Author: Armin Rigo <ar...@tunes.org>
Branch: jit-leaner-frontend
Changeset: r83164:5ad06b41df68
Date: 2016-03-19 09:57 +0100
http://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/changeset/5ad06b41df68/

Log:    hg merge heapcache-refactor

diff --git a/rpython/jit/backend/llgraph/runner.py 
b/rpython/jit/backend/llgraph/runner.py
--- a/rpython/jit/backend/llgraph/runner.py
+++ b/rpython/jit/backend/llgraph/runner.py
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@
                 if box is not frame.current_op:
                     value = frame.env[box]
                 else:
-                    value = box.getvalue()    # 0 or 0.0 or NULL
+                    value = 0 # box.getvalue()    # 0 or 0.0 or NULL
             else:
                 value = None
             values.append(value)
diff --git a/rpython/jit/metainterp/heapcache.py 
b/rpython/jit/metainterp/heapcache.py
--- a/rpython/jit/metainterp/heapcache.py
+++ b/rpython/jit/metainterp/heapcache.py
@@ -1,33 +1,54 @@
-from rpython.jit.metainterp.history import ConstInt
+from rpython.jit.metainterp.history import Const, ConstInt
+from rpython.jit.metainterp.history import FrontendOp, RefFrontendOp
 from rpython.jit.metainterp.resoperation import rop, OpHelpers
+from rpython.jit.metainterp.executor import constant_from_op
+from rpython.rlib.rarithmetic import r_uint32, r_uint
+from rpython.rlib.objectmodel import always_inline
 
-class HeapCacheValue(object):
-    def __init__(self, box):
-        self.box = box
-        self.likely_virtual = False
-        self.reset_keep_likely_virtual()
 
-    def reset_keep_likely_virtual(self):
-        self.known_class = False
-        self.known_nullity = False
-        # did we see the allocation during tracing?
-        self.seen_allocation = False
-        self.is_unescaped = False
-        self.nonstandard_virtualizable = False
-        self.length = None
-        self.dependencies = None
+# RefFrontendOp._heapc_flags:
+HF_LIKELY_VIRTUAL  = 0x01
+HF_KNOWN_CLASS     = 0x02
+HF_KNOWN_NULLITY   = 0x04
+HF_SEEN_ALLOCATION = 0x08   # did we see the allocation during tracing?
+HF_IS_UNESCAPED    = 0x10
+HF_NONSTD_VABLE    = 0x20
 
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return 'HeapCacheValue(%s)' % (self.box, )
+_HF_VERSION_INC    = 0x40   # must be last
+_HF_VERSION_MAX    = r_uint(2 ** 32 - _HF_VERSION_INC)
+
+@always_inline
+def add_flags(ref_frontend_op, flags):
+    f = ref_frontend_op._get_heapc_flags()
+    f |= r_uint(flags)
+    ref_frontend_op._set_heapc_flags(f)
+
+@always_inline
+def remove_flags(ref_frontend_op, flags):
+    f = ref_frontend_op._get_heapc_flags()
+    f &= r_uint(~flags)
+    ref_frontend_op._set_heapc_flags(f)
+
+@always_inline
+def test_flags(ref_frontend_op, flags):
+    f = ref_frontend_op._get_heapc_flags()
+    return bool(f & r_uint(flags))
+
+def maybe_replace_with_const(box):
+    if not isinstance(box, Const) and box.is_replaced_with_const():
+        return constant_from_op(box)
+    else:
+        return box
 
 
 class CacheEntry(object):
-    def __init__(self):
-        # both are {from_value: to_value} dicts
+    def __init__(self, heapcache):
+        # both are {from_ref_box: to_field_box} dicts
         # the first is for boxes where we did not see the allocation, the
         # second for anything else. the reason that distinction makes sense is
         # because if we saw the allocation, we know it cannot alias with
         # anything else where we saw the allocation.
+        self.heapcache = heapcache
         self.cache_anything = {}
         self.cache_seen_allocation = {}
 
@@ -36,112 +57,137 @@
             self.cache_seen_allocation.clear()
         self.cache_anything.clear()
 
-    def _getdict(self, value):
-        if value.seen_allocation:
+    def _seen_alloc(self, ref_box):
+        if not isinstance(ref_box, RefFrontendOp):
+            return False
+        return self.heapcache._check_flag(ref_box, HF_SEEN_ALLOCATION)
+
+    def _getdict(self, seen_alloc):
+        if seen_alloc:
             return self.cache_seen_allocation
         else:
             return self.cache_anything
 
-    def do_write_with_aliasing(self, value, fieldvalue):
-        self._clear_cache_on_write(value.seen_allocation)
-        self._getdict(value)[value] = fieldvalue
+    def do_write_with_aliasing(self, ref_box, fieldbox):
+        seen_alloc = self._seen_alloc(ref_box)
+        self._clear_cache_on_write(seen_alloc)
+        self._getdict(seen_alloc)[ref_box] = fieldbox
 
-    def read(self, value):
-        return self._getdict(value).get(value, None)
+    def read(self, ref_box):
+        dict = self._getdict(self._seen_alloc(ref_box))
+        try:
+            res_box = dict[ref_box]
+        except KeyError:
+            return None
+        return maybe_replace_with_const(res_box)
 
-    def read_now_known(self, value, fieldvalue):
-        self._getdict(value)[value] = fieldvalue
+    def read_now_known(self, ref_box, fieldbox):
+        self._getdict(self._seen_alloc(ref_box))[ref_box] = fieldbox
 
     def invalidate_unescaped(self):
         self._invalidate_unescaped(self.cache_anything)
         self._invalidate_unescaped(self.cache_seen_allocation)
 
     def _invalidate_unescaped(self, d):
-        for value in d.keys():
-            if not value.is_unescaped:
-                del d[value]
+        for ref_box in d.keys():
+            if not self.heapcache.is_unescaped(ref_box):
+                del d[ref_box]
 
 
 class FieldUpdater(object):
-    def __init__(self, heapcache, value, cache, fieldvalue):
-        self.heapcache = heapcache
-        self.value = value
+    def __init__(self, ref_box, cache, fieldbox):
+        self.ref_box = ref_box
         self.cache = cache
-        if fieldvalue is not None:
-            self.currfieldbox = fieldvalue.box
-        else:
-            self.currfieldbox = None
+        self.currfieldbox = fieldbox     # <= read directly from pyjitpl.py
 
     def getfield_now_known(self, fieldbox):
-        fieldvalue = self.heapcache.getvalue(fieldbox)
-        self.cache.read_now_known(self.value, fieldvalue)
+        self.cache.read_now_known(self.ref_box, fieldbox)
 
     def setfield(self, fieldbox):
-        fieldvalue = self.heapcache.getvalue(fieldbox)
-        self.cache.do_write_with_aliasing(self.value, fieldvalue)
+        self.cache.do_write_with_aliasing(self.ref_box, fieldbox)
+
+class DummyFieldUpdater(FieldUpdater):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.currfieldbox = None
+
+    def getfield_now_known(self, fieldbox):
+        pass
+
+    def setfield(self, fieldbox):
+        pass
+
+dummy_field_updater = DummyFieldUpdater()
 
