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Use hash method for check duplicate method:

Instance / call Legacy main Hash-indexed main Speedup
k1mushroom / 3 80.094 s 0.177 s 451.3×
splice1k1 / 7 61.152 s 0.237 s 258.5×
hypothyroid-k1 / 4 11.455 s 0.062 s 183.3×

The new method now reproduces main’s retention exactly:

Instance Main retained Hash-indexed retained Extra retained by main
hypothyroid-k1 100,302 100,302 0
k1mushroom 270,746 270,746 0
splice1k1 291,628 291,628 0

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Duplicate-cut detection now uses partition-set indexes for column entries and rows. Proportionality checks, row ordering, tolerance handling, and strongest-cut removal semantics remain in place.

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Duplicate-cut detection

Layer / File(s) Summary
Partition indexing and duplicate matching
cpp/src/cuts/cuts.cpp
Adds standard library includes. Indexes column entries and rows by partition set. Restricts coefficient comparisons to later matching entries and uses a shared tolerance.
Strength-based removal
cpp/src/cuts/cuts.cpp
Preserves proportional right-hand-side strength checks and computes the removal count from the completed removal mask.

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

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 6fc06

The duplicate-cut change can stop grouping after the first match, leaving later proportional cuts behind and potentially retaining a weaker duplicate instead of only the strongest cut; large implication scans may also run beyond configured limits. Merge should wait for owner follow-up on these bounded correctness and runtime risks.

Suggested reviewers: chris-maes, ramakrishnap-nv, akifcorduk

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly describes the main change: improving duplicate-cut detection with a hash-based method.
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cpp/tests/mip/cuts_test.cu (1)

992-1006: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add coverage for the weaker-cut-second branch and for an empty pool.

The new test adds the weaker cut first and the stronger cut second, so only the row_is_stronger branch of the selection logic runs. The else branch that marks the current row for removal stays untested. Reverse the insertion order in an additional case to cover it.

The path instructions for cpp/tests/** also require edge cases such as empty and degenerate problems. Add a case that calls check_for_duplicate_cuts() on an empty pool and a case with a single-coefficient row, so the m == 0 path and the shortest possible row are both exercised.

💚 Proposed additional test cases
TEST(cuts, duplicate_cuts_keep_stronger_when_added_first)
{
  simplex::simplex_solver_settings_t<int, double> settings;
  mip::cut_pool_t<int, double> cut_pool(2, settings);

  mip::inequality_t<int, double> stronger;
  stronger.push_back(0, 2.0);
  stronger.push_back(1, 4.0);
  stronger.rhs = 4.0;
  cut_pool.add_cut(mip::cut_type_t::KNAPSACK, stronger);

  mip::inequality_t<int, double> weaker;
  weaker.push_back(1, 2.0);
  weaker.push_back(0, 1.0);
  weaker.rhs = 1.0;
  cut_pool.add_cut(mip::cut_type_t::FLOW_COVER, weaker);

  cut_pool.check_for_duplicate_cuts();
  EXPECT_EQ(cut_pool.pool_size(), 1);
  EXPECT_EQ(cut_pool.count_violated_cuts({1.5, 0.0}), 1);
}

TEST(cuts, duplicate_cuts_handles_empty_and_singleton_pool)
{
  simplex::simplex_solver_settings_t<int, double> settings;
  mip::cut_pool_t<int, double> empty_pool(2, settings);
  empty_pool.check_for_duplicate_cuts();
  EXPECT_EQ(empty_pool.pool_size(), 0);

  mip::cut_pool_t<int, double> singleton_pool(2, settings);
  mip::inequality_t<int, double> single;
  single.push_back(1, 3.0);
  single.rhs = 6.0;
  singleton_pool.add_cut(mip::cut_type_t::KNAPSACK, single);

  mip::inequality_t<int, double> scaled_single;
  scaled_single.push_back(1, 6.0);
  scaled_single.rhs = 6.0;
  singleton_pool.add_cut(mip::cut_type_t::KNAPSACK, scaled_single);

  singleton_pool.check_for_duplicate_cuts();
  EXPECT_EQ(singleton_pool.pool_size(), 1);
}
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In `@cpp/tests/mip/cuts_test.cu` around lines 992 - 1006, Add tests in the cuts
test suite covering the weaker-cut-second insertion order so the current-row
removal branch is exercised, while preserving the stronger cut and violation
assertions. Also test check_for_duplicate_cuts on an empty cut_pool_t and on a
pool containing two equivalent single-coefficient inequalities, verifying the
empty pool remains empty and the singleton duplicates collapse to one.

