It reduces needless allocations on compiling onepass regex.

name                                      old time/op    new time/op    delta
CompileOnepass/^(?:(?:(?:.(?:$))?))...-4    6.31µs ± 3%    6.11µs ± 3%     ~     (p=0.056 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^abcd$-4                     5.69µs ±12%    4.93µs ± 4%  -13.42%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^(?:(?:a{0,})*?)$-4          7.10µs ±12%    5.82µs ± 5%  -17.95%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^(?:(?:a+)*)$-4              5.99µs ±10%    6.07µs ±11%     ~     (p=1.000 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^(?:(?:a|(?:aa)))$-4         7.36µs ± 4%    7.81µs ±19%     ~     (p=0.310 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^(?:[^\s\S])$-4              4.71µs ± 3%    4.71µs ± 5%     ~     (p=1.000 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^(?:(?:(?:a*)+))$-4          6.06µs ± 2%    6.23µs ± 9%     ~     (p=0.310 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^[a-c]+$-4                   4.74µs ± 4%    4.64µs ± 6%     ~     (p=0.421 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^[a-c]*$-4                   5.17µs ± 2%    4.68µs ± 0%   -9.57%  (p=0.016 n=5+4)
CompileOnepass/^(?:a*)$-4                   5.34µs ± 3%    5.08µs ±12%     ~     (p=0.151 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^(?:(?:aa)|a)$-4             7.24µs ± 5%    7.33µs ±12%     ~     (p=0.841 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^...$-4                      5.28µs ± 3%    4.99µs ± 9%     ~     (p=0.095 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^(?:a|(?:aa))$-4             7.20µs ± 4%    7.24µs ±10%     ~     (p=0.841 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a((b))c$-4                  7.99µs ± 3%    7.76µs ± 8%     ~     (p=0.151 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a.[l-nA-Cg-j]?e$-4          8.30µs ± 5%    7.29µs ± 4%  -12.08%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a((b))$-4                   7.34µs ± 4%    7.24µs ±19%     ~     (p=0.690 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a(?:(b)|(c))c$-4            9.80µs ± 6%    9.49µs ±18%     ~     (p=0.151 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a(?:b|c)$-4                 5.23µs ± 3%    4.80µs ±10%     ~     (p=0.056 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a(?:b?|c)$-4                8.26µs ± 3%    7.30µs ± 3%  -11.62%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a(?:b?|c+)$-4               9.18µs ± 2%    8.16µs ± 2%  -11.06%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a(?:bc)+$-4                 6.16µs ± 3%    6.41µs ±13%     ~     (p=0.548 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a(?:[bcd])+$-4              5.75µs ± 5%    5.50µs ±12%     ~     (p=0.151 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a((?:[bcd])+)$-4            7.65µs ± 5%    6.93µs ± 9%     ~     (p=0.056 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a(:?b|c)*d$-4               13.0µs ± 1%    12.1µs ± 2%   -6.91%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^.bc(d|e)*$-4                9.20µs ± 4%    8.25µs ± 3%  -10.38%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^loooooooooooooooooo...-4     254µs ± 2%     220µs ± 6%  -13.47%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)

