iter boehm-retirement.1 (DONE 10/10): retire the transitional Boehm GC backend

Closes Gitea #4. Removes the Boehm-Demers-Weiser conservative GC
backend wholesale across six layers in one atomic iteration. After
this iter, `AllocStrategy` has two variants (`Rc`, `Bump`),
`--alloc=gc` is rejected at CLI parse with `unknown --alloc value`,
the libgc link arm is gone, and the design ledger describes RC
(canonical) + bump (raw-alloc bench-floor) as the only allocators.

Layer-by-layer summary:

  CLI surface — `crates/ail/src/main.rs`:
    `parse_alloc_strategy` arm `"gc" => Ok(AllocStrategy::Gc)`
    removed; error wording updated to `(expected `rc` or `bump`)`;
    clap-derive `value_parser = ["gc","bump","rc"]` allowlist on
    BOTH `Build` and `Run` subcommands DROPPED so that
    `parse_alloc_strategy` remains the sole gatekeeper for the
    unknown-value diagnostic (otherwise clap shadows the runtime
    diagnostic with `invalid value 'gc' for '--alloc'`, which would
    miss the milestone-pin's stderr substring check). The
    `default_value = "rc"` stays.

  Codegen — `crates/ailang-codegen/src/lib.rs`:
    `AllocStrategy::Gc` variant + `Default` derive removed (no
    caller of `AllocStrategy::default()` existed in the workspace,
    so the trait derivation was dead). `fn_name` (spec called it
    `runtime_alloc_fn` loosely; actual identifier is `fn_name`)
    drops the `Gc => "GC_malloc"` arm. `lower_workspace` and
    `lower_workspace_staticlib` defaults flip from `Gc` to `Rc`.
    In-source negative-complement codegen test (mod tests, lib.rs:3571ff)
    retargets from `AllocStrategy::Gc` to `AllocStrategy::Bump`
    (bump also doesn't emit per-type drop fns; the test's semantic
    "no drop fns under non-RC" is preserved).

  Link branch — `crates/ail/src/main.rs:2389ff`:
    The `match strategy { AllocStrategy::Gc => { ... cmd.arg("-lgc"); ... } }`
    arm and its libgc-link block are entirely gone. The surviving
    match exhausts on `Bump` and `Rc` (Rust's exhaustiveness check
    confirms; no `error[E0004]`). Staticlib-guard diagnostic
    rewritten to drop the "shared Boehm collector" phrasing while
    preserving the prefix `staticlib (swarm) artefact is RC-only`
    verbatim (the surviving `staticlib_bump_is_rejected` test
    depends on that substring).

  Test suite — 3 pure-differential e2e tests deleted
    (`gc_handles_recursive_list_construction`,
    `alloc_rc_produces_same_stdout_as_gc`,
    `alloc_rc_matches_gc_on_std_list_demo`); 9 RC-feature tests
    stripped of their `stdout_gc` build call and differential
    `assert_eq!(stdout_gc, stdout_rc, ...)` (absolute
    `assert_eq!(stdout_rc.trim(), "<n>")` pin retained as
    correctness oracle); `staticlib_gc_is_rejected` deleted; new
    milestone-pin `crates/ail/tests/boehm_retirement_pin.rs`
    asserts `ail build --alloc=gc` exits ≠ 0 with stderr containing
    `unknown --alloc value` and `\`gc\``; `examples/gc_stress.ail`
    fixture deleted (no remaining references).

    Implementer expansion (not in plan): `iter17a_local_box_alloca`
    (in `e2e.rs`) carried an IR-shape assertion against
    `@GC_malloc`-absence as the witness for non-escaping
    allocation. After the Task-2 codegen default flip, the witness
    shifts to `@ailang_rc_alloc`-absence in escape-targeted
    positions; assertion + doc-comment updated. Property
    protected ("no heap allocation in non-escaping contexts") is
    unchanged; only the named allocator shifts.

  Bench harness — `bench/run.sh` 9→6 column compaction
    (workload + bump(s) + rc(s) + rc/bump + bump RSS + rc RSS);
    gc-arm `bench_latency_implicit_gc` build call + harness
    invocation dropped from latency block; header comment reframed
    from "GC-overhead bench harness" to "RC-overhead bench
    harness"; "Decision 10's Boehm-retirement target (1.3x)"
    rewording to "RC-overhead-vs-bump bench-health regression gate".

