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Summary

Fuse guarded dynamic-index Uint32Array numeric read-modify-write expressions so the hot arm keeps get/add/set in native SSA. Guard failures and post-RHS invalidation retain complete JavaScript evaluation order, conversion, detachment, and abrupt-completion semantics.

Changes

  • Recognize the post-HIR immutable alias shape base[key] = base[key] + numeric_rhs from representation facts, including parameter, module-global, and captured Uint32Array receivers.
  • Guard pointer identity, inline storage, kind-cache identity, exact numeric keys, bounds, and safe Uint32 conversion before direct load i32 / fadd / store i32 lowering.
  • Reload the receiver from its GC-visible local and revalidate after the RHS; use a set-only fallback without repeating the read or RHS if it invalidates the backing store.
  • Preserve an unchanged full generic get/add/set path for precondition failure and report selected, rejected, and explicit fallback decisions in native-representation artifacts.
  • Add the PERRY_TYPED_ARRAY_RMW=0 bisection lever to the build-cache key.
  • Add compiler ratchets, semantic and forced-moving-GC fixtures, the exact reduced benchmark, a changelog fragment, and checked-in performance/ECS evidence.

Related issue

Closes #8692

Test plan

  • cargo build --release -p perry -p perry-runtime-static -p perry-stdlib-static
  • cargo test -p perry-codegen --test typed_array_rmw_8692 -- --test-threads=1 (9 passed)
  • cargo test -p perry --bin perry commands::compile::build_cache::tests::codegen_env_vars_are_build_cache_inputs -- --exact --nocapture
  • Node/Perry byte-for-byte stdout parity for test_issue_8692_typed_array_rmw.ts
  • Forced moving-GC parity for test_issue_8692_typed_array_rmw_gc.ts (525 copying minors, 28 moved objects)
  • Exact --trace llvm --opt-report=json --explain-lowering compile from the ticket; the optimized arm has direct load/add/store and none of the three generic helpers
  • Three warmups + 11 alternating A/B pairs: 80.315 ms disabled vs 14.760 ms enabled, 5.30x paired-median speedup, 11/11 wins, zero executable-size delta
  • Four requested ecs-benchmark simple_iter cases: Node semantic parity, neutral medians/RSS/sizes, and byte-identical enabled/disabled Mach-O __text sections
  • cargo fmt --all -- --check
  • git diff --check

The broad cargo test -p perry-codegen run reached the existing typed_feedback_guards_direct_class_method_specialization assertion failure; it reproduces with PERRY_TYPED_ARRAY_RMW=0 and on current upstream behavior, so it is unrelated to this lowering. A final broad retry was blocked before test execution by shared-host disk exhaustion while copying Cargo incremental objects; the targeted current-base suites above are green.

  • cargo test --workspace --exclude perry-ui-ios --exclude perry-ui-tvos --exclude perry-ui-watchos --exclude perry-ui-gtk4 --exclude perry-ui-android --exclude perry-ui-windows passes
  • Added/updated tests under test-files/ and crates/perry-codegen/tests/
  • Docs update not applicable: no CLI, stdlib, or runtime API changed
  • Platform UI build not applicable

Screenshots / output

Full protocol, IR evidence, headline samples, RSS, executable sizes, and upstream ECS measurements are in benchmarks/issue-8692/RESULTS.md.

Checklist

  • I have NOT bumped the workspace version or edited CLAUDE.md / CHANGELOG.md
  • My commit follows the repository's conventional prefix style
  • I've read CONTRIBUTING.md and agree to the Code of Conduct

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Improved performance for eligible Uint32Array compound updates through guarded direct operations.
    • Preserved JavaScript behavior with safe fallbacks for unsupported values, aliases, detached buffers, and other guard failures.
    • Added a configuration option to enable or disable the optimization.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Fixed edge cases involving evaluation order, numeric conversion, garbage collection, and buffer detachment.
  • Documentation

    • Added performance benchmarks and a changelog entry describing the improvement.

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The change adds guarded direct lowering for dynamic-index Uint32Array read-modify-write expressions. It preserves generic fallbacks, tracks the optimization in build-cache fingerprints, adds compiler and runtime regression tests, and records benchmark and changelog results.

