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Skip intermediate string slicing when using MemoryReader - #277
The decoder does a lot of read().unpack1(), which makes sense for the file reader, but for the memory reader is a bit wasteful because we can directly call unpack1 on the in-memory string and unpack at a given offset with zero-copy and zero allocation.
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Refactor
Updated database value reading and decoding while preserving decoded results, record-size checks, and handling of larger integers.
Short values continue to be padded as needed before decoding.
No user-facing features or behavior changes are included in this update.
Reader classes add unpack1 methods that unpack bytes from an offset. The database tree reader and decoder use these methods for search-tree records, numeric values, pointers, and encoded sizes.
Changes: Offset-based unpacking
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Reader unpack API lib/maxmind/db/file_reader.rb, lib/maxmind/db/memory_reader.rb, test/test_decoder.rb
The reader classes and test reader add unpack1 methods. They unpack bytes at an offset and pad short reads when needed. MemoryReader also uses bytesize for buffer size tracking and bounds checks.
Tree and decoder reads lib/maxmind/db.rb, lib/maxmind/db/decoder.rb
Search-tree records and decoded numeric values, pointers, and encoded sizes use offset-based unpacking. The existing 28-bit node reconstruction and larger decode_uint128 assembly remain in place.
Built-in readers support the new unpacking API, but custom readers implementing the documented interface can fail during decoding. Preserve that compatibility and fix the failing RuboCop checks before merging.
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A rabbit taps the bytes in line And reads each value by design The tree nodes pass along their place While floats and pointers keep their pace The reader pads a short reply Then hops beneath a moonlit sky
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Review comments at @lib/maxmind/db/decoder.rb:
- Line 178: Update the integer decoding path that calls @io.unpack1 so readers
implementing only read and getbyte can decode nonempty integers without
NoMethodError. Reuse an existing reader adapter or provide a fallback based on
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Review comments at @lib/maxmind/db/memory_reader.rb:
- Around line 44-45: Update the unpack1 method to check whether offset exceeds
@buf.length before calling String#unpack1, and use the existing raise_bad_data
path for an out-of-range offset so corrupt data raises InvalidDatabaseError
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Supported by static analysis
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rg -n 'Decoder\.new|def (read|getbyte|unpack1)\b|must provide' lib test| head -180
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git diff 90638932ca9cbb01700fe55ca7785c3325aca0e9 87331ed3a70f49dc11acb2d556dcc18a65e634dd -- lib/maxmind/db/decoder.rb lib/maxmind/db/file_reader.rb lib/maxmind/db/memory_reader.rb test/test_decoder.rb lib/maxmind/db.rb
nl -ba lib/maxmind/db/decoder.rb | sed -n '1,250p'
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nl -ba lib/maxmind/db/memory_reader.rb | sed -n '1,110p'
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rg -n -F -e 'Decoder.new' -e 'MaxMind::DB::Decoder' -e 'FileReader' -e 'MemoryReader' -- lib test README* CHANGELOG*||test"$?" -eq 1
git show 90638932ca9cbb01700fe55ca7785c3325aca0e9:lib/maxmind/db/decoder.rb | nl -ba | sed -n '7,40p;155,195p;260,345p'
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Preserve the documented reader interface.
When a reader implements only read and getbyte, decoding a nonempty integer raises NoMethodError. Preserve that interface by adapting such readers or providing a read fallback for decoder operations.
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Update the integer decoding path that calls @io.unpack1 so readers implementing
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nl -ba lib/maxmind/db/decoder.rb | sed -n '1,250p'
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Check the offset before unpacking.
If a corrupt 28- or 32-bit search tree points past the memory-loaded database, unpack1 raises ArgumentError before the fallback can raise InvalidDatabaseError. Check the offset before calling String#unpack1.
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--- "a/lib/maxmind/db/memory_reader.rb"+++ "b/lib/maxmind/db/memory_reader.rb"@@ -39,11 +39,12 @@
@buf.byteslice(offset, size)
end
def unpack1(offset, size, type_code, type_size = size)
if type_size == size
+ raise_bad_data if offset > @buf.length
value = @buf.unpack1(type_code, offset: offset)
return value unless value.nil?
end
buf = read(offset, size)
buf = buf.rjust(type_size, "\x00") if buf.bytesize < type_size
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value=@buf.unpack1(type_code,offset: offset)
returnvalueunlessvalue.nil?
raise_bad_dataifoffset > @buf.length
value=@buf.unpack1(type_code,offset: offset)
returnvalueunlessvalue.nil?
