fix(gc-gates): parse current copy-minor relocation evidence

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Summary

• parse [gc-copy-minor] ran diagnostics by key instead of assuming copied_objects is the first field
• count both object-by-object copies and promotions as relocation evidence, matching the runtime's own fix(gc): explicit gc() runs on precise roots — remove the forced conservative stack scan (#7558) #7657 instrument
• continue to reject whole-block in_place=true promotions because they move no objects
• update the parse-churn verdict and heap-limit Rust regression to understand the same current record format
• add direct legacy/current/promotion/in-place-negative parser coverage

Root cause

#7744 inserted in_place=... and related fields before copied_objects=....
gc_repsel_matrix.sh and gc_copy_minor_under_heap_limit.rs still matched only the obsolete exact prefix [gc-copy-minor] ran copied_objects=..., so every current copying-minor record was parsed as zero. This explains the all-UNVER results in both scheduled runs:

• gc-moving-witnesses 31735049681 / job 94564538892
• gc-ptr-shape-off 31737511582 / job 94572596706

The last successful main run predates #7744. This PR repairs the evidence readers; it does not reduce requires=move or accept a non-moving collection.

Verification

Freshly built exact-head compiler and matching runtime archives were pinned through PERRY_RUNTIME_DIR; mtimes were verified before the real matrices.

• moving loop-polls matrix: 41/41 PASS, 0 UNVER/FAIL, byte-exact 41/41, collected/reclaimed/moved/copy-minor 41/41, relocation counter 1,362,119
• ptr-shape-off matrix: 23/23 PASS, 0 UNVER/FAIL, byte-exact 23/23, collected/reclaimed/moved/copy-minor 23/23, relocation counter 919,551
• cargo test --release -p perry --test gc_copy_minor_under_heap_limit -- --nocapture: 4/4 passed, including the real heap-limit subject and three direct parser directions
• ./scripts/gc_repsel_matrix.sh --self-test-liveness-parser
• python3 scripts/gc_parse_churn_layout_check.py --self-test: all eight positive/negative directions passed
• python3 scripts/gc_gate_wiring_check.py --self-test
• cargo fmt --all -- --check
• git diff --check

Closes #8049.
Refs #7966.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • Improved garbage-collection liveness accounting for copying-minor diagnostics.
  • Relocated objects are now counted correctly, including copied objects and promotions, while excluding in-place promotions.
  • Updated checks to support current and legacy diagnostic formats.

• Tests

  • Added parser coverage for varied field ordering, object promotions, and in-place promotion scenarios.
  • Added an automated self-test for representation-selection liveness validation.

• Documentation

  • Documented the corrected liveness accounting behavior.

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Walkthrough

The change updates copying-minor liveness accounting across GC tests and scripts. Parsers now count copied and promoted objects, exclude in-place promotions, support diagnostic field reordering, and run dedicated self-tests in the GC matrix workflow.

Changes

Copying-minor liveness accounting

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Structured relocation parsing crates/perry/tests/gc_copy_minor_under_heap_limit.rs, scripts/gc_parse_churn_layout_check.py	Parsers now read keyed copying-minor fields, count copied and promoted objects, and exclude in_place=true promotions. Tests cover field ordering, promotion cases, and in-place-only events.
Matrix parser self-test and integration scripts/gc_repsel_matrix.sh, .github/workflows/test.yml, changelog.d/8056-copy-minor-liveness-evidence.md	The matrix script adds --self-test-liveness-parser and uses the relocation total for scavenged-object accounting. The workflow runs the self-test, and the changelog records the accounting change.
Controlled regression execution crates/perry/tests/gc_copy_minor_under_heap_limit.rs	The regression test clears inherited GC overrides and requires at least one object relocation by a non-in-place copying minor.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Mergeability Score: ⚪ Minimal · up to c37c2

This change updates GC relocation-evidence parsing to support the current diagnostic format while preserving rejection of non-moving promotions; the reported matrices and regression tests pass, and no actionable merge-blocking risk remains.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant MatrixScript as gc_repsel_matrix.sh
  participant Diagnostics as copying-minor diagnostics
  participant Parser as sum_copy_minor_moved
  participant LivenessGate as GC matrix liveness gate
  MatrixScript->>Diagnostics: collect copying-minor records
  MatrixScript->>Parser: parse copied and promoted fields
  Parser-->>MatrixScript: return non-in-place relocation total
  MatrixScript->>LivenessGate: evaluate relocation evidence

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Possibly related PRs

• PerryTS/perry#7040: Extends copying-minor relocation parsing in the representation-selection matrix.
• PerryTS/perry#7057: Refines the related GC liveness regression test and diagnostic parsing.
• PerryTS/perry#7275: Modifies the GC matrix liveness gate and workflow self-tests.

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✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the main change: correcting parsing of current copy-minor relocation evidence.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description covers the change, root cause, related issues, and detailed verification results; omitted optional sections are non-critical.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes address issue #8049 by correcting relocation evidence parsing, preserving move requirements, validating byte-exact output, and retaining negative coverage.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The workflow, changelog, regression test, parser checker, and matrix script changes all support the linked GC gate objectives.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.

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In `@crates/perry/tests/gc_copy_minor_under_heap_limit.rs`:
- Around line 162-164: Update the Command setup in the minor-GC test before
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Independent final audit of exact head c37c28c786156621ab222c7da8c04a5b8c2477a9: merge-safe. The only prior blocker is structurally fixed: the established ten GC overrides are removed from both the compiler and child-run Command before the test applies its intended arm, including compile-affecting moving-poll/write-barrier settings and excluding the deleted evacuation knob. Landing onto current main is conflict-free and diff-clean. Independently reran the shell parser self-test and Python checker sabotage suite (8/8); both pass, including promotion-only movement and in-place/no-scan/vacuity rejection. The exact hostile-environment release run is 4/4 as recorded. Parser/oracle logic is unchanged by the final delta. Closes only #8049; #7966 remains open. No version bump. CI was not used as evidence.