#include "schpriv.h"
#include "schrktio.h"
static Scheme_Object* scheme_place_enabled(int argc, Scheme_Object *args[]);
static Scheme_Object* scheme_place_shared(int argc, Scheme_Object *args[]);

THREAD_LOCAL_DECL(int scheme_current_place_id);

SHARED_OK static intptr_t embedded_load_len;
SHARED_OK static const char *embedded_load;

#ifdef MZ_USE_PLACES

#include "schmach.h"

READ_ONLY static Scheme_Object *scheme_def_place_exit_proc;
SHARED_OK static int scheme_places_enabled = 1;

ROSYM static Scheme_Object *quote_symbol;

static int id_counter;
static mzrt_mutex *id_counter_mutex;

SHARED_OK mz_proc_thread *scheme_master_proc_thread;
THREAD_LOCAL_DECL(static struct Scheme_Place_Object *place_object);
THREAD_LOCAL_DECL(static Scheme_Place *all_child_places);
THREAD_LOCAL_DECL(static uintptr_t force_gc_for_place_accounting);
THREAD_LOCAL_DECL(static Scheme_Struct_Type *place_event_prefab);
static Scheme_Object *scheme_place(int argc, Scheme_Object *args[]);
static Scheme_Object *place_pumper_threads(int argc, Scheme_Object *args[]);
static Scheme_Object *place_wait(int argc, Scheme_Object *args[]);
static Scheme_Object *place_kill(int argc, Scheme_Object *args[]);
static Scheme_Object *place_break(int argc, Scheme_Object *args[]);
static Scheme_Object *place_p(int argc, Scheme_Object *args[]);
static Scheme_Object *place_send(int argc, Scheme_Object *args[]);
static Scheme_Object *place_receive(int argc, Scheme_Object *args[]);
static Scheme_Object *place_channel_p(int argc, Scheme_Object *args[]);
static Scheme_Object *def_place_exit_handler_proc(int argc, Scheme_Object *args[]);
static Scheme_Object *place_channel(int argc, Scheme_Object *args[]);
static Scheme_Object* place_allowed_p(int argc, Scheme_Object *args[]);
static void cust_kill_place(Scheme_Object *pl, void *notused);
static void resume_one_place_with_lock(Scheme_Place_Object *place_obj);

static Scheme_Place_Async_Channel *place_async_channel_create();
static Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *place_bi_channel_malloc();
static Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *place_bi_channel_create();
static Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *place_bi_peer_channel_create(Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *orig);
static int place_channel_ready(Scheme_Object *so, Scheme_Schedule_Info *sinfo);
static void place_async_send(Scheme_Place_Async_Channel *ch, Scheme_Object *o);
static Scheme_Object *place_async_receive(Scheme_Place_Async_Channel *ch);
static Scheme_Object *places_deep_copy_to_master(Scheme_Object *so);
static Scheme_Object *make_place_dead(int argc, Scheme_Object *argv[]);
static int place_dead_ready(Scheme_Object *o, Scheme_Schedule_Info *sinfo);
static void* GC_master_malloc_tagged(size_t size);
static void destroy_place_object_locks(Scheme_Place_Object *place_obj);

static void bi_channel_refcount(Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *ch, int delta);
static void bi_channel_set_finalizer(Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *ch);

#if defined(MZ_USE_PLACES) && defined(MZ_PRECISE_GC)
static Scheme_Object *places_deep_copy_worker(Scheme_Object *so, Scheme_Hash_Table **ht, 
                                              int mode, int gcable, int can_raise_exn,
                                              Scheme_Object **master_chain,
                                              Scheme_Object **invalid_object,
                                              char **delayed_err, intptr_t *delayed_errno, intptr_t *delayed_errkind);
# define mzPDC_CHECK 0
# define mzPDC_COPY 1
# define mzPDC_UNCOPY 2
# define mzPDC_DIRECT_UNCOPY 3
# define mzPDC_DESER 4
# define mzPDC_CLEAN 5

static Scheme_Object *strip_chaperones(Scheme_Object *so);
#endif

static Scheme_Object *places_prepare_direct(Scheme_Object *so);
static void log_place_event(const char *what, const char *tag, int has_amount, intptr_t amount);

# ifdef MZ_PRECISE_GC
static void register_traversers(void);
# endif

static void *place_start_proc(void *arg);
MZ_DO_NOT_INLINE(static void *place_start_proc_after_stack(void *data_arg, void *stack_base));

# define PLACE_PRIM_W_ARITY(name, func, a1, a2, env) ADD_PRIM_W_ARITY(name, func, a1, a2, env)

#else

SHARED_OK static int scheme_places_enabled = 0;

# define PLACE_PRIM_W_ARITY(name, func, a1, a2, env) ADD_PRIM_W_ARITY(name, not_implemented, a1, a2, env)

static Scheme_Object *not_implemented(int argc, Scheme_Object **argv)
{
  scheme_raise_exn(MZEXN_FAIL_UNSUPPORTED, "not supported");
  return NULL;
}

# ifdef MZ_PRECISE_GC
static void register_traversers(void) { }
# endif

#endif

/*========================================================================*/
/*                             initialization                             */
/*========================================================================*/

void scheme_init_place(Scheme_Startup_Env *env)
{
#ifdef MZ_PRECISE_GC
  register_traversers();
#endif

  scheme_switch_prim_instance(env, "#%place");

  ADD_PRIM_W_ARITY("place-enabled?",       scheme_place_enabled,   0, 0, env);
  ADD_PRIM_W_ARITY("place-shared?",        scheme_place_shared,    1, 1, env);
  PLACE_PRIM_W_ARITY("dynamic-place",         scheme_place,           5, 5, env);
  PLACE_PRIM_W_ARITY("place-pumper-threads",  place_pumper_threads,   1, 2, env);
  PLACE_PRIM_W_ARITY("place-wait",            place_wait,      1, 1, env);
  PLACE_PRIM_W_ARITY("place-kill",            place_kill,      1, 1, env);
  PLACE_PRIM_W_ARITY("place-break",           place_break,     1, 2, env);
  PLACE_PRIM_W_ARITY("place?",                place_p,         1, 1, env);
  PLACE_PRIM_W_ARITY("place-channel",         place_channel,   0, 0, env);
  PLACE_PRIM_W_ARITY("place-channel-put",     place_send,      2, 2, env);
  PLACE_PRIM_W_ARITY("place-channel-get",     place_receive,   1, 1, env);
  PLACE_PRIM_W_ARITY("place-channel?",        place_channel_p, 1, 1, env);
  PLACE_PRIM_W_ARITY("place-message-allowed?", place_allowed_p, 1, 1, env);
  PLACE_PRIM_W_ARITY("place-dead-evt",        make_place_dead, 1, 1, env);

  scheme_restore_prim_instance(env);
}

void scheme_init_place_per_place()
{
#ifdef MZ_USE_PLACES
  REGISTER_SO(all_child_places);
  
  REGISTER_SO(place_event_prefab);
  place_event_prefab = scheme_lookup_prefab_type(scheme_intern_symbol("place-event"), 4);
#endif
}

static Scheme_Object* scheme_place_enabled(int argc, Scheme_Object *args[]) {
  return (scheme_places_enabled == 0) ? scheme_false : scheme_true;
}

static Scheme_Object* scheme_place_shared(int argc, Scheme_Object *args[]) {
  return SHARED_ALLOCATEDP(args[0]) ? scheme_true : scheme_false;
}

void scheme_init_places_once() {
#ifdef MZ_USE_PLACES
  scheme_add_evt(scheme_place_type,            (Scheme_Ready_Fun)place_channel_ready, NULL, NULL, 1); 
  scheme_add_evt(scheme_place_bi_channel_type, (Scheme_Ready_Fun)place_channel_ready, NULL, NULL, 1);
  scheme_add_evt(scheme_place_dead_type,       (Scheme_Ready_Fun)place_dead_ready, NULL, NULL, 1);
  mzrt_mutex_create(&id_counter_mutex);
  REGISTER_SO(scheme_def_place_exit_proc);
  scheme_def_place_exit_proc = scheme_make_prim_w_arity(def_place_exit_handler_proc, "default-place-exit-handler", 1, 1);

 REGISTER_SO(quote_symbol);
 quote_symbol = scheme_intern_symbol("quote");
#endif
}

int scheme_get_place_id(void)
{
#ifdef MZ_USE_PLACES
  return scheme_current_place_id;
#else
  return 0;
#endif
}

void scheme_register_embedded_load(intptr_t len, const char *s)
{
  embedded_load_len = len;
  embedded_load = s;
}

#ifdef MZ_USE_PLACES

/************************************************************************/
/************************************************************************/
/************************************************************************/

typedef struct Place_Start_Data {
  /* Allocated as array of objects, so all
     field must be pointers */
  Scheme_Object *module;
  Scheme_Object *function;
  Scheme_Object *channel;
  Scheme_Object *current_library_collection_paths;
  Scheme_Object *current_library_collection_links;
  Scheme_Object *compiled_roots;
  Scheme_Object *current_directory;
  mzrt_sema *ready;  /* malloc'ed item */
  struct Scheme_Place_Object *place_obj;   /* malloc'ed item */
  struct NewGC *parent_gc;
  Scheme_Object *cust_limit;
  rktio_fd_t *in;
  rktio_fd_t *out;
  rktio_fd_t *err;
  Scheme_Object *new_id;
} Place_Start_Data;

static void null_out_runtime_globals() {
  scheme_current_thread           = NULL;
  scheme_first_thread             = NULL;
  scheme_main_thread              = NULL;
                                                                   
  scheme_current_runstack_start   = NULL;
  scheme_current_runstack         = NULL;
  scheme_current_cont_mark_stack  = 0;
  scheme_current_cont_mark_pos    = 0;
}

Scheme_Object *scheme_make_place_object() {
  Scheme_Place_Object   *place_obj;
  place_obj = GC_master_malloc_tagged(sizeof(Scheme_Place_Object));
  place_obj->so.type = scheme_place_object_type;
  mzrt_mutex_create(&place_obj->lock);
  place_obj->die = 0;
  place_obj->dead = 0;
  place_obj->refcount = 1;
  place_obj->pbreak = 0;
  place_obj->result = 1;
  return (Scheme_Object *)place_obj;
}

static void close_six_fds(rktio_fd_t **rw) {
  int i;
  for (i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
    if (rw[i])
      rktio_close_noerr(scheme_rktio, rw[i]);
  }
}

Scheme_Object *place_pumper_threads(int argc, Scheme_Object *args[]) {
  Scheme_Place          *place;
  Scheme_Object         *tmp;

  place = (Scheme_Place *) args[0];
  if (!SAME_TYPE(SCHEME_TYPE(args[0]), scheme_place_type))
    scheme_wrong_contract("place-pumper-threads", "place?", 0, argc, args);

  if (argc == 2) {
    tmp = args[1];
    if (!SCHEME_VECTORP(tmp) || SCHEME_VEC_SIZE(tmp) != 3)
      scheme_wrong_type("place-pumper-threads", "vector of size 3", 1, argc, args);
    place->pumper_threads = tmp;
  }
  return place->pumper_threads;
}

Scheme_Object *scheme_place(int argc, Scheme_Object *args[]) {
  Scheme_Place          *place;
  Place_Start_Data      *place_data;
  mz_proc_thread        *proc_thread;
  Scheme_Object         *collection_paths;
  Scheme_Object         *collection_links;
  Scheme_Object         *directory;
  Scheme_Place_Object   *place_obj;
  mzrt_sema             *ready;
  struct NewGC          *parent_gc;
  Scheme_Custodian      *cust;
  intptr_t              mem_limit;
  Scheme_Object         *in_arg;
  Scheme_Object         *out_arg;
  Scheme_Object         *err_arg;
  rktio_fd_t            *rw[6], **rwp;

  rw[0] = NULL;
  rw[1] = NULL;
  rw[2] = NULL;
  rw[3] = NULL;
  rw[4] = NULL;
  rw[5] = NULL;
  
  /* To avoid runaway place creation, check for termination before continuing. */
  scheme_thread_block(0.0);

  parent_gc = GC_get_current_instance();

  /* create place object */
  place = MALLOC_ONE_TAGGED(Scheme_Place);
  place->so.type = scheme_place_type;
  place_obj = (Scheme_Place_Object *) scheme_make_place_object();
  place->place_obj = place_obj;
  {
    GC_CAN_IGNORE void *handle;
    handle = scheme_get_signal_handle();
    place_obj->parent_signal_handle = handle;
  }

  /* The use_factor partly determines how often a child place notifies
     a parent place that it is using more memory. If the child
     notified the parent evey time its memory use increased, that
     would probably be too often. But notifying every time the memory
     use doubles isn't good enough, because a long chain of places
     wouldn't alert parents often enough to limit total memory
     use. Decreasing the factor for each generation means that the
     alerts become more frequent as nesting gets deeper. */
  place_obj->use_factor = (place_object ? (place_object->use_factor / 2) : 1.0);

  mzrt_sema_create(&ready, 0);

  /* pass critical info to new place */
  place_data = MALLOC_ONE(Place_Start_Data);
  place_data->ready    = ready;
  place_data->place_obj = place_obj;
  place_data->parent_gc = parent_gc;
  
  {
    in_arg = args[2];
    out_arg = args[3];
    err_arg = args[4];

    if (!scheme_is_module_path(args[0]) && !SCHEME_PATHP(args[0])) {
      scheme_wrong_contract("dynamic-place", "(or/c module-path? path?)", 0, argc, args);
    }
    if (!SCHEME_SYMBOLP(args[1])) {
      scheme_wrong_contract("dynamic-place", "symbol?", 1, argc, args);
    }
    if (SCHEME_TRUEP(in_arg) && !SCHEME_TRUEP(scheme_file_stream_port_p(1, &in_arg))) {
      scheme_wrong_contract("dynamic-place", "(or/c (and/c file-stream-port? input-port?) #f)", 2, argc, args);
    }
    if (SCHEME_TRUEP(out_arg) && !SCHEME_TRUEP(scheme_file_stream_port_p(1, &out_arg))) {
      scheme_wrong_contract("dynamic-place", "(or/c (and/c file-stream-port? output-port?) #f)", 3, argc, args);
    }
    if (SCHEME_TRUEP(err_arg) && !SCHEME_TRUEP(scheme_file_stream_port_p(1, &err_arg))) {
      scheme_wrong_contract("dynamic-place", "(or/c (and/c file-stream-port? output-port?) #f)", 4, argc, args);
    }

    if (SCHEME_PAIRP(args[0]) 
        && SAME_OBJ(SCHEME_CAR(args[0]), quote_symbol)
        && !scheme_is_predefined_module_path(args[0])) {
      scheme_contract_error("dynamic-place", "not a filesystem or predefined module-path", 
                            "module path", 1, args[0],
                            NULL);
    }

    place_data->module   = args[0];
    place_data->function = args[1];
    place_data->ready    = ready;
    
    /* create channel */
    {
      Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *channel;
      channel = place_bi_channel_create();
      place->channel = (Scheme_Object *) channel;
      channel = place_bi_peer_channel_create(channel);
      place_data->channel = (Scheme_Object *) channel;
    }
  }

  collection_paths = scheme_current_library_collection_paths(0, NULL);
  place_data->current_library_collection_paths = collection_paths;

  collection_links = scheme_current_library_collection_links(0, NULL);
  place_data->current_library_collection_links = collection_links;

  collection_paths = scheme_compiled_file_roots(0, NULL);
  place_data->compiled_roots = collection_paths;

  directory = scheme_current_directory(0, NULL);
  place_data->current_directory = directory;

  cust = scheme_get_current_custodian();
  mem_limit = GC_get_account_memory_limit(cust);
  place_data->cust_limit = scheme_make_integer(mem_limit);
  place_obj->memory_limit = mem_limit;
  place_obj->parent_need_gc = &force_gc_for_place_accounting;

