X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/redis.git/blobdiff_plain/e6cca5dba6ad046625c195c9c4f39c7ce06ad080..6f07874621392f7f0eb5f092f79f1afe8939b9c3:/redis.c

diff --git a/redis.c b/redis.c
index ee2a9696..e342416f 100644
--- a/redis.c
+++ b/redis.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-#define REDIS_VERSION "1.3.8"
+#define REDIS_VERSION "1.3.10"
 
 #include "fmacros.h"
 #include "config.h"
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#define __USE_POSIX199309
-#define __USE_UNIX98
 #include <signal.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_BACKTRACE
@@ -91,7 +89,7 @@
 #define REDIS_CONFIGLINE_MAX    1024
 #define REDIS_OBJFREELIST_MAX   1000000 /* Max number of objects to cache */
 #define REDIS_MAX_SYNC_TIME     60      /* Slave can't take more to sync */
-#define REDIS_EXPIRELOOKUPS_PER_CRON    10 /* try to expire 10 keys/loop */
+#define REDIS_EXPIRELOOKUPS_PER_CRON    10 /* lookup 10 expires per loop */
 #define REDIS_MAX_WRITE_PER_EVENT (1024*64)
 #define REDIS_REQUEST_MAX_SIZE (1024*1024*256) /* max bytes in inline command */
 
@@ -237,7 +235,9 @@ static char* strencoding[] = {
 
 /* We can print the stacktrace, so our assert is defined this way: */
 #define redisAssert(_e) ((_e)?(void)0 : (_redisAssert(#_e,__FILE__,__LINE__),_exit(1)))
+#define redisPanic(_e) _redisPanic(#_e,__FILE__,__LINE__),_exit(1)
 static void _redisAssert(char *estr, char *file, int line);
+static void _redisPanic(char *msg, char *file, int line);
 
 /*================================= Data types ============================== */
 
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ struct redisServer {
     pid_t bgsavechildpid;
     pid_t bgrewritechildpid;
     sds bgrewritebuf; /* buffer taken by parent during oppend only rewrite */
+    sds aofbuf;       /* AOF buffer, written before entering the event loop */
     struct saveparam *saveparams;
     int saveparamslen;
     char *logfile;
@@ -377,8 +378,8 @@ struct redisServer {
     char *dbfilename;
     char *appendfilename;
     char *requirepass;
-    int shareobjects;
     int rdbcompression;
+    int activerehashing;
     /* Replication related */
     int isslave;
     char *masterauth;
@@ -513,8 +514,9 @@ struct sharedObjectsStruct {
     *outofrangeerr, *plus,
     *select0, *select1, *select2, *select3, *select4,
     *select5, *select6, *select7, *select8, *select9,
-    *messagebulk, *subscribebulk, *unsubscribebulk, *mbulk3,
-    *psubscribebulk, *punsubscribebulk, *integers[REDIS_SHARED_INTEGERS];
+    *messagebulk, *pmessagebulk, *subscribebulk, *unsubscribebulk, *mbulk3,
+    *mbulk4, *psubscribebulk, *punsubscribebulk,
+    *integers[REDIS_SHARED_INTEGERS];
 } shared;
 
 /* Global vars that are actally used as constants. The following double
@@ -555,6 +557,8 @@ static int rdbSaveBackground(char *filename);
 static robj *createStringObject(char *ptr, size_t len);
 static robj *dupStringObject(robj *o);
 static void replicationFeedSlaves(list *slaves, int dictid, robj **argv, int argc);
+static void replicationFeedMonitors(list *monitors, int dictid, robj **argv, int argc);
+static void flushAppendOnlyFile(void);
 static void feedAppendOnlyFile(struct redisCommand *cmd, int dictid, robj **argv, int argc);
 static int syncWithMaster(void);
 static robj *tryObjectEncoding(robj *o);
@@ -619,12 +623,14 @@ static void freePubsubPattern(void *p);
 static int listMatchPubsubPattern(void *a, void *b);
 static int compareStringObjects(robj *a, robj *b);
 static void usage();
+static int rewriteAppendOnlyFileBackground(void);
 
 static void authCommand(redisClient *c);
 static void pingCommand(redisClient *c);
 static void echoCommand(redisClient *c);
 static void setCommand(redisClient *c);
 static void setnxCommand(redisClient *c);
+static void setexCommand(redisClient *c);
 static void getCommand(redisClient *c);
 static void delCommand(redisClient *c);
 static void existsCommand(redisClient *c);
@@ -704,6 +710,7 @@ static void substrCommand(redisClient *c);
 static void zrankCommand(redisClient *c);
 static void zrevrankCommand(redisClient *c);
 static void hsetCommand(redisClient *c);
+static void hsetnxCommand(redisClient *c);
 static void hgetCommand(redisClient *c);
 static void hmsetCommand(redisClient *c);
 static void hmgetCommand(redisClient *c);
@@ -732,6 +739,7 @@ static struct redisCommand cmdTable[] = {
     {"get",getCommand,2,REDIS_CMD_INLINE,NULL,1,1,1},
     {"set",setCommand,3,REDIS_CMD_BULK|REDIS_CMD_DENYOOM,NULL,0,0,0},
     {"setnx",setnxCommand,3,REDIS_CMD_BULK|REDIS_CMD_DENYOOM,NULL,0,0,0},
+    {"setex",setexCommand,4,REDIS_CMD_BULK|REDIS_CMD_DENYOOM,NULL,0,0,0},
     {"append",appendCommand,3,REDIS_CMD_BULK|REDIS_CMD_DENYOOM,NULL,1,1,1},
     {"substr",substrCommand,4,REDIS_CMD_INLINE,NULL,1,1,1},
     {"del",delCommand,-2,REDIS_CMD_INLINE,NULL,0,0,0},
@@ -782,6 +790,7 @@ static struct redisCommand cmdTable[] = {
     {"zrank",zrankCommand,3,REDIS_CMD_BULK,NULL,1,1,1},
     {"zrevrank",zrevrankCommand,3,REDIS_CMD_BULK,NULL,1,1,1},
     {"hset",hsetCommand,4,REDIS_CMD_BULK|REDIS_CMD_DENYOOM,NULL,1,1,1},
+    {"hsetnx",hsetnxCommand,4,REDIS_CMD_BULK|REDIS_CMD_DENYOOM,NULL,1,1,1},
     {"hget",hgetCommand,3,REDIS_CMD_BULK,NULL,1,1,1},
     {"hmset",hmsetCommand,-4,REDIS_CMD_BULK|REDIS_CMD_DENYOOM,NULL,1,1,1},
     {"hmget",hmgetCommand,-3,REDIS_CMD_BULK,NULL,1,1,1},
@@ -965,6 +974,53 @@ static int stringmatch(const char *pattern, const char *string, int nocase) {
     return stringmatchlen(pattern,strlen(pattern),string,strlen(string),nocase);
 }
 
+/* Convert a string representing an amount of memory into the number of
+ * bytes, so for instance memtoll("1Gi") will return 1073741824 that is
+ * (1024*1024*1024).
+ *
+ * On parsing error, if *err is not NULL, it's set to 1, otherwise it's
+ * set to 0 */
+static long long memtoll(const char *p, int *err) {
+    const char *u;
+    char buf[128];
+    long mul; /* unit multiplier */
+    long long val;
+    unsigned int digits;
+
+    if (err) *err = 0;
+    /* Search the first non digit character. */
+    u = p;
+    if (*u == '-') u++;
+    while(*u && isdigit(*u)) u++;
+    if (*u == '\0' || !strcasecmp(u,"b")) {
+        mul = 1;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(u,"k")) {
+        mul = 1000;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(u,"kb")) {
+        mul = 1024;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(u,"m")) {
+        mul = 1000*1000;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(u,"mb")) {
+        mul = 1024*1024;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(u,"g")) {
+        mul = 1000L*1000*1000;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(u,"gb")) {
+        mul = 1024L*1024*1024;
+    } else {
+        if (err) *err = 1;
+        mul = 1;
+    }
+    digits = u-p;
+    if (digits >= sizeof(buf)) {
+        if (err) *err = 1;
+        return LLONG_MAX;
+    }
+    memcpy(buf,p,digits);
+    buf[digits] = '\0';
+    val = strtoll(buf,NULL,10);
+    return val*mul;
+}
+
 static void redisLog(int level, const char *fmt, ...) {
     va_list ap;
     FILE *fp;
@@ -1201,16 +1257,28 @@ static void tryResizeHashTables(void) {
     int j;
 
     for (j = 0; j < server.dbnum; j++) {
-        if (htNeedsResize(server.db[j].dict)) {
-            redisLog(REDIS_VERBOSE,"The hash table %d is too sparse, resize it...",j);
+        if (htNeedsResize(server.db[j].dict))
             dictResize(server.db[j].dict);
-            redisLog(REDIS_VERBOSE,"Hash table %d resized.",j);
-        }
         if (htNeedsResize(server.db[j].expires))
             dictResize(server.db[j].expires);
     }
 }
 
+/* Our hash table implementation performs rehashing incrementally while
+ * we write/read from the hash table. Still if the server is idle, the hash
+ * table will use two tables for a long time. So we try to use 1 millisecond
+ * of CPU time at every serverCron() loop in order to rehash some key. */
+static void incrementallyRehash(void) {
+    int j;
+
+    for (j = 0; j < server.dbnum; j++) {
+        if (dictIsRehashing(server.db[j].dict)) {
+            dictRehashMilliseconds(server.db[j].dict,1);
+            break; /* already used our millisecond for this loop... */
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /* A background saving child (BGSAVE) terminated its work. Handle this. */
 void backgroundSaveDoneHandler(int statloc) {
     int exitcode = WEXITSTATUS(statloc);
@@ -1340,10 +1408,9 @@ static int serverCron(struct aeEventLoop *eventLoop, long long id, void *clientD
      * if we resize the HT while there is the saving child at work actually
      * a lot of memory movements in the parent will cause a lot of pages
      * copied. */
-    if (server.bgsavechildpid == -1 && server.bgrewritechildpid == -1 &&
-        !(loops % 10))
-    {
-        tryResizeHashTables();
+    if (server.bgsavechildpid == -1 && server.bgrewritechildpid == -1) {
+        if (!(loops % 10)) tryResizeHashTables();
+        if (server.activerehashing) incrementallyRehash();
     }
 
     /* Show information about connected clients */
@@ -1451,6 +1518,7 @@ static int serverCron(struct aeEventLoop *eventLoop, long long id, void *clientD
         redisLog(REDIS_NOTICE,"Connecting to MASTER...");
         if (syncWithMaster() == REDIS_OK) {
             redisLog(REDIS_NOTICE,"MASTER <-> SLAVE sync succeeded");
+            if (server.appendonly) rewriteAppendOnlyFileBackground();
         }
     }
     return 100;
@@ -1462,6 +1530,7 @@ static int serverCron(struct aeEventLoop *eventLoop, long long id, void *clientD
 static void beforeSleep(struct aeEventLoop *eventLoop) {
     REDIS_NOTUSED(eventLoop);
 
