Re: Help-memory allocation

[Florian Weimer <Weimer@CERT.Uni-Stuttgart.DE>]

Rodrigo Garc�a <rodrigo.garcia.ARROBA.epfl.ch> writes:

> I do not think this is necessary. Look at the dynamic semantics of
> allocators: even for uninitialized allocators, an object of the
> designated subtype is created and any implicit initial value is
> assigned. That is, allocation actually takes place when "new" is done.

Yes, that's why commit-on-use is non-conforming. 8-)

However, commit-on-use is the default on many systems (and switching
to commit-on-allocate requires non-trivial modifcations on some
systems), and it's the most usable configuration on almost any system,
unless you run very special software.