Re: [boost] [smart_ptr] make_shared performance

Subject: Re: [boost] [smart_ptr] make_shared performance
From: Emil Dotchevski (emildotchevski_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-01-16 16:46:35

On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 1:40 PM, Frank Mori Hess <frank.hess_at_[hidden]> wrote:
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> I've been doing a little benchmarking (trivial benchmark program attached) of
> boost::make_shared performance.  With svn trunk, I don't see much improvement
> from using make_shared, in fact for large objects it is much slower.  I would
> guess this is due to the increased overhead of copying sp_ms_deleter for
> large types.  I wonder if anyone has any ideas for improving the situation?

Benchmarks alone don't mean much without understanding your use case.
What are you trying to do, for which boost::make_shared's performance
is inadequate?

Emil Dotchevski
Reverge Studios, Inc.
http://www.revergestudios.com/reblog/index.php?n=ReCode