[boost] [shmem] New snapshot available in boost vault

From: Ion Gaztañaga (igaztanaga_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-17 08:56:38

Hi to all,

  I've just uploaded a new Shmem snapshot to Boost Vault under "Memory" 
folder. This version includes the following changes:

-> Changed some containers' interface according to closed C++ defect 
reports.

-> Optimized node containers so that they store just one allocator 
instance, which reduces container size and containers constructors 
performance.

-> Added slist container (singly linked list). Changes from SGI 
implementation: end node is an independent node not embedded and 
splice_after members take an additional parameter to mimick 
std::list::splice function. Added support for unequal allocators.

-> Added growing capacity to memory management algorithms. This way, 
Shmem machinery based on memory-mapped files and heap memory can grow 
when the memory segment has no space for new objects.

-> Eliminated basic_raw_xxx classes. basic_named_xxx classes offer the 
same functionality with just 16 bytes overhead per segment and zero 
runtime performance. This will help library review.

-> Code cleanup and reorganized some files in subdirectories to help 
maintenance (sorry troubles with broken includes).

On-line documentation is as always available here:

http://ice.prohosting.com/newfunk/boost/libs/shmem/doc/html/index.html

Regards,

Ion