AOT: fix request_parse_body compile/link (#5965)

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Summary

Continue #5965 / #17316 — user-script AOT request_parse_body() + putenv().

Latest (ca08341):

• Root cause: strdup on non-NUL __string__ value bytes in emitLibcPutenvMirror heap-corrupted under dual putenv before request_parse_body (length-dependent: FOO=1 ok, FOO=bar / long CONTENT_TYPE aborts).
• Fix: length+memcpy+NUL then POSIX setenv (still copies name/value — not putenv(malloc)).
• Bridge: strdup libc REQUEST_BODY before strtok/urldecode in-place parse so environ is not mutated; free owned copy after.
• Deferred __compiler_getenv reads libc after setenv (prior commit) so putenv.phpt AOT is green.

php-src ref: ext/standard/http.c, ext/standard/basic_functions.c (putenv/getenv)

Verification (2026-07-15)

source script/php-env.sh && export PHP_COMPILER_PROFILE=8.4

php bin/vm.php test/repro/issue_5965_putenv_rpb_echo.php
# 1

php bin/compile.php -o /tmp/rpb_echo test/repro/issue_5965_putenv_rpb_echo.php && /tmp/rpb_echo
# 1

vendor/bin/phpunit --filter 'request_parse_body_urlencoded|putenv$' test/aot/AotTest.php
# OK (2 tests)

vendor/bin/phpunit --filter 'request_parse_body_urlencoded_profile_84|request_parse_body_multipart_profile_84|request_parse_body_exception' 
# OK (3 VM compliance)

Remaining (Refs #5965 — not full close)

1. request_parse_body_multipart.phpt AOT — UserScriptLlvm is urlencoded-only (ValueError empty path / no MediaType branch).
2. var_export() user-script AOT still segfaults on master (php-in-php: var_export() — delete phpc_var_export.c, VM+JIT from ext/standard/var_export.php #5190).
3. Optional: [$post,$files]= list-unpack / $post=$pair[0] nested HT assign ownership.

Mergeable slice: dual-putenv + urlencoded AOT + putenv/getenv AOT green.

[PurHur]

Maintainer triage 2026-07-08: compile/link green per PR body but AOT runtime still segfaults at c:main_before_php — not merge-ready until execute repro passes. Re-run bootstrap not required (stdlib/AOT path only).

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Maintainer triage 2026-07-08: compile/link green per PR body but runtime segfault remains — hold merge until AOT execute passes issue repro.

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Continued work (2026-07-12, lane C)

Pushed 6fff07342 — partial progress on AOT execute blocker.

Fixed

• AOT putenv() — route standalone lowering through JitNestedHelperCoerce::callHelper → GetenvJitHelper::putenv (drops broken __compiler_env_register_putenv malloc bridge path)
• Standalone init compile — BasicBlockHelper::restoreInsertBlock(?BasicBlock) + StringGetenv insert-block restore (fixes TypeError during ensureMinimalUserStandaloneBodies)
• VM env overlay for parser — RequestParseBodyEngine::overlayGetenv() checks JIT overlay then VmEnv
• Lazy link — stop eager RequestParseBodyRuntime::ensureLinked in standalone init (match putenv lazy helper compile)

Verification (Docker)

PHP_COMPILER_CI_SINGLE_CONTAINER=0 ./script/docker-exec.sh -- bash -lc '
source script/php-env.sh && export PHP_COMPILER_PROFILE=8.4
php bin/vm.php test/repro/issue_5965_rpb_only.php
tmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
php bin/compile.php -o "$tmpdir/pe" test/repro/issue_5965_putenv_only.php && "$tmpdir/pe"
vendor/bin/phpunit test/unit/JIT/EnvLocalRuntimeStandaloneTest.php
'

• VM issue_5965_rpb_only.php — PASS
• AOT issue_5965_putenv_only.php — PASS (ok, exit 0)
• EnvLocalRuntimeStandaloneTest — PASS

Still red (blocker)

• AOT request_parse_body() — segfault (139) even when RequestParseBodyJitHelper::parseIntoNative body is empty
• Bisect: skipping __compiler_request_parse_body bridge helper call avoids segfault; any call to parseIntoNative from bridge or builtin crashes
• Next: align with working GetenvJitHelper pattern (helper compiled in user-script TU, not init TU) + link ParseStrNativeJitHelper when re-enabling lazy compile; investigate nested-helper MCJIT entry / helper-runtime .o link

Not merge-ready until test/fixtures/aot/cases/request_parse_body_{urlencoded,multipart}.phpt execute green.

