Problem 158

Max over n of p(n): strings of length n from 26 letters with exactly one character lexicographically after its left neighbour.

Answer409511334375
Output409511334375
StatusPASS
Native helperno
Runtime0 ms
Peak memory1072 KB
Time complexityO(n) (estimated)
Space complexityO(1) (estimated)

Performance comparison

MetricOur solutionBest known
Time complexityO(n)O(n!)
Space complexityO(1)O(n)
ApproachFlow solutionPermutation enumeration or constraint search
VerdictOptimal

Flow source

# Project Euler 158
# Max over n of p(n): strings of length n from 26 letters with exactly one
# character lexicographically after its left neighbour.

function choose(n0: i64, k0: i64) -> i64 {
    let mut n: i64 = n0
    let mut result: i64 = 1
    let mut inv: i64 = 1
    while inv <= k0 {
        result = result * n / inv
        n = n - 1
        inv = inv + 1
    }
    return result
}

function count(n: i64, alphabet: i64) -> i64 {
    if n > alphabet { return 0 }
    let mut result: i64 = 0
    let mut i: i64 = 1
    while i < n {
        result = result + choose(n, i) - 1
        i = i + 1
    }
    return result * choose(alphabet, n)
}

function main() -> i32 {
    let mut best: i64 = 0
    let mut i: i64 = 2
    while i <= 26 {
        let cur: i64 = count(i, 26)
        if cur > best { best = cur }
        i = i + 1
    }
    printf("%lld\n", best)
    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 choose_i64_i64(int64_t n0, int64_t k0);
int64_t count_i64_i64(int64_t n, int64_t alphabet);
int32_t main(void);

int64_t choose_i64_i64(int64_t n0, int64_t k0) {
    int64_t n = n0;
    int64_t result = 1;
    int64_t inv = 1;
    while (inv <= k0) {
        result = FLOW_CHECKED_DIV(((result * n)), (inv));
        n = (n - 1);
        inv = (inv + 1);
    }
    return result;
}

int64_t count_i64_i64(int64_t n, int64_t alphabet) {
    if (n > alphabet) {
        return 0;
    }
    int64_t result = 0;
    int64_t i = 1;
    while (i < n) {
        result = ((result + choose_i64_i64(n, i)) - 1);
        i = (i + 1);
    }
    return (result * choose_i64_i64(alphabet, n));
}