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Typed-array read-modify-write optimization

Layer / File(s) Summary
Guarded Uint32Array lowering
crates/perry-codegen/src/expr/typed_array_rmw.rs, crates/perry-codegen/src/expr/index_set.rs, crates/perry-codegen/src/expr/mod.rs, crates/perry/src/commands/compile/build_cache.rs
The compiler recognizes eligible Uint32Array indexed additions, emits guarded direct load/add/store operations, and retains generic fallback paths. PERRY_TYPED_ARRAY_RMW participates in build-cache invalidation.
Compiler output and metadata validation
crates/perry-codegen/tests/typed_array_rmw_8692.rs
Tests verify LLVM guards, direct numeric operations, fallback blocks, receiver reload metadata, and rejection of noncanonical numeric RHS expressions.
Runtime semantic and GC fixtures
test-files/test_issue_8692_typed_array_rmw.ts, test-files/test_issue_8692_typed_array_rmw_gc.ts
Fixtures cover dynamic indices, Uint32 conversion, evaluation order, abrupt RHS completion, captured arrays, detachment, and forced moving GC.
Benchmark reproduction and documented results
benchmarks/issue-8692/repro.js, benchmarks/issue-8692/RESULTS.md, changelog.d/8692-guarded-uint32-rmw.md
The reproducer and results document performance measurements, ECS benchmark comparisons, generated-artifact checks, and the guarded lowering behavior.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 263cf

The PR adds guarded Uint32Array read-modify-write lowering with parity coverage, but merge readiness still requires owner awareness of bounded issues in the benchmark validation, the inconsistent reported speedup, and mixed-case handling for the optimization disable switch.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Program
  participant IndexSet
  participant TypedArrayRmw
  participant Runtime
  Program->>IndexSet: compile indexed addition
  IndexSet->>TypedArrayRmw: attempt guarded lowering
  TypedArrayRmw->>Runtime: evaluate receiver, index, and RHS
  Runtime-->>TypedArrayRmw: values and guard state
  alt Guards pass
    TypedArrayRmw->>Runtime: direct Uint32 load/add/store
  else Guards fail
    TypedArrayRmw->>Runtime: generic get/add/set fallback
  end
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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes address Issue #8692 with guarded lowering, semantic fallbacks, diagnostics, tests, GC coverage, and required benchmark evidence.
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Actionable comments posted: 2

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crates/perry-codegen/src/expr/typed_array_rmw.rs (1)

47-52: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Accept case-insensitive disable values.

enabled() matches only 0, off, false, OFF, and FALSE. PERRY_TYPED_ARRAY_RMW=Off silently keeps the optimization on. Compare a lowercased value instead.

♻️ Proposed simplification
 fn enabled() -> bool {
-    !matches!(
-        std::env::var("PERRY_TYPED_ARRAY_RMW").as_deref(),
-        Ok("0") | Ok("off") | Ok("false") | Ok("OFF") | Ok("FALSE")
-    )
+    !matches!(
+        std::env::var("PERRY_TYPED_ARRAY_RMW")
+            .map(|v| v.to_ascii_lowercase())
+            .as_deref(),
+        Ok("0") | Ok("off") | Ok("false")
+    )
 }
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In `@crates/perry-codegen/src/expr/typed_array_rmw.rs` around lines 47 - 52,
Update enabled() to normalize the PERRY_TYPED_ARRAY_RMW environment value to
lowercase before checking it, so mixed-case values such as “Off” and “False”
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In `@benchmarks/issue-8692/repro.js`:
- Line 32: Update the benchmark result validation around components[0] so every
element in components is checked against iterations before reporting the run as
valid. Preserve the elapsed-time output while ensuring the checksum or
validation result cannot pass when any dynamic index is incorrect.

In `@benchmarks/issue-8692/RESULTS.md`:
- Around line 26-27: Update the reported guarded-lowering speedup in RESULTS.md
from 5.30x to 5.44x so it matches the medians on Lines 22–23, unless the
calculation is intentionally based on another documented statistic.

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In `@crates/perry-codegen/src/expr/typed_array_rmw.rs`:
- Around line 47-52: Update enabled() to normalize the PERRY_TYPED_ARRAY_RMW
environment value to lowercase before checking it, so mixed-case values such as
“Off” and “False” disable the optimization while preserving the existing default
behavior.
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  • benchmarks/issue-8692/RESULTS.md
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  • crates/perry-codegen/src/expr/index_set.rs
  • crates/perry-codegen/src/expr/mod.rs
  • crates/perry-codegen/src/expr/typed_array_rmw.rs
  • crates/perry-codegen/tests/typed_array_rmw_8692.rs
  • crates/perry/src/commands/compile/build_cache.rs
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const start = performance.now();
for (let i = 0; i < iterations; i++) system(components);
const elapsedMs = performance.now() - start;
console.log(JSON.stringify({ elapsedMs, checksum: components[0] }));

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Validate every element in the benchmark result.

components[0] checks only index 0. A broken dynamic-index implementation could update index 0 correctly and ignore other indices while this result still reports 2000. Assert that every element equals iterations, or emit a full-array validation result, before treating the run as semantically valid.

