Function lua_settop

third-party/lua-5.5.0/src/lapi.c:179–203

LUA_API void lua_settop (lua_State *L, int idx) {
  CallInfo *ci;
  StkId func, newtop;
  ptrdiff_t diff;  /* difference for new top */
  lua_lock(L);
  ci = L->ci;
  func = ci->func.p;
  if (idx >= 0) {
    api_check(L, idx <= ci->top.p - (func + 1), "new top too large");
    diff = ((func + 1) + idx) - L->top.p;
    for (; diff > 0; diff--)
      setnilvalue(s2v(L->top.p++));  /* clear new slots */
  }
  else {
    api_check(L, -(idx+1) <= (L->top.p - (func + 1)), "invalid new top");
    diff = idx + 1;  /* will "subtract" index (as it is negative) */
  }
  newtop = L->top.p + diff;
  if (diff < 0 && L->tbclist.p >= newtop) {
    lua_assert(ci->callstatus & CIST_TBC);
    newtop = luaF_close(L, newtop, CLOSEKTOP, 0);
  }
  L->top.p = newtop;  /* correct top only after closing any upvalue */
  lua_unlock(L);
}


LUA_API void lua_closeslot (lua_State *L, int idx) {