Add links for arena and interning. (#1868)
Co-authored-by: Yuki Okushi <jtitor@2k36.org>
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@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ Rustc tries to be pretty careful how it manages memory. The compiler allocates
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_a lot_ of data structures throughout compilation, and if we are not careful,
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it will take a lot of time and space to do so.
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One of the main way the compiler manages this is using arenas and interning.
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One of the main way the compiler manages this is using [arena]s and [interning].
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[arena]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Region-based_memory_management
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[interning]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_interning
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## Arenas and Interning
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@ -246,12 +246,15 @@ for different purposes:
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optimizations on it.
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One other thing to note is that many values in the compiler are _interned_.
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This is a performance and memory optimization in which we allocate the values
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in a special allocator called an _arena_. Then, we pass around references to
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the values allocated in the arena. This allows us to make sure that identical
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values (e.g. types in your program) are only allocated once and can be compared
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cheaply by comparing pointers. Many of the intermediate representations are
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interned.
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This is a performance and memory optimization in which we allocate the values in
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a special allocator called an
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_[arena]_. Then, we pass
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around references to the values allocated in the arena. This allows us to make
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sure that identical values (e.g. types in your program) are only allocated once
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and can be compared cheaply by comparing pointers. Many of the intermediate
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representations are interned.
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[arena]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Region-based_memory_management
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### Queries
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