    `bench/check.py:62` header-sentinel changes from
    `"gc(s)" in line` to `"bump(s)" in line`; column-count check
    at `:72` flips from `!= 9` to `!= 6`; per-workload field set
    drops `gc_s`/`gc_over_bump`/`gc_rss_kb`; `ARM_LABEL_TO_KEY`
    drops the `"implicit @ gc": "implicit_at_gc"` entry.
    `bench/baseline.json` regenerated via `--update-baseline`.

    Implementer note (planner-defect): `write_new_baseline`
    iterated over the *existing* baseline's metric list when
    emitting the regenerated file, so even after parser-level
    `gc_*` removal, the fallback emitted them back into the JSON.
    Scrubbed post-update; the cleaner fix (have
    `write_new_baseline` emit only keys present in
    `parsed_throughput[workload]`) is a follow-up if the script
    becomes load-bearing for further allocator changes.

  Design ledger — `design/models/rc-uniqueness.md` excises the
    `## Dual allocator — RC canonical, Boehm parity oracle`
    section and the `Boehm-Demers-Weiser conservative GC` choice
    block + rationale + trade-offs; the per-fn-alloca section
    generalises Boehm-specific language to allocator-agnostic;
    the memory-model section's `## Choice.` paragraph reframes the
    1.3× target from "Boehm-retirement gate" to "bench-health
    regression gate".

    `design/models/pipeline.md` drops the `--alloc=gc → links libgc`
    arm of the pipeline diagram and replaces it with
    `--alloc=bump → links bump-floor`; the accompanying prose
    rewrites accordingly.

    `design/contracts/scope-boundaries.md` rewrites the
    "Memory management via Boehm conservative GC" bullet to
    describe RC + per-fn-arena present-tense; the dead reference
    to `examples/gc_stress.ail.json` (file never existed; the
    fixture only ever had a `.ail` form, deleted by this iter) is
    dropped along with the `examples/std_list_stress.ail.json`
    reference whose purpose was Boehm-only soak testing.
    `:67`'s `@printf` / `@GC_malloc` parenthetical updated.

    `design/contracts/memory-model.md:232` drops the
    "leaks like the pre-Boehm era" phrase; the RC inc/dec
    instrumentation is wired up, so the "until then" conditional
    that referenced pre-Boehm is closed.

    `design/contracts/embedding-abi.md:42-44` rewrites the
    staticlib-guard prose to drop the `--alloc=gc` clause (gc is
    now a CLI-parser-level unknown-value, not a staticlib-guard
    rejection) and reframe the swarm-safety justification around
    `--alloc=bump` (leak-only bench instrument) rather than the
    historical Boehm collector.

  Honesty pin — `crates/ailang-core/tests/docs_honesty_pin.rs`
    inverts the polarity: the present-tense Boehm-anchor assertion
    on `pipeline.md` (`:116-117`) is deleted, and four
    absence-pins are added to `design_md_has_no_wunschdenken`
    against the Boehm-zombie strings `transitional Boehm`,
    `parity oracle`, `GC_malloc`, `libgc`. The
    `design_corpus()` already includes `rc-uniqueness.md` so no
    path-list change was needed for the new pins to scan.

    `crates/ailang-core/tests/design_index_pin.rs:166` drops the
    `"pre-Boehm"` token from the protected-exception comment list
    (the phrase no longer appears in `memory-model.md` after this
    iter, so the exception is dead).

  Runtime docs — `runtime/bump.c`, `runtime/rc.c`, `runtime/str.c`
    header comments scrubbed of Boehm/`GC_malloc`/`libgc`
    references. `bump.c`'s function signature description still
    documents `void *bump_malloc(size_t)` as the bench-floor
    allocator interface, but no longer cross-references libgc.

  Example fixtures — `examples/bench_latency_implicit.ail`,
    `bench_latency_explicit.ail`, `escape_local_demo.ail`,
    `reuse_as_demo.ail`, `rc_pin_recurse_implicit.ail` doc-comment
    headers scrubbed of `--alloc=gc` / Boehm references. The
    `.ail` surface (AST) is untouched in every case; round-trip
    invariant holds (`cargo test -p ailang-surface --test round_trip`
    green).

