java-topology/defects/bazel/patch/bazel-diamond-recursion-CLEAN.md
russell@unturf.com 3986d8dc50 diamond hunt: godot-0009/0010 + meson-0002 + typeorm-0004/0005 + ts-0003; count 629→635
New diamond recursion defects (O(2^D) → O(N)):
- godot-0009: Font::_is_cyclic no visited set — CJK fallback diamond, 2648x at F=4,D=8
- godot-0010: Font::_update_rids_fb no visited set — duplicate RIDs + O(N^2) hot path
- meson-0002: get_internal_static_libraries_recurse link_whole guard missing — 132x at D=10
- typescript-0003: hasBaseType inner check() no visited set — 1024x at D=10; hot on instanceof

New O(N²) defects:
- typeorm-0004: SubjectTopologicalSorter Array.indexOf dedup — 200x at N=400
- typeorm-0005: DepGraph.createDFS result.indexOf + addDependency edge dedup — 300x at N=600

CLEAN confirmed (diamond recursion sweep): bazel, cargo, cmake, composer, dgl, diesel,
doctrine-orm, efcore, helm, mybatis, networkx-deeper, ninja, npm-arborist, peewee, pip,
rubygems, seaorm, sqlalchemy, swift

UNDF: 571→578 assigned; MOAD count: 629→635
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## Diamond Recursion Scan — CLEAN
**Scan date:** 2026-03-29
**Pattern:** Recursive cycle/dependency check without visited set (CWE-407 diamond recursion, O(2^D))
### Files examined
- `src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/` — dependency graph construction
- `src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/packages/` — rule/target definitions
- `src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/skyframe/SimpleCycleDetector.java` — Skyframe cycle detection
- `src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/bzlmod/modcommand/ModExecutor.java` — module dependency traversal
### Findings
All cycle/reachability checks in Bazel use proper visited-set patterns:
1. **Skyframe** — uses incremental evaluation with memoized SkyValues; graph traversal is work-queue-based, not recursive.
2. **ModExecutor.notCycle** — uses `parentStack` (HashSet), push/pop per DFS recursion level. This correctly tracks ancestors, preventing cycles and diamond re-visits via the ancestor set.
3. **SimpleCycleDetector** — iterative algorithm with explicit sets.
4. **ConfiguredRuleClassProvider.dependencyGraph** — uses `Digraph.getTopologicalOrder()` which is a proper topo-sort (no recursive cycle check).
### Verdict: CLEAN — no diamond recursion CWE-407 found