fixes #15753 [backport:1.4] (#15971)

(cherry picked from commit 7eb34d170a)

compiler/liftdestructors.nim

@@ -390,6 +390,16 @@ proc declareCounter(c: var TLiftCtx; body: PNode; first: BiggestInt): PNode =
   v.addVar(result, lowerings.newIntLit(c.g, body.info, first))
   body.add v
 
+proc declareTempOf(c: var TLiftCtx; body: PNode; value: PNode): PNode =
+  var temp = newSym(skTemp, getIdent(c.g.cache, lowerings.genPrefix), nextId(c.idgen), c.fn, c.info)
+  temp.typ = value.typ
+  incl(temp.flags, sfFromGeneric)
+
+  var v = newNodeI(nkVarSection, c.info)
+  result = newSymNode(temp)
+  v.addVar(result, value)
+  body.add v
+
 proc addIncStmt(c: var TLiftCtx; body, i: PNode) =
   let incCall = genBuiltin(c.g, mInc, "inc", i)
   incCall.add lowerings.newIntLit(c.g, c.info, 1)
@@ -506,43 +516,75 @@ proc fillStrOp(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; body, x, y: PNode) =
     discard "strings are atomic and have no inner elements that are to trace"
 
 proc atomicRefOp(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; body, x, y: PNode) =
+  #[ bug #15753 is really subtle. Usually the classical write barrier for reference
+  counting looks like this::
+
+    incRef source  # increment first; this takes care of self-assignments1
+    decRef dest
+    dest[] = source
+
+  However, 'decRef dest' might trigger a cycle collection and then the collector
+  traverses the graph. It is crucial that when it follows the pointers the assignment
+  'dest[] = source' already happened so that we don't do trial deletion on a wrong
+  graph -- this causes premature freeing of objects! The correct barrier looks like
+  this::
+
+    let tmp = dest
+    incRef source
+    dest[] = source
+    decRef tmp
+
+  ]#
   var actions = newNodeI(nkStmtList, c.info)
   let elemType = t.lastSon
 
   createTypeBoundOps(c.g, c.c, elemType, c.info)
+  let isCyclic = c.g.config.selectedGC == gcOrc and types.canFormAcycle(elemType)
+
+  let tmp =
+    if isCyclic and c.kind in {attachedAsgn, attachedSink}:
+      declareTempOf(c, body, x)
+    else:
+      x
 
   if isFinal(elemType):
-    addDestructorCall(c, elemType, actions, genDeref(x, nkDerefExpr))
+    addDestructorCall(c, elemType, actions, genDeref(tmp, nkDerefExpr))
     var alignOf = genBuiltin(c.g, mAlignOf, "alignof", newNodeIT(nkType, c.info, elemType))
     alignOf.typ = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyInt)
-    actions.add callCodegenProc(c.g, "nimRawDispose", c.info, x, alignOf)
+    actions.add callCodegenProc(c.g, "nimRawDispose", c.info, tmp, alignOf)
   else:
-    addDestructorCall(c, elemType, newNodeI(nkStmtList, c.info), genDeref(x, nkDerefExpr))
-    actions.add callCodegenProc(c.g, "nimDestroyAndDispose", c.info, x)
-
-  let isCyclic = c.g.config.selectedGC == gcOrc and types.canFormAcycle(elemType)
+    addDestructorCall(c, elemType, newNodeI(nkStmtList, c.info), genDeref(tmp, nkDerefExpr))
+    actions.add callCodegenProc(c.g, "nimDestroyAndDispose", c.info, tmp)
 
   var cond: PNode
   if isCyclic:
     if isFinal(elemType):
       let typInfo = genBuiltin(c.g, mGetTypeInfoV2, "getTypeInfoV2", newNodeIT(nkType, x.info, elemType))
       typInfo.typ = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyPointer)
-      cond = callCodegenProc(c.g, "nimDecRefIsLastCyclicStatic", c.info, x, typInfo)
+      cond = callCodegenProc(c.g, "nimDecRefIsLastCyclicStatic", c.info, tmp, typInfo)
     else:
-      cond = callCodegenProc(c.g, "nimDecRefIsLastCyclicDyn", c.info, x)
+      cond = callCodegenProc(c.g, "nimDecRefIsLastCyclicDyn", c.info, tmp)
   else:
     cond = callCodegenProc(c.g, "nimDecRefIsLast", c.info, x)
   cond.typ = getSysType(c.g, x.info, tyBool)
 
