GNU bug report logs - #56682
Fix the long lines font locking related slowdowns

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Message #448 received at 56682 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: gerd.moellmann <at> gmail.com, 56682 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, gregory <at> heytings.org,
 monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
Subject: Re: bug#56682: Fix the long lines font locking related slowdowns
Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2022 10:41:33 +0200

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> IOW, the issue for which I wanted to hear your opinion was whether you
> think it's okay to preclude, in a buffer with long lines, all
> pre/post-command-hooks from accessing the entire buffer.

Yes, I think that's reasonable.  There will inevitably be many modes out
there that'll wedge themselves in the presence of gargantuan lines, and
limiting these hooks is a reasonable line of defence.

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