[SciPy-dev] Speed tests

[Arnd Baecker]

On Wed, 19 Oct 2005, Travis Oliphant wrote:

> Currently, there is a bit more overhead for ufuncs in scipy core then
> there was in Numeric.
>
> This overhead is not especially significant for large arrays.  However,
> for small arrays, it can mean 2x-3x slowdown.  The code attached shows a
> case where I observe a 2x slowdown.
>
> About half of the overhead is due to looking up an error mask, a
> callback function, and a buffer size in the local, global, and builtin
> scope.  (If I just use defaults and don't try and look them up, the
> slow-down shown by the attached test goes to about 50% slower).
>
> So, the question is, Is this acceptable, or should a different approach
> to setting the error mask be taken?

Without knowing the meaning of the three calls  I am tempted to say
speed speed speed ;-)

But this is really a statement in complete ignorance of what is
going on ;-)...

Best,

Arnd