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cpp/src/cuts/cuts.cpp (1)

1303-1311: 🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Reuse scratch buffers for unordered duplicate checks. add_cut preserves input order, so unordered rows remain possible. Move first_order and second_order outside rows_are_duplicates, then resize and refill them per call.

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In `@cpp/src/cuts/cuts.cpp` around lines 1303 - 1311, Move the first_order and
second_order scratch vectors out of rows_are_duplicates and store them for
reuse, while preserving add_cut’s input-order behavior. In each
rows_are_duplicates call, resize both buffers to row_length, refill them with
the appropriate first_start and second_start values, then retain the existing
sorting and duplicate-check logic.
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Inline comments:
In `@cpp/src/cuts/cuts.cpp`:
- Around line 1343-1366: Update the duplicate bucketing logic around
duplicate_cut_signature_t to hash only row support: remove coefficient_hash from
the bucket key and stop quantizing coefficients for hashing, while retaining
rows_are_duplicates as the exact duplicate filter. Remove
coefficient_bucket_width and any now-unused signature fields or related code.

In `@cpp/tests/mip/cuts_test.cu`:
- Around line 1005-1006: Remove the count_violated_cuts assertion from the test
unless count_violated_cuts is intentionally part of cut_pool_t’s API; otherwise
implement that method on cut_pool_t with the expected violated-cut counting
behavior and declarations consistent with existing interfaces.

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In `@cpp/src/cuts/cuts.cpp`:
- Around line 1303-1311: Move the first_order and second_order scratch vectors
out of rows_are_duplicates and store them for reuse, while preserving add_cut’s
input-order behavior. In each rows_are_duplicates call, resize both buffers to
row_length, refill them with the appropriate first_start and second_start
values, then retain the existing sorting and duplicate-check logic.

In `@cpp/tests/mip/cuts_test.cu`:
- Around line 992-1006: Add tests in the cuts test suite covering the
weaker-cut-second insertion order so the current-row removal branch is
exercised, while preserving the stronger cut and violation assertions. Also test
check_for_duplicate_cuts on an empty cut_pool_t and on a pool containing two
equivalent single-coefficient inequalities, verifying the empty pool remains
empty and the singleton duplicates collapse to one.
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3169-3170: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Check limits for each implication.

The code checks work_estimate and time only after a complete implication range. One large range can exceed both limits by an unbounded amount before this function returns.

Check the limits before processing each implication and before adding a generated cut. As per path instructions, “prioritize ... time/work-limit enforcement.”

Proposed fix
 for (i_t p = zero_begin; p < zero_end; p++) {
+  if (work_estimate + implication_work > max_work_estimate ||
+      toc(start_time) >= settings.time_limit) {
+    return;
+  }
   work_estimate += implication_work;

Apply the same guard in the one_begin loop.

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In `@cpp/src/cuts/cuts.cpp` around lines 3169 - 3170, Update the
implication-processing loops around the zero_begin and one_begin ranges to check
work and time limits before each implication is processed, rather than only
after the range completes; also enforce the same guard immediately before adding
each generated cut, preserving the existing limit-exceeded behavior.

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- Around line 3169-3170: Update the implication-processing loops around the
zero_begin and one_begin ranges to check work and time limits before each
implication is processed, rather than only after the range completes; also
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1332-1357: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Assert the duplicate-removal results.

cpp/tests/mip/cuts_test.cu:937-984 calls check_for_duplicate_cuts() but does not assert the remaining rows or their identities. The test can pass if this code removes too few or too many cuts. Assert the expected survivors, including reordered columns and non-proportional rows with identical support.

