guile/benchmark-suite/benchmarks/subr.bm

;;; subr.bm --- Measure the subr invocation cost.     -*- Scheme -*-
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(define-module (benchmarks subrs)
  :use-module (benchmark-suite lib))


(define hook1 (make-hook 1))
(define hook3 (make-hook 3))

(with-benchmark-prefix "subr invocation"

  (benchmark "simple subr" 700000
    ;; 1 required argument, 0 optional arguments, no rest.
    (1+ 0))

  (benchmark "generic subr" 700000
    ;; 2 required arguments, 4 optional arguments, no rest.

    ;; In Guile 1.8 and earlier, such subrs are implemented as "compiled
    ;; closures" (cclos).  There, when a cclo/gsubr is called, the evaluator
    ;; goes through `SCM_APPLY ()' and conses the arguments, which is more
    ;; costly than the invocation of a "simple subr".
    (string= "foo" "bar"))

  (benchmark "generic subr with rest arg" 700000
    ;; 1 required argument, 0 optional arguments, 1 rest.
    (run-hook hook1 1))

  (benchmark "generic subr with rest arg and 3+ parameters" 700000
    ;; 1 required argument, 0 optional arguments, 1 rest.

    ;; The evaluator considers calls with 3 and more parameters as a general
    ;; form and always stores the arguments into a list.
    (run-hook hook3 1 2 3)))


(with-benchmark-prefix "subr application"

  (benchmark "simple subr" 700000
    (apply 1+ '(0)))

  (benchmark "generic subr" 700000
    (apply string= "foo" '("bar")))

  (benchmark "generic subr with rest arg" 700000
    (apply run-hook hook1 '(1)))

  (benchmark "generic subr with rest arg and 3+ parameters" 700000
    (run-hook hook3 1 2 '(3))))