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Problem 158
Max over n of p(n): strings of length n from 26 letters with exactly one character lexicographically after its left neighbour.
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Performance comparison
Metric Our solution Best known
Time complexity O(n)O(n!)
Space complexity O(1)O(n)
Approach Flow solution Permutation enumeration or constraint search
Verdict Optimal
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
}
}