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backend.rs

1//! Backend trait and registry for multi-backend compilation
2//!
3//! Every compiler backend (ARM, aWsm, wasker, w2c2) implements the `Backend`
4//! trait, allowing the CLI and verification framework to treat them uniformly.
5
6use crate::target::TargetSpec;
7use crate::wasm_decoder::DecodedModule;
8use crate::wasm_op::WasmOp;
9use std::collections::HashMap;
10use thiserror::Error;
11
12/// Errors from backend compilation
13#[derive(Debug, Error)]
14pub enum BackendError {
15    #[error("compilation failed: {0}")]
16    CompilationFailed(String),
17
18    #[error("backend not available: {0}")]
19    NotAvailable(String),
20
21    #[error("unsupported configuration: {0}")]
22    UnsupportedConfig(String),
23
24    #[error("external tool error: {0}")]
25    ExternalToolError(String),
26}
27
28/// Memory-bounds safety strategy. Phase 1 of `docs/binary-safety-design.md` §3.1.
29///
30/// - `Mpu`/PMP: rely on hardware (ARM MPU or RV32 PMP) — no inline check.
31/// - `Software`: emit a `CMP/BHS Trap_Handler` (ARM) or `bgeu addr, mem_size, ebreak` (RV32)
32///   before every load/store.
33/// - `Mask`: emit `AND addr, addr, #(mem_size - 1)` — only valid when memory size
34///   is a power of two. Wraps on OOB rather than trapping (fuzz-profile semantics).
35/// - `None`: no bounds enforcement.
36#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Default)]
37pub enum SafetyBounds {
38    /// No bounds check (caller assumes the WASM module is trusted)
39    #[default]
40    None,
41    /// ARM MPU / RV32 PMP — hardware enforcement, no inline guard
42    Mpu,
43    /// Software CMP/BHS (ARM) or BGEU+EBREAK (RV32) per access
44    Software,
45    /// AND-mask, requires power-of-two memory size
46    Mask,
47}
48
49impl SafetyBounds {
50    /// Parse the `--safety-bounds` argument value.
51    pub fn parse(s: &str) -> std::result::Result<Self, String> {
52        match s {
53            "none" => Ok(SafetyBounds::None),
54            "mpu" | "pmp" => Ok(SafetyBounds::Mpu),
55            "software" | "soft" => Ok(SafetyBounds::Software),
56            "mask" | "masking" => Ok(SafetyBounds::Mask),
57            other => Err(format!(
58                "unknown --safety-bounds value '{}'; expected one of: none, mpu, software, mask",
59                other
60            )),
61        }
62    }
63
64    /// String form used in the safety manifest.
65    pub fn as_str(self) -> &'static str {
66        match self {
67            SafetyBounds::None => "none",
68            SafetyBounds::Mpu => "mpu",
69            SafetyBounds::Software => "software",
70            SafetyBounds::Mask => "mask",
71        }
72    }
73}
74
75/// Configuration for a compilation run
76#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
77pub struct CompileConfig {
78    /// Optimization level (0 = none, 1 = fast, 2 = default, 3 = aggressive)
79    pub opt_level: u8,
80    /// Target specification
81    pub target: TargetSpec,
82    /// Legacy: enable software bounds checking for memory operations.
83    /// Deprecated in favor of `safety_bounds`. When set, equivalent to
84    /// `SafetyBounds::Software`. Kept for backwards compatibility with
85    /// callers that haven't migrated yet.
86    pub bounds_check: bool,
87    /// Phase-1 unified safety-bounds knob. If `bounds_check` is `true` and
88    /// this is `None`, the legacy field wins (back-compat). If both are set,
89    /// `safety_bounds` wins.
90    pub safety_bounds: SafetyBounds,
91    /// Hardware profile name (e.g. "nrf52840", "stm32f407")
92    pub hardware: String,
93    /// Skip optimization passes (direct instruction selection)
94    pub no_optimize: bool,
95    /// Use Loom-compatible optimization preset
96    pub loom_compat: bool,
97    /// Number of imported functions (calls to indices below this use Meld dispatch)
98    pub num_imports: u32,
99    /// AAPCS integer-argument count per function, indexed by full WASM function
100    /// index (imports first, then locals). Lets `Call` marshal the right number
101    /// of operand-stack values into R0–R3 (issue #195). Empty = pass no args
102    /// (pre-#195 behaviour).
