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Summary

  • resolve iterator, generator, %TypedArray%, native-module, and Web Storage GC roots through agent-local hot-TLS backing cells
  • scan and barrier-write the current agent's backing atomics instead of publishing raw arena addresses process-wide
  • protect lazy iterator-tower construction from collections and add two-live-agent plus forced-relocation regressions

Issue disposition

#8002 was live in full: iterator roots were bare statics, while generator and %TypedArray% used test-only TLS that remained process-global in production.

#8003 was partly resolved before this branch: #8024 moved FUNCTION_CLASS_IDS and its companion class registries to perry_thread_local!. This PR completes its two remaining stated mechanisms: all seven long-lived native-module caches and both Web Storage brand roots.

Validation

  • rebased onto fe0d49792 (fix(gc): preserve request graphs across route imports #8044); merge base equals current origin/main
  • optimized gc::tests::lazy_intrinsic_towers: 4/4 pass
  • two-agent cache-root scanner isolation tests: pass
  • registered perry/thread parity regression: pass with pinned runtime/static archives
  • post-rebase rate-1 + moving polls + from-space protection depth 800: identical output, 1,406 copying minors, 32,047 moved objects, 60,040 loop polls, 1,406 retired page-sets
  • post-rebase rate-1 + moving polls + evacuation verification: identical output, 1,400 copying minors, 32,047 moved objects
  • sabotage to process-global backing: two-agent gate failed on shared HTTP_METHODS_CACHE; restored source rebuilt and passed
  • post-sabotage and post-rebase combined perry, perry-runtime-static, perry-stdlib-static optimized builds: pass; archive mtimes verified
  • formatting, registration, GC-doc, and runtime-root-holder inventory checks: pass
  • gc_store_site_inventory.py independently reports the pre-existing property_set.rs:1475 marker omission from 5fcd94289; this branch does not touch that file

Closes #8002
Closes #8003

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Fixed cross-thread realm isolation for iterator, generator, typed-array, native-module, and Web Storage state.
    • Prevented iterator prototypes from moving during initialization.
    • Ensured changes in one realm remain isolated from others.
  • Tests

    • Added regression coverage for concurrent realms, garbage collection, intrinsic prototypes, module constants, and storage isolation.
  • Documentation

    • Documented realm-local garbage-collection root changes and validation results.

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The runtime now stores iterator, generator, TypedArray, native-module, and Web Storage GC roots in agent-local TLS-backed slots. Iterator construction suppresses GC movement. Runtime and cross-thread tests verify root liveness, address isolation, and realm mutation isolation.

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Agent-local realm roots

Layer / File(s) Summary
Realm-local root storage
crates/perry-runtime/src/object/mod.rs
RealmAtomicI64 and RealmAtomicU64 use TLS-backed slots. GC scanning and test root management now access those slots through with_slot.
Intrinsic and cache wiring
crates/perry-runtime/src/object/iterator_prototypes.rs, crates/perry-runtime/src/object/global_this/generator.rs, crates/perry-runtime/src/object/global_this/typed_array.rs, crates/perry-runtime/src/object/native_module/..., crates/perry-runtime/src/web_storage.rs
Intrinsic, native-module, and storage pointers use realm-local slots. Iterator prototype construction runs inside GcSuppressScope.
Isolation and liveness validation
crates/perry-runtime/src/gc/tests/lazy_intrinsic_towers.rs, test-files/test_issue_8002_8003_thread_realm_caches.ts, test-parity/expected/..., gc-handoff/..., changelog.d/...
Tests validate no-move construction, distinct agent-owned roots, cross-thread cache behavior, and main-realm preservation. Documentation records the implementation and validation results.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Mergeability Score: ⚪ Minimal · up to 977a1

The PR makes realm-owned runtime roots agent-local and adds relocation and multi-agent regressions; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains after the reported checks.

Possibly related PRs

  • PerryTS/perry#7249: Related GcSuppressScope protection during lazy intrinsic construction.
  • PerryTS/perry#7281: Related conversion of cached GC pointers to scanner-safe realm-local roots.
  • PerryTS/perry#7994: Related per-agent intrinsic storage and cross-thread isolation tests.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant MainRealm
  participant WorkerAgent
  participant PerryRuntime
  participant GC
  MainRealm->>PerryRuntime: warm intrinsic, native-module, and storage roots
  WorkerAgent->>PerryRuntime: warm independent realm roots
  PerryRuntime->>GC: scan agent-local root slots
  WorkerAgent-->>MainRealm: return isolated cache and storage state
  MainRealm->>PerryRuntime: verify main-realm state after worker completion
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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes address the requirements in #8002 and #8003, including agent-local intrinsic roots, native-module caches, Web Storage roots, and regression tests.
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🧹 Nitpick comments (3)
crates/perry-runtime/src/object/mod.rs (2)

245-308: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add store to RealmAtomicU64 to match RealmAtomicI64.

