Handlify code allocation.

src/factory.h

 // Copyright 2014 the V8 project authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 #ifndef V8_FACTORY_H_
 #define V8_FACTORY_H_
 
 #include "isolate.h"
 
 namespace v8 {
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       Handle<SharedFunctionInfo> function_info,
       Handle<Context> context,
       PretenureFlag pretenure = TENURED);
 
   // Create a serialized scope info.
   Handle<ScopeInfo> NewScopeInfo(int length);
 
   // Create an External object for V8's external API.
   Handle<JSObject> NewExternal(void* value);
 
+  // The pointer to the Code object is stored in self_reference.
+  // This allows generated code to reference its own Code object
+  // by containing this pointer.

[Michael Starzinger, 2014/04/16 11:10:04]

nit: s/this pointer/this handle/

[Yang, 2014/04/16 11:29:55]

Done.

   Handle<Code> NewCode(const CodeDesc& desc,
                        Code::Flags flags,
                        Handle<Object> self_reference,
                        bool immovable = false,
                        bool crankshafted = false,
                        int prologue_offset = Code::kPrologueOffsetNotSet);
 
   Handle<Code> CopyCode(Handle<Code> code);
 
   Handle<Code> CopyCode(Handle<Code> code, Vector<byte> reloc_info);
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   // Update the map cache in the native context with (keys, map)
   Handle<MapCache> AddToMapCache(Handle<Context> context,
                                  Handle<FixedArray> keys,
                                  Handle<Map> map);
 };
 
 } }  // namespace v8::internal
 
 #endif  // V8_FACTORY_H_