Improving the performance of OpenJDK

[Edward Nevill]

This seems to have got lost in the ether, ... resending

 

From: Edward Nevill 
Sent: 17 February 2009 15:25
To: 'zero-dev at openjdk.java.net'
Subject: Improving the performance of OpenJDK

 

Hi All,

 

I have been looking at ways of improving the performance of Zero

 

I understand that performance was not one of the original goals of Zero,
however...

 

The performance of Zero is absolutely, incredibly, dire. To give an
example, I tried an application ThinkFreeOffice (another office suite).
To open a new blank word document by clicking on the 'New Document' icon
(having already loaded ThinkFreeOffice), took ...

 

<Jeremy Clarkson>

1 Minute<br>

....<br>

18 Seconds>

</Jeremy Clarkson>

 

... thats about as long as it take the Stig to do a lap.

 

So.. I would like to open the discussion on improving Zero performance.

 

Attached is a HTML document describing some simple changes I have made
which provide ~50% improvement.

 

Regards,

Ed.

 

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