Merge pull request #1361 from undingen/delete_ast_nodes

AST: deallocate nodes

src/codegen/cpython_ast.cpp

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ while lines:
     elif l.startswith("}"):
         name = l[2:-1]
         print "case %s_kind: {" % name
-        print "auto r = new AST_%s();" % name
+        print "auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_%s();" % name
         print "auto v = %s->v.%s;" % (type, name)
         for n in names:
             print "r->%s = convert(v.%s);" % (n, n)
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ private:
     int interactive = 0;
     int nestlevel = 0;
     llvm::StringRef fn;
+    std::unique_ptr<ASTAllocator> ast_allocator;
+
+    ASTAllocator& getAlloc() { return *ast_allocator; }
 
 public:
     Converter(llvm::StringRef fn) : fn(fn) {}
@@ -100,11 +103,11 @@ public:
     AST_Name* convertToName(identifier ident) {
         if (!ident)
             return NULL;
-        return new AST_Name(convert(ident), AST_TYPE::Store, -1, -1);
+        return new (getAlloc()) AST_Name(convert(ident), AST_TYPE::Store, -1, -1);
     }
 
     AST_arguments* convert(arguments_ty ident, AST* parent) {
-        auto r = new AST_arguments();
+        auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_arguments();
 
         convertAll<expr_ty>(ident->args, r->args);
         convertAll<expr_ty>(ident->defaults, r->defaults);
@@ -221,14 +224,14 @@ public:
 #undef CASE
 
     AST_keyword* convert(keyword_ty keyword) {
-        auto r = new AST_keyword();
+        auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_keyword();
         r->arg = convert(keyword->arg);
         r->value = convert(keyword->value);
         return r;
     }
 
     AST_comprehension* convert(comprehension_ty comprehension) {
-        auto r = new AST_comprehension();
+        auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_comprehension();
         r->target = convert(comprehension->target);
         r->iter = convert(comprehension->iter);
         r->ifs = convert<expr_ty, AST_expr*>(comprehension->ifs);
@@ -238,7 +241,7 @@ public:
     AST_slice* convert(slice_ty slice) {
         switch (slice->kind) {
             case Slice_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_Slice();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_Slice();
                 auto v = slice->v.Slice;
                 r->lower = convert(v.lower);
                 r->upper = convert(v.upper);
@@ -246,19 +249,19 @@ public:
                 return r;
             }
             case ExtSlice_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_ExtSlice();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_ExtSlice();
                 auto v = slice->v.ExtSlice;
                 r->dims = convert<slice_ty, AST_slice*>(v.dims);
                 return r;
             }
             case Index_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_Index();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_Index();
                 auto v = slice->v.Index;
                 r->value = convert(v.value);
                 return r;
             }
             case Ellipsis_kind:
-                return new AST_Ellipsis();
+                return new (getAlloc()) AST_Ellipsis();
         }
         RELEASE_ASSERT(0, "invalid slice type: %d", slice->kind);
     }
@@ -266,14 +269,14 @@ public:
     AST_expr* _convert(expr_ty expr) {
         switch (expr->kind) {
             case BoolOp_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_BoolOp();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_BoolOp();
                 auto v = expr->v.BoolOp;
                 r->op_type = convert(v.op);
                 r->values = convert<expr_ty, AST_expr*>(v.values);
                 return r;
             }
             case BinOp_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_BinOp();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_BinOp();
                 auto v = expr->v.BinOp;
                 r->left = convert(v.left);
                 r->op_type = convert(v.op);
@@ -281,14 +284,14 @@ public:
                 return r;
             }
             case UnaryOp_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_UnaryOp();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_UnaryOp();
                 auto v = expr->v.UnaryOp;
                 r->op_type = convert(v.op);
                 r->operand = convert(v.operand);
                 return r;
             }
             case Lambda_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_Lambda();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_Lambda();
                 r->lineno = expr->lineno;
                 r->col_offset = expr->col_offset;
                 auto v = expr->v.Lambda;
@@ -297,7 +300,7 @@ public:
                 return r;
             }
             case IfExp_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_IfExp();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_IfExp();
                 auto v = expr->v.IfExp;
                 r->test = convert(v.test);
                 r->body = convert(v.body);
@@ -305,34 +308,34 @@ public:
                 return r;
             }
             case Dict_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_Dict();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_Dict();
                 auto v = expr->v.Dict;
                 r->keys = convert<expr_ty, AST_expr*>(v.keys);
                 r->values = convert<expr_ty, AST_expr*>(v.values);
                 return r;
             }
             case Set_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_Set();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_Set();
                 auto v = expr->v.Set;
                 r->elts = convert<expr_ty, AST_expr*>(v.elts);
                 return r;
             }
             case ListComp_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_ListComp();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_ListComp();
                 auto v = expr->v.ListComp;
                 r->elt = convert(v.elt);
                 r->generators = convert<comprehension_ty, AST_comprehension*>(v.generators);
                 return r;
             }
             case SetComp_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_SetComp();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_SetComp();
                 auto v = expr->v.SetComp;
                 r->elt = convert(v.elt);
                 r->generators = convert<comprehension_ty, AST_comprehension*>(v.generators);
                 return r;
             }
             case DictComp_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_DictComp();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_DictComp();
                 auto v = expr->v.DictComp;
                 r->key = convert(v.key);
                 r->value = convert(v.value);
@@ -340,20 +343,20 @@ public:
                 return r;
             }
             case GeneratorExp_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_GeneratorExp();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_GeneratorExp();
                 auto v = expr->v.GeneratorExp;
                 r->elt = convert(v.elt);
                 r->generators = convert<comprehension_ty, AST_comprehension*>(v.generators);
                 return r;
             }
             case Yield_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_Yield();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_Yield();
                 auto v = expr->v.Yield;
                 r->value = convert(v.value);
                 return r;
             }
             case Compare_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_Compare();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_Compare();
                 auto v = expr->v.Compare;
                 r->left = convert(v.left);
                 r->ops = convert<cmpop_ty, AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE>(v.ops);
@@ -361,7 +364,7 @@ public:
                 return r;
             }
             case Call_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_Call();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_Call();
                 auto v = expr->v.Call;
                 r->func = convert(v.func);
                 r->args = convert<expr_ty, AST_expr*>(v.args);
@@ -371,13 +374,13 @@ public:
                 return r;
             }
             case Repr_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_Repr();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_Repr();
                 auto v = expr->v.Repr;
                 r->value = convert(v.value);
                 return r;
             }
             case Attribute_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_Attribute();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_Attribute();
                 auto v = expr->v.Attribute;
                 r->value = convert(v.value);
                 r->attr = convert(v.attr);
@@ -385,7 +388,7 @@ public:
                 return r;
             }
             case Subscript_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_Subscript();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_Subscript();
                 auto v = expr->v.Subscript;
                 r->value = convert(v.value);
                 r->slice = convert(v.slice);
@@ -394,18 +397,18 @@ public:
             }
             case Name_kind: {
                 auto v = expr->v.Name;
-                auto r = new AST_Name(convert(v.id), convert(v.ctx), 0);
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_Name(convert(v.id), convert(v.ctx), 0);
                 return r;
             }
             case List_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_List();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_List();
                 auto v = expr->v.List;
                 r->elts = convert<expr_ty, AST_expr*>(v.elts);
                 r->ctx_type = convert(v.ctx);
                 return r;
             }
             case Tuple_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_Tuple();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_Tuple();
                 auto v = expr->v.Tuple;
                 r->elts = convert<expr_ty, AST_expr*>(v.elts);
                 r->ctx_type = convert(v.ctx);
@@ -414,19 +417,19 @@ public:
             case Num_kind: {
                 PyObject* o = expr->v.Num.n;
                 if (o->cls == int_cls) {
-                    auto r = new AST_Num();
+                    auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_Num();
                     r->num_type = AST_Num::INT;
                     r->n_int = unboxInt(o);
                     return r;
                 }
                 if (o->cls == float_cls) {
-                    auto r = new AST_Num();
+                    auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_Num();
                     r->num_type = AST_Num::FLOAT;
                     r->n_float = unboxFloat(o);
                     return r;
                 }
                 if (o->cls == long_cls) {
-                    auto r = new AST_Num();
+                    auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_Num();
                     r->num_type = AST_Num::LONG;
                     // XXX This is pretty silly:
                     auto s = _PyLong_Format(o, 10, 0, 0);
@@ -436,7 +439,7 @@ public:
                     return r;
                 }
                 if (o->cls == complex_cls) {
-                    auto r = new AST_Num();
+                    auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_Num();
                     r->num_type = AST_Num::COMPLEX;
 
                     double real = PyComplex_RealAsDouble(o);
@@ -450,11 +453,11 @@ public:
                         return r;
 
                     // TODO very silly:
-                    auto freal = new AST_Num();
+                    auto freal = new (getAlloc()) AST_Num();
                     freal->n_float = real;
                     freal->num_type = AST_Num::FLOAT;
 
-                    auto binop = new AST_BinOp();
+                    auto binop = new (getAlloc()) AST_BinOp();
                     binop->op_type = AST_TYPE::Add;
                     binop->left = freal;
                     binop->right = r;
@@ -470,14 +473,14 @@ public:
                     RELEASE_ASSERT(o, "");
                     AUTO_DECREF(o);
 
