[vlc-devel] [PATCH] Added a performance check to marquee filter

[Antoine Cellerier]

On Fri, Jan 09, 2009, Rémi Denis-Courmont wrote:
> I am not convinced that this optimization is of any use. time() is just one
> system call and localtime() is just O(1) integer arithmetic.

Well it prevents computing the marq string more than once (everytime the
filter function is called). So basically you save 1 strftime call and 1
str_fmt_meta call per run (except on the first one).

Cheers,

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Antoine Cellerier
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