Redundant stack spills on subsequent escaping calls separated by comments
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Description
Bug report
Bug description:
Tier 1 case generator emits stack spill for every subsequent escaping call, when subsequent escaping calls are separated by comment(s). Example:
Subsequent escaping calls without comments in between:
Bytecode definition:
pure inst(NOP, (--)) {
escaping_call1();
escaping_call2();
escaping_call3();
}
Generated case:
TARGET(NOP) {
frame->instr_ptr = next_instr;
next_instr += 1;
INSTRUCTION_STATS(NOP);
_PyFrame_SetStackPointer(frame, stack_pointer);
escaping_call1();
escaping_call2();
escaping_call3();
stack_pointer = _PyFrame_GetStackPointer(frame);
DISPATCH();
}
Subsequent escaping calls with comments in between:
Bytecode definition:
pure inst(NOP, (--)) {
escaping_call1();
// comment1
escaping_call2();
// comment2
escaping_call3();
}
Generated case:
TARGET(NOP) {
frame->instr_ptr = next_instr;
next_instr += 1;
INSTRUCTION_STATS(NOP);
_PyFrame_SetStackPointer(frame, stack_pointer);
escaping_call1();
stack_pointer = _PyFrame_GetStackPointer(frame);
// comment1
_PyFrame_SetStackPointer(frame, stack_pointer);
escaping_call2();
stack_pointer = _PyFrame_GetStackPointer(frame);
// comment2
_PyFrame_SetStackPointer(frame, stack_pointer);
escaping_call3();
stack_pointer = _PyFrame_GetStackPointer(frame);
DISPATCH();
}
CPython versions tested on:
CPython main branch
Operating systems tested on:
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Linked PRs
- gh-128761
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Research direction
Start with the Tier 1 case generator and the bytecode definition shown in the report, then review linked PR gh-128761 for the current work. Reproduce the examples with comments between escaping calls and verify that the generated case emits only the necessary stack-pointer operations.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, python
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100