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Summary

Rebase of #2779 onto current master with fixes:

  • Unified SDIRKTableau struct consolidating all Butcher coefficients using StaticArrays
  • Single generic perform_step! replacing 20+ method-specific implementations
  • Reduces SDIRK codebase by ~6400 lines while maintaining backward compatibility
  • Added Cash4Tableau_unified with proper dual-embedding support
  • Fixed verbose parameter compatibility with upstream alg_cache signatures
  • Added regression tests for SDIRK methods with explicit first stages

Performance Regression Warning

Benchmarking revealed significant performance regressions in the generic implementation:

Solver Scalar ODE Lorenz System Robertson
ImplicitEuler 1.8x 1.1x 1.1x
Trapezoid 1.6x 0.6x (faster) 10.4x
TRBDF2 145x 49x 630x
SDIRK2 1695x 63x 21x
Kvaerno3 18.5x 6.5x 16x
KenCarp4 1379x 144x hit maxiters
Cash4 2.2x 1.2x 0.95x
ESDIRK436L2SA2 50629x 390x hit maxiters

Root causes:

  1. Dynamic allocation: Vector{typeof(u)} for stage storage vs flat struct fields
  2. Step size control issues: Many methods hit max_iters, suggesting error estimation bugs in the generic code path
  3. Type instability: Generic loops over stages with dynamic indexing prevent compiler specialization

These must be resolved before merging. The original PR #2779 had similar issues.

Test plan

  • JET tests pass
  • Aqua tests pass
  • Fix performance regressions in generic perform_step!
  • Verify error estimation matches original implementations
  • Run full CI suite

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ChrisRackauckas and others added 2 commits February 2, 2026 08:33
Rebase and cleanup of PR SciML#2779 onto current master.

- Implement SDIRKTableau struct consolidating all Butcher coefficients
- Add generic perform_step! reducing duplication across 20+ methods
- Migrate ImplicitEuler, SDIRK2, Cash4, all ESDIRK/SFSDIRK methods
- Preserve TRBDF2 special handling with unified coefficients
- Unify KenCarp/Kvaerno tableaus with additive splitting support
- Add Cash4Tableau_unified with proper embedding support
- Add verbose parameter to alg_cache for upstream compatibility
- Add regression tests for SDIRK methods with explicit first stages

Note: Performance regression identified - generic perform_step! uses
Vector{typeof(u)} for stage storage and dynamic dispatch which causes
significant overhead vs the original flat-field specialized methods.
This needs optimization before merging.

Co-Authored-By: Krish Gaur <[email protected]>
Co-Authored-By: curd <[email protected]>
Co-Authored-By: Chris Rackauckas <[email protected]>
…uctors

All unified SDIRK tableau constructors now call the original (correct)
per-method tableau constructors and extract z-space coefficients from
their fields. This fixes pervasive errors in the original refactor:

- ESDIRK methods (Kvaerno3/4/5, KenCarp3/4/5/47/58, ESDIRK436L2SA2,
  ESDIRK437L2SA, ESDIRK547L2SA2, ESDIRK659L2SA, ESDIRK54I8L2SA,
  CFNLIRK3): A[1,1] was γ instead of 0 for explicit first stage;
  A matrix rows were incorrect; b was bhat instead of main weights;
  b_embed was bhat instead of btilde; wrong γ values in several cases

- SDIRK2: A[2,1] was 1-γ instead of -1; b was wrong; b_embed missing
- SSPSDIRK2: γ was 1-1/√2 instead of correct 1/4
- TRBDF2: b_embed was bhat instead of btilde
- Hairer4/42: wrong γ and coefficients
- SFSDIRK4-8: completely wrong coefficients and γ values

Co-Authored-By: Chris Rackauckas <[email protected]>
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Fixed: All unified SDIRK tableau coefficients

The unified tableau constructors had pervasive errors causing 10x-50,000x performance regressions. All constructors now call the original (correct) per-method tableau constructors from sdirk_tableaus.jl and extract z-space coefficients from their fields.

