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Follow-up to #39919.

Problem

  • setTimeout[util.promisify.custom] (also setInterval, setImmediate) is a CustomAccessor with no setter since timers: define [util.promisify.custom] natively as a lazy accessor #39919. A write to it fails silently: "use strict"; setTimeout[sym] = 1 does nothing, and Object.assign(setTimeout, { [sym]: 1 }) returns. In Node both throw a TypeError, because the property is a getter-only accessor.
  • The cause is JSObject::putInlineSlow (vendor/WebKit/Source/JavaScriptCore/runtime/JSObject.cpp, the CustomAccessor branch). For a custom accessor without a setter it returns false and does not throw. It throws ReadonlyPropertyWriteError only when the property has ReadOnly.

Fix

  • createTimerFunction (src/jsc/bindings/node/NodeTimers.cpp) adds PropertyAttribute::ReadOnly to the accessor. A strict-mode write and Object.assign now throw a TypeError. A sloppy-mode write is still a no-op, as in Node.
  • The descriptor does not change. PropertyDescriptor::setAccessorDescriptor drops ReadOnly, so it stays {get, set: undefined, enumerable: true, configurable: false}. The X509Certificate, CryptoKey and FormData getters in this repo use the same ReadOnly | CustomAccessor combination.
  • timersPromisesExport passes the resolved Zig::GlobalObject to requireId and get, as ExposeNodeModuleGlobals.cpp does. JSC calls a custom getter with the realm that owns the property, so this is consistency only.
  • Verified: test/js/node/timers/node-timers.test.ts. One probe runs in the main thread and in a worker. It checks the descriptor shape, a strict write, a sloppy write and Object.assign on each of the three timers, and that each accessor resolves to that realm's timers/promises export. On main the strict and Object.assign entries come back as "no throw" in both realms. It passes here. util-promisify.test.js, 015201.test.ts and Node's test-timers-{timeout,immediate}-promisified.js, test-util-promisify.js, test-util-promisify-custom-names.mjs pass.

Background

  • A CustomGetterSetter is a property backed by C++ getter and setter pointers. PropertyAttribute::CustomAccessor makes JSC report it as an accessor. The ReadOnly bit is checked before the accessor branch on a write, so it is the only way to make a setter-less custom accessor throw.
  • util.promisify(fn) returns fn[util.promisify.custom] when it exists. Node's lib/timers.js defines it on the timer functions as an enumerable, non-configurable getter. timers: define [util.promisify.custom] natively as a lazy accessor #39919 moved Bun's version of that property into NodeTimers.cpp.
Notes

History: this PR started as an adoption of #39919 (same change, plus the items above) so that it could be carried to merge. #39919 merged on its own as a1f2e22, so the PR was rebased and now holds only the additions. The rebase had no textual conflicts to resolve by hand. The branch was reset onto main and the two changed files were re-applied, because the five files #39919 touched are identical on main and in the adopted commit.

Probe against Node 26 (descriptor shape, Reflect.ownKeys, strict write, Object.assign onto the function, Reflect.set, delete, redefinition, copying with Object.assign and Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptors, util.promisify identity, util.inspect, a node:vm context, replacing the global): identical with this PR, except for differences older than #39919. setTimeout.length is 1 in Bun and 2 in Node, Bun's native functions have no prototype, and Bun also defines the property on setInterval. Node does not. node-timers.test.ts tests util.promisify(setInterval), so that stays.

Attributes of the globals themselves are not touched by this PR. For the record, reifyStaticProperty in Lookup.h stores Function and PropertyCallback entries with the same attributesForStructure(entry attributes), and Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(globalThis, "setTimeout") is {writable: true, enumerable: true, configurable: true} on 1.4.0 and on main.

The leak tests in test/js/web/timers/setTimeout.test.js and setInterval.test.js fail locally on a debug ASAN build named bun-debug, because the fixtures widen the RSS threshold only for a binary named bun-asan. This is unrelated to the change. The other 44 tests in test/js/web/timers/set*.test.* pass.


no test proof · iteration 2 · Platform-specific test(s) that do not run on this machine. Deferring to CI, which covers all platforms: test/js/node/timers/node-timers.test.ts

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Resolve timer promise exports
src/jsc/bindings/node/NodeTimers.cpp
Timer promise exports use the default global object for module access and named-property lookup.
Enforce promisify accessor descriptors
src/jsc/bindings/node/NodeTimers.cpp, test/js/node/timers/node-timers.test.ts
Timer util.promisify.custom accessors are read-only. Tests cover strict, sloppy, and Object.assign writes, plus resolved functions in the main thread and a worker.

