typecheck/TcInteract.lhs

\begin{code}

    module TcInteract (
         solveInteractGiven,  -- Solves [EvVar],GivenLoc
         solveInteract,       -- Solves Cts
      ) where

    #include "HsVersions.h"

    import BasicTypes ()
    import TcCanonical
    import VarSet
    import Type
    import Unify
    import InstEnv( lookupInstEnv, instanceDFunId )
    import CoAxiom(sfInteractTop, sfInteractInert)

    import Var
    import TcType
    import PrelNames (knownNatClassName, knownSymbolClassName, ipClassNameKey )
    import TysWiredIn ( coercibleClass )
    import Id( idType, mkSysLocalM )
    import Class
    import TyCon
    import DataCon
    import Name
    import RdrName ( GlobalRdrEnv, lookupGRE_Name, mkRdrQual, is_as,
                     is_decl, Provenance(Imported), gre_prov )
    import FunDeps
    import FamInstEnv ( FamInstEnvs, instNewTyConTF_maybe )

    import TcEvidence
    import Outputable

    import TcRnTypes
    import TcErrors
    import TcSMonad
    import Bag

    import Control.Monad ( foldM )
    import Data.Maybe ( catMaybes )
    import Data.List( partition )

    import VarEnv

    import Control.Monad( when, unless, forM )
    import Pair (Pair(..))
    import Unique( hasKey )
    import FastString ( sLit, fsLit )
    import DynFlags
    import Util

\end{code} ********************************************************************** * * * Main Interaction Solver * * * ********************************************************************** Note [Basic Simplifier Plan] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Pick an element from the WorkList if there exists one with depth less than our context-stack depth. 2. Run it down the 'stage' pipeline. Stages are: - canonicalization - inert reactions - spontaneous reactions - top-level intreactions Each stage returns a StopOrContinue and may have sideffected the inerts or worklist. The threading of the stages is as follows: - If (Stop) is returned by a stage then we start again from Step 1. - If (ContinueWith ct) is returned by a stage, we feed 'ct' on to the next stage in the pipeline. 4. If the element has survived (i.e. ContinueWith x) the last stage then we add him in the inerts and jump back to Step 1. If in Step 1 no such element exists, we have exceeded our context-stack depth and will simply fail. \begin{code}

    solveInteractGiven :: CtLoc -> [TcTyVar] -> [EvVar] -> TcS (Bool, [TcTyVar])
    solveInteractGiven loc old_fsks givens
      | null givens  -- Shortcut for common case
      = return (True, old_fsks)
      | otherwise
      = do { implics1 <- solveInteract fsk_bag

           ; (no_eqs, more_fsks, implics2) <- getGivenInfo (solveInteract given_bag)
           ; MASSERT( isEmptyBag implics1 && isEmptyBag implics2 )
               -- empty implics because we discard Given equalities between
               -- foralls (see Note [Do not decompose given polytype equalities]
               -- in TcCanonical), and those are the ones that can give
               -- rise to new implications

           ; return (no_eqs, more_fsks ++ old_fsks) }
      where
        given_bag = listToBag [ mkNonCanonical $ CtGiven { ctev_evtm = EvId ev_id
                                                         , ctev_pred = evVarPred ev_id
                                                         , ctev_loc = loc }
                              | ev_id <- givens ]

        fsk_bag = listToBag [ mkNonCanonical $ CtGiven { ctev_evtm = EvCoercion (mkTcNomReflCo tv_ty)
                                                       , ctev_pred = pred
                                                       , ctev_loc = loc }
                            | tv <- old_fsks
                            , let FlatSkol fam_ty = tcTyVarDetails tv
                                  tv_ty = mkTyVarTy tv
                                  pred  = mkTcEqPred fam_ty tv_ty
                            ]

    -- The main solver loop implements Note [Basic Simplifier Plan]
    ---------------------------------------------------------------
    solveInteract :: Cts -> TcS (Bag Implication)
    -- Returns the final InertSet in TcS
    -- Has no effect on work-list or residual-iplications
    solveInteract cts
      = {-# SCC "solveInteract" #-}
        withWorkList cts $
        do { dyn_flags <- getDynFlags
           ; solve_loop (maxSubGoalDepth dyn_flags) }
      where
        solve_loop max_depth
          = {-# SCC "solve_loop" #-}
            do { sel <- selectNextWorkItem max_depth
               ; case sel of
                  NoWorkRemaining     -- Done, successfuly (modulo frozen)
                    -> return ()
                  MaxDepthExceeded cnt ct -- Failure, depth exceeded
                    -> wrapErrTcS $ solverDepthErrorTcS cnt (ctEvidence ct)
                  NextWorkItem ct     -- More work, loop around!
                    -> do { runSolverPipeline thePipeline ct; solve_loop max_depth } }

    type WorkItem = Ct
    type SimplifierStage = WorkItem -> TcS StopOrContinue

    data SelectWorkItem
           = NoWorkRemaining      -- No more work left (effectively we're done!)
           | MaxDepthExceeded SubGoalCounter Ct
                                  -- More work left to do but this constraint has exceeded
                                  -- the maximum depth for one of the subgoal counters and we
                                  -- must stop
           | NextWorkItem Ct      -- More work left, here's the next item to look at

    selectNextWorkItem :: SubGoalDepth -- Max depth allowed
                       -> TcS SelectWorkItem
    selectNextWorkItem max_depth
      = updWorkListTcS_return pick_next
      where
        pick_next :: WorkList -> (SelectWorkItem, WorkList)
        pick_next wl
          = case selectWorkItem wl of
              (Nothing,_)
                  -> (NoWorkRemaining,wl)           -- No more work
              (Just ct, new_wl)
                  | Just cnt <- subGoalDepthExceeded max_depth (ctLocDepth (ctLoc ct)) -- Depth exceeded
                  -> (MaxDepthExceeded cnt ct,new_wl)
              (Just ct, new_wl)
                  -> (NextWorkItem ct, new_wl)      -- New workitem and worklist

    runSolverPipeline :: [(String,SimplifierStage)] -- The pipeline
                      -> WorkItem                   -- The work item
                      -> TcS ()
    -- Run this item down the pipeline, leaving behind new work and inerts
    runSolverPipeline pipeline workItem
      = do { initial_is <- getTcSInerts
           ; traceTcS "Start solver pipeline {" $
                      vcat [ ptext (sLit "work item = ") <+> ppr workItem
                           , ptext (sLit "inerts    = ") <+> ppr initial_is]

           ; bumpStepCountTcS    -- One step for each constraint processed
           ; final_res  <- run_pipeline pipeline (ContinueWith workItem)

           ; final_is <- getTcSInerts
           ; case final_res of
               Stop            -> do { traceTcS "End solver pipeline (discharged) }"
                                           (ptext (sLit "inerts    = ") <+> ppr final_is)
                                     ; return () }
               ContinueWith ct -> do { traceFireTcS ct (ptext (sLit "Kept as inert"))
                                     ; traceTcS "End solver pipeline (not discharged) }" $
                                           vcat [ ptext (sLit "final_item = ") <+> ppr ct
                                                , pprTvBndrs (varSetElems $ tyVarsOfCt ct)
                                                , ptext (sLit "inerts     = ") <+> ppr final_is]
                                     ; insertInertItemTcS ct }
           }
      where run_pipeline :: [(String,SimplifierStage)] -> StopOrContinue -> TcS StopOrContinue
            run_pipeline [] res = return res
            run_pipeline _ Stop = return Stop
            run_pipeline ((stg_name,stg):stgs) (ContinueWith ct)
              = do { traceTcS ("runStage " ++ stg_name ++ " {")
                              (text "workitem   = " <+> ppr ct)
                   ; res <- stg ct
                   ; traceTcS ("end stage " ++ stg_name ++ " }") empty
                   ; run_pipeline stgs res
                   }

\end{code} Example 1: Inert: {c ~ d, F a ~ t, b ~ Int, a ~ ty} (all given) Reagent: a ~ [b] (given) React with (c~d) ==> IR (ContinueWith (a~[b])) True [] React with (F a ~ t) ==> IR (ContinueWith (a~[b])) False [F [b] ~ t] React with (b ~ Int) ==> IR (ContinueWith (a~[Int]) True [] Example 2: Inert: {c ~w d, F a ~g t, b ~w Int, a ~w ty} Reagent: a ~w [b] React with (c ~w d) ==> IR (ContinueWith (a~[b])) True [] React with (F a ~g t) ==> IR (ContinueWith (a~[b])) True [] (can't rewrite given with wanted!) etc. Example 3: Inert: {a ~ Int, F Int ~ b} (given) Reagent: F a ~ b (wanted) React with (a ~ Int) ==> IR (ContinueWith (F Int ~ b)) True [] React with (F Int ~ b) ==> IR Stop True [] -- after substituting we re-canonicalize and get nothing \begin{code}

    thePipeline :: [(String,SimplifierStage)]
    thePipeline = [ ("canonicalization",        TcCanonical.canonicalize)
                  , ("interact with inerts",    interactWithInertsStage)
                  , ("top-level reactions",     topReactionsStage) ]

\end{code} ********************************************************************************* * * The interact-with-inert Stage * * ********************************************************************************* Note [The Solver Invariant] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We always add Givens first. So you might think that the solver has the invariant If the work-item is Given, then the inert item must Given But this isn't quite true. Suppose we have, c1: [W] beta ~ [alpha], c2 : [W] blah, c3 :[W] alpha ~ Int After processing the first two, we get c1: [G] beta ~ [alpha], c2 : [W] blah Now, c3 does not interact with the the given c1, so when we spontaneously solve c3, we must re-react it with the inert set. So we can attempt a reaction between inert c2 [W] and work-item c3 [G]. It *is* true that [Solver Invariant] If the work-item is Given, AND there is a reaction then the inert item must Given or, equivalently, If the work-item is Given, and the inert item is Wanted/Derived then there is no reaction \begin{code}

    -- Interaction result of  WorkItem <~> Ct

    type StopNowFlag = Bool    -- True <=> stop after this interaction

    interactWithInertsStage :: WorkItem -> TcS StopOrContinue
    -- Precondition: if the workitem is a CTyEqCan then it will not be able to
    -- react with anything at this stage.

    interactWithInertsStage wi
      = do { inerts <- getTcSInerts
           ; let ics = inert_cans inerts
           ; (mb_ics', stop) <- case wi of
                 CTyEqCan    {} -> interactTyVarEq ics wi
                 CFunEqCan   {} -> interactFunEq   ics wi
                 CIrredEvCan {} -> interactIrred   ics wi
                 CDictCan    {} -> interactDict    ics wi
                 _ -> pprPanic "interactWithInerts" (ppr wi)
                    -- CHoleCan are put straight into inert_frozen, so never get here
                    -- CNonCanonical have been canonicalised
           ; case mb_ics' of
               Just ics' -> setTcSInerts (inerts { inert_cans = ics' })
               Nothing   -> return ()
           ; case stop of
                True  -> return Stop
                False -> return (ContinueWith wi) }

