regexp: evaluate context flags lazily

There's no point in computing whether we're at the
beginning of the line if the NFA isn't going to ask.
Wait to compute that until asked.

Whatever minor slowdowns were introduced by
the conversion to pools that were not repaid by
other optimizations are taken care of by this one.

name                             old time/op    new time/op    delta
Find-12                             252ns ± 0%     260ns ± 0%   +3.34%  (p=0.000 n=10+8)
FindAllNoMatches-12                 136ns ± 4%     134ns ± 4%   -0.96%  (p=0.033 n=10+10)
FindString-12                       246ns ± 0%     250ns ± 0%   +1.46%  (p=0.000 n=8+10)
FindSubmatch-12                     332ns ± 1%     332ns ± 0%     ~     (p=0.101 n=9+10)
FindStringSubmatch-12               321ns ± 1%     322ns ± 1%     ~     (p=0.717 n=9+10)
Literal-12                         91.6ns ± 0%    92.3ns ± 0%   +0.74%  (p=0.000 n=9+9)
NotLiteral-12                      1.47µs ± 0%    1.47µs ± 0%   +0.38%  (p=0.000 n=9+8)
MatchClass-12                      2.15µs ± 0%    2.15µs ± 0%   +0.39%  (p=0.000 n=10+10)
MatchClass_InRange-12              2.09µs ± 0%    2.11µs ± 0%   +0.75%  (p=0.000 n=9+9)
ReplaceAll-12                      1.40µs ± 0%    1.40µs ± 0%     ~     (p=0.525 n=10+10)
AnchoredLiteralShortNonMatch-12    83.5ns ± 0%    81.6ns ± 0%   -2.28%  (p=0.000 n=9+10)
AnchoredLiteralLongNonMatch-12      101ns ± 0%      97ns ± 1%   -3.54%  (p=0.000 n=10+10)
AnchoredShortMatch-12               131ns ± 0%     128ns ± 0%   -2.29%  (p=0.000 n=10+9)
AnchoredLongMatch-12                268ns ± 1%     252ns ± 1%   -6.04%  (p=0.000 n=10+10)
OnePassShortA-12                    614ns ± 0%     587ns ± 1%   -4.33%  (p=0.000 n=6+10)
NotOnePassShortA-12                 552ns ± 0%     547ns ± 1%   -0.89%  (p=0.000 n=10+10)
OnePassShortB-12                    494ns ± 0%     455ns ± 0%   -7.96%  (p=0.000 n=9+9)
NotOnePassShortB-12                 411ns ± 0%     406ns ± 0%   -1.30%  (p=0.000 n=9+9)
OnePassLongPrefix-12                109ns ± 0%     108ns ± 1%     ~     (p=0.064 n=8+9)
OnePassLongNotPrefix-12             403ns ± 0%     349ns ± 0%  -13.30%  (p=0.000 n=9+8)
MatchParallelShared-12             38.9ns ± 1%    37.9ns ± 1%   -2.65%  (p=0.000 n=10+8)
MatchParallelCopied-12             39.2ns ± 1%    38.3ns ± 2%   -2.20%  (p=0.001 n=10+10)
QuoteMetaAll-12                    94.5ns ± 0%    94.7ns ± 0%   +0.18%  (p=0.043 n=10+9)
QuoteMetaNone-12                   52.7ns ± 0%    52.7ns ± 0%     ~     (all equal)
Match/Easy0/32-12                  72.2ns ± 0%    71.9ns ± 0%   -0.38%  (p=0.009 n=8+10)
Match/Easy0/1K-12                   296ns ± 1%     297ns ± 0%   +0.51%  (p=0.001 n=10+9)
Match/Easy0/32K-12                 4.57µs ± 3%    4.61µs ± 2%     ~     (p=0.280 n=10+10)
Match/Easy0/1M-12                   234µs ± 0%     234µs ± 0%     ~     (p=0.986 n=10+10)
Match/Easy0/32M-12                 7.96ms ± 0%    7.98ms ± 0%   +0.22%  (p=0.010 n=10+9)
Match/Easy0i/32-12                 1.09µs ± 0%    1.10µs ± 0%   +0.23%  (p=0.000 n=8+9)
Match/Easy0i/1K-12                 31.7µs ± 0%    31.7µs ± 0%   +0.09%  (p=0.003 n=9+8)
Match/Easy0i/32K-12                1.61ms ± 0%    1.27ms ± 1%  -21.03%  (p=0.000 n=8+10)
Match/Easy0i/1M-12                 51.4ms ± 0%    40.4ms ± 0%  -21.29%  (p=0.000 n=8+8)
Match/Easy0i/32M-12                 1.65s ± 0%     1.30s ± 1%  -21.22%  (p=0.000 n=9+9)
Match/Easy1/32-12                  67.6ns ± 1%    67.2ns ± 0%     ~     (p=0.085 n=10+9)
Match/Easy1/1K-12                   873ns ± 2%     880ns ± 0%   +0.78%  (p=0.006 n=9+7)
Match/Easy1/32K-12                 39.7µs ± 1%    34.3µs ± 3%  -13.53%  (p=0.000 n=10+10)
Match/Easy1/1M-12                  1.41ms ± 1%    1.19ms ± 3%  -15.48%  (p=0.000 n=10+10)
Match/Easy1/32M-12                 44.9ms ± 1%    38.0ms ± 2%  -15.21%  (p=0.000 n=10+10)
Match/Medium/32-12                 1.04µs ± 0%    1.03µs ± 0%   -0.57%  (p=0.000 n=9+9)
Match/Medium/1K-12                 31.2µs ± 0%    31.4µs ± 1%   +0.61%  (p=0.000 n=8+10)
Match/Medium/32K-12                1.45ms ± 1%    1.20ms ± 0%  -17.70%  (p=0.000 n=10+8)
Match/Medium/1M-12                 46.4ms ± 0%    38.4ms ± 2%  -17.32%  (p=0.000 n=6+9)
Match/Medium/32M-12                 1.49s ± 1%     1.24s ± 1%  -16.81%  (p=0.000 n=10+10)
Match/Hard/32-12                   1.47µs ± 0%    1.47µs ± 0%   -0.31%  (p=0.000 n=9+10)
Match/Hard/1K-12                   44.5µs ± 1%    44.4µs ± 0%     ~     (p=0.075 n=10+10)
Match/Hard/32K-12                  2.09ms ± 0%    1.78ms ± 7%  -14.88%  (p=0.000 n=8+10)
Match/Hard/1M-12                   67.8ms ± 5%    56.9ms ± 7%  -16.05%  (p=0.000 n=10+10)
Match/Hard/32M-12                   2.17s ± 5%     1.84s ± 6%  -15.21%  (p=0.000 n=10+10)
Match/Hard1/32-12                  7.89µs ± 0%    7.94µs ± 0%   +0.61%  (p=0.000 n=9+9)
Match/Hard1/1K-12                   246µs ± 0%     245µs ± 0%   -0.30%  (p=0.010 n=9+10)
Match/Hard1/32K-12                 8.93ms ± 0%    8.17ms ± 0%   -8.44%  (p=0.000 n=9+8)
Match/Hard1/1M-12                   286ms ± 0%     269ms ± 9%   -5.66%  (p=0.028 n=9+10)
Match/Hard1/32M-12                  9.16s ± 0%     8.61s ± 8%   -5.98%  (p=0.028 n=9+10)
Match_onepass_regex/32-12           825ns ± 0%     712ns ± 0%  -13.75%  (p=0.000 n=8+8)
Match_onepass_regex/1K-12          28.7µs ± 1%    19.8µs ± 0%  -30.99%  (p=0.000 n=9+8)
Match_onepass_regex/32K-12          950µs ± 1%     628µs ± 0%  -33.83%  (p=0.000 n=9+8)
Match_onepass_regex/1M-12          30.4ms ± 0%    20.1ms ± 0%  -33.74%  (p=0.000 n=9+8)
Match_onepass_regex/32M-12          974ms ± 1%     646ms ± 0%  -33.73%  (p=0.000 n=9+8)
CompileOnepass-12                  4.60µs ± 0%    4.59µs ± 0%     ~     (p=0.063 n=8+9)
[Geo mean]                         23.1µs         21.3µs        -7.44%

https://perf.golang.org/search?q=upload:20181004.4

Change-Id: I47cdd09f6dcde1d7c317080e9b4df42c7d0a8d24
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/139782
Run-TryBot: Russ Cox <rsc@golang.org>
TryBot-Result: Gobot Gobot <gobot@golang.org>
Reviewed-by: Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org>

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/src/regexp/regexp.go b/src/regexp/regexp.go
index 98146031c0..3586029555 100644
--- a/src/regexp/regexp.go
+++ b/src/regexp/regexp.go
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ type input interface {
 	canCheckPrefix() bool             // can we look ahead without losing info?
 	hasPrefix(re *Regexp) bool
 	index(re *Regexp, pos int) int
-	context(pos int) syntax.EmptyOp
+	context(pos int) lazyFlag
 }
 
 // inputString scans a string.
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ func (i *inputString) index(re *Regexp, pos int) int {
 	return strings.Index(i.str[pos:], re.prefix)
 }
 
-func (i *inputString) context(pos int) syntax.EmptyOp {
+func (i *inputString) context(pos int) lazyFlag {
 	r1, r2 := endOfText, endOfText
 	// 0 < pos && pos <= len(i.str)
 	if uint(pos-1) < uint(len(i.str)) {
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ func (i *inputString) context(pos int) syntax.EmptyOp {
 			r2, _ = utf8.DecodeRuneInString(i.str[pos:])
 		}
 	}
-	return syntax.EmptyOpContext(r1, r2)
+	return newLazyFlag(r1, r2)
 }
 
 // inputBytes scans a byte slice.
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ func (i *inputBytes) index(re *Regexp, pos int) int {
 	return bytes.Index(i.str[pos:], re.prefixBytes)
 }
 
-func (i *inputBytes) context(pos int) syntax.EmptyOp {
+func (i *inputBytes) context(pos int) lazyFlag {
 	r1, r2 := endOfText, endOfText
 	// 0 < pos && pos <= len(i.str)
 	if uint(pos-1) < uint(len(i.str)) {
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ func (i *inputBytes) context(pos int) syntax.EmptyOp {
 			r2, _ = utf8.DecodeRune(i.str[pos:])
 		}
 	}
-	return syntax.EmptyOpContext(r1, r2)
+	return newLazyFlag(r1, r2)
 }
 
 // inputReader scans a RuneReader.
@@ -441,8 +441,8 @@ func (i *inputReader) index(re *Regexp, pos int) int {
 	return -1
 }
 
-func (i *inputReader) context(pos int) syntax.EmptyOp {
-	return 0
+func (i *inputReader) context(pos int) lazyFlag {
+	return 0 // not used
 }
 
 // LiteralPrefix returns a literal string that must begin any match