https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=100133

            Bug ID: 100133
           Summary: std::copy extremely slow for random access iterator
           Product: gcc
           Version: 11.0
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: libstdc++
          Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org
          Reporter: hewillk at gmail dot com
  Target Milestone: ---

HI, I found that libstdc++‘s std::copy is extremely slow for random access
iterator. For the following example, if libc++'s std::copy is used, copy from
std::vector will be 10 times faster than from std::list with -O3, but for
libstdc++'s std::copy, copying from std::vector is twice as slow as std::list.

#include <vector>
#include <list>
#include <algorithm>

const std::vector<int> v(100, 42);
const std::list<int> l(100, 42);

static void copy_from_vector(benchmark::State& state)
{
  for (auto _ : state) {
    std::vector<int> to(v.size());
    std::copy(
      v.begin(), v.end(), 
      to.begin()
    );
  }
}
BENCHMARK(copy_from_vector);

static void copy_from_list(benchmark::State& state)
{
  for (auto _ : state) {
    std::vector<int> to(l.size());
    std::copy(
      l.begin(), l.end(), 
      to.begin()
    );
  }
}
BENCHMARK(copy_from_list);

you can see libc++‘s std::copy benchmark here:
https://quick-bench.com/q/OPrNMQpJf6jKPBT5G-Uq-4U6XHc
and libstdc++'s std::copy here:
https://quick-bench.com/q/cuKCK_VE-KJgD3xA-ogXNCj9UCQ.

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