Re: [boost] Review of a safer memory management approach for C++?

Subject: Re: [boost] Review of a safer memory management approach for C++?
From: Larry Evans (cppljevans_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-05-27 00:27:16

On 05/26/10 17:37, Bartlett, Roscoe A wrote:
 > Hello Boost developers,

 > I am interested in finding one or more individuals who are
 > knowledgeable about memory management in C++ (and especially of the
 > reference-counting approach taken by boost::shared_ptr and
 > boost::weak_ptr) to review an idea for a comprehensive approach to
 > safer memory management in C++ that encapsulates all raw C++
 > pointers in high-level code.   The technical report for the approach
 > is:

 >     Teuchos C++ Memory Management Classes, Idioms, and Related
 >     Topics The Complete Reference A Comprehensive Strategy for Safe
 >     and Efficient Memory Management in C++ for High Performance
 >     Computing

 > and can be found at:
 >
 >     http://www.cs.sandia.gov/~rabartl/TeuchosMemoryManagementSAND.pdf

Page 79 contains:

   there is no bullet-proof way to address circular references

However, there's some titles with "cyclic reference counting"
here:

   http://www.cs.kent.ac.uk/people/staff/rej/gcbib/gcbibL.html

They have disadvantages; however, obviously some methods
do exist; hence, "no bullet-proof" way seems a bit harsh to me.