Igor Schein on Wed, 6 Nov 2002 14:06:40 -0500


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Re: CVS branch gmp-kernel-2-2-5


On Wed, Nov 06, 2002 at 05:32:12PM +0100, Bill Allombert wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 06, 2002 at 04:50:52PM +0100, Karim BELABAS wrote:
> > On Wed, 6 Nov 2002, Bill Allombert wrote:
[snip]
> > > --- Lots of things need tuning/testing.
> > 
> > Any comparison data so far ?
> 
> The PARI benchmark is 50% worse with the GMP kernel :-(

Before I jump into testing, I'd like to know the long term outlook.

Will GMP kernel *eventually*
a) replace PARI kernel
b) be used in conjunction with PARI kernel to utilize strengths of
both kernels?
c) be ( like now ) a separate entity and a user will have choice of
going with either kernel?

Is GMP kernel expected to overall be faster than PARI kernel *after*
it's been *fully* implemented, crash-tested and polished? 

Thanks

Igor