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Status: closed, superseded by #44285.

#44285 replaces the custom accessor with a getter-only accessor on each timer function. That includes the change here (a strict-mode write and Object.assign throw a TypeError) and the test of this PR, and it is the fix for #44275. The branch stays in case #44285 does not land.

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I reviewed this PR and didn't find any bugs. Because it changes how the setTimeout/setInterval/setImmediate globals are constructed (LUT Function → PropertyCallback) and relies on subtle JSC property-attribute semantics (ReadOnly on a setter-less CustomAccessor), a human look would still be worthwhile.

What was reviewed

  • createTimerFunction follows the existing constructBunFetchObject pattern; NodeTimers.h is already included in ZigGlobalObject.cpp, and JSFunction::create(..., 1, ...) preserves the prior .length.
  • timersPromisesExport has RETURN_IF_EXCEPTION after requireId and RELEASE_AND_RETURN on the .get() tail call.
  • defineCustomPromisify in promisify.ts is still used internally (lines 29, 69) and was never exported, so nothing breaks; node:timers re-exports the globals so its exports carry the accessor too.
  • The new test spawns a fresh process (so node:util isn't preloaded), asserts descriptor shape, strict-write TypeError, identity with timers/promises, and worker isolation.
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Overview

This PR moves the [util.promisify.custom] property on setTimeout/setInterval/setImmediate from a lazily-installed data property (side effect of loading internal/promisify) to a native CustomGetterSetter accessor installed at function-creation time. The three globals switch from Function LUT entries to PropertyCallback entries backed by new createSet*Function helpers in NodeTimers.cpp. The getter lazily requires node:timers/promises via InternalModuleRegistry::requireId and returns the matching export. The eager block in src/js/internal/promisify.ts is removed, and a subprocess test covering descriptor shape, write-throws, identity, and workers is added.

Security risks

None identified. No untrusted input is parsed; the getter reads a fixed export from a built-in module. The accessor is non-configurable and read-only, matching Node.

Level of scrutiny

Medium-high. The change is small and follows the established constructBunFetchObject pattern, but it alters how three of the most-used runtime globals are constructed and depends on non-obvious JSC semantics (that PropertyAttribute::ReadOnly on a setter-less CustomAccessor is what makes strict writes throw, and that PropertyCallback LUT entries yield the same writable/configurable attributes as Function entries so fake-timer libraries can still overwrite the global). The PR description documents these thoroughly and cites prior in-tree uses (X509Certificate, CryptoKey, FormData), but a maintainer should confirm the attribute choice and the LUT-entry change.

Other factors

  • The PR is adopted from #39919 by a maintainer with additional changes layered on top (the ReadOnly flag, defaultGlobalObject resolution, expanded test); those additions are exactly the kind of thing a human should sign off on.
  • Exception handling in the new C++ is correct: DECLARE_THROW_SCOPE, RETURN_IF_EXCEPTION after requireId, RELEASE_AND_RETURN on the throwing tail call.
  • util.promisify(setTimeout) still short-circuits through the custom branch in promisify(), so the later Object.defineProperties(fn, Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptors(original)) (which would now see a non-configurable accessor) is never reached for timers.
  • The description reports the full timers/util test matrix passing and CI green on the original build.

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The two points flagged above for a human look are both verified, and the PR body Notes now record them.

  • ReadOnly on a setter-less CustomAccessor: JSObject::putInlineSlow returns false with no exception for a CustomAccessor without a setter (vendor/WebKit/Source/JavaScriptCore/runtime/JSObject.cpp, the if (!customSetter) return false; branch), and throws ReadonlyPropertyWriteError in strict mode when ReadOnly is set. PropertyDescriptor::setAccessorDescriptor drops ReadOnly, so the descriptor stays {get, set: undefined, enumerable: true, configurable: false}. X509Certificate, CryptoKey and FormData getters in this repo use the same combination.
  • PropertyCallback versus Function entries: reifyStaticProperty in Lookup.h stores both with attributesForStructure(entry attributes), and the three entries have no extra flags either way. Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(globalThis, "setTimeout") is {writable: true, enumerable: true, configurable: true} on 1.4.0 and on this branch, the same for setInterval and setImmediate, so the globals stay replaceable.

