Chrome: V8: JIT: Simplified-lowererer IrOpcode::kStoreField, IrOpcode::kStoreElement optimization bug I think this commit has introduced the bugs: https://chromium.googlesource.com/v8/v8/+/c22ca7f73ba92f22d0cd29b06bb2944a545a8d3e%5E%21/#F0 Here's a snippet. case IrOpcode::kStoreField: { FieldAccess access = FieldAccessOf(node->op()); Node* value_node = node->InputAt(1); NodeInfo* input_info = GetInfo(value_node); MachineRepresentation field_representation = access.machine_type.representation(); // Make sure we convert to Smi if possible. This should help write // barrier elimination. if (field_representation == MachineRepresentation::kTagged && TypeOf(value_node)->Is(Type::SignedSmall())) { field_representation = MachineRepresentation::kTaggedSigned; } WriteBarrierKind write_barrier_kind = WriteBarrierKindFor( access.base_is_tagged, field_representation, access.offset, access.type, input_info->representation(), value_node); ProcessInput(node, 0, UseInfoForBasePointer(access)); ProcessInput(node, 1, TruncatingUseInfoFromRepresentation(field_representation)); ProcessRemainingInputs(node, 2); SetOutput(node, MachineRepresentation::kNone); if (lower()) { if (write_barrier_kind < access.write_barrier_kind) { access.write_barrier_kind = write_barrier_kind; NodeProperties::ChangeOp( node, jsgraph_->simplified()->StoreField(access)); } } return; } Since Smi stores can be performed without write barriers, if it's possible to convert to Smi, it tries to help write barrier elimination by changing field_representation to MachineRepresentation::kTaggedSigned as noted in the comment. But whether or not field_representation has changed, it uses TruncatingUseInfoFromRepresentation to process the value node. But TruncatingUseInfoFromRepresentation(kTaggedSigned) returns UseInfo::AnyTagged() which is also compatible with kTaggedPointer. So even in the case where input_info->representation() is kTaggedPointer and the value is a heap object, it may eliminate the write barrier. Note: It's the same when handling kStoreElement. PoC 1 using kStoreField. var a, b; // should be var for (var i = 0; i < 100000; i++) { b = 1; a = i + -0; // -0 is a number, so this will make "a" a heap object. b = a; } print(a === b); // true gc(); print(a === b); // false print(b); PoC 2 using kStoreElement. let arr = [{}]; var v; // should be var for (var i = 0; i < 700000; i++) { arr[0] = 1; v = i + -0; arr[0] = v; } print(arr[0] === v) // true gc(); print(arr[0] === v) // false print(arr[0]); This bug is subject to a 90 day disclosure deadline. After 90 days elapse or a patch has been made broadly available, the bug report will become visible to the public. Found by: lokihardt