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objc_class 的结构

旧代码

objc_class

// OBJC2 已经废弃
#import <objc/runtime.h>
struct objc_class {
    Class _Nonnull isa  OBJC_ISA_AVAILABILITY;

#if !__OBJC2__
    Class _Nullable super_class                              OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
    const char * _Nonnull name                               OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
    long version                                             OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
    long info                                                OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
    long instance_size                                       OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
    struct objc_ivar_list * _Nullable ivars                  OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
    struct objc_method_list * _Nullable * _Nullable methodLists                    OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
    struct objc_cache * _Nonnull cache                       OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
    struct objc_protocol_list * _Nullable protocols          OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
#endif

} OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
/* Use `Class` instead of `struct objc_class *` */

新代码

在 objc4源码 中, 可以找到最新代码如下:

objc_object

// Public Headers/objc.h
struct objc_object {
    Class _Nonnull isa  OBJC_ISA_AVAILABILITY;
};

objc_class

// Project Headers/objc-runtime-new.h
struct objc_class : objc_object {
    // Class ISA;
    Class superclass;
    cache_t cache;             // formerly cache pointer and vtable 方法缓存
    class_data_bits_t bits;    // class_rw_t * plus custom rr/alloc flags 用于获取具体的类信息
        
    class_rw_t *data() const {
        return bits.data();
    }
  
    // ... 后面还有其他func
}

通过 objc_class 的成员 bits 的 data() 方法, 即 bits & FAST_DATA_MASK 可以找到 struct class_rw_t

关系图示

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class_rw_t

class_rw_t 里面的 methods、properties、protocols 是二维数组，是可读可写的，包含了类的初始内容、分类的内容

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源码

struct class_rw_t {
    // Be warned that Symbolication knows the layout of this structure.
    uint32_t flags;
    uint16_t witness;
#if SUPPORT_INDEXED_ISA
    uint16_t index;
#endif

    explicit_atomic<uintptr_t> ro_or_rw_ext;

    Class firstSubclass;
    Class nextSiblingClass;

private:
    using ro_or_rw_ext_t = objc::PointerUnion<const class_ro_t *, class_rw_ext_t *>;

    const ro_or_rw_ext_t get_ro_or_rwe() const {
        return ro_or_rw_ext_t{ro_or_rw_ext};
    }

    void set_ro_or_rwe(const class_ro_t *ro) {
        ro_or_rw_ext_t{ro}.storeAt(ro_or_rw_ext, memory_order_relaxed);
    }

    void set_ro_or_rwe(class_rw_ext_t *rwe, const class_ro_t *ro) {
        // the release barrier is so that the class_rw_ext_t::ro initialization
        // is visible to lockless readers
        rwe->ro = ro;
        ro_or_rw_ext_t{rwe}.storeAt(ro_or_rw_ext, memory_order_release);
    }

    class_rw_ext_t *extAlloc(const class_ro_t *ro, bool deep = false);

public:
    void setFlags(uint32_t set)
    {
        __c11_atomic_fetch_or((_Atomic(uint32_t) *)&flags, set, __ATOMIC_RELAXED);
    }

    void clearFlags(uint32_t clear) 
    {
        __c11_atomic_fetch_and((_Atomic(uint32_t) *)&flags, ~clear, __ATOMIC_RELAXED);
    }

    // set and clear must not overlap
    void changeFlags(uint32_t set, uint32_t clear) 
    {
        ASSERT((set & clear) == 0);

        uint32_t oldf, newf;
        do {
            oldf = flags;
            newf = (oldf | set) & ~clear;
        } while (!OSAtomicCompareAndSwap32Barrier(oldf, newf, (volatile int32_t *)&flags));
    }

    class_rw_ext_t *ext() const {
        return get_ro_or_rwe().dyn_cast<class_rw_ext_t *>();
    }

    class_rw_ext_t *extAllocIfNeeded() {
        auto v = get_ro_or_rwe();
        if (fastpath(v.is<class_rw_ext_t *>())) {
            return v.get<class_rw_ext_t *>();
        } else {
            return extAlloc(v.get<const class_ro_t *>());
        }
    }

    class_rw_ext_t *deepCopy(const class_ro_t *ro) {
        return extAlloc(ro, true);
    }

    const class_ro_t *ro() const {
        auto v = get_ro_or_rwe();
        if (slowpath(v.is<class_rw_ext_t *>())) {
            return v.get<class_rw_ext_t *>()->ro;
        }
        return v.get<const class_ro_t *>();
    }