+    /* Awake clients that got all the swapped keys they requested */
     if (server.vm_enabled && listLength(server.io_ready_clients)) {
         listIter li;
         listNode *ln;
@@ -1486,6 +1555,8 @@ static void beforeSleep(struct aeEventLoop *eventLoop) {
                 processInputBuffer(c);
         }
     }
+    /* Write the AOF buffer on disk */
+    flushAppendOnlyFile();
 }
 
 static void createSharedObjects(void) {
@@ -1526,11 +1597,13 @@ static void createSharedObjects(void) {
     shared.select8 = createStringObject("select 8\r\n",10);
     shared.select9 = createStringObject("select 9\r\n",10);
     shared.messagebulk = createStringObject("$7\r\nmessage\r\n",13);
+    shared.pmessagebulk = createStringObject("$8\r\npmessage\r\n",14);
     shared.subscribebulk = createStringObject("$9\r\nsubscribe\r\n",15);
     shared.unsubscribebulk = createStringObject("$11\r\nunsubscribe\r\n",18);
     shared.psubscribebulk = createStringObject("$10\r\npsubscribe\r\n",17);
     shared.punsubscribebulk = createStringObject("$12\r\npunsubscribe\r\n",19);
     shared.mbulk3 = createStringObject("*3\r\n",4);
+    shared.mbulk4 = createStringObject("*4\r\n",4);
     for (j = 0; j < REDIS_SHARED_INTEGERS; j++) {
         shared.integers[j] = createObject(REDIS_STRING,(void*)(long)j);
         shared.integers[j]->encoding = REDIS_ENCODING_INT;
@@ -1569,8 +1642,8 @@ static void initServerConfig() {
     server.dbfilename = zstrdup("dump.rdb");
     server.appendfilename = zstrdup("appendonly.aof");
     server.requirepass = NULL;
-    server.shareobjects = 0;
     server.rdbcompression = 1;
+    server.activerehashing = 1;
     server.maxclients = 0;
     server.blpop_blocked_clients = 0;
     server.maxmemory = 0;
@@ -1644,6 +1717,7 @@ static void initServer() {
     server.bgsavechildpid = -1;
     server.bgrewritechildpid = -1;
     server.bgrewritebuf = sdsempty();
+    server.aofbuf = sdsempty();
     server.lastsave = time(NULL);
     server.dirty = 0;
     server.stat_numcommands = 0;
@@ -1785,7 +1859,7 @@ static void loadServerConfig(char *filename) {
         } else if (!strcasecmp(argv[0],"maxclients") && argc == 2) {
             server.maxclients = atoi(argv[1]);
         } else if (!strcasecmp(argv[0],"maxmemory") && argc == 2) {
-            server.maxmemory = strtoll(argv[1], NULL, 10);
+            server.maxmemory = memtoll(argv[1],NULL);
         } else if (!strcasecmp(argv[0],"slaveof") && argc == 3) {
             server.masterhost = sdsnew(argv[1]);
             server.masterport = atoi(argv[2]);
@@ -1796,14 +1870,14 @@ static void loadServerConfig(char *filename) {
             if ((server.glueoutputbuf = yesnotoi(argv[1])) == -1) {
                 err = "argument must be 'yes' or 'no'"; goto loaderr;
             }
-        } else if (!strcasecmp(argv[0],"shareobjects") && argc == 2) {
-            if ((server.shareobjects = yesnotoi(argv[1])) == -1) {
-                err = "argument must be 'yes' or 'no'"; goto loaderr;
-            }
         } else if (!strcasecmp(argv[0],"rdbcompression") && argc == 2) {
             if ((server.rdbcompression = yesnotoi(argv[1])) == -1) {
                 err = "argument must be 'yes' or 'no'"; goto loaderr;
             }
+        } else if (!strcasecmp(argv[0],"activerehashing") && argc == 2) {
+            if ((server.activerehashing = yesnotoi(argv[1])) == -1) {
+                err = "argument must be 'yes' or 'no'"; goto loaderr;
+            }
         } else if (!strcasecmp(argv[0],"daemonize") && argc == 2) {
             if ((server.daemonize = yesnotoi(argv[1])) == -1) {
                 err = "argument must be 'yes' or 'no'"; goto loaderr;
@@ -1812,6 +1886,9 @@ static void loadServerConfig(char *filename) {
             if ((server.appendonly = yesnotoi(argv[1])) == -1) {
                 err = "argument must be 'yes' or 'no'"; goto loaderr;
             }
+        } else if (!strcasecmp(argv[0],"appendfilename") && argc == 2) {
+            zfree(server.appendfilename);
+            server.appendfilename = zstrdup(argv[1]);
         } else if (!strcasecmp(argv[0],"appendfsync") && argc == 2) {
             if (!strcasecmp(argv[1],"no")) {
                 server.appendfsync = APPENDFSYNC_NO;
@@ -1839,19 +1916,17 @@ static void loadServerConfig(char *filename) {
             zfree(server.vm_swap_file);
             server.vm_swap_file = zstrdup(argv[1]);
         } else if (!strcasecmp(argv[0],"vm-max-memory") && argc == 2) {
-            server.vm_max_memory = strtoll(argv[1], NULL, 10);
+            server.vm_max_memory = memtoll(argv[1],NULL);
         } else if (!strcasecmp(argv[0],"vm-page-size") && argc == 2) {
-            server.vm_page_size = strtoll(argv[1], NULL, 10);
+            server.vm_page_size = memtoll(argv[1], NULL);
         } else if (!strcasecmp(argv[0],"vm-pages") && argc == 2) {
-            server.vm_pages = strtoll(argv[1], NULL, 10);
+            server.vm_pages = memtoll(argv[1], NULL);
         } else if (!strcasecmp(argv[0],"vm-max-threads") && argc == 2) {
             server.vm_max_threads = strtoll(argv[1], NULL, 10);
         } else if (!strcasecmp(argv[0],"hash-max-zipmap-entries") && argc == 2){
-            server.hash_max_zipmap_entries = strtol(argv[1], NULL, 10);
+            server.hash_max_zipmap_entries = memtoll(argv[1], NULL);
         } else if (!strcasecmp(argv[0],"hash-max-zipmap-value") && argc == 2){
-            server.hash_max_zipmap_value = strtol(argv[1], NULL, 10);
-        } else if (!strcasecmp(argv[0],"vm-max-threads") && argc == 2) {
-            server.vm_max_threads = strtoll(argv[1], NULL, 10);
+            server.hash_max_zipmap_value = memtoll(argv[1], NULL);
         } else {
             err = "Bad directive or wrong number of arguments"; goto loaderr;
         }
@@ -2145,7 +2220,7 @@ static void call(redisClient *c, struct redisCommand *cmd) {
         listLength(server.slaves))
         replicationFeedSlaves(server.slaves,c->db->id,c->argv,c->argc);
     if (listLength(server.monitors))
-        replicationFeedSlaves(server.monitors,c->db->id,c->argv,c->argc);
+        replicationFeedMonitors(server.monitors,c->db->id,c->argv,c->argc);
     server.stat_numcommands++;
 }
 
@@ -2400,6 +2475,64 @@ static void replicationFeedSlaves(list *slaves, int dictid, robj **argv, int arg
     if (outv != static_outv) zfree(outv);
 }
 
+static sds sdscatrepr(sds s, char *p, size_t len) {
+    s = sdscatlen(s,"\"",1);
+    while(len--) {
+        switch(*p) {
+        case '\\':
+        case '"':
+            s = sdscatprintf(s,"\\%c",*p);
+            break;
+        case '\n': s = sdscatlen(s,"\\n",1); break;
+        case '\r': s = sdscatlen(s,"\\r",1); break;
+        case '\t': s = sdscatlen(s,"\\t",1); break;
+        case '\a': s = sdscatlen(s,"\\a",1); break;
+        case '\b': s = sdscatlen(s,"\\b",1); break;
+        default:
+            if (isprint(*p))
+                s = sdscatprintf(s,"%c",*p);
+            else
+                s = sdscatprintf(s,"\\x%02x",(unsigned char)*p);
+            break;
+        }
+        p++;
+    }
+    return sdscatlen(s,"\"",1);
+}
+
+static void replicationFeedMonitors(list *monitors, int dictid, robj **argv, int argc) {
+    listNode *ln;
+    listIter li;
+    int j;
+    sds cmdrepr = sdsnew("+");
+    robj *cmdobj;
+    struct timeval tv;
+
+    gettimeofday(&tv,NULL);
+    cmdrepr = sdscatprintf(cmdrepr,"%ld.%ld ",(long)tv.tv_sec,(long)tv.tv_usec);
+    if (dictid != 0) cmdrepr = sdscatprintf(cmdrepr,"(db %d) ", dictid);
+
+    for (j = 0; j < argc; j++) {
+        if (argv[j]->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_INT) {
+            cmdrepr = sdscatprintf(cmdrepr, "%ld", (long)argv[j]->ptr);
+        } else {
+            cmdrepr = sdscatrepr(cmdrepr,(char*)argv[j]->ptr,
+                        sdslen(argv[j]->ptr));
+        }
+        if (j != argc-1)
+            cmdrepr = sdscatlen(cmdrepr," ",1);
+    }
+    cmdrepr = sdscatlen(cmdrepr,"\r\n",2);
+    cmdobj = createObject(REDIS_STRING,cmdrepr);
+
+    listRewind(monitors,&li);
+    while((ln = listNext(&li))) {
+        redisClient *monitor = ln->value;
+        addReply(monitor,cmdobj);
+    }
+    decrRefCount(cmdobj);
+}
+
 static void processInputBuffer(redisClient *c) {
 again:
     /* Before to process the input buffer, make sure the client is not
@@ -2754,6 +2887,23 @@ static robj *createStringObject(char *ptr, size_t len) {
     return createObject(REDIS_STRING,sdsnewlen(ptr,len));
 }
 
+static robj *createStringObjectFromLongLong(long long value) {
+    robj *o;
+    if (value >= 0 && value < REDIS_SHARED_INTEGERS) {
+        incrRefCount(shared.integers[value]);
+        o = shared.integers[value];
+    } else {
+        o = createObject(REDIS_STRING, NULL);
+        if (value >= LONG_MIN && value <= LONG_MAX) {
+            o->encoding = REDIS_ENCODING_INT;
+            o->ptr = (void*)((long)value);
+        } else {
+            o->ptr = sdscatprintf(sdsempty(),"%lld",value);
+        }
+    }
+    return o;
+}
+
 static robj *dupStringObject(robj *o) {
     assert(o->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_RAW);
     return createStringObject(o->ptr,sdslen(o->ptr));
@@ -2820,7 +2970,7 @@ static void freeHashObject(robj *o) {
         zfree(o->ptr);
         break;
     default:
-        redisAssert(0);
+        redisPanic("Unknown hash encoding type");
         break;
     }
 }
@@ -2832,6 +2982,7 @@ static void incrRefCount(robj *o) {
 static void decrRefCount(void *obj) {
     robj *o = obj;
 
