go/test
Russ Cox d447279927 cmd/internal/gc: optimize slice + write barrier
The code generated for a slice x[i:j] or x[i:j:k] computes the entire
new slice (base, len, cap) and then uses it as the evaluation of the
slice expression.

If the slice is part of an update x = x[i:j] or x = x[i:j:k], there are
opportunities to avoid computing some of these fields.

For x = x[0:i], we know that only the len is changing;
base can be ignored completely, and cap can be left unmodified.

For x = x[0:i:j], we know that only len and cap are changing;
base can be ignored completely.

For x = x[i:i], we know that the resulting cap is zero, and we don't
adjust the base during a slice producing a zero-cap result,
so again base can be ignored completely.

No write to base, no write barrier.

The old slice code was trying to work at a Go syntax level, mainly
because that was how you wrote code just once instead of once
per architecture. Now the compiler is factored a bit better and we
can implement slice during code generation but still have one copy
of the code. So the new code is working at that lower level.
(It must, to update only parts of the result.)

This CL by itself:
name                   old mean              new mean              delta
BinaryTree17            5.81s × (0.98,1.03)   5.71s × (0.96,1.05)     ~    (p=0.101)
Fannkuch11              4.35s × (1.00,1.00)   4.39s × (1.00,1.00)   +0.79% (p=0.000)
FmtFprintfEmpty        86.0ns × (0.94,1.11)  82.6ns × (0.98,1.04)   -3.86% (p=0.048)
FmtFprintfString        276ns × (0.98,1.04)   273ns × (0.98,1.02)     ~    (p=0.235)
FmtFprintfInt           274ns × (0.98,1.06)   270ns × (0.99,1.01)     ~    (p=0.119)
FmtFprintfIntInt        506ns × (0.99,1.01)   475ns × (0.99,1.01)   -6.02% (p=0.000)
FmtFprintfPrefixedInt   391ns × (0.99,1.01)   393ns × (1.00,1.01)     ~    (p=0.139)
FmtFprintfFloat         566ns × (0.99,1.01)   574ns × (1.00,1.01)   +1.33% (p=0.001)
FmtManyArgs            1.91µs × (0.99,1.01)  1.87µs × (0.99,1.02)   -1.83% (p=0.000)
GobDecode              15.3ms × (0.99,1.02)  15.0ms × (0.98,1.05)   -1.84% (p=0.042)
GobEncode              11.5ms × (0.97,1.03)  11.4ms × (0.99,1.03)     ~    (p=0.152)
Gzip                    645ms × (0.99,1.01)   647ms × (0.99,1.01)     ~    (p=0.265)
Gunzip                  142ms × (1.00,1.00)   143ms × (1.00,1.01)   +0.90% (p=0.000)
HTTPClientServer       90.5µs × (0.97,1.04)  88.5µs × (0.99,1.03)   -2.27% (p=0.014)
JSONEncode             32.0ms × (0.98,1.03)  29.6ms × (0.98,1.01)   -7.51% (p=0.000)
JSONDecode              114ms × (0.99,1.01)   104ms × (1.00,1.01)   -8.60% (p=0.000)
Mandelbrot200          6.04ms × (1.00,1.01)  6.02ms × (1.00,1.00)     ~    (p=0.057)
GoParse                6.47ms × (0.97,1.05)  6.37ms × (0.97,1.04)     ~    (p=0.105)
RegexpMatchEasy0_32     171ns × (0.93,1.07)   152ns × (0.99,1.01)  -11.09% (p=0.000)
RegexpMatchEasy0_1K     550ns × (0.98,1.01)   530ns × (1.00,1.00)   -3.78% (p=0.000)
RegexpMatchEasy1_32     135ns × (0.99,1.02)   134ns × (0.99,1.01)   -1.33% (p=0.002)
RegexpMatchEasy1_1K     879ns × (1.00,1.01)   865ns × (1.00,1.00)   -1.58% (p=0.000)
RegexpMatchMedium_32    243ns × (1.00,1.00)   233ns × (1.00,1.00)   -4.30% (p=0.000)
