Re: [VOTE] 64 bit platform improvements for string length and integer

From: Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 20:58:41 +0000
Subject: Re: [VOTE] 64 bit platform improvements for string length and integer
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On Fri, 31 Jan 2014, Jakub Zelenka wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 11:34 AM, Derick Rethans <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, 30 Jan 2014, Christopher Jones wrote:
> >
> > > This is because the implementation touches nearly every source file
> > > and alters the string length of the most fundamental data object in
> > > PHP's implementation (the zval).
> >
> > I know in the past we have been really reluctant to increase the zval
> > change. F.e. with the GC change we added bitfields. I think it might be
> > less of an issue now to increase the size, as Dmitry has I think
> > improved the allocator quite a bit, but it is by no means something that
> > should be glossed over lightly.
> 
> What do you mean by increasing the zval size?

I didn't say that ;-) I was merely quoting from history.

cheers,
Derick

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