add List.releaseExcessCapacity builtin

crates/compiler/alias_analysis/src/lib.rs

@@ -1157,6 +1157,11 @@ fn lowlevel_spec<'a>(
 
             list_clone(builder, block, update_mode_var, list)
         }
+        ListReleaseExcessCapacity => {
+            let list = env.symbols[&arguments[0]];
+
+            list_clone(builder, block, update_mode_var, list)
+        }
         ListAppendUnsafe => {
             let list = env.symbols[&arguments[0]];
             let to_insert = env.symbols[&arguments[1]];

crates/compiler/builtins/bitcode/src/list.zig

@@ -188,6 +188,23 @@ pub const RocList = extern struct {
         };
     }
 
+    pub fn allocateExact(
+        alignment: u32,
+        length: usize,
+        element_width: usize,
+    ) RocList {
+        if (length == 0) {
+            return empty();
+        }
+
+        const data_bytes = length * element_width;
+        return RocList{
+            .bytes = utils.allocateWithRefcount(data_bytes, alignment),
+            .length = length,
+            .capacity_or_ref_ptr = length,
+        };
+    }
+
     pub fn reallocate(
         self: RocList,
         alignment: u32,
@@ -474,6 +491,30 @@ pub fn listReserve(
     }
 }
 
+pub fn listReleaseExcessCapacity(
+    list: RocList,
+    alignment: u32,
+    element_width: usize,
+    update_mode: UpdateMode,
+) callconv(.C) RocList {
+    const old_length = list.len();
+    // We use the direct list.capacity_or_ref_ptr to make sure both that there is no extra capacity and that it isn't a seamless slice.
+    if ((update_mode == .InPlace or list.isUnique()) and list.capacity_or_ref_ptr == old_length) {
+        return list;
+    } else if (old_length == 0) {
+        list.decref(alignment);
+        return RocList.empty();
+    } else {
+        var output = RocList.allocateExact(alignment, old_length, element_width);
+        if (list.bytes) |source_ptr| {
+            const dest_ptr = output.bytes orelse unreachable;
+
+            @memcpy(dest_ptr, source_ptr, old_length * element_width);
+        }
+        return output;
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn listAppendUnsafe(
     list: RocList,
     element: Opaque,

crates/compiler/builtins/bitcode/src/main.zig

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ comptime {
     exportListFn(list.listIsUnique, "is_unique");
     exportListFn(list.listCapacity, "capacity");
     exportListFn(list.listRefcountPtr, "refcount_ptr");
+    exportListFn(list.listReleaseExcessCapacity, "release_excess_capacity");
 }
 
 // Num Module

crates/compiler/builtins/roc/List.roc

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ interface List
         sortAsc,
         sortDesc,
         reserve,
+        releaseExcessCapacity,
         walkBackwardsUntil,
         countIf,
     ]
@@ -291,6 +292,10 @@ withCapacity : Nat -> List a
 ## Enlarge the list for at least capacity additional elements
 reserve : List a, Nat -> List a
 
+## Shrink the memory footprint of a list such that it's capacity and length are equal.
+## Note: This will also convert seamless slices to regular lists.
+releaseExcessCapacity : List a -> List a
+
 ## Put two lists together.
 ## ```
 ## List.concat [1, 2, 3] [4, 5]

crates/compiler/builtins/src/bitcode.rs

@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ pub const LIST_APPEND_UNSAFE: &str = "roc_builtins.list.append_unsafe";
 pub const LIST_RESERVE: &str = "roc_builtins.list.reserve";
 pub const LIST_CAPACITY: &str = "roc_builtins.list.capacity";
 pub const LIST_REFCOUNT_PTR: &str = "roc_builtins.list.refcount_ptr";
+pub const LIST_RELEASE_EXCESS_CAPACITY: &str = "roc_builtins.list.release_excess_capacity";
 
 pub const DEC_FROM_STR: &str = "roc_builtins.dec.from_str";
 pub const DEC_TO_STR: &str = "roc_builtins.dec.to_str";

crates/compiler/can/src/builtins.rs

@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ map_symbol_to_lowlevel_and_arity! {
     ListDropAt; LIST_DROP_AT; 2,
     ListSwap; LIST_SWAP; 3,
     ListGetCapacity; LIST_CAPACITY; 1,
+    ListReleaseExcessCapacity; LIST_RELEASE_EXCESS_CAPACITY; 1,
 