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…throw

The accessor that #39919 puts on setTimeout, setInterval and setImmediate is a
CustomAccessor without a setter. JSObject::putInlineSlow returns false for that
case and does not throw, so a strict-mode write and Object.assign fail silently.
Node's getter-only accessor makes both throw a TypeError. Add ReadOnly, which
is the attribute that makes the write throw. The descriptor JSC reports for the
property does not change.

The getter now passes the resolved global object to requireId and get, as the
other internal module getters do. The test also checks a worker and the write.
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@robobun robobun changed the title timers: define [util.promisify.custom] natively as a lazy accessor timers: make a write to [util.promisify.custom] on the timer globals throw Aug 21, 2026
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Rebased after #39919 merged (a1f2e22). The conflict was the base change itself landing, so the branch was reset onto main and only the additions were re-applied: ReadOnly on the accessor, one resolved global object in the getter, and the extended test. No hand-resolved hunks. The title and body now describe the follow-up. Proof on main at a1f2e22: the test fails with write: "no throw" and passes with this branch. The automated review notices above are rate-limit messages with no findings.

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LGTM — a one-flag follow-up to #39919 that matches an established repo pattern.

Checked: ReadOnly | CustomAccessor on a setter-less getter is already used in ImportMetaObject.cpp, NodeVMScript.cpp, JSBunRequest.cpp, so this is not a novel JSC attribute combination. The defaultGlobalObject → requireId change mirrors ExposeNodeModuleGlobals.cpp:68-70 exactly. The extended test asserts the descriptor shape is unchanged (set: undefined, no writable), so ReadOnly leaking into the observed descriptor is ruled out. The comment-cop feedback was addressed in a66c6c9 and the thread is resolved.

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Overview

Follow-up to #39919. Two files changed:

  • src/jsc/bindings/node/NodeTimers.cpp: adds PropertyAttribute::ReadOnly to the [util.promisify.custom] custom accessor on setTimeout/setInterval/setImmediate so a strict-mode write throws TypeError (matching Node's getter-only accessor). Also swaps lexicalGlobalObject → resolved globalObject in the two requireId/get calls inside timersPromisesExport, and shortens the explanatory comment to one line per the comment-cop bot.
  • test/js/node/timers/node-timers.test.ts: extends the existing subprocess test to assert Object.assign(setTimeout, {[sym]: 1}) throws TypeError, and checks the accessor shape inside a node:worker_threads Worker.

Security risks

None. This adjusts a property attribute flag on three timer function objects. No user input parsing, no auth/crypto/permissions.

Level of scrutiny

Low. The native change is a single bit-flag OR'd into an existing putDirectCustomAccessor call. I verified the ReadOnly | CustomAccessor combination on a null-setter getter is an established pattern in this repo (ImportMetaObject, NodeVMScript, JSBunRequest, JSBufferList all use it), so this isn't a novel or untested JSC attribute pairing. The globalObject swap matches ExposeNodeModuleGlobals.cpp line-for-line, and since defaultGlobalObject was already resolved on the line above, the only behavioral difference is which realm's error would be reported if requireId threw — a consistency-only change as the PR body states.

Other factors

  • The PR body demonstrates thorough research: cites the exact JSObject::putInlineSlow branch that returns false without throwing for setter-less CustomAccessor, and confirms PropertyDescriptor::setAccessorDescriptor strips ReadOnly so the observable descriptor stays {get, set: undefined, enumerable: true, configurable: false}. The test asserts this exact shape, so a regression in descriptor visibility would be caught.
  • The test extension is additive (doesn't mutate the existing assertion set) and proves the fix: the PR author confirms it fails on main with write: "no throw" and passes on the branch. The worker check covers per-VM state, which is relevant since these globals are created per-realm.
  • The one piece of reviewer feedback (comment-cop bot flagging a paragraph-long comment) was addressed in a66c6c9 and both inline threads are resolved.
  • The test spawns a subprocess with stderr: "inherit" (no pipe to drain) and awaits [stdout.text(), exited], so no deadlock risk. The worker script posts one message and exits, so the child process terminates cleanly.

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Nothing to change from the review above. On CI (build 102796): the one red item is a Windows 11 aarch64 test shard whose VM creation failed with a transient Azure NIC error, so the job was canceled before it ran. The other seven aarch64 shards and every finished lane passed. The status comment at the top tracks this.

