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Re: [PATCH] Faster process initialization
- From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-use-the-mailinglist-please at cygwin dot com>
- To: cygwin-patches at cygwin dot com
- Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 14:35:20 -0400
- Subject: Re: [PATCH] Faster process initialization
- References: <4C7E9891.7070207@gmail.com>
- Reply-to: cygwin-patches at cygwin dot com
On Wed, Sep 01, 2010 at 08:16:49PM +0200, Magnus Holmgren wrote:
>This patch speeds up process initialization on 64-bit systems. Maybe
>the comment "Initialize signal processing here ..." should be re-worded
>or removed completely.
Yes, the fact that the comment makes no sense when moved would be your
first clue that it should be deleted.
>The speed difference can be noticeable.
>"while (true); do date; done | uniq -c" manages more than 3 times more
>"date" executions per second on my system.
Although you participated in the thread, you apparently ignored this:
http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2010-08/msg01000.html
So, patch thoughtfully rejected.
cgf