Optimize Deferred

We use this quite frequently so it should be fast.

Note: this removes the depth restriction because the algorithm is no longer recursive.

utils.go

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const maxCidLength = 100
+const maxHeaderSize = 9
 
 func ScanForLinks(br io.Reader, cb func(cid.Cid)) error {
 	buf := make([]byte, maxCidLength)
@@ -104,14 +105,6 @@ type CBORMarshaler interface {
 
 type Deferred struct {
 	Raw []byte
-	nestedLevel int
-}
-
-func (d *Deferred) Child() Deferred {
-	return Deferred{
-		Raw:         nil,
-		nestedLevel: d.nestedLevel + 1,
-	}
 }
 
 func (d *Deferred) MarshalCBOR(w io.Writer) error {
@@ -127,80 +120,66 @@ func (d *Deferred) MarshalCBOR(w io.Writer) error {
 }
 
 func (d *Deferred) UnmarshalCBOR(br io.Reader) error {
-	// TODO: theres a more efficient way to implement this method, but for now
-	// this is fine
-	maj, extra, err := CborReadHeader(br)
+	// Reuse any existing buffers.
+	reusedBuf := d.Raw[:0]
+	d.Raw = nil
+	buf := bytes.NewBuffer(reusedBuf)
+
+	// Allocate some scratch space.
+	scratch := make([]byte, maxHeaderSize)
+
+	// Algorithm:
+	//
+	// 1. We start off expecting to read one element.
+	// 2. If we see a tag, we expect to read one more element so we increment "remaining".
+	// 3. If see an array, we expect to read "extra" elements so we add "extra" to "remaining".
+	// 4. If see a map, we expect to read "2*extra" elements so we add "2*extra" to "remaining".
+	// 5. While "remaining" is non-zero, read more elements.
+
+	// define this once so we don't keep allocating it.
+	limitedReader := io.LimitedReader{R: br}
+	for remaining := uint64(1); remaining > 0; remaining-- {
+		maj, extra, err := CborReadHeaderBuf(br, scratch)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-	header := CborEncodeMajorType(maj, extra)
-
-	switch maj {
-	case MajTag, MajArray, MajMap:
-		if d.nestedLevel >= MaxLength {
-			return maxLengthError
-		}
+		if err := WriteMajorTypeHeaderBuf(scratch, buf, maj, extra); err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
 
 		switch maj {
 		case MajUnsignedInt, MajNegativeInt, MajOther:
-		d.Raw = header
-		return nil
+			// nothing fancy to do
 		case MajByteString, MajTextString:
 			if extra > ByteArrayMaxLen {
 				return maxLengthError
 			}
-		buf := make([]byte, int(extra)+len(header))
-		copy(buf, header)
-		if _, err := io.ReadFull(br, buf[len(header):]); err != nil {
+			// Copy the bytes
+			limitedReader.N = int64(extra)
+			buf.Grow(int(extra))
+			if n, err := buf.ReadFrom(&limitedReader); err != nil {
 				return err
+			} else if n < int64(extra) {
+				return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
 			}
-
-		d.Raw = buf
-
-		return nil
 		case MajTag:
-		sub := d.Child()
-		if err := sub.UnmarshalCBOR(br); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		d.Raw = append(header, sub.Raw...)
-		if len(d.Raw) > ByteArrayMaxLen {
-			return maxLengthError
-		}
-		return nil
+			remaining++
 		case MajArray:
-		d.Raw = header
-		for i := 0; i < int(extra); i++ {
-			sub := d.Child()
-			if err := sub.UnmarshalCBOR(br); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
-			d.Raw = append(d.Raw, sub.Raw...)
-			if len(d.Raw) > ByteArrayMaxLen {
+			if extra > MaxLength {
 				return maxLengthError
 			}
-		}
-		return nil
+			remaining += extra
 		case MajMap:
-		d.Raw = header
-		sub := d.Child()
-		for i := 0; i < int(extra*2); i++ {
-			sub.Raw = sub.Raw[:0]
-			if err := sub.UnmarshalCBOR(br); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			d.Raw = append(d.Raw, sub.Raw...)
-			if len(d.Raw) > ByteArrayMaxLen {
+			if extra > MaxLength {
 				return maxLengthError
 			}
-		}
-		return nil
+			remaining += extra * 2
 		default:
 			return fmt.Errorf("unhandled deferred cbor type: %d", maj)
 		}
+	}
+	d.Raw = buf.Bytes()
+	return nil
 }
 
 func readByte(r io.Reader) (byte, error) {

utils_test.go

@@ -36,18 +36,3 @@ func TestDeferredMaxLengthSingle(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("deferred: allowed more than the maximum allocation supported")
 	}
 }
-
-func TestDeferredMaxLengthRecursive(t *testing.T) {
-	var header bytes.Buffer
-	for i := 0; i < MaxLength+1; i++ {
-		if err := WriteMajorTypeHeader(&header, MajTag, 0); err != nil {
-			t.Fatal("failed to write header")
-		}
-	}
-
-	var deferred Deferred
-	err := deferred.UnmarshalCBOR(&header)
-	if err != maxLengthError {
-		t.Fatal("deferred: allowed more than the maximum number of elements")
-	}
-}