    void set_ro(const class_ro_t *ro) {
        auto v = get_ro_or_rwe();
        if (v.is<class_rw_ext_t *>()) {
            v.get<class_rw_ext_t *>()->ro = ro;
        } else {
            set_ro_or_rwe(ro);
        }
    }
    // 方法列表 (类对象就算实例方法列表, 元类对象就算类方法列表) <二维数组>
    const method_array_t methods() const {
        auto v = get_ro_or_rwe();
        if (v.is<class_rw_ext_t *>()) {
            return v.get<class_rw_ext_t *>()->methods;
        } else {
            return method_array_t{v.get<const class_ro_t *>()->baseMethods()};
        }
    }
    // 属性列表
    const property_array_t properties() const {
        auto v = get_ro_or_rwe();
        if (v.is<class_rw_ext_t *>()) {
            return v.get<class_rw_ext_t *>()->properties;
        } else {
            return property_array_t{v.get<const class_ro_t *>()->baseProperties};
        }
    }
    // 协议列表
    const protocol_array_t protocols() const {
        auto v = get_ro_or_rwe();
        if (v.is<class_rw_ext_t *>()) {
            return v.get<class_rw_ext_t *>()->protocols;
        } else {
            return protocol_array_t{v.get<const class_ro_t *>()->baseProtocols};
        }
    }
};

class_ro_t

class_ro_t 里面的 baseMethodList、baseProtocols、ivars、baseProperties 是一维数组，是只读的，包含了类的初始内容

运行时合并分类的时候, 会将 class_ro_t的部分内容与分类的内容合并到 class_rw_t

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源码

struct class_ro_t {
    uint32_t flags;
    uint32_t instanceStart;
    uint32_t instanceSize;
#ifdef __LP64__
    uint32_t reserved;
#endif

    const uint8_t * ivarLayout;
    
    const char * name;
    // 方法列表 <一维数组>
    method_list_t * baseMethodList;
    // 属性列表
    protocol_list_t * baseProtocols;
    // 实例变量列表
    const ivar_list_t * ivars;
    // 
    const uint8_t * weakIvarLayout;
    // 
    property_list_t *baseProperties;

    // This field exists only when RO_HAS_SWIFT_INITIALIZER is set.
    _objc_swiftMetadataInitializer __ptrauth_objc_method_list_imp _swiftMetadataInitializer_NEVER_USE[0];

    _objc_swiftMetadataInitializer swiftMetadataInitializer() const {
        if (flags & RO_HAS_SWIFT_INITIALIZER) {
            return _swiftMetadataInitializer_NEVER_USE[0];
        } else {
            return nil;
        }
    }

    method_list_t *baseMethods() const {
        return baseMethodList;
    }

    class_ro_t *duplicate() const {
        if (flags & RO_HAS_SWIFT_INITIALIZER) {
            size_t size = sizeof(*this) + sizeof(_swiftMetadataInitializer_NEVER_USE[0]);
            class_ro_t *ro = (class_ro_t *)memdup(this, size);
            ro->_swiftMetadataInitializer_NEVER_USE[0] = this->_swiftMetadataInitializer_NEVER_USE[0];
            return ro;
        } else {
            size_t size = sizeof(*this);
            class_ro_t *ro = (class_ro_t *)memdup(this, size);
            return ro;
        }
    }
};

method_array_t

// method_list_t 里面装的 method_t
class method_array_t : 
    public list_array_tt<method_t, method_list_t> 
{
    typedef list_array_tt<method_t, method_list_t> Super;

 public:
    method_array_t() : Super() { }
    method_array_t(method_list_t *l) : Super(l) { }

    method_list_t * const *beginCategoryMethodLists() const {
        return beginLists();
    }
    
    method_list_t * const *endCategoryMethodLists(Class cls) const;

    method_array_t duplicate() {
        return Super::duplicate<method_array_t>();
    }
};

property_array_t

class property_array_t : 
    public list_array_tt<property_t, property_list_t> 
{
    typedef list_array_tt<property_t, property_list_t> Super;

 public:
    property_array_t() : Super() { }
    property_array_t(property_list_t *l) : Super(l) { }

    property_array_t duplicate() {
        return Super::duplicate<property_array_t>();
    }
};

protocol_array_t

class protocol_array_t : 
    public list_array_tt<protocol_ref_t, protocol_list_t> 
{
    typedef list_array_tt<protocol_ref_t, protocol_list_t> Super;

 public:
    protocol_array_t() : Super() { }
    protocol_array_t(protocol_list_t *l) : Super(l) { }

    protocol_array_t duplicate() {
        return Super::duplicate<protocol_array_t>();
    }
};

realizeClassWithoutSwift()

一开始类的所有信息都在 ro_t 中

一开始是不存在 rw_t 的, 这里创建rw_t,

static Class realizeClassWithoutSwift(Class cls, Class previously)
{
    runtimeLock.assertLocked();

    class_rw_t *rw;
    Class supercls;
    Class metacls;

    if (!cls) return nil;
    if (cls->isRealized()) return cls;
    ASSERT(cls == remapClass(cls));

