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Re: GCJ Native Proposal



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Wolfgang Baer wrote:
[...]
| Are there any tests done in the past for the gain against jit or
| interpretative mode ?
|
| Otherwise I think some testcases would be very good here:
|
| How much gain does it bring for architectures (like i386) - where
| already a good jit implementation is available ?
|
| How much gain does it bring for achitectures without a jit
| implementation ?
|
| If there is quite a gain for architectures without a jit atm and maybe
| its also a long way until they have one - it would be worth to provide
| something in my opinion. Especially as these arches (non i386) are the
| one which are left alone by the commercial vm implementors.
|
| This way we could also give recommendations to the users later. E.g.
| if you are on non-jit arch install the recommended -jbi (or whatever
| name will be choosen) packages.
[...]
I certainly endorse the approach of some testing like this, and would be
willing to help in that effort.  Thanks for the recommendation,
Wolfgang; can we call on you for assistance as well?

Regards,
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Barry Hawkins
All Things Computed
site: www.alltc.com
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