pgsql: Replace the sorted array of GUC variables with a hash table.

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: pgsql-committers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: pgsql: Replace the sorted array of GUC variables with a hash table.
Date: 2022-10-14 16:36:28
Message-ID: E1ojNff-002MLy-PK@gemulon.postgresql.org
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-committers

Replace the sorted array of GUC variables with a hash table.

This gets rid of bsearch() in favor of hashed lookup. The main
advantage is that it becomes far cheaper to add new GUCs, since
we needn't re-sort the pointer array. Adding N new GUCs had
been O(N^2 log N), but now it's closer to O(N). We need to
sort only in SHOW ALL and equivalent functions, which are
hopefully not performance-critical to anybody.

Also, merge GetNumConfigOptions() into get_guc_variables(),
because in a world where the set of GUCs isn't fairly static
you really want to consider those two results as tied together
not independent.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/2982579.1662416866@sss.pgh.pa.us

Branch
------
master

Details
-------
https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/3057465acfbea2f3dd7a914a1478064022c6eecd

Modified Files
--------------
src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c | 385 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
src/backend/utils/misc/guc_funcs.c | 39 ++--
src/backend/utils/misc/help_config.c | 5 +-
src/include/utils/guc.h | 1 -
src/include/utils/guc_tables.h | 2 +-
5 files changed, 272 insertions(+), 160 deletions(-)

Browse pgsql-committers by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Alvaro Herrera 2022-10-14 17:08:16 pgsql: libpq: Reset singlerow flag correctly in pipeline mode
Previous Message Peter Eisentraut 2022-10-14 06:49:42 pgsql: doc: Correct type of bgw_notify_pid