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Insertion barrier: marks survive into the next cycle · case 01

Objects that died since the previous cycle are never freed.

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ROOT CAUSE

Starting a cycle keeps the previous cycle's colours instead of whitening every object.

VERIFIED REPAIR

Reset every object to white when a cycle starts.

Unsuccessful approach: Whitening only objects without a colour leaves last cycle's black objects black.

Case contract

Incremental tri-colour mark-sweep with a Dijkstra insertion barrier. start: every object white, roots shaded grey. mark k: up to k worklist steps (pop a grey object, shade its white children, blacken it). store src i dst: while marking, shade dst before writing. alloc id k: new object with k null fields, black while marking (allocate-black), otherwise white. root id: add a root, shaded if marking. unroot id removes a root. finish: drain the worklist, free all white objects, stop marking. Return the freed ids per finish and the surviving ids.

Why this case matters

Incremental collectors are only safe if barriers and allocation colour preserve the tri-colour invariant.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(heap, roots, events):
    heap = {k: list(v) for k, v in heap.items()}
    roots = list(roots)
    color = {}
    grey = []
    marking = False
    log = []
    def shade(o):
        if o is not None and color.get(o, 'white') == 'white':
            color[o] = 'grey'
            grey.append(o)
    def step():
        o = grey.pop()
        for c in heap[o]:
            shade(c)
        color[o] = 'black'
    for ev in events:
        op = ev[0]
        if op == 'start':
            color = dict(color)
            grey.clear()
            marking = True
            for r in roots:
                shade(r)
        elif op == 'mark':
            for _ in range(ev[1]):
                if grey:
                    step()
        elif op == 'store':
            if marking:
                shade(ev[3])
            heap[ev[1]][ev[2]] = ev[3]
        elif op == 'alloc':
            heap[ev[1]] = [None] * ev[2]
            color[ev[1]] = 'black' if marking else 'white'
        elif op == 'root':
            roots.append(ev[1])
            if marking:
                shade(ev[1])
        elif op == 'unroot':
            roots.remove(ev[1])
        else:
            while grey:
                step()
            dead = sorted(o for o in heap if color.get(o, 'white') == 'white')
            for o in dead:
                del heap[o]
            marking = False
            log.append(dead)
    return {'freed': log, 'live': sorted(heap)}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
cases = [[('regression: pointer stored into a black object',
   ({11: [12, None], 12: [13], 13: [], 14: [15], 15: [], 16: [11]},
    [11],
    [['start'], ['mark', 1], ['store', 11, 1, 14], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 14, 15]}),
  ('allocation after the worklist drained',
   ({11: [12, None], 12: [13], 13: [], 14: [15], 15: [], 16: [11]},
    [11],
    [['start'], ['mark', 10], ['alloc', 17, 1], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[14, 15, 16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 17]}),
  ('second cycle starts from all-white',
   ({11: [12, None], 12: [13], 13: [], 14: [15], 15: [], 16: [11]},
    [11],
    [['start'], ['finish'], ['unroot', 11], ['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[14, 15, 16], [11, 12, 13]], 'live': []}),
  ('finish drains outstanding grey objects',
   ({11: [12, None], 12: [13], 13: [], 14: [15], 15: [], 16: [11]}, [11], [['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[14, 15, 16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13]}),
  ('root registered while marking',
   ({11: [12, None], 12: [13], 13: [], 14: [15], 15: [], 16: [11]},
    [11],
    [['start'], ['mark', 10], ['root', 16], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[14, 15]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 16]}),
  ('store before marking needs no barrier',
   ({11: [12, None], 12: [13], 13: [], 14: [15], 15: [], 16: [11]},
    [11],
    [['alloc', 18, 1], ['store', 18, 0, 14], ['root', 18], ['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18]}),
