Re: [Python-Dev] Ext4 data loss

2009-03-15 Thread Mikko Ohtamaa
> > > > Ok. In that use case, however, it is completely irrelevant whether the > > tempfile module calls fsync. After it has generated the non-conflicting > > filename, it's done. > > I agree, but my comment was that it would be nice if better fsync > support (if added) could be done in such a way

Re: [Python-Dev] VM imaging based launch optimizations for CPython?

2008-12-26 Thread Mikko Ohtamaa
> > > > Of course, you still have the actual interpretation of > the top-level module code - if it's not the marshalling > but this part that actually costs performance, this > efficient marshalling algorithm won't help. It would be > interesting to find out which modules have a particularly > high

Re: [Python-Dev] VM imaging based launch optimizations for CPython?

2008-12-26 Thread Mikko Ohtamaa
On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 12:09 PM, Erno Kuusela wrote: > > unexec probably work out of the box on symbian, but...: > > http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2003-May/035727.html > > unexec() is pretty much what I was looking for. However, looks like its old hack from 80s and cannot be applie

[Python-Dev] VM imaging based launch optimizations for CPython?

2008-12-20 Thread Mikko Ohtamaa
have reached the static state again without going whoops of executing import related opcodes 5. Also, I have heard a suggestion that VM image could be defragmented and analyzed offline Any opinions? Cheers, Mikko -- Mikko Ohtamaa Red Innovation Ltd. Oulu, Finland http://www.redinnovatio