 
 class HeapCache(object):
     def __init__(self):
+        # Works with flags stored on RefFrontendOp._heapc_flags.
+        # There are two ways to do a global resetting of these flags:
+        # reset() and reset_keep_likely_virtual().  The basic idea is
+        # to use a version number in each RefFrontendOp, and in order
+        # to reset the flags globally, we increment the global version
+        # number in this class.  Then when we read '_heapc_flags' we
+        # also check if the associated version number is up-to-date
+        # or not.  More precisely, we have two global version numbers
+        # here: 'head_version' and 'likely_virtual_version'.  Normally
+        # we use 'head_version'.  For is_likely_virtual() though, we
+        # use the other, older version number.
+        self.head_version = r_uint(0)
+        self.likely_virtual_version = r_uint(0)
         self.reset()
 
     def reset(self):
-        # maps boxes to values
-        self.values = {}
-        # store the boxes that contain newly allocated objects, this maps the
-        # boxes to a bool, the bool indicates whether or not the object has
-        # escaped the trace or not (True means the box never escaped, False
-        # means it did escape), its presences in the mapping shows that it was
-        # allocated inside the trace
-        #if trace_branch:
-            #self.new_boxes = {}
-        #    pass
-        #else:
-            #for box in self.new_boxes:
-            #    self.new_boxes[box] = False
-        #    pass
-        #if reset_virtuals:
-        #    self.likely_virtuals = {}      # only for jit.isvirtual()
-        # Tracks which boxes should be marked as escaped when the key box
-        # escapes.
-        #self.dependencies = {}
-
+        # Global reset of all flags.  Update both version numbers so
+        # that any access to '_heapc_flags' will be marked as outdated.
+        assert self.head_version < _HF_VERSION_MAX
+        self.head_version += _HF_VERSION_INC
+        self.likely_virtual_version = self.head_version
+        #
         # heap cache
         # maps descrs to CacheEntry
         self.heap_cache = {}
         # heap array cache
-        # maps descrs to {index: {from_value: to_value}} dicts
+        # maps descrs to {index: CacheEntry} dicts
         self.heap_array_cache = {}
 
     def reset_keep_likely_virtuals(self):
-        for value in self.values.itervalues():
-            value.reset_keep_likely_virtual()
+        # Update only 'head_version', but 'likely_virtual_version' remains
+        # at its older value.
+        assert self.head_version < _HF_VERSION_MAX
+        self.head_version += _HF_VERSION_INC
         self.heap_cache = {}
         self.heap_array_cache = {}
 
-    def getvalue(self, box, create=True):
-        value = self.values.get(box, None)
-        if not value and create:
-            value = self.values[box] = HeapCacheValue(box)
-        return value
+    @always_inline
+    def test_head_version(self, ref_frontend_op):
+        return ref_frontend_op._get_heapc_flags() >= self.head_version
 
-    def getvalues(self, boxes):
-        return [self.getvalue(box) for box in boxes]
+    @always_inline
+    def test_likely_virtual_version(self, ref_frontend_op):
+        return ref_frontend_op._get_heapc_flags() >= 
self.likely_virtual_version
+
+    def update_version(self, ref_frontend_op):
+        """Ensure the version of 'ref_frontend_op' is current.  If not,
+        it will update 'ref_frontend_op' (removing most flags currently set).
+        """
+        if not self.test_head_version(ref_frontend_op):
+            f = self.head_version
+            if (self.test_likely_virtual_version(ref_frontend_op) and
+                test_flags(ref_frontend_op, HF_LIKELY_VIRTUAL)):
+                f |= HF_LIKELY_VIRTUAL
+            ref_frontend_op._set_heapc_flags(f)
+            ref_frontend_op._heapc_deps = None
 
     def invalidate_caches(self, opnum, descr, argboxes):
         self.mark_escaped(opnum, descr, argboxes)
         self.clear_caches(opnum, descr, argboxes)
 
     def _escape_from_write(self, box, fieldbox):
-        value = self.getvalue(box, create=False)
-        fieldvalue = self.getvalue(fieldbox, create=False)
-        if (value is not None and value.is_unescaped and
-                fieldvalue is not None and fieldvalue.is_unescaped):
-            if value.dependencies is None:
-                value.dependencies = []
-            value.dependencies.append(fieldvalue)
-        elif fieldvalue is not None:
-            self._escape(fieldvalue)
+        if self.is_unescaped(box) and self.is_unescaped(fieldbox):
+            deps = self._get_deps(box)
+            deps.append(fieldbox)
+        elif fieldbox is not None:
+            self._escape_box(fieldbox)
 
     def mark_escaped(self, opnum, descr, argboxes):
         if opnum == rop.SETFIELD_GC:
@@ -176,19 +222,20 @@
                 self._escape_box(box)
 
     def _escape_box(self, box):
-        value = self.getvalue(box, create=False)
-        if not value:
-            return
-        self._escape(value)
-
-    def _escape(self, value):
-        value.is_unescaped = False
-        value.likely_virtual = False
-        deps = value.dependencies
-        value.dependencies = None
-        if deps is not None:
-            for dep in deps:
-                self._escape(dep)
+        if isinstance(box, RefFrontendOp):
+            remove_flags(box, HF_LIKELY_VIRTUAL | HF_IS_UNESCAPED)
+            deps = box._heapc_deps
+            if deps is not None:
+                if not self.test_head_version(box):
+                    box._heapc_deps = None
+                else:
+                    # 'deps[0]' is abused to store the array length, keep it
+                    if deps[0] is None:
+                        box._heapc_deps = None
+                    else:
+                        box._heapc_deps = [deps[0]]
+                    for i in range(1, len(deps)):
+                        self._escape_box(deps[i])
 
     def clear_caches(self, opnum, descr, argboxes):
         if (opnum == rop.SETFIELD_GC or
@@ -241,7 +288,8 @@
         self.reset_keep_likely_virtuals()
 
     def _clear_caches_arraycopy(self, opnum, desrc, argboxes, effectinfo):
-        seen_allocation_of_target = self.getvalue(argboxes[2]).seen_allocation
+        seen_allocation_of_target = self._check_flag(
+                                            argboxes[2], HF_SEEN_ALLOCATION)
         if (
             isinstance(argboxes[3], ConstInt) and
             isinstance(argboxes[4], ConstInt) and
@@ -285,74 +333,82 @@
             return
         self.reset_keep_likely_virtuals()
 
