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Re: Optimizing ‘string=’


From: Ludovic Courtès
Subject: Re: Optimizing ‘string=’
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:32:15 +0200
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Hello Andy!

Andy Wingo <address@hidden> writes:

> On Tue 22 Jun 2010 23:32, address@hidden (Ludovic Courtès) writes:
>
>> Andy Wingo <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>>> Nasty, but OK I guess if you need it. Why not also add a fast path for
>>> scm_is_eq (s1, s2), or for comparing stringbufs, or something ?
>>
>> Hmm yes.  Though if there are too many fast paths the whole thing ends
>> up being slow.  ;-)
>
>> I don’t expect (eq? s1 s2) and (eq? (string-buf s1) (string-buf s2)) to
>> be common enough to warrant a more specific special case, though.
>
> Does it affect your original case at all?

No, I was just comparing strings not eq?.

> In any event, it doesn't involve a memory dereference, only a
> branch. It's a cheap check.

Even cheaper to not do it.  :-)

Thanks,
Ludo’.



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