  ('control: unreachable cycle is freed',
   ({11: [12], 12: [11], 13: []}, [13], [['start'], ['mark', 1], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[11, 12]], 'live': [13]})],
 [('regression: pointer stored into a black object',
   ({21: [22, None], 22: [23], 23: [], 24: [25], 25: [], 26: [21]},
    [21],
    [['start'], ['mark', 1], ['store', 21, 1, 24], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[26]], 'live': [21, 22, 23, 24, 25]}),
  ('allocation after the worklist drained',
   ({21: [22, None], 22: [23], 23: [], 24: [25], 25: [], 26: [21]},
    [21],
    [['start'], ['mark', 10], ['alloc', 27, 1], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[24, 25, 26]], 'live': [21, 22, 23, 27]}),
  ('second cycle starts from all-white',
   ({21: [22, None], 22: [23], 23: [], 24: [25], 25: [], 26: [21]},
    [21],
    [['start'], ['finish'], ['unroot', 21], ['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[24, 25, 26], [21, 22, 23]], 'live': []}),
  ('finish drains outstanding grey objects',
   ({21: [22, None], 22: [23], 23: [], 24: [25], 25: [], 26: [21]}, [21], [['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[24, 25, 26]], 'live': [21, 22, 23]}),
  ('root registered while marking',
   ({21: [22, None], 22: [23], 23: [], 24: [25], 25: [], 26: [21]},
    [21],
    [['start'], ['mark', 10], ['root', 26], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[24, 25]], 'live': [21, 22, 23, 26]}),
  ('store before marking needs no barrier',
   ({21: [22, None], 22: [23], 23: [], 24: [25], 25: [], 26: [21]},
    [21],
    [['alloc', 28, 1], ['store', 28, 0, 24], ['root', 28], ['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[26]], 'live': [21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28]}),
  ('control: unreachable cycle is freed',
   ({21: [22], 22: [21], 23: []}, [23], [['start'], ['mark', 1], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[21, 22]], 'live': [23]})],
 [('regression: pointer stored into a black object',
   ({31: [32, None], 32: [33], 33: [], 34: [35], 35: [], 36: [31]},
    [31],
    [['start'], ['mark', 1], ['store', 31, 1, 34], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[36]], 'live': [31, 32, 33, 34, 35]}),
  ('allocation after the worklist drained',
   ({31: [32, None], 32: [33], 33: [], 34: [35], 35: [], 36: [31]},
    [31],
    [['start'], ['mark', 10], ['alloc', 37, 1], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[34, 35, 36]], 'live': [31, 32, 33, 37]}),
  ('second cycle starts from all-white',
   ({31: [32, None], 32: [33], 33: [], 34: [35], 35: [], 36: [31]},
    [31],
    [['start'], ['finish'], ['unroot', 31], ['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[34, 35, 36], [31, 32, 33]], 'live': []}),
  ('finish drains outstanding grey objects',
   ({31: [32, None], 32: [33], 33: [], 34: [35], 35: [], 36: [31]}, [31], [['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[34, 35, 36]], 'live': [31, 32, 33]}),
  ('root registered while marking',
   ({31: [32, None], 32: [33], 33: [], 34: [35], 35: [], 36: [31]},
    [31],
    [['start'], ['mark', 10], ['root', 36], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[34, 35]], 'live': [31, 32, 33, 36]}),
  ('store before marking needs no barrier',
   ({31: [32, None], 32: [33], 33: [], 34: [35], 35: [], 36: [31]},
    [31],
    [['alloc', 38, 1], ['store', 38, 0, 34], ['root', 38], ['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[36]], 'live': [31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 38]}),
  ('control: unreachable cycle is freed',
   ({31: [32], 32: [31], 33: []}, [33], [['start'], ['mark', 1], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[31, 32]], 'live': [33]})],
 [('regression: pointer stored into a black object',
   ({41: [42, None], 42: [43], 43: [], 44: [45], 45: [], 46: [41]},
    [41],
    [['start'], ['mark', 1], ['store', 41, 1, 44], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[46]], 'live': [41, 42, 43, 44, 45]}),
  ('allocation after the worklist drained',
   ({41: [42, None], 42: [43], 43: [], 44: [45], 45: [], 46: [41]},
    [41],
    [['start'], ['mark', 10], ['alloc', 47, 1], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[44, 45, 46]], 'live': [41, 42, 43, 47]}),
  ('second cycle starts from all-white',