Bugs fixed:

ESDIRK methods (Kvaerno3/4/5, KenCarp3/4/5/47/58, ESDIRK436L2SA2, ESDIRK437L2SA, ESDIRK547L2SA2, ESDIRK659L2SA, ESDIRK54I8L2SA, CFNLIRK3):

  • A[1,1] was γ instead of 0 for the explicit first stage
  • A matrix rows had wrong coefficients
  • b was bhat instead of the main method weights
  • b_embed was bhat instead of btilde = bhat - b
  • Wrong γ values in several cases (e.g., ESDIRK436L2SA2 had 0.25 instead of 31/125)

SDIRK methods:

  • SDIRK2: A[2,1] was 1-γ instead of -1; b was wrong; b_embed was missing
  • SSPSDIRK2: γ was 1-1/√2 instead of 1/4
  • TRBDF2: b_embed was bhat instead of btilde
  • Hairer4/42: Wrong γ and coefficients (Hairer4 had Kvaerno3's γ!)
  • SFSDIRK4-8: Completely wrong coefficients and γ values

Test results:

  • Pkg.test() passes (JET + Aqua)
  • All solvers return Success on scalar exponential decay and Lorenz system
  • Step counts are now reasonable (e.g., KenCarp4 takes 11 steps on exp(-t) at tol=1e-8, vs thousands before)

ChrisRackauckas and others added 3 commits February 3, 2026 07:33
…ia 1.10 LTS

The `@inferred init()` tests were failing on Julia 1.10 LTS because the
return type was inferred as Union{..PIController.., ..PIControllerCache..}
instead of a concrete type.

Root cause: Two code paths for creating controllers existed:
1. `default_controller_v7` returning new-style controllers
2. `legacy_default_controller` returning legacy controllers

Julia 1.10's type inference couldn't determine at compile time which
path would be taken, resulting in a Union type.

Changes:
- Always use `default_controller_v7` for the controller default parameter
- Enable `CompositeController` for composite algorithms instead of returning
  `nothing` (which triggered the legacy fallback)
- Add `new_controller_from_legacy_params` to create new-style controllers
  when legacy parameters are provided, ensuring type stability
- Replace `legacy_default_controller` call with new controller constructors

This fixes the Regression_II (LTS) test failure without breaking backwards
compatibility for users who specify legacy controller parameters.

Co-Authored-By: Chris Rackauckas <[email protected]>
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <[email protected]>
The original ESDIRK659L2SA btilde values from sdirk_tableaus.jl had
sum(btilde) ≈ -1.69, which violates the consistency requirement that
sum(bhat - b) = 0 for embedded RK methods.

This caused the algorithm to take 9979+ steps and hit MaxIters on simple
problems like exponential decay.

The fix corrects btilde9 so that sum(btilde) = 0. This makes the algorithm
converge correctly (1322 steps, Success, error=1e-15 vs MaxIters, error=0.62).

Note: The individual btilde coefficients may still be incorrect (based on
how the error estimator behaves), but this fix is a significant improvement.
The coefficients should be verified against the original Kennedy-Carpenter
paper for optimal efficiency.

Co-Authored-By: Chris Rackauckas <[email protected]>
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <[email protected]>
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ESDIRK659L2SA Fix

Fixed a critical bug in ESDIRK659L2SA where sum(btilde) ≈ -1.69 instead of the required 0.

Before fix (master)

  • ESDIRK659L2SA: 9979+ steps, MaxIters, error = 0.62

After fix

  • ESDIRK659L2SA: 1322 steps, Success, error = 9.9e-15

The fix corrects btilde9 so that sum(btilde) = 0. This makes the algorithm converge correctly.

Note: The individual btilde coefficients may still be suboptimal (1322 steps vs ~10 steps for similar order methods). The coefficients should be verified against the original Kennedy-Carpenter paper for optimal efficiency.

All SDIRK tests pass

Testing OrdinaryDiffEqSDIRK tests passed

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