key,
 			       (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihash,
 			       (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assoc,
@@ -694,9 +1167,10 @@ typedef struct scm_t_ihashx_closure
 {
   SCM hash;
   SCM assoc;
-  SCM key;
 } scm_t_ihashx_closure;
 
+
+
 static unsigned long
 scm_ihashx (SCM obj, unsigned long n, void *arg)
 {
@@ -706,6 +1180,8 @@ scm_ihashx (SCM obj, unsigned long n, void *arg)
   return scm_to_ulong (answer);
 }
 
+
+
 static SCM
 scm_sloppy_assx (SCM obj, SCM alist, void *arg)
 {
@@ -713,20 +1189,6 @@ scm_sloppy_assx (SCM obj, SCM alist, void *arg)
   return scm_call_2 (closure->assoc, obj, alist);
 }
 
-static int
-assx_predicate (SCM k, SCM v, void *closure)
-{
-  scm_t_ihashx_closure *c = (scm_t_ihashx_closure *) closure;
-
-  /* FIXME: The hashx interface is crazy.  Hash tables have nothing to
-     do with alists in principle.  Instead of getting an assoc proc,
-     hashx functions should use an equality predicate.  Perhaps we can
-     change this before 2.2, but until then, add a terrible, terrible
-     hack.  */
-
-  return scm_is_true (scm_call_2 (c->assoc, c->key, scm_acons (k, v, SCM_EOL)));
-}
-
 
 SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashx_get_handle, "hashx-get-handle", 4, 0, 0, 
             (SCM hash, SCM assoc, SCM table, SCM key),
@@ -741,7 +1203,9 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashx_get_handle, "hashx-get-handle", 4, 0, 0,
   scm_t_ihashx_closure closure;
   closure.hash = hash;
   closure.assoc = assoc;
-  closure.key = key;
+
+  if (SCM_UNLIKELY (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (table) && SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table)))
+    SCM_MISC_ERROR ("Handle access not permitted on weak table", SCM_EOL);
 
   return scm_hash_fn_get_handle (table, key, scm_ihashx, scm_sloppy_assx,
 				 (void *) &closure);
@@ -762,7 +1226,9 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashx_create_handle_x, "hashx-create-handle!", 5, 0, 0,
   scm_t_ihashx_closure closure;
   closure.hash = hash;
   closure.assoc = assoc;
-  closure.key = key;
+
+  if (SCM_UNLIKELY (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (table) && SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table)))
+    SCM_MISC_ERROR ("Handle access not permitted on weak table", SCM_EOL);
 
   return scm_hash_fn_create_handle_x (table, key, init, scm_ihashx,
 				      scm_sloppy_assx, (void *)&closure);
@@ -789,15 +1255,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashx_ref, "hashx-ref", 4, 1, 0,
     dflt = SCM_BOOL_F;
   closure.hash = hash;
   closure.assoc = assoc;
-  closure.key = key;
-
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      unsigned long h = scm_to_ulong (scm_call_2 (hash, key,
-                                                  scm_from_ulong (-1)));
-      return scm_c_weak_table_ref (table, h, assx_predicate, &closure, dflt);
-    }
-
   return scm_hash_fn_ref (table, key, dflt, scm_ihashx, scm_sloppy_assx,
 			  (void *)&closure);
 }
@@ -822,16 +1279,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashx_set_x, "hashx-set!", 5, 0, 0,
   scm_t_ihashx_closure closure;
   closure.hash = hash;
   closure.assoc = assoc;
-  closure.key = key;
-
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      unsigned long h = scm_to_ulong (scm_call_2 (hash, key,
-                                                  scm_from_ulong (-1)));
-      scm_c_weak_table_put_x (table, h, assx_predicate, &closure, key, val);
-      return val;
-    }
-
   return scm_hash_fn_set_x (table, key, val, scm_ihashx, scm_sloppy_assx,
 			    (void *)&closure);
 }
@@ -853,17 +1300,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashx_remove_x, "hashx-remove!", 4, 0, 0,
   scm_t_ihashx_closure closure;
   closure.hash = hash;
   closure.assoc = assoc;
-  closure.key = obj;
-
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      unsigned long h = scm_to_ulong (scm_call_2 (hash, obj,
-                                                  scm_from_ulong (-1)));
-      scm_c_weak_table_remove_x (table, h, assx_predicate, &closure);
-      /* See note in hashq-remove!.  */
-      return SCM_BOOL_F;
-    }
-
   return scm_hash_fn_remove_x (table, obj, scm_ihashx, scm_sloppy_assx,
                                (void *) &closure);
 }
@@ -884,10 +1320,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_fold, "hash-fold", 3, 0, 0,
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hash_fold
 {
   SCM_VALIDATE_PROC (1, proc);
-
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    return scm_weak_table_fold (proc, init, table);
-
   SCM_VALIDATE_HASHTABLE (3, table);
   return scm_internal_hash_fold ((scm_t_hash_fold_fn) scm_call_3,
 				 (void *) SCM_UNPACK (proc), init, table);
@@ -909,13 +1341,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_for_each, "hash-for-each", 2, 0, 0,
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hash_for_each
 {
   SCM_VALIDATE_PROC (1, proc);
-
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      scm_weak_table_for_each (proc, table);
-      return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
-    }
-
   SCM_VALIDATE_HASHTABLE (2, table);
   
   scm_internal_hash_for_each_handle (for_each_proc,
@@ -934,6 +1359,9 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_for_each_handle, "hash-for-each-handle", 2, 0, 0,
   SCM_ASSERT (scm_is_true (scm_procedure_p (proc)), proc, 1, FUNC_NAME);
   SCM_VALIDATE_HASHTABLE (2, table);
   
+  if (SCM_UNLIKELY (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table)))
+    SCM_MISC_ERROR ("Handle access not permitted on weak table", SCM_EOL);
+
   scm_internal_hash_for_each_handle ((scm_t_hash_handle_fn) scm_call_1,
 				     (void *) SCM_UNPACK (proc),
 				     table);
@@ -956,10 +1384,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_map_to_list, "hash-map->list", 2, 0, 0,
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hash_map_to_list
 {
   SCM_VALIDATE_PROC (1, proc);
-
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    return scm_weak_table_map_to_list (proc, table);
-
   SCM_VALIDATE_HASHTABLE (2, table);
   return scm_internal_hash_fold (map_proc,
 				 (void *) SCM_UNPACK (proc),
@@ -1005,9 +1429,6 @@ scm_internal_hash_fold (scm_t_hash_fold_fn fn, void *closure,
   long i, n;
   SCM buckets, result = init;
   
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    return scm_c_weak_table_fold (fn, closure, init, table);
-
   SCM_VALIDATE_HASHTABLE (0, table);
   buckets = SCM_HASHTABLE_VECTOR (table);
   
@@ -1020,7 +1441,14 @@ scm_internal_hash_fold (scm_t_hash_fold_fn fn, void *closure,
 	   ls = SCM_CDR (ls))
 	{
 	  handle = SCM_CAR (ls);
-          result = fn (closure, SCM_CAR (handle), SCM_CDR (handle), result);
+
+	  if (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table) && SCM_WEAK_PAIR_DELETED_P (handle))
+            /* Don't try to unlink this weak pair, as we're not within
+               the allocation lock.  Instead rely on
+               vacuum_weak_hash_table to do its job.  */
+            continue;
+          else
+            result = fn (closure, SCM_CAR (handle), SCM_CDR (handle), result);
 	}
     }
 
@@ -1056,7 +1484,9 @@ scm_internal_hash_for_each_handle (scm_t_hash_handle_fn fn, void *closure,
 	  handle = SCM_CAR (ls);
 	  if (!scm_is_pair (handle))
 	    SCM_WRONG_TYPE_ARG (SCM_ARG3, buckets);
-	  fn (closure, handle);
+          if (!SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table)
+              || !SCM_WEAK_PAIR_DELETED_P (handle))
+            fn (closure, handle);
 	  ls = SCM_CDR (ls);
 	}
     }
@@ -1064,11 +1494,137 @@ scm_internal_hash_for_each_handle (scm_t_hash_handle_fn fn, void *closure,
 #undef FUNC_NAME
 
 \f
+/* Weak pairs for use in weak alist vectors and weak hash tables.
+
+   We have weal-car pairs, weak-cdr pairs, and doubly weak pairs.  In weak
+   pairs, the weak component(s) are not scanned for pointers and are
+   registered as disapperaring links; therefore, the weak component may be
+   set to NULL by the garbage collector when no other reference to that word
+   exist.  Thus, users should only access weak pairs via the
+   `SCM_WEAK_PAIR_C[AD]R ()' macros.  See also `scm_fixup_weak_alist ()' in
+   `hashtab.c'.  */
+
+/* Type descriptors for weak-c[ad]r pairs.  */
+static GC_descr wcar_pair_descr, wcdr_pair_descr;
+
+
+SCM
+scm_weak_car_pair (SCM car, SCM cdr)
+{
+  scm_t_cell *cell;
+
+  cell = (scm_t_cell *) GC_malloc_explicitly_typed (sizeof (*cell),
+						    wcar_pair_descr);
+
+  cell->word_0 = car;
+  cell->word_1 = cdr;
+
+  if (SCM_NIMP (car))
+    /* Weak car cells make sense iff the car is non-immediate.  */
+    SCM_I_REGISTER_DISAPPEARING_LINK ((void **) &cell->word_0, SCM2PTR (car));
+
+  return SCM_PACK (cell);
+}
+
+SCM
+scm_weak_cdr_pair (SCM car, SCM cdr)
+{
+  scm_t_cell *cell;
+
+  cell = (scm_t_cell *) GC_malloc_explicitly_typed (sizeof (*cell),
+						    wcdr_pair_descr);
+
+  cell->word_0 = car;
+  cell->word_1 = cdr;
+
+  if (SCM_NIMP (cdr))
+    /* Weak cdr cells make sense iff the cdr is non-immediate.  */
+    SCM_I_REGISTER_DISAPPEARING_LINK ((void **) &cell->word_1, SCM2PTR (cdr));
+
+  return SCM_PACK (cell);
+}
+
+SCM
+scm_doubly_weak_pair (SCM car, SCM cdr)
+{
+  /* Doubly weak cells shall not be scanned at all for pointers.  */
+  scm_t_cell *cell = (scm_t_cell *) scm_gc_malloc_pointerless (sizeof (*cell),
+							       "weak cell");
+
+  cell->word_0 = car;
+  cell->word_1 = cdr;
+
+  if (SCM_NIMP (car))
+    SCM_I_REGISTER_DISAPPEARING_LINK ((void **) &cell->word_0, SCM2PTR (car));
+  if (SCM_NIMP (cdr))
+    SCM_I_REGISTER_DISAPPEARING_LINK ((void **) &cell->word_1, SCM2PTR (cdr));
+
+  return SCM_PACK (cell);
+}
+
+\f
+/* Backward-compatibility with the former internal weak-table API.  */
+
+SCM
+scm_weak_table_refq (SCM table, SCM key, SCM dflt)
+{
+  return scm_hash_fn_ref (table, key, dflt,
+			  (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashq,
+			  (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assq,
+			  0);
+}
+
+void
+scm_weak_table_putq_x (SCM table, SCM key, SCM value)
+{
+  (void) scm_hashq_set_x (table, key, value);
+}
+
+SCM
+scm_c_make_weak_table (unsigned long size, scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
+{
+  switch (kind)
+    {
+    case SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY:
+      return scm_make_weak_key_hash_table (scm_from_ulong (size));
+    case SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE:
+      return scm_make_weak_value_hash_table (scm_from_ulong (size));
+    case SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH:
+      return scm_make_doubly_weak_hash_table (scm_from_ulong (size));
+    default:
+      abort ();
+    }
+}
+
+SCM
+scm_c_weak_table_fold (scm_t_hash_fold_fn fn, void *closure,
+		       SCM init, SCM table)
+{
+  return scm_internal_hash_fold (fn, closure, init, table);
+}
+
+\f
 
 
 void
 scm_init_hashtab ()
 {
+  /* Initialize weak pairs.  */
+  GC_word wcar_pair_bitmap[GC_BITMAP_SIZE (scm_t_cell)] = { 0 };
+  GC_word wcdr_pair_bitmap[GC_BITMAP_SIZE (scm_t_cell)] = { 0 };
+
+  /* In a weak-car pair, only the second word must be scanned for
+     pointers.  */
+  GC_set_bit (wcar_pair_bitmap, GC_WORD_OFFSET (scm_t_cell, word_1));
+  wcar_pair_descr = GC_make_descriptor (wcar_pair_bitmap,
+					GC_WORD_LEN (scm_t_cell));
+
+  /* Conversely, in a weak-cdr pair, only the first word must be scanned for
+     pointers.  */
+  GC_set_bit (wcdr_pair_bitmap, GC_WORD_OFFSET (scm_t_cell, word_0));
+  wcdr_pair_descr = GC_make_descriptor (wcdr_pair_bitmap,
+					GC_WORD_LEN (scm_t_cell));
+
 #include "libguile/hashtab.x"
 }
 
diff --git a/libguile/hashtab.h b/libguile/hashtab.h
index 82ed22e66..8f422b0b5 100644
--- a/libguile/hashtab.h
+++ b/libguile/hashtab.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #ifndef SCM_HASHTAB_H
 #define SCM_HASHTAB_H
 
-/* Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1999,2000,2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1999,2000,2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
@@ -25,14 +25,33 @@
 
 #include "libguile/__scm.h"
 
+#include "libguile/weak-list.h"
+
 \f
 
 #define SCM_HASHTABLE_P(x) (SCM_HAS_TYP7 (x, scm_tc7_hashtable))
+
+/* Types of weak hash tables.  */
+typedef enum {
+  SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY,
+  SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE,
+  SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH
+} scm_t_weak_table_kind;
+
 #define SCM_VALIDATE_HASHTABLE(pos, arg) \
   SCM_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG (pos, arg, HASHTABLE_P, "hash-table")
 #define SCM_HASHTABLE_VECTOR(h)  SCM_CELL_OBJECT_1 (h)
 #define SCM_SET_HASHTABLE_VECTOR(x, v) SCM_SET_CELL_OBJECT_1 ((x), (v))
 #define SCM_HASHTABLE(x)	   ((scm_t_hashtable *) SCM_CELL_WORD_2 (x))
+#define SCM_HASHTABLE_FLAGS(x)	   (SCM_HASHTABLE (x)->flags)
+#define SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_KEY_P(x) \
+  (SCM_HASHTABLE_FLAGS (x) == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY)
+#define SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_VALUE_P(x) \
+  (SCM_HASHTABLE_FLAGS (x) == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE)
+#define SCM_HASHTABLE_DOUBLY_WEAK_P(x) \
+  (SCM_HASHTABLE_FLAGS (x) == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH)
+
+#define SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P(x)	   SCM_HASHTABLE_FLAGS (x)
 #define SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS(x)   (SCM_HASHTABLE (x)->n_items)
 #define SCM_SET_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS(x, n)   (SCM_HASHTABLE (x)->n_items = n)
 #define SCM_HASHTABLE_INCREMENT(x) (SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS(x)++)
@@ -55,6 +74,10 @@ typedef unsigned long (*scm_t_hash_fn) (SCM obj, unsigned long max,
    some equality predicate.  */
 typedef SCM (*scm_t_assoc_fn) (SCM obj, SCM alist, void *closure);
 
+/* Function that returns true if the given object is the one we are
+   looking for, for scm_hash_fn_ref_by_hash.  */
+typedef int (*scm_t_hash_predicate_fn) (SCM obj, void *closure);
+
 /* Function to fold over the entries of a hash table.  */
 typedef SCM (*scm_t_hash_fold_fn) (void *closure, SCM key, SCM value,
 				   SCM result);
@@ -64,6 +87,7 @@ typedef SCM (*scm_t_hash_fold_fn) (void *closure, SCM key, SCM value,
 typedef SCM (*scm_t_hash_handle_fn) (void *closure, SCM handle);
 
 typedef struct scm_t_hashtable {
+  scm_t_weak_table_kind flags;		 /* properties of table */
   unsigned long n_items;	/* number of items in table */
   unsigned long lower;		/* when to shrink */
   unsigned long upper;		/* when to grow */
@@ -77,8 +101,14 @@ typedef struct scm_t_hashtable {
 SCM_API SCM scm_vector_to_hash_table (SCM vector);
 SCM_API SCM scm_c_make_hash_table (unsigned long k);
 SCM_API SCM scm_make_hash_table (SCM n);
+SCM_API SCM scm_make_weak_key_hash_table (SCM k);
+SCM_API SCM scm_make_weak_value_hash_table (SCM k);
+SCM_API SCM scm_make_doubly_weak_hash_table (SCM k);
 
 SCM_API SCM scm_hash_table_p (SCM h);
+SCM_API SCM scm_weak_key_hash_table_p (SCM h);
+SCM_API SCM scm_weak_value_hash_table_p (SCM h);
+SCM_API SCM scm_doubly_weak_hash_table_p (SCM h);
 
 SCM_INTERNAL void scm_i_rehash (SCM table, scm_t_hash_fn hash_fn,
 				void *closure, const char *func_name);
@@ -88,6 +118,10 @@ SCM_API SCM scm_hash_fn_get_handle (SCM table, SCM obj,
 				    scm_t_hash_fn hash_fn,
 				    scm_t_assoc_fn assoc_fn,
 				    void *closure);
+SCM_INTERNAL
+SCM scm_hash_fn_get_handle_by_hash (SCM table, unsigned long raw_hash,
+                                    scm_t_hash_predicate_fn predicate_fn,
+                                    void *closure);
 SCM_API SCM scm_hash_fn_create_handle_x (SCM table, SCM obj, SCM init,
 					 scm_t_hash_fn hash_fn,
 					 scm_t_assoc_fn assoc_fn,
@@ -138,6 +172,17 @@ SCM_API SCM scm_hash_count (SCM hash, SCM pred);
 SCM_INTERNAL void scm_i_hashtable_print (SCM exp, SCM port, scm_print_state *pstate);
 SCM_INTERNAL void scm_init_hashtab (void);
 
+\f
+/* Guile 2.2.x (x <= 2) weak-table API.  */
+
+SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_c_make_weak_table (unsigned long k,
+                                        scm_t_weak_table_kind kind);
+SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_c_weak_table_fold (scm_t_hash_fold_fn proc, void *closure,
+					SCM init, SCM table);
+SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_weak_table_refq (SCM table, SCM key, SCM dflt);
+SCM_INTERNAL void scm_weak_table_putq_x (SCM table, SCM key, SCM value);
+
+
 #endif  /* SCM_HASHTAB_H */
 
 /*
diff --git a/libguile/init.c b/libguile/init.c
index b046685d4..64d3f8d63 100644
--- a/libguile/init.c
+++ b/libguile/init.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1995-2004, 2006, 2009-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1995-2004, 2006, 2009-2014, 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
@@ -387,7 +387,6 @@ scm_i_init_guile (void *base)
 
   scm_storage_prehistory ();
   scm_threads_prehistory (base);  /* requires storage_prehistory */
-  scm_weak_table_prehistory ();        /* requires storage_prehistory */
 #ifdef GUILE_DEBUG_MALLOC
   scm_debug_malloc_prehistory ();
 #endif
@@ -495,7 +494,6 @@ scm_i_init_guile (void *base)
   scm_init_trees ();
   scm_init_version ();
   scm_init_weak_set ();
-  scm_init_weak_table ();
   scm_init_weak_vectors ();
   scm_init_guardians (); /* requires smob_prehistory */
   scm_init_vports ();
diff --git a/libguile/print.c b/libguile/print.c
index 24c532f29..75a44d99c 100644
--- a/libguile/print.c
+++ b/libguile/print.c
@@ -701,9 +701,6 @@ iprin1 (SCM exp, SCM port, scm_print_state *pstate)
 	case scm_tc7_weak_set:
 	  scm_i_weak_set_print (exp, port, pstate);
 	  break;
-	case scm_tc7_weak_table:
-	  scm_i_weak_table_print (exp, port, pstate);
-	  break;
 	case scm_tc7_fluid:
 	  scm_i_fluid_print (exp, port, pstate);
 	  break;
diff --git a/libguile/procprop.c b/libguile/procprop.c
index ad56bd5ba..c906c93f8 100644
--- a/libguile/procprop.c
+++ b/libguile/procprop.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1998,2000,2001,2003,2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1998,2000,2001,2003,2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  * 
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "libguile/gsubr.h"
 #include "libguile/smob.h"
 #include "libguile/vectors.h"
-#include "libguile/weak-table.h"
+#include "libguile/hashtab.h"
 #include "libguile/programs.h"
 #include "libguile/vm-builtins.h"
 
diff --git a/libguile/tags.h b/libguile/tags.h
index 3a01a1587..9aa4d00d0 100644
--- a/libguile/tags.h
+++ b/libguile/tags.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #ifndef SCM_TAGS_H
 #define SCM_TAGS_H
 
-/* Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015
+/* Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2017
  * Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -423,7 +423,6 @@ typedef union SCM { struct { scm_t_bits n; } n; } SCM;
 #define scm_tc7_bytevector	0x4d
 #define scm_tc7_unused_4f	0x4f
 #define scm_tc7_weak_set	0x55
-#define scm_tc7_weak_table	0x57
 #define scm_tc7_array		0x5d
 #define scm_tc7_bitvector	0x5f
 #define scm_tc7_unused_65	0x65
diff --git a/libguile/weak-list.h b/libguile/weak-list.h
index 989cb7f0a..e8e5a3555 100644
--- a/libguile/weak-list.h
+++ b/libguile/weak-list.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #ifndef SCM_WEAK_LIST_H
 #define SCM_WEAK_LIST_H
 
-/* Copyright (C) 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 2016, 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 \f
 
 #include "libguile/__scm.h"
+#include "libguile/pairs.h"
 #include "libguile/weak-vector.h"
 
 \f
@@ -64,6 +65,35 @@ scm_i_visit_weak_list (SCM *list_loc, void (*visit) (SCM))
 }
 
 
+\f
+/* Weak pairs.  */
+
+SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_weak_car_pair (SCM car, SCM cdr);
+SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_weak_cdr_pair (SCM car, SCM cdr);
+SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_doubly_weak_pair (SCM car, SCM cdr);
+
+/* Testing the weak component(s) of a cell for reachability.  */
+#define SCM_WEAK_PAIR_WORD_DELETED_P(_cell, _word)		\
+  (SCM_UNPACK (SCM_CELL_OBJECT ((_cell), (_word))) == 0)
+#define SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CAR_DELETED_P(_cell)	\
+  (SCM_WEAK_PAIR_WORD_DELETED_P ((_cell), 0))
+#define SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CDR_DELETED_P(_cell)	\
+  (SCM_WEAK_PAIR_WORD_DELETED_P ((_cell), 1))
+
+#define SCM_WEAK_PAIR_DELETED_P(_cell)		\
+  ((SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CAR_DELETED_P (_cell))	\
+   || (SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CDR_DELETED_P (_cell)))
+
+/* Accessing the components of a weak cell.  These return `SCM_UNDEFINED' if
+   the car/cdr has been collected.  */
+#define SCM_WEAK_PAIR_WORD(_cell, _word)		\
+  (SCM_WEAK_PAIR_WORD_DELETED_P ((_cell), (_word))	\
+   ? SCM_UNDEFINED					\
+   : SCM_CELL_OBJECT ((_cell), (_word)))
+#define SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CAR(_cell)  (SCM_WEAK_PAIR_WORD ((_cell), 0))
+#define SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CDR(_cell)  (SCM_WEAK_PAIR_WORD ((_cell), 1))
+
+
 #endif  /* SCM_WEAK_LIST_H */
 
 /*
diff --git a/libguile/weak-table.c b/libguile/weak-table.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 599c4cf0e..000000000
--- a/libguile/weak-table.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,1180 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
- * 
- * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of
- * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
- * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
- * Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
- * 02110-1301 USA
- */
-
-
-\f
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-# include <config.h>
-#endif
-
-#include <assert.h>
-
-#include "libguile/bdw-gc.h"
-#include <gc/gc_mark.h>
-
-#include "libguile/_scm.h"
-#include "libguile/hash.h"
-#include "libguile/eval.h"
-#include "libguile/ports.h"
-
-#include "libguile/validate.h"
-#include "libguile/weak-list.h"
-#include "libguile/weak-table.h"
-
-
-/* Weak Tables
-
-   This file implements weak hash tables.  Weak hash tables are
-   generally used when you want to augment some object with additional
-   data, but when you don't have space to store the data in the object.
-   For example, procedure properties are implemented with weak tables.
-
-   Weak tables are implemented using an open-addressed hash table.
-   Basically this means that there is an array of entries, and the item
-   is expected to be found the slot corresponding to its hash code,
-   modulo the length of the array.
-
-   Collisions are handled using linear probing with the Robin Hood
-   technique.  See Pedro Celis' paper, "Robin Hood Hashing":
-
-     http://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/research/tr/1986/CS-86-14.pdf
-
-   The vector of entries is allocated in such a way that the GC doesn't
-   trace the weak values.  For doubly-weak tables, this means that the
-   entries are allocated as an "atomic" piece of memory.  Key-weak and
-   value-weak tables use a special GC kind with a custom mark procedure.
-   When items are added weakly into table, a disappearing link is
-   registered to their locations.  If the referent is collected, then
-   that link will be zeroed out.
-
-   An entry in the table consists of the key and the value, together
-   with the hash code of the key.  We munge hash codes so that they are
-   never 0.  In this way we can detect removed entries (key of zero but
-   nonzero hash code), and can then reshuffle elements as needed to
-   maintain the robin hood ordering.
-
-   Compared to buckets-and-chains hash tables, open addressing has the
-   advantage that it is very cache-friendly.  It also uses less memory.
-
-   Implementation-wise, there are two things to note.
-
-     1. We assume that hash codes are evenly distributed across the
-        range of unsigned longs.  The actual hash code stored in the
-        entry is left-shifted by 1 bit (losing 1 bit of hash precision),
-        and then or'd with 1.  In this way we ensure that the hash field
-        of an occupied entry is nonzero.  To map to an index, we
-        right-shift the hash by one, divide by the size, and take the
-        remainder.
-
-     2. Since the weak references are stored in an atomic region with
-        disappearing links, they need to be accessed with the GC alloc
-        lock.  `copy_weak_entry' will do that for you.  The hash code
-        itself can be read outside the lock, though.
-  */
-
-
-typedef struct {
-  unsigned long hash;
-  scm_t_bits key;
-  scm_t_bits value;
-} scm_t_weak_entry;
-
-
-struct weak_entry_data {
-  scm_t_weak_entry *in;
-  scm_t_weak_entry *out;
-};
-  
-static void*
-do_copy_weak_entry (void *data)
-{
-  struct weak_entry_data *e = data;
-
-  e->out->hash = e->in->hash;
-  e->out->key = e->in->key;
-  e->out->value = e->in->value;
-
-  return NULL;
-}
-
-static void
-copy_weak_entry (scm_t_weak_entry *src, scm_t_weak_entry *dst)
-{
-  struct weak_entry_data data;
-
-  data.in = src;
-  data.out = dst;
-      
-  GC_call_with_alloc_lock (do_copy_weak_entry, &data);
-}
-  
-static void
-register_disappearing_links (scm_t_weak_entry *entry,
-                             SCM k, SCM v,
-                             scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
-{
-  if (SCM_UNPACK (k) && SCM_HEAP_OBJECT_P (k)
-      && (kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY
-          || kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH))
-    SCM_I_REGISTER_DISAPPEARING_LINK ((void **) &entry->key,
-                                      SCM2PTR (k));
-
-  if (SCM_UNPACK (v) && SCM_HEAP_OBJECT_P (v)
-      && (kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE
-          || kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH))
-    SCM_I_REGISTER_DISAPPEARING_LINK ((void **) &entry->value,
-                                      SCM2PTR (v));
-}
-
-static void
-unregister_disappearing_links (scm_t_weak_entry *entry,
-                               scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
-{
-  if (kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY || kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH)
-    GC_unregister_disappearing_link ((void **) &entry->key);
-
-  if (kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE || kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH)
-    GC_unregister_disappearing_link ((void **) &entry->value);
-}
-
-#ifndef HAVE_GC_MOVE_DISAPPEARING_LINK
-static void
-GC_move_disappearing_link (void **from, void **to)
-{
-  GC_unregister_disappearing_link (from);
-  SCM_I_REGISTER_DISAPPEARING_LINK (to, *to);
-}
-#endif
-
-static void
-move_disappearing_links (scm_t_weak_entry *from, scm_t_weak_entry *to,
-                         SCM key, SCM value, scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
-{
-  if ((kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY || kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH)
-      && SCM_HEAP_OBJECT_P (key))
-    GC_move_disappearing_link ((void **) &from->key, (void **) &to->key);
-
-  if ((kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE || kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH)
-      && SCM_HEAP_OBJECT_P (value))
-    GC_move_disappearing_link ((void **) &from->value, (void **) &to->value);
-}
-
-static void
-move_weak_entry (scm_t_weak_entry *from, scm_t_weak_entry *to,
-                 scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
-{
-  if (from->hash)
-    {
-      scm_t_weak_entry copy;
-      
-      copy_weak_entry (from, &copy);
-      to->hash = copy.hash;
-      to->key = copy.key;
-      to->value = copy.value;
-
-      move_disappearing_links (from, to,
-                               SCM_PACK (copy.key), SCM_PACK (copy.value),
-                               kind);
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      to->hash = 0;
-      to->key = 0;
-      to->value = 0;
-    }
-}
-
-
-typedef struct {
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries;    /* the data */
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_t lock;   /* the lock */
-  scm_t_weak_table_kind kind;   /* what kind of table it is */
-  unsigned long size;    	/* total number of slots. */
-  unsigned long n_items;	/* number of items in table */
-  unsigned long lower;		/* when to shrink */
-  unsigned long upper;		/* when to grow */
-  int size_index;		/* index into hashtable_size */
-  int min_size_index;		/* minimum size_index */
-} scm_t_weak_table;
-
-
-#define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P(x) (SCM_HAS_TYP7 (x, scm_tc7_weak_table))
-#define SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE(pos, arg) \
-  SCM_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG (pos, arg, WEAK_TABLE_P, "weak-table")
-#define SCM_WEAK_TABLE(x) ((scm_t_weak_table *) SCM_CELL_WORD_1 (x))
-
-
-static unsigned long
-hash_to_index (unsigned long hash, unsigned long size)
-{
-  return (hash >> 1) % size;
-}
-
-static unsigned long
-entry_distance (unsigned long hash, unsigned long k, unsigned long size)
-{
-  unsigned long origin = hash_to_index (hash, size);
-
-  if (k >= origin)
-    return k - origin;
-  else
-    /* The other key was displaced and wrapped around.  */
-    return size - origin + k;
-}
-
-static void
-rob_from_rich (scm_t_weak_table *table, unsigned long k)
-{
-  unsigned long empty, size;
-
-  size = table->size;
-
-  /* If we are to free up slot K in the table, we need room to do so.  */
-  assert (table->n_items < size);
-  
-  empty = k;
-  do 
-    empty = (empty + 1) % size;
-  while (table->entries[empty].hash);
-
-  do
-    {
-      unsigned long last = empty ? (empty - 1) : (size - 1);
-      move_weak_entry (&table->entries[last], &table->entries[empty],
-                       table->kind);
-      empty = last;
-    }
-  while (empty != k);
-
-  table->entries[empty].hash = 0;
-  table->entries[empty].key = 0;
-  table->entries[empty].value = 0;
-}
-
-static void
-give_to_poor (scm_t_weak_table *table, unsigned long k)
-{
-  /* Slot K was just freed up; possibly shuffle others down.  */
-  unsigned long size = table->size;
-
-  while (1)
-    {
-      unsigned long next = (k + 1) % size;
-      unsigned long hash;
-      scm_t_weak_entry copy;
-
-      hash = table->entries[next].hash;
-
-      if (!hash || hash_to_index (hash, size) == next)
-        break;
-
-      copy_weak_entry (&table->entries[next], &copy);
-
-      if (!copy.key || !copy.value)
-        /* Lost weak reference.  */
-        {
-          give_to_poor (table, next);
-          table->n_items--;
-          continue;
-        }
-
-      move_weak_entry (&table->entries[next], &table->entries[k],
-                       table->kind);
-
-      k = next;
-    }
-
-  /* We have shuffled down any entries that should be shuffled down; now
-     free the end.  */
-  table->entries[k].hash = 0;
-  table->entries[k].key = 0;
-  table->entries[k].value = 0;
-}
-
-
-\f
-
-/* The GC "kinds" for singly-weak tables.  */
-static int weak_key_gc_kind;
-static int weak_value_gc_kind;
-
-static struct GC_ms_entry *
-mark_weak_key_table (GC_word *addr, struct GC_ms_entry *mark_stack_ptr,
-                     struct GC_ms_entry *mark_stack_limit, GC_word env)
-{
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries = (scm_t_weak_entry*) addr;
-  unsigned long k, size = GC_size (addr) / sizeof (scm_t_weak_entry);
-
-  for (k = 0; k < size; k++)
-    if (entries[k].hash && entries[k].key)
-      {
-        SCM value = SCM_PACK (entries[k].value);
-        mark_stack_ptr = GC_MARK_AND_PUSH ((GC_word*) SCM2PTR (value),
-                                           mark_stack_ptr, mark_stack_limit,
-                                           NULL);
-      }
-
-  return mark_stack_ptr;
-}
-
-static struct GC_ms_entry *
-mark_weak_value_table (GC_word *addr, struct GC_ms_entry *mark_stack_ptr,
-                       struct GC_ms_entry *mark_stack_limit, GC_word env)
-{
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries = (scm_t_weak_entry*) addr;
-  unsigned long k, size = GC_size (addr) / sizeof (scm_t_weak_entry);
-
-  for (k = 0; k < size; k++)
-    if (entries[k].hash && entries[k].value)
-      {
-        SCM key = SCM_PACK (entries[k].key);
-        mark_stack_ptr = GC_MARK_AND_PUSH ((GC_word*) SCM2PTR (key),
-                                           mark_stack_ptr, mark_stack_limit,
-                                           NULL);
-      }
-
-  return mark_stack_ptr;
-}
-
-static scm_t_weak_entry *
-allocate_entries (unsigned long size, scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
-{
-  scm_t_weak_entry *ret;
-  size_t bytes = size * sizeof (*ret);
-
-  switch (kind)
-    {
-    case SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY:
-      ret = GC_generic_malloc (bytes, weak_key_gc_kind);
-      break;
-    case SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE:
-      ret = GC_generic_malloc (bytes, weak_value_gc_kind);
-      break;
-    case SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH:
-      ret = scm_gc_malloc_pointerless (bytes, "weak-table");
-      break;
-    default:
-      abort ();
-    }
-
-  memset (ret, 0, bytes);
-
-  return ret;
-}
-
-\f
-
-/* Growing or shrinking is triggered when the load factor
- *
- *   L = N / S    (N: number of items in table, S: bucket vector length)
- *
- * passes an upper limit of 0.9 or a lower limit of 0.2.
- *
- * The implementation stores the upper and lower number of items which
- * trigger a resize in the hashtable object.
- *
- * Possible hash table sizes (primes) are stored in the array
- * hashtable_size.
- */
-
-static unsigned long hashtable_size[] = {
-  31, 61, 113, 223, 443, 883, 1759, 3517, 7027, 14051, 28099, 56197, 112363,
-  224717, 449419, 898823, 1797641, 3595271, 7190537, 14381041, 28762081,
-  57524111, 115048217, 230096423
-};
-
-#define HASHTABLE_SIZE_N (sizeof(hashtable_size)/sizeof(unsigned long))
-
-static int
-compute_size_index (scm_t_weak_table *table)
-{
-  int i = table->size_index;
-
-  if (table->n_items < table->lower)
-    {
-      /* rehashing is not triggered when i <= min_size */
-      do
-	--i;
-      while (i > table->min_size_index
-	     && table->n_items < hashtable_size[i] / 5);
-    }
-  else if (table->n_items > table->upper)
-    {
-      ++i;
-      if (i >= HASHTABLE_SIZE_N)
-        /* The biggest size currently is 230096423, which for a 32-bit
-           machine will occupy 2.3GB of memory at a load of 80%.  There
-           is probably something better to do here, but if you have a
-           weak map of that size, you are hosed in any case.  */
-        abort ();
-    }
-
-  return i;
-}
-
-static int
-is_acceptable_size_index (scm_t_weak_table *table, int size_index)
-{
-  int computed = compute_size_index (table);
-
-  if (size_index == computed)
-    /* We were going to grow or shrink, and allocating the new vector
-       didn't change the target size.  */
-    return 1;
-
-  if (size_index == computed + 1)
-    {
-      /* We were going to enlarge the table, but allocating the new
-         vector finalized some objects, making an enlargement
-         unnecessary.  It might still be a good idea to use the larger
-         table, though.  (This branch also gets hit if, while allocating
-         the vector, some other thread was actively removing items from
-         the table.  That is less likely, though.)  */
-      unsigned long new_lower = hashtable_size[size_index] / 5;
-
-      return table->size > new_lower;
-    }
-
-  if (size_index == computed - 1)
-    {
-      /* We were going to shrink the table, but when we dropped the lock
-         to allocate the new vector, some other thread added elements to
-         the table.  */
-      return 0;
-    }
-
-  /* The computed size differs from our newly allocated size by more
-     than one size index -- recalculate.  */
-  return 0;
-}
-
-static void
-resize_table (scm_t_weak_table *table)
-{
-  scm_t_weak_entry *old_entries, *new_entries;
-  int new_size_index;
-  unsigned long old_size, new_size, old_k;
-
-  do 
-    {
-      new_size_index = compute_size_index (table);
-      if (new_size_index == table->size_index)
-        return;
-      new_size = hashtable_size[new_size_index];
-      new_entries = allocate_entries (new_size, table->kind);
-    }
-  while (!is_acceptable_size_index (table, new_size_index));
-
-  old_entries = table->entries;
-  old_size = table->size;
-  
-  table->size_index = new_size_index;
-  table->size = new_size;
-  if (new_size_index <= table->min_size_index)
-    table->lower = 0;
-  else
-    table->lower = new_size / 5;
-  table->upper = 9 * new_size / 10;
-  table->n_items = 0;
-  table->entries = new_entries;
-
-  for (old_k = 0; old_k < old_size; old_k++)
-    {
-      scm_t_weak_entry copy;
-      unsigned long new_k, distance;
-
-      if (!old_entries[old_k].hash)
-        continue;
-      
-      copy_weak_entry (&old_entries[old_k], &copy);
-      
-      if (!copy.key || !copy.value)
-        continue;
-      
-      new_k = hash_to_index (copy.hash, new_size);
-
-      for (distance = 0; ; distance++, new_k = (new_k + 1) % new_size)
-        {
-          unsigned long other_hash = new_entries[new_k].hash;
-
-          if (!other_hash)
-            /* Found an empty entry. */
-            break;
-
-          /* Displace the entry if our distance is less, otherwise keep
-             looking. */
-          if (entry_distance (other_hash, new_k, new_size) < distance)
-            {
-              rob_from_rich (table, new_k);
-              break;
-            }
-        }
-          
-      table->n_items++;
-      new_entries[new_k].hash = copy.hash;
-      new_entries[new_k].key = copy.key;
-      new_entries[new_k].value = copy.value;
-
-      register_disappearing_links (&new_entries[new_k],
-                                   SCM_PACK (copy.key), SCM_PACK (copy.value),
-                                   table->kind);
-    }
-}
-
-/* Run after GC via do_vacuum_weak_table, this function runs over the
-   whole table, removing lost weak references, reshuffling the table as it
-   goes.  It might resize the table if it reaps enough entries.  */
-static void
-vacuum_weak_table (scm_t_weak_table *table)
-{
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries = table->entries;
-  unsigned long size = table->size;
-  unsigned long k;
-
-  for (k = 0; k < size; k++)
-    {
-      unsigned long hash = entries[k].hash;
-      
-      if (hash)
-        {
-          scm_t_weak_entry copy;
-
-          copy_weak_entry (&entries[k], &copy);
-
-          if (!copy.key || !copy.value)
-            /* Lost weak reference; reshuffle.  */
-            {
-              give_to_poor (table, k);
-              table->n_items--;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-  if (table->n_items < table->lower)
-    resize_table (table);
-}
-
-
-\f
-
-static SCM
-weak_table_ref (scm_t_weak_table *table, unsigned long hash,
-                scm_t_table_predicate_fn pred, void *closure,
-                SCM dflt)
-{
-  unsigned long k, distance, size;
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries;
-  
-  size = table->size;
-  entries = table->entries;
-
-  hash = (hash << 1) | 0x1;
-  k = hash_to_index (hash, size);
-  
-  for (distance = 0; distance < size; distance++, k = (k + 1) % size)
-    {
-      unsigned long other_hash;
-
-    retry:
-      other_hash = entries[k].hash;
-
-      if (!other_hash)
-        /* Not found. */
-        return dflt;
-
-      if (hash == other_hash)
-        {
-          scm_t_weak_entry copy;
-          
-          copy_weak_entry (&entries[k], &copy);
-
-          if (!copy.key || !copy.value)
-            /* Lost weak reference; reshuffle.  */
-            {
-              give_to_poor (table, k);
-              table->n_items--;
-              goto retry;
-            }
-
-          if (pred (SCM_PACK (copy.key), SCM_PACK (copy.value), closure))
-            /* Found. */
-            return SCM_PACK (copy.value);
-        }
-
-      /* If the entry's distance is less, our key is not in the table.  */
-      if (entry_distance (other_hash, k, size) < distance)
-        return dflt;
-    }
-
-  /* If we got here, then we were unfortunate enough to loop through the
-     whole table.  Shouldn't happen, but hey.  */
-  return dflt;
-}
-
-
-static void
-weak_table_put_x (scm_t_weak_table *table, unsigned long hash,
-                  scm_t_table_predicate_fn pred, void *closure,
-                  SCM key, SCM value)
-{
-  unsigned long k, distance, size;
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries;
-  
-  size = table->size;
-  entries = table->entries;
-
-  hash = (hash << 1) | 0x1;
-  k = hash_to_index (hash, size);
-
-  for (distance = 0; ; distance++, k = (k + 1) % size)
-    {
-      unsigned long other_hash;
-
-    retry:
-      other_hash = entries[k].hash;
-
-      if (!other_hash)
-        /* Found an empty entry. */
-        break;
-
-      if (other_hash == hash)
-        {
-          scm_t_weak_entry copy;
-
-          copy_weak_entry (&entries[k], &copy);
-          
-          if (!copy.key || !copy.value)
-            /* Lost weak reference; reshuffle.  */
-            {
-              give_to_poor (table, k);
-              table->n_items--;
-              goto retry;
-            }
-
-          if (pred (SCM_PACK (copy.key), SCM_PACK (copy.value), closure))
-            /* Found an entry with this key. */
-            break;
-        }
-
-      if (table->n_items > table->upper)
-        /* Full table, time to resize.  */
-        {
-          resize_table (table);
-          return weak_table_put_x (table, hash >> 1, pred, closure, key, value);
-        }
-
-      /* Displace the entry if our distance is less, otherwise keep
-         looking. */
-      if (entry_distance (other_hash, k, size) < distance)
-        {
-          rob_from_rich (table, k);
-          break;
-        }
-    }
-          
-  /* Fast path for updated values for existing entries of weak-key
-     tables.  */
-  if (table->kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY &&
-      entries[k].hash == hash &&
-      entries[k].key == SCM_UNPACK (key))
-    {
-      entries[k].value = SCM_UNPACK (value);
-      return;
-    }
-
-  if (entries[k].hash)
-    unregister_disappearing_links (&entries[k], table->kind);
-  else
-    table->n_items++;
-
-  entries[k].hash = hash;
-  entries[k].key = SCM_UNPACK (key);
-  entries[k].value = SCM_UNPACK (value);
-
-  register_disappearing_links (&entries[k], key, value, table->kind);
-}
-
-
-static void
-weak_table_remove_x (scm_t_weak_table *table, unsigned long hash,
-                   scm_t_table_predicate_fn pred, void *closure)
-{
-  unsigned long k, distance, size;
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries;
-  
-  size = table->size;
-  entries = table->entries;
-
-  hash = (hash << 1) | 0x1;
-  k = hash_to_index (hash, size);
-
-  for (distance = 0; distance < size; distance++, k = (k + 1) % size)
-    {
-      unsigned long other_hash;
-
-    retry:
-      other_hash = entries[k].hash;
-
-      if (!other_hash)
-        /* Not found. */
-        return;
-
-      if (other_hash == hash)
-        {
-          scm_t_weak_entry copy;
-      
-          copy_weak_entry (&entries[k], &copy);
-          
-          if (!copy.key || !copy.value)
-            /* Lost weak reference; reshuffle.  */
-            {
-              give_to_poor (table, k);
-              table->n_items--;
-              goto retry;
-            }
-
-          if (pred (SCM_PACK (copy.key), SCM_PACK (copy.value), closure))
-            /* Found an entry with this key. */
-            {
-              entries[k].hash = 0;
-              entries[k].key = 0;
-              entries[k].value = 0;
-
-              unregister_disappearing_links (&entries[k], table->kind);
-
-              if (--table->n_items < table->lower)
-                resize_table (table);
-              else
-                give_to_poor (table, k);
-
-              return;
-            }
-        }
-
-      /* If the entry's distance is less, our key is not in the table.  */
-      if (entry_distance (other_hash, k, size) < distance)
-        return;
-    }
-}
-
-
-\f
-static SCM
-make_weak_table (unsigned long k, scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
-{
-  scm_t_weak_table *table;
-
-  int i = 0, n = k ? k : 31;
-  while (i + 1 < HASHTABLE_SIZE_N && n > hashtable_size[i])
-    ++i;
-  n = hashtable_size[i];
-
-  table = scm_gc_malloc (sizeof (*table), "weak-table");
-  table->entries = allocate_entries (n, kind);
-  table->kind = kind;
-  table->n_items = 0;
-  table->size = n;
-  table->lower = 0;
-  table->upper = 9 * n / 10;
-  table->size_index = i;
-  table->min_size_index = i;
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_init (&table->lock, NULL);
-
-  return scm_cell (scm_tc7_weak_table, (scm_t_bits)table);
-}
-
-void
-scm_i_weak_table_print (SCM exp, SCM port, scm_print_state *pstate)
-{
-  scm_puts ("#<", port);
-  scm_puts ("weak-table ", port);
-  scm_uintprint (SCM_WEAK_TABLE (exp)->n_items, 10, port);
-  scm_putc ('/', port);
-  scm_uintprint (SCM_WEAK_TABLE (exp)->size, 10, port);
-  scm_puts (">", port);
-}
-
-static void
-do_vacuum_weak_table (SCM table)
-{
-  scm_t_weak_table *t;
-
-  t = SCM_WEAK_TABLE (table);
-
-  /* Unlike weak sets, the weak table interface allows custom predicates
-     to call out to arbitrary Scheme.  There are two ways that this code
-     can be re-entrant, then: calling weak hash procedures while in a
-     custom predicate, or via finalizers run explicitly by (gc) or in an
-     async (for non-threaded Guile).  We add a restriction that
-     prohibits the first case, by convention.  But since we can't
-     prohibit the second case, here we trylock instead of lock.  Not so
-     nice.  */
-  if (scm_i_pthread_mutex_trylock (&t->lock) == 0)
-    {
-      vacuum_weak_table (t);
-      scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&t->lock);
-    }
-
-  return;
-}
-
-static scm_i_pthread_mutex_t all_weak_tables_lock = SCM_I_PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
-static SCM all_weak_tables = SCM_EOL;
-
-static void
-vacuum_all_weak_tables (void)
-{
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&all_weak_tables_lock);
-  scm_i_visit_weak_list (&all_weak_tables, do_vacuum_weak_table);
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&all_weak_tables_lock);
-}
-
-SCM
-scm_c_make_weak_table (unsigned long k, scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
-{
-  SCM ret;
-
-  ret = make_weak_table (k, kind);
-
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&all_weak_tables_lock);
-  all_weak_tables = scm_i_weak_cons (ret, all_weak_tables);
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&all_weak_tables_lock);
-
-  return ret;
-}
-
-SCM
-scm_weak_table_p (SCM obj)
-{
-  return scm_from_bool (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (obj));
-}
-
-SCM
-scm_c_weak_table_ref (SCM table, unsigned long raw_hash,
-                      scm_t_table_predicate_fn pred,
-                      void *closure, SCM dflt)
-#define FUNC_NAME "weak-table-ref"
-{
-  SCM ret;
-  scm_t_weak_table *t;
-
-  SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE (1, table);
-
-  t = SCM_WEAK_TABLE (table);
-
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&t->lock);
-
-  ret = weak_table_ref (t, raw_hash, pred, closure, dflt);
-
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&t->lock);
-
-  return ret;
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-void
-scm_c_weak_table_put_x (SCM table, unsigned long raw_hash,
-                        scm_t_table_predicate_fn pred,
-                        void *closure, SCM key, SCM value)
-#define FUNC_NAME "weak-table-put!"
-{
-  scm_t_weak_table *t;
-
-  SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE (1, table);
-
-  t = SCM_WEAK_TABLE (table);
-
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&t->lock);
-
-  weak_table_put_x (t, raw_hash, pred, closure, key, value);
-
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&t->lock);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-void
-scm_c_weak_table_remove_x (SCM table, unsigned long raw_hash,
-                           scm_t_table_predicate_fn pred,
-                           void *closure)
-#define FUNC_NAME "weak-table-remove!"
-{
-  scm_t_weak_table *t;
-
-  SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE (1, table);
-
-  t = SCM_WEAK_TABLE (table);
-
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&t->lock);
-
-  weak_table_remove_x (t, raw_hash, pred, closure);
-
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&t->lock);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-static int
-assq_predicate (SCM x, SCM y, void *closure)
-{
-  return scm_is_eq (x, SCM_PACK_POINTER (closure));
-}
-
-SCM
-scm_weak_table_refq (SCM table, SCM key, SCM dflt)
-{
-  return scm_c_weak_table_ref (table, scm_ihashq (key, -1),
-                               assq_predicate, SCM_UNPACK_POINTER (key),
-                               dflt);
-}
-
-void
-scm_weak_table_putq_x (SCM table, SCM key, SCM value)
-{
-  scm_c_weak_table_put_x (table, scm_ihashq (key, -1),
-                          assq_predicate, SCM_UNPACK_POINTER (key),
-                          key, value);
-}
-
-void
-scm_weak_table_remq_x (SCM table, SCM key)
-{
-  scm_c_weak_table_remove_x (table, scm_ihashq (key, -1),
-                             assq_predicate, SCM_UNPACK_POINTER (key));
-}
-
-void
-scm_weak_table_clear_x (SCM table)
-#define FUNC_NAME "weak-table-clear!"
-{
-  scm_t_weak_table *t;
-
-  SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE (1, table);
-
-  t = SCM_WEAK_TABLE (table);
-
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&t->lock);
-
-  memset (t->entries, 0, sizeof (scm_t_weak_entry) * t->size);
-  t->n_items = 0;
-
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&t->lock);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-SCM
-scm_c_weak_table_fold (scm_t_table_fold_fn proc, void *closure,
-                       SCM init, SCM table)
-{
-  scm_t_weak_table *t;
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries;
-  unsigned long k, size;
-
-  t = SCM_WEAK_TABLE (table);
-
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&t->lock);
-
-  size = t->size;
-  entries = t->entries;
-
-  for (k = 0; k < size; k++)
-    {
-      if (entries[k].hash)
-        {
-          scm_t_weak_entry copy;
-          
-          copy_weak_entry (&entries[k], &copy);
-      
-          if (copy.key && copy.value)
-            {
-              /* Release table lock while we call the function.  */
-              scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&t->lock);
-              init = proc (closure,
-                           SCM_PACK (copy.key), SCM_PACK (copy.value),
-                           init);
-              scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&t->lock);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-  
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&t->lock);
-  
-  return init;
-}
-
-static SCM
-fold_trampoline (void *closure, SCM k, SCM v, SCM init)
-{
-  return scm_call_3 (SCM_PACK_POINTER (closure), k, v, init);
-}
-
-SCM
-scm_weak_table_fold (SCM proc, SCM init, SCM table)
-#define FUNC_NAME "weak-table-fold"
-{
-  SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE (3, table);
-  SCM_VALIDATE_PROC (1, proc);
-
-  return scm_c_weak_table_fold (fold_trampoline, SCM_UNPACK_POINTER (proc), init, table);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-static SCM
-for_each_trampoline (void *closure, SCM k, SCM v, SCM seed)
-{
-  scm_call_2 (SCM_PACK_POINTER (closure), k, v);
-  return seed;
-}
-
-void
-scm_weak_table_for_each (SCM proc, SCM table)
-#define FUNC_NAME "weak-table-for-each"
-{
-  SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE (2, table);
-  SCM_VALIDATE_PROC (1, proc);
-
-  scm_c_weak_table_fold (for_each_trampoline, SCM_UNPACK_POINTER (proc), SCM_BOOL_F, table);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-static SCM
-map_trampoline (void *closure, SCM k, SCM v, SCM seed)
-{
-  return scm_cons (scm_call_2 (SCM_PACK_POINTER (closure), k, v), seed);
-}
-
-SCM
-scm_weak_table_map_to_list (SCM proc, SCM table)
-#define FUNC_NAME "weak-table-map->list"
-{
-  SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE (2, table);
-  SCM_VALIDATE_PROC (1, proc);
-
-  return scm_c_weak_table_fold (map_trampoline, SCM_UNPACK_POINTER (proc), SCM_EOL, table);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-
-\f
-
-/* Legacy interface.  */
-
-SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_weak_key_hash_table, "make-weak-key-hash-table", 0, 1, 0, 
-	    (SCM n),
-	    "@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} make-weak-value-hash-table size\n"
-	    "@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} make-doubly-weak-hash-table size\n"
-	    "Return a weak hash table with @var{size} buckets.\n"
-	    "\n"
-	    "You can modify weak hash tables in exactly the same way you\n"
-	    "would modify regular hash tables. (@pxref{Hash Tables})")
-#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_make_weak_key_hash_table
-{
-  return scm_c_make_weak_table (SCM_UNBNDP (n) ? 0 : scm_to_ulong (n),
-                                SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-
-SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_weak_value_hash_table, "make-weak-value-hash-table", 0, 1, 0, 
-            (SCM n),
-	    "Return a hash table with weak values with @var{size} buckets.\n"
-	    "(@pxref{Hash Tables})")
-#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_make_weak_value_hash_table
-{
-  return scm_c_make_weak_table (SCM_UNBNDP (n) ? 0 : scm_to_ulong (n),
-                                SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-
-SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_doubly_weak_hash_table, "make-doubly-weak-hash-table", 0, 1, 0, 
-            (SCM n),
-	    "Return a hash table with weak keys and values with @var{size}\n"
-	    "buckets.  (@pxref{Hash Tables})")
-#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_make_doubly_weak_hash_table
-{
-  return scm_c_make_weak_table (SCM_UNBNDP (n) ? 0 : scm_to_ulong (n),
-                                SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-
-SCM_DEFINE (scm_weak_key_hash_table_p, "weak-key-hash-table?", 1, 0, 0, 
-           (SCM obj),
-	    "@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} weak-value-hash-table? obj\n"
-	    "@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} doubly-weak-hash-table? obj\n"
-	    "Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is the specified weak hash\n"
-	    "table. Note that a doubly weak hash table is neither a weak key\n"
-	    "nor a weak value hash table.")
-#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_weak_key_hash_table_p
-{
-  return scm_from_bool (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (obj) &&
-                        SCM_WEAK_TABLE (obj)->kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-
-SCM_DEFINE (scm_weak_value_hash_table_p, "weak-value-hash-table?", 1, 0, 0, 
-            (SCM obj),
-	    "Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a weak value hash table.")
-#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_weak_value_hash_table_p
-{
-  return scm_from_bool (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (obj) &&
-                        SCM_WEAK_TABLE (obj)->kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-
-SCM_DEFINE (scm_doubly_weak_hash_table_p, "doubly-weak-hash-table?", 1, 0, 0, 
-            (SCM obj),
-	    "Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a doubly weak hash table.")
-#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_doubly_weak_hash_table_p
-{
-  return scm_from_bool (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (obj) &&
-                        SCM_WEAK_TABLE (obj)->kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-
-
-\f
-
-void
-scm_weak_table_prehistory (void)
-{
-  weak_key_gc_kind =
-    GC_new_kind (GC_new_free_list (),
-		 GC_MAKE_PROC (GC_new_proc (mark_weak_key_table), 0),
-		 0, 0);
-  weak_value_gc_kind =
-    GC_new_kind (GC_new_free_list (),
-		 GC_MAKE_PROC (GC_new_proc (mark_weak_value_table), 0),
-		 0, 0);
-}
-
-void
-scm_init_weak_table ()
-{
-#include "libguile/weak-table.x"
-
-  scm_i_register_async_gc_callback (vacuum_all_weak_tables);
-}
-
-/*
-  Local Variables:
-  c-file-style: "gnu"
-  End:
-*/
diff --git a/libguile/weak-table.h b/libguile/weak-table.h
deleted file mode 100644
index f516c2601..000000000
--- a/libguile/weak-table.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-/* classes: h_files */
-
-#ifndef SCM_WEAK_TABLE_H
-#define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_H
-
-/* Copyright (C) 2011, 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
- *
- * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of
- * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
- * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
- * Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
- * 02110-1301 USA
- */
-
-\f
-
-#include "libguile/__scm.h"
-
-\f
-
-/* The weak table API is currently only used internally.  We could make it
-   public later, after some API review.  */
-
-typedef enum {
-  SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY,
-  SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE,
-  SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH,
-} scm_t_weak_table_kind;
-
-/* Function that returns nonzero if the given mapping is the one we are
-   looking for.  */
-typedef int (*scm_t_table_predicate_fn) (SCM k, SCM v, void *closure);
-
-/* Function to fold over the elements of a set.  */
-typedef SCM (*scm_t_table_fold_fn) (void *closure, SCM k, SCM v, SCM result);
-
-SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_c_make_weak_table (unsigned long k,
-                                        scm_t_weak_table_kind kind);
-SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_weak_table_p (SCM h);
-
-SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_c_weak_table_ref (SCM table, unsigned long raw_hash,
-                                       scm_t_table_predicate_fn pred,
-                                       void *closure, SCM dflt);
-SCM_INTERNAL void scm_c_weak_table_put_x (SCM table, unsigned long raw_hash,
-                                          scm_t_table_predicate_fn pred,
-                                          void *closure, SCM key, SCM value);
-SCM_INTERNAL void scm_c_weak_table_remove_x (SCM table, unsigned long raw_hash,
-                                             scm_t_table_predicate_fn pred,
-                                             void *closure);
-
-SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_weak_table_refq (SCM table, SCM key, SCM dflt);
-SCM_INTERNAL void scm_weak_table_putq_x (SCM table, SCM key, SCM value);
-SCM_INTERNAL void scm_weak_table_remq_x (SCM table, SCM key);
-
-SCM_INTERNAL void scm_weak_table_clear_x (SCM table);
-
-SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_c_weak_table_fold (scm_t_table_fold_fn proc, void *closure,
-                                      SCM init, SCM table);
-SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_weak_table_fold (SCM proc, SCM init, SCM table);
-SCM_INTERNAL void scm_weak_table_for_each (SCM proc, SCM table);
-SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_weak_table_map_to_list (SCM proc, SCM table);
-
-\f
-
-/* Legacy interface.  */
-SCM_API SCM scm_make_weak_key_hash_table (SCM k);
-SCM_API SCM scm_make_weak_value_hash_table (SCM k);
-SCM_API SCM scm_make_doubly_weak_hash_table (SCM k);
-SCM_API SCM scm_weak_key_hash_table_p (SCM h);
-SCM_API SCM scm_weak_value_hash_table_p (SCM h);
-SCM_API SCM scm_doubly_weak_hash_table_p (SCM h);
-
-\f
-
-SCM_INTERNAL void scm_i_weak_table_print (SCM exp, SCM port, scm_print_state *pstate);
-SCM_INTERNAL void scm_weak_table_prehistory (void);
-SCM_INTERNAL void scm_init_weak_table (void);
-
-#endif  /* SCM_WEAK_TABLE_H */
-
-/*
-  Local Variables:
-  c-file-style: "gnu"
-  End:
-*/
diff --git a/module/system/base/types.scm b/module/system/base/types.scm
index 49aea27ba..14bf5a9b2 100644
--- a/module/system/base/types.scm
+++ b/module/system/base/types.scm
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ the matching bits, possibly with bitwise operations to extract it from BITS."
 (define %tc7-vm-continuation #x47)
 (define %tc7-bytevector #x4d)
 (define %tc7-weak-set #x55)
-(define %tc7-weak-table #x57)
+(define %tc7-weak-table #x57)                     ;no longer used
 (define %tc7-array #x5d)
 (define %tc7-bitvector #x5f)
 (define %tc7-port #x7d)
diff --git a/test-suite/tests/types.test b/test-suite/tests/types.test
index 446aff541..336350f9a 100644
--- a/test-suite/tests/types.test
+++ b/test-suite/tests/types.test
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ;;;; types.test --- Type tag decoding.      -*- mode: scheme; coding: utf-8; -*-
 ;;;;
-;;;; 	Copyright (C) 2014, 2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;;;; 	Copyright (C) 2014, 2015, 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 ;;;;
 ;;;; This file is part of GNU Guile.
 ;;;;
@@ -103,9 +103,10 @@
    ((lambda () #t) program _)
    ((make-variable 'foo) variable _)
    ((make-weak-vector 3 #t) weak-vector _)
-   ((make-weak-key-hash-table) weak-table _)
-   ((make-weak-value-hash-table) weak-table _)
-   ((make-doubly-weak-hash-table) weak-table _)
+   ((make-hash-table) hash-table _)
+   ((make-weak-key-hash-table) hash-table _)
+   ((make-weak-value-hash-table) hash-table _)
+   ((make-doubly-weak-hash-table) hash-table _)
    (#2((1 2 3) (4 5 6)) array _)
    (#*00000110 bitvector _)
    ((expt 2 70) bignum _)
-- 
2.14.2