-                    auto r = new AST_Str();
+                    auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_Str();
                     r->str_data = static_cast<BoxedString*>(o)->s();
                     r->str_type = AST_Str::UNICODE;
                     return r;
                 }
 
                 if (o->cls == str_cls) {
-                    return new AST_Str(static_cast<BoxedString*>(o)->s());
+                    return new (getAlloc()) AST_Str(static_cast<BoxedString*>(o)->s());
                 }
                 RELEASE_ASSERT(0, "unhandled str type: %s\n", o->cls->tp_name);
             }
@@ -500,7 +503,7 @@ public:
     AST_ExceptHandler* convert(excepthandler_ty eh) {
         assert(eh->kind == ExceptHandler_kind);
 
-        auto r = new AST_ExceptHandler();
+        auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_ExceptHandler();
         auto v = eh->v.ExceptHandler;
         r->type = convert(v.type);
         r->name = convert(v.name);
@@ -510,12 +513,14 @@ public:
         return r;
     }
 
-    AST_alias* convert(alias_ty alias) { return new AST_alias(convert(alias->name), convert(alias->asname)); }
+    AST_alias* convert(alias_ty alias) {
+        return new (getAlloc()) AST_alias(convert(alias->name), convert(alias->asname));
+    }
 
     AST_stmt* _convert(stmt_ty stmt) {
         switch (stmt->kind) {
             case FunctionDef_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_FunctionDef();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_FunctionDef();
                 r->lineno = stmt->lineno;
                 r->col_offset = stmt->col_offset;
                 auto v = stmt->v.FunctionDef;
@@ -528,7 +533,7 @@ public:
                 return r;
             }
             case ClassDef_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_ClassDef();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_ClassDef();
                 auto v = stmt->v.ClassDef;
                 r->name = convert(v.name);
                 r->bases = convert<expr_ty, AST_expr*>(v.bases);
@@ -539,26 +544,26 @@ public:
                 return r;
             }
             case Return_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_Return();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_Return();
                 auto v = stmt->v.Return;
                 r->value = convert(v.value);
                 return r;
             }
             case Delete_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_Delete();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_Delete();
                 auto v = stmt->v.Delete;
                 r->targets = convert<expr_ty, AST_expr*>(v.targets);
                 return r;
             }
             case Assign_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_Assign();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_Assign();
                 auto v = stmt->v.Assign;
                 r->targets = convert<expr_ty, AST_expr*>(v.targets);
                 r->value = convert(v.value);
                 return r;
             }
             case AugAssign_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_AugAssign();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_AugAssign();
                 auto v = stmt->v.AugAssign;
                 r->target = convert(v.target);
                 r->op_type = convert(v.op);
@@ -566,7 +571,7 @@ public:
                 return r;
             }
             case Print_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_Print();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_Print();
                 auto v = stmt->v.Print;
                 r->dest = convert(v.dest);
                 r->values = convert<expr_ty, AST_expr*>(v.values);
@@ -574,7 +579,7 @@ public:
                 return r;
             }
             case For_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_For();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_For();
                 auto v = stmt->v.For;
                 r->target = convert(v.target);
                 r->iter = convert(v.iter);
@@ -588,7 +593,7 @@ public:
                 return r;
             }
             case While_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_While();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_While();
                 auto v = stmt->v.While;
                 r->test = convert(v.test);
                 auto fin = in_finally;
@@ -601,7 +606,7 @@ public:
                 return r;
             }
             case If_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_If();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_If();
                 auto v = stmt->v.If;
                 r->test = convert(v.test);
                 r->body = convert<stmt_ty, AST_stmt*>(v.body);
@@ -609,7 +614,7 @@ public:
                 return r;
             }
             case With_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_With();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_With();
                 auto v = stmt->v.With;
                 r->context_expr = convert(v.context_expr);
                 r->optional_vars = convert(v.optional_vars);
@@ -617,7 +622,7 @@ public:
                 return r;
             }
             case Raise_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_Raise();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_Raise();
                 auto v = stmt->v.Raise;
                 r->arg0 = convert(v.type);
                 r->arg1 = convert(v.inst);
@@ -625,7 +630,7 @@ public:
                 return r;
             }
             case TryExcept_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_TryExcept();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_TryExcept();
                 auto v = stmt->v.TryExcept;
                 r->body = convert<stmt_ty, AST_stmt*>(v.body);
                 r->handlers = convert<excepthandler_ty, AST_ExceptHandler*>(v.handlers);
@@ -633,7 +638,7 @@ public:
                 return r;
             }
             case TryFinally_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_TryFinally();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_TryFinally();
                 auto v = stmt->v.TryFinally;
                 r->body = convert<stmt_ty, AST_stmt*>(v.body);
                 in_finally++;
@@ -642,20 +647,20 @@ public:
                 return r;
             }
             case Assert_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_Assert();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_Assert();
                 auto v = stmt->v.Assert;
                 r->test = convert(v.test);
                 r->msg = convert(v.msg);
                 return r;
             }
             case Import_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_Import();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_Import();
                 auto v = stmt->v.Import;
                 r->names = convert<alias_ty, AST_alias*>(v.names);
                 return r;
             }
             case ImportFrom_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_ImportFrom();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_ImportFrom();
                 auto v = stmt->v.ImportFrom;
                 r->module = convert(v.module);
                 r->names = convert<alias_ty, AST_alias*>(v.names);
@@ -663,7 +668,7 @@ public:
                 return r;
             }
             case Exec_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_Exec();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_Exec();
                 auto v = stmt->v.Exec;
                 r->body = convert(v.body);
                 r->globals = convert(v.globals);
@@ -671,36 +676,36 @@ public:
                 return r;
             }
             case Global_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_Global();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_Global();
                 auto v = stmt->v.Global;
                 r->names = convert<identifier, InternedString>(v.names);
                 return r;
             }
             case Expr_kind: {
-                auto r = new AST_Expr();
+                auto r = new (getAlloc()) AST_Expr();
                 auto v = stmt->v.Expr;
                 r->value = convert(v.value);
                 if (interactive && nestlevel <= 0) {
-                    auto print_expr = new AST_LangPrimitive(AST_LangPrimitive::PRINT_EXPR);
+                    auto print_expr = new (getAlloc()) AST_LangPrimitive(AST_LangPrimitive::PRINT_EXPR);
                     print_expr->args.push_back(r->value);
                     r->value = print_expr;
                 }
                 return r;
             }
             case Pass_kind:
-                return new AST_Pass();
+                return new (getAlloc()) AST_Pass();
             case Break_kind:
                 // This is not really the right place to be handling this, but this whole thing is temporary anyway.
                 if (loop_depth == 0)
                     raiseSyntaxError("'break' outside loop", stmt->lineno, stmt->col_offset, fn, "", true);
-                return new AST_Break();
+                return new (getAlloc()) AST_Break();
             case Continue_kind:
                 if (loop_depth == 0)
                     raiseSyntaxError("'continue' not properly in loop", stmt->lineno, stmt->col_offset, fn, "", true);
                 if (in_finally)
                     raiseSyntaxError("'continue' not supported inside 'finally' clause", stmt->lineno, stmt->col_offset,
                                      fn, "", true);
-                return new AST_Continue();
+                return new (getAlloc()) AST_Continue();
         };
         // GCC wants this:
         RELEASE_ASSERT(0, "invalid statement type: %d", stmt->kind);
@@ -720,39 +725,40 @@ public:
         return r;
     }
 
-    AST* convert(mod_ty mod) {
+    std::pair<AST*, std::unique_ptr<ASTAllocator>> convert(mod_ty mod) {
+        ast_allocator.reset(new ASTAllocator);
         switch (mod->kind) {
             case Module_kind: {
-                AST_Module* rtn = new AST_Module(llvm::make_unique<InternedStringPool>());
+                AST_Module* rtn = new (getAlloc()) AST_Module(llvm::make_unique<InternedStringPool>());
                 rtn->lineno = 1;
                 assert(!this->pool);
                 this->pool = rtn->interned_strings.get();
                 convertAll<stmt_ty>(mod->v.Module.body, rtn->body);
-                return rtn;
+                return std::make_pair(rtn, std::move(ast_allocator));
             }
             case Interactive_kind: {
                 this->interactive = 1;
-                AST_Module* rtn = new AST_Module(llvm::make_unique<InternedStringPool>());
+                AST_Module* rtn = new (getAlloc()) AST_Module(llvm::make_unique<InternedStringPool>());
                 rtn->lineno = 1;
                 assert(!this->pool);
                 this->pool = rtn->interned_strings.get();
                 convertAll<stmt_ty>(mod->v.Interactive.body, rtn->body);
-                return rtn;
+                return std::make_pair(rtn, std::move(ast_allocator));
             }
             case Expression_kind: {
-                AST_Expression* rtn = new AST_Expression(llvm::make_unique<InternedStringPool>());
+                AST_Expression* rtn = new (getAlloc()) AST_Expression(llvm::make_unique<InternedStringPool>());
                 rtn->lineno = 1;
                 this->pool = rtn->interned_strings.get();
 
