Subject: Re: bug#17837: 24.4.50; Search very slow

From: Stefan Monnier <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 22:54:27 -0400

> The problem is not simple font-lock.  It is due to searching for
> other matches for the search string.

What makes you think so?

Try to M-x profiler-start RET RET at the beginning and M-x profiler-report
RET at the end (and then C-u RET on the top entry).

        Stefan