Re: [PATCH] Re: Bignum performance (was: Shrinking the C core)

[Ihor Radchenko]

Emanuel Berg <incal@dataswamp.org> writes:

> And the method was: instead of reallocating new objects for
> bignums, we are no reusing existing allocations for new data?

Nope. Reusing existing allocations was already in place. I just
optimized how Elisp searches if there are any existing allocations that
can be reused.

>> Sure. Feel free to share such benchmark for Elisp vs. CL.
>> I only know the benchmark library for Elisp. No equivalent
>> comparable benchmark for CL.
>
> I'm working on it! This will be very interesting, for sure.
>
> The need for speed - but in a very methodical way ...

Yup. It is always better to give very specific benchmark than bluntly
claiming that Elisp is slow. Because detailed benchmark provides
concrete data on what might be improved (or not; but we can at least
discuss without degrading the discussion quality).

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