From: Charles Oliver Nutter <charles.nutter@...>
Date: 2008-04-24T05:43:11+09:00
Subject: Re: [PATCH] SPARC architecture optimizations

Prashant Srinivasan wrote:
> Here is data obtained from running the Computer language shootout tests 
> on a V490 running OpenSolaris.  A couple of tests are home grown.   
> We're seeing between 4.88% - 12.74% increase in performance(ie., a 
> decrease in latency) with Ruby patched with the flush patch I sent on 
> this thread.
> 
> TraverseXmlDom 4.88%
> SpectralNorm 6.18%
> BinaryTrees 6.59%
> ParseXmlData 4.41%
> Nsievebits 7.44%
> Nsieve 1.46%
> Fasta 8.11%
> Recursive 7.62%
> PartialSums 6.44%
> Nbody 6.59%
> SumCol 12.74%
> Fannkuch 7.12%

Very nice, seems pretty worthwhile to include it, especially if it's safe.

- Charlie