\end{code} \begin{code}

    data InteractResult = IRKeep | IRReplace | IRDelete
    instance Outputable InteractResult where
      ppr IRKeep    = ptext (sLit "keep")
      ppr IRReplace = ptext (sLit "replace")
      ppr IRDelete  = ptext (sLit "delete")

    solveOneFromTheOther :: CtEvidence  -- Inert
                         -> CtEvidence  -- WorkItem
                         -> TcS (InteractResult, StopNowFlag)
    -- Preconditions:
    -- 1) inert and work item represent evidence for the /same/ predicate
    -- 2) ip/class/irred evidence (no coercions) only
    solveOneFromTheOther ev_i ev_w
      | isDerived ev_w
      = return (IRKeep, True)

      | isDerived ev_i -- The inert item is Derived, we can just throw it away,
                       -- The ev_w is inert wrt earlier inert-set items,
                       -- so it's safe to continue on from this point
      = return (IRDelete, False)

      | CtWanted { ctev_evar = ev_id } <- ev_w
      = do { setEvBind ev_id (ctEvTerm ev_i)
           ; return (IRKeep, True) }

      | CtWanted { ctev_evar = ev_id } <- ev_i
      = do { setEvBind ev_id (ctEvTerm ev_w)
           ; return (IRReplace, True) }

      | otherwise      -- If both are Given, we already have evidence; no need to duplicate
                       -- But the work item *overrides* the inert item (hence IRReplace)
                       -- See Note [Shadowing of Implicit Parameters]
      = return (IRReplace, True)

\end{code} ********************************************************************************* * * interactIrred * * ********************************************************************************* \begin{code}

    -- Two pieces of irreducible evidence: if their types are *exactly identical*
    -- we can rewrite them. We can never improve using this:
    -- if we want ty1 :: Constraint and have ty2 :: Constraint it clearly does not
    -- mean that (ty1 ~ ty2)
    interactIrred :: InertCans -> Ct -> TcS (Maybe InertCans, StopNowFlag)

    interactIrred inerts workItem@(CIrredEvCan { cc_ev = ev_w })
      | let pred = ctEvPred ev_w
            (matching_irreds, others) = partitionBag (\ct -> ctPred ct `tcEqType` pred)
                                                     (inert_irreds inerts)
      , (ct_i : rest) <- bagToList matching_irreds
      , let ctev_i = ctEvidence ct_i
      = ASSERT( null rest )
        do { (inert_effect, stop_now) <- solveOneFromTheOther ctev_i ev_w
           ; let inerts' = case inert_effect of
                              IRKeep    -> Nothing
                              IRDelete  -> Just (inerts { inert_irreds = others })
                              IRReplace -> Just (inerts { inert_irreds = extendCts others workItem })
           ; when stop_now $ traceFireTcS workItem $
             ptext (sLit "Irred equal") <+> parens (ppr inert_effect)
           ; return (inerts', stop_now) }

      | otherwise
      = return (Nothing, False)

    interactIrred _ wi = pprPanic "interactIrred" (ppr wi)

\end{code} ********************************************************************************* * * interactDict * * ********************************************************************************* \begin{code}

    interactDict :: InertCans -> Ct -> TcS (Maybe InertCans, StopNowFlag)
    interactDict inerts workItem@(CDictCan { cc_ev = ev_w, cc_class = cls, cc_tyargs = tys })
      | let dicts = inert_dicts inerts
      , Just ct_i <- findDict (inert_dicts inerts) cls tys
      , let ctev_i = ctEvidence ct_i
      = do { (inert_effect, stop_now) <- solveOneFromTheOther ctev_i ev_w
           ; let inerts' = case inert_effect of
                              IRKeep    -> Nothing
                              IRDelete  -> Just (inerts { inert_dicts = delDict dicts cls tys })
                              IRReplace -> Just (inerts { inert_dicts = addDict dicts cls tys workItem })
           ; when stop_now $ traceFireTcS workItem $
             ptext (sLit "Dict equal") <+> parens (ppr inert_effect)
           ; return (inerts', stop_now) }

      | cls `hasKey` ipClassNameKey
      , isGiven ev_w
      = interactGivenIP inerts workItem

      | otherwise
      = do { mapBagM_ (addFunDepWork workItem) (findDictsByClass (inert_dicts inerts) cls)
                   -- Standard thing: create derived fds and keep on going. Importantly we don't
                   -- throw workitem back in the worklist because this can cause loops (see #5236)
           ; return (Nothing, False) }

    interactDict _ wi = pprPanic "interactDict" (ppr wi)

    interactGivenIP :: InertCans -> Ct -> TcS (Maybe InertCans, StopNowFlag)
    -- Work item is Given (?x:ty)
    -- See Note [Shadowing of Implicit Parameters]
    interactGivenIP inerts workItem@(CDictCan { cc_class = cls, cc_tyargs = tys@(ip_str:_) })
      = do { traceFireTcS workItem $ ptext (sLit "Given IP")
           ; return (Just (inerts { inert_dicts = addDict filtered_dicts cls tys workItem }), True) }
      where
        dicts           = inert_dicts inerts
        ip_dicts        = findDictsByClass dicts cls
        other_ip_dicts  = filterBag (not . is_this_ip) ip_dicts
        filtered_dicts  = addDictsByClass dicts cls other_ip_dicts

        -- Pick out any Given constraints for the same implicit parameter
        is_this_ip (CDictCan { cc_ev = ev, cc_tyargs = ip_str':_ })
           = isGiven ev && ip_str `tcEqType` ip_str'
        is_this_ip _ = False

    interactGivenIP _ wi = pprPanic "interactGivenIP" (ppr wi)

    addFunDepWork :: Ct -> Ct -> TcS ()
    addFunDepWork work_ct inert_ct
      = do {  let fd_eqns = improveFromAnother (ctPred inert_ct) (ctPred work_ct)
           ; fd_work <- rewriteWithFunDeps fd_eqns (ctLoc work_ct)
                    -- We don't really rewrite tys2, see below _rewritten_tys2, so that's ok
                    -- NB: We do create FDs for given to report insoluble equations that arise
                    -- from pairs of Givens, and also because of floating when we approximate
                    -- implications. The relevant test is: typecheck/should_fail/FDsFromGivens.hs
                    -- Also see Note [When improvement happens]

           ; traceTcS "addFuNDepWork"
                      (vcat [ text "inertItem =" <+> ppr inert_ct
                            , text "workItem  =" <+> ppr work_ct
                            , text "fundeps =" <+> ppr fd_work ])

           ; case fd_work of
               [] -> return ()
               _  -> updWorkListTcS (extendWorkListEqs fd_work)    }

\end{code} Note [Shadowing of Implicit Parameters] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Consider the following example: f :: (?x :: Char) => Char f = let ?x = 'a' in ?x The "let ?x = ..." generates an implication constraint of the form: ?x :: Char => ?x :: Char Furthermore, the signature for `f` also generates an implication constraint, so we end up with the following nested implication: ?x :: Char => (?x :: Char => ?x :: Char) Note that the wanted (?x :: Char) constraint may be solved in two incompatible ways: either by using the parameter from the signature, or by using the local definition. Our intention is that the local definition should "shadow" the parameter of the signature, and we implement this as follows: when we add a new *given* implicit parameter to the inert set, it replaces any existing givens for the same implicit parameter. This works for the normal cases but it has an odd side effect in some pathological programs like this: -- This is accepted, the second parameter shadows f1 :: (?x :: Int, ?x :: Char) => Char f1 = ?x -- This is rejected, the second parameter shadows f2 :: (?x :: Int, ?x :: Char) => Int f2 = ?x Both of these are actually wrong: when we try to use either one, we'll get two incompatible wnated constraints (?x :: Int, ?x :: Char), which would lead to an error. I can think of two ways to fix this: 1. Simply disallow multiple constratits for the same implicit parameter---this is never useful, and it can be detected completely syntactically. 2. Move the shadowing machinery to the location where we nest implications, and add some code here that will produce an error if we get multiple givens for the same implicit parameter. ********************************************************************************* * * interactFunEq * * ********************************************************************************* \begin{code}

    interactFunEq :: InertCans -> Ct -> TcS (Maybe InertCans, StopNowFlag)
    interactFunEq inerts workItem@(CFunEqCan { cc_ev = ev, cc_fun = tc
                                             , cc_tyargs = args, cc_rhs = rhs })
      | (CFunEqCan { cc_ev = ev_i, cc_rhs = rhs_i } : _) <- matching_inerts
      , ev_i `canRewrite` ev
      = do { traceTcS "interact with inerts: FunEq/FunEq" $
             vcat [ text "workItem =" <+> ppr workItem
                  , text "inertItem=" <+> ppr ev_i ]
           ; solveFunEq ev_i rhs_i ev rhs
           ; return (Nothing, True) }

      | (ev_i : _) <- [ ev_i | CFunEqCan { cc_ev = ev_i, cc_rhs = rhs_i } <- matching_inerts
                             , rhs_i `tcEqType` rhs    -- Duplicates
                             , ev_i `canRewriteOrSame` ev ]
      = do { when (isWanted ev) (setEvBind (ctev_evar ev) (ctEvTerm ev_i))
           ; return (Nothing, True) }

      | eq_is@(eq_i : _) <- matching_inerts
      , ev `canRewrite` ctEvidence eq_i   -- This is unusual
      = do { let solve (CFunEqCan { cc_ev = ev_i, cc_rhs = rhs_i })
                          = solveFunEq ev rhs ev_i rhs_i
                 solve ct = pprPanic "interactFunEq" (ppr ct)
           ; mapM_ solve eq_is
           ; return (Just (inerts { inert_funeqs = replaceFunEqs funeqs tc args workItem }), True) }

      | (CFunEqCan { cc_rhs = rhs_i } : _) <- matching_inerts
      = -- We have  F ty ~ r1, F ty ~ r2, but neither can rewrite the other;
        -- for example, they might both be Derived, or both Wanted
        -- So we generate a new derived equality r1~r2
        do { mb <- newDerived loc (mkTcEqPred rhs_i rhs)
           ; case mb of
               Just x  -> updWorkListTcS (extendWorkListEq (mkNonCanonical x))
               Nothing -> return ()
           ; return (Nothing, False) }

       | Just ops <- isBuiltInSynFamTyCon_maybe tc
       = do { let is = findFunEqsByTyCon funeqs tc
            ; traceTcS "builtInCandidates: " $ ppr is
            ; let interact = sfInteractInert ops args rhs
            ; impMbs <- sequence
                     [ do mb <- newDerived (ctev_loc iev) (mkTcEqPred lhs_ty rhs_ty)
                          case mb of
                            Just x -> return $ Just $ mkNonCanonical x
                            Nothing -> return Nothing
                     | CFunEqCan { cc_tyargs = iargs
                                 , cc_rhs = ixi
                                 , cc_ev = iev } <- is
                     , Pair lhs_ty rhs_ty <- interact iargs ixi
                     ]
            ; let imps = catMaybes impMbs
            ; unless (null imps) $ updWorkListTcS (extendWorkListEqs imps)
            ; return (Nothing, False) }

      | otherwise
      = return (Nothing, False)
      where
        funeqs = inert_funeqs inerts
        matching_inerts = findFunEqs funeqs tc args
        loc = ctev_loc ev

    interactFunEq _ wi = pprPanic "interactFunEq" (ppr wi)

    solveFunEq :: CtEvidence    -- From this  :: F tys ~ xi1
               -> Type
               -> CtEvidence    -- Solve this :: F tys ~ xi2
               -> Type
               -> TcS ()
    solveFunEq from_this xi1 solve_this xi2
      = do { ctevs <- xCtEvidence solve_this xev
                 -- No caching!  See Note [Cache-caused loops]
                 -- Why not (mkTcEqPred xi1 xi2)? See Note [Efficient orientation]

           ; emitWorkNC ctevs }
      where
        from_this_co = evTermCoercion $ ctEvTerm from_this

        xev = XEvTerm [mkTcEqPred xi2 xi1] xcomp xdecomp

        -- xcomp : [(xi2 ~ xi1)] -> (F tys ~ xi2)
        xcomp [x] = EvCoercion (from_this_co `mkTcTransCo` mk_sym_co x)
        xcomp _   = panic "No more goals!"

