Make DependentHandle public

src/coreclr/System.Private.CoreLib/System.Private.CoreLib.csproj

@@ -205,13 +205,13 @@
     <Compile Include="$(BclSourcesRoot)\System\Reflection\Metadata\RuntimeTypeMetadataUpdateHandler.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(BclSourcesRoot)\System\Resources\ManifestBasedResourceGroveler.CoreCLR.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(BclSourcesRoot)\System\Runtime\CompilerServices\CrossLoaderAllocatorHashHelpers.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="$(BclSourcesRoot)\System\Runtime\CompilerServices\DependentHandle.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(BclSourcesRoot)\System\Runtime\CompilerServices\GCHeapHash.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(BclSourcesRoot)\System\Runtime\CompilerServices\CastHelpers.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(BclSourcesRoot)\System\Runtime\CompilerServices\ICastableHelpers.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(BclSourcesRoot)\System\Runtime\CompilerServices\RuntimeFeature.CoreCLR.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(BclSourcesRoot)\System\Runtime\CompilerServices\RuntimeHelpers.CoreCLR.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(BclSourcesRoot)\System\Runtime\CompilerServices\TypeDependencyAttribute.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="$(BclSourcesRoot)\System\Runtime\DependentHandle.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(BclSourcesRoot)\System\Runtime\GCSettings.CoreCLR.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(BclSourcesRoot)\System\Runtime\InteropServices\ComTypes\IEnumerable.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(BclSourcesRoot)\System\Runtime\InteropServices\ComTypes\IEnumerator.cs" />