   ({41: [42, None], 42: [43], 43: [], 44: [45], 45: [], 46: [41]},
    [41],
    [['start'], ['finish'], ['unroot', 41], ['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[44, 45, 46], [41, 42, 43]], 'live': []}),
  ('finish drains outstanding grey objects',
   ({41: [42, None], 42: [43], 43: [], 44: [45], 45: [], 46: [41]}, [41], [['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[44, 45, 46]], 'live': [41, 42, 43]}),
  ('root registered while marking',
   ({41: [42, None], 42: [43], 43: [], 44: [45], 45: [], 46: [41]},
    [41],
    [['start'], ['mark', 10], ['root', 46], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[44, 45]], 'live': [41, 42, 43, 46]}),
  ('store before marking needs no barrier',
   ({41: [42, None], 42: [43], 43: [], 44: [45], 45: [], 46: [41]},
    [41],
    [['alloc', 48, 1], ['store', 48, 0, 44], ['root', 48], ['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[46]], 'live': [41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 48]}),
  ('control: unreachable cycle is freed',
   ({41: [42], 42: [41], 43: []}, [43], [['start'], ['mark', 1], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[41, 42]], 'live': [43]})],
 [('regression: pointer stored into a black object',
   ({51: [52, None], 52: [53], 53: [], 54: [55], 55: [], 56: [51]},
    [51],
    [['start'], ['mark', 1], ['store', 51, 1, 54], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[56]], 'live': [51, 52, 53, 54, 55]}),
  ('allocation after the worklist drained',
   ({51: [52, None], 52: [53], 53: [], 54: [55], 55: [], 56: [51]},
    [51],
    [['start'], ['mark', 10], ['alloc', 57, 1], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[54, 55, 56]], 'live': [51, 52, 53, 57]}),
  ('second cycle starts from all-white',
   ({51: [52, None], 52: [53], 53: [], 54: [55], 55: [], 56: [51]},
    [51],
    [['start'], ['finish'], ['unroot', 51], ['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[54, 55, 56], [51, 52, 53]], 'live': []}),
  ('finish drains outstanding grey objects',
   ({51: [52, None], 52: [53], 53: [], 54: [55], 55: [], 56: [51]}, [51], [['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[54, 55, 56]], 'live': [51, 52, 53]}),
  ('root registered while marking',
   ({51: [52, None], 52: [53], 53: [], 54: [55], 55: [], 56: [51]},
    [51],
    [['start'], ['mark', 10], ['root', 56], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[54, 55]], 'live': [51, 52, 53, 56]}),
  ('store before marking needs no barrier',
   ({51: [52, None], 52: [53], 53: [], 54: [55], 55: [], 56: [51]},
    [51],
    [['alloc', 58, 1], ['store', 58, 0, 54], ['root', 58], ['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[56]], 'live': [51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 58]}),
  ('control: unreachable cycle is freed',
   ({51: [52], 52: [51], 53: []}, [53], [['start'], ['mark', 1], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[51, 52]], 'live': [53]})]]
for label, args, expected in cases[N - 1]:
    check(label, solve(*args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
regression: pointer stored into a black object{'freed': [[16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 14, 15]}{'freed': [[16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 14, 15]}Passed
allocation after the worklist drained{'freed': [[14, 15, 16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 17]}{'freed': [[14, 15, 16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 17]}Passed
second cycle starts from all-white{'freed': [[14, 15, 16], []], 'live': [11, 12, 13]}{'freed': [[14, 15, 16], [11, 12, 13]], 'live': []}Failed
finish drains outstanding grey objects{'freed': [[14, 15, 16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13]}{'freed': [[14, 15, 16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13]}Passed
root registered while marking{'freed': [[14, 15]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 16]}{'freed': [[14, 15]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 16]}Passed
store before marking needs no barrier{'freed': [[16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18]}{'freed': [[16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18]}Passed
control: unreachable cycle is freed{'freed': [[11, 12]], 'live': [13]}{'freed': [[11, 12]], 'live': [13]}Passed

