feat: allow optional disabling of proof logging

- goal: do not keep clauses alive after they're gc'd
- default is to indeed log proofs

src/core/Internal.ml

@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ module Make(Plugin : PLUGIN)
     | Local
     | Lemma of lemma
     | History of clause list
+    | Empty_premise
 
   type elt =
     | E_lit of lit
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ module Make(Plugin : PLUGIN)
     | Lemma _ -> "T" ^ string_of_int c.name
     | Local -> "L" ^ string_of_int c.name
     | History _ -> "C" ^ string_of_int c.name
+    | Empty_premise -> string_of_int c.name
 
   module Lit = struct
     type t = lit
@@ -396,6 +398,7 @@ module Make(Plugin : PLUGIN)
       | Local -> Format.fprintf out "local"
       | History v ->
         List.iter (fun c -> Format.fprintf out "%s,@ " (name_of_clause c)) v
+      | Empty_premise -> Format.fprintf out "<no premise>"
 
     let debug out ({atoms=arr; cpremise=cp;_}as c) =
       Format.fprintf out "%s@[<hov>{@[<hov>%a@]}@ cpremise={@[<hov>%a@]}@]"
@@ -478,9 +481,11 @@ module Make(Plugin : PLUGIN)
       in
       aux (c, d)
 
-    let[@inline] prove conclusion =
+    let prove conclusion =
-      assert (conclusion.cpremise <> History []);
+      match conclusion.cpremise with
-      conclusion
+      | History [] -> assert false
+      | Empty_premise -> raise Solver_intf.No_proof
+      | _ -> conclusion
 
     let rec set_atom_proof a =
       let aux acc b =
@@ -582,6 +587,7 @@ module Make(Plugin : PLUGIN)
         conclusion.cpremise <- History [c'; d'];
         assert (cmp_cl l (to_list conclusion) = 0);
         { conclusion; step = Resolution (c', d', a); }
+      | Empty_premise -> raise Solver_intf.No_proof
 
     (* Proof nodes manipulation *)
     let is_leaf = function
@@ -615,6 +621,7 @@ module Make(Plugin : PLUGIN)
           if not @@ Clause.visited c then (
             Clause.set_visited c true;
             match c.cpremise with
+            | Empty_premise -> raise Solver_intf.No_proof
             | Hyp _ | Lemma _ | Local -> aux (c :: res) acc r
             | History h ->
               let l = List.fold_left (fun acc c ->
@@ -712,6 +719,8 @@ module Make(Plugin : PLUGIN)
     st : st;
     th: theory;
 
+    log_proof: bool; (* do we store proofs? *)
+
     (* Clauses are simplified for eficiency purposes. In the following
        vectors, the comments actually refer to the original non-simplified
        clause. *)
@@ -778,7 +787,7 @@ module Make(Plugin : PLUGIN)
   type solver = t
 
   (* Starting environment. *)
-  let create_ ~st (th:theory) : t = {
+  let create_ ~st ~log_proof (th:theory) : t = {
     st; th;
     unsat_at_0=None;
     next_decision = None;
@@ -800,15 +809,16 @@ module Make(Plugin : PLUGIN)
 
     var_incr = 1.;
     clause_incr = 1.;
+    log_proof;
 
     restart_first = 100;
 
     learntsize_factor = 1. /. 3. ;
   }
 
-  let create ?(size=`Big) (th:theory) : t =
+  let create ?(log_proof=true) ?(size=`Big) (th:theory) : t =
     let st = create_st ~size () in
-    create_ ~st th
+    create_ ~st ~log_proof th
 
   let[@inline] st t = t.st
   let[@inline] nb_clauses st = Vec.size st.clauses_hyps
@@ -1317,10 +1327,9 @@ module Make(Plugin : PLUGIN)
           Log.debug debug "(@[sat.analyze-conflict: skipping resolution for semantic propagation@])"
         | Some clause ->
           Log.debugf debug (fun k->k"(@[sat.analyze-conflict.resolve@ %a@])"  Clause.debug clause);
-          begin match clause.cpremise with
+          if Clause.learnt clause then (
-            | History _ -> clause_bump_activity st clause
+            clause_bump_activity st clause;
-            | Hyp _ | Local | Lemma _ -> ()
+          );
-          end;
           history := clause :: !history;
           (* visit the current predecessors *)
           for j = 0 to Array.length clause.atoms - 1 do
@@ -1393,6 +1402,7 @@ module Make(Plugin : PLUGIN)
 