        -- xdecomp : (F tys ~ xi2) -> [(xi2 ~ xi1)]
        xdecomp x = [EvCoercion (mk_sym_co x `mkTcTransCo` from_this_co)]

        mk_sym_co x = mkTcSymCo (evTermCoercion x)

\end{code} Note [Cache-caused loops] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It is very dangerous to cache a rewritten wanted family equation as 'solved' in our solved cache (which is the default behaviour or xCtEvidence), because the interaction may not be contributing towards a solution. Here is an example: Initial inert set: [W] g1 : F a ~ beta1 Work item: [W] g2 : F a ~ beta2 The work item will react with the inert yielding the _same_ inert set plus: i) Will set g2 := g1 `cast` g3 ii) Will add to our solved cache that [S] g2 : F a ~ beta2 iii) Will emit [W] g3 : beta1 ~ beta2 Now, the g3 work item will be spontaneously solved to [G] g3 : beta1 ~ beta2 and then it will react the item in the inert ([W] g1 : F a ~ beta1). So it will set g1 := g ; sym g3 and what is g? Well it would ideally be a new goal of type (F a ~ beta2) but remember that we have this in our solved cache, and it is ... g2! In short we created the evidence loop: g2 := g1 ; g3 g3 := refl g1 := g2 ; sym g3 To avoid this situation we do not cache as solved any workitems (or inert) which did not really made a 'step' towards proving some goal. Solved's are just an optimization so we don't lose anything in terms of completeness of solving. Note [Efficient Orientation] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Suppose we are interacting two FunEqCans with the same LHS: (inert) ci :: (F ty ~ xi_i) (work) cw :: (F ty ~ xi_w) We prefer to keep the inert (else we pass the work item on down the pipeline, which is a bit silly). If we keep the inert, we will (a) discharge 'cw' (b) produce a new equality work-item (xi_w ~ xi_i) Notice the orientation (xi_w ~ xi_i) NOT (xi_i ~ xi_w): new_work :: xi_w ~ xi_i cw := ci ; sym new_work Why? Consider the simplest case when xi1 is a type variable. If we generate xi1~xi2, porcessing that constraint will kick out 'ci'. If we generate xi2~xi1, there is less chance of that happening. Of course it can and should still happen if xi1=a, xi1=Int, say. But we want to avoid it happening needlessly. Similarly, if we *can't* keep the inert item (because inert is Wanted, and work is Given, say), we prefer to orient the new equality (xi_i ~ xi_w). Note [Carefully solve the right CFunEqCan] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ---- OLD COMMENT, NOW NOT NEEDED ---- because we now allow multiple ---- wanted FunEqs with the same head Consider the constraints c1 :: F Int ~ a -- Arising from an application line 5 c2 :: F Int ~ Bool -- Arising from an application line 10 Suppose that 'a' is a unification variable, arising only from flattening. So there is no error on line 5; it's just a flattening variable. But there is (or might be) an error on line 10. Two ways to combine them, leaving either (Plan A) c1 :: F Int ~ a -- Arising from an application line 5 c3 :: a ~ Bool -- Arising from an application line 10 or (Plan B) c2 :: F Int ~ Bool -- Arising from an application line 10 c4 :: a ~ Bool -- Arising from an application line 5 Plan A will unify c3, leaving c1 :: F Int ~ Bool as an error on the *totally innocent* line 5. An example is test SimpleFail16 where the expected/actual message comes out backwards if we use the wrong plan. The second is the right thing to do. Hence the isMetaTyVarTy test when solving pairwise CFunEqCan. ********************************************************************************* * * interactTyVarEq * * ********************************************************************************* \begin{code}

    interactTyVarEq :: InertCans -> Ct -> TcS (Maybe InertCans, StopNowFlag)
    -- CTyEqCans are always consumed, returning Stop
    interactTyVarEq inerts workItem@(CTyEqCan { cc_tyvar = tv, cc_rhs = rhs , cc_ev = ev })
      | (ev_i : _) <- [ ev_i | CTyEqCan { cc_ev = ev_i, cc_rhs = rhs_i }
                                 <- findTyEqs (inert_eqs inerts) tv
                             , ev_i `canRewriteOrSame` ev
                             , rhs_i `tcEqType` rhs ]
      =  -- Inert:     a ~ b
         -- Work item: a ~ b
        do { when (isWanted ev) (setEvBind (ctev_evar ev) (ctEvTerm ev_i))
           ; traceFireTcS workItem (ptext (sLit "Solved from inert"))
           ; return (Nothing, True) }

      | Just tv_rhs <- getTyVar_maybe rhs
      , (ev_i : _) <- [ ev_i | CTyEqCan { cc_ev = ev_i, cc_rhs = rhs_i }
                                 <- findTyEqs (inert_eqs inerts) tv_rhs
                             , ev_i `canRewriteOrSame` ev
                             , rhs_i `tcEqType` mkTyVarTy tv ]
      =  -- Inert:     a ~ b
         -- Work item: b ~ a
        do { when (isWanted ev) (setEvBind (ctev_evar ev)
                                    (EvCoercion (mkTcSymCo (evTermCoercion (ctEvTerm ev_i)))))
           ; traceFireTcS workItem (ptext (sLit "Solved from inert (r)"))
           ; return (Nothing, True) }

      | otherwise
      = do { mb_solved <- trySpontaneousSolve ev tv rhs
           ; case mb_solved of
               SPCantSolve   -- Includes givens
                  -> do { untch <- getUntouchables
                        ; traceTcS "Can't solve tyvar equality"
                              (vcat [ text "LHS:" <+> ppr tv <+> dcolon <+> ppr (tyVarKind tv)
                                    , ppWhen (isMetaTyVar tv) $
                                      nest 4 (text "Untouchable level of" <+> ppr tv
                                              <+> text "is" <+> ppr (metaTyVarUntouchables tv))
                                    , text "RHS:" <+> ppr rhs <+> dcolon <+> ppr (typeKind rhs)
                                    , text "Untouchables =" <+> ppr untch ])
                        ; (n_kicked, inerts') <- kickOutRewritable ev tv inerts
                        ; traceFireTcS workItem $
                          ptext (sLit "Kept as inert") <+> ppr_kicked n_kicked
                        ; return (Just (addInertCan inerts' workItem), True) }

               SPSolved new_tv
                  -- Post: tv ~ xi is now in TyBinds, no need to put in inerts as well
                  -- see Note [Spontaneously solved in TyBinds]
                  -> do { (n_kicked, inerts') <- kickOutRewritable givenFlavour new_tv inerts
                        ; traceFireTcS workItem $
                          ptext (sLit "Spontaneously solved") <+> ppr_kicked n_kicked
                        ; return (Just inerts', True) } }

    interactTyVarEq _ wi = pprPanic "interactTyVarEq" (ppr wi)

    givenFlavour :: CtEvidence
    -- Used just to pass to kickOutRewritable
    givenFlavour = CtGiven { ctev_pred = panic "givenFlavour:ev"
                           , ctev_evtm = panic "givenFlavour:tm"
                           , ctev_loc  = panic "givenFlavour:loc" }

    ppr_kicked :: Int -> SDoc
    ppr_kicked 0 = empty
    ppr_kicked n = parens (int n <+> ptext (sLit "kicked out"))

\end{code} Note [Spontaneously solved in TyBinds] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When we encounter a constraint ([W] alpha ~ tau) which can be spontaneously solved, we record the equality on the TyBinds of the TcSMonad. In the past, we used to also add a /given/ version of the constraint ([G] alpha ~ tau) to the inert canonicals -- and potentially kick out other equalities that mention alpha. Then, the flattener only had to look in the inert equalities during flattening of a type (TcCanonical.flattenTyVar). However it is a bit silly to record these equalities /both/ in the inerts AND the TyBinds, so we have now eliminated spontaneously solved equalities from the inerts, and only record them in the TyBinds of the TcS monad. The flattener is now consulting these binds /and/ the inerts for potentially unsolved or other given equalities. \begin{code}

    kickOutRewritable :: CtEvidence   -- Flavour of the equality that is
                                      -- being added to the inert set
                      -> TcTyVar      -- The new equality is tv ~ ty
                      -> InertCans
                      -> TcS (Int, InertCans)
    kickOutRewritable new_ev new_tv
                      (IC { inert_eqs = tv_eqs
                          , inert_dicts  = dictmap
                          , inert_funeqs = funeqmap
                          , inert_irreds = irreds
                          , inert_insols = insols
                          , inert_no_eqs = no_eqs })
      = do { traceTcS "kickOutRewritable" $
                vcat [ text "tv = " <+> ppr new_tv
                     , ptext (sLit "Kicked out =") <+> ppr kicked_out]
           ; updWorkListTcS (appendWorkList kicked_out)
           ; return (workListSize kicked_out, inert_cans_in) }
      where
                    -- NB: Notice that don't rewrite
                    -- inert_solved_dicts, and inert_solved_funeqs
                    -- optimistically. But when we lookup we have to
                    -- take the subsitution into account
        inert_cans_in = IC { inert_eqs = tv_eqs_in
                           , inert_dicts = dicts_in
                           , inert_funeqs = feqs_in
                           , inert_irreds = irs_in
                           , inert_insols = insols_in
                           , inert_no_eqs = no_eqs }

        kicked_out = WorkList { wl_eqs    = tv_eqs_out
                              , wl_funeqs = foldrBag insertDeque emptyDeque feqs_out
                              , wl_rest   = bagToList (dicts_out `andCts` irs_out
                                                       `andCts` insols_out) }