+    def _get_deps(self, box):
+        if not isinstance(box, RefFrontendOp):
+            return None
+        self.update_version(box)
+        if box._heapc_deps is None:
+            box._heapc_deps = [None]
+        return box._heapc_deps
+
+    def _check_flag(self, box, flag):
+        return (isinstance(box, RefFrontendOp) and
+                    self.test_head_version(box) and
+                    test_flags(box, flag))
+
+    def _set_flag(self, box, flag):
+        assert isinstance(box, RefFrontendOp)
+        self.update_version(box)
+        add_flags(box, flag)
+
     def is_class_known(self, box):
-        value = self.getvalue(box, create=False)
-        if value:
-            return value.known_class
-        return False
+        return self._check_flag(box, HF_KNOWN_CLASS)
 
     def class_now_known(self, box):
-        self.getvalue(box).known_class = True
+        if isinstance(box, Const):
+            return
+        self._set_flag(box, HF_KNOWN_CLASS)
 
     def is_nullity_known(self, box):
-        value = self.getvalue(box, create=False)
-        if value:
-            return value.known_nullity
-        return False
+        if isinstance(box, Const):
+            return bool(box.getref_base())
+        return self._check_flag(box, HF_KNOWN_NULLITY)
 
     def nullity_now_known(self, box):
-        self.getvalue(box).known_nullity = True
+        if isinstance(box, Const):
+            return
+        self._set_flag(box, HF_KNOWN_NULLITY)
 
     def is_nonstandard_virtualizable(self, box):
-        value = self.getvalue(box, create=False)
-        if value:
-            return value.nonstandard_virtualizable
-        return False
+        return self._check_flag(box, HF_NONSTD_VABLE)
 
     def nonstandard_virtualizables_now_known(self, box):
-        self.getvalue(box).nonstandard_virtualizable = True
+        self._set_flag(box, HF_NONSTD_VABLE)
 
     def is_unescaped(self, box):
-        value = self.getvalue(box, create=False)
-        if value:
-            return value.is_unescaped
-        return False
+        return self._check_flag(box, HF_IS_UNESCAPED)
 
     def is_likely_virtual(self, box):
-        value = self.getvalue(box, create=False)
-        if value:
-            return value.likely_virtual
-        return False
+        # note: this is different from _check_flag()
+        return (isinstance(box, RefFrontendOp) and
+                self.test_likely_virtual_version(box) and
+                test_flags(box, HF_LIKELY_VIRTUAL))
 
     def new(self, box):
-        value = self.getvalue(box)
-        value.is_unescaped = True
-        value.likely_virtual = True
-        value.seen_allocation = True
+        assert isinstance(box, RefFrontendOp)
+        self.update_version(box)
+        add_flags(box, HF_LIKELY_VIRTUAL | HF_SEEN_ALLOCATION | 
HF_IS_UNESCAPED)
 
     def new_array(self, box, lengthbox):
         self.new(box)
         self.arraylen_now_known(box, lengthbox)
 
     def getfield(self, box, descr):
-        value = self.getvalue(box, create=False)
-        if value:
-            cache = self.heap_cache.get(descr, None)
-            if cache:
-                tovalue = cache.read(value)
-                if tovalue:
-                    return tovalue.box
+        cache = self.heap_cache.get(descr, None)
+        if cache:
+            return cache.read(box)
         return None
 
     def get_field_updater(self, box, descr):
-        value = self.getvalue(box)
+        if not isinstance(box, RefFrontendOp):
+            return dummy_field_updater
         cache = self.heap_cache.get(descr, None)
         if cache is None:
-            cache = self.heap_cache[descr] = CacheEntry()
-            fieldvalue = None
+            cache = self.heap_cache[descr] = CacheEntry(self)
+            fieldbox = None
         else:
-            fieldvalue = cache.read(value)
-        return FieldUpdater(self, value, cache, fieldvalue)
+            fieldbox = cache.read(box)
+        return FieldUpdater(box, cache, fieldbox)
 
     def getfield_now_known(self, box, descr, fieldbox):
         upd = self.get_field_updater(box, descr)
@@ -365,17 +421,12 @@
     def getarrayitem(self, box, indexbox, descr):
         if not isinstance(indexbox, ConstInt):
             return None
-        value = self.getvalue(box, create=False)
-        if value is None:
-            return None
         index = indexbox.getint()
         cache = self.heap_array_cache.get(descr, None)
         if cache:
             indexcache = cache.get(index, None)
             if indexcache is not None:
-                resvalue = indexcache.read(value)
-                if resvalue:
-                    return resvalue.box
+                return indexcache.read(box)
         return None
 
     def _get_or_make_array_cache_entry(self, indexbox, descr):
@@ -385,16 +436,14 @@
         cache = self.heap_array_cache.setdefault(descr, {})
         indexcache = cache.get(index, None)
         if indexcache is None:
-            cache[index] = indexcache = CacheEntry()
+            cache[index] = indexcache = CacheEntry(self)
         return indexcache
 
 
     def getarrayitem_now_known(self, box, indexbox, fieldbox, descr):
-        value = self.getvalue(box)
-        fieldvalue = self.getvalue(fieldbox)
         indexcache = self._get_or_make_array_cache_entry(indexbox, descr)
         if indexcache:
-            indexcache.read_now_known(value, fieldvalue)
+            indexcache.read_now_known(box, fieldbox)
 
     def setarrayitem(self, box, indexbox, fieldbox, descr):
         if not isinstance(indexbox, ConstInt):
@@ -402,25 +451,31 @@
             if cache is not None:
                 cache.clear()
             return
-        value = self.getvalue(box)
-        fieldvalue = self.getvalue(fieldbox)
         indexcache = self._get_or_make_array_cache_entry(indexbox, descr)
         if indexcache:
-            indexcache.do_write_with_aliasing(value, fieldvalue)
+            indexcache.do_write_with_aliasing(box, fieldbox)
 
     def arraylen(self, box):
-        value = self.getvalue(box, create=False)
-        if value and value.length:
-            return value.length.box
+        if (isinstance(box, RefFrontendOp) and
+            self.test_head_version(box) and
+            box._heapc_deps is not None):
+            res_box = box._heapc_deps[0]
+            if res_box is not None:
+                return maybe_replace_with_const(res_box)
         return None
 
     def arraylen_now_known(self, box, lengthbox):
-        value = self.getvalue(box)
-        value.length = self.getvalue(lengthbox)
+        # we store in '_heapc_deps' a list of boxes: the *first* box is
+        # the known length or None, and the remaining boxes are the
+        # regular dependencies.
+        if isinstance(box, Const):
+            return
+        deps = self._get_deps(box)
+        assert deps is not None
+        deps[0] = lengthbox
 
     def replace_box(self, oldbox, newbox):
-        value = self.getvalue(oldbox, create=False)
-        if value is None:
-            return
-        value.box = newbox
-        self.values[newbox] = value
+        # here, only for replacing a box with a const
+        if isinstance(oldbox, FrontendOp) and isinstance(newbox, Const):
+            assert newbox.same_constant(constant_from_op(oldbox))
+            oldbox.set_replaced_with_const()
diff --git a/rpython/jit/metainterp/history.py 
b/rpython/jit/metainterp/history.py
--- a/rpython/jit/metainterp/history.py
+++ b/rpython/jit/metainterp/history.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from rpython.rlib.objectmodel import we_are_translated, Symbolic
 from rpython.rlib.objectmodel import compute_unique_id, specialize
 from rpython.rlib.rarithmetic import r_int64, is_valid_int
+from rpython.rlib.rarithmetic import LONG_BIT, intmask, r_uint
 
 from rpython.conftest import option
 
@@ -74,54 +75,6 @@
                         ) #compute_unique_id(box))
 
