[webkit-dev] size_t vs unsigned in WTF::Vector API ?

Alexey Proskuryakov ap at webkit.org
Thu Nov 20 14:06:44 PST 2014


SmallVector and Vector seem reasonable to me. I think that this is the right nomenclature - using limited size vectors should be a conscious choice.

Even SmallVector should probably have a size_t API, so that we could centralize magnitude checks. What do you think?

- Alexey


20 нояб. 2014 г., в 11:40, Filip Pizlo <fpizlo at apple.com> написал(а):

> That looks like a pretty good performance win.
> 
> I'd advocate for SmallVector and Vector, then.
> 
> -Filip
> 
> 
>> On Nov 20, 2014, at 11:38 AM, Chris Dumez <cdumez at apple.com> wrote:
>> 
>> The corresponding Blink bug did contain some performance data:
>> CrBug#229226
>> 
>> Kr,
>> --
>> Chris Dumez - Apple Inc.
>> Cupertino, CA
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Nov 20, 2014, at 11:32 AM, Geoffrey Garen <ggaren at apple.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I wonder what the downsides are to this approach.  Footprint of Vector?
>>> 
>>> It looks like the original change was motivated by shrinking Vector:
>>> 
>>> 	https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=97268
>>> 
>>> Sadly, it didn’t include any data on the observed benefit :(.
>>> 
>>> Geoff
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