        (tv_eqs_out,  tv_eqs_in) = foldVarEnv kick_out_eqs ([], emptyVarEnv) tv_eqs
        (feqs_out,   feqs_in)    = partitionFunEqs  kick_out_ct    funeqmap
        (dicts_out,  dicts_in)   = partitionDicts   kick_out_ct    dictmap
        (irs_out,    irs_in)     = partitionBag     kick_out_irred irreds
        (insols_out, insols_in)  = partitionBag     kick_out_ct    insols
          -- Kick out even insolubles; see Note [Kick out insolubles]

        kick_out_ct :: Ct -> Bool
        kick_out_ct ct =  new_ev `canRewrite` ctEvidence ct
                       && new_tv `elemVarSet` tyVarsOfCt ct
             -- See Note [Kicking out inert constraints]

        kick_out_irred :: Ct -> Bool
        kick_out_irred ct =  new_ev `canRewrite` ctEvidence ct
                          && new_tv `elemVarSet` closeOverKinds (tyVarsOfCt ct)
              -- See Note [Kicking out Irreds]

        kick_out_eqs :: EqualCtList -> ([Ct], TyVarEnv EqualCtList)
                     -> ([Ct], TyVarEnv EqualCtList)
        kick_out_eqs eqs (acc_out, acc_in)
          = (eqs_out ++ acc_out, case eqs_in of
                                   []      -> acc_in
                                   (eq1:_) -> extendVarEnv acc_in (cc_tyvar eq1) eqs_in)
          where
            (eqs_out, eqs_in) = partition kick_out_eq eqs

        kick_out_eq :: Ct -> Bool
        kick_out_eq (CTyEqCan { cc_tyvar = tv, cc_rhs = rhs, cc_ev = ev })
          =  (new_ev `canRewrite` ev)  -- See Note [Delicate equality kick-out]
          && (new_tv `elemVarSet` kind_vars ||    -- (1)
              (not (ev `canRewrite` new_ev) &&    -- (2)
               new_tv `elemVarSet` (extendVarSet (tyVarsOfType rhs) tv)))
          where
            kind_vars = tyVarsOfType (tyVarKind tv) `unionVarSet`
                        tyVarsOfType (typeKind rhs)

        kick_out_eq other_ct = pprPanic "kick_out_eq" (ppr other_ct)

\end{code} Note [Kicking out inert constraints] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Given a new (a -> ty) inert, we want to kick out an existing inert constraint if a) the new constraint can rewrite the inert one b) 'a' is free in the inert constraint (so that it *will*) rewrite it if we kick it out. For (b) we use tyVarsOfCt, which returns the type variables /and the kind variables/ that are directly visible in the type. Hence we will have exposed all the rewriting we care about to make the most precise kinds visible for matching classes etc. No need to kick out constraints that mention type variables whose kinds contain this variable! (Except see Note [Kicking out Irreds].) Note [Kicking out Irreds] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is an awkward special case for Irreds. When we have a kind-mis-matched equality constraint (a:k1) ~ (ty:k2), we turn it into an Irred (see Note [Equalities with incompatible kinds] in TcCanonical). So in this case the free kind variables of k1 and k2 are not visible. More precisely, the type looks like (~) k1 (a:k1) (ty:k2) because (~) has kind forall k. k -> k -> Constraint. So the constraint itself is ill-kinded. We can "see" k1 but not k2. That's why we use closeOverKinds to make sure we see k2. This is not pretty. Maybe (~) should have kind (~) :: forall k1 k1. k1 -> k2 -> Constraint Note [Kick out insolubles] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Suppose we have an insoluble alpha ~ [alpha], which is insoluble because an occurs check. And then we unify alpha := [Int]. Then we really want to rewrite the insouluble to [Int] ~ [[Int]]. Now it can be decomposed. Otherwise we end up with a "Can't match [Int] ~ [[Int]]" which is true, but a bit confusing because the outer type constructors match. Note [Delicate equality kick-out] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When adding an equality (a ~ xi), we kick out an inert type-variable equality (b ~ phi) in two cases (1) If the new tyvar appears in the kind vars of the LHS or RHS of the inert. Example: Work item: [G] k ~ * Inert: [W] (a:k) ~ ty [W] (b:*) ~ c :: k We must kick out those blocked inerts so that we rewrite them and can subsequently unify. (2) If the new tyvar appears in the RHS of the inert AND the inert cannot rewrite the work item Work item: [G] a ~ b Inert: [W] b ~ [a] Now at this point the work item cannot be further rewritten by the inert (due to the weaker inert flavor). But we can't add the work item as-is because the inert set would then have a cyclic substitution, when rewriting a wanted type mentioning 'a'. So we must kick the inert out. We have to do this only if the inert *cannot* rewrite the work item; it it can, then the work item will have been fully rewritten by the inert set during canonicalisation. So for example: Work item: [W] a ~ Int Inert: [W] b ~ [a] No need to kick out the inert, beause the inert substitution is not necessarily idemopotent. See Note [Non-idempotent inert substitution]. See also Note [Detailed InertCans Invariants] \begin{code}

    data SPSolveResult = SPCantSolve
                       | SPSolved TcTyVar
                         -- We solved this /unification/ variable to some type using reflexivity

    -- SPCantSolve means that we can't do the unification because e.g. the variable is untouchable
    -- SPSolved workItem' gives us a new *given* to go on

    -- @trySpontaneousSolve wi@ solves equalities where one side is a
    -- touchable unification variable.
    trySpontaneousSolve :: CtEvidence -> TcTyVar -> Xi -> TcS SPSolveResult
    trySpontaneousSolve gw tv1 xi
      | isGiven gw   -- See Note [Touchables and givens]
      = return SPCantSolve

      | Just tv2 <- tcGetTyVar_maybe xi
      = do { tch1 <- isTouchableMetaTyVarTcS tv1
           ; tch2 <- isTouchableMetaTyVarTcS tv2
           ; case (tch1, tch2) of
               (True,  True)  -> trySpontaneousEqTwoWay gw tv1 tv2
               (True,  False) -> trySpontaneousEqOneWay gw tv1 xi
               (False, True)  -> trySpontaneousEqOneWay gw tv2 (mkTyVarTy tv1)
               _              -> return SPCantSolve }
      | otherwise
      = do { tch1 <- isTouchableMetaTyVarTcS tv1
           ; if tch1 then trySpontaneousEqOneWay gw tv1 xi
                     else return SPCantSolve }

    ----------------
    trySpontaneousEqOneWay :: CtEvidence -> TcTyVar -> Xi -> TcS SPSolveResult
    -- tv is a MetaTyVar, not untouchable
    trySpontaneousEqOneWay gw tv xi
      | not (isSigTyVar tv) || isTyVarTy xi
      , typeKind xi `tcIsSubKind` tyVarKind tv
      = solveWithIdentity gw tv xi
      | otherwise -- Still can't solve, sig tyvar and non-variable rhs
      = return SPCantSolve

    ----------------
    trySpontaneousEqTwoWay :: CtEvidence -> TcTyVar -> TcTyVar -> TcS SPSolveResult
    -- Both tyvars are *touchable* MetaTyvars so there is only a chance for kind error here

    trySpontaneousEqTwoWay gw tv1 tv2
      | k1 `tcIsSubKind` k2 && nicer_to_update_tv2
      = solveWithIdentity gw tv2 (mkTyVarTy tv1)
      | k2 `tcIsSubKind` k1
      = solveWithIdentity gw tv1 (mkTyVarTy tv2)
      | otherwise
      = return SPCantSolve
      where
        k1 = tyVarKind tv1
        k2 = tyVarKind tv2
        nicer_to_update_tv2 = isSigTyVar tv1 || isSystemName (Var.varName tv2)

\end{code} Note [Avoid double unifications] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The spontaneous solver has to return a given which mentions the unified unification variable *on the left* of the equality. Here is what happens if not: Original wanted: (a ~ alpha), (alpha ~ Int) We spontaneously solve the first wanted, without changing the order! given : a ~ alpha [having unified alpha := a] Now the second wanted comes along, but he cannot rewrite the given, so we simply continue. At the end we spontaneously solve that guy, *reunifying* [alpha := Int] We avoid this problem by orienting the resulting given so that the unification variable is on the left. [Note that alternatively we could attempt to enforce this at canonicalization] See also Note [No touchables as FunEq RHS] in TcSMonad; avoiding double unifications is the main reason we disallow touchable unification variables as RHS of type family equations: F xis ~ alpha. \begin{code}

    solveWithIdentity :: CtEvidence -> TcTyVar -> Xi -> TcS SPSolveResult
    -- Solve with the identity coercion
    -- Precondition: kind(xi) is a sub-kind of kind(tv)
    -- Precondition: CtEvidence is Wanted or Derived
    -- See [New Wanted Superclass Work] to see why solveWithIdentity
    --     must work for Derived as well as Wanted
    -- Returns: workItem where
    --        workItem = the new Given constraint
    --
    -- NB: No need for an occurs check here, because solveWithIdentity always
    --     arises from a CTyEqCan, a *canonical* constraint.  Its invariants
    --     say that in (a ~ xi), the type variable a does not appear in xi.
    --     See TcRnTypes.Ct invariants.
    solveWithIdentity wd tv xi
      = do { let tv_ty = mkTyVarTy tv
           ; traceTcS "Sneaky unification:" $
                           vcat [text "Unifies:" <+> ppr tv <+> ptext (sLit ":=") <+> ppr xi,
                                 text "Coercion:" <+> pprEq tv_ty xi,
                                 text "Left Kind is:" <+> ppr (typeKind tv_ty),
                                 text "Right Kind is:" <+> ppr (typeKind xi) ]

           ; let xi' = defaultKind xi
                   -- We only instantiate kind unification variables
                   -- with simple kinds like *, not OpenKind or ArgKind
                   -- cf TcUnify.uUnboundKVar

           ; setWantedTyBind tv xi'
           ; let refl_evtm = EvCoercion (mkTcNomReflCo xi')

