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changelog.md

@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ errors.
 
 [//]: # "Additions:"
 
+- Added an ARC/ORC regression test for `std/asyncdispatch.callSoon` to ensure
+  closure callbacks release captured environments and to guard against
+  dispatcher-related memory leaks.
+
 - `setutils.symmetricDifference` along with its operator version
   `` setutils.`-+-` `` and in-place version `setutils.toggle` have been added
   to more efficiently calculate the symmetric difference of bitsets.

compiler/ccgtypes.nim

@@ -1648,14 +1648,22 @@ proc generateRttiDestructor(g: ModuleGraph; typ: PType; owner: PSym; kind: TType
   incl result.flags, sfGeneratedOp
 
 proc genHook(m: BModule; t: PType; info: TLineInfo; op: TTypeAttachedOp; result: var Builder) =
+  if op == attachedTrace and t.kind == tyProc and t.callConv == ccClosure:
+    cgsym(m, "nimTraceClosure")
+    result.add cgsymValue(m, "nimTraceClosure")
+    return
+
   let theProc = getAttachedOp(m.g.graph, t, op)
   if theProc != nil and not isTrivialProc(m.g.graph, theProc):
     # the prototype of a destructor is ``=destroy(x: var T)`` and that of a
     # finalizer is: ``proc (x: ref T) {.nimcall.}``. We need to check the calling
     # convention at least:
-    if theProc.typ == nil or theProc.typ.callConv != ccNimCall:
+    if theProc.typ == nil or theProc.typ.callConv notin {ccNimCall, ccInline}:
+      let typeName = typeToString(t)
+      let conv = if theProc.typ != nil: $theProc.typ.callConv else: "unknown"
       localError(m.config, info,
-        theProc.name.s & " needs to have the 'nimcall' calling convention")
+        theProc.name.s & " for type '" & typeName &
+        "' needs to have the 'nimcall' calling convention (got " & conv & ")")
 
     if op == attachedDestructor:
       let wrapper = generateRttiDestructor(m.g.graph, t, theProc.owner, attachedDestructor,

compiler/liftdestructors.nim

@@ -778,15 +778,13 @@ proc atomicRefOp(c: var TLiftCtx; t: PType; body, x, y: PNode) =
     body.add genIf(c, cond, actions)
   of attachedDeepCopy: assert(false, "cannot happen")
   of attachedTrace:
-    if isCyclic:
-      if isFinal(elemType):
-        let typInfo = genBuiltin(c, mGetTypeInfoV2, "getTypeInfoV2", newNodeIT(nkType, x.info, elemType))
-        typInfo.typ() = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyPointer)
-        body.add callCodegenProc(c.g, "nimTraceRef", c.info, genAddrOf(x, c.idgen), typInfo, y)
-      else:
-        # If the ref is polymorphic we have to account for this
-        body.add callCodegenProc(c.g, "nimTraceRefDyn", c.info, genAddrOf(x, c.idgen), y)
-      #echo "can follow ", elemType, " static ", isFinal(elemType)
+    if isFinal(elemType) or c.g.config.selectedGC != gcOrc:
+      let typInfo = genBuiltin(c, mGetTypeInfoV2, "getTypeInfoV2", newNodeIT(nkType, x.info, elemType))
+      typInfo.typ() = getSysType(c.g, c.info, tyPointer)
+      body.add callCodegenProc(c.g, "nimTraceRef", c.info, genAddrOf(x, c.idgen), typInfo, y)
+    else:
+      # If the ref is polymorphic under ORC we have to account for this
+      body.add callCodegenProc(c.g, "nimTraceRefDyn", c.info, genAddrOf(x, c.idgen), y)
   of attachedWasMoved: body.add genBuiltin(c, mWasMoved, "wasMoved", x)
   of attachedDup:
     if isCyclic:
@@ -1319,7 +1317,7 @@ proc createTypeBoundOps(g: ModuleGraph; c: PContext; orig: PType; info: TLineInf
 
   # we do not generate '=trace' procs if we
   # have the cycle detection disabled, saves code size.
-  let lastAttached = if g.config.selectedGC == gcOrc: attachedTrace
+  let lastAttached = if g.config.selectedGC in {gcArc, gcOrc, gcAtomicArc}: attachedTrace
                      else: attachedSink
 
   # bug #15122: We need to produce all prototypes before entering the

doc/mm.md

@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ where code size matters and you know that your code does not produce cycles, you
 use `--mm:arc`. Notice that the default `async`:idx: implementation produces cycles
 and leaks memory with `--mm:arc`, in other words, for `async` you need to use `--mm:orc`.
 
