Re: [boost] [Review] Shmem

From: Fred Bertsch (fred.bertsch_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-10 19:10:35

> I don't like that 1-hack for the NULL values in offset_ptr and I don't understand
> why it's necessary. If NULL is outside the memory segment -- so what? NULL
> should never be dereferenced anyway... There should be a "just works" solution
> and there's no need for parametrization, here. Maybe I don't understand the
> problem correctly.

That's a good point. Is it possible to have a null offset_ptr point to
NULL? (-this, essentially) It might not be. I can imagine potential
problems with this on a CPU architecture that placed registers near 0,
though.

> The evaluation is based on a good reading of the documentation and I haven't used
> the library yet but am certainly looking forward to it. In case I get to it during the
> review period I'll post an update.

That would be really valuable! We've only had a few reviews so far
from folks who have actually used the library. It would be nice to get
some more.

-Fred