                 // instead of storing the expression inside the AST node we convert it directly to a return statement
                 AST_expr* expr = this->convert(mod->v.Expression.body);
-                auto rtn_stmt = new AST_Return;
+                auto rtn_stmt = new (getAlloc()) AST_Return;
                 rtn_stmt->lineno = expr->lineno;
                 rtn_stmt->col_offset = expr->col_offset;
                 rtn_stmt->value = expr;
 
                 rtn->body = rtn_stmt;
-                return rtn;
+                return std::make_pair(rtn, std::move(ast_allocator));
             }
             default:
                 RELEASE_ASSERT(0, "unhandled kind: %d\n", mod->kind);
@@ -760,7 +766,7 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-AST* cpythonToPystonAST(mod_ty mod, llvm::StringRef fn) {
+std::pair<AST*, std::unique_ptr<ASTAllocator>> cpythonToPystonAST(mod_ty mod, llvm::StringRef fn) {
     Converter c(fn);
     return c.convert(mod);
 }

src/codegen/cpython_ast.h

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace pyston {
 // Convert a CPython ast object to a Pyston ast object.
 // This will also check for certain kinds of "syntax errors" (ex continue not in loop) and will
 // throw them as C++ exceptions.
-AST* cpythonToPystonAST(mod_ty mod, llvm::StringRef fn);
+std::pair<AST*, std::unique_ptr<ASTAllocator>> cpythonToPystonAST(mod_ty mod, llvm::StringRef fn);
 }
 
 #endif

src/codegen/irgen/hooks.cpp

@@ -292,7 +292,9 @@ extern "C" PyCodeObject* PyAST_Compile(struct _mod* _mod, const char* filename,
                                        PyArena* arena) noexcept {
     try {
         mod_ty mod = _mod;
-        AST* parsed = cpythonToPystonAST(mod, filename);
+        std::unique_ptr<ASTAllocator> ast_allocator;
+        AST* parsed;
+        std::tie(parsed, ast_allocator) = cpythonToPystonAST(mod, filename);
         BoxedCode* code = NULL;
         switch (mod->kind) {
             case Module_kind:

src/codegen/parser.cpp

@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ private:
     }
 
 public:
+    std::unique_ptr<ASTAllocator> ast_allocator;
+
     void fill() {
         if (unlikely(fp)) {
             memmove(buf, buf + start, end - start);
@@ -76,9 +78,15 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
-    BufferedReader(FILE* fp) : start(0), end(0), fp(fp), data(), intern_pool(NULL) {}
+    BufferedReader(FILE* fp)
+        : start(0), end(0), fp(fp), data(), intern_pool(NULL), ast_allocator(llvm::make_unique<ASTAllocator>()) {}
     BufferedReader(std::vector<char> data, int start_offset = 0)
-        : start(start_offset), end(data.size()), fp(NULL), data(std::move(data)), intern_pool(NULL) {}
+        : start(start_offset),
+          end(data.size()),
+          fp(NULL),
+          data(std::move(data)),
+          intern_pool(NULL),
+          ast_allocator(llvm::make_unique<ASTAllocator>()) {}
 
     int bytesBuffered() { return (end - start); }
 
@@ -104,6 +112,8 @@ public:
         return d;
     }
 
+    ASTAllocator& getAlloc() { return *ast_allocator; }
+
     std::unique_ptr<InternedStringPool> createInternedPool();
     InternedString readAndInternString();
     void readAndInternStringVector(std::vector<InternedString>& v);
@@ -205,7 +215,7 @@ AST_alias* read_alias(BufferedReader* reader) {
     InternedString asname = reader->readAndInternString();
     InternedString name = reader->readAndInternString();
 
-    AST_alias* rtn = new AST_alias(name, asname);
+    AST_alias* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_alias(name, asname);
     rtn->col_offset = -1;
     rtn->lineno = -1;
 
@@ -216,7 +226,7 @@ AST_arguments* read_arguments(BufferedReader* reader) {
     if (VERBOSITY("parsing") >= 3)
         printf("reading arguments\n");
 
-    AST_arguments* rtn = new AST_arguments();
+    AST_arguments* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_arguments();
 
     readExprVector(rtn->args, reader);
     rtn->col_offset = -1;
@@ -228,7 +238,7 @@ AST_arguments* read_arguments(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_Assert* read_assert(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_Assert* rtn = new AST_Assert();
+    AST_Assert* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_Assert();
 
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
     rtn->lineno = reader->readULL();
@@ -238,7 +248,7 @@ AST_Assert* read_assert(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_Assign* read_assign(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_Assign* rtn = new AST_Assign();
+    AST_Assign* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_Assign();
 
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
     rtn->lineno = reader->readULL();
@@ -248,7 +258,7 @@ AST_Assign* read_assign(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_AugAssign* read_augassign(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_AugAssign* rtn = new AST_AugAssign();
+    AST_AugAssign* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_AugAssign();
 
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
     rtn->lineno = reader->readULL();
@@ -259,7 +269,7 @@ AST_AugAssign* read_augassign(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_Attribute* read_attribute(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_Attribute* rtn = new AST_Attribute();
+    AST_Attribute* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_Attribute();
 
     rtn->attr = reader->readAndInternString();
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
@@ -270,7 +280,7 @@ AST_Attribute* read_attribute(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_expr* read_binop(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_BinOp* rtn = new AST_BinOp();
+    AST_BinOp* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_BinOp();
 
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
     rtn->left = readASTExpr(reader);
@@ -282,7 +292,7 @@ AST_expr* read_binop(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_expr* read_boolop(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_BoolOp* rtn = new AST_BoolOp();
+    AST_BoolOp* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_BoolOp();
 
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
     rtn->lineno = reader->readULL();
@@ -293,7 +303,7 @@ AST_expr* read_boolop(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_Break* read_break(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_Break* rtn = new AST_Break();
+    AST_Break* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_Break();
 
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
     rtn->lineno = reader->readULL();
@@ -302,7 +312,7 @@ AST_Break* read_break(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_Call* read_call(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_Call* rtn = new AST_Call();
+    AST_Call* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_Call();
 
     readExprVector(rtn->args, reader);
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
@@ -317,7 +327,7 @@ AST_Call* read_call(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_expr* read_compare(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_Compare* rtn = new AST_Compare();
+    AST_Compare* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_Compare();
 
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
     readExprVector(rtn->comparators, reader);
@@ -334,7 +344,7 @@ AST_expr* read_compare(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_comprehension* read_comprehension(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_comprehension* rtn = new AST_comprehension();
+    AST_comprehension* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_comprehension();
 
     readExprVector(rtn->ifs, reader);
     rtn->iter = readASTExpr(reader);
@@ -347,7 +357,7 @@ AST_comprehension* read_comprehension(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_ClassDef* read_classdef(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_ClassDef* rtn = new AST_ClassDef();
+    AST_ClassDef* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_ClassDef();
 
     readExprVector(rtn->bases, reader);
     readStmtVector(rtn->body, reader);
@@ -360,7 +370,7 @@ AST_ClassDef* read_classdef(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_Continue* read_continue(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_Continue* rtn = new AST_Continue();
+    AST_Continue* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_Continue();
 
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
     rtn->lineno = reader->readULL();
@@ -369,7 +379,7 @@ AST_Continue* read_continue(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_Delete* read_delete(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_Delete* rtn = new AST_Delete();
+    AST_Delete* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_Delete();
 
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
     rtn->lineno = reader->readULL();
@@ -379,7 +389,7 @@ AST_Delete* read_delete(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_Dict* read_dict(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_Dict* rtn = new AST_Dict();
+    AST_Dict* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_Dict();
 
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
     readExprVector(rtn->keys, reader);
@@ -391,7 +401,7 @@ AST_Dict* read_dict(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_DictComp* read_dictcomp(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_DictComp* rtn = new AST_DictComp();
+    AST_DictComp* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_DictComp();
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
     readMiscVector(rtn->generators, reader);
     rtn->key = readASTExpr(reader);
@@ -401,14 +411,14 @@ AST_DictComp* read_dictcomp(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_Ellipsis* read_ellipsis(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_Ellipsis* rtn = new AST_Ellipsis();
+    AST_Ellipsis* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_Ellipsis();
     rtn->col_offset = -1;
     rtn->lineno = -1;
     return rtn;
 }
 
 AST_ExceptHandler* read_excepthandler(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_ExceptHandler* rtn = new AST_ExceptHandler();
+    AST_ExceptHandler* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_ExceptHandler();
 
     readStmtVector(rtn->body, reader);
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
@@ -420,7 +430,7 @@ AST_ExceptHandler* read_excepthandler(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_Exec* read_exec(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_Exec* rtn = new AST_Exec();
+    AST_Exec* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_Exec();
 
     rtn->body = readASTExpr(reader);
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
@@ -432,7 +442,7 @@ AST_Exec* read_exec(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_Expr* read_expr(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_Expr* rtn = new AST_Expr();
+    AST_Expr* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_Expr();
 
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
     rtn->lineno = reader->readULL();
@@ -441,7 +451,7 @@ AST_Expr* read_expr(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_ExtSlice* read_extslice(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_ExtSlice* rtn = new AST_ExtSlice();
+    AST_ExtSlice* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_ExtSlice();
 
     rtn->col_offset = -1;
     rtn->lineno = -1;
@@ -450,7 +460,7 @@ AST_ExtSlice* read_extslice(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_For* read_for(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_For* rtn = new AST_For();
+    AST_For* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_For();
 
     readStmtVector(rtn->body, reader);
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
@@ -464,7 +474,7 @@ AST_For* read_for(BufferedReader* reader) {
 AST_FunctionDef* read_functiondef(BufferedReader* reader) {
     if (VERBOSITY("parsing") >= 3)
         printf("reading functiondef\n");
-    AST_FunctionDef* rtn = new AST_FunctionDef();
+    AST_FunctionDef* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_FunctionDef();
 
     rtn->args = ast_cast<AST_arguments>(readASTMisc(reader));
     readStmtVector(rtn->body, reader);
@@ -476,7 +486,7 @@ AST_FunctionDef* read_functiondef(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_GeneratorExp* read_generatorexp(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_GeneratorExp* rtn = new AST_GeneratorExp();
+    AST_GeneratorExp* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_GeneratorExp();
 
