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Summary

A module-level function referenced inside its own module (x === f, new Set([f]), …) is a different object from the same function's value at an importer — but only when that reference sits inside a body that is itself a cross-module-inlining candidate. export function isSame(x){ return x === f }; export { f }; gave isSame(f) (called from an importer, passing the importer's own view of f) false instead of true.

Root cause

crates/perry-transform/src/inline/cross_module.rs's cross-module function inliner (distinct from the older cross-module method inliner in the same file) harvests an exported function's whole "value dependency graph" — every function it transitively references, including by value (Expr::FuncRef, not just as a call target) — and clones the entire graph into every importing module under fresh __perry_xmod_inline_<id>_<name> symbols (gather_cross_module_functionscollect_function_graphcross_function_expr_is_safe's Expr::FuncRef(id) => allowed_ids.contains(id) arm).

export { f }; makes f independently exported. When isSame (referencing f by value) is selected as a cross-module-inline candidate, f gets pulled into the same candidate graph and cloned alongside it as __perry_xmod_inline_2_f. Every user-function value materializes into a heap closure via js_closure_alloc_singleton(@__perry_wrap_<symbol>) (crates/perry-codegen/src/expr/arrays_finds.rs), which caches by the wrapper symbol, not by source identity — so f's canonical wrapper (__perry_wrap_perry_fn_<src>__f, the same one every importer's own view of f resolves through) and the inlined clone's wrapper (__perry_wrap_perry_fn_<dest>____perry_xmod_inline_2_f) produce two distinct ClosureHeader singletons. isSame's own body, now running as the inlined clone, compares the importer's argument (the canonical closure) against its own clone's materialization of f (a different closure) — false.

Confirmed via --trace llvm: main_ts.ll defines __perry_xmod_inline_2_f and calls js_closure_alloc_singleton on it only from inside the inlined isSame clone's body, while every other reference to f in the same file (the isSame(f)/isSame(ns.f)/ns.f === f call sites) goes through the canonical __perry_wrap_perry_fn_lib_fns_ts__f.

This is a distinct defect from #10434/PR #10548 (which fixed export default F's export-row identity) — it reproduces for a plain named export and is unaffected by that fix; the test below includes a default-export control that exercises this inliner path too.

Fix

crates/perry-transform/src/inline/cross_module.rs: gather_cross_module_functions now computes the set of every function id the module itself exports (exported_ids) and threads it through collect_function_graph. When a dependency pulled in by Expr::FuncRef is a different, independently-exported function (dependency != id, so ordinary self-recursion is unaffected), the whole candidate is refused — isSame (and anything like it) is no longer cross-module inlined, and falls back to the ordinary cross-module call, which resolves f through the same canonical wrapper every importer uses. Functions that don't reference an exported sibling by value are unaffected and still inline exactly as before (confirmed by the existing test_gap_10434_* and the cross-module/export/import/inline gap-test families, all still green).

Surgical diff: +30/−1 in one file, no other crates touched.

Tests

New gap test test-files/test_gap_10554_fn_identity_own_module.ts (+ helpers under test-files/_helpers/fn_identity_10554/), oracle is Node 26.5.1. Covers:

Before/after: on the pristine baseline the fixed lines (decl, ns decl, reexport decl, half of default) read false where Node reads true; everything else (the function-expression/arrow forms, Set membership, the control) already matched Node on the baseline — confirming those forms were never candidates for this specific inliner shape. On this branch, output is byte-identical to Node. Harness: PERRY_SKIP_BUILD=1 ./run_parity_tests.sh --filter test_gap_10554 → PARITY_FAIL on the baseline binary, PASS on this branch.

Regression sweep (all still 100% pass, same binary): test_gap_10434, test_gap_export*, test_gap_import*, test_gap_cross_module*, test_gap_inline*, test_gap_module* (16 tests total).

Validation

  • cargo test --release -p perry-transform --tests: 152 passed, 0 failed (includes inline::tests::cross_module_free_function_graph_with_shape_barrier_is_rejected and other existing gather_cross_module_functions-adjacent coverage).

  • cargo fmt --all -- --check: clean.

  • ./scripts/run_lint_gates.sh (SKIP_COMPILE_GATES=1, per the host's build-cost note): 76/77 passed; the one red (Public benchmark evidence freshness) is the pre-existing, repo-wide red documented in the workflow notes — not touched by this change.

  • Gap suite: targeted filters above (all pass); full local suite not run (this change narrows one specific cross-module-inlining candidate shape, not a hot lowering/runtime path used by most programs).

  • Performance: perf stat -e instructions,task-clock, 3 runs each, baseline vs fixed, release binaries (isSame(f) in a 2,000,000-iteration loop for the directly-affected shape; an unrelated 2,000,000-iteration loop through a plain intra-module function call as a control, touching none of this candidate-selection logic):

    program baseline instructions (avg of 3) fixed instructions (avg of 3) Node wall (context)
    isSame(f) loop (directly affected) 921.4M 353.1M 0.04s
    control loop (unrelated) 32.5M 32.5M (2 of 3; 1 cold-cache outlier at 46.7M) 0.04s

    The directly-affected shape gets faster, not slower: the baseline's (unsound) inline still pays for an extra js_closure_alloc_singleton materialization of the cloned f on every call, plus running two separate compiled bodies; falling back to a plain cross-module call is cheaper. The control is unchanged within noise, confirming the fix's dependency != id && exported_ids.contains(&dependency) check adds no measurable cost to candidate graphs it doesn't reject.

