> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm trying to reduce the computation time of the following pseudo-code:
>
> - memory allocation (~40 doubles)
> - object heap to C heap copying
> - NativeBoost call (nbCall:)
> - memory freeing
>
> The time profiling results are bellow:
>
> - 24*3600 calls : > 1 minute
> - 24*3600 calls with only memory allocation and copying : < 1 second
> - 1 call with a 24*3600 loop inside de C code : < 1 second
>
> So it appears that the very coslty step is the transition from Pharo
> to C. And I was wondering if it was possible to drasticly reduce this
> time by doing something like, generate the the machine code once and
> call it multiple time ?
>
> Thanks in advance !
>
> Thomas.