Subj : replace FIFOs with shared memory To : comp.programming.threads From : Frank Pool Date : Tue Mar 29 2005 08:46 am Hi, due a lack of performace I want to refactor my current implementation. My idea is to reimplement some interprocess communication packages. I'm planning to write a prototype that does not use FIFOs any longer Has anyone seen a shared memory (POSIX or System V) based FIFO implementation ? Would it be a good idea to use a shared memory allocator for an STL container ? Thanks, Frank .