As per coding guidelines, “Contributions implementing features or bug fixes must include unit tests; C/C++ tests should follow examples under cpp/src/tests using gtest.”

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In `@cpp/src/cuts/cuts.cpp` around lines 1332 - 1357, Strengthen the tests for
check_for_duplicate_cuts() by asserting the exact surviving rows and their
identities after duplicate removal, including expected column reordering and
non-proportional rows with identical support. Cover both removal directions so
the test detects too few or too many removals, following the existing gtest
patterns under cpp/src/tests.

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In `@cpp/src/cuts/cuts.cpp`:
- Around line 1332-1357: Strengthen the tests for check_for_duplicate_cuts() by
asserting the exact surviving rows and their identities after duplicate removal,
including expected column reordering and non-proportional rows with identical
support. Cover both removal directions so the test detects too few or too many
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Thanks Hugo! I would get @chris-maes review as well as this replaces his code. Did you check on a broader benchmark if the retention is the same and there are no crashes?

Comment thread cpp/src/cuts/cuts.cpp Outdated
const i_t no_group = -1;

const i_t sentinel = std::numeric_limits<i_t>::max();
struct duplicate_group_t {

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Please put the structs outside of the function.

Comment thread cpp/src/cuts/cuts.cpp Outdated
return ratio >= 1.0 - duplicate_tolerance && ratio <= 1.0 + duplicate_tolerance;
};

auto rows_are_duplicates = [&](i_t first, i_t second) {

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For large lambdas, we prefered named functions on couple of previous PRs. Let's keep this convention and put it in a function.

Comment thread cpp/src/cuts/cuts.cpp Outdated
const f_t divisor = cut_storage_.x[pivot];
divisors[r] = divisor;

uint64_t support_hash = splitmix64_mix(static_cast<uint64_t>(row_end - row_start));

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I would put this hash and bucket logic in a separate function as it can also be used for other equality checks. Could you also add few comments on the logic?

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In `@cpp/src/cuts/cuts.cpp`:
- Around line 1288-1294: Remove the early loop exit after a proportional-row
match in the sets reassignment logic so every later row still belonging to
old_set is moved to new_set. Add a regression test covering three proportional
cuts with different normalized RHS values, and verify that a single call retains
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const f_t val = (a_rj / f_r) * (f_i / a_ij);
if (val >= 1.0 - duplicate_tolerance &&
val <= 1.0 + duplicate_tolerance) {
sets[r] = new_set;
sets[i] = new_set;
matched = true;
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Do not stop after the first matching row.

For three proportional rows in one partition set, the first row matches the second row and then exits this loop. The third row remains in old_set, becomes sentinel, and is not considered by rows_by_set.

Continue the scan so all later rows with old_set join new_set. Add a regression test with three proportional cuts and different normalized RHS values. Verify that one call retains only the strongest cut.

Proposed fix
             if (val >= 1.0 - duplicate_tolerance &&
                 val <= 1.0 + duplicate_tolerance) {
               sets[r] = new_set;
               sets[i] = new_set;
               matched = true;
-              break;
             }

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const f_t val = (a_rj / f_r) * (f_i / a_ij);
if (val >= 1.0 - duplicate_tolerance &&
val <= 1.0 + duplicate_tolerance) {
sets[r] = new_set;
sets[i] = new_set;
matched = true;
break;
const f_t val = (a_rj / f_r) * (f_i / a_ij);
if (val >= 1.0 - duplicate_tolerance &&
val <= 1.0 + duplicate_tolerance) {
sets[r] = new_set;
sets[i] = new_set;
matched = true;
}
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In `@cpp/src/cuts/cuts.cpp` around lines 1288 - 1294, Remove the early loop exit
after a proportional-row match in the sets reassignment logic so every later row
still belonging to old_set is moved to new_set. Add a regression test covering
three proportional cuts with different normalized RHS values, and verify that a
single call retains only the strongest cut.

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