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Problem 116
Ways to tile length 50 with black unit tiles and colored tiles of length 2,3, or 4 (exactly one color used per counting; sum the three cases).
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Performance comparison
Metric Our solution Best known
Time complexity O(n)O(n * m)
Space complexity O(n)O(n)
Approach Flow solution Dynamic programming or generating function
Verdict Unknown
Flow source
# Project Euler 116
# Ways to tile length 50 with black unit tiles and colored tiles of length 2,3, or 4
# (exactly one color used per counting; sum the three cases).
extern {
function calloc(n: i64, size: i64) -> ptr<void>
function free(p: ptr<void>) -> void
}
function tile_ways(n: i32, tlen: i32) -> i64 {
let a: ptr<i64> = calloc((n + 1) as i64, 8)
if a == null { return 0 }
a[0] = 1
let mut i: i32 = 1
while i <= n {
a[i] = a[i - 1]
if i >= tlen {
a[i] = a[i] + a[i - tlen]
}
i = i + 1
}
let r: i64 = a[n] - 1 # exclude all-black
free(a)
return r
}
function main() -> i32 {
let n: i32 = 50
let ans: i64 = tile_ways(n, 2) + tile_ways(n, 3) + tile_ways(n, 4)
printf("%lld\n", ans)
return 0
}
Generated C
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
/* Flow runtime helpers */
typedef struct flow_temp_node { struct flow_temp_node* next; } flow_temp_node;
static flow_temp_node* flow_temp_head = NULL;
static int flow_temp_atexit_set = 0;
__attribute__((unused)) static void flow_temp_free_all(void) {
while (flow_temp_head) {
flow_temp_node* n = flow_temp_head;
flow_temp_head = n->next;
free(n);
}
}
__attribute__((unused)) static void* flow_temp_alloc(size_t nbytes) {
flow_temp_node* node = (flow_temp_node*)malloc(sizeof(flow_temp_node) + nbytes);
if (!node) return NULL;
node->next = flow_temp_head;
flow_temp_head = node;
if (!flow_temp_atexit_set) {
flow_temp_atexit_set = 1;
atexit(flow_temp_free_all);
}
return (void*)(node + 1);
}
#ifndef FLOW_DIAG
#define FLOW_DIAG(msg) fprintf(stderr, "%s", (msg))
#endif
#ifndef FLOW_LOG
#define FLOW_LOG(fmt, ...) printf(fmt, __VA_ARGS__)
#endif
#ifndef FLOW_LOG_EMPTY
#define FLOW_LOG_EMPTY(fmt) printf(fmt)
#endif
static char* flow_strcat(const char* a, const char* b) {
size_t la = strlen(a ? a : ""), lb = strlen(b ? b : "");
char* r = (char*)flow_temp_alloc(la + lb + 1);
if (!r) return NULL;
if (la) memcpy(r, a, la);
if (lb) memcpy(r + la, b, lb);
r[la + lb] = '\0';
return r;
}
#define __flow_in_arr(arr, val) __extension__ ({ \
int _found = 0; \
size_t _n = sizeof(arr)/sizeof((arr)[0]); \
for (size_t _i = 0; _i < _n; _i++) { \
if ((arr)[_i] == (val)) { _found = 1; break; } \
} _found; })
/* Unified fault handler (MISRA #279) — override with -DFLOW_FAULT_HANDLER=fn */
#ifndef FLOW_FAULT_HANDLER
__attribute__((unused)) static inline void flow_fault_handler(const char* msg) {
fprintf(stderr, "flow: %s\n", msg ? msg : "fault");
abort();
#if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
__builtin_unreachable();
#endif
}
#else
#define flow_fault_handler FLOW_FAULT_HANDLER
#endif
#define flow_div_by_zero_handler() flow_fault_handler("division by zero")
#define flow_shift_ub_handler() flow_fault_handler("invalid shift (amount out of range or left-shift of negative)")
#ifndef FLOW_CHECKED_DIV
#define FLOW_CHECKED_DIV(L, R) (((R) != 0) ? ((L) / (R)) : (flow_div_by_zero_handler(), (L) * 0))
#endif
#ifndef FLOW_CHECKED_MOD
#define FLOW_CHECKED_MOD(L, R) (((R) != 0) ? ((L) % (R)) : (flow_div_by_zero_handler(), (L) * 0))
#endif
#ifndef FLOW_CHECKED_SHL
#define FLOW_CHECKED_SHL(L, R) ((((R) >= 0) && ((unsigned long long)(R) < (sizeof(L) * 8ull)) && ((L) >= 0)) ? ((L) << (R)) : (flow_shift_ub_handler(), (L) * 0))
#endif
#ifndef FLOW_CHECKED_SHR
#define FLOW_CHECKED_SHR(L, R) ((((R) >= 0) && ((unsigned long long)(R) < (sizeof(L) * 8ull))) ? ((L) >> (R)) : (flow_shift_ub_handler(), (L) * 0))
#endif
#include <math.h>
void* _ui_state = NULL;
static inline float i32_to_f32(int32_t v) { return (float)v; }
/* Host stub for @gpu kernels (device codegen replaces this). */
static inline int32_t gpu_thread_id(void) { return 0; }
int64_t tile_ways_i32_i32(int32_t n, int32_t tlen);
int32_t main(void);
int64_t tile_ways_i32_i32(int32_t n, int32_t tlen) {
