My guess is that javac creates a wrapper Iterator for arrays which seems
extraneous. Really, the for-each loop could be implemented far better than
only support Iterable. It could have supported Iterator, Enumerator, and
the five other iterator-like things in the standard JDK. At the very least,
it should implement a foreach loop on arrays via indices.


On 21 April 2014 21:54, Ralph Goers <[email protected]> wrote:

> I benchmarked it but didn't save the results.  The difference was quite
> noticeable - in the neighborhood of 10% as I recall. I have no idea why an
> old style for loop is "painful" - it is quite clear what it is doing.
>
> Ralph
>
> On Apr 21, 2014, at 8:22 PM, Bruce Brouwer <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> When there was all the debate about having multiple parents, a lot of
> effort went into figuring out what the fastest implementation would be for
> the isInstanceOf methods as they have the potential to be called very
> frequently and in a multi-threaded way. As it stands now, the cases where 1
> or 2 parents exist, there is no iteration that occurs. This should cover
> most cases. But if there are 3 or more parents, then the penalty of the
> newer for loop does take its toll. I don't think I ever recorded that
> difference because the new for loop was always slower, so why offer it as a
> solution when we were trying to be so performance conscious.
>
> I suppose we just need to decide if readability is more important than
> speeding up a use case that will likely be hit less than 10% of the time.
>
> As for the other methods like add and remove, I see no problem with using
> the new for loop.
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 10:54 PM, Matt Sicker <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I dunno, Bruce said he benchmarked it. I figured the Java compiler
>> wouldn't use iterators in a for each loop on an array, but I don't know
>> what the rules are for that.
>>
>>
>> On 21 April 2014 20:29, Gary Gregory <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Ugh, almost -1, this micro-optimization and move away from for-each
>>> loops is painful. The for-each construct is easy to read and maintain.
>>>
>>> What is the actual performance measurement that justifies this changes?
>>>
>>> Are call sites expected to call the maker manager in some super tight
>>> loop?
>>>
>>> Gary
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 10:17 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Author: mattsicker
>>>> Date: Tue Apr 22 02:17:32 2014
>>>> New Revision: 1589014
>>>>
>>>> URL: http://svn.apache.org/r1589014
>>>> Log:
>>>> Performance enhancements.
>>>>
>>>>   - Replaced for each loops with optimised for loops.
>>>>   - Added noinspection comments to said loops so I don't change them
>>>> back accidentally later on.
>>>>   - Used final where possible.
>>>>   - Made some private methods static.
>>>>   - There's some duplicate code in this file I noticed, but I'm not
>>>> going to refactor it just yet. Are there performance benefits or something?
>>>>   - Rearranged method parameters in one method to allow for varargs
>>>> (style).
>>>>
>>>> Modified:
>>>>
>>>> logging/log4j/log4j2/trunk/log4j-api/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/MarkerManager.java
>>>>
>>>> Modified:
>>>> logging/log4j/log4j2/trunk/log4j-api/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/MarkerManager.java
>>>> URL:
>>>> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/logging/log4j/log4j2/trunk/log4j-api/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/MarkerManager.java?rev=1589014&r1=1589013&r2=1589014&view=diff
>>>>
>>>> ==============================================================================
>>>> ---
>>>> logging/log4j/log4j2/trunk/log4j-api/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/MarkerManager.java
>>>> (original)
>>>> +++
>>>> logging/log4j/log4j2/trunk/log4j-api/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/MarkerManager.java
>>>> Tue Apr 22 02:17:32 2014
>>>> @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMa
>>>>   */
>>>>  public final class MarkerManager {
>>>>
>>>> -    private static ConcurrentMap<String, Marker> markerMap = new
>>>> ConcurrentHashMap<String, Marker>();
>>>> +    private static final ConcurrentMap<String, Marker> markerMap = new
>>>> ConcurrentHashMap<String, Marker>();
>>>>
>>>>      private MarkerManager() {
>>>>      }
>>>> @@ -89,19 +89,20 @@ public final class MarkerManager {
>>>>          }
>>>>
>>>>          @Override
>>>> -        public synchronized Marker add(Marker parent) {
>>>> +        public synchronized Marker add(final Marker parent) {
>>>>              if (parent == null) {
>>>>                  throw new IllegalArgumentException("A parent marker
>>>> must be specified");
>>>>              }
>>>>              // It is not strictly necessary to copy the variable here
>>>> but it should perform better than
>>>>              // Accessing a volatile variable multiple times.
>>>> -            Marker[] localParents = this.parents;
>>>> +            final Marker[] localParents = this.parents;
>>>>              // Don't add a parent that is already in the hierarchy.
>>>>              if (localParents != null && (contains(parent,
>>>> localParents) || parent.isInstanceOf(this))) {
>>>>                  return this;
>>>>              }
>>>> -            int size = localParents == null ? 1 : localParents.length
>>>> + 1;
>>>> -            Marker[] markers = new Marker[size];
>>>> +            // FIXME: should we really be only increasing the array
>>>> size by 1 each time? why not something like log(n)?