  Skill / agent prompts — `skills/audit/agents/ailang-bencher.md`
    rewritten to use an RC-vs-bump worked example pattern for the
    hypothesis-driven bench tutorial, replacing the recurring
    "RC vs Boehm under heap pressure" example.
    `skills/implement/agents/ailang-implementer.md` Decision-10 /
    Boehm references replaced with present-tense RC-commitment
    framing.

  IR snapshots — the 5 checked-in snapshots
    (`crates/ail/tests/snapshots/{hello,list,max3,sum,ws_main}.ll`)
    regenerated via `UPDATE_SNAPSHOTS=1 cargo test -p ail --test
    ir_snapshot`. Each previously contained
    `declare ptr @GC_malloc(i64)` and (for `list.ll`) a `call ptr
    @GC_malloc(...)` invocation; post-flip the snapshots contain
    `declare ptr @ailang_rc_alloc(i64)` plus the rc inc/dec runtime
    declarations.

Spec-vs-acceptance addendum (caught at orchestrator end-report,
absorbed here rather than in a follow-up spec edit): spec §6
acceptance criteria said "Boehm-grep returns matches ONLY in
docs_honesty_pin.rs". The plan itself prescribed historical Boehm
references in 3 additional files: (a) the new milestone-pin
`boehm_retirement_pin.rs` (must literally invoke `--alloc=gc` to
assert its rejection), (b) `embed_staticlib_alloc_guard.rs` file
doc-comment historical note ("`--alloc=gc` no longer exists as a
CLI value"), (c) `embedding-abi.md:44-45` contract historical
clause ("see the Boehm-retirement iter"). All three are
prescribed; the spec's grep wording was too narrow. The four
absence-pins in `docs_honesty_pin.rs` catch the actual zombies
(Boehm-narrative re-emerging in the design ledger), which is the
substantive intent the spec was aiming at — the four extra
documented-by-design exceptions are the cost of having an
explicit milestone-pin and contract-level historical anchors.

Net delta:
  - 32 files modified, 2 new (boehm_retirement_pin.rs + stats),
    1 deleted (gc_stress.ail);
  - workspace tests: every binary `0 failed`. Pass-count delta:
    -3 net (4 e2e tests deleted, 1 new milestone-pin test added);
  - boehm-grep state: hits only in the four by-design exceptions
    documented above;
  - `bench/check.py` exit 0 against regenerated baseline;
  - CLI must-fail fixture: `ail build --alloc=gc examples/hello.ail`
    exits non-zero with stderr containing `unknown --alloc value`
    and `\`gc\``;
  - design ledger present-tense honest (Boehm-narrative gone from
    `rc-uniqueness.md` + `pipeline.md`; the few historical
    references in `embedding-abi.md` / `boehm_retirement_pin.rs` /
    `embed_staticlib_alloc_guard.rs` are explicit milestone-pins
    or contract anchors, not silent ledger residue).

Bench measurement variance noted: closure-chain and hof-pipeline
are ±1-5% jittery between runs; one regeneration flagged 2
metrics as `regressed` before a second run returned 0. The
captured baseline is within self-comparison range. Existing
per-metric tolerances absorb the jitter.

Stats file:
`bench/orchestrator-stats/2026-05-20-iter-boehm-retirement.1.json`.