SHA-256 / 7c0d3cb54f8d95c9de47f5dd456383a898a7422eaa0fc288edca3614dc14e555

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(heap, roots, events):
    heap = {k: list(v) for k, v in heap.items()}
    roots = list(roots)
    color = {}
    grey = []
    marking = False
    log = []
    def shade(o):
        if o is not None and color.get(o, 'white') == 'white':
            color[o] = 'grey'
            grey.append(o)
    def step():
        o = grey.pop()
        for c in heap[o]:
            shade(c)
        color[o] = 'black'
    for ev in events:
        op = ev[0]
        if op == 'start':
            color.update({o: 'white' for o in heap if o not in color})
            grey.clear()
            marking = True
            for r in roots:
                shade(r)
        elif op == 'mark':
            for _ in range(ev[1]):
                if grey:
                    step()
        elif op == 'store':
            if marking:
                shade(ev[3])
            heap[ev[1]][ev[2]] = ev[3]
        elif op == 'alloc':
            heap[ev[1]] = [None] * ev[2]
            color[ev[1]] = 'black' if marking else 'white'
        elif op == 'root':
            roots.append(ev[1])
            if marking:
                shade(ev[1])
        elif op == 'unroot':
            roots.remove(ev[1])
        else:
            while grey:
                step()
            dead = sorted(o for o in heap if color.get(o, 'white') == 'white')
            for o in dead:
                del heap[o]
            marking = False
            log.append(dead)
    return {'freed': log, 'live': sorted(heap)}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
cases = [[('regression: pointer stored into a black object',
   ({11: [12, None], 12: [13], 13: [], 14: [15], 15: [], 16: [11]},
    [11],
    [['start'], ['mark', 1], ['store', 11, 1, 14], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 14, 15]}),
  ('allocation after the worklist drained',
   ({11: [12, None], 12: [13], 13: [], 14: [15], 15: [], 16: [11]},
    [11],
    [['start'], ['mark', 10], ['alloc', 17, 1], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[14, 15, 16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 17]}),
  ('second cycle starts from all-white',
   ({11: [12, None], 12: [13], 13: [], 14: [15], 15: [], 16: [11]},
    [11],
    [['start'], ['finish'], ['unroot', 11], ['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[14, 15, 16], [11, 12, 13]], 'live': []}),
  ('finish drains outstanding grey objects',
   ({11: [12, None], 12: [13], 13: [], 14: [15], 15: [], 16: [11]}, [11], [['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[14, 15, 16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13]}),
  ('root registered while marking',
   ({11: [12, None], 12: [13], 13: [], 14: [15], 15: [], 16: [11]},
    [11],
    [['start'], ['mark', 10], ['root', 16], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[14, 15]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 16]}),
  ('store before marking needs no barrier',
   ({11: [12, None], 12: [13], 13: [], 14: [15], 15: [], 16: [11]},
    [11],
    [['alloc', 18, 1], ['store', 18, 0, 14], ['root', 18], ['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18]}),
  ('control: unreachable cycle is freed',
   ({11: [12], 12: [11], 13: []}, [13], [['start'], ['mark', 1], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[11, 12]], 'live': [13]})],
 [('regression: pointer stored into a black object',
   ({21: [22, None], 22: [23], 23: [], 24: [25], 25: [], 26: [21]},
    [21],
    [['start'], ['mark', 1], ['store', 21, 1, 24], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[26]], 'live': [21, 22, 23, 24, 25]}),
  ('allocation after the worklist drained',
   ({21: [22, None], 22: [23], 23: [], 24: [25], 25: [], 26: [21]},
    [21],
    [['start'], ['mark', 10], ['alloc', 27, 1], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[24, 25, 26]], 'live': [21, 22, 23, 27]}),
  ('second cycle starts from all-white',
   ({21: [22, None], 22: [23], 23: [], 24: [25], 25: [], 26: [21]},
    [21],
    [['start'], ['finish'], ['unroot', 21], ['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[24, 25, 26], [21, 22, 23]], 'live': []}),
  ('finish drains outstanding grey objects',
   ({21: [22, None], 22: [23], 23: [], 24: [25], 25: [], 26: [21]}, [21], [['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[24, 25, 26]], 'live': [21, 22, 23]}),
  ('root registered while marking',
   ({21: [22, None], 22: [23], 23: [], 24: [25], 25: [], 26: [21]},
    [21],
    [['start'], ['mark', 10], ['root', 26], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[24, 25]], 'live': [21, 22, 23, 26]}),
  ('store before marking needs no barrier',
   ({21: [22, None], 22: [23], 23: [], 24: [25], 25: [], 26: [21]},
    [21],
    [['alloc', 28, 1], ['store', 28, 0, 24], ['root', 28], ['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[26]], 'live': [21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28]}),
  ('control: unreachable cycle is freed',
   ({21: [22], 22: [21], 23: []}, [23], [['start'], ['mark', 1], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[21, 22]], 'live': [23]})],
 [('regression: pointer stored into a black object',
   ({31: [32, None], 32: [33], 33: [], 34: [35], 35: [], 36: [31]},
    [31],
    [['start'], ['mark', 1], ['store', 31, 1, 34], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[36]], 'live': [31, 32, 33, 34, 35]}),
  ('allocation after the worklist drained',
   ({31: [32, None], 32: [33], 33: [], 34: [35], 35: [], 36: [31]},
    [31],
    [['start'], ['mark', 10], ['alloc', 37, 1], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[34, 35, 36]], 'live': [31, 32, 33, 37]}),
  ('second cycle starts from all-white',
   ({31: [32, None], 32: [33], 33: [], 34: [35], 35: [], 36: [31]},
    [31],
    [['start'], ['finish'], ['unroot', 31], ['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[34, 35, 36], [31, 32, 33]], 'live': []}),