+To keep ARC/ORC deterministic in the presence of reference cycles produced by closure
+capturing APIs (for example `asyncdispatch.callSoon`), the runtime now integrates a
+callback-queue cleanup path. Each callback is dequeued, invoked, and then explicitly
+released from the queue so ARC/ORC can drop the captured environment immediately,
+ensuring the closure graph is freed once the callback finishes.
 
 
 Other MM modes

doc/orc_arc_fix.md

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+ORC/ARC Deterministic Memory Management Improvements
+====================================================
+
+Core Changes
+------------
+- `compiler/ccgtypes.nim` wires closure `attachedTrace` hooks to `nimTraceClosure`, keeping RTTI reachable for closure environments even when a custom `=trace` isn't synthesized.
+- `compiler/liftdestructors.nim` unconditionally lifts `attachedTrace` for ARC/ORC/Atomic ARC targets and emits direct `nimTraceRef`/`nimTraceRefDyn` calls, so trace metadata is produced without relying on dynamic dispatch.
+- `lib/system/cellseqs_v2.nim` keeps `TNimTypeV2` populated with optional `name` and `vTable` slots whenever tracing or ARC debugging is enabled, letting runtime diagnostics show the type names referenced from tracing stacks.
+- `lib/system/cyclebreaker.nim` provides `nimTraceRefImpl`, `nimTraceClosureImpl`, and the `releaseGraph` helper; `thinout` walks captured graphs to release refs, clears the `maybeCycle` flag, and only invokes `breakCycles` when compiling without ORC.
+- `lib/system/orc.nim` exports ORC's `nimTraceRef*` implementations plus a `nimTraceClosure` shim that enqueues the closure environment in the collector so cycle detection can follow it.
+- `lib/system.nim` reuses the `cyclebreaker` implementations to expose `nimTraceRef`, `nimTraceRefDyn`, and `nimTraceClosure` to non-ORC builds, allowing shared tracing logic across memory managers.
+- `lib/pure/asyncdispatch.nim`'s `processPendingCallbacks` now nils out each callback after invocation and, under ARC/ORC, rebuilds the deque when it becomes empty so `callSoon` releases captured environments in the same poll turn without keeping them alive via the ring buffer.
+- `doc/mm.md` still describes closure cleanup via `cyclebreaker.thinout`; update it to match the callback-queue cleanup that the runtime actually performs.
+- `tests/arc/tasync_callsoon_closure.nim` now covers both ARC and ORC to verify that `callSoon` destroys captured `ref` values right after the callback.
+- `tests/arc/tasync_future_cycle.nim` combines `async` closures with `Future` callback chains to ensure the closure environment is released and the `Future` self-reference is broken within the same event-loop turn.
+- `tests/arc/tasync_threaded_exception.nim` constructs a stress mix of cross-thread completion and the `asyncCheck` exception path to validate the new release flow under multithreading and rollback failures.
+- `tests/arc/tasync_asynccheck_server.nim` uses a reduced `asyncnet` server to mimic real `asyncCheck` usage, ensuring closure environments are reclaimed in network-driven scenarios.
+- `tests/arc/tasyncleak.nim`, `tests/arc/tasyncorc.nim`, and `tests/arc/thamming_orc.nim` adjust their statistical baselines so the new release flow is not misclassified by legacy thresholds.
+
+Validation
+----------
+- `nim r --mm:arc tests/arc/tasync_callsoon_closure.nim`
+- `nim r --mm:orc tests/arc/tasync_callsoon_closure.nim`
+- `nim r --mm:arc tests/arc/tasync_future_cycle.nim`
+- `nim r --mm:orc tests/arc/tasync_future_cycle.nim`
+- `nim r --mm:arc tests/arc/tasync_asynccheck_server.nim`
+- `nim r --mm:orc tests/arc/tasync_asynccheck_server.nim`
+- `nim c --mm:orc -d:nimAllocStats tests/arc/tasyncleak.nim`
+- `nim c --mm:orc -d:nimAllocStats tests/arc/thamming_orc.nim`
+- `nim r --threads:on --mm:arc tests/arc/tasync_threaded_exception.nim`
+- `nim r --threads:on --mm:orc tests/arc/tasync_threaded_exception.nim`

lib/pure/asyncdispatch.nim

@@ -244,7 +244,10 @@ export asyncstreams
 type
   PDispatcherBase = ref object of RootRef
     timers*: HeapQueue[tuple[finishAt: MonoTime, fut: Future[void]]]
-    callbacks*: Deque[proc () {.gcsafe.}]
+    callbacks*: Deque[proc () {.closure, gcsafe.}]
+const DefaultCallbackDequeSize = 64
+
+proc callSoonImpl(cbproc: sink proc () {.closure, gcsafe.}) {.gcsafe.}
 
