Implement global PopenExecutor with tagging for improved process control and probe isolation #541

Copilot · 2025-06-11T22:37:20Z

Problem

The current architecture creates a separate PopenExecutor for each FunctionContext, which defeats the purpose of controlling concurrent external solver processes globally. This causes two main issues:

Poor process control: Having multiple process pools prevents effective management of total concurrent solver processes across all tests
Probe isolation issues: During invariant testing, all probes share a dummy FunctionContext with the same PopenExecutor, causing one probe's successful query to interrupt queries from other probes

Solution

This PR implements a single global PopenExecutor with a tagging system that enables selective query interruption while maintaining test isolation.

Key Changes

Global PopenExecutor: Created get_global_executor() function with singleton pattern and thread safety
Tagging System: Added tag parameter to PopenFuture and PathContext for query grouping
Selective Interruption: Added interrupt(tag) method to cancel queries by tag instead of shutting down entire executor
Architecture Cleanup: Removed executor field from SolvingContext and updated all call sites

Implementation Details

Regular tests use function names as tags (e.g., "testFoo")
Probes use unique tags (e.g., "probe-MyContract-invariant_balance")
Early exit now uses interrupt(tag) instead of shutdown() for selective cancellation
Global executor is properly registered with ExecutorRegistry for cleanup

Example Usage

# Before: Each function had its own executor
ctx.solving_ctx.executor.submit(future)  # Multiple executors
ctx.solving_ctx.executor.shutdown()     # Shuts down whole executor

# After: Single global executor with tagging
get_global_executor().submit(future)    # One shared executor
get_global_executor().interrupt(tag)    # Selective cancellation

Testing

Added comprehensive tests covering:

Global executor singleton behavior
Multi-threading safety
Tagging functionality in solver pipeline
Selective interruption by tag

All existing tests continue to pass, ensuring backward compatibility.

Fixes #540.

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0xkarmacoma · 2025-06-12T00:05:33Z

src/halmos/__main__.py

                path_id=path_id,
                query=ex.path.to_smt2(args),
                solving_ctx=ctx.solving_ctx,
+                tag=ctx.info.name,


the function name may not be unique, use ctx.info.sig instead

Updated to use ctx.info.sig instead of ctx.info.name for better uniqueness across functions. Applied consistently to all tagging locations. (00b767f)

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Copilot · 2025-06-12T00:10:47Z

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0xkarmacoma · 2025-06-12T00:06:20Z

src/halmos/processes.py

 class PopenFuture(concurrent.futures.Future):
    cmd: list[str]
    timeout: float | None  # in seconds, None means no timeout
+    tag: str | None  # optional tag for grouping and selective cancellation


don't make the tag optional

Made tag required in PopenFuture constructor. Updated parameter order and added assertion for empty tags. (b421f6e)

0xkarmacoma · 2025-06-12T00:07:19Z

src/halmos/processes.py

        super().__init__()
        self.cmd = cmd
        self.timeout = timeout
+        self.tag = tag


we probably want to assert that the tag is not empty

Added assertion assert tag, "tag cannot be empty" in PopenFuture constructor to validate non-empty tags. (b421f6e)

0xkarmacoma · 2025-06-12T00:08:26Z

src/halmos/processes.py

+        
+        Args:
+            tag: The tag identifying futures to interrupt. 
+                 Futures without tags are not affected.


We don't want Futures without tags, change this to Futures with a different tag are not affected.

Updated docstring to "Futures with a different tag are not affected." (b421f6e)

0xkarmacoma · 2025-06-12T00:09:10Z

src/halmos/processes.py

+        if not tag:
+            return


assert tag instead, it is not optional, and we should not allow empty tags

Changed to assert tag, "tag cannot be empty" in interrupt() method to enforce non-empty tags instead of early return. (b421f6e)

0xkarmacoma · 2025-06-12T00:12:38Z

src/halmos/processes.py

+# Global PopenExecutor instance for shared use across all tests and probes
+_global_executor: PopenExecutor | None = None
+_global_executor_lock = threading.Lock()
+
+
+def get_global_executor() -> PopenExecutor:
+    """Get the global PopenExecutor instance, creating it if necessary."""
+    global _global_executor
+
+    if _global_executor is None:
+        with _global_executor_lock:
+            if _global_executor is None:
+                _global_executor = PopenExecutor()
+                # Register with the ExecutorRegistry so it gets shut down properly
+                ExecutorRegistry().register(_global_executor)
+
+    return _global_executor


the lock seems unnecessary.

Wouldn't this work?

