Re: [boost] Re: A new boost::thread implementation?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-02-10 18:34:13

"William E. Kempf" <wekempf_at_[hidden]> writes:

> No, I was asking anyone interested in responding, and you're certainly
> not wasting your breath.  I think I reached a compromise on these
> issues/questions, and would appreciate your response (it's in another
> post).

Done.

>>  Allocation can be pretty darned efficient when it matters.  See my
>> fast smart pointer allocator that Peter added to shared_ptr for
>> example.
>
> It's not just the efficiencies that concern me with dynamic
> allocation.  It's the additional points of failure that occur in this
> case as well.  For instance, check out the article on embedded coding
> in the most recent CUJ (sorry, don't have the exact title handy).
> Embedded folks generally avoid dynamic memory when ever possible, so
> I'm a little uncomfortable with a solution that mandates that the
> implementation use dynamic allocation of memory.  At least, if that's
> the only solution provided.

"What Peter said."

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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