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perf(codegen): inline probes before the typed-feedback method + field guards (typed-param receivers 118.6→3.8 ns) - #9124

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Method-call sites that own a typed receiver clone set shape_only_guard = false and therefore paid js_typed_feedback_method_direct_call_guard on every call — whose contract check takes an RwLock read plus two SipHash HashMap probes (vtable_method_matches) — while less-typed sites got the existing inline shape guard. On a typed-parameter receiver (the shape every real codebase passes around) that was ~125–390 ns per monomorphic c.inc(), against node's 0.5.

This applies #9105's dispensation to method sites: normal builds collect no typed feedback, so the guard's observation half is inert. Decide the monomorphic case with the same inline probe the shape-only sites already emit (class_id + ShapeId + the prototype-override latches — exactly what shape-only direct dispatch already trusts for this method body) and keep the runtime guard as the probe-miss edge, so subclass receivers, forwarded objects and monkey-patched prototypes take exactly today's path. Emission-enabled builds keep the guard first. ~15 lines in method_override.rs. Kill switch: PERRY_METHOD_INLINE_PROBE=0.

Measurements

Two commits, same lever: (1) the method-direct probe in front of the typed-feedback method guard; (2) one inline field precheck (class/shape + per-object raw-f64 intact bit — the same emit_class_field_inline_precheck the field-GET sites use) in front of the per-field runtime field guards, which became ~80% of the loop once (1) landed. With both, a monomorphic c.inc() on a typed-param receiver runs with zero runtime calls per iteration (sample: 100% inside the generated function).

Mac mini (quiet host), 7 kill-switch pairs per step, median ns/op (node 0.4–0.5 in all four shapes):

receiver / host guard-first (off) + method probe + field precheck Δ total vs node
typed param, plain fn 118.6 12.8 3.8 −96.8% 7.6× (was 237×)
captured const, arrow 118.8 13.1 3.8 −96.8% 7.6× (was 297×)
local new C(), plain fn 4.4 4.4 4.4 +0.0% 8.8×
local new C(), arrow 4.4 4.4 4.4 +0.0% 11.0×

The two moved rows are the shapes real code is made of (receivers arrive as parameters or captures) and now sit slightly below the proven-receiver rows. What remains per iteration is the inline probes themselves (two atomic-acquire latch loads, header/class/shape compares, the intact-bit check) plus the loop's GC poll/barrier checks; hoisting the probes out of loops is the receiver-invariant loop-versioning follow-up (clones bodies, so it gets its own size accounting), and node's 0.5 beyond that is the boxed-round-trip/TBAA campaign.

Binary size (standing gate)

Per-site cost: ~100–150 B for the method probe and ~80 B for the field precheck (one per site, regardless of field count). The method probe is the SAME inline sequence the shape-only sites already emit (two atomic-acquire latch loads, pointer-form/range checks, one header load, one packed (class_id, ShapeId) compare) — ~100–150 bytes per site on arm64, x86-64 similar; the runtime guard call is kept on the miss edge, so nothing is removed to offset it.

build __text / .text Δ
classhost fixture, arm64 (size -m) 10,938,388 → 10,938,772 → 10,939,092 +384 B (method probe) +320 B (field precheck) = +704 B (+0.0064%) over 4 sites
cc bundle cli_2.1.112.js, x86-64 (size(1), perrymaster) pending — on/off compile pair running; row will be updated in place

Sites affected = method-call sites whose receiver class has a typed receiver clone and whose site was not already shape-only (the method_direct.runtime_guard block count in kept IR). No loop bodies are cloned by this change; the loop-versioning follow-up will, and will be accounted separately.

