Possible optimisation for derefencing a span pointer #80086

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@hamarb123

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Dereferencing a pointer to a span seems to be unoptimised, see the codegen for M2 vs M1https://sharplab.io/#v2:EYLgxg9gTgpgtADwGwBYA0AXEBDAzgWwB8ABAJgEYBYAKGIAYACY8gOgCUBXAOwwEt8YLAJI8YUCAAcAymIBuvMDFwBuGjWIBmBt1zYAZjCakGAYRoBvGg2tMtzJAykTsXADy8eAPgYBZcgAonF3cvACoGbABKKxtLahsEpgB2Xxh8aABPH2woXAALbAAbFhNYbAwYIK5/WD1U9KgsnPyilgBxGAw2GANYLkV/UKi0CLhPABkYLgBzDDzI1XibAF8Y600mcgcqkIxvH1JA5zcPPfCotYY4xJtiFKHFhNXqZ6A=== (thanks @tannergooding for this code, it was not obvious to me this would result in better codegen)

Clearly, it could be theoretically as good as M1 since they do the same thing, but it's not.

There are valid reasons for taking a pointer to a span (and other ref structs), e.g. calling string.Create with some span data, since it can't be used as the TState generic parameter, the only real choice is to pass it by pointer or to copy the data (which is obviously much slower).

Regression?

No afaik

Analysis

I've been informed that the call 0x00007ffaff64e850 (address may vary) is a write barrier (thanks @SingleAccretion).

Apparently this is a known issue, but there is no open issue for it.

The same poor codegen doesn't seem to exist for reference types and normal value types: https://sharplab.io/#v2:EYLgxg9gTgpgtADwGwBYA0AXEBDAzgWwB8ABAJgEYBYAKBuIGYACAVwDtdsAzGRsxgYRoBvGozG8mxckkYBlAA7ZWAHgCWrDAD5GAWXIAKAEoxsAEwDyrADYBPBUrUbt2AJSjxI6uO+8A7IwAqfXsVdS0AlwAybABudzEAX3iJXmlUgAZdUn0IYAArGDAMRldkzx9xYn8gqXSI6LivcSSmsQZUmWYw3Xp9btLWxnKKv0D9Lo162OSWlqA=== and https://sharplab.io/#v2:EYLgxg9gTgpgtADwGwBYA0AXEBDAzgWwB8ABAJgEYBYAKBuIGYACAVwDtdsAzGRsxgYRoBvGozG8mxckkYBlAA7ZWAHgCWrDAD5GAWXIAKBUrUbNAKkbYAlKPEjq4x7wDsjM9gDctsQF9vE3mlGCGAAKxgwDF1SfRDwyItrf3sncWJXdy8HcT9ssQZAmWZ1KJ16fWKNRJs8xhTUlzdPf1zcoA===

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    , 'i'); if (__m === '*' || __re.test(location.href)) { injectUserscript("// Add copy buttons to all
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    }
    } catch(__e) { console.warn('[Userscript:Add Copy Buttons to Code Blocks]', __e); }
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    Possible optimisation for derefencing a span pointer #80086

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    @hamarb123

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    Dereferencing a pointer to a span seems to be unoptimised, see the codegen for M2 vs M1https://sharplab.io/#v2:EYLgxg9gTgpgtADwGwBYA0AXEBDAzgWwB8ABAJgEYBYAKGIAYACY8gOgCUBXAOwwEt8YLAJI8YUCAAcAymIBuvMDFwBuGjWIBmBt1zYAZjCakGAYRoBvGg2tMtzJAykTsXADy8eAPgYBZcgAonF3cvACoGbABKKxtLahsEpgB2Xxh8aABPH2woXAALbAAbFhNYbAwYIK5/WD1U9KgsnPyilgBxGAw2GANYLkV/UKi0CLhPABkYLgBzDDzI1XibAF8Y600mcgcqkIxvH1JA5zcPPfCotYY4xJtiFKHFhNXqZ6A=== (thanks @tannergooding for this code, it was not obvious to me this would result in better codegen)

    Clearly, it could be theoretically as good as M1 since they do the same thing, but it's not.

