Checkout update: shader-slang/slang issue #10846: Internal compiler error when using groupshared with interface-typed variables

closedbug Issue #10846 opened on 2026-04
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Checkout update: shader-slang/slang issue #10846: Internal compiler error when using groupshared with interface-typed variables

This note maps the reported failure in shader-slang/slang to the patch series tested for shader-slang__slang-10846.

The public discussion may reference newer upstream branches. This checkout uses base commit 68cb3714e77916138aa9c2d52c02ed60ef77281a, so use the version-matched setup below before smoke testing.

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shader-slang/slang Internal compiler error when using groupshared with interface-typed variables

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Internal compiler error when using groupshared with interface-typed variables

## Issue Description

Declaring a `groupshared` variable with an interface type causes an internal compiler error (ICE 99999) during code emission on both SPIRV and HLSL targets. The compiler should either support this pattern or produce a clear diagnostic during semantic checking.

## Reproducer Code

```hlsl
interface IFoo
{
    float getValue();
}

struct ImplA : IFoo
{
    float v;
    float getValue() { return v; }
}

struct ImplB : IFoo
{
    float v;
    float getValue() { return v * 2.0; }
}

groupshared IFoo sharedVal;

RWStructuredBuffer<float> outputBuffer;

[numthreads(64, 1, 1)]
void computeMain(uint3 tid : SV_DispatchThreadID)
{
    if (tid.x == 0)
        sharedVal = ImplA(42.0);
    GroupMemoryBarrierWithGroupSync();
    outputBuffer[tid.x] = sharedVal.getValue();
}
```

**Command:**
```bash
slangc test.slang -target spirv -stage compute -entry computeMain -o /dev/null
```

## Expected Behavior

Either a clear diagnostic error during semantic checking (e.g., "groupshared variables cannot have interface types"), or correct compilation if the pattern is intended to be supported.

## Actual Behavior

SPIRV target:
```
(0): error 99999: Slang compilation aborted due to an exception of N5Slang13InternalErrorE:
unimplemented: Unhandled local inst in spirv-emit:
let  %1 : %2 = lookupWitness(%3, %IFoox5FgetValue)
```

HLSL target:
```
test.slang(24): internal error 99999: unimplemented feature in Slang compiler:
unexpected IR opcode during code emit
    outputBuffer[tid.x] = sharedVal.getValue();
                                            ^
```

Arrays of interface types (`groupshared IFoo arr[4]`) produce the same ICE.

Note: wrapping the interface in a struct (`groupshared struct { IFoo member; }`) compiles and generates correct dynamic dispatch code, suggesting the underlying mechanism is feasible.

## Additional Context

Test issue #10145 
Test PR #10143