CPU pipline parallel reverse bits algorithm

[tryfinally]

algorithm is explained in the book Hackers Delight
You can see it also here Bit Twiddling Hacks at graphics.stanford.edu

[JohnSully]

Same as the other perf fix. Can you provide a scenario to repro the perf improvement?

We of course love perf improvements!

[tryfinally]

I have no perf data on this. But this is old stuff, using bitwise ops and utilizing pipelining instead of a loop.

[JohnSully]

Can you update the comment at the top. If there’s a resource you used to get that algorithm ideally put that link there. Otherwise just delete it.

Once that’s in I should be ready to merge.

[JohnSully]

By the way if you want to work together on more changes let’s collaborate on https://community.keydb.dev/

[tryfinally]

@JohnSully great, meanwhile am getting acquainted with the code, and these are just low hanging fruits that quickly identify base on my previous experience.

[JohnSully]

This one is still delayed on the comment fix.

[tryfinally]

Hi @JohnSully what comment you need me to fix?
I have edited the comment in the commit on top and aslo the comment above the function in dict.c has the url.
another source is https://www.amazon.com/Hackers-Delight-2nd-Henry-Warren/dp/0321842685
chapter 7.
https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/hackers-delight/0201914654/0201914654_ch07lev1sec1.html

[JohnSully]

Hi @tryfinally The comment highlighted in blue. Since you have changed it perhaps you have not pushed to the source branch?

I'm preparing a new release which includes your earlier changes however this one will have to wait to the next release.

[tryfinally]

done

[miroslavp]

done

x = (x & 0x55555555) << 1 | (x & 0xAAAAAAAA) >> 1;

Is this line removed by accident?

[tryfinally]

@miroslavp yes it is by mistake. thanks!

[danog]

Clang offers a __builtin_bitreverse intrinsic, which on architectures like ARM directly calls the native rbit instruction; might be worth using it when compiling with clang.