RegexpMatchMedium_1K   70.3µs × (1.00,1.00)  69.5µs × (1.00,1.00)   -1.13% (p=0.000)
RegexpMatchHard_32     3.82µs × (1.00,1.01)  3.74µs × (1.00,1.00)   -1.95% (p=0.000)
RegexpMatchHard_1K      117µs × (1.00,1.00)   115µs × (1.00,1.00)   -1.69% (p=0.000)
Revcomp                 917ms × (0.97,1.04)   920ms × (0.97,1.04)     ~    (p=0.786)
Template                114ms × (0.99,1.01)   117ms × (0.99,1.01)   +2.58% (p=0.000)
TimeParse               622ns × (0.99,1.01)   615ns × (0.99,1.00)   -1.06% (p=0.000)
TimeFormat              665ns × (0.99,1.01)   654ns × (0.99,1.00)   -1.70% (p=0.000)

This CL and previous CL (append) combined:
name                   old mean              new mean              delta
BinaryTree17            5.68s × (0.97,1.04)   5.71s × (0.96,1.05)     ~    (p=0.638)
Fannkuch11              4.41s × (0.98,1.03)   4.39s × (1.00,1.00)     ~    (p=0.474)
FmtFprintfEmpty        92.7ns × (0.91,1.16)  82.6ns × (0.98,1.04)  -10.89% (p=0.004)
FmtFprintfString        281ns × (0.96,1.08)   273ns × (0.98,1.02)     ~    (p=0.078)
FmtFprintfInt           288ns × (0.97,1.06)   270ns × (0.99,1.01)   -6.37% (p=0.000)
FmtFprintfIntInt        493ns × (0.97,1.04)   475ns × (0.99,1.01)   -3.53% (p=0.002)
FmtFprintfPrefixedInt   423ns × (0.97,1.04)   393ns × (1.00,1.01)   -7.07% (p=0.000)
FmtFprintfFloat         598ns × (0.99,1.01)   574ns × (1.00,1.01)   -4.02% (p=0.000)
FmtManyArgs            1.89µs × (0.98,1.05)  1.87µs × (0.99,1.02)     ~    (p=0.305)
GobDecode              14.8ms × (0.98,1.03)  15.0ms × (0.98,1.05)     ~    (p=0.237)
GobEncode              12.3ms × (0.98,1.01)  11.4ms × (0.99,1.03)   -6.95% (p=0.000)
Gzip                    656ms × (0.99,1.05)   647ms × (0.99,1.01)     ~    (p=0.101)
Gunzip                  142ms × (1.00,1.00)   143ms × (1.00,1.01)   +0.58% (p=0.001)
HTTPClientServer       91.2µs × (0.97,1.04)  88.5µs × (0.99,1.03)   -3.02% (p=0.003)
JSONEncode             32.6ms × (0.97,1.08)  29.6ms × (0.98,1.01)   -9.10% (p=0.000)
JSONDecode              114ms × (0.97,1.05)   104ms × (1.00,1.01)   -8.74% (p=0.000)
Mandelbrot200          6.11ms × (0.98,1.04)  6.02ms × (1.00,1.00)     ~    (p=0.090)
GoParse                6.66ms × (0.97,1.04)  6.37ms × (0.97,1.04)   -4.41% (p=0.000)
RegexpMatchEasy0_32     159ns × (0.99,1.00)   152ns × (0.99,1.01)   -4.69% (p=0.000)
RegexpMatchEasy0_1K     538ns × (1.00,1.01)   530ns × (1.00,1.00)   -1.57% (p=0.000)
RegexpMatchEasy1_32     138ns × (1.00,1.00)   134ns × (0.99,1.01)   -2.91% (p=0.000)
RegexpMatchEasy1_1K     869ns × (0.99,1.01)   865ns × (1.00,1.00)   -0.51% (p=0.012)
RegexpMatchMedium_32    252ns × (0.99,1.01)   233ns × (1.00,1.00)   -7.85% (p=0.000)
RegexpMatchMedium_1K   72.7µs × (1.00,1.00)  69.5µs × (1.00,1.00)   -4.43% (p=0.000)
RegexpMatchHard_32     3.85µs × (1.00,1.00)  3.74µs × (1.00,1.00)   -2.74% (p=0.000)
RegexpMatchHard_1K      118µs × (1.00,1.00)   115µs × (1.00,1.00)   -2.24% (p=0.000)
Revcomp                 920ms × (0.97,1.07)   920ms × (0.97,1.04)     ~    (p=0.998)
Template                129ms × (0.98,1.03)   117ms × (0.99,1.01)   -9.79% (p=0.000)
