$ perl5.8.8 ~/trash/test.pl Benchmark: running set_inherited_class, set_inherited_object for at least 3 CPU seconds... set_inherited_class: 5 wallclock secs ( 3.14 usr + 0.00 sys = 3.14 CPU) @ 403854.65/s (n=1268356) set_inherited_object: 4 wallclock secs ( 3.16 usr + 0.01 sys = 3.17 CPU) @ 441967.29/s (n=1401865) $ /usr/local/src/perl-5.10.0-sysmalloc/perl -I/usr/local/src/perl-5.10.0-sysmalloc/lib ~/trash/test.pl Benchmark: running set_inherited_class, set_inherited_object for at least 3 CPU seconds... set_inherited_class: 4 wallclock secs ( 3.15 usr + 0.01 sys = 3.16 CPU) @ 309119.05/s (n=975657) set_inherited_object: 5 wallclock secs ( 3.08 usr + 0.00 sys = 3.08 CPU) @ 402004.47/s (n=1237420) $/usr/local/src/perl-5.10.0-perlmalloc/perl -I/usr/local/src/perl-5.10.0-perlmalloc/lib ~/trash/test.pl Benchmark: running set_inherited_class, set_inherited_object for at least 3 CPU seconds... set_inherited_class: 6 wallclock secs ( 3.12 usr + 0.00 sys = 3.12 CPU) @ 378921.38/s (n=1181169) set_inherited_object: 6 wallclock secs ( 3.15 usr + 0.00 sys = 3.15 CPU) @ 469993.13/s (n=1479744)