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[PATCH v2 10/10] diffcore-rename: use directory rename guided basename comparisons

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Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 23, 2021, 23:44 UTC
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From: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>

Hook the work from the last several patches together so that when basenames in the sets of possible remaining rename sources or destinations aren't unique, we can guess which directory source files were renamed into. When that guess gives us a pairing of files, and those files are sufficiently similar, we record the two files as a rename and remove them from the large matrix of comparisons for inexact rename detection.

For the testcases mentioned in commit 557ac0350d ("merge-ort: begin performance work; instrument with trace2_region_* calls", 2020-10-28), this change improves the performance as follows:

                            Before                  After
    no-renames:       12.775 s ±  0.062 s    12.596 s ±  0.061 s
    mega-renames:    188.754 s ±  0.284 s   130.465 s ±  0.259 s
    just-one-mega:     5.599 s ±  0.019 s     3.958 s ±  0.010 s
Signed-off-by: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/gitdiffcore.txt |  2 +-
 diffcore-rename.c             | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/gitdiffcore.txt b/Documentation/gitdiffcore.txt
index 80fcf9542441..8673a5c5b2f2 100644
--- a/Documentation/gitdiffcore.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitdiffcore.txt
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ mark a file pair as a rename and stop considering other candidates for
 better matches.  At most, one comparison is done per file in this
 preliminary pass; so if there are several remaining ext.txt files
 throughout the directory hierarchy after exact rename detection, this
-preliminary step will be skipped for those files.
+preliminary step may be skipped for those files.
 
 Note.  When the "-C" option is used with `--find-copies-harder`
 option, 'git diff-{asterisk}' commands feed unmodified filepairs to
diff --git a/diffcore-rename.c b/diffcore-rename.c
index 5de4497e04fa..70a484b9b63e 100644
--- a/diffcore-rename.c
+++ b/diffcore-rename.c
@@ -667,7 +667,6 @@ static const char *get_basename(const char *filename)
 	return base ? base + 1 : filename;
 }
 
-MAYBE_UNUSED
 static int idx_possible_rename(char *filename, struct dir_rename_info *info)
 {
 	/*
@@ -780,8 +779,6 @@ static int find_basename_matches(struct diff_options *options,
 	int i, renames = 0;
 	struct strintmap sources;
 	struct strintmap dests;
-	struct hashmap_iter iter;
-	struct strmap_entry *entry;
 
 	/*
 	 * The prefeteching stuff wants to know if it can skip prefetching
@@ -831,17 +828,34 @@ static int find_basename_matches(struct diff_options *options,
 	}
 
 	/* Now look for basename matchups and do similarity estimation */
-	strintmap_for_each_entry(&sources, &iter, entry) {
-		const char *base = entry->key;
-		intptr_t src_index = (intptr_t)entry->value;
+	for (i = 0; i < rename_src_nr; ++i) {
+		char *filename = rename_src[i].p->one->path;
+		const char *base = NULL;
+		intptr_t src_index;
 		intptr_t dst_index;
-		if (src_index == -1)
-			continue;
 
-		if (0 <= (dst_index = strintmap_get(&dests, base))) {
+		/* Is this basename unique among remaining sources? */
+		base = get_basename(filename);
+		src_index = strintmap_get(&sources, base);
+		assert(src_index == -1 || src_index == i);
+
+		if (strintmap_contains(&dests, base)) {
 			struct diff_filespec *one, *two;
 			int score;
 