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From 1192255df58026dc6dea6bc0ad7ee823c16a72ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Ludovic=20Court=C3=A8s?= <ludo@gnu.org>
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2017 16:56:51 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Keep weak hash table item count consistent.

Fixes a TOCTTOU kind of bug whereby we'd first count the number of items
deleted from the table, and later, *without* having the alloc lock, we'd
update the table's item count.  The problem is that the item count could
have been updated in the meantime, hence the bug.

Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/19180>.

* libguile/hashtab.c (vacuum_weak_hash_table): Rename to...
(do_vacuum_weak_hash_table): ... this.  Unmarshall the void* argument.
Replace 'fprintf' warning with an assertion.
(vacuum_weak_hash_table): New function.  Call the above with
'GC_call_with_alloc_lock'.
(t_fixup_args): Add 'table' field; remove 'removed_items'.
(do_weak_bucket_fixup): Update TABLE's 'n_items' field.
(weak_bucket_assoc): Check 'SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS' instead of
'args.removed_items'.
---
 libguile/hashtab.c | 68 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------
 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)

diff --git a/libguile/hashtab.c b/libguile/hashtab.c
index 86b9ca386..c06283339 100644
--- a/libguile/hashtab.c
+++ b/libguile/hashtab.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static char *s_hashtable = "hashtable";
 
 /* Remove nullified weak pairs from ALIST such that the result contains only
    valid pairs.  Set REMOVED_ITEMS to the number of pairs that have been
-   deleted.  */
+   deleted.  Assumes the allocation lock is already taken.  */
 static SCM
 scm_fixup_weak_alist (SCM alist, size_t *removed_items)
 {
@@ -130,9 +130,10 @@ scm_fixup_weak_alist (SCM alist, size_t *removed_items)
   return result;
 }
 
-static void
-vacuum_weak_hash_table (SCM table)
+static void *
+do_vacuum_weak_hash_table (void *arg)
 {
+  SCM table = SCM_PACK_POINTER (arg);
   SCM buckets = SCM_HASHTABLE_VECTOR (table);
   unsigned long k = SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_LENGTH (buckets);
   size_t len = SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table);
@@ -142,44 +143,52 @@ vacuum_weak_hash_table (SCM table)
       size_t removed;
       SCM alist = SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (buckets, k);
       alist = scm_fixup_weak_alist (alist, &removed);
-      if (removed <= len)
-        len -= removed;
-      else
-        {
-          /* The move to BDW-GC with Guile 2.0 introduced some bugs
-             related to weak hash tables, threads, memory usage, and the
-             alloc lock.  We were unable to fix these issues
-             satisfactorily in 2.0 but have addressed them via a rewrite
-             in 2.2.  If you see this message often, you probably want
-             to upgrade to 2.2.  */
-          fprintf (stderr, "guile: warning: weak hash table corruption "
-                   "(https://bugs.gnu.org/19180)\n");
-          len = 0;
-        }
+
+      /* The alloc lock is taken, so we cannot get REMOVED > LEN.  If we
+	 do, that means we messed up while counting items.  */
+      assert (removed <= len);
+
       SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_SET (buckets, k, alist);
     }
 
   SCM_SET_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table, len);
+
+  return table;
+}
+
+/* Remove deleted weak pairs from the buckets of TABLE, and update
+   TABLE's item count accordingly.  */
+static void
+vacuum_weak_hash_table (SCM table)
+{
+  /* Take the alloc lock so we have a consistent view of the live
+     elements in TABLE.  Failing to do that, we could be miscounting the
+     number of elements.  */
+  GC_call_with_alloc_lock (do_vacuum_weak_hash_table,
+			   SCM_PACK (table));
 }
 
 
+
 /* Packed arguments for `do_weak_bucket_fixup'.  */
 struct t_fixup_args
 {
+  SCM table;
   SCM bucket;
   SCM *bucket_copy;
-  size_t removed_items;
 };
 
 static void *
 do_weak_bucket_fixup (void *data)
 {
-  struct t_fixup_args *args;
   SCM pair, *copy;
+  size_t len, removed_items;
+  struct t_fixup_args *args = (struct t_fixup_args *) data;
 
-  args = (struct t_fixup_args *) data;
+  args->bucket = scm_fixup_weak_alist (args->bucket, &removed_items);
 
-  args->bucket = scm_fixup_weak_alist (args->bucket, &args->removed_items);
+  len = SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (args->table);
+  SCM_SET_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (args->table, len - removed_items);
 
   for (pair = args->bucket, copy = args->bucket_copy;
        scm_is_pair (pair);
@@ -214,6 +223,7 @@ weak_bucket_assoc (SCM table, SCM buckets, size_t bucket_index,
      and values in BUCKET.  */
   strong_refs = alloca (scm_ilength (bucket) * 2 * sizeof (SCM));
 
+  args.table = table;
   args.bucket = bucket;
   args.bucket_copy = strong_refs;
 
@@ -239,19 +249,9 @@ weak_bucket_assoc (SCM table, SCM buckets, size_t bucket_index,
 
   scm_remember_upto_here_1 (strong_refs);
 
-  if (args.removed_items > 0)
-    {
-      /* Update TABLE's item count and optionally trigger a rehash.  */
-      size_t remaining;
-
-      assert (SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table) >= args.removed_items);
-
-      remaining = SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table) - args.removed_items;
-      SCM_SET_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table, remaining);
-
-      if (remaining < SCM_HASHTABLE_LOWER (table))
-	scm_i_rehash (table, hash_fn, closure, "weak_bucket_assoc");
-    }
+  if (SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table) < SCM_HASHTABLE_LOWER (table))
+    /* Trigger a rehash.  */
+    scm_i_rehash (table, hash_fn, closure, "weak_bucket_assoc");
 
   return result;
 }
-- 
2.14.2


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* bug#19180: Weak tables harmful to GC?
       [not found]               ` <87a80eie63.fsf@gnu.org>
@ 2017-10-26  8:35                 ` Ricardo Wurmus
       [not found]                 ` <87k1zimhmt.fsf@elephly.net>
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 17+ messages in thread
From: Ricardo Wurmus @ 2017-10-26  8:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Ludovic Courtès; +Cc: Andy Wingo, 19180, guile-devel


Hi Ludo,

I tried building Guile with the following Guix package definition:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
(define-public guile-2.2-awesome
  (package (inherit guile-2.2)
    (name "guile-awesome")
    (source (origin (inherit (package-source guile-2.2))
       (patches (list "/home/rwurmus/0001-Remove-weak-tables-and-revert-to-weak-hash-tables.patch"
                      "/home/rwurmus/0002-Keep-weak-hash-table-item-count-consistent.patch"))))
    (arguments
      (substitute-keyword-arguments (package-arguments guile-2.2)
        ((#:phases phases)
         `(modify-phases ,phases
            (add-before 'pre-configure 'bootstrap
              (lambda _
                (zero? (system* "autoreconf" "-vif"))))))))
    (native-inputs
     `(("autoconf" ,autoconf)
       ("automake" ,automake)
       ("libtool" ,libtool)
       ("flex" ,flex)
       ("texinfo" ,texinfo)
       ("gettext" ,gettext-minimal)
       ,@(package-native-inputs guile-2.2)))))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Unfortunately, I cannot bootstrap Guile on this 1.5 TB RAM server:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
…
  BOOTSTRAP GUILEC system/vm/program.go
  BOOTSTRAP GUILEC system/vm/vm.go
  BOOTSTRAP GUILEC system/foreign.go
GC Warning: Repeated allocation of very large block (appr. size 230096896):
        May lead to memory leak and poor performance
GC Warning: Repeated allocation of very large block (appr. size 230096896):
        May lead to memory leak and poor performance
GC Warning: Repeated allocation of very large block (appr. size 230096896):
        May lead to memory leak and poor performance
GC Warning: Repeated allocation of very large block (appr. size 230096896):
        May lead to memory leak and poor performance
GC Warning: Repeated allocation of very large block (appr. size 230096896):
        May lead to memory leak and poor performance
GC Warning: Repeated allocation of very large block (appr. size 230096896):
        May lead to memory leak and poor performance
GC Warning: Repeated allocation of very large block (appr. size 230096896):
        May lead to memory leak and poor performance
Too many heap sections: Increase MAXHINCR or MAX_HEAP_SECTS
/gnu/store/kpxi8h3669afr9r1bgvaf9ij3y4wdyyn-bash-minimal-4.4.12/bin/bash: line 6: 30796 Aborted                 GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE=0 ../meta/build-env guild compile --target="x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu" -O1 -L "/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/module" -L "/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/guile-readline" -o "language/scheme/compile-tree-il.go" "../module/language/scheme/compile-tree-il.scm"
make[2]: *** [Makefile:1928: language/scheme/compile-tree-il.go] Error 134
make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
^GGC Warning: Repeated allocation of very large block (appr. size 230096896):
        May lead to memory leak and poor performance
Too many heap sections: Increase MAXHINCR or MAX_HEAP_SECTS
/gnu/store/kpxi8h3669afr9r1bgvaf9ij3y4wdyyn-bash-minimal-4.4.12/bin/bash: line 6: 30386 Aborted                 GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE=0 ../meta/build-env guild compile --target="x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu" -O1 -L "/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/module" -L "/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/guile-readline" -o "language/tree-il/fix-letrec.go" "../module/language/tree-il/fix-letrec.scm"
make[2]: *** [Makefile:1928: language/tree-il/fix-letrec.go] Error 134
GC Warning: Repeated allocation of very large block (appr. size 230096896):
        May lead to memory leak and poor performance
GC Warning: Repeated allocation of very large block (appr. size 230096896):
        May lead to memory leak and poor performance
Too many heap sections: Increase MAXHINCR or MAX_HEAP_SECTS
Too many heap sections: Increase MAXHINCR or MAX_HEAP_SECTS
/gnu/store/kpxi8h3669afr9r1bgvaf9ij3y4wdyyn-bash-minimal-4.4.12/bin/bash: line 6: 30839 Aborted                 GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE=0 ../meta/build-env guild compile --target="x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu" -O1 -L "/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/module" -L "/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/guile-readline" -o "language/value/spec.go" "../module/language/value/spec.scm"
make[2]: *** [Makefile:1928: language/value/spec.go] Error 134
/gnu/store/kpxi8h3669afr9r1bgvaf9ij3y4wdyyn-bash-minimal-4.4.12/bin/bash: line 6: 30917 Aborted                 GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE=0 ../meta/build-env guild compile --target="x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu" -O1 -L "/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/module" -L "/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/guile-readline" -o "system/base/syntax.go" "../module/system/base/syntax.scm"
make[2]: *** [Makefile:1928: system/base/syntax.go] Error 134
GC Warning: Repeated allocation of very large block (appr. size 230096896):
        May lead to memory leak and poor performance
Too many heap sections: Increase MAXHINCR or MAX_HEAP_SECTS
Too many heap sections: Increase MAXHINCR or MAX_HEAP_SECTS
GC Warning: Repeated allocation of very large block (appr. size 230096896):
        May lead to memory leak and poor performance
GC Warning: Repeated allocation of very large block (appr. size 230096896):
        May lead to memory leak and poor performance
/gnu/store/kpxi8h3669afr9r1bgvaf9ij3y4wdyyn-bash-minimal-4.4.12/bin/bash: line 6: 30344 Aborted                 GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE=0 ../meta/build-env guild compile --target="x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu" -O1 -L "/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/module" -L "/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/guile-readline" -o "ice-9/psyntax-pp.go" "../module/ice-9/psyntax-pp.scm"
make[2]: *** [Makefile:1928: ice-9/psyntax-pp.go] Error 134
/gnu/store/kpxi8h3669afr9r1bgvaf9ij3y4wdyyn-bash-minimal-4.4.12/bin/bash: line 6: 30354 Aborted                 GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE=0 ../meta/build-env guild compile --target="x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu" -O1 -L "/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/module" -L "/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/guile-readline" -o "srfi/srfi-1.go" "../module/srfi/srfi-1.scm"
make[2]: *** [Makefile:1928: srfi/srfi-1.go] Error 134
Too many heap sections: Increase MAXHINCR or MAX_HEAP_SECTS
GC Warning: Repeated allocation of very large block (appr. size 230096896):
        May lead to memory leak and poor performance
/gnu/store/kpxi8h3669afr9r1bgvaf9ij3y4wdyyn-bash-minimal-4.4.12/bin/bash: line 6: 30548 Aborted                 GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE=0 ../meta/build-env guild compile --target="x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu" -O1 -L "/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/module" -L "/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/guile-readline" -o "language/cps/peel-loops.go" "../module/language/cps/peel-loops.scm"
make[2]: *** [Makefile:1928: language/cps/peel-loops.go] Error 134
GC Warning: Repeated allocation of very large block (appr. size 230096896):
        May lead to memory leak and poor performance
GC Warning: Repeated allocation of very large block (appr. size 230096896):
        May lead to memory leak and poor performance
GC Warning: Repeated allocation of very large block (appr. size 230096896):
        May lead to memory leak and poor performance
GC Warning: Repeated allocation of very large block (appr. size 230096896):
        May lead to memory leak and poor performance
GC Warning: Repeated allocation of very large block (appr. size 230096896):
        May lead to memory leak and poor performance
Too many heap sections: Increase MAXHINCR or MAX_HEAP_SECTS
/gnu/store/kpxi8h3669afr9r1bgvaf9ij3y4wdyyn-bash-minimal-4.4.12/bin/bash: line 6: 31410 Aborted                 GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE=0 ../meta/build-env guild compile --target="x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu" -O1 -L "/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/module" -L "/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/guile-readline" -o "system/vm/dwarf.go" "../module/system/vm/dwarf.scm"
make[2]: *** [Makefile:1928: system/vm/dwarf.go] Error 134
Too many heap sections: Increase MAXHINCR or MAX_HEAP_SECTS
GC Warning: Repeated allocation of very large block (appr. size 230096896):
        May lead to memory leak and poor performance
/gnu/store/kpxi8h3669afr9r1bgvaf9ij3y4wdyyn-bash-minimal-4.4.12/bin/bash: line 6: 31415 Aborted                 GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE=0 ../meta/build-env guild compile --target="x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu" -O1 -L "/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/module" -L "/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/guile-readline" -o "system/vm/elf.go" "../module/system/vm/elf.scm"
make[2]: *** [Makefile:1928: system/vm/elf.go] Error 134
Too many heap sections: Increase MAXHINCR or MAX_HEAP_SECTS
/gnu/store/kpxi8h3669afr9r1bgvaf9ij3y4wdyyn-bash-minimal-4.4.12/bin/bash: line 6: 31028 Aborted                 GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE=0 ../meta/build-env guild compile --target="x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu" -O1 -L "/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/module" -L "/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/guile-readline" -o "ice-9/boot-9.go" "../module/ice-9/boot-9.scm"
make[2]: *** [Makefile:1928: ice-9/boot-9.go] Error 134
GC Warning: Repeated allocation of very large block (appr. size 230096896):
        May lead to memory leak and poor performance
Too many heap sections: Increase MAXHINCR or MAX_HEAP_SECTS
/gnu/store/kpxi8h3669afr9r1bgvaf9ij3y4wdyyn-bash-minimal-4.4.12/bin/bash: line 6: 30348 Aborted                 GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE=0 ../meta/build-env guild compile --target="x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu" -O1 -L "/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/module" -L "/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/guile-readline" -o "language/cps/intset.go" "../module/language/cps/intset.scm"
make[2]: *** [Makefile:1928: language/cps/intset.go] Error 134
…
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

I will try this on a workstation with fewer cores and less memory later.

--
Ricardo

GPG: BCA6 89B6 3655 3801 C3C6  2150 197A 5888 235F ACAC
https://elephly.net






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* bug#19180: Weak tables harmful to GC?
       [not found]                 ` <87k1zimhmt.fsf@elephly.net>
@ 2017-10-26 16:52                   ` Ricardo Wurmus
  2017-10-26 17:17                   ` Ludovic Courtès
       [not found]                   ` <87bmktn96e.fsf@elephly.net>
  2 siblings, 0 replies; 17+ messages in thread
From: Ricardo Wurmus @ 2017-10-26 16:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Ludovic Courtès; +Cc: Andy Wingo, 19180, guile-devel

Hi again,

I tried building this on my workstation with 32GB RAM and the bootstrap
compilation got killed after consuming too much memory.

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
…
Making all in bootstrap
make[2]: Entering directory '/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/bootstrap'
  BOOTSTRAP GUILEC ice-9/eval.go
wrote `ice-9/eval.go'
  BOOTSTRAP GUILEC ice-9/psyntax-pp.go
  BOOTSTRAP GUILEC language/cps/intmap.go
  BOOTSTRAP GUILEC language/cps/intset.go
  BOOTSTRAP GUILEC language/cps/utils.go
  BOOTSTRAP GUILEC ice-9/vlist.go
  BOOTSTRAP GUILEC srfi/srfi-1.go
  BOOTSTRAP GUILEC language/tree-il.go
  BOOTSTRAP GUILEC language/tree-il/analyze.go
  BOOTSTRAP GUILEC language/tree-il/compile-cps.go
  BOOTSTRAP GUILEC language/tree-il/canonicalize.go
  BOOTSTRAP GUILEC language/tree-il/debug.go
  BOOTSTRAP GUILEC language/tree-il/effects.go
  BOOTSTRAP GUILEC language/tree-il/fix-letrec.go
  BOOTSTRAP GUILEC language/tree-il/optimize.go
  BOOTSTRAP GUILEC language/tree-il/peval.go
  BOOTSTRAP GUILEC language/tree-il/primitives.go
/gnu/store/kpxi8h3669afr9r1bgvaf9ij3y4wdyyn-bash-minimal-4.4.12/bin/bash: line 6: 30173 Killed                  GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE=0 ../meta/build-env guild compile --target="x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu" -O1 -L "/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/module" -L "/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/guile-readline" -o "ice-9/vlist.go" "../module/ice-9/vlist.scm"
make[2]: *** [Makefile:1928: ice-9/vlist.go] Error 137
make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
…
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

This is still with the same Guix package definition as before:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
(define-public guile-2.2-awesome
  (package (inherit guile-2.2)
    (name "guile-awesome")
    (source (origin (inherit (package-source guile-2.2))
       (patches (list "/home/rwurmus/0001-Remove-weak-tables-and-revert-to-weak-hash-tables.patch"
                      "/home/rwurmus/0002-Keep-weak-hash-table-item-count-consistent.patch"))))
    (arguments
      (substitute-keyword-arguments (package-arguments guile-2.2)
        ((#:phases phases)
         `(modify-phases ,phases
            (add-before 'pre-configure 'bootstrap
              (lambda _
                (zero? (system* "autoreconf" "-vif"))))))))
    (native-inputs
     `(("autoconf" ,autoconf)
       ("automake" ,automake)
       ("libtool" ,libtool)
       ("flex" ,flex)
       ("texinfo" ,texinfo)
       ("gettext" ,gettext-minimal)
       ,@(package-native-inputs guile-2.2)))))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---


--
Ricardo

GPG: BCA6 89B6 3655 3801 C3C6  2150 197A 5888 235F ACAC
https://elephly.net






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* bug#19180: Weak tables harmful to GC?
       [not found]                 ` <87k1zimhmt.fsf@elephly.net>
  2017-10-26 16:52                   ` Ricardo Wurmus
@ 2017-10-26 17:17                   ` Ludovic Courtès
       [not found]                   ` <87bmktn96e.fsf@elephly.net>
  2 siblings, 0 replies; 17+ messages in thread
From: Ludovic Courtès @ 2017-10-26 17:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Ricardo Wurmus; +Cc: Andy Wingo, 19180, guile-devel

Hi Ricardo,

Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net> skribis:

> I tried building Guile with the following Guix package definition:
>
> (define-public guile-2.2-awesome
>   (package (inherit guile-2.2)
>     (name "guile-awesome")
>     (source (origin (inherit (package-source guile-2.2))
>        (patches (list "/home/rwurmus/0001-Remove-weak-tables-and-revert-to-weak-hash-tables.patch"
>                       "/home/rwurmus/0002-Keep-weak-hash-table-item-count-consistent.patch"))))

[...]

>   BOOTSTRAP GUILEC system/foreign.go
> GC Warning: Repeated allocation of very large block (appr. size 230096896):
>         May lead to memory leak and poor performance
> GC Warning: Repeated allocation of very large block (appr. size 230096896):
>         May lead to memory leak and poor performance
> GC Warning: Repeated allocation of very large block (appr. size 230096896):
>         May lead to memory leak and poor performance
> GC Warning: Repeated allocation of very large block (appr. size 230096896):
>         May lead to memory leak and poor performance
> GC Warning: Repeated allocation of very large block (appr. size 230096896):
>         May lead to memory leak and poor performance
> GC Warning: Repeated allocation of very large block (appr. size 230096896):
>         May lead to memory leak and poor performance
> GC Warning: Repeated allocation of very large block (appr. size 230096896):
>         May lead to memory leak and poor performance
> Too many heap sections: Increase MAXHINCR or MAX_HEAP_SECTS
> /gnu/store/kpxi8h3669afr9r1bgvaf9ij3y4wdyyn-bash-minimal-4.4.12/bin/bash: line 6: 30796 Aborted                 GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE=0 ../meta/build-env guild compile --target="x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu" -O1 -L "/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/module" -L "/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/guile-readline" -o "language/scheme/compile-tree-il.go" "../module/language/scheme/compile-tree-il.scm"
> make[2]: *** [Makefile:1928: language/scheme/compile-tree-il.go] Error 134

Blech, that doesn’t sound like an improvement.

“make clean -C module && make” works for me, but now that I think of it
it might be reusing stuff from the prebuilt/ directory.

I’ll try again later.

Thanks for testing,
Ludo’.





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* bug#19180: Weak tables harmful to GC?
       [not found]                   ` <87bmktn96e.fsf@elephly.net>
@ 2017-10-27  5:28                     ` Ludovic Courtès
       [not found]                     ` <87tvyl9n22.fsf@gnu.org>
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 17+ messages in thread
From: Ludovic Courtès @ 2017-10-27  5:28 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Ricardo Wurmus; +Cc: Andy Wingo, 19180, guile-devel

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Hi,

Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net> skribis:

>   BOOTSTRAP GUILEC language/tree-il/primitives.go
> /gnu/store/kpxi8h3669afr9r1bgvaf9ij3y4wdyyn-bash-minimal-4.4.12/bin/bash: line 6: 30173 Killed                  GUILE_AUTO_COMPILE=0 ../meta/build-env guild compile --target="x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu" -O1 -L "/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/module" -L "/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/guile-readline" -o "ice-9/vlist

Funny: with the “cleanup” that led to the patches you tried, those weak
hash tables were not weak at all, because SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY was
now zero, and thus SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P would always return false.  The
fix:


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diff --git a/libguile/hashtab.h b/libguile/hashtab.h
index 8f422b0b5..1705cf744 100644
--- a/libguile/hashtab.h
+++ b/libguile/hashtab.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 /* Types of weak hash tables.  */
 typedef enum {
+  SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_NONE = 0,
   SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY,
   SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE,
   SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH
@@ -51,7 +52,9 @@ typedef enum {
 #define SCM_HASHTABLE_DOUBLY_WEAK_P(x) \
   (SCM_HASHTABLE_FLAGS (x) == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH)
 
-#define SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P(x)	   SCM_HASHTABLE_FLAGS (x)
+#define SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P(x)				\
+  (SCM_HASHTABLE_FLAGS (x) != SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_NONE)
+
 #define SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS(x)   (SCM_HASHTABLE (x)->n_items)
 #define SCM_SET_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS(x, n)   (SCM_HASHTABLE (x)->n_items = n)
 #define SCM_HASHTABLE_INCREMENT(x) (SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS(x)++)

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(Updated patches below.)

With your package definition, I see the first few Guile processes peak
at ~100 MiB resident (would be interesting to compare with stock 2.2.2).

Let me know if it’s better this time!

Thanks again for testing,
Ludo’.


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From eba61a14bd4d39fdfb84e70186b71004044583e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Ludovic=20Court=C3=A8s?= <ludo@gnu.org>
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2017 16:18:39 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Remove weak tables and revert to weak hash tables.

This removes weak-tables.[ch] and reintroduces weak hash tables as
implemented in Guile 2.0 into hashtab.[ch].  This reduces wall-clock
time by more than 15% on some GC-intensive benchmarks (compiling code)
where big weak hash tables are in use, such as source properties.

For more details on the rationale, see
<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guile-devel/2017-09/msg00031.html>.

* libguile/weak-table.c, libguile/weak-table.h: Remove.
* libguile.h: Don't include "weak-table.h".
* libguile/Makefile.am (libguile_@GUILE_EFFECTIVE_VERSION@_la_SOURCES)
(DOT_X_FILES, DOT_DOC_FILES, modinclude_HEADERS): Remove weak-table.*
files.
* libguile/evalext.c (scm_self_evaluating_p): Remove reference to
scm_tc7_weak_table.
* libguile/hashtab.c (SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CAR)
(SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CDR): New macros.
* libguile/hashtab.c (scm_fixup_weak_alist, vacuum_weak_hash_table)
(do_weak_bucket_fixup, weak_bucket_assoc)
(weak_bucket_assoc_by_hash): New function.
(make_hash_table, scm_make_hash_table): Add support for weak hash
tables.
(weak_gc_callback, weak_gc_hook, weak_gc_finalizer)
(scm_c_register_weak_gc_callback, scm_make_weak_key_hash_table)
(scm_make_weak_value_hash_table, scm_make_doubly_weak_hash_table): New
functions.
(SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P): Remove.
(scm_weak_key_hash_table_p, scm_weak_value_hash_table_p)
(scm_doubly_weak_hash_table_p, scm_hash_fn_get_handle_by_hash): New
functions.
(scm_hash_fn_create_handle_x): Add support for weak hash tables.
(get_weak_cdr, weak_pair_cdr): New functions.
(scm_hash_fn_set_x): Add support for weak hash tables.
(scm_hash_fn_remove_x): Likewise.
(scm_hashq_get_handle, scm_hashq_create_handle_x): Likewise.
(scm_hashv_get_handle, scm_hashv_create_handle_x): Likewise.
(scm_hashq_ref, scm_hashq_set_x, scm_hashq_remove_x): Remove special
cases for 'SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P'.
(scm_hashv_ref, scm_hashv_set_x, scm_hashv_remove_x): Likewise.
(scm_hash_ref, scm_hash_set_x, scm_hash_remove_x): Likewise.
(scm_hashx_ref, scm_hashx_set_x, scm_hashx_remove_x): Likewise.
(assv_predicate, assoc_predicate, assx_predicate): Remove.
(scm_hash_map_to_list, scm_internal_hash_fold): Likewise, and check for
deleted entries.
(scm_internal_hash_for_each_handle): Likewise.
(scm_t_ihashx_closure): Remove 'key' field.
(wcar_pair_descr, wcdr_pair_descr): New variables.
(scm_weak_car_pair, scm_weak_cdr_pair, scm_doubly_weak_pair): New
functions.
(scm_weak_table_refq, scm_weak_table_putq_x, scm_c_make_weak_table)
(scm_c_weak_table_fold): Rewrite in terms of the hash-table API.
(scm_init_hashtab): Initialize 'wcar_pair_descr' and 'wcdr_pair_descr'.
* libguile/hashtab.h (scm_t_weak_table_kind): New type.
(SCM_HASHTABLE, SCM_HASHTABLE_FLAGS, SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_KEY_P)
(SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_VALUE_P, SCM_HASHTABLE_DOUBLY_WEAK_P): New macros.
(scm_t_hash_predicate_fn): New type.
(scm_t_hashtable)[flags]: New field.
(scm_make_weak_value_hash_table, scm_make_doubly_weak_hash_table)
(scm_make_weak_key_hash_table, scm_c_make_weak_table)
(scm_c_weak_table_fold, scm_weak_table_refq)
(scm_weak_table_putq_x): New declarations.
* libguile/init.c (scm_i_init_guile): Remove calls to
'scm_weak_table_prehistory' and 'scm_init_weak_table'.
(iprin1): Remove reference to scm_tc7_weak_table.
* libguile/procprop.c: Include "hashtab.h".
* libguile/tags.h (scm_tc7_weak_table): Remove.
* libguile/weak-list.h (scm_weak_car_pair, scm_weak_cdr_pair)
(scm_doubly_weak_pair): New declarations.
(SCM_WEAK_PAIR_DELETED_P, SCM_WEAK_PAIR_WORD_DELETED_P)
(SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CAR_DELETED_P, SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CDR_DELETED_P)
(SCM_WEAK_PAIR_WORD, SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CAR, SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CDR): New macros.
* module/system/base/types.scm (%tc7-weak-table): Mark as obsolete.
* test-suite/tests/types.test ("opaque objects"): Replace references to
'weak-table' with 'hash-table'.  Add 'make-hash-table' test.
---
 libguile.h                   |    3 +-
 libguile/Makefile.am         |    6 +-
 libguile/evalext.c           |    3 +-
 libguile/hashtab.c           |  880 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 libguile/hashtab.h           |   50 +-
 libguile/init.c              |    4 +-
 libguile/print.c             |    3 -
 libguile/procprop.c          |    4 +-
 libguile/tags.h              |    3 +-
 libguile/weak-list.h         |   32 +-
 libguile/weak-table.c        | 1180 ------------------------------------------
 libguile/weak-table.h        |   94 ----
 module/system/base/types.scm |    2 +-
 test-suite/tests/types.test  |    9 +-
 14 files changed, 812 insertions(+), 1461 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 libguile/weak-table.c
 delete mode 100644 libguile/weak-table.h

diff --git a/libguile.h b/libguile.h
index 3f7f0b791..90326844b 100644
--- a/libguile.h
+++ b/libguile.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef SCM_LIBGUILE_H
 #define SCM_LIBGUILE_H
 
-/* Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998,2000,2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998,2000,2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  * 
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "libguile/version.h"
 #include "libguile/vports.h"
 #include "libguile/weak-set.h"
-#include "libguile/weak-table.h"
 #include "libguile/weak-vector.h"
 #include "libguile/backtrace.h"
 #include "libguile/debug.h"
diff --git a/libguile/Makefile.am b/libguile/Makefile.am
index 2214a4aa3..6420d0f48 100644
--- a/libguile/Makefile.am
+++ b/libguile/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ## Process this file with Automake to create Makefile.in
 ##
 ##   Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007,
-##     2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+##     2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 ##
 ##   This file is part of GUILE.
 ##
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ libguile_@GUILE_EFFECTIVE_VERSION@_la_SOURCES =				\
 	vm.c					\
 	vports.c				\
 	weak-set.c				\
-	weak-table.c				\
 	weak-vector.c
 
 DOT_X_FILES =					\
@@ -330,7 +329,6 @@ DOT_X_FILES =					\
 	vm.x					\
 	vports.x				\
 	weak-set.x				\
-	weak-table.x				\
 	weak-vector.x
 
 EXTRA_DOT_X_FILES = @EXTRA_DOT_X_FILES@
@@ -432,7 +430,6 @@ DOT_DOC_FILES = 				\
 	version.doc				\
 	vports.doc				\
 	weak-set.doc				\
-	weak-table.doc				\
 	weak-vector.doc
 
