LOAD_METHOD support was based on tp_fastcall.
Without LOAD_METHOD support, methoddescr_get is called and
stack layout after LOAD_METHOD is:
NULL, (bound)PyCFunction, arg1, arg2, ... argN
With LOAD_METHOD support, stack layout is:
PyMethodDescrObject, self, arg1, ... argN
And tp_call (or tp_fastcall) of method descriptor is called when CALL_METHOD.
Without tp_fastcall, it means pack&unpack tuple happens.
It is more heavy than creating temporary PyCFunction.
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Other ideas to support LOAD_METHOD for C function are:
* Add _PyMethodDescr_FastCallKeywords and call it in call_function.
* Create unbound PyCFunction and cache it |