On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 3:50 PM, Daniel Stutzbach <dan...@stutzbachenterprises.com> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 10:13 AM, Mark Dickinson <dicki...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Does removing the PyLong_Check call in PyLong_AsSsize_t >> make any noticeable difference to these timings? > > Making no other changes from the trunk, removing the PyLong_Check and NULL > check from PyLong_AsSsize_t shaves off 4 nanoseconds (or around 4% since the > trunk is around 100 nanoseconds).
Thanks. I'd call that a noticeable difference. I'd be +1 on changing this particular check to an assert and so disabling it in non-debug builds. I'd like to bet that the majority of calls to PyLong_AsSsize_t are internal. Mark _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
