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perf: ECS command path round 3 — field-push inline append, inline f64 typed guard, header-gated registry probes (+5.4%) - #8897

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Round 3 on the codehz/ecs "5k entities: 3 commands each + sync" row, on top of #8885 (merged main measured at 4.386 ms/op vs the 7.30 ms handoff; Node 26.5.1 = 1.762 ms on the same host). Four general mechanisms, screened together with paired alternating runs on an idle Mac mini: 4.384 → 4.146 ms/op, +5.4%, 9/9 (wxy-screen-9pairs.json; 15-pair confirmation running). Write-up: secret-tests/ecs-suite/PERRY_ECS_FOLLOWUP_2026-08-27_CLAUDE.md.

  • transform: field_push_local_bindthis.f.push(v) as a statement becomes let old = this.f; let t = old; t.push(v); if (t !== old) this.f = t; so the push takes the inline append (Expr::ArrayPush) instead of js_array_push_guard + js_array_push_f64 + js_array_length with the layout note and barrier out of line (7% of the frame in CommandBuffer.set). Read-for-read and write-for-write what the native lowering did; admitted only for a declared instance array field with no accessor of that name, one non-spread argument, instance methods/getters/setters.
  • codegen: tiny-method allocation kernel sees through that expansion — without it the expansion pushed a one-statement command-buffer method over TINY_METHOD_MAX_STMTS, its literal fell back to the outlined class allocation, and the first screen regressed 7.7%. Pinned by a test on the expanded shape.
  • codegen: inline f64 typed-argument guard/unbox (emit_typed_f64_guard, mirrors the i32 lane) — every public entry of a function with a boxed-double clone ran js_typed_f64_arg_guard as a call per numeric parameter; the free-function direct-call, closure, method-override and scalar-method dispatch sites share the same helper (the Map/Set number-key and closure-capture unbox sites keep their runtime calls).
  • runtime: iteration helpers probe the typed-array/Buffer registries only for a non-GC_TYPE_ARRAY header (13 sites in iter_methods.rs).

Tests: transform (115), codegen lib (1323) + native_proof_regressions (280, repinned from the runtime guard calls to the inline markers), runtime array/typed-array suites green locally; lint gates and the merge-base ratchets replayed locally against 77b994f6b. 15-pair confirmation: +5.51%, 15/15 (wxy-confirm-15pairs.json).

https://claude.ai/code/session_01FUvFrRNZyc5qknBiJbYbby

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  • Performance

    • Improved ECS command-path performance, including faster field appends and typed numeric dispatch.
    • Reduced unnecessary typed-array and Buffer checks during array iteration.
    • Compiled ECS benchmark performance improved by approximately 5.4%.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved handling of array-field appends when an append reallocates storage.
    • Preserved correct iteration behavior for arrays, typed arrays, and Buffers.
    • Improved reliability of numeric argument validation and conversion during optimized calls.

Ralph Küpper added 5 commits August 27, 2026 21:40
…end lowering applies

arr.push(v) on a local lowers to Expr::ArrayPush — an inline bump append
whose live header test elides the per-store GC bookkeeping — but the same
push through a class field is a NativeMethodCall{array, push_single} that
lowers to js_array_push_guard + js_array_push_f64 + js_array_length with
the layout note and the barrier out of line (7% of an ECS frame in one
statement). The pass rewrites the statement form into

    let old = this.f; let t = old; t.push(v); if (t !== old) this.f = t;

which is read for read and write for write what the native lowering did
(field read once before the value, write-back only when the head moved),
and the let locals are what codegen roots across the value's evaluation.
Admitted only for a declared instance array field of the enclosing class
with no accessor of that name, as a statement, one non-spread argument,
in instance methods/getters/setters.

Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01FUvFrRNZyc5qknBiJbYbby
…-push expansion

field_push_local_bind expands one this.f.push(v) statement into four, which
pushed a command-buffer method that is exactly this.commands.push({...})
over the tiny-method budget: its literal fell back to the outlined
js_object_alloc_class_inline_keys_stamped (+ per-object layout records),
a 7.7% regression that ate the push's gain. The rule now counts each
expansion as the one statement it came from; pinned by a test on the
expanded shape.

Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01FUvFrRNZyc5qknBiJbYbby
emit_typed_f64_guard is the exact js_typed_f64_arg_guard predicate
(is_number || is_int32) in IR, mirroring the existing i32 lane; the guarded
unbox is a select over the INT32 lane. Every public entry of a function with
a boxed-double clone ran the guard as a cross-crate call per numeric
parameter — a one-line ECS isComponentId(id) paid a call for a four
instruction compare. Same predicate, same routing decision; the two typed
dispatch sites that called the runtime symbol directly now share the helper.

Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01FUvFrRNZyc5qknBiJbYbby
…ies only for a non-array header

A GC_TYPE_ARRAY header is never a registered typed array, Buffer or native
view (every registration carries its own object type), so the 13
receiver-dispatch probes in iter_methods.rs are gated on
receiver_may_be_registered_exotic — one header byte — instead of two
thread-local registry lookups per call.

Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01FUvFrRNZyc5qknBiJbYbby
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This change adds an ECS field-push lowering pass, inlines F64 typed-argument guards and conversions, and gates typed-array registry probes by receiver headers. It also updates compiler tests, tiny-method classification, and the changelog.

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Typed ABI guard lowering

Layer / File(s) Summary
Inline F64 guards and conversions
crates/perry-codegen/src/codegen/typed_abi.rs, crates/perry-codegen/src/codegen/mod.rs
F64 typed arguments now use inline tag checks and guarded INT32-to-double conversion. Shared helpers are re-exported within the crate.
Typed call-site wiring and assertions
crates/perry-codegen/src/lower_call/..., crates/perry-codegen/src/codegen/*_tests.rs, crates/perry-codegen/tests/native_proof_regressions.rs
Typed dispatch paths use the shared helpers. IR tests now expect inline Number checks and INT32 conversion markers.

Field push lowering

Layer / File(s) Summary
Field push rewrite
crates/perry-transform/src/closure_local_inline.rs, crates/perry-transform/src/field_push_local_bind.rs
Eligible this.f.push(v) statements now use local receivers, inline append, and conditional field write-back. Tests cover rewrite shape and exclusion rules.
Pipeline integration and tiny-method counting
crates/perry-transform/src/lib.rs, crates/perry-codegen/src/collectors/hot_callees.rs, changelog.d/8897-ecs-round3-field-push-inline-append.md
The pass runs during post-inline cleanup. Tiny-method counting normalizes compiler-generated field-push expansions. The changelog records the benchmark result.

Array registry probe gating

Layer / File(s) Summary
Receiver type classification and registry gates
crates/perry-runtime/src/array/header.rs, crates/perry-runtime/src/array/iter_methods.rs
Array iteration methods check the GC header before probing typed-array and Buffer registries. Unknown headers continue to permit registry probing.

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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to e2afe

The PR improves compiler and runtime performance, but a name-only expansion rule may incorrectly apply the tiny-method allocation optimization to ordinary methods, creating a bounded correctness risk. It is mergeable with explicit owner awareness or follow-up.

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928-931: 🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Evaluate the receiver classification once.

For an ordinary array, the first receiver_may_be_registered_exotic call returns false, then the right side calls it again before checking the Buffer registry. Bind the result once and reuse it on this hot path.

Proposed simplification
-    if super::header::receiver_may_be_registered_exotic(arr)
-        && crate::typedarray::lookup_typed_array_kind(arr as usize).is_some()
-        || super::header::receiver_may_be_registered_exotic(arr)
-            && crate::buffer::is_registered_buffer(arr as usize)
+    let may_be_registered_exotic =
+        super::header::receiver_may_be_registered_exotic(arr);
+    if may_be_registered_exotic
+        && (crate::typedarray::lookup_typed_array_kind(arr as usize).is_some()
+            || crate::buffer::is_registered_buffer(arr as usize))
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In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/array/iter_methods.rs` around lines 928 - 931, In
the receiver classification logic around lookup_typed_array_kind and
is_registered_buffer, evaluate receiver_may_be_registered_exotic(arr) once,
store its result in a local variable, and reuse that variable in both registry
checks while preserving the existing boolean behavior.
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In `@crates/perry-codegen/src/collectors/hot_callees.rs`:
- Around line 80-87: Update tiny_method_stmt_count to count only contiguous
four-statement __push_recv_old expansion sequences with the expected matching
LocalId values, rather than every matching local declaration; subtract the
expansion overhead only for fully recognized sequences and preserve normal
statement counts for source declarations using that name.

