>>> rather than /$re/ so I think that would make sense.
>>> -- [[KathrynAndersen]]
+>>>> Git branch `smcv/ka-glob-cache` has Kathryn's patch. Git
+>>>> branch `smcv/memoize-glob2re` does as I suggested, which
+>>>> is less verbose than Kathryn's patch but also not as
+>>>> fast; I'm not sure why, tbh. --[[smcv]]
+
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Benchmarks done with Devel::Profile on the same testbed IkiWiki setup. I'm just showing the start of the profile output, since that's what's relevant.
K.A.
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+
+A second set of benchmarks, done by rebuilding the docwiki at commit f942c2db05e4
+like so:
+
+ perl -Iblib/lib -d:Profile ikiwiki.in -setup docwiki.setup --no-verbose
+
+The docwiki appears to use fewer glob matches than Kathryn's wiki.
+
+With master:
+
+ time elapsed (wall): 29.6970
+ time running program: 24.6930 (83.15%)
+ time profiling (est.): 5.0041 (16.85%)
+ number of calls: 1359180
+ number of exceptions: 13
+
+ %Time Sec. #calls sec/call F name
+ 13.62 3.3629 3406 0.000987 Text::Balanced::_match_tagged
+ 10.84 2.6773 79442 0.000034 IkiWiki::PageSpec::match_glob
+ 3.08 0.7598 59454 0.000013 <anon>:IkiWiki/Plugin/inline.pm:223
+ 3.07 0.7593 29830 0.000025 IkiWiki::bestlink
+ 2.99 0.7378 10231 0.000072 IkiWiki::PageSpec::match_link
+
+With my `smcv/memoize-glob2re` branch:
+
+ time elapsed (wall): 30.4931
+ time running program: 25.1248 (82.39%)
+ time profiling (est.): 5.3683 (17.61%)
+ number of calls: 1439943
+ number of exceptions: 13
+
+ %Time Sec. #calls sec/call F name
+ 13.19 3.3146 3406 0.000973 Text::Balanced::_match_tagged
+ 8.41 2.1123 79442 0.000027 IkiWiki::PageSpec::match_glob
+ 3.97 0.9979 86905 0.000011 Memoize::_memoizer
+ 3.05 0.7654 59454 0.000013 <anon>:IkiWiki/Plugin/inline.pm:223
+ 3.02 0.7576 29830 0.000025 IkiWiki::bestlink
+
+and in a repeated run:
+
+ 8.40 2.0905 79442 0.000026 IkiWiki::PageSpec::match_glob
+
+With Kathryn's patch as seen in my `smcv/ka-glob-cache` branch:
+
+ time elapsed (wall): 27.7567
+ time running program: 22.9941 (82.84%)
+ time profiling (est.): 4.7627 (17.16%)
+ number of calls: 1279946
+ number of exceptions: 13
+
+ %Time Sec. #calls sec/call F name
+ 14.29 3.2867 3406 0.000965 Text::Balanced::_match_tagged
+ 7.89 1.8136 79442 0.000023 IkiWiki::PageSpec::match_glob
+ 3.30 0.7577 59454 0.000013 <anon>:IkiWiki/Plugin/inline.pm:223
+ 3.24 0.7461 29830 0.000025 IkiWiki::bestlink
+ 3.19 0.7332 143 0.005127 ? IkiWiki::pagespec_match_list
+
+and in a repeated run:
+
+ 7.84 1.8253 79442 0.000023 IkiWiki::PageSpec::match_glob
+
+--[[smcv]]
+
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+
+
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