From: dewar@merv.cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
Subject: Re: dynamic memory allocation
Date: 1997/06/17
Date: 1997-06-17T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <dewar.866579926@merv> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 33A6AE5C.74CD@no.such.com
Wes said
<<If they're using out-of-the-box Verdix (now Rational?) the heap
WILL become fragmented. I've heard but not verified the same about
Alsys.>>
Much too strong a statement. Whether a given pattern of allocations causes
fragmentation with a given storage allocatoin algorithm is highly dependent
on the pattern. For any particular algorithm, there surely will be a pattern
of allocatoins that does NOT cause fragmentation. On most allocators, the
use of all fixed size blocks will guarantee no fragmentation, but you cannot
count on this without knowing the algorithm used.
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Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1997-06-16 0:00 dynamic memory allocation Stephen Leake
1997-06-16 0:00 ` Joel Seidman
1997-06-16 0:00 ` Samuel Mize
1997-06-17 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-06-18 0:00 ` Mats.Weber
1997-06-18 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-06-17 0:00 ` Glen Cornell
1997-06-17 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-06-17 0:00 ` Stephen Leake
1997-06-17 0:00 ` Michael F Brenner
1997-06-17 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1997-06-17 0:00 ` Spam Hater
1997-06-17 0:00 ` Robert Dewar [this message]
1997-06-18 0:00 ` David Wheeler
1997-06-18 0:00 ` David Wheeler
1997-06-18 0:00 ` Stephen Leake
1997-06-19 0:00 ` Arthur Schwarz
1997-06-20 0:00 ` David Wheeler
1997-06-19 0:00 ` JP Thornley
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1997-06-19 0:00 Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-93
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