Re: RFR: 8325730: StringBuilder.toString allocation for the empty String [v2]

2024-02-20 Thread Aleksey Shipilev
On Tue, 20 Feb 2024 18:04:18 GMT, Claes Redestad  wrote:

>> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/StringBuilder.java line 478:
>> 
>>> 476: }
>>> 477: // Create a copy, don't share the array
>>> 478: return new String(this, null);
>> 
>> Ok, this got me a bit confused, but I think this just inlines the call to 
>> this constructor:
>> 
>> 
>> public String(StringBuilder builder) {
>> this(builder, null);
>> }
>
> Yes, I was mostly reaching for increased consistency with `StringBuffer` here.

Good then, thanks.

>> test/micro/org/openjdk/bench/java/lang/StringBuilderToString.java line 33:
>> 
>>> 31: import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Param;
>>> 32: import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Scope;
>>> 33: import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Setup;
>> 
>> Is this needed?
>
> It's needed again now that I reverted the code removals.. :-)

Mhm. I don't see any new `@Setup` methods anywhere. Just checked out the PR 
locally, removed this import and benchmarks still build, and 
`StringBuilderToString` bench still runs. Am I missing something here?

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/17931#discussion_r1496297773
PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/17931#discussion_r1496315384


Re: RFR: 8325730: StringBuilder.toString allocation for the empty String [v2]

2024-02-20 Thread Claes Redestad
On Tue, 20 Feb 2024 18:08:11 GMT, Aleksey Shipilev  wrote:

>> I couldn't figure out why we'd want to have `String::substring` micros in a 
>> test `StringBuffers` (there's also a `StringSubstring` micro), though I 
>> could deal with that as an explicit cleanup RFE.
>
> Yeah, I would like to keep this change clean for backports. Do the cleanup in 
> a separate PR?

Reverted.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/17931#discussion_r1496281834


Re: RFR: 8325730: StringBuilder.toString allocation for the empty String [v2]

2024-02-20 Thread Aleksey Shipilev
On Tue, 20 Feb 2024 18:00:42 GMT, Claes Redestad  wrote:

>> test/micro/org/openjdk/bench/java/lang/StringBuffers.java line 49:
>> 
>>> 47: 
>>> 48: @Benchmark
>>> 49: public String emptyToString() {
>> 
>> Do we actually need to remove the `substring` test here?
>
> I couldn't figure out why we'd want to have `String::substring` micros in a 
> test `StringBuffers` (there's also a `StringSubstring` micro), though I could 
> deal with that as an explicit cleanup RFE.

Yeah, I would like to keep this change clean for backports. Do the cleanup in a 
separate PR?

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/17931#discussion_r1496277852


Re: RFR: 8325730: StringBuilder.toString allocation for the empty String [v2]

2024-02-20 Thread Claes Redestad
On Tue, 20 Feb 2024 17:02:40 GMT, Aleksey Shipilev  wrote:

>> Claes Redestad has updated the pull request incrementally with two 
>> additional commits since the last revision:
>> 
>>  - Revert StringBuffers removals
>>  - Update from review comments by @shipilev
>
> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/StringBuilder.java line 478:
> 
>> 476: }
>> 477: // Create a copy, don't share the array
>> 478: return new String(this, null);
> 
> Ok, this got me a bit confused, but I think this just inlines the call to 
> this constructor:
> 
> 
> public String(StringBuilder builder) {
> this(builder, null);
> }

Yes, I was mostly reaching for increased consistency with `StringBuffer` here.

> test/micro/org/openjdk/bench/java/lang/StringBuilderToString.java line 33:
> 
>> 31: import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Param;
>> 32: import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Scope;
>> 33: import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Setup;
> 
> Is this needed?

It's needed again now that I reverted the code removals.. :-)

> test/micro/org/openjdk/bench/java/lang/StringBuilders.java line 407:
> 
>> 405: 
>> 406: private void generateData() {
>> 407: sb = new StringBuilder(length);
> 
> This looks weird, given there is a `sb` initialization two lines below. Is 
> this `sbEmpty`, really?

Yes, updating the name to avoid the confusing shadowing.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/17931#discussion_r1496273112
PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/17931#discussion_r1496282094
PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/17931#discussion_r1496275704


Re: RFR: 8325730: StringBuilder.toString allocation for the empty String [v2]

2024-02-20 Thread Claes Redestad
> JDK-8282429 accidentally removed an optimization (JDK-8240094) that ensured 
> StringBuilder/StringBuffer::toString returns `""` when the builders are empty.
> 
> 
> Name Cnt Base  Error   Test   Error   Unit  
> Change
> StringBuffers.emptyToString5   12,289 ±0,384  9,883 ± 0,721  ns/op   
> 1,24x (p = 0,000*)
>   :gc.alloc.rate 1862,398 ±   57,647  0,007 ± 0,000 MB/sec   
> 0,00x (p = 0,000*)
>   :gc.alloc.rate.norm  24,000 ±0,000  0,000 ± 0,000   B/op   
> 0,00x (p = 0,000*)
>   :gc.count31,000 0,000 counts
>   :gc.time 21,000   ms
> StringBuilders.emptyToString   54,146 ±0,567  0,646 ± 0,003  ns/op   
> 6,42x (p = 0,000*)
>   :gc.alloc.rate 9208,656 ± 1234,399  0,007 ± 0,000 MB/sec   
> 0,00x (p = 0,000*)
>   :gc.alloc.rate.norm  40,000 ±0,000  0,000 ± 0,000   B/op   
> 0,00x (p = 0,000*)
>   :gc.count96,000 0,000 counts
>   :gc.time 64,000   ms
>   * = significant

Claes Redestad has updated the pull request incrementally with two additional 
commits since the last revision:

 - Revert StringBuffers removals
 - Update from review comments by @shipilev

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Changes:
  - all: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/17931/files
  - new: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/17931/files/7f9566b8..40cca3e3

Webrevs:
 - full: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=17931&range=01
 - incr: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=17931&range=00-01

  Stats: 41 lines in 2 files changed: 38 ins; 0 del; 3 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/17931.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk.git pull/17931/head:pull/17931

PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/17931