Allow to run beams on CLI on generic_unix

Also fix a memory leak where modules were not properly destroyed when the
global context is destroyed

Signed-off-by: Paul Guyot <pguyot@kallisys.net>

Author: pguyot

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [0.6.6] - Unreleased
 
+### Added
+
+- Added the ability to run beams from the CLI for Generic Unix platform (it was already possible with nodejs and emscripten).
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Fixed specifications of nifs from `esp_adc` module
@@ -14,6 +18,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 might lead to a crash in certain situations.
 - Fixed several bugs in `http_server` (#1366)
 - Fixed generic\_unix `socket_driver` to return `{gen_tcp, closed}` when socket is closed on Linux instead of `{gen_tcp, {recv, 104}}`
+- Fixed a memory leak where modules were not properly destroyed when the global context is destroyd
 
 ## [0.6.5] - 2024-10-15
 

src/libAtomVM/globalcontext.c

@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@ COLD_FUNC void globalcontext_destroy(GlobalContext *glb)
     struct ListHead *item;
     struct ListHead *tmp;
 
+    int module_index = glb->loaded_modules_count;
+    for (int i = 0; i < module_index; i++) {
+        module_destroy(glb->modules_by_index[i]);
+    }
+
     struct ListHead *open_avm_packs = synclist_nolock(&glb->avmpack_data);
     MUTABLE_LIST_FOR_EACH (item, tmp, open_avm_packs) {
         struct AVMPackData *avmpack_data = GET_LIST_ENTRY(item, struct AVMPackData, avmpack_head);
@@ -622,6 +627,9 @@ Module *globalcontext_get_module(GlobalContext *global, AtomString module_name_a
         free(module_name);
 
         if (UNLIKELY(!loaded_module || (globalcontext_insert_module(global, loaded_module) < 0))) {
+            if (loaded_module) {
+                module_destroy(loaded_module);
+            }
             return NULL;
         }
 

src/libAtomVM/globalcontext.h

@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ term globalcontext_existing_term_from_atom_string(GlobalContext *glb, AtomString
 /**
  * @brief Inserts a module to the modules table.
  *
- * @details Inserts an already loaded module to the modules table and assigns and index to it so it can be retrieved later by name or index.
+ * @details Inserts an already loaded module to the modules table and assigns and index to it so it can be retrieved later by name or index. The module is then owned by the global context that will destroy it when globalcontext_destroy is invoked.
  * @param global the global context.
  * @param module the module that will be added to the modules table.
  * @returns the module index if successful, otherwise -1.

src/platforms/emscripten/src/main.c

@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     global = NULL;
 
     if (main_module) {
-        module_destroy(main_module);
         main_module = NULL;
     }
 

src/platforms/generic_unix/main.c

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void print_help(const char *program_name)
         "\n"
         "Syntax:\n"
         "\n"
-        "    %s [-h] [-v] <path-to-avm-file>+\n"
+        "    %s [-h] [-v] <path-to-avm-or-beam-file>+\n"
         "\n"
         "Options:\n"
         "\n"
@@ -88,9 +88,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     GlobalContext *glb = globalcontext_new();
 
-    const void *startup_beam = NULL;
-    uint32_t startup_beam_size;
-    const char *startup_module_name;
+    Module *startup_module = NULL;
 
     for (int i = 1; i < argc; ++i) {
         const char *ext = strrchr(argv[i], '.');
@@ -102,50 +100,56 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             }
             synclist_append(&glb->avmpack_data, &avmpack_data->avmpack_head);
 
-            if (IS_NULL_PTR(startup_beam)) {
+            if (IS_NULL_PTR(startup_module)) {
+                const void *startup_beam = NULL;
+                const char *startup_module_name;
+                uint32_t startup_beam_size;
                 avmpack_find_section_by_flag(avmpack_data->data, 1, &startup_beam, &startup_beam_size, &startup_module_name);
 
                 if (startup_beam) {
                     avmpack_data->in_use = true;
+                    startup_module = module_new_from_iff_binary(glb, startup_beam, startup_beam_size);
+                    if (IS_NULL_PTR(startup_module)) {
+                        fprintf(stderr, "Cannot load startup module: %s\n", startup_module_name);
+                        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+                    }
+                    globalcontext_insert_module(glb, startup_module);
+                    startup_module->module_platform_data = NULL;
                 }
             }
 
-        } else if (i == 1 && ext && (strcmp(ext, ".beam") == 0)) {
+        } else if (ext && (strcmp(ext, ".beam") == 0)) {
             MappedFile *mapped_file = mapped_file_open_beam(argv[i]);
             if (!iff_is_valid_beam(mapped_file->mapped)) {
-                fprintf(stderr, "%s has invalid AVM Pack format.\n", argv[i]);
+                fprintf(stderr, "%s has invalid beam format.\n", argv[i]);
                 return EXIT_FAILURE;
             }
-            startup_module_name = basename(argv[1]);
-            startup_beam = mapped_file->mapped;
-            startup_beam_size = mapped_file->size;
-
-        } else if (i == 1) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "%s is not an AVM or a BEAM file.\n", argv[i]);
-            return EXIT_FAILURE;
+            Module *mod = module_new_from_iff_binary(glb, mapped_file->mapped, mapped_file->size);
+            if (IS_NULL_PTR(mod)) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "Cannot load module: %s\n", argv[i]);
+                return EXIT_FAILURE;
+            }
+            globalcontext_insert_module(glb, mod);
+            mod->module_platform_data = NULL;
+            if (IS_NULL_PTR(startup_module) && module_search_exported_function(mod, ATOM_STR("\5", "start"), 0, glb) != 0) {
+                startup_module = mod;
+            }
 
         } else {
-            fprintf(stderr, "%s is not an AVM file.\n", argv[i]);
+            fprintf(stderr, "%s is not an AVM or a BEAM file.\n", argv[i]);
             return EXIT_FAILURE;
         }
     }
 
-    if (IS_NULL_PTR(startup_beam)) {
+    if (IS_NULL_PTR(startup_module)) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Unable to locate entrypoint.\n");
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
 
-    Module *mod = module_new_from_iff_binary(glb, startup_beam, startup_beam_size);
-    if (IS_NULL_PTR(mod)) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Cannot load startup module: %s\n", startup_module_name);
-        return EXIT_FAILURE;
-    }
-    globalcontext_insert_module(glb, mod);
-    mod->module_platform_data = NULL;
     Context *ctx = context_new(glb);
     ctx->leader = 1;
 
-    context_execute_loop(ctx, mod, "start", 0);
+    context_execute_loop(ctx, startup_module, "start", 0);
 
     term ret_value = ctx->x[0];
     fprintf(stderr, "Return value: ");
@@ -161,7 +165,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     context_destroy(ctx);
     globalcontext_destroy(glb);
-    module_destroy(mod);
 
     return status;
 }

tests/test.c

@@ -608,7 +608,6 @@ static int test_atom(struct Test *test)
 
     context_destroy(ctx);
     globalcontext_destroy(glb);
-    module_destroy(mod);
     mapped_file_close(beam_file);
     return result;
 }