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Model.update re-read and re-checked every source through the door. It now keeps each parameter whose own source and dims' indices the update leaves alone. On main with #2065, an update of one parameter takes 0.80–0.88× the time, from the storage model at 1k columns to network at 1M.

What changed

• tidy_sources takes kept: parameters it returned before, taken as they are, neither read nor checked again. Without it, nothing changes.
• kept_parameters(program, tidied, changed) decides which. A parameter's checks read its own source and the index of each of its dims (a positional source reads its dim's index for its labels), so it is kept only where neither is among the names the update replaced.
• Model.update passes the names it replaced to _fill, which asks kept_parameters of the last build's tidied frames. The first build passes nothing.
• A failed fill forgets what it read (self._tidied = {}), so the next update reads every source again. Two reviews found a path around it:
  • An update the door refuses raised before the tables were replaced, and the next update of another parameter kept the last good table of the refused one and built, where a fresh build of the same sources refuses. test_an_update_after_a_refused_one_reads_the_refused_source_again reproduced it as a strict xfail (1b601b5: DID NOT RAISE DataError) before the fix (2eb31df).
  • The choice of what to keep ran before that cleanup, so an update interrupted there left the new source attached beside the old tables, and the next update solved the old ones. test_an_update_interrupted_while_choosing_what_to_keep_reads_every_source_again reproduced it as a strict xfail (064fb28) before the fix (b74c162), which moves the choice inside the cleanup.
• Dimensions, relations and the assumptions are still read and checked on every update: they are small, and an assumption may read any source.

What an update costs, measured before the change on storage at 1k columns: tidy_sources 9.6 ms, attach 1.3 ms and the build 24.3 ms of 36.9 ms. This change takes most of the first; the build is #2022's.

Probes and mutation table

tests/test_update.py:

• test_an_update_checks_again_only_the_parameters_it_can_change, three cases on examples/dispatch.yaml: an update of load re-checks load alone; one of the snapshot index re-checks load, which is over it; one of the generator index re-checks p_max and cost.
• test_an_update_that_drops_a_label_refuses_the_unchanged_parameter_still_over_it: snapshot loses label 3, and load, not in the update, is refused for still naming it.
• test_an_update_after_a_refused_one_reads_the_refused_source_again and test_an_update_interrupted_while_choosing_what_to_keep_reads_every_source_again: see above.

The one condition in kept_parameters, by hand (sed on the line, __pycache__ dropped on both sides, git checkout -- to restore, tree clean after each), full suite:

mutation	result
nothing kept (if False)	caught, 3 failed
a parameter kept though one of its dims' indices changed (the dims clause dropped)	caught, 3 failed
a parameter kept though its own source changed (name not in changed dropped)	caught, 88 failed
the tables kept after a failed fill (self._tidied = {} dropped)	caught, by its strict xfail run at 1b601b5
the choice of what to keep outside the cleanup	caught, by its strict xfail run at 064fb28

A/B of the update, this container (4 cores, not the publishing machine)

Base #2065's head 792d441, whose tree main has at 582e5c1; head fe51b12. One fresh process per measurement, base and head alternated ABBA for three rounds. Each process builds the model once, then times 12 calls of model.update({'load': …}), each with new numbers on the same coordinates, and reports the median; the table gives the median over the three processes. Only the update is timed: no solve, no hand-off. Load average 0.90 before, 2.16 after.

model, what changes	base ms	head ms	head ÷ base	head faster in
storage 2xs (1k columns), load	38.2	33.7	0.88	2/3
storage xs (10k columns), load	40.4	33.5	0.83	3/3
network s (100k columns), load	96.2	77.4	0.80	3/3
network m (1M columns), load	385.1	319.5	0.83	3/3

Per-process medians, ms: storage 2xs base 38.2 / 34.4 / 41.8, head 42.9 / 33.7 / 31.1; storage xs base 40.6 / 38.7 / 40.4, head 34.6 / 33.5 / 33.3; network s base 93.7 / 106.3 / 96.2, head 77.4 / 77.0 / 79.3; network m base 395.2 / 385.1 / 359.8, head 303.5 / 319.5 / 319.9.

Gates at b74c162, on mathspec 0.4.0 and main after #2075

No pixi in this container, so each gate ran in a uv environment synced from uv.lock (--group dev --group docs --all-extras, Python 3.12, polars 2.0.0), with Xpress 10.0.0 as CI installs it:

• ruff check ., ruff format --check .: clean.
• pyrefly check on the package: 0 errors.
• pytest -q -n 4: 5889 passed, 458 skipped, 4 xfailed.
• pytest tests/test_docs_math.py tests/test_docstring_links.py (docs-test): 116 passed (at 2eb31df).

