Commit 3b2e25ed87

@@ -634,18 +634,24 @@ fn expr(gz: *GenZir, scope: *Scope, rl: ResultLoc, node: Ast.Node.Index) InnerEr
 
             return simpleBinOp(gz, scope, rl, node, .bit_and);
         },
-        .bit_or   => return simpleBinOp(gz, scope, rl, node, .bit_or),
-        .bit_xor  => return simpleBinOp(gz, scope, rl, node, .xor),
 
+        .bit_or           => return simpleBinOp(gz, scope, rl, node, .bit_or),
+        .bit_xor          => return simpleBinOp(gz, scope, rl, node, .xor),
         .bang_equal       => return simpleBinOp(gz, scope, rl, node, .cmp_neq),
         .equal_equal      => return simpleBinOp(gz, scope, rl, node, .cmp_eq),
         .greater_than     => return simpleBinOp(gz, scope, rl, node, .cmp_gt),
         .greater_or_equal => return simpleBinOp(gz, scope, rl, node, .cmp_gte),
         .less_than        => return simpleBinOp(gz, scope, rl, node, .cmp_lt),
         .less_or_equal    => return simpleBinOp(gz, scope, rl, node, .cmp_lte),
-
         .array_cat        => return simpleBinOp(gz, scope, rl, node, .array_cat),
-        .array_mult       => return simpleBinOp(gz, scope, rl, node, .array_mul),
+
+        .array_mult => {
+            const result = try gz.addPlNode(.array_mul, node, Zir.Inst.Bin{
+                .lhs = try expr(gz, scope, .none, node_datas[node].lhs),
+                .rhs = try comptimeExpr(gz, scope, .{ .coerced_ty = .usize_type }, node_datas[node].rhs),
+            });
+            return rvalue(gz, rl, result, node);
+        },
 
         .error_union      => return simpleBinOp(gz, scope, rl, node, .error_union_type),
         .merge_error_sets => return simpleBinOp(gz, scope, rl, node, .merge_error_sets),

@@ -6945,11 +6945,11 @@ fn zirArrayMul(sema: *Sema, block: *Block, inst: Zir.Inst.Index) CompileError!Ai
     const rhs_src: LazySrcLoc = .{ .node_offset_bin_rhs = inst_data.src_node };
 
     // In `**` rhs has to be comptime-known, but lhs can be runtime-known
-    const tomulby = try sema.resolveInt(block, rhs_src, extra.rhs, Type.usize);
+    const factor = try sema.resolveInt(block, rhs_src, extra.rhs, Type.usize);
     const mulinfo = getArrayCatInfo(lhs_ty) orelse
         return sema.fail(block, lhs_src, "expected array, found '{}'", .{lhs_ty});
 
-    const final_len = std.math.mul(u64, mulinfo.len, tomulby) catch
+    const final_len = std.math.mul(u64, mulinfo.len, factor) catch
         return sema.fail(block, rhs_src, "operation results in overflow", .{});
     const final_len_including_sent = final_len + @boolToInt(mulinfo.sentinel != null);
 
@@ -6961,24 +6961,25 @@ fn zirArrayMul(sema: *Sema, block: *Block, inst: Zir.Inst.Index) CompileError!Ai
         const final_ty = if (mulinfo.sentinel) |sent|
             try Type.Tag.array_sentinel.create(anon_decl.arena(), .{
                 .len = final_len,
-                .elem_type = mulinfo.elem_type,
-                .sentinel = sent,
+                .elem_type = try mulinfo.elem_type.copy(anon_decl.arena()),
+                .sentinel = try sent.copy(anon_decl.arena()),
             })
         else
             try Type.Tag.array.create(anon_decl.arena(), .{
                 .len = final_len,
-                .elem_type = mulinfo.elem_type,
+                .elem_type = try mulinfo.elem_type.copy(anon_decl.arena()),
             });
         const buf = try anon_decl.arena().alloc(Value, final_len_including_sent);
 
-        // handles the optimisation where arr.len == 0 : [_]T { X } ** N
+        // Optimization for the common pattern of a single element repeated N times, such
+        // as zero-filling a byte array.
         const val = if (mulinfo.len == 1) blk: {
             const copied_val = try (try lhs_sub_val.elemValue(sema.arena, 0)).copy(anon_decl.arena());
             break :blk try Value.Tag.repeated.create(anon_decl.arena(), copied_val);
         } else blk: {
             // the actual loop
             var i: u64 = 0;
-            while (i < tomulby) : (i += 1) {
+            while (i < factor) : (i += 1) {
                 var j: u64 = 0;
                 while (j < mulinfo.len) : (j += 1) {
                     const val = try lhs_sub_val.elemValue(sema.arena, j);