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Summary

Use compiler-published (class_id, ShapeId) pairs to prove that canonical instances cannot have post-construction own-method overrides. Eligible polymorphic dispatch sites now bypass the runtime keys-array scan and reuse the class id from the single header probe.

Changes

  • add a bounded canonical-shape probe before dynamic own-method lookup
  • preserve guarded fallback behavior for declared/computed fields, dynamic parent chains, mutated shapes, non-instance receivers, and wide dispatch towers
  • add integration coverage for declared function fields and post-construction method overrides
  • update the existing IR routing assertion for the additional hoisted shape load

Related issue

Closes #8406

Performance

Five interleaved whole-corpus runs on the issue host:

Metric Baseline Candidate Delta
Wall 0.110 s 0.090 s -18.2%
Instructions 1,264,885,553 1,149,314,946 -9.14%
Cycles 290,262,830 261,445,126 -9.93%
Peak RSS 33,718,272 33,783,808 +64 KiB / +0.19%

Wall ranges overlapped on the contended host. Interleaved candidate and Node medians were 90 ms and 110 ms respectively, also with overlapping ranges. No other corpus row moved more than 1% in retired instructions; maximum non-target drift was 0.48%. RSS remained approximately 0.36x Node.

Test plan

  • cargo build --release -p perry -p perry-runtime-static -p perry-stdlib-static
  • all 19 corpus programs compile and match the Node oracle byte-for-byte
  • cargo test --release -p perry-runtime --lib (2,606 passed, 4 ignored)
  • cargo test --release -p perry-codegen --lib (1,113 passed)
  • cargo test --release -p perry --bin perry (1,008 passed)
  • bash scripts/run_lint_gates.sh (all 52 gates, including address-class and GC root-holder ratchets)
  • focused perf: shapes spends 100% of self time in try_read_tracked_gc_header + shape_descriptor_by_id (1.06x Node) #8406 integration and IR-routing tests rerun after rebasing onto current main
  • full excluded-platform workspace suite (scoped issue commands above passed)
  • Added an integration regression test
  • Documentation update (no API or user-facing behavior change)
  • Platform UI backend build (not touched)

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Checklist

  • I have NOT bumped the workspace version or edited CLAUDE.md / CHANGELOG.md
  • My commit follows the repository commit-prefix convention
  • I have read CONTRIBUTING.md and agree to the Code of Conduct

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Performance

    • Improved dynamic method dispatch for eligible object shapes, reducing unnecessary property checks.
    • Reused receiver information during dispatch for faster method selection.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Preserved reliable fallback behavior for mutated shapes, inherited fields, and complex class hierarchies.
    • Improved handling of method overrides and function-valued fields.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for inherited, declared, and later-mutated method overrides.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

Dynamic property dispatch now uses canonical-shape and ShapeId checks to bypass eligible own-property scans. It reuses the probed class ID for tower dispatch and preserves fallback behavior for uncertain shapes. Tests cover inherited, declared-field, and mutated method overrides.

Changes

Dynamic dispatch shape probe

Layer / File(s) Summary
Canonical shape analysis and implementor tracking
crates/perry-codegen/src/lower_call/property_get/dynamic_dispatch.rs
The lowering tracks concrete implementor classes and identifies canonical inheritance layouts that cannot contain the queried own property.
Guarded ShapeId dispatch
crates/perry-codegen/src/lower_call/property_get/dynamic_dispatch.rs
Eligible receivers use a bounded ShapeId probe. Uncertain shapes retain the legacy own-property scan and runtime fallback. Successful probes reuse the loaded class ID for dispatch.
Dispatch validation and coverage
crates/perry-codegen/src/collectors/proven_this_routing_tests.rs, crates/perry/tests/issue_8406_dynamic_dispatch_shape_probe.rs, changelog.d/8406-shape-header-reads.md
The tests trace the selected ShapeId guard and validate inherited, class-field, and mutated method dispatch results. The changelog documents the optimization and fallback cases.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 5dbe8

