Re: [boost] [pool] Does Simple Segregated Storage support arrays?

From: Cory Nelson (phrosty_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-06-23 08:24:28

On 6/23/06, Boris <boriss_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> The documentation at file://localhost/C:/Boost/libs/pool/doc/concepts.html
> says: "Each of the chunks in any given block are always the same size. This
> is the fundamental restriction of Simple Segregated Storage: you cannot ask
> for chunks of different sizes."
>
> Okay, but can I ask for more than one chunk of the same size - for an array?

With the boost interface you can use malloc_n(), though freelists
aren't meant for arrays.  In fact, malloc_n() will fail if it doesn't
find an obviously contiguous chunk.  Common usage of a freelist will
make the freelist non-contiguous so you probably want to look
elsewhere.

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