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+/* TEST_HEADER
+ summary = EPVM time allocations
+ language = c
+ link = testlib.o epvmfmt.o
+END_HEADER
+*/
+
+#include "testlib.h"
+#include "mpscepvm.h"
+#include "mpsavm.h"
+#include "epvmfmt.h"
+#include <time.h>
+
+#define MAX_SAVE 1
+#define INIT_SAVE 0 
+
+void *stackpointer;
+
+static void timealloc(mps_pool_t pool, mps_ap_t ap, size_t size, int num, int step) {
+ int i, j;
+ clock_t t0, t1;
+ int secs;
+ psobj *a;
+
+ mps_epvm_save(pool);
+ t0 = clock();
+ for (j=0; j<step; j++) {
+  for (i=0; i<num; i++) {
+   a = allocepvm(ap, size);
+  }
+  t1 = clock();
+  secs = 100*(t1-t0)/CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
+  comment("%i, %i, %i", (j+1)*num, size*8, secs);
+ }
+ mps_epvm_restore(pool, 0);
+
+};
+
+static void test(void)
+{
+ mps_arena_t arena;
+ mps_thr_t thread;
+ mps_fmt_t format;
+ mps_pool_t pool1;
+ mps_ap_t ap1s;
+ 
+ size_t size;
+
+ asserts(clock() != -1, "processor time not available");
+
+/* create an arena that can't grow beyond 64M */
+
+ cdie(mps_arena_create(&arena, mps_arena_class_vm(), (size_t) (1024*1024*64)),
+  "create arena");
+
+ cdie(mps_thread_reg(&thread, arena), "register thread");
+
+ cdie(mps_fmt_create_A(&format, arena, &fmtepvm), "create format");
+
+ cdie(mps_pool_create(&pool1, arena, mps_class_epvm(),
+   format, MAX_SAVE, INIT_SAVE), "create pool1");
+ 
+ cdie(mps_ap_create(&ap1s, pool1, 0), "create ap1s");
+
+ for (size=1; size<128; size+=1) {
+  timealloc(pool1, ap1s, size, 1000, 50);
+ }
+ 
+ mps_ap_destroy(ap1s);
+ mps_pool_destroy(pool1);
+ mps_fmt_destroy(format);
+ mps_thread_dereg(thread);
+ mps_arena_destroy(arena);
+ comment("Destroyed arena");
+
+}
+
+int main(void) {
+ void *m;
+ stackpointer=&m;
+
+ easy_tramp(test);
+ pass();
+ return 0;
+}
+
+
+