 EXTRA_DOT_DOC_FILES = @EXTRA_DOT_DOC_FILES@
@@ -685,7 +682,6 @@ modinclude_HEADERS =				\
 	vm.h					\
 	vports.h				\
 	weak-set.h				\
-	weak-table.h				\
 	weak-vector.h
 
 nodist_modinclude_HEADERS = version.h scmconfig.h
diff --git a/libguile/evalext.c b/libguile/evalext.c
index 33205a2ca..e381daa65 100644
--- a/libguile/evalext.c
+++ b/libguile/evalext.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  * 
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_self_evaluating_p, "self-evaluating?", 1, 0, 0,
 	case scm_tc7_pointer:
 	case scm_tc7_hashtable:
 	case scm_tc7_weak_set:
-	case scm_tc7_weak_table:
 	case scm_tc7_fluid:
 	case scm_tc7_dynamic_state:
         case scm_tc7_frame:
diff --git a/libguile/hashtab.c b/libguile/hashtab.c
index 8920e08a6..0b3b0c0d4 100644
--- a/libguile/hashtab.c
+++ b/libguile/hashtab.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Copyright (C) 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006,
- *   2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ *   2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
@@ -38,9 +38,18 @@
 #include "libguile/validate.h"
 #include "libguile/hashtab.h"
 
+#include <gc/gc_mark.h>
+#include <gc/gc_typed.h>
+
 
 \f
 
+/* Map the 2.0 names (on the left) to the new enum values.  */
+#define SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CAR  SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY
+#define SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CDR  SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE
+
+
+
 /* A hash table is a cell containing a vector of association lists.
  *
  * Growing or shrinking, with following rehashing, is triggered when
@@ -53,6 +62,9 @@
  * The implementation stores the upper and lower number of items which
  * trigger a resize in the hashtable object.
  *
+ * Weak hash tables use weak pairs in the bucket lists rather than
+ * normal pairs.
+ *
  * Possible hash table sizes (primes) are stored in the array
  * hashtable_size.
  */
@@ -72,8 +84,213 @@ static unsigned long hashtable_size[] = {
 
 static char *s_hashtable = "hashtable";
 
+
+\f
+/* Helper functions and macros to deal with weak pairs.
+
+   Weak pairs need to be accessed very carefully since their components can
+   be nullified by the GC when the object they refer to becomes unreachable.
+   Hence the macros and functions below that detect such weak pairs within
+   buckets and remove them.  */
+
+
+/* Remove nullified weak pairs from ALIST such that the result contains only
+   valid pairs.  Set REMOVED_ITEMS to the number of pairs that have been
+   deleted.  */
 static SCM
-make_hash_table (unsigned long k, const char *func_name) 
+scm_fixup_weak_alist (SCM alist, size_t *removed_items)
+{
+  SCM result;
+  SCM prev = SCM_EOL;
+
+  *removed_items = 0;
+  for (result = alist;
+       scm_is_pair (alist);
+       alist = SCM_CDR (alist))
+    {
+      SCM pair = SCM_CAR (alist);
+
+      if (SCM_WEAK_PAIR_DELETED_P (pair))
+	{
+	  /* Remove from ALIST weak pair PAIR whose car/cdr has been
+	     nullified by the GC.  */
+	  if (scm_is_null (prev))
+	    result = SCM_CDR (alist);
+	  else
+	    SCM_SETCDR (prev, SCM_CDR (alist));
+
+	  (*removed_items)++;
+
+	  /* Leave PREV unchanged.  */
+	}
+      else
+	prev = alist;
+    }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+static void
+vacuum_weak_hash_table (SCM table)
+{
+  SCM buckets = SCM_HASHTABLE_VECTOR (table);
+  unsigned long k = SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_LENGTH (buckets);
+  size_t len = SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table);
+
+  while (k--)
+    {
+      size_t removed;
+      SCM alist = SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (buckets, k);
+      alist = scm_fixup_weak_alist (alist, &removed);
+      if (removed <= len)
+        len -= removed;
+      else
+        {
+          /* The move to BDW-GC with Guile 2.0 introduced some bugs
+             related to weak hash tables, threads, memory usage, and the
+             alloc lock.  We were unable to fix these issues
+             satisfactorily in 2.0 but have addressed them via a rewrite
+             in 2.2.  If you see this message often, you probably want
+             to upgrade to 2.2.  */
+          fprintf (stderr, "guile: warning: weak hash table corruption "
+                   "(https://bugs.gnu.org/19180)\n");
+          len = 0;
+        }
+      SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_SET (buckets, k, alist);
+    }
+
+  SCM_SET_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table, len);
+}
+
+
+/* Packed arguments for `do_weak_bucket_fixup'.  */
+struct t_fixup_args
+{
+  SCM bucket;
+  SCM *bucket_copy;
+  size_t removed_items;
+};
+
+static void *
+do_weak_bucket_fixup (void *data)
+{
+  struct t_fixup_args *args;
+  SCM pair, *copy;
+
+  args = (struct t_fixup_args *) data;
+
+  args->bucket = scm_fixup_weak_alist (args->bucket, &args->removed_items);
+
+  for (pair = args->bucket, copy = args->bucket_copy;
+       scm_is_pair (pair);
+       pair = SCM_CDR (pair), copy += 2)
+    {
+      /* At this point, all weak pairs have been removed.  */
+      assert (!SCM_WEAK_PAIR_DELETED_P (SCM_CAR (pair)));
+
+      /* Copy the key and value.  */
+      copy[0] = SCM_CAAR (pair);
+      copy[1] = SCM_CDAR (pair);
+    }
+
+  return args;
+}
+
+/* Lookup OBJECT in weak hash table TABLE using ASSOC.  OBJECT is searched
+   for in the alist that is the BUCKET_INDEXth element of BUCKETS.
+   Optionally update TABLE and rehash it.  */
+static SCM
+weak_bucket_assoc (SCM table, SCM buckets, size_t bucket_index,
+		   scm_t_hash_fn hash_fn,
+		   scm_t_assoc_fn assoc, SCM object, void *closure)
+{
+  SCM result;
+  SCM bucket, *strong_refs;
+  struct t_fixup_args args;
+
+  bucket = SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (buckets, bucket_index);
+
+  /* Prepare STRONG_REFS as an array large enough to hold all the keys
+     and values in BUCKET.  */
+  strong_refs = alloca (scm_ilength (bucket) * 2 * sizeof (SCM));
+
+  args.bucket = bucket;
+  args.bucket_copy = strong_refs;
+
+  /* Fixup BUCKET.  Do that with the allocation lock held to avoid
+     seeing disappearing links pointing to objects that have already
+     been reclaimed (this happens when the disappearing links that point
+     to it haven't yet been cleared.)
+
+     The `do_weak_bucket_fixup' call populates STRONG_REFS with a copy
+     of BUCKET's entries after it's been fixed up.  Thus, all the
+     entries kept in BUCKET are still reachable when ASSOC sees
+     them.  */
+  GC_call_with_alloc_lock (do_weak_bucket_fixup, &args);
+
+  bucket = args.bucket;
+  SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_SET (buckets, bucket_index, bucket);
+
+  result = assoc (object, bucket, closure);
+
+  /* If we got a result, it should not have NULL fields.  */
+  if (scm_is_pair (result) && SCM_WEAK_PAIR_DELETED_P (result))
+    abort ();
+
+  scm_remember_upto_here_1 (strong_refs);
+
+  if (args.removed_items > 0)
+    {
+      /* Update TABLE's item count and optionally trigger a rehash.  */
+      size_t remaining;
+
+      assert (SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table) >= args.removed_items);
+
+      remaining = SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table) - args.removed_items;
+      SCM_SET_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table, remaining);
+
+      if (remaining < SCM_HASHTABLE_LOWER (table))
+	scm_i_rehash (table, hash_fn, closure, "weak_bucket_assoc");
+    }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+
+/* Packed arguments for `weak_bucket_assoc_by_hash'.  */
+struct assoc_by_hash_data
+{
+  SCM alist;
+  SCM ret;
+  scm_t_hash_predicate_fn predicate;
+  void *closure;
+};
+
+/* See scm_hash_fn_get_handle_by_hash below.  */
+static void*
+weak_bucket_assoc_by_hash (void *args)
+{
+  struct assoc_by_hash_data *data = args;
+  SCM alist = data->alist;
+
+  for (; scm_is_pair (alist); alist = SCM_CDR (alist))
+    {
+      SCM pair = SCM_CAR (alist);
+
+      if (!SCM_WEAK_PAIR_DELETED_P (pair)
+          && data->predicate (SCM_CAR (pair), data->closure))
+        {
+          data->ret = pair;
+          break;
+        }
+    }
+  return args;
+}
+
+
+\f
+static SCM
+make_hash_table (int flags, unsigned long k, const char *func_name) 
 {
   SCM vector;
   scm_t_hashtable *t;
@@ -82,6 +299,9 @@ make_hash_table (unsigned long k, const char *func_name)
     ++i;
   n = hashtable_size[i];
 
+  /* In both cases, i.e., regardless of whether we are creating a weak hash
+     table, we return a non-weak vector.  This is because the vector itself
+     is not weak in the case of a weak hash table: the alist pairs are.  */
   vector = scm_c_make_vector (n, SCM_EOL);
 
   t = scm_gc_malloc_pointerless (sizeof (*t), s_hashtable);
@@ -89,6 +309,8 @@ make_hash_table (unsigned long k, const char *func_name)
   t->n_items = 0;
   t->lower = 0;
   t->upper = 9 * n / 10;
+  t->flags = flags;
+  t->hash_fn = NULL;
 
   /* FIXME: we just need two words of storage, not three */
   return scm_double_cell (scm_tc7_hashtable, SCM_UNPACK (vector),
@@ -121,6 +343,13 @@ scm_i_rehash (SCM table,
       if (i >= HASHTABLE_SIZE_N)
 	/* don't rehash */
 	return;
+
+      /* Remember HASH_FN for rehash_after_gc, but only when CLOSURE
+	 is not needed since CLOSURE can not be guaranteed to be valid
+	 after this function returns.
+      */
+      if (closure == NULL)
+	SCM_HASHTABLE (table)->hash_fn = hash_fn;
     }
   SCM_HASHTABLE (table)->size_index = i;
   
@@ -134,6 +363,13 @@ scm_i_rehash (SCM table,
 
   new_buckets = scm_c_make_vector (new_size, SCM_EOL);
 
+  /* When this is a weak hashtable, running the GC might change it.
+     We need to cope with this while rehashing its elements.  We do
+     this by first installing the new, empty bucket vector.  Then we
+     remove the elements from the old bucket vector and insert them
+     into the new one.
+  */
+
   SCM_SET_HASHTABLE_VECTOR (table, new_buckets);
   SCM_SET_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table, 0);
 
@@ -153,6 +389,10 @@ scm_i_rehash (SCM table,
 	  handle = SCM_CAR (cell);
 	  ls = SCM_CDR (ls);
 
+	  if (SCM_WEAK_PAIR_DELETED_P (handle))
+	    /* HANDLE is a nullified weak pair: skip it.  */
+	    continue;
+
 	  h = hash_fn (SCM_CAR (handle), new_size, closure);
 	  if (h >= new_size)
 	    scm_out_of_range (func_name, scm_from_ulong (h));
@@ -167,7 +407,14 @@ scm_i_rehash (SCM table,
 void
 scm_i_hashtable_print (SCM exp, SCM port, scm_print_state *pstate)
 {
-  scm_puts ("#<hash-table ", port);
+  scm_puts ("#<", port);
+  if (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_KEY_P (exp))
+    scm_puts ("weak-key-", port);
+  else if (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_VALUE_P (exp))
+    scm_puts ("weak-value-", port);
+  else if (SCM_HASHTABLE_DOUBLY_WEAK_P (exp))
+    scm_puts ("doubly-weak-", port);
+  scm_puts ("hash-table ", port);
   scm_uintprint (SCM_UNPACK (exp), 16, port);
   scm_putc (' ', port);
   scm_uintprint (SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (exp), 10, port);
@@ -181,7 +428,7 @@ scm_i_hashtable_print (SCM exp, SCM port, scm_print_state *pstate)
 SCM
 scm_c_make_hash_table (unsigned long k)
 {
-  return make_hash_table (k, "scm_c_make_hash_table");
+  return make_hash_table (0, k, "scm_c_make_hash_table");
 }
 
 SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_hash_table, "make-hash-table", 0, 1, 0,
@@ -189,18 +436,171 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_hash_table, "make-hash-table", 0, 1, 0,
 	    "Make a new abstract hash table object with minimum number of buckets @var{n}\n")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_make_hash_table
 {
-  return make_hash_table (SCM_UNBNDP (n) ? 0 : scm_to_ulong (n), FUNC_NAME);
+  if (SCM_UNBNDP (n))
+    return make_hash_table (0, 0, FUNC_NAME);
+  else
+    return make_hash_table (0, scm_to_ulong (n), FUNC_NAME);
+}
+#undef FUNC_NAME
+
+/* The before-gc C hook only runs if GC_set_start_callback is available,
+   so if not, fall back on a finalizer-based implementation.  */
+static int
+weak_gc_callback (void **weak)
+{
+  void *val = weak[0];
+  void (*callback) (SCM) = weak[1];
+
+  if (!val)
+    return 0;
+
+  callback (PTR2SCM (val));
+
+  return 1;
+}
+
+#ifdef HAVE_GC_SET_START_CALLBACK
+static void*
+weak_gc_hook (void *hook_data, void *fn_data, void *data)
+{
+  if (!weak_gc_callback (fn_data))
+    scm_c_hook_remove (&scm_before_gc_c_hook, weak_gc_hook, fn_data);
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+#else
+static void
+weak_gc_finalizer (void *ptr, void *data)
+{
+  if (weak_gc_callback (ptr))
+    GC_REGISTER_FINALIZER_NO_ORDER (ptr, weak_gc_finalizer, data, NULL, NULL);
+}
+#endif
+
+static void
+scm_c_register_weak_gc_callback (SCM obj, void (*callback) (SCM))
+{
+  void **weak = GC_MALLOC_ATOMIC (sizeof (void*) * 2);
+
+  weak[0] = SCM2PTR (obj);
+  weak[1] = (void*)callback;
+  GC_GENERAL_REGISTER_DISAPPEARING_LINK (weak, SCM2PTR (obj));
+
+#ifdef HAVE_GC_SET_START_CALLBACK
+  scm_c_hook_add (&scm_before_gc_c_hook, weak_gc_hook, weak, 0);
+#else
+  GC_REGISTER_FINALIZER_NO_ORDER (weak, weak_gc_finalizer, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+#endif
+}
+
+SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_weak_key_hash_table, "make-weak-key-hash-table", 0, 1, 0,
+	    (SCM n),
+	    "@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} make-weak-value-hash-table size\n"
+	    "@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} make-doubly-weak-hash-table size\n"
+	    "Return a weak hash table with @var{size} buckets.\n"
+	    "\n"
+	    "You can modify weak hash tables in exactly the same way you\n"
+	    "would modify regular hash tables. (@pxref{Hash Tables})")
+#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_make_weak_key_hash_table
+{
+  SCM ret;
+
+  if (SCM_UNBNDP (n))
+    ret = make_hash_table (SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CAR, 0, FUNC_NAME);
+  else
+    ret = make_hash_table (SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CAR,
+                           scm_to_ulong (n), FUNC_NAME);
+
+  scm_c_register_weak_gc_callback (ret, vacuum_weak_hash_table);
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#undef FUNC_NAME
+
+
+SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_weak_value_hash_table, "make-weak-value-hash-table", 0, 1, 0,
+            (SCM n),
+	    "Return a hash table with weak values with @var{size} buckets.\n"
+	    "(@pxref{Hash Tables})")
+#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_make_weak_value_hash_table
+{
+  SCM ret;
+
+  if (SCM_UNBNDP (n))
+    ret = make_hash_table (SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CDR, 0, FUNC_NAME);
+  else
+    ret = make_hash_table (SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CDR,
+                           scm_to_ulong (n), FUNC_NAME);
+
+  scm_c_register_weak_gc_callback (ret, vacuum_weak_hash_table);
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#undef FUNC_NAME
+
+
+SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_doubly_weak_hash_table, "make-doubly-weak-hash-table", 0, 1, 0,
+            (SCM n),
+	    "Return a hash table with weak keys and values with @var{size}\n"
+	    "buckets.  (@pxref{Hash Tables})")
+#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_make_doubly_weak_hash_table
+{
+  SCM ret;
+
+  if (SCM_UNBNDP (n))
+    ret = make_hash_table (SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CAR | SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CDR,
+                           0, FUNC_NAME);
+  else
+    ret = make_hash_table (SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CAR | SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CDR,
+                           scm_to_ulong (n), FUNC_NAME);
+
+  scm_c_register_weak_gc_callback (ret, vacuum_weak_hash_table);
+
+  return ret;
 }
 #undef FUNC_NAME
 
-#define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P(x) (scm_is_true (scm_weak_table_p (x)))
 
 SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_table_p, "hash-table?", 1, 0, 0, 
             (SCM obj),
 	    "Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is an abstract hash table object.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hash_table_p
 {
-  return scm_from_bool (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (obj) || SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (obj));
+  return scm_from_bool (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (obj));
+}
+#undef FUNC_NAME
+
+
+SCM_DEFINE (scm_weak_key_hash_table_p, "weak-key-hash-table?", 1, 0, 0,
+           (SCM obj),
+	    "@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} weak-value-hash-table? obj\n"
+	    "@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} doubly-weak-hash-table? obj\n"
+	    "Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is the specified weak hash\n"
+	    "table. Note that a doubly weak hash table is neither a weak key\n"
+	    "nor a weak value hash table.")
+#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_weak_key_hash_table_p
+{
+  return scm_from_bool (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (obj) && SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_KEY_P (obj));
+}
+#undef FUNC_NAME
+
+
+SCM_DEFINE (scm_weak_value_hash_table_p, "weak-value-hash-table?", 1, 0, 0,
+            (SCM obj),
+	    "Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a weak value hash table.")
+#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_weak_value_hash_table_p
+{
+  return scm_from_bool (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (obj) && SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_VALUE_P (obj));
+}
+#undef FUNC_NAME
+
+
+SCM_DEFINE (scm_doubly_weak_hash_table_p, "doubly-weak-hash-table?", 1, 0, 0,
+            (SCM obj),
+	    "Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a doubly weak hash table.")
+#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_doubly_weak_hash_table_p
+{
+  return scm_from_bool (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (obj) && SCM_HASHTABLE_DOUBLY_WEAK_P (obj));
 }
 #undef FUNC_NAME
 
@@ -226,7 +626,69 @@ scm_hash_fn_get_handle (SCM table, SCM obj,
   if (k >= SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_LENGTH (buckets))
     scm_out_of_range (FUNC_NAME, scm_from_ulong (k));
 
-  h = assoc_fn (obj, SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (buckets, k), closure);
+  if (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table))
+    h = weak_bucket_assoc (table, buckets, k, hash_fn,
+			   assoc_fn, obj, closure);
+  else
+    h = assoc_fn (obj, SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (buckets, k), closure);
+
+  return h;
+}
+#undef FUNC_NAME
+
+
+/* This procedure implements three optimizations, with respect to the
+   raw get_handle():
+
+   1. For weak tables, it's assumed that calling the predicate in the
+      allocation lock is safe. In practice this means that the predicate
+      cannot call arbitrary scheme functions. 
+
+   2. We don't check for overflow / underflow and rehash.
+
+   3. We don't actually have to allocate a key -- instead we get the
+      hash value directly. This is useful for, for example, looking up
+      strings in the symbol table.
+ */
+SCM
+scm_hash_fn_get_handle_by_hash (SCM table, unsigned long raw_hash,
+                                scm_t_hash_predicate_fn predicate_fn,
+                                void *closure)
+#define FUNC_NAME "scm_hash_fn_ref_by_hash"
+{
+  unsigned long k;
+  SCM buckets, alist, h = SCM_BOOL_F;
+
+  SCM_VALIDATE_HASHTABLE (SCM_ARG1, table);
+  buckets = SCM_HASHTABLE_VECTOR (table);
+
+  if (SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_LENGTH (buckets) == 0)
+    return SCM_BOOL_F;
+
+  k = raw_hash % SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_LENGTH (buckets);
+  alist = SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (buckets, k);
+
+  if (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table))
+    {
+      struct assoc_by_hash_data args;
+
+      args.alist = alist;
+      args.ret = SCM_BOOL_F;
+      args.predicate = predicate_fn;
+      args.closure = closure;
+      GC_call_with_alloc_lock (weak_bucket_assoc_by_hash, &args);
+      h = args.ret;
+    }
+  else
+    for (; scm_is_pair (alist); alist = SCM_CDR (alist))
+      {
+        SCM pair = SCM_CAR (alist);
+        if (predicate_fn (SCM_CAR (pair), closure))
+          {
+            h = pair;
+            break;
+          }
+      }
 
   return h;
 }
@@ -252,7 +714,11 @@ scm_hash_fn_create_handle_x (SCM table, SCM obj, SCM init,
   if (k >= SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_LENGTH (buckets))
     scm_out_of_range ("hash_fn_create_handle_x", scm_from_ulong (k));
 
-  it = assoc_fn (obj, SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (buckets, k), closure);
+  if (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table))
+    it = weak_bucket_assoc (table, buckets, k, hash_fn,
+			    assoc_fn, obj, closure);
+  else
+    it = assoc_fn (obj, SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (buckets, k), closure);
 
   if (scm_is_pair (it))
     return it;
@@ -260,9 +726,29 @@ scm_hash_fn_create_handle_x (SCM table, SCM obj, SCM init,
     scm_wrong_type_arg_msg (NULL, 0, it, "a pair");
   else
     {
+      /* When this is a weak hashtable, running the GC can change it.
+	 Thus, we must allocate the new cells first and can only then
+	 access BUCKETS.  Also, we need to fetch the bucket vector
+	 again since the hashtable might have been rehashed.  This
+	 necessitates a new hash value as well.
+      */
       SCM handle, new_bucket;
 
-      handle = scm_cons (obj, init);
+      if (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table))
+	{
+	  /* FIXME: We don't support weak alist vectors.  */
+	  /* Use a weak cell.  */
+	  if (SCM_HASHTABLE_DOUBLY_WEAK_P (table))
+	    handle = scm_doubly_weak_pair (obj, init);
+	  else if (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_KEY_P (table))
+	    handle = scm_weak_car_pair (obj, init);
+	  else
+	    handle = scm_weak_cdr_pair (obj, init);
+	}
+      else
+	/* Use a regular, non-weak cell.  */
+	handle = scm_cons (obj, init);
+
       new_bucket = scm_cons (handle, SCM_EOL);
 
       if (!scm_is_eq (SCM_HASHTABLE_VECTOR (table), buckets))
@@ -298,6 +784,36 @@ scm_hash_fn_ref (SCM table, SCM obj, SCM dflt,
     return dflt;
 }
 
+struct weak_cdr_data
+{
+  SCM pair;
+  SCM cdr;
+};
+
+static void*
+get_weak_cdr (void *data)
+{
+  struct weak_cdr_data *d = data;
+
+  if (SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CDR_DELETED_P (d->pair))
+    d->cdr = SCM_BOOL_F;
+  else
+    d->cdr = SCM_CDR (d->pair);
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+static SCM
+weak_pair_cdr (SCM x)
+{
+  struct weak_cdr_data data;
+
+  data.pair = x;
+  GC_call_with_alloc_lock (get_weak_cdr, &data);
+
+  return data.cdr;
+}
+
 SCM
 scm_hash_fn_set_x (SCM table, SCM obj, SCM val,
 		   scm_t_hash_fn hash_fn, scm_t_assoc_fn assoc_fn,
@@ -309,7 +825,24 @@ scm_hash_fn_set_x (SCM table, SCM obj, SCM val,
                                       hash_fn, assoc_fn, closure);
 
   if (!scm_is_eq (SCM_CDR (pair), val))
-    SCM_SETCDR (pair, val);
+    {
+      if (SCM_UNLIKELY (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_VALUE_P (table)))
+        {
+          /* If the former value was on the heap, we need to unregister
+             the weak link.  */
+          SCM prev = weak_pair_cdr (pair);
+
+          SCM_SETCDR (pair, val);
+
+          if (SCM_NIMP (prev) && !SCM_NIMP (val))
+            GC_unregister_disappearing_link ((void **) SCM_CDRLOC (pair));
+          else
+            SCM_I_REGISTER_DISAPPEARING_LINK ((void **) SCM_CDRLOC (pair),
+                                              SCM2PTR (val));
+        }
+      else
+        SCM_SETCDR (pair, val);
+    }
   
   return val;
 }
@@ -336,7 +869,11 @@ scm_hash_fn_remove_x (SCM table, SCM obj,
   if (k >= SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_LENGTH (buckets))
     scm_out_of_range (FUNC_NAME, scm_from_ulong (k));
 
-  h = assoc_fn (obj, SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (buckets, k), closure);
+  if (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table))
+    h = weak_bucket_assoc (table, buckets, k, hash_fn,
+			   assoc_fn, obj, closure);
+  else
+    h = assoc_fn (obj, SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (buckets, k), closure);
 
   if (scm_is_true (h))
     {
@@ -355,12 +892,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_clear_x, "hash-clear!", 1, 0, 0,
 	    "Remove all items from @var{table} (without triggering a resize).")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hash_clear_x
 {
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      scm_weak_table_clear_x (table);
-      return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
-    }
-
   SCM_VALIDATE_HASHTABLE (SCM_ARG1, table);
 
   scm_vector_fill_x (SCM_HASHTABLE_VECTOR (table), SCM_EOL);
@@ -380,6 +911,9 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashq_get_handle, "hashq-get-handle", 2, 0, 0,
 	    "Uses @code{eq?} for equality testing.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hashq_get_handle
 {
+  if (SCM_UNLIKELY (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (table) && SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table)))
+    SCM_MISC_ERROR ("Handle access not permitted on weak table", SCM_EOL);
+
   return scm_hash_fn_get_handle (table, key,
 				 (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashq,
 				 (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assq,
@@ -395,6 +929,9 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashq_create_handle_x, "hashq-create-handle!", 3, 0, 0,
 	    "associates @var{key} with @var{init}.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hashq_create_handle_x
 {
+  if (SCM_UNLIKELY (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (table) && SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table)))
+    SCM_MISC_ERROR ("Handle access not permitted on weak table", SCM_EOL);
+
   return scm_hash_fn_create_handle_x (table, key, init,
 				      (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashq,
 				      (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assq,
@@ -413,10 +950,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashq_ref, "hashq-ref", 2, 1, 0,
 {
   if (SCM_UNBNDP (dflt))
     dflt = SCM_BOOL_F;
-
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    return scm_weak_table_refq (table, key, dflt);
-
   return scm_hash_fn_ref (table, key, dflt,
 			  (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashq,
 			  (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assq,
@@ -432,12 +965,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashq_set_x, "hashq-set!", 3, 0, 0,
 	    "store @var{val} there. Uses @code{eq?} for equality testing.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hashq_set_x
 {
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      scm_weak_table_putq_x (table, key, val);
-      return val;
-    }
-
   return scm_hash_fn_set_x (table, key, val,
 			    (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashq,
 			    (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assq,
@@ -453,16 +980,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashq_remove_x, "hashq-remove!", 2, 0, 0,
 	    "@var{table}.  Uses @code{eq?} for equality tests.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hashq_remove_x
 {
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      scm_weak_table_remq_x (table, key);
-      /* This return value is for historical compatibility with
-         hash-remove!, which returns either the "handle" corresponding
-         to the entry, or #f.  Since weak tables don't have handles, we
-         have to return #f.  */
-      return SCM_BOOL_F;
-    }
-
   return scm_hash_fn_remove_x (table, key,
 			       (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashq,
 			       (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assq,
@@ -481,6 +998,9 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashv_get_handle, "hashv-get-handle", 2, 0, 0,
 	    "Uses @code{eqv?} for equality testing.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hashv_get_handle
 {
+  if (SCM_UNLIKELY (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (table) && SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table)))
+    SCM_MISC_ERROR ("Handle access not permitted on weak table", SCM_EOL);
+
   return scm_hash_fn_get_handle (table, key,
 				 (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashv,
 				 (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assv,
@@ -496,6 +1016,9 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashv_create_handle_x, "hashv-create-handle!", 3, 0, 0,
 	    "associates @var{key} with @var{init}.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hashv_create_handle_x
 {
+  if (SCM_UNLIKELY (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (table) && SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table)))
+    SCM_MISC_ERROR ("Handle access not permitted on weak table", SCM_EOL);
+
   return scm_hash_fn_create_handle_x (table, key, init,
 				      (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashv,
 				      (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assv,
@@ -504,12 +1027,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashv_create_handle_x, "hashv-create-handle!", 3, 0, 0,
 #undef FUNC_NAME
 
 
-static int
-assv_predicate (SCM k, SCM v, void *closure)
-{
-  return scm_is_true (scm_eqv_p (k, SCM_PACK_POINTER (closure)));
-}
-
 SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashv_ref, "hashv-ref", 2, 1, 0,
             (SCM table, SCM key, SCM dflt),
 	    "Look up @var{key} in the hash table @var{table}, and return the\n"
@@ -520,12 +1037,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashv_ref, "hashv-ref", 2, 1, 0,
 {
   if (SCM_UNBNDP (dflt))
     dflt = SCM_BOOL_F;
-
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    return scm_c_weak_table_ref (table, scm_ihashv (key, -1),
-                                 assv_predicate,
-                                 (void *) SCM_UNPACK (key), dflt);
-
   return scm_hash_fn_ref (table, key, dflt,
 			  (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashv,
 			  (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assv,
@@ -541,14 +1052,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashv_set_x, "hashv-set!", 3, 0, 0,
 	    "store @var{value} there. Uses @code{eqv?} for equality testing.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hashv_set_x
 {
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      scm_c_weak_table_put_x (table, scm_ihashv (key, -1),
-                              assv_predicate, (void *) SCM_UNPACK (key),
-                              key, val);
-      return val;
-    }
-
   return scm_hash_fn_set_x (table, key, val,
 			    (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashv,
 			    (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assv,
@@ -563,14 +1066,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashv_remove_x, "hashv-remove!", 2, 0, 0,
 	    "@var{table}.  Uses @code{eqv?} for equality tests.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hashv_remove_x
 {
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      scm_c_weak_table_remove_x (table, scm_ihashv (key, -1),
-                                 assv_predicate, (void *) SCM_UNPACK (key));
-      /* See note in hashq-remove!.  */
-      return SCM_BOOL_F;
-    }
-
   return scm_hash_fn_remove_x (table, key,
 			       (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashv,
 			       (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assv,
@@ -588,6 +1083,9 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_get_handle, "hash-get-handle", 2, 0, 0,
 	    "Uses @code{equal?} for equality testing.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hash_get_handle
 {
+  if (SCM_UNLIKELY (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (table) && SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table)))
+    SCM_MISC_ERROR ("Handle access not permitted on weak table", SCM_EOL);
+
   return scm_hash_fn_get_handle (table, key,
 				 (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihash,
 				 (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assoc,
@@ -603,6 +1101,9 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_create_handle_x, "hash-create-handle!", 3, 0, 0,
 	    "associates @var{key} with @var{init}.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hash_create_handle_x
 {
+  if (SCM_UNLIKELY (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (table) && SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table)))
+    SCM_MISC_ERROR ("Handle access not permitted on weak table", SCM_EOL);
+
   return scm_hash_fn_create_handle_x (table, key, init,
 				      (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihash,
 				      (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assoc,
@@ -611,12 +1112,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_create_handle_x, "hash-create-handle!", 3, 0, 0,
 #undef FUNC_NAME
 
 
-static int
-assoc_predicate (SCM k, SCM v, void *closure)
-{
-  return scm_is_true (scm_equal_p (k, SCM_PACK_POINTER (closure)));
-}
-
 SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_ref, "hash-ref", 2, 1, 0,
             (SCM table, SCM key, SCM dflt),
 	    "Look up @var{key} in the hash table @var{table}, and return the\n"
@@ -627,12 +1122,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_ref, "hash-ref", 2, 1, 0,
 {
   if (SCM_UNBNDP (dflt))
     dflt = SCM_BOOL_F;
-
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    return scm_c_weak_table_ref (table, scm_ihash (key, -1),
-                                 assoc_predicate,
-                                 (void *) SCM_UNPACK (key), dflt);
-
   return scm_hash_fn_ref (table, key, dflt,
 			  (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihash,
 			  (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assoc,
@@ -649,14 +1138,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_set_x, "hash-set!", 3, 0, 0,
 	    "testing.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hash_set_x
 {
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      scm_c_weak_table_put_x (table, scm_ihash (key, -1),
-                              assoc_predicate, (void *) SCM_UNPACK (key),
-                              key, val);
-      return val;
-    }
-
   return scm_hash_fn_set_x (table, key, val,
 			    (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihash,
 			    (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assoc,
@@ -672,14 +1153,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_remove_x, "hash-remove!", 2, 0, 0,
 	    "@var{table}.  Uses @code{equal?} for equality tests.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hash_remove_x
 {
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      scm_c_weak_table_remove_x (table, scm_ihash (key, -1),
-                                 assoc_predicate, (void *) SCM_UNPACK (key));
-      /* See note in hashq-remove!.  */
-      return SCM_BOOL_F;
-    }
-
   return scm_hash_fn_remove_x (table, key,
 			       (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihash,
 			       (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assoc,
@@ -694,9 +1167,10 @@ typedef struct scm_t_ihashx_closure
 {
   SCM hash;
   SCM assoc;
-  SCM key;
 } scm_t_ihashx_closure;
 
+
+
 static unsigned long
 scm_ihashx (SCM obj, unsigned long n, void *arg)
 {
@@ -706,6 +1180,8 @@ scm_ihashx (SCM obj, unsigned long n, void *arg)
   return scm_to_ulong (answer);
 }
 
+
+
 static SCM
 scm_sloppy_assx (SCM obj, SCM alist, void *arg)
 {
@@ -713,20 +1189,6 @@ scm_sloppy_assx (SCM obj, SCM alist, void *arg)
   return scm_call_2 (closure->assoc, obj, alist);
 }
 
-static int
-assx_predicate (SCM k, SCM v, void *closure)
-{
-  scm_t_ihashx_closure *c = (scm_t_ihashx_closure *) closure;
-
-  /* FIXME: The hashx interface is crazy.  Hash tables have nothing to
-     do with alists in principle.  Instead of getting an assoc proc,
-     hashx functions should use an equality predicate.  Perhaps we can
-     change this before 2.2, but until then, add a terrible, terrible
-     hack.  */
-
-  return scm_is_true (scm_call_2 (c->assoc, c->key, scm_acons (k, v, SCM_EOL)));
-}
-
 
 SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashx_get_handle, "hashx-get-handle", 4, 0, 0, 
             (SCM hash, SCM assoc, SCM table, SCM key),
@@ -741,7 +1203,9 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashx_get_handle, "hashx-get-handle", 4, 0, 0,
   scm_t_ihashx_closure closure;
   closure.hash = hash;
   closure.assoc = assoc;
-  closure.key = key;
+
+  if (SCM_UNLIKELY (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (table) && SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table)))
+    SCM_MISC_ERROR ("Handle access not permitted on weak table", SCM_EOL);
 
   return scm_hash_fn_get_handle (table, key, scm_ihashx, scm_sloppy_assx,
 				 (void *) &closure);
@@ -762,7 +1226,9 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashx_create_handle_x, "hashx-create-handle!", 5, 0, 0,
   scm_t_ihashx_closure closure;
   closure.hash = hash;
   closure.assoc = assoc;
-  closure.key = key;
+
+  if (SCM_UNLIKELY (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (table) && SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table)))
+    SCM_MISC_ERROR ("Handle access not permitted on weak table", SCM_EOL);
 
   return scm_hash_fn_create_handle_x (table, key, init, scm_ihashx,
 				      scm_sloppy_assx, (void *)&closure);
@@ -789,15 +1255,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashx_ref, "hashx-ref", 4, 1, 0,
     dflt = SCM_BOOL_F;
   closure.hash = hash;
   closure.assoc = assoc;
-  closure.key = key;
-
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      unsigned long h = scm_to_ulong (scm_call_2 (hash, key,
-                                                  scm_from_ulong (-1)));
-      return scm_c_weak_table_ref (table, h, assx_predicate, &closure, dflt);
-    }
-
   return scm_hash_fn_ref (table, key, dflt, scm_ihashx, scm_sloppy_assx,
 			  (void *)&closure);
 }
@@ -822,16 +1279,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashx_set_x, "hashx-set!", 5, 0, 0,
   scm_t_ihashx_closure closure;
   closure.hash = hash;
   closure.assoc = assoc;
-  closure.key = key;
-
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      unsigned long h = scm_to_ulong (scm_call_2 (hash, key,
-                                                  scm_from_ulong (-1)));
-      scm_c_weak_table_put_x (table, h, assx_predicate, &closure, key, val);
-      return val;
-    }
-
   return scm_hash_fn_set_x (table, key, val, scm_ihashx, scm_sloppy_assx,
 			    (void *)&closure);
 }
@@ -853,17 +1300,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashx_remove_x, "hashx-remove!", 4, 0, 0,
   scm_t_ihashx_closure closure;
   closure.hash = hash;
   closure.assoc = assoc;
-  closure.key = obj;
-
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      unsigned long h = scm_to_ulong (scm_call_2 (hash, obj,
-                                                  scm_from_ulong (-1)));
-      scm_c_weak_table_remove_x (table, h, assx_predicate, &closure);
-      /* See note in hashq-remove!.  */
-      return SCM_BOOL_F;
-    }
-
   return scm_hash_fn_remove_x (table, obj, scm_ihashx, scm_sloppy_assx,
                                (void *) &closure);
 }
@@ -884,10 +1320,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_fold, "hash-fold", 3, 0, 0,
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hash_fold
 {
   SCM_VALIDATE_PROC (1, proc);
-
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    return scm_weak_table_fold (proc, init, table);
-
   SCM_VALIDATE_HASHTABLE (3, table);
   return scm_internal_hash_fold ((scm_t_hash_fold_fn) scm_call_3,
 				 (void *) SCM_UNPACK (proc), init, table);
@@ -909,13 +1341,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_for_each, "hash-for-each", 2, 0, 0,
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hash_for_each
 {
   SCM_VALIDATE_PROC (1, proc);
-
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      scm_weak_table_for_each (proc, table);
-      return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
-    }
-
   SCM_VALIDATE_HASHTABLE (2, table);
   
   scm_internal_hash_for_each_handle (for_each_proc,
@@ -934,6 +1359,9 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_for_each_handle, "hash-for-each-handle", 2, 0, 0,
   SCM_ASSERT (scm_is_true (scm_procedure_p (proc)), proc, 1, FUNC_NAME);
   SCM_VALIDATE_HASHTABLE (2, table);
   
+  if (SCM_UNLIKELY (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table)))
+    SCM_MISC_ERROR ("Handle access not permitted on weak table", SCM_EOL);
+
   scm_internal_hash_for_each_handle ((scm_t_hash_handle_fn) scm_call_1,
 				     (void *) SCM_UNPACK (proc),
 				     table);
@@ -956,10 +1384,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_map_to_list, "hash-map->list", 2, 0, 0,
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hash_map_to_list
 {
   SCM_VALIDATE_PROC (1, proc);
-
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    return scm_weak_table_map_to_list (proc, table);
-
   SCM_VALIDATE_HASHTABLE (2, table);
   return scm_internal_hash_fold (map_proc,
 				 (void *) SCM_UNPACK (proc),
@@ -1005,9 +1429,6 @@ scm_internal_hash_fold (scm_t_hash_fold_fn fn, void *closure,
   long i, n;
   SCM buckets, result = init;
   
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    return scm_c_weak_table_fold (fn, closure, init, table);
-
   SCM_VALIDATE_HASHTABLE (0, table);
   buckets = SCM_HASHTABLE_VECTOR (table);
   
@@ -1020,7 +1441,14 @@ scm_internal_hash_fold (scm_t_hash_fold_fn fn, void *closure,
 	   ls = SCM_CDR (ls))
 	{
 	  handle = SCM_CAR (ls);
-          result = fn (closure, SCM_CAR (handle), SCM_CDR (handle), result);
+
+	  if (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table) && SCM_WEAK_PAIR_DELETED_P (handle))
+            /* Don't try to unlink this weak pair, as we're not within
+               the allocation lock.  Instead rely on
+               vacuum_weak_hash_table to do its job.  */
+            continue;
+          else
+            result = fn (closure, SCM_CAR (handle), SCM_CDR (handle), result);
 	}
     }
 
@@ -1056,7 +1484,9 @@ scm_internal_hash_for_each_handle (scm_t_hash_handle_fn fn, void *closure,
 	  handle = SCM_CAR (ls);
 	  if (!scm_is_pair (handle))
 	    SCM_WRONG_TYPE_ARG (SCM_ARG3, buckets);
-	  fn (closure, handle);
+          if (!SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table)
+              || !SCM_WEAK_PAIR_DELETED_P (handle))
+            fn (closure, handle);
 	  ls = SCM_CDR (ls);
 	}
     }
@@ -1064,11 +1494,139 @@ scm_internal_hash_for_each_handle (scm_t_hash_handle_fn fn, void *closure,
 #undef FUNC_NAME
 
 \f
+/* Weak pairs for use in weak alist vectors and weak hash tables.
+
+   We have weal-car pairs, weak-cdr pairs, and doubly weak pairs.  In weak
+   pairs, the weak component(s) are not scanned for pointers and are
+   registered as disapperaring links; therefore, the weak component may be
+   set to NULL by the garbage collector when no other reference to that word
+   exist.  Thus, users should only access weak pairs via the
+   `SCM_WEAK_PAIR_C[AD]R ()' macros.  See also `scm_fixup_weak_alist ()' in
+   `hashtab.c'.  */
+
+/* Type descriptors for weak-c[ad]r pairs.  */
+static GC_descr wcar_pair_descr, wcdr_pair_descr;
+
+
+SCM
+scm_weak_car_pair (SCM car, SCM cdr)
+{
+  scm_t_cell *cell;
+
+  cell = (scm_t_cell *) GC_malloc_explicitly_typed (sizeof (*cell),
+						    wcar_pair_descr);
+
+  cell->word_0 = car;
+  cell->word_1 = cdr;
+
+  if (SCM_NIMP (car))
+    /* Weak car cells make sense iff the car is non-immediate.  */
+    SCM_I_REGISTER_DISAPPEARING_LINK ((void **) &cell->word_0, SCM2PTR (car));
+
+  return SCM_PACK (cell);
+}
+
+SCM
+scm_weak_cdr_pair (SCM car, SCM cdr)
+{
+  scm_t_cell *cell;
+
+  cell = (scm_t_cell *) GC_malloc_explicitly_typed (sizeof (*cell),
+						    wcdr_pair_descr);
+
+  cell->word_0 = car;
+  cell->word_1 = cdr;
+
+  if (SCM_NIMP (cdr))
+    /* Weak cdr cells make sense iff the cdr is non-immediate.  */
+    SCM_I_REGISTER_DISAPPEARING_LINK ((void **) &cell->word_1, SCM2PTR (cdr));
+
+  return SCM_PACK (cell);
+}
+
+SCM
+scm_doubly_weak_pair (SCM car, SCM cdr)
+{
+  /* Doubly weak cells shall not be scanned at all for pointers.  */
+  scm_t_cell *cell = (scm_t_cell *) scm_gc_malloc_pointerless (sizeof (*cell),
+							       "weak cell");
+
+  cell->word_0 = car;
+  cell->word_1 = cdr;
+
+  if (SCM_NIMP (car))
+    SCM_I_REGISTER_DISAPPEARING_LINK ((void **) &cell->word_0, SCM2PTR (car));
+  if (SCM_NIMP (cdr))
+    SCM_I_REGISTER_DISAPPEARING_LINK ((void **) &cell->word_1, SCM2PTR (cdr));
+
+  return SCM_PACK (cell);
+}
+
+\f
+/* Backward-compatibility with the former internal weak-table API.  */
+
+SCM
+scm_weak_table_refq (SCM table, SCM key, SCM dflt)
+{
+  return scm_hash_fn_ref (table, key, dflt,
+			  (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashq,
+			  (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assq,
+			  0);
+}
+
+void
+scm_weak_table_putq_x (SCM table, SCM key, SCM value)
+{
+  (void) scm_hashq_set_x (table, key, value);
+}
+
+SCM
+scm_c_make_weak_table (unsigned long size, scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
+{
+  switch (kind)
+    {
+    case SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY:
+      return scm_make_weak_key_hash_table (scm_from_ulong (size));
+    case SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE:
+      return scm_make_weak_value_hash_table (scm_from_ulong (size));
+    case SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH:
+      return scm_make_doubly_weak_hash_table (scm_from_ulong (size));
+    case SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_NONE:
+      return scm_make_hash_table (scm_from_ulong (size));
+    default:
+      abort ();
+    }
+}
+
+SCM
+scm_c_weak_table_fold (scm_t_hash_fold_fn fn, void *closure,
+		       SCM init, SCM table)
+{
+  return scm_internal_hash_fold (fn, closure, init, table);
+}
+
+\f
 
 
 void
 scm_init_hashtab ()
 {
+  /* Initialize weak pairs.  */
+  GC_word wcar_pair_bitmap[GC_BITMAP_SIZE (scm_t_cell)] = { 0 };
+  GC_word wcdr_pair_bitmap[GC_BITMAP_SIZE (scm_t_cell)] = { 0 };
+
+  /* In a weak-car pair, only the second word must be scanned for
+     pointers.  */
+  GC_set_bit (wcar_pair_bitmap, GC_WORD_OFFSET (scm_t_cell, word_1));
+  wcar_pair_descr = GC_make_descriptor (wcar_pair_bitmap,
+					GC_WORD_LEN (scm_t_cell));
+
+  /* Conversely, in a weak-cdr pair, only the first word must be scanned for
+     pointers.  */
+  GC_set_bit (wcdr_pair_bitmap, GC_WORD_OFFSET (scm_t_cell, word_0));
+  wcdr_pair_descr = GC_make_descriptor (wcdr_pair_bitmap,
+					GC_WORD_LEN (scm_t_cell));
+
 #include "libguile/hashtab.x"
 }
 
diff --git a/libguile/hashtab.h b/libguile/hashtab.h
index 82ed22e66..1705cf744 100644
--- a/libguile/hashtab.h
+++ b/libguile/hashtab.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #ifndef SCM_HASHTAB_H
 #define SCM_HASHTAB_H
 
-/* Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1999,2000,2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1999,2000,2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
@@ -25,14 +25,36 @@
 
 #include "libguile/__scm.h"
 
