synth_core/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 /// #543 Phase 1 — integrator-marked volatile linear-memory segments (the DMA
160 /// transfer window). Each range `[base, base+len)` names a region of the fused
161 /// linear memory that an EXTERNAL agent (the DMA engine, modelled by gale as a
162 /// Component-Model `own<buffer>` handoff — gale decision `DD-DMA-REGION-001`,
163 /// gale#124) rewrites out-of-band. Loads and stores whose address falls inside
164 /// a marked range must eventually be treated as VOLATILE: not cached, hoisted,
165 /// or reordered across the transfer boundary.
166 ///
167 /// PHASE-1 CONTRACT (this field is plumbing only): it is populated by the CLI
168 /// `--volatile-segment <base>:<len>` flag and threaded to codegen, but is NOT
169 /// yet consumed by any pass. Empty by default, so the emitted `.text` is
170 /// byte-identical with or without the flag (the frozen-codegen gate holds).
171 ///
172 /// PHASE-2 CONSUMPTION POINT (deferred, gated — issue #543): the optimizer's
173 /// address-caching passes must BACK OFF for any access inside these ranges —
174 /// specifically const-CSE (`SYNTH_CONST_CSE`, aliasing repeated address
175 /// constants) and the #468 base-CSE / const-address-fold (hoisting the linmem
176 /// base into R11 and folding `[R11,#imm]` loads), plus any load-reuse /
177 /// reorder. A load or store overlapping a volatile range must re-materialize
178 /// its address and re-issue the memory access at each occurrence, and no such
179 /// access may move across a marked boundary. See rivet `VCR-DMA-001`.
180 pub volatile_segments: Vec<VolatileRange>,
181}
182
183/// #543 — an integrator-marked volatile linear-memory segment (the DMA transfer
184/// window): the half-open byte range `[base, base + len)` of the fused linear
185/// memory that an external agent rewrites out-of-band. Parsed from the CLI
186/// `--volatile-segment <base>:<len>` flag. See [`CompileConfig::volatile_segments`]
187/// for the Phase-1/Phase-2 split.
188#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
189pub struct VolatileRange {
190 /// Start address of the volatile region, in linear-memory bytes.
191 pub base: u32,
192 /// Length of the volatile region, in bytes. The region is `[base, base+len)`.
193 pub len: u32,
194}
195
196impl CompileConfig {
197 /// Resolve the effective safety-bounds setting, honouring the legacy
198 /// `bounds_check` field as a fallback. Used by backends to pick the
199 /// inline-check shape.
200 pub fn effective_safety_bounds(&self) -> SafetyBounds {
201 match (self.safety_bounds, self.bounds_check) {
202 (SafetyBounds::None, true) => SafetyBounds::Software,
203 (s, _) => s,
204 }
205 }
206}
207
208impl Default for CompileConfig {
209 fn default() -> Self {
210 Self {
211 opt_level: 2,
212 target: TargetSpec::cortex_m4(),
213 bounds_check: false,
214 safety_bounds: SafetyBounds::None,
215 hardware: String::new(),
216 no_optimize: false,
217 loom_compat: false,
218 num_imports: 0,
219 func_arg_counts: Vec::new(),
220 type_arg_counts: Vec::new(),
221 relocatable: false,
222 native_pointer_abi: false,
223 linear_memory_bytes: 0,
224 stack_pointer_global: None,
225 func_ret_i64: Vec::new(),
226 type_ret_i64: Vec::new(),
227 func_params_i64: Vec::new(),
228 current_func_params_i64: Vec::new(),
229 // #543 Phase 1: no volatile segments unless the CLI flag names them.
230 // Empty ⇒ inert ⇒ emitted bytes unchanged.
231 volatile_segments: Vec::new(),
232 }
233 }
234}
235
236/// A relocation entry produced during compilation
237///
238/// Records that a BL instruction at `offset` bytes into the function's code
239/// targets an external symbol (e.g., `__meld_dispatch_import`). The linker
240/// resolves these when combining the Synth object with the Kiln bridge.