  ('finish drains outstanding grey objects',
   ({31: [32, None], 32: [33], 33: [], 34: [35], 35: [], 36: [31]}, [31], [['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[34, 35, 36]], 'live': [31, 32, 33]}),
  ('root registered while marking',
   ({31: [32, None], 32: [33], 33: [], 34: [35], 35: [], 36: [31]},
    [31],
    [['start'], ['mark', 10], ['root', 36], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[34, 35]], 'live': [31, 32, 33, 36]}),
  ('store before marking needs no barrier',
   ({31: [32, None], 32: [33], 33: [], 34: [35], 35: [], 36: [31]},
    [31],
    [['alloc', 38, 1], ['store', 38, 0, 34], ['root', 38], ['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[36]], 'live': [31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 38]}),
  ('control: unreachable cycle is freed',
   ({31: [32], 32: [31], 33: []}, [33], [['start'], ['mark', 1], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[31, 32]], 'live': [33]})],
 [('regression: pointer stored into a black object',
   ({41: [42, None], 42: [43], 43: [], 44: [45], 45: [], 46: [41]},
    [41],
    [['start'], ['mark', 1], ['store', 41, 1, 44], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[46]], 'live': [41, 42, 43, 44, 45]}),
  ('allocation after the worklist drained',
   ({41: [42, None], 42: [43], 43: [], 44: [45], 45: [], 46: [41]},
    [41],
    [['start'], ['mark', 10], ['alloc', 47, 1], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[44, 45, 46]], 'live': [41, 42, 43, 47]}),
  ('second cycle starts from all-white',
   ({41: [42, None], 42: [43], 43: [], 44: [45], 45: [], 46: [41]},
    [41],
    [['start'], ['finish'], ['unroot', 41], ['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[44, 45, 46], [41, 42, 43]], 'live': []}),
  ('finish drains outstanding grey objects',
   ({41: [42, None], 42: [43], 43: [], 44: [45], 45: [], 46: [41]}, [41], [['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[44, 45, 46]], 'live': [41, 42, 43]}),
  ('root registered while marking',
   ({41: [42, None], 42: [43], 43: [], 44: [45], 45: [], 46: [41]},
    [41],
    [['start'], ['mark', 10], ['root', 46], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[44, 45]], 'live': [41, 42, 43, 46]}),
  ('store before marking needs no barrier',
   ({41: [42, None], 42: [43], 43: [], 44: [45], 45: [], 46: [41]},
    [41],
    [['alloc', 48, 1], ['store', 48, 0, 44], ['root', 48], ['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[46]], 'live': [41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 48]}),
  ('control: unreachable cycle is freed',
   ({41: [42], 42: [41], 43: []}, [43], [['start'], ['mark', 1], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[41, 42]], 'live': [43]})],
 [('regression: pointer stored into a black object',
   ({51: [52, None], 52: [53], 53: [], 54: [55], 55: [], 56: [51]},
    [51],
    [['start'], ['mark', 1], ['store', 51, 1, 54], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[56]], 'live': [51, 52, 53, 54, 55]}),
  ('allocation after the worklist drained',
   ({51: [52, None], 52: [53], 53: [], 54: [55], 55: [], 56: [51]},
    [51],
    [['start'], ['mark', 10], ['alloc', 57, 1], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[54, 55, 56]], 'live': [51, 52, 53, 57]}),
  ('second cycle starts from all-white',
   ({51: [52, None], 52: [53], 53: [], 54: [55], 55: [], 56: [51]},
    [51],
    [['start'], ['finish'], ['unroot', 51], ['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[54, 55, 56], [51, 52, 53]], 'live': []}),
  ('finish drains outstanding grey objects',
   ({51: [52, None], 52: [53], 53: [], 54: [55], 55: [], 56: [51]}, [51], [['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[54, 55, 56]], 'live': [51, 52, 53]}),
  ('root registered while marking',
   ({51: [52, None], 52: [53], 53: [], 54: [55], 55: [], 56: [51]},
    [51],
    [['start'], ['mark', 10], ['root', 56], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[54, 55]], 'live': [51, 52, 53, 56]}),
  ('store before marking needs no barrier',
   ({51: [52, None], 52: [53], 53: [], 54: [55], 55: [], 56: [51]},
    [51],
    [['alloc', 58, 1], ['store', 58, 0, 54], ['root', 58], ['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[56]], 'live': [51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 58]}),
  ('control: unreachable cycle is freed',
   ({51: [52], 52: [51], 53: []}, [53], [['start'], ['mark', 1], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[51, 52]], 'live': [53]})]]
for label, args, expected in cases[N - 1]:
    check(label, solve(*args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
regression: pointer stored into a black object{'freed': [[16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 14, 15]}{'freed': [[16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 14, 15]}Passed
allocation after the worklist drained{'freed': [[14, 15, 16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 17]}{'freed': [[14, 15, 16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 17]}Passed
second cycle starts from all-white{'freed': [[14, 15, 16], []], 'live': [11, 12, 13]}{'freed': [[14, 15, 16], [11, 12, 13]], 'live': []}Failed
finish drains outstanding grey objects{'freed': [[14, 15, 16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13]}{'freed': [[14, 15, 16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13]}Passed
root registered while marking{'freed': [[14, 15]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 16]}{'freed': [[14, 15]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 16]}Passed
store before marking needs no barrier{'freed': [[16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18]}{'freed': [[16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18]}Passed
control: unreachable cycle is freed{'freed': [[11, 12]], 'live': [13]}{'freed': [[11, 12]], 'live': [13]}Passed