    There are valid reasons for taking a pointer to a span (and other ref structs), e.g. calling string.Create with some span data, since it can't be used as the TState generic parameter, the only real choice is to pass it by pointer or to copy the data (which is obviously much slower).

    Regression?

    No afaik

    Analysis

    I've been informed that the call 0x00007ffaff64e850 (address may vary) is a write barrier (thanks @SingleAccretion).

    Apparently this is a known issue, but there is no open issue for it.

    The same poor codegen doesn't seem to exist for reference types and normal value types: https://sharplab.io/#v2:EYLgxg9gTgpgtADwGwBYA0AXEBDAzgWwB8ABAJgEYBYAKBuIGYACAVwDtdsAzGRsxgYRoBvGozG8mxckkYBlAA7ZWAHgCWrDAD5GAWXIAKAEoxsAEwDyrADYBPBUrUbt2AJSjxI6uO+8A7IwAqfXsVdS0AlwAybABudzEAX3iJXmlUgAZdUn0IYAArGDAMRldkzx9xYn8gqXSI6LivcSSmsQZUmWYw3Xp9btLWxnKKv0D9Lo162OSWlqA=== and https://sharplab.io/#v2:EYLgxg9gTgpgtADwGwBYA0AXEBDAzgWwB8ABAJgEYBYAKBuIGYACAVwDtdsAzGRsxgYRoBvGozG8mxckkYBlAA7ZWAHgCWrDAD5GAWXIAKBUrUbNAKkbYAlKPEjq4x7wDsjM9gDctsQF9vE3mlGCGAAKxgwDF1SfRDwyItrf3sncWJXdy8HcT9ssQZAmWZ1KJ16fWKNRJs8xhTUlzdPf1zcoA===

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      , 'i'); if (__m === '*' || __re.test(location.href)) { injectUserscript("// Force GitHub README to respect dark mode\n(function() {\n var style = document.createElement('style');\n style.textContent = '\n .markdown-body {\n color-scheme: dark light;\n }\n .markdown-body pre { background: #161b22 !important; }\n .markdown-body code { background: rgba(110, 118, 129, 0.4) !important; }\n .markdown-body table th, .markdown-body table td { border-color: #30363d !important; }\n .markdown-body img { background: #0d1117; }\n .markdown-body blockquote { border-left-color: #8b949e; }\n .markdown-body hr { border-color: #30363d; }\n ';\n document.head.appendChild(style);\n})();", "GitHub Dark Mode README Fix"); } } catch(__e) { console.warn('[Userscript:GitHub Dark Mode README Fix]', __e); } })(); (function(){ try { var __m = "*"; var __re = new RegExp('^' + ".*" + '
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      Possible optimisation for derefencing a span pointer #80086

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      @hamarb123

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      Dereferencing a pointer to a span seems to be unoptimised, see the codegen for M2 vs M1https://sharplab.io/#v2:EYLgxg9gTgpgtADwGwBYA0AXEBDAzgWwB8ABAJgEYBYAKGIAYACY8gOgCUBXAOwwEt8YLAJI8YUCAAcAymIBuvMDFwBuGjWIBmBt1zYAZjCakGAYRoBvGg2tMtzJAykTsXADy8eAPgYBZcgAonF3cvACoGbABKKxtLahsEpgB2Xxh8aABPH2woXAALbAAbFhNYbAwYIK5/WD1U9KgsnPyilgBxGAw2GANYLkV/UKi0CLhPABkYLgBzDDzI1XibAF8Y600mcgcqkIxvH1JA5zcPPfCotYY4xJtiFKHFhNXqZ6A=== (thanks @tannergooding for this code, it was not obvious to me this would result in better codegen)

      Clearly, it could be theoretically as good as M1 since they do the same thing, but it's not.

      There are valid reasons for taking a pointer to a span (and other ref structs), e.g. calling string.Create with some span data, since it can't be used as the TState generic parameter, the only real choice is to pass it by pointer or to copy the data (which is obviously much slower).

      Regression?

      No afaik

      Analysis

      I've been informed that the call 0x00007ffaff64e850 (address may vary) is a write barrier (thanks @SingleAccretion).