TimeParse               619ns × (0.99,1.01)   615ns × (0.99,1.00)   -0.57% (p=0.011)
TimeFormat              661ns × (0.98,1.04)   654ns × (0.99,1.00)     ~    (p=0.223)

Change-Id: If054d81ab2c71d8d62cf54b5b1fac2af66b387fc
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/9813
Reviewed-by: David Chase <drchase@google.com>
Run-TryBot: Russ Cox <rsc@golang.org>
TryBot-Result: Gobot Gobot <gobot@golang.org>
2015-05-13 19:20:39 +00:00
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bench build: adjustments for move from src/pkg to src 2014-09-08 00:06:45 -04:00
bugs test: migrate remaining tests to run.go 2014-12-22 22:41:34 +00:00
chan cmd/gc: implement 'for range x {' 2014-07-16 19:27:10 -04:00
ddd2.dir
dwarf test: make rundir match compiledir/errorcheckdir. 2013-01-11 22:00:48 +01:00
fixedbugs cmd/internal/gc: avoid spurious div-zero errors 2015-05-13 17:38:13 +00:00
import2.dir
import4.dir test: match gccgo import error messages 2013-12-12 19:02:11 -08:00
interface cmd/internal/gc: improve "type *X has no field or method M" message 2015-05-07 16:21:57 +00:00
ken
method4.dir cmd/gc: do not omit wrapper for expression (interface{...}).F 2014-01-07 13:26:48 +01:00
safe test: adapt old-style tests to new flag parsing. 2013-01-11 22:05:46 +01:00
stress build: adjustments for move from src/pkg to src 2014-09-08 00:06:45 -04:00
syntax test: match gccgo error messages 2013-12-12 17:18:12 -08:00
64bit.go cmd/gc: Error out on division by constant zero. 2013-01-30 20:21:08 +01:00
235.go
alias.go
alias1.go test: ensure all failing tests exit nonzero. 2013-02-12 13:17:49 -05:00
append.go
args.go
assign.go cmd/gc: prohibit short variable declarations containing duplicate symbols 2014-10-06 17:16:39 -04:00
assign1.go
bigalg.go test: ensure all failing tests exit nonzero. 2013-02-12 13:17:49 -05:00
bigmap.go
blank.go test: revert changes made for Go SSA interpreter test. 2013-10-08 14:36:20 -04:00
blank1.go test: match gccgo error messages for blank1.go 2013-09-28 15:19:05 -07:00
bom.go
bombad.go
bounds.go
chancap.go
chanlinear.go runtime: test for linear enqueue/dequeue behavior 2014-12-08 22:18:17 +00:00
char_lit.go
char_lit1.go
clearfat.go [dev.power64] 9g: fix under-zeroing in clearfat 2014-10-31 11:08:27 -04:00
closedchan.go
closure.go
closure1.go cmd/gc: capture variables by value 2015-01-29 13:07:30 +00:00
closure2.go cmd/gc: fix capturing by value for range statements 2015-02-03 15:48:48 +00:00
cmp.go cmd/gc: do not nop-convert equivalent but different interface types. 2014-02-27 08:07:50 +01:00
cmp6.go cmd/gc: do not consider length zero arrays as comparable. 2014-01-31 00:30:56 +01:00
cmplx.go cmd/gc: reject complex calls with mismatched argument types. 2013-03-11 22:55:14 +01:00
cmplxdivide.c test: comment the behavior and use of cmplxdivide* 2015-01-15 00:00:06 +00:00
cmplxdivide.go test: comment the behavior and use of cmplxdivide* 2015-01-15 00:00:06 +00:00
cmplxdivide1.go
complit.go
complit1.go
compos.go
const.go exp/ssa/interp: (#6 of 5): test interpretation of SSA form of $GOROOT/test/*.go. 2013-02-21 12:48:38 -05:00
const1.go test: match gccgo error messages 2013-12-12 17:18:12 -08:00
const2.go
const3.go
