Re: Memory Allocation in Java
Christopher Smith wrote:
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I guess what you're saying is that I can discard all previous numbers each
time I find a new maximum? If so, what would be the computational tradeoff
between storing the results and testing for the max result, as opposed to
testing for the max result as I go?
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In your situation, computation is the very least of your worries.
Getting the data in and, if necessary, out in an efficient fashion will
make far more difference to performance. Count the disk I/O. Look at
whether the I/O is sequential or random.
If saving some data produces a net reduction in data transfer, do it. If
recalculating does less I/O, do that.
Here are some tricks that may help - I don't understand your application
well enough to say which are best:
1. Make sure the input data is dense. If the file contains data that you
are not using, build an extracted file that contains only the data that
matters.
2. Consider working on rectangular chunks of matrix, finding the best
value for each chunk.
3. Consider keeping the input file in memory in a compact form, if it is
small enough.
However, the big message is to evaluate each strategy in terms of its
effect on data transfer.
Patricia
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