added hard component count limit, computers can now only be connected to a limited number of components or they won't start/crash. this number increases with the tier, and can be increased in servers by adding cpus.

li/cil/oc/Settings.scala

@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ object Settings {
   val scriptPath = "/assets/" + resourceDomain + "/lua/"
   val screenResolutionsByTier = Array((50, 16), (80, 25), (160, 50))
   val screenDepthsByTier = Array(PackedColor.Depth.OneBit, PackedColor.Depth.FourBit, PackedColor.Depth.EightBit)
+  val componentCountByTier = Array(8, 12, 16)
 
   def basicScreenPixels = screenResolutionsByTier(0)._1 * screenResolutionsByTier(0)._2
 

li/cil/oc/api/driver/Memory.java

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package li.cil.oc.api.driver;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 
 /**
- * Use this trait to implement item drivers extending the memory of a computer.
+ * Use this interface to implement item drivers extending the memory of a computer.
  * <p/>
  * Note that the item must be installed in the actual computer's inventory to
  * work. If it is installed in an external inventory the computer will not
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ public interface Memory extends Item {
     /**
      * The amount of RAM this component provides, in bytes.
      *
-     * @param item the item to get the provided memory for.
+     * @param stack the item to get the provided memory for.
      * @return the amount of memory the specified component provides.
      */
-    int amount(ItemStack item);
+    int amount(ItemStack stack);
 }

li/cil/oc/api/driver/Processor.java

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package li.cil.oc.api.driver;
+
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+
+/**
+ * Use this interface to implement item drivers extending the number of
+ * components a server can control.
+ * <p/>
+ * Note that the item must be installed in the actual server's inventory to
+ * work. If it is installed in an external inventory the server will not
+ * recognize the memory.
+ */
+public interface Processor extends Item {
+    /**
+     * The additional number of components supported if this processor is
+     * installed in the server.
+     *
+     * @param stack
+     * @return the number of additionally supported components.
+     */
+    int supportedComponents(ItemStack stack);
+}

li/cil/oc/common/tileentity/Case.scala

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound
 class Case(var tier: Int, isRemote: Boolean) extends Computer(isRemote) {
   def this() = this(0, false)
 
+  def maxComponents = Settings.componentCountByTier(tier)
+
   // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- //
 
   override def readFromNBT(nbt: NBTTagCompound) {

li/cil/oc/common/tileentity/Robot.scala

@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ class Robot(isRemote: Boolean) extends Computer(isRemote) with ISidedInventory w
     }
   }
 
+  def maxComponents = 12
+
   // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- //
 
   override def onAnalyze(stats: NBTTagCompound, player: EntityPlayer, side: Int, hitX: Float, hitY: Float, hitZ: Float) = {

li/cil/oc/common/tileentity/RobotProxy.scala

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ class RobotProxy(val robot: Robot) extends Computer(robot.isClient) with ISidedI
 
   override def computer = robot.computer
 
+  def maxComponents = robot.maxComponents
+
   // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- //
 
   // Note: we implement IRobotContext in the TE to allow external components

li/cil/oc/server/component/Machine.scala

@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ class Machine(val owner: Machine.Owner) extends ManagedComponent with Context wi
         crash("computers don't work while time is frozen (gamerule doDaylightCycle is false)")
         false
       }
+      else if (components.size + addedComponents.size > owner.maxComponents) {
+        message = Some("too many components")
+        false
+      }
       else if (owner.installedMemory > 0) {
         if (Settings.get.ignorePower || node.globalBuffer > cost) {
           init() && {
@@ -260,6 +264,12 @@ class Machine(val owner: Machine.Owner) extends ManagedComponent with Context wi
     // reachability).
     processAddedComponents()
 
+    // Component overflow check, crash if too many components are connected, to
+    // avoid confusion on the user's side due to components not showing up.
+    if (components.size > owner.maxComponents) {
+      crash("too many components")
+    }
+
     // Update world time for time().
     worldTime = owner.world.getWorldTime
 
@@ -314,6 +324,7 @@ class Machine(val owner: Machine.Owner) extends ManagedComponent with Context wi
       case Machine.State.Restarting =>
         close()
         tmp.foreach(_.node.remove()) // To force deleting contents.
+        tmp.foreach(tmp => node.connect(tmp.node))
         node.sendToReachable("computer.stopped")
         start()
       // Resume from pauses based on sleep or signal underflow.
@@ -360,6 +371,7 @@ class Machine(val owner: Machine.Owner) extends ManagedComponent with Context wi
             OpenComputers.log.log(Level.WARNING, "Faulty architecture implementation for synchronized calls.", e)
             crash("protocol error")
         }
+        assert(state.top != Machine.State.Running)
       case _ => // Nothing special to do, just avoid match errors.
     })
 