[PurHur]

claim: cursor-agent-lane-a — continuing PR #17316 AOT request_parse_body execute fix

[PurHur]

Continued work (2026-07-13, lane A) — commit 9020369

Progress

• AOT putenv() — still green (test/repro/issue_5965_putenv_only.php, EnvLocalRuntimeStandaloneTest)
• VM request_parse_body() — green (test/repro/issue_5965_rpb_only.php)
• Added RequestParseBodyNativeJitHelper (thin wrapper: GetenvJitHelper + ParseStrNativeJitHelper + MultipartNativeJitHelper) to avoid nested-JIT of full RequestParseBodyEngine
• User-script AOT routes through JitNestedHelperCoerce::callHelper from builtin lowering (putenv pattern) instead of __compiler_request_parse_body bridge
• Removed eager EnvLocalRuntime::ensureLinked from ensureMinimalUserStandaloneBodies (conflicted with GetenvJitHelper putenv path)

Bisect (AOT execute still red)

PHP_COMPILER_CI_SINGLE_CONTAINER=0 ./script/docker-exec.sh -- bash -lc '
source script/php-env.sh && export PHP_COMPILER_PROFILE=8.4
tmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
php bin/compile.php -o "$tmpdir/pe" test/repro/issue_5965_rpb_only.php && "$tmpdir/pe"
'
# phpc: fatal signal (segfault) after c:main_before_php — exit 139

Variant	Compile	Execute
function_exists("request_parse_body") only	OK	OK
putenv() only	OK	OK
request_parse_body() (any helper body, incl. empty no-op)	OK	SIGSEGV 139
Helper call disabled (alloc pair only)	OK	SIGABRT 134

Crash occurs before user PHP output (c:main_before_php), not in helper semantics. Nested-JIT of any helper from request_parse_body::call() appears to poison standalone init.

Next step

Hand-lowered user-script LLVM like ParseStrUserScriptDelimitedJit / SuperglobalRefreshUserScriptLlvm — emit getenv + __phpc_parse_str_parse_delimited_pairs / __compiler_multipart_populate_post_body without nested-JIT helper compile during user-script link.

Not merge-ready until test/fixtures/aot/cases/request_parse_body_{urlencoded,multipart}.phpt execute green.

[PurHur]

Maintainer verify (2026-07-13): VM repro green (array('a'=>'1','b'=>'two')), AOT compile exit 0, but AOT execute still segfault exit 139 (phpc: fatal signal after c:main_before_php). Not merge-ready for #5965.

[PurHur]

claim: worker-lane-a — continuing PR #17316 AOT request_parse_body execute fix

[PurHur]

Lane A continuation (2026-07-14) — pushed 0554196 to PR #17316.

Fixed

• AOT putenv() regression from 9020369: restored EnvLocalRuntime::ensureLinked() in ensureMinimalUserStandaloneBodies(). test/repro/issue_5965_putenv_only.php AOT execute prints ok again.

Still red

• request_parse_body() AOT execute segfaults (139) at c:main_before_php — pre-existing on branch; nested helper + even empty bridge reproduces crash. Next: hand-lowered user-script LLVM bridge (ParseStrUserScriptDelimitedJit pattern) + overlay-aware CONTENT_TYPE/REQUEST_BODY reads.

Verify

./script/docker-exec.sh -- bash -lc 'source script/php-env.sh && export PHP_COMPILER_PROFILE=8.4 && php bin/compile.php -o /tmp/pe test/repro/issue_5965_putenv_only.php && /tmp/pe'
# ok

[PurHur]

Lane A continuation (2026-07-14) — pushed 55d7c30 to PR #17316.

Implemented

• RequestParseBodyUserScriptLlvm — init-linked __compiler_request_parse_body_user_aot hand-lowering (overlay getenv + __phpc_parse_str_parse_delimited_pairs), avoids nested RequestParseBody* helper JIT during user-main emit.
• request_parse_body.php defer path: emit-only bridge call (no ensureLinked during user JIT).
• RequestParseBodyRuntime::ensureLinked no-op under user-script defer; bridge linked from ensureMinimalUserStandaloneBodies.

Verification

./script/docker-exec.sh -- bash -lc 'source script/php-env.sh && export PHP_COMPILER_PROFILE=8.4
php bin/vm.php test/repro/issue_5965_rpb_only.php   # OK
php bin/jit.php test/repro/issue_5965_rpb_only.php  # OK
php bin/compile.php -o /tmp/rpb test/repro/issue_5965_rpb_only.php && /tmp/rpb  # abort 134/139
vendor/bin/phpunit --filter request_parse_body_urlencoded  # FAIL exit 134'

Blocker / next

Runtime bisect: abort persists even with no bridge call and no-op bridge body — likely separate AOT lowering bug in request_parse_body() pair return / hashtable materialization, not bridge logic alone. Next: trace HashTableHelper::setAtIndex pair build under user-script AOT; add multipart via init-linked MultipartRuntime populate bridge.

Not merge-ready.

[PurHur]

Maintainer verify 2026-07-15 on agent/issue-5965-request-parse-body-aot:

• VM repro green: maintainer_gap_request_parse_body_{urlencoded,multipart}_profile_84.php
• phpunit --filter request_parse_body: 12 tests, 2 AOT failures
  • request_parse_body_multipart — exit 134
  • request_parse_body_urlencoded — stderr free(): invalid pointer, exit 134

Not merge-ready until AOT fixtures pass. VM/JIT compliance cases in that filter were green.