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
     rtn->elt = readASTExpr(reader);
@@ -486,7 +496,7 @@ AST_GeneratorExp* read_generatorexp(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_Global* read_global(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_Global* rtn = new AST_Global();
+    AST_Global* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_Global();
 
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
     rtn->lineno = reader->readULL();
@@ -495,7 +505,7 @@ AST_Global* read_global(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_If* read_if(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_If* rtn = new AST_If();
+    AST_If* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_If();
 
     readStmtVector(rtn->body, reader);
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
@@ -506,7 +516,7 @@ AST_If* read_if(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_IfExp* read_ifexp(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_IfExp* rtn = new AST_IfExp();
+    AST_IfExp* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_IfExp();
 
     rtn->body = readASTExpr(reader);
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
@@ -517,7 +527,7 @@ AST_IfExp* read_ifexp(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_Import* read_import(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_Import* rtn = new AST_Import();
+    AST_Import* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_Import();
 
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
     rtn->lineno = reader->readULL();
@@ -526,7 +536,7 @@ AST_Import* read_import(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_ImportFrom* read_importfrom(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_ImportFrom* rtn = new AST_ImportFrom();
+    AST_ImportFrom* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_ImportFrom();
 
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
     rtn->level = reader->readULL();
@@ -537,7 +547,7 @@ AST_ImportFrom* read_importfrom(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_Index* read_index(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_Index* rtn = new AST_Index();
+    AST_Index* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_Index();
 
     rtn->col_offset = -1;
     rtn->lineno = -1;
@@ -547,7 +557,7 @@ AST_Index* read_index(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_keyword* read_keyword(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_keyword* rtn = new AST_keyword();
+    AST_keyword* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_keyword();
 
     rtn->arg = reader->readAndInternString();
     rtn->col_offset = -1;
@@ -557,7 +567,7 @@ AST_keyword* read_keyword(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_Lambda* read_lambda(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_Lambda* rtn = new AST_Lambda();
+    AST_Lambda* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_Lambda();
 
     rtn->args = ast_cast<AST_arguments>(readASTMisc(reader));
     rtn->body = readASTExpr(reader);
@@ -567,7 +577,7 @@ AST_Lambda* read_lambda(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_List* read_list(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_List* rtn = new AST_List();
+    AST_List* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_List();
 
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
     rtn->ctx_type = (AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE)reader->readByte();
@@ -577,7 +587,7 @@ AST_List* read_list(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_ListComp* read_listcomp(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_ListComp* rtn = new AST_ListComp();
+    AST_ListComp* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_ListComp();
 
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
     rtn->elt = readASTExpr(reader);
@@ -590,7 +600,7 @@ AST_Module* read_module(BufferedReader* reader) {
     if (VERBOSITY("parsing") >= 3)
         printf("reading module\n");
 
-    AST_Module* rtn = new AST_Module(reader->createInternedPool());
+    AST_Module* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_Module(reader->createInternedPool());
 
     readStmtVector(rtn->body, reader);
     rtn->col_offset = 0;
@@ -604,11 +614,11 @@ AST_Name* read_name(BufferedReader* reader) {
     auto id = reader->readAndInternString();
     auto lineno = reader->readULL();
 
-    return new AST_Name(std::move(id), ctx_type, lineno, col_offset);
+    return new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_Name(std::move(id), ctx_type, lineno, col_offset);
 }
 
 AST_Num* read_num(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_Num* rtn = new AST_Num();
+    AST_Num* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_Num();
 
     rtn->num_type = (AST_Num::NumType)reader->readByte();
 
@@ -630,7 +640,7 @@ AST_Num* read_num(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_Repr* read_repr(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_Repr* rtn = new AST_Repr();
+    AST_Repr* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_Repr();
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
     rtn->lineno = reader->readULL();
     rtn->value = readASTExpr(reader);
@@ -639,7 +649,7 @@ AST_Repr* read_repr(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_Pass* read_pass(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_Pass* rtn = new AST_Pass();
+    AST_Pass* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_Pass();
 
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
     rtn->lineno = reader->readULL();
@@ -647,7 +657,7 @@ AST_Pass* read_pass(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_Print* read_print(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_Print* rtn = new AST_Print();
+    AST_Print* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_Print();
 
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
     rtn->dest = readASTExpr(reader);
@@ -658,7 +668,7 @@ AST_Print* read_print(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_Raise* read_raise(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_Raise* rtn = new AST_Raise();
+    AST_Raise* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_Raise();
 
     // "arg0" "arg1" "arg2" are called "type", "inst", and "tback" in the python ast,
     // so that's the order we have to read them:
@@ -671,7 +681,7 @@ AST_Raise* read_raise(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_Return* read_return(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_Return* rtn = new AST_Return();
+    AST_Return* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_Return();
 
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
     rtn->lineno = reader->readULL();
@@ -680,7 +690,7 @@ AST_Return* read_return(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_Set* read_set(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_Set* rtn = new AST_Set();
+    AST_Set* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_Set();
 
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
     readExprVector(rtn->elts, reader);
@@ -690,7 +700,7 @@ AST_Set* read_set(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_SetComp* read_setcomp(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_SetComp* rtn = new AST_SetComp();
+    AST_SetComp* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_SetComp();
 
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
     rtn->elt = readASTExpr(reader);
@@ -700,7 +710,7 @@ AST_SetComp* read_setcomp(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_Slice* read_slice(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_Slice* rtn = new AST_Slice();
+    AST_Slice* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_Slice();
 
     rtn->col_offset = -1;
     rtn->lineno = -1;
@@ -712,7 +722,7 @@ AST_Slice* read_slice(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_Str* read_str(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_Str* rtn = new AST_Str();
+    AST_Str* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_Str();
 
     rtn->str_type = (AST_Str::StrType)reader->readByte();
 
@@ -731,7 +741,7 @@ AST_Str* read_str(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_Subscript* read_subscript(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_Subscript* rtn = new AST_Subscript();
+    AST_Subscript* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_Subscript();
 
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
     rtn->ctx_type = (AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE)reader->readByte();
@@ -743,7 +753,7 @@ AST_Subscript* read_subscript(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_TryExcept* read_tryexcept(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_TryExcept* rtn = new AST_TryExcept();
+    AST_TryExcept* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_TryExcept();
 
     readStmtVector(rtn->body, reader);
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
@@ -754,7 +764,7 @@ AST_TryExcept* read_tryexcept(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_TryFinally* read_tryfinally(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_TryFinally* rtn = new AST_TryFinally();
+    AST_TryFinally* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_TryFinally();
 
     readStmtVector(rtn->body, reader);
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
@@ -764,7 +774,7 @@ AST_TryFinally* read_tryfinally(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_Tuple* read_tuple(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_Tuple* rtn = new AST_Tuple();
+    AST_Tuple* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_Tuple();
 
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
     rtn->ctx_type = (AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE)reader->readByte();
@@ -775,7 +785,7 @@ AST_Tuple* read_tuple(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_UnaryOp* read_unaryop(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_UnaryOp* rtn = new AST_UnaryOp();
+    AST_UnaryOp* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_UnaryOp();
 
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
     rtn->lineno = reader->readULL();
@@ -786,7 +796,7 @@ AST_UnaryOp* read_unaryop(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_While* read_while(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_While* rtn = new AST_While();
+    AST_While* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_While();
 
     readStmtVector(rtn->body, reader);
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
@@ -798,7 +808,7 @@ AST_While* read_while(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_With* read_with(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_With* rtn = new AST_With();
+    AST_With* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_With();
 
     readStmtVector(rtn->body, reader);
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
@@ -810,7 +820,7 @@ AST_With* read_with(BufferedReader* reader) {
 }
 
 AST_Yield* read_yield(BufferedReader* reader) {
-    AST_Yield* rtn = new AST_Yield();
+    AST_Yield* rtn = new (reader->getAlloc()) AST_Yield();
 
     rtn->col_offset = readColOffset(reader);
     rtn->lineno = reader->readULL();
@@ -1001,7 +1011,7 @@ AST* readASTMisc(BufferedReader* reader) {
     }
 }
 
-AST_Module* parse_string(const char* code, FutureFlags inherited_flags) {
+std::pair<AST_Module*, std::unique_ptr<ASTAllocator>> parse_string(const char* code, FutureFlags inherited_flags) {
     inherited_flags &= ~(CO_NESTED | CO_FUTURE_DIVISION);
 
     PyCompilerFlags cf;
@@ -1013,11 +1023,11 @@ AST_Module* parse_string(const char* code, FutureFlags inherited_flags) {
     if (!mod)
         throwCAPIException();
     assert(mod->kind != Interactive_kind);
-    auto rtn = static_cast<AST_Module*>(cpythonToPystonAST(mod, fn));
-    return rtn;
+    auto t = cpythonToPystonAST(mod, fn);
+    return std::make_pair((AST_Module*)t.first, std::move(t.second));
 }
 
-AST_Module* parse_file(const char* fn, FutureFlags inherited_flags) {
+std::pair<AST_Module*, std::unique_ptr<ASTAllocator>> parse_file(const char* fn, FutureFlags inherited_flags) {
     Timer _t("parsing");
 