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In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/array/iter_methods.rs`:
- Around line 928-931: In the receiver classification logic around
lookup_typed_array_kind and is_registered_buffer, evaluate
receiver_may_be_registered_exotic(arr) once, store its result in a local
variable, and reuse that variable in both registry checks while preserving the
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Comment on lines +80 to +87
fn tiny_method_stmt_count(body: &[Stmt]) -> usize {
let expansions = body
.iter()
.filter(
|stmt| matches!(stmt, Stmt::Let { name, .. } if name == FIELD_PUSH_RECEIVER_OLD_NAME),
)
.count();
body.len().saturating_sub(3 * expansions)

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Match the full expansion before normalizing the statement count.

tiny_method_stmt_count treats every local named __push_recv_old as compiler-generated. A source method can declare that identifier. In a five-statement method, this subtracts three and incorrectly admits the method under the two-statement tiny-method limit. Recognize the contiguous four-statement expansion shape, including matching LocalId values, before subtracting its overhead.

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In `@crates/perry-codegen/src/collectors/hot_callees.rs` around lines 80 - 87,
Update tiny_method_stmt_count to count only contiguous four-statement
__push_recv_old expansion sequences with the expected matching LocalId values,
rather than every matching local declaration; subtract the expansion overhead
only for fully recognized sequences and preserve normal statement counts for
source declarations using that name.

…ar-method dispatch sites too; repin the native_proof_regressions markers

The free-function direct call (func_ref.rs) and the scalar-replaced method
dispatch (scalar_method.rs) still called js_typed_f64_arg_guard /
js_typed_f64_arg_to_raw; they now share emit_typed_f64_guard /
emit_typed_f64_to_raw_guarded with the public entries. The
native_proof_regressions integration tests that pinned the runtime calls at
typed-dispatch sites pin the inline markers (the SHORT_STRING band bound
', 32761' and the INT32-lane 'sitofp i32 %') instead; the Map/Set number-key
and closure-capture unbox sites keep their runtime calls and their pins.

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In `@crates/perry-codegen/tests/native_proof_regressions.rs`:
- Around line 3214-3215: Update the three F64 regression assertions in the
relevant test cases to stop requiring calls to js_typed_f64_arg_guard and
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Comment on lines +3214 to +3215
probe_ir.contains("call i32 @js_typed_f64_arg_guard(")
&& probe_ir.contains("call double @js_typed_f64_arg_to_raw("),

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Update the stale F64 assertions.

These assertions still require js_typed_f64_arg_guard and js_typed_f64_arg_to_raw. The shared helpers now emit the inline , 32761 band test and guarded conversion instead. The three assertions will fail after this change.

Replace each pair with the inline markers used by the other tests.

Proposed fix
-        probe_ir.contains("call i32 `@js_typed_f64_arg_guard`(")
-            && probe_ir.contains("call double `@js_typed_f64_arg_to_raw`("),
+        probe_ir.contains(", 32761"),

Also applies to: 3287-3288, 4914-4915

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In `@crates/perry-codegen/tests/native_proof_regressions.rs` around lines 3214 -
3215, Update the three F64 regression assertions in the relevant test cases to
stop requiring calls to js_typed_f64_arg_guard and js_typed_f64_arg_to_raw;
replace each assertion pair with the inline “, 32761” band-test and
guarded-conversion markers used by the other tests.

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Audited and validated locally, merged onto current main (7c9f60169).