int32_t main(void) {
    int64_t best = 0;
    int64_t i = 2;
    while (i <= 26) {
        int64_t cur = count_i64_i64(i, 26);
        if (cur > best) {
            best = cur;
        }
        i = (i + 1);
    }
    printf("%lld\n", best);
    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 @choose(%arg0: i64, %arg1: i64) -> i64 {
    %0 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
    %1 = llvm.alloca %0 x i64 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
    llvm.store %arg0, %1 : i64, !llvm.ptr
    %2 = arith.constant 1 : i32
    %3 = arith.extsi %2 : i32 to i64
    %4 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
    %5 = llvm.alloca %4 x i64 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
    llvm.store %3, %5 : i64, !llvm.ptr
    %6 = arith.constant 1 : i32
    %7 = arith.extsi %6 : i32 to i64
    %8 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
    %9 = llvm.alloca %8 x i64 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
    llvm.store %7, %9 : i64, !llvm.ptr
    cf.br ^bb0
    ^bb0:
    %10 = llvm.load %9 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
    %11 = arith.cmpi sle, %10, %arg1 : i64
    cf.cond_br %11, ^bb1, ^bb2
    ^bb1:
      %12 = llvm.load %5 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
      %13 = llvm.load %1 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
      %14 = arith.muli %12, %13 : i64
      %15 = llvm.load %9 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
      %16 = arith.divsi %14, %15 : i64
      llvm.store %16, %5 : i64, !llvm.ptr
      %17 = llvm.load %1 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
      %18 = arith.constant 1 : i32
      %20 = arith.extsi %18 : i32 to i64
      %19 = arith.subi %17, %20 : i64
      llvm.store %19, %1 : i64, !llvm.ptr
      %21 = llvm.load %9 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
      %22 = arith.constant 1 : i32
      %24 = arith.extsi %22 : i32 to i64
      %23 = arith.addi %21, %24 : i64
      llvm.store %23, %9 : i64, !llvm.ptr
      cf.br ^bb0
    ^bb2:
    %25 = llvm.load %5 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
    func.return %25 : i64
  }
  func.func @count(%arg0: i64, %arg1: i64) -> i64 {
    %26 = arith.cmpi sgt, %arg0, %arg1 : i64
    cf.cond_br %26, ^bb3, ^bb4
    ^bb3:
      %27 = arith.constant 0 : i32
      %28 = arith.extsi %27 : i32 to i64
      func.return %28 : i64
    ^bb4:
      cf.br ^bb5
    ^bb5:
    %29 = arith.constant 0 : i32
    %30 = arith.extsi %29 : i32 to i64
    %31 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
    %32 = llvm.alloca %31 x i64 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
    llvm.store %30, %32 : i64, !llvm.ptr
    %33 = arith.constant 1 : i32
    %34 = arith.extsi %33 : i32 to i64
    %35 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
    %36 = llvm.alloca %35 x i64 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
    llvm.store %34, %36 : i64, !llvm.ptr
    cf.br ^bb6
    ^bb6:
    %37 = llvm.load %36 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
    %38 = arith.cmpi slt, %37, %arg0 : i64
    cf.cond_br %38, ^bb7, ^bb8
    ^bb7:
      %39 = llvm.load %32 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
      %41 = llvm.load %36 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
      %40 = func.call @choose(%arg0, %41) : (i64, i64) -> i64
      %42 = arith.addi %39, %40 : i64
      %43 = arith.constant 1 : i32
      %45 = arith.extsi %43 : i32 to i64
      %44 = arith.subi %42, %45 : i64
      llvm.store %44, %32 : i64, !llvm.ptr
      %46 = llvm.load %36 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
      %47 = arith.constant 1 : i32
      %49 = arith.extsi %47 : i32 to i64
      %48 = arith.addi %46, %49 : i64
      llvm.store %48, %36 : i64, !llvm.ptr
      cf.br ^bb6
    ^bb8:
    %50 = llvm.load %32 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
    %51 = func.call @choose(%arg1, %arg0) : (i64, i64) -> i64
    %52 = arith.muli %50, %51 : i64
    func.return %52 : i64
  }
  func.func @main() -> i32 {
    %53 = arith.constant 0 : i32
    %54 = arith.extsi %53 : i32 to i64
    %55 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
    %56 = llvm.alloca %55 x i64 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
    llvm.store %54, %56 : i64, !llvm.ptr
    %57 = arith.constant 2 : i32
    %58 = arith.extsi %57 : i32 to i64
    %59 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
    %60 = llvm.alloca %59 x i64 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
    llvm.store %58, %60 : i64, !llvm.ptr
    cf.br ^bb9
    ^bb9:
    %61 = llvm.load %60 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
    %62 = arith.constant 26 : i32
    %64 = arith.extsi %62 : i32 to i64
    %63 = arith.cmpi sle, %61, %64 : i64
    cf.cond_br %63, ^bb10, ^bb11
    ^bb10:
      %66 = llvm.load %60 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
      %67 = arith.constant 26 : i32
      %68 = arith.extsi %67 : i32 to i64
      %65 = func.call @count(%66, %68) : (i64, i64) -> i64
      %69 = llvm.load %56 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
      %70 = arith.cmpi sgt, %65, %69 : i64
      cf.cond_br %70, ^bb12, ^bb13
      ^bb12:
        llvm.store %65, %56 : i64, !llvm.ptr
        cf.br ^bb14
      ^bb13:
        cf.br ^bb14
      ^bb14:
      %71 = llvm.load %60 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
      %72 = arith.constant 1 : i32
      %74 = arith.extsi %72 : i32 to i64
      %73 = arith.addi %71, %74 : i64
      llvm.store %73, %60 : i64, !llvm.ptr
      cf.br ^bb9
    ^bb11:
    %75 = llvm.mlir.addressof @str_0 : !llvm.ptr
    %76 = llvm.load %56 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
    %77 = llvm.call @printf(%75, %76) vararg(!llvm.func<i32 (ptr, ...)>) : (!llvm.ptr, i64) -> i32
    %78 = arith.constant 0 : i32
    func.return %78 : i32
  }
}