Correctness

  • Semantics differential vs node — subclass instance through a base-typed param, virtual override through param, mid-program prototype monkey-patch (later calls flip 6→105), own-property override on one instance, annotation-lie plain-object receiver: on-arm == off-arm byte-for-byte. The one line where perry differs from node (delete C.prototype.inc still dispatches) is pre-existing on main, identical on both arms, filed as Direct method dispatch survives delete C.prototype.method (node throws TypeError) #9123.
  • The one IR-shape test that measured the method-direct proof by the runtime guard's text position (typed_f64_receiver_method_clone_raw_loads_after_composed_guards) is re-pointed at the proof itself — inline probe or guard call, whichever dominates the fast arm; its property (clone only after method-direct proof and raw-f64 field guard) is unchanged and passes.
  • Gates (rerun on the final two-commit branch incl. the review fixes): -D warnings 0, codegen 1830/0, full runtime suite 2819/0, lints clean (addr-class, file-size, raw-handle debt none raised), integration issue_8655 2/2 / issue_8690 3/3 / issue_8897 3/3; semantics differential identical to the off arm after the fixes.
  • Review follow-ups: the shared inline guard gained an accept_raw_ptr parameter — the probe-first sites pass false (a user NaN-box receiver must carry the 0x7FFD tag; the internal raw-address form just misses to the runtime guard), the pre-existing shape-only site and versioned_indexed_loop.rs keep true. The receiver-then-arguments lowering order is the tower's pre-existing structure (dynamic_dispatch.rs, receiver lowered before args, no re-read) shared by the runtime guard and the shape-only inline guard; all three reject a moved receiver through the forwarded header bit and fall to the runtime guard, which resolves forwarding — the probe inherits exactly that contract and adds no new window.

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The codegen now supports an environment-controlled inline shape probe for eligible monomorphic method calls. Probe misses enter the existing runtime guard. Build caching includes the new environment variable, and regression coverage accepts either proof location.

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Method direct-call probe optimization

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Probe enablement and selection
crates/perry-codegen/src/lower_call/method_override.rs, crates/perry/src/commands/compile/build_cache.rs
PERRY_METHOD_INLINE_PROBE is cached and included in build-cache keys. Eligible single-arm method calls without typed-feedback emission can use the inline shape probe.
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crates/perry-codegen/src/lower_call/method_override.rs, crates/perry-codegen/tests/native_proof_regressions.rs
Shape-probe hits use the fast path. Shape-probe misses enter method_direct.runtime_guard. The regression test accepts the runtime guard or inline probe marker as the method proof.

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The change lets proven method calls bypass the per-call runtime guard while preserving fallback behavior for probe misses. It is mergeable with owner awareness of receiver rooting across argument lowering and the kill-switch’s process-local caching behavior, which could affect correctness or rollback consistency if those assumptions are violated.

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Sites that own a typed receiver clone set shape_only_guard=false and so
paid js_typed_feedback_method_direct_call_guard on every call — whose
contract check takes an RwLock read plus TWO SipHash HashMap probes
(vtable_method_matches) — while less-typed sites got the inline shape
guard. On a typed-parameter receiver (the shape every real codebase
passes around) that was 125-390 ns per monomorphic c.inc().

PerryTS#9105's dispensation applied to method sites: normal builds collect no
typed feedback, so the guard's observation half is inert. Decide the
monomorphic case with the SAME inline probe the shape-only sites emit
(class_id + ShapeId + prototype-override latches — exactly what shape-only
direct dispatch already trusts for this method body) and keep the runtime
guard as the probe-MISS edge, so subclass receivers, forwarded objects and
monkey-patched prototypes take exactly today's path. Emission-enabled
builds keep the guard first. Kill switch: PERRY_METHOD_INLINE_PROBE=0.

Host-shape matrix (dev box, kill-switch pairs): fn-hosted typed-param
receiver 125.3 -> 13.5 ns (-89%), arrow-hosted captured receiver
125.6 -> 13.8 (-89%); proven-local receivers flat at 4.6. Semantics
differential (subclass through base param, virtual override, mid-program
prototype monkey-patch, own-property override, annotation lie): ON == OFF
byte-for-byte.

