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Summary

  • follow one validated forwarding edge when admitting arrays into version-stable indexed loops
  • canonicalize the compiler-private local to the live array after the full header/fingerprint check
  • retain the per-iteration fingerprint guards, so callback-driven growth or GC still side-exits before the next effect
  • fail closed to the generic loop for invalid targets or longer forwarding chains

Array growth preserves JavaScript identity with a forwarding stub. The versioned-loop admission added in #8755 inspected that stub as though it were the live array, so grown arrays never entered the fast loop. Ordinary guarded indexed reads already follow one forwarding edge; this change gives loop admission the same safe behavior.

Correctness

  • cargo test -p perry-codegen --lib: 1230 passed, 0 failed, 1 ignored
  • cargo test -p perry --test versioned_indexed_loop_forwarding: passed
  • the executable regression runs normally and with PERRY_GC_FORCE_EVACUATE=1
  • the regression also grows a retained column from inside the callback and verifies safe generic-loop resumption

Performance

Apple M1 Mac mini, macOS 26.5.1, Node 26.5.1. ECS comprehensive benchmark, 10k entities: forEach query with accumulation, repeat 256, 11 alternating Node/Perry process pairs under taskpolicy after a 4.10-11.37% CPU quiet gate.

  • current main Perry median: 0.181297 ms
  • this branch Perry median: 0.106787 ms
  • reduction: 41.1%
  • Node median in the branch confirmation: 0.085953 ms
  • branch Perry/Node ratio: 1.2424x
  • semantic oracles: 22/22 passed

The remaining gap is separately profile-backed: the specialized loop is now active, with residual samples split between its three mutation guards and the trusted callback. This PR is the isolated forwarding-admission fix, not a benchmark-specific shortcut.

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved indexed-loop handling for arrays relocated during memory management.
    • Added validation and safe fallback behavior when forwarded arrays are invalid or unsafe.
    • Preserved correct behavior when callback operations grow arrays during iteration.
  • Tests

    • Added regression coverage for forwarded arrays, forced memory evacuation, and callback-driven array growth.

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Walkthrough

Versioned indexed-loop array admission now handles one forwarding edge. It validates and selects the live array, stores the canonical pointer before the fast path, and falls back safely when validation fails. Compiler IR and runtime tests cover forced evacuation and callback-driven array growth.

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Forwarded array admission

Layer / File(s) Summary
Forwarding-aware array admission
crates/perry-codegen/src/stmt/versioned_indexed_loop.rs
Array admission validates the source pointer, follows one forwarding edge, revalidates the live target, and canonicalizes the local pointer before fast-loop entry. Unsupported or invalid forwarding paths use the generic loop.
Generated IR regression validation
crates/perry-codegen/src/codegen/index_method_clone_tests.rs
The regression test verifies forwarding validation order, live-target revalidation, and canonicalization in generated IR.
Runtime forwarding and growth validation
crates/perry/tests/versioned_indexed_loop_forwarding.rs
The integration test runs a checked-reader fixture with and without forced evacuation. It validates callback-driven growth and exact output.

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

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 7e223

The change enables forwarded arrays to enter the optimized versioned loop while retaining mutation guards, but the regression fixture can inherit collector settings that prevent its forced-evacuation case from actually testing relocation. The PR is mergeable with explicit owner follow-up to isolate the test environment.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Reader
  participant VersionedIndexedLoop
  participant ForwardingStub
  participant GenericLoop
  Reader->>VersionedIndexedLoop: enter checked-reader loop
  VersionedIndexedLoop->>ForwardingStub: validate and resolve array target
  ForwardingStub-->>VersionedIndexedLoop: return live array
  VersionedIndexedLoop->>VersionedIndexedLoop: canonicalize local pointer
  Reader->>Reader: grow column during callback
  VersionedIndexedLoop->>GenericLoop: resume through generic loop after growth
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In `@crates/perry/tests/versioned_indexed_loop_forwarding.rs`:
- Around line 13-19: Update run_fixture to remove all inherited Perry
collector-configuration environment variables before applying the test arm’s
intended settings, including PERRY_GC_FORCE_EVACUATE and other collector knobs
such as PERRY_GEN_GC and PERRY_GC_MOVING_SAFEPOINT. Preserve setting
PERRY_GC_FORCE_EVACUATE to 1 only when force_evacuation is enabled, ensuring
each fixture run uses isolated collector configuration.
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  • crates/perry-codegen/src/codegen/index_method_clone_tests.rs
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Comment on lines +13 to +19
fn run_fixture(binary: &std::path::Path, force_evacuation: bool) -> Output {
let mut command = Command::new(binary);
if force_evacuation {
command.env("PERRY_GC_FORCE_EVACUATE", "1");
} else {
command.env_remove("PERRY_GC_FORCE_EVACUATE");
}

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Clear inherited collector configuration before running the fixture.

run_fixture only controls PERRY_GC_FORCE_EVACUATE. If the parent process sets another collector variable, such as PERRY_GEN_GC=0 or PERRY_GC_MOVING_SAFEPOINT=0, the forced-evacuation arm can pass without exercising relocation.

