bug#17837: 24.4.50; Search very slow

[Richard Stallman]

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    > The problem is not simple font-lock.  It is due to searching for
    > other matches for the search string.

    What makes you think so?

The profile output that was posted included the code that searches
for other matches.  At least, that's what ISTR.

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