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perf(runtime): reuse tombstones for small-object churn - #9140

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Summary

  • fork the first small shared layout into one owned tombstone epoch, then handle SSO delete/re-add without key materialization, shape-table hashing, or allocation while capacity remains
  • update detached private shape counters in place and mint a fresh token only when the all-hole squeeze reuses slots, preserving enumeration order and cache safety
  • make SSO/heap/raw key decoding safe in JSON stringify and remove unsafe write-to-read cross-priming exposed by compacted layouts
  • include the actionable perf(object): keep populated-delete ICs stable per key #9137 review/CI follow-ups: deleted read hits take the real miss-feedback path, detailed class-field guards reject stable epochs, moving-GC reloads are explicit, and repository ratchets pass

Fixes #9065.

Depends on #9137. Until that PR merges, this branch contains its dependency as the first commit; the #9065 implementation and follow-ups are isolated in the second commit.

Performance

Linux perrymaster, exact main 653e88669911ec6c15793891a428a873d41fd7fe, PERRY_NO_CACHE=1, same release toolchain and source, min-of-7 interleaved on one core:

benchmark exact main patch node
dynamic delete-heavy 1,281 ms 33 ms 27 ms
dynamic overwrite 11 ms 11 ms 12 ms

The delete-heavy path is 38.8x faster than exact main and 1.22x Node, inside the issue target of no more than 3x Node. The overwrite path is unchanged and still matches/beats Node. Checksums were zero in every run.

Binary .text: 12,547,602 -> 12,559,874 bytes (+12,272 / +0.098%).

Correctness and validation

  • cargo build --release -p perry -p perry-runtime-static -p perry-stdlib-static from a fresh remote worktree/target
  • cargo test --release -p perry-runtime tombstone -- --nocapture: 24 passed
  • focused native-proof regression for the five write-PIC fallback arms: passed
  • feat(runtime): O(1) object deletes via tombstones (flag-gated; populated delete 6.5x on, -11% off) #9029 enumeration, adversarial read, SSO, stale-slot, and both holed-JSON fixtures: byte-identical to fresh Node output with tombstones both off and on (12/12)
  • cargo fmt --check and git diff --check
  • file-size, address-classification, and raw-handle ratchets pass; raw-handle debt falls by five

The benchmark header retains both historical ledgers requested in the issue. No version files were changed.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Performance

    • Improved performance for repeated adding and deleting of properties on small objects.
    • Preserved optimized property access during object churn and property re-addition.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Fixed property reads and writes after a property has been deleted and later restored.
    • Improved JSON serialization of object keys, including short-string keys and objects affected by garbage collection.
    • Strengthened handling of object shapes and property ordering during deletion and re-addition.

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  • crates/perry-runtime/src/object/delete_rest.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/object/field_get_set/ic_miss.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/object/field_set_by_name/fast_paths.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/object/shapes.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/object/shapes_tests.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/object/tombstone_tests.rs

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The runtime adds stable-tombstone shape epochs, allocation-free delete and re-add paths, cache validation, and GC-safe key decoding. Tests cover shape identity, compaction, descriptor invalidation, churn, and inline-cache behavior. Benchmark documentation and a changelog record the performance changes.

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Stable tombstone runtime

Layer / File(s) Summary
Stable shape epoch and metadata
crates/perry-runtime/src/object/shapes.rs, crates/perry-runtime/src/object/shapes_slot_list.rs, scripts/check_file_size.sh
Shape descriptors track facts-index participation. Stable-tombstone receivers can update shape counts in place, detach from facts interning, rekey after squeeze, and retire stale owned shape history.
Stable delete and re-add paths
crates/perry-runtime/src/object/delete_rest.rs, crates/perry-runtime/src/object/field_set_by_name/fast_paths.rs, crates/perry-runtime/src/object/*tests.rs, changelog.d/9065-small-object-churn.md, benchmarks/bench_dynamic_property_keys.ts
Deletion can preserve stable tombstone layouts and use an SSO fast path. Re-add paths restore deleted properties without allocation when capacity permits. Tests cover compaction, shape identity, descriptor invalidation, churn, and the updated benchmark ledger.
Property IC and typed-feedback validation
crates/perry-codegen/src/expr/property_get/generic_dispatch.rs, crates/perry-runtime/src/proxy/put_value.rs, crates/perry-runtime/src/typed_feedback/guards.rs, crates/perry-codegen/tests/native_proof_regressions.rs
Property-get IC hits branch to misses when cached slots contain TAG_HOLE. Dynamic writes miss on deleted tombstones and can re-add them while priming read and write stubs. Typed-feedback guards reject stable-tombstone objects.
GC-safe object key decoding
crates/perry-runtime/src/json/stringify.rs, crates/perry-runtime/src/json/stringify_shape_template.rs
JSON serialization and shape-template construction use validated decoding for SSO and heap-string keys. Member keys are re-read after toJSON execution where GC can move them.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 2204b

