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This PR introduces the optimization pass constant propagation. It propagates the state of a quantum machine through a circuit and optimizes the applied gates with respect to the current state.
In this first version, the only optimization applied is the removal of controlling qubits that are always |1> and the removal of controlled gates if at least one controlling qubit is always |0>.
This branch is a start from scratch after #1845 became very messy. Now mlir's dataflow::DenseForwardDataFlowAnalysis is used, which propagates through the code and saves the program state before and after every instruction.

The optimization routine is based on this paper, accepted at QSW 2026.

I suggest having constant propagation switched to off on default, because it assumes that all states are initial zero, can take quite a while and can create dynamic circuits, which might not be everyone's goal.

Sonnet 5 via Claude Code has been used for writing code, that I have reviewed and corrected. An original first draft has been written by GPT 5.4 but is not contained in the current version anymore.

Fixes #1387

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mlir/lib/Dialect/QCO/Transforms/Optimizations/ConstantPropagation/ConstantPropagationAnalysis.cpp (1)

234-235: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Do not fail on valid non-scalar arith.constant values.

arith.constant can carry valid attributes such as DenseElementsAttr. This branch returns failure(), and visitOperation then fails the pass for a valid module. Record an unknown classical value, or leave the value conservatively untracked, and return success. Add a regression test with a dense constant that requires both pass success and verify() success.

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In
`@mlir/lib/Dialect/QCO/Transforms/Optimizations/ConstantPropagation/ConstantPropagationAnalysis.cpp`
around lines 234 - 235, Update the arith.constant handling in
ConstantPropagationAnalysis::visitOperation so valid non-scalar attributes such
as DenseElementsAttr are treated conservatively by recording an unknown
classical value or leaving them untracked, then returning success instead of
failure. Add a regression test using a dense constant that verifies both
successful pass execution and module verify() success.
mlir/lib/Dialect/QCO/Transforms/Optimizations/ConstantPropagation/Rewriter.cpp (1)

34-34: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Skip controls nested anywhere below a modifier.

This check only inspects the immediate parent. A CtrlOp inside a qco.if within another CtrlOp, InvOp, or PowOp bypasses it. collectDecisions can then collect decisions for both operations. If the outer operation is dropped, applyDecisions later uses the erased nested operation and can crash.

Check the full parent-operation chain for a modifier before collecting a decision.

Proposed fix
-    if (isa<CtrlOp, InvOp, PowOp>(op->getParentOp())) {
+    if (op->getParentOfType<CtrlOp>() || op->getParentOfType<InvOp>() ||
+        op->getParentOfType<PowOp>()) {
       return;
     }
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In
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at line 34, Update the parent check in collectDecisions to walk the full
ancestor operation chain, not only op->getParentOp(), and skip decision
collection whenever any ancestor is a CtrlOp, InvOp, or PowOp. Preserve existing
behavior for operations without a modifier ancestor so applyDecisions cannot
reference nested operations erased with an outer modifier.
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In
`@mlir/lib/Dialect/QCO/Transforms/Optimizations/ConstantPropagation/HybridState.cpp`:
- Line 162: In HybridState.cpp, update the methods at lines 162, 185, and 208 to
validate all quantumCtrlsIn values—and distinct targets where applicable—before
evaluating classical controls, preserving failure when any required quantum
control is absent even on inactive paths. The affected sites are
HybridState.cpp:162-162, HybridState.cpp:185-185, and HybridState.cpp:208-208;
apply the corresponding validation at each site.

In
`@mlir/unittests/Dialect/QCO/Transforms/Optimizations/ConstantPropagation/test_quantumState.cpp`:
- Line 299: Update the applyControlledPhase test to expect failure when called
with an empty ctrlsIn list, preserving QuantumState’s contract that uncontrolled
phases are rejected; uncontrolled global phases should be handled through
HybridState::addGlobalPhase instead.

---

Outside diff comments:
In
`@mlir/lib/Dialect/QCO/Transforms/Optimizations/ConstantPropagation/ConstantPropagationAnalysis.cpp`:
- Around line 234-235: Update the arith.constant handling in
ConstantPropagationAnalysis::visitOperation so valid non-scalar attributes such
as DenseElementsAttr are treated conservatively by recording an unknown
classical value or leaving them untracked, then returning success instead of
failure. Add a regression test using a dense constant that verifies both
successful pass execution and module verify() success.

In
`@mlir/lib/Dialect/QCO/Transforms/Optimizations/ConstantPropagation/Rewriter.cpp`:
- Line 34: Update the parent check in collectDecisions to walk the full ancestor
operation chain, not only op->getParentOp(), and skip decision collection
whenever any ancestor is a CtrlOp, InvOp, or PowOp. Preserve existing behavior
for operations without a modifier ancestor so applyDecisions cannot reference
nested operations erased with an outer modifier.

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  • CHANGELOG.md
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  • mlir/lib/Dialect/QCO/Transforms/Optimizations/ConstantPropagation/UnionTable.hpp
  • mlir/unittests/Dialect/QCO/Transforms/Optimizations/ConstantPropagation/test_constantPropagationAnalysis.cpp
  • mlir/unittests/Dialect/QCO/Transforms/Optimizations/ConstantPropagation/test_hybridState.cpp
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In
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- Line 299: Rename the test currently named uncontrolledPhaseSucceeds to
uncontrolledPhaseFails so its name matches the assertion that
applyControlledPhase with no controls returns failure.

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printf '%s\n' '--- ConstantPropagationAnalysis.cpp: operation transfer ---'
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printf '%s\n' '--- Decisions.hpp ---'
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@LiRem101 No. I cannot approve #2280 yet.

Rewriter.cpp still converts superfluous.completelySuperfluous to DropOp. DropOp erases the qco.ctrl operation and forwards its target inputs. When all controls are known to hold, the controlled body must execute unconditionally. The rewrite must create StripControls with every control index so that applyStrip inlines the body.

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