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Review comment at @lib/maxmind/db/memory_reader.rb around lines 44 - 45:
Update the unpack1 method to check whether offset exceeds @buf.length before
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The decoder does a lot of `read().unpack1()`, which makes sense
for the file reader, but for the memory reader is a bit wasteful
because we can directly call `unpack1` on the in-memory string
and unpack at a given offset with zero-copy and zero allocation.
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The fast path ignores size. It reads the natural width of type_code, but FileReader#unpack1 reads exactly size bytes. Thus the two readers can return different values for the same call.
Example: on "\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05".b, unpack1(0, 3, 'N') returns 16909060 from MemoryReader (it reads 4 bytes, one past the field). FileReader returns nil.
All current callers pass matching widths, so this does not fail now. But a new call such as @io.unpack1(off, 3, 'N') without the , 4 would silently read into the next byte in memory mode only.
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This branch re-raises the raw ArgumentError when offset + size <= @buf.bytesize. For example, a negative offset gives ArgumentError: offset can't be negative, not InvalidDatabaseError. The bounds check also depends on how String#unpack1(offset:) behaves past the end (raise vs. nil). Nothing else in the reader depends on that, and JRuby is in the CI matrix.
Suggestion: do the bounds check first, before the fast path:
raise_bad_dataifoffset + size > @buf.bytesize
Then the code needs no begin/rescue and no nil check, and the cost is one integer comparison.
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No test covers MemoryReader#unpack1 directly. With the full suite, this rescue body (lines 48–49) runs 0 times. The nil fallback and the padding path have no direct tests either. If a later change breaks this branch (for example, it returns nil or a raw ArgumentError), no test fails.
Suggestion: add cases next to the existing read/getbyte bounds tests in test/test_memory_reader.rb, for example on 'abc': unpack1(4, 1, 'C'), unpack1(2, 2, 'n'), and unpack1(1, 2, 'N', 4).
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The doc for Decoder#initialize (line 19) still says that io "must provide +read+ and +getbyte+ methods". Decoder now also calls @io.unpack1 in 9 places. An io object written to the documented contract now fails with NoMethodError on the first integer, float, or pointer decode. Please add +unpack1+ to that doc.
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The change seems reasonable enough. Did you test out its performance to see if it gives any benefit? From some testing I did, it doesn't seem to make a meaningful improvement, and actually seems worse in some cases.
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I benchmarked this change with real GeoIP2 databases (2026-11-06 builds). The results agree: there is no meaningful improvement on 28-bit databases, and it is slower on 24-bit databases.
Summary
City and Enterprise (28-bit records): the change removes 28–41 allocations per lookup (5–9%). The speed change is between −2% and +2.5%, which is close to the noise level.
Country (24-bit records): the change is 3–6% slower in 3 of 4 memory-mode configurations, and it removes no allocations. Every node read goes through the padded path. That path still allocates two strings, and now it also makes an extra method call.
File mode: no change on any database (within ±1.5%).
With the 24-bit fix from the comment on db.rb (@io.unpack1(offset, 4, 'N') >> 8), Country becomes 4–6% faster with YJIT, and each lookup allocates 30 fewer objects. Without YJIT, the result is not clear: −3%, with a wide range.
Method
Three branches: main, this PR, and a "tuned" PR. The tuned PR does the bounds check before the fast path (no rescue) and uses the 24-bit fix above.
Two IP sets: random IPv4 addresses that have a record, and IPv6 addresses in 2000::/3 that have a record. The IPs are parsed to IPAddr before timing, so the time is for the reader only.
Each trial is a new process pinned to one core, with two warm-up passes. The order of the three branches rotates each trial. There are 5 trials per configuration. The run-to-run noise on main is about 1–4%.
All three branches return identical results (record and prefix length) for 300,000 IPs on each database, in memory and file mode.
Full results
Median change in lookups/s against main, in memory mode. The brackets show the lowest and highest trial.
