Keep separate fn for []interface{} unmarshal

```
name                               old time/op    new time/op    delta
UnmarshalDataset/config-2            24.9ms ± 0%    24.6ms ± 0%  -1.09%  (p=0.029 n=4+4)
UnmarshalDataset/canada-2            61.7ms ± 1%    62.1ms ± 3%    ~     (p=1.000 n=5+5)
UnmarshalDataset/citm_catalog-2      24.7ms ± 1%    24.2ms ± 0%  -2.30%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
UnmarshalDataset/twitter-2           10.9ms ± 2%    10.7ms ± 1%  -1.46%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
UnmarshalDataset/code-2               108ms ± 0%     106ms ± 0%  -1.91%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
UnmarshalDataset/example-2            176µs ± 0%     173µs ± 0%  -1.83%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
Unmarshal/SimpleDocument/struct-2     586ns ± 1%     587ns ± 0%    ~     (p=0.690 n=5+5)
Unmarshal/SimpleDocument/map-2        876ns ± 0%     872ns ± 0%    ~     (p=0.095 n=5+5)
Unmarshal/ReferenceFile/struct-2     49.5µs ± 0%    49.5µs ± 0%    ~     (p=0.222 n=5+5)
Unmarshal/ReferenceFile/map-2        79.6µs ± 0%    79.1µs ± 0%  -0.62%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
Unmarshal/HugoFrontMatter-2          13.7µs ± 0%    13.5µs ± 0%  -0.91%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)

name                               old speed      new speed      delta
UnmarshalDataset/config-2          42.2MB/s ± 0%  42.7MB/s ± 0%  +1.10%  (p=0.029 n=4+4)
UnmarshalDataset/canada-2          35.7MB/s ± 1%  35.5MB/s ± 3%    ~     (p=1.000 n=5+5)
UnmarshalDataset/citm_catalog-2    22.6MB/s ± 1%  23.1MB/s ± 0%  +2.36%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
UnmarshalDataset/twitter-2         40.6MB/s ± 2%  41.2MB/s ± 1%  +1.47%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
UnmarshalDataset/code-2            24.9MB/s ± 0%  25.4MB/s ± 0%  +1.95%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
UnmarshalDataset/example-2         46.0MB/s ± 0%  46.9MB/s ± 0%  +1.86%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
Unmarshal/SimpleDocument/struct-2  18.8MB/s ± 1%  18.7MB/s ± 0%    ~     (p=0.651 n=5+5)
Unmarshal/SimpleDocument/map-2     12.6MB/s ± 0%  12.6MB/s ± 0%    ~     (p=0.087 n=5+5)
Unmarshal/ReferenceFile/struct-2    106MB/s ± 0%   106MB/s ± 0%    ~     (p=0.222 n=5+5)
Unmarshal/ReferenceFile/map-2      65.8MB/s ± 0%  66.2MB/s ± 0%  +0.63%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)
Unmarshal/HugoFrontMatter-2        40.0MB/s ± 0%  40.3MB/s ± 0%  +0.92%  (p=0.008 n=5+5)

name                               old alloc/op   new alloc/op   delta
UnmarshalDataset/config-2            5.85MB ± 0%    5.85MB ± 0%    ~     (p=1.000 n=5+5)
UnmarshalDataset/canada-2            75.2MB ± 0%    75.2MB ± 0%    ~     (p=1.000 n=5+5)
UnmarshalDataset/citm_catalog-2      35.0MB ± 0%    35.0MB ± 0%    ~     (p=0.841 n=5+5)
UnmarshalDataset/twitter-2           13.5MB ± 0%    13.5MB ± 0%    ~     (p=0.548 n=5+5)
UnmarshalDataset/code-2              22.0MB ± 0%    22.0MB ± 0%    ~     (p=0.738 n=5+5)
UnmarshalDataset/example-2            203kB ± 0%     203kB ± 0%    ~     (p=0.714 n=5+5)
Unmarshal/SimpleDocument/struct-2      709B ± 0%      709B ± 0%    ~     (all equal)
Unmarshal/SimpleDocument/map-2       1.08kB ± 0%    1.08kB ± 0%    ~     (all equal)
Unmarshal/ReferenceFile/struct-2     19.7kB ± 0%    19.7kB ± 0%    ~     (all equal)
Unmarshal/ReferenceFile/map-2        37.0kB ± 0%    37.0kB ± 0%    ~     (p=0.333 n=4+5)
Unmarshal/HugoFrontMatter-2          7.22kB ± 0%    7.22kB ± 0%    ~     (all equal)

name                               old allocs/op  new allocs/op  delta
UnmarshalDataset/config-2              230k ± 0%      230k ± 0%    ~     (p=0.556 n=4+5)
UnmarshalDataset/canada-2              391k ± 0%      391k ± 0%    ~     (all equal)
UnmarshalDataset/citm_catalog-2        158k ± 0%      158k ± 0%    ~     (p=1.000 n=4+5)
UnmarshalDataset/twitter-2            54.7k ± 0%     54.7k ± 0%    ~     (p=1.000 n=4+5)
UnmarshalDataset/code-2               1.05M ± 0%     1.05M ± 0%    ~     (all equal)
UnmarshalDataset/example-2            1.28k ± 0%     1.28k ± 0%    ~     (all equal)
Unmarshal/SimpleDocument/struct-2      8.00 ± 0%      8.00 ± 0%    ~     (all equal)
Unmarshal/SimpleDocument/map-2         13.0 ± 0%      13.0 ± 0%    ~     (all equal)
Unmarshal/ReferenceFile/struct-2        123 ± 0%       123 ± 0%    ~     (all equal)
Unmarshal/ReferenceFile/map-2           590 ± 0%       590 ± 0%    ~     (all equal)
Unmarshal/HugoFrontMatter-2             130 ± 0%       130 ± 0%    ~     (all equal)
```

