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Folding `a${x}` + `b${y}` into one template literal copied every part
accumulated so far into a fresh arena slice at each step of a
left-associated chain. Memory was quadratic in the chain length: 4096
terms (44 KB of source) took 526 MB under syntax minification.
Keep one growable buffer per binary-expression chain, owned by the
template node the chain folds into, and append the right operand's
parts to it. Any other template is copied once. The node's parts view
is re-pointed at the buffer after each append.
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Reproduction (bun 1.4.3, release): // bun repro.js 4096
const rss = process.memoryUsage.rss;
const n = Number(process.argv[2] || 4096);
const src = "capture(" + Array(n).fill("`a${x}b`").join(" + ") + ");";
const before = rss();
new Bun.Transpiler({ target: "bun" }).transformSync(src);
console.log({ n, delta_mb: Math.round((rss() - before) / 1048576) });n=2048: 135 MB, n=4096: 526 MB, n=8192: 2075 MB. With this branch (debug+ASAN build): 7 MB, 10 MB, 13 MB.
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In `@test/js/bun/transpiler/transpiler-template-chain-oom.test.ts`:
- Line 10: Update the RSS measurement expression using
Bun.unsafe.memoryFootprint so its result falls back to process.memoryUsage.rss()
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I reviewed this PR and didn't find any bugs. Because it manages a growable arena buffer with external StoreSlice views (ManuallyDrop<ArenaVec> + the pointer-range guard in can_grow_for), a human look at the memory-safety invariant is still worthwhile.
What was reviewed:
can_grow_fortraced through both fold paths infold_string_addition.rs, including theleft.parts = right.partstakeover at line 221 — a stale accumulator for a different node falls through to the copy path.- All callers of
fold_string_additionupdated (only the two invisit_binary.rs); nested chains get a fresh builder via recursivee_binary. - Removed printer
part_cloneis byte-equivalent toTemplateContents::shallow_clone→TemplatePart::shallow_clone. - New test file sits next to existing
transpiler-comma-chain-oom.test.ts/transpiler-enum-concat-chain-oom.test.tssiblings; 100 MB RSS bound is well below the ~525 MB unfixed baseline and ~10× above the debug+ASAN measurement.
Extended reasoning...
Overview
This PR fixes O(n²) arena memory when minify_syntax folds a left-associated + chain of template literals. It replaces the per-step concat_parts (fresh arena slice + full copy each fold) with a TemplatePartsBuilder that threads one growable ArenaVec<TemplatePart> through the iterative binary-chain visitor in visit_expr.rs::e_binary, so successive folds append rather than copy. TemplatePart::shallow_clone() is extracted and reused at three former copy sites (Template::fold, the printer, and the builder itself). A new test asserts RSS delta < 100 MB for a 4096-term chain (previously ~525 MB) and pins output for ~18 fold shapes.
Security risks
None. This is the transpiler's constant-folding pass operating on already-parsed AST; there is no untrusted-input parsing, auth, network, or filesystem surface in the diff. The risk class here is memory safety (use-after-free if a StoreSlice view outlives an ArenaVec reallocation), not security.
Level of scrutiny
High. The design leans on a subtle invariant: ArenaVec growth frees the old block (mimalloc-backed arena), so any node holding a StoreSlice into it would dangle. The can_grow_for guard is the single point enforcing that (a) only the accumulator's own owner node triggers growth, (b) that owner's view is exactly the whole current buffer, and (c) the appended extra slice lies outside the buffer's [ptr, ptr+cap) range. When the guard fails, the old accumulator is dropped — but ManuallyDrop keeps its buffer alive so any prior node's view stays valid. I traced this through the fold call sites: the tail-write at left.parts_mut()[i].tail = new_tail mutates in place without changing ptr/len (guard still passes); the empty-left left.parts = right.parts takeover happens only when left.parts is empty, so no accumulator can already own left; a mid-chain non-foldable operand (T + x + T + T) correctly abandons the first accumulator and starts a fresh one for the second run. Nested chains (parenthesized right operands, template substitutions) recurse into e_binary with their own TemplatePartsBuilder, so right.parts() never aliases the outer buffer — and the overlap check would catch it if it did. This all looks sound, but it is exactly the "pointers into growable containers held across any call that can append" pattern REVIEW.md calls out as the most-blocked category, and it deserves a maintainer's eyes.
Other factors
All callers of fold_string_addition are updated (grep confirms only two, both in visit_binary.rs). The printer refactor is behavior-preserving: the removed local part_clone matched TemplateContents::shallow_clone arm-for-arm. The new test file's placement follows the existing transpiler-comma-chain-oom.test.ts / transpiler-enum-concat-chain-oom.test.ts siblings, which the PR author explicitly cited when declining to inline it. The output-equivalence test table covers the shapes the guard has to handle (nested chains inside substitutions, parenthesized subgroups, non-constant splits, tagged templates, the `head` + T takeover), and the RSS bound (100 MB) sits comfortably between the ~10 MB debug+ASAN measurement and the ~525 MB unfixed baseline without needing an isASAN branch. The PR is bot-authored with no human review on the thread yet.