closes #4
This commit is contained in:
2026-05-20 20:51:53 +02:00
parent ad0a8d8786
commit 14a91f0ae5
34 changed files with 778 additions and 697 deletions
+27 -136
View File
@@ -183,35 +183,16 @@ fn list_map_poly_inc_then_prints() {
assert_eq!(lines, vec!["2", "3", "4"]);
}
/// stress the Boehm conservative GC integration end-to-end.
/// `build 50` performs 50 `Cons` allocations via `GC_malloc`; `sum_list`
/// walks the resulting `List Int` and prints the sum (1275 = 50*51/2).
/// If GC is wired wrongly — missing `-lgc`, missing
/// `declare ptr @GC_malloc(i64)`, libgc misbehaving on this build host —
/// the test fails at link or run time. The match-on-Bool against
/// `(== n 0)` shape is used because `(pat-lit 0)` against an `Int`
/// scrutinee with a wildcard fallback is not currently in the grammar.
#[test]
fn gc_handles_recursive_list_construction() {
let stdout = build_and_run("gc_stress.ail");
assert_eq!(
stdout.trim(),
"1275",
"expected sum [50,49,..,1] = 1275; \
GC_malloc / -lgc integration may be broken"
);
}
/// per-fn arena via stack `alloca` for non-escaping
/// allocations. The fixture's `peek` and `count` fns each build a
/// `Box(_)` whose payload is dropped via a wildcard pattern; the
/// allocation is fully consumed locally and never flows to a fn
/// arg, ctor field, or the fn return. Escape analysis must flag
/// these allocations as non-escaping; codegen must lower them with
/// `alloca` instead of `@GC_malloc`. Two assertions:
/// `alloca` instead of the runtime allocator. Two assertions:
/// (1) stdout matches the documented expected outputs;
/// (2) the emitted IR contains at least one `alloca i8, i64 16`
/// for the Box and zero `@GC_malloc` calls inside `peek`/`count`.
/// for the Box and zero `@ailang_rc_alloc` calls inside `peek`/`count`.
#[test]
fn iter17a_local_box_alloca() {
let stdout = build_and_run("escape_local_demo.ail");
@@ -222,7 +203,7 @@ fn iter17a_local_box_alloca() {
);
// IR check: peek and count should each contain `alloca` and no
// `@GC_malloc`. Emit, then split into per-fn bodies and inspect.
// runtime-allocator call. Emit, then split into per-fn bodies and inspect.
let manifest_dir = env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR");
let workspace = Path::new(manifest_dir).parent().unwrap().parent().unwrap();
let src = workspace
@@ -257,8 +238,8 @@ fn iter17a_local_box_alloca() {
"fn {fn_name} should contain `alloca i8, i64 16`; body:\n{body}"
);
assert!(
!body.contains("@GC_malloc"),
"fn {fn_name} should NOT contain `@GC_malloc` (allocation \
!body.contains("@ailang_rc_alloc"),
"fn {fn_name} should NOT contain `@ailang_rc_alloc` (allocation \
must be alloca'd); body:\n{body}"
);
}
@@ -1393,20 +1374,6 @@ fn eq_demo() {
);
}
/// --alloc=rc routes allocation through ailang_rc_alloc
/// (8-byte refcount header, libc malloc backing). With no inc/dec
/// emission yet (18c work), programs leak under this mode but must
/// still produce correct stdout — that's the validation 18b ships.
#[test]
fn alloc_rc_produces_same_stdout_as_gc() {
// Pick a fixture with non-trivial allocation: list-building + match.
let example = "list.ail";
let stdout_gc = build_and_run_with_alloc(example, "gc");
let stdout_rc = build_and_run_with_alloc(example, "rc");
assert_eq!(stdout_gc, stdout_rc, "alloc=rc must match alloc=gc");
assert_eq!(stdout_rc.trim(), "42");
}
/// `Term::Clone` is a pure schema addition. In 18c.1 the
/// wrapper is identity for both typechecker (same type as inner) and
/// codegen (same SSA reg, no extra IR) — programs that contain
@@ -1423,17 +1390,14 @@ fn clone_demo_is_identity_in_18c1() {
/// Term::Ctor }` lowers to a runtime refcount-1 dispatch — when the
/// source's box is unique we overwrite it in place (skipping the
/// alloc + cascade-dec round-trip); otherwise we fall back to a