benchmark/benchmark_test.go

@@ -321,7 +321,6 @@ type benchmarkDoc struct {
 		Key1 []int64
 		Key2 []string
 		Key3 [][]int64
-		// TODO: Key4 not supported by go-toml's Unmarshal
 		Key4 []interface{}
 		Key5 []int64
 		Key6 []int64

internal/danger/danger.go

@@ -63,3 +63,14 @@ func Stride(ptr unsafe.Pointer, size uintptr, offset int) unsafe.Pointer {
 	//   https://github.com/golang/go/issues/40481
 	return unsafe.Pointer(uintptr(ptr) + uintptr(int(size)*offset))
 }
+
+type Slice struct {
+	Data unsafe.Pointer
+	Len  int
+	Cap  int
+}
+
+type iface struct {
+	typ unsafe.Pointer
+	ptr unsafe.Pointer
+}

internal/danger/slices.go

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+//go:build go1.18
+// +build go1.18
+
+package danger
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+func ExtendSlice(t reflect.Type, s *Slice, n int) Slice {
+	arrayType := reflect.ArrayOf(n, t.Elem())
+	arrayData := reflect.New(arrayType)
+	reflect.Copy(arrayData.Elem(), reflect.NewAt(t, unsafe.Pointer(s)).Elem())
+	return Slice{
+		Data: unsafe.Pointer(arrayData.Pointer()),
+		Len:  s.Len,
+		Cap:  n,
+	}
+}

internal/danger/slices_optimized.go

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+//go:build !go1.18
+// +build !go1.18
+
+package danger
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+//go:linkname unsafe_NewArray reflect.unsafe_NewArray
+func unsafe_NewArray(rtype unsafe.Pointer, length int) unsafe.Pointer
+
+//go:linkname typedslicecopy reflect.typedslicecopy
+//go:noescape
+func typedslicecopy(elemType unsafe.Pointer, dst, src Slice) int
+
+func ExtendSlice(t reflect.Type, s *Slice, n int) Slice {
+	elemTypeRef := t.Elem()
+	elemTypePtr := ((*iface)(unsafe.Pointer(&elemTypeRef))).ptr
+
+	d := Slice{
+		Data: unsafe_NewArray(elemTypePtr, n),
+		Len:  s.Len,
+		Cap:  n,
+	}
+
+	typedslicecopy(elemTypePtr, d, *s)
+	return d
+}

unmarshaler.go

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
+	"unsafe"
 
