GNU bug report logs - #66288
29.1; Performance regression using pipe for subprocess

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev>
Cc: gerd.moellmann <at> gmail.com, 66288 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, cph <at> chris-hanson.org
Subject: bug#66288: 29.1; Performance regression using pipe for subprocess
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2023 20:57:29 +0300

> Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2023 20:42:20 +0300
> Cc: 66288 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, gerd.moellmann <at> gmail.com
> From: Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev>
> 
> On 03/10/2023 09:22, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > I think at this point, since none of the initial guesses seems to be
> > correct, running your recipe under perf and looking at the differences
> > would be our best bet?  That, and bisecting the Git repository.
> 
> I would start with our native profiler (M-x profiler-start ... M-x 
> profiler-report). It's a bit easier to use and interpret.

Already done, see my other message.

> But if doesn't show anything conclusive, then perf is indeed the next step.

The problem seems to be in redisplay, so perf and bisecting are the
most relevant tools.

I will meanwhile try to trace the code and find what has changed.
(The usual suspect -- long-line optimizations -- seems to be off the
hook, according to my testing.)

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