Stack pane renders all slots grey in HLIL view but correct colors in MLIL view

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Issue type
Bug
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Tech stack
cpp
Domain
reverse-engineering

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Reproduce the issue by applying structs to the stack and switching between MLIL and HLIL while observing the Stack pane. Compare the coloration behavior in both views; done means HLIL shows the same stack-location coloration as MLIL.

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Description

Version and Platform (required):

  • Binary Ninja Version: 5.4.9729-dev Ultimate, f6da9b26
  • OS: macos
  • OS Version: 26.5.0
  • CPU Architecture: arm64

Bug Description:
HLIL view loses Stack pane coloration for most stack locations for no apparent reason.

Steps To Reproduce:

  1. Open a database
  2. Apply a struct or two to the stack.
  3. Switch to MLIL, observe coloration
  4. Switch to HLIL, observe coloration

Expected Behavior:
Same coloration for HLIL according to stack location usage.

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