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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
118impl CompileConfig {
119    /// Resolve the effective safety-bounds setting, honouring the legacy
120    /// `bounds_check` field as a fallback. Used by backends to pick the
121    /// inline-check shape.
122    pub fn effective_safety_bounds(&self) -> SafetyBounds {
123        match (self.safety_bounds, self.bounds_check) {
124            (SafetyBounds::None, true) => SafetyBounds::Software,
125            (s, _) => s,
126        }
127    }
128}
129
130impl Default for CompileConfig {
131    fn default() -> Self {
132        Self {
133            opt_level: 2,
134            target: TargetSpec::cortex_m4(),
135            bounds_check: false,
136            safety_bounds: SafetyBounds::None,
137            hardware: String::new(),
138            no_optimize: false,
139            loom_compat: false,
140            num_imports: 0,
141            func_arg_counts: Vec::new(),
142            type_arg_counts: Vec::new(),
143            relocatable: false,
144        }
145    }
146}
147
148/// A relocation entry produced during compilation
149///
150/// Records that a BL instruction at `offset` bytes into the function's code
151/// targets an external symbol (e.g., `__meld_dispatch_import`). The linker
152/// resolves these when combining the Synth object with the Kiln bridge.
153#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
154pub struct CodeRelocation {
155    /// Byte offset within the function's machine code where the BL resides
156    pub offset: u32,
157    /// Target symbol name (e.g., "__meld_dispatch_import")
158    pub symbol: String,
159}
160
161/// A single compiled function
162#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
163pub struct CompiledFunction {
164    /// Function name (from WASM export or generated)
165    pub name: String,
166    /// Raw machine code bytes
167    pub code: Vec<u8>,
168    /// Original WASM ops (retained for verification)
169    pub wasm_ops: Vec<WasmOp>,
170    /// Relocations for external symbol references (BL to bridge functions)
171    pub relocations: Vec<CodeRelocation>,
172}
173
174/// Result of compiling a full module
175#[derive(Debug)]
176pub struct CompilationResult {
177    /// Compiled functions
178    pub functions: Vec<CompiledFunction>,
179    /// Complete ELF binary (if backend produces one directly)
180    pub elf: Option<Vec<u8>>,
181    /// Name of the backend that produced this result
182    pub backend_name: String,
183}
184
185/// What a backend can and cannot do
186#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
187pub struct BackendCapabilities {
188    /// Backend produces complete ELF files (external backends like aWsm)
189    pub produces_elf: bool,
190    /// Backend supports per-rule verification (only our custom ARM backend)
191    pub supports_rule_verification: bool,
192    /// Backend supports binary-level verification (all backends via disassembly)
193    pub supports_binary_verification: bool,
194    /// Backend is an external tool (not a library)
195    pub is_external: bool,
196}
197
198/// Trait that every compilation backend implements
199pub trait Backend: Send + Sync {
200    /// Human-readable backend name
201    fn name(&self) -> &str;
202
203    /// What this backend can do
204    fn capabilities(&self) -> BackendCapabilities;
205
206    /// Which targets this backend supports
207    fn supported_targets(&self) -> Vec<TargetSpec>;
208
209    /// Compile an entire decoded WASM module
210    fn compile_module(
211        &self,
212        module: &DecodedModule,
213        config: &CompileConfig,
214    ) -> std::result::Result<CompilationResult, BackendError>;
215
216    /// Compile a single function from WASM ops to machine code
217    fn compile_function(
218        &self,
219        name: &str,
220        ops: &[WasmOp],
221        config: &CompileConfig,
222    ) -> std::result::Result<CompiledFunction, BackendError>;
223
224    /// Check if this backend is available (external tools installed, etc.)
225    fn is_available(&self) -> bool;
226}
227
228/// Registry of available backends
229pub struct BackendRegistry {
230    backends: HashMap<String, Box<dyn Backend>>,
231}
232
233impl BackendRegistry {
234    pub fn new() -> Self {
235        Self {
236            backends: HashMap::new(),
237        }
238    }
239
240    /// Register a backend under its name
241    pub fn register(&mut self, backend: Box<dyn Backend>) {
242        let name = backend.name().to_string();
243        self.backends.insert(name, backend);
244    }
245
246    /// Get a backend by name
247    pub fn get(&self, name: &str) -> Option<&dyn Backend> {
248        self.backends.get(name).map(|b| b.as_ref())
249    }
250
251    /// List all registered backends
252    pub fn list(&self) -> Vec<&dyn Backend> {
253        self.backends.values().map(|b| b.as_ref()).collect()
254    }
255
256    /// List backends that are actually available (installed and working)
257    pub fn available(&self) -> Vec<&dyn Backend> {
258        self.backends
259            .values()
260            .filter(|b| b.is_available())
261            .map(|b| b.as_ref())
262            .collect()
263    }
264}
265
266impl Default for BackendRegistry {
267    fn default() -> Self {
268        Self::new()
269    }
270}
271
272#[cfg(test)]
273mod tests {
274    use super::*;
275
276    #[test]
277    fn test_registry_empty() {
278        let reg = BackendRegistry::new();
279        assert!(reg.list().is_empty());
280        assert!(reg.available().is_empty());
281        assert!(reg.get("arm").is_none());
282    }
283
284    #[test]
285    fn test_compile_config_default() {
286        let config = CompileConfig::default();
287        assert_eq!(config.opt_level, 2);
288        assert!(!config.bounds_check);
289        assert_eq!(config.safety_bounds, SafetyBounds::None);
290        assert!(!config.no_optimize);
291    }
292
293    #[test]
294    fn safety_bounds_parse_round_trip() {
295        for s in ["none", "mpu", "software", "mask"] {
296            let sb = SafetyBounds::parse(s).unwrap();
297            assert_eq!(sb.as_str(), s);
298        }
299        assert_eq!(SafetyBounds::parse("pmp").unwrap(), SafetyBounds::Mpu);
300        assert_eq!(SafetyBounds::parse("soft").unwrap(), SafetyBounds::Software);
301        assert!(SafetyBounds::parse("nonsense").is_err());
302    }
303
304    #[test]
305    fn effective_safety_bounds_legacy_promotes_to_software() {
306        let cfg = CompileConfig {
307            bounds_check: true,
308            ..Default::default()
309        };
310        assert_eq!(cfg.effective_safety_bounds(), SafetyBounds::Software);
311    }
312
313    #[test]
314    fn effective_safety_bounds_new_field_wins() {
315        let cfg = CompileConfig {
316            bounds_check: true,
317            safety_bounds: SafetyBounds::Mpu,
318            ..Default::default()
319        };
320        assert_eq!(cfg.effective_safety_bounds(), SafetyBounds::Mpu);
321    }
322}