     ListGetUnsafe; DICT_LIST_GET_UNSAFE; 2,
 

crates/compiler/gen_llvm/src/llvm/build_list.rs

@@ -183,6 +183,26 @@ pub(crate) fn list_reserve<'a, 'ctx, 'env>(
     )
 }
 
+/// List.releaseExcessCapacity : List elem -> List elem
+pub(crate) fn list_release_excess_capacity<'a, 'ctx, 'env>(
+    env: &Env<'a, 'ctx, 'env>,
+    layout_interner: &mut STLayoutInterner<'a>,
+    list: BasicValueEnum<'ctx>,
+    element_layout: InLayout<'a>,
+    update_mode: UpdateMode,
+) -> BasicValueEnum<'ctx> {
+    call_list_bitcode_fn_1(
+        env,
+        list.into_struct_value(),
+        &[
+            env.alignment_intvalue(layout_interner, element_layout),
+            layout_width(env, layout_interner, element_layout),
+            pass_update_mode(env, update_mode),
+        ],
+        bitcode::LIST_RELEASE_EXCESS_CAPACITY,
+    )
+}
+
 /// List.appendUnsafe : List elem, elem -> List elem
 pub(crate) fn list_append_unsafe<'a, 'ctx, 'env>(
     env: &Env<'a, 'ctx, 'env>,

crates/compiler/gen_llvm/src/llvm/lowlevel.rs

@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ use crate::llvm::{
     },
     build_list::{
         list_append_unsafe, list_concat, list_drop_at, list_get_unsafe, list_len, list_map,
-        list_map2, list_map3, list_map4, list_prepend, list_replace_unsafe, list_reserve,
-        list_sort_with, list_sublist, list_swap, list_symbol_to_c_abi, list_with_capacity,
-        pass_update_mode,
+        list_map2, list_map3, list_map4, list_prepend, list_release_excess_capacity,
+        list_replace_unsafe, list_reserve, list_sort_with, list_sublist, list_swap,
+        list_symbol_to_c_abi, list_with_capacity, pass_update_mode,
     },
     compare::{generic_eq, generic_neq},
     convert::{
@@ -707,6 +707,15 @@ pub(crate) fn run_low_level<'a, 'ctx, 'env>(
                 update_mode,
             )
         }
+        ListReleaseExcessCapacity => {
+            // List.releaseExcessCapacity: List elem -> List elem
+            debug_assert_eq!(args.len(), 1);
+
+            let (list, list_layout) = load_symbol_and_layout(scope, &args[0]);
+            let element_layout = list_element_layout!(layout_interner, list_layout);
+
+            list_release_excess_capacity(env, layout_interner, list, element_layout, update_mode)
+        }
         ListSwap => {
             // List.swap : List elem, Nat, Nat -> List elem
             debug_assert_eq!(args.len(), 3);

crates/compiler/gen_wasm/src/low_level.rs

@@ -555,6 +555,46 @@ impl<'a> LowLevelCall<'a> {
                 backend.call_host_fn_after_loading_args(bitcode::LIST_RESERVE, 7, false);
             }
 
+            ListReleaseExcessCapacity => {
+                // List.releaseExcessCapacity : List elem -> List elem
+
+                let list: Symbol = self.arguments[0];
+
+                let elem_layout = unwrap_list_elem_layout(self.ret_layout_raw);
+                let elem_layout = backend.layout_interner.get(elem_layout);
+                let (elem_width, elem_align) =
+                    elem_layout.stack_size_and_alignment(backend.layout_interner, TARGET_INFO);
+
+                // Zig arguments              Wasm types
+                //  (return pointer)           i32
+                //  list: RocList              i64, i32
+                //  alignment: u32             i32
+                //  element_width: usize       i32
+                //  update_mode: UpdateMode    i32
+
+                // return pointer and list
+                backend.storage.load_symbols_for_call(
+                    backend.env.arena,
+                    &mut backend.code_builder,
+                    &[list],
+                    self.ret_symbol,
+                    &WasmLayout::new(backend.layout_interner, self.ret_layout),
+                    CallConv::Zig,
+                );
+
+                backend.code_builder.i32_const(elem_align as i32);
+
+                backend.code_builder.i32_const(elem_width as i32);
+
+                backend.code_builder.i32_const(UPDATE_MODE_IMMUTABLE);
+
+                backend.call_host_fn_after_loading_args(
+                    bitcode::LIST_RELEASE_EXCESS_CAPACITY,
+                    6,
+                    false,
+                );
+            }
+
             ListAppendUnsafe => {
                 // List.append : List elem, elem -> List elem
 

