fix: Fixed race-conditions related to treesitter parsers.

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Spencer Brower
2026-08-31 18:44:57 -04:00
parent b932b22f15
commit 2f180f0e4c
9 changed files with 381 additions and 267 deletions
+98 -173
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@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import "core:mem"
import "core:os"
import "core:strings"
import "core:sync"
import "core:thread"
grammar_dir: string
query_dir: string
@@ -120,17 +119,15 @@ foreign css_grammar {
tree_sitter_css :: proc() -> Language ---
}
// THREAD-SAFETY: a Grammar_Cache bundles shareable tree-sitter objects
// (`language`, `query` — immutable, safe to read from many threads) with
// per-thread ones (`parser`, `cursor` — a TSParser mutates its internal
// subtree pool during a parse, and a TSQueryCursor is likewise stateful).
// A cached Grammar_Cache is therefore SINGLE-THREADED-USE: exactly one thread
// may drive `parser`/`cursor` at a time. See GRAMMAR_CACHE_THREADING.md.
Grammar_Cache :: struct {
// A Grammar bundles only the immutable, shareable tree-sitter objects for a
// language: `language` (from tree_sitter_x() or a dlopen'd .so) and `query` (the
// compiled highlight query). Both are immutable after construction and safe to
// read from any number of threads. The stateful, single-thread-use objects —
// parser and query cursor — are deliberately NOT stored here; the caller creates
// and owns those (see `open_parser`). See GRAMMAR_CACHE_THREADING.md.
Grammar :: struct {
language: Language,
parser: Parser,
query: Query,
cursor: Query_Cursor,
query_failed: bool,
}
@@ -138,31 +135,94 @@ Get_Language_Proc :: #type proc() -> Language
SPALL :: #config(SPALL, false)
grammar_store: Grammar_Store
// cache_mutex guards writes to grammar_store.cache. NOTE: today it is only
// taken on the parallel preload path (grammar_worker), NOT in ensure_parser /
// load_grammar. Those lazy paths are intentionally unlocked because production
// only ever calls them single-threaded. See GRAMMAR_CACHE_THREADING.md before
// relying on this cache from multiple threads.
cache_mutex: sync.Mutex
Grammar_Store :: struct {
cache: map[string]^Grammar_Cache,
// registry is the process-lifetime cache of immutable Grammars, keyed by language
// name. It is the library's ONLY shared mutable state; `mu` serializes all access.
// A nil value memoizes "tried and unavailable" so misses don't re-dlopen. Parsers
// live in the caller, so the registry holds nothing single-thread-use.
Grammar_Registry :: struct {
mu: sync.Mutex,
grammars: map[string]^Grammar,
allocator: mem.Allocator,
}
// KNOWN ISSUE (allocator lifetime): grammar_store is a process-lifetime global,
// but this captures whatever `context.allocator` is live at call time. In main
// that is deliberately the heap (init_persistent runs before the site arena is
// installed), so it works. But it is fragile: called from any other context
// (e.g. a per-test tracking allocator, or lazily once the site arena is active)
// it would bind the cache to a transient allocator and leave it dangling once
// that allocator is torn down. The intended fix is to pin the heap allocator
// explicitly (runtime.heap_allocator()). See GRAMMAR_CACHE_THREADING.md.
registry: Grammar_Registry
// init_persistent is optional — grammar() lazily initializes the registry on first
// use — but callers (main) may call it to bind the cache early. The allocator is
// pinned to the OS heap, NOT context.allocator, so the cache survives any transient
// allocator (per-build arena, per-test tracking) that happens to be live.
init_persistent :: proc() {
grammar_store.allocator = context.allocator
grammar_store.cache = make(map[string]^Grammar_Cache, grammar_store.allocator)
sync.mutex_lock(&registry.mu)
defer sync.mutex_unlock(&registry.mu)
ensure_registry()
}
// ensure_registry binds the registry to the heap on first use. Caller must hold mu.
@(private)
ensure_registry :: proc() {
if registry.grammars == nil {
registry.allocator = os.heap_allocator()
registry.grammars = make(map[string]^Grammar, registry.allocator)
}
}
// grammar returns the immutable Grammar for `lang`, loading it on first use.
// Thread-safe: concurrent callers serialize on `mu`. Returns (nil, false) when the
// grammar cannot be loaded. The returned pointer is immutable — callers may cache
// and read it (its `language`/`query`) without any further locking.
grammar :: proc(lang: string) -> (^Grammar, bool) {
sync.mutex_lock(&registry.mu)
defer sync.mutex_unlock(&registry.mu)
ensure_registry()
if g, seen := registry.grammars[lang]; seen {
return g, g != nil
}
g := build_grammar(lang)
registry.grammars[lang] = g
return g, g != nil
}
// build_grammar loads a language and compiles its highlight query. Caller must
// hold mu. Returns nil if the language itself cannot be loaded; a grammar whose
// query is absent/failed is still returned (parsing works, highlighting does not).
@(private)
build_grammar :: proc(lang: string) -> ^Grammar {
language, ok := load_language(lang)
if !ok {
return nil
}
g := new(Grammar, registry.allocator)
g.language = language
if query, qok := compile_query(lang, language); qok {
g.query = query
} else {
g.query_failed = true
}
return g
}
// open_parser creates a fresh parser bound to the grammar's language. The CALLER
// owns the returned parser and must free it with parser_delete. This is the seam
// for parser lifetime: today callers open one and reuse it across a batch of
// parses on a single thread (render opens an html+css pair per render_site;
// assets opens one per copy_assets_dir), which is safe because nothing is shared.