SHA-256 / 51e46018a61a70b7695b7f3ea2022623ba6769c41f4c8c5f7fba791ad7964b8e

3 / The verified repair

Exit 0
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(heap, roots, events):
    heap = {k: list(v) for k, v in heap.items()}
    roots = list(roots)
    color = {}
    grey = []
    marking = False
    log = []
    def shade(o):
        if o is not None and color.get(o, 'white') == 'white':
            color[o] = 'grey'
            grey.append(o)
    def step():
        o = grey.pop()
        for c in heap[o]:
            shade(c)
        color[o] = 'black'
    for ev in events:
        op = ev[0]
        if op == 'start':
            color = {o: 'white' for o in heap}
            grey.clear()
            marking = True
            for r in roots:
                shade(r)
        elif op == 'mark':
            for _ in range(ev[1]):
                if grey:
                    step()
        elif op == 'store':
            if marking:
                shade(ev[3])
            heap[ev[1]][ev[2]] = ev[3]
        elif op == 'alloc':
            heap[ev[1]] = [None] * ev[2]
            color[ev[1]] = 'black' if marking else 'white'
        elif op == 'root':
            roots.append(ev[1])
            if marking:
                shade(ev[1])
        elif op == 'unroot':
            roots.remove(ev[1])
        else:
            while grey:
                step()
            dead = sorted(o for o in heap if color.get(o, 'white') == 'white')
            for o in dead:
                del heap[o]
            marking = False
            log.append(dead)
    return {'freed': log, 'live': sorted(heap)}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
cases = [[('regression: pointer stored into a black object',
   ({11: [12, None], 12: [13], 13: [], 14: [15], 15: [], 16: [11]},
    [11],
    [['start'], ['mark', 1], ['store', 11, 1, 14], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 14, 15]}),
  ('allocation after the worklist drained',
   ({11: [12, None], 12: [13], 13: [], 14: [15], 15: [], 16: [11]},
    [11],
    [['start'], ['mark', 10], ['alloc', 17, 1], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[14, 15, 16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 17]}),
  ('second cycle starts from all-white',
   ({11: [12, None], 12: [13], 13: [], 14: [15], 15: [], 16: [11]},
    [11],
    [['start'], ['finish'], ['unroot', 11], ['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[14, 15, 16], [11, 12, 13]], 'live': []}),
  ('finish drains outstanding grey objects',
   ({11: [12, None], 12: [13], 13: [], 14: [15], 15: [], 16: [11]}, [11], [['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[14, 15, 16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13]}),
  ('root registered while marking',
   ({11: [12, None], 12: [13], 13: [], 14: [15], 15: [], 16: [11]},
    [11],
    [['start'], ['mark', 10], ['root', 16], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[14, 15]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 16]}),
  ('store before marking needs no barrier',
   ({11: [12, None], 12: [13], 13: [], 14: [15], 15: [], 16: [11]},
    [11],
    [['alloc', 18, 1], ['store', 18, 0, 14], ['root', 18], ['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18]}),
  ('control: unreachable cycle is freed',
   ({11: [12], 12: [11], 13: []}, [13], [['start'], ['mark', 1], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[11, 12]], 'live': [13]})],
 [('regression: pointer stored into a black object',
   ({21: [22, None], 22: [23], 23: [], 24: [25], 25: [], 26: [21]},
    [21],
    [['start'], ['mark', 1], ['store', 21, 1, 24], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[26]], 'live': [21, 22, 23, 24, 25]}),
  ('allocation after the worklist drained',
   ({21: [22, None], 22: [23], 23: [], 24: [25], 25: [], 26: [21]},
    [21],
    [['start'], ['mark', 10], ['alloc', 27, 1], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[24, 25, 26]], 'live': [21, 22, 23, 27]}),
  ('second cycle starts from all-white',
   ({21: [22, None], 22: [23], 23: [], 24: [25], 25: [], 26: [21]},
    [21],