>>>> +            final int size = localParents == null ? 1 :
>>>> localParents.length + 1;
>>>> +            final Marker[] markers = new Marker[size];
>>>>              if (localParents != null) {
>>>>                  // It's perfectly OK to call arraycopy in a
>>>> synchronized context; it's still faster
>>>>                  //noinspection CallToNativeMethodWhileLocked
>>>> @@ -113,15 +114,16 @@ public final class MarkerManager {
>>>>          }
>>>>
>>>>          @Override
>>>> -        public synchronized boolean remove(Marker parent) {
>>>> +        public synchronized boolean remove(final Marker parent) {
>>>>              if (parent == null) {
>>>>                  throw new IllegalArgumentException("A parent marker
>>>> must be specified");
>>>>              }
>>>> -            Marker[] localParents = this.parents;
>>>> +            final Marker[] localParents = this.parents;
>>>>              if (localParents == null) {
>>>>                  return false;
>>>>              }
>>>> -            if (localParents.length == 1) {
>>>> +            final int localParentsLength = localParents.length;
>>>> +            if (localParentsLength == 1) {
>>>>                  if (localParents[0].equals(parent)) {
>>>>                      parents = null;
>>>>                      return true;
>>>> @@ -129,10 +131,12 @@ public final class MarkerManager {
>>>>                  return false;
>>>>              }
>>>>              int index = 0;
>>>> -            Marker[] markers = new Marker[localParents.length - 1];
>>>> -            for (Marker marker : localParents) {
>>>> +            final Marker[] markers = new Marker[localParentsLength -
>>>> 1];
>>>> +            //noinspection ForLoopReplaceableByForEach
>>>> +            for (int i = 0; i < localParentsLength; i++) {
>>>> +                final Marker marker = localParents[i];
>>>>                  if (!marker.equals(parent)) {
>>>> -                    if (index == localParents.length - 1) {
>>>> +                    if (index == localParentsLength - 1) {
>>>>                          return false;
>>>>                      }
>>>>                      markers[index++] = marker;
>>>> @@ -143,11 +147,11 @@ public final class MarkerManager {
>>>>          }
>>>>
>>>>          @Override
>>>> -        public Marker setParents(Marker... markers) {
>>>> +        public Marker setParents(final Marker... markers) {
>>>>              if (markers == null || markers.length == 0) {
>>>>                  this.parents = null;
>>>>              } else {
>>>> -                Marker[] array = new Marker[markers.length];
>>>> +                final Marker[] array = new Marker[markers.length];
>>>>                  System.arraycopy(markers, 0, array, 0, markers.length);
>>>>                  this.parents = array;
>>>>              }
>>>> @@ -185,16 +189,19 @@ public final class MarkerManager {
>>>>              if (this == marker) {
>>>>                  return true;
>>>>              }
>>>> -            Marker[] localParents = parents;
>>>> +            final Marker[] localParents = parents;
>>>>              if (localParents != null) {
>>>>                  // With only one or two parents the for loop is slower.
>>>> -                if (localParents.length == 1) {
>>>> +                final int localParentsLength = localParents.length;
>>>> +                if (localParentsLength == 1) {
>>>>                      return checkParent(localParents[0], marker);
>>>>                  }
>>>> -                if (localParents.length == 2) {
>>>> +                if (localParentsLength == 2) {
>>>>                      return checkParent(localParents[0], marker) ||
>>>> checkParent(localParents[1], marker);
>>>>                  }
>>>> -                for (final Marker localParent : localParents) {
>>>> +                //noinspection ForLoopReplaceableByForEach
>>>> +                for (int i = 0; i < localParentsLength; i++) {
>>>> +                    final Marker localParent = localParents[i];
>>>>                      if (checkParent(localParent, marker)) {
>>>>                          return true;
>>>>                      }
>>>> @@ -206,25 +213,30 @@ public final class MarkerManager {
>>>>          @Override
>>>>          public boolean isInstanceOf(final String markerName) {
>>>>              if (markerName == null) {
>>>> +                // FIXME: and normally you'd throw an NPE here (ditto
>>>> for other cases above)
>>>>                  throw new IllegalArgumentException("A marker name is
>>>> required");
>>>>              }
>>>>              if (markerName.equals(this.getName())) {
>>>>                  return true;
>>>>              }
>>>>              // Use a real marker for child comparisons. It is faster
>>>> than comparing the names.
>>>> -            Marker marker = markerMap.get(markerName);
>>>> +            final Marker marker = markerMap.get(markerName);
>>>>              if (marker == null) {
>>>> +                // FIXME: shouldn't this just return false?
