From: Eval EXEC <execvy@gmail.com>
To: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Proposal to Improve Performance of `info-apropos` Command in GNU Emacs
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2023 19:32:01 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87y1gkhr5k.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
Hello,
I would like to propose an idea to enhance the performance of the `info-apropos` command in GNU Emacs. Currently, I have observed that `info-apropos` performs searches sequentially, scanning through each node one by one, resulting in longer execution times. On my system, for instance, executing `M-x info-apropos RET advice-add RET` takes approximately 8 seconds.
To enhance the efficiency of `info-apropos`, I suggest implementing a parallel search mechanism that utilizes multiple threads to search through nodes simultaneously. This approach has the potential to bring significant performance improvements, especially on multi-core CPUs. I believe such optimization could potentially result in a 10x speed boost.
I would greatly appreciate it if you could consider this idea for improving the `info-apropos` command. Please let me know your thoughts and if you require any additional information.
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2023-10-03 11:32 Eval EXEC [this message]
2023-10-03 16:15 ` Proposal to Improve Performance of `info-apropos` Command in GNU Emacs Eli Zaretskii
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