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Updated 2:46 PM PT - Aug 21st, 2026

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In `@test/js/node/timers/node-timers.test.ts`:
- Around line 61-65: Add strict- and sloppy-mode coverage around the timer
functions setTimeout, setInterval, and setImmediate: directly assign the custom
promisify symbol to each function, asserting TypeError under strict mode and
unchanged/no-op behavior under sloppy mode. Preserve the existing Object.assign
coverage and verify each timer function’s shape remains intact.
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…rs, pipe stderr

The writes run through new Function so that the use strict directive is
compiled as written. The child prints on worker exit, so a worker that exits
without a message or with an error shows up in the output and in stderr.
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d1d527b addresses both review threads on the test. Each of the three timers now gets a strict-mode write, a sloppy-mode write and an Object.assign (expected TypeError, no throw, TypeError). The writes go through new Function so that the directive is compiled as written. The child pipes stderr, which the test asserts is empty, and prints on the worker exit event with the worker exit code, so a worker that exits without a message or with an error shows up in the output. With the ReadOnly line removed, the strict and Object.assign entries of all three timers come back as no throw, so the test still fails without the native change. The native change is unchanged since a66c6c9.

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- Around line 75-82: Update the worker script created in the timer accessor test
to require node:timers/promises, evaluate each timer object's accessor in the
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LGTM — small, well-scoped Node compat follow-up.

What was reviewed:

  • ReadOnly | CustomAccessor is an established pattern in this repo (ImportMetaObject, etc.); the test confirms the descriptor still reports as {get, set: undefined, enumerable: true, configurable: false}.
  • timersPromisesExport now passes the resolved defaultGlobalObject to requireId/get — matches ExposeNodeModuleGlobals.cpp exactly.
  • Test covers strict/sloppy/Object.assign on all three timers plus a worker; stderr is piped and asserted, workerExitCode: 0 and inWorker are required in the toEqual, so a worker failure surfaces without an explicit error handler.
Extended reasoning...

Overview

Follow-up to #39919. Two-file change: src/jsc/bindings/node/NodeTimers.cpp adds PropertyAttribute::ReadOnly to the setter-less [util.promisify.custom] custom accessor on setTimeout/setInterval/setImmediate, and swaps lexicalGlobalObject for the resolved defaultGlobalObject when calling requireId/get in timersPromisesExport. test/js/node/timers/node-timers.test.ts extends the existing lazy-accessor test to cover strict-mode writes, sloppy-mode writes, Object.assign, and the descriptor shape inside a worker, and now pipes and asserts stderr.

Security risks

None. This is a property-attribute flag on an internal accessor and a test extension. No user input parsing, no auth, no filesystem or network paths touched.

Level of scrutiny

Low. The native change is a single attribute flag whose semantics are well-documented in the PR body (JSC's putInlineSlow throws ReadonlyPropertyWriteError in strict mode only when ReadOnly is set on a setter-less custom accessor; PropertyDescriptor::setAccessorDescriptor drops ReadOnly so the reported descriptor is unchanged). I verified the ReadOnly | CustomAccessor | DontDelete combination is used identically across ImportMetaObject.cpp and other bindings, so this follows an established repo pattern. The globalObject swap in timersPromisesExport matches ExposeNodeModuleGlobals.cpp:68-70 line-for-line.

Other factors

  • The two CodeRabbit inline comments (pipe stderr / wire worker failures; add strict+sloppy direct-assignment coverage on all three timers) are addressed by the latest commit d1d527b: stderr is piped and asserted empty, and the test now maps {strict, sloppy, assign} over all three timer functions. An explicit worker error listener isn't needed — the toEqual requires inWorker and workerExitCode: 0, and expect(stderr).toBe("") catches any worker throw.
  • The comment-cop bot flag (long comment) was addressed in a66c6c9; the comment is now one line.
  • CI build 102796 was green except one Windows aarch64 shard that never ran due to a transient Azure NIC provisioning error; build 102831 is running for d1d527b (test-only change vs the prior green build).
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…h its own timers/promises

The worker used to report only the descriptor shape. It now runs the same
probe as the main thread, so the accessor in the worker is read and compared
with the worker's own timers/promises export, and the writes are checked
there too.
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6755e5e addresses the remaining review thread. The worker now runs the same probe as the main thread, so it also checks the writes and compares each accessor with the worker's own timers/promises export. Each global object has its own module registry, so that comparison fails if the getter resolves through the wrong global. Without the ReadOnly attribute the strict and Object.assign entries come back as no throw in both realms, so the test still fails without the native change. No review threads remain open. Build 102843 is running for this head.