  { 
    rktio_fd_t *tmpfd;

    if (SCHEME_TRUEP(in_arg)) {
      if (scheme_port_closed_p(in_arg)) {
        close_six_fds(rw);
        scheme_contract_error("dynamic-place", "port is closed", 
                              "port", 1, in_arg,
                              NULL);
      }
      scheme_get_port_rktio_file_descriptor(in_arg, &tmpfd);
      tmpfd = rktio_dup(scheme_rktio, tmpfd);
      if (!tmpfd) {
        close_six_fds(rw);
        scheme_rktio_error("dynamic-place", "stdin dup");
      }
      rw[0] = tmpfd;
    } else {
      rwp = rktio_make_pipe(scheme_rktio, 0);
      if (!rwp) {
        close_six_fds(rw);
        scheme_rktio_error("dynamic-place", "stdin pipe");
      } else {
        rw[0] = rwp[0];
        rw[1] = rwp[1];
        free(rwp);
      }
    }

    if (SCHEME_TRUEP(out_arg)) {
      if (scheme_port_closed_p(out_arg)) {
        close_six_fds(rw);
        scheme_contract_error("dynamic-place", "port is closed", 
                              "port", 1, out_arg,
                              NULL);
      }
      scheme_get_port_rktio_file_descriptor(out_arg, &tmpfd);
      tmpfd = rktio_dup(scheme_rktio, tmpfd);
      if (!tmpfd) {
        close_six_fds(rw);
        scheme_rktio_error("dynamic-place", "stdout dup");
      }
      rw[3] = tmpfd;
    } else {
      rwp = rktio_make_pipe(scheme_rktio, 0);
      if (!rwp) {
        close_six_fds(rw);
        scheme_rktio_error("dynamic-place", "stdout pipe");
      } else {
        rw[2] = rwp[0];
        rw[3] = rwp[1];
        free(rwp);
      }
    }

    if (SCHEME_TRUEP(err_arg)) {
      if (scheme_port_closed_p(err_arg)) {
        close_six_fds(rw);
        scheme_contract_error("dynamic-place", "port is closed", 
                              "port", 1, err_arg,
                              NULL);
      }
      scheme_get_port_rktio_file_descriptor(err_arg, &tmpfd);
      tmpfd = rktio_dup(scheme_rktio, tmpfd);
      if (!tmpfd) {
        close_six_fds(rw);
        scheme_rktio_error("dynamic-place", "stderr dup");
      }
      rw[5] = tmpfd;
    } else {
      rwp = rktio_make_pipe(scheme_rktio, 0);
      if (!rwp) {
        close_six_fds(rw);
        scheme_rktio_error("dynamic-place", "stderr pipe");
      } else {
        rw[4] = rwp[0];
        rw[5] = rwp[1];
        free(rwp);
      }
    }

    {
      place_data->in = rw[0];
      place_data->out = rw[3];
      place_data->err = rw[5];
    }
  }
  
  {
    Scheme_Object *tmp;
    tmp = places_prepare_direct(place_data->current_library_collection_paths);
    place_data->current_library_collection_paths = tmp;
    tmp = places_prepare_direct(place_data->current_library_collection_links);
    place_data->current_library_collection_links = tmp;
    tmp = places_prepare_direct(place_data->compiled_roots);
    place_data->compiled_roots = tmp;
    tmp = places_prepare_direct(place_data->current_directory);
    place_data->current_directory = tmp;
    tmp = places_prepare_direct(place_data->channel);
    place_data->channel = tmp;
    tmp = places_prepare_direct(place_data->module);
    place_data->module = tmp;
    tmp = places_prepare_direct(place_data->function);
    place_data->function = tmp;
  }
  
  /* create new place */
  proc_thread = mz_proc_thread_create(place_start_proc, place_data);

  if (!proc_thread) {
    mzrt_sema_destroy(ready);
    ready = NULL;
    scheme_signal_error("place: place creation failed");
  }

  mz_proc_thread_detach(proc_thread);
  proc_thread = NULL;

  /* wait until the place has started and grabbed the value
     from `place_data'; it's important that a GC doesn't happen
     here until the other place is far enough. */
  mzrt_sema_wait(ready);
  mzrt_sema_destroy(ready);
  ready = NULL;

  if (!place_data->place_obj)
    scheme_signal_error("place: place creation failed");

  log_place_event("id %d: create %" PRIdPTR, "create", 1, place_data->place_obj->id);

  place_data->ready = NULL;
  place_data->place_obj = NULL;

  place->next = all_child_places;
  if (place->next)
    place->next->prev = place;
  all_child_places = place;
  
  {
    Scheme_Custodian_Reference *mref;
    mref = scheme_add_managed(NULL,
                              (Scheme_Object *)place,
                              cust_kill_place,
                              NULL,
                              1);
    place->mref = mref;
  }

#ifdef MZ_PRECISE_GC
  GC_register_new_thread(place, cust);
#endif

  {
    Scheme_Object *a[4];
    Scheme_Object *tmpport;
    a[0] = (Scheme_Object *) place;
    if (rw[1]) {
      tmpport = scheme_make_rktio_fd_output_port(rw[1], scheme_intern_symbol("place-in"), 0);
      a[1] = tmpport;
    }
    else
      a[1] = scheme_false;

    if (rw[2]) {
      tmpport = scheme_make_rktio_fd_input_port(rw[2],  scheme_intern_symbol("place-out"));
      a[2] = tmpport;
    }
    else
      a[2] = scheme_false;

    if (rw[4]) {
      tmpport = scheme_make_rktio_fd_input_port(rw[4],  scheme_intern_symbol("place-err"));
      a[3] = tmpport;
    }
    else
      a[3] = scheme_false;
    return scheme_values(4, a);
  }
}

static void do_place_kill(Scheme_Place *place) 
{
  Scheme_Place_Object *place_obj;
  intptr_t refcount;
  int old_id;

  place_obj = place->place_obj;

  if (!place_obj) return;

  {
    mzrt_mutex_lock(place_obj->lock);

    if (!place_obj->dead) {
      if (!place_obj->die)
        place_obj->die = 1;
      if (place_obj->signal_handle)
        scheme_signal_received_at(place_obj->signal_handle);
      resume_one_place_with_lock(place_obj);

      do {
        /* We need to block until the place is really finished; that
           should happen quickly, so block atomically (with a little
           cooperation for GCing and foreign callbacks, just in case). */
        mzrt_mutex_unlock(place_obj->lock);
        GC_check_master_gc_request();
        scheme_check_foreign_work();
        scheme_start_atomic();
        scheme_thread_block(0.0);
        scheme_end_atomic_no_swap();
        mzrt_mutex_lock(place_obj->lock);
      } while (!place_obj->dead);
    }

    place_obj->refcount--;
    refcount = place_obj->refcount;

    if (place_obj->signal_handle)
      scheme_signal_received_at(place_obj->signal_handle);

    place->result = place_obj->result;

    place_obj->parent_signal_handle = NULL;

    if (refcount)
      resume_one_place_with_lock(place_obj);

    mzrt_mutex_unlock(place_obj->lock);
  }

  scheme_remove_managed(place->mref, (Scheme_Object *)place);

  if (place->next)
    place->next->prev = place->prev;
  if (place->prev)
    place->prev->next = place->next;
  else
    all_child_places = place->next;

  old_id = place_obj->id;

  if (!refcount) {
    destroy_place_object_locks(place_obj);
  }
  place->place_obj = NULL;

  log_place_event("id %d: reap %" PRIdPTR, "reap", 1, old_id);
}

static int do_place_break(Scheme_Place *place, int kind) 
{
  Scheme_Place_Object *place_obj;
  place_obj = place->place_obj;

  if (place_obj) {
    mzrt_mutex_lock(place_obj->lock);

    place_obj->pbreak = kind;

    if (place_obj->signal_handle)
      scheme_signal_received_at(place_obj->signal_handle);

    mzrt_mutex_unlock(place_obj->lock);
  }

  return 0;
}

static void cust_kill_place(Scheme_Object *pl, void *notused) 
{
  do_place_kill((Scheme_Place *)pl);
}

static Scheme_Object *place_kill(int argc, Scheme_Object *args[]) {
  Scheme_Place          *place;
  place = (Scheme_Place *) args[0];

  if (!SAME_TYPE(SCHEME_TYPE(args[0]), scheme_place_type))
    scheme_wrong_contract("place-kill", "place?", 0, argc, args);

  do_place_kill(place);
  return scheme_void;
}

static Scheme_Object *place_break(int argc, Scheme_Object *args[]) 
{
  Scheme_Place *place = (Scheme_Place *) args[0];
  int kind = MZEXN_BREAK;

  if (!SAME_TYPE(SCHEME_TYPE(args[0]), scheme_place_type))
    scheme_wrong_contract("place-break", "place?", 0, argc, args);

  if ((argc > 1) && SCHEME_TRUEP(args[1])) {
    if (SCHEME_SYMBOLP(args[1]) 
        && !SCHEME_SYM_WEIRDP(args[1]) 
        && !strcmp(SCHEME_SYM_VAL(args[1]), "hang-up"))
      kind = MZEXN_BREAK_HANG_UP;
    else if (SCHEME_SYMBOLP(args[1]) 
             && !SCHEME_SYM_WEIRDP(args[1]) 
             && !strcmp(SCHEME_SYM_VAL(args[1]), "terminate"))
      kind = MZEXN_BREAK_TERMINATE;
    else
      scheme_wrong_contract("place-break", "(or/c #f 'hang-up 'terminate)", 1, argc, args);
  }

  do_place_break(place, kind);

  return scheme_void;
}

static int place_deadp(Scheme_Object *place) {
  Scheme_Place_Object *place_obj;
  int dead = 0;
  place_obj = (Scheme_Place_Object*) ((Scheme_Place *)place)->place_obj;

  if (place_obj == NULL) {
    return 1;
  }
  else
  {
    mzrt_mutex_lock(place_obj->lock);

    dead = place_obj->die | place_obj->dead;

    mzrt_mutex_unlock(place_obj->lock);
  }
  if (dead) { return 1; }
  return 0;
}

static Scheme_Object *make_place_dead(int argc, Scheme_Object *argv[])
{ 
  Scheme_Object *b;

  if (!SAME_TYPE(SCHEME_TYPE(argv[0]), scheme_place_type))
    scheme_wrong_contract("place-dead-evt", "place?", 0, argc, argv);

  b = scheme_alloc_small_object();
  b->type = scheme_place_dead_type;
  SCHEME_PTR_VAL(b) = argv[0];
  return b;
} 
  
static int place_dead_ready(Scheme_Object *o, Scheme_Schedule_Info *sinfo) {
  if (place_deadp(SCHEME_PTR_VAL(o))) {
    scheme_set_sync_target(sinfo, o, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL);
    return 1;
  }
  return 0;
}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */

static int place_wait_ready(Scheme_Object *_p) {
  Scheme_Place *p = (Scheme_Place *)_p;
  int done;

  if (!p->place_obj) return 1;

  mzrt_mutex_lock(p->place_obj->lock);
  done = p->place_obj->dead;
  mzrt_mutex_unlock(p->place_obj->lock);

  if (done) {
    do_place_kill(p); /* sets result, frees place */
    /* wait for pumper threads to finish */
    return 1;
  }

  return 0;
}

static Scheme_Object *place_wait(int argc, Scheme_Object *args[]) {
  Scheme_Place          *place;
  place = (Scheme_Place *) args[0];

  if (!SAME_TYPE(SCHEME_TYPE(args[0]), scheme_place_type))
    scheme_wrong_contract("place-wait", "place?", 0, argc, args);
  
  scheme_block_until(place_wait_ready, NULL, (Scheme_Object*)place, 0);

  if (SCHEME_VECTORP(place->pumper_threads)) {
    int i;
    for (i=0; i<3; i++) {
      Scheme_Object *tmp;
      tmp = SCHEME_VEC_ELS(place->pumper_threads)[i];
      if (SCHEME_THREADP(tmp)) 
        scheme_thread_wait(tmp);
    }
  }

  return scheme_make_integer(place->result);
}

static Scheme_Object *place_p(int argc, Scheme_Object *args[])
{
  return SAME_TYPE(SCHEME_TYPE(args[0]), scheme_place_type) ? scheme_true : scheme_false;
}

static Scheme_Object *do_places_deep_copy(Scheme_Object *so, int mode, int gcable, 
                                          Scheme_Object **master_chain,
                                          Scheme_Object **invalid_object,
                                          char **delayed_err, intptr_t *delayed_errno, intptr_t *delayed_errkind)
{
#if defined(MZ_USE_PLACES) && defined(MZ_PRECISE_GC)
  Scheme_Hash_Table *ht = NULL;
  return places_deep_copy_worker(so, &ht, mode, gcable, gcable, master_chain, invalid_object,
                                 delayed_err, delayed_errno, delayed_errkind);
#else
  return so;
#endif
}

static Scheme_Object *places_prepare_direct(Scheme_Object *so) {
  so = strip_chaperones(so);
  (void)do_places_deep_copy(so, mzPDC_CHECK, 1, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
  return so;
}

static Scheme_Object *places_deep_direct_uncopy(Scheme_Object *so) {
  return do_places_deep_copy(so, mzPDC_DIRECT_UNCOPY, 1, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
}

static void bad_place_message(Scheme_Object *so,
                              char *delayed_err, intptr_t delayed_errno, intptr_t delayed_errkind) {
  if (delayed_err) {
    rktio_set_last_error(scheme_rktio, delayed_errkind, delayed_errno);
    scheme_rktio_error("place-channel-put", delayed_err);
  } else
    scheme_contract_error("place-channel-put", 
                          "value not allowed in a message", 
                          "value", 1, so,
                          NULL);
}

static void *box_fd(rktio_fd_transfer_t *fd)
{
  rktio_fd_transfer_t **fdp;
  fdp = scheme_malloc_atomic(sizeof(rktio_fd_transfer_t*));
  *fdp = fd;
  return fdp;
}

static rktio_fd_transfer_t *unbox_fd(void *p)
{
  return *(rktio_fd_transfer_t **)p;
}

static void bad_place_message2(Scheme_Object *so, Scheme_Object *o, int can_raise_exn,
                               char *delayed_err, intptr_t delayed_errno, intptr_t delayed_errkind) {
  Scheme_Object *l;
  Scheme_Vector *v = (Scheme_Vector *) o;
  if (v) {
    if (SCHEME_VEC_ELS(v)[0]) {
      l = SCHEME_VEC_ELS(v)[0];
      while (SCHEME_RPAIRP(l)) {
        rktio_fd_close_transfer(unbox_fd(SCHEME_CAR(l)));
        l = SCHEME_CDR(l);
        SCHEME_USE_FUEL(1);
      }
    }
    if (SCHEME_VEC_ELS(v)[1]) {
      l = SCHEME_VEC_ELS(v)[1];
      while (SCHEME_RPAIRP(l)) {
        rktio_fd_close_transfer(unbox_fd(SCHEME_CAR(l)));
        l = SCHEME_CDR(l);
        SCHEME_USE_FUEL(1);
      }
    }
  }
  if (can_raise_exn)
    bad_place_message(so, delayed_err, delayed_errno, delayed_errkind);
}

static void push_duped_fd(Scheme_Object **fd_accumulators, intptr_t slot, rktio_fd_transfer_t *dupfdt) {
  Scheme_Object *tmp;
  Scheme_Vector *v;
  if (fd_accumulators) {
    if (!*fd_accumulators) {
      tmp = scheme_make_vector(2, scheme_null);
      *fd_accumulators = tmp;
    }
    v = (Scheme_Vector*) *fd_accumulators;

