kokkos / kokkos/mdspan

Mapping comparison operators are not constrained properly

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Description

For instance with layout_right, the standard says

template<class OtherExtents>
  friend constexpr bool operator==(const mapping& x, const mapping<OtherExtents>& y) noexcept;

Constraints: extents_type​::​rank() == OtherExtents​::​rank() is true.
Effects: Equivalent to: return x.extents() == y.extents();

and our implementation does
https://github.com/kokkos/mdspan/blob/26f4d3aaeead1e2ac2d892737c5b488136653620/include/experimental/__p0009_bits/layout_left.hpp#L190-L194

I realized that as I was reviewing Chrisitan's tests for libcxx

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Research direction

Start with the comparison operators in include/experimental/__p0009_bits/layout_left.hpp and the corresponding mapping implementations, then compare their constraints with the linked C++ standard wording for layout_right. Check the libcxx tests mentioned in the issue for expected coverage. Done means mapping comparisons reject extents with different ranks while preserving the stated equality behavior.

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Tech stack
cpp
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
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2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
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Stale
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