[Python-Dev] Removing the GIL (Me, not you!) (original) (raw)
Greg Ewing greg.ewing at canterbury.ac.nz
Wed Sep 12 01:20:31 CEST 2007
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Martin v. Löwis wrote:
Sure - but those things don't get modified that often, except for their reference count.
The reference count is the killer, though -- you have to lock the object even to do that. And it happens a LOT, to all objects, including immutable ones.
-- Greg
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