llist_merge() has special inner loops for taking elements from either of
the two lists to merge. That helps consistently preferring one over the
other, for stability. Merge the loops, swap the lists when the other
one has the next element for the result and keep track on which one to
prefer on equality. This results in shorter code and object text:
Benchmark 1: t/helper/test-tool mergesort test
Time (mean ± σ): 109.2 ms ± 0.2 ms [User: 107.5 ms, System: 1.1 ms]
Range (min … max): 108.9 ms … 109.6 ms 27 runs
With this patch:
0071.12: llist_mergesort() unsorted 0.24(0.22+0.01)
0071.14: llist_mergesort() sorted 0.12(0.10+0.01)
0071.16: llist_mergesort() reversed 0.12(0.10+0.01)
Benchmark 1: t/helper/test-tool mergesort test
Time (mean ± σ): 108.4 ms ± 0.2 ms [User: 106.7 ms, System: 1.2 ms]
Range (min … max): 108.0 ms … 108.8 ms 27 runs
Signed-off-by: René Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>