const4.go test: ensure all failing tests exit nonzero. 2013-02-12 13:17:49 -05:00
const5.go cmd/gc: reject builtin function calls in len(fixed array) constants 2014-04-03 19:04:33 -04:00
const6.go test: match gccgo error strings. 2013-06-26 18:05:02 +02:00
convT2X.go
convert.go
convert1.go
convert3.go
convlit.go cmd/internal/gc: unsafe.Pointer constants may only be converted to uintptr 2015-05-07 23:54:28 +00:00
convlit1.go
copy.go test: ensure all failing tests exit nonzero. 2013-02-12 13:17:49 -05:00
crlf.go
ddd.go
ddd1.go
ddd2.go
decl.go test: ensure all failing tests exit nonzero. 2013-02-12 13:17:49 -05:00
declbad.go
defer.go test: ensure all failing tests exit nonzero. 2013-02-12 13:17:49 -05:00
deferfin.go runtime: combine small NoScan allocations 2014-01-24 22:35:11 +04:00
deferprint.go
deferprint.out
divide.go test: ensure all failing tests exit nonzero. 2013-02-12 13:17:49 -05:00
divmod.go all: fix a few spelling errors in source comments 2013-12-27 08:59:02 -08:00
empty.go
env.go
eof.go
eof1.go
errchk test/errchk: use "#!/usr/bin/env perl" shebang line 2013-05-23 04:41:22 +08:00
escape.go test: ensure all failing tests exit nonzero. 2013-02-12 13:17:49 -05:00
escape2.go cmd/internal/gc: improve flow of input params to output params 2015-05-01 13:47:20 +00:00
escape2n.go cmd/internal/gc: improve flow of input params to output params 2015-05-01 13:47:20 +00:00
escape3.go
escape4.go cmd/internal/gc: transitive inlining 2015-02-26 17:36:00 +00:00
escape5.go test: add tests for escape analysis of interface conversions 2015-03-28 16:15:27 +00:00
escape_array.go cmd/internal/gc: improve flow of input params to output params 2015-05-01 13:47:20 +00:00
escape_calls.go cmd/internal/gc: improve flow of input params to output params 2015-05-01 13:47:20 +00:00
escape_closure.go cmd/internal/gc: improve flow of input params to output params 2015-05-01 13:47:20 +00:00
escape_field.go cmd/internal/gc: improve flow of input params to output params 2015-05-01 13:47:20 +00:00
escape_iface.go test: add tests for escape analysis of interface conversions 2015-03-28 16:15:27 +00:00
escape_indir.go cmd/internal/gc: improve flow of input params to output params 2015-05-01 13:47:20 +00:00
escape_level.go cmd/internal/gc: improve flow of input params to output params 2015-05-01 13:47:20 +00:00
escape_map.go test: add tests for escape analysis of interface conversions 2015-03-28 16:15:27 +00:00
escape_param.go cmd/internal/gc: improve flow of input params to output params 2015-05-01 13:47:20 +00:00
escape_slice.go test: add tests for escape analysis of slices 2015-03-28 13:18:42 +00:00
escape_struct_param1.go cmd/internal/gc: improve flow of input params to output params 2015-05-01 13:47:20 +00:00
escape_struct_param2.go cmd/internal/gc: improve flow of input params to output params 2015-05-01 13:47:20 +00:00
escape_struct_return.go cmd/internal/gc: improve flow of input params to output params 2015-05-01 13:47:20 +00:00
fibo.go Fix whitespace (use blanks consistently). 2014-12-08 22:22:58 +00:00
float_lit.go test: ensure all failing tests exit nonzero. 2013-02-12 13:17:49 -05:00
float_lit2.go test: fix two typos in float_lit2.go 2014-05-21 17:19:12 -04:00
