> I'm very interested in how dynamically generated code interacts with instruction and micro-op caching on modern processors. My basic mental model is that whe

> I'm very interested in how dynamically generated code interacts with instruction and micro-op caching on modern processors. My basic mental model is that whenever you write to an executable page you pay a significant overhead. Basically all of the performance caveats that apply to self-modifying code would apply here; a good starting point might be http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-modifying_code http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-modifying_code In my application the code generation is a one-time up-front cost that is easily amortized over the subsequent execution, so I haven't had a need to explore this question in more depth. > JIT-like approaches seem to be the frontier for fast decompression schemes. Interesting, I have been feeling lately like this might be an area where JIT-like approaches could yield a big benefit, but hadn't seen any actual work in this area. Do you have references to anyone doing any kind of work like that?