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Fixes #8897.

Root cause

field_push_local_bind (#8897's merge) expanded this.f.push(v) into a receiver local, an inline ArrayPush, and if (__push_recv !== __push_recv_old) this.f = __push_recv. That guard is dead: a growing append leaves the old head as a forwarding stub to the new one and JS equality sees through forwarding (perry matches Node: const a = []; let b = a; b.push(...×100); a === b is true), so the field kept the stub and every later this.f.length / this.f[i] walked it through the dynamic property path (js_dynamic_object_get_property(obj, "length", 6) on a gc_flags=0x82 receiver — 224k GC_TYPE_STRING allocations per 300 entity-cycle calls). The 10-line reproducer on the issue (SparseSet + an unrelated other.packed = []) shows it in isolation.

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  • Expr::ArrayPush gains field_writeback: Option<String> (stable_hash hashes it, the monomorph substitution propagates it).
  • The transform now emits two statements — let __push_recv = this.f; __push_recv.push(v) — with the field name on the node. No HIR-level compare.
  • Codegen (expr/array_push.rs::lower) wraps the existing lowering: it captures the receiver local's handle bits as an integer before the append, compares after (icmp eq i64 — the one comparison that does not see through forwarding), and on change runs three gates, all off the hot path:
    • apush.field.derefthis is a pointer-tagged heap GC_TYPE_OBJECT with none of FROZEN|SEALED|NO_EXTEND|HAS_DESCRIPTORS (0x807) set, so the repair can never throw or run an accessor (such receivers keep the stub as before);
    • apush.field.still_heldthis.f is re-read and must still hold the captured pre-push head: the receiver is read before the argument is evaluated, so an argument that assigns the field itself (this.f.push(this.reset())) wins, and a collection that already rewrote the field skips a redundant store;
    • apush.field.writeback — the ordinary class-field store (IC + barrier + js_class_field_set_fallback).
  • hot_callees tiny-method rule counts an expansion only as the complete adjacent shape (let + ArrayPush on that id with the same field as its write-back), so an author's own __push_recv local cannot shrink a method into the hot-allocation set.

No runtime changes.

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  • New tests: transform (a_field_push_statement_binds_a_local_and_carries_the_field_writeback), hot_callees rule (1 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 statement counts incl. the name-collision cases), codegen IR census (a_field_push_writes_the_field_back_on_a_handle_bits_change_behind_a_plain_object_gate: two icmp eq i64 against the captured bits, and i16 …, 2055 gate, GC_TYPE_OBJECT test, still_held block, class_field_set.* store; none of it for a push without a target), e2e crates/perry/tests/issue_8897_field_push_writeback.rs (the issue's reproducer, the argument-reassigns-field case at 0/16/64 pre-fills, a frozen receiver) — all node-identical output.
  • cargo test -p perry-codegen -p perry-transform -p perry-hir: 2500 passed, 0 failed; the e2e file passes against a freshly built debug runtime.
  • Gates: RUSTFLAGS=-D warnings cargo check --workspace --all-targets (host-compatible scope) clean; file size; GC store-site inventory; raw-handle debt unchanged (967, no ceilings raised); shape census; local-binding audit; addr-class audit — all pass. Changelog fragment included.
  • Reproducer (bis-v4_external_write.js): PERRY_GC_DIAG=1 shows no string allocations; output identical to node; 0.44 s (Linux x86_64: main 0.09 s → 0.02 s).
  • Warm-up probe (wolf-ecs entity cycle, per-call ms): fix 17.6, 0.40, 0.36, 0.36, … steady 0.36 — vs current main 20.5, 1.30, 1.21, 1.19, … steady 1.37 (Linux: 24.1, 0.68, 0.60, … steady 0.56 vs 23.4, 2.19, 2.01, … steady 0.94). The cold-phase regression is gone; the steady state is unchanged.
  • Mac-mini paired screens (11 alternating pairs, both wolf-ecs benchmarks): main-at-perf: ECS command path round 3 — field-push inline append, inline f64 typed guard, header-gated registry probes (+5.4%) #8897 → fix, 50 ms: add/remove −13.7%, entity −64.6% (0.9505 → 0.3366), 11/11 each; perf: field-value call arguments keep the proven-this clone; subclass push arm ahead of the tracked resolver (wolf-ecs −11.2% / −11.9%) #8921 head (= current main minus five unrelated commits) → fix: 2 s −0.65% / −0.74%, 50 ms −0.70% / −0.71%, all 11/11. Linux x86_64 (shared box, noisy): 50 ms entity −74.6% (11/11); 2 s windows within noise. Full table in the comment below.

https://claude.ai/code/session_019WVcWKmYsUBnnFB7nBgbBJ

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed array pushes on object fields so references remain synchronized when an append reallocates the underlying array.
    • Preserved field assignments made while evaluating push arguments.
    • Restored efficient access for subsequent array length and element operations after field-based pushes.
  • Tests
    • Added coverage for reallocation, reassignment during pushes, and frozen objects.
  • Documentation
    • Added a changelog entry describing the fix.