           ; when (isWanted wd) $
                  setEvBind (ctev_evar wd) refl_evtm

           ; return (SPSolved tv) }

\end{code} Note [Superclasses and recursive dictionaries] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Overlaps with Note [SUPERCLASS-LOOP 1] Note [SUPERCLASS-LOOP 2] Note [Recursive instances and superclases] ToDo: check overlap and delete redundant stuff Right before adding a given into the inert set, we must produce some more work, that will bring the superclasses of the given into scope. The superclass constraints go into our worklist. When we simplify a wanted constraint, if we first see a matching instance, we may produce new wanted work. To (1) avoid doing this work twice in the future and (2) to handle recursive dictionaries we may ``cache'' this item as given into our inert set WITHOUT adding its superclass constraints, otherwise we'd be in danger of creating a loop [In fact this was the exact reason for doing the isGoodRecEv check in an older version of the type checker]. But now we have added partially solved constraints to the worklist which may interact with other wanteds. Consider the example: Example 1: class Eq b => Foo a b --- 0-th selector instance Eq a => Foo [a] a --- fooDFun and wanted (Foo [t] t). We are first going to see that the instance matches and create an inert set that includes the solved (Foo [t] t) but not its superclasses: d1 :_g Foo [t] t d1 := EvDFunApp fooDFun d3 Our work list is going to contain a new *wanted* goal d3 :_w Eq t Ok, so how do we get recursive dictionaries, at all: Example 2: data D r = ZeroD | SuccD (r (D r)); instance (Eq (r (D r))) => Eq (D r) where ZeroD == ZeroD = True (SuccD a) == (SuccD b) = a == b _ == _ = False; equalDC :: D [] -> D [] -> Bool; equalDC = (==); We need to prove (Eq (D [])). Here's how we go: d1 :_w Eq (D []) by instance decl, holds if d2 :_w Eq [D []] where d1 = dfEqD d2 *BUT* we have an inert set which gives us (no superclasses): d1 :_g Eq (D []) By the instance declaration of Eq we can show the 'd2' goal if d3 :_w Eq (D []) where d2 = dfEqList d3 d1 = dfEqD d2 Now, however this wanted can interact with our inert d1 to set: d3 := d1 and solve the goal. Why was this interaction OK? Because, if we chase the evidence of d1 ~~> dfEqD d2 ~~-> dfEqList d3, so by setting d3 := d1 we are really setting d3 := dfEqD2 (dfEqList d3) which is FINE because the use of d3 is protected by the instance function applications. So, our strategy is to try to put solved wanted dictionaries into the inert set along with their superclasses (when this is meaningful, i.e. when new wanted goals are generated) but solve a wanted dictionary from a given only in the case where the evidence variable of the wanted is mentioned in the evidence of the given (recursively through the evidence binds) in a protected way: more instance function applications than superclass selectors. Here are some more examples from GHC's previous type checker Example 3: This code arises in the context of "Scrap Your Boilerplate with Class" class Sat a class Data ctx a instance Sat (ctx Char) => Data ctx Char -- dfunData1 instance (Sat (ctx [a]), Data ctx a) => Data ctx [a] -- dfunData2 class Data Maybe a => Foo a instance Foo t => Sat (Maybe t) -- dfunSat instance Data Maybe a => Foo a -- dfunFoo1 instance Foo a => Foo [a] -- dfunFoo2 instance Foo [Char] -- dfunFoo3 Consider generating the superclasses of the instance declaration instance Foo a => Foo [a] So our problem is this d0 :_g Foo t d1 :_w Data Maybe [t] We may add the given in the inert set, along with its superclasses [assuming we don't fail because there is a matching instance, see topReactionsStage, given case ] Inert: d0 :_g Foo t WorkList d01 :_g Data Maybe t -- d2 := EvDictSuperClass d0 0 d1 :_w Data Maybe [t] Then d2 can readily enter the inert, and we also do solving of the wanted Inert: d0 :_g Foo t d1 :_s Data Maybe [t] d1 := dfunData2 d2 d3 WorkList d2 :_w Sat (Maybe [t]) d3 :_w Data Maybe t d01 :_g Data Maybe t Now, we may simplify d2 more: Inert: d0 :_g Foo t d1 :_s Data Maybe [t] d1 := dfunData2 d2 d3 d1 :_g Data Maybe [t] d2 :_g Sat (Maybe [t]) d2 := dfunSat d4 WorkList: d3 :_w Data Maybe t d4 :_w Foo [t] d01 :_g Data Maybe t Now, we can just solve d3. Inert d0 :_g Foo t d1 :_s Data Maybe [t] d1 := dfunData2 d2 d3 d2 :_g Sat (Maybe [t]) d2 := dfunSat d4 WorkList d4 :_w Foo [t] d01 :_g Data Maybe t And now we can simplify d4 again, but since it has superclasses we *add* them to the worklist: Inert d0 :_g Foo t d1 :_s Data Maybe [t] d1 := dfunData2 d2 d3 d2 :_g Sat (Maybe [t]) d2 := dfunSat d4 d4 :_g Foo [t] d4 := dfunFoo2 d5 WorkList: d5 :_w Foo t d6 :_g Data Maybe [t] d6 := EvDictSuperClass d4 0 d01 :_g Data Maybe t Now, d5 can be solved! (and its superclass enter scope) Inert d0 :_g Foo t d1 :_s Data Maybe [t] d1 := dfunData2 d2 d3 d2 :_g Sat (Maybe [t]) d2 := dfunSat d4 d4 :_g Foo [t] d4 := dfunFoo2 d5 d5 :_g Foo t d5 := dfunFoo1 d7 WorkList: d7 :_w Data Maybe t d6 :_g Data Maybe [t] d8 :_g Data Maybe t d8 := EvDictSuperClass d5 0 d01 :_g Data Maybe t Now, two problems: [1] Suppose we pick d8 and we react him with d01. Which of the two givens should we keep? Well, we *MUST NOT* drop d01 because d8 contains recursive evidence that must not be used (look at case interactInert where both inert and workitem are givens). So we have several options: - Drop the workitem always (this will drop d8) This feels very unsafe -- what if the work item was the "good" one that should be used later to solve another wanted? - Don't drop anyone: the inert set may contain multiple givens! [This is currently implemented] The "don't drop anyone" seems the most safe thing to do, so now we come to problem 2: [2] We have added both d6 and d01 in the inert set, and we are interacting our wanted d7. Now the [isRecDictEv] function in the ineration solver [case inert-given workitem-wanted] will prevent us from interacting d7 := d8 precisely because chasing the evidence of d8 leads us to an unguarded use of d7. So, no interaction happens there. Then we meet d01 and there is no recursion problem there [isRectDictEv] gives us the OK to interact and we do solve d7 := d01! Note [SUPERCLASS-LOOP 1] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We have to be very, very careful when generating superclasses, lest we accidentally build a loop. Here's an example: class S a class S a => C a where { opc :: a -> a } class S b => D b where { opd :: b -> b } instance C Int where opc = opd instance D Int where opd = opc From (instance C Int) we get the constraint set {ds1:S Int, dd:D Int} Simplifying, we may well get: $dfCInt = :C ds1 (opd dd) dd = $dfDInt ds1 = $p1 dd Notice that we spot that we can extract ds1 from dd. Alas! Alack! We can do the same for (instance D Int): $dfDInt = :D ds2 (opc dc) dc = $dfCInt ds2 = $p1 dc And now we've defined the superclass in terms of itself. Two more nasty cases are in tcrun021 tcrun033 Solution: - Satisfy the superclass context *all by itself* (tcSimplifySuperClasses) - And do so completely; i.e. no left-over constraints to mix with the constraints arising from method declarations Note [SUPERCLASS-LOOP 2] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We need to be careful when adding "the constaint we are trying to prove". Suppose we are *given* d1:Ord a, and want to deduce (d2:C [a]) where class Ord a => C a where instance Ord [a] => C [a] where ... Then we'll use the instance decl to deduce C [a] from Ord [a], and then add the superclasses of C [a] to avails. But we must not overwrite the binding for Ord [a] (which is obtained from Ord a) with a superclass selection or we'll just build a loop! Here's another variant, immortalised in tcrun020 class Monad m => C1 m class C1 m => C2 m x instance C2 Maybe Bool For the instance decl we need to build (C1 Maybe), and it's no good if we run around and add (C2 Maybe Bool) and its superclasses to the avails before we search for C1 Maybe. Here's another example class Eq b => Foo a b instance Eq a => Foo [a] a If we are reducing (Foo [t] t) we'll first deduce that it holds (via the instance decl). We must not then overwrite the Eq t constraint with a superclass selection! At first I had a gross hack, whereby I simply did not add superclass constraints in addWanted, though I did for addGiven and addIrred. This was sub-optimal, because it lost legitimate superclass sharing, and it still didn't do the job: I found a very obscure program (now tcrun021) in which improvement meant the simplifier got two bites a the cherry... so something seemed to be an Stop first time, but reducible next time. Now we implement the Right Solution, which is to check for loops directly when adding superclasses. It's a bit like the occurs check in unification. Note [Recursive instances and superclases] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Consider this code, which arises in the context of "Scrap Your Boilerplate with Class". class Sat a class Data ctx a instance Sat (ctx Char) => Data ctx Char instance (Sat (ctx [a]), Data ctx a) => Data ctx [a] class Data Maybe a => Foo a instance Foo t => Sat (Maybe t) instance Data Maybe a => Foo a instance Foo a => Foo [a] instance Foo [Char] In the instance for Foo [a], when generating evidence for the superclasses (ie in tcSimplifySuperClasses) we need a superclass (Data Maybe [a]). Using the instance for Data, we therefore need (Sat (Maybe [a], Data Maybe a) But we are given (Foo a), and hence its superclass (Data Maybe a). So that leaves (Sat (Maybe [a])). Using the instance for Sat means we need (Foo [a]). And that is the very dictionary we are bulding an instance for! So we must put that in the "givens". So in this case we have Given: Foo a, Foo [a] Wanted: Data Maybe [a] BUT we must *not not not* put the *superclasses* of (Foo [a]) in the givens, which is what 'addGiven' would normally do. Why? Because (Data Maybe [a]) is the superclass, so we'd "satisfy" the wanted by selecting a superclass from Foo [a], which simply makes a loop. On the other hand we *must* put the superclasses of (Foo a) in the givens, as you can see from the derivation described above. Conclusion: in the very special case of tcSimplifySuperClasses we have one 'given' (namely the "this" dictionary) whose superclasses must not be added to 'givens' by addGiven. There is a complication though. Suppose there are equalities instance (Eq a, a~b) => Num (a,b) Then we normalise the 'givens' wrt the equalities, so the original given "this" dictionary is cast to one of a different type. So it's a bit trickier than before to identify the "special" dictionary whose superclasses must not be added. See test indexed-types/should_run/EqInInstance We need a persistent property of the dictionary to record this special-ness. Current I'm using the InstLocOrigin (a bit of a hack, but cool), which is maintained by dictionary normalisation. Specifically, the InstLocOrigin is NoScOrigin then the no-superclass thing kicks in. WATCH OUT if you fiddle with InstLocOrigin! %************************************************************************ %* * %* Functional dependencies, instantiation of equations %* * %************************************************************************ When we spot an equality arising from a functional dependency, we now use that equality (a "wanted") to rewrite the work-item constraint right away. This avoids two dangers Danger 1: If we send the original constraint on down the pipeline it may react with an instance declaration, and in delicate situations (when a Given overlaps with an instance) that may produce new insoluble goals: see Trac #4952 Danger 2: If we don't rewrite the constraint, it may re-react with the same thing later, and produce the same equality again --> termination worries. To achieve this required some refactoring of FunDeps.lhs (nicer now!). \begin{code}

    rewriteWithFunDeps :: [Equation] -> CtLoc -> TcS [Ct]
    -- NB: The returned constraints are all Derived
    -- Post: returns no trivial equalities (identities) and all EvVars returned are fresh
    rewriteWithFunDeps eqn_pred_locs loc
     = do { fd_cts <- mapM (instFunDepEqn loc) eqn_pred_locs
          ; return (concat fd_cts) }

    instFunDepEqn :: CtLoc -> Equation -> TcS [Ct]
    -- Post: Returns the position index as well as the corresponding FunDep equality
    instFunDepEqn loc (FDEqn { fd_qtvs = tvs, fd_eqs = eqs })
      = do { (subst, _) <- instFlexiTcS tvs  -- Takes account of kind substitution
           ; foldM (do_one subst) [] eqs }
      where
        do_one subst ievs (FDEq { fd_ty_left = ty1, fd_ty_right = ty2 })
           | tcEqType sty1 sty2
           = return ievs -- Return no trivial equalities
           | otherwise
           = do { mb_eqv <- newDerived loc (mkTcEqPred sty1 sty2)
                ; case mb_eqv of
                     Just ev -> return (mkNonCanonical (ev {ctev_loc = loc}) : ievs)
                     Nothing -> return ievs }
                       -- We are eventually going to emit FD work back in the work list so
                       -- it is important that we only return the /freshly created/ and not
                       -- some existing equality!
           where
             sty1 = Type.substTy subst ty1
             sty2 = Type.substTy subst ty2