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LGTM — one-flag Node-compat follow-up to #39919.

What was reviewed:

  • PropertyAttribute::ReadOnly on the setter-less CustomAccessor: same pattern already used in ImportMetaObject.cpp and JSBunRequest.cpp; setAccessorDescriptor drops ReadOnly so the reported descriptor is unchanged.
  • timersPromisesExport now passes the resolved Zig::GlobalObject to requireId/get — matches the ExposeNodeModuleGlobals.cpp pattern; behavior-neutral since the getter's lexical global is already the owning realm.
  • Test covers strict/sloppy/Object.assign on all three timers plus identity with the realm's own timers/promises, in both main thread and a worker; stderr piped and asserted, exit code last.
Extended reasoning...

Overview

This PR is a small follow-up to #39919, which introduced [util.promisify.custom] as a native CustomAccessor on the timer globals. Two files change: src/jsc/bindings/node/NodeTimers.cpp (a one-flag addition and a two-argument consistency swap) and test/js/node/timers/node-timers.test.ts (an expanded subprocess test). The native change adds PropertyAttribute::ReadOnly to the accessor so that a strict-mode write and Object.assign throw a TypeError, matching Node's getter-only property. The other native change routes requireId and .get through the resolved Zig::GlobalObject from defaultGlobalObject(...) instead of the raw lexicalGlobalObject.

Security risks

None. This is a property-attribute tweak on three timer function objects and does not touch auth, crypto, permissions, or any untrusted-input path. Making a write throw where it previously silently failed cannot open a new capability.

Level of scrutiny

Low-to-moderate. The ReadOnly | CustomAccessor combination is an established repo idiom (verified in ImportMetaObject.cpp and JSBunRequest.cpp for getter-only accessors), so the semantics are well understood: JSC's putInlineSlow throws ReadonlyPropertyWriteError in strict mode when ReadOnly is set, and PropertyDescriptor::setAccessorDescriptor drops the bit so the observable descriptor stays {get, set: undefined, enumerable: true, configurable: false}. The lexicalGlobalObject → globalObject swap mirrors the exact pattern in ExposeNodeModuleGlobals.cpp:70 and is consistency-only — a custom getter is called with the realm that owns the property, so defaultGlobalObject(lexicalGlobalObject) returns the same object cast to Zig::GlobalObject*.

Other factors

The test is thorough and follows the harness rules: subprocess with bunEnv, stderr piped and asserted empty, stdout parsed and compared against one expected object for both main thread and worker, exit code asserted last. It uses new Function so the "use strict" directive is compiled as written (bypassing the transpiler quirk in #14251). The worker runs the identical probe including identity against its own require("node:timers/promises"), which would catch any wrong-realm resolution in timersPromisesExport. All three CodeRabbit review threads on the test were addressed and resolved. CI build 102796 on the same native change was green except for one Azure VM-provisioning failure unrelated to the code. No CODEOWNERS cover the touched paths.

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Closing: superseded by #44285.

#44285 stores [util.promisify.custom] as a getter-only accessor in the own slot of each timer function. With that, a strict-mode write and Object.assign throw a TypeError, which was the change here. It is also the fix for #44275, which this PR does not have: the custom accessor that this PR keeps returns the function of another timer once the read is warm.

The test of this PR is in #44285 unchanged. The node-timers.test.ts hunk is identical in the two PRs, and the file passes there on all CI lanes.

One hunk is not carried over: timersPromisesExport passing the resolved global object to requireId and get. It changed no behavior. The getter in #44285 is a host function, which already receives the global object that owns the timer.

The branch stays. Reopen this PR if #44285 does not land.

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dylan-conway pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Oct 2, 2026
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Fixes #44275

### Problem
- `setTimeout[util.promisify.custom]` returns another timer's function
once the property read is warm. `promisify(setTimeout)(1, "value")` then
throws `TypeError: The "options" argument must be of type object`.
- `createTimerFunction` (`src/jsc/bindings/node/NodeTimers.cpp:263`)
gave each timer a different `CustomGetterSetter`. The three functions
share one Structure, and JSC keys the inline cache for a
`CustomAccessor` getter on the Structure.

