Move allocation of command line argument array to C#

src/coreclr/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Environment.CoreCLR.cs

@@ -81,6 +81,22 @@ public static string[] GetCommandLineArgs()
                 GetCommandLineArgsNative();
         }
 
+        private static unsafe string[] InitializeCommandLineArgs(char* exePath, int argc, char** argv) // invoked from VM
+        {
+            string[] commandLineArgs = new string[argc + 1];
+            string[] mainMethodArgs = new string[argc];
+
+            commandLineArgs[0] = new string(exePath);
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < mainMethodArgs.Length; i++)
+            {
+                 commandLineArgs[i + 1] = mainMethodArgs[i] = new string(argv[i]);
+            }
+
+            s_commandLineArgs = commandLineArgs;
+            return mainMethodArgs;
+        }
+
         [LibraryImport(RuntimeHelpers.QCall, EntryPoint = "Environment_GetProcessorCount")]
         private static partial int GetProcessorCount();
 

src/coreclr/nativeaot/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Environment.NativeAot.cs

@@ -70,5 +70,10 @@ public static string[] GetCommandLineArgs()
             Debug.Assert(s_commandLineArgs != null, "VM did not properly setup application.");
             return (string[])s_commandLineArgs.Clone();
         }
+
+        internal static void SetCommandLineArgs(string[] cmdLineArgs)
+        {
+            s_commandLineArgs = cmdLineArgs;
+        }
     }
 }

src/coreclr/vm/corelib.h

@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ DEFINE_CLASS(ENUM,                  System,                 Enum)
 
 DEFINE_CLASS(ENVIRONMENT,           System,                 Environment)
 DEFINE_METHOD(ENVIRONMENT,       GET_RESOURCE_STRING_LOCAL, GetResourceStringLocal,     SM_Str_RetStr)
-DEFINE_METHOD(ENVIRONMENT,       SET_COMMAND_LINE_ARGS,     SetCommandLineArgs,         SM_ArrStr_RetVoid)
+DEFINE_METHOD(ENVIRONMENT,       INITIALIZE_COMMAND_LINE_ARGS, InitializeCommandLineArgs, SM_PtrChar_Int_PtrPtrChar_RetArrStr)
 
 DEFINE_CLASS(EVENT,                 Reflection,             RuntimeEventInfo)
 

src/coreclr/vm/corhost.cpp

@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ HRESULT CorHost2::ExecuteApplication(LPCWSTR   pwzAppFullName,
  * ActualCmdLine - Foo arg1 arg2.
  * (Host1)       - Full_path_to_Foo arg1 arg2
 */
-void SetCommandLineArgs(LPCWSTR pwzAssemblyPath, int argc, LPCWSTR* argv)
+static PTRARRAYREF SetCommandLineArgs(PCWSTR pwzAssemblyPath, int argc, PCWSTR* argv)
 {
     CONTRACTL
     {
@@ -262,34 +262,17 @@ void SetCommandLineArgs(LPCWSTR pwzAssemblyPath, int argc, LPCWSTR* argv)
     // Record the command line.
     SaveManagedCommandLine(pwzAssemblyPath, argc, argv);
 
-    // Send the command line to System.Environment.
-    struct _gc
-    {
-        PTRARRAYREF cmdLineArgs;
-    } gc;
-
-    ZeroMemory(&gc, sizeof(gc));
-    GCPROTECT_BEGIN(gc);
+    PCWSTR exePath = Bundle::AppIsBundle() ? static_cast<PCWSTR>(Bundle::AppBundle->Path()) : pwzAssemblyPath;
 