241#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
242pub enum RelocKind {
243 /// R_ARM_THM_CALL — a Thumb BL call site (the default; #167).
244 ThmCall,
245 /// R_ARM_MOVW_ABS_NC — the MOVW half of a symbol-relative address (#237).
246 MovwAbs,
247 /// R_ARM_MOVT_ABS — the MOVT half of a symbol-relative address (#237).
248 MovtAbs,
249 /// R_ARM_ABS32 — a 32-bit absolute address held in a `.text` literal-pool
250 /// word, loaded via `LDR rX, [pc, #off]` (#345). The link-survivable
251 /// replacement for the inline-immediate MOVW/MOVT-ABS pair: `ld`/bfd patches
252 /// the data word at link time (`S + A`, the addend living in the word, REL
253 /// semantics), which survives placement into a large multi-object image —
254 /// whereas an inline-instruction MOVW_ABS immediate can be mangled.
255 Abs32,
256}
257
258#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
259pub struct CodeRelocation {
260 /// Byte offset within the function's machine code where the reloc applies
261 pub offset: u32,
262 /// Target symbol name (e.g., "__meld_dispatch_import", "__synth_wasm_data")
263 pub symbol: String,
264 /// Which ARM relocation type to emit for this site.
265 pub kind: RelocKind,
266}
267
268/// VCR-DBG-001: a per-instruction source map — `(machine_offset_within_code,
269/// wasm_op_index)` pairs, one per emitted machine instruction. A `None` op-index
270/// marks an instruction with no originating wasm op (prologue/epilogue, literal
271/// pool). Consumed by the DWARF `.debug_line` emitter; empty when no source map
272/// was produced.
273pub type LineMap = Vec<(u32, Option<usize>)>;
274
275/// A single compiled function
276#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
277pub struct CompiledFunction {
278 /// Function name (from WASM export or generated)
279 pub name: String,
280 /// Raw machine code bytes
281 pub code: Vec<u8>,
282 /// Original WASM ops (retained for verification)
283 pub wasm_ops: Vec<WasmOp>,
284 /// Relocations for external symbol references (BL to bridge functions)
285 pub relocations: Vec<CodeRelocation>,
286 /// VCR-DBG-001: per-instruction source map for DWARF `.debug_line` emission —
287 /// `(machine_offset_within_code, wasm_op_index)` captured at encode time, one
288 /// entry per emitted machine instruction. A `None` op-index marks an
289 /// instruction with no originating wasm op (prologue/epilogue, literal-pool
290 /// word). This is purely additive metadata: it is never serialized unless
291 /// `.debug_line` emission is requested, so the emitted `.text` is
292 /// byte-identical with or without it. Empty for backends/paths that do not
293 /// yet produce a source map (RISC-V, the optimized ARM path).
294 pub line_map: LineMap,
295}
296
297/// Result of compiling a full module
298#[derive(Debug)]
299pub struct CompilationResult {
300 /// Compiled functions
301 pub functions: Vec<CompiledFunction>,
302 /// Complete ELF binary (if backend produces one directly)
303 pub elf: Option<Vec<u8>>,
304 /// Name of the backend that produced this result
305 pub backend_name: String,
306}
307
308/// What a backend can and cannot do
309#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
310pub struct BackendCapabilities {
311 /// Backend produces complete ELF files (external backends like aWsm)
312 pub produces_elf: bool,
313 /// Backend supports per-rule verification (only our custom ARM backend)
314 pub supports_rule_verification: bool,
315 /// Backend supports binary-level verification (all backends via disassembly)
316 pub supports_binary_verification: bool,
317 /// Backend is an external tool (not a library)
318 pub is_external: bool,
319}
320
321/// Trait that every compilation backend implements
322pub trait Backend: Send + Sync {
323 /// Human-readable backend name
324 fn name(&self) -> &str;
325
326 /// What this backend can do
327 fn capabilities(&self) -> BackendCapabilities;
328
329 /// Which targets this backend supports
330 fn supported_targets(&self) -> Vec<TargetSpec>;
331
332 /// Compile an entire decoded WASM module
333 fn compile_module(
334 &self,
335 module: &DecodedModule,
336 config: &CompileConfig,
337 ) -> std::result::Result<CompilationResult, BackendError>;
338
339 /// Compile a single function from WASM ops to machine code
340 fn compile_function(
341 &self,
342 name: &str,
343 ops: &[WasmOp],
344 config: &CompileConfig,
345 ) -> std::result::Result<CompiledFunction, BackendError>;
346
347 /// Check if this backend is available (external tools installed, etc.)