+#include "libguile/weak-list.h"
+
 \f
 
 #define SCM_HASHTABLE_P(x) (SCM_HAS_TYP7 (x, scm_tc7_hashtable))
+
+/* Types of weak hash tables.  */
+typedef enum {
+  SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_NONE = 0,
+  SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY,
+  SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE,
+  SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH
+} scm_t_weak_table_kind;
+
 #define SCM_VALIDATE_HASHTABLE(pos, arg) \
   SCM_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG (pos, arg, HASHTABLE_P, "hash-table")
 #define SCM_HASHTABLE_VECTOR(h)  SCM_CELL_OBJECT_1 (h)
 #define SCM_SET_HASHTABLE_VECTOR(x, v) SCM_SET_CELL_OBJECT_1 ((x), (v))
 #define SCM_HASHTABLE(x)	   ((scm_t_hashtable *) SCM_CELL_WORD_2 (x))
+#define SCM_HASHTABLE_FLAGS(x)	   (SCM_HASHTABLE (x)->flags)
+#define SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_KEY_P(x) \
+  (SCM_HASHTABLE_FLAGS (x) == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY)
+#define SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_VALUE_P(x) \
+  (SCM_HASHTABLE_FLAGS (x) == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE)
+#define SCM_HASHTABLE_DOUBLY_WEAK_P(x) \
+  (SCM_HASHTABLE_FLAGS (x) == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH)
+
+#define SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P(x)				\
+  (SCM_HASHTABLE_FLAGS (x) != SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_NONE)
+
 #define SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS(x)   (SCM_HASHTABLE (x)->n_items)
 #define SCM_SET_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS(x, n)   (SCM_HASHTABLE (x)->n_items = n)
 #define SCM_HASHTABLE_INCREMENT(x) (SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS(x)++)
@@ -55,6 +77,10 @@ typedef unsigned long (*scm_t_hash_fn) (SCM obj, unsigned long max,
    some equality predicate.  */
 typedef SCM (*scm_t_assoc_fn) (SCM obj, SCM alist, void *closure);
 
+/* Function that returns true if the given object is the one we are
+   looking for, for scm_hash_fn_ref_by_hash.  */
+typedef int (*scm_t_hash_predicate_fn) (SCM obj, void *closure);
+
 /* Function to fold over the entries of a hash table.  */
 typedef SCM (*scm_t_hash_fold_fn) (void *closure, SCM key, SCM value,
 				   SCM result);
@@ -64,6 +90,7 @@ typedef SCM (*scm_t_hash_fold_fn) (void *closure, SCM key, SCM value,
 typedef SCM (*scm_t_hash_handle_fn) (void *closure, SCM handle);
 
 typedef struct scm_t_hashtable {
+  scm_t_weak_table_kind flags;		 /* properties of table */
   unsigned long n_items;	/* number of items in table */
   unsigned long lower;		/* when to shrink */
   unsigned long upper;		/* when to grow */
@@ -77,8 +104,14 @@ typedef struct scm_t_hashtable {
 SCM_API SCM scm_vector_to_hash_table (SCM vector);
 SCM_API SCM scm_c_make_hash_table (unsigned long k);
 SCM_API SCM scm_make_hash_table (SCM n);
+SCM_API SCM scm_make_weak_key_hash_table (SCM k);
+SCM_API SCM scm_make_weak_value_hash_table (SCM k);
+SCM_API SCM scm_make_doubly_weak_hash_table (SCM k);
 
 SCM_API SCM scm_hash_table_p (SCM h);
+SCM_API SCM scm_weak_key_hash_table_p (SCM h);
+SCM_API SCM scm_weak_value_hash_table_p (SCM h);
+SCM_API SCM scm_doubly_weak_hash_table_p (SCM h);
 
 SCM_INTERNAL void scm_i_rehash (SCM table, scm_t_hash_fn hash_fn,
 				void *closure, const char *func_name);
@@ -88,6 +121,10 @@ SCM_API SCM scm_hash_fn_get_handle (SCM table, SCM obj,
 				    scm_t_hash_fn hash_fn,
 				    scm_t_assoc_fn assoc_fn,
 				    void *closure);
+SCM_INTERNAL
+SCM scm_hash_fn_get_handle_by_hash (SCM table, unsigned long raw_hash,
+                                    scm_t_hash_predicate_fn predicate_fn,
+                                    void *closure);
 SCM_API SCM scm_hash_fn_create_handle_x (SCM table, SCM obj, SCM init,
 					 scm_t_hash_fn hash_fn,
 					 scm_t_assoc_fn assoc_fn,
@@ -138,6 +175,17 @@ SCM_API SCM scm_hash_count (SCM hash, SCM pred);
 SCM_INTERNAL void scm_i_hashtable_print (SCM exp, SCM port, scm_print_state *pstate);
 SCM_INTERNAL void scm_init_hashtab (void);
 
+\f
+/* Guile 2.2.x (x <= 2) weak-table API.  */
+
+SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_c_make_weak_table (unsigned long k,
+                                        scm_t_weak_table_kind kind);
+SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_c_weak_table_fold (scm_t_hash_fold_fn proc, void *closure,
+					SCM init, SCM table);
+SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_weak_table_refq (SCM table, SCM key, SCM dflt);
+SCM_INTERNAL void scm_weak_table_putq_x (SCM table, SCM key, SCM value);
+
+
 #endif  /* SCM_HASHTAB_H */
 
 /*
diff --git a/libguile/init.c b/libguile/init.c
index b046685d4..64d3f8d63 100644
--- a/libguile/init.c
+++ b/libguile/init.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1995-2004, 2006, 2009-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1995-2004, 2006, 2009-2014, 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
@@ -387,7 +387,6 @@ scm_i_init_guile (void *base)
 
   scm_storage_prehistory ();
   scm_threads_prehistory (base);  /* requires storage_prehistory */
-  scm_weak_table_prehistory ();        /* requires storage_prehistory */
 #ifdef GUILE_DEBUG_MALLOC
   scm_debug_malloc_prehistory ();
 #endif
@@ -495,7 +494,6 @@ scm_i_init_guile (void *base)
   scm_init_trees ();
   scm_init_version ();
   scm_init_weak_set ();
-  scm_init_weak_table ();
   scm_init_weak_vectors ();
   scm_init_guardians (); /* requires smob_prehistory */
   scm_init_vports ();
diff --git a/libguile/print.c b/libguile/print.c
index 24c532f29..75a44d99c 100644
--- a/libguile/print.c
+++ b/libguile/print.c
@@ -701,9 +701,6 @@ iprin1 (SCM exp, SCM port, scm_print_state *pstate)
 	case scm_tc7_weak_set:
 	  scm_i_weak_set_print (exp, port, pstate);
 	  break;
-	case scm_tc7_weak_table:
-	  scm_i_weak_table_print (exp, port, pstate);
-	  break;
 	case scm_tc7_fluid:
 	  scm_i_fluid_print (exp, port, pstate);
 	  break;
diff --git a/libguile/procprop.c b/libguile/procprop.c
index ad56bd5ba..c906c93f8 100644
--- a/libguile/procprop.c
+++ b/libguile/procprop.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1998,2000,2001,2003,2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1998,2000,2001,2003,2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  * 
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "libguile/gsubr.h"
 #include "libguile/smob.h"
 #include "libguile/vectors.h"
-#include "libguile/weak-table.h"
+#include "libguile/hashtab.h"
 #include "libguile/programs.h"
 #include "libguile/vm-builtins.h"
 
diff --git a/libguile/tags.h b/libguile/tags.h
index 3a01a1587..9aa4d00d0 100644
--- a/libguile/tags.h
+++ b/libguile/tags.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #ifndef SCM_TAGS_H
 #define SCM_TAGS_H
 
-/* Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015
+/* Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2017
  * Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -423,7 +423,6 @@ typedef union SCM { struct { scm_t_bits n; } n; } SCM;
 #define scm_tc7_bytevector	0x4d
 #define scm_tc7_unused_4f	0x4f
 #define scm_tc7_weak_set	0x55
-#define scm_tc7_weak_table	0x57
 #define scm_tc7_array		0x5d
 #define scm_tc7_bitvector	0x5f
 #define scm_tc7_unused_65	0x65
diff --git a/libguile/weak-list.h b/libguile/weak-list.h
index 989cb7f0a..e8e5a3555 100644
--- a/libguile/weak-list.h
+++ b/libguile/weak-list.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #ifndef SCM_WEAK_LIST_H
 #define SCM_WEAK_LIST_H
 
-/* Copyright (C) 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 2016, 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 \f
 
 #include "libguile/__scm.h"
+#include "libguile/pairs.h"
 #include "libguile/weak-vector.h"
 
 \f
@@ -64,6 +65,35 @@ scm_i_visit_weak_list (SCM *list_loc, void (*visit) (SCM))
 }
 
 
+\f
+/* Weak pairs.  */
+
+SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_weak_car_pair (SCM car, SCM cdr);
+SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_weak_cdr_pair (SCM car, SCM cdr);
+SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_doubly_weak_pair (SCM car, SCM cdr);
+
+/* Testing the weak component(s) of a cell for reachability.  */
+#define SCM_WEAK_PAIR_WORD_DELETED_P(_cell, _word)		\
+  (SCM_UNPACK (SCM_CELL_OBJECT ((_cell), (_word))) == 0)
+#define SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CAR_DELETED_P(_cell)	\
+  (SCM_WEAK_PAIR_WORD_DELETED_P ((_cell), 0))
+#define SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CDR_DELETED_P(_cell)	\
+  (SCM_WEAK_PAIR_WORD_DELETED_P ((_cell), 1))
+
+#define SCM_WEAK_PAIR_DELETED_P(_cell)		\
+  ((SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CAR_DELETED_P (_cell))	\
+   || (SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CDR_DELETED_P (_cell)))
+
+/* Accessing the components of a weak cell.  These return `SCM_UNDEFINED' if
+   the car/cdr has been collected.  */
+#define SCM_WEAK_PAIR_WORD(_cell, _word)		\
+  (SCM_WEAK_PAIR_WORD_DELETED_P ((_cell), (_word))	\
+   ? SCM_UNDEFINED					\
+   : SCM_CELL_OBJECT ((_cell), (_word)))
+#define SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CAR(_cell)  (SCM_WEAK_PAIR_WORD ((_cell), 0))
+#define SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CDR(_cell)  (SCM_WEAK_PAIR_WORD ((_cell), 1))
+
+
 #endif  /* SCM_WEAK_LIST_H */
 
 /*
diff --git a/libguile/weak-table.c b/libguile/weak-table.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 599c4cf0e..000000000
--- a/libguile/weak-table.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,1180 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
- * 
- * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of
- * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
- * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
- * Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
- * 02110-1301 USA
- */
-
-
-\f
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-# include <config.h>
-#endif
-
-#include <assert.h>
-
-#include "libguile/bdw-gc.h"
-#include <gc/gc_mark.h>
-
-#include "libguile/_scm.h"
-#include "libguile/hash.h"
-#include "libguile/eval.h"
-#include "libguile/ports.h"
-
-#include "libguile/validate.h"
-#include "libguile/weak-list.h"
-#include "libguile/weak-table.h"
-
-
-/* Weak Tables
-
-   This file implements weak hash tables.  Weak hash tables are
-   generally used when you want to augment some object with additional
-   data, but when you don't have space to store the data in the object.
-   For example, procedure properties are implemented with weak tables.
-
-   Weak tables are implemented using an open-addressed hash table.
-   Basically this means that there is an array of entries, and the item
-   is expected to be found the slot corresponding to its hash code,
-   modulo the length of the array.
-
-   Collisions are handled using linear probing with the Robin Hood
-   technique.  See Pedro Celis' paper, "Robin Hood Hashing":
-
-     http://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/research/tr/1986/CS-86-14.pdf
-
-   The vector of entries is allocated in such a way that the GC doesn't
-   trace the weak values.  For doubly-weak tables, this means that the
-   entries are allocated as an "atomic" piece of memory.  Key-weak and
-   value-weak tables use a special GC kind with a custom mark procedure.
-   When items are added weakly into table, a disappearing link is
-   registered to their locations.  If the referent is collected, then
-   that link will be zeroed out.
-
-   An entry in the table consists of the key and the value, together
-   with the hash code of the key.  We munge hash codes so that they are
-   never 0.  In this way we can detect removed entries (key of zero but
-   nonzero hash code), and can then reshuffle elements as needed to
-   maintain the robin hood ordering.
-
-   Compared to buckets-and-chains hash tables, open addressing has the
-   advantage that it is very cache-friendly.  It also uses less memory.
-
-   Implementation-wise, there are two things to note.
-
-     1. We assume that hash codes are evenly distributed across the
-        range of unsigned longs.  The actual hash code stored in the
-        entry is left-shifted by 1 bit (losing 1 bit of hash precision),
-        and then or'd with 1.  In this way we ensure that the hash field
-        of an occupied entry is nonzero.  To map to an index, we
-        right-shift the hash by one, divide by the size, and take the
-        remainder.
-
-     2. Since the weak references are stored in an atomic region with
-        disappearing links, they need to be accessed with the GC alloc
-        lock.  `copy_weak_entry' will do that for you.  The hash code
-        itself can be read outside the lock, though.
-  */
-
-
-typedef struct {
-  unsigned long hash;
-  scm_t_bits key;
-  scm_t_bits value;
-} scm_t_weak_entry;
-
-
-struct weak_entry_data {
-  scm_t_weak_entry *in;
-  scm_t_weak_entry *out;
-};
-  
-static void*
-do_copy_weak_entry (void *data)
-{
-  struct weak_entry_data *e = data;
-
-  e->out->hash = e->in->hash;
-  e->out->key = e->in->key;
-  e->out->value = e->in->value;
-
-  return NULL;
-}
-
-static void
-copy_weak_entry (scm_t_weak_entry *src, scm_t_weak_entry *dst)
-{
-  struct weak_entry_data data;
-
-  data.in = src;
-  data.out = dst;
-      
-  GC_call_with_alloc_lock (do_copy_weak_entry, &data);
-}
-  
-static void
-register_disappearing_links (scm_t_weak_entry *entry,
-                             SCM k, SCM v,
-                             scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
-{
-  if (SCM_UNPACK (k) && SCM_HEAP_OBJECT_P (k)
-      && (kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY
-          || kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH))
-    SCM_I_REGISTER_DISAPPEARING_LINK ((void **) &entry->key,
-                                      SCM2PTR (k));
-
-  if (SCM_UNPACK (v) && SCM_HEAP_OBJECT_P (v)
-      && (kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE
-          || kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH))
-    SCM_I_REGISTER_DISAPPEARING_LINK ((void **) &entry->value,
-                                      SCM2PTR (v));
-}
-
-static void
-unregister_disappearing_links (scm_t_weak_entry *entry,
-                               scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
-{
-  if (kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY || kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH)
-    GC_unregister_disappearing_link ((void **) &entry->key);
-
-  if (kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE || kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH)
-    GC_unregister_disappearing_link ((void **) &entry->value);
-}
-
-#ifndef HAVE_GC_MOVE_DISAPPEARING_LINK
-static void
-GC_move_disappearing_link (void **from, void **to)
-{
-  GC_unregister_disappearing_link (from);
-  SCM_I_REGISTER_DISAPPEARING_LINK (to, *to);
-}
-#endif
-
-static void
-move_disappearing_links (scm_t_weak_entry *from, scm_t_weak_entry *to,
-                         SCM key, SCM value, scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
-{
-  if ((kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY || kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH)
-      && SCM_HEAP_OBJECT_P (key))
-    GC_move_disappearing_link ((void **) &from->key, (void **) &to->key);
-
-  if ((kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE || kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH)
-      && SCM_HEAP_OBJECT_P (value))
-    GC_move_disappearing_link ((void **) &from->value, (void **) &to->value);
-}
-
-static void
-move_weak_entry (scm_t_weak_entry *from, scm_t_weak_entry *to,
-                 scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
-{
-  if (from->hash)
-    {
-      scm_t_weak_entry copy;
-      
-      copy_weak_entry (from, &copy);
-      to->hash = copy.hash;
-      to->key = copy.key;
-      to->value = copy.value;
-
-      move_disappearing_links (from, to,
-                               SCM_PACK (copy.key), SCM_PACK (copy.value),
-                               kind);
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      to->hash = 0;
-      to->key = 0;
-      to->value = 0;
-    }
-}
-
-
-typedef struct {
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries;    /* the data */
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_t lock;   /* the lock */
-  scm_t_weak_table_kind kind;   /* what kind of table it is */
-  unsigned long size;    	/* total number of slots. */
-  unsigned long n_items;	/* number of items in table */
-  unsigned long lower;		/* when to shrink */
-  unsigned long upper;		/* when to grow */
-  int size_index;		/* index into hashtable_size */
-  int min_size_index;		/* minimum size_index */
-} scm_t_weak_table;
-
-
-#define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P(x) (SCM_HAS_TYP7 (x, scm_tc7_weak_table))
-#define SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE(pos, arg) \
-  SCM_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG (pos, arg, WEAK_TABLE_P, "weak-table")
-#define SCM_WEAK_TABLE(x) ((scm_t_weak_table *) SCM_CELL_WORD_1 (x))
-
-
-static unsigned long
-hash_to_index (unsigned long hash, unsigned long size)
-{
-  return (hash >> 1) % size;
-}
-
-static unsigned long
-entry_distance (unsigned long hash, unsigned long k, unsigned long size)
-{
-  unsigned long origin = hash_to_index (hash, size);
-
-  if (k >= origin)
-    return k - origin;
-  else
-    /* The other key was displaced and wrapped around.  */
-    return size - origin + k;
-}
-
-static void
-rob_from_rich (scm_t_weak_table *table, unsigned long k)
-{
-  unsigned long empty, size;
-
-  size = table->size;
-
-  /* If we are to free up slot K in the table, we need room to do so.  */
-  assert (table->n_items < size);
-  
-  empty = k;
-  do 
-    empty = (empty + 1) % size;
-  while (table->entries[empty].hash);
-
-  do
-    {
-      unsigned long last = empty ? (empty - 1) : (size - 1);
-      move_weak_entry (&table->entries[last], &table->entries[empty],
-                       table->kind);
-      empty = last;
-    }
-  while (empty != k);
-
-  table->entries[empty].hash = 0;
-  table->entries[empty].key = 0;
-  table->entries[empty].value = 0;
-}
-
-static void
-give_to_poor (scm_t_weak_table *table, unsigned long k)
-{
-  /* Slot K was just freed up; possibly shuffle others down.  */
-  unsigned long size = table->size;
-
-  while (1)
-    {
-      unsigned long next = (k + 1) % size;
-      unsigned long hash;
-      scm_t_weak_entry copy;
-
-      hash = table->entries[next].hash;
-
-      if (!hash || hash_to_index (hash, size) == next)
-        break;
-
-      copy_weak_entry (&table->entries[next], &copy);
-
-      if (!copy.key || !copy.value)
-        /* Lost weak reference.  */
-        {
-          give_to_poor (table, next);
-          table->n_items--;
-          continue;
-        }
-
-      move_weak_entry (&table->entries[next], &table->entries[k],
-                       table->kind);
-
-      k = next;
-    }
-
-  /* We have shuffled down any entries that should be shuffled down; now
-     free the end.  */
-  table->entries[k].hash = 0;
-  table->entries[k].key = 0;
-  table->entries[k].value = 0;
-}
-
-
-\f
-
-/* The GC "kinds" for singly-weak tables.  */
-static int weak_key_gc_kind;
-static int weak_value_gc_kind;
-
-static struct GC_ms_entry *
-mark_weak_key_table (GC_word *addr, struct GC_ms_entry *mark_stack_ptr,
-                     struct GC_ms_entry *mark_stack_limit, GC_word env)
-{
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries = (scm_t_weak_entry*) addr;
-  unsigned long k, size = GC_size (addr) / sizeof (scm_t_weak_entry);
-
-  for (k = 0; k < size; k++)
-    if (entries[k].hash && entries[k].key)
-      {
-        SCM value = SCM_PACK (entries[k].value);
-        mark_stack_ptr = GC_MARK_AND_PUSH ((GC_word*) SCM2PTR (value),
-                                           mark_stack_ptr, mark_stack_limit,
-                                           NULL);
-      }
-
-  return mark_stack_ptr;
-}
-
-static struct GC_ms_entry *
-mark_weak_value_table (GC_word *addr, struct GC_ms_entry *mark_stack_ptr,
-                       struct GC_ms_entry *mark_stack_limit, GC_word env)
-{
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries = (scm_t_weak_entry*) addr;
-  unsigned long k, size = GC_size (addr) / sizeof (scm_t_weak_entry);
-
-  for (k = 0; k < size; k++)
-    if (entries[k].hash && entries[k].value)
-      {
-        SCM key = SCM_PACK (entries[k].key);
-        mark_stack_ptr = GC_MARK_AND_PUSH ((GC_word*) SCM2PTR (key),
-                                           mark_stack_ptr, mark_stack_limit,
-                                           NULL);
-      }
-
-  return mark_stack_ptr;
-}
-
-static scm_t_weak_entry *
-allocate_entries (unsigned long size, scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
-{
-  scm_t_weak_entry *ret;
-  size_t bytes = size * sizeof (*ret);
-
-  switch (kind)
-    {
-    case SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY:
-      ret = GC_generic_malloc (bytes, weak_key_gc_kind);
-      break;
-    case SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE:
-      ret = GC_generic_malloc (bytes, weak_value_gc_kind);
-      break;
-    case SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH:
-      ret = scm_gc_malloc_pointerless (bytes, "weak-table");
-      break;
-    default:
-      abort ();
-    }
-
-  memset (ret, 0, bytes);
-
-  return ret;
-}
-
-\f
-
-/* Growing or shrinking is triggered when the load factor
- *
- *   L = N / S    (N: number of items in table, S: bucket vector length)
- *
- * passes an upper limit of 0.9 or a lower limit of 0.2.
- *
- * The implementation stores the upper and lower number of items which
- * trigger a resize in the hashtable object.
- *
- * Possible hash table sizes (primes) are stored in the array
- * hashtable_size.
- */
-
-static unsigned long hashtable_size[] = {
-  31, 61, 113, 223, 443, 883, 1759, 3517, 7027, 14051, 28099, 56197, 112363,
-  224717, 449419, 898823, 1797641, 3595271, 7190537, 14381041, 28762081,
-  57524111, 115048217, 230096423
-};
-
-#define HASHTABLE_SIZE_N (sizeof(hashtable_size)/sizeof(unsigned long))
-
-static int
-compute_size_index (scm_t_weak_table *table)
-{
-  int i = table->size_index;
-
-  if (table->n_items < table->lower)
-    {
-      /* rehashing is not triggered when i <= min_size */
-      do
-	--i;
-      while (i > table->min_size_index
-	     && table->n_items < hashtable_size[i] / 5);
-    }
-  else if (table->n_items > table->upper)
-    {
-      ++i;
-      if (i >= HASHTABLE_SIZE_N)
-        /* The biggest size currently is 230096423, which for a 32-bit
-           machine will occupy 2.3GB of memory at a load of 80%.  There
-           is probably something better to do here, but if you have a
-           weak map of that size, you are hosed in any case.  */
-        abort ();
-    }
-
-  return i;
-}
-
-static int
-is_acceptable_size_index (scm_t_weak_table *table, int size_index)
-{
-  int computed = compute_size_index (table);
-
-  if (size_index == computed)
-    /* We were going to grow or shrink, and allocating the new vector
-       didn't change the target size.  */
-    return 1;
-
-  if (size_index == computed + 1)
-    {
-      /* We were going to enlarge the table, but allocating the new
-         vector finalized some objects, making an enlargement
-         unnecessary.  It might still be a good idea to use the larger
-         table, though.  (This branch also gets hit if, while allocating
-         the vector, some other thread was actively removing items from
-         the table.  That is less likely, though.)  */
-      unsigned long new_lower = hashtable_size[size_index] / 5;
-
-      return table->size > new_lower;
-    }
-
-  if (size_index == computed - 1)
-    {
-      /* We were going to shrink the table, but when we dropped the lock
-         to allocate the new vector, some other thread added elements to
-         the table.  */
-      return 0;
-    }
-
-  /* The computed size differs from our newly allocated size by more
-     than one size index -- recalculate.  */
-  return 0;
-}
-
-static void
-resize_table (scm_t_weak_table *table)
-{
-  scm_t_weak_entry *old_entries, *new_entries;
-  int new_size_index;
-  unsigned long old_size, new_size, old_k;
-
-  do 
-    {
-      new_size_index = compute_size_index (table);
-      if (new_size_index == table->size_index)
-        return;
-      new_size = hashtable_size[new_size_index];
-      new_entries = allocate_entries (new_size, table->kind);
-    }
-  while (!is_acceptable_size_index (table, new_size_index));
-
-  old_entries = table->entries;
-  old_size = table->size;
-  
-  table->size_index = new_size_index;
-  table->size = new_size;
-  if (new_size_index <= table->min_size_index)
-    table->lower = 0;
-  else
-    table->lower = new_size / 5;
-  table->upper = 9 * new_size / 10;
-  table->n_items = 0;
-  table->entries = new_entries;
-
-  for (old_k = 0; old_k < old_size; old_k++)
-    {
-      scm_t_weak_entry copy;
-      unsigned long new_k, distance;
-
-      if (!old_entries[old_k].hash)
-        continue;
-      
-      copy_weak_entry (&old_entries[old_k], &copy);
-      
-      if (!copy.key || !copy.value)
-        continue;
-      
-      new_k = hash_to_index (copy.hash, new_size);
-
-      for (distance = 0; ; distance++, new_k = (new_k + 1) % new_size)
-        {
-          unsigned long other_hash = new_entries[new_k].hash;
-
-          if (!other_hash)
-            /* Found an empty entry. */
-            break;
-
-          /* Displace the entry if our distance is less, otherwise keep
-             looking. */
-          if (entry_distance (other_hash, new_k, new_size) < distance)
-            {
-              rob_from_rich (table, new_k);
-              break;
-            }
-        }
-          
-      table->n_items++;
-      new_entries[new_k].hash = copy.hash;
-      new_entries[new_k].key = copy.key;
-      new_entries[new_k].value = copy.value;
-
-      register_disappearing_links (&new_entries[new_k],
-                                   SCM_PACK (copy.key), SCM_PACK (copy.value),
-                                   table->kind);
-    }
-}
-
-/* Run after GC via do_vacuum_weak_table, this function runs over the
-   whole table, removing lost weak references, reshuffling the table as it
-   goes.  It might resize the table if it reaps enough entries.  */
-static void
-vacuum_weak_table (scm_t_weak_table *table)
-{
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries = table->entries;
-  unsigned long size = table->size;
-  unsigned long k;
-
-  for (k = 0; k < size; k++)
-    {
-      unsigned long hash = entries[k].hash;
-      
-      if (hash)
-        {
-          scm_t_weak_entry copy;
-
-          copy_weak_entry (&entries[k], &copy);
-
-          if (!copy.key || !copy.value)
-            /* Lost weak reference; reshuffle.  */
-            {
-              give_to_poor (table, k);
-              table->n_items--;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-  if (table->n_items < table->lower)
-    resize_table (table);
-}
-
-
-\f
-
-static SCM
-weak_table_ref (scm_t_weak_table *table, unsigned long hash,
-                scm_t_table_predicate_fn pred, void *closure,
-                SCM dflt)
-{
-  unsigned long k, distance, size;
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries;
-  
-  size = table->size;
-  entries = table->entries;
-
-  hash = (hash << 1) | 0x1;
-  k = hash_to_index (hash, size);
-  
-  for (distance = 0; distance < size; distance++, k = (k + 1) % size)
-    {
-      unsigned long other_hash;
-
-    retry:
-      other_hash = entries[k].hash;
-
-      if (!other_hash)
-        /* Not found. */
-        return dflt;
-
-      if (hash == other_hash)
-        {
-          scm_t_weak_entry copy;
-          
-          copy_weak_entry (&entries[k], &copy);
-
-          if (!copy.key || !copy.value)
-            /* Lost weak reference; reshuffle.  */
-            {
-              give_to_poor (table, k);
-              table->n_items--;
-              goto retry;
-            }
-
-          if (pred (SCM_PACK (copy.key), SCM_PACK (copy.value), closure))
-            /* Found. */
-            return SCM_PACK (copy.value);
-        }
-
-      /* If the entry's distance is less, our key is not in the table.  */
-      if (entry_distance (other_hash, k, size) < distance)
-        return dflt;
-    }
-
-  /* If we got here, then we were unfortunate enough to loop through the
-     whole table.  Shouldn't happen, but hey.  */
-  return dflt;
-}
-
-
-static void
-weak_table_put_x (scm_t_weak_table *table, unsigned long hash,
-                  scm_t_table_predicate_fn pred, void *closure,
-                  SCM key, SCM value)
-{
-  unsigned long k, distance, size;
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries;
-  
-  size = table->size;
-  entries = table->entries;
-
-  hash = (hash << 1) | 0x1;
-  k = hash_to_index (hash, size);
-
-  for (distance = 0; ; distance++, k = (k + 1) % size)
-    {
-      unsigned long other_hash;
-
-    retry:
-      other_hash = entries[k].hash;
-
-      if (!other_hash)
-        /* Found an empty entry. */
-        break;
-
-      if (other_hash == hash)
-        {
-          scm_t_weak_entry copy;
-
-          copy_weak_entry (&entries[k], &copy);
-          
-          if (!copy.key || !copy.value)
-            /* Lost weak reference; reshuffle.  */
-            {
-              give_to_poor (table, k);
-              table->n_items--;
-              goto retry;
-            }
-
-          if (pred (SCM_PACK (copy.key), SCM_PACK (copy.value), closure))
-            /* Found an entry with this key. */
-            break;
-        }
-
-      if (table->n_items > table->upper)
-        /* Full table, time to resize.  */
-        {
-          resize_table (table);
-          return weak_table_put_x (table, hash >> 1, pred, closure, key, value);
-        }
-
-      /* Displace the entry if our distance is less, otherwise keep
-         looking. */
-      if (entry_distance (other_hash, k, size) < distance)
-        {
-          rob_from_rich (table, k);
-          break;
-        }
-    }
-          
-  /* Fast path for updated values for existing entries of weak-key
-     tables.  */
-  if (table->kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY &&
-      entries[k].hash == hash &&
-      entries[k].key == SCM_UNPACK (key))
-    {
-      entries[k].value = SCM_UNPACK (value);
-      return;
-    }
-
-  if (entries[k].hash)
-    unregister_disappearing_links (&entries[k], table->kind);
-  else
-    table->n_items++;
-
-  entries[k].hash = hash;
-  entries[k].key = SCM_UNPACK (key);
-  entries[k].value = SCM_UNPACK (value);
-
-  register_disappearing_links (&entries[k], key, value, table->kind);
-}
-
-
-static void
-weak_table_remove_x (scm_t_weak_table *table, unsigned long hash,
-                   scm_t_table_predicate_fn pred, void *closure)
-{
-  unsigned long k, distance, size;
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries;
-  
-  size = table->size;
-  entries = table->entries;
-
-  hash = (hash << 1) | 0x1;
-  k = hash_to_index (hash, size);
-
-  for (distance = 0; distance < size; distance++, k = (k + 1) % size)
-    {
-      unsigned long other_hash;
-
-    retry:
-      other_hash = entries[k].hash;
-
-      if (!other_hash)
-        /* Not found. */
-        return;
-
-      if (other_hash == hash)
-        {
-          scm_t_weak_entry copy;
-      
-          copy_weak_entry (&entries[k], &copy);
-          
-          if (!copy.key || !copy.value)
-            /* Lost weak reference; reshuffle.  */
-            {
-              give_to_poor (table, k);
-              table->n_items--;
-              goto retry;
-            }
-
-          if (pred (SCM_PACK (copy.key), SCM_PACK (copy.value), closure))
-            /* Found an entry with this key. */
-            {
-              entries[k].hash = 0;
-              entries[k].key = 0;
-              entries[k].value = 0;
-
-              unregister_disappearing_links (&entries[k], table->kind);
-
-              if (--table->n_items < table->lower)
-                resize_table (table);
-              else
-                give_to_poor (table, k);
-
-              return;
-            }
-        }
-
-      /* If the entry's distance is less, our key is not in the table.  */
-      if (entry_distance (other_hash, k, size) < distance)
-        return;
-    }
-}
-
-
-\f
-static SCM
-make_weak_table (unsigned long k, scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
-{
-  scm_t_weak_table *table;
-
-  int i = 0, n = k ? k : 31;
-  while (i + 1 < HASHTABLE_SIZE_N && n > hashtable_size[i])
-    ++i;
-  n = hashtable_size[i];
-
-  table = scm_gc_malloc (sizeof (*table), "weak-table");
-  table->entries = allocate_entries (n, kind);
-  table->kind = kind;
-  table->n_items = 0;
-  table->size = n;
-  table->lower = 0;
-  table->upper = 9 * n / 10;
-  table->size_index = i;
-  table->min_size_index = i;
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_init (&table->lock, NULL);
-
-  return scm_cell (scm_tc7_weak_table, (scm_t_bits)table);
-}
-
-void
-scm_i_weak_table_print (SCM exp, SCM port, scm_print_state *pstate)
-{
-  scm_puts ("#<", port);
-  scm_puts ("weak-table ", port);
-  scm_uintprint (SCM_WEAK_TABLE (exp)->n_items, 10, port);
-  scm_putc ('/', port);
-  scm_uintprint (SCM_WEAK_TABLE (exp)->size, 10, port);
-  scm_puts (">", port);
-}
-
-static void
-do_vacuum_weak_table (SCM table)
-{
-  scm_t_weak_table *t;
-
-  t = SCM_WEAK_TABLE (table);
-
-  /* Unlike weak sets, the weak table interface allows custom predicates
-     to call out to arbitrary Scheme.  There are two ways that this code
-     can be re-entrant, then: calling weak hash procedures while in a
-     custom predicate, or via finalizers run explicitly by (gc) or in an
-     async (for non-threaded Guile).  We add a restriction that
-     prohibits the first case, by convention.  But since we can't
-     prohibit the second case, here we trylock instead of lock.  Not so
-     nice.  */
-  if (scm_i_pthread_mutex_trylock (&t->lock) == 0)
-    {
-      vacuum_weak_table (t);
-      scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&t->lock);
-    }
-
-  return;
-}
-
-static scm_i_pthread_mutex_t all_weak_tables_lock = SCM_I_PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
-static SCM all_weak_tables = SCM_EOL;
-
-static void
-vacuum_all_weak_tables (void)
-{
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&all_weak_tables_lock);
-  scm_i_visit_weak_list (&all_weak_tables, do_vacuum_weak_table);
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&all_weak_tables_lock);
-}
-
-SCM
-scm_c_make_weak_table (unsigned long k, scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
-{
-  SCM ret;
-
-  ret = make_weak_table (k, kind);
-
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&all_weak_tables_lock);
-  all_weak_tables = scm_i_weak_cons (ret, all_weak_tables);
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&all_weak_tables_lock);
-
-  return ret;
-}
-
-SCM
-scm_weak_table_p (SCM obj)
-{
-  return scm_from_bool (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (obj));
-}
-
-SCM
-scm_c_weak_table_ref (SCM table, unsigned long raw_hash,
-                      scm_t_table_predicate_fn pred,
-                      void *closure, SCM dflt)
-#define FUNC_NAME "weak-table-ref"
-{
-  SCM ret;
-  scm_t_weak_table *t;
-
-  SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE (1, table);
-
-  t = SCM_WEAK_TABLE (table);
-
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&t->lock);
-
-  ret = weak_table_ref (t, raw_hash, pred, closure, dflt);
-
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&t->lock);
-
-  return ret;
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-void
-scm_c_weak_table_put_x (SCM table, unsigned long raw_hash,
-                        scm_t_table_predicate_fn pred,
-                        void *closure, SCM key, SCM value)
-#define FUNC_NAME "weak-table-put!"
-{
-  scm_t_weak_table *t;
-
-  SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE (1, table);
-
-  t = SCM_WEAK_TABLE (table);
-
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&t->lock);
-
-  weak_table_put_x (t, raw_hash, pred, closure, key, value);
-
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&t->lock);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-void
-scm_c_weak_table_remove_x (SCM table, unsigned long raw_hash,
-                           scm_t_table_predicate_fn pred,
-                           void *closure)
-#define FUNC_NAME "weak-table-remove!"
-{
-  scm_t_weak_table *t;
-
-  SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE (1, table);
-
-  t = SCM_WEAK_TABLE (table);
-
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&t->lock);
-
-  weak_table_remove_x (t, raw_hash, pred, closure);
-
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&t->lock);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-static int
-assq_predicate (SCM x, SCM y, void *closure)
-{
-  return scm_is_eq (x, SCM_PACK_POINTER (closure));
-}
-
-SCM
-scm_weak_table_refq (SCM table, SCM key, SCM dflt)
-{
-  return scm_c_weak_table_ref (table, scm_ihashq (key, -1),
-                               assq_predicate, SCM_UNPACK_POINTER (key),
-                               dflt);
-}
-
-void
-scm_weak_table_putq_x (SCM table, SCM key, SCM value)
-{
-  scm_c_weak_table_put_x (table, scm_ihashq (key, -1),
-                          assq_predicate, SCM_UNPACK_POINTER (key),
-                          key, value);
-}
-
-void
-scm_weak_table_remq_x (SCM table, SCM key)
-{
-  scm_c_weak_table_remove_x (table, scm_ihashq (key, -1),
-                             assq_predicate, SCM_UNPACK_POINTER (key));
-}
-
-void
-scm_weak_table_clear_x (SCM table)
-#define FUNC_NAME "weak-table-clear!"
-{
-  scm_t_weak_table *t;
-
-  SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE (1, table);
-
-  t = SCM_WEAK_TABLE (table);
-
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&t->lock);
-
-  memset (t->entries, 0, sizeof (scm_t_weak_entry) * t->size);
-  t->n_items = 0;
-
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&t->lock);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-SCM
-scm_c_weak_table_fold (scm_t_table_fold_fn proc, void *closure,
-                       SCM init, SCM table)
-{
-  scm_t_weak_table *t;
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries;
-  unsigned long k, size;
-
-  t = SCM_WEAK_TABLE (table);
-
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&t->lock);
-
-  size = t->size;
-  entries = t->entries;
-
-  for (k = 0; k < size; k++)
-    {
-      if (entries[k].hash)
-        {
-          scm_t_weak_entry copy;
-          
-          copy_weak_entry (&entries[k], &copy);
-      
-          if (copy.key && copy.value)
-            {
-              /* Release table lock while we call the function.  */
-              scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&t->lock);
-              init = proc (closure,
-                           SCM_PACK (copy.key), SCM_PACK (copy.value),
-                           init);
-              scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&t->lock);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-  
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&t->lock);
-  
-  return init;
-}
-
-static SCM
-fold_trampoline (void *closure, SCM k, SCM v, SCM init)
-{
-  return scm_call_3 (SCM_PACK_POINTER (closure), k, v, init);
-}
-
-SCM
-scm_weak_table_fold (SCM proc, SCM init, SCM table)
-#define FUNC_NAME "weak-table-fold"
-{
-  SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE (3, table);
-  SCM_VALIDATE_PROC (1, proc);
-
-  return scm_c_weak_table_fold (fold_trampoline, SCM_UNPACK_POINTER (proc), init, table);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-static SCM
-for_each_trampoline (void *closure, SCM k, SCM v, SCM seed)
-{
-  scm_call_2 (SCM_PACK_POINTER (closure), k, v);
-  return seed;
-}
-
-void
-scm_weak_table_for_each (SCM proc, SCM table)
-#define FUNC_NAME "weak-table-for-each"
-{
-  SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE (2, table);
-  SCM_VALIDATE_PROC (1, proc);
-
-  scm_c_weak_table_fold (for_each_trampoline, SCM_UNPACK_POINTER (proc), SCM_BOOL_F, table);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-static SCM
-map_trampoline (void *closure, SCM k, SCM v, SCM seed)
-{
-  return scm_cons (scm_call_2 (SCM_PACK_POINTER (closure), k, v), seed);
-}
-
-SCM
-scm_weak_table_map_to_list (SCM proc, SCM table)
-#define FUNC_NAME "weak-table-map->list"
-{
-  SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE (2, table);
-  SCM_VALIDATE_PROC (1, proc);
-
-  return scm_c_weak_table_fold (map_trampoline, SCM_UNPACK_POINTER (proc), SCM_EOL, table);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-
-\f
-
-/* Legacy interface.  */
-
-SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_weak_key_hash_table, "make-weak-key-hash-table", 0, 1, 0, 
-	    (SCM n),
-	    "@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} make-weak-value-hash-table size\n"
-	    "@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} make-doubly-weak-hash-table size\n"
-	    "Return a weak hash table with @var{size} buckets.\n"
-	    "\n"
-	    "You can modify weak hash tables in exactly the same way you\n"
-	    "would modify regular hash tables. (@pxref{Hash Tables})")
-#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_make_weak_key_hash_table
-{
-  return scm_c_make_weak_table (SCM_UNBNDP (n) ? 0 : scm_to_ulong (n),
-                                SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-
-SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_weak_value_hash_table, "make-weak-value-hash-table", 0, 1, 0, 
-            (SCM n),
-	    "Return a hash table with weak values with @var{size} buckets.\n"
-	    "(@pxref{Hash Tables})")
-#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_make_weak_value_hash_table
-{
-  return scm_c_make_weak_table (SCM_UNBNDP (n) ? 0 : scm_to_ulong (n),
-                                SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-
-SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_doubly_weak_hash_table, "make-doubly-weak-hash-table", 0, 1, 0, 
-            (SCM n),
-	    "Return a hash table with weak keys and values with @var{size}\n"
-	    "buckets.  (@pxref{Hash Tables})")
-#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_make_doubly_weak_hash_table
-{
-  return scm_c_make_weak_table (SCM_UNBNDP (n) ? 0 : scm_to_ulong (n),
-                                SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-
-SCM_DEFINE (scm_weak_key_hash_table_p, "weak-key-hash-table?", 1, 0, 0, 
-           (SCM obj),
-	    "@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} weak-value-hash-table? obj\n"
-	    "@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} doubly-weak-hash-table? obj\n"
-	    "Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is the specified weak hash\n"
-	    "table. Note that a doubly weak hash table is neither a weak key\n"
-	    "nor a weak value hash table.")
-#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_weak_key_hash_table_p
-{
-  return scm_from_bool (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (obj) &&
-                        SCM_WEAK_TABLE (obj)->kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-
-SCM_DEFINE (scm_weak_value_hash_table_p, "weak-value-hash-table?", 1, 0, 0, 
-            (SCM obj),
-	    "Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a weak value hash table.")
-#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_weak_value_hash_table_p
-{
-  return scm_from_bool (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (obj) &&
-                        SCM_WEAK_TABLE (obj)->kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-
-SCM_DEFINE (scm_doubly_weak_hash_table_p, "doubly-weak-hash-table?", 1, 0, 0, 
-            (SCM obj),
-	    "Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a doubly weak hash table.")
-#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_doubly_weak_hash_table_p
-{
-  return scm_from_bool (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (obj) &&
-                        SCM_WEAK_TABLE (obj)->kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-
-
-\f
-
-void
-scm_weak_table_prehistory (void)
-{
-  weak_key_gc_kind =
-    GC_new_kind (GC_new_free_list (),
-		 GC_MAKE_PROC (GC_new_proc (mark_weak_key_table), 0),
-		 0, 0);
-  weak_value_gc_kind =
-    GC_new_kind (GC_new_free_list (),
-		 GC_MAKE_PROC (GC_new_proc (mark_weak_value_table), 0),
-		 0, 0);
-}
-
-void
-scm_init_weak_table ()
-{
-#include "libguile/weak-table.x"
-
-  scm_i_register_async_gc_callback (vacuum_all_weak_tables);
-}
-
-/*
-  Local Variables:
-  c-file-style: "gnu"
-  End:
-*/
diff --git a/libguile/weak-table.h b/libguile/weak-table.h
deleted file mode 100644
index f516c2601..000000000
--- a/libguile/weak-table.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-/* classes: h_files */
-
-#ifndef SCM_WEAK_TABLE_H
-#define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_H
-
-/* Copyright (C) 2011, 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
- *
- * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of
- * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
- * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
- * Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
- * 02110-1301 USA
- */
-
-\f
-
-#include "libguile/__scm.h"
-
-\f
-
-/* The weak table API is currently only used internally.  We could make it
-   public later, after some API review.  */
-
-typedef enum {
-  SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY,
-  SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE,
-  SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH,
-} scm_t_weak_table_kind;
-
-/* Function that returns nonzero if the given mapping is the one we are
-   looking for.  */
-typedef int (*scm_t_table_predicate_fn) (SCM k, SCM v, void *closure);
-
-/* Function to fold over the elements of a set.  */
-typedef SCM (*scm_t_table_fold_fn) (void *closure, SCM k, SCM v, SCM result);
-
-SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_c_make_weak_table (unsigned long k,
-                                        scm_t_weak_table_kind kind);
-SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_weak_table_p (SCM h);
-
-SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_c_weak_table_ref (SCM table, unsigned long raw_hash,
-                                       scm_t_table_predicate_fn pred,
-                                       void *closure, SCM dflt);
-SCM_INTERNAL void scm_c_weak_table_put_x (SCM table, unsigned long raw_hash,
-                                          scm_t_table_predicate_fn pred,
-                                          void *closure, SCM key, SCM value);
-SCM_INTERNAL void scm_c_weak_table_remove_x (SCM table, unsigned long raw_hash,
-                                             scm_t_table_predicate_fn pred,
-                                             void *closure);
-
-SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_weak_table_refq (SCM table, SCM key, SCM dflt);
-SCM_INTERNAL void scm_weak_table_putq_x (SCM table, SCM key, SCM value);
-SCM_INTERNAL void scm_weak_table_remq_x (SCM table, SCM key);
-
-SCM_INTERNAL void scm_weak_table_clear_x (SCM table);
-
-SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_c_weak_table_fold (scm_t_table_fold_fn proc, void *closure,
-                                      SCM init, SCM table);
-SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_weak_table_fold (SCM proc, SCM init, SCM table);
-SCM_INTERNAL void scm_weak_table_for_each (SCM proc, SCM table);
-SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_weak_table_map_to_list (SCM proc, SCM table);
-
-\f
-
-/* Legacy interface.  */
-SCM_API SCM scm_make_weak_key_hash_table (SCM k);
-SCM_API SCM scm_make_weak_value_hash_table (SCM k);
-SCM_API SCM scm_make_doubly_weak_hash_table (SCM k);
-SCM_API SCM scm_weak_key_hash_table_p (SCM h);
-SCM_API SCM scm_weak_value_hash_table_p (SCM h);
-SCM_API SCM scm_doubly_weak_hash_table_p (SCM h);
-
-\f
-
-SCM_INTERNAL void scm_i_weak_table_print (SCM exp, SCM port, scm_print_state *pstate);
-SCM_INTERNAL void scm_weak_table_prehistory (void);
-SCM_INTERNAL void scm_init_weak_table (void);
-
-#endif  /* SCM_WEAK_TABLE_H */
-
-/*
-  Local Variables:
-  c-file-style: "gnu"
-  End:
-*/
diff --git a/module/system/base/types.scm b/module/system/base/types.scm
index 49aea27ba..14bf5a9b2 100644
--- a/module/system/base/types.scm
+++ b/module/system/base/types.scm
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ the matching bits, possibly with bitwise operations to extract it from BITS."
 (define %tc7-vm-continuation #x47)
 (define %tc7-bytevector #x4d)
 (define %tc7-weak-set #x55)
-(define %tc7-weak-table #x57)
+(define %tc7-weak-table #x57)                     ;no longer used
 (define %tc7-array #x5d)
 (define %tc7-bitvector #x5f)
 (define %tc7-port #x7d)
diff --git a/test-suite/tests/types.test b/test-suite/tests/types.test
index 446aff541..336350f9a 100644
--- a/test-suite/tests/types.test
+++ b/test-suite/tests/types.test
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ;;;; types.test --- Type tag decoding.      -*- mode: scheme; coding: utf-8; -*-
 ;;;;
-;;;; 	Copyright (C) 2014, 2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;;;; 	Copyright (C) 2014, 2015, 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 ;;;;
 ;;;; This file is part of GNU Guile.
 ;;;;
@@ -103,9 +103,10 @@
    ((lambda () #t) program _)
    ((make-variable 'foo) variable _)
    ((make-weak-vector 3 #t) weak-vector _)
-   ((make-weak-key-hash-table) weak-table _)
-   ((make-weak-value-hash-table) weak-table _)
-   ((make-doubly-weak-hash-table) weak-table _)
+   ((make-hash-table) hash-table _)
+   ((make-weak-key-hash-table) hash-table _)
+   ((make-weak-value-hash-table) hash-table _)
+   ((make-doubly-weak-hash-table) hash-table _)
    (#2((1 2 3) (4 5 6)) array _)
    (#*00000110 bitvector _)
    ((expt 2 70) bignum _)
-- 
2.14.2


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From 937c127403e1c3c6fe4221e94df29bb3cf29af26 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Ludovic=20Court=C3=A8s?= <ludo@gnu.org>
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2017 16:56:51 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Keep weak hash table item count consistent.

