Remove some allocation at "hello world" startup (dotnet#44469)

* Specialize `EqualityComparer<string>.Default`

Removes ~80 allocations at startup.

* Avoid loading Encoding.Unicode just for CodePage

* Use fixed instead of GCHandle.Alloc in EventSource.Initialize

* Remove lock / lock object from EncodingProvider.AddProvider

* Remove lock object from AppDomain.cs

* Lazily allocate EventSource's m_createEventLock

It's only used on an error path.  We don't need to allocate it for each EventSource that's created.

* Avoid unnecessary CultureInfo access in derived TextWriters

SyncTextWriter already overrides FormatProvider, in which case the t.FormatProvider passed to the base will never be used, so this call is incurring a virtual dispatch for no benefit.  And NullTextWriter needn't access InvariantCulture and force it into existence if it isn't yet, as the formatting should never actually be used, and if it is, its FormatProvider override can supply the culture.

* Avoid allocating AssemblyLoadContext's dictionary if no direct interaction with ALC

AssemblyLoadContext.OnProcessExit gets called by EventSource, which in turn forces s_allContexts into existence in order to lock on it in order to enumerate all active contexts, and if there's been no interaction with AssemblyLoadContext, there won't be any to enumerate.  So delay allocate the object.

* Address PR feedback

* Call EventListener.DisposeOnShutdown from AppContext.OnProcessExit

Avoids the need to register with AppContext.ProcessExit, avoiding an EventHandler allocation, and avoids the need in the common case to fire AppContext.ProcessExit, which in turn avoids allocating an AppDomain and EventArgs if they weren't otherwise created, plus it avoids the delegate invocation.

* Update src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Diagnostics/Tracing/EventSource.cs

src/coreclr/src/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Collections/Generic/ComparerHelpers.cs

@@ -120,28 +120,33 @@ internal static object CreateDefaultEqualityComparer(Type type)
             object? result = null;
             var runtimeType = (RuntimeType)type;
 
-            // Specialize for byte so Array.IndexOf is faster.
             if (type == typeof(byte))
             {
+                // Specialize for byte so Array.IndexOf is faster.
                 result = new ByteEqualityComparer();
             }
-            // If T implements IEquatable<T> return a GenericEqualityComparer<T>
+            else if (type == typeof(string))
+            {
+                // Specialize for string, as EqualityComparer<string>.Default is on the startup path
+                result = new GenericEqualityComparer<string>();
+            }
             else if (type.IsAssignableTo(typeof(IEquatable<>).MakeGenericType(type)))
             {
-                result = CreateInstanceForAnotherGenericParameter((RuntimeType)typeof(GenericEqualityComparer<int>), runtimeType);
+                // If T implements IEquatable<T> return a GenericEqualityComparer<T>
+                result = CreateInstanceForAnotherGenericParameter((RuntimeType)typeof(GenericEqualityComparer<string>), runtimeType);
             }
-            // Nullable does not implement IEquatable<T?> directly because that would add an extra interface call per comparison.
-            // Instead, it relies on EqualityComparer<T?>.Default to specialize for nullables and do the lifted comparisons if T implements IEquatable.
             else if (type.IsGenericType)
             {
+                // Nullable does not implement IEquatable<T?> directly because that would add an extra interface call per comparison.
+                // Instead, it relies on EqualityComparer<T?>.Default to specialize for nullables and do the lifted comparisons if T implements IEquatable.
                 if (type.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(Nullable<>))
                 {
                     result = TryCreateNullableEqualityComparer(runtimeType);
                 }
             }
-            // The equality comparer for enums is specialized to avoid boxing.
             else if (type.IsEnum)
             {
+                // The equality comparer for enums is specialized to avoid boxing.
                 result = TryCreateEnumEqualityComparer(runtimeType);
             }
 

src/libraries/Common/src/Interop/Windows/Advapi32/Interop.EventSetInformation.cs

@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ internal static extern unsafe int EventSetInformation(
             long registrationHandle,
             EVENT_INFO_CLASS informationClass,
             void* eventInformation,
-            int informationLength);
+            uint informationLength);
     }
 }