Remove all inherited Perry collector-knob variables before setting the intended value for this test arm.

Proposed fix
 fn run_fixture(binary: &std::path::Path, force_evacuation: bool) -> Output {
     let mut command = Command::new(binary);
+    for name in [
+        "PERRY_GEN_GC",
+        "PERRY_GEN_GC_EVACUATE",
+        "PERRY_GC_SCAVENGE",
+        "PERRY_GC_SCAVENGE_NURSERY_MB",
+        "PERRY_GC_MOVING_SAFEPOINT",
+        "PERRY_GC_MOVING_LOOP_POLLS",
+        "PERRY_GC_FORCE_EVACUATE",
+        "PERRY_CONSERVATIVE_STACK_SCAN",
+        "PERRY_WRITE_BARRIERS",
+        "PERRY_GC_INCREMENTAL",
+        "PERRY_GC_HEAP_LIMIT",
+    ] {
+        command.env_remove(name);
+    }
     if force_evacuation {
         command.env("PERRY_GC_FORCE_EVACUATE", "1");
-    } else {
-        command.env_remove("PERRY_GC_FORCE_EVACUATE");
     }

Based on learnings: remove inherited Perry collector-knob environment variables before applying the test arm’s intended environment.

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fn run_fixture(binary: &std::path::Path, force_evacuation: bool) -> Output {
let mut command = Command::new(binary);
if force_evacuation {
command.env("PERRY_GC_FORCE_EVACUATE", "1");
} else {
command.env_remove("PERRY_GC_FORCE_EVACUATE");
}
fn run_fixture(binary: &std::path::Path, force_evacuation: bool) -> Output {
let mut command = Command::new(binary);
for name in [
"PERRY_GEN_GC",
"PERRY_GEN_GC_EVACUATE",
"PERRY_GC_SCAVENGE",
"PERRY_GC_SCAVENGE_NURSERY_MB",
"PERRY_GC_MOVING_SAFEPOINT",
"PERRY_GC_MOVING_LOOP_POLLS",
"PERRY_GC_FORCE_EVACUATE",
"PERRY_CONSERVATIVE_STACK_SCAN",
"PERRY_WRITE_BARRIERS",
"PERRY_GC_INCREMENTAL",
"PERRY_GC_HEAP_LIMIT",
] {
command.env_remove(name);
}
if force_evacuation {
command.env("PERRY_GC_FORCE_EVACUATE", "1");
}
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In `@crates/perry/tests/versioned_indexed_loop_forwarding.rs` around lines 13 -
19, Update run_fixture to remove all inherited Perry collector-configuration
environment variables before applying the test arm’s intended settings,
including PERRY_GC_FORCE_EVACUATE and other collector knobs such as PERRY_GEN_GC
and PERRY_GC_MOVING_SAFEPOINT. Preserve setting PERRY_GC_FORCE_EVACUATE to 1
only when force_evacuation is enabled, ensuring each fixture run uses isolated
collector configuration.

Source: Learnings

proggeramlug added a commit that referenced this pull request Aug 24, 2026
…es, reactor HTTP scheduling (#8778)

Lands #8765, #8767, #8768 and #8769.

#8765 stops mysql2 prepared statements and pool transactions leaking
state across requests: each SQL string and parameter vector lives in one
owned request, a parameterless `query()` uses the text protocol, prepared
statements are request-scoped, and registry-backed mutable connection
references become serialized owned handles with safe close/release around
in-flight work.

#8767 admits arrays reached through one validated forwarding edge into
version-stable indexed loops, canonicalizing the compiler-private local
to the live array after the full header/fingerprint check. Per-iteration
fingerprint guards are retained, so callback-driven growth or a GC still
side-exits before the next effect, and invalid targets or longer chains
fail closed to the generic loop.

#8768 materializes ordinary parent prototypes.

#8769 schedules HTTP and HTTPS accept loops through the reactor-owned
async bridge, using the same path for Unix round-robin fd injection.

Changelog fragments added for #8765, #8767 and #8769; none carried one or
a skip-changelog label. No version bump.

Co-authored-by: Ralph Küpper <ralph@skelpo.com>
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Landed on main via #8778 (squash 1f5c3bb80), with the rest of this batch.

Validated on the merged result: all 30 lint checkers, runtime 2674/0 at RUST_TEST_THREADS=1, codegen 1230/0, all codegen integration suites clean, and perry-ext-mysql2 --lib 10/0.

Added a changelog.d/ fragment — the PR had neither one nor a skip-changelog label.

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