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+// test results:
+
+// WinServ2008R2, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 870  @ 2.93GHz + Xming 6.9.0.31
+//
+// 0.4.3/cygwin 32bit              : 6900 +/- 200 req/sec 
+// 0.5.1/win32                     : 3700 +/- 200 req/sec
+// cygwin x11perf -sync -pointer   : 2800 +/- 200 req/sec
+// cygwin x11perf -pointer         : 5600 +/- 200 req/sec
+
+//
+// Ubuntu 11.04 32bit, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7250 @2.00GHz, XOrg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3.1
+// 0.4.9pre                : 
+// x11perf -sync -pointer  :
+// x11perf -pointer        :
+
+var x11 = require('../../../lib');
+var X = x11.createClient();
+
+var total = 50000;
+var num_qp_resp_left = total;
+var num_qp_req_left = total;
+var start = +new Date();
+var wid;
+
+function benchmarkQP()
+{
+    num_qp_req_left--;          
+    X.QueryPointer(wid, function(res) {
+        num_qp_resp_left--;
+        if (num_qp_resp_left == 0)
+        {
+            var end = +new Date();
+            var delta = (end - start)/1000
+            console.error( 'Finished ' + total + ' requests in ' + delta + ' sec, ' + total/delta + ' req/sec');
+            X.terminate();
+        }
+    });
+
+    if (num_qp_req_left > 0)
+        process.nextTick(benchmarkQP);
+}
+
+X.on('connect', function(err, display) {
+    var screen = display.screen[0];
+    wid = X.AllocID();
+    X.CreateWindow(wid, screen.root, 10, 10, 400, 300, 1, 1, 0, { backgroundPixel: screen.white_pixel });
+    X.MapWindow(wid);
+    benchmarkQP(wid);
+});
+
+X.on('error', function(err) {
+    console.log(err);
+});