test: give the fault-guard fake backend its storage representation

download() now runs _check_storage(), which reads _ddf_shifting and the
per-level configs; the fake backend set neither. Both are set to the
unshifted default, so the download/step failure assertions run again.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

tests/unit/test_channel_root.py

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def test_masks_and_minimal_footprint():
 def test_actual_closure_read_conflicts():
     pair, layout, targets = transfer((6, 6, 18, 14))
     validate_channel_transfers(pair, layout, targets)
-    for target in (layout.slot(layout.owner[5, -1]-1, 2),
+    for target in (layout.slot(int(layout.owner[5, -1]) - 1, 2),
                    layout.slot(layout.owner[1, 4], 4),
                    layout.slot(layout.owner[-2, 4], 3)):
         with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="immutable"):

tests/unit/test_shifted_storage.py

@@ -78,13 +78,15 @@ class ShiftedStorage(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_shifted_density_and_tag_validation(self):
         old,new = topology(A),topology(B)
-        a = tuple(np.where(m[None], np.float32(-.001), np.nan).repeat(9,axis=0) for m in old.leaf_masks)
+        a = tuple(np.where(m[None], np.float32(-.001), np.float32(np.nan)).repeat(9,axis=0)
+                  for m in old.leaf_masks)  # FP32 under numpy 1 and 2 promotion rules
         remap(old,new,a)
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError,'representation'): remap(old,new,a,False)
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError,'FP32'): remap(old,new,tuple(x.astype(np.float64) for x in a))
         a[0][:,old.leaf_masks[0]] = -1
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError,'positive density'): remap(old,new,a)
-        rest = tuple(np.where(m[None],np.float32(0),np.nan).repeat(9,axis=0) for m in old.leaf_masks)
+        rest = tuple(np.where(m[None],np.float32(0),np.float32(np.nan)).repeat(9,axis=0)
+                     for m in old.leaf_masks)
         remap(old,new,rest)
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError,'positive density'):
             remap_synchronized(old,new,rest,base_count=7,level_steps=(7,14,28),phase='postcollision_g')

tests/validation/multigrid/test_block_stepper.py

@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ class CpuContracts(unittest.TestCase):
         backend._lock = RLock()
         backend._status = "ready"
         backend._step_count = 0
+        backend._ddf_shifting = False  # unshifted storage, as for the default config
         backend._stream = Mock()
         backend._module = Mock()
         backend._copy = backend._step = Mock()

tests/validation/multigrid/test_fine_surface_gpu.py

@@ -281,7 +281,8 @@ def test_fine_surface_four_hops(speed):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("missing", ["surface_velocity_gpu", "link_exchange_gpu"])
 def test_missing_surface_device_buffer_rejects_before_launch(missing):
     backend = implementation.FixedPatchStepper.__new__(implementation.FixedPatchStepper)
-    backend.fine_boundary = SimpleNamespace(objects=[object_spec(.002)])
+    backend._boundary_hosts = [None, SimpleNamespace(objects=[object_spec(.002)])]
+    backend._level_jets = [(), ()]
     backend._fine_curved = SimpleNamespace(fluid_idx_gpu=object(),
                                           surface_velocity_gpu=object(), link_exchange_gpu=object())
     setattr(backend._fine_curved, missing, None)

tests/validation/multigrid/test_refinement_followup.py

@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ class FaultGuardsCPU(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def fake_backend(self):
         backend = PeriodicPatchStepper.__new__(PeriodicPatchStepper)
-        backend.fine_layout = None  # dense fine storage
+        backend._layouts = [None, None]  # dense storage on both levels
+        backend._ddf_shifting = False  # unshifted on every level, as _check_storage expects
+        backend._level_cfgs = [LBMConfig(nx=16, ny=16, viscosity=.1)] * 2  # ddf_shifting off
         backend.ctx = Mock(activate=nullcontext)
         backend._lock = RLock()
         backend._status = "ready"
@@ -158,7 +160,9 @@ class FaultGuardsCPU(unittest.TestCase):
         p = implementation.FixedPatch2D.from_config(cfg, (4, 4, 12, 12))
         with patch.object(cuda, "Stream"), patch.object(implementation.FixedPatch2D, "from_config",
                                                        return_value=replace(p, tau_coarse=.9)):
-            with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "omega/tau"):
+            # The hierarchy rejects a pair tau that disagrees with its level config
+            # (hierarchy.py) before the per-level omega/tau check can be reached.
+            with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "config chain is inconsistent"):
                 PeriodicPatchStepper(cfg, p.bounds, context=context)
         module = Mock()
         module.get_global.return_value = (Mock(), 16)

tests/validation/multigrid/test_refinement_three_level.py

@@ -80,12 +80,11 @@ class ThreeLevelCPU(unittest.TestCase):
         f, g = run._levels[1:]
         b = g.boundary
         events, feeds = [], []
-        advance, gather = run._advance, run._gather_halo
+        advance, gather = run._advance_child, run._gather_halo
-        def record_feed(index, buffer, **kw):  # index 2: L1 hop feeds L2
+        def record_feed(buffer, **kw):
-            if index == 2:
+            self.assertIs(buffer, (f.current, f.spare)[len(feeds)])
-                self.assertIs(buffer, (f.current, f.spare)[len(feeds)])
+            feeds.append(buffer)
-                feeds.append(buffer)
+            advance(buffer, **kw)
-            advance(index, buffer, **kw)
         def record_halo(level, buffer, **kw):
             if level is g:
                 events.append(("halo", buffer))
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ class ThreeLevelCPU(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertIs(kind, g.kind)
             events.append(("step", src))
         g.kernel.side_effect = record_step
-        with patch.object(run, "_advance", side_effect=record_feed), \
+        with patch.object(run, "_advance_child", side_effect=record_feed), \
                 patch.object(run, "_gather_halo", side_effect=record_halo):
             run.step()
         self.assertEqual(feeds, [f.current, f.spare])
@@ -106,8 +105,8 @@ class ThreeLevelCPU(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertGreater(len(np.unique(b.tables["block"])), 1)
         # Negative control: reusing L1's old source at the midpoint must fail.
         feeds.clear()
-        with patch.object(run, "_advance", side_effect=lambda index, buffer, **kw:
+        with patch.object(run, "_advance_child", side_effect=lambda buffer, **kw:
-                          record_feed(index, f.current if index == 2 else buffer, **kw)):
+                          record_feed(f.current, **kw)):
             with self.assertRaises(AssertionError):
                 run.step()
         run.close()
@@ -173,12 +172,11 @@ class ThreeLevelGPU(unittest.TestCase):
             p1, p2 = run.patch, run.child_patch
             run.initialize(state(16, 16, 1), state(*p1.fine_shape, 2), state(*p2.fine_shape, 3))
             f = run._levels[1]
-            feeds, original = [], run._advance
+            feeds, original = [], run._advance_child
-            def record(index, buffer, **kw):  # index 2: L1 hop feeds L2
+            def record(buffer, **kw):
-                if index == 2:
+                feeds.append(int(buffer))
-                    feeds.append(int(buffer))
+                original(buffer, **kw)
-                original(index, buffer, **kw)
+            with patch.object(run, "_advance_child", side_effect=record):
-            with patch.object(run, "_advance", side_effect=record):
                 cur, spare = int(f.current), int(f.spare)
                 run.step(1)
             self.assertEqual(feeds, [cur, spare])  # current G, then the new G of hop 1