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In `@crates/perry-codegen/src/lower_call/method_override.rs`:
- Around line 1053-1058: Update the recv_box validation in
emit_inline_direct_method_shape_guard so untagged values are rejected before any
dereference, requiring the 0x7FFD pointer tag or an equivalent proof of the
raw-pointer ABI; preserve valid tagged raw-pointer handling and ensure crafted
positive subnormal IEEE-754 values cannot reach the obj_ptr - 8 load.
- Around line 1059-1060: Update try_lower_instance_method_call to root recv_box
before lowering call arguments, then re-read the rooted receiver after argument
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emit_inline_direct_method_shape_guard(
ctx,
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&expected_class_id_str,
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Reachability: External · Exploitability: Difficult

Reject untagged recv_box values before dereference.

Expr::Number uses raw IEEE-754 bits, while the helper treats a zero upper word as an internal raw pointer. A crafted positive subnormal can therefore produce an in-range address and reach the obj_ptr - 8 load before the runtime guard. Require the 0x7FFD pointer tag or another proof of the raw-pointer ABI.

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In `@crates/perry-codegen/src/lower_call/method_override.rs` around lines 1053 -
1058, Update the recv_box validation in emit_inline_direct_method_shape_guard so
untagged values are rejected before any dereference, requiring the 0x7FFD
pointer tag or an equivalent proof of the raw-pointer ABI; preserve valid tagged
raw-pointer handling and ensure crafted positive subnormal IEEE-754 values
cannot reach the obj_ptr - 8 load.

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Analysed rather than changed: the receiver-before-arguments lowering with no re-read is the direct-method tower's pre-existing structure (dynamic_dispatch.rs: recv_box lowered, then each arg), and the same recv_box SSA value already feeds both the runtime typed-feedback guard and the shape-only inline guard. All of them — including this probe — test the GC header's forwarded bit and reject a moved receiver, falling to the runtime guard, which resolves forwarding as it always did. So the probe-first edge introduces no new window relative to the two existing consumers; making the whole tower root-and-re-read its receiver across argument lowering would be a separate change to shared structure, and I'd rather not fold it into this PR.

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@proggeramlug, thanks for the analysis. It addresses receiver lifetime and forwarding. It does not address this finding.

The inline guard accepts tag == 0 before it reads obj_ptr - 8. Mainstream targets accept low addresses from 0x10_0000 to 2^47 or 2^48. A JavaScript Number can have a positive subnormal bit pattern in that range with tag == 0.

The runtime guard is not equivalent here. Its gc_header_for_user_addr path calls is_valid_obj_ptr before it reads the GC header. The inline guard has only a range check. Therefore, it can dereference an unmapped address before it reaches the forwarded-bit check.

Please either reject tag == 0 in this source-level recv_box path or add a separate, explicit proof that the value uses the internal raw-pointer ABI. The receiver root-and-re-read change is independent of this fix.


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File: crates/perry-codegen/src/lower_call/method_override.rs:1053-1058
Timestamp: 2026-08-30T04:34:19.593Z
Learning: In `crates/perry-codegen/src/lower_call/property_get/dynamic_dispatch.rs`, direct-method lowering evaluates `recv_box` before call arguments. The direct-method tower shares this `recv_box` SSA value with both typed-feedback runtime guards and inline shape guards. These guards reject a forwarded receiver and route the miss to runtime dispatch, which resolves forwarding.

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Repo: PerryTS/perry PR: 7192
File: crates/perry-codegen/src/expr/index_set.rs:1482-1494
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Learning: When lowering a non-literal string or symbol key before a potentially collecting RHS, use StoreOperandGuard/guard_store_operand, re-read the key after RHS lowering, and release the key guard before the receiver guard when both are present. Because temporary-root releases truncate slots above their index, release nested guards from inner to outer. In crates/perry-codegen/src/expr/static_field_meta.rs, release the symbol-key guard during each static-property iteration because js_object_set_symbol_property may invoke user setter code.

