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fix(harness): a quoted LLVM label must start a new basic block (#9494) - #9510

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Closes #9494.

The failure

native-region-proof fails packed_f64_loop_versioning on correct codegen:

hot_loops_no_runtime_calls: hot loop runtime calls:
  {"for.packed_f64_fast.body.54.i.epil": ["js_array_alloc"]}

The named block contains no calls at all — it is a clean scalar epilogue:

for.packed_f64_fast.body.54.i.epil:
  %r232.i.epil = load double, ptr %r231.i.epil, align 8
  %r233.i.epil = fadd double %r203.135.i.epil, %r232.i.epil
  ...
  br i1 %epil.iter.cmp.not, label %"...exit", label %for.packed_f64_fast.body.54.i.epil

The js_array_alloc belongs to the next block — it builds console.log's argument array:

%r13 = tail call i64 @js_array_alloc(i32 1)
%r19 = tail call i64 @js_array_push_f64(i64 %r13, double %r12)
tail call void @js_console_log_spread(i64 %r19)

Root cause

extract_blocks matched labels with ^([A-Za-z0-9_.$-]+):(?:\s|$).

LLVM quotes any identifier outside its bare-name set. #9337's specialization puts a $ in function names, so the label is emitted quoted:

"perry_fn_..._dynamicRhsPackedStore$spec_i32.exit":

That line starts with ", so it never matched — no new block began, and the quoted block's body was appended to the previous label. The mis-attribution can only ever move calls into the preceding block, which is exactly the false-positive shape seen here.

This is a harness defect. Perry's generated code is correct and the loop is as optimized as the proof intends.

Fix

Accept optionally-quoted labels in extract_blocks / extract_blocks_with_functions, and quoted define names.

Verification — against the exact IR CI analyzed

Artifact from the failing run (33598905771), not a local rebuild:

parser blocks hot loops hot-loop js calls
before 510 29 {"for.packed_f64_fast.body.54.i.epil": ["js_array_alloc"]}
after 512 29 {}

Two quoted labels recovered; hot-loop count is unchanged at 29, so the fix does not hide loops — it ends the block where LLVM ends it.

Swept every workload in that artifact. packed_f64_loop_versioning is the only verdict that moves. h1_buffer_alias_negative and image_convolution keep their (allowlisted) hot-loop calls unchanged, so no previously-masked failure is exposed.

The test can fail

QuotedLlvmLabelBlockBoundaryTests is sabotage-checked — reverting the pattern fails 2 of its 3 cases:

AssertionError: 'fn$spec_i32.exit' not found in ['for.body.7.epil']
  : quoted label must be recognised as its own block

It runs in the existing required python3 -m unittest tests.test_compiler_output_regression step (80 tests pass).

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • Fixed processing of LLVM output with quoted labels and function names.
    • Corrected basic-block boundaries so runtime calls are attributed to the appropriate blocks.
    • Prevented hot-loop analysis from incorrectly including calls from following blocks.
  • Tests

    • Added regression coverage for quoted labels, quoted function names, and block attribution.

Ralph Küpper added 2 commits September 2, 2026 11:31
`native-region-proof` failed `packed_f64_loop_versioning` with

  hot_loops_no_runtime_calls: {"for.packed_f64_fast.body.54.i.epil":
    ["js_array_alloc"]}

on correct codegen. The named block contains no calls at all -- it is a
clean scalar epilogue (shl/add/inttoptr/load/fadd/icmp/br). The
`js_array_alloc` belongs to the NEXT block, which builds console.log's
argument array.

The block splitter matched labels with

  ^([A-Za-z0-9_.$-]+):(?:\s|$)

LLVM quotes any identifier outside its bare-name set, and #9337's
specialized functions put a `$` in the name, so the following label is
emitted as

  "perry_fn_..._dynamicRhsPackedStore$spec_i32.exit":

That line starts with `"`, so it never matched, no new block began, and
the quoted block's body was appended to the preceding label -- moving
main's `js_array_alloc` inside an unrolled hot-loop epilogue.

