Re: Zero-copy abstractions
Michael Kay <[email protected]>
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Yes, copying of character strings (and indeeed, XML subtrees) typically dominates XML parser and XSLT performance. See for example my 2021 Balisage paper on Zeno-strings as a take on how to improve matters. Michael Kay Saxonica > On 22 Jun 2022, at 11:05, Roger L Costello <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Folks, > > Minimizing the movement of characters is very relevant to people implementing networking software and also those doing hardware accelerators and their device drivers. > > These people spend a lot of time worrying about zero-copy abstractions, i.e. how to avoid moving data around. The less the data moves, the faster throughput they get with less energy usage and usually with less hardware too. > > Are there use cases where it is important to minimize the movement of characters in XML documents? > > /Roger > > _______________________________________________________________________ > > XML-DEV is a publicly archived, unmoderated list hosted by OASIS > to support XML implementation and development. To minimize > spam in the archives, you must subscribe before posting. > > [Un]Subscribe/change address: http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/ > Or unsubscribe: [email protected] > subscribe: [email protected] > List archive: http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ > List Guidelines: http://www.oasis-open.org/maillists/guidelines.php > _______________________________________________________________________ XML-DEV is a publicly archived, unmoderated list hosted by OASIS to support XML implementation and development. To minimize spam in the archives, you must subscribe before posting. [Un]Subscribe/change address: http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/ Or unsubscribe: [email protected] subscribe: [email protected] List archive: http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ List Guidelines: http://www.oasis-open.org/maillists/guidelines.php