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<a href="https://1rhino2.github.io/go-memory-visualizer">Website</a> •
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<a href="https://github.com/1rhino2/go-memory-visualizer">GitHub</a> •
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<a href="DEVELOPMENT.md">Docs</a>

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theme: jekyll-theme-cayman
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title: Go Memory Layout Visualizer
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description: Real-time visualization and optimization of Go struct memory layout
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show_downloads: true
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google_analytics: UA-XXXXXXXXX-X

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# Performance Impact of Memory Layout
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Understanding how memory layout affects performance in Go applications.
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## Cache Lines and Performance
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Modern CPUs fetch memory in 64-byte cache lines. When a struct spans multiple cache lines, accessing it requires multiple memory fetches, reducing performance.
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### Example: Cache-Inefficient Struct
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```go
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type BadLayout struct {
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Field1 [60]byte // Uses most of first cache line
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Flag bool // Forces second cache line
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Field2 int64 // Also in second cache line
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}
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```
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### Optimized Layout
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```go
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type GoodLayout struct {
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Field1 [60]byte
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Field2 int64
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Flag bool
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}
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```
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## Memory Alignment Rules
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Go follows specific alignment rules for different architectures:
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### AMD64/ARM64 (64-bit)
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- `bool`, `int8`, `uint8`: 1-byte alignment
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- `int16`, `uint16`: 2-byte alignment
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- `int32`, `uint32`, `float32`: 4-byte alignment
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- `int64`, `uint64`, `float64`, `complex64`: 8-byte alignment
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- Pointers, `string`, `slice`, `map`, `chan`, `interface`: 8-byte alignment
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### 386 (32-bit)
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- Same rules except pointers and reference types use 4-byte alignment
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## Best Practices
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1. **Order by alignment requirements** (descending)
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2. **Group similar types together**
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3. **Consider cache line boundaries** for hot paths
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4. **Use the extension's optimization** for automatic reordering
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## Real-World Performance Gains
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- **API Servers**: 5-15% throughput improvement from better cache locality
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- **Data Processing**: 10-20% faster iteration over large slices of structs
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- **Memory Usage**: 10-30% reduction in heap allocations
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## Benchmarking
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Always benchmark your specific use case:
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```go
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func BenchmarkBadLayout(b *testing.B) {
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var s BadLayout
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for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
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_ = s.Flag
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}
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}
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func BenchmarkGoodLayout(b *testing.B) {
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var s GoodLayout
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_ = s.Flag
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}
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}
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```
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## Tools
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- **Go Memory Visualizer**: Real-time visualization and optimization
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- **go tool compile -m**: Escape analysis
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- **go build -gcflags=-m**: Additional compiler insights
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- **pprof**: Memory profiling
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## Further Reading
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- [Go Memory Model](https://go.dev/ref/mem)
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- [Mechanical Sympathy](https://mechanical-sympathy.blogspot.com/)
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- [CPU Cache Effects](https://igoro.com/archive/gallery-of-processor-cache-effects/)

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