benchmark: always throw the same Error instance

Stack trace capturing currently accounts for 40 % of the benchmark running time. Always throwing the same exception object removes that overhead and lets the benchmark be more focused on what it is supposed to measure. Refs: nodejs#34512 (comment)
addaleax · Jul 26, 2020 · 583f390 · 583f390
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diff --git a/benchmark/async_hooks/promises.js b/benchmark/async_hooks/promises.js
@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@ const bench = common.createBenchmark(main, {
   ]
 });
 
+const err = new Error('foobar');
 async function run(n) {
   for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
     await new Promise((resolve) => resolve())
-      .then(() => { throw new Error('foobar'); })
+      .then(() => { throw err; })
       .catch((e) => e);
   }
 }