\end{code} ********************************************************************************* * * The top-reaction Stage * * ********************************************************************************* \begin{code}

    topReactionsStage :: WorkItem -> TcS StopOrContinue
    topReactionsStage wi
     = do { inerts <- getTcSInerts
          ; tir <- doTopReact inerts wi
          ; case tir of
              NoTopInt -> return (ContinueWith wi)
              SomeTopInt rule what_next
                       -> do { traceFireTcS wi $
                               ptext (sLit "Top react:") <+> text rule
                             ; return what_next } }

    data TopInteractResult
     = NoTopInt
     | SomeTopInt { tir_rule :: String, tir_new_item :: StopOrContinue }

    doTopReact :: InertSet -> WorkItem -> TcS TopInteractResult
    -- The work item does not react with the inert set, so try interaction with top-level
    -- instances. Note:
    --
    --   (a) The place to add superclasses in not here in doTopReact stage.
    --       Instead superclasses are added in the worklist as part of the
    --       canonicalization process. See Note [Adding superclasses].
    --
    --   (b) See Note [Given constraint that matches an instance declaration]
    --       for some design decisions for given dictionaries.

    doTopReact inerts workItem
      = do { traceTcS "doTopReact" (ppr workItem)
           ; case workItem of
               CDictCan { cc_ev = fl, cc_class = cls, cc_tyargs = xis }
                  -> doTopReactDict inerts fl cls xis

               CFunEqCan { cc_ev = fl, cc_fun = tc, cc_tyargs = args , cc_rhs = xi }
                  -> doTopReactFunEq workItem fl tc args xi

               _  -> -- Any other work item does not react with any top-level equations
                     return NoTopInt  }

    --------------------
    doTopReactDict :: InertSet -> CtEvidence -> Class -> [Xi] -> TcS TopInteractResult
    -- Try to use type-class instance declarations to simplify the constraint
    doTopReactDict inerts fl cls xis
      | not (isWanted fl)   -- Never use instances for Given or Derived constraints
      = try_fundeps_and_return

      | Just ev <- lookupSolvedDict inerts cls xis   -- Cached
      , ctEvCheckDepth (ctLocDepth (ctev_loc fl)) ev
      = do { setEvBind dict_id (ctEvTerm ev);
           ; return $ SomeTopInt { tir_rule = "Dict/Top (cached)"
                                 , tir_new_item = Stop } }

      | otherwise  -- Not cached
       = do { lkup_inst_res <- matchClassInst inerts cls xis loc
             ; case lkup_inst_res of
                   GenInst wtvs ev_term -> do { addSolvedDict fl cls xis
                                              ; solve_from_instance wtvs ev_term }
                   NoInstance -> try_fundeps_and_return }
       where
         dict_id = ctEvId fl
         pred = mkClassPred cls xis
         loc = ctev_loc fl

         solve_from_instance :: [CtEvidence] -> EvTerm -> TcS TopInteractResult
          -- Precondition: evidence term matches the predicate workItem
         solve_from_instance evs ev_term
            | null evs
            = do { traceTcS "doTopReact/found nullary instance for" $
                   ppr dict_id
                 ; setEvBind dict_id ev_term
                 ; return $
                   SomeTopInt { tir_rule = "Dict/Top (solved, no new work)"
                              , tir_new_item = Stop } }
            | otherwise
            = do { traceTcS "doTopReact/found non-nullary instance for" $
                   ppr dict_id
                 ; setEvBind dict_id ev_term
                 ; let mk_new_wanted ev
                           = mkNonCanonical (ev {ctev_loc = bumpCtLocDepth CountConstraints loc })
                 ; updWorkListTcS (extendWorkListCts (map mk_new_wanted evs))
                 ; return $
                   SomeTopInt { tir_rule     = "Dict/Top (solved, more work)"
                              , tir_new_item = Stop } }

         -- We didn't solve it; so try functional dependencies with
         -- the instance environment, and return
         -- NB: even if there *are* some functional dependencies against the
         -- instance environment, there might be a unique match, and if
         -- so we make sure we get on and solve it first. See Note [Weird fundeps]
         try_fundeps_and_return
           = do { instEnvs <- getInstEnvs
                ; let fd_eqns = improveFromInstEnv instEnvs pred
                ; fd_work <- rewriteWithFunDeps fd_eqns loc
                ; unless (null fd_work) (updWorkListTcS (extendWorkListEqs fd_work))
                ; return NoTopInt }

    --------------------
    doTopReactFunEq :: Ct -> CtEvidence -> TyCon -> [Xi] -> Xi -> TcS TopInteractResult
    doTopReactFunEq _ct fl fun_tc args xi
      = ASSERT(isSynFamilyTyCon fun_tc) -- No associated data families have
                                         -- reached this far
        -- Look in the cache of solved funeqs
        do { fun_eq_cache <- getTcSInerts >>= (return . inert_solved_funeqs)
           ; case findFunEq fun_eq_cache fun_tc args of {
               Just (ctev, rhs_ty)
                 | ctev `canRewriteOrSame` fl  -- See Note [Cached solved FunEqs]
                 -> ASSERT( not (isDerived ctev) )
                    succeed_with "Fun/Cache" (evTermCoercion (ctEvTerm ctev)) rhs_ty ;
               _other ->

        -- Look up in top-level instances, or built-in axiom
        do { match_res <- matchFam fun_tc args   -- See Note [MATCHING-SYNONYMS]
           ; case match_res of {
               Nothing -> do { try_improvement; return NoTopInt } ;
               Just (co, ty) ->

        -- Found a top-level instance
        do {    -- Add it to the solved goals
             unless (isDerived fl) (addSolvedFunEq fun_tc args fl xi)

           ; succeed_with "Fun/Top" co ty } } } } }
      where
        loc = ctev_loc fl

        try_improvement
          | Just ops <- isBuiltInSynFamTyCon_maybe fun_tc
          = do { let eqns = sfInteractTop ops args xi
               ; impsMb <- mapM (\(Pair x y) -> newDerived loc (mkTcEqPred x y)) eqns
               ; let work = map mkNonCanonical (catMaybes impsMb)
               ; unless (null work) (updWorkListTcS (extendWorkListEqs work)) }
          | otherwise
          = return ()

        succeed_with :: String -> TcCoercion -> TcType -> TcS TopInteractResult
        succeed_with str co rhs_ty    -- co :: fun_tc args ~ rhs_ty
          = do { ctevs <- xCtEvidence fl xev
               ; traceTcS ("doTopReactFunEq " ++ str) (ppr ctevs)
               ; case ctevs of
                   [ctev] -> updWorkListTcS $ extendWorkListEq $
                             mkNonCanonical (ctev { ctev_loc = bumpCtLocDepth CountTyFunApps loc })
                   ctevs -> -- No subgoal (because it's cached)
                            ASSERT( null ctevs) return ()
               ; return $ SomeTopInt { tir_rule = str
                                     , tir_new_item = Stop } }
          where
            xdecomp x = [EvCoercion (mkTcSymCo co `mkTcTransCo` evTermCoercion x)]
            xcomp [x] = EvCoercion (co `mkTcTransCo` evTermCoercion x)
            xcomp _   = panic "No more goals!"
            xev = XEvTerm [mkTcEqPred rhs_ty xi] xcomp xdecomp

