features/pool: clear repeated bytes/string field in ResetVT #152
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In newer version of Go, the SVC build information are always added by default. Thus causing `make genall` to generate test files with a different "protoc-gen-go-vtproto version" line. Setting `-buildvcs=false` explicitely ensure that we keep using `(devel)` for the version info.
Clearing repeated bytes/string field ensure that the memory can be released by the garbage collector. Previously, the slice was only resized to 0, but the underlying []byte/string were still referenced by the slice. String are immutable in Go and aren't supposed to be modified after they are created, so reusing the allocated memory is not possible. The memory allocated for []byte could be reused, but this requires some additional modification to the generated Unmarshal code and would be incompatible with the use of UnmarshalVTUnsafe. This could be considered in a follow-up PR. When repeating other types, we don't need to clear the slices: - scalar: the slice itself hold the memory - embedded messages: `.Reset` or `.ResetVT` is being called instead to clear the message. `clear()` was introduced in Go 1.21, so the version has to be bumped.
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Mar 13, 2025
Signed-off-by: Vicent Marti <[email protected]>
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We haven't had a release since Jan 2024. Can we do a new release please? |
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Clearing repeated bytes/string field ensure that the memory can be
released by the garbage collector. Previously, the slice was only
resized to 0, but the underlying []byte/string were still referenced
by the slice.
String are immutable in Go and aren't supposed to be modified after they
are created, so reusing the allocated memory is not possible. The memory
allocated for []byte could be reused, but this requires some additional
modification to the generated Unmarshal code and would be incompatible
with the use of UnmarshalVTUnsafe. This could be considered in a
follow-up PR.
When repeating other types, we don't need to clear the slices:
.Resetor.ResetVTis being called instead toclear the message.
clear()was introduced in Go 1.21, so the version has to be bumped.