From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Modules: definition of emacs_value
Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2016 09:37:17 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvy4a1ymld.fsf-monnier+gmane.emacs.devel@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 56D4D127.5020505@dancol.org
> I don't like giving users raw Lisp_Objects. I really don't like making
> 32-bit callers cope with 64-bit values. If emacs_value is a pointer, we
> have complete freedom with respect to runtime behavior. Putting a
> Lisp_Object directly in an emacs_value is a false economy.
This assumes that the performance cost of the API is negligible.
Currently, the performance already sucks rocks because of all the extra
condition-case going on (thanks to your lobbying), but I don't think we
should add insult to injury.
Stefan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-03-02 14:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-02-29 23:03 Modules: definition of emacs_value Philipp Stephani
2016-02-29 23:15 ` Daniel Colascione
2016-03-02 14:37 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2016-03-02 18:14 ` Philipp Stephani
2016-03-04 1:04 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-03-04 1:24 ` John Wiegley
2016-03-02 18:30 ` Philipp Stephani
2016-03-02 20:14 ` Daniel Colascione
2016-03-31 17:32 ` Philipp Stephani
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