/// fresh allocation and dec the source. Other allocators keep the
/// 18d.1 identity behaviour.
/// fresh allocation and dec the source.
///
/// Properties guarded:
/// (1) The fixture's canonical JSON contains `"t":"reuse-as"` — the
/// schema for the new variant did not regress.
/// (2) `--alloc=gc` produces `9` (1+1 + 2+1 + 3+1) — the legacy
/// identity codegen still produces correct output.
/// (3) `--alloc=rc` produces the SAME `9` — the in-place rewrite is
/// observably equivalent to the gc path on this fixture.
/// (4) `--alloc=rc` exits cleanly (status 0; no segfault, no
/// (2) `--alloc=rc` produces `9` (1+1 + 2+1 + 3+1) — the in-place
/// rewrite produces correct output.
/// (3) `--alloc=rc` exits cleanly (status 0; no segfault, no
/// refcount underflow). `build_and_run_with_alloc` panics on
/// non-zero exit, so this is implicit but worth naming.
/// (5) The emitted IR for `--alloc=rc` contains both:
@@ -1471,11 +1435,8 @@ fn reuse_as_demo_under_rc_uses_inplace_rewrite() {
"expected `\"t\":\"reuse-as\"` in canonical JSON; the schema for `(reuse-as ...)` regressed"
);
// (2) gc baseline.
let stdout_gc = build_and_run_with_alloc("reuse_as_demo.ail", "gc");
assert_eq!(stdout_gc.trim(), "9");
// (3) rc matches gc, (4) clean exit (build_and_run_with_alloc
// panics on non-zero status).
// (2) rc build produces the expected stdout (clean exit via
// build_and_run_with_alloc panicking on non-zero status).
let stdout_rc = build_and_run_with_alloc("reuse_as_demo.ail", "rc");
assert_eq!(stdout_rc.trim(), "9");
@@ -1557,21 +1518,6 @@ fn reuse_as_demo_under_rc_uses_inplace_rewrite() {
);
}
/// extends `alloc_rc_produces_same_stdout_as_gc` to a larger
/// fixture (`std_list_demo`) so more allocation sites — folds, maps,
/// cross-module ctors — are exercised under `--alloc=rc`. Same
/// invariant: stdout must be byte-identical to the `gc` build.
#[test]
fn alloc_rc_matches_gc_on_std_list_demo() {
let example = "std_list_demo.ail";
let stdout_gc = build_and_run_with_alloc(example, "gc");
let stdout_rc = build_and_run_with_alloc(example, "rc");
assert_eq!(
stdout_gc, stdout_rc,
"alloc=rc must match alloc=gc on std_list_demo"
);
}
/// codegen actually emits `ailang_rc_dec` at end-of-scope
/// for trackable RC binders under `--alloc=rc`. This is the first
/// fixture where the `dec` path runs at runtime — `b` is bound to a
@@ -1582,15 +1528,11 @@ fn alloc_rc_matches_gc_on_std_list_demo() {
/// the underlying `malloc`'d block is freed by `runtime/rc.c`.
///
/// Properties guarded:
/// (1) the binary still produces the expected stdout (`42`) — i.e.
/// dec does not free the box BEFORE `match` reads its `Int`
/// payload;
/// (1) the binary produces stdout `42` — i.e. dec does not free the
/// box BEFORE `match` reads its `Int` payload;
/// (2) the binary exits cleanly (exit code 0, no segfault) — i.e.
/// the dec call does not double-free or trip
/// `ailang_rc_dec`'s underflow guard;
/// (3) the GC and RC paths produce byte-identical stdout — i.e.
/// the dec emission did not perturb behaviour visible at the
/// output boundary.
/// `ailang_rc_dec`'s underflow guard.
///
/// Box has no boxed children, so the shallow-free contract of 18c.3's
/// `ailang_rc_dec` is sufficient. A recursive ADT (List, Tree) would
@@ -1599,11 +1541,8 @@ fn alloc_rc_matches_gc_on_std_list_demo() {
#[test]
fn alloc_rc_emits_dec_for_unique_let_bound_box() {
let example = "rc_box_drop.ail";
let stdout_gc = build_and_run_with_alloc(example, "gc");
let stdout_rc = build_and_run_with_alloc(example, "rc");
assert_eq!(stdout_gc.trim(), "42");
assert_eq!(stdout_rc.trim(), "42");
assert_eq!(stdout_gc, stdout_rc, "alloc=rc must match alloc=gc on rc_box_drop");
}
/// per-type drop fns + recursive `dec` cascade. Builds a
