Re: Micro-optimizations to avoid some strlen calls. - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From David G. Johnston
Subject Re: Micro-optimizations to avoid some strlen calls.
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In response to Re: Micro-optimizations to avoid some strlen calls.  (Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>)
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On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 5:28 PM Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz> wrote:
On Mon, Jul 19, 2021 at 07:48:55PM -0300, Ranier Vilela wrote:
> There are some places, where strlen can have an overhead.
> This patch tries to fix this.
>
> Pass check-world at linux ubuntu (20.04) 64 bits.

Why does it matter?  No code paths you are changing here are
performance-critical, meaning that such calls won't really show up
high in profiles.

I don't think there is anything to change here.

Agreed.  To borrow from a nearby email of a similar nature (PGConn information retrieval IIRC) - it is not generally a benefit to avoid function call access to data multiple times in a block by substituting in a saved local variable. The function call tends to be more readable then having yet one more unimportant name to keep in short-term memory.  As much code already conforms to that the status quo is a preferred state unless there is a demonstrable performance gain to be had.  The readability, and lack of churn, is otherwise more important.

David J.


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