 	"github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2/internal/ast"
 	"github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2/internal/danger"
@@ -620,62 +621,128 @@ func (d *decoder) handleValue(value *ast.Node, v reflect.Value) error {
 	}
 }
 
-func (d *decoder) unmarshalArray(array *ast.Node, v reflect.Value) error {
+type unmarshalArrayFn func(d *decoder, array *ast.Node, v reflect.Value) error
-	switch v.Kind() {
+
-	case reflect.Slice:
+var globalUnmarshalArrayFnCache atomic.Value // map[danger.TypeID]unmarshalArrayFn
-		if v.IsNil() {
+
-			v.Set(reflect.MakeSlice(v.Type(), 0, 16))
+func unmarshalArrayFnForSlice(vt reflect.Type) unmarshalArrayFn {
-		} else {
+	tid := danger.MakeTypeID(vt)
-			v.SetLen(0)
+
-		}
+	cache, _ := globalUnmarshalArrayFnCache.Load().(map[danger.TypeID]unmarshalArrayFn)
-	case reflect.Array:
+	fn, ok := cache[tid]
-		// arrays are always initialized
+
-	case reflect.Interface:
+	if ok {
-		elem := v.Elem()
+		return fn
-		if !elem.IsValid() {
-			elem = reflect.New(sliceInterfaceType).Elem()
-			elem.Set(reflect.MakeSlice(sliceInterfaceType, 0, 16))
-		} else if elem.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
-			if elem.Type() != sliceInterfaceType {
-				elem = reflect.New(sliceInterfaceType).Elem()
-				elem.Set(reflect.MakeSlice(sliceInterfaceType, 0, 16))
-			} else if !elem.CanSet() {
-				nelem := reflect.New(sliceInterfaceType).Elem()
-				nelem.Set(reflect.MakeSlice(sliceInterfaceType, elem.Len(), elem.Cap()))
-				reflect.Copy(nelem, elem)
-				elem = nelem
-			}
-		}
-		err := d.unmarshalArray(array, elem)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		v.Set(elem)
-		return nil
-	default:
-		// TODO: use newDecodeError, but first the parser needs to fill
-		//   array.Data.
-		return fmt.Errorf("toml: cannot store array in Go type %s", v.Kind())
 	}
 
-	elemType := v.Type().Elem()
+	elemType := vt.Elem()
+	elemSize := elemType.Size()
 
-	it := array.Children()
+	fn = func(d *decoder, array *ast.Node, v reflect.Value) error {
-	idx := 0
+		sp := (*danger.Slice)(unsafe.Pointer(v.UnsafeAddr()))
-	for it.Next() {
-		n := it.Node()
 
-		// TODO: optimize
+		sp.Len = 0
-		if v.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
+
-			elem := reflect.New(elemType).Elem()
+		it := array.Children()
+		for it.Next() {
+			n := it.Node()
+
+			idx := sp.Len
+
+			if sp.Len == sp.Cap {
+				c := sp.Cap
+				if c == 0 {
+					c = 16
+				} else {
+					c *= 2
+				}
+				*sp = danger.ExtendSlice(vt, sp, c)
+			}
+
+			datap := unsafe.Pointer(sp.Data)
+			elemp := danger.Stride(datap, elemSize, idx)
+			elem := reflect.NewAt(elemType, elemp).Elem()
 