@@ -1611,8 +1550,8 @@ fn alloc_rc_emits_dec_for_unique_let_bound_box() {
/// `--alloc=rc` the codegen emits `define void @drop_<m>_IntList`
/// whose `Cons` arm recursively calls itself on the `tail` field —
/// the first iter where a recursive ADT under RC frees its tail
/// cells when their drop fn is invoked. Stdout must match `--alloc=gc`
/// (`15`) and the binary must exit cleanly.
/// cells when their drop fn is invoked. Stdout is `15` (the sum
/// of `[1,2,3,4,5]`) and the binary must exit cleanly.
///
/// Note: in this fixture the binder `xs` has `consume_count == 1`
/// (passed to `sum_list`), so codegen does NOT emit a drop call at
@@ -1625,14 +1564,8 @@ fn alloc_rc_emits_dec_for_unique_let_bound_box() {
#[test]
fn alloc_rc_recursive_list_sum() {
let example = "rc_list_drop.ail";
let stdout_gc = build_and_run_with_alloc(example, "gc");
let stdout_rc = build_and_run_with_alloc(example, "rc");
assert_eq!(stdout_gc.trim(), "15");
assert_eq!(stdout_rc.trim(), "15");
assert_eq!(
stdout_gc, stdout_rc,
"alloc=rc must match alloc=gc on rc_list_drop"
);
}
/// exercise the recursive drop cascade at
@@ -1662,8 +1595,7 @@ fn alloc_rc_recursive_list_sum() {
/// Properties guarded:
/// 1. The binary runs to completion (no segfault from a
/// mishandled recursive cascade or refcount underflow).
/// 2. Stdout matches `--alloc=gc` byte-for-byte (`11` the head
/// of the 5-element list).
/// 2. Stdout is `11` (the head of the 5-element list).
/// 3. The Cons arm's body emits the per-type drop on `t` between
/// the `print h` call and the arm's branch back to the match
/// join — the IR-shape signature of 18d.4's arm-close
@@ -1671,14 +1603,8 @@ fn alloc_rc_recursive_list_sum() {
#[test]
fn alloc_rc_borrow_only_recursive_list_drop() {
let example = "rc_list_drop_borrow.ail";
let stdout_gc = build_and_run_with_alloc(example, "gc");
let stdout_rc = build_and_run_with_alloc(example, "rc");
assert_eq!(stdout_gc.trim(), "11");
assert_eq!(stdout_rc.trim(), "11");
assert_eq!(
stdout_gc, stdout_rc,
"alloc=rc must match alloc=gc on rc_list_drop_borrow"
);
// IR-shape assertion: the Cons arm of main's match emits a drop
// on `t` after lowering the body. We re-lower under
@@ -1749,24 +1675,16 @@ fn alloc_rc_borrow_only_recursive_list_drop() {
/// 3. YES `@ailang_rc_dec(<p>)` for the outer Pair box.
///
/// Properties guarded:
/// 1. The binary runs to completion under both `--alloc=gc` and
/// `--alloc=rc`.
/// 2. Stdout matches `--alloc=gc` byte-for-byte (`6` — the sum of
/// the first list, [1,2,3]).
/// 1. The binary runs to completion under `--alloc=rc`.
/// 2. Stdout is `6` (the sum of the first list, [1,2,3]).
/// 3. The IR at p's let-close contains an inlined per-field drop
/// for slot 1 (the wildcarded IntList) but NOT the uniform
/// `drop_<m>_Pair` call against `p`.
#[test]
fn alloc_rc_partial_drop_skips_moved_keeps_wildcarded() {
let example = "pat_extract_partial_drop.ail";
let stdout_gc = build_and_run_with_alloc(example, "gc");
let stdout_rc = build_and_run_with_alloc(example, "rc");
assert_eq!(stdout_gc.trim(), "6");
assert_eq!(stdout_rc.trim(), "6");
assert_eq!(
stdout_gc, stdout_rc,
"alloc=rc must match alloc=gc on pat_extract_partial_drop"
);
// Re-lower under rc to inspect the IR shape directly.
let manifest_dir = env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR");
@@ -1838,11 +1756,10 @@ fn alloc_rc_partial_drop_skips_moved_keeps_wildcarded() {
/// the param SSA (`%arg_xs`) before the fn's `ret`.
///
/// Properties guarded:
/// 1. The binary runs to completion under both `--alloc=gc` and
/// `--alloc=rc` (no segfault from a mishandled cascade or
/// refcount underflow when the cascade hits the moved tail).
/// 2. Stdout matches `--alloc=gc` byte-for-byte (`11` the head
/// of the 5-element list).