   (* add the learnt clause to the clause database, propagate, etc. *)
   let record_learnt_clause st (confl:clause) (cr:conflict_res): unit =
+    let proof = if st.log_proof then History cr.cr_history else Empty_premise in
     begin match cr.cr_learnt with
       | [] -> assert false
       | [fuip] ->
@@ -1401,13 +1411,13 @@ module Make(Plugin : PLUGIN)
           (* incompatible at level 0 *)
           report_unsat st (US_false confl)
         ) else (
-          let uclause = Clause.make cr.cr_learnt (History cr.cr_history) in
+          let uclause = Clause.make cr.cr_learnt proof  in
           (* no need to attach [uclause], it is true at level 0 *)
           Clause.set_learnt uclause true;
           enqueue_bool st fuip ~level:0 (Bcp uclause)
         )
       | fuip :: _ ->
-        let lclause = Clause.make cr.cr_learnt (History cr.cr_history) in
+        let lclause = Clause.make cr.cr_learnt proof in
         Clause.set_learnt lclause true;
         if Array.length lclause.atoms > 2 then (
           Vec.push st.clauses_learnt lclause; (* potentially gc'able *)
@@ -1459,13 +1469,14 @@ module Make(Plugin : PLUGIN)
       Log.debugf debug (fun k -> k "(@[sat.dups-removed@ %a@])" Clause.debug c);
       let atoms, history = partition c.atoms in
       let clause =
-        if history = []
+        if history = [] then (
-        then (
+          (* just update order of atoms *)
-          (* update order of atoms *)
           List.iteri (fun i a -> c.atoms.(i) <- a) atoms;
           c
+        ) else (
+          let proof = if st.log_proof then History (c::history) else Empty_premise in
+          Clause.make atoms proof
         )
-        else Clause.make atoms (History (c :: history))
       in
       Log.debugf info (fun k->k "(@[sat.new-clause@ @[<hov>%a@]@])" Clause.debug clause);
       match atoms with

src/core/Solver_intf.ml

@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ type ('a, 'b) gadt_eq = GADT_EQ : ('a, 'a) gadt_eq
 type void = (unit,bool) gadt_eq
 (** A provably empty type *)
 
+exception No_proof
+
 module type FORMULA = sig
   (** formulas *)
 
@@ -408,9 +410,15 @@ module type S = sig
   type t = solver
   (** Main solver type, containing all state for solving. *)
 
-  val create : ?size:[`Tiny|`Small|`Big] -> theory -> t
+  val create :
+    ?log_proof:bool ->
+    ?size:[`Tiny|`Small|`Big] ->
+    theory ->
+    t
   (** Create new solver
       @param theory the theory
+      @param log_proof if true, stores proof (default [true]). Otherwise
+        the functions that return proofs will fail with [No_proof]
       @param size the initial size of internal data structures. The bigger,
         the faster, but also the more RAM it uses. *)
 

src/main/main.ml

@@ -15,15 +15,16 @@ let p_dot_proof = ref ""
 let p_proof_print = ref false
 let time_limit = ref 300.
 let size_limit = ref 1000_000_000.
+let no_proof = ref false
 
 module S = Msat_sat
 
-module Process = struct
+module Process() = struct
   module D = Msat_backend.Dot.Make(S)(Msat_backend.Dot.Default(S))
 
   let hyps = ref []
 
-  let st = S.create ~size:`Big ()
+  let st = S.create ~log_proof:(not !no_proof) ~size:`Big ()
 
   let check_model sat =
     let check_clause c =
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ module Process = struct
 
   let add_clauses cs =
     S.assume st (CCList.map conv_c cs) ()
-end
+end[@@inline]
 
 let parse_file f =
   let module L = Lexing in
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ let argspec = Arg.align [
     "<t>[smhd] Sets the time limit for the sat solver";
     "-v", Arg.Int (fun i -> Log.set_debug i),
     "<lvl> Sets the debug verbose level";
+    "-no-proof", Arg.Set no_proof, " disable proof logging";
   ]
 
 (* Limits alarm *)
@@ -147,10 +149,12 @@ let main () =
   );
   let al = Gc.create_alarm check in
 
+  let module P = Process() in
+
   (* Interesting stuff happening *)
   let clauses = parse_file !file in
-  Process.add_clauses clauses;
+  P.add_clauses clauses;
-  Process.prove ~assumptions:[] ();
+  P.prove ~assumptions:[] ();
   Gc.delete_alarm al;
   ()
 

src/sudoku/sudoku_solve.ml

@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ end = struct
     r
 
   let create g : t =
-    { solver=S.create (Theory.create g); grid0=g }
+    { solver=S.create ~log_proof:false (Theory.create g); grid0=g }
 end
 
 let solve_grid (g:Grid.t) : Grid.t option =