fix(gc): retire uncarried shape descriptors - #9733
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…re owned growth history Closes PerryTS#9706. The agent-local shape table kept a PtrHashMap<u32, Box<ShapeDescriptor>> beside two Vec<u32>-valued reverse maps (exact facts, keys address). On the compiled claude-code TUI at idle that was ~330 bytes per live descriptor: a 56-byte record in a 64-byte bin, a map entry at 25% load, a 57-byte facts bucket plus a Vec buffer, a keys bucket, and a per-scan probe memo. * ShapeSlab (object/shapes_store.rs): a ShapeId indexes a chunked, paged slab directly — packed 32-byte #[repr(C)] records (keys first, so the record address is the collector's rewritable keys slot, PerryTS#8112), stable addresses, 32-record chunks under a two-level page directory, all-dead chunks and pages released at major GC. The lookup-way cache and its epoch are gone. * IdList: a 16-byte id list that is the value of both remaining reverse indices — by_facts (64-bit fold of the six facts, every hit re-validates the record) and families (keys address). ShapeFacts, ids_by_facts, ids_by_keys, indexed_keys, sync_descriptor_reverse_indices, PROBE_MEMO and shapes_reverse_indices.rs are deleted; the metadata scan probes each keys address once per family. * publish_object_shape_from retires an OWNED keys array's same-address growth history behind the version its single owner carries, after the successor is stamped and armed (PerryTS#9200's order), keeping cache-carried versions. Array-subclass receivers keep the old behaviour: their tail-transition cache learns the predecessor after the publish and reinstalls it on pop. * PERRY_GC_CENSUS: shapes.by_facts / shapes.families replace the old rows; new shapes.ids_minted, shapes.descriptors.carried/.uncarried and shapes.families.multi/.largest rows. * scripts/shape_descriptor_census.py pins the slab and the retirement contract, with sabotage self-tests. Measured on the claude-code TUI (same objects relinked against both runtimes, third census after shrink): descriptors 68,661 -> 43,724, shape tables 22.22 MB -> 8.11 MB, RSS at census 441 -> 419 MB. A 150,000-key dictionary built by appends 11.7 s -> 0.23 s (retain_key_count_versions was O(N) per append); the three existing shape benchmarks are flat to slightly faster. Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_016TiA2Y98uX79JSsY3eV1DS
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe shape descriptor table now uses stable, chunked slab records with compact reverse indices. Full traces record live object and cache carriers, then synchronous full collections retire uncarried descriptors. Census reporting, validation scripts, and runtime tests cover storage, rekeying, retention, and pruning. ChangesShape descriptor storage and lifecycle
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to The implementation is currently sound, but its regression check can miss a change that retires descriptors still needed by transition caches. Strengthening the localized sabotage check is advisable but not merge-blocking. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant GC
participant Census
participant ShapeCarriers
participant ShapeTable
GC->>Census: trace live shaped objects
Census->>ShapeTable: collect live shape ids
ShapeCarriers->>ShapeTable: rebuild cache ownership
GC->>ShapeTable: prune uncarried descriptors
ShapeTable-->>GC: retain carried and cache-owned records
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In `@scripts/shape_descriptor_census.py`:
- Line 463: Strengthen the validation around retire_owned_shape_siblings so it
asserts the record excludes both RECORD_FLAG_CACHE_CARRIER and
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Assert the cache-carrier exclusion predicate.
require_code only checks that RECORD_FLAG_CACHE_CARRIER appears. An inverted retire_owned_shape_siblings condition can therefore pass. The tail-transition cache can later publish the retired ShapeId, which no longer resolves in the descriptor table. Assert !record.has(RECORD_FLAG_CACHE_CARRIER | RECORD_FLAG_EXTERNAL_CARRIER) and add an inversion sabotage case that must be rejected.
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In `@scripts/shape_descriptor_census.py` at line 463, Strengthen the validation
around retire_owned_shape_siblings so it asserts the record excludes both
RECORD_FLAG_CACHE_CARRIER and RECORD_FLAG_EXTERNAL_CARRIER, rather than only
checking for RECORD_FLAG_CACHE_CARRIER. Add an inversion sabotage case that must
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Fixes #9726.
Depends on #9724 and is intentionally stacked on that PR. Until #9724 lands, the first commit shown here is its prerequisite; the following two commits are this change.
Summary
Stable transition entries need ownership because generated write probes stamp their target id without a runtime call. Unstable runtime-only entries remain weak, which avoids retaining large owned-shape histories merely because an unusable transition record remains in the table.
Claude-code census
Third idle
SIGUSR2census from current runs onperrymaster:The remaining uncarried records are intentionally owned by shape/transition caches or process-lifetime generated ids that can stamp them onto a future receiver. Absolute totals vary with application activity; the important invariant is that the unowned uncarried population falls to zero.
Validation
cargo test -p perry-runtime -- --test-threads=1: 3,107 passed, 0 failed, 4 ignoredcargo test -p perry-runtime --release gc::tests::shape_keys_descriptor_edge -- --test-threads=1: 12 passedcargo clippy --workspace: passedrun_lint_gates.sh: 61 of 62 runnable gates passed; 2 CI-only gates skippedThe one lint-wrapper failure is the strict-warnings build reporting the same three pre-existing Linux
pthread_*clashing declarations present on the prerequisite branch; this change introduces no new warning.No version bump.
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