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FFF schedules fuzzy file and directory matching on its Rayon search pool and uses the synchronous SIMD matcher from Frizbee. Workers check filename bonuses while scoring each path and keep only their best offset + limit candidates for broad queries. Searches with up to 2,000 paths or a one-worker limit run the matcher on the caller.


Mean time to return the first 50 files on an Apple M5 Max with four workers. Each of 12 rounds ran all three versions on the same index and query.

Indexed files Query PR base Previous PR head Updated PR
10,767 mo 0.85 ms 0.85 ms 0.52 ms
10,767 config 1.34 ms 1.33 ms 1.00 ms
10,767 src/lib 0.79 ms 0.79 ms 0.64 ms
10,767 config test 1.69 ms 1.69 ms 1.36 ms
10,767 Specific path 1.09 ms 1.08 ms 0.82 ms
127,886 mo 3.84 ms 2.73 ms 2.70 ms
127,886 config 7.07 ms 6.28 ms 6.36 ms
127,886 src/lib 7.51 ms 6.60 ms 6.33 ms
127,886 config test 10.79 ms 9.76 ms 9.87 ms
127,886 Specific path 11.45 ms 11.30 ms 11.28 ms

On the smaller checkout, aggregate process CPU time per search increased even as wall time fell. For mo it went from 1.45 to 1.90 ms of CPU, while allocation calls fell from 7,389 to 995. The path query src/lib skipped filename fallback and used 957 allocation calls, up from 459.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • File searches now include matching candidates across search ranges and report the total match count, including when no files qualify.
    • File ranking applies consistent tie-breaking when results have equal scores.
    • Filename fallback matching is limited to eligible queries and result sets, with special entry-point matches considered where applicable.
  • Performance
    • Large searches handle paginated results more efficiently, while smaller searches continue to run sequentially.

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File and directory matching now use shared-pool range matching for eligible inputs. File scoring checks filename fallbacks on demand and can retain top candidates by chunk. Filename access returns borrowed slices or uses caller-provided scratch storage.

Changes: File search matching and scoring

Layer / File(s) Summary
Filename access with scratch storage
crates/fff-core/src/simd_path.rs
filename_str returns a borrowed filename when it fits in one chunk. For a filename spanning chunks, it writes the filename to caller-provided scratch storage. Tests cover both cases.
Shared-pool path matching
Cargo.toml, crates/fff-core/src/parallelism.rs, crates/fff-core/src/score.rs
File and directory matching use match_path_range. Eligible ranges use the shared pool with dynamically claimed chunks. Small ranges, single-thread requests, and sorted strategies use serial matching.
Filename scoring and page candidate retention
crates/fff-core/src/score.rs
Filename fallback checks run on demand under specified conditions. Eligible large workloads can retain top candidates per chunk. Tests cover pooled matching, pagination, and tie ordering.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Refactor

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sequenceDiagram
  participant FileSearch
  participant SearchThreadPool
  participant PathWorkers
  FileSearch->>SearchThreadPool: Submit eligible path range
  SearchThreadPool->>PathWorkers: Claim path chunks
  PathWorkers->>FileSearch: Return path matches
  FileSearch->>SearchThreadPool: Submit eligible scoring workload
  SearchThreadPool->>PathWorkers: Score chunks and retain page candidates
  PathWorkers->>FileSearch: Return scored candidates
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Possibly related PRs

  • dmtrKovalenko/fff#914: Changes the same fuzzy scoring path with chunked top-k selection and cached candidate rows.
  • dmtrKovalenko/fff#958: Adds chunk-local top-k scoring and parent-path chunk reuse related to this scoring path.
  • dmtrKovalenko/fff#1003: Passes cached candidate rows into fuzzy scoring and adds reusable search buffers.

Suggested reviewers: dmtrkovalenko, gustav-fff

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to d8700

The change moves fuzzy path matching onto the shared search pool and limits final ranking work. No concrete merge-blocking risk was identified.

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🥼 FFF core performance

✅ FFF core performance passed

Base 8a29cfd, PR d870084

🔴 0 slower, 🟢 6 faster, ⚪ 67 within ±10%

Benchmark Base PR Change
🟢 ext4/vscode/fuzzy_search/fuzzy_search_repo/multipart/current_file 6.18 ms 4.60 ms -25.60%
🟢 ext4/vscode/fuzzy_search/fuzzy_search_repo/path/no_current_file 5.99 ms 4.43 ms -26.11%
🟢 ext4/vscode/fuzzy_search/fuzzy_search_repo/short/current_file 3.39 ms 2.02 ms -40.56%
🟢 btrfs/vscode/fuzzy_search/fuzzy_search_repo/multipart/current_file 6.28 ms 4.56 ms -27.41%
🟢 btrfs/vscode/fuzzy_search/fuzzy_search_repo/path/no_current_file 6.03 ms 4.43 ms -26.57%
🟢 btrfs/vscode/fuzzy_search/fuzzy_search_repo/short/current_file 3.39 ms 1.99 ms -41.37%

