polydat_core/compile/select.rs
1// Copyright 2024-2026 Jonathan Shook
2// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
3
4//! The engine a host chooses, the provenance mode a compiled engine is
5//! built with, and the selector that picks a mode from a graph's shape
6//! when the host leaves it to `Provenance::Auto`.
7
8use crate::ast::PolydatNode;
9use crate::kernel::WireSource;
10use std::collections::HashMap;
11
12/// Which provenance optimization the compiler selected.
13#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
14pub enum ProvMode {
15 /// No provenance — eval runs all nodes unconditionally.
16 Raw,
17 /// Pull-side cone guard only. `set_inputs` tracks `changed_mask`,
18 /// `eval_for_slot` skips eval when the output cone is clean.
19 /// Zero overhead on all-dirty graphs.
20 Pull,
21 /// Push + pull. Per-node dirty tracking in `set_inputs` +
22 /// cone guard. Selected whenever the graph has two or more inputs.
23 PushPull,
24}
25
26/// Graph analysis results used by the engine selection heuristic.
27#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
28pub struct GraphAnalysis {
29 /// Nodes in the graph.
30 pub total_nodes: usize,
31 /// Inputs.
32 pub num_inputs: usize,
33 /// Named outputs.
34 pub num_outputs: usize,
35 /// Per-output cone size (number of nodes in transitive dependency).
36 pub output_cone_sizes: Vec<(String, usize)>,
37 /// max(cone_size) / total_nodes
38 pub max_cone_ratio: f64,
39 /// Average cone_size / total_nodes
40 pub avg_cone_ratio: f64,
41}
42
43/// Analyze a resolved DAG to compute structural metrics.
44pub fn analyze_graph(
45 nodes: &[Box<dyn PolydatNode>],
46 wiring: &[Vec<WireSource>],
47 output_map: &HashMap<String, (usize, usize)>,
48) -> GraphAnalysis {
49 let total_nodes = nodes.len();
50
51 // Compute per-output cone size: count nodes reachable from each output.
52 // A node is in the cone if its provenance overlaps with the output's.
53 // Actually, we need the transitive upstream set, which is the set of
54 // nodes that can reach this output. We compute this by walking backward
55 // from the output node.
56 let mut output_cone_sizes = Vec::new();
57 for (name, &(node_idx, _port)) in output_map {
58 let cone_size = compute_cone_size(node_idx, wiring);
59 output_cone_sizes.push((name.clone(), cone_size));
60 }
61
62 let max_cone = output_cone_sizes.iter().map(|(_, s)| *s).max().unwrap_or(0);
63 let avg_cone: f64 = if output_cone_sizes.is_empty() {
64 0.0
65 } else {
66 output_cone_sizes
67 .iter()
68 .map(|(_, s)| *s as f64)
69 .sum::<f64>()
70 / output_cone_sizes.len() as f64
71 };
72
73 let max_cone_ratio = if total_nodes > 0 {
74 max_cone as f64 / total_nodes as f64
75 } else {
76 1.0
77 };
78 let avg_cone_ratio = if total_nodes > 0 {
79 avg_cone / total_nodes as f64
80 } else {
81 1.0
82 };
83
84 // Count distinct inputs
85 let mut max_input = 0usize;
86 for sources in wiring {
87 for s in sources {
88 if let WireSource::Input(idx) = s {
89 max_input = max_input.max(*idx + 1);
90 }
91 }
92 }
93
94 GraphAnalysis {
95 total_nodes,
96 num_inputs: max_input,
97 num_outputs: output_map.len(),
98 output_cone_sizes,
99 max_cone_ratio,
100 avg_cone_ratio,
101 }
102}
103
104/// Count the number of nodes in the transitive upstream cone of a node.
105fn compute_cone_size(node_idx: usize, wiring: &[Vec<WireSource>]) -> usize {
106 let mut visited = vec![false; wiring.len()];
107 let mut stack = vec![node_idx];
108 let mut count = 0;
109 while let Some(idx) = stack.pop() {
110 if idx >= visited.len() || visited[idx] {
111 continue;
112 }
113 visited[idx] = true;
114 count += 1;
115 for source in &wiring[idx] {
116 if let WireSource::NodeOutput(upstream, _) = source
117 && !visited[*upstream]
118 {
119 stack.push(*upstream);
120 }
121 }
122 }
123 count
124}
125
126/// Select the optimal provenance mode based on graph analysis.
127///
128/// Heuristic (`crates/polydat/docs/design/engines.md`):
129/// - Pull has zero overhead on all-dirty graphs (cone check ~2ns)
130/// - Pull is the safe default for selective output access
131/// - PushPull when multiple inputs exist (push skip helps within
132/// dirty cones when some subgraphs are stable)
133/// - Raw only for tiny single-input graphs
134pub fn select_prov_mode(analysis: &GraphAnalysis) -> ProvMode {
135 // Tiny single-input graphs: skip provenance data entirely.
136 // The overhead of tracking changed_mask isn't worth it.
137 if analysis.total_nodes < 15 && analysis.num_inputs <= 1 {
138 return ProvMode::Raw;
139 }
140
141 // Multiple inputs: some may be stable at runtime, enabling both
142 // push-side skip (within dirty cones) and pull-side skip (clean cones).
143 // PushPull is the right choice because:
144 // - If an output's cone is clean: pull guard skips eval entirely
145 // - If an output's cone is dirty: push skip avoids stable nodes
146 // The push overhead (~10ns in set_inputs for dependent marking)
147 // is justified by the potential to skip 30-80% of nodes within
148 // dirty cones.
