Improve slow path performance for allocation

difference.md

@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ This document outlines the changes that have diverged from
   4.  We now store a direct pointer to the next element in each slabs free list
       rather than a relative offset into the slab.  This enables list
       calculation on the fast path.
-
+
+  5.  There is a single bump-ptr per size class that is part of the
+      allocator structure.  The per size class slab list now only contains slabs
+      with free list, and not if it only has a bump ptr.
 
 [2-4]  Are changes that are directly inspired by
 (mimalloc)[http://github.com/microsoft/mimalloc].

src/ds/cdllist.h

@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include "defines.h"
+
+namespace snmalloc
+{
+  /**
+   * Special class for cyclic doubly linked non-empty linked list
+   *
+   * This code assumes there is always one element in the list. The client
+   * must ensure there is a sentinal element.
+   **/
+  class CDLLNode
+  {
+    CDLLNode* next;
+    CDLLNode* prev;
+
+  public:
+    /**
+     * Single element cyclic list.  This is the empty case.
+     **/
+    CDLLNode()
+    {
+      next = this;
+      prev = this;
+    }
+
+    SNMALLOC_FAST_PATH bool is_empty()
+    {
+      return next == this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Removes this element from the cyclic list is it part of.
+     **/
+    SNMALLOC_FAST_PATH void remove()
+    {
+      SNMALLOC_ASSERT(!is_empty());
+      debug_check();
+      next->prev = prev;
+      prev->next = next;
+      // As this is no longer in the list, check invariant for
+      // neighbouring element.
+      next->debug_check();
+
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+      next = nullptr;
+      prev = nullptr;
+#endif
+    }
+
+    SNMALLOC_FAST_PATH CDLLNode* get_next()
+    {
+      return next;
+    }
+
+    SNMALLOC_FAST_PATH CDLLNode* get_prev()
+    {
+      return prev;
+    }
+
+    SNMALLOC_FAST_PATH void insert_next(CDLLNode* item)
+    {
+      debug_check();
+      item->next = next;
+      next->prev = item;
+      item->prev = this;
+      next = item;
+      debug_check();
+    }
+
+    SNMALLOC_FAST_PATH void insert_prev(CDLLNode* item)
+    {
+      debug_check();
+      item->prev = prev;
+      prev->next = item;
+      item->next = this;
+      prev = item;
+      debug_check();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks the lists invariants
+     *   x->next->prev = x
+     * for all x in the list.
+     **/
+    void debug_check()
+    {
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+      CDLLNode* item = this->next;
+      CDLLNode* p = this;
+
+      do
+      {
+        SNMALLOC_ASSERT(item->prev == p);
+        p = item;
+        item = item->next;
+      } while (item != this);
+#endif
+    }
+  };
+} // namespace snmalloc

src/ds/dllist.h

@@ -94,12 +94,12 @@ namespace snmalloc
       return *this;
     }
 
-    bool is_empty()
+    SNMALLOC_FAST_PATH bool is_empty()
     {
       return head == Terminator();
     }
 
-    T* get_head()
+    SNMALLOC_FAST_PATH T* get_head()
     {
       return head;
     }
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ namespace snmalloc
       return tail;
     }
 
-    T* pop()
+    SNMALLOC_FAST_PATH T* pop()
     {
       T* item = head;
 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ namespace snmalloc
 #endif
     }
 
-    void remove(T* item)
+    SNMALLOC_FAST_PATH void remove(T* item)
     {
 #ifndef NDEBUG
       debug_check_contains(item);