PR time against base for every benchmark

🔬 All 73 Criterion timings
Benchmark Base PR Change
⚪ ext4/fff/fuzzy_search/fuzzy_search_repo/empty/no_current_file 7.15 µs 7.11 µs -0.62%
⚪ ext4/fff/fuzzy_search/fuzzy_search_repo/short/current_file 105.03 µs 102.43 µs -2.47%
⚪ ext4/fff/fuzzy_search/fuzzy_search_repo/path/no_current_file 510.74 µs 510.42 µs -0.06%
⚪ ext4/fff/fuzzy_search/fuzzy_search_repo/multipart/current_file 36.82 µs 36.67 µs -0.41%
⚪ ext4/fff/fuzzy_search/fuzzy_search_repo/extension/no_current_file 9.62 µs 9.53 µs -0.86%
⚪ ext4/fff/grep/grep_repo/plain_sensitive 11.13 ms 11.14 ms +0.12%
⚪ ext4/fff/grep/grep_repo/plain_insensitive 7.47 ms 7.51 ms +0.55%
⚪ ext4/fff/grep/grep_repo/plain_no_matches 10.79 ms 10.73 ms -0.59%
⚪ ext4/fff/grep/grep_repo/regex 11.32 ms 11.19 ms -1.20%
⚪ ext4/fff/grep/grep_repo/fuzzy_exact 6.18 ms 6.10 ms -1.24%
⚪ ext4/fff/grep/grep_repo/fuzzy_typo 6.33 ms 6.24 ms -1.46%
⚪ ext4/vscode/fuzzy_search/fuzzy_search_repo/empty/no_current_file 409.30 µs 411.49 µs +0.53%
⚪ ext4/vscode/fuzzy_search/fuzzy_search_repo/extension/no_current_file 126.24 µs 127.16 µs +0.73%
🟢 ext4/vscode/fuzzy_search/fuzzy_search_repo/multipart/current_file 6.18 ms 4.60 ms -25.60%
🟢 ext4/vscode/fuzzy_search/fuzzy_search_repo/path/no_current_file 5.99 ms 4.43 ms -26.11%
🟢 ext4/vscode/fuzzy_search/fuzzy_search_repo/short/current_file 3.39 ms 2.02 ms -40.56%
⚪ ext4/vscode/grep/grep_repo/plain_sensitive 8.37 ms 8.14 ms -2.77%
⚪ ext4/vscode/grep/grep_repo/plain_insensitive 8.45 ms 8.20 ms -2.90%
⚪ ext4/vscode/grep/grep_repo/plain_no_matches 105.24 ms 109.63 ms +4.17%
⚪ ext4/vscode/grep/grep_repo/regex 8.53 ms 8.75 ms +2.60%
⚪ ext4/vscode/grep/grep_repo/fuzzy_exact 8.29 ms 8.34 ms +0.58%
⚪ ext4/vscode/grep/grep_repo/fuzzy_typo 13.35 ms 13.46 ms +0.81%
⚪ btrfs/fff/fuzzy_search/fuzzy_search_repo/empty/no_current_file 7.17 µs 7.13 µs -0.61%
⚪ btrfs/fff/fuzzy_search/fuzzy_search_repo/short/current_file 104.81 µs 101.88 µs -2.80%
⚪ btrfs/fff/fuzzy_search/fuzzy_search_repo/path/no_current_file 519.78 µs 527.75 µs +1.53%
⚪ btrfs/fff/fuzzy_search/fuzzy_search_repo/multipart/current_file 36.63 µs 36.74 µs +0.31%
⚪ btrfs/fff/fuzzy_search/fuzzy_search_repo/extension/no_current_file 9.54 µs 9.48 µs -0.56%
⚪ btrfs/fff/grep/grep_repo/plain_sensitive 11.24 ms 11.15 ms -0.83%
⚪ btrfs/fff/grep/grep_repo/plain_insensitive 7.99 ms 7.55 ms -5.46%
⚪ btrfs/fff/grep/grep_repo/plain_no_matches 11.04 ms 11.09 ms +0.51%
⚪ btrfs/fff/grep/grep_repo/regex 11.12 ms 11.29 ms +1.52%
⚪ btrfs/fff/grep/grep_repo/fuzzy_exact 6.20 ms 6.20 ms +0.02%
⚪ btrfs/fff/grep/grep_repo/fuzzy_typo 6.38 ms 6.29 ms -1.32%
⚪ btrfs/vscode/fuzzy_search/fuzzy_search_repo/empty/no_current_file 394.36 µs 392.36 µs -0.51%
⚪ btrfs/vscode/fuzzy_search/fuzzy_search_repo/extension/no_current_file 126.04 µs 126.98 µs +0.75%
🟢 btrfs/vscode/fuzzy_search/fuzzy_search_repo/multipart/current_file 6.28 ms 4.56 ms -27.41%
🟢 btrfs/vscode/fuzzy_search/fuzzy_search_repo/path/no_current_file 6.03 ms 4.43 ms -26.57%