The optimization changes how eligible dispatches reuse canonical shape information, while the routing regression test may not uniquely verify that behavior because its assertion can match similarly named values from another function. The PR is mergeable with owner awareness and a bounded follow-up to scope the assertion to the guarded function.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant DynamicDispatch
  participant ShapeIdProbe
  participant OwnPropertyScan
  participant TowerDispatch
  DynamicDispatch->>ShapeIdProbe: Probe receiver class ShapeId
  ShapeIdProbe-->>DynamicDispatch: Return matching class ID or fallback result
  DynamicDispatch->>OwnPropertyScan: Scan own property when shape is uncertain
  DynamicDispatch->>TowerDispatch: Dispatch with probed or loaded class ID
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🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Linked Issues check ⚠️ Warning The PR meets the performance, correctness, reporting, and test requirements in [#8406], but peak RSS increased by 64 KiB (+0.19%). Reduce or eliminate the peak RSS increase, or obtain an explicit issue update that accepts this tradeoff before merge.
✅ Passed checks (4 passed)
Check name Status Explanation
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main optimization: skipping canonical-shape own-method scans.
Description check ✅ Passed The description includes the required summary, changes, issue, test plan, output, and checklist sections with relevant details.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The implementation, regression tests, IR test update, changelog entry, and performance data all support the linked issue objectives.
Docstring Coverage ✅ Passed Docstring coverage is 80.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 5 functions across 3 files. (1 skipped: 1 unsupported.)
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In `@crates/perry-codegen/src/collectors/proven_this_routing_tests.rs`:
- Around line 811-835: Scope the ShapeId dataflow analysis in the `clone_block`
test to its enclosing LLVM `define` range instead of the entire `ir`. Use that
function-local slice for the load and store discovery and for matching the
reload and `icmp eq i32` comparison, preserving the existing panic and
validation behavior.
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  • changelog.d/8406-shape-header-reads.md
  • crates/perry-codegen/src/collectors/proven_this_routing_tests.rs
  • crates/perry-codegen/src/lower_call/property_get/dynamic_dispatch.rs
  • crates/perry/tests/issue_8406_dynamic_dispatch_shape_probe.rs

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Comment on lines +811 to +835
let (slot, expected) = ir
.lines()
.find(|l| l.contains(&format!("store i32 {}, ptr ", global_reg)))
.unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("the hoisted ShapeId is never stored:\n{ir}"));
let slot = store.rsplit(' ').next().expect("slot name");
.filter(|line| line.contains("= load i32, ptr @perry_class_shape_id_"))
.find_map(|global_load| {
let global_reg = global_load.trim().split(' ').next()?;
let store = ir
.lines()
.find(|line| line.contains(&format!("store i32 {global_reg}, ptr ")))?;
let slot = store.rsplit(' ').next()?;
let expected = guard_body.iter().find_map(|line| {
let line = line.trim();
line.ends_with(&format!("load i32, ptr {slot}"))
.then(|| line.split(' ').next().map(str::to_string))
.flatten()
})?;
guard_body
.iter()
.any(|line| line.contains("icmp eq i32") && line.contains(&expected))
.then(|| (slot.to_string(), expected))
})
.unwrap_or_else(|| {
panic!(
"the routed call is not dominated by the hoisted ShapeId's reload and compare:\n{guard_body:#?}"
)
});

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Scope the ShapeId dataflow search to the guarded LLVM function.

ir.lines() searches every LLVM function. Local SSA names and entry-slot names can repeat across function definitions. A load or store from another function can match guard_body by text and let this test pass without proving the routed call uses the expected ShapeId.

Find the enclosing define range for clone_block. Search that range for the load, store, reload, and comparison.

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.

In `@crates/perry-codegen/src/collectors/proven_this_routing_tests.rs` around
lines 811 - 835, Scope the ShapeId dataflow analysis in the `clone_block` test
to its enclosing LLVM `define` range instead of the entire `ir`. Use that
function-local slice for the load and store discovery and for matching the
reload and `icmp eq i32` comparison, preserving the existing panic and
validation behavior.

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Closing as superseded — this is already on main.

#8520 and #8505 point at the same head commit 5dbe8c18a on the same branch fix/8406-shapes-hot-path. #8505 merged as 84adb7fdf, and #8406 closed with it.

Verified nothing is lost by closing this:

  • git diff --name-only origin/main pr85200 files. Not "the four PR files match" — the entire tree is identical, so there is no stray content outside the listed file set either.
  • Each listed file confirmed individually identical to main: the changelog fragment, dynamic_dispatch.rs (both references to canonical_shape_excludes_own_property present), proven_this_routing_tests.rs, and issue_8406_dynamic_dispatch_shape_probe.rs.
  • The only open review is CodeRabbit's auto-summary; no human review asked for a change.

The one real difference between the two PRs was the test plan, not the code: #8505 reported "all 50 lint gates" because it ran with SKIP_COMPILE_GATES=1, while this one reports all 52. That gap was covered before the merge — I ran cargo check --workspace --all-targets and cargo clippy --workspace on the branch myself, both clean — so the stricter test plan here confirms the merge rather than adding anything to it.

The extra corpus data in this description is useful corroboration and worth keeping in the record: no other row moved more than 1% in retired instructions, maximum non-target drift 0.48%, peak RSS +64 KiB (+0.19%).

Merge audit, including the adversarial shadowing fixtures and the subject-liveness check: #8505 (comment)

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