This PR changes object deletion and layout compaction so small objects can reuse tombstone slots. A compaction path may publish stale property-count metadata after shrinking the layout, which could cause runtime failures or incorrect later property operations; this should be fixed or explicitly accepted before merge.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant ObjectDelete
  participant StableDelete
  participant ShapeRegistry
  participant DynamicWrite
  participant PropertyIC
  ObjectDelete->>StableDelete: validate short-string key and stable receiver
  StableDelete->>ShapeRegistry: update tombstone shape counts
  StableDelete-->>ObjectDelete: write TAG_HOLE
  DynamicWrite->>PropertyIC: inspect cached slot
  PropertyIC-->>DynamicWrite: miss on TAG_HOLE
  DynamicWrite->>ShapeRegistry: re-add stable tombstone key
  DynamicWrite-->>PropertyIC: prime read and write stubs
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Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Linked Issues check ❓ Inconclusive The PR satisfies the reported delete-heavy and overwrite performance targets and preserves #9029 differential output in both tombstone modes. The description does not provide a distinct measurement fo… Provide the measured delete_penalty result and confirm that it is at or below approximately 2x Node, or add evidence showing how the reported benchmark values satisfy that acceptance criterion.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the main change: reusing tombstones to improve runtime performance for small-object churn.
Description check ✅ Passed The description includes the summary, implementation details, related issue, performance results, validation steps, and dependency context. The template's Changes and Checklist headings are omitted, b…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes support the linked performance objective and its required cache-safety, stable-tombstone, key-decoding, testing, and repository-ratchet work. No unrelated code changes are evident.
Docstring Coverage ✅ Passed Docstring coverage is 82.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 50 functions across 19 files. (3 skipped: 2…
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The PR satisfies the reported delete-heavy and overwrite performance targets and preserves #9029 differential output in both tombstone modes. The description does not provide a distinct measurement for the issue's delete-penalty target of approximately 2x Node.

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Docstring coverage is 82.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 50 functions across 19 files. (3 skipped: 2 unsupported, 1 too large.)

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

833-845: 🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Pass the selected way’s cache pointer to js_put_value_set_ic_miss

The shared deleted-slot path always passes cache_ref, even when hit_validate_label was reached from guard2_label, guard3_label, or guard4_label. Because js_put_value_set_ic_miss writes the supplied cache pair, a deleted-slot hit can prime way 1 with a way-2, way-3, or way-4 shape and reduce cache effectiveness. Create a cache-pointer phi with the same four predecessors as selected_slot.

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In `@crates/perry-codegen/src/expr/proxy_reflect.rs` around lines 833 - 845,
Update the deleted-slot path around selected_slot and js_put_value_set_ic_miss
to create a cache-pointer phi matching selected_slot’s four predecessors,
selecting each way’s cache pointer from hit_validate_label, guard2_label,
guard3_label, and guard4_label. Pass this selected cache pointer instead of the
unconditional cache_ref, preserving the existing call arguments and
deleted-value behavior.
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Nitpick comments:
In `@crates/perry-codegen/src/expr/proxy_reflect.rs`:
- Around line 833-845: Update the deleted-slot path around selected_slot and
js_put_value_set_ic_miss to create a cache-pointer phi matching selected_slot’s
four predecessors, selecting each way’s cache pointer from hit_validate_label,
guard2_label, guard3_label, and guard4_label. Pass this selected cache pointer
instead of the unconditional cache_ref, preserving the existing call arguments
and deleted-value behavior.

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  • benchmarks/bench_dynamic_property_keys.ts
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  • crates/perry-codegen/src/expr/class_field_inline_guard.rs
  • crates/perry-codegen/src/expr/property_get/composed_ics.rs
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  • crates/perry-codegen/src/expr/proxy_reflect.rs
  • crates/perry-codegen/src/expr/write_pic_barrier_tests.rs
  • crates/perry-codegen/tests/native_proof_regressions.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/gc/types.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/json/stringify.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/json/stringify_shape_template.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/object/delete_rest.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/object/field_set_by_name.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/object/field_set_by_name/fast_paths.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/object/read_stub.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/object/shapes.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/object/shapes_slot_list.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/object/tombstone_tests.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/proxy/put_value.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/typed_feedback/guards.rs
  • scripts/check_file_size.sh

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Not merging yet — four runtime tests fail, and they're all in the delete/shape-transition area this PR changes.

I had this in a merge train with #9145, #9141 and #9146. The train showed runtime: 2831 passed; 4 failed; dropping this PR made it 2831 passed; 0 failed, which isolates all four to here:

object::delete_rest::shape_transition_tests_6759::delete_mints_a_fresh_shape_id_for_a_class_instance
object::delete_rest::shape_transition_tests_6759::delete_mints_a_fresh_shape_id_for_a_plain_object
object::field_get_set::ic_miss::c3c_pic_tests::a_compacted_class_instance_primes_a_token_a_pristine_sibling_cannot_match
object::shapes::shapes_tests::descriptor_tests_8067::delete_compaction_never_compares_equal_to_the_predelete_layout

The first one reports:

assertion `left == right` failed: test premise: the delete did not compact the slots
  left: 20.0
 right: 30.0

That wording matters: these are fixture-precondition assertions, not behavioural ones. The tests set up a state they expect the delete path to produce, and this PR changes what a delete produces, so the setup no longer holds — which means every verdict those tests would go on to make is vacuous rather than merely wrong.

So the question for you is which of two things this is, and I can't answer it from outside:

  1. The tests are now stale — reusing tombstones for small-object churn is intended to stop compacting in these cases, and the fixtures should be updated to construct the compacted state some other way (or assert the new behaviour). Then this is a test-maintenance change that belongs in this PR.
  2. The reuse is reaching cases it shouldn't — e.g. a class instance or a PIC-primed sibling where the old compaction was load-bearing for shape identity. delete_compaction_never_compares_equal_to_the_predelete_layout is the one I'd read first; if tombstone reuse can make a post-delete layout compare equal to its pre-delete layout, that's a real shape-identity hazard rather than a stale fixture.

Everything else in the train was clean with this PR included — hir 365, codegen 1356, perry --bins 1066, and all 60 lint gates — so the four tests are the only blocker.

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proggeramlug force-pushed the fix/9065-small-object-churn branch from 2204b41 to 4fe8c0b Compare August 30, 2026 11:00
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proggeramlug merged commit 03a0ca6 into PerryTS:main Aug 30, 2026
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