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[PATCH v2 09/11] reftable/merged: reuse buffer to compute record keys

From
Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Date
Dec 8, 2023, 14:53 UTC
Message-ID
<cbf77ec45a26c215884d26a4e249adeeaf634f3d.1702047081.git.ps@pks.im>
In-Reply-To
<cover.1702047081.git.ps@pks.im>

When iterating over entries in the merged iterator's queue, we compute the key of each of the entries and write it into a buffer. We do not reuse the buffer though and thus re-allocate it on every iteration, which is wasteful given that we never transfer ownership of the allocated bytes outside of the loop.

Refactor the code to reuse the buffer. This also fixes a potential memory leak when `merged_iter_advance_subiter()` returns an error.

Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
---
 reftable/merged.c | 31 ++++++++++++++++---------------
 reftable/merged.h |  2 ++
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
diff --git a/reftable/merged.c b/reftable/merged.c
index 5ded470c08..556bb5c556 100644
--- a/reftable/merged.c
+++ b/reftable/merged.c
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ static void merged_iter_close(void *p)
 		reftable_iterator_destroy(&mi->stack[i]);
 	}
 	reftable_free(mi->stack);
+	strbuf_release(&mi->key);
+	strbuf_release(&mi->entry_key);
 }
 
 static int merged_iter_advance_nonnull_subiter(struct merged_iter *mi,
@@ -85,7 +87,6 @@ static int merged_iter_advance_subiter(struct merged_iter *mi, size_t idx)
 static int merged_iter_next_entry(struct merged_iter *mi,
 				  struct reftable_record *rec)
 {
-	struct strbuf entry_key = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct pq_entry entry = { 0 };
 	int err = 0;
 
@@ -105,33 +106,31 @@ static int merged_iter_next_entry(struct merged_iter *mi,
 	  such a deployment, the loop below must be changed to collect all
 	  entries for the same key, and return new the newest one.
 	*/
-	reftable_record_key(&entry.rec, &entry_key);
+	reftable_record_key(&entry.rec, &mi->entry_key);
 	while (!merged_iter_pqueue_is_empty(mi->pq)) {
 		struct pq_entry top = merged_iter_pqueue_top(mi->pq);
-		struct strbuf k = STRBUF_INIT;
-		int err = 0, cmp = 0;
+		int cmp = 0;
 
-		reftable_record_key(&top.rec, &k);
+		reftable_record_key(&top.rec, &mi->key);
 
-		cmp = strbuf_cmp(&k, &entry_key);
-		strbuf_release(&k);
-
-		if (cmp > 0) {
+		cmp = strbuf_cmp(&mi->key, &mi->entry_key);
+		if (cmp > 0)
 			break;
-		}
 
 		merged_iter_pqueue_remove(&mi->pq);
 		err = merged_iter_advance_subiter(mi, top.index);
-		if (err < 0) {
-			return err;
-		}
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto done;
 		reftable_record_release(&top.rec);
 	}
 
 	reftable_record_copy_from(rec, &entry.rec, hash_size(mi->hash_id));
+
+done:
 	reftable_record_release(&entry.rec);
-	strbuf_release(&entry_key);
-	return 0;
+	strbuf_release(&mi->entry_key);
+	strbuf_release(&mi->key);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int merged_iter_next(struct merged_iter *mi, struct reftable_record *rec)
@@ -248,6 +247,8 @@ static int merged_table_seek_record(struct reftable_merged_table *mt,
 		.typ = reftable_record_type(rec),
 		.hash_id = mt->hash_id,
 		.suppress_deletions = mt->suppress_deletions,
+		.key = STRBUF_INIT,
+		.entry_key = STRBUF_INIT,
 	};
 	int n = 0;
 	int err = 0;
diff --git a/reftable/merged.h b/reftable/merged.h
index 7d9f95d27e..d5b39dfe7f 100644
--- a/reftable/merged.h
+++ b/reftable/merged.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ struct merged_iter {
 	uint8_t typ;
 	int suppress_deletions;
 	struct merged_iter_pqueue pq;
+	struct strbuf key;
+	struct strbuf entry_key;
 };
 
