[Mono-list] Re: The Mauve unicode testcase and VM performance

[Anthony Green]

On Wed, 2004-04-14 at 19:47, Jonathan Pryor wrote:
> Below...
> 
> On Wed, 2004-04-14 at 10:30, Anthony Green wrote:
> > On Tue, 2004-04-13 at 15:08, Jonathan Pryor wrote:
> > > AOT (or pre-JITing) assemblies is not as useful as you'd think.  It has
> > > two primary effects:
> > > 
> > >   - Reduce memory requirements, as memory doesn't need to be allocated
> > >     for the JITed code
> > >   - Decrease startup time, as (again) the JITing doesn't need to be 
> > >     done.
> > 
> > Are you saying that mono doesn't have the ability to create shared
> > libraries?
> 
> How did you get that interpretation from my statements?  It boggles my
> mind...

Because you didn't mention the key advantage that you get from
AOT-compiled shared libraries: saving memory from sharing library code
between processes.  You're only two points were about saving time and
memory from not having to JIT compile code.

AG

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Anthony Green <green@redhat.com>
Red Hat, Inc.