//! This module implements the runtime representation of Thunks. //! //! Thunks are a special kind of Nix value, similar to a 0-argument //! closure that yields some value. Thunks are used to implement the //! lazy evaluation behaviour of Nix: //! //! Whenever the compiler determines that an expression should be //! evaluated lazily, it creates a thunk instead of compiling the //! expression value directly. At any point in the runtime where the //! actual value of a thunk is required, it is "forced", meaning that //! the encompassing computation takes place and the thunk takes on //! its new value. //! //! Thunks have interior mutability to be able to memoise their //! computation. Once a thunk is evaluated, its internal //! representation becomes the result of the expression. It is legal //! for the runtime to replace a thunk object directly with its value //! object, but when forcing a thunk, the runtime *must* mutate the //! memoisable slot. use std::{ cell::{Ref, RefCell, RefMut}, collections::HashSet, fmt::Debug, rc::Rc, }; use crate::{ errors::ErrorKind, spans::LightSpan, upvalues::Upvalues, value::Closure, vm::generators::{self, GenCo}, Value, }; use super::{Lambda, TotalDisplay}; /// Internal representation of a suspended native thunk. struct SuspendedNative(Box<dyn Fn() -> Result<Value, ErrorKind>>); impl Debug for SuspendedNative { fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result { write!(f, "SuspendedNative({:p})", self.0) } } /// Internal representation of the different states of a thunk. /// /// Upvalues must be finalised before leaving the initial state /// (Suspended or RecursiveClosure). The [`value()`] function may /// not be called until the thunk is in the final state (Evaluated). #[derive(Debug)] enum ThunkRepr { /// Thunk is closed over some values, suspended and awaiting /// execution. Suspended { lambda: Rc<Lambda>, upvalues: Rc<Upvalues>, light_span: LightSpan, }, /// Thunk is a suspended native computation. Native(SuspendedNative), /// Thunk currently under-evaluation; encountering a blackhole /// value means that infinite recursion has occured. Blackhole { forced_at: LightSpan }, /// Fully evaluated thunk. Evaluated(Value), } impl ThunkRepr { fn debug_repr(&self) -> String { match self { ThunkRepr::Evaluated(v) => format!("thunk(val|{})", v), ThunkRepr::Blackhole { .. } => "thunk(blackhole)".to_string(), ThunkRepr::Native(_) => "thunk(native)".to_string(), ThunkRepr::Suspended { lambda, .. } => format!("thunk({:p})", *lambda), } } } /// A thunk is created for any value which requires non-strict /// evaluation due to self-reference or lazy semantics (or both). /// Every reference cycle involving `Value`s will contain at least /// one `Thunk`. #[derive(Clone, Debug)] pub struct Thunk(Rc<RefCell<ThunkRepr>>); impl Thunk { pub fn new_closure(lambda: Rc<Lambda>) -> Self { Thunk(Rc::new(RefCell::new(ThunkRepr::Evaluated(Value::Closure( Rc::new(Closure { upvalues: Rc::new(Upvalues::with_capacity(lambda.upvalue_count)), lambda: lambda.clone(), }), ))))) } pub fn new_suspended(lambda: Rc<Lambda>, light_span: LightSpan) -> Self { Thunk(Rc::new(RefCell::new(ThunkRepr::Suspended { upvalues: Rc::new(Upvalues::with_capacity(lambda.upvalue_count)), lambda: lambda.clone(), light_span, }))) } pub fn new_suspended_native(native: Box<dyn Fn() -> Result<Value, ErrorKind>>) -> Self { Thunk(Rc::new(RefCell::new(ThunkRepr::Native(SuspendedNative( native, ))))) } // TODO(amjoseph): de-asyncify this pub async fn force(self, co: GenCo, span: LightSpan) -> Result<Value, ErrorKind> { // If the current thunk is already fully evaluated, return its evaluated // value. The VM will continue running the code that landed us here. if self.is_forced() { return Ok(self.value().clone()); } // Begin evaluation of this thunk by marking it as a blackhole, meaning // that any other forcing frame encountering this thunk before its // evaluation is completed detected an evaluation cycle. let inner = self.0.replace(ThunkRepr::Blackhole { forced_at: span }); match inner { // If there was already a blackhole in the thunk, this is an // evaluation cycle. ThunkRepr::Blackhole { forced_at } => Err(ErrorKind::InfiniteRecursion { first_force: forced_at.span(), }), // If there is a native function stored in the thunk, evaluate it // and replace this thunk's representation with the result. ThunkRepr::Native(native) => { let value = native.0()?; // Force the returned value again, in case the native call // returned a thunk. let