src/libraries/Common/src/System/Text/EncodingHelper.Windows.cs

@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 // Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
 // The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 
-using System;
-using System.Text;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 
 namespace System.Text
 {
     // If we find issues with this or if more libraries need this behavior we will revisit the solution.
     internal static partial class EncodingHelper
     {
+        /// <summary>Hardcoded Encoding.UTF8.CodePage to avoid accessing Encoding.Unicode and forcing it into existence unnecessarily.</summary>
+        private const int Utf8CodePage = 65001;
+
+#if DEBUG
+        static EncodingHelper() => Debug.Assert(Utf8CodePage == Encoding.UTF8.CodePage);
+#endif
+
         // Since only a minimum set of encodings are available by default,
         // Console encoding might not be available and require provider registering.
         // To avoid encoding exception in Console APIs we fallback to OSEncoding.
@@ -27,12 +33,12 @@ internal static Encoding GetSupportedConsoleEncoding(int codepage)
         {
             int defaultEncCodePage = Encoding.GetEncoding(0).CodePage;
 
-            if ((defaultEncCodePage == codepage) || defaultEncCodePage != Encoding.UTF8.CodePage)
+            if (defaultEncCodePage == codepage || defaultEncCodePage != Utf8CodePage)
             {
                 return Encoding.GetEncoding(codepage);
             }
 
-            if (codepage != Encoding.UTF8.CodePage)
+            if (codepage != Utf8CodePage)
             {
                 return new OSEncoding(codepage);
             }

src/libraries/System.Console/src/System/ConsolePal.Windows.cs

@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ namespace System
     // Provides Windows-based support for System.Console.
     internal static class ConsolePal
     {
+        /// <summary>Hardcoded Encoding.Unicode.CodePage to avoid accessing Encoding.Unicode and forcing it into existence unnecessarily.</summary>
+        private const int UnicodeCodePage = 1200;
+
+#if DEBUG
+        static ConsolePal() => Debug.Assert(UnicodeCodePage == Encoding.Unicode.CodePage);
+#endif
+
         private static IntPtr InvalidHandleValue => new IntPtr(-1);
 
         /// <summary>Ensures that the console has been initialized for use.</summary>
@@ -29,19 +36,19 @@ public static Stream OpenStandardInput() =>
             GetStandardFile(
                 Interop.Kernel32.HandleTypes.STD_INPUT_HANDLE,
                 FileAccess.Read,
-                useFileAPIs: Console.InputEncoding.CodePage != Encoding.Unicode.CodePage || Console.IsInputRedirected);
+                useFileAPIs: Console.InputEncoding.CodePage != UnicodeCodePage || Console.IsInputRedirected);
 
         public static Stream OpenStandardOutput() =>
             GetStandardFile(
                 Interop.Kernel32.HandleTypes.STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE,
                 FileAccess.Write,
-                useFileAPIs: Console.OutputEncoding.CodePage != Encoding.Unicode.CodePage || Console.IsOutputRedirected);
+                useFileAPIs: Console.OutputEncoding.CodePage != UnicodeCodePage || Console.IsOutputRedirected);
 
         public static Stream OpenStandardError() =>
             GetStandardFile(
                 Interop.Kernel32.HandleTypes.STD_ERROR_HANDLE,
                 FileAccess.Write,
-                useFileAPIs: Console.OutputEncoding.CodePage != Encoding.Unicode.CodePage || Console.IsErrorRedirected);
+                useFileAPIs: Console.OutputEncoding.CodePage != UnicodeCodePage || Console.IsErrorRedirected);
 
         private static IntPtr InputHandle =>
             Interop.Kernel32.GetStdHandle(Interop.Kernel32.HandleTypes.STD_INPUT_HANDLE);
@@ -99,7 +106,7 @@ public static Encoding InputEncoding
 
         public static void SetConsoleInputEncoding(Encoding enc)
         {
-            if (enc.CodePage != Encoding.Unicode.CodePage)
+            if (enc.CodePage != UnicodeCodePage)
             {
                 if (!Interop.Kernel32.SetConsoleCP(enc.CodePage))
                     throw Win32Marshal.GetExceptionForWin32Error(Marshal.GetLastWin32Error());
@@ -113,7 +120,7 @@ public static Encoding OutputEncoding
 
         public static void SetConsoleOutputEncoding(Encoding enc)
         {
-            if (enc.CodePage != Encoding.Unicode.CodePage)
+            if (enc.CodePage != UnicodeCodePage)
             {
                 if (!Interop.Kernel32.SetConsoleOutputCP(enc.CodePage))
                     throw Win32Marshal.GetExceptionForWin32Error(Marshal.GetLastWin32Error());

src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/AppContext.cs

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
-using System.IO;
+using System.Diagnostics.Tracing;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Runtime.ExceptionServices;
 using System.Runtime.Loader;
@@ -64,14 +64,18 @@ public static void SetData(string name, object? data)
 #pragma warning disable CS0067 // events raised by the VM
         public static event UnhandledExceptionEventHandler? UnhandledException;
 
