perf: update the accumulated value of a reduce expression in place

_assign and _modify create an allocator on every call, so the value they
are given is never one that allocator created, and updateObject and
updateArrayIndex always take the copying branch. Accumulating into an
object or an array with a reduce expression therefore copies the whole
accumulated value on every iteration, which is quadratic in the number
of elements. The query of #241,

    [range(20000)] | reduce .[] as $item ({}; .[($item|tostring)] = {})

took between 10 and 21 seconds here over three runs, against 0.03
seconds for jq.

Create the allocator once per reduce expression and pass it to the
assignment as a third argument, so that the accumulated value is
allocated on the first iteration and modified in place afterwards. The
query above now takes 0.03 seconds, and the memory allocated by an
accumulating reduction grows linearly instead of quadratically: 2.1 MB
instead of 545 MB for 4000 elements.

This is only correct while the accumulated value, and the values the
allocator created inside it, are reachable through the reduction alone.
Query#inPlaceUpdate therefore requires the update query to be a single
assignment, and its right-hand side to neither observe the input value,
which would let the assigned value alias the value it is assigned into,
nor yield more than one value, which would run the assignment again
against a value it already modified. Everything else keeps copying. A
foreach expression is left alone, because it yields every intermediate
accumulated value.
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@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ func (c *compiler) compileQuery(e *Query) error {
return c.compileAlt(e.Left, e.Right)
case OpAssign, OpModify, OpUpdateAdd, OpUpdateSub,
OpUpdateMul, OpUpdateDiv, OpUpdateMod, OpUpdateAlt:
return c.compileQueryUpdate(e.Left, e.Right, e.Op)
return c.compileQueryUpdate(e.Left, e.Right, e.Op, nil)
case OpOr:
return c.compileIf(
&If{
@@ -468,7 +468,10 @@ func (c *compiler) compileAlt(l, r *Query) error {
return c.compileQuery(r)
}
func (c *compiler) compileQueryUpdate(l, r *Query, op Operator) error {
// compileQueryUpdate compiles an assignment operator. alloc is nil unless the
// assignment may update the input value in place, in which case it yields the
// allocator of the enclosing reduce expression.
func (c *compiler) compileQueryUpdate(l, r *Query, op Operator, alloc *Query) error {
switch op {
case OpAssign:
// optimize assignment operator with constant indexing and slicing
@@ -488,12 +491,7 @@ func (c *compiler) compileQueryUpdate(l, r *Query, op Operator) error {
}
fallthrough
case OpModify:
return c.compileFunc(
&Func{
Name: op.getFunc(),
Args: []*Query{l, r},
},
)
return c.compileUpdateFunc(op.getFunc(), []*Query{l, r}, alloc)
default:
name := "$%0"
c.append(&code{op: opdup})
@@ -501,27 +499,53 @@ func (c *compiler) compileQueryUpdate(l, r *Query, op Operator) error {
return err
}
c.append(&code{op: opstore, v: c.pushVariable(name)})
return c.compileFunc(
&Func{
Name: "_modify",
Args: []*Query{
l,
{Term: &Term{
Type: TermTypeFunc,
Func: &Func{
Name: op.getFunc(),
Args: []*Query{
{Term: &Term{Type: TermTypeIdentity}},
{Term: &Term{Type: TermTypeFunc, Func: &Func{Name: name}}},
},
return c.compileUpdateFunc(
"_modify",
[]*Query{
l,
{Term: &Term{
Type: TermTypeFunc,
Func: &Func{
Name: op.getFunc(),
