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[PATCH 06/10] name-rev: put struct rev_name into commit slab

From
René Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>
Date
Feb 4, 2020, 21:22 UTC
Message-ID
<c3e5751b-677e-98e6-2943-44289213e57c@web.de>
In-Reply-To
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The commit slab commit_rev_name contains a pointer to a struct rev_name, and the actual struct is allocated separatly. Avoid that allocation and pointer indirection by storing the full struct in the commit slab. Use the tip_name member pointer to determine if the returned struct is initialized.

Performance in the Linux repository measured with hyperfine before:
Benchmark #1: ./git -C ../linux/ name-rev --all
  Time (mean ± σ):     953.5 ms ±   6.3 ms    [User: 901.2 ms, System: 52.1 ms]
  Range (min … max):   945.2 ms … 968.5 ms    10 runs
... and with this patch:
Benchmark #1: ./git -C ../linux/ name-rev --all
  Time (mean ± σ):     851.0 ms ±   3.1 ms    [User: 807.4 ms, System: 43.6 ms]
  Range (min … max):   846.7 ms … 857.0 ms    10 runs
Signed-off-by: René Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>
---
 builtin/name-rev.c | 20 +++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/name-rev.c b/builtin/name-rev.c
index 41aed436ca..14381a3c64 100644
--- a/builtin/name-rev.c
+++ b/builtin/name-rev.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ struct rev_name {
 	int from_tag;
 };

-define_commit_slab(commit_rev_name, struct rev_name *);
+define_commit_slab(commit_rev_name, struct rev_name);

 static timestamp_t cutoff = TIME_MAX;
 static struct commit_rev_name rev_names;
@@ -32,11 +32,16 @@ static struct commit_rev_name rev_names;
 /* How many generations are maximally preferred over _one_ merge traversal? */
 #define MERGE_TRAVERSAL_WEIGHT 65535

+static int is_valid_rev_name(const struct rev_name *name)
+{
+	return name && name->tip_name;
+}
+
 static struct rev_name *get_commit_rev_name(const struct commit *commit)
 {
-	struct rev_name **slot = commit_rev_name_peek(&rev_names, commit);
+	struct rev_name *name = commit_rev_name_peek(&rev_names, commit);

-	return slot ? *slot : NULL;
+	return is_valid_rev_name(name) ? name : NULL;
 }

 static int is_better_name(struct rev_name *name,
@@ -81,15 +86,12 @@ static struct rev_name *create_or_update_name(struct commit *commit,
 					      int generation, int distance,
 					      int from_tag)
 {
-	struct rev_name **slot = commit_rev_name_at(&rev_names, commit);
-	struct rev_name *name = *slot;
+	struct rev_name *name = commit_rev_name_at(&rev_names, commit);

-	if (name && !is_better_name(name, taggerdate, distance, from_tag))
+	if (is_valid_rev_name(name) &&
+	    !is_better_name(name, taggerdate, distance, from_tag))
 		return NULL;

-	if (!name)
-		name = *slot = xmalloc(sizeof(*name));
-
 	name->tip_name = tip_name;
 	name->taggerdate = taggerdate;
 	name->generation = generation;
--
2.25.0
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Message 12 of 27 in “name-rev: improve memory usage”
  1. 00/10 name-rev: improve memory usageRené Scharfe, Feb 4, 2020
  2. 01/10 name-rev: rewrite create_or_update_name()René Scharfe, Feb 4, 2020
  3. Derrick StoleeFeb 5, 2020
  4. Taylor BlauFeb 5, 2020
  5. Andrei RybakFeb 5, 2020
  6. René ScharfeFeb 5, 2020
  7. 02/10 name-rev: remove unused typedefRené Scharfe, Feb 4, 2020
  8. 03/10 name-rev: respect const qualifierRené Scharfe, Feb 4, 2020
  9. 04/10 name-rev: don't leak path copy in name_ref()René Scharfe, Feb 4, 2020
  10. Derrick StoleeFeb 5, 2020
  11. 05/10 name-rev: don't _peek() in create_or_update_name()René Scharfe, Feb 4, 2020
  12. 06/10 name-rev: put struct rev_name into commit slabRené Scharfe, Feb 4, 2020
  13. 07/10 name-rev: factor out get_parent_name()René Scharfe, Feb 4, 2020
  14. 08/10 name-rev: pre-size buffer in get_parent_name()René Scharfe, Feb 4, 2020
  15. Derrick StoleeFeb 5, 2020
  16. René ScharfeFeb 5, 2020
  17. 09/10 name-rev: generate name strings only if they are betterRené Scharfe, Feb 4, 2020
  18. Derrick StoleeFeb 5, 2020
  19. René ScharfeFeb 5, 2020
  20. 10/10 name-rev: release unused name stringsRené Scharfe, Feb 4, 2020
  21. Derrick StoleeFeb 5, 2020
  22. Derrick StoleeFeb 5, 2020
  23. Derrick StoleeFeb 5, 2020
  24. 01/10 name-rev: rewrite create_or_update_name()René Scharfe, Feb 5, 2020
  25. 11/10 name-rev: sort tip names before applyingRené Scharfe, Feb 5, 2020
  26. Junio C HamanoFeb 5, 2020
  27. René ScharfeFeb 5, 2020

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