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In `@benchmarks/issue-8692/repro.js` at line 32, Update the benchmark result
validation around components[0] so every element in components is checked
against iterations before reporting the run as valid. Preserve the elapsed-time
output while ensuring the checksum or validation result cannot pass when any
dynamic index is incorrect.

Comment on lines +26 to +27
The guarded lowering is **5.30x faster** than the disabled baseline. RSS rises
by 65,536 bytes (0.49%) and executable-size delta is zero. This result does not

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Correct the reported speedup.

The medians in Lines 22-23 imply 80.315 / 14.760 = 5.44x, not 5.30x. Update the result to 5.44x, or identify the separate statistic used to calculate 5.30x.

Proposed correction
-The guarded lowering is **5.30x faster** than the disabled baseline.
+The guarded lowering is **5.44x faster** than the disabled baseline.
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The guarded lowering is **5.30x faster** than the disabled baseline. RSS rises
by 65,536 bytes (0.49%) and executable-size delta is zero. This result does not
The guarded lowering is **5.44x faster** than the disabled baseline. RSS rises
by 65,536 bytes (0.49%) and executable-size delta is zero. This result does not
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In `@benchmarks/issue-8692/RESULTS.md` around lines 26 - 27, Update the reported
guarded-lowering speedup in RESULTS.md from 5.30x to 5.44x so it matches the
medians on Lines 22–23, unless the calculation is intentionally based on another
documented statistic.

proggeramlug pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Aug 24, 2026
… call literals

Lands #8706 and #8703.

#8706 specializes a direct Uint32Array read-modify-write. The declared
type is only a candidate nomination, not a proof: the emitted code proves
the receiver at run time with a POINTER_TAG check, the inline-storage view
guard, a cached-address match and a UINT32 kind match, and re-checks the
view/kind/bounds guard after the RHS so a receiver the RHS mutated falls
back to the generic path. Its `local_type_hint` read is recorded in
`scripts/local_binding_type_allowlist.json` as `runtime-validated`,
matching the existing `typed_abi.rs::typed_arg_is_guard_candidate`
precedent.

#8703 scalar-replaces aggregate call literals, keeping the aggregate
materialized whenever identity is observed, a mutation is reflected, or an
unknown call could escape it.

No version bump.
proggeramlug added a commit that referenced this pull request Aug 24, 2026
… call literals (#8708)

Lands #8706 and #8703.

#8706 specializes a direct Uint32Array read-modify-write. The declared
type is only a candidate nomination, not a proof: the emitted code proves
the receiver at run time with a POINTER_TAG check, the inline-storage view
guard, a cached-address match and a UINT32 kind match, and re-checks the
view/kind/bounds guard after the RHS so a receiver the RHS mutated falls
back to the generic path. Its `local_type_hint` read is recorded in
`scripts/local_binding_type_allowlist.json` as `runtime-validated`,
matching the existing `typed_abi.rs::typed_arg_is_guard_candidate`
precedent.

#8703 scalar-replaces aggregate call literals, keeping the aggregate
materialized whenever identity is observed, a mutation is reflected, or an
unknown call could escape it.

No version bump.

Co-authored-by: Ralph Küpper <ralph@skelpo.com>
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Landed on main via #8708 (squash c76b43930), with #8703.

Since a declared type isn't a proof, the thing I checked was whether the specialization verifies its receiver at run time — and it does: POINTER_TAG, the inline-storage view guard, cached-address match, UINT32 kind match, and crucially the view/kind/bounds guard re-checked after the RHS, so a receiver the RHS mutated falls back. That's the right shape.

I recorded the local_type_hint read in scripts/local_binding_type_allowlist.json as runtime-validated (the audit requires a written rationale for that escape hatch), matching the existing typed_abi.rs::typed_arg_is_guard_candidate precedent. Worth adding that entry yourself next time — the gate fails without it.

Validated: all 30 lint checkers, runtime 2655/0, codegen 1214/0, transform 87/0, and your typed_array_rmw_8692 suite 9/9. Thanks!

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