+			/* Find a matching destination, if possible */
+			dst_index = strintmap_get(&dests, base);
+			if (src_index == -1 || dst_index == -1) {
+				src_index = i;
+				dst_index = idx_possible_rename(filename, info);
+			}
+			if (dst_index == -1)
+				continue;
+
+			/* Ignore this dest if already used in a rename */
+			if (rename_dst[dst_index].is_rename)
+				continue; /* already used previously */
+
 			/* Estimate the similarity */
 			one = rename_src[src_index].p->one;
 			two = rename_dst[dst_index].p->two;
-- 
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  1. 00/10 Optimization batch 8: use file basenames even moreElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 14, 2021
  2. 02/10 diffcore-rename: add functions for clearing dir_rename_countElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 14, 2021
  3. 01/10 Move computation of dir_rename_count from merge-ort to diffcore-renameElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 14, 2021
  4. 03/10 diffcore-rename: move dir_rename_counts into a dir_rename_info structElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 14, 2021
  5. 04/10 diffcore-rename: extend cleanup_dir_rename_info()Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 14, 2021
  6. 05/10 diffcore-rename: compute dir_rename_counts in stagesElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 14, 2021
  7. 06/10 diffcore-rename: add a mapping of destination names to their indicesElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 14, 2021
  8. 08/10 diffcore-rename: add a new idx_possible_rename functionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 14, 2021
  9. 07/10 diffcore-rename: add a dir_rename_guess field to dir_rename_infoElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 14, 2021
  10. 10/10 diffcore-rename: use directory rename guided basename comparisonsElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 14, 2021
  11. 09/10 diffcore-rename: limit dir_rename_counts computation to relevant dirsElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 14, 2021
  12. 00/10 Optimization batch 8: use file basenames even moreElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 23, 2021
  13. 03/10 diffcore-rename: move dir_rename_counts into a dir_rename_info structElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 23, 2021
  14. 02/10 diffcore-rename: add functions for clearing dir_rename_countElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 23, 2021
  15. 01/10 Move computation of dir_rename_count from merge-ort to diffcore-renameElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 23, 2021
  16. Derrick StoleeFeb 24, 2021
  17. Elijah NewrenFeb 24, 2021
  18. 04/10 diffcore-rename: extend cleanup_dir_rename_info()Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 23, 2021
  19. Derrick StoleeFeb 24, 2021
  20. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonFeb 25, 2021
  21. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonFeb 25, 2021
  22. Junio C HamanoFeb 25, 2021
  23. 08/10 diffcore-rename: add a new idx_possible_rename functionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 23, 2021
  24. Derrick StoleeFeb 24, 2021
  25. Elijah NewrenFeb 25, 2021
  26. 06/10 diffcore-rename: add a mapping of destination names to their indicesElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 23, 2021
  27. 10/10 diffcore-rename: use directory rename guided basename comparisonsElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 23, 2021
  28. Derrick StoleeFeb 24, 2021
  29. 09/10 diffcore-rename: limit dir_rename_counts computation to relevant dirsElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 23, 2021
  30. 07/10 diffcore-rename: add a dir_rename_guess field to dir_rename_infoElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 23, 2021
  31. 05/10 diffcore-rename: compute dir_rename_counts in stagesElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 23, 2021
  32. Derrick StoleeFeb 24, 2021
  33. Derrick StoleeFeb 24, 2021
  34. Elijah NewrenFeb 25, 2021
  35. 00/10 Optimization batch 8: use file basenames even moreElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 26, 2021
  36. 01/10 diffcore-rename: use directory rename guided basename comparisonsElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 26, 2021
  37. 02/10 diffcore-rename: add a new idx_possible_rename functionElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 26, 2021
  38. Derrick StoleeFeb 26, 2021
  39. 03/10 diffcore-rename: add a mapping of destination names to their indicesElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 26, 2021
  40. 04/10 Move computation of dir_rename_count from merge-ort to diffcore-renameElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 26, 2021
  41. Derrick StoleeFeb 26, 2021
  42. 05/10 diffcore-rename: add function for clearing dir_rename_countElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 26, 2021
  43. 06/10 diffcore-rename: move dir_rename_counts into dir_rename_info structElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 26, 2021
  44. 07/10 diffcore-rename: extend cleanup_dir_rename_info()Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 26, 2021
  45. 09/10 diffcore-rename: limit dir_rename_counts computation to relevant dirsElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 26, 2021
  46. 10/10 diffcore-rename: compute dir_rename_guess from dir_rename_countsElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 26, 2021
  47. 08/10 diffcore-rename: compute dir_rename_counts in stagesElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 26, 2021
  48. Derrick StoleeFeb 26, 2021
  49. Elijah NewrenFeb 26, 2021
  50. 00/10 Optimization batch 8: use file basenames even moreElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 27, 2021
  51. 03/10 diffcore-rename: add a mapping of destination names to their indicesElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 27, 2021
  52. 02/10 diffcore-rename: provide basic implementation of idx_possible_rename()Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 27, 2021
  53. 01/10 diffcore-rename: use directory rename guided basename comparisonsElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 27, 2021
  54. 04/10 Move computation of dir_rename_count from merge-ort to diffcore-renameElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 27, 2021
  55. 05/10 diffcore-rename: add function for clearing dir_rename_countElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 27, 2021
  56. 06/10 diffcore-rename: move dir_rename_counts into dir_rename_info structElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 27, 2021
  57. 07/10 diffcore-rename: extend cleanup_dir_rename_info()Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 27, 2021
  58. 09/10 diffcore-rename: limit dir_rename_counts computation to relevant dirsElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 27, 2021
  59. 08/10 diffcore-rename: compute dir_rename_counts in stagesElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 27, 2021
  60. 10/10 diffcore-rename: compute dir_rename_guess from dir_rename_countsElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Feb 27, 2021
  61. Derrick StoleeMar 9, 2021

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