From c77d541dc6cc2fbf9560e50dff966d1d8d3f8b5a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "5684185+vsariola@users.noreply.github.com" <5684185+vsariola@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2025 18:20:35 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] docs: update README.md; claim that native synth is faster was false --- README.md | 14 +++++++++----- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 4732b5a..87bc7cd 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -206,11 +206,15 @@ there by default. ### Native virtual machine -The native bridge allows Go to call the sointu compiled x86 native virtual -machine, through cgo, instead of using the Go written bytecode interpreter. It's -likely slightly faster than the interpreter. Before you can actually run it, you -need to build the bridge using CMake (thus, ***this will not work with go -get***). +The native bridge allows Go to call the Sointu compiled x86 native virtual +machine, through cgo, instead of using the Go written bytecode interpreter. With +the latest Go compiler, the native virtual machine is actually slower than the +Go-written one, but importantly, the native virtual machine allows you to test +that the patch also works within the stack limits of the x87 virtual machine, +which is the VM used in the compiled intros. + +Before you can actually run it, you need to build the bridge using CMake (thus, +***this will not work with go get***). #### Prerequisites