Fixes a TOCTTOU kind of bug whereby we'd first count the number of items
deleted from the table, and later, *without* having the alloc lock, we'd
update the table's item count.  The problem is that the item count could
have been updated in the meantime, hence the bug.

Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/19180>.

* libguile/hashtab.c (vacuum_weak_hash_table): Rename to...
(do_vacuum_weak_hash_table): ... this.  Unmarshall the void* argument.
Replace 'fprintf' warning with an assertion.
(vacuum_weak_hash_table): New function.  Call the above with
'GC_call_with_alloc_lock'.
(t_fixup_args): Add 'table' field; remove 'removed_items'.
(do_weak_bucket_fixup): Update TABLE's 'n_items' field.
(weak_bucket_assoc): Check 'SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS' instead of
'args.removed_items'.
---
 libguile/hashtab.c | 68 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------
 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)

diff --git a/libguile/hashtab.c b/libguile/hashtab.c
index 0b3b0c0d4..b80d8124a 100644
--- a/libguile/hashtab.c
+++ b/libguile/hashtab.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static char *s_hashtable = "hashtable";
 
 /* Remove nullified weak pairs from ALIST such that the result contains only
    valid pairs.  Set REMOVED_ITEMS to the number of pairs that have been
-   deleted.  */
+   deleted.  Assumes the allocation lock is already taken.  */
 static SCM
 scm_fixup_weak_alist (SCM alist, size_t *removed_items)
 {
@@ -130,9 +130,10 @@ scm_fixup_weak_alist (SCM alist, size_t *removed_items)
   return result;
 }
 
-static void
-vacuum_weak_hash_table (SCM table)
+static void *
+do_vacuum_weak_hash_table (void *arg)
 {
+  SCM table = SCM_PACK_POINTER (arg);
   SCM buckets = SCM_HASHTABLE_VECTOR (table);
   unsigned long k = SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_LENGTH (buckets);
   size_t len = SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table);
@@ -142,44 +143,52 @@ vacuum_weak_hash_table (SCM table)
       size_t removed;
       SCM alist = SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (buckets, k);
       alist = scm_fixup_weak_alist (alist, &removed);
-      if (removed <= len)
-        len -= removed;
-      else
-        {
-          /* The move to BDW-GC with Guile 2.0 introduced some bugs
-             related to weak hash tables, threads, memory usage, and the
-             alloc lock.  We were unable to fix these issues
-             satisfactorily in 2.0 but have addressed them via a rewrite
-             in 2.2.  If you see this message often, you probably want
-             to upgrade to 2.2.  */
-          fprintf (stderr, "guile: warning: weak hash table corruption "
-                   "(https://bugs.gnu.org/19180)\n");
-          len = 0;
-        }
+
+      /* The alloc lock is taken, so we cannot get REMOVED > LEN.  If we
+	 do, that means we messed up while counting items.  */
+      assert (removed <= len);
+
       SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_SET (buckets, k, alist);
     }
 
   SCM_SET_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table, len);
+
+  return table;
+}
+
+/* Remove deleted weak pairs from the buckets of TABLE, and update
+   TABLE's item count accordingly.  */
+static void
+vacuum_weak_hash_table (SCM table)
+{
+  /* Take the alloc lock so we have a consistent view of the live
+     elements in TABLE.  Failing to do that, we could be miscounting the
+     number of elements.  */
+  GC_call_with_alloc_lock (do_vacuum_weak_hash_table,
+			   SCM_PACK (table));
 }
 
 
+
 /* Packed arguments for `do_weak_bucket_fixup'.  */
 struct t_fixup_args
 {
+  SCM table;
   SCM bucket;
   SCM *bucket_copy;
-  size_t removed_items;
 };
 
 static void *
 do_weak_bucket_fixup (void *data)
 {
-  struct t_fixup_args *args;
   SCM pair, *copy;
+  size_t len, removed_items;
+  struct t_fixup_args *args = (struct t_fixup_args *) data;
 
-  args = (struct t_fixup_args *) data;
+  args->bucket = scm_fixup_weak_alist (args->bucket, &removed_items);
 
-  args->bucket = scm_fixup_weak_alist (args->bucket, &args->removed_items);
+  len = SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (args->table);
+  SCM_SET_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (args->table, len - removed_items);
 
   for (pair = args->bucket, copy = args->bucket_copy;
        scm_is_pair (pair);
@@ -214,6 +223,7 @@ weak_bucket_assoc (SCM table, SCM buckets, size_t bucket_index,
      and values in BUCKET.  */
   strong_refs = alloca (scm_ilength (bucket) * 2 * sizeof (SCM));
 
+  args.table = table;
   args.bucket = bucket;
   args.bucket_copy = strong_refs;
 
@@ -239,19 +249,9 @@ weak_bucket_assoc (SCM table, SCM buckets, size_t bucket_index,
 
   scm_remember_upto_here_1 (strong_refs);
 
-  if (args.removed_items > 0)
-    {
-      /* Update TABLE's item count and optionally trigger a rehash.  */
-      size_t remaining;
-
-      assert (SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table) >= args.removed_items);
-
-      remaining = SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table) - args.removed_items;
-      SCM_SET_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table, remaining);
-
-      if (remaining < SCM_HASHTABLE_LOWER (table))
-	scm_i_rehash (table, hash_fn, closure, "weak_bucket_assoc");
-    }
+  if (SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table) < SCM_HASHTABLE_LOWER (table))
+    /* Trigger a rehash.  */
+    scm_i_rehash (table, hash_fn, closure, "weak_bucket_assoc");
 
   return result;
 }
-- 
2.14.2


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* bug#19180: Weak tables harmful to GC?
       [not found]                     ` <87tvyl9n22.fsf@gnu.org>
@ 2017-10-28  9:56                       ` Ricardo Wurmus
       [not found]                       ` <87r2tnlhno.fsf@elephly.net>
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 17+ messages in thread
From: Ricardo Wurmus @ 2017-10-28  9:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Ludovic Courtès; +Cc: Andy Wingo, 19180, guile-devel

Hi Ludo,

the bootstrap phase now succeeds but the build crashes:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
…
make[2]: Leaving directory '/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/bootstrap'
Making all in module
make[2]: Entering directory '/tmp/guix-build-guile-awesome-2.2.2.drv-0/guile-2.2.2/module'
…
wrote `language/tree-il/spec.go'
  GUILEC srfi/srfi-37.go
wrote `ice-9/textual-ports.go'
wrote `ice-9/time.go'
wrote `ice-9/q.go'
  GUILEC srfi/srfi-38.go
wrote `ice-9/hash-table.go'
wrote `rnrs/r5rs.go'
Backtrace:
In ice-9/eval.scm:
    163:9 19 (_ _)
In ice-9/boot-9.scm:
    152:2 18 (with-fluid* _ _ _)
In system/base/target.scm:
     57:6 17 (with-target _ _)
In system/base/compile.scm:
    152:6 16 (compile-file _ #:output-file _ #:from _ #:to _ #:env _ ?)
     43:4 15 (call-once _)
In ice-9/boot-9.scm:
    849:4 14 (with-throw-handler _ _ _)
In system/base/compile.scm:
    59:11 13 (_)
   155:11 12 (_ #<closed: file a77e00>)
    219:8 11 (read-and-compile _ #:from _ #:to _ #:env _ #:opts _)
    255:6 10 (compile _ #:from _ #:to _ #:env _ #:opts _)
   183:32  9 (lp (#<procedure compile-cps (exp env opts)> #<proce?>) ?)
In language/tree-il/compile-cps.scm:
  1084:25  8 (compile-cps #<tree-il (seq (let (m) (m-1ccde3380cfd0b?> ?)
    974:4  7 (optimize-tree-il #<tree-il (seq (let (m) (m-1ccde3380?> ?)
In language/tree-il/analyze.scm:
    563:4  6 (analyze-tree (#<<tree-analysis> down: #<procedure ?> ?) ?)
In srfi/srfi-1.scm:
   656:11  5 (for-each2 (#<<tree-analysis> down: #<procedure 7ff?> ?) ?)
In ice-9/vlist.scm:
   267:16  4 (loop _ _ _)
In language/tree-il/analyze.scm:
  1053:33  3 Exception thrown while printing backtrace:
ERROR: In procedure assq: Wrong type argument in position 2 (expecting association list): ((system base pmatch) car . #f)

ice-9/boot-9.scm:760:25: In procedure dispatch-exception:
ice-9/boot-9.scm:760:25: In procedure assq: Wrong type argument in position 2 (expecting association list): ((system base pmatch) car . #f)
make[2]: *** [Makefile:2258: rnrs/records/procedural.go] Error 1
make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
  GUILEC srfi/srfi-41.go
wrote `rnrs/programs.go'
wrote `ice-9/history.go'
wrote `language/elisp/spec.go'
wrote `language/tree-il/optimize.go'
Backtrace:
In ice-9/eval.scm:
    163:9 19 (_ _)
In ice-9/boot-9.scm:
    152:2 18 (with-fluid* _ _ _)
In system/base/target.scm:
     57:6 17 (with-target _ _)
In system/base/compile.scm:
    152:6 16 (compile-file _ #:output-file _ #:from _ #:to _ #:env _ ?)
     43:4 15 (call-once _)
In ice-9/boot-9.scm:
    849:4 14 (with-throw-handler _ _ _)
In system/base/compile.scm:
    59:11 13 (_)
   155:11 12 (_ #<closed: file 9cfaf0>)
    219:8 11 (read-and-compile _ #:from _ #:to _ #:env _ #:opts _)
    255:6 10 (compile _ #:from _ #:to _ #:env _ #:opts _)
   183:32  9 (lp (#<procedure compile-cps (exp env opts)> #<proce?>) ?)
In language/tree-il/compile-cps.scm:
  1084:25  8 (compile-cps _ #<module (#{ g132}#) a5f320> _)
    974:4  7 (optimize-tree-il #<tree-il (define primitive-eval (la?> ?)
In language/tree-il/analyze.scm:
    563:4  6 (analyze-tree (#<<tree-analysis> down: #<procedure ?> ?) ?)
In srfi/srfi-1.scm:
   656:11  5 (for-each2 (#<<tree-analysis> down: #<procedure 7ff?> ?) ?)
In ice-9/vlist.scm:
   267:16  4 (loop _ _ #t)
In language/tree-il/analyze.scm:
  1053:33  3 Exception thrown while printing backtrace:
ERROR: In procedure assq: Wrong type argument in position 2 (expecting association list): 36
wrote `rnrs/unicode.go'

ice-9/boot-9.scm:760:25: In procedure dispatch-exception:
ice-9/boot-9.scm:760:25: In procedure assq: Wrong type argument in position 2 (expecting association list): 36
wrote `ice-9/curried-definitions.go'
make[2]: *** [Makefile:2258: ice-9/eval.go] Error 1
…
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

This is on the machine with 1.5TB RAM with the same package definition
but using your new patches.

[I’m sending this from my work address, because zoho.com currently has
problems delivering mail to gnu.org.]

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Ricardo

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* bug#19180: Weak tables harmful to GC?
       [not found]                       ` <87r2tnlhno.fsf@elephly.net>
@ 2017-10-30 12:35                         ` Ludovic Courtès
       [not found]                         ` <87a8087qz7.fsf@gnu.org>
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 17+ messages in thread
From: Ludovic Courtès @ 2017-10-30 12:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Ricardo Wurmus; +Cc: Andy Wingo, 19180, guile-devel

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Hi Ricardo,

Ricardo Wurmus <ricardo.wurmus@mdc-berlin.de> skribis:

> In language/tree-il/analyze.scm:
>   1053:33  3 Exception thrown while printing backtrace:
> ERROR: In procedure assq: Wrong type argument in position 2 (expecting association list): ((system base pmatch) car . #f)
>
> ice-9/boot-9.scm:760:25: In procedure dispatch-exception:
> ice-9/boot-9.scm:760:25: In procedure assq: Wrong type argument in position 2 (expecting association list): ((system base pmatch) car . #f)

It’s a sign that the weak tables were too weak, this time.  :-)

The problem stems from the fact that weak pairs were initialized too
late.  Thus, the first calls to ‘scm_weak_car_pair’ were happening
before the weak-car pair GC descriptor had been initialized; they were
therefore using 0 as their descriptor, and ended up not being traced at
all by the GC.

The fix is to initialize weak pairs before symbols, as in 2.0:


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modified   libguile/hashtab.c
@@ -1608,10 +1608,11 @@ scm_c_weak_table_fold (scm_t_hash_fold_fn fn, void *closure,
 \f
 
 
+/* Initialize weak pairs, used by weak hash tables.  This needs to be
+   done early on because it's used by interned symbols etc.  */
 void
-scm_init_hashtab ()
+scm_init_weak_pairs ()
 {
-  /* Initialize weak pairs.  */
   GC_word wcar_pair_bitmap[GC_BITMAP_SIZE (scm_t_cell)] = { 0 };
   GC_word wcdr_pair_bitmap[GC_BITMAP_SIZE (scm_t_cell)] = { 0 };
 
@@ -1627,6 +1628,11 @@ scm_init_hashtab ()
   wcdr_pair_descr = GC_make_descriptor (wcdr_pair_bitmap,
 					GC_WORD_LEN (scm_t_cell));
 
+}
+
+void
+scm_init_hashtab ()
+{
 #include "libguile/hashtab.x"
 }
 
modified   libguile/hashtab.h
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ SCM_API SCM scm_hash_map_to_list (SCM proc, SCM hash);
 SCM_API SCM scm_hash_count (SCM hash, SCM pred);
 SCM_INTERNAL void scm_i_hashtable_print (SCM exp, SCM port, scm_print_state *pstate);
 SCM_INTERNAL void scm_init_hashtab (void);
+SCM_INTERNAL void scm_init_weak_pairs (void);
 
 \f
 /* Guile 2.2.x (x <= 2) weak-table API.  */
modified   libguile/init.c
@@ -390,7 +390,8 @@ scm_i_init_guile (void *base)
 #ifdef GUILE_DEBUG_MALLOC
   scm_debug_malloc_prehistory ();
 #endif
-  scm_symbols_prehistory ();      /* requires weak_table_prehistory */
+  scm_init_weak_pairs ();
+  scm_symbols_prehistory ();      /* requires weak_pairs */
   scm_modules_prehistory ();
   scm_init_array_handle ();

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I’m attaching updated patches.  I’ve let the Guix build run to
completion this time.  Let me know if it works for you!

Ludo’.


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From df8dd0b91adc0fca8fafc098eb8db9650f634652 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Ludovic=20Court=C3=A8s?= <ludo@gnu.org>
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2017 16:18:39 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Remove weak tables and revert to weak hash tables.

This removes weak-tables.[ch] and reintroduces weak hash tables as
implemented in Guile 2.0 into hashtab.[ch].  This reduces wall-clock
time by more than 15% on some GC-intensive benchmarks (compiling code)
where big weak hash tables are in use, such as source properties.

For more details on the rationale, see
<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guile-devel/2017-09/msg00031.html>.

* libguile/weak-table.c, libguile/weak-table.h: Remove.
* libguile.h: Don't include "weak-table.h".
* libguile/Makefile.am (libguile_@GUILE_EFFECTIVE_VERSION@_la_SOURCES)
(DOT_X_FILES, DOT_DOC_FILES, modinclude_HEADERS): Remove weak-table.*
files.
* libguile/evalext.c (scm_self_evaluating_p): Remove reference to
scm_tc7_weak_table.
* libguile/hashtab.c (SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CAR)
(SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CDR): New macros.
* libguile/hashtab.c (scm_fixup_weak_alist, vacuum_weak_hash_table)
(do_weak_bucket_fixup, weak_bucket_assoc)
(weak_bucket_assoc_by_hash): New function.
(make_hash_table, scm_make_hash_table): Add support for weak hash
tables.
(weak_gc_callback, weak_gc_hook, weak_gc_finalizer)
(scm_c_register_weak_gc_callback, scm_make_weak_key_hash_table)
(scm_make_weak_value_hash_table, scm_make_doubly_weak_hash_table): New
functions.
(SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P): Remove.
(scm_weak_key_hash_table_p, scm_weak_value_hash_table_p)
(scm_doubly_weak_hash_table_p, scm_hash_fn_get_handle_by_hash): New
functions.
(scm_hash_fn_create_handle_x): Add support for weak hash tables.
(get_weak_cdr, weak_pair_cdr): New functions.
(scm_hash_fn_set_x): Add support for weak hash tables.
(scm_hash_fn_remove_x): Likewise.
(scm_hashq_get_handle, scm_hashq_create_handle_x): Likewise.
(scm_hashv_get_handle, scm_hashv_create_handle_x): Likewise.
(scm_hashq_ref, scm_hashq_set_x, scm_hashq_remove_x): Remove special
cases for 'SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P'.
(scm_hashv_ref, scm_hashv_set_x, scm_hashv_remove_x): Likewise.
(scm_hash_ref, scm_hash_set_x, scm_hash_remove_x): Likewise.
(scm_hashx_ref, scm_hashx_set_x, scm_hashx_remove_x): Likewise.
(assv_predicate, assoc_predicate, assx_predicate): Remove.
(scm_hash_map_to_list, scm_internal_hash_fold): Likewise, and check for
deleted entries.
(scm_internal_hash_for_each_handle): Likewise.
(scm_t_ihashx_closure): Remove 'key' field.
(wcar_pair_descr, wcdr_pair_descr): New variables.
(scm_weak_car_pair, scm_weak_cdr_pair, scm_doubly_weak_pair): New
functions.
(scm_weak_table_refq, scm_weak_table_putq_x, scm_c_make_weak_table)
(scm_c_weak_table_fold): Rewrite in terms of the hash-table API.
(scm_init_hashtab): Initialize 'wcar_pair_descr' and 'wcdr_pair_descr'.
* libguile/hashtab.h (scm_t_weak_table_kind): New type.
(SCM_HASHTABLE, SCM_HASHTABLE_FLAGS, SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_KEY_P)
(SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_VALUE_P, SCM_HASHTABLE_DOUBLY_WEAK_P): New macros.
(scm_t_hash_predicate_fn): New type.
(scm_t_hashtable)[flags]: New field.
(scm_make_weak_value_hash_table, scm_make_doubly_weak_hash_table)
(scm_make_weak_key_hash_table, scm_c_make_weak_table)
(scm_c_weak_table_fold, scm_weak_table_refq)
(scm_weak_table_putq_x): New declarations.
* libguile/init.c (scm_i_init_guile): Remove calls to
'scm_weak_table_prehistory' and 'scm_init_weak_table'.
(iprin1): Remove reference to scm_tc7_weak_table.
* libguile/procprop.c: Include "hashtab.h".
* libguile/tags.h (scm_tc7_weak_table): Remove.
* libguile/weak-list.h (scm_weak_car_pair, scm_weak_cdr_pair)
(scm_doubly_weak_pair): New declarations.
(SCM_WEAK_PAIR_DELETED_P, SCM_WEAK_PAIR_WORD_DELETED_P)
(SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CAR_DELETED_P, SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CDR_DELETED_P)
(SCM_WEAK_PAIR_WORD, SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CAR, SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CDR): New macros.
* module/system/base/types.scm (%tc7-weak-table): Mark as obsolete.
* test-suite/tests/types.test ("opaque objects"): Replace references to
'weak-table' with 'hash-table'.  Add 'make-hash-table' test.
---
 libguile.h                   |    3 +-
 libguile/Makefile.am         |    6 +-
 libguile/evalext.c           |    3 +-
 libguile/hashtab.c           |  887 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 libguile/hashtab.h           |   53 +-
 libguile/init.c              |    7 +-
 libguile/print.c             |    3 -
 libguile/procprop.c          |    4 +-
 libguile/tags.h              |    3 +-
 libguile/weak-list.h         |   32 +-
 libguile/weak-table.c        | 1180 ------------------------------------------
 libguile/weak-table.h        |   94 ----
 module/system/base/types.scm |    2 +-
 test-suite/tests/types.test  |    9 +-
 14 files changed, 824 insertions(+), 1462 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 libguile/weak-table.c
 delete mode 100644 libguile/weak-table.h

diff --git a/libguile.h b/libguile.h
index 3f7f0b791..90326844b 100644
--- a/libguile.h
+++ b/libguile.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef SCM_LIBGUILE_H
 #define SCM_LIBGUILE_H
 
-/* Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998,2000,2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998,2000,2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  * 
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "libguile/version.h"
 #include "libguile/vports.h"
 #include "libguile/weak-set.h"
-#include "libguile/weak-table.h"
 #include "libguile/weak-vector.h"
 #include "libguile/backtrace.h"
 #include "libguile/debug.h"
diff --git a/libguile/Makefile.am b/libguile/Makefile.am
index 2214a4aa3..6420d0f48 100644
--- a/libguile/Makefile.am
+++ b/libguile/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ## Process this file with Automake to create Makefile.in
 ##
 ##   Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007,
-##     2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+##     2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 ##
 ##   This file is part of GUILE.
 ##
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ libguile_@GUILE_EFFECTIVE_VERSION@_la_SOURCES =				\
 	vm.c					\
 	vports.c				\
 	weak-set.c				\
-	weak-table.c				\
 	weak-vector.c
 
 DOT_X_FILES =					\
@@ -330,7 +329,6 @@ DOT_X_FILES =					\
 	vm.x					\
 	vports.x				\
 	weak-set.x				\
-	weak-table.x				\
 	weak-vector.x
 
 EXTRA_DOT_X_FILES = @EXTRA_DOT_X_FILES@
@@ -432,7 +430,6 @@ DOT_DOC_FILES = 				\
 	version.doc				\
 	vports.doc				\
 	weak-set.doc				\
-	weak-table.doc				\
 	weak-vector.doc
 
 EXTRA_DOT_DOC_FILES = @EXTRA_DOT_DOC_FILES@
@@ -685,7 +682,6 @@ modinclude_HEADERS =				\
 	vm.h					\
 	vports.h				\
 	weak-set.h				\
-	weak-table.h				\
 	weak-vector.h
 
 nodist_modinclude_HEADERS = version.h scmconfig.h
diff --git a/libguile/evalext.c b/libguile/evalext.c
index 33205a2ca..e381daa65 100644
--- a/libguile/evalext.c
+++ b/libguile/evalext.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  * 
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_self_evaluating_p, "self-evaluating?", 1, 0, 0,
 	case scm_tc7_pointer:
 	case scm_tc7_hashtable:
 	case scm_tc7_weak_set:
-	case scm_tc7_weak_table:
 	case scm_tc7_fluid:
 	case scm_tc7_dynamic_state:
         case scm_tc7_frame:
diff --git a/libguile/hashtab.c b/libguile/hashtab.c
index 8920e08a6..f00da1fd9 100644
--- a/libguile/hashtab.c
+++ b/libguile/hashtab.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Copyright (C) 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006,
- *   2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ *   2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
@@ -38,9 +38,18 @@
 #include "libguile/validate.h"
 #include "libguile/hashtab.h"
 
+#include <gc/gc_mark.h>
+#include <gc/gc_typed.h>
+
 
 \f
 
+/* Map the 2.0 names (on the left) to the new enum values.  */
+#define SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CAR  SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY
+#define SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CDR  SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE
+
+
+
 /* A hash table is a cell containing a vector of association lists.
  *
  * Growing or shrinking, with following rehashing, is triggered when
@@ -53,6 +62,9 @@
  * The implementation stores the upper and lower number of items which
  * trigger a resize in the hashtable object.
  *
+ * Weak hash tables use weak pairs in the bucket lists rather than
+ * normal pairs.
+ *
  * Possible hash table sizes (primes) are stored in the array
  * hashtable_size.
  */
@@ -72,8 +84,214 @@ static unsigned long hashtable_size[] = {
 
 static char *s_hashtable = "hashtable";
 
+
+\f
+/* Helper functions and macros to deal with weak pairs.
+
+   Weak pairs need to be accessed very carefully since their components can
+   be nullified by the GC when the object they refer to becomes unreachable.
+   Hence the macros and functions below that detect such weak pairs within
+   buckets and remove them.  */
+
+
+/* Remove nullified weak pairs from ALIST such that the result contains only
+   valid pairs.  Set REMOVED_ITEMS to the number of pairs that have been
+   deleted.  */
 static SCM
-make_hash_table (unsigned long k, const char *func_name) 
+scm_fixup_weak_alist (SCM alist, size_t *removed_items)
+{
+  SCM result;
+  SCM prev = SCM_EOL;
+
+  *removed_items = 0;
+  for (result = alist;
+       scm_is_pair (alist);
+       alist = SCM_CDR (alist))
+    {
+      SCM pair = SCM_CAR (alist);
+
+      if (SCM_WEAK_PAIR_DELETED_P (pair))
+	{
+	  /* Remove from ALIST weak pair PAIR whose car/cdr has been
+	     nullified by the GC.  */
+	  if (scm_is_null (prev))
+	    result = SCM_CDR (alist);
+	  else
+	    SCM_SETCDR (prev, SCM_CDR (alist));
+
+	  (*removed_items)++;
+
+	  /* Leave PREV unchanged.  */
+	}
+      else
+	prev = alist;
+    }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+static void
+vacuum_weak_hash_table (SCM table)
+{
+  SCM buckets = SCM_HASHTABLE_VECTOR (table);
+  unsigned long k = SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_LENGTH (buckets);
+  size_t len = SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table);
+
+  while (k--)
+    {
+      size_t removed;
+      SCM alist = SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (buckets, k);
+      alist = scm_fixup_weak_alist (alist, &removed);
+      if (removed <= len)
+        len -= removed;
+      else
+        {
+          /* The move to BDW-GC with Guile 2.0 introduced some bugs
+             related to weak hash tables, threads, memory usage, and the
+             alloc lock.  We were unable to fix these issues
+             satisfactorily in 2.0 but have addressed them via a rewrite
+             in 2.2.  If you see this message often, you probably want
+             to upgrade to 2.2.  */
+          fprintf (stderr, "guile: warning: weak hash table corruption "
+                   "(https://bugs.gnu.org/19180)\n");
+          len = 0;
+        }
+      SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_SET (buckets, k, alist);
+    }
+
+  SCM_SET_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table, len);
+}
+
+
+/* Packed arguments for `do_weak_bucket_fixup'.  */
+struct t_fixup_args
+{
+  SCM bucket;
+  SCM *bucket_copy;
+  size_t removed_items;
+};
+
+static void *
+do_weak_bucket_fixup (void *data)
+{
+  struct t_fixup_args *args;
+  SCM pair, *copy;
+
+  args = (struct t_fixup_args *) data;
+
+  args->bucket = scm_fixup_weak_alist (args->bucket, &args->removed_items);
+
+  for (pair = args->bucket, copy = args->bucket_copy;
+       scm_is_pair (pair);
+       pair = SCM_CDR (pair), copy += 2)
+    {
+      /* At this point, all weak pairs have been removed.  */
+      assert (!SCM_WEAK_PAIR_DELETED_P (SCM_CAR (pair)));
+
+      /* Copy the key and value.  */
+      copy[0] = SCM_CAAR (pair);
+      copy[1] = SCM_CDAR (pair);
+    }
+
+  return args;
+}
+
+/* Lookup OBJECT in weak hash table TABLE using ASSOC.  OBJECT is searched
+   for in the alist that is the BUCKET_INDEXth element of BUCKETS.
+   Optionally update TABLE and rehash it.  */
+static SCM
+weak_bucket_assoc (SCM table, SCM buckets, size_t bucket_index,
+		   scm_t_hash_fn hash_fn,
+		   scm_t_assoc_fn assoc, SCM object, void *closure)
+{
+  SCM result;
+  SCM bucket, *strong_refs;
+  struct t_fixup_args args;
+
+  bucket = SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (buckets, bucket_index);
+
+  /* Prepare STRONG_REFS as an array large enough to hold all the keys
+     and values in BUCKET.  */
+  strong_refs = alloca (scm_ilength (bucket) * 2 * sizeof (SCM));
+
+  args.bucket = bucket;
+  args.bucket_copy = strong_refs;
+
+  /* Fixup BUCKET.  Do that with the allocation lock held to avoid
+     seeing disappearing links pointing to objects that have already
+     been reclaimed (this happens when the disappearing links that point
+     to it haven't yet been cleared.)
+
+     The `do_weak_bucket_fixup' call populates STRONG_REFS with a copy
+     of BUCKET's entries after it's been fixed up.  Thus, all the
+     entries kept in BUCKET are still reachable when ASSOC sees
+     them.  */
+  GC_call_with_alloc_lock (do_weak_bucket_fixup, &args);
+
+  bucket = args.bucket;
+  SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_SET (buckets, bucket_index, bucket);
+
+  result = assoc (object, bucket, closure);
+
+  /* If we got a result, it should not have NULL fields.  */
+  if (scm_is_pair (result) && SCM_WEAK_PAIR_DELETED_P (result))
+    abort ();
+
+  scm_remember_upto_here_1 (strong_refs);
+
+  if (args.removed_items > 0)
+    {
+      /* Update TABLE's item count and optionally trigger a rehash.  */
+      size_t remaining;
+
+      assert (SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table) >= args.removed_items);
+
+      remaining = SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table) - args.removed_items;
+      SCM_SET_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table, remaining);
+
+      if (remaining < SCM_HASHTABLE_LOWER (table))
+	scm_i_rehash (table, hash_fn, closure, "weak_bucket_assoc");
+    }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+
+/* Packed arguments for `weak_bucket_assoc_by_hash'.  */
+struct assoc_by_hash_data
+{
+  SCM alist;
+  SCM ret;
+  scm_t_hash_predicate_fn predicate;
+  void *closure;
+};
+
+/* See scm_hash_fn_get_handle_by_hash below.  */
+static void*
+weak_bucket_assoc_by_hash (void *args)
+{
+  struct assoc_by_hash_data *data = args;
+  SCM alist = data->alist;
+
+  for (; scm_is_pair (alist); alist = SCM_CDR (alist))
+    {
+      SCM pair = SCM_CAR (alist);
+
+      if (!SCM_WEAK_PAIR_DELETED_P (pair)
+          && data->predicate (SCM_CAR (pair), data->closure))
+        {
+          data->ret = pair;
+          break;
+        }
+    }
+  return args;
+}
+
+
+\f
+static SCM
+make_hash_table (scm_t_weak_table_kind kind,
+		 unsigned long k, const char *func_name)
 {
   SCM vector;
   scm_t_hashtable *t;
@@ -82,6 +300,9 @@ make_hash_table (unsigned long k, const char *func_name)
     ++i;
   n = hashtable_size[i];
 
+  /* In both cases, i.e., regardless of whether we are creating a weak hash
+     table, we return a non-weak vector.  This is because the vector itself
+     is not weak in the case of a weak hash table: the alist pairs are.  */
   vector = scm_c_make_vector (n, SCM_EOL);
 
   t = scm_gc_malloc_pointerless (sizeof (*t), s_hashtable);
@@ -89,6 +310,8 @@ make_hash_table (unsigned long k, const char *func_name)
   t->n_items = 0;
   t->lower = 0;
   t->upper = 9 * n / 10;
+  t->kind = kind;
+  t->hash_fn = NULL;
 
   /* FIXME: we just need two words of storage, not three */
   return scm_double_cell (scm_tc7_hashtable, SCM_UNPACK (vector),
@@ -121,6 +344,13 @@ scm_i_rehash (SCM table,
       if (i >= HASHTABLE_SIZE_N)
 	/* don't rehash */
 	return;
+
+      /* Remember HASH_FN for rehash_after_gc, but only when CLOSURE
+	 is not needed since CLOSURE can not be guaranteed to be valid
+	 after this function returns.
+      */
+      if (closure == NULL)
+	SCM_HASHTABLE (table)->hash_fn = hash_fn;
     }
   SCM_HASHTABLE (table)->size_index = i;
   
@@ -134,6 +364,13 @@ scm_i_rehash (SCM table,
 
   new_buckets = scm_c_make_vector (new_size, SCM_EOL);
 
+  /* When this is a weak hashtable, running the GC might change it.
+     We need to cope with this while rehashing its elements.  We do
+     this by first installing the new, empty bucket vector.  Then we
+     remove the elements from the old bucket vector and insert them
+     into the new one.
+  */
+
   SCM_SET_HASHTABLE_VECTOR (table, new_buckets);
   SCM_SET_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table, 0);
 
@@ -153,6 +390,10 @@ scm_i_rehash (SCM table,
 	  handle = SCM_CAR (cell);
 	  ls = SCM_CDR (ls);
 
+	  if (SCM_WEAK_PAIR_DELETED_P (handle))
+	    /* HANDLE is a nullified weak pair: skip it.  */
+	    continue;
+
 	  h = hash_fn (SCM_CAR (handle), new_size, closure);
 	  if (h >= new_size)
 	    scm_out_of_range (func_name, scm_from_ulong (h));
@@ -167,7 +408,14 @@ scm_i_rehash (SCM table,
 void
 scm_i_hashtable_print (SCM exp, SCM port, scm_print_state *pstate)
 {
-  scm_puts ("#<hash-table ", port);
+  scm_puts ("#<", port);
+  if (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_KEY_P (exp))
+    scm_puts ("weak-key-", port);
+  else if (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_VALUE_P (exp))
+    scm_puts ("weak-value-", port);
+  else if (SCM_HASHTABLE_DOUBLY_WEAK_P (exp))
+    scm_puts ("doubly-weak-", port);
+  scm_puts ("hash-table ", port);
   scm_uintprint (SCM_UNPACK (exp), 16, port);
   scm_putc (' ', port);
   scm_uintprint (SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (exp), 10, port);
@@ -181,7 +429,7 @@ scm_i_hashtable_print (SCM exp, SCM port, scm_print_state *pstate)
 SCM
 scm_c_make_hash_table (unsigned long k)
 {
-  return make_hash_table (k, "scm_c_make_hash_table");
+  return make_hash_table (0, k, "scm_c_make_hash_table");
 }
 
 SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_hash_table, "make-hash-table", 0, 1, 0,
@@ -189,18 +437,171 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_hash_table, "make-hash-table", 0, 1, 0,
 	    "Make a new abstract hash table object with minimum number of buckets @var{n}\n")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_make_hash_table
 {
-  return make_hash_table (SCM_UNBNDP (n) ? 0 : scm_to_ulong (n), FUNC_NAME);
+  if (SCM_UNBNDP (n))
+    return make_hash_table (0, 0, FUNC_NAME);
+  else
+    return make_hash_table (0, scm_to_ulong (n), FUNC_NAME);
+}
+#undef FUNC_NAME
+
+/* The before-gc C hook only runs if GC_set_start_callback is available,
+   so if not, fall back on a finalizer-based implementation.  */
+static int
+weak_gc_callback (void **weak)
+{
+  void *val = weak[0];
+  void (*callback) (SCM) = weak[1];
+
+  if (!val)
+    return 0;
+
+  callback (PTR2SCM (val));
+
+  return 1;
+}
+
+#ifdef HAVE_GC_SET_START_CALLBACK
+static void*
+weak_gc_hook (void *hook_data, void *fn_data, void *data)
+{
+  if (!weak_gc_callback (fn_data))
+    scm_c_hook_remove (&scm_before_gc_c_hook, weak_gc_hook, fn_data);
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+#else
+static void
+weak_gc_finalizer (void *ptr, void *data)
+{
+  if (weak_gc_callback (ptr))
+    GC_REGISTER_FINALIZER_NO_ORDER (ptr, weak_gc_finalizer, data, NULL, NULL);
+}
+#endif
+
+static void
+scm_c_register_weak_gc_callback (SCM obj, void (*callback) (SCM))
+{
+  void **weak = GC_MALLOC_ATOMIC (sizeof (void*) * 2);
+
+  weak[0] = SCM2PTR (obj);
+  weak[1] = (void*)callback;
+  GC_GENERAL_REGISTER_DISAPPEARING_LINK (weak, SCM2PTR (obj));
+
+#ifdef HAVE_GC_SET_START_CALLBACK
+  scm_c_hook_add (&scm_before_gc_c_hook, weak_gc_hook, weak, 0);
+#else
+  GC_REGISTER_FINALIZER_NO_ORDER (weak, weak_gc_finalizer, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+#endif
+}
+
+SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_weak_key_hash_table, "make-weak-key-hash-table", 0, 1, 0,
+	    (SCM n),
+	    "@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} make-weak-value-hash-table size\n"
+	    "@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} make-doubly-weak-hash-table size\n"
+	    "Return a weak hash table with @var{size} buckets.\n"
+	    "\n"
+	    "You can modify weak hash tables in exactly the same way you\n"
+	    "would modify regular hash tables. (@pxref{Hash Tables})")
+#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_make_weak_key_hash_table
+{
+  SCM ret;
+
+  if (SCM_UNBNDP (n))
+    ret = make_hash_table (SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CAR, 0, FUNC_NAME);
+  else
+    ret = make_hash_table (SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CAR,
+                           scm_to_ulong (n), FUNC_NAME);
+
+  scm_c_register_weak_gc_callback (ret, vacuum_weak_hash_table);
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#undef FUNC_NAME
+
+
+SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_weak_value_hash_table, "make-weak-value-hash-table", 0, 1, 0,
+            (SCM n),
+	    "Return a hash table with weak values with @var{size} buckets.\n"
+	    "(@pxref{Hash Tables})")
+#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_make_weak_value_hash_table
+{
+  SCM ret;
+
+  if (SCM_UNBNDP (n))
+    ret = make_hash_table (SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CDR, 0, FUNC_NAME);
+  else
+    ret = make_hash_table (SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CDR,
+                           scm_to_ulong (n), FUNC_NAME);
+
+  scm_c_register_weak_gc_callback (ret, vacuum_weak_hash_table);
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#undef FUNC_NAME
+
+
+SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_doubly_weak_hash_table, "make-doubly-weak-hash-table", 0, 1, 0,
+            (SCM n),
+	    "Return a hash table with weak keys and values with @var{size}\n"
+	    "buckets.  (@pxref{Hash Tables})")
+#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_make_doubly_weak_hash_table
+{
+  SCM ret;
+
+  if (SCM_UNBNDP (n))
+    ret = make_hash_table (SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CAR | SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CDR,
+                           0, FUNC_NAME);
+  else
+    ret = make_hash_table (SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CAR | SCM_HASHTABLEF_WEAK_CDR,
+                           scm_to_ulong (n), FUNC_NAME);
+
+  scm_c_register_weak_gc_callback (ret, vacuum_weak_hash_table);
+
+  return ret;
 }
 #undef FUNC_NAME
 
-#define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P(x) (scm_is_true (scm_weak_table_p (x)))
 
 SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_table_p, "hash-table?", 1, 0, 0, 
             (SCM obj),
 	    "Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is an abstract hash table object.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hash_table_p
 {
-  return scm_from_bool (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (obj) || SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (obj));
+  return scm_from_bool (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (obj));
+}
+#undef FUNC_NAME
+
+
+SCM_DEFINE (scm_weak_key_hash_table_p, "weak-key-hash-table?", 1, 0, 0,
+           (SCM obj),
+	    "@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} weak-value-hash-table? obj\n"
+	    "@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} doubly-weak-hash-table? obj\n"
+	    "Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is the specified weak hash\n"
+	    "table. Note that a doubly weak hash table is neither a weak key\n"
+	    "nor a weak value hash table.")
+#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_weak_key_hash_table_p
+{
+  return scm_from_bool (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (obj) && SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_KEY_P (obj));
+}
+#undef FUNC_NAME
+
+
+SCM_DEFINE (scm_weak_value_hash_table_p, "weak-value-hash-table?", 1, 0, 0,
+            (SCM obj),
+	    "Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a weak value hash table.")
+#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_weak_value_hash_table_p
+{
+  return scm_from_bool (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (obj) && SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_VALUE_P (obj));
+}
+#undef FUNC_NAME
+
+
+SCM_DEFINE (scm_doubly_weak_hash_table_p, "doubly-weak-hash-table?", 1, 0, 0,
+            (SCM obj),
+	    "Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a doubly weak hash table.")
+#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_doubly_weak_hash_table_p
+{
+  return scm_from_bool (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (obj) && SCM_HASHTABLE_DOUBLY_WEAK_P (obj));
 }
 #undef FUNC_NAME
 
@@ -226,7 +627,69 @@ scm_hash_fn_get_handle (SCM table, SCM obj,
   if (k >= SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_LENGTH (buckets))
     scm_out_of_range (FUNC_NAME, scm_from_ulong (k));
 
-  h = assoc_fn (obj, SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (buckets, k), closure);
+  if (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table))
+    h = weak_bucket_assoc (table, buckets, k, hash_fn,
+			   assoc_fn, obj, closure);
+  else
+    h = assoc_fn (obj, SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (buckets, k), closure);
+
+  return h;
+}
+#undef FUNC_NAME
+
+
+/* This procedure implements three optimizations, with respect to the
+   raw get_handle():
+
+   1. For weak tables, it's assumed that calling the predicate in the
+      allocation lock is safe. In practice this means that the predicate
+      cannot call arbitrary scheme functions. 
+
+   2. We don't check for overflow / underflow and rehash.
+
+   3. We don't actually have to allocate a key -- instead we get the
+      hash value directly. This is useful for, for example, looking up
+      strings in the symbol table.
+ */
+SCM
+scm_hash_fn_get_handle_by_hash (SCM table, unsigned long raw_hash,
+                                scm_t_hash_predicate_fn predicate_fn,
+                                void *closure)
+#define FUNC_NAME "scm_hash_fn_ref_by_hash"
+{
+  unsigned long k;
+  SCM buckets, alist, h = SCM_BOOL_F;
+
+  SCM_VALIDATE_HASHTABLE (SCM_ARG1, table);
+  buckets = SCM_HASHTABLE_VECTOR (table);
+
+  if (SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_LENGTH (buckets) == 0)
+    return SCM_BOOL_F;
+
+  k = raw_hash % SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_LENGTH (buckets);
+  alist = SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (buckets, k);
+
+  if (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table))
+    {
+      struct assoc_by_hash_data args;
+
+      args.alist = alist;
+      args.ret = SCM_BOOL_F;
+      args.predicate = predicate_fn;
+      args.closure = closure;
+      GC_call_with_alloc_lock (weak_bucket_assoc_by_hash, &args);
+      h = args.ret;
+    }
+  else
+    for (; scm_is_pair (alist); alist = SCM_CDR (alist))
+      {
+        SCM pair = SCM_CAR (alist);
+        if (predicate_fn (SCM_CAR (pair), closure))
+          {
+            h = pair;
+            break;
+          }
+      }
 
   return h;
 }
@@ -252,7 +715,11 @@ scm_hash_fn_create_handle_x (SCM table, SCM obj, SCM init,
   if (k >= SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_LENGTH (buckets))
     scm_out_of_range ("hash_fn_create_handle_x", scm_from_ulong (k));
 
-  it = assoc_fn (obj, SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (buckets, k), closure);
+  if (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table))
+    it = weak_bucket_assoc (table, buckets, k, hash_fn,
+			    assoc_fn, obj, closure);
+  else
+    it = assoc_fn (obj, SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (buckets, k), closure);
 
   if (scm_is_pair (it))
     return it;
@@ -260,9 +727,29 @@ scm_hash_fn_create_handle_x (SCM table, SCM obj, SCM init,
     scm_wrong_type_arg_msg (NULL, 0, it, "a pair");
   else
     {
+      /* When this is a weak hashtable, running the GC can change it.
+	 Thus, we must allocate the new cells first and can only then
+	 access BUCKETS.  Also, we need to fetch the bucket vector
+	 again since the hashtable might have been rehashed.  This
+	 necessitates a new hash value as well.
+      */
       SCM handle, new_bucket;
 
-      handle = scm_cons (obj, init);
+      if (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table))
+	{
+	  /* FIXME: We don't support weak alist vectors.  */
+	  /* Use a weak cell.  */
+	  if (SCM_HASHTABLE_DOUBLY_WEAK_P (table))
+	    handle = scm_doubly_weak_pair (obj, init);
+	  else if (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_KEY_P (table))
+	    handle = scm_weak_car_pair (obj, init);
+	  else
+	    handle = scm_weak_cdr_pair (obj, init);
+	}
+      else
+	/* Use a regular, non-weak cell.  */
+	handle = scm_cons (obj, init);
+
       new_bucket = scm_cons (handle, SCM_EOL);
 
       if (!scm_is_eq (SCM_HASHTABLE_VECTOR (table), buckets))
@@ -298,6 +785,36 @@ scm_hash_fn_ref (SCM table, SCM obj, SCM dflt,
     return dflt;
 }
 