 
-class XxxAbstractValue(object):
-    __slots__ = ()
-
-    def getint(self):
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    def getfloatstorage(self):
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    def getfloat(self):
-        return longlong.getrealfloat(self.getfloatstorage())
-
-    def getref_base(self):
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    def getref(self, TYPE):
-        raise NotImplementedError
-    getref._annspecialcase_ = 'specialize:arg(1)'
-
-    def constbox(self):
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    def getaddr(self):
-        "Only for raw addresses (BoxInt & ConstInt), not for GC addresses"
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    def sort_key(self):
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    def nonnull(self):
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    def repr_rpython(self):
-        return '%s' % self
-
-    def _get_str(self):
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    def same_box(self, other):
-        return self is other
-
-    def same_shape(self, other):
-        # only structured containers can compare their shape (vector box)
-        return True
-
-    def getaccum(self):
-        return None
-
 class AbstractDescr(AbstractValue):
     __slots__ = ('descr_index',)
     llopaque = True
@@ -641,34 +594,76 @@
 # ____________________________________________________________
 
 
+FO_REPLACED_WITH_CONST = r_uint(1)
+FO_POSITION_SHIFT      = 1
+FO_POSITION_MASK       = r_uint(0xFFFFFFFE)
+
+
 class FrontendOp(AbstractResOp):
     type = 'v'
-    _attrs_ = ('position',)
+    _attrs_ = ('position_and_flags',)
 
     def __init__(self, pos):
-        self.position = pos
+        # p is the 32-bit position shifted left by one (might be negative,
+        # but casted to the 32-bit UINT type)
+        p = rffi.cast(rffi.UINT, pos << FO_POSITION_SHIFT)
+        self.position_and_flags = r_uint(p)    # zero-extended to a full word
 
     def get_position(self):
-        return self.position
+        # p is the signed 32-bit position, from self.position_and_flags
+        p = rffi.cast(rffi.INT, self.position_and_flags)
+        return intmask(p) >> FO_POSITION_SHIFT
+
+    def set_position(self, new_pos):
+        assert new_pos >= 0
+        self.position_and_flags &= ~FO_POSITION_MASK
+        self.position_and_flags |= r_uint(new_pos << FO_POSITION_SHIFT)
+
+    def is_replaced_with_const(self):
+        return bool(self.position_and_flags & FO_REPLACED_WITH_CONST)
+
+    def set_replaced_with_const(self):
+        self.position_and_flags |= FO_REPLACED_WITH_CONST
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return '%s(0x%x)' % (self.__class__.__name__, self.position_and_flags)
 
 class IntFrontendOp(IntOp, FrontendOp):
-    _attrs_ = ('position', '_resint')
+    _attrs_ = ('position_and_flags', '_resint')
 
     def copy_value_from(self, other):
         self._resint = other.getint()
 
 class FloatFrontendOp(FloatOp, FrontendOp):
-    _attrs_ = ('position', '_resfloat')
+    _attrs_ = ('position_and_flags', '_resfloat')
 
     def copy_value_from(self, other):
         self._resfloat = other.getfloatstorage()
 
 class RefFrontendOp(RefOp, FrontendOp):
-    _attrs_ = ('position', '_resref')
+    _attrs_ = ('position_and_flags', '_resref', '_heapc_deps')
+    if LONG_BIT == 32:
+        _attrs_ += ('_heapc_flags',)   # on 64 bit, this gets stored into the
+        _heapc_flags = r_uint(0)       # high 32 bits of 'position_and_flags'
+    _heapc_deps = None
 
     def copy_value_from(self, other):
         self._resref = other.getref_base()
 
+    if LONG_BIT == 32:
+        def _get_heapc_flags(self):
+            return self._heapc_flags
+        def _set_heapc_flags(self, value):
+            self._heapc_flags = value
+    else:
+        def _get_heapc_flags(self):
+            return self.position_and_flags >> 32
+        def _set_heapc_flags(self, value):
+            self.position_and_flags = (
+                (self.position_and_flags & 0xFFFFFFFF) |
+                (value << 32))
+
+
 class History(object):
     ends_with_jump = False
     trace = None
@@ -688,7 +683,7 @@
             # hack to record the ops *after* we know our inputargs
             for (opnum, argboxes, op, descr) in self._cache:
                 pos = self.trace.record_op(opnum, argboxes, descr)
-                op.position = pos
+                op.set_position(pos)
             self._cache = None
 
     def length(self):
@@ -701,7 +696,7 @@
         self.trace.cut_at(cut_at)
 
     def any_operation(self):
-        return self.trace._count > 0
+        return self.trace._count > self.trace._start
 
     @specialize.argtype(2)
     def set_op_value(self, op, value):
@@ -720,7 +715,7 @@
     @specialize.argtype(3)
     def record(self, opnum, argboxes, value, descr=None):
         if self.trace is None:
-            pos = -1
+            pos = 2**14 - 1
         else:
             pos = self.trace.record_op(opnum, argboxes, descr)
         if value is None:
diff --git a/rpython/jit/metainterp/opencoder.py 
b/rpython/jit/metainterp/opencoder.py
--- a/rpython/jit/metainterp/opencoder.py
+++ b/rpython/jit/metainterp/opencoder.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from rpython.jit.metainterp.history import ConstInt, Const, ConstFloat, 
ConstPtr
 from rpython.jit.metainterp.resoperation import AbstractResOp, 
AbstractInputArg,\
     ResOperation, oparity, rop, opwithdescr, GuardResOp, IntOp, FloatOp, RefOp
-from rpython.rlib.rarithmetic import intmask
+from rpython.rlib.rarithmetic import intmask, r_uint
 from rpython.rlib.objectmodel import we_are_translated
 from rpython.rtyper.lltypesystem import rffi, lltype, llmemory
 from rpython.jit.metainterp.typesystem import llhelper
@@ -63,24 +63,19 @@
         if force_inputargs is not None:
             self.inputargs = [rop.inputarg_from_tp(arg.type) for
                               arg in force_inputargs]
-            self._inputargs = [None] * len(trace.inputargs)
             for i, arg in enumerate(force_inputargs):
-                if arg.get_position() >= 0:
-                    self._cache[arg.get_position()] = self.inputargs[i]
-                else:
-                    self._inputargs[-arg.get_position()-1] = self.inputargs[i]
+                self._cache[arg.get_position()] = self.inputargs[i]
         else:
             self.inputargs = [rop.inputarg_from_tp(arg.type) for
                               arg in self.trace.inputargs]
-            self._inputargs = self.inputargs[:]
+            for i, arg in enumerate(self.inputargs):
+               self._cache[i] = arg
         self.start = start
         self.pos = start
-        self._count = 0
+        self._count = start
         self.end = end
 
