Re: [boost] Proposal: Monotonic Containers - Comparison with boost::pool, boost::fast_pool and TBB

Subject: Re: [boost] Proposal: Monotonic Containers - Comparison with boost::pool, boost::fast_pool and TBB
From: Stewart, Robert (Robert.Stewart_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-06-23 11:49:14

Simonson, Lucanus J wrote
On Tuesday, June 23, 2009 11:38 AM
>
> For multiple threads to
> use the allocator without interacting (we would prefer not to
> pay for locks if we aren't actually sharing information
> between threads) the allocator must differ by type.  The only
> way that can be accomplished is if every thread calls a
> different function with a diferent instantiation of the
> allocator.  We don't want to instantiate dozens of copies of
> the same functions at compile time to support many threads.

Only the storage need be unique in each case.  Factor out the code that doesn't depend upon the tag type -- the behavior -- from that which does.

That said, it would be painful to create unique tags for each thread.  Is it a problem for the allocator to look in TLS for that thread's storage?

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Rob Stewart                           robert.stewart_at_[hidden]
Software Engineer, Core Software      using std::disclaimer;
Susquehanna International Group, LLP  http://www.sig.com

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