Re: Allocation from storage pools

[Andy Askey <askeya@res.raytheon.com>]

Thanx for the info.  The Booch URL and the Barnes references were
exactly what I was looking for.

Andy

Andy Askey wrote:
> 
> I am trying to figure out the best method (most efficient-least runtime
> hit) to allocate/deallocate memory to dynamic objects.  Here is what I
> want to do, in general:
> 
> 1) Grab a chunk of memory during program initialization to serve as a
> dynamic allocation pool for subsequent object memory allocation.
> 
> 2) Allocate new objects (various types) from the previous allocated
> chunk of memory.  I'd like to do something like this:
> 
>   newobj := new newobj_type; (or some form like that, not necessarily
> overloading new, that grabs memory from the chunk)
> 
> 3) Deallocate the objects when I am done with in (freeing up the memory
> from the big chunk).
> 
> I am developing in Apex Ada95 on a Solaris OS.  I found some
> documentation about this in
> System.Storage_Pools.Rational.Storage_Pools.  I do not really want to
> use something that is Apex specific.
> 
> My questions:
> 
> Does Ada95 give me anything I can use to implement 1,2,&3 above?  I can
> write my own code fairly easily to do this, but I want to take advantage
> of anything already provided by Ada95.
> 
> Any help on this topic will be greatly appreciated.

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