nac3artiq: add kernel only annotation demo

nac3artiq/demo/kernel_only_demo.py

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+from min_artiq import *
+from numpy import int32
+
+@nac3
+class Base:
+    c: Kernel[int32]
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.c = 4
+        self.a = 3
+        self.a = 5
+
+@nac3
+class D:
+    da: KernelInvariant[int32]
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.da = 321
+
+@nac3
+class C:
+    ca: KernelInvariant[int32]
+    cb: KernelInvariant[D]
+    def __init__(self, d: D):
+        self.ca = 123
+        self.cb = d
+
+@nac3
+class A(Base):
+    core: KernelInvariant[Core]
+    led0: KernelInvariant[TTLOut]
+    led1: KernelInvariant[TTLOut]
+    d: Kernel[bool]
+    cc: Kernel[C]
+
+    def __init__(self, c):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.core = Core()
+        self.led0 = TTLOut(self.core, 18)
+        self.led1 = TTLOut(self.core, 19)
+        self.b = 3
+        self.d = False
+        self.cc = c
+    
+    @kernel
+    def run(self):
+        print_int32(self.cc.cb.da)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    d = D()
+    print(d.da)
+    c = C(d)
+    print(d.da)
+    print(c.cb.da)
+    
+    a = A(c)
+    print(a.a)
+    print(a.b)
+    # print(c.ca) # fail
+    # print(c.cb.da) # fail
+    
+    a.run()
+
+    # d = D() # redefine, ok
+    # c = C(d) # redefine, ok
+
+    # print(a.c) # fail
+    # a.c = 2 # fail
+    # a.d = 1 # fail
+    # a.cc = 1 # fail
+    # c.ca = 1 # fail
+    # c.cb = 1 # fail
+    # c.cb.da = 1 # fail
+    # d.da = 1 # fail

nac3artiq/demo/min_artiq.py

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-from inspect import getfullargspec
+from inspect import getfullargspec, isclass, getmro
 from functools import wraps
 from types import SimpleNamespace
 from numpy import int32, int64
-from typing import Generic, TypeVar
+from typing import Generic, TypeVar, get_origin
 from math import floor, ceil
 
 import nac3artiq
 
 
 __all__ = [
-    "KernelInvariant", "virtual",
+    "KernelInvariant", "Kernel", "virtual",
     "round64", "floor64", "ceil64",
     "extern", "kernel", "portable", "nac3",
     "ms", "us", "ns",
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@ T = TypeVar('T')
 class KernelInvariant(Generic[T]):
     pass
 
+class Kernel(Generic[T]):
+    pass
+
 # The virtual class must exist before nac3artiq.NAC3 is created.
 class virtual(Generic[T]):
     pass
 
-
 def round64(x):
     return round(x)
 
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ core_arguments = device_db.device_db["core"]["arguments"]
 
