docs: record measured free-threaded performance in docs/free-threading.md (LAB-3037) - #284
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…ading.md Add 'Measured performance' section to free-threading.md with benchmark results from Dylan G's verification (commit bda770b, CPython 3.14.3t, 8 physical cores). Table shows no-GIL vs GIL throughput across 1-8 threads. Measurements confirm: - Threaded scaling: 2.57x (1→4 threads, 64.2% efficiency) and 2.63x faster at 4 threads - Single-thread cost: 12.6% slower median, overlapping ranges Link measurement conditions, both findings (no 'negligible' claim), evidence comment, and parked cross-library work (LAB-3038). Update README link to point to new section.
WalkthroughThe free-threading documentation now includes measured cache throughput results. The README links directly to these results and retains the concurrency audit reference. ChangesFree-threading documentation
Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~3 minutes Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to The new performance section may mislead users about cache behavior because it presents serializer-only measurements as cache throughput. Rename the results or use a cache-operation benchmark before merging. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1❌ Failed checks (1 warning)
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In `@docs/free-threading.md`:
- Line 108: Update the LAB-3038 reference in the “Cross-library comparison”
documentation to use a stable, resolvable public repository URL instead of the
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- Line 93: Update the benchmark description near the “post-merge benchmark run”
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taskset -c 0-7 selects eight logical CPUs, not necessarily eight physical cores; state what was actually pinned for reproducibility. Replace the non-resolving mention:// URI for LAB-3038 with a plain-text internal-tracker reference so public readers hit no dead link. CodeRabbit-Resolved: docs/free-threading.md:93:Correct or qualify the CPU-top CodeRabbit-Resolved: docs/free-threading.md:108:Use a resolvable public link
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| A post-merge benchmark run (commit `bda770bce822d9a6eff98e555c5f6fd92e509a9c`, CPython 3.14.3 free-threaded build, eight logical CPUs, pinned with `taskset -c 0-7` on a Ryzen 9 5950X) compared no-GIL and GIL cache throughput: |
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Describe the measured workload accurately.
tests/performance/gil_benchmark.py runs StandardSerializer.serialize and reports serialisation time. It does not exercise cache reads or writes. Calling these results “cache throughput” overstates the benchmark scope. Use “serialiser throughput”, or document and link a benchmark that performs cache operations.
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In `@docs/free-threading.md` at line 93, Update the benchmark description in
docs/free-threading.md to call the measured results serialiser throughput,
matching tests/performance/gil_benchmark.py and StandardSerializer.serialize;
only describe cache throughput if the documentation adds a benchmark that
performs cache reads or writes.
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Summary
Document the measured free-threaded GIL-vs-no-GIL performance results in
docs/free-threading.md.Changes
docs/free-threading.mdwith benchmark table, measurement conditions, both key findings plainly stated (threading confirmed; single-thread cost 12.6% with overlapping ranges), and link to evidence.Testing
Trivial exemption claimed: docs-only, no code path touched, every number and sentence supplied verbatim from issue.
Closes LAB-3037
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