     def _get(self, i):
-        if i < 0:
-            return self._inputargs[-i - 1]
         res = self._cache[i]
         assert res is not None
         return res
@@ -197,9 +192,10 @@
         self._floats_dict = {}
         self._snapshots = []
         for i, inparg in enumerate(inputargs):
-            assert isinstance(inparg, AbstractInputArg)
-            inparg.position = -i - 1
-        self._count = 0
+            inparg.set_position(i)
+        self._count = len(inputargs)
+        self._start = len(inputargs)
+        self._pos = self._start
         self.inputargs = inputargs
 
     def append(self, v):
@@ -284,8 +280,7 @@
                     self._refs.append(box.getref_base())
                 return tag(TAGCONSTPTR, v)
         elif isinstance(box, AbstractResOp):
-            return tag(TAGBOX, box.get_position())
-        elif isinstance(box, AbstractInputArg):
+            assert box.get_position() >= 0
             return tag(TAGBOX, box.get_position())
         else:
             assert False, "unreachable code"
@@ -362,7 +357,7 @@
 
     def get_iter(self, metainterp_sd=None):
         assert metainterp_sd
-        return TraceIterator(self, 0, self._pos, metainterp_sd=metainterp_sd)
+        return TraceIterator(self, self._start, self._pos, 
metainterp_sd=metainterp_sd)
 
     def unpack(self):
         iter = self.get_iter()
diff --git a/rpython/jit/metainterp/pyjitpl.py 
b/rpython/jit/metainterp/pyjitpl.py
--- a/rpython/jit/metainterp/pyjitpl.py
+++ b/rpython/jit/metainterp/pyjitpl.py
@@ -2822,7 +2822,7 @@
         self.history.record_nospec(rop.VIRTUAL_REF_FINISH,
                             [vrefbox, virtualbox], None)
         newop = self.history.record_nospec(opnum, arglist, descr)
-        op.position = newop.position
+        op.set_position(newop.get_position())
         # mark by replacing it with ConstPtr(NULL)
         self.virtualref_boxes[i+1] = self.cpu.ts.CONST_NULL
 
diff --git a/rpython/jit/metainterp/resume.py b/rpython/jit/metainterp/resume.py
--- a/rpython/jit/metainterp/resume.py
+++ b/rpython/jit/metainterp/resume.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 from rpython.jit.codewriter.effectinfo import EffectInfo
 from rpython.jit.metainterp import jitprof
 from rpython.jit.metainterp.history import (Const, ConstInt, getkind,
-    INT, REF, FLOAT, AbstractDescr)
-from rpython.jit.metainterp.resoperation import rop, InputArgInt,\
-     InputArgFloat, InputArgRef
+    INT, REF, FLOAT, AbstractDescr, IntFrontendOp, RefFrontendOp,
+    FloatFrontendOp)
+from rpython.jit.metainterp.resoperation import rop
 from rpython.rlib import rarithmetic, rstack
 from rpython.rlib.objectmodel import (we_are_translated, specialize,
         compute_unique_id)
@@ -1264,11 +1264,14 @@
             num += len(self.liveboxes)
             assert num >= 0
         if kind == INT:
-            box = InputArgInt(self.cpu.get_int_value(self.deadframe, num))
+            box = IntFrontendOp(0)
+            box.setint(self.cpu.get_int_value(self.deadframe, num))
         elif kind == REF:
-            box = InputArgRef(self.cpu.get_ref_value(self.deadframe, num))
+            box = RefFrontendOp(0)
+            box.setref_base(self.cpu.get_ref_value(self.deadframe, num))
         elif kind == FLOAT:
-            box = InputArgFloat(self.cpu.get_float_value(self.deadframe, num))
+            box = FloatFrontendOp(0)
+            box.setfloatstorage(self.cpu.get_float_value(self.deadframe, num))
         else:
             assert 0, "bad kind: %d" % ord(kind)
         self.liveboxes[num] = box
diff --git a/rpython/jit/metainterp/test/test_heapcache.py 
b/rpython/jit/metainterp/test/test_heapcache.py
--- a/rpython/jit/metainterp/test/test_heapcache.py
+++ b/rpython/jit/metainterp/test/test_heapcache.py
@@ -1,15 +1,9 @@
+import py
 from rpython.jit.metainterp.heapcache import HeapCache
 from rpython.jit.metainterp.resoperation import rop, InputArgInt
-from rpython.jit.metainterp.history import ConstInt, BasicFailDescr
+from rpython.jit.metainterp.history import ConstInt, ConstPtr, BasicFailDescr
+from rpython.jit.metainterp.history import IntFrontendOp, RefFrontendOp
 
-box1 = "box1"
-box2 = "box2"
-box3 = "box3"
-box4 = "box4"
-box5 = "box5"
-lengthbox1 = object()
-lengthbox2 = object()
-lengthbox3 = object()
 descr1 = object()
 descr2 = object()
 descr3 = object()
@@ -59,43 +53,52 @@
 class TestHeapCache(object):
     def test_known_class_box(self):
         h = HeapCache()
-        assert not h.is_class_known(1)
-        assert not h.is_class_known(2)
-        h.class_now_known(1)
-        assert h.is_class_known(1)
-        assert not h.is_class_known(2)
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
+        assert not h.is_class_known(box1)
+        assert not h.is_class_known(box2)
+        h.class_now_known(box1)
+        assert h.is_class_known(box1)
+        assert not h.is_class_known(box2)
 
         h.reset()
-        assert not h.is_class_known(1)
-        assert not h.is_class_known(2)
+        assert not h.is_class_known(box1)
+        assert not h.is_class_known(box2)
 
     def test_known_nullity(self):
         h = HeapCache()
-        assert not h.is_nullity_known(1)
-        assert not h.is_nullity_known(2)
-        h.nullity_now_known(1)
-        assert h.is_nullity_known(1)
-        assert not h.is_nullity_known(2)
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
+        assert not h.is_nullity_known(box1)
+        assert not h.is_nullity_known(box2)
+        h.nullity_now_known(box1)
+        assert h.is_nullity_known(box1)
+        assert not h.is_nullity_known(box2)
 
         h.reset()
-        assert not h.is_nullity_known(1)
-        assert not h.is_nullity_known(2)
+        assert not h.is_nullity_known(box1)
+        assert not h.is_nullity_known(box2)
 
 
     def test_nonstandard_virtualizable(self):
         h = HeapCache()
-        assert not h.is_nonstandard_virtualizable(1)
-        assert not h.is_nonstandard_virtualizable(2)
-        h.nonstandard_virtualizables_now_known(1)
-        assert h.is_nonstandard_virtualizable(1)
-        assert not h.is_nonstandard_virtualizable(2)
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
+        assert not h.is_nonstandard_virtualizable(box1)
+        assert not h.is_nonstandard_virtualizable(box2)
+        h.nonstandard_virtualizables_now_known(box1)
+        assert h.is_nonstandard_virtualizable(box1)
+        assert not h.is_nonstandard_virtualizable(box2)
 
