parser: replace dynamic_cast with is_type method
The dynamic_cast operator is slow as it needs to look at RTTI information and even does some string comparisons, especially in deep hierarchies like the one for Node. Profiling with callgrind showed that dynamic_cast can eat a huge portion of the running time, as it takes most of the time that is spent in the simplify_tree() function. For some complex profiles, the number of calls to dynamic_cast can be in the range of millions.
This commit replaces the use of dynamic_cast in the Node hierarchy with a method called is_type(), which returns true if the pointer can be casted to the specified type. It works by looking at a Node object field that is an integer with bits set for each type up in the hierarchy. Therefore, dynamic_cast is replaced by a simple bits operation.
This change can reduce the compilation times for some profiles more that 50%, especially in arm/arm64 arch. This opens the door to maybe avoid "-O no-expr-simplify" in the snapd daemon, as now that option would make the compilation slower in almost all cases.
This is the example profile used in some of my tests, with this change the run-time is around 1/3 of what it was before on an x86 laptop:
profile "test" (attach_disconnected,mediate_deleted) {
dbus send
bus={fcitx,session}
path=/inputcontext_[0-9]*
interface=org.fcitx.Fcitx.InputContext
member="{Close,Destroy,Enable}IC"
peer=(label=unconfined),
dbus send
bus={fcitx,session}
path=/inputcontext_[0-9]*
interface=org.fcitx.Fcitx.InputContext
member=Reset
peer=(label=unconfined),
dbus receive
bus=fcitx
peer=(label=unconfined),
dbus receive
bus=session
interface=org.fcitx.Fcitx.*
peer=(label=unconfined),
dbus send
bus={fcitx,session}
path=/inputcontext_[0-9]*
interface=org.fcitx.Fcitx.InputContext
member="Focus{In,Out}"
peer=(label=unconfined),
dbus send
bus={fcitx,session}
path=/inputcontext_[0-9]*
interface=org.fcitx.Fcitx.InputContext
member="{CommitPreedit,Set*}"
peer=(label=unconfined),
dbus send
bus={fcitx,session}
path=/inputcontext_[0-9]*
interface=org.fcitx.Fcitx.InputContext
member="{MouseEvent,ProcessKeyEvent}"
peer=(label=unconfined),
dbus send
bus={fcitx,session}
path=/inputcontext_[0-9]*
interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties
member=GetAll
peer=(label=unconfined),
dbus (send)
bus=session
path=/org/a11y/bus
interface=org.a11y.Bus
member=GetAddress
peer=(label=unconfined),
dbus (send)
bus=session
path=/org/a11y/bus
interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties
member=Get{,All}
peer=(label=unconfined),
dbus (receive, send)
bus=accessibility
path=/org/a11y/atspi/**
peer=(label=unconfined),
dbus (send)
bus=system
path=/org/freedesktop/Accounts
interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable
member=Introspect
peer=(label=unconfined),
dbus (send)
bus=system
path=/org/freedesktop/Accounts
interface=org.freedesktop.Accounts
member=FindUserById
peer=(label=unconfined),
dbus (receive, send)
bus=system
path=/org/freedesktop/Accounts/User[0-9]*
interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties
member={Get,PropertiesChanged}
peer=(label=unconfined),
dbus (send)
bus=session
interface=org.gtk.Actions
member=Changed
peer=(name=org.freedesktop.DBus, label=unconfined),
dbus (receive)
bus=session
interface=org.gtk.Actions
member={Activate,DescribeAll,SetState}
peer=(label=unconfined),
dbus (receive)
bus=session
interface=org.gtk.Menus
member={Start,End}
peer=(label=unconfined),
dbus (send)
bus=session
interface=org.gtk.Menus
member=Changed
peer=(name=org.freedesktop.DBus, label=unconfined),
dbus (send)
bus=session
path="/com/ubuntu/MenuRegistrar"
interface="com.ubuntu.MenuRegistrar"
member="{Register,Unregister}{App,Surface}Menu"
peer=(label=unconfined),
}