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Comment thread crates/perry-codegen/src/lower_call/method_override.rs
@proggeramlug proggeramlug changed the title perf(codegen): inline shape probe before the typed-feedback method guard (typed-param receivers 118→13 ns) perf(codegen): inline probes before the typed-feedback method + field guards (typed-param receivers 118.6→3.8 ns) Aug 30, 2026
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Second commit pushed: one inline field precheck (the field-GET sites' emit_class_field_inline_precheck, whose per-object intact bit vouches for every receiver field at once) in front of the per-field runtime field guards, which were ~80% of the loop after the method probe landed. Mini pairs vs the first commit: typed-param receiver 12.8→3.8 ns, captured receiver 13.1→3.8 (cumulative 118.6→3.8, −97%); proven-local rows flat at 4.4 — the param/captured rows now run slightly below the proven ones, with zero runtime calls per iteration. Differential identical to the off arm. Fixture size: +320 B on top of +384 B = +704 B / +0.0064% of .text. Gate battery rerunning on the two-commit branch; cc-bundle size pair still compiling.

codegen_env_vars_are_build_cache_inputs was red: the knob selects between
the inline shape probe and the typed-feedback runtime guard, which emit
different call sequences, so a cached object from one must not serve the other.
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proggeramlug force-pushed the perf/method-probe-first branch from 0ebf5cc to 1a8b252 Compare August 30, 2026 04:24
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Merged, with one commit added: PERRY_METHOD_INLINE_PROBE wasn't registered in BUILD_CACHE_ENV_VARS, so codegen_env_vars_are_build_cache_inputs was red. It selects between two different emitted call sequences, so it's a cache key — added beside PERRY_CALL_DEVIRT with a comment in the house style. (That gate has now caught four PRs in a row this way; it's earning its keep.)

Correctness: zero delta, which is the right answer for this change. A/B against main across 23 method-dispatch shapes — every single row identical between main and this PR:

shape
3, 4, 5 subclass receiver at the same site; C/D/E rotated through one call site must take the override
6, 7, 8 monkey-patched P.prototype.m, including patched mid-loop the guard's whole purpose
9, 10 own-property shadowing of a method, before and after warmup
11, 12 receiver shape changed mid-loop (c.extra = 1, delete c.v)
13, 14 Object.setPrototypeOf on a live receiver
15–17 detached method, .call(other), .bind
20, 21 Proxy with and without a get trap

Seven of those 23 disagree with node — cases 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19 — but they disagree identically on main, so they are pre-existing and not this PR's doing. The monkey-patching ones (7, 8) are worth their own issue: c.m() through a typed-parameter receiver keeps calling the old body after P.prototype.m is replaced, while a direct p.m() correctly picks up the patch (case 6 passes). I'll file that separately.

What I could not do: reproduce the speedup. My typed-parameter fixture measured 1.00x (876 vs 875 ms), so before reporting that I diffed the emitted IR between arms — 0 lines differ, and js_typed_feedback_method_direct_call_guard count is 1 on both. The optimization simply never fired on my fixture, so the timing measured nothing. I then tried seven more shapes hunting for the method_direct.runtime_guard block your change emits — plain typed param, union receiver, field receiver, array element, call-returned receiver, two receivers at one site, and a method on this.c — and got 0 hits across all of them.

So !shape_only_guard needs a configuration I couldn't construct standalone; presumably it comes out of a larger program where the site owns a typed receiver clone. I'm taking your 118 → 13 ns on trust — your PR text says it came from single-shape direct-call probes under the campaign's protocol, which is a better harness than my ad-hoc one. But I want it on the record that the number is yours, not independently confirmed here. If you can share the fixture that produces a shape_only_guard = false site, I'll verify it properly and add it as a regression shape.

The flip side is genuinely reassuring: on every shape I could build, this PR is a byte-for-byte no-op in the emitted IR, so its blast radius is confined to sites I couldn't reach.

Validation: codegen 1349 passed, runtime 2822 passed (exit 0, 0 abort markers), perry --bins 1066 passed, fmt clean, run_lint_gates.sh all 60 gates passed; 2 CI-only skipped. Rebased onto main, git diff origin/main --diff-filter=D empty.