    tmp = scheme_make_raw_pair(box_fd(dupfdt), SCHEME_VEC_ELS(v)[slot]);
    SCHEME_VEC_ELS(v)[slot] = tmp;
  }
}

static Scheme_Object *trivial_copy(Scheme_Object *so, Scheme_Object **master_chain)
{
  switch (SCHEME_TYPE(so)) {
    case scheme_integer_type:
    case scheme_true_type:
    case scheme_false_type:
    case scheme_null_type:
    case scheme_void_type:
      return so;
    case scheme_byte_string_type:
    case scheme_flvector_type:
#ifdef MZ_LONG_DOUBLE
    case scheme_extflvector_type:
#endif
    case scheme_fxvector_type:
      if (SHARED_ALLOCATEDP(so)) {
        scheme_hash_key(so);
        if (master_chain) {
          /* Keep track of all the objects that are in a message that
             refer to master-allocated objects, so that the
             corresponding objects can be marked during a master GC,
             in case one happens before the message is received. */
          Scheme_Object *mc;
          mc = scheme_make_raw_pair(so, *master_chain);
          *master_chain = mc;
        }
        return so;
    }
  }

  return NULL;
}

static Scheme_Object *shallow_types_copy(Scheme_Object *so, Scheme_Hash_Table *ht, 
                                         Scheme_Object **fd_accumulators,
                                         char **delayed_err, intptr_t *delayed_errno, intptr_t *delayed_errkind,
                                         int mode, int can_raise_exn,
                                         Scheme_Object **master_chain,
                                         Scheme_Object **invalid_object) {
  Scheme_Object *new_so;
  int copy_mode = ((mode == mzPDC_COPY) || (mode == mzPDC_UNCOPY) || (mode == mzPDC_DIRECT_UNCOPY));

  new_so = trivial_copy(so, master_chain);
  if (new_so) return new_so;

  new_so = so;

  switch (SCHEME_TYPE(so)) {
    case scheme_place_type:
      so = ((Scheme_Place *) so)->channel;
      new_so = so;
    case scheme_place_bi_channel_type: /* ^^^ fall through ^^* */
      if (copy_mode) {
        Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *ch;
        ch = place_bi_channel_malloc();
        ch->link->sendch = ((Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *)so)->link->sendch;
        ch->link->recvch = ((Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *)so)->link->recvch;

        if ((mode == mzPDC_COPY) || (mode == mzPDC_DIRECT_UNCOPY))
          bi_channel_refcount(ch, 1);
        if ((mode == mzPDC_UNCOPY) || (mode == mzPDC_DIRECT_UNCOPY))
          bi_channel_set_finalizer(ch);

        if (master_chain) {
          /* See setting of master_chain in trivial_copy(): */
          new_so = scheme_make_raw_pair((Scheme_Object *)ch->link->sendch, *master_chain);
          new_so = scheme_make_raw_pair((Scheme_Object *)ch->link->recvch, new_so);
          *master_chain = new_so;
        }
        new_so = (Scheme_Object *)ch;
      } else if (mode == mzPDC_CLEAN) {
        bi_channel_refcount((Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *)so, -1);
      } else if (mode == mzPDC_DESER) {
        bi_channel_set_finalizer((Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *)so);
      }
      break;
    case scheme_char_type:
      if ((mode == mzPDC_UNCOPY) || (mode == mzPDC_DIRECT_UNCOPY) || (mode == mzPDC_DESER)) {
          new_so = scheme_make_char(SCHEME_CHAR_VAL(so));
      } else if (copy_mode) {
        new_so = scheme_make_uninterned_char(SCHEME_CHAR_VAL(so));
      }
      break;
    case scheme_bignum_type:
      if (copy_mode)
        new_so = scheme_bignum_copy(so);
      break;
    case scheme_rational_type:
      if (copy_mode) {
        Scheme_Object *n;
        Scheme_Object *d;
        n = scheme_rational_numerator(so);
        d = scheme_rational_denominator(so);
        n = shallow_types_copy(n, NULL, fd_accumulators, delayed_err, delayed_errno, delayed_errkind,
                               mode, can_raise_exn, master_chain, invalid_object);
        d = shallow_types_copy(d, NULL, fd_accumulators, delayed_err, delayed_errno, delayed_errkind,
                               mode, can_raise_exn, master_chain, invalid_object);
        new_so = scheme_make_rational_pre_normalized(n, d);
      }
      break;
    case scheme_float_type:
      if (copy_mode)
        new_so = scheme_make_float(SCHEME_FLT_VAL(so));
      break;
    case scheme_double_type:
      if (copy_mode)
        new_so = scheme_make_double(SCHEME_DBL_VAL(so));
      break;
#ifdef MZ_LONG_DOUBLE
    case scheme_long_double_type:
      if (copy_mode)
        new_so = scheme_make_long_double(SCHEME_LONG_DBL_VAL(so));
      break;
#endif
    case scheme_complex_type:
      if (copy_mode) {
        Scheme_Object *r;
        Scheme_Object *i;
        r = scheme_complex_real_part(so);
        i = scheme_complex_imaginary_part(so);
        r = shallow_types_copy(r, NULL, fd_accumulators, delayed_err, delayed_errno, delayed_errkind,
                               mode, can_raise_exn, master_chain, invalid_object);
        i = shallow_types_copy(i, NULL, fd_accumulators, delayed_err, delayed_errno, delayed_errkind,
                               mode, can_raise_exn, master_chain, invalid_object);
        new_so = scheme_make_complex(r, i);
      }
      break;
    case scheme_char_string_type:
      if (copy_mode) {
        new_so = scheme_make_sized_offset_char_string(SCHEME_CHAR_STR_VAL(so), 0, SCHEME_CHAR_STRLEN_VAL(so), 1);
        SCHEME_SET_IMMUTABLE(new_so);
      }
      break;
    case scheme_byte_string_type:
      /* not allocated as shared, since that's covered above */
      if (copy_mode) {
        new_so = scheme_make_sized_offset_byte_string(SCHEME_BYTE_STR_VAL(so), 0, SCHEME_BYTE_STRLEN_VAL(so), 1);
        SCHEME_SET_IMMUTABLE(new_so);
      }
      break;
    case scheme_unix_path_type:
    case scheme_windows_path_type:
      if (copy_mode)
        new_so = scheme_make_sized_offset_kind_path(SCHEME_BYTE_STR_VAL(so), 0, SCHEME_BYTE_STRLEN_VAL(so), 1,
                                                    SCHEME_TYPE(so));
      break;
    case scheme_symbol_type:
      if (mode == mzPDC_COPY) {
        new_so = scheme_make_sized_offset_byte_string((char *)so, SCHEME_SYMSTR_OFFSET(so), SCHEME_SYM_LEN(so), 1);
        if (SCHEME_SYM_UNINTERNEDP(so)) {
          MZ_OPT_HASH_KEY(&((Scheme_Symbol*)new_so)->iso) = 0x1;
        } else if (SCHEME_SYM_PARALLELP(so)) {
          MZ_OPT_HASH_KEY(&((Scheme_Symbol*)new_so)->iso) = 0x2;
        }
        new_so->type = scheme_serialized_symbol_type;
      } else if (mode == mzPDC_DIRECT_UNCOPY) {
        char *str, buf[64];
        intptr_t len;
        len = SCHEME_SYM_LEN(so);
        if (len < 64)
          str = buf;
        else
          str = (char *)scheme_malloc_atomic(len);
        memcpy(str, SCHEME_SYM_VAL(so), len);
        if (SCHEME_SYM_UNINTERNEDP(so))
          new_so = scheme_make_exact_symbol(str, len);
        else if (SCHEME_SYM_PARALLELP(so))
          new_so = scheme_intern_exact_parallel_symbol(str, len);
        else
          new_so = scheme_intern_exact_symbol(str, len);
      } else if (mode != mzPDC_CHECK) {
        scheme_log_abort("encountered symbol in bad mode");
        abort();
      }
      break;
    case scheme_serialized_symbol_type:
      if ((mode == mzPDC_UNCOPY) || (mode == mzPDC_DESER)) {
        if (SCHEME_SYM_UNINTERNEDP(so)) {
          new_so = scheme_make_exact_symbol(SCHEME_BYTE_STR_VAL(so), SCHEME_BYTE_STRLEN_VAL(so));
        }
        else if (SCHEME_SYM_PARALLELP(so)) {
          new_so = scheme_intern_exact_parallel_symbol(SCHEME_BYTE_STR_VAL(so), SCHEME_BYTE_STRLEN_VAL(so));
        }
        else {
          new_so = scheme_intern_exact_symbol(SCHEME_BYTE_STR_VAL(so), SCHEME_BYTE_STRLEN_VAL(so));
        }
      } else if (mode != mzPDC_CLEAN) {
        scheme_log_abort("encountered serialized symbol in bad mode");
        abort();
      }
      break;
    case scheme_keyword_type:
      if (mode == mzPDC_COPY) {
        new_so = scheme_make_sized_offset_byte_string((char *)so, SCHEME_SYMSTR_OFFSET(so), SCHEME_SYM_LEN(so), 1);
        new_so->type = scheme_serialized_keyword_type;
      } else if (mode == mzPDC_DIRECT_UNCOPY) {
        char *str, buf[64];
        intptr_t len;
        len = SCHEME_SYM_LEN(so);
        if (len < 64)
          str = buf;
        else
          str = (char *)scheme_malloc_atomic(len);
        memcpy(str, SCHEME_SYM_VAL(so), len);
        new_so = scheme_intern_exact_keyword(str, len);
      } else if (mode != mzPDC_CHECK) {
        scheme_log_abort("encountered keyword in bad mode");
        abort();
      }
      break;
    case scheme_serialized_keyword_type:
      if ((mode == mzPDC_UNCOPY) || (mode == mzPDC_DESER)) {
        new_so = scheme_intern_exact_keyword(SCHEME_BYTE_STR_VAL(so), SCHEME_BYTE_STRLEN_VAL(so));
      } else if (mode != mzPDC_CLEAN) {
        scheme_log_abort("encountered serialized keyword in bad mode");
        abort();
      }
      break;
    case scheme_fxvector_type:
      /* not allocated as shared, since that's covered above */
      if (copy_mode) {
        Scheme_Vector *vec;
        intptr_t i;
        intptr_t size = SCHEME_FXVEC_SIZE(so);
        vec = scheme_alloc_fxvector(size);

        for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
          SCHEME_FXVEC_ELS(vec)[i] = SCHEME_FXVEC_ELS(so)[i];
        }
        new_so = (Scheme_Object *) vec;
      }
      break;
    case scheme_flvector_type:
      /* not allocated as shared, since that's covered above */
      if (copy_mode) {
        Scheme_Double_Vector *vec;
        intptr_t i;
        intptr_t size = SCHEME_FLVEC_SIZE(so);
        vec = scheme_alloc_flvector(size);

        for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
          SCHEME_FLVEC_ELS(vec)[i] = SCHEME_FLVEC_ELS(so)[i];
        }
        new_so = (Scheme_Object *) vec;
      }
      break;
#ifdef MZ_LONG_DOUBLE
    case scheme_extflvector_type:
      /* not allocated as shared, since that's covered above */
      if (copy_mode) {
        Scheme_Long_Double_Vector *vec;
        intptr_t i;
        intptr_t size = SCHEME_EXTFLVEC_SIZE(so);
        vec = scheme_alloc_extflvector(size);

        for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
          SCHEME_EXTFLVEC_ELS(vec)[i] = SCHEME_EXTFLVEC_ELS(so)[i];
        }
        new_so = (Scheme_Object *) vec;
      }
      break;
#endif
    case scheme_cpointer_type:
      if (SCHEME_CPTR_FLAGS(so) & 0x1) {
        if (copy_mode) {
          Scheme_Object *o;
          Scheme_Object *o2;
          if (SCHEME_CPTR_FLAGS(so) & 0x2) {
            o = (Scheme_Object *)scheme_malloc_small_tagged(sizeof(Scheme_Offset_Cptr));
            SCHEME_CPTR_FLAGS(o) |= 0x2;
            ((Scheme_Offset_Cptr *)o)->offset = ((Scheme_Offset_Cptr *)so)->offset;
          }
          else
            o = (Scheme_Object *)scheme_malloc_small_tagged(sizeof(Scheme_Cptr));

          o->type = scheme_cpointer_type;
          SCHEME_CPTR_FLAGS(o) |= 0x1;
          SCHEME_CPTR_VAL(o) = SCHEME_CPTR_VAL(so);
          o2 = SCHEME_CPTR_TYPE(so);
          if (o2)
            o2 = shallow_types_copy(o2, NULL, fd_accumulators, delayed_err, delayed_errno, delayed_errkind,
                                    mode, can_raise_exn, master_chain, invalid_object);
          SCHEME_CPTR_TYPE(o) = o2;

          new_so = o;
        } else {
          if (SCHEME_CPTR_TYPE(so)) {
            (void)shallow_types_copy(SCHEME_CPTR_TYPE(so), NULL, fd_accumulators, delayed_err, delayed_errno, delayed_errkind,
                                     mode, can_raise_exn, master_chain, invalid_object);
          }
        }
      }
      else {
        bad_place_message2(so, *fd_accumulators, can_raise_exn, 0, 0, 0);
        if (invalid_object) *invalid_object = so;
        return NULL;
      }
      break;
    case scheme_input_port_type:
    case scheme_output_port_type:
      {
        rktio_fd_t *fd;
        if ((fd = scheme_get_port_rktio_socket(so))) {
          if (mode == mzPDC_COPY) {
            Scheme_Object *tmp;
            Scheme_Object *portname;
            Scheme_Serialized_Socket_FD *ssfd;
            rktio_fd_t *dupfd;
            rktio_fd_transfer_t *dupfdt;
            dupfd = rktio_dup(scheme_rktio, fd);
            if (!dupfd) {
              if (can_raise_exn)
                scheme_rktio_error("dynamic-place", "socket dup");
              if (delayed_err) {
                intptr_t tmp;
                *delayed_err = "socket dup";
                tmp = rktio_get_last_error(scheme_rktio);
                *delayed_errno = tmp;
                tmp = rktio_get_last_error_kind(scheme_rktio);
                *delayed_errkind = tmp;
              }
              if (invalid_object) *invalid_object = so;
              return NULL;
            }
            dupfdt = rktio_fd_detach(scheme_rktio, dupfd);
            push_duped_fd(fd_accumulators, 1, dupfdt);
            ssfd = scheme_malloc_tagged(sizeof(Scheme_Serialized_Socket_FD));
            ssfd->so.type = scheme_serialized_tcp_fd_type;
            ssfd->type = so->type;
            ssfd->fdt = dupfdt;
            portname = scheme_port_name(so);
            tmp = shallow_types_copy(portname, ht, fd_accumulators, delayed_err, delayed_errno, delayed_errkind,
                                     mode, can_raise_exn, master_chain, invalid_object);
            ssfd->name = tmp;
            return (Scheme_Object *)ssfd;
          }
        }
        else if (SCHEME_TRUEP(scheme_file_stream_port_p(1, &so))) {
          if (scheme_get_port_rktio_file_descriptor(so, &fd)) {
            if (mode == mzPDC_COPY) {
              Scheme_Object *tmp;
              Scheme_Serialized_File_FD *sffd;
              rktio_fd_t *dupfd;
              rktio_fd_transfer_t *dupfdt;
              sffd = scheme_malloc_tagged(sizeof(Scheme_Serialized_File_FD));
              sffd->so.type = scheme_serialized_file_fd_type;
              scheme_get_serialized_fd_flags(so, sffd);
              tmp = shallow_types_copy(scheme_port_name(so), ht, fd_accumulators, delayed_err, delayed_errno, delayed_errkind,
                                       mode, can_raise_exn, master_chain, invalid_object);
              sffd->name = tmp;
              dupfd = rktio_dup(scheme_rktio, fd);
              if (!dupfd) {
                if (can_raise_exn)
                  scheme_rktio_error("dynamic-place", "port dup");
                if (delayed_err) {
                  intptr_t tmp;
                  *delayed_err = "port dup";
                  tmp = rktio_get_last_error(scheme_rktio);
                  *delayed_errno = tmp;
                  tmp = rktio_get_last_error_kind(scheme_rktio);
                  *delayed_errkind = tmp;
                }
                if (invalid_object) *invalid_object = so;
                return NULL;
              }
              dupfdt = rktio_fd_detach(scheme_rktio, dupfd);
              push_duped_fd(fd_accumulators, 0, dupfdt);
              sffd->fdt = dupfdt;
              sffd->type = so->type;
              new_so = (Scheme_Object *) sffd;
            }
          }
          else {
            bad_place_message2(so, *fd_accumulators, can_raise_exn, 0, 0, 0);
            if (invalid_object) *invalid_object = so;
            return NULL;
          }
        }
        else {
          bad_place_message2(so, *fd_accumulators, can_raise_exn, 0, 0, 0);
          if (invalid_object) *invalid_object = so;
          return NULL;
        }
      }
      break;
    case scheme_serialized_tcp_fd_type:
      {
        if ((mode == mzPDC_UNCOPY) || (mode == mzPDC_DIRECT_UNCOPY) || (mode == mzPDC_DESER)) {
          Scheme_Object *in;
          Scheme_Object *out;
          Scheme_Object *name;
          int type = ((Scheme_Serialized_Socket_FD *) so)->type;
          rktio_fd_transfer_t *fdt = ((Scheme_Serialized_Socket_FD *) so)->fdt;
          rktio_fd_t *fd;

