⚡️ Speed up function is_platform_arm by 15%

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📄 15% (0.15x) speedup for is_platform_arm in pandas/compat/__init__.py

⏱️ Runtime : 859 microseconds → 744 microseconds (best of 141 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimization eliminates redundant calls to platform.machine() by storing its result in a variable m and reusing it. In the original code, platform.machine() is called twice - once for the in check and potentially again for the startswith check if the first condition fails. The optimized version calls it only once and stores the result.

Key Performance Impact:

• Reduced system calls: platform.machine() is a system-level function that queries the operating system for architecture information, making it relatively expensive
• Eliminated redundant computation: The original code could call platform.machine() up to twice per function invocation, while the optimized version always calls it exactly once

Test Results Analysis:
The optimization shows consistent 5-25% speedups across different scenarios:

• Basic cases: 5-6% improvement for simple architecture strings
• Repeated calls: 15-19% improvement when called in loops (100 iterations)
• Large batches: 15-17% improvement for bulk processing (1000+ calls)
• Edge cases with special characters: 6-22% improvement

The line profiler confirms this - the original version shows 6,795 total hits across both lines (4,534 + 2,261), indicating platform.machine() was called multiple times per function call in some scenarios. The optimized version shows only 2,273 hits on the assignment line, proving the single-call optimization works as intended.

This optimization is particularly valuable for code that calls is_platform_arm() frequently, as each avoided system call compounds the performance benefit.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	🔘 None Found
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 2273 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage	100.0%

🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime

import platform

# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from pandas.compat.__init__ import is_platform_arm

# unit tests


@pytest.mark.parametrize(
    "machine_str,expected",
    [
        # Basic ARM cases
        ("arm64", True),  # exact match
        ("aarch64", True),  # exact match
        ("armv7l", True),  # startswith armv
        ("armv8", True),  # startswith armv
        # Basic non-ARM cases
        ("x86_64", False),
        ("AMD64", False),
        ("i386", False),
        ("i686", False),
        ("mips", False),
        ("", False),  # empty string
        # Edge Case: Case sensitivity
        ("ARM64", False),  # should be case-sensitive
        ("AARCH64", False),
        ("Armv7l", False),
        # Edge Case: Similar but not exact
        ("arm", False),  # not "armv"
        ("armv", True),  # startswith armv
        ("armv8.2-a", True),  # startswith armv
        # Edge Case: Trailing/leading spaces
        (" arm64", False),
        ("arm64 ", False),
        (" armv7l ", False),
        # Edge Case: Embedded strings
        ("fooarm64bar", False),
        ("xarmv7lx", False),
        # Edge Case: Numeric only
        ("1234", False),
        # Large Scale: Long string, startswith armv
        ("armv" + "x" * 990, True),  # 994 chars, startswith armv
        # Large Scale: Long string, not ARM
        ("x" * 1000, False),
    ],
)
def test_is_platform_arm_various(monkeypatch, machine_str, expected):
    """
    Parametrized test for is_platform_arm covering basic, edge, and large scale cases.
    """
    # Patch platform.machine to return our test string
    monkeypatch.setattr(platform, "machine", lambda: machine_str)
    # Assert the expected result
    codeflash_output = is_platform_arm()  # 21.4μs -> 20.5μs (4.81% faster)


def test_is_platform_arm_called_multiple_times(monkeypatch):
    """
    Test function stability and idempotence by calling it repeatedly
    """
    monkeypatch.setattr(platform, "machine", lambda: "armv7l")
    for _ in range(100):
        codeflash_output = is_platform_arm()  # 35.6μs -> 30.2μs (17.9% faster)
    monkeypatch.setattr(platform, "machine", lambda: "x86_64")
    for _ in range(100):
        codeflash_output = is_platform_arm()  # 33.8μs -> 28.4μs (18.9% faster)


def test_is_platform_arm_unicode_and_special_chars(monkeypatch):
    """
    Test with unicode and special characters in platform.machine()
    """
    # Unicode string
    monkeypatch.setattr(platform, "machine", lambda: "armv7λ")
    codeflash_output = is_platform_arm()  # 988ns -> 930ns (6.24% faster)
    # Special chars after armv
    monkeypatch.setattr(platform, "machine", lambda: "armv@!#")
    codeflash_output = is_platform_arm()  # 661ns -> 579ns (14.2% faster)
    # Special chars not matching
    monkeypatch.setattr(platform, "machine", lambda: "@armv7l")
    codeflash_output = is_platform_arm()  # 425ns -> 387ns (9.82% faster)


def test_is_platform_arm_none_return(monkeypatch):
    """
    Test when platform.machine() returns None (should not crash, should return False)
    """
    monkeypatch.setattr(platform, "machine", lambda: None)
    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
        is_platform_arm()  # 1.99μs -> 1.95μs (1.90% faster)


def test_is_platform_arm_non_str_return(monkeypatch):
    """
    Test when platform.machine() returns non-string types
    """
    monkeypatch.setattr(platform, "machine", lambda: 123)
    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
        is_platform_arm()  # 2.11μs -> 2.05μs (2.83% faster)

    monkeypatch.setattr(platform, "machine", lambda: ["arm64"])
    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
        is_platform_arm()  # 1.47μs -> 1.27μs (15.0% faster)


def test_is_platform_arm_performance_large_batch(monkeypatch):
    """
    Large scale: Call is_platform_arm on 1000 different values, checking performance and correctness.
    """
    # 500 ARM, 500 non-ARM
    arm_values = [f"armv{n}" for n in range(500)]
    non_arm_values = [f"x86_{n}" for n in range(500)]
    for val in arm_values:
        monkeypatch.setattr(platform, "machine", lambda v=val: v)
        codeflash_output = is_platform_arm()  # 182μs -> 156μs (16.2% faster)
    for val in non_arm_values:
        monkeypatch.setattr(platform, "machine", lambda v=val: v)
        codeflash_output = is_platform_arm()  # 181μs -> 154μs (17.7% faster)


# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.

import platform

# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from pandas.compat.__init__ import is_platform_arm

# unit tests


# Helper: Patch platform.machine using monkeypatch
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
    "machine_str,expected",
    [
        # Basic ARM architectures
        ("arm64", True),  # exact match
        ("aarch64", True),  # exact match
        ("armv7l", True),  # startswith "armv"
        ("armv8", True),  # startswith "armv"
        ("armv6", True),  # startswith "armv"
        # Non-ARM architectures
        ("x86_64", False),
        ("i386", False),
        ("amd64", False),
        ("mips", False),
        ("powerpc", False),
        ("", False),  # empty string
        # Case sensitivity
        ("ARM64", False),  # should be case sensitive
        ("AARCH64", False),
        ("Armv7l", False),
        # Similar but not ARM
        ("arm", False),  # not in tuple, does not start with armv
        ("arm7l", False),  # missing 'v'
        ("armv", True),  # exactly "armv"
        # Trailing/leading spaces
        (" arm64", False),
        ("arm64 ", False),
        (" armv7l", False),
        ("armv7l ", False),
        # Unicode/strange characters
        ("armv7l\n", False),
        ("armv7l\t", False),
        ("aarch64\n", False),
        # Large/long strings
        ("armv" + "7" * 100, True),  # very long armv string
        ("x86_64" * 100, False),  # very long non-arm string
    ],
)
def test_is_platform_arm_various(monkeypatch, machine_str, expected):
    """
    Test is_platform_arm for a variety of normal, edge, and tricky platform.machine() values.
    """
    # Patch platform.machine to return our test string
    monkeypatch.setattr(platform, "machine", lambda: machine_str)
    codeflash_output = is_platform_arm()  # 23.9μs -> 22.7μs (5.17% faster)


def test_is_platform_arm_multiple_calls(monkeypatch):
    """
    Test that multiple calls with different platform.machine() values return correct results.
    """
    values = [
        ("arm64", True),
        ("x86_64", False),
        ("armv7l", True),
        ("i386", False),
        ("armv8", True),
        ("aarch64", True),
        ("arm", False),
    ]
    for machine_str, expected in values:
        monkeypatch.setattr(platform, "machine", lambda: machine_str)
        codeflash_output = is_platform_arm()  # 3.34μs -> 3.15μs (6.30% faster)


def test_is_platform_arm_large_scale(monkeypatch):
    """
    Large scale test: Check performance and correctness with 1000 platform.machine() values.
    """
    # Generate 500 ARM-like and 500 non-ARM-like values
    arm_like = [f"armv{v}" for v in range(500)]
    non_arm_like = [f"x86_{i}" for i in range(500)]
    test_cases = [(v, True) for v in arm_like] + [(v, False) for v in non_arm_like]
    for machine_str, expected in test_cases:
        monkeypatch.setattr(platform, "machine", lambda: machine_str)
        codeflash_output = is_platform_arm()  # 358μs -> 310μs (15.3% faster)


def test_is_platform_arm_edge_cases(monkeypatch):
    """
    Test edge cases: empty string, whitespace, and unusual unicode.
    """
    # Empty string
    monkeypatch.setattr(platform, "machine", lambda: "")
    codeflash_output = is_platform_arm()  # 985ns -> 880ns (11.9% faster)
    # Whitespace only
    monkeypatch.setattr(platform, "machine", lambda: "   ")
    codeflash_output = is_platform_arm()  # 495ns -> 419ns (18.1% faster)
    # Unicode characters
    monkeypatch.setattr(platform, "machine", lambda: "armv7l\u2603")
    codeflash_output = is_platform_arm()  # 655ns -> 535ns (22.4% faster)
    # Non-string return (should not happen, but test for robustness)
    monkeypatch.setattr(platform, "machine", lambda: None)
    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
        is_platform_arm()  # 1.70μs -> 1.65μs (3.40% faster)


def test_is_platform_arm_type_error(monkeypatch):
    """
    Test if platform.machine returns a non-string type (int, list, etc).
    Should raise AttributeError or TypeError.
    """
    monkeypatch.setattr(platform, "machine", lambda: 123)
    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
        is_platform_arm()  # 2.00μs -> 2.03μs (1.67% slower)
    monkeypatch.setattr(platform, "machine", lambda: ["arm64"])
    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
        is_platform_arm()  # 1.50μs -> 1.29μs (15.8% faster)


def test_is_platform_arm_unusual_but_valid(monkeypatch):
    """
    Test unusual but technically valid platform.machine() values.
    """
    # "armv" only
    monkeypatch.setattr(platform, "machine", lambda: "armv")
    codeflash_output = is_platform_arm()  # 860ns -> 846ns (1.65% faster)
    # "armv" with numbers and symbols after
    monkeypatch.setattr(platform, "machine", lambda: "armv7l-extra")
    codeflash_output = is_platform_arm()  # 492ns -> 440ns (11.8% faster)
    # "armv" with underscore
    monkeypatch.setattr(platform, "machine", lambda: "armv_7l")
    codeflash_output = is_platform_arm()  # 503ns -> 437ns (15.1% faster)


def test_is_platform_arm_real_platform(monkeypatch):
    """
    Test that the function returns a boolean for the real platform.machine() value.
    """
    # No patch: should not raise, should return bool
    codeflash_output = is_platform_arm()
    result = codeflash_output  # 2.07μs -> 1.66μs (24.6% faster)


# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.

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