Re: FW: [PHP-DEV] Patch for macros for tracking refcount and is_ref

Antony Dovgal wrote: > On 08.09.2007 19:34, Andi Gutmans wrote: >> When we all get a copy of the patch and get a chance to test it seriously we'll know >> more. >> I'm all in favor of having GC and very enthusiastic about this coming about but I >> doubt you can >> call it well enough tested. When we made memory manager changes in the past there were bugs >> >> which were only found after a public release. > > Agree, real life tests are proven to be much more effective than any synthetic one can imagine. > >> Also, if GC slows certain situations down there may well be companies who would prefer to >> run without it. >> Facebook is probably a good example of a company where every % matters. > > If these companies really do worry about this %, why don't they participate in development > and/or testing? > I don't recall seeing any contributions or even feedback from Facebook or alike, do you? Facebook is quite active in APC development. And yes, if it turns out to be 10% slower, a lot of sites are going to want to run without it. For scripts that aren't very complex and don't run for a long time, GC simply isn't a very interesting feature. -Rasmus