RealmAtomicI64::store wraps the barriered write. RealmAtomicU64 has no equivalent, so every writer repeats with_slot(|slot| runtime_store_root_atomic_nanbox_u64(...)). This pattern now appears in namespace_builders.rs three times and in test_seed_object_cache_roots / test_clear_object_cache_roots seven times each. One method removes that duplication and keeps the audit comment attached to a single site.

♻️ Proposed helper
     #[inline(always)]
     pub(crate) fn load(&self, ordering: Ordering) -> u64 {
         self.slot.with(|slot| slot.load(ordering))
     }
 
+    /// GC_STORE_AUDIT(ROOT): NaN-boxed cache roots are visited by
+    /// `scan_object_cache_roots_mut`.
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub(crate) fn store(&self, bits: u64, ordering: Ordering) {
+        self.slot.with(|slot| {
+            crate::gc::runtime_store_root_atomic_nanbox_u64(slot, bits, ordering);
+        });
+    }
+
     #[inline(always)]
     pub(crate) fn with_slot<R>(&self, f: impl FnOnce(&AtomicU64) -> R) -> R {
         self.slot.with(f)
     }
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In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/object/mod.rs` around lines 245 - 308, Add a
barriered store method to RealmAtomicU64, matching RealmAtomicI64::store, and
route existing runtime_store_root_atomic_nanbox_u64 writers through it instead
of repeating with_slot closures. Keep the barrier invocation centralized in the
new method and update the affected namespace builders and object-cache root
tests.

1497-1518: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Materialize the generator, %TypedArray%, and Web Storage roots explicitly.

The doc comment states this helper exists so the two-agent gate cannot pass while builders early-return. The body only forces globalThis, the iterator tower, and the seven native-module caches. The generator towers, the %TypedArray% tower, and the Web Storage brands are populated only as a side effect of populate_global_this_builtins. If that bootstrap stops installing one of them, the gate fails with a confusing "did not materialize" message instead of the helper guaranteeing the state it documents. Call the builders directly.

♻️ Proposed change
     iterator_prototypes::ensure_iterator_prototypes();
+    ensure_generator_intrinsics();
+    let _ = ensure_typed_array_intrinsic();
     unsafe {
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In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/object/mod.rs` around lines 1497 - 1518, Update
test_materialize_realm_owned_roots to call the generator, %TypedArray%, and Web
Storage builder functions directly, alongside its existing global, iterator, and
native-module cache materialization. Ensure the helper explicitly populates
these roots rather than relying on populate_global_this_builtins side effects.
crates/perry-runtime/src/gc/tests/lazy_intrinsic_towers.rs (1)

217-267: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Prevent a test hang when one agent panics before the barrier.

Each agent calls barrier.wait() only after test_materialize_realm_owned_roots and the snapshot succeed. If agent A panics in either step, it never reaches the barrier, and agent B blocks on barrier.wait() for the life of the process. The suite then hangs instead of reporting the failure. Use a timed release or wait on the barrier before the fallible work, so a panic in one agent still fails fast.

♻️ One option: release the barrier on unwind
-            .spawn(move || {
-                {
-                    // GLOBAL_THIS_PTR is older process-global bootstrap state;
-                    // serialize that unrelated initialization while auditing
-                    // the roots moved by `#8002/`#8003.
-                    let _bootstrap = gate.lock().expect("bootstrap gate");
-                    crate::object::test_materialize_realm_owned_roots();
-                }
-                let snapshot = crate::object::test_realm_owned_root_snapshot();
-                barrier.wait();
-                snapshot
-            })
+            .spawn(move || {
+                // Release the peer even if this agent unwinds, so a panic
+                // fails the test instead of deadlocking its sibling.
+                struct ReleaseOnDrop(Arc<Barrier>);
+                impl Drop for ReleaseOnDrop {
+                    fn drop(&mut self) {
+                        self.0.wait();
+                    }
+                }
+                let _release = ReleaseOnDrop(Arc::clone(&barrier));
+                {
+                    // GLOBAL_THIS_PTR is older process-global bootstrap state;
+                    // serialize that unrelated initialization while auditing
+                    // the roots moved by `#8002/`#8003.
+                    let _bootstrap = gate.lock().expect("bootstrap gate");
+                    crate::object::test_materialize_realm_owned_roots();
+                }
+                crate::object::test_realm_owned_root_snapshot()
+            })

Note: the Drop variant must be the only wait() call, and both agents must still be alive when the snapshots are taken.

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In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/gc/tests/lazy_intrinsic_towers.rs` around lines 217
- 267, Update the agent closure in
realm_owned_intrinsic_module_and_storage_roots_are_distinct so a panic during
test_materialize_realm_owned_roots or test_realm_owned_root_snapshot cannot
leave the other thread blocked indefinitely at Barrier::wait. Use an unwind-safe
timed release or equivalent guard, ensuring the barrier has only one wait path
and both agents remain alive while snapshots are captured.
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Nitpick comments:
In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/gc/tests/lazy_intrinsic_towers.rs`:
- Around line 217-267: Update the agent closure in
realm_owned_intrinsic_module_and_storage_roots_are_distinct so a panic during
test_materialize_realm_owned_roots or test_realm_owned_root_snapshot cannot
leave the other thread blocked indefinitely at Barrier::wait. Use an unwind-safe
timed release or equivalent guard, ensuring the barrier has only one wait path
and both agents remain alive while snapshots are captured.