149 if analysis.num_inputs >= 2 {
150 return ProvMode::PushPull;
151 }
152
153 // Single input: every node's cone includes the one input, so the
154 // pull guard will always see "dirty" and fall through. Pull still
155 // has zero overhead (the AND + branch costs ~2ns), so prefer it
156 // over Raw as free insurance for future multi-output scenarios
157 // where not all outputs are pulled every cycle.
158 ProvMode::Pull
159}
160
161// ── The engine a host chooses (engine_parity.md, step 4) ──────────
162
163/// How much of a kernel's work is skipped when inputs repeat: the
164/// provenance mode a compiled engine is built with. Every mode computes
165/// the same values; the modes differ in what they recompute.
166#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
167pub enum Provenance {
168 /// Every evaluation runs every step.
169 Raw,
170 /// A changed input reruns only the steps downstream of it.
171 Push,
172 /// An output whose cone no changed input reaches is not recomputed.
173 Pull,
174 /// Both: per-step skipping and the cone guard.
175 PushPull,
176 /// The selector's choice from the graph's shape
177 /// ([`select_prov_mode`]).
178 Auto,
179}
180
181/// The engine a program runs on. Every engine accepts every program the
182/// interpreter accepts, or refuses it with a reason
183/// ([`KernelError::Refused`]); the choice changes how fast the program
184/// runs and nothing else (docs/design/engine_parity.md).
185#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
186pub enum Engine {
187 /// The interpreter, with as much of its graph fused into native
188 /// cones as the [`JitMode`](crate::JitMode) says: what `compile()`
189 /// builds, under the assembler's mode.
190 Interpreter(crate::compile::cone::JitMode),
191 /// The closure tier: every node runs its generated closure over
192 /// one slot buffer.
193 Closures(Provenance),
194 /// Native code where a node has a lowering, its closure elsewhere:
195 /// the P3 tier. Refused by a build without the `jit` feature.
196 Native(Provenance),
197}
198
199impl Default for Engine {
200 /// The engine a host gets when it names none: the fastest this build
201 /// has, P3 with the `jit` feature and the closure tier without, with
202 /// the provenance mode left to the selector. Compiled code is the
203 /// default; the interpreter is a choice.
204 fn default() -> Self {
205 #[cfg(feature = "jit")]
206 {
207 Engine::Native(Provenance::Auto)
208 }
209 #[cfg(not(feature = "jit"))]
210 {
211 Engine::Closures(Provenance::Auto)
212 }
213 }
214}
215
216impl std::fmt::Display for Engine {
217 fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
218 match self {
219 Engine::Interpreter(crate::compile::cone::JitMode::Auto) => write!(f, "interpreter"),
220 Engine::Interpreter(crate::compile::cone::JitMode::Off) => {
221 write!(f, "interpreter (cones off)")
222 }
223 Engine::Interpreter(crate::compile::cone::JitMode::Force) => {
224 write!(f, "interpreter (cones forced)")
225 }
226 Engine::Closures(p) => write!(f, "closures ({p:?})"),
227 Engine::Native(p) => write!(f, "native ({p:?})"),
228 }
229 }
230}
231
232/// What a kernel's engine decided for its program: how much of it runs
233/// as native segments, as closure steps, and on the interpreter. The one
234/// planning detail a kernel exposes, on every engine
235/// ([`Kernel::plan`](crate::Kernel::plan)).
236#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Default, PartialEq, Eq)]
237pub struct EnginePlan {
238 /// Runs of nodes compiled to one native function each; on the
239 /// interpreter, its native cones.
240 pub native_segments: usize,
241 /// Nodes that run their generated closure.
242 pub closure_steps: usize,
243 /// Nodes the interpreter dispatches itself.
244 pub interpreted_nodes: usize,
245}
246
247impl std::fmt::Display for EnginePlan {
248 /// The non-zero counts, native first: `4 native segment(s), 3
249 /// closure step(s)`; `nothing` for an empty program.
250 fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
251 let mut parts = Vec::new();
252 if self.native_segments > 0 {
253 parts.push(format!("{} native segment(s)", self.native_segments));
254 }
255 if self.closure_steps > 0 {
256 parts.push(format!("{} closure step(s)", self.closure_steps));
257 }
258 if self.interpreted_nodes > 0 {
259 parts.push(format!("{} interpreted node(s)", self.interpreted_nodes));
260 }
261 if parts.is_empty() {
262 write!(f, "nothing")
263 } else {
264 write!(f, "{}", parts.join(", "))
265 }
266 }
267}
268
269/// Why a kernel was not built: the one error type of every constructor
270/// that takes an [`Engine`].
271#[derive(Debug)]
272pub enum KernelError {
273 /// The source did not parse or compile; the message is the DSL
274 /// front end's.
275 Source(String),
276 /// The graph did not assemble.
277 Assembly(crate::compile::assembly::AssemblyError),
278 /// The engine refuses this graph, which the interpreter accepts;
279 /// `reason` names the node or construct.
280 Refused {
281 /// The engine that refused.
282 engine: Engine,
283 /// The node or construct it cannot run.
284 reason: String,
285 },
286}
287
288impl std::fmt::Display for KernelError {
289 fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
290 match self {
291 KernelError::Source(e) => write!(f, "{e}"),
292 KernelError::Assembly(e) => write!(f, "{e}"),
293 KernelError::Refused { engine, reason } => {
294 write!(f, "the {engine} engine refuses this program: {reason}")
295 }
296 }
297 }
298}
299
300impl std::error::Error for KernelError {}
301
302impl From<crate::compile::assembly::AssemblyError> for KernelError {
303 fn from(e: crate::compile::assembly::AssemblyError) -> Self {
304 KernelError::Assembly(e)
305 }
306}