+struct weak_cdr_data
+{
+  SCM pair;
+  SCM cdr;
+};
+
+static void*
+get_weak_cdr (void *data)
+{
+  struct weak_cdr_data *d = data;
+
+  if (SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CDR_DELETED_P (d->pair))
+    d->cdr = SCM_BOOL_F;
+  else
+    d->cdr = SCM_CDR (d->pair);
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+static SCM
+weak_pair_cdr (SCM x)
+{
+  struct weak_cdr_data data;
+
+  data.pair = x;
+  GC_call_with_alloc_lock (get_weak_cdr, &data);
+
+  return data.cdr;
+}
+
 SCM
 scm_hash_fn_set_x (SCM table, SCM obj, SCM val,
 		   scm_t_hash_fn hash_fn, scm_t_assoc_fn assoc_fn,
@@ -309,7 +826,24 @@ scm_hash_fn_set_x (SCM table, SCM obj, SCM val,
                                       hash_fn, assoc_fn, closure);
 
   if (!scm_is_eq (SCM_CDR (pair), val))
-    SCM_SETCDR (pair, val);
+    {
+      if (SCM_UNLIKELY (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_VALUE_P (table)))
+        {
+          /* If the former value was on the heap, we need to unregister
+             the weak link.  */
+          SCM prev = weak_pair_cdr (pair);
+
+          SCM_SETCDR (pair, val);
+
+          if (SCM_NIMP (prev) && !SCM_NIMP (val))
+            GC_unregister_disappearing_link ((void **) SCM_CDRLOC (pair));
+          else
+            SCM_I_REGISTER_DISAPPEARING_LINK ((void **) SCM_CDRLOC (pair),
+                                              SCM2PTR (val));
+        }
+      else
+        SCM_SETCDR (pair, val);
+    }
   
   return val;
 }
@@ -336,7 +870,11 @@ scm_hash_fn_remove_x (SCM table, SCM obj,
   if (k >= SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_LENGTH (buckets))
     scm_out_of_range (FUNC_NAME, scm_from_ulong (k));
 
-  h = assoc_fn (obj, SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (buckets, k), closure);
+  if (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table))
+    h = weak_bucket_assoc (table, buckets, k, hash_fn,
+			   assoc_fn, obj, closure);
+  else
+    h = assoc_fn (obj, SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (buckets, k), closure);
 
   if (scm_is_true (h))
     {
@@ -355,12 +893,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_clear_x, "hash-clear!", 1, 0, 0,
 	    "Remove all items from @var{table} (without triggering a resize).")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hash_clear_x
 {
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      scm_weak_table_clear_x (table);
-      return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
-    }
-
   SCM_VALIDATE_HASHTABLE (SCM_ARG1, table);
 
   scm_vector_fill_x (SCM_HASHTABLE_VECTOR (table), SCM_EOL);
@@ -380,6 +912,9 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashq_get_handle, "hashq-get-handle", 2, 0, 0,
 	    "Uses @code{eq?} for equality testing.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hashq_get_handle
 {
+  if (SCM_UNLIKELY (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (table) && SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table)))
+    SCM_MISC_ERROR ("Handle access not permitted on weak table", SCM_EOL);
+
   return scm_hash_fn_get_handle (table, key,
 				 (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashq,
 				 (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assq,
@@ -395,6 +930,9 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashq_create_handle_x, "hashq-create-handle!", 3, 0, 0,
 	    "associates @var{key} with @var{init}.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hashq_create_handle_x
 {
+  if (SCM_UNLIKELY (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (table) && SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table)))
+    SCM_MISC_ERROR ("Handle access not permitted on weak table", SCM_EOL);
+
   return scm_hash_fn_create_handle_x (table, key, init,
 				      (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashq,
 				      (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assq,
@@ -413,10 +951,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashq_ref, "hashq-ref", 2, 1, 0,
 {
   if (SCM_UNBNDP (dflt))
     dflt = SCM_BOOL_F;
-
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    return scm_weak_table_refq (table, key, dflt);
-
   return scm_hash_fn_ref (table, key, dflt,
 			  (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashq,
 			  (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assq,
@@ -432,12 +966,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashq_set_x, "hashq-set!", 3, 0, 0,
 	    "store @var{val} there. Uses @code{eq?} for equality testing.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hashq_set_x
 {
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      scm_weak_table_putq_x (table, key, val);
-      return val;
-    }
-
   return scm_hash_fn_set_x (table, key, val,
 			    (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashq,
 			    (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assq,
@@ -453,16 +981,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashq_remove_x, "hashq-remove!", 2, 0, 0,
 	    "@var{table}.  Uses @code{eq?} for equality tests.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hashq_remove_x
 {
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      scm_weak_table_remq_x (table, key);
-      /* This return value is for historical compatibility with
-         hash-remove!, which returns either the "handle" corresponding
-         to the entry, or #f.  Since weak tables don't have handles, we
-         have to return #f.  */
-      return SCM_BOOL_F;
-    }
-
   return scm_hash_fn_remove_x (table, key,
 			       (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashq,
 			       (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assq,
@@ -481,6 +999,9 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashv_get_handle, "hashv-get-handle", 2, 0, 0,
 	    "Uses @code{eqv?} for equality testing.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hashv_get_handle
 {
+  if (SCM_UNLIKELY (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (table) && SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table)))
+    SCM_MISC_ERROR ("Handle access not permitted on weak table", SCM_EOL);
+
   return scm_hash_fn_get_handle (table, key,
 				 (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashv,
 				 (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assv,
@@ -496,6 +1017,9 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashv_create_handle_x, "hashv-create-handle!", 3, 0, 0,
 	    "associates @var{key} with @var{init}.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hashv_create_handle_x
 {
+  if (SCM_UNLIKELY (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (table) && SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table)))
+    SCM_MISC_ERROR ("Handle access not permitted on weak table", SCM_EOL);
+
   return scm_hash_fn_create_handle_x (table, key, init,
 				      (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashv,
 				      (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assv,
@@ -504,12 +1028,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashv_create_handle_x, "hashv-create-handle!", 3, 0, 0,
 #undef FUNC_NAME
 
 
-static int
-assv_predicate (SCM k, SCM v, void *closure)
-{
-  return scm_is_true (scm_eqv_p (k, SCM_PACK_POINTER (closure)));
-}
-
 SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashv_ref, "hashv-ref", 2, 1, 0,
             (SCM table, SCM key, SCM dflt),
 	    "Look up @var{key} in the hash table @var{table}, and return the\n"
@@ -520,12 +1038,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashv_ref, "hashv-ref", 2, 1, 0,
 {
   if (SCM_UNBNDP (dflt))
     dflt = SCM_BOOL_F;
-
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    return scm_c_weak_table_ref (table, scm_ihashv (key, -1),
-                                 assv_predicate,
-                                 (void *) SCM_UNPACK (key), dflt);
-
   return scm_hash_fn_ref (table, key, dflt,
 			  (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashv,
 			  (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assv,
@@ -541,14 +1053,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashv_set_x, "hashv-set!", 3, 0, 0,
 	    "store @var{value} there. Uses @code{eqv?} for equality testing.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hashv_set_x
 {
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      scm_c_weak_table_put_x (table, scm_ihashv (key, -1),
-                              assv_predicate, (void *) SCM_UNPACK (key),
-                              key, val);
-      return val;
-    }
-
   return scm_hash_fn_set_x (table, key, val,
 			    (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashv,
 			    (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assv,
@@ -563,14 +1067,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashv_remove_x, "hashv-remove!", 2, 0, 0,
 	    "@var{table}.  Uses @code{eqv?} for equality tests.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hashv_remove_x
 {
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      scm_c_weak_table_remove_x (table, scm_ihashv (key, -1),
-                                 assv_predicate, (void *) SCM_UNPACK (key));
-      /* See note in hashq-remove!.  */
-      return SCM_BOOL_F;
-    }
-
   return scm_hash_fn_remove_x (table, key,
 			       (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashv,
 			       (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assv,
@@ -588,6 +1084,9 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_get_handle, "hash-get-handle", 2, 0, 0,
 	    "Uses @code{equal?} for equality testing.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hash_get_handle
 {
+  if (SCM_UNLIKELY (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (table) && SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table)))
+    SCM_MISC_ERROR ("Handle access not permitted on weak table", SCM_EOL);
+
   return scm_hash_fn_get_handle (table, key,
 				 (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihash,
 				 (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assoc,
@@ -603,6 +1102,9 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_create_handle_x, "hash-create-handle!", 3, 0, 0,
 	    "associates @var{key} with @var{init}.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hash_create_handle_x
 {
+  if (SCM_UNLIKELY (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (table) && SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table)))
+    SCM_MISC_ERROR ("Handle access not permitted on weak table", SCM_EOL);
+
   return scm_hash_fn_create_handle_x (table, key, init,
 				      (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihash,
 				      (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assoc,
@@ -611,12 +1113,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_create_handle_x, "hash-create-handle!", 3, 0, 0,
 #undef FUNC_NAME
 
 
-static int
-assoc_predicate (SCM k, SCM v, void *closure)
-{
-  return scm_is_true (scm_equal_p (k, SCM_PACK_POINTER (closure)));
-}
-
 SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_ref, "hash-ref", 2, 1, 0,
             (SCM table, SCM key, SCM dflt),
 	    "Look up @var{key} in the hash table @var{table}, and return the\n"
@@ -627,12 +1123,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_ref, "hash-ref", 2, 1, 0,
 {
   if (SCM_UNBNDP (dflt))
     dflt = SCM_BOOL_F;
-
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    return scm_c_weak_table_ref (table, scm_ihash (key, -1),
-                                 assoc_predicate,
-                                 (void *) SCM_UNPACK (key), dflt);
-
   return scm_hash_fn_ref (table, key, dflt,
 			  (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihash,
 			  (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assoc,
@@ -649,14 +1139,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_set_x, "hash-set!", 3, 0, 0,
 	    "testing.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hash_set_x
 {
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      scm_c_weak_table_put_x (table, scm_ihash (key, -1),
-                              assoc_predicate, (void *) SCM_UNPACK (key),
-                              key, val);
-      return val;
-    }
-
   return scm_hash_fn_set_x (table, key, val,
 			    (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihash,
 			    (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assoc,
@@ -672,14 +1154,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_remove_x, "hash-remove!", 2, 0, 0,
 	    "@var{table}.  Uses @code{equal?} for equality tests.")
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hash_remove_x
 {
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      scm_c_weak_table_remove_x (table, scm_ihash (key, -1),
-                                 assoc_predicate, (void *) SCM_UNPACK (key));
-      /* See note in hashq-remove!.  */
-      return SCM_BOOL_F;
-    }
-
   return scm_hash_fn_remove_x (table, key,
 			       (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihash,
 			       (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assoc,
@@ -694,9 +1168,10 @@ typedef struct scm_t_ihashx_closure
 {
   SCM hash;
   SCM assoc;
-  SCM key;
 } scm_t_ihashx_closure;
 
+
+
 static unsigned long
 scm_ihashx (SCM obj, unsigned long n, void *arg)
 {
@@ -706,6 +1181,8 @@ scm_ihashx (SCM obj, unsigned long n, void *arg)
   return scm_to_ulong (answer);
 }
 
+
+
 static SCM
 scm_sloppy_assx (SCM obj, SCM alist, void *arg)
 {
@@ -713,20 +1190,6 @@ scm_sloppy_assx (SCM obj, SCM alist, void *arg)
   return scm_call_2 (closure->assoc, obj, alist);
 }
 
-static int
-assx_predicate (SCM k, SCM v, void *closure)
-{
-  scm_t_ihashx_closure *c = (scm_t_ihashx_closure *) closure;
-
-  /* FIXME: The hashx interface is crazy.  Hash tables have nothing to
-     do with alists in principle.  Instead of getting an assoc proc,
-     hashx functions should use an equality predicate.  Perhaps we can
-     change this before 2.2, but until then, add a terrible, terrible
-     hack.  */
-
-  return scm_is_true (scm_call_2 (c->assoc, c->key, scm_acons (k, v, SCM_EOL)));
-}
-
 
 SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashx_get_handle, "hashx-get-handle", 4, 0, 0, 
             (SCM hash, SCM assoc, SCM table, SCM key),
@@ -741,7 +1204,9 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashx_get_handle, "hashx-get-handle", 4, 0, 0,
   scm_t_ihashx_closure closure;
   closure.hash = hash;
   closure.assoc = assoc;
-  closure.key = key;
+
+  if (SCM_UNLIKELY (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (table) && SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table)))
+    SCM_MISC_ERROR ("Handle access not permitted on weak table", SCM_EOL);
 
   return scm_hash_fn_get_handle (table, key, scm_ihashx, scm_sloppy_assx,
 				 (void *) &closure);
@@ -762,7 +1227,9 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashx_create_handle_x, "hashx-create-handle!", 5, 0, 0,
   scm_t_ihashx_closure closure;
   closure.hash = hash;
   closure.assoc = assoc;
-  closure.key = key;
+
+  if (SCM_UNLIKELY (SCM_HASHTABLE_P (table) && SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table)))
+    SCM_MISC_ERROR ("Handle access not permitted on weak table", SCM_EOL);
 
   return scm_hash_fn_create_handle_x (table, key, init, scm_ihashx,
 				      scm_sloppy_assx, (void *)&closure);
@@ -789,15 +1256,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashx_ref, "hashx-ref", 4, 1, 0,
     dflt = SCM_BOOL_F;
   closure.hash = hash;
   closure.assoc = assoc;
-  closure.key = key;
-
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      unsigned long h = scm_to_ulong (scm_call_2 (hash, key,
-                                                  scm_from_ulong (-1)));
-      return scm_c_weak_table_ref (table, h, assx_predicate, &closure, dflt);
-    }
-
   return scm_hash_fn_ref (table, key, dflt, scm_ihashx, scm_sloppy_assx,
 			  (void *)&closure);
 }
@@ -822,16 +1280,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashx_set_x, "hashx-set!", 5, 0, 0,
   scm_t_ihashx_closure closure;
   closure.hash = hash;
   closure.assoc = assoc;
-  closure.key = key;
-
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      unsigned long h = scm_to_ulong (scm_call_2 (hash, key,
-                                                  scm_from_ulong (-1)));
-      scm_c_weak_table_put_x (table, h, assx_predicate, &closure, key, val);
-      return val;
-    }
-
   return scm_hash_fn_set_x (table, key, val, scm_ihashx, scm_sloppy_assx,
 			    (void *)&closure);
 }
@@ -853,17 +1301,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hashx_remove_x, "hashx-remove!", 4, 0, 0,
   scm_t_ihashx_closure closure;
   closure.hash = hash;
   closure.assoc = assoc;
-  closure.key = obj;
-
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      unsigned long h = scm_to_ulong (scm_call_2 (hash, obj,
-                                                  scm_from_ulong (-1)));
-      scm_c_weak_table_remove_x (table, h, assx_predicate, &closure);
-      /* See note in hashq-remove!.  */
-      return SCM_BOOL_F;
-    }
-
   return scm_hash_fn_remove_x (table, obj, scm_ihashx, scm_sloppy_assx,
                                (void *) &closure);
 }
@@ -884,10 +1321,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_fold, "hash-fold", 3, 0, 0,
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hash_fold
 {
   SCM_VALIDATE_PROC (1, proc);
-
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    return scm_weak_table_fold (proc, init, table);
-
   SCM_VALIDATE_HASHTABLE (3, table);
   return scm_internal_hash_fold ((scm_t_hash_fold_fn) scm_call_3,
 				 (void *) SCM_UNPACK (proc), init, table);
@@ -909,13 +1342,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_for_each, "hash-for-each", 2, 0, 0,
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hash_for_each
 {
   SCM_VALIDATE_PROC (1, proc);
-
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    {
-      scm_weak_table_for_each (proc, table);
-      return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
-    }
-
   SCM_VALIDATE_HASHTABLE (2, table);
   
   scm_internal_hash_for_each_handle (for_each_proc,
@@ -934,6 +1360,9 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_for_each_handle, "hash-for-each-handle", 2, 0, 0,
   SCM_ASSERT (scm_is_true (scm_procedure_p (proc)), proc, 1, FUNC_NAME);
   SCM_VALIDATE_HASHTABLE (2, table);
   
+  if (SCM_UNLIKELY (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table)))
+    SCM_MISC_ERROR ("Handle access not permitted on weak table", SCM_EOL);
+
   scm_internal_hash_for_each_handle ((scm_t_hash_handle_fn) scm_call_1,
 				     (void *) SCM_UNPACK (proc),
 				     table);
@@ -956,10 +1385,6 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_hash_map_to_list, "hash-map->list", 2, 0, 0,
 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_hash_map_to_list
 {
   SCM_VALIDATE_PROC (1, proc);
-
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    return scm_weak_table_map_to_list (proc, table);
-
   SCM_VALIDATE_HASHTABLE (2, table);
   return scm_internal_hash_fold (map_proc,
 				 (void *) SCM_UNPACK (proc),
@@ -1005,9 +1430,6 @@ scm_internal_hash_fold (scm_t_hash_fold_fn fn, void *closure,
   long i, n;
   SCM buckets, result = init;
   
-  if (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (table))
-    return scm_c_weak_table_fold (fn, closure, init, table);
-
   SCM_VALIDATE_HASHTABLE (0, table);
   buckets = SCM_HASHTABLE_VECTOR (table);
   
@@ -1020,7 +1442,14 @@ scm_internal_hash_fold (scm_t_hash_fold_fn fn, void *closure,
 	   ls = SCM_CDR (ls))
 	{
 	  handle = SCM_CAR (ls);
-          result = fn (closure, SCM_CAR (handle), SCM_CDR (handle), result);
+
+	  if (SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table) && SCM_WEAK_PAIR_DELETED_P (handle))
+            /* Don't try to unlink this weak pair, as we're not within
+               the allocation lock.  Instead rely on
+               vacuum_weak_hash_table to do its job.  */
+            continue;
+          else
+            result = fn (closure, SCM_CAR (handle), SCM_CDR (handle), result);
 	}
     }
 
@@ -1056,7 +1485,9 @@ scm_internal_hash_for_each_handle (scm_t_hash_handle_fn fn, void *closure,
 	  handle = SCM_CAR (ls);
 	  if (!scm_is_pair (handle))
 	    SCM_WRONG_TYPE_ARG (SCM_ARG3, buckets);
-	  fn (closure, handle);
+          if (!SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P (table)
+              || !SCM_WEAK_PAIR_DELETED_P (handle))
+            fn (closure, handle);
 	  ls = SCM_CDR (ls);
 	}
     }
@@ -1064,7 +1495,141 @@ scm_internal_hash_for_each_handle (scm_t_hash_handle_fn fn, void *closure,
 #undef FUNC_NAME
 
 \f
+/* Weak pairs for use in weak alist vectors and weak hash tables.
+
+   We have weal-car pairs, weak-cdr pairs, and doubly weak pairs.  In weak
+   pairs, the weak component(s) are not scanned for pointers and are
+   registered as disapperaring links; therefore, the weak component may be
+   set to NULL by the garbage collector when no other reference to that word
+   exist.  Thus, users should only access weak pairs via the
+   `SCM_WEAK_PAIR_C[AD]R ()' macros.  See also `scm_fixup_weak_alist ()' in
+   `hashtab.c'.  */
+
+/* Type descriptors for weak-c[ad]r pairs.  */
+static GC_descr wcar_pair_descr, wcdr_pair_descr;
+
+
+SCM
+scm_weak_car_pair (SCM car, SCM cdr)
+{
+  scm_t_cell *cell;
+
+  cell = (scm_t_cell *) GC_malloc_explicitly_typed (sizeof (*cell),
+						    wcar_pair_descr);
+
+  cell->word_0 = car;
+  cell->word_1 = cdr;
+
+  if (SCM_NIMP (car))
+    /* Weak car cells make sense iff the car is non-immediate.  */
+    SCM_I_REGISTER_DISAPPEARING_LINK ((void **) &cell->word_0, SCM2PTR (car));
+
+  return SCM_PACK (cell);
+}
+
+SCM
+scm_weak_cdr_pair (SCM car, SCM cdr)
+{
+  scm_t_cell *cell;
+
+  cell = (scm_t_cell *) GC_malloc_explicitly_typed (sizeof (*cell),
+						    wcdr_pair_descr);
+
+  cell->word_0 = car;
+  cell->word_1 = cdr;
+
+  if (SCM_NIMP (cdr))
+    /* Weak cdr cells make sense iff the cdr is non-immediate.  */
+    SCM_I_REGISTER_DISAPPEARING_LINK ((void **) &cell->word_1, SCM2PTR (cdr));
+
+  return SCM_PACK (cell);
+}
+
+SCM
+scm_doubly_weak_pair (SCM car, SCM cdr)
+{
+  /* Doubly weak cells shall not be scanned at all for pointers.  */
+  scm_t_cell *cell = (scm_t_cell *) scm_gc_malloc_pointerless (sizeof (*cell),
+							       "weak cell");
+
+  cell->word_0 = car;
+  cell->word_1 = cdr;
+
+  if (SCM_NIMP (car))
+    SCM_I_REGISTER_DISAPPEARING_LINK ((void **) &cell->word_0, SCM2PTR (car));
+  if (SCM_NIMP (cdr))
+    SCM_I_REGISTER_DISAPPEARING_LINK ((void **) &cell->word_1, SCM2PTR (cdr));
+
+  return SCM_PACK (cell);
+}
+
+\f
+/* Backward-compatibility with the former internal weak-table API.  */
 
+SCM
+scm_weak_table_refq (SCM table, SCM key, SCM dflt)
+{
+  return scm_hash_fn_ref (table, key, dflt,
+			  (scm_t_hash_fn) scm_ihashq,
+			  (scm_t_assoc_fn) scm_sloppy_assq,
+			  0);
+}
+
+void
+scm_weak_table_putq_x (SCM table, SCM key, SCM value)
+{
+  (void) scm_hashq_set_x (table, key, value);
+}
+
+SCM
+scm_c_make_weak_table (unsigned long size, scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
+{
+  switch (kind)
+    {
+    case SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY:
+      return scm_make_weak_key_hash_table (scm_from_ulong (size));
+    case SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE:
+      return scm_make_weak_value_hash_table (scm_from_ulong (size));
+    case SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH:
+      return scm_make_doubly_weak_hash_table (scm_from_ulong (size));
+    case SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_NONE:
+      return scm_make_hash_table (scm_from_ulong (size));
+    default:
+      abort ();
+    }
+}
+
+SCM
+scm_c_weak_table_fold (scm_t_hash_fold_fn fn, void *closure,
+		       SCM init, SCM table)
+{
+  return scm_internal_hash_fold (fn, closure, init, table);
+}
+
+\f
+
+
+/* Initialize weak pairs, used by weak hash tables.  This needs to be
+   done early on because it's used by interned symbols etc.  */
+void
+scm_init_weak_pairs ()
+{
+  GC_word wcar_pair_bitmap[GC_BITMAP_SIZE (scm_t_cell)] = { 0 };
+  GC_word wcdr_pair_bitmap[GC_BITMAP_SIZE (scm_t_cell)] = { 0 };
+
+  /* In a weak-car pair, only the second word must be scanned for
+     pointers.  */
+  GC_set_bit (wcar_pair_bitmap, GC_WORD_OFFSET (scm_t_cell, word_1));
+  wcar_pair_descr = GC_make_descriptor (wcar_pair_bitmap,
+					GC_WORD_LEN (scm_t_cell));
+
+  /* Conversely, in a weak-cdr pair, only the first word must be scanned for
+     pointers.  */
+  GC_set_bit (wcdr_pair_bitmap, GC_WORD_OFFSET (scm_t_cell, word_0));
+  wcdr_pair_descr = GC_make_descriptor (wcdr_pair_bitmap,
+					GC_WORD_LEN (scm_t_cell));
+
+}
 
 void
 scm_init_hashtab ()
diff --git a/libguile/hashtab.h b/libguile/hashtab.h
index 82ed22e66..342b8d63b 100644
--- a/libguile/hashtab.h
+++ b/libguile/hashtab.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #ifndef SCM_HASHTAB_H
 #define SCM_HASHTAB_H
 
-/* Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1999,2000,2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1999,2000,2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
@@ -25,14 +25,38 @@
 
 #include "libguile/__scm.h"
 
+#include "libguile/weak-list.h"
+
 \f
 
 #define SCM_HASHTABLE_P(x) (SCM_HAS_TYP7 (x, scm_tc7_hashtable))
+
+/* Types of weak hash tables.  */
+typedef enum {
+  SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_NONE = 0,
+  SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY,
+  SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE,
+  SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH
+} scm_t_weak_table_kind;
+
 #define SCM_VALIDATE_HASHTABLE(pos, arg) \
   SCM_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG (pos, arg, HASHTABLE_P, "hash-table")
 #define SCM_HASHTABLE_VECTOR(h)  SCM_CELL_OBJECT_1 (h)
 #define SCM_SET_HASHTABLE_VECTOR(x, v) SCM_SET_CELL_OBJECT_1 ((x), (v))
 #define SCM_HASHTABLE(x)	   ((scm_t_hashtable *) SCM_CELL_WORD_2 (x))
+#define SCM_HASHTABLE_KIND(x)	   (SCM_HASHTABLE (x)->kind)
+#define SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_KEY_P(x)				\
+  (SCM_HASHTABLE_KIND (x) == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY		\
+   || SCM_HASHTABLE_KIND (x) == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH)
+#define SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_VALUE_P(x)				\
+  (SCM_HASHTABLE_KIND (x) == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE		\
+   || SCM_HASHTABLE_KIND (x) == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH)
+#define SCM_HASHTABLE_DOUBLY_WEAK_P(x)			\
+  (SCM_HASHTABLE_KIND (x) == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH)
+
+#define SCM_HASHTABLE_WEAK_P(x)				\
+  (SCM_HASHTABLE_KIND (x) != SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_NONE)
+
 #define SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS(x)   (SCM_HASHTABLE (x)->n_items)
 #define SCM_SET_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS(x, n)   (SCM_HASHTABLE (x)->n_items = n)
 #define SCM_HASHTABLE_INCREMENT(x) (SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS(x)++)
@@ -55,6 +79,10 @@ typedef unsigned long (*scm_t_hash_fn) (SCM obj, unsigned long max,
    some equality predicate.  */
 typedef SCM (*scm_t_assoc_fn) (SCM obj, SCM alist, void *closure);
 
+/* Function that returns true if the given object is the one we are
+   looking for, for scm_hash_fn_ref_by_hash.  */
+typedef int (*scm_t_hash_predicate_fn) (SCM obj, void *closure);
+
 /* Function to fold over the entries of a hash table.  */
 typedef SCM (*scm_t_hash_fold_fn) (void *closure, SCM key, SCM value,
 				   SCM result);
@@ -64,6 +92,7 @@ typedef SCM (*scm_t_hash_fold_fn) (void *closure, SCM key, SCM value,
 typedef SCM (*scm_t_hash_handle_fn) (void *closure, SCM handle);
 
 typedef struct scm_t_hashtable {
+  scm_t_weak_table_kind kind;		 /* kind of table */
   unsigned long n_items;	/* number of items in table */
   unsigned long lower;		/* when to shrink */
   unsigned long upper;		/* when to grow */
@@ -77,8 +106,14 @@ typedef struct scm_t_hashtable {
 SCM_API SCM scm_vector_to_hash_table (SCM vector);
 SCM_API SCM scm_c_make_hash_table (unsigned long k);
 SCM_API SCM scm_make_hash_table (SCM n);
+SCM_API SCM scm_make_weak_key_hash_table (SCM k);
+SCM_API SCM scm_make_weak_value_hash_table (SCM k);
+SCM_API SCM scm_make_doubly_weak_hash_table (SCM k);
 
 SCM_API SCM scm_hash_table_p (SCM h);
+SCM_API SCM scm_weak_key_hash_table_p (SCM h);
+SCM_API SCM scm_weak_value_hash_table_p (SCM h);
+SCM_API SCM scm_doubly_weak_hash_table_p (SCM h);
 
 SCM_INTERNAL void scm_i_rehash (SCM table, scm_t_hash_fn hash_fn,
 				void *closure, const char *func_name);
@@ -88,6 +123,10 @@ SCM_API SCM scm_hash_fn_get_handle (SCM table, SCM obj,
 				    scm_t_hash_fn hash_fn,
 				    scm_t_assoc_fn assoc_fn,
 				    void *closure);
+SCM_INTERNAL
+SCM scm_hash_fn_get_handle_by_hash (SCM table, unsigned long raw_hash,
+                                    scm_t_hash_predicate_fn predicate_fn,
+                                    void *closure);
 SCM_API SCM scm_hash_fn_create_handle_x (SCM table, SCM obj, SCM init,
 					 scm_t_hash_fn hash_fn,
 					 scm_t_assoc_fn assoc_fn,
@@ -137,6 +176,18 @@ SCM_API SCM scm_hash_map_to_list (SCM proc, SCM hash);
 SCM_API SCM scm_hash_count (SCM hash, SCM pred);
 SCM_INTERNAL void scm_i_hashtable_print (SCM exp, SCM port, scm_print_state *pstate);
 SCM_INTERNAL void scm_init_hashtab (void);
+SCM_INTERNAL void scm_init_weak_pairs (void);
+
+\f
+/* Guile 2.2.x (x <= 2) weak-table API.  */
+
+SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_c_make_weak_table (unsigned long k,
+                                        scm_t_weak_table_kind kind);
+SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_c_weak_table_fold (scm_t_hash_fold_fn proc, void *closure,
+					SCM init, SCM table);
+SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_weak_table_refq (SCM table, SCM key, SCM dflt);
+SCM_INTERNAL void scm_weak_table_putq_x (SCM table, SCM key, SCM value);
+
 
 #endif  /* SCM_HASHTAB_H */
 
diff --git a/libguile/init.c b/libguile/init.c
index b046685d4..50d0d7db9 100644
--- a/libguile/init.c
+++ b/libguile/init.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1995-2004, 2006, 2009-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1995-2004, 2006, 2009-2014, 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
@@ -387,11 +387,11 @@ scm_i_init_guile (void *base)
 
   scm_storage_prehistory ();
   scm_threads_prehistory (base);  /* requires storage_prehistory */
-  scm_weak_table_prehistory ();        /* requires storage_prehistory */
 #ifdef GUILE_DEBUG_MALLOC
   scm_debug_malloc_prehistory ();
 #endif
-  scm_symbols_prehistory ();      /* requires weak_table_prehistory */
+  scm_init_weak_pairs ();
+  scm_symbols_prehistory ();      /* requires weak_pairs */
   scm_modules_prehistory ();
   scm_init_array_handle ();
   scm_bootstrap_bytevectors ();   /* Requires array-handle */
@@ -495,7 +495,6 @@ scm_i_init_guile (void *base)
   scm_init_trees ();
   scm_init_version ();
   scm_init_weak_set ();
-  scm_init_weak_table ();
   scm_init_weak_vectors ();
   scm_init_guardians (); /* requires smob_prehistory */
   scm_init_vports ();
diff --git a/libguile/print.c b/libguile/print.c
index 24c532f29..75a44d99c 100644
--- a/libguile/print.c
+++ b/libguile/print.c
@@ -701,9 +701,6 @@ iprin1 (SCM exp, SCM port, scm_print_state *pstate)
 	case scm_tc7_weak_set:
 	  scm_i_weak_set_print (exp, port, pstate);
 	  break;
-	case scm_tc7_weak_table:
-	  scm_i_weak_table_print (exp, port, pstate);
-	  break;
 	case scm_tc7_fluid:
 	  scm_i_fluid_print (exp, port, pstate);
 	  break;
diff --git a/libguile/procprop.c b/libguile/procprop.c
index ad56bd5ba..c906c93f8 100644
--- a/libguile/procprop.c
+++ b/libguile/procprop.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1998,2000,2001,2003,2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1998,2000,2001,2003,2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  * 
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "libguile/gsubr.h"
 #include "libguile/smob.h"
 #include "libguile/vectors.h"
-#include "libguile/weak-table.h"
+#include "libguile/hashtab.h"
 #include "libguile/programs.h"
 #include "libguile/vm-builtins.h"
 
diff --git a/libguile/tags.h b/libguile/tags.h
index 3a01a1587..9aa4d00d0 100644
--- a/libguile/tags.h
+++ b/libguile/tags.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #ifndef SCM_TAGS_H
 #define SCM_TAGS_H
 
-/* Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015
+/* Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2017
  * Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -423,7 +423,6 @@ typedef union SCM { struct { scm_t_bits n; } n; } SCM;
 #define scm_tc7_bytevector	0x4d
 #define scm_tc7_unused_4f	0x4f
 #define scm_tc7_weak_set	0x55
-#define scm_tc7_weak_table	0x57
 #define scm_tc7_array		0x5d
 #define scm_tc7_bitvector	0x5f
 #define scm_tc7_unused_65	0x65
diff --git a/libguile/weak-list.h b/libguile/weak-list.h
index 989cb7f0a..e8e5a3555 100644
--- a/libguile/weak-list.h
+++ b/libguile/weak-list.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #ifndef SCM_WEAK_LIST_H
 #define SCM_WEAK_LIST_H
 
-/* Copyright (C) 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 2016, 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 \f
 
 #include "libguile/__scm.h"
+#include "libguile/pairs.h"
 #include "libguile/weak-vector.h"
 
 \f
@@ -64,6 +65,35 @@ scm_i_visit_weak_list (SCM *list_loc, void (*visit) (SCM))
 }
 
 
+\f
+/* Weak pairs.  */
+
+SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_weak_car_pair (SCM car, SCM cdr);
+SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_weak_cdr_pair (SCM car, SCM cdr);
+SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_doubly_weak_pair (SCM car, SCM cdr);
+
+/* Testing the weak component(s) of a cell for reachability.  */
+#define SCM_WEAK_PAIR_WORD_DELETED_P(_cell, _word)		\
+  (SCM_UNPACK (SCM_CELL_OBJECT ((_cell), (_word))) == 0)
+#define SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CAR_DELETED_P(_cell)	\
+  (SCM_WEAK_PAIR_WORD_DELETED_P ((_cell), 0))
+#define SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CDR_DELETED_P(_cell)	\
+  (SCM_WEAK_PAIR_WORD_DELETED_P ((_cell), 1))
+
+#define SCM_WEAK_PAIR_DELETED_P(_cell)		\
+  ((SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CAR_DELETED_P (_cell))	\
+   || (SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CDR_DELETED_P (_cell)))
+
+/* Accessing the components of a weak cell.  These return `SCM_UNDEFINED' if
+   the car/cdr has been collected.  */
+#define SCM_WEAK_PAIR_WORD(_cell, _word)		\
+  (SCM_WEAK_PAIR_WORD_DELETED_P ((_cell), (_word))	\
+   ? SCM_UNDEFINED					\
+   : SCM_CELL_OBJECT ((_cell), (_word)))
+#define SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CAR(_cell)  (SCM_WEAK_PAIR_WORD ((_cell), 0))
+#define SCM_WEAK_PAIR_CDR(_cell)  (SCM_WEAK_PAIR_WORD ((_cell), 1))
+
+
 #endif  /* SCM_WEAK_LIST_H */
 