          name = ((Scheme_Serialized_Socket_FD *) so)->name;
          name = shallow_types_copy(name, NULL, fd_accumulators, delayed_err, delayed_errno, delayed_errkind,
                                    mode, can_raise_exn, master_chain, invalid_object);
          fd = rktio_fd_attach(scheme_rktio, fdt);

          /* scheme_socket_to_ports(fd, "tcp-accepted", 1, &in, &out); */
          if (type == scheme_input_port_type) {
            scheme_rktio_socket_to_input_port(fd, name, 1, &in);
            /* scheme_tcp_abandon_port(out); */
            new_so = in;
          }
          else {
            scheme_rktio_socket_to_output_port(fd, name, 1, &out);
            /* scheme_tcp_abandon_port(in); */
            new_so = out;
          }
        } else if (mode == mzPDC_CLEAN) {
          rktio_fd_transfer_t *fdt = ((Scheme_Serialized_Socket_FD *) so)->fdt;
          rktio_fd_close_transfer(fdt);
        } else {
          scheme_log_abort("encountered serialized TCP socket in bad mode");
          abort();
        }
      }
      break;
    case scheme_serialized_file_fd_type:
      {
        if ((mode == mzPDC_UNCOPY) || (mode == mzPDC_DIRECT_UNCOPY) || (mode == mzPDC_DESER)) {
          Scheme_Serialized_File_FD *ffd;
          Scheme_Object *name;
          rktio_fd_t *fd;
          int type;

          ffd = (Scheme_Serialized_File_FD *) so;
          fd = rktio_fd_attach(scheme_rktio, ffd->fdt);
          name = ffd->name;
          type = ffd->type;

          name = shallow_types_copy(name, NULL, fd_accumulators, delayed_err, delayed_errno, delayed_errkind,
                                    mode, can_raise_exn, master_chain, invalid_object);

          if (type == scheme_input_port_type) {
            new_so = scheme_make_rktio_fd_input_port(fd, name);
          }
          else {
            new_so = scheme_make_rktio_fd_output_port(fd, name, 0);
          }
        } else if (mode == mzPDC_CLEAN) {
          Scheme_Serialized_File_FD *sffd;
          sffd = (Scheme_Serialized_File_FD *) so;
          rktio_fd_close_transfer(sffd->fdt);
        } else {
          scheme_log_abort("encountered serialized fd in bad mode");
          abort();
        }
      }
      break;
    default:
      new_so = NULL;
      break;
  }
  if (ht && new_so) {
    scheme_hash_set(ht, so, new_so);
  }
  return new_so;
}

/* InFinite Stack */
#define IFS_SIZE 512
#define IFS_CACHE_SLOT (IFS_SIZE - 1)
#define IFS_SEGMENT_BOTTOM 1
#define IFS_PREV_SEG_SLOT  0
static Scheme_Object* create_infinite_stack(int gcable) { 
  Scheme_Object **v;

  if (gcable) {
    /* If a GC is not possible, then we prefer to malloc() the stack
       space so that the space doesn't show up as part of the
       message allocation. */
    if (reusable_ifs_stack) {
      v = reusable_ifs_stack;
      reusable_ifs_stack = NULL;
    } else {
      v = GC_malloc(IFS_SIZE * sizeof(Scheme_Object*));
    }
  } else {
    v = malloc(IFS_SIZE * sizeof(Scheme_Object*));
    v[IFS_PREV_SEG_SLOT] = NULL;
    v[IFS_CACHE_SLOT] = NULL;
  }

  return (Scheme_Object *) v;
}
static void  free_infinite_stack(Scheme_Object** st, intptr_t max_depth, int gcable) {
  Scheme_Object **prev;
  if (st[IFS_CACHE_SLOT]) {
    if (!gcable) free(st[IFS_CACHE_SLOT]);
    st[IFS_CACHE_SLOT] = NULL;
  }
  prev = (Scheme_Object **) st[IFS_PREV_SEG_SLOT];
  if (prev) {
    prev[IFS_CACHE_SLOT] = NULL;
  }
  if (!gcable) free(st);
  else if (!reusable_ifs_stack && (max_depth >= 0)) {
    if (max_depth > IFS_SIZE)
      max_depth = IFS_SIZE;
    memset(st, 0, max_depth * sizeof(Scheme_Object*));
    reusable_ifs_stack = st;
  }
}

void scheme_clear_place_ifs_stack()
{
  reusable_ifs_stack = NULL;
}

static MZ_INLINE void inf_push(Scheme_Object **instack, Scheme_Object *item, uintptr_t *indepth, 
                               uintptr_t *maxdepth, int gcable) {
  Scheme_Object **stack = (Scheme_Object **) *instack;
  if (*indepth == IFS_CACHE_SLOT) {
    if (stack[IFS_CACHE_SLOT]) { /* cached */
      stack = (Scheme_Object **) stack[IFS_CACHE_SLOT];
    }
    else { /* no cache */ 
      Scheme_Object *tmp;
      tmp = create_infinite_stack(gcable);
      stack[IFS_CACHE_SLOT] = tmp;
      stack = (Scheme_Object **)stack[IFS_CACHE_SLOT];
      stack[IFS_PREV_SEG_SLOT] = (Scheme_Object *) (*instack);
    }
    *instack = (Scheme_Object *) stack;
    *indepth = IFS_SEGMENT_BOTTOM;
  }

  /* printf("PUSH %p %li %p\n", stack, *indepth, item); */
  stack[((*indepth)++)] = item;
  if (*indepth > *maxdepth)
    *maxdepth = *indepth;
  return;
}

static MZ_INLINE Scheme_Object *inf_pop(Scheme_Object **instack, uintptr_t *indepth, int gcable) {
  Scheme_Object **stack = (Scheme_Object **) *instack;
  Scheme_Object *val;
  if (*indepth == IFS_SEGMENT_BOTTOM) {
    if (stack[IFS_CACHE_SLOT]) { /* already have cached segment, free it*/
      free_infinite_stack((Scheme_Object **) stack[IFS_CACHE_SLOT], -1, gcable);
      stack[IFS_CACHE_SLOT] = NULL;
    }
    if (stack[IFS_PREV_SEG_SLOT]) {
      stack = (Scheme_Object **) stack[IFS_PREV_SEG_SLOT];
      stack[IFS_CACHE_SLOT] = (Scheme_Object *)(*instack);
      *instack = (Scheme_Object*) stack;
      *indepth = IFS_CACHE_SLOT;
    }
    else {
      printf("pop beyond start of inf stack\n");
      abort();
      return NULL;
    }
  }

  val = stack[--(*indepth)];
  /* printf("Pop %p %li %p\n", stack, *indepth, val); */
  stack[*indepth] = NULL;
  return val;
}

static MZ_INLINE Scheme_Object *inf_set(Scheme_Object **instack, int pos, Scheme_Object *item, uintptr_t *indepth) {
  Scheme_Object **stack = (Scheme_Object **) *instack;
  Scheme_Object *old;
  int realpos;
  if (*indepth <= pos + 1) {
    if (stack[IFS_PREV_SEG_SLOT]) {
      stack = (Scheme_Object **) stack[IFS_PREV_SEG_SLOT];
      realpos = (IFS_CACHE_SLOT - (pos + 2)) + *indepth;
    }
    else {
      printf("set beyond start of inf stack\n");
      abort();
      return NULL;
    }
  }
  else { realpos = *indepth - 1 - pos; }

  /* printf("Set %p %i %li %i %p\n", stack, pos, *indepth, realpos, item); */
  old = stack[realpos];
  stack[realpos] = item;
  return old;
}

static MZ_INLINE Scheme_Object *inf_get(Scheme_Object **instack, int pos, uintptr_t *indepth) {
  Scheme_Object **stack = (Scheme_Object **) *instack;
  Scheme_Object *item;
  int realpos;
  if (*indepth <= pos + 1) {
    if (stack[IFS_PREV_SEG_SLOT]) {
      stack = (Scheme_Object **) stack[IFS_PREV_SEG_SLOT];
      realpos = (IFS_CACHE_SLOT - (pos + 2)) + *indepth;
    }
    else {
      printf("get beyond start of inf stack\n");
      abort();
      return NULL;
    }
  }
  else { realpos = *indepth - 1 - pos; }

  item = stack[realpos];

  /* printf("Get %p %i %li %i %p\n", stack, pos, *indepth, realpos, item); */
  return item;
}

/* This code often executes with the master GC switched on, so it
   cannot use the usual stack overflow mechanism or raise exceptions
   in that case. Therefore, it must use its own stack implementation
   for recursion. */
static Scheme_Object *places_deep_copy_worker(Scheme_Object *so, Scheme_Hash_Table **ht, 
                                              int mode, int gcable, int can_raise_exn,
                                              Scheme_Object **master_chain,
                                              Scheme_Object **invalid_object,
                                              char **delayed_err, intptr_t *delayed_errno, intptr_t *delayed_errkind) {
  Scheme_Object *inf_stack = NULL;
  Scheme_Object *reg0 = NULL;
  uintptr_t inf_stack_depth = 0, inf_max_depth = 0;

  Scheme_Object *fd_accumulators = NULL;

  int set_mode = ((mode == mzPDC_COPY) 
                  || (mode == mzPDC_UNCOPY) || (mode == mzPDC_DIRECT_UNCOPY) 
                  || (mode == mzPDC_DESER));
  
  /* lifted variables for xform*/
  Scheme_Object *pair;
  Scheme_Object *box;
  Scheme_Object *vec;
  Scheme_Object *nht;
  Scheme_Object *hti;
  Scheme_Object *htk;
  intptr_t i;
  intptr_t size;
  Scheme_Structure *st;
  Scheme_Serialized_Structure *sst;
  Scheme_Struct_Type *stype;

#define DEEP_DO_CDR       1
#define DEEP_DO_FIN_PAIR  2
#define DEEP_BOX1         3
#define DEEP_VEC1         4
#define DEEP_ST1          5
#define DEEP_ST2          6
#define DEEP_SST1         7
#define DEEP_SST2         8
#define DEEP_HT1          9
#define DEEP_HT2         10
#define DEEP_RETURN      11
#define DEEP_DONE        12
#define RETURN do { goto DEEP_RETURN_L; } while(0);
#define ABORT do { goto DEEP_DONE_L; } while(0);
#define IFS_PUSH(x) inf_push(&inf_stack, x, &inf_stack_depth, &inf_max_depth, gcable)
#define IFS_POP inf_pop(&inf_stack, &inf_stack_depth, gcable)
#define IFS_POPN(n) do { int N = (n); while (N > 0) { IFS_POP; N--;} } while(0);
#define IFS_GET(n) inf_get(&inf_stack, (n), &inf_stack_depth)
#define IFS_SET(n, x) inf_set(&inf_stack, (n), x, &inf_stack_depth)
#define GOTO_NEXT_CONT(dest, cont) do { IFS_PUSH(scheme_make_integer(cont)); goto DEEP_DO; } while(0);
#define SET_R0(x) reg0 = x
#define GET_R0() (reg0)

  Scheme_Object *new_so = so;
  int ctr = 0;

  /* First, check for simple values that don't need to be hashed: */
  new_so = shallow_types_copy(so, *ht, &fd_accumulators, delayed_err, delayed_errno, delayed_errkind,
                              mode, can_raise_exn, master_chain, invalid_object);
  if (new_so) return new_so;
  if (delayed_err && *delayed_err) {
    bad_place_message2(so, fd_accumulators, can_raise_exn, *delayed_err, *delayed_errkind, *delayed_errno);
    return NULL;
  }

  if (*ht) {
    Scheme_Object *r; 
    if ((r = scheme_hash_get(*ht, so))) {
      return r;
    }
  }

  if (!*ht) {
    Scheme_Hash_Table *_ht;
    _ht = scheme_make_hash_table(SCHEME_hash_ptr);
    *ht = _ht;
  }

  inf_stack = create_infinite_stack(gcable);
  inf_stack_depth = 1;
  inf_max_depth = 1;

  IFS_PUSH(scheme_make_integer(DEEP_DONE));
  SET_R0(so);

DEEP_DO:
  ctr++;
    
  so = GET_R0();
  new_so = trivial_copy(so, master_chain);
  if (new_so) RETURN;

  if (*ht) {
    if ((new_so = scheme_hash_get(*ht, so))) {
      SET_R0(new_so);
      RETURN;
    }
  }

  new_so = shallow_types_copy(so, *ht, &fd_accumulators, delayed_err, delayed_errno, delayed_errkind,
                              mode, can_raise_exn, master_chain, invalid_object);
  if (new_so) RETURN;
  if (delayed_err && *delayed_err) {
    bad_place_message2(so, fd_accumulators, can_raise_exn, *delayed_err, *delayed_errkind, *delayed_errno);
    ABORT;
  }

  if (gcable && (mode == mzPDC_UNCOPY))
    SCHEME_USE_FUEL(1);

  switch (SCHEME_TYPE(so)) {
    /* --------- pair ----------- */
    case scheme_pair_type:
      /* handle cycles: */
      if ((mode == mzPDC_COPY) || (mode == mzPDC_UNCOPY) || (mode == mzPDC_DIRECT_UNCOPY)) {
        pair = scheme_make_pair(scheme_false, scheme_false);
        SCHEME_PAIR_COPY_FLAGS(pair, so);
      } else
        pair = so;
      scheme_hash_set(*ht, so, pair);

      IFS_PUSH(so); 
      IFS_PUSH(pair); 
      SET_R0(SCHEME_CAR(so));
      GOTO_NEXT_CONT(DEEP_DO, DEEP_DO_CDR);