@@ -370,8 +382,8 @@ class Machine(val owner: Machine.Owner) extends ManagedComponent with Context wi
       // Computer is shutting down.
       case Machine.State.Stopping => this.synchronized(state.synchronized {
         close()
-        rom.foreach(_.node.remove())
-        tmp.foreach(_.node.remove())
+        tmp.foreach(_.node.remove()) // To force deleting contents.
+        tmp.foreach(tmp => node.connect(tmp.node))
         node.sendToReachable("computer.stopped")
       })
       case _ =>
@@ -674,7 +686,8 @@ class Machine(val owner: Machine.Owner) extends ManagedComponent with Context wi
       val result = architecture.runThreaded(enterState)
 
       // Check if someone called pause() or stop() in the meantime.
-      state.synchronized(state.top match {
+      state.synchronized {
+        state.top match {
           case Machine.State.Running =>
             result match {
               case result: ExecutionResult.Sleep =>
@@ -707,10 +720,14 @@ class Machine(val owner: Machine.Owner) extends ManagedComponent with Context wi
           case Machine.State.Stopping => // Nothing to do, we'll die anyway.
           case _ => throw new AssertionError(
             "Invalid state in executor post-processing.")
-      })
+        }
+        assert(state.top != Machine.State.Running)
+      }
     }
     catch {
-      case e: Throwable => OpenComputers.log.log(Level.WARNING, "Architecture's runThreaded threw an error. This should never happen!", e)
+      case e: Throwable =>
+        OpenComputers.log.log(Level.WARNING, "Architecture's runThreaded threw an error. This should never happen!", e)
+        crash("kernel panic: architecture threw an exception, see log file")
     }
 
     // Keep track of time spent executing the computer.
@@ -763,6 +780,8 @@ object Machine {
   trait Owner {
     def installedMemory: Int
 
+    def maxComponents: Int
+
     def world: World
 
     def markAsChanged()

li/cil/oc/server/component/Server.scala

@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ class Server(val rack: tileentity.Rack, val number: Int) extends Machine.Owner {
     case _ => 0
   }))
 
+  lazy val maxComponents = inventory.items.foldLeft(0)((sum, stack) => sum + (stack match {
+    case Some(item) => Registry.itemDriverFor(item) match {
+      case Some(driver: driver.Processor) => driver.supportedComponents(item)
+      case _ => 0
+    }
+    case _ => 0
+  }))
+
   def world = rack.world
 
   def markAsChanged() = rack.markAsChanged()

li/cil/oc/server/component/machine/LuaArchitecture.scala

@@ -19,12 +19,16 @@ class LuaArchitecture(val machine: Machine) extends Architecture {
 
   private val ramScale = if (LuaStateFactory.is64Bit) Settings.get.ramScaleFor64Bit else 1.0
 
+  // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- //
+
   private def node = machine.node
 
   private def state = machine.state
 
   private def components = machine.components
 
+  // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- //
+
   def isInitialized = kernelMemory > 0
 
   def recomputeMemory() = Option(lua) match {
@@ -37,6 +41,8 @@ class LuaArchitecture(val machine: Machine) extends Architecture {
     case _ =>
   }
 
+  // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- //
+
   def runSynchronized() {
     // These three asserts are all guaranteed by run().
     assert(lua.getTop == 2)
@@ -173,6 +179,8 @@ class LuaArchitecture(val machine: Machine) extends Architecture {
     }
   }
 
+  // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- //
+
   def init(): Boolean = {
     // Creates a new state with all base libraries and the persistence library
     // loaded into it. This means the state has much more power than it
@@ -543,6 +551,8 @@ class LuaArchitecture(val machine: Machine) extends Architecture {
     kernelMemory = 0
   }
 
+  // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- //
+
   def load(nbt: NBTTagCompound) {
     // Unlimit memory use while unpersisting.
     lua.setTotalMemory(Integer.MAX_VALUE)

li/cil/oc/server/driver/item/Processor.scala

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 package li.cil.oc.server.driver.item
 
-import li.cil.oc.Items
+import li.cil.oc.api.driver
 import li.cil.oc.api.driver.Slot
 import li.cil.oc.common.item
+import li.cil.oc.{Settings, Items}
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity
 
-object Processor extends Item {
+object Processor extends Item with driver.Processor {
   def worksWith(stack: ItemStack) = isOneOf(stack, Items.cpu0, Items.cpu1, Items.cpu2)
 
   def createEnvironment(stack: ItemStack, container: TileEntity) = null
@@ -18,4 +19,10 @@ object Processor extends Item {
       case Some(cpu: item.CPU) => cpu.tier
       case _ => 0
     }
+
+  def supportedComponents(stack: ItemStack) =
+    Items.multi.subItem(stack) match {
+      case Some(cpu: item.CPU) => Settings.componentCountByTier(cpu.tier)
+      case _ => 0
+    }
 }