// A future pooling or thread-local strategy can be dropped in here without
// touching any call site. Returns nil on failure.
open_parser :: proc(g: ^Grammar) -> Parser {
if g == nil {
return nil
}
parser := parser_new()
if parser == nil {
log.errorf("treesitter: cannot create parser")
return nil
}
if !parser_set_language(parser, g.language) {
log.errorf("treesitter: ABI mismatch setting parser language")
parser_delete(parser)
return nil
}
return parser
}
when SPALL {
@@ -190,7 +250,7 @@ builtin_language :: proc(lang: string) -> (language: Language, ok: bool) {
// load_query returns the highlight query source for a language. Builtin
// languages (html/css) are baked into the binary via `#load`; all others are
// read from the runtime `query_dir`. `path` is the on-disk location for
// diagnostics ("(builtin)" for embedded queries). Mirrors `ensure_parser`.
// diagnostics ("(builtin)" for embedded queries). Mirrors `load_language`.
load_query :: proc(lang: string) -> (src: string, path: string, ok: bool) {
switch lang {
case "html":
@@ -239,50 +299,7 @@ load_language :: proc(lang: string) -> (language: Language, ok: bool) {
return
}
// THREAD-SAFETY: ensure_parser is NOT safe to call concurrently. It reads and
// writes grammar_store.cache without taking cache_mutex, and it returns a shared
// per-language Grammar_Cache whose `parser` is not reentrant. It is written for
// single-threaded lazy use (minify, syntax highlighting). Callers that need
// parsing on multiple threads must serialize with a lock or give each thread
// its own parser. See GRAMMAR_CACHE_THREADING.md.
ensure_parser :: proc(lang: string) -> ^Grammar_Cache {
if cached, ok := grammar_store.cache[lang]; ok {
return cached
}
grammar_store.cache[lang] = nil
language, ok := load_language(lang)
if !ok {
return nil
}
parser := parser_new()
if parser == nil {
log.errorf("treesitter: cannot create parser for %s", lang)
return nil
}
if !parser_set_language(parser, language) {
log.errorf("treesitter: ABI mismatch for %s grammar", lang)
parser_delete(parser)
return nil
}
gc := new(Grammar_Cache, grammar_store.allocator)
gc.language = language
gc.parser = parser
grammar_store.cache[lang] = gc
return gc
}
compile_query :: proc(
lang: string,
language: Language,
) -> (
query: Query,
cursor: Query_Cursor,
ok: bool,
) {
compile_query :: proc(lang: string, language: Language) -> (query: Query, ok: bool) {
query_src, query_path, qok := load_query(lang)
if !qok {
return
@@ -344,112 +361,20 @@ compile_query :: proc(
return
}
cursor = query_cursor_new()
ok = true
return
}
load_grammar :: proc(lang: string) -> ^Grammar_Cache {
gc := ensure_parser(lang)
if gc == nil {
return nil
}
if gc.query != nil {
return gc
}
if gc.query_failed {
return nil
}
query, cursor, ok := compile_query(lang, gc.language)
if !ok {
gc.query_failed = true
return nil
}
gc.query = query
gc.cursor = cursor
return gc
}
preload_grammar :: proc(lang: string) -> ^Grammar_Cache {
language, ok := load_language(lang)
if !ok {
return nil
}
parser := parser_new()
if parser == nil {
log.errorf("treesitter: cannot create parser for %s", lang)
return nil
}
if !parser_set_language(parser, language) {
log.errorf("treesitter: ABI mismatch for %s grammar", lang)
parser_delete(parser)
return nil
}
gc := new(Grammar_Cache, grammar_store.allocator)
gc.language = language
gc.parser = parser
query, cursor, qok := compile_query(lang, language)
if !qok {
gc.query_failed = true
return gc
}
gc.query = query
gc.cursor = cursor
return gc
}
// preload_grammars warms the registry for the given languages ahead of the render
// loop, so the first page that needs one doesn't pay the load cost inline. Builtins
// are always available lazily and are skipped. Runs on the calling thread; grammar()
// is itself thread-safe if a caller ever wants to fan this out.
preload_grammars :: proc(languages: []string) {
if len(languages) == 0 {
return
}
// Filter out already-loaded languages (watch mode reuse)
to_load := make([dynamic]string, 0, len(languages), context.temp_allocator)
for lang in languages {
if cached, ok := grammar_store.cache[lang]; ok && cached != nil {
continue
}
if _, bok := builtin_language(lang); bok {
continue
}
append(&to_load, lang)
}
if len(to_load) == 0 {
return
}
threads := make([]^thread.Thread, len(to_load), context.temp_allocator)
for i in 0 ..< len(to_load) {
threads[i] = thread.create_and_start_with_poly_data(to_load[i], grammar_worker)
}
for t in threads {
thread.join(t)
thread.destroy(t)
}
}
grammar_worker :: proc(lang: string) {
when SPALL {
if _thread_init != nil {
_thread_init()
}
defer if _thread_cleanup != nil {
_thread_cleanup()
}
}
gc := preload_grammar(lang)
if gc != nil {
sync.mutex_lock(&cache_mutex)
grammar_store.cache[lang] = gc
sync.mutex_unlock(&cache_mutex)
grammar(lang)
}
}