…TS#8897)

`field_push_local_bind` expanded `this.f.push(v)` into a receiver local, an
inline `ArrayPush`, and `if (__push_recv !== __push_recv_old) this.f =
__push_recv`. That guard is dead: a growing append leaves the old head as a
forwarding stub to the new one and JS equality sees through forwarding
(perry matches Node), so the field kept the stub and every later
`this.f.length` / `this.f[i]` walked it through the dynamic property path —
a 2.5x cold-phase regression in the wolf-ecs entity cycle that decayed only
as the arrays stopped growing.

`Expr::ArrayPush` now carries `field_writeback: Option<String>`; the
transform emits two statements (`let __push_recv = this.f; push`) and
codegen compares the local's handle bits before and after the append — the
one comparison that does not see through forwarding — re-pointing `this.f`
through the ordinary class-field store when they differ, behind an inline
plain-object header gate (frozen / sealed / no-extend / descriptor-bearing
receivers keep the stub rather than risk a throw or an accessor).

The tiny-method rule in `hot_callees` counts the two-statement expansion as
the one authored statement; `stable_hash` hashes the new field and the
monomorph substitution propagates it.

Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_019WVcWKmYsUBnnFB7nBgbBJ
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The change adds optional field write-back metadata to Expr::ArrayPush. Field pushes now bind the receiver once, and code generation compares handle bits before and after the append before conditionally updating the original field.

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Field push write-back

Layer / File(s) Summary
HIR metadata and field-push lowering
crates/perry-hir/src/ir/expr.rs, crates/perry-hir/src/lower/expr_call/local_array_methods.rs, crates/perry-transform/src/field_push_local_bind.rs, crates/perry-hir/src/monomorph/substitute_expr.rs, crates/perry-hir/src/stable_hash/expr.rs
Expr::ArrayPush now carries optional field_writeback metadata. The field-push transform emits one receiver binding and an annotated push.
Handle-bit write-back code generation
crates/perry-codegen/src/expr/array_push.rs, crates/perry-codegen/src/expr/array_push_guard_tests.rs, crates/perry-codegen/src/collectors/hot_callees.rs, changelog.d/8897-field-push-writeback-handle-bits.md
Code generation compares receiver handle bits around annotated pushes. It updates the field only when the bits change and the receiver passes the plain-object header checks.
ArrayPush propagation and fixture updates
crates/perry-codegen*/src/..., crates/perry-codegen/src/collectors/..., crates/perry-hir/src/..., crates/perry-transform/src/..., crates/perry-codegen/tests/...
Pattern matches use rest fields where needed. Existing constructors set field_writeback to None, and related tests preserve their existing behavior.

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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to eb5b6

This change adds guarded write-back for qualifying field pushes while preserving existing behavior for other pushes. The supplied tests and checks support merge readiness, with no actionable merge-blocking risk remaining beyond normal checks.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant field_push_local_bind
  participant Expr_ArrayPush
  participant perry_codegen
  participant this_object
  participant class_field
  field_push_local_bind->>Expr_ArrayPush: attach field_writeback
  perry_codegen->>Expr_ArrayPush: lower receiver-local push
  perry_codegen->>perry_codegen: compare handle bits before and after append
  perry_codegen->>this_object: check header and object type
  perry_codegen->>class_field: write local array when storage changed
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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The PR satisfies the relevant field-push objectives in [#8897]. It binds the receiver locally, preserves inline array append lowering, performs handle-bit-based write-back after reallocation, protects…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes are scoped to the field-push write-back fix in [#8897]. HIR metadata, transform logic, codegen, collectors, hashing, and regression tests directly support the change. No unrelated runtime …
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely identifies the main change: field-push write-back now uses handle bits instead of JavaScript equality.
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The PR satisfies the relevant field-push objectives in [#8897]. It binds the receiver locally, preserves inline array append lowering, performs handle-bit-based write-back after reallocation, protects field reassignment during argument evaluation, and preserves tiny-method allocation eligibility.

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Add validation details to the defect-fix entry.

This entry explains the root cause and the handle-bits fix, but it does not state how the fix was validated. Add a short clause naming the regression tests for the handle-bit comparison, plain-object gate, field store, and unannotated path.

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In `@changelog.d/8897-field-push-writeback-handle-bits.md` at line 3, Update the
defect-fix changelog entry describing Expr::ArrayPush and field_push_local_bind
to add a brief validation clause naming the regression tests covering handle-bit
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In `@crates/perry-codegen/src/collectors/hot_callees.rs`:
- Around line 80-85: Update tiny_method_stmt_count to count only complete
field-push expansions: an adjacent Stmt::Let followed by Expr::ArrayPush,
sharing the same local ID and with field_writeback set. Do not subtract
statements merely because a local is named FIELD_PUSH_RECEIVER_NAME, and add a
collision test covering an ordinary local named __push_recv.