 /*
diff --git a/libguile/weak-table.c b/libguile/weak-table.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 599c4cf0e..000000000
--- a/libguile/weak-table.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,1180 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
- * 
- * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of
- * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
- * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
- * Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
- * 02110-1301 USA
- */
-
-
-\f
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-# include <config.h>
-#endif
-
-#include <assert.h>
-
-#include "libguile/bdw-gc.h"
-#include <gc/gc_mark.h>
-
-#include "libguile/_scm.h"
-#include "libguile/hash.h"
-#include "libguile/eval.h"
-#include "libguile/ports.h"
-
-#include "libguile/validate.h"
-#include "libguile/weak-list.h"
-#include "libguile/weak-table.h"
-
-
-/* Weak Tables
-
-   This file implements weak hash tables.  Weak hash tables are
-   generally used when you want to augment some object with additional
-   data, but when you don't have space to store the data in the object.
-   For example, procedure properties are implemented with weak tables.
-
-   Weak tables are implemented using an open-addressed hash table.
-   Basically this means that there is an array of entries, and the item
-   is expected to be found the slot corresponding to its hash code,
-   modulo the length of the array.
-
-   Collisions are handled using linear probing with the Robin Hood
-   technique.  See Pedro Celis' paper, "Robin Hood Hashing":
-
-     http://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/research/tr/1986/CS-86-14.pdf
-
-   The vector of entries is allocated in such a way that the GC doesn't
-   trace the weak values.  For doubly-weak tables, this means that the
-   entries are allocated as an "atomic" piece of memory.  Key-weak and
-   value-weak tables use a special GC kind with a custom mark procedure.
-   When items are added weakly into table, a disappearing link is
-   registered to their locations.  If the referent is collected, then
-   that link will be zeroed out.
-
-   An entry in the table consists of the key and the value, together
-   with the hash code of the key.  We munge hash codes so that they are
-   never 0.  In this way we can detect removed entries (key of zero but
-   nonzero hash code), and can then reshuffle elements as needed to
-   maintain the robin hood ordering.
-
-   Compared to buckets-and-chains hash tables, open addressing has the
-   advantage that it is very cache-friendly.  It also uses less memory.
-
-   Implementation-wise, there are two things to note.
-
-     1. We assume that hash codes are evenly distributed across the
-        range of unsigned longs.  The actual hash code stored in the
-        entry is left-shifted by 1 bit (losing 1 bit of hash precision),
-        and then or'd with 1.  In this way we ensure that the hash field
-        of an occupied entry is nonzero.  To map to an index, we
-        right-shift the hash by one, divide by the size, and take the
-        remainder.
-
-     2. Since the weak references are stored in an atomic region with
-        disappearing links, they need to be accessed with the GC alloc
-        lock.  `copy_weak_entry' will do that for you.  The hash code
-        itself can be read outside the lock, though.
-  */
-
-
-typedef struct {
-  unsigned long hash;
-  scm_t_bits key;
-  scm_t_bits value;
-} scm_t_weak_entry;
-
-
-struct weak_entry_data {
-  scm_t_weak_entry *in;
-  scm_t_weak_entry *out;
-};
-  
-static void*
-do_copy_weak_entry (void *data)
-{
-  struct weak_entry_data *e = data;
-
-  e->out->hash = e->in->hash;
-  e->out->key = e->in->key;
-  e->out->value = e->in->value;
-
-  return NULL;
-}
-
-static void
-copy_weak_entry (scm_t_weak_entry *src, scm_t_weak_entry *dst)
-{
-  struct weak_entry_data data;
-
-  data.in = src;
-  data.out = dst;
-      
-  GC_call_with_alloc_lock (do_copy_weak_entry, &data);
-}
-  
-static void
-register_disappearing_links (scm_t_weak_entry *entry,
-                             SCM k, SCM v,
-                             scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
-{
-  if (SCM_UNPACK (k) && SCM_HEAP_OBJECT_P (k)
-      && (kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY
-          || kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH))
-    SCM_I_REGISTER_DISAPPEARING_LINK ((void **) &entry->key,
-                                      SCM2PTR (k));
-
-  if (SCM_UNPACK (v) && SCM_HEAP_OBJECT_P (v)
-      && (kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE
-          || kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH))
-    SCM_I_REGISTER_DISAPPEARING_LINK ((void **) &entry->value,
-                                      SCM2PTR (v));
-}
-
-static void
-unregister_disappearing_links (scm_t_weak_entry *entry,
-                               scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
-{
-  if (kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY || kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH)
-    GC_unregister_disappearing_link ((void **) &entry->key);
-
-  if (kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE || kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH)
-    GC_unregister_disappearing_link ((void **) &entry->value);
-}
-
-#ifndef HAVE_GC_MOVE_DISAPPEARING_LINK
-static void
-GC_move_disappearing_link (void **from, void **to)
-{
-  GC_unregister_disappearing_link (from);
-  SCM_I_REGISTER_DISAPPEARING_LINK (to, *to);
-}
-#endif
-
-static void
-move_disappearing_links (scm_t_weak_entry *from, scm_t_weak_entry *to,
-                         SCM key, SCM value, scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
-{
-  if ((kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY || kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH)
-      && SCM_HEAP_OBJECT_P (key))
-    GC_move_disappearing_link ((void **) &from->key, (void **) &to->key);
-
-  if ((kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE || kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH)
-      && SCM_HEAP_OBJECT_P (value))
-    GC_move_disappearing_link ((void **) &from->value, (void **) &to->value);
-}
-
-static void
-move_weak_entry (scm_t_weak_entry *from, scm_t_weak_entry *to,
-                 scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
-{
-  if (from->hash)
-    {
-      scm_t_weak_entry copy;
-      
-      copy_weak_entry (from, &copy);
-      to->hash = copy.hash;
-      to->key = copy.key;
-      to->value = copy.value;
-
-      move_disappearing_links (from, to,
-                               SCM_PACK (copy.key), SCM_PACK (copy.value),
-                               kind);
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      to->hash = 0;
-      to->key = 0;
-      to->value = 0;
-    }
-}
-
-
-typedef struct {
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries;    /* the data */
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_t lock;   /* the lock */
-  scm_t_weak_table_kind kind;   /* what kind of table it is */
-  unsigned long size;    	/* total number of slots. */
-  unsigned long n_items;	/* number of items in table */
-  unsigned long lower;		/* when to shrink */
-  unsigned long upper;		/* when to grow */
-  int size_index;		/* index into hashtable_size */
-  int min_size_index;		/* minimum size_index */
-} scm_t_weak_table;
-
-
-#define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P(x) (SCM_HAS_TYP7 (x, scm_tc7_weak_table))
-#define SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE(pos, arg) \
-  SCM_MAKE_VALIDATE_MSG (pos, arg, WEAK_TABLE_P, "weak-table")
-#define SCM_WEAK_TABLE(x) ((scm_t_weak_table *) SCM_CELL_WORD_1 (x))
-
-
-static unsigned long
-hash_to_index (unsigned long hash, unsigned long size)
-{
-  return (hash >> 1) % size;
-}
-
-static unsigned long
-entry_distance (unsigned long hash, unsigned long k, unsigned long size)
-{
-  unsigned long origin = hash_to_index (hash, size);
-
-  if (k >= origin)
-    return k - origin;
-  else
-    /* The other key was displaced and wrapped around.  */
-    return size - origin + k;
-}
-
-static void
-rob_from_rich (scm_t_weak_table *table, unsigned long k)
-{
-  unsigned long empty, size;
-
-  size = table->size;
-
-  /* If we are to free up slot K in the table, we need room to do so.  */
-  assert (table->n_items < size);
-  
-  empty = k;
-  do 
-    empty = (empty + 1) % size;
-  while (table->entries[empty].hash);
-
-  do
-    {
-      unsigned long last = empty ? (empty - 1) : (size - 1);
-      move_weak_entry (&table->entries[last], &table->entries[empty],
-                       table->kind);
-      empty = last;
-    }
-  while (empty != k);
-
-  table->entries[empty].hash = 0;
-  table->entries[empty].key = 0;
-  table->entries[empty].value = 0;
-}
-
-static void
-give_to_poor (scm_t_weak_table *table, unsigned long k)
-{
-  /* Slot K was just freed up; possibly shuffle others down.  */
-  unsigned long size = table->size;
-
-  while (1)
-    {
-      unsigned long next = (k + 1) % size;
-      unsigned long hash;
-      scm_t_weak_entry copy;
-
-      hash = table->entries[next].hash;
-
-      if (!hash || hash_to_index (hash, size) == next)
-        break;
-
-      copy_weak_entry (&table->entries[next], &copy);
-
-      if (!copy.key || !copy.value)
-        /* Lost weak reference.  */
-        {
-          give_to_poor (table, next);
-          table->n_items--;
-          continue;
-        }
-
-      move_weak_entry (&table->entries[next], &table->entries[k],
-                       table->kind);
-
-      k = next;
-    }
-
-  /* We have shuffled down any entries that should be shuffled down; now
-     free the end.  */
-  table->entries[k].hash = 0;
-  table->entries[k].key = 0;
-  table->entries[k].value = 0;
-}
-
-
-\f
-
-/* The GC "kinds" for singly-weak tables.  */
-static int weak_key_gc_kind;
-static int weak_value_gc_kind;
-
-static struct GC_ms_entry *
-mark_weak_key_table (GC_word *addr, struct GC_ms_entry *mark_stack_ptr,
-                     struct GC_ms_entry *mark_stack_limit, GC_word env)
-{
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries = (scm_t_weak_entry*) addr;
-  unsigned long k, size = GC_size (addr) / sizeof (scm_t_weak_entry);
-
-  for (k = 0; k < size; k++)
-    if (entries[k].hash && entries[k].key)
-      {
-        SCM value = SCM_PACK (entries[k].value);
-        mark_stack_ptr = GC_MARK_AND_PUSH ((GC_word*) SCM2PTR (value),
-                                           mark_stack_ptr, mark_stack_limit,
-                                           NULL);
-      }
-
-  return mark_stack_ptr;
-}
-
-static struct GC_ms_entry *
-mark_weak_value_table (GC_word *addr, struct GC_ms_entry *mark_stack_ptr,
-                       struct GC_ms_entry *mark_stack_limit, GC_word env)
-{
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries = (scm_t_weak_entry*) addr;
-  unsigned long k, size = GC_size (addr) / sizeof (scm_t_weak_entry);
-
-  for (k = 0; k < size; k++)
-    if (entries[k].hash && entries[k].value)
-      {
-        SCM key = SCM_PACK (entries[k].key);
-        mark_stack_ptr = GC_MARK_AND_PUSH ((GC_word*) SCM2PTR (key),
-                                           mark_stack_ptr, mark_stack_limit,
-                                           NULL);
-      }
-
-  return mark_stack_ptr;
-}
-
-static scm_t_weak_entry *
-allocate_entries (unsigned long size, scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
-{
-  scm_t_weak_entry *ret;
-  size_t bytes = size * sizeof (*ret);
-
-  switch (kind)
-    {
-    case SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY:
-      ret = GC_generic_malloc (bytes, weak_key_gc_kind);
-      break;
-    case SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE:
-      ret = GC_generic_malloc (bytes, weak_value_gc_kind);
-      break;
-    case SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH:
-      ret = scm_gc_malloc_pointerless (bytes, "weak-table");
-      break;
-    default:
-      abort ();
-    }
-
-  memset (ret, 0, bytes);
-
-  return ret;
-}
-
-\f
-
-/* Growing or shrinking is triggered when the load factor
- *
- *   L = N / S    (N: number of items in table, S: bucket vector length)
- *
- * passes an upper limit of 0.9 or a lower limit of 0.2.
- *
- * The implementation stores the upper and lower number of items which
- * trigger a resize in the hashtable object.
- *
- * Possible hash table sizes (primes) are stored in the array
- * hashtable_size.
- */
-
-static unsigned long hashtable_size[] = {
-  31, 61, 113, 223, 443, 883, 1759, 3517, 7027, 14051, 28099, 56197, 112363,
-  224717, 449419, 898823, 1797641, 3595271, 7190537, 14381041, 28762081,
-  57524111, 115048217, 230096423
-};
-
-#define HASHTABLE_SIZE_N (sizeof(hashtable_size)/sizeof(unsigned long))
-
-static int
-compute_size_index (scm_t_weak_table *table)
-{
-  int i = table->size_index;
-
-  if (table->n_items < table->lower)
-    {
-      /* rehashing is not triggered when i <= min_size */
-      do
-	--i;
-      while (i > table->min_size_index
-	     && table->n_items < hashtable_size[i] / 5);
-    }
-  else if (table->n_items > table->upper)
-    {
-      ++i;
-      if (i >= HASHTABLE_SIZE_N)
-        /* The biggest size currently is 230096423, which for a 32-bit
-           machine will occupy 2.3GB of memory at a load of 80%.  There
-           is probably something better to do here, but if you have a
-           weak map of that size, you are hosed in any case.  */
-        abort ();
-    }
-
-  return i;
-}
-
-static int
-is_acceptable_size_index (scm_t_weak_table *table, int size_index)
-{
-  int computed = compute_size_index (table);
-
-  if (size_index == computed)
-    /* We were going to grow or shrink, and allocating the new vector
-       didn't change the target size.  */
-    return 1;
-
-  if (size_index == computed + 1)
-    {
-      /* We were going to enlarge the table, but allocating the new
-         vector finalized some objects, making an enlargement
-         unnecessary.  It might still be a good idea to use the larger
-         table, though.  (This branch also gets hit if, while allocating
-         the vector, some other thread was actively removing items from
-         the table.  That is less likely, though.)  */
-      unsigned long new_lower = hashtable_size[size_index] / 5;
-
-      return table->size > new_lower;
-    }
-
-  if (size_index == computed - 1)
-    {
-      /* We were going to shrink the table, but when we dropped the lock
-         to allocate the new vector, some other thread added elements to
-         the table.  */
-      return 0;
-    }
-
-  /* The computed size differs from our newly allocated size by more
-     than one size index -- recalculate.  */
-  return 0;
-}
-
-static void
-resize_table (scm_t_weak_table *table)
-{
-  scm_t_weak_entry *old_entries, *new_entries;
-  int new_size_index;
-  unsigned long old_size, new_size, old_k;
-
-  do 
-    {
-      new_size_index = compute_size_index (table);
-      if (new_size_index == table->size_index)
-        return;
-      new_size = hashtable_size[new_size_index];
-      new_entries = allocate_entries (new_size, table->kind);
-    }
-  while (!is_acceptable_size_index (table, new_size_index));
-
-  old_entries = table->entries;
-  old_size = table->size;
-  
-  table->size_index = new_size_index;
-  table->size = new_size;
-  if (new_size_index <= table->min_size_index)
-    table->lower = 0;
-  else
-    table->lower = new_size / 5;
-  table->upper = 9 * new_size / 10;
-  table->n_items = 0;
-  table->entries = new_entries;
-
-  for (old_k = 0; old_k < old_size; old_k++)
-    {
-      scm_t_weak_entry copy;
-      unsigned long new_k, distance;
-
-      if (!old_entries[old_k].hash)
-        continue;
-      
-      copy_weak_entry (&old_entries[old_k], &copy);
-      
-      if (!copy.key || !copy.value)
-        continue;
-      
-      new_k = hash_to_index (copy.hash, new_size);
-
-      for (distance = 0; ; distance++, new_k = (new_k + 1) % new_size)
-        {
-          unsigned long other_hash = new_entries[new_k].hash;
-
-          if (!other_hash)
-            /* Found an empty entry. */
-            break;
-
-          /* Displace the entry if our distance is less, otherwise keep
-             looking. */
-          if (entry_distance (other_hash, new_k, new_size) < distance)
-            {
-              rob_from_rich (table, new_k);
-              break;
-            }
-        }
-          
-      table->n_items++;
-      new_entries[new_k].hash = copy.hash;
-      new_entries[new_k].key = copy.key;
-      new_entries[new_k].value = copy.value;
-
-      register_disappearing_links (&new_entries[new_k],
-                                   SCM_PACK (copy.key), SCM_PACK (copy.value),
-                                   table->kind);
-    }
-}
-
-/* Run after GC via do_vacuum_weak_table, this function runs over the
-   whole table, removing lost weak references, reshuffling the table as it
-   goes.  It might resize the table if it reaps enough entries.  */
-static void
-vacuum_weak_table (scm_t_weak_table *table)
-{
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries = table->entries;
-  unsigned long size = table->size;
-  unsigned long k;
-
-  for (k = 0; k < size; k++)
-    {
-      unsigned long hash = entries[k].hash;
-      
-      if (hash)
-        {
-          scm_t_weak_entry copy;
-
-          copy_weak_entry (&entries[k], &copy);
-
-          if (!copy.key || !copy.value)
-            /* Lost weak reference; reshuffle.  */
-            {
-              give_to_poor (table, k);
-              table->n_items--;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-  if (table->n_items < table->lower)
-    resize_table (table);
-}
-
-
-\f
-
-static SCM
-weak_table_ref (scm_t_weak_table *table, unsigned long hash,
-                scm_t_table_predicate_fn pred, void *closure,
-                SCM dflt)
-{
-  unsigned long k, distance, size;
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries;
-  
-  size = table->size;
-  entries = table->entries;
-
-  hash = (hash << 1) | 0x1;
-  k = hash_to_index (hash, size);
-  
-  for (distance = 0; distance < size; distance++, k = (k + 1) % size)
-    {
-      unsigned long other_hash;
-
-    retry:
-      other_hash = entries[k].hash;
-
-      if (!other_hash)
-        /* Not found. */
-        return dflt;
-
-      if (hash == other_hash)
-        {
-          scm_t_weak_entry copy;
-          
-          copy_weak_entry (&entries[k], &copy);
-
-          if (!copy.key || !copy.value)
-            /* Lost weak reference; reshuffle.  */
-            {
-              give_to_poor (table, k);
-              table->n_items--;
-              goto retry;
-            }
-
-          if (pred (SCM_PACK (copy.key), SCM_PACK (copy.value), closure))
-            /* Found. */
-            return SCM_PACK (copy.value);
-        }
-
-      /* If the entry's distance is less, our key is not in the table.  */
-      if (entry_distance (other_hash, k, size) < distance)
-        return dflt;
-    }
-
-  /* If we got here, then we were unfortunate enough to loop through the
-     whole table.  Shouldn't happen, but hey.  */
-  return dflt;
-}
-
-
-static void
-weak_table_put_x (scm_t_weak_table *table, unsigned long hash,
-                  scm_t_table_predicate_fn pred, void *closure,
-                  SCM key, SCM value)
-{
-  unsigned long k, distance, size;
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries;
-  
-  size = table->size;
-  entries = table->entries;
-
-  hash = (hash << 1) | 0x1;
-  k = hash_to_index (hash, size);
-
-  for (distance = 0; ; distance++, k = (k + 1) % size)
-    {
-      unsigned long other_hash;
-
-    retry:
-      other_hash = entries[k].hash;
-
-      if (!other_hash)
-        /* Found an empty entry. */
-        break;
-
-      if (other_hash == hash)
-        {
-          scm_t_weak_entry copy;
-
-          copy_weak_entry (&entries[k], &copy);
-          
-          if (!copy.key || !copy.value)
-            /* Lost weak reference; reshuffle.  */
-            {
-              give_to_poor (table, k);
-              table->n_items--;
-              goto retry;
-            }
-
-          if (pred (SCM_PACK (copy.key), SCM_PACK (copy.value), closure))
-            /* Found an entry with this key. */
-            break;
-        }
-
-      if (table->n_items > table->upper)
-        /* Full table, time to resize.  */
-        {
-          resize_table (table);
-          return weak_table_put_x (table, hash >> 1, pred, closure, key, value);
-        }
-
-      /* Displace the entry if our distance is less, otherwise keep
-         looking. */
-      if (entry_distance (other_hash, k, size) < distance)
-        {
-          rob_from_rich (table, k);
-          break;
-        }
-    }
-          
-  /* Fast path for updated values for existing entries of weak-key
-     tables.  */
-  if (table->kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY &&
-      entries[k].hash == hash &&
-      entries[k].key == SCM_UNPACK (key))
-    {
-      entries[k].value = SCM_UNPACK (value);
-      return;
-    }
-
-  if (entries[k].hash)
-    unregister_disappearing_links (&entries[k], table->kind);
-  else
-    table->n_items++;
-
-  entries[k].hash = hash;
-  entries[k].key = SCM_UNPACK (key);
-  entries[k].value = SCM_UNPACK (value);
-
-  register_disappearing_links (&entries[k], key, value, table->kind);
-}
-
-
-static void
-weak_table_remove_x (scm_t_weak_table *table, unsigned long hash,
-                   scm_t_table_predicate_fn pred, void *closure)
-{
-  unsigned long k, distance, size;
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries;
-  
-  size = table->size;
-  entries = table->entries;
-
-  hash = (hash << 1) | 0x1;
-  k = hash_to_index (hash, size);
-
-  for (distance = 0; distance < size; distance++, k = (k + 1) % size)
-    {
-      unsigned long other_hash;
-
-    retry:
-      other_hash = entries[k].hash;
-
-      if (!other_hash)
-        /* Not found. */
-        return;
-
-      if (other_hash == hash)
-        {
-          scm_t_weak_entry copy;
-      
-          copy_weak_entry (&entries[k], &copy);
-          
-          if (!copy.key || !copy.value)
-            /* Lost weak reference; reshuffle.  */
-            {
-              give_to_poor (table, k);
-              table->n_items--;
-              goto retry;
-            }
-
-          if (pred (SCM_PACK (copy.key), SCM_PACK (copy.value), closure))
-            /* Found an entry with this key. */
-            {
-              entries[k].hash = 0;
-              entries[k].key = 0;
-              entries[k].value = 0;
-
-              unregister_disappearing_links (&entries[k], table->kind);
-
-              if (--table->n_items < table->lower)
-                resize_table (table);
-              else
-                give_to_poor (table, k);
-
-              return;
-            }
-        }
-
-      /* If the entry's distance is less, our key is not in the table.  */
-      if (entry_distance (other_hash, k, size) < distance)
-        return;
-    }
-}
-
-
-\f
-static SCM
-make_weak_table (unsigned long k, scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
-{
-  scm_t_weak_table *table;
-
-  int i = 0, n = k ? k : 31;
-  while (i + 1 < HASHTABLE_SIZE_N && n > hashtable_size[i])
-    ++i;
-  n = hashtable_size[i];
-
-  table = scm_gc_malloc (sizeof (*table), "weak-table");
-  table->entries = allocate_entries (n, kind);
-  table->kind = kind;
-  table->n_items = 0;
-  table->size = n;
-  table->lower = 0;
-  table->upper = 9 * n / 10;
-  table->size_index = i;
-  table->min_size_index = i;
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_init (&table->lock, NULL);
-
-  return scm_cell (scm_tc7_weak_table, (scm_t_bits)table);
-}
-
-void
-scm_i_weak_table_print (SCM exp, SCM port, scm_print_state *pstate)
-{
-  scm_puts ("#<", port);
-  scm_puts ("weak-table ", port);
-  scm_uintprint (SCM_WEAK_TABLE (exp)->n_items, 10, port);
-  scm_putc ('/', port);
-  scm_uintprint (SCM_WEAK_TABLE (exp)->size, 10, port);
-  scm_puts (">", port);
-}
-
-static void
-do_vacuum_weak_table (SCM table)
-{
-  scm_t_weak_table *t;
-
-  t = SCM_WEAK_TABLE (table);
-
-  /* Unlike weak sets, the weak table interface allows custom predicates
-     to call out to arbitrary Scheme.  There are two ways that this code
-     can be re-entrant, then: calling weak hash procedures while in a
-     custom predicate, or via finalizers run explicitly by (gc) or in an
-     async (for non-threaded Guile).  We add a restriction that
-     prohibits the first case, by convention.  But since we can't
-     prohibit the second case, here we trylock instead of lock.  Not so
-     nice.  */
-  if (scm_i_pthread_mutex_trylock (&t->lock) == 0)
-    {
-      vacuum_weak_table (t);
-      scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&t->lock);
-    }
-
-  return;
-}
-
-static scm_i_pthread_mutex_t all_weak_tables_lock = SCM_I_PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
-static SCM all_weak_tables = SCM_EOL;
-
-static void
-vacuum_all_weak_tables (void)
-{
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&all_weak_tables_lock);
-  scm_i_visit_weak_list (&all_weak_tables, do_vacuum_weak_table);
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&all_weak_tables_lock);
-}
-
-SCM
-scm_c_make_weak_table (unsigned long k, scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
-{
-  SCM ret;
-
-  ret = make_weak_table (k, kind);
-
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&all_weak_tables_lock);
-  all_weak_tables = scm_i_weak_cons (ret, all_weak_tables);
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&all_weak_tables_lock);
-
-  return ret;
-}
-
-SCM
-scm_weak_table_p (SCM obj)
-{
-  return scm_from_bool (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (obj));
-}
-
-SCM
-scm_c_weak_table_ref (SCM table, unsigned long raw_hash,
-                      scm_t_table_predicate_fn pred,
-                      void *closure, SCM dflt)
-#define FUNC_NAME "weak-table-ref"
-{
-  SCM ret;
-  scm_t_weak_table *t;
-
-  SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE (1, table);
-
-  t = SCM_WEAK_TABLE (table);
-
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&t->lock);
-
-  ret = weak_table_ref (t, raw_hash, pred, closure, dflt);
-
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&t->lock);
-
-  return ret;
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-void
-scm_c_weak_table_put_x (SCM table, unsigned long raw_hash,
-                        scm_t_table_predicate_fn pred,
-                        void *closure, SCM key, SCM value)
-#define FUNC_NAME "weak-table-put!"
-{
-  scm_t_weak_table *t;
-
-  SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE (1, table);
-
-  t = SCM_WEAK_TABLE (table);
-
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&t->lock);
-
-  weak_table_put_x (t, raw_hash, pred, closure, key, value);
-
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&t->lock);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-void
-scm_c_weak_table_remove_x (SCM table, unsigned long raw_hash,
-                           scm_t_table_predicate_fn pred,
-                           void *closure)
-#define FUNC_NAME "weak-table-remove!"
-{
-  scm_t_weak_table *t;
-
-  SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE (1, table);
-
-  t = SCM_WEAK_TABLE (table);
-
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&t->lock);
-
-  weak_table_remove_x (t, raw_hash, pred, closure);
-
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&t->lock);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-static int
-assq_predicate (SCM x, SCM y, void *closure)
-{
-  return scm_is_eq (x, SCM_PACK_POINTER (closure));
-}
-
-SCM
-scm_weak_table_refq (SCM table, SCM key, SCM dflt)
-{
-  return scm_c_weak_table_ref (table, scm_ihashq (key, -1),
-                               assq_predicate, SCM_UNPACK_POINTER (key),
-                               dflt);
-}
-
-void
-scm_weak_table_putq_x (SCM table, SCM key, SCM value)
-{
-  scm_c_weak_table_put_x (table, scm_ihashq (key, -1),
-                          assq_predicate, SCM_UNPACK_POINTER (key),
-                          key, value);
-}
-
-void
-scm_weak_table_remq_x (SCM table, SCM key)
-{
-  scm_c_weak_table_remove_x (table, scm_ihashq (key, -1),
-                             assq_predicate, SCM_UNPACK_POINTER (key));
-}
-
-void
-scm_weak_table_clear_x (SCM table)
-#define FUNC_NAME "weak-table-clear!"
-{
-  scm_t_weak_table *t;
-
-  SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE (1, table);
-
-  t = SCM_WEAK_TABLE (table);
-
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&t->lock);
-
-  memset (t->entries, 0, sizeof (scm_t_weak_entry) * t->size);
-  t->n_items = 0;
-
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&t->lock);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-SCM
-scm_c_weak_table_fold (scm_t_table_fold_fn proc, void *closure,
-                       SCM init, SCM table)
-{
-  scm_t_weak_table *t;
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries;
-  unsigned long k, size;
-
-  t = SCM_WEAK_TABLE (table);
-
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&t->lock);
-
-  size = t->size;
-  entries = t->entries;
-
-  for (k = 0; k < size; k++)
-    {
-      if (entries[k].hash)
-        {
-          scm_t_weak_entry copy;
-          
-          copy_weak_entry (&entries[k], &copy);
-      
-          if (copy.key && copy.value)
-            {
-              /* Release table lock while we call the function.  */
-              scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&t->lock);
-              init = proc (closure,
-                           SCM_PACK (copy.key), SCM_PACK (copy.value),
-                           init);
-              scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&t->lock);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-  
-  scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&t->lock);
-  
-  return init;
-}
-
-static SCM
-fold_trampoline (void *closure, SCM k, SCM v, SCM init)
-{
-  return scm_call_3 (SCM_PACK_POINTER (closure), k, v, init);
-}
-
-SCM
-scm_weak_table_fold (SCM proc, SCM init, SCM table)
-#define FUNC_NAME "weak-table-fold"
-{
-  SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE (3, table);
-  SCM_VALIDATE_PROC (1, proc);
-
-  return scm_c_weak_table_fold (fold_trampoline, SCM_UNPACK_POINTER (proc), init, table);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-static SCM
-for_each_trampoline (void *closure, SCM k, SCM v, SCM seed)
-{
-  scm_call_2 (SCM_PACK_POINTER (closure), k, v);
-  return seed;
-}
-
-void
-scm_weak_table_for_each (SCM proc, SCM table)
-#define FUNC_NAME "weak-table-for-each"
-{
-  SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE (2, table);
-  SCM_VALIDATE_PROC (1, proc);
-
-  scm_c_weak_table_fold (for_each_trampoline, SCM_UNPACK_POINTER (proc), SCM_BOOL_F, table);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-static SCM
-map_trampoline (void *closure, SCM k, SCM v, SCM seed)
-{
-  return scm_cons (scm_call_2 (SCM_PACK_POINTER (closure), k, v), seed);
-}
-
-SCM
-scm_weak_table_map_to_list (SCM proc, SCM table)
-#define FUNC_NAME "weak-table-map->list"
-{
-  SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE (2, table);
-  SCM_VALIDATE_PROC (1, proc);
-
-  return scm_c_weak_table_fold (map_trampoline, SCM_UNPACK_POINTER (proc), SCM_EOL, table);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-
-\f
-
-/* Legacy interface.  */
-
-SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_weak_key_hash_table, "make-weak-key-hash-table", 0, 1, 0, 
-	    (SCM n),
-	    "@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} make-weak-value-hash-table size\n"
-	    "@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} make-doubly-weak-hash-table size\n"
-	    "Return a weak hash table with @var{size} buckets.\n"
-	    "\n"
-	    "You can modify weak hash tables in exactly the same way you\n"
-	    "would modify regular hash tables. (@pxref{Hash Tables})")
-#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_make_weak_key_hash_table
-{
-  return scm_c_make_weak_table (SCM_UNBNDP (n) ? 0 : scm_to_ulong (n),
-                                SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-
-SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_weak_value_hash_table, "make-weak-value-hash-table", 0, 1, 0, 
-            (SCM n),
-	    "Return a hash table with weak values with @var{size} buckets.\n"
-	    "(@pxref{Hash Tables})")
-#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_make_weak_value_hash_table
-{
-  return scm_c_make_weak_table (SCM_UNBNDP (n) ? 0 : scm_to_ulong (n),
-                                SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-
-SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_doubly_weak_hash_table, "make-doubly-weak-hash-table", 0, 1, 0, 
-            (SCM n),
-	    "Return a hash table with weak keys and values with @var{size}\n"
-	    "buckets.  (@pxref{Hash Tables})")
-#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_make_doubly_weak_hash_table
-{
-  return scm_c_make_weak_table (SCM_UNBNDP (n) ? 0 : scm_to_ulong (n),
-                                SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-
-SCM_DEFINE (scm_weak_key_hash_table_p, "weak-key-hash-table?", 1, 0, 0, 
-           (SCM obj),
-	    "@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} weak-value-hash-table? obj\n"
-	    "@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} doubly-weak-hash-table? obj\n"
-	    "Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is the specified weak hash\n"
-	    "table. Note that a doubly weak hash table is neither a weak key\n"
-	    "nor a weak value hash table.")
-#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_weak_key_hash_table_p
-{
-  return scm_from_bool (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (obj) &&
-                        SCM_WEAK_TABLE (obj)->kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-
-SCM_DEFINE (scm_weak_value_hash_table_p, "weak-value-hash-table?", 1, 0, 0, 
-            (SCM obj),
-	    "Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a weak value hash table.")
-#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_weak_value_hash_table_p
-{
-  return scm_from_bool (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (obj) &&
-                        SCM_WEAK_TABLE (obj)->kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-
-SCM_DEFINE (scm_doubly_weak_hash_table_p, "doubly-weak-hash-table?", 1, 0, 0, 
-            (SCM obj),
-	    "Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a doubly weak hash table.")
-#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_doubly_weak_hash_table_p
-{
-  return scm_from_bool (SCM_WEAK_TABLE_P (obj) &&
-                        SCM_WEAK_TABLE (obj)->kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH);
-}
-#undef FUNC_NAME
-
-
-
-\f
-
-void
-scm_weak_table_prehistory (void)
-{
-  weak_key_gc_kind =
-    GC_new_kind (GC_new_free_list (),
-		 GC_MAKE_PROC (GC_new_proc (mark_weak_key_table), 0),
-		 0, 0);
-  weak_value_gc_kind =
-    GC_new_kind (GC_new_free_list (),
-		 GC_MAKE_PROC (GC_new_proc (mark_weak_value_table), 0),
-		 0, 0);
-}
-
-void
-scm_init_weak_table ()
-{
-#include "libguile/weak-table.x"
-
-  scm_i_register_async_gc_callback (vacuum_all_weak_tables);
-}
-
-/*
-  Local Variables:
-  c-file-style: "gnu"
-  End:
-*/
diff --git a/libguile/weak-table.h b/libguile/weak-table.h
deleted file mode 100644
index f516c2601..000000000
--- a/libguile/weak-table.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-/* classes: h_files */
-
-#ifndef SCM_WEAK_TABLE_H
-#define SCM_WEAK_TABLE_H
-
-/* Copyright (C) 2011, 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
- *
- * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of
- * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
- * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
- * Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
- * 02110-1301 USA
- */
-
-\f
-
-#include "libguile/__scm.h"
-
-\f
-
-/* The weak table API is currently only used internally.  We could make it
-   public later, after some API review.  */
-
-typedef enum {
-  SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY,
-  SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE,
-  SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH,
-} scm_t_weak_table_kind;
-
-/* Function that returns nonzero if the given mapping is the one we are
-   looking for.  */
-typedef int (*scm_t_table_predicate_fn) (SCM k, SCM v, void *closure);
-
-/* Function to fold over the elements of a set.  */
-typedef SCM (*scm_t_table_fold_fn) (void *closure, SCM k, SCM v, SCM result);
-
-SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_c_make_weak_table (unsigned long k,
-                                        scm_t_weak_table_kind kind);
-SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_weak_table_p (SCM h);
-
-SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_c_weak_table_ref (SCM table, unsigned long raw_hash,
-                                       scm_t_table_predicate_fn pred,
-                                       void *closure, SCM dflt);
-SCM_INTERNAL void scm_c_weak_table_put_x (SCM table, unsigned long raw_hash,
-                                          scm_t_table_predicate_fn pred,
-                                          void *closure, SCM key, SCM value);
-SCM_INTERNAL void scm_c_weak_table_remove_x (SCM table, unsigned long raw_hash,
-                                             scm_t_table_predicate_fn pred,
-                                             void *closure);
-
-SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_weak_table_refq (SCM table, SCM key, SCM dflt);
-SCM_INTERNAL void scm_weak_table_putq_x (SCM table, SCM key, SCM value);
-SCM_INTERNAL void scm_weak_table_remq_x (SCM table, SCM key);
-
-SCM_INTERNAL void scm_weak_table_clear_x (SCM table);
-
-SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_c_weak_table_fold (scm_t_table_fold_fn proc, void *closure,
-                                      SCM init, SCM table);
-SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_weak_table_fold (SCM proc, SCM init, SCM table);
-SCM_INTERNAL void scm_weak_table_for_each (SCM proc, SCM table);
-SCM_INTERNAL SCM scm_weak_table_map_to_list (SCM proc, SCM table);
-
-\f
-
-/* Legacy interface.  */
-SCM_API SCM scm_make_weak_key_hash_table (SCM k);
-SCM_API SCM scm_make_weak_value_hash_table (SCM k);
-SCM_API SCM scm_make_doubly_weak_hash_table (SCM k);
-SCM_API SCM scm_weak_key_hash_table_p (SCM h);
-SCM_API SCM scm_weak_value_hash_table_p (SCM h);
-SCM_API SCM scm_doubly_weak_hash_table_p (SCM h);
-
-\f
-
-SCM_INTERNAL void scm_i_weak_table_print (SCM exp, SCM port, scm_print_state *pstate);
-SCM_INTERNAL void scm_weak_table_prehistory (void);
-SCM_INTERNAL void scm_init_weak_table (void);
-
-#endif  /* SCM_WEAK_TABLE_H */
-
-/*
-  Local Variables:
-  c-file-style: "gnu"
-  End:
-*/
diff --git a/module/system/base/types.scm b/module/system/base/types.scm
index 49aea27ba..14bf5a9b2 100644
--- a/module/system/base/types.scm
+++ b/module/system/base/types.scm
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ the matching bits, possibly with bitwise operations to extract it from BITS."
 (define %tc7-vm-continuation #x47)
 (define %tc7-bytevector #x4d)
 (define %tc7-weak-set #x55)
-(define %tc7-weak-table #x57)
+(define %tc7-weak-table #x57)                     ;no longer used
 (define %tc7-array #x5d)
 (define %tc7-bitvector #x5f)
 (define %tc7-port #x7d)
diff --git a/test-suite/tests/types.test b/test-suite/tests/types.test
index 446aff541..336350f9a 100644
--- a/test-suite/tests/types.test
+++ b/test-suite/tests/types.test
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ;;;; types.test --- Type tag decoding.      -*- mode: scheme; coding: utf-8; -*-
 ;;;;
-;;;; 	Copyright (C) 2014, 2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;;;; 	Copyright (C) 2014, 2015, 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 ;;;;
 ;;;; This file is part of GNU Guile.
 ;;;;
@@ -103,9 +103,10 @@
    ((lambda () #t) program _)
    ((make-variable 'foo) variable _)
    ((make-weak-vector 3 #t) weak-vector _)
-   ((make-weak-key-hash-table) weak-table _)
-   ((make-weak-value-hash-table) weak-table _)
-   ((make-doubly-weak-hash-table) weak-table _)
+   ((make-hash-table) hash-table _)
+   ((make-weak-key-hash-table) hash-table _)
+   ((make-weak-value-hash-table) hash-table _)
+   ((make-doubly-weak-hash-table) hash-table _)
    (#2((1 2 3) (4 5 6)) array _)
    (#*00000110 bitvector _)
    ((expt 2 70) bignum _)
-- 
2.14.2


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From cc3d1bd7416552d33fa555241d16109b39a2ccd6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Ludovic=20Court=C3=A8s?= <ludo@gnu.org>
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2017 16:56:51 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Keep weak hash table item count consistent.

Fixes a TOCTTOU kind of bug whereby we'd first count the number of items
deleted from the table, and later, *without* having the alloc lock, we'd
update the table's item count.  The problem is that the item count could
have been updated in the meantime, hence the bug.

Fixes <https://bugs.gnu.org/19180>.

* libguile/hashtab.c (vacuum_weak_hash_table): Rename to...
(do_vacuum_weak_hash_table): ... this.  Unmarshall the void* argument.
Replace 'fprintf' warning with an assertion.
(vacuum_weak_hash_table): New function.  Call the above with
'GC_call_with_alloc_lock'.
(t_fixup_args): Add 'table' field; remove 'removed_items'.
(do_weak_bucket_fixup): Update TABLE's 'n_items' field.
(weak_bucket_assoc): Check 'SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS' instead of
'args.removed_items'.
---
 libguile/hashtab.c | 68 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------
 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)

diff --git a/libguile/hashtab.c b/libguile/hashtab.c
index f00da1fd9..fb9ee6fdf 100644
--- a/libguile/hashtab.c
+++ b/libguile/hashtab.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static char *s_hashtable = "hashtable";
 
 /* Remove nullified weak pairs from ALIST such that the result contains only
    valid pairs.  Set REMOVED_ITEMS to the number of pairs that have been
-   deleted.  */
+   deleted.  Assumes the allocation lock is already taken.  */
 static SCM
 scm_fixup_weak_alist (SCM alist, size_t *removed_items)
 {
@@ -130,9 +130,10 @@ scm_fixup_weak_alist (SCM alist, size_t *removed_items)
   return result;
 }
 
-static void
-vacuum_weak_hash_table (SCM table)
+static void *
+do_vacuum_weak_hash_table (void *arg)
 {
+  SCM table = SCM_PACK_POINTER (arg);
   SCM buckets = SCM_HASHTABLE_VECTOR (table);
   unsigned long k = SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_LENGTH (buckets);
   size_t len = SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table);
@@ -142,44 +143,52 @@ vacuum_weak_hash_table (SCM table)
       size_t removed;
       SCM alist = SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_REF (buckets, k);
       alist = scm_fixup_weak_alist (alist, &removed);
-      if (removed <= len)
-        len -= removed;
-      else
-        {
-          /* The move to BDW-GC with Guile 2.0 introduced some bugs
-             related to weak hash tables, threads, memory usage, and the
-             alloc lock.  We were unable to fix these issues
-             satisfactorily in 2.0 but have addressed them via a rewrite
-             in 2.2.  If you see this message often, you probably want
-             to upgrade to 2.2.  */
-          fprintf (stderr, "guile: warning: weak hash table corruption "
-                   "(https://bugs.gnu.org/19180)\n");
-          len = 0;
-        }
+
+      /* The alloc lock is taken, so we cannot get REMOVED > LEN.  If we
+	 do, that means we messed up while counting items.  */
+      assert (removed <= len);
+
       SCM_SIMPLE_VECTOR_SET (buckets, k, alist);
     }
 
   SCM_SET_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table, len);
+
+  return table;
+}
+
+/* Remove deleted weak pairs from the buckets of TABLE, and update
+   TABLE's item count accordingly.  */
+static void
+vacuum_weak_hash_table (SCM table)
+{
+  /* Take the alloc lock so we have a consistent view of the live
+     elements in TABLE.  Failing to do that, we could be miscounting the
+     number of elements.  */
+  GC_call_with_alloc_lock (do_vacuum_weak_hash_table,
+			   SCM_PACK (table));
 }
 
 
+
 /* Packed arguments for `do_weak_bucket_fixup'.  */
 struct t_fixup_args
 {
+  SCM table;
   SCM bucket;
   SCM *bucket_copy;
-  size_t removed_items;
 };
 
 static void *
 do_weak_bucket_fixup (void *data)
 {
-  struct t_fixup_args *args;
   SCM pair, *copy;
+  size_t len, removed_items;
+  struct t_fixup_args *args = (struct t_fixup_args *) data;
 
-  args = (struct t_fixup_args *) data;
+  args->bucket = scm_fixup_weak_alist (args->bucket, &removed_items);
 
-  args->bucket = scm_fixup_weak_alist (args->bucket, &args->removed_items);
+  len = SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (args->table);
+  SCM_SET_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (args->table, len - removed_items);
 
   for (pair = args->bucket, copy = args->bucket_copy;
        scm_is_pair (pair);
@@ -214,6 +223,7 @@ weak_bucket_assoc (SCM table, SCM buckets, size_t bucket_index,
      and values in BUCKET.  */
   strong_refs = alloca (scm_ilength (bucket) * 2 * sizeof (SCM));
 
+  args.table = table;
   args.bucket = bucket;
   args.bucket_copy = strong_refs;
 
@@ -239,19 +249,9 @@ weak_bucket_assoc (SCM table, SCM buckets, size_t bucket_index,
 
   scm_remember_upto_here_1 (strong_refs);
 
-  if (args.removed_items > 0)
-    {
-      /* Update TABLE's item count and optionally trigger a rehash.  */
-      size_t remaining;
-
-      assert (SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table) >= args.removed_items);
-
-      remaining = SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table) - args.removed_items;
-      SCM_SET_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table, remaining);
-
-      if (remaining < SCM_HASHTABLE_LOWER (table))
-	scm_i_rehash (table, hash_fn, closure, "weak_bucket_assoc");
-    }
+  if (SCM_HASHTABLE_N_ITEMS (table) < SCM_HASHTABLE_LOWER (table))
+    /* Trigger a rehash.  */
+    scm_i_rehash (table, hash_fn, closure, "weak_bucket_assoc");
 
   return result;
 }
-- 
2.14.2


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* bug#19180: Weak tables harmful to GC?
       [not found]                         ` <87a8087qz7.fsf@gnu.org>
@ 2017-10-30 14:48                           ` Ricardo Wurmus
       [not found]                           ` <87d154lmio.fsf@mdc-berlin.de>
  2017-10-30 17:29                           ` Andy Wingo
  2 siblings, 0 replies; 17+ messages in thread
From: Ricardo Wurmus @ 2017-10-30 14:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Ludovic Courtès; +Cc: Andy Wingo, 19180, guile-devel


Hi Ludo,

> I’m attaching updated patches.  I’ve let the Guix build run to
> completion this time.  Let me know if it works for you!

The “guile-awesome” package finished compiling (after about 46 minutes).
I’m now testing “guix pull” with a version of Guix that uses
“guile-awesome”.

I’m very hopeful :)

--
Ricardo





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* bug#19180: Weak tables harmful to GC?
       [not found]                           ` <87d154lmio.fsf@mdc-berlin.de>
@ 2017-10-30 17:20                             ` Ricardo Wurmus
       [not found]                             ` <878tfslfgl.fsf@mdc-berlin.de>
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 17+ messages in thread
From: Ricardo Wurmus @ 2017-10-30 17:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Ludovic Courtès; +Cc: Andy Wingo, 19180, guile-devel


Hi again,

previously I wrote:

> The “guile-awesome” package finished compiling (after about 46 minutes).
> I’m now testing “guix pull” with a version of Guix that uses
> “guile-awesome”.

I’m sure I’m doing something wrong (see below for guesses).  Here’s what
I get:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
./pre-inst-env guix pull
loading...       26.0% of 645 filesrandom seed for tests: 1509382171
compiling...     18.9% of 645 filesIn thread:
ERROR: In procedure return: return used outside of 'with-monad'Error while printing exception.
compiling...     54.7% of 645 files^C
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

I modified build-self.scm to use the modified Guile:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
diff --git a/build-aux/build-self.scm b/build-aux/build-self.scm
index ed8ff5f..9af6504 100644
--- a/build-aux/build-self.scm
+++ b/build-aux/build-self.scm
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ running Guile."
   (package->derivation (cond-expand
                          (guile-2.2
                           (canonical-package
-                           (specification->package "guile@2.2")))
+                           (specification->package "guile-awesome@2.2")))
                          (else
                           (canonical-package
                            (specification->package "guile@2.0"))))))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

I also confirmed that the Guile process that is spawned as “bin/guile
--no-auto-compile /home/rwurmus/guix/scripts/guix pull” is indeed the
modified Guile, but I noticed that it spawns yet another Guile process
to load and compile Guix.

I guess that comes from the daemon?  If that’s the case I can’t really
test this on this big server, because the daemon is currently in use, so
I can’t just reconfigure it to use the modified Guile.

When compiling Guix from source with “make -j 32” using that version of
Guile I got a segfault.

--
Ricardo





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* bug#19180: Weak tables harmful to GC?
       [not found]                         ` <87a8087qz7.fsf@gnu.org>
  2017-10-30 14:48                           ` Ricardo Wurmus
       [not found]                           ` <87d154lmio.fsf@mdc-berlin.de>
@ 2017-10-30 17:29                           ` Andy Wingo
  2017-10-30 23:13                             ` Ludovic Courtès
       [not found]                             ` <87zi88ut3k.fsf@gnu.org>
  2 siblings, 2 replies; 17+ messages in thread
From: Andy Wingo @ 2017-10-30 17:29 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Ludovic Courtès; +Cc: 19180, Ricardo Wurmus, guile-devel

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Hi!

As discussed on IRC, what do you think of this patch?  It preserves the
thread-safety properties of weak tables and just adapts them to be
bucket-and-chain tables.  Let me know how it works for you.  If it
works, we'll need to adapt weak sets as well.

Andy


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From 6ec4642516eaabf7a63644463a7836eb3efbcd60 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andy Wingo <wingo@pobox.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2017 18:19:37 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Weak tables are now bucket-and-chain tables

This change should make weak tables work better with libgc, as the weak
components that need mark functions are smaller, so they don't overflow
the mark queue.  Also this prevents the need to move disappearing
links.

* libguile/weak-table.c (scm_t_weak_entry): Change to be a hash table
  chain entry.
  (struct weak_entry_data, do_read_weak_entry, read_weak_entry): Read
  out the key and value directly.
  (GC_move_disappearing_link, move_disappearing_links, move_weak_entry):
  Remove.
  (scm_t_weak_table): Rename "entries" member to "buckets", and "size" to
  "n_buckets".
  (hash_to_index, entry_distance, rob_from_rich, give_to_poor): Remove.
  (mark_weak_key_entry, mark_weak_value_entry): Mark a single link, and
  the next link.
  (mark_doubly_weak_entry): New kind.
  (allocate_entry): Allocate a single entry.
  (add_entry): New helper.
  (resize_table): Reimplement more like normal hash tables.
  (vacuum_weak_table): Adapt to new implementation.
  (weak_table_ref, weak_table_put_x, weak_table_remove_x): Adapt.
  (make_weak_table): Adapt.
  (scm_weak_table_clear_x): Actually unregister the links to prevent a
  memory leak.
  (scm_c_weak_table_fold): Collect items in an alist, then fold outside
  the lock.
  (scm_weak_table_prehistory): Initialize doubly_weak_gc_kind.
---
 libguile/weak-table.c | 723 +++++++++++++++-----------------------------------
 1 file changed, 212 insertions(+), 511 deletions(-)

diff --git a/libguile/weak-table.c b/libguile/weak-table.c
index 599c4cf0e..ff8a01fb0 100644
--- a/libguile/weak-table.c
+++ b/libguile/weak-table.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  * 
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
@@ -44,83 +44,62 @@
    data, but when you don't have space to store the data in the object.
    For example, procedure properties are implemented with weak tables.
 
-   Weak tables are implemented using an open-addressed hash table.
-   Basically this means that there is an array of entries, and the item
-   is expected to be found the slot corresponding to its hash code,
-   modulo the length of the array.
-
-   Collisions are handled using linear probing with the Robin Hood
-   technique.  See Pedro Celis' paper, "Robin Hood Hashing":
-
-     http://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/research/tr/1986/CS-86-14.pdf
-
-   The vector of entries is allocated in such a way that the GC doesn't
-   trace the weak values.  For doubly-weak tables, this means that the
-   entries are allocated as an "atomic" piece of memory.  Key-weak and
-   value-weak tables use a special GC kind with a custom mark procedure.
-   When items are added weakly into table, a disappearing link is
-   registered to their locations.  If the referent is collected, then
-   that link will be zeroed out.
+   This is a normal bucket-and-chain hash table, except that the chain
+   entries are allocated in such a way that the GC doesn't trace the
+   weak values.  For doubly-weak tables, this means that the entries are
+   allocated as an "atomic" piece of memory.  Key-weak and value-weak
+   tables use a special GC kind with a custom mark procedure.  When
+   items are added weakly into table, a disappearing link is registered
+   to their locations.  If the referent is collected, then that link
+   will be zeroed out.
 
    An entry in the table consists of the key and the value, together
-   with the hash code of the key.  We munge hash codes so that they are
-   never 0.  In this way we can detect removed entries (key of zero but
-   nonzero hash code), and can then reshuffle elements as needed to
-   maintain the robin hood ordering.
-
-   Compared to buckets-and-chains hash tables, open addressing has the
-   advantage that it is very cache-friendly.  It also uses less memory.
-
-   Implementation-wise, there are two things to note.
-
-     1. We assume that hash codes are evenly distributed across the
-        range of unsigned longs.  The actual hash code stored in the
-        entry is left-shifted by 1 bit (losing 1 bit of hash precision),
-        and then or'd with 1.  In this way we ensure that the hash field
-        of an occupied entry is nonzero.  To map to an index, we
-        right-shift the hash by one, divide by the size, and take the
-        remainder.
-
-     2. Since the weak references are stored in an atomic region with
-        disappearing links, they need to be accessed with the GC alloc
-        lock.  `copy_weak_entry' will do that for you.  The hash code
-        itself can be read outside the lock, though.
+   with the hash code of the key.
+
+   Note that since the weak references are stored in an atomic region
+   with disappearing links, they need to be accessed with the GC alloc
+   lock.  `read_weak_entry' will do that for you.  The hash code itself
+   can be read outside the lock, though.
   */
 
 
-typedef struct {
+typedef struct scm_weak_entry scm_t_weak_entry;
+
+struct scm_weak_entry {
   unsigned long hash;
+  scm_t_weak_entry *next;
   scm_t_bits key;
   scm_t_bits value;
-} scm_t_weak_entry;
+};
 
 
 struct weak_entry_data {
-  scm_t_weak_entry *in;
-  scm_t_weak_entry *out;
+  scm_t_weak_entry *entry;
+  scm_t_bits key;
+  scm_t_bits value;
 };
   
 static void*
-do_copy_weak_entry (void *data)
+do_read_weak_entry (void *data)
 {
   struct weak_entry_data *e = data;
 
-  e->out->hash = e->in->hash;
-  e->out->key = e->in->key;
-  e->out->value = e->in->value;
+  e->key = e->entry->key;
+  e->value = e->entry->value;
 
   return NULL;
 }
 
 static void
-copy_weak_entry (scm_t_weak_entry *src, scm_t_weak_entry *dst)
+read_weak_entry (scm_t_weak_entry *entry, scm_t_bits *key, scm_t_bits *value)
 {
   struct weak_entry_data data;
 
-  data.in = src;
-  data.out = dst;
-      
-  GC_call_with_alloc_lock (do_copy_weak_entry, &data);
+  data.entry = entry;
+  GC_call_with_alloc_lock (do_read_weak_entry, &data);
+
+  *key = data.key;
+  *value = data.value;
 }
   
 static void
@@ -152,59 +131,11 @@ unregister_disappearing_links (scm_t_weak_entry *entry,
     GC_unregister_disappearing_link ((void **) &entry->value);
 }
 
-#ifndef HAVE_GC_MOVE_DISAPPEARING_LINK
-static void
-GC_move_disappearing_link (void **from, void **to)
-{
-  GC_unregister_disappearing_link (from);
-  SCM_I_REGISTER_DISAPPEARING_LINK (to, *to);
-}
-#endif
-
-static void
-move_disappearing_links (scm_t_weak_entry *from, scm_t_weak_entry *to,
-                         SCM key, SCM value, scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
-{
-  if ((kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY || kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH)
-      && SCM_HEAP_OBJECT_P (key))
-    GC_move_disappearing_link ((void **) &from->key, (void **) &to->key);
-
-  if ((kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE || kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH)
-      && SCM_HEAP_OBJECT_P (value))
-    GC_move_disappearing_link ((void **) &from->value, (void **) &to->value);
-}
-
-static void
-move_weak_entry (scm_t_weak_entry *from, scm_t_weak_entry *to,
-                 scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
-{
-  if (from->hash)
-    {
-      scm_t_weak_entry copy;
-      
-      copy_weak_entry (from, &copy);
-      to->hash = copy.hash;
-      to->key = copy.key;
-      to->value = copy.value;
-
-      move_disappearing_links (from, to,
-                               SCM_PACK (copy.key), SCM_PACK (copy.value),
-                               kind);
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      to->hash = 0;
-      to->key = 0;
-      to->value = 0;
-    }
-}
-
-
 typedef struct {
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries;    /* the data */
+  scm_t_weak_entry **buckets;   /* the data */
   scm_i_pthread_mutex_t lock;   /* the lock */
   scm_t_weak_table_kind kind;   /* what kind of table it is */
-  unsigned long size;    	/* total number of slots. */
+  unsigned long n_buckets;    	/* total number of buckets. */
   unsigned long n_items;	/* number of items in table */
   unsigned long lower;		/* when to shrink */
   unsigned long upper;		/* when to grow */
@@ -219,171 +150,114 @@ typedef struct {
 #define SCM_WEAK_TABLE(x) ((scm_t_weak_table *) SCM_CELL_WORD_1 (x))
 
 
-static unsigned long
-hash_to_index (unsigned long hash, unsigned long size)
-{
-  return (hash >> 1) % size;
-}
-
-static unsigned long
-entry_distance (unsigned long hash, unsigned long k, unsigned long size)
-{
-  unsigned long origin = hash_to_index (hash, size);
-
-  if (k >= origin)
-    return k - origin;
-  else
-    /* The other key was displaced and wrapped around.  */
-    return size - origin + k;
-}
-
-static void
-rob_from_rich (scm_t_weak_table *table, unsigned long k)
-{
-  unsigned long empty, size;
-
-  size = table->size;
-
-  /* If we are to free up slot K in the table, we need room to do so.  */
-  assert (table->n_items < size);
-  
-  empty = k;
-  do 
-    empty = (empty + 1) % size;
-  while (table->entries[empty].hash);
-
-  do
-    {
-      unsigned long last = empty ? (empty - 1) : (size - 1);
-      move_weak_entry (&table->entries[last], &table->entries[empty],
-                       table->kind);
-      empty = last;
-    }
-  while (empty != k);
-
-  table->entries[empty].hash = 0;
-  table->entries[empty].key = 0;
-  table->entries[empty].value = 0;
-}
-
-static void
-give_to_poor (scm_t_weak_table *table, unsigned long k)
-{
-  /* Slot K was just freed up; possibly shuffle others down.  */
-  unsigned long size = table->size;
-
-  while (1)
-    {
-      unsigned long next = (k + 1) % size;
-      unsigned long hash;
-      scm_t_weak_entry copy;
-
-      hash = table->entries[next].hash;
-
-      if (!hash || hash_to_index (hash, size) == next)
-        break;
-
-      copy_weak_entry (&table->entries[next], &copy);
-
-      if (!copy.key || !copy.value)
-        /* Lost weak reference.  */
-        {
-          give_to_poor (table, next);
-          table->n_items--;
-          continue;
-        }
-
-      move_weak_entry (&table->entries[next], &table->entries[k],
-                       table->kind);
-
-      k = next;
-    }
-
-  /* We have shuffled down any entries that should be shuffled down; now
-     free the end.  */
-  table->entries[k].hash = 0;
-  table->entries[k].key = 0;
-  table->entries[k].value = 0;
-}
-
-
 \f
 
 /* The GC "kinds" for singly-weak tables.  */
 static int weak_key_gc_kind;
 static int weak_value_gc_kind;
+static int doubly_weak_gc_kind;
 
 static struct GC_ms_entry *
-mark_weak_key_table (GC_word *addr, struct GC_ms_entry *mark_stack_ptr,
+mark_weak_key_entry (GC_word *addr, struct GC_ms_entry *mark_stack_ptr,
                      struct GC_ms_entry *mark_stack_limit, GC_word env)
 {
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries = (scm_t_weak_entry*) addr;
-  unsigned long k, size = GC_size (addr) / sizeof (scm_t_weak_entry);
+  scm_t_weak_entry *entry = (scm_t_weak_entry*) addr;
 