-        public static event System.EventHandler<FirstChanceExceptionEventArgs>? FirstChanceException;
+        public static event EventHandler<FirstChanceExceptionEventArgs>? FirstChanceException;
 #pragma warning restore CS0067
 
-        public static event System.EventHandler? ProcessExit;
+        public static event EventHandler? ProcessExit;
 
         internal static void OnProcessExit()
         {
             AssemblyLoadContext.OnProcessExit();
+            if (EventSource.IsSupported)
+            {
+                EventListener.DisposeOnShutdown();
+            }
 
             ProcessExit?.Invoke(AppDomain.CurrentDomain, EventArgs.Empty);
         }

src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/AppDomain.cs

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ namespace System
     public sealed partial class AppDomain : MarshalByRefObject
     {
         private static readonly AppDomain s_domain = new AppDomain();
-        private readonly object _forLock = new object();
         private IPrincipal? _defaultPrincipal;
         private PrincipalPolicy _principalPolicy = PrincipalPolicy.NoPrincipal;
         private Func<IPrincipal>? s_getWindowsPrincipal;
@@ -272,14 +271,10 @@ public void SetThreadPrincipal(IPrincipal principal)
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(principal));
             }
 
-            lock (_forLock)
+            // Set the principal while checking it has not been set previously.
+            if (Interlocked.CompareExchange(ref _defaultPrincipal, principal, null) is not null)
             {
-                // Check that principal has not been set previously.
-                if (_defaultPrincipal != null)
-                {
-                    throw new SystemException(SR.AppDomain_Policy_PrincipalTwice);
-                }
-                _defaultPrincipal = principal;
+                throw new SystemException(SR.AppDomain_Policy_PrincipalTwice);
             }
         }
 

src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Diagnostics/Tracing/EventProvider.cs

@@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ private void EventUnregister(long registrationHandle) =>
 
         internal unsafe int SetInformation(
             Interop.Advapi32.EVENT_INFO_CLASS eventInfoClass,
-            IntPtr data,
+            void* data,
             uint dataSize)
         {
             int status = Interop.Errors.ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED;
@@ -1247,8 +1247,8 @@ internal unsafe int SetInformation(
                     status = Interop.Advapi32.EventSetInformation(
                         m_regHandle,
                         eventInfoClass,
-                        (void*)data,
-                        (int)dataSize);
+                        data,
+                        dataSize);
                 }
                 catch (TypeLoadException)
                 {

src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Diagnostics/Tracing/EventSource.cs

@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ public partial class EventSource : IDisposable
 #pragma warning restore CA1823
 #endif //FEATURE_EVENTSOURCE_XPLAT
 
-        private static bool IsSupported { get; } = InitializeIsSupported();
+        internal static bool IsSupported { get; } = InitializeIsSupported();
 