In `@crates/perry-hir/src/ir/expr.rs`:
- Around line 1603-1608: Update the push lowering using field_writeback so it
only writes back when the field still contains the captured receiver, preserving
assignments to this.<field> made during argument evaluation; otherwise skip the
write-back. Locate the receiver-rebindability logic around
push_receiver_is_rebindable and add a regression test covering an argument that
updates the same field.

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- Line 3: Update the defect-fix changelog entry describing Expr::ArrayPush and
field_push_local_bind to add a brief validation clause naming the regression
tests covering handle-bit comparison, the plain-object header gate, field
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Mac-mini paired screens (taskpolicy -t 0 -l 0, 11 alternating pairs; both wolf-ecs benchmarks), head d0e632817 (= main 651921ecc + this fix):

screen window add/remove entity cycle
main at #8897 (2a6dcd344) → fix 50 ms 0.4697 → 0.4050 −13.7% (11/11) 0.9505 → 0.3366 −64.6% (11/11)
#8921 head (276e16b5a, = current main minus 5 unrelated commits) → fix 2 s 0.4083 → 0.4057 −0.65% (11/11) 0.3388 → 0.3365 −0.74% (11/11)
same 50 ms 0.4080 → 0.4052 −0.70% (11/11) 0.3390 → 0.3365 −0.71% (11/11)
pre-#8897 main (77b994f6b) → fix on pre-#8921 main (v94) 2 s 0.4591 → 0.4680 +1.9% (0/11) 0.3844 → 0.3852 +0.2% (1/11)

Reading: the cold-phase pathology (#8897's stub-walking .length) is gone — the entity cycle is back to its pre-#8897 level in the 2 s window, and the 50 ms window (warm-up dominated, ~130 iterations) drops 65%. On top of the #8921 head, where that head happened not to trigger the stub path in the tail harness, the write-back is still a consistent −0.7% in both windows (11/11 each). The remaining +1.9% on add/remove vs pre-#8897 main is #8897's own steady-state cost on that benchmark (it was +2.3% at merge time), not this fix — noting it for the campaign.

Warm-up curve (per-call ms, entity cycle, dev box): fix 17.6, 0.40, 0.36, 0.36, … steady 0.36 vs main 20.5, 1.30, 1.21, 1.19, … steady 1.37.

…ead; count only complete expansions

Review follow-ups on PerryTS#8931:

- The write-back arm re-reads `this.<field>` (`apush.field.still_held`)
  and stores only when its bits equal the captured pre-push head. The
  receiver is read before the argument is evaluated, so an argument that
  assigns the field itself (`this.f.push(this.reset())`) must win over the
  repair — and now does; a collection that already rewrote the field to
  the moved array skips a redundant store the same way.
- `hot_callees`' tiny-method rule counts an expansion only as the complete
  adjacent shape (`let __push_recv = this.f` + the `ArrayPush` on that id
  with the same field as its write-back), so an author's own local named
  `__push_recv` cannot shrink a method into the hot-allocation set.
- e2e regression tests (`issue_8897_field_push_writeback.rs`): the issue's
  reproducer, the argument-reassigns-field case at 0/16/64 fills, and a
  frozen receiver — all node-identical output.

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Merged.

This is a fix to a bug I let through. When I audited #8897 I reasoned that on a reallocating append the two locals would differ and the !== writeback would fire. That was wrong for exactly the reason you identify: a growing append leaves the old head as a forwarding stub and JS equality sees through forwarding, so the guard was dead and the field kept the stub. I had even flagged that === can lie about moved objects, then talked myself out of it by reasoning about GC evacuation rather than array-growth forwarding. Comparing handle bits with icmp eq i64 is the right instrument.

On the repair's safety gate, which is the part that could have gone wrong: it fires only for a receiver that is POINTER-tagged, above the handle band, GC_TYPE_OBJECT, and has reserved & 0x807 == 0 (2055 = FROZEN|SEALED|NO_EXTEND|HAS_DESCRIPTORS). So it cannot throw and cannot run an accessor — which closes the accessor hazard I raised on #8897 and then waved off. Non-plain receivers keep the stub, same as before.

I checked the two propagation claims rather than trusting them, since a missed one is silent: stable_hash/expr.rs does hash field_writeback (a node that ignored it would collide with a differently-shaped push), and monomorph/substitute_expr.rs clones it through.

Validation — hir 355/0, transform 115/0, codegen 1331/0, runtime 2765/0, native_proof_regressions 280/0. scripts/run_lint_gates.sh: 57 of 58, the exception being the pre-existing ${{ }} substitution artifact (#8929).

One thing worth recording: the compile tier came back red on my first run (warnings and clippy) and then passed on re-run, with a separate scoped cargo check --workspace --all-targets under -D warnings using the real 18-arg exclude set also exiting 0. Two greens against one non-reproducing red, on a box that was at 13 GiB free at the time — I am calling it an artifact, but flagging it rather than quietly dropping it.

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