Database
Ruby
IPs
main lookups/s
PR
Tuned
Allocations per lookup (main → PR → tuned)
Country (24-bit)
3.4.9
IPv4
23,397
−3.5% [−5.2, −2.9]
−3.1%
349 → 348 → 319
Country (24-bit)
3.4.9 YJIT
IPv4
42,456
0.0% [−8.5, +6.4]
+0.8%
349 → 348 → 319
Country (24-bit)
4.0.6 YJIT
IPv4
45,283
−2.9% [−5.7, +0.9]
+3.9%
349 → 348 → 319
Country (24-bit)
3.4.9 YJIT
IPv6
41,443
−5.6% [−6.6, −3.7]
+6.2%
376 → 374 → 318
City (28-bit)
3.4.9
IPv4
15,384
−1.9% [−3.1, +6.2]
−0.8%
504 → 476 → 476
City (28-bit)
3.4.9 YJIT
IPv4
28,177
+0.9% [−1.3, +3.2]
+2.4%
504 → 476 → 476
City (28-bit)
4.0.6 YJIT
IPv4
29,338
+2.5% [+1.1, +5.6]
+3.2%
503 → 476 → 476
City (28-bit)
3.4.9 YJIT
IPv6
36,304
+2.5% [0.0, +4.5]
+1.9%
403 → 368 → 368
Enterprise (28-bit)
3.4.9
IPv4
12,679
−0.9% [−1.0, +2.9]
−0.3%
605 → 573 → 574
Enterprise (28-bit)
3.4.9 YJIT
IPv4
22,373
−0.8% [−3.2, +5.1]
+2.4%
605 → 573 → 573
Enterprise (28-bit)
4.0.6 YJIT
IPv4
23,565
+0.8% [−0.9, +6.3]
0.0%
605 → 573 → 573
Enterprise (28-bit)
3.4.9 YJIT
IPv6
30,559
+0.9% [−2.0, +5.1]
−1.4%
466 → 425 → 425
In file mode (3.4.9 YJIT, IPv4), all differences were within ±1.5% on all three databases, and allocations did not change.
Why the gain is small
Cost of one operation in memory mode, Ruby 3.4.9:
Operation
No JIT
YJIT
Allocations
4-byte N: old read + unpack1
109 ns
79 ns
1
4-byte N: PR io.unpack1
85 ns
53 ns
0
3-byte N: old "\x00".b << read + unpack1
159 ns
132 ns
2
3-byte N: PR io.unpack1(o, 3, 'N', 4)
211 ns
135 ns
2
3-byte N: io.unpack1(o, 4, 'N') >> 8
94 ns
63 ns
0
getbyte (for scale)
38 ns
22 ns
0
The fast path saves about 25 ns for each read. But on Enterprise, only about 32 reads per lookup use the fast path. The same lookup also makes about 275 getbyte calls and about 600 allocations, and most of those allocations are the [value, offset] arrays that the decoder returns. Thus the saving is about 2% of the lookup time.
MaxMind DB stores integers in the fewest bytes possible, so many integer reads (for example, 3-byte uint32 geoname IDs) still use the padded path. On a 24-bit tree, every node read uses the padded path too. Without YJIT, that path is about 50 ns slower than on main.
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Did you test out its performance to see if it gives any benefit?
Not yet, this optimization was driven by profile data in production, we were seeing some significant amount of time spent in there, but it was mostly our fault for independently resolving the same address several time, which we fixed a few weeks ago, but when we looked at the gem the read.unpack pattern jumped out to me so made a note to come back to it to leverage unpack(offset), hence this PR.
I noticed the benchmark script so I was planning to use that, but then realized the data was not provided so I was planing to figure out how to benchmark it on Monday.
24bit reads being common is a good call, I can easily fix that Monday too. Another possibility is to use 3 getbyte, which YJIT and ZJIT have specific codegen for.
Yet another possibility is to push more decode methods into the readers, allowing them to specialize more, but unsure if that's desired.
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Oh god no, I have a very strict no Rust gem policy, they're a PITA when testing ruby-head and when upgrading Ruby. They bind against Ruby private APIs so they keep breaking.
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The zero-copy fast path applies only when size == type_size. Thus 24-bit search trees still use the slow path (byteslice plus rjust, two allocations for each node read). In memory mode, lookups in MaxMind-DB-test-mixed-24.mmdb made 292 unpack1 calls and 0 used the fast path (287 were 24-bit node reads). Many production databases (for example, Country) use 24-bit records.
