Re: igc, macOS avoiding signals

[Gerd Möllmann]

Pip Cet <pipcet@protonmail.com> writes:

> Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> This is about commit
>>
>> ceec5ace134081b64dbf46c4fb5702ef5209c5fd
>> Avoid MPS being interrupted by signals
>>
>> I've been running with this for some days now, and must report that
>> Emacs feels a _bit_ different here in interactive use, maybe one could
>> say not as smooth. (macOS, --without-ns, in my fork of Emacs, which is
>> very recent master++).
>
> I think we should quantify that.  Set a watchpoint on
> igc_global->signals_pending, check how often we even set that, and how
> often we call igc_maybe_quit, particularly if we were previously idle.
> Maybe it's sufficient to call it again from the idle handler.
>
>> After reverting the commit, it's feeling smoother again.
>
> Entirely possible.  Let's measure it.

I'm sorry, but I pass. It's too time-consuming for me. Maybe someone
else using macOS can do that. I just wanted to make you aware of this.