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Fix JIT non-deterministic execution on Arm64
The JIT compiler produced inconsistent results on Apple Silicon due to several issues in register liveness tracking and cache maintenance: 1. Store instructions (sb, sh, sw, csw) were not tracking rs2 liveness, causing the register allocator to potentially evict the data register before the store executed. 2. I-cache invalidation now occurs BEFORE re-enabling write protection to avoid a race window where executable code is not yet coherent. Previous ordering risked stale instruction execution. 3. Removed redundant ISB barriers since sys_icache_invalidate already includes the required DSB/ISB sequence on macOS/arm64. 4. Added final __builtin___clear_cache for the entire translated region to guarantee all instructions are visible before execution. 5. Added cache flush after prepare_translate() in jit_state_init() to ensure the prologue/epilogue code is cache-coherent. The cache maintenance sequence now follows the correct ordering: write → sys_icache_invalidate → pthread_jit_write_protect_np(true) This ensures the I-cache is invalidated while the page is still writable, closing the race window that existed in the previous implementation. Note: Some edge cases (~5-10% failure rate) may still exist and require further investigation into the register allocator or block chaining.
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src/jit.c

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@@ -313,9 +313,14 @@ static void emit_bytes(struct jit_state *state, void *data, uint32_t len)
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pthread_jit_write_protect_np(false);
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#endif
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memcpy(state->buf + state->offset, data, len);
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sys_icache_invalidate(state->buf + state->offset, len);
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#if defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__aarch64__)
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/* Cache maintenance while page is still writable.
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* sys_icache_invalidate includes DC CVAU + DSB + IC IVAU + DSB + ISB.
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*/
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sys_icache_invalidate(state->buf + state->offset, len);
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pthread_jit_write_protect_np(true);
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#else
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sys_icache_invalidate(state->buf + state->offset, len);
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#endif
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state->offset += len;
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}
@@ -612,7 +617,13 @@ static void update_branch_imm(struct jit_state *state,
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#endif
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memcpy(state->buf + offset, &insn, sizeof(uint32_t));
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#if defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__aarch64__)
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/* Cache maintenance while page is still writable.
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* sys_icache_invalidate includes DC CVAU + DSB + IC IVAU + DSB + ISB.
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*/
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sys_icache_invalidate(state->buf + offset, sizeof(uint32_t));
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pthread_jit_write_protect_np(true);
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#else
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sys_icache_invalidate(state->buf + offset, sizeof(uint32_t));
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#endif
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}
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#endif
@@ -1675,6 +1686,7 @@ static inline void liveness_calc(block_t *block)
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case rv_insn_sh:
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case rv_insn_sw:
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liveness[ir->rs1] = idx;
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liveness[ir->rs2] = idx;
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break;
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case rv_insn_addi:
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case rv_insn_slti:
@@ -1725,6 +1737,7 @@ static inline void liveness_calc(block_t *block)
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break;
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case rv_insn_csw:
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liveness[ir->rs1] = idx;
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liveness[ir->rs2] = idx;
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break;
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case rv_insn_cnop:
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break;
@@ -2297,6 +2310,7 @@ void jit_translate(riscv_t *rv, block_t *block)
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{
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struct jit_state *state = rv->jit_state;
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if (set_has(&state->set, RV_HASH_KEY(block))) {
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/* Block already translated - skip */
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for (int i = 0; i < state->n_blocks; i++) {
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if (block->pc_start == state->offset_map[i].pc
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#if RV32_HAS(SYSTEM)
@@ -2321,6 +2335,16 @@ void jit_translate(riscv_t *rv, block_t *block)
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goto restart;
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}
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resolve_jumps(state);
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#if defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__aarch64__)
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/* Final cache maintenance for the entire translated region ensures all
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* instructions are visible to execution. This covers edge cases where
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* per-instruction invalidation might have been insufficient.
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* __builtin___clear_cache performs the full ARM64 sequence:
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* DC CVAU, DSB ISH, IC IVAU, DSB ISH, ISB.
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*/
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__builtin___clear_cache((char *) (state->buf + block->offset),
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(char *) (state->buf + state->offset));
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#endif
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block->hot = true;
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}
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@@ -2350,6 +2374,14 @@ struct jit_state *jit_state_init(size_t size)
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set_reset(&state->set);
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reset_reg();
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prepare_translate(state);
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#if defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__aarch64__)
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/* Final cache flush for prologue/epilogue code.
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* emit_bytes handles per-instruction cache maintenance, but a final
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* flush ensures the entire region is coherent.
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*/
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__builtin___clear_cache((char *) state->buf,
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(char *) (state->buf + state->offset));
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#endif
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state->offset_map = calloc(MAX_BLOCKS, sizeof(struct offset_map));
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if (!state->offset_map) {

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