From: Yasuhiro Matsumoto <mattn.jp@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:31:37 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: patch 9.2.0053: Vims list concatenation is inefficient
X-Git-Tag: v9.2.0053^0
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=048079f6dab8f0eb96f7d8090ccc2b8797ea4a09;p=thirdparty%2Fvim.git

patch 9.2.0053: Vims list concatenation is inefficient

Problem:  Vims list concatenation is inefficient
Solution: Use a single allocation of len1 + len2 using
          list_alloc_with_items() (Yasuhiro Matsumoto).

Replace list_copy() + list_extend() (N+1 individual mallocs) with a
single list_alloc_with_items(len1+len2) call.  This reduces the number
of memory allocations from O(N) to O(1) for the list '+' operator.

closes: #19495

Signed-off-by: Yasuhiro Matsumoto <mattn.jp@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
---

diff --git a/src/list.c b/src/list.c
index 253b1be9ff..310d8516b8 100644
--- a/src/list.c
+++ b/src/list.c
@@ -1232,22 +1232,62 @@ list_extend(list_T *l1, list_T *l2, listitem_T *bef)
 list_concat(list_T *l1, list_T *l2, typval_T *tv)
 {
     list_T	*l;
+    int		len1 = l1 == NULL ? 0 : l1->lv_len;
+    int		len2 = l2 == NULL ? 0 : l2->lv_len;
+    long	totallen = (long)len1 + (long)len2;
+    int		i;
+    listitem_T	*item;
 
-    // make a copy of the first list.
-    if (l1 == NULL)
+    if (totallen == 0)
+    {
 	l = list_alloc();
-    else
-	l = list_copy(l1, FALSE, TRUE, 0);
+	if (l == NULL)
+	    return FAIL;
+	++l->lv_refcount;
+	tv->v_type = VAR_LIST;
+	tv->v_lock = 0;
+	tv->vval.v_list = l;
+	return OK;
+    }
+    if (totallen > INT_MAX)
+	return FAIL;
+
+    // allocate all items at once for efficiency
+    l = list_alloc_with_items((int)totallen);
     if (l == NULL)
 	return FAIL;
+
+    i = 0;
+    if (len1 > 0)
+    {
+	CHECK_LIST_MATERIALIZE(l1);
+	for (item = l1->lv_first; item != NULL && !got_int;
+		item = item->li_next)
+	{
+	    typval_T new_tv;
+
+	    copy_tv(&item->li_tv, &new_tv);
+	    list_set_item(l, i++, &new_tv);
+	}
+    }
+    if (len2 > 0)
+    {
+	CHECK_LIST_MATERIALIZE(l2);
+	for (item = l2->lv_first; item != NULL && !got_int;
+		item = item->li_next)
+	{
+	    typval_T new_tv;
+
+	    copy_tv(&item->li_tv, &new_tv);
+	    list_set_item(l, i++, &new_tv);
+	}
+    }
+
+    ++l->lv_refcount;
     tv->v_type = VAR_LIST;
     tv->v_lock = 0;
     tv->vval.v_list = l;
-    if (l1 == NULL)
-	++l->lv_refcount;
-
-    // append all items from the second list
-    return list_extend(l, l2, NULL);
+    return OK;
 }
 
     list_T *
@@ -1482,7 +1522,7 @@ list_join_inner(
 {
     int		i;
     join_T	*p;
-    int		sumlen = 0;
+    long	sumlen = 0;
     int		first = TRUE;
     char_u	*tofree;
     char_u	numbuf[NUMBUFLEN];
@@ -1500,7 +1540,7 @@ list_join_inner(
 	    return FAIL;
 
 	s.length = STRLEN(s.string);
-	sumlen += (int)s.length;
+	sumlen += (long)s.length;
 
 	(void)ga_grow(join_gap, 1);
 	p = ((join_T *)join_gap->ga_data) + (join_gap->ga_len++);
@@ -1526,8 +1566,8 @@ list_join_inner(
     // multiple copy operations.  Add 2 for a tailing ']' and NUL.
     seplen = STRLEN(sep);
     if (join_gap->ga_len >= 2)
-	sumlen += (int)seplen * (join_gap->ga_len - 1);
-    if (ga_grow(gap, sumlen + 2) == FAIL)
+	sumlen += (long)seplen * (join_gap->ga_len - 1);
+    if (sumlen > INT_MAX - 2 || ga_grow(gap, (int)sumlen + 2) == FAIL)
 	return FAIL;
 
     for (i = 0; i < join_gap->ga_len && !got_int; ++i)
@@ -1847,11 +1887,16 @@ f_list2str(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv)
 	}
 	ga_append(&ga, NUL);
     }
-    else if (ga_grow(&ga, list_len(l) + 1) == OK)
+    else
     {
-	FOR_ALL_LIST_ITEMS(l, li)
-	    ga_append(&ga, tv_get_number(&li->li_tv));
-	ga_append(&ga, NUL);
+	long len = (long)list_len(l) + 1;
+
+	if (len <= INT_MAX && ga_grow(&ga, (int)len) == OK)
+	{
+	    FOR_ALL_LIST_ITEMS(l, li)
+		ga_append(&ga, tv_get_number(&li->li_tv));
+	    ga_append(&ga, NUL);
+	}
     }
 
     rettv->v_type = VAR_STRING;
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 36d32a15ac..fe8ce15a12 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -734,6 +734,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    53,
 /**/
     52,
 /**/