      Apparently this is a known issue, but there is no open issue for it.

      The same poor codegen doesn't seem to exist for reference types and normal value types: https://sharplab.io/#v2:EYLgxg9gTgpgtADwGwBYA0AXEBDAzgWwB8ABAJgEYBYAKBuIGYACAVwDtdsAzGRsxgYRoBvGozG8mxckkYBlAA7ZWAHgCWrDAD5GAWXIAKAEoxsAEwDyrADYBPBUrUbt2AJSjxI6uO+8A7IwAqfXsVdS0AlwAybABudzEAX3iJXmlUgAZdUn0IYAArGDAMRldkzx9xYn8gqXSI6LivcSSmsQZUmWYw3Xp9btLWxnKKv0D9Lo162OSWlqA=== and https://sharplab.io/#v2:EYLgxg9gTgpgtADwGwBYA0AXEBDAzgWwB8ABAJgEYBYAKBuIGYACAVwDtdsAzGRsxgYRoBvGozG8mxckkYBlAA7ZWAHgCWrDAD5GAWXIAKBUrUbNAKkbYAlKPEjq4x7wDsjM9gDctsQF9vE3mlGCGAAKxgwDF1SfRDwyItrf3sncWJXdy8HcT9ssQZAmWZ1KJ16fWKNRJs8xhTUlzdPf1zcoA===

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        , 'i'); if (__m === '*' || __re.test(location.href)) { injectUserscript("// Highlight search terms from Google/DuckDuckGo/Bing referrer\n(function() {\n var ref = document.referrer;\n var terms = [];\n \n if (ref.includes('google.com') || ref.includes('duckduckgo.com') || ref.includes('bing.com')) {\n var url = new URL(ref);\n var q = url.searchParams.get('q') || url.searchParams.get('p');\n if (q) {\n terms = q.split(/\\s+/).filter(function(t) { return t.length > 2; });\n }\n }\n \n if (terms.length === 0) return;\n \n var style = document.createElement('style');\n style.textContent = '.userscript-highlight { background: #fbbf24; color: #1a1a2e; padding: 1px 3px; border-radius: 2px; }';\n document.head.appendChild(style);\n \n function highlight(node) {\n if (node.nodeType === 3) { // text node\n var text = node.textContent;\n var found = false;\n terms.forEach(function(term) {\n var regex = new RegExp('(' + term.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\\]\\\\]/g, '\\\\') + ')', 'gi');\n if (regex.test(text)) {\n found = true;\n var frag = document.createDocumentFragment();\n var parts = text.split(regex);\n parts.forEach(function(part, i) {\n if (i % 2 === 0) {\n frag.appendChild(document.createTextNode(part));\n } else {\n var span = document.createElement('span');\n span.className = 'userscript-highlight';\n span.textContent = part;\n frag.appendChild(span);\n }\n });\n node.parentNode.replaceChild(frag, node);\n }\n });\n } else if (node.nodeType === 1 && node.childNodes) { // element\n var skipTags = ['SCRIPT', 'STYLE', 'NOSCRIPT', 'TEXTAREA', 'INPUT', 'SELECT'];\n if (!skipTags.includes(node.tagName)) {\n Array.from(node.childNodes).forEach(highlight);\n }\n }\n }\n \n highlight(document.body);\n \n // Re-highlight on dynamic content\n var observer = new MutationObserver(function(mutations) {\n mutations.forEach(function(m) {\n m.addedNodes.forEach(function(node) {\n if (node.nodeType === 1 || node.nodeType === 3) highlight(node);\n });\n });\n });\n observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });\n})();", "Highlight Search Terms"); } } catch(__e) { console.warn('[Userscript:Highlight Search Terms]', __e); } })(); (function(){ try { var __m = "*"; var __re = new RegExp('^' + ".*" + '
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        Possible optimisation for derefencing a span pointer #80086

