test(gc): pin the #7990 Map comparison regression

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Closes #7990.

Root cause

The reported obj_type=8 flags=0x37 header was internally impossible: GC_FLAG_INTERNED is only created on strings, never Maps. The copier had followed a stale comparison operand into recycled bytes; the young-pin latch itself was complete.

The causal zod A/B is the comparison-operand rooting fix that landed in #8011: the pre-fix corpus failed 3 of 16 rate-1, quarantine-off runs (including #7990's latch abort), while that patch alone completed 26 of 26 clean runs. Each clean run executed about 6,400 copying minors and moved roughly 855,000 objects, so the collector path remained saturated.

Changes

• add a deterministic LLVM-dataflow regression for a typed Map left operand across an allocating comparison RHS; this complements fix(codegen): root comparison operands across calls #8011's generic-object coverage and prevents type analysis from accidentally treating Maps as non-pointers
• correct the remaining move_young comment that still declared an incomplete pin latch as the only possible cause

There is no collector-policy change: aborting before an unsafe relocation remains correct. The behavioral fix is #8011; this follow-up records and gates #7990's exact population.

Validation

• cargo test -p perry-codegen --lib compare_tests — 11 passed
• rustfmt --edition 2021 --check crates/perry-codegen/src/expr/compare_tests.rs crates/perry-runtime/src/gc/copying.rs
• git diff --check
• zod dependency corpus with the fix(codegen): root comparison operands across calls #8011 patch only: 26/26 clean rate-1, quarantine-off runs; no latch aborts or late-surfacing TypeErrors

No version bump is included.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a regression affecting strict equality comparisons between maps and objects when memory allocation occurs during comparison.
  • Prevented stale map references from causing incorrect behavior or exposing invalid memory during garbage collection.
  • Added regression coverage for the affected comparison scenario.

• Documentation

  • Clarified diagnostics for inconsistent or dangling memory references detected during garbage collection.

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Walkthrough

The change adds a strict-equality regression test for a typed Map and an allocating object. It documents the comparison-rooting fix, validation results, and additional possible causes for pinned-young relocation failures.

Changes

Map comparison regression

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Regression coverage and collector diagnostics crates/perry-codegen/src/expr/compare_tests.rs, changelog.d/8021-7990-map-comparison-regression.md, crates/perry-runtime/src/gc/copying.rs	The regression test verifies that the Map equality operand is re-read after the allocating operand. The changelog records the fix and validation. The relocation documentation describes inconsistent headers and dangling pointers as possible causes.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Mergeability Score: ⚪ Minimal · up to 55c63

This PR adds a localized regression test and corrects documentation without changing collector behavior; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks and review.

Possibly related PRs

• PerryTS/perry#8011: Adds related regression coverage and documentation for comparison-operand rooting.
• PerryTS/perry#7989: Investigates the zod corpus rooting and pinned-young GC issues addressed here.
• PerryTS/perry#7116: Addresses stale operands across allocating operations.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the GC regression test for issue #7990 and matches the main changes.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description explains the root cause, changes, linked issue, and validation, although it omits some template headings and checklist items.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The PR adds deterministic coverage for the exact #7990 Map comparison case and documents the corrected stale-operand cause.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The regression test, changelog entry, and corrected GC documentation directly support issue #7990 and the stated objectives.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.

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In `@crates/perry-codegen/src/expr/compare_tests.rs`:
- Around line 121-125: Update the assertion failure message in the js_eq Map
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The regression is well targeted: the Map operand is forced through a root reload after the allocating RHS, and the focused comparison suite passes (11/11). The runtime comment correction also matches the #7990 symptom, and this head merges cleanly with current main.

One definite test defect remains in compare_tests.rs: the condition left_producer > right_producer means the Map producer is below/later than the RHS producer, but the failure text says above. If the regression fires, the diagnostic describes the opposite invariant. Please change above to below and leave the assertion unchanged. I have not merged commit 13c1c1c pending that correction.

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Re-audited exact commit 55c63b0 against current main. The previous blocker is fixed: the assertion requires the Map producer to be later/below the allocating RHS, and the diagnostic now says below. The full focused comparison suite passes (11/11); the typed-Map regression still pins the intended root-reload dataflow; the collector comment accurately avoids over-attributing the impossible header to the pin latch; and the diff plus current-main merge tree are clean. No blocking findings.