compiler: Change some bifs to guard bifs in try/catch

When put in a try, calling a guard bif with no side-effects is already
optimized to remove the try/catch. However, there are bifs with side-effects
that can be safely optimized in the same way in order to gain performance.

Example code:
    try binary_to_atom(A, utf8)
        catch _:_ -> []
        end.

Before, SSA for the bif call after optimizations:
    _6 = call (`erlang`:`binary_to_atom`/2), _0, `utf8`
    _14 = succeeded:body _6

Now, SSA for the bif call after optimizations:
    _6 = bif:binary_to_atom _0, `utf8`
    _14 = succeeded:guard _6

Bifs that are optimized for try/catch in this change: `binary_to_atom/1`,
`binary_to_atom/2`, `binary_to_existing_atom/1`, `list_to_atom/1`,
`list_to_existing_atom/1`.

Author: lucioleKi

erts/emulator/beam/bif.tab

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ ubif erlang:hd/1
 bif erlang:integer_to_list/1
 ubif erlang:length/1
 bif erlang:link/1
-bif erlang:list_to_atom/1
+ubif erlang:list_to_atom/1
 bif erlang:list_to_binary/1
 bif erlang:list_to_float/1
 bif erlang:list_to_pid/1
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ bif string:list_to_float/1
 bif erlang:make_fun/3
 bif erlang:iolist_size/1
 bif erlang:iolist_to_binary/1
-bif erlang:list_to_existing_atom/1
+ubif erlang:list_to_existing_atom/1
 
 #
 # New Bifs in R12B-0
@@ -510,8 +510,8 @@ bif unicode:bin_is_7bit/1
 # New Bifs in R13A.
 #
 bif erlang:atom_to_binary/2
-bif erlang:binary_to_atom/2
-bif erlang:binary_to_existing_atom/2
+ubif erlang:binary_to_atom/2
+ubif erlang:binary_to_existing_atom/2
 bif net_kernel:dflag_unicode_io/1
 #
 # New Bifs in R13B-1

lib/compiler/src/beam_ssa.erl

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
          merge_blocks/2,
          normalize/1,
          no_side_effect/1,
+         can_be_guard_bif/3,
          predecessors/1,
          rename_vars/3,
          rpo/1,rpo/2,
@@ -234,6 +235,19 @@ no_side_effect(#b_set{op=Op}) ->
         _ -> false
     end.
 
+-spec can_be_guard_bif(atom(), atom(), integer()) -> boolean().
+
+can_be_guard_bif(M, F, A) ->
+    case {M,F,A} of
+        {erlang, binary_to_atom, 2} -> true;
+        {erlang, binary_to_existing_atom, 2} -> true;
+        {erlang, list_to_atom, 1} -> true;
+        {erlang, list_to_existing_atom, 1} -> true;
+        {_,_,_} -> false
+    end.
+
+
+
 %% insert_on_edges(Insertions, BlockMap, Count) -> {BlockMap, Count}.
 %%  Inserts instructions on the specified normal edges. It will not work on
 %%  exception edges.

lib/compiler/src/beam_ssa_opt.erl

@@ -1893,6 +1893,23 @@ reduce_try_is([#b_set{op={succeeded,body}}=I0|Is], Acc) ->
     %% succeeded to the `guard`, since the try/catch will be removed.
     I = I0#b_set{op={succeeded,guard}},
     reduce_try_is(Is, [I|Acc]);
+reduce_try_is([#b_set{op=call,args=[#b_remote{mod=#b_literal{val=M},
+                                              name=#b_literal{val=F},
+                                              arity=A}=R0|Args0]}=I0|Is],
+              Acc) ->
+    %% Rewrite binary_to_atom/1 call to binary_to_atom/2.
+    {I1, Args1} = if {M, F, A} =:= {erlang, binary_to_atom, 1} ->
+                          Args = Args0++[#b_literal{val=utf8}],
+                          {I0#b_set{args=[R0#b_remote{arity=2}|Args]},Args};
+                     true -> {I0, Args0}
+                  end,
+    %% Remove try-catch for bifs that can be written as guards.
+    case beam_ssa:can_be_guard_bif(M, F, A) of
+        true ->
+            I = I1#b_set{op={bif,F},args=Args1},
+            reduce_try_is(Is, [I|Acc]);
+        false -> unsafe
+    end;
 reduce_try_is([#b_set{op=Op}=I|Is], Acc) ->
     IsSafe = case Op of
                  phi -> true;

