3 files changed, 87 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/testes/all.lua b/testes/all.lua
index cfe21603..37796254 100755
--- a/testes/all.lua
+++ b/testes/all.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!../lua
--- $Id: all.lua,v 1.100 2018/03/09 14:23:48 roberto Exp $
+-- $Id: all.lua $
 -- See Copyright Notice at the end of this file
 
 
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ olddofile('strings.lua')
 olddofile('literals.lua')
 dofile('tpack.lua')
 assert(dofile('attrib.lua') == 27)
-
+dofile('gengc.lua')
 assert(dofile('locals.lua') == 5)
 dofile('constructs.lua')
 dofile('code.lua', true)
diff --git a/testes/gc.lua b/testes/gc.lua
index 9647cd54..05072efd 100644
--- a/testes/gc.lua
+++ b/testes/gc.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
--- $Id: gc.lua,v 1.82 2018/03/12 14:19:36 roberto Exp $
+-- $Id: gc.lua $
 -- See Copyright Notice in file all.lua
 
-print('testing garbage collection')
+print('testing incremental garbage collection')
 
 local debug = require"debug"
 
diff --git a/testes/gengc.lua b/testes/gengc.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..36aed806
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testes/gengc.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+-- $Id: gengc.lua $
+-- See Copyright Notice in file all.lua
+
+print('testing generational garbage collection')
+
+local debug = require"debug"
+
+assert(collectgarbage("isrunning"))
+
+collectgarbage()
+
+local oldmode = collectgarbage("generational")
+
+
+-- ensure that table barrier evolves correctly
+do
+  local U = {}
+  -- full collection makes 'U' old
+  collectgarbage()
+  assert(not T or T.gcage(U) == "old")
+
+  -- U refers to a new table, so it becomes 'touched1'
+  U[1] = {x = {234}}
+  assert(not T or (T.gcage(U) == "touched1" and T.gcage(U[1]) == "new"))
+
+  -- both U and the table survive one more collection
+  collectgarbage("step", 0)
+  assert(not T or (T.gcage(U) == "touched2" and T.gcage(U[1]) == "survival"))
+
+  -- both U and the table survive yet another collection
+  -- now everything is old
+  collectgarbage("step", 0)
+  assert(not T or (T.gcage(U) == "old" and T.gcage(U[1]) == "old1"))
+
+  -- data was not corrupted
+  assert(U[1].x[1] == 234)
+end
+
+
+if T == nil then
+  (Message or print)('\n >>> testC not active: \z
+                             skipping some generational tests <<<\n')
+  print 'OK'
+  return
+end
+
+
+-- ensure that userdata barrier evolves correctly
+do
+  local U = T.newuserdata(0, 1)
+  -- full collection makes 'U' old
+  collectgarbage()
+  assert(T.gcage(U) == "old")
+
+  -- U refers to a new table, so it becomes 'touched1'
+  debug.setuservalue(U, {x = {234}})
+  assert(T.gcage(U) == "touched1" and
+         T.gcage(debug.getuservalue(U)) == "new")
+
+  -- both U and the table survive one more collection
+  collectgarbage("step", 0)
+  assert(T.gcage(U) == "touched2" and
+         T.gcage(debug.getuservalue(U)) == "survival")
+
+  -- both U and the table survive yet another collection
+  -- now everything is old
+  collectgarbage("step", 0)
+  assert(T.gcage(U) == "old" and
+         T.gcage(debug.getuservalue(U)) == "old1")
+
+  -- data was not corrupted
+  assert(debug.getuservalue(U).x[1] == 234)
+end
+
+
+
+-- just to make sure
+assert(collectgarbage'isrunning')
+
+collectgarbage(oldmode)
+
+print('OK')
+