Optimization for mempool initial chunk allocation

Almost all pools allocated 2 chunks on initialization,
every element needed to be added to the free-list which
would never be used for small pools.

Now allocate only one, gives minor speedup for some bmesh operations.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/source/blender/blenlib/intern/BLI_mempool.c b/source/blender/blenlib/intern/BLI_mempool.c
index 7dc43bb1494..a37a7781286 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenlib/intern/BLI_mempool.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenlib/intern/BLI_mempool.c
@@ -121,10 +121,14 @@ struct BLI_mempool {
 
 /**
  * \return the number of chunks to allocate based on how many elements are needed.
+ *
+ * \note for small pools 1 is a good default, the elements need to be initialized,
+ * adding overhead on creation which is redundant if they aren't used.
+ *
  */
 BLI_INLINE unsigned int mempool_maxchunks(const unsigned int totelem, const unsigned int pchunk)
 {
-	return totelem / pchunk + 1;
+	return (totelem <= pchunk) ? 1 : ((totelem / pchunk) + 1);
 }
 
 static BLI_mempool_chunk *mempool_chunk_alloc(BLI_mempool *pool)