Objective-C 对象释放方法调用过程

1.objc_object::rootDealloc

inline void
objc_object::rootDealloc()
{
    if (isTaggedPointer()) return;  // fixme necessary?

    if (fastpath(isa.nonpointer  &&             // 开启指针优化
                 !isa.weakly_referenced  &&     // 无弱引用指向
                 !isa.has_assoc  &&             // 无关联对象
                 !isa.has_cxx_dtor  &&          // 无 C++ 析构函数
                 !isa.has_sidetable_rc))        // 未使用 SideTable
    {
        assert(!sidetable_present());
        free(this);
    } 
    else {
        object_dispose((id)this);
    }
}

2.object_dispose

/***********************************************************************
* object_dispose
* fixme
* Locking: none
**********************************************************************/
id 
object_dispose(id obj)
{
    if (!obj) return nil;

    objc_destructInstance(obj);    
    free(obj);

    return nil;
}

3.objc_destructInstance

/***********************************************************************
* objc_destructInstance
* Destroys an instance without freeing memory. 
* Calls C++ destructors.
* Calls ARC ivar cleanup.
* Removes associative references.
* Returns `obj`. Does nothing if `obj` is nil.
**********************************************************************/
void *objc_destructInstance(id obj) 
{
    if (obj) {
        // Read all of the flags at once for performance.
        bool cxx = obj->hasCxxDtor();               // 类及父类是否有自己的析构函数
        bool assoc = obj->hasAssociatedObjects();   // 当前对象是否有关联对象

        // This order is important.
        if (cxx) object_cxxDestruct(obj);
        if (assoc) _object_remove_assocations(obj);
        obj->clearDeallocating();
    }

    return obj;
}

4.objc_object::clearDeallocating

inline void 
objc_object::clearDeallocating()
{
    if (slowpath(!isa.nonpointer)) {
        // Slow path for raw pointer isa.
        sidetable_clearDeallocating();
    }
    else if (slowpath(isa.weakly_referenced  ||  isa.has_sidetable_rc)) {
        // Slow path for non-pointer isa with weak refs and/or side table data.
        clearDeallocating_slow();
    }

    assert(!sidetable_present());
}

5.objc_object::clearDeallocating_slow

// Slow path of clearDeallocating() 
// for objects with nonpointer isa
// that were ever weakly referenced 
// or whose retain count ever overflowed to the side table.
NEVER_INLINE void
objc_object::clearDeallocating_slow()
{
    assert(isa.nonpointer  &&  (isa.weakly_referenced || isa.has_sidetable_rc));

    SideTable& table = SideTables()[this];
    table.lock();
    if (isa.weakly_referenced) {
        weak_clear_no_lock(&table.weak_table, (id)this);
    }
    if (isa.has_sidetable_rc) {
        table.refcnts.erase(this);   // 清空 DenseMap 中的引用计数数据
    }
    table.unlock();
}

// 未使用指针优化调用

void 
objc_object::sidetable_clearDeallocating()
{
    SideTable& table = SideTables()[this];

    // clear any weak table items
    // clear extra retain count and deallocating bit
    // (fixme warn or abort if extra retain count == 0 ?)
    table.lock();
    RefcountMap::iterator it = table.refcnts.find(this);
    if (it != table.refcnts.end()) {         // 为了判断是否有弱引用
        if (it->second & SIDE_TABLE_WEAKLY_REFERENCED) {
            weak_clear_no_lock(&table.weak_table, (id)this);
        }
        table.refcnts.erase(it);
    }
    table.unlock();
}