CPU usage of data structures [was: Re: [PD] Re: new pmpd developer]

[Frank Barknecht]

Hallo,
Frank Barknecht hat gesagt: // Frank Barknecht wrote:
> Another test I did was in the opposite direction: I suspected, that
> maybe access to the array data is slowing things down. So I added
> another field to the mass-struct for color. I then colorized the
> movable mass on the house's roof. ;)

Okay, inspired by this I now tried some more things to optimize
setting array data, with good results actually: CPU usage was about
halfed (no real benchmark data).

In attached patch I replace the many "set" patches which always just
set one single field in an array by abstractions, which use only one
[set] inside to set fields in one go. Those are mass-setter.pd and
link-setter.pd. They also carry the pmpd-objects inside, which makes
the patches clearer. 

This turns out to be a big performance boost.

Morale of story (so far): Use the least amount of [set] object,
concentrate on bundling [set]. This was news to me, too, thanks for
hitting my head at this problem. ;)

Ciao
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