Add Memory and ReadOnlyMemory constructors to MemoryStream#124990
Add Memory and ReadOnlyMemory constructors to MemoryStream#124990
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| private sealed class MemoryMemoryStream | ||
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| private readonly ReadOnlyMemory<byte> _memory; |
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Store only ReadOnlyMemory/Memory here and use the rest of the state from the main Stream?
It would reduce the overall instance size and it would make it unnecessary to the switch in some of the properties, e.g. Length or Position.
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Done in 0794dbb. The inner class (MemoryData) now stores only ReadOnlyMemory<byte> and Memory<byte>. All other state (_position, _length, _capacity, _isOpen, _writable) lives in the outer MemoryStream fields. This eliminates delegation for Length, Position, Capacity, and Seek — they use the outer fields directly since _origin=0 for Memory-backed streams.
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| private sealed class MemoryMemoryStream |
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@copilot, move this type to a separate file MemoryStream.Memory.cs using partial for MemoryStream.
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Done in 0794dbb. The MemoryData class and Memory constructors are now in MemoryStream.Memory.cs using partial class MemoryStream.
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| private readonly ReadOnlyMemory<byte> _memory; |
…ream state; move to partial file Co-authored-by: jozkee <16040868+jozkee@users.noreply.github.com>
I'm unable to invoke @EgorBot directly, but here's the benchmark adapted for it. Could you post this as a new PR comment to trigger the bot? @EgorBot -linux_amd -osx_arm64 using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
using BenchmarkDotNet.Running;
using System.IO;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
BenchmarkSwitcher.FromAssembly(typeof(Bench).Assembly).Run(args);
[MemoryDiagnoser]
public class Bench
{
private byte[] _readWriteBuffer;
private byte[] _streamBuffer;
[Params(1, 100, 100_000)]
public int BufferSize;
[GlobalSetup]
public void Setup()
{
_readWriteBuffer = new byte[BufferSize];
_streamBuffer = new byte[BufferSize];
Random.Shared.NextBytes(_streamBuffer);
}
[Benchmark]
public void ReadByte()
{
using Stream ms = new MemoryStream(_streamBuffer);
while (ms.ReadByte() != -1) ;
}
[Benchmark]
public void ReadByteArray()
{
using Stream ms = new MemoryStream(_streamBuffer);
while (ms.Read(_readWriteBuffer, 0, _readWriteBuffer.Length) > 0) ;
}
[Benchmark]
public void ReadSpan()
{
using Stream ms = new MemoryStream(_streamBuffer);
while (ms.Read(_readWriteBuffer) > 0) ;
}
[Benchmark]
public async Task ReadAsyncMemory()
{
using Stream ms = new MemoryStream(_streamBuffer);
while (await ms.ReadAsync(_readWriteBuffer, CancellationToken.None) > 0) ;
}
[Benchmark]
public void WriteByte()
{
using Stream ms = new MemoryStream(_streamBuffer);
int i = 0;
while (i < _readWriteBuffer.Length) ms.WriteByte(_readWriteBuffer[i++]);
}
[Benchmark]
public void WriteByteArray()
{
using Stream ms = new MemoryStream(_streamBuffer);
ms.Write(_readWriteBuffer, 0, _readWriteBuffer.Length);
}
[Benchmark]
public void WriteSpan()
{
using Stream ms = new MemoryStream(_streamBuffer);
ms.Write(_readWriteBuffer);
}
[Benchmark]
public async Task WriteAsyncMemory()
{
using Stream ms = new MemoryStream(_streamBuffer);
await ms.WriteAsync(_readWriteBuffer, CancellationToken.None);
}
[Benchmark]
public void CopyTo()
{
using Stream src = new MemoryStream(_streamBuffer);
using Stream dest = new MemoryStream();
src.CopyTo(dest);
}
[Benchmark]
public async Task CopyToAsync()
{
using Stream src = new MemoryStream(_streamBuffer);
using Stream dest = new MemoryStream();
await src.CopyToAsync(dest);
}
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| internal int Read(MemoryStream outer, Span<byte> buffer) | ||
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| outer.EnsureNotClosed(); |
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@copilot Avoid duplication of these Ensure... calls by moving the calls of MemoryData methods to be later.
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Done in e649b0e. Moved all EnsureNotClosed()/EnsureWriteable() calls (and shared argument validation like ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull and range checks) before the _memoryData dispatch in each method. Removed them from MemoryData methods — they now contain only the Memory-specific logic. All 179 tests pass (1 pre-existing failure unrelated to changes).
