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Brummel 2e0006029b fix: let-alias-aware mode propagation through Term::Let
Closes the carve-out shared by 18d.4 Iter A and 18g.1's pre-tail-
call seam: a let-binder whose value is Term::Var aliasing a non-
Own fn-param now inherits the param's mode in current_param_modes
for the duration of the let body. Without this, (let a t (match
a ...)) where t is Implicit / Borrow defeated scrutinee_is_owned
(default for non-fn-param scrutinees was 'owned'), and the arm-
close drop fired on pattern-binders whose underlying memory
belongs to the caller — refcount underflow / SIGSEGV on the next
recursion.

Implementation: Term::Let lowering checks if value is Term::Var
referencing a name in current_param_modes; if so, inserts that
mode under the let-binder's name for the body and restores on
let-close (push/pop pattern, symmetric with locals).

Red:
alloc_rc_let_alias_of_implicit_param_does_not_dec_borrowed_children
on examples/rc_let_alias_implicit_param. Pre-fix: SIGSEGV / RC
underflow on the second iteration of loop. Post-fix: matches
alloc=gc ('0').

The Borrow-ret-mode case is already covered by the language-design
rule (typechecker rejects 'consume-while-borrowed' on the
borrow-aliasing shape); the Implicit-mode case is what the carve-
out actually surfaces. Both are now closed at codegen-time.

Two of the three known debts from the 18g tidy now resolved
(stat-of-N earlier in the session, let-alias here). The remaining
debt — tag-conditional partial-drop helper for the dynamic-tag
carve-outs in lower_match and emit_inlined_partial_drop — is the
substantively larger piece and stays queued.
2026-05-08 15:21:40 +02:00

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; Iter 18g tidy follow-up RED-test fixture: a let-binder whose
; value is a Term::Var referencing a non-Own fn-param must
; inherit the param's mode for codegen's drop-emission gates.
;
; The carve-out documented in 18d.4's Iter A fix: the gate
; checks `scrutinee_is_owned` against `current_param_modes`,
; but only fn-params are recorded there. A let-binder aliasing
; an Implicit-mode fn-param passes the gate (its lookup
; misses, default = owned), so the arm-close drop fires on
; memory the caller still references.
;
; Pattern: `pin_aliased` takes `t` as Implicit-mode (default,
; no annotation); aliases it via `(let a t ...)`; matches `a`.
; In the TNode arm the pattern-bindings `l` / `r` would be
; dec'd at arm close because `a` looks owned to the gate —
; corrupting the caller's tree.
;
; Pre-fix under --alloc=rc: refcount underflow at the second
; iteration of `loop`, where the recursive call into
; `pin_aliased(t)` re-loads cells the previous iteration
; freed.
; Post-fix: clean exit, output `0`. Stats are not the focus
; here (the caller's tree leaks under the Implicit-mode
; back-compat lane); the test asserts only correctness.
(module rc_let_alias_implicit_param
(data Tree
(ctor TLeaf)
(ctor TNode (con Int) (con Tree) (con Tree)))
(fn build
(type
(fn-type
(params (con Int))
(ret (own (con Tree)))))
(params d)
(body
(if (app == d 0)
(term-ctor Tree TLeaf)
(term-ctor Tree TNode 1
(app build (app - d 1))
(app build (app - d 1))))))
; Pin via let-alias: the alias `a` is a Var-binding on the
; Implicit-mode (default) param `t`. Codegen's gate must
; recognise that `a` inherits `t`'s mode and skip the arm-
; close drop that would otherwise fragment the caller's
; tree.
(fn pin_aliased
(type
(fn-type
(params (con Tree))
(ret (con Int))))
(params t)
(body
(let a t
(match a
(case (pat-ctor TLeaf) 0)
(case (pat-ctor TNode v l r) 1)))))
(fn loop
(type
(fn-type
(params (con Int) (con Tree))
(ret (con Int))))
(params n t)
(body
(if (app == n 0)
0
(let _v (app pin_aliased t)
(app loop (app - n 1) t)))))
(fn main
(type (fn-type (params) (ret (con Unit)) (effects IO)))
(params)
(body
(let t (app build 2)
(do io/print_int (app loop 3 t))))))