+    if (o->refcount <= 0) redisPanic("decrRefCount against refcount <= 0");
     /* Object is a key of a swapped out value, or in the process of being
      * loaded. */
     if (server.vm_enabled &&
@@ -2859,7 +3010,7 @@ static void decrRefCount(void *obj) {
         case REDIS_SET: freeSetObject(o); break;
         case REDIS_ZSET: freeZsetObject(o); break;
         case REDIS_HASH: freeHashObject(o); break;
-        default: redisAssert(0); break;
+        default: redisPanic("Unknown object type"); break;
         }
         if (server.vm_enabled) pthread_mutex_lock(&server.obj_freelist_mutex);
         if (listLength(server.objfreelist) > REDIS_OBJFREELIST_MAX ||
@@ -3019,7 +3170,7 @@ static robj *getDecodedObject(robj *o) {
         dec = createStringObject(buf,strlen(buf));
         return dec;
     } else {
-        redisAssert(1 != 1);
+        redisPanic("Unknown encoding type");
     }
 }
 
@@ -3065,74 +3216,94 @@ static size_t stringObjectLen(robj *o) {
     }
 }
 
-static int getDoubleFromObject(redisClient *c, robj *o, double *value) {
-    double parsedValue;
-    char *eptr = NULL;
+static int getDoubleFromObject(robj *o, double *target) {
+    double value;
+    char *eptr;
 
-    if (o && o->type != REDIS_STRING) {
-        addReplySds(c,sdsnew("-ERR value is not a double\r\n"));
-        return REDIS_ERR;
+    if (o == NULL) {
+        value = 0;
+    } else {
+        redisAssert(o->type == REDIS_STRING);
+        if (o->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_RAW) {
+            value = strtod(o->ptr, &eptr);
+            if (eptr[0] != '\0') return REDIS_ERR;
+        } else if (o->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_INT) {
+            value = (long)o->ptr;
+        } else {
+            redisPanic("Unknown string encoding");
+        }
     }
 
-    if (o == NULL)
-        parsedValue = 0;
-    else if (o->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_RAW)
-        parsedValue = strtod(o->ptr, &eptr);
-    else if (o->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_INT)
-        parsedValue = (long)o->ptr;
-    else
-        redisAssert(1 != 1);
+    *target = value;
+    return REDIS_OK;
+}
 
-    if (eptr != NULL && *eptr != '\0') {
-        addReplySds(c,sdsnew("-ERR value is not a double\r\n"));
+static int getDoubleFromObjectOrReply(redisClient *c, robj *o, double *target, const char *msg) {
+    double value;
+    if (getDoubleFromObject(o, &value) != REDIS_OK) {
+        if (msg != NULL) {
+            addReplySds(c, sdscatprintf(sdsempty(), "-ERR %s\r\n", msg));
+        } else {
+            addReplySds(c, sdsnew("-ERR value is not a double\r\n"));
+        }
         return REDIS_ERR;
     }
 
-    *value = parsedValue;
-
+    *target = value;
     return REDIS_OK;
 }
 
-static int getLongLongFromObject(redisClient *c, robj *o, long long *value) {
-    long long parsedValue;
-    char *eptr = NULL;
+static int getLongLongFromObject(robj *o, long long *target) {
+    long long value;
+    char *eptr;
 
-    if (o && o->type != REDIS_STRING) {
-        addReplySds(c,sdsnew("-ERR value is not an integer\r\n"));
-        return REDIS_ERR;
+    if (o == NULL) {
+        value = 0;
+    } else {
+        redisAssert(o->type == REDIS_STRING);
+        if (o->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_RAW) {
+            value = strtoll(o->ptr, &eptr, 10);
+            if (eptr[0] != '\0') return REDIS_ERR;
+        } else if (o->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_INT) {
+            value = (long)o->ptr;
+        } else {
+            redisPanic("Unknown string encoding");
+        }
     }
 
-    if (o == NULL)
-        parsedValue = 0;
-    else if (o->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_RAW)
-        parsedValue = strtoll(o->ptr, &eptr, 10);
-    else if (o->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_INT)
-        parsedValue = (long)o->ptr;
-    else
-        redisAssert(1 != 1);
+    *target = value;
+    return REDIS_OK;
+}
 
-    if (eptr != NULL && *eptr != '\0') {
-        addReplySds(c,sdsnew("-ERR value is not an integer\r\n"));
+static int getLongLongFromObjectOrReply(redisClient *c, robj *o, long long *target, const char *msg) {
+    long long value;
+    if (getLongLongFromObject(o, &value) != REDIS_OK) {
+        if (msg != NULL) {
+            addReplySds(c, sdscatprintf(sdsempty(), "-ERR %s\r\n", msg));
+        } else {
+            addReplySds(c, sdsnew("-ERR value is not an integer\r\n"));
+        }
         return REDIS_ERR;
     }
 
-    *value = parsedValue;
-
+    *target = value;
     return REDIS_OK;
 }
 
-static int getLongFromObject(redisClient *c, robj *o, long *value) {
-    long long actualValue;
-
-    if (getLongLongFromObject(c, o, &actualValue) != REDIS_OK) return REDIS_ERR;
+static int getLongFromObjectOrReply(redisClient *c, robj *o, long *target, const char *msg) {
+    long long value;
 
-    if (actualValue < LONG_MIN || actualValue > LONG_MAX) {
-        addReplySds(c,sdsnew("-ERR value is out of range\r\n"));
+    if (getLongLongFromObjectOrReply(c, o, &value, msg) != REDIS_OK) return REDIS_ERR;
+    if (value < LONG_MIN || value > LONG_MAX) {
+        if (msg != NULL) {
+            addReplySds(c, sdscatprintf(sdsempty(), "-ERR %s\r\n", msg));
+        } else {
+            addReplySds(c, sdsnew("-ERR value is out of range\r\n"));
+        }
         return REDIS_ERR;
     }
 
-    *value = actualValue;
-
+    *target = value;
     return REDIS_OK;
 }
 
@@ -3389,7 +3560,7 @@ static int rdbSaveObject(FILE *fp, robj *o) {
             dictReleaseIterator(di);
         }
     } else {
-        redisAssert(0);
+        redisPanic("Unknown object type");
     }
     return 0;
 }
@@ -3610,7 +3781,7 @@ static robj *rdbLoadIntegerObject(FILE *fp, int enctype) {
         val = (int32_t)v;
     } else {
         val = 0; /* anti-warning */
-        redisAssert(0);
+        redisPanic("Unknown RDB integer encoding type");
     }
     return createObject(REDIS_STRING,sdscatprintf(sdsempty(),"%lld",val));
 }
@@ -3649,7 +3820,7 @@ static robj *rdbLoadStringObject(FILE*fp) {
         case REDIS_RDB_ENC_LZF:
             return rdbLoadLzfStringObject(fp);
         default:
-            redisAssert(0);
+            redisPanic("Unknown RDB encoding type");
         }
     }
 
@@ -3771,7 +3942,7 @@ static robj *rdbLoadObject(int type, FILE *fp) {
             }
         }
     } else {
-        redisAssert(0);
+        redisPanic("Unknown object type");
     }
     return o;
 }
@@ -3883,40 +4054,55 @@ static void echoCommand(redisClient *c) {
 
 /*=================================== Strings =============================== */
 
-static void setGenericCommand(redisClient *c, int nx) {
+static void setGenericCommand(redisClient *c, int nx, robj *key, robj *val, robj *expire) {
     int retval;
+    long seconds = 0; /* initialized to avoid an harmness warning */
 
-    if (nx) deleteIfVolatile(c->db,c->argv[1]);
-    retval = dictAdd(c->db->dict,c->argv[1],c->argv[2]);
+    if (expire) {
+        if (getLongFromObjectOrReply(c, expire, &seconds, NULL) != REDIS_OK)
+            return;
+        if (seconds <= 0) {
+            addReplySds(c,sdsnew("-ERR invalid expire time in SETEX\r\n"));
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (nx) deleteIfVolatile(c->db,key);
+    retval = dictAdd(c->db->dict,key,val);
     if (retval == DICT_ERR) {
         if (!nx) {
             /* If the key is about a swapped value, we want a new key object
              * to overwrite the old. So we delete the old key in the database.
              * This will also make sure that swap pages about the old object
              * will be marked as free. */
-            if (server.vm_enabled && deleteIfSwapped(c->db,c->argv[1]))
-                incrRefCount(c->argv[1]);
-            dictReplace(c->db->dict,c->argv[1],c->argv[2]);
-            incrRefCount(c->argv[2]);
+            if (server.vm_enabled && deleteIfSwapped(c->db,key))
+                incrRefCount(key);
+            dictReplace(c->db->dict,key,val);
+            incrRefCount(val);
         } else {
             addReply(c,shared.czero);
             return;
         }
     } else {
-        incrRefCount(c->argv[1]);
-        incrRefCount(c->argv[2]);
+        incrRefCount(key);
+        incrRefCount(val);
     }
     server.dirty++;
-    removeExpire(c->db,c->argv[1]);
+    removeExpire(c->db,key);
+    if (expire) setExpire(c->db,key,time(NULL)+seconds);
     addReply(c, nx ? shared.cone : shared.ok);
 }
 
 static void setCommand(redisClient *c) {
-    setGenericCommand(c,0);
+    setGenericCommand(c,0,c->argv[1],c->argv[2],NULL);
 }
 
 static void setnxCommand(redisClient *c) {
-    setGenericCommand(c,1);
+    setGenericCommand(c,1,c->argv[1],c->argv[2],NULL);
+}
+
+static void setexCommand(redisClient *c) {
+    setGenericCommand(c,0,c->argv[1],c->argv[3],c->argv[2]);
 }
 
 static int getGenericCommand(redisClient *c) {
@@ -4022,7 +4208,7 @@ static void incrDecrCommand(redisClient *c, long long incr) {
 
     o = lookupKeyWrite(c->db,c->argv[1]);
 
-    if (getLongLongFromObject(c, o, &value) != REDIS_OK) return;
+    if (getLongLongFromObjectOrReply(c, o, &value, NULL) != REDIS_OK) return;
 
     value += incr;
     o = createObject(REDIS_STRING,sdscatprintf(sdsempty(),"%lld",value));
@@ -4051,16 +4237,14 @@ static void decrCommand(redisClient *c) {
 static void incrbyCommand(redisClient *c) {
     long long incr;
 
-    if (getLongLongFromObject(c, c->argv[2], &incr) != REDIS_OK) return;
-
+    if (getLongLongFromObjectOrReply(c, c->argv[2], &incr, NULL) != REDIS_OK) return;
     incrDecrCommand(c,incr);
 }
 
 static void decrbyCommand(redisClient *c) {
     long long incr;
 
-    if (getLongLongFromObject(c, c->argv[2], &incr) != REDIS_OK) return;
-
+    if (getLongLongFromObjectOrReply(c, c->argv[2], &incr, NULL) != REDIS_OK) return;
     incrDecrCommand(c,-incr);
 }
 
