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perf: array comparison reference equality + numeric fast path (#674)
## Motivation Array comparison in the evaluator compares element-by-element. Two optimizations are possible: 1. If both arrays are the same object (reference equality), they are trivially equal 2. For numeric elements (the most common comparison type), a direct double comparison is faster than full `Val` dispatch ## Key Design Decision Add reference equality short-circuit and inline numeric comparison fast path in the array comparison loop. ## Modification - **`Evaluator.scala`**: Added reference equality check for arrays, inline numeric fast path for element comparison ## Benchmark Results ### JMH (JVM, 3 iterations) | Benchmark | Master (ms/op) | This PR (ms/op) | Change | |-----------|---------------|-----------------|--------| | bench.02 | 50.427 ± 38.906 | 46.361 ± 6.238 | **-8.1%** ✅ | | comparison2 | 85.854 ± 188.657 | 70.597 ± 22.435 | **-17.8%** ✅ | | realistic2 | 73.458 ± 66.747 | 64.775 ± 1.436 | **-11.8%** ✅ | ## References - Upstream exploration: `he-pin/sjsonnet` jit branch array comparison optimization ## Result -8% to -18% JVM improvement for array comparison via reference equality short-circuit and numeric fast path.
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sjsonnet/src/sjsonnet/Evaluator.scala

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val len = math.min(x.length, y.length)
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var i = 0
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while (i < len) {
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val cmp = compare(x.value(i), y.value(i))
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if (cmp != 0) return cmp
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val xi = x.value(i)
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val yi = y.value(i)
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// Reference equality short-circuit for shared array elements
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if (!(xi eq yi)) {
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// Inline numeric fast path to avoid polymorphic compare() dispatch
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val cmp = xi match {
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case xn: Val.Num =>
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yi match {
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case yn: Val.Num => java.lang.Double.compare(xn.asDouble, yn.asDouble)
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case _ => compare(xi, yi)
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}
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case _ => compare(xi, yi)
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}
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if (cmp != 0) return cmp
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}
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i += 1
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}
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Ordering[Int].compare(x.length, y.length)
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Integer.compare(x.length, y.length)
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case _ => Error.fail("Cannot compare " + x.prettyName + " with " + y.prettyName, x.pos)
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}
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