float_lit3.go test/float_lit2.go: rewrite to test values near boundaries 2014-05-21 17:12:06 -04:00
floatcmp.go test: ensure all failing tests exit nonzero. 2013-02-12 13:17:49 -05:00
for.go
func.go
func1.go cmd/gc: ensure unique parameter and result names in function types 2013-03-15 15:24:13 -04:00
func2.go
func3.go
func4.go
func5.go
func6.go
func7.go test: ensure all failing tests exit nonzero. 2013-02-12 13:17:49 -05:00
func8.go test: ensure all failing tests exit nonzero. 2013-02-12 13:17:49 -05:00
funcdup.go test: match gccgo error messages 2013-12-12 17:18:12 -08:00
funcdup2.go test: match gccgo error messages 2013-12-12 17:18:12 -08:00
gc.go
gc1.go
gc2.go test: check for build constraints only upto the first blank line 2015-02-06 05:36:26 +00:00
gcstring.go runtime: fix empty string handling in garbage collector 2014-03-11 23:58:39 -04:00
goprint.go test: make goprint.go wait longer for go its routine to execute 2013-04-12 16:04:19 -07:00
goprint.out
goto.go
helloworld.go
helloworld.out
if.go
import.go
import1.go test: match gccgo import error messages 2013-12-12 19:02:11 -08:00
import2.go
import4.go
import5.go
index.go test: recognize gccgo error message in index.go 2013-09-27 20:38:52 -07:00
index0.go
index1.go
index2.go
indirect.go
indirect1.go
init.go
init1.go test: deflake init1.go test, tighten its bounds 2015-02-13 22:13:56 +00:00
initcomma.go
initialize.go
initializerr.go test: add "duplicate" struct map key test 2012-12-17 11:05:58 -05:00
inline.go cmd/internal/gc: transitive inlining 2015-02-26 17:36:00 +00:00
int_lit.go
intcvt.go
iota.go
label.go
label1.go
linkx.go test: move linkx and sinit to run.go 2014-11-06 15:14:08 -05:00
linkx_run.go cmd/go: put user ldflags at the end of the linker invocation 2015-01-02 18:36:44 +00:00
literal.go test: ensure all failing tests exit nonzero. 2013-02-12 13:17:49 -05:00
live.go test: add -update_errors flag to run script 2015-04-10 11:33:42 +00:00
live1.go cmd/gc: correct liveness for fat variables 2014-02-15 10:58:55 -05:00
live2.go cmd/gc: allocate non-escaping maps on stack 2015-02-12 09:53:52 +00:00
mallocfin.go
map.go test/mapnan.go: add regression test for non-empty interfaces. 2014-08-06 17:02:55 -04:00
map1.go
maplinear.go test: make maplinear more robust 2014-10-27 18:59:02 -04:00
method.go test: a number of fixes. 2013-02-11 18:20:52 -05:00
method1.go
method2.go cmd/gc: fix method values whose receiver is an unnamed interface. 2013-08-29 10:00:58 +02:00
method3.go
method4.go
method5.go cmd/gc: implement method values 2013-03-20 17:11:09 -04:00
named.go
named1.go cmd/gc: comma-ok assignments produce untyped bool as 2nd result 2014-08-11 16:11:55 -07:00
nil.go test: ensure all failing tests exit nonzero. 2013-02-12 13:17:49 -05:00
nilcheck.go cmd/gc: optimize existence-only map lookups 2015-01-07 22:36:06 +00:00
nilptr.go test/nilptr: add more tests 2013-09-05 23:06:34 -04:00
nilptr2.go test: revert changes made for Go SSA interpreter test. 2013-10-08 14:36:20 -04:00
nilptr3.go cmd/7g: enable peephole optimizer 2015-04-08 08:16:54 +00:00
nilptr4.go cmd/gc: fix bad checknil with ints on 32 bit compilers 2014-02-26 12:25:13 -08:00
