lazy instantiation of the default isolate

src/isolate.h

Index: src/isolate.h
diff --git a/src/isolate.h b/src/isolate.h
index 420cf03b5f6a235674e034681801aad71738d862..b95886e04363054065527fdedbdfa58e4ed08d85 100644
--- a/src/isolate.h
+++ b/src/isolate.h
@@ -495,14 +495,17 @@ class Isolate {
 
   static void GlobalTearDown();
 
-  bool IsDefaultIsolate() const { return this == default_isolate_; }
+  bool IsDefaultIsolate() const { return is_default_isolate_; }
 
   static void SetCrashIfDefaultIsolateInitialized();
   // Ensures that process-wide resources and the default isolate have been
   // allocated. It is only necessary to call this method in rare cases, for
   // example if you are using V8 from within the body of a static initializer.
   // Safe to call multiple times.
-  static void EnsureDefaultIsolate();
+  static Isolate* EnsureDefaultIsolate();
+
+  // Initialize all thread local variables
+  static void InitializeThreadLocalStorage();
 
   // Find the PerThread for this particular (isolate, thread) combination
   // If one does not yet exist, return null.
@@ -1132,8 +1135,12 @@ class Isolate {
   // Given an address occupied by a live code object, return that object.
   Object* FindCodeObject(Address a);
 
+  static Atomic32 GetLivingIsolates() {
+    return Acquire_Load(&living_isolates_);
+  }
+
  private:
-  Isolate();
+  explicit Isolate(bool is_default_isolate = false);
 
   friend struct GlobalState;
   friend struct InitializeGlobalState;
@@ -1198,11 +1205,11 @@ class Isolate {
   static Thread::LocalStorageKey per_isolate_thread_data_key_;
   static Thread::LocalStorageKey isolate_key_;
   static Thread::LocalStorageKey thread_id_key_;
-  static Isolate* default_isolate_;
   static ThreadDataTable* thread_data_table_;
 
   // A global counter for all generated Isolates, might overflow.
   static Atomic32 isolate_counter_;
+  static Atomic32 living_isolates_;
 
   void Deinit();
 
@@ -1244,6 +1251,7 @@ class Isolate {
   // the Error object.
   bool IsErrorObject(Handle<Object> obj);
 
+  bool is_default_isolate_;

[Michael Starzinger, 2013/10/01 14:19:08]

nit: Let's move this down to the other boolean flags around line 1316, easier to
find.

   Atomic32 id_;
   EntryStackItem* entry_stack_;
   int stack_trace_nesting_level_;