[Python-Dev] Python-acceleration instructions on ARM

[Nick Coghlan]

Cesare Di Mauro wrote:
> It's not useful for CPython, since it's based on a loop which evaluates a bytecode
> at the time.
> 
> You have to rewrite the virtual machine implementing a JIT compiler that
> generates Thumb-EE instructions. But it's a big effort, since ceval.c works in a
> completely different manner.
> 
> I don't know if a form of JIT will be implemented in future CPython
> implementations, but if a step in this direction will be made, writing a back-end
> that uses Thumb-EE will be much easier.

It is beginning to sound like PyPy may be a more appropriate platform
for this experimentation than CPython.

Cheers,
Nick.

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