DEEP_DO_CDR_L:
      pair = IFS_GET(0);
      so   = IFS_GET(1);
      if (set_mode) {
        SCHEME_CAR(pair) = GET_R0();
      }
      SET_R0(SCHEME_CDR(so));
      GOTO_NEXT_CONT(DEEP_DO, DEEP_DO_FIN_PAIR);

DEEP_DO_FIN_PAIR_L:
      pair = IFS_POP; 
      so   = IFS_POP; 
      if (set_mode) {
        SCHEME_CDR(pair) = GET_R0();
        new_so = pair;
      }
      RETURN;
      break;

      /* --------- box ----------- */
    case scheme_box_type:
      if ((mode == mzPDC_COPY) || (mode == mzPDC_UNCOPY) || (mode == mzPDC_DIRECT_UNCOPY))
        box = scheme_box(0);
      else
        box = so;

      /* handle cycles: */
      scheme_hash_set(*ht, so, box);

      IFS_PUSH(box);
      IFS_PUSH(so);

      SET_R0(SCHEME_BOX_VAL(so));
      GOTO_NEXT_CONT(DEEP_DO, DEEP_BOX1);

DEEP_BOX1_L:
      box  = IFS_GET(1);
      if (set_mode) {
        SCHEME_BOX_VAL(box) = GET_R0();
      }

      so   = IFS_POP;
      box  = IFS_POP;

      if (set_mode) {
        SCHEME_SET_IMMUTABLE(box);
        new_so = box;
      } else
        new_so = box;
      RETURN;
      break;

      /* --------- vector ----------- */
    case scheme_vector_type:
      size = SCHEME_VEC_SIZE(so);

      if ((mode == mzPDC_COPY) || (mode == mzPDC_UNCOPY) || (mode == mzPDC_DIRECT_UNCOPY))
        vec = scheme_make_vector(size, 0);
      else
        vec = so;

      /* handle cycles: */
      scheme_hash_set(*ht, so, vec);
      i = 0;
      
      IFS_PUSH(vec);
      IFS_PUSH(so);
      IFS_PUSH(scheme_make_integer(size));
      IFS_PUSH(scheme_make_integer(i));
      
      if (i < size) {
        SET_R0(SCHEME_VEC_ELS(so)[i]);
        GOTO_NEXT_CONT(DEEP_DO, DEEP_VEC1);
      }
      else {
        goto DEEP_VEC2;
      }

DEEP_VEC1_L:
      /* vector loop*/
      i    = SCHEME_INT_VAL(IFS_GET(0));
      size = SCHEME_INT_VAL(IFS_GET(1));
      so   = IFS_GET(2);
      vec  = IFS_GET(3);
      if (set_mode) {
        SCHEME_VEC_ELS(vec)[i] = GET_R0();
      }
      i++;
      if (i < size) {
        IFS_SET(0, scheme_make_integer(i));
        SET_R0(SCHEME_VEC_ELS(so)[i]);
        GOTO_NEXT_CONT(DEEP_DO, DEEP_VEC1);
      }
      else {
        goto DEEP_VEC2;
      }

DEEP_VEC2:
      i    = SCHEME_INT_VAL(IFS_POP);
      size = SCHEME_INT_VAL(IFS_POP);
      so   = IFS_POP;
      vec  = IFS_POP;

      if (set_mode) {
        SCHEME_SET_IMMUTABLE(vec);
        new_so = vec;
      } else
        new_so = vec;
      RETURN;
      break;

      /* --------- structure ----------- */
    case scheme_structure_type:
      st = (Scheme_Structure*)so;
      stype = st->stype;
      size = stype->num_slots;

      if (!stype->prefab_key) {
        bad_place_message2(so, fd_accumulators, can_raise_exn, 0, 0, 0);
        if (invalid_object) *invalid_object = so;
        new_so = NULL;
        ABORT;
      }
      if (!(MZ_OPT_HASH_KEY(&stype->iso) & STRUCT_TYPE_ALL_IMMUTABLE)) {
        bad_place_message2(so, fd_accumulators, can_raise_exn, 0, 0, 0);
        if (invalid_object) *invalid_object = so;
        new_so = NULL;
        ABORT;
      }

      IFS_PUSH((Scheme_Object *)st);
      SET_R0(SCHEME_CDR(stype->prefab_key));
      GOTO_NEXT_CONT(DEEP_DO, DEEP_ST1);

DEEP_ST1_L:
      st = (Scheme_Structure*) IFS_GET(0);
      so = (Scheme_Object *) st;
      size = st->stype->num_slots;
      if (mode == mzPDC_COPY) {
        new_so = scheme_make_serialized_struct_instance(GET_R0(), size);
        sst = (Scheme_Serialized_Structure*)new_so;
      } else if (mode == mzPDC_CHECK) {
        sst = NULL;
      } else {
        scheme_log_abort("encountered structure in bad mode");
        abort();
      }

      /* handle cycles: */
      scheme_hash_set(*ht, so, new_so);

      i = 0;
      if (i < size) {
        IFS_PUSH(scheme_make_integer(size));
        IFS_PUSH(scheme_make_integer(i));
        IFS_PUSH((Scheme_Object *)sst);
        SET_R0(st->slots[i]);
        GOTO_NEXT_CONT(DEEP_DO, DEEP_ST2);
      }
      else {
        IFS_POP;
        RETURN;
      }

DEEP_ST2_L:
      i = SCHEME_INT_VAL(IFS_GET(1)); 
      size = SCHEME_INT_VAL(IFS_GET(2));
      st = (Scheme_Structure*) IFS_GET(3);
      so = (Scheme_Object *) st;
      if (mode == mzPDC_COPY) {
        sst = (Scheme_Serialized_Structure *)IFS_GET(0); 
        sst->slots[i] = GET_R0();
      }
      i++;
      if (i < size) {
        IFS_SET(1, scheme_make_integer(i));
        SET_R0(st->slots[i]);
        GOTO_NEXT_CONT(DEEP_DO, DEEP_ST2);
      }
      else {
        if (mode == mzPDC_COPY)
          new_so = (Scheme_Object *)sst;
        IFS_POPN(4);
        RETURN;
      }
      break;

      /* --------- serialized structure ----------- */
    case scheme_serialized_structure_type:
      sst = (Scheme_Serialized_Structure*)so;
      
      IFS_PUSH((Scheme_Object *)sst);
      SET_R0(sst->prefab_key);
      GOTO_NEXT_CONT(DEEP_DO, DEEP_SST1);

DEEP_SST1_L:
      sst = (Scheme_Serialized_Structure*) IFS_GET(0);
      so = (Scheme_Object *) sst;
      size = sst->num_slots;
      if ((mode == mzPDC_UNCOPY) || (mode == mzPDC_DESER)) {
        stype = scheme_lookup_prefab_type(GET_R0(), size);
        new_so = scheme_make_blank_prefab_struct_instance(stype);

        st = (Scheme_Structure*)new_so;
      } else if (mode == mzPDC_CLEAN) {
        st = NULL;
      } else {
        scheme_log_abort("encountered serialized structure in bad mode");
        abort();
      }

      /* handle cycles: */
      scheme_hash_set(*ht, so, new_so);

      i = 0;
      if (i < size) {
        IFS_PUSH(scheme_make_integer(size));
        IFS_PUSH(scheme_make_integer(i));
        IFS_PUSH((Scheme_Object *)st);
        SET_R0(sst->slots[i]);
        GOTO_NEXT_CONT(DEEP_DO, DEEP_SST2);
      }
      else {
        IFS_POP;
        RETURN;
      }

DEEP_SST2_L:
      i    = SCHEME_INT_VAL(IFS_GET(1));
      size = SCHEME_INT_VAL(IFS_GET(2));
      sst = (Scheme_Serialized_Structure*) IFS_GET(3);
      so = (Scheme_Object *) sst;
      if ((mode == mzPDC_UNCOPY) || (mode == mzPDC_DESER)) {
        st = (Scheme_Structure *) IFS_GET(0); 
        st->slots[i] = GET_R0();
      }
      i++;
      if (i < size) {
        IFS_SET(1, scheme_make_integer(i));
        SET_R0(sst->slots[i]);
        GOTO_NEXT_CONT(DEEP_DO, DEEP_SST2);
      }
      else {
        new_so = (Scheme_Object *)st;
        IFS_POPN(4);
        RETURN;
      }
      break;
    case scheme_hash_table_type:
    case scheme_hash_tree_type:
    case scheme_eq_hash_tree_type:
    case scheme_eqv_hash_tree_type:
    case scheme_equal_always_hash_tree_type:
      if (set_mode) {
        if (scheme_true == scheme_hash_eq_p(1, &so)) {
          nht = scheme_make_immutable_hasheq(0, NULL);
        }
        else if ( scheme_true == scheme_hash_eqv_p(1, &so)) {
          nht = scheme_make_immutable_hasheqv(0, NULL);
        }
        else if ( scheme_true == scheme_hash_equal_p(1, &so)) {
          nht = scheme_make_immutable_hash(0, NULL);
        }
        else if ( scheme_true == scheme_hash_equal_always_p(1, &so)) {
          nht = scheme_make_immutable_hashalw(0, NULL);
        }
      }
      else
        nht = so;

      /* handle cycles: */
      scheme_hash_set(*ht, so, nht);
      hti = scheme_hash_table_iterate_start(1,&so);
      i = 0;
      
      IFS_PUSH(nht);
      IFS_PUSH(so);
      IFS_PUSH(hti);

      if (SCHEME_INTP(hti)) {
        Scheme_Object *a[2];
        a[0] = so;
        a[1] = hti;
        SET_R0(scheme_hash_table_iterate_key(2, a));
        GOTO_NEXT_CONT(DEEP_DO, DEEP_HT1);
      }
      else {
        goto DEEP_HT3;
      }

DEEP_HT1_L:
      /* hash table loop*/
      hti  = IFS_GET(0);
      so   = IFS_GET(1);
      nht  = IFS_GET(2);
      IFS_PUSH(GET_R0());

      {
        Scheme_Object *a[2];                                                                                  
        a[0] = so;                                                                                            
        a[1] = hti;                                                                                           
        SET_R0(scheme_hash_table_iterate_value(2, a));                                                                 
        GOTO_NEXT_CONT(DEEP_DO, DEEP_HT2);
      }

DEEP_HT2_L:
      htk  = IFS_POP;
      hti  = IFS_GET(0);
      so   = IFS_GET(1);
      nht  = IFS_GET(2);

      if (set_mode) {
        Scheme_Object *a[3];                                                                                  
        a[0] = nht;                                                                                            
        a[1] = htk;                                                                                           
        a[2] = GET_R0();                                                                                           
        nht = scheme_hash_table_put(3, a);
        IFS_SET(2, nht);
      }
      {
        Scheme_Object *a[3];                                                                                  
        a[0] = so;                                                                                            
        a[1] = hti;                                                                                            
        hti = scheme_hash_table_iterate_next(2, a);
      }

      if (SCHEME_INTP(hti)) {
        Scheme_Object *a[2];
        IFS_SET(0, hti);
        a[0] = so;
        a[1] = hti;
        SET_R0(scheme_hash_table_iterate_key(2, a));
        GOTO_NEXT_CONT(DEEP_DO, DEEP_HT1);
      }
      else {
        goto DEEP_HT3;
      }

DEEP_HT3:
      hti  = IFS_POP;
      so   = IFS_POP;
      nht  = IFS_POP;

      if (set_mode)
        new_so = nht;
      else
        new_so = so;
      RETURN;
      break;

    default:
      bad_place_message2(so, fd_accumulators, can_raise_exn, 0, 0, 0);
      if (invalid_object) *invalid_object = so;
      new_so = NULL;
      ABORT;
      break;
  }

DEEP_RETURN_L:
  {
    ctr--;
    SET_R0(new_so);
    switch(SCHEME_INT_VAL(IFS_POP)) {
      case DEEP_DO_CDR:      goto DEEP_DO_CDR_L;
      case DEEP_DO_FIN_PAIR: goto DEEP_DO_FIN_PAIR_L;
      case DEEP_BOX1:        goto DEEP_BOX1_L;
      case DEEP_VEC1:        goto DEEP_VEC1_L;
      case DEEP_ST1:         goto DEEP_ST1_L;
      case DEEP_ST2:         goto DEEP_ST2_L;
      case DEEP_SST1:        goto DEEP_SST1_L;
      case DEEP_SST2:        goto DEEP_SST2_L;
      case DEEP_HT1:         goto DEEP_HT1_L;
      case DEEP_HT2:         goto DEEP_HT2_L;
      case DEEP_RETURN:      goto DEEP_RETURN_L;
      case DEEP_DONE:        goto DEEP_DONE_L;
      default:
        printf("Invalid places_deep_copy_worker state\n");
        abort();
    }
  }

DEEP_DONE_L:
  free_infinite_stack((Scheme_Object **) inf_stack, inf_max_depth, gcable);
  return new_so;

#undef DEEP_DO_CDR
#undef DEEP_DO_FIN_PAIR
#undef DEEP_BOX1
#undef DEEP_VEC1
#undef DEEP_ST1
#undef DEEP_ST2
#undef DEEP_SST1
#undef DEEP_SST2
#undef DEEP_HT1
#undef DEEP_TT2
#undef DEEP_RETURN
#undef DEEP_DONE
#undef RETURNS
#undef IFS_PUSH
#undef IFS_POP
#undef IFS_POPN
#undef IFS_GET
#undef IFS_SET
#undef GOTO_NEXT_CONT
#undef GOTO_NEXT

}

static Scheme_Object *strip_chaperones_k(void);

/* Recognizes the same shapes as places_deep_copy_worker, but also
   allows chaperones and impersonators. The result is an
   impersonator-free copy of `so`. */
static Scheme_Object *strip_chaperones(Scheme_Object *so)
{
  Scheme_Object *o;

#ifdef DO_STACK_CHECK
  {
# include "mzstkchk.h"
    {
      Scheme_Thread *p = scheme_current_thread;
      p->ku.k.p1 = (void *)so;
      return scheme_handle_stack_overflow(strip_chaperones_k);
    }
  }
#endif

  if (SCHEME_CHAPERONEP(so))
    o = SCHEME_CHAPERONE_VAL(so);
  else
    o = so;

  if (SCHEME_PAIRP(o)) {
    Scheme_Object *a, *d;
    a = strip_chaperones(SCHEME_CAR(o));
    if (!a) return NULL;
    d = strip_chaperones(SCHEME_CDR(o));
    if (!d) return NULL;
    return scheme_make_pair(a, d);
  } else if (SCHEME_VECTORP(o)) {
    Scheme_Object *v, *e;
    intptr_t len = SCHEME_VEC_SIZE(o), i;
    v = scheme_make_vector(len, NULL);
    for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
      if (SAME_OBJ(o, so))
        e = SCHEME_VEC_ELS(so)[i];
      else
        e = scheme_chaperone_vector_ref(so, i);
      e = strip_chaperones(e);
      if (!e) return NULL;
      SCHEME_VEC_ELS(v)[i] = e;
    }
    return v;
  } else if (SCHEME_HASHTP(o) || SCHEME_HASHTRP(o)) {
    return scheme_chaperone_hash_table_filtered_copy(so, strip_chaperones);
  } else if (SCHEME_STRUCTP(o)) {
    Scheme_Structure *s = (Scheme_Structure *)(o), *s2;
    Scheme_Object *e;
    intptr_t i, len = s->stype->num_slots;
    if (!s->stype->prefab_key)
      return NULL;
    s2 = (Scheme_Structure *)scheme_make_blank_prefab_struct_instance(s->stype);
    for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
      if (SAME_OBJ(o, so))
        e = s->slots[i];
      else
        e = scheme_struct_ref(so, i);
      e = strip_chaperones(e);
      if (!e) return NULL;
      s2->slots[i] = e;
    }
    return (Scheme_Object *)s2;
  } else
    return so;
}

static Scheme_Object *strip_chaperones_k(void)
{
  Scheme_Thread *p = scheme_current_thread;
  Scheme_Object *so = (Scheme_Object *)p->ku.k.p1;

  p->ku.k.p1 = NULL;

  return strip_chaperones(so);
}

#if 0
/* unused code, may be useful when/if we revive shared symbol and prefab key tables */
Scheme_Struct_Type *scheme_make_prefab_struct_type_in_master(Scheme_Object *base,
					Scheme_Object *parent,
					int num_fields,
					int num_uninit_fields,
					Scheme_Object *uninit_val,
					char *immutable_array)
{
# ifdef MZ_PRECISE_GC
  void *original_gc;
# endif
  Scheme_Object *cname;
  Scheme_Object *cuninit_val;
  char *cimm_array = NULL;
  int local_slots = num_fields + num_uninit_fields;
  Scheme_Struct_Type *stype;