103    pub func_arg_counts: Vec<u32>,
104    /// AAPCS integer-argument count per function type, indexed by type index.
105    /// Used by `call_indirect` (issue #195).
106    pub type_arg_counts: Vec<u32>,
107    /// Produce relocatable (ET_REL) host-link output. When set, the backend
108    /// uses the direct instruction selector (`select_with_stack`) rather than
109    /// the optimized path: the optimizer materializes an *absolute* linear-
110    /// memory base (0x20000100) and does not preserve caller-saved registers
111    /// across calls, both wrong for a host-linked object where the linmem base
112    /// is supplied via `fp` at runtime and callees follow AAPCS. Imports are
113    /// also emitted as direct `func_N` BLs (resolved to the wasm field name)
114    /// instead of `__meld_dispatch_import`. (#197 — follow-up to #188/#171.)
115    pub relocatable: bool,
116
117    /// #237: emit wasm function-static data as a base-independent `.data`
118    /// section (`__synth_wasm_data`) addressed via MOVW/MOVT symbol relocations,
119    /// so a host-pointer drop-in (linmem base = 0 for native `*ptr` derefs)
120    /// doesn't mis-resolve the statics. Off by default — only the leaves'
121    /// base-relative `[R11+const]` path is used unless explicitly requested.
122    pub native_pointer_abi: bool,
123
124    /// #237: wasm linear-memory minimum size in bytes — the full static-data
125    /// extent (initialized `(data)` segments plus the zero-init/BSS region).
126    /// Under `native_pointer_abi`, a const memory address below this is a wasm
127    /// static → symbol-relative; any address beyond it is a runtime host pointer
128    /// → `[R11=0 + addr]`.
129    pub linear_memory_bytes: u32,
130
131    /// #237: the wasm stack-pointer global as `(index, init_value)`, if the
132    /// module has one. Under `native_pointer_abi` the backend register-promotes
133    /// it: `global.get` materializes `__synth_wasm_data + init` (the real stack
134    /// top) and the init value doubles as the static-data base that separates
135    /// pointer consts (`>= init`) from frame-size scalars (`< init`).
136    pub stack_pointer_global: Option<(u32, i32)>,
137    /// #311: per-function (full index) / per-type "returns i64" — the call
138    /// lowering must tag i64 results as a register pair or the hi half is
139    /// invisible to liveness.
140    pub func_ret_i64: Vec<bool>,
141    pub type_ret_i64: Vec<bool>,
142    /// #359: declared parameter widths per *function* (full index, imports
143    /// first): `func_params_i64[f][k]` is true when param `k` of function `f` is
144    /// i64/f64. The AAPCS stack-argument path needs the *declared* widths
145    /// (op-stream inference can't see an unused i64 param that still shifts the
146    /// incoming-stack layout). The source of truth — a per-function driver loop
147    /// (`compile_module` / the CLI loop) indexes it by `func.index` and copies
148    /// the slice into [`current_func_params_i64`] before each `compile_function`.
149    /// Empty → every param assumed i32 (the legacy path; keeps every function
150    /// with <=4 params, or all-i32 params, byte-identical).
151    pub func_params_i64: Vec<Vec<bool>>,
152    /// #359: declared parameter widths of the function CURRENTLY being compiled
153    /// — `current_func_params_i64[k]` is true when param `k` is i64/f64. Set per
154    /// function (a cheap clone of the config) from [`func_params_i64`] by the
155    /// driver loop, because `compile_function` is shared across backends and
156    /// carries no function index. Empty → assume i32.
157    pub current_func_params_i64: Vec<bool>,
158}
159
160impl CompileConfig {
161    /// Resolve the effective safety-bounds setting, honouring the legacy
162    /// `bounds_check` field as a fallback. Used by backends to pick the
163    /// inline-check shape.