@@ -4162,7 +4346,12 @@ static void delCommand(redisClient *c) {
 }
 
 static void existsCommand(redisClient *c) {
-    addReply(c,lookupKeyRead(c->db,c->argv[1]) ? shared.cone : shared.czero);
+    expireIfNeeded(c->db,c->argv[1]);
+    if (dictFind(c->db->dict,c->argv[1])) {
+        addReply(c, shared.cone);
+    } else {
+        addReply(c, shared.czero);
+    }
 }
 
 static void selectCommand(redisClient *c) {
@@ -4177,18 +4366,25 @@ static void selectCommand(redisClient *c) {
 
 static void randomkeyCommand(redisClient *c) {
     dictEntry *de;
+    robj *key;
 
     while(1) {
         de = dictGetRandomKey(c->db->dict);
         if (!de || expireIfNeeded(c->db,dictGetEntryKey(de)) == 0) break;
     }
+
     if (de == NULL) {
-        addReply(c,shared.plus);
-        addReply(c,shared.crlf);
+        addReply(c,shared.nullbulk);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    key = dictGetEntryKey(de);
+    if (server.vm_enabled) {
+        key = dupStringObject(key);
+        addReplyBulk(c,key);
+        decrRefCount(key);
     } else {
-        addReply(c,shared.plus);
-        addReply(c,dictGetEntryKey(de));
-        addReply(c,shared.crlf);
+        addReplyBulk(c,key);
     }
 }
 
@@ -4297,7 +4493,6 @@ static void shutdownCommand(redisClient *c) {
                 unlink(server.pidfile);
             redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"%zu bytes used at exit",zmalloc_used_memory());
             redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"Server exit now, bye bye...");
-            if (server.vm_enabled) unlink(server.vm_swap_file);
             exit(0);
         } else {
             /* Ooops.. error saving! The best we can do is to continue
@@ -5458,16 +5653,14 @@ static void zaddGenericCommand(redisClient *c, robj *key, robj *ele, double scor
 static void zaddCommand(redisClient *c) {
     double scoreval;
 
-    if (getDoubleFromObject(c, c->argv[2], &scoreval) != REDIS_OK) return;
-
+    if (getDoubleFromObjectOrReply(c, c->argv[2], &scoreval, NULL) != REDIS_OK) return;
     zaddGenericCommand(c,c->argv[1],c->argv[3],scoreval,0);
 }
 
 static void zincrbyCommand(redisClient *c) {
     double scoreval;
 
-    if (getDoubleFromObject(c, c->argv[2], &scoreval) != REDIS_OK) return;
-
+    if (getDoubleFromObjectOrReply(c, c->argv[2], &scoreval, NULL) != REDIS_OK) return;
     zaddGenericCommand(c,c->argv[1],c->argv[3],scoreval,1);
 }
 
@@ -5507,8 +5700,8 @@ static void zremrangebyscoreCommand(redisClient *c) {
     robj *zsetobj;
     zset *zs;
 
-    if ((getDoubleFromObject(c, c->argv[2], &min) != REDIS_OK) ||
-        (getDoubleFromObject(c, c->argv[3], &max) != REDIS_OK)) return;
+    if ((getDoubleFromObjectOrReply(c, c->argv[2], &min, NULL) != REDIS_OK) ||
+        (getDoubleFromObjectOrReply(c, c->argv[3], &max, NULL) != REDIS_OK)) return;
 
     if ((zsetobj = lookupKeyWriteOrReply(c,c->argv[1],shared.czero)) == NULL ||
         checkType(c,zsetobj,REDIS_ZSET)) return;
@@ -5529,8 +5722,8 @@ static void zremrangebyrankCommand(redisClient *c) {
     robj *zsetobj;
     zset *zs;
 
-    if ((getLongFromObject(c, c->argv[2], &start) != REDIS_OK) ||
-        (getLongFromObject(c, c->argv[3], &end) != REDIS_OK)) return;
+    if ((getLongFromObjectOrReply(c, c->argv[2], &start, NULL) != REDIS_OK) ||
+        (getLongFromObjectOrReply(c, c->argv[3], &end, NULL) != REDIS_OK)) return;
 
     if ((zsetobj = lookupKeyWriteOrReply(c,c->argv[1],shared.czero)) == NULL ||
         checkType(c,zsetobj,REDIS_ZSET)) return;
@@ -5585,7 +5778,7 @@ inline static void zunionInterAggregate(double *target, double val, int aggregat
         *target = val > *target ? val : *target;
     } else {
         /* safety net */
-        redisAssert(0 != 0);
+        redisPanic("Unknown ZUNION/INTER aggregate type");
     }
 }
 
@@ -5638,7 +5831,7 @@ static void zunionInterGenericCommand(redisClient *c, robj *dstkey, int op) {
             if (remaining >= (zsetnum + 1) && !strcasecmp(c->argv[j]->ptr,"weights")) {
                 j++; remaining--;
                 for (i = 0; i < zsetnum; i++, j++, remaining--) {
-                    if (getDoubleFromObject(c, c->argv[j], &src[i].weight) != REDIS_OK)
+                    if (getDoubleFromObjectOrReply(c, c->argv[j], &src[i].weight, NULL) != REDIS_OK)
                         return;
                 }
             } else if (remaining >= 2 && !strcasecmp(c->argv[j]->ptr,"aggregate")) {
@@ -5771,8 +5964,8 @@ static void zrangeGenericCommand(redisClient *c, int reverse) {
     zskiplistNode *ln;
     robj *ele;
 
-    if ((getLongFromObject(c, c->argv[2], &start) != REDIS_OK) ||
-        (getLongFromObject(c, c->argv[3], &end) != REDIS_OK)) return;
+    if ((getLongFromObjectOrReply(c, c->argv[2], &start, NULL) != REDIS_OK) ||
+        (getLongFromObjectOrReply(c, c->argv[3], &end, NULL) != REDIS_OK)) return;
 
     if (c->argc == 5 && !strcasecmp(c->argv[4]->ptr,"withscores")) {
         withscores = 1;
@@ -6025,325 +6218,343 @@ static void zrevrankCommand(redisClient *c) {
     zrankGenericCommand(c, 1);
 }
 
-/* =================================== Hashes =============================== */
-static void hsetCommand(redisClient *c) {
-    int update = 0;
-    robj *o = lookupKeyWrite(c->db,c->argv[1]);
+/* ========================= Hashes utility functions ======================= */
+#define REDIS_HASH_KEY 1
+#define REDIS_HASH_VALUE 2
 
-    if (o == NULL) {
-        o = createHashObject();
-        dictAdd(c->db->dict,c->argv[1],o);
-        incrRefCount(c->argv[1]);
-    } else {
-        if (o->type != REDIS_HASH) {
-            addReply(c,shared.wrongtypeerr);
+/* Check the length of a number of objects to see if we need to convert a
+ * zipmap to a real hash. Note that we only check string encoded objects
+ * as their string length can be queried in constant time. */
+static void hashTryConversion(robj *subject, robj **argv, int start, int end) {
+    int i;
+    if (subject->encoding != REDIS_ENCODING_ZIPMAP) return;
+
+    for (i = start; i <= end; i++) {
+        if (argv[i]->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_RAW &&
+            sdslen(argv[i]->ptr) > server.hash_max_zipmap_value)
+        {
+            convertToRealHash(subject);
             return;
         }
     }
-    /* We want to convert the zipmap into an hash table right now if the
-     * entry to be added is too big. Note that we check if the object
-     * is integer encoded before to try fetching the length in the test below.
-     * This is because integers are small, but currently stringObjectLen()
-     * performs a slow conversion: not worth it. */
-    if (o->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_ZIPMAP &&
-        ((c->argv[2]->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_RAW &&
-          sdslen(c->argv[2]->ptr) > server.hash_max_zipmap_value) ||
-         (c->argv[3]->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_RAW &&
-          sdslen(c->argv[3]->ptr) > server.hash_max_zipmap_value)))
-    {
-        convertToRealHash(o);
+}
+
+/* Encode given objects in-place when the hash uses a dict. */
+static void hashTryObjectEncoding(robj *subject, robj **o1, robj **o2) {
+    if (subject->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_HT) {
+        if (o1) *o1 = tryObjectEncoding(*o1);
+        if (o2) *o2 = tryObjectEncoding(*o2);
     }
+}
 
+/* Get the value from a hash identified by key. Returns either a string
+ * object or NULL if the value cannot be found. The refcount of the object
+ * is always increased by 1 when the value was found. */
+static robj *hashGet(robj *o, robj *key) {
+    robj *value = NULL;
     if (o->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_ZIPMAP) {
-        unsigned char *zm = o->ptr;
-        robj *valobj = getDecodedObject(c->argv[3]);
+        unsigned char *v;
+        unsigned int vlen;
+        key = getDecodedObject(key);
+        if (zipmapGet(o->ptr,key->ptr,sdslen(key->ptr),&v,&vlen)) {
+            value = createStringObject((char*)v,vlen);
+        }
+        decrRefCount(key);
+    } else {
+        dictEntry *de = dictFind(o->ptr,key);
+        if (de != NULL) {
+            value = dictGetEntryVal(de);
+            incrRefCount(value);
+        }
+    }
+    return value;
+}
+
+/* Test if the key exists in the given hash. Returns 1 if the key
+ * exists and 0 when it doesn't. */
+static int hashExists(robj *o, robj *key) {
+    if (o->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_ZIPMAP) {
+        key = getDecodedObject(key);
+        if (zipmapExists(o->ptr,key->ptr,sdslen(key->ptr))) {
+            decrRefCount(key);
+            return 1;
+        }
+        decrRefCount(key);
+    } else {
+        if (dictFind(o->ptr,key) != NULL) {
+            return 1;
+        }
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
 
-        zm = zipmapSet(zm,c->argv[2]->ptr,sdslen(c->argv[2]->ptr),
-            valobj->ptr,sdslen(valobj->ptr),&update);
-        decrRefCount(valobj);
-        o->ptr = zm;
+/* Add an element, discard the old if the key already exists.
+ * Return 0 on insert and 1 on update. */
+static int hashSet(robj *o, robj *key, robj *value) {
+    int update = 0;
+    if (o->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_ZIPMAP) {
+        key = getDecodedObject(key);
+        value = getDecodedObject(value);
+        o->ptr = zipmapSet(o->ptr,
+            key->ptr,sdslen(key->ptr),
+            value->ptr,sdslen(value->ptr), &update);
+        decrRefCount(key);
+        decrRefCount(value);
 
-        /* And here there is the second check for hash conversion. */
-        if (zipmapLen(zm) > server.hash_max_zipmap_entries)
+        /* Check if the zipmap needs to be upgraded to a real hash table */
+        if (zipmapLen(o->ptr) > server.hash_max_zipmap_entries)
             convertToRealHash(o);
     } else {
-        c->argv[2] = tryObjectEncoding(c->argv[2]);
-        /* note that c->argv[3] is already encoded, as the latest arg
-         * of a bulk command is always integer encoded if possible. */
-        if (dictReplace(o->ptr,c->argv[2],c->argv[3])) {
-            incrRefCount(c->argv[2]);
+        if (dictReplace(o->ptr,key,value)) {
+            /* Insert */
+            incrRefCount(key);
         } else {
+            /* Update */
             update = 1;
         }
-        incrRefCount(c->argv[3]);
+        incrRefCount(value);
     }
-    server.dirty++;
-    addReplySds(c,sdscatprintf(sdsempty(),":%d\r\n",update == 0));
+    return update;
 }
 