# ifdef MZ_PRECISE_GC
  original_gc = GC_switch_to_master_gc();
  scheme_start_atomic();
# endif

  cname = places_deep_uncopy(base);
  cuninit_val = places_deep_uncopy(uninit_val);
  if (local_slots) {
    cimm_array   = (char *)scheme_malloc_atomic(local_slots);
    memcpy(cimm_array, immutable_array, local_slots);
  }
  stype = scheme_make_prefab_struct_type_raw(cname, parent, num_fields, num_uninit_fields, cuninit_val, cimm_array);

# ifdef MZ_PRECISE_GC
  scheme_end_atomic_no_swap();
  GC_switch_back_from_master(original_gc);
# endif

  return stype;
}
#endif

static void log_place_event(const char *what, const char *tag, int has_amount, intptr_t amount)
{
  int id;
  Scheme_Logger *pl;
  Scheme_Object *data, *tag_sym, *t;

  pl = scheme_get_place_logger();
  if (!scheme_log_level_p(pl, SCHEME_LOG_DEBUG))
    return;

  id = scheme_current_place_id;
  tag_sym = scheme_intern_symbol(tag);

  data = scheme_make_blank_prefab_struct_instance(place_event_prefab);
  ((Scheme_Structure *)data)->slots[0] = scheme_make_integer(id);
  ((Scheme_Structure *)data)->slots[1] = tag_sym;
  ((Scheme_Structure *)data)->slots[2] = (has_amount 
                                          ? scheme_make_integer(amount)
                                          : scheme_false);
  t = scheme_make_double(scheme_get_inexact_milliseconds());
  ((Scheme_Structure *)data)->slots[3] = t;

  if (has_amount)
    scheme_log_w_data(pl, SCHEME_LOG_DEBUG, 0, data,
                      what, id, amount);
  else
    scheme_log_w_data(pl, SCHEME_LOG_DEBUG, 0, data,
                      what, id);
}

static void *place_start_proc(void *data_arg) {
  void *stack_base;
  void *rc;
  stack_base = PROMPT_STACK(stack_base);
  rc = place_start_proc_after_stack(data_arg, stack_base);
  stack_base = NULL;
  return rc;
}

static void pause_one_place(Scheme_Place *p)
{
  Scheme_Place_Object *place_obj = p->place_obj;

  if (place_obj) {
    mzrt_mutex_lock(place_obj->lock);
    if (!place_obj->pause) {
      mzrt_sema *s;
      mzrt_sema_create(&s, 0);
      place_obj->pause = s;
    }
    mzrt_mutex_unlock(place_obj->lock);
  }
}

static void resume_one_place_with_lock(Scheme_Place_Object *place_obj)
{
  if (place_obj->pause) {
    mzrt_sema *s = place_obj->pause;
    place_obj->pause = NULL;
    if (!place_obj->pausing) {
      mzrt_sema_destroy(s);
    } else {
      mzrt_sema_post(s);
    }
  }
}

static void resume_one_place(Scheme_Place *p)
{
  Scheme_Place_Object *place_obj = p->place_obj;

  if (place_obj) {
    mzrt_mutex_lock(place_obj->lock);
    resume_one_place_with_lock(place_obj);
    mzrt_mutex_unlock(place_obj->lock);
  }
}

static void pause_all_child_places()
{
  Scheme_Place *p = all_child_places;
  while (p) {
    pause_one_place(p);
    p = p->next;
  }
}

static void resume_all_child_places()
{
  Scheme_Place *p = all_child_places;
  while (p) {
    resume_one_place(p);
    p = p->next;
  }
}

void destroy_place_object_locks(Scheme_Place_Object *place_obj) {
  mzrt_mutex_destroy(place_obj->lock);
  if (place_obj->pause)
    mzrt_sema_destroy(place_obj->pause);
  place_obj->lock = NULL;
  place_obj->pause = NULL;
}

void scheme_place_check_for_interruption() 
{
  Scheme_Place_Object *place_obj;
  char local_die;
  char local_break;
  mzrt_sema *local_pause;

  place_obj = place_object;
  if (!place_obj)
    return;
  
  while (1) {
    mzrt_mutex_lock(place_obj->lock);
  
    local_die = place_obj->die;
    local_break = place_obj->pbreak;
    local_pause = place_obj->pause;
    if (local_die)
      place_obj->die = -1;
    place_obj->pbreak = 0;
    if (local_pause)
      place_obj->pausing = 1;

    mzrt_mutex_unlock(place_obj->lock);
    
    if (local_pause) {
      pause_all_child_places();
      mzrt_sema_wait(local_pause);
      mzrt_sema_destroy(local_pause);
      local_pause = NULL;
      resume_all_child_places();
    } else
      break;
  }
  
  if (local_die > 0)
    scheme_kill_thread(scheme_main_thread);
  if (local_break)
    scheme_break_kind_thread(NULL, local_break);
}

void scheme_place_set_memory_use(intptr_t mem_use)
{
  Scheme_Place_Object *place_obj;

  place_obj = place_object;
  if (!place_obj)
    return;

  mzrt_mutex_lock(place_obj->lock);
  place_obj->memory_use = mem_use;
  mzrt_mutex_unlock(place_obj->lock);

  if (place_obj->parent_signal_handle && place_obj->memory_limit) {
    if (mem_use > place_obj->memory_limit) {
      /* tell the parent place to force a GC, and therefore check
         custodian limits that will kill this place; pause this
         place and its children to give the original place time 
         to kill this one */
      pause_all_child_places();
      mzrt_ensure_max_cas(place_obj->parent_need_gc, 1);
      scheme_signal_received_at(place_obj->parent_signal_handle);
    } else if (mem_use > (1 + place_obj->use_factor) * place_obj->prev_notify_memory_use) {
      /* make sure the parent notices that we're using more memory: */
      if (place_obj->parent_signal_handle)
        scheme_signal_received_at(place_obj->parent_signal_handle);
      place_obj->prev_notify_memory_use = mem_use;
    } else if (mem_use < place_obj->prev_notify_memory_use) {
      place_obj->prev_notify_memory_use = mem_use;
    }
  }
}

void scheme_place_check_memory_use()
{
  intptr_t m;

  m = GC_propagate_hierarchy_memory_use();
  scheme_place_set_memory_use(m);

  if (force_gc_for_place_accounting) {
    force_gc_for_place_accounting = 0;
    scheme_collect_garbage();
    resume_all_child_places();
  }
}

static void place_set_result(struct Scheme_Place_Object *place_obj, Scheme_Object *result)
/* always called as a place terminates */
{
  intptr_t status;

  if (SCHEME_INTP(result)) {
    status = SCHEME_INT_VAL(result);
    if (status < 1 || status > 255)
      status = 0;
  } else
    status = 0;

  mzrt_mutex_lock(place_obj->lock);
  place_obj->result = status;
  if (place_obj->parent_signal_handle) {
    scheme_signal_received_at(place_obj->parent_signal_handle);
    place_obj->parent_signal_handle = NULL;
  }
  place_obj->signal_handle = NULL;
  place_obj->dead = 1;
  mzrt_mutex_unlock(place_obj->lock);
}

static void terminate_current_place(Scheme_Object *result)
{
  intptr_t place_obj_die;
  intptr_t refcount;
  Scheme_Place_Object *place_obj;

  place_obj = place_object;

  mzrt_mutex_lock(place_obj->lock);
  place_obj_die = place_obj->die;
  mzrt_mutex_unlock(place_obj->lock);
  
  if (!place_obj_die) {
    if (scheme_flush_managed(NULL, 1))
      result = scheme_make_integer(1);
  }

  place_object = NULL;

  /*printf("Leavin place: proc thread id%u\n", ptid);*/

  /* Beware that the destroy operation might trigger a GC to cooperate
     with the master GC: */
  scheme_place_instance_destroy(place_obj_die);

  place_set_result(place_obj, result);
  
  mzrt_mutex_lock(place_obj->lock);
  
  place_obj->refcount--;
  refcount = place_obj->refcount;
  
  mzrt_mutex_unlock(place_obj->lock);
  
  if (!refcount)
    destroy_place_object_locks(place_obj);
}

static Scheme_Object *def_place_exit_handler_proc(int argc, Scheme_Object *argv[])
{
  log_place_event("id %d: exit (via `exit')", "exit", 0, 0);

  terminate_current_place(argv[0]);

  mz_proc_thread_exit(NULL);

  return scheme_void; /* Never get here */
}

static int do_embedded_load()
{
  if (embedded_load) {
    Scheme_Thread * volatile p;
    mz_jmp_buf * volatile save, newbuf;
    volatile int rc;

    p = scheme_get_current_thread();
    save = p->error_buf;
    p->error_buf = &newbuf;
    
    if (!scheme_setjmp(newbuf)) {
      scheme_embedded_load(embedded_load_len, embedded_load, 1);
      rc = 1;
    } else {
      rc = 0;
    }

    p->error_buf = save;

    return rc;
  }

  return 1;
}

static void *place_start_proc_after_stack(void *data_arg, void *stack_base) {
  Place_Start_Data *place_data;
  Scheme_Place_Object *place_obj;
  Scheme_Object *place_main;
  Scheme_Object *a[2], *channel, *result;
  intptr_t mem_limit;
  
  place_data = (Place_Start_Data *) data_arg;
  data_arg = NULL;

  /* printf("Startin place: proc thread id%u\n", ptid); */

  /* create pristine THREAD_LOCAL variables*/
  null_out_runtime_globals();

  mzrt_mutex_lock(id_counter_mutex);
  scheme_current_place_id = ++id_counter;
  mzrt_mutex_unlock(id_counter_mutex);

  mem_limit = SCHEME_INT_VAL(place_data->cust_limit);

  /* scheme_make_thread behaves differently if the above global vars are not null */
  if (!scheme_place_instance_init(stack_base, place_data->parent_gc, mem_limit)) {
    /* setup failed (because we're out of some resource?); try to exit gracefully */
    place_data->place_obj = NULL; /* reports failure */
    mzrt_sema_post(place_data->ready);
    return NULL;
  }

  a[0] = places_deep_direct_uncopy(place_data->current_library_collection_paths);
  scheme_current_library_collection_paths(1, a);
  a[0] = places_deep_direct_uncopy(place_data->current_library_collection_links);
  scheme_current_library_collection_links(1, a);
  a[0] = places_deep_direct_uncopy(place_data->compiled_roots);
  scheme_compiled_file_roots(1, a);
  a[0] = places_deep_direct_uncopy(place_data->current_directory);
  scheme_current_directory(1, a);
  scheme_seal_parameters();

  a[0] = places_deep_direct_uncopy(place_data->module);
  a[1] = places_deep_direct_uncopy(place_data->function);
  a[1] = scheme_intern_exact_symbol(SCHEME_SYM_VAL(a[1]), SCHEME_SYM_LEN(a[1]));
  channel = places_deep_direct_uncopy(place_data->channel);
  place_obj = place_data->place_obj;
  REGISTER_SO(place_object);
  place_object = place_obj;
  place_obj->refcount++;

  place_obj->id = scheme_current_place_id;
  
  {
    void *signal_handle;
    signal_handle = scheme_get_signal_handle();
    place_obj->signal_handle = signal_handle;
  }

  {
    Scheme_Object *tmp;
    if (place_data->in) {
      tmp = scheme_make_rktio_fd_input_port(place_data->in,  scheme_intern_symbol("place-in"));
      if (scheme_orig_stdin_port) {
        scheme_close_input_port(scheme_orig_stdin_port);
      }
      scheme_orig_stdin_port = tmp;
    }
    if (place_data->out >= 0) {
      tmp = scheme_make_rktio_fd_output_port(place_data->out, scheme_intern_symbol("place-out"), 0);
      if (scheme_orig_stdout_port) {
        scheme_close_output_port(scheme_orig_stdout_port);
      }
      scheme_orig_stdout_port = tmp;
    }
    if (place_data->err >= 0) {
      tmp = scheme_make_rktio_fd_output_port(place_data->err, scheme_intern_symbol("place-err"), 0);
      if (scheme_orig_stderr_port) {
        scheme_close_output_port(scheme_orig_stderr_port);
      }
      scheme_orig_stderr_port = tmp;
    }
    scheme_init_port_config();
  }

  mzrt_sema_post(place_data->ready);
  place_data = NULL;
# ifdef MZ_PRECISE_GC
  /* this prevents a master collection attempt from deadlocking with the 
     place_data->ready semaphore above */
  GC_allow_master_gc_check();
# endif

  /* at point, don't refer to place_data or its content
     anymore, because it's allocated in the other place */

  scheme_set_root_param(MZCONFIG_EXIT_HANDLER, scheme_def_place_exit_proc);

  log_place_event("id %d: enter", "enter", 0, 0);

  if (do_embedded_load()) {
    Scheme_Thread * volatile p;
    mz_jmp_buf * volatile saved_error_buf;
    mz_jmp_buf new_error_buf;
    Scheme_Object * volatile rc = scheme_false;
    
    p = scheme_get_current_thread();
    saved_error_buf = p->error_buf;
    p->error_buf = &new_error_buf;
    if (!scheme_setjmp(new_error_buf)) {
      if (!scheme_rktio)
        scheme_signal_error("place: I/O manager initialization failed");

      place_main = scheme_dynamic_require(2, a);
      a[0] = channel;
      (void)scheme_apply(place_main, 1, a);
      rc = scheme_make_integer(0);
    } else {
      rc = scheme_make_integer(1);
    }
    p->error_buf = saved_error_buf;
    
    result = rc;
  } else {
    result = scheme_make_integer(1);
  }

  log_place_event("id %d: exit", "exit", 0, 0);

  terminate_current_place(result);

  return NULL;
}

static Scheme_Object *places_serialize(Scheme_Object *so, void **msg_memory, Scheme_Object **master_chain,
                                       Scheme_Object **invalid_object,
                                       char **delayed_err, intptr_t *delayed_errno, intptr_t *delayed_errkind) {
#if defined(MZ_USE_PLACES) && defined(MZ_PRECISE_GC)
  Scheme_Object *new_so;
  Scheme_Object *tmp;

  new_so = trivial_copy(so, NULL);
  if (new_so) return new_so;

  while (1) {
    GC_create_message_allocator();
    new_so = do_places_deep_copy(so, mzPDC_COPY, 0, master_chain, invalid_object,
                                 delayed_err, delayed_errno, delayed_errkind);
    tmp = GC_finish_message_allocator();
    if (!new_so)
      GC_destroy_orphan_msg_memory(tmp);
    else
      (*msg_memory) = tmp;

    if (!new_so && !*delayed_err && SCHEME_CHAPERONEP(*invalid_object)) {
      /* try again after removing chaperones */
      so = strip_chaperones(so);
      if (!so)
        break;
    } else
      break;
  }
  
  return new_so;
#else
  return so;
#endif
}

static Scheme_Object *places_deserialize(Scheme_Object *so, void *msg_memory, Scheme_Thread *from_p)
/* The caller must immediately drop any reference to `so' and
   `msg_memory' after this function returns; otherwise, since the
   `msg_memory' page may be deallocated, a GC could crash.
   Also, we have to clear out the in-flight references in `from_p`
   before the pages are discarded or adopted (where the latter
   can trigger a GC, which creates the main problem) */
{
#if defined(MZ_USE_PLACES) && defined(MZ_PRECISE_GC)
  Scheme_Object *new_so = so;

  new_so = trivial_copy(so, NULL);
  if (new_so) return new_so;