    // fixme verify class is not in an un-dlopened part of the shared cache?

    auto ro = (const class_ro_t *)cls->data();
    auto isMeta = ro->flags & RO_META;
    if (ro->flags & RO_FUTURE) {
        // This was a future class. rw data is already allocated.
        rw = cls->data();
        ro = cls->data()->ro();
        ASSERT(!isMeta);
        cls->changeInfo(RW_REALIZED|RW_REALIZING, RW_FUTURE);
    } else {
        // 初始化 rw_t ★
        // Normal class. Allocate writeable class data.
        rw = objc::zalloc<class_rw_t>();
        // 将 ro 赋值给 rw.ro ★
        rw->set_ro(ro);
        rw->flags = RW_REALIZED|RW_REALIZING|isMeta;
        cls->setData(rw);
    }

#if FAST_CACHE_META
    if (isMeta) cls->cache.setBit(FAST_CACHE_META);
#endif

    // Choose an index for this class.
    // Sets cls->instancesRequireRawIsa if indexes no more indexes are available
    cls->chooseClassArrayIndex();

    if (PrintConnecting) {
        _objc_inform("CLASS: realizing class '%s'%s %p %p #%u %s%s",
                     cls->nameForLogging(), isMeta ? " (meta)" : "", 
                     (void*)cls, ro, cls->classArrayIndex(),
                     cls->isSwiftStable() ? "(swift)" : "",
                     cls->isSwiftLegacy() ? "(pre-stable swift)" : "");
    }

    // Realize superclass and metaclass, if they aren't already.
    // This needs to be done after RW_REALIZED is set above, for root classes.
    // This needs to be done after class index is chosen, for root metaclasses.
    // This assumes that none of those classes have Swift contents,
    //   or that Swift's initializers have already been called.
    //   fixme that assumption will be wrong if we add support
    //   for ObjC subclasses of Swift classes.
    supercls = realizeClassWithoutSwift(remapClass(cls->superclass), nil);
    metacls = realizeClassWithoutSwift(remapClass(cls->ISA()), nil);

#if SUPPORT_NONPOINTER_ISA
    if (isMeta) {
        // Metaclasses do not need any features from non pointer ISA
        // This allows for a faspath for classes in objc_retain/objc_release.
        cls->setInstancesRequireRawIsa();
    } else {
        // Disable non-pointer isa for some classes and/or platforms.
        // Set instancesRequireRawIsa.
        bool instancesRequireRawIsa = cls->instancesRequireRawIsa();
        bool rawIsaIsInherited = false;
        static bool hackedDispatch = false;

        if (DisableNonpointerIsa) {
            // Non-pointer isa disabled by environment or app SDK version
            instancesRequireRawIsa = true;
        }
        else if (!hackedDispatch  &&  0 == strcmp(ro->name, "OS_object"))
        {
            // hack for libdispatch et al - isa also acts as vtable pointer
            hackedDispatch = true;
            instancesRequireRawIsa = true;
        }
        else if (supercls  &&  supercls->superclass  &&
                 supercls->instancesRequireRawIsa())
        {
            // This is also propagated by addSubclass()
            // but nonpointer isa setup needs it earlier.
            // Special case: instancesRequireRawIsa does not propagate
            // from root class to root metaclass
            instancesRequireRawIsa = true;
            rawIsaIsInherited = true;
        }

        if (instancesRequireRawIsa) {
            cls->setInstancesRequireRawIsaRecursively(rawIsaIsInherited);
        }
    }
// SUPPORT_NONPOINTER_ISA
#endif

    // Update superclass and metaclass in case of remapping
    cls->superclass = supercls;
    cls->initClassIsa(metacls);

    // Reconcile instance variable offsets / layout.
    // This may reallocate class_ro_t, updating our ro variable.
    if (supercls  &&  !isMeta) reconcileInstanceVariables(cls, supercls, ro);

    // Set fastInstanceSize if it wasn't set already.
    cls->setInstanceSize(ro->instanceSize);

    // Copy some flags from ro to rw
    if (ro->flags & RO_HAS_CXX_STRUCTORS) {
        cls->setHasCxxDtor();
        if (! (ro->flags & RO_HAS_CXX_DTOR_ONLY)) {
            cls->setHasCxxCtor();
        }
    }
    
    // Propagate the associated objects forbidden flag from ro or from
    // the superclass.
    if ((ro->flags & RO_FORBIDS_ASSOCIATED_OBJECTS) ||
        (supercls && supercls->forbidsAssociatedObjects()))
    {
        rw->flags |= RW_FORBIDS_ASSOCIATED_OBJECTS;
    }

    // Connect this class to its superclass's subclass lists
    if (supercls) {
        addSubclass(supercls, cls);
    } else {
        addRootClass(cls);
    }

    // Attach categories
    methodizeClass(cls, previously);

    return cls;
}