Shrink Crystal::System.print_error's output size#15490
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Terrific 👍 I've been reusing the to_int_slice calls in Crystal.trace (https://github.com/crystal-lang/crystal/blob/master/src/crystal/tracing.cr) so we'll have to fix the calls there too. |
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`Crystal::System` is by far the single largest LLVM module when compiling a blank source file, even though all the module does by itself is defining `.print_error` and friends. On my machine, with debug information stripped, `C-rystal5858S-ystem.o0.bc` is 213.4 KiB big, compared to `_main.o0.bc`'s 101.7 KiB. Disassembling the bytecode back to LLVM IR produces a monstrosity with 33k lines. This PR brings the numbers down to 48.0 KiB and 6.1k lines, while slightly improving performance, using the following tricks: * The type of `.as?(T)` is always `T?` and does not perform intersection, so even simple types like `Int32` are upcast into the whole `Int::Primitive?`, leading to a lot of redundant downcasts later. A simple `is_a?` will suffice as a type filter in `read_arg`. (I believe this is mentioned somewhere but couldn't find it) * In `.to_int_slice`, the `num` variable is cast into an `Int32 | UInt32 | Int64 | UInt64`, and each subsequent line dispatches over that union. The fix here is to split the rest of the body into a separate method, and call it with each variant of the union. This form of dispatching is akin to rewriting `.to_int_slice` as an instance method on the integers. * `.to_int_slice` is now non-yielding, as the inlining added too much bloat. The caller is responsible for preparing a suitably sized buffer. Additionally, this reduces the time for the bytecode generation phase from an average of 0.35s down to 0.26s.
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Crystal::Systemis by far the single largest LLVM module when compiling a blank source file, even though all the module does by itself is defining.print_errorand friends. On my machine, with debug information stripped,C-rystal5858S-ystem.o0.bcis 213.4 KiB big, compared to_main.o0.bc's 101.7 KiB. Disassembling the bytecode back to LLVM IR produces a monstrosity with 33k lines. This PR brings the numbers down to 48.0 KiB and 6.1k lines, while slightly improving performance, using the following tricks:.as?(T)is alwaysT?and does not perform intersection, so even simple types likeInt32are upcast into the wholeInt::Primitive?, leading to a lot of redundant downcasts later. A simpleis_a?will suffice as a type filter inread_arg. (I believe this is mentioned somewhere but couldn't find it).to_int_slice, thenumvariable is cast into anInt32 | UInt32 | Int64 | UInt64, and each subsequent line dispatches over that union. The fix here is to split the rest of the body into a separate method, and call it with each variant of the union. This form of dispatching is akin to rewriting.to_int_sliceas an instance method on the integers..to_int_sliceis now non-yielding, as the inlining added too much bloat. The caller is responsible for preparing a suitably sized buffer.Additionally, this reduces the time for the bytecode generation phase from an average of 0.35s down to 0.26s.