Re: [boost] Re: shifted_ptr<> w/ lock mechanism

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-01-30 11:00:50

Greg Colvin <Gregory.Colvin_at_[hidden]> writes:

> I read a paper yesterday from the latest OOPSLA proceedings 
> that argued that a class-specific new is almost never a win
> compared to a high-quality general purpose allocator like
> LEA.

In real code, I'm sure that's true.  However, for the kind of
meaningless benchmark-rustling we're engaged in now, I bet the
class-specific allocator works great ;-)

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