 compiler = nac3artiq.NAC3(core_arguments["target"])
 allow_registration = True
+allow_kernel_read = False
 # Delay NAC3 analysis until all referenced variables are supposed to exist on the CPython side.
 registered_functions = set()
 registered_classes = set()
@@ -90,7 +93,65 @@ def nac3(cls):
     Decorates a class to be analyzed by NAC3.
     All classes containing kernels or portable methods must use this decorator.
     """
+    
+    # python does not allow setting magic method on specific instances 
+    # (https://docs.python.org/3/reference/datamodel.html#special-method-lookup).
+    # use this set to keep track of those custom class instances that are
+    # assigned to the `Kernel` fields of a class
+    cls.__nac3_kernel_only_instances__ = set()
+
+    def apply_kernel_only_constraints(val):
+        kernel_only_set = getattr(type(val), '__nac3_kernel_only_instances__', None)
+        if kernel_only_set is None:
+            return
+        else:
+            for (_, attr_val) in val.__dict__.items():
+                if not (attr_val == val):
+                    apply_kernel_only_constraints(attr_val)
+            kernel_only_set.add(val)
+
+    if not isclass(cls):
+        raise ValueError("nac3 annotation decorator should only be applied to classes")
+    if not cls.__setattr__ in {base.__setattr__ for base in cls.__bases__}:
+        raise ValueError("custom __setattr__ is not supported in kernel classes")
+    
     register_class(cls)
+
+    immutable_fields = {
+        n for b in getmro(cls)
+            for (n, ty) in b.__dict__.get('__annotations__', {}).items() if get_origin(ty) == Kernel
+    }
+    def __setattr__(obj, key, value):
+        if obj in type(obj).__nac3_kernel_only_instances__:
+            raise TypeError("attempting to write to kernel only variable")
+        # should allow init to set value, if no attribute then allow to set attr, then
+        # recursively apply constraint to all the fields of that specific object,
+        # regardless of whether they are marked with `Kernel` or not
+        if key in immutable_fields:
+            if hasattr(obj, key):
+                raise TypeError("attempting to write to kernel only variable")
+            else:
+                apply_kernel_only_constraints(value)
+        object.__setattr__(obj, key, value)
+
+    def __getattribute__(obj, key):        
+        # need to use `object.__getattribute__` to get attr before checking
+        # the key in immutable_fields for `__init__`.
+        # since that in `__init__` when setting a instance variable like `self.a = 3`
+        # the sequence of internal magic call is still calling cls.__getattribute__(self, 'a')
+        # first, and if only "AttributeError" is raised, it will then call `__setattr__`
+        # if we raise `TypeError` too early, python will just halt at this `TypeError`.
+        attr = object.__getattribute__(obj, key)
+        if not allow_kernel_read:
+            if obj in type(obj).__nac3_kernel_only_instances__:
+                raise TypeError("attempting to read kernel only variable")
+            if key in immutable_fields:
+                raise TypeError("attempting to read kernel only variable")
+        return attr
+    
+    cls.__setattr__ = __setattr__
+    cls.__getattribute__ = __getattribute__
+
     return cls
 
 
@@ -142,6 +203,7 @@ class Core:
         self.ref_period = core_arguments["ref_period"]
 
     def run(self, method, *args, **kwargs):
+        global allow_kernel_read
         global allow_registration
         if allow_registration:
             compiler.analyze(registered_functions, registered_classes)
@@ -153,8 +215,9 @@ class Core:
         else:
             obj = method
             name = ""
-
+        allow_kernel_read = True
         compiler.compile_method_to_file(obj, name, args, "module.elf")
+        allow_kernel_read = False
 
     @kernel
     def reset(self):

nac3core/src/toplevel/composer.rs

@@ -1058,20 +1058,27 @@ impl TopLevelComposer {
                             let dummy_field_type = unifier.get_fresh_var().0;
 
                             // handle Kernel[T], KernelInvariant[T]
-                            let (annotation, mutable) = {
+                            let (annotation, mutable) = match &annotation.node {
-                                let mut result = None;
+                                ast::ExprKind::Subscript { value, slice, .. }
-                                if let ast::ExprKind::Subscript { value, slice, .. } = &annotation.as_ref().node {
+                                    if matches!(&value.node, ast::ExprKind::Name { id, .. } if id == &"Kernel".into()) =>
-                                    if let ast::ExprKind::Name { id, .. } = &value.node {
+                                {
-                                        result = if id == &"Kernel".into() {
+                                    match &slice.node {
-                                            Some((slice, true))
+                                        ast::ExprKind::Subscript { value, .. }
-                                        } else if id == &"KernelInvariant".into() {
+                                            if matches!(&value.node, ast::ExprKind::Name { id, .. } if id == &"list".into()) =>
-                                            Some((slice, false))
+                                        {
-                                        } else {
+                                            return Err(format!("list is not allowed to be `Kernel` at {}", value.location))
-                                            None
+                                        }
+                                        _ => (slice, true)
                                     }
                                 }
+                                ast::ExprKind::Subscript { value, slice, .. }
+                                    if matches!(&value.node, ast::ExprKind::Name { id, .. } if id == &"KernelInvariant".into()) => {
+                                    (slice, false)
+                                }
+                                _ => {
+                                    eprintln!("attributes not annotated with `Kernel` or `KernelInvariants` at {}", &annotation.location);
+                                    (annotation, true)
                                 }
-                                result.unwrap_or((annotation, true))
                             };
                             class_fields_def.push((*attr, dummy_field_type, mutable));