microsoft / microsoft/DirectXShaderCompiler
[SPIRV] "Cannot load a runtime-sized array" when initializing local resource via comma expression
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Description
When compiling HLSL that uses a comma expression to initialize a local resource variable, DXC's SPIRV backend generates invalid SPIR-V:
fatal error: generated SPIR-V is invalid: Cannot load a runtime-sized array %13 = OpLoad %type_RWByteAddressBuffer %gBuf1
Repro:
RWByteAddressBuffer gBuf0 : register(u0);
RWByteAddressBuffer gBuf1 : register(u1);
[numthreads(1,1,1)] void main() {
RWByteAddressBuffer buf = (gBuf0, gBuf1);
buf.Store(0, 42);
}
Command:
dxc.exe -spirv -fspv-target-env=vulkan1.3 -T cs_6_0 -Fo out.spv repro.hlsl
DXC DXIL compiles and runs this correctly. DXC version: main (built from source).
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Research direction
Start by running the HLSL repro with dxc.exe using the provided SPIR-V command and confirm the invalid OpLoad diagnostic. Then trace the SPIR-V backend's handling of comma expressions when initializing a local resource, using the DXIL behavior as a comparison. Done means the repro produces valid SPIR-V and no longer reports that a runtime-sized array cannot be loaded.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
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- 3-5 days
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- Mostly clear
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