Hi: On 28 Apr 2011, at 16:08, Alexandre Bergel wrote:
>>> I agree with you that the result I found may not be valid in Java or .Net. >>> However they are for the current Pharo. And apparently, this is not likely >>> to change anything soon. >> >> Not even with increasing support from Cog? > > No idea. Together with Eliot we implemented Compteur in Cog. I made some > experiments and the results are apparently similar than in a non-jitted VM. > > If Cog continue to improve, then the assumptions may not be valid anymore. As soon as the VM does aggressive method inlining your message sends disappear and you can't count them anymore. Best regards Stefan -- Stefan Marr Software Languages Lab Vrije Universiteit Brussel Pleinlaan 2 / B-1050 Brussels / Belgium http://soft.vub.ac.be/~smarr Phone: +32 2 629 2974 Fax: +32 2 629 3525