     FileHandle fp(fn, "r");
@@ -1029,13 +1039,13 @@ AST_Module* parse_file(const char* fn, FutureFlags inherited_flags) {
     if (!mod)
         throwCAPIException();
     assert(mod->kind != Interactive_kind);
-    auto rtn = static_cast<AST_Module*>(cpythonToPystonAST(mod, fn));
-    return rtn;
+    auto t = cpythonToPystonAST(mod, fn);
+    return std::make_pair((AST_Module*)t.first, std::move(t.second));
 }
 
 // Does at least one of: returns a valid file_data vector, or fills in 'module'
 static std::vector<char> _reparse(const char* fn, const std::string& cache_fn, AST_Module*& module,
-                                  FutureFlags inherited_flags) {
+                                  std::unique_ptr<ASTAllocator>& ast_allocator, FutureFlags inherited_flags) {
     inherited_flags &= ~(CO_NESTED | CO_FUTURE_DIVISION);
     FileHandle cache_fp(cache_fn.c_str(), "w");
 
@@ -1069,7 +1079,9 @@ static std::vector<char> _reparse(const char* fn, const std::string& cache_fn, A
     if (!mod)
         throwCAPIException();
     assert(mod->kind != Interactive_kind);
-    module = static_cast<AST_Module*>(cpythonToPystonAST(mod, fn));
+    auto t = cpythonToPystonAST(mod, fn);
+    module = static_cast<AST_Module*>(t.first);
+    ast_allocator = std::move(t.second);
 
     if (!cache_fp)
         return std::vector<char>();
@@ -1092,7 +1104,7 @@ static std::vector<char> _reparse(const char* fn, const std::string& cache_fn, A
 // Parsing the file is somewhat expensive since we have to shell out to cpython;
 // it's not a huge deal right now, but this caching version can significantly cut down
 // on the startup time (40ms -> 10ms).
-AST_Module* caching_parse_file(const char* fn, FutureFlags inherited_flags) {
+std::pair<AST_Module*, std::unique_ptr<ASTAllocator>> caching_parse_file(const char* fn, FutureFlags inherited_flags) {
     std::ostringstream oss;
 
     UNAVOIDABLE_STAT_TIMER(t0, "us_timer_caching_parse_file");
@@ -1124,9 +1136,10 @@ AST_Module* caching_parse_file(const char* fn, FutureFlags inherited_flags) {
                     if (ferror(cache_fp)) {
                         oss << "encountered io error reading from the file\n";
                         AST_Module* mod = 0;
-                        file_data = _reparse(fn, cache_fn, mod, inherited_flags);
+                        std::unique_ptr<ASTAllocator> ast_allocator;
+                        file_data = _reparse(fn, cache_fn, mod, ast_allocator, inherited_flags);
                         if (mod)
-                            return mod;
+                            return std::make_pair(mod, std::move(ast_allocator));
                         assert(file_data.size());
                     }
                     break;
@@ -1204,7 +1217,7 @@ AST_Module* caching_parse_file(const char* fn, FutureFlags inherited_flags) {
 
             if (rtn && reader->bytesBuffered() == 0) {
                 assert(rtn->type == AST_TYPE::Module);
-                return ast_cast<AST_Module>(rtn);
+                return std::make_pair(ast_cast<AST_Module>(rtn), std::move(reader->ast_allocator));
             }
 
             oss << "returned NULL module\n";
@@ -1226,9 +1239,10 @@ AST_Module* caching_parse_file(const char* fn, FutureFlags inherited_flags) {
             file_data.clear();
 
             AST_Module* mod = 0;
-            file_data = _reparse(fn, cache_fn, mod, inherited_flags);
+            std::unique_ptr<ASTAllocator> ast_allocator;
+            file_data = _reparse(fn, cache_fn, mod, ast_allocator, inherited_flags);
             if (mod)
-                return mod;
+                return std::make_pair(mod, std::move(ast_allocator));
             assert(file_data.size());
         }
     }

src/codegen/parser.h

@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@
 namespace pyston {
 
 class AST_Module;
+class ASTAllocator;
 
-AST_Module* parse_string(const char* code, FutureFlags inherited_flags);
-AST_Module* parse_file(const char* fn, FutureFlags inherited_flags);
-AST_Module* caching_parse_file(const char* fn, FutureFlags inherited_flags);
+std::pair<AST_Module*, std::unique_ptr<ASTAllocator>> parse_string(const char* code, FutureFlags inherited_flags);
+std::pair<AST_Module*, std::unique_ptr<ASTAllocator>> parse_file(const char* fn, FutureFlags inherited_flags);
+std::pair<AST_Module*, std::unique_ptr<ASTAllocator>> caching_parse_file(const char* fn, FutureFlags inherited_flags);
 }
 
 #endif

src/core/ast.h

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "llvm/ADT/StringRef.h"
+#include "llvm/Support/Allocator.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/raw_ostream.h"
 
 #include "analysis/scoping_analysis.h"
@@ -164,6 +165,44 @@ class ASTStmtVisitor;
 class AST_keyword;
 class AST_stmt;
 
+class ASTAllocator {
+private:
+    template <int slab_size, int alignment = 8> class ASTAllocatorSlab {
+        unsigned char data[slab_size];
+        int num_bytes_used;
+
+    public:
+        ASTAllocatorSlab() : num_bytes_used(0) {}
+        ~ASTAllocatorSlab();
+
+        int numBytesFree() const { return slab_size - num_bytes_used; }
+        void* alloc(int num_bytes) {
+            assert(num_bytes_used % alignment == 0);
+            assert(numBytesFree() >= num_bytes);
+            void* ptr = &data[num_bytes_used];
+            num_bytes_used += llvm::RoundUpToAlignment(num_bytes, alignment);
+            return ptr;
+        }
+    };
+
+    // we subtract the size of the "num_bytes_used" field to generate a power of two allocation which I guess is more
+    // what the allocator is optimized for.
+    static constexpr int slab_size = 4096 - sizeof(int);
+    static_assert(sizeof(ASTAllocatorSlab<slab_size>) == 4096, "");
+
+    llvm::SmallVector<std::unique_ptr<ASTAllocatorSlab<slab_size>>, 4> slabs;
+
+public:
+    ASTAllocator() = default;
+    ASTAllocator(ASTAllocator&&) = delete;
+
+    void* allocate(int num_bytes) {
+        if (slabs.empty() || slabs.back()->numBytesFree() < num_bytes)
+            slabs.emplace_back(llvm::make_unique<ASTAllocatorSlab<slab_size>>());
+        return slabs.back()->alloc(num_bytes);
+    }
+};
+
 class AST {
 public:
     virtual ~AST() {}
@@ -172,6 +211,7 @@ public:
     uint32_t lineno, col_offset;
 
     virtual void accept(ASTVisitor* v) = 0;
+    virtual int getSize() const = 0; // returns size of AST node
 
 // #define DEBUG_LINE_NUMBERS 1
 #ifdef DEBUG_LINE_NUMBERS
@@ -188,6 +228,10 @@ public:
     AST(AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE type, uint32_t lineno, uint32_t col_offset = 0)
         : type(type), lineno(lineno), col_offset(col_offset) {}
 
+
+    static void* operator new(size_t count, ASTAllocator& allocator) { return allocator.allocate(count); }
+    static void operator delete(void*) { RELEASE_ASSERT(0, "use the ASTAllocator instead"); }
+
     // These could be virtual methods, but since we already keep track of the type use a switch statement
     // like everywhere else.
     InternedStringPool& getStringpool();
@@ -196,6 +240,22 @@ public:
 };
 Box* getDocString(llvm::ArrayRef<AST_stmt*> body);
 
+template <int slab_size, int alignment> ASTAllocator::ASTAllocatorSlab<slab_size, alignment>::~ASTAllocatorSlab() {
+    // find all AST* nodes and call the virtual destructor
+    for (int current_pos = 0; current_pos < num_bytes_used;) {
+        AST* node = (AST*)&data[current_pos];
+        int node_size = node->getSize();
+        node->~AST();
+        current_pos += llvm::RoundUpToAlignment(node_size, alignment);
+    }
+}
+
+
+#define DEFINE_AST_NODE(name)                                                                                          \
+    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::name;                                                             \
+    virtual int getSize() const override { return sizeof(*this); }
+
+
 class AST_expr : public AST {
 public:
     AST_expr(AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE type) : AST(type) {}
@@ -223,7 +283,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_alias(InternedString name, InternedString asname) : AST(AST_TYPE::alias), name(name), asname(asname) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::alias;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(alias)
 };
 
 class AST_Name;
@@ -239,7 +299,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_arguments() : AST(AST_TYPE::arguments) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::arguments;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(arguments)
 };
 
 class AST_Assert : public AST_stmt {
@@ -251,7 +311,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_Assert() : AST_stmt(AST_TYPE::Assert) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Assert;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Assert)
 };
 
 class AST_Assign : public AST_stmt {
@@ -264,7 +324,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_Assign() : AST_stmt(AST_TYPE::Assign) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Assign;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Assign)
 };
 
 class AST_AugAssign : public AST_stmt {
@@ -278,7 +338,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_AugAssign() : AST_stmt(AST_TYPE::AugAssign) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::AugAssign;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(AugAssign)
 };
 
 class AST_AugBinOp : public AST_expr {
@@ -290,7 +350,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_AugBinOp() : AST_expr(AST_TYPE::AugBinOp) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::AugBinOp;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(AugBinOp)
 };
 