-static void hmsetCommand(redisClient *c) {
-    int i;
-    robj *o, *key, *val;
-
-    if ((c->argc % 2) == 1) {
-        addReplySds(c,sdsnew("-ERR wrong number of arguments for HMSET\r\n"));
-        return;
+/* Delete an element from a hash.
+ * Return 1 on deleted and 0 on not found. */
+static int hashDelete(robj *o, robj *key) {
+    int deleted = 0;
+    if (o->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_ZIPMAP) {
+        key = getDecodedObject(key);
+        o->ptr = zipmapDel(o->ptr,key->ptr,sdslen(key->ptr), &deleted);
+        decrRefCount(key);
+    } else {
+        deleted = dictDelete((dict*)o->ptr,key) == DICT_OK;
+        /* Always check if the dictionary needs a resize after a delete. */
+        if (deleted && htNeedsResize(o->ptr)) dictResize(o->ptr);
     }
+    return deleted;
+}
 
-    if ((o = lookupKeyWrite(c->db,c->argv[1])) == NULL) {
-        o = createHashObject();
-        dictAdd(c->db->dict,c->argv[1],o);
-        incrRefCount(c->argv[1]);
+/* Return the number of elements in a hash. */
+static unsigned long hashLength(robj *o) {
+    return (o->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_ZIPMAP) ?
+        zipmapLen((unsigned char*)o->ptr) : dictSize((dict*)o->ptr);
+}
+
+/* Structure to hold hash iteration abstration. Note that iteration over
+ * hashes involves both fields and values. Because it is possible that
+ * not both are required, store pointers in the iterator to avoid
+ * unnecessary memory allocation for fields/values. */
+typedef struct {
+    int encoding;
+    unsigned char *zi;
+    unsigned char *zk, *zv;
+    unsigned int zklen, zvlen;
+
+    dictIterator *di;
+    dictEntry *de;
+} hashIterator;
+
+static hashIterator *hashInitIterator(robj *subject) {
+    hashIterator *hi = zmalloc(sizeof(hashIterator));
+    hi->encoding = subject->encoding;
+    if (hi->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_ZIPMAP) {
+        hi->zi = zipmapRewind(subject->ptr);
+    } else if (hi->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_HT) {
+        hi->di = dictGetIterator(subject->ptr);
     } else {
-        if (o->type != REDIS_HASH) {
-            addReply(c,shared.wrongtypeerr);
-            return;
-        }
+        redisAssert(NULL);
     }
+    return hi;
+}
 
-    /* We want to convert the zipmap into an hash table right now if the
-     * entry to be added is too big. */
-    if (o->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_ZIPMAP) {
-        for (i = 2; i < c->argc; i+=2) {
-            if ((c->argv[i]->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_RAW &&
-                  sdslen(c->argv[i]->ptr) > server.hash_max_zipmap_value) ||
-                (c->argv[i+1]->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_RAW &&
-                  sdslen(c->argv[i+1]->ptr) > server.hash_max_zipmap_value)) {
-                convertToRealHash(o);
-                break;
-            }
-        }
+static void hashReleaseIterator(hashIterator *hi) {
+    if (hi->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_HT) {
+        dictReleaseIterator(hi->di);
     }
+    zfree(hi);
+}
 
-    if (o->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_ZIPMAP) {
-        unsigned char *zm = o->ptr;
+/* Move to the next entry in the hash. Return REDIS_OK when the next entry
+ * could be found and REDIS_ERR when the iterator reaches the end. */
+static int hashNext(hashIterator *hi) {
+    if (hi->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_ZIPMAP) {
+        if ((hi->zi = zipmapNext(hi->zi, &hi->zk, &hi->zklen,
+            &hi->zv, &hi->zvlen)) == NULL) return REDIS_ERR;
+    } else {
+        if ((hi->de = dictNext(hi->di)) == NULL) return REDIS_ERR;
+    }
+    return REDIS_OK;
+}
 
-        for (i = 2; i < c->argc; i+=2) {
-            key = getDecodedObject(c->argv[i]);
-            val = getDecodedObject(c->argv[i+1]);
-            zm = zipmapSet(zm,key->ptr,sdslen(key->ptr),
-                              val->ptr,sdslen(val->ptr),NULL);
-            decrRefCount(key);
-            decrRefCount(val);
-            o->ptr = zm;
+/* Get key or value object at current iteration position.
+ * This increases the refcount of the field object by 1. */
+static robj *hashCurrent(hashIterator *hi, int what) {
+    robj *o;
+    if (hi->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_ZIPMAP) {
+        if (what & REDIS_HASH_KEY) {
+            o = createStringObject((char*)hi->zk,hi->zklen);
+        } else {
+            o = createStringObject((char*)hi->zv,hi->zvlen);
         }
-
-        /* And here there is the second check for hash conversion. */
-        if (zipmapLen(zm) > server.hash_max_zipmap_entries)
-            convertToRealHash(o);
     } else {
-        for (i = 2; i < c->argc; i+=2) {
-            key = tryObjectEncoding(c->argv[i]);
-            val = tryObjectEncoding(c->argv[i+1]);
-            if (dictReplace(o->ptr,key,val)) {
-                incrRefCount(key);
-            }
-            incrRefCount(val);
+        if (what & REDIS_HASH_KEY) {
+            o = dictGetEntryKey(hi->de);
+        } else {
+            o = dictGetEntryVal(hi->de);
         }
+        incrRefCount(o);
     }
-
-    addReply(c, shared.ok);
+    return o;
 }
 
-static void hincrbyCommand(redisClient *c) {
-    long long value = 0, incr = 0;
-    robj *o = lookupKeyWrite(c->db,c->argv[1]);
-
+static robj *hashLookupWriteOrCreate(redisClient *c, robj *key) {
+    robj *o = lookupKeyWrite(c->db,key);
     if (o == NULL) {
         o = createHashObject();
-        dictAdd(c->db->dict,c->argv[1],o);
-        incrRefCount(c->argv[1]);
+        dictAdd(c->db->dict,key,o);
+        incrRefCount(key);
     } else {
         if (o->type != REDIS_HASH) {
             addReply(c,shared.wrongtypeerr);
-            return;
+            return NULL;
         }
     }
+    return o;
+}
 
-    if (getLongLongFromObject(c, c->argv[3], &incr) != REDIS_OK) return;
+/* ============================= Hash commands ============================== */
+static void hsetCommand(redisClient *c) {
+    int update;
+    robj *o;
 
-    if (o->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_ZIPMAP) {
-        unsigned char *zm = o->ptr;
-        unsigned char *zval;
-        unsigned int zvlen;
-
-        /* Find value if already present in hash */
-        if (zipmapGet(zm,c->argv[2]->ptr,sdslen(c->argv[2]->ptr),
-            &zval,&zvlen)) {
-            /* strtoll needs the char* to have a trailing \0, but
-             * the zipmap doesn't include them. */
-            sds szval = sdsnewlen(zval, zvlen);
-            value = strtoll(szval,NULL,10);
-            sdsfree(szval);
-        }
-
-        value += incr;
-        sds svalue = sdscatprintf(sdsempty(),"%lld",value);
-        zm = zipmapSet(zm,c->argv[2]->ptr,sdslen(c->argv[2]->ptr),
-            (unsigned char*)svalue,sdslen(svalue),NULL);
-        sdsfree(svalue);
-        o->ptr = zm;
-
-        /* Check if the zipmap needs to be converted. */
-        if (zipmapLen(zm) > server.hash_max_zipmap_entries)
-            convertToRealHash(o);
+    if ((o = hashLookupWriteOrCreate(c,c->argv[1])) == NULL) return;
+    hashTryConversion(o,c->argv,2,3);
+    hashTryObjectEncoding(o,&c->argv[2], &c->argv[3]);
+    update = hashSet(o,c->argv[2],c->argv[3]);
+    addReply(c, update ? shared.czero : shared.cone);
+    server.dirty++;
+}
+
+static void hsetnxCommand(redisClient *c) {
+    robj *o;
+    if ((o = hashLookupWriteOrCreate(c,c->argv[1])) == NULL) return;
+    hashTryConversion(o,c->argv,2,3);
+
+    if (hashExists(o, c->argv[2])) {
+        addReply(c, shared.czero);
     } else {
-        robj *hval;
-        dictEntry *de;
+        hashTryObjectEncoding(o,&c->argv[2], &c->argv[3]);
+        hashSet(o,c->argv[2],c->argv[3]);
+        addReply(c, shared.cone);
+        server.dirty++;
+    }
+}
 
-        /* Find value if already present in hash */
-        de = dictFind(o->ptr,c->argv[2]);
-        if (de != NULL) {
-            hval = dictGetEntryVal(de);
-            if (hval->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_RAW)
-                value = strtoll(hval->ptr,NULL,10);
-            else if (hval->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_INT)
-                value = (long)hval->ptr;
-            else
-                redisAssert(1 != 1);
-        }
+static void hmsetCommand(redisClient *c) {
+    int i;
+    robj *o;
 
-        value += incr;
-        hval = createObject(REDIS_STRING,sdscatprintf(sdsempty(),"%lld",value));
-        hval = tryObjectEncoding(hval);
-        if (dictReplace(o->ptr,c->argv[2],hval)) {
-            incrRefCount(c->argv[2]);
+    if ((c->argc % 2) == 1) {
+        addReplySds(c,sdsnew("-ERR wrong number of arguments for HMSET\r\n"));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if ((o = hashLookupWriteOrCreate(c,c->argv[1])) == NULL) return;
+    hashTryConversion(o,c->argv,2,c->argc-1);
+    for (i = 2; i < c->argc; i += 2) {
+        hashTryObjectEncoding(o,&c->argv[i], &c->argv[i+1]);
+        hashSet(o,c->argv[i],c->argv[i+1]);
+    }
+    addReply(c, shared.ok);
+    server.dirty++;
+}
+
+static void hincrbyCommand(redisClient *c) {
+    long long value, incr;
+    robj *o, *current, *new;
+
+    if (getLongLongFromObjectOrReply(c,c->argv[3],&incr,NULL) != REDIS_OK) return;
+    if ((o = hashLookupWriteOrCreate(c,c->argv[1])) == NULL) return;
+    if ((current = hashGet(o,c->argv[2])) != NULL) {
+        if (getLongLongFromObjectOrReply(c,current,&value,
+            "hash value is not an integer") != REDIS_OK) {
+            decrRefCount(current);
+            return;
         }
+        decrRefCount(current);
+    } else {
+        value = 0;
     }
 
+    value += incr;
+    new = createStringObjectFromLongLong(value);
+    hashTryObjectEncoding(o,&c->argv[2],NULL);
+    hashSet(o,c->argv[2],new);
+    decrRefCount(new);
+    addReplyLongLong(c,value);
     server.dirty++;
-    addReplyLongLong(c, value);
 }
 
 static void hgetCommand(redisClient *c) {
-    robj *o;
-
+    robj *o, *value;
     if ((o = lookupKeyReadOrReply(c,c->argv[1],shared.nullbulk)) == NULL ||
         checkType(c,o,REDIS_HASH)) return;
 