   case c.kind
   of attachedSink:
-    body.add genIf(c, cond, actions)
-    body.add newAsgnStmt(x, y)
+    if isCyclic:
+      body.add newAsgnStmt(x, y)
+      body.add genIf(c, cond, actions)
+    else:
+      body.add genIf(c, cond, actions)
+      body.add newAsgnStmt(x, y)
   of attachedAsgn:
     body.add genIf(c, y, callCodegenProc(c.g,
         if isCyclic: "nimIncRefCyclic" else: "nimIncRef", c.info, y))
-    body.add genIf(c, cond, actions)
-    body.add newAsgnStmt(x, y)
+    if isCyclic:
+      body.add newAsgnStmt(x, y)
+      body.add genIf(c, cond, actions)
+    else:
+      body.add genIf(c, cond, actions)
+      body.add newAsgnStmt(x, y)
   of attachedDestructor:
     body.add genIf(c, cond, actions)
   of attachedDeepCopy: assert(false, "cannot happen")
@@ -569,19 +611,30 @@ proc atomicClosureOp(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; body, x, y: PNode) =
   let xenv = genBuiltin(c.g, mAccessEnv, "accessEnv", x)
   xenv.typ = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyPointer)
 
+  let isCyclic = c.g.config.selectedGC == gcOrc
+  let tmp =
+    if isCyclic and c.kind in {attachedAsgn, attachedSink}:
+      declareTempOf(c, body, xenv)
+    else:
+      xenv
+
   var actions = newNodeI(nkStmtList, c.info)
-  actions.add callCodegenProc(c.g, "nimDestroyAndDispose", c.info, xenv)
+  actions.add callCodegenProc(c.g, "nimDestroyAndDispose", c.info, tmp)
 
   let decRefProc =
-    if c.g.config.selectedGC == gcOrc: "nimDecRefIsLastCyclicDyn"
+    if isCyclic: "nimDecRefIsLastCyclicDyn"
     else: "nimDecRefIsLast"
-  let cond = callCodegenProc(c.g, decRefProc, c.info, xenv)
+  let cond = callCodegenProc(c.g, decRefProc, c.info, tmp)
   cond.typ = getSysType(c.g, x.info, tyBool)
 
   case c.kind
   of attachedSink:
-    body.add genIf(c, cond, actions)
-    body.add newAsgnStmt(x, y)
+    if isCyclic:
+      body.add newAsgnStmt(x, y)
+      body.add genIf(c, cond, actions)
+    else:
+      body.add genIf(c, cond, actions)
+      body.add newAsgnStmt(x, y)
   of attachedAsgn:
     let yenv = genBuiltin(c.g, mAccessEnv, "accessEnv", y)
     yenv.typ = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyPointer)
@@ -589,8 +642,12 @@ proc atomicClosureOp(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; body, x, y: PNode) =
       if c.g.config.selectedGC == gcOrc: "nimIncRefCyclic"
       else: "nimIncRef"
     body.add genIf(c, yenv, callCodegenProc(c.g, incRefProc, c.info, yenv))
-    body.add genIf(c, cond, actions)
-    body.add newAsgnStmt(x, y)
+    if isCyclic:
+      body.add newAsgnStmt(x, y)
+      body.add genIf(c, cond, actions)
+    else:
+      body.add genIf(c, cond, actions)
+      body.add newAsgnStmt(x, y)
   of attachedDestructor:
     body.add genIf(c, cond, actions)
   of attachedDeepCopy: assert(false, "cannot happen")

tests/arc/torc_selfcycles.nim

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+discard """
+  output: '''ok'''
+  cmd: '''nim c --gc:orc -d:useMalloc -d:nimStressOrc $file'''
+  valgrind: "leaks"
+"""
+
+# bug #15753
+
+type
+  NodeKind = enum
+    nkDancing,
+    nkColumn
+
+  DancingNode = ref object
+    right: DancingNode
+    column: DancingNode
+    kind: NodeKind
+
+proc newColumnNode(): DancingNode =
+  result = DancingNode(kind: nkColumn)
+  result.right = result
+  result.column = result
+
+proc createDLXList(): DancingNode =
+  result = newColumnNode()
+
+  for i in 0 .. 15:
+    let n = newColumnNode()
+    n.right = result.right
+    result = n
+  echo "ok"
+
+var dlxlist = createDLXList()