perf: run the gc before each run
The python garbage collector is a large source of performance troubles, we run
it right before the timed section to reduce the change for the gc to add noise
to the benchmark.
# showstack.py - extension to dump a Python stack trace on signal
#
# binds to both SIGQUIT (Ctrl-\) and SIGINFO (Ctrl-T on BSDs)
r"""dump stack trace when receiving SIGQUIT (Ctrl-\) or SIGINFO (Ctrl-T on BSDs)
"""
import signal
import sys
import traceback
def sigshow(*args):
sys.stderr.write("\n")
traceback.print_stack(args[1], limit=10, file=sys.stderr)
sys.stderr.write("----\n")
def sigexit(*args):
sigshow(*args)
print('alarm!')
sys.exit(1)
def extsetup(ui):
signal.signal(signal.SIGQUIT, sigshow)
signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, sigexit)
try:
signal.signal(signal.SIGINFO, sigshow)
except AttributeError:
pass