 void merged_table_release(struct reftable_merged_table *mt);
-- 
2.43.0
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  2. 1/8 reftable: wrap EXPECT macros in do/whilePatrick Steinhardt, Nov 21, 2023
  3. 2/8 reftable: handle interrupted readsPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 21, 2023
  4. 3/8 reftable: handle interrupted writesPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 21, 2023
  5. 4/8 reftable/stack: verify that `reftable_stack_add()` uses auto-compactionPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 21, 2023
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  7. Han-Wen NienhuysDec 21, 2023
  8. Patrick SteinhardtDec 21, 2023
  9. 6/8 reftable/stack: reuse buffers when reloading stackPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 21, 2023
  10. 7/8 reftable/merged: reuse buffer to compute record keysPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 21, 2023
  11. Han-Wen NienhuysDec 21, 2023
  12. 8/8 reftable/stack: fix stale lock when dyingPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 21, 2023
  13. 00/11 reftable: small set of fixesPatrick Steinhardt, Dec 8, 2023
  14. 01/11 reftable: wrap EXPECT macros in do/whilePatrick Steinhardt, Dec 8, 2023
  15. 02/11 reftable: handle interrupted readsPatrick Steinhardt, Dec 8, 2023
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  18. 03/11 reftable: handle interrupted writesPatrick Steinhardt, Dec 8, 2023
  19. 04/11 reftable/stack: verify that `reftable_stack_add()` uses auto-compactionPatrick Steinhardt, Dec 8, 2023
  20. Taylor BlauDec 8, 2023
  21. Eric SunshineDec 8, 2023
  22. Patrick SteinhardtDec 11, 2023
  23. Eric SunshineDec 11, 2023
  24. 05/11 reftable/stack: perform auto-compaction with transactional interfacePatrick Steinhardt, Dec 8, 2023
  25. Taylor BlauDec 8, 2023
  26. Patrick SteinhardtDec 11, 2023
  27. 06/11 reftable/stack: reuse buffers when reloading stackPatrick Steinhardt, Dec 8, 2023
  28. Taylor BlauDec 8, 2023
  29. Patrick SteinhardtDec 11, 2023
  30. Han-Wen NienhuysDec 21, 2023
  31. 07/11 reftable/stack: fix stale lock when dyingPatrick Steinhardt, Dec 8, 2023
  32. Taylor BlauDec 8, 2023
  33. Patrick SteinhardtDec 11, 2023
  34. 08/11 reftable/stack: fix use of unseeded randomnessPatrick Steinhardt, Dec 8, 2023
  35. Han-Wen NienhuysDec 21, 2023
  36. 09/11 reftable/merged: reuse buffer to compute record keysPatrick Steinhardt, Dec 8, 2023
  37. 10/11 reftable/block: introduce macro to initialize `struct block_iter`Patrick Steinhardt, Dec 8, 2023
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  39. Han-Wen NienhuysDec 21, 2023
  40. Patrick SteinhardtDec 28, 2023
  41. Taylor BlauDec 8, 2023
  42. 00/11 reftable: small set of fixesPatrick Steinhardt, Dec 11, 2023
  43. 01/11 reftable: wrap EXPECT macros in do/whilePatrick Steinhardt, Dec 11, 2023
  44. 02/11 reftable: handle interrupted readsPatrick Steinhardt, Dec 11, 2023
  45. 03/11 reftable: handle interrupted writesPatrick Steinhardt, Dec 11, 2023
  46. 04/11 reftable/stack: verify that `reftable_stack_add()` uses auto-compactionPatrick Steinhardt, Dec 11, 2023
  47. Taylor BlauDec 11, 2023
  48. Patrick SteinhardtDec 12, 2023
  49. 05/11 reftable/stack: perform auto-compaction with transactional interfacePatrick Steinhardt, Dec 11, 2023
  50. 06/11 reftable/stack: reuse buffers when reloading stackPatrick Steinhardt, Dec 11, 2023
  51. 07/11 reftable/stack: fix stale lock when dyingPatrick Steinhardt, Dec 11, 2023
  52. 08/11 reftable/stack: fix use of unseeded randomnessPatrick Steinhardt, Dec 11, 2023
  53. 09/11 reftable/merged: reuse buffer to compute record keysPatrick Steinhardt, Dec 11, 2023
  54. 10/11 reftable/block: introduce macro to initialize `struct block_iter`Patrick Steinhardt, Dec 11, 2023
  55. 11/11 reftable/block: reuse buffer to compute record keysPatrick Steinhardt, Dec 11, 2023
  56. Taylor BlauDec 11, 2023
  57. Patrick SteinhardtDec 12, 2023
  58. Han-Wen NienhuysDec 21, 2023

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