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Author SHA1 Message Date
Thomas Haller
916f53ac24 shared: implement c_list_sort() as non-recursive merge-sort
This is still the very same approach (in the way the array is split
and how elements are compared). The only difference is that the
recursive implementation is replaced by a non-recursive one.

It's (still) stable, top-down merge-sort.

The non-recursive implementation better, because it avoids the overhead
of the function call to recurse.
2018-01-03 16:41:47 +01:00
Thomas Haller
feeb70ef89 shared: split helper functions out of c_list_sort()
Just to make it clearer what happens.

The compiler can (and possibly will) inline these
static functions just fine.
2018-01-03 16:02:13 +01:00
Thomas Haller
1c5d98292a c-list: add c_list_sort()
Add a stable, recursive merge sort for CList.

This could be improved by doing an iterative implementation.
The recursive implementation's stack depth is not an issue,
as it is bound by O(ln(n)). But an iterative implementation
would safe the overhead of O(n*log(n)) function calls and be
potentially faster.
2017-07-25 06:42:14 +02:00