Re: [Boost-users] [Pool] Why is pool allocator slower than ordinaryallocator?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [Pool] Why is pool allocator slower than ordinaryallocator?
From: John Maddock (boost.regex_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-05-05 07:26:04

> Please see this thread on StackOverflow:
>
>  http://tinyurl.com/chh4yxj

Just replied:

"FYI Boost.Pool isn't designed for or optimised for that usage - it's 
designed for lots of fixed-sized blocks, as happens in a list (or even a map 
or a set), it's not really designed for fast performance with variable sized 
blocks as happens in a string or a vector."

HTH, John.