 class AST_Attribute : public AST_expr {
@@ -306,7 +366,7 @@ public:
     AST_Attribute(AST_expr* value, AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE ctx_type, InternedString attr)
         : AST_expr(AST_TYPE::Attribute), value(value), ctx_type(ctx_type), attr(attr) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Attribute;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Attribute)
 };
 
 class AST_BinOp : public AST_expr {
@@ -318,7 +378,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_BinOp() : AST_expr(AST_TYPE::BinOp) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::BinOp;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(BinOp)
 };
 
 class AST_BoolOp : public AST_expr {
@@ -330,7 +390,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_BoolOp() : AST_expr(AST_TYPE::BoolOp) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::BoolOp;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(BoolOp)
 };
 
 class AST_Break : public AST_stmt {
@@ -340,7 +400,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_Break() : AST_stmt(AST_TYPE::Break) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Break;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Break)
 };
 
 class AST_Call : public AST_expr {
@@ -353,7 +413,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_Call() : AST_expr(AST_TYPE::Call) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Call;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Call)
 };
 
 class AST_Compare : public AST_expr {
@@ -366,7 +426,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_Compare() : AST_expr(AST_TYPE::Compare) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Compare;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Compare)
 };
 
 class AST_comprehension : public AST {
@@ -379,7 +439,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_comprehension() : AST(AST_TYPE::comprehension) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::comprehension;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(comprehension)
 };
 
 class AST_ClassDef : public AST_stmt {
@@ -393,7 +453,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_ClassDef() : AST_stmt(AST_TYPE::ClassDef) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::ClassDef;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(ClassDef)
 };
 
 class AST_Continue : public AST_stmt {
@@ -403,7 +463,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_Continue() : AST_stmt(AST_TYPE::Continue) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Continue;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Continue)
 };
 
 class AST_Dict : public AST_expr {
@@ -414,7 +474,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_Dict() : AST_expr(AST_TYPE::Dict) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Dict;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Dict)
 };
 
 class AST_DictComp : public AST_expr {
@@ -426,7 +486,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_DictComp() : AST_expr(AST_TYPE::DictComp) {}
 
-    const static AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::DictComp;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(DictComp)
 };
 
 class AST_Delete : public AST_stmt {
@@ -437,7 +497,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_Delete() : AST_stmt(AST_TYPE::Delete) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Delete;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Delete)
 };
 
 class AST_Ellipsis : public AST_slice {
@@ -446,7 +506,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_Ellipsis() : AST_slice(AST_TYPE::Ellipsis) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Ellipsis;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Ellipsis)
 };
 
 class AST_Expr : public AST_stmt {
@@ -459,7 +519,7 @@ public:
     AST_Expr() : AST_stmt(AST_TYPE::Expr) {}
     AST_Expr(AST_expr* value) : AST_stmt(AST_TYPE::Expr), value(value) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Expr;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Expr)
 };
 
 class AST_ExceptHandler : public AST {
@@ -472,7 +532,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_ExceptHandler() : AST(AST_TYPE::ExceptHandler) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::ExceptHandler;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(ExceptHandler)
 };
 
 class AST_Exec : public AST_stmt {
@@ -486,7 +546,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_Exec() : AST_stmt(AST_TYPE::Exec) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Exec;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Exec)
 };
 
 // (Alternative to AST_Module, used for, e.g., eval)
@@ -502,7 +562,7 @@ public:
     AST_Expression(std::unique_ptr<InternedStringPool> interned_strings)
         : AST(AST_TYPE::Expression), interned_strings(std::move(interned_strings)) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Expression;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Expression)
 };
 
 class AST_ExtSlice : public AST_slice {
@@ -513,7 +573,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_ExtSlice() : AST_slice(AST_TYPE::ExtSlice) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::ExtSlice;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(ExtSlice)
 };
 
 class AST_For : public AST_stmt {
@@ -526,7 +586,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_For() : AST_stmt(AST_TYPE::For) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::For;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(For)
 };
 
 class AST_FunctionDef : public AST_stmt {
@@ -541,7 +601,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_FunctionDef() : AST_stmt(AST_TYPE::FunctionDef) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::FunctionDef;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(FunctionDef)
 };
 
 class AST_GeneratorExp : public AST_expr {
@@ -553,7 +613,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_GeneratorExp() : AST_expr(AST_TYPE::GeneratorExp) {}
 
-    const static AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::GeneratorExp;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(GeneratorExp)
 };
 
 class AST_Global : public AST_stmt {
@@ -565,7 +625,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_Global() : AST_stmt(AST_TYPE::Global) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Global;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Global)
 };
 
 class AST_If : public AST_stmt {
@@ -578,7 +638,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_If() : AST_stmt(AST_TYPE::If) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::If;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(If)
 };
 
 class AST_IfExp : public AST_expr {
@@ -589,7 +649,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_IfExp() : AST_expr(AST_TYPE::IfExp) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::IfExp;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(IfExp)
 };
 
 class AST_Import : public AST_stmt {
@@ -601,7 +661,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_Import() : AST_stmt(AST_TYPE::Import) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Import;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Import)
 };
 
 class AST_ImportFrom : public AST_stmt {
@@ -615,7 +675,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_ImportFrom() : AST_stmt(AST_TYPE::ImportFrom) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::ImportFrom;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(ImportFrom)
 };
 
 class AST_Index : public AST_slice {
@@ -626,7 +686,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_Index() : AST_slice(AST_TYPE::Index) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Index;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Index)
 };
 
 class AST_keyword : public AST {
@@ -639,7 +699,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_keyword() : AST(AST_TYPE::keyword) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::keyword;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(keyword)
 };
 
 class AST_Lambda : public AST_expr {
@@ -651,7 +711,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_Lambda() : AST_expr(AST_TYPE::Lambda) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Lambda;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Lambda)
 };
 
 class AST_List : public AST_expr {
@@ -663,7 +723,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_List() : AST_expr(AST_TYPE::List) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::List;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(List)
 };
 
 class AST_ListComp : public AST_expr {
@@ -675,7 +735,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_ListComp() : AST_expr(AST_TYPE::ListComp) {}
 
-    const static AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::ListComp;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(ListComp)
 };
 
 class AST_Module : public AST {
@@ -690,7 +750,7 @@ public:
     AST_Module(std::unique_ptr<InternedStringPool> interned_strings)
         : AST(AST_TYPE::Module), interned_strings(std::move(interned_strings)) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Module;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Module)
 };
 
 class AST_Suite : public AST {
@@ -704,7 +764,7 @@ public:
     AST_Suite(std::unique_ptr<InternedStringPool> interned_strings)
         : AST(AST_TYPE::Suite), interned_strings(std::move(interned_strings)) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Suite;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Suite)
 };
 
 class AST_Name : public AST_expr {
@@ -725,7 +785,7 @@ public:
           id(id),
           lookup_type(ScopeInfo::VarScopeType::UNKNOWN) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Name;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Name)
 };
 
 class AST_Num : public AST_expr {
@@ -750,7 +810,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_Num() : AST_expr(AST_TYPE::Num) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Num;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Num)
 };
 
 class AST_Repr : public AST_expr {
@@ -761,7 +821,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_Repr() : AST_expr(AST_TYPE::Repr) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Repr;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Repr)
 };
 
 class AST_Pass : public AST_stmt {
@@ -771,7 +831,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_Pass() : AST_stmt(AST_TYPE::Pass) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Pass;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Pass)
 };
 
 class AST_Print : public AST_stmt {
@@ -785,7 +845,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_Print() : AST_stmt(AST_TYPE::Print) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Print;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Print)
 };
 
 class AST_Raise : public AST_stmt {
@@ -801,7 +861,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_Raise() : AST_stmt(AST_TYPE::Raise), arg0(NULL), arg1(NULL), arg2(NULL) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Raise;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Raise)
 };
 
 class AST_Return : public AST_stmt {
@@ -813,7 +873,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_Return() : AST_stmt(AST_TYPE::Return) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Return;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Return)
 };
 
 class AST_Set : public AST_expr {
@@ -824,7 +884,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_Set() : AST_expr(AST_TYPE::Set) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Set;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Set)
 };
 
 class AST_SetComp : public AST_expr {
@@ -836,7 +896,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_SetComp() : AST_expr(AST_TYPE::SetComp) {}
 
-    const static AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::SetComp;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(SetComp)
 };
 
 class AST_Slice : public AST_slice {
@@ -847,7 +907,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_Slice() : AST_slice(AST_TYPE::Slice) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Slice;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Slice)
 };
 
 class AST_Str : public AST_expr {
@@ -867,7 +927,7 @@ public:
     AST_Str() : AST_expr(AST_TYPE::Str), str_type(UNSET) {}
     AST_Str(std::string s) : AST_expr(AST_TYPE::Str), str_type(STR), str_data(std::move(s)) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Str;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Str)
 };
 
 class AST_Subscript : public AST_expr {
@@ -880,7 +940,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_Subscript() : AST_expr(AST_TYPE::Subscript) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Subscript;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Subscript)
 };
 
 class AST_TryExcept : public AST_stmt {
@@ -893,7 +953,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_TryExcept() : AST_stmt(AST_TYPE::TryExcept) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::TryExcept;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(TryExcept)
 };
 
 class AST_TryFinally : public AST_stmt {
@@ -905,7 +965,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_TryFinally() : AST_stmt(AST_TYPE::TryFinally) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::TryFinally;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(TryFinally)
 };
 
 class AST_Tuple : public AST_expr {
@@ -917,7 +977,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_Tuple() : AST_expr(AST_TYPE::Tuple) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Tuple;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Tuple)
 };
 
 class AST_UnaryOp : public AST_expr {
@@ -929,7 +989,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_UnaryOp() : AST_expr(AST_TYPE::UnaryOp) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::UnaryOp;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(UnaryOp)
 };
 
 class AST_While : public AST_stmt {
@@ -942,7 +1002,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_While() : AST_stmt(AST_TYPE::While) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::While;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(While)
 };
 
 class AST_With : public AST_stmt {
@@ -955,7 +1015,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_With() : AST_stmt(AST_TYPE::With) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::With;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(With)
 };
 
 class AST_Yield : public AST_expr {
@@ -966,7 +1026,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_Yield() : AST_expr(AST_TYPE::Yield) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Yield;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Yield)
 };
 
