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Optimize memory allocation patterns

pola-rs/polars
Based on 6 comments
Rust

Minimize memory allocations and optimize allocation patterns to improve performance. Key practices: 1. Pre-allocate collections with known sizes 2. Avoid unnecessary intermediate allocations

Performance Optimization Rust

Reviewer Prompt

Minimize memory allocations and optimize allocation patterns to improve performance. Key practices:

  1. Pre-allocate collections with known sizes
  2. Avoid unnecessary intermediate allocations
  3. Reuse allocated memory when possible
  4. Use appropriate capacity reservations

Example - Before:

// Allocates new Vec for each row
result.try_push(Some(
    x.chunks_exact(element_size)
        .map(|val| T::cast_le(val))
        .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
));

Example - After:

// Pre-allocate with known capacity
let mut builder = make_builder(arr.dtype());
builder.reserve(output_length);

// Avoid intermediate allocations
result.try_push(
    x.chunks_exact(element_size)
        .map(|val| T::cast_le(val))
);

Benefits:

  • Reduced memory churn
  • Better performance through fewer allocations
  • More predictable memory usage patterns
  • Lower risk of allocation-related performance spikes
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Comments Analyzed
Rust
Primary Language
Performance Optimization
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