🟢 btrfs/vscode/fuzzy_search/fuzzy_search_repo/short/current_file 3.39 ms 1.99 ms -41.37%
⚪ btrfs/vscode/grep/grep_repo/plain_sensitive 18.41 ms 18.65 ms +1.28%
⚪ btrfs/vscode/grep/grep_repo/plain_insensitive 8.11 ms 8.36 ms +3.05%
⚪ btrfs/vscode/grep/grep_repo/plain_no_matches 106.33 ms 105.90 ms -0.41%
⚪ btrfs/vscode/grep/grep_repo/regex 19.05 ms 18.62 ms -2.26%
⚪ btrfs/vscode/grep/grep_repo/fuzzy_exact 11.93 ms 12.08 ms +1.30%
⚪ btrfs/vscode/grep/grep_repo/fuzzy_typo 11.98 ms 11.82 ms -1.29%
⚪ core/parse/realistic_queries/file 55 ns 56 ns +1.82%
⚪ core/parse/realistic_queries/test 55 ns 56 ns +1.82%
⚪ core/parse/realistic_queries/mod.rs 68 ns 67 ns -1.47%
⚪ core/parse/realistic_queries/src/*.rs 82 ns 82 ns +0.00%
⚪ core/parse/realistic_queries/lib_test 131 ns 131 ns +0.00%
⚪ core/parse/realistic_queries/*.rs_!test 147 ns 149 ns +1.36%
⚪ core/parse/realistic_queries/src/lib/*.rs 97 ns 97 ns +0.00%
⚪ core/parse/realistic_queries//src/_name 129 ns 129 ns +0.00%
⚪ core/parse/realistic_queries/status:modified_*.rs 179 ns 181 ns +1.12%
⚪ core/parse/realistic_queries/type:rust_test_!node_modules 287 ns 287 ns +0.00%
⚪ core/definition/definition/rust/mixed_256 7.41 µs 7.38 µs -0.30%
⚪ core/definition/definition/javascript/mixed_256 14.14 µs 14.32 µs +1.30%
⚪ core/definition/definition/python/mixed_256 5.39 µs 5.36 µs -0.65%
⚪ core/glob/glob_reuse_10k/recompile_each_time 97.56 µs 98.29 µs +0.75%
⚪ core/glob/glob_reuse_10k/reuse_compiled 96.12 µs 97.20 µs +1.12%
⚪ core/glob/glob_mixed_100k/prepass_bitmap/ext_1of10 1.22 ms 1.22 ms -0.12%
⚪ core/glob/glob_mixed_100k/inline_compiled/ext_1of10 296.43 µs 296.96 µs +0.18%
⚪ core/glob/glob_mixed_100k/prepass_bitmap/ext_4of10 1.58 ms 1.57 ms -0.66%
⚪ core/glob/glob_mixed_100k/inline_compiled/ext_4of10 843.77 µs 842.66 µs -0.13%
⚪ core/glob/glob_mixed_100k/prepass_bitmap/ext_8of10 1.88 ms 1.88 ms -0.15%
⚪ core/glob/glob_mixed_100k/inline_compiled/ext_8of10 1.41 ms 1.42 ms +0.80%
⚪ core/glob/glob_mixed_100k/prepass_bitmap/ext_all 1.98 ms 1.97 ms -0.55%
⚪ core/glob/glob_mixed_100k/inline_compiled/ext_all 1.62 ms 1.64 ms +0.88%
⚪ core/bigram/bigram_query_100000/medium_6char 285 ns 285 ns +0.00%
⚪ core/bigram/bigram_query_100000/long_14char 327 ns 327 ns +0.00%
⚪ core/bigram/bigram_query_100000/multi_word 306 ns 306 ns +0.00%
⚪ core/bigram/bigram_build/short_content/10000 6.58 ms 6.68 ms +1.52%
⚪ core/memmem/simd_string_utils_memmem/find/file_picker.rs/53KB/medium/miss 4.07 µs 4.05 µs -0.42%
⚪ core/memmem/simd_string_utils_memmem/find/file_picker.rs/53KB/long/miss 3.66 µs 3.61 µs -1.36%

🔗 Workflow run

Keep the best candidates in each scoring worker for broad paginated searches. Reuse the first match buffer and reserve space once for the remaining batches.
Use the synchronous range matcher for files and directories. Check filename bonuses during scoring and reuse each worker's filename buffer.

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