### Fix
- Store the property as a `GetterSetter` in each function's own slot
(`putDirectAccessor`). The getter is a host `JSFunction` named `get`, as
in Node's `lib/timers.js`.
- Correct because the inline cache loads a `GetterSetter` from the
object's slot, not from the Structure. The getter ignores the receiver,
as Node's does.
- A getter-only accessor rejects a strict-mode write and `Object.assign`
with a `TypeError`, as in Node. This covers the native change in #39935,
so that PR can close. Its test hunk is adopted here.
- Verified: `test/regression/issue/44275.test.ts` fails 3/3 on the
unfixed debug build. Also `node-timers.test.ts`,
`util-promisify.test.js`, and Node's promisified timer tests.

### Background
- A `CustomGetterSetter` holds a raw C++ getter pointer, and JSC treats
it as a property of the Structure. A `GetterSetter` lives in the
object's property storage, so objects with one Structure can differ.
- Considered one shared custom getter that dispatches on `thisValue`: it
receives the receiver, not the slot base, so `Reflect.get(setTimeout,
sym, other)` picks the wrong timer. Considered `CustomValue`: its
descriptor is a data property, not Node's accessor.

### Downsides
- Each global object (workers included) allocates 3 `JSFunction` (32
bytes) and 3 `NativeExecutable` (80 bytes) cells: 336 bytes, `sizeof`
from the debug JSC headers. `GetterSetter` replaces `CustomGetterSetter`
one for one.
- A read of `fn[promisify.custom]` (one per `util.promisify(fn)` call)
goes through a host function call frame instead of a direct C++ getter
call. Same tree, debug ASAN, 100k reads: base 530 to 610 ms, this PR 537
to 551 ms, inside the noise. Release base is 61 ms. No release build of
the PR side in this container.

<details><summary>Notes</summary>

- Regression since 1.4.1 (#39919), which moved the property from
`internal/promisify.ts` to a native custom accessor. 1.4.0 does not have
that commit: the official 1.4.0 binary is right, and 1.4.1 and 1.4.2 are
wrong.
- Repro from the issue: `warm: setImmediate setImmediate` or `warm:
setTimeout setTimeout`, varying per run. `BUN_JSC_useJIT=0` and bun
1.3.9 print `warm: setTimeout setImmediate`.
- 200 loop iterations reproduce on release in every run with
`BUN_JSC_useConcurrentJIT=0`. With concurrent JIT the tier-up point
varies, so the test sets `BUN_JSC_useConcurrentJIT=0` and loops 300
times.
- Reach: `util.promisify()` reads the property at one place for the
whole program, so calls on any functions warm that read. After them, one
`promisify(setImmediate)` and one `promisify(setTimeout)` anywhere in
the program give a `sleep` that is the promise form of `setImmediate`:
`await sleep(300)` resolves at once with the value 300 and no error.
With `setInterval` first, it returns an async iterator and the process
does not exit. The second test in `44275.test.ts` covers both orders
(32b34c1). On the official 1.4.2 binary, 200 warm-up calls give the
wrong function in 6 of 10 runs with the concurrent JIT, and in 10 of 10
with `BUN_JSC_useConcurrentJIT=0`.
- The three timer globals are property callbacks in
`ZigGlobalObject.lut.txt`, created the same way, so they follow the same
Structure transitions.
- Other `putDirectCustomAccessor` call sites in `src/jsc/bindings` use
one getter per property name across all objects of a Structure
(`JSCommonJSModule.cpp`, `NodeSqlite.cpp`,
`JSEnvironmentVariableMap.cpp`), so they do not share this bug.
- Self-reviewed: 3 concerns raised, 3 addressed (the #39935 overlap and
its write test, the comment on the setInterval accessor being a Bun
extension, the test's iteration count, which is startup-bound and kept
at 300).
- Probed on the fixed build: `Reflect.get(setTimeout, sym, {})` is
`setTimeout`, `Object.create(setInterval)[sym]` is `setInterval`, a
Worker sees `setImmediate[sym]` as `setImmediate`.
</details>

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**no test proof** · iteration 0 · platform-specific test(s) that do not
run on this machine, deferring to CI, which covers all platforms:
test/js/node/timers/node-timers.test.ts

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