WebAssembly / WebAssembly/binaryen

CSE doesn't work for subexpressions with implicit trap

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Description

I have very simple example:

(func $test (export "test") (type $t0) (param $p0 i32) (param $p1 i32) (result i32)
    local.get $p0
    local.get $p1
    i32.rem_u
    i32.eqz
    local.get $p0
    local.get $p1
    i32.rem_u
    i32.const 1
    i32.eq
    i32.or)

and expect this:

(func $test (export "test") (type $t0) (param $p0 i32) (param $p1 i32) (result i32)
    local.get $p0
    local.get $p1
    i32.rem_u
    local.tee $p0
    i32.eqz
    local.get $p0
    i32.const 1
    i32.eq
    i32.or)

But unfortunately CSE didn't apply. Thoughts?

Upd: It seems this happened due to side effect. Because x % 10 properly eliminated

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Research direction

No source file or test is named. Start by reproducing the WAT example and comparing CSE behavior for i32.rem_u with the reported x % 10 case, then trace the CSE handling of subexpressions with implicit traps. Done means the example has a defined, tested outcome consistent with the intended optimization behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
wasm
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
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Newbie friendliness
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