[erlang-patches] new float_to_list/2

Serge Aleynikov serge@REDACTED
Fri Jan 11 15:11:57 CET 2013 

Ok. Here's the patch rebased to master:

git fetch https://github.com/saleyn/otp/tree/float_to_list_2

https://github.com/saleyn/otp/compare/master...float_to_list_2
https://github.com/saleyn/otp/compare/master...float_to_list_2.patch

Regards,

Serge

On 1/11/2013 8:53 AM, Björn-Egil Dahlberg wrote:
> On 2013-01-11 14:24, Serge Aleynikov wrote:
>> While looking at this I see that the code in folder
>> "erts/emulator/sys/vxworks" is present in maint but missing in the
>> master branch.  Is this intentional?  If so, should I remove the part of
>> the patch designed for vxworks?
> Yes. Any and all vxworks support has been removed in R16 from OTP except
> for epmd, erl_interface and ic.
> 
> // Björn-Egil
>>
>> On 1/11/2013 3:52 AM, Fredrik wrote:
>>> Hey,
>>> Could you please rebase this on current 'master' branch?
>>>
>>> BR Fredrik Gustafsson
>>> Erlang OTP Team
>>> On 01/11/2013 04:06 AM, Serge Aleynikov wrote:
>>>> I implemented Lukas's recommendations that were presenting an
>>>> acceptance
>>>> issue of the new function, so the current version of the patch does:
>>>>
>>>> 1. float_to_list/1 is backwards compatible.
>>>> 2. float_to_list(X,[]) gives the same result as float_to_list(X).
>>>> 3. float_to_list(X,[{decimals,N}]) uses the new fast implementation
>>>> (with the optional compact option).
>>>> 4. float_to_list(X,[{scientific,M}]) gives the same result as
>>>> float_to_list(X) with the ability to control the number of decimals.
>>>>
>>>> The only item from Lucas's list that I left unchanged was the
>>>> modification to erts/lib_src/common/erl_printf_format.c to take
>>>> advantage of the speed improvement of the new implementation.  I am
>>>> including a patch in this email that implements this logic, but I
>>>> decided to leave the integration task to the OTP team since
>>>> erl_printf_format.c is actually compiled into a liberts_internal.a
>>>> library and I didn't want to introduce a dependency of it on other code
>>>> - this should be decided by maintainers.
>>>>
>>>> The test cases of float_to_list/{1,2} have been updated.
>>>>
>>>> git fetch https://github.com/saleyn/otp/tree/float_to_list_2
>>>>
>>>> https://github.com/saleyn/otp/compare/maint...float_to_list_2
>>>> https://github.com/saleyn/otp/compare/maint...float_to_list_2.patch
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Serge
>>>>
>>>> On 8/23/2012 5:10 AM, Lukas Larsson wrote:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I'll put it in the backlog and we'll see if it gets prioritized for
>>>>> R16B.
>>>>>
>>>>> As always if you (or someone else) wants make sure it gets in, the
>>>>> best
>>>>> way to ensure that is to send an updated patch.
>>>>>
>>>>> Lukas
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 22/08/12 21:17, Serge Aleynikov wrote:
>>>>>> I am certainly very happy to hear that you finally agreed to include
>>>>>> this in the distribution.  The changes proposed below seem reasonable
>>>>>> and simple.  Will the OTP team be able to modify my patch to
>>>>>> implement
>>>>>> them?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 8/22/2012 12:01 PM, Lukas Larsson wrote:
>>>>>>> Hello Serge!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I think we have finally agreed how we want this functionality to
>>>>>>> work.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> float_to_list/1 should be left as it is now for backwards
>>>>>>> compatibility.
>>>>>>> float_to_list(1.0,[]) should give the same as float_to_list(1.0).
>>>>>>> float_to_list(1.0,[{decimals,X}]) should use your faster
>>>>>>> implementation
>>>>>>> (with the optional compact option).
>>>>>>> float_to_list(1.0,[{scientific,Y}]) should give the same as
>>>>>>> float_to_list(1.0) if Y is 20.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We would also like the string rendering part of
>>>>>>> sys_double_to_chars_fast
>>>>>>> to be put into
>>>>>>> erts/lib_src/common/erl_printf_format.c:fmt_double. This
>>>>>>> way other parts of the vm which print floats will benefit from your
>>>>>>> changes!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I hope our indecisiveness have not caused you to shy away from
>>>>>>> taking
>>>>>>> this feature into Erlang/OTP. If you have any further questions or
>>>>>>> ponderings just let me know.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Lukas
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 18/07/12 20:47, Serge Aleynikov wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 7/18/2012 5:18 AM, Lukas Larsson wrote:
>>>>>>>>> However, I would also like the fast functionality to be used by
