[Python-Dev] Python & GCC 3.0

[M.-A. Lemburg]

"Fred L. Drake, Jr." wrote:
> 
> Barry A. Warsaw writes:
>  > It'd be interesting to see if there are any performance
>  > improvements, esp. on x86 boxen.
> 
> GCC 2.95.3:
> 
> cj42289-a(.../python/linux); time ./python -tt ../Lib/test/pystone.py
> Pystone(1.1) time for 10000 passes = 1.58
> This machine benchmarks at 6329.11 pystones/second
> 1.66user 0.01system 0:03.40elapsed 49%CPU (0avgtext+0avgdata 0maxresident)k
> 0inputs+0outputs (280major+241minor)pagefaults 0swaps
> 
> GCC 3.0:
> 
> cj42289-a(.../python/linux); cd ../linux-gcc-3.0/
> cj42289-a(.../python/linux-gcc-3.0); time ./python -tt ../Lib/test/pystone.py
> Pystone(1.1) time for 10000 passes = 1.65
> This machine benchmarks at 6060.61 pystones/second
> 1.77user 0.01system 0:03.52elapsed 50%CPU (0avgtext+0avgdata 0maxresident)k
> 0inputs+0outputs (307major+239minor)pagefaults 0swaps
> 
> There is a little variation with multiple run, but it varies less than
> 5% from the numbers above.  Bumping up the LOOPS constant in
> pystone.py changes the numbers a small bit, but the relationship
> remains constant.
> 
> This is one a Linux-Mandrake 7.2 installation with non-cooker updates
> installed, and still using the Linux 2.2 kernel:
> 
> cj42289-a(.../python/linux-gcc-3.0); uname -a
> Linux cj42289-a.reston1.va.home.com 2.2.17-21mdk #1 Thu Oct 5 13:16:08 CEST 2000 i686 unknown

Note that if you really want to see a speedup for x86 boxes then
you should take a look at PGCC, the Pentium GCC compiler group:

	http://www.goof.com/pcg/

You can then adjust the compiler to various x86 CPUs and
take advantage of some special optimizations they have intergrated
into 2.95.2.1. 

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