try to cache time if for non-critical calculation

Author: ndyakov

internal/pool/conn.go

@@ -18,6 +18,35 @@ import (
 
 var noDeadline = time.Time{}
 
+// Global time cache updated every 50ms by background goroutine.
+// This avoids expensive time.Now() syscalls in hot paths like getEffectiveReadTimeout.
+// Max staleness: 50ms, which is acceptable for timeout deadline checks (timeouts are typically 3-30 seconds).
+var globalTimeCache struct {
+	nowNs atomic.Int64
+}
+
+func init() {
+	// Initialize immediately
+	globalTimeCache.nowNs.Store(time.Now().UnixNano())
+
+	// Start background updater
+	go func() {
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(50 * time.Millisecond)
+		defer ticker.Stop()
+
+		for range ticker.C {
+			globalTimeCache.nowNs.Store(time.Now().UnixNano())
+		}
+	}()
+}
+
+// getCachedTimeNs returns the current time in nanoseconds from the global cache.
+// This is updated every 50ms by a background goroutine, avoiding expensive syscalls.
+// Max staleness: 50ms.
+func getCachedTimeNs() int64 {
+	return globalTimeCache.nowNs.Load()
+}
+
 // Global atomic counter for connection IDs
 var connIDCounter uint64
 
@@ -458,7 +487,8 @@ func (cn *Conn) getEffectiveReadTimeout(normalTimeout time.Duration) time.Durati
 		return time.Duration(readTimeoutNs)
 	}
 
-	nowNs := time.Now().UnixNano()
+	// Use cached time to avoid expensive syscall (max 50ms staleness is acceptable for timeout checks)
+	nowNs := getCachedTimeNs()
 	// Check if deadline has passed
 	if nowNs < deadlineNs {
 		// Deadline is in the future, use relaxed timeout
@@ -491,7 +521,8 @@ func (cn *Conn) getEffectiveWriteTimeout(normalTimeout time.Duration) time.Durat
 		return time.Duration(writeTimeoutNs)
 	}
 
-	nowNs := time.Now().UnixNano()
+	// Use cached time to avoid expensive syscall (max 50ms staleness is acceptable for timeout checks)
+	nowNs := getCachedTimeNs()
 	// Check if deadline has passed
 	if nowNs < deadlineNs {
 		// Deadline is in the future, use relaxed timeout
@@ -843,8 +874,10 @@ func (cn *Conn) MaybeHasData() bool {
 
 // deadline computes the effective deadline time based on context and timeout.
 // It updates the usedAt timestamp to now.
+// Uses cached time to avoid expensive syscall (max 50ms staleness is acceptable for deadline calculation).
 func (cn *Conn) deadline(ctx context.Context, timeout time.Duration) time.Time {
-	tm := time.Now()
+	// Use cached time for deadline calculation (called 2x per command: read + write)
+	tm := time.Unix(0, getCachedTimeNs())
 	cn.SetUsedAt(tm)
 
 	if timeout > 0 {

internal/pool/pool.go

@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ var (
 	// ErrConnUnusableTimeout is returned when a connection is not usable and we timed out trying to mark it as unusable.
 	ErrConnUnusableTimeout = errors.New("redis: timed out trying to mark connection as unusable")
 
+	// errHookRequestedRemoval is returned when a hook requests connection removal.
+	errHookRequestedRemoval = errors.New("hook requested removal")
+
+	// errConnNotPooled is returned when trying to return a non-pooled connection to the pool.
+	errConnNotPooled = errors.New("connection not pooled")
+
 	// popAttempts is the maximum number of attempts to find a usable connection
 	// when popping from the idle connection pool. This handles cases where connections
 	// are temporarily marked as unusable (e.g., during maintenanceNotifications upgrades or network issues).
@@ -446,7 +452,8 @@ func (p *ConnPool) getConn(ctx context.Context) (*Conn, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	now := time.Now()
+	// Use cached time for health checks (max 50ms staleness is acceptable)
+	now := time.Unix(0, getCachedTimeNs())
 	attempts := 0
 
 	// Lock-free atomic read - no mutex overhead!
@@ -661,12 +668,12 @@ func (p *ConnPool) putConn(ctx context.Context, cn *Conn, freeTurn bool) {
 
 	// Combine all removal checks into one - reduces branches
 	if shouldRemove || !shouldPool {
-		p.removeConnInternal(ctx, cn, errors.New("hook requested removal"), freeTurn)
+		p.removeConnInternal(ctx, cn, errHookRequestedRemoval, freeTurn)
 		return
 	}
 
 	if !cn.pooled {
-		p.removeConnInternal(ctx, cn, errors.New("connection not pooled"), freeTurn)
+		p.removeConnInternal(ctx, cn, errConnNotPooled, freeTurn)
 		return
 	}