Unit suites — transform 115/0, hir 351/0, codegen 1329/0, runtime 2758/0 (RUST_TEST_THREADS=1), stdlib 124/0.

Gates — 2000-line cap, addr-class ratchet, gc_runtime_root_holders, node-version consistency all OK; cargo fmt --all -- --check exit 0; raw-handle debt unchanged (967→967, 113 ceilings) on both invocations, bare and --no-raise-vs origin/main.

Gap suite (full local run, 580 tests): 569 pass / 10 parity fail / 1 compile fail. Six were flagged as regressions against the snapshot. All six reproduce identically on a main-built compiler, so none attribute to this PR:

  • backoff_options, cron_cronjob, dayjs_factory_arg, moment_methods, ratelimiter_memory — per-test A/B, same ParityFail:1 on both arms.
  • gc_alloc_point_no_move — this one does not finish compiling at all. Four-arm A/B (main and this PR × with and without PERRY_NO_AUTO_OPTIMIZE=1) times out in every arm, so it is pre-existing on main and independent of auto-optimize. Filed as test_gap_gc_alloc_point_no_move.ts does not finish compiling on main (>23 min); #7682 coverage may be dark #8906. Note the transform here cannot fire on that file anyway — it has no this.<field>.push( sites and no class array fields, so admissible_fields yields nothing.

On the two mechanisms I couldn't settle by reading:

  • The iter_methods.rs narrowing is sound. GC_TYPE_ARRAY = 1 while Buffer/TypedArray/native-view are 10/11/14, and every allocation site (typedarray/mod.rs:952, native_arena.rs:323, buffer/header.rs:606,629) writes a non-1 constant, so a typed array or Buffer can never present as GC_TYPE_ARRAY. The inverse holds too — no register_* call ever registers a GC_TYPE_ARRAY pointer, and Uint8Array.from(plainArray) copies into a fresh buffer_alloc rather than registering the source. This is arguably a net improvement against the stale-address-registry hazard (Silent wrong answers: hot relational comparison with an object operand returns false after ~726 iterations (default GC config) #8393), since a live GC_TYPE_ARRAY header now short-circuits a stale registry hit on a reused address.
  • The inline f64 guard admits and rejects exactly what js_typed_f64_arg_guard did (is_number() || is_int32()), using the same tag-band arithmetic the untouched i32 lane already relies on, with the constants covered by the existing tag_strings_match_u64_values test. For any bit pattern the guard admits, js_number_coerce can only reach its int32 arm or its identity arm, and the inline conversion reproduces both.

Two cosmetic observations, deliberately not changed so as not to invalidate the validation above: receiver_may_be_registered_exotic's Some(header) => obj_type != GC_TYPE_ARRAY arm is always false given array_gc_header's contract (harmless, and arguably more robust if that contract ever changes), and js_array_some_captureless evaluates receiver_may_be_registered_exotic twice through A && B || A && C precedence.

The claimed +5.4% on the ECS row is not re-measured here; it was screened by the author on an idle mini.

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Measured a cold-start regression from this PR on wolf-ecs entity_cycle (noctjs/ecs-benchmark), Mac mini, taskpolicy -t 0 -l 0, bisected to 2a6dcd344 (#8900 is not involved):

The public addComponent also changed from the fused js_array_push_u31_with_length (3 sites) to js_array_push_f64_spec (6 sites): with field_push_local_bind, this.packed.push(x) on an object-backed class Archetype extends Array reaches js_array_push_f64_spec, which paid the tracked resolver (a guaranteed miss for a GC_TYPE_OBJECT header) and then js_array_push_f64, which paid it again before the dense subclass arm. I have a runtime-side fix for that part (subclass arm ahead of the resolver in both entries) in a follow-up branch; the per-push allocation is still being attributed — probes: .perry-bench/warmup-probe.js, alloc-probe-{create,add}.js in the regenerated noctjs workspace.

Also worth knowing for the harness numbers: the 50 ms window is dominated by warm-up, so tail-window deltas can be ±100% while steady state is flat; I'm switching my screens to a 2 s window and reporting both.

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