-    if (o->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_ZIPMAP) {
-        unsigned char *zm = o->ptr;
-        unsigned char *val;
-        unsigned int vlen;
-        robj *field;
-
-        field = getDecodedObject(c->argv[2]);
-        if (zipmapGet(zm,field->ptr,sdslen(field->ptr), &val,&vlen)) {
-            addReplySds(c,sdscatprintf(sdsempty(),"$%u\r\n", vlen));
-            addReplySds(c,sdsnewlen(val,vlen));
-            addReply(c,shared.crlf);
-            decrRefCount(field);
-            return;
-        } else {
-            addReply(c,shared.nullbulk);
-            decrRefCount(field);
-            return;
-        }
+    if ((value = hashGet(o,c->argv[2])) != NULL) {
+        addReplyBulk(c,value);
+        decrRefCount(value);
     } else {
-        struct dictEntry *de;
-
-        de = dictFind(o->ptr,c->argv[2]);
-        if (de == NULL) {
-            addReply(c,shared.nullbulk);
-        } else {
-            robj *e = dictGetEntryVal(de);
-
-            addReplyBulk(c,e);
-        }
+        addReply(c,shared.nullbulk);
     }
 }
 
 static void hmgetCommand(redisClient *c) {
     int i;
-
-    robj *o = lookupKeyRead(c->db, c->argv[1]);
-    if (o == NULL) {
-        addReplySds(c,sdscatprintf(sdsempty(),"*%d\r\n",c->argc-2));
-        for (i = 2; i < c->argc; i++) {
-            addReply(c,shared.nullbulk);
-        }
-        return;
-    } else {
-        if (o->type != REDIS_HASH) {
-            addReply(c,shared.wrongtypeerr);
-            return;
-        }
+    robj *o, *value;
+    o = lookupKeyRead(c->db,c->argv[1]);
+    if (o != NULL && o->type != REDIS_HASH) {
+        addReply(c,shared.wrongtypeerr);
     }
 
+    /* Note the check for o != NULL happens inside the loop. This is
+     * done because objects that cannot be found are considered to be
+     * an empty hash. The reply should then be a series of NULLs. */
     addReplySds(c,sdscatprintf(sdsempty(),"*%d\r\n",c->argc-2));
-    if (o->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_ZIPMAP) {
-        unsigned char *zm = o->ptr;
-        unsigned char *v;
-        unsigned int vlen;
-        robj *field;
-
-        for (i = 2; i < c->argc; i++) {
-            field = getDecodedObject(c->argv[i]);
-            if (zipmapGet(zm,field->ptr,sdslen(field->ptr),&v,&vlen)) {
-                addReplySds(c,sdscatprintf(sdsempty(),"$%u\r\n", vlen));
-                addReplySds(c,sdsnewlen(v,vlen));
-                addReply(c,shared.crlf);
-            } else {
-                addReply(c,shared.nullbulk);
-            }
-            decrRefCount(field);
-        }
-    } else {
-        dictEntry *de;
-
-        for (i = 2; i < c->argc; i++) {
-            de = dictFind(o->ptr,c->argv[i]);
-            if (de != NULL) {
-                addReplyBulk(c,(robj*)dictGetEntryVal(de));
-            } else {
-                addReply(c,shared.nullbulk);
-            }
+    for (i = 2; i < c->argc; i++) {
+        if (o != NULL && (value = hashGet(o,c->argv[i])) != NULL) {
+            addReplyBulk(c,value);
+            decrRefCount(value);
+        } else {
+            addReply(c,shared.nullbulk);
         }
     }
 }
 
 static void hdelCommand(redisClient *c) {
     robj *o;
-    int deleted = 0;
-
     if ((o = lookupKeyWriteOrReply(c,c->argv[1],shared.czero)) == NULL ||
         checkType(c,o,REDIS_HASH)) return;
 
-    if (o->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_ZIPMAP) {
-        robj *field = getDecodedObject(c->argv[2]);
-
-        o->ptr = zipmapDel((unsigned char*) o->ptr,
-            (unsigned char*) field->ptr,
-            sdslen(field->ptr), &deleted);
-        decrRefCount(field);
-        if (zipmapLen((unsigned char*) o->ptr) == 0)
-            deleteKey(c->db,c->argv[1]);
+    if (hashDelete(o,c->argv[2])) {
+        if (hashLength(o) == 0) deleteKey(c->db,c->argv[1]);
+        addReply(c,shared.cone);
+        server.dirty++;
     } else {
-        deleted = dictDelete((dict*)o->ptr,c->argv[2]) == DICT_OK;
-        if (htNeedsResize(o->ptr)) dictResize(o->ptr);
-        if (dictSize((dict*)o->ptr) == 0) deleteKey(c->db,c->argv[1]);
+        addReply(c,shared.czero);
     }
-    if (deleted) server.dirty++;
-    addReply(c,deleted ? shared.cone : shared.czero);
 }
 
 static void hlenCommand(redisClient *c) {
     robj *o;
-    unsigned long len;
-
     if ((o = lookupKeyReadOrReply(c,c->argv[1],shared.czero)) == NULL ||
         checkType(c,o,REDIS_HASH)) return;
 
-    len = (o->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_ZIPMAP) ?
-            zipmapLen((unsigned char*)o->ptr) : dictSize((dict*)o->ptr);
-    addReplyUlong(c,len);
+    addReplyUlong(c,hashLength(o));
 }
 
-#define REDIS_GETALL_KEYS 1
-#define REDIS_GETALL_VALS 2
 static void genericHgetallCommand(redisClient *c, int flags) {
-    robj *o, *lenobj;
+    robj *o, *lenobj, *obj;
     unsigned long count = 0;
+    hashIterator *hi;
 
     if ((o = lookupKeyReadOrReply(c,c->argv[1],shared.emptymultibulk)) == NULL
         || checkType(c,o,REDIS_HASH)) return;
@@ -6352,79 +6563,44 @@ static void genericHgetallCommand(redisClient *c, int flags) {
     addReply(c,lenobj);
     decrRefCount(lenobj);
 
-    if (o->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_ZIPMAP) {
-        unsigned char *p = zipmapRewind(o->ptr);
-        unsigned char *field, *val;
-        unsigned int flen, vlen;
-
-        while((p = zipmapNext(p,&field,&flen,&val,&vlen)) != NULL) {
-            robj *aux;
-
-            if (flags & REDIS_GETALL_KEYS) {
-                aux = createStringObject((char*)field,flen);
-                addReplyBulk(c,aux);
-                decrRefCount(aux);
-                count++;
-            }
-            if (flags & REDIS_GETALL_VALS) {
-                aux = createStringObject((char*)val,vlen);
-                addReplyBulk(c,aux);
-                decrRefCount(aux);
-                count++;
-            }
+    hi = hashInitIterator(o);
+    while (hashNext(hi) != REDIS_ERR) {
+        if (flags & REDIS_HASH_KEY) {
+            obj = hashCurrent(hi,REDIS_HASH_KEY);
+            addReplyBulk(c,obj);
+            decrRefCount(obj);
+            count++;
         }
-    } else {
-        dictIterator *di = dictGetIterator(o->ptr);
-        dictEntry *de;
-
-        while((de = dictNext(di)) != NULL) {
-            robj *fieldobj = dictGetEntryKey(de);
-            robj *valobj = dictGetEntryVal(de);
-
-            if (flags & REDIS_GETALL_KEYS) {
-                addReplyBulk(c,fieldobj);
-                count++;
-            }
-            if (flags & REDIS_GETALL_VALS) {
-                addReplyBulk(c,valobj);
-                count++;
-            }
+        if (flags & REDIS_HASH_VALUE) {
+            obj = hashCurrent(hi,REDIS_HASH_VALUE);
+            addReplyBulk(c,obj);
+            decrRefCount(obj);
+            count++;
         }
-        dictReleaseIterator(di);
     }
+    hashReleaseIterator(hi);
+
     lenobj->ptr = sdscatprintf(sdsempty(),"*%lu\r\n",count);
 }
 
 static void hkeysCommand(redisClient *c) {
-    genericHgetallCommand(c,REDIS_GETALL_KEYS);
+    genericHgetallCommand(c,REDIS_HASH_KEY);
 }
 
 static void hvalsCommand(redisClient *c) {
-    genericHgetallCommand(c,REDIS_GETALL_VALS);
+    genericHgetallCommand(c,REDIS_HASH_VALUE);
 }
 
 static void hgetallCommand(redisClient *c) {
-    genericHgetallCommand(c,REDIS_GETALL_KEYS|REDIS_GETALL_VALS);
+    genericHgetallCommand(c,REDIS_HASH_KEY|REDIS_HASH_VALUE);
 }
 
 static void hexistsCommand(redisClient *c) {
     robj *o;
-    int exists = 0;
-
     if ((o = lookupKeyReadOrReply(c,c->argv[1],shared.czero)) == NULL ||
         checkType(c,o,REDIS_HASH)) return;
 
-    if (o->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_ZIPMAP) {
-        robj *field;
-        unsigned char *zm = o->ptr;
-
-        field = getDecodedObject(c->argv[2]);
-        exists = zipmapExists(zm,field->ptr,sdslen(field->ptr));
-        decrRefCount(field);
-    } else {
-        exists = dictFind(o->ptr,c->argv[2]) != NULL;
-    }
-    addReply(c,exists ? shared.cone : shared.czero);
+    addReply(c, hashExists(o,c->argv[2]) ? shared.cone : shared.czero);
 }
 
 static void convertToRealHash(robj *o) {
@@ -6476,23 +6652,26 @@ static redisSortOperation *createSortOperation(int type, robj *pattern) {
 }
 
 /* Return the value associated to the key with a name obtained
- * substituting the first occurence of '*' in 'pattern' with 'subst' */
+ * substituting the first occurence of '*' in 'pattern' with 'subst'.
+ * The returned object will always have its refcount increased by 1
+ * when it is non-NULL. */
 static robj *lookupKeyByPattern(redisDb *db, robj *pattern, robj *subst) {
-    char *p;
+    char *p, *f;
     sds spat, ssub;
-    robj keyobj;
-    int prefixlen, sublen, postfixlen;
+    robj keyobj, fieldobj, *o;
+    int prefixlen, sublen, postfixlen, fieldlen;
     /* Expoit the internal sds representation to create a sds string allocated on the stack in order to make this function faster */
     struct {
         long len;
         long free;
         char buf[REDIS_SORTKEY_MAX+1];
-    } keyname;
+    } keyname, fieldname;
 
     /* If the pattern is "#" return the substitution object itself in order
      * to implement the "SORT ... GET #" feature. */
     spat = pattern->ptr;
     if (spat[0] == '#' && spat[1] == '\0') {
+        incrRefCount(subst);
         return subst;
     }
 