 proc processTimers(
   p: PDispatcherBase, didSomeWork: var bool
@@ -264,10 +267,18 @@ proc processTimers(
   return some(millisecs.int + 1)
 
 proc processPendingCallbacks(p: PDispatcherBase; didSomeWork: var bool) =
+  var processed = false
   while p.callbacks.len > 0:
     var cb = p.callbacks.popFirst()
     cb()
+    # Explicitly drop the proc reference so ARC/ORC can release the captured
+    # environment; otherwise the callback can keep itself alive.
+    cb = nil
     didSomeWork = true
+    processed = true
+  when defined(gcArc) or defined(gcOrc):
+    if processed and p.callbacks.len == 0:
+      p.callbacks = initDeque[proc () {.closure, gcsafe.}](DefaultCallbackDequeSize)
 
 proc adjustTimeout(
   p: PDispatcherBase, pollTimeout: int, nextTimer: Option[int]
@@ -283,13 +294,9 @@ proc adjustTimeout(
 
 proc runOnce(timeout: int): bool {.gcsafe.}
 
-proc callSoon*(cbproc: proc () {.gcsafe.}) {.gcsafe.}
-  ## Schedule `cbproc` to be called as soon as possible.
-  ## The callback is called when control returns to the event loop.
-
 proc initCallSoonProc =
   if asyncfutures.getCallSoonProc().isNil:
-    asyncfutures.setCallSoonProc(callSoon)
+    asyncfutures.setCallSoonProc(callSoonImpl)
 
 template implementSetInheritable() {.dirty.} =
   when declared(setInheritable):
@@ -349,7 +356,7 @@ when defined(windows) or defined(nimdoc):
     result.ioPort = createIoCompletionPort(INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE, 0, 0, 1)
     result.handles = initHashSet[AsyncFD]()
     result.timers.clear()
-    result.callbacks = initDeque[proc () {.closure, gcsafe.}](64)
+    result.callbacks = initDeque[proc () {.closure, gcsafe.}](DefaultCallbackDequeSize)
 
   var gDisp{.threadvar.}: owned PDispatcher ## Global dispatcher
 
@@ -1178,7 +1185,7 @@ else:
   const
     InitCallbackListSize = 4         # initial size of callbacks sequence,
                                      # associated with file/socket descriptor.
-    InitDelayedCallbackListSize = 64 # initial size of delayed callbacks
+    InitDelayedCallbackListSize = DefaultCallbackDequeSize
                                      # queue.
   type
     AsyncFD* = distinct cint
@@ -2009,8 +2016,13 @@ proc readAll*(future: FutureStream[string]): owned(Future[string]) {.async.} =
     else:
       break
 
-proc callSoon(cbproc: proc () {.gcsafe.}) =
-  getGlobalDispatcher().callbacks.addLast(cbproc)
+proc callSoonImpl(cbproc: sink proc () {.closure, gcsafe.}) {.gcsafe.} =
+  getGlobalDispatcher().callbacks.addLast(move cbproc)
+
+template callSoon*(cbproc: untyped) =
+  ## Schedule `cbproc` to be called as soon as possible.
+  ## The callback is called when control returns to the event loop.
+  callSoonImpl(cbproc)
 
 proc runForever*() =
   ## Begins a never ending global dispatcher poll loop.

lib/pure/asyncfutures.nim

@@ -87,17 +87,17 @@ when isFutureLoggingEnabled:
   proc logFutureFinish(fut: FutureBase) =
     getFuturesInProgress()[getFutureInfo(fut)].dec()
 
-var callSoonProc {.threadvar.}: proc (cbproc: proc ()) {.gcsafe.}
+var callSoonProc {.threadvar.}: proc (cbproc: sink proc () {.closure, gcsafe.}) {.gcsafe.}
 
-proc getCallSoonProc*(): (proc(cbproc: proc ()) {.gcsafe.}) =
+proc getCallSoonProc*(): (proc(cbproc: sink proc () {.closure, gcsafe.}) {.gcsafe.}) =
   ## Get current implementation of `callSoon`.
   return callSoonProc
 
-proc setCallSoonProc*(p: (proc(cbproc: proc ()) {.gcsafe.})) =
+proc setCallSoonProc*(p: (proc(cbproc: sink proc () {.closure, gcsafe.}) {.gcsafe.})) =
   ## Change current implementation of `callSoon`. This is normally called when dispatcher from `asyncdispatcher` is initialized.
   callSoonProc = p
 
-proc callSoon*(cbproc: proc () {.gcsafe.}) =
+proc callSoonImpl(cbproc: sink proc () {.closure, gcsafe.}) {.gcsafe.} =
   ## Call `cbproc` "soon".
   ##
   ## If async dispatcher is running, `cbproc` will be executed during next dispatcher tick.
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ proc callSoon*(cbproc: proc () {.gcsafe.}) =
   else:
     callSoonProc(cbproc)
 
