this is minor optimization following JDK-8254078. based on my tests with jmh, it has better performance when apply following patch:
diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/DataOutputStream.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/DataOutputStream.java index 9a9a687403c..4ea497fc7c0 100644 --- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/DataOutputStream.java +++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/DataOutputStream.java @@ -300,8 +300,9 @@ public class DataOutputStream extends FilterOutputStream implements DataOutput { int len = s.length(); for (int i = 0 ; i < len ; i++) { int v = s.charAt(i); - out.write((v >>> 8) & 0xFF); - out.write((v >>> 0) & 0xFF); + writeBuffer[0] = (byte)(v >>> 8); + writeBuffer[1] = (byte)(v >>> 0); + out.write(writeBuffer, 0, 2); } incCount(len * 2); } Basically, it has better performance when apply above patch: // without writeChars optimization patch, (-XX:-UseBiasedLocking) Benchmark (basicType) (size) Mode Cnt Score Error Units DataOutputStreamTest.dataOutputStreamOverBufferedFileStream STRING 4096 avgt 6 115.208 ± 0.327 us/op DataOutputStreamTest.dataOutputStreamOverByteArray STRING 4096 avgt 6 276.795 ± 0.449 us/op DataOutputStreamTest.dataOutputStreamOverRawFileStream STRING 4096 avgt 6 12356.969 ± 22.427 us/op // with writeChars optimization patch, (-XX:-UseBiasedLocking) Benchmark (basicType) (size) Mode Cnt Score Error Units DataOutputStreamTest.dataOutputStreamOverBufferedFileStream STRING 4096 avgt 6 133.706 ± 0.274 us/op DataOutputStreamTest.dataOutputStreamOverByteArray STRING 4096 avgt 6 130.979 ± 0.155 us/op DataOutputStreamTest.dataOutputStreamOverRawFileStream STRING 4096 avgt 6 6814.272 ± 52.770 us/op // without writeChars optimization patch, (-XX:+UseBiasedLocking) Benchmark (basicType) (size) Mode Cnt Score Error Units DataOutputStreamTest.dataOutputStreamOverBufferedFileStream STRING 4096 avgt 6 130.367 ± 8.759 us/op DataOutputStreamTest.dataOutputStreamOverByteArray STRING 4096 avgt 6 37.559 ± 0.059 us/op DataOutputStreamTest.dataOutputStreamOverRawFileStream STRING 4096 avgt 6 12385.030 ± 376.560 us/op // with writeChars optimization patch, (-XX:+UseBiasedLocking) Benchmark (basicType) (size) Mode Cnt Score Error Units DataOutputStreamTest.dataOutputStreamOverBufferedFileStream STRING 4096 avgt 6 45.494 ± 7.018 us/op DataOutputStreamTest.dataOutputStreamOverByteArray STRING 4096 avgt 6 33.015 ± 0.349 us/op DataOutputStreamTest.dataOutputStreamOverRawFileStream STRING 4096 avgt 6 6845.549 ± 38.712 us/op ------------- Commit messages: - JDK-8260273: DataOutputStream writeChars optimization Changes: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/2190/files Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.java.net/?repo=jdk&pr=2190&range=00 Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8260273 Stats: 4 lines in 2 files changed: 1 ins; 0 del; 3 mod Patch: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/2190.diff Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk pull/2190/head:pull/2190 PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/2190