-    gc.cmdLineArgs = (PTRARRAYREF)AllocateObjectArray(argc + 1 /* arg[0] should be the exe name*/, g_pStringClass);
-    OBJECTREF orAssemblyPath = StringObject::NewString(Bundle::AppIsBundle() ? static_cast<LPCWSTR>(Bundle::AppBundle->Path()) : pwzAssemblyPath);
-    gc.cmdLineArgs->SetAt(0, orAssemblyPath);
+    PTRARRAYREF result;
+    PREPARE_NONVIRTUAL_CALLSITE(METHOD__ENVIRONMENT__INITIALIZE_COMMAND_LINE_ARGS);
+    DECLARE_ARGHOLDER_ARRAY(args, 3);
+    args[ARGNUM_0] = PTR_TO_ARGHOLDER(exePath);
+    args[ARGNUM_1] = DWORD_TO_ARGHOLDER(argc);
+    args[ARGNUM_2] = PTR_TO_ARGHOLDER(argv);
+    CALL_MANAGED_METHOD_RETREF(result, PTRARRAYREF, args);
 
-    for (int i = 0; i < argc; ++i)
-    {
-        OBJECTREF argument = StringObject::NewString(argv[i]);
-        gc.cmdLineArgs->SetAt(i + 1, argument);
-    }
-
-    MethodDescCallSite setCmdLineArgs(METHOD__ENVIRONMENT__SET_COMMAND_LINE_ARGS);
-
-    ARG_SLOT args[] =
-    {
-        ObjToArgSlot(gc.cmdLineArgs),
-    };
-    setCmdLineArgs.Call(args);
-
-    GCPROTECT_END();
+    return result;
 }
 
 HRESULT CorHost2::ExecuteAssembly(DWORD dwAppDomainId,
@@ -356,18 +339,11 @@ HRESULT CorHost2::ExecuteAssembly(DWORD dwAppDomainId,
     {
         GCX_COOP();
 
-        // Here we call the managed method that gets the cmdLineArgs array.
-        SetCommandLineArgs(pwzAssemblyPath, argc, argv);
-
         PTRARRAYREF arguments = NULL;
         GCPROTECT_BEGIN(arguments);
 
-        arguments = (PTRARRAYREF)AllocateObjectArray(argc, g_pStringClass);
-        for (int i = 0; i < argc; ++i)
-        {
-            STRINGREF argument = StringObject::NewString(argv[i]);
-            arguments->SetAt(i, argument);
-        }
+        // Here we call the managed method that gets the cmdLineArgs array.
+        arguments = SetCommandLineArgs(pwzAssemblyPath, argc, argv);
 
         if(CLRConfig::GetConfigValue(CLRConfig::INTERNAL_Corhost_Swallow_Uncaught_Exceptions))
         {

src/coreclr/vm/metasig.h

@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ DEFINE_METASIG(SM(Str_RetStr, s, s))
 DEFINE_METASIG_T(SM(Str_CultureInfo_RetStr, s C(CULTURE_INFO), s))
 DEFINE_METASIG_T(SM(Str_CultureInfo_RefBool_RetStr, s C(CULTURE_INFO) r(F), s))
 DEFINE_METASIG(SM(PtrPtrChar_PtrPtrChar_Int_RetVoid, P(P(u)) P(P(u)) i, v))
-DEFINE_METASIG(SM(ArrStr_RetVoid, a(s), v))
+DEFINE_METASIG(SM(PtrChar_Int_PtrPtrChar_RetArrStr, P(u) i P(P(u)), a(s)))
 DEFINE_METASIG(IM(Str_RetVoid, s, v))
 DEFINE_METASIG(SM(RefBool_RefBool_RetVoid, r(F) r(F), v))
 DEFINE_METASIG_T(IM(Str_Exception_RetVoid, s C(EXCEPTION), v))

src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Environment.cs

@@ -92,11 +92,6 @@ public static string ExpandEnvironmentVariables(string name)
 
         private static string[]? s_commandLineArgs;
 
-        internal static void SetCommandLineArgs(string[] cmdLineArgs) // invoked from VM
-        {
-            s_commandLineArgs = cmdLineArgs;
-        }
-
         public static string GetFolderPath(SpecialFolder folder) => GetFolderPath(folder, SpecialFolderOption.None);
 
         public static string GetFolderPath(SpecialFolder folder, SpecialFolderOption option)