[boost] Re: Performance: shared_ptr

From: Matthew Wilson (stlsoft_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-11-17 21:45:57

> > 7. shared_ptr, but with #define BOOST_SP_USE_QUICK_ALLOCATOR
>
> Have just tried this. It makes a snall difference. However, my makefile
and
> test cases are growing exponentially. Hence I'd like to know what the
quick
> allocator does, and whether it would be something that would be seriously
> considered in a development system.
>
> I'm guessing it's the D&E style
> allocate-from-big-block-and-delete-does-nothing thing. If so, then one
would
> not use it in processes that have non-trivial lifetimes. However, it may
> not. Please advise.

Ok, I've looked into it, and I'll use that by default.