`set_parser_s_value` does nothing in parser therefore no need to create string object in parser `set_yylval_node`. # Object allocation Run `ruby benchmarks/lobsters/benchmark.rb` with the patch ```diff diff --git a/benchmarks/lobsters/benchmark.rb b/benchmarks/lobsters/benchmark.rb index 240c50c..6cdd0ac 100644 --- a/benchmarks/lobsters/benchmark.rb +++ b/benchmarks/lobsters/benchmark.rb @@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ Dir.chdir __dir__ use_gemfile require_relative 'config/environment' +printf "allocated_after_load=%d\n", GC.stat(:total_allocated_objects) +exit require_relative "route_generator" # For an in-mem DB, we need to load all data on every boot ``` ## Before ``` ruby 3.4.0dev (2024-08-31T18:30:25Z master d6fc8f3d57) [arm64-darwin21] ... allocated_after_load=2143519 ``` ## After ``` ruby 3.4.0dev (2024-09-01T00:40:04Z fix_bugs_20695 d1bae52f75) [arm64-darwin21] ... allocated_after_load=1579662 ``` ## Ruby 3.3.0 for reference ``` ruby 3.3.0 (2023-12-25 revision 5124f9ac75) [arm64-darwin21] ... allocated_after_load=1732702 ```