Re: cleaner/better zlib sources?

From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date: Mar 16, 2007, 16:35 UTC
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0703160934070.3816@woody.linux-foundation.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0703160920030.13402@alien.or.mcafeemobile.com>

On Fri, 16 Mar 2007, Davide Libenzi wrote:

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> > This one seems to do benchmarking with 8MB buffers if I read it right 
> > (didn't try).
> 
> Yes, I just wanted to have the biggest time spent in inflate(). That why I 
> use a big buffer.

Right. But if the biggest time is spent in setup, the big-buffer thing ends up being exactly the wrong thing to test ;)

> Definitely. The nature of the data matters.
> Did you try to make a zlib with my patch and oprofile git on real data 
> with that?

I haven't actually set it up so that I can build against my own zlib yet. Exactly because I was hoping that somebody would already have a solution ;)

Will try to do later today, although since it's the kids school conferences today I'll effectively be in and out all day long.

		Linus