http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=50844
Bug #: 50844 Summary: SimpleDateFormat too slow Classification: Unclassified Product: gcc Version: 4.5.2 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: libgcj AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org ReportedBy: lschin...@gmail.com The constructor of class "java.text.SimpleDateFormat" is too slow. With the test script attached. In a core 2 duo machine+linux kernel 2.6.38+1G ram, only around 70 objects can be created per second Compare to Sun jre 6 update 6, 100000+ objects can be created per second