crates/compiler/module/src/low_level.rs

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ pub enum LowLevel {
     ListLen,
     ListWithCapacity,
     ListReserve,
+    ListReleaseExcessCapacity,
     ListAppendUnsafe,
     ListGetUnsafe,
     ListReplaceUnsafe,
@@ -262,6 +263,7 @@ map_symbol_to_lowlevel! {
     ListGetCapacity <= LIST_CAPACITY,
     ListWithCapacity <= LIST_WITH_CAPACITY,
     ListReserve <= LIST_RESERVE,
+    ListReleaseExcessCapacity <= LIST_RELEASE_EXCESS_CAPACITY,
     ListIsUnique <= LIST_IS_UNIQUE,
     ListAppendUnsafe <= LIST_APPEND_UNSAFE,
     ListPrepend <= LIST_PREPEND,

crates/compiler/module/src/symbol.rs

@@ -1410,6 +1410,7 @@ define_builtins! {
         78 LIST_WALK_FROM: "walkFrom"
         79 LIST_WALK_FROM_UNTIL: "walkFromUntil"
         80 LIST_ITER_HELP: "iterHelp"
+        81 LIST_RELEASE_EXCESS_CAPACITY: "releaseExcessCapacity"
     }
     7 RESULT: "Result" => {
         0 RESULT_RESULT: "Result" exposed_type=true // the Result.Result type alias

crates/compiler/mono/src/borrow.rs

@@ -1016,6 +1016,7 @@ pub fn lowlevel_borrow_signature(arena: &Bump, op: LowLevel) -> &[bool] {
         ListSublist => arena.alloc_slice_copy(&[owned, irrelevant, irrelevant]),
         ListDropAt => arena.alloc_slice_copy(&[owned, irrelevant]),
         ListSwap => arena.alloc_slice_copy(&[owned, irrelevant, irrelevant]),
+        ListReleaseExcessCapacity => arena.alloc_slice_copy(&[owned]),
 
         Eq | NotEq => arena.alloc_slice_copy(&[borrowed, borrowed]),
 

crates/compiler/test_gen/src/gen_list.rs

@@ -3493,6 +3493,53 @@ fn reserve_unchanged() {
     );
 }
 
+#[test]
+#[cfg(any(feature = "gen-llvm", feature = "gen-wasm"))]
+fn release_excess_capacity() {
+    assert_evals_to!(
+        indoc!(
+            r#"
+            List.reserve [] 15
+            |> List.releaseExcessCapacity
+            "#
+        ),
+        (0, RocList::empty()),
+        RocList<u64>,
+        |value: RocList<u64>| (value.capacity(), value)
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[cfg(any(feature = "gen-llvm", feature = "gen-wasm"))]
+fn release_excess_capacity_with_len() {
+    assert_evals_to!(
+        indoc!(
+            r#"
+            List.reserve [1] 50
+            |> List.releaseExcessCapacity
+            "#
+        ),
+        (1, RocList::from_slice(&[1])),
+        RocList<u64>,
+        |value: RocList<u64>| (value.capacity(), value)
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[cfg(any(feature = "gen-llvm", feature = "gen-wasm"))]
+fn release_excess_capacity_empty() {
+    assert_evals_to!(
+        indoc!(
+            r#"
+            List.releaseExcessCapacity []
+            "#
+        ),
+        (0, RocList::empty()),
+        RocList<u64>,
+        |value: RocList<u64>| (value.capacity(), value)
+    );
+}
+
 #[test]
 #[cfg(any(feature = "gen-llvm", feature = "gen-wasm"))]
 fn call_function_in_empty_list() {