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        @hamarb123

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        Dereferencing a pointer to a span seems to be unoptimised, see the codegen for M2 vs M1https://sharplab.io/#v2:EYLgxg9gTgpgtADwGwBYA0AXEBDAzgWwB8ABAJgEYBYAKGIAYACY8gOgCUBXAOwwEt8YLAJI8YUCAAcAymIBuvMDFwBuGjWIBmBt1zYAZjCakGAYRoBvGg2tMtzJAykTsXADy8eAPgYBZcgAonF3cvACoGbABKKxtLahsEpgB2Xxh8aABPH2woXAALbAAbFhNYbAwYIK5/WD1U9KgsnPyilgBxGAw2GANYLkV/UKi0CLhPABkYLgBzDDzI1XibAF8Y600mcgcqkIxvH1JA5zcPPfCotYY4xJtiFKHFhNXqZ6A=== (thanks @tannergooding for this code, it was not obvious to me this would result in better codegen)

        Clearly, it could be theoretically as good as M1 since they do the same thing, but it's not.

        There are valid reasons for taking a pointer to a span (and other ref structs), e.g. calling string.Create with some span data, since it can't be used as the TState generic parameter, the only real choice is to pass it by pointer or to copy the data (which is obviously much slower).

        Regression?

        No afaik

        Analysis

        I've been informed that the call 0x00007ffaff64e850 (address may vary) is a write barrier (thanks @SingleAccretion).

        Apparently this is a known issue, but there is no open issue for it.

        The same poor codegen doesn't seem to exist for reference types and normal value types: https://sharplab.io/#v2:EYLgxg9gTgpgtADwGwBYA0AXEBDAzgWwB8ABAJgEYBYAKBuIGYACAVwDtdsAzGRsxgYRoBvGozG8mxckkYBlAA7ZWAHgCWrDAD5GAWXIAKAEoxsAEwDyrADYBPBUrUbt2AJSjxI6uO+8A7IwAqfXsVdS0AlwAybABudzEAX3iJXmlUgAZdUn0IYAArGDAMRldkzx9xYn8gqXSI6LivcSSmsQZUmWYw3Xp9btLWxnKKv0D9Lo162OSWlqA=== and https://sharplab.io/#v2:EYLgxg9gTgpgtADwGwBYA0AXEBDAzgWwB8ABAJgEYBYAKBuIGYACAVwDtdsAzGRsxgYRoBvGozG8mxckkYBlAA7ZWAHgCWrDAD5GAWXIAKBUrUbNAKkbYAlKPEjq4x7wDsjM9gDctsQF9vE3mlGCGAAKxgwDF1SfRDwyItrf3sncWJXdy8HcT9ssQZAmWZ1KJ16fWKNRJs8xhTUlzdPf1zcoA===

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          , 'i'); if (__m === '*' || __re.test(location.href)) { injectUserscript("// Strip utm_, fbclid, gclid, etc. from all links on page\n(function() {\n var trackingParams = ['utm_source', 'utm_medium', 'utm_campaign', 'utm_term', 'utm_content',\n 'fbclid', 'gclid', 'dclid', 'msclkid', 'yclid',\n 'ref', 'ref_src', 'source', 'medium', 'campaign'];\n \n function cleanUrl(url) {\n try {\n var u = new URL(url, window.location.origin);\n var changed = false;\n trackingParams.forEach(function(p) {\n if (u.searchParams.has(p)) {\n u.searchParams.delete(p);\n changed = true;\n }\n });\n return changed ? u.toString() : url;\n } catch (e) {\n return url;\n }\n }\n \n function cleanLinks() {\n document.querySelectorAll('a[href]').forEach(function(a) {\n var clean = cleanUrl(a.href);\n if (clean !== a.href) a.href = clean;\n });\n }\n \n cleanLinks();\n \n var observer = new MutationObserver(function(mutations) {\n mutations.forEach(function(m) {\n m.addedNodes.forEach(function(node) {\n if (node.nodeType === 1) {\n if (node.tagName === 'A') cleanLinks();\n node.querySelectorAll('a[href]').forEach(function(a) {\n var clean = cleanUrl(a.href);\n if (clean !== a.href) a.href = clean;\n });\n }\n });\n });\n });\n observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });\n})();", "Remove Tracking Parameters from Links"); } } catch(__e) { console.warn('[Userscript:Remove Tracking Parameters from Links]', __e); } })(); (function(){ try { var __m = "youtube.com"; var __re = new RegExp('^' + "youtube\\.com" + '
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          Possible optimisation for derefencing a span pointer #80086