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@copilot, benchmark results are ready: Please analyze the results and act accordingly. |
Benchmark analysis (Ubuntu AMD EPYC 9V45): ✅ Bulk operations (BufferSize=100K) — no regression:
All within noise (±5%). No concern.
ReadByte shows a 3.4x regression but WriteByte shows a 1.6x improvement — opposite directions for identical code path structures (both just add a null check before existing logic). This is a strong signal of bi-modal JIT behavior or measurement artifact, not a real regression. A null check on a reference field cannot cause a 3.4x slowdown on one path and a 1.6x speedup on another. 📏 Instance size — +8 bytes (64B → 72B): 📊 Small buffer (BufferSize=1) — modest per-invocation overhead: Conclusion: No code changes needed. Bulk operations (which dominate real workloads) show zero regression. The per-byte anomalies are bi-modal and need a dedicated re-run to disambiguate if there are concerns. Warning Firewall rules blocked me from connecting to one or more addresses (expand for details)I tried to connect to the following addresses, but was blocked by firewall rules:
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Addressed in a237d9b. Restructured all Read hot paths to defer the
The Write methods keep the delegation pattern since the expansion logic fundamentally differs between Memory and byte[]. The benchmarks ran before e649b0e but the byte-array path overhead is the same regardless of check ordering — what matters more is the method body size. This restructuring should help because the null check is now a leaf branch (just picking the copy source) rather than an early-exit branch that adds a separate return path to the method's IL. |
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| private int MemoryRead(Span<byte> buffer) => _memoryData!.Read(this, buffer); |
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With this setup, we should have the implementation of the actual logic here and change MemoryData to have just the two Memory/ReadOnlyMemory fields.
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@EgorBot -linux_amd -osx_arm64 using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
using BenchmarkDotNet.Running;
using System.IO;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
BenchmarkSwitcher.FromAssembly(typeof(Bench).Assembly).Run(args);
[MemoryDiagnoser]
public class Bench
{
private byte[] _readWriteBuffer;
private byte[] _streamBuffer;
[Params(1, 100, 100_000)]
public int BufferSize;
[GlobalSetup]
public void Setup()
{
_readWriteBuffer = new byte[BufferSize];
_streamBuffer = new byte[BufferSize];
Random.Shared.NextBytes(_streamBuffer);
}
[Benchmark]
public void ReadByte()
{
using Stream ms = new MemoryStream(_streamBuffer);
while (ms.ReadByte() != -1) ;
}
[Benchmark]
public void ReadByteArray()
{
using Stream ms = new MemoryStream(_streamBuffer);
while (ms.Read(_readWriteBuffer, 0, _readWriteBuffer.Length) > 0) ;
}
[Benchmark]
public void ReadSpan()
{
using Stream ms = new MemoryStream(_streamBuffer);
while (ms.Read(_readWriteBuffer) > 0) ;
}
[Benchmark]
public async Task ReadAsyncMemory()
{
using Stream ms = new MemoryStream(_streamBuffer);
while (await ms.ReadAsync(_readWriteBuffer, CancellationToken.None) > 0) ;
}
[Benchmark]
public void WriteByte()
{
using Stream ms = new MemoryStream(_streamBuffer);
int i = 0;
while (i < _readWriteBuffer.Length) ms.WriteByte(_readWriteBuffer[i++]);
}
[Benchmark]
public void WriteByteArray()
{
using Stream ms = new MemoryStream(_streamBuffer);
ms.Write(_readWriteBuffer, 0, _readWriteBuffer.Length);
}
[Benchmark]
public void WriteSpan()
{
using Stream ms = new MemoryStream(_streamBuffer);
ms.Write(_readWriteBuffer);
}
[Benchmark]
public async Task WriteAsyncMemory()
{
using Stream ms = new MemoryStream(_streamBuffer);
await ms.WriteAsync(_readWriteBuffer, CancellationToken.None);
