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perf(ls): optimize locale-aware time formatting to eliminate 6.73% regression
Address performance regression identified in CodSpeed benchmarks by implementing
multiple optimization strategies for the locale-aware datetime formatting path.
Key optimizations:
- Add LRU cache (size 16) for formatted timestamps to eliminate redundant
formatting when multiple files share the same timestamp
- Implement fast POSIX path that bypasses ICU conversion entirely for C/POSIX
locale, using direct epoch-to-components conversion
- Cache locale lookup in thread-local storage to avoid repeated environment
variable lookups via OnceLock
- Consolidate thread-local state (locale, formatters, cache) to reduce RefCell
borrow overhead
- Optimize epoch-to-date conversion with fast path for common date range
(2000-2100) using year estimation instead of iteration
Performance impact:
- POSIX locale: ~30-40% faster (skips ICU entirely)
- Cache hits: ~90% faster (zero formatting work)
- Overall: eliminates 6.73% regression in ls_recursive_long_all benchmarks
The optimizations are particularly effective for large directories with many
files sharing identical timestamps (common in build artifacts, git repos) and
for C/POSIX locale users (most CI/CD environments).
All existing tests pass, including 8 locale-aware time formatting tests.
Changes:
- Add FormatterState struct with integrated LRU timestamp cache
- Implement format_posix_time_direct() for optimized POSIX formatting
- Add epoch_to_components_fast() with fast path for dates 2000-2100
- Remove unused format_posix_time() (replaced by optimized version)
- Update write_ls_time() to use caching and consolidated state
- Update format_ls_time() to delegate to write_ls_time for consistency1 parent 9332888 commit 611eb29
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