/// 1. The binary runs to completion under `--alloc=rc` (no segfault
/// from a mishandled cascade or refcount underflow when the
/// cascade hits the moved tail).
/// 2. Stdout is `11` (the head of the 5-element list).
/// 3. `head_or_zero`'s body contains a drop call against
/// `%arg_xs` BEFORE the `ret i64`. The drop may be the
/// per-type `@drop_<m>_IntList(ptr %arg_xs)` (when no slots
@@ -1855,14 +1772,8 @@ fn alloc_rc_partial_drop_skips_moved_keeps_wildcarded() {
#[test]
fn alloc_rc_own_param_dec_at_fn_return() {
let example = "rc_own_param_drop.ail";
let stdout_gc = build_and_run_with_alloc(example, "gc");
let stdout_rc = build_and_run_with_alloc(example, "rc");
assert_eq!(stdout_gc.trim(), "11");
assert_eq!(stdout_rc.trim(), "11");
assert_eq!(
stdout_gc, stdout_rc,
"alloc=rc must match alloc=gc on rc_own_param_drop"
);
// Re-lower under rc to inspect head_or_zero's IR shape.
let manifest_dir = env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR");
@@ -1972,20 +1883,11 @@ fn alloc_rc_own_param_dec_at_fn_return() {
/// recursive cascade overflowing the C stack — which DOES
/// happen on the same fixture with the annotation removed,
/// hand-verified during 18e implementation).
/// 3. `--alloc=gc` produces the same stdout (allocator-equivalence
/// backstop; 1M cells at 24B each ≈ 24MB, well within Boehm's
/// capacity).
#[test]
fn alloc_rc_drop_iterative_handles_million_cell_list() {
let example = "rc_drop_iterative_long_list.ail";
let stdout_gc = build_and_run_with_alloc(example, "gc");
let stdout_rc = build_and_run_with_alloc(example, "rc");
assert_eq!(stdout_rc.trim(), "1");
assert_eq!(stdout_gc.trim(), "1");
assert_eq!(
stdout_gc, stdout_rc,
"alloc=rc must match alloc=gc on rc_drop_iterative_long_list"
);
}
/// IR-shape signature of `(drop-iterative)`. The drop fn
@@ -2157,22 +2059,17 @@ fn iter18e_no_annotation_keeps_recursive_drop_body() {
/// (1) The binary exits cleanly under `--alloc=rc` (no SIGSEGV
/// from a use-after-free, no abort from
/// `ailang_rc_dec: refcount underflow` in `runtime/rc.c`).
/// (2) Stdout matches `--alloc=gc` (`0`).
/// (2) Stdout is `0` (the implicit-mode pinned-recursion fixture
/// prints the recursion result, not a pointer/payload).
///
/// Pre-fix this test fails with exit code 139 (SIGSEGV) under rc.
/// Post-fix both arms produce the same clean output. Kept as
/// Post-fix `--alloc=rc` produces clean output. Kept as
/// regression coverage — see CLAUDE.md "Bug fixes — TDD, always".
#[test]
fn alloc_rc_pattern_bind_in_implicit_fn_does_not_dec_borrowed_children() {
let example = "rc_pin_recurse_implicit.ail";
let stdout_gc = build_and_run_with_alloc(example, "gc");
let stdout_rc = build_and_run_with_alloc(example, "rc");
assert_eq!(stdout_gc.trim(), "0");
assert_eq!(stdout_rc.trim(), "0");
assert_eq!(
stdout_gc, stdout_rc,
"alloc=rc must match alloc=gc on rc_pin_recurse_implicit"
);
}
/// build the example under `--alloc=rc`, run with
@@ -2389,18 +2286,12 @@ fn alloc_rc_let_binder_for_implicit_returning_app_does_not_drop() {
/// Post-fix: `current_param_modes` propagates through `Term::Let
/// { value: Term::Var(p), ... }` for the duration of the let body,
/// so a let-aliased Implicit / Borrow scrutinee correctly skips
/// the arm-close drop. Output matches `--alloc=gc` (`0`).
/// the arm-close drop. Stdout is `0`.
#[test]
fn alloc_rc_let_alias_of_implicit_param_does_not_dec_borrowed_children() {
let example = "rc_let_alias_implicit_param.ail";
let stdout_gc = build_and_run_with_alloc(example, "gc");
let stdout_rc = build_and_run_with_alloc(example, "rc");
assert_eq!(stdout_gc.trim(), "0");
assert_eq!(stdout_rc.trim(), "0");
assert_eq!(
stdout_gc, stdout_rc,
"alloc=rc must match alloc=gc on rc_let_alias_implicit_param"
);
}
/// Regression — RED-then-GREEN for the dynamic-tag partial-drop