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For the human pass on the memory-safety invariant, the whole contract is in
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Conflict in src/js_parser/visit/visit_binary.rs: main added the SEMA const generic to P in the signature of visit_right_and_finish, on the line next to the template_parts parameter that this branch adds. Kept both.
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Problem
bun run file.ts,bun build --minify-syntax,Bun.Transpilerwithtarget: "bun"), a left-associated+chain of template literals with substitutions uses memory quadratic in its length: 4096 terms (44 KB) take 526 MB on 1.4.3.concat_partsinsrc/ast/fold_string_addition.rs. The`a${x}` + `b${y}`fold copiedleft.partsplusright.partsinto a fresh arena slice at every step, and the left template is the accumulator of the chain. js_parser: store string enum members flat so folds over them stay linear and cannot corrupt them #41973 left this out of scope.Fix
TemplatePartsBuilderreplacesconcat_parts: one growableArenaVec<TemplatePart>plus the template node that owns it, one per chain. The fold appends the right operand's parts and re-points the node'spartsat the buffer.ManuallyDrop).TemplatePart::shallow_clonereplaces three copies of one helper. Output is unchanged.test/js/bun/transpiler/transpiler-template-chain-oom.test.ts(526 MB before, 10 MB after). Self-reviewed: 7 concerns raised, 4 addressed, 3 declined (see Notes).Background
target: "bun"turns onminify_syntax, so every+goes throughfold_string_addition.E::Template.partsis aStoreSlice<TemplatePart>: a bare(ptr, len)into the AST arena. The arena is mimalloc-backed:ArenaVecgrowth reallocs and frees the old block.e_binaryinvisit_expr.rsvisits a left-nested binary chain iteratively, one call per chain. That call owns the builder. parser: avoid O(n^2) arena blowup in comma-expression simplification #32717 fixed the same class of bug for comma chains.Notes
Measurements, rss delta around one
transformSyncofcapture(+ n terms of`a${x}b`+):The same chain over plain strings takes 3 MB on 1.4.3. Other shapes at n=4096 (release before, debug after):
`head` + T + T ...526 MB to 10 MB,T + 'k' + T + 'k' ...525 MB to 10 MB,x + T + T ...525 MB to 10 MB,(T + T) + (T + T) ...266 MB to 11 MB, terms with three substitutions 101 MB to 7 MB.bun build --minify-syntaxof the 4096-term file: peak RSS 536 MB to 8 MB over an empty build, byte-identical output.Output equivalence: 2400 randomized
+chains (templates, strings, numbers, identifiers, tagged templates, parenthesized groups, nested chains inside substitutions) print byte-identical to 1.4.3, with no ASAN reports. The test file also carries an output matrix.Review concerns and what happened to them:
(ptr, len)heuristic. Now the builder also records the owner node and checks that the appended slice lies outside its buffer, so an unexpected alias takes the copy path instead of reading freed memory.Option::takeis gone. The duplicated field-wise copy (the fold,Template::fold, the printer) becameTemplatePart::shallow_clone.T + (T + (T + ...))) still copies the right operand's parts per level. Each level is a separate recursive visit with its own builder, its depth is bounded by the parser's nesting limit, and 400 levels take 14 MB.transpiler-comma-chain-oom.test.tsandtranspiler-enum-concat-chain-oom.test.ts, which have the same shape.test/bundler/transpiler/transpiler.test.jsis stale but unrelated to this change.+chain over inlined string enum members that the review also found quadratic is the bug js_parser: store string enum members flat so folds over them stay linear and cannot corrupt them #41973 already fixed on main.Why a parameter and not a field on the parser: a parser-wide builder would be shared with the nested
e_binaryruns that visit each right operand (for example a template chain inside a substitution). Those would take over the single buffer between two steps of the outer chain and force the outer chain to re-copy at every step.Suites run on the debug build:
transpiler/transpiler.test.js,bundler_string.test.ts,bundler_minify.test.ts,bundler_minify_symbol_for.test.ts,bundler_edgecase.test.ts(Template/String/Enum filter),esbuild/ts.test.ts,esbuild/default.test.ts,esbuild/dce.test.ts,transpiler/react-compiler.test.ts,transpiler-comma-chain-oom.test.ts,transpiler-enum-concat-chain-oom.test.ts.cargo clippyis clean for the touched files.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/bun/transpiler/transpiler-template-chain-oom.test.ts