[array] Move Array.p.sort to Torque and use TimSort instead of QuickSort

This CL changes the sorting algorithm used in Array.p.sort from
QuickSort to TimSort (implemented in Torque).

Detailed performance results can be found here: https://goo.gl/4E733J

To save on code space, fast-paths are implemented as sets of
function pointers instead of specializing generics.

R=cbruni@chromium.org, jgruber@chromium.org

Bug: v8:7382, v8:7624
Change-Id: I7cd4287e4562d84ab7c79c58ae30780630f976de
Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/1151199
Commit-Queue: Simon Zünd <szuend@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Jakob Gruber <jgruber@chromium.org>
Reviewed-by: Camillo Bruni <cbruni@chromium.org>
Cr-Commit-Position: refs/heads/master@{#55003}
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README.md

V8 JavaScript Engine

V8 is Google's open source JavaScript engine.

V8 implements ECMAScript as specified in ECMA-262.

V8 is written in C++ and is used in Google Chrome, the open source browser from Google.

V8 can run standalone, or can be embedded into any C++ application.

V8 Project page: https://github.com/v8/v8/wiki

Getting the Code

Checkout depot tools, and run

    fetch v8

This will checkout V8 into the directory v8 and fetch all of its dependencies. To stay up to date, run

    git pull origin
    gclient sync

For fetching all branches, add the following into your remote configuration in .git/config:

    fetch = +refs/branch-heads/*:refs/remotes/branch-heads/*
    fetch = +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*

Contributing

Please follow the instructions mentioned on the V8 wiki.