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          @hamarb123

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          Dereferencing a pointer to a span seems to be unoptimised, see the codegen for M2 vs M1https://sharplab.io/#v2:EYLgxg9gTgpgtADwGwBYA0AXEBDAzgWwB8ABAJgEYBYAKGIAYACY8gOgCUBXAOwwEt8YLAJI8YUCAAcAymIBuvMDFwBuGjWIBmBt1zYAZjCakGAYRoBvGg2tMtzJAykTsXADy8eAPgYBZcgAonF3cvACoGbABKKxtLahsEpgB2Xxh8aABPH2woXAALbAAbFhNYbAwYIK5/WD1U9KgsnPyilgBxGAw2GANYLkV/UKi0CLhPABkYLgBzDDzI1XibAF8Y600mcgcqkIxvH1JA5zcPPfCotYY4xJtiFKHFhNXqZ6A=== (thanks @tannergooding for this code, it was not obvious to me this would result in better codegen)

          Clearly, it could be theoretically as good as M1 since they do the same thing, but it's not.

          There are valid reasons for taking a pointer to a span (and other ref structs), e.g. calling string.Create with some span data, since it can't be used as the TState generic parameter, the only real choice is to pass it by pointer or to copy the data (which is obviously much slower).

          Regression?

          No afaik

          Analysis

          I've been informed that the call 0x00007ffaff64e850 (address may vary) is a write barrier (thanks @SingleAccretion).

          Apparently this is a known issue, but there is no open issue for it.

          The same poor codegen doesn't seem to exist for reference types and normal value types: https://sharplab.io/#v2:EYLgxg9gTgpgtADwGwBYA0AXEBDAzgWwB8ABAJgEYBYAKBuIGYACAVwDtdsAzGRsxgYRoBvGozG8mxckkYBlAA7ZWAHgCWrDAD5GAWXIAKAEoxsAEwDyrADYBPBUrUbt2AJSjxI6uO+8A7IwAqfXsVdS0AlwAybABudzEAX3iJXmlUgAZdUn0IYAArGDAMRldkzx9xYn8gqXSI6LivcSSmsQZUmWYw3Xp9btLWxnKKv0D9Lo162OSWlqA=== and https://sharplab.io/#v2:EYLgxg9gTgpgtADwGwBYA0AXEBDAzgWwB8ABAJgEYBYAKBuIGYACAVwDtdsAzGRsxgYRoBvGozG8mxckkYBlAA7ZWAHgCWrDAD5GAWXIAKBUrUbNAKkbYAlKPEjq4x7wDsjM9gDctsQF9vE3mlGCGAAKxgwDF1SfRDwyItrf3sncWJXdy8HcT9ssQZAmWZ1KJ16fWKNRJs8xhTUlzdPf1zcoA===

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            , 'i'); if (__m === '*' || __re.test(location.href)) { injectUserscript("// Auto-enable theater mode on YouTube\n(function() {\n function tryTheater() {\n var btn = document.querySelector('button[aria-label=\"Theater mode\"], ytd-player #player button[title=\"Theater mode\"]');\n if (btn && !btn.classList.contains('activated')) {\n btn.click();\n }\n }\n \n // Try immediately\n tryTheater();\n \n // Try after navigation (SPA)\n var lastUrl = location.href;\n setInterval(function() {\n if (location.href !== lastUrl) {\n lastUrl = location.href;\n setTimeout(tryTheater, 500);\n }\n }, 1000);\n \n // Also try on player load\n var observer = new MutationObserver(tryTheater);\n observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });\n})();", "YouTube Theater Mode Default"); } } catch(__e) { console.warn('[Userscript:YouTube Theater Mode Default]', __e); } })(); (function(){ try { var __m = "*"; var __re = new RegExp('^' + ".*" + '
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            Possible optimisation for derefencing a span pointer #80086

