Re: KIconLoader Optimization Idea

Simon Perreault <[email protected]> Mon, 6 Jun 2005 13:03:29 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.comp.kde.devel.optimize
Organization LQT Systems
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Monday 06 June 2005 12:15, Alexander Neundorf wrote:
> Using an icon server and sockets or pipes to communicate with it and
> transfer the icons through them will be slower than just reading the files
> from disk.

Are you sure about that?

> Shared memory is probably faster, nevertheless you have to talk 
> to the server so that it can actually load the icon.

There is no server when using shared memory.