Function longest_match_fast

zlib/deflate.c:1175–1226

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Optimized version for level == 1 or strategy == Z_RLE only */

(s, cur_match)

 * Optimized version for level == 1 or strategy == Z_RLE only
 */
local uInt longest_match_fast(s, cur_match)
    deflate_state *s;
    IPos cur_match;                             /* current match */
{
    register Bytef *scan = s->window + s->strstart; /* current string */
    register Bytef *match;                       /* matched string */
    register int len;                           /* length of current match */
    register Bytef *strend = s->window + s->strstart + MAX_MATCH;

    /* The code is optimized for HASH_BITS >= 8 and MAX_MATCH-2 multiple of 16.
     * It is easy to get rid of this optimization if necessary.
     */
    Assert(s->hash_bits >= 8 && MAX_MATCH == 258, "Code too clever");

    Assert((ulg)s->strstart <= s->window_size-MIN_LOOKAHEAD, "need lookahead");

    Assert(cur_match < s->strstart, "no future");

    match = s->window + cur_match;

    /* Return failure if the match length is less than 2:
     */
    if (match[0] != scan[0] || match[1] != scan[1]) return MIN_MATCH-1;

    /* The check at best_len-1 can be removed because it will be made
     * again later. (This heuristic is not always a win.)
     * It is not necessary to compare scan[2] and match[2] since they
     * are always equal when the other bytes match, given that
     * the hash keys are equal and that HASH_BITS >= 8.
     */
    scan += 2, match += 2;
    Assert(*scan == *match, "match[2]?");

    /* We check for insufficient lookahead only every 8th comparison;
     * the 256th check will be made at strstart+258.
     */
    do {
    } while (*++scan == *++match && *++scan == *++match &&
             *++scan == *++match && *++scan == *++match &&
             *++scan == *++match && *++scan == *++match &&
             *++scan == *++match && *++scan == *++match &&
             scan < strend);

    Assert(scan <= s->window+(unsigned)(s->window_size-1), "wild scan");

    len = MAX_MATCH - (int)(strend - scan);

    if (len < MIN_MATCH) return MIN_MATCH - 1;

    s->match_start = cur_match;
    return (uInt)len <= s->lookahead ? (uInt)len : s->lookahead;
}

#ifdef DEBUG
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