From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2013-04-08T20:02:07+09:00
Subject: Re: Mapping string data ptr to buffer in ffi

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On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 11:49 AM, se gm <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:

> >You need a method call, either from
> >Ruby side
> I need only one blocking syncronization call from Ruby to start working
> with the string. Getters method calls which would copy 512m string are
> not a viable option. So no other option except the one I was asking
> about.
>

Well, you do not necessarily need to copy complete files.


> >Btw, what are you trying to create here?
> File parsing and searching over a huge volume of data.
>

Please disclose more detail about the way the parsing and processing of
parse results is supposed to work.  With that information we will be better
able to find a proper solution.  I think you need to step back and look at
this from a bit more distance.  The solution you are hooked into does not
sound viable yet you wa


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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail=
_quote">On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 11:49 AM, se gm <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:lists@ruby-forum.com" target=3D"_blank">lists@ruby-forum.com</a=
>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-=
left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;p=
adding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"im">&gt;You need a method call, either from<=
br>

&gt;Ruby side<br>
</div>I need only one blocking syncronization call from Ruby to start worki=
ng<br>
with the string. Getters method calls which would copy 512m string are<br>
not a viable option. So no other option except the one I was asking<br>
about.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div style>Well, you do not necessari=
ly need to copy complete files.</div><div style>=A0</div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;bo=
rder-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">

<div class=3D"im">&gt;Btw, what are you trying to create here?<br>
</div>File parsing and searching over a huge volume of data.=A0<br></blockq=
uote></div><br>Please disclose more detail about the way the parsing and pr=
ocessing of parse results is supposed to work. =A0With that information we =
will be better able to find a proper solution. =A0I think you need to step =
back and look at this from a bit more distance. =A0The solution you are hoo=
ked into does not sound viable yet you wa<br>
</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br>re=
member.guy do |as, often| as.you_can - without end<br><a href=3D"http://blo=
g.rubybestpractices.com/">http://blog.rubybestpractices.com/</a>
</div></div>

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