 
@@ -984,7 +1044,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_ClsAttribute() : AST_expr(AST_TYPE::ClsAttribute) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::ClsAttribute;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(ClsAttribute)
 };
 
 class AST_Invoke : public AST_stmt {
@@ -998,7 +1058,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_Invoke(AST_stmt* stmt) : AST_stmt(AST_TYPE::Invoke), stmt(stmt) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::Invoke;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(Invoke)
 };
 
 // "LangPrimitive" represents operations that "primitive" to the language,
@@ -1028,7 +1088,7 @@ public:
 
     AST_LangPrimitive(Opcodes opcode) : AST_expr(AST_TYPE::LangPrimitive), opcode(opcode) {}
 
-    static const AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE TYPE = AST_TYPE::LangPrimitive;
+    DEFINE_AST_NODE(LangPrimitive)
 };
 
 template <typename T> T* ast_cast(AST* node) {

src/core/cfg.cpp

@@ -367,8 +367,9 @@ private:
         return stringpool.get(std::move(name));
     }
 
-    AST_Name* makeASTName(InternedString id, AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE ctx_type, int lineno, int col_offset = 0) {
-        AST_Name* name = new AST_Name(id, ctx_type, lineno, col_offset);
+    AST_Name* makeASTName(ASTAllocator& allocator, InternedString id, AST_TYPE::AST_TYPE ctx_type, int lineno,
+                          int col_offset = 0) {
+        AST_Name* name = new (allocator) AST_Name(id, ctx_type, lineno, col_offset);
         return name;
     }
 
@@ -683,15 +684,15 @@ private:
         curblock = nullptr;
     }
 
-    AST_expr* makeASTLoadAttribute(AST_expr* base, InternedString name, bool clsonly) {
+    AST_expr* makeASTLoadAttribute(ASTAllocator& allocator, AST_expr* base, InternedString name, bool clsonly) {
         AST_expr* rtn;
         if (clsonly) {
-            AST_ClsAttribute* attr = new AST_ClsAttribute();
+            AST_ClsAttribute* attr = new (allocator) AST_ClsAttribute();
             attr->value = base;
             attr->attr = name;
             rtn = attr;
         } else {
-            AST_Attribute* attr = new AST_Attribute();
+            AST_Attribute* attr = new (allocator) AST_Attribute();
             attr->ctx_type = AST_TYPE::Load;
             attr->value = base;
             attr->attr = name;
@@ -720,8 +721,8 @@ private:
         return rtn;
     }
 
-    AST_Call* makeASTCall(AST_expr* func) {
-        AST_Call* call = new AST_Call();
+    AST_Call* makeASTCall(ASTAllocator& allocator, AST_expr* func) {
+        AST_Call* call = new (allocator) AST_Call();
         call->starargs = NULL;
         call->kwargs = NULL;
         call->func = func;
@@ -730,14 +731,14 @@ private:
         return call;
     }
 
-    AST_Call* makeASTCall(AST_expr* func, AST_expr* arg0) {
-        auto call = makeASTCall(func);
+    AST_Call* makeASTCall(ASTAllocator& allocator, AST_expr* func, AST_expr* arg0) {
+        auto call = makeASTCall(allocator, func);
         call->args.push_back(arg0);
         return call;
     }
 
-    AST_Call* makeASTCall(AST_expr* func, AST_expr* arg0, AST_expr* arg1) {
-        auto call = makeASTCall(func);
+    AST_Call* makeASTCall(ASTAllocator& allocator, AST_expr* func, AST_expr* arg0, AST_expr* arg1) {
+        auto call = makeASTCall(allocator, func);
         call->args.push_back(arg0);
         call->args.push_back(arg1);
         return call;
@@ -880,8 +881,8 @@ private:
         push_back(assign);
     }
 
-    AST_stmt* makeASTExpr(AST_expr* expr) {
-        AST_Expr* stmt = new AST_Expr();
+    AST_stmt* makeASTExpr(ASTAllocator& allocator, AST_expr* expr) {
+        AST_Expr* stmt = new (allocator) AST_Expr();
         stmt->value = expr;
         stmt->lineno = expr->lineno;
         stmt->col_offset = expr->col_offset;
@@ -1188,13 +1189,13 @@ private:
 
     // This is a helper function used for generator expressions and comprehensions.
     // TODO(rntz): use this to handle unscoped (i.e. list) comprehensions as well?
-    void emitComprehensionLoops(int lineno, std::vector<AST_stmt*>* insert_point,
+    void emitComprehensionLoops(ASTAllocator& allocator, int lineno, std::vector<AST_stmt*>* insert_point,
                                 const std::vector<AST_comprehension*>& comprehensions, AST_expr* first_generator,
                                 std::function<void(std::vector<AST_stmt*>*)> do_yield) {
         for (int i = 0; i < comprehensions.size(); i++) {
             AST_comprehension* c = comprehensions[i];
 
-            AST_For* loop = new AST_For();
+            AST_For* loop = new (allocator) AST_For();
             loop->target = c->target;
             loop->iter = (i == 0) ? first_generator : c->iter;
             loop->lineno = lineno;
@@ -1203,7 +1204,7 @@ private:
             insert_point = &loop->body;
 
             for (AST_expr* if_condition : c->ifs) {
-                AST_If* if_block = new AST_If();
+                AST_If* if_block = new (allocator) AST_If();
                 if_block->lineno = if_condition->lineno;
                 // Note: don't call callNonzero here, since we are generating
                 // AST inside a new functiondef which will go through the CFG
@@ -1216,7 +1217,6 @@ private:
         }
 
         do_yield(insert_point);
-        // TODO: have to delete these new ast nodes
     }
 
     BST_expr* remapGeneratorExp(AST_GeneratorExp* node) {
@@ -1228,16 +1228,17 @@ private:
         BST_expr* first = remapExpr(node->generators[0]->iter);
         InternedString arg_name = internString("#arg");
 
-        AST_arguments* genexp_args = new AST_arguments();
-        genexp_args->args.push_back(makeASTName(arg_name, AST_TYPE::Param, node->lineno));
+        ASTAllocator allocator;
+        AST_arguments* genexp_args = new (allocator) AST_arguments();
+        genexp_args->args.push_back(makeASTName(allocator, arg_name, AST_TYPE::Param, node->lineno));
         std::vector<AST_stmt*> new_body;
-        emitComprehensionLoops(node->lineno, &new_body, node->generators,
-                               makeASTName(arg_name, AST_TYPE::Load, node->lineno, /* col_offset */ 0),
-                               [this, node](std::vector<AST_stmt*>* insert_point) {
-                                   auto y = new AST_Yield();
+        emitComprehensionLoops(allocator, node->lineno, &new_body, node->generators,
+                               makeASTName(allocator, arg_name, AST_TYPE::Load, node->lineno, /* col_offset */ 0),
+                               [this, node, &allocator](std::vector<AST_stmt*>* insert_point) {
+                                   auto y = new (allocator) AST_Yield();
                                    y->value = node->elt;
                                    y->lineno = node->lineno;
-                                   insert_point->push_back(makeASTExpr(y));
+                                   insert_point->push_back(makeASTExpr(allocator, y));
                                });
 
         // I'm not sure this actually gets used
@@ -1258,18 +1259,21 @@ private:
         return makeCall(makeLoad(func_var_name, node, true), first);
     }
 
-    void emitComprehensionYield(AST_DictComp* node, InternedString dict_name, std::vector<AST_stmt*>* insert_point) {
+    void emitComprehensionYield(ASTAllocator& allocator, AST_DictComp* node, InternedString dict_name,
+                                std::vector<AST_stmt*>* insert_point) {
         // add entry to the dictionary
-        AST_expr* setitem = makeASTLoadAttribute(makeASTName(dict_name, AST_TYPE::Load, node->lineno),
+        AST_expr* setitem
+            = makeASTLoadAttribute(allocator, makeASTName(allocator, dict_name, AST_TYPE::Load, node->lineno),
                                    internString("__setitem__"), true);
-        insert_point->push_back(makeASTExpr(makeASTCall(setitem, node->key, node->value)));
+        insert_point->push_back(makeASTExpr(allocator, makeASTCall(allocator, setitem, node->key, node->value)));
     }
 
