Re: [boost] C++ Memory Management Innovation: GC Allocator

From: shiwei xu (xushiweizh_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-04-27 20:57:14

Thank you for your good suggestion.

On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 9:55 PM, <Lance.Diduck_at_[hidden]> wrote:

>
> I think the best thing to do is package up your allocators, and present
> them for a boost peer review. I have a strong interest in seeing more
> specialty allocators in C++ so I will be glad to help, and even donate
> some of my own, as I am sure others would to. Even bringing up
> HeapLayers to boost quality standards would be worthwhile.
>
> There are lots of ways of getting C++ classes and libraries to use
> specialty allocators, but hardly any allocators nor docs on why you
> might want to. Nor ways to actually write an allocator that could be
> used in a library. For some reason people attach a lot of unwarranted
> hype to GC and allocators -- esp to try and sell new "revolutionary"
> programming models. Sigh. All we really need is a library of allocators
> and ways to apply them without getting in trouble, and keep them out of
> sight when I don't care. That is all the innovation I want.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden]
> [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of shiwei xu
> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 5:01 AM
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Subject: Re: [boost] C++ Memory Management Innovation: GC Allocator
>
> Hello all,
>
> I add a new class: TlsBlockPool. And now you can define a ScopeAlloc
> instance without given parameters:
>
>  ScopeAlloc alloc;
>
> It is same as:
>
>  ScopeAlloc alloc(TlsBlockPool::instance());
>
> ---
>
> class TlsBlockPool
> {
> public:
>  TlsBlockPool() { init(); }
>  ~TlsBlockPool() { term(); }
>
>  static void init();
>  static void term();
>
>  static BlockPool& instance();
> };
>
> Note: TlsBlockPool::init() can be called more than once. each call to
> TlsBlockPool::init() must be balanced by a corresponding call to
> TlsBlockPool::term().
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 8:58 PM, shiwei xu <xushiweizh_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> > Most of the C++ programmers do not benefit from "Garbage Collection"
> > technique (GC). They are sick of deleting objects but have to do this.
> > There are some C/C++ memory GC implementations, but they are complex
> > and are not widely used.
> >
> > I am going to introduce a new memory management technique named "GC
> > Allocator". "GC Allocator" isn't an implementation, but a concept.
> > Now, we have two "GC Allocator" implementations, named "AutoFreeAlloc"
> > and "ScopeAlloc".
> >
> > This article consists of three parts:
> >
> >    1. What is GC Allocator?
> >    2. GC Allocator implementations: ScopeAlloc and AutoFreeAlloc
> >    3. Applications based on GC Allocator  For more information, see
> > http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cpp/gc-allocator.aspx
> >
> > To obtain a copy of this paper in pdf format click
> > here<http://xushiwei.com/local--files/gc-allocator/GCAllocator.pdf>(or
> from google code <http://code.google.com/p/stdext/downloads/list>).
> >
> >
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