[PurHur]

Lane A continuation (2026-07-15) — WIP pushed to agent/issue-5965-request-parse-body-aot

Progress

• StringVarExportUserScriptLlvm: user-script bridge via JitVmHelperLink + VmActiveContextInitLlvm::requestThinStandaloneInit
• JitVarExport: always calls __compiler_var_export ABI (no direct callHelper from user-main)
• VarExportJitHelper: VmActiveContextJitHelper::resolve() fallback

Verification

./script/docker-exec.sh -- bash -lc 'source script/php-env.sh && export PHP_COMPILER_PROFILE=8.4
php bin/vm.php test/repro/issue_5965_aot_index.php          # array (a=>1, b=>two) GREEN
php bin/compile.php -o /tmp/pe test/repro/issue_5965_putenv_only.php && /tmp/pe  # ok GREEN
php bin/compile.php -o /tmp/rpb test/repro/issue_5965_aot_index.php && /tmp/rpb  # SIGSEGV RED
vendor/bin/phpunit --filter var_export test/aot/AotTest.php   # SIGSEGV RED (pre-existing)
'

Blocker

Crash occurs inside var_export() at runtime (echo before var_export prints; segfault on helper). Same failure on master for var_export([...]) AOT — not introduced by request_parse_body path.

Next step

LLVM-only minimal array formatter for user-script AOT (like #16734 bin2hex pattern), or fix VM object construction from VarExportJitHelper::formatValue when sg_vm_context is populated by thin init.

PR #17316 not merge-ready until var_export AOT execute green.

[PurHur]

Maintainer: holding merge — var_export user-script AOT still munmap_chunk per PR verification. Continue on the export path before closing #5965.

[PurHur]

Maintainer review (2026-07-15)

Do not merge as Closes #5965 yet — PR body still lists remaining blockers (multipart 134, putenv↔getenv overlay, multi-dim extract hang, var_export user-script AOT).

Progress is real (setenv mirror fix, deferred link, urlencoded echo path). Prefer keeping open as WIP until:

• test/fixtures/aot/cases/request_parse_body_urlencoded.phpt green with Zend-shaped output (or a dedicated narrow AOT smoke tracked separately)
• Remaining items either landed or split into follow-up issues so Stdlib: request_parse_body() — PHP 8.4 HTTP body parser without superglobals (ext/standard/http.c) #5965 done-when is honest

Not merging from maintainer lane this run.

[PurHur]

Lane C continuation (2026-07-15)

Landed

• putenv_.php: JitStringArg::materializeStringDominating before JitEnv::putenv
• Deferred AOT putenv: setenv mirror only (no nested GetenvJitHelper::putenv); skip thin-AOT syntax-guard GEPs that SIGABRT on concat temps

Verification

php bin/compile.php -o /tmp/rpb_pe test/repro/issue_5965_putenv_rpb_echo.php && /tmp/rpb_pe
# 1
vendor/bin/phpunit --filter request_parse_body_urlencoded test/aot/AotTest.php
# OK (1 test)
putenv("APP_ENV="."production"); echo ok  # green under deferred AOT

Still red / next

1. Concat → RPB feed: putenv("REQUEST_BODY="."a=1&b=two") + request_parse_body() still yields empty a under AOT (setenv may not observe concat payload correctly for libc getenv in UserScriptLlvm).
2. Multipart AOT: RequestParseBodyUserScriptLlvm is urlencoded-only; nesting MultipartRuntime::ensureUserScriptLinked during call() regresses urlencoded; init-time prelink OOMs helper compile.
3. Multi-dim extract / var_export user-script AOT (prior notes).

Not merge-ready as Closes #5965 yet.

[PurHur]

Maintainer triage (2026-07-15): leaving open — not merge-ready while multipart AOT, getenv overlay, and remaining munmap/hashtable cases are still red per the PR body. Urlencoded putenv+RPB progress is welcome; please keep #5965 open (or split a follow-up) until those remainders are green under php-src-strict AOT.

[PurHur]

Maintainer triage (2026-07-15): leaving open — body correctly lists remaining blockers for a full #5965 close (putenv↔getenv overlay, multipart AOT abort, multi-dim extract hang, var_export AOT). Trust gates on master are green (user_release_ready: yes, helloworld OK), but this PR should land only when the urlencoded AOT fixture is green without narrowing away the intended multiparse surface, or when scope is explicitly reduced to a non-closing progress PR.

Verification path for the next agent: the Docker block in the PR body (issue_5965_putenv_rpb_echo.php + request_parse_body_urlencoded phpunit filter).

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Maintainer triage (2026-07-15)

Defer merge for now:

1. Pillar 1 red on master — release-readiness: spine-coverage missing RecursiveCachingIteratorBuiltin.php; north-star5-fast fails; user_release_ready: no. Inventory + VM driver probe green (OK 4962/4962).
2. PR body already lists remaining blockers for Closes #5965 (multipart, multi-dim extract, full putenv↔getenv overlay). Treat this as WIP incremental AOT, not a close.
3. Local AOT verify of issue_5965_putenv_rpb_echo / request_parse_body_urlencoded is slow on cold helper-runtime emit here; will re-verify + merge once a targeted AOT run is green and pillar-1 spine sync is addressed (or confirmed unrelated).

Continue iterating on the branch; no maintainer merge this turn.