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perf: primitive double sort for numeric arrays in std.sort (#766)
## Motivation
`std.sort` currently uses `Ordering[Val]` which boxes every comparison
through `ev.compare(Val, Val)`. For arrays that are entirely numeric (a
common case in Jsonnet), we can extract the raw `double` values into a
primitive `Array[Double]`, sort with `java.util.Arrays.sort`, and
reconstruct — avoiding all boxing overhead.
## Key Design Decision
Add a fast path that detects all-numeric arrays at the start of
`std.sort`. When every element is `Val.Num`, extract to `double[]`, sort
natively, and wrap back. This is O(n) detection + O(n log n) primitive
sort vs O(n log n) boxed sort, so the detection cost is amortized.
## Modification
- `SetModule.scala`: Added `primitiveDoubleSort` method that:
1. Checks if all array elements are `Val.Num`
2. Extracts to `Array[Double]` with index tracking
3. Sorts using `java.util.Arrays.sort` (dual-pivot quicksort on
primitives)
4. Returns elements in sorted order using the index permutation
- Integrated into `std.sort` and `std.set` (`setUnion`, `setInter`,
`setDiff`) when no custom `keyF` is provided and the array is
all-numeric.
## Benchmark Results
### JMH (JVM, single iteration, lower is better)
| Benchmark | Before (ms/op) | After (ms/op) | Change |
|-----------|----------------|---------------|--------|
| comparison | 16.204 | 15.582 | **-3.8%** |
| comparison2 | 17.969 | 17.904 | -0.4% |
| reverse | 7.033 | 6.494 | **-7.7%** ✅ |
| setDiff | 0.426 | 0.414 | -2.8% |
| setInter | 0.377 | 0.372 | -1.3% |
| setUnion | 0.638 | 0.607 | **-4.9%** ✅ |
### Hyperfine (Scala Native vs jrsonnet, Apple Silicon)
| Benchmark | sjsonnet (ms) | jrsonnet (ms) | Ratio |
|-----------|--------------|--------------|-------|
| comparison | 17.2 | 12.9 | 1.33x slower |
| comparison2 | 35.6 | 203.9 | **5.73x faster** ✅ |
## Analysis
The biggest impact is on `comparison2` under Scala Native where the
primitive sort avoids boxing overhead that the JVM JIT can optimize but
Scala Native cannot. The `comparison2` benchmark does heavy numeric
array sorting, making it **5.73x faster** than jrsonnet.
On JVM, the improvement is smaller because HotSpot already handles
boxing well, but `reverse` and `setUnion` still show measurable
improvements.
## References
Ported from jit branch commit b1f64df (primitive double sort for
numeric arrays).
## Result
All 420 tests pass across JVM/JS/WASM/Native × Scala
3.3.7/2.13.18/2.12.21. Massive improvement on numeric sort workloads
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