348 fn is_available(&self) -> bool;
349}
350
351/// Registry of available backends
352pub struct BackendRegistry {
353 backends: HashMap<String, Box<dyn Backend>>,
354}
355
356impl BackendRegistry {
357 pub fn new() -> Self {
358 Self {
359 backends: HashMap::new(),
360 }
361 }
362
363 /// Register a backend under its name
364 pub fn register(&mut self, backend: Box<dyn Backend>) {
365 let name = backend.name().to_string();
366 self.backends.insert(name, backend);
367 }
368
369 /// Get a backend by name
370 pub fn get(&self, name: &str) -> Option<&dyn Backend> {
371 self.backends.get(name).map(|b| b.as_ref())
372 }
373
374 /// List all registered backends
375 pub fn list(&self) -> Vec<&dyn Backend> {
376 self.backends.values().map(|b| b.as_ref()).collect()
377 }
378
379 /// List backends that are actually available (installed and working)
380 pub fn available(&self) -> Vec<&dyn Backend> {
381 self.backends
382 .values()
383 .filter(|b| b.is_available())
384 .map(|b| b.as_ref())
385 .collect()
386 }
387}
388
389impl Default for BackendRegistry {
390 fn default() -> Self {
391 Self::new()
392 }
393}
394
395#[cfg(test)]
396mod tests {
397 use super::*;
398
399 #[test]
400 fn test_registry_empty() {
401 let reg = BackendRegistry::new();
402 assert!(reg.list().is_empty());
403 assert!(reg.available().is_empty());
404 assert!(reg.get("arm").is_none());
405 }
406
407 #[test]
408 fn test_compile_config_default() {
409 let config = CompileConfig::default();
410 assert_eq!(config.opt_level, 2);
411 assert!(!config.bounds_check);
412 assert_eq!(config.safety_bounds, SafetyBounds::None);
413 assert!(!config.no_optimize);
414 }
415
416 #[test]
417 fn safety_bounds_parse_round_trip() {
418 for s in ["none", "mpu", "software", "mask"] {
419 let sb = SafetyBounds::parse(s).unwrap();
420 assert_eq!(sb.as_str(), s);
421 }
422 assert_eq!(SafetyBounds::parse("pmp").unwrap(), SafetyBounds::Mpu);
423 assert_eq!(SafetyBounds::parse("soft").unwrap(), SafetyBounds::Software);
424 assert!(SafetyBounds::parse("nonsense").is_err());
425 }
426
427 #[test]
428 fn effective_safety_bounds_legacy_promotes_to_software() {
429 let cfg = CompileConfig {
430 bounds_check: true,
431 ..Default::default()
432 };
433 assert_eq!(cfg.effective_safety_bounds(), SafetyBounds::Software);
434 }
435
436 #[test]
437 fn effective_safety_bounds_new_field_wins() {
438 let cfg = CompileConfig {
439 bounds_check: true,
440 safety_bounds: SafetyBounds::Mpu,
441 ..Default::default()
442 };
443 assert_eq!(cfg.effective_safety_bounds(), SafetyBounds::Mpu);
444 }
445}