@@ -6509,20 +6688,47 @@ static robj *lookupKeyByPattern(redisDb *db, robj *pattern, robj *subst) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    /* Find out if we're dealing with a hash dereference. */
+    if ((f = strstr(p+1, "->")) != NULL) {
+        fieldlen = sdslen(spat)-(f-spat);
+        /* this also copies \0 character */
+        memcpy(fieldname.buf,f+2,fieldlen-1);
+        fieldname.len = fieldlen-2;
+    } else {
+        fieldlen = 0;
+    }
+
     prefixlen = p-spat;
     sublen = sdslen(ssub);
-    postfixlen = sdslen(spat)-(prefixlen+1);
+    postfixlen = sdslen(spat)-(prefixlen+1)-fieldlen;
     memcpy(keyname.buf,spat,prefixlen);
     memcpy(keyname.buf+prefixlen,ssub,sublen);
     memcpy(keyname.buf+prefixlen+sublen,p+1,postfixlen);
     keyname.buf[prefixlen+sublen+postfixlen] = '\0';
     keyname.len = prefixlen+sublen+postfixlen;
-
-    initStaticStringObject(keyobj,((char*)&keyname)+(sizeof(long)*2))
     decrRefCount(subst);
 
-    /* printf("lookup '%s' => %p\n", keyname.buf,de); */
-    return lookupKeyRead(db,&keyobj);
+    /* Lookup substituted key */
+    initStaticStringObject(keyobj,((char*)&keyname)+(sizeof(long)*2));
+    o = lookupKeyRead(db,&keyobj);
+    if (o == NULL) return NULL;
+
+    if (fieldlen > 0) {
+        if (o->type != REDIS_HASH || fieldname.len < 1) return NULL;
+
+        /* Retrieve value from hash by the field name. This operation
+         * already increases the refcount of the returned object. */
+        initStaticStringObject(fieldobj,((char*)&fieldname)+(sizeof(long)*2));
+        o = hashGet(o, &fieldobj);
+    } else {
+        if (o->type != REDIS_STRING) return NULL;
+
+        /* Every object that this function returns needs to have its refcount
+         * increased. sortCommand decreases it again. */
+        incrRefCount(o);
+    }
+
+    return o;
 }
 
 /* sortCompare() is used by qsort in sortCommand(). Given that qsort_r with
@@ -6557,14 +6763,8 @@ static int sortCompare(const void *s1, const void *s2) {
                 cmp = strcoll(so1->u.cmpobj->ptr,so2->u.cmpobj->ptr);
             }
         } else {
-            /* Compare elements directly */
-            robj *dec1, *dec2;
-
-            dec1 = getDecodedObject(so1->obj);
-            dec2 = getDecodedObject(so2->obj);
-            cmp = strcoll(dec1->ptr,dec2->ptr);
-            decrRefCount(dec1);
-            decrRefCount(dec2);
+            /* Compare elements directly. */
+            cmp = compareStringObjects(so1->obj,so2->obj);
         }
     }
     return server.sort_desc ? -cmp : cmp;
@@ -6647,7 +6847,7 @@ static void sortCommand(redisClient *c) {
     case REDIS_LIST: vectorlen = listLength((list*)sortval->ptr); break;
     case REDIS_SET: vectorlen =  dictSize((dict*)sortval->ptr); break;
     case REDIS_ZSET: vectorlen = dictSize(((zset*)sortval->ptr)->dict); break;
-    default: vectorlen = 0; redisAssert(0); /* Avoid GCC warning */
+    default: vectorlen = 0; redisPanic("Bad SORT type"); /* Avoid GCC warning */
     }
     vector = zmalloc(sizeof(redisSortObject)*vectorlen);
     j = 0;
@@ -6691,38 +6891,36 @@ static void sortCommand(redisClient *c) {
     /* Now it's time to load the right scores in the sorting vector */
     if (dontsort == 0) {
         for (j = 0; j < vectorlen; j++) {
+            robj *byval;
             if (sortby) {
-                robj *byval;
-
+                /* lookup value to sort by */
                 byval = lookupKeyByPattern(c->db,sortby,vector[j].obj);
-                if (!byval || byval->type != REDIS_STRING) continue;
-                if (alpha) {
-                    vector[j].u.cmpobj = getDecodedObject(byval);
-                } else {
-                    if (byval->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_RAW) {
-                        vector[j].u.score = strtod(byval->ptr,NULL);
-                    } else {
-                        /* Don't need to decode the object if it's
-                         * integer-encoded (the only encoding supported) so
-                         * far. We can just cast it */
-                        if (byval->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_INT) {
-                            vector[j].u.score = (long)byval->ptr;
-                        } else
-                            redisAssert(1 != 1);
-                    }
-                }
+                if (!byval) continue;
             } else {
-                if (!alpha) {
-                    if (vector[j].obj->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_RAW)
-                        vector[j].u.score = strtod(vector[j].obj->ptr,NULL);
-                    else {
-                        if (vector[j].obj->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_INT)
-                            vector[j].u.score = (long) vector[j].obj->ptr;
-                        else
-                            redisAssert(1 != 1);
-                    }
+                /* use object itself to sort by */
+                byval = vector[j].obj;
+            }
+
+            if (alpha) {
+                if (sortby) vector[j].u.cmpobj = getDecodedObject(byval);
+            } else {
+                if (byval->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_RAW) {
+                    vector[j].u.score = strtod(byval->ptr,NULL);
+                } else if (byval->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_INT) {
+                    /* Don't need to decode the object if it's
+                     * integer-encoded (the only encoding supported) so
+                     * far. We can just cast it */
+                    vector[j].u.score = (long)byval->ptr;
+                } else {
+                    redisAssert(1 != 1);
                 }
             }
+
+            /* when the object was retrieved using lookupKeyByPattern,
+             * its refcount needs to be decreased. */
+            if (sortby) {
+                decrRefCount(byval);
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -6764,10 +6962,11 @@ static void sortCommand(redisClient *c) {
                     vector[j].obj);
 
                 if (sop->type == REDIS_SORT_GET) {
-                    if (!val || val->type != REDIS_STRING) {
+                    if (!val) {
                         addReply(c,shared.nullbulk);
                     } else {
                         addReplyBulk(c,val);
+                        decrRefCount(val);
                     }
                 } else {
                     redisAssert(sop->type == REDIS_SORT_GET); /* always fails */
@@ -6794,11 +6993,14 @@ static void sortCommand(redisClient *c) {
                     vector[j].obj);
 
                 if (sop->type == REDIS_SORT_GET) {
-                    if (!val || val->type != REDIS_STRING) {
+                    if (!val) {
                         listAddNodeTail(listPtr,createStringObject("",0));
                     } else {
+                        /* We should do a incrRefCount on val because it is
+                         * added to the list, but also a decrRefCount because
+                         * it is returned by lookupKeyByPattern. This results
+                         * in doing nothing at all. */
                         listAddNodeTail(listPtr,val);
-                        incrRefCount(val);
                     }
                 } else {
                     redisAssert(sop->type == REDIS_SORT_GET); /* always fails */
@@ -6819,7 +7021,7 @@ static void sortCommand(redisClient *c) {
     decrRefCount(sortval);
     listRelease(operations);
     for (j = 0; j < vectorlen; j++) {
-        if (sortby && alpha && vector[j].u.cmpobj)
+        if (alpha && vector[j].u.cmpobj)
             decrRefCount(vector[j].u.cmpobj);
     }
     zfree(vector);
@@ -7046,7 +7248,7 @@ static void expireGenericCommand(redisClient *c, robj *key, robj *param, long of
     dictEntry *de;
     time_t seconds;
 
-    if (getLongFromObject(c, param, &seconds) != REDIS_OK) return;
+    if (getLongFromObjectOrReply(c, param, &seconds, NULL) != REDIS_OK) return;
 
     seconds -= offset;
 
@@ -7055,7 +7257,7 @@ static void expireGenericCommand(redisClient *c, robj *key, robj *param, long of
         addReply(c,shared.czero);
         return;
     }
-    if (seconds < 0) {
+    if (seconds <= 0) {
         if (deleteKey(c->db,key)) server.dirty++;
         addReply(c, shared.cone);
         return;
@@ -7148,6 +7350,20 @@ static void discardCommand(redisClient *c) {
     addReply(c,shared.ok);
 }
 
+/* Send a MULTI command to all the slaves and AOF file. Check the execCommand
+ * implememntation for more information. */
+static void execCommandReplicateMulti(redisClient *c) {
+    struct redisCommand *cmd;
+    robj *multistring = createStringObject("MULTI",5);
+
+    cmd = lookupCommand("multi");
+    if (server.appendonly)
+        feedAppendOnlyFile(cmd,c->db->id,&multistring,1);
+    if (listLength(server.slaves))
+        replicationFeedSlaves(server.slaves,c->db->id,&multistring,1);
+    decrRefCount(multistring);
+}
+
 static void execCommand(redisClient *c) {
     int j;
     robj **orig_argv;
@@ -7158,6 +7374,13 @@ static void execCommand(redisClient *c) {
         return;
     }
 
+    /* Replicate a MULTI request now that we are sure the block is executed.
+     * This way we'll deliver the MULTI/..../EXEC block as a whole and
+     * both the AOF and the replication link will have the same consistency
+     * and atomicity guarantees. */
+    execCommandReplicateMulti(c);
+
+    /* Exec all the queued commands */
     orig_argv = c->argv;
     orig_argc = c->argc;
     addReplySds(c,sdscatprintf(sdsempty(),"*%d\r\n",c->mstate.count));
@@ -7171,6 +7394,10 @@ static void execCommand(redisClient *c) {
     freeClientMultiState(c);
     initClientMultiState(c);
     c->flags &= (~REDIS_MULTI);
+    /* Make sure the EXEC command is always replicated / AOF, since we
+     * always send the MULTI command (we can't know beforehand if the
+     * next operations will contain at least a modification to the DB). */
+    server.dirty++;
 }
 
 /* =========================== Blocking Operations  ========================= */
@@ -7793,11 +8020,55 @@ static void freeMemoryIfNeeded(void) {
 
 /* ============================== Append Only file ========================== */
 
+/* Write the append only file buffer on disk.
+ *
+ * Since we are required to write the AOF before replying to the client,
+ * and the only way the client socket can get a write is entering when the
+ * the event loop, we accumulate all the AOF writes in a memory
+ * buffer and write it on disk using this function just before entering
+ * the event loop again. */
+static void flushAppendOnlyFile(void) {
+    time_t now;
+    ssize_t nwritten;
+
+    if (sdslen(server.aofbuf) == 0) return;
+
+    /* We want to perform a single write. This should be guaranteed atomic
+     * at least if the filesystem we are writing is a real physical one.
+     * While this will save us against the server being killed I don't think
+     * there is much to do about the whole server stopping for power problems
+     * or alike */
+     nwritten = write(server.appendfd,server.aofbuf,sdslen(server.aofbuf));
+     if (nwritten != (signed)sdslen(server.aofbuf)) {
+        /* Ooops, we are in troubles. The best thing to do for now is
+         * aborting instead of giving the illusion that everything is
+         * working as expected. */
+         if (nwritten == -1) {
+            redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"Exiting on error writing to the append-only file: %s",strerror(errno));
+         } else {
+            redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"Exiting on short write while writing to the append-only file: %s",strerror(errno));
+         }
+         exit(1);
+    }
+    sdsfree(server.aofbuf);
+    server.aofbuf = sdsempty();
+
+    /* Fsync if needed */
+    now = time(NULL);
+    if (server.appendfsync == APPENDFSYNC_ALWAYS ||
+        (server.appendfsync == APPENDFSYNC_EVERYSEC &&
+         now-server.lastfsync > 1))
+    {
+        /* aof_fsync is defined as fdatasync() for Linux in order to avoid
+         * flushing metadata. */
+        aof_fsync(server.appendfd); /* Let's try to get this data on the disk */
+        server.lastfsync = now;
+    }
+}
+
 static void feedAppendOnlyFile(struct redisCommand *cmd, int dictid, robj **argv, int argc) {
     sds buf = sdsempty();
     int j;
-    ssize_t nwritten;
-    time_t now;
     robj *tmpargv[3];
 