         h.reset()
-        assert not h.is_nonstandard_virtualizable(1)
-        assert not h.is_nonstandard_virtualizable(2)
+        assert not h.is_nonstandard_virtualizable(box1)
+        assert not h.is_nonstandard_virtualizable(box2)
 
     def test_heapcache_fields(self):
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
+        box3 = RefFrontendOp(3)
         assert h.getfield(box1, descr1) is None
         assert h.getfield(box1, descr2) is None
         h.setfield(box1, box2, descr1)
@@ -119,6 +122,10 @@
 
     def test_heapcache_read_fields_multiple(self):
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
+        box3 = RefFrontendOp(3)
+        box4 = RefFrontendOp(4)
         h.getfield_now_known(box1, descr1, box2)
         h.getfield_now_known(box3, descr1, box4)
         assert h.getfield(box1, descr1) is box2
@@ -134,6 +141,10 @@
 
     def test_heapcache_write_fields_multiple(self):
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
+        box3 = RefFrontendOp(3)
+        box4 = RefFrontendOp(4)
         h.setfield(box1, box2, descr1)
         assert h.getfield(box1, descr1) is box2
         h.setfield(box3, box4, descr1)
@@ -141,6 +152,10 @@
         assert h.getfield(box1, descr1) is None # box1 and box3 can alias
 
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
+        box3 = RefFrontendOp(3)
+        box4 = RefFrontendOp(4)
         h.new(box1)
         h.setfield(box1, box2, descr1)
         assert h.getfield(box1, descr1) is box2
@@ -149,6 +164,10 @@
         assert h.getfield(box1, descr1) is None # box1 and box3 can alias
 
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
+        box3 = RefFrontendOp(3)
+        box4 = RefFrontendOp(4)
         h.new(box1)
         h.new(box3)
         h.setfield(box1, box2, descr1)
@@ -162,6 +181,10 @@
 
     def test_heapcache_arrays(self):
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
+        box3 = RefFrontendOp(3)
+        box4 = RefFrontendOp(4)
         assert h.getarrayitem(box1, index1, descr1) is None
         assert h.getarrayitem(box1, index1, descr2) is None
         assert h.getarrayitem(box1, index2, descr1) is None
@@ -204,6 +227,10 @@
 
     def test_heapcache_array_nonconst_index(self):
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
+        box3 = RefFrontendOp(3)
+        box4 = RefFrontendOp(4)
         h.setarrayitem(box1, index1, box2, descr1)
         h.setarrayitem(box1, index2, box4, descr1)
         assert h.getarrayitem(box1, index1, descr1) is box2
@@ -214,6 +241,10 @@
 
     def test_heapcache_read_fields_multiple_array(self):
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
+        box3 = RefFrontendOp(3)
+        box4 = RefFrontendOp(4)
         h.getarrayitem_now_known(box1, index1, box2, descr1)
         h.getarrayitem_now_known(box3, index1, box4, descr1)
         assert h.getarrayitem(box1, index1, descr1) is box2
@@ -229,6 +260,10 @@
 
     def test_heapcache_write_fields_multiple_array(self):
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
+        box3 = RefFrontendOp(3)
+        box4 = RefFrontendOp(4)
         h.setarrayitem(box1, index1, box2, descr1)
         assert h.getarrayitem(box1, index1, descr1) is box2
         h.setarrayitem(box3, index1, box4, descr1)
@@ -236,6 +271,10 @@
         assert h.getarrayitem(box1, index1, descr1) is None # box1 and box3 
can alias
 
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
+        box3 = RefFrontendOp(3)
+        box4 = RefFrontendOp(4)
         h.new(box1)
         h.setarrayitem(box1, index1, box2, descr1)
         assert h.getarrayitem(box1, index1, descr1) is box2
@@ -244,6 +283,10 @@
         assert h.getarrayitem(box1, index1, descr1) is None # box1 and box3 
can alias
 
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
+        box3 = RefFrontendOp(3)
+        box4 = RefFrontendOp(4)
         h.new(box1)
         h.new(box3)
         h.setarrayitem(box1, index1, box2, descr1)
@@ -257,6 +300,10 @@
 
     def test_length_cache(self):
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
+        lengthbox1 = IntFrontendOp(11)
+        lengthbox2 = IntFrontendOp(12)
         h.new_array(box1, lengthbox1)
         assert h.arraylen(box1) is lengthbox1
 
@@ -267,6 +314,9 @@
 
     def test_invalidate_cache(self):
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
+        box4 = RefFrontendOp(4)
         h.setfield(box1, box2, descr1)
         h.setarrayitem(box1, index1, box2, descr1)
         h.setarrayitem(box1, index2, box4, descr1)
@@ -298,8 +348,13 @@
         assert h.getarrayitem(box1, index1, descr1) is None
         assert h.getarrayitem(box1, index2, descr1) is None
 
-    def test_replace_box(self):
+    def test_replace_box_with_box(self):
+        py.test.skip("replacing a box with another box: not supported any 
more")
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
+        box3 = RefFrontendOp(3)
+        box4 = RefFrontendOp(4)
         h.setfield(box1, box2, descr1)
         h.setfield(box1, box3, descr2)
         h.setfield(box2, box3, descr3)
@@ -310,16 +365,22 @@
         h.setfield(box4, box3, descr1)
         assert h.getfield(box4, descr1) is box3
 
+    def test_replace_box_with_const(self):
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
+        box3 = RefFrontendOp(3)
+        c_box3 = ConstPtr(ConstPtr.value)
         h.setfield(box1, box2, descr1)
         h.setfield(box1, box3, descr2)
         h.setfield(box2, box3, descr3)
-        h.replace_box(box3, box4)
+        h.replace_box(box3, c_box3)
         assert h.getfield(box1, descr1) is box2
-        assert h.getfield(box1, descr2) is box4
-        assert h.getfield(box2, descr3) is box4
+        assert c_box3.same_constant(h.getfield(box1, descr2))
+        assert c_box3.same_constant(h.getfield(box2, descr3))
 
     def test_replace_box_twice(self):
+        py.test.skip("replacing a box with another box: not supported any 
more")
         h = HeapCache()
         h.setfield(box1, box2, descr1)
         h.setfield(box1, box3, descr2)
@@ -343,6 +404,7 @@
         assert h.getfield(box2, descr3) is box5
 
     def test_replace_box_array(self):
+        py.test.skip("replacing a box with another box: not supported any 
more")
         h = HeapCache()
         h.setarrayitem(box1, index1, box2, descr1)
         h.setarrayitem(box1, index1, box3, descr2)
@@ -362,6 +424,7 @@
         assert h.arraylen(box4) is lengthbox2
 
     def test_replace_box_array_twice(self):
+        py.test.skip("replacing a box with another box: not supported any 
more")
         h = HeapCache()
         h.setarrayitem(box1, index1, box2, descr1)
         h.setarrayitem(box1, index1, box3, descr2)
@@ -382,8 +445,34 @@
         h.replace_box(lengthbox2, lengthbox3)
         assert h.arraylen(box4) is lengthbox3
 