int64_t* a = (int64_t*)(calloc(((int64_t)((n + 1))), 8));
if (a == NULL) {
return 0;
}
a[0] = 1;
int32_t i = 1;
while (i <= n) {
a[i] = a[(i - 1)];
if (i >= tlen) {
a[i] = (a[i] + a[(i - tlen)]);
}
i = (i + 1);
}
int64_t r = (a[n] - 1);
free(a);
return r;
}
int32_t main(void) {
int32_t n = 50;
int64_t ans = ((tile_ways_i32_i32(n, 2) + tile_ways_i32_i32(n, 3)) + tile_ways_i32_i32(n, 4));
printf("%lld\n", ans);
return 0;
}
Generated MLIR
module {
llvm.func @printf(!llvm.ptr, ...) -> i32
llvm.mlir.global internal constant @str_0("%lld\n\00") {addr_space = 0 : i32} : !llvm.array<6 x i8>
func.func private @calloc(i64, i64) -> !llvm.ptr
func.func private @free(!llvm.ptr) -> ()
func.func @tile_ways(%arg0: i32, %arg1: i32) -> i64 {
%1 = arith.constant 1 : i32
%2 = arith.addi %arg0, %1 : i32
%3 = arith.extsi %2 : i32 to i64
%4 = arith.constant 8 : i32
%5 = arith.extsi %4 : i32 to i64
%0 = func.call @calloc(%3, %5) : (i64, i64) -> !llvm.ptr
%6 = llvm.mlir.zero : !llvm.ptr
%7 = llvm.icmp "eq" %0, %6 : !llvm.ptr
cf.cond_br %7, ^bb0, ^bb1
^bb0:
%8 = arith.constant 0 : i32
%9 = arith.extsi %8 : i32 to i64
func.return %9 : i64
^bb1:
cf.br ^bb2
^bb2:
%10 = arith.constant 1 : i32
%11 = arith.constant 0 : i32
%12 = arith.extsi %10 : i32 to i64
%13 = arith.extsi %11 : i32 to i64
%14 = llvm.getelementptr %0[%13] : (!llvm.ptr, i64) -> !llvm.ptr, i64
llvm.store %12, %14 : i64, !llvm.ptr
%15 = arith.constant 1 : i32
%16 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
%17 = llvm.alloca %16 x i32 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
llvm.store %15, %17 : i32, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb3
^bb3:
%18 = llvm.load %17 : !llvm.ptr -> i32
%19 = arith.cmpi sle, %18, %arg0 : i32
cf.cond_br %19, ^bb4, ^bb5
^bb4:
%21 = llvm.load %17 : !llvm.ptr -> i32
%22 = arith.constant 1 : i32
%23 = arith.subi %21, %22 : i32
%24 = arith.extsi %23 : i32 to i64
%25 = llvm.getelementptr %0[%24] : (!llvm.ptr, i64) -> !llvm.ptr, i64
%20 = llvm.load %25 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%26 = llvm.load %17 : !llvm.ptr -> i32
%27 = arith.extsi %26 : i32 to i64
%28 = llvm.getelementptr %0[%27] : (!llvm.ptr, i64) -> !llvm.ptr, i64
llvm.store %20, %28 : i64, !llvm.ptr
%29 = llvm.load %17 : !llvm.ptr -> i32
%30 = arith.cmpi sge, %29, %arg1 : i32
cf.cond_br %30, ^bb6, ^bb7
^bb6:
%32 = llvm.load %17 : !llvm.ptr -> i32
%33 = arith.extsi %32 : i32 to i64
%34 = llvm.getelementptr %0[%33] : (!llvm.ptr, i64) -> !llvm.ptr, i64
%31 = llvm.load %34 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%36 = llvm.load %17 : !llvm.ptr -> i32
%37 = arith.subi %36, %arg1 : i32
%38 = arith.extsi %37 : i32 to i64
%39 = llvm.getelementptr %0[%38] : (!llvm.ptr, i64) -> !llvm.ptr, i64
%35 = llvm.load %39 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%40 = arith.addi %31, %35 : i64
%41 = llvm.load %17 : !llvm.ptr -> i32
%42 = arith.extsi %41 : i32 to i64
%43 = llvm.getelementptr %0[%42] : (!llvm.ptr, i64) -> !llvm.ptr, i64
llvm.store %40, %43 : i64, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb8
^bb7:
cf.br ^bb8
^bb8:
%44 = llvm.load %17 : !llvm.ptr -> i32
%45 = arith.constant 1 : i32
%46 = arith.addi %44, %45 : i32
llvm.store %46, %17 : i32, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb3
^bb5:
%48 = arith.extsi %arg0 : i32 to i64
%49 = llvm.getelementptr %0[%48] : (!llvm.ptr, i64) -> !llvm.ptr, i64
%47 = llvm.load %49 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%50 = arith.constant 1 : i32
%52 = arith.extsi %50 : i32 to i64
%51 = arith.subi %47, %52 : i64
func.call @free(%0) : (!llvm.ptr) -> ()
func.return %51 : i64
}
func.func @main() -> i32 {
%54 = arith.constant 50 : i32
%56 = arith.constant 2 : i32
%55 = func.call @tile_ways(%54, %56) : (i32, i32) -> i64
%58 = arith.constant 3 : i32
%57 = func.call @tile_ways(%54, %58) : (i32, i32) -> i64
%59 = arith.addi %55, %57 : i64
%61 = arith.constant 4 : i32
%60 = func.call @tile_ways(%54, %61) : (i32, i32) -> i64
%62 = arith.addi %59, %60 : i64
%63 = llvm.mlir.addressof @str_0 : !llvm.ptr
%64 = llvm.call @printf(%63, %62) vararg(!llvm.func<i32 (ptr, ...)>) : (!llvm.ptr, i64) -> i32
%65 = arith.constant 0 : i32
func.return %65 : i32
}
}