Small string optimization
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- Dominant language
- Rust
- Stars
- 126
- Forks
- 6
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Lots and lots and lots of allocations could be prevented by switching to Small String Optimization for declarations, generated wire names, etc etc.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating how declarations and generated wire names are represented and where their allocations occur. Profile those paths to identify the allocation hotspots; done means Small String Optimization is applied where appropriate and allocation reduction is demonstrated without changing compiler behavior.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- compilers, performance
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100