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Preserve imported transpiler layouts across copies, MLIR serialization, and plain QC/QCO conversions. Add native initial-placement controls and a MappingResult containing initial/final target site IDs in input allocation order.

The shared mqt.layout schema stores wire provenance; the Qiskit 2.5 adapter reconstructs SDK objects on export. Import leaves gate semantics unchanged. Native compilation uses no Qiskit algorithms or Python objects.

Fixes #2070.

Preserve imported layouts

from qiskit import QuantumCircuit, transpile
from mqt.core.mlir import QCProgram, QIRProfile

circuit = QuantumCircuit(2)
circuit.h(0)
circuit.cx(0, 1)
circuit = transpile(
    circuit, coupling_map=[[0, 1], [1, 0]],
    initial_layout=[1, 0], optimization_level=0,
)
program = QCProgram.from_qiskit(circuit)
restored = program.copy().to_qco().to_qc().to_qiskit()
assert restored.layout.final_index_layout() == circuit.layout.final_index_layout()

# Accept losing provenance before conversion to a format without layouts.
program.discard_layout()
bitcode = program.to_qir(QIRProfile.BASE).to_bitcode()

C++ callers use Program::discardLayout(). The CLI equivalent is:

mqt-cc input.mlir --discard-layout --emit=qir-base -o output.ll

Control native placement

from mqt.core.mlir import (
    CompilationOptions, CompilerTarget, MappingOptions, PayloadEncoding, PayloadFormat,
    PayloadSpecification, QCProgram, TargetEnvironment,
)

target = CompilerTarget(
    3,
    connectivity=CompilerTarget.Connectivity([(0, 1), (1, 2)]),
    native_operations=CompilerTarget.NativeOperations.unrestricted(),
)
environment = TargetEnvironment(
    target,
    PayloadSpecification(
        PayloadFormat("qir", "2.1.0", "base", PayloadEncoding.BINARY),
        [], optional_capabilities_known=True,
    ),
)
program = QCProgram.from_openqasm_str('''OPENQASM 3.1;
include "stdgates.inc";
qubit[2] q;
h q[0]; cx q[0], q[1];
''').to_qco()
layout = program.compile_for_target_with_layout(
    environment, initial_layout=[0, 2], options=CompilationOptions(seed=42, mapping=MappingOptions(trials=4, iterations=2, lookahead=10)),
)
print(layout.allocation_sizes)
print(layout.initial_layout)
print(layout.final_layout)

This reports allocation sizes [2] and initial sites [0, 2]; routing may change final sites. Omit initial_layout or pass [] for automatic placement. Explicit placement skips trials and refinement; lookahead still controls routing. Shared compiler controls use CompilationOptions from #2551. Low-level pipeline callers use runWithCompilationOptions for seed, instrumentation, and layout invalidation.

Result order follows entry-block allocations and ascending tensor slots, including idle inputs. Tracking preserves ordinary placement and routing without adding circuit operations; classical measurement destinations remain unchanged.

Limitations

  • Interchange supports Qiskit 2.5 TranspileLayout, including partial assignments, gaps, ancillary inputs, register groups, and output permutations. Bare Layout is unsupported. Input indices must be contiguous and physical references must exist. Partial final maps require explicit, complete output ordering; SDK helpers requiring total layouts may reject them.
  • Transformations and public custom pipelines invalidate imported provenance without composing it with native results. Call discard_layout() before subsequent SDK export. OpenQASM, QIR/LLVM, and jeff also require discard before exporting retained layouts. Discard leaves operations unchanged.
  • runWithCompilationOptions invalidates layouts once per pipeline by default. Set preservesLayout=true only when wire identity and order are preserved. Individual transforms need no invalidation hooks; loss checks remain at format boundaries. Direct PassManager::run and raw IR edits leave layout lifetime to the caller. Discard and output checks cover the full module tree. A root invalidation marker survives removal of nested modules. Schema checks cannot detect every stale mapping.
  • Native placement accepts fixed-size local entry-block allocations and requires one distinct target site ID per input when placement is explicit. Dynamic, nested, and physical allocations and partial placement constraints are unsupported. Idle inputs count against capacity; previously removed qubits cannot be recovered.
  • MappingResult is a detached, unserialized snapshot. The low-level result must outlive its pass manager and is written only on success. Program contents are unspecified after failure. CLI placement controls and report serialization are outside scope.

