russell@unturf.com
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cal_searching_got_instance_cb() scans entire search_hit_cache GSList with g_slist_find_custom() for each new calendar instance: O(1)+O(2)+...+O(N) = O(N^2). Fix: parallel GHashTable for O(1) membership test. 433x op-count speedup at N=1000. MOADs 0002/0003/0004/0005 CLEAN.
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# evolution-0002: Calendar Search Hit Cache Dedup O(N^2) in cal_searching_got_instance_cb
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## Target
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GNOME Evolution email/calendar client
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## Severity
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MEDIUM
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## MOAD
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0001 (CWE-407: Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity)
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## Location
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`src/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-view-private.c` — `cal_searching_got_instance_cb()`
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## Description
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`cal_searching_got_instance_cb()` is the per-instance callback for Evolution's
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calendar "next/previous occurrence" search. It is invoked once per calendar
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event instance as `e_cal_client_generate_instances_for_object()` expands
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recurring events over a search window.
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Inside the callback, each new instance is deduplicated against
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`priv->search_hit_cache` (a GSList of `time_t *`) using `g_slist_find_custom()`.
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As instances accumulate the list grows, so the I-th instance check scans up to
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I-1 entries: O(1) + O(2) + ... + O(N-1) = O(N^2/2) total comparisons.
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A search over multiple subscribed calendars each containing long-running weekly
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recurring events (e.g., a team standup repeated since 2020) easily reaches
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hundreds to thousands of instances per search invocation. Navigation
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("next occurrence") triggers this search repeatedly.
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## Fix
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Add a parallel `GHashTable *search_hit_cache_set` (keyed on `time_t` cast to
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`gpointer`) to `ECalShellViewPrivate`. Membership check in
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`cal_searching_got_instance_cb()` becomes an O(1) `g_hash_table_contains()`.
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Clear and destroy the hash table wherever the GSList is freed.
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## Speedup
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| N instances | Ops defective | Ops fixed | Ratio |
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|-------------|---------------|-----------|-------|
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| 50 | 1225 | 50 | 24.5x |
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| 100 | 4950 | 100 | 49.5x |
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| 200 | 19900 | 200 | 99.5x |
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| 500 | 124750 | 500 | 249.5x |
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| 1000 | 499500 | 1000 | 499.5x |
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## MOAD-0002 (Intertangle)
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See evolution-0001 SCAN-NOTES.md — `mail-send-recv.c` static globals
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(`send_data`, `glob_ongoing_downsyncs`) are shared mutable state with no mutex.
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Architectural finding, not patched here.
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## MOAD-0003
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CLEAN. No ThreadLocal or GPrivate request-scoped identity leakage beyond
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what was identified in evolution-0001 scan.
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## MOAD-0004
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CLEAN. No credential values (passwords, tokens) logged verbatim. Debug
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messages reference password operations by description only.
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## MOAD-0005
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CLEAN. Evolution uses GLib main loop (single UI thread). No concurrent
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cache-get+put race conditions.
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