  /* small messages are deemed to be < 1k, this could be tuned in either direction */
  if (GC_message_small_objects_size(msg_memory, 1024)) {
    new_so = do_places_deep_copy(so, mzPDC_UNCOPY, 1, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
    from_p->place_channel_msg_in_flight = NULL;
    from_p->place_channel_msg_chain_in_flight = NULL;
    GC_dispose_short_message_allocator(msg_memory);
    /* from this point, we must return immediately, so that any
       reference to `so' can be dropped before GC. */
    msg_memory = NULL;
  }
  else {
    from_p->place_channel_msg_in_flight = NULL;
    from_p->place_channel_msg_chain_in_flight = NULL;
    GC_adopt_message_allocator(msg_memory);
    msg_memory = NULL;
#if !defined(SHARED_TABLES)
    new_so = do_places_deep_copy(so, mzPDC_DESER, 1, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
#endif
  }
  return new_so;
#else
  return so;
#endif
}

Scheme_Object *place_send(int argc, Scheme_Object *args[]) 
{
  Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *ch;
  if (SAME_TYPE(SCHEME_TYPE(args[0]), scheme_place_type)) {
    ch = (Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *) ((Scheme_Place *) args[0])->channel;
  }
  else if (SAME_TYPE(SCHEME_TYPE(args[0]), scheme_place_bi_channel_type)) {
    ch = (Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *) args[0];
  }
  else {
    ch = NULL;
    scheme_wrong_contract("place-channel-put", "place-channel?", 0, argc, args);
  }
  place_async_send((Scheme_Place_Async_Channel *) ch->link->sendch, args[1]);
  return scheme_void;
}

Scheme_Object *place_receive(int argc, Scheme_Object *args[]) {
  Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *ch;
  if (SAME_TYPE(SCHEME_TYPE(args[0]), scheme_place_type)) {
    ch = (Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *) ((Scheme_Place *) args[0])->channel;
  }
  else if (SAME_TYPE(SCHEME_TYPE(args[0]), scheme_place_bi_channel_type)) {
    ch = (Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *) args[0];
  }
  else {
    ch = NULL;
    scheme_wrong_contract("place-channel-get", "place-channel?", 0, argc, args);
  }
  return place_async_receive((Scheme_Place_Async_Channel *)ch->link->recvch);
}

static Scheme_Object* place_allowed_p(int argc, Scheme_Object *args[])
{
  Scheme_Hash_Table *ht = NULL;
  Scheme_Object *v, *invalid_object = NULL;

  v = args[0];

  if (places_deep_copy_worker(v, &ht, mzPDC_CHECK, 1, 0, NULL, &invalid_object, NULL, NULL, NULL))
    return scheme_true;
  else {
    if (invalid_object && SCHEME_CHAPERONEP(invalid_object)) {
      v = strip_chaperones(v);
      if (v && places_deep_copy_worker(v, &ht, mzPDC_CHECK, 1, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL))
        return scheme_true;
    }
    return scheme_false;
  }
}

# ifdef MZ_PRECISE_GC
void scheme_spawn_master_place() {
  mzrt_proc_first_thread_init();
  

  /* scheme_master_proc_thread = mz_proc_thread_create(master_scheme_place, NULL); */
  scheme_master_proc_thread = (void*) ~0;

}
# endif

/*========================================================================*/
/*                       places async channels                            */
/*========================================================================*/

static void* GC_master_malloc(size_t size) {
  void *ptr;
#ifdef MZ_PRECISE_GC
  void *original_gc;
  original_gc = GC_switch_to_master_gc();
#endif
  ptr = GC_malloc(size);
#ifdef MZ_PRECISE_GC
  GC_switch_back_from_master(original_gc);
#endif
  return ptr;
}

static void* GC_master_malloc_tagged(size_t size) {
  void *ptr;
#ifdef MZ_PRECISE_GC
  void *original_gc;
  original_gc = GC_switch_to_master_gc();
#endif
  ptr = scheme_malloc_small_tagged(size);
#ifdef MZ_PRECISE_GC
  GC_switch_back_from_master(original_gc);
#endif
  return ptr;
}

static void maybe_report_message_size(Scheme_Place_Async_Channel *ch)
{
#ifdef MZ_PRECISE_GC
  if ((ch->reported_size > (2 * ch->mem_size))
      || (((ch->reported_size * 2) < ch->mem_size)
          && ((ch->mem_size - ch->reported_size) > (1 << (LOG_APAGE_SIZE + 1))))) {
    intptr_t delta = ch->mem_size - ch->reported_size;
    ch->reported_size = ch->mem_size;
    GC_report_unsent_message_delta(delta);
  }
#endif
}

static void async_channel_finalize(void *p, void* data) {
  Scheme_Place_Async_Channel *ch;
  int i;
  Scheme_Hash_Table *ht = NULL;
  ch = (Scheme_Place_Async_Channel*)p;

  ch->mem_size = 0;
  maybe_report_message_size(ch);

  mzrt_mutex_destroy(ch->lock);
  ch->lock = NULL;
  for (i = 0; i < ch->size ; i++) {
    ht = NULL;
    if (ch->msgs[i]) {
      (void)places_deep_copy_worker(ch->msgs[i], &ht, mzPDC_CLEAN, 0, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
      ch->msgs[i] = NULL;
    }
#ifdef MZ_PRECISE_GC
    if (ch->msg_memory[i]) {
      GC_destroy_orphan_msg_memory(ch->msg_memory[i]);
    }
#endif
    ch->msg_memory[i] = NULL;
    ch->msg_chains[i] = NULL;
  }
  ch->in = 0;
  ch->out = 0;
  ch->count = 0;

  if (ch->wakeup_signal) {
    /*release single receiver */  
    if (SCHEME_PLACE_OBJECTP(ch->wakeup_signal)) {
      int refcount = 0;
      Scheme_Place_Object *place_obj;
      place_obj = ((Scheme_Place_Object *) ch->wakeup_signal);

      mzrt_mutex_lock(place_obj->lock);
      place_obj->refcount--;
      refcount = place_obj->refcount;
      mzrt_mutex_unlock(place_obj->lock);
      if (!refcount) {
        destroy_place_object_locks(place_obj);
      }
    }
    /*release multiple receiver */  
    else if (SCHEME_VECTORP(ch->wakeup_signal)) {
      Scheme_Object *v = ch->wakeup_signal;
      int i;
      int size = SCHEME_VEC_SIZE(v);
      for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
        Scheme_Place_Object *o3;
        o3 = (Scheme_Place_Object *)SCHEME_VEC_ELS(v)[i];
        if (o3) {
          int refcount = 0;
          mzrt_mutex_lock(o3->lock);
            SCHEME_VEC_ELS(v)[i] = NULL;
            o3->refcount--;
            refcount = o3->refcount;
          mzrt_mutex_unlock(o3->lock);

          if (!refcount) {
            destroy_place_object_locks(o3);
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Scheme_Place_Async_Channel *place_async_channel_create() {
  Scheme_Object **msgs, **msg_chains;
  Scheme_Place_Async_Channel *ch;
  void **msg_memory;
#ifdef MZ_PRECISE_GC
  void *original_gc;
#endif

  ch = GC_master_malloc_tagged(sizeof(Scheme_Place_Async_Channel));
  ch->so.type = scheme_place_async_channel_type;

  msgs = GC_master_malloc(sizeof(Scheme_Object*) * 8);
  msg_memory = GC_master_malloc(sizeof(void*) * 8);
  msg_chains = GC_master_malloc(sizeof(Scheme_Object*) * 8);

  ch->in = 0;
  ch->out = 0;
  ch->count = 0;
  ch->size = 8;
  mzrt_mutex_create(&ch->lock);
  ch->msgs = msgs;
  ch->msg_memory = msg_memory;
  ch->msg_chains = msg_chains;
  ch->wakeup_signal = NULL;

#ifdef MZ_PRECISE_GC
  original_gc = GC_switch_to_master_gc();
  GC_set_finalizer(ch, 1, 1, async_channel_finalize, NULL, NULL, NULL);
  GC_switch_back_from_master(original_gc);
#endif
  /* FIXME? Need finalizer for non-precise GC if places become supported 
     in that mode. */

  return ch;
}

static void async_channel_refcount(Scheme_Place_Async_Channel *ch, int for_send, int delta)
{
  if (!ch->lock) {
    /* can happen via finalization, where the channel is already finalized
       m(due to the lack of ordering on finalization) */
    return;
  }
  mzrt_mutex_lock(ch->lock);
  if (for_send)
    ch->wr_ref += delta;
  else
    ch->rd_ref += delta;
  if ((ch->wr_ref < 0) || (ch->rd_ref < 0)) {
    scheme_log_abort("internal error: bad reference count on async channel");
    abort();
  }
  mzrt_mutex_unlock(ch->lock);
}

Scheme_Object *scheme_place_make_async_channel()
{
  Scheme_Place_Async_Channel *ch;
  ch = place_async_channel_create();

  /* we don't allocate a bi channel, so claim an implicit sender and receiver: */
  async_channel_refcount(ch, 0, 1);
  async_channel_refcount(ch, 1, 1);

  return (Scheme_Object *)ch;
}

static void bi_channel_refcount(Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *ch, int delta)
{
  async_channel_refcount(ch->link->sendch, 1, delta);
  async_channel_refcount(ch->link->recvch, 0, delta);
}

static void bi_channel_refcount_down(void *_ch, void *data)
{
  Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *ch = (Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *)_ch;

  if (!ch->link->sendch) {
    /* released by scheme_free_place_bi_channels() already */
    return;
  }

  if (ch->link->prev)
    ch->link->prev->next = ch->link->next;
  else
    place_channel_links = ch->link->next;
  if (ch->link->next)
    ch->link->next->prev = ch->link->prev;

  bi_channel_refcount(ch, -1);
}

void scheme_free_place_bi_channels()
{
  Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel_Link *link;

  for (link = place_channel_links; link; link = link->next) {
    async_channel_refcount(link->sendch, 1, -1);
    async_channel_refcount(link->recvch, 0, -1);
    /* It's possible that a GC will run after this: */
    link->sendch = NULL;
    link->recvch = NULL;
  }
  place_channel_links = NULL;
}

static void bi_channel_set_finalizer(Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *ch)
{
  ch->link->next = place_channel_links;
  if (place_channel_links)
    place_channel_links->prev = ch->link;
  place_channel_links = ch->link;
  
  scheme_add_finalizer(ch, bi_channel_refcount_down, NULL);
}


Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *place_bi_channel_malloc() {
  Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *ch;
  Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel_Link *link;

  ch = MALLOC_ONE_TAGGED(Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel);
  ch->so.type = scheme_place_bi_channel_type;
  
  link = (Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel_Link*)scheme_malloc(sizeof(Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel_Link));
  ch->link = link;

  return ch;
}

Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *place_bi_channel_create() {
  Scheme_Place_Async_Channel *tmp;
  Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *ch;

  ch = place_bi_channel_malloc();

  tmp = place_async_channel_create();
  ch->link->sendch = tmp;
  tmp = place_async_channel_create();
  ch->link->recvch = tmp;

  bi_channel_refcount(ch, 1);
  bi_channel_set_finalizer(ch);

  return ch;
}

Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *place_bi_peer_channel_create(Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *orig) {
  Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *ch;

  ch = place_bi_channel_malloc();

  ch->link->sendch = orig->link->recvch;
  ch->link->recvch = orig->link->sendch;

  bi_channel_refcount(ch, 1);
  bi_channel_set_finalizer(ch);

  return ch;
}

static Scheme_Object *place_channel(int argc, Scheme_Object *args[]) {
  Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *ch;
  Scheme_Object *a[2];
  ch = place_bi_channel_create();
  a[0] = (Scheme_Object *) ch;
  a[1] = (Scheme_Object *) place_bi_peer_channel_create(ch);
  return scheme_values(2, a);
}

static Scheme_Object *place_channel_p(int argc, Scheme_Object *args[])
{
  return (SAME_TYPE(SCHEME_TYPE(args[0]), scheme_place_bi_channel_type) ||
          SAME_TYPE(SCHEME_TYPE(args[0]), scheme_place_type)) ? scheme_true : scheme_false;
}

static Scheme_Object *GC_master_make_vector(int size) {
  Scheme_Object *v;
#ifdef MZ_PRECISE_GC
  void *original_gc;
  original_gc = GC_switch_to_master_gc();
#endif
  v = scheme_make_vector(size, NULL);
#ifdef MZ_PRECISE_GC
  GC_switch_back_from_master(original_gc);
#endif
  return v;
}

static void place_async_send(Scheme_Place_Async_Channel *ch, Scheme_Object *uo) {
  void *msg_memory = NULL;
  Scheme_Object *o, *master_chain = NULL, *invalid_object = NULL;
  intptr_t sz, cnt;
  char *delayed_err = NULL;
  intptr_t delayed_errno = 0;
  intptr_t delayed_errkind = 0;


  o = places_serialize(uo, &msg_memory, &master_chain, &invalid_object,
                       &delayed_err, &delayed_errno, &delayed_errkind);
  /* uo needs to stay live until `master_chain` is registered in `ch` */

  if (!o) {
    if (invalid_object && !delayed_err) {
      scheme_contract_error("place-channel-put",
                            "value not allowed in a message", 
                            "value", 1, invalid_object,
                            "message", 1, uo,
                            NULL);
    } else
      bad_place_message(uo, delayed_err, delayed_errno, delayed_errkind);
  }

  {
    intptr_t msg_size;
    msg_size = GC_message_allocator_size(msg_memory);
    log_place_event("id %d: put message of %" PRIdPTR " bytes", "put", 1, msg_size);
  }

  mzrt_mutex_lock(ch->lock);
  {
    cnt = ch->count;
    if (ch->count == ch->size) { /* GROW QUEUE */
      Scheme_Object **new_msgs = NULL, **new_chains = NULL;
      void **new_msg_memory = NULL;
      intptr_t sz = 0;