    [['start'], ['finish'], ['unroot', 21], ['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[24, 25, 26], [21, 22, 23]], 'live': []}),
  ('finish drains outstanding grey objects',
   ({21: [22, None], 22: [23], 23: [], 24: [25], 25: [], 26: [21]}, [21], [['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[24, 25, 26]], 'live': [21, 22, 23]}),
  ('root registered while marking',
   ({21: [22, None], 22: [23], 23: [], 24: [25], 25: [], 26: [21]},
    [21],
    [['start'], ['mark', 10], ['root', 26], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[24, 25]], 'live': [21, 22, 23, 26]}),
  ('store before marking needs no barrier',
   ({21: [22, None], 22: [23], 23: [], 24: [25], 25: [], 26: [21]},
    [21],
    [['alloc', 28, 1], ['store', 28, 0, 24], ['root', 28], ['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[26]], 'live': [21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28]}),
  ('control: unreachable cycle is freed',
   ({21: [22], 22: [21], 23: []}, [23], [['start'], ['mark', 1], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[21, 22]], 'live': [23]})],
 [('regression: pointer stored into a black object',
   ({31: [32, None], 32: [33], 33: [], 34: [35], 35: [], 36: [31]},
    [31],
    [['start'], ['mark', 1], ['store', 31, 1, 34], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[36]], 'live': [31, 32, 33, 34, 35]}),
  ('allocation after the worklist drained',
   ({31: [32, None], 32: [33], 33: [], 34: [35], 35: [], 36: [31]},
    [31],
    [['start'], ['mark', 10], ['alloc', 37, 1], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[34, 35, 36]], 'live': [31, 32, 33, 37]}),
  ('second cycle starts from all-white',
   ({31: [32, None], 32: [33], 33: [], 34: [35], 35: [], 36: [31]},
    [31],
    [['start'], ['finish'], ['unroot', 31], ['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[34, 35, 36], [31, 32, 33]], 'live': []}),
  ('finish drains outstanding grey objects',
   ({31: [32, None], 32: [33], 33: [], 34: [35], 35: [], 36: [31]}, [31], [['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[34, 35, 36]], 'live': [31, 32, 33]}),
  ('root registered while marking',
   ({31: [32, None], 32: [33], 33: [], 34: [35], 35: [], 36: [31]},
    [31],
    [['start'], ['mark', 10], ['root', 36], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[34, 35]], 'live': [31, 32, 33, 36]}),
  ('store before marking needs no barrier',
   ({31: [32, None], 32: [33], 33: [], 34: [35], 35: [], 36: [31]},
    [31],
    [['alloc', 38, 1], ['store', 38, 0, 34], ['root', 38], ['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[36]], 'live': [31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 38]}),
  ('control: unreachable cycle is freed',
   ({31: [32], 32: [31], 33: []}, [33], [['start'], ['mark', 1], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[31, 32]], 'live': [33]})],
 [('regression: pointer stored into a black object',
   ({41: [42, None], 42: [43], 43: [], 44: [45], 45: [], 46: [41]},
    [41],
    [['start'], ['mark', 1], ['store', 41, 1, 44], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[46]], 'live': [41, 42, 43, 44, 45]}),
  ('allocation after the worklist drained',
   ({41: [42, None], 42: [43], 43: [], 44: [45], 45: [], 46: [41]},
    [41],
    [['start'], ['mark', 10], ['alloc', 47, 1], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[44, 45, 46]], 'live': [41, 42, 43, 47]}),
  ('second cycle starts from all-white',
   ({41: [42, None], 42: [43], 43: [], 44: [45], 45: [], 46: [41]},
    [41],
    [['start'], ['finish'], ['unroot', 41], ['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[44, 45, 46], [41, 42, 43]], 'live': []}),
  ('finish drains outstanding grey objects',
   ({41: [42, None], 42: [43], 43: [], 44: [45], 45: [], 46: [41]}, [41], [['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[44, 45, 46]], 'live': [41, 42, 43]}),
  ('root registered while marking',
   ({41: [42, None], 42: [43], 43: [], 44: [45], 45: [], 46: [41]},
    [41],
    [['start'], ['mark', 10], ['root', 46], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[44, 45]], 'live': [41, 42, 43, 46]}),
