Larry Hastings <la...@hastings.org> added the comment:
> The problem with having a single immortal `None`, is that it will > cause data cache thrashing as two different CPUs modify the > refcount on the shared `None` object. That's a very reasonable theory. Personally, I find modern CPU architecture bewildering and unpredictable. So I'd prefer it if somebody tests such performance claims, rather than simply asserting them and having that be the final design. ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue39511> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com