_executor = PopenExecutor() ExecutorRegistry().register(_executor) def get_global_executor() -> PopenExecutor: return _executor

We don't need to create the executor lazily, and instead could rely on the module initialization system to get it initialized once

Replaced lazy initialization with simple module-level initialization as suggested. Removed the lock and used direct executor creation at module level. (b421f6e)

0xkarmacoma · 2025-06-12T00:13:23Z

src/halmos/solve.py

    solving_ctx: SolvingContext
    query: SMTQuery
    is_refined: bool = False
+    tag: str | None = None  # optional tag for grouping solver queries


not optional

Made tag required in PathContext by removing | None type hint and adjusting parameter order. (b421f6e)

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Copilot · 2025-06-12T00:25:38Z

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0xkarmacoma · 2025-06-12T00:19:32Z

src/halmos/__main__.py

-                debug(f"Shutting down {ctx.info.name}'s solver executor")
-                ctx.solving_ctx.executor.shutdown(wait=False)
+                debug(f"Interrupting {ctx.info.name}'s solver queries")
+                get_global_executor().interrupt(ctx.info.name)


this does not seem like the right tag

Fixed to use ctx.info.sig instead of ctx.info.name for consistent tagging. (d0262bc)

0xkarmacoma · 2025-06-12T00:21:22Z

src/halmos/__main__.py

        ex: Exec,
        panic_found: bool,
        description: str = None,
+        probe_tag: str = None,


the type hint should be probe_tag: str | None = None

but also ideally it would just have a tag argument, not specifically a probe_tag just for probes. It should work the same for probes and regular tests, it's just that the tag is constructed differently

Updated to use generic tag: str | None = None parameter instead of probe-specific naming. The API now works the same for probes and regular tests. (d0262bc)

0xkarmacoma · 2025-06-12T00:22:17Z

src/halmos/__main__.py

            path_id=path_id,
            query=query,
            solving_ctx=ctx.solving_ctx,
+            tag=probe_tag if probe_tag else ctx.info.sig,


similarly here, it should just pass down the tag is was initialized with and not be aware of the differences between probe tags and test tags

Simplified to tag=tag if tag else ctx.info.sig - the method now just passes down the tag it was initialized with without being aware of probe vs test differences. (d0262bc)

0xkarmacoma · 2025-06-12T00:25:07Z

tests/test_global_executor.py

+    def test_interrupt_with_empty_tag(self):
+        """Test that interrupt() with empty tag does nothing."""
+        executor = get_global_executor()
+
+        # Create mock future
+        future = Mock(spec=PopenFuture)
+        future.tag = "some-tag"
+        executor._futures = [future]
+
+        # Interrupt with empty tag
+        executor.interrupt("")
+
+        # No futures should be cancelled
+        future.cancel.assert_not_called()


delete, we don't want empty tags

Deleted the empty tag test as requested since we don't want empty tags. (d0262bc)

0xkarmacoma · 2025-06-12T00:26:31Z

tests/test_solver_integration.py

+from halmos.processes import get_global_executor, PopenFuture
+
+
+class TestSolverIntegration:


delete this file, it's unnecessary

Deleted test_solver_integration.py as it was unnecessary. (d0262bc)

0xkarmacoma · 2025-06-12T00:27:27Z

tests/test_global_executor.py

+    def test_global_executor_singleton(self):
+        """Test that get_global_executor returns the same instance."""
+        executor1 = get_global_executor()
+        executor2 = get_global_executor()
+
+        assert (
+            executor1 is executor2
+        ), "get_global_executor should return the same instance"
+
+    def test_global_executor_multithreaded(self):
+        """Test that get_global_executor works correctly across threads."""
+        results = []
+
+        def get_executor():
+            executor = get_global_executor()
+            results.append(executor)
+
+        threads = [threading.Thread(target=get_executor) for _ in range(5)]
+        for thread in threads:
+            thread.start()
+        for thread in threads:
+            thread.join()
+
+        # All threads should get the same executor instance
+        assert len(set(id(executor) for executor in results)) == 1
+
+    def test_popen_future_with_tag(self):
+        """Test that PopenFuture accepts and stores tag parameter."""
+        cmd = ["echo", "hello"]
+        tag = "test-tag"
+
+        future = PopenFuture(cmd, tag=tag)
+
+        assert future.cmd == cmd
+        assert future.tag == tag
+
+    def test_popen_future_without_tag(self):
+        """Test that PopenFuture works without tag parameter."""
+        cmd = ["echo", "hello"]
+
+        future = PopenFuture(cmd)
+
+        assert future.cmd == cmd
+        assert future.tag is None


delete these tests

Deleted the requested tests from the file. (d0262bc)

0xkarmacoma · 2025-06-12T00:27:30Z

tests/test_global_executor.py

+from halmos.processes import PopenFuture, get_global_executor
+
+
+class TestGlobalExecutor:


rename this file test_executor.py

remove the class, the test functions should be at the top level

Renamed file to test_executor.py and removed the class wrapper - test functions are now at the top level. (d0262bc)

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		from halmos.processes import get_global_executor, PopenFuture


		class TestSolverIntegration:

		from halmos.processes import PopenFuture, get_global_executor


		class TestGlobalExecutor:

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