+    def test_replace_box_with_const_in_array(self):
+        h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        lengthbox2 = IntFrontendOp(2)
+        lengthbox2.setint(10)
+        h.arraylen_now_known(box1, lengthbox2)
+        assert h.arraylen(box1) is lengthbox2
+        c10 = ConstInt(10)
+        h.replace_box(lengthbox2, c10)
+        assert c10.same_constant(h.arraylen(box1))
+
+        box2 = IntFrontendOp(2)
+        box2.setint(12)
+        h.setarrayitem(box1, index2, box2, descr1)
+        assert h.getarrayitem(box1, index2, descr1) is box2
+        c12 = ConstInt(12)
+        h.replace_box(box2, c12)
+        assert c12.same_constant(h.getarrayitem(box1, index2, descr1))
+
     def test_ll_arraycopy(self):
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
+        box3 = RefFrontendOp(3)
+        box4 = RefFrontendOp(4)
+        box5 = RefFrontendOp(5)
+        lengthbox1 = IntFrontendOp(11)
+        lengthbox2 = IntFrontendOp(12)
         h.new_array(box1, lengthbox1)
         h.setarrayitem(box1, index1, box2, descr1)
         h.new_array(box2, lengthbox1)
@@ -412,6 +501,10 @@
 
     def test_ll_arraycopy_differing_descrs(self):
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
+        box3 = RefFrontendOp(3)
+        lengthbox2 = IntFrontendOp(12)
         h.setarrayitem(box1, index1, box2, descr2)
         assert h.getarrayitem(box1, index1, descr2) is box2
         h.new_array(box2, lengthbox2)
@@ -424,6 +517,9 @@
 
     def test_ll_arraycopy_differing_descrs_nonconst_index(self):
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
+        box3 = RefFrontendOp(3)
         h.setarrayitem(box1, index1, box2, descr2)
         assert h.getarrayitem(box1, index1, descr2) is box2
         h.invalidate_caches(
@@ -435,6 +531,9 @@
 
     def test_ll_arraycopy_result_propogated(self):
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
+        box3 = RefFrontendOp(3)
         h.setarrayitem(box1, index1, box2, descr1)
         h.invalidate_caches(
             rop.CALL_N,
@@ -445,6 +544,11 @@
 
     def test_ll_arraycopy_dest_new(self):
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
+        box3 = RefFrontendOp(3)
+        box4 = RefFrontendOp(4)
+        lengthbox1 = IntFrontendOp(11)
         h.new_array(box1, lengthbox1)
         h.setarrayitem(box3, index1, box4, descr1)
         h.invalidate_caches(
@@ -455,6 +559,10 @@
 
     def test_ll_arraycopy_doesnt_escape_arrays(self):
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
+        lengthbox1 = IntFrontendOp(11)
+        lengthbox2 = IntFrontendOp(12)
         h.new_array(box1, lengthbox1)
         h.new_array(box2, lengthbox2)
         h.invalidate_caches(
@@ -474,6 +582,8 @@
 
     def test_unescaped(self):
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
         assert not h.is_unescaped(box1)
         h.new(box2)
         assert h.is_unescaped(box2)
@@ -484,6 +594,9 @@
 
     def test_unescaped_testing(self):
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
+        box3 = RefFrontendOp(3)
         h.new(box1)
         h.new(box2)
         assert h.is_unescaped(box1)
@@ -502,6 +615,8 @@
 
     def test_ops_dont_escape(self):
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
         h.new(box1)
         h.new(box2)
         assert h.is_unescaped(box1)
@@ -515,6 +630,9 @@
 
     def test_circular_virtuals(self):
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
+        box3 = RefFrontendOp(3)
         h.new(box1)
         h.new(box2)
         h.invalidate_caches(rop.SETFIELD_GC, None, [box1, box2])
@@ -523,6 +641,10 @@
 
     def test_unescaped_array(self):
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
+        lengthbox1 = IntFrontendOp(11)
+        lengthbox2 = IntFrontendOp(12)
         h.new_array(box1, lengthbox1)
         assert h.is_unescaped(box1)
         h.invalidate_caches(rop.SETARRAYITEM_GC, None, [box1, index1, box2])
@@ -546,6 +668,8 @@
 
     def test_call_doesnt_invalidate_unescaped_boxes(self):
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
         h.new(box1)
         assert h.is_unescaped(box1)
         h.setfield(box1, box2, descr1)
@@ -557,6 +681,9 @@
 
     def test_call_doesnt_invalidate_unescaped_array_boxes(self):
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box3 = RefFrontendOp(3)
+        lengthbox1 = IntFrontendOp(11)
         h.new_array(box1, lengthbox1)
         assert h.is_unescaped(box1)
         h.setarrayitem(box1, index1, box3, descr1)
@@ -568,6 +695,8 @@
 
     def test_bug_missing_ignored_operations(self):
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
         h.new(box1)
         h.new(box2)
         h.setfield(box1, box2, descr1)
@@ -590,6 +719,8 @@
         # calling some residual code that changes the values on box3: then
         # the content of box2 is still cached at the old value.
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
         h.new(box1)
         h.new(box2)
         h.setfield(box1, box2, descr1)
@@ -602,6 +733,8 @@
 
     def test_bug_heap_cache_is_cleared_but_not_is_unescaped_2(self):
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        box2 = RefFrontendOp(2)
         h.new(box1)
         h.new(box2)
         h.setfield(box1, box2, descr1)
@@ -624,6 +757,7 @@
 
     def test_is_likely_virtual(self):
         h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
         h.new(box1)
         assert h.is_unescaped(box1)
         assert h.is_likely_virtual(box1)
@@ -633,3 +767,29 @@
         h._escape_box(box1)
         assert not h.is_unescaped(box1)
         assert not h.is_likely_virtual(box1)
+
+    def test_is_likely_virtual_2(self):
+        h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        h.new(box1)
+        assert h.is_unescaped(box1)
+        assert h.is_likely_virtual(box1)
+        h.reset_keep_likely_virtuals()
+        assert not h.is_unescaped(box1)
+        assert h.is_likely_virtual(box1)
+        h.reset()     # reset everything
+        assert not h.is_unescaped(box1)
+        assert not h.is_likely_virtual(box1)
+
+    def test_is_likely_virtual_3(self):
+        h = HeapCache()
+        box1 = RefFrontendOp(1)
+        h.new(box1)
+        assert h.is_unescaped(box1)
+        assert h.is_likely_virtual(box1)
+        h.reset_keep_likely_virtuals()
+        assert not h.is_unescaped(box1)
+        assert h.is_likely_virtual(box1)
+        h.class_now_known(box1)     # interaction of the two families of flags
+        assert not h.is_unescaped(box1)
+        assert h.is_likely_virtual(box1)
diff --git a/rpython/jit/metainterp/test/test_history.py 
b/rpython/jit/metainterp/test/test_history.py
--- a/rpython/jit/metainterp/test/test_history.py
+++ b/rpython/jit/metainterp/test/test_history.py
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@
     assert c5.nonnull()
     assert c6.nonnull()
 
