Subj : Re: Lock Free -- where to start
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : chris noonan
Date : Mon Oct 03 2005 12:55 pm


Markus Elfring wrote:
> > Things can be much worse. The literature suggests
> > that typical programs may spend 20% of their running
> > time inside the allocator (heap manager) routines.
> > It's lucky there are lock-free allocators available ;)
>
> Which implementations have you got in mind?

Take a look at http://www.leapheap.com

> Do you know any such memory allocation library that can be used for all applications?

There is no such library. There is (apparently, I've never
read it) a proof that any allocator can be defeated by some
application. This is because memory fragmentation cannot be
guaranteed to be controlled.

Chris

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