nosplit.go test: fix nosplit test for noopt build 2015-05-03 16:10:40 +00:00
nul1.go
parentype.go
peano.go
print.go runtime: move built-in print routines to go. 2014-07-31 13:48:48 -07:00
print.out runtime: move built-in print routines to go. 2014-07-31 13:48:48 -07:00
printbig.go
printbig.out
range.go cmd/gc: implement 'for range x {' 2014-07-16 19:27:10 -04:00
recover.go test: add more cases to recover.go 2014-10-22 08:06:15 -07:00
recover1.go
recover2.go
recover3.go tests: remove two misuses of nil pointers 2013-08-15 11:51:04 -04:00
recover4.go test: fix recover4 test on 64kb systems 2015-03-17 05:25:01 +00:00
rename.go test: ensure all failing tests exit nonzero. 2013-02-12 13:17:49 -05:00
rename1.go
reorder.go test: a number of fixes. 2013-02-11 18:20:52 -05:00
reorder2.go cmd/gc: shorten temporary lifetimes when possible 2014-04-01 13:31:38 -04:00
return.go test: add cases to return.go that gccgo got wrong 2013-08-07 11:31:01 -07:00
rotate.go test: add rotate.go and fixedbugs/bug313 2013-01-11 22:42:55 +01:00
rotate0.go [dev.cc] test: disable rotate tests 2015-02-19 20:14:21 +00:00
rotate1.go [dev.cc] test: disable rotate tests 2015-02-19 20:14:21 +00:00
rotate2.go [dev.cc] test: disable rotate tests 2015-02-19 20:14:21 +00:00
rotate3.go [dev.cc] test: disable rotate tests 2015-02-19 20:14:21 +00:00
run.go test: gofmt run.go 2015-04-28 00:08:50 +00:00
rune.go
runtime.go
shift1.go test: avoid "declared but not used" errors in shift1.go 2014-07-20 12:25:24 -07:00
shift2.go test: add shift expression incorrectly rejected by gccgo. 2013-06-25 08:06:34 +02:00
sieve.go
sigchld.go test: skip SIGCHLD test on Plan 9 2014-01-29 09:28:23 +01:00
sigchld.out
simassign.go
sinit.go test: move linkx and sinit to run.go 2014-11-06 15:14:08 -05:00
sinit_run.go test: fix nacl build 2014-11-09 21:10:49 -05:00
sizeof.go test: correct sizeof.go. 2013-06-02 19:10:11 +02:00
slice3.go cmd/gc, runtime: treat slices and strings like pointers in garbage collection 2014-08-25 14:38:19 -04:00
slice3err.go test: match gccgo error messages 2013-12-12 17:18:12 -08:00
slicecap.go cmd/gc, runtime: treat slices and strings like pointers in garbage collection 2014-08-25 14:38:19 -04:00
sliceopt.go cmd/internal/gc: optimize slice + write barrier 2015-05-13 19:20:39 +00:00
solitaire.go
stack.go
string_lit.go test: add []rune case to string_lit.go 2013-12-12 17:17:02 -08:00
stringrange.go
struct0.go
switch.go cmd/gc: disallow fallthrough in final case of switch 2013-03-15 00:35:09 -04:00
switch3.go
switch4.go cmd/gc: disallow fallthrough in final case of switch 2013-03-15 00:35:09 -04:00
tinyfin.go runtime: combine small NoScan allocations 2014-01-24 22:35:11 +04:00
torture.go cmd/8g: don't allocate a register early for cap(CHAN). 2014-07-01 09:20:51 +02:00
turing.go
typecheck.go cmd/gc: silence assignment errors to undefined symbols 2014-01-03 21:03:20 +01:00
typeswitch.go
typeswitch1.go
typeswitch2.go
typeswitch3.go
undef.go
utf.go
varerr.go
varinit.go
writebarrier.go cmd/internal/gc: optimize append + write barrier 2015-05-12 17:55:09 +00:00
zerodivide.go test: ensure all failing tests exit nonzero. 2013-02-12 13:17:49 -05:00