Args: []*Query{
{Term: &Term{Type: TermTypeIdentity}},
{Term: &Term{Type: TermTypeFunc, Func: &Func{Name: name}}},
},
}},
},
},
}},
},
alloc,
)
}
}
const (
// Both names are deliberately invalid identifiers, so that a query cannot
// reach the allocator variants directly.
allocatorArgSuffix = "/3"
allocatorName = "$%allocator"
)
// compileUpdateFunc calls _assign or _modify, or the variant taking an
// allocator as its third argument.
func (c *compiler) compileUpdateFunc(name string, args []*Query, alloc *Query) error {
if alloc == nil {
return c.compileFunc(&Func{Name: name, Args: args})
}
args = append(args, alloc)
fn := c.lookupBuiltin(name+allocatorArgSuffix, len(args))
if fn == nil {
switch name {
case "_assign":
c.compileAssign(true)
case "_modify":
c.compileModify(true)
}
fn = c.lookupBuiltin(name+allocatorArgSuffix, len(args))
}
return c.compileCallPc(fn, args)
}
func (c *compiler) compileBind(l, r *Query, patterns []*Pattern) error {
defer c.newScopeDepth()()
c.append(&code{op: opdup})
@@ -747,6 +771,21 @@ func (c *compiler) compileReduce(e *Reduce) error {
}
f()
c.append(&code{op: opstore, v: v})
// An assignment forming the whole update query is the only thing that
// observes the accumulated value, so it may modify it in place; see
// Query#inPlaceUpdate. The allocator lives across the whole reduction.
l, r, op, inPlace := e.Update.inPlaceUpdate()
var alloc *Query
if inPlace {
c.appends(
&code{op: oppush, v: nil},
&code{op: opcall, v: [3]any{funcAllocator, 0, "_allocator"}},
&code{op: opstore, v: c.pushVariable(allocatorName)},
)
alloc = &Query{Term: &Term{
Type: TermTypeFunc, Func: &Func{Name: allocatorName},
}}
}
setfork := c.lazy(func() *code {
return &code{op: opfork, v: len(c.codes)}
})
@@ -756,7 +795,13 @@ func (c *compiler) compileReduce(e *Reduce) error {
if err := c.compilePatterns(e.Patterns, func() error {
c.append(&code{op: opload, v: v})
f := c.newScopeDepth()
if err := c.compileQuery(e.Update); err != nil {
var err error
if inPlace {
err = c.compileQueryUpdate(l, r, op, alloc)
} else {
err = c.compileQuery(e.Update)
}
if err != nil {
return err
}
f()
@@ -964,9 +1009,9 @@ func (c *compiler) compileFunc(e *Func) error {
if !compiled {
switch e.Name {
case "_assign":
c.compileAssign()
c.compileAssign(false)
case "_modify":
c.compileModify()
c.compileModify(false)
case "_last":
c.compileLast()
}
@@ -1062,29 +1107,54 @@ func (c *compiler) compileFunc(e *Func) error {
//
// To overcome the difficulty of reducing allocations on `setpath`, we use the
// `allocator` type and track the allocated addresses during the reduction.
func (c *compiler) compileAssign() {
defer c.appendBuiltin("_assign", 2)()
//
// The shared variant reuses the allocator of the enclosing reduce expression
// instead of creating a new one, modifying the value in place.
func (c *compiler) compileAssign(shared bool) {
name, argcnt := "_assign", 2
if shared {
name, argcnt = name+allocatorArgSuffix, 3
}
defer c.appendBuiltin(name, argcnt)()
scope := c.newScope()
v, p := [2]int{scope.id, 0}, [2]int{scope.id, 1}
x, a := [2]int{scope.id, 2}, [2]int{scope.id, 3}
// Cannot reuse v, p due to backtracking in x.
w, q := [2]int{scope.id, 4}, [2]int{scope.id, 5}
c.appends(
&code{op: opscope, v: [3]int{scope.id, 6, 2}},
&code{op: opscope, v: [3]int{scope.id, 6, argcnt}},
&code{op: opstore, v: v}, // def _assign(p; $x):
&code{op: opstore, v: p},
&code{op: opstore, v: x},
)