src/coreclr/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Runtime/DependentHandle.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,259 @@
+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+#if !DEBUG
+using Internal.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+#endif
+
+namespace System.Runtime
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a dependent GC handle, which will conditionally keep a dependent object instance alive
+    /// as long as a target object instance is alive as well, without representing a strong reference to the
+    /// target object instance. That is, a <see cref="DependentHandle"/> value with a given object instance as
+    /// target will not cause the target to be kept alive if there are no other strong references to it, but
+    /// it will do so for the dependent object instance as long as the target is alive.
+    /// <para>
+    /// This type is conceptually equivalent to having a weak reference to a given target object instance A, with
+    /// that object having a field or property (or some other strong reference) to a dependent object instance B.
+    /// </para>
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// The <see cref="DependentHandle"/> type is not thread-safe, and consumers are responsible for ensuring that
+    /// <see cref="Dispose"/> is not called concurrently with other APIs. Not doing so results in undefined behavior.
+    /// <para>The <see cref="Target"/> and <see cref="Dependent"/> properties are instead thread-safe.</para>
+    /// </remarks>
+    public struct DependentHandle : IDisposable
+    {
+        // =========================================================================================
+        // This struct collects all operations on native DependentHandles. The DependentHandle
+        // merely wraps an IntPtr so this struct serves mainly as a "managed typedef."
+        //
+        // DependentHandles exist in one of two states:
+        //
+        //    IsAllocated == false
+        //        No actual handle is allocated underneath. Illegal to get Target, Dependent
+        //        or GetTargetAndDependent(). Ok to call Dispose().
+        //
+        //        Initializing a DependentHandle using the nullary ctor creates a DependentHandle
+        //        that's in the !IsAllocated state.
+        //        (! Right now, we get this guarantee for free because (IntPtr)0 == NULL unmanaged handle.
+        //         ! If that assertion ever becomes false, we'll have to add an _isAllocated field
+        //         ! to compensate.)
+        //
+        //
+        //    IsAllocated == true
+        //        There's a handle allocated underneath. You must call Dispose() on this eventually
+        //        or you cause a native handle table leak.
+        //
+        // This struct intentionally does no self-synchronization. It's up to the caller to
+        // to use DependentHandles in a thread-safe way.
+        // =========================================================================================
+
+        private IntPtr _handle;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="DependentHandle"/> struct with the specified arguments.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="target">The target object instance to track.</param>
+        /// <param name="dependent">The dependent object instance to associate with <paramref name="target"/>.</param>
+        public DependentHandle(object? target, object? dependent)
+        {
+            // no need to check for null result: nInitialize expected to throw OOM.
+            _handle = InternalInitialize(target, dependent);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a value indicating whether this handle has been allocated or not.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool IsAllocated => (nint)_handle != 0;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the target object instance for the current handle. The target can only be set to a <see langword="null"/> value
+        /// once the <see cref="DependentHandle"/> instance has been created. Doing so will cause <see cref="Dependent"/> to start
+        /// returning <see langword="null"/> as well, and to become eligible for collection even if the previous target is still alive.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">
+        /// Thrown if <see cref="IsAllocated"/> is <see langword="false"/> or if the input value is not <see langword="null"/>.</exception>
+        /// <remarks>This property is thread-safe.</remarks>
+        public object? Target
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                IntPtr handle = _handle;
+
+                if ((nint)handle == 0)
+                {
+                    ThrowHelper.ThrowInvalidOperationException();
+                }
+
+                return InternalGetTarget(handle);
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                IntPtr handle = _handle;
+
+                if ((nint)handle == 0 || value is not null)
+                {
+                    ThrowHelper.ThrowInvalidOperationException();
+                }
+
+                InternalSetTargetToNull(handle);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the dependent object instance for the current handle.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// If it is needed to retrieve both <see cref="Target"/> and <see cref="Dependent"/>, it is necessary
+        /// to ensure that the returned instance from <see cref="Target"/> will be kept alive until <see cref="Dependent"/>
+        /// is retrieved as well, or it might be collected and result in unexpected behavior. This can be done by storing the
+        /// target in a local and calling <see cref="GC.KeepAlive(object)"/> on it after <see cref="Dependent"/> is accessed.
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">Thrown if <see cref="IsAllocated"/> is <see langword="false"/>.</exception>
+        /// <remarks>This property is thread-safe.</remarks>
+        public object? Dependent
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                IntPtr handle = _handle;
+
+                if ((nint)handle == 0)
+                {
+                    ThrowHelper.ThrowInvalidOperationException();
+                }
+
+                return InternalGetDependent(handle);
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                IntPtr handle = _handle;
+
+                if ((nint)handle == 0)
+                {
+                    ThrowHelper.ThrowInvalidOperationException();
+                }
+
+                InternalSetDependent(handle, value);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the values of both <see cref="Target"/> and <see cref="Dependent"/> (if available) as an atomic operation.
+        /// That is, even if <see cref="Target"/> is concurrently set to <see langword="null"/>, calling this method
+        /// will either return <see langword="null"/> for both target and dependent, or return both previous values.
+        /// If <see cref="Target"/> and <see cref="Dependent"/> were used sequentially in this scenario instead, it's
+        /// could be possible to sometimes successfully retrieve the previous target, but then fail to get the dependent.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The values of <see cref="Target"/> and <see cref="Dependent"/>.</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">Thrown if <see cref="IsAllocated"/> is <see langword="false"/>.</exception>
+        public (object? Target, object? Dependent) TargetAndDependent
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                IntPtr handle = _handle;
+
+                if ((nint)handle == 0)
+                {
+                    ThrowHelper.ThrowInvalidOperationException();
+                }
+
+                object? target = InternalGetTargetAndDependent(handle, out object? dependent);
+
+                return (target, dependent);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the target object instance for the current handle.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The target object instance, if present.</returns>
+        /// <remarks>This method mirrors <see cref="Target"/>, but without the allocation check.</remarks>
+        internal object? UnsafeGetTarget()
+        {
+            return InternalGetTarget(_handle);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Atomically retrieves the values of both <see cref="Target"/> and <see cref="Dependent"/>, if available.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="dependent">The dependent instance, if available.</param>
+        /// <returns>The values of <see cref="Target"/> and <see cref="Dependent"/>.</returns>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This method mirrors the <see cref="TargetAndDependent"/> property, but without the allocation check.
+        /// The signature is also kept the same as the one for the internal call, to improve the codegen.
+        /// Note that <paramref name="dependent"/> is required to be on the stack (or it might not be tracked).
+        /// </remarks>
+        internal object? UnsafeGetTargetAndDependent(out object? dependent)
+        {
+            return InternalGetTargetAndDependent(_handle, out dependent);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the dependent object instance for the current handle to <see langword="null"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>This method mirrors the <see cref="Target"/> setter, but without allocation and input checks.</remarks>
+        internal void UnsafeSetTargetToNull()
+        {
+            InternalSetTargetToNull(_handle);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the dependent object instance for the current handle.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>This method mirrors <see cref="Dependent"/>, but without the allocation check.</remarks>
+        internal void UnsafeSetDependent(object? dependent)
+        {
+            InternalSetDependent(_handle, dependent);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="IDisposable.Dispose"/>
+        /// <remarks>This method is not thread-safe.</remarks>
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            // Forces the DependentHandle back to non-allocated state
+            // (if not already there) and frees the handle if needed.
+            IntPtr handle = _handle;
+
+            if ((nint)handle != 0)
+            {
+                _handle = IntPtr.Zero;
+
+                InternalFree(handle);
+            }
+        }
+
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
+        private static extern IntPtr InternalInitialize(object? target, object? dependent);
+
+#if DEBUG
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
+        private static extern object? InternalGetTarget(IntPtr dependentHandle);
+#else
+        private static unsafe object? InternalGetTarget(IntPtr dependentHandle)
+        {
+            // This optimization is the same that is used in GCHandle in RELEASE mode.
+            // This is not used in DEBUG builds as the runtime performs additional checks.
+            // The logic below is the inlined copy of ObjectFromHandle in the unmanaged runtime.
+            return Unsafe.As<IntPtr, object>(ref *(IntPtr*)(nint)dependentHandle);
+        }
+#endif
+
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
+        private static extern object? InternalGetDependent(IntPtr dependentHandle);
+
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
+        private static extern object? InternalGetTargetAndDependent(IntPtr dependentHandle, out object? dependent);
+
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
+        private static extern void InternalSetDependent(IntPtr dependentHandle, object? dependent);
+
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
+        private static extern void InternalSetTargetToNull(IntPtr dependentHandle);
+
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
+        private static extern void InternalFree(IntPtr dependentHandle);
+    }
+}

src/coreclr/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Runtime/InteropServices/GCHandle.CoreCLR.cs

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public partial struct GCHandle
         internal static extern object? InternalGet(IntPtr handle);
 #else
         internal static unsafe object? InternalGet(IntPtr handle) =>
-            Unsafe.As<IntPtr, object>(ref *(IntPtr*)handle);
+            Unsafe.As<IntPtr, object>(ref *(IntPtr*)(nint)handle);
 #endif
 
         [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]