Number: 788

Date: 23-Apr-84 13':49':27

Submitter: Sannella.PA

Source: MASINTER.PA

Subject: Want more of interpreter in microcode besides EVAL opcode

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Date': 18 APR 84 23':06 PST'
From': MASINTER.PA'
Subject': FCOMPILE2 + call orders of magnitude faster than interpret'
To':   lispcore^'
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I was tuning the Reduce benchmark, and found that for a simple loop that didn''t amount to much on most systems, that a ''fast'' compile using FCOMPILE2 and calling the compiled procedure was 1-2 orders of magnitude faster than running interpreted.'
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In this case the interpreted program was a nested series of PROGs. Progs, gos, etc. are none to swift interpreted in our system.'
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Most other lisps have put more into specialized hand coded interpreters (in microcode or assembler).'
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c) more design on microcoded interpreter beyond EVAL opcode? Can we do EVAL recursive descent without building frames?'


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Attn: Masi,charn,jonl,purc

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System: Language Support

Subsystem: Microcode

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Difficulty: Moderate

Frequency: Everytime

Impact: Moderate

Priority: Hopefully

Status: Open

Problem Type: Bug

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