experimenting with RemoteActorRefProvider address resolution performance

src/core/Akka.Remote/RemoteActorRefProvider.cs

@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ public Deploy LookUpRemotes(IEnumerable<string> p)
 
  public bool HasAddress(Address address)
  {
- return address == _local.RootPath.Address || address == RootPath.Address || Transport.Addresses.Any(a => a == address);
+ return address.Equals(_local.RootPath.Address) || address.Equals(RootPath.Address) || Transport.Addresses.Contains(address);
  }
 
  /// <summary>

src/core/Akka/Actor/Address.cs

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Xml.Xsl;
 using Akka.Util;
 
 namespace Akka.Actor
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ public bool Equals(Address other)
  }
 
  /// <inheritdoc/>
- public override bool Equals(object obj) => obj is Address && Equals((Address)obj);
+ public override bool Equals(object obj) => Equals(obj as Address);
 
  /// <inheritdoc/>
  public override int GetHashCode()
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ public Address WithPort(int? port = null)
  /// <returns><c>true</c> if both addresses are equal; otherwise <c>false</c></returns>
  public static bool operator ==(Address left, Address right)
  {
- return Equals(left, right);
+ return left?.Equals(right) ?? ReferenceEquals(right, null);
  }
 
  /// <summary>
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ public Address WithPort(int? port = null)
  /// <returns><c>true</c> if both addresses are not equal; otherwise <c>false</c></returns>
  public static bool operator !=(Address left, Address right)
  {
- return !Equals(left, right);
+ return !(left == right);
  }
 
  /// <summary>