Suggestion:
return@io.unpack1(offset,4,'N') >> 8
This read is always in bounds, because the 16-byte data section separator follows the tree. It works for both readers.
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The 3-byte pointer case (when 2, line 230) did not change. It still allocates a 3-byte string through read. 3-byte pointers are common in large databases.
The control byte before the pointer is always in bounds, so a 4-byte read that starts there gives the same value through the fast path with no allocation:
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This 3-byte size takes the padded path (type_size != size), so it allocates two strings. Like the 3-byte pointer, the control byte before it is always in bounds:
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- Line 179: Remove the redundant explicit returns from the branch values in the
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The RuboCop job reports both returns as offenses and fails on pull requests. Return the arrays as the branch values instead.
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--- "a/lib/maxmind/db/decoder.rb"+++ "b/lib/maxmind/db/decoder.rb"@@ -176,9 +176,9 @@
case size
when 0
- return 0, offset+ [0, offset]
when 1
- return [@io.getbyte(offset), offset + 1]+ [@io.getbyte(offset), offset + 1]
else
[@io.unpack1(offset, size, type_code, type_size), offset + size]
end
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[error] 179-179: RuboCop Style/RedundantReturn: Redundant return detected. To return multiple values, use an array.
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Remove the redundant explicit returns from the branch values in the decoder
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unpack1 exceeds both enabled complexity limits. The pull-request RuboCop job will fail. Refactor the branches so the method passes both checks.
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Both parallel assignments violate Style/ParallelAssignment, so the RuboCop CI job fails. Assign each byte separately.
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- a, b, c, d = @buf.getbyte(offset), @buf.getbyte(offset + 1), @buf.getbyte(offset + 2), @buf.getbyte(offset + 3)+ a = @buf.getbyte(offset)+ b = @buf.getbyte(offset + 1)+ c = @buf.getbyte(offset + 2)+ d = @buf.getbyte(offset + 3)
- a, b, c = @buf.getbyte(offset), @buf.getbyte(offset + 1), @buf.getbyte(offset + 2)+ a = @buf.getbyte(offset)+ b = @buf.getbyte(offset + 1)+ c = @buf.getbyte(offset + 2)
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Split the parallel byte assignments in the memory reader into individual
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The RuboCop CI job flags the outer parentheses and fails. Remove them while keeping the shift parentheses.
Suggested fix
--- "a/lib/maxmind/db/memory_reader.rb"+++ "b/lib/maxmind/db/memory_reader.rb"@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
case size
when 4
a, b, c, d = @buf.getbyte(offset), @buf.getbyte(offset + 1), @buf.getbyte(offset + 2), @buf.getbyte(offset + 3)
- return ((a << 24) + (b << 16) + (c << 8) + d)+ return (a << 24) + (b << 16) + (c << 8) + d
end
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return((a << 24) + (b << 16) + (c << 8) + d)
return(a << 24) + (b << 16) + (c << 8) + d
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[error] 49-49: RuboCop Style/RedundantParentheses: Don't use parentheses around a method call.
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[error] 49-49: RuboCop Style/RedundantParentheses: Don't use parentheses around a method call. Command failed: bundle exec rake -t rubocop.
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Remove the redundant outer parentheses from the return expression in the memory
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So I dug more into this with a benchmark, as you pointed, 24bit integers are common, so my patch as it stands doesn't help much.
But beyond that, using getbyte instead of unpack1 just for 24 and 32bit integers (see WIP commits) I'm able to get a ~50% speedup in find_address_in_tree which isn't bad, but ultimately what dominate the profile when running get is decode_utf8_string / decode_with_budget (https://share.firefox.dev/4sQ6fID) so overall it doesn't make a huge difference.
I see you got #278 open which likely as more impact right now, but once it's merged and the budget management cost is reduced, I'd be curious to see if moving integer decoding logic in the readers would make a measurable difference then.
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The decoder does a lot of
read().unpack1(), which makes sense for the file reader, but for the memory reader is a bit wasteful because we can directly callunpack1on the in-memory string and unpack at a given offset with zero-copy and zero allocation.Summary by CodeRabbit