RFR: 8343056: C2: Micro-optimize Node lists grow

[Aleksey Shipilev]

On Fri, 25 Oct 2024 09:44:23 GMT, Aleksey Shipilev <shade at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Seen this in Leyden profiles, but it is a generic issue. The profiles show `Node::grow` and `VectorSet::grow` as hot methods. The methods are small, and since they are implementing doubling-the-array scheme, we often exit early without actually growing. Outlining the actual growing part from the capacity check would allow inlining the common case.
> 
> I'll put some performance data in the comments.
> 
> Additional testing:
>  - [x] Linux x86_64 server fastdebug, `tier1`

Thanks! All tests pass on our side, so I am integrating.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/21707#issuecomment-2441412281