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Better optimise my/local @a = split()
There are currently two optimisations for when the results of a split
are assigned to an array.
For the first,
@array = split(...);
the aassign and padav/rv2av are optimised away, and pp_split() directly
assigns to the array attached to the split op (via op_pmtargetoff or
op_pmtargetgv).
For the second,
my @array = split(...);
local @array = split(...);
@{$expr} = split(...);
The aassign is optimised away, but the padav/rv2av is kept as an additional
arg to split. pp_split itself then uses the first arg popped off the stack
as the array (This was introduced by FC with v5.21.4-409-gef7999f).
This commit moves these two:
my @array = split(...);
local @array = split(...);
from the second case to the first case, by simply setting OPpLVAL_INTRO
on the OP_SPLIT, and making pp_split() do SAVECLEARSV() or save_ary()
as appropriate.
This makes my @a = split(...) a few percent faster.