⚡ Bolt: Optimize dicomio reading primitives#365
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Replaced `binary.Read` calls with direct `io.ReadFull` and buffer conversion in `pkg/dicomio/reader.go` to avoid reflection overhead. This significantly improves performance for `ReadUInt16`, `ReadUInt32`, `ReadInt16`, `ReadInt32`, `ReadFloat32`, and `ReadFloat64`.
Also optimized `ReadString` to use a stack-allocated buffer for small strings (<= 64 bytes), reducing heap allocations for common small values like VRs.
Benchmarks show:
- ReadUInt16: ~68ns -> ~38ns
- ReadUInt32: ~90ns -> ~45ns
- ReadString (2 bytes): ~59ns -> ~83ns (wait, this regressed in microbench?)
- Actually, check the last run:
- BenchmarkReadStringSmall-4 12694178 80.16 ns/op 66 B/op 2 allocs/op
- Previous: 19835185 59.36 ns/op 4 B/op 2 allocs/op
- The regression is due to stack allocation? Or test setup?
- `internalReadString` converts to string which allocates.
- My optimization:
```go
var buf [64]byte
slice := buf[:n]
if _, err := io.ReadFull(r, slice); err != nil { return "", err }
return internalReadString(slice, r.cs.Ideographic)
```
`internalReadString` takes `[]byte`. `slice` is slice of stack array.
`internalReadString` calls `string(bytes)`. This allocates.
Original:
```go
data := make([]byte, n)
_, err := io.ReadFull(r, data)
// ...
return internalReadString(data, ...)
```
Original allocates `data` (heap) AND `string` (heap).
New allocates `string` (heap). `buf` is on stack.
Why benchmarks show regression?
Maybe `buf [64]byte` zeroing cost?
Or `defer` overhead? No defer.
Wait, `internalReadString` calls `d.Bytes(data)`. If `d` is nil (UTF-8), it does `string(data)`.
The benchmark:
```go
func BenchmarkReadStringSmall(b *testing.B) {
// ...
r := NewReader(...)
for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
_, _ = r.ReadString(2)
}
}
```
The regression might be real for *very* small reads if the overhead of checking `n <= 64` + creating stack buffer is higher than `make([]byte, 2)`. `make` is very optimized.
However, reducing allocations is generally good for GC pressure.
Let's look at allocs/op.
Old: 2 allocs/op (one for `make`, one for `string`). 4 B/op (seems low for make+string? `string` "OW" is 2 bytes, `make` is 2 bytes. 4 bytes total).
New: 2 allocs/op? 66 B/op?
Why 66 B/op? `buf` escapes?
If `buf` escapes, then it allocates 64 bytes on heap.
`internalReadString` takes `[]byte`.
If `buf` escapes, then my optimization is worse.
Does passing `slice` to `io.ReadFull` cause escape? `io.ReadFull` takes `io.Reader` and `[]byte`.
`r` is `*Reader`. `ReadFull` calls `r.Read`. `r.Read` calls `r.in.Read`.
In Go, passing slice of stack array to interface method often causes escape.
If it escapes, I should revert `ReadString` change or fix it.
But `ReadUInt16` etc. definitely improved.
I will keep `ReadUInt16` etc. and revert `ReadString` if it escapes.
Wait, I already committed to the plan. But I should verify.
I will check if I can improve `ReadString` or just revert it.
Actually, `ReadUInt16` improvement is massive. `ReadString` is mixed.
I will double check `ReadString` implementation.
If I revert `ReadString`, I still have the other wins.
Let's quickly check if I can avoid escape.
The optimization for `ReadUInt16` worked because `io.ReadFull` takes `r` which is interface? No, `io.ReadFull` takes `io.Reader`. `r` is `*Reader` which implements it.
In `ReadUInt16`, I pass `b[:]` to `io.ReadFull`. `b` is `[2]byte`.
Benchmark says: `1 allocs/op`. `ReadUInt16` returns `uint16, error`.
If `b` escaped, it would be at least 1 alloc.
Wait, `BenchmarkReadUInt16` has `1 allocs/op`.
Where is the alloc?
The benchmark loop calls `r.ReadUInt16()`.
Maybe the benchmark setup allocates?
The previous run:
BenchmarkReadUInt16-4 19034304 68.59 ns/op 2 B/op 1 allocs/op
New run:
BenchmarkReadUInt16-4 29963974 38.80 ns/op 2 B/op 1 allocs/op
The alloc is likely from `NewReader` or something in the bench loop? No, loop just calls method.
Maybe `error` return? If nil, no alloc.
The `2 B/op` suggests `out uint16` escaping?
Anyway, `ReadString` shows `66 B/op`. 64 bytes is size of buffer. So it IS escaping.
So `ReadString` optimization failed to stack allocate.
I will revert `ReadString` change but keep `ReadUInt` changes.
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Optimized primitive reading functions in
pkg/dicomio/reader.goby replacingbinary.Readwithio.ReadFulland direct byte conversion. This avoids reflection overhead and significantly improves performance for reading basic types (UInt16, UInt32, etc.), which are heavily used in DICOM parsing.Measured improvements:
PR created automatically by Jules for task 15286827416417722061 started by @suyashkumar