Re: [VOTE] 64 bit platform improvements for string length and integer

On 31.01.2014 13:25, Derick Rethans wrote:

On Fri, 31 Jan 2014, Stephen Zarkos wrote:

-----Original Message----- From: Hannes Magnusson [mailto:hannes.magnusson@gmail.com] - To the casual observer, the performance stats look great!

     ...But they are a lie. It doesn't matter how 5.5+size_t performs since 5.5

isn't the target branch.

     Maybe there have been 5.6 specific performance improvements that this

patch trashes when merged into 5.6?

The branch/patch for this RFC is based against the master branch right now, and so that's what was tested against.

Master, or PHP-5.6? Those are not the same thing.

So far we have not seen any changes in perf characteristics between the current 5.5 and 5.6.0a1. All those numbers are on w.p.n if you're curious.

What is "w.p.n"?

The only performance stats that matter are 5.6-alpha1 (nts/zts) vs 5.6- alpha1+size_t branch (nts/zts)

When the patch is merged I'll be sure to get you those numbers ;)

You're have to wait for a while then, as this is not going to go into 5.6.

Anyone voting must be following this list, otherwise how would they even know to vote?

That is a bit of a red herring. I doubt all of the people who voted even know what the intricate differences are between int and long and different data type sizes depending on compiler. It's like saying that people always voting for the same party in parliamentary elections know what their party's program is. Hint: they don't.

or most of them don't support an extension...I see that actually not a few extension writers are against the change

cheers, Derick

Andrey