------- Comment #7 from redi at gcc dot gnu dot org 2010-09-07 19:50 ------- (In reply to comment #0) > Calling ios::sync_with_stdio(false) before the loop start reduces the time per > line to around 0.3us, on par with fgets(). This suggests that the problem is > with the stdio synchronisation code.
It's well known (though maybe not well enough) that you should use sync_with_stdio(false) to get good performance, unless you specifically need the synchronisation. (In reply to comment #4) > Benchmarking on Solaris indicates that cin.getline() takes only 1us per > iteration there, but I don't think the source code is available, so it's hard > to provide details. If you mean the classic iostreams provided with Sun Studio (rather than GCC on Solaris or something else) then that stream library is not standard-conforming and you're comparing apples and oranges. If you mean the STLport iostreams provided with Sun Studio and enabled by -library=stlport4, the source is available, but I'd be surprised if you see a significant speed difference. -- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=45574
