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[PATCH 14/15] pack-objects: reorder members to shrink struct object_entry

From
Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 14, 2018, 15:35 UTC
Message-ID
<20180414153513.9902-15-pclouds@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20180414153513.9902-1-pclouds@gmail.com>

Previous patches leave lots of holes and padding in this struct. This patch reorders the members and shrinks the struct down to 80 bytes (from 136 bytes on 64-bit systems, before any field shrinking is done) with 16 bits to spare (and a couple more in in_pack_header_size when we really run out of bits).

This is the last in a series of memory reduction patches (see "pack-objects: a bit of document about struct object_entry" for the first one).

Overall they've reduced repack memory size on linux-2.6.git from 3.747G to 3.424G, or by around 320M, a decrease of 8.5%. The runtime of repack has stayed the same throughout this series. Ævar's testing on a big monorepo he has access to (bigger than linux-2.6.git) has shown a 7.9% reduction, so the overall expected improvement should be somewhere around 8%.

See 87po42cwql.fsf@evledraar.gmail.com on-list (https://public-inbox.org/git/87po42cwql.fsf@evledraar.gmail.com/) for more detailed numbers and a test script used to produce the numbers cited above.

Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
---
 pack-objects.h | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/pack-objects.h b/pack-objects.h
index 1c588184b2..e5456c6c89 100644
--- a/pack-objects.h
+++ b/pack-objects.h
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ enum dfs_state {
 };
 
 /*
+ * The size of struct nearly determines pack-objects's memory
+ * consumption. This struct is packed tight for that reason. When you
+ * add or reorder something in this struct, think a bit about this.
+ *
  * basic object info
  * -----------------
  * idx.oid is filled up before delta searching starts. idx.crc32 is
@@ -76,34 +80,44 @@ enum dfs_state {
  */
 struct object_entry {
 	struct pack_idx_entry idx;
+	void *delta_data;	/* cached delta (uncompressed) */
+	off_t in_pack_offset;
+	uint32_t hash;			/* name hint hash */
 	unsigned size_:OE_SIZE_BITS;
 	unsigned size_valid:1;
-	unsigned in_pack_idx:OE_IN_PACK_BITS;	/* already in pack */
-	off_t in_pack_offset;
 	uint32_t delta_idx;	/* delta base object */
 	uint32_t delta_child_idx; /* deltified objects who bases me */
 	uint32_t delta_sibling_idx; /* other deltified objects who
 				     * uses the same base as me
 				     */
-	void *delta_data;	/* cached delta (uncompressed) */
 	unsigned delta_size_:OE_DELTA_SIZE_BITS; /* delta data size (uncompressed) */
 	unsigned delta_size_valid:1;
+	unsigned in_pack_idx:OE_IN_PACK_BITS;	/* already in pack */
 	unsigned z_delta_size:OE_Z_DELTA_BITS;
+	unsigned type_valid:1;
 	unsigned type_:TYPE_BITS;
+	unsigned no_try_delta:1;
 	unsigned in_pack_type:TYPE_BITS; /* could be delta */
-	unsigned type_valid:1;
-	uint32_t hash;			/* name hint hash */
-	unsigned char in_pack_header_size;
 	unsigned preferred_base:1; /*
 				    * we do not pack this, but is available
 				    * to be used as the base object to delta
 				    * objects against.
 				    */
-	unsigned no_try_delta:1;
 	unsigned tagged:1; /* near the very tip of refs */
 	unsigned filled:1; /* assigned write-order */
 	unsigned dfs_state:OE_DFS_STATE_BITS;
+	unsigned char in_pack_header_size;
 	unsigned depth:OE_DEPTH_BITS;
+
+	/*
+	 * pahole results on 64-bit linux (gcc and clang)
+	 *
+	 *   size: 80, bit_padding: 20 bits, holes: 8 bits
+	 *
+	 * and on 32-bit (gcc)
+	 *
+	 *   size: 76, bit_padding: 20 bits, holes: 8 bits
+	 */
 };
 
 struct packing_data {
-- 
2.17.0.367.g5dd2e386c3
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Message 11 of 17 in “nd/pack-objects-pack-struct update”
  1. 00/15 nd/pack-objects-pack-struct updateNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 14, 2018
  2. 02/15 pack-objects: a bit of document about struct object_entryNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 14, 2018
  3. 01/15 read-cache.c: make $GIT_TEST_SPLIT_INDEX booleanNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 14, 2018
  4. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonApr 14, 2018
  5. 04/15 pack-objects: use bitfield for object_entry::dfs_stateNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 14, 2018
  6. 05/15 pack-objects: use bitfield for object_entry::depthNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 14, 2018
  7. 07/15 pack-objects: move in_pack out of struct object_entryNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 14, 2018
  8. 08/15 pack-objects: refer to delta objects by index instead of pointerNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 14, 2018
  9. 09/15 pack-objects: shrink z_delta_size field in struct object_entryNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 14, 2018
  10. 15/15 ci: exercise the whole test suite with uncommon code in pack-objectsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 14, 2018
  11. 14/15 pack-objects: reorder members to shrink struct object_entryNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 14, 2018
  12. 13/15 pack-objects: shrink delta_size field in struct object_entryNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 14, 2018
  13. 10/15 pack-objects: don't check size when the object is badNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 14, 2018
  14. 11/15 pack-objects: clarify the use of object_entry::sizeNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 14, 2018
  15. 06/15 pack-objects: move in_pack_pos out of struct object_entryNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 14, 2018
  16. 12/15 pack-objects: shrink size field in struct object_entryNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 14, 2018
  17. 03/15 pack-objects: turn type and in_pack_type to bitfieldsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Apr 14, 2018

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