name                                      old alloc/op   new alloc/op   delta
CompileOnepass/^(?:(?:(?:.(?:$))?))...-4    3.92kB ± 0%    3.41kB ± 0%  -13.06%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^abcd$-4                     3.20kB ± 0%    2.75kB ± 0%  -14.00%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^(?:(?:a{0,})*?)$-4          3.85kB ± 0%    3.34kB ± 0%  -13.31%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^(?:(?:a+)*)$-4              3.46kB ± 0%    2.95kB ± 0%  -14.78%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^(?:(?:a|(?:aa)))$-4         4.20kB ± 0%    3.75kB ± 0%  -10.67%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^(?:[^\s\S])$-4              3.10kB ± 0%    2.46kB ± 0%  -20.62%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^(?:(?:(?:a*)+))$-4          3.64kB ± 0%    3.13kB ± 0%  -14.07%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^[a-c]+$-4                   3.06kB ± 0%    2.48kB ± 0%  -18.85%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^[a-c]*$-4                   3.10kB ± 0%    2.52kB ± 0%  -18.60%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^(?:a*)$-4                   3.21kB ± 0%    2.63kB ± 0%  -17.96%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^(?:(?:aa)|a)$-4             4.09kB ± 0%    3.64kB ± 0%  -10.96%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^...$-4                      3.42kB ± 0%    2.91kB ± 0%  -14.95%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^(?:a|(?:aa))$-4             4.09kB ± 0%    3.64kB ± 0%  -10.96%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a((b))c$-4                  5.67kB ± 0%    4.39kB ± 0%  -22.59%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a.[l-nA-Cg-j]?e$-4          5.73kB ± 0%    4.32kB ± 0%  -24.58%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a((b))$-4                   5.41kB ± 0%    4.06kB ± 0%  -24.85%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a(?:(b)|(c))c$-4            6.40kB ± 0%    5.31kB ± 0%  -17.00%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a(?:b|c)$-4                 3.46kB ± 0%    2.88kB ± 0%  -16.67%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a(?:b?|c)$-4                5.77kB ± 0%    4.36kB ± 0%  -24.41%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a(?:b?|c+)$-4               5.94kB ± 0%    4.59kB ± 0%  -22.64%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a(?:bc)+$-4                 3.60kB ± 0%    3.15kB ± 0%  -12.44%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a(?:[bcd])+$-4              3.46kB ± 0%    2.94kB ± 0%  -14.81%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a((?:[bcd])+)$-4            5.50kB ± 0%    4.09kB ± 0%  -25.62%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a(:?b|c)*d$-4               7.24kB ± 0%    6.15kB ± 0%  -15.03%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^.bc(d|e)*$-4                5.75kB ± 0%    4.47kB ± 0%  -22.25%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^loooooooooooooooooo...-4     225kB ± 0%     135kB ± 0%  -39.99%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)

name                                      old allocs/op  new allocs/op  delta
CompileOnepass/^(?:(?:(?:.(?:$))?))...-4      52.0 ± 0%      49.0 ± 0%   -5.77%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^abcd$-4                       44.0 ± 0%      41.0 ± 0%   -6.82%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^(?:(?:a{0,})*?)$-4            52.0 ± 0%      49.0 ± 0%   -5.77%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^(?:(?:a+)*)$-4                47.0 ± 0%      44.0 ± 0%   -6.38%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^(?:(?:a|(?:aa)))$-4           57.0 ± 0%      54.0 ± 0%   -5.26%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^(?:[^\s\S])$-4                36.0 ± 0%      33.0 ± 0%   -8.33%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^(?:(?:(?:a*)+))$-4            49.0 ± 0%      46.0 ± 0%   -6.12%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^[a-c]+$-4                     39.0 ± 0%      36.0 ± 0%   -7.69%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^[a-c]*$-4                     44.0 ± 0%      41.0 ± 0%   -6.82%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^(?:a*)$-4                     45.0 ± 0%      42.0 ± 0%   -6.67%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^(?:(?:aa)|a)$-4               56.0 ± 0%      53.0 ± 0%   -5.36%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^...$-4                        46.0 ± 0%      43.0 ± 0%   -6.52%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^(?:a|(?:aa))$-4               56.0 ± 0%      53.0 ± 0%   -5.36%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a((b))c$-4                    57.0 ± 0%      53.0 ± 0%   -7.02%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a.[l-nA-Cg-j]?e$-4            62.0 ± 0%      58.0 ± 0%   -6.45%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a((b))$-4                     51.0 ± 0%      47.0 ± 0%   -7.84%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a(?:(b)|(c))c$-4              69.0 ± 0%      65.0 ± 0%   -5.80%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a(?:b|c)$-4                   43.0 ± 0%      40.0 ± 0%   -6.98%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a(?:b?|c)$-4                  61.0 ± 0%      57.0 ± 0%   -6.56%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a(?:b?|c+)$-4                 67.0 ± 0%      63.0 ± 0%   -5.97%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a(?:bc)+$-4                   49.0 ± 0%      46.0 ± 0%   -6.12%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a(?:[bcd])+$-4                46.0 ± 0%      43.0 ± 0%   -6.52%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a((?:[bcd])+)$-4              53.0 ± 0%      49.0 ± 0%   -7.55%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^a(:?b|c)*d$-4                  109 ± 0%       105 ± 0%   -3.67%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^.bc(d|e)*$-4                  66.0 ± 0%      62.0 ± 0%   -6.06%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
CompileOnepass/^loooooooooooooooooo...-4     1.10k ± 0%     1.09k ± 0%   -0.91%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)

Fixes #19735

Change-Id: Ic68503aaa08e42fafcf7e11cf1f584d674f5ea7b
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/38750Reviewed-by: Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org>
Run-TryBot: Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org>
TryBot-Result: Gobot Gobot <gobot@golang.org>