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Re: [PATCH 3/3] pretty=format: Avoid some expensive calculations when not needed

From
René Scharfe <rene.scharfe@lsrfire.ath.cx>
Date
Nov 6, 2007, 22:31 UTC
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<4730EB4E.4080903@lsrfire.ath.cx>
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Junio C Hamano schrieb:
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> René Scharfe <rene.scharfe@lsrfire.ath.cx> writes:
> 
>> Junio C Hamano schrieb: ...
>>> Instead of allocating a separate array and freeing at the end, 
>>> wouldn't it make more sense to have a bitfield that records what 
>>> is used by the format string inside the array elements?
>> How about (ab)using the value field?  Let interp_find_active() mark
>>  unneeded entries with NULL, and the rest with some cookie.  All
>> table entries with non-NULL values need to be initialized.
>> interp_set_entry() needs to be aware of this cookie, as it mustn't
>> free() it.  The cookie could be the address of a static char* in
>> interpolate.c.
> 
> Sorry, where is this aversion to making the struct a bit larger 
> coming from?

Not from the rational part of my brain, for sure. The following on top of Dscho's second patch? (A char would be smaller, but a bitfield documents the intent better.)

diff --git a/interpolate.c b/interpolate.c
index 80eeb36..1e4ccaf 100644
--- a/interpolate.c
+++ b/interpolate.c
@@ -103,22 +103,21 @@ unsigned long interpolate(char *result, unsigned long reslen,
 	return newlen;
 }
 
-char *interp_find_active(const char *orig,
-		const struct interp *interps, int ninterps)
+void interp_find_active(const char *orig, struct interp *interps, int ninterps)
 {
-	char *result = xcalloc(1, ninterps);
 	char c;
 	int i;
 
+	for (i = 0; i < ninterps; i++)
+		interps[i].active = 0;
+
 	while ((c = *(orig++)))
 		if (c == '%')
 			/* Try to match an interpolation string. */
 			for (i = 0; i < ninterps; i++)
 				if (!prefixcmp(orig, interps[i].name + 1)) {
-					result[i] = 1;
+					interps[i].active = 1;
 					orig += strlen(interps[i].name + 1);
 					break;
 				}
-
-	return result;
 }
diff --git a/interpolate.h b/interpolate.h
index 2d197c5..a8ee6b9 100644
--- a/interpolate.h
+++ b/interpolate.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 struct interp {
 	const char *name;
 	char *value;
+	unsigned active:1;
 };
 
 extern void interp_set_entry(struct interp *table, int slot, const char *value);
@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@ extern void interp_clear_table(struct interp *table, int ninterps);
 extern unsigned long interpolate(char *result, unsigned long reslen,
 				 const char *orig,
 				 const struct interp *interps, int ninterps);
-extern char *interp_find_active(const char *orig,
-				const struct interp *interps, int ninterps);
+extern void interp_find_active(const char *orig, struct interp *interps, int ninterps);
 
 #endif /* INTERPOLATE_H */
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Message 11 of 24 in “Make user formatted commit listing less expensive”
  1. 0/3 Make user formatted commit listing less expensiveJohannes Schindelin, Nov 4, 2007
  2. 1/3 Split off the pretty print stuff into its own fileJohannes Schindelin, Nov 4, 2007
  3. Junio C HamanoNov 5, 2007
  4. 2/3 interpolate.[ch]: Add a function to find which interpolations are active.Johannes Schindelin, Nov 4, 2007
  5. 3/3 pretty=format: Avoid some expensive calculations when not neededJohannes Schindelin, Nov 4, 2007
  6. Junio C HamanoNov 5, 2007
  7. René ScharfeNov 5, 2007
  8. Jon LoeligerNov 5, 2007
  9. Johannes SchindelinNov 5, 2007
  10. Junio C HamanoNov 6, 2007
  11. René ScharfeNov 6, 2007
  12. René ScharfeNov 6, 2007
  13. Johannes SchindelinNov 6, 2007
  14. René ScharfeNov 7, 2007
  15. Johannes SchindelinNov 8, 2007
  16. Pierre HabouzitNov 7, 2007
  17. Pierre HabouzitNov 7, 2007
  18. René ScharfeNov 7, 2007
  19. Pierre HabouzitNov 7, 2007
  20. Junio C HamanoNov 7, 2007
  21. René ScharfeNov 9, 2007
  22. Johannes SchindelinNov 6, 2007
  23. 1/2 interpolate.[ch]: Add a function to find which interpolations are active.Johannes Schindelin, Nov 6, 2007
  24. 2/2 pretty=format: Avoid some expensive calculations when not neededJohannes Schindelin, Nov 6, 2007

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