WebAssembly / WebAssembly/binaryen
Simplify mutable globals with single write in "start"
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Description
It looks like simplify global pass doesn't take into account v128 types.
For example:
(module
(global $g (mut v128) (v128.const i32x4 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000))
(start $~start)
(func (export "getG") $getG (result v128)
(global.get $g)
)
(func $~start
(global.set $g
(v128.const i32x4 0x00000003 0x00000003 0x00000003 0x00000003)
)
)
)
Cannot be optimized to:
(module
(global $g (mut v128) (v128.const i32x4 0x00000003 0x00000003 0x00000003 0x00000003))
(func (export "getG") $getG (result v128)
(global.get $g)
)
)
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Research direction
Start with the simplify global pass and reproduce the issue using the WebAssembly module in the report. Check how mutable v128 globals with a single write in the start function are handled; done when the pass safely produces the shown optimized module while preserving getG behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- wasm
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100