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gccrs Performance Win

gccrs: Add impl-item-name indexes for method resolution.

Introduces indexes for impl-item names to speed up method resolution.

This commit adds new indexes for implementation item names within gccrs, specifically enhancing the rust-hir-map utility. These indexes are used in rust-hir-dot-operator.cc to improve the efficiency of method resolution, allowing the compiler to more quickly find associated functions or methods within trait implementations.

In Details

The Mappings struct in util/rust-hir-map.cc and util/rust-hir-map.h has been extended with new functions (insert_hir_impl_block, insert_trait_item_mapping) to create and manage indexes based on implementation item names. The rust-hir-dot-operator.cc file is updated to leverage these indexes during method resolution, which is part of the process for resolving trait method calls and associated function calls.

For Context
impl-item-name indexes
Data structures that map names of items within Rust implementation blocks (impl blocks) to their corresponding definitions. These indexes speed up the process of finding methods or associated functions.
method resolution
The process by which the compiler determines which specific method or function to call when a method-like syntax is used (e.g., my_object.my_method()). This involves considering traits and inherent implementations.
impl block
A Rust code block used to define methods or associated functions for a specific type or to implement a trait for a type.
Filed Under: gccrsrustcindexingoptimization