>>>>                  throw new IllegalArgumentException("No marker exists
>>>> with the name " + markerName);
>>>>              }
>>>> -            Marker[] localParents = parents;
>>>> +            final Marker[] localParents = parents;
>>>>              if (localParents != null) {
>>>> -                if (localParents.length == 1) {
>>>> +                final int localParentsLength = localParents.length;
>>>> +                if (localParentsLength == 1) {
>>>>                      return checkParent(localParents[0], marker);
>>>>                  }
>>>> -                if (localParents.length == 2) {
>>>> +                if (localParentsLength == 2) {
>>>>                      return checkParent(localParents[0], marker) ||
>>>> checkParent(localParents[1], marker);
>>>>                  }
>>>> -                for (final Marker localParent : localParents) {
>>>> +                //noinspection ForLoopReplaceableByForEach
>>>> +                for (int i = 0; i < localParentsLength; i++) {
>>>> +                    final Marker localParent = localParents[i];
>>>>                      if (checkParent(localParent, marker)) {
>>>>                          return true;
>>>>                      }
>>>> @@ -234,19 +246,22 @@ public final class MarkerManager {
>>>>              return false;
>>>>          }
>>>>
>>>> -        private boolean checkParent(Marker parent, Marker marker) {
>>>> +        private static boolean checkParent(final Marker parent, final
>>>> Marker marker) {
>>>>              if (parent == marker) {
>>>>                  return true;
>>>>              }
>>>> -            Marker[] localParents = parent instanceof Log4jMarker ?
>>>> ((Log4jMarker)parent).parents : parent.getParents();
>>>> +            final Marker[] localParents = parent instanceof
>>>> Log4jMarker ? ((Log4jMarker)parent).parents : parent.getParents();
>>>>              if (localParents != null) {
>>>> -                if (localParents.length == 1) {
>>>> +                final int localParentsLength = localParents.length;
>>>> +                if (localParentsLength == 1) {
>>>>                      return checkParent(localParents[0], marker);
>>>>                  }
>>>> -                if (localParents.length == 2) {
>>>> +                if (localParentsLength == 2) {
>>>>                      return checkParent(localParents[0], marker) ||
>>>> checkParent(localParents[1], marker);
>>>>                  }
>>>> -                for (final Marker localParent : localParents) {
>>>> +                //noinspection ForLoopReplaceableByForEach
>>>> +                for (int i = 0; i < localParentsLength; i++) {
>>>> +                    final Marker localParent = localParents[i];
>>>>                      if (checkParent(localParent, marker)) {
>>>>                          return true;
>>>>                      }
>>>> @@ -258,9 +273,10 @@ public final class MarkerManager {
>>>>          /*
>>>>           * Called from add while synchronized.
>>>>           */
>>>> -        private boolean contains(Marker parent, Marker...
>>>> localParents) {
>>>> -
>>>> -            for (Marker marker : localParents) {
>>>> +        private static boolean contains(final Marker parent, final
>>>> Marker... localParents) {
>>>> +            //noinspection ForLoopReplaceableByForEach
>>>> +            for (int i = 0, localParentsLength = localParents.length;
>>>> i < localParentsLength; i++) {
>>>> +                final Marker marker = localParents[i];
>>>>                  if (marker == parent) {
>>>>                      return true;
>>>>                  }
>>>> @@ -293,26 +309,29 @@ public final class MarkerManager {
>>>>
>>>>          @Override
>>>>          public String toString() {
>>>> +            // FIXME: might want to use an initial capacity; the
>>>> default is 16 (or str.length() + 16)
>>>>              final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(name);
>>>> -            Marker[] localParents = parents;
>>>> +            final Marker[] localParents = parents;
>>>>              if (localParents != null) {
>>>> -                addParentInfo(localParents, sb);
>>>> +                addParentInfo(sb, localParents);
>>>>              }
>>>>              return sb.toString();
>>>>          }
>>>>
>>>> -        private void addParentInfo(Marker[] parents, StringBuilder sb)
>>>> {
>>>> +        private static void addParentInfo(final StringBuilder sb,
>>>> final Marker... parents) {
>>>>              sb.append("[ ");
>>>>              boolean first = true;
>>>> -            for (Marker marker : parents) {
>>>> +            //noinspection ForLoopReplaceableByForEach
>>>> +            for (int i = 0, parentsLength = parents.length; i <
>>>> parentsLength; i++) {
>>>> +                final Marker marker = parents[i];
>>>>                  if (!first) {
>>>>                      sb.append(", ");
>>>>                  }
>>>>                  first = false;
>>>>                  sb.append(marker.getName());
>>>> -                Marker[] p = marker instanceof Log4jMarker ?
>>>> ((Log4jMarker)marker).parents : marker.getParents();
>>>> +                final Marker[] p = marker instanceof Log4jMarker ?
>>>> ((Log4jMarker) marker).parents : marker.getParents();
>>>>                  if (p != null) {
>>>> -                    addParentInfo(p, sb);
>>>> +                    addParentInfo(sb, p);
>>>>                  }
>>>>              }
>>>>              sb.append(" ]");
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
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>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Matt Sicker <[email protected]>
>>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Brouwer
>
>


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