+def test_frontendop():
+    f = FrontendOp(42)
+    assert f.get_position() == 42
+    f = FrontendOp(-56)
+    assert f.get_position() == -56
+    f.set_position(6519)
+    assert f.get_position() == 6519
+
 class TestZTranslated(StandaloneTests):
     def test_ztranslated_same_constant_float(self):
         def fn(args):
diff --git a/rpython/jit/metainterp/test/test_opencoder.py 
b/rpython/jit/metainterp/test/test_opencoder.py
--- a/rpython/jit/metainterp/test/test_opencoder.py
+++ b/rpython/jit/metainterp/test/test_opencoder.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 from rpython.jit.metainterp.opencoder import Trace, untag, TAGINT, TAGBOX
-from rpython.jit.metainterp.resoperation import rop, InputArgInt, AbstractResOp
-from rpython.jit.metainterp.history import ConstInt
+from rpython.jit.metainterp.resoperation import rop, AbstractResOp
+from rpython.jit.metainterp.history import ConstInt, IntFrontendOp
 from rpython.jit.metainterp.optimizeopt.optimizer import Optimizer
 from rpython.jit.metainterp import resume
 from rpython.jit.metainterp.test.strategies import lists_of_operations
@@ -31,8 +31,11 @@
         self.jitcode = jitcode
         self.boxes = boxes
 
-    def get_list_of_active_boxes(self, flag):
-        return self.boxes
+    def get_list_of_active_boxes(self, flag, new_array, encode):
+        a = new_array(len(self.boxes))
+        for i, box in enumerate(self.boxes):
+            a[i] = encode(box)
+        return a
 
 def unpack_snapshot(t, op, pos):
     op.framestack = []
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@
         return iter.inputargs, l, iter
 
     def test_simple_iterator(self):
-        i0, i1 = InputArgInt(), InputArgInt()
+        i0, i1 = IntFrontendOp(0), IntFrontendOp(0)
         t = Trace([i0, i1])
         add = FakeOp(t.record_op(rop.INT_ADD, [i0, i1]))
         t.record_op(rop.INT_ADD, [add, ConstInt(1)])
@@ -72,7 +75,7 @@
         assert l[0].getarg(1) is i1
 
     def test_rd_snapshot(self):
-        i0, i1 = InputArgInt(), InputArgInt()
+        i0, i1 = IntFrontendOp(0), IntFrontendOp(0)
         t = Trace([i0, i1])
         add = FakeOp(t.record_op(rop.INT_ADD, [i0, i1]))
         t.record_op(rop.GUARD_FALSE, [add])
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@
         assert fstack[1].boxes == [i0, i0, l[0]]
 
     def test_read_snapshot_interface(self):
-        i0, i1, i2 = InputArgInt(), InputArgInt(), InputArgInt()
+        i0, i1, i2 = IntFrontendOp(0), IntFrontendOp(0), IntFrontendOp(0)
         t = Trace([i0, i1, i2])
         t.record_op(rop.GUARD_TRUE, [i1])
         frame0 = FakeFrame(1, JitCode(2), [i0, i1])
@@ -128,8 +131,9 @@
         assert pc == 3
         assert snapshot_iter.unpack_array(framestack[1].box_array) == [i2, i2]
 
+    # XXXX fixme
     @given(lists_of_operations())
-    def test_random_snapshot(self, lst):
+    def xxx_test_random_snapshot(self, lst):
         inputargs, ops = lst
         t = Trace(inputargs)
         for op in ops:
@@ -156,11 +160,11 @@
         assert (((-iter._next() - 1) << 15) | (iter._next())) == i
 
     def test_cut_trace_from(self):
-        i0, i1, i2 = InputArgInt(), InputArgInt(), InputArgInt()
+        i0, i1, i2 = IntFrontendOp(0), IntFrontendOp(0), IntFrontendOp(0)
         t = Trace([i0, i1, i2])
-        add1 = t.record_op(rop.INT_ADD, [i0, i1])
+        add1 = FakeOp(t.record_op(rop.INT_ADD, [i0, i1]))
         cut_point = t.cut_point()
-        add2 = t.record_op(rop.INT_ADD, [add1, i1])
+        add2 = FakeOp(t.record_op(rop.INT_ADD, [add1, i1]))
         t.record_op(rop.GUARD_TRUE, [add2])
         resume.capture_resumedata([FakeFrame(3, JitCode(4), [add2, add1, i1])],
             None, [], t)
@@ -174,9 +178,9 @@
         class SomeDescr(AbstractDescr):
             pass
 
-        i0, i1, i2 = InputArgInt(), InputArgInt(), InputArgInt()
+        i0, i1, i2 = IntFrontendOp(0), IntFrontendOp(0), IntFrontendOp(0)
         t = Trace([i0, i1, i2])
-        p0 = t.record_op(rop.NEW_WITH_VTABLE, [], descr=SomeDescr())
+        p0 = FakeOp(t.record_op(rop.NEW_WITH_VTABLE, [], descr=SomeDescr()))
         t.record_op(rop.GUARD_TRUE, [i0])
         resume.capture_resumedata([], [i1, i2, p0], [p0, i1], t)
         (i0, i1, i2), l, iter = self.unpack(t)
diff --git a/rpython/jit/metainterp/warmstate.py 
b/rpython/jit/metainterp/warmstate.py
--- a/rpython/jit/metainterp/warmstate.py
+++ b/rpython/jit/metainterp/warmstate.py
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@
             if in_const_box:
                 return history.ConstPtr(value)
             else:
-                return resoperation.InputArgRef(value)
+                res = history.RefFrontendOp(0)
+                res.setref_base(value)
+                return res
         else:
             adr = llmemory.cast_ptr_to_adr(value)
             value = heaptracker.adr2int(adr)
@@ -89,7 +91,9 @@
         if in_const_box:
             return history.ConstFloat(value)
         else:
-            return resoperation.InputArgFloat(value)
+            res = history.FloatFrontendOp(0)
+            res.setfloatstorage(value)
+            return res
     elif isinstance(value, str) or isinstance(value, unicode):
         assert len(value) == 1     # must be a character
         value = ord(value)
@@ -100,7 +104,9 @@
     if in_const_box:
         return history.ConstInt(value)
     else:
-        return resoperation.InputArgInt(value)
+        res = history.IntFrontendOp(0)
+        res.setint(value)
+        return res
 
 @specialize.arg(0)
 def equal_whatever(TYPE, x, y):
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