  ('store before marking needs no barrier',
   ({41: [42, None], 42: [43], 43: [], 44: [45], 45: [], 46: [41]},
    [41],
    [['alloc', 48, 1], ['store', 48, 0, 44], ['root', 48], ['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[46]], 'live': [41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 48]}),
  ('control: unreachable cycle is freed',
   ({41: [42], 42: [41], 43: []}, [43], [['start'], ['mark', 1], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[41, 42]], 'live': [43]})],
 [('regression: pointer stored into a black object',
   ({51: [52, None], 52: [53], 53: [], 54: [55], 55: [], 56: [51]},
    [51],
    [['start'], ['mark', 1], ['store', 51, 1, 54], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[56]], 'live': [51, 52, 53, 54, 55]}),
  ('allocation after the worklist drained',
   ({51: [52, None], 52: [53], 53: [], 54: [55], 55: [], 56: [51]},
    [51],
    [['start'], ['mark', 10], ['alloc', 57, 1], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[54, 55, 56]], 'live': [51, 52, 53, 57]}),
  ('second cycle starts from all-white',
   ({51: [52, None], 52: [53], 53: [], 54: [55], 55: [], 56: [51]},
    [51],
    [['start'], ['finish'], ['unroot', 51], ['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[54, 55, 56], [51, 52, 53]], 'live': []}),
  ('finish drains outstanding grey objects',
   ({51: [52, None], 52: [53], 53: [], 54: [55], 55: [], 56: [51]}, [51], [['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[54, 55, 56]], 'live': [51, 52, 53]}),
  ('root registered while marking',
   ({51: [52, None], 52: [53], 53: [], 54: [55], 55: [], 56: [51]},
    [51],
    [['start'], ['mark', 10], ['root', 56], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[54, 55]], 'live': [51, 52, 53, 56]}),
  ('store before marking needs no barrier',
   ({51: [52, None], 52: [53], 53: [], 54: [55], 55: [], 56: [51]},
    [51],
    [['alloc', 58, 1], ['store', 58, 0, 54], ['root', 58], ['start'], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[56]], 'live': [51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 58]}),
  ('control: unreachable cycle is freed',
   ({51: [52], 52: [51], 53: []}, [53], [['start'], ['mark', 1], ['finish']]),
   {'freed': [[51, 52]], 'live': [53]})]]
for label, args, expected in cases[N - 1]:
    check(label, solve(*args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
regression: pointer stored into a black object{'freed': [[16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 14, 15]}{'freed': [[16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 14, 15]}Passed
allocation after the worklist drained{'freed': [[14, 15, 16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 17]}{'freed': [[14, 15, 16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 17]}Passed
second cycle starts from all-white{'freed': [[14, 15, 16], [11, 12, 13]], 'live': []}{'freed': [[14, 15, 16], [11, 12, 13]], 'live': []}Passed
finish drains outstanding grey objects{'freed': [[14, 15, 16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13]}{'freed': [[14, 15, 16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13]}Passed
root registered while marking{'freed': [[14, 15]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 16]}{'freed': [[14, 15]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 16]}Passed
store before marking needs no barrier{'freed': [[16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18]}{'freed': [[16]], 'live': [11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18]}Passed
control: unreachable cycle is freed{'freed': [[11, 12]], 'live': [13]}{'freed': [[11, 12]], 'live': [13]}Passed

SHA-256 / 8f3efc50d5ba915d8b6b33558f8a86076df02688e86989e23ba494a82a0a2883

Verification & scope

A deterministic, bounded teaching model of one garbage-collector mechanism with stipulated rules; it is not a production collector and claims no conformance to any particular runtime. This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.

Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-29T14:51:25.822547+00:00.

Case digest / 20425744faf7c621025b04bf9541638b9f3a702d680a381454464d48528b600f