      /* Can't allocate while holding the lock, so release lock and loop: */
      while (ch->count == ch->size) {
        if ((sz == ch->size) && new_msgs) {
          if (ch->out < ch->in) {
            memcpy(new_msgs, ch->msgs + ch->out, sizeof(Scheme_Object *) * (ch->in - ch->out));
            memcpy(new_msg_memory, ch->msg_memory + ch->out, sizeof(void*) * (ch->in - ch->out));
            memcpy(new_chains, ch->msg_chains + ch->out, sizeof(void*) * (ch->in - ch->out));
          }
          else {
            int s1 = (ch->size - ch->out);
            memcpy(new_msgs, ch->msgs + ch->out, sizeof(Scheme_Object *) * s1);
            memcpy(new_msgs + s1, ch->msgs, sizeof(Scheme_Object *) * ch->in);

            memcpy(new_msg_memory, ch->msg_memory + ch->out, sizeof(void*) * s1);
            memcpy(new_msg_memory + s1, ch->msg_memory, sizeof(void*) * ch->in);

            memcpy(new_chains, ch->msg_chains + ch->out, sizeof(Scheme_Object *) * s1);
            memcpy(new_chains + s1, ch->msg_chains, sizeof(Scheme_Object *) * ch->in);
          }

          ch->msgs = new_msgs;
          ch->msg_memory = new_msg_memory;
          ch->msg_chains = new_chains;
          ch->in = ch->size;
          ch->out = 0;
          ch->size *= 2;

          break;
        } else {
          sz = ch->size;
          mzrt_mutex_unlock(ch->lock);

          new_msgs = GC_master_malloc(sizeof(Scheme_Object*) * sz * 2);
          new_msg_memory = GC_master_malloc(sizeof(void*) * sz * 2);
          new_chains = GC_master_malloc(sizeof(Scheme_Object*) * sz * 2);

          mzrt_mutex_lock(ch->lock);
        }
      }
    }

    ch->msgs[ch->in] = o;
    ch->msg_memory[ch->in] = msg_memory;
    ch->msg_chains[ch->in] = master_chain;
    ++ch->count;
    ch->in = ((ch->in + 1) % ch->size);

    sz = GC_message_allocator_size(msg_memory);
    ch->mem_size += sz;

    maybe_report_message_size(ch);
  }

  /* make sure `uo` is treated as live until here: */
  if (!uo) scheme_signal_error("?");

  if (!cnt && ch->wakeup_signal) {
    /*wake up possibly sleeping single receiver */  
    if (SCHEME_PLACE_OBJECTP(ch->wakeup_signal)) {
      Scheme_Place_Object *place_obj;
      place_obj = ((Scheme_Place_Object *) ch->wakeup_signal);

      mzrt_mutex_lock(place_obj->lock);
      if (place_obj->signal_handle) {
        scheme_signal_received_at(place_obj->signal_handle);
      }
      mzrt_mutex_unlock(place_obj->lock);
    }
    /*wake up possibly sleeping multiple receiver */  
    else if (SCHEME_VECTORP(ch->wakeup_signal)) {
      Scheme_Object *v = ch->wakeup_signal;
      int i, j, delta;
      int size = SCHEME_VEC_SIZE(v);
      int alive = 0;
      /* Try to be fair by cycling through the available places
         starting at `delta'. */
      delta = ch->delta++;
      if (delta < 0) delta = -delta;
      for (j = 0; j < size; j++) {
        Scheme_Place_Object *o3;
        i = (j + delta) % size;
        o3 = (Scheme_Place_Object *)SCHEME_VEC_ELS(v)[i];
        if (o3) {
          int refcount = 0;
          mzrt_mutex_lock(o3->lock);
          if (o3->signal_handle != NULL) {
            scheme_signal_received_at(o3->signal_handle);
            alive++;
          }
          else {
            SCHEME_VEC_ELS(v)[i] = NULL;
            o3->refcount--;
          }
          refcount = o3->refcount;
          mzrt_mutex_unlock(o3->lock);

          if (!refcount) {
            destroy_place_object_locks(o3);
          }
        }
      }
      /* shrink if more than half are unused */
      if (alive < (size / 2)) {
        if (alive == 1) {
          ch->wakeup_signal = NULL;
          for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
            Scheme_Place_Object *o2 = (Scheme_Place_Object *)SCHEME_VEC_ELS(v)[i];
            if (o2) {
              ch->wakeup_signal = (Scheme_Object *)o2;
              break;
            }
          }
        }
        else {
          Scheme_Object *nv;
          int ncnt = 0;
          nv = GC_master_make_vector(size/2);
          for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
            Scheme_Place_Object *o2 = (Scheme_Place_Object *)SCHEME_VEC_ELS(v)[i];
            if (o2) {
              SCHEME_VEC_ELS(nv)[ncnt] = (Scheme_Object *)o2;
              ncnt++;
            }
          }
          ch->wakeup_signal = nv;
        }
      }
    }
    else {
      printf("Oops not a valid ch->wakeup_signal\n");
      exit(1);
    }
  }
  mzrt_mutex_unlock(ch->lock);
}

void scheme_place_async_channel_send(Scheme_Object *ch, Scheme_Object *uo) {
  place_async_send((Scheme_Place_Async_Channel *)ch, uo);
}

static void place_object_inc_refcount(Scheme_Object *o) {
  Scheme_Place_Object *place_obj;
  place_obj = (Scheme_Place_Object *) o;

  mzrt_mutex_lock(place_obj->lock);
  place_obj->refcount++;
  mzrt_mutex_unlock(place_obj->lock);
}

static void place_object_dec_refcount(Scheme_Object *o) {
  int refcount;
  Scheme_Place_Object *place_obj;
  place_obj = (Scheme_Place_Object *) o;

  mzrt_mutex_lock(place_obj->lock);
  place_obj->refcount--;
  refcount = place_obj->refcount;
  mzrt_mutex_unlock(place_obj->lock);

  if (!refcount) {
    destroy_place_object_locks(place_obj);
  }
}

static void lock_and_register_place_object_with_channel(Scheme_Place_Async_Channel *ch, Scheme_Object *o)
{
  Scheme_Object *avail_vector;

  mzrt_mutex_lock(ch->lock);

  if (ch->count)
    return; /* no need for a wakeup signal, since data is available */

  /* loop in case we need to release the lock temporarily to allocate: */
  while (1) {
    if (ch->wakeup_signal == o) {
      return;
    }
    else if (!ch->wakeup_signal) {
      place_object_inc_refcount(o);
      ch->wakeup_signal = o;
      return;
    }
    else if (SCHEME_PLACE_OBJECTP(ch->wakeup_signal)
             && ( (Scheme_Place_Object *) ch->wakeup_signal)->signal_handle == NULL) {
      place_object_dec_refcount(ch->wakeup_signal);
      place_object_inc_refcount(o);
      ch->wakeup_signal = o;
      return;
    }
    else if (SCHEME_VECTORP(ch->wakeup_signal)) {
      int i = 0;
      Scheme_Object *v = ch->wakeup_signal;
      int size = SCHEME_VEC_SIZE(v);
      /* already registered? */
      for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
        Scheme_Object *vo = SCHEME_VEC_ELS(v)[i];
        if (vo == o)
          return;
      }
      /* look for unused slot in wakeup vector */
      for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
        Scheme_Object *vo = SCHEME_VEC_ELS(v)[i];
        if (!vo) {
          place_object_inc_refcount(o);
          SCHEME_VEC_ELS(v)[i] = o;
          return;
        }
        else if (SCHEME_PLACE_OBJECTP(vo) &&
                 ((Scheme_Place_Object *)vo)->signal_handle == NULL) {
          place_object_dec_refcount(vo);
          place_object_inc_refcount(o);
          SCHEME_VEC_ELS(v)[i] = o;
          return;
        }
      }
      /* fall through to here, need to grow wakeup vector;
         must do so without the lock */
      {
        if (avail_vector && (SCHEME_VEC_SIZE(avail_vector) == size*2)) {
          Scheme_Object *nv;
          nv = avail_vector;
          for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
            SCHEME_VEC_ELS(nv)[i] = SCHEME_VEC_ELS(v)[i];
          }
          place_object_inc_refcount(o);
          SCHEME_VEC_ELS(nv)[size+1] = o;
          ch->wakeup_signal = nv;
        } else {
          mzrt_mutex_unlock(ch->lock);
          avail_vector = GC_master_make_vector(size*2);
          mzrt_mutex_lock(ch->lock);
        }
      }
    }
    /* grow from single wakeup to multiple wakeups */
    else if (SCHEME_PLACE_OBJECTP(ch->wakeup_signal)) {
      if (avail_vector && (SCHEME_VEC_SIZE(avail_vector) == 2)) {
        Scheme_Object *v;
        v = avail_vector;
        SCHEME_VEC_ELS(v)[0] = ch->wakeup_signal;
        place_object_inc_refcount(o);
        SCHEME_VEC_ELS(v)[1] = o;
        ch->wakeup_signal = v;
      } else {
        mzrt_mutex_unlock(ch->lock);
        avail_vector = GC_master_make_vector(2);
        mzrt_mutex_lock(ch->lock);
      }
    }
    else {
      printf("Oops not a valid ch->wakeup_signal\n");
      exit(1);
    }
  }
}

static Scheme_Object *place_async_try_receive_raw(Scheme_Place_Async_Channel *ch,
                                                  void **msg_memory_ptr,
                                                  void **msg_chain_ptr,
                                                  int *_no_writers) 
/* The result must not be retained past extraction from `*msg_memory_ptr'! */
{
  Scheme_Object *msg = NULL;
  void *msg_memory = NULL, *msg_chain = NULL;
  intptr_t sz;

  lock_and_register_place_object_with_channel(ch, (Scheme_Object *) place_object);
  {
    if (ch->count > 0) { /* GET MSG */
      msg = ch->msgs[ch->out];
      msg_memory = ch->msg_memory[ch->out];
      msg_chain = ch->msg_chains[ch->out];

      ch->msgs[ch->out] = NULL;
      ch->msg_memory[ch->out] = NULL;
      ch->msg_chains[ch->out] = NULL;

      /* No GCs from here until msg_chain is registered */

      --ch->count;
      ch->out = ((ch->out + 1) % ch->size);

      sz = GC_message_allocator_size(msg_memory);
      ch->mem_size -= sz;

      maybe_report_message_size(ch);
    }
  }
  if (!msg && !ch->wr_ref && _no_writers)
    *_no_writers = 1;
  mzrt_mutex_unlock(ch->lock);

  *msg_memory_ptr = msg_memory;
  *msg_chain_ptr = msg_chain;

  return msg;
}

static void cleanup_msg_memmory(void *thread) {
  Scheme_Thread *p = thread;
  if (p->place_channel_msg_in_flight) {
    p->place_channel_msg_chain_in_flight = NULL;
    GC_destroy_orphan_msg_memory(p->place_channel_msg_in_flight);
    p->place_channel_msg_in_flight = NULL;
  }
}

static void log_received_msg(Scheme_Object *msg, void *msg_memory)
{
  if (msg) {
    intptr_t msg_size;
    msg_size = GC_message_allocator_size(msg_memory);
    log_place_event("id %d: get message of %" PRIdPTR " bytes", "get", 1, msg_size);
  }
}

static Scheme_Object *place_async_try_receive(Scheme_Place_Async_Channel *ch, int *_no_writers) {
  Scheme_Object *msg = NULL;
  Scheme_Thread *p = scheme_current_thread;
  GC_CAN_IGNORE void *msg_memory, *msg_chain;
  BEGIN_ESCAPEABLE(cleanup_msg_memmory, p);
  msg = place_async_try_receive_raw(ch, &msg_memory, &msg_chain, _no_writers);
  /* no GCs until msg_chain is registered */
  if (msg) {
    p->place_channel_msg_in_flight = msg_memory;
    p->place_channel_msg_chain_in_flight = msg_chain;
    log_received_msg(msg, msg_memory);
    msg = places_deserialize(msg, msg_memory, p);
  }
  END_ESCAPEABLE();
  return msg;
}

static int scheme_place_async_ch_ready(Scheme_Place_Async_Channel *ch) {
  int ready = 0;
  lock_and_register_place_object_with_channel(ch, (Scheme_Object *) place_object);
  {
    if (ch->count > 0) ready = 1;
    if (!ch->wr_ref) ready = 1;
  }
  mzrt_mutex_unlock(ch->lock);
  return ready;
}

static Scheme_Object *place_channel_finish_ready(void *d, int argc, struct Scheme_Object *argv[]) 
{
  Scheme_Object *msg;
  Scheme_Thread *p = scheme_current_thread;                                                                 

  msg = *(Scheme_Object **)d;

  BEGIN_ESCAPEABLE(cleanup_msg_memmory, p);
  msg = places_deserialize(msg, p->place_channel_msg_in_flight, p);
  END_ESCAPEABLE();

  return msg;
}

static int place_channel_ready(Scheme_Object *so, Scheme_Schedule_Info *sinfo) {
  Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *ch;
  Scheme_Object *msg = NULL;
  Scheme_Object *wrapper;
  GC_CAN_IGNORE void *msg_memory = NULL, *msg_chain = NULL;
  int no_writers = 0;

  if (SAME_TYPE(SCHEME_TYPE(so), scheme_place_type)) {
    ch = (Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *) ((Scheme_Place *) so)->channel;
  }
  else {
    ch = (Scheme_Place_Bi_Channel *)so;
  }

  msg = place_async_try_receive_raw((Scheme_Place_Async_Channel *) ch->link->recvch, 
                                    &msg_memory, &msg_chain, &no_writers);
  /* no GCs until msg_chain is registered */
  if (msg != NULL) {
    Scheme_Object **msg_holder;
    Scheme_Thread *p = ((Syncing *)(sinfo->current_syncing))->thread;

    p->place_channel_msg_in_flight = msg_memory;
    p->place_channel_msg_chain_in_flight = msg_chain;

    log_received_msg(msg, msg_memory);

    /* Hold `msg' in atomic memory, because we're not allowed to hold onto
       it beyond release of msg_memory, and `wrapper' and the result
       flow into the evt system in general. */
    msg_holder = (Scheme_Object **)scheme_malloc_atomic(sizeof(Scheme_Object*));
    *msg_holder = msg;

    wrapper = scheme_make_closed_prim(place_channel_finish_ready, msg_holder);
    scheme_set_sync_target(sinfo, scheme_void, wrapper, NULL, 0, 0, NULL);

    return 1;
  }

  if (no_writers) {
    /* block on a semaphore that is not accessible, which may allow the thread
       to be GCed */
    scheme_set_sync_target(sinfo, scheme_make_sema(0), scheme_void, NULL, 0, 0, NULL);
    return 0;
  }

  return 0;
}

static Scheme_Object *place_async_receive(Scheme_Place_Async_Channel *ch) {
  Scheme_Object *msg = NULL;
  int no_writers = 0;

  while (1) {
    msg = place_async_try_receive(ch, &no_writers);
    if (msg) 
      break;
    else {
      if (no_writers) {
        /* No writers are left for this channel, so suspend the thread */
        scheme_wait_sema(scheme_make_sema(0), 0);
      }
      scheme_thread_block(0);
      scheme_block_until((Scheme_Ready_Fun) scheme_place_async_ch_ready, NULL, (Scheme_Object *) ch, 0);
    }
  }

  return msg;
}

Scheme_Object *scheme_place_async_channel_receive(Scheme_Object *ch) {
  return place_async_receive((Scheme_Place_Async_Channel *)ch);
}

int scheme_place_can_receive()
{
  return !!place_object;
}

/*========================================================================*/
/*                       precise GC traversers                            */
/*========================================================================*/

#ifdef MZ_PRECISE_GC

START_XFORM_SKIP;

#include "mzmark_place.inc"

static void register_traversers(void)
{
  GC_REG_TRAV(scheme_place_type, place_val);
  GC_REG_TRAV(scheme_place_object_type, place_object_val);
  GC_REG_TRAV(scheme_place_async_channel_type, place_async_channel_val);
  GC_REG_TRAV(scheme_place_bi_channel_type, place_bi_channel_val);
  GC_REG_TRAV(scheme_serialized_file_fd_type, serialized_file_fd_val);
  GC_REG_TRAV(scheme_serialized_tcp_fd_type, serialized_socket_fd_val);
}

END_XFORM_SKIP;

#endif

/************************************************************************/
/************************************************************************/
/************************************************************************/

#endif