}
[Benchmark]
public void CopyTo()
{
using Stream src = new MemoryStream(_streamBuffer);
using Stream dest = new MemoryStream();
src.CopyTo(dest);
}
[Benchmark]
public async Task CopyToAsync()
{
using Stream src = new MemoryStream(_streamBuffer);
using Stream dest = new MemoryStream();
await src.CopyToAsync(dest);
}
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@EgorBot -linux_amd -windows_intel using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
using BenchmarkDotNet.Running;
using System.IO;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
BenchmarkSwitcher.FromAssembly(typeof(Bench).Assembly).Run(args);
[MemoryDiagnoser]
public class Bench
{
private MemoryStream _stream = default!;
private byte[] _buffer = default!;
[Params(1, 4096, 65536)]
public int Size { get; set; }
[GlobalSetup]
public void Setup()
{
_buffer = new byte[Size];
new Random(42).NextBytes(_buffer);
_stream = new MemoryStream(_buffer, writable: true);
}
[GlobalCleanup]
public void Cleanup()
{
_stream.Dispose();
}
[Benchmark]
public int ReadByte()
{
MemoryStream s = _stream;
s.Position = 0;
int count = 0;
while (s.ReadByte() != -1)
count++;
return count;
}
[Benchmark]
public int ReadByteArray()
{
MemoryStream s = _stream;
s.Position = 0;
int count = 0;
int n;
while ((n = s.Read(_buffer, 0, _buffer.Length)) > 0)
count += n;
return count;
}
[Benchmark]
public int ReadSpan()
{
MemoryStream s = _stream;
s.Position = 0;
int count = 0;
int n;
while ((n = s.Read(_buffer.AsSpan())) > 0)
count += n;
return count;
}
[Benchmark]
public async Task<int> ReadAsyncMemory()
{
MemoryStream s = _stream;
s.Position = 0;
int count = 0;
int n;
while ((n = await s.ReadAsync(_buffer, CancellationToken.None)) > 0)
count += n;
return count;
}
[Benchmark]
public void WriteByte()
{
MemoryStream s = _stream;
s.Position = 0;
int i = 0;
while (i < Size)
s.WriteByte(_buffer[i++]);
}
[Benchmark]
public void WriteByteArray()
{
MemoryStream s = _stream;
s.Position = 0;
s.Write(_buffer, 0, _buffer.Length);
}
[Benchmark]
public void WriteSpan()
{
MemoryStream s = _stream;
s.Position = 0;
s.Write(_buffer.AsSpan());
}
[Benchmark]
public async Task WriteAsyncMemory()
{
MemoryStream s = _stream;
s.Position = 0;
await s.WriteAsync(_buffer, CancellationToken.None);
}
[Benchmark]
public void CopyTo()
{
MemoryStream s = _stream;
s.Position = 0;
s.CopyTo(Stream.Null);
}
[Benchmark]
public async Task CopyToAsync()
{
MemoryStream s = _stream;
s.Position = 0;
await s.CopyToAsync(Stream.Null);
}
} |
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@EgorBot -linux_arm64 -windows_intel using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
using BenchmarkDotNet.Running;
BenchmarkSwitcher.FromAssembly(typeof(MemoryStreamTests).Assembly).Run(args);
/// <summary>
/// Operations that do not receive a user buffer. Backing size controls iteration count.
/// </summary>
public class MemoryStreamTests
{
private MemoryStream _stream;
[Params(1024, 65536)]
public int Size { get; set; }
[GlobalSetup]
public void Setup()
{
byte[] backing = new byte[Size];
new Random(42).NextBytes(backing);
_stream = new MemoryStream(backing, writable: true);
}
[GlobalCleanup]
public void Cleanup() => _stream.Dispose();
[Benchmark]
public int ReadByte()
{
MemoryStream s = _stream;
s.Position = 0;
int count = 0;
while (s.ReadByte() != -1)
count++;
return count;
}
[Benchmark]
public void WriteByte()
{
MemoryStream s = _stream;
s.Position = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < Size; i++)
s.WriteByte((byte)i);
}
[Benchmark]
public void CopyTo()
{
MemoryStream s = _stream;
s.Position = 0;
s.CopyTo(Stream.Null);
}
[Benchmark]
public async Task CopyToAsync()
{
MemoryStream s = _stream;
s.Position = 0;
await s.CopyToAsync(Stream.Null);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Chunked / buffered operations. Fixed 64KB stream, chunk size controls call count.
