[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Python ceval.c,2.334,2.335

[Skip Montanaro]

>>>>> "Tim" == Tim Peters <tim.one@comcast.net> writes:

    >> Bump default check interval to 100 instructions.  Computers are much
    >> faster than when this interval was first established.  Checking too
    >> frequently just adds needless overhead because most of the time there
    >> is nothing to do and no other threads ready to run.

    Tim> Note that this needs a NEWS file blurb too.  Lots of "advanced"
    Tim> apps play with this knob, but more don't, and boosting the interval
    Tim> *may* cause poor response time in some kinds of multi-threaded
    Tim> apps.

Will do.

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