Really insteresting. "This figure shows the performance of the algorithm on the 128-node AP1000 as N spans a wide range of values, from values which would be easily dealt with on a workstation, to those at the limit of the AP1000’s memory capacity (2 Gbyte). The elements are 32-bit random integers. The comparison function has been put inline in the code, allowing the function call cost (which is significant on the SPARC) to be avoided. " https://www.samba.org/~tridge/phd_thesis.pdf #functioncallcost #programming