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perf(object): kill the READ path's per-element key scan (−27% on the overwrite loop) - #8950

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Killed the READ path's per-element key scan — the twin of #8936's write/delete
fix: −27% on the dynamic-property overwrite loop (interleaved A/B pairs at
stable load: 660 → 496, 681 → 497, 680 → 497 ms; node on the same host: 55 ms).

#8936 replaced the for i in 0..key_count { js_array_get(keys, i) + js_string_key_matches } walks on the [[Set]] and delete paths, but an
isolated profile of a pure overwrite loop still showed js_array_get_f64 at
23.5% self time — and the caller graph attributed it to
accessors::own_data_field_by_name: the [[Get]] fallback's own copy of the
same scan, run on every dynamic string-keyed read.

It now goes through the same shared helper (keys_find_slot_by_key_ptr): the
shape hash index answers in O(1) when present, with the raw dense-slot linear
scan as fallback and correctness backstop. The helper's byte resolver is
SSO-aware, preserving #1781's short-key acceptance that the old loop's comment
guarded.

Suite: 2772 passed, 0 failed (full macOS run).


Found by profiling the overwrite loop in isolation after #8936 merged — the combined benchmark's delete loop was diluting the ranking 5×. One site, one hunk, same pattern and helper as #8936; the review question is identical to the one already reviewed there.

Remaining on this path after this PR: the dyn-IC miss handler's validation cascade re-runs per write because the site cache compares raw key bits and computed keys are fresh allocations — key interning at the IC boundary is the next rung, and interned_key_ptr + GC_FLAG_INTERNED already exist for it.

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  • Performance Improvements
    • Improved dynamic property reads by optimizing key lookup.
    • Reduced overhead when repeatedly reading or overwriting properties with string keys.
    • Preserved support for short string keys and existing overflow property handling.

…write loop)

The twin of PerryTS#8936: an isolated overwrite-loop profile still showed
js_array_get_f64 at 23.5% self time, and the caller graph attributed it
to accessors::own_data_field_by_name — the [[Get]] fallback's own copy of
the per-element js_array_get + js_string_key_matches walk, run on every
dynamic string-keyed read.

Replaced with the shared keys_find_slot_by_key_ptr helper (shape index
first, raw dense-slot fallback). SSO-aware byte resolution preserves
PerryTS#1781's short-key acceptance.

Interleaved A/B at stable load: 660->496, 681->497, 680->497 ms (-27%).
Node same host: 55 ms. Suite 2772 passed.
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The READ path replaces its per-element key scan with keys_find_slot_by_key_ptr. The shared helper provides shape-index lookup, dense-slot fallback, and SSO-aware key resolution. The changelog records a 27% benchmark improvement and 2772 passing tests.

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READ key lookup optimization

Layer / File(s) Summary
Integrate shared key lookup
crates/perry-runtime/src/object/field_get_set/accessors.rs, changelog.d/8947-read-scan-kill.md
own_data_field_by_name now calls keys_find_slot_by_key_ptr instead of scanning keys with js_array_get and js_string_key_matches. The changelog documents the lookup behavior, benchmark result, and test result.

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The change speeds up dynamic own-property reads while retaining the existing lookup fallback and validation behavior. No actionable runtime or security risk remains; only a minor changelog formatting fix is needed before merge.

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fix: **−27% on the dynamic-property overwrite loop** (interleaved A/B pairs at
stable load: 660 → 496, 681 → 497, 680 → 497 ms; node on the same host: 55 ms).

#8936 replaced the `for i in 0..key_count { js_array_get(keys, i) +

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#8936 starts the line without a space. markdownlint-cli2 reports MD018. Wrap the issue number in backticks so the changelog passes Markdown lint.

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…ape index (read loop −10.5%) (#8971)

* perf(runtime): read fast lane resolves keys via the shape index, not a scan

The read-plan cache's MISS path in js_object_get_field_by_name's fast lane was
an open-coded keys_array_slot + js_string_key_matches walk — up to key_count
string compares, run in full every time the epoch-guarded plan was flushed (on
each GC, and on descriptor / prototype / delete mutations). On a 500-key
receiver that put js_string_key_matches at 9.6% self time in a computed-key
read loop, second only to the entry itself.

Route it through the same keys_find_slot_by_key_ptr helper that #8936 and
#8950 put on the write, delete and [[Get]]-fallback paths: shape hash index
first, raw dense-slot scan as its own fallback and correctness backstop.

Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01Ay8VyLkKbm8Hkc1xmvTEsP

* perf(runtime): the three remaining per-element key scans use the shape index

Same transformation as the read lane in the parent commit, applied to the
write fast path's read-plan miss fallback, the write tail, and the read tail.
Two of them ran js_array_get per key, which additionally probes for a
per-index accessor. Both tail sites keep their original js_string_key_matches
test as the gate, so the resolver can only narrow the candidate slot, never
widen what is accepted.

Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01Ay8VyLkKbm8Hkc1xmvTEsP

* fix(object): if let, not a for loop over an Option

`for_loops_over_fallibles` is a `-D warnings` error, so the `warnings` job
was red. Neither body uses `continue`/`break`, so this is a pure substitution.

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Co-authored-by: Ralph Küpper <ralph@skelpo.com>
Co-authored-by: x <x@x>
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