value = generators::request_force(&co, value).await; self.0.replace(ThunkRepr::Evaluated(value.clone())); Ok(value) } // When encountering a suspended thunk, request that the VM enters // it and produces the result. // ThunkRepr::Suspended { lambda, upvalues, light_span, } => { let value = generators::request_enter_lambda(&co, lambda, upvalues, light_span).await; // This may have returned another thunk, so we need to request // that the VM forces this value, too. let value = generators::request_force(&co, value).await; self.0.replace(ThunkRepr::Evaluated(value.clone())); Ok(value) } // If an inner value is found, force it and then update. This is // most likely an inner thunk, as `Thunk:is_forced` returned false. ThunkRepr::Evaluated(val) => { let value = generators::request_force(&co, val).await; self.0.replace(ThunkRepr::Evaluated(value.clone())); Ok(value) } } } pub fn finalise(&self, stack: &[Value]) { self.upvalues_mut().resolve_deferred_upvalues(stack); } pub fn is_evaluated(&self) -> bool { matches!(*self.0.borrow(), ThunkRepr::Evaluated(_)) } pub fn is_suspended(&self) -> bool { matches!( *self.0.borrow(), ThunkRepr::Suspended { .. } | ThunkRepr::Native(_) ) } /// Returns true if forcing this thunk will not change it. pub fn is_forced(&self) -> bool { match *self.0.borrow() { ThunkRepr::Evaluated(Value::Thunk(_)) => false, ThunkRepr::Evaluated(_) => true, _ => false, } } /// Returns a reference to the inner evaluated value of a thunk. /// It is an error to call this on a thunk that has not been /// forced, or is not otherwise known to be fully evaluated. // Note: Due to the interior mutability of thunks this is // difficult to represent in the type system without impacting the // API too much. pub fn value(&self) -> Ref<Value> { Ref::map(self.0.borrow(), |thunk| match thunk { ThunkRepr::Evaluated(value) => value, ThunkRepr::Blackhole { .. } => panic!("Thunk::value called on a black-holed thunk"), ThunkRepr::Suspended { .. } | ThunkRepr::Native(_) => { panic!("Thunk::value called on a suspended thunk") } }) } pub fn upvalues(&self) -> Ref<'_, Upvalues> { Ref::map(self.0.borrow(), |thunk| match thunk { ThunkRepr::Suspended { upvalues, .. } => upvalues.as_ref(), ThunkRepr::Evaluated(Value::Closure(c)) => &c.upvalues, _ => panic!("upvalues() on non-suspended thunk"), }) } pub fn upvalues_mut(&self) -> RefMut<'_, Upvalues> { RefMut::map(self.0.borrow_mut(), |thunk| match thunk { ThunkRepr::Suspended { upvalues, .. } => Rc::get_mut(upvalues).unwrap(), ThunkRepr::Evaluated(Value::Closure(c)) => Rc::get_mut( &mut Rc::get_mut(c).unwrap().upvalues, ) .expect( "upvalues_mut() was called on a thunk which already had multiple references to it", ), thunk => panic!("upvalues() on non-suspended thunk: {thunk:?}"), }) } /// Do not use this without first reading and understanding /// `tvix/docs/value-pointer-equality.md`. pub(crate) fn ptr_eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool { if Rc::ptr_eq(&self.0, &other.0) { return true; } match &*self.0.borrow() { ThunkRepr::Evaluated(Value::Closure(c1)) => match &*other.0.borrow() { ThunkRepr::Evaluated(Value::Closure(c2)) => Rc::ptr_eq(c1, c2), _ => false, }, _ => false, } } /// Helper function to format thunks in observer output. pub(crate) fn debug_repr(&self) -> String { self.0.borrow().debug_repr() } } impl TotalDisplay for Thunk { fn total_fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>, set: &mut ThunkSet) -> std::fmt::Result { if !set.insert(self) { return f.write_str("<CYCLE>"); } match &*self.0.borrow() { ThunkRepr::Evaluated(v) => v.total_fmt(f, set), other => write!(f, "internal[{}]", other.debug_repr()), } } } /// A wrapper type for tracking which thunks have already been seen in a /// context. This is necessary for cycle detection. /// /// The inner `HashSet` is not available on the outside, as it would be /// potentially unsafe to interact with the pointers in the set. #[derive(Default)] pub struct ThunkSet(HashSet<*const ThunkRepr>); impl ThunkSet { /// Check whether the given thunk has already been seen. Will mark the thunk /// as seen otherwise. pub fn insert(&mut self, thunk: &Thunk) -> bool { let ptr: *const ThunkRepr = thunk.0.as_ptr(); self.0.insert(ptr) } } #[derive(Default, Clone)] pub struct SharedThunkSet(Rc<RefCell<ThunkSet>>); impl SharedThunkSet { /// Check whether the given thunk has already been seen. Will mark the thunk /// as seen otherwise. pub fn insert(&self, thunk: &Thunk) -> bool { self.0.borrow_mut().insert(thunk) } }