Optimisations on 8/11/2006 in GstAdapter:

Running on 256000000 bytes, writing 1000000 bytes/buf, reading 250000 bytes/buf                                                 
Time for take test        Before  0.84    After   0.86    Speedup 0.98
Time for TakeBuffer test  Before  0.85    After   0.47    Speedup 1.81
                            
Running on 25600000 bytes, writing 1000 bytes/buf, reading 200 bytes/buf                                                        
Time for take test        Before  3.3     After   0.22    Speedup 15.00
Time for TakeBuffer test  Before  3.53    After   0.23    Speedup 15.35
                            
Running on 25600000 bytes, writing 200 bytes/buf, reading 1000 bytes/buf                                                        
Time for take test        Before  91.72   After   0.37    Speedup 247.89
Time for TakeBuffer test  Before  113.98  After   0.38    Speedup 299.95
                            
Running on 256000000 bytes, writing 1000000 bytes/buf, reading 250000 bytes/buf as we go                                                        
Time for take test        Before  0.64    After   0.61    Speedup 1.05
Time for TakeBuffer test  Before  0.64    After   0.25    Speedup 2.56
                            
Running on 51200000 bytes, writing 1000 bytes/buf, reading 200 bytes/buf as we go                                                       
Time for take test        Before  0.19    After   0.18    Speedup 1.06
Time for TakeBuffer test  Before  0.41    After   0.39    Speedup 1.05
                            
Running on 51200000 bytes, writing 200 bytes/buf, reading 1000 bytes/buf as we go                                                       
Time for take test        Before  0.45    After   0.44    Speedup 1.02
Time for TakeBuffer test  Before  0.5     After   0.48    Speedup 1.04