Not run: docs-build, the floors environment, test-via-pyarrow.

Not done. An update that changes only numbers still runs the whole build here, about two thirds of its time; #2070, stacked on this PR, skips it.

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Model updates now reuse tidied parameter frames when their sources and dimension indices are unchanged. The update path reads and checks other parameters, while assumption validation still applies to all resulting sources.

Changes: Selective parameter updates

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Parameter retention and source tidying src/specsolve/_sources.py	tidy_sources accepts previously tidied parameter frames. kept_parameters selects frames whose parameter names and dimensions are unaffected by changed sources. Other parameters are read and checked, and assumptions are validated across the resulting sources.
Update wiring and validation src/specsolve/_api.py, tests/test_update.py, CHANGELOG.md	Model.update passes changed source names to _fill, which reuses eligible frames during rebuilding. Tests cover rechecking affected parameters and errors involving retained data. The changelog describes selective rereads and checks.

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

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Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant ModelUpdate as Model.update
  participant ModelFill as Model._fill
  participant KeptParameters as kept_parameters
  participant TidySources as tidy_sources
  participant ReadSources as _read
  ModelUpdate->>ModelFill: pass changed source names
  ModelFill->>KeptParameters: select unaffected parameter frames
  ModelFill->>TidySources: pass selected frames
  TidySources->>ReadSources: read sources with kept frames
  ReadSources-->>TidySources: return reused and checked frames
  TidySources->>TidySources: validate assumptions across sources

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Possibly related issues

• The benchmarks publish what a re-solve costs through Model.update, so the next re-solve work is decided on numbers #1899: This change implements selective source rereads and checks during Model.update; the issue’s requested published benchmarks and full partial rebuild remain separate work.

Possibly related PRs

• fluxopt/specsolve#2073: The PR migrates interfaces used in the source-reading and update paths changed here.
• fluxopt/specsolve#2065: The PR updates the program contracts used by the source-reading and update logic.

Merge Risk: Low · previous review 90e1c

An interrupted update can leave stale parameter data for a later update; move selection into the cleanup boundary before merging.

Security architecture risk: Low · up to 90e1c

Routine updates preserve source validation and reject incompatible dimension changes. A narrow interruption window can nevertheless leave superseded parameter values reusable after an interrupted update. The identified risk concerns model-data integrity and failure containment; no new privilege or cross-service access path was established.

Retained concerns

• Low · reliability · inferred: Interrupted retained-frame selection can escape failure cleanup. Model.update replaces _sources before _fill computes kept_parameters outside its exception handler. If that computation is interrupted, _tidied still describes the previous sources. After the caller catches the interruption, an update of another parameter can reuse the superseded frame instead of reading and validating the earlier replacement. This creates a narrow failure-containment gap in the new cache lifecycle.

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Security Blast Radius

• inferred — The evidenced affected scope is the updated Model instance and builds consuming its retained source frames. Broader tenant, service, credential, or deployment exposure is not established by the inspected update flow.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

• observed — Caller-supplied source names are checked before mutation. Explicit dimension updates invalidate dependent parameter reuse, and the added label-drop test asserts rejection when an unchanged parameter references a removed coordinate. These checks enforce data validity, not caller authentication or tenant isolation.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

• inferred — The remaining recovery concern requires interruption during retained-frame selection followed by reuse of the same model. Normal validation-failure recovery is protected; the uncovered interval is before that protection begins. No attacker-triggered interruption or privilege gain was demonstrated.

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Merging this PR will improve performance by 15.51%

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Performance Changes

	Benchmark	BASE	HEAD	Efficiency
⚡	test_window[milp-s-specsolve-highs-one]	22.3 MB	17.9 MB	+24.58%
⚡	test_window[network-s-specsolve-highs-one]	13.9 MB	11.8 MB	+18.08%
⚡	test_window[sector-s-specsolve-highs-coefficient]	8.9 MB	7.7 MB	+14.76%
⚡	test_window[sector-s-specsolve-highs-one]	8.9 MB	7.7 MB	+14.7%
⚡	test_window[network-s-specsolve-highs-coefficient]	21.9 MB	19.7 MB	+10.82%
⚡	test_window[nodal-s-specsolve-highs-one]	3.2 MB	2.9 MB	+10.67%

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Major · Reset the built-state cache when a build fails. · _sources.py:136-139

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Reset the built-state cache when a build fails.

When tidy_sources raises in Model._fill, self._tidied keeps the frames from the last successful build. self._sources keeps the rejected values. A later update that names only other sources can then reuse those stale frames through kept_parameters. Kept parameters skip _checked_parameter, so the label check that refused the rejected state does not run. At the merge base, the same update re-read every source and raised DataError.

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