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Re^3: Inline::C's AoA is much bigger than Perl's

by ikegami (Patriarch)
on Mar 17, 2009 at 01:26 UTC ( [id://751077]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re^2: Inline::C's AoA is much bigger than Perl's
in thread Inline::C's AoA is much bigger than Perl's

The remaining difference in memory is due to the Perl version knowing exactly how big the array will be from the start (because the whole list is assigned in one go):
FILL = 999 MAX = 999

The C version causes the arrays to grow and leaves space for growth:

FILL = 999 MAX = 1021

By pre-extending the arrays,

SV *make_aoa_c( int n_rows, int n_cols ) { int i, j; char *foo = "foo"; AV *table = newAV(); av_extend(table, n_rows-1); /* <---------- */ for ( i = 0; i < n_rows; ++i ) { AV *row = newAV(); av_extend(row, n_cols-1); /* <---------- */ for ( j = 0; j < n_cols; ++j ) { av_push( row, newSVpv( foo, 0 ) ); } av_push( table, newRV_noinc( row ) ); } return newRV_noinc( table ); }

both the Perl and the C data structures are identical.

FILL = 999 MAX = 999

and the process that calls the C version uses less memory (perhaps from reduced stack usage?)

$ perl test_aoa.pl 1: 78688 (184871 us) 2: 78696 (298376 us) 3: 78696 (196999 us) 4: 78696 (204391 us) 5: 78696 (225786 us) $ perl test_aoa.pl use_xs 1: 78604 (321481 us) 2: 78616 (360377 us) 3: 78616 (219468 us) 4: 78616 (211587 us) 5: 78616 (209231 us)

The times are comparable, but note this it a busy machine.

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