Cesare Di Mauro wrote: > It's not useful for CPython, since it's based on a loop which evaluates a > bytecode > at the time. > > You have to rewrite the virtual machine implementing a JIT compiler that > generates Thumb-EE instructions. But it's a big effort, since ceval.c works > in a > completely different manner. > > I don't know if a form of JIT will be implemented in future CPython > implementations, but if a step in this direction will be made, writing a > back-end > that uses Thumb-EE will be much easier.
It is beginning to sound like PyPy may be a more appropriate platform for this experimentation than CPython. Cheers, Nick. -- Nick Coghlan | ncogh...@gmail.com | Brisbane, Australia --------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