Validation and performance

642 Python tests, 399 native tests, three CLI CTests, and both examples pass. Tests cover schema/lifetime rules, explicit placement, idle inputs, failure publication, and logical-state/unitary semantics. Boundary regressions cover recursive discard, private nested-module removal, failed pipelines, standalone canonicalization, and CLI preservation during plain QC-to-QCO conversion. Automatic tracking matches ordinary compiled IR; regression workloads produce 15 and 120 SWAPs, respectively, on the 8- and 16-qubit chains.

Nine local workloads measured at a4077e2ed showed at most +0.42% median overhead, with all ordinary/tracked interquartile ranges overlapping. Setup: macOS ARM64, CPython 3.13, MinSizeRel; two warmups and 15 alternating pairs; automatic placement, seed 7, trials 1, iterations 1, lookahead 20; parse/copy/export excluded. These local measurements do not establish a universal overhead bound. Source indices share target preparation and survive tensor shrinking; removed inputs follow workspace permutations.

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Preserve source allocation order during native target compilation, accept a complete initial placement, and return a detached mapping snapshot.

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Extend the native layout controls with frontend-neutral layout metadata.
Preserve supported SDK layouts across copies and dialect conversions,
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Compare imported instruction semantics with and without layout metadata,
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Record source identities on allocations and preserve them through tensor
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  • New Features

    • Added qubit-layout tracking during target compilation, including optional initial placement and detached mapping results.
    • Qiskit imports and exports now preserve supported transpiler layout metadata, including routing, ancillas, registers, and output ordering.
    • Added APIs and command-line support to explicitly discard layout metadata.
  • Behavior Changes

    • Layout metadata is invalidated by transformations that may change resource or wire identity.
    • Unsupported exports now require explicit layout discard and report a clear error.
  • Documentation

    • Added guidance for layout provenance, routing permutations, compilation layouts, and discard behavior.

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This PR adds shared qubit-layout provenance across MLIR, native target compilation, Qiskit translation, compiler pipelines, CLI output, and Python bindings. It tracks initial and final placement, preserves supported metadata, invalidates stale metadata, and requires explicit discard for lossy outputs.

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Qubit layout provenance

Layer / File(s) Summary
Layout schema and lifecycle
mlir/include/mqt/Dialect/MQT/*, mlir/lib/Dialect/MQT/*, mlir/lib/Dialect/QTensor/*
Adds QubitLayout, layout attributes, source-qubit tracking, schema validation, serialization, invalidation, and discard operations.
Native layout compilation
mlir/include/mqt/Compiler/*, mlir/lib/Compiler/*, mlir/lib/Dialect/QCO/Transforms/Mapping/*
Adds MappingResult and layout-aware compilation with automatic or explicit placement, routing results, allocation sizes, idle inputs, and failure-safe result publication.
Pipeline and output controls
mlir/include/mqt/Support/*, mlir/lib/Support/*, mlir/lib/Conversion/*, mlir/tools/mqt-cc/*, bindings/mlir/register_mlir.cpp
Invalidates metadata for non-preserving pipelines, rejects unsupported outputs, and adds discardLayout, discard_layout, --discard-layout, and native compilation bindings.
Qiskit interchange
bindings/mlir/qiskit/*
Imports supported Qiskit TranspileLayout metadata into mqt.layout and reconstructs it during export.
Validation and documentation
test/python/*, mlir/unittests/*, docs/*, .agent/plans/*
Adds coverage and documentation for schema validation, native placement, routing, invalidation, discard behavior, and Qiskit round trips.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant QiskitCircuit
  participant QiskitAdapter
  participant MLIRModule
  participant CompilerPipeline
  QiskitCircuit->>QiskitAdapter: import TranspileLayout
  QiskitAdapter->>MLIRModule: attach mqt.layout
  MLIRModule->>CompilerPipeline: run compilation
  CompilerPipeline->>MLIRModule: preserve or invalidate layout
  MLIRModule->>QiskitAdapter: provide valid layout
  QiskitAdapter->>QiskitCircuit: reconstruct TranspileLayout
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