From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2002-12-29T20:21:20+09:00
Subject: Re: [1.8] speed

>>>>> "n" == nobu nokada <nobu.nokada@softhome.net> writes:

n> I guess this issue and [ruby-talk:59662] concern with following
n> change.  GC only knows "big buffers" were allocated, but
n> doesn't know whether they're refered by live objects, so the
n> live memories amount would be estimated too small than the
n> allocated.

 Well, I have also changed Data_Make_Struct to be sure that it call also
 malloc() rather than ruby_xmalloc() and it seems to have a problem with
 the GC. It is called more often

   1.8.0

 11.32      0.13     0.06   379092     0.00     0.00  rb_gc_mark
  7.55      0.23     0.04       22     1.82     4.26  gc_sweep
  3.77      0.31     0.02   204403     0.00     0.00  rb_gc_mark_children
  1.89      0.40     0.01   177487     0.00     0.00  mark_source_filename
 

  1.6.8

  2.86      0.22     0.01     8681     0.00     0.00  rb_gc_mark
  2.86      0.34     0.01        2     5.00     5.00  gc_sweep
  0.00      0.35     0.00    15069     0.00     0.00  mark_source_filename



Guy Decoux