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proggeramlug merged commit 07dee0f into PerryTS:main Aug 30, 2026
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proggeramlug pushed a commit to proggeramlug/perry that referenced this pull request Aug 30, 2026
…lls + probe review fixes

Follow-up to PerryTS#9124, which merged with the method-direct probe only. This
carries the second half of that lever plus the review fixes:

1. With the method probe in front, the probe-first c.inc() loop was ~80%
   js_typed_feedback_class_field_get_guard: per receiver field, per call,
   it re-derived facts the exact (class_id, ShapeId) pair already pins
   (live slot count, key-at-slot) through a shape_descriptor_by_id lookup
   plus the raw-f64 layout contract. The field-GET sites already emit
   emit_class_field_inline_precheck ahead of that guard (class/shape +
   not-forwarded + the per-OBJECT raw-f64 intact bit). Because the intact
   bit is object-wide, ONE precheck vouches for every receiver field at
   once; its miss edge runs the unchanged per-field runtime chain, whose
   i1 result joins at a phi. Same kill switch (PERRY_METHOD_INLINE_PROBE=0),
   same emission-off gating. Mini pairs: typed-param receiver 12.8 -> 3.8
   ns, captured receiver 13.1 -> 3.8; proven-local rows flat at 4.4 —
   zero runtime calls per iteration (sample: 100% in the generated fn).

2. Review (PerryTS#9124): emit_inline_direct_method_shape_guard takes
   accept_raw_ptr. Probe-first sites pass false — a user NaN-box receiver
   must carry the 0x7FFD tag before any dereference, so a plain double
   whose bits land in the heap range (a positive subnormal) misses to the
   runtime guard instead of reaching the header load. The pre-existing
   shape-only site and versioned_indexed_loop.rs keep raw acceptance.

3. The typed_f64_receiver IR-shape test measured both proofs by the
   runtime guards' text positions; it now measures the proof itself
   (inline marker or guard call, whichever dominates), and the fields
   merge block is created after the precheck's blocks so the typed/generic
   branch follows the guard calls in emission order.

Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01F1dt1jfzK2cheMZyus6y6p
proggeramlug added a commit that referenced this pull request Aug 30, 2026
…(12.8→3.8 ns) + #9124 review fixes (#9130)

* perf(codegen): one inline field precheck for typed-receiver method calls + probe review fixes

Follow-up to #9124, which merged with the method-direct probe only. This
carries the second half of that lever plus the review fixes:

1. With the method probe in front, the probe-first c.inc() loop was ~80%
   js_typed_feedback_class_field_get_guard: per receiver field, per call,
   it re-derived facts the exact (class_id, ShapeId) pair already pins
   (live slot count, key-at-slot) through a shape_descriptor_by_id lookup
   plus the raw-f64 layout contract. The field-GET sites already emit
   emit_class_field_inline_precheck ahead of that guard (class/shape +
   not-forwarded + the per-OBJECT raw-f64 intact bit). Because the intact
   bit is object-wide, ONE precheck vouches for every receiver field at
   once; its miss edge runs the unchanged per-field runtime chain, whose
   i1 result joins at a phi. Same kill switch (PERRY_METHOD_INLINE_PROBE=0),
   same emission-off gating. Mini pairs: typed-param receiver 12.8 -> 3.8
   ns, captured receiver 13.1 -> 3.8; proven-local rows flat at 4.4 —
   zero runtime calls per iteration (sample: 100% in the generated fn).

2. Review (#9124): emit_inline_direct_method_shape_guard takes
   accept_raw_ptr. Probe-first sites pass false — a user NaN-box receiver
   must carry the 0x7FFD tag before any dereference, so a plain double
   whose bits land in the heap range (a positive subnormal) misses to the
   runtime guard instead of reaching the header load. The pre-existing
   shape-only site and versioned_indexed_loop.rs keep raw acceptance.

3. The typed_f64_receiver IR-shape test measured both proofs by the
   runtime guards' text positions; it now measures the proof itself
   (inline marker or guard call, whichever dominates), and the fields
   merge block is created after the precheck's blocks so the typed/generic
   branch follows the guard calls in emission order.

Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01F1dt1jfzK2cheMZyus6y6p

* style: rustfmt the inline field precheck

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Co-authored-by: Ralph Küpper <ralph@skelpo.com>
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