         private static bool InitializeIsSupported() =>
             AppContext.TryGetSwitch("System.Diagnostics.Tracing.EventSource.IsSupported", out bool isSupported) ? isSupported : true;
@@ -1508,17 +1508,13 @@ private unsafe void Initialize(Guid eventSourceGuid, string eventSourceName, str
                 if (this.Name != "System.Diagnostics.Eventing.FrameworkEventSource" || Environment.IsWindows8OrAbove)
 #endif
                 {
-                    int setInformationResult;
-                    System.Runtime.InteropServices.GCHandle metadataHandle =
-                        System.Runtime.InteropServices.GCHandle.Alloc(this.providerMetadata, System.Runtime.InteropServices.GCHandleType.Pinned);
-                    IntPtr providerMetadata = metadataHandle.AddrOfPinnedObject();
-
-                    setInformationResult = m_etwProvider.SetInformation(
-                        Interop.Advapi32.EVENT_INFO_CLASS.SetTraits,
-                        providerMetadata,
-                        (uint)this.providerMetadata.Length);
-
-                    metadataHandle.Free();
+                    fixed (byte* providerMetadata = this.providerMetadata)
+                    {
+                        m_etwProvider.SetInformation(
+                            Interop.Advapi32.EVENT_INFO_CLASS.SetTraits,
+                            providerMetadata,
+                            (uint)this.providerMetadata.Length);
+                    }
                 }
 #endif // TARGET_WINDOWS
 #endif // FEATURE_MANAGED_ETW
@@ -2241,6 +2237,11 @@ private unsafe void WriteEventString(string msgString)
                     {
                         if (m_writeEventStringEventHandle == IntPtr.Zero)
                         {
+                            if (m_createEventLock is null)
+                            {
+                                Interlocked.CompareExchange(ref m_createEventLock, new object(), null);
+                            }
+
                             lock (m_createEventLock)
                             {
                                 if (m_writeEventStringEventHandle == IntPtr.Zero)
@@ -3771,7 +3772,7 @@ private bool SelfDescribingEvents
         private volatile OverideEventProvider m_etwProvider = null!;   // This hooks up ETW commands to our 'OnEventCommand' callback
 #endif
 #if FEATURE_PERFTRACING
-        private object m_createEventLock = new object();
+        private object? m_createEventLock;
         private IntPtr m_writeEventStringEventHandle = IntPtr.Zero;
         private volatile OverideEventProvider m_eventPipeProvider = null!;
 #endif
@@ -4116,18 +4117,17 @@ internal static void AddEventSource(EventSource newEventSource)
         {
             lock (EventListenersLock)
             {
-                s_EventSources ??= new List<WeakReference<EventSource>>(2);
+                Debug.Assert(s_EventSources != null);
 
+#if ES_BUILD_STANDALONE
+                // netcoreapp build calls DisposeOnShutdown directly from AppContext.OnProcessExit
                 if (!s_EventSourceShutdownRegistered)
                 {
                     s_EventSourceShutdownRegistered = true;
-#if ES_BUILD_STANDALONE
                     AppDomain.CurrentDomain.ProcessExit += DisposeOnShutdown;
                     AppDomain.CurrentDomain.DomainUnload += DisposeOnShutdown;
-#else
-                    AppContext.ProcessExit += DisposeOnShutdown;
-#endif
                 }
+#endif
 
                 // Periodically search the list for existing entries to reuse, this avoids
                 // unbounded memory use if we keep recycling eventSources (an unlikely thing).
@@ -4184,8 +4184,14 @@ internal static void AddEventSource(EventSource newEventSource)
         // such callbacks on process shutdown or appdomain so that unmanaged code will never
         // do this.  This is what this callback is for.
         // See bug 724140 for more
+#if ES_BUILD_STANDALONE
         private static void DisposeOnShutdown(object? sender, EventArgs e)
+#else
+        internal static void DisposeOnShutdown()
+#endif
         {
+            Debug.Assert(EventSource.IsSupported);
+
             lock (EventListenersLock)
             {
                 Debug.Assert(s_EventSources != null);
@@ -4420,10 +4426,12 @@ private void CallBackForExistingEventSources(bool addToListenersList, EventHandl
         private static bool s_ConnectingEventSourcesAndListener;
 #endif
 
+#if ES_BUILD_STANDALONE
         /// <summary>
         /// Used to register AD/Process shutdown callbacks.
         /// </summary>
         private static bool s_EventSourceShutdownRegistered;
+#endif
 #endregion
     }
 

src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/IO/TextWriter.cs

@@ -703,10 +703,12 @@ public virtual Task FlushAsync()
 
         private sealed class NullTextWriter : TextWriter
         {
-            internal NullTextWriter() : base(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)
+            internal NullTextWriter()
             {
             }
 
+            public override IFormatProvider FormatProvider => CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;
+
             public override Encoding Encoding => Encoding.Unicode;
 
             public override void Write(char[] buffer, int index, int count)
@@ -748,7 +750,7 @@ internal sealed class SyncTextWriter : TextWriter, IDisposable
         {
             private readonly TextWriter _out;
 
-            internal SyncTextWriter(TextWriter t) : base(t.FormatProvider)
+            internal SyncTextWriter(TextWriter t)
             {
                 _out = t;
             }