docs/manual/intro-motivation.xml: Remove some bits that no longer apply, update others (#551642).

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* docs/manual/intro-motivation.xml::
Remove some bits that no longer apply, update others (#551642).
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Tim-Philipp Müller 2008-09-11 16:56:48 +00:00
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2008-09-11 Tim-Philipp Müller <tim.muller at collabora co uk>
* docs/manual/intro-motivation.xml::
Remove some bits that no longer apply, update others (#551642).
2008-09-09 Tim-Philipp Müller <tim.muller at collabora co uk>
* win32/common/config.h.in:

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<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
using GLib's <function>g_mem_chunk</function> and fast
non-blocking allocation algorithms where possible to
minimize dynamic memory allocation.
using GLib's <classname>GSlice</classname> allocator
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
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</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
the use of cothreads to minimize the threading overhead.
Cothreads are a simple and fast user-space method for
switching between subtasks. Cothreads were measured to
consume as little as 600 cpu cycles.
dedicated streaming threads, with scheduling handled by the kernel.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
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used.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
all critical data passing is free of locks and mutexes.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</section>