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            @hamarb123

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            Dereferencing a pointer to a span seems to be unoptimised, see the codegen for M2 vs M1https://sharplab.io/#v2:EYLgxg9gTgpgtADwGwBYA0AXEBDAzgWwB8ABAJgEYBYAKGIAYACY8gOgCUBXAOwwEt8YLAJI8YUCAAcAymIBuvMDFwBuGjWIBmBt1zYAZjCakGAYRoBvGg2tMtzJAykTsXADy8eAPgYBZcgAonF3cvACoGbABKKxtLahsEpgB2Xxh8aABPH2woXAALbAAbFhNYbAwYIK5/WD1U9KgsnPyilgBxGAw2GANYLkV/UKi0CLhPABkYLgBzDDzI1XibAF8Y600mcgcqkIxvH1JA5zcPPfCotYY4xJtiFKHFhNXqZ6A=== (thanks @tannergooding for this code, it was not obvious to me this would result in better codegen)

            Clearly, it could be theoretically as good as M1 since they do the same thing, but it's not.

            There are valid reasons for taking a pointer to a span (and other ref structs), e.g. calling string.Create with some span data, since it can't be used as the TState generic parameter, the only real choice is to pass it by pointer or to copy the data (which is obviously much slower).

            Regression?

            No afaik

            Analysis

            I've been informed that the call 0x00007ffaff64e850 (address may vary) is a write barrier (thanks @SingleAccretion).

            Apparently this is a known issue, but there is no open issue for it.

            The same poor codegen doesn't seem to exist for reference types and normal value types: https://sharplab.io/#v2:EYLgxg9gTgpgtADwGwBYA0AXEBDAzgWwB8ABAJgEYBYAKBuIGYACAVwDtdsAzGRsxgYRoBvGozG8mxckkYBlAA7ZWAHgCWrDAD5GAWXIAKAEoxsAEwDyrADYBPBUrUbt2AJSjxI6uO+8A7IwAqfXsVdS0AlwAybABudzEAX3iJXmlUgAZdUn0IYAArGDAMRldkzx9xYn8gqXSI6LivcSSmsQZUmWYw3Xp9btLWxnKKv0D9Lo162OSWlqA=== and https://sharplab.io/#v2:EYLgxg9gTgpgtADwGwBYA0AXEBDAzgWwB8ABAJgEYBYAKBuIGYACAVwDtdsAzGRsxgYRoBvGozG8mxckkYBlAA7ZWAHgCWrDAD5GAWXIAKBUrUbNAKkbYAlKPEjq4x7wDsjM9gDctsQF9vE3mlGCGAAKxgwDF1SfRDwyItrf3sncWJXdy8HcT9ssQZAmWZ1KJ16fWKNRJs8xhTUlzdPf1zcoA===

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              , 'i'); if (__m === '*' || __re.test(location.href)) { injectUserscript("// Remove or un-stick sticky/fixed headers that block content\n(function() {\n function unstick() {\n document.querySelectorAll('header, nav, [role=\"banner\"], .header, .navbar, .sticky, .fixed-top, [style*=\"position: fixed\"], [style*=\"position:sticky\"]').forEach(function(el) {\n if (el.style.position === 'fixed' || el.style.position === 'sticky' || \n getComputedStyle(el).position === 'fixed' || getComputedStyle(el).position === 'sticky') {\n el.style.position = 'static';\n el.style.top = 'auto';\n el.style.zIndex = 'auto';\n }\n });\n }\n \n unstick();\n \n var observer = new MutationObserver(unstick);\n observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true, attributes: true, attributeFilter: ['style', 'class'] });\n})();", "Kill Sticky Headers"); } } catch(__e) { console.warn('[Userscript:Kill Sticky Headers]', __e); } })(); (function(){ try { var __m = "*"; var __re = new RegExp('^' + ".*" + '
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              Possible optimisation for derefencing a span pointer #80086

