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* [Bug libgcj/21753] New: String.substring sharing heuristic should be improved
@ 2005-05-25 15:03 mckinlay at redhat dot com
  2005-05-25 15:36 ` [Bug libgcj/21753] " pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org
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  0 siblings, 5 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: mckinlay at redhat dot com @ 2005-05-25 15:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: java-prs

The heuristic for sharing String data in String.substring() can result in
significant memory bloat in certain cases. 

Currently, it will always share String data unless the resulting substring is <=
8 characters in size. In many applications, it seems common for the initial
string to be discarded once a substring has been taken - thus it probably makes
sense to share only when the substring represents a significant proportion of
the original string's size.

See this thread for more information:

http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/java-patches/2005-q2/msg00449.html

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           Summary: String.substring sharing heuristic should be improved
           Product: gcc
           Version: 4.1.0
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: libgcj
        AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
        ReportedBy: mckinlay at redhat dot com
                CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org,java-prs at gcc dot gnu
                    dot org


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21753


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