164    pub fn effective_safety_bounds(&self) -> SafetyBounds {
165        match (self.safety_bounds, self.bounds_check) {
166            (SafetyBounds::None, true) => SafetyBounds::Software,
167            (s, _) => s,
168        }
169    }
170}
171
172impl Default for CompileConfig {
173    fn default() -> Self {
174        Self {
175            opt_level: 2,
176            target: TargetSpec::cortex_m4(),
177            bounds_check: false,
178            safety_bounds: SafetyBounds::None,
179            hardware: String::new(),
180            no_optimize: false,
181            loom_compat: false,
182            num_imports: 0,
183            func_arg_counts: Vec::new(),
184            type_arg_counts: Vec::new(),
185            relocatable: false,
186            native_pointer_abi: false,
187            linear_memory_bytes: 0,
188            stack_pointer_global: None,
189            func_ret_i64: Vec::new(),
190            type_ret_i64: Vec::new(),
191            func_params_i64: Vec::new(),
192            current_func_params_i64: Vec::new(),
193        }
194    }
195}
196
197/// A relocation entry produced during compilation
198///
199/// Records that a BL instruction at `offset` bytes into the function's code
200/// targets an external symbol (e.g., `__meld_dispatch_import`). The linker
201/// resolves these when combining the Synth object with the Kiln bridge.
202#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
203pub enum RelocKind {
204    /// R_ARM_THM_CALL — a Thumb BL call site (the default; #167).
205    ThmCall,
206    /// R_ARM_MOVW_ABS_NC — the MOVW half of a symbol-relative address (#237).
207    MovwAbs,
208    /// R_ARM_MOVT_ABS — the MOVT half of a symbol-relative address (#237).
209    MovtAbs,
210    /// R_ARM_ABS32 — a 32-bit absolute address held in a `.text` literal-pool
211    /// word, loaded via `LDR rX, [pc, #off]` (#345). The link-survivable
212    /// replacement for the inline-immediate MOVW/MOVT-ABS pair: `ld`/bfd patches
213    /// the data word at link time (`S + A`, the addend living in the word, REL
214    /// semantics), which survives placement into a large multi-object image —
215    /// whereas an inline-instruction MOVW_ABS immediate can be mangled.
216    Abs32,
217}
218
219#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
220pub struct CodeRelocation {
221    /// Byte offset within the function's machine code where the reloc applies
222    pub offset: u32,
223    /// Target symbol name (e.g., "__meld_dispatch_import", "__synth_wasm_data")
224    pub symbol: String,
225    /// Which ARM relocation type to emit for this site.
226    pub kind: RelocKind,
227}
228
229/// VCR-DBG-001: a per-instruction source map — `(machine_offset_within_code,
230/// wasm_op_index)` pairs, one per emitted machine instruction. A `None` op-index
231/// marks an instruction with no originating wasm op (prologue/epilogue, literal
232/// pool). Consumed by the DWARF `.debug_line` emitter; empty when no source map
233/// was produced.
234pub type LineMap = Vec<(u32, Option<usize>)>;
235
236/// A single compiled function
237#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
238pub struct CompiledFunction {
239    /// Function name (from WASM export or generated)
240    pub name: String,
241    /// Raw machine code bytes
242    pub code: Vec<u8>,
243    /// Original WASM ops (retained for verification)
244    pub wasm_ops: Vec<WasmOp>,
245    /// Relocations for external symbol references (BL to bridge functions)
246    pub relocations: Vec<CodeRelocation>,
247    /// VCR-DBG-001: per-instruction source map for DWARF `.debug_line` emission —
248    /// `(machine_offset_within_code, wasm_op_index)` captured at encode time, one
249    /// entry per emitted machine instruction. A `None` op-index marks an
250    /// instruction with no originating wasm op (prologue/epilogue, literal-pool
251    /// word). This is purely additive metadata: it is never serialized unless
252    /// `.debug_line` emission is requested, so the emitted `.text` is
253    /// byte-identical with or without it. Empty for backends/paths that do not
254    /// yet produce a source map (RISC-V, the optimized ARM path).
