Benchmark: timing 1000 iterations of child_grepping, child_perlizing, inline_grepping, inline_perlizing... child_grepping: 15 wallclock secs ( 0.17 usr 0.62 sys + 7.27 cusr 7.17 csys = 0.00 CPU) child_perlizing: 90 wallclock secs ( 0.17 usr 0.60 sys + 75.91 cusr 6.87 csys = 0.00 CPU) inline_grepping: 191 wallclock secs (177.97 usr + 7.64 sys = 185.61 CPU) inline_perlizing: 66 wallclock secs (59.68 usr + 1.19 sys = 60.87 CPU)