isa探寻

首先在源码中查看objc_class的定义，并没有发现什么有用的价值。objc_class只是包含了一个Class isa，而Class只是objc_class的一个指针别名，好一个套娃。

typedef struct objc_class *Class;

struct objc_class {
    Class _Nonnull isa  OBJC_ISA_AVAILABILITY;

#if !__OBJC2__
    Class _Nullable super_class                              OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
    const char * _Nonnull name                               OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
    long version                                             OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
    long info                                                OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
    long instance_size                                       OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
    struct objc_ivar_list * _Nullable ivars                  OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
    struct objc_method_list * _Nullable * _Nullable methodLists                    OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
    struct objc_cache * _Nonnull cache                       OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
    struct objc_protocol_list * _Nullable protocols          OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
#endif

} OBJC2_UNAVAILABLE;
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接下来只能回顾到源码对象alloc中，因为在过程中出现过initInstanceIsa，只能顺着这个查看了。顺利找到关键步骤objc_object::initIsa。isa_t应该就是我们的isa了。

inline void 
objc_object::initIsa(Class cls, bool nonpointer, UNUSED_WITHOUT_INDEXED_ISA_AND_DTOR_BIT bool hasCxxDtor)
{ 
    ASSERT(!isTaggedPointer()); 
    
    isa_t newisa(0);

    if (!nonpointer) {
        newisa.setClass(cls, this);
    } else {
        ASSERT(!DisableNonpointerIsa);
        ASSERT(!cls->instancesRequireRawIsa());


#if SUPPORT_INDEXED_ISA
        ASSERT(cls->classArrayIndex() > 0);
        newisa.bits = ISA_INDEX_MAGIC_VALUE;
        // isa.magic is part of ISA_MAGIC_VALUE
        // isa.nonpointer is part of ISA_MAGIC_VALUE
        newisa.has_cxx_dtor = hasCxxDtor;
        newisa.indexcls = (uintptr_t)cls->classArrayIndex();
#else
        newisa.bits = ISA_MAGIC_VALUE;
        // isa.magic is part of ISA_MAGIC_VALUE
        // isa.nonpointer is part of ISA_MAGIC_VALUE
#   if ISA_HAS_CXX_DTOR_BIT
        newisa.has_cxx_dtor = hasCxxDtor;
#   endif
        newisa.setClass(cls, this);
#endif
        newisa.extra_rc = 1;
    }

    // This write must be performed in a single store in some cases
    // (for example when realizing a class because other threads
    // may simultaneously try to use the class).
    // fixme use atomics here to guarantee single-store and to
    // guarantee memory order w.r.t. the class index table
    // ...but not too atomic because we don't want to hurt instantiation
    isa = newisa;
}
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isa_t是这样的。

union isa_t {
    isa_t() { }
    isa_t(uintptr_t value) : bits(value) { }

    uintptr_t bits;

private:
    // Accessing the class requires custom ptrauth operations, so
    // force clients to go through setClass/getClass by making this
    // private.
    Class cls;

public:
#if defined(ISA_BITFIELD)
    struct {
        ISA_BITFIELD;  // defined in isa.h
    };

    bool isDeallocating() {
        return extra_rc == 0 && has_sidetable_rc == 0;
    }
    void setDeallocating() {
        extra_rc = 0;
        has_sidetable_rc = 0;
    }
#endif
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然后在宏定义ISA_BITFIELD终于找到了我们isa里面是存的啥了。