gdb/gdb-symtab-fix-symbol-loading-performance-regression.patch

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commit ed483764bd189d61714aa6b07104abe35469175a
Author: Tom de Vries <tdevries@suse.de>
Date: Fri May 10 18:46:28 2019 +0200
[gdb/symtab] Fix symbol loading performance regression
The commit "[gdb/symtab] Fix language of duplicate static minimal symbol"
introduces a performance regression, when loading a cc1 executable build with
-O0 -g and gcc 7.4.0. The performance regression, measured in 'real' time is
about 175%.
The slower execution comes from the fact that the fix in symbol_set_names
makes the call to symbol_find_demangled_name unconditional.
Fix this by reverting the commit, and redoing the fix as follows.
Recapturing the original problem, the first time symbol_set_names is called
with gsymbol.language == lang_auto and linkage_name == "_ZL3foov", the name is
not present in the per_bfd->demangled_names_hash hash table, so
symbol_find_demangled_name is called to demangle the name, after which the
mangled/demangled pair is added to the hashtable. The call to
symbol_find_demangled_name also sets gsymbol.language to lang_cplus.
The second time symbol_set_names is called with gsymbol.language == lang_auto
and linkage_name == "_ZL3foov", the name is present in the hash table, so the
demangled name from the hash table is used. However, the language of the
symbol remains lang_auto.
Fix this by adding a field language in struct demangled_name_entry, and using
the field in symbol_set_names to set the language of gsymbol, if necessary.
Tested on x86_64-linux.
gdb/ChangeLog:
2019-05-11 Tom de Vries <tdevries@suse.de>
PR symtab/24545
* symtab.c (struct demangled_name_entry): Add language field.
(symbol_set_names): Revert "[gdb/symtab] Fix language of duplicate
static minimal symbol". Set and use language field.
diff --git a/gdb/symtab.c b/gdb/symtab.c
index 130d5cd48f..44964533ee 100644
--- a/gdb/symtab.c
+++ b/gdb/symtab.c
@@ -713,6 +713,7 @@ symbol_set_language (struct general_symbol_info *gsymbol,
struct demangled_name_entry
{
const char *mangled;
+ ENUM_BITFIELD(language) language : LANGUAGE_BITS;
char demangled[1];
};
@@ -853,11 +854,6 @@ symbol_set_names (struct general_symbol_info *gsymbol,
else
linkage_name_copy = linkage_name;
- /* Set the symbol language. */
- char *demangled_name_ptr
- = symbol_find_demangled_name (gsymbol, linkage_name_copy);
- gdb::unique_xmalloc_ptr<char> demangled_name (demangled_name_ptr);
-
entry.mangled = linkage_name_copy;
slot = ((struct demangled_name_entry **)
htab_find_slot (per_bfd->demangled_names_hash,
@@ -870,7 +866,9 @@ symbol_set_names (struct general_symbol_info *gsymbol,
|| (gsymbol->language == language_go
&& (*slot)->demangled[0] == '\0'))
{
- int demangled_len = demangled_name ? strlen (demangled_name.get ()) : 0;
+ char *demangled_name = symbol_find_demangled_name (gsymbol,
+ linkage_name_copy);
+ int demangled_len = demangled_name ? strlen (demangled_name) : 0;
/* Suppose we have demangled_name==NULL, copy_name==0, and
linkage_name_copy==linkage_name. In this case, we already have the
@@ -906,12 +904,19 @@ symbol_set_names (struct general_symbol_info *gsymbol,
strcpy (mangled_ptr, linkage_name_copy);
(*slot)->mangled = mangled_ptr;
}
+ (*slot)->language = gsymbol->language;
if (demangled_name != NULL)
- strcpy ((*slot)->demangled, demangled_name.get());
+ {
+ strcpy ((*slot)->demangled, demangled_name);
+ xfree (demangled_name);
+ }
else
(*slot)->demangled[0] = '\0';
}
+ else if (gsymbol->language == language_unknown
+ || gsymbol->language == language_auto)
+ gsymbol->language = (*slot)->language;
gsymbol->name = (*slot)->mangled;
if ((*slot)->demangled[0] != '\0')