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Cache length of array when looping #17

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code423n4 opened this issue Nov 17, 2021 · 0 comments
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Cache length of array when looping #17

code423n4 opened this issue Nov 17, 2021 · 0 comments
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bug Something isn't working G (Gas Optimization) invalid This doesn't seem right sponsor acknowledged Technically the issue is correct, but we're not going to resolve it for XYZ reasons

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Proof of Concept

Example:

for (uint i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
//Operations not effecting the length of the array.
}

Loading length of array costs gas. Therefore, the length should be cached, if the length of the array doesn't change inside the loop.
Recommended implementation:

uint length = arr.length;
for (uint i = 0; i < length; i++) {
//Operations not effecting the length of the array.
}

By doing so the length is only loaded once rather than loading it as many times as iterations (Therefore, less gas is spent).

Occurences

./controllers/Controller.sol:453:        for (uint i = 0; i < _strategies.length; i++) {
./converters/GeneralConverter.sol:109:            for (uint8 i = 0; i < tokens.length; i++) {
./converters/GeneralConverter.sol:137:            for (uint8 i = 0; i < tokens.length; i++) {
./converters/GeneralConverter.sol:174:            for (uint8 i = 0; i < tokens.length; i++) {
./converters/GeneralConverter.sol:189:            for (uint8 i = 0; i < tokens.length; i++) {
@code423n4 code423n4 added bug Something isn't working G (Gas Optimization) labels Nov 17, 2021
code423n4 added a commit that referenced this issue Nov 17, 2021
@Xuefeng-Zhu Xuefeng-Zhu added the sponsor acknowledged Technically the issue is correct, but we're not going to resolve it for XYZ reasons label Nov 23, 2021
@Xuefeng-Zhu Xuefeng-Zhu added the invalid This doesn't seem right label Feb 10, 2022
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