//! 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 rustc_hash::FxHashSet; use std::{ cell::{Ref, RefCell, RefMut}, fmt::Debug, rc::Rc, }; use crate::{ errors::ErrorKind, opcode::OpCode, upvalues::Upvalues, value::Closure, vm::generators::{self, GenCo}, Value, }; use super::{Lambda, TotalDisplay}; use codemap::Span; /// Internal representation of a suspended native thunk. struct SuspendedNative(Box Result>); 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, upvalues: Rc, span: Span, }, /// Thunk is a suspended native computation. Native(SuspendedNative), /// Thunk currently under-evaluation; encountering a blackhole /// value means that infinite recursion has occured. Blackhole { /// Span at which the thunk was first forced. forced_at: Span, /// Span at which the thunk was originally suspended. suspended_at: Option, /// Span of the first instruction of the actual code inside /// the thunk. content_span: Option, }, // TODO(amjoseph): consider changing `Value` to `Rc` to avoid // expensive clone()s in Thunk::force(). /// 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), } } /// Return the Value within a fully-evaluated ThunkRepr; panics /// if the thunk is not fully-evaluated. fn expect(self) -> Value { match self { ThunkRepr::Evaluated(value) => value, ThunkRepr::Blackhole { .. } => panic!("Thunk::expect() called on a black-holed thunk"), ThunkRepr::Suspended { .. } | ThunkRepr::Native(_) => { panic!("Thunk::expect() called on a suspended thunk") } } } fn expect_ref(&self) -> &Value { match self { ThunkRepr::Evaluated(value) => value, ThunkRepr::Blackhole { .. } => panic!("Thunk::expect() called on a black-holed thunk"), ThunkRepr::Suspended { .. } | ThunkRepr::Native(_) => { panic!("Thunk::expect() called on a suspended thunk") } } } pub fn is_forced(&self) -> bool { match self { ThunkRepr::Evaluated(Value::Thunk(_)) => false, ThunkRepr::Evaluated(_) => true, _ => false, } } } /// 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>); impl Thunk { pub fn new_closure(lambda: Rc) -> 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, span: Span) -> Self { Thunk(Rc::new(RefCell::new(ThunkRepr::Suspended { upvalues: Rc::new(Upvalues::with_capacity(lambda.upvalue_count)), lambda: lambda.clone(), span, }))) } pub fn new_suspended_native(native: Box Result>) -> Self { Thunk(Rc::new(RefCell::new(ThunkRepr::Native(SuspendedNative( native, ))))) } /// Helper function to create a [`Thunk`] that calls a function given as the /// [`Value`] `callee` with the argument `arg` when it is forced. This is /// particularly useful in builtin implementations if the result of calling /// a function does not need to be forced immediately, because e.g. it is /// stored in an attribute set. pub fn new_suspended_call(callee: Value, arg: Value, span: Span) -> Self { let mut lambda = Lambda::default(); let arg_idx = lambda.chunk().push_constant(arg); let f_idx = lambda.chunk().push_constant(callee); // This is basically a recreation of compile_apply(): // We need to push the argument onto the stack and then the function. // The function (not the argument) needs to be forced before calling. lambda.chunk.push_op(OpCode::OpConstant(arg_idx), span); lambda.chunk().push_op(OpCode::OpConstant(f_idx), span); lambda.chunk.push_op(OpCode::OpForce, span); lambda.chunk.push_op(OpCode::OpCall, span); // Inform the VM that the chunk has ended lambda.chunk.push_op(OpCode::OpReturn, span); Thunk(Rc::new(RefCell::new(ThunkRepr::Suspended { upvalues: Rc::new(Upvalues::with_capacity(0)), lambda: Rc::new(lambda), span, }))) } fn prepare_blackhole(&self, forced_at: Span) -> ThunkRepr { match &*self.0.borrow() { ThunkRepr::Suspended { span, lambda, .. } => ThunkRepr::Blackhole { forced_at, suspended_at: Some(*span), content_span: Some(lambda.chunk.first_span()), }, _ => ThunkRepr::Blackhole { forced_at, suspended_at: None, content_span: None, }, } } pub async fn force(myself: Thunk, co: GenCo, span: Span) -> Result { Self::force_(myself, &co, span).await } pub async fn force_(mut myself: Thunk, co: &GenCo, span: Span) -> Result { // This vector of "thunks which point to the thunk-being-forced", to // be updated along with it, is necessary in order to write this // function in iterative (and later, mutual-tail-call) form. let mut also_update: Vec>> = vec![]; loop { // If the current thunk is already fully evaluated, return its evaluated // value. The VM will continue running the code that landed us here. if myself.is_forced() { let val = myself.unwrap_or_clone(); for other_thunk in also_update.into_iter() { other_thunk.replace(ThunkRepr::Evaluated(val.clone())); } return Ok(val); } // 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 = myself.0.replace(myself.prepare_blackhole(span)); match inner { // If there was already a blackhole in the thunk, this is an // evaluation cycle. ThunkRepr::Blackhole { forced_at, suspended_at, content_span, } => { return Err(ErrorKind::InfiniteRecursion { first_force: forced_at, suspended_at, content_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()?; myself.0.replace(ThunkRepr::Evaluated(value)); continue; } // When encountering a suspended thunk, request that the VM enters // it and produces the result. ThunkRepr::Suspended { lambda, upvalues, span, } => { // TODO(amjoseph): use #[tailcall::mutual] here. This can // be turned into a tailcall to vm::execute_bytecode() by // passing `also_update` to it. let value = generators::request_enter_lambda(co, lambda, upvalues, span).await; myself.0.replace(ThunkRepr::Evaluated(value)); continue; } // nested thunks -- try to flatten before forcing ThunkRepr::Evaluated(Value::Thunk(inner_thunk)) => { match Rc::try_unwrap(inner_thunk.0) { Ok(refcell) => { // we are the only reference to the inner thunk, // so steal it myself.0.replace(refcell.into_inner()); continue; } Err(rc) => { let inner_thunk = Thunk(rc); if inner_thunk.is_forced() { // tail call to force the inner thunk; note that // this means the outer thunk remains unforced // even after calling force() on it; however the // next time it is forced we will be one // thunk-forcing closer to it being // fully-evaluated. myself .0 .replace(ThunkRepr::Evaluated(inner_thunk.value().clone())); continue; } also_update.push(myself.0.clone()); myself = inner_thunk; continue; } } } ThunkRepr::Evaluated(val) => { return Ok(val); } } } } 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 { self.0.borrow().is_forced() } /// 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 { 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") } }) } /// Returns the inner evaluated value of a thunk, cloning it if /// the Rc has more than one strong reference. It is an error /// to call this on a thunk that has not been forced, or is not /// otherwise known to be fully evaluated. fn unwrap_or_clone(self) -> Value { match Rc::try_unwrap(self.0) { Ok(refcell) => refcell.into_inner().expect(), Err(rc) => Ref::map(rc.borrow(), |thunkrepr| thunkrepr.expect_ref()).clone(), } } 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(""); } match &*self.0.borrow() { ThunkRepr::Evaluated(v) => v.total_fmt(f, set), ThunkRepr::Suspended { .. } | ThunkRepr::Native(_) => f.write_str(""), 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 printing and deeply forcing /// cyclic non-diverging data structures like `rec { f = [ f ]; }`. /// This is separate from the ThunkRepr::Blackhole mechanism, which /// detects diverging data structures like `(rec { f = f; }).f`. /// /// 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(FxHashSet<*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) } }