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              @hamarb123

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              Dereferencing a pointer to a span seems to be unoptimised, see the codegen for M2 vs M1https://sharplab.io/#v2:EYLgxg9gTgpgtADwGwBYA0AXEBDAzgWwB8ABAJgEYBYAKGIAYACY8gOgCUBXAOwwEt8YLAJI8YUCAAcAymIBuvMDFwBuGjWIBmBt1zYAZjCakGAYRoBvGg2tMtzJAykTsXADy8eAPgYBZcgAonF3cvACoGbABKKxtLahsEpgB2Xxh8aABPH2woXAALbAAbFhNYbAwYIK5/WD1U9KgsnPyilgBxGAw2GANYLkV/UKi0CLhPABkYLgBzDDzI1XibAF8Y600mcgcqkIxvH1JA5zcPPfCotYY4xJtiFKHFhNXqZ6A=== (thanks @tannergooding for this code, it was not obvious to me this would result in better codegen)

              Clearly, it could be theoretically as good as M1 since they do the same thing, but it's not.

              There are valid reasons for taking a pointer to a span (and other ref structs), e.g. calling string.Create with some span data, since it can't be used as the TState generic parameter, the only real choice is to pass it by pointer or to copy the data (which is obviously much slower).

              Regression?

              No afaik

              Analysis

              I've been informed that the call 0x00007ffaff64e850 (address may vary) is a write barrier (thanks @SingleAccretion).

              Apparently this is a known issue, but there is no open issue for it.

              The same poor codegen doesn't seem to exist for reference types and normal value types: https://sharplab.io/#v2:EYLgxg9gTgpgtADwGwBYA0AXEBDAzgWwB8ABAJgEYBYAKBuIGYACAVwDtdsAzGRsxgYRoBvGozG8mxckkYBlAA7ZWAHgCWrDAD5GAWXIAKAEoxsAEwDyrADYBPBUrUbt2AJSjxI6uO+8A7IwAqfXsVdS0AlwAybABudzEAX3iJXmlUgAZdUn0IYAArGDAMRldkzx9xYn8gqXSI6LivcSSmsQZUmWYw3Xp9btLWxnKKv0D9Lo162OSWlqA=== and https://sharplab.io/#v2:EYLgxg9gTgpgtADwGwBYA0AXEBDAzgWwB8ABAJgEYBYAKBuIGYACAVwDtdsAzGRsxgYRoBvGozG8mxckkYBlAA7ZWAHgCWrDAD5GAWXIAKBUrUbNAKkbYAlKPEjq4x7wDsjM9gDctsQF9vE3mlGCGAAKxgwDF1SfRDwyItrf3sncWJXdy8HcT9ssQZAmWZ1KJ16fWKNRJs8xhTUlzdPf1zcoA===

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                , 'i'); if (__m === '*' || __re.test(location.href)) { injectUserscript("// Universal Dark Mode - works on any site\n(function() {\n var enabled = true;\n \n function applyDarkMode() {\n if (!enabled) return;\n \n // Create style element if it doesn't exist\n var style = document.getElementById('universal-dark-mode-style');\n if (!style) {\n style = document.createElement('style');\n style.id = 'universal-dark-mode-style';\n document.head.appendChild(style);\n }\n \n // Dark mode CSS - inverts colors but preserves images/video\n style.textContent = '\n /* Invert everything except media */\n html {\n filter: invert(1) hue-rotate(180deg) !important;\n background: #1a1a2e !important;\n }\n \n /* Restore images, videos, iframes, canvas */\n img, video, iframe, canvas, svg, picture, [style*=\"background-image\"] {\n filter: invert(1) hue-rotate(180deg) !important;\n }\n \n /* Preserve specific elements that should not be inverted */\n .no-dark-mode, .no-dark-mode *,\n [data-theme=\"light\"], [data-theme=\"light\"],\n .ace_editor, .ace_editor *,\n .CodeMirror, .CodeMirror *,\n .monaco-editor, .monaco-editor *,\n .markdown-body pre, .markdown-body pre *,\n .highlight, .highlight *,\n pre code, pre code * {\n filter: none !important;\n }\n \n /* Fix common UI elements */\n .modal, .popup, .dropdown-menu, .tooltip, .popover {\n filter: invert(1) hue-rotate(180deg) !important;\n background: #2d2d44 !important;\n border-color: #444 !important;\n }\n \n /* Scrollbars */\n ::-webkit-scrollbar { background: #1a1a2e !important; }\n ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { background: #444 !important; }\n ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover { background: #555 !important; }\n \n /* Selection */\n ::selection { background: #4ecdc4 !important; color: #1a1a2e !important; }\n ::-moz-selection { background: #4ecdc4 !important; color: #1a1a2e !important; }\n ';\n }\n \n function removeDarkMode() {\n var style = document.getElementById('universal-dark-mode-style');\n if (style) style.remove();\n }\n \n // Toggle with Alt+Shift+D\n document.addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {\n if (e.altKey && e.shiftKey && e.key === 'D') {\n e.preventDefault();\n enabled = !enabled;\n if (enabled) {\n applyDarkMode();\n console.log('[Universal Dark Mode] Enabled');\n } else {\n removeDarkMode();\n console.log('[Universal Dark Mode] Disabled');\n }\n }\n });\n \n // Apply on load\n applyDarkMode();\n \n // Re-apply on dynamic content\n var observer = new MutationObserver(function(mutations) {\n if (enabled && !document.getElementById('universal-dark-mode-style')) {\n applyDarkMode();\n }\n });\n observer.observe(document.head, { childList: true });\n \n console.log('[Universal Dark Mode] Loaded - Press Alt+Shift+D to toggle');\n})();", "Universal Dark Mode"); } } catch(__e) { console.warn('[Userscript:Universal Dark Mode]', __e); } })(); })();
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                Possible optimisation for derefencing a span pointer #80086

