Tentative implementation of string slices (hidden under the flag --string-slices).

src/heap.h

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   V(FixedArray, empty_fixed_array, EmptyFixedArray)                            \
   V(ByteArray, empty_byte_array, EmptyByteArray)                               \
   V(FixedDoubleArray, empty_fixed_double_array, EmptyFixedDoubleArray)         \
   V(String, empty_string, EmptyString)                                         \
   V(DescriptorArray, empty_descriptor_array, EmptyDescriptorArray)             \
   V(Map, string_map, StringMap)                                                \
   V(Map, ascii_string_map, AsciiStringMap)                                     \
   V(Map, symbol_map, SymbolMap)                                                \
   V(Map, cons_string_map, ConsStringMap)                                       \
   V(Map, cons_ascii_string_map, ConsAsciiStringMap)                            \
+  V(Map, sliced_string_map, SlicedStringMap)                                   \
+  V(Map, sliced_ascii_string_map, SlicedAsciiStringMap)                        \
   V(Map, ascii_symbol_map, AsciiSymbolMap)                                     \
   V(Map, cons_symbol_map, ConsSymbolMap)                                       \
   V(Map, cons_ascii_symbol_map, ConsAsciiSymbolMap)                            \
+  V(Map, sliced_symbol_map, SlicedSymbolMap)                                   \

[antonm, 2011/08/04 12:18:48]

do we need these symbol maps?

+  V(Map, sliced_ascii_symbol_map, SlicedAsciiSymbolMap)                        \
   V(Map, external_symbol_map, ExternalSymbolMap)                               \
   V(Map, external_symbol_with_ascii_data_map, ExternalSymbolWithAsciiDataMap)  \
   V(Map, external_ascii_symbol_map, ExternalAsciiSymbolMap)                    \
   V(Map, external_string_map, ExternalStringMap)                               \
   V(Map, external_string_with_ascii_data_map, ExternalStringWithAsciiDataMap)  \
   V(Map, external_ascii_string_map, ExternalAsciiStringMap)                    \
   V(Map, undetectable_string_map, UndetectableStringMap)                       \
   V(Map, undetectable_ascii_string_map, UndetectableAsciiStringMap)            \
   V(Map, external_pixel_array_map, ExternalPixelArrayMap)                      \
   V(Map, external_byte_array_map, ExternalByteArrayMap)                        \
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   DISALLOW_IMPLICIT_CONSTRUCTORS(PathTracer);
 };
 #endif  // DEBUG || LIVE_OBJECT_LIST
 
 
 } }  // namespace v8::internal
 
 #undef HEAP
 
 #endif  // V8_HEAP_H_