\end{code} Note [Cached solved FunEqs] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When trying to solve, say (FunExpensive big-type ~ ty), it's important to see if we have reduced (FunExpensive big-type) before, lest we simply repeat it. Hence the lookup in inert_solved_funeqs. Moreover we must use `canRewriteOrSame` because both uses might (say) be Wanteds, and we *still* want to save the re-computation. Note [MATCHING-SYNONYMS] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When trying to match a dictionary (D tau) to a top-level instance, or a type family equation (F taus_1 ~ tau_2) to a top-level family instance, we do *not* need to expand type synonyms because the matcher will do that for us. Note [RHS-FAMILY-SYNONYMS] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The RHS of a family instance is represented as yet another constructor which is like a type synonym for the real RHS the programmer declared. Eg: type instance F (a,a) = [a] Becomes: :R32 a = [a] -- internal type synonym introduced F (a,a) ~ :R32 a -- instance When we react a family instance with a type family equation in the work list we keep the synonym-using RHS without expansion. Note [FunDep and implicit parameter reactions] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Currently, our story of interacting two dictionaries (or a dictionary and top-level instances) for functional dependencies, and implicit paramters, is that we simply produce new Derived equalities. So for example class D a b | a -> b where ... Inert: d1 :g D Int Bool WorkItem: d2 :w D Int alpha We generate the extra work item cv :d alpha ~ Bool where 'cv' is currently unused. However, this new item can perhaps be spontaneously solved to become given and react with d2, discharging it in favour of a new constraint d2' thus: d2' :w D Int Bool d2 := d2' |> D Int cv Now d2' can be discharged from d1 We could be more aggressive and try to *immediately* solve the dictionary using those extra equalities, but that requires those equalities to carry evidence and derived do not carry evidence. If that were the case with the same inert set and work item we might dischard d2 directly: cv :w alpha ~ Bool d2 := d1 |> D Int cv But in general it's a bit painful to figure out the necessary coercion, so we just take the first approach. Here is a better example. Consider: class C a b c | a -> b And: [Given] d1 : C T Int Char [Wanted] d2 : C T beta Int In this case, it's *not even possible* to solve the wanted immediately. So we should simply output the functional dependency and add this guy [but NOT its superclasses] back in the worklist. Even worse: [Given] d1 : C T Int beta [Wanted] d2: C T beta Int Then it is solvable, but its very hard to detect this on the spot. It's exactly the same with implicit parameters, except that the "aggressive" approach would be much easier to implement. Note [When improvement happens] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We fire an improvement rule when * Two constraints match (modulo the fundep) e.g. C t1 t2, C t1 t3 where C a b | a->b The two match because the first arg is identical Note that we *do* fire the improvement if one is Given and one is Derived (e.g. a superclass of a Wanted goal) or if both are Given. Example (tcfail138) class L a b | a -> b class (G a, L a b) => C a b instance C a b' => G (Maybe a) instance C a b => C (Maybe a) a instance L (Maybe a) a When solving the superclasses of the (C (Maybe a) a) instance, we get Given: C a b ... and hance by superclasses, (G a, L a b) Wanted: G (Maybe a) Use the instance decl to get Wanted: C a b' The (C a b') is inert, so we generate its Derived superclasses (L a b'), and now we need improvement between that derived superclass an the Given (L a b) Test typecheck/should_fail/FDsFromGivens also shows why it's a good idea to emit Derived FDs for givens as well. Note [Weird fundeps] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Consider class Het a b | a -> b where het :: m (f c) -> a -> m b class GHet (a :: * -> *) (b :: * -> *) | a -> b instance GHet (K a) (K [a]) instance Het a b => GHet (K a) (K b) The two instances don't actually conflict on their fundeps, although it's pretty strange. So they are both accepted. Now try [W] GHet (K Int) (K Bool) This triggers fudeps from both instance decls; but it also matches a *unique* instance decl, and we should go ahead and pick that one right now. Otherwise, if we don't, it ends up unsolved in the inert set and is reported as an error. Trac #7875 is a case in point. Note [Overriding implicit parameters] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Consider f :: (?x::a) -> Bool -> a g v = let ?x::Int = 3 in (f v, let ?x::Bool = True in f v) This should probably be well typed, with g :: Bool -> (Int, Bool) So the inner binding for ?x::Bool *overrides* the outer one. Hence a work-item Given overrides an inert-item Given. Note [Given constraint that matches an instance declaration] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What should we do when we discover that one (or more) top-level instances match a given (or solved) class constraint? We have two possibilities: 1. Reject the program. The reason is that there may not be a unique best strategy for the solver. Example, from the OutsideIn(X) paper: instance P x => Q [x] instance (x ~ y) => R [x] y wob :: forall a b. (Q [b], R b a) => a -> Int g :: forall a. Q [a] => [a] -> Int g x = wob x will generate the impliation constraint: Q [a] => (Q [beta], R beta [a]) If we react (Q [beta]) with its top-level axiom, we end up with a (P beta), which we have no way of discharging. On the other hand, if we react R beta [a] with the top-level we get (beta ~ a), which is solvable and can help us rewrite (Q [beta]) to (Q [a]) which is now solvable by the given Q [a]. However, this option is restrictive, for instance [Example 3] from Note [Recursive instances and superclases] will fail to work. 2. Ignore the problem, hoping that the situations where there exist indeed such multiple strategies are rare: Indeed the cause of the previous problem is that (R [x] y) yields the new work (x ~ y) which can be *spontaneously* solved, not using the givens. We are choosing option 2 below but we might consider having a flag as well. Note [New Wanted Superclass Work] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Even in the case of wanted constraints, we may add some superclasses as new given work. The reason is: To allow FD-like improvement for type families. Assume that we have a class class C a b | a -> b and we have to solve the implication constraint: C a b => C a beta Then, FD improvement can help us to produce a new wanted (beta ~ b) We want to have the same effect with the type family encoding of functional dependencies. Namely, consider: class (F a ~ b) => C a b Now suppose that we have: given: C a b wanted: C a beta By interacting the given we will get given (F a ~ b) which is not enough by itself to make us discharge (C a beta). However, we may create a new derived equality from the super-class of the wanted constraint (C a beta), namely derived (F a ~ beta). Now we may interact this with given (F a ~ b) to get: derived : beta ~ b But 'beta' is a touchable unification variable, and hence OK to unify it with 'b', replacing the derived evidence with the identity. This requires trySpontaneousSolve to solve *derived* equalities that have a touchable in their RHS, *in addition* to solving wanted equalities. We also need to somehow use the superclasses to quantify over a minimal, constraint see note [Minimize by Superclasses] in TcSimplify. Finally, here is another example where this is useful. Example 1: ---------- class (F a ~ b) => C a b And we are given the wanteds: w1 : C a b w2 : C a c w3 : b ~ c We surely do *not* want to quantify over (b ~ c), since if someone provides dictionaries for (C a b) and (C a c), these dictionaries can provide a proof of (b ~ c), hence no extra evidence is necessary. Here is what will happen: Step 1: We will get new *given* superclass work, provisionally to our solving of w1 and w2 g1: F a ~ b, g2 : F a ~ c, w1 : C a b, w2 : C a c, w3 : b ~ c The evidence for g1 and g2 is a superclass evidence term: g1 := sc w1, g2 := sc w2 Step 2: The givens will solve the wanted w3, so that w3 := sym (sc w1) ; sc w2 Step 3: Now, one may naively assume that then w2 can be solve from w1 after rewriting with the (now solved equality) (b ~ c). But this rewriting is ruled out by the isGoodRectDict! Conclusion, we will (correctly) end up with the unsolved goals (C a b, C a c) NB: The desugarer needs be more clever to deal with equalities that participate in recursive dictionary bindings. \begin{code}

    data LookupInstResult
      = NoInstance
      | GenInst [CtEvidence] EvTerm

    instance Outputable LookupInstResult where
      ppr NoInstance = text "NoInstance"
      ppr (GenInst ev t) = text "GenInst" <+> ppr ev <+> ppr t

    matchClassInst :: InertSet -> Class -> [Type] -> CtLoc -> TcS LookupInstResult

    matchClassInst _ clas [ ty ] _
      | className clas == knownNatClassName
      , Just n <- isNumLitTy ty = makeDict (EvNum n)

      | className clas == knownSymbolClassName
      , Just s <- isStrLitTy ty = makeDict (EvStr s)

      where
      {- This adds a coercion that will convert the literal into a dictionary
         of the appropriate type.  See Note [KnownNat & KnownSymbol and EvLit]
         in TcEvidence.  The coercion happens in 2 steps:

         Integer -> SNat n     -- representation of literal to singleton
         SNat n  -> KnownNat n -- singleton to dictionary

         The process is mirrored for Symbols:
         String    -> SSymbol n
         SSymbol n -> KnownSymbol n
      -}
      makeDict evLit =
        case unwrapNewTyCon_maybe (classTyCon clas) of
          Just (_,_, axDict)
            | [ meth ]   <- classMethods clas
            , Just tcRep <- tyConAppTyCon_maybe -- SNat
                          $ funResultTy         -- SNat n
                          $ dropForAlls         -- KnownNat n => SNat n
                          $ idType meth         -- forall n. KnownNat n => SNat n
            , Just (_,_,axRep) <- unwrapNewTyCon_maybe tcRep
            -> return $
               let co1 = mkTcSymCo $ mkTcUnbranchedAxInstCo Representational axRep  [ty]
                   co2 = mkTcSymCo $ mkTcUnbranchedAxInstCo Representational axDict [ty]
               in GenInst [] $ mkEvCast (EvLit evLit) (mkTcTransCo co1 co2)

          _ -> panicTcS (text "Unexpected evidence for" <+> ppr (className clas)
                         $$ vcat (map (ppr . idType) (classMethods clas)))

    matchClassInst _ clas [ _k, ty1, ty2 ] loc
      | clas == coercibleClass =  do
          traceTcS "matchClassInst for" $ ppr clas <+> ppr ty1 <+> ppr ty2 <+> text "at depth" <+> ppr (ctLocDepth loc)
          ev <- getCoercibleInst loc ty1 ty2
          traceTcS "matchClassInst returned" $ ppr ev
          return ev

    matchClassInst inerts clas tys loc
       = do { dflags <- getDynFlags
            ; untch <- getUntouchables
            ; traceTcS "matchClassInst" $ vcat [ text "pred =" <+> ppr pred
                                               , text "inerts=" <+> ppr inerts
                                               , text "untouchables=" <+> ppr untch ]
            ; instEnvs <- getInstEnvs
            ; case lookupInstEnv instEnvs clas tys of
                ([], _, _)               -- Nothing matches
                    -> do { traceTcS "matchClass not matching" $
                            vcat [ text "dict" <+> ppr pred ]
                          ; return NoInstance }

                ([(ispec, inst_tys)], [], _) -- A single match
                    | not (xopt Opt_IncoherentInstances dflags)
                    , given_overlap untch
                    -> -- See Note [Instance and Given overlap]
                       do { traceTcS "Delaying instance application" $
                              vcat [ text "Workitem=" <+> pprType (mkClassPred clas tys)
                                   , text "Relevant given dictionaries=" <+> ppr givens_for_this_clas ]
                          ; return NoInstance  }

                    | otherwise
                    -> do   { let dfun_id = instanceDFunId ispec
                            ; traceTcS "matchClass success" $
                              vcat [text "dict" <+> ppr pred,
                                    text "witness" <+> ppr dfun_id
                                                   <+> ppr (idType dfun_id) ]
                                      -- Record that this dfun is needed
                            ; match_one dfun_id inst_tys }

                (matches, _, _)    -- More than one matches
                                   -- Defer any reactions of a multitude
                                   -- until we learn more about the reagent
                    -> do   { traceTcS "matchClass multiple matches, deferring choice" $
                              vcat [text "dict" <+> ppr pred,
                                    text "matches" <+> ppr matches]
                            ; return NoInstance } }
       where
         pred = mkClassPred clas tys

         match_one :: DFunId -> [Maybe TcType] -> TcS LookupInstResult
                      -- See Note [DFunInstType: instantiating types] in InstEnv
         match_one dfun_id mb_inst_tys
           = do { checkWellStagedDFun pred dfun_id loc
                ; (tys, dfun_phi) <- instDFunType dfun_id mb_inst_tys
                ; let (theta, _) = tcSplitPhiTy dfun_phi
                ; if null theta then
                      return (GenInst [] (EvDFunApp dfun_id tys []))
                  else do
                { evc_vars <- instDFunConstraints loc theta
                ; let new_ev_vars = freshGoals evc_vars
                          -- new_ev_vars are only the real new variables that can be emitted
                      dfun_app = EvDFunApp dfun_id tys (getEvTerms evc_vars)
                ; return $ GenInst new_ev_vars dfun_app } }

         givens_for_this_clas :: Cts
         givens_for_this_clas
             = filterBag isGivenCt (findDictsByClass (inert_dicts $ inert_cans inerts) clas)

         given_overlap :: Untouchables -> Bool
         given_overlap untch = anyBag (matchable untch) givens_for_this_clas

         matchable untch (CDictCan { cc_class = clas_g, cc_tyargs = sys
                                   , cc_ev = fl })
           | isGiven fl
           = ASSERT( clas_g == clas )
             case tcUnifyTys (\tv -> if isTouchableMetaTyVar untch tv &&
                                        tv `elemVarSet` tyVarsOfTypes tys
                                     then BindMe else Skolem) tys sys of
           -- We can't learn anything more about any variable at this point, so the only
           -- cause of overlap can be by an instantiation of a touchable unification
           -- variable. Hence we only bind touchable unification variables. In addition,
           -- we use tcUnifyTys instead of tcMatchTys to rule out cyclic substitutions.
                Nothing -> False
                Just _  -> True
           | otherwise = False -- No overlap with a solved, already been taken care of
                               -- by the overlap check with the instance environment.
         matchable _tys ct = pprPanic "Expecting dictionary!" (ppr ct)

