perf(regex): skip the unobservable exec lookup, keep small match scratch inline, copy ASCII captures in one pass (#10166) - #10212
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…tch inline, copy ASCII captures in one pass (#10166) Instruction attribution on the #10166 probes put a hoisted short-string `RegExp.prototype.test` at 23.7k instructions per call and `exec` with captures at 40.2k, with the engine itself about 12% and 7% of those. - `perex_dispatch::execute` performed `Get(R, "exec")` through the generic property path on every call, about half of each `test`. When the receiver is a RegExp and `regexp_view_uses_builtin` proves its own properties, prototype and `exec` are the untouched builtins, that Get reaches the builtin without running anything, so it is skipped. Any other receiver takes the Get. - `find_near` heap-allocated match registers per call and noted them to the collector inside a try frame, about a tenth of each `test`. `Slots` holds up to 32 registers and 16 capture spans inline; frames and undo start empty and still grow through `rebuffer` onto heap buffers. Inline slots are charged to the operation's memory limit exactly as a buffer of the same count is, so the limit and peak accounting are unchanged. - `copy_span_near` decoded each capture unit by unit through `BoundSpan` and re-encoded it, twice. On an ASCII subject UTF-16 offsets are byte offsets and the bytes are already the output encoding, so the span is copied as one byte range. Other subjects keep the existing path. No Perex change is needed. Tests: `perex_dispatch_skips_the_exec_lookup_only_when_nothing_can_observe_it` counts lookups — none for an untouched RegExp after its first call, and a lookup that runs the override for an own `exec`, a reparented RegExp and a replaced `RegExp.prototype.exec`. `perex_public_exec_captures_agree_across_ inline_and_heap_slots_and_storage` checks every group for inline and heap slot counts, a backtracking alternation that grows frames, unset and empty groups, behind an ASCII and a non-ASCII prefix, under forced evacuation. Three injected faults are caught: dropping the builtin-view check (four dispatch and search tests), truncating large programs into inline slots, and an off-by-one ASCII copy (three capture tests). `perex_` and `regex::` suites: 168 passed. Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01RJkA4Fhqz9J5F5fzDk5HWv
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughRegex execution now skips unobservable builtin ChangesRegex per-call optimizations
Priority: ⬇️ Low Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes Change: Refactor Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant RegExp
participant execute
participant get
participant execute_override
participant builtin_matcher
RegExp->>execute: execute(receiver, ...)
alt untouched builtin RegExp
execute->>execute: prove builtin lookup is unobservable
execute->>builtin_matcher: execute_with_resources
else lookup is observable
execute->>get: get(receiver, "exec")
get->>execute_override: dispatch resolved exec
execute_override->>builtin_matcher: fall through when builtin exec applies
end
Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to A zero quantum can yield a capture for ASCII input but an error for non-ASCII input. The normal call sites use a nonzero quantum, so this is bounded but should be corrected for consistent behavior. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1❌ Failed checks (1 warning)
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In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/regex/perex_strings.rs`:
- Line 154: Validate quantum at the beginning of copy_span_near, before invoking
copy_ascii_span, and return EngineError::InvalidQuantum when it is zero.
Preserve the existing ASCII and non-ASCII paths for valid quantum values so both
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| if let Some(output) = copy_ascii_span(subject, span, budget, max_output_bytes, poll)? { |
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Validate quantum before the ASCII fast path.
When quantum == 0, copy_span_near calls copy_ascii_span first. That helper can return a successful capture. The non-ASCII path calls copy_units, which returns EngineError::InvalidQuantum. Validate quantum at the start of copy_span_near to keep both paths consistent.
+ if quantum == 0 {
+ return Err(EngineError::InvalidQuantum);
+ }
if let Some(output) = copy_ascii_span(subject, span, budget, max_output_bytes, poll)? {Current production callers pass perex_api::QUANTUM (4096), and find_near rejects zero. The helper still accepts a caller-provided quantum, so the zero-value behavior remains inconsistent without this check.
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| if let Some(output) = copy_ascii_span(subject, span, budget, max_output_bytes, poll)? { | |
| if quantum == 0 { | |
| return Err(EngineError::InvalidQuantum); | |
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| if let Some(output) = copy_ascii_span(subject, span, budget, max_output_bytes, poll)? { |
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In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/regex/perex_strings.rs` at line 154, Validate
quantum at the beginning of copy_span_near, before invoking copy_ascii_span, and
return EngineError::InvalidQuantum when it is zero. Preserve the existing ASCII
and non-ASCII paths for valid quantum values so both paths handle zero
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Instruction counts for this PR, the load-independent measurement requested for #10166. Setup: perrymaster (Linux x86_64), release builds from source of Each probe builds 1,000,000 strings and runs one regex call per string. The table subtracts a program that only builds the same strings and divides by 1,000,000. Every program's output matches Node on both arms.
Nothing regresses. The non-ASCII rows change little because the ASCII capture copy doesn't apply to them, while they still get the exec lookup and inline scratch savings. Wall-clock stays noisy on the shared host. |
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Part of #10166, the per-call cost of
RegExp.prototype.testandexec.What costs what
From perf attribution on the #10166 probes, release build of main:
test, about 23.7k instructions per call: 48% isGet(R, "exec")through the generic property path, 11% per-call scratch allocation, 12% the engine.execwith captures, about 40.2k per call: 30% is result materialization (capture copies decoded unit by unit), 34% GC work those allocations pay, 7% the engine.Changes
perex_dispatch::executeskips the Get when the receiver is a RegExp andregexp_view_uses_builtinproves its own properties, prototype andexecare untouched builtins. That is the same non-observable check the substring-view admission already uses, so the Get would reach the builtin without running code. Every other receiver takes the Get, which is observable, as before.Slotsholds up to 32 registers and 16 capture spans inline instead of a heapBufferper call. Frames and undo start empty and still grow throughrebufferonto heap buffers. Inline slots are charged to the operation'sMemoryBudgetexactly as a buffer of that count is (newCharge), so limits and peak accounting are unchanged. They are not reported as external bytes, since nothing is allocated.BoundSpanand re-encode it. Non-ASCII subjects keep the existing path. No Perex change is needed.The cross-call position hint's identity reads in
execute_with_resourcesare untouched.Tests
perex_dispatch_skips_the_exec_lookup_only_when_nothing_can_observe_it: a thread-local lookup counter (#[cfg(test)], registeredtest_onlyin the holder inventory). An untouched RegExp takes no lookup after the realm's first call records the canonical site. An ownexec, a reparented RegExp and a replacedRegExp.prototype.execeach take the lookup and run the override.perex_public_exec_captures_agree_across_inline_and_heap_slots_and_storage: every group of four patterns covering inline and heap slot counts (20 groups exceed both limits), a backtracking alternation that grows frames, and unset and empty groups. Each runs behind an ASCII and a non-ASCII prefix, under forced evacuation.perex_executionaccounting tests (…release_scratch…,…growth_and_gc) failed while inline slots bypassedMemoryBudget, and pass with the charge.perex_host_compile_grows_scratch…;cargo test -p perry-runtime --lib -- perex_ regex::: 168 passed.--no-default-features --features fullcheck passes. Holder audit passes. Lint script tier matches main's known red (public benchmark freshness). No new clippy warnings in the touched lines.Instruction counts against the 23.7k / 40.2k baseline are to be measured on perrymaster before merge.
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execlookups when built-in behavior is unchanged.execbehavior, inline and heap-based captures, and ASCII and non-ASCII matching.