Re: [Mesa3d-dev] dynamic code generation with gcc

[Keith W. <ke...@va...>]

> 
> If it was just 20 milliseconds or so, I doubt most users would notice.
> The problem is, I can easily see the delay being 500 ms for a big
> function.
> 
> I can think of two workarounds:
> 
> 1. Make the cache persistent, then the delay would only happen the
>    first time you run your application.
> 
> 2. Run the compiler in the background at low priority (say 10% cpu).
>    You would have to make do with the generic fallback until the
>    compile completes, but there wouldn't be a 'hitch' when the
>    application exposes a different path.
> 
> Do you think that would be acceptable?

They sound like reasonable strategies, but first I think I'd just like to see
something working.

Keith