     /* The DB this command was targetting is not the same as the last command
@@ -7843,23 +8114,11 @@ static void feedAppendOnlyFile(struct redisCommand *cmd, int dictid, robj **argv
             decrRefCount(argv[j]);
     }
 
-    /* We want to perform a single write. This should be guaranteed atomic
-     * at least if the filesystem we are writing is a real physical one.
-     * While this will save us against the server being killed I don't think
-     * there is much to do about the whole server stopping for power problems
-     * or alike */
-     nwritten = write(server.appendfd,buf,sdslen(buf));
-     if (nwritten != (signed)sdslen(buf)) {
-        /* Ooops, we are in troubles. The best thing to do for now is
-         * to simply exit instead to give the illusion that everything is
-         * working as expected. */
-         if (nwritten == -1) {
-            redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"Exiting on error writing to the append-only file: %s",strerror(errno));
-         } else {
-            redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"Exiting on short write while writing to the append-only file: %s",strerror(errno));
-         }
-         exit(1);
-    }
+    /* Append to the AOF buffer. This will be flushed on disk just before
+     * of re-entering the event loop, so before the client will get a
+     * positive reply about the operation performed. */
+    server.aofbuf = sdscatlen(server.aofbuf,buf,sdslen(buf));
+
     /* If a background append only file rewriting is in progress we want to
      * accumulate the differences between the child DB and the current one
      * in a buffer, so that when the child process will do its work we
@@ -7868,14 +8127,6 @@ static void feedAppendOnlyFile(struct redisCommand *cmd, int dictid, robj **argv
         server.bgrewritebuf = sdscatlen(server.bgrewritebuf,buf,sdslen(buf));
 
     sdsfree(buf);
-    now = time(NULL);
-    if (server.appendfsync == APPENDFSYNC_ALWAYS ||
-        (server.appendfsync == APPENDFSYNC_EVERYSEC &&
-         now-server.lastfsync > 1))
-    {
-        fsync(server.appendfd); /* Let's try to get this data on the disk */
-        server.lastfsync = now;
-    }
 }
 
 /* In Redis commands are always executed in the context of a client, so in
@@ -7895,12 +8146,14 @@ static struct redisClient *createFakeClient(void) {
     c->reply = listCreate();
     listSetFreeMethod(c->reply,decrRefCount);
     listSetDupMethod(c->reply,dupClientReplyValue);
+    initClientMultiState(c);
     return c;
 }
 
 static void freeFakeClient(struct redisClient *c) {
     sdsfree(c->querybuf);
     listRelease(c->reply);
+    freeClientMultiState(c);
     zfree(c);
 }
 
@@ -7912,6 +8165,7 @@ int loadAppendOnlyFile(char *filename) {
     FILE *fp = fopen(filename,"r");
     struct redis_stat sb;
     unsigned long long loadedkeys = 0;
+    int appendonly = server.appendonly;
 
     if (redis_fstat(fileno(fp),&sb) != -1 && sb.st_size == 0)
         return REDIS_ERR;
@@ -7921,6 +8175,10 @@ int loadAppendOnlyFile(char *filename) {
         exit(1);
     }
 
+    /* Temporarily disable AOF, to prevent EXEC from feeding a MULTI
+     * to the same file we're about to read. */
+    server.appendonly = 0;
+
     fakeClient = createFakeClient();
     while(1) {
         int argc, j;
@@ -7976,8 +8234,14 @@ int loadAppendOnlyFile(char *filename) {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    /* This point can only be reached when EOF is reached without errors.
+     * If the client is in the middle of a MULTI/EXEC, log error and quit. */
+    if (fakeClient->flags & REDIS_MULTI) goto readerr;
+
     fclose(fp);
     freeFakeClient(fakeClient);
+    server.appendonly = appendonly;
     return REDIS_OK;
 
 readerr:
@@ -8194,7 +8458,7 @@ static int rewriteAppendOnlyFile(char *filename) {
                     dictReleaseIterator(di);
                 }
             } else {
-                redisAssert(0);
+                redisPanic("Unknown object type");
             }
             /* Save the expire time */
             if (expiretime != -1) {
@@ -8327,42 +8591,38 @@ static void aofRemoveTempFile(pid_t childpid) {
 
 /* =================== Virtual Memory - Blocking Side  ====================== */
 
-/* substitute the first occurrence of '%p' with the process pid in the
- * swap file name. */
-static void expandVmSwapFilename(void) {
-    char *p = strstr(server.vm_swap_file,"%p");
-    sds new;
-
-    if (!p) return;
-    new = sdsempty();
-    *p = '\0';
-    new = sdscat(new,server.vm_swap_file);
-    new = sdscatprintf(new,"%ld",(long) getpid());
-    new = sdscat(new,p+2);
-    zfree(server.vm_swap_file);
-    server.vm_swap_file = new;
-}
-
 static void vmInit(void) {
     off_t totsize;
     int pipefds[2];
     size_t stacksize;
+    struct flock fl;
 
     if (server.vm_max_threads != 0)
         zmalloc_enable_thread_safeness(); /* we need thread safe zmalloc() */
 
-    expandVmSwapFilename();
     redisLog(REDIS_NOTICE,"Using '%s' as swap file",server.vm_swap_file);
+    /* Try to open the old swap file, otherwise create it */
     if ((server.vm_fp = fopen(server.vm_swap_file,"r+b")) == NULL) {
         server.vm_fp = fopen(server.vm_swap_file,"w+b");
     }
     if (server.vm_fp == NULL) {
         redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,
-            "Impossible to open the swap file: %s. Exiting.",
+            "Can't open the swap file: %s. Exiting.",
             strerror(errno));
         exit(1);
     }
     server.vm_fd = fileno(server.vm_fp);
+    /* Lock the swap file for writing, this is useful in order to avoid
+     * another instance to use the same swap file for a config error. */
+    fl.l_type = F_WRLCK;
+    fl.l_whence = SEEK_SET;
+    fl.l_start = fl.l_len = 0;
+    if (fcntl(server.vm_fd,F_SETLK,&fl) == -1) {
+        redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,
+            "Can't lock the swap file at '%s': %s. Make sure it is not used by another Redis instance.", server.vm_swap_file, strerror(errno));
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    /* Initialize */
     server.vm_next_page = 0;
     server.vm_near_pages = 0;
     server.vm_stats_used_pages = 0;
@@ -9288,6 +9548,19 @@ static int waitForSwappedKey(redisClient *c, robj *key) {
     return 1;
 }
 
+/* Preload keys for any command with first, last and step values for
+ * the command keys prototype, as defined in the command table. */
+static void waitForMultipleSwappedKeys(redisClient *c, struct redisCommand *cmd, int argc, robj **argv) {
+    int j, last;
+    if (cmd->vm_firstkey == 0) return;
+    last = cmd->vm_lastkey;
+    if (last < 0) last = argc+last;
+    for (j = cmd->vm_firstkey; j <= last; j += cmd->vm_keystep) {
+        redisAssert(j < argc);
+        waitForSwappedKey(c,argv[j]);
+    }
+}
+
 /* Preload keys needed for the ZUNION and ZINTER commands. */
 static void zunionInterBlockClientOnSwappedKeys(redisClient *c) {
     int i, num;
@@ -9308,16 +9581,10 @@ static void zunionInterBlockClientOnSwappedKeys(redisClient *c) {
  * Return 1 if the client is marked as blocked, 0 if the client can
  * continue as the keys it is going to access appear to be in memory. */
 static int blockClientOnSwappedKeys(struct redisCommand *cmd, redisClient *c) {
-    int j, last;
-
     if (cmd->vm_preload_proc != NULL) {
         cmd->vm_preload_proc(c);
     } else {
-        if (cmd->vm_firstkey == 0) return 0;
-        last = cmd->vm_lastkey;
-        if (last < 0) last = c->argc+last;
-        for (j = cmd->vm_firstkey; j <= last; j += cmd->vm_keystep)
-            waitForSwappedKey(c,c->argv[j]);
+        waitForMultipleSwappedKeys(c,cmd,c->argc,c->argv);
     }
 
     /* If the client was blocked for at least one key, mark it as blocked. */
@@ -9681,8 +9948,9 @@ static int pubsubPublishMessage(robj *channel, robj *message) {
                                 sdslen(pat->pattern->ptr),
                                 (char*)channel->ptr,
                                 sdslen(channel->ptr),0)) {
-                addReply(pat->client,shared.mbulk3);
-                addReply(pat->client,shared.messagebulk);
+                addReply(pat->client,shared.mbulk4);
+                addReply(pat->client,shared.pmessagebulk);
+                addReplyBulk(pat->client,pat->pattern);
                 addReplyBulk(pat->client,channel);
                 addReplyBulk(pat->client,message);
                 receivers++;
@@ -9841,6 +10109,15 @@ static void _redisAssert(char *estr, char *file, int line) {
 #endif
 }
 
+static void _redisPanic(char *msg, char *file, int line) {
+    redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"!!! Software Failure. Press left mouse button to continue");
+    redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"Guru Meditation: %s #%s:%d",msg,file,line);
+#ifdef HAVE_BACKTRACE
+    redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"(forcing SIGSEGV in order to print the stack trace)");
+    *((char*)-1) = 'x';
+#endif
+}
+
 /* =================================== Main! ================================ */
 
 #ifdef __linux__
@@ -9860,7 +10137,7 @@ int linuxOvercommitMemoryValue(void) {
 
 void linuxOvercommitMemoryWarning(void) {
     if (linuxOvercommitMemoryValue() == 0) {
-        redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"WARNING overcommit_memory is set to 0! Background save may fail under low condition memory. To fix this issue add 'vm.overcommit_memory = 1' to /etc/sysctl.conf and then reboot or run the command 'sysctl vm.overcommit_memory=1' for this to take effect.");
+        redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"WARNING overcommit_memory is set to 0! Background save may fail under low memory condition. To fix this issue add 'vm.overcommit_memory = 1' to /etc/sysctl.conf and then reboot or run the command 'sysctl vm.overcommit_memory=1' for this to take effect.");
     }
 }
 #endif /* __linux__ */