255    pub line_map: LineMap,
256}
257
258/// Result of compiling a full module
259#[derive(Debug)]
260pub struct CompilationResult {
261    /// Compiled functions
262    pub functions: Vec<CompiledFunction>,
263    /// Complete ELF binary (if backend produces one directly)
264    pub elf: Option<Vec<u8>>,
265    /// Name of the backend that produced this result
266    pub backend_name: String,
267}
268
269/// What a backend can and cannot do
270#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
271pub struct BackendCapabilities {
272    /// Backend produces complete ELF files (external backends like aWsm)
273    pub produces_elf: bool,
274    /// Backend supports per-rule verification (only our custom ARM backend)
275    pub supports_rule_verification: bool,
276    /// Backend supports binary-level verification (all backends via disassembly)
277    pub supports_binary_verification: bool,
278    /// Backend is an external tool (not a library)
279    pub is_external: bool,
280}
281
282/// Trait that every compilation backend implements
283pub trait Backend: Send + Sync {
284    /// Human-readable backend name
285    fn name(&self) -> &str;
286
287    /// What this backend can do
288    fn capabilities(&self) -> BackendCapabilities;
289
290    /// Which targets this backend supports
291    fn supported_targets(&self) -> Vec<TargetSpec>;
292
293    /// Compile an entire decoded WASM module
294    fn compile_module(
295        &self,
296        module: &DecodedModule,
297        config: &CompileConfig,
298    ) -> std::result::Result<CompilationResult, BackendError>;
299
300    /// Compile a single function from WASM ops to machine code
301    fn compile_function(
302        &self,
303        name: &str,
304        ops: &[WasmOp],
305        config: &CompileConfig,
306    ) -> std::result::Result<CompiledFunction, BackendError>;
307
308    /// Check if this backend is available (external tools installed, etc.)
309    fn is_available(&self) -> bool;
310}
311
312/// Registry of available backends
313pub struct BackendRegistry {
314    backends: HashMap<String, Box<dyn Backend>>,
315}
316
317impl BackendRegistry {
318    pub fn new() -> Self {
319        Self {
320            backends: HashMap::new(),
321        }
322    }
323
324    /// Register a backend under its name
325    pub fn register(&mut self, backend: Box<dyn Backend>) {
326        let name = backend.name().to_string();
327        self.backends.insert(name, backend);
328    }
329
330    /// Get a backend by name
331    pub fn get(&self, name: &str) -> Option<&dyn Backend> {
332        self.backends.get(name).map(|b| b.as_ref())
333    }
334
335    /// List all registered backends
336    pub fn list(&self) -> Vec<&dyn Backend> {
337        self.backends.values().map(|b| b.as_ref()).collect()
338    }
339
340    /// List backends that are actually available (installed and working)
341    pub fn available(&self) -> Vec<&dyn Backend> {
342        self.backends
343            .values()
344            .filter(|b| b.is_available())
345            .map(|b| b.as_ref())
346            .collect()
347    }
348}
349
350impl Default for BackendRegistry {
351    fn default() -> Self {
352        Self::new()
353    }
354}
355
356#[cfg(test)]
357mod tests {
358    use super::*;
359
360    #[test]
361    fn test_registry_empty() {
362        let reg = BackendRegistry::new();
363        assert!(reg.list().is_empty());
364        assert!(reg.available().is_empty());
365        assert!(reg.get("arm").is_none());
366    }
367
368    #[test]
369    fn test_compile_config_default() {
370        let config = CompileConfig::default();
371        assert_eq!(config.opt_level, 2);
372        assert!(!config.bounds_check);
373        assert_eq!(config.safety_bounds, SafetyBounds::None);
374        assert!(!config.no_optimize);
375    }
376
377    #[test]
378    fn safety_bounds_parse_round_trip() {
379        for s in ["none", "mpu", "software", "mask"] {
380            let sb = SafetyBounds::parse(s).unwrap();
381            assert_eq!(sb.as_str(), s);
382        }
383        assert_eq!(SafetyBounds::parse("pmp").unwrap(), SafetyBounds::Mpu);
384        assert_eq!(SafetyBounds::parse("soft").unwrap(), SafetyBounds::Software);
385        assert!(SafetyBounds::parse("nonsense").is_err());
386    }
387
388    #[test]
389    fn effective_safety_bounds_legacy_promotes_to_software() {
390        let cfg = CompileConfig {
391            bounds_check: true,
392            ..Default::default()
393        };
394        assert_eq!(cfg.effective_safety_bounds(), SafetyBounds::Software);
395    }
396
397    #[test]
398    fn effective_safety_bounds_new_field_wins() {
399        let cfg = CompileConfig {
400            bounds_check: true,
401            safety_bounds: SafetyBounds::Mpu,
402            ..Default::default()
403        };
404        assert_eq!(cfg.effective_safety_bounds(), SafetyBounds::Mpu);
405    }
406}