This is a theoretical benchmark of require
time comparing ruby 1.9.4 r33453 original and patched on a 64-bit Linux with a sequential hard disk.
It is theoretical because it is based on requiring a few hundreds empty files from the same folder, which is likely rare.
However, the global result (patched significantly faster than original) should be reflected in a certain measure in real life.
It is showing especially good results, because a file is never required twice, and so the unpatched version always has to check every file loaded.
The patched version could actually be slower when: