iface_bench_test.go

package main

import (
	"math/rand"
	"runtime"
	"testing"
)

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

type identifier interface {
	idInline() int32
	idNoInline() int32
}

type id32 struct{ id int32 }

// NOTE: Use pointer receivers so we don't measure the extra overhead incurred by
// autogenerated wrappers as part of our results.

func (id *id32) idInline() int32 { return id.id }

//go:noinline
func (id *id32) idNoInline() int32 { return id.id }

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

const _maxSize = 2097152             // 2^21
const _maxSizeModMask = _maxSize - 1 // avoids a mod (%) in the hot path

var _randIndexes = [_maxSize]int{}

func init() {
	rand.Seed(42)
	for i := range _randIndexes {
		_randIndexes[i] = rand.Intn(_maxSize)
	}
}

var escapeMePlease *id32

// escapeToHeap makes sure that `id` escapes to the heap.
//
// In simple situations such as some of the benchmarks present in this file,
// the compiler is able to statically infer the underlying type of the
// interface (or rather the type of the data it points to, to be pedantic) and
// ends up replacing what should have been a dynamic method call by a
// static call.
// This anti-optimization prevents this extra cleverness.
//
//go:noinline
func escapeToHeap(id *id32) identifier {
	escapeMePlease = id
	return escapeMePlease
}

func BenchmarkMethodCall_direct(b *testing.B) {
	adders := make([]*id32, _maxSize)
	for i := range adders {
		adders[i] = escapeToHeap(&id32{id: int32(i)}).(*id32)
	}
	runtime.GC()

	var myID int32

	b.Run("single/noinline", func(b *testing.B) {
		m := escapeToHeap(&id32{id: 6754}).(*id32)
		b.ResetTimer()
		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
			// CALL "".(*id32).idNoInline(SB)
			// MOVL 8(SP), AX
			// MOVQ "".&myID+40(SP), CX
			// MOVL AX, (CX)
			myID = m.idNoInline()
		}
	})
	b.Run("single/inline", func(b *testing.B) {
		m := escapeToHeap(&id32{id: 6754}).(*id32)
		b.ResetTimer()
		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
			// MOVL (DX), SI
			// MOVL SI, (CX)
			myID = m.idInline()
		}
	})

	b.Run("many/noinline/small_incr", func(b *testing.B) {
		var m *id32
		b.Run("baseline", func(b *testing.B) {
			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
				m = adders[i&_maxSizeModMask]
			}
		})
		b.Run("call", func(b *testing.B) {
			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
				m = adders[i&_maxSizeModMask]
				myID = m.idNoInline()
			}
		})
	})
	b.Run("many/noinline/big_incr", func(b *testing.B) {
		var m *id32
		b.Run("baseline", func(b *testing.B) {
			j := 0
			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
				m = adders[j&_maxSizeModMask]
				j += 32
			}
		})
		b.Run("call", func(b *testing.B) {
			j := 0
			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
				m = adders[j&_maxSizeModMask]
				myID = m.idNoInline()
				j += 32
			}
		})
	})
	b.Run("many/noinline/random_incr", func(b *testing.B) {
		var m *id32
		b.Run("baseline", func(b *testing.B) {
			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
				m = adders[_randIndexes[i&_maxSizeModMask]]
			}
		})
		b.Run("call", func(b *testing.B) {
			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
				m = adders[_randIndexes[i&_maxSizeModMask]]
				myID = m.idNoInline()
			}
		})
	})
}

func BenchmarkMethodCall_interface(b *testing.B) {
	adders := make([]identifier, _maxSize)
	for i := range adders {
		adders[i] = escapeToHeap(&id32{id: int32(i)})
	}
	runtime.GC()

	var myID int32

	b.Run("single/noinline", func(b *testing.B) {
		m := escapeToHeap(&id32{id: 6754})
		b.ResetTimer()
		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
			// MOVQ 32(AX), CX
			// MOVQ "".m.data+40(SP), DX
			// MOVQ DX, (SP)
			// CALL CX
			// MOVL 8(SP), AX
			// MOVQ "".&myID+48(SP), CX
			// MOVL AX, (CX)
			myID = m.idNoInline()
		}
	})
	b.Run("single/inline", func(b *testing.B) {
		m := escapeToHeap(&id32{id: 6754})
		b.ResetTimer()
		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
			// MOVQ 24(AX), CX
			// MOVQ "".m.data+40(SP), DX
			// MOVQ DX, (SP)
			// CALL CX
			// MOVL 8(SP), AX
			// MOVQ "".&myID+48(SP), CX
			// MOVL AX, (CX)
			myID = m.idInline()
		}
	})

	b.Run("many/noinline/small_incr", func(b *testing.B) {
		var m identifier
		b.Run("baseline", func(b *testing.B) {
			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
				m = adders[i&_maxSizeModMask]
			}
		})
		b.Run("call", func(b *testing.B) {
			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
				m = adders[i&_maxSizeModMask]
				myID = m.idNoInline()
			}
		})
	})
	b.Run("many/noinline/big_incr", func(b *testing.B) {
		var m identifier
		b.Run("baseline", func(b *testing.B) {
			j := 0
			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
				m = adders[j&_maxSizeModMask]
				j += 32
			}
		})
		b.Run("call", func(b *testing.B) {
			j := 0
			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
				m = adders[j&_maxSizeModMask]
				myID = m.idNoInline()
				j += 32
			}
		})
	})
	b.Run("many/noinline/random_incr", func(b *testing.B) {
		var m identifier
		b.Run("baseline", func(b *testing.B) {
			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
				m = adders[_randIndexes[i&_maxSizeModMask]]
			}
		})
		b.Run("call", func(b *testing.B) {
			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
				m = adders[_randIndexes[i&_maxSizeModMask]]
				myID = m.idNoInline()
			}
		})
	})
}

func main() {}