perf: clear vfs audit_cache before each run
When generating a stream clone, we spend a large amount of time auditing path.
Before this changes, the first run was warming the vfs cache for the other
runs, leading to a large runtime difference and a "faulty" reported timing for
the operation.
We now clear this important cache between run to get a more realistic timing.
Below are some example of median time change when clearing these cases. The
maximum time for a run did not changed significantly.
### data-env-vars.name = mozilla-central-2018-08-01-zstd-sparse-revlog
# benchmark.name = hg.perf.exchange.stream.generate
# bin-env-vars.hg.flavor = default
# bin-env-vars.hg.py-re2-module = default
# benchmark.variants.version = latest
no-clearing: 17.289905
cache-clearing: 21.587965 (+24.86%, +4.30)
## data-env-vars.name = mozilla-central-2024-03-22-zstd-sparse-revlog
no-clearing: 32.670748
cache-clearing: 40.467095 (+23.86%, +7.80)
## data-env-vars.name = mozilla-try-2019-02-18-zstd-sparse-revlog
no-clearing: 37.838858
cache-clearing: 46.072749 (+21.76%, +8.23)
## data-env-vars.name = mozilla-unified-2024-03-22-zstd-sparse-revlog
no-clearing: 32.969395
cache-clearing: 39.646209 (+20.25%, +6.68)
In addition, this significantly reduce the timing difference between the
performance command, from the perf extensions and a `real `hg bundle` call
producing a stream bundle. Some significant differences remain especially on
the "mozilla-try" repositories, but they are now smaller.
Note that some of that difference will actually not be
attributable to the stream generation (like maybe phases or branch map
computation).
Below are some benchmarks done on a currently draft changeset fixing some
unrelated slowness in `hg bundle` (34a78972af409d1ff37c29e60f6ca811ad1a457d)
### data-env-vars.name = mozilla-central-2018-08-01-zstd-sparse-revlog
# bin-env-vars.hg.flavor = default
# bin-env-vars.hg.py-re2-module = default
hg.perf.exchange.stream.generate: 21.587965
hg.command.bundle: 24.301799 (+12.57%, +2.71)
## data-env-vars.name = mozilla-central-2024-03-22-zstd-sparse-revlog
hg.perf.exchange.stream.generate: 40.467095
hg.command.bundle: 44.831317 (+10.78%, +4.36)
## data-env-vars.name = mozilla-unified-2024-03-22-zstd-sparse-revlog
hg.perf.exchange.stream.generate: 39.646209
hg.command.bundle: 45.395258 (+14.50%, +5.75)
## data-env-vars.name = mozilla-try-2019-02-18-zstd-sparse-revlog
hg.perf.exchange.stream.generate: 46.072749
hg.command.bundle: 55.882608 (+21.29%, +9.81)
## data-env-vars.name = mozilla-try-2023-03-22-zlib-general-delta
hg.perf.exchange.stream.generate: 334.716708
hg.command.bundle: 377.856767 (+12.89%, +43.14)
## data-env-vars.name = mozilla-try-2023-03-22-zstd-sparse-revlog
hg.perf.exchange.stream.generate: 302.972301
hg.command.bundle: 326.098755 (+7.63%, +23.13)
Initial setup.
$ hg init repo
$ cd repo
$ touch thefile
$ hg ci -A -m 'Initial commit.'
adding thefile
Create a tag.
$ hg tag branchortag
Create a branch with the same name as the tag.
$ hg branch branchortag
marked working directory as branch branchortag
(branches are permanent and global, did you want a bookmark?)
$ hg ci -m 'Create a branch with the same name as a tag.'
This is what we have:
$ hg log
changeset: 2:10519b3f489a
branch: branchortag
tag: tip
user: test
date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
summary: Create a branch with the same name as a tag.
changeset: 1:2635c45ca99b
user: test
date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
summary: Added tag branchortag for changeset f57387372b5d
changeset: 0:f57387372b5d
tag: branchortag
user: test
date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
summary: Initial commit.
Update to the tag:
$ hg up 'tag(branchortag)'
0 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
$ hg parents
changeset: 0:f57387372b5d
tag: branchortag
user: test
date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
summary: Initial commit.
Updating to the branch:
$ hg up 'branch(branchortag)'
1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
$ hg parents
changeset: 2:10519b3f489a
branch: branchortag
tag: tip
user: test
date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
summary: Create a branch with the same name as a tag.
$ cd ..