[Python-Dev] Reworking the GIL

[Baptiste Lepilleur]

Hi Antoine,
I was finally able to compile py3k and run the benchmark (my compilation
issue was caused by checking out on Windows and compiling on Unix. Some
Makefile templates are missing correct EOL properties in SVN I think).

The benchmark results can be obtained from:
http://gaiacrtn.free.fr/py/benchmark-newgil/benchmark-newgil.tar.bz2
and viewed from:
http://gaiacrtn.free.fr/py/benchmark-newgil/

I ran the benchmark on two platforms:

   - Solaris X86, 16 cores: some python extension are likely missing (see
   config.log)
   - Windows XP SP3, 4 cores: all python extensions but TCL (I didn't bother
   checking why it failed as it is not used in the benchmark). It is a release
   build.

The results look promising but I let you share your conclusion (some latency
results seem a bit strange from my understanding).

Side-note: PCBuild requires nasmw.exe but it no longer exists in the latest
version. I had to rename nasm.exe to nasmw.exe. Would be nice to add this to
the readme to avoid confusion...

Baptiste.

2009/11/1 Antoine Pitrou <solipsis at pitrou.net>

>
> Hello again,
>
> Brett Cannon <brett <at> python.org> writes:
> >
> > I think it's worth it. Removal of the GIL is a totally open-ended problem
> > with no solution in sight. This, on the other hand, is a performance
> benefit
> > now. I say move forward with this. If it happens to be short-lived
> because
> > some actually figures out how to remove the GIL then great, but is that
> > really going to happen between now and Python 3.2? I doubt it.
>
> Based on this whole discussion, I think I am going to merge the new GIL
> work
> into the py3k branch, with priority requests disabled.
>
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