-    void emitComprehensionYield(AST_SetComp* node, InternedString set_name, std::vector<AST_stmt*>* insert_point) {
+    void emitComprehensionYield(ASTAllocator& allocator, AST_SetComp* node, InternedString set_name,
+                                std::vector<AST_stmt*>* insert_point) {
         // add entry to the dictionary
-        AST_expr* add
-            = makeASTLoadAttribute(makeASTName(set_name, AST_TYPE::Load, node->lineno), internString("add"), true);
-        insert_point->push_back(makeASTExpr(makeASTCall(add, node->elt)));
+        AST_expr* add = makeASTLoadAttribute(allocator, makeASTName(allocator, set_name, AST_TYPE::Load, node->lineno),
+                                             internString("add"), true);
+        insert_point->push_back(makeASTExpr(allocator, makeASTCall(allocator, add, node->elt)));
     }
 
     template <typename ResultType, typename CompType> BST_expr* remapScopedComprehension(CompType* node) {
@@ -1277,25 +1281,28 @@ private:
         BST_expr* first = remapExpr(node->generators[0]->iter);
         InternedString arg_name = internString("#arg");
 
-        AST_arguments* args = new AST_arguments();
-        args->args.push_back(makeASTName(arg_name, AST_TYPE::Param, node->lineno));
+        ASTAllocator allocator;
+        AST_arguments* args = new (allocator) AST_arguments();
+        args->args.push_back(makeASTName(allocator, arg_name, AST_TYPE::Param, node->lineno));
 
         std::vector<AST_stmt*> new_body;
 
         InternedString rtn_name = internString("#comp_rtn");
-        auto asgn = new AST_Assign();
-        asgn->targets.push_back(makeASTName(rtn_name, AST_TYPE::Store, node->lineno));
-        asgn->value = new ResultType();
+        auto asgn = new (allocator) AST_Assign();
+        asgn->targets.push_back(makeASTName(allocator, rtn_name, AST_TYPE::Store, node->lineno));
+        asgn->value = new (allocator) ResultType();
         asgn->lineno = node->lineno;
         new_body.push_back(asgn);
 
-        auto lambda =
-            [&](std::vector<AST_stmt*>* insert_point) { emitComprehensionYield(node, rtn_name, insert_point); };
-        AST_Name* first_name = makeASTName(internString("#arg"), AST_TYPE::Load, node->lineno, /* col_offset */ 0);
-        emitComprehensionLoops(node->lineno, &new_body, node->generators, first_name, lambda);
+        auto lambda = [&](std::vector<AST_stmt*>* insert_point) {
+            emitComprehensionYield(allocator, node, rtn_name, insert_point);
+        };
+        AST_Name* first_name
+            = makeASTName(allocator, internString("#arg"), AST_TYPE::Load, node->lineno, /* col_offset */ 0);
+        emitComprehensionLoops(allocator, node->lineno, &new_body, node->generators, first_name, lambda);
 
-        auto rtn = new AST_Return();
-        rtn->value = makeASTName(rtn_name, AST_TYPE::Load, node->lineno, /* col_offset */ 0);
+        auto rtn = new (allocator) AST_Return();
+        rtn->value = makeASTName(allocator, rtn_name, AST_TYPE::Load, node->lineno, /* col_offset */ 0);
         rtn->lineno = node->lineno;
         new_body.push_back(rtn);
 
@@ -1363,7 +1370,8 @@ private:
     }
 
     BST_expr* remapLambda(AST_Lambda* node) {
-        auto stmt = new AST_Return;
+        ASTAllocator allocator;
+        auto stmt = new (allocator) AST_Return;
         stmt->lineno = node->lineno;
 
         stmt->value = node->body; // don't remap now; will be CFG'ed later
@@ -2140,7 +2148,8 @@ public:
                 }
                 case AST_TYPE::List: {
                     AST_List* list = static_cast<AST_List*>(t);
-                    AST_Delete* temp_ast_del = new AST_Delete();
+                    ASTAllocator allocator;
+                    AST_Delete* temp_ast_del = new (allocator) AST_Delete();
                     temp_ast_del->lineno = node->lineno;
                     temp_ast_del->col_offset = node->col_offset;
 
@@ -2152,7 +2161,8 @@ public:
                 }
                 case AST_TYPE::Tuple: {
                     AST_Tuple* tuple = static_cast<AST_Tuple*>(t);
-                    AST_Delete* temp_ast_del = new AST_Delete();
+                    ASTAllocator allocator;
+                    AST_Delete* temp_ast_del = new (allocator) AST_Delete();
                     temp_ast_del->lineno = node->lineno;
                     temp_ast_del->col_offset = node->col_offset;
 

src/jit.cpp

@@ -460,7 +460,9 @@ static int main(int argc, char** argv) noexcept {
         if (command != NULL) {
             try {
                 main_module = createModule(autoDecref(boxString("__main__")), "<string>");
-                AST_Module* m = parse_string(command, /* future_flags = */ 0);
+                AST_Module* m;
+                std::unique_ptr<ASTAllocator> ast_allocator;
+                std::tie(m, ast_allocator) = parse_string(command, /* future_flags = */ 0);
                 compileAndRunModule(m, main_module);
                 rtncode = 0;
             } catch (ExcInfo e) {
@@ -504,7 +506,10 @@ static int main(int argc, char** argv) noexcept {
                 free(real_path);
 
                 try {
-                    AST_Module* ast = parse_file(fn, /* future_flags = */ 0);
+                    std::unique_ptr<ASTAllocator> ast_allocator;
+                    AST_Module* ast;
+                    std::tie(ast, ast_allocator) = parse_file(fn, /* future_flags = */ 0);
+
                     compileAndRunModule(ast, main_module);
                     rtncode = 0;
                 } catch (ExcInfo e) {

src/runtime/capi.cpp

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "capi/types.h"
 #include "codegen/irgen/hooks.h"
 #include "codegen/unwinding.h"
+#include "core/ast.h"
 #include "core/threading.h"
 #include "core/types.h"
 #include "runtime/classobj.h"
@@ -847,8 +848,8 @@ extern "C" int PyRun_InteractiveOneFlags(FILE* fp, const char* filename, PyCompi
     bool failed = false;
     try {
         assert(mod->kind == Interactive_kind);
-        AST_Module* pyston_module = static_cast<AST_Module*>(cpythonToPystonAST(mod, filename));
-        compileAndRunModule(pyston_module, static_cast<BoxedModule*>(m));
+        auto res = cpythonToPystonAST(mod, filename);
+        compileAndRunModule((AST_Module*)res.first, static_cast<BoxedModule*>(m));
     } catch (ExcInfo e) {
         setCAPIException(e);
         failed = true;

src/runtime/import.cpp

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "codegen/irgen/hooks.h"
 #include "codegen/parser.h"
 #include "codegen/unwinding.h"
+#include "core/ast.h"
 #include "runtime/inline/list.h"
 #include "runtime/objmodel.h"
 #include "runtime/util.h"
@@ -87,7 +88,9 @@ extern "C" PyObject* load_source_module(char* name, char* pathname, FILE* fp) no
     AUTO_DECREF(name_boxed);
     try {
         BoxedModule* module = createModule(name_boxed, pathname);
-        AST_Module* ast = caching_parse_file(pathname, /* future_flags = */ 0);
+        std::unique_ptr<ASTAllocator> ast_allocator;
+        AST_Module* ast;
+        std::tie(ast, ast_allocator) = caching_parse_file(pathname, /* future_flags = */ 0);
         assert(ast);
         compileAndRunModule(ast, module);
         Box* r = getSysModulesDict()->getOrNull(name_boxed);
@@ -118,7 +121,9 @@ extern "C" PyObject* PyImport_ExecCodeModuleEx(const char* name, PyObject* co, c
 
         static BoxedString* file_str = getStaticString("__file__");
         module->setattr(file_str, autoDecref(boxString(pathname)), NULL);
-        AST_Module* ast = parse_string(code->data(), /* future_flags = */ 0);
+        AST_Module* ast;
+        std::unique_ptr<ASTAllocator> ast_allocator;
+        std::tie(ast, ast_allocator) = parse_string(code->data(), /* future_flags = */ 0);
         compileAndRunModule(ast, module);
         return incref(module);
     } catch (ExcInfo e) {

test/unittests/analysis.cpp

@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ protected:
 #ifndef NDEBUG
 TEST_F(AnalysisTest, augassign) {
     const std::string fn("test/unittests/analysis_listcomp.py");
-    AST_Module* module = caching_parse_file(fn.c_str(), 0);
+    std::unique_ptr<ASTAllocator> ast_allocator;
+    AST_Module* module;
+    std::tie(module, ast_allocator) = caching_parse_file(fn.c_str(), 0);
     assert(module);
 
     FutureFlags future_flags = getFutureFlags(module->body, fn.c_str());
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ TEST_F(AnalysisTest, augassign) {
     ASSERT_NE(scope_info->getScopeTypeOfName(module->interned_strings->get("a")), ScopeInfo::VarScopeType::GLOBAL);
     ASSERT_FALSE(scope_info->getScopeTypeOfName(module->interned_strings->get("b")) == ScopeInfo::VarScopeType::GLOBAL);
 
-    AST_arguments* args = new AST_arguments();
+    AST_arguments* args = new (*ast_allocator) AST_arguments();
     ParamNames param_names(args, *module->interned_strings.get());
 
     // Hack to get at the cfg:
@@ -68,7 +70,9 @@ TEST_F(AnalysisTest, augassign) {
 
 void doOsrTest(bool is_osr, bool i_maybe_undefined) {
     const std::string fn("test/unittests/analysis_osr.py");
-    AST_Module* module = caching_parse_file(fn.c_str(), 0);
+    std::unique_ptr<ASTAllocator> ast_allocator;
+    AST_Module* module;
+    std::tie(module, ast_allocator) = caching_parse_file(fn.c_str(), 0);
     assert(module);
 
     ParamNames param_names(NULL, *module->interned_strings.get());