 			err := d.handleValue(n, elem)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			v.Set(reflect.Append(v, elem))
+			sp.Len++
-		} else { // array
+		}
+
+		if sp.Data == nil {
+			*sp = danger.ExtendSlice(vt, sp, 0)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	newCache := make(map[danger.TypeID]unmarshalArrayFn, len(cache)+1)
+	newCache[tid] = fn
+	for k, v := range cache {
+		newCache[k] = v
+	}
+	globalUnmarshalArrayFnCache.Store(newCache)
+
+	return fn
+}
+
+func unmarshalArraySliceInterface(d *decoder, array *ast.Node, v reflect.Value) error {
+	sp := (*danger.Slice)(unsafe.Pointer(v.UnsafeAddr()))
+
+	sp.Len = 0
+
+	var x interface{}
+
+	it := array.Children()
+	for it.Next() {
+		n := it.Node()
+
+		idx := sp.Len
+
+		if sp.Len == sp.Cap {
+			c := sp.Cap
+			if c == 0 {
+				c = 16
+			} else {
+				c *= 2
+			}
+			*sp = danger.ExtendSlice(sliceInterfaceType, sp, c)
+		}
+
+		datap := unsafe.Pointer(sp.Data)
+		elemp := danger.Stride(datap, unsafe.Sizeof(x), idx)
+		elem := reflect.NewAt(sliceInterfaceType.Elem(), elemp).Elem()
+
+		err := d.handleValue(n, elem)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		sp.Len++
+	}
+
+	if sp.Data == nil {
+		*sp = danger.ExtendSlice(sliceInterfaceType, sp, 0)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (d *decoder) unmarshalArray(array *ast.Node, v reflect.Value) error {
+	switch v.Kind() {
+	case reflect.Slice:
+		fn := unmarshalArrayFnForSlice(v.Type())
+		return fn(d, array, v)
+	case reflect.Array:
+		// arrays are always initialized
+
+		it := array.Children()
+		idx := 0
+		for it.Next() {
+			n := it.Node()
+
 			if idx >= v.Len() {
 				return nil
 			}
@@ -686,6 +753,39 @@ func (d *decoder) unmarshalArray(array *ast.Node, v reflect.Value) error {
 			}
 			idx++
 		}
+	case reflect.Interface:
+		elemIsSliceInterface := false
+		elem := v.Elem()
+		if !elem.IsValid() {
+			s := make([]interface{}, 0, 16)
+			elem = reflect.ValueOf(&s).Elem()
+			elemIsSliceInterface = true
+		} else if elem.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
+			if elem.Type() != sliceInterfaceType {
+				s := make([]interface{}, 0, 16)
+				elem = reflect.ValueOf(&s).Elem()
+			} else if !elem.CanSet() {
+				s := make([]interface{}, elem.Len(), elem.Cap())
+				nelem := reflect.ValueOf(&s).Elem()
+				reflect.Copy(nelem, elem)
+				elem = nelem
+			}
+			elemIsSliceInterface = true
+		}
+
+		var err error
+		if elemIsSliceInterface {
+			err = unmarshalArraySliceInterface(d, array, elem)
+		} else {
+			err = d.unmarshalArray(array, elem)
+		}
+
+		v.Set(elem)
+		return err
+	default:
+		// TODO: use newDecodeError, but first the parser needs to fill
+		//   array.Data.
+		return fmt.Errorf("toml: cannot store array in Go type %s", v.Kind())
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -1078,9 +1178,10 @@ var globalFieldPathsCache atomic.Value // map[danger.TypeID]fieldPathsMap
 
 func structField(v reflect.Value, name string) (reflect.Value, bool) {
 	t := v.Type()
+	tid := danger.MakeTypeID(t)
 
 	cache, _ := globalFieldPathsCache.Load().(map[danger.TypeID]fieldPathsMap)
-	fieldPaths, ok := cache[danger.MakeTypeID(t)]
+	fieldPaths, ok := cache[tid]
 
 	if !ok {
 		fieldPaths = map[string][]int{}
@@ -1092,7 +1193,7 @@ func structField(v reflect.Value, name string) (reflect.Value, bool) {
 		})
 
 		newCache := make(map[danger.TypeID]fieldPathsMap, len(cache)+1)
-		newCache[danger.MakeTypeID(t)] = fieldPaths
+		newCache[tid] = fieldPaths
 		for k, v := range cache {
 			newCache[k] = v
 		}