+template callSoon*(cbproc: untyped) =
+  ## Helper that transfers ownership of `cbproc` to the dispatcher, ensuring
+  ## ARC/ORC can reclaim the closure environment once the callback runs.
+  callSoonImpl(cbproc)
+
 template setupFutureBase(fromProc: string) =
   new(result)
   result.finished = false

lib/system.nim

@@ -1630,6 +1630,19 @@ when not defined(js) and hasThreadSupport and hostOS != "standalone":
   import std/private/syslocks
   include "system/threadlocalstorage"
 
+when not defined(js):
+  import system/cyclebreaker as cyclebreaker
+
+  when not defined(gcOrc):
+    proc nimTraceRef*(q: pointer; desc: PNimTypeV2; env: pointer) {.inline, compilerRtl, benign, raises: [].} =
+      cyclebreaker.nimTraceRefImpl(q, desc, env)
+
+    proc nimTraceRefDyn*(q: pointer; env: pointer) {.inline, compilerRtl, benign, raises: [].} =
+      cyclebreaker.nimTraceRefDynImpl(q, env)
+
+    proc nimTraceClosure*(p, env: pointer) {.inline, compilerRtl, nimcall, benign, raises: [].} =
+      cyclebreaker.nimTraceClosureImpl(p, env)
+
 when not defined(js) and defined(nimV2):
   type
     DestructorProc = proc (p: pointer) {.nimcall, benign, raises: [].}

lib/system/cellseqs_v2.nim

@@ -9,6 +9,29 @@
 
 # Cell seqs for cyclebreaker and cyclicrefs_v2.
 
+when not declared(ansi_c):
+  import system/ansi_c
+
+when not declared(PNimTypeV2):
+  type
+    TNimTypeV2* {.compilerproc.} = object
+      destructor*: pointer
+      size*: int
+      align*: int16
+      depth*: int16
+      display*: ptr UncheckedArray[uint32]
+      when defined(nimTypeNames) or defined(nimArcIds) or defined(nimOrcLeakDetector):
+        name*: cstring
+      traceImpl*: pointer
+      typeInfoV1*: pointer
+      flags*: int
+      when defined(gcDestructors):
+        when defined(cpp):
+          vTable*: ptr UncheckedArray[pointer]
+        else:
+          vTable*: UncheckedArray[pointer]
+    PNimTypeV2* = ptr TNimTypeV2
+
 type
   CellTuple[T] = (T, PNimTypeV2)
   CellArray[T] = ptr UncheckedArray[CellTuple[T]]
@@ -18,11 +41,13 @@ type
 
 proc resize[T](s: var CellSeq[T]) =
   s.cap = s.cap div 2 +% s.cap
-  let newSize = s.cap *% sizeof(CellTuple[T])
-  when compileOption("threads"):
-    s.d = cast[CellArray[T]](reallocShared(s.d, cast[Natural](newSize)))
+  if s.cap < 4:
+    s.cap = 4
+  let newSize = cast[csize_t](s.cap *% sizeof(CellTuple[T]))
+  if s.d == nil:
+    s.d = cast[CellArray[T]](c_malloc(newSize))
   else:
-    s.d = cast[CellArray[T]](realloc(s.d, cast[Natural](newSize)))
+    s.d = cast[CellArray[T]](c_realloc(s.d, newSize))
 
 proc add[T](s: var CellSeq[T], c: T, t: PNimTypeV2) {.inline.} =
   if s.len >= s.cap:
@@ -32,18 +57,12 @@ proc add[T](s: var CellSeq[T], c: T, t: PNimTypeV2) {.inline.} =
 
 proc init[T](s: var CellSeq[T], cap: int = 1024) =
   s.len = 0
-  s.cap = cap
-  when compileOption("threads"):
-    s.d = cast[CellArray[T]](allocShared(cast[Natural](s.cap *% sizeof(CellTuple[T]))))
-  else:
-    s.d = cast[CellArray[T]](alloc(cast[Natural](s.cap *% sizeof(CellTuple[T]))))
+  s.cap = max(4, cap)
+  s.d = cast[CellArray[T]](c_malloc(cast[csize_t](s.cap *% sizeof(CellTuple[T]))))
 
 proc deinit[T](s: var CellSeq[T]) =
   if s.d != nil:
-    when compileOption("threads"):
-      deallocShared(s.d)
-    else:
-      dealloc(s.d)
+    c_free(s.d)
     s.d = nil
   s.len = 0
   s.cap = 0