Accept optionally-quoted labels (and quoted `define` names). Verified
against the exact IR CI analyzed (run 33598905771): 510 -> 512 blocks,
hot-loop count unchanged at 29, and the subject's hot-loop runtime calls
go from {"...epil": ["js_array_alloc"]} to {}. Swept every workload in
that artifact: `packed_f64_loop_versioning` is the only verdict that
moves; `h1_buffer_alias_negative` and `image_convolution` are unchanged,
so no masked failure is exposed.

The regression test is sabotage-checked: reverting the pattern fails 2 of
its 3 cases.
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The compiler output analyzers now recognize quoted LLVM labels and function names containing $. Regression tests verify block boundaries, runtime-call attribution, and function attribution. A changelog entry records the observed CI results.

Changes

Quoted LLVM label parsing

Layer / File(s) Summary
Parser support
scripts/compiler_output_harness/analyzers.py
A shared pattern now matches quoted and bare LLVM labels. Block extraction and function extraction accept quoted function names and capture quoted labels.
Regression validation and changelog
tests/test_compiler_output_regression.py, changelog.d/9510-quoted-llvm-label-block-boundary.md
Regression tests verify separate quoted blocks, correct hot-loop runtime-call attribution, and quoted function-name attribution. The changelog records the CI verification results.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 1a9a0

The PR corrects quoted LLVM block attribution, but function-aware parsing can still misidentify quoted names containing '@', potentially assigning analysis results to the wrong function; the affected behavior is limited to the development harness and is mergeable with explicit owner awareness and follow-up.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

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Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 7 functions across 2 files. (1 skipped: 1 … Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: recognizing quoted LLVM labels as new basic blocks.
Description check ✅ Passed The description is substantively complete. It explains the failure, root cause, fix, verification results, regression coverage, and linked issue. It omits the template headings and checklist, but thos…
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy issue #9494 by fixing quoted-label and quoted-function parsing, restoring block boundaries, preventing false runtime-call attribution, and adding regression tests. The reported hot…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The code changes, regression tests, and changelog entry directly support issue #9494. No unrelated or out-of-scope changes are identified.
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The changes satisfy issue #9494 by fixing quoted-label and quoted-function parsing, restoring block boundaries, preventing false runtime-call attribution, and adding regression tests. The reported hot-loop call is removed without changing the hot-loop count.

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In `@scripts/compiler_output_harness/analyzers.py`:
- Line 81: Update the define matching in extract_blocks_with_functions to parse
the function sigil grammar-aware, ensuring quoted identifiers such as @"a@foo("
are captured as the complete function name rather than allowing .*@ to consume
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label_re = re.compile(r"^([A-Za-z0-9_.$-]+):(?:\s|$)")
define_re = re.compile(r"^define\b.*@([A-Za-z0-9_.$-]+)\(")
label_re = re.compile(_LABEL_PATTERN)
define_re = re.compile(r"^define\b.*@(?:\"([^\"]+)\"|([A-Za-z0-9_.$-]+))\(")

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Please address both gaps in the function-aware parsing path. The greedy .*@ match can consume an @ inside a quoted LLVM function name such as @\"a@foo(\", causing current_function to be recorded incorrectly and potentially misattributing named regions; use a grammar-aware function-name parse. Also add a regression case through extract_blocks_with_functions that verifies a quoted label such as fn$spec_i32.exit becomes a separate block under main, since the current quoted-label tests exercise extract_blocks only.

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In `@scripts/compiler_output_harness/analyzers.py` at line 81, Update the define
matching in extract_blocks_with_functions to parse the function sigil
grammar-aware, ensuring quoted identifiers such as @"a@foo(" are captured as the
complete function name rather than allowing .*@ to consume an inner @; add a
regression test covering this identifier shape and verify named_hot_regions
selects the correct region.

Apply the same fix in `@tests/test_compiler_output_regression.py` around lines
3049 - 3061: Adds coverage for quoted-label handling through the function-aware
parser.

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Co-authored-by: Ralph Küpper <ralph@skelpo.com>
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