    -- See Note [Coercible Instances]
    -- Changes to this logic should likely be reflected in coercible_msg in TcErrors.
    getCoercibleInst :: CtLoc -> TcType -> TcType -> TcS LookupInstResult
    getCoercibleInst loc ty1 ty2 = do
          -- Get some global stuff in scope, for nice pattern-guard based code in `go`
          rdr_env <- getGlobalRdrEnvTcS
          famenv <- getFamInstEnvs
          go famenv rdr_env
      where
      go :: FamInstEnvs -> GlobalRdrEnv -> TcS LookupInstResult
      go famenv rdr_env
        -- Coercible a a                             (see case 1 in [Coercible Instances])
        | ty1 `tcEqType` ty2
        = do return $ GenInst []
                    $ EvCoercion (TcRefl Representational ty1)

        -- Coercible (forall a. ty) (forall a. ty')  (see case 2 in [Coercible Instances])
        | tcIsForAllTy ty1
        , tcIsForAllTy ty2
        , let (tvs1,body1) = tcSplitForAllTys ty1
              (tvs2,body2) = tcSplitForAllTys ty2
        , equalLength tvs1 tvs2
        = do
           ev_term <- deferTcSForAllEq Representational loc (tvs1,body1) (tvs2,body2)
           return $ GenInst [] ev_term

        -- Coercible (D ty1 ty2) (D ty1' ty2')       (see case 3 in [Coercible Instances])
        | Just (tc1,tyArgs1) <- splitTyConApp_maybe ty1,
          Just (tc2,tyArgs2) <- splitTyConApp_maybe ty2,
          tc1 == tc2,
          nominalArgsAgree tc1 tyArgs1 tyArgs2
        = do -- We want evidence for all type arguments of role R
             arg_stuff <- forM (zip3 (tyConRoles tc1) tyArgs1 tyArgs2) $ \(r,ta1,ta2) ->
               case r of Nominal -> do
                              return
                                ( Nothing
                                , Nothing
                                , mkTcNomReflCo ta1 {- == ta2, due to nominalArgsAgree -}
                                )
                         Representational -> do
                              ct_ev <- requestCoercible loc ta1 ta2
                              local_var <- mkSysLocalM (fsLit "coev") $ mkCoerciblePred ta1 ta2
                              return
                                ( freshGoal ct_ev
                                , Just (EvBind local_var (getEvTerm ct_ev))
                                , mkTcCoVarCo local_var
                                )
                         Phantom -> do
                              return
                                ( Nothing
                                , Nothing
                                , TcPhantomCo ta1 ta2)
             let (arg_new, arg_binds, arg_cos) = unzip3 arg_stuff
                 binds = EvBinds (listToBag (catMaybes arg_binds))
                 tcCo = TcLetCo binds (mkTcTyConAppCo Representational tc1 arg_cos)
             return $ GenInst (catMaybes arg_new) (EvCoercion tcCo)

        -- Coercible NT a                            (see case 4 in [Coercible Instances])
        | Just (tc,tyArgs) <- splitTyConApp_maybe ty1,
          Just (concTy, ntCo) <- instNewTyConTF_maybe famenv tc tyArgs,
          dataConsInScope rdr_env tc -- Do not look at all tyConsOfTyCon
        = do markDataConsAsUsed rdr_env tc
             ct_ev <- requestCoercible loc concTy ty2
             local_var <- mkSysLocalM (fsLit "coev") $ mkCoerciblePred concTy ty2
             let binds = EvBinds (unitBag (EvBind local_var (getEvTerm ct_ev)))
                 tcCo = TcLetCo binds $
                                coercionToTcCoercion ntCo `mkTcTransCo` mkTcCoVarCo local_var
             return $ GenInst (freshGoals [ct_ev]) (EvCoercion tcCo)

        -- Coercible a NT                            (see case 4 in [Coercible Instances])
        | Just (tc,tyArgs) <- splitTyConApp_maybe ty2,
          Just (concTy, ntCo) <- instNewTyConTF_maybe famenv tc tyArgs,
          dataConsInScope rdr_env tc -- Do not look at all tyConsOfTyCon
        = do markDataConsAsUsed rdr_env tc
             ct_ev <- requestCoercible loc ty1 concTy
             local_var <- mkSysLocalM (fsLit "coev") $ mkCoerciblePred ty1 concTy
             let binds = EvBinds (unitBag (EvBind local_var (getEvTerm ct_ev)))
                 tcCo = TcLetCo binds $
                                mkTcCoVarCo local_var `mkTcTransCo` mkTcSymCo (coercionToTcCoercion ntCo)
             return $ GenInst (freshGoals [ct_ev]) (EvCoercion tcCo)

        -- Cannot solve this one
        | otherwise
        = return NoInstance

    nominalArgsAgree :: TyCon -> [Type] -> [Type] -> Bool
    nominalArgsAgree tc tys1 tys2 = all ok $ zip3 (tyConRoles tc) tys1 tys2
      where ok (r,t1,t2) = r /= Nominal || t1 `tcEqType` t2

    dataConsInScope :: GlobalRdrEnv -> TyCon -> Bool
    dataConsInScope rdr_env tc = not hidden_data_cons
      where
        data_con_names = map dataConName (tyConDataCons tc)
        hidden_data_cons = not (isWiredInName (tyConName tc)) &&
                           (isAbstractTyCon tc || any not_in_scope data_con_names)
        not_in_scope dc  = null (lookupGRE_Name rdr_env dc)

    markDataConsAsUsed :: GlobalRdrEnv -> TyCon -> TcS ()
    markDataConsAsUsed rdr_env tc = addUsedRdrNamesTcS
      [ mkRdrQual (is_as (is_decl imp_spec)) occ
      | dc <- tyConDataCons tc
      , let dc_name = dataConName dc
            occ  = nameOccName dc_name
            gres = lookupGRE_Name rdr_env dc_name
      , not (null gres)
      , Imported (imp_spec:_) <- [gre_prov (head gres)] ]

    requestCoercible :: CtLoc -> TcType -> TcType -> TcS MaybeNew
    requestCoercible loc ty1 ty2 =
        ASSERT2( typeKind ty1 `tcEqKind` typeKind ty2, ppr ty1 <+> ppr ty2)
        newWantedEvVarNonrec loc' (mkCoerciblePred ty1 ty2)
      where loc' = bumpCtLocDepth CountConstraints loc

\end{code} Note [Coercible Instances] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The class Coercible is special: There are no regular instances, and the user cannot even define them (it is listed as an `abstractClass` in TcValidity). Instead, the type checker will create instances and their evidence out of thin air, in getCoercibleInst. The following “instances” are present: 1. instance Coercible a a for any type a at any kind k. 2. instance (forall a. Coercible t1 t2) => Coercible (forall a. t1) (forall a. t2) (which would be illegal to write like that in the source code, but we have it nevertheless). 3. instance (Coercible t1_r t1'_r, Coercible t2_r t2_r',...) => Coercible (C t1_r t2_r ... t1_p t2_p ... t1_n t2_n ...) (C t1_r' t2_r' ... t1_p' t2_p' ... t1_n t2_n ...) for a type constructor C where * the nominal type arguments are not changed, * the phantom type arguments may change arbitrarily * the representational type arguments are again Coercible The type constructor can be used undersaturated; then the Coercible instance is at a higher kind. This does not cause problems. 4. instance Coercible r b => Coercible (NT t1 t2 ...) b instance Coercible a r => Coercible a (NT t1 t2 ...) for a newtype constructor NT (or data family instance that resolves to a newtype) where * r is the concrete type of NT, instantiated with the arguments t1 t2 ... * the constructor of NT are in scope. Again, the newtype TyCon can appear undersaturated, but only if it has enough arguments to apply the newtype coercion (which is eta-reduced). Examples: newtype NT a = NT (Either a Int) Coercible (NT Int) (Either Int Int) -- ok newtype NT2 a b = NT2 (b -> a) newtype NT3 a b = NT3 (b -> a) Coercible (NT2 Int) (NT3 Int) -- cannot be derived The type checker generates evidence in the form of EvCoercion, but the TcCoercion therein has role Representational, which are turned into Core coercions by dsEvTerm in DsBinds. The evidence for the first three instance is generated here by getCoercibleInst, for the second instance deferTcSForAllEq is used. When the constraint cannot be solved, it is treated as any other unsolved constraint, i.e. it can turn up in an inferred type signature, or reported to the user as a regular "Cannot derive instance ..." error. In the latter case, coercible_msg in TcErrors gives additional explanations of why GHC could not find a Coercible instance, so it duplicates some of the logic from getCoercibleInst (in negated form). Note [Instance and Given overlap] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Assume that we have an inert set that looks as follows: [Given] D [Int] And an instance declaration: instance C a => D [a] A new wanted comes along of the form: [Wanted] D [alpha] One possibility is to apply the instance declaration which will leave us with an unsolvable goal (C alpha). However, later on a new constraint may arise (for instance due to a functional dependency between two later dictionaries), that will add the equality (alpha ~ Int), in which case our ([Wanted] D [alpha]) will be transformed to [Wanted] D [Int], which could have been discharged by the given. The solution is that in matchClassInst and eventually in topReact, we get back with a matching instance, only when there is no Given in the inerts which is unifiable to this particular dictionary. The end effect is that, much as we do for overlapping instances, we delay choosing a class instance if there is a possibility of another instance OR a given to match our constraint later on. This fixes bugs #4981 and #5002. This is arguably not easy to appear in practice due to our aggressive prioritization of equality solving over other constraints, but it is possible. I've added a test case in typecheck/should-compile/GivenOverlapping.hs We ignore the overlap problem if -XIncoherentInstances is in force: see Trac #6002 for a worked-out example where this makes a difference. Moreover notice that our goals here are different than the goals of the top-level overlapping checks. There we are interested in validating the following principle: If we inline a function f at a site where the same global instance environment is available as the instance environment at the definition site of f then we should get the same behaviour. But for the Given Overlap check our goal is just related to completeness of constraint solving.