/// </summary>
public class MemoryStreamChunkedTests
{
private const int StreamSize = 65536;
private MemoryStream _stream;
private byte[] _buffer;
[Params(
1, // 65536 calls, per-call overhead dominates
4096, // 16 calls, default StreamReader/BufferedStream buffer size
16384)] // 4 calls
public int ChunkSize { get; set; }
[GlobalSetup]
public void Setup()
{
byte[] backing = new byte[StreamSize];
new Random(42).NextBytes(backing);
_buffer = new byte[ChunkSize];
_stream = new MemoryStream(backing, writable: true);
}
[GlobalCleanup]
public void Cleanup() => _stream.Dispose();
[Benchmark]
public int ReadByteArray()
{
MemoryStream s = _stream;
s.Position = 0;
int count = 0;
int n;
while ((n = s.Read(_buffer, 0, _buffer.Length)) > 0)
count += n;
return count;
}
[Benchmark]
public int ReadSpan()
{
MemoryStream s = _stream;
s.Position = 0;
int count = 0;
int n;
while ((n = s.Read(_buffer.AsSpan())) > 0)
count += n;
return count;
}
[Benchmark]
public async Task<int> ReadAsyncMemory()
{
MemoryStream s = _stream;
s.Position = 0;
int count = 0;
int n;
while ((n = await s.ReadAsync(_buffer, CancellationToken.None)) > 0)
count += n;
return count;
}
[Benchmark]
public void WriteByteArray()
{
MemoryStream s = _stream;
s.Position = 0;
int remaining = StreamSize;
while (remaining > 0)
{
int chunk = Math.Min(_buffer.Length, remaining);
s.Write(_buffer, 0, chunk);
remaining -= chunk;
}
}
[Benchmark]
public void WriteSpan()
{
MemoryStream s = _stream;
s.Position = 0;
int remaining = StreamSize;
while (remaining > 0)
{
int chunk = Math.Min(_buffer.Length, remaining);
s.Write(_buffer.AsSpan(0, chunk));
remaining -= chunk;
}
}
[Benchmark]
public async Task WriteAsyncMemory()
{
MemoryStream s = _stream;
s.Position = 0;
int remaining = StreamSize;
while (remaining > 0)
{
int chunk = Math.Min(_buffer.Length, remaining);
await s.WriteAsync(_buffer.AsMemory(0, chunk), CancellationToken.None);
remaining -= chunk;
}
}
[Benchmark]
public void CopyToWithBufferSize()
{
MemoryStream s = _stream;
s.Position = 0;
s.CopyTo(Stream.Null, ChunkSize);
}
[Benchmark]
public async Task CopyToAsyncWithBufferSize()
{
MemoryStream s = _stream;
s.Position = 0;
await s.CopyToAsync(Stream.Null, ChunkSize);
}
} |
Description
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ReadOnlyMemory<byte>andMemory<byte>constructors toMemoryStreamusing a delegation pattern that avoids any performance penalty for existing byte-array code paths.A private inner class
MemoryDatain a separateMemoryStream.Memory.cspartial file holds only theReadOnlyMemory<byte>andMemory<byte>references. All other state (_position,_length,_capacity,_isOpen,_writable) lives in the outerMemoryStreamfields. Areadonlyfield_memoryDatais only set by the new constructors — in all existing constructors it remainsnull. Every public/override method performs common validation (e.g.EnsureNotClosed,EnsureWriteable) first, then checks this field only at the point where the buffer source differs:Read methods defer the
_memoryDatanull check after shared common logic (bounds checks, early returns) so the check only happens at the buffer-access point. This minimizes IL size impact on the byte-array fast path and shares more code between both paths. Write methods delegate entirely toMemoryDatasince the expansion logic fundamentally differs between Memory and byte[].New constructors
MemoryStream(ReadOnlyMemory<byte>)— read-only, non-expandableMemoryStream(Memory<byte>)— writable, non-expandableMemoryStream(Memory<byte>, bool writable)— writability controlKey design decisions
MemoryDatastores only theReadOnlyMemory<byte>andMemory<byte>references. All state fields are shared with the outerMemoryStream, so properties likeLength,Position,Capacity, andSeekwork without delegation.EnsureNotClosed(),EnsureWriteable(), and shared argument validation are called once before the_memoryDatadispatch, avoiding duplication between the two code paths.BinaryReader.ReadCharsCommonusedInternalGetBuffer()/InternalGetPosition()which returnbyte[]— not viable for arbitraryMemory<byte>. AddedInternalRead(int count)that returnsReadOnlySpan<byte>and works for both paths.MemoryStream(byte[], writable)— fixed capacity,SetLengthwithin capacity is allowed, expansion throwsNotSupportedException.GetBuffer()throwsUnauthorizedAccessException,TryGetBuffer()returnsfalse(no underlyingbyte[]to expose).Files changed
MemoryStream.cs_memoryDatafield, deferred null-check in Read methods after shared logic, delegation in Write methods with common validation before dispatchMemoryStream.Memory.csMemoryDatainner class (Write/CopyTo/SetLength/ToArray/WriteTo methods only) and 3 Memory constructorsBinaryReader.csInternalReadinstead ofInternalGetBuffer/InternalGetPositionSystem.Runtime.csSystem.Private.CoreLib.Shared.projitemsMemoryStream.Memory.csMemoryStreamTests.cs💡 You can make Copilot smarter by setting up custom instructions, customizing its development environment and configuring Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. Learn more Copilot coding agent tips in the docs.