lib/compiler/src/beam_ssa_pre_codegen.erl

@@ -929,7 +929,8 @@ sanitize_instr({bif,Bif}, [#b_literal{val=Lit}], _I) ->
             end
     end;
 sanitize_instr({bif,Bif}, [#b_literal{val=Lit1},#b_literal{val=Lit2}], _I) ->
-    true = erl_bifs:is_pure(erlang, Bif, 2),    %Assertion.
+    true = erl_bifs:is_pure(erlang, Bif, 2) orelse
+        beam_ssa:can_be_guard_bif(erlang, Bif, 2),    %Assertion.
     try
         {subst,#b_literal{val=erlang:Bif(Lit1, Lit2)}}
     catch

lib/compiler/test/beam_ssa_check_SUITE_data/non_throwing_bifs.erl

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+%% %CopyrightBegin%
+%%
+%% Copyright Ericsson AB 2024. All Rights Reserved.
+%%
+%% Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+%% you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+%% You may obtain a copy of the License at
+%%
+%%     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+%%
+%% Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+%% distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+%% WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+%% See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+%% limitations under the License.
+%%
+%% %CopyrightEnd%
+%%
+%% This module tests functions which have previously crashed the
+%% compiler when the `no_type_opt` option was used.
+%%
+
+-module(no_type_info).
+-export([try_bif1/1, try_bif2/2, try_bif3/1]).
+
+
+
+try_bif1(B) ->
+%ssa% () when post_ssa_opt ->
+%ssa% X = bif:binary_to_atom(B),
+%ssa% _ = succeeded:guard(X).
+    try binary_to_atom(B)
+        catch _:_ -> []
+        end.
+
+try_bif2(A, B) ->
+%ssa% () when post_ssa_opt ->
+%ssa% X = bif:binary_to_atom(A, B),
+%ssa% _ = succeeded:guard(X).
+    try binary_to_atom(A, B)
+        catch _:_ -> []
+        end.
+
+try_bif3(A) ->
+%ssa% () when post_ssa_opt ->
+%ssa% X = erlang:float_to_list(A),
+%ssa% _ = succeeded:body(X).
+    try float_to_list(A)
+        catch _:_ -> []
+        end.

lib/compiler/test/bif_SUITE.erl

@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
 	 beam_validator/1,trunc_and_friends/1,cover_safe_and_pure_bifs/1,
          cover_trim/1,
          head_tail/1,
-         min_max/1]).
+         min_max/1,
+         non_throwing/1]).
 
 suite() ->
     [{ct_hooks,[ts_install_cth]}].
@@ -43,7 +44,8 @@ groups() ->
        cover_safe_and_pure_bifs,
        cover_trim,
        head_tail,
-       min_max
+       min_max,
+       non_throwing
       ]}].
 
 init_per_suite(Config) ->
@@ -292,6 +294,24 @@ int_clamped_add(A) when is_integer(A) ->
 num_clamped_add(A) ->
     min(max(A, 0), 10) + 100.
 
+non_throwing(_Config) ->
+    a = with_try(fun binary_to_atom/1, <<"a">>),
+    l = with_try(fun list_to_existing_atom/1, [108]),
+    [] = with_try(fun list_to_atom/1, [a]),
+    'Erlang' = with_try_2(fun binary_to_atom/2, <<"Erlang">>, unicode),
+    [] = with_try_2(fun binary_to_existing_atom/2, a, unicode),
+    ok.
+
+with_try(Fun, A) ->
+    try Fun(A)
+        catch _:_ -> []
+        end. 
+
+with_try_2(Fun, A, B) ->
+    try Fun(A, B)
+        catch _:_ -> []
+        end. 
+
 %%%
 %%% Common utilities.
 %%%