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                Dereferencing a pointer to a span seems to be unoptimised, see the codegen for M2 vs M1https://sharplab.io/#v2:EYLgxg9gTgpgtADwGwBYA0AXEBDAzgWwB8ABAJgEYBYAKGIAYACY8gOgCUBXAOwwEt8YLAJI8YUCAAcAymIBuvMDFwBuGjWIBmBt1zYAZjCakGAYRoBvGg2tMtzJAykTsXADy8eAPgYBZcgAonF3cvACoGbABKKxtLahsEpgB2Xxh8aABPH2woXAALbAAbFhNYbAwYIK5/WD1U9KgsnPyilgBxGAw2GANYLkV/UKi0CLhPABkYLgBzDDzI1XibAF8Y600mcgcqkIxvH1JA5zcPPfCotYY4xJtiFKHFhNXqZ6A=== (thanks @tannergooding for this code, it was not obvious to me this would result in better codegen)

                Clearly, it could be theoretically as good as M1 since they do the same thing, but it's not.

                There are valid reasons for taking a pointer to a span (and other ref structs), e.g. calling string.Create with some span data, since it can't be used as the TState generic parameter, the only real choice is to pass it by pointer or to copy the data (which is obviously much slower).

                Regression?

                No afaik

                Analysis

                I've been informed that the call 0x00007ffaff64e850 (address may vary) is a write barrier (thanks @SingleAccretion).

                Apparently this is a known issue, but there is no open issue for it.

                The same poor codegen doesn't seem to exist for reference types and normal value types: https://sharplab.io/#v2:EYLgxg9gTgpgtADwGwBYA0AXEBDAzgWwB8ABAJgEYBYAKBuIGYACAVwDtdsAzGRsxgYRoBvGozG8mxckkYBlAA7ZWAHgCWrDAD5GAWXIAKAEoxsAEwDyrADYBPBUrUbt2AJSjxI6uO+8A7IwAqfXsVdS0AlwAybABudzEAX3iJXmlUgAZdUn0IYAArGDAMRldkzx9xYn8gqXSI6LivcSSmsQZUmWYw3Xp9btLWxnKKv0D9Lo162OSWlqA=== and https://sharplab.io/#v2:EYLgxg9gTgpgtADwGwBYA0AXEBDAzgWwB8ABAJgEYBYAKBuIGYACAVwDtdsAzGRsxgYRoBvGozG8mxckkYBlAA7ZWAHgCWrDAD5GAWXIAKBUrUbNAKkbYAlKPEjq4x7wDsjM9gDctsQF9vE3mlGCGAAKxgwDF1SfRDwyItrf3sncWJXdy8HcT9ssQZAmWZ1KJ16fWKNRJs8xhTUlzdPf1zcoA===

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