  • Package check: not applicable — this issue's repro is a synthetic identity pattern (no single npm package named in the issue).

What I did not verify

  • The full (non-filtered) gap suite and the 8-shard auto-optimize mode — left to CI's gap-suite shards per the workflow.
  • Whether any real npm package in the audit corpus hits this exact shape (exported function A referencing exported sibling B by value) — the issue was found via the audit but doesn't name a specific package.

Fixes #10554

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • Fixed function identity checks across modules so imported functions consistently match their original exported instances.
    • Preserved correct behavior for declaration, expression, arrow, default-exported, and re-exported functions.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for strict equality, namespace and named imports, pass-through calls, and Set membership across module boundaries.
  • Documentation

    • Added a changelog entry describing the function identity fix.

…rted sibling by value

An exported function whose body references another exported function BY
VALUE (`x === f`, not just as a call target) was a candidate for the
cross-module function inliner, which bundled a private clone of the
sibling into the destination module under a fresh symbol. Every function
value materializes into a heap closure keyed by its wrapper symbol, so
the clone's `f` and the canonical `f` every importer resolves through
produced two distinct closures -- an in-module identity check silently
disagreed with every importer's own view of the same function.

gather_cross_module_functions now refuses a candidate whose dependency
graph would need to bundle a separately-exported sibling referenced by
value; it falls back to the ordinary cross-module call instead, which
resolves through the shared canonical wrapper. Self-recursion is
unaffected.

Fixes #10554
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Walkthrough

The cross-module inliner now avoids cloning separately exported functions referenced by value. New helper modules and regression tests verify function identity across direct imports, namespace imports, re-exports, default exports, and Set operations.

Changes

Function identity preservation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Cross-module dependency guard
crates/perry-transform/src/inline/cross_module.rs, changelog.d/10630-fn-identity-own-module.md
The dependency walk tracks exported function IDs and rejects graphs that would bundle a separately exported function by value. Self-recursion remains allowed. The changelog documents the fallback behavior.
Function identity regression coverage
test-files/_helpers/fn_identity_10554/*, test-files/test_gap_10554_fn_identity_own_module.ts
Test helpers and a barrel module expose function values through named, namespace, re-exported, and default views. Tests validate strict identity, direct pass-through calls, and Set membership.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~15 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 9ce54

Functions that only call an exported helper can lose cross-module inlining unnecessarily. This is a bounded performance regression and should be corrected or explicitly accepted before merging.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 44.44% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 9 functions across 4 files. (1 skipped: 1… Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
✅ Passed checks (4 passed)
Check name Status Explanation
Title check ✅ Passed The title is concise, specific, and accurately describes the primary fix: preventing cross-module inlining from bundling an independently exported sibling by value.
Description check ✅ Passed The description is detailed and covers the issue, root cause, fix, affected behavior, regression tests, validation results, performance impact, and linked issue. It does not use every template heading…
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The change satisfies the coding requirements in [#10554]. gather_cross_module_functions builds exported_ids and passes it through collect_function_graph. The graph rejects a separately exported …
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changed files stay within [#10554]. The transform guard implements the identity fix. The helper modules and regression test validate the required identity behavior. The changelog fragment document…
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Docstring coverage is 44.44% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 9 functions across 4 files. (1 skipped: 1 unsupported.)

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In `@crates/perry-transform/src/inline/cross_module.rs`:
- Around line 297-298: Update the dependency rejection logic around
collect_func_refs_in_function to distinguish Expr::FuncRef references used as
Expr::Call callees from function-value references. Track direct-call
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if dependency != id && exported_ids.contains(&dependency) {
return false;

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🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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rg -n -C 4 'collect_func_refs_in_function|collect_function_graph|Expr::Call|Expr::FuncRef|gather_cross_module_functions' crates/perry-transform/src/inline
sed -n '150,315p' crates/perry-transform/src/inline/cross_module.rs
sed -n '1,120p' test-files/test_gap_10554_fn_identity_own_module.ts
sed -n '1,100p' test-files/_helpers/fn_identity_10554/lib.ts

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Do not reject dependencies used only as direct call targets.

collect_func_refs_in_function records the Expr::FuncRef used as an Expr::Call callee. Therefore, export function outer() { return helper(); } is rejected when helper is also exported, even though outer does not use helper as a function value. Track direct-call dependencies separately and apply this rejection only to non-callee value references. Add a regression test for an exported helper used only by a direct call.

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In `@crates/perry-transform/src/inline/cross_module.rs` around lines 297 - 298,
Update the dependency rejection logic around collect_func_refs_in_function to
distinguish Expr::FuncRef references used as Expr::Call callees from
function-value references. Track direct-call dependencies separately and reject
only non-callee exported dependencies, while preserving existing behavior for
other references; add a regression test covering an exported helper invoked only
by a direct call.

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Landed via merge train #10710 (v0.5.1597). All source commits preserve authorship; merged main matches the validated train exactly.

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