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[PATCH 08/10] name-rev: pre-size buffer in get_parent_name()

From
René Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>
Date
Feb 4, 2020, 21:24 UTC
Message-ID
<c7f22d8d-10f8-0c97-672e-0a50182901e0@web.de>
In-Reply-To
<084909f8-fefa-1fe0-b2ce-74eff47c4972@web.de>

We can calculate the size of new name easily and precisely. Open-code the xstrfmt() calls and grow the buffers as needed before filling them. This provides a surprisingly large benefit when working with the Chromium repository; here are the numbers measured using hyperfine before:

Benchmark #1: ./git -C ../chromium/src name-rev --all
  Time (mean ± σ):      5.822 s ±  0.013 s    [User: 5.304 s, System: 0.516 s]
  Range (min … max):    5.803 s …  5.837 s    10 runs
... and with this patch:
Benchmark #1: ./git -C ../chromium/src name-rev --all
  Time (mean ± σ):      1.527 s ±  0.003 s    [User: 1.015 s, System: 0.511 s]
  Range (min … max):    1.524 s …  1.535 s    10 runs
Signed-off-by: René Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>
---
 builtin/name-rev.c | 20 ++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/name-rev.c b/builtin/name-rev.c
index 6701fb1569..793356edd1 100644
--- a/builtin/name-rev.c
+++ b/builtin/name-rev.c
@@ -103,15 +103,23 @@ static struct rev_name *create_or_update_name(struct commit *commit,

 static char *get_parent_name(const struct rev_name *name, int parent_number)
 {
+	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 	size_t len;

 	strip_suffix(name->tip_name, "^0", &len);
-	if (name->generation > 0)
-		return xstrfmt("%.*s~%d^%d", (int)len, name->tip_name,
-			       name->generation, parent_number);
-	else
-		return xstrfmt("%.*s^%d", (int)len, name->tip_name,
-			       parent_number);
+	if (name->generation > 0) {
+		strbuf_grow(&sb, len +
+			    1 + decimal_width(name->generation) +
+			    1 + decimal_width(parent_number));
+		strbuf_addf(&sb, "%.*s~%d^%d", (int)len, name->tip_name,
+			    name->generation, parent_number);
+	} else {
+		strbuf_grow(&sb, len +
+			    1 + decimal_width(parent_number));
+		strbuf_addf(&sb, "%.*s^%d", (int)len, name->tip_name,
+			    parent_number);
+	}
+	return strbuf_detach(&sb, NULL);
 }

 static void name_rev(struct commit *start_commit,
--
2.25.0
Previous: René ScharfeNext: Derrick Stolee
Message 14 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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