>>>>>>>>> float_to_list_1 as well, is possible to do this and stay backwards
>>>>>>>>> compatible? Hopefully you just have to shift the comma and add
>>>>>>>>> e+XX at
>>>>>>>>> the end of the optimized case and call sys_double_to_chars for the
>>>>>>>>> unoptimized.
>>>>>>>> See my comments below regarding 'scientific' option.  Since
>>>>>>>> float_to_list_2 is a new function I would think that you are
>>>>>>>> questioning
>>>>>>>> the issue of backward compatibility only in terms of converting
>>>>>>>> float_to_list_1 to use float_to_list_2 implementation.  However, I
>>>>>>>> think
>>>>>>>> that this will have adverse performance tax on float_to_list_2,
>>>>>>>> which
>>>>>>>> will diminish the benefit.  It's been a while however, since I
>>>>>>>> wrote
>>>>>>>> that patch, perhaps there's a way to retrofit scientific notation
>>>>>>>> without a performance penalty.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It's more than simple shifting of the comma, since there's also
>>>>>>>> rounding
>>>>>>>> involved.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> This case is easy:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 4> float_to_list(1.01234).
>>>>>>>> "1.01234000000000001762e+00"
>>>>>>>> 5> float_to_list(1.01234, [{decimals, 20}]).
>>>>>>>> "1.01234000000000001762"
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> This case is a bit more complex (illustration of rounding impact):
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 7> float_to_list(10123412345.0123451234).
>>>>>>>> "1.01234123450123443604e+10"
>>>>>>>> 8> float_to_list(10123412345.0123451234, [{decimals, 20}]).
>>>>>>>> "10123412345.01234436035156250000"
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Also float_to_list(1.0) should return the same thing as
>>>>>>>>> float_to_list(1.0,[]), otherwise the API will be inconsistent
>>>>>>>>> with how
>>>>>>>>> other such APIs work.
>>>>>>>> Actually if you trace this subject back there was another
>>>>>>>> request that
>>>>>>>> the default number of decimals is chosen to be consistent with what
>>>>>>>> printf() does, so I changed the implementation to accommodate that
>>>>>>>> request:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Eshell V5.9  (abort with ^G)
>>>>>>>> 1> float_to_list(1.0, []).
>>>>>>>> "1.000000"
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Which is different from the default of float_to_list/1:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 2> float_to_list(1.0).
>>>>>>>> "1.00000000000000000000e+00"
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Maybe one could introduce a 'scientific' option to
>>>>>>>> float_to_list/2, to
>>>>>>>> use the float_to_list/1 implementation?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Serge
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 24/05/12 16:02, Serge Aleynikov wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Henrik,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Fetch:    git fetch
>>>>>>>>>> https://github.com/saleyn/otp/tree/float_to_list_2
>>>>>>>>>> Diff:    https://github.com/saleyn/otp/compare/float_to_list_2
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I added the definition for the new BIF to make the type checker
>>>>>>>>>> happy:
>>>>>>>>>> https://github.com/saleyn/otp/commit/f9ddbeda5426ca83cda03c06a9860220ea4a22c7
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Once you do the "otp_build tests", how do you execute all tests
>>>>>>>>>> suites
>>>>>>>>>> in $ERL_TOP or if possible only tests in a given SUITE?  I
>>>>>>>>>> tried the
>>>>>>>>>> following but all tests fail:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> [otp/erts/emulator/test]$ ../../../bin/erl -noshell -s
>>>>>>>>>> test_server_ctrl
>>>>>>>>>> run_test DIR "." -s erlang halt
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I did however run individual tests in bif_SUIT:types to make
>>>>>>>>>> sure my
>>>>>>>>>> patch didn't break anything.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Serge
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 5/24/2012 5:17 AM, Henrik Nord wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi again.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> This test is not passing: emulator/bif_SUIT:types
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> No type information:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> [{erlang,float_to_list,2}]
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 04/21/2012 07:19 AM, Serge Aleynikov wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> git fetch https://github.com/saleyn/otp/tree/float_to_list_2
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