From: Heesob Park <phasis@...>
Date: 2008-03-28T23:38:19+09:00
Subject: Why Ruby do not optimize code at all?

Hi,

I do not undertand why ruby doesn't do any optimization at all during
parsing time.
Some optimization maybe affects debugging process.
Nevertheless, it seems "Constant folding" is not harmful but helpful.
I tried some pre-evaluation of constant or literal nodes in parsing
time.

Consider this code

i = 320 * 200 * 32

Original ruby-1.8.6 parsed it like this:

 0:[NODE_BLOCK],0xb7f93ce4,p1:-9,p2:12,p3:1}
   -9:[NODE_NEWLINE],0xb7f93d98,u1:0,u2:1,p3:-17}
     -17:[NODE_LASGN],0xb7f93e38,u1:10473,p2:-10,u3:2}
       -10:[NODE_CALL],0xb7f93dac,p1:-13,u2:42,p3:-11}
         -13:[NODE_CALL],0xb7f93de8,p1:-16,u2:42,p3:-14}
           -16:[NODE_LIT],0xb7f93e24,u1:641,u2:0,u3:0}
           -14:[NODE_ARRAY],0xb7f93dfc,p1:-15,u2:1,u3:0}
             -15:[NODE_LIT],0xb7f93e10,u1:401,u2:0,u3:0}
         -11:[NODE_ARRAY],0xb7f93dc0,p1:-12,u2:1,u3:0}
           -12:[NODE_LIT],0xb7f93dd4,u1:65,u2:0,u3:0}

My modified ruby parsed it like this:

  0:[NODE_BLOCK],0xb7f5cd0c,p1:-9,p2:12,p3:1}
   -9:[NODE_NEWLINE],0xb7f5cdc0,u1:0,u2:1,p3:-15}
     -15:[NODE_LASGN],0xb7f5ce38,u1:10473,p2:-10,u3:2}
       -10:[NODE_LIT],0xb7f5cdd4,u1:4096001,u2:0,u3:0}

A little more complex code

c = (12-3) * Math.sin(100) + 1.300 * (2 + 3) * Math.log(100)

Original parser:
  0:[NODE_BLOCK],0xb7f35b08,p1:-9,p2:1,p3:1}
   -9:[NODE_NEWLINE],0xb7f35bbc,u1:0,u2:4,p3:-38}
     -38:[NODE_LASGN],0xb7f35e00,u1:10473,p2:-10,u3:2}
       -10:[NODE_CALL],0xb7f35bd0,p1:-27,u2:43,p3:-11}
         -27:[NODE_CALL],0xb7f35d24,p1:-33,u2:42,p3:-28}
           -33:[NODE_NEWLINE],0xb7f35d9c,u1:0,u2:4,p3:-34}
             -34:[NODE_CALL],0xb7f35db0,p1:-37,u2:45,p3:-35}
               -37:[NODE_LIT],0xb7f35dec,u1:25,u2:0,u3:0}
               -35:[NODE_ARRAY],0xb7f35dc4,p1:-36,u2:1,u3:0}
                 -36:[NODE_LIT],0xb7f35dd8,u1:7,u2:0,u3:0}
           -28:[NODE_ARRAY],0xb7f35d38,p1:-29,u2:1,u3:0}
             -29:[NODE_CALL],0xb7f35d4c,p1:-32,u2:9961,p3:-30}
               -32:[NODE_CONST],0xb7f35d88,u1:9925,u2:0,u3:0}
               -30:[NODE_ARRAY],0xb7f35d60,p1:-31,u2:1,u3:0}
                 -31:[NODE_LIT],0xb7f35d74,u1:201,u2:0,u3:0}
         -11:[NODE_ARRAY],0xb7f35be4,p1:-12,u2:1,u3:0}
           -12:[NODE_CALL],0xb7f35bf8,p1:-18,u2:42,p3:-13}
             -18:[NODE_CALL],0xb7f35c70,p1:-25,u2:42,p3:-19}
               -25:[NODE_LIT],0xb7f35cfc,p1:-26,u2:0,u3:0}
               -19:[NODE_ARRAY],0xb7f35c84,p1:-20,u2:1,u3:0}
                 -20:[NODE_NEWLINE],0xb7f35c98,u1:0,u2:4,p3:-21}
                   -21:[NODE_CALL],0xb7f35cac,p1:-24,u2:43,p3:-22}
                     -24:[NODE_LIT],0xb7f35ce8,u1:5,u2:0,u3:0}
                     -22:[NODE_ARRAY],0xb7f35cc0,p1:-23,u2:1,u3:0}
                       -23:[NODE_LIT],0xb7f35cd4,u1:7,u2:0,u3:0}
             -13:[NODE_ARRAY],0xb7f35c0c,p1:-14,u2:1,u3:0}
               -14:[NODE_CALL],0xb7f35c20,p1:-17,u2:10057,p3:-15}
                 -17:[NODE_CONST],0xb7f35c5c,u1:9925,u2:0,u3:0}
                 -15:[NODE_ARRAY],0xb7f35c34,p1:-16,u2:1,u3:0}
                   -16:[NODE_LIT],0xb7f35c48,u1:201,u2:0,u3:0}
Modified parser:
  0:[NODE_BLOCK],0xb7f0fae8,p1:-9,p2:1,p3:1}
   -9:[NODE_NEWLINE],0xb7f0fb9c,u1:0,u2:4,p3:-40}
     -40:[NODE_LASGN],0xb7f0fe08,u1:10473,p2:-10,u3:2}
       -10:[NODE_LIT],0xb7f0fbb0,p1:-11,u2:0,u3:0}

String operation code
s = ("hello " + "world ")*100

Original parser:
  0:[NODE_BLOCK],0xb7fa4c74,p1:-11,p2:1,p3:1}
   -11:[NODE_NEWLINE],0xb7fa4d50,u1:0,u2:2,p3:-22}
     -22:[NODE_LASGN],0xb7fa4e2c,u1:10473,p2:-12,u3:2}
       -12:[NODE_CALL],0xb7fa4d64,p1:-15,u2:42,p3:-13}
         -15:[NODE_NEWLINE],0xb7fa4da0,u1:0,u2:2,p3:-16}
           -16:[NODE_CALL],0xb7fa4db4,p1:-19,u2:43,p3:-21}
             -19:[NODE_STR],0xb7fa4df0,p1:-20,u2:0,u3:0}
             -21:[NODE_ARRAY],0xb7fa4e18,p1:-17,u2:1,u3:0}
               -17:[NODE_STR],0xb7fa4dc8,p1:-18,u2:0,u3:0}
         -13:[NODE_ARRAY],0xb7fa4d78,p1:-14,u2:1,u3:0}
           -14:[NODE_LIT],0xb7fa4d8c,u1:2001,u2:0,u3:0}

Modified parser:
   0:[NODE_BLOCK],0xb7efdc6c,p1:-11,p2:1,p3:1}
   -11:[NODE_NEWLINE],0xb7efdd48,u1:0,u2:2,p3:-22}
     -22:[NODE_LASGN],0xb7efde24,u1:10473,p2:-12,u3:2}
       -12:[NODE_STR],0xb7efdd5c,p1:-13,u2:0,u3:0}

In the loop it make considerable difference
With the code
for i in 1..10000
  s = "hello"*10000
end
puts s

Original ruby:
real    0m2.591s
user    0m2.579s
sys     0m0.013s

Modified ruby:
real    0m0.010s
user    0m0.007s
sys     0m0.003s

What do you think of the minimum optimization?

Regards,

Park Heesob
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