-  for (k = 0; k < size; k++)
-    if (entries[k].hash && entries[k].key)
-      {
-        SCM value = SCM_PACK (entries[k].value);
+  if (entry->next)
+    mark_stack_ptr = GC_MARK_AND_PUSH ((GC_word*) entry->next,
+                                       mark_stack_ptr, mark_stack_limit,
+                                       NULL);
+
+  if (entry->hash && entry->key)
+    {
+      SCM value = SCM_PACK (entry->value);
+      if (SCM_HEAP_OBJECT_P (value))
         mark_stack_ptr = GC_MARK_AND_PUSH ((GC_word*) SCM2PTR (value),
                                            mark_stack_ptr, mark_stack_limit,
                                            NULL);
-      }
+    }
 
   return mark_stack_ptr;
 }
 
 static struct GC_ms_entry *
-mark_weak_value_table (GC_word *addr, struct GC_ms_entry *mark_stack_ptr,
+mark_weak_value_entry (GC_word *addr, struct GC_ms_entry *mark_stack_ptr,
                        struct GC_ms_entry *mark_stack_limit, GC_word env)
 {
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries = (scm_t_weak_entry*) addr;
-  unsigned long k, size = GC_size (addr) / sizeof (scm_t_weak_entry);
+  scm_t_weak_entry *entry = (scm_t_weak_entry*) addr;
 
-  for (k = 0; k < size; k++)
-    if (entries[k].hash && entries[k].value)
-      {
-        SCM key = SCM_PACK (entries[k].key);
+  if (entry->next)
+    mark_stack_ptr = GC_MARK_AND_PUSH ((GC_word*) entry->next,
+                                       mark_stack_ptr, mark_stack_limit,
+                                       NULL);
+
+  if (entry->hash && entry->value)
+    {
+      SCM key = SCM_PACK (entry->key);
+      if (SCM_HEAP_OBJECT_P (key))
         mark_stack_ptr = GC_MARK_AND_PUSH ((GC_word*) SCM2PTR (key),
                                            mark_stack_ptr, mark_stack_limit,
                                            NULL);
-      }
+    }
+
+  return mark_stack_ptr;
+}
+
+static struct GC_ms_entry *
+mark_doubly_weak_entry (GC_word *addr, struct GC_ms_entry *mark_stack_ptr,
+                        struct GC_ms_entry *mark_stack_limit, GC_word env)
+{
+  scm_t_weak_entry *entry = (scm_t_weak_entry*) addr;
+
+  if (entry->next)
+    mark_stack_ptr = GC_MARK_AND_PUSH ((GC_word*) entry->next,
+                                       mark_stack_ptr, mark_stack_limit,
+                                       NULL);
 
   return mark_stack_ptr;
 }
 
 static scm_t_weak_entry *
-allocate_entries (unsigned long size, scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
+allocate_entry (scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
 {
   scm_t_weak_entry *ret;
-  size_t bytes = size * sizeof (*ret);
 
   switch (kind)
     {
     case SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY:
-      ret = GC_generic_malloc (bytes, weak_key_gc_kind);
+      ret = GC_generic_malloc (sizeof (*ret), weak_key_gc_kind);
       break;
     case SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE:
-      ret = GC_generic_malloc (bytes, weak_value_gc_kind);
+      ret = GC_generic_malloc (sizeof (*ret), weak_value_gc_kind);
       break;
     case SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH:
-      ret = scm_gc_malloc_pointerless (bytes, "weak-table");
+      ret = GC_generic_malloc (sizeof (*ret), doubly_weak_gc_kind);
       break;
     default:
       abort ();
     }
 
-  memset (ret, 0, bytes);
+  memset (ret, 0, sizeof (*ret));
 
   return ret;
 }
 
+static void
+add_entry (scm_t_weak_table *table, scm_t_weak_entry *entry)
+{
+  unsigned long bucket = entry->hash % table->n_buckets;
+  entry->next = table->buckets[bucket];
+  table->buckets[bucket] = entry;
+  table->n_items++;
+}
+
 \f
 
 /* Growing or shrinking is triggered when the load factor
  *
  *   L = N / S    (N: number of items in table, S: bucket vector length)
  *
- * passes an upper limit of 0.9 or a lower limit of 0.2.
+ * passes an upper limit of 0.9 or a lower limit of 0.25.
  *
  * The implementation stores the upper and lower number of items which
  * trigger a resize in the hashtable object.
@@ -400,168 +274,91 @@ static unsigned long hashtable_size[] = {
 
 #define HASHTABLE_SIZE_N (sizeof(hashtable_size)/sizeof(unsigned long))
 
-static int
-compute_size_index (scm_t_weak_table *table)
+static void
+resize_table (scm_t_weak_table *table)
 {
-  int i = table->size_index;
+  scm_t_weak_entry **old_buckets, **new_buckets;
+  int new_size_index;
+  unsigned long old_n_buckets, new_n_buckets, old_k;
 
+  new_size_index = table->size_index;
   if (table->n_items < table->lower)
     {
-      /* rehashing is not triggered when i <= min_size */
+      /* Rehashing is not triggered when i <= min_size.  */
       do
-	--i;
-      while (i > table->min_size_index
-	     && table->n_items < hashtable_size[i] / 5);
+	new_size_index -= 1;
+      while (new_size_index > table->min_size_index
+	     && table->n_items < hashtable_size[new_size_index] / 4);
     }
   else if (table->n_items > table->upper)
     {
-      ++i;
-      if (i >= HASHTABLE_SIZE_N)
-        /* The biggest size currently is 230096423, which for a 32-bit
-           machine will occupy 2.3GB of memory at a load of 80%.  There
-           is probably something better to do here, but if you have a
-           weak map of that size, you are hosed in any case.  */
-        abort ();
-    }
-
-  return i;
-}
-
-static int
-is_acceptable_size_index (scm_t_weak_table *table, int size_index)
-{
-  int computed = compute_size_index (table);
-
-  if (size_index == computed)
-    /* We were going to grow or shrink, and allocating the new vector
-       didn't change the target size.  */
-    return 1;
-
-  if (size_index == computed + 1)
-    {
-      /* We were going to enlarge the table, but allocating the new
-         vector finalized some objects, making an enlargement
-         unnecessary.  It might still be a good idea to use the larger
-         table, though.  (This branch also gets hit if, while allocating
-         the vector, some other thread was actively removing items from
-         the table.  That is less likely, though.)  */
-      unsigned long new_lower = hashtable_size[size_index] / 5;
-
-      return table->size > new_lower;
-    }
-
-  if (size_index == computed - 1)
-    {
-      /* We were going to shrink the table, but when we dropped the lock
-         to allocate the new vector, some other thread added elements to
-         the table.  */
-      return 0;
-    }
-
-  /* The computed size differs from our newly allocated size by more
-     than one size index -- recalculate.  */
-  return 0;
-}
-
-static void
-resize_table (scm_t_weak_table *table)
-{
-  scm_t_weak_entry *old_entries, *new_entries;
-  int new_size_index;
-  unsigned long old_size, new_size, old_k;
-
-  do 
-    {
-      new_size_index = compute_size_index (table);
-      if (new_size_index == table->size_index)
+      new_size_index += 1;
+      if (new_size_index >= HASHTABLE_SIZE_N)
+        /* Limit max bucket count.  */
         return;
-      new_size = hashtable_size[new_size_index];
-      new_entries = allocate_entries (new_size, table->kind);
     }
-  while (!is_acceptable_size_index (table, new_size_index));
+  else
+    /* Nothing to do.  */
+    return;
+
+  new_n_buckets = hashtable_size[new_size_index];
+  new_buckets = scm_gc_malloc (sizeof (*new_buckets) * new_n_buckets,
+                               "weak table buckets");
 
-  old_entries = table->entries;
-  old_size = table->size;
+  old_buckets = table->buckets;
+  old_n_buckets = table->n_buckets;
   
   table->size_index = new_size_index;
-  table->size = new_size;
+  table->n_buckets = new_n_buckets;
   if (new_size_index <= table->min_size_index)
     table->lower = 0;
   else
-    table->lower = new_size / 5;
-  table->upper = 9 * new_size / 10;
+    table->lower = new_n_buckets / 4;
+  table->upper = 9 * new_n_buckets / 10;
   table->n_items = 0;
-  table->entries = new_entries;
+  table->buckets = new_buckets;
 
-  for (old_k = 0; old_k < old_size; old_k++)
+  for (old_k = 0; old_k < old_n_buckets; old_k++)
     {
-      scm_t_weak_entry copy;
-      unsigned long new_k, distance;
-
-      if (!old_entries[old_k].hash)
-        continue;
-      
-      copy_weak_entry (&old_entries[old_k], &copy);
-      
-      if (!copy.key || !copy.value)
-        continue;
-      
-      new_k = hash_to_index (copy.hash, new_size);
-
-      for (distance = 0; ; distance++, new_k = (new_k + 1) % new_size)
+      scm_t_weak_entry *entry = old_buckets[old_k];
+      while (entry)
         {
-          unsigned long other_hash = new_entries[new_k].hash;
-
-          if (!other_hash)
-            /* Found an empty entry. */
-            break;
-
-          /* Displace the entry if our distance is less, otherwise keep
-             looking. */
-          if (entry_distance (other_hash, new_k, new_size) < distance)
-            {
-              rob_from_rich (table, new_k);
-              break;
-            }
+          scm_t_weak_entry *next = entry->next;
+          entry->next = NULL;
+          add_entry (table, entry);
+          entry = next;
         }
-          
-      table->n_items++;
-      new_entries[new_k].hash = copy.hash;
-      new_entries[new_k].key = copy.key;
-      new_entries[new_k].value = copy.value;
-
-      register_disappearing_links (&new_entries[new_k],
-                                   SCM_PACK (copy.key), SCM_PACK (copy.value),
-                                   table->kind);
     }
 }
 
 /* Run after GC via do_vacuum_weak_table, this function runs over the
    whole table, removing lost weak references, reshuffling the table as it
-   goes.  It might resize the table if it reaps enough entries.  */
+   goes.  It might resize the table if it reaps enough buckets.  */
 static void
 vacuum_weak_table (scm_t_weak_table *table)
 {
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries = table->entries;
-  unsigned long size = table->size;
   unsigned long k;
 
-  for (k = 0; k < size; k++)
+  for (k = 0; k < table->n_buckets; k++)
     {
-      unsigned long hash = entries[k].hash;
-      
-      if (hash)
-        {
-          scm_t_weak_entry copy;
+      scm_t_weak_entry **loc = table->buckets + k;
+      scm_t_weak_entry *entry;
 
-          copy_weak_entry (&entries[k], &copy);
+      for (entry = *loc; entry; entry = *loc)
+        {
+          scm_t_bits key, value;
 
-          if (!copy.key || !copy.value)
-            /* Lost weak reference; reshuffle.  */
+          read_weak_entry (entry, &key, &value);
+          if (!key || !value)
+            /* Lost weak reference; prune entry.  */
             {
-              give_to_poor (table, k);
+              *loc = entry->next;
               table->n_items--;
+              entry->next = NULL;
+              unregister_disappearing_links (entry, table->kind);
             }
+          else
+            loc = &entry->next;
         }
     }
 
@@ -577,52 +374,22 @@ weak_table_ref (scm_t_weak_table *table, unsigned long hash,
                 scm_t_table_predicate_fn pred, void *closure,
                 SCM dflt)
 {
-  unsigned long k, distance, size;
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries;
-  
-  size = table->size;
-  entries = table->entries;
+  unsigned long bucket = hash % table->n_buckets;
+  scm_t_weak_entry *entry;
 
-  hash = (hash << 1) | 0x1;
-  k = hash_to_index (hash, size);
-  
-  for (distance = 0; distance < size; distance++, k = (k + 1) % size)
+  for (entry = table->buckets[bucket]; entry; entry = entry->next)
     {
-      unsigned long other_hash;
-
-    retry:
-      other_hash = entries[k].hash;
-
-      if (!other_hash)
-        /* Not found. */
-        return dflt;
-
-      if (hash == other_hash)
+      if (entry->hash == hash)
         {
-          scm_t_weak_entry copy;
-          
-          copy_weak_entry (&entries[k], &copy);
+          scm_t_bits key, value;
 
-          if (!copy.key || !copy.value)
-            /* Lost weak reference; reshuffle.  */
-            {
-              give_to_poor (table, k);
-              table->n_items--;
-              goto retry;
-            }
-
-          if (pred (SCM_PACK (copy.key), SCM_PACK (copy.value), closure))
+          read_weak_entry (entry, &key, &value);
+          if (key && value && pred (SCM_PACK (key), SCM_PACK (value), closure))
             /* Found. */
-            return SCM_PACK (copy.value);
+            return SCM_PACK (value);
         }
-
-      /* If the entry's distance is less, our key is not in the table.  */
-      if (entry_distance (other_hash, k, size) < distance)
-        return dflt;
     }
 
-  /* If we got here, then we were unfortunate enough to loop through the
-     whole table.  Shouldn't happen, but hey.  */
   return dflt;
 }
 
@@ -632,81 +399,37 @@ weak_table_put_x (scm_t_weak_table *table, unsigned long hash,
                   scm_t_table_predicate_fn pred, void *closure,
                   SCM key, SCM value)
 {
-  unsigned long k, distance, size;
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries;
-  
-  size = table->size;
-  entries = table->entries;
-
-  hash = (hash << 1) | 0x1;
-  k = hash_to_index (hash, size);
+  unsigned long bucket = hash % table->n_buckets;
+  scm_t_weak_entry *entry;
 
-  for (distance = 0; ; distance++, k = (k + 1) % size)
+  for (entry = table->buckets[bucket]; entry; entry = entry->next)
     {
-      unsigned long other_hash;
-
-    retry:
-      other_hash = entries[k].hash;
-
-      if (!other_hash)
-        /* Found an empty entry. */
-        break;
-
-      if (other_hash == hash)
+      if (entry->hash == hash)
         {
-          scm_t_weak_entry copy;
+          scm_t_bits k, v;
 
-          copy_weak_entry (&entries[k], &copy);
-          
-          if (!copy.key || !copy.value)
-            /* Lost weak reference; reshuffle.  */
+          read_weak_entry (entry, &k, &v);
+          if (k && v && pred (SCM_PACK (k), SCM_PACK (v), closure))
             {
-              give_to_poor (table, k);
-              table->n_items--;
-              goto retry;
+              unregister_disappearing_links (entry, table->kind);
+              key = SCM_PACK (k);
+              entry->value = SCM_UNPACK (value);
+              register_disappearing_links (entry, key, value, table->kind);
+              return;
             }
-
-          if (pred (SCM_PACK (copy.key), SCM_PACK (copy.value), closure))
-            /* Found an entry with this key. */
-            break;
-        }
-
-      if (table->n_items > table->upper)
-        /* Full table, time to resize.  */
-        {
-          resize_table (table);
-          return weak_table_put_x (table, hash >> 1, pred, closure, key, value);
         }
-
-      /* Displace the entry if our distance is less, otherwise keep
-         looking. */
-      if (entry_distance (other_hash, k, size) < distance)
-        {
-          rob_from_rich (table, k);
-          break;
-        }
-    }
-          
-  /* Fast path for updated values for existing entries of weak-key
-     tables.  */
-  if (table->kind == SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY &&
-      entries[k].hash == hash &&
-      entries[k].key == SCM_UNPACK (key))
-    {
-      entries[k].value = SCM_UNPACK (value);
-      return;
     }
 
-  if (entries[k].hash)
-    unregister_disappearing_links (&entries[k], table->kind);
-  else
-    table->n_items++;
-
-  entries[k].hash = hash;
-  entries[k].key = SCM_UNPACK (key);
-  entries[k].value = SCM_UNPACK (value);
+  if (table->n_items > table->upper)
+    /* Full table, time to resize.  */
+    resize_table (table);
 
-  register_disappearing_links (&entries[k], key, value, table->kind);
+  entry = allocate_entry (table->kind);
+  entry->hash = hash;
+  entry->key = SCM_UNPACK (key);
+  entry->value = SCM_UNPACK (value);
+  register_disappearing_links (entry, key, value, table->kind);
+  add_entry (table, entry);
 }
 
 
@@ -714,62 +437,34 @@ static void
 weak_table_remove_x (scm_t_weak_table *table, unsigned long hash,
                    scm_t_table_predicate_fn pred, void *closure)
 {
-  unsigned long k, distance, size;
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries;
-  
-  size = table->size;
-  entries = table->entries;
-
-  hash = (hash << 1) | 0x1;
-  k = hash_to_index (hash, size);
+  unsigned long bucket = hash % table->n_buckets;
+  scm_t_weak_entry **loc = table->buckets + bucket;
+  scm_t_weak_entry *entry;
 
-  for (distance = 0; distance < size; distance++, k = (k + 1) % size)
+  for (entry = *loc; entry; entry = *loc)
     {
-      unsigned long other_hash;
-
-    retry:
-      other_hash = entries[k].hash;
-
-      if (!other_hash)
-        /* Not found. */
-        return;
-
-      if (other_hash == hash)
+      if (entry->hash == hash)
         {
-          scm_t_weak_entry copy;
-      
-          copy_weak_entry (&entries[k], &copy);
-          
-          if (!copy.key || !copy.value)
-            /* Lost weak reference; reshuffle.  */
-            {
-              give_to_poor (table, k);
-              table->n_items--;
-              goto retry;
-            }
+          scm_t_bits k, v;
 
-          if (pred (SCM_PACK (copy.key), SCM_PACK (copy.value), closure))
-            /* Found an entry with this key. */
+          read_weak_entry (entry, &k, &v);
+          if (k && v && pred (SCM_PACK (k), SCM_PACK (v), closure))
             {
-              entries[k].hash = 0;
-              entries[k].key = 0;
-              entries[k].value = 0;
-
-              unregister_disappearing_links (&entries[k], table->kind);
+              *loc = entry->next;
+              table->n_items--;
+              entry->next = NULL;
+              unregister_disappearing_links (entry, table->kind);
 
-              if (--table->n_items < table->lower)
+              if (table->n_items < table->lower)
                 resize_table (table);
-              else
-                give_to_poor (table, k);
 
               return;
             }
         }
-
-      /* If the entry's distance is less, our key is not in the table.  */
-      if (entry_distance (other_hash, k, size) < distance)
-        return;
+      loc = &entry->next;
     }
+
+  return;
 }
 
 
@@ -785,10 +480,11 @@ make_weak_table (unsigned long k, scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
   n = hashtable_size[i];
 
   table = scm_gc_malloc (sizeof (*table), "weak-table");
-  table->entries = allocate_entries (n, kind);
+  table->buckets = scm_gc_malloc (sizeof (*table->buckets) * n,
+                                  "weak table buckets");
   table->kind = kind;
   table->n_items = 0;
-  table->size = n;
+  table->n_buckets = n;
   table->lower = 0;
   table->upper = 9 * n / 10;
   table->size_index = i;
@@ -805,7 +501,7 @@ scm_i_weak_table_print (SCM exp, SCM port, scm_print_state *pstate)
   scm_puts ("weak-table ", port);
   scm_uintprint (SCM_WEAK_TABLE (exp)->n_items, 10, port);
   scm_putc ('/', port);
-  scm_uintprint (SCM_WEAK_TABLE (exp)->size, 10, port);
+  scm_uintprint (SCM_WEAK_TABLE (exp)->n_buckets, 10, port);
   scm_puts (">", port);
 }
 
@@ -961,6 +657,8 @@ scm_weak_table_clear_x (SCM table)
 #define FUNC_NAME "weak-table-clear!"
 {
   scm_t_weak_table *t;
+  unsigned long k;
+  scm_t_weak_entry *entry;
 
   SCM_VALIDATE_WEAK_TABLE (1, table);
 
@@ -968,7 +666,12 @@ scm_weak_table_clear_x (SCM table)
 
   scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&t->lock);
 
-  memset (t->entries, 0, sizeof (scm_t_weak_entry) * t->size);
+  for (k = 0; k < t->n_buckets; k++)
+    {
+      for (entry = t->buckets[k]; entry; entry = entry->next)
+        unregister_disappearing_links (entry, t->kind);
+      t->buckets[k] = NULL;
+    }
   t->n_items = 0;
 
   scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&t->lock);
@@ -980,38 +683,32 @@ scm_c_weak_table_fold (scm_t_table_fold_fn proc, void *closure,
                        SCM init, SCM table)
 {
   scm_t_weak_table *t;
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entries;
-  unsigned long k, size;
+  unsigned long k;
+  SCM alist = SCM_EOL;
 
   t = SCM_WEAK_TABLE (table);
 
   scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&t->lock);
 
-  size = t->size;
-  entries = t->entries;
-
-  for (k = 0; k < size; k++)
+  for (k = 0; k < t->n_buckets; k++)
     {
-      if (entries[k].hash)
+      scm_t_weak_entry *entry;
+      for (entry = t->buckets[k]; entry; entry = entry->next)
         {
-          scm_t_weak_entry copy;
-          
-          copy_weak_entry (&entries[k], &copy);
+          scm_t_bits key, value;
+          read_weak_entry (entry, &key, &value);
       
-          if (copy.key && copy.value)
-            {
-              /* Release table lock while we call the function.  */
-              scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&t->lock);
-              init = proc (closure,
-                           SCM_PACK (copy.key), SCM_PACK (copy.value),
-                           init);
-              scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&t->lock);
-            }
+          if (key && value)
+            alist = scm_acons (SCM_PACK (key), SCM_PACK (value), alist);
         }
     }
   
   scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&t->lock);
   
+  /* Call the proc outside the lock.  */
+  for (; !scm_is_null (alist); alist = scm_cdr (alist))
+    init = proc (closure, scm_caar (alist), scm_cdar (alist), init);
+
   return init;
 }
 
@@ -1157,11 +854,15 @@ scm_weak_table_prehistory (void)
 {
   weak_key_gc_kind =
     GC_new_kind (GC_new_free_list (),
-		 GC_MAKE_PROC (GC_new_proc (mark_weak_key_table), 0),
+		 GC_MAKE_PROC (GC_new_proc (mark_weak_key_entry), 0),
 		 0, 0);
   weak_value_gc_kind =
     GC_new_kind (GC_new_free_list (),
-		 GC_MAKE_PROC (GC_new_proc (mark_weak_value_table), 0),
+		 GC_MAKE_PROC (GC_new_proc (mark_weak_value_entry), 0),
+		 0, 0);
+  doubly_weak_gc_kind =
+    GC_new_kind (GC_new_free_list (),
+		 GC_MAKE_PROC (GC_new_proc (mark_doubly_weak_entry), 0),
 		 0, 0);
 }
 
-- 
2.14.1


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* bug#19180: Weak tables harmful to GC?
       [not found]                             ` <878tfslfgl.fsf@mdc-berlin.de>
@ 2017-10-30 22:18                               ` Ludovic Courtès
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 17+ messages in thread
From: Ludovic Courtès @ 2017-10-30 22:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Ricardo Wurmus; +Cc: Andy Wingo, 19180, guile-devel

Hi,

Ricardo Wurmus <ricardo.wurmus@mdc-berlin.de> skribis:

> previously I wrote:
>
>> The “guile-awesome” package finished compiling (after about 46 minutes).
>> I’m now testing “guix pull” with a version of Guix that uses
>> “guile-awesome”.
>
> I’m sure I’m doing something wrong (see below for guesses).  Here’s what
> I get:
>
> ./pre-inst-env guix pull
> loading...       26.0% of 645 filesrandom seed for tests: 1509382171
> compiling...     18.9% of 645 filesIn thread:
> ERROR: In procedure return: return used outside of 'with-monad'Error while printing exception.
> compiling...     54.7% of 645 files^C

The error above is the other bug you reported, not related (but just as
serious): <https://bugs.gnu.org/27476>.

> I modified build-self.scm to use the modified Guile:
>
> diff --git a/build-aux/build-self.scm b/build-aux/build-self.scm
> index ed8ff5f..9af6504 100644
> --- a/build-aux/build-self.scm
> +++ b/build-aux/build-self.scm
> @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ running Guile."
>    (package->derivation (cond-expand
>                           (guile-2.2
>                            (canonical-package
> -                           (specification->package "guile@2.2")))
> +                           (specification->package "guile-awesome@2.2")))
>                           (else
>                            (canonical-package
>                             (specification->package "guile@2.0"))))))
>
> I also confirmed that the Guile process that is spawned as “bin/guile
> --no-auto-compile /home/rwurmus/guix/scripts/guix pull” is indeed the
> modified Guile, but I noticed that it spawns yet another Guile process
> to load and compile Guix.
>
> I guess that comes from the daemon?  If that’s the case I can’t really
> test this on this big server, because the daemon is currently in use, so
> I can’t just reconfigure it to use the modified Guile.

Your patch above should have led to the use of “guile-awesome” to
compile Guix; I’m not sure why it didn’t.

> When compiling Guix from source with “make -j 32” using that version of
> Guile I got a segfault.

Oh?

Let’s put this on hold since Andy offers a different solution.

Thanks for testing!

Ludo’.





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* bug#19180: Weak tables harmful to GC?
  2017-10-30 17:29                           ` Andy Wingo
@ 2017-10-30 23:13                             ` Ludovic Courtès
       [not found]                             ` <87zi88ut3k.fsf@gnu.org>
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 17+ messages in thread
From: Ludovic Courtès @ 2017-10-30 23:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Andy Wingo; +Cc: 19180, Ricardo Wurmus, guile-devel

Hi Andy,

Andy Wingo <wingo@igalia.com> skribis:

> As discussed on IRC, what do you think of this patch?  It preserves the
> thread-safety properties of weak tables and just adapts them to be
> bucket-and-chain tables.  Let me know how it works for you.

That was fast!  The code certainly looks nicer than the old entangled
weak hash table code, and it preserves thread-safety, so that’s great.

> If it works, we'll need to adapt weak sets as well.

Yes, though I think weak sets are less critical.

I built libguile with the patch (I haven’t yet taken the time to rebuild
all of Guile).  It works, but unfortunately it still shows quick growth
of the heap on this example (<https://bugs.gnu.org/28590>):

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
(use-modules (ice-9 format))

(define (display-heap-size)
  (format #t "heap size: ~,2h MiB~%"
          (/ (assoc-ref (gc-stats) 'heap-size) (expt 2. 20))))

(define table
  (make-weak-key-hash-table))

(let loop ((i 0))
  (unless #f
    (when (zero? (modulo i 100000))
      (pk 'table table)
      (display-heap-size))
    (hashq-set! table (make-list 10) (make-list 10))
    (loop (1+ i))))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Could it me that some of the disappearing links are not getting
unregistered?

> From 6ec4642516eaabf7a63644463a7836eb3efbcd60 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Andy Wingo <wingo@pobox.com>
> Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2017 18:19:37 +0100
> Subject: [PATCH] Weak tables are now bucket-and-chain tables
>
> This change should make weak tables work better with libgc, as the weak
> components that need mark functions are smaller, so they don't overflow
> the mark queue.  Also this prevents the need to move disappearing
> links.
>
> * libguile/weak-table.c (scm_t_weak_entry): Change to be a hash table
>   chain entry.
>   (struct weak_entry_data, do_read_weak_entry, read_weak_entry): Read
>   out the key and value directly.
>   (GC_move_disappearing_link, move_disappearing_links, move_weak_entry):
>   Remove.
>   (scm_t_weak_table): Rename "entries" member to "buckets", and "size" to
>   "n_buckets".
>   (hash_to_index, entry_distance, rob_from_rich, give_to_poor): Remove.
>   (mark_weak_key_entry, mark_weak_value_entry): Mark a single link, and
>   the next link.
>   (mark_doubly_weak_entry): New kind.
>   (allocate_entry): Allocate a single entry.
>   (add_entry): New helper.
>   (resize_table): Reimplement more like normal hash tables.
>   (vacuum_weak_table): Adapt to new implementation.
>   (weak_table_ref, weak_table_put_x, weak_table_remove_x): Adapt.
>   (make_weak_table): Adapt.
>   (scm_weak_table_clear_x): Actually unregister the links to prevent a
>   memory leak.
>   (scm_c_weak_table_fold): Collect items in an alist, then fold outside
>   the lock.
>   (scm_weak_table_prehistory): Initialize doubly_weak_gc_kind.

[...]

> +mark_weak_key_entry (GC_word *addr, struct GC_ms_entry *mark_stack_ptr,
>                       struct GC_ms_entry *mark_stack_limit, GC_word env)

[...]

>    weak_key_gc_kind =
>      GC_new_kind (GC_new_free_list (),
> -		 GC_MAKE_PROC (GC_new_proc (mark_weak_key_table), 0),
> +		 GC_MAKE_PROC (GC_new_proc (mark_weak_key_entry), 0),
>  		 0, 0);

I think we should avoid custom mark procedures and use a bitmap here, as
recommended in the libgc headers (like ‘wcar_pair_descr’ in weaks.c in
2.0.)

Other than that, it looks good on a cursory look.  We’ll have to do some
more testing afterwards to gain more confidence, like what Ricardo has
been doing.

Thanks a lot for your help!

Ludo’.





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* bug#19180: Weak tables harmful to GC?
       [not found]                             ` <87zi88ut3k.fsf@gnu.org>
@ 2017-10-31  8:25                               ` Andy Wingo
       [not found]                               ` <877evbiuzy.fsf@igalia.com>
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 17+ messages in thread
From: Andy Wingo @ 2017-10-31  8:25 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Ludovic Courtès; +Cc: 19180, Ricardo Wurmus, guile-devel

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On Tue 31 Oct 2017 00:13, ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) writes:

> I built libguile with the patch (I haven’t yet taken the time to rebuild
> all of Guile).  It works, but unfortunately it still shows quick growth
> of the heap on this example (<https://bugs.gnu.org/28590>):

Fixed in attached patches (on top of the other one).  This was a race
between the periodic vacuum process, which should run after GC via a
finalizer, and the mutator.  If the mutator had the weak table lock, the
vacuum would never be run.  Of course in the test below, the mutator
usually has the table lock, so we ended up often skipping the vacuum,
which causes the table size to grow, which causes the active heap size
to grow, which causes the bytes-allocated-before-GC to increase, and
which ultimately is a vicious circle.

In my tests this patch fixes the issue, though the level at which the
heap stabilizes can vary slightly as there's a bit of nondeterministic
concurrency as the mutator and the vacuum process still race a bit.
Right now for me it stabilizes at about 6.2M of heap.

>>    weak_key_gc_kind =
>>      GC_new_kind (GC_new_free_list (),
>> -		 GC_MAKE_PROC (GC_new_proc (mark_weak_key_table), 0),
>> +		 GC_MAKE_PROC (GC_new_proc (mark_weak_key_entry), 0),
>>  		 0, 0);
>
> I think we should avoid custom mark procedures and use a bitmap here, as
> recommended in the libgc headers (like ‘wcar_pair_descr’ in weaks.c in
> 2.0.)

Good idea; fixed.

Andy


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From 098c4171ef53791d97b5c675218f302efc7bcf26 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andy Wingo <wingo@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2017 09:10:55 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Refactor weak table to use bitmaps for weak entries

---
 libguile/weak-table.c | 107 ++++++++++++--------------------------------------
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 82 deletions(-)

diff --git a/libguile/weak-table.c b/libguile/weak-table.c
index ff8a01fb0..fab98149f 100644
--- a/libguile/weak-table.c
+++ b/libguile/weak-table.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 
 #include "libguile/bdw-gc.h"
-#include <gc/gc_mark.h>
+#include <gc/gc_typed.h>
 
 #include "libguile/_scm.h"
 #include "libguile/hash.h"
@@ -152,70 +152,10 @@ typedef struct {
 
 \f
 
-/* The GC "kinds" for singly-weak tables.  */
-static int weak_key_gc_kind;
-static int weak_value_gc_kind;
-static int doubly_weak_gc_kind;
-
-static struct GC_ms_entry *
-mark_weak_key_entry (GC_word *addr, struct GC_ms_entry *mark_stack_ptr,
-                     struct GC_ms_entry *mark_stack_limit, GC_word env)
-{
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entry = (scm_t_weak_entry*) addr;
-
-  if (entry->next)
-    mark_stack_ptr = GC_MARK_AND_PUSH ((GC_word*) entry->next,
-                                       mark_stack_ptr, mark_stack_limit,
-                                       NULL);
-
-  if (entry->hash && entry->key)
-    {
-      SCM value = SCM_PACK (entry->value);
-      if (SCM_HEAP_OBJECT_P (value))
-        mark_stack_ptr = GC_MARK_AND_PUSH ((GC_word*) SCM2PTR (value),
-                                           mark_stack_ptr, mark_stack_limit,
-                                           NULL);
-    }
-
-  return mark_stack_ptr;
-}
-
-static struct GC_ms_entry *
-mark_weak_value_entry (GC_word *addr, struct GC_ms_entry *mark_stack_ptr,
-                       struct GC_ms_entry *mark_stack_limit, GC_word env)
-{
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entry = (scm_t_weak_entry*) addr;
-
-  if (entry->next)
-    mark_stack_ptr = GC_MARK_AND_PUSH ((GC_word*) entry->next,
-                                       mark_stack_ptr, mark_stack_limit,
-                                       NULL);
-
-  if (entry->hash && entry->value)
-    {
-      SCM key = SCM_PACK (entry->key);
-      if (SCM_HEAP_OBJECT_P (key))
-        mark_stack_ptr = GC_MARK_AND_PUSH ((GC_word*) SCM2PTR (key),
-                                           mark_stack_ptr, mark_stack_limit,
-                                           NULL);
-    }
-
-  return mark_stack_ptr;
-}
-
-static struct GC_ms_entry *
-mark_doubly_weak_entry (GC_word *addr, struct GC_ms_entry *mark_stack_ptr,
-                        struct GC_ms_entry *mark_stack_limit, GC_word env)
-{
-  scm_t_weak_entry *entry = (scm_t_weak_entry*) addr;
-
-  if (entry->next)
-    mark_stack_ptr = GC_MARK_AND_PUSH ((GC_word*) entry->next,
-                                       mark_stack_ptr, mark_stack_limit,
-                                       NULL);
-
-  return mark_stack_ptr;
-}
+/* GC descriptors for the various kinds of scm_t_weak_entry.  */
+static GC_descr weak_key_descr;
+static GC_descr weak_value_descr;
+static GC_descr doubly_weak_descr;
 
 static scm_t_weak_entry *
 allocate_entry (scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
@@ -225,20 +165,18 @@ allocate_entry (scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
   switch (kind)
     {
     case SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_KEY:
-      ret = GC_generic_malloc (sizeof (*ret), weak_key_gc_kind);
+      ret = GC_malloc_explicitly_typed (sizeof (*ret), weak_key_descr);
       break;
     case SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_VALUE:
-      ret = GC_generic_malloc (sizeof (*ret), weak_value_gc_kind);
+      ret = GC_malloc_explicitly_typed (sizeof (*ret), weak_value_descr);
       break;
     case SCM_WEAK_TABLE_KIND_BOTH:
-      ret = GC_generic_malloc (sizeof (*ret), doubly_weak_gc_kind);
+      ret = GC_malloc_explicitly_typed (sizeof (*ret), doubly_weak_descr);
       break;
     default:
       abort ();
     }
 
-  memset (ret, 0, sizeof (*ret));
-
   return ret;
 }
 
@@ -852,18 +790,23 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_doubly_weak_hash_table_p, "doubly-weak-hash-table?", 1, 0, 0,
 void
 scm_weak_table_prehistory (void)
 {
-  weak_key_gc_kind =
-    GC_new_kind (GC_new_free_list (),
-		 GC_MAKE_PROC (GC_new_proc (mark_weak_key_entry), 0),
-		 0, 0);
-  weak_value_gc_kind =
-    GC_new_kind (GC_new_free_list (),
-		 GC_MAKE_PROC (GC_new_proc (mark_weak_value_entry), 0),
-		 0, 0);
-  doubly_weak_gc_kind =
-    GC_new_kind (GC_new_free_list (),
-		 GC_MAKE_PROC (GC_new_proc (mark_doubly_weak_entry), 0),
-		 0, 0);
+  GC_word weak_key_bitmap[GC_BITMAP_SIZE (scm_t_weak_entry)] = { 0 };
+  GC_word weak_value_bitmap[GC_BITMAP_SIZE (scm_t_weak_entry)] = { 0 };
+  GC_word doubly_weak_bitmap[GC_BITMAP_SIZE (scm_t_weak_entry)] = { 0 };
+
+  GC_set_bit (weak_key_bitmap, GC_WORD_OFFSET (scm_t_weak_entry, next));
+  GC_set_bit (weak_value_bitmap, GC_WORD_OFFSET (scm_t_weak_entry, next));
+  GC_set_bit (doubly_weak_bitmap, GC_WORD_OFFSET (scm_t_weak_entry, next));
+
+  GC_set_bit (weak_key_bitmap, GC_WORD_OFFSET (scm_t_weak_entry, value));
+  GC_set_bit (weak_value_bitmap, GC_WORD_OFFSET (scm_t_weak_entry, key));
+
+  weak_key_descr = GC_make_descriptor (weak_key_bitmap,
+                                       GC_WORD_LEN (scm_t_weak_entry));
+  weak_value_descr = GC_make_descriptor (weak_value_bitmap,
+                                         GC_WORD_LEN (scm_t_weak_entry));
+  doubly_weak_descr = GC_make_descriptor (doubly_weak_bitmap,
+                                          GC_WORD_LEN (scm_t_weak_entry));
 }
 
 void
-- 
2.14.1


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From 3304f9dc2cf106426570acc8437b4e39fe5edf91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andy Wingo <wingo@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2017 08:43:09 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] More robust vacuuming of in-use weak tables

* libguile/weak-table.c (scm_t_weak_table); Add last_gc_no member.
* libguile/weak-table.c (vacuum_weak_table): Only vacuum if we haven't
  done so since the last GC.
  (scm_c_weak_table_ref, scm_c_weak_table_put_x, scm_c_weak_table_remove_x)
  (scm_c_weak_table_fold): Vacuum the weak table if needed.
  (scm_weak_table_clear_x): Update last_gc_no flag, as no more vacuuming
  will be needed.
---
 libguile/weak-table.c | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/libguile/weak-table.c b/libguile/weak-table.c
index fab98149f..461d4a47c 100644
--- a/libguile/weak-table.c
+++ b/libguile/weak-table.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include "libguile/hash.h"
 #include "libguile/eval.h"
 #include "libguile/ports.h"
-
 #include "libguile/validate.h"
 #include "libguile/weak-list.h"
 #include "libguile/weak-table.h"
@@ -141,6 +140,7 @@ typedef struct {
   unsigned long upper;		/* when to grow */
   int size_index;		/* index into hashtable_size */
   int min_size_index;		/* minimum size_index */
+  GC_word last_gc_no;
 } scm_t_weak_table;
 
 
@@ -275,8 +275,14 @@ resize_table (scm_t_weak_table *table)
 static void
 vacuum_weak_table (scm_t_weak_table *table)
 {
+  GC_word gc_no = GC_get_gc_no ();
   unsigned long k;
 
+  if (gc_no == table->last_gc_no)
+    return;
+
+  table->last_gc_no = gc_no;
+
   for (k = 0; k < table->n_buckets; k++)
     {
       scm_t_weak_entry **loc = table->buckets + k;
@@ -427,6 +433,7 @@ make_weak_table (unsigned long k, scm_t_weak_table_kind kind)
   table->upper = 9 * n / 10;
   table->size_index = i;
   table->min_size_index = i;
+  table->last_gc_no = GC_get_gc_no ();
   scm_i_pthread_mutex_init (&table->lock, NULL);
 
   return scm_cell (scm_tc7_weak_table, (scm_t_bits)table);
@@ -456,8 +463,10 @@ do_vacuum_weak_table (SCM table)
      custom predicate, or via finalizers run explicitly by (gc) or in an
      async (for non-threaded Guile).  We add a restriction that
      prohibits the first case, by convention.  But since we can't
-     prohibit the second case, here we trylock instead of lock.  Not so
-     nice.  */
+     prohibit the second case, here we trylock instead of lock.  In any
+     case, if the mutex is held by another thread, then the table is in
+     active use, so the next user of the table will handle the vacuum
+     for us.  */
   if (scm_i_pthread_mutex_trylock (&t->lock) == 0)
     {
       vacuum_weak_table (t);
@@ -513,6 +522,8 @@ scm_c_weak_table_ref (SCM table, unsigned long raw_hash,
 
   scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&t->lock);
 
+  vacuum_weak_table (t);
+
   ret = weak_table_ref (t, raw_hash, pred, closure, dflt);
 
   scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&t->lock);
@@ -535,6 +546,8 @@ scm_c_weak_table_put_x (SCM table, unsigned long raw_hash,
 
   scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&t->lock);
 
+  vacuum_weak_table (t);
+
   weak_table_put_x (t, raw_hash, pred, closure, key, value);
 
   scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&t->lock);
@@ -555,6 +568,8 @@ scm_c_weak_table_remove_x (SCM table, unsigned long raw_hash,
 
   scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&t->lock);
 
+  vacuum_weak_table (t);
+
   weak_table_remove_x (t, raw_hash, pred, closure);
 
   scm_i_pthread_mutex_unlock (&t->lock);
@@ -604,6 +619,8 @@ scm_weak_table_clear_x (SCM table)
 
   scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&t->lock);
 
+  t->last_gc_no = GC_get_gc_no ();
+
   for (k = 0; k < t->n_buckets; k++)
     {
       for (entry = t->buckets[k]; entry; entry = entry->next)
@@ -628,6 +645,8 @@ scm_c_weak_table_fold (scm_t_table_fold_fn proc, void *closure,
 
   scm_i_pthread_mutex_lock (&t->lock);
 
+  vacuum_weak_table (t);
+
   for (k = 0; k < t->n_buckets; k++)
     {
       scm_t_weak_entry *entry;
-- 
2.14.1


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* bug#19180: Weak tables harmful to GC?
       [not found]                               ` <877evbiuzy.fsf@igalia.com>
@ 2017-10-31 16:56                                 ` Ludovic Courtès
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 17+ messages in thread
From: Ludovic Courtès @ 2017-10-31 16:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Andy Wingo; +Cc: 19180, Ricardo Wurmus, guile-devel

Heya!

Andy Wingo <wingo@igalia.com> skribis:

> On Tue 31 Oct 2017 00:13, ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) writes:
>
>> I built libguile with the patch (I haven’t yet taken the time to rebuild
>> all of Guile).  It works, but unfortunately it still shows quick growth
>> of the heap on this example (<https://bugs.gnu.org/28590>):
>
> Fixed in attached patches (on top of the other one).  This was a race
> between the periodic vacuum process, which should run after GC via a
> finalizer, and the mutator.  If the mutator had the weak table lock, the
> vacuum would never be run.  Of course in the test below, the mutator
> usually has the table lock, so we ended up often skipping the vacuum,
> which causes the table size to grow, which causes the active heap size
> to grow, which causes the bytes-allocated-before-GC to increase, and
> which ultimately is a vicious circle.
>
> In my tests this patch fixes the issue, though the level at which the
> heap stabilizes can vary slightly as there's a bit of nondeterministic
> concurrency as the mutator and the vacuum process still race a bit.
> Right now for me it stabilizes at about 6.2M of heap.

Yes.  I can confirm that it fixes this issue.

One of my benchmarks is to ‘read’ the 26M file that contains the
CPS-as-sexps representation of gnu/packages/python.scm, with
source-location recording on (thus with a big source property table).

Compared to 2.2.2, execution time is almost divided by two; heap size is
usually 540M and 620M, whereas it varies between 560M and 920M with
2.2.2:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
ludo@ribbon ~/src/guix$ guile profile-cps-read.scm
clock utime stime cutime cstime gctime
 8.23 10.00  0.06   0.00   0.00   5.17

;;; (#<weak-table 1863537/3595271>)
with Guile 2.2.2:
heap-size from 2.53 MiB to 780.03 MiB
ludo@ribbon ~/src/guix$ guile profile-cps-read.scm
clock utime stime cutime cstime gctime
 8.29  9.94  0.04   0.00   0.00   4.97

;;; (#<weak-table 1820831/3595271>)
with Guile 2.2.2:
heap-size from 2.53 MiB to 660.36 MiB
ludo@ribbon ~/src/guix$ guile profile-cps-read.scm
clock utime stime cutime cstime gctime
 8.11  9.33  0.05   0.00   0.00   3.90

;;; (#<weak-table 1829710/3595271>)
with Guile 2.2.2:
heap-size from 2.53 MiB to 562.21 MiB
ludo@ribbon ~/src/guix$ guile profile-cps-read.scm
clock utime stime cutime cstime gctime
 8.23  9.90  0.08   0.00   0.00   5.22

;;; (#<weak-table 1828628/3595271>)
with Guile 2.2.2:
heap-size from 2.53 MiB to 918.09 MiB
ludo@ribbon ~/src/guix$ /data/src/guile-2.1/meta/guile profile-cps-read.scm
clock utime stime cutime cstime gctime
 4.68  6.71  0.02   0.00   0.00   3.88

;;; (#<weak-table 1799062/3595271>)
with Guile 2.2.2.17-8069-dirty:
heap-size from 1.89 MiB to 540.54 MiB
ludo@ribbon ~/src/guix$ /data/src/guile-2.1/meta/guile profile-cps-read.scm
clock utime stime cutime cstime gctime
 4.73  6.77  0.05   0.00   0.00   4.03

;;; (#<weak-table 1801035/3595271>)
with Guile 2.2.2.17-8069-dirty:
heap-size from 1.89 MiB to 620.22 MiB
ludo@ribbon ~/src/guix$ /data/src/guile-2.1/meta/guile profile-cps-read.scm
clock utime stime cutime cstime gctime
 4.69  6.80  0.06   0.00   0.00   3.94

;;; (#<weak-table 1796895/3595271>)
with Guile 2.2.2.17-8069-dirty:
heap-size from 1.89 MiB to 573.36 MiB
ludo@ribbon ~/src/guix$ /data/src/guile-2.1/meta/guile profile-cps-read.scm
clock utime stime cutime cstime gctime
 4.67  6.81  0.06   0.00   0.00   4.05

;;; (#<weak-table 1797102/3595271>)
with Guile 2.2.2.17-8069-dirty:
heap-size from 1.89 MiB to 547.39 MiB
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Another benchmark is the ‘emit-bytecode’ procedure for this CPS, without
optimizations turned off (like ‘%lightweight-optimizations’ in Guix.)

The heap size after the ‘emit-bytecode’ call is still at 1.3G (338M
before the call), about the same as with 2.2.2.  That’s not surprising
because I think memory consumption comes from the data structures used
at that compilation stage, as discussed before.

The wall-clock time is ~45s, whereas it’s ~54s with 2.2.2.

In other news, I’ve rebuilt 2.2.2 + these patches with Guix, and
everything went fine (Guile processes seem to peak at ~150M resident
when compiling).

So, all the lights are green on my side!

Thanks a whole lot for coming up with this solution!

Ludo’.





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