if shared {
c.append(&code{op: opstore, v: a}) // the allocator argument
}
c.appends(
&code{op: opload, v: v},
&code{op: opexpbegin},
&code{op: opload, v: x},
&code{op: opcallpc},
&code{op: opstore, v: x},
&code{op: opexpend},
&code{op: oppush, v: nil},
&code{op: opcall, v: [3]any{funcAllocator, 0, "_allocator"}},
&code{op: opstore, v: a},
)
if shared {
c.appends(
&code{op: opload, v: v},
&code{op: opload, v: a},
&code{op: opcallpc},
&code{op: opstore, v: a},
)
} else {
c.appends(
&code{op: oppush, v: nil},
&code{op: opcall, v: [3]any{funcAllocator, 0, "_allocator"}},
&code{op: opstore, v: a},
)
}
c.appends(
&code{op: opload, v: v},
&code{op: opfork, v: len(c.codes) + 30}, // reduce [L1]
&code{op: opfork, v: len(c.codes) + 17}, // reduce [L1]
&code{op: opdup},
&code{op: opstore, v: w},
&code{op: oppathbegin}, // path(p)
@@ -1108,24 +1178,49 @@ func (c *compiler) compileAssign() {
// Appends the compiled code for the update-assignment operator (`|=`) to
// maximize performance. We use the `allocator` type, just like `_assign/2`.
func (c *compiler) compileModify() {
defer c.appendBuiltin("_modify", 2)()
//
// The shared variant reuses the allocator of the enclosing reduce expression;
// see compiler#compileAssign.
func (c *compiler) compileModify(shared bool) {
name, argcnt := "_modify", 2
if shared {
name, argcnt = name+allocatorArgSuffix, 3
}
defer c.appendBuiltin(name, argcnt)()
scope := c.newScope()
v, p := [2]int{scope.id, 0}, [2]int{scope.id, 1}
f, d := [2]int{scope.id, 2}, [2]int{scope.id, 3}
a, l := [2]int{scope.id, 4}, [2]int{scope.id, 5}
c.appends(
&code{op: opscope, v: [3]int{scope.id, 6, 2}},
&code{op: opscope, v: [3]int{scope.id, 6, argcnt}},
&code{op: opstore, v: v}, // def _modify(p; f):
&code{op: opstore, v: p},
&code{op: opstore, v: f},
)
if shared {
c.append(&code{op: opstore, v: a}) // the allocator argument
}
c.appends(
&code{op: oppush, v: []any{}},
&code{op: opstore, v: d},
&code{op: oppush, v: nil},
&code{op: opcall, v: [3]any{funcAllocator, 0, "_allocator"}},
&code{op: opstore, v: a},
)
if shared {
c.appends(
&code{op: opload, v: v},
&code{op: opload, v: a},
&code{op: opcallpc},
&code{op: opstore, v: a},
)
} else {
c.appends(
&code{op: oppush, v: nil},
&code{op: opcall, v: [3]any{funcAllocator, 0, "_allocator"}},
&code{op: opstore, v: a},
)
}
c.appends(
&code{op: opload, v: v},
&code{op: opfork, v: len(c.codes) + 40}, // reduce [L1]
&code{op: opfork, v: len(c.codes) + 31}, // reduce [L1]
&code{op: oppathbegin}, // path(p)
&code{op: opload, v: p},
&code{op: opcallpc},
@@ -1134,7 +1229,7 @@ func (c *compiler) compileModify() {
&code{op: opstore, v: p}, // as $p (.;
&code{op: opforklabel, v: l}, // label $l |
&code{op: opload, v: v}, //
&code{op: opfork, v: len(c.codes) + 37}, // [L2]
&code{op: opfork, v: len(c.codes) + 28}, // [L2]
&code{op: oppop}, // (getpath($p) |
&code{op: opload, v: a},
&code{op: opload, v: a},
@@ -1148,8 +1243,8 @@ func (c *compiler) compileModify() {
&code{op: opcall, v: [3]any{funcSetpathWithAllocator, 3, "_setpath"}},
&code{op: opstore, v: v},
&code{op: opload, v: v}, // ., break $l
&code{op: opfork, v: len(c.codes) + 35}, // [L4]
&code{op: opjump, v: len(c.codes) + 39}, // [L3]
&code{op: opfork, v: len(c.codes) + 26}, // [L4]
&code{op: opjump, v: len(c.codes) + 30}, // [L3]
&code{op: opload, v: l}, // [L4]
&code{op: opcall, v: [3]any{funcBreak(""), 0, "_break"}},
&code{op: opload, v: p}, // append $p to $d [L2]