In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/object/mod.rs`:
- Around line 245-308: Add a barriered store method to RealmAtomicU64, matching
RealmAtomicI64::store, and route existing runtime_store_root_atomic_nanbox_u64
writers through it instead of repeating with_slot closures. Keep the barrier
invocation centralized in the new method and update the affected namespace
builders and object-cache root tests.
- Around line 1497-1518: Update test_materialize_realm_owned_roots to call the
generator, %TypedArray%, and Web Storage builder functions directly, alongside
its existing global, iterator, and native-module cache materialization. Ensure
the helper explicitly populates these roots rather than relying on
populate_global_this_builtins side effects.

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  • changelog.d/8055-agent-local-realm-roots.md
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/gc/tests/lazy_intrinsic_towers.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/object/global_this/generator.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/object/global_this/typed_array.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/object/iterator_prototypes.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/object/mod.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/object/native_module.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/object/native_module/namespace_builders.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/web_storage.rs
  • gc-handoff/REALM-GC-SUB-NOTES.md
  • scripts/gc_runtime_root_holders.json
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Audited exact head 56d69fe8166e30151d4f190e8e318e1430c98574 against base/current main fe0d4979204dfd6b8b166320e1ebdd2318f30518. The production mechanism is sound: all 23 affected heap roots resolve through calling-agent perry_thread_local! backing atomics; all mutator writes remain root-barriered; mutable scanning visits and rewrites the same current-agent cells; the iterator construction suppression scope covers the raw-pointer allocation window. #8024 genuinely made FUNCTION_CLASS_IDS production-agent-local; the remaining global synthetic-id counter is pointer-free, monotonic code metadata. No version bump or landing conflict.

One test-harness issue needs fixing before merge: realm_owned_intrinsic_module_and_storage_roots_are_distinct performs fallible materialization/snapshot work before its only Barrier::wait(). If either spawned agent panics before reaching the barrier, its peer waits forever and both parent joins block, so a real regression can hang the suite instead of failing. Please make the rendezvous unwind-safe/bounded while preserving the invariant that both arenas remain alive through both snapshots (for example, one release-on-drop guard as the sole wait path). The suggested RealmAtomicU64::store helper and explicit builder calls are maintainability improvements, not blockers: the current bootstrap materializes those roots and the 23 nonzero assertions prevent a vacuous pass.

Independent static checks passed: diff check, formatting, thread-local policy, test registration, GC doc claims, and runtime-root-holder self-test/inventory. gc_store_site_inventory.py still reports only the pre-existing untouched property_set.rs:1475 marker omission.

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Fixed the blocking two-agent test deadlock in 977a19b8b.

The agent closure now installs a ReleasePeerOnDrop guard before any fallible materialization or snapshot work. Its Drop implementation owns the sole Barrier::wait() path, so it runs on both success and unwind. Successful agents still keep their arenas alive until both snapshots have been captured.

Focused optimized evidence:

  • healthy exact two-agent test: pass, 1 passed, finished in 0.02s
  • forced one-agent panic immediately after installing the guard: failed normally in 0.02s with rendezvous unwind sabotage; the sibling and parent did not hang
  • sabotage removed and source verified equal to the commit
  • restored optimized gc::tests::lazy_intrinsic_towers: 4 passed, finished in 0.02s
  • cargo fmt --all -- --check and git diff --check: pass

No production code, changelog, or version was changed.

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Independent re-audit of exact head 977a19b8bb91988a098f25eeb66773c1825247f7: merge-safe.

I tested a clean landing-equivalent merge over current main 471f65096 (#8054); there is no conflict or semantic overlap. The exact optimized focused test passed:

gc::tests::lazy_intrinsic_towers::realm_owned_intrinsic_module_and_storage_roots_are_distinct ... ok
1 passed; 0 failed; 2317 filtered out; 0.03s

The blocking synchronization defect is fixed. ReleasePeerOnDrop is installed as the worker closure's first statement and owns the sole Barrier::wait() path. The snapshot return expression is evaluated before the guard drops, so both agents and their TLS arenas remain alive through both captures; unwind follows the same single rendezvous and cannot strand the peer. The author also forced an immediate-after-guard panic and observed prompt normal failure, then restored and verified the exact source.

I re-audited the full production diff: all 23 affected roots resolve through current-agent HotKey backing cells; writes remain root-barriered; the mutable scanner rewrites those same cells; iterator construction has the needed no-move scope. #8024 already made the heap-pointer-keyed FUNCTION_CLASS_IDS registry agent-local; the remaining global synthetic-ID counter is pointer-free monotonic metadata. Closure of #8002 and #8003 is supported.

git diff --check, TLS policy/inventory, runtime-root-holder inventory, and GC store-site self-tests pass. No version/Cargo/package change and zero unresolved review threads. CI was not used as evidence.

Disposition: merge exact head and close #8002/#8003.

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